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BORN.
BORN.
vENABLE. November 1s, 1890 At Sibley Hos
pital, to Clarence A. and Erma NJ venahle
11O7 South Carolina ave. Sc. fine son.
DIED.

DIED.
ACHENBAcK. November 10 1890. wash
inEton Grove. Md, WILLIAM AcHE>-
BACH. beloved husband cf Annie ". in his
18th year.
BOWMAN. Departed hi. life "Wednesday
S9..mber Il, 1870, ., ll;3o pm VII,
1.ms. aansn a,hss Of srsh1r william Of M.ry Majors I
and son-in-law OF sallie T.. walker II
Roanoke VI. Funeral from his late resi-
dence. 20 y ST. NV, Saturday. November
20. at o'clock pm. Friends and relatives
invited to attend.
BOWMAN. Young Mems Protective League
Sr,Ss1 nosneS e ena moWMAS q s.f a'
afternoon. November Il 1920. at ! o'clock.
rom his late residence. 70 st NV.
W. STEPH FULLER. President,
GEORGE L. WALTON. Secretary.
CHANDLER. Suddenly. on Thursday. Nosem-
ber 49, 1920 at 1:40 pm. JAMES r.. huS
band of the late Mary Frances Chandler.
aged - years Funeral from the Residence
Of his daughter. Mrs. Samuel Tapp. 13s Y
st. NV. Saturday. November 20. at .:30
pm. Relatives and friends invited 70 at
tend 1nterment tprivatel AT Genwood
cemetery.
CLARKSoN. Friday November 49, lsa, At
3:l5 an. at her residence. 1888 Allison ~.
NV. GERTRUDE v. daughter of William
G II and Kate +. Glarkson Notice Of IN
neral hereafter .ls
COLEMAN. Departed this life "Wednesday,
November II. 1920. after brief illness. NJ
his residence, 81 Delaware ave. s.w..
FRANK COLEMAN the beloved son j,
Susan. beloved husband OF Rebecca j. and
devoted father Of Elsie VI. Coleman. brother
OF Elias Campbel. Thomas and Eliza crox.
ton. Funeral Sunday. November II. at
o'clock pm. from Zion Baptist Church.
st. between Sd and A.. sts.
holloway. Suddenly. Thursday. November
IS. 1920 at his residence. laH Newton 81.
ne. Rrookland, d. C.. the Rev. EDWARD
$. holloway. Notice Of funeral later :
DOWNS. November 49, 1870 MIRIAM VI
DOWNS tnee Schneider. beloved wife Of
Robert II. Downs. aged .S years Fun.iu;
from the Church of the Epiphany. 1909 &
st. NV. Monday, November -. at l. m.
Interment Prospect Hill cemetery. -
EDLIN. Suddenly, Wednesday evening. No
vember II. 1920. at 1:30 pm. at her res
idence. 26s2 Nichols ave. Anacastia. d. e..
JULIA EDLIN. beloved daughter of Marx
Mckenzie and beloved wife Of George Edlin.
Funeral Sunday November 81.
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AID FOR IDA Won sTEUBEN.
Donation in Form of Food Draft
Forwarded to Germany.

AS the result of an appeal received
al the District building several weeks
ago, Daniel F. Garges. secretary. to
the Commissioners. today mailed
SO food draft to Germany for Ida
Won Steuben, seventy-six, a relative
Of the hero of the American revo1u-
tion, whose statue stands in Lafayette
Park.
The secretary had collected 81 from
persons who heard of the fact that
the proposed beneficiary was lacking
necessities, but the cheapest food
draft costs $40.
When Commissioner Mabel T. Board
man learned of the situation she
promptly gave Garges the additional
49, The draft will entitle the holder
to obtain from the American reliei
warehouse in Hamburg 24h pounds
of -four. 10 pounds Of beans. 8 pounds
Of bacon and 8 cans of milk.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
VAST DAMAGE DONE
IN ORCHARD REGION
Losses as Result Of SIeet
Storm in Virginia Between
100000 and 81, 200, 900.

