The Washington herald., 1909-06-29

Ing Then he sat down II was all 50
so-eInn You could almost see the peace
pipe passing from hand 10 hand.
Wilbur Sauntered on.
Then Wilbur got an idea. and sauntered
on The fruiJ Of his journey was a small
bit Of rope. When he had got about. bs1t
way back. he looked carefully into a
diten somewhere between the derrick and
tne shed After some deliberation ha
kicked chunk or sod into Il and decided
IL was remedied.
But the waiting had purpose-to givs
the wind. which was stlI htful. 2 chance
/, 20 subside- Il didn't subside. so thu
Wright brothers did. They weren't com
peung with that II the mountain would
not come 10 siahomet. Mahomet would 20
PACK into the shed, and wait for another
one incident which occurred during the
Wslt after the flyer had been So oy-a-
/ the mOnOral illustrated tie at+ir1,5s -
" lour where he and the crowd df57,-
agree about fight The two brothers
we're sitting Idly on the track tslkf7g
VITA Lleuts. Foul0is and Lahm. OF ~
army and Lieut. sweet, OF the nav
ne Held was entirely clear. except. for n
nock OF newspaper men ard photogra-
phers about fifty feet from the machine
cameras were snaDping like muf7ed pop
corn explosions
when u became evident that a start
would not be made for some time al
ieasl, MAJ SQuisr. OF the Signal Co-pz
ushered n party OF Senator'S and Rep-a-
sentetives. who needed somethinr- ~ -
Fert them. and who might or might ro-
have good deal 70 do with aporop-fs-
uols- That gave the signal 10 the crowd
10 pose as Eongressmen. and in A short
Z space or time the machine was compIereiv
surrounded by distinguished pers0rares
and the camera men were having q fAs5
day The cries % This way This
way as the front side OF a victim vas
sought. sounded ike the depot when The
united rolls in Men pried their way 70
.Ae aVlators. VINO beat a haSty retreat
leaving the field entirely. and conceaHng
themselves in the shed. Then VVIIbu- 90
OF bit Of philosophy
This VIII never do he said. ..na,-e-
DO az all This crowds TOO frers-,l-
altogether too fretfuL Over IN France
when a crowd got fretfuI. 7 tool, +h..
machine back 20 the shed. and let them
fret
And about to-day? Indefinite as II Is
the situation is really very clear. II
the weather Is right, and the wind not
100 nigh. flight VIII be made u-oh-
a0ly late in The afternoon II not. il
won't
Herring Cannot Comply.
A. II. Herring. Of New York. the aero
plane inventor who is under conrrar-
with the United States signal Co-ps 70
deliver machine before July /. Informed
Gen Allen, the Chief signal Omcer.
yesterday thar he VIII bs unable 70 con-
ply with the terms Of his contract
In letter 10 Gen allen. AEr. Herring
said thas Glenn H Curtiss. who made
a successful fight in New York last
week was on his way 70 Washington
20 confer with Gen Allen regarding rbe
completion Of Mr HeT-ing's contract
Several months azo 8Ir. Curtiss and Nr
Herring entered into a partnership Tor
he manufacture OF aerOplanes- II Il
probable that one OF their machines
Eln be brought 20 WASHINGTON n FIJI
nllment Of Nr. Herring's contract. Mr..
Curtiss. IL IS expected. VIII operate the
machine n the Official fights.
Bishop Wright, father OF the aviators,
arrived IN Washington yesterday and was
met az the train BY Orville He was ac-
cOmpanIed by another son.
Bishop Wright went out TO Fort BFve-
and watched the proceedings in the after
noon.