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chimes only in the amplitude OF the
factors, which they will marshal to
their aid. That is to say they must
think in terms OF 5000 feet OF wing
surface instead of the less than 5000
square feet which have dignified the
biggest Of our naval planes. Similar
ly. they will assemble upon a single
craft Ave times and more the engine
power with which the transatlantic
NCs were provided.
1.-THE NCs were the product OF such
scientific investigation as was practi-
cable within the brief period available,
and the form of their wings was de-
veloped so as to yield very efficient
lifting capacity. To be specific. this.
at normal speed. is equal to IS pounds
for each square foot OF wing surfacr
i'm fact almost twice that Of the orig
Lnal Wright plane. Now, what does
this mean when applied to q flying ma
chine having a wing area of 10000
square feet? Manifestly. at the speed
Of one Of the NCs this would produce
a lifting impulse equal to raising
dead weight of 65 tonsl
"As a broad proposition. substantially
90 per cent. of a planes total lifting
capacity is required to sustain the
craft itself in the air, thus leaving
remainder of 40 per cent to take care
Of the useful load in the form OF fuel.
passengers, &C. Therefore, speaking
In approximate terms, a plane having
a wing area OF 5000 square feet will
possess a useful lift of $4,000 pounds.
a triplane has been built abroad and
will soon go aloft which has motors
rated at a total OF 5000 horse power
and TIE machine is equipped with COM
Portable accommodations for 80 per-
sons"
The Importance OF Supremacy.
"a machine capable OF lifting and
Transporting a useful load OF 10000
POUNDS should be able to Journey from
New York to any place where It would
he profitable to carry cargoes OF pas
| Senger and freight. The nation that
can develop and maintain the lead
which an air vessel OF this type would
represent should certainly be able to
enjoy an air monopoly In the carriage
OF the worlds postal matter. Further.
This leadership would bring other
startling things In its train. There is
nothing problematical about this. The
| development of the immediate future
as proved by war time performances.
by the transatlantic flights and by
every careful Investigation will be
| along the lines Of increased size with
appropriately increased .propulsive
! power. ..
THE average layman does not real
lie the benefits that inevitably follow
from magnified proportions. Large
machines permit refinement OF con-
struction. and some OF these result In
greater strength for less weight. For
Instance. the use OF hollow struts and
hollow members OF other sorts. which
are not permissible in so-called small
aircraft. are practicable when the fly
| ing machine Is on a much amplified
scale. Already by reason of this one
factor alone 1t has been found feasible
TO increase the ratio OF the useful load
by a handsome percentage.
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Again. the art was apparently cir
cumscribed for a while by the old
theory that the wing thickness, and
therefore the dead weight, would grow
with the augmentation OF the wing
spread until this burden overcame
their lifting capacity. Happily. this
dictum has been relegated to the scrap
heap so to speak. To-day, We have
airplanes that can lift more than ten
Ie unds for each square foot OF wing
surface. and the weight OF each square
foot Is less than one pound. Further,
We owe much to the evolution Of ply
wood construction. Here by gluing
together at different angles a number
O. thin sheets Of wood we obtain a
measure OF strength under different
lines OF stress far beyond that of a
solid member cut from a single piece
OF lumber. incidentally for given
weight or thickness we get a stronger
unit than one of more massive pro-
portions fashioned from the normal
wood.
Anyone who has read the daily pa
pers carefully IL aware that airplanes
have attained upon several occasions
lbO miles an hour. Again. the flying
machine has mounted to a height Of
substantially six miles above the
earth; loads of four tons have been
lifted by the biggest OF the heavier
tton-air planes; and one Of our NOS,
during a trial flight from the Rock
away Naval Air Station, actually took
aloft a total of fifty-one men. With
these performances before us and the
positive data accumulated In making
these achievements possible, 1t Is by
NJ means guess, a haphazard specu-
lation. when one prophesies the much
greater things that may be expected
In a short while. We are actually GO
ing to build ships with wings"
The skeptical will reasonably ask,
How are we going to get the neces-
sary wing area? Manifestly, It will
not be expedient or mechanically
sound TO seek to distribute the thou
sands OF square feet Of supporting sur
face in a couple OF planes, as in the
case OF biplanes. because the total
length and other factors essential to
strength. control, etc. will call a halt.
Again 1t will probably be nearly as
undesirable to have recourse to a
series OF shorter wings, as In the
case of the triplane or, possibly, a
quadruplane, where the vertical dis
position would reach an Objectionable
dimension.
Development OF the Motor.
Fortunately. Langley showed us an
other solution OF the problem when he
rosorted to tandem planes--one behind
the other, and who shall say that we
shan't find the ultimate answer to
still larger winged ships OF the air
by employing a numerous series of
supporting wings Of biplano or tri-
plane arrangements? These are de-
tails that are certainly going to be
worked out with scientific precision.
But the question is asked, What
VIII the airplane OF 10000 square feet
OF wing surface cost? And. when this
craft Is built. what will 1t be able to
dor The Vickers-Vimy machines II
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y
Keep Milk Without Ice

