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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
Before the now famous 1914 flight.

keen for information about the work.
made our first flight, and while they
were not permitted to come aboard the
houseboat. which was always guarded
by a soldier detailed for the purpose
still they were free to see what they
ould from the open river.
Some Of the papers spent money lib
orally in maintaining tugs and other
facilities for their photographers and
representatives during the first weeks
Of expectation and then they cut down
their OUTLAWS, but still maintained repre-
sentatives near by who used more
modest facilities. These men were ex-
pected to get the news, and every tri-
fling mishap was described at some
length. unwarranted length, in fact, as
1t occurred. The public was at first
keyed up and ready for success, but
these frequent reports OF delays and
trihing failures unconsclously brought
about a change of attitude, and from
kindly receptiveness the spirit became
one Of criticism and ridicule.
"Mr. Langley was no longer able to
shake off the effect of this stand taken
| by the general public and a goodly part
Of the press. Success meant more to
| him for personal reasons then than for
| the purely scientific. Before that when
had hesitated at things he had promptly
said, Don't mind failures. A breakdown
has taught me more at times than salts
factory working. Don't mind smashes
II we can locate the cause But even
then he was not willing that life should
be put in jeopardy.
"In fact Mr., Langley felt so appre-
hensve that the first and possibly the
second test would be unsuccessful that
In order to avoid the possibility or a
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the launching conditions with which
We are familiar rather than to bring
into play circumstances with which We
are yet unacquainted.'
Now one of the things insisted upon
by the military authorities was privacy
in our work. because success was 20
have been a matter " the national de-
fence and To a large measure conf
dental. This requirement really did
more to wreck Langley's chances Of
ultimate victory than the two unsuccess'
full trials or any failure on the part Of
the aerodrome itself. even though the
apparatus was certainly sufficiently
damaged on each of those memorable
occasions.
when in 1908 we had shifted our
base of operations from the laboratory
To the testing course down the Potomac
River naturally The newspapers were
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21

yt.uHt rtjOiCCd more over the sue
n ,,.~ful test of rrof. Langley's
H.fng machine by Glenn ii.
CurtIss on Lake keuka than
,,b,r... NJ Manly uf this city. VIII" was
IN. l;. Samuel lfcrpunt Langlcy's
,rir,.u1. associate in acronautical work
from i>,> to- the close Of those memora-
bic Efforts in 1901
"VMlInfiun? No. 7 don't call 1t that,
,ut rather the splendid fulfilment Of the
astounding p'ophc>y of misundcr-
stood y,S. even abused, genius" Such
was VI. Muuly's remark when pucs-
Toned about the Lake kcuka perform
anc,. -, think public criticism has
tened LiuG',N's death? Certainly, I do;
not. " course, primarily hut only as
the cumulative stress upon weakened
ya,.,, and that physical condition
largely brought about by his years of
DEVOTION to the biggest problem Of his
scientific career
Rs reason Of his peculiarly intimate
relation, with Prof. Langley. Mr. Manly
is especially fitted to give a picture OF
the man who blazcd the way for all "f
the h,a,i,. than air flying machines of
to-day.
an l>r>-In Ice exact. in May Of that
wear" %. said. 81 was finishing my
srienud, course at Cornell. Then it
WI, shat pr Il. II. Thurston. my pre-
cept,.. sent for me and showed me a
letter that he had just received from
rrof. Langley The latter wanted a man
of cus,ueering training and well
grounded in mathematics to help him
produc, a full sized man carrying fly
Ing machine. This was practically two
years after his first successful demon
s,ratiun Of a mode. self propelled. steam
driven flying machine. DR.. Thurston
suggested that take the place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
Prof, t.angley's Assistant, c. M. Manly,
Tells of Public Abuse Which Has
tened End of Man Who Blazed
Way for Heavier Than Air
Machines of To-day

rp.ua, rcJoiccd more over the sue
/ ,.-~fu, test of l'ruf. Langlcy's
living machine by Glenn III.
-.--.-. - L Ii. L. mi. fhntn
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07

