The Clinton News Record, 1928-04-26, Page 6:mpteoved "Floating Island" Seen
In Paris Chamber of Commerce
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Inventor Would Station Crafts Acroes Oceans as Airplane
Bases; 500 Miles Apart -165 -Room Hotel,, Tennis
Courts, Bathing Houses
paras.—Tho question of "floating is- wind four .times no powerful as any..
lands" across the oceans as landing; thing yet, kuevin on the Atlantic, TWO
baso: for pianos lute boou revived
here, owing to au exhibition in the
Chamber of Comniet•oo of a ntodel•and
•'plan of.sich ata island It is really not
an island at all, though given that
happy uaine.It is actually a "wet
dock," if thle expression Oen bo coined,:
having in )441. the floating dry dock,
used for steamer's. '
The French scheme takes the form
of a huge concrete, scalloped -out
struetutre built like a barge, except It
has no stern, sea water entering free -
1 ' at this end and continuing upthe
length of the strange craft practically
to the bow, The, architect 1s Henri
Defrasse, the same who in 1924 came
Out with aimilar designs. •Ile hopes
fdo.;find a sympathetic circle in Amen -
,
prepared to back the construction
of theee 312,000,000 bases.
improvements . Made.
7 main difference • between the
1.924 and the -1928 drawings' of M. De-
irasse-lies in the .fact that the latter
takes 4 u•co
into a nt the rising into the
air of the Mammoth flying boats en-
visaged in the future. The basin of
the former design has beet). 'enlarged
so that small flying planes .can ries
easily 'within the run .of about a quer-
ter of a mile. Heavier llying boats are
Lo be pulled up a sloplug platform to
a level space at the tbp of the bow
and sent down a track to the end of
• the port side of the dock.. t Motore will
then give impetus to the flying craft
as it advances into the wind along
this track. If the run Is not enough
or the engines of the plane are not
functioning Properly,, brakes will stop
the forward movement within the
final 50 yards. The idea' is'sontewhat
like the 'present catapulting of air-
planes from warships. ,
M. Defrasse claims. Itis structure
can withstand the forge of waves and
motors developing 25,000 horsepower
will keep'the head of this 2,557,000-
ton: seri base into the wind and u10p
keep it geographically whore it should
be in Atlantic, or Pttciitc. In ono' of
the ` long wings of his` dock there fa'
space for '11,000 square meters of,
hangars for the machines, and he ,haa'
made room on .theother side for a
hotel large -enough- to contain 165
rooms. •
A•Novel Week -End.
,A day or two in. mid-Atlantic May
become a popular way of spending a
week-old, -to M. Defrasse's way of
thinking. He has pictured, besides
the -hotel rooms and restaurants, .two
tennis courts, and, of course, bathing
houses and a proper place to descend
into the magnificent F;wimming pool.
There would 1)e a seaplane' base at
New York, another near Newfound-
land, and a third at Bras'`, .the i ex-
treme northwesterly port of France.
Between Newfoundland' anti Brest M.
Defrasse has, placed -in his diagrera
three of his floating wet docks,sop-
atated one teem another by some 500'
utiles. Between Dekker (Senegal)
and Natal (Brazil) he sees one float-
ing island and one anchored at St.
Paul's Roelcs. Between San Treacle:`
co and Tokio he would settle two of
the floating 'docks before reaching
Ilono'lulu, then would come a floating
dock; then one anchored ,by a group
of cays, then two floating docks,'and,
finally, Tokyo itself. IIe always
spaces his bases about 500 miles
apart.
Projects such as' this of M. Defrasse
deserve sympathetic attention, even
though some may Consider them im-
practicable_ to -day . lie at least is
Pointing the way and opening our.
thoughts, even as Jules Verne did, to
accept th eaerial progress of the fu-
ture.—Christian Science Manitor.
