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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01

Boston on Feb. 10, 1et3-Expeots to
Mako Twenty to Twenty five Miles q
Day.
From Liverpool to Boston by water,
though not by boat-this Is the aim of
DIR. julius William NJ. Demmer,
known as the worlds champion long
distance swimmer. The date for start
Ing the swim across the Atlantic as
now set will be Feb. 10, 1913
Demmer will give himself 200 days
in which to cross the Atlantic. 1t will
be a continuous but not sustained
swim. The 200 days will give allow
ance for storms, during which no at
tempt to swim will be made. 1t will
be the swimmers plan to make twenty
to twenty-five miles a day on the av-
erage.
Demmer Will be accompanied by a
three masted bark, manned by crew
of eighteen men. The latest naviga-
ton instruments OF all kinds will be
carried A life saving boat will be
part of the equipment, and a physician
will be aboard.
Will Sleep on Boat.
At nightfall, or at the end of each
twelve or fourteen hour swim, Us Is
agreed upon. the bark will cast anchor
in mldoeean and await the dawn.
Demmer states no difficulty will be ex-
perienced In anchorlng with heavy
anchor and n chain of sufficient length.
IL NIL la ~
reach bottom to make the boat fast.
Each morning before the swimmer
starts for his days strenuous life of
breast. overland, crawl and other
kinds of strokes grease will be used In
rubbing the mans body down. This
will insure no loss OF natural weight
on the part of Demmer.
With the allowance of 200 days for
the swim, in the event the swimmer
should make the trip across the ocean
safely, one-third of the total time
might be devoted to rest if emergen-
cies arose. Demmer will make the
swim stripped In order to relieve him
self of all possible cause for hamper.
Sharks viii be specially watched
al nm not afraid of sharks as long
MS | am In motion" said Demmer. "If
a shark approaches you a splash of
water upon him will make him re-
treat. once saw man plunge after
another who was drowning In the sens.
The rescuer had knife, and upon be-
ing attacked by shark he slashed
and cut the big fish until II was able
to swim but n short distance before Il
died"
Demmer Is Amphibious.
Demmer, who Is thirty-eight years
old and who has lived In the water
since he was FIVE years old, is q man
or dimlnutlve stature, but Of sinewy
build. lie IL n native Australian, but
has swum In many countries. He lays
claim to the title OF champion long
distance swimmer Of the world and to
the distinction Of being the only man
who ever swan the English channel.
The swimming Of the channel was
accomplished. he stated, Sept 1, 1900.
II was done In twenty-five hours of
continuous swimming.
Among the records Demmer holds Is
that of mile In % minutes 10 sec
onds, seven miles In 3 hours 10 min
utes at Bridgeport, Conn, I'm 1907, and
eighty-three miles In AZ hours OF con-
tlnuous swimming,
On July 4 of this year Demmer
swan from charlottesville. Mo, to
Memphis, Tenn, distance Of 125
miles, In Is hours. downstream In the
Mississippi.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
As the Chinese Make Matches.

The japanese have developed the ex.
tensive manufacture of matches In
China. There are factories at Tien-
tsin, Picking, Hankau, Shanghai and
ether places. The viceroys do not al
low the erection of several factories
tory has kind of local monopoly.
The factory at Hankau employs $500
hands and produces fifty or sixty tons
daily.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
Why Repine?

Why RepineY
Why, why repine. my pensive frieno.
At pleasure slipt away2
Some the stern fates will never lend
And all refuse to stay.
1 see the rainbow In the sky.
The dew upon the grass.
1 see them, and ask not why
They glimmer or they pass.
With folded arms linger not
To call them back; twere vain.
In this OF IN some other spot
l know they'll shine again.
Wv. 8. Lander.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01

UNCLE SAM IS
SOLDIERS TO
Aviation School at College
Park, Nd, a Complete
Institution

~ UNCLE SAM has started school
to teach the officers Of bis
~ army how to fly. Just little
more than eight miles from
Washington, In the village Of College
Park, Md, the school Is situated and
Is known as the United States army
aviation school. It Is just like other
schools In many ways, but In other
ways Is very different. There are the
teachers and the books, but then there
are aeroplanes, and all of the lessons
are in the open air and most of them
are, not 6gurstively, but literally, up In
the air.
For some time the government has
been carefully watching the progress
of aerial navigation and has recognized
that In future warfare the air craft
will play an important part, and 1t
may be that these scouts of the air
will be the very means Of turning the
tide of battle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
AGAINST SKIRTS.
Harvard Doctor Thinks Trousers Are
Better For Women.

