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WHOM DO YOU CONSIDER THE GREATEST MAN IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY, AND WHY? Tin.' history of California is one of the most fascinating studies of all. The -life"of the, Spaniards in .the early days reads like a fairy tale. Then .came.the time of the American conquest, and later tin- finding of gold in the Placer, county mountains. From then on California became of vital interest to the' world at large. The early growth of the state is interesting in tHe extreme, and "you will find between the pages of your history book the names of many a great man who helped to build the foundation and structure work of our state. \u25a0/ 'i ..But : California's great men are : not confined to her early history. During the last.five years of the city's reconstruction many big men have come to the front. Think the subject over. Don't jump headlong to conclusions. Consider all of the facts. carefully and then choose your man. This is a topic with which you should all 'be familiar, and 1 will look for interesting letters this,week.

THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE AEROPLANE

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Automobile versus Aeroplane

S<rM-. Onklan<l, Col. Arc 10 Yenrs if comparison were made between the automobile : and the aeroplane, the results would most decidedly- favor ;the automobile, at the present time. Within the i last- ,10 .years, the automobile; has ;"done much for us,"'.commercially; and otherwise. ; It has, in some cases, taken the place of, the horse altogether. Its "advancement has been ;wonderful;* too wonderful- to the extent that 1 think it has no future, The perfection of the automobile, has 'nearly been \reached; 10; and 20 years, from now it jbe nearly! will the 'same as it "is- today. With the aeroplane n is different, it nothing is now. but it will be everyIt h;is taken many thing in the future. will take many yean and -'I before it win come anywhere near the perfection that the automobile has attained. But while its advancement -will be much more gradual than the automonny Invention, bile, in fact, than other it will he greater and much more wonderful than anything we have yet accomplished. Undoubtedly the aeroplane will ben i:t mankind. Not onlj In a commercial, but alsn in a military aspect. thing, will be revolutionWar, for one Our ships of war, now seemized. ingly so well protected, will In time be inst the Invasion of the aeroplane. The warship will 8008 have only be designed not for protection to from the foes on land ami sea, but also from the Toes Of the air. The same applies to our forts, etc, The uselessness of these protectors of ours has been shown by the experiments made in the lust few months, showing how simple it Is for an aeroplane to land on the deck of a ship, also on the water, taking flight from them, too. Showing how simple it is for one in an aerial machine to fly above the enemy and make notes and sketches without Also showing being observed. how simple it would be for an aeroplane to fly down upon the foe and fire or throw bombs, then get away before the Others had time to know what had happened. :p9pgq9B||BSBMHB thing, ' The postal system, for another

be greatly improved, the speed limit of today will be greatly changed, Which will materially aid rapid travel ing-. Scientific ventures will be greatly benefited and increased, as, I am scroto say, will crime; also smuggling, for one thing, will pain ground, not only of Custom dutiable goods but of aliens. service then will have to be increased
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and changed. the great countries have fiPf-n the and bad that tho aeroplane is going to bring and are getting preThey have pared. alread.v. in some added aeroplanes to their armies Recently our government ami navies. appropriated fISS.MO for aeroplanes. Six hundic, I and lift > thousand dollars offered in prizes far (lights. has been contests and improvements. This alone \u25a0hows that our government for one is not backward ami is farseelng in the possibilities of the aeroplane. The aeroplane is now what the automobile was in and i l' years a: I think it will take a Rood many years before h will reach its perfection, and even then it will never take the place ot tlie horse and automobile in some things. It will, for one thing-, never

cross bodies of water and mountains In light direction, while the autoa mobile must go around or climb circling roads. Last, but not least, is their efficiency In warfare. The automobile in going over a battlefield is likely to break engine' may or the become down clogged. \. In this case it must be left of it is fall into the hands where to the enemy, If the engine of the aeroplane should refuse to work while, at a groat height nine times out of ten the aviator could steer his machine to safety by a long glide. The automobile while in battle must "*ie within range of both cannon anil rifle, while the aeroplane.can stay at a safe distance in air and drop bombs on the enemy. Again, an automobile lias many in its mechanism \u25a0which if hit by put eommlaMon, a ahol would it out of whil,. the aeroplane has fewer of these vital spots and they bo small that there are fewer chances of a shot bitting them. Unlversa) D*ac is one of the Important topics of the world today, and the aeroplane will <lo more to help It along than any other thing:. The great advantage that It has over the armies jiiklinstruments of war, because of Its being out of range, will make warfare a mere sacrifice of human life. Since nil nations will be well supplied with these ships of the air the victories will be about equal, and, seeof warfare, they Ing- the uselessness will be forced to make a treaty of world wide peace. Prom this composition it will be Been that I am in favor of the aeroplane. and I am a booster of all things coneermd in the mechanical flight.

