The Washington herald., 1910-10-24
AT THE HOTELS.

"A 4 u LI IN Liz
san Francisco is entitled to the Pam
anna Canal exhibition from every point
OF view said Duncan p. Perry, Of San
Francisco. Cal, at the New Willard, last
night. The West has never held an
International exhibition. There have been
four IN this country-the first at Philadel-
phia in lsi6. the second at New Orleans
IN lsso, the third in Chicago in 1883. and
the fourth at ST. Louis IN 1904.
All received large government aid.
New Orleans received a loan OF 100000,
which has never been paid. subsequently
s5uo'0N was appropriated for a govern
ment exhibit and later $4,000 additional
to pay the debts OF The exposition. New
Orleans then was as much the center Of
population as it is to-day.
Not only California, with It's peculiar,
well-advertlsed attractions, but all the
big natural features Of the West will
help draw visitors to the exposition. The
Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon Of the
Colorado. the Yosemite. Mount Shasta,
Lake Tahoe, the big trees. the missions.
reclamation project. orange groves. gold
mines. oil fields. orchards. flower farms
all will be side shows FOR exposition
travellers. with trips possible to Hawaii
and its volcano, to la Paz and Guvamas
and their pearl fisheries, TO Southern
Alaska and its glaciers
Eight main overland railways now
cross the continent, BY 1918 there Will
doubtless be others. Time viii be short
ened and low rates OF travel will be
made. with stOpOvers al every attractive
point. Steamships from Atlantic coast
points and from Europe viii carry crowds
through the canal and on 10 San Fran
cisco. the canal thus becoming an expo
sitiOn exhibit. The voyage from Panama
70 San Francisco will take nc longer than
from New York 10 Liverpool"
Charles " Trainer. OF Chicago. H.,
who is at the Shoreham and IS interested
In aeronautics. said yesterday that the
wind. Of course. is bound 10 affect bal
loon airships very largely, and their
practical use would depend on the direc-
ton Of the currents.
They are propelled in the same way
as steamer" said Mr.. Trainer. but
the great difference between a marine
steamer and an airshlp IS that the former
seldom encounters a sea current running
more than five miles an hour. whereas
in the air wind currents blowing twenty
or thirty miles an hour are common.
That Is where the difficulty lies. and we
must obtain greater speed in order 10
stem the wind currents. think it will
he overcome We get airships now which
can be propelled AT thirty miles an hour,
and We may reach fifty miles; but do
not think We shall go beyond that with
balloons.
There is no doubt in my mind that
the airship section Of the military arm
OF the government viii be the strongest,
or. az least the most important branch
/ OF the service eventually. We cannot
foresee what is IN the future. but II We
get machine capable OF going up IN
any weather and with speed OF thirty
or forty miles an hour-I think they may
/ ultimately even 20 faster-it would Ger
/ tainly have a tremendous effect not only
/ on military. but also on naval warfare
/ Their first Importance would lie in
/ accommodating an enemy's country BY
I their aid We could learn exactly where
bodies Of troops are They would be
/ able 10 detect any fOrtifcati0ns and get
plans Of them. which would make an
I enormous difference 10 any army In the
! field. I do not believe that airships VIII
/ be OF so much use in dropping explosives
/ into an enemy's camp OF Qualifications
although IL Is possible that may come
about. They would not be able 10 carry
a great weight of pro'ectile. but it may
/ be that they could De armed with A very
| small shell containing a high explosive
( % light weight. On the other hand. how
/ ever there would be n difficulty in drop
/ ping the explosive IN the right place,
/ unless II were possible 20 hover exactly
over the objective spot. I do not say
/ II is impossible, but at first reconnoiter-
{ ing viii be the most practical use Of an
! airship, which will only carry a crew
/ Of FIVE or six men.
y think the United States government
/ or Congress should enable the army and
navy TO make more comprehensive and
1 practical studies Of aer0naurcs. All
/ other nations are spending money liber-
ally buying aeroplsnes or flying machines
and balloons"
Il is true without q doubt, accord
ing TO John ?. O'Connor. Of st. Joseph.
No. who IS at the Riggs and is a great
admirer and friend OF dogs. that people
in the city don't keep as many watch
dogs as they did a few wears ago.
why this is SO" said Mr.. O'Connor.
Il cannot understand. because I don't
/ agree with the people who maintain
that it is a hardship to keep a dog in
the fat And when it comes TO the value
of the watchdog in the city. it cannot
be overestmated. How often It Is that
we hear Of an instance where a house