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LandnQ Place Of American Airmen at .
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are being extended throughout the
country over which airplanes travel
on regular schedule. Gen. Patrick, an
active flyer himself, will personally
fly to Boston to greet the world fly
ers upon their return from the haz-.
ardous North Atlantic flight. He has
stated" ;r7>"'
THE purposes of this fight are to
demonstrate the feasibility of estab-
fishing aerial communication with all
countries Of the world, the practical
bility of travel by air through re-
gions where surface transportation
does not exist or at best is slow, tedi-
Gus and uncertain; to prove the abil-
fty OF modern types of aircraft: to
operate under all climatical condi-'
tions; to stimulate the adaptation of
aircraft to the needs of commerce; to
bring before the people Of the world
the excellence Of American products
in the interest Of our American in,
dustry; and lastly to bring; to the
United States the honor of being the
first nation to fly around the world"
The airplanes used have passed
through every known climate of the
globe. They have been operating un-
der the most trying conditions; In. the
torrid heat of the Equator. and the
frigidity of the Arctic regions. New
navigation instruments are being
given practical test. Special equip,
ment has been developed for this ex-
pedition, which is proving practical.
This includes earth inductor compass.
booster radiators, and pigmented air.
plane dope. ~, -.
Practically ALL the aircraft. of the
world are today manufactured. by
about flve nations. The flight Of the
three United States Army airplanes
around the world will have passed,
over % foreign countries, which are
controlled. by Is, separate govern.
ments. This flight, therefore, while
1t creates interest in aeronautics in
our own nation, is also 4 practical
demonstration to the world of the re-
liability and usefulness of American
airplanes. 1t is, furthermore, q mis-
sion Of international amity.
The credit for the success of the
flight must, in the last analysis, be
given to the personnel actually ac-,
complishing this mission OF pioneer
ing an international airway. The n.y.
ing personnel selected has no superior
in the world. The men have repeat
edly demonstrated their ability to
withstand hardship and to navigate
successfully through unknown areas
The suceesx of the expedition is IN
part due to tho !compieteness Of the
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Extraordinary Motor.
a three-fourths hor

CONSIDER a three-fourths horse
power steam turbine, the moving
parts of which are SO small that one
can hold them in the palm of his
hand; then consider the possibilities
of such an engine built in large pro-
portions. One can hardly realize that
such power lies dormant in a simple
pair of spiral gears, yet they form
the active part of the most powerful
turbine in the world for it's size.
The entire plant, the invention of
]. H. Van Deyerter, consists of two
gears or rotors, as they are called, re-
volving in a closely fitting double
cylinder.
Imagine these rotors turned over
so that the pocket formed between
the gears faced downward under
meath the machine. Each tooth of
the gears es it passes this point gets
the benefit Of the impact force of the
steam or, in other words, its blowing
pressure against the teeth.
AS the rotors tUrn past this point
in the direction desired the steam
just admitted into the V-shaped
groove is completely shut of and ex-
pands until it reaches the stage
where its expansive power is fully
expended. and it passes out of the
gears in a practically dead condition.
The great power developed in so
small a space is explained by the fact
that there are $4,000 impacts or pres
sures against the gear teeth a min
ute. and the same number Of expan-
sions in the grooves, one for each
tooth passing the point where the
steam enters. the average speed of
the turbine being about 1000 revolu-
tions a minute.
AS compared with electric motors,
this little turbine is smaller for the
same horsepower, AID Is from 20 to
SO per cent more economical to oper-
ate than other turbines Of the same
size, chiefly because Of the great
waste of energy through leakage in
the fan type.
There are but two points exposed
to wear, the bearings and the con-
facts of the gear teeth. In the for
mer this difficulty is almost entirely
overcome by the fact that each bear
ing acts as a pump. supplying itself
with oil from reservoir, and MAIN
tains a film of oil over the bearing
surfaces as long as the engine is
running.
In the case of the contact of the
gear teeth a film of steam surrounds
these at all times when in operation,
50 that they are cushioned from each
other.
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HRXyAlx Sk1vAck ESop,.

