Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1918 — Page 3

Airplane Only Ten Years Old

NE night just ten years ago, X \ D. Bruce Salley, a Norj folk (Va.) newspaper reporter, entered the office ■ k cf the United States VX weather bureau at Manteo, N. C., and wrote a brief dispatch wfilch he handed to A. W. Drinkwater, the officer then in chatge, with instructions to duplicate it to a dozen metropolitan dailies in the East which he had deslgna<od. in the upper lefthand corner of the sheet. The dispatch tersely sn.ted that Wilbur and Orville Wright had flown that afternoon 1,000 odd feet in a heavier-than-air machine propelled by an engine and offered to send the full story on a telegraphic order. Next morning the world at large was given ,an accurate account of the Wrights’ epoch-making performance. Their machine —the construction of which was known only to themselves and the few life savers on the North Carolina banks who had aided them lug the big canvas and wooden' bird up Kill Devil hill —had soared off into space, had proceeded in a straight line a fifth of a mile and had dropped gerttly to the sand with neither Itself nor its Inventors any the worse for the experience. The news, utterly discredited by many scientists and taken with a grain of salt by the public generally, was flashed the length and breadth of the world. The performance was considered incredible. Contrast In Today’s News. Tomorrow’s newspapers will tell of bombing airplanes dropping tons of deadly explosives on the lines of the allies and the central powers in Europe, of myriads of scouting machines circling thousands of feet in the air above these lines and of huge passenger biplanes and monoplanes passing from point to point at speeds of from 100 miles an hour upward. These items will be read casually and with little particular interest because they are common, every-day occurrences.

. A flay or so before Salley filed In the Manteo office the dispatch which electrified the world, word had been received in several metropolitan newspaper offices that the Wrights of Dayton, 0., had gone to Kitty Hawk, N. C., where they had appeared in 1903, and were again conducting experiments with a glider, as an airplane without motive power is called. As th® Wrights had obtained some success in glider building, and as rumor credited them with having constructed an airplane engine 'capable of lifting the glider from the ground and propelling It through the air, several New York 'newspapers had dispatched staff representatives to the banks. They were at this moment groping their way to this isolated corner of the world, ’SO odd miles from the railroad and accessible only by motor boat from Elizabeth City, N. C. Watched Flights From Tree. Salley, who had “covered” the banks whenever shipwrecks worth while occurred there, had received -more accurate advance information concerning the Wrights’ experiments than had the metropolitan newspaper editors, and had dropped down tQ Manteo, on the Island of Roanoke, some days previous. Each morning thereafter he had made the ten-mlle trip across Pamlico Sound to Kitty Hawk, and from a crotch in a forest tree on the edge of the desertlike blinks had observed activities about the Wright hangar with the aid of a powerful pair of field glasses. His perch also commanded an excellent view of the ocean side of Kill Devil hill, largest of all the giant dunes, up the side of which had been constructed a 300-foot railway. Twice each day the Wrights, assisted by the life savers, all of whom had been sworn to secrecy, started the glider down the incline, elevated the plane and shot into the air, to drop graceful-

WISDOM SHOWN BY VENETIANS

Restrictive Laws as to Child Labor Might Terve as Models to the ' ‘ ‘orld Today. . Back in the early Middle Ages, when Venice was “Queen of the Adriatic” In fact as well as in name, one of the most famous of the Venetian products was their glassware, the very name Of which is synonymous with highirade art glass today. This glnsswas produced in the is-