Out For Crown of Queen of the. South'
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COMalANDER BYRD'S PLANE BEINII TESTED IN CANADA'S SNOW
A view of .the tri -motored Ford plane, in which Bert. Baleliert and Floyd Bennett will'accompany Command-
er R. E. Byatt in his flight to' the south' pole; seen as it underwent its tests at Grand Mei'e, Quebec,•
Bremen Chance.
To• i Always
�n��
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Thought Best
Experts Forecast Kindlier Fate
. Than Befell Three Pre.
ceeding Sea Flights
Others All Disappeared
Treacherous Winds in North
- Atlantic Terrific Hazard
Four monoplanes., etee. powered
with a single enngine, have been point-
ed westward over the Atlantic in what
for three of them were vain attempts'
to conquer the miles drat stretch be-
tween Ireland and Newfoundland.
Excellent pilots were at the stick of
each ship, all was dragged through the
air by motors of almost equal power
and almost all carried practically the
same fuel supply. Ten persons set
out ant antla three arrived. The other
seven disappeared with their planes.
Studeiale of aeronautics concede the
air pasatige'over the Atlantic from
east to west to be one of the most 1if-
'Multand ireaclterous,tlights stow with-
in th power et airplanes.. Given, as
in the cases of these first, four at-
tempts, equal adios, power and fuel,
these students maintained that for one
of the three the Bremen, to have been
successful, was a great tribute to air-
craft science. On paper one out of
six would have been good..
Nungesser and Colt First
PRINCESS MARY VISITING EGYPT
Arrival of her royal biglunese and Iter husband, Lord La•sceilee, at Cairo
Station, where they were tvecelved with fitting ceremony.
FLOWERS 1
and
VEGETABLES
No. 11
Cultivation.
Killing weeds is only one object of.
cultivation. Even more importantis
keeping the soil open and porous and
conserving the moisture. The thee to trellis is best for roses and other
kill a weed is before it starts grow- climbers while the old fashioned brush
ing. Hoeing lightly from the start
will keep the surface soil stirred and
prevent the germination of weed
seetls. The (Wier the land, the more
frequent should be the cultivation.
The majority of our vegetables con-
sist of 80 per cent. water at least, and such as Tomatoes, Cabbage, Cosmos,
usually more than that. The quality Zi)mias, Nicotines, and a score of
of the vegetables, therefore, depends others, should be transplanted at.
upon thetas having a sufficient supply least once before being placed in their
of moisture at all times. permanent position in the garden.
• Marigolds. .Transplanting, when done carefully,
b ari4>okds in richer reds, browns strentgthens the root growth, and
,and maliogenies, more glowing orange stakes a stronger, stockier plant
and purer yellows and .lemons, have When plants are taken from the'oe''ig-
cohne into the, garden during the lest 'Mal fiat in which the seed was gro'tvu.
-few seasons .and' given it new got:- and .set, cliteetly out in, the garden,
gcoasness during the hot summer they are inclined to he spindly and
months, when these annuals are at tedaler. Just after setting out ;in the
'their host; finishing with. a burst of garden sprint to a -little nitrate of
brilliance as' tlfe first frosts approach, soda around; --dissolving this Vick -
The -most noticeable development is a acting fertilizer in water andapply-
recognition of the value of the tall
French types, both for garden dlecora-
tion and for cutting. This is the
r, hhl.ler-llowered type, which con-
tain the real shades.
For malty years the dwarf French
marigolds were the only ones offered
brilliant with their velvety buttons
spangling the compact little plants.
Nola...the . tall type, equalling the
Fayed. They thrive on poor fare and
give a wonderful display of color.
Support for Climbers. 1
It is not advisable to use wire for
supporting climbing roses, sweet peas
and other vines, if something else can
be procured. On hot days the metal
absorbs the heat and may burn the
tender plants tier] to it. If you are
screening a' fence and, must train
something to it tie your tape first to
the wire, and then make a loop and.
put this around the vine. A wooden
fence made by' pushing bushy trim-,
oinks from fruit trees into the ground
is one of the best affairs upon which
to train sweet peas.
