Zurich Herald, 1928-04-19, Page 3rr,
AIR PLANES ARE TRICKY
AND ACT AS IF "POSSESSED"
Odd Mishaps to Pilots in Which the Elements of Comedy
and Tragedy Mingled
vestigation showed that the. observer.
had been Bitot and instantly killed,
while the pilot, mortally wounded,
had had presence of mind berfore lie
lost consciousness to head his plane
home and Switch off the engine, He
probably had died on the way down.
Perhaps one of the queerest acci-
dents that ewer happened occurred
when a certain young pilot took off
at night ee a heavy bomber for a
raid across the lines. The machine,
instead of rising from the ground
toward the end of the flare path, ran
etra.ilght through it, off the flying
field proper on to a soft field at the
end, where it gradually slowed down
and finally turned on its nose in an
easy, gentle emotion, at least so it ap-
peared in the uncertain light of dusk.
When the niaohine was reached a
minute or so later it was found that
the observer had been thrown head
first into a niudhole, and was in the
comical process of seraping the mud
from his face when the rescuers ar-
rived. The pilot, however, was dead
Two recent airplane accidents, one
here and one in South Africa, bring to
mind a number of queer mishaps that
have occurred in the short history e
aviation, especially during the war
period, Many of these have never
been explained; eorne were tragic and
others provided a comic relief from
the monotony of training embryo
aviators or front the'nervous tension
of flying in wartime.
When Lieutenant R. H. Hicks's
plane took off on its own accord from
Mitchel Field airport recently it was
not the first time that such an event
has taken place. Several years ago
a pilot landed on a flying field in
England to visit a friend. Taxiing
up to the hangars, he jumped out .and
left his engine running, intending to
return almost immediately, This was
a double infraction of the regulations.
In the first place, he should not have
left his engine running, and, in the
second instance, he should not have
left the control lever unhitched, which
he did. ;
What happened, apparently, was with a broken neck, and yet the plane
that a sudden puff of wind got under was not in the least damaged and was
the starboard ailerons, forcing the flown that very night across the lines.
control stick over to one side, thus
sharply striking the throttle lever,
which was fixed to the side of the fu-
selage. The newt instant the plane,
ng 'madly
FLEW IN KILTS.
More humorous -was the case of a
pilot who was knoevn as the "Mad
Highlander," partly because he al-
ways flew: in kilts and partly because
Strange •friends
YOU CAN'T GET THIS DOG'S GOAT.
This spaniel has appointed himself official guardian of tivis kid on Catadi
Island, the spot made famous by George Young, and takes the best care
his 'little playmate.
r Time For Children
Viola Woodville
No mother ever loved a child better will be creative in one or both of
than Mrs, Winter loved Margery nor
tried harder to give her every advant-
age. That was the whole trouble. She
tried too hard. ' "She stood up so
straight that she leaned over bank -
wards, 'as my dear father used to
say. Well, Mrs. Winter nearly killed
Margery, and Til tell you about it,
just as the told me after Margery
lead become a rosy-cheeked high
school freshman.
"Margery grew so thin and listiese,".
said Mrs. Winter, "though she was
faithful to' all her work, that I saw the
scientific care that I gave her, I could
not understand it. One morning she
wouldn't get up to do her practising
and there was nothing for it but to
call the doctor.
"Dr. Stevens was as much like an
old -tine family physician as exists
now -a -days, and I had known hint all
my life, Re scarcely knew Margery,
.though, because she had always been
so well. When he came he merely
had a little -visit with the child and
then talked with me out in the hall.
" 'Is your daughter usually an ac-
tive child?' he asked.
" 'She used to be a little dreamer,'
I answered, 'until I trained her out 'of
it. I wanted her to get the full use
of all her time, and now she accomp-
lishes a great deal'
" 'I meant, what exercise does she.choose for herself what she likes, and
get?' ' how much, for a time. .Stop so many
" 'Her. play time is supervised at I extra lessons while school is in ses-
school, and I see to it that she has a cion, and above all let the child alone.
walk very often. I go with her my- d Because her mother loves her, she'll
na
of
engine full on, was career!
