Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-10-11
'WATERWAGOA'IS
FLYING over iowa
Unique Campaign Method Used
by Drys in Fight on Booze

Inc most spectacular campaign
event in the history of the fight
against the alcoholic liquor traffic is
now being staged in Iowa.
"A big 125 horse power biplane is
being plotted across the state ten
times by, F. S. Hoyt, an Iowa boy
frome Fort Dodge. 1t Will fly over
every county seat and nearly every
important city. 1t started at Del
vein not very far from the birth
place of John R. Mott, the Iowa boy
to whom President Wilson has re-
ferred to as the worlds greatest
citizen
AS the birdlman circles over the
villages and cities, he is dropping
''bombs" Of prohibition truth for the
destruction of the false fertilization
of the beer barons and among these
will be a. message from Herbert G.
Hoover, United States Food Control
Ter, who was born at West Fork,
Iowa.
The suggestion of the aeroplane
came from the fertile brain of Virgil
G. Henshaw, Chairman of the Ma
was born and raised on farm in
Mahaska county and the campaign
win be conducted by w. G. Calder
wood, of the committee on National
Prohibition with headquarters in
Washington and New York, who was
raised at Rock Falls in CerrO Gordo
county, Iowa.
The fight itself will be record
breaker in the annals of aviation. 1t
will be as though man were to fly
from New York to San Francisco,
making an exhibition flight over some
city or village every ten miles of the
entire distance. A year ago such a
feat would have been impossible, but
the improvements in air craft that
have been brought about by the war
and through the inventions made by
Mr., Hoyt the pilot on this fight, it
is undcrtaken With confdsatss the,
the schedule will be carried out, with
no other delay or interference than
such as may be occasioned by bad
weather.
Starting this big fight from Gel
Vein landings are planned at Wa
verify, Hampton, Eagle Grove, Chero
kee and Sioux City, with exhibition
flights at intermediate points. Octo
her 4th, starting at Sioux City, will
probable landings at Storm Lake
Fort Dodge, Waterloo, Manchester
and Dubuque, with the usual exhibi
ton flights en- route. On the 9Th
starting from Dubuque, landings arr
planned at Anamosa, Vjnton, Eldora
Carroll and Logan. On Saturday, thi
9Th, on the fight east, landings ar,
planned at Boone, Marshalltown, &c
dar Rapids, Clinton, and rlye--l II
where the aviator will spend Sunday
On Monday, the s.''. u, e.rht vii
pass to the west, with landings plan
ned at Iowa City, GrinneM, De
Moiaesi; Harlan and Council Bluffs
On tuesday, flying to the east, lane
ings are planned at Atlantic, Indian
ola, Oskaloosa and Washington wit
the night landing at Burlington O
the last trip to the west, landings ar
planned at Ottumwa, Charlton, Gre!
ton, Red Oak and Glenwood. On tn
final crossing Of the state, Shennal
doah, Leon, Centerville, Fort Madiso
and Keokuk are planned as landin
places
In order to avoid all possible d.
lays, there will be machinists ST
toned at the eastern and Western bo
ders of the state, who will folio
down and meet the aviator on h
landing every night. Extra parts wi
be shipped for the machine to tt
larger cities on every night ovt
the entire state. Every city entere
will make 'heroplane Day a gal
event.
There is keen rival. among II
points that are on OF ciofe to q
proposed route of the rirship