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Nearly 8000 See Opening Contest at Aviation Meeting
GURTISS DEFEATS
WRIGHTS IN RAGE
Hammondsport Aviator Triumphs
Over Ohio Rivals in First
Speed Events
BIRDMEN DO ALL AIR TRICKS
Crowd Gasps as Ten Dare Devils
Toy with Four Different
Types of Machine
(Contlnurd from Pas'- One)
events, fired tho shot that opened the
meet at 1:05 yesterday afternoon. Rad
ley in his Bleriot monoplane and Kly
in a Curl machine quickly followed.
Previous to tin official opening, the
first brush of the day between the
Wright and the Curtiss camp developed
when Curtiss learned that Brookins
was tuning 111 machine up for a pre
paratory flight.
RE.MAIN IN AIR HIT SHOUT TIME
"I think I'll take a little spin over
the course myself,' 1 said Curtiss as he
liauhd out his racei-. in a few sec
onds he was off, beating Brooklns into
the air by about thirty seconds. The
two aviators stayed up about live min
utes and came down, both announcing
that they wore ready for the formal
opening.
Field glasses from Ihe grandstand
wore trained on a young 1, tall, grim
looking figure In a fur coat and cap
who -.Talked onto the iield in the wake
of a Wright double-propellor machine
about 1:30 o'clock.
The man was Hoxsey, who once bold
the world's altitude record when it was
around tin 10,000-foot, mark. As hi
stepped Into the machine and pulled
tho cap down tightly over his forehead
he said to Hoy Knabenshue, manager
for the Wrights: "I'll get it if I can."
He was referring to the present rec
ord, held by he Frenchman, Legag
nleux, and made at Pau, France, De
cember 9. The record is 10,40:» feet, or
slxty-ona feet less than two miles.
Hoxsey clo ely examined bis engine,
cave a pull at the wires bOUt tne
plane to see that all was well and
Climbed into hi scat. Brookins, an
other Wright aviator who held the al
titude record of the world twloe, wins- j
peri I words of encouragement into the
aviator's ear and Hoxsey waved his
hand to let go. The half dozen men
who were holding onto the craft re
leased their bold and in a cloud of
dust cruised by the beating propellors
and th" skidding rudders tho aviator
was off.
•"mine around the field once
■within 100 feet of the ground, he passed
the stand of cheering: people nnd then
forgot everything In the world but that
record of 10AM feet. Pointing tho prow
of his ship upward at a dangerous an
.... hundreds of feet with
every lap of the course.
AIRSHIP I.IKENKn TO VKKSi:i.S
For an hour he was a bright spot in
the sky. With the sun' rays striking
the silver painted craft and propellors i
the aeroplane looked like a gray ship
on th blue nea, gradually moving out
fan In !■ and farther from land.
Smaller and smaller the object grow
until it was finally a mere speck to the I
naked eye. .Spectators lost sight of tha '
craft time and again as Hoxsey would !
point its nose into a fleecy cloud bank
and disappear. A dozen times as he j
circled into the higher air levels ho
became lost to the view of the watch
ers because of the sun's glare. Men j
nnd women took off their coats and furs |
In the stand nnd pitied the poor avia- I
tor In the glare of the sun. But just. I
at this tin Hoxsey was striking cold I
air currents that made him shiver. The |
white cloud rift. 1' that he penetrated
wore cold and damp and n strong,
uneven wind blew in and around till i
banks.
At a distance of n mile the sky was
encircled with the filmy appearing:
clouds and around and around Hoxsey |
Vent trying to pierce the cold strata;
nnd got up to a higher level. After ho j
had reached DDOO feet his progress in
climbing was slow.
Hoping to outrun the cold strata, j
Iloxsny directed his ship south and ■
hovered over Long Beach; but he found !
that tills afforded him little relief, for,
the |cy wind and clouds seemed to i
Overspread the entire sky.
MAKES TWO liKF.AT CIRCI.KS
Returning to a point over the avia
tion field lie made two great, circles
but still failed to make much headway
In climbing. Ho was now but a whlto
Bpec.k against the s-U\ and many watch- i
ers could nor see him.
A Her he had boon In the air an hour
find a half ho pave up the Job and
rutting short a wide circle, slowly be
gan to drift (low:,.
