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4. Ooc Ooe PLANS TO STOP TIDE TO CITIES LIKE TO feet in air. He said that at that point the aviator seemed to lose control of the machine, which then came down as swiftly as if it were falling and apparently without master. Glenn II. Curtiss held a similar view, although be did not believe that death had actually taken place aloft, but rather that Iloxsey bad, been stricken by aviation sickness, due to swift change of altitude, and had become unconscious.

Charles S. Willard, who had been up on the same day, returned to the earth with the statement that no money would tempt him to asveml again, as he had found "the atmosphere as full of holes as a Swiss cheese." His Vii I -O I Ely to fly From Land to Vessel, While Utham Will Try An-telope Hunting From Aeroplane. OOQ 2. -6 tory of American aviation was that on wbich tvo-star bird men, Uoxsey ana John u. Moisant, met men- cteatn.

Moisant Proved Merit. Moisant was comparatively new in the game, bet his first big feat had centered on him the world's attention. This was a flight with a passenger from Paris to London. It was the first time such a feat had ever been attempted, and aviators agreed that it could not be done. To Moisant such opinion acrea as a uuu wuneomicu pieyttrcvi uc.

Taking with him his mechanic, a heavy man, he first sailed over the city of Faris, the first time such a flight a u. luaiul eu hy continuous stages flew to the coasc- ovei lue within twentytnine mile? of London, when a broken propeller forced him to wait for repairs. Here misfortune after misfortune attended him, but he kept on w'ith dogged perserereuce till at last he landed in London. Moisant's great victory in America was that of winning! the prize for the quickest flight from Belmont park around the statue of Liberty and re- turn: That feat was even more daring and thrilling than the Paris-London e.W. JB: oof DAB III III '1 if I ill Aviators taunted.

Though Rendered ire Cautious by Deaths ipf Moisant anduioxsey. QOO By JAMES AL EDGER TON. AVJJSG Cv1n from the deck of a battleshit) to land, Eugene B. Kiy, -'tlifc aviator, became ambitious reverse tlie Proc ters and fly Irom lufjd to the deck of a fbattleship. So he firranged with the Officials of the Salt Francisco aero nautical meet to skjlnhihe out from the i iCalifornla shore to whe armored cruis- 5er Pennsylvania.

I In some aspects tlipa is the most sen sational aeroplane fcfat yet undertaken. hf is a brand new, twentieth century I Miint, a Thl ng the" month of he San Francisco eet, the thing is wrought before us oil 1a FMillt-v fv VAv as not only reversfd his process of ight, but hispositlon on the conti- ent the previous feat having been bulled off at Hamptlm Itoads on the Atlantic, coast He 1 has likewise re- rersed all previous btiman experience. Iie possibilities he I has opened are daggering. 0 I I What is to prevent a flock of aeroplanes from )boardig a battleship rhile th aeronauts whip the crew fore the jack: tars recover from their stonishmentTlWhat is to prevent the ky passengers from dropping bombs a the admiral'; head or blowing off fighting tops 'and conning towers? is plain to thKt in future our Zhting ship8fwili have to be armored ot only on the aides und ends, but on EJy presents us a more jileasing f-ospect, hpweeir Hceafter wlien an ute passenger loses lis steamer, in-5ead of jumpiiigVint the water or jtaking his fist? and hirling language the disappeariHaf Hair, lie can take aeroplane and land on deck with ie casual remark vtl at he always kes ship that wayf 'f Already Sensatidttl Performer. Jn Mr.

