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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
VI TrFEL5 NRoDNuMC LADoRUOw II AU7tuL. FRANCE

ing ADEQUATE methods Of research ia an
branches Of aerial navigation and In FUR
nishing reliable information to all stu
dents. engineers. inventors, manufactu-
rers. pilots. navigators strategists and
statesmen. The knowledge thus gained
should be disseminated regularly throlSh
publications, lectures, open-air demon
STATIONS and by exhibitions of apparatus
instruments, materials and models-'n
short by all the facilities Of the aero
drome. the showroom, the library and the
lecture room.
IAN exact knowledge Of aerodynamics
can best be acquired in such laboratory
by EXPERIMENTATION with standard scaie
models in air tunnels, such as those USED
by NJ. Einel and others In this way re-
liable data are obtained Of the air resist
ance TO be encountered and the efficiency
at various velociues, the amount OF MT
the effect of varying impact at different
angles OF attack on the stability ana I'D
fact. all the exact data which, reduced
TO curves and diagrams, enable the en-
gineer TO design p machine IN a scientIhc
manner. From such information the per
formarce Of a new machine can be closely
predicted. and the operation Of the I'm
ished product can be verified later, as be-
fore described. Much Of the research
work will be prosecuted at the request OF
technical men, outside Of the institution,
to whom the laboratory should offer,
gratuitously as far as possible, its ma
teral and personal resources
In a plant such as Captain Chambers
recommends researches and tests can be
made on either a large or a small scale.
hut preferably on both. The reasons for
this are clear. Small models arc fruitful
Of helpful results, provided the inyest-
gator or the engineer be conversant SUI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
LOPF 10 COMP FTE CONQUEST OF THE AIR IN LABORAlORl
Europe Has Been Doing Research Work in Aerodynamc
with impressive Results, and 1t Now Urged That This
Country Establish Plant at Washington, Where Air
Currents and Other Phenomena May Be Sunderland
Various Appliances Used for Aerial Navigation
Be Brought to Higher State of Reliability.

when our potential rivals across the Al.
lantic became more and more reluctant in
letting us into their professional conf.
dence, and this reached the climax when
we had reason TO believe that we were not
getting the more desirable details. Then
il was that we had TO fall back upon our
own resources and to develop our knov.
edge through national experience.
The flying machine has now taken It's
part in war and has proved its value IN
mistakably, but the people that have used
it for this purpose have learned things
which they will probably keep largely to
themselves. Undoubtedly the nation with
the more efficient flying corps will have
a distinct advantage, other things being
equal, I'm the next conflict, and il behooyes
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made reliably adaptable within certain
ranges. and this certainty OF perform
ance can be obtained only by finding out
what affects the breathing, so to speak
Of the motive engine and also how far
notifications OF the fuel may contribute
10 the desired precision of action.
II is quite probable that an aerodynamc
laboratory located I'm Washington would
be cheaper to maintain efficiently than a
similar institution placed elsewhere in the
country, because OF the several depart
ments there which already have plants
or equipments Of one sort or another
which would help in the work. While the
government would benefit directly so far
as the fruits OF the researches applied to
the needs OF the army and the navy, still
the essentially national character ard
purpose OF the laboratory must be kept
foremost I'm view. Washington is some
thing OF a mecca for business people from
all parts OF the United States, and the
institution proposed would, therefore. he
very convenient for commercial interests,
and because of It's southerly location
would make out of-door work possible
throughout the greater part OF the year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
PROFESSOR LANeLEVs WORK.

