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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (P).-Three years
Of exhaustive tests with the worlds
largest semi-rigid dirigible, the RS-1,
have shown the way for the develop
ment of this type of craft for military
and commercial use.
The RS-1 now is being dismantled,
cut in Air Corps appropriations leav-
ing the Army without funds to buy new
envelope for the craft. If funds ever
are available, it will be easy to reas-
semble the big ship, experts say.
Developed for the United States Army
and flown on most of it's adventures
through wind, rain and snow with Capt.
William e. Kepner as its skipper, the
RS-1 has provided the builders of air.
ships with vast amount of technical
data to aid in the development of future
ships of her type.
Capable Of Battling Elements.
Lacking in speed and lift efficiency,
but proving capable of battling the
Stiffest squalls and thunderstorms, the
dirigible has attained record for dura-
bility and airworthiness and has pointed
out the necessity for changes to achieve
speed and greater lifting ability.
Numerous tests during the three years
it has been flown have subjected the
huge ship, which is 285 feet long, to
strains at all conceivable angles.
Climbs, dives and even "stunting" have
been included in the tests so that the
dirigible's behavior might be charted
under all conditions.
Long flights into the Southwest, East
and several sections Of the Middle West
have made possible detailed study Of
the semi-rigid airships ability to
weather squalls, thunderstorms heavy
rains and even snow. Returning from
San Antonio last month. the RS1 pro-
yided her observers with one of their
most exciting experiences when she
weathered, not without damage, two
severe line squalls over Tennessee.
Nose Crashed in Squall.
"The first squall struck the ship with
terrific force and crashed her stiff nose"
Capt. Kepner explains, but she demon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
AVIATION OFFICERS
TEST DATES GIVEN
Examinations December II to 90
Will Be Held at Air Fields
for Second Lieutenancies.

Examination of applicants for ap-
pointment as second lieutenants in the
Army Air Corps will be held from De-
cember II to % and from March Ia
to %, the War Department has an
nounced. This months examination
will be held only within the continental
limits of the United States.
The competition will be open only to
candidates who possess the necessary
mental, moral and physical qualiflca-
tons, who have graduated from the
Air Corps Primary Flying School and
from the Air Corps Advanced Flying
School within the past six years or who
can demonstrate that they have quail
fed for flying within the past six years
and who have had at least 200 hours
experience as pilot.
Applications for the examination
should be submitted directly to the
adjutant general of the Army, who will
answer requests for information per-
tanning to the examination. Applica-
lions for the March examination should
be submitted to Army Corps Area COM
manders.
Boards Of officers to conduct the
December examinations will be con-
vened at Boiling Field, Mitchell Field,
N. Y; Langley Field, Va: Maxwell
Field, Ala; Wright Field, Ohio; Sell
fridge Field, Mich; Kelly Field, Tex;
Rockwell Field, Calf; Chanute Field,
ILL.,: Marshall Field, Kans.; Fort Crock
EFT, Tex: Vancouver Barracks, Wash,
and CrisSy Field, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
Grass Seeding Test
By Airplane Shows
Method Economical

PORTLAND, Greg. R.-Suc-
cess of grass seeding experiments
carried on by airplane over a
1,000-acre area in Coos County,
Greg, may result in the seeding
of large pasture areas along the
Pacific Coast from the air in
1929.
An excellent stand of grass,
evenly distributed over the area,
was obtained at approximately
one-third of the expense incurred
by hand seeding. Harold r.
Adams and N. w. Perkins, COM
mercial flyers at Lyrtle Point, set
a record for speed in seeding
grass lands when they covered
the 1000 acres in Slightly more
than 10 hours.
Using a specially constructed
hopper to hold the seed in front
of the cockpit, the valve opening
of which was controlled by the
pilot in the rear cockpit, the
pilot was able to seed strips 80
feet wide, flying 70 miles an hour,
from an altitude of 500 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
: AIR MAIL PICKUP
DEVICE INVENTED
Test Will Be Given Seattle
Mans Apparatus on
Long Island.
BY DON BROWN.

