New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-04
"You've got to use your head t
play cards."

he got the letter from the member who
offered the trophy he comes right back
with an offer of $4,000 for first prize
$4,000 second prize, $4,000 for third
prize, $500 for fourth prize, and 50 BY
degrees down to You done noble for the
ninth prize, Fine work for the tenth
prize and What detained you? for the
18th, 18th and 18th prizes"
"Sure I know" Birsky commented
"but twenty thousand dollars amt to h
shifted at, neither"
1T runs into money" Zapp admitted,
"aber you take young fellei which Is
willing to stand on tight rope two hun.
dred feet high and iuggle with Lighted
lamp, an axe, stick of dynamite and
six cigar boxes, understand, and the
least thai they would pay him in vaude.
vile is thousand dollars a week, 80
why should such a young Teller leave 4
comparatively safe occupation like that
and go into airy-oplane flying on the
chance that he would win a prize once
year equivalent to two-ffths Of his reg.
ular salary. Birsky? No, Birsky, for
airy-oplane flying, prizes is nix. What
the Airy-o Club ought to do is to organ
ize right away an accident insurance de-
partment and give free of charge to
every young Teller who is willing to
learn it flying in an airy-oplane-in a.
dition to the airy-oplane-a regular ac'
cident insurance policy and salary in
proportion to the risk the Teller is TAX.
ing"
"And how long would the Airy-o Club
of America last under them e&
penses, Zapp?" Birsky asked, and Zap
shrugged his shoulders.
Il never looked up their rating" b
replied.
"Then what are you driving intoF
Birsky inquired.
81 am driving into this, Birsky,' Zap
said. THE Teller who is giving the
trophy and the president and memh'n
of the Airy-o Club is all worked up
about the United States not being pre-
pared for war with airy-oplanes. Inc
idee is that if the United States aln'tS
prepared, Birsky, when the war corne
the losses in airy-oplanes and airy
onauts will be tremendous. In facI
they'll be pretty near as big as the any
oplane losses which have occurred ID
preparing for the war, If we had pre-
pared for it. Now, | believe in lnsul'
ance, Birsky, aber if the premium
bigger than the prospective loss. BlrSN'
my idee is to trust to luck tiat yc
wouldn't have no fire."
But. Zapp," Birsky protested, We
must got to got some airy-onauts Id
case of war"
Listen, Birsky,' Zapp said. lne,'
is already entered in the Alry-o Ciu0'
contest thirteen concerns winch msau
features airy-oplanes in the un.''
States, and, so far as heard IT, 'n.,
amt in business for the benefit they VIZ >,
get from the systematic exercise y
making up a weekly payroll exactly "
you can trust them fellers to see TO IL 1ns'
enough young millionaires learns 70 ~
to net the manufacturer anyhow ten -
cent on his investment, and that Is Wv
secret of airy-oplane preparefuii'e's
Brsky. To the members of the ANY,
Club of America an airy-onaut Is o'~
an airy-onaut, but to Teller in the Sp'
oplane business an airy-onaut Is so"s
thing more than that. He is custone''
Birsky. So therefore, Birsky, what y.
Airy-o Club of America must 90
train travelling statesmen for the mSn'
facturers of airy-oplanes, and in case ~. ~
war, Birsky, the air would be black WIZ
customers"
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