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[[left clipping]] Three Erieites Try and Like Air Sensations --- At least three persons took a whirl at flying yesterday afternoon with the pilots of the planes which stopped here Monday on their way to Cleveland and Chicago. Two grandsons of T.M. Nagle, from whose farm the flights were made, went up and enjoyed the sensations of looping the loop and other harmless tricks of the modern aviator. Ross P. Wright, secretary-treasurer of the Reed Manufacturing company, also ascended in one of the planes, an dgot his first view of Erie from the air. Mr. Wright said last night that a novice was usually too busy to notice much about his first experience. "You go up, look over the side, and come down again," was the way he expressed himself, but he said he could now realize of what infinite value an aeroplane was in war. "I never fully appreciated what the city looked like before," said Mr. Wright. "It was extremely interesting." Elmer Rae, the Buffalo passenger, who came with the machines, and left with them last evening when they continued their journey to Cleveland, was of the opinion that city commissioners ought to take a trip in an aeroplane for business reasons, of for no other. "They could see what their town looks like," said Mr. Rae, "and would be able to tell just where improvements could be made." The planes left at 6 o'clock for Cleveland. Erie had a show of aerial warfare yesterday noon when Aviator Buck Weaver and Aviator Charles Meyers, of Chicago, flew over the city on their way to the Nagle farm, east of the city. Harold Bruner, local aviator, acted as observer for Weaver, while Elmer Rae acted as observer for Meyers. Meyers was doing his best to get into position in order to get a crack at his opponent Weaver. The idea was to head one machine straight for the tail of the other plane, this position being an easy mark for the gunner. Weaver was not to be caught napping for a while, for his plane would slide down first on one wing and then the other. When the position became real serious Weaver would pretend to loop and get behind Meyers for a moment or so when the latter would do a loop and again get the best of the situation. As the planes neared the Nagle farm, witnesses saw the plane with Weaver and Bruner go into the dangerous tailspin ending with a side slip of nearly a thousand feet, clearly illustrating an enemy plane being shot out of control. From Cleveland they go to Chicago, where a school is being opened by Weaver and Meyers. Weaver has had some 1,800 hours of flying in the United States flying corps as civilian instructor and Meyers had several hundred hours flying as instructor for the Canadian flying corps, both men thoroughly demonstrated their ability as acrobatic flyers, while here. [[center clipping]] AIRMEN TOPPLES BRICK FROM STACK --- Pilot Weaver Flirts With Death Flying Low Over South Lorain --- Aviator Buck Weaver who flew over lorain Sunday had so many thrilling and narrow escapes on that day that some of them were missed by the reporter who covered the story of the spectacular flight. When flying over Pearl-av Weaver came near to meeting disaster. He flew over the penny arcade of W. H. Williams & Son at 1917 Pearl-av and knocked a brick off the chimney. The machine continued on its way. the impact not being sufficient to tilt the plane or break the wing. [[cut article with writing over it]] [[bottom right article covered by another]] AT HOME DRINKS IN DRY TIMES --- House measure Would Make "Treating" or Possession of Liquor Formulas Illegal. --- COULD SEARCH DWELLING --- Federal Agents Would be Em- powered to Serve Warrants. --- Plain Deaier Bureau 38 Post Building WASHINGTON, May 28. The United States will carry prohibition enforcement into the very homes of its citizens if a bill introduced in the house by Chairman A. J. Volstead of the judiciary committee shall become a law. The bill, which calls for an appropriation of $3,500,000, would make it unlawful to print any advertisement "containing a picture of a brewery, distillery, bottle, barrel, keg or box represented as containing intoxicating liquors." The wife or children of an intoxicated man "who shall be injured in person, property, means of support or otherwise" shall [[article cuts off]]