More than sixteen years ago initiative In
this direction was taken by the late Pro-
fessor Langley. and the work he accom-
plished with the meagre resources and
limited announcement granted him is
monument TO his prophetic mind and
scientific attachments But, alas! Pro-
fessor Langleys labors ceased all too
soon. and the government has done Writ
ually nothing toward carrying his re-
searches forward upon kindred lines The
first of the essentially up-to-date aero
dynamic laboratories was that Of the
French military establishment at Chalais,
and this institution was followed by that
OF the Italian specialist brigade in Rome,
the Russian laboratory at Koutchino and
that of NJ. Eiffel-at first at the base Of
the Eiffel Tower and now at Auteuil.
These are landmarks in the world Of pro-
gressive science. II should be satistac-
ton TO Americans TO know that NJ.
Eiffers latest discoveries have verified to
a remarkab BILE degree some OF Professor
Iangley's early conclusions. Similar lab
oratories exist In England, at Beachy
Head. and at Gottingen, Germany, ana
about two years ago NJ. Henri Deutsch
de la Meurthe gave generously TO the
University Of Paris for a similar estab-
lishment, and valuable work has already
been done at ST. Cyr, where the labora-
tory was built.
The idea OF an aerodynamic laboratory
is strikingly analogous 10 that OF the
model experimental basin, by means OF
which the most efficient ship forms are de-
termined at a modest outlay in advance or
the building Of full sized craft. In fact,
the model experimental basin has already
lent itself as an aid to certain branches
of aviation, and at the Washington Navy
Yard very valuable advance trials have
been made Of propellers and of types or
floats or boats for the rapidly developing
hydroaeroplane.
In some ways the laws relating to bodies
in motion through water are akin TO those
having TO DO with objects moving through
the air. but the utterly dissimilar natures
OF air and water--one being substantially
non-compressible while the other is highly
compressible-make II necessary TO pur-
sue independent lines OF research, and
tlds can be done fttingly and safely only
by an aerodyhamic laboratory equipped TO
deal with the vagaries so to speak, OF the
atmosphere within which the aviator is
likely 10 ny. The model experimental
tank for ships has 10 do with the surface
OF the sea comparatively speaking, while
an aerodynamic laboratory would have TO
study the laws Of the motions OF the bot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
rHE MAIN QUESTION.

Frederick Townsend Martin. visiting tn'
Bowery Mission. I'm New York, srniieV
like the author OF Lady Clara We're o.
We're. at the claims of long descent
America needs good people raln'l
than patrician people" he said. "Wne,
q housewife goes to her grocer 10 ou'
cranberries for her Christmas tufhe,'
does she say to the grocer: How MS
was the bush these berries came from
Or does she say, Was the bog iocs''S
in an aristocratic neighborhoodT
mo. oh no! What sho says is:
Are these good cranberriesT
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nIanes could be lifted high enough either
nv means of kites or captive balloons ana
the data obtained from the small models
verified or contradicted, as the case might
be upon the working scale.
Because of the presence m Was"Ilis'on
Of the Bureau of Standards and the mead
quarters of the United States weather
bureau. these local facilities VIII lehu
themselves admirably to certain phases Oh
aeronautlcal studies. There is much that
should be known about meteoroiogled'
phenomena which undoubtedly afiect tue
movements of aeroplanes in flight. one
If these is the effect upon the motor,
che real heart of the flying machine OF
different heights and varying cohuI'io'iS
OF the atmosphere. The motor must De
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
The CRITICAL POET.

T. A. DAILY, whose beautiful poem, In '
Thrush" won the $3.50 prize in the Mitcass
Kennerley competition, is. like all gov
versifiers, severe critic Of bad verse
At a dinner at the Bellevue-Stratio's'
in Philadelphia, a young woman OF
humorous turn asked Mr.. DAILY cohu''
drum: ~.
when is a poet not a poet?' she saw
about ninety-nine times out OF a NJ"
dred," was the grim reply.
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~ CRUDE VINO TUNNEL. /6r NNNNG
TESTS upon WHICH Nix CURT61> tN
TO RELY

