( .10 TOE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JTJT.Y 27, 1919. AIRPLANES IN U. S. NOW NUMBER 30,000, WITH FEW PLACES WHERE THEY MAY LAND SAFELY Serious Airplane Accidents Dae to Remarkable State of Affairs Municipalities Seriously Consider Establish ment of Landing Fields. ' AFTER winds Atlanti braving- fogs and Head to successfully cross the on the first trans-Atlan tic voyage of a dirigible, the giant English K-G4, the day after her arrival in the United States, met with a rather eerlous mishap when a 30-foot hole was torn in the gas bag. This accident would not have happened if proper facilities for housing the big airship existed, but unfortunately they did not and it was necessary to anchor her in the open, a Fport to every breeze. "When Captain Alcock, the English aviator, and Lieutenant Brown, his A morican" assistant, braved all kinds of dangers to accomplish the first non slop flight across the Atlantic .in a Tipavier than air machine, their air plane was wrecked when they landed in Jreland because no suitable landing place could be found. These accidents have naturally at tracted general attention to the great big difficulty at present in the way of the rapid development of aerial navi pat ton-land tng stations. Air navicaiion has come so quickly that to a very great extent the world was unprepared for it. It's a true case of putting the cart before the horse. Suppose we were so far back in our facilities to dock the big trans-Atlaiin tii liners that instead of having piers, extending for blocks out into deep water, we attempted to tie these huge ships to some post on the shore. Ship wrecks, of course, would result and ac cidents galore. That is about the fix the United States is in today. The air chips are with us and commercial aero plane navigation crying for develop ment, yet we have hardly a place for aeroplanes to land without danger of accident. It would be laughable if it were not so serious. "World Slow to Realize Change. The situation seems to have come bout because only those engaged in airplane manufacture and navigation were far-lighted enough to regard the rapid development of the commercial possibilities of the aircraft seriously. Kven after the war had clearly shown us the practicability of the flying tna chin most peopl rill persisted in regarding it in the light of an im practical toy. It sometimes take hard knocks o make the world realize the utility of new things, and flir navigation-, unfor tunately for th lives of some daring aviators nnd the destruction of some valuable machines and other property, has had .to pass through this stage. This very ral and immediate neces sity for landing fields, properly laid out and prepared and adequately guarded, was recently made as clear as anything possibly could be when an airplane, one of seven which had flown together from an army flying field in Texas, in landing in franklin field in Boston, killed two children, maimed others and seriously injured the ob server who accompanied its pilot. Lit tle preparation had been made for the reception of the planes in this large. open park or for the control of the crowds which gathered, and this plane had tried to land twice before without success because of the danger to the crowds of school children who rushed shout. The pilot saw the danger the third time, but was unable to avoid it. It used to be the locomotive that V tiled the farmers' cows, but now it is the airplanes, as fields are about the only places open to aviators to make scheduled landings. It is not pleasant. either, to think of an aviator trying to Jand in an open road and rttnnin plumb into an automobile or some other conveyance. Yet this has happened. while in frequent cafes aviators trying to land in restricted and unsuitable spaces have crashed into buildings or ther obstacles or have been obliged to come down in the middle of a river for want of a better landing place. Not long ago an aviator trying to land in a small space lost control of his machine and dashed into a, passing locomotive. There was a fine smashup and loss of life as a result. 