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2,176 PLANES SOLD
TOCURTISS BY U. S.
Corporation Buys Also 1908
Motors Of It's Own
Make.

A deal by which the Curtiss Aero
plane and Motor Corporation rephr-
chases from the Government 2,176 air
planes and 4.80s motors made by II
during the war was announced yester-
day by w. w. Mountain, vice-president
and general manager of the company.
This deal had been reported at va
rious times as about to be contaminated,
but had always fallen through each time
before. The contract was signed for the
War Department by Major-Gen. Charles
L. Menoher, head Of the air service,
and by @. NJ. Reyes. a vice president
of the Curtiss concern.
The price was not announced by Mr..
Mountain. but II Is known that in pre-
vious negotiations the Curtiss company
refused to buy the planes and motors
for $2,720,000 unless tho Government
agreed not to dispose Of other Curtiss
planes or motors to private purchasers
for two years. It 10 probable, however.
that the price paid 10 about 10 per cent.
OF the original figure.
Included in the deal are LOO stand
ard airplanes which the Curtiss people
did not build, but which they are buying
In order to get back the Curiss motors
with which they are equipped.
amined and inventoried at the thirty
two fields maintained by the Govern
ment by representatives from the War
Department and the Curtlss corporation.
who made complete record and report
OF the number Of new machines and the
exact condition Of those which had been
used" the statement issued by the Cur
tiss company says
The Curtiss company will concentrate
the purchase planes and motors at five
fields. where It will maintain n stan of
mechanics to inspect every plane before
delivery to customers. All planes and
motors needing overhauling will be
sent to the plant In Buffalo.
The deal involves the largest single
purchase OF airplane material ever made
by private corporation" the Curtiss
statement says. "and is In line with the
policy adopted by the Government to
encourage the airplane industry and also
to take every precaution against acct
dent through unorganized distribution"
The sun., 1919-05-25
BROOKLYN BABIES
DEFY THE RAIN
Prize Winners Trundy.s
Across the Judges Linz.

1t rafned again on. the baby parade +,
Brooklyn yesterday. Just as 1t did on ~.
Saturday previous, but this time a VIII
lot of babies got under the wi-a ,.s
were pinned with blue ribbons b.,AN u
the downpour actually became busin..''
like. Fourteen hundred mothers as
WITH the most beautiful baby in Broo.
Ign. lined up at the tape for the narsS.
in seven Of the borough Fairgrounds ana
raced their infants past the judges TN ~.
toddling, bouncing, bowling line n; .
and 3-year-olds knocked over all N.
standards the Judges had set up ana
tho work Of wedding out an infant bsrs
an6 there was accomplished with great
difficulty.
Among the first prize winners in IN.
less than a year-old baby class wers
KlancEe Friedman. SO Bristol street:
Murray Schwartz, 285 Bristol streot
Pearl Goldbium, 25e johnson avsrn.,
Genevieve Peerline, 435 Columbia
street. and Isador and Sam Baden. Isi
Moore street, who were twins and hsd
to have two prizes, figuring that n ons
qualified the other certainly did too
Henry StaclSloff, 101 Debevoise str..t
took a first prize in the year-old class
and Eleanor Canley, Is months of ia
North Eleventh street cleaned up n
her class.
First, second and third best babie,
all got prizes, and within a few DAYS
will receive the cherished tokens from
the Park Deartment. The outcry a,
mothers whose babies hadn't bean
judged before the rain poured on TIA
narade was carried to Park Commt,.
sioner Harnon's ONCE and he was com.
PEELED to keep open late giving ont
bulletins that the parade season 10 mo-
yet over and Justice may still be dons
t. the thousands of beautiful babies
who have not yet had official recognition
by the borough.
The sun., 1919-05-25
THRILLS 10000 AS HE
CHANGES AIRPLANES
Lockiear Climbs to Another
Travelling so Miles an Hour.


