El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
FLYING CORPS
HANDICAPPED
BY CLUBS
Refusal of Exclusive Organi-
cations to Admit Civilians
Is Cause.
ENGLAND PLANS A
MOTOR BOAT FLEET

T ONDON, ENG, March 15.-Effi-
cheney Of the Royal Flying corps
Of the British army to seriously
threatened because of the exclusive
ness Of certain English service clubs
and unless the clubs recede from their
position. the corps bids fair to be de-
prived Of the services of some of the
most able aviators in England. The
corps needs flyers. and to get them 1t
mas mad 10 take IN civilians and give
them the rank of officers. This new
rank permits the civilian to join
clubs previously open to army officers
only, and 1t IS to this condition that
the clubs object. The newly created
officers insist on their rights, and the
clubs declare they viii resist the in
VasiOn.
The Royal Flying corps will possess
a total of 100 aeroplanes BY the end
OF next month. This total Will in
clude the machines purchased by the
war office and the admiralty at the
aero show; the "A machines Of the
army type now being delivered BY out
side constructors. and the machines
actually in use at the Central Flying
school on Salisbury Plain. the naval
flying headquarters at Eastchurch. and
the Royal Aircraft factory at Farms
borough.
With this number Of machines soon
IN hand the question of personnel has
again become a problem There are not
enough men IN the army and navy
with sufficient knowledge and expert
ence Of aerOnautics to man these craft.
and so the corps had to go outside for
civilian flyers and give them army
rank The friction with the clubs is
particularly acute on account Of some
men who had previously been denied
admission. but who now, with their
new rank. come knocking at the door
with a demand for admission that they
say the clubs cannot possibly refuse.
Plan Motor Boat Fleet.
The admiralty is inquiring OF motor
boat owners round the coast whether
they would be prepared to form an
vice during war. Tt is pointed out
that there are many ways in which mo-
tor boats could serve as auxlllar1es TO
the fleet
They would be extremely valuable
for scouting and for carrying messages
The authorities are now in cOmmunica-
ton with the leading motor boat
clubs, and ii is expected that some
scheme for carrying out the idea viii
soon be arranged
StapIetOn's Pride JOIted.
Harvey Staples pride in the posses /
sion Of gold medal presented TO !
him by the ten grateful bridegrOOms
whom ne has served as best man. has I
received a rude jar since the presen-
tation was made public, on account Of |
an avalanche of feminine criticism.
One woman AYERS that while Mr. /
SrapletOn may have established rec /
ord, ne has not made himself an ideal /
She declares with scorn that the medal i
winner should have been given a 4
leather instead OF a gold medal, and /
she says: Fancy a man ]
going about for years like that. taking /
part in other peoples weddings and /
never having one OF his own Fancy 1
a man going about for years singing.
The Voice That Breathed Ger Eden /
: = nnnr hsanr Haann#
ing in lodging, untouched by the /
and poetry Of il ALL
Mniier's salary $4,000.
Since a recent court action revealed
the fact that a. certain London Wom- /
an milliner has been receiving a sal
very large income for a woman worker
in this country, the heads of various I
millinery firms in the West End have
been busy explaining that such sal
aries are very exceptional in the trade.
Mum berless women, attracted by the !
high pay, brought forward their quail |
to draw $50 a week for de-
signing hats, but the milliners said
rategOricany they had no room for
them
This $4,000 year creator Of beeom-
ing headgear is adept in the design
ng Of new shapes and in the blend
ing of soft materials of exquisite
,olOring- She and her colleagues never
axe a needy into their hands, leav-
ng the actual work to lower paid
They are born artists in
heir line. and if their work is crowned
With success they may eventually at /
ain an income from $4,000 to S1O,-
700 a year. This is the pay of the |
-ondOn tOp-nOtchers in the millinery
inc, but in Paris the profession IS
more remUnerative. The head designer
# Paris firm Of hat makers, a
-Oung and accomplished widow, draws
salary of 500 900 a year.