1 '- - - &?0S&yJa Jr'?J'tfc, W&Jt'ce sTmcTs &o&S?KJr'f0S&nc? w ' ' s K' ; - W - 1 1 -toft- A ent in tnis country no less tnan 30,000 heavier-than-air machines, with more being turned out of the factories and added to this number daily. When this is fully appreciated It will be seen that the problem of where to land is the greatest confronting flyers and one which is bound to greatly retard air navigation unless quick action is taken on every hand. A few days ago Mayor Thomas B. Smith of Philadelphia, in his annual message to the city legislature pre sented the case quite clearly. He said: "A few years ago indeed no longer than the beginning of this adminis tration, it would have seemed absurd to suggest that the city authorities should give consideration to the ques tion of providing public aviation fields. Such are the changes brought about by the war. however, that it now seems as though your honorable bodies might find it unavoidable to take this matter up even before the end of the current year. During the war we have found it a disadvantage to have no suitable field of any size where visiting air planes could safely land. Quite sud denly we have stepped from the day of 'Darius tlreen and his flying ma chine." and a general public disbelief in its possibilities, to a day when air planes are used as fast mail carriers, are seriously talked of as express freight carriers, and bid fair to become a popular pleasure craft." With Philadelphia in line. New Tork is also hurrying to take Its proper place in the development of aviation In this country by establishing public landing fields Tor airplanes. The great difficulty in the metropolis is to find locations which can be made Imtre- diately available. This can be fully understood when It ,i-ata.td, Uu-l in Ui snral specilica- - j tlons laid aown by tne government air service for municipal landing fields, it Is required that transportation to and from the heart of the city shall not take more than half an hour and the transportation facilities be ample Fields should be situated adjacent to a good hiehway and near city car lines. They should have public service utili ties, such as electric lights, water supply and sewerage. An important point is that they should permit of ex pansion and should not be so located as to be in danger of being shut In by xuiure ouuaing operations. rne minimum size given for such iieias is that which would permit 600-foot runway in any direction, with no interfering obstacles, and the field should be square or rectangular, not round. The ground must be smooth and firm under all weather conditions, and the field should be free from sur rounding obstacles, such u buildings. telegraph and telephone lines, trees and towers. It should also provide such ac commodations as telephone service, transportation for planes, gasoline and oil supply, and spare parts. It Is ex pected that the municipality will main iin i tne neia at least two men mechanics, one a motor carburetion and ignition expert, and it is figured that tnis will cost about 1150 a month. Each field is to be equipped with a wind in dicator, tools and repair equipment. The fields are placed in four classes by the air service. First-class field are those which meet these require ments in every way. They are to be marked with a circle 100 feet in diam eter with a band three feet wide. In the center of the fili thre I to he c nrre.. rtirwT; jti the f-irn r a r-o ire runs to ue ." teei wide and l.0 fee long, ana tne circle will he painted on this, and in the center of it the name 1 of the city in letters 15 feet high and three feet wide. This will bo perfectly clear to the aviator from high in the air. Otfcr Classes of Fields Described Second-class fields are those which conform to the specifications except that they are neither square nor rec tangular. They have the same concrete runway In the shape of a cross, and In the center crossed arrows three feet wide with their heads pointing; north and west. Third-class fields fail to meet the specifications along- certain Important lines. They are so placed that a take off Is possible only under certain weather conditions, or do not . have hangar space or are so situated that help or supplies. are available only on request. They must. however, have provisions for guarding airplanes and have telephonic communication with the city. These are marked only with crossed bands three feet wide and one twentieth of the length and width of the field. Third-class fields may be rectangular and second-class fields may be L-iihaped. Fourth-class fields are those which can be used for landing- only In case of emergency. All fields have a code letter and number painted in the north west corner. In endeavoring to establish munici pal landing fields New York city and Philadelphia are in line with munici palities all over the United States who are endeavoring to prepare public landing fields with the aid of the army air service, as Uncle Sam Is anxious to do all he can to help in the matter. Dealing1 directly with municipalities, the air service officers meet their offi cials and select suitable sites for landing- fields and give all possible advice and aid toward having them put in shape. In a general way the present purpose Is for the government to co operate with the cities which