NEW YORK.-By N. A. N. A de-
vice for picking up and depositing air
mail or express by plane while in
flight, which has been invented by DR.
Lyle S. Adams of Seattle, Wash, will
be tested shortly at Roosevelt Field
Long Island, NJ Y. The test will be an
attempt to break the worlds endurance
record by taking on gas and oil during
the flight in the same manner in
which mail is to be picked up in actual
practice. .,
1.-The development of my apparatus,
which call the air mail pickup Is
the result of an interest which I have
had in aviation since the early expert
ments of the Wright brothers first at
tracted my attention" DR.. Adams said
today.
Three Pilots to Be Used.
A new cabin monoplane of latest de-
sign and an improved Wright whlrl-
wind motor, such as was used by Lind
bergh and other successful flyers, will
be used in the test flight. Three pilots
will take off in the plane with normal
load of gas and oil. BY this means
they expect to save the wear and tear
and danger which taking off with an
abnormally heavy load of gas involves.
When this supply runs low they WILL
return to their base, where the ground
part of the pickup Is located.
This consists of V-shaped trap
mounted on a turntable, so that 1t can
be headed into whatever direction the
wind is blowing from.
A cable will be unrolled from spool
device in the plane. Empty containers
will be attached to a catch on the end
of the cable. When the plane is flown
exactly over the trap and at the right
height, the empty container and its
attachment will be dragged into the
open mouth of the V-Shaped trap.
There will be smoothly guided into
a narrow slot and detached by an in
genious device.
A loaded container, resting in the
point of the trap on catapult, Whlch
helps start its forward progress, will
then be caught by an attachment de-
vice and wound up into the plane.
Experimental Tests Work.
Experimental tests made on the West
Coast with full-sized trap and light
biplane have worked perfectly, DR..
Adams says.
BY this means the proposed test flight
from Roosevelt Field can be prolonged
theoretically for the full life of the new
Wright motor, which experts will have
in the best condition. With three pl-
lots, one or two can be sleeping and
the other flying, so that their endur-
ance will be extended as much as
possible. .....
"Only prolonged and heavy fogs or
unusually adverse weather of some
other sort can seriously handicap the
flyers in their attempt to break the
worlds endurance record, If plane. mo-
tor and pilots are able to give normal
performance" an aviation expert in
formed the writer today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
1870 TRADES SHARE
IN BUILDING PLANE
Amazing Variety of Artisans and
Technicians Have Part in
Work, Study Shows.

At least 100 trades or occupations
are represented in the building of the
modern air transport plane. according
to a list compiled by P. G.. Johnson,
president of the Boeing Airplane Co.
The list shows an amazing variety Of
artisans and engineers:
In the brazing department are gas
welders, electric welders, torch brazers,
poliShers, coppersnliths, lathemen,
press drillers, filerS, gaugemakers, tube
benders, blackSmYthS, riveters, wire
coaters, annealing furnace men, sand
blasters, bench and floor mechanics,
and more.
The machine shop employees tool
makers, heat treaters, turret machinists
milling machinists, and tool room
clerks. In the sheet metal room
are radiator asSemblers, testers, n.y.
draulic pressmen, fusilage streamliners,
soldering experts, fusilage mechanics
cowling developers, pneumatic riveterS.
Wing building requires layout men,
alignment men, machinists, assemblers
Plating is done by electroplaters, IN
terror decorators, sign painters, air
brush experts. Wood machining in
cludes sticker men, Shapers, band
savers, jig savers, planesmen, trim
savers, filers, model builders, pattern
AALdACAo, NOOO N1c CuGteIS, N1IlS layout
men, span builders, lumber sorters. And
IN the cable department are splicers
electricians, solderers. Boat and pom
toon builders, boat and airplane trim
mers, work on seaplaneS.
There are motor mechanics, plane
mechanics, assemblers, first and second
stationary engineers, millwrights, pipe
filters, plumbers, auto mechanics, truck
drivers, swampers, janitors, laborers,
leather cutters, hand needleWorkers,
wing cover stretchers, woman wing
overseer, wing f1nishers, painters, up
holsterers, wax cord makers, sewing
machine operators, tape cutters, craters
Creating projects and designs are the
chief engineer, research engineer
weight engineers, stress engineers, pro-
duction engineers, test engineers, patent
engineers and attorney, test pilot
checkers, layout men. The planning
department, purchasing and estimating
department, inspection department and
general executive Office run the list ur
to about 1000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
SWEDISH AIRMAN HERE
TO STUDY AERONAUTICS
Airport Engineers Expenses Paid
by Prize Fund Relinquished
by Col. Lindbergh.

