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New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
ME Indian on the Capitol
looks toward the East" I
was told, apropos Of

something, by q public
official in Washington recently.
Now, it wasn't at all necessary to
correct this gentleman. "The Indian
had not so much to do with the SUBJ
ject we were conversing about as
did the "facing toward the East" So
I went right on listening. But
made a mental note that this man
who had been in the capital for
years thought the figure on the top
Of the Capitol dome was an Indian.
This reminded me of a schoolroom
incident. The teacher in a current
events class was telling her pupils
about recent visit she had made to
Washington. She described the
Washington Monument, the way in
which the city was laid out, the corn
stalk pillars in the Capitol and all
other things Of interest to visitors.
Finally, she told of the Indian" on
the Capitol dome. So absorbed was
she in the symbolism, the meaning Of
this figure, the tribute to the first
Americans and all that line, that she
ignored a small hand wavering tim
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
Figure on CapitolIs Liberty
Frances Second Victory

idly in the back of the room. Her
peroration done, she said:
"Well, Mabel?" )
1T is Liberty on the Capitol
dome, not an Indian" said the ac-
curate Mabel, aged ten.
why, Mabel, who told you
that?" said the teacher, not unkindly.
II saw the Capitol, you know, and
there is the figure of an Indian on
the top of the DOME"
II saw it, too,' continued the in
trepid Mabel. "My father told me it
was Liberty
"You are mistaken, Mabel" The
teacher was getting somewhat bored
with having the edge taken off her
beautiful descriptions. 1t is an IN
dian. You have mixed it up with
some other figure"
Mabel was not satisfied, however.
She appealed to her father, and al
though he knew that it was a figure
of Liberty, he looked it up in his
guidebook Of Washington. The fig
ure is representation of Liberty.
Her headdress is something the same
shape as an Indian war bonnet and
her draperies have the effecde Of
blankets. Besides, the public has be-
come so familiar with the Liberty on
Bedloe's Island that it does not rec
ognize her in different dress.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12

Belmont Park by hairs breadth,
and was second in the New York
Toronto race last year. On May II
last he established a worlds record
by plotting an airplane with three
passengers to an altitude of 1880
feet, and on this occasion l had the
honor of being one Of the passengers.
Captain R. w: Schroeder is the
present holder of the worlds alti-
tude record, which stands officially
at $4,000 feet. 1t was made under
dramatic circumstances at Dayton,
Ohio, early this year. After attain
ing this altitude Schroeder was
overcome by the exhaust gases Of
the engine after his oxygen supply
had given out. He swooned and his
machine fell $4,000 feet in a few
minutes.
Schroe1er's Narrow Escape
Schroeder fortunately recovered
sufficiently at the critical moment
to straighten out his falling machine
and make a safe landing. He has
been the official test pilot of the
army for some years at McCook
Field, Dayton.
The Aero Club of Texas entry was
designed and constructed by the Cur
tiss company at Garden City,
L. I. Its construction is a record
Of American achievement. The con-
tpact between S. E. J. Cox and the
Curtiss company for the machine
was signed on June 10 last, leaving
only two months to design and build
the ship before it sailed for France.
The contract called for a machine
capable of making at least 200 miles
an hour.
Fortunately for Mr.. Cox, it was
not necessary to design motor as
well. 1t was decided to use the C-12,
a 400-horsepower motor that is a
slight modification of the one which
took Rohlfs up over 10000 feet on
four occasions. The monoplane was
designed around this motor. One
month after the contract was signed
the completed airplane was wheeled
out of the factory at Garden City
and taken to Hazelhurst Field. This
is probably a worlds record for
speed in the design and construc-
tion of an entirely new type OF
machine.
Very naturally, both the construc-
tor and the owner are loath to issue
any details Of the measurements, of
this machine, as they do not wish to
tip off any foreign competitor.
Moreover, the machine, like the
other two American entries, was
built while the designer was in COM
plete ignorance of the exact rules
governing the races thie year. In
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
f. d. COX seated IN the cockpit of the C,lrtss ArroU
40 entry for the Gordon Bennett Cup