The reason why opals are 50 often lost
from their settings is that they expand
with heat more than other precious
stones, and consequently foroe open the
gold which holds them In place.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
EFfERY MOTOR TRUCK
.SURMOUNTS OBSTACLES
Underwent Rigorous Tests Here Be-
fore Army Officers Last Week.
Climbs Big Hills.
CARRIED $3.50 POUNDS OF IRON

o. A. Eskue. designer Of the JefRery
motor truck. arrived In Washington the
nrst part Of last we.k- With H. D.
Lsary, r.. who represents the Thomas
p. JsffeTy Company. Of Kenosha. Wis.
he has been demonstrating the qualities
Of this new truck before army and navy
ofilcers.
The JefSsry truck drives. brakes, and
steers on all four wheels making It pos
sible to negotiate almost any kind Of Q
road, deld. or hill. 1t ID built for heavy
service. and will carry . load that or
dinarfly would require four mules in the
army neld service.
The thirty EIGHT horsepower four
cylinder motor Is built at the Jeiery
factory, - IL every other part OF the
truck. One notable feature II the setting
Of the radiator. which ID hung on springs
in order to protect II when the truck is
straining over rough roads or fields.
The capacity Of the truck which is
being demonstrated here in Washington
Ia 5000 pounds. but in all the tests which
have been made . 20 per cent overload
has been carried. Last Friday with $500
pounds Of iron aboard Q journey was
made to the Potomac Flats, Just below
the War College. where before army Of
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
$25, 900 SWEEPSTAKES
DRAW MANY ENTRIES

Immediately following the Indianapoli,
500-mile race a number of star drivers
made their entries in the $4,000 sweep
stakes to be held on the new two-mile
speedway at Sioux City on July 4. This
big prize is offered for a 3o-mile race,
and is the largest ever put up for a
race Of this distance in the history of
the game. In addition to the feature
event there will be sprint races for which
substantial prizes are offered.
The Bugatti car. which proved so fast
in the fifth century race until it was
eliminated by an accident, has been en-
tered and Ernst Friedrich, the famous
German pilot, will drive it. At least
one of the Indianapolis MERGERS will be
seen in action and possibly two. Spencer
Wishart has been nominated for the first
car. Harry Grant, twice winner of the
Vanderbilt Cup Race, will pilot William
Ziegler's Sunbeam, and William Carlson,
who made such a consistent showing at
Indianapolis with the Maxwell running
on kerosene and fuel. will be at the wheel
Of this car at Sioux City.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
TIRES PROVED
UNDOING OF G0UX

Goux, the wiry Frenchman. whose SEN
sational driving captured last years In
dianapolis Sweepstakes, found thousands
Of bets placed against him this Decora-
ton Day. when 1t was announced that
he would use foreign tires this year.
Never before have tires figured SO
prominently in both the betting and the
race itself. "A mighty battle Of tires"
was surely a proper name for this great
est OF racing events-faster by far than
last year. with tires literally red hot
under the scorching. grinding and gruel-
ling speed OF the heavy cars.
Firestone tires helped Goux to victory
last year. and in the reverse ratio for
eign tires were his undoing this year.
With eleven tire changes he had no
chance Of winning. even though his
speed between stops was wonderful.
Barney Oldfeld. in Stutz. crossed the
wire ahead of all other American cars.
1t was a great victory for Barney and
the veteran driver was wildly applauded
during the entire race. His cool daring
and his sure and deliberate judgment
proved that he is not only dean of the
one and two mile dirt track but Amer.
ica's favorite long-distance racer as
well. He used Firestone tires, two of
them going through the entire race un-
changed.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
LITTLE KING RACING
CAR ENTERED AGAIN
The Speed Machine Made Good at
indianapolis Until Valve
Broke.

The little King racing car that gave
such good account Of itself until dis
abled in the famous 500-mile race held in
indianapolis on Decoration Day, has
been entered in the 200 and 25o-mile races
at Tacoma, Wash, and the 250-mile race
at Seattle, on July 8, 4, 10, and 1s. re-
spectively.
The record made by the King In the
60o=miie race on Decoration Day was very
gratifying to the King dealers throughout
the country. as outside of one other car.
it was the only Detroit built car to enter
the race. and carried the colors of the
Wolverine Automobile Club. an associa-
tion Of automobile manufacturers and
dealers.
Up to the time the King was disabled
by broken valve II had completed
eighty-five laps. or 213 miles. and up to
that time was holding tenth position, hav-
ing gained six positions in the last
twenty-five laps.
The average speed made by the King
for 213 miles was s1.S miles per hour,
which was remarkable for the size of the
car. One hour after the car was taken
from the track 1t was repaired and in ex-
cellent condition. The last 165 miles was
made without a stop at a rate Of speed
nearly eighty-seven miles per hour
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07

