Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 23, 1924, Page 8

¢ ty 1 « 4 ’ 1 t « , PAGE EIGHT Yanks Helped British Stay in Globe Trip BY LOWELL THOMAS (Coypright 1924: By the Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate and the McClure Newspapers Syndicate.) How America saved the British round the world flight and enabled her chief competitor to remain in the race is a human fnterest story that has never been told. At the time the episode occurred !t would not have been good taste for Amer!- cans to refer to it. But now that both flights are history, and now that the the British government has fallen that was in power at the time, there is no good reason why full credit shouldn't be given to Flight Commander Lowel Smith for com- ing to Maj. McLaren's rescue. What happened is a part uf the -world flight story, and while {t does not réflect seriously against any one, because the British @ight was a pri- wate enterprise, it does reflect great ly to the credit of Lowell Smith and the United States air service, which ie was representing, and to the United States navy. One morning !n Tokio, Colonel Broome, advance officer for the British world filers, took breakfast vith Smith and Arnold at the Im- rial hotel. While they were swap- ping stories and giving each other suggestions the representative of the Associated Press received a cable from his Calcutto office announcing that the British flyers had crashed several thousand miles farther east at Akyab, on the shores of the Bay of Bengal. He at once rushed a copy of the cable to Lowell Smith's room at the Imperial. Englishmtfin Good Loser Naturally the news was 2 serious Blow to the colonel. But all he said was, “There goes two years’ work to the bottom of the, sea.”* Englishmen are usually good los- ers, and Broome was no exception. Although this meant the end of his dream, and perhaps the greatest blow of his life, he took it like a g004 sport. This impressed Smith, who also hadn't forgotten those cheery little notes the colonel had Ieft all the way along the Alaskan coast for the American flyers while laying out supply depots for Mc- Laren. Smith also knew that the the British had a spare seaplane at Hakuéati, in northern Japan. But Colonel] Broome had/ no idea what He chances might be of getting the British admiralty to send a destroy- er to Hakudat! and then away round to Akyab. From Hongkong back to Hongkoug would mean nearly a month's cruise of over 8,000 miles. After the colonel had left, Lieut. 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Berkshire Sausage Armour’s Sugar-Cured Prepared Stock Fish, Lingonberries and Rye crisp WE DELIVER PPT TPE ET for McLaren's plane. The result was that within three hours a de- stroyer was offered to Col. Broome subject to final approval by the ad- miral commandjpg the American Asiatic squadron and by the navy department. The colonel was elated and thanked Lowell Smith and the naval attache. But he said that he first must cable McLaren at Akyab to find out just how badly the plane was smashed up and also send a message to the commander in chief of the British Asiatic fleet inquiring as to whether or not he would like to place a British destroyer at the'r disposal just as the Americans had generously offered to do. At tha same time he sent a similar cable to the admiralty in London. English Government Ftonks Maj. McLaren also sent messages to his government. In reply the British admiralty informed him they would be glad to charter a destroyer to him at a cost of so much per day! Now the expense of main- taining a destroyer at sea is over $500 a day, and to get the plane and take it to Akyab would mean a trip of more than 8,000 miles and would mean that a destroyer would have to be away from its base for nearly four weeks. So {t was a large order for any one to make. Monday passed. Then Tuesday went by. Still Col. Broome receivea no word from London. When the flyers of various nations are racing to see who Is going to win the honor of being the first to circumnavigate the globe by air, every day counts. Tuesday night the British advan® representative accepted the offer that Lieut. Lowell Smith had gotten from the American navy, and et 7 o'clock on Wednesday morning, the 28th day of May, the U. S. 8. John Paul Jones, commanded by Lieu- tenant Commander C. L. Hall, left Yokohama. The John Paul Jones steamed north for 500 miles to Kak- udati, at twenty-five knots an hour, and on the 29th picked up the spare Plane belonging to the British round the world flyers. U. 8. Destroyer to Rescue Vickers, Ltd., the enormous gov- ernment subsidized ship, arms and airplanes building concern which had made the planes for the Alcock- Brown Atlantic flight, the England to Australia flight and the Cairo to the caps flight, had supplied the aerial cruisers for this British at- tempt to fly around the globe. They had sent one of their expert mechan. ics, 8. S. Davis, to Hakudati, to assemble the Vickers Amphibian in case McLaren required it. The John Paul Jones took him aboard also. To get the giant seaplane on the destroyer tt was necessary for Com- mander Hall to arene the wire- “Bayer” boxes of 12 tablets Ueaci® MEATS Phones 10—11 | for BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG BOSS-DE