with its hopelessness Of rescue before
jungle.
At .Akyab, Burma, the American
flyers passed Maj. MacLaren, the
British aviator, who was attempting
to fly around the world In the pp-
posite direction. He had met disaster
here a few weeks previous and was
just preparing to continue his voyage
state that the present expedition un-
fortunately ended early in the week
when the British airplane crashed in
a fog in the North Pacific.
Two years ago a British airplane
was forced. down. at Akyab, 40
miles at sea. two officers clinging to
their wrecked plane for several days.
The superstitious natives who inhabit
the. Malay Peninsula in this vicinity
rowed out in small boats to within
speaking distance, but did not dare
to approach nearer, for fear of be-
ing devoured by what they thought
to be the devils of the deep. The
avfators were finally rescued by a
passing vessel. 1t must have been
relief to the American flyers to
successfully pass this section of the
route and avoid the "Jinx of Akyab."
India was crossed by the flyers in
four days through rain and sand
storms. Making up for time lost in
scheduled flights were made in one
day. .s- ..... ..
x.* X X.
THE flight route from India fol-
L lowed the eastern shore of the
Persian Gulf. Leaving Persia, a
landing was made at Bagdad, Meso-
potamia, known as "The Cradle of
Civilization" Bagdad Is one Of the
oldest cities in the world, existing
records indicating that there has
been a city>in this spot for over 1000
years. Compared to it. New York and
even London are asnof yesterday.
f. As the world flyers followed the old
caravan route from Basra through
Bagdad ito Aleppo. Syria, a distance
Of over 500 miles. in q few hours, it
was decided contrast to. the slow
movement Of the, old oamels,. the
stately, ships Of the desert" which
,still make this journey at the ,rateo Of
about 90 miles . day. - IS
The Ottoman Empire and European
nations. fitted by in rapid success
Franoo- Rumanian, Airway across Eu-
rope. Upon the arrival. Of the
American flyers %, in England. sthe
world had been completelyien ieneirc1ed
in the air by the Americans, the AT
lantfc~ Ocean having previously been
crossed by American Naval aviators
in 1919 :
New aud varied scenes ere now.
presenting themselves to the aviators.:
They crossed Scotland 10 Kirkwall. to-
the Orkney Islands. near Scapa Flow,
and prepared to battle the elements
tn the North Atlantic Ocean
Each Of the airpfanes carries its
small smoke bombs and is equipped
with a drift. sight. When out of.
sight. Of land, the smoke bomb is
dropped, and after the plane has pro-
eeeded. few. miles the smoke is
sighted astern. through. q sighting
tube or telescope, This telescope Is
connected with a pencil which traces
ON a horizontal piece Of milk cellu-
loid the line Of fight between the
smoke. and the plane. II the. air.
plane is fiying perfectly straight and
level, the steady movement Of the
telescope trained on the smoke will
cause the line to be straight. The
angle formed bstween this limo and
the fore and aft axis of the forward
moving plane will :be j the angle Of
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gine in Karachi, India, one was
awaiting him at that place.

