The Seaforth News, 1927-08-11, Page 7p Off at Sea
By Chamberlin
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'Tier Uses Only 75 'Feet of
1 18 -Foot Runway on
,Leviathan Deck
JUMP IS FORERUNNER
OF LINER AIR SERVICE
New •` York,—A wireless message
des ribing Clarence''. Chatnberlin's'
successful inauguration of ship -to -
shore airplane service .;was received
by the -United States Lioee recently,
shortly after Cliaraberlin had; landed
at Curtiss Field and taken off for
Teterboro, N.J.
"Inaugurating the ship-to-ahoro
airplane service contemplated for all
the vessels of the United Stales Lines
fleet," the meesage read, "Olarenoo D.
Chamberlin book off successfully from
the Leviathan at 8.141 hie plans leen-
;ing ,the runway about • 75 feet from
the paint when he started. The suc-
cessful take ori from the runway de-
monstrated that his theory ofemploy-
ing a runway in prefer ecce to ,a cata-
pult was; logical."
The runway was 118 feet long.
A GOOD "TAKE -OFF."
"Orders;, were given to head the
ship in the wind, the Leviathan's
• speed was, increased to 24 knots:
• Chamberlin climbed into his Boat,
warmedup the motor, anis, aftar a
few momenta, with a tremendous roar,
the plain started down the runavey
en the start of another epochal flight
to Mr. Chainberlin's credit.
"The 1,700 passengers aboard the
Leviathan, going to Cherbourg and
Southampton were on deck early to
witness the hop -off. Just as Mr.
Chamberlin started down the runway
a rainbow apperaed in the sky. Pass -
augers cheered wildly and lined the
port side of the ship as Chamberlin
said goodbye to the Leviathan and
started on. his return trip." -
Aboard the United' States destroyer
Lawrence, the nearest of the convoy
ships, it ens estimattd that the Le-
viathan was 82 miles out from the
Battery when Chamberlin took off,
according to an account sent in by
wireless, The Leviathan headed into
a stiff southwesterly breeze just be-
fore. the little Fokker started down
the runway, observers on tht destroyer
reptrted,- and the- wings gripped the
air quickly et the take -off. The pilot
circled over the Leviathan and over
• the destroyers Lawrence -and. Hum-
phries and the Coast Guard Destroy-
`" er 25.'.
The asee,nt was.. made by use of
e .., blocks which held the plana in posI-
tion as the motor attained a speed
le that assured a take -off, Chamberlin
manipulated' his plane DO that it
leaped the blocks and the flight was
011.
Empire Settlement
London Times (Ind.): (Ofrical -cir-
cles in Britain are optimistic regard.
s ing the emigration question). It is an
Y axiom that emigration rises when
conditions aro good in the country of
origin, but better in the country of
.destination. •' To emigrate is the act
of a; sanguine man. In the greatly
changed conditions of the post-war
Umpire the inducements are less
strong, ,the prizes ass great than
those held out to a earlier genera-
tion. Schemes of Government assist-
ance have often to encounter apre-
judice that they are intended for the
unfortunate. But 'the upward ten-
dency in the figures of those availing
themselves Of Government help shows
that the years since the Empire Set-
tlement Act are beginniug to yield
their fruit.
Our Railway's Earnings
The gross earnings of tllo Canadian
National Railways, including the Gen
tial Vermont Railway, but excluding
Rime oast of Levis and Diamond Junc-
tion, for the week ended July 14, 1927,
were $4,731,694.00 ascompared with
$4,653,024,73 ler the same week of
1916, an 'increase of. $77,669.27, or
two per cent.
:This method' ofshowing the earn-
ings of the Canadan National Bail -
ways le in•accardancewhin the find -
see Inge of the Duncan. Continieafen which
have been given force by Act of Par-
liament, while the gross earnings of
the Railways for the weak ended July
21, 1927, were 54,916,276.00 as com-
pared with ,$4,SS2,865.49 for the same
week of 1926 en increase "of $33,-
410.51 or ono per Cent. •
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Government and the Fanner
.London Daily Mall .(Cons.) : Mr.
t Guineas; the Minister of Agriculture,.
when the farmers, tell him -that they'
are' being taxed and rated out of
existence, while foreign 'produce
-which 'competes' with theirs. pourein-
to this country without tax or rate, re-
plies that "we aro spending ton times'
res much -on cigrieultural education as
we •did in 1914." This is as though
When a man were dying from want of
bread, ho worn bidden to .:cheer 'up
because the Government laboratories,
were' investigating the value of vita -
mines,
Hand Maidens.
Responsibility walks , hand in'
hand with . capacity and power.—
,J. G. Holland. .
