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in this respect The passenger train 10 far
below, and only the freight train can begin to
compare with the airplane
Our big planes of the future, weighing
something like 20 tons. and navigated under
conditions Of security and comfort which will
permit Of safe night flying, will therefore carry
about 10 tons Of lightweight. The crew, wire
less apparatus. ETC.. will represent from to
per cent Of the total, according to the nature
Of the service; that Is to say, from 900 to 1000
kiloS. We can, therefore, reckon on q load In
the neighborhood Of IS per cent or about
tons.
Few means Of transport can rival these
figures. 1000-ton airplane assuming that
it was decided to build such q machine) should
therefore be able to carry load Of $50 tons.
This corresponds to 1850 passengers leach
being reckoned at 100 kilos, with hand bag
gage. or 1000 large packages Of $50 kilos each.
As We all know, q 1,000-ton vessel Is quite
small one from the commercial point Of view,
Its tonnage Is that Of q large pleasure yacht.
The vessels plying between Calais and Dover,
Boulogne and Folkestone, are in the neighbor-
hood OF 1000 TONS and are designed to carry
500 passengers and from so to 100 tons Of
goods and mails q very short distance. The
liners on the Marseilles- Algiers service have q
tonnage Of about 10000; those that serve the
East and the Far West, nearly 10000; those
that connect Europe and South America from
$4,000 to $4,000 tons The great Atlantic liners
plying between Havre or Cherbourg and New
York run to about Sc, 900 tons.
Now. considering that the materials used for
building modern ships are not essentially diff
ferent from those which win be needed for the
big airplanes Of tomorrow (such as rustless
steel able to bear great strains), it would
appear that the construction Of these great
aircraft. while costing more than ships on &C.
count OF the greater technical skill involved
and the higher quality Of the materials, would
not be out OF nrOnOrti0N Tn the nf
shipbuilding.
All calculations concerning this question
and have done q few myself-show that the
cost Of air transport reckoned in relation to
the distance covered win not be very different
from that Of the other methods Of locomotion
Continued o. Nineteenth Page
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BY LOUIS BRECUET.


IT IS the destiny of human beings to
endeavor to increase their intelligence and
develop their means of action. Man is
born to struggle, and all the sources OF life
that work within him are constantly
urging him to action and incessant prog
reas. He Is the captive Of his own achieve
ments-those that have raised him above the
level of the animal kingdom and have made
him man.
Man is continually engaged in applying his
intelligence, courage and perseverance to the
search after new means Of increasing his own
powers by subduing the forces Of nature.
simultaneously, his knowledge has continued TO
develop for the greater comfort OF his fellows.
THE last century may be called the era Of
] mechanics. It was the one in which steam
brought railways and ocean liners into being.
It was the century which saw manufactured
mower come into general use in all industries,
the century in which electricity burst upon
world agog and startled mankind with new
marvels, the century which saw the invention
of internal combustion engines so small and
light that motoring for the millions became
possible. Ten years before the Great War the
first airplanes caused to lift our heads in
wild surmise.
This last conquest is a natural corallary Of
the achievements of the last century.
The airplane has become an indispensable
instrument to nations Even more than the
steamship the railway and the motorcar, the
airplane will be necessary in the future for the
extension Of commerce in all its forms. True,
the machines we now possess are somewhat
fragile. Comparatively speaking, they have
only the strength of children, but they already
show signs of the vigor which will characterize
them when they reach adolescence and power
full maturity.
We should not listen to modern skeptics-
they are very few in number-or entertain any
doubt as to the future of aerial navigation.
When we compare the Vikings ships with
our armored battleships, and the caravels Of
Christopher Columbus time with the ocean
greyhounds that link the continents OF this
earth, we should also make comparison be-
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represented more than 100 klos per horsepower.
The lightweight of an airplane Is about half
Of the total weight when the machines Is fully
loaded Very few vehicles attain such q
coefncient. The lightweight Of q steamship Is
generally more than half the total weight with
the holds full. Even motorcars have higher
proportion Of deadweight. Only the motor
lorry Is anywhere near the airplane standard
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tween the airplane Of 20 years ago and those
Of today.
What will airplaneS be like when another
century has elapsed? BY that time our
present super machines will seem clumsily
laughable. We need only look at our modern
engines, which weigh between 500 and 900
grams per horsepower, and remember the
steam engines of the last century, which
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a. HILE all The world watches eagerly the flight OF
w Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh ouer the
treacherous and long Northern Pacific route, such
journeys ,ciH be common places scthin a fesO
years, according to the Wseacres of aviation.
Within fve years, predicts Louis Breguet leading
French airplane manu- facturer, Paris ,oH be brought
uithin 20 hours trareI Of Ne,o York by OF so.
ton, l5Oton airplanes Buenos Aires and Toxic
will be three or four days journey from Paris.
Here is NJ Breguet talking about cotton airships
that i0iH carry 10 of dead ioeght and lead all
riers engaged transportation the ,corld He is
certain that ,chin the century there ,pH be giant
mechanical birds Of 1000 displacement carrying
$50 tons in time of each ship able transport q
fully armed battalion of troops!
This prophet Of the air is a pioneer French airman.
He founder and president of the Air Union of France
His tocardlooking aspects Of oeronoutical develop
"ents are recorded in the following ,oorldseye
of aviation.
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MARINE CORPS NEWS

