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Evening star., 1928-03-11

time IN the history Of the world that q
nlan-made. heavier-than-air device had
made sustained. free fight under its
own power" No less an authority than
Alexander Graham Bell described the
flight for The star readers n letter
sent by him 10 the editor. Bell wrote:
Last Wednesday. May 8. witnessed
very remarkable experiment with
Prof. iangley's aerodrurie on the Pc-
torlac, Indeed. 1t seemed 70 me the
experiment was Of such historical i'm
portance that 1t should be made puoGe.
The aerodroTs. or flying machine,
was Of steel. drawn by steam. engine.
It reSsmolsd all enormous bird soaring
III the air with extreme regularity II
large curves. sweeping steadily upward
In a Spiral path until Il
reached height ~ 100 feet. III the end
os course Of about half a mile when
the steam gave out The propsAerS
which had moved 1t stopped. and then
instead os turaol;as. settled As slowly.
us gracefully as Il IS possible for any
bird 10 do.
NO one could have witnessed this
experiment without being convinced
that the pgacs.cablhsy Of mechanical
aiSht had been demonstrated"
IL the same column appeared state
nleat by Prof Langley. pgefaced by re
marks from q reporter. II read:
So many misleading statements
have been made with reference 20 eN-
peyimeatS which Secretary Langley ~
Smithsonian Institution has been corr
dtct;nx III tire sphere II aerial raySSs-
tion that he decided yesterday to make
An authoritative statement oa sSe SAD
)sct, Prof, Langley said;
THE serS>3rosNe has no gaS 70 hst
II rs i'll the case cf y esllcca. but Is
about I 900 times heavier. bulk tor ealS,
than the air Oh which st Is made 81
vlla and which S(sSsa}uS ts somewhat III
the Way thin ice supports SNits skater,
THE question has often cSes asked
about the capacity cf the aerv~sgoaas
for CARVING lNaSSeuSeyS. Ii would seem
unnecessary ~ make the statement that
il carried no Passengers css this trlA
In this day, All event N equal iW-
partSnce Ncuia undoubtedly y. ASSaSSed
In far meIe detail Movie ca1NsEsS
would be oa the Sgv$atS ~ nla' TIE
taks~ou. radse would anuoe,scs II III The
far ss,las homes ~ ,sstsNS latsl3oit>- aria
newspaper plants wcasa e<st>'i'ne y
forest ef paper ~ satisfy {N>s>Naar {elTSF.
Ii Is perhaps 3ue ~ the aAnIscalH
of the peysGNi shat uasr detailed arc
vivid accounts VI What INK place were
HOS made THINK NJ tts A sesSl e
seven pS'ople wisocSssN the first human
flight III powered ptaae as NsrS
Nawk IpStav a hNpdfsd Thousand
pe<'pie wsn thynsAs a rteld fsSt H. SET \
sNnsp>e es t,,sSseetsh MAKE elRs ~ his
perfect landings
THE eusCcsne ef the CFNtlts WrsSht~
Smithsonian c<nasf,SSg$y may never ee
satisfactory IL all s<ssscesseSs The Op~
SnSt " the wsose business may he
e<,stslsgun,tSs or y truce, (sS, who Assow>
IL may ae necessary tog Sesae aJvSaSNs~
cslS fstleW ta C<Nssy exactly lstsSseN$
1908 aelv<ilSIsse an1 asteaars tc gi& It,
thus gsstegulatmx whether N Mas tae
s'raSs plane gArAese ~ sustained tfe%
ftlsht under Its own ks,W'se carrying
man
Evening star., 1928-03-11

