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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
By Clifford B. Harmon
Dean of American Amateur Aviators

indicate most conveniently by referring of my
outdoor activities before taking up the aeroplane.
When was boy became expert on the old fashioned
high bicycle. This gave instructive of bal
Much yachting, including trip to the Bahamas
in twenty -nine-foot sloop, gave understanding
of the winds. good deal of country riding helped
in the Jumps must make before he flies. A large
experience with automobiles supplied me with confidence
in handling the steering gear and mechanism general
of my acceptance Journeys my balloon, the New York,
in which attained the record altitude of twenty-four
thousand hundred feet and the endurance record of
forveight hours and tWentvsix minutes freed me, of
course from any hesancv about rising above the earth
1t is not to be expected that many of those who
ambitious to become avators have had can have
scope of training wide this but at least of
the activities within reach of everybody in position
operate aeroplane, and there Others that will
help. 1t has occurred me, for instance that benefit
be found in such aerial diversions shooting the
chues and looping the loop because they give expert
ence with swift movement through the air. Riding
motorcycle is probably the best single preparation for
flying. In this you gain skill with a motor well
with steering rapid pace under conditions of balance
The First Rise
SUPPOSE, beginner, you have taken your seat in
~ an aeroplane. None of the precautions has been
overlooked The engine has been started. A man at
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the the propeller spin and hastily gets out of
the way of the rdder Other assistants release the
aeroplane 1t begins to its wheels The ground
gdes and more swiftly past the air lifts the
planes. When you moving fast enough at thirty
thirty miles hour you draw toward you, gently
the right hand lever. The elevator plane tits up You
feel upward bound, like that in country riding
when your jumper takes fence; but the bound ends
in the air. You flying, with wonderful sense of
freedom and exrtaton. You gliding smoothly
an even keel and moving faster than before
because less power is needed than when you
climbing. All is The ground runs by beneath
and you feel that sport earth is like this in
the air.
But suddenly gust strikes the aeroplane the side
That side drops shoots up You push the lever
trolling the stabizng flaps, alerons, toward the high
side of the machine This pulls them down the low
SIDE and also releases those the high side from their
normal position. The effect is that the low side is
forced up and the high side given a tendency to fall.
Now you the lever to the alerons to their
original position. The aeropane has regained its bal
You have proved your ability to keep it from
turning skiddng to the ground, and breathe
easily.
You wisely flying low; but remembering that
hundred and fifty feet said be the safest height
you elevate your forward plane, turn power
and mount the Your feeling that your
advisers have been right about the safest height OBJ
lects the ground don't bother you they did. You
have for descent Flying seems easy, after
all! With increasing confidence decide go little
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higher. But the wind freshens as YOU
mount. 1t makes sudden attacks, as if
resenting the soaring ambition of the
aeroplane You increase the speed of the
motor, SO that, with added power. the
machine will be less a creature of the
gusts. The latter. however. seem to have
the upper hand completely. Your air
craft rolls and pitches like canoe in
heavy sea. Continually you are moving
your body and operating your ailerons to
regain the balance. 1t gets on your nerves
at first, this exercise up among the winds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-07
.HOUSANDS of Americans hope to fly. large
l number will realize this ambition: but in many

