Show WHERE THERE THE AIR AJR SHIPS WILL FLY NEXT T WEEK Ji I I S S S 5 S S1 t S S A S S AVIATION FIELD AT I iI J t f Y j v I l' l 1 At f. f C L i 4 11 Y l t t. t i 0 z h iI j f rr r t W i J 1 j f Iti J t I 0 t. t 4 y I f t 1 n 1 fj I r J 4 4 U 1 J j 7 y Y iV v f i I b r fI I Ii r i t i f r fl SS h k 1 1 l 4 I I 1 it E W r J W uJ 2 k MM dV i y Y i l t t b 4 V 5 r WS i li i S ove THE ICE feE AT 1 A NAi C CANADA 11 N THE shadow of the Sierra Madre IN I mountains near Los Angeles Cal Cat the enterprising citizens of the Pacific coast are arc making ambitious plans for fora a great exhibition of human flight I It will be the first midwinter meeting o of flying men ever held and if produced as advertised will be the first aviation event of international chara character ter for this country It all came about in the way S so many good things hl happen in southern o r California California Califor Califor- or gy nia dI in winter f t time I It was largely a ail a matter of climate If balmy aft air and sunny skies alone could draw multitudes of tourists surely a great tournament o of flying machines ought t to increase dt t that tha multitude multitude many fold Thus argued d the business men of Los Angeles and the project was soon worked Into shapo shape and announced to the world Two essentials were required required- required first first a aman aman aman man with some knowledge of the show business to organize the event and second second second sec sec- ond some one to supply the necessary funds Mr Dick Ferris a well known theatrical man assumed the responsibility ity of organizer and general manager and promoter and Mr Henry E. E HuntIngton Huntington Hunt- Hunt ington a wealthy street railway man took toole upon himself the financial burdens The spot selected for tho arena is theone the theone theone one time celebrated Santa Anita race racetrack racetrack racetrack track built by the late Lucky Baldwin Baldwin Bald Bald- win and situated t within easy hu street car carride carride ride of Los Angeles It I is situated near the foothills of th the Sierra Madre mountaIns mountains mountains moun moun- with a great expanse of grassy plains over which the men birds may soar In summer atmosphere Mr Huntington it is said at the outset outset outset out out- set contributed toward the event and soon added to his original donation donation do do- nation and asked the business men of the community to contribute a like amount This It is stated was done so o that t the enterprise started off with witha ft lt 1 If r i a capital l of s something like and with the promise of as much more from several Los Angeles business mens men's associations associations asso asso- if necessary Engage American These preliminary details having been disposed of of of m the promoters o turned d their m n to the l flying r end s of the e enterprise enter enter- prise The science of f aeronautics is not yet far advanced on the coast but with so large a fund to tempt them it was found possible to make contracts with several well known aviators and aeronauts in this country and abroad Mr 11 Glenn H. H Curtiss Americas America's speed champion was first engaged It is stated that he was to receive for appearing appear appear- ing at the meeting which was to open on ir hel January 10 and last for r ten days f Mr Charles K Hamilton Hammon and Mr 1 Charles arles F. F Willard two of Mr 11 Curtiss' Curtiss pupils were also enga engaged ed besides a score of local flying fledgling machine a class l m men Mr who Roy are Knabenshue still le In h the e Mr 11 Lincoln Beachey and other seasoned aeronauts with dirigibles were signed for the event and some of them are now on the grounds In IIi addition to these American performers It Is announced that at least one airship of the Zeppelin lin un type will be there ther and that the war department has promised to send a a. Wright machine and an aviator to the Los Angeles meet Among the unknown men announced to fly are Mr J. J P P. Listen Liston of San Diego Cal Mr 11 Connie Mars of Oakland Prof H H. L. L f y- y V. V Twining of Los Angeles Mr 1 G. G A. A Gatchell of Park Ca Cal Mr 11 Gates Gates' M. M Fowler of Phoenix Ariz Mr James V. W. Price of San Jose Mr C. C P. P Of tf Yuma Ariz Mr James a Zerbe of Los rne l ji es ofa Angeles Mr Howard o W. W G Gale of Balti more Mr H. H H. H McGIll 1 of Dayton 0 O and others Woman Aeronaut Coming It was s not difficult fi to get a goodly o Sh showing I of local aerial talent t awl with so large a sum of money to work with but when it came to tempting the big flyers from across the ocean It was another matter Nevertheless by dint of much cabling and the persistence of a capable on the other side contracts were closed with three French aviators and one woman aeronaut who have an announced announced an- an from the other side that they will sail gall for New York on on Christmas day The Frencl French syndicate Is composed of Moos Ions Paulhan Mons Mona 1 Mons Maisson l and the woman aeronaut whose name has not been announced As s an evidence vI th that the French h flyers g 1 ar are ars s surely el coming the e following c cablegram cable cable- tT gram from Mr Edmund d Cleary In Pari Paris rC l k FF ra to to Mr Dick f Ferris r the promoter o not rIgi of the event is Is' given out at the Los Angeles An An- geles publicity headquarters I accept your proposition and guarantee guarantee guarantee guar guar- antee th the appearance of Paulhan Mas Maa- carrol l Matsson Matason son a woman aviator and four fO with two cross channel channel chan chan- nel net machines and two of Paulhan's Paulhan's Paulhan's Paul- Paul hans han's own machines I dont don't think you realize the enormous cost of getting this show out Paulhan alone costs me for the American tour tour actual actual contract con con- tract no show fake therefore fake therefore I am deep deep- ly h Involved I 1 can get other aviators on oni proportionate terms with an equivalent arrangement half down here and half hail on appearance and fulfillment of contract at Los Angeles I will advise as these are secured and will operate co-operate In every possible possible possible pos pos- sible way to make your meet a success Trouble Its Raises Head Up to this h point e everything e W went along ne n aW o. o g sm smoothly t y and then n a squall appeared a r Jn in inthe the aerial offing and is still threatening nasty weather for the Los Angeles meet There exists in the world what Is known as the International Aeronautic federation This tribunal Is made up o of the representative es aero o clubs of