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Britain Builds Air Transports Big Enough to Move Its Armies
HUGE MACHINES
NO LONGER
II THEORY
By MILTON BRONNER
LONDON —Aerial transportation
of troops loaded with machine guns
and accomplished safely, swiftly
and comfortably!
It's no longer a theory. It’* an
accOmplihcd fact. England has done
It.
The war and air ministries don't
heat the big drnm about it. They
don't advertise it. Hut the frnt has
been pulled off so many times now
that the war-malting powers of
Britain no longer look upon it as
an unusual thing.
As soon as airplanes were built
which flew safely to Pari* from
London and vies versa, carrying,
six or eight passengers, the air
plane men and the army got buay
with pencil and paper and began
planning troop-carrlera.
The great Vickers company con
structed airplanes that could carry
12 passengera and two pilots. And
the army bought them so promptly
that England was able to give wild
tribes in Mesopotamia the aurprlse
of their lives.
REVOLT WAS
SHORT
Natives were rebelling against
British authority and were making
themselves very troublesome. They
felt safe becauae they were no rail
ways In the territory where they
were on the rampage and motor
transport was difficult if not all but
Impossible.
But one fine morning two big
Squadrons of troop-carriers came
roaring down Into the desert coun
try with a company or ao of vet
eran British troops. And they hnd
plenty of machine guns with them.
That particular rebellion died in
about 30 mlnutea.
For army authorities all over the
World It opened a new vlata.
The troop-carrier* are not only
Useful In deiert* and plalnn where
their are no railways, hut likewise
are of enormous potential vnluo In
a war such as the Inst great one.
There were many Instances where
tho allied line was thinly hold by
troops and where It was next to im
possible to reinforce them quickly
on account of congestion on tho
railways and the roadways. An am
ple supply of troop-carrying air
planes would have made the dif
ference between victory and defeat.
Encouraged by success of tho
Vernons the Vlskera Interest! huve
turned out the biggest troop-carrier
ever manufactured and operated
successfully. It Is known ns the
Vlckera- Vanguard. It carries 22
troopers and two air pilots.
Its power Is supplied by two
Rolls-Royce Condor engines, each
of *75 horsepower. Its type Is that
of a twin tractor blplntie-landplane.
It hns an enclosed cabin /or Its pas
sengers, which looks very much like
the inside of a London bun, with the
addition of a washroom for the
travelers.
CAP.RIES 24
MEN
'Che over-all length la 63 feet and
tlv height 17 feet 3 Inches. The
in ■chine Itself, pld* the water ehe
curries, weighs 10,910 pounds. It
carries a load of 2*o gallons of
petrol and IS gallons or oil.
In addition to tho weight of two
p lots and 22 troopern. it carries
(',r,o p umls of baggage end 103
potted* of sundries. Wo that In all,
u uti loaded, the weight la nearly
limn tons.
The machine Is made In the main
of spruce and elm. The full maxi
mum speed Is about 100 miles an
hour. The minimum la 47. It can
cruise a total of 47» mllca. This big
type of mnchlne hns not yet been
used by the nrmy. Ane of them Is
slioiTy to be tested In the passenger
service by the Imperial Alrwuye
Company.
Thoretlcnlly there Is nothing to
prevent the hulltlli.* of elrplanee
carrying 200 to 3do troops, hut tero-
Tiautical authorities here don't think
It will ever he attempted.
To begin with one hugh mnchlne
of this kind would cost ns much as
10 of the Vlckers-Vnnguard type.
1/ tiny thing rets cut of whack, with
eueta a huge machine. It Is a se
rious loss. If anything goes wrong
with one or two of the smaller ma
chines, there are still the other
eight or ten to give active service
to the army.