have an aerial mail station or where the cross country routes of the air service call for intermediate stations, but this in no wise restricts the establishment of fields in any city or town where local conditions seem to warrant It, and the service is only too glad to aid in this direction As it is now apparently only a ques tion of a few months when public landing- fields for airplanes will be as much a necessity for cities as are high ways for automobiles, the governors of a good many states, as well as the mayors of many cities, if they do not wish to be behind the times, might well pattern their action after Gover nor Henry J. Allen of Kansas, who has started a very active campaign for landing fields among Kansas cities, and has so stirred up municipal officials in every corner of the state that Kansas may lead the country in the number of such fields. Already Governor Simon Bamberger of Utah has taken similar action. STOCK ENTRIES RECEIVED UXCSCAIi EXHIBIT FORECAST rOR GRES1IASI FAIR. Valuable Awards to Be Made for Herds and; Individual Cows, Bulls and: Heifers. That pls la plica" may bo true enough, the management of the com bined Multnomah County Fair and Manufacturers' and Land Products Show will admit, but they add that the swine to be exhibited at the comlnff biff fair to be held in September at Gresham will be the very aristocracy of pledom. Kn tries are belntr received by Thomas Bruirger, who will superin tend this department, and by the gen eral secretary of the fair, C. T. Minton of the Spaldins building- It is antici pated that the exhibit of pigs, goats and poultry will contain some Interest ing features. AJl entries must be made and In place before 10 o'clock of September 15, when the fair will open. iJave McKeown will superintend the cattle exhibit and some valuable awards will be made for herds and individual cows, bulls and heifers. The American Shorthorn Breeders' association has offered a premium of J2 for the champion shorthorn bull owned In Multnomah county and ex hibited at the county fair. Scores of other prizes ranjre from $6 to $15. J. M. Mann will be superintendent of the poultry diviFion. Tho exhibit will include as well bantams, homer pigeons, turkyij and geese. The board will care for and feed all poultry. The latest edition of American stand ards of Perfection will be the guide Ot the Judges in awarding prizes on al! varieties recognized therein. Another feature to attract will De the milk and buttc- test. The Babcock test for butterfat will be used. All entries must show the breed, asc date of calving and no condiments, condi tion powders or drugs must be fed to the row) during the test. Salt may be fed. however. Dry foods may be softened with water, but with no other liquids. All feeding must be done under the supervision of the con ductor of the test cr his deputized assistants. Cows siall not be milked more than three times each 24 hours A ii ri nir the testing period. The granges will have some gooa - hlhits and these will be supervised by ir. RH.th Toxier Weatherred. The best farm display will receive an awara oi 7S Follow ne Is the score cam ior the f.rm dlsnlav: Vegetables. 16 points: fruits. 20 points; grains and grasses. 15 Doints: household skill, other than needle. 15 points; quality 25 points: ar tistic arrangements, 10 points. In the farm display a special prize will be awarded the most beautiful Doom. Tacoma Folk Cannot Stand Being Kidded. Resident' of Qntne Street Complain of lt Being Called Medicinal Ave nue, JAC( ACOMA. Wash, June 26. (Special.) Tacoma folk who live on Qulne street want the name changed because they receive their mail addressed to "Quinine" street and often refer to It as Medicinal avenue. That is what a dele gation of Quine-etreet residents told the city council today in asking that the name be changed to Defiance street, as it leads into Point Defiance park. "Quinitie ia too bitter for us." the leader of the delegation told the coun cil, "and we want the name changed And then we have been kidded abou having the flu the year around ou there and had to take quinine for it.' The counclL took the matter under ad visement and probably will make the change. HOQUIAM PLANS PARK DAY Celebration to Be Held Thursday I Featured by Name Contest. HOQUIAM. Wash., July 2S. (Spe ciaL) A. contest to select a name fo the new city park In Hoquiam will be conducted by the commercial club. The suggestions must be made by Thurs day. Park day. The person offering the selected name must be at the park to receive the prize. The entire city will turn out at the new park for Park day. the men In overalls and armed with imnleirrni to help in beautifying, while the n,,i.. n-iil nrenare and serve