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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1910)
r, thk omaha srxD.vv r.r:K: .irrr 24. mm. COMING MASTERY OF IlltiAlllj I 1 1 1 k ill opfii roii 11 try. onxtinu'n tlipre i no preliminary Klgnul fiom tlif motor that' it 1 KolnE to rfe work. Tlwit i ilif j lime tlMt tli aviator must art quickly. Aviator Hamilton Drawi a Rainbow; Mnvt, nrmi, Mom,. I have bfn ak1 if an nroiian roina Picture of the Future. INCREASING FACTORS OF SAFETY Air Trntrl i and "dfrr I. anil - 1 Mr Mmrr Popular Than AuIiiIiik on omP A lr rritlilcltil, 'K antuatly I r.fli traval aiil ba as anf in tli air a ith tin- auiu oil land." in tlia suanl.d opinion of hia irofion xpreKiPd by I'haj ! K. Hamilton In Uie Columbian Ma,aiine. Mr. Jlajnllton is on of the darinf a I aloia of tlif prfaent time, prll winner in tli flight from New Voile to Philadelphia and irturn, a i-upil of Ulrnn Cui'tii and a tlirillrr of the raulhan clam. The factor of safety. Sir. Hamilton con Irndi, lie in tha lnrrtaalna; control of air craft and the improvement! that expert em will develop. Air travel will ba ex tremely popular, too, because there will be vno danger from colllsluna of vehicle and no bud roads to retard apeed. Mr. Ham ilton continue": The general public la under I lie impi ea ion that when the aviator reaches a li i K ii altitude he la in areat danger and may be fUehed to the ground at any moment. The opposite ia the fact. The higher one S4i!s In an aeroplane tne safer he in, for he haul the chance, in cane hit molor fail, of pick ing out his landing place and eliding to ward it. On the other hand. 1 will guar antee to aali from the Battery to Harlem nd return without going; higher than thirty feet from the ground. Another fallacy In the public mind Is that the aviator ia continually fighting air current. Kxperlenca haa taught the eero planlst that It la unnecessary to struggle against the currenta. When they are reached they'are met much aa a navigator control lila vessel In other words, the air billows, no to apeak, are ridden, and the craft allowed to right itself, which it will readily do, for if not forced It will find its own keel. . ' Speeding: la Air aad on I. sad. In my opinion driving an aeroplane at the speed of 120 miles an hour la not nearly art difficult as driving an automobile sixty mlloa an hour. In running an automobile at high speed the driver must be on the, Job every second. There are constant op portunities of encountering obstacles. For instance, a man can never tell at what moment he ia to encounter some vehicle, perhaps traveling in the opposite direction. Nothing but untiring vigilance can protect him from this danger. Then there are turns In the road, 'bad stretches of pave ment and other like difficulties. All these require the same attention. But in an aeroplane It la an entirely dif ferent proposition. Once a man becomes accustomed ' to aeroplaning It become a matter of unconscious attention, lie has no obstacles to encounter except cross cur rents of air. Air and wind are much quicker than a man can think and put his thought into action. Unless experience haa taught the aviator to maintain his equl librium instinctively he Is sure to come to grief. Why, when I am traveling at the rale of sixty or eighty miles an hour a thousand or more feet above the ground my thoughts usually run on subjects unre lated to aeroplaning. Ho far as the air currents are concerned, I rely entirely on this Instinctive action; but my ear is always on the alert. The danger signal of the aviator is when he hears his motor miss. Then he knows that trouble are In store. Sometimes he can speed up. Just as an automobile driver does, and get it to renew Us normal action. But If he falls in this and the motor stops, he must dip hia de flecting plane and try to negotiate a land- . he built that O ild cri u number of paaeepgers and travel aa far aa from New ' York to Pnlladelphia. I am convinced tria. J I It could If a perfect enplne is developed. ! The whole thing depend almool entirely upon (he engine. If the pert' ct motor ia I nb'alnrd and the size of the plane in- created there i practically no limit to the t ; lifting power. On the power of the motor ; and the sire of the plane w ould, of course. , t depend the nuiiilier of passenger that could be carried. i One student of the subject iledaie that when atrial transit become an actual fact a host of new problem will suddenlly ap- ; pear, problems which no landsman seems : no far to have troubled himself about. ! though it is very probable (hat many a J