ROANOKE, Va. November 19 (by
the Associated Press). - Between
$1,000 and s1.oO0.o00 damage was
wrought to orchards in five counties
in the Shenandoah valley OF Virginia
this week. according to W. G.. Nc
Gowan and F. A. Buchanan of the
Agricultural Department OF the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute, who came
here from trip through the valley.
counties of Augusta. Rockingham
Shenandoah. Rock Bridge and Page
were the scenes of severe damage
both to orchards and telephone and
telegraph lines. Orchards twenty
years old. with trees eighteen inches
in diameter, were stripped from top
to bottom" by ice. he said. Mr.. .Mc-
Gowan added that light and power
systems in all the counties mentioned
have suspended operations, and that
! the section will be isolated for sew
eral days
Heavy Damage Reported.
Reports reaching here from Staun-
the dana ge-stricken area in the VAL
| ley reaches from Lexington north to
! Woodstock south and to Alton east.
and as far west as Clifton Forge.
Harrisonburg reports that the sleet.
snow and ice was the worst in the
memory of Oldest citizens" In an
, orchard of 5000 trees near there 200
trees are reported destroyed. and
other large orchards in the same sec
/! ton suffered with equal severity.
Horticulturists in Staunton are
quoted as saying that the destructive
freeze in Augusta county orchards
was the worst in the history of the
industry. and that losses running into
thousands Of dollars have been sus-
tanned. Telegraph and telephone wires
Staunton. and at o'clock last night
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany had one wire connected with the
utside world.
Telephone Lines Suffer.
The Chesapeake and Ohio railway
and the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company are reported IS the
heaviest sufferers among the public
utilities in the upper valley. Between
Alton and SwOope, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio. the wire service has been
cut off since Tuesday and freight
service has been considerably cur
tailed.
Officials of the telephone company
reported the damages as about $50. 900.
Staunton's city park and Thornrose
cemetery. considered among the most
beautiful in Virginia. are described as
resembling "she1I-torn Belleau wood"
Reports from the upper valley late
last night are that Bath and Highland
counties also suffered severe damage
in certain sections.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES SET.

Memorial services for Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson, wife of Senator Swanson of
Virginia, will be held by the Southern
Relief Society Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the Southern Relief Home,
24O3 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Mrs. Swanson was an active member
Of the society for many years. and
her interest and efforts in the relief
of the south are known to many. For
the last four years Mrs. Swanson was
first vice president of the Southern
Relief Society.
Rev. Charles T. Warner of st. AL
bans will preside at the ceremonies.
and Judge William L. Chambers will
deliver the memorial address.
The Confederate choir will sing. and
Confederate veterans and Daughters
of the Confederacy will attend in a
body.
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the Sixty-fourth Congress for the first
Connecticut district, died here yester-
day. He was born in East Milestone,
N. j., sixty years ago.
He was member of the National
Press Club of Washington.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
THROUGH SERVICE GIVEN.
New Street caf Day Schedule,
Somerset to Potomac Park.

Beginning December l. there will
be through service on a fifteen-min-
ute schedule from Tenleytown and
Somerset to Potomac Park on the
Washington Railway and Electric
line, the Public Utilities Commission
announced yesterday afternoon. This
service will apply only until s o'clock
in the evening. after which transfers
will have to be obtained at Wiscon-
sin avenue.
At the present time only a few
through cars are operated from Ten
leytown and Somerset in the morning
and evening.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
WOMAN AUTHOR DEAD.
Mrs. Bartlett Wrote Under Pen
Name Of Birch Arnold.

DETROIT. Mich, November 19.-
Mrs. Alice f. Bartlett. well known as
a newspaper and magazine writer un-
der the pen name of Birch Arnold.
died here yesterday. after long ILL
ness. Mrs. Bartlett was forced to give
up her work several years ago by
i'll health. Essays and feature stories
for magazines and newspapers COM
Evening star., 1920-11-19
DEATH OF VIsC0UNTEss.
Wife of Byron Cary Was Mary
Reade of N. z. Before Marriage.

