Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 6, 1909, Page 4

GRAND RAPIDS HERAL D-REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1909. PAUSE GOODS MODE GO Fe The A. M. Johnson Stock] On Second Street, Grand Rapids, Minnesota TWO THOUAND DOLLARS’ + of Fall and Winter Clothing and Men’s Furnishings Still Remain to Iwhen FALL and WINTER Goods are The Closing Out Sale of Last Spring demonstrated that I did exactly as my announcements Sold at cost. stated. There were some lines Goods were that would not sell at that season, how- ever, and I closed the store until the proper time came. This is the season selling and I will open the store on Saturday, Oct. 8th and offer everything remaining at JUST WHAT IT COST, This will be ..NO FAKE SALE.... Prices quoted will pr ORTH be Disposed of at Actual Cost. ove that money is to be saved by taking advantage of the great- est opportunity ever offered in Grand Rapids TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS’ WORTH of goods will not last long at the prices that will be named. Get what you want while the opportunity lasts. The stock consists of Men’s Clothing and Furnishings, Shoes and Rubber Goods, Hats and Caps, Gloves and Mittens, Mackinaws, Fur Lined Coats, Heavy Underwear---some special sizes for large men. BONQUEST OF POLE MEMBERS OF EXPEDITION TELL STORY OF PEARY’S TRIP. ONLY TWO REACHED THE TOP Peary and One Eskimo Only Ones Who Actually Reached the North Pole—Muoh Suffering and Danger Encountered. Battle Harbor, Labrador, ua. . The following details of Commander Peary’s journey to the north pole fave been gleamed from members of fhe expedition on board the steamer Roosevelt: The only men to reach the pole ‘were Commander Peary and one Es: kimo, Eging Wah by name. The other white members of the various parties fhat left Cape Columbia were sent back one by one as Peary drew near- er daily to his objective. Matthew Henson and three Eskimos, the only @ther members of the reduced party that made the final dash, were left! @ne march south of the pole. Capt. Robert A. Bartlett and George Borup started February 27 from Cape Columbia, with a number of Eskimos amd dogs on the march across the ice, heading north. On March 1 Com- meander Peary left Cape Columbia with his party, consisting of seven white men, 17 Eskimos and 136 dogs. On March 4 Peary came up with Bart- ett, who had pitched his camp at the Bide of a lead of water which it was fmpossible to cross. The combined parties had to wait until March 11, Beven days, before further progress was possible. The sun was seen for the first time March 5, and an obser- vation showed that the explorers were @ short way from the eighty-fourth parallel. The supply of alcohol was running short, and Borup returned to Cape Columbia for a fresh stock. McMillan Sent Back. March 14 Borup overtook Peary again and brought a supply of oil and alcohol. The division under Gay. At this point Prof. Ronald B. McMillan was sent back, his feet hav- fmg been badly frozen. Borup_ re- turned to land from 85.23 with two Es- kimos. The party now consisted of 12 men, ten sledges and 85 dogs. Bartlett was still beating out the trail days ahead of Peary. Marvin took ob- servations at 85.48, and then started on his return march. On the next march Batlett made a record trip, cov- ering 20 miles. This brought him to 85.38. The party now consisted of Peary, Bartlett, Matthew Henson, the col- ered man who has been Peary’s per- ponal assistant on so many of his ex- peditions, the Eskimos, seven sledges and 60 dogs, and the journey north- ward was resumed. The ice was per- fectiy level as far as the eye could pee. Bartlett took the observation en the eighty-eighth parallel on April 8, and then reluctantly returned, leav- Prof. | Boss G. Marvin joined Peary the same | two) tug Peary, Henson and three Eskimos, with provisions for 40 days, to make the final dash to the pole. ‘Thia reduced party started the} OO morning of April 3. The men walked that day for ten hours and made 20 miles. They then slept near the eighty-ninth parallel. While crossing a stretch of young ice 300 yards wide the sledge broke through. It was saved, but two of the Eskimos had narrow escapes from drowning. Made Fast Time. The ice was still good, and the dogs were in great shape. They made as high as 25 miles a day. The next observation was made at 88.25. The next two marches were in a dense fog. The sun was sighted on the third march, and an observation showed 89.57. The pole was