The Washington times., 1913-08-18
cOXEY'S ASSISTANT
AGAIN IN CAPITAL
carl Browne Has 0CtopIane
He Desires Army to Adopt
for Aviators.

Carl Browne. long-llmbed and bronzed
featured. and having about him some
thing of the suggestion of limitless out
doors that distinguished the late Joa-
ouin Miller, is again in Washington-his
first visit since 1894. when, as the grand
marshal of "Coxey's army he was
ingloriously "pinched' for placing his
irreverent heel on the sod Of the Capt.
tol grounds. and sentenced TO twenty
days in Jail. along with General"
Coxey.
1t is with no Army of the Common
veal at his back. however, that the
California is again here; instead. he
has brought with him the only "octo-
plane" of which this country boasts,
and in which he expects to interest
Congress, the Patent Office, the Smith
sonian Institution, and army and navy
aviation experts.
The octoplane is a monoplane raised
to the eighth power. Browne is the in
ventor of it, and he expects to give
his model a test in washington next
week. 1t has eight radiating planes
from its axle shaft. and the inventor
explains that they are non-rigiu, so
that they adjust themselves automat-
ically and prevent the aircraft capsiZ-
to do.
So confident is Browne in his new
machine that he has sold his return
trip ticket to San Francisco and an
nounces he will fly back home in a
tVll sized octoplane which he will shortly
begin to build. He has made one test
of his model, but the engine failed to
work properly, and consequently the
model did not get of the ground. But
parently all but few raised the hopes
of the inventor to new pitch.
Congressman Kent of California, in
whose district Browne lives, is allow
ing the inventor the use of his lawn at
1925 F street northwest for experiments
with the small flying machine
Though Browne styles himself so
cialist speaker, artist. sculptor, pub
Usher. and inventor" he is also no
mean actor, for he stole q march on
the Capital police seventeen years ago
by shaving his beard and mustacne,
oonning a blonde wig and a robe of
red, white, and blue, and making
speech from the Capitol steps as the
Goddess of Liberty"
Not content with the excitement oc-
casioned by the appearance of the
army in Washington, after its sensa-
uonal march from Massillon Ohio,
Browne, as soon as he got out of jail.
gathered UP the remnant of the com
nlonwealers," who had camped out in
Bladensburg. awaiting the release of
their commanding officer, and with
them marched to New York city There
the police refused him a permit to pa
rade down Wall street, but he marcned
his grizZled men through that narrow
thoroughfare regardless, and was again
4 arrested while addressing a crowd Of
Sbrokers from the steps of the sub
treasury.
Judge Ryan, OF the Tombs court gave
him his liberty a few days later. and
Browne celebrated his freedom by
clipping with Coxeys golden-haired
daughter when the erstwhile general"
refused to countenance the marriage.
Miss Coxey, who was acclaimed by her
fathers followers as The Goddess of
Peace" participated in the march from
Masillon and in the actual march on
the Capitol. She rode a white horse a
la Joan of Arc. making a most striking
picture.
Since his marriage, Browne has lived
in Calistosa, Cal, where he has one
Eon now living. His chief method OF
advertising himself and his theories is
by means Of the Labor Knight, which
he publishes intermittently on a mimeo-
graph. making his office wherever he
happens to be.