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OF new stabilizer, signalling from
aeroplanes by means of Very pistols
and smoke bombs. the use OF radio
biography from aeroplanes with a
certain kind of parachute, the drop
ping or bombs, with types of aero
planes and in the location of subna
rlnes and mines. The Instructors in
this department are civilians and are
mace up OF an aeronautical engineer,
an aeronautical mechanical engineer
ana i've civilian aviation mechani-
clans.
Among the special work done at this
shop during the year was the build
ing or number OF trucks---one II
completely equipped portable machine
shop with electric power for driving
TOOLS. The others arc carriers for
sasolene' spare parts to machines,
crews ana other equipment.
Aero Station.
Stations for aeroplanes have been
established at Corregidor in the Phil
lpplnes, Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii,
and on the Canal Zone. A station was
also set up at Fort Sill, oklahoma,
ana later moved to Fort Sam Houston,
near san Antonio, Texas. 1t was from
inns station that tho aViators now in
MEXICO were taken, only eight air
craft being available. These machines
are commanded by Captain benjamin
~ Toulois, who is the dean of the avi-
alloh corps and who is regarded as
'the best fiier in the army" This oili-
Ger was the second army officer to fly
IN heavier than air dying machine,
una mas been a student in aeronautics
SINCE l9o9, when he mado his first
hisht al Fort Myer, Virginia, with or
VINE wright. Foulois, then h2uton-
ant, was selected because of his weight
10 be Mr., Wright's passenger on the
nlsht or seven miles from Fort Myer
70 alexandria. This trip was neces-
sary 70 comply with tho Government
requirements in the contract to pur-
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village was crowned Queen for the
day. This was followed b. tho May
dance in which young and old par
ticipatod The shops were closed and
all England took 4 holiday. Toward
the evening the members of the Court
appeared and tho scene became one Of
great beauty rs the dance went on
under the glare of hundreds Of
torches Chauccr describes the May
dance in his Court of Love" and
writes
Forth goeth all the court, both most
and least.
To fetch the flowers fresh"
But England had its straight-laccd
rulers who dislilled anything which
brought Joy to the people. and in 1914
Maypoles were forbidden to be erect
ed, and from that time until the res
toration of Charles II. in 1861, Eng
lands celebrations consisted in merely
gathering few flowers. However, in
1861. a huge Maypole was erected in
the Strand in London. It was of cedar
and was raised by twelve seamen,
commanded by the Duke Of York, who
was then Lord High Admiral of Eng
land. The pole was moro than one
hundred and twenty-five feet in
height IT stood there until 1117,
when 1t was purchased by Sir Isaac
Newton, who had it removed to Wan
stead. in Essex, to use as a support for
the great telescope which had been
presented to the Royal Society. Tho
Maypole on the Strand was the sub
ject Of many poems--even the immor-
tai Pope alludes to it
where the tall Maypole onco DER
looked the Strand"
MaypOlCs.
The origin of the Maypolc is rather
va que. In some places it seems &c
have been II sort of religious exercise
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valuable. The difficulties and delays
of hills, woods and rivers melt away
before the onward course of the aero
plane.
Photography from aircraft by the
aid of a telephoto lens and automatic
shutter will give the airmen perfect
surveys OF tho cnemy's camp, also
show whore guns are concealed and
the movements OF troops. Indeed. the
aircraft sees and indicates the larger
operations OF war and points out by
Signals to the army to which 1t Is ac-
credited the vulnerable points in the
enemy's lines. All these things have
been studied at our aviation school and
our military aviators are Just as able
to carry out their part in using this
new weapon OF warfare as any OF the
European airmen--if they are given
machines.
What the Service Needs.
The organization Of the aviation unit
in the foreign armies suggests squad
ron of twelve machines as the basis
Of our organization, eight of these
machines to be of the reconnaissance
type and two each of the pursuit and
combat types, According TO the re-
port OF tho Chief Signal officer in
case our army remains at its present
authorized strength the personnel Of
the aviation section should be In
creased by forty-siX officers and four
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through the village, stopping at times
10 dance about the animal. Finally
a man appeared with a curious burden
set upon his head---a huge waiter with
a bowl Of flowers at the top, around
which hung silver flagons. The milk
maids then deserted their COW and
danced about the man until he fed.
The May Day dancing is perhaps the
most interesting part of the celebra-
lions. During the fifteenth and six
tccn'h centuries tho famous Robin
Hood dances were the order of the
day--a custom SIN carried out at
Bampton-on-the- in England,
where every year men do what is
known as the Morris dances. This
ceremony Is older than Christianity
and was danced by the Sun and Ma
ture worshipers ages ago. In the
Elizabethan era it was part of the
peasants May Day revel, and is given
today in exactly the same manner as
it was three hundred years ago. In
some of the rural districts the May
pole is set up for the day only. being
drawn to the spot by oxen whose necks
are wreathed in flowers. After It has
been erected tie dance begins, the
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hundred and siXtY-two men TO give
sufficient personnel to supply five aero
squadrons. one for each of the i've
tactical divisions at present organized
in the army and to maintain the aVi-
alton school, 1t is to be pointed our
there is need for at least one squadron
for reconnaissance work in each or
the three coast artillery districts in
this country and that a sufficient num-
Der of aeroplanes should be provided
for fire direction and control for the
field artillery on the basis of one aero
plane per battery, with one in reserve.
or, In round numbers, six aero squad
rons for this arm of the service.
Should the plans for the reorganiZa-
ton of the army by the War Depart
ment be approved by Congress the to-
tai strength OF the aviation section
would be three hundred and sixty
eight officers and twenty-three hun
dred and ninety-nine men.
Colonel Samuel Rebor is the present
head of the army aviation service.
Lieut. Col. George O. Squier Is in
charge of the aviation school with
Captain Arthur S. Cowan as assistant.
While none OF these officers are talk
ing upon the subject of the work OF
the aviators in Mexico II Is generally
understood that the graduates OF the
San Diego school are having n busy
time somewhere in Mexico"
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chase the Wright hiplane. The Lieu
tenant also made a number OF other
cross country lights and flew for two
hours or more with Mr.. Wright on
several occasions at Fort Myer lie
has been at the aviation school ever
since its opening, where his services
have proved invaluable in the instruc-
ton of fliers He is at present with
mis- fiers assisting General Pershing.
Motors II Problem.
One Of The most serious problems
confronting the men at the aviation
school is the development of reliable
motor. Up to the present. according
to the latest Signal Corps report. the
American built motors have not
proved entirely satisfactory for air
service, nor do they equal in construc-
ton and performance in the air those
Of foreign manufacture. 1t is proposed
60 develop 4 satisfactory type by
competition among the American mo-
tor manufacturers.
Tho great value OF the aeroplanc
and an adequate aviation service are
shown in the present European war
which has developed three separate
sance and fire control machines, the
combat machine and the pursuit ma
chine. all Of which would be extremely
useful 10 the United States at present,
The principal uses of the dying ma
chine In war are: /. Reconnaissance,
2. Directing and correcting artillery
fire. 8, Offensive operations. 4.
Rapid dispatch carrying to a distance.
3. Photography. G. Locating sub
marines, mines, etc.
Every schoolboy understands how
valuable such Information is in time
of war, for il is practically impossible
to hide war operations from the eye
of the air craft. Then, too. the throw
ing of bombs from these machines fire.
quently does far more damage in the
camp of the enemy than tho firing of
guns. AS Il dispatch bearer it is in
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The Work Of the Aviation Section At Its School0n
North Island In San Diego Bay How the
Aviators Are Demonstrating the Great
Value Of Aircraft In War.