Earliest Type of the Wright Airplane

ly upon the earth after short flights measured in fi me by seconds. An accurate description of the contrivance in which the Wrights flew was impossible, as no close view of it could be obtained even by an adroit and resourceful reporter. So determined were the inventors to guard their craft with secrecy that they announced they would pack up their jnachine and return to Dayton the instant they learned they were spied upon. It was no part of Salley’s plan to spoil a good story. First Long Flight Made. The afternoon of May 6 was cloudy, with a tendency toward rain. The wind was northeast and blowing 14 miles an hour. Ordinarily the Wrights would not fly in this sort of weather. Nevertheless the machine was brought from the hangar and started. The glasses showed Hhat it was not only equipped with a gas engine but that it carried seats for two and had a pair of propellers. The group of life savers prevented a clear view of the start, but a moment later the reporter did see the machine take the air, head directly for the ocean and land a thousand feet distant, apparently under full control of the pilot. At dusk, no more flights having been attempted, the reporter made his way back to Manteo, well aware that he had a story of worldwide interest, but depressed by the knowledge that the facts would be generally discredited. Next day half a dozen newspaper men from New York arrived at Manteo. Every one was a doubting Thomas straight from Missouri.' They were all going right over to the flying fields and talk to the Wrights. But they didn’t. For one thing, the Wrights weren’t talking. For rinother, lifesavers bobbed up out of nowhere when one had labored through the sand to a point a mile from the hangar. They were acting under special instructions from Washington, which were to the effect that the inventors were not to be disturbed. The Wrights had the legal end of the argument, as they had borrowed the land from the lifesavers who owned it.

There was but one thing to do and the reporters did it. They followed the example of Salley arid-climbed trees. May 11 the Wrights made a flight of two and seven-sixteenth miles and followed this with a flight of two and one-sixteenth miles. The longer flight was made at the rate of 46.774 miles and hour and the shorter at 32.281. In each instance, as in all the others, it was necessary to wheel the machine to the top of the incline railway, no method at that time being known whereby the airplanes could rise in the air from level ground. Flights Epoch Making. Both these flights were epoch making in that the Wrights did not keep to a straight course. For the first time they circled one of the dunes and also returned to the starting point after a straight flight of three-quar-ters of a mile. The observers commented on the skillful manner in which the big canvas bird made the curves. The writers who covered these initial flights stuck strictly to such facts as they were able to obtain. There was no romancing, no fanciful descriptions and no haphazarding of guesses. Yet these plain accounts, now known to be accurate, were regarded with great suspicion when they were received in newspaper offices. The were frequently cautioned to be conservative and one man was commanded by the editor of a Cleveland paper to confine himself to facts and “cut out all this wildcat stuff about two-mile flights.” The final experiment was made May 14. At noon that day the Wrights left the grounds and made a flight of eight miles, the distance being judged accurately over ground carefully measured. All previous < speed records were broken, two of the eight miles being made in two minutes and forty sec-

land of Murano, which lay in the lagoon and was part of the city of Venice, and almost every person living on that island was connected in some way or another with the glass Although large numbers of children might have been constantly employed at the lighter part of this work, and although the profits might have been greatly increased by permitting the unrestricted use of child labor during the entire year, the Venetian government passed a law absolutely for-

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Just a Decade Passed Since Fining Machine Was Regarded as Wonder of World.

onds. Several short flights were then made, and late in the day Wilbur Wright, with Furness, his mechanician, rose in the air to beat even the eightmil e record. At the height of twenty feet he started up the beach in a northeasterly direction, and in the face of a twenty-mlle-an-hour wind. In chronicling this flight one of the reporters wrote: Machine Sailed Beautifully. “The machine sailed along serenely under the bright blue sky like a thing endowed with life. Behind her floated a flock of gulls and crows that seemed at once amazed and jealous of this new thing of the air. Reaching the hills that jut out' on the beach, the cruiser of the air proudly lifted her nose and, kiting upward, passed easily over the thirty-foot summit. She then careened on down the beach until the three-mile limit was reached, when, with another twist of the lever she described a graceful turn and began the journey back to the starting point. With the same ease and grace she made the return, appearing and disappearing at intervals as the sandhills intervened, and circled the hangar, swung in a half circle once more and was off again over her old tracks down across the sand dunes. The picture was astounding and picturesque at once. There was not a motion visible when she passed the observation point of the correspondents, and once more she lifted up and passed over the hill and out of sight. It was the last vision the correspondents had of the graceful airship. Down the homestretch between the sea and the sandhill, something gave way. The watchers heard a whirring of the machine and then all was silent. While we waited for her to reappear word was brought that the ship had been wrecked. A wrong lever had been pulled, and her nose, instead of elevating, had turned down, and she had dived into the sand. A guy wire cut Wright on the nose, but he escaped other injury.” The next appearance of the Wrights at Kitty Hawk, was made In’the fall of 1911, when Orville Wright conducted a series of experiments in a gilder In the hope of perfecting a stabilizing device. No engine was used. During one night he remained stationary in the air 30 feet above the crest of Kill Devil hill ten minutes and one second, thereby breaking the world’s glider record.

