The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
RUTH LAW EARNS HER PAY BECAUSE OF THE
 THRILLS SHE CAUSES
Interesting Incidents in Her Flights at State Fair
 Will Help to Make Her Welcome Visitor When She Comes Again
rv rnANK wnLIs BARNETT

rLlS BAhNHTI Is not a fighting airpiane, neither was the car in which Ysemenger drove tank" but both had within them the germs from which are being built the | machines which will draw the bitter fangs of undersea warfare and finally 1 drive the Hohenxollerns from their throne It was more than 8 mere bit of amuse- ment to me that was watching, for the game was q comfort and prophecy that America would drive the Bosches from the air, and roll back the German war machine until every foot of French and Belgium soil should be free, and Servia reinstated on the map as nation.
 WANTS TO GO TO FRANCE
 As I saw the flight was standing in the midst of officers wearing Uncle Sans uniform, and as she flew high and circled wide, could sec from their rapt gaze that they, too, were thinking of time when they could lead our boys to victory on foreign soil I said to Ruth
 Laws mechanician: T know she IS so- Is she going to ship tho machine" and.
 looking mo sQuareiy In the face. he said:
 II hope to God 1t will be to France.
 He wasn't posing. He meant to cay that
 it was his ambition to get over the sea
 and have . try.out in . soldiers uniform.
 And his wish is tho wish of every true
 American who 10 within the age limit.
 The audience was so great and the in-
 terest so intense before Ruth Law was to race against the automobile that the
 fair authorities, fearing the crowd would invade the track by way of precautions opened the gates and let thousands flock onto the field. This was . wise move. <S>A <>AA AvAAA
 see the race. and prevented crowdiug or mayhaps . stampede. They made rush
 for the enclosure. where che was rompinx
 with "Poilu." her pet police dog. She told me she didn't like the name and tried to change 1t when she brought him to America, but that 1t was the only name he knew or would answer to. as he was French.
 It was hard to tell whether the crowd was more interested In the machine. the woman, or the dog. Some said: Don't she looks spick and span in her natty military suit, worn by courtesy of the commission given her by General Leon ard Wood?" She told Mrs. Henderson q never yet knew two women, high or low, rich or poor, who didn't talk colthes) that her khaki suit was a regular treas ure and solved the question of dress. az the cut and the color just suited her work. and made 1t easy for her to look presentable while on the street and on tho field. For street use she wears hobby little skirt, but when she flies she discards 1t. may have this skirt busi- ness all mixed up. but am rather pat l ting myself on the back for getting 1t as straight as have, for there is no woman near for me to ask.
 INDIFFERENCE TO CARERS What is that makes queens, society 1 leaders, and celebrities able to bear the public gaze without seeming to be con- scious of 1t. when make believes 4idget and show that they are not used to tt! do not know, and will leave tt Tor aome wise psychologian to explain. and VIII 1 merely say that Ruth Law is Of the very elect, for she sat Friday afternoon near her machine while hundreds of eyes were | fastened upon her, and seemed as uncon- l cerned as if she was in the midst Of q l desert, with only dog for company. A pinchbeck queen would have gotten up and strutted around or pretended that she was annoyed. She and "Potlu'' 1 played together, oblivious of tho crowd.
 Many funny remarks are overheard while Ruth Law ie flying. but I believe my friend Brown Parkes brought mo the | best story. He says the other night he heard one lady say to another: "Hou ! never catch me flying at night" while her companion answered back Tn all se. 1 riousness, as if she had thought II ai out about the flying business: Well, dunno, if I had to fly believe hac rather do mine at night, as there is more room in the heavens ] freeis confess that her point Is well taken, Iol just at present the skies are not crowded and there Is no need for traffic police' men in the clouds, but who knows nu,
 that the time will come when .a gone a.''r ,- cop will be stationed at cross currents IT the heavens to give the signal Tor tnt airships to pass. or make them wait III the clouds roll by?
 l GIVE THRILL TO THOUSANDS
 Americans have the ability not onl! to give currency to much slang, put te give nicknames to people or professaon' ! that stick. Whoever coined the expres sion ''aky pilot thereby meaning preacher, had the power of vivid pnras ing. The Birmingham ministere are no asieep when 1t comes to pointing mel and women heavenward. but 0areaa' that tha visit of Ruth Law has cause more people to search the skies durin tho pasr week than in the month oefor
 she began to write her name high on tn ihorizon as the world s greatest aviator Some people complain at the size 2 Charlie Chaplin's saiary. but do no I can truthfully say do not envy III n the money ho makes. but do covet tn
 power IS has to make children iaugf ana in that ho does this he is blessine l do not grudge Ruth Law the puohcit
 or money she gets from her hying. fo
 | by her coming to Birmingham she ha
 given q pleasurable thrill to tnousond'
 And now that she Is leaving us fee
 sure that I voice the sentiment of tn
 people when make the wish that sh
 may never have a fall, but that she ma
 60 on winning laurels in her hazardou
 profession and next fall come back t
 give us another exhibition of her pluc
 and skiA aa the queen of tho cir.