1 th fl ld Being stable, it rose he was intrepid to the point of idiocy. the original quality of the eggs. Good
coven e a ,
of its own accord and was soon lost,to One day, having flown for about ten oare on the farms is essential as a
view. Eventually it was found, more hours alltold, he took up an Avro step in marketing Bodo eggs."
than a mile away, a complete crash.1 to about 6,000 feet, where he put it Mr. Gray summed up his interview
The cause of a similar accident is in a spin and spun down from that by stating that his firm is absolutely
much more mysterious. A line of height straight into the ground. The opposed to handling any washed egg's -
seven or eight heavy bombers of the,engine waa buried nearly three feet FARM AND GARDEN FERTIL-
pusher type were being loaded on andeepwhile the fuselage and wings , IZERS.
drome in France, preparatory to were reduced almost to splinters --but' Fertilizers are not the doubtful pro-
, fro mthe amidst of the wreckage the
other machine was being wheeled out,"Mad Highlander" emerged, complain -
of the hangar. For some reason or ' ing loudly that ho had cut his knee!
other it was left facing the end of the, Still funnier was the case of a cer-
line of planes, about 100 yards fur-.ta.in squadron commander who never
they along the field. A mechanic, so' ew except twice a'year to qualify for
he said afterward, thought the •switeh his ,flying pay, No one, so fax as is
was. on and promptly threw !tout• It known, ever encouraged hint to go up;
appeared that the switch on this par- - for when he did he invariably crashed
ticular.mnachine was upside down, and On bne occasion he discovered that he
the mechanic, instead of throwing it must y immediately or forfeit a not
it my but the moment he inconsiderable part .of his income. 'A
out, Lnrew in some
did so the engine started upmachine was wheeled out for him, the materials including sulphate of am -
'mysterious way, carryingthe plane nominal - owner looking ruefully on.
• the line of bombers•The wind was blowing across some monis and superphosphate, have all
ducts they were a generation or long-
er ago, nor are they limited to a few
brands and descriptions. Plant food
materials and mixtures occupy a con-
siderable place in commerce and in-
dustry, and their production involves
heavy investment of capital and . oce
cupation. In all Oanada more • than
sixty firms are turning out fertilizers
of simple or complex form involving
almost three hundred brands. These,
with.the exception of certain standard
straight zea greenhouses to one side of the field,
With almost meticulous precision the and there was not a man present who
bathe port plane caught each of the
rudders of the waiting machines, did not feel exactly what form the in -
causing them to fall 'heavily backward evitable disaster would take=so much
upon their tail booms. so, indeed, that the flight commander
p FAINTS IN AIR. sent some mechanics to the edge of
Lady Heath's recent experience
lee,the field nearest the glass houses.
fainting en the air from an attack of j The gallant major walked .breezily
sunstroke and yet landing safely but out of his office, clad like an Eskimo,
"'"unconscious on the African veldt was though it was swarm -summer dray.
one that had several parallels in wax= "Nominal Owner" shook his head sad-
ly,
ad
time aviation: ` In the early part of ly, threw a parting kiss to his cherish-
the war some British pilots saes a ed plane and walked hastily away in
British plane coming away from the the direction of the officers' mess.. Be -
lanes in a long, steady glide. It pass- fore taking off the major instructed
ed low directly over an aerodorome, a mechanic to note his time in the air
and yet the pilot trade no attempt to with a stop watch—it was only nec-
circle and land. Suspicious that a essary for him to fly twice a year; the
-F British ma- 1egulations were delightfully vague
etre
German had got ho__ a landing
chine and was attempting
on their side of the lines, the officers
in question seized a.�'t`ender that hap-
pened to be -at hand and drove off at
'high speed in the direction in which
the plane had disappeared.
