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Evening star., 1921-09-13
SAY PLOT TO OVERTHROW
SOVIET HAS BEEN PROVED
Famine Committee Members Ar.
rested-Scheme for Supreme
Ruler Uncovered.

LONDON. September 13.-Revela-
tions at Moscow. following the ar
rest of members Of the Russian fam
inc relief committee, are said to
prove the committee was plotting to
overthrow the soviet government un-
der the cloak Of carrying on relief
work, says a dispatch to the Daily
extraordinary commission Is said to
have discovered letters showing the
conspiracy was widespread.
On the person of M. Kapyeva, sec
retary to N. NJ. Kishkin, a member
Of the relief committee, there was
found a note outlining a scheme for
rcorganizing Russia under a supreme
ruler. with a federal duma, regional
and parish dumas and local govern
ors. M. Bulgakov, member Of the
committee, is said to have written:
We and the famine are agents Of
the political struggle" while M Sala-
matov. another member, is declared
to have emphasized the necessity of
absolute dictatorial power 1t is as
serted he had advocated q series of
local uprisings which would merge
into united movement under a CEN
trail leadership. The investigation is
proceeding.
RIGA, September ia radio dis
patch received here from MOSCOW
says The American Relief Administra- :
tton commission. on its arrival in
Samara. sent a dispatch to Herbert
Hoover saying that famine relief
should not suffer the slightest DELAY.
and that immediate distribution OF
bread was necessary.
Evening star., 1921-09-13
|ME|:THOD|STSU URGE
NOTWITHSTANDING
Conference at London Adopts
Resolution Calling for
Abolition Of War.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. September 12.-The world
Methodist conference this afternoon
adopted strongly worded resolu.
ton calling for international dis
armament and the complete abolish
ment Of war. This action was taken
after a spirited controversy over the
question as to whether mention
should be made in the resolution Of
the league Of nations.
The conference finally decided to
adopt a resolution which did not
mention the league and to ask the
business committee to frame a
separate resolution dealing with the
league, which will be voted on later.
The resolution adopted, says tho
conference. Speaking IN. IN the name
declares without hesitation or reser-
yation its belief in the absolute ne
cessity for international disarmament
and the complete abolition Of war"
Sitting in the shadow of the most
terrible conflict In human history:
human life and property, and with
its Inevitable aftermath of human
sorrow and its burden OF woe. We de-
clare war an unmitigated curse to
The resolution says that II there
are those who refuse to listen to
reason, then let a way be found
by which such Ishmaelites may feel
the collective disapproval Of the
world
Appeals to Englishwomen to de-
mand prohibition in Great Britain
were made by Mrs. Norman Sargent.
Wesleyan Church, and other speakers
at today's morning session Of the
World Methodist Conference.
Mrs. Nellie McClung, Canadian
Hnfh d{of fnd h0 ri
had failed to help women solve their
problems. Other speakers on topics
relating to women's work were the
Rev. Thomas Sunderland, United
Methodist Church. and Miss Belle
Davis, Methodist Church South.
Evening star., 1921-09-13

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Evening star., 1921-09-13
QUEBEC VOTES WET.

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The provincial statute has been in
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OF Quebec had gone dry previously
under the so-called Scott act, or Do
min1on OF Canada local option law.
Evening star., 1921-09-13
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a labor leader in Sweden, has been
elected at Gothenburg as member Of
the nrst chamber of the Swedish par
lament Miss Hesselgren, who enjoys
wide acquaintance in America. win
be the first woman to hold a seat in
this chamber
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The New York herald., 1921-10-23
The Vckers-Vimy airplane which Alcock
Brown flew from Newfoundland Ireland in hop