Automobiles for the Future

FRED TERMAN Airnnr School, Stanford I'niviTNitv. (ill. li Fifth ;rn.U-. Arc 10 Years In my opinion the aeroplane- will never bo used for practical purposes,
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because, first, it will never be c>eap enough for the common man to buy; second, it will never be able to carry a load as ' heavy as the automobile; third, it will never be used as often as the automobile, because when it la windy there is: danger of it capsizing. For this reason it could not be very useful in winter. 1 These facts would nearly condemn It for everyday use, While the aeroplane will prove a greater factor in warfare, it will never b<- used as much as the automobile. Aeroplane riding will be a pleasure for the rich. The automobile can i the year around. You can buy a nice runabout for about $500, but an aeroplane could never be made so cheap. The automobile can be used to carry freight or sightseeing parties.
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MILTON MEADOWS Monte Illii,Sonoma Co., Cal. Sheridan h Grade. District School. Eight Agf, 13 Yrarit My opinion Is that the aeroplane will do more good than the' automobile In the coming years. I think that in the future automobiles will be almost forgotten. I believe the height of practical.-'utility in automobiles has been about reached and in consequence people will fail to take further interest In them. All of their attention Will be given to the aeroplane.' I think that in the future all people

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In writing on this subject, a.careful, of the ways In which these inventions may be used is necessary. has already proved The automobile itself useful in > delivering packages things and various of ' both heavy and light weight. The aeroplane 5 has * not yet had a chance to prove itself efficient in this way. but I believe it will be engaged in carrying the lighter things later on. important Another factor is the speed,' wherein the aeroplane has tin greater advantage in that it lias a clear passage in the air,-while an automobile lias.to hold to a certain speed and road and must be careful lest it hit some obstacle in its course. In the third place, an aeroplane can
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useful to mankind than the automobile. 'It already has been* proved that the aeroplane is most practical in warfare,^ \u25a0'.'\u25a0 both on land and sea, The aeroplane will be invaluable as a scout, and can not be picked from the sky as easily as supposed. -'For a noted general s.lys that In firing at an aeroplane directly overhead, the shot, In falling back to" earth, will do great the men. damage among The-shot" must also be fired quickly and with great,accuracy, for a flying aeroplane is hard to hit and gets quickly out of range. Already Voisin. the French aviator, has fitted One of his biplanes with a light machine gun and great work is expected of it. ' ' It stands to reason that an automobile could do little or.no,good,work at scouting; it could be stopped by a river or stream, could not climb a wooded or rocky hill and would be little good at reeonnoitering. An aeroplane is up a great distance and can see over a ; \u25a0'\u25a0 . .radius of several miles.' * An aeroplane also ran drop bombs accuracy, with K'<i>t which an automobll? ian not do. We can not tell yet how the aeroplane will affect the everyday life of mankind, as aviation Is still In its Infancy. The tfreat aviators t ii'-rnsi Ivi-s admit that their aeroplanes an- crude affairs, and vi t the advaneem< nt of aviation in the past ft w years is something marvelous. ,1" There probably will soon be established aeroplane lines of travel, similar to our railroads now. And before many years we hope to see-aeroplanes fully developed and, perhaps, to own-one for our own private lilt, as W6'do automobiles."

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than automobiles; there are fewer accidents and aeroplanes have never been Flying known to cause a runaway. machines are also more healthy than .Yes, a great deal more automobiles. healthy, In the aeroplane there are no unhealthy dust microbes, smoke nor gases. The aeroplane is a great thing for invalids, curing many diseases on account of the beautiful, clean, pure and fresh air one inhales while indulging in, a blrdlike flight. For poets and artists there could be no greater blessing; it thrills and inspires them. Many people have come to see the fair in their aeroplanes, because they are so handy. Yes. indeed, the aeroplanes are a great invention; greater even than the automobile!" When the pup had finished the reading he turned to the brilliant Alonzo with great glee, exclaiming, "Why, just the thing to travel to Europe in!" And Alonzo understood. When l heard about the aeroplanes having won over the automobiles, I said, "I am very glad to hear it, but then It does not surprise me. I always would do the knew the aeroplanes Now I will most good for mankind. buy one and fly like a lark, to see the San Francisco fair.