AIRY farmers who were unable. q
to put in a supply Of Ice last q
winter need not despair OF
keeping their milk sweet II they have q =
fairly abundant supply OF water rea- .
sonably low In temperature and II r
they will take a few simple precau- .
tons to keep down the bacteria count "
Two conditions or factors largely
determine the length of time milk will "
keep without souring-the number Of q
bacteria that get into the milk at the /.
time OF milking and the temperature
at which the milk is held. -
The bacteria may be checked, even .
II ice Is not used, by little more care y
in keeping the cows clean, by keepinK
the dairy utensils thoroughly scaided .
and by using small topped milk pail.
II these precautions are taken
springs or wells producing water OF q
low temperature are sufficient to cool
the milk. says the New York State
College of Agriculture. Under favor !!
able conditions It should be possible to :
bring the milk to within three or four
degrees OF the temperature OF the
water. 1t will be necessary TO have a
thermometer to test both the water
and the milk.
One OF two methods may be used in
cooling.
BY the first method the cans are =
placed Immediately after milking In . Q
tub or tank containing water running
directly from the source OF supply and
the milk stirred frequently until tho
temperature Is reduced. A constant !
stream produces best results.
BY the second method the milk 10 y
run over a cooler containing running =
water, and this Is the more rapid way. .
The ordinary conical cooler Is salts q
factory; II usually reduces the tenn Z
perature OF the water. The nights 9
milk should then be placed in a tank e
OF cold water.
The cooler should not be operated In e
the cow stable, but in a room where Z
the air is clean and free from doors.
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Arplanes of To-day Pigmes Compared With What Is Com
Navy and British Transatlantic Flight
Only Precursors Of Great Accom-
phshments From Heavier Than y
Air Machines That !"
Are Planned - 4

