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The Washington times., 1919-01-19

"TITH all the nations seeking the
Nv honor of establishing the first
" system of transoceanic and trans
continental air commerce through the
medium Of huge dirigibles, as discussed in
this section last week, adherents Of the
heayier-than-air machines are rapidly
forming plans for the construction Of a
gigantic aeroplane which will carry more
passengers and freight than any dirigible
projected.
This machine Is now being drafted in
the United States. 1t will have a wing
spread from tip to tip Of its upper planes
of one thousand feet; the planes will be
one hundred and fifty feet in depth and
fifteen feet high from bottom to roof.
Within these upper planes will be built
what amounts to a modern hotel, and in
them will be housed also the powerful
machinery that will lift and drive the
monster
There will be no fuselage or body as it
is known to those familiar with aeroplanes.
Beneath the tremendous Widespread and
encased within 1t will be luxurious cabins
that Will house one hundred and thirty
passengers, dining rooms, gymnasiums,
gardens and all the equipment Of an up-to-
date hostelry.
a The thousand feet wing-spread is eight
times greater than that Of the largest fly
ing boat, the NC-1 Of the United States
Navy. The flying hotel will be able to
carry three hundred and fifty tons OF pas.
sengers, baggage and freight, besides its
own enormous weight.
While its first trip is planned from New
York to Queenstown, the extraordinary
principles and construction Of. this ma
chine do not limit II to transoceanic
flight Nowadays, II one wants to tour the
world II Is necessary to disembark from
boats and railroad trains to one hotel after
another. The flying hotel obviates this
The Washington times., 1919-01-19


BY doing this We are likely TO have more
favorable air conditions and effect a great
saving in gasoline consumption thereby
increasing the machines radius of action.
1T will not be a flying boat II will be
a land machine. There is no sense what
ever in constructing a boat. The fuselage
adds great weight in the case of a boat.
and that il the great trouble to-day with
some Of our large machines The layman
has the idea that boat i'm flying across
the water adds to the element of safety.
The machine which we are building
should il have to make forced landing
on the sea-will be Just as safe from de-
struction or sinking. This airplane will
stay afioat for two days. The wings are
two feet thick, and as the material cover
ing them is waterproof they will act just
the same as pontoons. Every provision
has been accounted for 20 safeguard the
lives of the passengers. We shall carry
collapsible lifeboats. lifebels and para
chutes.
THE organization of our motor units
prevents all Of them from getting out Of
order at the same time. As | have said.
only two will be used. and should any one
of these or both get out of working order
one of the others or both can be imme-
diately thrown into action"
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

width of wing, Of about $50 feet.
Its full weight, loaded with everything
for the transatlantic trip, would be about
100000 pounds. OF this weight, the pas
sengers, crew and express matter would
use up about 100000 pounds. Her horse
power would be about 100000 giving a
speed of from eighty to one hundred miles
per hour
Such a ship would have twelve pro-
pellers of a diameter of fifty feet, and
these would be three-bladed, turning about
600 revolutions per minute There would
be necessary twenty-fOur motors, which
gives each propeller two motors of about
4,2OO horsepower each
"a very great departure possible in a
ship of this size would be the entire alb
sence of a body or fuselage OF the ordinary
type. Everything of whatever nature. in
cluding motors, machinery, staterOoms
dining rooms and, in fact, all accOmmOda
tiOnS could be inside the wings. To fur.
ther explain, | will say that the wings of
such ship would be fifteen feet thick
AS the average height of a ceiling of 4
room is nine feet ii can he readily seen
that all Of the rooms and accommodations
can easily be within the wings
This, Of course. allows for the best of
accommodations and all. the room one
could wish for. The Outrigging longerons
which carry. the tail would be so large that
the inside could be used for loungng cor
ridors of sufficient length to satisfy
anyone who would like the exercise of
walking. AS the length of the ship fore
and aft would be about 600 feet such a
promenade would be very popular
I'm a ship Of such completeness the
means of safety, ease of control and COM
fort would be the very last word in every
up-to-date appliance: All heating, lighting
and controls would be done by electricity
and in duplicate to prevent accident and
discomfort. Wireless telegraph and tele-
Copyright, 1919, by Star Company.
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

