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Evening star., 1928-12-23
FOREIGN FEATURES
WILL MARK FIELD
Best in European Develop.
mentS viii be Incorporate
ed in St. Louis Airport.
BY the Associated Press.

by IIle Associated RTeSS.
ST. LOUIS, December 22.-St. Louis
is rounding out plans for construction
of its proposed $2000,000 airport, for
along the lines of the best European
airports, where airWay travel has be-
come highly developed
Returning from tour of European
countries in search of data on airport
construction, group OF more than 100
ST. LOuisanS reported the need of neon
lights, large concrete aprons in front of
the hangers, radio equipment. accurate
weather reports and commodious wait
ing rooms to bring American airportS
to the standard of the best visited
abroad.
Six Recommendations Are Made.
The findings of the air enthusiasts
were crystalliZed into six recommended
tionS made by Harold M. BiXby, chair
man of the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce, and one of the
hackers of Lindberghs New-York-to-
Paris hop. Most of his recommended
tionS have been incorporated into the
plans for the st. Louis airport, which
will have a terminal building with a
midway tunnel through which planes
may pass to take on and discharge
passengers.
Neon lights should be used to illumi-
nate American airports, Bixby said.
From his observations at leading
European airdromes, neon appears to
function best because it produces soft
light easily distinguishable from other
lights, and capable of penetrating mild
fogs.
A concrete apron. extending the
Evening star., 1928-12-23
VARIETY is OFFERED
BUYER OF AIRPLANEf
Wide Price and Style Range Prove
Popularity of Flying in
United States.

The man planning the purchase
an airplane for his own use soon wi
be able to make his selection as care
fully and from as great range oi
types, styles and prices as the automo-
bic buyers. according to Maj. Clarence
M Young. director of aeronautics for
the Department of Commerce.
THE prospective purchaser" saic
Maj. Young. will be able to gain a
full knowledge of the advantages or
disadvantages of any plane, with the
knowledge that Government regulation
and keen competition will have elirni-
mated the structurally inefficient and
poorly designed airplane of the past. :"
There now are more than 140 air
plane manufacturers and designers, ac-
cording to Department of Commerce
figures, and 1873 different airplane mod
els are being produced in this country,
of which 81 bear approved-type GER
tif1cateS showing they have met all
Government tests. Others are under
test.
"Airplane manufacturers, said Mai.
Young, "have learned a lesson from the
automobile builders in realizing the
publics desire for comfort and finely
appointed decorations in the cabin-type
planes. The new cabin planes being
developed will soon equal the finest au-
tomobile made in point of equipment.
"The final governing element in the
prospective purchasers choice of any
airplane is usually the price range. At
present the lowest range is about $4,000
for one or two passenger sport planes.
The three passenger open planes range
from S2,500 up to $4,000. Three-pas-
senger closed planes may be bought for
$4,000, while the six to eight passenger
cabin ships are priced at from $4,000
to $4,000 The large, tri-motored
transports. generally used for extensive
commercial service, sell between a~c. .cfo
and S60,000." the diE@etor says.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

invention will enable altitude record
ing instruments to be sent to greater
height than has ever been achieved
with man-piIoted machines in tha past.
At present, pilots who take pdrS II
altitude tests are forced to wear cleo
trically heated clothing on account of
the intense cold, and also to take in
oxygen through mask because OF the
rarefled air.
Another radical development in avia-
ton is the improved helicopter which is
being built for the English air ministry
at CoWes, Isle of Wight. The machine
involves both the principles of the hell
copter. which is intended to raise itself
vertically by the life of its propellers,
and the autogiro, which has rotating
wings.
Remarkable results are expected OF
the English machine by the builders.
They claim that it will be able to rise
and descend vertically as well as to
hover in the air.
Blow to Sneering Habit.
That the world which once sneered
almost automatically at the mention
of new and revolutionary ideas about
flying has become somewhat chastened
is proved by the serious attention and
interest which the announcement of
such devices as the autogiro and pilot
less plane ideas are received.
OrVille Wright, cO-inventor OF the air.
plane, is one of those most interested
in new aviation inventions.
1T is difficult to prophesy the future
development of aviation and I would
not care to do so," he informed the
writer in Washington, but I will say
that believe there are changes ahead
which will be startling and revolution
ary. The man who predicts great
changes and Improvements cannot be
far wrong"
Evening star., 1928-12-23