number will realize this ambition: but in many
cases. of course, first efforts in the air will end all
too abruptly the sod Since most of the mshaps will
be due lack of care knowledge, suggestions have
certain usefulness For this reason | have responded
to request to tell something from amateurs
viewpoint, of what one learns about aviation from
perience.
1t is necessary at the outset to Danish from the mind
any idea that it easy acquire the art of flying.
Optimistic statements to the effect that active
can learn in afternoon, two hours, not be
taken seriously. Their only basis is that in short
time you reach theoretical understanding of the
mechanism and handling of an aeroplane You get
into the air. but to get back to earth in safety quite
a different matter. You may be expert with auto
mobile a motorcycle; but in a flying machine you
face new problems and situations You called upon
to steer merely to the right and left, but up and
down well, the most unstable road man has
tried to travel Your machine is constantly thrown
from its balance by the winds You must bring it back
by working the levers even more swiftly than you
think. You not aviator until these operations
become instructive
My first attempts at flying made under
unusually favorable auspices. | had studied my aero
plane in all its parts with great understood 1t
thoroughly, knew in theory, Just how control and
balance it. Moreover | had observed it closely
ton during flight of twenty-four miles passenger
with Pauhan. Yet when | tried to operate it alone
up in the air iguratvely we'll literally. 1t
erratic flight. zgzagged the big field with
little idea of how when where |
going to land. | had no control. About
all | could do to hope for the best
After few trials the knacl came to me
suddenly, and began to fly in compare
tive safety; but my first experiences i'm
pressed wildly upon my mind the fact 80
that the beginner cannot be too careful. -
You must know your machine before -
YOU try to fly in it. Its possible defects -"
in construction condition, rather than
the principles of aviation, present the
chief risk of flying. Each wire, Joint, and
bit of mechanism must be examined and
tested with keen eye before flight If
these are found to be fawless, in perfect MI
working order, and you have had some I
experience in the air, you may ride the
winds about as safely you ride horse. E<s5
The personal equation is, of course, i'm
portant in aviation. 1t is obvious enough
that the man who wants to fly either as
an amateur or as professional, must have
physical quckness. an alert mind and self
control In addition to this general
equipment he is much aided by certain
kinds of previous experience which can
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Then the Coming Down

HAVING a growing feeling that you
= = would be rather safer on the ground,
you decide to descend. You look down at
the earth somewhat longingly, realizing
that the more critical part of the adven-
ture is still ahead of you. With careful
glance you observe the rapidly gliding
turf If it is moving at an angle not par
allel with the aeroplane. you know that
will blow you sidewise, or may upset YOU,
Confined on page 10
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
SlRES AND SONS.

The Earl of Ellesmere Is n regular
attendant ut most race meetings. In
spite of the fact. however. that he has
owned and run many good horses he
has never been known to make Il bet.
The Washington Star says that Vice
President Sherman. IN addition to 9th.
or responsibilities. finds himself almost
single handed in the task of perpetual
ing side whskcrs In American poll
tics.
Lloyd-George. the Welsh chamber
lain, British chancellor of the excheq-
ucr and Trainer Of the famous "budg-
ct" is Il master of debate and one of
the greatest platform orators in Eng
land.
Herbert Gladstone's celebrated fa-
Their never would accept title. but
the sons acceptance of the governor
generalship of South Africa means that
the family must now endure at least
one lord
Thomas Ashford, II rural messenger
who covers daily round of twenty
miles in the Whitwick district of Lei
ceStCrshre. Is the only postlnnn in the
British isles who has the right to wear
the Victoria cross.
Ex-,Iustice Roger A. Pryor of New
York. lawyer and journalist. equally
famous us an orator and writer. is
still active mentally and physically ut
eighty-one He helped to nominate
Franklin Pierce for the presidency.
T. j. Steward. who sits for West
Hamilton i'll the Dominion's house of
commons, seems to be an irreverent
Canadian person. The slickest duck
l have seen in Il long WHILE" was his
sizing up of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in Il
recent speech.
Joseph f. Smith. nephew of the Nor
mon prophet and present head of the
Church of the Latter Day Saints. is
seventy-one years old. He drove an
OK team in crossing the plains to Salt
Lake City In 1S4S and has lived to see
The city in gentle hands.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
A Tragedy In Writing.

Illegible handwriting, which has CIV
en- rise to so many comedies. led to
d tragedy In the case of Bacher, a
musical enthusiast of the last century
who devoted several years to the COM
position of history Of Viennese mu-
sic. His task finished. he submitted
the manuscript to the Austrian i'm
perial academy, which he had been led
to believe would defray the cost of its
publication. After three months his
manuscript was returned. Despite
their best efforts the members had
been unable to decipher 1t. Bacher
then endeavored to have his work
copied, but every professional copyist
who undertook the task had to confess
himself baffied. He thereupon at
tempted debating the work. only to
find that even he could not decipher
it, and. heartbroken at the discovery
that his years of toll had proved fruit
less, he attempted suicide and finished
his days in a lunatic asylum.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
School Census.