expressed our sincere appreciation Tor
the Inspiration and confidence Lang
ley's standing In the scientific world
had given us when We were starting.
Langley was backed by influence
money and high position. The Wrights
| we're backed by themselves. They knew
theory and practice as we'll. They were
not mere mechanics. but men versed In
profound science.
THE Wright power plant Of 1908 was
amazing for that time. Their screw pro-
pellers were wonders and were made
IRON tables computed by the brothers.
"As Crytlle Wright says. he and his
bratheg tna6c alr-preSsure calculations
which did not agree with those pub
lished by Langley In his book on aero
dsnamica, Langley measured air pres
sure on fiat surfaces only. while the
Wrights added n great many camhered
surfaces to their experiments.
MANY times the highly educated men
are at fault For instance, Just two
months before the Wrights flew success
fully prof Simon Newcomb wrote a
long article In Independent Magazine,
stating that sustained flight by men III
airpianes was preposterolis To think of.
In fact, IL was impossible 10 achieve
such night because the obstacles were
| inalirmountable,
However. | do not think II can be
denied that the WrightS prollted by the
gliding experiments OF otto iIltenthal
| Of Germany Hiram Maxim and his un~
successful ateam~engine plane. as well
aa Chanute and Herring. both oi Chi
cago."
The commentator on current events.
Mark Sullivan. IN Our Times. writes.
Eight years after his tiangley ~
death and eleven years after the Lang"
| ley plane had failed. after the ridicule
| had diad down. and after the Wtlghts
| had made aviation successful, Langley 5
| associates In the Smithsonian lnatitu-
| tion resutrected the ruined machine
| brushed the dust OIL Its broken winga,
made aUne changes III II. Iitted II with
u new aud powerful engine. arranged
with an aviator 10 ny itand then set
IL up In the Smithsonian Institution
with h unique placard saying. In part
| 'Fifat airnlane capable
J Of flight
| "Aa an act Of sentimental loyalty "a
| their chief one likes TO record H. AZ u
precedent for scientific institutions aud
museums generally II had tendency Il
blur the facts OF history"
RoTH Langley and the Wriehts cloud
- ed much ot their work with secrecy
| The Wflghts feared litigation III tah'
neoiiun with their applications Tor pat
enta, aud Langley waa said 10 he bound
To secrecy by an agreement with Inc
War Department.
The Wsiahts name five persons wht
Witnessed ti.ell aueveaalul hltty haMA
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Museums acronauticai collection. His
experiments and models date back ia
the early days of the century. before
Wright was successful. Berliner Is
perhaps best known for his invention
of the radio microphone, the telephone
transmitter and the phonograph disc
record. AT present he and his son
Henry, own and operate ali alrplane
factory near Washington.
In giving my support to Wrights
claims" said Beriiner, Il do SO with
high regard for Prof. Langley.
"At the time Langley and Manly made
their spectacular failure. December a.
1908. ! was the first TO come out In the
press with this statement:
1.-The test of Prof Langley's aero
drome was not fair trial OF the merits
of the machine. There was apparently
some flaw In the launching OF the air
ship which made failure inevitable
but ag ] review the long series OF
events, feel sure Langley's power
plant. that is his engine and propel"
iers, were not nearly mS efficient ns
those OF the Wrights' model.
There still remains a doubt In my
mind whether Langleys machine really
| VAS capable Of flight, as lis label In the
museum states,
THE beat proof against Langley IL
| that when his machine was Launched
with both propellers going fun speed
and free from lis supporting platform
II failed To support Itself by Its own
| power.
Langley wanted TO do everything Ills
own way and, being In charge, he sue"
| ceeded once asked Prof. Manly, who
piloted the aerodrome. why IL was
| necessary TO be launched from the TOP
| of ho,lseboat Prof. Manly replied
| that he had suggested the use OF wheels
and land take-off. but Langley
wouldn't listen Ia the idea, He must
have tho aerodroine cataputed from IL
| ho,lseboat
II remember plainly" added nerliner
| that Prof, Langley had assumed
naughty attitude toward mere Inventors
without high education OF degreea, Ht
would BAY, Well. now | have laid the
foundations 0t aer0nautics and nthet'
may follow
$50 far as | see. the Wrighta Nv,
Langley a debt only for giving dignit,
10 The job af airplane inventing, i
hefms funny, but at that time people
looked on aviation aa a dream of fools
and any one who ttnkered with tiyinl
machinery WAS dubbed crank, I'll,
Wrighta had no official station or th'
backing nf an institution. They WORKED
alone The fact that Langley was hec
rnlary III the Smithsonian Inatitutiu.
and an educated man Cauaed people /.
have more reapeet for The Wrighta
| Il think That is what 0fyille Wflgh
meails when he says, 'On every ueta
hiun where opportunity "aa afforded VI
Evening star., 1928-03-11