[teaching tho 1000-fool level, he made
n series of the famous Wright spirals,
coming ''own in shoii turns; first in one
direction and then reversing. Within
it hundred feet of il. • ground he .shut
off the motor and drifted noiselessly to
"Jip ground.
Brooklns and Knabr.nshuo were the.
jfirst to reach the side, of the ma
chine.
"Did you get it?" asked Brookins ex
citedly,
"Couldn't do it," replied Hoxsey In a
tone that plainly showed his disap
pointments
"My cars are thumping still," he
sail Vtl was too cold"
"Gee," ho Baid, brightening up,
•,'thafs tho first time I've heard that
music."
"liow far did you pet?" asked
Brookins, still not satisfied.
Hoxsey then explained that lie had i
run into a strong wind that whipped
in and out n* tha cloud rifts in such
a.manner that It w'aa difficult to make
progress.
\V!M> < Ol.n AND HAU
Tho w! d nas cold and raw, be said,'
and frequent circling over a wide, area j
failed to show him a way out.
iloxso..' was so exhausted on landing j
that ho sat for almost a minute In his
seat -.Ithout moving. His arms and
legs were stiff from cold and tho warm
air felt good.
While he was telling of the cold,;
judges from the official committee
came nnd took the barograph from
where it had rested ri.av the aviator's
Beat and took it to the stand to ex
amine.
"ft will show a little over 0000," said
Hoxsey.
On starting the flight Hostßey said he
felt confident that ho would break the
record. But on reaching the cloud
strata be found condition; which he
had net encountered before.
If he had been able to find a way
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out of the cold winds and cloud banks
lie would have gone on, lie said, till
his barograph showed two full miles.
"I'll get It yet," ho said as he left
the machine to walk to the stand.
Applause and waving of hats greeted
the aviator as he left the machine and
the band played a diana as its meed
of praise.
li was not long after Hoxsey came
down with his Wright craft, the ac
knowledged superior of most other
types of aeroplanes In sky climbing,
that the Wrights were compelled to
share their plories with the Inventor
aviator who is fighting the Wright
claim In the courts for patent recog
nition. Curtis? has declined to recog
nize the Wright claim of priority of
invention, and yesterday he backed up
his stand by refusing to concede su
periority, which has been claimed for
the Wrights.
KUIM.Y MAKES FAST TIME
Radlay Inaugurated the speed con
tests which was to bring out the keen
rivalry of the opposing camps of avia
tors. In his lightning-like Bleriot
monoplane Radley shot around the
mile and three-quarter course In
1:50 3-5. best time, or at the rat© of fifty
seven miles an hour.
Radley had but three seconds the
best of Curtlss, whose best time was
1:53 3-5, or fifty-six miles an hour.
Philip Parmelee In the "Baby" Wright,
of which a peed of from sixty to sev
enty-five miles an hour was expected,
finished third, its best time for one
lap being 2:031-5, or at the rate of
fifty-one miles an hour.
"I m confident that both the 'Baby'
Wright and the Bleriot can develop
much more speed than was shown yes
terday." said Curtlss last night. "Both
machines are built for speed, nnd they
were not put to the limit yesterday.
"Possibly more speed can be devel
oped in the machine I used. At least
I hope so."
Five machines were on the field nt ;
one time in the speed contests nnd tha j
most magnificent view ol flying that
has ever been pi en in the west was
presented.
Radley, Latham] ■ ■ irtls , Hoxsey and ;
Pnrrm I were the contestants. At one
time the five were formed In a scrnl
circle opposite the stand and the crowd
gave exclamations of delight at the |
spectacle. Radley in his Bleriot flew I
near the ground during his entire time i
'n the air, and as he passed the stand 1
the chug of his motor and the whirr '
of his propeller sounded like tho roar [
if a great steam engine.
Curtiss, too, flew near tho ground
and made short turns that caused some ;
of the watchers in the ftnnd to crisp j
with fear. The Hammondsport avla- :
tor also made n few dips or "ocean j
waves" that brought out rounds of ap- j
plause.
LATHAM ri.li:S iih.'.n'-t :
Parmelee !n his "Baby" flow higher j
than any of the speed contestants, with j
Hip exception of Latham, who did not
oxpect to capture a speed prize.
Latham kept 400 or 500 feet abova i
the ground and traveling at a smooth
gait of about forty miles an hour he
did a spiral or two nnd Indulged In
other tricks while the other airships
were whizzing by above, below and on
all sides.