seas, and whether or not that phrase,
was fashioned by Germany to create
antagonism against Great Britain's
maritime dominance. 1t Is perfectly
clear from the foregoing excerpt that
It Is the ambition of the Britains to
obtain a kindred supremacy in the air.
AS one member Of the British Par!
liamentary committee expressed It;
ut is only natural that the sense Of
insecurity should drive us toward
seeking greater security in great war,
like measures. There are two selfish
reasons for this policy. The strategic
position OF this country in relation to
the air differs, fundamentally from the
strategic position in relation to the
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or industry Is at a standstiil,
as where some spare part or tool 10
required for a machine, the airp'ane
Will afford the quick remedy ana its
flight will be profitable. Cinematograph
films. gramophone records and COM
mercial samples may figure In the
class Of goods carried by. sfrtcraft.
Their rapid. distribution win quicken
exchange and this win react to In
crease the volume Of traffic."
And now. for the overseas serviea
and particularly that which may have
10 do with the crossing of the Atlantic
ocean. According to Commander
Forte, who was about to essay the
fight from here to England in 1914
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cago, Boston, Albany. Atlantic City
we'll nigh everywhere. in short, are
bound to prove immensely profitable
and their benefits will affect the whole
Of society. We are much nearer to
realizing these distance annihilating
conveniences than most people are
aware.
In the 1919 Aircraft Yearbook We
read:
Mr.. Curtiss. himself, in the early
days at Hammondsport, foresaw the
important part that the airplane would
play in the event Of war; but his
| vision as to the future OF flying ex-
tended beyond that. He realized that
he was working on an idea that would
be an agency OF peace more than one
OF destruction. He saw in the airplane
| a means Of promoting the worlds well
fare, means of tightening mems
burdens. His predictions Of mail de-
livery by airplane, exploration, travel.
transportation, pleasure, all OF these
have already been fulfilled. With the
world conflict ended Curtiss energies
are being directed along these chan
nels. Numerous types of planes are
I being now built and developed along
commercial lines. 1t Is the idea OF
Mr.. Curtiss that the greatest deVel.
opment will come first in water ma
chimes on account of the availability
or landing places, but that II will be
closely pressed by land machines, the
development OF which will depend en-
tirely upon the construction of landing
fields"
And now for a word OF warning. In
view OF the attitude OF Congress to-
ward aircraft appropriations and the
hundreds OF millions OF dollars that
are to be spent by some European ma
tons in the promotion OF @ronautics, II
Is OF peculiar interest TO Americans to
see to 1t that the Federal legislators
appreciate the Importance OF keeping
US abreast If not ahead OF any rival
power.
England RealiAes Importance.
About a year ago there was pub
lished In England the reports OF the
British Parliamentary Committee on
Civil Aerial Transport. Those reports
STOW how thoroughly the members of
the committee Investigated the subject
from every angie, and It is illuminat-
ing to learn Just what they had to say
on aviation after the war II is not
possible here to do more than to touch
| upon some OF the very broadcast OF
their &C. ,usions but this single state
! ment, nov quoted, should tell its own
story to us: at Is scarcely necessary
10 point out the extreme Importance TO
this country OF being first In the field
in the matter OF aerial transport,
| . =. 1t has been reported also that
enemy countries have moved In this
direction. We consider II OF vital i'm
portance that the British Empire
should not be allowed to lag behind
other nations in this movement. more
especially as this might have a very
serious effect upon the position OF the
empire with regard to the internal
tionai aspects Of aerial transport"
| Some months ago the world heard q
good deal about the freedom Of the
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Aerial Engineers Predict Rapid Evolu-
luton to Machines That Will Be
Big Enough to Garry Freight !
Any Distance Commerce z 4
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science. Consequently he who was
bold enough to enter IL found almost
none Of those experimental data which
are ready to hand In every recognized
and reputable field Of scientific labor
Continuing, Prof. Langley empha-
sized: Let me reiterate the state
ment which even now seems strange.
that such disrepute attached SO lately
to the attempt to make flying ma
chine that hardly any scientific men
Of position had made even preliminary
Investigation. and that almost every
experiment to be made was made for
the first time. To cover SO vast a
field as that which aerodromics is now
seen. to open. no lifetime would have
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sufficed. The preliminary experiments
on the primary question OF equili-
brium and the intimately associated
problems OF the resistance Of the sus-
tanning surfaces. the power of the en-,
gines. the method of their application.
the framing Of the hull structure
which held these, the construction OF
the propeHers, the putting of the
whole in initial motion, were all to be
made, and could not be conducted with
, the exactness which would render
them final models of accuracy"
And yet we know as a fact that
Prof. Langley showed that a steam
driven flying machine could be
fashioned which would rise smoothly
in great curves into the air and travel
a distance OF more tnan half a mile
as long as its energy sutherland at
a speed Of approximately twenty-five
miles an hour. 1t was after seeing a
demonstration OF this nature that
Alexander Graham Bell wrote to the
designer: 1T seemed to me that no
one could have witnessed these ex-
periments without being convinced
that the possibility OF mechanical flight
had been demonstrated" This was in
May Of 1896! And in May OF 1919
less than quarter OF century later
the NC-4 new from Ne"iounoland
to the Azores.
nesoerces A'soie No"'
Prof. Langley was hampered by
many circumstances and none more
worrying than a lack OF funds suffi-
cient to carry on his epoch making
experiments in the way he wished
To-day resources are available and.
abroad at least, are being placed at
the disposition of the aeronautical en-
gineer, the research laboratory and
the aircraft builder; and what is prob
ably still more to the point, 1t Is the
deliberate purpose Of at least one of
the Powers on the other side OF the
Atlantic TO attain and II possible to
hold prominence In the aerial realms.
And to what, the layman will ask. will
HI.ssdw na hawa saa, ~ A,ooo,,,.
Vickers- Vimy a machine having a
wing spread of sixty seven feet, two
engines capable OF developing a total
of 700 horse power. having a maximum
speed of 100 miles an hour and weigh
ing when fully loaded 1900 pounds;
while in the case Of the NCs we have
seaplanes boastlng a wing spread of
1876 feet. four engines having a COM
bined energy of 1000 horse power, able
to make a maximum speed OF ninety
miles an hour and to raise aloft
total dead weight OF $4,000 pounds
1. e., fourteen tons! As the technicists
times as big as the NCs are entirely
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" re are but at the threshold OF
w amazing things in aeronau-
The splendid work OF our own NCs.
Hawker's gallant attempt to span at
one "hop" the water gap between
Newfoundland and the British Isles
and Alcock's spectacular humiliation
Of 1882 miles Of space in a trifie more
than sixteen hours are but the FORE
shadoving of what Is to come.
Those accomplishments are the mo-
mentary climaxes Of a multitude Of
efforts directed toward mans mastery
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-16
MANY ARE KILLED WHEN
TANK OF MOLASSES EXPLODES