Better For Women.
II consider trousers for women to be
not only desirable from hygienic and
sanitary point of view, but distinctly
desirable in the way of economy and
simplicity" said Dr. Sargent Of the
Hemenway gymnasium, Harvard.
"They give freedom of movement,
they do away with the injurious cor
set, they are less immodest than some
Of our latest gowns, and they are in
every way more desirable for the girl
who works for her living.
Trousers are not a bit more i'm
modest than any other costume.
dare say that they would be far more
proper than some of the extravagant
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
Umbrella In Sharks Belly.

A man eating shark seventeen feet
in length, captured at the mouth Of
Delaware bay, had an umbrella with
the covering intact in its stomach
There were also several large pieces
of oilcloth. lot of steel junk and 9TH
er indigesible things.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
Bachelors Preferred.

After careful consideration 1t was
decided to select a certain number OF
officers and have them trained in the
handling Of aeroplanes. SO from all
branches Of the service bright young
men were selected to go to the best
aviation schools and qualify to handle
the alrships. Because of the risks in
volved 1t was decided to have only
bachelors, II possible, assigned to this
duty. At first 1t was thought there
might be some trouble In getting Off
GERS for this detail, but 1t was soon
found that opinion was all wrong, for
no sooner did 1t become known that
an aviation branch of the service was
to be started under the direction of the
signal corps than applications began to
pile In on General James Allen, chief
signal officer, and the applicants did
everything possible to have their
claims considered.
General Allen, however, determined
to move slowly and allow nothing but
merit In the applicant to count with
him. He realized that he was estab-
| fishing new branch of the army serv-
ice and that men who were not quail
fled for the duty would not only retard
the progress of the aviation corps, but
prove expensive as the wrecking of an
airship Is a very costly matter. He
gave the subject long consideration,
and after carefully selecting officers
the next step was to get school where
those officers who were first to quail.
fly as air pilots could instruct the 9TH
ers who were selected for the aviation
cOfDs
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
TEACHING HIS
USE AEROPLANES
Young Officers Are Trained
In All the Fine Points
of Flying

served In both Alaska and the Philip
pines and has also been on the sub
marine boats.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
College Park Chosen.


Many places were considered by the
general, and at last he determined on
College Park, which can be reached
by trolley from Washington In three
takes only fourteen minutes. The gov
eminent took lease on the field for
year, with the privilege of renewing
1t each year for the next ten years,
and promptly detail Of soldiers IN
der Lieutenant II. C. Kirkland was
sent ont to get the field In shape for
the opening of the school.
In the meantime Lieutenant De Witt
Milling of the Fifteenth cavalry, sta
toned ut Fort Leavenworth, and Lieu
tenant II, III. Arnold OF the Twenty
ninth infantry were sent TO the Wright
school to learn to handle aeroplanes,
and Captain Paul Beck OF the Eight
zenith infantry was sent to the Curtiss
school. These officers made rapid
progress In their work and soon quail
fed as nviators. About two months
ago the school was first opened, and
at the same time College Park became
an army post, with it's commandant
and soldiers.
Captain De Forrest Chandler Of the
signal corps Is commandant of the
school and pupil also. He Is we'll
known In the world of aeronautics and
is one of the prominent members OF
the Aero Club of America He comes
from Cleveland. o., and entered the
army from clvil life with the volun-
teers In 1903. He Is considered one
of the best balloonists in the country
and In October. 1907, was In tho bal
loon MS aid to J, C. Mccoy in the con-
test for the Bennett cup In the flight
from st. Louis to Chesapeake bay.
Their balloon was the first American
In the race and got fourth place.
Lieutenant De Witt Milling one of
the Instructors In the handling of the
Wright machines, Is graduate of the
United States Military academy at
West Point. class of 90 He Is a sec
ond lieutenant and one of the youngest
officers In the army, He is known in
the service as "Dashing" Milling, Is a
crack polo PLAYER and one Of the best
horsemen In the cavalry. Lieutenant
Arnold Is also a very young man and
ranks as second lieutenant In the
Twenty ninth infantry, He was grad
uated at West Point In 1907 and was
two years In the Philippines with the
engineer corps, Captain Beck. the
other instructor, comes from civil life.
Lieutenant Kirkland, who with Cap
tain Chandler, the eommandant, makes
up the present lass of the school, en-
tered the army and won his first lieu
tenancy by merit. He Is a son OF the
late Major T. s, Kirkland, and was
born at Fort Renton. Mont, He has
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
One Of currsn,s wi,.ieism..

