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GEN. JULIAN. S. CARR
TO HEAD STATE FAIR
JVIOVENIENTSTARTS
FOR IMPROVE
North Carolina Agricultural So
ciety Holds Meeting;
Elects Officers
THIS WILL BE FINAL
DAY 1919 STATE FAIR
Marshal's Ball Will Take Place
at Auditorium Tonight As
Closing feature; Col. Joseph
E. Pogue and Mr. Claude
Denson Re-elected Secretary
and Treasurer
Gen. Julian 8. Carr, of Durham, was
last night eleetod president of the
U North Carolina Agricultural Society and
will succeed Mr. Charlie W. Home s
head of the Great State Fair for 1D2U,
The election of General Carr and the
re-eleetion of Col. Joseph E. Poguo, of
Raleigh, ai secretary, and Mr. L'. ii,
Demon, of Rflleiuli, as treasurer, came
at the close of the twenty-eighth annual
meeting of th society in the State Hen
ate Chamber, when' a movement wa
put-on foot to improve the fair grounds,
and extend th scope and usefulness
of the fair as a State institution.
In spite of the rain which materially
cut down the attendance of the fair
Wednesday and Thursday, figures pre'
aented W the society last night by
1 Treasurer Denson indicated that the
Fair of 1919 is fully up to, if not
hit ahead of, the 1917 high records.
Gate receipts for Tuesday, Mr. Denson
reported, totaled about $.100 moro than
the rate receipts for the same day in
1017 fai. Wednesday's receipts went
beyond those of the same dnte laif fair
by $600; but Thursday a receipts shewed
dropping off. of fSOO.
Big Crowd; Lata of Mad.
There was no slackening in the ardor
of the crowd that tramped through the
mid mud and blocked-tra (Be in -the
exhibition buildings. Aa long as the
weather confined itself, to underfoot
slopplness, there wsi little apparent dif-
feronce - between ih temper of the
crowd yesterday and that of Wednes
day. The trains which pulled into Ka
leigh Thursday) morning aad-fternoon
brought throngs that could net be
stayed by the downpour that Wednes
day night threatened to put the Fair
on the blink for the remainder, of the
week. Besides the mud, and the stuffy
' buildings in which the visitor eon
gre gated to avoid it, the only setback
the Fair program received on accour
of "thOT-rain was in the racing. Be'
cause of the Heavy .track, the races for
; Wednesday were canceled and added
,to Thursday s schedule. Racing being
' again impossible yesterday,) the an
nouncement was made last , night that
vsry indication pointed to a good track
today.
The free attraction were running as
usual Thursday and the midway shows
were almost ready for the "Standing
; Boom Only" sign. Even the steady
tream of visitors who filed out the excit
gate for the football game between the
University of North Carolina and State
College made little apparent difference
in the appearance of the midway. And
until late in the afternoon the ears
bound to the Fair Grounds brought out
about as many people a the town-golug
ear carried back. ' -
Reaches Climax.
This situation was largely borne out
last night in the informal report which
Colonel Pogue, a secretary, made to
the annual meeting of the Agricultural
Society. A great improvement, through
the years, Colonel Pogue said, ha been
noted in the standard, installation and
the character of the exhibit at the
Fair. But the State Fair, Colonel
Pogue added, ha about reached the
climax. He threw out -th suggestion
that ether States, notably Texas, art
appropriating large sum of money to
put their f airs in shape to properly
represent the agricultural and indus
trial conditions of the State. He sug
gested a policy of financing on s more
extensive plane. The bonded, debt of
. the State Fair now, Colonel Pogue
aid. is 123.300. A second mortgage is
held against the Fair for $8,000, while
th property is worth in excess of
. (150,000.
Do Something or Quit.
"We ought to do something or sur
render our charter and quit,-Colonel
.rogue sain. , . i
The suggestion was later carried fur
ther and applied to the immediate situ
ation by Chief Justice Walter Clark.