Grahame-W White for England in
hour l minute and seconds
or at an average speed Of sixty-one
miles an hour. John r. Moisant, the
American entry, was second.
The third race was held at East
church, on the Isle of Sheppey, at
the mouth of the River Thames,
England, in 1911, over a course of
$50 kilometers. 1t was won by C.
T. Weyman for America in / hour
II minutes and SO seconds, at an
average speed of seventy-eight miles
an hour.
The fourth race was held at Chi
cago in 1912 over a course of 200
kilometers. 1t was won by Jules
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12

Vedrines for France in l hour 10
minutes and 40 seconds, at an aver
age speed Of seventy-eight miles an
hour.
Frances Second Victory
The fifth race was held at Rheims,
France, in 1913, also over a 200
kilometer course. It was won for
France by Maurice Provost in SO
minutes and 36 seconds, an aver
age speed Of 1869 miles an
hour. In this contest all the com
petitors averaged over one hundred
miles an hour for the first time in
the history of any aeronautical
event.
AS the winners now stand, Amer
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
captain RUDOLPH SCHROEDER and his arife sn;ziuo
~ for France for the Gordon Bennett race

lea has two victories to her credit
and so has France. England is the
only other country with a victory.
The country which wins the trophy
three times holds it permanently.
Consequently, America has an ex-
cellent opportunity to gain perma-
nent possession of the historic cup
this year.
The trophy consists of a cup val
ued at $4,000. The winning avia-
tor will receive prize of 10000
francs from the Aero Club of
France, in addition to many other
prizes donated by private interests
in that country.
Naturally, where the terrific
speed of 200 miles an hour is con-
cerncd, the skill of the aviator will
be one of the most critical features
of the race. Machines capable Of
reaching such high velocity have
a tremendously high landing speed,
running up to one hundred miles an
hour. Only the keenest sense of
time and space will permit an avia-
tor to land his machine safely at
such a speed, particularly at a
strange aerodrome. A machine
crashing after landing is disquali-
fed, so that landing (the most diff
ficult part Of all fying) will call
for the most expert airmanship.
In this respect the United States
is we'll served, because the American
aviators entered in the race are
among the best known in the world.
The two men who will pilot the entry
of S. E. j. Cox for the Aero Club
of Texas are Roland Rohlfs, the
only man who has ascended over
10000 feet on four different oc-
casions, and Clarence Coombs, who
also holds number of speed and
altitude records. The army entry
will be piloted by Captain Rudolph
w. Schroeder, holder Of the worlds
altitude record, which stands Of
ficially at $4,000 feet.
Rohlfs's Four Records
Rohlfs last year established an
altitude Of 32,45O feet, and the fol-
lowing day established another
world mark by climbing l9,20O feet
in ten minutes. In addition to these
he holds the worlds seaplane speed
record, made this summer at Rock
away in a Curtiss Wasp seaplane,
when he covered an officially meas
ured and observed course at an av-
erage speed of 1873 miles an hour.
In the same machine, equipped with
a land chassis, he made 162 miles
an hour at McCook Field, Dayton,
Ohio, in 1918. This was also q
worlds record at the time. These
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
Lesson of a Ducks Flight May Win Us Back 4
Speed Of One American Contestant
Increased by Very Simple
Device

rally, a certain amount of secrecy
Is still maintained about the dis
covery, but in connection with it DR..
Coffin made the following COM
ment:
IAN object flying through the
air, no matter how smooth, offers a.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
Not Like q Real Bird

