The San Francisco call., 1910-12-17
WOMAN FROM Army
And navy BARRED
Wagers Are Freely Made Rela=
tive to Who Viii Have
Courage to Fly

The aviation meet in January prom
ises to be Of even greater interest in
local social circles than has been ex-
pected. as Mrs Paul W. Beck. Miss
Frances Stewart Miss Ethel Shorb
Mist Anna Peters and Miss EIysee
Schultz have all decided to join the
colony of society aviators. Miss Enid
Gregg has also been invited by wireless
TO be among the number, and it is ex-
pected she will be as ready as the
others to take flight into the upper
stratum. She will arrive in this city
from Honolulu on the 31st of this
month and will doubtless be ready to
join the rest of the ambitious aviators
on their initial flight on January 6.
Mrs. Paul W. Beck has set the style.
AS soon as she knew of the intention
Of her husband. Lieutenant Beck, to
fly at the meet she signiffed her desire
to accompany him. Immediately num-
ber of other prominent matrons in the
army and navy set wished to emulate
her exa mple. AS many of the husbands
objected, however, it was decided to
extend the privilege at first only to
unma rried women. with the exception
of Mrs. Beck. who was the first to
request the permission.
Other army and navy wives have
been excluded. In consequence, the four
invita- tions TO fly come under the new
rules of the meet and are anxiously
awaiting the all propitious day Many
of their friends will be present to cheer
them on their way and many bets are
being placed on which one viii be gam
est and which one the most level head
ed. and whether or not any of the num-
Der will back out at the last moment.
It has become the absorbing topic In
social sets and many of the girls who
have not been asked are anxious for
the honor to be among the first IN
California TO test a Curtiss biplane.
The military features of the meet
are also increasing in interest daily,
owing to the sensational suggestions
advanced by the Wright and Curt1ss
men. both of whom are striving Tor
government patronag ge., Glenn Curtiss,
who scored 13 hits out of 81, while hurl-
ing bombs from an elevation of 1000
feet at a miniature airship anchored In
Lake Keuka. says that all records for
Workmanship viii be broken during
the meet. He has asked the committee
to select an actual battleship as tar
get for his men, whom, he promises
will strike all of the vital parts with
their missiles. At Lake Keuka he testi-
fed that this was possible, and expects
that the craftsmanship record at Tan
foran in January will cause the gov
ernment TO Shortiy adopl an aeTonautl-
cal arm of the service.
The sending of wireless message
seems to be the one remaining test to
guarantee the usefulness of the flying
machine in warfare. Paul Beck will
receive and send messages by wireless,
and demonstrate for the government
that a small scouting party with aero
planes can cover millions of miles of
territory and still keep their head
quarters in touch with what is happen
ing in the enemy's lines.
Frank Dolliver, a prominent local
sportsman, has protested to the fish
and game commission against the
goose hunt to be made with aeroplanes
by Beck and +. w. Scoford during the
meet. He states that it will establish
dangerous precedent If permitted.
AS the aeroplanes is commonly de-
scribed as a ship or boat, impelled
through a fluid medium by a motor a
hunt OF the sort would be violation
of section 626 of the penal code, in
which the pursuit and slaughter of
wild fowl from a motor impelled boat
while in motion. is pronounced a misde-
meanor He also states that the hunt
if permitted, will scare thousands of
wild fowl away from Willows.