ATLANTIC CITY, May 24.-Lieut Omar
Locklear accomplished this afternoon the
unprecedented stunt in which he failed
yesterday, Of climbing upward from the
wings OF one airplane to the wings of
one above while both machines were
flying at eighty miles an hour.
From the Boardwalk 10000 persons
watched breathlessly as Lieut.. Lock-
lear. poised for a moment on the tip
Of the plane in which he had gone
aloft $500 feet and then sprang sud
denly up, grasping a wooden step ladder
which dangled down from the higher
airplane, driven by Lieut.. Melvin Elliott.
Locklear caught the lower rung OF the
ladder and for several moments his body
swung to and fro, clear of the lower air
plane. The crowd broke into storm
OF applause as they saw the. aerial
acrobat climb slowly up the ladder and
disappear into the cockpit of the plane
Sweeping back into view of the
watching crowds a few moments later
Lieut.. Locklear again demonstrated his
ability to crawl all over a swiftly NOV.
inS machine several thousand feet up in
the air. He stood on top of the
wings, hung head down from the land
Ing gear. chung to skid by one hand
beneath the tip of the right wing and
crawled out and perched on the all, ap-
rarenly perfectly satisfied with himself
Driving In the intercollegiate land
plane contest later with Lieut.. Charles
II. Payne Of the University of Penn
sylvania Lieut. Lockyear made a spec.
tacular landing in a small field to avoid
running down group of boys. He
smashed the wing of his airplane but
vas rnhurt himself. hoped out. climbed
into n second machine and continued the
losing first place by the narrow
margin of AS seconds.
The sun., 1919-05-25
CYCLONE IN HAWKER'S PATH.
Encountered just After AirpIane
Light Was Seen mt Sea,

LONDON, May Pas bearing on the
possible fate OF Harry G. Hawker and
Lieut.-Commander Grieve. who have not
been heard from since they started from
Newfoundland in their attempted trans
atlantic flight last Sunday, steamers
which have arrived at Liverpool report
exceptionally severe storms in the At
lantlc on Sunday night and Monday The
Captain of the Vennonla, which arrived
from Boston. said that a cyclone in
which no airplapes could have lived was
encountered by his steamer early on
Monday, the storm causing tremendous
seas.
The crew OF the steamer Tactician.
from New Orleans, in describing this
cyclone, say that it began just as their
steamer picked up the message from the
cableship Farraday. reporting that It
had sighted the red light of an airplane
In the early hours OF Monday in north
latitude so degrees 2s minutes and west
longitude 80 degrees. The storm lasted
twenty-four hours.
The sun., 1919-05-25
NAVAL BARRACKS
SOUGHT FOR HOMES
Mayors Committee Devises
Plan Of Housing Colony at
Pelham Bay Park.

The establishment at Pelham Bay
Park Of colony Of families, unable
to get homes because there are not
enough houses to go around, II proposed
by the Mayors Committee on Rent Prof
heering. The plan is to obtain by pur-
chase or as a loan 537 buildings consti-
tutSng the United States Naval Train
Ing barracks, turn them into domiciles,
and invite something like 5000 families.
or $4,000 persons, to move In and nav
rent to the city as long as the shortage
OF apartments exists.
1t has been suggested that az there
are Kitchens. bakeshops. refrigerators,
mess halls and everything that enters
into the care Of great groups OF men a
scheme might be worked out for an
experiment In community life The idea
or doing away with Individual house.
Keeping and having meals served Mt the
regular mess tableN Tor all hands has
not been considered seriously, however,
The Mayors committee, OF which Ma
thRn Hirsch Is the chairman, will ask the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment
70 negotiate with the Navy Department
naval base was established at cost of
$lO,000,000, and will be disposed Of
cheaply.
1t is the thought Of Mr.. H,rsch and
his coworNers that IL the buildings can
De obtained by the city New York will
be In position to solve, at least for the
time being. the question OF housing the
citys overflow in need of homes at mod
crate rentals
Facilities for Pleasure.
As the naval base is located on Pei-
ham Bay. Long Island Sound, with most
wonderful facilities for bathing, boas-
Ing and fishing, and with uplands for
Fairgrounds for children, life in the conn.,
munity village during a summer would
be dream worth while
About three weeks ago Mayor Hyian
wrote letter to Josephus Daniels, Secre-
tary OF the Navy telling him about New
York city's predicament with rent prof
iteers and the scarcity Of apartments for
people Of small means. Mr.. Daniels
passed the letter along to Rear Admiral
John Fl. Glennon, commandant OF the
New York Navy Yard, and the Rear
Admiral informed the Mayor that the
barracks would be needed by the Navy
Department for little while longer.
An inspection of the plant was made
yesterday under the direction of Chair
man Hirsch OF the Mayors committee by
Edward 1. Hannah. a member of the
committee. Mr.. Hannah was accom-
panied by William ]. Lee. superinten-
dent bt recreation of the Depart
ment OF Parks. and Capt c. A. Gold
smith. Mr.. Hirsch's field agent. The
party was escorted through the buildings
by Capt. ]. w. Timmons, Commander
Frank r. Lackey and Commander James
NJ. Muir.
II was learned that thsre are only
800 men at the barracks now as
against a total of 5000 at the height
OF the naval activities during the war.
These men. it il understood. are soon
t. be sent elsewhere. and then the
The sun., 1919-05-25
DEATH ENDS PRISON TERM.
Receiver of Stolen Goods Serves
Only q Year.