a fle u"ou substantial noon-day least to the work- ers.i EAR FRIENDS: We all know that the full fruits of the garden can only bs attained by keeping It going with equal cars and skill throughout the entire season In the spring we planned said plant ed enthusiastically, but we have now reached a different stage of our work, which Is called "summer gardening." and . to keep the vegetables growing and healthy during the midsummer months Is a far more difficult problem than it Is In the cooU moist spring weather. This gave rise te the old saying that "a gardener in August is worth half a dozen in May." Yet despite the impor tance of our work now, we see very lit tle written about It and often find a tendency imam our amateur gardeners to let nature take its course" without much help from us in the hot weather.! Don't ever forget that all vegetables were wild and what might be called weeds origlnaJly before they were bred up to their present excellence by the most careful and painstaking effort. A garden which reverts to nature al ways deteriorates rapidly and grows up to weeds, and though It is outside my province and quite contrary to the present ineories v i-uuu mit me to say that this is Just a true of children as of plants. Careful tend- ng, cultivation and emphatic coercion, n Dulling uo weeds, cutting out over erowths and sharp pruning of undesir able developments are absolutely nec essary to produce a "cultivated" man or woman from the natural child. A hlld "enrouragd to develop natural ly" runs to weeds and deteriorates Jost as your garden does. Isn't that the real truth? Last week we discussed brleny tne summer culture or asparagus, oeans. beets. Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cao bage. cauliflower, carrots and celery. Today we will go on with the list 1- nhabetlcallv. having only space lor a few words about the special needs of each individually. Sweet Cora la Sanamer. The roots of corn grow very near the surface, so It cannot stand drouth as well as deep-rooted plants. For this reason it must be cultivated more than most vegetables to keep up the dust mulch, which prevents the ground dry- ng out. For the same reason, however. our cultivation must oe exceedingly shallow, that we do not cut Into the roots in hoeing. The time to pick corn Is when It has the most sugar, which is when the kernel is fully developed, but is still in the dough" or milky state. 1 ou can pull back the husk and examine It without picking the car If you are carefuL Corn does not keep long In prime condition, so cat or can it as soon as It Is ready. Cnranbtr Cnltnre. Wo must force cucumbers In eevry way possible or they will not mature 11 their fruit Detore irosi in our m- mate. To do this make their sou ricn ith manure or fertiliser, give tnem an abundance of warm or tepid water and cultivate often, especially after each irrigation. The best way I have found to apply wa.er to cucumbers, melons or other vines is to sink an old tin or wooden bucket which has holes nunehed In the bottom near the nil! and fill this bucket with water often. The sun warms the water, which sinks nto the soil gradually, deep iiown where the roots are. It is a gooa thing to mulch the ground around these vines with straw, leaves, etc.. but the mulch must be some Inches thick to keep the soil moist. Wood ashes are very good for all vines, as the potash It contains helps produce the fruit which we want rainer than the leaf and stem growth devel oped by nitrogen. IT your plants run 100 mucn 10 i pinch ofT the shoots and drive the vigor of the plant to fruit making. Pick all of the cucumbers before they begin to mature, for as soon as they begin to mature fruit they cease to produce. ICat them green on the tame or pui them down" for winter use soon alter they are picked. The best way to ao this In a small garden is to make a brine by mixing well. cold, one cup salt, one cup sugar and one cup dry mustard to one gallon good vinegar. Put your little cucumbers into mis as fast as vou nick and clean them. Tou can add just a few at a time this way. keeping a weighted saucer, etc.. In the crock to keep them under the brine. now to r.row Kcaplant. Effgnlants require the same general culture as tomatoes, but need more time to produce fruit of a suitable size ana must have more care. It needs a rather dry soil and much heat and sun shine. Perfect tillage Is essential. The fruit is fit to eat as soon as It is one-third its full size and is gooa from then uiriil maturity, when it loses tts value ss food. As wltn cucumners. a much larger crop is secured by close picking of the immature fruit. Kale and Kohl Rabl. The areneral culture of both 1s simi lar to that of cabbage. Kale is