Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 12, 1919, Page 15

i S il et facdin dohoda: didle Shel dott i Aabiotd cagd | ¢ * Louis, Mo. MAIL SERVICE BY AR IS SUGGESS Postoffice Debartrhent_ says It Has Speeded Delivery All " . Over the Country. EXTENSION BEING PLANNED New Routes Will Link Up St. Louls and Omaha to Speed Up Deliv- eries to and From the Pacific Coast. Washington, D. C.—Records for transportation of mail along the east- ern seaboard and from New York city west are being established daily by the airplane mail service which now is well along toward its fifteenth month of existence. The service, according to Otto Praeger, second assistant post- master general, who is in charge, has speeded mail delivery all over the country. Letters mailed in New York city or arriving there from New England be- fore eight o'clock in the morning are sent by airplane so far as possible, in- suring their delivery in Washington by noon. Those for Washington are sent out on the first mail delivery in the afternoon and those intended for cities farther south are forwarded in earlier trains than otherwise would be possi- ble. The same is true of the New York- Chicago airplane mail route, The time from New York to Chicago is cut down to between nine and ten hours. There 18 & corresponding saving on mail from Chicago and western cities intended . for New York. - There are two airplane mail routes in the country, one between Washing- ton and New York city ar1 the other between New York city and Chicago by ‘way of Cleveland. Air Service to Be Extended. " Flights are made in both directions over these routes every day, with such success that the postoffice department 18 about to institute other routes which will link up Omaha, Neb., and St These latter routes are to be opened almost immediately, to care for the volume of mall and to assist in quick deliveries to and from the Pa- eclfic coast. 5 Aifrplane mail service started on May 15, 1918, largely as an experiment, with a route between New York city and Washington. Two trips a day had been arranged, one in each direction. The first flight from Washington was a spectacular affair in which President © Wilson and other officials figured prom- inently, and sent letters just before the aviator started. Since that time the service has continued without inter- ruption. Postage for airplane mail at the time was fixed at fifteen cents an ounce, the postoffice department figuring that speedy delivery made that price falr. * In addition to being carried by air- ‘plane the letter was to be speclally delivered which ordinarily costs ten : .cents in addition to letter postage. } * l Alrplane mail service continued on a : paying basis for a time, until the nov- | ‘elty wore off. Muny persons at first ' used the airplane mail for its novelty, ‘and the letters carried were unimpor- ; tant, apparently. At any rate, after a ; few months, the sale of airplane stamps dwindled, as did the mail. Reduction in Rate. ' - 'Then the postoffice department de- clded to fill the pouches when possible with ordinary first class letters. This was continued until July 18, when the rate for airplane postage was reduced from fifteen cents to two. It is prob- able now that this rate will be con- tinued, for while the service does not pay for itself the added facilities in deliveries are regarded by the post- office department as worth the price. When the service was started the postoffice department co-operated with the war department, which supplied the airplanes and the aviators. This . arrangement had been suggested by the chief signal officer of the army, who saw in the project an additional means of training aviators for the western front. Army participation continued until 1ast November, when it was agreed for the sake of efficiency that the entire project should be taken over by the postoffice department. For this reason the service now is entirely in the hands of the postoffice department and the aviators are of civillan status. However, the pilots now engaged in the work have come largely from the army, being officers discharged from the service at the end ‘ot the war. 'The type of airplane used is the ordi- nary Curtiss machine, but the post- office department is preparing and, if congress provides the funds, will soon put especially built airplanes at work. These new airplanes are designed primarily for carrying malil, stabilized automatically, so that there is no dan- ‘ger of a crash. In this regard they will be different from the army type machine, in which ability to maneuver rapidly is an element of safety. The malil airplanes will be designed to carry a heavy load with safety. Muskrats Destroy Mill Dam. Watertown, N. Y.—Muskrats dig- ging a hole In a dam erected in 1891- 1892 have forced the Seeber and Chapman grist mill at Adams to close. The dam had withstood the ravages of time, but succumbed to the at- tfsks of the rats. -honor of Roosevelt. FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1919 : : = e —"————— THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PLAN HONOR TO ROOSEVELT|FAMINE CAUSES BLIND BABIES | DURABLE ROAD SAVES MONEY| ARMY CIRCUS GOES ON-ROAD Suggestions Have Been Made to Name Transcontinental Highway After Former President. Memorials to the dead and tributes to the living in the form of highways is ‘a plan which. is -catching the popular fancy everywhere. Since France christened a street in honor of Wilson, Tientsin, China, has done the same thing, and elsewhere sugges- tions have been made that a trans- continental highway be named: 'in Loutsiana is plan- ning a Victory oak way and sentiment is reflected by movements to rename streets and highways after heroes .of the war In other states. — NOT AFFECTED BY WEATHER Heat or Cold, Freezing and Thawing Does Not Injure Concrete Once It Is Hardened. Concrete roads are not affected by heat or cold nor by freezing or thaw- ing when it is once hardened. Other materials tracked upun concrete have no effect upon it. Heat does not soften the binder permitting it to flow; cold does not make it brittle, causing it to chip. American Red Cross Lays Affliction of Polish Children to Starved Mothers, Warsaw, Poland—The abnormal number of children born blind in this country during the last three years is due mainly to the malnutrition of mothers, according to a report issued by the American Red Cross. The in- creasing amount of blindness among children at birth was thought at first to herald the advent of some new war disease. But investigation by the American experts proved that the fam- ished conditfon of the mothers reacted on the eyesight of their infants. Good Drainage Necessary. The most necessary requirement of a good road is a solld, bone-dry foun- dution. This means good drainage first, last and all the time. Trees Along Highways. Trees at a distance of 50 or 60 feet apart along the highway add to its comfort and pleasing appearance. Makes Hauling Easy. Basy te town, and easy to ride, Make a farmer's hauling and loads fairly glide. Saving of Eight Cents Per Ton Mile Can Be Effected in Transporta- tion Costs Alone. The report of the joint congression- al committee which Investigated high- way economics In 1914 shows that a saving of elght cents per ton mile can be effected in transportation costs when a road is lifted from the dirt to the durable class. This does not take into account increased real estate val- uations or social advantages resulting from the improvement. IMPROVE ROADS FOR TRUCKS Bureau of Markets Arrives at Conclu- sion Motor Vehicles Have Passed Experimental Stage. Inadequate highways are one of the penalties with which the user of high- way transportation must contend, says Bulletin No. 770, recently issued by the bureau of markets. The depart- ment arrives at the conclusion that the motortruck has passed the experl- mental stage, but says that before it can attain its fullest usefulness the highways must he improved. THE PIONEER WANT ADS American Show to Exhibit In Ger- many; May Also Vis- it England. Coblenz, Germany.—The circus of the First division 'of the American army. which recently gave shows at Monta- baur, is going on the road in Germany and perhaps will. continue {its tour in Belgium, France and England. Orders were issued at headquarters giving: the circus . permission to hold a four-day exhibition at: Cologne. The trip is to be:made-at the invitation of the Brit- ish army of occupation. German civil- jans are to be permitted to attend the shows. Four hundred soldiers, 300 army horses and an elephant, bears and other trained animals belonging to Hagenback, the animal dealer, will travel by speclal trains. Proper Grade of Road.. 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