Curran once had as colleague in a
case a remarkably tall and slender
man. who had originally intended to
take holy orders When the Judge OBJ
served that the case involved a ques-
ton in ecclesiastical law. Curran said,
81 can refer your lordship to the high
authority behind me. who was once
intended for the church. though in my
opinion he Is filter for the steeple."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
Draw Maps While Aloft.

Besides the flights over the aviation
field, cross country flights are fire.
quently made and are n part OF the
regular course of instruction. The
student draws maps while up IN the
machine, and observations of the
country the machine Is flying over are
made.
Accurate records are kept OF the
flights of each pupil and instructor by
soldier. who makes record Of the
length Of time pupil and teacher are
up In the air. the altitude being taken
with Paragraph carried by the teach
er. These records are all kept and
become part OF the official record OF
the signal corps.
After graduation and before leaving
the school each pupil is expected to
qualify for pilots license before an
official Of the Aero Club Of America.
In qualifying for his license Lieuten-
ant Milling broke the worlds record
for landing, making 1t just Ave feet
from given point, the measurement
being taken from the center Of the
machine.
The altitude record OF the army,
5000 feet, was made by Lieutenant
Arnold on these grounds.
Many Visitors.
Probably no school In the world has
so many daily visitors. All OF the
flights are open to the public, and
each day hundreds of visitors go to
the aviation field. They travel by
train. trolley. wagons, bicycles, motor
cycles and In touring cars. While the
flying machines are up In the air cut
ting figures OF eight and doing other
things an OK team Is driven along
each day by farmer just outside of
the field with hay and other farm
products. While the oxen are creep
ing along on the ground the aero
planes In the air are at times making
more than mile minute.
The longest flight yet made was
thirty miles. from the field at College
Park to the army college In Washing
ton and return, including fight
around the capitol This brought out
the legislators from both the senate
and house and for a time held up the
debate ON the tariff bills.
AS soon as sufficient number of
officers have qualified as air pilots
aeroplanes will be sent to the differ
ent army posts throughout the coun-
try so that officers and men viii be
familiar with the working OF them
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01

Frog Skin Leather.
The thinnest and at the same time
one of the toughest feathers tanned Is
a frogs skin.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
Facts About the School.