Karl Lignell, chief engineer of the
airport of Malmo, Sweden, who recent
1y was chosen as the recipient of the
Lindbergh prize, has come to the United
States to study American aeronautic
methods, the Department of Commerce
has announced.
The Lindbergh prize, with which Lig-
nell is financing his trip, consists of
funds collected by newspapers in Stock
holm and Goteborg for the purpose Of
purchasing gift for Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh. In accordance with Col
Iindberghs wishes, however, the funds
were set aside to send to this country a
Swedish airman to be designated from
samong the ranks of the national lead
Frs in aeronautics.
Engineer Lingell expects particularly
% study the development of night flying
n this country. He also will make a
tudy of the American airways system
MO the laying out Of airports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

strated her greatest capability by
weathering a second and even more
severe line squall, despite being crippled.
She sailed slowly but majestically into
her home port after "a hours of storm
tossed flight on a 35-hour journey.
That trip provided us with valuable
technical data on the ships ability to
weather the severest storms
Every flight during the three years
of tests has been planned to provide
new data on the huge ships behavior
under conditions which might be en-
counteeed while on military missions.
View of TechnicianS.
Although development of the Yep
pelin, or rigid type of dirigible, has over
Swallowed in public popularity the ex-
periments with the semi-rigid type
craft, technicians and observers with
the RS-1 believe that the semi-rigid
ship offers extraordinary possibilities foc
both military and commercial use. IT
greater speed and lift efficiency can be
obtained with future semi-rigid ships,
they can be counted upon for great
durability and safety. they say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
PLANE BRINGS RELIEF.
Carries Yeast to Town Cut OFF by
Flood From Bread Supply.

When food supplies we're cut off at
independence, Kans., by recent floods,
which isolated the town for four days,
suffering was averted by use of aerial
transpor. ation. The people were clamor-
ing for bread, which the bakers could
not SUPPLY for lack of yeast.
A National Air Transport air mail
plane was loaded with 500 pounds of
yeast at Kansas City and, with Pilot
Harry lewis, who flies the night air
mail between Chicago and Kansas City,
at the stick, was flown to independence
Pilot Lewis landed in a bayfield, six
miles west of Independence, as the city
airport was inundated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

following program of expansion for the
coming few months: Establishment
Immediately of air mail service be-
tween Montreal, Quebec and Toronto;
establishment of service between Toron-
TO, Hamilton, London and Windsor
and establishment of daily air mail
between Toronto and Buffalo, N. Y.
to link with the United States air
mail lines.
It is planned within three years to
complete the establishment Of service
between Montreal and Vancouver, on
the Pacific Coast, reducing the time for
transcontinental air mail service to
two and one-half days.
The Canadian air mail. as in this
country, is carried by private COM
panies under governmental contract
Postmaster General Venoit declared
that contracts will be let only to COM
panies whose experience. finances,
equipment and personnel guarantee a
reasonable assurance of success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
Is Electric Lights
Used to illuminate
Big Transport Ship

A new ligtt-literally-on the
luxury of the modern air trans
port plane is revealed by the fact
that the new Boeing tri-motored
12-passenger transport planes in
use on the West Coast carry q
total of IS electric lights.
There are three lights on the
instrument board, one on each of
the cupboard motors to illuminate
the gauges, three navigation lights,
on wing tips and tail; two landing
lights of 250,000 candlepower
each, eight reading lights and two
dome lights in the cabin, a light
over the cabin instrument board,
one in the buffet cabinet, one in
the cabin entrance, one in the
baggage room and one in the
lavatory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Permanent air mail service between
Basel, Switzerland, and Bushire, Persia
has been established, linking with the
European lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
Operates Without Accident.

