Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1919 — Page 2

ERA of DIRIGIBLE JUST BEGINNING

Plans Under Wan in England Dispel ImDressionJhat Lighter Than Air Machinery Proved a Failure During 4 By LLOYD ALLEN, Special Staff Correspondent. rCopvright. !•!•. hr Wrutcrn Xew»i>H|>er I'nioft.' ■— ■— '-■BONBON Passenger ' airships bigger i than the -largest Zeppelin—are being ? constructed in one of Englund's war -I factories. Tiny will have a cruising i] range of ’2o,otM> nijles. They will be able to take passengers from Ix»pdon _■ to San Francisco with ease, the designers believe. Crossing the Atlantic ocean and landing passengers in New York. miles away, will be child’s play for theseCmliaths of the air, according to officers in the British air ministry, who are familiar with the plans of the monster. Because of the war-time censorship the general public never obtained any \ery definite information about the lighter-tiian-air machines

built for the allies. The Impression got about, that lighter than air ships were failures, because the Zeppelins failed in their raids. There is no doubt on this subject in the British air ministrv. There it is known positively tlmt the era of the dirigible is just beginning. An immense amount of anti-submarine patroling and convoy escorting was done by dirigibles during the last year of the nar. A chain of airship stations was maintained right around the coast of England, from Mullion in Cornwall around Scotland to Pembroke. A large number of hosUle suhnmrine^.jy_ere_.either put out of action or actually destroyed by bombing. Other subs were located by men and the information passed along to the destroyers that knew well enough how to handle the under-sea mhrdegers. It was in convoy escorting that airships showed their s;»o<'inl advantayes ovor nirphnios. Tile airship with its big bag. of gas to keep it up, could go very slowly, keeping an even pace with the transports below, loaded with American soldiers. It could stay nt any given height while Its lookouts searched the sea.for mines and subs. Can Cross Atlantic in Fifty Hours. During th- war one British airship made a cruise lasting 50 hours and .55 minutes, and since the armistice this record has been beaten by a trip of 61 hours. With such reliable data as this to work on the air experts figure that crossing the Atlantic is going to be a fairly easy job. since lhere are in existence today dirigibles that have a speed of more than 80 miles an hour, which wo -.id-mean something like 40 or 50 hours continuous flying to reach New York. At present the British builders are specializing .on two big ligbter-than-alr types. The first is of about the same size as the largest Zeppelin, while the second type, the one that will have a '20,009-mile c.-uising rangers four times as large as the largest Zeppelin ever built. Imagine an airship with a gas bag 1,100 feet long, longer than the Mauretania ami higher than the Woolworth building were the dirigible set on end. Inside this bag 10,000.000 cubic feet of gas will be carried, capable of lifting 200 tons of freight and passengers in addition to the weight of the operating machinery. Plans for the craft make provision for saloons, drawing' rooms, smoking rooms, and a “roof garden,” which may be reached by an elevator. The estimated speed Is 95 miles an hour. . When the German Zeppelin L. 70 was built It was predicted that she would be the largest of her kind, yet the new British Goliath of the air has quadrupled the capacity of the German As compared, to the “ten million” ship the other British type is somewhat of an infant since, she can carry but JSO tons of luggage and passengers and can travel only 9,000 odd miles •without descending for a fresh supply of gasoline and oil, v “ Best for Long distance Flights. With these possibilities ip aerial travel virtually realized, if Is conceded here that the dirigible must take first place as a long-distance passenger carrier. Heavier than air machines will be built in considerable numbers, and will come into -a very large use. but In all probability they •dll be utilized mainly for flights that aggregate into, the hundreds of miles rather than int.o the thousands. The* airplane's special advantages"will be made use of where certain routes are to be « ■

