Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-03

friend whose success eventually landed
him in the position of Oregon secretary
of State. BY succession he graduated
into the governors chair. He is now
urged by newspapers and wise politicians
as available 1920 presidential timber.
More power to him.
Demonstrating Olcott's courage, he
recently essayed 544 mile flight over o
direct aerial highway from Portland,
Oregon, 10 Sacramento California. liIs
trip was made in an S-Cylindcr Curtlsa
biplane He was "up in the air nine
hours, attaining an altitude Of 5000 feet
as he crossed the Siskiyou mountains.
The ship swayed and dipped rs they
encountered the cold confusing cross-alr
currents. Engine trouble i,' 1pcd, n
descent became necessary. ), ',treeS,
and mountains all seemed ia sky
ward with serratcd or raket ,s topog-
raphy presenting most uninvitln ding
fields. The pilot jigged his air pump
cripplIng along on one lung, finaily
arriving at Redding, where an exchange
Of planes was made. Orcgon's flying
governor greeted the executive of the
1Sunsct state at Sacramento, The
establishing OF an eff' cicnt aerial fire patrol
for Oregon resulted from the trip. Boys,
this career demonstrated the possibilities
of combination of energy, pluck ahlllty,
integrity, and patience. His boyhoOd
experience coupled with his knowledge
Of the great outdoors have proven his
one best secret in life II is up TO YOU
TO make good in this world. Pull IS an
unnecessary adjunct.
The inside facts and amusing incidents
connected with the All-.tmcrcan team
of wingshots tripa abroad VIII appear in
this paper January =
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Question When the All American
team uf wing shots were shooting ~
London did the English shoot two shots
~ every target thrown 70 one shot f"rr
the Americans" Where he traps and
angles the same as we shoot here
indianapolis I L. T.
/ Answer The teams nf Great Britain
were permitted to usc both barrels #
! found necessary 10 break the target,
while the American team were limited
to one shot 10 tic moro explicit, We
were shooting American trapshootnE
rules. the team across the water were
\ shooting under English rules This was
ono IL the original conditions of the match
The traps used and angles thrown were
the same utilized in our trapshooting
( hcrc aside from tho fact that targets were
thrown At very abrupt angles Three
trans were sci IN front Of each score or
fifteen traps in the battery But one
shot was fired from > position, hence =
25 bird event required five trips around
from ono to five positions. il Is my IN
tcntion to run a series Of articles IN thus
paper on the All-Amcrican team abroad
which viii cover accurate information
and amusing incidents of tho trir
Question Is black powder being used
AZ The traps Do YOU think black powder
is preferable for field shooting George
Franklin San Antonio, Tex
Answer Black powder is barred from
tournament work use or 81 the traps.
+ II is not especially desirable from any
angle where smokclcss powder can bc had
The latter powder is preferable from every
angle, rccoi and pounding Is obvIated
and that soft coal or harrage effect
removed. Regardless ot advice Of the
/ uninitiated you purchase and use the
J smokcess powder