Evening Star Newspaper, August 17, 1924, Page 17

AIR SERVICE CONFIDENT OF WORLD FLYERS VICTORY U. S. Aviators Lauded for Having Overcome Ob- stacles More Serious Than Those Now Con- fronting Them in BY LIEUT. R. J. BROWN, JR., Chairman, Worl xht Committee. For 10 days the world has awaited word that the fivers of the round-the- world flight_had left Iceland for Greenland. The conditions in these Temote waters have been unusually bad this vear on account of the late Spring and have resulted in an un- forcseen delay. Although a great deal has been said about the possibility of fce and weather conditions in the Danish Straits presenting such an ob- stacle that the fiyers would have to relinquish the idea of completing the expedition this vear, the Air Service has never for a momgnt - felt the slightest doubt but that these men who had succceded in crossing the Pacific Ocean under conditions even less favorable than are now being cxperi- enced in Iceland and Grenland, would fifd a safe way out of their diffi- caitiea They have had four alternatives, any 6ne of which would place them beyond the situation with which they are now faced. A recent dispatch from Lieut. Laclair D. Schulze on board the Gertrud Rask, which is now in the harbor at Angmagsalik, states that he has found the harbor only Paruanuy clear of ice In the vicinity Of the scttlement. This condition is & Gangerous one and atthough it ®ould oe casy to find a sufficiently targe, clear spuce for the world cru #rs to m: a safe landing, it i @oubtful whetner or not there would be enouixh room for the airplanes to take off without the danger of strik- iag large pieces of ice which would céttainly crush their pontoons. Itze Recomnoiters. a result, red the vicinity and has in- formed the Air Service that a suffi- ciently large. open area, free from fce. has been found at a point farther north in the harbor of Angmagsalik. Mooring buoys hive been transported | to this point and all will be in readiness for the world flyers to pro- ceed. Tt was planned that they would leave Reyjavik on Thursday. the 14th This was prevented by bud weather along the east coant of Grec The flight was postponed until F the 15th, but the report Schultze indicating that another day the s: dition at this place has | the Danish Straits. as a result of water soakage and it will be advisable for them to take off 1ight to enable them to gain sufficient altitude before crossing into the Cum- berland Basin, so that in the event of time when they are fiying overland they will be able to glide to a safe landing in the water. It has there- forc been necessary to establish a base at St. John. Will Extablisk Emergeney Bane. Maj. Herbert A. Dargue leave Boston Saturday, August 16, to estab- lish an emergency base at this place. The landing area which in all prob- abillty will be selected will be above, the falls in the St. John River. Noth- ing but gasoline and oil will be sup- plied at this place, because it is an- ticlpatcd that the flight will remain here only a sufficient time to refuel vefore proceeding to Boston. Arrangements for the landing of the world tight at the Boston ajrport, Boston, Mass., have been completed receive the world flyers when they first touch home soil. 'REPORTERS GATHER FOR NATIONAL MEET | Shorthand Writers of America Here for 25th Annual Convention. | i | Iver jubilee onal Short- ation will be Tk Hotel during beginning The twenty-fifth o | convention of the | hand Reporters” A held at Wardman 1 {the coming weck, lo'clock tomorrow. An attepdance of 250 is expected, representing every e in the Union las well as the Dominion of Canada The member<hip comprises the offi cial repor: I Congress, the Cana- | dian 5 legislature: independ- f H motor trouble at any time during the | = and everything now is in readiness to | Z THE. SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST. 17, 1924—PART 1. EKONOMY KOLUMN Women’s Double Extra Vests, 19¢ Double Extra Size Gauze Vests with buflt-up shoulders. Slight irregulars, Boys’ Union Suits, S0c White Checked Nainsook Ath- S s 4 to 16; also A tachment union suits, sizes 2 to 12, Children’s Socks, 19¢ 3% to 530c Mercerized Lisle Glos (fiber silk) Socks, perfects and irregulars. hite with co ored tops and solid colors and combinations. Children’s 50c Sport Hose, 25¢ Beautiful Quality Glos (fiber silk) Cuff-top Hose, in solid col- ors. Perfect quality. Men’s Gauze Shirts 2 for 25¢ Sieeveless Pull-over Shirts, sizes 38 and 40 Men'’s 50c¢, 75¢ and $1.00 Socks, 39¢ Thread c, Glos and Lisle Socks. in all colors, Men’s Wash Ties, 10c vashable Four-in-hands. in neat patterns. Black Val Laces, 8¢ Yd. New Shipment Black Val Lace Edges. Sic dozen yards in Fine Spool Cotton White black. coupon. COUPON Wax Paper 5 Rolls for 10c 90 sheets in all. With this coupon. COUPON Clark’s O.N.T. 3 for 1lc and With this gOUPON[ c Fruit of the Loom $2.00 Pillowcase Longcloth Cotton 45 inches wide. | 105ard piecce Slightly