Let us take, for example, the Liberty
motor and the Rolls-Royce," he said. "They
fire on every fourth revolution. The steam
engine will fire on every revolution, for, as
in locomotive, steam will act on the
piston both ways. That, in the beginning,
makes four times the power. With steam
we would have no ignition. We would not
have the delicate carburetion that we have
In gasolene engine.
These are important points, because it
has been proved that considerably over
80 per cent. of airplane engine failures are
due to ignition and carburetion. With
these removed we would have tremen-
dous advantage. OF course there would
be increased weight because of the neces-
sary boilers, but this increase would at
the worst no more than equalize the addi-
tional efficiency. And we would still have
the advantage of a more reliable engine.
ut has been estimated that crude oil can
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

do about as rNuch work in the steam
engine as gasolene in the present airplane
engine. So we would neither gain nor
lose anything in the matter of fuel But if
we could perfect the steam engine for
aviation we would accomplish a great deal
in reliability and make flying infinitely
safer. / surely believe there is a big
future for steam in the air.
But the steam engine in itself cannot
solve the problem of Atlantic flying for
the airplane. There again we have the
question Of fuel. BY the time we took on
enough to travel that distance the lifting
capacity of the plane would be taxed to its
utmost, and although the flight might be
safer it would in the end accomplish moth
ing. We must learn great deal besides
that before the thing can be done properly"
Sir Arthur felt that If planes were built
much larger than at present they would
have to be seaplanes, for otherwise they
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

said, but he advocated the cantileXer wing
the design used on the Fokker. The can
tilever wing cuts down landing speed and
increases climbing efficiency. The Handley
Page company has long been experiment
ing with the old Phillips wing. an adjust
able entering edge to give the same effect
as the cantileyer. but so far they have done
very little with it, But Sir Arthur felt
that all these experiments bad not gone
far enough to make the airplane feasible
for transatlantic work.
For the present the only thing is the
airship," he said emphatically. IF we
had enough money to experiment as We
would like to we could do everything in
aviation, but so far we do not know
enough. The achievement of the future
awaits the country that can afford to spend
a great deal for experiment and research.
II should be a tremendous inspiration for
any country. For most countries it Is out
of the question now, but for the United
States it is not With American capital,
American resources and, most important,
American enthusiasm, aviation can con.
tinue to progress with the speed it has
known since its inception"
Sir Arthur had never seen the ZR-2
and he refused to comment on the disaster
that overcame it. But he said that even
greater than that tragedy would be the
tragedy of America discarding the airship
idea because the ZR-2 had failed.
by all means complete the ZR-1 and
build more" he said. THE lesson of the
ZR-2 will not be lost. must not be lost.
The business will receive a deplorable set
The New York herald., 1921-10-23
Aviation Experts Here Optimistic About Future

nautics is capable Of rendering to com
merce.
THE airplane is just as good servant
as it was a warrior It is just as good
porter as 1t was a policeman.
The marvellous and astounding success
of the airplane as military weapon which.
as Marshal Foch said, bids fair to super
sede every other weapon OF war, will be
repeated in peace times. The airplane is
sure to excel every other means of trans
portation as far as speed, cheapness of cost
and safety co.
Secretary Post was willing to 90 on
record concerning the safety" clause in
his contract and had the figures to prove
IL. He said that statistics show there is
cne fatal accident for every $4,000 miles
flown. At the same time. in New York
State alone, one person is killed every ten
hours in traffic accident and one person
is injured every twenty-five minutes. Com.
pared with these latter figures. Mr.. Post
felt that IL was almost safer to "go by air"
Also he referred to the Summary of Off
cial statistics of the operation of air lines
between London and the Continent from
The New York herald., 1921-10-23
No Desire to Fly the Pacific
Under Presegt Day Conditions

