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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27
Sic 3nfnnft Der Sapas.

Sic neulide @eneralperiamm-
lung Der S~ambnrg-Amerifa-2inie
III 5amburg bate iid nit 8ermal.
tungsantrdgen gu befaiien, Die int
3ufamnenbane lteben nit Dem net
teren Sbidial oes unternebmens.
Sic &apag beiist beute nidt mebr
piel, Denn Durb ben &rieg lit ibr
10 5iemli6 aaes genommen moroen
SIR 8erm0gen beltebt i'm meientli.
9en aus einem 4nfprud an Die
Hegierung auf @mi6doigung fir
ibr S6iffsmoterial, aus Dem Ser.
oienlt mdbrcno Der eriten 9dlfte
0es Sabres 1914, iouie aus 8er-
ten, Ole Dor &riegsallsbru6 nidt
in Sdiffen angelegt mor6en tpare1t.
9as unternebmen muB oaber unbe.
oinste goriorge fir ieir1e 3ufunft
treffen uno iid Dor alem 8eue.
gungsfreibeit iibern, Der aber sic
bisberigen 5tatuten binoerli9 fino.
Da in abiebbarer 3eit elm rentabler
Heeoereibetrieb fir Die Sapag nidt
mogli6 iein miro, muB fie IN Der
Gage feiM, anoere @eiddfts5tueige
auf5urebmen. 9ariber binals aber
lit %notmenbig, Die @sieQfdaft Dor
a%rstpdrtiger 4ontrone 5u i6iiser,
u11b 5mar ridt nur i'm Sntereiie Der
Mftiondre u1o Dbligotiou6re, fon-
oern aud tpege11 Ser @elomitteI, Die
sic 3egierung Der Sapag auf SO.
iten Der mgemeinbeit our Berfi.
gung itelt, Inn ben 8ieberaufbqu
hieies nidtigen nationaIen 8irt.
ibaftsinItruments al ermogliden-
SinfidtIib Der 1tel1er Gefddfts5ipei.
&c, Sic oie @apag i'm 4uge fat,
nuroe erm6bnt, SAB es iid 5l1t,ddiit
I'm Observation-Disclosures banoeln
miro. Dariiber bira1ls abcr Oiirfte
cine 8eteiIigung an @eieqidaften
in getradt fom1nen, Die Ser Sapag
sic notipenotgen Hobitoffe 1iefern,
nie beiipieIsneiie Sei5material uno
Dele. giefes 3ufunftsprogramm
Ser Sapag fano Die einmiitige 2.a:..
thinning Der antpeienoen Tffio~
more. 9et1entiprebeno nsrnen bie-
antrage Der gerpolt.. ug ouf M-
dubernng Scr gccsuneen uno grbo;-
bing beg gllfenfapitaIs oUr9 aMe:..
aabe bon flint MiGi.5r,en morf
8or5ugsaftien oebplenIog aeneh.
n1igt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27
8ie lauge 1pirb bas ~Giien-N9iniereu
tn MtnneiDta anhalte4?

Sic meilten 2eute nebmen an 40
ODER SO Sabre. Die Minnelota Snir
Sar Mllociation bebauptet bob es bon
1000 bis 1000 Sabre oienen miro,
penn Der 5taat ieine enormen 9epo=
liten niebrig g%raoierten giiener5es
enttpidelt. gs miro beanipru9t, DnB
oieie 8epoiiten nieorig graoierten Or
5es ben gan5en Sell norolid uno
meltlid elmer bon Duluth na9 Rod
County, in Der iiiomeltliden gde bes
Staates 5iebt, oeden. 9ie Miiociation
bebanptet aber, oaB bieie @r5e ME
enttpifelt peroen, penn Die steuern
Der Minen, Die ieBt i6on b0ber finb
ais irgeno tpelde an0ere 5teuern,
ourd einen Eonnengebaltiteuer nod
b0ber gelbraubt tperoen.
9ie Aifociation, Ole lire @a1pt-
qnartiere I'M 3immer 282, st. Sran=
cis Sotel, ct. saul, bat miro irgeno=
einem, Der 10 niinidt, Doqltanoige
Snformation 5uiet1oen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27