Courage, Sailors—The Storm Will Soon Be Over
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ABOVE—A VICK J\'RB-VAN GUARD AERIAL TROOP TRANS PORT CAPABLE OF CARRYING
22 MEN AND BELOW PILOTS.
BELOW—A VICKEKS-VER NON TROOP TRANSPORT CAPABLE CAPABLE OF CARRYING
12 MEN AND TWO PILOTS. A SQUADRON OF THESE CARRIED A BRITISH FORCE INTO
MESOPOTAMIA, BREAKING U P A NATIVE REBELLION IN HA LF AN HOUR
Relics of Prehistorio
Indians Unearthed In
Columbia City Limits
COLUMBIA, B. C.—Relics of an
early Indian culture, probably an
tedating the discovery of America,
have been found on the banks of
Rocky branch within the limits of
Columbia by Stephen Taber, pro
fessor of geology at the University
of South Carolina.
Dr. Taber lias collected nrrow and
apear heads, tomahawk* and nhards
of pottery along tlie benche* of tho
stream, most of them from the bor
ders of Wales Gsrdens, which are
Identified by various evidence* as
of greater antiquity than tlie rela
tively much more abundant relies
of Indian* who traded with white
men when "the fort at tho Con
gnreea” marked the junction of two
well-defined peltry paths into tlie
upcountry.
These pre-Columbian “artifacts,"
ns the archaeologists call them,
come from beneath an overburden
of earth three to five feet or more
in depth and the ornamentation of
the pottery is quite different from
that on later specimen*, such a*
those often found about Colum
bia, notably on the Child* planta
tion below the oily.
Arrow nnd spear head* are re
covered In various stages of manu
facture. nlong with flakes, chip* nnd
npalt* and specimen* broken in tho
making; a fact which indicate* tliat
here wn* a settlement, not merely
a temporary camp; while the ma
terial* hnd been brought both from
the.coastal plain and the Piedmont
region.
Borne of these relic* have been
turned up In garden* along the
south side of Green street.
the ground hrenk* away to tho floor
of Maxey Gregg park.
Col. Mcßae Speaks
to Millen Voters
MILLKN, Ga—William G. McU*e.
chairman of the LaFollette-Wheeler
presidential - vtr# - presidential cam
paign. addressed * inrge gathering at
tlie court house here Monday. Hl*
speech was largely a tirade against
leadership under which the demo
crntle party Is marching and plead
ing that the South owes nothing to
the Democratic party.
L. R. FARMER DIES
Wo s Prominent Citizen of
Jefferson County
LOUISVILLE, Ua. —Louis R. Farm
«*r, 69, died at his home here Mornlny
afternoon, 4:45 o'clock following un ill
ness of several months. Surviving
Mr. Farmer are his widow, three
daughters, Mrs. Milledge Lockhart,
of Augusta; Mrs. Robert L. Rhodes,
of Augusta; Mrs W. O. S. Rowe, of
Louisville, and two sons, L. T. and
K. 8. Farm®r, both of Louisville, and
one brother, R. D. Farmer, of Heph
slbah.
Mr. Farmer was a life long resident
of Jefferson county and one of Its
most active and progressive citizens.
In addition to largo financial Inter
ests Mr. Farmer was also one of tho
leading farmers of tho county and de
voted much of his time to his agri
cultural affairs. 110 was one of the
organizers of the Bank of Louisville
and served that Institution as cashier
until a few years ago when he was
elected to the vice-presidency, which
position he retained to the time of
his death. He was a loyal member
of the Methodist church, a charter
member of Don an Lodge No. 10. K
of P., and affiliated with Stonewall
Lodge, F. and A. M.
810 REALTY DEAL
Arlington Block at Waynes
boro Is Sold
WAYNESBORO, Ga—The biggest
real eninto deal ever pulled off In
Waynesboro Was the xale of the old
Arlington Hotel block, owned by the
Mrs. 1. \Y .IniiPH estate to L:* >n li.
Chance. The deal was put through
Monday after several day’s negotia
tions. Mr. Chance says It Is too soon
to talk, hut the property will be
greatly Improved In the very near fu
ture.
$30,000 BLAZE
When Chemical Plant Burns.
Origin Unknown
ATLANTA, Gn. —Fire of under
mined origin, accompanied by u se
ries of terrific explosions late Sat
urday night, destroyed one of tho
Atlanta Chemical Company’s large
plants on North Ashby street.