which every man makes his first trip
in the air.
Record Flights.
During the last year some remark
Lieutenant Dodd made a fight to Los
Angeles and back without q mishap.
carrying q mechanician as passen-
ser. Captain u. Leroy Muller, estab-
lishcd Il new American altitude rec
ord for pilot flying alone by reaching
an altitude of 7,441 feet in q flight of
two hours and twenty-seven minutes.
Lieutenant j. T.. Carberry established
new American record for altitude
flight with pilot and passenger by 60
ing in the air to an altitude OF II SOL
feet. The time required in making the
flight was one hour and thirteen min
utes. He carried Lieutenant Arthur
Il. Christie as passenger. The
American endurance record was made
at the aviation school by Lieutenant
d. @. Jones, his time in the air being
eight hours and ffty-three minutes
This officer is also the holder of tho
endurance record in carrying passen-
gers, having remained in the mir for
seven hours and five minutes. His
passengers were Corporal Hauser and
Corporal Hale. During the year 3.45s
flights were made at the school the
total number of hours in tho air be-
ing about 1870; 1870 passengers were
carried In experimental flights. The
majority OF the passengers were army
officers, officials and mechanicians.
What the Men Are Taught.
The school il divided into two main
departments--the training department
and the experimental and repair de,
partment The former Is devoted tc
the training of student officers fol
Junior military aviators, the instruc.
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often overlapping the "'ceple III
height, and remained there through
out the year. II seems that tho May
polo was common during tho latter
mart or tho ,o,.or,oo,,h century, bo-h
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of 49, w. ,,,o r,,,a,, o,,oo,,t
40. ,,.o.o .,,t,o a,, t,,,o
one Of ,bo most fomous Nravnolcs
stood in front of Il little hotel in Lon
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Britain Il is the Roman pagan feast
which has left it's firmest traces upon
tho May Day celebrations in the An
glo- Saxon sections Cor the occasion is
rather 4 feast Of flowers than Of sacri-
fees and in honor of Flora rather than
Of Baal.
Roman paganism and Roman Chris
tianity have been strangely mixed in
some of the earlier celebrations of
the day, for what We're known as May
dolls. once very common throughout
England are still paraded on May Day
in Devonshre and in some parts of
Wales This doll is survival of the
images of Flora used at the Roman
Floralia. but after the Introduction of
the Christian religion it took the form
Of the Virgin and her Son as fire.
quently the dolls are shown with n
smaller figure in their arms. Some
tinos tho dolls arc carried about in
small chairs.
England's May Day.
England for centuries has been the
home of the real May Day fetes. al
though both Germany and France
ma \ = ttit'll aNtNi lH' tibN III oNNNi 81
hundred years. The May fotes reached
their height during tho reign of the
pleasure loving Henry VIII. who with
his Queen, Catherine OF AraEon, came
from his palace at Greenwich to meet
his Court in May Day hunt for flow
ers. IT was customary for the middle
and poorer classes to go forth at an
early hour on the morning of May
Day and gather flowers and hawthorn
branches and bring them in at sunrise
blowing horns and singing as they
came toward their homes. They dec
GRATED tho windows and doors OF
their dwellings with the garlands call
ing the ceremony 1.-THE bringing home
of May" The fpirest maid Of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04
The Origin and Oh
servance of the Day
Upon Which N ature
Offers Her Greatest
Beauties To Man.
Copyright. 1915, by The International
Syndicate