The school field Is three-quarters Of
mile long aud half a mile wide. On
the east side of the field are the four
hangers where the aeroplanes are
kept The hospital is In charge of DR..
John r. Kelly of the army medical
corps. Beyond this are the quarters
for the thirty enlisted men.
There are 10 buildings on the avia-
ton field proper, aud there Is nothing
to interfere with the daily aeronauic
lessons. On the north end Of the field
Is factory where new aeroplanes are
being built.
School opens every morning at D
o'clock, when the instructors have
their aeroplanes wheeled out of the
hangers for the beginning of the days
instruction The teacher first takes
the machine up and makes flight
around the field, while one of the In
structors points out TO the pupils the
different things the aviator Is doing,
such as showing the proper angle to
take when banking and other points.
Another aeroplane Is then taken out,
and the students go over the different
| carts. BY the time this Is flushed the
aviator who first went up has made
landing and the other aeroplanes,
four In number, are all ready for
flights.
For the first few lessons the pupils
are simply familiarlzed with the sen
sation of riding In an aeroplane, ant
they call this part Of their instruction
"joy riding" 1t takes only a few les
sons to begin active work, and tn,
first thing they do Is to take hold o.
the varying lever when the machine
IL In the mir, with the teachers han,
to guide them, and then as the lesson
advance they take hold of the elevat
ing lever as the air craft Is about t
leave the ground. The next step Is t.
handle the lever while the machine J
up In the air. and gradually they I'D
vance until they can make lnndin
with the instructor in the machine.
Then comes the eventful day whe
the pupil Is to take the aeroplane u
alone. If safe landing Is made afte
the flight the pupil Is heartily COZ
graduated and after n little more Ii
structlon gets his certificate OF prof
cheney.
The morning session lasts until nooi
and promptly Mt 2 O'clock they ar
back at work again. Talks on acre
nautics and aerial navigation are giN
en- for IN hour, and Il course of read
ing ON aeronautics Is given the pupils
Then comes Il general discussion abou
aeroplanes, engines and flying, wit
the teachers answering questions ask
ed by the pupils. This takes up abou
two hours Then the practical lesson
In flying begin again at o'clock an
continue until @.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
A Phenomenon.


He was known as Tommy and was
tolerated because of his quaint ways.
Tommy got pneumonia and had long
siege In the hospital, where they treat
ed him so well that he was much
averse to the prospect Of being dis
charged rs cured"
One day the doctor in charge was
taking his temperature, and while
Tommy had the thermometer In his
mouth the doctor moved on and hap
pened to turn his back. Tommy saw
his chance. He pulled the thermome-
ter out of his mouth and popped 1t into
a cup Of hot tea. replacing 1t In his
mouth at the first sign Of the medico
turning.
When that worthy examined the
thermometer he jumped foot, looked
at Tommy, then back to the thermom-
eter and finally gasped:
"Well. my man, you're not dead, but,
by Joye. you ought to beP
Royal Humor.
The late King Leopold ii. OF Bel
GUM once made quick answer to
radical deputy who had said OF tn
king that he would make an admira
BILE president of republic.
Really replied the king. with hi
most Ingenious air. Really? Do yol
know. think shall pay a compll
ment In your style to my physician
| .uI,D ta n
presently. shall say. 'Thirier, 20
are great doctor, and think 20
would make an excellent veterinar
surgeon"
A Surprise For Horace Greeley.
In the early days Of the suffragis
movement Miss Susan b. Anthem.
had no more bitter opponent thai
Horace Greeley. II was for lon
time his custom to wind up all d.
bates with the conclusive remark
'oThe best women l know do not wan
to vote"
When the New York constitutio
was being altered In 1867 Miss Al
thony laid train for him. She wrot
to Mrs Greeley and persuaded th
editors wife not only to sign pet
ton for woman's suffrage herself. bu
to circulate the paper and get 80
signatures among her acquaintance
In the committee MFR. Greeley, VIII
was chairman. had listened to the d.
bate and prepared to introduce to tn
convention an adverse report. He wa
Just about to utter his usual settler
when George william Curtis rose.
"Mr. Chairman" said he. II hold 1
my hnnd II petition for suffrage signe
by 300 women Of Westchester. heade
by Mrs. Horace Greeley"
The chairman's embarrassment coul
hardly be controlled. He had foun
at least one Of 1.-The best women
know" wanted to vote, but he n
venged himself later upon the leader
by scathing editorials.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
Wheat.

Wheat.
The highest elevation at which
wheat is found is in the Andes. 1000
feet above sen level.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-09-01
SWIM OCEAN
IN 200 DAYS
Dennner Declares He Can
Accomplish tho Zeal.
is NOT AFRAID OF SHARKS.

Purposes to Start From Liverpool to
Boston on Feb. 10, 19f3-Expeots to
Mako Twenty to Twenty. five Miles
Day.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-26
MAGICAL EGO
Rub It on Your -AilinE Feet and
Away Goes Soreness, Aching
snls4rtilng and All Other Agony.