LONDON. November 1S.-The death
is announced of Niscountess Falkland.
Viscountes Falkland was the wife
of Byron Plantagent Cary, twelfth
Niscount Falkland and twelfth Lord
Cary. representative peer Tor Scot
land. Prior to her marriage she was
Miss Mary Reade. daughter OF ROBERT
Reade of New York.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
GEN. TSUCHIYA DEAD.

LOS ANGELES. Calf. November 10.
Gen NJ Tsuchiya. one of the leaders
in the japanese attack on Port Arthur.
died in Toxic yesterday, according TO
a cab1esrma received here today by n
Japanese newspaper Tsuchiya bore
the title of baron.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
CUSTER HERO SUCCUMBs.
Helped Bury Leader
After Massacre by Indians.

OMAHA, Eeb.. November 1s-Alex-
ander Mcdonnell. who was a veteran
of the Custer massacre and who as
sisted in digging grave for Gen
Custer following his death at the
hands of the Sioux and Ute Indians
died at his home here yesterday after
lingering Illness
Evening star., 1920-11-19
WILLIAM n. PAXTON DEAD.

MARTINSVILLE. Va. November 49,
William NJ. Peyton, prominent law
yer of this city and widely connected
in Virginia, has died in Asheville
N. c., according te a message received
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prised most Of her writings. She pub
lished several books. including Birch
Leaves a collection Of poems
Mrs. Bartlett was born in Delevan,
Wis, seventy-two years ago.
Evening star., 1920-11-19

An automatic chessplayer has been
invented by Spaniard.
Evening star., 1920-11-19
P. DAVIS Oakley DIES.

Ex- Representative and Member of
National Press Club.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, November 1s.
p Davis Oakey former member of
Evening star., 1920-11-19

Mcdonnell vas a member Of the old
'th Cavalry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
EMBEDDING AT LYNCHBURG
OF INTEREST IN 2 STATES
Miss Emmse SorvelI Wills Hecome.
bride OF Ernest Claiborne Brown,
~ t.t Of Knoxville.

LYScHBuRG. Va, Oct. so.-A
"eda Ing OF much interest here and
~. Lennessee was celebrated this
when Miss E;nlnie Norpeil Wilis.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Waller G.
wis, OF this city, became the wife
.; Ernest C!a::borne Brown. OF Knox
dered the. wedding music. Mrs. James
oven Watts being sooist; Miss
hatherine Shaner organist. and Gus
'aE A hlennter. vio!inisL
me Eroonsncn were: Eolcornbe
Z, Adams, Paul c. EdEunds. Jr.. Wal
,er u. wills, Jr.. LynchburG; Robert
Mcc Allen. Roanoke. and Ralph
.ThtG; Herbert Madden and Frank
-,yras Harry Brown. the groom'a
.brotAer, Q: Knoxville
The bridesmaids were: Misses An
SSS'a Mol GLASS; Lynchhihurg; May siei-
.-onokc, Ark; Marion Boatwricht'
Danvil!e. and Hester Busey. Mildred
liuason and Ruth Cannaway, Lynch
Miss Fannie Crssdoch. tLynchburp
WAS maid of honoy. The bride was
given in marriage ny her father,
After buffet dinner Al the home
81 the brides parents, SIR. and Mrs
Brown went for Northern bridal
Among. the out-ot-town guests
were; Mr.; and Mrs. T. c. Brown. MIR
',Iu ai's cFhcSt C!aI borne, Mrs. Roy
vile; MI, and Mrs. Herman Schmidt
Isichmond; Miss May Steiner, Mont
Somery. Ala: Miss Ethel Miller
L-onoEe, Ark.; Miss Marion Boat.
wright. Danville: Walter G. Wills
az. KANSAS City: Mr.. and Mrs. David
Chalmers. Kansas City. Chalmcrs
wis, University Of Virginia.; Miss
Donna Wills. Lexington; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Moore. Petersburg. unC
Siiss Lizzie Graham. Lexington.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
MARK HISTORICAL SPOTS
WITH BRONZE TABLETS
Chamber OF Commerce
Leads Movement In Erecting
Monument In CITY.
ISpecial to The Times Dispatch.l

