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The Washington times., 1914-07-05

MONDAY.
Meetings evening:
Masonic-Potomac No ): Benjamin 3.
French No. IS: Anacostia. No. q: F. G.
PentaIphs, No. %: Mount Pleasant. No. 20
Orient No. 8. knights Templsr; Ruth, No
]. Eastern Star.
Odd FeIlo~s-Bescon, No Is: Union. No. II;
I.sngdon. No. IS; Covenant No. 10; Naomi
No l. and Ruth. No. . Rebekah Lodges
knights OF Pythias-Equal No. Z; Amaranth
No IS; Century. No. 90
Maccz Tent. No. l. memorial
services: Mount Vernon Tent. No. 4 Ana
costa Tent. No. Z.
TUESDAY.
Meetings. evening:
MasonIc-NatIonal. No. Il; Myron @. Parker
No. q; King David. No. q: washington
Naval. No. 9. Royal Arch Chapter: Mithras
Lodge Of Perfection, No. ]. Scottish Kite
Mispah No. s. Eastern Star.
Odd Washington. No. 9; COLLEEN
Rule, No q: Anity, No. II; Fidelity, 10
7, Rebekah Lodge.
Macca Tent, No. 3; Metro
polItsn Tent, No. l..
knights OF Pythias-webster. No I; Her
mione. No. Il; Excelsior. No. IL; Myrtle,
No. Is.
WEDNESDAY.
Meetings, evening:
No 81: Mount Pleasant, No. 10. Royal
Templsr: st. Johns Mite Association.
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Upon receiving a commission. he
entered the submarine branch of the
service. His service In dangerous
underwater craft made him immune
to fear and Injured to hardships. In
1911 he was injured in a submarine
accident and obliged to retire.
Unwilling 10 remain idle. he TOOK
I'D aviation and soon became a crack
flyer For long time he was the
military ien.onstrator of the Deper-
dussin type Of heavier than air ma
chimes. Always he has been fasci-
mated with the crDss- Atlantic tdca.
Two years ago he tried 10 put II into
practice, but did not receive enough
encouragement. Logically, ne was
the first British aviator at mind
when Wanamaker wanted n man
from the other side of the Atlantic
to fly In his big machine.
For the proper construction OF such
q gigantic and unusual craft, Wanna
maker turned to Hammondsport,
where daily one may see 4 ilotilla Of
lying boats. built at the local air
craft factory Of Glenn Curtiss, skim
ming tha sapphire tinted waters of
Lake Keuka or doing stunts in the
air. Curtiss built the first practical
flying boat and now turpS them
out with the regularity and fancy
finish o. automobiles.
When Waaamaxer visited Curtiss
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the guarding the planes. In
rain or wind he will have to climb
out into tire rigging of the huge red
hying fish to make repairs or adjust
ments. When II Is explained that the
two powerful motors are situated be-
tween the planes and several feet
above the cosy cabin, II will be seen
how perilrus viii be Hallett's work.
The flying boat itself is a marvel
Of aeronautical construction. CAL
culated with the latest word in aero
dynamic theory-constructed with
unusual stanchness-it, nevertheless.
Is furnished with a nicely that
would appeal to the most artistic
eye.
The hull of the novel craft is
made of thin ash and spruce wood.
canvas-co, erred and coated with ma
rine glue-except for the bottom.
which Is of several thicknesses of
wood. The hull resembles nothing
SO much as whale. So that II
may be seen readily by passing
steamships at sea, the hull and
The completed flying boat looks like
e red whale with wings.
From the front of the blunt nose
to the tip Of the tail the machine
is "a feet. From wing tip to wing
tip. the upper planes measure "a
rect. Inc lower plane is only 30
feet. The planes are a little more
than feet wide, and are placed ~
feet apart.
Signal System Arranged.
The fishlike tail of the craft Is
filled with alright compartments.
to assist the machine in skimming
along the water and to buoy the
boat In case Of emergency. Large
pontoons also are placed under the
ends of the lower planes.
The cabin Is the most interest
ing part of the airship. 1t is
feet long. S feet high and feet
wide. In II Lieutenant Porte and
Hallett will. pass most of their
time during the straining hours of
the cross-Atlantic trip.
It Is covered with a rounded top,
not unlike the coming tower eff
feet on a large cruising motor
boat. 4 row Of six-inch celluloid
windows afford the operators a
view in front and on both sides.
There are two seats well forward.
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Porte and Aide, Fearless on Epe of Flight,
Trust Fate to Security of the Air Whale"
Craft viii Speed Along at More
Than Sixty Miles an Hour,
High Above Ocean.
George HaIIett, American Ex-
pert on Engines, May Have
to Climb Out Into Rigging.

