Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-08-21
MAY FLY TOMORROW
CONTINUED from first page


meeting, but were prevailed upon to
come here and adjust it after arriv-
al, which they expected to do. That
Sunday afternoon they started the
engine and it seemed to work fine.
but when they got ready to make the
fight they could not start it. Final
" they succeeded in doing so and dis
covered that it was not balanced
properly, and it simply meant sui
eide to attempt to fly. So two men
were hired to watch the machine
over night, to see that they did not
get out of town with it, but the pro-
motors had gone, and tried to get
Mr.. Pound to go also. Mr.. Pound,
said that he was very much disap-
pointed, that the people here were
entitled to flight, and that he would
stay here until the machine was prop
erly adjusted and make flight if It
took him week. Monday morning
Mr.. Pound, .TsTho has two mechanics
ians with him, had them move the
seat forward several inches to bali
ance the machine, and they worked
all day with it, trying to get it ins
shape to fly. Quite crowd was
there throughout the day. He said
that if the wind went down he would
make trial that evening and later
the crowd grew much larger. He
started out two or three times aud. 4
skinned across the field, atsone-time3
getting off the ground, but still found
the engine faulty and did not go up.
Yesterday they spent all day taking
the engine out, sFesetfing it and adj
justing it, and three men are srill&
working at It today. Mr.. Pound iitz
formed us Just before noon that hss
thought 1t would not be possible to4
get the machine ready for a flight
today, but tiatain all probability he
would make flight tomorrow
(Thursday afternoon. At all ev-
ents, he says-he will stay here un-
til he does, and that when he gets
ready to make the flight word will
he sent about town.
Monday morning arrangements
were made to arrest the men on the
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. The business men of
DEBORAH felt that, although they
were not connected with the adver-
tised meet and had nothing to do
with it in any way, they did not pro-
pose to see anything advertised here
to bring out the people and take
their money on a fake proposition.
No automobiles appeared for the adj
vertised races, and the airship did
not fly One of the men put in a
telephone call to Governor Carroll
for protection from violence, but it
was recalled before reaching him, and
the matter finally adjusted by an
agreement with Mr.. Pound that he
would make flight before leaving.
The general opinion seems to be that
the parties most guilty got out of
town Sunday, and that Mr.. Pound
is doing the best he can to get his
machine into condition to fly The
fact remains however, that Mr.. Fried
man advertised attractions that he
did not give. and good many of the
people feel that they have been finn
TANNED. .8
The same parties advertised SIM
liar airship exhibition at Winona,
Mimi, and after disappointing the
people a week before, flight was
made a week ago Sunday, in a heavy
wind, when the aeroplane fell to the
ground from distance of about fif-
ty feet and was wrecked, a Hindoc
aviator named Sing, being badly in
jured, which is explained as thu rea-
son for engaging the machine which
is here. No excuse was given for the
omission of the auto races, which
were given at Winona.