Transplanting Advisable.,
Moet of the plants started indoors
ing in liquid form is the best way,—
and your plants will, shoot ahead..
Maple Fluff
Heat one cup of maple syrup to the
boiling point and pour slowly over'
three well beaten egg yolks, stirring
constantly. Place over the fire and
cook, still stirring, until the mixture
coats the spoon. Add one tablespoou
of gelating 10111011 11:25 been soaked in
:1 African variety in height; hitt making one-half cup of cold water; stir until
.up in 'number of bloom what it lacks the gelatine' is dissolved and'set aside
irk, size, le,coining into, its. own. Theso.to cool. When partially set stir in one
have longer stems than the dwarfs .cup of cream whipped etiff and pour
• and have becbn)e one` of the most into a mold, Serve plain or with
cream.
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An officer inepecting sentries guard-
ing' the line during Territorial
popular of suntmor cut flowers. The
:.single type has become. popular, riv.al-
iling the full doubles which had the
call only a few seasous'ago
These marigolds should not be manoeuvres calntt across e raw -look-
jllanted•itt the. open until danger of iug'infanttyman "What are yoit ]here
frost is over, which will be quite time for:?" ho asked. "To report anything
enough, as they start ,blooming when unuattll .sir."," ,"What would you call
anly'a few filches high. They do;not ttnlsuai " "'I dunno exactly, 'sir.''t,
need too ruch' soul, a's they make an "What would you do. 0 yoiu saw five
• enormous leaf growth When too well battleships steaming across the field 2"
1 gad, and t)leir blooming season is de -1 ",Silo the pied o, sir.
Captain Charles Nungesser and Maj-
or Francois -Colt set out from Le
Bourget Wield, near Paris, lust May S
in the White Bird, a monoplane poww-
ered by a 450-iloreepower Levassetir
motor. Each Irtd an irreproachable monoplane powered with a Junkers
record In the air. Their tlestiuntion L-5 330 -horsepower motor, started. off
was New York, over a course of about most ttuspieiously. It went to Ire•
4,033 miles. They figured a speed of land, and there Baron Ehreufried von
100 kilometers an hotu' for between Huenefeld. backer, and Captain Her -
thirty -five to forty hours wotltl bring mann Noeb'1, pilot, remained until
then to New York Harbor, in which weather reports from mics -Atlantic
they -would Uave had to laud since gave theta at least a fighting chance..
they- dropped their landing gear just They ploked up Colonel James J.
as they headed out to set from Vast- 1itzlitanrice, commandant of the Irish
net Rock, in southwest Ireland, Free State Air Force, as co -pilon, They
Exact figures on their gasoline soli- carried 600 gallons of gas, enough to
lily have never been printed, but the,' sustain them more than forty hours,
started with enough for 4,500 miles and looked for a itgltt of about 3,000
and acme to spare. The airline its- mites between Dublin and New York.
tsnce between Paris and New York' The Bremen is. capable of 130 miles
is 3,976 miles, They never arrived an hour, cruises nicely at 100, and
and were never seen after Lhey Malt- I does best at uinety. They had the
ed to sea. (power, the weather conditions, the fuel
That tragedy failed to dampen en-' and the men.
tlmeiaem abroad for such a flight, and'1 They made et, tate fourth to start
after Lindbergh conquered the sea and the first to b seep alive on titin
froth west to east pilots all over Eur- side, but even with eveything so fa -
ops were tired will). renewed zeal. voh'abi,, they were blown far off their
Next Attempt In August course and were forced to land with -
Last August 31, Captain Leslie out foci, on.au isolated, ice -located is-
Hatnilton, Colonel 1. 1'. Minchin and laud,
their financial backer,, the Princess 1 Flyers declared the Bremen to have
ft front. had the beet chance from point of
metric pressure. Their motor was e
510 -horsepower Jupiter. Their maxi-
mum siteed was 130 miles alt hour 'and
their cruising speed 100 miles an hour.
