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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05
PICKARD is PRESIDENT
Of Mercer. Georgia's Famous Baptist
University

Macon, Ga. June 5.-Dr. w. L.
Pickard, of Savannah Centenary Bap-
tist church, has been elected president
of Mercer University, one of the lead
ing Baptist institutes of the South, to
fill the chair vacated by DR.. S. Y.
Jameson, one year ago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05

morning. The greatest damage is in
Wisconsin.
James Auburger was killed, Louis
Hall and Auburger's father were IA
tally injured by lightning near Belle
vue, Ohio.
Adam Green, farmer, was killed
by lightning near Bucyrus. Six peo-
pie were injured one fatally at SOM
erset, Pa.
A severe storm is sweeping the
coast of California today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05
MISSISSIPPI HAS
MANY MURDERS
Fourth Mysterious Tragedy Reported
From that State in Ten
Days

Carthage, Miss, June 5.-F. F.
Feery, bachelor farmer living near
here, was found dead this morning
by the roadside under the bushes. In
hidden pocket $1,000 was found.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05
AN ISLAND
VOLCANO ERUPT[D
GREAT DESTRUCTION IN DAN.
CUR, AND HEAVY Loss
OF LIFE FEARED

Batavia, Java, June 5-A vol
canic eruption on Danguir Island, in
the southern Philippines, caused a
vast property damage, and it is fear
ed there has been a heavy loss of
life
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05
Bryan. Law Worked Well

Senator Bryan says that reports
received by him from Florida show
his name has proven ample justifi-
cation for its enactment
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05

spared. He even offered to give him
enough money to pay his fine. and rs
he was going into his pocket to get
the money as an evidence of his
good faith. Long Boy fired at him.
The bullet penetrated the jugular
vein. causing almost instant death
The convict escaped.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05
ANOTHER TRAGEDY
OF THE AIR
TWO FRENCH SOLDIERS KILLED
BY AEROPLANE COLLAPSING
THIS MORNING

Dion, France, June 5.-Lieuten-
ant Giron and Private Rion, two
French army aviators, were killed
this morning when the aeroplane
they were riding in collapsed and
fell to the ground.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05
WIND AND RAIN
1 IN MIDDLE WEST
HAVE DONE MUCH HARM TO
PROPERTY AND PROBABLY
COST SEVERAL LIVES

Chicago, June 5.-Railroad and
wire communication in the middle
west is seriously hampered today. as
the result of a severe storm follow
an by heavy rains last night and this
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05
TALKING BY THE
WIRELESS TELEPHONE
SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT CAR.
RIED OUT TO-DAY IN
FRANCE

Paris. June 5.-Wireless telephone
messages were transmitted 125 miles
today by French army officers, ex-
perimenting for the government.
They declared the words to be as
distinct as if Transmitted by a wire
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-06-05

Reports came to town yesterday or
good rains at Anthony and Reddick-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-02

ne IdIu0T IduCl6S IOOhlllS 1uul-
crous, for, he says, it takes more real
brains to be funny than almost any
thing else in the amuse-the-people
business.
He is a character man with the
Edison players at Bronx, New York.
A MASCULINE OUTBREAK
BY Berton BraIey.
Gee, I'm so weary of ladies who
SLOUGH,
Ladies who slump and who sag;
Sinuous posturings give me crouch,
Fill me with fumings and fag;
Fashion plates, magazine pictures
and ads,
Flesh-and-blood women as well,
Torture my eyes with this ssddest of
fads
Till l am ready to yell!
Maybe I've mentioned the subject be-
fore;
Nevertheless l exclaim:
Where are the-vertebrae women once
wore?
Where is an outstanding dame?
Languid and listless and lolling and
limp,
Women come slithering by;
Where is the girl with some get up
and gimp,
Taut, trig and trim to the eye?
Look where l will there's no sign of
relief
Every one lumps-a la Mode;
Fashion has filled me with passion
and grief;
Some day think I'll explode,
Blow up entirely-or HE me away
Far from the well-beaten track,
And there l will peacefully linger and
stay
Till feminine backbones come
back!
-O-O
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-02

Edwin O'Connor, the critics say, is
the funniest ''Irishman" in the
movie" business.
He is perfectly at home, apparent
ly, in the largest checked suit on the
market and the smallest derby in the
hat shop.
His own face, in its natural state is
really quite serious physiOgnomy,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-02
TRY THERE