Sacramento, Feb. 26. The taking oil
the school census will begin on the 18th
day of April by Genus marshals ap-
pointed by boards of school trustees, on
or tefore April /. The census must be
taken as it is on the fifteenth day OF
April. The complete report must be
handed to the county superintendent on
or before the 10th day Of May.
The law provides that census marshals
must visit every home and ask ques-
tions called for on the official census
blank, duly noting the answers. The law
now provides that after enumerating the
children Of the family, the person Civ
ing in the census to the marshal must
sign a certificate stating that the items
and data given are correct Anyone who
fails thus to sign the certificate is held
under the new law to be guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and may be punished by a
fine not exceeding 500.
Under the direction OF the state office
census report blanks are now being
printed to the number OF 10000 and
400, 600 of what are known as field notes
are also being printed for use by the
census marshals- These blanks will be
ready for distribution in a few days,
together with all other blanks necessary
for school elections, etc. The census
blanks have been entirely revised, and
will be issued in far more convenient
and workable form than before. All old
blanks will be useless.
The census marshals will list all
children from one to five years, and
from five years old to seventeen.
Children between the ages Of five and
seventeen years are noted as census
children. ~ This census forms the basis
for portion of the apportionment of
school funds, as $3.50 from state and
county funds will be allotted to every
district for every seventy census chill
dren or fraction of seventy not less than
twenty. BY law the calculation of one
teacher is thus made to every seventy
census children. There are now 1924
grammar school districts in California
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
PERTINENT
TAX FEATURES.
The Amounts Paid To State
Nor Poll Tax.
Floures Show a Marked Difference
as Based on Those of
Registration.

State controller Nye has just given
for publication a statement showing the
amount of money turned in from the
different counties of the state on account
of poll tax collections. The result
shows marked difference in the re-
spective amounts as based on the
number of voters registered in the
counties. This is explained by Mr. Nye
for those counties whose collections
actually exceed $500 per CAPITA the
amount exacted by the state for the
privilege of voting, by the fact that in
those counties last year great many
outside men we're employed on extern
sive work of improvement and they
were caught there for their poll tax. y
1t does not explain, however, the short
age in other counties in one for which
the per capita collection was only II
cents. Many OF the counties show an
amount considerably under the ~. 90 per
capita.
The following figures compiled by Mr.
Nye, speak for themselves:
Most interesting in the computation
which has just been made by state con-
troller Nye, are the disclosures made
by comparison OF the number Of votes
cast in each county at the last presiden-
tial election with the aggregate amount
of poll taxes collected. 1t is noted that
the amount collected and turned over
ranges from II cents in Solano county TO
81. VA in Kern county. These represent
the extremes, the average for the whole
state being 81 ,802 per voter. Next to
Kern county, Plumas county, with 1884
per voter, makes the highest showing,
followed by Siskivou county with $2.63
per voter.
MERGED county has an average COL
lection of $2.49; Kings county, $2.49;
Shasta county, $2.46; MADEIRA county,
81. 46; Ventura county, 81. 40; Humboldt
county, S2.33; Lassen county, $2.37;
and Los Angeles county 1920.
Sacramento countys average poll tax
collection is $l.9l. San Francisco has.
only SLAB. Alameda county, with the
third largest population in the state,
shows only Sl.83.
Next to Solano, Ell Dorado, with an
average of 81 cents, and Nevada and San
Mateo with 81 cents, each are the
lowest. Other counties much lower be-
low the average are Suffer, $l.l6; Yolo,
sl.2l; Lake, $l.26; and Butte, SIPS.
Alpine county, with only 86 votes cast
for presidential election in 1908. paid
a total of $l30. 90-an average of $l.52
per vote. Union.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
Things theatrical.