Last night's meeting of the society
waa the forty-ninth attended by Judge
Clark who referred to the $90,000 con
tributed by th State to the fair dur-
1 ing it existence and maintained that
the people of Tiorth Carolina ahould
, get some returns for th money., He
asked for the appointment of 'a com
mittee of three, and. thia was later
amended for four, to make a survey of
th grounds and report before th June
1, 1920 whea th special session of
th legislature meets, oa the building
which are necessary to mak the plant
meet the needs of th day and ' to
evolve a plan for - financing tire fair.
Mr.- Carey J. Hunter, Mr. C. Bl WU
liams, Mr. N. E. Edgerton and General
Julian 8. Carr were named on this com-
: m it tee. i " "i ' ;
Total of ..HS.S0S Front Government
The government' use of the State
fair ground for a tank training camp,
brought to the fair treaanry $23,808.91
according - to Mr. ' Denson' . report.
Rental for 1918 brought $4,999.98, and
damage $9,108.44; rental for 1919 up
to June 1, $4990 and damage
$11,108.44. .Damage to the amount of
$2,000 wore, absorbed ia buildings
(Contlnned on Pig Twenty-two.) I
INT
TODAY'S PROGRAM
Croaad and gate open at T
'clock. It Is a liberal caseation In
patriotism to sco th magnificent ex
hibit of war trophia shown by tho-
V. S. government where almost vrjr
portable device need In th warfare
against the Hnna will bo shown.
Every child in North Carolina should
s this exhibit.
1$:M a. sa. Midway In fall blast
with all hinds of riding devices and
high-class attractions..
lf:4i a. aw Free attractions hf
gln In the following order, perform
ing twice daily;
Madam Glynn and her high school
horse.
Charlotte Brand, cornet Soloist.
Fred Caningham, high wire artist.
Tho Great- Dordona, high easting
act.
Llent. Harry J. Ranacr In stoats
In th sir snd "Fslllng a Mil la
Flames' (once daily).
Charles Gnylor, hand-balancing
act.
Charlas Gaylor, frogmaa con
tortionist. Helllott's Dancing Bears.
Weber Sisters, acrobata and gym
aaata. Band concerts.
1:00 p. m. Races called; 1:14
pace; S:2S trot.
J: SO p. m. Boys' pony race.
1:00 p. nwTrack events by Stat
College team.
Family parties in which arc in
cluded little ones may bring their
dinner and enjoy lanchea oa th
grounds.
1:0 s. m. Exhibitors may begin
to remove exhibits.
1:30 p. mj Gates and haildings
cleoo.
8:M p. m. Kraaa Greater Shows
will hsvs their carnival ia fall blast
from S to 11 at tho Fair Grenada.
: p. nu ftic great marshals'
ball at th City Aaditoriam, led by I
Chief Marshal W. Ransom SsHlors.
Developments in ; League Con-
troversy Bear Out His,
: ,v- Predictions ,
GETTING A LINE ON THE
RESERVATIONS PROBABLE
Porter McOumber'' "Favorite
Son" Boom ; As To Final Dis-
. position of Bodies of A.E.F.
Who Fell in The War; Kahn
E. 0. T. C. Bill Endorsed;
Movements of Tar Heels
News and Observer News Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg.
- . By R. E. FOWELU
(Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, D. C, Oct. 23. Devel
opments in the light for reservations
to the -Peace Treaty within the last
twenty-four hours tend to confirm al
most entirely the judgment Senator F.
M. Simmons, arrived at whea he made
hi statement on the floor in answer to
the Washington Post story, tbst seemed
to place the senior Senator from North.
Carolina with opponents of the League
of Nations. x
On September 8, the North Carolina
Senator said, during the course of his
remarks
''After a thorough study of the situa
tion ta the Senate I am convinced that
soma concessions in the way of reser
rations will have to be made to e
cure its rstificstion, and, so believing,
l have recently discussed with a num
ber of my colleagues th advisability
of reaching soma compromise between
those who favor the treaty without
reservation and those who are ia favor
of it with conservative reservation of
an interpretative character.