If you don't want to be spoiled with
success, get a j0D III the Weather
Bureau.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-02

first human being who in years has
done me a kind act"
And the next morning he wrote a
brief note to his lawyer, which ran:
Sell two of my bonds and send the
$1,000 to Naomi Barton for a we'd
ding present"
O'cONNOR FUNNIEST FRESHMAN
IN THE MOVIES
The Washington times., 1914-06-14
RULES IN OVERSEE FLIGHT


IN
Of the s
lin
be madee efhe waya acros
certificate
must
be to
supervision
Club
be
start Ia be o side
water.
Towing 8 not prohibited.
the
be
Of crossing
a
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The Washington times., 1914-06-14

nal Curtiss flying boat: that is in their
curve of wing section" as it Is called
technically. We are using what Is
known as the IN. u. L." curve, the
name coming by reason of the fact
that this particular curve IVES recently
determined as the most efficient. as the
results of many experiments made at
.he national physical laboratory at
Teddington, England. The experiments
calculated what was best for drift
(head resistance) and what was best
for lift Sustaining power and then
struck a happy medium in this Mp.
L." curve, which has. successfully
proved what was expected Of it, in
tests conducted IN wind tunnels.
Two Motors Adopted.
I come now to the motive power
and that, after all-is the most import
ant factor of the entire problem of n.y.
ing across the ocean. 1t Is necessary
to have a motor with the power to
drive the enormous craft. and the
strength and reliability to keep driving
it throughout an entire day or perhaps
longer. 1t must keep going and not
stop at critical moment-especially
one Of those moments when 1t is inn
The Washington times., 1914-06-14

have kept afioat for some time, al
though unable to rise again This origi-
nal machine, although partially built
was discarded some time ago In favor
of the flying boat type. This change
was occasioned by a complete altera-
ton of plans. and not from any idea
that the first type was not capable OF
making the light from coast to coast
chine was an entirely practical ore
The reasons for the change of plan
will be apparent later.
Twice Usual Area of Wings.
I might point out here, to give an
idea of the size of the craft We shall
use, that 1t has a wing area Of 79s
feet, more than twice that of the or
uinary air-and-water machine. The
average Curtiss flying boat has a wing
area of but SO feet They weigh, to-
against 5000 pounds for the transAtlan-
tic craft. The spread of wing OF the
ordinary flying boat is thirty-six to forty
feet; on the transatlantic flyer 1t is
seventy-two feet in the upper wings,
and forty-six in the lower. The width
of the ordinary wing Is five feet; on
this machine seven feet
The hull Is of white cedar, thirty-two
feet long and with a beam of four
feet. This. really nothing more than a
boat. Is designed with blunt nose and
streamline form like the body Of a
huge fish. The curves were worked out
by aero-dynamic laboratory tests TO
attain the highest efficiency In both air
and water-that is, to skim the sur
face of the water, to rise and cleave
the air with the least resistance, and
most important Of ALTO sustain US on
the surface of the water even In a
moderately rough sea, should We be
Obliged to alight for repairs or to over
look the wings or machinery at any
time.
This hull weighs only $50 pounds. al
though 1t probably has n carrying ca
pacity more than four times as great
as a launch of its weight. Despite its
apparent fragilIty-its cedar shell. coat
ed with oiled canvas, Is only a quarter
Of an inch thick-it must sustain a load
of approximately nine times its own
weight. That is. about $500 pounds of
machinery. tanks of gasolcne ard oil,
wings and passengers.
In front of the hull, with their legs
down in the blunt nose, the operators
will sit at the twin controls. These
The Washington times., 1914-06-14
BY Lieut.. John Cyril Porte, r. N.


Canada
HAAMoNDsPoRT, N Y @.-over the n a day.
Columbus by
dously steamdrven five and six
think that
the OF
successfully Cape Clear
l 1 be
will be accomplished
the
hand srd
a in historya
to time articles
There
naturanya of public interest But to mind
flight will be asked
a
with the machine
The Washington times., 1914-06-14

perative that an aviator have power
responsive to his touch.
/ do not know of any water-cooled
motor which is more likely to combine
all these qualities than the eight-cyiin-
der, SO-l00 horsepower type cf Mr.. Cur
tiss', which he calls the 20. X.' So
this engine has been chosen. and two
OF his stock motors have been chosen
for the transatlantic craft. This is re-
yealing a secret. II was the original
intention land Up to this time that i'm
preston has been allowed to prevaiD to
use e single Curtiss motor of 200 horse
power. Such one was built for the
purpose in the shops here and was sue
cessfully operated in series Of tests.
Probably it would do the necessary
work
But later Mr.. Curtiss and I decided
that there would be both more safety
and more efficiency in two motors and
two propellers. and SO that is the power
scheme.
In the position of the engines Is an
other novel point. They are placed be-
tween the planes. side by side. driving
independent propellers. The motors are
about eight feet behind the driving seat
and about four feet above the hull.
The propellers, two-bladed, with eight
The Washington times., 1914-06-14
SECOND FLYER IN RESERVE.