number Of people believed In Langley
and wished 10 see his device fully test
ed: 80 few years after his death, which
occurred In 1906. the Langley labora-
tory Us formed and tests with his aero
a. :siC were continued. In these lat
gtf .estg, made by Glenn II. Curtiss, at
la. .snondsport, NJ. Y. In 1914, the
no. .E:boat catapult was abandoned and
hyjropiane floats were substituted.
SneA tested, the machine rose into the
.ir and few, proving that Langley's
.1cas were sound and his construction
:arest."
4 lIER TIE Hammondsport tests the
a langley machine was returned 20
Washington In 1915 iG VAS preaentE d
% ths Tni;ed States National Museum
by the Smithsonian Institution. which
put IL on exhibition. Since that time
several labels have described it's 6iRnifl~
canoe, but each has aroused the ire of
orYiiie Wright and his sympath!zefs.
About three years ago the museum
authorities said they would put the
writing Of A lA3el into the hands of all
unbiased committee of aeronautical ex-
pert&. who devised the label which still
stands, II says
Judge, this Wss the first hea yier than
! aircraft III the history Of the world
capable NJ sustained free flight under III
own power. carrying h man. This air
craft slightly antedated the machine
designed and built by Wilbur aud Or
vile Wright. WHICH. on December II
1908 vas tie first IN the history of the
world " accomplish sustained. FREQ
| night under It's own power, carrying a
| man"
For years the original Wright ma
chine had been stored secretly near
! Dayton. Ohio. When, a few days ago
/ CrVilie Wright announced that because
| ~ the hostile, unfair attitude shown uS
| by officials III the Smithsonian Institu'
| ti0n." he vas 9sndlng the 1903 mode
| ~ llae Ecieuce Museum In London, hs
| drew the attention III the world
| i!e followed his announcement viii
u long article In the Air SERVES Maga
zine, enumefating and explaining hiI
| charges,
An lfonical sidelight 10 the affair Wal
The receipt of letter by The Smith
! s0nian Institution from the Hcienc.
| Museum Ia london. asking for photo
| graph of WTight's 1903 model
While Prot. Langley Was secretary
relations bel UeeD Smithsonian lnstltu
tl0n and ourselves we've friendly" Nrot
| Wright al that time, Wilbur aud
| aefs universally given credit not 0nt
tor having made the t1fst Night but IN
having produced the fltst machine "a
psbls oi night aud for scientific re
search from which the fitht machin
apfsHg
| "our 1903 machine was based sntirel
Evening star., 1928-03-11

conclusions little better than guess
work
I'm September and October. 1902
nearly 1000 gliding fights were made
several Of which covered distances over
600 feet.
with accurate data for making cal
culations and system Of effective bal
ance we were now in position 10 build
a successful power flyer. The first de-
signs provided for total weight o!
900 pounds. including the operator and
an S-horSepower motor.
What at first seemed simple prob
lem became more complex the longer
We studied it,
With the machine moving forward.
the air flying backward. the propellers
turning SidewiSe and nothing standing
still. 1t seemed impossible 10 find n
starting point from which to trace the
simultaneous reactions,
Our first propellers. bui.s entirely
from calculation. gave III useful work
Sc per cent Of the power expended,
about one-third more than had been
secured by Maxim or Langley
First flights with power machines
tive persons besides ourselves were
present. These were John T. Daniels
w. 5. Dough. A. u. Eyheridge. W. c,
Brinkley and John Ward
Although general invitation had
been extended TO people living within,
i've miles. not many were willing 10
face cold December wind IL see all
other flying machine not fly"
4 BOUT three months after the sue
ceSsiul flight ut Kitty Hawk. VII
bur Wright paid glowing tribute 10 the
German glider. otto islienthal. whc
was killed In one Of his ensinelc$S
flights, The German had sailed al
much as 1000 feet at a single hop
Wilbur Wright wrote.
'He not only thought. but aetrd, and
In So doing probably made the greatest
contribution TO the solution og the prob
lem that has ever been made by any
one man"
The WrixhtS were gifted with the
indomitaele optimism that made fail
ufe seem almost impossible When the
brothers retusned tc DAYTON after their
unsuccessful trials at Kitty Hawk il,
1901 hope Was nj It's lowest ehh. ENes,
Wilbur IL reported as saying, "Nah<,<iy
Will ny for 1000 Years" To himself
he probably Thought otherwise. ee~
cause the work Was continued,
Aviation had advanced ta Il remark
able degree Ill this country eefese
Europe hailed Its tirSt SUCCESS, "A giisht
just few seconds long made III France
IN 1909 by SantCsS~pumont, u Rragil!an,
At the same time the WrightN were
making sustained flights cf nscse than
an hours duration, EagcI.Sais> we're
inegednlons and begged IA IN cum
NmCed
~ the brothers packed their plane,
cr,SSed the Atlantic and gase sxNs~
hitlons in many lNartS Ut the ccntsnent
Even tcSalty was greatly attracted t.
their teatS, klns Edward al Eng,and
and Algonso VI Spain We're au,essg the
monasvhs who paid the Wrishss per
sonal visits,
On being asked a. speak AT n banquet
by Enroreans IN the elotherS hNslng
Wilbur said, My hs,SsneNs Is tytng not
talking l do not wish ~ emulate the
parrot, the htd that talks must and
ttlea least"
Before the days N human tight, any
sort a self supporting rNmg del,e,
excited the interest f reople One N
the accounts IN stony AnlseaslnS tN
The star. MAY ~ lAaa, luNt after Prot
Langley hat succeeded Ia ftyana ri,
Aetoslrune NJ ! AeeAgtns ~ a
smithsonian sspAt Ii Mas "tAe ASs
Evening star., 1928-03-11