imper- { yard-wide soft-finish- fect. With this|ed longeloth. With coupon. this COUPON 17 ¢ LU D DT T D T TR R R R G T T R L LT LU L D O R DT R 74 COUPON 55¢ and 59¢ Pillowcases 39¢ Each Fruit of the Loom Pillowcases, in sizer and 54136 COUPON $2 Diaper Cloths $1.39 Doz. 22inch Red Star Rirdere Diaper Cloths, in sealed More Good News! Another W onderful Sale of W omen’s New D-R-E-S-S-E-S - * In Fashions of Irresistible Appeal Regular and Extra Sizes, 16 to 52 Not a Dress Worth Less Than $10.00 And Quite a Number Worth More The overwhelming response to last week’s sale—which opened the new season—assures the success of this “encore” event. Here are charming frocks that show the newest ideas of line and trimming for present and autumn wear, priced for so little that a great many women will want sev- eral. A5 August Fur Sale Z Women’s Handker- Quality materials include: chiefs, 6 for S0c In white and colors, with em- broidered corners. Baby Yokes, 2lc Dainty Embroidered Baby Yokes, with round. finished necks J. Warnement. Cleve- cretary. Albert €. Gaw . Ind.; directors, the above assured, resulted in the p Saturday. The date for leaving, how- |17 ever, since has been indefinitely post- | of Blk poned. officer: Edgecomb of The conditions that prevail at|Boston, Percy H. llowe of Boston and Anzmagsalik are unique. When the | Herman L. Pugh of Huntington. W.Va. Gertrud Rask arrived at that place | One of the interesting events of the the harbor was clear of fce in spite | annual convention is the speed con- of the fact that & great field of floe | test. participated in usually by some ice extended along the coast many |90 reporters. This will be heid & miles wide. On account of the mar- | 0'clock tomorrow morning. Tests are Sow! Mbithy etiithe Burhor: iX made at 150. 200. 240 and 280 words and wind bring ve (@ minute. ol Simtoliohe iF if ‘ihe hosts to the natic when the wind i< from t . the | tion ore the members ice Is blown seaward. further cle ing it. The foz which has been con- The annual event pre- sents a collection of magnificent coats in guaranteed pelts at re- duced prices. $79.75 to | Filette Knit Flat Crepe Jacquard Crepe Plain Georgette Flowered Georgette Striped Poplin Satin-Face Canton Tricoknit Colors: Navy, Black, Tan, Nile, Peach, Orchid, Pigtail Blue, Cocoa, Striped Poiret Twill Georgette and Lace All-wool Jersey Shantung Silk Cluny Laces, 5¢ Yard Cluny Edges and to 1% inches of t.-inch Table Eands wide President tinually of the Nav: seems to prevail oniy along the edge of the ice belt, and once th barrier has been passed, th euther hecomes clear and fine. This condition also ‘was reported by the Gertrud Rask when she arrived at Angmagsalik on Wednesday. Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, the com- manding officer of the round-the world flight. plans to fly to Angmag. sallk as soon as the advance offic reports that she mooring facilities have been completed and the conditions are favorable. The plancs will refuel and leave withou delay, taking advantage of any good | weather. It may even be possible for | them to p dal or Ivigtut entire distance miles. Plan Held Entirely Feasible. Such a plan is entirely feasible be-| causc at this time of the year the| sun remains above the horizon for| 17 hours, and during the remaining| hours of thc night a strong twilight | prevails, during which it would be possible for the airmen to fly without danger. If such a course is chosen, tie second landing in Greenland will, | in all probubility, be Frederiksdal, | 500 miless south of and just west Cape the southern extremiiy land. Lieut. Clayton la Bissell, the advance ofticer for the on board the cruiser Milwa succecded in | establishing a base at this place. | When the steamer Danery arrived at Ivigtut with the supplies for the world flight, she was met by the cruiser Milwaukce, and all the spares | and fuel were transferred to the| American vessel. The Milwaukee, with Lieut. Bissell on board, then proceeded to Fred- criksdal to await the arrival at that place of the world fiyers. The Dan- ish warship Islands Falk has also gone to Frederiksdal, where she will Join the Milwaukee. While waiting Yor permission from the Danish gov- ernment to establish a base at l"nd-] eriksdel, Licut. Bi: 11 flew one of the airplanes with which the Milwaukee is equipped to this place, and af his return onc of the small from the American ves mand of Lnsign Fines, Frederiksdal with fuel and supplies to establish a base. New Equipment Ready. When the world flight arrives at Frederiksdal, the extra motors, wings and pontoons with which it was plan- ned to refit the flight at Ivigtut will be on hand so that should it be con- sidered advisable to omit the stop at lvigtut and fly direct from I'red- eriksdal, Greenland, to ‘Indian Har- bor, Labrador, the same program of overhaul for the airplanes can be| carried out at this place. The dis-| tance to the coast of Labrador is! about the