Once ,i protest came from Radley j
toft some of the other aviators were
blocking the course In the performance
of their stunts. Tha rules committee
will take precautions hereafter to pre
vent the possibility of accident during j
tin contests.
When Radley landed, confident that
he hud won the sp'-od prize, Willard in j
a now CurtUs took his place. A little j
Into- Robinson nd then Beachey, both
in OvirtiES machines, ascended, curtlss
and Latham i omlnu down, still leaving
thre.e aviators on the field,
Hoxsey did not go in for speed, but
performed a number of spiral swings
and thrilled the stand with a great dip
.lust before ho circled the field for the |
ias-t time.
Ely, a curtiss aviator, did not partici
pate in the speed contests, but started
out well in the duration contest with
forty minutes' flight to bin credit.
Brooklna made but one ilight, this tn
a height "f 8000 foot, during the after
noon,! and in descending he made a
dozen short turns and made his ma
chine undulate In a mam that would
make a scenic railway or loop-the-loop
seem tame In comparison.
But one local aviator ventured to lake
his machine on the field. This was
Charles Walsh, who claims to havo a
strictly Los Angeles made product. His
machine is a biplane of tho Curtiss j
type and is equipped with a GO-horee- |
power motor manufactured by J. Me.. ,
Comber of this city. The Miller car
buretor is also Los Angeles made. The.;
craft was taken onto the field about 6j
o'clock, but owing to the. failures of the
carburetor to perform was hauled back i
to its hangar.
"You can say that I will fly during
t!i< meet." announced Walsh,
Walsh has mado a number of short
(lights in bis craft and made a couple j
of liivuits ever the course yesterday
mornlns before tho formal opening: of
the meet.
I-'. M, Klitf-s. who hr.s ma do .1 num
ber of nights In a Furman mi lei of
his own make, pays he will not attempt
to fly on account of a break in his en
gine.
A number of other aviators, however.
Including Ed Smith, Floehrlgr, Cannon
Blrnle, Day McCluy, Martin Campbell
and Skojlaml, have then 1 machine on
the ground and say they will bring
them out to fly sometime during the
week. i
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1010.
HOXSEY'S MOTHER, FEAR AND PRIDE
MINGLIN, SEES HIM SOAR OVER CLOUDS
Manbird Escapes from Plaudits of Crowd to Join Parent in Grand
stand. After Flying Out of the Sight of Over 8000
Wildly Cheering and Pleased Spectators
With the perfect weather conditions
which have made Southern California
famous the world over and a crowd
In attendance which surpassed even
the most sanguine hopes " the com
mittee in charge, Southern California's
second annual aviation meet opened
successfully at Dominguez field yester
day afternoon.
Between 7000 nnd 8000 persona Jour
neyed to the Bold to see the world's
greatest manbirds In their first flight in
Southern California. Three hours later
those sam people boarded the cars for
home, marveling at the wonders they
had Been performed In the air. Aston
ishment prevailed when the first flying
machine left the ground and soared
away at the mid-winter meet he! I last
year. It seemed supernatural — almost
like a dream. But yesterday the spec
tators, educated to the dying game as I
■ they were, showed the same astonish-1
ment while Brooklna made his famous
spiral dip; Hoxsey - oar -1 out of sight,
Radley raced past the grandstand at a
rate of seventy miles an hour, Latham
(low for many minutes, this way and
that, and the Curtias operators wheeled
and turned with the utmost ease.
The .thousands assembled to see the
airmen baptise their machines in
Southern California atmosphere were
of the opinion that no new sensation in I
aeronautics existed for them. They left
the field shortly after sunset with a
very different opinion.
Although tho crowd was much larger
than expected, the charity aviation '
committee, true to its promise, had
everything: fur the public comfort and
convenience ready for the. opening,
h.'as4. —Juo valT
FIRST COMERS BRING I.rNdIES
The crowd began arriving early an i
at noon the grandstand was speckled
with small parties eating their picnic
luncheon before the official opening of
the meet.
■By 2 o'clock practically the entire
crowd had arrived. It is estimated
that fully 4500 persons were in the :
grandstand at 7 that hour and nearly
as many were ranged along the fencing
in front of the course.
