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Show LEW FREE PRESS, LEHI, UTAH Safins :A if Mail Service ttCle Marks Its 20th Anniversary as practical as Book which is now ready. It conT.VO dresses, 109 attractive, practical and they are pretty one for shop- tains ' Pioneering Flavored Early Development of America's Fastest Postal weather. of rIt New Route Was First Transportation; York-Washingt- By JOSEPH W. LaBINE was Mineola, N. Y. The date, sometime between Iber 23 and SO, 1911. An excited postmaster lifted his .Tttip heavens and saw mail pouches plummet toward him f cockpit of an early model army airplane. -t was the start of air mail, a national institution which observes its twentieth birthday anniversary. Officially, '.'In rists back to May- 15, 1918, when the first scheduled w.- rew ium aim wasninp,ion under post- - n woum heart of a Wise. Mr. nis seai in 1843 to an institution to the ."named John e rose irom jov back in rcss pro-legislati- regarding on planes over the Washington-NeYork route. Night Flying Experiments. But this was daylight flying, necessitating the sending of mail by train at night and materially lessening the usefulness of air transpor- - . carriage of mail by air-:But Mr. Wise might have aged prematurely the setbacks con-z- g he realized aviation and air mail be- ,t reached its 1!MB stage ol L-- air rth and mail has not been a successful venture. It leathered storms far more se-- e than those of a wintry Rocky It night at 10,000 feet. seen the flush of premature suc-i- . when a pound of $3.00 for And it seen the depths of February, when the postoffice depart-:- t cancelled all contracts be- as in C :, 1926 brought the carrier miles transportation. lJ Miil(l!T 11 w companies had fellows. War Speeded Air Mail. :e World war sped adoption of mail because aircraft had been few major lowed the little se i a so successfully in beginning the Srvlc. WNU Syndicate. rt hmgJ make up, and each is accompanied by a complete and detailed sew chart. Frock With Girdled Waistline. Fashion says everything must have a certain amount of soft de tailing this season, and this charming tailored dress obeys with draping at the neckline, the girdled waist, and bust fullness beneath smooth shoulders. Easy sleeves, cut in one with the shoulders, make it a cool style for sum mer. House Dress for Large Women It's a diagram dress, so that it may be made in just a few hours. The long, unbroken, unbelted line, the utter simplicity, the make this dress extremely becoming to women in the 36 to 52 size range. Short, pleated sleeves give nlentv of ease for reaching and stretching. Make this up in pret ty cottons that will stand plenty of wear and washing percale, gingham, seersucker, broadcloth The Patterns. 1489 is designed for sizes 14, 16, 18, 20, 40 and 42. Size 16 requires 4'i yards of material, plus yard of contrasting for girdle 1476 is designed for sizes 36, 38, 40. 42. 44. 46. 48. 50 and 52. Size 38 requires terial. de- - Spring-Summ- pent had complete supervision : the work and army fliers in handled the transpor-:n- . late in 1918 the post- Jack Knight, one of air mail's pioneer pilots, as he appeared in the department dropped its army aviator's costume of 15 years ago, shortly after his epochal night flight Nation and bought its own planes. from Omaha to Chicago. Knight, now retired from active flying, is with 'i in 1938, the economic rule gov- United Airlines in Chicago. air mail expansion in 1918 at such e $3.00 a pound for the first 1,000 service becomes a nec- - tation. For several years the ary utility when miles. Immediately began an agit operates be- department conducted experipoints farther apart than a ments in night flying with radio, ragressive advertising campaign to s journey by train. With that dio beams and airway lights. On popularize the system. mind the Profits Excessive. postoffice department July 1, 1924, the first scheduled night an planning a transcontinental flight was successfully completed, were soon made to proChanges Mrom Atlantic to Pacific. This but as early as 1921 a the for vide granting of air mail was flavored with the pioneer-spir- flight was made across the conti- "certificates" which permitted car of America's first trans- - nent to demonstrate its practicabiliriers to apply for contracts. By cental railroad or her coast-t1930 profits became excessive, acty to congress. st telephone and telegraph sys- Behind this venture was Otto cording to