ZANE has but to study the Gust ms
OF the ancient Druids and pagan
Romans to find the origin and
" foundation of the celebration of
many of our feast days, and while the
celebrations may be somewhat DIFF
ferent at the present time, they still
retain many of the customs and Tu-
perstitions as practiced in the days
of old.
May Day in the Church calendar is
the combined day of St. Philip the
Apostle and st. James the Less, Yet
the doing honor to these saints has
very little to do with our May Day
festivities. May first is a time when
all nature is joyful as she spreads out
her green fields and flower dotted
woodlands to mans gaze and a
sort OF mad happiness goes abroad
over the earth when man finds that
Nature, long dead, smiles again. and
certain gratitude springs UP in his
heart for blessings which have been
showered upon him.
Origin of Customs.
Among the Romans the joyous feel
ing of the day found an outlet in the
Floralia or Floral Games which began
on April 2Sth and lasted several days,
Nations taking more or less of their
origin from Rome have settled upon
May first as the special time for fetes.
The Druids celebrated the Feast of
Baal on May first by lighting immense
fires in his honor upon the various
cairns--a custom which still survives
among the Irish and Scotch High
landers, both of whom sprang from
Celtic stock.
In Egypt and India the May Day
festival was held to celebrate the re-
newed fertility of the ground. AL
though the relics of Druidism sur
viva in the Celtic norfinns of Grnat
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The May Queen of the olden day
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July 10, 1914. created an "Avia-
ton Section" in the Signal Corps
~ of the United States Army, thus
placing it in the department OF the
eyes and ears" OF the army. Prior
TO the passage of this Act there was
no definite provision of law covering
the duties Of tho Signal Corps with re-
spect to aviation except that which
was contained IN the Act approved
March End. 1913, that allowed q detail
of not to exceed thirty officers Of the
line Of the army on aviation duty and
gave extra pay to the officers engaged
in flying,
This Lack OF interest in the airoraf It
was perhaps due TO the fact that the
OF war was unknown; In fact, 1t was
thought Of In the early days OF its
invention as a mere vehicle of pleas
ure for the lover of dare devil sport.
Gradually, however. the army avia-
tors demonstrated Its great advan-
tages in the collection and transmits
sion of military intelligence and in
the field of reconnaissance. and short
~ before the beginning OF the present
European war Congress woke up to
the fact of the importance Of the aero
plane from a military standpoint.
Location OF School.
An aviation school was established
at North Island In San Diego Bay
and instruction in aviation began In
earnest. Just now there is very lit
A..
aviators having been sent to the bor-
der for actual business in the catching
of villa. However. a number OF avi-
alton students are still at work try
ing out on the school machines in
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France and sweden.