The boxes were the most popular
spots in the grandstand, especially
those along the top. A gayly dressed
throng, including a large percentage of
women, was in the boxes, mo I of
which have been reserved for the entire
meet. In those directly behind the
judges' stands were two carloads of
Pasadena society people, at the mi i I as
guests of Manager Llnnard of the
Maryland hotel, who has chartered I
two palace cars over the Pacific Elec
tric lines to bring his guests to Dornin
guez each day.
Another mominent figure near tho
judges wns Mrs. Hoxsey, mother of
"Arch" Hoxsey, one of the Wright
company aviators. Deeply interested
in the work in which her '■'in is en
gaged, her eyes scarcely left the sky
during the time "Arch" was making
his wonderful altitude flight, and a
look of glad relief and pride over
spread her countenance as the daring
young aviator returned to th« ground
after having made the highest flight
of the day.
There w.is little trouble experienced
in getting to and from the grounds,
the Pacific Electric; company having
made excellent provisions for handling
the crowds. The lobby of the station
at Sixth and Main streets was lined
with ticket windows to facilitate tho
purchase of tickets, and five sates
were devoted to londing passengers for
the aviation field only.
I le '.IN- I.IIMi NO TIME
Trains of two and three cars were
kept in the rear of the station all day,
and as fast as a ■ Unload accumulated
in front of thi- pates one of these spe
cials was ordered out, loaded and sent
away to the field without loss of time.
On the return trip the gates at thfi
entrance to the field ere closed and
the same methods of handling the
crowd prevailed as at the Sixth and
Main streets station.
Besides tho Pacific Electric, th«
Southern Pacific also ran special trains I
(■> and from tho aviation field, a fact
which Insured rapid anil comfortable
transportation i,■.■.'. Its trains ere
largely patronized,
The program started-off promptly at
1:30, tho hourly duration contest being
the first number offered. At that hour '
activity could he noticed at both the
W'rltht anrl Curtlss hangars, and two
machines were wheeled out near the
course. Although the. Wright machine
was the first to reach the ■■•id, Glenn
Curtlss in his new biplane, with which
he hopes to boat the i ilerlot mono]
driven by James Radley for the world's
speed record, was tho first to mount
Into the air. As Curtis* came flying up
the field from his crimp a cheer burst
from the crowd which recognised last
year's entertainer. V
Following closely behind CurtlSS
en me Walter BrooUins, thn entortaln
mi'iit anil spectacular "stunt" man for
the Wright company. Brooklns wheeled
In behind Curtlis, seemingly beinc
content to let the dean of the avia
tors receive the plaudits of the crowd
before attempting to win any for him
self.
OTHER STARS APPEAR SOON
The arrival of Curtiss and Brooking
before the grandstand spurred the
other aviators on, and within a f«'v\
minuti In the Blerlot, Latham
in the Antoinette, Hozaey in the
Wright hiplnn-,', P. O. Parmelee In the
"Baby Wright" and Ely in a, Curtlss
biplane were in full flight.
The meet was on and from the very
start tii" crowd was witnessing an en
tertainment which sur] assed II I expi o
tattons. Around the course flew the
curti.. i, Glenn Curtis* with his
speedy new machine In the lead. Above
this way and that, tip
ping their machines nt marvelous
angles and circling rapidly, were the
Wright company's Incomparable
.ins and Hoxsey. Above them all,
dying a.s maji :! r ■<■ and
apparently v Ith no thought of danger,
was Hubert Latham In his huge,
strange-looking Antoinette monoplane.
Radley and the Blerlot were lost to
view. Suddenly he appeared, coming
down the course with tl
express train. Aa he whizzed past the
grandstand It Is said he was making in
the neighborhood of seventy miles nn
hour Radley does lit' icular
mg point Is speed—and
to accomplish it ho dies close to the
ground where the atmosphere Is
heavl '
Gradually the machines began to
rorac down. B-ookins landed first,
having been In the air hut fourteen
minutes. He was followed by Panne- |
' c a ;• minutes Inter, and then by
Hoxsey, who I nd id t i d " ■•■■ iron r
cl« thing for hie atti m] ( at the altitude
. i. Radley landed after having}
flown thirty-three minutes, Ely after
having flown thirty-four, and, finally, i
Latham came down after having re
■ d in the dir flfty-flve minutes.
TirE "BABY HHK.IIT" !' BEEN
There was a lull in proceedings for
a few minutes, and then the famous i
Baby Wright." piloted by Phil Par
melee, sailed around the course in an
exhibition lap, which It made in two I
minutes and nix seconds.