Spreading rapidly over highly In
flammable mntterlals, the blase
gained such headway that the com
bined efforts of engines from five
fire companies were unable to check
It. A series of terrific explosions
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
shook many buildings near tho
plant, and threw the thousands who
hnd guthered as onlookers nearly
into panic. The explosions resulted
from ignition of large stores of ni
trate of soda stored in the building
with other fertilizer materials.
The damago was expected to
reach $30,000 or more, Arthur L.
Brooke, president of the company,
stated. It is partially covered by
insurance, lie said.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
FAIR OPENS TODAY
AT SANDERSVILLE
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. After
many weeks of labor and expense
the grounds of the Washington
County Euir Association have been
Put In shape and all is in readiness
for the opening Tuesday morning
of tho local eighth annual exposi
tion which has become the greatest
event of this section of Georgia.
Considerable sums of money linve
been spent in advertising the fair
this year, and officials ore freely
predicting a record breaking at
tendance.
A feature of this fair will be the
milk cows and dairy bulls from
Hern Crest Guernsey Farm, the lar
gest dairy in tho state and the pos
sessor of many cows and stato and
notional records. The show heril
this year Is larger than on previous
occasions and within themselves
are worth a trip many miles. In
nddition to this wonderful herd of
cattle will bo many specimens of
other breeds including several in
dividuals from the herd of Dr. W.
A. Daniel, who has some of tho
best Jerscvs in the state. Other
farm i will be represented in the
dairy barn and the competition will
be keen.
Tlie hog pens have all been taken
end on display will be found
Barkahires. Hompshires.
Jerseys and Poland Chinas, among
the latter being a show herd from
tlio famous I,og Cabin Farm, owned
by I)r. O. L. Rogers of Snnderaville.
FINE EXHIBIT
OF POULTRY
In the poultry department, which
Is In charge of Mr. H. 31. Franklin
of Tennllle arc pen after pen of tho
state's greatest birds and fanciers
nro commenting on the great show
ing mado In this department, be
lieving that It la seldom the ease
that so many flno fine Individuals
ore to ho found nt n county fair.
in the ladles building will he
found many nrtlclcs of unusual
morlt nntong the lot of being items
In basketry, embroidery, crochet
work, fancy knitting, tatting, make
lup articles, such ns ladles under
wear. gowns, house dresses, kitchen
aprons. children's dresses and
rompers ns well ns nrtlclcs for In
fants and Juveniles. In this build
ing will also he found the culinary
department with a splendid show
ing of cakes, pies, bread, etc., as
well as the dlsplnys of the canned
vegetables, fruits. Jellies, etc., and
the exhibits of the girls canning
dubs.
Oreat Interest Is manifested In
the agricultural exhibits and com
petition Is keen in both community
end individual showings which are
above the average this year, and
the products that will he shown
here arc ns good ns enn be found
In the state.
County Agent T, It. T.nneley and
Home Demonstration Agent. Miss
Ttutue Thompson have the fair of
ficials loyal co-operation and are
.Itibilnnt over tho rrospects for a ;
ureat fulr. I
The amusement features of the
fnlr this year wlll he hlßger and
hotter than on any previous occa
sion and a company of 400 people,
traveling In twenty-five cars will
offer many features not unusually
aeon at a county fair.
Tn view of the fact that Sanders
ville is easily reached hy automo
bile and the hlithwavs are In Rood
condition It Is expected that a large
number of out of the countv pa
trons will he In attendance during ,
the coming ween.
The fair will continue throughout
this week.
ATLANTA THUGS
Break Old Man's Arms. Then
Rob Him
ATLANTA, (l.i.—M E. I'leroe. *O,
a plumber residing In West End,
was beaten into Insensibility, hoth
his arms broken and several fing
ers fractured bv two unidentified
white men who attacked him late
Saturday night with heavy Irdn
pipes, necordlng to police reports.
As the old man lav upon the
ground unconscious his assailants
turned his pockets Inside out. took
JT they found and left their victim
lying in a pool of blood near the
Washington street ciaduct on Col
lins street.