Real Poverty

Poverty is a variable term and much subject to comparison. Some will allow it only to those who have been born to it. To have been always halfstarved, these think, and to carry a basket from door to door —that is to be poor. But it is idle to think of cold and hunger to the point of beggary as the only cold and hunger there are. Not alone are there degrees of cold and hunger of the body —discomfortable and ill-nourished living—but there are, as well, things which seem to me even more difficult to endure —unsatisfied hunger' of the mind and heart and a most cruel and persistent chill of the spirit.—Laura Spencer Porter, in the Atlantic.

All sailors’ collars have a border running round them consisting .of three white lines close together and parallel. In men of the regular British navy these lines are straight, but the collars of the Naval Volunteer force have the lines wavy. It is difficult to say exactly wh'en the lines came into use or who first originated the idea, but those who have studied the question of uniforms state that the lines represent the three great naval victories of Nelson: The battle of the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar, and are Intended to perpetuate the memories of these glorious British triumphs on the sea.

bidding children to do work of any sort which exposed them to undue heat at any time during the summer months. This is thoroughly typical of the foresight, wisdom and humanity which characterised- the. Venetian government of that time.

The spendthrift is like a buzz saw. He scatters a lot of dust while running around and has nothing to show for it but his board.

Sailors' Collars.

Apt Comparison.

CORSET AND GRACE

Provides the Foundation for Well Fitting Garments. Season of Vests and Vestees Is Further Demand for Service of Corsets That are Right. - You wouldn’t expect to stand firm if the foundation were faulty. That Is the first thought in building a house —a good foundation which is intended not only to preserve the unity of the building that is to come, but also to be the means, of holding it in place. Later, all the finishing touches can be added to make the house beautiful. What is true of the house should also be true of your costuming. Be sure that the foundation—-the corset—-is right. This is the beginning, afterward you can add toit beautiful Clothes for usefulness and adornment. Correct corsets are even more important this year than ever before, asserts an authority. If you have any desire to look atractive, and every woman should have a keen sense of the value of always looking her best, not only does the silhouette demand that there be a good figure beneath, but the accessories also demamt that the corset be well fitting, for this Is a season of vests and vestees, which will not and cannot look smart or fit well unless the underneath fits well. There is no need these days for any woman to buy a corset at random or to wear a corset that is in any way uncomfortable, for there is such a variety of shapes, sizes and measurements I hat,, no matter what your need may be, therd is a corset made to fill your requirements. Just buying a corset, because it is made of pretty material is not being dohe by women who wish to be well gowned and comfortable. Such women appreciate the fact that it is impossible to pick up a corset from the counter and by holding it in the hand decide that the corset has the correct lines for her figure. The time spent in the retail shop, having a corset tried on to determine if it is the right one for you, repays a hundredfold, and every shop nowadays would far rather go to the trouble of trying qn corsets in order to have the customer content. . It is Also a great aid in overcoming the return goods trouble. Certain it is that if the start isn’t right the finish can’t be what you desire for no mater how good looking your clothes may be the foundation must be well fitting.

ATTRACTIVE SUMMER FROCK

Flesh-colored taffeta Is the material of this lovely frock, which is a foundation of cream-embroidered organdie and a charming fichu collar of the same.

