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Show u THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1922. Army Blimp to Attempt Flight Across the United States FLYING OLD FORT. 2T"Ui nsltv, According to stories lolij of flying were of Hawaii, all tho thrills enjoyed by the Hawaiian centuries Ago Their ancestor secured their aerial by jumping off cliffs Into the sea In homemade airplanes. They made It, known as "lels a regular game of from It pall," or "jumping hundredthe cliff. or so years was played up to a of near lived groves who natives ago by loulu palms, near high cliffs overlooking ! the era. The game was played with large contrivances built of light but stout sticks palm leaves and overwoven with loulu of these affairs were mada ready, ' Several "aviator" took their wats the Hawaiian end were pushed over towering cllfis In The adventurer who remained longest an Frequrmtly the elr wee the winner. careleeenees or the to airplane, owing overexcitement of It 'pilot," executed of the twena none dive after the faahlon tieth century machines The only damgame age was tha loss of the that their flying Olif Hawaiian say men were exceptionally skilful. The only means they had of guiding their crude to wri to shift lh fppianf maintain balance as they slgsagged down of A fleet outrigger toward the sea. canoes was anchored offshore to pick up tha sportsmen and retrieve the "planes it Is Exceptionally daring Hawaiian. said, often hopped off thousand-foo- t cliffs on the mainland, ' . 4 THE DURANT SIX wlht THEORY REVOLUTIONIZED. Signor J. R. Vaugean of Italy has invented sn airship which, It Is claimed, will revolutionise air transport. The ship instead of utilising gas for Its lifting power, will escend In the sir through the creation of a vacuum by means of rendering pumps Inside of the slrshlp, it lighter thin air. To overcome the le Inventor the of collapsing, danger his airship In three sections, buildings one- Inside the other. the The space between the outside of la ex- airship and the first interior hull of It air fc&utd of a certain portion .. the next space Is still more exhausted. htl ta the center compartment of tne ! a made vacuum perfect aj hlp the By Oil mean the preemire poeefble. over tha outalde atmoaphers Is distributed to less than three surfaces and Is reduced on any porfive pounds per square Inch tion of the ehlp. The airship now to be four with to englnee Is be built equipped of S0 horsepoaer each, which will aerve tha airship the dual purpoee of driving through tha air and working the pumps whit create the vacuum Insideasof tho great speeds ship It Is claimed that will be posa'bl aa 215 mllea an hour to New andthat the Journey from London York could be accomplished In eUhteen hours. London newspapers, la commenting on this Invention, doubt If It will get beyond the paper stage, stating that thela great that objection to th vacuum principle hull exhausted of air would promptlj sollapee from external atmospheric pres TOURING CAR $1650 f.o.b. Munolo, Ind. of construction and ease of simplicity which have been attained in the Durant THE in the new six Four are -cylinder car, preserved in spite of its greater size and power. Mechanically, this Six includes every distinguishcar, which ing feature of Mr. Durants he describes as Just a Real Good Car, and which has already demonstrated how very good a real good car can be. Among these features is the Tubular Backbone in the frame (patent applied for), which relieves undue strain on the driving units and prevents squeaks and rattles in the body. which will endeavor to fly from tha Atlantic to the Pacific ecean. If successful It will establish This It the army blimp motor propelled balloon. The alert will bo made from Aberdeen, Md., with Loo Angst, d a world's record for a terrific with toven passengers, including the crew, wae caught In Last Thursday night tho Cal., ao the destination. . etorm on tho Atlantic coast and narrowly escaped destruction. C-- non-rigi- C-- 2 sure, or, If It were made sufficiently strong to stand a pressure of fifteen pounds to tha square Inch, Its weight would be prohibitive The difference In Ift between hydrogen and the vacuum ts so small that If air the problems were overcome the vacuum ship would have only the slightest advantage TE8T8 CONSIDERED. M Sadi Lecolnte, the famous French flier and holder of the world s record for speed In an airplane, PEED last autumn made an average of 205 miles per hour over four laps, using a Nieuport-Delag- s fitted with a 3'0 Hlspano-Suls- a engine A little later J Herbert James, holder of tha British flying record for speed, Mars I plane, flying a Gloucestershire fitted with a Napier made an effort to beat Lecolnte s record, and actually succeeded in doing 212 miles per houf over the lap. though his average for four laps was on'y just over 196 Since Mr James's feat there has been mmh controversy as to whether hts maIs the fastchine or the N'leuport-Delag- e est In the world Lerolntc s record was made flying both with and agatnet tne wind, whereas Mr. James's record on the one lap was made with the wind onlv. A British rewspaner states that In order to settle this controversy Mr James chal en-gn- e. lenged M Locolnts to a series of atr races, to take place at Croydon, London, ah0 a side, and that M I.eoointe for accepted subject to a return match being , arranged In France. It Is said, that a series of flights will be carried out In order to eliminate flukes and an effort will be made to break Tha only the existing world s record falling through possibility of the match Nieurort-Delaee In the fact that the lies machine lands at a speed of over 100 miles per hour, and the Croydon airdrome mav possibly he too small for a The French airman- - will safe landing visit Crovdon shortly to Inspect the airdrome and If he Is satisfied as to Its sixe the contest will take place. -- AVIATION PROGRESS n In Holland comprises the naval sir service, the military air service, the civil air service and the colonial air service, all under an advisory air commission The plan for an air ministry In Holland has definitely been given up, at least for the present, though It Is doubt-fu- lt If ever In time of peace naval, military end civil aviation will be united under an air ministry. The reason for the defeat of this plan Is probably due to the divergent needs of these air branches and the lack of any strong Individual as air minister whom these branches could SLOW.-Avlatfo- four-cylind- trust with their particular aspirations. A central purchasing office has been established, to which bids for all material are sent and which does the entire purchasing for all the air services. There la likewise one research Institute, namely, Ryks Studlenst voor Luchtvaart, which serves all the air branches and which la paid for by subsidies which are carried on the annual appropriations of the departments of the navy, army and colonies. and of the WaterstaaL The director of the air service of the army regulates and controls his own services without any Interference or cooperation, other than that noted below, from any other departmenl Th,e chiefs of the various other atr services do likewise. however, an air commission, consisting of the commander and the chief engineer of the navy air service, the army sir service, the civil air service, the colonial air service, and one repre sentative from the Ryks Rtudiedtenet, meets once a month. This commission has the authority to definitely decide upon matters of air poHcy which are to be made subject of legislation and upon all matters touching the cooperation or assistance to be rendered by one branch to another in any case. 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The representative for civil aviation on the above commission states that to date there is no outstanding man on the air commission and that the actlvttlea of this body are not particularly progressive. RECORD FLIGHT MADE. What Is considered a reourd nonstop flight between Dayton, Ohio, and Washington, D. C., was mada by Lieutenant C. V. Haynes, Air Service, In a special DH-4messenger ship, the trip consumThe distance ing 2 hours 6o minutes between Washington and Dayton ts 440 miles, making the rate of speed traveled by thia plana slightly In excess of 147 miles per hour. B Effective August fe Oakland prices are lower I The extraordinary popularity of the New Oakland Six-4- 4 model has enabled us to effect the numerous economies natural to large production and to share these savings with Oakland buyers in the very desirable form of these materi-- y reduced prices f. o. b. factory f C A C A womani confidence in her Cadillac ii reflected in her deep peace of mind. 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