Sur Greuoe ieiner bielen biefigeu
Sreunoe 1T III benz 8efinoe1 oess5obrl
5ra1lf, mel9er elmer SbuBtpunbe me
gen, Sic er. ourb oag 5ufdaige gnt-
moen zines S1rotgetDebres IN Der
Suite erbielt, unter dr5tlid1er 8e-
banoIung itebt our 6relloe ieiner Mn-
geborigen cine @enoung gum Belle
rem eingetreten, Die feline baloige Sc
neiung erboffen ldBt.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27

lm Dienitng d,loiiettsbie todbrerl0
zines 8routamtes ben 8unb fiirs 2e-
ben Spbn 9. Mouih unb SRI Angela
2obermeiier. Sic 9ob5eif tpllrbe I'M
tral1ten 6omiIienfreiie Ser gItern bes
8rdutigams gefeiert. Moge es Dem
in1tgen Baare am eigenen Seroe auf
bes gr1utigamg gnrm I'M Comm
EARNING iitets nah 8uni6 ergeben!
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27

11ag nod berlerft peroen DaB Die
4in0er feline 5bulitun0en DerIoren
beim giniiben Drer NoIen. Dns 0f-
fentlide Auftreten Der @leinen lit Of.
ne 8meifel iebr niiblid unb 1uinid-
eustpert fit beren ipdteres 2ebe1l. g.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27
St Uiholds.

giele 6armer oieier l1mgegen6 iinb
nit bem 11mpfliigen Ser Roggeniaat=
feIoer beiddftigt nn6 pflanaen Mais,
90 sic @intertpitterung Ben @tan6
5bes 3oggens au biel beidd6igt bat, 10
ooB es iid nidt Iobnen tpiir6e, 6ie
Gaot iteben at 1aiien. MQem Mn=
idein mod tper6en mir 6ieies Sabr
cine geringe Oblternte erbalten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27
5duf Centre

9ie bier aus ettpa b11nbert &C.
lddftsle11ten Der Stabt ct. Yaul auf
ibrer Sabresrunbtour am Montag
einsetroffene &eiiegefe1idaft bette
iid zines ber5liben @i1fomm ieitens
Ser bieiigen @eiddftsleute gu erfreu=
en-, oeren 3~uborfommenbeit 6ur9 Elm
bon ser Minneiota Stoats @apene,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27

8er @eit bal, braudt lem
Seben lang, fid in feline eIeunentc
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, oag Genie bout
aus oieien cine 1elle @eIt,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27
Mit einer fir biele iiberraldeno

Wftf etaer Fir hiele iberraiderh
aroBen Mehrheit mur6e i'm Mepraier-
fontenhouie lekten sTreitoo Sic nr-
ipriinoIih bonn 6m1ie angaeoonoene.
i'm Gennf obpr noh Mnmpii1,nopn nes
genntnrs !Q,nor neran6erte Re}oIu-
tion nnoenommen o,1rh Sic erfI6rt
|mirD. 6oR Ser Trie0engauifon6 ami
iden Sen g%ereinidten gtoaten o11f ser
einen nuh 6em 0eutifen Meide 1tn6
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1920-05-27

Gin peritdnoiger Mann muB Der
Nen gorfer Hibter George 50. stm-
ion fem. gor eirigen Eage1 entlieB
CT einige s%danfpieler, tneIbe an ei-
nem Sonntag IN elmer goritellltng
fir nofIeioen6e S1ioeu a~ufgetrten
unb DesbaIb arretiert tpor6en tpnrer.
Ct begriinoete feline gntfdeio1trg nit
Ben @orten: Ser sabbat lit ffiiiir ben
Meniden, nnb nidf Der Menfh fir
Sen gnbbat gemadt. @ier uro 90
finbet iid bod nod elm berninfitiiger
Hidter.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
PERSONALS.

MISS NORMA J1EKEL-YoUR FRIEND
has been here. and other informa tion
waiting you at The Salvation Army Head
quarters, $50 Pa. ave-, Wash, d. c.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
Marriage Licenses.

