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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24

travelling eighty three miles further.
These young ladies Wed for honors in
endurance flights between San Diego
and San Francisco, with Miss Stln-
son having the better of the argument
by 1 hour and 5 minutes.
What the records Of the air cav
airy" Of war will be Cor the year 1918
now closing will be known only when
the official statistics are revealed and
approved by the aeronaItical experts.
The poet D'Annunzio's flight over
Vienna very likely will figure prom1-
nently in this tabulatiOn.
Long distance records likely will go
to British aviators who flew from
England to Egypt. This was an
nounced by the British Bureau of In
formation i'll September The airplane
was of a type used on the battlefront
and had seen considerable service.
The distance as the crow flies is more
than 1000 miles. Several stops were
made for petrol, but the exact de-
tails are yet to be revealed in this
country. A few years ago announce
ment of such a feat would have been
pronounced a fake; yet III wartime
it was put over" as a bit Of routine
and lost sight of in the maelstrom of
the conflict.
Only last month a new record for
long-distance flight was established in
this country when q De Haviland air
plane, propelled by a 0O-horsepower
Liberty motor, piloted by Elmer j,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24

tended the rose with jealous care The
days heightened into weeks, the weeks
into months, the months into years.
The tiny bush was now tree which
nearly covered the house. Each wear
at notwithstanding time she watched
and waited with the faith and patience
that only woman knows, but the of.
ficer never returned
Whatever the contributing causas
he seemed to forget the love NJ bju
youth, married and reared a family;
but he was destined to see Maria Boni.
ticia again. Twenty-four wears later.
as United States general, he accom-
panied the President of the United
states on a trip to the West. While
in California they visited Monterey.
Maria had heard of his coming; she
dressed herself i'll her best, a dainty,
shimmering silk; in her hand she car.
ried f1lny lace handkerchief. while
at her breast nestled rose from the
famous tree. She sat by the window
waiting.
Soon the carriage bearing +l7e t1vo
distinguished personages nassed For
some inexplicable reason it paused for
moment before the house. Maria
leaned out the window and waved tho
dainty lace handkerchief The Cen.
eral turned and saw the eager old face
at the window, the dark eyes a1ight
with the fires Of youth, a delicate mink
mantling the faded cheeks. For lust
that instant Maria Bonifcia was a girl
again. Their eyes met and for a long
second held each other. Did the Gen.
eral in that one brief second recognize
the sweetheart of his youth? Maria
Bonificia believes he did. With a
courtly gesture he raised his hat.
smiled--and the carriage passed on.
Maria Bonif1cia watched it out of
sight, then she turned and, wiping her
tear-dimmed eyes with the bit of lace,
in broken tones;
HE remembers, thank God; he re-
members
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24
The Romance of the Rose

TN THESE days Of war memories and
peace discussions I wonder how
many know the story of the Romance
of the Rose" one of the prettiest love
stories ever written? 1t happened in
California, that land of poetry.
The hero was an American officer
who had not yet won his spurs and
was then only a lieutenant The hero
inc was the Senorita Maria Ignacia
Bonif1cia. belle and a beauty of the
little town of Monterey. The lieuten-
ant was stationed on the frigate Sa-
vannah, then at anchor in Monterey.
OF course, there was much enter
tanning done among the first families
for the officers of the ship, in all of
which the senorita took a leading part.
They did not meet, however, until one
night at a ball given on board the
Savannah. When the beautiful Span
ish girl and the gallant young lieu.
tenant met it was a case of love at
first sight on both sides. Every eve
ming found him at Maria Bonificia's
SA>1
and sang in the liquid Spanish tongue
the love songs of her native land.
Soon they became engaged and the
wedding was set for an early date.
The lovers were very happy until
Commodore Sloat the lieutenant's SD
perior officer, ordered the frigate to
sea. The lovers were in despair.
On the last evening, while on his
way to his f1ancee's house, the officer
saw a rosebush growing in a vacant
lot. He plucked slip and carried 1t
to his sweetheart.
when the rose blooms, sweetheart,
I will return to claim you" he told
her as he pressed his lips to hers and
then to the rose. Together they went
into the moonlit garden and planted
the rose close to the house. Then he
pressed her to his heart in farewell and
was gone
Day by day Maria watched and
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24
Frigid Flying