Next came Hoxsey's attempt at the
altitude record of the world. With lit
. in, the Pasadena boy climbed into i
his machine, gave ttu signal and
ißt. R ipidly he climbed,
ng his direct! ■ hat, until!
finally he was lost to view in the
In the direction of Long Beach, The
grandstand forgot whal was going on
in front of it. All eyes wits fixed on
vhera I!ox:-"y was ln:-t seen
. now and then some one, with
harper than the rest, would dls
the m ichlne amon . thi i loud a
and murmurs of astonishtm nt and anx- !
iety would go crow I llki B
. irmui li dlcutlng the crowd's
lation of Hoxsey'a wonderf il
work.
In he was lost to sight, and again
. id, tiiis time deai "luiiiih' rap
ktly. Performing all the "stunts" for
which he is famous, he tlnally reached
ground, alighting In front of the
i without troubli. \ ■
II iiaii surroundi d I Im, praising
. -id shaking his hand, while the
t i enthusiasm.
>' • Hoxsey trli d to avoid the
eompllments showered upon him and
drew ■! na s. ii'i;;yini.r hin out his
■ i of the crow 0
attracted el ow hei •■ Then ho i
climb) d lni Istand and joined !
nother. During Ho: oy'i flifrlit
iklns in the otl
■ ■ and
Lm qualified In the altitude con
tost bj reaching I 10 feet.
Ql Kit START ( OXTBSX
The quick start contest followed the
altitude flights, this event 1" Ing failed
. . ' ed tlic
.■round. Curtli ■ i^ir ai d
. thi lattor
ng off vlcl ■ ■• Ing li I
■
h.l; and with a run of only 142 teet.
Ely was second.
I ing ontei t and accuracy
i i mtesi W ' i 'ii account ill'
the lateness of the hour, the aviators
on their return to thi ground atfer the
deavoring to land as
[n thi la ttor feat
himm If most
I ndlnfi exactly on the centi r
within 13
Kadley v is a close contendor foi
. landing I feel from tho line,
fi .-i fri m ' I Radley
two attempt! In tl i conti I
and during the latter one provokod a
innn thi crowd by wuvinj? his!
Lands wildly above his head In an ef»
fort to stop liis machine directly on
the line.
The speed contest finished the day's
program From its showing ci
daj ihe Bli riot Was the favorite
In this ('"i!1 i n i ii had little trouble.
in living uu to tho expectations o£ the
crowd as far as any other machine,
with the exception of the new Curtiss
racer, was concerned. It easily out
classed all others as far as speed was
concerned and turned the course in 1
minute 6 3-5 seconds— rate of 57 miles
an hour. Curtiss pushed the Blerlot
hard for first honors, but couldn't bet
ter this record, the veteran aviator,
after having made three speedy laps,
giving up with a mark of 1 minute
5." 3-5 seconds as his bast time.
HINT OF WHAT'S TO COMB
The brush between these two ma
chines, however, gave the spectators
an Insight as to what may be expected
from them In tho speed l|n* before the
meet is over and a reduction of the
| world's record is confidently looked for
when both aviators become a little
! more accustomed to flying over the
new course.
A wonderful picture was presented
I toward the close of the day during tho
speed contest. The sun, sinking be
hind the low hills toward the west,
painted the clouds and sky a rich gold.
' As the six machines In the speed con
test rounded the last turn on tho
course they were pictured against this
golden glow and the Bight was almost
awe Inspiring, Especially was this
true of the Antoinette, which, flying
higher than the other machines, re
sembled a huge bird hovering In the
heavens. Latham, realizing, seemingly,
the fceatuties of the picture he pre
sented against the golden sky would
often round the turn and stopping his
motors glide above the crowd, making
the fleet more perfect.
Without a doubt the most entertain
ing portion of yesterday's program oc
curred after the sun had set. The
! winJ died down and every aviator on
the Held, with the exception of the
amateurs, sent his machine into the sky
to fly without the wind to battle with,
i This probably will be the case each
day and the entertainment and pro
gram committee Is anxious that the
crowd remain each day until after
sunset in order that they may witness
this evening flying.