hardy and improved by frost. The tender top leaves are used tor -greens. ine coarser leaves for cnicKens, cows, 11c Do not pull the plants. They will grow right along for years If you sim ply cut off the leaves. Kohl rabi thrives well in any boh 11 Kivcn sufficient moisture during tne growing season. The enlarged stem which forms just above the' ground is the part of the plant used. This, when properly cooked, has a desirable flavor and Is very tender. Bulbs should be used before they become fibrous or woody, that is. when each Is not more than two Inches In diameter. Lettuce la Summer. lettuce does best In the cool wet weather of spring and fall or In a shaded cold frame. All grown now should be well Irrigated and If possible protected from the hottest sun. It does well in a shady place where other veg etables would not thrive. It Fhould have a rlrh soil and nitrogen ss fer tilizer. The Cas variety is usually grown In summer, but Chinese cabbage is just as fine and much hardier, Growlsa Melons. The culture of melons is much the same as that of cucumbers. As melons require a hot climate, we must try to give them all the direct sunshine pos sible by taking away anything that shades them and prunlns the large leaves off the vines 1.0 that the sun may shine directly upon the ripening fruit. Keep them well watered, well culti vated and free from Insects. When all the fruit has set that you think will mature before frost, prune off all late fruit and unnecessary branches, that the whole strength of the plant may go Into maturing the fruit formed. If the plants grow very rank more and finer fruit will be secured by allowing the main branch to continue growing, but pinching off the end of each bide branch after It has one fruit set. They may be hilled up to make the ground dryer and warmer and frequent watering of the plants with liquid ma nure will hasten their growth. Watermelons need a longer season and a warmer, better drained soil than muskmelons. so are even harder to ma ture here and special varieties must be raised. The culture of watermelons must be done solely with hand tools, as the vines are very tender and easily Injured, but the soil must be carefully tilled so that It does not bake or crust. - There are three ways to tell when a wr-termelon Is ripe: First. If a melon ' t'ii.!TU ' r elit, ti nt i. If it gives out dull ':it i" siuiwl. It is r.pe. hut 1 If It rin.t. hollow or musical it is not D I yet ripe. Second, the side that bas laid on the ground haa a yellowish cast when ripe, together with a hard, rough, warty skin in that place; and, third is the way the melon "gives" under pressure by the hand. This last test should never be applied to melons in tended for (or on) the market, because it bruises them Inside, but the first two will be useful In buying melons. Okra etr Gvrnbo. Okra needs a rich soil and frequent shallow cultivation until the plants cover the ground. The young pods are the part used, when they are about an Inch and a half long. These are used mostly in soups, to which they give a pleasant flavor and mucilaginous con sistency. They are included - In all commercial canned vegetable soup mix tures and It is very desirable that these sup mixtures, ready for diluting, heat ing and serving be canned at home. If the pods are removed from the plants and none allowed to ripen the plants will continue to produce pods until killed by frost, but the best pods are produced on youns plants and these are the ones to can. They can also be dried for winter use like little fiery peppers are. Onion. Culture. This Is a large subject, about which many books have been written. You can find them in the library. Our seed onions, which are to make our dry winter onions, will not mature until September. We made the bed very rich before we planted them and can add commercial fertilizer to It now with good results. They need potaush. about one pound to every 40 square feet, but as that Is so expensive now. use wood ashes Instead. Nitrate of soda is used early to start them, but not now. as It Torces the leaf and stem growth and retards their maturity. No other vegetable requires such fine surface soil, loose and well culti vated. Hard or baked soil will surely give a poor crop. Above all things do not irrigate or water them during August, They are usually not irrigated after June. If you do they will keep on growing tops and will not develop the bulb. The tops must die down to let the bulbs mature. The dust mulch must be maintained, but weeding by hand is most important. Weeds are death to onions. You must pull all weeds as you thin the onions, leaving them standins about one inch and a half apart in the row. In about two weeks they should