the government, and s. It was a challenge to the in- - Praeger, former assistant postmascharges were changed from a pound ;mty of modern ter general who pioneered the ex- basis to the space-mil- e basis. Carpansion of aviation. Praeger felt a riers were further ordered to fill ae route flight would win congress all available space with passengers, was composed of four 'act sections. The first, flown over to the value of a progressive amounting to government subsidy of 15, 1919. was hptwppn flevp. view on air mail. At 4:30 a. m., passenger traffic. i and Chicago. The qprnnri was February 22, 1921, an eastbound In 1933 came the dark hour for Wished July 1, 1919. between plane left San Francisco loaded with commercial aviation, when four ma'eland and New York. On the mail that landed in New York city jor companies emerged through a at 4:50 p. m. the following day. aversary of the first section, May merger of operators. It had been 0. the third Trouble Over Iowa City. division was expected that the act of 1930 would aed between was on the central portion of produce keen bidding for contracts Chicago and Oma- It ma tne following September 8 this flight that Jack Knight ran into but the mergers resulted and the fourth section between Omaha such trouble as had seldom plagued major operators in turn entered into about Francisco was inaugurated, agreements an air mail pilot, but he came gentlemen's which routes each should seek. sounds and through with flying colors to give simple That state of affairs led to canbut many a erim faced cio- Tying a good name. r Pilot of all air mail contracts cellation was the of flight acquired the lines of aee Knight's portion The by the post office department in to Omaha. f1? that short Platte North from of span years. a famous February, 1933. The army air corps ninnpprc nc .Tar-ship reached Omaha at midnight Chi;ght and E. was ordered to fly the mail. But to the hop Hamilton Lee became and Knight was told of bad ned with the because army pilots were ill trained for canceled was flycago game Knight and instrument flying. Twelve deaths and great loss of property resulted during the tragic, experiment. Aviation's story since the 1933 affair is a complex one, filled with legislative investigation and new congressional acts. It will suffice that public denunciation of the government's unsuccessful operation resulted in a return of contracts to private operators under conditions more satisfactory from a mutual standpoint. Kates Have Dropped. Today the United States probably has an air mail service superior to that of any other nation in speed, Its' dependability and economy. history is one of constantly decreasing costs. Oldtimers who dispatched mail in that first historic pouch from New York to Washington may remember they paid 24 cents an ounce, compared to the present y sew-cha- e Bell 39-in- France. In postoffice becoming designs. The Barbara Bell patterns are well planned, accurately cut and easy to follow. Each pattern includes a which enables even a beginner to cut and make her own ciotnes. Send your order to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept., 143 new Montgomery Ave., San Francisco, Calif. Patterns 15 cents (in coins) each. g department supervision. But in 1911 the intrepid Earle rton made history by carrying about 37,000 pieces of mail Nassau boulevard airport, Long Island, to Mineola, where flew back home. topped the pouches and and even in ma it was considered an imprac-stun- t. 1911 Today, in 1938, giant silver airliners glide to of the nation day and night, carrying the writ- corner rV destinations in incredibly fast word of man to distant Last year 760,000,000 letters were flown by a service has become an all-iin American ing between Cleveland and Chicago ait factor in DH-4- s and Lee herding Jenny biess and industry. :h Knight, realizing the flight's importance, volunteered to take off for Chicago, a route he had never before flown, and under difficult weather conditions. He took off for Des Moines, passed over that city without incident and headed for Iowa City where he was due to take gas. Storms and low visibility hampered him until he reached Iowa City, where he circled 20 minutes-seekinthe airport. The field had been told the flight was cancelled at Omaha and had left for home. Only a blessed watchman was on duty and he finally heard Knight's motor, igniting a flare to help the beleaguered pilot land. His gas supply replenished, he