Us not to take a secondary position in the
art. Weaknesses in equipment and TN
certainty Of performance can be eliminat-
ed by proper testing, and, further than
this. the stress upon the air pilot viii I'M
doubtedly be greatly lessened by the de-
yelopment Of automatic or seml-automauc
mechanisms which will reduce the present
number of things which the aviator has
70 do in order 70 stay aloft and 20 con-
tinue in flight with comparative safety
The nation that lags in working out these
essential details will find itself seriously
handicapped in the hour Of strife, and
here Is where the aerodynamic Laboratory
will pay for itself and incidentally pro-
mote aviation for the nation al large II
other countries have found a reason for
the establishment Of such institutions o.
research, then there is equally ample war
rant for our following suit. and let US
hope. in time. perhaps leading as we did
I'm the days Of Professor Langley.
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TIME fact that more than two hun
dred lives have been lost in avia-
Il ton exploits up TO date gives ample
cause for pause and for questioning
Have these sacrifices been necessary to
the advancement Of the art Of mechanical
flight? In a stricter sense, have fyins
machines and their management been the
fruit of daring and skill rather than the
product Of science? If one may judge by
the number Of patents issued within the
last two or three years for all kinds OF
aircraft and their appurtenances, IT would
surely look as II anybody and everybody
thought himself quite equal 10 the task
Of turning out an aeroplane; and the risks
that have been taken with many Of the
machines built have given ample and
disastrous proof Of this inconsequent at
titude both on the part Of inventors and
aviators. This sort of thing does not
make for healthy advancement, ana
therefore the foregoing questions are
asked. This is essentially a scientific
age. and science is the consequence Of
facts carefully analysed and correlated, by
which resultants or knowledge of a posi-
tive character are deduced for proper
guidance
In Europe research work in aerody-
namlcs has been in progress for some
time now. and the revelations have been
Of an Impressive character. As matter
Of fact, only a little more than a year
ago the worlds knowledge Of the action
or effect Of air currents upon the sur
faces of aeroplanes was scarcely more
than guesswork, dignifed by the more
imposing title, theory. Exact data were
so meager that flying machines were con-
structed either in the form Of direct
copies, perhaps slightly modified, of other
aeroplanes. or were the outcome Of purely
haphazard experiments.
AMERICAS LIFE TOLL.
Excepting very limited number Of de-
signers and builders In this country, this
really hazardous state Of affairs prevails
broadly in the United States to-day. This
is inexcusable in view Of what the Euro
peans have at their disposal in the shape
Of scientific data, discovered without in
volving any risk of life. 1t is true that
the number Of lives that have paid tribute
10 this new art abroad is an appalling
one, Dut the neld OF AVIATION tneIe mas
been q far wider and more active one
than here, and when this fact is borne in
mind our direful toll still leads in per-
Centago.
We must bear in mind that aviation has
a definite service TO perform, and it is
now both a commercial and a military
problem, with wellnigh daily increasing
demands for performance and employ
ment Competition has entered into the
race for recognition. and the hasty and
crude methods of the pioneer stand no
chance against the accurate and sys-
tendtic methods of the scientific cng-
ncer Unless We have available labora-
tory facilities. such as our rivals in Eu-
rope now possess, we shall fall behind in
the race and continue TO sacrifice human
life needlessly. This is direct appeal to
the pocketbook Of the taxpayer, because
an institution of research of the charac-
ter indicated should properly be ma
tionsI affair. The citizens that are asked
10 pay this bill quite reasonably have
right 10 know why they should do so.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

Our prisons teach us that we snoS''
1.-Two according to our convictions.
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tom Of an ocean Of air. The relative IN
ferences Of position physically of the two
elemental regions have a very important
bearing upon the puzzling questions in
volved
Captain Washington ]. Chambers, OF the
United States navy, who Is the very
capable and Jealous head Of the navy 5
aviation work, now urges the institution
Of a governmental aerodynamic laboratory
in this country, and he gives very cogent
reasons for such plant, and believes that
satisfactory. though modest establish
ment Of this sort can be provided at an
outlay varying from $500, 900 to $500, 900.
For equally convincing reasons, he
chooses Washington as the best place for
the laboratory he proposes. many exist
ing facilities being available for the in
vestigations OF related problems. BY
making the laboratory a national affair
the results of all technical researches
and experiments would be available to
any proper person, and the inventor. the
engineer and the manufacturer would
have the fullest opportunity to profit by
the work
A SPORT OF THE FUTURE.
A layman can easily grasp the signifi-
canoe of this. and ne must know that he
has potentially a direct interest In the
fruit of such a plant. Aviation is going
to become quite as popular a sport as
Yachting or as automobiling for purely
pleasure purposes. and the civilians well
fare will hinge largely upon the scientific
procedure proposed.
The work of an aerodynamic laboratory
quite naturally divides itself into two
distinct fields of activity
verlhcation OF theoretical beliefs and eN-
perimental research Of a pioneer or novel
character. The first is concerned with
the trying out Of existing appliances
propelers, sustaining surfaces. control
mechanisms and the other contributive
essentials of the flying machine. For eX-
ample. a builder or a designer may bring
a propeller and wish to know its power
or propulsive effect at a given speed In
connection with a moving body: in other
words, under the conditions Of actual
flight or. on the other hand, he may
have several propellers which he may
wish to compare in order that he may
determine which of them will best alb
sorb the power of the driving motor at
varying speeds. Up to a point formula
serve pretty well as broad guides, but
the mathematical mind has not yet CON
ceived anything of this nature which will
answer all conditions or be as reassurins
as a practical trial under the circum-
stances Of actual service
tn supplv inst such information, there
is at st. Cyr a very successful appliance
in the shape of a movable car, upon
which an aeroplane may be placed and
tested under way, in perfect safety as 10
its strength. it's efficiency, and the suitd-
bility of its control mechanism. This de-
vice is peculiarly fitted to make tests Of
sustaining surfaces-in brief. TO try out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15