The Swedish Air Transportation Co,
in operation since 1924, has never had
an accident which caused injury to pas
sengers or goods carried, the United
States Department of Commerce has
been informed Last year IA, TOO passen-
gers, 14,200 kilos of mail and $4,000
Kilos of baggage were carried over the
companyS lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
CANADA TO DEVELOP
AIR MAIL SERVICE
Hopes to Equal, if Not Surpass,
System Now Operated in
United States.

Development of the Canadian air
mail service to a point of efficiency
equal to, if not better than, that in
the United States is the intention of
the Canadian government, according
to an address made by P. j. Venoit,
postmaster general for Canada, at the
recent opening of new airport at
London, Canada. e~-s.s ,gx-4.-s. 'ss>z
The postmaster general outlined the
The Ely miner., 1928-06-22
Name Ozark Continent"
Credited to Stanley

Africa is called the Ozark con.
tinent" on account of the fact that It
was for many years an unexplored re-
gion. Henry M. Stanley. who knew
more about Africa than anyone else,
traversed its darkest part, and told
the story of his travels under the title,
"In Darkest Africa" Stanley's white
aides, Surgeon Thomas Parke and
Lieut.. William Bonny, both published
books in England after their return
home, and others returned with them.
So it is untrue that Stanley's white
aides perished as claimed by A. Alloy
sius Smith, alias Trader Horn" Leo
pold, king of the Belgians, financed
the expedition for the relief of Emin
Pasha and the exploration of the Con-
go. That is why the territory came
under the Belgian flag.
The simile Ozark as Egypt" may re-
late to the fact that the Egyptians
were superstitious, and, as people who
were continually seeking omens, they
avoided work on certain days.-Lit-
erary Digest.
The Ely miner., 1928-06-22

in Passamaquoddy bay in 1904 on the
Island of st. Croix. However, disease
wiped out nearly half of the colony
that winter and the next spring the
remainder moved to Port Royal. The
following winter was milder. but at
that, fourth of the colonists died.
1t was the stout-hearted Champlain
who organized curious "Order of
Good Cheer" to help encourage the
colonists amid all their privatiOns and
try to make them contented with their
lot.
Meanwhile political enemies in
France had brought about the revo-
cation of De Monts' patent in 1907
and Champlain led the discouraged
colonists home. But the next year
he had sailed again for America, and
this time he "stuck," despite disease,
mutiny of his followers and trouble
with the Indians. With the latter
Champlain's tact soon smoothed out
the difficulties, and in the spring of
1909 Champlain and two companions,
the red men, set out with war party
of Hurons and Algonkins against
their hereditary enemies, the Mohawks
Of the great Iroquois confederacy. 1t
was on this expedition that the his
toric events took place which made
the name of Champlain so important
in American history.
While marching with his Indian al
lies Champlain discovered Tin the
sense that he was the first white man
to see it) the lake in New York which
now bears his name and soon after
wards near Ticonderoga, the party
met a band of Mohawks. Both sides
spent the night in preparing for the
engagement which by sort of curious
mutual agreement was to take place
on the morrow. They sang their war
songs, danced and shouted their de-
fiance at each other. The Hurons and
Algonkins had hidden the three
Frenchmen from the Mohawks until
the next morning when they marched
out with Champlain in his armor at
their head, and the other two French
men still hidden on the flank OF their
column. Here is the story of the fight
in Champlain's own words:
.'When l was within twenty PAGES
the enemy, halting, gaZed at me; as
also gazed at them. When ! saw them
getting ready to shoot their arrows at
us, / leveled my arquebuse. which l
had loaded with four balls, and aimed
straight at one of the three chiefs.
The shot brought down two and
wounded another. On this, our In
dians set up such a yelling that one
could not have heard thunder-clap,
and all the while the arrows flew thick
on both sides. The IroQuoiS were
greatly astonished and frightened to
see two of their men killed so quickly,
in spite of their arrow-proof armor.
But when my companions fired from
the woods, the Iroquois seeing their
chiefs killed, fed"
The shot from Champlain's argue
buse on that occasion has been we'll
named a "shot of destiny" and it
should rank with the musketry fire at
Concord bridge as "shot heard round
the world" For this was the first
contact of the French with members of
the powerful Iroquois confederacy, and
from that day dated the hatred of the
Iroquois for the French, which gave the
English the aid of the most formidable
native warriors on the continent and
played part in determining that Eng
disappearing people were to rule the
The Ely miner., 1928-06-22
Selfish Lives

