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h Aviation THIRTY SITES OFFERED FOR CITUIRPORT Committee to Assemble Thursday and Consider Many Tracts. With thirty municipal airport sites submitted the citizens’ site oommittee today planned to meet on Thursday to consider the various tracts. While Monday was announceed as the final day 'to submit sites, the committee decided to continue accepting additional ones and enlargements of those already submitted as long as possible. Two 1,000-acre sites and two others nearly as large were submitted Monday. Seventeen are above 600 acres. Two Are Enlarged Two sites were increased in size Monday. Edward W. Pierson added 318 acres to his 532-acre site No. 6 on the Rockville Rd., and Asa R. Mathis increased Site 15, northwest Os the Speedway, from 575 to 1,000 (acres. Sites listed Monday included: Site -No. 11—W. B. Craig. 1420 N. Alabama st., 625 acres between the Illinois Central tracks and the Three Notch Rd., south of the Southport Rd. No. 20—A. D. Van Deman, New Augusta, 640 acres southwest of New Augusta, bounded on east by the Chicago division of the Big Four railroad. No. 21—Hamilton-Moore Land Company. 6504 E. Washington St.. 556 acres between Twenty-First and Thirtieth Sts., bounded on the west by the Franklin Rd. and on the east by the Ft. Benjamin Harrison Rd. Offers Forty Acres No. 22—Mattie Penn, Box 315. Rural Route 6, forty acres on Three-Notch Rd., 6.75 miles south of Monument Circle. No. 23—R. A Bustra and A F. Eickoff, Box 360, Rural Route 9. 327 acres immediately south of Beech Grove and east of the Churchman gravel road No. 24—Charles Ryker and Charles Evans. Box 474, Rural Route 1, 960 acres bounded on the north by the Southport Rd. and on the east by the Franklin Township line, one mile east of Southport. No. 25 —Charles J. Stewart and Ray Brown. Box 233. Rural Route P, 1,045 acres southwest of New Bethel, bounded on the northeast by the Cincinnati division of the Big Four railroad. No. 26—Franklin P. Johnson, 1509 E. ' Maple Rd. Blvd.. 800 acres one mile south of Hamilton County line and approximately one-half mile west of Spring Mill Rd. Site on Three-Notch Rd. No. 27—Elizabeth J. Hill, Hill Realty Company, 561 N. Dearborn St., 1.280 acres thirteen miles south of Monument Circle on east side of Three-Notch Rd. in Johnson County, west of Whiteland. No. 28—Elmer E. Henderson, Greenwood, 700 acres on State Rd. 31, one mile south of Southport. No. 29—Charles A. Hockensmlth. 726 N. Illinois St.. 750 acres between New Augusta ar.d Old Augusta, bounded on the east bv State Rd. 29 and on the west by the Chicago division of the Big Four railr°No. 30—Edward W. Pierson, 3015 W. Michigan St.. 926.86 acres north of Ben Davis and the National Rd. and east of the Chicago division of the Pennsylvania railroad. Flier to Be Honored Giuseppe Biagi, 24-year-old radio operator of the Nobile polar flight airship Italia, whose wireless appeals on the Arctic ice -were instrumental in effecting the rescue of the Italian airmen, will listen in on the night of Sept. 22 from his home in San Paolo, Italy, near Rome, while Emanuele Grazzi, Italian consulate general in New York, accepts a gold medal for him. The medal, together with a parchment testimonial, will be the annual award for distinguished service of the Veteran Wireless Operators’ Association and will be presented at the radio world’s fair at Madison Square Garden. Three Airmen Missing LONDON, Sept. 11. —Three navy airmen are missing in the North Sea, the air minister announced today. They are the pilot, navigator and telegrapher of a plane attached to the aircraft carrier Argus, who left that ship Thursday on a reconnoissance flight. Ships, searching for them over a Wide area, have failed to find a trace of their plane and, though a small craft without wireless may have picked them up, it is feared that they met with disaster. Plane Line to Cross U. S. A SIOO,OOO corporation to conduct a transcontinental air passenger service, sponsored by a group of Boston and California business men, has been chartered in Massachusetts under the name of Atlantic and Pacific Airways, Inc. The corporation plans at first to run passenger service between Boston and New York, using amphibian planes which will land in New York harbor. Cross-country lines- to follow are projected. , Get Flying Instructor MARION, Ind„ Sept. 11.—Lieut. James E. Moore, chief test pilot at Fairfield airport, Fairfield, Ohio, will report here Oct. 1 to take charge of transportation and flying instruction at the J. A. C. Airport.