In the first place. the simplest and
| clearest description thar I can E1ve OF
| it is to say that it is a Curtiss flying
boat Of unusual size and with some
unusual features. 1t Is being built at
the expense OF Mr.. Rodman Wana-
maker, of New York and Philadelphia,
son of Mr.. John Wanamaker, and an
ardent follower OF ae,onantics. This
year being the centenary or peace be-
tween America and Great Britain, Mr..
Wanamaker felt that it would oe fit
ting celebration 10 link the continents
with a flying machine.
Mr.. Wanamaker chose the Curtiss
type of machine believing that Mr..
Glenn n. Curtiss knows more about
world. In this opinion / concurrej.
having followed the development of the
curtiss aiT-and-water craft both in this
country and Europe.
Two boats are being made for the
Wanamakcr expedition, practically iden-
ticai, so that TX n mishap should be
met with We may still pe atle to get
away. The cost of the expedition will
probably he double the amount of the
Lord No-thcliffe prize. Of $4,000, under
the rules Of which contest We viii fly.
But the sportmanship and scientific in
terost Of Nr. Wanarnaker did not allow
the matter OF cost to enter into the
proposition in any way.
Only one boat will be permitted for
the flight, so our second will be held
in reserve. That is. If we should be
obliged to abandon the trip even in
midocean. with the first toat we SHOULD
not be allowed to start there with the
second, but would have to return and
start over again.
Novel Features In Craft.
/ shall endeavor now to describe the
flying boat and the ways in which 1t
differs from others. In the first place
it is by far the largest of its kind ever
constructed. In fact. II Is one Of the
largest aerial craft Of any kind in the
world. I believe the Russian Sikorsky,
who has taken up as many as sixteen
passengers 1T 4 time, had a land ma
chine of 400-horsepower which exceeds
oCro in size and weight.
1t was originally decided to use
big tractor biplane without chassis or
boat, but with body constructed water
tight, so that IL forced landing had
to be made at sea the machine could
The Washington times., 1914-06-14

4 Apout o1s leet apart
Motors Must Not Fail.
| The main thing required OF the mo-
tors, OF course. is that they will "stanc
up"-that they Will keep going for
thirty hours continuously. even longer
IL necessary. But a stop from som,
mishap-even in midosean-need not bs
! fatal to the success OF the expedition.
In faet, figure upon the possibility of
cropping to the Surface, II necessar-y
and making repairs of lesser nature.
But nothing SERIOUS must happen
70 these motors from the time OF de-
parture until the coast OF ireland looms
up in front. And OF course. nv b,1ne
ana expectation Is tha. they VII. never
stop. and that We may never touch the
water until cur journey Is over.
I think the motors will run for the
necessary length of time. as a Curtiss
motor has run on the bench in the shops
for forty hours without Cessation. The
motors to be used in our craft will be
given at least a thirty-hour tryout be-
fore they are finally placed in the ma
chine. II they run for thirty hours ]
shall be quite satisfied to have them In
stalled in the TRANSATLANTIC flyer. after
they have been examined and renewed
where necessary. l will be willing 10
trust to them. after such test. for the
success or failure of the flight. IL I
may be permitted to repeat-I am ex-
tremely hopeful OF success.
i have given here a brief descrip-
ton Of the craft, as untechnical as
possible. There might be added just
few more items
The total weight to cross the ocean
Is approximately 5000 pounds. divided
IN this fashion. somewhat: Fuel,
2,Oo0 pounds. made up of 60 gallons oil
gasolene and Is gallons Of oil: hull,
$50: pilot and assistant. 200; motors,
wings, tanks. and supplies. 1.15e The
two oil tanks are suspended above the
engines; the sasolene tanks, five in
number, are arranged In the hull, and
the gasolene will be forced up from
the tanks above the aviators' heads.
Save for some minor details and the
assembling. the flying boat Is COM
plete now. It viii be put together
within fortnight and win be given
its flying tests on Lake Keuka, here
at Hammondsport.
After the tests. the craft will be
shipped to New York and from there
to St Johns. Newfoundland re-
erected, and will have a preliminary
hop or 50 about the ocean. Then for
the DASH
The Washington times., 1914-06-14
Porte Or7fellS Tells Times
.WProposed Trip
Continued from Page One.)