GwiécEeRY MAN WONT GE You NO MO’ EWEDIT ~~ LIKE THAT WHEN ' was 4 UTTLE BovV less apparatus carried by his ship and also to cut away pipes and var- fous other things that are a part of a destroyer'’s equipment. He fin- ally squeezed the Amphibian in be- tween the after engine room hatch and the main mast. Again at full speed alhead, averaging twenty-five knots all the way, the John Paul Jones arrived at Hongkong on June 8. Makes Run on Schedule At Hongkong the three hugs boxes—one containing the motor, one the fuselage and wings, and the other filled with spare parts—were transferred. from the John Paul Jones to the U. S. S. William B. Preston, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Willis A. Lee Jr. Lee wirelessed McLaren at Akyab that he would get his plane to him not later than the 13th of June. Ths Preston after battling a typhoon and encountering rough seas and storms most of the way, crossed the China sea, stopped at Singapore for fuel, sailed through the Straits of Malac ca and up the Bay of Bengal, ar riving at Akyab on the 11th. Akyab far back in the mists of antiquity was a great city and the capital of Arakan, one of the oldest kingdoms in the world. But today it Is merely an out-of. the-way little seaport on the Bay of Bengal be. tween the mouths of the Irawaddy | and Hoogit rivers. The facilities unloading the ane, not near 1s handling a enough f plane. Hard Job Unloading Thousands of Burmese and In- dians stood on the pier watching the ‘excitement and 10,000 crows wheeled incircles overhead wondering what {t was all about. A venerable na tive patriarch called “Santa Claus.” operated the antiquated crane, and Maj. McLaren and Commander Lee were at their wits end puzzling as to how they could make # two ton crane handle a four-ton weight. They knew if the crane gave way when box was in midair the plane 114 be wrecked and the destrover ce four-ton the badly damaged. Finally they chained the crane down, hoisted the plane ingo the air and while everybody's heart stopped beating they started to swing around When the box was claer of the de- stroyer and almost in place, the crane tipped over, and the huge crate weighing four tons dropped three feet to the dock. But when Maj. McLaren opened !t he found that not a thing had been broken. Situation Really Ironical One of the best touches In con- ection with this whole affair was the sending of the U. S. 8. Paul Jones for McLaren's plane. The American naval officer who con- ceived of the subtlo {dea of detailing a destroyer by that name to save a British expedition showed that he had a sense of humor, and he no re are limited to a | doubt had his tongue in his cheek when he gave the order. If John Paul Jones, founder of the American navy, had heard of it, he surely would have sat right up in his grave. But to get back to the American world fl'ers, whom we left in Tokio. After two days crammed with re- ceptions, the six airmen returned to Kasumigura. Although delight- ed with the hospitality of the Jap- anese and only too anxious to see all hey could of Ife in Japan, they had THROUGH AGES Centuries ee et sturdy Norse- men realized the benefits of health-building cod-liver oil. Scott’s Emulsion brings to you.the same vital- nourishment that enabled these mighty mén of old— exemplify strength. Scott & Bowne, Bloomfield, N. J. 24-12 | mas yalues tt Che Casper Daily Cribune LISSEN, SCUMIOT = INE GOT A Lot CF MONEY CominG IN NEXT WEEKe Thar $53.21 1 ows Nou —. its as Good As GoLD} gone to Tokio solely for diplomatic reasons, After all, they were out to fly around the world and bring the honor to America before the air- men of some other nation got ahead of them. With McLaren and his British’crew back in the running, with Capt. Doisy breaking records for France; and with both Portugal and the Argentine after the prize, it still was anybody's race, So Lowell Smith and his compan- ions went back to tuning up their. aerial cruisers realizing that on the next few flights south through Japan, past Fujyiama, across the junction of the Yellow and China seas, and down the.China coast, they would ‘be flying through a region famous for its typhoons. Fane Socata See HEALTH UNIT ON BUSINESS BAalS (Continued from Page One.) contract, but suggested that since the type of construction was an ex- periment in the use of a concave rather than a convex surface, and that greater care by the city engi- neer might have averted the diffi. culty, an equitable arraAgement cou'd be reached by splitting the dif- ference and halving the total of Mr. | Lloyd's claim of $3,985. Mr. Lioyd | had lopped off from this $880, the cost of relaying pavement thinner than the specified sfx inches, but held that he should not be lable for the failure of the original surface to drain. Mr. Hemingway showed that even with the additional charge the pave- ment would be the cheapest section in the city As a counter proposal, Mr. Lioyd suggested that he might add to his | original bill the cost of manhole cov- ers installed in an effort to drais the original pavement and also a 15 per cent charge for addition work allowed under the contract. By halvy- ing this he arrived at a charge of $2,4 0, which he said would be satisfactory. The councll took no action on this and Mr. Lloyd