He also knows the problem of the Pacific.
but this is a subject that good Englishmen
do not go into. But when / asked him IL
he would want to try to fly across the
Pacific as he flew across the Atlantic he
said "No-not until you move Honolulu
closer to the Golden Gate" But he insisted
that the airshp could cross the Pacific
comfortably and safely.
In speaking of airship design he said
"The bigger the better" He thought that
an airship could not be too big. and said
that whatever happened to the ZR-2 il
was not because it was too big; possibly
because it was too big for its structure
but not too big for an airship.
THE bigger the airship the stronger can
be its frame" he said. IF we build them
big enough to carry steel girders they will
not buckle. The principle is the same as
employed in the construction of a steam
boat high sea does not try vessel so
much as a choppy sea- high wind does
not wrench an airship like wind eddies
Build ship to buffet these cross currents
We have had lesson, and because we
failed it does not follow that we will fail
again.
To institute an Atlantic airship route sir
arthur suEktSltu u meet OF tuTee SHIPS ike
the R-34 or the zR-2. carrying helium gas
and tying to mooring masts. He figured
one to leave each side every week and one
in reserve. Allowing a passenger capacity
of fifty, as planned for the R-37. If IL could
he completed. and some hundreds of pounds
in mail he said the service would be
profitable. He estimated at the outside
forty-eight hours each way and pointed out
that business man could leave New York
on Monday, transact his business in London
and be back home on Saturday night
Many busy men would be willing to pay
most anything for service like that. he
said.
BY all means we must not be dis
outraged said Sir Arthur. "Now is the
time to have faith in the arshin. We
have the men. for IL is not the part Of
stout hearted men TO allow one setback To-
demoralize the game. Many good men have
given their lives for this thing We car.
not quit now."
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

many bitches. Last year IL was estimated
that 10000 900 miles were flown, a grand
total of 225,OOO passengers being carried.
There were in actual operation 1.200 com
mercial aircraft
To stimulate the creation OF a more eff
cient airplane for general purposes John
VI. Larsen has presented new airplane
trophy, which will be competed for at the
First International Aero Congress at
Omaha early in November. The contest
will follow the Pulitzer trophy race.
According to Mr.. Larsen's wishes. the
trophy will be awarded to the plane that
"can carry the most load the greatest dis
tance in the shortest time and for the
least money" Mr.. Larsen believes that the
contest will demonstrate to the public that
there are planes that can carry freight and
passengers as cheaply as some other modes
Of transportation. Once this fact is estab
lished, he feels that the Government will
take care of the essentials. such as landing
fields and organized highways. permitting
regular lines TO establish operations.
The trophy. designed by Gutzon Borg
lum, stands feet inches high on a globe
Continues on Fourth P0Oc
The New York herald., 1921-10-23
What Says Wells.
Eternal Prophet of the Age.

Mr. Post said that he asked for no better
confederation Of his own views than those
given by ". G. Wells, the eternal prophet
of the ages. After serving as a member of
the British Civil Air Transport Commits
sion Mr. Wells declared:
"In the near future the air may be the
chief If not the only highway for long dis
tance mails, for long distance passenger
traffic and for the carriage Of most valuable
and compact commodities. The ocean ways
are likely to be ways only for slow travel
and for staple and bulky trade"
The development of the commercial air
planes in America is proceeding without
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

touch with aviation affairs in all coun-
tries and his experience and technical
knowledge place him in the front rank of
experts to-day
Many aviators have wondered often how
Alcock managed to hit the coast of Ireland
so directly when they think what he was
up against in his historic flight, but an
hours chat with his observer on that
flight makes it easier to understand. Sir
Arthur is that sort of man. He speaks
in his subdued manner of everything Pc
tanning to flying except his Atlantic "hop.'
That is in the past, while he is looking
into the future. What few of his admirers
know. he is himself an expert pilot with a
fine war record. And as a pilot he was
humanity of the trade when he mentioned
observing
Il confess | don't like to ride unless
am plotting" he said with laugh The
other fellow always does everything wrong =
he either goes too high or too low, or drags
a wing, or labors his engine, or something"
And every pilot feels exactly that way
about it. But ii was apparent that if he
had another big job to do he would want to
be at the helm. / asked him il he would
care to do again what he had done, and he
said, simply: The situation cannot arise
again; we accomplished what we set out
to do"
Sir Arthur carefully pointed out the
shortcomings of the airplane. There were
two important considerations-relia
and power. He said the plane of to-day
was not reasonably qualified for oceanic
flying, because II could not carry the fuel
and have room for anything else, and be-
cause gasolene engines were not depend
able. In discussing what was to be done
for reliability he Immediately mentioned
steam.
Sir Arthur thought that steam driven
airplane would be more reliable. This is
no individual dream. for the British Air
Ministry is now experimenting with air.
plane steam engines. and the developments
are by no means discouraging.
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