those of actual flight The consumption of fuel was so
small that the load of the transatlantic flyer can be re-
duced easily within safe limits.
Every one connected with the expedition felt after the
ordeal of the motors, redoubed assurance that the con-
quest of the air passage is within their grasp
Lieut. John Cyril Porte, R. N pilot of the expedition
will write of his experiences exclusively for the New York
World and The Washington Times both before and after
his flight. The first of his signed articles giving detailed
description of the giant flying boat in which he will at
tempt the passage from Newfoundland to the British sles
is published herewith.
The original machine on which work was started in
secret several months ago. to be driven by 200
horsepower motor; it was to be launched by special de-
vices and was to have of rising either from water
or land Once it alighted the water its flight to be
at an end
The new flyer will be driven by two motors of 100
horsepower each, and it will be equipped to raise itself
from the water The change of plan indicates that the
craft may aght in midocean, and may possibly its
supply of fuel from ship stationed there for that purpose
TRAINED IN BRITISH NAVY
Passenger permitted sasolene
take supplies from ship"
e% a his se Ssssrs he n
The that Porss stand,
] s1 & the % best % pIs % amy = SUCCEED % IN this
training
thirty he ranked the Of in hi, for %
h and for that for his
especially
likely " pilot safely port the first its maiden
accomplished flight
log this the AIR.
expedition kept
diary and log for the Spanish Ourna nterprnG enough
10000 London
The
The Washington times., 1914-06-14
Gives $1,000 to Dry Fund.

The fund being raised in New Or
leans by Prohibitionists to make Louisi-
ana dry Is increased by $500 through
the contribution OF DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts,
Of this city. according to a telegram
received here today. Women will take
prominent part in the fight to take
place in Baton Rouge next week when
the liquor question comes UP in the leg
islature.
The Washington times., 1914-06-14

are OF the wheel type common to the
Curtiss machines. A pull OF the wheel
toward the operator elevates the plane,
a push in the other direction depresses
| 1t. turn of the wheel. to one side or
the other operates the rudder for di-
| rectional control The lateral control
| is operated by footbar. and in this
way differs from the standard Curtiss
control.
Curtiss uses a shoulder yoke to work
the ailerons. or wing tips. which keep
the machine on an even keel, the op-
orator maintaining his balance by
shifting his weight from side to side
But Mr.. Curtiss agreed with me that
the yoke system Is not best for a large
aircraft, especially for flight as long
as the one 1 expect to make. 1t Is
wearisome upon the operator, as a
manipulate large ailerons on a heavy
machine. And since ones legs are the
strongest part Of ones BODY, 1t is best
to use them for this purpose.
The foot control is simplicity Itself.
II the right wing is higher than the
sary to depress 1t. you push down with
the right foot. II the left wing Is too
high, you press down with the left
foot.
Sleeping Quarters in Cockpit.
Back of our seats In the hull will
be the sleeping quarters. That may
sound odd-sleepinG quarters on an
aeropIane racing across an ocean and.
beyond the ken. let alone the vision.
Of the rest Of the world. But sleep
ing quarters there will be. Not
bed chamber, but at least a mattress
on which chap may lie at rest for a
time in the enclosed cockpit The mat
tress will be a life preserver. too.
Shall / sleep? I have been asked.
Who knows? II things are going
no % doubt iii be glad to have a little
rest while my assistant looks after
matters. It's going to be a long ride
you see. and probably tiresome.
though I do not anticipets that the ne
entirely inclosed, with sliding win
dows in front which we can open
for air.
The tail Of the hull narrows down
to an extremely fine point at the
stern. to which Is affixed the rudder
and elevating planes. There are four
water tight compartments in the
stern. We shall be equipped with
hand pump for baling.
Scientific Curve for Wings.
The tremendous Widespread, of
course. is NECESSARY to sustain the
great weight We shall carry-two tons
and a half. The biplane type was
adopted because 1t is more easily con-
structed to carry heavy loads than the
monotype type.
The spread Of seventy-two feet of
the upper wing as against forty-six
feet Of the lower plane follows the
common practice of hanging most of
the load upon the upper wing.
Apart from the great size Of the
wings, there is another point in which
they differ from the planes Of the nor
The Washington times., 1914-06-14