indicated that he would have to recerve his decision on acepting the compromise offer of the city. Compromise adjustments of claims by Scott and curley for additional work on sidewalk and reservoir coh- tracts were effected by awarding the contractor $1,187.05 on the sidewalk job and $1,579 on the reservoir con- tract. More rigid enforcement of the or. dinance requiring property owners to clean their walks within 24 hours after snow ceases to fall was urged by Mr. Cullen. The council agreed that the co-operation of citizens in this work and in keeping the pave ments clear of rubbish should be sought through publicity. At the suggestion ‘of Councilman Tucker, Mr. Hemingway was in- structed to draft proposed ordinances protecting fire plugs from unauthor- ized use and restricting parking in front of fire plygs: and theaters. Minor improvements authorized in city equipment and housing included the moving of the meter repair room from the city garage on South David street to the store room near by, the installation of a thermostat in the garage and the reapportionment of radiators in the City Hall fire sta tion to improve the heating. Instal lation of a light plant at the pump station, mt a cost of approximately $400 was proposed by Commissioner Johnson, and the city clerk was in. | ‘cept bids for this work. | << structed te GIFT PRIC that tempt—Christ t becko} he “Chi mas Gift Suggestions” columns of | the, Classified Section are full of ‘the! Now, I OWS THE MILKMAN 14:53 = IM GONNA RACE --You GeT #106.42 oR NOTING It WHITE ANAS IN WEST IS SEEN (Contmuee trom Page One.) weather although the temperature at Miles City yesterday registered 26 degrees below zéro. : Helena shivered a bit at 22 below. Tt was certain that last minute Christmas shoppers would whipped for their tardiness by.the wintry, blasts of the angry holiday celebrator. a LARAMIE, Wyo., Dec. 38—Snow has been falling since yesterday forencon, and is drifting somewhat. The night was blizzardy, the ther- mometer: at 7 o'clock, this morning stood one degree above zero, with wind from the northwest and fine snow still falling. TEMPERATURES IN MONTANA MODERATE. HELENA, Dec. 23.—This morning with the mercury at the weather bureau at seven above, Helena for the first time in virtually nine days is out of the sub-zero division. The flrat effects of the warming up were felt yesterday at Chessman reservoir, southwest of here near the crest of the continental divide. Other localities in the state report moderating. temperatures, Twelve below at Helena, Kalispell and Mis- soula was the coldest last night. Billings with six. above. as a mint mum in the 24 hours ending at 6 o'clock this morning and a maximum of 14 for the period was the. warm- est of any of the six stations which make dally reports to the weather bureau here. Pair and colder is the Montana forecast. SNOW. FORECAST FQR MANY REGIONS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.- Christmas for considerable secffons of the United States. was forecast today by the weather bureau which said that there would be snow over most middle and northern sections from the plateau region eastward to the Atlantic coast. It also-said that cola weather will prevafl almost generally over the country. Although the temperature has moderated somewhat in northern New England, the lake-region, the great central valleys, the plains states, the gulf states and in por tions ‘of the Rocky Mountain region, much colder weather is again over- spreading the northwest and the plateau region. and tomorrow. Snow tonight is promised for New York state, the District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia, possibly changing to sleet. Lassen Peak Is_ Belching From Crater WESTWOop, Lassen peak, Cal, Dee 28.— towering in the cen- ab-zero area in northern ia, during the winter months without a murmur bdelch- ed forth objection to the heavy ter snow dress she has been wearing when she sputtered out smokeand es from her newest crater at down yesterday. A curtain of darkneas-shut off observations from this point, al- most 30 miles distant, but look- outs ‘were up ‘at daybreak today looking toward the scenic yoleano There. will be pre: cipitation generally over the states east of the Mississippi river tonight awaiting a recurrence of the ac- tivities of yesterday. Residents of Lassen described the latest eruption from Lassen as the larg- est since 1915. The hectic eruptive fever result- ed in 4 cloud of gray smoke break- ing out the newest notch in the crater and moving against a snowy background di- rectly east of the highest point in the peak. Infant Born To Princess On Pullman LARAMIE, “Wyo., Dec. 23.— Prince Lef Lani of Honolulu, who claims to be the last of the royal line in the Hawaiians, and to whom a son was born on a Pullman car west of this city Sunday, left this morning for Denver, taking who was formerly Blossom Bull, the daughter of Mrs. B. E. Bull of Council Bluffs,. Ia., the princess, with him. Her highness and the babe were on a stretcher, taken to the depot in warmly wrapped, _ placed an ambulance through the snow and placed on a Pullman car. They have three girls, the babe born Sunday being the only male heir to the Hawailan titlé. 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