The Royal Brothers
At 'Ottawa
PRINCES AND PREMIERS
Premier Baldwin, the Princes and Premier King snapped at the Ottawa welcome
ear Goodwill to Canada from No. 10 Downing Street
STRENGTHEN TH E EMPIRES TIES
The Rt. Hon, Stanley Baldwin and Mrs. Baldwin have worked their and white printedcrepe wrap over a matching frock. Her smart black
way into the hearts of Canadlans they have met, in the quiet unassuming hat had a feather mount and rhinestone ornament and she wore a tulle boa
way so characteristically theirs, Mrs. Stanley Baldwin shown in a black and a string of pearls. Her parasol was of black, fringed with: silver.
Ottawa Welcomes Our Distinguished Visitors
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SCENE BEFORE PARLIAMENT BUALI INGS DURING 'OFFICIAL WELCOME
of Windsor and Britain's first commoner• were welcomed at
The P;eaco Tower,;looked down upon a heart stirring assemblage when the Royal Sons
Paidlan' fit Hill .
German Aft' Crash
German Passenger Plane E1t-
plodes - on Landing; 5
Pill�;ed in First
thbnaa Accident
This'.Year
Berlin. --The first serious accident
this Lonar on the Lufthansa airlines
occuron July 27, when a passen-
ger plane exploded acct hit thea earth
in n forced fending between„ Casae:.
and Giosen. Three passengers and
the crew of two mexi were burned to
death. The cause of the accident is
unknown.'
The plane was observed flying very
low over' Amoneberg and barely clear-
ed the hill just beyond that village.
After passing over itthepilot seemed
to be trying to find a suitable place
for landing, and followed a winding
road, barely missing several automo-
b
ile
s:
After missing one car by inches
the plane settled in the roadway and
immediately on touching the ground
burst into flames. Three 000cupants
were hurled through the windows, but
the hot flames preventedtheir befit
removed by rescuers.
Pilot Rudolf Doerr,' one of the most
trustworthy and able pilots of the
line,and Dr. Mlioh of the Weather
Bureau were thrown beyond reach of
the fire. They were.. taken uncon-
scioes to a hospital, Where both died,
during the course of the, evening.:
The only accident to mar Lufthan-
sa's record during last year also cost
five lives: A plane which was then
flying along. the Baltic coast was
struck by lightning,
Says British Want Compact
Lasting Until 1931 or -1939
Loudon.—The Westminster Gazette's
diplomatic correspondent says:
"I am in a position to state that Sir
Austen Chamberlain's carefully word-
ed statement In the House bears the
following practicakinterpretation:
"Great Britain would be willing to
come to a compromise agreement
with the United States lasting until
_381, or at the outside 193G (the
period of the expiration of the Wash-
-laston Treaty) which. ould fix a
ratio and a figure for 10,000 -ton cruls-
.ar,.S on a basis of Anglo-American
pesky, leaving .freedom of action xe-
r-i•acting lighter cruisers on a basis of
stional delouse requirements.
"Such a temporary arrangamont
would pobably save the conference
from failure, because it would obviate
tying the three Governments concern-
ed to a permanent international agree,
meet arising from the unsatisfactory
Geneva 'Conference. It would, 'more-
over, leave the door open for a more
satisfactory arrangement after 1931."
British Columbia Now"
Exports Foodstuffs
Victoria, B.C.-Final official figures
prepared by the provincial Department
of Agriculture here show that the
agricultural production of British
Columbia' during 1926 surpassed
original eetiniiatete by many millions
of dollars. The total value of farm
output wee set at $71,362,209, which
is greater than the figure' for any
previous year and a gain of 9.53 per
cent, over the total far 1925. The
production of the Province's farms 10
years ago was about 40 per cent, of
the 1926 volume.
The new statistics show that the
Province Which only a few years ago
im•pbrted most of its foodstuffs has be-
come a substantial exporter of these
products. Agricultural exports last
year amounted to $8,408,638 or a gain
of 24.91+ per cent. over 1925. Imports,
on the other hand, increased only 7.58
Per cent., tetallfnig $21,058,361,
Rescues. Bather
Miss Gertrude Filel'ls made brilliant
•reecue at Santa Monica, Cal., recently.
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HISTORY
"History isthe raw material
with which the imagination Ili the
novelist builds his castle." -Bir
Philip Gibbs,
Aviatton News.