Daniel Reese, q, of Augusta springs, va,
and Viola Wheeler, 90, Of Washington. The
Rev. A. Sayles.
Donald W. Page. "a, Of Cleveland; Ohio
and Mary Il. Williams. a.. OF Washington
The Rev. W. I. Mckenhey.
Robert W. Howard, Is. and Anne d. Britt,
21. both Of Washington. The Rev. s. ii.
ureene.
Estell Holiday. q. of Washington. The
Mile J. sutIir. %. of Oyster Bay, n. T..
an1 Cora II. Heritage. -, Of Washington.
The Rev. P. G. Gayan.
Henry B. Cooke, 50, Of Salt Lake City.
Utah, Sssh. and Marjorie T. KinD.Il, "a Of
Fuller Clarksey, "a, and Frances G. Bacon,
20. both Of Berkeley Ca. The Rev. w. L.
Devries.
Igna tius Il. Degen. SO. and Mary J. Nc.
Cam, 80. both of Washington. The Rev.
J. b. Pittar.
Calvin s. Connolly. 2s. and Mary L. Nil,
Ter. 20, both Of Washington. The Rev. s. II.
Greene.
Manual c. Fernando. 4O and ErIe l.
WSller 81, both Of New York. n. Y. Judge
Robert z. Mattinsly.
John W. McGee, Is, and Gertrude e. Stone
%. both Of Washington. The Rev. J. Rich
James W. H. Ware. Il. and cordelia D
Thomas. IS. both Of Washington. The Rev,
w. .. hOWhru.
Bertrand A. johnson, "a. Of Crum Eyn
Pa. and Agnes U. johnson. %. Of Roci
| Point, Md. The Rev. T. J. Kervick.
Anatasias Colendrianos. 80. of Long Is
lana. n. Y, and Metaxia Roumbanou, %
Of DanyilIe, Va. The Rev. NJ. Menro
| poulos.
John L. whelchel. %. and virginia D
Hoover. %, both Of Washington. The Rev
, y. L. Buckley.
Wyatt c. Driskel. 50. and Adaline Il
sasse. 2S, both Of Philadelphia. The Rev
| I. Z. Davis.
| Thomas Z. Prendegast. 25, of -Paseoa
| r. l.. and Marjorie V. Simpson. p. Of Wash
| irgton. The Rev. J. B. Creeder
Cleveland Miller. IS. and Barbara "
Craig. 21. both of Washington. The Rev
| A. Z. Spielman.
James H. Mortimer. 80, and Martha Tyler
20, both OF Washington. The Rev. ]. Z
| Briggs.
Arthur 7. Crump. %, Of Syracuse, n. Y.
and Mary /. Allen, 10. Of Anniston, Ala
The Rev. Il. D. Mitchell.
! Hamden A. White. "a. and Bessie Garri
son. e., both Of Washington. The Rev
| =. P. Lsnghorne.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
MURDER TRIAL
ENDS I'm FIGHT
Women Relatives Scream
In Rage After Accused
Girl Testi6es.
tBy Herald Leased wIreJ

Rochester. N. Y. May Is. - For
practically the FIRST time since the
body Of Edward J. Kneip was found
on lonely road near here, January
eighth. a connected tale of the
staying from the lips OF Pearl
odell. on trial for KneIp's murder.
was given to the public when Dis
trict Attorney William F. Love read
to the court the confession he OBJ
tained from the girl the night she
and her husband. James odell, were
arrested.
At the conclusion OF the reading
the District. Attorney rested his
case.
A lively row between Mrs. Eva
Cosgrove. PEARLS sister. and Mrs.
George B. Arnold, stepmother of
James Odell. her husband, marked
the proceedings.
She's laying this all on Jimmy:
I'll massacre herr yelled Mrs. Ar
mold.
"No, Jimmy laid It on to Pearl
Mrs. cosgrove replied.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
PROPOSALS.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. D.
c., Washington. d. C., MAI q, 1920.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of.
hce. Room 500. District Building, until
TWO O'CLOCK p. NJ. on June Il, 1920, for
the construction Of sewers In the District of
Columbis, involving the construction Of ap.
proximately 2.lo0 linear feet Of brick and
Forms Of proposals. specifications and neces.
kary Information may be obtained from the
Chief Clerk. Engineer Department, Room
427, District Building. Washington, d. c.
LOUIS BRowNLow. CHARLES W. KUTZ,
Commissioners. ma24-6t
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
ma2s-2t

