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THE ATHENS DAILY HERALD.
THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 5, 1914.
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all NATIONS TO ENTER IN GLOBE-GIRDLING PANAMA-PACIFIC
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION RACE FOR PRIZES OF $300,000
V AT THE COLONIAL
AVENGER GOT WRONG
MAN, IT IS CLAIMED
BV THE PROSECUTION
Bitter Legal Battle Soon to Be
Waged in Savannah When
Walter Brooks Goes on Trial
For the Murder of Charles
Barbour, a Wealthy Greek. )
A Group of Girls with “Seven Hours in New York,” to be seen at
the Colonial tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon and night.
Map Ehowing Principal Cities on Pro posed Airship Race Route Around World.
Details of the 21,000-Mile
l.oop-the-Loop Around the
World to Start and Finish
rt the Panama-Pacific Ex
position in 1915.
(Special to The Herald.)
s »n I* rancisco, March 6.—The most
mtndous aerial drama ever played
die "lobe will be staged at San
ineixo in 1915, when the signal is
« n for the start of the great Pana*
Pacific- International Aviation race
"ind the world. Not only will this
nt with its prize of $300,000 or
r *“> the largest purse ever offered
he history of the world for a single
porting event, be the climax of all
world’s aeronautical activities, but
ill stand for all time as an im-
tal epic of human daring, human 1
unity and a marvelous epitome of
progress of mankind.
° Ws the great race has been
tnusiastically received throughout
‘ world. Aeronauts from all the
1 i-ed nations, with every descrip-
a a ‘|* c raft driven by motors,
‘ Participate in this stupendous
'P-the-loop around the globe. The
ire ' t and most brlliant cities of
world, the great plains of the
^° rn continent, the Rocky Moun-
^c steppes of Russia, the deso-
0 uas * es °f Siberia and Manchuria,
Mib-tropios of the spice-laden
"'it, the ice-bound regions of the
tu- will he traversed by these in-
i»id navigators of the air.
'•'* ach.evement of the feat will
•k a historic cycle that will com-
* with the crossing of the AJantie
ml»u> and the circumnavigation
^ world by the fleet of Magellan
requirements in relation to hydrogra
phy, meteorology and military and
naval science. Its existence will sig
nify a new step in international prog
ress and will fittingly mark the oc
casion of the most momentous inter
national exposition of all time.
According to the present plan the
commission will be composed of fivo
men of international prominence from
each of the great nations involved.
Their selection will be placed in the
hands of the president of the United
States, the king of England, the presi
dent of France, the emperor of Ger
many, the czar, the mikado and the
It crosses Siberia to Vladivostok anu
thence to Tokio across the Behring
Straits and o nto Sitka, Alaska, thence
to Vancouver, Seattle, and back to
the exposition in San Francisco. The
entire distance is close to 22,000 miles
over land and sea.
Patrols of scout cruisers will be
established by the different nations to
mark the trail over the oceans and to
lend assistance if needed. Across the
Siberian wastes the Russian govern
ment, which is deeply interested in
aviation and is in fact the second:
greatest aeronautic nation of th*]
world, will establish small detach?;
Kruckman Starts Soon.
■'1 K ruck man, the well-known
,n ''Xpert who has been ap-
1 b - v thc Panama-Pacific Inter-
" Exposition, chief of the Bu-
Aeronautics, will start soon
around the world, traversing
tire route of the flyers for the
os tahlishing control points
• :r:r,g With the cominission-
i? will be appointed by the do
nations to represent them on
Th' f ,n ternational commission.
* h/T. 110 " ° f th ‘ S commis8 «°n will
if .! . 11 se P arat * from the aerotiau-
>e i nH r>m ’ l ‘ s * on th 6 race which will
r ,hti jurisdiction of the Fed-
, non Aeronautical International, the
•a\ing control of all intomnii,
ROUND-THE-WORLD AIR ROUTE;
DISTANCE BETWEEN STATIONS
Here is the route for the'airship race around the world for which
the Panama-Pacific Exposition has hung up $300,000 in prizes. The
cities at which all entrants will have to report and check and the
distances between these control stations are:
Miles.
Exposition Grounds, San
Fsancisco, to Cheyenne.... 1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
610
To Chicago
To New York City
To Belle Isle, Canada
To Cape Farewell, Green
land, over Atlantic Ocean.
To Reykjavik, Iceland, over
Atlantic Ocean
To Stornoway, Hebrides,
over Atlantic Ocean
To London via Edinburgh..
To Paris
To Berlin
To Warsaw
To St. Petersburg
To Moscow
To Tomsk, Siberia, over
Steppes 1*200
To Irkutsk
To Harbin
To Vladivostok
To Kobe via Korea and Ja
pan Sea
To Tokio
To Broughton Cape
To Kamchatka
To Kudiakof Island via Aleu
tian Chain
To Cape Elizabeth, Alaska..
To Sitka
To Vancouver, B. C
To Seattle
To Panama-Pacific Interna
tiona! Exposition Grounds,
San Francisco
Miles.