awaiting him at that place. -.
At Brough. England. where the
flyers again attached pontoons for the
water flights across the Atlantic, new
engines >were installed. knowing
that the North Atlantic section would
be one Of the most hazardous of the
whole expedition, extra supplies and
made in this area At practically
every stop between England and
Labrador, every conceivable item Of
supply that could be needed Is avail
able. -
The boxes in which supplies were
shipped were made t-of wood which
could be used in repairing the air.
planes, although, as one member of
the committee remarked. This. pre-
caution will be unnecessary by the
time they. have. complete1 three
quarters of their route, asetheir ex-
periences up to that time would un-.
doubtedly qualify any one Of the
members of the fight to hew an air.
plane out of a log" :.
1t was suggested that a few stove
lids and electric fans should be In
cluded in the last division, as the pi-
lots selected are capable of flying
home with no other equipment.
The Pacific flight was made during
such. bad weather that Lieut.. Smith
remarked upon reaching Shanghai,
China, after the 600-mile flight from
Kagoshima, Japan, that he had Just
experienced the first good flying day
since leaving the United States. A
shorter route might have been taken
to Calcutta from Hongkong. China,
inland through Hanoi and Mandalays,
famous in song and story. but here
again safety was given precedence
and a longer route along the coast
line of French Indo-China was chos-
en-, as it was considered preferable
to risk forced landing along the
shore, even with its crocodiles,
swamps and barbarians, but with Q
chance Of rescue by passing vessels,
to riaking n landing In mountains and
tractless jungle Inhabited: only by
wild beasts ana poisonous insectA
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plans and preparations made for the
care of the flyers and the servicing
of their airplanes' during their haZ-
ardous journey. Under Gen. Patrick's
direction a world flight committee,
composed of officers of experience in
similar expeditions of lesser magni-
tude. was formed and every source of
information as to the best route
around the world, the best time to
make the flight. and the best equip
ment to be used was exhausted.
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THE area which afforded the great
L est. difficulty was that in which
the flyers are now operating-i. e., the
North Atlantic Ocean near the Arctic
Circle across the little known regions
Of Iceland and Greenland, where air.
planes have never before flown. I'm
der the authority. of the Secretary Of
War, John w. Weeks. Gen. Patrick
sent a pathfinding- expedition of. one
officer to Greenland and Iceland in the
Summer of 1928 to investigate the
areas. The favorable report OF this
officer finally determined the route
across the North Atlantic Ocean which
was selected, so that the length of
each hop would be reduced to "a mini
mum rather than risk the success
of the. expedition on one turn Of the
dice, by attempting nonstop flight
across the Atlantic Ocean.
+: AS the average life Of one airplane
would not normally permit it to make,
a complete circumnavfgation Of the
globe. several airplanes were. started.
Our experience on the Alaskan and
Porto. Rico flight taught that certain
supplies and equipment would be
needed in the Arctic region and diff
ferent ones in the tropical areas,
through which the flight must pass. :.
The extreme .cold of the: North Pa
cifc and Atlantic. the typhoons OF
China, the torrentiaI equatorial rains,
the ;monsoons Of India, the heat OF the
Equator. all required special attention
In the shipment OF supplies. Where
the route skirted the Arctic Circle
warm clothing for the flyers and alco-
hol and glycerin for the radiators
were pr0vidcd. At AnEmagsalik,
Greenland, the farthest north stop,
reindeer; sleeping bags have been ready
To Withstand the equatorial heat,
airplane parts shipped to depots in
the Orient were given extra coats
Of varnfsh. Approximately 100 tons
of supplies were shipped to various
points Tof the: globe. -
(! Although they. are being allowed
six months outside sof --thea United,
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A Typical Farm in lcE1AND,On
=, " Route Taken byFlyers

States for travel, the present indica-
tions are that five months will be the
approximate time required for the
completion of the expedition.
The airplanes selected for the flight
were manufactured by the Douglas
Company of santa Monica, Calf. They
are all American in design and con-
struction and were chosen because
they were capable of carrying suffi-
cieht gasoline and oil for long flights,
and could be, used with either pom
toons for water landing or with
wheels for overland. i. flights. These
airplanes are each powered with a
Liberty engine of 400 horsepower, de-
signed and built for the Army Air
Service during the~w With the
latest, model of this engine. the world
cruisers as land, planes have attained
a speed of los miles an hour at 1850
propeller revolutions. and over 20
miles an hour while operating as
seaplanes. - {" ."
Thirty-fiye of these engines have
been distributed to various points
around the world so that there were
actually eight, complete engines avail
able for each of the original four
airplanes ofsthe flight. =, -
There are 1s supply and repair
depots on the world flight route, approxi-
mately. 1900 miles apart. At seven
of these depots. major overhaul could
be given; the .airplanes;,at' the others
minor repairs. could be made, and
spares and tools carried by each air
plane replenjshed. The distribution
of engines to these depots was made
on the basis of replacing each motor
after it had been run for: about so
hours. - s.
THE wisdom of this distribution is
L evidenced by the fact that when
the first new motor was needed by
Maj. Martin in Alaska, one was"avail-
able within 500 miles. Again, when
Lieut.. Smiths engine, failed him near
Touraine in French 1ndo-China, one
was available at the next scheduled
stop and was ruahed Ito. him over
night on. an. American destroyer:
when Lieut.. Nelson. needed Q new en-.
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Evening star., 1924-08-17

