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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1928-03-15, Page 3Briton, in `¢Moth" .. Plane Breaks Five Records' in Hop , toAustralia. Bert Hinkley Spans Greatest Distance and Makes Longest Solo. Flight Ever Attempted, Giving England &upie-' rnacy in Feats by " `Flivver" Airships England's supremacy in the depart- of only tw,etuty deet. T1.e plane was Ment of the small "never" airplane, or the "light plane" class as it is call- ed under the rulings of t;he. Federa- tion Aeronatttigtre Inteepationale, was again .demonstrated .la's't week when Pert Iliu11er, a British) pilot, made a flight •in a ship of this class from England to Australia, in fifteen clays. Achievements in the sphere• Of avia- tion have been so numerous and so. remarkable In recent months that few air feats longer are capable of stir - ding the public inta,gtnation, or Taus- ing adequate enthusiasm for their accomplishment, but Hinkley -Si flight was oneof the angst amazing feats of airplane operation which yet has been made. Five new air records were broken as the result of Hinkieee fast trip. First his England -to -Australia hop is the greatest distance ever -traveled in a light alrplane. Second, it la the longest solo flight in any kind of a plane. Third, It is the fastest trip, bettering tie old mark by thirteen days, even made between England and Australia. Fourth, in the mak- ing of the flight, a new record for the fastest journey between England and India was established, And finally, in the course of the journey, Hirtkler. made the first. non-stop flight between London and Rome. powered with a small Cirrus motor, It is'fltted with folding wings and a hinged ,landing carriage, an invention of Hinkler's, The plane -would • easily fit` into a ,one -ear garage, and can be Pushed around and wheeled from Place to place with ease by one man. Many planes of Ole general design and of thp,:`•'lighat .Slade",classification are in, use in England, where the "flivver" plane idea really has caught on. The type 'is popular with women, who eliow a preference for the DH Moths, which they pilot theneselves, The widEespread use of this type of ship has resulted in England holding most of the "light plane" records, the chief of whiele is the world's "light plane" speed record, On February 7, Hielcler took off from the Croydon Airdrome near Lon- don, and made are uneventful non-stop flight to Rome. el rom Rome he went' to Cairo, from there to Basra, in Irak, thence to Karachi, to Sawn- pore, landing on the . Dusm Dunn Air- drome outside of Calcutta on Febru- ary 16, a distance of 6,000 miles from his starting point 1u England. Then he went to Rangoon and from there to Singapore, w,hich.:;he reached on February 19. From Singapore, Hink ler• flew over the islands of Sumatra and Java and across a water jump to Ninklees plane was an Avro Avion Port Darwin;- Australia, which he i biplane, little larger ti:.an a Sperry reached on February 22, fifteen days hiesaenger, which has a Wing spread after he left London. "Fire a.gles9;f 'Forestry Fire Rangers Praised By Writer in "American Forests"—Ontario For- estry Air Service ;is Doing Sinliliar Work By Howard P. Print The s.lory gives a thrilling descrip- ticn of this,_frre-patrol of the air, the services that it is able to render, and. the courage and endurance required of it crews. He begins with a story —or rather a bit of bisiory—as lovis,. 'Late in July, after thirty-one days of drought, violent electric storms broke over the northern Rocky 1♦Ioun- tree-tops a mile away. • -A scant min- ute at. steady, swift. ,flight and the plane swoops low in a close circle over the curls of smoke. "A contour map, pasted on a heavy cardboard, is held on the observer's knee. The obseryer studies the ter- rain below, and then narks at my tress on his map. The Eagle swings away on a new course, and the busy observer records in the triplicating note -book the laconic, but complete message: "`9,17 A.M. Class A fire in heavy green timber on top of ridge, between fourth and fifth branches up from head of Salmon River, on south side about N. W. 14 Section 9, 40-45, un - surveyed. Wind ,gentle from north:. 9.21 A.M., heading about east toward larger smoke.' d, "Within ten minutes three fires are tains. • More than two hundred fires mapped and described,. and, the Engle threatened the National Forests of swings back toward the lookout house • western Montana and northern nolo, on the mountain, where is the nearest probably the wildest and roughest forested region in the United States. On a single ranger district, sixteen .separate fires were reported. Two . thousand picked men were thrown into this smoking amphitheater. They grappled. struggle, sweated, and toil- • cd. Here they won and in another place tSey fell back before fresh on- " sianghte. 