f all the countries nI p in tn n tr the world gil gilo i and has general genera e 1 supervision and control of all legitimate aeronautic sports of an International character In this country the Aero Club of America is the parent organization and is supposed to have jurisdiction over overall overall overall all aeronautic events given under the auspices of any of of the affiliated aero acre clubs in America Not long ago the Aero club of California Cali Call fornia was organized and affiliated with the Aero Club of America but through some oversight it failed to obtain from the Aero Club of America proper sanction of the Los Angeles meeting Meanwhile the Aviation society of California was organized as a sort of holding company for the tournament but that was not affiliated affiliated af af- af- af with the parent organization nor had it sought the necessary sanction So a week ago when the California promoters discovered the gravity of the situation they began appealing by telegraph telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph for merciful treatment and hasty sanction of their tournament News of the difficulty had reached France and the French aviators threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened to cancel their engagement Half Halfa a dozen well known aeronauts of St. St Lpuis and those in other quarters quartets were on the point of withdrawing their entries and there was and still is all aU kinds of gusty weather sweeping over the aerial seas Next Tuesday when the board of governors governors governors gov gov- of the he Aero Club of America of-America meets in this city it will be settled one way or orthe orthe orthe the other Upon information that is to be he laid before it the board beard will either decide that the Los Angeles meeting is in the Interest of legitimate aeronautic sport and sanction it or it will decide that it Isa is isa isa a mere show for commercial purposes and refuse to grant its sanction Battling for Jurisdiction On both sides of the ocean the struggle for jurisdiction is waging furiously and thus far the international federation has been upheld In its fight to keep aerial sports x O out of the e professional eS s showman's h hands Recently tt three French aviators aviators- Delagrange Molon and Le Mon were Mon were punished and debarred from taking part partin in future international events for a certain certain tam tain period because they flew at the Doncaster Doncaster Doncaster Don- Don caster England meeting which was not sanctioned by the Aero club of the United Kingdom Should the Aero Club of America Amer Amer- ica lea withhold its sanction of the Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles meeting all aviators and aeronauts who take part in it would be liable to such official ostracism as would prevent their participating in either of the two big international contests that are to be held here during the coming year Men like Mr Curtiss and Mons Paulhan with world wide reputations do not want to take these chances I I However much of justice there may be beIn bein In federation d the tho tr position Its taken policy by of t the frowning ol international at upon all events that h are not promoted solely I as l competitive contests n t will IW meet with 1 vigorous vigorous vigor vigor- o ous opposition Many in fact nearly all aU of the foremost aviators of the world are men without means sufficient to enable them to travel about the country and pay i their own expenses after the fashion of wealthy sportsmen and they Insist that they should fee he allowed to make malee contracts to give flights regardless of Jurisdiction prizes or conditions of the contest They contend that wealthy men of the country are not coming coming- forward with sufficiently large prizes to tempt them and that when a locality like Los kOS Angeles Angeles An An- geles raises sufficient money to guarantee them expenses and fair fall play for their I time It should be their privilege to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac these offers without Incurring the I displeasure and penalties that dictators of the sport see fit to administer Those interested In aeronautics all aU over the world are expecting that Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles will vill prove an Important test case and many are predicting that whichever way the Aero Club of America shall decIde decide dedde de de- de- de cide there will soon be formed a strong federation of aero acre clubs s in this country which will declare absolute independence of the Aero Club of America and the In International International international In- In federation The Automobile Association of America which represents a similar spirit of Independence Is fostering fostering fostering fos fos- fos- fos this movement on the part of the aero acre clubs Its It's a long flight and a far cry from southern California to southern Nova Scotia but hut in these two places th the the- human human hu hu- hu man birds are showing the greatest activity activity activity ac ac- ac- ac at the moment In California men will soon he be buzzing over the tue flower dotted plains and in Nova Scotia two young oung aviators J. J A. A D. D McCurdy and F. F W. W Baldwin are making some very creditable flights over the Ice of Baddeck harbor A A. few days daysI ago Mr 1111 McCurdy in the new Baddeck No I 2 biplane made a flight of eight miles in nearly zero weather A week before that In the presence of Earl Grey Gre governor general of the dominion and Lord Lacelle Lanelle La La- nelle relle he flew fiew a mile in a blinding snowstorm snow snow- storm These flights have recalled to the minds of a aeronauts everywhere that Canada has a center of aviation that is Is' sure euro to tobe tobe tobe be heard from within within- the tle next few months Last winter McCurdy and Baldwin flew fiew hundreds of miles over overa a marked course on the ice hut but their field of operations was s a so far from telegraph telegraph tele tele- e se n graph and ana newspaper p offices that only a afew few ew experts and scientists heard much of their achievements The Canadian government e has now o 7 ta taken I up the question of aviation and ana a substantial sum has b been en set aside for experiments Plans are being made as ItS aswell aswell well for the invasion of the country south of the St St. Lawrence and It will not be at all surprising if Canadian aviators a make malee a very interesting effort to share honors honors with our own flying men teen before e ethe the end of the tho coming season |