TO MAKE NEGLIGEE AND CAP

Dainty Wearables Can Be Made With Small Amount of Material, Fashion Writer. States. i There is something particularly attractive about a thing that is simple to make, according to a fashion critic. Then when it turns out a confection, too, it becomes an absolute joy forever. Just such a thing is the boudoir cap made from a perfect square of material. It is one of those fascinating Arabian models with long soft folds falling well to the shoulder and forming an attractive though mpybe a bit severe frame for the face. All you have to do to achieve it is to take the square of silk or lace or whatever else you are going to use, fold it diagonally or cornerwise, place it on the center of the head so that the four points of the hankie fall equidistant from the center. Now eliminate the front point altogether by first cutting out an oval the shape of the face and continuing the line down alongside the head. The cap is kept

STYLISH SUMMER FUR

You can't tell much by looks nowadays. This mink stole looks heavy and warm enough for every winter need, yet it is designed for summer use.

in place with a bright band of ribbon drawn across the forehead bended through the cap and fastened comfortably tight in back. One of those brilliant Japanese or Chinese hankies is ideal for the purpose. How about a new short summer negligee from a yard and a half of material? You can do it,- too, if you choose your material “on the square.” You see, it has to be 54 by 54. Begin by cutting out quite a deep square back and front for the neck, which will, of course, be directly in the center of the square. Now simply pull the square over the head, being sure to have the two sides fall in half across the extended arms. Then seam the lower sides to form the sleeve simulations. The rest of the negligee quite loose. If you /frould further elaborate it, cut out a deep square on each sleeve just below the smmlder. These are strapped with three cords, either ribbon or a metallic fabric. You may make like incisions on the front and back of the garment, too, and strap them also.

Mouth Veil Is Latest

Just to prove that variety is all that is needed in the world of fashion to interest femininity, gaze on the new veils which are designed for afternoon and evening wear and already show signs of becoming popular. The new veil swathes the lower half of the face, giving the upper half a rest, and reaches from the tip of the nose to ' far below the chin. Smart women are | probably growing tired of the nose veil and the veil for the chin and mouth will doubtless be a welcome change. The harem veil, which madeits appearance last summer on the bathing beaches, suggested the new one and the designers, disregarding the original purpose of the beach veil as a protector from the sun, are using the idea for evening wear. It is never worn with a hat and is tied about the head like a scarf.

Authority for Wide Skirts.

Those who are wearing wide skirts get their authority from Jeanne Lanvin, one of the first designers of the world. She is the only dressmaker who insisted upon the five-yard skirt, and she held to her conviction by turning out dozens of gathered or plaited skirts that hang lipiply to the figure, but are not in keeping with the narrow silhouette of the day. She is not unpatriotic. She did not use an undue amount of wool in these skirts. She had a few dozen other materials to handle, and she is quite right in insisting that all her organdie skirts should be five yards at the hem. Nothing is more ungainly than a hobble skirt of muslin or transparent fabric, but it is believed that the Americans in mass will not accept Lanvin’s skirts, as they prefer the redlngote ; over a slim foundation when they ! wish fullness.

Use of Jet.

The use of jet is so widespread that it has spilled over serge and gaberdine. This combination was introduced almost simultaneously in New York and Paris, but it was not until recently that the fashion received a strong impetus toward popularity. Black and dark blue serge gowns are covered with leaves and embroidered designs in glistening jet.

Waistcoats Match Bags.

Waistcoats and reticules to match are the latest whim of Madame Mode. And another whim Is to have both waistcoat and reticule made of very wide, fancy ribbon, the ribboif bag mounted on a metal frame, or gathered on bracelet hoopa*

SHOWED HER “LIFE"

