Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-18
TIMES REPUBLICAN,
decide. The Wright lawyers believe it.

decide. The Wright lawyers believe II
does.
In the policy Of the patent office, the
rule is to grant the widest possible
rights to the pioneer in given line Of
invention; and in this matter of the
adjustable plane, the Wrights are con-
coded to be the pioneers. Moreover,
patent experts say that their claim, as
above quoted, is written most skillfully
with a view to meeting just such a
claim as that based on the hinged tip.
In behalf of the Wrights, it is con-
tended that all the biplane machines
and many of the mono planes, infringe
more or less their patents.@ The au-
thorities now recognize clearly that
over these conflicting claims there is
evidently going to be a long and his.
toric litigation. 1t may become as IA
nous, both for bitterness of the con-
test and for the immense stakes in
volved, as was the famous old series of
suits in which the telephone patents
were involved for many, many, years
ANY aero plane inventor who can es-
tablish at this time an exclusive right
to the warping plane, will have fort
une. in the opinion Of the experts; a
fortune, indeed, which quite conceiv-
able might, within the life of that pat
ent, become one of many millions. In
ventors all over the world are watch
ing for this litigation with the most
| profound interest. Some working aero
planes have been made, and they have
| done good flights, which have the rigid
plane; but the authorities seem agreed
at this time that the Wright and Cur
! tiss schemes of warping make ma
| chine far more adaptable to varying
conditions of the wind and to the nee
essities of quick evolution.
! The inventors of France are leading
the world at present in number of de-
vices presented for patent. Germany
comes second, and the United States
good strong third Along with mech
anisms for flying, there is great ac-
tivity in efforts TO produce light, relia-
BILE and powerful motors, adapted tc
this business; and in this department II
is now apparent that the next few
years will produce wonderful results;
results which will be of almost as grea'
significance in connection with auto
MODELLING and motor boating, as In rela-
ton to air navigation. Indeed, 1t be-
gins to appear quite probable that some
inventor working on the problem o.
the aeromotor, may make possible the
capitalization of the automobile a
very low cost, by producing the motol
that will do the work
One of the wonders which the recen
: sport in air-navigating inventions ha'
developed, is the fact that so mucf
!. was known about this art generation
!, ago. From Leonardo da Vinci wh'
some centuries ago invented all sort
. of wonderful things, all kinds of glidlnt
! machines have been made. Many
them glided; flew, in fact, under excel
lent control, save only that they need
ed the motor to overcome the force
gravity. Indeed, 1t is safe to say tina
: If the light weight. powerful motors o
today had been known. flying woul
have been achieved two or three cen
turtles ago. Devices were turned GU
> generations ago. which proved utterl
worthless in that time. but which ar
reproduced today and. attached, t
: modern motors. are of the creates
: value.