Ely's previous flight he gave bunch of Uncle Sam's naval ofiicers ad men the sensation of their lives, ii inclined platform had been on the deck of the Birmingham, lid from this the venturesome aviator ade his start It was a windy and lny morning, and for this reason iw believed that the trip would be ade. Almost before the ou lookers iew it the biplane had left the ship, until it actually grazed the then arose to a height 'of 200 feet ad bore away to the faintly outlined Virginia shore, two and one-half miles distant. Ely said that when he struck (tne water his propeller was siigntiy anjurea ana ne nimseir was wmaea jjy the salt spray covering his cog- iob-or. ima tnwtna i FEATS i J1IUF Uili ELKINS OWED BANDIT Ooo TENATOR STEPHEN B. EL-KINS Of West Virginia, who fcJ died recently, has had his famt? as a great railroad pioneer and as secretary of war in the cabinet of President Harrison obscured in the popular mind by the rumors about lie engagement of his daughter to the Duke of the Abruzzi.

He was bom in Perry county, on Sept, 2U. 1311 His father was a farmer and raovec while he Was still a loy to Missouri Re was graduated freni the uuivetbitT of that state In 1SG0 arid look up th study of law. Just as he was admitted to the th civil war started, and Mr. his individuality by breaking away from his family and all his hone lies to enlist in the Union army. ii father and brother fought for the federates, but he joined the Mi-sour; militia and served long enough to withe rank of captain.

Soon after he joined he met an adventure which nearly -ost him life. With his brother he had left 1 lie Union lines to visit a woman friend the family and as he was returning he ran into a picket of Quantrill's guerrillas. They were noted for their brutality and were known to shoot uli their prisoners. Saved by Cole Younger. Mr.

Elkins was taken to the guerrilla camp and there fortunately recognized Younger, an old friend and pupil of his. Younger interceded with Quantrill for the future senator and obtained a respite. As the guerrillas moved off Mr. Elkins had to ride with them, but as he reached the crossroads galloped off for his life. Younger hld his captors in check, and lie escaped.

Younger, after the war, became a bandit and was a member of the Jesse James gang. He was sentenced to imprisonment for life, and years after Senator Elkins not only helped to secure his release, but received hhn at his own home when he was a free man. Before tbo war was over Mr. the army and in 1804 struck acros--the plains to New Mexico, then a bor dor territory of which two-thirds o' the population were Spanish. He ac quired that language in the course a year and soon secured a large la practice.

He was elected to the le islature and also served as attorney general. President Johnso made him territorial United States dic trict attorney, and he wss one of tb few New Mexico officials whom Ger eralGrant did not dismiss. It fell to his lot as a federal officii to -enforce the ct of congress prohl' lting slavery. At that time there wer in New Mexico thousands of peon who to all Intents and purposes wer enslaved by the Mexican residenb The abuse had been tolerated so Ion that It had become a regular socir custom, but Mr. Elkins.

in the face vigorous opposition. Insisted on tb restoration of these unfortunates t-freedom. But besides enforcing the law was amassing a fortune. His lav-practice waR lucrative, and he had lit tie competition. In particular he wa associated with the Maxwell lan grant, which, through bis loyal serv lees, reeiTe the firm tion of thi Re-elected Despite Declination.

Mr. Elkins first appeared in Wash ington as the delegate to congress from the territory of New Mexico Ir 1873. His popularity among Uhj Spanish secured him the handsome major HORNED MAN-MONKEYS FOUND Skeletons of Queer Shape Exhumed In California. What are described as skeletons of a strange tribe of- horned man-monkey pygmies are being from an ancient burying ground discovered near Jackrabbit I-odge, in the delta of Topango canyon, near Santa Monica, Cal. Forty-four skulls and almost as imany complete 'sets of torso and limb bones have been recovered, together with strange antiquities apparently used by the tribe as weapons and many stone mortars.