navigator of the sea haa given considerable thought to the difficulties lying In wait for hia brother of the air. "In undertaking long' aerial voyage at varying heights and under varying atmospheric condition, the aerial navigator will suddenly find hirrmelf confronted with all the intricacies of ma rine navigation, with a good many addi tional problem much more baffling. Granting that he can accurately determine hi course through space by nieaua of ome wonderful form of eonipa that ha yet to he Invented, he will still have t determine the distance along that course. While there are several excellent device for measuring a vessel's speed and distance through water, there are none whatever for measuring an airship speed and dixtatice through the lighter medium of air. True, the aerial navigator loat In space while sailing over known lands can descend, locale himself and proceed on his way. But what If he be sailing over a trackless ocean or a barren desert?" Charting the Air. It has also been pointed out that it will be necessary to install throughout the world an entirely new system of lighthouses, beacons and other aids to navigation. There must be easily recognized lights, not only at prominent havens, but on mountain range and isolated peaks, not merely a guides to the sky sailor, but as warnings of the proximity of danger. The Impact of delicate aircraft travelling at aixty miles an hour against a terreatrial object would be far more terrible to its passengers than that of a liner against a sunken reef. These lighthouse should have Immense arc lights and be equipped with fog signals to be used in bad weather. An iogenlous suggestion has been made by another writer that highway might be formed In the air, like channels in water, and instead of buoys captive; balloons anchored in fixed places to mark appropri ate spot, aa well aa to offer temporary moorings to passing airships, which might send telegraphic messages through them to their friends and relative on earth. . Airy Troubles. Also, with the coming of the airship, a very pretty problem will be presented to the legislator of the world for solution, namely, how to deal with the aerial law breaker, to whom neither walls nor fences, mountain nor rivers, jior even the broad ocean, will be insurmountable barrier. Are these airships to be allowed to traverse fron tiers freely, regardless of passports? Ia the upper air to become a smuggler' para dise? Are these aerial wanderer to be In dependent of custom duties, defiant of bans of exile and law of Immigration? Are they to remain at liberty to hover over our fortifications, arsenals and dockyards, or to land on our lawn and flower beds? And how shall we guard against the aortal burglar? Most houses are badly protected on top, and the burglar who had a friendly airship in waiting for him need have little fear of the police. It la perhaps too fan tastic to predict an aerial police force, but with the arrival of the cheap and popular airship the authorities will have to adopt special precaution to regulate the traffic of tha kle. Aircraft will inevitably be Man-Bird in Tabloid xicTomr or the notable acmievemxicti or tm a.kwlotua.k. Fourteen tnr. ugo Prof. t.annle'n little aleatu aerodrome flew a doten rods or so above the Pot mime river and then eollapxed. A few- weeks ago a loan flew from londou to Manchester; a little later another flew from Albany to New York city, and still another flew across the English channel and hark without landing. Thus I ir world, whose Incredulous laughter sent poor Langlpv to hi grave pi etutit urely. ha seen the aa of aviation dawn and brighten to day In n few swlt't years. Hriefly, tills U the recoiit of those venrs: l9ti. .May Prof. Samuel P. I.anglev's model aerodrome, propelled by small steam engine, flew short distance near W a-hlna ton. A failure. 1S03. liereinber IT Orvllle Wright, at Kitty Hawk. N. C. flew oi feet In motor driven biplane. Flrat successful flight of man In heavier-than-air machine. liniS. October f Wright brother, si Diiyton. flewr twenty-four miles In lhlrt -eight minute. 107. 'November 7 Henry r'arman, at Pari, flew 1,300 yard lit f'arman biplane. 1(I8, September 12 Orvllle Wright, at Fort Myer. flew fifty miles In 1:15. I'.iOJ. December IS Wilbur Wright, at Avours. Fiance, flew lty-two miles In 1:64. attaining an altitude of 362 feel, a world record. 1H8. December 31. Wilbur Wright, at Avour. flew ve:ify-ven miles In 2:20. winning Michelln prise. Then world' record for distance. 