Mr. Pierce, just as he was re
gaining consciousness, was found
by a negro man, who assisted the
oged victim to Grady Hospital, a
short distance away, where he col
lapsed.
Physicians at Grady Hospital re
gard his condition as serious.
CAROLINA FAIR
Crowded on Opening Day.
Many Exhibits
COLUMBIA, S. C —The Stale Fair
grounds were crowded Monduy night
with hundred* of people who dropped
the cares of business and left office
and residence alike to witness the
events of the opening day.
Hundreds of exhibits representing
the most recent advances In agricul
ture, horticulture, livestock raising
and other basic Industries of the state
were on display. Notable among th* c
was the agriculture products diplay
entered by tho extension department
of Clemson College which was a cen
tral attraction in tho exhibition build
ino'.
A m’nature country side, showing
fields of cotton and cover crops has
been arranged by tin.* agriculture »•<<)-
plans for various types of model
lege. The exhibit demonstrotates the
farms.
Monday was designated ns Ladies’
Day. Poultry judging and the gentler
arts of housekeeping were predomi
nant among the features on the pro
gram. A night show on the race track,
the midway and concert were enter
nient features Monday.
Tuesday which has been designated
as "Columbia Day” will he marked by
the first of the horse races, compris
ing the 2:16 trot at 2 ip. m. to be
followed by the 2:17 pace. A pony
race which will be open to all en
trants, will close the racing program.
During the afternoon a high school
football game. Hyatt Park vs. Bates
burg-Leesville will he played.
SELLS DRESS GOODS
AT 66 CENTS YARD
Textile Mills Co. Now Send
ing Five Yard Remnants
of Serges, Tricotines
and Suitings Direct
to the User.
Kansas City, Mo.—Women who
make their own clothes and appre
ciate real bargains In quality dress
material will marvel at the values
made possible for them today by
the announcement of the Textile
Mills Company of this city who will
sell all of their 4 and 6-vard rem
nants at on ! y 66c. a yard.
The decision of this well known
concern to sell remnants direct to
the user offers an unusual op
portunity to secure new fall colors
In Serges. Tricotlnes and suitings
at a big saving. Every reader in
terested Fhould write to Remnant
Division 7001 Textile Mills Com
pany, Kansas City, Mo., for free de
tails of this remarkable offer.-*
■Adr.)
SHENANDOAH
Begins Return Voyage to
Lakehur3t
(By The Associated Pressl
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—The Shen-i
andoali. 39 hours in the air, bound
from Camp Lewis, Wash., to the
North Island mooring mast, -awi"
here, was being carried down the
California const by n heavy wind
early Tuesday oft the home stretcli
of the first leg of her return voy
age <o Lnkehurst.
The big dirigible spent most of
her cruising hours Monday at
tempting to approach San Fran
c.sco against a storm which delay
ed her progress until late in the
afternoon when she sai’ed above the
Golden Gate nnd over the city sur
rounded by airplanes. Nosing out
to sen after a brief call, the Shenan
donh was reported off San Barbara
Monday night and moving fast.
Careful estimates show the
energy used In many presidential
speeches would pump up nine bal
loons.
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VEIL falls the water in thc^cascade at
Watkins Glen, a state park at Watkins, N. Y. Thousands of
perven, from all parts of the country walk around the falls on
Sundays and holidays. The cascade is one ol the beauty spots
of the east
German War Song
Cheered In N. Y.
NEW YORK—An audience of '6,-
000 persons cheered the playing of
•D< utsche and Übtr Alles” Mon
day night at a local theater, where
the officers and crew of the ZR-3
were guests of the management.
There was no trace of unfriendli
ness when Dr. Hugo Eckener, com
mander of the giant dirigible on
her trans-Atlantic flight, made a
speech in German.
When the spotlight was turned on
the box where Dr. Eckener and his
staff were seated, he arose and told
the crowd that all misunderstand
ing between Germany and America
was a thing of the past.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Dav. es report promises to me out
standing issue of coming German
election*, which are necessitated by
dissolution of rnichstag by order of
President Ebert.