woRKINGMEN-IT is ALL VERY WELL
to talk of selling low, but 1t takes a good
capital to buy for cash and its the only
way to give square value; we get ours and
you must do the same or 90 lame in the
pocketbook game; new pants, 81 up; sliRht.
ly used clothing for ladies; skirts, SOC mn.
JUsTH's OLD STAND, $40 D. maca-lt
Spanish War Veterans will assemble
at 18th st. and Pa. ave. tsherman,s 4
statue). Monday at 10 a. m. to escort Civil
War Veterans in parade. All q. 8, w. v.
in-uniform win report at u noon Monday
to. acting Chief OF Star John A. Gallagher
for duty in the new Amphitheater. r. n,
WOOD. Dept, Commander. ms2s-st
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
Deaths Reported.

Llewellyn NJ. Cook, e5 years. The Mont.
gomery Apis.
Edward A. Seipp. 81, 1859 9Th St sw.
Mary c. Beach. rs. 84lO Reservoir St NV
Harriet c. Bebb. 81. 825 n ct. NV.
Julius Z. Grillo. Al. st. EliZabeth's Hospt
Virginia G. Fowler 50, 1922 Irving st. NV.
Edward Boyle, Co. L. S. Soldiers Home
Hospt.
VIM. T. weadon. 90. TubercuIosis Hospt.
Edward p. Simonds. 40. 1855 K St Sc
Dora B. Nichols. IS, sioley Hospt.
Symela Allen. g., Sibley Hospt
Infant Of Ernest and Bernice Dishnan, =
days, Freedmen's Hospt.
Infant Of John and Eva White, 81 hours.
Freedmen's Hospt
Infant of Viva AMI Henry Brown Q
hours, 1910 llth st. NV.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
Births Reported.

Claude P. ana Hilderrood Bose Derby. boy
Earl II. and olfa Z. Smith. boy.
Robert Il. p. and Letifia Kreiter. boy.
Antonio and Clementinn Mercurio, girl
Charles 4. and Elizabeth Rafferty,. girl,
Harry O. and Julia z. Watson. boy.
Marcen d. and Margaret I. Campbel- boy
Thomas O. and Lille b. Ballard. gtrl
Henry and Susie wiencke. girl.
Ephrian r. and Ruth D. Joiis, girl
Arthur G.. and Flora Spencer, boy.
Delphi NJ. and Hilda Valentine, girl.
Joseph @. and Ruth Sharkey, boy.
Joseph W. and Lena Grimm, boy.
Wallace and Gertrude Edwards, boy.
Thomas d. and Annie Walsh, girl.
Maurice b. and Ruth Judd. boy.
David ]. and Mary II. Bowman. boy.
Nathan and Minnie Goodman. girl.
Hammond and Edith B. Ladd. girl.
Charles W. and Alberta Wilson, girl.
Thomas G. and Mary b. Hart, boy.
Maurice and Bernice J. Hall. girl
Isaac and Ruth Hawkins, boy.
Albert A. and selena N. King. boy.
John and Bertie Peters, boy.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
Resorts-Atiantic City, N. J.
Hotel Boutwell,

Virginia Avenue
Second hotel from beach and Steel Pier.
Rooms single or en- suite with private baths
and running water. Highest standard In
cuisine and service. Write for terms ana
booklet. JACOB boutwell,
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
ICE DEALERS READY
FOR COMING SEASON