May Day in France is still celebrated
with more or less ceremony. TheI
French people love the springtime anil
going a'Maying is one of their favor
tic sports. The May Queen is usually
crowned near some church, whore she|
sits enthroned in flowers while thel
festival is in progress. To these peo-
ple the month of May is the MONTH
Of flowers and is consecratcd 10 the
Virgin. During the festivities girls
20 about with tiny contribution boxes
begging for money FOR the May
These offerings are used to beautify tho
affairs and statues of the Virgin on
May Day the following year.
In sweden May Day is still cele-
/ brnted in a manner derived from tho
/ heather. ON the previous evening
huge bonfres are built in every ham =
let and around these the young people
dance. on May Day there is sham
battle between two parties, one repre-
sentinr Winter and the Summer Win
ter always gets the worst of the battle
and a figure made TO represent that
season ia buried and ashes strewn over
the grave.
May Day in America.
Our May Day festivities consist in
! folk dances by the school children.
These dances. many of which are tho
very perfection of the poetry of mo-
/ ton, are given on n large scale by
the school children of New York City.
being held in Central Park. There
dozens of Maypoles are set up and
the children dance and play through
out the entire day.
Ancients and moderns alike love
May Day and their thoughts have al
ways turned to the flowers and trees
at this particular time when Nature
is at her best.
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girls intorlacing tho Maypole with rib !
bons of various colors. The youn5
men, who wear fantastic costumes.
dance quadrillcs with the girls form
ing many beautiful figures. Sometime :
the play of Robin Hood and his merry
men is enacted in the forest. In Scot
land the games in arching rs played
by the picturesque robbcr band are
quito common in May Day cclobra-
tinns
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COPYRIGHT, 1916, by The

~HE Act of Congress approved
July IS, 1914. created an "Avia-
ton Section" in the Signal Corps
w of the United States Airy, thus
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~ NE has but to study the customs
OF the ancient Druids and pagan
Romans to find the origin and
" foundation of the celebration of
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-02-04
LincoIn's Life a Sermon.