Senator Hitchcock, leader of th ad
ministration forces, - sought yesterday
at the meeting of the Foreign Relations
committee to ' have om amendments
to th Lodge reservation adopted, but
did aot succeed. - Today it sp pears to
close observer thst there isnt sny
further doubt but that reservation
will be made in th treaty and, in fall
ing back, "to their back line trenches.
th administration leader are yielding
minor points in their determination to
speed up ratification. - . , - f. r
xno ixxiga reservation will aot go
througli, th administration - leaders
contend. The preamble to them all.
requiring assent of the signatory pow
ers to the reservations, is certain to be
stricken out, it appears, and th reser
vation themselves modified consider
ably. , -.v.V. . -.
From the turn. of. the fight in th
J. MeCumber is lined up with th Dem
ocratic Senators who are standing pat
for th treaty with none of th Lodge
reservations, another "favont - eon '
boom bas been launched and there are
siirna that th North Dakota Senator
will 1 chosen by the conservative Cle
men; a their candidate for President
next year. Hiram Johnson, recognized
leadet, of the radical element of th
party, In spite of th Lodg leadership
n th treaty fight ha bee a booming
far many months but it ia just recent
ly that th sentiment for lie Cumber ha
begun to nhow Itself.
It wa MeCumber, the Iriahmaa, . Mis I
110
OPINION
AGAIN PROVES GOOD
red headed Irishman, who so sharplyHjnoderate representatives of the party,
called" Senator Beed last week whea
ths Missouri man; who favorite sport
(Contlnaed on Fg Nineteen)
DRAMATIC APPEAL-
FROM
SECRETARY
PREVENTS
BREAK
Coal Miner and Coal Opera
tors Will Have Further Con
ferences Today
LABOR HEAD SPEAKS
IN BEHALF OF PUBLIC
sMnamissssnn
Secretary Wilson, Himself a
Miner, Calls On Both Sides
To Lay Aside AH Demands
and Enter Into Negotiation;
Indications More Favorable
Tor Settlement
Washington, Oct. 23.-A dramatic ap
peal by . Secretary of Labor Wilson,
himself a miner, prevented an opea
break tonight between miners and ope
rators, a) moat ready to go home after
trailing to settle th strike of half a
million soft coal miners set for tea
days hence.
It was near the end of a long and
j heated aession st which the misers
formally rejected -one plsn of settle
! nicnt and refused to arbitrate wages,
j that the secretary, taking hold a alend
I er thread, brought the two aide to
! gather and kept them her for another
conference tomorrow.
Appeals Far Pablk.
As members of the two groups weary
after three days of argument and
wrangling left the meeting place, they
refuted to haxard an opinion aa to
whether the strike could be averted. In
some quarters, however, there waa a
Uietary Wilsoa a bit hoarse, after long
p'eauiog wiia uic iiciumi iui nwvni-
i:tioa or tne puDiiea rignta, aciuauy
' 1 1 ,..t f V , ,VI. tfAllHa
seeueti cnrvriui. iutKn m . 1 "
waa dus to the fact that he had per
suaded the warring factions to make
another attempt to restore peace to the
industry at the very moment they were
ready to quit.
"The miners rejected, snd the opera
tor neither rejected ao accepted nty
Srst proposal for settlement of their
troubles," Beeretary Wilsoa said tonight
In eummina- ud -the day's conference
They now hnv before them ior con
sideration proposition submitted by m
thai they go into coaferene with each
other, without reservation, it n de
mands had been made oc reruaea, av
l.g in mind the interests of their re
spective groups. .t.
"Th miner are willing to io that
and the operators aro willing, provided
the strike order is -withdrawn."
John L. Lewis, president of th United
Mine Workers of America, leading from
the conference room, said!
"The strike order stands."
Thomas T. Brewster, head ot the coal
operator's 'association, leaving the meet
ing with a party of his assoeistes
stopped long enough to say:
w, are just where we started."