Bishop William Lawrence of Massa-
chusetts has retired voluntarily after
"a years of splendid service, on the
ground that:
"Old men should give way In order
that younger ones may have full Op-
portunity of authority"
Bishop Lawrence's life has been one
of self-sacrifice, and he has always
hated selfish lives. In a recent Y. NJ.
G. A. address he said:
"Some of our millionaires in their
success talks preach an abominable
philosophy. Only the other day mil
lionaire said to a high school gradual
ing class:
SIN this race for success lemme
tell We, young men, it amt enough to
know how to push yerself along-no-
stree! Ye gotta know how to push
the other feller out O. the way"
The Ely miner., 1928-06-22
Broad-Minded Preacher

Declining fixed salary for the COM
ing year. Rev. Edwin J. Radcliffe of
Bloomsbury, Pa, proposed to his con-
gregation that he receive such salary
as is contributed in envelopes provided
for that purpose, without names Of the
givers. The congregation accepted his
proposal. The minister said he be-
lieved that pastor should share in
the adversely or prosperity Of his peo-
pie, and that his compensation should
members of the church.-Exchange
The Ely miner., 1928-06-22
Don't Make a1oy
Out Of Baby
babies Have Nerves
n Drrrrr norrvrAyNY
By RUTH BRITAIN

Much Of the nervousness in older
children can be traced to the over
stimulation during infancy, caused by
toy for the amusement of parents, rel
atives and friends. Baby may be
played with, but not for more than q
quarter of an hour to an hour daily.
Beyond that, being handled, tickled,
caused to laugh or even scream, will
sometimes result in vomiting, and in
variably causes irritability, crying or
sleeplessness.
Tretfulness, crying and sleeplessness
from this cause can easily be avoided
by treating baby with more consider
alton, but when you just can't see
what Is making baby restless or upset
better give him few drops of pure,
harmless Castoria. It's amazing to see
how quickly it calms babys nerves and
soothes him to sleep; yet it contains
no drugs or opiates. 1t is purely veg
etable-the recipe is on the wrapper
Leading physicians prescribe it for
collie, cholera, diarrhea, constipation,
gas on stomach and bowels, feverish-
ness, loss of sleep and all other sup
sets" of babyhood. Over 25 million
bottles used year shows it's over.
whelming popularity.
With each bottle of Castoria, you get
a book on Motherhood, worth its
weight in gold. Look for Chas. II.
Fletcher's signature On the package so
you'll get genuine Castoria. There are
many limitations.
The Ely miner., 1928-06-22
sNeighbors Miles Away

Neighbors do not bother family
who have settled in central Australia.
Those next door" are two white men
who live 100 miles away, and the near
est white woman has a home 300 miles
farther on. The family, which went
from Lancashire, England, to live In
brushwood shanty, comprises father,
mother, and two grown daughters,
They have many cattle, and the elder
daughter wears corduroy breeches and