Speeding along at more than six
ty miles an hour in a huge bird
machine. high above the ocean ana
with no haven Of safety should an
accident happen. is the position
into which two fearless men will
find themselves later this month.
These two men are Lieut.. John
Cyril Porte. an expert British
naval aviator. and George f. Hal
lett. a young American. whose spe-
cialty Is docto-ins Of aeroplane en-
Sines.
When Porte steps into the snug
Cabir of the tran>-ocernic hvinc
boat Am"rIca IN st Johns. New
fol noland. some time late this
month and starts the high-powered
motors on his cruise across the
great Atlantic Ocean. he will take
his life in his own hands and trust
his fete in the security Of the huge
craft The same experience faces
his companion. Hallett.
Once the nose of the sea plane
is turned to the rising sun and
the start has been made, there
will be no stopping. unless some
accident occurs. Should this con-
tingency be met, the flying ma
chine will dart TO the surface of
the ocean. perhaps never TO rise.
With her win go the Young Eng
ishman and his American mate
Best Trouble Finder"
This American. Hsllett, is the very
important cog in the machine that
is expected to safeguard the giant
air craft from accident. Selected on
the recommendation of Glenn H.
Curuss, Halle.t is looked upon as the
best trouble finder in America when
anything happens to an aeroplane
engine. For eight years he has dag
nosed the ailments of the new light
gasolene motors that sprang irto
existence with the coming of avia-
ton.
Trial trips of the giant bird boat
over Keuka, at Hammondsport, n.
Y. however indicate that Halett will
not have much to Go. From the
moment the America took the water
with Glen ii. Curtiss, the veteran
American aviator at the wheel. the
America has lived up to the eXpecta-
items of Rodney Wenamaker, its
sponsor; of Lieutenant Porte. of Cur
tiss, and the vast army of interested
Americans who have daily watched
the movements of the craft. OF
course, Wanamaker, who Is financing
the proposed trip from the New
World to the Old, is alive with en-
thusiasm for the coming trip; but in
this he is hardly more pronounced
than young Porte.
Porte's Qualifications.
The British flyer is en1inently quail
fed for the daring trip he is to IN
dertake. Born in County Cork, Ire
land. in 1883, he was privately edu-
Gated until he entered the British
navy in 1898.
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NOTES OF MUSIC WORLD