covered at unusually high speeds. That an alrplane will“soon“Beflown at more than 200 miles an hour is deemed a modest kind of prediction. Seine enthusiasts proclaim the possibility .of 9 heavier than air machine that will easily do 240 miles an hour. So for the short trip we may expect to see airplanes like the large allied bombing planes come into general use, and for long-distance travel men and women will ride in the greater comfort that can. be provided in- giant dirigibles. ~ For tourist travel the (flrigible, it Is predicted here, will always be the popular craft, principally because it can fly at a low rate of speed and permit its occupants to look at things. In an airplane, for instance, the splendor of the Bay 0f... Naples is lost, so fast must the airplane move; while in an airship that Teautiftil scene can be enjoyed at leisure. * From an airplane going at ordinary cruising speed, say eighty miles an hour, the surface of the earth looks like a dull contour map, with large objects only dimly discernible because - the airplane 1 must keep at least 1,000 feet above the earth. On the other hand a dirigible can get along very nicely at an altitude of 200 feet and drift along with engines almost or completely stopped. The airship has another distinct advantage; it does not “bank" in turning as an airplane does. Sleeping In an airship is a calm experience; mov—ing about comparatively simple. Ami an airship in flight does not produce the shrill whistles anh screeches eternally among the wires. Traveling in an airship need be no more noisy than tn a motor car and with a favorable wind blowing the airship’s engines can b$ throttled down to a few revolutions or actually stopped. Engine Stop Not Dangerous. ==-rT.;.;,.± What will probably appeal most to the landsman who travels in the air for the first time wiU be the fact that the airship can remain, in the air indefinitely and the, passengers are in no grave danger should the engines fail. The gas bag Is so ample that the machine will not -fall ■when the engine stops, whereas in the air plane an engine stop is a life and death matter.. Dirigible building here In England had a great boom during the war days—and now that the signing of a peace treaty is near at hand the construction work hap not been allowed to utterly stpp. Instead. the war are going to be made largely Into craft designed for peaces able missions. • 'JThe navy will always need a certain number of dirigibles to act as scouta. S’o.one knows bet-

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ter than the British the value of airships as scout craft. It is no longer a Secret that the Germans owed their escape at Jutland to Zeppelins, While, earlier In the war, it was the scout work of Zeppelins that gave the German fleet the “all clear” signal for the boinbardmentof Scarborough, an act of singular cruelty the Huns were able to accomplish without injury. Zeppelins also acted in a similar capacity in the torpedoing of the H. M. S. Falmouth* and Nottingham. When war broke out in 1914 the British had only seven airships in commission. One hundred were at work off and on by October 31 of 1918, while in the various factories many more were in course of construction. Would Destroy War Menace.

nation could, with the element of surprise acting in fa,vor of..the invader, be put out of action, or seriously crippled in a very brief space of time. Suggestion has been seriously made that one of the conditions of the peace should he the appointment of an International commission vested with power to Inspect regularly 7 all German factories “so that the output of anything lethal could be strictly regulated.” Whatever regulation of the air comes from the peace conference, and it can be predicted with safety that sothe very serious consideration of the air will be a feature of the historic meeting, it is very clearly understood on this side of the water that supremacy of the air will be a deciding factor in any future war. ■*» - - - - '—■■

“America” an Ancient Tune

In the controversy over the origin of the tune for “America.” which he calls “our noblest of national anthems.” Poultney" Bigelow, in a letter to the New York Times, says: “The Prussian king, Frederick William 11. took it from England in 1792 In ofder to glorify himself at the dedication of a. triumphal arch In called the Brandenburg thor. This gate of victory was erected in honor of his troops who had been chased out of France by the ragged republican armies at Valmv. The Prussian regiments returned across the Rhine in 1792 proclaiming themselves victorious, and welcomed with every demonstration of patriotic joy. “The Danish’royal house had the same national anthem preyious to Prussia, and George .HI adopted It more early still —without, however, claiming priority as an English composition. “How old it is we know not. It may have been sung by the legions of Constantine behind' their Christian*labarums; it may have been a favorite of Wyckliffe qr John Huss."

WOULD DIG UP VALUABLE COFFIN.

Relatives of a Spanish merchant, said to be qt noble birth, who died several years ago after having amassed considerable fortune, have asked the Cuban sanitation department for permission to exhume his body so as to obtain the brass casket in which he was buried. They want to sell the casket for the metal It contains, as* the family fortune has dwindled since Its founder’s death. The department rale-I that the only question involved was a moral one, and that there was no law to prevent the Relatives from reclaiming and selling the casket

Back of all the Interest in peace time flying is the lurking fear that the Germans will endeavor to keep abreast of the remainder of the great powers In the matter of building aerial passenger pnd freight carrlem. presumably for purely commercial purposes. It is pointed out in certain sections at the British press that the Germans might take advantage of their commercial craft at some future date and again break faith with the world. Mobilization of a hostile air fleet could be accomplished within a few hours, and with the terrible gas and high explosive bombs developed during the war an opponent

