New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
ORVILLE WRIGHT.

gers Washiugtonians will have ample opportunity
TO see it in fight at Fort Myer this summer
In view Of the fact that Congress fatty refused
appropriation of 100000 this session for signal
corps aviation work. IT is well to consider the
tIon OF the last peace conference at The Hague.
A declaration concerning airships was as follows;
The contracting powers agree to prohibit Tor
period extending to the close Of the third peace
conference the discharge OF explosives or projec-
tiles from balloons by any other new methods
of a similar nature"
The United States delegates TO the conference
were the only who signed this declaration
1t IS significant that the nations which are not
parties to this agreement Germany, Austria
Hungary China Denmark Ecuador. Spain.
France. Great Britain. Guatemala Italy, Japan.
Mexico, Montenegro. Nicaragua, Paraguay. Ru-
mania. Russia Servia, Sweden, Switzerland. Tur-
key and Venezuela.
The British War Office has just issued state
ment showing that France, Germany. Austria and
Great Britain spending money for experimental
work In aeronautics. In the last year France
spent s23s SO; Germany s6Ss,665 not counting the
81 325Ol4 collected for Count Zeppelin by private
subscription; Austria, 1880. and Great Britain,
S26350.
The Italian Minister OF War has ordered for
subaltern officers OF the balloon corps a three
months course in aerial navigation. and Wilbur
Wright began by teaching officer how TO
operate an aeropane in a few lessons. new
and powerful hand grenade has been evolved that
could 10 great damage when hurled from aloft To
the two dirgfbIes owned, a fleet or six Will
be added before the end of the year. Russia, with
one di-igible which cost 10000 has ordered an
other and the French Minister OF War has an
nounced that the government will conduct tests
and competitions to obtain satisfactory dirgibles
for aerial cruising work. For balloon carrying
six passengers a prize OF $1,000 is offered. VI.
Spiess French inventor. is completing a machine
which will have envelope of especially treated
light wood the dirigible otherwise being much on
the order Of the Zeppelin type.
Al Friedrichshafen The German Aerial Navy
League will found a school OF aerial navigation
At the University of G0ttingen Professor Prandtl
Is the first professor in the chair OF aeronautics.
which was founded this year
The first school to establish special laboratory
for the study Of aerial dynamics and the principles
of heavier-than-air machines is the United Services
College at Windsor. II has installed plant by
means OF which fOrty-mile an-hour wind can be
created b. electricity. the lifting and resist
ance power of machines The Wright brothers can
tell YOU by looking at folded card what kind OF
gvrations It will make in a fall TO the floor That's
science but the United States has made no move
to found chair for the impartng Of the knowledge
the Wrights have obtained by fifteen years OF
study hard work and experimenting.
So far the government has spent little real money
for aeronautics General Allen. chief of the signal
service in "A hearing before the Appropriations
Committee on January IS stated that out Of the
900 taken from the general appropriation for the
signal corps last year $500 been paid for the
Baldwin dirigibe. The balance IS still at hand for
the Wright brothers they fulfil their contract
and for A NJ. Herring. il he has practicable ma
chine