six years under the direction of his
father, DIR. ". L. Sapirstein. of Pitts
turgh, physician and musician. and
later studied with mis- grandfather. the
celebrated tenor. I. Nichalowski. RE
became a pupil OF August Spanuth and
remained with this master several years.
giving his first recital under Spanuths
direction. He was introduced in Europe
In joint concert with Geraldins Far
rar. he played in a number Of Concerts
before royal p-rsonagcs in European
countries and for the past two years
has been heard frequently in this
country.
This Is the FULLEST of dull seasons for
local music. Most of the best OF the
annual holidays Among the few left
Is Mrs: Anne L. Goodhue, who has re-
mained In the city rather longer than
usual because of important engage
ments. She expects to spend the next
Few weeks In New York.
A recent recital that pleased a large
aunience was given By the pupils az
Mlss Marie NcCourt at the Cairo. The
sssrasn were were Mrs. 3. H. Gottsman.
and Miss Marie Hansen. accomnanist
irizes Tor scholarship were distributed
T Mrs. Mae McKinnon McAIlister- who
mas peen spending the winter IN
washington. has gone to the Virginia
mountains for the summer Mrs Nc
Allister has several new songs ready
for publication. and expects to renew
her concert work at the beginning of
next season.
Advices from Boston announce that
Charles A. Ellis. the manager of the
Boston symphony Orchestra, sailed for
Europe on the Olympic Saturday. June
20, to be gone eight or nine weeks
Mr.. Ellis. IN addition to his duties with
the Boston Symphony Orchestra the
coming season, has charge Of extensive
tours by Paderewski. Fritz KreisIer.
and Elizabeth van Endert. Paderevski
returns to America IN January for
thirty concerts to be given on his way
to Australia. Kreisler returns also in
January for sixty concerts. while Nine.
van Endert comes in February for
forty concerts. Mr.. Ellis will see all
of these artists and make final arrange
ments for the tours. He will also be in
Bayreuth the end Of July and take up
finally he matter of programs with DR..
Muck for the concerts which the Bos-
ton Symphony Orchestra will give in
the West preliminary 10 the opening
Of its regular season in Boston.
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Pilot Confident He Will
Get Away "Very Shortly

NEW YORK. July 5-Lieutenant
prte was the guest at the Atlantic
hcht Club of William D. Cash. who
is represented Rodman Wanamaker
arranging the details of the trans
tiantic expedition. Members of the
+cht club crowded eagerly about the
Rutsnant all day, plying him with
shing him luck. The trans-Atlantic
pilot appeared to enjoy every
mute Of his outing. from the lunch
n. rendered by Commodore Black
b aboard the Sycamore, to the
burth Of July field games of the
Eb members He was cheerful. in
he of the delays in completing the
pc man Wanamaker craft, and told
inquirers that he was confident
getting away very shortly on
HI transatlantic voyage.
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s. OFFERS PRIZES
FOR BEST B|PLANES
|gnaI Corps Hangs Up $780, 900
for American Inventors and
Builders to Compete.