4SOt Alk9 q Heal BaF0
Next, an exact model Of the bird
was constructed in wood, 80 that it
was Of the identical measurements
and weight Of the original bird. This
was finished with the high polish
usually put On woodwork. The
model was then placed in the wind
tunnel. and TO the astonishnent of
Or. Coffin and his assistants it
snowed several marked discrepan-
e1es IN Its position as compared to
the stuffed bird after which it was
modelled.
After considerable speculation DR..
1osin advanced certain theories to
account for the phenomenon. In
order To test cut these theories the
model was treated anew with varnish
and other thingsss and then placed
back In the wind tunnel This time
u assumed the position of natural
night Of the wild duck, completely
sfnrm'ng the theories propounded by
Dr.. Coffin.
TIE entry Of 3. e. J. Cox, conse-
gasnt'y, Win h&ye g distinct advan-
.sgs through the application Of the
sass wa.eh is the direct outcome OF
s1s Wild duck experiment. Naen-
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12

| metal construction, and their ma
chimes have shown a tremendous in
crease in general efficiency over
those of other nations. This has
been largely achieved through the
elimination of struts and bracing
wires, and by reverting to the mono
plane design, which is greatly
strengthened by the internal truss
ing and bracing.
Nevertheless, the German ma
chine will have very dangerous COM
petitors and the other countries will
certainly have more skillful and re-
sourceful pilots. Italy will be par
ticularly dangerous, because, while
no definite details of the Italians
have leaked out, it is generally be-
lieved that one of their machines at
least will be equipped with the TOO
horsepower motor recently developed
there by the Fiat concern, and as mo-
tor designers the Italians have shown
themselves to be extremely brilliant.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that the race this year will
be a race between motor designers
as much as between airplane design
ers. After all, the motive power is
Of paramount Importance. There is
every possibility that one Of the Brit
ish entries will be equipped with the
mysterious 1,O00-horsepower engine
recently tested out for the British
government.
The Army's Powerful Motor
The army entry in this country
was frankly designed about new
engine, the most powerfuAever built
in the Western Hemisphere. This
engine develops 600 horsepower at
full speed, and is said to be an i'm
provement over the Liberty motor.
1t was designed by Colonel ]. G..
Vincent, one Of the co-designers Of
the Liberty motor.
The main facts concerning the
previous races for the Gordon Ben
nett trophy are as follows:
Year. Winner. Country.
1909Glenn H. Curtiss. America
l0lo-Claude Grahame- White. England
19l1-C. T.-Weyman. an......... America
l9l2-Jules Vedrines. France
l9l3-Maurice Provost .... France
The first contest held in 1909 was
run August % that year at Rheims,
France, over a distance of 20 kilo-
meters (12.42 miles,. Glenn H.
Curtiss, plotting the only American
entry, won the event in Is minutes
SO 3-5 seconds, at an average speed
Of forty-six miles an hour.
The second race was held in 1910
at Belmont Park, New York, over a
distance Of 100 kilometers (62.1A
miles,, and was won by Claude
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
Contest for the Supremacy of the Air
To Be Held This Month
IN France !
IN france

two tests were made before United
States naval and military observers,
respectively.
Clarence Coombs is also one of the
nationally prominent pilots. He won
the famous closed circuit race
around the Statue of Liberty from
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
Other Unusual Features

This feature is not the only un-
usual one in the Curtiss Arrow. An
other is the peculiar radiators placed
on either side of the fuselage, di-
rectly beneath the trailing edge of
the wing. These radiators are
made up Of a number of metallic
sheets each about two feet wide. In
addition there is a third radiator
beneath the engine bed. The de-
signers claim that the unique radia-
tors do not add to the resistance of
the machine.
The Gordon Bennett race this
year will be without question the
most important event in the history
Of aviation. Its effect upon the
immediate future of aeronautics will
be profound. 1t is to be held in
the vicinity of Paris between Sep
tember 27 and October 3.
The length Of the course has
varied each year of the race in
view Of the increased speeds of air
planes. Not only this, but the rules
have become more stringent as the
art Of flying advanced. This year
the rules of the Federation Aero
nautique Internationale call for a
course over a closed circuit 100 kilo-
meters (62 miles) in circumference.
Each entry will have to cover this
circuit three times without a stop,
making the total distance of the
race 800 kilometers, or 1856 miles.
1t Is expected that every machine
entered will accomplish this in less
than one hour.
The countries which are allotted
three entries each-America, Eng
land, France and Italy--all have
made their entries. Sweden also
has made an entry, and as Ger
many is barred this year it is gem
orally believed that the Swedish
entry represents the latest thing in
German airplane design, particular
1y as Sweden has not yet produced
any distinctive design.
The Germans have been the most
successful designers 40 far Of the An
ternally braced wing and the all.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
POLAND ROHLFS ho 7ciU pilot the Coo machine IN the


