Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-14
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now very naturally settled that way
Specially tempting to the amateur will
be the discovery of fascinating air lines
between points which have no goo
terrestrial communiCa ton. Now that
the possibility of flying $50 miles oI
more without touching ground has
been demonstrated, eXperinenters will
be eager to show off the practical
value of such flights. Why should
not sportsmen, going into the Wildes-
ness to shoot or fish go as the crow
flies, reaching in few hours Of
GREATNESS speed over forests. lakes
hills and marshes spot which might
take him tie better part of a week to
attain by railroad, by canoe, and by
trail' AS soon as confidence in the
working of the motor is felt such
flights will be in order
Another feature that MAY be looked
for is wide diffusion of the art of
flying. Already there are reports oil
experiments in many parts Of the coun-
try; it should not be long before every
considerable town has it's amateurs.
and an aeroplane passing overhead
will stir not wonder but a lively inter
est, such as followed the passing of q
"horSalesS carriage" 20 years ago. Tn
der such conditions it is quite plain
that facilities for smuggling would be
very materially increased, and the de-
mand for measures to prevent it is Ell
tirely reasonable. Bulky articles, of
course. would not he affected. Cheat
ing with false scales would serve the
sugar trust much better than smugsl-
ing in aeroplanas. But the case is very
"ifIerent with laceS and diamonds All
'hc di3mondS imported INTO the United
tales in year could easily be-
brought IN by Il single ;.rshiD,
m" operation of such q smueeiin o
%cheme. too, would be simplicity itself
There need be no larger organization
4 partnership of three would answer
perfectly Tie aeronaut would sim
ply nave to take the goods received
rom to an arranged point across the
IN" where II could find them. II NAV
be possible to patrol 4 frontier lime. II
- obviously Impossible to patrol tha
saperiicies of a country. There arc
plenty OF Wild solitary places alona. the
'ahdulah frontier where an aFronaut
could allght with the utmost ease and
depart at ms leisure quite unobsalyed
N'f need the place of deposit ever be-
tWice the same. There can tc, no
harm in stating plainly these advan
'l%es TOR fvadins the laws. for they
are obvious enough, and 40 one who
would be likely to take ADVANTAGE of
them needs to have them uointad ont
IL remains to be seen. however, wheth-
Gf rcgDl1tiOnG SI,ch
farlng from nCrt TO port, if enforced by
treaty. would suffice to prevent sucb
cVaSions. Such restrictions would at
ieaSt be very difficult. For one thing.
most airships seeking a license, womb
correspond IN character with Sea-goinc
yachts which, while not exempt from
custom regulations, are left free to 60
Where they please at any time. whole
the mercantile craft is expected to pro-
coed directly to the port for which if
is cleared. 1t NAV not he true that
the yachts of millionaireS, as has some
times been charged are often used for
smuggling, but opportunities are often
presented. or could be made if the own
ers cared to take the risk.
But the sea-going yacht. even though
free to cruise where it likes, has 10
such advantages for smuggling as an
air-going yacht and it is a question
whether the most rigid system of Ii
cenSlng would serve as a cheek Pre-
sumahly no laws would forbid crus-
ing near frontier and point 80 miles
away would answer perfectly for head
quarters. Nor in spite of the improve
ments in motors can an air ship be
held to q strict account for its move
lhents like trolley car If it should
set out one afternoon and return the
next day from brief excursion, it
would be hard to prove that instead
of struggling with a refractory engine
the aeronaut had been skimming
through the night. SO miles an hour.
crossing the drowsv frontier silently.
on vast pini01s with mower cut off.
fariT@ CT into alien territnry. tin he
ca"ai' -" eiea'n cf lis ewa pri,ate
h, acca. Fael, care Gawa. The iay-
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