place faster than the automobile, for the simple reason that it can proceed in a Straight air line, hut what would happen if a rain and wind storm came <.n? The aeroplane might have to descend to escape the gale, and so discontinue its journey, while the automobile COUld keep on in Bplte Of the
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Winners of Puzzle Prizes

Three very fine watches will be given each week for correct answers to the puzzles. This does not mean that every one answering the puzzles gets a prize. Hut if you persist you will surely get one. If you do not get one this Weak, keep on trying. Perhaps you will be successful next time. The Junior follows the fairest possible method of n warding its prizes. All answers must be spelled correctly, written neatly and sent in on postal Those received In other ways cards. Will not be considered. The answers to the puzzles published in The Junior Call of March 4 are as follows: 1Searchlight. 2Skillet. 3Hatchet. 4Blowout. sPoultry. 6Gelatine. Those of the juniors who this week answered the puzzles successfully x: Theo Schaefer, 627 Cole street, San Francisco. Harold Walker, 1235 Chestnut street, Oakland. Kutta Wentworth, Anderson.
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the ease of war. both machines The automobile -win 1 1 great use. ran he used to great advantage by the H.,1 Cross society in bringing relief to the wounded and taking them from the During a battle fields to the hospitals. the aeroplane would be of greatest use I.ciause it could convey a soldier right

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ever the enemy's lines and drop over them the destructive bombs. In the case of both machines each has its own direct advantage, but to my mind the automobile Is more practical and of the greatest use to mankind.

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RAYMOND PARKER Woodland. Main 722 Cotirt Street, Street School, KlKhtb (iradr. 13 Veiirw. ABe In the future I think the aeroplane will be more useful to mankind than the automobile. In times of war the aeroplane will be used to carry mesIt sages from a battleship to land. also can be made to alight on a vessel drop into and take on explosives to the enemy's camp. When soldiers want to be transported to a ship they can be carried in less time than it would take The aeroplane a boat to land them. can be lowered into an enemy's territory to do spy work. If the spy should

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BRODERICK ORTEGA |8M <\u25a0 r<'<-ii .Street, San Franriaco. Spring Viillfj-School, A Seventh Grade. Age 13 Venra.

I think an automobile will bo of more use to mankind than the aeroplane. The heavier than air machine can hardfrom ly displace the automobile the kingdom it now occupies. An aeroplane will never be able to carry freight M the auto now does. It Is true that the aeroplane will V><- able to carry passengers place from to

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The automobile has had about eight start In development over the and therefore Is at the present time more extensively used. Aeroplanes are still considered luxuries and have not as yet attained a commercial value. The time is not far distant when the aeroplane 'will surpass the automobile in both commercial and social values. The efficiency of the army and navy of the future ' will depend largely on their aerial , force. . Ely has proved it possible to land or Curtiss fly from the deck of a vessel. has also furnished the navies another proof 'of the airship. becoming part of a navy with his hydroplane. This can land in the water along side of a.ship and can then' be hauled on the deck. Ely and Urookins have proved to the armies that the'airshlp would be very effective In war. * They have proved. It Is possible to drop bombs from moving airships, to any spot desired. Their scouting: trips also have been successful. The governing of an airship by wireless was proved to be easy by Lieutenant Beck. Lieutenant Kell< has shown that photographing from an aeroplane'produces the desired results. .This does not mean that automobiles They of no use. are of great use are They and are also pleasure vehicles. improved, while constantly being are the aeroplanes are just trying their wings. These all go to show that the aeroplane will soon benefit mankind more than the automobile.
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Slate A|f 14 Yearn The capabilities of the aeroplane have It will not been fully demonstrated.

in take the ' place of the automobile the future and will be used in peace and war. Great aeroplanes will superare sede the ocean greyhounds. They now being tried' for army purposes: nd we Know from the meet that was held at.Tanforan they were successful.

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The first airship giiragc to be constructed In this country is planned for San Francisco. Tlie enterprising owner plot of a of ground conceived tli<- idea of building a structure for the homing