The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-29
AUTO HAS ITS DANGERS.
FRON O7EER PENS

-EROPLANES FOR BATTLESHIPS-
An aeroplane costs $1,000. An armored
cruiser costs $5,000,000.
The best of our arnored cruisers, the
Tennessees and the Montanas, have
been rendered obsoIescent by the In
flexible and the Won der Tam. Nor
are we building new ones to succeed
them.
Therefore the aeroplane. as an adj
junct to the battleship, becomes a mat
ter of interest, both tactically and
economically.
The coming attempt of an aeroplane
to fly from the deck of an ocean steam
err back to New York harbor is a mat
ter Of prime moment. Though the fed
eral government has rescinded the or
der detailing torpedo boats to assist in
the experiment, the navy department
will keep official watch on it.
The result of this experiment may
determine whether the naval author;-
ties will equip the next new battle
ship with an aeroplane and the neces-
sary facilities for making a flight from
the ships deck while at sea. The adj
vent Of the battleship-cruise has made
our best cruisers nothing but scouts,
and not rapid ones. Yet the cost of
their maintenance is almost that of
a dreadnought. If the aeroplane can
perform scout duty at sea the cost of
constructing and maintaining our navy
This new application of aeronautics
to naval warfare, seems. at present, n
delicate and difficult matter. 1t will
require expert aviators aboard ship
and highly favorable conditions all
around. Yet skilled and daring flyers
the ability to cope with varied atmos
pheric conditions is developing to
match.-Chicago Record Herald.
NEW USE FOR SCHOOL HOUSES.
The great success of the series of free
lectures which are being given in the
various public school buildings in Mil :
waukee by one of the most noted teach
ers of cooking in the world, is crafty
ing to those who believe in utilizing
the school houses for the benefit of all
the people.
The thousands of women and girls
who have attended the lectures have
necessarily learned a great deal that
they never knew before about house
keeping. They have heard crisp, prac-
tical talks about marketing, about
cooking, about keeping the house
clean and healthful and about economy
in the household management. They
have learned things which will help
them to achieve somewhat better re-
suits at a somewhat smaller outlay of
money. They have profited by per-
sona1 contact with a woman who is a
mistress OF UoIneStlc science Ihe1r
families will enjoy better cooking and
will gain the advantage of a little saw
ing here and there The city, as a
whole. viii profit through some i'm
provement in household hygiene.
The current lectures on cooking, the
expense of which is betrayed by pri-
vate capital. shows the great demand
for one use of the school houses-that
of capable instructions in household
management. Several civic clubs,
through the use of school buildings for
the purpose, are showing what can be
done in the way of enIightening the
people in regard to public affairs. Next
month the Journal purposes, by giving
a series of 10 public moving picture
shows of a high order, to demonstrate
what can be done in the way of pro-
viding wholesome public amusement
in the school houses.-Milwaukee Jour
nal.