But out of the mass of conflicting
claims there seemed a better ehsnee
tonight that Secretary Wilson might be
able to bring the miner snd operators
together. '
All efforts to have tho two aide arbi
trate their differences fell down. Mr.
Wilson explained that early in th
meeting the operator proposed to sub
mit the question of increased wages.
after expiration of the present contract,
to a board of arbitration. Only th
question of wages was to be considered.
bur Lewis rejected it.
"In the language of Judge Elbert, H.
(Cmtlaac4 Paf Twtnty-tw.)
PRESIDENT SPENDS DAY
OF UNINTERRUPTED REST
Only Matter Receiving His At
tention . Was Message To '
Secretary Lane
' Washington, Oct. 23. With excep
tion, of brief attention to the difficul
ties of the National Industrial Con
ference, President Wilson today got
uninterrupted rest.
After a report on. AeTslopment In
the conference" had been : given the
President and he had formulated a mes
sage to Secretary Lane, Chairman of th
conference. Bear Admiral Grayson or
dered that no further governmental
matter be broaght to th Preaident'e
attention today.
The prohibition enforcement bill with
aa opinion as to its constitutionality
by Attorney-General Palmer reached
ths, White House late la the day from
th Deportmest of Justice, but ia ac
cordance with Dr. Grayson's order it
was aot laid before the President.
- Th President's condition, it wss ex
plained, had not beesT affected, by hi
increased activity, bat th chances that
too much attention ' to publio sffairs
might retard his recovery were consid
ered too great to risk taking tip mat
ters not urgently needing his attention.
Ha ha until aext Tuesday midnight to
act oa th prohibition bill.
Dr. Grayson s regular night announce
ment wa confined tonight to thi brief
balletin: , .
"The President la satisfactorily main
taining the improvement which h had
recently made. - . .-.
Campaign For French Elections.
Paris, Oct. 23. The Can pa urn for
thcselectioa of a new chamber of depu
ties to succeed the lower sons of the
war tint parliament will, be in full
swing, after the opening speech by
Premier Clemeaeeau at Strasbourg Sun
day. . The tickets of most of the parties
are, however, still fsr from complete.
Th socialists, who, a usual are th
Srst to ret into action, hid practically
completed their list a of esadidatea whea
hosc candidacies had . been excluded
resisting political exile, took atep to
aomiaste separate tickets ia th
partment f th Seine, ;
ONLY DELEGATES
NAMED BY W
ILSON
FER
Industrial Conference As First
Constituted Stands Form
ally Adjourned
PUBLIC GROUP Tff TRY
TO ARRANGE PROGRAM
Course Which Delegates Will
Pursue Bemain's Far From
Clear; President Sends Mes
sage, Which Is Discussed at
. Four-Hour Executive Ses
sion; Xeoommendations
Washington, Oct. 23. Out of the Na
tional Industrial ' Conference, which
began' ita sessions hers thirteen days
ago with representatives of labor, em
ployers and the public in attendsnce,
there remained tonight only the dele
gates appointed by President Wilson
to act for the public.
Meeting today after ths withdrawal
late yesterday of the labor delegates,
the employers snd public group heard
through Beeretary Lane, the conference
chairman, a message from President
Wilson requesting the public delegates
to carry on the work for which the
body wss railed the establishment of
a new relationship between capital and
labor.
Conference is Adjourned.
Chairman Lane after laying the Presi
dent's wishes before the two groups,
declared the conference adjourned. The
employers representatives after issuing
a statement ia which they pointed out
three distinct gain from the controversy-
over collective bargaining dis
solved a a group and dispersed to
their home.
The course, which the public dele
gates will pursue wa far from clear
tonight. After speading more than four
hour ia executive session th major
portion of the time being devoted to
discussion of various 'Uterpretation of
Mr. Wilson' message, the public con
ference were aot in agreement a to
the President's intention, and were
till undecided whether, they ahould
metsly make recommendations at to
tho organisation of a new conference,
or hould. uadertah th mission of the
original body. ' . , " '
' Ta Formulate Program.