ncers the truck vas sent over mounds
Of rock and brick and then over plows6
field into . marsh. where the rear wheels
were down over the hubs.
One Of the of1cers requested that the
truck be stopped. with the result that u
sank on one side 30 deep that SOME Of
the gasoline ran out OF the tank, but
when the word was given to pull out
the truck responded Immediately and
came through with ease
Then o start was made for the pike
leading to Fort Myer. where Red Clay
Hill was conquered. q feat. according
to one Of the officers present. that had
never been accomplished before by =
loaded truck. Here also the truck was
sent up Q bank Of about a % per cent
grade.
One Of these trucks has seem the hard
est kind OF service for the past twelve
months, hauling supplies TO the different
encampments around Galveston. Tex.
Every day It Is required to make q
a2-mile trip between Galveston and Texas
City with q capacity load and oftimes
with q trailer.
1t 10 interesting to note that Thomas
p. Jeffery was associated with q Mr..
In the bicycle business here
in Washington about twenty years ago
at 1323 Fourteenth street northwest, next
door to the present representative for
JeRery cars in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
INDIAN MOTORCYCLES
SETTING NEW RECORDS
Finish First in a Number of Speed
and Endurance Tests During
Last Few Weeks.

The Indian motorcycle has been lead
ing the list Of winners in the numerou.
race meets now being held all over the
country. 1t Is noticeable that in nearly
all the races the distance has been long
and that is the supreme test of a motor
cycle.
At Hawthorne track. Chicago. on May
fe and II. Charles Bake made a clean
sweep for the Indian. He won the
1o-mils F. A. M. championship besides
six other events. His time for the ten
miles was S:45 Is.
At Fresno. Cal. on May II. in a 7o-mile
race, Charles Tobey. riding a stripped
stock Indian, won first place. his time
being 1:o6:4o1-5.
In a 100-mile race held at San Jose,
Cal. on May H. Ben Torres, riding an
Indian. finished first and L oppie. on
an Indian. finished second. Torres time
was 1:f.
At Philadelphia, on May o, Harry
Kleebes. riding an Indian broke the Bel
mont Driving Park track record. Klee-
bes' time for the mile was 4s seconds.
The former record was 81 As seconds.
Here in Washington. on May 30, the
Indian took first and second places in
both the and 10 mile professional races.
the two longest races of the day.
Another notable achievement of the
Indian was when Erwin G. Baker broke
the transcontinental record practically in
half. His time was eleven days, twelve
hours, and ten minutes. Besides having
LOT miles of desert sand. the negotia-
ton of stupendous mountain trails Baker
rode mile after mile on railroad ties The
former record was twenty days, nine
hours and one minute, which was made
by Volney Davis in 1911, and who rode
an Indian.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
CYCLECAR POPULAR.
Its Chcapness and Convenience
Prove Boon to Motorists.

w H. Mcintyre, president of the Imp
Cycle Car Company. Of Auburn, Ind.
says concerning the cyclecar: ITO the
i.:G7 who owns an automobile the low
priced, economical running cyclecar will
prove a boon when he wants to make
quick pleasant trips at about one-fifth
the cost of a big car. The r. F. D.
man, the salesman. the collector. farmer
and in fact every class of business men
will want and need one. Another i'm
portant feature which commends the
cyclecar to all of these classes is the
absence Of transmission and differential
gears for the cyclecar with its light
friction transmission with four speeds
forward. also when changing speeds there
is that enjoyous absence of noisy rasp-
ing singing gears so Objectionable in all
other kinds of transmissions Then again
the safety against stripping gears on
steep hills and rough or sandy roads
is entirely obviated. These features and
the non-necessity Of oiling and lubrica-
ton all these extra parts found on the
big cars is done away with, thus saving
both time and money
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07