reached April 6, and a series of observations were taken at 90. Peary deposited his records and | hoisted the American flag. The tem- perature was 32 degrees below zero (Fahrenheit). The pole appeared as a frozen sea. Peary tried to take a sounding, but got no bottom at 1,500 fathoms. Peary stayed at the pole for 34 hours and then started on his return journey the afternoon of April 7. On the return the marches were continuous, and Peary and the Eski- | mos suffered greatly from fatigue | They had their first sleep at the end | of the eighth march from the pole, in | the igloos left by Bartlett. Here there | was a violent snowstorm. On April 23 the party reached the vertical edge of the land ice, west of Cape Columbia. The Eskimos were delighted to reach land, and the party slept for two days. They repaired their sledges, rested their dogs, and | resuming the journey, reached the Roosevelt April 27. Tell of Marvin’s Death. Marvin left Peary on the way up on Friday, March 26, to return to the ship. He had with him two Eskimos , and 17 dogs. The story of the pro- | i STRIKE CLOSES BIG MILLS Weavers Refuse to Work and Four Thousand Other Employes Are Idle. When the iron works cotton mills, controlled by M. C. Borden of New) York were opened as usual the weav- ers, numbering 1,000, failed to report for work, and an hour later all six milis compos%ig the plants were shut down. Five thousand operatives are | thus temporarily thrown out of work. Shoots Mother and Child. San Francisco, Sept. 14.—Mrs. Char- | lotte Levy and her five-year-old daugh- ter Marian were shot and _ seriously wounded by the husband, Ferdinand Levy, a wholesale liquor dealer, who then ended his life by blowing out | his brains. Mrs, Levy is in a critical condition. It is believed the child | will recover. @ YOUTHS DROWN IN BATHING. Ceuldn’t Swim and Got Beyond Their | Depth. Vermillion, S. D., ‘_ .” Archie Peterson, of Beresford, and George Robertson, of Alsen, Clay county, were drowned in the Vermillion river. They were in bathing in company with oth- ers and got beyond their depth. Neither could swim and went down before assistance reached them. Pet- erson was 17 years oid and Robertson WELLMAN A SHIP EPLOUES EXPLORER MAKES START, AND, AFTER SAILING 32 MILES, COMES TO GRIEF. WILL TRY IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR Guide Rope Breaks and the Bag Shoots Up to a Great Height.— After Descent, Gust Hits Air ship and Collapse Follows. Camp Wellman, Spitzbergen, Via Hammerfest, Aug. 23.—Wal- ter Wellman’s second attempt to sail over the North Pole in a balloon re- sulted in failure. The giant dirigible balloon America, in which Mr. Well- man and his party of three set out upon their perilous flight, met with a mishap after it had proceeded about 32 miles from the starting point, It was 10 o’clock in the morning when the airship was brought out of its shed and the explorers took their places in the car. When the anchors were cast loose the airship ascended beautifully, the engines were set in motion and everything seemed to work to perfection. The big air craft was maneuvered for some time and answered the helm perfectly. Then its head was turned to the northward and it set out at a speed of 25 miles an hour. Suddenly, after having covered some 32 miles and when everything seemed to be going splendidly, the leather guide rope, to which was attached 1,- 000 pounds of provisions and stores, broke away. The accident occurred just as the airship was nearing the pack ice of north Spitzbergen. Released from this great weight, the airship shot upward at a terrific pace | until it was at a great height above the clouds. The pilots succeeded, however, in bringing her down near | the earth, turned her about and set out to fight their way southward a- gainst a strong wind. The airship proceeded slowly southward to the edge of the pack ice, where the steam. er Fram was anchored. After much difficulty a towrope was gotten aboard the Fram, which start: ed immediately te tow the airship to Spitzbergen. The strain was so great, however, that it threatened to tear the car, to which the rope was attach: ed, to pieces, and Mr. Wellman final. ly decided to bring the airship down to the surface of the water. This was effected without mishap and the car rested on the surface of the water until all the members of the crew, the dogs and the scientific in- struments could be transferred aboard the Fram. A fresh start was then made and the America was towed back to the