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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

only two pounds per horsepower.
But in Walkers days that one-horse-
power engine was a remarkable
thing.
Throughout his remarkable work
Walker is absolutely scientific in
propounding his theories. He is less
sparing in his ridicule of foolhardy
attempts at flying than he is sure
his contemporaries will be toward
his own work.
Notwithstanding, from the nov
city and singularity of the subject"
he says, II do expect to meet with
good deal of raillery and sarcasm,
the wits will tell me that / am
Eighty, and the more serious and
heavy part Of mankind, who are too
ponderous for such aerial fights,
will express disapprobation of my
scheme; but do not write for such
folk, my sole aim is to deliver my
thoughts to the public, in the hopes
that men Of genius and science may
turn their attention to q subject
that may not before now have at
tracted their notice."
Here he delivers philippic
against contemporary rulers of Brit
ain by saying: columbus was
laughed at when he talked of a con-
tinent beyond the Atlantic; but
Eighty as he might appear, he found
it; and acisc men lost it,"
Describing an attempt to fly with
paper kite made by Portuguese
! in 1884, he says: "Thcse silly in
ventions show the very low state of
science at that time in Portugal"
Before describing his own inven-
ton he remarks:
"All the attempts hitherto made
in the art Of flying, according to
historians, have been mere childish
whims. They each made a pair of
detached wings, some of silk, some
Of leather and some of sheet iron
and various other materials; they
fastened them upon their shoulders
or arms. Thus equipped they placed
themselves upon some eminencc.
such as high tower or a church
stccple, then took to their wings;
but few of them were fortunate
enough to escape without some in
jury.
ut is utterly impossible for a
!, man to fly with a pair of wings fixed
to his shoulders or arms, with the
whole weight Of his body hanging
down and depending entirely on his
. pectoral muscles for support.
"Thesc muscles in a man are
many degrees too weak to keep ex-
tended pair Of wings Of sufficient
; expansion to effectually counterfeit
the specific gravity of his body.
LET man suspend the weight
of his body, with his arms extended,
holding to horizontal beam by
hs hands, and he will very soon
find the insufficiency of the strength
!. Of his arms to support his weight.
ION the plan which l have con-
ceived for flying the want of
strength in the arms is amply pro-
: vided for. BY furnishing man
J with car to sit in the whole weigh.
of his body is supported by it, and
r he sits much in the same manner as
II he were rowing boat; he is en-
, ah'ed m bring into "ct;c:- W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

Mr.. Binns has ,oritten q fas-
cssating account of the airplame
from its infancy clear up
through to its present marvellous
Development. The story falls
into three divisioms: the earlier
days, the nineteenth century,
aud the latest phases. This
Sunday ,Oe print the first IT.
stalmemt, and the other tho will
appear s4pon successive Sundays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

obscure recesses Of a time
worn shelf in a London
East End second hand
bookstore there has been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

perpendicular line to the ground
they would demonstrate that the
ideas had conceived Of the cause
of the projectile motion of birds
was we'll founded.
IL therefore made the following
experiment, to which / call the par
ticular attention of my readers, as
it positively demonstrates the cause
of projectile motion. I made pair
Of small wings Of fine paper and
very small slips of wood to keep
them extended, and fixed on a tail
of the same materials, initiating, as
near as could, the wings and tail
Of a bird when expanded in a pas
sive state. / then suspended small
weight from under them with
piece of thread, exactly in the CEN
ire of gravity. I held them up as
high as could reach, then took my
hand away and left them fiat upon
the air, without giving any impulse
to them whatever; and, by the
weight pressing downward, the air
under the wings became in some de-
gree compressed and by It's reaction
against the under side and back
edges Of the wings they were pro-
jected with an oblique descent from
one end of the room to the other,
carrying the weight all that dis
lance, which, without the wings be-
ing Of this particular construction,
could not have been done.
81 had cause sufficient to exult
in the success Of my experiment
which proved to me, in a very salts
factory manner that what had
conceived to be the cause Of the
projectile motion of birds was really
the cause and that if could but
give a vertical motion to the wings,
so that they might strike upon the
air with a sufficient force, they
would then increase the reaction of
the air and, instead of being pro-
jected in an oblique descent, total
ly overcome their specific gravity
and continue flying in a horizontal
direction.''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
For a Man