Like Nungesser and Coli,they had achieved a record during its opera: -
everything in their favor and to spare tions lit 1927.;e11 ie stated, in the an-
except the treacherous, constant winds nus] report presented to the ,Legisla-
ture. The earnings of .the utility for
the lyear amounted to $199,487, which
is the largest amount in its history.
LiStoms Act
To e Revised
House Discusses ,Right to
Search Vessels Within
12 Miles 'of Shore
Ottawa—A bill which will make if
unlawful to import liquors otherwise
tltgn through a governtuenlal agoncr,
_board or .commission nit any pro'vinee
where it is,nnlaw'ful to po'sselss liquor'
without authority of. the <Government
of the Provirico of':other• i ovornmehtal
:ageucy'•was introduced and given its,
first reading in Parliament,: `
The house of Commons also discus-
sed a resolution to revise the statutes
so that •preventive officers will have
authority to seize any vessel of Brit-
ish rgistiy engaged in smuggling in
territorial waters within 12 miles of
shore,
Considerable diecuselon took place
over the iega1'right to.search vessels
at that 4ietance' from laud: W. ?.
Euler, Minister of National,I{evenuo,
explaining that Great Britain and the
United States had agreed to such a
limit in the case'of the latter's waters,
and that Canada, was desirous of hav-
ing a similar law,
12. II, Bennett, leader of the Oppo-
sition, pointed out that the' Ted'rtto-
rias Waters Jurisdiction Act of Eng-
land prevented Parliament from nass-
ing legislation which wilt affect ships
other than Canadian beyond they thiee-
nrile liinit, and that, "If we desire to
have this law apply beyond the three-
mile: limit, we should • negotiate 'a
treaty, as Great Britian negotiated a
treaty with the United States, to
which there was so'much opposition,"
Ile agreed to let the revolution moos
without , however, acceding to its
terms, and a Uill "to amend the Cus-
toms Act" was given first reading.
Manitoba's Hydro System
Winnipeg, Man:--Manitoba's� gov-
ernment-owned.' Hydro -electric system'
that howl toward Europe from this
side of the water.. They never cease,
they hardly ever become less power-
ful, these winds, and they are .the
chief barrier to successful westward
flight over the Atlantic, They wrack
the ship, strain the motar, reduce the
frying speed and cause the gasoline to
ebb as if it were pouring through a
hole. A ship speeded to 100 miles ata
hour, but bucking a sixty -mile wind,
is making only forty mils actually.
That is the fault and the danger.
Hinohliife Flight Falls .
The winter passed and tate first faint
hint of spring caused Captain Walter
Hinchliffe and the Son, Elsie Mac -
lute', daughter 0f Viscount Tnehcapo
of England, teelake off from Cranwell
Airdrome 1n Lincolshire; England, last
March 13, in a stock Stinson -Detroiter
monoplane.
Their destination, like that of the
Bremen flyers, was Mitchel Fielcl.
They took oaf lit snow, headed into ti
set thick with showers, heavy wind
egealie•, 5110w and sleet, and had gas
for only 3,000 utiles, whiole is the ex-
act distance between Cranwell and
New York.
They had no allowance for loss of
speed and gasoline in fighting head
winds that in this instance must have
been more that usually strong. Their
motor was a Wright Whirlwind, but
they lacked sufficient gas and went
iota terrific weathr, They never
were seen again.