I6peclnI to,The Times DIspatch1
WINCHESTER. VA, Oct 3O.-A
committee Of the Chamber of Conn
MERGE. headed by Robert NJ. Ward.
erick County courthouse, two bronze
tablets on granite bases. ono EXPLAIN
Ing that the town was laid out prior
to 1743. by Colonel James Wood
formerly of Winchester. Eng, and an,
other relates to Lord Fnirfax. OF
Grccnway. Court. a third. erected ut
the Washington Headquarters house
Washington, as surveyor for Fairfax.
builder OF Fort Loudoun. commander
OF the frontier and MS member OF
chester and Frederick County. A
fourth tablet. soon to be erected. will
relate briefly the career OF Major
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
ENROLMENT show, Gain.

FREDERICKSBURG VA. Oct 30
The NirG inia Normal School Board
met ut tho Fredericksburg State
Normal and transacted much bust
moss in connection with the normal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
BUILDING OF YORK ROAD
DELAYED BY INJUNCTION
Faction FavOring James River
Route Succeed in Hating Work
After Heated Fight.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. Oct. go
General regret has been expressed In
Williamsburg today over tho action
OF property owners on Grove Road,
! who through their attorneys. havo
secured an Injunction restraining
Commissioner, from proceeding to
build the concrete road between
springfield Corner and Ifalstead's
ton will delay the building of this
highway so essential to the business
and agricultural interests of the en-
tire lower Peninsula. Five and three
built, but II is impossible In win
ter and makes the road already con-
structcd almost useless to people
living west Of Lee Hall and Hall
thousands of people who would use
the Peninsula as the route to New
port News and Norfolk.
On October 4 the State highway
those who objected to tho route Sc
lected by the commissioner, but ar-
ter the commission decided that it
was without jurisdiction in the ease.
FINAL in their desire for speedy ac-
ton toward building the connecting
link.
To Start Other Work.
men IN WllllamSDur q few days
ago. Commissioner Coleman said that
II he was delayed in building the
road he would start work in another
direction and permit the factions to
fight II out
The fight against what is known as
the York River route for Route 9"
or the class = road from Richmond
TO Newport News began in earnest
q couple Of months ago. and was at
fever heat for several weeks. York,
Gloucester and Elizabeth City Coun-
ties favored the route selected by
the highway department. Newport
News, Warwick. Williamsburg and
James City favored what is known as
the Grove Road. or James River route
The former would connect the New
port News Yorktown concrete high
way: built by the Federal govern
at the terminus of the Penniman con-
crete read ut what is known rs
Springfield Corner. The James River
route would make the connecting
link begin at Bngham's Corner, on
the Penniman road, thence via Grove
station. converging In the Newport
News Yorktown highway at Lebanon
Church. points all familiar to mo-
Hearing Arousca Interest.
Al the hearing before the high
way commission, the Highway De-
p paatas mainiained and evidently
prior to the Great on OF the commits
sion and for that reason the body
had no Jurisdiction. Both sides ap-
pcared with attorneys. Ashton Dovcil,
OF williamsburg, and c. " Meredith,
of Richmond, representing the APP
petition requesting that the commits
sion reopen the case and relocate the
route. Those favorable to the York
River route were represented by sew
Arm!Ftead, OF Williamsburg; Con-
way SHIELD and ". E. Hogg, OF York
County. with Colonel James L Talia- |
ZERO as spokesman for Gloucester.
Many witnesses were heard after !
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
MEMORIAL is UNVEILED
TO WORLD WAR VETERANS
Tablet Is Erected by Caroline
- County People in Honor Of
Heroic Dead.