190. July 25 Louie Blerlot, In a Blerlot monoplane, flew across the Knglish channel, thirty-two miles, In thlrty-aeven minute. Thl spectacular flight attracted more attention than any other flight on record. 190, July 80 Orvllle Wright, at Fort Meyer, carrying a passenger five miles and bark, cross country, made forty-two miles an hour in official speed test before government officials. 1909. August 28 Glen Curtis, st Reims, won the Oordon Bennett cup. 10. October 4 Wilbur Wright flew from Governors Island. New York harbor, to (.1 rant's tomb and return. On the ssme day Orvllle Wright broke the world's record for altitude, ascending 1,00 feet at Berlin. 1910. January 1 2 Louis Paulhan, In Farman' biplane, reached an altitude of 4.15 feet at Los Angeles, making new world record. January IS Louis Paulhan. at Los Angel, made a cross-country flight of forty-seven and one-half miles, from Los Angeles aviation field to 'Lucky" Baldwin's ranch and return, flvlng in a gale. A world record for cross country flight ending at starting point. 1910, April 18 Louis Paulhan flew from Orleans to Arcls-sur-Aubo, lift miles. In three and one-half hours. 1910, April 28 Louts paulhan flew from London to Manchester, mora than 180 mile, In twelve hours, with but two atop. 1910, May 80 Olen Curtlaa flew from Albany to New fork city. 137 miles, In 162 minutes, with but one stop, winning a $10,000 prise Speed. K4.8 mile per hour, faster than the average Twentieth Century Limited for the same run. A world's record for sustained apeed. 1910. June 2 Charles Stuart Rolls, In a Wright biplane, Tew from Dover, across the Knglish channel to Sangatte and back, fifty miles, in ninety minute. 110, June 13 Charles K. Hamilton flew New Tork to Philadelphia and return. used to smuggle diamonds across frontier. The aeroplane as It exists today is by no mean perfect, but for the purpose of war It i, In my opinion, practical for almost all purpose. W can ride it to great altitude, drive it on long and continuous Journeys, circle over cities and great massea of men and drop projectiles. We can also launch from ship and fly over water with safety. It baa been demonstrated that skilled oper ator can do almost anything they will. . Amusements i Offers ai of the Bath Kouses Oayaty Drama at . Early Opening -Vaudeville at tha tha Air Some. A new dramatic stock organization will appear for a limited engagement at the Krug theater, starting Bun day matinee, July 24. The company baa been organised and I under the personal direction of Sam C. Miller of New Tork City. Vaudeville feature will be Introduced between the act and a continuous performance given. The first performance will be a matinee on Sunday. In order to accommodate a many as pos sible at Manhattan Beach, Lake Manawa, today the bath house will be opened at 10 o'clock In the forenoon. Bathing haa grown 0 popular at Manawa that the facilities are scarcely adequate at the Kursaal Bath ing 1 taking on something of the fad pro portions among club members, and a num ber of bathing parties made up of both the Country club and Field club member attended last week. The largest party of 'the week was given by a young woman to thirty-one guests. Dancing Is also growing more popular. Tha excellent decorum of the dance has been the subject of much favorable comment, and timid ones who would not, think of 'this indulgence two year ago are becoming regular devotees. Two complete change of muilcaj program will be rendered by the Manawa Concert band today and every afternoon and even ing for the ensuing week. These band con certs are making the drive to Manawa pop ular with automoblllsts. The eighth consecutive week of the Im mensely popular reign of summer time vaudeville at the Qayety theater will con tain In the program offered many things to amuse and Instruct. Among the vaude ville acts engaged for the first half of the week is the well known impersonator of male characters, Miss Clare Collins, who I Is known over the eastern circuits a the Beau Brummel of Vaudeville. Miss Collins Is a snappy dresser and has a bundle of songs which, sung aa she promises to de liver them, ought to win for her the good will of all. Another contribution to the long program will be the juggling act of the Malcomes, who are famous for their dex terou manipulation of most any article they can lift. The musical end of the en tertainment will be supplied by Tenor Ly ons, who will sing HI Would Die for You," with accompaniment on the big cathedral pipe organ. The performances are given continuously every day from 1 to S and 1 to 11 p. m. At the Air Dome, corner of Eighteenth and Douglas streets, there were over 8.000 paid admissions