Death ended yesterday the prison SEN
tencc of John Cridland of Freeport L. l.,
who died in Sing Sing Hospital after
serving about q year. He was sentenced
from Mineola, Nassau county, on q
charge OF receiving stolen goods. and a
minimum sentence OF two and one-half
years was given to him. The body was
turned over to his family, which con-
sists of a wife and Ave children.
George F. Pfiuger, another prisoner
of the same offence in Orange
county and sentenced for one year by
Judge Virgins in Newburgh, completed
his term and was discharged yesterday.
The sun., 1919-05-25
DOGS AID INVALID CHILDREN.
show VIII he Given on Morris
County Golf Club Grounds.

dog show for the benefit OF the
Speedwell Homes Society. which provides
good homes for invalid children, will be
held on the grounds of the Morris County
Golf Club. Convent, N. j.. on June I.
One prize will be a gold cup for the be st
OF all breeds given by Judge William H..
Moore.
Members OF the committee include
Messrs. Charles Henry Mellon, p. H. B.
Frelinghuysen. George p. Smith, John
Grenville Bates. d. Hunter McAlpin, I'd.
Wynant D. Vanderpool, George Victor,
Henry Rawle, Rudolph Neeser, Pomeroy
Francis. McAlpin Pyle and Earle Cutler.
also the Misses Marjorie Motley, Helen
Spader and Clara Foster
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Government will be ready to get rid
of the buildings.

Government viii be ready TO get rid
of the buildings.
No Guarantees Given Yet.
The city hasn't had any guarantees
OF any kind that Father Knickerbooker
can have the buildings by purchase
OF otherwise when Uncle Sam 10
through with them. but Mr.. Hirsch and
his associates are confident that the
Government will not need much coax
ing to help the city out in an en.er-
gency.
Mr. Hannah, who IL delighted with the
idea OF establishing a big colony on IL
rent basis at Pelham Bay Park, said
that It will cost the city but little to
partition on the barracks inc light and
airy apartments suitable for house.
Keeping purposes. The city now owns
a lot of lumber. which served its pur-
pose as grand stand along Fifth ave-
nue., he said. and the lumber could be
used for the partitions.
II believe" said Mayor Hyian yes
terday, no action on the part of the
Legislature is necessary to permit the
city to use these buildings and this park
area for the purpose of taking care OF
the sufferers in our populations from
rent prof!teerins. I believe the Board
Of Estimate and the Board of Aldermen
have power to take whatever steps are
necessary.
The United States Government soon
will have no use for these buildings.
To destroy them would be a crime. The
city can take them and maintain them
and In the present housing emergency
can make very good use of them. The
plan of management as a community
and the method OF the city taking over
the control from the Government will
be devised later, have no doubt. The
Navy Department will cooperate with
the city in every way. i favor the plan
most heartily. I believe my associates
on tho Board OF Estimate also will
favor H."
Mr. Hannah said organiged labor will
do everything in Its power to make the
plan q success.
The sun., 1919-05-25
GIRL BEATER SENT 10 WORK.


Vincent Tuscanio, who, Il was proved
In court. had virtually bssn living on the
income Of his daughter. Stella. during
the Liberty Loan drives, when she
worked as bill poster at SIS q week.
was sent to the peniteptiary yesterday for
three months to get accustomed to work.
According TO the girl he objected 10 her
marrying because re would not then be
able to attach her salary. Only after
her future husband. Tony visco, prom
ised to put him on the fsmily payroll
and turn over to him every week the
amount the girl had been earning would
he permit the marriage.
Tuscanio was taken to Morrisan!a
court yesterday for hitting his daughter
on the head. He complained that Viscc
had fallen down on the payments and he
wanted to get his daughter back. Mag
istrate Sweetser offered to hold him in
$500 bail. but no one could be found to
put up the money and Tuscanio was as
signed to the stone pile.
The sun., 1919-05-25
FOOD TO BE SENT TO POLAND.
100000 Appropriated for jew
fish wax sunerers' Aid.