- FREDERICKSBURG. VA. Oct 30
"a tablet, erected by the people a
Caroline to the soldiers of the county
who lost their lives in the world war
was unveiled at the Caroline County
Lair. at the county seat. Bowling
-Grcen. Thursday. by two young WON
nn. each of whom lost brother, Miss
lucy Pitts, daughter Of c. II. Pitts
and Miss Thelma Andrews, daughter
-Sf +. ]. Andrews. over 1000 people
attended the fair on that day.
: There were exhibits OF stock and
-poultry, agricultural products and
ladies' handiwork In the Domestic
Department. The memorial address
at the unwilling of the tablet was de-
-iivered by Hon. S. Otis Bland. OF New
-r'crt News. member OF Congress from
That district, who was introduced by
Col. r. l. Reale. over 500 people
listened TO Congressman BANDS ad-
dress.
- Al the dinner. given on tho Fair
Grounds IN honor Of the Confederate
Veterans by the ladies of the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy. were
four brothers who served during the
whole war from '6l 10 'e5. AT the
beginning six OF the brothers en-
tered the army, but two are now dead.
The four living arc: John w. Barlow
and ". H Barlow. Forty-seventh
Virginia: James L. Barlow and L. D.
Barlow. Thorrton's Battery The
Youngest Is seventy-eight years old
Two OF them are quite feeble
~ There are two camps OF United
Daughters OF the Confederacy In
Caroline. Caroline Chapter has for
its president Mrs. C. T. Smith and
Bowling Green Chapter MIS- Kate
Mayo. The two chapters joined hands
.4or the dinner 10 the veterans. Thc
presidents. with corps OF assistants,
spread feast OF old-time Virginia
hooking, which embodied everything
IN meats and sweets, and the old vets
enjoyed immensely. This dinner Is
looked forward to by these old men
and they gather annually for IL. The
line was formed In front OF the court
house. and under command of Captain
G. T. Smith and Major T. d. Coghill,
headed by the band. the aged veterans
marched to the hall where dinner was
served. After touching Invocation
by Rev. J. s. Eubaak they did full,
justice 10 the banquet. Music was
rendered all through the serving OF
the dinner by the band Captain
! smith each year contributes a Dig.
which Is roasted and graces the foo,
or the table with an apple in Its
mouth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31

the commission decided to hear the
case on it's merits. withholding it's
decision as to jurisdiction, which il
later concluded II was without. The
scope and was attended by promin-
ent men from every part of tho lower
Peninsula. as we'll as officers from
Camp Eustis, who favored the James
River route. The object of those
Interested in securing the injunction
Is to delay operations till tho next
session of the Legislature in 1922,
that body to repeal tho law reQuir-
ing the commissioner to build on the
York River route.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
ferred to by historians as tho ..stone-
wall Jackson of the Revolution"
WASHINGTON AND LEE NOW
HAS HUMOROUS MAGAZINE

"The Mink. Modelled Along Line Of
lInrvardr "Lnmpoon." Makes
First Appearance.
LEXINGTON. VA, Oct. 30.-A now
entry I'm the field Of college humorous
magazines made its appearance to-
day under tho title OF "The Mink.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
Nine Brothers on Team
With Tenth as Umpire

ISpecinl to The Times Dispntch.l
WARSAW, VA, Oct. 3O.--Onc of
the chief TEXTURES OF the nrrt day
OF Rlchniond County Fair here
"wednesday was = spirited game OF
bnll between the regular team Of
kinsaIc, westmOrelan dI County md
the Warsaw team recently or.
gani1ed and known MS the Saun-
ders Brothers. The Saunders
Brothers NON by \ score OF To o.
This team In n unique md unusual
organization, which Is made up
OF nine sons of Stephen II. Snun-
ders. The tenth was umpire, the
eleventh brother keeping score,
while the father was one of the
spectators. This team hus won
every game they have played this
scnson. The eldest one Of these
brothers Is about nifty years. OF
age.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
FREDERICK COUNTY APPLE
CROP Is 100000 BARRELS
In Addition, Thousands of Tons OF
by-Pr0ducts Are Handled In
Preventing Plants