Bremen Watched Weather
The Bremen, a Junkers all -metal
Lowenetetn view of equipment and fuel load. The
Upavon, England, fnr Ottawa, capital
of Canada, in the St. Raphael, a Fol - weather, lnnttlllclent fuel and still me,
known outer faults took the rest into
oblivion,
They headed out to sea from Gal- It may be possible for a man to
way, sus 'aid the Beeilietl, and never
were seen again. They flew into fog, not for very long.
ltigli whit and an adinittett low baro-
ker monoplane. Their span was to he
2,320 nxiles and for this they carried
800 gallons of gas, 1005e than enough
to take therm tlirongln,
Survivors Save But Little
French Flyers
Circle the World
Rectoiv'e Tremendous Recep,.
tion on Arrival'at Le Bow -
get Field After Having
Flows Over 35,000 Miles.
BACK IN PARIS
Paris — The flying Frenchmen,
Diehl onne Cosies and Joseph Lebrix,
carne hems Saturday evening, April
14, from tliir air chin"eeey, over 35,000
Mlles, of land and sea --fiver .Africa,
the two Aaneticas,' Asia,,.Europe and,
a wide expanse, of the South At-
lanIle,
Speeding to Parts in six days from
far away Tokio, on the other side of •
the earth, they brought their biplane
down upon the green field' of Le Bour
gat just before it'uslc—their motor
droned by the sound of 1,000 Gallic.
"Bravos" and "Sivas."
Two squadrons 0f French Military •
Planes escorted ,thein en their last
few miles over the familiar territory
that stretches emxtheastward from
Paris. On the ground there was a
band of music, and there were cheers, '
the 'waving of Chats and handkercbiefe,
laughter and Joyful tears,
It
was out of a cloudy, grey and
'dripping sky that Costes piloted the "Nungesser-Colt" to the :Landing, field,
endltig,a pilgrimage around the -world,
all of it through the air except the
crossing, of the Pacific. Every mem-
ber ,of •bite French Cabinet 'who is In
Parts, except the ever-occltpled Premi-
er, lyh Poincare, was at Le Bourget to.
welcome the new, national heroes,. So
also were the aces of French aviation,
whose achievements` Costae and Le -
brie have exceeded• the veteran Louis
Blertot, Pellolter Holey, tho popular
"Pivolo" Drouhin, Capt. Arrachart,
`and the youbhful Sergeant Detroyat,
FISHERMEN PERISH
Three members of crow of Boston trawler Ft'Osby saivagitg fish from
stranded boat on Aberdeen Boast. Five trawlers were wrecked and three
fishermen were drowned.
Solomon Islands appointed New Zealand's representa-
Inquiry Planned
London — tient: Col. Sir henry
Claude Moorhouse, former Lleuteu-
aut•Governor of southern Nigeria, has
been appointed contnilssdner to Pro-
ceed to the British Solomon Islands
in the South Pacific to report on last
year's disturbances there, The man-
date for these islands, it will be recal-
led, is held, by New Zealand and there
has been considerable discussion in
tate Wellington Parliament about their
administration.
The disturbances were attributed to,
the native organization known as
Mau, 400 members of which were ar-
rested by an expedition sent to re-
store order. These prisoners were re-
leased this year.
Official Quits
Auckland; N.Z.—It is announced that
the Adeelnistrator of Samoa, ,Maj:
havo more money" than brains, but Gen, Sir.George Richardson, who com-
pleted his term 011 March 16, has been
tive at Geneva, when reports on man-
dated territories would be considered
next June. Tho Prime Minister states
Batt this. alippoiitmeut is the reason
why Sir George will not Ina reap-
pohnted as Administrator when his
term la u1).
who hopes to fly from Paris to New
York alone in a monoplane modelled
atter Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis."
Got Great Reception
Although only those "'with passes
were admitted to the airdrome, there
were enough of them to break through
the police barriers. Outside the field
there were tens of thousands more.
The "Nungesser-Coli" canto down
beautifully in the midst of the two
squadrons of es ort planes. Costes
had this to say; "It has been a mar-
velous experieuce, but Paris surely
does look good."
IVI 'en the Ministers and their fel-
low -fliers had shaken their hands,
Costes and Lebrix were escorted to a
hanger decorated with the flags of
the 30 or more lands they visited.at
their flight. Toasts• were drank to
their frost glory; then through that
highwatys, crowded with the cheering
thons'suds, they were led away to
Parts, to reach French food again, and
to a long, long sleep between cool,
olean linen sheets.