last week to witness "The Time Limit" This week the Hlllman Stock company will be seen In "The Genius and the Gentleman," which slightly resemble the well known play of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" In construction. OLD CAME FAILS TO WORK J. D. McChesney of Bellevue Dtchnei to "Bite." SPANISH SWINDLERS STILL BUSY W rite lame Old Story at laa I aa. snUhlna In Jail, Ills Beaallfal llalilrr and Iter Large r an .nr. Exposures of the great Spanish swindle, which has been In opeiation over twenty year and which ha beguiled money from the purses of many American, brought to light the most recent attempt by the swind lers upon a resident of Bellevue several days ago. J. D. McChesney of the Mc- Chesney Lumber company of Bellevue wa the Intended victim. A letter from an alleged political prisoner languishing in prison at the point of death with a bullet wound, telling of a fortuno, was the medium of the attempt. With a story that would have melted the heart of the Sphinx. Don Kriuardo Blanco McChesney vviote Mr. MeOhesney of Belle vue. claiming kinxhip and telling of his awful plight, it was the old. old tear compeller and money beguller known aa the gretU Spanish swindle, which had been used so often tefore. Mr. McChesney proved an exception to the rule of susceptible hearted persons, and did what the Sphinx would not have done, lie laid the letter aside and told hi friend of'the distinction he had received at the hands of clever awindler. ' ''Beaallfal Daaghtrr" the Bait. After the same fashion as that used countless time before the letter described Don McChesney plight. Then it told of the kinship, and pointed out how a great fortune could be gained. The don had at tacked the corruption of the Spanish gov ernment and for his pains was wounded and made a prisoner In a dark dungeon. But his beautiful daughter, a girl of 14 years. In a college, muat be safe guarded at all cost. She was the heiress of 830.000. wrote the din. No one but the good priest who wss helping the don mail the letter could be trusted In the unfortunate land of Spain. Therefore, the don wrote, he was appealing to his kinsman In America to become guardian of the beautiful daugh ter, 'kindly accept a fourth part of the great inheritance and send a trifling amount of ready money to the good priest that a grip might be gotten out of jail and It's secretly contained key to the vaults In Near Tork be obtained. Could I'ae a Little Cash. In other instances, the throbbing lines of anguish have caused the recipient of the letter to send the required small amount of several hundred dollars, and await re suits. Of course, the recipient waited In vain for any results. The don, the good priest and the beautiful daughter, alike. became mere memories in hi life. The Spanish authorities have made many attempts to break np the gang of clever swindlers, but thus far have failed, proh ably because the necessary American wit' nesses could not be, produced agfunst , the itsnAetn Woman is Fined for Beating a Man Judge Altstadt Assesses Mrs. Lambert S5 and Costs for Whipping Jos. Jirasek. Oa Mis. Lambert, who refused to reveal the remainder of her name, wa.i on trial Friday morning in Justice William Altstadt cot.rt. charged with assault and battery on the person of Joeph Jirasek. the complain ing witness, the deed having been com mitted a few da ago at Ninth and Hick ory street. Jirasek alleged thai h had been beaten and otherwise abused. Mr. Ijimbert pleaded not guilty, but after hearing the evidence, ahe wa found guilty and ordered to contribute S3 and costs. inn. Milt I ' sw -a I tiniukJ COUPLE CAUGHT FOR SWINDLE Detectives Get Man aad Woman Cb-argred with Clever Piece of Robbery.' . Detectives Murphy and Thornton arrested C. E. Bates and May Thompson Saturday morning on a charge of robbing Grace Woods, 1608 Capitol avenue several weeks sgo. The two prisoner are alleged to have operated a swindle upon the Wood woman, and to have, disappeared with SS0 of her money through the maneuver. If you have anything to sell or trade advertise it In The Bee Want Ad col umns and get quick results. ayetY rr good EIOKTK COsTBXCUTIYB Will OT SUMMERTIME VAUD'VILLE Tor the lira Half of Thl Week We Offer You The Beau Brummel of Taodavllla, MISS CLARE COIUHS, Male Zmparaoaator. THE EimZcOl1S TWIN" ELEPHANTS. 