MAJ. GEN. MASON NJ. PATRICK,
AV4 chief of Air Service of the
United States Army. is fully alive to
the possibilities and Importance Of
this new arm of national defense,
which has developed SO rapidly dur
ing the past few years. Practically
all the world records held by the
Army Air Service have been brought
to the United States during Gen. Pat
rfck's tenure of Office Many prof.
Gets, including bombing maneuvers
against battleships, cooperation with
other arms. long distance cross-coun-
try flights to. Alaska and return,
Porto Rico and return, nonstop
flight across the continent. q dawn
to-dusk flight from New York to San
Francisco, and the world flight, have
been initiated.
All have been successfully COM
pleted with the exception Of the last
named, which is now nearing Its
goal
Airwsys have been established and
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
Somerset Items
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Isaac Clark and family moved to
Sylvester, Sunday.
The Tony Kawancic family moved
to a ranch near Hotchkiss the past
week. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Balch are selling
their household goods preparatory to
leaving for California.
The little Hendricks boy is a pa
tient at the hospital, being seriously
sick with acute Brights disease.
The 5-month-old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Axelson is seriously i'll with
brain fever followisg an attack OF
bronchial pneumonia.
The Tennessee Seranaders of Delta
gave dance Thursday and Satur-
day evenings in the school hall. The
music was good and a fine crowd was
reported.
II there are any violators of the
18th Amendment in town, they have
not had any trade this week on &C,
count of the visit of bunch OF pro
hibition officers.
The Long family moved into the
house vacated by Isaac Clark, and
the Dalcin family into the rooms va
Gated by Longs. ]. Jellico moved into
the house vacated by the Kawancic
family.
Word was received here that Robt
McGraw OF Hiawatha, Utah, is in a
very critical condition following an
operation Saturday, for appendicitis
Mr.. McGraw was at one time super.
intendent OF the mine here.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
Transferring Herd.

Messrs Clarence Nelson and Ed
ward w. Clark. the former manager of
the Sneffles Land and Cattle COM
pany's ranch near Rdgway, and the
latter from Vermeio Park, chief en-
gineer for the electrical plant there,
We're guests at the F. w Austin home
Friday. Mr.. Nelson has recently re-
turned from Vermejo Park. New Mexi-
co, where he went with several car
loads OF registered Herefords which
they are transferring from the
Sneffles ranch The Vermejo Park
is the largest cattle and game park in
the United States, comprising $50 600
acres. and stocked with 10000 full
blooded Herefords. while great num-
bers OF deer and elk roam over this
vast area at will The ranch Is in
corporated, and affords an opportunity
for an outing for the sportsmen and
their families who are shareholders. q
number Of cottages having been pro
vided with modern conveniences for
their use.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
Returning to Delta.

A message received by Mrs. James
Greenwood. Tuesday. announced that
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Linn and chill
dren had left Orange. California, by
auto on Friday. bound for Delta, and
that they expect to remain somewhere
in this vicinity. They have been in
California since last September.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
Moved to Durango.

Moved to Durango.
Mrs. Ray States and mother, Mrs.
Emma Hixson, left for Durango Mon
day where the States family will take
up their abode, Mr. States being en-
ployed in a bakery there. Mrs. Hix.
son will visit with them indefinitely
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
Returns Home.

DR.. ]. NJ. McClanahan returned to
his home at Krkwood, Missouri on
Tuesday, after a pleasant visit at the
home Of his brother, Dr.. A. C. Nc
Clanahan.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18

Plano Tuning, F. A. Buttell. Leave
orders at Luke e. Meyers Jewelry
store.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
They Were surprised.

7 Hcy wcrc SUTpTISeU.
Business conditions are apparently
as good on the Western Slope, and
judging by remarks made by visiting
shoppers, goods are as up-to-date in
style and prices as low or lower than
can be found elsewhere. Two ladies
shopping here from the city of Grand
Junction few days ago, commented
on the fine stores and the busy crowds
on the streets. They spoke especially
OF the fine stocks OF goods and the
low prices here. We see dozens of
shoppers here from all over the West
ern Slope. There's a reasoni
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
Granddaughter Visits.

Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Moon are enjoy
ing visit with their granddaughter,
Alice Warner, who arrived from
Ogden. Utah, Saturday morning, and
who at one time made her home with
them. The young lady may decide to
make her future home here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moon are planning to move TO
their ranch near Cedaredge in the
near future
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
Called by Sons Death.