Brig. Gen. John Henry Russell. who
has been ordered to the Quantico base
from San Diego, Calf, has the distinc-
ton OF being the only commissioned
ofhcer in the history of the corps who,
for period of over eight years, repre-
Sented the State Department as Ameri-
can high commissioner to a foreign
country CHaiti, 1922-193D.
Lieut. Col. Howard w. Stone. who re-
Gently arrived on the West coast, has
been ordered to corps headquarters tenn
porarily for further assignment.
Capt. William w. Rogers, heretofore
attached to the Marine detachment of
the Presidents camp, CriglerSville, Va,
has been ordered to duty at the Marine
barracks, navy yard, this city.
Capt. Henry F. Adams has been de-
tailed to staff duty in the Quartemas-
tsr'S Department as an assistant quar-
ermaSter
Chief Pay Clerk Clinton A. Phillips.
heretofore ordered to the Quantico
base, has been ordered to Marine bar
racks, navy yard, Portsmouth, n. H,
instead
Col. Constantine Marrast Perkins. re-
tired, heretofore residing at PIatts-
burgh, N. Y, with his family, will take
up residence in Washington approx
mately November l.
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler retired,
now resident Of Philadelphia, has
been approached by veteran Marines
with a view to having him as their
guest Of honor at a banquet in this city
prior to the holidays. It is stated that
Gen. Butler is under contract to deliver
series of lectures throughout the
country. However, it is expected that he
will be the veterans honored guest
within the next six weeks.
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terror Building this week. This is the
FIRST meeting OF the sort Of nearly so
heads OF the Offices OF the administra-
ton throughout the country. and the
general purposes are to improve adj
ministration through Standardization
and coordination. National Com
mander E. C. Babcock Of the D. A. V.
will speak Monday morning.
Conference was held last week be-
tween national representatives of the
D. A. V. and the American Red Cross
looking toward a coordination OF the
efforts of the Red Cross to assist in
the national employment campaign
sponsored by the organization for
$4,000 men throughout the country who
are partially disabled. but employable
and still out of job. The campaign
has the active support of the Veterans
Administration and the Department Of
Labor, through the U. S. Employment
Service. directed by John R. Alpine,
assistant to Secretary Doak.
William Wand. one of the national
rehabilitation officers in Illinois, was
in Washington last week comforting on
plans to handle the unprecedented de-
mands for assistance from veterans in
that state before the Veterans Bureau.
In planning extension of the D. A. "
in North Carolina w. E. FaSnacht
national representative of the organiza-
ton in the Tarheel State, was in Wash
ington last week. One of the decisions
made during his visit was that within
the next month John N. Egense of the
staff of the Washington Office will go
TO North Carolina to assist in the
liaison work there for a short period.
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The next meeting of the Department
Executive Committee will be held at 3
pm. October %, in the Department
Welfare Office. 228 Transportation
Building. The budget for the coming
year will be taken up
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ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS PUZZLE
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Disabled American
Veterans

