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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29

gallons. they were good for . IS
mile flight.
This. Johnson plane won the
first 25:mile race. 1t was powered
with a little four-cyIinder Hender-
son motorcycle engine, fitted with
a propeller which looked too tiny
to do anything more than keep one
cool in the summer time, but 1t
was stated at the hangers that the
plane had been tried over a meas
ured course at over ninety miles
per hour. This is almost proof
enough that one can fly through
the air at the same speed with the
same power that he can on land on
wheels, IL he just knows how, as q
Henderson motorcycle on land does
not do much better than this.
THE little motor was revolving
up in the air to about 2,7O0 rey0lu-
lions per minute, which is about
what It would be doing in q motor.
cycle under similar conditions. II
the Rickenbacker trophy had proved
only this much, 1t would have been
well worth while.
Flying "Bath.Tub."
1.-THE second plane Of interest was
the so-calIed Flying Bath.Tub' built
in a cellar in Dayton by Dormoy
This looked like a motorcycle side
car with a Henderson engine mount
ed in front and the pilot sitting in
the tub with monoplane wings sup
ported above, and an outrigger tai
about ten feet to the rear.
Though unconventional in ap.
pearance, the workmanship was by
no means crude nor unreliable, and
this Is the plane which won the
Rickenbacker trophy. The pilot sat
right out in the air with wonderful
vision in every direction. In all the
flying he handled the ship in very
steady fashion, even on the very
windy days on which some Of the
flying was done.
"The fact that you could see the
pilot as the plane went by and get
some Of his maneuvering as he
handled the ship added great deal
Of interest to the plane from the
standpoint of the crowd Light
weight was the secret Of this planes
performance, and every credit
should be given to the designer fol
having created more or less new
type Of really comfortable plane.
Forgot Soap and Towel.
When Dormoy flew around dur
ing the first day of races, the an
nouncer. looking into the sky anC
seeing the curious bath tub coming
along with its occupant. called out
Here comes Dormoy back again
He forgot to take soap and towel
His winning the Rickenbackel
trophy on longer distances as II
the winning of any airplane race
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29
ON RACES
BROUGHT new
TYPES
William B. Stout, Aviation Ex-
pert, Outlines Progress
Being Made

According to William B. Stout,
Americas foremost authority On
commercial aviation, the most i'm.
portant event Of all the recent aero
plane races at Dayton, Ohio, vas
that of the So-called mosquito"
planes for the Rickenbacker trophy.
While these planes did not achieve
tremendous speeds, they represented
the only really new thing in aviation
and they demonstrated a most Inn
portant fact; namely, that the fliy-
yer plane is really possible.
By that" he says, 81 mean a one.
man plane with a small motor of
simple construction and which could
be: sold at a very reasonable price.
II these We're manufactured in vol
ume, they could undoubtedly be sold
for less than the price of the far
famed flivver."
This is one of the three types
which will be the leaders in COM
mercial aviation" says Mr.. Stout.
The others are freight and pas
senger carrying buses" Of large
capacity, such, for example, as the
Maiden Detroit" Mr.. Stout's lat
est eight-passenger, all-metal ship
which also proved its ability to
carry 200 pounds of freight over
a long distance.
Inspiration.
1.-THE Rickenbacker trophy, pre-.
scented by Americas Ace of Aces,
who is an enthusiast on the future
of commercial aviation, furnished
the principal incentive and inspifa-
ton for this feature" says Mr..
Stout.
'These tiny midget airplanes,
using only motorcycle engines as
power, and some Of them built in
back yards as well, attained speeds
as high as ninety miles per hour
straight away, and unanswered
with the same ease as any big
ship.
'It is significant that, the very
first attempt of America to make
these tiny air flivvers should have
exceeded the speed records set up
by Europe after three years Of con-
tinuous experimenting, particularly
IN Germany. Every credit should be
given to those who put up this
trophy and thus provided America g
Az oI tASOllbiNC an lABuJ pAdHc Lying.
"All of the contesting planes that
were able to fly were nionoplanes,
none of the biplanes being able to
more than just get off the ground
on account Of the extra resistance
of struts and wires. AS a matter
of fact, the entire three days of
events at Dayton were for the first
time monoplane events, as the most
interesting ships in all three lines,
small. fast, and weight carrying.
were nonoplanes.
ut is a peculiar fact that Of the
three events held, each was won by
different ship, while there were
only three real pertorpers on the
Tiny Plane Scores.
THE first race, OF twenty-five
miles which included climb over
balloon, 500 feet in the air, three
times during the distance-was won
by Jimmy johnson, Of Dayton, in
a Driggs-J ohnson plane built in
Dayton. No plane of the field
either military or civilian. showed
better workmanship Nthan this tiny
job. The body Of the plane was
built up Of welded steel tubes OF
very small diameter, these after
ward being covered with cloth to
stream-line the whole construction.
The wings were made entirely Of
three-ply veneer wood, except for
the spars which were of multiple
construction. The wing itself was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29
This Weeks Motor
SermOnette
Taking Il Out on the Car
lPrepared by tho Publlc Information