J. B. McHush of Denver reached
Delta Monday noon, having been call
ed by the tragic death OF his son, John.
The elder McCune had left home be-
fore the telegram announcing his sons
passing away reached there. He left
after a former message announcing
that the end was near.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-18
Did Not Die.

Did Not Die.
A report in our last issue which
stated that Waldo Livesay OF Hotch-
kiss had passed away was an error.
The first word stated that there was
no hope for the young man. but later
reports are that he is improving and
might recover. We very much regrete
mistakes OF this nature and are
pleased to make the correction.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-31
SILVER KNOB

od1eoe6d1ec
Mrs. William Weigand and chill
dren, of Cumberland, spent the past
week with relatives here.
Mr.. Howard Nethken spent Satur-
day evening and Sunday here with
home folks.
Mrs. w. c. Buncutter has returned
here after having spent the past week
with Mr.. and Mrs. l. E. Hardesty.
We regret to learn that Miss Beryl
Fulk, of Crellin, is seriously i'll.
Miss Carrie Fulk spent Sunday in
this community with her parents.
Mrs. Harry Nicholson has been i'll
at her home the past week.
Mr.. Oliver Nethken left on last
Thursday for Baltimore.
Miss Wilma Sanders spent Sunday
with Misses Margaret and Martha
Fulk.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Weigand and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. David Rid
der and daughter Geraldine spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fulk at Crellin.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-31
BITTINGER

Sleigh bells were jingling along the
roads last Sunday for the first time
this winter.
The snow storm of last Friday was
followed by rapid fall in the tenn
perature, the mercury having gone
down several degrees below zero on
Friday and Saturday nights.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Rawlings was buried in the vii
lage cemetery last Friday at eleven
o'clock, Rev. Rearick, of Salisbury,
Pa, conducting the services.
Mrs. James Speicher is reported as
being seriously i'll at her home near
this village.
Mrs. Lester Hetrick and children,
of Lumberport, West Va. were called
to Bittinger last week by the illness
of Mrs. Hetrick's mother. Mrs. James
Speicher.
Merchant C. Z. Elhthorp made q
business trip to Oakland one day last
week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-31
STATE GRANGE APPROVES
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
Resolutions Passed Endorsing
Maryland's Educational
Laws

Mr.. Franklin E. Rathbun, County
Superintendent of Schools of this
county, has handed The Republican
the following resolution passed by the
Maryland State Grange in session at
Bel Air last December, with the re-
quest that it be published in these
columns:
RESOLVED, By the Maryland
State Grange, in session at Bel Air,
December 1913, 1928, that we note
with hearty approval the educational
progress going on in Maryland. The
State and county school officials
promised the last Legislature that the
program then proposed for the better
ment of the public schools offered a
means for immediate and substantial
improvement in the quality of teach
ing. These promises are being re-
deemed. Already it appears from Of
fetal reports that there are fifteen
per cent more trained teachers in ser
vice; that one-half of the normal
school graduates go into rural schools
where the need for better teaching is
greatest; that provision is being made
for the training of an adequate num-
Der of elementary teachers to fill all
vacancies that occur; and that thru
spencal State aid to poorer counties
no child is now deprived OF an equal
opportunity with every other child
to secure the best education of which
he is capable.
RESOLVED, That We commend the
system now in effect Of training
teachers in service through summer
schools, extension teaching and help
full supervision.
RESOLVED, That we recognize in
the quickening of interest in the con-
solidation of rural schools an indica-
ton of a wider recognition Of the
fact that the isolated country school
does not as a rule give the farmers
child fair deal. Consolidated schools
are better attended, are better taught,
and are, on the whole, more competent
that one-teacher schools. We believe
that consolidation is generally practi-
cable as well as desirable, but we rec
ognize the fact that its consunma-
ton on any large scale awaits the
construction of good roads and the
formation of an intelligent public
sentiment.
RESOLVED, That we oppose any
and ali movements designed to change
in any material sense the existing
school laws. Rather we favor a more
intelligent, responsible, participating
interest in the administration of these
laws on the part OF the general pub
lie, to the end that school officials and
teachers viii everywhere be stimulat-
ed and encouraged to give Of their
best in the interest Of the children Of
the schools.
RESOLVED, That We urge tn
Governor, the Legislature and the sey
eral boards Of county commissioner
to accord to the schools as liberia
financial support as is consistent with
principles of economy and a sound
public policy.