Lincolns whole career is a doctrine
itself, the doctrine of American de-
mocracy. His life is a sermon which
is to preach to us that wherein human
success truly consists, and his hallow-
ed memory is to be a perennial inspi-
ration to develop our possibilities and
especially to revere the function of the
man of politics of whom we have re-
Gently been inoculated with so much
contempt-the man of politics in Amer
lean life. His name is a synonym of
American democracy. He himself was
the best truth on which the nation rests
upon the confidence in the masses of
the people.-Rev. DR.. Samuel Schulman.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-02-04
NUMBERING is STATES
GREATEST INDUSTRY

LAUNDERING and lumber products
comprise Wisconsins most important
industry according to forestry ex-
perts at the University of Wiscon-
sin. The yearly value Of its prod
ucts is SIS, 900 900 which is $1,000
900 more than that of the butter,
cheese, and condensed milk industry.
About $4,000 wage earners, or Is
per cent Of the wage earning popula-
ton Of the state, are employed in
the 1920 numbering establishments.
Wisconsin ranks eighth in import
ance among the numbering states of
the union, third in the production of
wood pulp 1t is second as a maple
producing state, but refines little
maple sugar Wisconsin makes Z
per cent Of the total products of the
United States in this line.
The yearly cut of lumber amounts
to a billion and a half board feet.
Oak, maple and Eastwood are the
most productive species. ABOUT 80
per cent of it is used to make wood
pulp, Is per cent for sashes, doors,
and interior finishing, and II per
cent for boxes of various kinds. The
remainder is divided among boats
and ship-building, furniture, agricul-
tural implements, etc.
About 930,000,000 board feet valued
at $20,000,000 are used each year.
About half of this is grown in Wis
consin Some 650,000,000 board feet
are manufactured each year into
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Keeping 8 Lamp Clean.

Once in two months separate the
Wicks from the burners and boil them
in soda water. In about ten or fifteen
them with an old toothbrush. rinse and
dry. | lay the wicks straight to keep
their shape. They will be white and
pliable. Then fill the lamps with suds
mot too hot and let stand awhile I'M
ill all discolorings have vanished.
Drain, wipe out and refill with kero-
sene, adding teaspoonful of salt to
each lamp. Lamps treated this way
give Il beautiful bright light and there
is no fear of an explosion. Boston
Post.
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LINCOLN The LEARNER.
hesitation which marked
Lincoln's policy in the first
year of his administration and

Y ~
b Lincolns policy in the first
year Of his administration and
which caused him to lag very
often so far behind the more ardent or
his supporters has been acknowledged
even by those whom it most irritated
to have been simply the hesitation OF
a man unused to his position, but who
was conscious of his deficiencies and
determined to commit no error through
ineXperience, wrote Edwin L. GOdkin.
And all admit the profound wisdom.
the intimate knowledge of the people
with whom he had to deal, displayed
in his determination from first to last
to be behind rather than in advance
of the popular sentiment. And he
grew up to the level of his responsible
tiles with a rapidity perhaps never
equaled.
He knew how defective his training
and education were, how little his pre-
vious course of life had done to fit
him for his position, and to what a
storm of hate and malignity he ex-
posed himself, and yet he never
fiinched.
He was never guilty of the smallest
pretense of affectation. He never at
tempted to conceal the fact that he
was learner, but he learned with
rapidity and retained with a tenacity
which astounded those who thought
they had nothing but backWoodsman
to deal with.
In four years he had struck out,
though surrounded with difficulties
such as no other statesman, except
perhaps William the Silent or Cavour,
has ever had to contend with, a policy
of which the whole country has ac-
knowledged the wisdom.
His measures for the destruction Of
the confederation had been crowned
with success, and his plan of pacifica-
ton had received the emphatic approx
al of both parties at the north, and he
lad secured hold on the respect and
affection of the great body of the peo-
pie which no president before him, ex-
cept Washington, had ever possessed,
and it is even doubtful whether Wash
ington occupied as high a position
among his contemporaries.
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NOW FEELS ENTIRELY WELL

A. H. Francis, Zenith, Kas., writes:
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tWo-thirds of a soc box Of Foley
Kidney Pills and now feel entirely
we'll. Middle-aged and older men
and women find these safe pills re.
lieve sleep disturbing bladder all
ments-SpeideI e Speidel.