landing stage and within a short distance of where the start was made. But the ill luck of the expedition was not yet at an end. Just as the airship had reached the landing stage and everything looked favorable for its rescue without serious damage, @ sudden gust of wind caught the big inflated bag broad-side-on and snatch: ed it away from its towlines. It was carried, careening, over rough ice hummocks for some distance and then it exploded. All the scattered parts of the airship were subsequently recovered, but the damage was so great as to preclude any further at tempt to fly over the pole this year. Wellman Says He Will Try Again. Camp Wellman, Spitzbergen, Aug. 16, via Hammerfest, Aug. 23.—Walter Wellman made the following state ment with regard to his unsuccessful attempt to sail for the North pole: “The America demonstrated her strength, speed and adaptability tc this work. In returning to Spitzber. gen we made a mistake in not placing enough cenfidence in our own ship and engines. Had we not through over caution given the tow line to the Fram I believe we could have landed the America safe in her house. For some time it was my intention to attempt this and we made eight miles an hour against the wind toward the camp. “At last the motor worked uncer. tainly because equilibrium of the ship had been upset and thus deranged the gasoline supply. The descent to the surface of the ocean was not acciden. tal, but deliberate in order to insure the saving of the instruments and other valuables. “I do not give up the fight, but hope to reconstruct the America, enlarged and improved, and try again, taking advantage of all our somewhat varied and extensive experience. My confi. dence in the practicability of the pro ject is in no wise diminished. Thru out the voyage, even in the most try: ing moments im the clouds and in the seas, my three comrades proved cool- headed and efficient. My thanks to them and to the equally brave officers and sailors of the Norwegian ship Fram.” ANOTHER FEDERAL BATTLE ON Feod Convention at Denver Expected to be Arena. Denver, ~~” Secretary of Agri: eulture James wiison and Dr. Harvey Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemis- try, will be in Denver to attend the annual convention of food commis. sioners. As a result, it is expected that another controversy between fed- eral officers will be brought to Den: ver, not over forestry and irrigation but over benzoate of soda. GOV. JOHNSON UNDER KNIFE} Painful Adhesions Resulting from Former Operation for Appendicits to Be Treated. St. Paul, Minn., “\. -Gov. John A. Johnson will go to stochester, Minn., to undergo another operation, the result of an operation for appendi- citis severai years ago, which left several painful adhesions. The governor does not regard the operation as at all serious. Mrs. Johnson will accompany him and will be with him during the or- deal, which is the fourth he has been obliged to undergo. The governor had an attack some what similar to the one he suffered Just before the western tour several weeks ago. GREATEST STATE FAR IS EADY TO EXCEL ALL PREVIOUS SHOWS. ATTENDANCE PROBABLY 500,000 Tremendous Efforts Have Been Suc cessfully Put Forward for the Fiftieth Annual Minnesota Exposition. A half million people will visit the this greatest of all annual expositions tions with this probability in view. Not for twenty years have crop con- ising as they are this year, and not in twenty years have the money and dition. Never before in the history of the fair has the institution had such an elaborate and thoroughly equipped plant for the education and entertainment of its thousands of an- nual visitors, and never before has its Board of Managers invested so much in the program calculated to please all classes of its patrons. The new $250,000 grandstand and exposition building, of which so much has been said, is a structure the mag- nitude of which none can appreciate | mitted to be the only structure of its kind in the world, and the biggest and most modern grandstand anywhere in the middle west. It is 378 feet long, 171 feet deep and 105 feet high, seats exhibition space. The old grandstand had no exhibition space at all, and was but 250 feet long, 65 feet deep and 75 feet high. In mere descrip- tion, no adequate idea of the impos- ing lines along which this greatest of | State Fair buildings has been erected | can be given, and visitors to the State Fair this year will be amazed at its ‘completeness, comfort and absolute | safety