It's as easy as
rolling or a log
to chase every bit
OF misery from
your feet over
night and have
them feeling fine
and dandy in the
morning.
EZo is a dainty,
refined ointment,
pleasant to use.
can be rubbed on
the feet in a min
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-26
ENDEAVO.R
Convention of the State is TO
BE Held at Buckhannon
Next Week.

The annual state convention OF
| Christian Erdeavorers will he held at
!BucI<hannon next week. The open
! Ing session will be Wednesday even
ing, and, according to the provision
al program, will be a popular meet
Ing, the principal speaker being
Samuel V. Wood, OF Phi1ippi. The
Thursday morning session will be de-
voted to missions, and DR.. T. E.
He dyes. president of the university.
and the Rev. C. w. Pollock pastor
o. the Buclshannon Presbyterian
church. will speak. Thursday after
noon Will be given to children and
young people, and Mrs. Hutchinson.
who has charge OF the Young Peo--
pies work in Ohio. will oe in charge.
Thursday evening Will be given to the
temperance question, with the Rev.
#, NJ. Hare and others speaking.
personal EVANGELISM" WAL be the
chief subject discussed Friday morn
ing and DR.. H. II. II. Font editor of
the United Brethren Sunday school
literature. will. speak. In the after
noon DR.. Francis IL. Clarke, founder
OF Christian Endeavor, will speak.
Friday evenings session will be an
echo meeting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-26
CHURCH
OF 'Co1ored Methodists at
Fairmont is to Have Cor
ner Stone Laying.

FAERArONT, July 26-The corner
stone OF the new FaITmont co!ored
Methodist church VIII be laid next
Sunday afternoon, the exercises be-
ginning at $3.50 O'Clock and they
viii be in charge OF the Meridian
Lodge, No. "a, A. F. and A. NJ, of
this city. assisted by colored Masons
from Clarksburg, Grafton and Nor
gantown lodges.
The principal address will be de-
livered by the Rev. S. A. Virgil.
pastor of the Warren Methodist
Episcopal church, colored, of Pitts
burg. The Rev. Mr., Cure, district
superintendent; the Rev. Mr.. Jen-
nings, of Grafton; the Rev. Mr..
Harriday. of Morgantown; and the
Rev. Messrs. jenkins and West, OF
Clarksburg, will participate in the
exercises.
This promises to be the most i'm
press!ve and the largest ceremonies
ever held by the Christian colored
people OF this city. which will be at
tended by members OF negro
churches from all over this sectI,.l
of the state.
The edifce, which will be the finest
and most costly cOlored church in
West Virginia. will be ready for.
dedication late this fall If all plans
carry.
y considerable amount OF money
has already been raised to push the3
work forward to rapidity and 1t Isl
believed by the committee inI
charge OF the erection of the edit
fee that when it shall have been
completed that there viii be lttleI
Indebtedness on the building.
The members OF the congregation
are much pleased that the white
people of this community have
been so liberal IN their donations
in assisting them In erecting such
a beautiful place OF worship and the
members feel that the white people
are ready to render them any aid
for their upbuildIng and especially
so in the construction Of a house I'M
which to praise God,
Following the laying OF the cor
nerstone, special and impressive
services Will be held by the congre-
CATION In their temporary edlHce,
the colored school building at which
a minister from out OF town Will
preach. while a pastor will address
the sunday school scholars.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-26
RINARD RESIGNS
AS Manager of the CIarks-
burg Automobile Co., and
Sturm Succeeds Him.

e. R. RInard resigned Tues
day night as manager OF the
Clarksburg Automobile Company
and Harry P. sturm was appointed
as his successor. Mr.. Rinard is /
successful and popular automobile
man and automobile circles hope he
will remain here and continue IL
the business. Mr.. sturm has
served the company as engine ex'
pert the last four or five months
4Ie has had ave years experience
with automobiles, gas engines ant
speed boats and engineering and !;
a valuable man in the automobile
business.