How City Police Captain Dealt With Runaway Girl. ✓ Brief, Tour Sufficed to Make Her ’ Acquainted With New York, and She Realized it Was Not All That She Had Pictured). How Minnie, tired of the prosaic life in her little home town, ran away to New York and how the New York police found her and returned her to her ' parents —is one of the incidents described by Zoe Beckley in an article in the People's Home Journal on “New York —the Port of Missing Girls and Boys.” Minnie’s parents had wired the New York police, and Capt Grant Williams of the missing persons bureau, by methods the police keep secret, had located Minnie. The rest of , the incident gives a picture of modern police methods rarely presented to the public. At half-past seven that same morning, writes Miss Beckley, Minnie Barneli, lying awake and worried in a little room In an obscure New York hotel, was an astonished girl when she heard a sharp “rat-tat-tat!” at her door and a voice saying, “It’s all right, Minnie; I’m' a friend with a message from home.” Minnie sat up and blinked. A short white later she was looking into the face of a stranger, mild of manner and kind of eye. He was the sort of man Minnie had heard give stereopticon lectures in her home church many a time-—a man easy to talk to, because you instinctively trusted him and felt he would understand. Still —there was a certain keen, steady look in his brown eyes. Minnie was angry. “Who are you, anyhow?” she flung defiantly. “What right have you to come here?” “My name is Williams —Grant Williams. I’m froth police headquarters.” Minnie’s face flushed hotly. “You’re going to try to send me home!” she cried. “Well, I won’t go. You can arrjst me if you like, but I won’t go back. They’ve just sent for me out of meanness. Well, I can be mean, too! I’ve slaved all I’m going to. I’ve never seen anything or been anywhere or done anything in my life but work and slave and sit home. Now I’ve a chance to go with a musical show. I’m going to play the xylophone. I can earn good money. I won’t go home! And what are you going to do about it?”

“Well,” answered Williams, rubbing his chin, “I dqn’t want to send you home against your will. Pct your mother’s pretty sick. Suppose we have some breakfast first, and talk it over? I’ll wait for you downstairs.” After coffee itad ham and eggs at a aearby restaurant, Minnie’s sullen anger relaxed a little. She found herself telling this man from headquarters about her home and her work as stenographer at ten dollars a week, and how tied down she was by reason of her mother’s invalidism and her father’s sternness. And how she longed “to see something.” “Good!” said Williams. “11l show you New York.” The girl’s eyes widened. The captain slipped away a moment and wired Jonas Barnell: “Minnie found. Safe. Meet us at Grand Central at 4 p. m.” Then he started out with Minnie. They rode on a street car to Battery park; visited the aquarium; walked up the wondrous canyon of Broadway; saw Wall street and the stock exchange, and Trinity church dwarfed among the skyscrapers. They passed the Singer tower and the Woolworth ‘ building, the ancient post office and the beautiful city hall. Newspaper row and the Bowery, dim and grim, were pointed out —and Minnie forgot her appointment with the musical show manager. With her unusual guide she took another street ear that turned east on Delancey street, revealing a seething tenement district the like of which she iiad not pictured in her wildest dreams. She saw a single block where more people lived than in her whole-town. She saw more poverty, more evidences of privation and sorrow than she believed existed in the world, let alone New York, the city of millionaires. They went uptown and took a dash through Fifth avenue, skimmed Fortysecond street and glimpsed Broadway. Minnie’s defiance had melted away. In i its place was the weariness of the ; satisfied sightseer. She declined positively to have luncheon, saying that she preferred to have it on the train going home with her father. Minnie was back home before midnight, her mother’s glad tears upon her cheek, her shoulder warm from her dad’s hard hug. She went to work Monday morning as usual. Her employer never even knew she had been away. “At an expense of exactly one dollar —breakfast and carfares,” grinned Captain Williams, telling me the story as we sat in his office at headquarters, “Minnie Barnell was cured of the obsession that made her wretched at home! It’s amazing how easily the human mind unkinks itself as soon as it Las the least normal outlet. Minnie wanted to see ‘life.* New York i epresented ‘life’ to her.”

Ash Trees for Airplanes.

The appeal of the Aerial League of the British empire to landowners to offer their ash trees for aeronautical purposes has resulted in between three and four thousand trees being offered wtfhin the last few weeks, according to Flight. The government requirements in the next 12 months are expectod to exceed 200.00° tree-