'Over it all, their heavy drone audible above the laboring flames, structure, and the bag of sand bursts se ele;1 the Fire Eagle, staunch and tried old De Ha -diesel airplanes, de- with a tidy puff of dust a feat' feet signed and built for combat work in from the door of the lookout. The the World War. Restlessly • they roared with greater speed. than the swiftest bird, and endurance that Wren endurance and skill may be able the a d in e patrols of miles. It was to control them before they reach • the airplane patrol. At the controls were Army reserve pilots; in the rear cockpit were Forest Service officers, busy with maps and pencils, devising ways and means to check the advance of the enemy below them. telephone communication with the ground organization. :. The observer tears one copy of the penciled notes from his notebook and places it in a stout little canvas bag loaded with sand._ To the top, of the bag is at- tacher a white streamer' four inches wide and eight feet long, •calculated to attract the, man on the ground when the message is released. "After circling the lookout house, the Eagle races• straight at the tiny three fires, as yet unseen by the :ground £orces,have • been reported while there is still a 'chance that hu - Showing boat, S-4, Recovering . Ssini nil Sub the Chronicles of C•3a:'s Jubilee.. , Are Dedicated o Duke of Connaugh Ottawa.--i-lou. 0, IL Mackintosh recently received a dispatch: from Lieut. -Col. Sir Malcolm Murray, comp troller and equerry, conveying the consent of the Duke of Connaught that the "Chronicles of Canada's Dia- mond Jubilee". be dedicated to him, and "wishing the undertaking every possible success. The dedication is singularly appro- priate, for in 1869 Prince Arthur had not only been quartered in Canada as, an officer in the rifle brigade, but on. Oct. 5 turned the first sod of the Toronto, • Grey lS 13ruce Railway, HIGHLY TECHNICAL OPERATION pneumatic gun used for cementiug valves on lost under eea To Prepare For Next World War Soviet Official Says Capitalist Navies are Making Ready Tenth Anniversary of Estab- lishment of Army Cele- brated Moseow.—Warnings that Russia innet prepare for the next war were sounded recently at the tenth anni- versary of the establishment of the army as a Communist institution. It was only a short time ago that -Russia submitted to the League of Nations a proposal fox complete World disarmament . within four years - Formal celebrations of the -annf- versary, ineluding parades, will occur on Sunday, but cities already are splashed with red bunting and news- papers are filled with enthusiastic greetings to and praises of the Red army. NATIONS PREPARING. 1 destructive proportions. "Blackened with soot from the ex- haust, eyes and nerves weary from the •oing vigil, temporarily deafened by the motors, the pilots ,and ,obser- 'The patrol,„was assigned to this vers find four or five hours enough region, ,in 1925 by Act of Congress, for an average day's work. Ifjhe The old planes were imperfectly air' is fairly clear,four thousand or equipped in many- details for the new task; "a -et they responded with sur - more square'miles of forest may pass under the goggled eyes of observer prizing adaptability and success. Often and pilot, they remained in the air for five "On a large fire, ono man, usually hours or more over inhospitable eoun- a forest ranger, is in command. try where a landing would have been Under his direction theremay be five a crash. Marvels in their day—and or more crews of fire-fighters widely marvels still, in fact -these staunch flung. One of the greatest needs is old.planes performed on equal terms immediate, reliable, and adequate in - with some of the. Eagles of Is,ter broods, "On this hazy, gray inor'ning fol- lowing the storm, a hasty call cape to Forest Service" headquarters for cg courses the outline of such a fire in outline i Low, close flying planes to scout the stricken area, a few mie o hundred ropes away. , Nods pass be- sometimes to get detail, a busy, tense tween pilots and inachanics, between Half-hour, perhaps an dour, and a pilots and observers, -and the Eagles message or a map is ready in its stout race .out to get the wind. An hour canvas, bag to be dropped at the main of steady., "uneventful flying and the fire oainp or at the ranger's office ton - formation concealing the behavior of they arious sections, of the fire. 'Aboveaii obstacles, with the ex- ception of smoke, the tireless Eagle mountains loom near. The Eagles swingup the drainage of a mountain :creek, fight their way above the, high divide;.and swing across. Here they nected, with it by telephone. "Several such fires may be scouted and more or less accurately 'mapped on a single trip. It would take days elrcie•over a lookout house roosting of wearying travel on the ground for on the .topmost rock of a barren sum a eo ordinating officer to grasp the mit A figure -the lookout—ap- action and behavior of these fres pears below, waving` his arms wildly. "As in many other of Ito legitimate .,"Then the Eagles separate, each tlelde, the use of the airplane in for - pointing its nose in different direct est -fire control Is spectacular. There - Lion, 'The pilot sits at his controls, in lies a 'serious danger. The fares while the observer, with maps spread ter and the, general putiltc are both before hint, keeps his alert eyes on prone to expect of it the impossible; the unrolling carpet of . gres-and-greY and to be dihcouraged and disappoint - hills No lookout can see into the ed when thep lane fails to deliver all War Commissar Voroshitov, in a statement, declared. that capitalist na- tions were preparing feverishly for war, making lit necessary to strengthen the army. "The next war," he said, "will re- quire not alone the army, but the whole Soviet Union to exert its entire Strength. - - "The government is conducting an obstinate fight for peace, but so long as we are surrounded by capitalist nations the danger of war will hang over ITS always. "The army is ready to answer any attack," d, v. Stalin, head of the Govern - creep, rugged canyon elow. A patrol- man on the ground tinder the dense timber sees little more in proportion that ies .expected. It must bo kept in mind that, the use of the plane In fire control is still tut a promising ex - than does a mouse traversing a tweie wee/Tient.Its limitations are tar- ty-acre meadow in the little runways row. It pots out no fires; it can not he has carved through hie- miniature supplant an effective ground fordo. It ,dnmain.: can be timed to discover fires, to scout "The plait° veers sharply to one and mop large fires, to transport Men cede, The pilot leans• over the side quickly, and to report on fires prompt- and points, and the observer nods his ly: It is' sitpplententel,. an auxiliary, uncloistanding. The 'course of the to round forces. It wilrit to ttr ire is, lSs,gle is altered toward an oCiteraal 'money, skill, patience—lives, ig :blue -gray wisp hovering above the out all of its possibilities." ment, issued a characteristically terse statement of three sentences, greeting sailors and soldiers. The ;government has awarded its tire mileage, in many cases as much highest decoration, the Order of the as one-half, are summarized as fol - Red Flag, to the government leaders, lows: Michel Kalinin, Alexel Ryleov and A. High-powered engiues that permit Mikoyan; President Petrevsky of the, greater speed. Ukrainian Republie, and the Baltic Increased traffic, necessitating more fleet stops and versed the then wilds of the Gatineau/ on a hunting expedition, made a toalti of the Great Lakes, and, reaching port on Lake Superior, the oasesiatk� was marked by the present atty. of Port Arthurbeing named "'rine•91 Arthur's Landing," The Duke became Governor -Cleat+ eral in 1911; in 1910 relaying the coral tier stone of the buildings ereete4 over the first structure, destroyed fire. Happily the .corner stone laid 14 1860 by his royal brother, had heel*' saved. For more than half of the' critical great war, the soldier-gover' nor's counsel was invaluable. Changes i Auto Conditions Hit, Life of Tires Different Features Brought About by. Traffic Conges- tion; onges-tion;Other Factors Raise New Problems For Drivers Although the automobile tire has undergone constant improvement, both as to fabric and structure in re- cent years, tremendous changes in in er centres of gravity. This has been driving conditions have greatly de- accomplished by the use of smaller - creased the overage mileage obtained, diameter wheels. It is simple logic according to the American Automo• that emaller wheels revolve more f,'1) S or slow-movingposition is another evil that greatly affects tire mileage; as it results in the eliding of wheels. A car driven et the rate of thirty -live miles an hour and stopped at every quarter mile will wear out half of the tire tread in a distance of 100 miles. • Power of B.rakea. "High-powered brakes, suck as the four-wheel brake and the vastly lire proved two -wheel brake, bring a car to a stop in such a manner that if the brakes are improperly applied a thin coating or rubber is, left on the street, "Demand for higher speed with greater safety has brought about low - bile Association. This fact was cited recently by the national motoring body as an addi- tional reason for steps by the Federal government to guard against a for- they make Wel break contact with the eign rubber monopoly. road. The facts cited by the A. A. A. are "The advent of the balloon tire has; based on the records of the ewer- made proper inflation an item of para- gency road service departments of its mount importance. In the day of the 958 motor clubs throughout the high-prosure tire the sole was strife, United States and Canada. and ample laev ay was allowed by the The salient features of the changed manufacturer for those failing to keep driving conditions that have lowered them at the proper preezure. Under- inflation or overinflation of the mod- ern tire has a telling effect is decre m- ing the mileage. "Temperatures slug affect mileage. In the northern part of the United States the tires give about 60 per centrinore mileage than in the south - Also, in observance of the anndvier- Improved acceleration, tending to- ern part of the country." nary, all army prisoners earring sen- tences for breaches of discipline have been pardoned. Among the countless sbabemenbs re- garding the army, there is no mention of Leon Trotsky, the first war commis- sar and former co -dictator, now ban- ished to Turkestan for opposing the government. auently