Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-22

pushed to experiment '' uaeatt
clouds: It is all due to tho s0e =. 1
the Post Office department ptS !, lay 1
erlng establishing night 6n J eFa
ing by night means mncb !'as !,
flying by day. 1t ma.n uo'e b
feds. Also it means con ',s Ils4s
munication between the , va N
flight and the stations. ~ p''ae
Field, this city, a mail AT y, Sll
been fitted with both reca g,aDs y
sending radio telephone anno ,ias q,
communication tests, Dur r~'' y =
over the capital city obs s 1al
clouds conversation has BEEN y
tanned successfully with 't %l t's
telephone station in the post ' on " u
partment. 'Ncs
Just as ships on the ocaon
radio lose themselves If tho 9RAa
Sos ale ooScured, the ships a
air lose themselves. At n t
afrplanes without radio o oa'
would be very likely to Io s~Pas
way, run out of gasoline onS
crash to the ground. The poa, I u.
department wants to establish s,,a
mall service, but 1t insists t S't' '
service must be safe. With rosl,
ephone equipment ships cora
given their position In ten mirr,,,
less 1t Is estimated by Officials
the air mall service. The oa,.
would be something like tbl,,
mail plane flying at night Womb
for its position. Radio onorot,,
the stations from which fine nlon.
parted and to which it was son,
means of rotating finder wonH
termine the exact direction. tbo !,
sage came from. One station VA
then report the angle to tbo \.
station. This operator wouId a,s
triangle on a map from hs
formation received. The nIoDs
course, would be at the apey n
triangle. The flyer, informed n
position. could quickly make HI, /,
back to the route.
Will Report Ground CondltIor,
Radio will also be used IA n,,
ground conditions at the Stations
planes in flight. If heavy foc
ties over San Francisco, The h
with mail will he warned IA /,
some place else. The passengqr
mail planes between EngaDd b
France are equipped with radio
for such emergencies. Further
periments which will now be N
Quoted by the air mail service N
toward simplifying the radio ea
ment in order to reduce the wgs
The mail plane reels in its eus
mental antenna as a fisherman nj
in a trolling line. The antema d
sists Of q 300-f0ot copper wire vR
sails out behind the plane when
use, weighted by a little lead
Electric current to operate
radio telephone is manulactuei
a generator run by a fan whicls
at high speed as the plane m
through the air.
National Gallery Of Art Assured
The federal governments tinted
in a national gallery Of art
pears to be increasing. 1t is and
ter of particular feIIcitaton
congress has granted a fund Suaa
to permit the organization Of thPs
lery. as q separate unit Of the Sd
Sonian foundation and to prOHG
modest curatorial staff, thus NN
the museum of a rapidly growing
den, and at the same time afford
the long-delayed opportunity Of lay
the foundation requisite to Ias
able and symmetric development
the nations gallery of art
The death of Mr. Freer this Ff
q great loss to the art interests Of
country. In presenting his coIIea
of American and oriental art 70
Smithsonian institution in lT4
Freer stipulated that they snOll
main in his possession during OILS
and at that time he provided
will $5O0,O0O for the erection D!
Smithsonian institution OF Su'
building for housing Them Dva
national museum. He reSe'u
right to add to the collections a
the intervening years he OS
tripled the number Of objects Orgy
Iy transferred by title to the ls
ton. Increasing the building lua
ST, 100000 and waving the U'
conditions, Mr.. Freer IN I9lJ W
upon the early erection Oh l"'
tpye and the transfer Of the
tons to Washington. The o .ls
now completed, was begun III l''
Mr.. Freer's Vast Bequ''t
That Mr.. Freer was not perm
to see the contamination Of DIS
for the development Of the At,
ests Of the country is sFeaR
nIored. His experience and
would be invaluable in llau, "a
This independent unit of the na.
gallery of art which he 50 ss5's
provided. THE building ana
tons represent an outlay o. . %9
or seven million dollars and ygDs
one of the most important a .,s,
donations which any lho''5 lfa
ever made freely and unc0'''
to the nation. ooleba
The Peacock room, thal . .o,
aoaara+ zion ovpcnted by Whistle
setting for his painting e., IL n,
cesse," was transferred l l,it ai
idence of Mr.. Freer in Detroit s.,,IS
UP complete in a room Sp tbe 4
signed for it's reception. a. 1,ur ~ 81
eastern corner of the building,