(Prepared ~ tho Public Information
Committee Of the washington Au-
tomotiye Trade Association.)
It's too bad that some people cant
have the lawn mower in their hands
instead of the car when they feel out
Of sorts. A car is such a useful ar
ticle, and so undesereving Of all
the criticism 1t receives.
Many a service station man goes
over a car thoroughly to find moth.
ing wrong with 1t but the man who
drives it.
Grabbing at the car has become a
favorite and unfortunate habit Cor
thousands of owners and drivers. Nc
one else would stand for their dis.
positions, so they take it out on the
car.
The trouble is that the car '.gets
back" at its driver in the form Of
restriction in transportation value.
Everyone who applies q little
psychology to the operation OF cal
knows that the thing that makes
the gears shift well or that gives
the engine pep to flatten out tho
high hills is mainly the confidence
which the driver has in his car. Con
fidence automatically encourages ra
tional operation, with the result tina,
the car enjoys the advantages oi
sympathetic and understanding
handling.
Whatever benefits the car benefit.
the driver. Conversely, when The
driver slams the car around and lal
no respect for 1t the time is not fal
distant when the value Of the ma
chine as transportation becomes def
nitely lessened.
When you're grouchy go get q
golf stick and see how far you car
whack the ball. Spare the car thi:
sort Of thing. It's too valuable Il
nick on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29

Obviously the public is being edu-
lated to q desire for wheels other
than the conventional wood spoke
tyne, but in the final analysis the
apublic win accept as standard the
ayheel which is most generally salts
,ctory. This will not be deter
Ilined merely on a basis of appear.
;.rlce. but upon technical points Of
durability and pesiliency as we'll.
I Wheels are among the cars orna-
mental features, but at the same
time they are first and foremost me;
s7thanfcal units. Car owners will,
therefore, Judge wheels mainly on a
s-kasis of mechanical considerations.
Safety Factor Needed.
1t is recognized, for example, that
tire economy ana ease of riding i'm
l,rove with decrease in the amount
ct inspiring weight. The wheels
ere in this category, and as the wire
Wheel is generally lighter than other
;ypes It Offers an advantage in this
r,spect Sducing the unsprung
weight lfaWexef, can only be carried
10 ,tha pofttE where strength would
i yin. to be sacrificed. AS a matter
gEaH there must be what is known
ga 'tfactofsof safety" or a. margin
reserve wheel strength for ex-
assixe strain The early types Of
MiFe wheels with straight spolxes
ssfe inadequate in this respect, but
with the modern type, in which The
Spokeg lead off at a tangent from
tag Sriah alternately. in opposite. di.
f@ctiOns the wheel possesses I'M
Usual strength and resiliency.
A 4 N0inf in favor 0f fho xryi,o
heel Isl. found in the fact that
lie tortion strain or driving force
ON hub to rim, is transmitted
direct pull upon sthe wire
:; Jokes. In the case OF the wood
wheel the force tends to bend the
Jokes, and as wood the thickness
wheel spokes cannot bend appre.
ably resiliency is slight. Wood
's'Jokes do not break under this
rain. for the reason that the
sAiokes are thick enough to with.
land the tortien strain. The
Jokes of wire wheels, on the
tsher hand, must: be reinforced
here they pass through the hub
ange, otherwise they snap off in
Sc. This is a difficulty which
.f,r owners experience when wire
= heels are not of the best quality
I'd design. 1t is at once obvious
that the wood wheel proves salts
f"otory because it offers a wide
'.argin Of safety, obtained, how
ever, at the expense of lightness.
Disc Wheels Points.
Before passing along to the other
',oints pro and con on wheel types
lie mechanical features of the disc
heel should be considered. The
Use wheel is being offered as stand
sd equipment on a number of cars,
md the fnotorist, while readily ap.
ireciating its smartness, is interest.
4 to know whether it stands up
- well as other types with which
lr owners have had experience. II
should be evident, to begin, with,
nat the disc wheel satisfactorily
tkes care Of the tortion strain
leHtioned in connection with the
ether types, because there is no
nreak in the drive from the hub to
ne rim. The wheel is really com.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29
FAMILY CAR PAYING
ITS WAY IN DIVIDENDS