WINCHESTER, VA. Oct go
Frederick County apple growers this
week completed the work of gather
Ing their crop OF lato commercia,
fruit, the picking OF the apples hav-
ing Deen finished Just before the first
neaSy frost of the season. While
prices have not been what growers
expected early In the fall. none have
suffered severe losses, and those who
storage already feel certain they
VIII sell at moderate profit this
Tho crop in Frederick County was
approximately 600, 600 barrels. the bulk
as regards flavor. size and color.
fh9usands of tons OF cider, canning
anu Preserving stock still arc being
handled by tho by-product plants.
some Of which will be In operation
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
NEWS GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF VIRGINIA

SCHOOLS OF tho State. President A.
=. Chnndlers report to the board OF
indicated that the total roll at Fred.
ericksburG. for TIL. present session
Is 2S7, or thirty-ono In excess of tho
last year, and in excess, Of the larEe
est total roll during any session Of
the institution President Chandler
portant matters looking to the iarg-
er development of tho local institu-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
JURY DECLARES SEMONES'
WILL, MADE IN 1917, VALID
Later Document Giving Major Estate
to Mrs. Frank Ehenrt IL Not
supper ted.

ISpecIal to The Times Dispatch.l
hearing lasting four days, tho
Semones will case was submitted TO
the Circuit Court jury Friday evening
ana In twenty minutes time n ver-
dict was returned for the plaintiffs,
Mrs. Sue Cook, thereby invalidating
the last will made by DR.. Semones.
made in 1917 equally divinding tho
estate among his three sisters is tho
recognized document. and Mrs. Frank
Eheart will not secure the major part
of the estate. as was provided by the
will now tnvalidated.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31

published by tho students OF WASH
ington and Leo University. Tho man-
,n,z s. which Is modelled along ITO
Harvard "Lampoon." marks a trans no
ton from an older literary month";
at Washington and Lee which died n
natural death during the war.
The first issue OF "The Mink. con
tains thirty-two pages. two-thindr y,
this spacc being occupied by 'fokssi
and humorous cartoons. Tho nrs,
Issue IL considered quite credt.abisi
student body. w"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31
SEAMEN ALL ANXIOUS TO
SHIP ON AMERICAN CRAFT
q. 8. Craft Overwhelmed with AppIi-
cnnts While Foreign Vessels
Arc Shorthnndcd.

Especial to The Times Dlspatchl
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Oct. 30
tho Seamen's Union here, declared
that 1t has become an almost impos-
sible task to sign n crow at this port
for foreign ships, while he Is unable
to accommodate those who wish to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31

PURCELLElLLE, VA. oct. 30
Governor Westmoreland Davis ana
dressed the voters of Loudoun. AT
l-ecsburg. this evening. Aiarge crowd
MAS present ana the courehon,se
NJ ere the speaking took place, was
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31

ship on American vessels. An AmcrI.
can steamer bound for Italy today
was forced to refuse dozens or appli-
cants. while Spanish ship clearing
TOT england was unable to secure tho
number OF men needed for tho VOW 20
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-31

until latc in tho winter. Tho pick
ing and packing season has given
employment to hundreds OF men and
as dny sSeeSt nsr ny Ssins
paid ut tho ratio of 25 cents per
barrel.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-04-07
Airman's Record Glide.

What Is believed TO be worlds rec
ord for gliding with a dead motor was
accomplished Mt Ithaca, y. Y. In
Thomas-MorSe two-Seater biplane.
says the Scientific American. This
machine flew to the head Of Cayuga
lake, n distance OF 35 miles. and hav-
Ing attained q height OF 1880 feet,
the pilot glided to Ithaca, at which
point he still had 5000 altitude. If his
glide had been continued II Is esti-
mated that an additional 10 miles
could have been covered, making to-
tai Of so miles without the use OF his
motor. The longest glide previously
recorded was that OF Captain Rayn-
ham. according TO Aeronautcs when
he glided from Brooklands to Hendon.
a distance OF % miles.