Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06
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Especial loff'sl oiutlS''f
. oNDON. oct 2S.-From a boys
kite TO what he claims IL thc
most practical war aoroplane
- vet constructed is the record OF
r., = Cody the American who Is
,s,,biup Fnglishmen how TO fly, and
,bo declares that one Of these days he
,in make q flight from London to
vsrobester. And il may as wen be
IA al the beginning that although
\. has hem for some years I'm the serN-
ri IN tbe British war Office, he has
tasr bampcred al every turn by British
,sloB.y and red tape. and almost when
.a.aass was ia his grasp. he was DIS
o,rss hv the British authorities and
1oled TO finish his work with IN
ufrisrt capital aud under all sorts OF
lf0ltss
Coaaa Cody is a Texan by birth and
/ for years BE- vas cowboy and hunter
D. occupation BE shot the last wild
buffalo 20 me United States and when
% consequence OF the isappcarance OF
ide buffalo Doe found his occupation
gone b. became a Snowman. Coming 10
Europe he soon became famous as a
daring rider and cyclist. But Il Is best
% Do hm Ten his own story as he told
O. % me- no his shed on Ladan's plain
q Adershot a few days ago.
7 suppose I may say that my atten-
tm was arst turned 10 aeronautics by
Don Chinese cook when I was a boy i'm
Texas be said Like an Chnanen lac
vas great Kite flyer. and he used 20
make fiels % amuso me when / was a
lnal boy. One day he made a monster
Ale quite Che biggest that ever was
gem 10 our country and the second
.ae be Few DO ho told me 20 hold on
. the tan ana allow it TO LIT me into
le air. Tha, was how ! became a
yns man.
BECAME A COWBOY.
well 7 ioIeot aU about IL al the
-Nf' out the idea lay dormant az the
th ol my head Mv people apprcn-
.,a lle 10 thr Wachinist trade and
.t mo a railway machine shop. but
l hept Ine Uipng engines for six
-.u'Ns end it WITS too slow for me. ]
q, away and became a cowboy.
vas after ! came TO Europe that
De'ai.e Interested in aeronautics
sam After Doe Eocr war was struck
pug HeIurency OF the captivc
s ..-...'l which the British used for
Dhs They couldn't be sent M
..- lle wind was high and il oc-
lt,l 70 me Chat big man lifting kites
one MaIc hy our Chinese cook
IN. oa just the thing. The higher
,r '1lA 1ha stcalier kite is In the
A.. ".' Aid my idea before the
$3.50" wac department first. wae
'.sT uo tHat as a patriotic Amer
No.. .-' our people simply refused 10
49, ~ mo- Then ] tried the Rritlsb
v, o',' ANA they just Jumped al me.
-ss,.- appointed chief instructcr in
So pcs. ANA here ON Ia0an's plalu
\ ro'r Nl. me man lifting kite which
~ ~ tl of tlc regular eouinf,ent
.nd t.,ill.n army. That was three
.ng,~,ii 'li years ago. Al first was
raef ~. '' lHo years. then INV CON
he er5 NJ ...Nod for "a year. and at
IN III. or tnat time they pave mo ,,,,,
.ls.,..1ua notice to terminate ,,,, 80
.esr AT the end of October his
bopt ' ~ Cody would not saw much
+. u ' way De had beep tra,toI
ma A., h'ilah authorities tovard ~
4. AH mo- would saw ON ms 80. a.,
o. eDsIn, l'uid Il difficult 10 get
lr hIe a..a powerful as he wanted
citation pune. ana that finally the
Q up II, elll l'nr acronauts. back
amta, "a part OF the press and "a
roged ol members OF parliament
IA H.. much for the authorities
.her 80, '.Iuea 90 dismiss him. prom
Imetbi, ,s' however learned
ih UT what Doe had TO contend
, WHEN TROUBLE BEGAN.
N ' e he went 20 worl. serio,.,., 80,
bod de.i '', colonel Cody had "a
me I'M. no WIN the deyclopnent
vas al. alriFIhle balloons ana
~ sdr... nelly 90 mis- expert vort
+ suora..,.., 'Nat the dinglbies proyed
.fri. ~, N"'n Dee began his e,n,,f-
OubIe' lne aeroplane that ti.
Inc f,r hah. The Wrights hud hern
.laiors 'Dhle time and contineutsi
0re ~ n "lhde their mnchines
DO NJ w.. perfect before he bessn
.at By. ,''Hh critics seemed 4, tLi1t
marbt,'..N nothing to DO Inn al I.ait'i
+. HBf 'u one of their models AMI
linz b,,t,l'Nel CODY was AFTER some-
st WOMB iie wanted "a machine
fe snS he of Practical u.e M 49,,
would y. decided al the start thst
NJ bsv. nave 90 be larger. besvies
.parIt' tieater lifting povvs, 80
an ~ remain longer hi ~
iUt IN nlNg yet Constructed a.
A. snppiies 'llne, but the engines n.
''"sa with were not powert hI