Members Of the National Capital Motor
cycle Club are elated over the success OF
their races on May 80, and the ofiicials
In charge Of the meet have been oom-
plimented for the manner in which the
affair was conducted.
The motorcycle races are believed by
many to have been the most interesting
part Of the program. and except for a
short suspension during the storm. were
run off promptly and with little delay.
Washington riders are somewhat dis
appointed at the showing made by the
factory riders. Constant being the only
one who rode to form. Much had been
expected from Goudy. who has a great
reputation on the motordomes and dirt
tracks throughout the West. Goudy did
not like the looks Of Benning track. with
Its soft surface and sharp turn, and II
was plain he made no great effort to
win.
The same is true of Taylor. the Merkle
rider. from Middletown. Ohio, who stated
just before the five-mile race that he
did not want to take any chances on
this track. Tayior's machine was ridden
by Denham, local rider. in the seven
and ten-mile events, and showed 1t had
plenty Of speed.
N. c. Gregory. of Norfolk. was in his
usual good form, bun the class of his
competitors prevented his repeating his
clean sweeps Of last year He won the
seven-mile event in TBS, and took second
place in the fve-mile race.
John U. Constant. Of Brooklyn. former
amateur champion. made a good show
ing considering his unfamiliarity with
the track. He won the ten-mile race in
1919. which was fast time for this track,
and finished second in the seven-mile
event Constant contributed the only ac-
cidents Of the day. neither Of his two
falls resulting in injury.
The sensation of the day was the rid
ing Of John Emphfield, of Philadelphia.
He went into the soft turn at the south
ern end of the track with his Excelsior
wide open, and never shut of his motor
at any time. He won the five-mile racL
in 5:23. which was better time than made
by any Of the crack automobile drivers.
A slight injury in this event caused
Emphfield to withdraw from the other
races, and many Washington riders be-
lieve this is all that prevented him from
capturing the rest of the prize money.
1t sounded positively uncanny to hear a
motor roaring at top speed around the
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
NEW METHOD OF BUYING.
This Man Adopted q Unique System
in Purchasing Car. &

Picking a car from nameless specif-
cations is a new method Of buying an
automobile and is one which puts the
machine to a severe test. point for
point" A buyer in South Manchester.
Conn. recently followed this method
and his choice was found to be a Paige
The prospect, a well-known manufact-
urer, knew nothing about automobiles,
but wanted the best car for the money.
could find of cars selling from 1000 to
s., 500. He then cut of the name of the
car and told his mechanical expert to
read over the specifications and tell him
which car to buy. Previously he had
written the name on the back Of each
sheet.
The expert looked them over. and.
pointing to one said: There is only
one there
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
AND THEY ALL USE AJAX.
From Al Reeves TO Sarah Bernhardt
Tires Prove Fayoritcs.

From every walk-no, that's the
wrong beginning-from every ride of life
come the users Of our tires" says the
Ajax tire man. That struck us the
other day after looking over a list con-
tanning the names of some Of the thou
sands who use Ajax. And here is a
handful, casually culled:
John Wanamaker. Sarah Bernhardt,
Irwin Cobb. Billie Burke, Rube MarQuard,
James ]. Corbett, Carter De Haven, John
Bunny. Rex Beach. Bud Fisher Maurice
Costello. T. A. Dorgan, Bob Fitzsimmons,
Bozeman Bulger. and AL Reeves
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
CAPITAL MOTORCYCLIST
DRAWS A SUSPENSION
William Denham Barred on Grounds
of Professionalism by F. A. M.
Referee.
HIS CASE TO BE REVIEWED

A letter has been received from Charles
G. Mueller. Pennsylvania State F. A. NJ
referee. in which William Denham, of
Washington. is notified of his suspension
on the grounds of professionalism. Dem
ham is accused Of having competed in an
amateur race at Belmont track, Phila-
delphia, on May %. The matter has been
referred to the chairman of the compe-
tition committee Of the F. A. M. for
review, and in the meantime Denham
is barred from competing in sanctioned
events
Not satisfied with the speed carnival
of May 30, Washington riders are already
beginning to plan for another race meet.
Plans are under way for an exclusive
motorcycle meet, to be held during the
month of July. The plans as yet are
only in a formative state, but the sug-
gestion has met with so much support
1t seems probable the meet will be
held. A date will BE selected which will
make possible the appearance Of the
best riding talent in the East, and ten
tative plans propose reviving the holding
of twenty-hve-mile sweepstakes for a
big purse.
The big annual race meet being out Of
the way, the National Capital Club is
now turning its attention to other club
events, the first Of which will be the
hill climb, which was to have been held
on February q. but was postponed be-
cause of unfavorable weather. Permis-
sion has been secured for the use OF
MAYORS hill. Anacostia, which is un-
derstood to be in good condition for such
an event A committee will be ap-
pointed at the next meeting of the club,
which will set date for the contest
and arrange preliminaries.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
turn where all other riders ground their
magnetos and drifted.

