The Paducah evening sun., 1910-01-10

provided for the election Oh ING
house members of the Balllnger-
Pinchot investigation committee IN
stead of allowing Speaker cannon
to name them from the CHAIR |
The resolution, which was auop,eo
by the majority of four Votes re-
corded the first victory that the IN
united with the minority
have won since the beginning OF the
mutiny in the house against @a"-
For some time. or ever since IL be-
came apparent that an Investigation
of tho interior department and the
bnreau of forestry would be ordered
hv tho bouse and senate. there has
been gossip tending TO create 'he
impression that the proposed inVes-
tigation would amount TO nothlhs
more than a neatly applied cost oil
whitewash to the department over
which secretary Ballinger presides'
Hence the opinion in the house
among the pro-Pinchot element that
II would be mistake 10 permit
SNEAKER Cannon to appoint the
house members of the joint investi-
eating committee.
triday at noon no systematic
stems had been taken by the Demo
Gratis and the Republican "insur-
pents" TO block what appeared to be
the program OF the house leaders.
Tnen il was that Representative
James suggested TO Representative
of Alabama, acting MIN
ority leader in the absence OF Champ
Clark, the resolution providing lot
the election of the members OF the
investigating committee by the
house.
Mr.. Underwood carried the sug-
eestion 10 the insurgents" and
they agreed to 1t at once. and asked
that Mr.. Norris offer the resolution
Louis Paulhan, the French aviator
together with two members OF his
syndicate of flyers, Miscarol and
Malsson. arrived here. bringing with
them two Bleriot monoplanes and
two farman biplanes. In which tomor
row Maisson and Miscarol will soar
i'm competition with willard. Hamil-
ton and Curtiss in the speed and
height tests. These aeroplanes,
standing beside the five Curtiss ma
chimes In the shelter tent. look 81
gantic.
Glenn Curtiss declared that he
fully expects TO see the speed records
lowered. while he himself hopes to
surpass the high flights Of his chief
French competitor In the next ten
days.
Charles X Hamilton, who IL here
fresh from his recent flights near
Kansas CITY. No. Is being groomed
by Curtiss to beat Paulhan's Official
speed record OF a mile in two min
utes and one-fifth second. He will
also 20 after the. record established
by the luckless De Ia Grange, who
few a mile and SEQ yards in 1 min
ute and AZ seconds.
Pauihan Is CONFIDENT.
Clifford Harmon. the New York
aviator. who Is more than six feet
tall. while standing near Curtiss and
Paulhan. and noting the size OF the
two avlators. shook his head and re
marked:
"'rhis is the first time / ever want
ed 10 be small. "
With Edmund Cleary. his manager
acting as interpreter. the reporters
Paulhan as to plans and
prospects OF beating the new records
made abroad.
"Can you do letter than Latham &"
he was asked.
"Oh. yes: that Is why came"
do you know that he flew higher
than 5000 feet the other day? Can
you beat that?"
Yes" Paulhan answered.
Then pointing toword the snow
clad Sierra Madres. cleaning in the
sun above a curtain OF clouds, he
asked:
win Fly Over Sierras.
How high Is that?"
more than 1000 feet" he was
told.
We'll. II you don't mind. I'll fly
over that"
Curtis had the Harmon blplane all
groomed and ready. 1t had never
been put together before and shone
with varnlsh and bright metal fit-
tings.
All the American biplanes. includ-
ing one built by Capt. Mueller. the
balloonist, have four-cylinder motors.
except that in which Curtiss hopes to
make records and take a large pro-
portion of the prize money.
This is the eight-cyllnder biplane
in which he made the remarkable
flight at Rheims.
Al that meeting he said that he
could not use the full power OF the
motor for fear OF wrecking the ma
chine and killing himself. But he
has made some notifications which
will enable him to use the full
power.
Field Is Historic.
The slope over which the modern
vessels of the mir will goIa ,ro. ..,,ao