Getting into the air and remaining
there safely is a pretty serious problem
even though the public may have come
10 believe that the performance is simple
and but little practice needful The men
who are thoughtfully following the de-
velopment Of the science are really the
most cautious, and their circumspection
IS bred Of an intimate knowledge OF
Natures forces when disturbed or I'M
balanced In their opposition.
Approaching all this. our naval mentor
in matters aeronautic says: When we
have studied separately each element OF
an acroplane. FOR example. II viii be
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-27

Root. stepping forward amid burst
of cheering. lis to ask unanimous con.
sent that our republican brother-Hen-
ry J. Allen, of Kansas, be permitted to
make statement"
Allen Gives Roosevelt Statement.
Allen announced that he would read
a statement just placed in his hands
by Colonel Roosevelt.
Mr. Allen read the roll of states
in which. he said, majorities given
against Mr.. Taft, went down under
the mere rulings of political COM
mittee." Wisconsin, Maine, Maryland,
South Dakota, North Dakota Nebras-
ka, Oregon. Minnesota, Kansas, Okla
homa, West Virginia and North Caro-
lima.
I'VE do not bolt" concluded Allen,
we merely insist that you and not
we are making the record. And we re-
fuse to be bound by it. We have
pleaded with You 10 days. We have
fought with YOU five days We fight
no more. We plead no longer. We
shall sit in protest and the people who
sent us here shall Judge us.
Demonstration for Roosevelt.
4 wild demonstration on the floor
interrupted him. The Roosevelt men
from New Jersey, bearing a standard
pulled from the floor. started a pro
cession. California, Minnesota, Ne
braska, Indiana. West Virginia, and
Oklahoma joined the line. Pennsyl-
,ania, Maine and North Carolina took
! cir places. And in a roar of cheering
lad whistling the march proceeded
until it encountered a squad of police
in the rear Of the hall. 1t was II min
utes before order was restored.
After the platform was adopted Sen
ator Root was made chairman of the
committee to notify President Taft
of his nomination. Thomas II. Devine,
national committeeman from Colorado.
was named chairman Of the committee
to notify Vice President Sherman.
The usua! resolutions Of thanks to
the city and the officers of the conven-
ton were passed, and on motion Of
Delegate Estabrook Of New Hamp-
shire. the convention at 1890 p. N.
adjourned sine die.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-06-27
TAFT NOMINATED
BY ". G. HARDING