ON our own scientific tables and no
other.
Although We we're not able 10 use
any OF Langley's measurements. be-
cause we found them far from accurate,
yet on every occasion where opportunity
was offered, We expressed our sincere
appreciation for the inspiration and
confidence Langley's standing In the
scientific world had given US when We
were starting"
After Langley's death, Wright added.
the attitude OF the institution changed
and campaign was started To take
away much OF the crAdit thin univer-
sally accorded them and Lring this
crea,t 10 Langley.
Through some clever and some alb
soiutely false statements II succeeded
In doing this with people unacquainted
With the facts" Wright said.
lie went on 10 say that the institu-
ton published false reports Of the Cur
tiss tcat Of the 1908 Langley plane.
leading people 10 believe that the origi-
nal Langley machine. which had failed
| 10 fly In 1903, had been flown SUCCESS
fully In 1914 without material change.
These reports were published In spite
OF the fact that many changes. several
OF fundamental Importance. had been
made at Hammondspori." he said.
| This machine, restored 10 IL. ofiEl"
| nal form, with much new material. the
i old having been mutilated or DESTROYED
al Hamm0ndsport. was placed In The
| National Museum with n false label,
| saying 1t was the first n,an~earTyinR
| airplane capable of sustained free hight
and that IL had been successfully flown
at HammondsporL, NJ, Y, on June 2,
| 1914"
| Wright kept silent. he said, believing
that any one investigating would ma
and expose the facts, The article de~
| ciaTed that an effort had been made,
| without aliccehs, to have the nattef In
vestigated from within the Institution
itself.
IN 1910 the Wright brothers offered
their 1908 model 10 the National
Museum In IL letter 10 Charles Dooiittle
Waicott, then secretary Ut Smithsonian
Secretary WalcDtt wf0ts back that he
pfsfsrfed 10 have u later model. so The
WfIghts presented 10 the museum thelt
1909 model, which also was the flfst
plane In the United States AIR Service,
The huge tangle Ut historical aud
scientific evidence and flrSt~haud ae'
quainthnce with aviation from its blltt
leads Emile Hefiinsr. Washington iii'
psnt0F. ~ conclude that Wright Ii
right" When asked for Ills opinion 0n
The controversy ha gave unquaiifiad ail'
pf0pal IA Wright's claims,
Eerlluff wsa The flrkt 10 put wheels
ON the undefaafttage af All aitplanf
aud ths inventor nf tne fitat Aneceaafil
+ nei!c0pser which Ii now IN ths haliona
Evening star., 1928-03-11
By DON GLASSMAS.

