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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

1t IS possible that this regrettable blot on
the scutcheon" OF American inventiveness
would have been erased and forgotten Bat
the "amende honorable was moro than
made in the production of the Liberty
engine, in that the motor Of the aeroplane
is its most vital factor, and that super
efficiency was demonstrated in the excellent
work done by American pilots on Liberty
cnglned machines
Captain Lipsner is to be complimented
on his acumen in recognizing that "rgh.
now" is the psychological time for the
pioneer of the new era of aeronautics an
era in which the United States must get
in or get out Of the flying game HIS
experience as director Of the AR Mail Ser
wee VIII, undoubtedly. prove of value in
his new field. and whatever may be the
reasons for his resignation from govern
ment service. such may form marked in
stance of the old phrase: "One mans less
is another mans profit" or to adapt
the adage little more clearly; "Whst
the limited official ar service has lost the
unlimited public air service may have
gained" With Sir Thomas Upton assert
ing his determination to again try 10 Gift"
tt4t -A4ti ia up IL IS QlSkiltl4N ltIreHf
ing to feel that there is still hope for
Lord Northclte's $4,000 prize for the first
transatlantic fight, il only TO "even upe
matters in the event the genial and sports.
manlke Tommy Upton succeeds
Before the war the question arose rs 10
the ability of any American air pilot 10
undertake the Atlantic fight, and II re-
member rightly. a British naval officer had
been counted upon for the feat. with aa
American machine grimly ironical trib-
ute to young Americas proverbial and gen
orally universal readiness 70 do a Steve
Brode" There ere more than 10000
aerial Stoves" in the United States TO-DAY
aud all more than ready and willing 20
undertake the trip
Where, even with the advance and inn
provement of safety principles in s.rcrar.
design, the question of danger obtrudes IT,
self, it may be asserted that-with The
most modern of machines-there is not
great deal more care needed than in drl,
ing an automobile, only that the care nut
be constant, the strictest appreciation Or
''the space between" be observed and that
flying permits no fooing such as may be
safely INDUCED in in other forms Of travel
felt no little sense of amusement upon
returning 20 New York after two years OF
directing aviation events in England IN
noting the agonized awe of vast crowd
watching the aerial looping Of two. at that
time, we'll known exhibition aiers. For
several months prior to that time many
ladies of high degree" had been paying
from $500 up to $3.50 for the "privilege7
Of accompanying one or another Of the
half hundred or so British avators al
Hendon on their looping flights. I, less
fortunately, was entertaining the provincial
crowds and had perforce, TO be content
with the more modest "looping fees OF
from $500 to $3.50 for permitting the wives.
sisters and daughters of local mayors to
enjoy the privilege" But-as Kipling
says-"that is another story"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

lied with aeronautic enterprise in
a Europe for some two years proceed
ng the outbreak of the war the
lacaada. zeal attitude OF the land Of The
birth of the aeroplane has been and stil
is paradoxical problem The recent an
nouncement that Captain Benjamin B. Lips
has formulated and arranged. in con
crete shape, the establishment and opcr-
alton of aerial passenger lines and a gen
eral adaptation OF aircraft for commercial
purposes, has much 70 commend thought
of the possibilities embraced in the project.
and will assist in encouraging deter
mination on the part Of the general public
to help along" enterprise Of this char
acter
1t may be quite naturally assumed that
America VIII ultimately assert is suprem-
acy III aerial endeavor. and where trans
atlantic reports point to similar undertake
ings, upon more or less extensive lines
having been inaugurated in Great Britain
France and Italy, it behooves Americans to
realize that the reputation of this country
is at stake in field offering scope for every
accepted attribute of American business
acumen. love of sport and desire for rapid
travel.
few days ago the press announced that
extensive system of air travel has been
organized in Germany, and that uniform
passenger rate of "a dollar a mile" has
been instituted There is something grimly
humorous in this announcement, as the
average conception of the internal COM
mercial and domestic conditions of Ger
many is based upon other reports picturing
semi-starvation and momentary anticipa-
ton of the effects of Boshevism, anarch-
ISM socialism and a general revolution
promising to overshadow the darkest deeds
of the day of Robespierre in France
Be that as it may, one would scarce con
slider that the German mind is in a receptive
mood for aerial joyriding, but the fact re
mains that belief in and support of aerial
enterprise would seem to be the first sign
of Germany's settling down to postwar
commercial and social life and thus demon
strating that that dsntegrating empire is
one of the first at the post" contestants
in the coming international competition in
the field Of progressive inventiveness and
accomplishment
Great Britain has, palpably, already
"shown her hand in measures calculated
to bind her dominions closer by aerial com
munication. and has in active operation
air travel lines, mail and parcel service,
survey work and other uses for the vast
number Of machines released from war
work. Activity in similar directions by
France, Italy and the Scandinavian coun-
tries is evident, and it is generally asserted
that the keenest of competition will shortly
develop, preparatory to for so long, war
stricken Europe's return to normality.
In so far as the historical recording Of
the part that aircraft has played is con-
cerned, there can be no sidetracking of the
fact that Acknowledged machines have
found no place in the list of the types
used in active service during the war. Had
hostilities continued few months longer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