The tribe is thought to have been the last of the kind, and It is asserted by a legend of the oldest Spanish families that Aztec Indians" exterminate them upon their "invasion into south- COLE 000 ity of 4,000, and be was re-eWcted for a second term white on a tour; in Europe in the facVof nis I own positive refusal of the nomination, ne felt that he could not decline such an honor, and he acquired In bis second term a national reputatiottifcy a speech in which he pleaded for the admission of the territory to statehood. While in congress JSUtlns mar- ried a daughter of cx-Sexhitor Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia-; This alliance made him acquainted with great undeveloped" resouvw cv; 'f that mountainous staternd it decided him to throw In his lot itltb ft Began Acquiring a Fortune. After the expiration of Ids' second congressional term, although he was always recognized as one of, the lead- ers of the Republicans and was a member of the national committee he severed his connection wiUiewMex- Ico and lived for two years In Washington. He found that as. a westerner of national repute he tcould "make monkey by looking after the.

legal tmsiness of the great in teres ta'-TwlArb' were growing up in the newly developed states. Next he became Interested in railroads and turned his attention more and more to the development of his wife's state In co-operatlqn iwitb ber father. Together they conceived tn West Virginia Central, wbteb winds lit and out of the Allegheny' mountains. It threads the Cumberland region and taps a district enormously wealthy In coal and lumber. Owning as he did In 7e8t Virginia hundreds of thousands of acres of tlm berland and thousands of acres of mines, Mr.

Elkins. became the uncrowned king of the state? He divided his power with his father-fn-lawi but in all their interests they were united. He came back into jKiltics again with the nomination of James at Chicago in 1884. It has always been supposed that the Maine statesman owed hla, nomination to the railroad man fromj West Virginia, and four years later Elklnn again tried to make him the Republican standard bearer. Mr.

Blaine refused, but it was only after be bad cabled positively from Florence, Italy, that Mr. Elkins ceased to press hi claims. In Harrison's Cabinet. He is then credited wltb having bad nuvh to do with the nomination of Harrisoa and in 1801 was invited by Jbat president blr" Cabinet secretary of tbo war H-, held office for two years liLJ. -as inventor of the term -post czz He said that he obJectediccateen.

the word in use in the British army, as savoring too much of jlrtnking, ani the word "exchange" seemed to hln to be the exact title for -the club at an array post. Already offered the complimentary nomination of the Republicans Of We Virginia to the senate in XIr. El kins waR elected in 1895 and served continuously to his He bad of late been identified with such men a Aldrich, hut it was the fsree of cir cu instances rather thaat tnebnatieu. which led bun to take so strong a stand. Curiously enough, while he represent-ed'Wet enkte in th Republican interest, his sibeto-law.

x-Senator Davis, was nominated as vice president ou the Parker ticker This wav however, understood 'at the time to be part of an arraBment between the senator and'flDemoersti: leaders and in no way disturbed th peace of hJs family. REAL HAIR GROWER FOUND. But You Must Seek Frigid ProfeMi" Preferably Polar. The latest "tmiverMl' hair grower' discovered is a trip, to the arctic re gions or, falling time and inclination for that, employment in a cold storag" company. According to Sir Ernest the antarctic explorer, extreme cold i- one of tho best means of sircngthemm: the hair.

In the course of tn inter view recently Sir Ernest said: 11 of the men who went wiU south pole expedition wp m-or two exceptions possessed strong--crops of hair their retuni to "-Extreme cold undoubtedly strengl'i-ens one's barf. As our party approaci Rudolph Spreckels Has Project For Prospective Farmers. WOULD EliUST CAPITAL'S AID. Idea Is to Have Wealthy Men Buy Up Desirable Land, Then Resell It on Long Payments So One Crop Failure Will Not Entail Loss of Farm Says Capitalists Should Form a Fund. Rudolph Spreckels, leader in the San Francisco anti-graft crusade, in addition to ideas for civic reform, lias a plan for stemming the tide of the wave of population flowing toward the American cities with such alarming rapidity.

