New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
SKY A BILLBOARD
FOR DEFENCE AID
Domenjoz Loops, Trots
and Volplanes to Edu-
cate Public.
IFrom . sl.r Con,sponaent q m. frl6une.l

A
Goshen, y. Y, Dec. 11.-When Juan
Domenjoz, the daring Swiss aviator, on
whom the mantle o. Pegoud has fallen,
Topped and spiralled and yolplaned over
the main street Of this town to-day
ne did more than cause the straws 70
fall from the open mouths OF the mar
Yelling populace. He did more than
draw a big crowd 20 buy tags for the
benefit of the Goshen Emergency Hos
pital. What he really did was TO usher
in a campaign of public education on
the subject of aeroplanes and aerial
defence which will result in the con-
struction of a great plant for the manu-
facture Of aeroplsnes in the United
States the equal of any in Europe.
Grant Hugh Browne, promoter and
close associate of Thomas f. Ryan, is
the man who is sponsor for DomenJoz
and the man who plans to CONNER
cialze the proposition of aeroplane
needs in this country. Mr.. Browne, II
may be recalled, was the man who IN
London, summer before last, chartered
the Viking and offered to take any one
home for $780, while numerous commit
tees on American relief were still dis
cussing ways and means.
This country will never get any
where if it depends on defence societies
TO provide against foreign attacks.
bunch OF men who like to smoke cigars
and have an annual dinner can never
evolve an efficient scheme. The bus
mess must be commercialized. When
we have an organization that can turn
out fifty machines a week we can begin
20 feel that we are accomplishing some
thing"
Before such a plant can be made TO
pay 1t is necessary that the govern
ment be its customer. And before the
government can be Interested, the PEG
pie of this country must be made 70
see the absolute necessity Of the
acroplane as a means Of defence. II
is for this reason that VI. Domeujoz
has been hired, said Mr.. Browne, az
his complete mastery over the ma
chine cannot fail to inspire confidence
J.. Is possibilities.
In pursuance of this idea, Domenioz
is 20 make It tour of this country, fly
ing in Learly every state. The site
for the plant has also been chosen, at
Ogdens burg, Y. Y, where forty acres
Of land and $4,000 in cash have been
offered to the new company as an in
ducement.
If it was Domenjoz's scheme to con-
vince earthly creatures that Bleriot
is a mild and tractable thing. which
can be stood on its head with ease
and safety, he was entirely successful
in the case of persons living here and
within a radius Of twenty-five miles.
The aviator's first fight was scheduled
for 10 o'clock, but, as the machine
came all the way from Sheepshead
Bay by motor truck 10 took some time
70 assemble the parts.
At 1890. however. the graceful
monoplane took wing in a pasture and
hummed Off toward the village proper.
A section OF atmosphere directly above
the railroad station seemed as free
from obstruction as any to Domenioz,
and he started his acrobatlc antics
with a spiral descent OF about 1000
feet. Several pretzels and figure
Fights were thrown in, and for good
measure he turkey-trotted through the
sky for 500 yards.
In the afternoon two flights were
made In the first Domenioz helped
his digestion by turning six or dozen
somersaults, and in the last he vol /
planed 1000 feet for n perfect landing
i'm Mr.. Brownies back yard.
Domenjoz, who is twenty-nine years
old. but only weighs about 100 pounds.
and is about five feet four inches tall.
was introduced 20 a crowded house or
movie fans at the opera house this
evening, when Mr.. Browne gave out
the prizes TO the girls who were the
most successful tagGers.