II was then more than 25, 900 feet,
oxygen the sun grew bright again, my
motor began to exhaust so loud that it
seemed something must be wrong with
it; / was no longer hungry and tn,
day seemed to be a most beautiful one.
] felt like singing with sheer joy.
The frost on my goggles bothered
me very much. When I was up about
$4,000 feet had to remove my goggles,
as 1 was unable to keep up steady
climb. My hands by this time were
numb. The cold, raw air made my
eyes water and 7 was compelled to
fly with my head we'll down inside the
cockpit.
II kept at it until my oxygen gave
out and at that point I noticed my
aneroid indicated nearly $4,000 feet.
The thermometer showed 80 degrees
below zero, centigrade, and the revoIu-
tons per minute had dropped from
1000 to 1860. This is considered very
good. But the lack Of oxygen was
affecting me. I was beginning to get
cross and I could not understand why
was only $4,000 feet after climbing
for so long a time. 1 remember that
the horizon seemed 10 be very much
out of place, but I felt that I was
flying correctly and that I was right
and the horizon was wrong. About
this time the motor quit.
Il was out Of gasoline, so I de-
seconded in a large spiral. When I de-
seconded to about 10000 feet I began
to feel much better and realized that
the lack Of oxygen had affected me.
Il did not see the ground from the
time L went up through the clouds
above Dayton, O., until I came down
through them again at 1000 feet above
Canton, o., more than 200 miles from
where 7 started"
That new and more startling fea+s
will be recorded in 1919 seems a per-
tectly sane prophecy. Thousands of
American men have learned the art of
flying during the war, even though the
United States got off to a late start
Upon the day the armistice was signed
there were actually engaged on the
battlefront TAO American planes, 744
pilots, 457 observers and twenty-three
aerial gunners. In all, it is known
from official records that they &C
counted for 926 enemy planes and
seventy-three balloons. In the final
weeks of the war the First American
Army aviators dropped 100 tons of
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24
By Charles ". Duke

XTHAT the motorcar did before the
w war by way Of building new
nationalism tho airplane will do after
the war by way of building a new in
ternationalism.
Breakfast in New York, luncheon
in Philadelphia and dinner in Wash
ington gave the motorist a new con-
ception of the wide areas Of his own
United States.
Ham and eggs in st. Louis, chilli con
carne in Mexico City and good old
Argentine beef III Buenos Aires-all
i'll one day-will link up the CONT
nents in a new spirit of camaraderie
and cement the foundations of
American brotherhood.
Crossing old oceans gray and
melancholy waste via the Trans
atlantic Express" and touching Lon
don, Paris, Rome and Constantinople
in the time it now takes to travel by
rail across the Andes Mountains, will
put the individual at once in touch
with the heart of the world--and
glorify democracy.
Fifteen years ago the Wright
Brothers little acknowledgements
mosquito" carrying one intrepid pas
senger, who literally flew in the face
of folly" and superstition, lifted off
the earth and successfully negotiated
an air voyage.
Only a few days ago a huge air
plane flew over Paris with thirty-fjve
passengers; another air machine sour
ried over London at a height of more
than a mile carrying forty passengers,
and in the United States a pair of
pioneers shot across the continent
from coast to coast.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24

single passenger. Hawker, an English
man, assembled more than $4,000 feet
at Brooklands, England, two years
ago.
This year, the honors-at least in
this country-go to Captain r. w.
Schroeder, of the American air serv-
ice. How it feels to glide along at
distance of five and a half miles
above the earth is a matter of Govern
ment record In his report to Major
General Kelley, director Of military
aeronautics, Captain Schroeder wrote.
I'm order to take an airplane to a
higher altitude than any other pilot
in the world I found it would require
more than one or two attempts. I
made three. The first took me to
$4,000 feet, the second to $1,000 feet
and the last one to 28,900 feet, but
now l feel certain that I can get to
10000 feet. The cold thin air is
ones greatest adversary.
Il took off at 1:45 o'clock the after
noon of September IS, 1918, and made
q steady, circular climb. At 10000 feet
my goggles became frosted, making it
difficult for me to watch my instru-
ments. When I reached 25 900 feet I
noticed the sun growing very dim.
I could hardly hear my motor run
and I felt very hungry. I went to
talking to myself, and this I felt was
good sign to begin taking oxygen,
and l did.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24