y -ompetition among American in
|ntors and builders of aeroplanes has
n 6een arranged by Brigadier Gen.
p. Scriven, chief signal officer,
hited States Army, and Lieut.. Col
n uel Refer, assistant chief, follow
b an appropriation of $4,000 by Con-
les for army aeronautics, which be-
me available July /. The competition
p oe held at the army aviation school.
r. Diego, Cal. from october Is. next.
November l.
|rf = announcement states that a purse
$4,000 will be distributed to the
|ioers Of the three best machines
poo going as first prize, $1,000 as sec
ID. and $500 as third. The remainder
1 e appropriation will be used In pur-
|aslng ether aeroplanes for use Of the
Inv.
|rhe rules Of the competition specify
al only biplanes will be considered
Pc machine will be judged especially
It's lightness. durability. and must
able TO Gscend from rough roadways
broken fields. The quickness with
bicn the machines may be knocked
|Hn and assembled, their handling 10
|hitec space and adaptabiiity to held
10 railway travel will also be consid-
Zee by the judges.
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equipped with a dual control sys-
tenn, whereby Hallett can relieve
Porte at the wheel when the ter
rife strain tires the intrepid Irish
man. Directly in front of them will
be the chart table. lighted by a
small electric bulb. Lieutenant
Porte will steer the airship as IL
he were steering an ocean liner.
and intends to follow out a map
ped course so closely only stiff
and uncertain breeze will throw
him off.
In that emergency, he VIII take
an observation with a special aero
plane sextant, which will at once
give him his true position and
Bearings He also has arranged
a signal system with the captains
of the various transatlantic liners
by which he will be told IL he Is
off his course and how much.
Near at hand, in the little cabin.
will be an elaborate set Of instru-
ments. Inclinoineters will show how
the machine Is tipping. both longi-
tudInaliy and laterally.
Tachometers will show the speed
OF both motors, so Hallett will know
when to doctor them and equalize
their power. Az aQeroid barometer
Will show the altitude; special
wind gauge will give the speed Of
the machine through the air, and
fuel and oil gauges will tell the
ocean pioneers how their trip. 10
progressing as far as motor epdur-
ance is concerned.
Room For Sleeping.
Behind the seats will be small
compartment where the aviators will
be able to stretch their legs. There
is room In the space aft for one to
lie down. and a row Of special cish-
ions form an admirable bed. The
cushions can be used as life-pre-
server in case of necessity.
The control Of the machine is a
new control evolved by Lieutenant
Porte from the control used by Cur
tiss on his regular flying beats.
The two daring aviators viii ma
themselves whisked over the Allan
tic at the rate OF sixty-f1ve miles
an hour II they wish to give the
reins to their mighty motor. Were
they TO, essay the trip direct iron,
have to depend upon the motors to
90 that fast all the time Such a
trip would take about thirty hours.
The Wanamaker flying boat Will
try for the London Daily Mail Prize
Of $4,000 offered by Lord Northcllne
to the aviator who first crosses the
Atlantic. One of the conditions or
the contest Is that the trip shall be
made in less than seventy-two hours
Going at the rate of sixty miles
an hour, Porte and his companion
can reach the Azores in about
twenty hours. They plan, however,
to take a few more hours, and let
their motors take II easy. The trip
from the Azores to Vigo. spain. near
Cape Finisterre. viii take aoout Ten
hours, and the final lap will be
about the same.
II is hoped by Porte and Hallett
that they will oe ready for their
perilous trip by July l.. Later In
the summer the midatlantic storms
are very treacherous. and they want
to avoid them.
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MORE ELOTAT|ON
IS AMERICAS NEED
'cntoon Tests Delay Finishing
Of the Ocean Flyer, Says
Lieutenant Porte.
LIEUT.. JOHN CYRIL PORTE, R.N.

u -ANS - J NA4@' ~ $500 . - - ~ ~
7 e interest Of the Atlantic Yacht
|lu6 in the around-Manhattan flying
be- IL a step in the right direction il
b. in the United States hope to put
|F1ation on the high plane TO which 1t
be been advanced in England and on
be Continent. II was my good fortune
watch the flyers from Commodore
|lsrkton's flagship and to mingle with
be members of the club until after din
pr I found much more Of the atnos-
|here that surrounds flying in England
ban I had been led TO believe exists in
fis country.
IN countrymen have made flying
Ie sport of gentlemen. Society locks
the great aerodromes at Hendon and
|rooklands. 1t has not been altogether
be support of the British army and
IVY that has given aeronautics its i'm
etUs in Great Britain. 1t has four
he'd because II has been nourished by
b salthful public interest
Aviation Interest Not Lacking.
] cannot write any comment worth
hjle on the days flying. because only
30 Of the contestants appeared over
e turning point, but l can say that
bur intelligent people seem not to lack
terest in flying. il the throns at the
Hcht club indicated anything.
Capi. Creagh Osborne, the meteor
oglcal expert Of the British navy. will
b arrive from Quebec until TODAY. so
going to Hammondsport is delayed
hti tonight. Many persons have asked
today If l were not disappointed or
scouraged by the unsatisfactory re-
Its of saturdays experiments on Lake
euka. Certainly not, 1t was demon
"a ted on Friday that the America can
cot out of the water, and that once
the air she can carry the -equired
ans-Atlantic load. / do not wish to
inlmiZe the problem of getting her out
the water, for il is a serious one. but
b an insurmountable obstacle by any
eans.
Back to Pontoon Principle.
The use of the Langley launching
|ntoons under the America on FRI
BY demonstrated a theory which Mr..
lrtiss and / have had under discus
pn for some time as to the amount of
btstion required to keep the boat up
i Of the water when loaded. The pom
pms proved that more flotation Is re-
bred to avoid the necessity Of plow-
X through the water SO far before
Rking the boat plane the surface. At
the pontoon experiment Mr.. Curtiss
10 a theory he wished to try out. and
iE he did in Saturdays unsuccessful
Experiment.. We shall now 60 back to
e pontoon principle and work 1t out
|hope, and believe, that IT can be done
bccessfully in a few days.
Copyright, 1914. Press Publishing Company
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The Edison of Germany"
Sees Failure for Porte