900
1,300
500
800
350
750
1,100
1,290
500
670
600
150
21,085
ng control of all internation-
;r° n e . v ‘‘ nts * The personnel of
commission will be decided by its
premier of British Columbia. The men
whose names have already been ten
tatively proposed to represent Ameri
ca on the International Commission
are Captain Washington, Irving Cham
bers, head of the United States Gov
ernment Naval Aviation Department;
Captain Samuel Reber, of the army;
Charles D. Walcott, secretary of the
Smithstonian Institute, and Hudson
Maxim, the aeronautic expert.
Off in May.
The start of the race will be made
in May, 1915, from the aviation field
of the Panpma-Pacific International
Exposition and the route runs across
the continent east to New York, thence
to Belle Island, Cape Farewell, Green
land, Reykjavik, Iceland, Hebrides,
London, Paris, Berlin, St. Petersburg
ments of troops for the same purpose.
The conditions of the race will be ex
tremely liberal. Each machine will
carry at least two men and wfill check
In at each control where it will be
stamped. Repairs and rebuilding will
be entirely permissible under the rules
contemplated.
Communal supply and repair sta
tions will be in all probability be es
tablished at the controls, thus doing
away with the necessity of each con
testant arranging for his own depots.
The honor of being the first to cir
cumnavigate the globe, and the enor
mous cash prize of from $300,000 to
$500,000 will bring together the great
est air pilots of the world to enter in
the contest and will spur into extra
ordinary activity the inventors and
Weld’s Long-Distance
Flights.
World-famous aviators who
are eagerly planning to enter the
round-the-world contest jjoint
out that the great distances al
ready negotiated under the most
difficult circumstances indicate
that an aeroplane tour of the
world is only a question of ade
quate arrangements for oil, re
lays, etc.
The following are some of the
recent remarkable long-distance
flights: ,
’ v « v ' Miles.
V. Stoeflfler, Berlin-Ham-
burg circuit 1,350
J. Vedrines, Paris-Cairo. .2,560
B. des Moulinais, Contin
ental circuit 3,100
C. I*. Rodgers. New York-
L6% Angeles ,..4,150
H. Hawker, English Coast
circuit 1,050
MARGUERITE IIOBERT,
*rima Donna in the Grand Opera
1 Faust,” at the Colonial Theater Tues
day, March 10.
Peters, formerly with tho Amelrcan
Grand Opera company, appears as
Martha.
manufacturers of flying machines and
air craft generally.
Confident of Success.
Aviators are confident that with
more than a year in which inventors
will be busily engaged in solving the
difficulties of continuous flight, by
May, 1916, such progress will have
been made in the construction of air
craft that success will be assured. It
is in fact most probable that by the
time the race is to take place the At
lantic will have been crossed so suc
cessfully that the competitors will be
given the choice of routes by mid
Atlantic or by way of Greenland.
Of ail the international features
proposed-Tor the Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition there are none
which will appeal more forcibly to the
imagination of the world than the
great air race around the globe,
will be the supreme adventure of Our
day. It is an amazing conception and
one that is well in keeping with
the magnitude of the world's greatest
exposition. It was but a short time
rgo that the world was thrilled by the
news of the flr.st successful flight
across the English Channel—a short
fifty miles—and now the plans are
already under way fo r the circumnavi
gation of the globe. And it will be
done to the glory of the enterprise
and ingenuity of mankind and the hon
or of the greatest of all expositions
which will make possible the supreme
romantic and scientific adventure of
our day.
ANTIOCH
■ pccr . of Center, will fill
! r appointment here next
rnoon at :i o'clock.
•^^eiTetuy." 6h ° PPin *
Mr. Jim MiHer an# fenyly,, of near
Hhil, spent the latter part at I*»t-#eek
with Mr. and Mr,. Bill Millet,
Mr. George Wallace, of Attica, was
in this community last Wednesday.
Mrs. Jessie Massey spent last Sat
urday with Mrs. Mollie Pace at Cen-
ter.
-Mr. John Wood killed a large hawk
one day last week. .It measured over
three feet from tip to. tip.
W. II. Jarrett made a business trip
to Commerce last Wednesday.
Mrs. Earl Matthews was the truest
of relatives at Center last Saturday.
Mr. John Pace, of Hood’s Academy,
was the guest of relatives here Sat
urday Bight and Sunday.
Miss Della Miller spent several day;
last week with Mrs. Gehie Martin,
near Hull.
Miss Mac Reynolds was shopping
in Athens Wednesday.
Old newspapers. 10* a
bundle: 3 bundles for 25c.
Herald Office.
i “Seven Hours in New York.'
j It is a pleasure to announce the
doming of a really worthy theatrical
entertainment. We are led to believe,
judging from advance reports receievd,
that the musical play, “Seven Hours in
New York” will prove to be worthy
of patronage. The play is said to be
well written with a light, consistent
plot. Much stress is laid on the merit
of the songs which abound during tho
action of the play. There is a fine
company, a large and well drilled cho
rus, and a complete scenic production.
We are of the opnion that "Seven
Hours in New York” will prove enjoy
able to all who attend. The date here
is tomorrow, Saturday, March 7, mat
inee and night.