The Royal Canadian ltd 1Porit' we*
reorganized, an, July 1, le' separating
the civil duties Tram the niilitr;•y
oi"gsnization Three bf•oiin1i3 will be
,60eloped• under' the Deputy, eriuister
to coneiet of civil government flying:
ealminlatralive work and aeronautical
engineering. The civil flying branch
wilt Iiandje forest surveys ant other
g'evoruntent esevicos; the administra-
tive blench wili operate 10 connection
with air regulations the ll:oenrving and,
certlficaton of civil alt craft pilots, air
engineers,' air harbors, the location of
air routes and, aellstance'to civilavia-
tion. The aeronautical engineering'
Manch will deal with the control of
technical queetions• of design, research.
work, to, The training and organiza-
tion of the Royal Canadian Air Force
and reserves will continuo under the
jurisdiction lot the general staff.
The Imperial' Airway Ltd.; cetaib
Belled anairdrome in Gaza, Palestine,
early in 1920, where they acquired
ebout 91 -acres of land for thiet purpose.
The Gaza airdrome will form a link
In the chain of airdromes, extending
on , the newly opened Cairo-Kalgachi
air route:
The air lime between Montevideo
and Buenos Aires during the month of
May carried 69 pasaongere and 12
kilograms of correspondence and 1119
kilograms of baggage,, Twenty-two
scheduled trips were made. An
average flying speed of 18D kilometers
was maintained; regularity of
echedule was given ae 97.5 per gent.
attd security at 100 per cent,
o a
German interests have been negoti-
ating with the Icelandic Government
for the establishment of domestic air
service and it seems probable that one
will he placed in operation in the near
future.
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An air service between Durban and
Johannesburg has been proposed. The
negotiations with the Union Govern
mment for a subsidy of £$000 to support '
this service has been euceeesful. A
company 1s to, be organized shortly in
South Africa backed by English capi-
tal for the maintenance of the service.
Passengers, mail and small quantities
of light freight will be transported.
n: a
4 a
A site on the -shore at Montreal hes
been selected for an airport by the
Dominion Government, Numerous
places, were inspected by representa-
tives of Canada and Great Britain.
The decision in favor of Montreal was
made chiefly because of its connec-
tion with ,the St. Lawrence River; A
large mooring mast wild be erected to
accommodate the dirigibles that the
British Government intends to place in
operation next year between London
and Montreal.
HAY FIRE DANGER
Combustion of Hay a Dispu-
ted Prablam, $ut Take
No Chances
Probably there is no farm problem
over which there is such general -dis-
agreement, as the question Of "spon-
taneous -combustion." Will hay or
straw ill a mow, under. certain oandl-
tlonsi generate so much heat that it
may in time burst into are and cause
the foe's of a valuable building? The
Provincial Fire Marshal's Office, which
•investigates fires and makes a special
study of the causes, has no doubts
upon the matter, and for years they
have been sending out: warnings• that
hay should, be very carefully -cured be;
fore it goes into the barn If this cause
of fires 4s to be eliminated. Whether
or not a farmer agrees with the Pire,,
Marshal—and every man has a per-
fect right •to disagree, t9r spontane-
jus comIbustlan is a difficult thing,to,
prove -the sensible policy would,
surely be to take no chancess'Further-
more, poorly cured hay deteriorates in'.
the mow, and its, feed value is lessen-;
ed, whether it constitutes a $re:
menace or not. •
Even if we disagree, it is 'worth
while hearing what men who have
made a special study of this problem•
have to say. "Asa result of practical,
ubservations for many years, coupled'
With scientific study, particularly in)
the European countriea," writes J. Be
Ritchie; Fire Prevention Engineer tri,
the Ontario Fire Marshal's. Office, "we
are assured that spontaneous combue
tion is no mere conjecture but a real.
euecy which the farmer must guard,;
against" -• In come European couch;
tries, where special eorts have beetf`?
made to guar ,,against this Minter, the'
results have been very convincing., in
the report tin Ontario barn fires during -1
1926, 52 fires are- listed as due to,
spontaneous- combustion, and of the,
250 fires froth 'unknown" causes, the:
Fire Marshal believes a good_pergent
age were also due to spontaneous
bustion,
Hay should be well' emseethat is •
the remedy 'oefed, It should be, a1-'
lowed to .stand in coils• long enough' tqi
have fie `first "sweat"' before going.
into a snow in large quantities. Some,.
advocates the sprinkling of cosninon•
salt over the hay as it is mowed In
a pailful to a load. In addition t0.
seeing that thebay has been thorough-,
ly cured, it is wise to inspect the -barn,
roof and to make sure that no rain can
leak in on the hay, The barn should,
also be well ventilated ini;tlre roof and;
gables, but Without exppeing the hay;
to wetting.'
•Assistant "That," sir, is a jaekeli
you would never wear out." Gus -
tomer --"No, not without being laugh -1
ed aid,"`
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