length of the field, and waSSHng to a
width of at least $50 feet at Sss widest
section, should be constructed in front
of the hangers. Such a strip, Bixby
pointed out, has been laid at the Tenn
plehof airdrome in Berlin, and extends
1000 feet in front of all hangers and
administration buildings. The dust is
minimized and airplanes may taxi onto
the concrete apron to discharge their
passengers.
While no runways are found on Euro
pean fields, Bixby believes American
airports should be provided with them.
They should be constructed of semi
hard material such as cinders, and
should run in every direction to allow
planes to take-off into whatever wind
is blowing. Turf on foreign fields is
generally in such good condition that
runways are unnecessary, Bixby said.
Urges Radio for Planes.
All airplane should be equipped with
radio so that they may maintain con-
slant communication with their home
airports, and receive weather reports
and other helpful data to keep them on
course free from storms.
Accurate weather reports, which have
been lacking at many American air.
ports, should be available at all times
BiXby recommended. He suggested the
establishment of a comprehensive net
work of weather stations to obtain fly
ing information and communicate 1t to
planes in the air
The waiting room at the airport
should be equipped with telephone and
telegraph facilities, and restaurant
should be installed
"All of these improvements" Bixby
said, "as we'll as others which have
been outlined can be made for $4,000
600, the amount which the people OF
st. Louis have voted in their airport
bond issue"
Evening star., 1928-12-23

Continued from Eighth Page)
will be the most practicable, and also
20 study possible methods of diSsipating
fog, particularly if 1t Is only confined
to a small area. There is no pilot who
will not recognize this as one Of the
most important undertakings in avia-
ton today, and there is no pilot also
who will not enthusiastically agree with
weather reports that will tell him what
kind of conditions he may expect on his
fight The weather reporting services
In California, between San Francisco
and Los Angeles, which the fund estab-
lished about year ago, have demon
strated the practicability of supplying
the pilot with accurate, timely informa-
ton about the weather; not only the
conditions over his route, but the con-
titaons round about him which might
affect his journey.
Work on the Fundamentals.
It has been cardinal principle Of
e2ne fund from the beginning to confine
% attention to work which otherwise
might not be done. In its scientific re-
search, for example. the fund has been
called upon TO consider literally thou
sands Of inventions seeking support,
less. AS far as possible the fund has
diverted these inventions, where there
was any sign Of merit, to organizations
such as the National Advisory Commit
tee for AeronauticS, the Army Air Corps
and the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics,
which are far better equipped for this
type of investigation.
But more striking indication of this
principle is found in the change in pol
Icy of the fund. announced last June.
Because of the rapid progress OF COM
Mercial aviation in America the fund
decided to transfer its emphasis from
the work of assisting commercial avia-
ton to the consideration OF funda-
problems Much of the previous work
of the fund has been directed toward
the purpose Of helping aviation help
ITSELF" Harry Guggenheim, the pres1-
dent. stated. Commercial aviation In
America is now established on so sound
and profitable basis that further as
sistance Of this kind Is not necessary
and the public interest in aviation has
been definitely and permanently
aroused"
The fund is, therefore, now engaged
in such fundamental research as mete-
orology, fog flying. aerodynamic safety
and other activities which the CONNER
cial aviation company will not be pre-
pared to handle. The fund is following
its original purpose of doing the thing
that is most needed and the thing thai
otherwise might be left undone.
Copyright, 1929
An article by Col Lindbergh on the pres
ent and future OF aviation Will appear eaci
week exclusively in washington IN TIT
sunday Star.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
HENDERSON is ELECTED
AIR ASSOCIATION HEAD
Planes of Group Comprising II
Transport Companies Fly 9,00o,-
600 Miles in Year.

Election of Col Paul Henderson,
former Second Assistant Postmaster
General, as president of the American
Air Transport Association has been an
nounced here. Col. Henderson is vice
president of Transcontinental Air Trans
port and vice president and general
manager of National Air Transport.
The American Air Transport Associ-
alton is composed of IT air mail, ex-
press and passenger companies whose
planes this year are reported to have
flown 100000 miles over established
airways on scheduled flights.
Other officers are: G. S. Childs. Phil
adelphia, and Gen. John F. Organ,
Kew York, vice presidents, and w. G.
Heron, San Francisco, secretary treas
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Evening star., 1928-12-23
AIRPORT BONDS UPHELD.