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All Possibility of Stalling Declared Eliminated by Inventors. Following Is the first authorized account of the Merrill airplane which Just has been successfully demonstrated In Los Angeles, and which promises to solve the problem of making the airplane entirely safe for the Individual owner. The following story has been approved by Dr. Millikan and his associates at tho California Institute. By Science Service PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 11.—A new airplane that differs radically from previous models, that completely eliminates the possibility of stalling—the constant, fear of the pilot—and that is as easy to control as an automobile, is one of the first products of the newly organized Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology here. It is being demonstrated at the air meet in progress at Los Angeles, and has proved a sensation. The new plane was the original idea of Albert A. Merrill, who is not a professional airplane builder, although he has been connected with experimental aeronautics since his original association with Octave Chanute in 1891. Though he was told long ago that his idea was worthless, he persevered for more than fifteen years, finally to prove its validity. Has Short, Stubby Tail What first strikes one is the short, stubby tail, which extends only about x four feet back of the rear cockpit. There is no stabilizer, though there is a large vertical rudder. The wings are staggered; that is, the front of the lower wing is under the middle of the top one. There is a 4-degree positive decalage, as the aeronautic engineer calls it. This simply means that if the lower wing is horizontal, the upper one slants forward and upward at an angle of 4 degrees. But most novel about the wings is the fact that they are not fastened rigidly to the fuselage. The two wings are fastened rigfdly together, and pivoted to the fuselage about the rear spar of the upper wing. The result is that the wings are stable in themselves, and not dependent upon the tail surfaces, as in the ordinary plane. The angle of the wings with the fuselage is controlled by a crank handle by the pilot’s side, connected to the wings by a sprocket and chain. This takes the place of the elevator of the ordinary plane. Easier to Control When the pilot wishes to ascend, he merely sets the wings at an angle and forgets about them until he is high enough, then he sets them level and continues horizontally. If the engine stops, or if the pilot deliberately shuts off the power, the ship glides down along a slant line, but always Is horizontal. Under such circumstances the ordinary airplane might stall and go into a tail spin, probably with disastrous results. Associated with Mr. Merrilll in the building of the plane was Dr. A. L. Klein, who did most oif the fitting design, and Dr. Clark Millikan, responsible for the aerodynamic and primary structure design. “The ordinary airplane is like an automobile that couldn’t be steered if it was running slowly,” said Dr. Millikan today to Science Service. “With the Merrill plane, however, longitudinal, or up and down, con-

trol is possible even at the lowest speeds. “The control of the angle of attack, which is the' angle at which the wings meet the wind, is independent of the air speed. As the pilot always can tell the angle of the wings, he can tell at once whether he is ascending or descending. A sudden gust of air, which would throw the ordinary plane out of line, and require a quick manipulation of the elevator to prevent trouble, merely lifts the entire plant without disturbing its horizontal position. Even with a heavy load In back, the stability of the ship is unaffected. “These advantages might be summarized by saying that the pilot has to control his movement only in two directions—to one side or the other—instead of in three, which includes up and down as well. Only In the smoothest air, which is an exceptional condition, can this be said of the ordinary plane.” “The Merrill design also permits landing in a much shorter space than ordinarily, perhaps as short as forty feet, as compared with the usual 200 feet or so. “For the previous model of the Merrill plane a glider was used, to which a small engine was later added. Then we built the present plane, and just have installed a 100 horse-power engine.” Vote for City Airport By Timett Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 11.— Without a single dissenting vote, city council has passed the resolution favoring a municipal airport. The board of works has been ordered to secure an option on a suitable tract and submit an estimate on operating costs. After Endurance Mark By Ignited Press PARIS, Sept 11.—Lionel de Marnier and Louis Favreau started at 6:42 a. m. today on a flight to break the world long-distance flight record now held by Major Arturo Ferrarin, who with his partner, the late Major Carlo del Prete, flew 7,666 kilometers. The fliers used a single-engined Farman monoplane propelled by a 500-horsepower motor. The machine weighed six tons with Its full load of 4,500 1. tres of gasoline. A quantity of newspapers was placed in the cabin so the aviators might read on the test, which will be made over a closed circuit. Boys Hurt in Plane Fall WINCHESTER, Ind., Sept. 11.— Charles Comer, 14, and Dale Harvey, 14 were seriously Injured Monday when a plane piloted by Cecil Rector, Muncie, crashed from an altiSmart Jewelry at Sensible Prices Although our merchandise is of the finest quality and latest designs—it is always moderately priced. Watches Diamonds Rings J. P. MULLALLY Diamond Merchant. 531 State Use Bldg:. LEARN Evening Law School OPENS SEPT, 17TH £5 HIS JF for Slat Year. ffl MH Two-year standard I 11 legal course leads to Wmm ■B ■ LL. B. degree. Catalogue Dpon Request BENJAMIN HARRISON LAW SCHOOL 1152 Consolidated Bldg. Riley 6887

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tude of 200 feet. The Comer boy’s chest was crushed. Air Mail Link to Mexico By Vniti and Press CHICAGO, Sept. 11.—The Midwest and Mexico will join hands by air Oct. 1, when direct mail plane connections between Chicago and Mexico City is to be Inaugurated. Announcement of the service was made here by the American Air Transport Association, after receipt of official notification from Washington. The new American line will carry mail between San Antonio and Laredo on the border. The mail will be transferred to planes operated by Mexico at Laredo. All cities on the regular Chicago to Laredo air mail channels will be served. Mail leaving Chicago at 8 p. m. over the new route wil arrive in Mexico City at 5:40 the next evening. Goes by Air to Detroit Lieut. Fred Maibucher today flew a Waco-10 to Detroit and return on business. He was accompanied to Detroit by Arthur Pearson of the Central Auto Supply Company, and as far as Battle Creek, Mich., by Col. John Fishback. Flies Here for Drill Capt. L. I. Aretz, Lafayette, flew to Indianapolis airport Monday evening to participate in drill of the 113th Observation Squadron, Indiana National Guard. He expected to return to Lafayette today in his Waco 10 biplane. Learns Mail Route Pilot Hill of the Embry-Riddle Company accompanied Pilot Frank Merrill on the air mail plane from Cincinnati to Chicago Monday evening to learn the route. Hill has been flying for the Embry-Riddle Company in the vicinity of Cincinnati and has flown the mail route only once.

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