Here is the description of his in
vention-the machine that was to fly
with a man:
MAKE a car Of as light materials
as possible. but with sufficient
strength to support man in it; pro-
vide pair of wings, Of about eight
feet each in length; let them be hori.
zontally expanded and fastened upon
the top edge on each side of the car,
with two joints each, so as to admit
of vertical motion to the wings.
which motion may be effected by a
man sitting and working an upright
lever in the middle Of the car; tail
of about seven or eight feet long,
and the same breadth at it's extrem-
ity, must be fixed to the hinder part
~ Tho car md snreed out Ant r. +he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

of the ground but must have an
elevation to rise from, it becomes
necessary that / should give direc-
tons how it may be made to ascend.
"Set two trest!es fast upon the
ground, one six feet high and the
other four and a half, at twelve
feet distance from each other; then
lay upon them two or three planks,
which will form a stage with an
oblique plane, with it's head point
ing to the higher end of the stage.
Hand PO,Uer
"a person may then get into the
car, and sit a little behind the
centre of gravity, which must be
adjusted before the car is placed
thcre; being thus elevated, he will
have depth enough on each side of
The car to admit of his wings strik-
ing upon the air. He must then
push the lever forward about eigh-
teen inches from it's perpendicular
line, the tips of the wings will then
rise three feet and a half above
he level Of their joints; he must
then, with brisk cxertion, pull the
lever backward, eighteen inches
past the perpendicular line, and the
tips Of the wings will be struck
downward, passing through an arch
of seven feet, and then suddenly
driving down and COMPRISING the
air In that arch, part of which will
escape past the back edge of the
wings making at the same time a
reaction which will push the wings
forward; and as the car and the
svipua Ga --,-.-S -, ~.> ,tY;~,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26

obscure recesses of a time
worn shelf in a London II
East End second hand II
bookstore there has been
discovered
: : : :: { ! ! !
concei d
the first - VI
'a OH. The first successful
Ia ! glider ,cl,icl, actually
idea of the aeso ,pith the speight
u n derlying shopn attached
pri n ciples
governing the art and science Of
flying.
In those early years, when this
country was in its birth throes, more
than a century ago, there moved
about the quaint old town Of Hull.
England. a little known portrait
painter by the name Of Thomas
Walker, whose entire leisure mo-
ments were occupied in the study of
birds.
No species existed too common
or insignificant for his careful and
painstaking observation. He watched
their every movement upon the
ground and in the air. He dissect-
ed them and studied their physical
structure, and from these studies
he conceived the basic principles of
mechanical flight.
So convinced was he of the cor
rectness Of his theories that he ven-
tured to address the all-powerful
Earl Stanhope in q most humble
petition for the lordly patronage Of
that aristocratic parsonage, in the
manner of his time, as follows:
CAS- far as an obscure individual
like myself can judge of exalted
characters, l am induced, in unison
with public opinion, to hold belief
that your lordship is possessed both
Of genius and knowledge Of the sci.
ences; as we'll as known predilec-
ton for everything that is calculat.
ed to improve and extend the me.
chanic arts, or to ameliorate the con,
dition of mankind"
A Plea For Help
He concluded his petition will
this paragraph:
sHad I invented diabolcal en-
CINE that would efrectually have
swept of from the earth a consid
cradle portion Of its unwary inhabi
tants should never have though
Of addressing your lordship. But
considering the subject of this
work, I thought no one was NOR,
able than your lordship to form
just estimation Of it's merits.
have, therefore, taken the liberty O.
dedicating it to you, fattering my
self that the theory it contains viii
be honored with your lordship'
appreciation, which will greatly con
tribute to the pleasure Of
"My lord, your lordship's humbl
: servant.
Thomas Walker. Hull, Februar,
1870"
:. The First to Glide
There seems to be no questio
that Walker was the first ma
TO construct a successful glide
which astonished him by glidin
through the air cover the tremer
dous distance Of seven feet" Blu
let him describe this epoch-makin
experiment in his own quaint style
when nrst thought Of artificis
flying it occurred to me that It woul
DO Of some Importance to try wha
effect a pair Of wings would hav
upon the air, without any mechan
cal power to work them. / though
that II were to suspend weigh
from beneath tsem and they shout
v~~~e~t that -ve'vb+ from fsjlirr {,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
Similar Vie,cs