The exhibit of tho Perkins man-lift
ing kites, scheduled as tho last feature
on the program, was omitted yester
day, but will be a feature of the pro
gram daily from now on. Mr. Perkins
I baa demonstrated that his kites will
| work In this atmosphere and is in
j readiness to fly today,
The meet will start today promptly
at 1:30. Matters in regard to announc
ing and recording events as they take
place will bo perfected and an exact
' knowledge of what is progressing on
the field will be made known to the
crowd by means of blackboards and
official announcers stationed every few
feet along the fence.
A meeting of the committee was
held last evening In William M. Gar
i land's office in the Pacific Electric
building, at which a number of minor
changes were made in the rules regu
lating the flights. Yesterday demon
strated the need of these changes, and
they were made at once.
~m
AVIATORS DISSATISFIED
WITH RULE OF CONTEST
Objection Made to Clause That
Three Must Qualify to
Hold Any Event
While the aviators have refrained
from saying bo, it la understood that
is v little dissatisfaction in their
ranks in regard to the rules covering
I i iiy eonte
The particular clause which the bird
rncn seem m I set against Is the clause
\ hlch Stan- that unless at least three
;:viators qualify in each dally con
t> --t that particular contest will be
omitted for that day. The aviators
claim that It is uftfair to them to ask
io go In and do their best to win
a prize and then have that prize with
drawn because no one else attempted
to win it.
li waa for the purpose of straighten
ing nut this grievance that the avia
tion committee met last evening in
Chairman Garland's office in the Pa
cific Electric building. Just what de
cision was arrived at by th^ committee
durinf i!.' 1 meeting was not Riven out
ng, but it. Is understood that
:, satisfactory arrangement has been
reached an arrangement which will
i continual flying? without any ill
feeling between the aviators and the
committee. Wltn the exception of this
nno complaint, representatives of every
ramp of t.inlmon taking part in the
d their approval of the
program yt-atorday, some goiiiK so far
i state that in many respects it
thi best program under which
they had ever world d.
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE HEAD
QUITS AFTER VICE PROBE
MINNEAPOLIS, Deo. 24.— C01. Frank
IT. Corrlston, superintendent of tho
Minneapolis police, resigned today, to
take effect January 1. Capt. Michael
■ Mealey, at present assistant superln
ti ndent, on day duty, will mcceed iilm.
Col. Corriston's resignation followed
the vice Investigation of the grand Jury
and the criticism of the alleged laxity
of the police in enforcing Uiu law.
TODAY'S PROGRAM
AT AVIATION PARK
Altitude — nrooMm ami Homey In
Wright blpl«nei| l.iitliam in Antoinette;
liiiilli-.v In lllerlot machine,
<>ri. Mart—Jaiueti Haillcy, KiiKcnr
i:iy In <iirll«» niui'liliie; PnJUp l'ormelee
In Wlfhl inailiiiir.
rnsufniter —OurtlM, Honey,
Wright, tVlll»rd, Ely.
Dally npceil—ltiulloj', Curtls», I'armr-
Ire, WMlnnl, l.alliiini.
Accuracy In —Unillrj, Latham.
CnrtlM, Honey, lirooklm, Ply.
Bomb throwing —l'artlcl|i»nt» are not
ltdllD'tl.
IVrUlnn 1 Ultra.
Local aviators may also compete In
any of 111* above control»■
AVALON TO FALL
IN AERIAL BATTLE
Luna Park to Present Spectacle
of Destruction of City
by Aeroplane
White society In its furs and hobbles
leans back on cushions or benches at
Hominguez during the coming week,
merely amused at the great spectacle
of flying men, the management of
Luna park will bo presenting a vivid
demonstration of the serious side to
aerial navigation.
This will be an elaborate scenic pro
duction of possible "war in the air.''
and it la billed an "The Inevitable
Wars of the Future."
Luna park for the present hps been
turned Into a replica of the familiar
Bay of Avalon, and at its b ick rises, in
metallic models, the familiar buildings
of Catallna's only town, from the Met
ropole hotel to the aquarium -all made
in seal' and all in the familiar shapes
and coloring.
Yet bach of this is a very large drop,
fifteen feet in height and ninety feet
in length, representing the hills of
Avalon and the distant Cataiina moun
tains.
