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THE NORTH PLATTE BEMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE. GURTISS Hi ON FLYING WAR BUT THAT WILL CARRY GREW OF 6 Next Sea Fight to Be in the Air Both Sides in Future Great Bat tles to Have Air Fleets New Machine Is of Enormous Size and of the Most Extraordinary Power See Hopes of Airflight Across Atlantic. New York. Glenn Curtlss line al most completed tho plana for a giant flying boat for war uses. It will carry a wlreloBB outfit, a rapid flro gun, a crow of at least six men, and will havo an offectlvo radius of 200 miles. A fteet of boats of that sort would mako today's dreadnoughts chiefly valuablo for tho protection of tlm Erie canal. Curtlss Isn't rogponslblo for thlB "" J ? Glenn Curtlss. statement. Ho hasn't told anyone of his plans. Ho doesn't toll anyono any thing, anyhow. Every ono knows that Bird-Man Wright 1b silont. Dy tho side of Curtlss, Wright Is a vlllago gos sip. But Just before Curtlss called re cently on his annual selling tour through tho European war departments ho mado a statement which Is most significant in vlow of tho fact that it Is fairly woll known what probl6m ho is at work on. "I think I have got It," said Curtlss. smiling. "I can't toll you what It Is yet. I havo boon at work on It for a long tlmo." Unless thoso who havo boen watch ing Curtlss under a glass for years arc wrong, there's only ono It whoro ho Is concerricd. That Is a great war ma chine. Ho was as quick as tho Wrights to soo that tho exhibition Hold was ptercd out In 1911 and Mint tho flying gnmestors must got down to hardpan. Tho Wrights havo dovoted themselves slnco then to tho perfecting of tho passenger carrying blplano. It was Curtlss who doveloped tho hydroaero plane His latCBt aquatic bird weighs IttSOO pounds and will carry two men besides tho flier. Russia, England, Franco, Italy, Germany, Spain and ono or two other European couutrlcs havo bought It "I think tho next sea fight will bo won In tho air," said Curtlss beforo ho sailed, to Stowart I. Do Klrafft. "Tho nation whoso fllora swoop tho air clear of rivals will havo a tremendous ad vantage." Do Krafft wob at ono tlmo closely as sociated with CurtlBB. Ho managed tho first cross country flying tour that of Calbralth Itbgers, who flow from Shcopshead bay to Pasadena, Cal. In flvo months flvo fliers under Do Krafft'a management wero killed and sovon machines smashed up. Then his nerves began to twitter and ho re treated to tho California mountains for a camping tour. Now ho will not so much as look at a flying machine But ho 1b as deeply Interested In tho gamo as over. "When tho big machine of tomorrow Is perfectod wo will bo flying across tho Atlantic," said Curtlss. "But that will not bo for two yearB at least." "Will that machlno bo a multl plano7" asked JDo Krafft. 1 "No," said Curtlss. He Btopped there. Do Krafft bo Moves that tomorrow's big machine will be a hugo blplnno, built on some what different lines than thoso of to day, perhaps, and with a bottpr en gine. Tho motors of two years ago would bo Junked today and yet today's motors oro tho weak point In every flying machlno. "Onco tomorrow's big machlno Is perfected," said Do Krafft, "war upon tho sea will becomo Impossible. Cur tlss' flying boat now has a wireless radius of 12C miles. At a height of 1, 000 foot tho observer on it has an ef foctlvo rango of 48 miles. Itsi flying radius Is 170 miles. An air squadron of flying boats of that sort would keep tho sea-kcoplng fleet perfectly In formed as to tho movements of tho en emy. As a means of offense ngainet ships they would hove bombs. It would be a good gamble tho lives of By a process of deduction this much is known of his plans: His flying' war boat will bo of great size and power. It will bo cqulppod with at least a two or three pound rnpld flrer, perhaps of tho typo re cently demonstrated beforo England's war lords. At a height of GOO feet tho( operator mado a high score on (in, earth target with this, air cooledj weapon. But Curtlss does not nntlci-, pato the use of n rapid flror against troops on tho ground, but against tho encmy'e flying machines. "In tho next war It will bo tho first duty of an air fleet to sweep tho skies, clear of other machines," ha said grim ly sotno months ago. "How about dirigibles?" asked De Krafft "They are not practicable In naval warfare," said Curtlss. "What do you think of Pegoud and mSIMOTON CITY " -1 ihbiiii wuiTTpj n v "m a