phones would of a necessity be In evi-
dence, and the ship would be in constant
touch with either or both shores Of the
Atlantic. All discomforts due to any form
OF travel on land or sea would be absent
In such ship Of the air. This very thing
would cause travel to gradually cease by
the more ancient methods now used.
"The first cost of ship Of this type
would probably be about $3,000,000, but
ships put on production basis would
bring the cost down to approximately
s1,5OO.O0o."
Some commentators of the day would
have us believe that the big Handley-Page
flying boat, the largest heavier-than-air
machine built so far in this country, is Of
transatlantic proportions. 1t is not. 1t
has not the fuelcarryng capacity for such
a trip. By the shortest route England is
about 5000 miles distant from New York.
Its speed Is reported to be eighty miles an
hour. At this rate the NC-1 would take
about thirty eight hours to reach Queens
town from New York. To-day it carries
only sufficient oil and gasoline to stay
aloft thirteen hours. Even If its live load
capacity of four ard half tons was given
its capacity would still fall short OF re-
quirements. The Handley Page machines
of 126 feet would have to- be appreciably
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

the Azores and then
10 Europe are futile
from a commercial
standpoint. When a
man wants TO get to
England he wants to
get there as quickly
as il is possible to
travel and the short
est route is that of
the steamship lines.
This is the route we
propose to follow.
The craft I have
planned will travel at
a height of 10000 feet
during the iournAy
The Washington times., 1919-01-19


While European nations
are making great strides
in the development OF
com m ercial dirigibles
there is nothing to indi-
cate that any one of these
countrles-save Italy, per
haps - will produce 4
heavier-than-air machine
of transoceanic dimen-
sions in the near future.
Giannini Capconi's pre-
diction made last GUNNER.
that America would make
the greatest advances in
the early production Of
commercial airplanes
comes true in the light of
the machine now being
constructed by DR.. Christ
mas and his associates and
in the plans now under
discussion for a gigantic
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

1,0O0-foot Widespread air line
Whether Italy or the United States will
gain the honor of making the initial COM
mercial fight by airplane involving trans
oceanic travel depends upon the speed
with which these American builders
and Caproni finish their respective ma
chimes.
DR.. Christmas, in explaining for readers
of this newspaper his project. said:
The airplane which we are building is
bigger than any which has ever been con-
structed. 1t will have a wing-spread Of
$50 feet and will carry on its first trip ten
passengers. Four of this number will con-
sttute the crew. There will be two avi
ators, one engineer and a captain. The
same comforts will be furnished aboard as
may be found on the ordinary ocean
steamer. This is to say, there will be
sleeping accommodations and provision
made for serving meals. Separate cabins
will be built, and the sleeping quarters will
be as large as the cross-sec:ion of four
Pullman cars-that is, if two were placed
on top Of the other two. The width would
therefore, be fourteen feet
THE covered-in section of the fuselage
where the useful load would be carried, is
sixty-four feet long. but the total overall
length will be ia feet. The total weight
of the plane is twenty-seven tons. and this
allows for carrying 10000 pounds of gaso-
line. The kitchen will be fitted up for
Great Britain Rights Reserved
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

Many tnIngs OF real i'm
pOrtance concerning safety,
comfort and certainty of
operation can successfully
be carried out in a large
machine. A large airplane
of 1000 feet Widespread
would have approximately a
surface area of, say, 280,000
square feet. with a chord. or
The Washington times., 1919-01-19


Widespread of 126 feet would have to be apprecably
increased support the weight that would have to
be carried in transoceanic flight
The Washington times., 1919-01-19