For the purposes of this mimic play
■a mimic fleet of Tinted States war yea
sela is at anchor in the harbor -cruis
ers, battleships, torpedo boats and
tenders. There are nine vessels In all.
and the largest is the dreadnought
"California," twenty-five feet in i
and of five-foot beam actually afloat
and bearing a crew of two men to
manlpul ite hi i ignals, electric search
lights and very realistic guns.
Aviator "Billy" (.Marls, who is one
of the best known wi stern blrdmen,
has been employed with his Bloriot
machine, and at the close or a pi ice
ful evening be \e supposed to app
from the sea He begins to attack the
town by dropping explosives in its
rnldst and the warships answer in kind,
but quite unavailingly.
EIRE DESTROYS liril.l>lX<;B
One by one tho familiar buildinps of
the little resort city pass in flames.
Tha big hotel, the pavilions, the stores,
the cottages—all give up their wooden
spirits in the fiery shroud woven by the
overhead destroyer.
The latter part of the conflict cen
ters between the battered dreadnought
rind the Bleroit—which all this time,
mind you, will be actually flying find
liunimiiiß about over its scene of min
iature devastation.
The honor of Old dory is finally
avenged and the Blerlot, crippled, la
brought to earth—or rather, the sca
lar back In the shadow.
This is probably the first pyrotechnic
spectacle employing the aeroplane
which has been put on anywhere in
the world. So far the bis displays of
the sort have dealt with ancient rather
than modern subjects, such OS "The
Last Days of Pompeii." and the utiliza
tion of a very probable implement of
future war is a startling innovation.
Kach evening, in addition to the con
flict itself there will be a military drill,
a hand concert and In conclusion an
elaborate display of fireworks.
The opening performance will he
given this evening and performances
will be Rivr-n each evening hereafter
until farther notice.
BARRIER FLIES 6130 FEET
HIGH AT NEW ORLEANS
Moissant Hakes a Cross-City
Flight of 46 Minutes
NEW > HU/EANS, Dee. 24.—1n estab
ng the first local altitude record —
6180 feet—this afternoon In the opening
day of the ten-days aviation meet here,
Rene Barrier, the French aviator, In a.
Blerlot 50-horsepower monoplane flew
ovor the business district. This mad'j
the second cross-city flight of the day,
John If. Moissant having flown Tor i')
minutes J" seconds tiiir; morning. He
traveled thirty-five miles and cstab
llshed what is claimed to b" a world's
duration record for cross-city nights.
Rene Harrier ll<:w twice over Lake
Poncnartrain. He, Molssant and Rene
Elmoo In monoplanes made several
[lights, while Charles K. Hamilton in
his biplane made the first lli.^ht he lms
attempted since hia accident at Mem
phis.
The most successful flight v.-as that
of Molssant in the morning, when, un
known to his team mates and unan
nounced, be circled over the business
district.
VATICAN ORGAN COMMENTS
ON SPANISH SITUATION
Newspaper Declares Padlock Bill
Effects No Change
ROME, Dec. 24.—The Ouervator*
Romano, the Vatican organ, communt
]tij^- on the statement m;ul<: by Premier
Canalejai that the approval of tba
Spanish chamber of deputies of the
"padlock" bill was necessary in order
that he might conduct the negotiations
with the Vatican fn a more decisive
manner, says it does not understand
what it means.
What U certain, the paper continues,
is that tho situation alter approval of
the "padlock" bill, is identical with
that of last January, when it was said
tho holy see could not continue nego
tiations while tho Spanish government
was formulating regulation* affecting'
the question under discussion.
Tin. 1 regulation*! It in pointed out, in-
Hude tho new bill, and thus the situa
tion is not altered in the least.
AEROPLANES URGEG
ON U. S. WARSHIPS
Report to Secretary of the Navy
Favors Equipping Scout
Cruisers with Flyers
NAVY NEEDS AIR SAILORS
Captain Chambers Suggests a
Training School for Avia
tors on Coast
[Associated Tress)
WASHINGTON, Dec. IM.—Two aero
planes, or at least one two-seated ma
chine, should constitute part of the
equipment of each of the scout cruis
ers of the United States navy. This
recommendation a:; the Initial step of
the government in the actual develop
ment of aerial navigation from the
Standpoint Of tile navy is made In ■>•
report to Secretary Meyer by Captain
Washington I. Chambers, who was
delegated by the secretary to study the
possibilities of the aeroplane in war
fare.