KANSAS CITY P).-The way for
development of the new Kansas City
airport is cleared by a decision of the
Missouri Supreme Court upholding the
legality of the citys $1,oO0,00O airport
bond issue. Construction of runways
and diking along the Missouri River,
which skirts two sides of the field. are
among the improvements contemplated.
The airport of 687 acres is within five
minutes drive from the post office.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
Push Metal Plane Building.

Mass production in Australia of an
all-metal monoplane of the "Lascoter'
type is expected to begin early next
year, the Department of Commerce has
been informed. The plane was designed
in Australia especially to meet flying
conditions in that country by one of the
designers of the famous British In
flexible. the largest all-metal mono
plane in the world.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
AIR PROGRESS AIDED
BY RESEARCH FUNDS

Continued from Eighth Page.l
Evening star., 1928-12-23

An article by Col Lindbergh on the pres
ent and future OF aviation will appear each
week exclusively in Washington in The
Sunday Star.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

TASHKENT, Turkestan (P).-Soviet
flying authorities have decorated with
gold badges five pilots for their success
full work on Central Asian air routes
Each Of the flyers has flown 100000
miles without accidents,
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
PUTNAM WITNESSES
 HAVE RETURNED
Captain Jarvis and Zito Guy Testify In Criminal Case In Montreal Court.

Captain of Police William Jarvis and Zito Guy, local taxi driver, re- turned from trip to Montreal, Mon day morning. They were aceompa- nied by State Policeman Scranton of the Danielson Barracks.
 The two Putnam men were called o Canada Co testify in criminal case, the outgrowth of the theft of Mir. Guys automobile in 1923. and left Putnam last Tuesday.
 The case was tried before the court and it surprised the two local wit nesses to see the lawyers in the case wearing robes similar to those super for court judges wear in this state.
 Mir. Guy gave his testimony in Italian through an interpreter, who repeated the testimony in the French language.
 The local men were questioned rela- tive to the theft of the car. their pre- vious trip to Montreal to try to re- cover it, and Mr. Guy to the fact that he had received none of the money which, it is alleged, had been paid in settlement.
 The court reserved decision.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
Mrs. William Fraser
 Stricken at Work

Mrs. Marie A. Fraser, manager of the local office of the Western Union Telegraph Company, wife of William Fraser, was stricken while at work in the company's office in the Putnam Inn, Tharsday afternoon shortly after four o'clock. Alexander MacMulen, lineman for the company, was in the office at the time. He called doe tor and, after Mrs. Fraser has been given attention, she was taken to her home on South Main street. Her side was partially paralyzed from the stroke but she recovered somewhat and is now slowly improving at home.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
WOODSTOCK RALLY
 FOR "ABE" LINCOLN
Mrs. Hattie Sharpe Pellett, S5, Rode In Decorated OK
 Cart
Recalls Verse of Song Young Women
 Learned to Sing

Back in the early eos there was girl living in Arlington. Her name was Hattie Sharpe. She is now eighty five years old and is Mrs. Hattie Sharpe Pellett. Mrs. Pellett lives in West Upton, Mass. She reads The Patriot. The accounts of the mass meeting on Woodstock hin and refer ence to other meetings long ago, at tended by celebrities, has recalled to her mind a rally arranged probably by the late Henry C. Bowen, when Abraham Lincoln was a candidate for president of the United States
 Miss Sharpe. with other young wo- men of the town. attended the mass meeting They did not make quick trip in an automobile; they did not even make the journey behind a pair of horses. Oxen were used as the motive power. How long 1t took to make the trip from Abingdon Co W make the trip from Abingdon to Wood stock Hill can be closely estimated by present owners of oxen. Doubtless an early morning start was made. In regard to the rally Mrs. Pellett has written The Patriot as follows;--
 Was One of Them
 West Upton, Mass,
 September | 0, 1928 To the Editor;-
 saw an article in the Patriot in regard to the mass meeting at Wood stock in years gone by. It reminded me of the meeting when Lincoln was up for nomination.
 My father, George H. Sharpe, living at Abingdon, Conn. being a very patriotic man, invited some of the young ladies of our town to his house to learn to sing some of the patriotic songs and when the day arrived, rig ged up an ox-team with pine boughs and flags and drove to Woodstock to attend this meeting. the girls dressed in white, singing these songs, l was one of them.
 l always remembered part of one of these songs which runs as follows Abe Lincoln is our candidate.
 And Andrew Johnson, too.
 Hurrah for the Uni0nl
 Hurrah, boys, hurrahl
 Wen work with all our might
 For Lincoln and for Johnson;
 For Liberty and Rightl
 HATTIE (SHARPE) PELLETT.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
MONEY PRIZES
New England Fair Offers Op- portunity to High School
 Students.