"FITH all the nations seeking the
nv honor of establishing the first
w system of transoceanic and trans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
C0NFESSES SLAYING
PATROLMAN;; THOUGHT
HE WAS H0LD-UP MAN
Murphy Declares He Did Not
Know He Hit BIuecoat Until
He Read Of It in Papers

Thomas Leonard Murphy. one Of the
Baltimore men arrested and charged
with the murder OF Abner Braun, the
Trenton motorcycle patrolman shot and
killed on the Bensalem turnpike several
weeks ago, confessed to the killing to =
day.
Murphy said he was driving the auto
mobile when man in brown suit
rode up alongside OF the machine on a
motorcycle and demanded that he and
Henry Rick. the other man in the ma
chine, throw up their hands.
Thinking the man was a highwayman.
Murphy said. he reached down into the
side pocket of the car and drew out a
revolver and shot Il heard a dull
thud, but did not know | had really hit
the man until read it next day in the
Baltimore papers, he told Captain of
Detectives Souder.
Rick confirmed the story. The men
said that the stolen automobile in which
they were riding had been given them by
a man in Baltimore.
Braun was married and had several
children. He was shot after chasing the
men from Trenton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
TooAYs MARRIAGE LICENSES

william j. Berchau, Pals. Firth St, and
njS6S FsSSsG si Ssos s,tR F. ST. Le'f snd
Andrew TsyIcr, chester Ship Hotel. Pa,
Ab4aham anf MaFK KraTi,n Rfn''0 s25 WssFton st
Mary 81 ,sss u sts F,ser, se st. and
nsSs:s GSss B. Susss ss'S ssss Ss Ssisr Il st.
oedrR. an M $ snyder Eydns ds tsSI VSnayke @ st.
chsres sRSl r. JoSS accauey. 1903 Marston st. and
noSert 59n' j. DYs5 E.en@an iSa F41i$sfS' sd st.
George cook I S2s s5a neraei st. st.
=, Gromb9,w. III $; Ds5tsn a5bJ kttm,,u st 8, and
'"R Rachel l.. ifSn Gray % 1922 KlmbaIl St,
LeSn HeRss nsss 4ss BaeSlsN Grssn Sns M j. and
EdWard Paul, Ssos Cambridge st. and
PTss iRS5 fTTn G$S SSss York f"l sos TSsa and Caro-
Oscar A. Wild, 1924 FEDERAL st.. and Kath-
bchGms.sr Kns1s llaMndre laiS MeaF'fa Pa st. and
HG&aS5RRR &arR,Re + s%Sgef ss Gs%H%ss uS srr,n.s,
A%es s5saYSs ass5 ST and Lii
GeSrss Egdson ToSm.. 1897 $7l2 hVaGT warren s. no
V'ShiEs &iEanPH PHlfssIe ssIe SS!P SSf ' '' a"
NfShsn Eiis GoISSeTg, EIee258s 258s Nstrona, st.
and Louise Mayer, 2oo5 s Brentwood St
Robinson sPspEs4g SsTnsss ssss Pirk FHFh Iys ana
rr&s@$ Ess5 Ss = cSR $R' and Mary A.
Knnd FsSehhested, Camden. n. J., and Paula
Henninss 22lha Y. rr.;s Ti9ss st. st, and Anna
AVA Wst'S9msTee SaTsome @ sss7 MSrket St and Maud
JossnS Mel, Mcfarland, 6l4 e. Ontario St.
snd Martha Elliott. S57 e. Thayer st.
Harry Velte, 3ils Salmon ST. ana cara
strelck, l644 wharton st; .., ., an,
D2IiGl mb rr.Ie, r. seeRss s Wssnd 5S2G N Sth 81.
Agnes F. Frankhauer, Rea ding, Pa ana
Edith NJ Herman. HARRISBURG, Pa.
Joseph Hopper. st. James, J.. l. and Anan
NJ Voelker, st. James, l. l..
William r. Rake. 1887 \. BouNier st, ana
Emilis i. Baker. 2sa e. Mt. Pleasant ave;
Alma b. Donald, 1912 Mansion ave.
'0or ortman' ' 100 W, Alieshsny ave,
Francis A. Morris. . Richmond st. and
Theima Licbisch, Ills O'Neil st:
Edward J. Hogan, 2309 y; Fairhlli ST.. ana
Ruth E. Long. 23o9 N. Fairhill st
John N. Hoffman, 1888 Arch st. and Marie
- Hall 1o5N.t0 ETs0n' s5s7 a. chancellor st. and
Ella q. GSynor. 55s7 Chancellor ST.
william +. Tfsnsue. Bethlehem Pa. and
Mary e. Heiiman, Allentown. Pa.
Agnes Canning, 900 Beulsh ct.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
DETECTIVE WHO SHOT
AND KILLED BOY, Is,
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Defense That Youth Was Tam
pering With Lock Fails to Be
Confirmed at Hearing