1.-THE family car is earning its
board and keep these days says
Joseph B. Trew, of the Trew Motor
Company. IF you don't believe It
just drive out along any country
highway and watch the car owners
cut the high cost Of living by get
ting foodstuffs direct from growers.
MANY are laying in q winters
supply of such farm products as
can be stored for future use.
This sort Of thing is going on all
summer to a greater or less extent,
but the peak wave of roadside
buying is here now. It's safe to
say that the trusty car is saving
much more than the cost Of gaso.
line"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29

tapered from the body to the tip.
The bottom surface of the wing
was convex instead Of concave
type of wing becoming common on
all types of planes.
This little machine weighed
hardly 500 pounds when fully loaded
with pilot, gasoline, etc. Although
the gasoline tanks hold only 21z
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29

is largely due to the engine, and
this installation seemed the best
functioning engine of all.
THE third flying plane was the
Mummert fitted with a two-cylinder,
V-type motorcycle engine geared
down by a chain to a small pro-
peller.
This plane was heavy and had
very small horsepower so it did
not seem to have quite the speed
Of the other planes, but the engine
stayed going long enough to win the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29
Wheel Types Interest
! Most Car Buyers
BY J. LEO sUGRUE,
,r,n,aa Antomohile Editor.

One Of the most interesting automobile subjects Of the
present the of wheels The first question new
owner asked nowadays is to be- What kind OF
wheels did you get? There is much that mechanically
interesting about the various types but the subject not So
technical that the motorst is likely get into deep water
should be easier him. therefore, appreciate the various
advantages and disadvantages Of wheel types
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-29

In London and Berlin the motor
car is still essentially a luxury.
No parking places are provided for
cars in these cities, which is the
reason why IS per cent Of German
and English cars are chauffeur
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22
The WeU-Dressed Man
BIZ Benundsh
OBLIGATION OF EVERY ocoAsoN
ROTGHING TT IN WINTER

tyles of today follow so closely those
of yesterday, that one is comically re-
minded of the evolution of the Sunday
roast. Monday it's warmed up; Tues
day it's soup bone; Saturday-by
minced Thursday it's croquette; Fri
day it's a soup bone; Saturday-by
jimmy you take no chances and dine
out. Not so long ago the Norfolk type
of sporting jacket was in top vogue.
Then, due to the fact that it became too
ornately yoked, pleated and pocketed,
the beltless, plain-back jacket shoulder
ed the Norfolk aside in the favor OF the
generality of men.
However. in England. where the Nor
folk comes from, it is the standard jack
ct of the neutrality-suspicious. No whim
or winding of fleeing fashion has ever
been able to wean the Englishman away
from this smart and practical garment.
1t is additionally and indivisibly as
sociated with those occasions when the
horn of the hunter is heard on the
hill"
In this country the true Norfolk, as
we'll as modified variations of 1t, are
Just beginning to revive in style, simply
because a sporting jacket should look
like a sporting jacket and not like a
town coat. The unbelted, PLAIN back
coat, lately in vogue, resembles too close
ly the ordinary garment to be acceptable
to the sportsman. It's the correct prln-
ciple. Sport and street can never meet
and the two types of coats must be
kept strictly and widely apart.
Pictured in the accompanying sketch
is the revived Norfolk jacket as 1t is
worn by the best-dressed Englishman
and by Americans who take their cue
from them. 1t is not so much golf
garment as one to assume for hunting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22
$4,000 DAMAGE
IN SUNDAY FIRES
EdgewoOd Home And
Welding Shop Victims
Of Flames