Coats for Young Girls

Shepherd’s Plaid and Wool Fabrics Are to Be Favorites. Taffetas In Range of Colors and Shades—Navy and Tan Are Also Popular. The most important item in the spring outfit of .every young girl is the separate -coat. For several years washable dresses have been preferred for girls under six, regardless of season. Therefore few radical changes are noted in dresses developed for these junior citizens. Of course, every season brings its novelties, changes in fabric, color and color combination, but actual style changes are so few that a cotton wash frock made for summer wear may appear witn equally good effect during winter, or vice versa. . ' Spring naturally makes the heavy winter coat an impossible garment. Therefore the new spring coat is an all-important item of the little girl’s wardrobe. During the coming spring taffeta and shepherd's plaid wool fabrics will unquestionably* be the favorite materials for the development of little girls’ coats. Taffetas appear in,a w’ide range of colors and shades. Navy, of course, is good, tan shades are extremely popular and the light blues, such as French and soldier blue, also are favorites. These little coats are usually made with a normal waistline or with a waistline a trifle higher than normal. /There is always a waistline. The straight coats make their appearance for old6r girls and for women. Shepherd’s plaid wool fabric makes an extremely chic little coat and one that is always serviceable. The sketch gives a suggestion for a smart coat for a girl of six or eight years. The belt may be of patent leather in either red or black, the buttons, of course, being selected to match the shade of the belt. The coat is finished at the neck with a collar of plaid over which is laid a detachable collar of white satin, georg-

Little Girls’ Coat of Shepherd’s Plaid, ette or organdie. Lace collars are pretty, but they are usually worn on the taffeta coats, the more tailored, plain collars being preferred for coats Of wool material.

GOWNS TO MATCH HANGINGS

Recent Fad Is to Have Apparel Harmonize With Draperies and Appointments of the Boudoir. One of the latest fads of fashion is the elaborate room’gown designed to harmonize with the hangings and appointments of the boudoir itself and for these rose* pink brocade, French blue, and metal brocades are the first requisition. A shimmery gold and blue brocade, light in effect, has been used for one of these. It is cut on kimono lines, but softly draped at either side of the front Dull gold braid, oddly tasseled in gilt and black beads, makes an edge finish, and a single large motif of the braid marks the fastening at one side. The garment is tinted in chiffon of the shade of light Parma violets, and the whole suggests a setting done in dainty French boudoir style. In the same spirit is designed a brighter model of flame color, with lace bodice and overjacket of flame, trimmed with changeable ribbon in a soft shade of light blue shot with flame.

On New Handkerchiefs.

Black dots on blue form the decorative scheme of one of the daintiest of the new handkerchiefs, "the dots form an irregular border, widening at the corners, where they are interspersed with a few bits of embroidery done in white cotton thread; Black handkerchiefs, that is handkerchiefs with black centers, are often seen. They have borders of color, usually- printed in blocky, or checks or stripes. These handkerchiefs are a bit startling, even to the eye used to handkerchiefs of all colors of the rainbow—for, of course, black isn't in the rainbow.

CHECK SERGE SPRING SUIT

This very attractive spring suit is of check serge and black binding. It is a model that should appeal to many of the stylish dressers.

TRIMMINGS ARE EASILY MADE

Decorations for Lingerie or Children’s Garments May Be Applied With Aid of Machine. A neat, inexpensive, easily made trimming for lingerie or children’s garments may be made by threading the bobbin of a sewing machine with rope silk or any very heavy thread in a dainty, boil-proof color and using ordinary sewing cotton in the needle. Stitch near the edges of the bands, yokes, etc., having the right side of the garment toward the cloth-plate. The effect is very pleasing. Another attractive decoration is made by drawing a thread of material and weaving into the space thus made thread somewhat heavier than the one drawn. When the end of the space is reached, a French knot or a satin stitch dot may be used as a finish. Threads may be drawn to form a geometric pattern or may be spaced evenly and placpd in parallel rows. The result is at once unusual and charming.

Through the Looking Glass

By EVELYN NESBIT

When a man offers you the world with a fence around it, there may be

late. Don’t marry in the hope that yon may ride in a golden automobile,, or that you may have ice cream for dessert every day. Those are not the things that count. Don’t marry for the sake of living in a ,hubby-to-be*s fine fiye-story house, or for the sake of becoming part owner in his prosperous, business. Watch out for the string. . , Hubby-to-be may offer you his fine house as a home before you are married, ;but aftecward he may expect you to run it for him as a boarding house. Hubby-tobe may differ you before you are married a partnership in his fide, prosperous business, but afterward he may expect you to sink your precious savings into it and lose them all. Watch out for the string when you marry a man for the material good you may expect to get out ’ of the match. If you have your eyes open beforehand you may learn that marriage founded on dollars and cents is a delusion and a snare. The woman who marries for the sake of having the world with a fence .around it generally loses in the nod. ■

a string tied to it. Watch out for the string. It is foolish for a young girl to marry a man for the . things he promises to give her after the knot is tied. So easy is the business of making promises that all young swains are prone to paint the future in brilliant colors. And the young girl.nibbles and bites. Then she regrets it — when it is too