certain amount Of frictional resist
ance, irrespective of other factors
of resistance, known as skin fric-
tion. If it is possible for the object
to hold particles of air to itself it
will offer less resistance because of
the fact that air slides over air bet
ter than a highly polished body will.
We believe we have achieved this
result, by building body that will
attract and hold to it cushion of
air throughout it's flight"
New-York tribune., 1920-09-12
By Jack Binns

A CERTAIN wild duck which
IA short time ago wabbled
~ in unstable fight across the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-22

London, Feb. 21.-Several of the
London newspapers today display
ed large advertisement headed
"Menace to the peace of the world"
appealing to the trade unionists
and public generally to forward
protests to members of the house
of commons to use their influence
"to prevent handing back Constan-
tinople to the bloodstained rule of
the Turks"
This protest will be echoed in
many of the protestant and Cath
olic pulpits of the united kingdom
tomorrow.
The supreme councils decision
to keep the sultan on the throne at
Constantinople has surprised the
country, and influential parlia-
mentarians, notably Niscount
Bryce and T. p. O'Connor, have
started a campaign against the
policy, which the Times, the Spec
tator, the Manchester Guardian,
the Westminster Gazette, and other
prominent papers, are supporting.
The Times says that while to eX-
pei all the Turkish race has never
been dreamed of, "thc Turkish Rag,
the Turkish ruler, and the Turkish
government have no longer place
i'm Europe"
Some newspapers describe the
cabinet as divided, Earl Curzon,
secretary for foreign affairs, and
the liberal wing opposing the re-
tention of the sultan, while the sec
retary for India, Il. S. Montague,
with the conservatives except Cur
zon, favors 1t.
Earl Curzon's views on eastern
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-22
ADRIATIC NOTE
Of WILSON HAS
NOT BEEN SENT
To THE ALLIES
Presidents Reply to Entente
PremierS Does Not Go
Forward, But May Be
CabIed Early This Week,
ITALIAN SITUATION
REPORTED SERIOUS
Both LABOR and Socialist
Leaders Are Anxious That
the Fiume Question Be
Settled Quickly.
Jay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wRsl

Jay MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiEEl
Washington, Feb. 21,-President
Wilson's note on the Adriatic settle
ment did not go forward to the en-
tente premiers today as had gener-
ally been expected but probably
will be cabed early next week. 1t
is reiterated that while the presi-
dent sets out his argument, with a
great degree. of finality, the note
will not close the door to any fur
ther negotiations through the usual
diplomatic channels.
The question of making public
the text of all the notes on the sit
uation still is being discussed be-
tween the various foreign offices,
but no decision has been reached.
Objections to publication have been
made by at least one of the partici-
pants.
The situation in italy is gain re-
ported here as serious, with both
labor and socialist leaders anxious
that the Adriatic question be set
tied so that normal conditions may
be resumed as rapidly as possible.
D'AnnunZio's presence in Ffume is
being represented as the principal
obstruction to an agreement among
the allied and associated powers
which would be acceptable to the
Jugo- -Slays 1t was said today that
IL DAnnunzio left l'iume, a settle
ment could be reached in a day.
Demobilization in Italy is report
ed to he proceeding with extreme
care and slowly, because of the fear
among the people that the Adriatic
situation may lead to another war
and also because or the scarcity of
work for the demobillzed men.
Financiers, it is said here, have
given Italy to understand, that they
will not invest while the Adriatic
question remains unsettledS
efports from Rome today that
Rear Admiral Andrews, COM
mander of the American naval
forces in the Adriatic, has been re-
called because of fresh disorders at
Spalato, the American naval base,
were denied by Secretary Daniels,
who said no reports of any fresh
disorders there had reached the de-
partment.
Officials of the department at
tributed the report Of Admiral An
drews recall to a source of Italian
propaganda that has sought for
some time, they said, to create the
impression that the Jugo-Slavs
were responsible for all disorders
within the neutral zone.
With the landing of a small
force of American bluejackets at
Trau, last September, after the
town had been entered by an Ital-
ian irregular force and an encoun-
ter with the Jugo-Slav elements
was threatened. the allied supreme
council decided that in future the
American naval forces in the Adri-
attic should not assume the respon-
sibility of maintaining order ashore
in any part of the neutral zone
That policy, it was said at the navy
department. today, has been stead
fastly adhered to, and practically
the only function of the American
force now is to guard the Austrian
warships at Spalato.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-22
UNUSUAL MILITARY
H0N0RS AT FUNERAL
OF ADMIRAL PEARY