back unless America carries on. She al
ready has a good foundation. and she has
helum gas. She can succeed. | sincerely
hope she will try"
Sir Arthur knows America well-"not SO
well as | would like to. though"-and he
appreciates fully the possibilities of a
New York to San Francisco airship ser
vice.
Across your continent better than
trains; across the Atlantic better than
boats. And a great saving in time" he
said.
The New York herald., 1921-10-23
Sir Arthur Whitten Brown,
Born of Brooklyn Family

= IEUT. SIR ARTHUR WHITTEN
BROWN, navigator of the Vickers-
Vimy transatlantic flight plane, is
an American, born in Glasgow, Scot
land, in 1888, while his parents, both
Americans, were living there. His
father was an engineer with the Brit
ish Westinghouse Company. He was
reared in Scotland and England, but
when he had reached FL he came to
this country and took out citizenship
papers. The family is Of old Brooklyn
stock and two generations of il lived in
the same house on Rogers avenue.
The daring aviator weighs only l40
pounds and is only S feet inches in
height. He is a professional engineer,
and is now associated with Vickers,
Limited. He studied aerial navigation
as applied to surveying and later
turned to problems Of aerial naviga-
ton. In 1914 he enlisted in the Uni
versity and Public School Corps and
later was Transferred to the Manchester
Regiment, Second Battalion, with which
he crossed to France and served in the
trenches. After a few months he re-
ceived a commission.
Lieut.. Browns knowledge of cleo
tricaI engineering brought him COM
mission in the Royal Flying Corps for
observation work. While on long
reconnaissance with Lieut.. Medlicott
they were forced to land because their
carburetor froze. This was in Novem-
Der, 1915. Brown was shot through
the left foot and both were captured.
They were taken to a hospital at
Aachen Burtscheid, but Medlieott in
trying to escape was killed.
In December, 1916, Brown. was re-
patriated and reached England June,
1917, when he took up aero engine
work with the Ministry of Munitions.
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

passengers.
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

Lighter Than Air Machine Favored by Man
Who Flew Across in Rival Type-Steam
Driven Airplane Foreseen, but Vast
& Strides Must Be Made He Points
Out, Before Heavier Than Air
Long Distance Trips Are
Possible and Profitable
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

could not be landed with any degree of
safety. He did not fancy the type of the
NC-4 for Atlantic flying, because he felt
the trip must be made without stop if any
thing was to be gained in time. He said
the Amphiban, such as is now built by the
vickers Company, also could not be consid
cred for this work because of the extra
weight of the boat.
The large plane had future. Sir Arthur
The New York herald., 1921-10-23
AVIATION'S FUTURE RESTS HERE, SAYS AUTHORITY
r Arthur Whien Brown, Transocean Fer Urges Awakening