Spencer, signal electrician, and car
rying Major NJ. J. Boots as a passen-
ger, was reported to have made a flight
of more than 700 miles from Mount
Clemens, Mich, to Yonkers, n. Y, IN
4 hours and 80 minutes.
Illness of his father provided
James M. Schoonmaker, Jr., son of the
vice president of the Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie Railroad, with an oppor-
tunity for a new speed record In
October when he flew from Dayton, O.,
to Pittsburgh, a distance of 228 miles,
in hour and Is minutes, or virtually
three miles a minute. Receiving a
telegram announcing the illness or
his parent, young Schoonmaker, then
chief engineer Of thu Dayton Wright
Airplane Company, leaped to his air
chariot and smashed the then exist
ing record of 2 hours and minutes
between the two cities.
Altitude Records
Altitude flights always have baff1ed
the imagination. Starting with a
climb of a mile above the earth, avia-
tors have gradually worked their ma
chimes up to four and five miles above
the earth. When Caleb Bragg last
year took two passengers up to an
altitude of 1900 feet, it was heralded
as a great feat, although air tourists
had climbed twice as far when travel
ing alone. Carlstronn, at Newport
News, went up 16,500 feet with a
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24
Future Possibilities

What will happen in the next fifteen
years? What the aviators of war have
done through four long bloody years,
translated in terms of peace achieve
ments, may amount to:
Old and new worlds connected up
by lines of aero-trains, the harbingers
OF the one world.
Air trunk lines spanning the great
American Divide-tinnetables between
Broadway and the Golden Gate, where
in sky pilot engineers will measure
in seconds tho mileage that James ].
Hill and his iron rail pioneers meas
ured in hours.
Pan-American ''limiteds." whose
commuters may see Cape Race and
Cape Horn between sunrise and sum
set--the Seattle business man meeting
his business partner in Valparaiso be-
fore the hour hand circles the dial of
his watch.
The Viceroy of India volplaning to
Parliament in London between week
end ecesses--traveling either west
ward over Asia and Europe, or, II the
weather is propitious for a spin
eastward over the Pacific, America
and the Atlantic.
Hollands cup Of coffee delivered
from Java by aerial parcel post.
The Christmas card of the King OF
Siam and the New Years card OF the
President of Liberia interexchanged
during the holiday week by the aero
postman.
Cairo to Cape Town via air before
engineers can connect UP the remain
ing links in the land railway.
To the North or South Poles by the
"reindee,. of the air'-the Santa Claus
night express.
The modern Nellie Bly-around the
world in ninety hours.
Frivolous fancy? That's what they
said when visionary" men first
strapped wings on their shoulders ana
leaned off sand cliffs in the earliest
experiments with aviation. Worse yet
t--once when Glenn Curtiss was flying
down the Hudson River he landed by
accident in the front yard of the
PoughIzeepsic Asylum for the insane
Come right in with the rest OF the
bugs" snickered the keeper.
You may pick up your paper any
morning now and read of the accom-
plishment Of any one of these head
liners. Just before the war came
along preparations were about COM
nlete for the first attempted trans
atlantic flight. Had it continued
few months more Signor Gianni Ca
proni. the italian wizard, whose ma
chimes are among the marvels of air
creations, probably would have made
good his intention to carry a message
from General Pershing to Presloeht
Wilson in Washington. There Is no
secret about the plans now under way
for spanning the oceans. An alrplane
may carry a delegate to the peace con-
ference, or bring back a copy OF the
worlds new working agreement
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24
Transatlantic Flight

I'VE are looking forward confidently
to transatlantic flight" said Angus
tus f. Post. of the Aero Club of
America, not 'lOng ago. MACHINES
building in Italy for this very pur-
pose will make the flight of 1850 miles
across the Atlantic from Ireland 10
Nova Scotia. Kipling's midnight
train will come true. After the war
1t will be possible to ride from Ph1la-
deInhia to San Francisco in three days
and cross the Atlantic in little more
than one. or two days. We shall reach
the l1ttermost parts of the earth, and
we shall consider the airplane part OF
our common life"
How about those transcontinentai
trips? Already the lanes of travel
across America have been plotted.
Flying machines of the Curtiss type,
equipped with Liberty motors and
capable of carrying from ten to TWEEN
ty,five passengers, are being built to
carry tourists this summer between
New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City
and the Atlantic coast summer resorts.
From Paris comes the announce
ment that the French Government is
studying a proposition for the creation
OF twenty aerial lines connecting Paris
with the chief towns of France and
the great foreign centers. The King
France to England and back as non
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24