The Joint Distribution Committee OF
the american Funds for Jewish War
Sufferers, of which Felix NJ. warburg
is chairman, has appropriated 100000
for relief in Poland. Immediate steps
will have to be taken by the committee
to replenish the funds in the treasury.
There will be shipped to Dansig early
in July for distribution In Poland / 900
tons Of kosher salt meat, cut into eight
and ten pound pieces. The meat will be
packed in 200 pound barrels. Announce
ment is made also that a large shipment
Of shoes and clothing has been for
warded to Jewish refugees in vladivo-
stock on the steamship Teynyo Maru.
The sun., 1919-05-25
Brooklyn Gas Decision Upheld.

Tho Brooklyn Appellate Division af-
hrmed yesterday. without opinion, a de-
cision OF Supreme Court Justice Cropsey
refusing to Interfere with an injunction
granted last summer by Justice Bene-
dict of the Supreme Court restraining
the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company
charging more than % cents per 1000
feet to consumers.
The sun., 1919-05-25
Polish Army Captures Lutsl..

LONDON, May 24.-Polish troopu have
captured the important town of Lutsk, In
volhynia, northeast of Lemberg, from
the Ukrainians, a Central News despatch
from Berlin says. The Poles also took
1000 prisoners and q large number Of
guns.
The sun., 1919-05-25
Surgeon Boone GETS War Cross.

WAsHINoroN, May az Secretary
Daniels. on behalf OF the French Govern
ment. decorated to-day Lieutenant Com
mander Joel T. Boone of the Navy Med
ical Corps, with the Croix de Guerre,
with palm. DR.. Boone. who served with
the Sixth Marines. was cited for bravery
at Vierzy, Belleau Wood. Scissors and
In other engagements. lie already wears
the Distinguished SerSice Cross
The sun., 1919-05-25
FLY FROM CAPITAL TO BOSTON.
Lieut.. LnnbOrn and Mechanic in
Air Hours 10 Minutes.

BOSTON,, May 24.-Lieut. C. w. Ian
born and his mechanic, Sergeant Mark
w. Hartney. few from Washington TO
Boston to-day in De Haviland air
plane Ihey stopped at Mineola and
were in tho air three hours ana Ten
minutes.
Lieut. Lanborn came down near the
Brookline Country Club and PLAYED a
round OF golf. He delivered a Govern
ment order 10 a Boston manufacturers
The sun., 1919-05-25
PLANS DAKAR- BRAZIL FLIGHT.
Lieutenant Roget Leaves Paris for
Morocco,

PARIS. May 24.-Lieut Roget, the
French aviator who in April made a non
stop flight OF more than $50 miles from
Lyons to Rome. started this morning a
flight from Paris to Morocco, whence he
plans TO attempt flight across the At
lanti to Brazil, with Dakar as q starting
Point.
Roget made his start from here at Q
A. NJ. He was accompanied by Me-
chanic Offrey.
The total distance In land miles from
Paris to Pernambuco, the most eastern
port Of Brazil. by way of Dakar. is more
thar. 400 miles. French aviators previ-
ously have flown from Paris to Casablan-
ca, Morocco. a distance OF 1,134 miles
From Casablanca to Dakar is about
1900 miles, The distance across the At
lantic from Dakar to Pernambuco il
LIS nautical miles. or about / ,977 land
miles.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26
GEN. BENNETT YOUNG DEAD

Louisville, KY, Feb. 23.-Gen Ben
net Fl. Young, commander in chief Of
the United Confederate Veterans from
1913 to 1916, died at his home here
this afternoon after short illness
He returned to Louisville Saturday
night in dying condition from Flor
ida where he went several weeks ago
to recupcrate.
Gen. Young served with Morgan j.
e. b. Stuart and Mosby during the
civil war and won considerable fame
as a cavalry leader. In 1914 he wrote
Confederate Wizards Of the Saddle"
describing the operation Of the Con-
federate mounted forces during the
war.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
At new ORLEANS