Chicago.-When Chairman Root or
dered a call OF the states for nomina-
tons, there was silence until Ohio was
reached. y cheer went up when War
rem G. Harding rose to nominate Taft,
In it was suddenly discovered that
Iowa had omitted to nominate Senator
Cummins. Iowa was called again, but
silence was the answer, for Iowa had
decided not to nominate Cummins, but
to vote for him.
Then Ohio was called again and
Harding took the platform. When
finally he reached the name of William
Howard Taft, the floor and galleries
burst into life. The demonstration for
the president lasted 16 minutes. "a
When Harding resumed, there was
silence until he named Taft the
greatest progressive of his time" At
that wave of groans swept through
the progressive states, splashing into
Oregon, North Dakota and Florida del
egates.
The Roosevelt supporters "heckled"
Harding throughout most of his
speech. hurting haunting questions at
him during pauses meant to be effec-
tive parts of his peroration. A dele
gate in the back of the hall footed Wig
orously on a steam roller whistle
whenever Harding made reference to
Taft's strength.
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia sec
onded Taft's nomination, and Nicholas
I Butler of New York, president of Co
lumbia university, followed Wanamak-
err in seconding the nomination of
Taft.
Michael Olbrich, of Wisconsin, then
placed Senator La Toilette in nomina
ton. When he concluded, there was
a demonstration for La Toilette, car
ried on by the Wisconsin and North
Dakota delegates on the floor and by
many in the galleries.
Robert NJ. Pollock, of Fargo, n. D..
seconded the La Toilette nomination
in a brief speech of tribute.
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PLATFORM PRESENTED
BY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Chicago. EX-NicePresident Fair.
banks presented the platform. He was
forced to suspend his reading of the
platform while volleys of cheering fol-
William Jennings Bryan. who attended
the convention as reporter, ratified
from the gallery, as the democratic
leader made his way from the hall tc
leave for Baltimore.
I'VE have been greatly honored,"
resumed Fairbanks, with the pres
ence of some of our friends in politi-
Cal opposition, some of whom now
have business in Baltimore"
Delegate Cowen. of Wisconsin, Of
ferred the La Toilette platform as a
complete substitute. This was voted
down.
The final vote on platform gave Taft
666 ayes. Roosevelt a silent strength
of 343, SO noes and 16 absences.
On the roll call on adoption of the
platform. the Oregon delegation cast
four affirmative votes, namely: Smith,
Bynon, Carey and Campbell. McCus-
ker and Hail voted no. Boyd and
Swift were absent. while Coe and Ask
erson, though present, refused to vote.
Washington voted IA solid for the
platform. The Idaho delegation went
on record as opposed to the Roose-
welt bolt program. Idaho cast eight
votes for the platform.
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TAFT IS NOMINATED
ON FIRST BALLOT
e-President Sherman is Re-
nominated; Roosevelt Men
Refuse to Vote.

Chicago--The fifteenth republican
national convention passed into his
Aory late Saturday night leaving in its
trail a split in the party unparalleled
vince the break in the democratic
party just prior to the civil war in
1850. After a long, tumultuous clos
lng session, marked by a bitter dis
bay of feeling between the Taft and
and Vice-president Sherman were re-
nominated.
Failing in their efforts to overturn
the work of the national committee
In seating practically all the contested
Taft delegates, the Roosevelt people,
upon the advice of Colonel Roosevelt,
took only passive part in the pro-
eoedings of the closing session.
Roosevelt's name was not presented
70 the convention and many OF his
delegates refused to vote.
Taft's Majority Fl.
President Taft was renominated on
The first ballot, receiving SCI Of the
1918 votes in the convention, or Il
more than a majority. The result Of
The ballot was: Taft SCI. Roosevelt
lot. La Toilette Al, Cummins Il.
Hughes 2, absent 6, present but not
voting 344.
When it became absolutely certain
early that Mr. Taft would be nomin-
a4ed without great difficulty, the lead
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When it was announced that the mo-
ton to table had been carried by a
vote of 564 to $40, the Taft folk broke
into a cheer.
Thursday Session Short.
Owing to the fact that the creden
tials committee could not make a re-
port five minutes was the entire dura-
ton of the two sessions Thursday,
with recess of four hours between
The first session convened at noon,
lasted four minutes; the second, ore
minute.
At Fridays session the Taft forces
further demonstrated their control.
The convention took up piecemeal the
contests from many states and in each
instance the Taft delegates were de-
clared entitled to their seats by ma
jorities ranging from a high-water
Taft vote of Cos to AGA to a narrow
margin of 542 to 529.
The convention was a good-humored
assemblage Saturday. The desire of
the delegates to leave before Sunday
was ushered in, the reaction from the
strain of the week, the determination
Of the Roosevelt leaders upon a pas.
sive program, all contributed to the
general effect
Report Confirms National Committee.
The report of the credentials com.
mittee confirmed in every instance the
delegates placed on the temporary roll
by the national committee.
There was no interruption when the
majority and minority reports on
Washington We're read. The commit
tee held that the Taft convention was
regular.
Permanent organization was then
effected by the adoption of the organi.
cation report confirming the temper.
airy organization.
MY first act as permanent chair.
man Of this convention said Senator