Gladys Hanson is leading woman
this season with Kyrle Bellew.
Ii is said that Frederic Thompson
spent over $4,000 for the production
of "Springtime."
Lew Dockstader will. with his min
strels. make a tour of the south under
canvas in the early spring.
An operate ballet dancing school has
been opened in connection with the
Metropolitan Opera House. in New
York.
Percy Haswell has been engaged by
the Shuberts to play the leading role in
The Watchers" psychic drama by
Cora Maynard.
Arthur Eddy, the author of Canton
& Co.." from which the play 1.-The
Great John Canton" was taken, has
written play called The Man Higher
Up"
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04

Menelik, emperor Of Abyssinia. often
dabbled in medicine. Some years ago
Nine. Stevenin, the wife of promi-
nent member of the French colony at
Adds Abeba. was laid up with fever.
Menelik inquired what treatment she
was undergoing and expressed d1sap-
prevail when he learned that she was
being dosed with quinine. The fol-
lowing day q messenger called with a
large pot of very rancid butter. accom-
panied by letter from one Of the en-
peror's secretaries stating that his roy
al master hoped that madame would
take three glasses daily Of the butter
sent, which had been stored for two
years and would be found an infallible
remedy. The present was gratefully
acknowledged and promptly buried.
and when madame recovered Menelik
took to himself the credit Of her cure.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
Law Points.

Notes made by man to his intend
ed wife as security for loan are held
in Mac Keown versus Lacey. 200 Mass,
43T; sc ~ E.. 100; 21 L. II. A. IN. 81,
GS3. TO be enforceable against his es-
tate Notwithstanding their continued
validity is not recognized by payment
of interest after the marriage.
Where before the time for perform
ance of contract it appears that one
party will not be able TO perform his
agreement upon the precise date stip-
ulated the other party is held in Holt
versus United Security Life Insurance
and Trust company IN. j.. ~ Att.
301: 81 L. r. A. IL. 81. 60. not to have
the right to repudiate his obligation
in advance unless time is of the es-
sence of the agreement.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
DIRE DISTRESS.
II Is Near at Hand to Hundreds OF
Jackson Readers

Don't neglect an aching back.
Backache is the Kidneys cry for help
Neglect hurrrying to their aid
Means that urinary troubles follow
quickly
Dire distress, diabetes, Bright's dis
ease.
Profit by a sufferers experience.
Mrs D. c. Matteson, 726 Fourteenth
ST., Modesto, Calf, says: For a
long time | suffered from kidney trouble
and no matter whatsI did | received no
relief. | was tired, weak and nervous
and the slightest exertion completely
wore me out. The kidney secretions
were irregular in passage and caused
me great annoyance. at length read OF
Doan's Kidney Pills and seeing them
highly recommended, procured a box.
They gave me so much relief that con-
tinued taking them until Swas feeling
better than | had in long tiIIe. ! am
only TOO glad TO tell other persons OF
the good results received from the use
of Doans Ki IneY Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price go
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan Sand
take no other.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
Her Cab.

Mary Ann of Lancaster Gate. base
ment, was having Il week off and had
arrived back at her little native vii
lage in all her metropolitan paint and
feathers.
1t was a very little native village.
and Mary Ann. after her many months
service in town. didn't think so very
much of it. Even James, the station
porter and her old sweetheart, seemed
hopelessly insignificant, and instead of
staggering him with the kiss that he
expected she looked him up and down.
comparing him with certain gentle
man whose acquaintance she had re-
Gently made and who wore plush
breeches and silk stockings.
Porter" she said grandly. do you
know if there is cab here to convey
me and my luggage home"
"Well. l don't know about cab"
responded the staggered yokel. "but
there's yer mother outside wi bar
rern'-London Scraps.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
Englebright Scores
Victory