have another careful hand weeding besides the hoe ing, and perhaps another one two weeks . later. After this they should require no further care until gathered in the fall. In the fall the tops will naturally fall to the ground and die and the roots let go their hold on the soli. Onion sets can be planted in succes sion in our favored climate and we ran have green onions nearly the whole year around. When you have a little vacant space stick In some onion sets at any time. I hope you raised your own by sowing seed very thickly, as 1 recommended last spring. Farnley In Snmmer. Parsley usually does well here the year around, but If the leaves become dull or brown in summer they should be cut off and the plants cultivated and well watered. They will start a new growth of leaves, which will be bright er colored and better curled. It Is best to plsnt It In a partially - Jin ideal ' JDuilt to excel ty artists. That, in a word, is the priiv triple whiclv guides the -makers or tKe beautiful Sieger Piano. Jhat unique 1 deal, faithfully adhered to, has resulted in pi ano selected, solely on merit as ( the most artistic rry discrrmirr alincj musicians and music-lovers. Incidentally (axui hci3err tallv onlv) it attractive. price actually" make tkc tnnpii vr ifie most valuable piano in ifle xvotH SGWMPMOCQ Distributors i?- Apply a few hurtine. root i JV between the toes, and the -J ' bard skin calluses on T"S tottom feet lst . rfcht ell no 1 y humbugl V Tuty Unlet if''Frt&nt'stSK V- I but a Jew tents at Jnot vr is?- shaded place, as it needs a cool, moist soil, well cultivated. It Is ornamental enough for the flower beds. Parsnips and alslfy. While very different, both these veg etables take the whole season to ma ture and are ready for use In late win ter and early spring, when they are most appreciated. They are both left in the ground until used, as freezing does not injure either of them. They grow with very little care after they are well started, (live frequent cultivation and thin the plants of each to three or four inches apart in the row. Summer Grown Peaa. Our spring peas did well this year and we have a fine lot of them canned and many successive sowings now com ing on for summer use. Wc planted these later seedings In partially shaded places and must take groat, pain to see that they are co piously watered when the climate is hot and dry. remembering that the well stirred dust mulch is the soft blanket that keeps the water in the soil after we havo put it there. Peas should not bo manured or fed nltrocen In any other form while they are growing, aa that causes a growth of vine at the expense of the seed pods which ws want. The tall climbing varieties are the ones used for late crops and tho ones we should have now. We get many more peas off them, aa they grow up high like pole beans and bear peas down their whole length. These must bo hold up In some way and brush, is usually used. ut rhl'-ken wire Is good if you have it and will last many years. They may be planted in a cir cle around a pole like pole beans and trained up on cords and do well Peas are highly perishable, quickly losing their flavor and tenderness after picking and also if left on the vines too long. You will find some pods ready for picking a week or more ahead of others and they must be picked and eaten or canned at once. In a small garden do not watt to process a whrle boiler full of cans of one kind of vecetable, but get together two or three cans each of different kinda and take each out of the boiling water acooraing to directions as to time for that particular vegetable. Next Sunday we will finish the list of vegetables and try to give a little time then to the care of our garden fruit whlrh we set out last spring and have rather neclected on account of limited space. Your Garden Neighbor, INK. GAC.K niAI'EU NORMAL TO HEAR TALKS lecturers and Programme to Mark CloMns Work. MONrornc Or. July 2. tSi.cial. Next wfrk, which wtl! inftrk th cios of tho rummer rtfiion. promts to b biifty at th Orrunn Normal nrhooU Kdjrar B. P.rr, editor of The Orrpon Ian, will deliver an arid resit at chapel Monday mar nine. Allen Ab bott of tl Kn-rlth department of Co lumbia university will ppeak Monday. Mtaa Cornelia IV Marvin. tate libra rian, will apeak Tueaday. and Wednes day David Campbell will give a piano recital. The annual stunt programme will b held Wednedny rlfft. d : . unique TTTTTT. 1M 111 Fourth St at Vashin&f on -j lift Off Corns! Doesn't hurt I Lift touchy corns and calluses right off with fingers drops of "Frerore" upon that old. bothersome corn. Instantly that corn stops Then shortly you lift it right off. and all, without pain or soreness. Hard cores, soft corns, corns