Fears Of q critical Ice shortage
similar to last summers were dis
PEELED last night by wsshinston ice
manufacturer. who said prepara-
tIons have been made to Sive the
Capital q much larger suppry.
Several OF the plants MADE en-
'IarEenents during the winter. and
virtually all dealers OF natural Ice
are setter prepared TO meet summer
weather.
"No one need fear a recurrence Of
last summers famine" said samuel
A. Kimberley, manager Of the Amer
lean Ice Company.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
Colonial Beach Society
Elects Miss Yoder Head

New oficers elected by the Colo.
NAL Beach Society last night in the
Public Library are Miss Bertha A.
Yoder, president; william E., Lamb.
vice president; Mrs. W. w. Daily.
treasurer. and Mrs. Franklin Nash.
secretary.
A report showed that the auto
mobile route from Washington TO
Colonial Beach. via Fredericks-
burg. Va, is in good condition. In
stallation Of electric lights on the
lower river front was discussed
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29

can have il. Cali at IT'S III st. NV, %
OLD INDIAN HERB REMEDY SHOP.
SONG coNTEsT-oPRN TO ALL; ANY
kind Of song eligible; all free. write for
rules. O. u. JOHNSON. pos 10th ct. me-.
composer. arranger. publisher. Est 1905.
Tel. Lincoln 4498. ma2s-tf
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29

OFFICE. DEPOT oFFICER, 1Tth AND r
sts. NV, Washington D. G. Sealed pro-
posals. in triplieate, will be opened at above
address at II a. m. June q. 1920. for fur
nishing the necessary labor and material re-
quired for shoeing Of such public and pri-
rate animals. a. the Officer in Charge Of
| the Zone Transportation Office may des-
ignate, for nscal year 1921. Proposal blanks
/ and Information may be had upon appIica.
ton here. ma26. q. 2s. % -ju1s 10
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29

THE PROPERTIES ADVERTISED un-
der our name are controlled exclusively
BY US. THEY ARE ADVERTISED DAILY
IN ALL PAPERS UNTIL SOLD. We give
your business personal and prompt atten-
tion.
WHITE.
Petworth. $40 varnum ST.. NV. 8 rms.
concrete cellar; electricity; gas; h. W. H.;
glass enclosed sleeping porch; 4 bedrooms.
50, $50.
72s 9th St. Sc. brick; rms. b.;
latrobe. gas. $4,000
1897 W St. Sc, 5 rms, frame; gas.
s. 900.
9o7 Sd St.. NV, 8 rms. b.. brick; e1.
celleht condition; gas; latrobe. $500.
1121 10th ST.. NV. 13 rms. rec. hall,
b.. brick; gas. furn. $4,000.
1875 Gales St, n. E., rms; gas. 81, 500.
14l7 I'D St, NV, IL rms. b.; H.W. H,
concrete cellar; newly painted and papered
| large lot; ami. $12,5OO
$50 18th ST.. Ne, brick: 8 rms. b., Ia.
| trobe; room fer garage, possession. $3.50
1894 Morse ST., NE, brick; rms. b..
H.w.H. $1,000.
l717 DesaIes St, NV. brick; 10 rms. b.,
vaTUr h'At. $1,000.
451-51h Tenn. Ave. Ne, 2-family nat;
4 rms. o.; brick; yearly rental $500. $3.50.
coLoRED.
II P St.. Me-. rms. latrobe: gas
1855 9Th ST., NV. brick; 8 rms. hall
-. latrobe; gas. s5.o5o.
S42o-?4-2s F St St. NV. rms. b; Ia
17s4 seaton St: NV. brick; latrOo.
q
713 4th St. NE. brick and frame; {
rms. 50. 800.
4os15 v. J. Ave-. NV, brick and frame
8 rms. rec. hall, p.; latrobe; gas. $500
1547 Col. St.. NV. brick; 8 rms. hall
b.: Iatrobe; gas. S.5oo.
b.; latrooe; gas. $500.
1t1s seth St: St. NV. rms; frame
2Sla ChampIain St., NV. rms. b.
brick; furn.; gas. $3.50.
14y L St.. Sc. rms; brick; gas
g.. 500.
235 Cd St.. NE. brick. $500.
6S Defrees ST., NV, rms. b.; brick
latrobe: gas. $s.4
200 L s.; q, NV. brick; rms. b, l.
AS Delaware Ave-. s.w.. brick; 0 rms
rec. hall, b.; gas; electricity; furn. $3.50
go g st., NE: VACANT brick; 9 rms
| lo4O n. !. ave. NV rms. o.j brick
2ss-s5-s7-sS St.. s.w.. 9 rms. b.; brick
$4,000.
1T D St.. s.w.. 9 rms. b. 5000.
23oe St.. NV. rms; brick; alley
1865 esd St.. NV. brick and fran.
7. rms. b.; gas. s2.ioo.
40s Fla. Ave-, NV, 2-story brick;
rms. b.; large lot to 15-foot alley; room
for garage. $1,000.
1903 Benninss Rd.. NE, rms. b.
brick; latrobe; gas. $500.
sSsuRBAN.
sos Newton St., Mt. Rainer. Ma
Cwhite); new 9 rm. bungalow; ami, met
| al garage; lot. 50x150. Possession. "a IbO
34th st.. Mt. Rainier. Nd. (white); VA
CANT; rms. rec. hall, b.; 2-story fran,
house; large 80 sarass; lot So1lSo; newi'
Del Ray, va, Cwhite) s rms. b., steam
heat; garage; electricity. $500.
FARM. =
Marconi, Va, near Mt. Jackson-77r
acres; 20 acres cleared, 37h timber. 10 'ooi
feet chestnut; 800 frnit trees; Groom house
sls te roof; near store. school and churches
| 50. $50. Terms
INVESTMENT.
$3.50 N st. NV. s-family nat; bries. 1,
ms. sbs., H.w.H., $500.
Store 11th and p Sta, NV. store ana
mn: I'm. house adjoining; brick; excel
lent condition 5000. :.
1917 o St., NV. store and apts., brick,
H.w.H.; electricity; gas. $4,000.
frame; gas, Both for s2e50.
ALL OF THE ABOVE PRoPERTIEs CAN
BE PURCHASED on REASONABLY
TERMS.
BRADFORD q Co.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29