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DUMA GIVES MORE
BIGHTS TO WIVES
Com-
Gounod's Masterpiece "Faust
ind-
At this particular season of tho
year, when attractive entertainments
are few and far between, our theatre
goers are always rejoiced to learn that
something really substantial is to be
offered at the Colonial theater, hence,
the announcements with reference to
the engagement of the Now York
Opera Company in "Faust” on next
Tuesday night is sure to be received
with utter gladness, inasmuch, as
Gounod's splendid composition carries
with it a charm unlike most of the
grand operas, aa it ia leas ponderous
than most of the grand operas which
have been sung here from time to
time; and then besides, that it is to be
given in English makes quite a dif
ference to those whose education musi
cally speaking is not quite up to a
a proper comprehension of foreign lan
guages.
The presentation of "Faust” by the
New York Grand Opera Company will
be novel in a way, for the reason that
the chorus contingent has been dis
pensed with, and the principals being! J
allowed to concert the chorus numbers!
This is done, not only on account of
the difficulties involved in securing a
dependable chorus, but to insure har
monious effects as a whole.
Chevalier Salvatore Giordano, the
well-known tenor—and reputed tu be
an exceptionally handsome on*
trusted with the role of "Faust.”
Romero Malpica, u baritone of inter
national reputation, sings Valentine;
Richard E. Parlu, late of the Savage
Grand Opera company, will be heard
Mephisto. Marguerite Hobert,
prominently identified with the Bos
ton Grand Opera company) is the
Margarita; Madame Josephine Ron-
flero is the Siebel, while to Etheyl M.
Russian Parliament Adopts Mea
sure Greatly Increasing Per
sonal Freedom of Women.
Whau Walter Brooks, former po
liceman, goes on trial for his lift iti
the superior court for the alleged mur
der of Charles Barbour, a wealthy
Greek, one of the principal features
upon which the prosecution will hasar
its case is that the dead man was in
nocent of any intimacy with Mrs.
Brooks, as has been stated was the
cause of the shooting, according to
Mr. John E. Schwarz, counsel for tb«
prosecution.
Present It Early.
It is not unlikely that the case wilt
be presented to the new grand jury
as one of the first when it assembles
Friday. The prosecution expects to
bring about a speedy trial. It will
ask for an assignment during the
criminal sAaion of the present term of
court. |
Clear Name.
A great deal of the evidence offered,
by the prosecution will be for the pur
pose of clearing the character of the
dead man as an alleged wrecker of the
home of'the policeman. That thia can
be done is the statement of Mr.
Schwarz.
. Not the Mon.
If therfe was an intimacy between
any man and the wife of Brooks, the
prosecution states, it will show that it
was one whose name is similar to, bub
not that-of the slain man. If possi
ble, the character of the woman will
be introduced in tin effort to substan
tiate this allegation,
“Owned No Car."
The prosecution stated there wore
frequent "joy rides” with Mrs. Brooks,
and the man the state will claim was'
not Charles Barbour. Witnesses will
take the stand to testify that Charles
Barbour was never in company with
the woman, and that he was not the
owner of the automobile in which; ill
is said, the rides were taken.
While defense hae made no state
ment, the “unwritten law” will be
plead, and witnesses put on the atand
to say Brooks made no mistake In the
man he shot.
“Unwritten Law"
The defense, it was learned, will
contend equally as strongly that
Brooks made no miktake, and every
day now Mr. Shelby Myrick, hie at
torney, is gathering evidence for th*
bitter legal battle that will be waged.
h MlllLEWGESTWI!
IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE
The Russian Duma on February 17,
according to a cablegram, passed a
bill greatly extending the personal
rights of married women. It permits
them to obtain separate passports
without their husbands’ permission,
snd facilitates separation in case* of
mental disease or gross misconduct.
With even Russia and Turkey giving
official recognition td the woman
movement, suffragists in this country
have great reason for encouragement.
—The Woman’s Journal.
In the matter of exports the United
States Is rapidly overtaking Great
Britain and Germany.
It is now conceded by physicians,
that the kidneys should,have more at
tention as they control th* othor or-;
gans to a remarkablo degree and do a
tremendous amount of work in remov
ing the poisons and waste matter from 1
the system by filtering the blood.
During the winter month* especial
ly, when we live an indoor life, th# kid-
neye should rocoivo some assistance
when needed, ae.we take less oxordse,
drink less water and often eat more
rich havy food, thereby forcing the,
kidneys to do more work than Nature*
intended. Evidence of kidney trouble,!
euch as lame back, annoying bladder
troubles, smarting or burning, brick-
dust or sediment, salldpr complexion,
rheumatism, may be weik or Irrqgulsff
heart action, warna you that your kid
neys require help immediately to avoid;
more serious trouble.
Many physicians claim that an herb-,
al medicine containing no minerals or
opiates has the most healing influence.
An ideal herbal compound that
had most remarkablo success aa • kid
ney and biaddar remedy is Dr. Kil
mer's Swamp-Root.
You may rtcthr* a sampl# bottle «fj
Swamp-Root by Parcel* Post. Ad-j
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tion the Athens Daily Herald.
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