and the tire tread is brought into contact with the pavement mors than larger wheels. The small diam. eter wheels have more "action" as Where Are the Skirts of Yesteryear? Toronto Telegram (Ind. Cons.) (The length of women's skirts and the size of their hats is now governed by the limited space of the modern apart- ment). Motors have come. Mansions have gone. The present is an age of speed as the past was an age of space. It took a great deal of the latter com- modity to accommodate the women of even twenty-five years ago. From towering pompadour to spreading dustrufiles it was magnificent; but it was not war—nor golf, nor tennis, nor badminton. The past is past, and past is the Spanish galleon style of costume. Fashions of to -day must be subservient to that "nimble stir - rage" which old Richard Hakluyt found so desirable in ships of war. ward tire abuse. More powerful brakes that grind off treads. Smaller diameter wheels, necessi- tating more frequent road contact for tires. Improved roads, permitting higher average speeds. To Obtain Greater Mileage. The A, A. A. statement continues: "Greater mileage can be procured from the present day tire. Those who maintain recommended inflation pres- sures, who use judgment in starting and stopping, and who keep the wheels of the car in proper alignment will undoubtedly obtain satisfactory mileage. In 1028 the driver of every car will largely determine his own tire costs. "It is estimated that the average speed on the open road is from ten to fifteen miles an hour higher than two years ago. At continued high speed tire slippage is much greater, due to swerving and axle bounce resulting from road inequalities. Therefore it is important for tire users to realize that tire mileage is decreased as the speed is increased. "Steady increase in the number of cars registered has also had a telling Landlady—"How did you find your effect and has resulted in greatly con - bed, Mr. Newbord?" Newbord — tested streets, with a resultant gain "Well, I don't think the mattress will iu the number of starts and stops, as ever need to be treated for the re- signals and traffic lights are obeyed. moval of superflous hair." -'Acceleration quicaly from a halted ADAISON'S ADVENTURES ---By Ob Jacobson - '—M�lYHS'er An Argument With His Better Self. I9 Asquith The butler at the .Wharf, Sutton Courtenay, who mourned with the words "I -le was the best master that ever stepped on earth," was permit- ted to see the Earl of Oxford and As- quith in a light in which he could not appear to the majority of his coun- trymen. To A. G. Gardiner he was "the most capacious intellect that has been placed at the service of Parlia- ment since Gladstone disappeared." When Campbell -Bannerman in the House of Commons whispered "Bring me the sledge hammer" Asquith was produced, Brilliant of intellect, con- temptuous of display, inclined to un- derstatement, avoiding demagogic ap- peals, he commanded respect rather than affection from Englishmen of all political faiths. ITis achievements were. solid. Wheu he became Prince Minister in 1908 he had been a Member of Parliament for more than twenty year and Chancel- lor of the Exchequer for three years. Ile broke tine power of the House of Lords; by threatening to overwhelm it with en army of new peers he cone pelted it to surrender its right to con- trol the Commons. He carried oat in large part the Liberal program of re- form. lie placed upon the statute books the Home Rule bill al 1914. His share in the successful proeeen- tion of the war was great. The bold- ness of his measures at the outbreak of war, the promptness an dike fore- sight he then displayed, won the cote fldence of the country, but wars des- troy governments, and his was no ex- ception. Formation of the Coalition Cabinet was an omen. The subse- quent tiawrrfall of the Asquith Minis- try in 1916 was largely the work of Lord Beaverbrook, the fruition of his campaign agaiu:.t Kitchener, the end and aim of the duel bctwcaa lite poll- ticians and the military expart•a. In 1025 a Con ervativo Govcra:n.,.:t re- cognized e-cogniz iT the war services of the greatet•t liberal of hi., geeeralion with the leerldore of Oxford tail As- quith. France Grants Subosidy to Civil Airplane Companies All the civil airplane compa.niea it France 1.;ave been assured al govern - rant support for the nest ten years a grant of $5,600,000 per year having been approved by the fiinanee commit tee of the Chamber et Deputies. , Most of the expenditure will be in the farm of subsidies to each of the four great . French air lines, none of, which as 'yet makes enough money to be stilt -sups porting. This subsidy is' considered perfectly': legitimate, ileWeVer, since the planed could be dverted directly from .mill • tarp uses in case of war. One I'rcne1t r rc;,n21, a'ny i1 ::,, A�'ae 1-:;,,,,,n. Mfe t" 0' ten-year sudslc�y,--:sirinton Sut day Star, General Gillman of the British Army urges young of leers to post., 1 pone getting married until they are at Ileast thirty, But, isn't that rather !late late to start i e tilos praelcal >aouraa in learning how to take 0rders'2- Chicago Daily News, • -