Ten minutes later they came across
the machine in the middle of a large
field, its propeller stopped, and the
pilot and observer still sitting in their
respective cockpits. The officers,
stopping the tender, shouted to them,
but there was no response. Still thor-
oughly suspicious, they approached
the silent machine—both pilot and ob-
server were stone dead• Closer in
E?rmRoes
concerning the length of each flight.
Finally the chocks were taken away
from the wheels and the major rush-
ed away in a dust to the centre'. of the
field, the plane swaying to port and
starboard like an angry cat's tail. Up
he went—straight into the green-
houses. The plane, as usual, was al-
most a complete write-off, but the
major, cheerful as ever, was, also as
usual, unhurt Tearing back to the
mechanic with the stop watch he yell-
ed.
ell
ed. "Did you get the time?" "Yes,
sir," responded the mechanic, dryly,
"forty-flce seconds." "Good 1" said
the major.—(N.Y, Times,)
these lines,'
"When be questioned about her diet
I could tell even to the number pf
calories elle had in her well balanced
meals, 'Can you wonder, Doctor,' X
asked, 'that 1 am surprised that with...
all my care she is now in bed withm
nothing much the matter?'
'Nothing but nervous prostrationly
he burst out, 'a ridiculous condition in
a child with a mother as intelligent as.
I thought you were, Caroline. Poor
little thing! Even her walk -a study
period. No time to herself. A little
slave to her mother's ambition'
'Careful, Doctor!' I had to throw
in.
" 'Now, Caroline, you are going to
let your old friend tell you that no
good intentions are going to alter the
fact that you have put this child to a
program that few grown people could
stand. Her whole nature has rebell-
ed. No matter how exactly you
weigh her food it isn't going to nour-
ish her body if her spirit is in a cage.
" `Children need time to dream,
time to plan their own games, time
to do nothing at all. They may have
little duties—should have them—but
not the .large responsibilities that you
have put on your child. Think it over,
and you'll know 1 am right. Give
Margery wholesome food, but let her
offence other than failure to meet the
guaranteed analysis. The report
which contains the results of •anaylses
of samples of fertilizers taken by in-
spectors during the registration year,
reports the, increasing use of fertil-
izers in Oanada as indicated by an
estimated excess of 20,000 tons over
the previous year, bringing the am
ount up to about 180;000 tons used for
commercial purposes. '
self, and we study birds and plants.
With her extra lessons I want her to
have plenty of outdoors.'
"Then I told him how much talent
Margery had for drawing and music
and how I saw to it that she had op-
portunities that very few children en-
joyed. 'She has accepted a very high
standard,' I added, 'as the goal she is
working towards, and I feel that she
be all right soon. Let me see her
again before long.'
"The good old doctor took himself
off, and I brought out a book of fairy
stories that I had hidden and gave it
to Margery," concluded Mrs. Winter.
And I will say for her that she used
the same intelligence in relaxing her
vigilance that she had used in holding
Margery to her system.
Canadian Racing Dates List
Fort Erie and Hamilton `Tracks
O 11
Toronto, Ont.—The schedule of the E
first series of race meets under the
jurisdiction of the Canadian. Racing
Association as announced by that.
body she ws the Fort Erie and Hamil-
ton tracks listed despite reports that
both of these jockey clubs might drop
out due to losses last season.
The schedule follows:
MayMay 26Ontario Jockey
Park,Toronto.
28June
Racing and Breeding Assecia ion,
ionto.
de June 6 to June 13, Connaught Park
Jockey Club, Ottawa.
June �1G to June ?i, Montreal Jockey
Like Fish in Pond,
Cat on Land, Is Neither
Eldorado, Kan.—A real curiosity
is being displayed here in the bfisi-
ness district. A queer creature
about one foot long, which was
found in a pond near here, appears
to be half fish and half animal.
