The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-17
CLAIMS TO HAVE
BIG MONOPLANE
Mxgssfer, Mass, Man Tells
Of Wonderful Flight.
10 EEW YORK, BOSTON, HONE

EIsSerreSc lie Carried TWO Me-; Besides
sdSwuxslf, and Wien Motor Went
@snaa Sailed about In Mid-air Until
ax2alrs Cc~id Be Made-Wili Not
Erssss Where He Keeps 1t.
,TTszeester, Mass, Dec. 14.-In con.
zeSon of an article that has APP
sgIHn2 in print, Wallace E. Tiilin.
g:arza nf this place has made state.
anrra IN which he says that it is true
xarze he sailed in new flying machine
Sss hIS invention from somewhere to
EErx Work, around by New London to
Esals5ER and back to somewhere, all in
81 E:Rgje, night. He says that he does
zx& hAye to prove 1t just now and
zsniH mtil he gets ready, and that il
&xrsanssy wants to think the story is
5zn srze it fails to interest him in the
6az1zs
q 10 not ask TO have the story
Erfx6NS," he said to a reporter Il
1En@ not asked the public to believe
An 8 1nn not Offering any stock in the
ssrrismuy for sale. I have no axe to
sgdEl2 One of these days shall bring
E1a Mig monoplane out and fly with
~ E3sn the public will believe.
Reporter Got "Wise."
'-Iiaen l produce the machine at
zsss T1vper time, everybody will have
trR EsEEsye 1t. ! had not intended to
xnksx The matter public now, but re-
vHrnEs got the goods on me- and in
xxsexyn Tor his keeping secret where
sSt1 monoplane is and other details
SzfEE 3 do not want to see in print for
Exr Evesent told him the story Of my
nzxxa successful flight.
-We lsft the place where the mono
ssIazzc Ss kept-three Of US, the two
nzxsnnnicians and myself-after dark.
EwRft say where the place IS, other
xhHz mat IL is more than fifty miles
thrE Worcester and fourteen miles
ktuM railroad. We headed directly
fEsr Esw York.
an In not difficult to make 100 miles
AM Aksuv with my machine, which is
@ppExsy-two feet across. I have a
sszHiksfsr machine, thirty feet across,
ss5fE within have made some success
asaE xEssnsions. The big one will carry
azfnEs people whose average weight is
sESk Dunnds. 1t differs from all other
srNns IA that the passengers sit in
sss Eafh body of the machine.
''1k n not exactly true that circled
SshE ssxtue Of liberty in New York har-
swy- as was stated. went within
sx&sre az #, should say about q mile
x~xy. and we had trouble with the
nEMrssery, and had an opportunity
sar aaEnonstrate one Of the things in
wf1nsH my machine differs from all
nsffErz n stopped the motors and for
SsrtF SIX minutes remained in the air
wfftaus power while the mechanics
snzise the necessary repairs.
Cannot capsixe.
-Thsfng all that time we sailed
snsuuif IN the air. The machine cannot
~sxrzsSEfs and IL It ia stopped high in
7sAE aSr will remain afioat for a much
EsxrM time than L did on that occa.
sssz When the repairs were COM
wes1n8 Ne had fallen perhaps 1000
kkxr
E1Een r headed for Boston. I did
xxs lmss over the city, but circled 1t,
Ruksng ever the harbor at a height Of
WrEArps $500 feet. Then headed for
ssr7 asartfng point and arrived there
ihss@S daylight"
THis trip was made, according to
AMz. MIfnghast, on Sept. 8. He says
Aw as planning to get a suitable plaic
sax rSs vicinity Of Worcester for the
gzhr,Eg and starting of his aeroplane.
'.xyT you going into the manufac-
sng Of these machines?" he was
xxSsg8
Whatever I am going to do" he re-
Dsffkn- ''T am not asking anyone for a
@y4K or backing. have sufficient to
ansug1ese my experiment and prove
rEa1z1 have the greatest and most
Egxskscal heavier-than-air flying ma
gsftnG Shat was ever invented"