George Beading, Baltimore and Ohio
railroad detective. who yesterday shot
and killed George Schaefer. fifteen
years old, 1885 South Twenty ninth
street. was held without bail today bv
Magistrate Baker at the Twentieth and
Federal streets station.
Beading, in his own defense. claimed
that he had caught the boy tampering
with a freight car lock near Gray's
Ferry road and Thirty first street. None
OF the witnesses at the hearing today
testified that they had seen the boy
tampering with the lock. John Street,
eighteen years old. 3009 Oakford street.
said the boy was returning from a swim
in the Schuylkill.
This is the second shooting by a rail :
road detective in South PHILADELPHIA
within twenty four hours. The other
victim was Edward Cranston, sixteen
years old. 1923 South Twenty first
street. who was shot Tuesday by n
railroad detective. Cranston is in the
Methodist Hospital in serious condi =
ton, but is expected to recover.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
Men From Here
on Santa Barbara

Among tho men on board the troop
ship Santa Barbara from Philadelphia
and vicinity who were welcomed at
Snyder avenue pier were
Lester r. Burlingamc. Bloomsbury
Pa. George G. Alexander, 220 North
Thirty second street Claude II. Alex =
ander. 220 North Thirty second street
Frank Eigert. 141 Nectarine street
Stewart A. Drongold. York: Henry f.
Smith. Pittsburgh; Frank Paris, Oak
mont.
Charles Hotz. Reading: Albert
Gusky, Pittsburgh; Hugh A. Boyle,
Bethlehem; Albert c. Laury. 241 South
Thirty third street; E. S. Wilkinson,
Pittsburgh William George Pinkstone.
4947 hardwood avenue: Captain Allan
Crawford. 1906 SAMSON street; Carl c.
Low. Asbury Park, n. j.: William
r. Moore. 501 South Sixth street, Cam
den: Robert F. Stinson. Greenvlle.
Pa: Burris II. Reagan. Reading: S.
II. Naylor, Trenton, \. j.; Frank Nc
Reynolds, Belgrade street; Harold T..
Fisher, York John Garfield. Wheat
land; Mamie Goldberg. Sharon James
IL Suiltn. -p1l Soulll GS1tNtutu SlIecI
William G. Miles. 1858 Jasper street
+. A. McNamee, 1869 North Front
street
John P. Hughes. 1916 South Twenty
second street; II. J. Wagner, 1889
Boston avenue; Edmond II. Raymond,
600 North Marshall street: Elviu b.
Greenly. Lancaster; \. \. Eiler, Read
ing: Boleslow Nakutoviz, 923 Spring
Garden street; John r. Wood, 1902
Chestnut street: Edward J. Lawton.
316 Fitzgerald street; Thomas O'Don =
nell. Blue Bell Hill, German
town; Second Lieutenant G. NJ.
Heinitsh. 6211 Christian street; Joseph
S. Wolf. Bloomsbury; George w.
Baude. 739 East Tioga street.
James A. Ross, Lancaster; Samuel
Boordman. 2000 South Seventh street ;
John Green, 1924 Stiles street; Samuel
f. Hudson. 1412 North Redfeld street ;
James Curry, ADJ East Seventh street.
Chester.
Frank Kenney, 800 Conaroe street.
Falls of Schuylkill; Joseph Rain, T12
Main street. Phoenixville; Jacob Lang
weller, 224 North Denham street /;
Edgar o. Seipp, 1905 North Eighth
street; James X. Wister, 2943 Amber
street; Raymond Leibfreid, 2O13 Cam
bria street: s. j. Pinyard, 44O3 East
Park drive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
FIVE HELD IN RACE RIOT
Two Get Thirty Days and Others
Were DISCHARGED at Hearin,