San Diego Cal, after having flown across
the United States in formation, and we
have drgible records of 40 hours and As
minutes which have been made by small
naval dirigibles, the future ships of the
air will develop rapidly in this country as
they have abroad and the great financiers
and transportation route builders of the
skies will rival the careers or those great
fortune builders the Harrimans, Hills,
Vanderbilts and Morgans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

Royce eagle engines, and speed Of eighty
miles an hour, carrying 1000 gallons of
gasolene, sufficient for sixteen hours
flight. Major MacLaren has twice previ-
ously flown Handlcy-Page to Egypt. The
Air Ministry has already announced the
landing in Calcutta OF Major General Sal
mon, who flew from Cairo via Delhi. near
ly 1000 miles.
When VIC have already seen a squadron
of five airplanes como in to Mineola from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

Martlesham, near Ipswich, on a fight to
Karachi, carrying SIX passengers, including
General McEwen and Pilots Major Archi-
bald s. MacLaren, NJ. c., A. T. A., and Captain
HALEY, A. f. c. The H. VI. A.. Carthusan as
this ship has been named, is proceeding via
Paris, Marseilles, Southern ltaIy, Cairo,
Bagdad, Bandar Abbas, to Karach total
distance Of $500 miles. 1t has a span of
~ feet and weighs, with fuel and passcn
gers, $1,000 pounds 1t has four Rolls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

n tEUTENANT DAVID MCCULLOUGH
came in this morning to the Aero.
- Club of America and in the course
of conversation he said; Il will
wager $4,000 even that the Atlantic
Ocean viii be crossed in either direction
during the year 1919 by lighter or heavier
than ar craft" This wager was entered
on our books and is waiting for taker
When a man talks as strongly as this there
certainly is something back Of it. and in the
case Of Lieutenant Mccullough. who has
flown the NC-i Curtiss type Of flying boat.
built by the navy, which carried ffty-one
passenger there is a good deal back of it,
and there is no doubt that this type Of
boat, slightly modified and possibly with
the addition Of one more motor, could carry
sufficient gasolene to cross the Atlantic.
One year ago signor Gianni Caproni told
me in Paris that ne had a plan whereby
General Pershing could send letter to
President Wilson in Washington and get
the answer back the next day His plan
was to have a series of machines which
would fly from Spain to the Azores, $50
miles; from the Azores to Newfoundland,
1850 miles and then fast machines to fly
from there to New York OF Washington
covering the distance inside OF twenty four
hours, and delivering the message, the
answer TO which could be brought back the
next day over the same route.
Since this time we have had reports that
Caproni has built a machine which has car
RED seyenty-eight passengers and which
mas over 1000 horsepower and he is con
teMpating building large machines, with
accommodations for one hundred passengers
ant~ provisions for eating end sleeping on
board
The Handley Page Company in England
are confident that the transatlantic fight
esn he made. and | understand that Nh
Clifford Prodger. the famous aviator. who
ia piloted their forty passenger machines
las already entered for the $4,000 prize
offered bv The London Daily Mali for the
first aviator to cross the Atlantic in an aero
Flaue n fight from any point in the United
States, Canada or Newfoundland to any
point in Great Britain or Ireland in seventy
Two consecutive hours. The flight may be
made either way across the Atlantic
long list Of aviators have signhed their
mention to make this fight. among whom
are Miss Katherine Stnson, who holds the
American distance and endurance record of
sol miles in ten hours and ten minutes, and
Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, the famous Amer
ean aviator. who escaped from Germany by
lemping oa- OF Z moving railway train ard
'rade his way back to the frontier Captain
Arthur Pave. e. A. j.. hss announced his
atention Of making the fight in a Whit
head Aircraft biplane with four Liberty mo-
'ors. Dis entry IS under the auspices Of
'sa ROYAL Aero Clab Of the United King
com. Nr Harry 4. Atwood representing a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