At the last meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Department of the
District of Columbia the plan for CO.
ordination of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, American Legion and Disabled
American Veterans in the collection
and distribution of clothing was rati-
fed. Twenty of the largest laundries
in the city are now making collections
of clothing for the use of the Veterans
Clothing Committee. Department Adju-
tant and Welfare Ofhcer. George W.
Phillips, who is also serving as chair
man of the Clothing Committee, stated
yesterday that while the response of
the families who have thus far been
contacted by the laundries has been
generous in volume the clothing con-
tribLted does not meet the require
ments-what is needed mostly is heavy
winter garments, especially overcoats
and shoes.
Commander Lee T. Turner has re-
queSted every member of the D. A. v.
in the District to assist by turning
over to the Clothing Committee. go
Transportation Building, such warm
articles of clothing for which they have
no further use and to also request
their friends and neighbors to do like
wise.
Il lie committee III charge OF arrange
ments for the Annual Department Con-
vention Banquet. which will be held
January l6, of which Joseph ASH,
commander Of Ace Rasmussen Chapter,
is chairman. reported the engagement
Of the Raleigh Hotel ballroom for the
occasion.
The next meeting of the Department
Executive Committee will be held at 3
pm. October %, in the Department
Welfare Office. 228 Transportation
Building. The budget for the coming
year will be taken up.
AS a token OF appreciation for her
part in affording entertainment at the
annual national conventions, as we'll as
for hospitalized men. the veterans last
week presented an elaborate basket Of
flowers TO Madame Schumann- Heink
during her engagement at the Belasco
Theater. The presentation was made
by Capt Fred KochN who wears the
American Distinguished Service Cross
and the Ribbon Of the French Legion
Of Honor. and who is O member OF the
staff Of the Washington Office of the
D. A V.
A schedule has been prepared
/ whereby all national officers of this
organization and assistants will partiCl-
pate In the weeks deliberations Of a
/ conference of regional managers of the
Veterans Administration in the In
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Departmental Vinette Preston. with
National Pouvoir Representative Passe
Edna Mcintosh were the presiding Chi-
GERS.
Among the distinguished guests were
Mrs. Ethel j. Murphy OF New York. L.
Chapeau National, Mrs. Janet English
OF Virginia. lie Demi Chapeau National,
Richard English, Department Com
mander F. G. Fraser, Miss Helen
Sprague, second vice department COM
mander Grand Chef de Care Frincis
Miller and Mrs. Miller. Grand Chef de
Care PaSSe, J. V. Byrne; Gen. p. c.
harris, national director education of
war orphans, the American Legion: l..
L. Faulconer, department vice COM
manoer OF Maryland; Father Hurnev.
Mind, president Federation Of American
Legion Auxiliary Units of the District.
Mrs. Jennie Knight, president Spengler
Unit; Mrs. Marion Martin. president
Victory Unit: Mrs. Clara HUMPHREYS
PRESIDENT, Sergt. Jasper Unit: Thomas
a, Frailey, Legion department publicity
ofncer, and E E, Corwin, Legion &C.
partment uniform officer. Catherine
Virginia HutchinS, Helen Black and
Louise deS les Dernier. District partici-
pants In World War orphan scholar
ships, were also guests
Representatives Of the salon partici-
pated In the welcome given Nine
Schumann-H eink by the American Lee
g1on at Union Station last Sunday. lie
Chapeau National Mrs. Murphy pre-
scented boQuet of roses to the distin-
gutshed Gold Star Mother with greet
inRs from the Boutique National
The business meeting Of the salon
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SOVIET PLANTS COTTON
OVER 5000, 600 ACRES
Figures for 1891 Show Increase in
Production and Making %
Textile Goods.