Overjoyed at this demonstration
Of his theories he proceeded to in
dite them upon parchment for the
edification and education Of pos.
terity. But here it was that he re-
ceived new surprise which he re-
counts in his preface:
"When my work was just ready
for the press I was much surprised
at the account friend gave me of
what he had seen that day upon
flying in monthly journal. l i'm
mediately procured sight of it and
found it to be an ingenious paper.
written by Sir George Cayley, and
own / was astonished at the
perusal.
II conceived it to be very extraor-
binary that two persons not hav-
ing the least knowledge of each
other should be publishing their
thoughts at the same time upon
such a subject; nor was I less sur
prised to find the subject treated of
there in manner 80 rational and
far superior to anything l had ever
seen before.
"From what Sir George has
thought and, the calculation he has
made upon the subject he is 50 san
guine in his belief that flying will
be effected as to say, in one par
Of his paper, as follows: 4 feel per
fectly confident, however, that thi:
noble art will soon be brought home
to mans general convenience ane
that we shall be able to transport
ourselves and families and Their
goods and chattels more securely b,
air than by water and with velocity
Of from 20 to 100 miles per hour
Ridicule, contumely, lack of fund,
and opportunity prevented Wake,
from experimenting with the re
markable machine which he con
ceived and described in minute de
tail. This he gives rs his reason 70,
writing his theories instead O.
demonstrating them.
n Besides being the first man t,
n build glider he was the first t,
= realize the supreme Importance O
g tail surface for a flying machine
J. His ideas upon controls, Will
t crude, were correct. Moreover. h
K was the first to suggest mechanical
+: power as means of propulsion TO
j aircraft.
d 1t Is a most remarkable thin,
t that the work Of this man shoul
G have lain hidden and forgotten 10
: over century. There seems to b
t no reason why it's advent upon tn
t market should not have cause,
d quite q stir and = profusion Of ridi
n "r'" TN'~ atcrn "horid hive J.f
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-26
BY Jack Binns

y UT of the forgotten past
there has just been revealed
to US the father of mod
ern aeronautics. From the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27

! many years. The services will be con-
| Quoted by Rev. J. Freeland Peter, as
sisted by Rev. Walter Williams. In
! torment will be in Hollywood.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
PHILLIP P. TALIAFERRO
is DEAD AT HOME HERE
First Assistant City Engineer Falls
Victim 10 Stroke OF
Purnlysis.

Philip T.. Taliaferro. First Assistant
city Engineer of Richmond. died yes
tcrday at 1890 l.. NJ. at his home. 1910
Grove Avenue. following Il stroke of
paralysis Friday. From this stroke he
never rallied. remaining unconscious TO
the end Upon being told OF the death
OF his assistant. Director of Public
Works. &. Il. Boiling. said: II mover
knew Il man more faithful to his duties
or who had his work more at heart
than did Mr.. Taliafcrro."
Mr.. Taliafcrro was tho son OF Or.
Horace Dade and Lucy Grymes Tain
ZERO and was born at Orange Dcccm-
Der -, 1860. He came to Richmond
in the early seventies and received his
early education in the schools here.
Upon the resignation Of T. 7 D. Myers,
Jr., lie was appointed by Colonel W. T..
Cutshaw. the then City Engineer, as
an assistant engineer. and upon the
death of Jackson Bolton, was advanced
TO the position OF First Assistant En-
ginccr.
Mr.. Taliaferro is survived by his
widow. who was Miss Carrie Triplctt.
or culpeper. and by his two daughters.
I-ucye Nelson and Carrie Triplctt Italia
fcrro. both of Richmond
The funeral will take place at 4:3O
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from st.
James Episcopal Church. of which Mr.
TaiiafeFro was member for 4 great
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
Richmond Protected
Against Catarrh