Fires of undetermined origin Sunday
afternoon destroyed the home of Joe
Yates, Edgewood Boulevard, and Quilted
the shop of the Welding Product com
nsny. Seventh avenue and Twenty-sev-
enth street. north causing an estimated
damage of $4,000.
The alarm from the Welding Pro-
ducts company reached the fire station
at 2 90, but a time clock on the wall
of the shop had been stopped by the
heat at 2:15, indicating, firemen SAID
that the flames had made considerable
Roadway before being discovered.
The Edgewood fire was discovered
around 4 80 o'clock after it was well
underway. Quick work on the part OF
the neighbors managed to save the hv.
ing room, dining room and some Oh
the other furnishings.
Until the arrival of the fire depart
ment several other homes in the vlcln-
ity were threatened but firemen pre-
vented the spread by affixing small
hose to faucets in nearby yards. The
fight lasted approximately two hours
Apparently the Welding Products
company fire originated near the walls
of. the building, working from the IN
side. The walls were badly charred and
had to be pulled out to extinguish the
fire. The tools used by the machinlst
in the center of the building were I'M
hurt by the flames, Chief Brown sad
Several hundred blue prints were ruined
by water.
The Edgewood fire is believed to have
from a defect in the heating system
Chief Brown estimated the tires al
| $4,000 in each case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22

including third liberty loan 4 IA per
cent bonds, treasury notes of 1925 and
certificates of Indebtedness maturing
next March Is. With the cash obtained
from the sale of the new bonds together
with the December Is tax payments, the
treasury will be able tohmeet all re-
quirements until March, when another
fiscal operation is due.
As was expected, the bulk of the re-
funding accomplished with the new is
sue was made up of treasury notes and
certificates of Indebtedness. From these
two kinds of paper, some S435 100000
was turned in exchange for the new
bonds. The treasury was gratified that
almost 800, 00O,O 900 of the third libertys
were offered in exchange.
The secretary's statement also
brought out that a saving of more than
$3.50, 900 in interest would be accomp-
lished in the next three months, or the
time in which the maturing securities
had yet to run, because of the lower
rate Of interest on the new bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22
TRADE MEN ASKED
TO ATTEND FARLEY
National Chamber To Hold
Meet Next Month

WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.--Manufac-
turers merchants, economists and repre-
sentatives of the consuming public were
invited today by tie Chamber Of Com
merce of the United States to attend a
national conference ON distribution here
January II and Is to consider future
economies and improved methods in mar
keting.
"Injuditious buying, suffers with iniu-
dicious selling the blame for what APP
pear to be excessive costs. said Richard
F. Grant, president of the chamber, in
calling the inference. The problem
of distribution cannot be weighed intel
ligcntly nor can improvements he made
in extpnuatng circumstances until there
has been a competent survey of condi-
tions of distribution and a compilation
of facts relating to it necessary to a con-
clusion. This can be best accomplished
by those who are themselves engaged
in oH familiar it'll distribution"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22
LABOR BANK PAYS
FIRST DIVIDEND
Federation Institution Earns Ia
Per Cent, Says Brady

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The Fedora
ton bank of New York, $7,5OO,OOO
labor institution founded IS months
ago, has declared it's first dividend. Its
stock has been placed on an per cent
annual basis. Peter j. Brady, pres
ident, announced tonight in making
public the declaration of a per cent
dividend for the quarter ending Decem-
Der 81, payable to stockholders of record
on that date.
"The earnings of the bank in the
short period of its existence" the board
of directors reported. "have been suffi-
Gent to wipe out its organization ex-
pense and to show earnings of IA per
cent on its outstanding capital after
restoration of the surplus account"
The Federation bank was launched
with capital and surplus OF $500, 600
and Mr.. Brady remarked that in addi-
ton to the profits the bank had made
it had also paid 4 per cent on savings
deposits from the outset and had per
formed various special services.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22
r ado Programs
by Associated rress
Courtesy Radio Digest