Naval officer and four enlisted
men are killed and 18 other mem
bers of crew of new scout cruiser
Trenton arc injured in explosion in
forward twin gun mount during
target practice off Cape Henry. j
Contributions to democratic par
ty's campaign fund in excess of
SIOO, total $516,826, according to u
statement submitted to the New
York Times by Jesse H. Jones, di
rector of finance for party.
Zeppelin, twice as large as ZR-3
and biggest ever planned, will bo
constructed by Goodyewr-Zeppelin
Corporation of Akron, 0., for trans-
Atlantlc service. Paul W. Litchfield,
general manager of corporation, an
nounces.
Samuel Untermeyer, prominent
New York attorney, will assist in
campaign fund investigation now
being conducted by special senate
committee, he announces at New
York following conference witl)
Frank P. Walsh, personal attorney
for Senator La Follette.
Producing Managers Association,
organization of theatrical manag
ers. decided at New York to dis
solve because there is no longer any
reason for existence of organiza
tion.
In view of number of witnesses
scheduled to testify, investigation
of campaign expenditures of three
major parties will be continued up
until election day, members of spe
cial senate committee believe.
Samuel Gompers, president of
American Federation of Labor, in
message to organized labor, urging
support of La Fellette-Wheeler
ticket, says opposition to "sinister
influences that have controlled our
government," is unrivalled in his
tory.
Jacob Franks, father of Bobby
Franks, announces plan for trust
fund to be used to oppose legal ef
forts to free Nathar. Leopold. Jr.,
and Richard Loeb, confessed mur
derers of his son.
Senator La Follette, In speech at
Omaha, on transportation Issue, de
clares railroad interests aro en
gaged In campaign to defeat him.
and elect either Coolidgo or Davis.
Senandoah continues southward
en route for San Diego from Camp
Lewis in face of heavy gale after
encircling city of San Francisco.
Walter Johnson, on occasion of
bis "welcome home" to Coffeyvllla,
Kan., pitches the Coffeyville Refin
ers to victory over Caney, Kan.,
Blues, before crowd of ten thou
sand homefolks.
GOVERNOR McLEOD
COLUMBIA. S. C.—Governor Thoc.
O. McLeod, ol South Carolina has
liben appointed chairman of the state
Christmas seal campaign It became
known Monday. The campaign Is con
ducted annually to obtain funds to
fight tuberculosis.
Members of the committeo other
than thu governor, arc,tho following:
David It. Coker. Hartsville; Judge C.
A. Woods, Marion; J. H. Hope. Co
lumbia; Mrs. della McGowan, chair
man woman's division state commit
tee. Charleston; Mrs. Burton Massey,
chairman public health. South Caro
lina Federation of Women’s Club*,
ltoekhill; Dr. Robert Wilson, chairman
sttae board of health; Richard 1.
Manning. Columbia and Mrs. A. F.
McKissick, president of the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary, Greenville.
FATE UNKIND TO FATHER AND CHILD
GEORGE HANSEN AND SON ROY.
CLEVELAND.—Here's an ex
ample of how one of the "other
half” of humanity lives.
George Hansen's wife died in
Pueblo, Colo., last May. Her dying
request was that her three-year-old
baby Roy be taken to her hus
band’s parents in Norway.
His money spent through his
wife's illness, Hansen set out on
foot, carrying the child to New
York. Good-hearted motorists
gave them many lifts, but through
the bad-road regions,' where ma
chines were scarce, Hansen walked,
with the child in his arms, over
1,600 miles, on his way to New
York.
Once in New York he found that
he could work his way on a steam
ship to Norway easily enough—
but they wouldn't take the baby!
Now he's on route, on foot, back
to Chicago, where he hopes to get
back a job he once had there, to
work and save for passage-money
for the child. He was due at To
ledo. 0., this week.
fHEATIKS
“Broken Harriers” Scores Big r
Hit at the Mo&jeska Theatre
To Be Shown Again Today and Tomorrow
“A gallery of favorites'' and a
rousing good story make Reginald
Barker s new production for Metro,
"Broken Barriers.” whlcn opened
last night at tho Modjeslta theater,
otie of the most entertaining pic
tures of the year. Rarely, if ever,
have we seen such a collection of
stars in one picture.