3. Harris, Commissioner of Agri-
culture, has returned from the great
cotton conference in New Orleans and
brings back the following statement
showing the results Of that meeting:
Whereas, The accumulation of large
stocks of cotton in the hands of the
farmers and merchants of the South
financed by the bankers Of the same
section, and the drastic decline in
price to figures below the cost of pro
duction, due to past war trade dis
organization, to the scarcity Of ocean
tonnage, to the restrictions on trade
imposed by foreign nations, to the
every attacks Of interests favorable
to low prices for cotton regardless
Of the welfare of producers, and to
the general uncasness in regard to
the uncertainties of the reconstruct
ton period, have participated upon
the cotton producing, mercantile and
banking interests Of the South, a
crisis frought with grave menace to
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26

marshal their forces and in so doing
should utilize the machinery of the
State Councils of Defense, where
available, and the State and County
Agents of the Agricultural and Edu-
cational Departments of such States;
that in all counties in which public
organization meetings have not been
already held, such meetings should be
held on Saturday, February 22nd, for
the purpose of ratifying the acreage
reduction and cotton holding move
ment and securing the written pledges
of all concerned, and it is recommend
ed that said day or such day as may
be appointed shall be declared hol-
day and all stores in such meeting
place be closed.
4th That any man who because
his neighbors and the cotton produc-
ers generally are reducing cotton
acreage shall for selfish ends under
take to profit through such general
action by increasing his own acreage
or by refusing to reduce the same,
such man shall be deemed so lacking
in public spirit and good citizenship
as to forfeit the confidence and sup
port Of the community in which he
lives.
5th: That the several State organi-
cations in charge of the movement
! should in the near future, at a time
and place to be designated by the
Chairman Of this Convention, send
delegates to a meeting called by the
said Chairman for the purpose of re-
porting upon the work accomplished
and considering the formation Of a
permanent organization Of the farm
ers, merchants and bankers of the
South dedicated to the purpose of Sc
curing for the cotton producer q just
return upon his investment of money
or toll
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-02-26
Three Big Values i'm Rugs
R @ EEL m@Rgs


the present welfare of the section, as
well as to the future prosperity
thereof; and,
Whereas, The cotton interests in
question, with no desire to exact any
monopolyfi price but with the de-
termined purpose of securing a re-
munerative return for their world
used commodity, have within their
own hands the infallible means of
rectifying the abnormal, unjust and
menacing conditions by which they
are confronted, by an intelligent ad-
justment of the next twelve months
late tagging demand and challenge
any ulterior efforts on the part of
their adversaries through conspiracy
or other artificial means to deprcci-
ate the price of their product and de-
prive them Of the same without just
compensation:
Now, therefore be it by the Cotton
States Cotton Acreage Reduction Con-
vention, assembled in the City of
New Orleans, February 17th and 18th,
1919:
Rcsolved:
1st: That this Convention hereby
declares that at this juncturc a retuc-
ton of at least onc-third of the 1918
cotton acreage and the planting of
largely increased food crops is i'm
peratively necessary for the present
welfare and future prosperity of the
South, and this Convention and the
several farmer, merchant and banker
members thereof, pledged themselves
in their several capacities through
their own actions and through their
determined influence, to produce the
desired end.
End: That this Convention declares
that if the foregoing acreage reduc,
tion platform is carried out there
| will be no necessity to sell any part
| OF the present crop for other thar
rcmuncrative prices, and the Conven
tion hereby pledges itself and its
members and affiliations not to sacri
flee the present crop but to hold the
same until demand calls for it al
such prices.
3rd: That the farmers, merchant.
and bankers Of the South should or
ganize their force and influence to tn,
end that the acreage reduction ant
holding campaign shall be carried
vigorously into every county and sub
division thereof in every cotton grow
ing state; that in furtherance of thi
intensive sampaign those states whicl
are already organized should earnest
ly prosecute the work so we'll begun
and those states which as yet are no
organized should proceed at once +
New-York tribune., 1919-01-15
Majority Socialists
Win Half OF Seats in
Buuaria1 Assembly

MUNICH, Jan. 13 BY The Asso
ciated Press The election to-day for
members of the Bavarian Constituent
Assembly was carried out in an orderly
manner. All political parties took part.
One of the features Of the election was
the heavy representation of woman
voters. especially those belonging to
the religious orders, who marched to
the voting booths in groups
The returns at midnight indicated
that the Majority Socialists would have
90 per cent of the membership of the
Assembly, the Clcricals and Conserva-
tlves, 81 per cent; the German Demo
Gratis, IA per cent, and the remaining 4
per cent scattered among various fac
t'ons. The independent Socialists were
beaten decisively.
STUTTGART, Jan. IS (By The Asso-
clated Press).-1n the elections to the
Wurtemberg Diet the Mapority So
cialists won fifty-two seats to thirty
eight for the German Democratic
party, thirtyonc for the Clercals,
twenty-five for the Conservative bloc
and four for the Independent Social
lists. The Independent Socialists polled
less than one-tenth as many votes as
the Majority Socialists.