"The trouble with the buck to the farm propaganda today," Mr. Gpreck-sls says, "is that, while it distributes a lot of free advice to the residents of congested sections' in our cities, it offers comparatively little aid of a substantial sort I think thatt is not because city dwellers prefer the cities to tho country that they remain iu a state of industrial dependence, but because they have not the capital required to buy a farm and the stock and implements necessary to make it a paying venture. Thinks Fund Should Be Formed. 4T believe the capitalists of the United States should form a fund so that they could buy tillable land and then resell it to prospective emigrants from the cities at actual cost, with provision for easy terms of payment. These payments could be so arranged as to extend over a period of fifty or even seventy years, so that there would be little question that the purchaser or his family would eventually own the land.

"As it is, many hesitate to leave their urban homes because farming is a great deal of a risk. They would -be compelled to place heavy mortgages on their land, payable in a few years. Under this plan a series of unfortunate seasons would be fatal to the farmer, who would be unable to meet the demands of the incumbrance on his land and would thereby forfeit his holdings, together with the money he had expended in getting started. Calls It Mistaken Plea. "The plea to the man of the city 10 emigrate to the frontier to hew out a home for himself where land is cheap is mistaken.

Pioneer life necessarily entails many which the city dweller and his wife cannot endure because they are not inured to them. To a man who has been reared on a farm it is difficult enough, to transform a stubborn prairie or a heavily wooded land into tillable land, but for the inexperienced farmer, recruited from the congested cities, it Is almost impossible. After a few years he will get discouraged and return to bis old home and work. Here is the difficulty, however. To embark on a farming venture In a district which is already cultivated and settled to some extent requires a big outlay of capital, whereas in pioneer regions land can be obtained either free or for a nominal sum.

And this is where the capitalists should extend a helping hand. Europe's Plan 8ucedc. "In many parts of Europe the plan of long payments for land is in operation and is proving a great success. Wlven. the settlers are assured- that In case of crop reverses they are not in danger of losing their homes and that If they fail to pay for their homes even in' a lifetime their sons can continue the payments they do not hesitate to leave the bench of the wage earner for the plow and tho reaper.

I understand, too, that this plan' has been undertaken In various parts of the United States on a. small scale, and that efforts along this line have been tie" source of great satisfaction to those who have supported them. "It is a great problem, this back to the land movement. It will be the great problem of the future, as it is the problem of the present Our cities are certaiw to increase in population Immensely for many years to come. As the number of mouths to feed grows the number of actual producers on the land must-increase or development must cease." FRENCH HEELS RUIN FEET.

Spinal Curvature Another Phase, Ac- theory was that Iloxsey had fallen fnto UQ of the aJr and bad en unabletto. right-his machine. Held Altitude Record. Iloxsey was a high type of aviator, keen and intelligent His daring is exemplified by the fact that a forty mile gale was blowing at the time he broke the world's altitude record. He then went up 11.474 feet, or over two miles.

He is the man who made the great cross country flight from Spring field, to St. Louis and who took Tlieodore Roosevelt up for his famous flight. flight As a result of these and other fatal accidents, which spread a pall over the aviation sky in 1910, a conservative movement i on foot. Cortland Field Bishop, first vice president of the Aero Club of America, is out in an appeal for more caution and for useful results rather than spectacular effects. Following the death of Hoxsey, Wilbur Wright wired to his manager on the Pacific coast to instruct the other Wright fliers to attempt no more sensational or record breaking efforts, but to confine themselves to straightaway flights.

Despite the death list the record of 1910 is the mo6t brilliant in the history of aviation. The number of machines MOiSANT HUBERT LA7HAM and operators increased matry fold. ftnd aii nvw Enrnne and AinArica flv- mg became a recognizea aport in prance and other countries aviatoi-s v4 win of Connecticut devoted, a portion of his message to a discussion of aviation laws. The year of 1911 promises to be even nlore brilliant than that of 1910. Aside from-the shore to battleship flight at Francisco, Ely promises to attend a meet in Havana in February and to make the trip from the Cuban city to Ky West: Fla.