Tn official circles it was said thst th
latter course wa the on th President
naa ia mind and hop wa expressed
mat me puoiie aelegates, which 1 1 real
lty ia themselves represent all thro
group, would be able to formulate a
program acceptable to both capital and
labor. Beeretary Lane told conferee
that th President would nominate fur-
tneir representatives, should thst setion
he deemed advisable, and suggested that
industrial experts be called in eass the
group decided to make extended inves
tigations before formulating a report.
Borne of the public delegates main
tained that their duty waa only to report
what ha been don up to th tim labor
withdrew and then await the further
pleasure of the President, while others
insisted tbst they were called upon to
proceed with the program outlined ia
the original call. Conferees who were
willing (o continue ns a new conference
objected to being considered as the "left
overs from tho wreckage of the old
groups. A th debate waxed acrimo
nious and the membera ahowed the sign
of nervous strain which tbey hare un
dergone since October 6, aa attempt
was mads to obtain a recess of two
weeks, but the motion was defeated by a
close vote and instead it was decided
to meet again tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
To Prepare Recommeadatlons.
Meantime a committee of which John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., ia chairman, and
John Bpargo, Ida Tarbell, Thomas J.
Jones' and Ward M. Burgess s re mem
ber! will prepare a recommendation a
to ths groups future action.
President Wilson on being informed
early in the day ot labor's withdrawal
dictated from hi sick bed a messsge
to Chairman Lane. Later in the day Mr.
Lane appeared before the public group
(Continued an Page Two.)
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR
CHARLOTTE POLICEMEN
27v Strike-Breakers , Also In-
eluded In General Indict
ment Papers
Charlotte, Oct. 23. Warrant issued
today by Joseph B. Alexander, charging
Chief, of Police Walter B. Orr, thirty
policemen . and twenty- ven ctrike
breakers and eitizen with murder and
assault with intent to kill, were later
served upon ths officers by Constable
W. It, Austin.
Th warrant were issued npon affl
davit of Clem Wilsoa, who was haocked
dowa and taken to a hospital the night
of th street car barn riot la August
when flv men wer hilled. It i th
death of thess flvs men with which the
defendants ar charged . ia th -war
rant. - . '
Preliminary hearing ef th. ease will
begin before Justice Alexaader next
Wednesday, it was-sanouneed. -
SHIPPING BOARD TO LOAD
ITS SHIPS IN NEW YORK
New York, Oct. 23. Unless th unau
thorised strike of longshoremen at this
port i called off by tomorrow night
the United 8tates Shipping Board will
undertake, to end the tie-up by loading
and unloading ita ships with man who
will be quartered oa a vessel now moor
ed at oa of th trant-Atlaatlc piers,
according to aa announcement by board
officials her tonight, ,v . --7. j
REMAIN TO CON
IE
10
THE PEACE TREATY
Considered Likely There Will
Be Additions As Senate
Fight Proceeds
LEADERS ON NEITHER
' SIDE HAVE FAST GRIP
Situation Now Seems To Fore
cast Prolonged Struggle On
Senate Floor; Republicans
Unable To Present Solid
Front in. Meeting of Foreign
Selations Committee
Washington, Oct. 23. Four more
reservations were approved by the Sen
ate Foreign Relations committee today
aa part of its new program for qualified
acceptance of the pence treaty
Ita aetioa brought the number of
rcscrv.'.tior. approved by the commit
tee up t(T fourteen, and while it wa
said no more were to be considered for
th present, it is considered likely that
tlicro will be additions ss Sensts con
sideration of ths treaty proceeds.
, The four accepted by the committee
majority today provide for decision by
Congress as to who ahall represent this
country ia the League of Nations and
aa to what other international repre
sentatives shall be chosen under the
treaty; for validation of proceedings
relative to enemy property only in so
far ss such proceedings do not violate
the laws of the United Ststes; for re
nunciation by this government of sny
part in ths German colonies ; snd for a
blanket provision to conserve the "Na
tional honor and vital interests" of this
nation.