Beautiful June Weddings
ARE assured when GUIDE furnishes the
flowers and floral decorations. 1sff y
St-Advt
The Washington times., 1914-06-14
Motors Must Not Fail.

foot blades Of spruce. will lie hxe,
about S1s feet apart.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-29

September for "a several weeks trip
through oregon n California.
Mr.. sam pickard will leave In a
few days for am extended trip
through the northwest.
Miss Florence Scdor left today for
TucumCiiri, y. NJ. where she viii
teach Latin IN the hish school his
winter.
Mr.. Edwin =. Williams. who has
beef visiting his wifc's parents. Mr.
and Nlrs. Arthur Eycritt. viii leave
the nrst Of the week for his home in
Blythe. cal Mrs. williams viii re-
main IN Albuquerque until the latter
part of October.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Meuaul have
returned from their wedding trip.
which was spent in Chicago and Wis
consin.
Mr.. 4. A. Keen returned Friday
from New York. whore he was
called by the death of his mother.
Mrs. AmHdu Chavez her dauEh-
tcrs Katherine and Cunsuela. and her
son Amado. Jr. nave returned from
the Pcros. where They have spent
the summer. Miss katherine Chavez
expects tu attend the University Of
New Mexico this year.
MIR G.. q. Mardorf Of santa Pc.
who recently underwent an operation
FOR appendicitis, is recovering his
health rapidly
Mrs. George Frost lcft Thursday
! evening Ca visit friends u Indiana
for several months.
Mrs. g. l.. Brooks has returned
from "A short stay In santa Fe.
Mrs. r. q. Martin, who has been
the guest ~ her niece Mrs. Harry
Lithgow. has gone to bonvcr. where
she viii remain "a few DAYS before re-
turning to her home in Kansas.
Mrs. IT. Y. Jamison has returned
from a several weeks stay In Santa
Re.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. l. bradford and
SONS havc returned from a trip 20
California.
Mr. and Mrs. \. A. wynne. 5is
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-29
The Montezuma Ball.

The committee io charge 81 the
Montezuma bah met thls week and are
making elaborate plans 90 have the
ball this year the best ever.
Invitations are to be sent oui to the
prominent people of the various owns
IN the state and a large out Of town
attendance is expected.
There viii be- "a number OF novel
features Mr g. a. Davis. chairman
of the committee. rs leaving next Ncck
Tor a two weeks trip to New YORK.
expects to bring back a numoor
OF the latest Ideas for entertainment
al formal functions.
Wide interest is being takon In tho
Moutczuma ball this year. partly due
10 the dcaTth of social affairs IN he
past few months but due as well To
tho confidence of The committee that
the bah viii outshinc an the brilliant
occasions ia past years.
Tho committee iu charge is as fol-
lows ar. T.. 4. Davis, chairman; Mr..
Arthur Pracgcr. Mr. Ernest Isudoln.
Mr. Herman Schwcitzcr.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-29
In Honor Of Mrs. BENJAMIN.

The following clipping from the
Natchcz News win be- of Interest TO
the many friends of Mrs benjamin IN
this CitN
"A pleasant gathering of relatives
and friends gathcred at The home -
Mr.. and Mrs. b l.. benjamin on
Thursday evening in celebration OF
Mrs. ~Bcnjamin'R soNcnty-sixth birth
dag a delicious course supper was
enjoyed. tho table being Eraccd with
lovely pink and white roses that sur
rounded the birthday cake in the
center With its silver numbers that
gladly proclaimed. 10 sweet sentiment.
iifc's record tor one ~ our nnblcst
women. Covers were laid for eighteen ID
Mrs. Bonjamin is the mother %
Mrs. Sol benjamin of this city and
aunt OF Mrs. Sol WELLER She spent
several months here last winter and
made many friends.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-29
ST. VINCENT ACADEMY
BEGINS TERM TUESDAY

81 Ninccnt's Academy. prominent
IS known throughout New Mexico as
an ideal educational Institution for
girls " young ladies. viii begin he
fan term IN Tuesday. september J..
situated In a "a desirable spot in
the northwest section OF Alhuqucr-
uuc. the Academy has "a group OF
splendid buildings and beautiful and
spacious grounds. The Interior OF
the buildings ~ attractive, the fur
nishings and equipment being mod
Crn ana complete.
The Academy offers instruction IN
the primary nnd grammar grades
high school and college preparatory.
Students whn visit to specialize have
ample opportunity to do so. Courses
are available la music, literature, art,
home economies aud other special
ties.
Prospects ntc bright Tor "a large
enrolment this year and indications