Local riding tAlent did not show up
we'll when compared with the riders
from other cities. C. v. Dessez cap.
tured the three-mile novice, and that
ended washington's appearance In the
winnings. Denhams Excelsior went out
Of business in the five-mile event. caused
by too much dope" after which Den
ham rode Taylor's Merkle and finished
third in the seven and ten-mile races.
Tommy Dedse withdrew from all events,
two-inch tire on his front wheel cut
ting so deeply into the soft track as to
make his machine unmanageable.
From a motorcycle standpoint, the
races of May 30 are considered unusually
successful. Each race was won by diff
ferent rider. and two different ma
chimes figured in the winning. The fin
ishes were close and exciting and kept
the spectators on their feet.
A club feature that has been put tenn
porarily In the background by the race
meet activities Is the organization OF
sidecar division Plans for this feature
were formulated several months ago, and
will now be taken up and carried through
to completion. This division will be made
up of the members of the National Capt.
tai Motorcycle Club. who operate side
cars. It will have its own officials, who
for picnics and other events. The social
features will be in charge of the women
members, who propose to hold dances
and card parties during the winter
months.
New York trade magazine is arrsng-
ing a rally of motorcyclists at Saratoga
Springs. N. Y. on July 3. 4. and 5. Riders
from all parts of the country are ex-
pected to attend. and Washington Is
scheduled as the starting point Of one Of
the four tours. the others being Boston.
Buffalo, and Providence. r. /.
Saratoga Springs is Az miles from
Washington. the route being via Philadel-
phia, New York. and Albany.
An effort is being made to arrange for
a party of Washington riders to leave
this city on the morning of July l. being
Joined en- route by riders from Baltimore
and other cities, and joining the New
York delegation on July =. Saratoga
Springs is ten hours ride from New
York. over roads that are said to be al
most perfect.
The Washington herald., 1914-06-07
INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK.

Trenton. N. j., June IA certificate
for the increase Of the capital stock of
the Keily-springnsld Tire Company. Of
Springfield. Ohio. from S.14a5oo to s1o.-
299 000 was fled today.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-14
DELEGATES
MAY NOT
Be BOUND
EARLY REPORTS INDICATE MANY
UNRESTRICTED DELEGATIONS
WOULD BE SENT TO FORT
WoRTH-BALL, MAYEs, LANE
AND BROOKS IN 1T.
tBy Associated Press1

Dallas, Tex, Feb. 14.-The indica-
tions are that many uninstructed dele
gates will be sent to the Fort Worth
prohibition convention next Saturday,
we're contained in the preliminary re-
ports from over the State on today's
county meetings. Harris County was
expected to send an uninstructed dele
CATION with Ball as leader Summing
up the points where instructions are
expected, no strong favorite appeared
in the early report, although Ball
showed considerable strength. Mayes,
Lane, Ball and DR.. Brooks apparently
each were due to receive instructed
counties, but these are scattered all
over the State almost at haphazard,
with the usual predominance for each
leader in his own section.
Later reports developed some Ball
sentiment. Ramsey was discussed at
Cleburne.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-14
A. & NJ. GLEE CLUB
PLAYED LAST NIGHT
Only Fair Sized House Greeted the
Farmers Owing to Severe
Cold Weather.

The A. & NJ. College Glee Club Min
strels, fifty-two in number, played
their annual performance at the Co.
lonial Theatre last night, but owing
to the severe weather the crowdo was
not as large as was expected.
With full orchestra, Glee and Man.
dolin Clubs, the performers rendered
their program, which was purely
classical, in a manner creditable to
the organization.
On the trip to be made the coming
week the director will intefsperse the
program with a few numbers of mod
ern or popular songs, which will be
met with favor by the audiences.
Especial praise was given the zou<
aves, who are indeed a crack team.
and are a real feature to the show,
This drill, which was rendered in two
parts, was life saver" and was i'm
mensely appreciated by the audience,
which is accustomed to military, and
will no doubt meet with greater favor
on their trip through Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-02-14
MEXICAN FEDERALs
K|DNAP A|MER|CAN
[Ry Associated Pressl

Laredo, Tex, Feb. 14.-Clemente
Vogara, an American citizen, was kid
mapped from the Rio Grande Island
near Palofox yesterday by alleged
Mexican Federals. He claimed the
Federals were stealing horses from
the island, which is his pasture. Yes
terday the Federals invited him to the
island, ostensibly to pay him for the
horses. The rangers advised him not
to go. He went, however, was knock
ed in the head and taken unconscious
to the Mexican side.