One of th subjects oa which reser
vations still, are to be drafted is the
equality of voting power in the league,
setion being delayed until th Senate
ha acted on two pending eommitte
amendmeata - dealing with voting
strength In the council and assembly.
Ono of these by Senator Johnson, Be
publiean, Calif srala, was debated' ia the
Senate all of today and may be brought
to a roll-call tomorrow, It generally
is eonosded that both will be defe.ua.
No, all of th rraervation adopted
in eommitte today has tha-noHd up-pere-efth
reservation forces but the
ut-puDiieaa leaders declared a major
It of th Senate had been pledged to
them. 'Senator MeCumber, Bepublicsn,
oroi iaota, wno stood with ths other
itepuDlfcau in fsvor of all of the ten
approved yesterdcy voted in ths negs-
iiv on me one relating to congreision
i cnoics or American representatives
iu the lesgus snd that concerning the
German colonies. Senator Shields,
Democrat, Tennessee, stood with the
Kepjblican majority .throughout.
.Meantime evidences developed that
the leaders on neither side had a hard
and fast grip upon the attitude of their
respective forces ss to the sommittes's
reservstion program. Some Senators
stsndjng with the reservationist were
underatood to be dissatisfied with the
committee's proposal regarding the
Monroe doctrine while on th Demo
cratic side the Senators who believe
some reservations ahould be accepted
brought increasing pressure to bear on
Senator Hiteheock, of Nebraaka, the ad
ministration leader.
jneisuuauon seemed to forecast a
prolonged fight on the Senate floor in
an effort to modify the program now
Doing (ormulatcd by the committee ma
jority.
PERMIT GERMAN OPERA
TO BE SUNGJN NEW YORK
Supreme Court Justice Be.
fuses To Modify Temporary
" Injunction Granted
New Tork, Oct. 23. The attempt by
the city authorities, backed by th
American legion to stop ths singing
of German operas in New Tork, two
performances of which have resulted in
serious rioting, received a further set
back today when Supreme Court Jus
tice ' Giegerieh refused to modify a
temporary injunction obtained by tho
producing company. The injunction
prohibits the city authorities from in
terfering with the performance. On the
question of a permanent injunction.
Justice Giegerieh directed eounsel for
both sides to submit brief to him on
Saturday.
At .today' hearing arguments against
granting a permanent injunction were
presented by Martin W. Littleton, rep
resenting th American legion and As
sistant Corporation Counsel Nicholson,
who appeared for the city. 'Mr. Little
ton referred to Otto Goritz, a member
of' the opera company, a the singer
of a song of jubilation following the
Lusitaaia disaster.
"Should Gorits b allowed to flaunt
German opera in the face of men still
smarting from th wound of wart'' he
asked. Mr. Nicholson contended thst
th singing pf operas ia German led
to disorder and the violation of muni
cipal law.
Max D. 'Steuer, representing th
opera company, asserted there was no
lcgatrTsin-'Jw1iieh to prcvent-ne
performance of th opera. He alio
pointed out that the (peaking of Ger
man ha never been prohibited, in the
United State. r .
I 'lei Date Per Trial. '
Pari. Oct. S3. Th high court thi
afternoon set January 14, aext, as the
date for the eommeacemeat of the
trial ef former Premier. Cavil La ux,
SUBMIT FOUR MOF
RESERVATIONS
BLAZING THE AIR TRAIL FROM
COAST TO COAST WITH TAR
HEEL AVIATOR IN ARMY RACE
Thrilling Story oi Airplane Flight Across America By Lieut
Belvin W. Maynard, Winner of Army Air Service Trans-
Continental Reliability Contest And Winner of
t New York-Toronto Air Race
-TV
HE AND SERGEANT KLINE
SPURNED DEFEAT AND PUSHED ON
"Flying Parson ' Had No Competitors After Reaching Cleve
land When All Contestants Were Left Behind; At Chicago'
Storm Blows Up To Disturb Slumbers And Then News
papermen Insist On Getting Pictures; Hay Meant For,
Cows Proved Bad Bed To Sleep On, Maynard Declares y
(The News, and Observer by special permission of Lieut Belvia W. May
nard, winner of army air service trans-continental reliability contest aad win
ner of the New York-Toronto Air Race, presents today the, Srst installment ot
his account of his romarkable feat. He tells today how he reached Chicago n the
first day of the rare. In the next installment, which will appear ia aa carry
issue, he tells of his trip from Chicago to Cheyenne, Wyoming.) - .