Eureka Catarrh Remedy ha. stood
the test and competition for over 30
years. and is making progress every
day. II destroys Catarrh quickly and
AZ a small cost, and pleasant to use
Three months treatment for 800 will
prove to your satisfaction that Catarrh
can be cured. For sale by the follow
ing druggists: Paragon Drug Co. sol
West Cary street; Blanks Drug Store.
1928 South Randolph street: Hords
Drug store, Twenty-nfnth and O
streets: j. NJ. llord. Twenty second and
Fairmount avenue. Peoples Drug
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Street; Kcer & Schaaf, Twenty-nt,h
and Marshall Streets; T. S Anderson,
SIS HUH Street, South Richmond
Direct from manufacturer by parcel
post, i. O. Box. Sl2. Richmond, Va
ADV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
URGE VOTERS OF RICHMOND
TO PAY THEIR POLL TAXES
Citizens Association Points Out Need
for Nen Fulfilling Require
ments of Law.

b. l.. Jones. chairman OF the execu-
two committee of the citizens associa-
tons representing the -four divisions
OF the North Side. yesterday stated that
his committee wac urging the voters
OF Richmond TO pay their poll taxes
so us TO qualify them to vote in the
election contests this year.
Under the law. 4 person. otherwise
qualified. must pay ali taxes legally as
ScSsed against him before the close
Of business at the Treasurer's office
May ): Unless he does SO he cannot
vote ;Eis year.
It IS estimated that 10000 eligible
vot"ns in Richmond have not yet paid
their poll taxes. II Is estimated that
the city has 10000 persons eligible 10
vote. Unless there is Il rush to qualify
before May or on that day tho cleo
tions III Richmond this year will be
decided by minority.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27

there Is for the empire In this hostility
OF The people of the two British Do
minions of the Far East to any further
'o The o, japanese IN their direG,on;
come u precedent by the peace confer
ence under which the British govern
ment would feel justified in ask Ing
Japan to forcgo some of the rights and
secret treaty made during the stress
OF war.
The Amcricah high commission is
on record as declaring it's view that
Far East should bc administered by
manufactures for the benefit of the
colonists
Would Avoid Trouble.
Consequently. Great Britain In en-
dcavoring to make good on her secret
agreement with Japan viii find herself
In opposition 20 the United States,
Australia and New Zealand This ia
an embarrassment which she would
like TO avoid.
Furthermore, if tho Japanese are to
DC compciIed TO give uD any Of the
representatives OF Japan in Paris
would like to have good excuse to
oncr t9e japanese people for their
SUBMISSION 70 SUCH demand.
UP Fiumc in the interest of world
peace and the league OF nations. the
Japanese could point TO that precc-
ncnt as justification for Japa;I'S acced-
ing to the demands which the United
states is almost certain To make upon
hcr with the hearty approval Of Aus
tralia ana New Zealand. and with the
undoubtcd hope of Great Britain that
the strict fulullmcnt OF the secret war
agreement British statesmen made
with her against the wishes OF many
OF their own people.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
Baker Cro..r. the Rhin.,

COBLENI, April 25.--Secretary Bak-
er today had his busiest day since he
arrived in occupied Germany After
breakfast with General Pershing and
other officers. in the former royal suite
in the largest hotel in Coblenz. the
Secretary attended TO a few official
teleSra from Paris and Washington
and before o'clock had crossed the
Rhine and in an automobile made his
wa UP the Dromontory crowned by
tho fortress Of Ehrenbreitstein
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
COMMUNITY SING TODAY
Mayor Ainnlie and DIR. Freeman VIII
Speak mt John Marshall
High School.

Mayor Ainslie and DR.. DOUGLAS s.
Freeman Will be the speakers at tho
community sinE OF tho local War
Camp Community Service this after
noon.
DR.. Freeman's subject will DO Tho
Reconstruction Problem. Especially In
Regard to Religion" There will be
solos by Miss Mary Lakeland. violin
list. and Mrs. Hamilton Smith, the CON
tI,alto Of Beth Ahaha Synagogue choir
The concert VIII take place in the audi
torium OF the John Marshall High
School ut 3 o'clock No admission fee
Is charged.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
WILL FIGHT BREWERlES
Mexican Temperance Society VIII OPP
poae Transfer OF Drink Making
From United States.