nESTRECTION of oar navy's
~ British built dirigible, the
ZR-2, was considered By
many to haze set back aviGtio1a for
gears, especially fIyieg across the
Atlantic. Because of this THE
NEW YORK HERALD presents to
ats readers to-day several striking
interviews from advocates of both
the lighter than air and heaviey
than air schools. A note of op-
timism as to the future of trans
ocean flyimg prevails.
In the leading article SIR Arthur
Whitten BroaUn, American by
pareaatage as aOeU as by 1aaturaliza-
tion, Uho feao across the Atlantic
a0ith Capt. Alcock, says that the
aUorld looks to America to accom-
pish commercial air. transportation
across the Atlantic. Though him.
self essentially heavier than air
follower (he is an engineer NTH
the Vickers- -Vimy airplaae plapt),
SIR Arthur looks toaUard the lighter
than air. machine for this purpose.
Several interesting carnations of
his UieaCs are expressed By tie dvad-
tiom experts ON this side, all If
achom first read SIR Arthaw's inter-
y1ew before passing judgment on
the possibilities of the immediate
future. Thus the entire article fur
nishes the last acord of the moment
ON this all GbsOrbi2lQ topic.
By MINoTT SAUNDERS.
Former Air Pilot, U. S. Army.
Special Correspondence to THE New YoRK
Copyright, 1921 by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Oct. 15.-i
:. A MERICA must do it-yes. I am
~ afraid America must do it,
This from Sir Arthur Whitten
Brown, the man who did it first for Eng
land. We were talking about the possibili-
ties of an Atlantic air route. He was
surprisingly optimistic at time when the
people of the two great nations were most
pessimistic and sorrowful in the shadow
of recent failure. He built his optimism
on the very type of aircraft that had so
disastrously failed. He had great faith in
the practicability of the airship, and said
that an oceanic service with ships the size
of the ZR-2 would be a profitable busi-
ness venture. But he put the job up to
America.
"The spirit for such enterprise is
gone here" he said. "We have lost our
best men, and If we had them we couldn't
get the capital. What faith there remained
in the airship went down with the ZR-2
except for few of us. And somehow
there isn't the enthusiasm here. For weeks
the Air Ministry has been trying to turn
over free to any British company its air.
ships and stations and operating equip
ment, but they are not even wanted as a
gift.
IrfAmerica you have the knack of mus
tering enthusiasm for new venture like
this. You are ready and willing to spend
the money and experiment on new idea
just on the chance that it will prove a
good idea. If America Will only go into
this thing prepared to spend money and do
the job right she will succeed. 1t could
be done now. Capital, research and faith
are needed-above all, faith"
Heavier Than Air Man,
But Expert in All Lines
CA. A
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

IF England is discouraged over the
disastrous failure of the ZR-2 and has
lost her enthusiasm for the develop
ment of a transatlantic air route. America
is in no way a party to the general de-
spondency
Well forget the ZR-2, or at least try to-"
said Augustus S. Post, secretary of the Aero
Club of America. That's merely an Incl
dent. regrettable one, in the line of ad.
vance. II should not retard progress in
aeronautical development. Rather it
should stimulate research and advance
ment. Germany lost fifty lives in a single
accident developing the airship. But they
went on, as we shall do.
Necessary to Show
ArpIaneS Service to Commerce
"At this stage Of aeronautical trans
portation we cannot overlook the impor.
tance of demonstrating what has already
been thoroughly proved to the general pub
lie and the world, the service which aero
The New York herald., 1921-10-23
Heavier Than Air Man,
But Expert in All Lines

Sir Arthur is essentially heavier than
air man, but an expert in all branches of
the flying business Like Gen. Maitland
Sir Arthur sees that the airship has
it's fGnction quite apart and beyond the
airpane. Although the only surviving man
who ever flew across the Atlantic without
stop in heavier than air machine he
refused to consider the present day air
plane for transoceanic work.
Vast strides in development are abso-
lutely necessary before the airplane can
ing" he said. These improvements are
not in sight. The airplane can do it now,
but 1t can accomplish nothing. 1t can
carry no useful load. All its lifting capacity
Is taken up by fuel. The time for aerial
stunts is gone. We want an air service
from London to New York, reliable and
profitable. that will accommodate pas
sengers and mail The airship can do it,"
Sir Arthur has regained much of that
old vigor and keenness that characterized
him when he was at Newfoundland getting
ready to take off with Capt. Alcock in
June. 1919. He has been seriously i'll for
months, but has fully recovered from an
operation. During the last two years he
has done very little flying, nothing but
joy rides" and he does not contemplate
any serious flying" in the near future
'If the occasion arises ! shall certainly
fly again" he said, but ] want to have
something worth while to accomplish"
In the meantime he is keeping in close
The New York herald., 1921-10-23

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