-H AIMED If they amt few" :"
- On the morning Of De
cen3ber II, 1903. the Coast
- Cuardsknan ran wildly down
the sandy beach at Kitty
Hawk, n. G., and voiced the news that
a<yos9 crurasled through the ears OF mil
Lions o: people.
Brothers Wilbur and OrY3lle Wright
OF Dayton, Ohio. had achieved the won.
Ger that man had woFea into g. gos@s'
faer fancy from the time of Leonardo -
vlnca
The fact seems simple IN Itself Aiif#
more than three years u brilliant a.
perimenlaslon tl3e WF!gbts were tiae
first 10 i,1tesgt. ceG!gn. build and operate
D flying machine that accomplished
free sustained fight under lis own
po&ef, earring a man.
Just g4!sle days before the Wfi9a's
success q similar tg1ai for honogE in
powered fight gas being made near
Washington Of Arsenal Point on the
FQooraac River. by Prot, Samuel r.
Langley, secretary VI the asmiths0nlaa
Institution. a44c PROT. Charles H Manly.
l4ys assistant
Powered by The fret fadial asrplane
a4etyg IL tie htau,Fy ot The world. Lang
3e$36 craft Ras designed ~ De launched
by catag4af device from the top .. a
lo1aeboat with Prof, Manly as pilot
TIE fr>t unsuccessful! attempt was
mace Cctotfer 7. 1868 Later Manly took
hi piace al the controls ~ PROT, Lang
leYs plane and, according " Star
feS>yg1-r. who WAS a3 EYE witness, here i
what kapDenec.
Large cF9NcS witnessed the collapse
CT tie Langley aifahlp ott Arsenal Poin.
yesterday.
''gf4e G0~foot machine. perfect b!t
pya 1Ieeeni>sT H. !Josjs Within ~
s@c9ucs 1t ila1 dfS"Flssd q baH aonff
ta4lf doubled up ike sD atfIieA taxing
hurdle arc l.a6 fallen 1ilLo The flyet
broken ard tWi@Jed into a n3aH9 u Ep'9d
steeI and iiHen, aith Its Hobe OH lat
E4ald IN tlae f1yer bottom.
prof. Manly, Rtio attempted " ~
tie machine. WaA buried under The mass
Of Debris hut Was quickly rescued bj
Fred Hewitt, one ~ tile #oTknneh otl Tia
Iso1ses9St.
THE ejESijg was complete wreck
Prof. Langley. inventor of lie ui~fstef
rnaebilae. SAID the coilabse was nu'
- a defect la i14e launching nlFTEa
s!sfp The conditions we're ahad ~ ~
sbs.1ls3t~iy perfect for the hat.
ny u N every piece III iHe zero
1gouse 49, tn place 0ii tiae io'lafSIhi
tire engines were FeCoYefsd sHinjAfen
JsIsf y has amount ~ damage Neh doi.
neiiher Prot. Langley pH Ffot. Mani
fsu at&tA
kee9ge3ng r. Published report Il
e. aaaI9iAai.lEA !a4&ttAl.GAs f. atea
Evening star., 1928-03-11
ClgeuS Families United,

A eay snd slsl trtenSt&ele tase de-
seankAsa into mutual admiration ~ S<sa
ana aAvinG IN the e1seaaS ring has 11ss
resulted In the uniting es swo tAatNAssS
rsg<'ssS faMiltAS NJ lgsas aEitAtA SteesSe
Ssssnser and MtSa FAVTSlsre isabel (sssls-
nv QisuneSs MSte ge<eaesN married as
al Marks Church ttaAtle,sa Ese&h are
heirs et circus t9S.lNsesesS that we're
famous la EtllNAA
Evening star., 1928-03-11

Said to be the rada aplane engine built 1t wv
has FIVE cylinders constructed by Prof Langley and
assistant Prof Manly for use in man.carrying arpane
Evening star., 1928-03-11

-H AIMED If they amt few"
~ On the morning Of De
cexaber II. 1908. the Coast
Cusrdsn1an ran wildly down
the candy beach Il KITTY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-12
Farm Relief