scale. One year ago a squadron Of
four italian aviators flew from Nor
folk, Va, to Mineola, l.. l., a distance
of $50 miles. Lieutenant Baldioli, fly
ing alone, made the distance in two
hours and fifty-fve minutes, Captain
a. Silvio, carrying eight passengers,
covered the journey N four hours and
twenty five minutes.
In that same year Captain G. Lau-
reami, an Italian, made two records.
Flying from Turin to Naples and back
to Turin, a distance of 900 miles, in
10 hours and 33 minutes, he estab-
lished a new nonstop worlds record.
Not content with that he set out a
month later from Turin and went all
the way to London, a distance of TOO
miles, crossing the Alps, carrying one
passenger, and making the trip in II
hours and 2 minutes.
Honors for Women
American women have been playing
a leading role in records made in
this country. Two years ago Ruth
Law travelled from Hornell, N. Y, to
New York city, a distance of 294 miles,
in 3 hours and 10 minutes. Then she
went out to Chicago and flew to Hor-
nell, nearly 600 miles, in less than six
hours Katherine Stinson, another
American girl flyer, bettered Miss
Laws cross-country record in May Of
this year, when she flew from Chicago
to Binghamton. N. Y, without stop,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24

and dangerous performance. Now the
project for a transatlantic flight is we'll
under way. Major General William
Brancker, of the British Royal Air
Force, came to this country last sum-
mer to arrange with Secretary Daniels
for such a trip under military aus
pices. The sooner that a pioneer
proves the flight not only to be pos
sible but comparatively safe,' said the
general, the better can the wonderful
resources of America be employed"
But the American eagle has scared
over the Rhine, the dove of peace f1ut-
tiers in the offing, and the airplane di-
reefs its energies not to the annihila-
ton of man, but to the peaceful con-
quest Of the air on a more compre-
hensive scale.
Some wonderful records have been
made during the war that set the
pace for peace-time accomplishments.
What may be done by way of sus-
tanned flight was shown by Gabriel
D'Annunzio, the famous Italian poet,
who in August Of this year flew over
Vienna and dropped 100000 peace
manifestos. In all D'Annunzio traV-
eled close to 500 miles in hours
and 35 minutes and at an average
height of more than 10000 feet. MOST
conspicuous. however, among the de-
tails of this flight was the fact that
for five hours the poet was entirely
over enemy country in close proximity
to heavy Austrian barrage fire.
Five Miles a Minute
Speed records have followed each
other in startling sequence. One mile
in 33 is seconds was the record made
by De Lloyd Thompson in a flight
over the Hampstead, Long Island,
course in 1916. The best previous
record had been So 3-5 seconds, made
by Glenn L. Martin, at Los Angeles
Cal.
For average flying a mile a .,.r1
minute was considered a good
pace before the war. Then it went UP
to eighty and 100 miles an hour. Next
an engine was developed that gave a
speed of 140 miles an hour. At the
present time it is something close to
100 miles an hour-three miles min
ute. Five miles a minute is the
next objective.
Cross-country records likewise
have increased on a marvellous
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-12-24

for a weekend in the cult
waited jungles of beautifed
Brazil, of the birth of the
new era in aerial naviga-
tion-just as our fathers
stepped from the horse car
to gaze in Wonderment at
the first "horseless car.
rage"
Regular aircraft passen-
ger service between London
probably will be the first
air line in operation. A1re
are matured for its mainten
time is to be two and & half
the fare fifteen guineas ($78
In 1914 fight across tn
Channel was considered a,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19
FATS ARE NEEDED
FOR MANY PURPOSES
Hons Are Great Fat Producers ana
rhejr Number Should Be Increased.