Janies Kirkwood plays tho part of
Ward Trenton, In love with Grace
Durlahd (Norma Shearer! hut un
able to obtain a divo.-ce from his
wife (Winifred Bryson). Mr. Kirk
wood and Miss Shearer are the In
dividual around whom the plot re
volves, but there are many side
angles which require exceptional
acting, and they certainly get it.
Mae Busch appears as a friend of
Grace Durland. She is in love with
Tommie Kemp. The latter lole is
taken by Adolphe Monica and he
once again demonstrates that hli
great success in Chaplin a "A Wo
man of Paris” was no mistake.
Then there are George Fawcett, as
the girl’s father; Robert Fuiz-r,
Ruth Stonehouse, Winifred Brvso.i,
Robert Agnew, Vera Reynolds, Edy
the Chapman. Margaret Me. Wade
and George Kuwa. You can't beat
that cast
The story Is a poweifnl pictorial
discussion of the divorce question—
Its worth, Its unselfishness and the
part it plays in the philosophy of
the younger generation. When
Trenton connot get a divorce, Grace
Is all for defying convention, but
the former realizes they are playing
Wllth fire. The girl, however, says
she will never give him up.
She changes her mind the next
night when she leans from li*r
brother that he hai become em
broiled in an affair with a flapper
Gloria Swanson In “Bluebeard’s Eighth
Wile” to Be Shown For Last Time
at the Rialto Today
flpi * fPSik
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Gloria, Swanson in the
iHri a jnount Picture
Bluebeard's Bth Wife*
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21’
You Know A Tonic is Uood
when It make* you eat like a hungry
boy and brings back the color to
your cheeks. You can soon feel the
Strengthening Invigorating Effect of
GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL
TONIC. liOc.—Adv.
Only a nice , cool, quiet snjoke
will quiet that restless feeling'
which men who don't smoke don't’
have.
FUNERAL NOTICES
USRY—ENTERED INTO REST IN
this city, October 20th, 1924, at i»:40
p. nt., MRS. NANNIE PULLUM
USRY. Funeral services at the
Magnolia Baptist Church, near
Warrenton, Ga., TOMORROW
(Wednesday) MORNING at 11:00
o'clock. Interment, Magnblia Bap
tist Cemetery.
Elliott & Sons In charge. 021
s& A ~; , i ' v^fflHi
frr>nm
i riv inßinwif ggr
friernl. She goes to say good-bye(o
Trenton at a party given by Torn
mlo Kemp. In going back to tho
city, Tommie, who is in'oxicatod,
overturns the automobile. He Is
killed while Trenton is badly In
jured. Mrs. Trenton's decision ester
she learns her husband may re on
invalid the rest of his life, clears
the air for the couple, and the pic
ture ends happily.
“Broken Barriers” Is a Louis B.
Mayer presentation through Metro.
Gloria Swanson scored a .decided
triumph In the latest Paramount
starring vehicle, ‘‘Bluebeard's
Eighth Wife," which opened at the
lilalto theatre last night.
This Is a story of a French girl
who marries an American multi
millionaire “Bluebeard" who has .al
ready divorced seven wives,
Swanson d« Brlac, determines she
will never be John Branrlon 3
(Huntley Gordon) eighth wife. Shs
tantalizes him until he Is almost
frantic, Mona decides to give her
husband ample grounds for a di
vorce. But Brandon who loves his
wife checkmates her and ail mis
understandings are cleared away
with love triumphant at the *lnlsh.
Miss Swanson Is charming In this
production while Huntley Gordon is
quite effective as a mvodern "Blue
beard." Others In the supporting '
casts include Charles Greene. 1,1-
anne Salver, Paul Weigel, Frank n.
Butler. Robert Agnes and Irene Dal
ton.