EEW YORK, July 5.-Herr Geheimrat
Eergmsnn. the Edison OF Germany
DO has just arrived on the Vaterland.
IL DTS that Rodman Wanamaker s
ers-Atlantic ,fiier. the America, will
breed
n do not think flying has advanced
enough ?ct for a transatlantic
|zhL In my opinion. no boat yet made
p carry enough gasolene TO take II
ross the Atlantic" he said
|hs German inventor Will remain for
feral weeks and hopes to meet Mr..
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Scalp Cut; Arrest Made.

scalp wound will be exhibited in the
fhce Court tomorrow by Frank W.
Pberts. thirty years old, OF 800 Sixth
rect northwest, when he appears
sinst Jerry Mccarthy, at whose home.
o355 NJ street northwest, Roberts told
officers the wound was inflicted
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Mt. Gretna, Pa.
HOTEL CONEwAGO
Mount Gretna, Pa.

OnIy Oh hours from
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surroundings. with :
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all floors; garage, ten.
mis-, croquet. music,
dancing. electric light
and running hot and
cold water In rooms
excellent cuisine. pur.
est water from deer
zrtesian wells. Opens
June 20. For infor.
nation etc, apply to
MIR. Samuel Lewis
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Down Chesapeake via Old Point Cape
Charles and Keller Station. Leave Wash
ington. 7:i5 a. m. Arrive 1925 p. IN Leave
Washington 6:45 y. m. Arrive next day about
noon. Excellent surf bathing. boating nsh-
ing auto, buggy. hay and horseback riding.
tennis. croquet free bowling and pool. shsd,
Lawn. miles sandy beach, 1,2S+ linesI ieeJ
verandas; good table. perfectly ventilated
rooms: s. day. 81 10 Sl4 week Send fIr
booklets. A. II. C. MEARS, wschaprea gGe.
Eastern Shore, Va.
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Has Perilous Task.

Hallett will have the hardest job
by far on the coming trip. His duty
will carry him Ill over the throbbing
machine-rursing the motors-testing
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-04-24
ARK. MAN HAS PIECE OF FIRST ATLANTIC CABLE

Mountain View, April 20 Maj, M. H. Rosa, veteran of the Civil War and druggist of this place has piece of the Atlantic cable, the first cable that Cyrus w. Field ever attempted to lay across the Atlantic ocean. Major Rosa's S rather bought a piece of the cable TOT a keep sake and at his death u Tell to thepresent owner. But further back than this, just after tae close of the Revolutionary
 war his great-grandfather cut several old bullets from the pal
 metto trees in South Carolina
 mat were fired from the old
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-04-24
a. Chicago Worlds Fair

tho contest to be stvided into three c.ase~o .sa ess,tg-.~ Il con- test for b2~s. z Y1e.3i~@ contest for girls ard piano contest for girls. The ioiloa ias bi.. schools have signified their willingness to attend: Hope, Prescott, Colum- bus. Stamps. Magnolia, Foreman and the Tezarkana, Texas, High School, Ashdown and Nashville.
 The meet will be known as the Southwestern Arkansas track and interschool contest meet and will be held annually, if possible. A medal will be given to the winner of each track event and a cup to the winning team.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-04-24
MEXICAN FEDERALS UNDER MAS. C0MMANDAAT AT VERA CRUZ PUT UP STUBBORN FIGHT
The Stars and Stripes are Now Flying Over Vera
 Cruz, Mexico

Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 21. The Ameaicans have captured Vera Cruz but at the cost of the lives Of several men and a much larger number of wounded. The Mexicans under General Mass challenged the advance of the Americans almost from the first and made it clear that the Mexi- cans do not propose to permit a peaceful occupation.
 Less than half an hour after leaving the side of the transport Prairie the marines had landed in Vera Cruz. In the absence of resistance at the waterfront and the failure of s.the Mexicans to contest the advance in the talk ing of a position somewhat in front of the waterfront, caused the curious spectators to laugh.
 When one Mexican peon ran for cover. having had the temeri- ty to shout at the top of his voice Viva Mexico," loud guffaws from the onlookers, but the Hull was not indicative of compliance. A few shots came within few minutes and later there was a brief exchange. After another brief interval fighting in earnest began and an hour afterwards the Mexicans continued to op- pose sthe Americans fercely in somequarters, although the main body apparently seemed ready to quit. Most of the firing was done by outpost parties from the roofs of houses and other points of vantage. The guns of the Prairie assisted the landing party.
 Towards evening the fighting continued. It was more a house top character than a determined organized resistance.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-04-24
SAYS FRANK DIDN'T KILL
 MARY PHAGAN

Atlanta Ga. April g Leo M. Frank, under death sentence for the murder Of Mary Phagan, to- day was declared to be innocent of the crime. in a report made public by the head of the nation al detective agency. who has been investigating the case.
 In the report the detectives claim that the girl was killed by another employe at the pencil factory.
 The detectives was employed by the defense to conduct the in- vestigation.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-04-24

FOUR AMERICANS KILLED AND TWENTYFOUR WOUNDED WHEN CUSTOM HOUSE WAS SEIZED

Washington, D. c. April 21 The American flag tonight flies over Vera Cruz. Four Americans were killed and twentyfour woun- ded when a detachment of blue- jackets and marines from the American flag and skirmished with the Mexican garrison. De- sultory firing was in progress late today, according to dispatch es from Admiral Fletcher receiv- ed at 6 D m.
 At first the garrison appeared to be withdrawing. American Consul Canada reported this to the state department at 5 o'clock but when the American forces reached the custom house the Mexicans opened fire with rifles and artillery. The Prairie im- mediately began shelling the Mexican positions, slowly driv- ing them out. They fought from housetops along the streets. The American forces have taken poss- ession of the cable office and are holding the American consulate and that portion of the city in the vicinity of the wharves. Rear Admiral Fletcher's message came at 6 o'clock tonight.
 Hurried Conference Held
 4 hurried conference was cal led at the White House, 0Presi- dent Wilson summoning Secre- taries Bryan, Daniel and Gar rison. They were in conference an hour, emerging at the conclu- sion serious faced. First blood has been shed", said a white house official. No official reports had been received up to 6 o'clock of the Mexican casualties. Sec retary Bryan left the white. house embassy where he discussed with German ambassador the consign- ment of arms for Huerta aboard a German merchant vessel due to be landed at Vera Cruz tonight.
 The capture of Vera oCruz was ordered by the American govern ment to prevent the big ship ment ofammunition and machine guns from getting into Huerta hands.
The Nevada County picayune., 1914-04-24
Ett 7~sist--~l.T Tg2 JAi UU.l-il.JiH1.;.I l ;
 t,Att~ Nti,l6pi

Tokio, April 22-Japanese government officials declared to- cay that the attitude of the Japa- nese government in the Mexican situation Was naturally one of strict neutrality.
 It was pointed out that the Ja- panese warship Idzumo was now at Guaymas on the Pacific Coast and could arrange for the en- barkation of Japanese residents in Mexico should such a step be- come necessary.