N ST. sw.-EIGHT-R ROOM AND
BATH; BRICK; LATR ROBE
HEAT; LARGE LOT: NOW VA
CANT: $3.50 on EASY TERMS.
D. H. JOHNSON CO.. 1898 Il ST.
NV. ma27-St
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29

wANTED-AT ONCE. BOY WHO CAN
ride bicycle. T26 11th st. NV. ma29-1t
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29

x.la sszs. as ss..A.a s,as. a.la ss4,
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29
Schools Largest Class Graduates

Keyser, w. Va, May 2S.-The
graduation finals of the Keyser
High School were held to-
night. The class. 30 in number.
was the largest In the history Of
the school.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-29

THE PROPERTIES ADVERTISED un-
der our name are controlled exclusively
BY US. THEY ARE ADVERTISED DAILY
IN ALL PAPERS UNTIL SOLD. We give
your business personal and prompt atten-
tion
Evening star., 1920-02-01
WHAT AVIATION JJNPREPAREDNESS
COST THE UNITED STATES. 3:

written fer The star Magazine ~
i. an Army Aviator.
THE first attempt to fly a man
operated airplane was on Oc-
i tober I. 1908. This plane was
called "Langley's duck" Un-
fortunately this attempt failed and
the engineer operating the plane
nearly drowned. On December II,
1908. Wilbur Wright made four sue
cessful flights, the longest Of which
was.S5O feet. On September 20, 1904. the
wrights made their first circular fight.
Also. they made over" one hundred
flights during the year. In 1908 they
established a record Of twenty-four
miles in thirty eight minutes. In 1907
they offered to sell our government
all rights and interest in their pat
ents. but were refused.
On December 23, 1907. the War De-
partment issued specifications for a
plane. These were the frst speclHca-
tions issued by any government and
were issued under the direction OF
Mai. George o. Sauier, calling for a
speed of forty miles per hour, one
hour Night. with two passengers and
weight-carrying capacity of $50
pounds. fuel for 125 miles and ability
TO steer in all. directions without
difflculty. Twenty four bids were re-
ceived and two contracts awarded.
Congress refused the appropriation
asked. by, the Secretary Of War for
aviation. which necessitated recourse
to funds of the board of ordnance and
fortidcs lions. ....
On September .. l9OS. at $50 am.
al Fort Myer. Va. Wright. circlsd the
grounds .ffty-seven times at 100 feet.
altitude in less than an hour. In the
afternoon he made ffty-hve rounds
in hour. 2 minutes and Is seconds.
Later in the afternoon, with Lieut.
i.shm as passenger he made Night of
minutes and - seconds. On Septem-
her w Maj Suuier was taken MS pas
scnger. Un September IL the pro-
Evening star., 1920-02-01