"Whatever may be the result:* ob
tained Hum thi' future development of
aeroplunes fur use on land." suya Cap
tain Chambers, "a typ ■ or types es
pecially adapted to the navy service is
yet to be di valoped. For this reason I
recommend the immediate purchase of
only such of tin: existing aeroplunes a <
in-, needed for the tentative and pro
gressive Instruction of oui personnel In
tin lr Use "
Aeroplam a In the navy In tha opin
ion of Captain Chambers, should be
placed In the sang category aa boats
.iiui be acquired in like milliner, as
equipment. The uubjecl of aviation
should be masti red by members of tha
naval service, says Captain Chambers,
in order that the science may lie ad
vanced from m nautical standpoint ami
that experts may he given v cor reel
understanding of Ihe condition* and
problems which are ■>> special Impor
tance to the navy,
,\IK hAiI.OIt.S AIM. M 1 DM>
"We arc. fortunate," ho declared, "hi
being able. ti> rely, to a certain extent,
upon i; . United States aeronautical re
serve tor trained aviators, many of
them equipped with aeroplanes, to ex
pand our resources in emergency.
"Rut it would bo Colly to depend en>
tirely upon this cause, and tor that
reason we urge the training of the navy
personnel in aei onauti< a "
On the Pacific coast, tie report con
tinues in this connection, suitable ft
cilities probably could he found near
tlie coaling station at fc'an Dl>'go for
training in aeronautics.
Jti order that the naval arm may
keep abreast of the progress of tho
aviation Captain Chambers recom
mends that an "office) of naval aero
nautics" be established in tho navj
department to be composed of the rep
resentatlves of the bureaus of eon
struction and repair, steam engineer
navigation and ordnance, all of which
are concerned in tho development of
aviation In the navy. This board
would be charged with the responsi
bility of studying the aerial problem
in its every detail from tho viewpoint
of the navy to the end that the aero
plane may he perfected for naval uses.
GARLAND IS DELIGHTED
WITH SUCCESS OF MEET
Chairman of Committee Believes
75-000 Will See the Flights
Today and Tomorrow
"It is the must wonderful aviation
meet ever held," said Chairman Gar
land of tho aviation committee last
evening, when the la.-t birdman aliKht
e<l und wont lii.s machine to its hangar.
"1 Was ut BeltnODt park every day
during the recent International mccl
held ther*, and while what I saw was
wonderful It does not compare to this
aftern6ort'a program any more than
last year i meet hero compares with
the Belroont meet. Never have the
people of the United Slates been given
the opportunity to *<■<* such flying as
has been done here this afternoon. 1
iiu not mean the records made, or the
r< cord i broken. I mean the entertain
ing kind of flying which tho aviators
have furnished this afternoon.
"l expect record crowds to attend
the meet tomorrow and Monday," con
tinued Air. C.iirland. "Today \« were
agreeably surprised, it being the day
before Christmas—when thouaands are
busy shopping, we did not expect much
of a turnout. In fact, this first day
was father to blvo the members of the
committee an opportunity of seeing
v. hat t!n' pro^ra.n would lie. lil<^. After
seeing it, however, and after the great
number of people who were out here
have seen what Is doing, i have not
the slightest hesitancy In stating that
25,000 people will attend Vw meet to
morrow and fully 40,0(10 people Monday
Those may .sound like large, overcon
tideni estimates, but I am of the opin
ion that when the peopie of Southern
California realize what is being dons
out here —realize Hint history is being
made at DomiiiKiiez field -it will be
Impossible to keep them away.
"There have liewi skeptics—then
have been those who thought a sue
cessful moot Impossible, rosslhiy,
after witnessing today's program, they*
have changed their mind. At any rat
tlie aviators have made Rood —they ar*'
delivering the goods In abundant mcaa*
ure and the people will respond to sucl)
treatment."
BOARD PAYS AND AVERTS
SCHOOL JANITORS'STRIKE
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 24.JS
members of the board of education had-' 1
the unique experience last night otJ;
averting a strike by the school janitor*^
by voluntarily subscribing the umount
of money demanded by the Janitors as"?
extra compensation. feii
Cooking classes have been held difjH
Ing the fall for young women whol
could not receive day instruction. ']■]
Janitors have objected to working:
overtime anil the school board was uA»M
able to obtain Increased compensations
for them. The ultimatum came yestarrif
day, and either the classes had tojMfl
given up or the janitors paid. feg|