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Socetià aereo-
e Sparviero II,
pilota sig. Hal-

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St. Regis
Gives Banquet
Flyers

telegram]
--A delegation of
siasts will attend
to be given by the
at, the Hotel St.

eived from ex-Gov
h, president of the
L.D.Lozier, presi-
Aero club and Dan
oore, chief of the 
ashington, will speak.
planned by the mem-
d by Alfred N.Chan-
awley in Philadelphia
16.


A PRIZE

Freed by Enterprising Press
Agent of Theatrical Company.

STIR UP DOWNTOWN SECTION

in the business.

When the press agent reached the executive offices of the Eagle on the fourth floor, he ranged the balloons up against the ceiling and a number of typewriter girls were set to work preparing small slips that were to be tied to the end of the string that dangled from each of the three hundred balloons.

Each one of these slips was an order for something--seats for the Johnny Jones performance, a month's subscription to the Eagle, a map of the world or a post card album.

Precisely at 12 o'clock the first balloon was liberated from one of the fourth floor 
front windows. It seemed to hesitate a 
moment, as though reluctant to leave the 
warm atmosphere of the building; but 
suddenly the sportive wind called it to 
come out and play, and away it went up 
above all the surrounding buildings, 
and even beyond the eagle, perched upon 
the lofty tower.

Other balloons followed in rapid succession, 
the little type-written orders 
dangling at the end of the string like 
miniature aeronauts. These cut up 
many capers in their ascents. often 
swinging about the balloon in complete 
summersault. The wind was rushing up 
Washington avenue from the vicinity of 
the far corner of the Eagle building. The 
balloons urged on by this current sailed 
off toward the theater district on upper 
Fulton street. Some of them were caught 
in the tangle of wires that cross the 
tops of buildings, and lured the occupants 
of these same buildings to the roof. 
Many of the coveted prizes contained in 
the slips were procured "on the house." 

Suddenly a gust of wind caused a couple 
of the balloons to swerve close to the 
surface on Washington street, in front of 
the Eagle office. Immediately a hundred 
hands went up in the air in a vain effort 
to capture the illusive bubbles of blue 
rubber. Both were about to give their 
pursuers the "horse laugh" when they 
came in contact with the trolley wires. 
The ends of the strings wound about the 
wire and both balloons were captives.

With a shout of triumph the crowd
surged into the middle of the street. 
Some jumped for the balloons, but to no 
purpose. One in the crowd, more eager 
than the others, grabbed a street broom 
from a White Wing and began to poke 
at the balloons. He succeeded in bringing 
one down entangled in the brush end 
of the streets sweeper's equipment.

Then the real fight began. A small 
riot was precipitated and many were 
scratched and bruised in the melee. The 
victor, he, who finally captured the balloon, 
came into the Eagle counting room 
a few minutes after his tussle 'sporting' 
a black eye that some one had meted 
out to him. He drew a map and an 
album.

Horace S. Cragin, of 99 Willow street, 
was the first man to "cash" his order. He 
drew a post car album. He was quickly 
followed by Charles Breuss, 322 Stanhope 
street, and Joseph Randolph, of 8
 Clinton street, Maspeth. Both were 
awarded a month's subscription and an 
album. Others who were prompt at 
calling on the Eagle with orders they 
had captured with the balloons were E. 
Holst. 150 Nevins street: A. Franklin, of 
264 West One Hundred and Twenty-third 
street, Manhattan, both of whom drew 
maps; Al Hering, 83 Covert street, map 
and album; James Bligli, 380 Jay street, 
album; Franck Williams, 260 Coles street, 
map; Edwin G. Allen, 1179 Jefferson 
avenue, month's subscription, and Charles 
Swentzel, who secured a flat globe of 
the earth and a post card album