headed for Chicago to complete the most dramatic flight in air mail's history. The system began rapid expansion. To supply the transcontinental line with proper loads, feeder routes were established between Chicago and St. Louis and Chicago and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. In 1925 the Kelly air mail bill was passed authorizing the postmaster general to turn the work over to private operators. By the end of 1926, 14 domestic routes were being operated by private companies. The postoffice department relinquished all control except the power to grant contracts, which it guarded jealously Private operators prospered in 1926 when the rate of pay for air mail was changed to a poundage ba-- ! sis on a fixed rate not exceeding ping and general street wear, the other ideal for round the house, and made on slenderizing lines. Notice that they both use the smart front closing. Both these patterns are quick and easy to What would happen if an irresistible force hit an immovable object? The only answer to this old question is that it presupposes conditions, the two impossible terms being mutually exclusive. Ycu cannot conceive of a force that is irresistible being stopped by any object, nor can an immovable object be moved by any force. As the existence of th two conditions at the same time ii impossible, it is also impossible to say what would happen if they did exist. crew-ther- -- Deiween Even the next pilot had left the airport. on Impossible Condition! 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One needs to be trained for the vocation he is to follow, but he also needs an education in order to enjoy the intellectual things of life. He Generally Shows It Anyone enforcing discipline may have the best intentions, but if he is opposed, it spoils his temper If you cheer loud enough at a public meeting you will be appointed on a committee. Elephants live forever as does your rich uncle who is going to leave you $50,000. I; Pit NEW HOUSE tits . -- In SALT LAKE CITY Has Established Its Reputation as One of the Nation'f Most Popular Hotels. I is(vi. 400 Rdfes: ROOMS-4- 00 BATHS to $4.00 Singfe $2.00 CAFETERIA DINING ROOM All located oH main lobby-fin- est DINING DANCING Entertainment and SATURDAY NIGHT EVERY FRIDAY Jjotcl BUFFET food at reasonable prices MEWHKDUJSE Mrs. J. H. WATERS, Pntideni CHAUNCEY W. WEST, Manogir day-nig- Have You Entered This Cake Recipe Contest? cross-countr- y ITS EASY TO WIN A CASH PRIZE Nothing to buy . . . No Letter to write . VO t..: "loniv .i ls. Th;:r.f."ie"", nas uiuus" "'""'"S perwuS:?:":Z in and comfort. i'lODat.. speed . . rate of . "in"' uns the latest in air man "L ' v,n,r that carry both mail " ! 1 6 cents. Such is the brief story of Uncle Sam's latest venture in speeding the mails. Who can say that the pony express, colorful symbol of an earlier era, held more adventure than the night flights of pioneer bird men who flew above the same trail.? sev- - eral decades la? Western Ncwspr Union. ; Have you submitted s recipe in the big Cake Recipe Contest now being conducted through this newspaper by C. Houston Gdudiss, author of our "WHAT TO EAT AND WHY" series? If not, take time today to write out your favorite cake recipe, and send it tohim,attaching the coupon below. What Is Your Specialty? Ther ar no restriction! at to the type of recipe that may be eubmltted. A limple loaf .cake has an equal chance with (ti elaborate layer cake, provided it's good! 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The winning cakes will be Rejected by experienced home economists on the staff of the Experimental Kitchen Laboratory maintained by C. Houston Goudiss In New York City. The recipe sdjudged the best will win S2) for the lucky bomemaker who submits it; there will be fire second prises of $10 each and ten third prises of ti each. Enter your recipe in thla contest today. Mall raclr--e and coupon, properly rilled out with your full name, address, town, atata, and tha trade name of the shortening, baking powder and flour used in your recipe, to C. Houstoe Goudiss, t East J9th Street, New York City. f C. , 6 I Cake Recipe Contest Heuston GotidUe E.t 39th Strert, New York, ti. Y. Please enter the attached cake recipe ia your contest I My name I My sddresa. I Town J My recipe calls for ia ...v.. State J My recipe calls for My recipe sails for j - (Brand name of baking powder) I I , (Brand name of shortening) I (Brand name of flour) ., |