MOSCOW LP)-Five million acres OF
cotton have been planted by Soviet Rus
STA so far in 1881. as against 3.75o.ooo
acres last year, according to govern
ment figures
The Northern Caucasus and the
Ukraine, which formerly have not raised
cotton. began planting that crop in
1880. and in 1881 the cotton acreage
in the Ukraine was about 800. 900. while
the Northern Caucasus had more than
100000 acres
Increased cotton production in Russia.
government reports say, has made 1t
possible to intensity the manufacture
OF textiles. During July, August and
September their cotton mills produced
532 100000 meters of textiles. as against
296,00o,0C0 meters for the corresponding
period of last year
The number of spindlsS in operation
during the months was 1900, and tex
tile mills worked in two and three
shifts. SiXty-nine thousand tons OF
yarn were produced. which is nearly
twice the production for the correspond
ing period last year
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ness. and has remained so ever since
And when / see a stack Of The
Last Of the Mohicans" in a book store,
in two editions at least nicely illus
trated, and still being sold TO boys or
for boys, I don't think that Cooper'S
psychology OF women matters. The
boys viii never know the difference.
The book is automatically releasing
their imaginations into an earlier
America and that is fine and an i'm
portant thing TO do.
Juvenile reading is probably more
important in the long run, than adult
reading. And there is more of it done
The real best sellers are most often in
the juvenile lists. and we ought always
to see to ii that the best sellers are
there, too Economizing on food for n
child's imagination is as criminal.
really. as economizing on food for his
body.
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Cleveland Park Union will meet
Monday at 2 pm. at the home of
Mrs. o. G. Christgau, 1888 Yuma
streets, assisted by Mrs. Herbert
WaltherS and Mrs J. B. Harry.
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w. c. T. U. News

Cleveland Park Union will meet
Monday at pm. at the home of
Mrs. o. G. Christgau, 1888 Yuma
streets, assisted by Mrs. Herbert
Walthers and Mrs. J. B. Harry.
The October meeting of the Mount
Pleasant Union was held at the
streets, the president, Mrs. E. C. Stan
ton, presiding. Mrs. B. w. Andrews
led the devotional period.
Annual reports were given by the
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Burt An
dews; the treasurer, Mrs. NJ. c. Ben
nett; the recording secretary, Mrs.
c. H. Hall, and directors of depart
ments, Mrs. John w. Gregg, for evan
gelistic and Sunday schools; Mrs. A. B.
Carly, for flower mission, and Mrs. E
G. Stanton, for international relations.
Mrs. j. A Edgar gave an account of
the meeting of the Gospel Mission
Union.
Mrs. James M. Doran spoke. Host
esses were Mrs. william Under and
Mrs. Doran.
The Chevy Chase Union will meet
Wednesday in the Presbyterian Church
House, $3.50 Chevy Chase parkway.
The president, Mrs. E. l.. Eaton, will
preside. Canon Chase of the First
Episcopal Church of New York City
and superintendent of the National
Reform Federation, will be the speaker.
Mrs. H. l.. Shrader. contralto, will sing,
accompanied by Mrs. J. w. Milburn.
There will be election of officers.
Luncheon, which precedes the business
meeting, will be at 1890 o'clock, Mrs.
Charles Schafer in charge.
The Capitol Hill Union met Wednes-
Gay afternoon. The president, Mrs
Bixler, was in the chair The deyotions
were led by Mrs. Holsopple. Mrs.
Stevenson was the new member secured
this month
The following were delegates to the
annual convention: Mrs. M. H. Irish.
delegate at large; Mrs. Meyers. Mrs,
Moore, Miss Tilton. Mrs. Bier, Mrs.
Leonard, Mrs. Fernsner, Miss Bass,
Mrs. Baer and Mrs. Hughes.
The following officers were elected.
President, Mrs. Bixler; vice president,
Miss Anna Tilton; recording secretary,
Mrs. Muff1y; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Church; treasurer, Mrs. Mclean
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John Drinkwaters collection OF United
States stamps was sold in London re-
Gently for $500.
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BLUE AUTOS FAVORED

Black, Lcng Supreme as Finish,
Challenged for Lead
DETROIT (P,-Black. long supreme
as a finish for automobiles. is being
challenged for first place by blue
A recent survey OF the six main color
families shows a steady decline for
black and sharp rise in the demand
for more cheerful blues.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15
Arthur Knapp went by car to Wa.

