The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-20
SAFETY N FLIGHT
TO Be DISCUSSED
Aeronauts Arc Aroused by In
ereasing Number Of Fatal
Accidents.
HOLD MEETING IN PARIS
French Candidates Will Be Sub
jected to Very Sc
we're Tests.

Paris, October ls--The serious ques-
tor OF the security of aeropianes mas
seea raised BY the great number OF
fatal accidents TO airmen. and IS 10 DC
discussed at length at SPECIAL SEES
sion OF the Permanent lntefnatioha'
asronautical Commission during 'he
aviation salon on November I. ana .
several important communications are
then 10 be made BY military ana e'''i
experts OF VARIOUS countries
A move! feature of the salon, when
eosus OF October aS. VIII be the eA'i-
e,,toa o. large number OF military
eua naval slrcTafI constructed oy pun
lie subscription The military hia
chimes are 20 be guarded By seiohs
rtcsl saprers AID m naval AE3i'
sxyop.s-ss CO e!Ge!acAsts.
number Q: "aEleIte>, Nhich 10
TIE ,s-kr:c2, name Cox machines or
,rs,ss ,-cas,lss hy human power only.
VIII - sxe.e4Is6 - sPsSi.A seeti'" u
the sSco
Tr- 80 candidates Fer Frances ny
,-s e,~-s are 20 ss SUBJECTED TO very
eeve-e tests 81 The physical exam! n1
,,o- a-5s-rS ~ tie Ministry OF var.
s-o-x re requirements are
y1s.c- normal calo- sense. sharp heai
.,r 81. as A2te soGaSaets o. 'he
c-Ss-s 81 respiration slc clFSGia ''''''
7, sv,--tsad particularly that no ii1rn
uho have 70 wear .pscisc@es snaH No
any sx.rs rule made the more M
,.-ss.lns sscsuss some oe the wo34a
ros, notable sirnen- past and p'esen"
xnre or -pv weE glasses
Tia candidates are now iesEh'hs
cy 4, -hs government ae' ,o'
nS
Icons bu, the majority as :noi'toLaa
..ronIane pilots. The test Is to os
v,ore severe for operators OF aero
nnnsx than Tor balloon aeronauts.
u..yy Damage by Rats
ro-@y million dollars yearly - the
..+,ma,ed figure Of the damage oohe
y, rats TO crops and properly IN
FRANCE. Tho publication OF these sta-
,,stics by the Incorporated Society Iol
the Destruction of VeTmin mas sreN
an impetus to the campaign los 'ne
determination Of the rodent "nicn -
.,so known to be a transmltter OF ais
ease
rba example set by several Amer
loan cities has been followed "lth
great interest in France and has lea
DIR. Fontenelle to make speclal stuo!
Of the subject He finds that the roie
OF the rat and teh mouse has been
very serious in connection with cases
Of pneumonia For long time II mas
been noticed that this disease was
more deadly in hospitals than other
places. The pneumonia microbe be-
comes extremely virulent in the blood
Of a mouse and II a sick person comes
in contact with a mouse microbe he
will be gravely attacked by the dis
ease.
Dr. Fontenelle says that tho hos
pitfalls Of Paris especially the old ones.
are alive with rodents. The pneu-
mon,a microbe exists, therefore. in
conditions calculated to increase It's
vtrulence and its muSderous powers
Of destruction He urges the necessity
Of an immediate ana relentless ex-
termination of rodents in every hos
pital establishment in France or in
any other country where the rat or
mouse may DO found
The dep.eda;ions Of the rat IN France
On property are enormous. 1t 10 reck-
oned that for q farm OF nifty hectares
Of wheat and pasture lands the losses
caused By rats reach an annual mini
mum Of $500. The destruction by rats
throughout France amounts yearly to
abopt 81 to each inhabitant DR..
Fontene!le says: This In too high q
tax to pay to the rat tribe and the
sver-present danger from the rodents
propagation OF malad!es like the
plague and pneumonia shows the wis
dom Of carrying on a determined war
Of determination"
Comforts In Pr10on
An amusing narrative Of the corn-
forts Of prison lie IN Coustantinople
ID told by a French correspondent
Having applied IL vain for permits
SION 10 visit. the imprisoned Djavid
Bey, ex-Mnister of Finance. the cor
respondent went to the prison and
boldly asked TO see> the discn gu.Sl ed
prisoner To his surprise he was I'm
med.ate!y shown IN, and after havin z
been requested 70 sign the vtsators'
book. was ushereo into q nlagnif-
Gently furnished room, where the gov
eTnoc and several attendants were oc-
cup.ed receiving the prAso1eTs guests
A large table tn the centre OF the room
CroAaed under the weigh. az cakes
and Oriental swect-neats. while coffee
waS being handed round by uniformed
0ervants
D1av.d Bey himself WIS delivering
apartment Having concluded hfs dis
cpuTse Amid a round Of applause from
his feilow-pr1soners. the ey-rnin.s- er
came forward 20 welcome his gneSt.
PRISONER and correspondence made a
eCE Of inspection ~ the sunp'u cu :
house OF detention, where the prison
ere rpr-sa a. c~~r-.erS every day
VIC :resh-c3t flower. and ~a~r~ tire
centres are esy~c-e1 By TIE governor
% wa upon TIE prisoners Then they
trpk coYe. -ore-re-
A. A.