The creature's body is that of a
fish, having gills, head and tail
like a channel cat. Large bunches
to be registered with the Dominion Club, 19 to of tendrils are back of each gill,
Seed Commissioner whose branch of at Woodbine T ronto It has four strong legs with feet
the Dept. of Agriculture administers . May to 4, Thoxnoiiffe Park
similar to a frog's. It moves free -
The Fertilisers Act. In ,this adminie- _ t' To
ly, like a lizard, when on the
tration the amens brands of comener- ground. in the water he
cial fertilizers are inspected public
ground.
casWhen swims the
the toc-
analyzed to see that the buying p d '"
catching fifes and snapping like a
are not imposed upon or dlefrauded "No—which one . dog.
when the fertilizer is purchased sub "His play about Hamlet the great Club, Blue Bonnets, laittreal•
jest to analysis with manufacturers Dane: June o8 to July '� Hamilton Jockey
d importers are required to guar- Club
antee in percentage ofnitrogen, Racrng
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SPRING CARE IN MARKETING
EGGS.
Why is it that farmers who give the
utmost care to their milk, to cool it
and keep it clean, who carefully sort
the potatoes they send to market( per-
sist in selling dirty eggs? The ques-
tion is one which puzzles those inter- going to be sold and marketed through
ested in the egg trade --men who know I the regular channels. Every farmer
the depressing effect these darty eggs' knows .that the egg is wet when laid.
have en the market. Farmers wine I This moisture, or mucous, dries on bhe
•sort their potatoes because they know I shell and serves the purpose of filling
that consumers do not want a email, the pores of the shell without sealing
them, thus filtering any air that may
pass through. The shell itself with
its two inner membranes forums the
same consumer preference is exerted protective wall'of the'egg, and by
washing the egg one will remove the
in eggs, as is instanced by the success I gelatinous coating on the shell white!
of standardized egg grading, bout all ! serves as a protection fox the contents -
The Great Dane.
"Did you know Shakespeare
voted one of his plays to a og?
u --,
an nmpo ers . - Blackmail Victims Aided
phos
July 4 to July 11, Niagara ' , ,
photic acid and potash, the three es- Association, Fort Erie. For some time it has been 'noticed
sential plant foods The results of A couple of .new words have recent- July 14 to July 2.1, Dorval Jockey that trialscutors iem rn emained incognito,
blackmail -
these analyses are each year publish- ly swam into our ken. Professor Jas- Club,Montreal.
ed for the infarmation of those who trow in a recent article advised men -o -- r The reason had divulged to have
aretally tired folk to "Take a relaxative,'. A b
reported,
or -
interested. a y ire cu ted, frequently repri- m iginated in a plan of the London
The analyses carried out d'u'ring the Entirely new that, we believe. The nmande.d for lx•olixity and warned to' Judges, made known on March 1 in a
fiscal year 1926-27 are reported in other word is of the portmanteau var- be brief, turned in the following: "A case tried at the Old Bailey, when a
Pamphlet No. 86, distributed by the iety. It is from the 'Calends: "No shocking affair occurred last night.' servant named John Wright was sen -
Publications Branch of the Dept. at longer will estimated coats be 'guess Sir Edward Hopeless, a gj est at Lady m tenced to three years' penal servitude
Ottawa. These analyses cover 183 {!mated: " . Expres's'ive words! In-
Paernore,s ball, complained of feeling for attempting, to blackmail his mas-
comp(lete mixed fertilizers, --92 fertil- stead of speaking of a "rough sti ill, took a highball, his hat, his coat, ter, "142r. B.," and his fiancee, "Mies
iters containing only two plant foods,, mate" we shall presently be calling his departure, no notice of his friends, A"
it taxi, a pistol from his pocket, and' Wright, it was declared by the pro -
finally his life. Nice chap. Regrets secuting counsel, Francis Peregrine,
and all that." I had demanded "enough hush money to
II take him out of the country." "Miss
Husband (on phone)—"So, honey, A" wee taken into the secret and ad-
I'i1 be awful busy at the office and vised "Mr. B" not to pay, that she her-
self would handle the blackmailer.
won't, be home till late." Wifey—"Can
I depend on that?" I She made an appointment with him
which he failed to keep, Then he came
Ito her house. She left him for a mo-
ment and telephoned the police. When,
on her return, Wright demanded £100
1 for some lettters and a hotel bill, the
!police entered and arrested him.