.-Aor.sIset Herbert Hoover, during the closing
A.. - the campaign. gave the farmers of the united
e,s.,s. the assurance that farm relief would be one
. he first n ASSURES 20 be presented congress alter
n, inaururati Il on March 4.
senator Bc. hh supplemented this with the statement
49,. f.rr, relief would be considered at the short ses-
.;or which convcnes in December, and indicated that a
N nronld he PASSED before President Coolidge ret'reS
from office. :.
A. the president-elect and the republican leaders IN
.nrres evidenced. especially during the closing days
. ~. .,upairn. considerable interest in the needs Of
.-r,cultnre. il might be possible TO secure their con-
-. a onening Of the agricultural tariff schedules ana
.na.l;zirv a. the tariff rates on agricultural products
rh;. even the republican farm bloc leaders assert p"
sxssrtial 70 agricultural prosperity as Is control VI
s~urpiuses. H.
W.. rouer Rio Grands Valley growers are more m
a-....a IN the tariff than in the farm rehei program
- ..v.ral wears they have sought adequate protecuoh
= .h.;r tomatoes. onions and other winter vegetaoies'
- .hsv : forced to market in competition with
a. .h.,n lands and labor Of Mexico, the west lhaies'
-. "a other foreign countries. Every effort has
81 t-r;,,ess. political leaders indicating that they
rere averse to opening the tariff scnedu'es prior % I
general election -
IT,. General election is over; Herbert Hoover mas
- .,.rt.d and the president-elect and the repubh-
-. 90 The senate and house arc pledgd TO farm
:. There Is now no political phase or feature 70
.~...s.-. with their program. nothing to fear from
...-;f, .irkering,- and there is no logical reason why
-.r,hl;can majority should turn a deaf ear TO me
-. 90 the Texas, Florida and California growers lot
,.-n.,s rrotection. which is as essential 70 me pro-
-. 90 rerishables rs Is control Of the surplus 70
producers of staples.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-12
The World and All
MOST LIVES

EiOCA LtNEo
Most lives conform to a life pattern that does not
vary greatly in essentials. There is Joy and sorrow.
There is pleasure and pain. There is success, and there
Is failure. There is ambition, love, hope. yearning.
There j. hatred, rcpining. remorse. sadness. defeat.
There i friendship. satisfaction. celebration. victory.
Most lives begin hopefully. no matter what the cir
cumstsnces of birth and rearing. The extent Of the
individuals ambition, and the nature Of il, are depcn-
dent upon the environment and something within the
person himself, but ambition buds with youth and flow
ers somewhat later.
Most lives develop through the years Of youthful
hope and ambition, and settle down to acceptance or
conditions after bodily vigor begins to wane. Some
thing is accomplished. but in most lives that some
thing is far less than ambition and hope looked for
ward to.
In most lives there come hours when the individual
feels Encouragement. and wonders whether the strug-
gle il worth while. This descending Of the black hours
j. happily omitted from some lives. but in most lives
IL comes, sooner or later.
Into most lives comes Establishment Youth is in
spired by illusions. Youth readily believes that all
friends are s~teadfast, that all love is eternal, that all
friendship is ~unselfish, and that all sleeps clothing
clothes sheep. In most lives the illusions die hard. In
most lives bitterness follows disillusionment.
Into most lives comes Love, war and radiant and
splendid. Most lives are transformed by Love. and
y Souis VIII OUT " " II compensation tndl eNenb
all scores and makes even adversely sweet and tender.
The tragedy of most lives is the lack of full appre-
citation Of Love. For into most lives comes a roper
cussion to the ~ennobling force Of Love. That which by
subtle alchemy began TO turn earth into paradise, itself
turns bitter and suffers a fading of its glorious hues.
Most lives would be happier if the individual real
lied the necessity for preserving romance. for appre-
ciating the rose-tint, for loving beauty. and for cling
.~r fat tn IOye Meet livae roulI hn laSs drah a lba
individual would pause TO gaze earn silly upon the
beauty about him, and would sum. up his good fortune
as often As he stops to count his its. Most lives are
drab because the individual expects much Of life, but
never meditates upon the greatness # the portion shat
is his. Not until i'll health strikes down the body does
the average individual pause to oxult in the glory of
4 healthy body and an active mind.
Most lives would he brighter If illusion were taken
rs natural education. instead Of as punishment. When
the veil Of illusion il torn away. the scene is not neees-
sarily black and horrid. Only the self pity Of the in
dividual causes Il to appear so. The new scene is more
beautiful than the old, because more Of the light Of
truth shines upon IL.