Arthur Knapp went by car to Wa
SEGA, Tuesday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Hager and
daughter visited with relatives at
Glencoe, Sunday.
The Twentieth Century club will
meet Monday, October 10, at the
home of Mrs. Bert Kleaver.
E. A. Pease and Ward Pease mot
ored to Zumbrota Sunday to get Mrs.
E. A. Pease who had spent the week
there.
New line of Gossard Foundation
garments. Girdles, Brassieres and
Garter Belts. See our line. The
Paris Shop. 15-1t.
The Women's Club will meet Mon
day evening, October 10, at the home
of Mrs. George A. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Knudson and
daughter, Priscilla, were guests at
the F. ]. Sheffield home at Spring
field, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Sheldon and
son Wayne of Madison were Sunday
guests here at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Fobes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Lussenhop
and family are moving this week into
the Morley house on East Fifth
street.
Mrs. Carrie Smithers entertained
the employees of the New Place store
and few additional guests at a
chicken dinner at her home Thursday
evening, October 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Clark, James
Stockstad and Melvin Regal went to
Montevideo Monday evening where
they attended a meeting of managers
Of j. C. Penney Stores.
Mrs. j. R. Keefe, sons, Bob and
James and daughters, Irene and Mary
accompanied by Joan Marie Houle
went to Window Sunday where they
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. w. T..
Houle and son Willard Keefe Houle.
Recondition your hair with an in
MIGRATING hot oil treatment. AS a
special this week we are Offering hot
oil treatment, shampoo and finger
wave for $1.50. Phone 379 for ap-
pointment. The Paris Beauty Shop.
Redwood Falls. 15-tf.
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Choir practice Thursday evening at
8 o'clock.
The Minnesota Conference Group
Rally of the Evangelical will be held
at Lamberton Germantown church)
October q and %. Bishop G. K.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-15

Tuesday-Missionary Rally at DAN
ube. Mrs. L. H. Seager Of LIE Mars,
Iowa, will be the principal speaker.
Program begins at o'clock.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY night and pray
er service at o'clock.
The w. NJ. S. will be entertained on
Wednesday, October Fl, at 2 o'clock
in the church parlors by Mrs. Will
Sommerfeld. Members and friends
are invited to attend. The members
of the Y. P. M. c. will meet at the
same hour in the church class rooms.
Our fall Revival Campaign begins
Sunday evening, October rs.
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Ag2HES
Church of st. Catherine
Catholic Church

Church of st. Catherine
Catholic Church
Ist, 3rd and 9Th Sundays of month
Masses at and 10 a. m.
End and 4th Sundays of the month
Masses at $3.50 and at Bechyn Mis-
sion at 1890 a. m.
During October services will be
held Friday evenings at 1880 o'clock.
st. Johns Lutheran Church
w. C. Nickels. Pastor
Divine Services with German Sermon
at A. M.
Sunday School --------10:30 A. M.
Divine Services with English Sermon
at 100 A. NJ.
Church of the Nazarene
Mrs. G. WaEaven. Pastor.
Sunday School ------------10 q. m.
Morning Worship ----------11 a. m.
Evangelistic Service --------8 p. m.
Prayer Meeting, Thursday 81 p. m.
Redwood Circuit Evangelical
Churches
Rev. o. S. Monson, Pastor
Middle Creek
Worship Service --------9:30 A. M.
Sunday School ---------1O:3O A. M.
E. l.. G. E. r. M.
Evening Service -S r. M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-16

The barge lines and packet ships always have ben a minor eqnee4l- ant for freight fn the Mk4si8ulppl valley, but only recently has this struggle become 30 apparent.
 War Department Hearing
 Public attention was attracted to 1t recently when q hearing vas held here by a referee of the war Department. He was asked to de- termine whether the govern ment operated Federal Barge Lines should be permitted to offer rate on cotton shipments from here and other river ports to New Orleans which would be- about half of that offered by the rail- roads. His report and the de-- cision on this case is expected shortly.
 The decision, however. may mean little in the struggle for prt- yate barge line operators haul 8 large percentage of the freight be- tween up river points and the gulf and they have indicated they are prepared to fight to the finish. They have offered "cut rates' also on quantity shipmens. Local cotton men say they need a cheaper freight between here and the. Gulf Coast ports In order t omeet the competition of Texas cotton raisers whom, they charge. are given a preferential rate from inland points in the Panhatdle to seaport towns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-16
The League of
 Women Voters
Convention Here Wednes= day and Thursday of
 This Week

tissues and Figures of the 1892 Presidential Campaign" will be the topic on which William E. Brigham, chief of the editorial stan of the Boston Transcript, will speak at the convention of the Connecticut League of Women Vo- ters to be held in this city We'd nesday and Thursday of this week. His talk will be given at the clos- ing luncheon at the Elton on Thursday.
 Raymond c. Fuller, of New Yoek, recently appointed executive secpetary of the Connecticut child welfare commission, will also talk. His speech will be given at round table conference of the leagues child welfare committee on We'd nasday morning.