The New England Fair at Wor- cester, September 25th to 29th in- elusive offers an opportunity for high school students to win prizes offered by the Massachusetts Agricultural Fairs Association. Fifty dollars in prizes is offered to be divided as fol- lows: First prize, $20.00; second prize. SIS; third prize, sl0.00i fourth prize. s5.00; for the best LOGO to 1.500 word essay on "What Learned at an Agricultural Fair" These es- says win be judged in accordance with the following score card:
 Presentation .-Originality, 20He :; accuracy, 10fe interest, i0Fs strue- ture. 1OGs neatness. l0T. Observa- ton - Selection of subjects, ,20fs va- ture, iO&s neatness, l0& total 6Ofs
 Observation :-Selection of sub jects, 20qs value. 20st total 40qa Total l00E.
 The rules and regulations for the contest are -
 This contest is open to all students regularly matriculated in a senior high school or vocational school of high school grade m a two 10 Tour year course; all essays must be type size BE IF; typewriting may or may not be done by contestant; sheets shall be written on one side only; es- say must be based on observations at nm agricultural fair in 1928; essays must be original and the c0ntestanth h own work; the name and address Of inc contestant must appear in the up- per right hand corner of title sheet and the name of the school in the up per left-hand corner of same; the principal of the school is requested to make a signed statement on the last page of each essay, that to the best of his knowledge and belief. the work is the contestants own eani- position.
 For further information, address all inquiries to A. W. Lombard, sec
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
PUTNAM BOY PILOTSPLANE $500
 MILES ON FORD TEST TOUR
FASHION SHOW

The Ladies' Social Circle of the Second Congregational church, is to present second Style and Fashior Show in the Putnam High School hall, Tuesday evening, October End, for the benefit of the society.
 The show of last year created a great deal of interest and drew a large audience. The show this year will be on the same wide proportions with an advanced showing of the new models in women's apparel for every occasion.
 During the evening the Ideal Dr. chestra will give a concert and fol- lowing the show will play for dancing.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
New Airmail Stamp Is
 Useful But Inartistic

A consignment of the new fve-cent airmaii stamps has been received at the Putnam post office. The design is not striking or attractive and has caused more or less comment. While the new design might be taken for a picture of an oil well or a windmill, post office authorities interpret the picture as representing the highest airway beacon in the world, situated on Sherman Hill, Wyoming. The bea- con is on the Chicago to San Francisco air mail route and stands 10000 feet above sea level.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
Leboeuf, Webster
 Lawyer, on Honeymoon

Announcements have been receiv- ed of the marriage in Holyoke, Mass, Wednesday morning, September 12, of Attorney Telesphore Leboeuf of Webster and Miss Alice Lueier of Holyoke. After a wedding breakfast and reception Mir. and Mrs. Leboeuf left for Boston. They sailed on the S.S. Scythia for Europe and will visit England, France, Switzerland. Bel- gium and Italy.
 Attorney Leboeuf Is well known in Putnam is a former member of the Putnam Country Club. Last week at the convention of the Franco-Ameri- can Foresters at Hartford he was re- elected supreme chief of the order.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
RELIEF FROM CURSE
 OF CONSTIPATION