Boston. Jan. t6,--Fifton to 20
persons are known to have been
killed and so to 10 injured by the
explosion OF storage tank OF mo-
lasses near Cuts wharf yesterday,
The explosion blew away two of
the supporting pillars of the Atlantic
avenue elevated railway structure.
demolished several buildings, blow
an electric freight car of the track,
overturned a number OF heavily load
ed trucks and killed about a dozen
horses.
The force Of the explosion knocked
over the fire boat house OF Engine
No. ~. One Of the firemen was
blown into the harbor. Two others
were pinned in the ruins and n
fourth was not accounted for.
A nearby tenement house fell in.
Two women and a man were taken
from the ruins, all injured.
Thlrty-five persons were removed
to hospitals and many others received
medical attention and were sent to
their homes.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-16
OBITUARY
James r.. Gilbert

James Ransom Gilbeyt was born
near Batesville, Ark, January IA,
1856, and died in Grants Pass, Ore
gon, January Is, 1919, aged 6S years
and day.
During the Civil war he moved
with his parents to Illinois, after
ward to Missouri. returning at IL
years of age to Lawrence county,
near Smithville, Ark, where he re-
mained till he reached young man
hood.
In 1878 he moved to Bolivar, Den
bon county, Texas, where he en-
gagged in agriculture. In 1881 Mr..
Gilbert was married to Miss Mary
Ann Taylor. who survives him. He
afterward bought into a store and
remained in the mercantile busi-
ness for nine years; he then bought
stock ranch where he lived and
prospered until Mrs. Gilbert's health
made move to more invigorating
climate advisable. They went to
Joseph, Oregon, in 1912, remaining
there for three years, after which
Mr.. Gilbert's health failing, they
moved to Grants Pass, where he
passed on at ~ o'clock, Janlfary IS,
1919.
Mr.. Gilbert has lived a busy, hon
orable and prosperous life, and has
been held in high esteem by all who
knew him. He was always cheerful,
and always ready with his joke
whenever an opportunity offered. His
friends loved him and join his
loved ones in their grief at the pass
ing OF an honorable, useful life.
He leaves, besides his wife, four
sisters and two brothers to mourn
his loss; Mrs. Matthews, of Joseph,
Ore; Geo. Gilbert, of Slidell, Tex;
a sister, Mrs. Dora Moore, OF Justin,
Tex; one brother and two sisters in
Arkansas.
Having no children OF their own,
they reared three nephews, dear to
them as their own, two Of whom are
In Fresno, Cal, the third, Lieut.. Glib
son Taylor, is at Camp Macarthur,
Texas.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-16
INSTALLED
BY EASTERN STAR

Josephine chapter, o, II. s., held
their installation of officers Wednos'
day afternoon. Mrs, Geo, II, Lund'
burg. acting MS installing officer
Mrs. Rowell. retiring worthy matron
was presented with q beautiful spoor
and Sam Baker. worthy patron fol
the past year. was given u bouquet
OF carnations. The Officers installed
wore:
w. M.-Mrs, II. l., Stonaker.
w. P.-Sam Baker.
Asso. M.--Mrs, l. o Clement
Secy.--Mrs, Mary Browne.
Treas.-Mrs. ]. d, Stlnebaugh.
Cond.-Miss Ruby Rest,
Asso. Cond.-Mrs. \, II, Cornell,
Chaplain-Mrs. Sam Baker
Marshal-Miss Ida FifIold,
Musiclan--Mrs s. Rowell,
Adah--Mrs. A. X, Cass,
Ruth-Mlss wilma Counts.
Esther-Mrs. Arthur Dunn.
Martha-Mrs. p. n. Herman,
Electa-Mrs. n. c. Offlns,
War.-Mrs. II. G. Harris
Sent.-E. G. Harris
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y \ \ y \ y y \ \ \ \ y \
y AT THE MOVIES \
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'Tarzan of the Apes"