HOGS are mentioned by the United
States Food Administrator as one OF
the three main agencies that VIII teno
TO win the war.
Fats are very essential at the pres
ent time, and will continue to be al
ter the war has been brought TO
close. and there is no quicker MOI
more abundant producer OF fats thaf
the hog. Consequently 1t is extreme
" urgent that hogs be conserved and
: erestlv increased production OF them
secured.
This can be accomplished In great
measure by hog raisers retaining theii
breeding sows and their young pigs
Prices for hogs are high at the pres
ant time. and there is great tempta'
tlon for the farmers to dispose OF them
for slaughter, irrespective of SEX
weight. age or condition, ON that &C.
count, evidently overlooking the fac'
that prices will remain high, not only
during the period of the war, but for
aome time after peace has been DE-
clared.
No doubt there may be exceptional
INSTANCES where farmers may be IN
immediate need Of money from tne
sale OF their hogs; but where such Is
not the case, the indiseriminate dis
posai Of their stock, for temporary
sain only, and especially where feed Is
n,entiful. is only lessening their
chances for future profit by decreasing
the number Of their breeding animals,
and failing to get the full benefit from
their pigs which they would do II they
kept them until they had gained great
ar weight, and, therefore, worth more
money on the market.
Under ordinary conditions. 1t would
seem the better part OF wisdom to gel
rid Of the old and improbable sows
while retaining the younger, vigorous
animals for breeding stock to increase
the herds: but it seems unwise to dis
pose Of the young stun for slaughter
hat are under 100 pounds weight q
least,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF IBERIA,

Sworn to end subscribed before me- this Sixteenth day
EDWARD T. WEEKS. Notaty
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19
Total smount collected, STATS 90
Total memberships, 1887
Respectfully submitted,
L. A. VALET,
Campaign Manager, Red Gross
Membership Drive.

The liver loses its activity at
times and needs help. HERBINE is
an effective liver stimulant. 1t al
so purifies the bowels, strengthens
digestion and restores strength,
vigor and cheerful spirits. Price
so cents.
Sold BY ESTORGE DRUG co.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCE
MENT.

The mid term commencement
exercises of the New Iberia High
school was held ct eight O'Clock
last evening at the Elks' Theatre.
A simple, but impressive program
marked this most important coca
sion 10 the lives Of the ten young
people standing on the threshold
OF life's commencement" Dip
Tomas were presented to Misses,
Ellie Freeman, Eula Hays, Stella
Herpeche, Helen LaughliD, Katie
Murray, Fannie Scharff, Clara
Stansbury, Gladys Taylor, Myrtle
Winters and Mr.. Paul Courrege.
The program consisted Of
The Invocation.
= 2-Thc Commencement address
Mr.. g. +. Trudeau.
3-The Presentation OF Dlplo
nas-Supt. L. A. Valet.
4-SoDg-Chorus.
5-The Benedictlon-Rev. J. NJ.
Langl0is.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19

Balance a. per Bank book 23S q
Chks out sg'st
this amount:
1918
Jan. 2 Red Gross
SupplySsrvice "A 80
Ian. q s /" 10000
!" Z Solving d
Car eteus -. 1914
" 8 Est0rge
Drug 10 -. B DO $50 10
Actual balance. .....S Z 80
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19
STATEMENT IBERIA CHAP.
TER RED GROSS.

From July % to Dec. 81, 1917.
July %, 1917, Balance .$47O 81
Deposits as per bank book
July to Dec. 81, 1917. -. 397 Is
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19

Miss Helbong, of Minnesota
who IL Inspector of Domestic Sci
rnce classes throughout the State
OF Louisiana, was visitor to the
class at the New Iberia High
School on Wednesday. Miss Hell
bong expressed herself as beng
satisfied with the work done her
under the direction of Miss Rock.
were, instructress.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19

Mrs. j. B. Uourrege arrived
here on Wednesday from her
home IN Alexandria especially to
attend the Commencement Exer
cises of the High School on last
evening Her sou, Mr. Paul Cor
rige, being member of the gradu
sliDg class.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19
PERSONALS

Mr.. Charles Dursnd, of st. Mar
tin parish, visited bits relatives
here on Thursday.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-01-19

Sash, Blind and Door Factory, spe-
cial work Of al description.
Cisterns and Tanks.
e DIuTRAND LUMDRR CO
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Lame back may come from over
work, cold settled in the muscles
of the back, or from disease. In
the two former cases the right
remedy is BALLARD'S SNOW LIN
INTENT. 1t should be rubbed In
thoroughly over the affected part
the relief will be prompt and salts
factory. Price Csc, Soc and $1.0(
per bottle.
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In and Out.

Minneapolis Journal: You may run
into debt, but you have to crawl out.