A Battle Creek physician says Constipation is responsible for more misery than any other cause"
 But immediate relief has been found. A tablet called Rexall Order lies has been discovered. This tab- let attracts water from the system into the lazy, dry, evacuating bowel called the colon. The water loosens the dry food waste and causes q gen tie, thorough, natural movement with. out forming a habit or ever increas- ing the dose.
 Stop suffering from constipation Chew Rexall Orderlie at night. Nex' day bright. Get 24 for Poe today al Caroll's Rexall Drug Store.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20
GOULD BEARD P H. s. GRADUATE, EXPERT AIRPLANE MECHANIC AND AIR PILOT, HAS HAD VARIED
 CAREER SINCE LEAVING PUTNAM
Charge Three Ships Long Flight and Poted Plane
 Carrying Accessories.

progress in the safety of flying when twenty-four airplanes, carrying ap- proximatciy one hundred people, can go over practically the whole country. cover 6,500 miles, and come back to the starting point without one serious accident
 Nose Dive in Snow
 The 26th of January Beard was flying from Wichita, Kansas. to Long Island. He encountered severe snow storm in New York state.
 He tried to go above the storm but the oil and gasoline began to freeze. He was forced to make hurried land ing and finished with nose dive into the snow. He was not hurt and mo- thing but the propeller of the plane was broken. He secured another plane and finished the flight.
 The Rev. Mr. Beard said, that while visiting his son recently, he talked with a veteran aviator, The veteran admitted that air travel has not as yet become absolutely safe, but many of the accidents recorded he consider ed due to carelessness or foolhard- mess Young Beard has the utmost confidence in airplanes as evidenced by his taking his sister on recent flight. Before they set out. however, he made a short test flight to deter mine if the engine was funetioning properly and the plane in perfect con dition. The sister was at first in doubt US to going up, but finally took a seat in the plane and enjoyed the exper- fence of first trip in the air, Mir. and Mrs. Edward Fisher of Putnam were also recent guests of Mr. Beard on an air flight.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-20

retary, iae State House, Boston, Mass.
 The essay committee is made up Of Milton Danziger. Springfield; Elroy s. Thompson, Broekton; George l.. Far ley. Amherst, Edgar '. Smith, Green field; and George II. Gilbert (Bristol County Agricultural SehooD Segre- ganset.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-05-12
CALLUSES AND BELTS.

Approaching humidity brings forward once more the con- troversy between those two schools of male thought that divide on whether to wear galluses or a belt. But delicacy as we'll as fairness councils against going too fast on this point. In this great agitation between the men the women doubtless will be content to re- main in a position of neutral ity. So one can not countenance the desperate efforts of the minority to claim the women for their side simply because the modern tendency in femi- nine attire is to suspend the garments from the shoulders.
 Galluses or belts? A perfect ly proper question and entitled to an answer. Study the quest ion from every angle, with fearlesness as we'll as thought fulness, and then be guided without hesitation by the truth as disclosed. If the truth is for the belt, then obviously the belt it is, but if it is for sus- penders then just as surely the galluses win.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-05-12

distant points by means of a tiny wire, people said it could not be done but Morse soon proved differently. Fifty years later Marconi showed people how to talk through the air without even the use of wires.
 Edison achieved two things that most people declared to be impossible when he used electric current to produce light and when he reproduced the sound of the human voice. Motion pictures are another of the "impossibles."
 There are other achieve ments, seemingly impossible today, awaiting accomplish ment. They stand as chal- lenge to the ingenuity of man. kind. The need of the world is for men who can do these things.
Hyder weekly herald., 1928-05-12
uring business losses.
A CITIZENS VALUE.

The value of a citizen to the community can not be measur- ed in dollars. There is, how ever, a reasonable basis by which each citizen can deter mine his own worth to the com munity in which he lives. Each can ask himself the question, Would the city be better off if I leave it or would it be bet ter off if stay?"
 There can be no halfway mark. A person is either of some positive value to his com munity, or he is of a negaive or detrimental worthlessness. One s either a producer or a con- jumer, or both, or he is a mere parasite living off of the work and wealth of others. A person may be of great value to a community whether he works with hands or head. The labor ar produces goods and service 1; he artist produces beauty; the .eacher produces citizenship {: he minister produces the opportunities and suggestions for spiritual thoughts and act ons; the business man pro- 1uces the goods and merchan- 1ise necessary for sustenance and comfort. All can produce kindness, cheer, cooperation, love, friendliness and loyalty Anchorage Times.