against fire and panic. It is built entirely -of steel and concrete, has twenty exits and entrances, and such is the scientific skill with which it has been constructed that every seat holder will have a perfect view of the* world’s record mile track un- der any conditions. Splendid Automobile Show. The automobile show, alone, will occupy the entire lower floor of this mammoth structure, and will be by far the most impressive assemblage of absolutely up-to-date motor cars the northwest has ever seen. The second or main floor of the structure will be devoted to exhibits of such ! value and quality as to astonish those who have been accustomed to expect |only the single purpose grandstand and never heretofore have seen & | combination such as this one. A Prison Exhibit. Among the special exhibits in the agricultural implement department, which give promise of appealing to |g large majority of the visitors of the, THE 1909 EXHIBITION PROMISES | fiftieth Annual Minnesota State Fair, | September 6 to 11, unless all signs | fail, and the Board of Managers of ! has been making tremendous prepara- | ditions in the northwest been so prom- | labor markets been in so healthy con- | until they see it, although it is ad-| 13,000 and has 100,000 square feet of | ‘State Fair this year, will be one fur- | nishea by the state prison at Still- | water, in which will be shown in ac- |tual operation the machinery with which binding twine is manufactured in that institution. Warden Wolfer will also have on exhibition one of the harvesters made by the Stillwater prison, and as a great majority of the farmers in the northwest are inter- ested in the output of this institution, it is believed that this exhibit will attract a large amount of attention. For the first time in the history of the northwest a “binder-hitch” will also be shown at the fair grounds, A traction engine hauling four binders jim multiples will make practical dem- onstrations and will undoubtedly be one of the big novelties of the agricul- tural implement section of the State Fair. Fast Fields Entered. In spite of the fact that there are | three other western state fairs held the same week as the Minnesota State Fair, the entries for the harness horse events has never given promise of greater speed and closer finishes than those that are now found on the | card for the 1909 fair. Mammoth Live Stock Show. Never in the history of the fair has there been such an influx of live | steck exhibitors of every kind. There are 350 more entries in the sheep de partment than were made at the State Fair of last year, and the entries in the horse department are nearly 333% more than those of 1908. The same | is true of the cattle classes and of the swine classes. The overflow from the | dairy building has been accommodated | by devoting one of the former car- riage exhibit buildings to exhibits of creamery machinery exclusively. “Minnesota at Gettysburg.” In the department of amusement, $7,500 has been invested in the thrill ing, historical, military spectacle en- titled “Minnesota at Gettysburg,” | based upon the famous charge of the | First Minnesota in that battle, which spectacle bids fair to surpass the | “Fort Ridgeley in '62” spectacle of last year im every detail. It will be given each evening in front of the grand stand. Another special feature which will be offered every evening im front of the grand stand wili be the Caroli Austrian Ballet, to be con- cluded by an enormous living flag |forty feet high and sixty feet long, | formed by the 48 girls in the ballet. |The vaudeville program will be given ex four stages simultaneously and will JEROME OUT FOR RE-ELECTION. | District Attorney Will Run On Inde- | pendent Ticket. | New York, “" ,” —District Attor« {ney William Travers Jerome has an- nounced that he will be a candidate | for re-election this fall, running inde- |dendently. In a brief statement he | pays: | “I have been considering whether I | should seek re-election. I felt that I | Should be guided not by my personal | Interests, but by the consideration of | whether a majority of the electors de- | pire that I-should further serve them '{m this position. But as I know of no | way in which I can ascertain this ex- | pept by offering myself as a candidate, |] have decided to seek again a nomin- tion by petition.” Friends of Mr. Jerome. will at ence start the petition for placing his name |om the official ballot. Twe thousand signature are required by law. 4 Sona Have el Ri eas a