ISIfLtu Vi tilt apes
'Tarzan of the Apes" which will
be shown at the Joy Theater Friday
and Saturday of this week is posi-
lively the most amazing achieve
ment in motion pictures. This un-
usual picture has created more COM
ment than THE Birth of Nation" !"
which is generally conceded to be
the greatest picture ever made. 1t
was shown in New York city at the
Broadway Theater for IL weeks to
capacity houses, Notwithstanding the
fact that prices were raised to $3.50.
The following notice appeared in
the New York World while the en-
gagement was in its third week:
"Tarzan of the Apes" continues its
run at the Broadway Theatre, where
the thrills and sensations of the
newest cinema. are attracting capa-
city audiences. The engagement is
in its third week, and seats are sell
ing four weeks in advance. The
fights between Tarzan and the lions,
the combat with the huge cannibal,
the struggle between the white giant
and the gorilla, interspersed with
jungle romance and domestic plots,
make this picture uncommonly inter-
esting.
There will be special matinee
Saturday at 2:30 at reduced prices.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-16
COTTAGE GROVE MAN
SUFFERS HEAVY Loss

s. A. Williams. who transacts
business at Cottage Grove, is of the
opinion that California is n good
place to spend money. but not a
good place for investments, vii.
liams' latest business venture attests
to his assertion. Here is what hap
pened to him, according to his own
story to Sheriff Lewis:
Taking the train to Weed, he i'm
mediately invests $50 in booze, as
well as surrounding liberal guam
tity on the side. That amount he
took on the side" proved to be the
last straw on the hump of the camel
and Williams fell by the wayside.
While he was temporarily down and
out, willing hands slipped 500 from
his pockets. possibly fearing that
some "rough-neck" would steal It
from him. They would have taken
more, but that was all that the pill
gram from Cottage Grove had.
Still, Williams was not so bad of.
He had $50 worth OF booze and a
good watch. The watch was sold and
a ticket purchased to his home. But
he took more on the side" and this
time lost his ticket. Result: He
was put of at Ashland. There he
persuaded a jitney driver to take him
to Leland, where he said he had
friends. Arriving at Leland he stop
ped at a store, but a lady at that
place did not Hike his actions and
telephoned to the sheriff's office, in
the meantime putting the two suit
cases full of booze out in the street.
Sheriff Lewis and Deputy Lister
Immediately started out for Leland,
but a few minutes before they ar
rived on the scene someone stole the
suit cases, leaving Williams with
only a pint bottle. He was brought
to Grants Pass last night. When
taken before Judge Gillette he plead
ed guilty and paid 500 fine.
The whiskey found on Williams
was said to be Of great strength,
about three tablespoonsful being suf-
ficient to make villa out Of a
preacher.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-16
Grants Pass Amazed
BY Sudden Action

The quick action of pure Lavoptik
eye wash is startling. A school boy
had eye strain SO badly he could not
read. A weeks use of Layoptik sur
prised his teacher so much she used
it for her old mother. ONE WASH
showed benefit. A small bottle is
guaranteed to benefit EVERY CASE
weak, strained or inflamed eyee. The
QUICK result is astonishing. Alumi-
nun eye cup FREE. National Drug
Store.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-16
Appreciated Service

L. G.. Harris, chairman of the local
canteen committee, has received a
letter OF appreciation from the Red
Cross headquarters at Seattle, thank
ing the committee of Grants Pass
for the service rendered soldiers en-
route to camp, A letter was also
received from the headquarters OF
the 18th division at Camp Lewis, In
which the officer in charge, w. G..
Muller. says: THE service rendered
by the Red Cross OF Portland, Grants
Pass and Ashland was excellent In
every respect, and take these
means of expressing appreciation and
thanks OF the men who were under
my command.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-16
PEASANTS IN RUSSIA STAGE
UPRISING AGAINST THE REDS

Stockholm, Jan. ia violent
peasant uprising in the interior Of
Russia against the imposition of ex-
cessive taxes by the Bolsheviki and
against the committees for fight
ing poverty" which exercised a ty-
rannical dictatorship in the villages,
Is reported in a Petrograd dispatch.
The peasants in the Tula govern
ment mercilessly killed members of
such committees.
Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-16

Electric Work
Phone 80 Medford. Pauls Electric
Store. 6Stf