BHWJ'TIHtfiiv J 3lWK m -tij -r S7 XT X ,J'i,ihi i wiK ?WrF74BsSfflc,a3$r'HGrf?Y4rMHflkHFMH Wilbur Wright. Deachey looping tho loop?" asked Do Krafft. "It 1b a crazy thing to do," said Cur tlss. "They are not demonstrating anything." Ho thought a momonj. "But thoy may discover some hitherto i unsuspocted law of physics," he added To Work Out Problems Confronting the Poor WASHINGTON. "Model 'houbo," tho four-room sociological laboratory, in which tho workers of Neighborhood House Intend to work out tho prob lems that confront Washington's poor, was opened to tho public for Inspection December 15. Tho trustees of Neighborhood Houso at a previous meeting decided that tho In spection should follow a public rccoptlon in Neigh borhood Houso on that date. "Model Houso" Is a two-Btory, four-room build ing, typical of tho "alley houses" of tho capital, In which many of tho clty'B less prosperous are forced to live. In this houso the settlement work ers nro to carry on a series of experiments to de termine tho cheapest and best way for the poor man and his family to live. Tho carpenters worked hard to bring the house up to tho standard of sanitation, that tho workers feel should bo demanded of overy landlord. Then, It was to be furnished on a scale that It was figured tho man who supports a family of wife and three children on $9 per week, which taken as tho average family and wage of the alley Inhabitants, would bo ablo to afford. The futnlturo cost between $100- and ?150. Everything Is cheap, but comfortable, and each article bears a tag showing Its cost and tho Btore at which It was purchased for the guldnnco of future buyers. Once the houso is fully furnished tho boys and girls of tho settlement will take charge of tho housekeeping under the instruction of settlement officials. Dally meals will be cooked, caro being taken by tho young housewives to keep well within tho $9 weekly wage, and such sowing ns would bo necessary for itha family of father, mother and three children will be done. The girls will 'attend to tho cooking and sewing, and tho boys of tho settlement clubs will take over tho duties of tho mifn of the houBe. Not only will tho 'girls of tho settlement clubs havo a chanco to learn housekeeping and cooking in a real house, but tho "Model Houso" will bo opened to about 80 girls of tho cooking and sewing clashes of tho public schools in the district of Neighborhood Houso. (mil HME TO CO SOME) TO MAKF THAT $9 ) Testimonial From High Authority Mrs. B. li. Wilson of Nashville. Tenn., Is famed tlio world over for hor won derfully delicious cnltp.q. Tltcv nro hipped to all parts Of tho glouo for spo clal affairs whero the best of cakes aro demanded. Mrs. Wilson has tho distinction of baklnc Christmas cakes for thn Presl- dents, In which sho uses Calumet Bak ing I'owder. Ulio states: "To havo comploto success, with no failures', caro should bo used In tho selec tion of BaklnR Powder." Calumet Is complimented with tho fol lowing testimonial from her: "Soma llttlo tlmo agd 1 mado a careful study and Investigation of tho baking powder subject and I feel fully repaid. I am firmly convinced from tho results I havo received that there Is no baking- pow der to equal Calumet for wholcsomeness and economy, and I also recommend Cnlti mot Baklnc Powder for Its never falling results." Calumet also received tho Illnhcst Awards at tho World's Puro Food Expo sition, Chicago: Grand Prlzo and Gold Medal, Paris Rxposltion, 1912. This will, without n doubt, provo Inter esting and very gratifying to the friends and customers of Calumet Bakln? Pow der. It has always been found that Calu met Is economical to use. Adv. Nothlno on Her. Margery and Helen lived quite near each other and occasionally played to gether. Ono day, whon they met Helen said boastfully: "Wo keep a butler." Margery remained thoughtful for ? moment, then suddenly cried, exult lngly: "That's nothing! Wo keep boarders!" Wrf'WS(SiSSVV''SiVWwlVVVVN''VV,SNii WIFE LOVED HER CAT MORE Lincoln Beachey. two or thrco men against thoso of n ship's company." Curtlss believes that both sides in tho noxt grent war will bo provided with flying fleots. Theroforo ho has boon ut work upon nn air warship. But a St. Louis Bride Says Her Hus band Liked Dog Too Well to Suit Her. St. Louis. Resenting charges mado by her husband In a petition for divorce that hor nffcctlons wero centered on a cat, Mrs. Mabol Froy, soventeen years old, said sho would fllo a cross-bill charging