By LIEUT. BELVIN W. MAYNARD
My trip, though tiresome, was very interesting and enjoy
able. After a good night's sleep, following the landing at
Mineola, I felt quite as usual, except for a cold, which I caught
at Sydney, Nebraska.
Our flight took us over plains, prairies, hills, mountains,
valleys, deserts, rivers and lakes, and through practically every
climate represented in the United States. V
We passed over the snow-capped mountains of the Sierra
Nevada Range, with freezing temperatures and two and a half,
hours later, watched the CaUfornians bathe in the surf at San
Francisco's beaches.
We flew at altitudes varying from 2,000 to 13,000 feet.
One night we would sleep 6,000 feet above sea level, and the
next only a few feet above.
We passed over the wonderful Middle West, with its fields,
laden with grain recently harvested; and a few hours' later
were speeding over the lifeless barren waste of the alkali,
desert. "
Twice we spurned defeat and feutrht our war onward.
Once when the radiator burst, because of freezing water from
the overflow pipe, and again when the motor "went dead
near pmaha on the way back to the Atlantic coast. Several
tlmAi wa niAimr0Wift ha1 ivaatlier vrih vninv .Avifvnl af .
received reports of severe storms ahead; but kept pushing on
unless we were officially held up. . i
JL- There are- perhapa jnany detail that would be of special
interest in connection with this race. - To give to the public
just what they would-appreciate most is a difficult problem. I
hope that in writing these few articles, I shall be successful in
touching upon the most interesting points. There were many
rules and regulations controlling the race, and many reasons
given for having it. ' ' , f
All the planes entering were supposed to be stock ma
chines. I mean by that, that they should all be set up accord
ing to Government specifications. The day before the race,
I had my machine set up, as I did in the" New York-Toronto
race, with a few changes that added about ten miles an hour to
its speed. On that day all the planes entering the race under
went an inspection. After having been severely reprimanded
by a ranking officer of the Air Service for not having mine set
up- strictly according to specifications, I went to work and put
It in shape so that it would qualify. , ,
OFF FOR HISTORIC FLIGHT j
' . ACROSS AMERICAN CONTINENT!
At midnight on the night before the
race, we hsd our plans finished. The
next day, after undergoing another in
spection, we made all necessary prepa
rations for the start, and took off at
9:23 a. m.
Our cargo consisted of Sergt. Wm. E.
Kline,, myself and Trixie. Sergeant
Kline, I consider one of the best me
chanicians in the air service, lie did
twenty-on emonths' overseas duty at
Tours, t'ranee, one of our instruction
centers. During the last five months.
he has been in charge of the aero work
at Hazelhurst Field. Sergeant Kline is
married and uvea at JUarrisburg, Fa,
He is twenty-seven years of sge. He
waa a meet a flic before he entered th
service.
Trixie From Germany.
Trixie, our mascot, a Herman police
dog, has traveled extensively; she was
born in Luxembourg, Germany, aeven
months ago; she waa brought to France
by an English sergeant. In France, ahe
fell into the hands of a friend of mine.
Lieut. Ji. K. Wilson ; he prised her very
highly, and brought her to this country
about four months ago. Trixie did not
enjoy the trip across .the Atlantic, be
eoming very seasick.
On arriving here, fearing that fur
ther traveling would cause, her death,
he turned her-over to me, to aee if I
could bring her back to health again
Now, Trixie and I are inseparable. She
had flown with me before thia race,
about fifteen hour and seemed to enjoy
it very. much. ,
The Tenth To Leave.