03 INCHES TALL ST RANGE AND WONDERFUL SUPERB, SPECTACULAR. ORIGINAL CIRCUS, 600 People, 4S0 Animals, $25,000 Armour Prize Six-Horse Team Gorgeous Street Parade AT 10 O'CLOCK EACH MORNINQ In Sezteron Manipulation. Jong Staging LYONS notorial Ballada ALWAYS A TWO-IOU1 SHOW. Dally 1 to 57 to 11 T. M. Pictures Changs Toes,, Tliurs. & Sun. STaw Yandarlll Thursday. Com Any Time Stay 1 f a Kid As Mnf As Yon Zlk. 60. The Gay sty's regular season opens Snn., Ang. ItB. with "TaE BBAUrv riUIT." Seat sals open Mon., Aur. 81 General Admission This Day and Date a J a raT 2 Bring all tht folks and tea for yourself a Fifty-Cent Cir cus for 25 cents. Don't forget it'a a cruel circus wr relentlessly vrtt ed by a cir rus trust, so Seils-Floto de clares birrain day. Thus the people not the ciroua benefit while the circus war lasts. 2 COMPLETE PERFORMANCES DAILY. RAIN OR SHINE, AT 2 AND 8 P. M. Doors Open One Hour tarlier, f aa Admitting of a Visit to the Big UU OMAHA 013 DAY, JULY 25 Seat Sale at Beaton Drug Co. on Show Day If You Want to Spend a Cool, , Pleasant Day Go to LAKE MANAWA BATHING BOATING FISHING Every Day the Manawa Concert Band Afternoon and Kvenlng- Dancing Roller Coaster, Bowling, Merry-Go-Round, Shooting, Miniature Railroad, Cane I Lark, Roller Skating, Penny Arcade, Japanese Ball Game, . Xovelty Photography. And Many Other Features. CAFE SERVICK. Finely Equipped Picnic Grounds. FREE ADMISSION FREE A irQ o ivt e THEATER Corner 18th and Doug-las Streets. The Hillman Stock Co. Presents a four-net Comedy Prama "The Oenlns and the Gentleman" Admisnton 10c and 20c. l'hone Uoug. 60S9 BASE BALL Omaha vs. Des Moines July 23-24-25-26 Vinton Street Park Game Called .Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Krug Theatre Nlgbl lOc-ZSc-Sfte Matinee, 10c aad ZSe Starting- Matinee Today MCbliEm STOCK COXPAXTT Fresents THE Gliil AND THE GAMBLER Thursday Tlie Little Vagabond. , MISS JEAN WALLACE Teacher of Piano. Studio 308 i ! i Barker Block 1 TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER One Dollar a rear. July 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Special r o g r a m Sunday P mu,,jnnpifXmjjBfxmflmif' assaiiissm n BBE&B, m N i.s-TI mi wri " Grounds: 45th and Mili tary Ave. j il ours- 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. J. C MARS AND JOHN McCURDY ARE WITH HIM Balloon Races Magnificent prizes have been put up for the first world's record broken ,and the most daring and spectacular fliprht during the Meet. These prizes will be awarded on the last day of the Meet An opportunity will be given daily to view the Curtiss Biplane at ciose range. The machine will be run in front of the grandstand, and its principles and workings explained. ' On Tuesday afternoon a Diamond Ring, presented by the Ryan Jewelry Co., will be dropped Into the crowd from an aeroplane. Government Exhibit This is the first opjortunity given to the people of this territory to witness the evolutions of the war balloons now used by the United States Army. Lieutenant Haskell of Fort Omaha will be in charge of the War Balloons, and the Signal Corps from the Fort will give daily exhibition of the uses made by aerial craft in modern warfare. Prof. Thomas (Daredevil") Andrews and John Waldorf Hall, two of the best known and most daring balloon operators in this country will give daily exhibitions with parachute drops. Arrangements have been made to race their balloons in trials for altitude, speed, distance and endurance. Final Not since the famous International Meet at Los Angeles has there been an American Meet where such an opportunity has been given to view the present development of Aerial craft areoplaues, diri gible balloons, captive balloons, and free balloons. CVissey's Pharmacy 24tli and Lake Saratoga Pharmacy 24th and Ames Bed Cross Phaimacy 17th and Cuming .Walnut Hill Pharmacy 40th and Cuming Bemis Park Pharmacy 33d and Cuming J. 11. Schmidt Drug Store 24th and Cuming Barnes' Drug Store 40th and Dodge Beaton Drug Co. 15th and Farnam J. II. Merchant ,., 16th and Howard Tickets will be sold at the grounds, also at the following points: Merchants Hotel . 1508 Farnam J. ix Brandeis 16th and Douglas Paxton Hotel ,.. , 14th-and Farnam Rome Hotel 16th and Jack sou Her Grand ..... 16th and Howard Courtney & Co. . 17th and Douglas O. D. Kiplinger 13th and Farnam Hayden Bros .16th and Dodge Sherman & McConnell ......... ...... 16th and Dodge Moritz Meyer Cigar Store 1314 Farnam Henshaw Hotel .................... - . loUl) J aruam Murray Hotel - 14th and Harney Hotel Loyal JWh and Capitol Ave. Schlitz Hotel 16th and Harney Mvers-Dillon Drug Co 16th and Faruain I O. (iibon 501 North 24th St, South Omaha Fi&her-MoGill Co. ..24th and N Sts South Omaha J. A. Clark Drug Co., Corner Broadway and Main Sts., Council Bluffa Prices: Adults, 50c; Children, 25c; Grandstand, 50c; Automobiles, $1.00.