hor husband with thinking) moro of his pet dog than he did ofj her. Tho husband, Arthur H. Froy, is twenty-one years old. In his petition ho says his wlfo not only showed a marked proforenco for the cat's socl-i ety, 'rather than his, but also flirted. Tho Freys wero married February 10 last, and separated September 10, whon Mrs. Froy returned to her moth er, taking tho pot cat with her. Frey and his pot dog went to tho homo of his parents. Auto Horns on Trains. Chicago. Powerful auto horns will roplnco whistles on Illinois Central suburban trains if thoy provo success; ful in a tost. cook will not be "fired" DEMONSTRATING A NON-SINKABLE . SUIT Police and Magistrate Called on to 8ettle Difficulty, But She 8tayo. Brooklyn. Out In tho East Now York part of Brooklyn ovorybody has boon talking of tho hardihood dis played by Morris Lum of G27 Hendrlx streot. Mr. Lum In a moment of reck lessness essayed to dlschargo his cook. With easy confldonco ho ap prouched a task boforo which moat men quail. "Anno," snld he, entering tho kitch en of his homo, "you are flred." Calmly placing a Btowpan, a potato mashor and a rolling pin within con venient roach, Annio Stolor, tho cook, facod tho bond of tho Lum household in Bllonco for a momont or two. At last sho succecdod la gutting a stran gle hold on hor emotions and found speech. "Ay ain't fired," said she, with cold decision. "But I sny that you aro; you must go," porslstod Mr. Lum recklessly. Taking her hands from her hlpB. Annio began toying with tho potato mashor. "Ay toll you Ay ain't going away from horo," Bho said with grim deter mination. Mr. Lum was convinced that It would bo foolhardy to go Into tho mat ter any deopor slnglo-hnnded. It seemed to him that It might bo neces sary to call out tho mllltla to "flro" tho mllltnnt Annie, but ufter somo thought ho decldod to exporlment with tho pollcu dopurtmont. So ho called In Patrolman Bolger of tho Miller Avo nuo station. Annio stood hor ground for a tlmo longer, but Anally agreed to arbitration. The mattor was thon taken beforo Magistrate) Naumor In tho Now Jorsoy avenue court. Ho ad Journed tho case. "Ay ain't flrod yet," declared Annio, doflnntly tossing hor head as sho loft court. iw' iSBi$S .M 91&- llBfSIKlHf . M M HlMiaaHMiHF1&L 'mttmmwmnii HRBm?iiRHHBMH9MnM msmk'y' First Eugenic Baby Born. Chicago. Tho first eugenic baby In Chicago was born to Mr and Mrs. AlbertUB W.'Bodo. Dr, John G. Craig said tho child was tho most perfectly formed baby ho had ever soon, Bodo Is a Chicago policeman. $.", K.JV .i - JS-rfifeb. . E'fiS... '.WW! . 1.k WtWiK .TTHl lli srswDk . jaw wimih-mubTmiii i it Hi I Ste 7spr-wrrny.yi-s-!itfaurii iz.-&irrss fgsffFBgj Georgian Defies a Sacred Southern Tradition WILLIAM C. ADAMSON, representing tho Fourth district of Georgia and uniformly called "Jedge" Adamson becauso of his servlco on tho city bench of Carrollton back In tho eighties, Is the ono man In congress who defies tho sacred southern tradition that no statesman should appear In anything but a largo black felt slouch hat. "Jedye" Adamson prefers a flat, drab golf cap, which ho wears wlth tho samo nonchalance that ho wears his largo and unpressed trousers of Car roll county (Ga.) doslgn. Once, long years ago, tho llttlo William Adam son was taken to school for tho first time by his parents. It was a country school where the birch rod had full sway. Llttlo William, being left to his devices, mado an exporlment with his liands. Ho patted tho top of his head and rubhed his stomach at tho samo tlmo, which requires great muscular control. The big boys nnd girls around him cnught sight of 'tho phonomenal exhibition, nnd in less than ten minutcu nearly overy pupil In that log schoolhouse was trying tho Adamson trick with varying degrees of success. At the end of ten minutes tho largo and raw-boned schoolmaster had despaired of getting order again and Btarted !n to whale his school with a fine nnd unyielding bit of birch. It Is history that about every pupil caught a tasto of that birch rod except tho innocent looking William Adamson. Long years passed. Llttlo William had become a congressional leader. Ho was chairman of tho great interstato and foreign commerce committee, which deals with railroads nnd trusts, and which framed tho Panama canal act. Tho principal of tho big school which, has grown up on the spot where tho llttlo old log schoolhouso was In tlio old days, Invltod "Jedgo" Adamson to speak there. 