-One Peruvian and two French aviators have recently visited the isthmus of Panama and in the two or more 81gHt trom oceaa.t.. ocean actosa' 'the canal zone. Hants From Aeroplane. Following his successful attempts to snoot ducks from his monoplane, Hubert Lathtun says that this year he go after big game, such as antelope. Several Frenchwomen have become exports at the sport, one reznahi-ing aloft recently nearly an hour.

Feminine aviators promise to become a 3xed feature of the sport during tho coming twelve months. The year is young, and as the whole world has turneLlts thoughts to flying who can tell what progress wr.l le made before tho advent "of 1912! Among th dead Molsant's effects was found pathetic letter to his son advising him "against the fascination that attrac ts you to the life of a bird man." It was the natural cry of a father's licart and revealed tho fact that aioisaiit was not the reckless op- 0ne tho tbeIr' 'ho safe to sa that thousands. oXa-other young men 1" A PAIR OF AVIATORS WHO PLAN DAttlNG FEATS IN THE NEAli FUTURE AND TWO WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHILE FLYING. ltett the moisture he was far aloft and Pwer machine from a brother aviator, new to gOTern aviation are be-jfl'ying like a blrd.y and albugh he was a stranger to its tng enacted The same tendency is 5 The maehlhe used was the same one mechanism he entered the race without observed America. Governor Bald- flight His two competitors were un Englishman and Frenchman," each with discovered that no American was en- tered lie hastily bought a fifty horse- RU wiim irmi, mgui auu won n.

Hoisant Proved Nerve. For sheer nerve there has probably been nothing in aviation quite like it The machine coat him UtyOOO, wuieb he had to pay on a mere Tneu he faced a riong' flight in', an untried mftcWae' over a Vpopnloua city and a of waters On the starbe encountered a stiff breeze, twt took It at anangle. He won by working out atfheorv and follow In ir it On the wav statue hejiBOonted rapidly until at' one time -wai'Sto t-ktah. Then he coasted back, with the wind behind him and his motor going full force, at times reaching, the marvelous speed of eighty miles an liour. He came in less than a minute ahead of his nearest rival, Claude Grahame-White of England.

At the time of his death Moisant was preparing to enter the contest for the Michelin prize nt- New Orleans. He had placed a heavy gasoline tank in front of his and this may have caused the disaster. At any rate, after a successful flight from city to the aviation grounds, some miles distant, he was preparing to alight. When about twenty-five feet high his machine suddenly pitched forward and hurled the aviator from his seat as though from a catapult. Moisant struck the soft ground on his head.

His neck was? instantly broken. His was a daring spirit Before be- tral American revolutionist ally he was a slight, almost shy man, but adventure was Ms meat and drink Hn which Glenn 13. Curtiss made the journey from. Albany to New York. Ely always uses a Curtiss biplane and iwith it recently" won a speed contest jasainst a Wright machine.

I It would have been a star idea if I3y had decided to take with him on tills shore to battleship flight come of itne San Francisco iwho easerlv ecepted Invitations to jfa aloft during ithe San Francisco meet. It would iliave opened a new era In the eoclal uSSIJm, tu.S o. jcouid have looked forward to regular visits from the aeroplane girls' brigades that would literally drop in on them every time their ships got near shore. -Hiss Sears Starts Fad. 11 was otius ui uwwu auu Newport who started the San Frau- fcisco society buds to aviating.

Miss Soars was not the first woman to go aloft hut she, was about the biggest social noise that bad done so. and the Sport was soon the fad of the smart set. 41. Aeroplaning is now in the acrobatic etatre. Man, having found his wings, is trying them out and is doing nil sorts of freak feats hr- sheer enjoyment of his new powers, This is especially true in America, where wo arc natural ly more venturesome r.nd wnes-e tiul: rirtlnjr nnd circxis stunts have been ln- to the limit and beyond.

Avia tors are agreed that to tins iaoc is ane Wny of the deaths that have case 4 tinon thb snort. Latprn, Uet -4 'k: 'i 1 1 i.