WsB Atlanta Journal H2s) quartet;
~ WEEi Boston taoD Big Brother club
$50 santa Claus: 50 boy so, sopra NO y !
WGR Buffalo (3l9) concert
KYW Chicago $3.50 6;35 Uncle Bob;
concert; 1880 stage review; musical
$50 speeches; $50 musical 5d 10 at home
WGN Chicago Tribune tS7cl organ
$3.50 concert; singing society; 10 JAZZ
WIS Chicago ts45) $50 organ; 1880
music, farm program: lO;4O-l2 entertain
ers; II organ orchestra.
WMAQ Chicago News (4475l 6 organ !:
6:30 orchestral; book review; $50 travel
talk; $40 talk; $3.50 Chicago university;
WAX Cleveland News $500 $50 Santa
Claus: entertainment.
WFAA Dallas News t416) $50 Christ
mas music; II organst:
WWJ Detroit News OLD News or
chestra soprano, contralto.
WBAP Fl Worth Star Telegram (476)
1880 musical; $40 organ concert, poetry
xxx Hollywood (S37) music; 10 fea-
WDAF Kansas City Star (41D 81
School OF the Air; 1851 Nighthawks.
XIII Los Angeles Times C3S6) con-
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WHAs Louisville Times NOo) 1870 con-
VINO Memphis Commercial Appeal (5osl
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midnight froic.
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feed talk: $40 orchestra.
CKAC Montreal 425) $50 ensemble
1880 entertainment; $3.50 orchestra.
WOR Newark H05) Sis orchestra.
WEAF New York l4s2) 6 orchestra
I quartet; 1:3o Gold Dust twins; Eve.
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$40 baritone. soprano.
WIZ New York H55l dogs; S;55
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. Brunswick hour; 10 orchestra
KGO Oakland (3l2) 6 orchestra; IL
drama: 10 dance solosts
WOAW Omaha (526) Advice to Love
lorn; 6:25 program; concert.
WIFI Philadelphia (395) talk; 7:3(
talk: s concert. orchestra.
WIFI Philadelphia $3.50 talk; con.
cert: 5 concert dance.
WCAE Pittsburg (462) $50 Uncle Kay.
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cert; orchestra.
kew Portland Oregonian (492) Uncle
| Dave: 10 agricultural lecture; 1890 con
| cert: IL orchestra.
WKAQ Porto Rico $500 1850 JAZZ
KPO San Francisco t4ea) $50 Bi;
| Brother; orchestra; 10 choir; IL band
WGY Schenectady (3sul 40 drama, in
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KFOA Seattle 4S5) & concert; S:46 pro
! gram; 1O;3O musical; l:.O5 orchestra
! WIZ Springfield $50 $50 story; 6:1I
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orchestra S:15 Glee club, mandolins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22
BESSEMER SOCIAL
narrsCADO RRJDG EPARTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing Carter enter
tanned the members of the Muscado
Bridge club Saturday afternoon at their
home in Muscado. Five tables were ar
ranged for the James. in rooms beaud-
fully decorated in Christmas colors.
Mrs. c. B. Cross wen re ladies' high
score prize, and w. w. Shelves won
the gentleman S. r. Mitchell won
guest prize.
Refreshments suggestive of Christ
mas were served the following guests
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Mitchell, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. B. Hollingsworth, Mrs. Came
ron, Mrs. Sidney Thomas, Mr. and Mrs
C. B. Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs. G. b
Cross, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Abbott, Mr.
and Mrs. w. w. Sleeves, Mr.. and Mrs
Milton Baird, Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. An
dersen, DR.. and Mrs. J. r. Chandler.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-22
ENSLEY DEALERS
HAVE Big TRADE
Christmas Business Dur
ing Next 8 Days To Set
y New Record
(Ensley Bureau

With all plants distributing their pay
rolls Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
merchants of Ensley confidently expect
the biggest three days business In the
history of this district, and as every
employed person will receive maximum
of pay during the next three days. Dis
tribution of the pay in Ensley will re-
lease a greater sum of money than ever
before in a similar period in the his.
tory of the city Stocks on hand are OF
greater variety than ever and the dis
position to buy will result in an en-
viable result.
The stores in Ensley will remain open
at night through Christmas Eve to take
care of the shoppers. The banks Will
remain open Christmas Eve until
o'clock to receive deposits, 1t peine
recommended that merchants make late
deposits rather than carry over large
sums in their stores during the closed
period.