Five men We're arrested after a race
riot in which Italians and Irish par.
ticipated near Germantown avenue and
Bristol street shortly before S O'Clock
this morning.
Witnesses say the argument started
when two intoxicated men began 'kid.
ding Italian employees of the p. r. T.
working at that place. One of the
Italians resented the remarks and the
fight soon became general. with rocks
and tools being used indiscriminately by
both sides.
Those arrested were Daniel Conroy.
North Fifteenth street, and Hugh Gal
lagher, North Seventeenth street. said
to be the instigators of the fight. and
Frank Macary, Sixth and Catharine
streets; Rafael Gundel. Sixth and
Catharine streets, and Charles Neis,
Germantown avenue. all workmen.
Conroy and Gallagher were sentenced
to thirty days, each in the County
Prison. The others were discharged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
LEAVES $500 TO CHURCH
Relatives Get Residue of $4,000
Estate Of Ann D. Smith

The will of Ann d. Smith, 33T South
Eighteenth street. admitted to probate
today, bequeathed the sums of $500
each to the following institutions: st.
Marks Episcopal Church, Episropal
Tract Society of Philadelphia and Epis-
copal Foreign and Domestic Missionary
Society. The residue of an estate val
ued at S35 900 went to relatives.
Charitable beQuests of 5000 each
were left by the will of Bridget A.
Hope. 636 North Thirty ninth street.
to the Baptist Orphanage. Angora. and
the Old Ladies' Home. Seventeenth and
Norris streets. Other bequests to rela
tives brought the total to S7462.
Emma J. Fox left $11 900 to rela
tives; Wilhelmina Bonnfinger, 61S
yenango street. left S6500 to relatives !;
Anna l.. Gravitt, Hahnemann IIospi.
tai, left $3.50, and Anna L.. Finley,
Misericordia Hospital $4,000.
Personal property of Joseph Gaides
was appraised at $6S, ,002. 60 and per
sonal property of MarceIla Bennis at
S19, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
ALEXANDER IS HEAD OF
CHESTNUT CRACKERS
More Serious Today-Indianap-
oils Selected as Next Years
Meeting Place

4 feu minutes of transition from tho
ridiculous 70 the sublime. IL a business
session can he called sublime and the
American Press Humorists had con-
clnded the business meeting This morning
ar the ReIlevua. Stratford Hotel and
were once again FREQ n follow tbs eln'
sivc nm. WV
AT II 10 hard for than, to tolo .h.,
selves seriouslv and tberafore ornr
during tbis business mart of thar cnn1
y"ntion, humor would cron in liLo aoId
in a salt mine, and it nil started % wbnu u
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
......,....s14.750. 900 $1O.57o, 600
Hope for Break

Backed by statements from the phila
delphia Operative Builders Associa :
tion. the Kensington Board of Trade
and other civic organizations. the Ware
members hope that enough pressure has
been brought to bear on the independent
members to force break in their line
up of twenty nine men to permit the
passage of loan bill including all of
the original items for street and high :
way improvements. Discussion of these
items has led to bitterness of feeling
that is expected to result in some lively
tilts during the remainder of the term
of the present councilmanic bodies.
In the event loan is finally passed
either by agreement, or after a fight,
Select Councils will have to meet July
8 to take action on the measure. The
passage of a loan bill will be followed
by action on a large number of bills
outlining work to be done with the
money to be made available early in
the fall. Dependent upon the time con
sumod in loan discussion is the uues
tion of another meeting of Common
Council next week
Efforts will be made today to clear
the calendar and leave little or no
business for a future meeting. Bills
appropriating by transfer a total of an
proximately 81 200, 900 await passage,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
BARS PLAN TOSTAY
OPEN AFTER JULY |.
Preparations Made by Liquor
Dealers to Continue Business
as Usual After This Month
2 MEETINGS SET FOR TODAY