Congressman Englebright of Nevada
CITY has Just won a notable victoy for
the first battalion of mountaineers, Cali
fornia volunteers, according to the fols
lowing telegram received at this Office
day from Washington, D. C:
decision rendered by department of
the interior restores to pension list first
battalion mountaineers. California vol
unteers.
This is a great achievement for both
congressman Englebright and the volun-
teers who are entitled to pensions but
who, through the action of former
secretary of the Interior were deprived
OF their legal rights. 1t is the result of
one of the most persistent and deter
mined fights eve made in behalf CT
patriotic men by representative in
congress. Mr Engebright took the
matter of securing pensions for these
veterans for the civil war up Immediate
ly on going to congess in 1906. He
went to the commissioner OF pensions,
who is under the domination OF the
secretary of the interior. The commits
sioner was willing that the old vets
should be rewaded for their services
and display of patriotism the same as
others who had offered their services TO
the country in the time of great national
stress. In some manner the matter
came before secretary Garfield, who was
then secretary of the interior, for ad-
Indication, and he promptly overrued
the decision of the commissioners OF
pensions. Englebright appealed to Gar
field for the veterans pointing out their
title to the pension demanded, but he
refused to listen. Garfield remained
obdurate and the chance of securing
the pension was slim.
On returning to Washington at the be-
ginning of the present session OF con-
gress Englebright again took the matter
up with the department of the interior
He laid all the facts before secretary
Ballinger, who seemed to be more
appreciatiye and amenable to reason,
and who took the question under advise
ment. To-day he rendered his decision
which, as stated, restores the veterans
of the first battalion OF mountaineers,
California volunteers mustered in dur
ing the exciting DAYS OF the civil war,
to the pension rolls and they will now
receive the reward to which they are
entitled and for which they have fought
unsuccessfully for the last 20 years.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
Smoke Nuisance
To be Abated.

There was a good turn out at the
copper smoke meeting at Wallace Sun
day, February 18th. Chairman Will
Dover of San Andreas called the meet
ing to order and secretary Will Dennis
OF Jenny Lind read the minutes of last
stated meeting which were approved
showing all bills paid to date. There
was considerable disappointment as the
committee had intimated that the Penn
Chemical Company would make a
statement at this meeting as to what
action they intended to take to solve
the copper smoke problem. The
committee received a telegram from Mr.
Chas. Lockeridee, president of the
company too late to call off the meeting,
stating that he could not be here a
date agreed upon as member OF his
family had received an injury in an
automobile accident.
A great number are complaining that
there is more smoke this winter than
Uul lillo hHAOlDtShiJ NtS
10 the heavy atmosphere we had holding
the smoke to the ground more than
usual.
The committee was informed that the
verb and roasters treated about 200 tons
of ore per "a hours. This would mean
about fifty tons of sulphur or about 100
tons of sulphuric acid per "a hours in
the air. .
The citizens committee received a
letter Monday from Chas Lockeridge
from Denver, Colorado, of which the
following is an extract:
"You are authorized to state for US
that we intend to install a dry chlor-
ination plant at Campo Seco for use in
place of our present smelling system if
| the plant now almost completed at our
Georgetown, Colorado, proves out in
operation as successful as we believe
it will. This would do away with the
smoke question completely. Gala
veras Prospect.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
College and School.

The number of women taking courses
this winter at the universities of Ger
many is 1852.
District after district in China is
raising money toward the endowment
fund of Hongkong university. The
Canton district has given $43.750.
DR.. James p. Magenis of the Boston
school board announces that hereafter
every high school girl in that city, un-
less incapacitated, will be required to
master the art Of swimming in order
to obtain points for her graduation.
Twenty years ago the number of
private schools was small. Ten years
ago there was noted decided in
crease. and today America is support
ing something like 5000 permanently
established educational institutions ex-
elusive Of the public schools.
Amador ledger., 1910-03-04
Honor In Wall Street.


One would hardly consider the New
York Stock Exchange exactly In tie
light of "a communion of saints" In
deed. to judge 10y much that appears in
the daily papers and the muck raking
magazines, this might be he last place
to look for the very soul and spirit OF
integrity. But there 1t Is lin the midst
OF them" Between members of that
marble mansion of trade In securities
on New York's famous Broud street no
paper writing passes certifying to the
binding obligation of transaction. In
the very fiercest rush and maddest vOr-
tex of the wild corner word, nod.
the merest sign. amply suflices. What
ever 1t may lead to-irrepurable loss.
ruin. bankruptcy. no matter-the deal
is closed. | am not processing to be IN
apologist for whatever crimes may be
committed in the name of honor. |
simply record the fact, to be easily
verified, that the dealings on that ex-
change are ION honor" The Corinthian
fairness of its pillared and entablatured
front is not shamed by the constant
and consistent uprightness of the traf-
fic within.-Christia Register.