MENICO CITY, April 2G.-According
to Sonora Kosaura q. DE Martinez
President OF the National Anti-Alco-
holic Association, that society is pre-
pairing to wage an active campaign
the establishment m Mexico Of
various bre"cricS and d!stilleRes
which. it has been reported. are plan
ming TO come 20 this republic from the
United states. as a result Of the re-
cent prohibition laws
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27

McsSra Jahnke Bros. jewelers.. take
pleasure In Informing the public that
their wireless time service from the
United States observatory ut Airing
ton. Va. (Which has been dismantled
for TWO years on account OF the. war;
is again in daily operation. and the
wcarors Of fine watches are again most
cordially invited to avail themselves of
tho accurate comparisons which this
elegant service affords
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
vEsTRYMEN ELECTED
Church OF Holy Comforter Selects
Members of vestry For
Coming Year.

Members OF the vestry Of the Church
OF tho Holy Comforter have been
elected for tho ensuing year.
The list follows: George J. Freed
ley. F.. Wright Spencer f. G. Valentine.
c. r. Valentine. E. w. Brooks, Jr,
George S. Barnard. Chas, a. Tage, "
u. Bacigalupo. II. A. Nightingale
Joseph Anthony. c. NJ. Dawson, T.. G. l.
Tyndall. Rev. WIN. Edward Cox, rector
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27

Gcncrni Kcnncdy Goes to Panama.
WASHINGTON. April 26--Major-
General Chase w Kennedy was de-
tailed today 10 command the Panama
Canal department.. relieving Brigadier-
General Richard NJ. Blatchfo ford. who
Will be assigned to duty At West
CamD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-27
win Hear nccon~truetion INK.

The Gintcr Park Friday Morning, BIZ
bic Class has ARA ngcd 20 have Mrs
Calvin Stewart deliver a talk on Re
construction" Tuesday. April 90. at
tho home of Mrs. l.. o. Bell, 500 Semi
nary Avenue.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-19
M'ANNALLY EXPRESSES REGRET

Americus May 1S.-James L. Nc
Anally, the Souther Fild soldier who
participated in the desecration of the
Witt monument at Andersonville and
to serve three months at hard labor
and forfeit half of his pay. has issued
statement expressing regret for the
part he took in the affair. His state
ment follows:
Il realize that it would be difficult
to say anything which would convince
the people of the South the act COM
mitted at Andersonville on the night
Hof the 18th was not committed
through a spirit of malice towards
them or their sacred institutions. But
l desires to honestly state that the
part l had in the affair was one of
thoughtless michief only merely
prank. | did not realize that the
affair which | was influenced into
would result in such a turmoil or I
would have put forth every possible
offort toprevent ii did not take an
active part in the crime although l
was present and did not try to pre-
vent it and fully realize that this
makes me guilty part. l do not ask
Tor sympathy for my offense; all ask
is forgiveness. have been tried by a
courtmartial and sentenced for my
crime and will take my punishment
like man. If by any act on my part
can convince the people of the
South Of my sincerity | will perform
1t as soon as my sentence expires"
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-19
CAPT. TALIAFERRO DEAD

SandersV!ile, May 1S.-Capt. p. R.
Taliafero, one of Sandersville's oldest
and most beloved citizens, died early
this morning after a two weeks i'll
ness at the age S5 Captain Taliaferro
was widely known in Baptist circles
throughout Georgia as a Sunday
school worker and for nearly a quar-
ter CT century was superintendent
OF the Sandersville Sunday school,
He served with distinguished honor
in the Civil war.
The funeral was held at the Baptist
church at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon
with the largest attendance in the
history of the church Friends from all
parts of Georgia came to attend the
funeral, among them being Judge
Beverly D. Evans, of Savannah.
Captain Taliafero is survived bv his
wife, two daughters and one son.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-19
CAUSES TURMOIL IN CAPITAL
Lindsey Claims Treasury Methods
Spell Doom for Bureau,

Washington, May 1S.-PoliiciaNs in
Washington were thrown into a fever
of excitement tonight over the Scnsa.
tional retirement from office Of Henry
d. Lindsey, director OF the War Risk
Insurance Bureau. This disclosure OF
bitter controversy between Secretary
of the Treasury Glass and Col. II'nds-
ley on the very eve of the assembling
of Congress caused the hotel corridor
to buzz. 1t was known that the Repub.
licans are preparing to institute a
most searching Investigation into the
affairs and management of the insur-
ance bureau and the statement of Col.
Lindsey, coupled with his making pub
lie the correspondence that passed be
tween himself and the secretary will
give the Republicans valuable ma
terial to be used when their probing
begins.