Preparations are being made by the
lquor dealers to continue business as
usual after July I. it is reported. Two
meetings of Importance to dealers will
be held today.
The Philadelphia Retail Liquor Deal
ers' Association will meet at the Penn
Square building this afternoon and a
meeting will also be held by the Penn
sylvania Brewers Association in the
Land Title Building.
The, decision of the Appellate Court
OF New York as to what constitutes an
intoxicating beverage and other mat
ters pertinent to the liquor business will
be discussed
Applications for federal licenses for
the ensuing year continue to pour in
at the Office of the Internal Revenue
Department. Nearly 600 dealers paid
their monthly license installments for
the month of July at the Office of the
city treasurer yesterday.
Legislature Criticized
Criticism of the Legislature for pass
ing the Ramsey 2ai per cent beer bill
was expressed in statement issued
yesterday by the Anti Saloon League.
The league predicted that the measure
would not be signed by Governor
Sproul. The statement follows:
The passage of the Ramsey 2A per
cent beer measure by the House last
week and by the Senate yesterday should
not disturb the temperance forces of the
state only in so far as it reveals the ex-
tent to which a majority of both Houses
are still under the control of the allied
liquor forces. The old combination in
the legislative halls still exists and the
United States Brewing Company, with
the German American Alliance, in con-
nection with other liquor agencies. is
boasting that they forced the Ramsey
bill through the House and Senate and
now declare that they shall see to it
that the Governor gives it his sanction.
1--WE have no fears that the Ramsey
bill will be written on the statutes of the
state. We have confidence to believe
that Governor Sproul will keep his word
concerning this measure, and that he
will refuse to line up with or be con
trolled by the allied liquor forces above
mentioned.
Nothing TO Fear
Even if this vicious and misleading
bill did not meet its doom at the hand
Of the Governor, the federal measure,
now approved by the judiciary com
mittee at Washington. which makes q
one half Of l per cent or more of al
cohol by volume an intoxicating bever.
age, would make it illegal and inopera-
tive. Hence there is nothing to fear
as to its future operation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
TOOAY'S CASUALTY LIST
Eleven PhiIadeIphians Named In OF
ficial War Bulletin

Eleven Philadelphians are named in
the casualty list released by the War
Department today.
Wounded severely are Cook Edwin
Campbell, III South Queensland ave .
nue.; privates Nelson S. Anderson. 1121
Columbia avenue; Harry G.. Cummings,
5771 Stenton avenue: Ward NJ. Colcv
oil South Forty sixth street: William
Nj. Smylie. 1881 North Thirty third
street; George Grundhal. ALI North
Sixth street. and John G. Muldoon, 2OG
East Westmorcland street. Wounded
slightly are Corporal Philip F. Chec-
chic, 143O South Thirteenth street, and
Private Bendetto Colclla, 1923 Cath
arine street. Killed in action, previously
reported missing in action, is Private
Francis A. McShane. Erroneously re-
ported wounded severely is Private
Nicola Napolitano, 1853 Wissinoming
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-26
BELGIAN PORT FOR TROOPS
Soldiers Say That erest sailinss viii
Be Abandoned

All troop returns will be engineered
through Belgian ports after July /, was
the word brought by the veterans who
arrived here on the Santa Barbara to-
day.
Pordeaux has already been abandoned
as a port OF debarkation, and Brest and
st. Nasaire will be given up at the end
Of this month, II was said.