ascend, The cabin windows fill with cleo
trio beams. Pianola begins to tinkle.
Maybe at Sault Ste. Marie for want OF
better name, they land. Possibly to some
enticingly green spot in Oklahoma they fv,
or to valley of the Rockies in Colorado,
TO stop next at Coronado Beach, on the way
to Alaska and Japan
We have the planes, the pilots and cx-
pert mechanics. Distinguished Hiers from
the war fronts have had their taste" and
want more. New aircraft factories are
a-borning.
A we'll known ace OF renown in the La
fayette Escadrille, recently returned 20
America, is author of this statement:
IT'S the most logical thing in the world
that the vast number Of planes we have
IN America and bringing home from the
different fighting fronts, large or small. be
made useful. All sorts Of industrial trans-
portation problems can be solved-mes-
sages, orders, mail, express be facilitated
AS sports vehicle the aeroplane is a super
toy; for general travel, even commutation
and business and social use, the aircraft -
adaptable.
ut would be wanton waste if We were
to neglect this great opportunity Of scicn-
tifc achievement"
Twill be a great life II the gas nevcr
leaks! Nor fact nor fiction ever painted Il
before. But why not? We've invented tho
way, we've won the war, md now are ready
for the super-dramatic spectacle Of 1919
CLOUDLAND EXTRAVAGANZA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

freight it saves time, is cheaper than rail,
is more satisfactory and returns larger
Investment to those who viii promote the
aerial lines. The adventurer, the sports
man, the man who needs to "get there
quickly and the patient smoking room com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

every one in the country. An amateur
could make fine mess of the aerial road
way, say between Manhattan and the City
of Brotherly Love, if he lost his head or
didn't know
Why not put all the American Bolsheviki,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

getting there and back, Pcary Cook ct
al make claims, but -. Now one Bartlett,
who knows somewhat, if you please, of the
Polar regions, may pull the big stunt.
In my fourth stage | mentioned hereto
fore undiscussed possibilities Of utility, and
estimated vaguely that | would treat with
Necessity is the mother of invention" the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

modern lover the advanced crook, and the
promoter. Consider these eementsl
If a knock down and put-it-toget in
stalment aeroplane fails of mans cxpec-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

The author of this article has beon
literally up in the air"-some 12,50o feet
with famous cartoonist in balloon. max
ing 500 miles in nine hours 80 minute
Some speed This is an American .ims
record for balloons. It was made Novem-
Der 9, 1913. under Aero Club of America
rules.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
hereby enter

Tor the Daily Mail aloooo Prize upon following conditions
observe abide by and REGULATIONS for
the time being in force and governing contest and 70
comply IN all respects and at all times with the requests or
instructions regarding the contest which may given me
by any of the Officials Of the Royal Aero Club
a In addition and by way the liabilities assumed
by me by this entry under the said Rules and REGULATIONS
agree also to indemnify the Royal Aero Club and the
Propreor of the Daily Mail their representatives or
servants fellow competitor against all claims and
damages arising Of caused BY ascent 7ioht or
descent made by whether not such claims and demand.
shall arise directly Of my actions OF out Of the acts
actions proceedings Of persons assembling to witness
or be such or descent
enclose heque for loo being Entrance Fee and request 70 he
entered on the Competitors Register OF the ROYAL Aero
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
Who Is To Be the Columbus of the Air-and Whe
Bets Being Made That Atlantic Will
Be Crossed in the Air This Sum
From Either Side
By Augustus Post