LBY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREl
Washington, Feb. 21,-Unusual
military honors will mark the fun
eral of Rear Admiral Robert r..
Peary, discoverer of the north pole,
which will take place here Monday.
The body will be placed in Airing
ton National cemetery on the Vir-
ginia Heights across the Potomac
and last tribute will be paid by a
naval firing squad and a navy
bugler.
The services will be conducted
by Captain Carroll Wright, chap
lain at the Washington navy yard,
and artillery and cavalry will form
the military escort under command
of Colonel Reed, on the long march
from the explorers home here to
the cemetery where a company of
bluejackets will join it beside the
grave.
As a special tribute t the active
interest admiral Peary took in
aviation developments, seaplanes
and army airplanes will hover
the cemetery during the services.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-22
BALLOTS MARKED
FOR INDIANS BY
NEWBERRY MEN

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb, 21.-
Marking ballots for Indian voters
and hiring of campaign workers by
a janitor who holds a bank di
rectorship as side line, were
points alleged in government testi-
mony at the Newberry election con-
spiracy trial today. The court sat
only half day, but thirteen wit
nesses were on the stand. The
progress raised the hopes of Frank
C. Daley, assistant attorney gem
eral, that he would be able to COM
plete the prosecutions case next
week.
Jerry Keogima, a Chippewa In
dian from Cross Village, said he
saw John Bagley, an election in
spector of that village, enter voting
booths with members of his tribe
on primary day. Jerry was clerk
of the elections board.
The capitalist -janitor was John
Metrikiewicz, of Grand Rapids, who
wields a broom in the federal
building and owns enough bank
stock to make him a director. He
told of getting $50 from Frank Nc
Kay for workers at the November
polls, but said they were told to
busy themselves with the regular
republican ticket.
This started a string of conflict
ing testimony. One of the men
hired by MetrikiewicZ said he was
given only Newberry cards and
some issued on behalf of Congress-
man MapeS.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-22
DEL MOCRATS IN
n. NJ. BACKING
HOOVER s BOOM


Santa Fe. Feb. 21,-Democratlc
members of the senate and house
Of the New Mexico legislature to-
day sent a message to Herbert
Hoover, expressing the hope that
he may be the choice of the demo-
cratic party for president. The
message follows:
democratic members of the
senate and house of New Mexico
legislature in party council assem-
bled extend to you their greetings.
We join in the hope Of millions of
patriotic citizens that you may be
the choice of the democratic party
TO lead the nation and civilization
in rebuilding the world"
The message was signed by r. G.
Bryant, Portales; Fl. l.. Kerr. Cam
bray; J. S. Lea, Roswell; A. V. Lu-
cero, Ration; ], w. Turner, White
Water; J. r. Hull, Clovis; Ralph A.
Lynd, Deming; II. o. Norris,
House; T. j. Robertson, Malpais;
Guy H. Herbert, Roswell; 1. S. Ep-
stein, Roswell, C. B. Gonzales,
Clapham; Powhatan Carter, Low
ington; Carl B. Livingston, Carls-
bad; f. L. Mehlhop. Dexter; Albert
Calish, Montoya; L. G. Mersfelder,
Albuquerque; Coe Howard, Por-
tales; G. c. Smith, clayton; Melvin
r. Dunlavy, Santa Fe.