��.�c 1 When the counsel for the defendant
demanded that the plaintiff should be
I put on the stand and identified, the
= Recorder, Sir Ernest Wild, K.C., said
1 that this could not be done, and he
'explained the agreement entered into
'by the London courts not to expose
the prosecutors in blackmailing cases.
He added:
"Blackmail is the only class of
crime where there is a coucensus of
judicial opinion ethat the names of
persons blackmailed should not be
published. Otherwise such persons
might be afraid to bring an offender
to justice. The result has been that
a number of persons hare lodged com-
plaints who otherwise would novel
have dared to do so. The procedure,
it is believed, will in time measurably
reduce the practice of the crime."
—_ _ _1.
tention to • eanibary conditions would
result in much better prices. It would
aleo add much to the attractiveness`,.
and • pleasure of doing business-"
Mr. II. Il. Gray, managing director
of Gunn, Langlois & Co Ltd., Mon-
treal, and president of the Montreal
Produce Merchants' Association, in a
recent interview goes a little further
and explains why natures' covering
on the egg sluo'uld not be removed.
"Dirty eggs," said Mr. Gray,
"should never be washed if they are
and 18 containing only one a:
three recognized essential plant foods.
In the entire year's work but twenty-
one brands were Pound by analysis to
fall below the guaranteed analysis of
the trade. It was found necessary to
conduct five prosecutions and to issue.
Ings for several minor offences.
a • "guesstimate," thus saving two let-
ters and a sylable.
The French Senate has rejected a
plan to conscript women in time of
war. Anybody who has ever tried to
conscript a woman will understand
warnings
Incorrect labelling was the principal why.
A Long Voyage For a Small Ship
scabby, illeappearing product. They
will keep their milk clean because they
know that nothing will turn consum-
ers against milk more than dirt The
fanners do not seem to have realize
the necessity sef producing and mar-
keting clean eggs.
A very interesting commentary on
this matter was provided recently by
Mr. E. J.. Smith, manager of the
Whyte Packing Co. of Brockville, On-
tario, when he stated that dirty eggs
and their related evil, washed eggs,
represented one of the greatest probe
lefts and biggest sources of lose in
the egg trade, a loss which eventually
011e producer has to bear.
"Dirty eggst i said Mn Smith, "are
repulsive to the oonsunner and lessen
the demand for all eggs. Washed eggs
deteriorate quiches ann& if shared,
usually come out of storage spoiled
and unfit for use. It would be a de-
cided advantage to producers if they
would give a little care to keeping
nests, poultry houses and yards clean
and we are confident that a little at"
When this coating is removed the egg
have a tendency to deteriorate faster,
especially if they are pieced in stor-
age.
"Cleanliness of shell effects the
quality of the egg directly, that is, if
the egg is clean it will hold up bet-
ter in storage than a dirty or stained
egg. Cleanliness effects the -prices
also., The Canadian Egg Standee&
require that Fresh Extras be clean
and Fresh Firsts reasonably clean, so
that if producers market dirty eggs
they must be sold either as Seconds
or 'in the class of Cracked and Dirty
Eggs•
"If eggs are going to reach the
market in good condition the first step
must be taken by the farmer in proper
Bare of handling. A poor quality egg
vein always remain an inferior pro-
duct The fundamental thought in
handling eggs should b6 to preserve
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LONDON BIDS ADVENTURERS "'BON VOYAGE" leaves ti"ostsninster plot
Crowds lining the dock o.s the 2i; -foot Dutch sailing boat, said to be unsaleable,
n start of voyage across the Atlantte.
Soolaily impossible.
Mother — (disappointedly) --- "You,
find the Baron socially impossible?"
Daughter --"Yes, he's so lacking in.
manors, mother,"
v
Of course we will know more about,
the virtues of this new marriage last*.
when we see how many golden weft,"
dirge are celebrated on the compare
ionato basis. s
"dough," bough sticks to your fit taxa