pellers broke at reight of seventy
Ave feet and the plane crashed. kill
ing Lieut.. selfridge. the passenger.
and injuring Wright.
,.. - xH . .
During this time Wilbur Wright
was electrifyins Europe with Nights.
In July. 1909, the Wrlghts demon
strated new type of plane at Fort
Myer, which was accepted by tho
sovernment and earned. in addition,
$1,000 bonus for q ten mile cross
country flight: AS Congress still re-
fused to appropriate money for avia-
tiOn, it was Necessary to Use other
funds to purchase this plane.
Meanwhile European nations were
approprating money and encour-
aging aviation. In 1910 the speed
of an airplane was increased to more
than a mile a minute; nonstop
record OF PA miles In. five hours and
thirty-two minutes. and an altitude
of $500 feet was reached. Motors
were Increased from twenty-five and
thirty horsepOw to nifty and 100
horsepower the Alps were success
fully crossed and flights from Lon
don to Paris with four passengers, in
addition to the pilot, were made
The United States was left far be-
hind, for only one, lieutenant and
nine enlisted men were on aviation
duty. '-
" On September .. rslo,e during the
French army maneuNers. n French
officer made four reconnaissance In
quick succession, discovering n, coun-
ter-attaok on the right fsnk, and by
-rapOrting this. to the commanding
general enabled PREPARATION to de-
feat il.
on March 3, le1l congress voted
$4,000 in the Army appropriation act
for the fsca, year, 1912, for svia-
ton. 1t is Significant to note that
France asked for 81 00o. 400 in the
same year on November L. 1912.
the United states had tVelv, otic.ls.
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thirty-nine men and twelve planes.
Less than two months previous to
this. on September Z. 1912, at villa
Coublay. France. during the review
of the French army. there were sew
enty-two planes present, Of which
twenty returned to patrol the Ger
man border after the maneuvers.
This, of course. was not the fhIl avla-
tion st, ength of.France At that time.
On March 26. 1912, the Secretary Of
War asked Congress for an sppropria-
ton Of 100000 for an air force Of
120 planes, and to establish training
schools On August "a. 1912. Congress
appropriated 500. 900. which was SEA-
900 less than the previous appropria-
tion. In the summer of 1918 our air
force was as follows: Eleven fyiug
officers. one Of the twelve previously
available having been killed in a
crash, four had transferred to other
branches Of the service: twelve officers
under instruction: fifteen planes ard
forty-seven enlisted men. Up to De-
cember !. 1913, we had purchased only
twenty four machines. although ten
years previous to that time the
wrights had made their arst nisht
and Ave years previous they had made
their first official government flight
In 1918 1t was estimated there were
2,4oo aviators In the world. France
having 1900 Germany, $50: England.
sog; Italy. 200: Austria, 60; Belgium.
so, and the United states, so. In the
hve years following 1908. there had
been only 20 applicants for fyins. of
whom I3 were disqualified tempsra-
mentally. 3 physically and other
wise Thirty-two took UP hying: l.;
were relieved. Capt. Mitchell stated
that the reason for this was the fact
that there was no future in aviation
at that time.
In the Army appropriations b'ti ct
1915. 81 100000 was estimated for
aviation Secretary OF war Garison
,'ort!liied ON rap" i. ''ylLmn -