Wa were about the tenth contestant to
leave at the beginning of th race, and
(tarted out m a direct compass course
to Binghsmtoa. About half way we
passed one plana several miles off its
course to our left. Just before landing
at Blnghanfton, we passed anotber plan
to our right, apparently lost over th
city, hunting for the landing place. Wc
located the field without any trouble,
and landed.
Here wa found a very good field; but
a little small for landing purposes. It
waa well-marked with a large white cir
ele. ' Tho Binghamton polic were suc
cessful in keeping th eager crowd off
the field. I waa welcomed by th mayor
and after turning my log book over to
th commanding officer, I wa taken ia
hand by th good ladies of thBed
Cross canteen. That ia a wonderful or
ganization, especially to hungry avl-
jfatorrnnt-tf- W.O- eatea-a tnat mey
told me I ahould eat, I would have died
before I got to Chicago. Hera Trixie
waa also favored with bread: and aa
refusal to eat' that,-wa thesr given
boiled ham, Which she seemed to enjoy
very much.' "
Off For Rochester. " .
We left Binghsmtoa after aur half
hour time allotted us, leaving several ef
th contestant en th ground. W con
tinue to Rochester, aad tbsr feual
only on of our competitor. Before
wc left, another had arrived. .
Leaving Rochester, we wer la th
lesd, and were the Srst to arrive at Bufr
fslo. Hers w received a rousing wH
come, because-w wer th first ef thai
racers to land there aad because ef ae
qaintances msde when we stopped herd
on the New York-Toronto race. We?
used th landing field of th Curtis
Airplane Company, which ha a longj
narrow runway; if you rua oft th
runway, you are out of luck. Ther ar
very good facilities for fueling here,
and it seemed that all th good women
of Buffalo were out to greet ua aad
feed us. We had a very pleasant lunch
eon her. I found a keener interest in
aviatioa la Buffalo than was maaifasted
at the time of th prcviou raet.
We left on contestant here aad flew
on toward Cleveland, taking a direct
compass court over jb cri. ilera
we had the opportunity of thoroughly
aympathlzing with Hawker, for Wi flew
for 100 mile out ot reach of land. At '
Cleveland, wo used th field of Glean,
L. , Martin Airplaae Company, aad I
had th honor here, of meeting Mr. Mar-
tin, who extended every facility aad
opened hia factory ot a. ' . 1 -
All Centeataat Left Behlai.
After we left Clevelaad. w aaw ae
more of our eastern competitors. At
Cleveland we received a hearty welcomes
We pushed oa from her to Bryaa, aad
from Bryaa to Chicago. We again flew
over opea water in crossing Lake Michi
gan. We landed at Aahbara Field in
Chicago, and her we fouad that th ef-. '
ficial and everyone else wer surprised
to see as; because they did aot expect
any of the aviator to reach Chicago that
night, . v-
We were invited to go dowa town by
th Aero Club; but derided it wa too
far and would take too long to get back ,
to th field ia th morning. Hence, we
dept at th quarter furnished by the
Aero Club at th Flying Field.' Unfor
tunately, w fouad the meat nneoarr
fortable tad spent a very restless aight.
Storm Disturb Bleaker.
A storm blew up sloag about midnight
had the raindrops rattling oa th tin
rooi, I'ihjvu ynuiwr urn mi urtr
own. it wss music tnat ror racist
would maks ono ot Souaa's bead look '
iek. ..
Our mattre were stuffed with hsy
and our pillows seemed to be filled with
l 1 n , v A nil vvkukmij win i j in . wk.
not hsvs some ef my fathers Jersey
cows along, as they would have enjoyed .
eating the hay, mere than w did sleep- -in
aa it. Her toe, we wer dug out
of bed in the middle ef the night by
th camera men from the Chicago -per.
Th pictures they published ef '
us next day. I would never have be
lieved to be our had they aot had our
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