Secretary Of the Aero Club Of america
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26
Hosting Passenger Train Into Sky
Trunk Lines are Being Definitely
Planned for Early Operation
By Harry f. udor

HO ONE who was actively denti-
n fed with aeronautic enterprise in
Europe for some two years proceed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-26

II tEUTENANT DAVID MCCULLOUGH !,
came in this morning to the Aero.
A. Club of America, and in the course
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-25
PEACE CONFERENCE
IS MARKING TIME
No SessiCn Held in Three
Days-American Atti-
tude Awaited
By Associates Press

Paris, July 24.-Today was the third
consecutive day on which no session
of the supreme council of the peace
conference was held. the reason be-
ing the absence of Stephen Pichon, the
French foreign minister, In Belgium
for the Belgian National celebrate
and the necessity imposed upon Pre-
mier Clemenceau to be present at the
sessions of the chamber of deputies.
The council originally expected to
have the treaty with Bulgaria COM
pleted before the arrival of the Bull
garian peace delegation. That dele
seems likely to precede the completion
of the document, and the indications
are now that the Bulgarians are wait
ing for sometime before the treaty is
delivered
Meanwhile the uncertainty that pre-
walls here regarding the American at
titude toward the German, Austrian
and Bulgarian treaties seems to have
been the subject of much discussion by
the other delegations, which are anx-
iously trying to discover what the
American position will be. ut was an
nounced in Washington Wednesday
that the United States would sign the
treaties with Bulgaria and Turkey.
The American delegates are ready to
proceed on the theory that the United
States will sign the Bulgarian treaty,
but the other delegations apparently
are DESTROYS of hearing directly from
President Wilson and of learning more
regarding the attitude of the Senate
In spite of the opposition of DR.. Karl
Renner and other of the Austrian lead
ers to the Austrian treaty, it is gener-
ally believed in conference circles that
the treaty will be accepted by Austria,
because of her need of economic relief
1t is pointed out that even if there
were no American participation in the
Bulgarian and Turkish treaties the
part of the United States at the peace
conference probably would not be end
ed with the disposition of the German
and Austrian treaties. as a state of
war with Hungary still exists. and the
conference can scarcely be formally
concluded until a. government exists
at Budapest with which the allies can
make peace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-25
HOUSE COMMITTEE
VOTES TO RELEASE
SUPPLIES OF FOOD
Immediate Sale of $120,000,
600 Surplus Stock Is
Recommended by
Republicans

Washington, July 24.-Immediate
sale of the l2o,o0o.0oo surplus stock
OF food -stuffs held by the war DEPART
ment under plan which will Insure
opportunity of the people of the
United States to buy" was recommend
ed today by the ten republican mem
hers of the house war investigating
committee. The five democrat COM
mtteemen withheld decision, pending
review of evidence taken by a sub
committee.
THE inactivity of the government in
the disposition of these food supplies
was, and is, the result of well de-
fined policy of the secretary of war
to withhold them from the domestic
market and to protect the interests
from which these products had been
purchased said the sub committee
report drafted by Representative
Reavis, Nebraska, and Macgregor. New
Chairman Graham of the fuel com
mittee. was instructed to ask for a
special rule on a resolution calling
upon tho war department to sell the
goods. Efforts will be made to bring
the resolution before the House mex,
Monday, Graham announced.
The report criticised what it de-
clared the departments non-activities
in the sale of very large quantities OF
food supplies now held in storage" and
declared lin the meantime the food was
deteriorating and becoming Of less
value and the high cost OF living con
tinued"
The report also expressed fthe sub
committees disfavor of policy of ex-
port" and recommended that plans be
devised by the secretary. through the
war department for the early DISPOSE
ton for all surplus food production on
the domestic market"
The report estimated that on July s,
last. the value of surplus food stored
in the United States over and above
the needs of the army was as fol-
lows:
Corn beef $4,000, 600 bacon s2s.-
900, 900; hash corn beef 100000 900;
roast beef SEQ, 100000; fresh frozen
meats and poultry 100000 900: canned
vegetables s23,000,o 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-25
WILLIAMS SERVED
HIS OWN INTEREST
BANKERS CHARGE
~. S. Comptroller Was I'm
fair in Management,
Jones Tells Senate
Committee

