Show He Wants to Send His lUtes Kites To War Kites are weapons of war in the opinion of Domina C. C C Jalbert of Woonsocket R. R I. I who says they can be used for towing signaling sig- sig signaling and barrage protection against dive bombers Attached to a life raft a sized good kite would not only serve erve to to attract ct searching parties but would also tow the raft In in the direction of the prevailing wind he says Jalbert a research designer in a war plant has developed his kite ideas into an e extensive hobby He has made them in sizes from 4 to 17 feet wIde and weights from a pound half to 17 pounds To demonstrate dem- dem demonstrate the lifting power of his kites Jalbert at- at attaches attaches a chair to a kite line linc then places s sDorothy Dorothy his year old daughter in the chair She is shown at an altitude of feet S o i 44 iP ii T j yi yr da y KY XV r p w f 9 x J V tF Y r rr 2 Left inset One of these tots could easily be carried skyward by byone one o f Jalbert's larger kites Bottom A big kite is assembled All o f Jalbert's kites are wider than they are high Y Pd r y 44 i r tA w p i d R. R 6 y k 5 5 a r rr na f Y t r x y LIB v k 4 l kr a 4 x Tuo Tito views of o f kite enthusiasts who surround Jalbert with some of o ohis t his 24 creations which these youths are always ready to help him fly Most o of f these kites have a pull of o f pounds and require winds of o f 10 1 0 I Ito to 40 miles an hour for a takeoff None require a running tow I Below This is Jalbert's pride and joy It is 17 feet fee t wide and IO 10 feet high Its pulling power is so great that tha t it once hauled an automobile auto lobile several hundred feet across s a field until the cars car's brakes were applied This type e o f kite could be used to tow a life raft N r r 4 fk P I J f Vl 4 In 1897 a Lieutenant Wise of the kite which car car- tied hint 50 feet up Right Dorothy 5 1 Its In 1903 Bit f J Jalbert al be t is pic pic- Bill Palo falo Cody ture Just before hitched a boat to soaring skyward it several kites on a cord at at They towed him tacked to her fa- fa fa v fro from 11 C Calais a I a i s ther's kites She SlIe s France to D Dover over ar ardently d ent I r at admires 1 mIres England in 13 her lIer fa father and i hours lIours Night sig sig- leaves the calmly Lois have also safety of terra been ts sent from ki |