1 Ho accepted and told tho story of his first day In school, and Illustrated It with a fine demonstration of patting his head and rubbing his stomach. Tho fever caught tho school again tho very next day. Every scholar who heard tho "Jedgo' tried tho trick. It nearly broke up tho classes for a month aftor. And now, says "Jedgo" Adamson, tho principal of that school wouldn't havo his famous alumnus mako another address there for any consideration unless he ties his hands. Important to Mothoro Examine carefully overy bottlo of CASTOIUA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and seo that It Tlnnrn f Tin Signature of QZzSWp&Z&M In Uso For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Quite a Pet. "My wife Is making herself ridicu lous over that dog of hers." "How now?" "Now she has to take It to seo tho moving pictures." Which Is Different. "Ho says ho Is always outspoken In his wife's presence." "He means outtalked." Be thrifty on llttlo things like bluing. Don't accept water for bluing. Ask for Ked Cross Ball Blue, tho extra good valuo blue. Adv. Jokes are only funny when the? don't hurt. MAAAAMAAAMMnnAMAn Traces Peculiar Dialect of the Southern Negro riSEEM HIM CQMlti 'ROUHO DE COftflER. S.S0 STROPOLOUS Jl JQjtf Ono of tho most promising of tho many recent Inventions for tho salng of llfo In ocean disasters was demonstrated recently by Mr Buschke, tho Inventor, in London, It Is a nop slnknblo suit. Tho photograph shows tho lnvontor Jumping ovorboanl ftom a vessel on tho Thames, right in tho shadow of tho houso of parliament, to provo how ooBlly tho wearor of ono of thoso suite can kooy afloat. To assist In gottlng about In th water, a puddlo which can bo tuKon to pieces in a second and put Into working order In tho bumo length of time, Is carried REPRESENTATIVE JAMES L. BYRNES of South Carolina comes from a state in- which thoro is a vast negro population nnd their dialect has been ono of his particular studies. In some sections there are words used among the.ni that are almost unknown to tho whites and It would bo Impossible for a northern visitor to comprehend a word of their speech. jyu.JMwrui.uMj Tracing DacK tno occurrence or similar woras " y " among tho Jamaica negroes, he has arrived at tho I -r ' tdtttta rnnrliiHlnn Mint manv nf flinm (ltd tint rnmn ill. rectly hero from Africa, but that their ancestors wero first Imported to Jamaica and their descend ants brought over to tho coast of Curollna. lie tells of some odd words of. their manufactur ing. In a case In court tho dofendant, tried for assault, was a husky man whoso Jargon was most difficult to understand. Ho had tried to brain a companion with an ax. When asked about tho mnttor ho squared himself off and replied: "Well, Jedgo, I seen him coming 'round tho cor ner so stropolous, and ns soon ns he got catneopus to mo 1 Jest swung at him wid do ax." Another culprit negro boy, condemned to bo electrocuted, was asked by the 'sheriff it ho wished to say anything be foro the cap was put down on his head. Tho culprit looked wildly around for a moment, and then remarked: "Yissar, I want ter toll you nil that theso horo doings will eholy bo a les son to me." - Letter With Picture Address Reaches President F all tho thousands of letters that arrlvo in tho White Houso mall bags, tho most unusual arrived several days ago from Wichita, Kan. It has no written address. The sender, however, sketched on tho face of tlio envelope a good llkenebs of i'resiuont wuson, togetner with certain symbols Indicating Its destination. The clerks of the railway mall service had no difficulty in deciding whero It was to go, and sent It to tho Washington postofllce. Whon It reacheU hero It was sent to tho White House. Tho prsflidont smiled when ho saw It, but mndo no coir ment. Who Bent the lottor Is a mystery. There was nothing Inside, although tho on elopo wub marked "personal." Several years ago, wdon Theodore Roosovelt was prosldont, u similar letter was rccolved at tho Whlto Houbo. It hud no wrltton nddress, but merely n pair of largo eye-glasses and a sot of prom inent ieeth, which had boon mado popular by tho cartoonists. Its dotloatlon was plain and It arrhed at tho Whlto House without delay. Tho directions In the letter to President Wilson read, when tho "picture .vrlt lug" wis translated, "Woodrow Wilson, Caro of Undo Sam, United States of Auviili a." Tho man who knows tho least gen erally tftlnks ho knows tho most. 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