Nooopso<ou
Washington. July PA E. Jones,
the old First National bank of Union
town, Pa, testifying today before the
Senate banking committee, charged John
Shelton Williams, comptroller of the cur
rency with unfair management Of the
banks affairs after its failure and with
having personal interest in the dis
position of 10000 shares of coal mining
stock given by J. v. Thompson. the bank
president to secure his Indebtedness.
Mr.. Jones said the stock had been
turned over to the comptroller under an
agreement by which Mr. Thompson was
to be given an opportunity to redeem
it for $4,000. J He also testified that
Mr.. Williams had this stock assigned to
himself, and that the comptroller's rep
reSentative went to a meeting of bank
stockholders and controlled that meet
ing for the purpose of bringing about
the sale of the coal stock.
Under an agreement alleged to have
been reached at conference of stock
holders and representatives of the comp
trollers office in New York at the home
of Samuel Untermyer, in January, 1918,
Mr.. Jones said, sale of the banks build
ing was to be postponed and proceed
ings brought to enable an Interpretation
of the agreement relative to the stock
obtained in the courts. Instead, Mr..
Jones alleged. foreclosure proceedings
were instituted and all testimony rela-
tive to the Thompson agreement kept out
of the record.
DO you intend to charge Mr. williams
engaged in this conference for the pur-
pose of obtaining that stocko' asked
Senator Fletcher, democrat of Florida.
1T is the only conclusion any reason
able man can draw-that Mr. Williams
wanted the stock, or was a party to pro-
Continued ON Page Two.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-25
.72-YEAR-OLD NEGRO
IS LYNCHED FOR THE
DEATHOF WHITE MAN
Reports Indicate the People
of Milan, Ga, Are Trying
to Roundup the
Law Breakers
BY As.ooIatps Press

Atlanta, July 24-Berry Washington. Y
years old, negro. was lynched near Milan.
Ga, May 2e, after killing a white man
in defense of negro women, it is de-
clared in a lengthy account of the af-
fair which the Atlanta Constitution will
publish tomorrow
The lynching in the little Georgia
town in Telfair county did not become
generally known at the time, and ac-
cording to the CONSTITUTIONS version Of
ficials at Milan said at the time that
they wished to keep the affair out of
print in order not to hamper their round
up of the lynchers. So far as this ac-
count shows. there have been no ar
rests.
On the night of May "a. the account
says. two white men went into the negro
section and began "cursing and disturb
ing the negroes who were in their
homes"
In an exchange OF shots with Wash
ington one of them was killed.
The negro surrendered and two days
later was taken from jail at McRae,
nearby. brought to Milan and hanged
to post and his body shot to pieces.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-25
Coal and Iron Tax Is Approved;
Plant Exemptions Stricken Out
Tompkins of Houston Ridicules Cost Sheets Sub
mtted by Operators Bill AS Reported Will
Take Over Two Millions Per Year
From Jefferson Countrywide of
Committee Is Two to One
BY W. j. BOLES

Montgomery, July "a Especial by of twoko
the house and appropriations committee tonight
decided to retain the coal and tonnage the
bill and to strike out the clauses exemptg from
ton water power companies and shpbuilding plants.
The vote taken after the committee greater
part of the day in considering these features of the bill
Representatives Benners Arnold jefferson county,
members of the committee, made strong fight to eliminate
these clauses from the
came evident early in the day that they making losing
fight Led by Representative Tompkns Houston county,
who apparently determined make Birmingham dis
c bear the of burden manifested an eager
through with and put it up the house