Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1913-05-29
CRIME IN AIRSHIPS
Accidents" to Flying Machines
Arouse Grave Suspicion.
New Addition to New Criminal cataA
Iopue, Which Includes Smuggling
in Switzerland and Shady
Bourse Transactions.
CITY PRICES

Facts have recently come to Ighp
which arouse very grave suspicion
that the many recent tragedies OF the
air have not all been due TO accident,
says Parsons Weekly.
The Royal Zero club is at present
lnqulring thoroughly into the whole
matter, the suspicious OF flying mem
having been aroused by three stranger
incidents that happened recently at
Herndon. On two occasions the car
bureters of aeroplanes were found
hiled with water, which could not pos
sloly have got there accidentally.
Luckily Its presence was discovered
In time, otherwise the engines would
suddenly have stopped In midair. With
pilot who was inexperienced or lost
ms head there would have been one
more aviation fatallty-"due to some
faults In the engine"
The latest case was even graver. Al
naval lieutenant flying with a passen-
ger suddenly heard a grating noise In
hts engine, which stopped. BY great
luck he managed to reach tho ground
In safety, though the monoplane was
smashed. The engine was examined,
and large steel nut was found lying
In 1t. This nut did not belong TO the
engine and was In such position that
Il must have cost some one 20 min
uteA hard work TO get 1t there
A significant point Is that ali three
recent attempts have been made on
the same type OF engine. as II to dam
age Its reputation However, that
may be. II would seem that murder in
midair will have to be added to the
list OF crimes.
Another 1913 criminal Is the midaif
smuggler. Between Switzerland and
Italy there are high customs duties.
| and for scores OF miles q literal tar
IN WALL has been erected In the form
of high barricade of wire netting,
this boundary being patrolled by
guards During the last few months
there have been repeated rumors as
to mysterious airshlps being seen and
heard at night
The Italian authorities refuse 10
speak on the subject, but nGidawts
have been published Ia the Milan
Press from peasants and patrols to
the effect that they had not only seen
a small airship, but fired at it, And it
Is known that large consignments OF
contraband have lately got through
wireless telegraph operator re-
Gently appeared in a Berlin court on
a curious charge. A message had
come from Hamburg transatlantic
| liner to the effect that an American
copper king had suddenly been taken
seriously III on board and was not OK
pected TO live
The copper mRgnate. II seems. had
not been aboard at all, but was in
Calumet In excellent health. con.
nection was traced betw cen the opera
tor and couple OF shady bourse
nnanciers.
The object Of the lying message had
been to bear" copper shares e, to
buy them as they fell in order TO sell
them on the rise that the contradiction
OF the false report would bring The
| law was stretched 10 meet the case,
and the foolish young wireless man
| is now In prison.
The very newest form of the conf
dence trick was as far as Is known.
invented only few months ago. and
Is really very neat Lots Of clubs and
hotels are complaining just now OF the
we'll dressed men who. after turning
| the conversation on thought reading
and telepathy. bets that he has a
friend gifted with such strange pow
ers. that even when miles aR ay no
can tell the name of any card selected.
The challenge is usually taken. A
card is turned up. The visitor says:
Now phone up number so and so and
ask Mr. John Cartwright what card
that Is" The answer comes back
correct and the triumphant enc col
lects his bet.
The trick Is a decidedly simple one.
There is code OF 81 names, one for
each card and the man at the other
end of the phone knows. by the name
he is asked for under, which the card
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