Lebrix expressed his joy over land-
ing at tib very place of their doper -
tare after -a six -months' trip 'which car-
ried the French colors around the
world. They brought bank the sante
airplane, with its motor intact.
Toll President of Yelp
Being automobiles as a means of
travel for the first time since they
lett San Francisco, Dieudomno Costes
and Joseph Lebrix journeyed to Ram-
bouillet Sunday afternoon to tell
President Doumergne all about their
round -tire -world trip which they come
ple'tcd.
The Presldont made both aviators
officers in the' Legion of 51011or, pin-
ning the insignia on the lapels of their
unlfornta' himself. Ho was espectaly1
interested In thepractical aide of the
night and asked tnauy questions con-
cerning the feasibility of a mall air
line between Indo-China and France.
Harassed by fatigue, both mere slept
soundly until nine, "It feels good to
sleep between clean sheets," was the
first comment of Costes on arising. "I
had not changed my shirt since leave
Ing Tokio,"
Several thousand people thronged
the space In front of their hotel at en
early hour and remained until the air -
Pell appeared on a balcony. All police
efforts to disperse them were futile
despite the fact that traffic was sera
Mis15' impeded.
British Youths For,
Manitoba Farms
London.—A tall for 100 youths from
Britain to take up agricultural work
ha Manitoba has Net been issued in
London, Eng., by the Canadian Goy-
et'nment,
The prospects for the lads under the
new cclteme are stated to be Pertain
tarty. favorable. 'The boys must be
between 15 and 17 years of age inclu-
sive. Tltey wilt receive all assistance
and on arrival at Winnipeg will be
sent at the earliest niontent to select-
ed fainters for training in agricultural
practice- The wages,, will bo not less
than $10 a mouth and their clothes
Will be washed incl mended for them
as though they were at home,"
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National Music Stirs Air Again
GUARDS CAME MARCHING HOME
The and Battalton of the Colddtreams on their arrival In the rain at Breutweed, England, atter thirteen ntonh'.tls
ervlee a Shanghai.
British' Discuss
Roy .11 Oak Case
Interest in Courts -Martial Un-'
diminished—Sentences
Are to Be Examined
London---Puhlio interest in the
Rend Oak courts -inertial continues
Unabated 10 the pregs, with much
speculation ad to what the Ada -data
ty's decision will be, following an ex-
amination ot the, report of Ole pro-
cesdings by 0, M. Pitman, K,C., the
Judge -advocate. The papers in two
cases arrived at Whitehall almost
simultaneously with the arrival of
Capt. Kenneth G. B. Dewar and Com-
mander II. M. Daniel at•Plymouth,
Rear Admiral Collard, on another
slhlp from Gibraltar, landed at South-
lempton and went directly to the of-
flcee of. the Admiralty,
Mr. Pitman is expected to thorough.•
Icy examine the sentences imposed in
the light of all the evitl•ence, then ath
vise the Lords of the Admiralty
whetter the sentences should stand or
be quashed.
W. O. Bridgeman, First Lord of the.
AdImiralty, is expected to make an:
official announcement soon.
;Ci'iticitliiagthe courts-martial; Colli
onel John, a veteran of the South,
African' and the Great War, writir ,
in -the Daily *all, sap.: "In our)
fighting ere vices in all cases of 'disc;
plate' a Junior has to bo adjudged
wrong' 'in the interests of diseipline,'•1.
It 1s certainly 'true binit 1n no other•.
country are such measures preserving,
clitcipliue found necessary, and that
even the "much -abused pre-war Gar -i
man' army' regarded our s7stem tie,
rather' excessive," •
"We stand backofevery •auto the
sell," ways an ad. Host The fX14141j
^^g is the clangeroun, end-