same, 572 miles, and in all | probability this is the course that will be decided upon. Two of the American _destroyers which have been waiting in Indian Har- bor for the American flight to reach 1vigtut before proceeding to their posi- tions across the Danish Straits to guard the flight, have been ordered to positions off the east coast of Greenland to guard the passage of the flight between Ang- magsalik and Frederiksdal. These de. stroyers, the Barry and Coghlan, salled from Indian Harbor on Thursday, Au- gust 13, and will be in position before the fiight poceeds over this dangerous strip of coast. Slight Change in Plans Ordered. _ A slight change in the plans has had to be made as a result of what Lieut. George C. McDonald and Lieut. Victor B Bertrandias learned in fiying the cruiser Boston II to Pictou, Nova Scotia. It was originally planned that a direct route between Pictou and Boston, Mass., would be followed, a distance of 525 miles. In following this route it was contemplated that the flight would be made direct from Pictou to the Bay of Fundy, overland for about 40 miles after leaving Pictou, passing over Truro, Neva Srotla. This bas been found im- practicable, and the route which will be followed, after leaving Pictou, is west nlong the coast of Nova Scotia, border- ing the Northumberland Straits to Baie Vewte, and from that body of water south over a narrow strip of land to the Cumberiand Basin and along the west- ¢érn shore of the Bay of Fundy. This change in the route lengthens the distance between Pictou and Bos- ton to 600 miles, and it will be im- practicable for the alrplanes of the Téund-the-world flight to make such a long hop after they have arrived at Pictou. Thelr pontoons will be heavy same day, being about | each of esident, Williom 1 s -treasurer, Ruy Farre I these officers, together with Herman H. Pechin. comprise the local enter- | tainment committee The local associs { meeting last night | rangements for th | tion. The secretary reported that the local ascociation has 48 members, vhom is to consider hims member of the committee on enter- tainment. By way of entertainment there been provided a trip by trolley to Alexandria, where man: points of interest will be inspected, and thence to Mount Vernon, and ack by boat: Fensterm ion held a dinner nd perfected ar- eing trip Monday at 2 p.m. The national association will hold its memorial exercises at 2:30 Tues day afternoon, after which the mem- | = bers will journey to Fort Lincoln Cemetery, where they will pay trib- ute to a former member and presi dent, Fred Irland, by dedicating a monument crected by the shorthand | reporters of the United States and Canada. Air Mail Service Extended. Letters mailed in the Philippines will be cpted for dispatch by the Air Mail Service from San Krancisco to points in the kiast through an ar- rangement made by Gov. Gen. Wood of the Philippines with Postmaster General New. Additional postage will be collected in the Philippines to cover the air mail charges. — As a result of her success in com- petitions throughout the West, Miss Mabel Strickland of Fort Worth, Tex. is recognized as the women's cham- plon steer roper of the world. Wonderful! ~That's the Verdict of Every One Who Has Tried ORANGE BEVERAGE FROZEN! May be obtained at all Dikeman'’s Stores, as well as wherever the “Velvet Kind” is sold. Chapin-Sacks Corp.,, Distributors. cher; | national conven-|E U Panel Collars, 98¢ Consisting of large round col- lar with center panel that ex- tends to the hem of the dress In lace and net. White, cream and ecru. Table Oilcloth, 29¢ Yd. 40c 5-4 White and Fancy Table Oilcloth.—Third Floor. 10c Shelf Oilcloth 7c Yard Scalloped Shelf Oilcloth. neat patterns.—Third Floor. Window Shades, S0¢ Shades. in Limit, & in Perfect Opaque green, white and tan 10 a buyer—Third Floor. Black Sateen, 24c Yd. 39¢ Yard-wide Mercerized Black Sateen, of durable quality. Men’s English Broad- cloth Union Suits, $1.49 High-grade Athletic Garments in sizes 36 to 44. Boys’” Wash Pants, 39¢ Well Made Khaki and Crash Pants, in sizes 4 to 10. Blouses and Shirts, 39¢ Clearance of Striped Percale Blouses, sizes 6 to 12; also boys’ shirts in assorted sizes. Wash Suits, 74c Sizes 3 to 8 in these $1.00 Wash Suits. Of excellent materials in popular styles. $1.00 and $1.25 Sport Blouses, 79¢ Sizes 8 to 16 in Sport Blouses, of cotton pongee and striped ma- dras. mostly the famous Bell brand. $1.00 Play Suits, 79¢ “All-over Play Suits, of striped denim and blue denim, a few in khaki. Sizes 2 to 7. Rust and Gray. Modes for morning, afternoon and evening wear—types for both youthful and mature tastes. Trimming of lace, ribbons, braids, ruffling, pleating, loose panels—also semi-plain styles of Particular attention is called to the clever and refined simplicit FLAT CREPE Silk News Extraordinary! $1.50 39-Inch All-Silk CREPE DE CHINE Loom Weave Underpriced at, Yard. . $ 1 OOO Now for two days of brisk silk selling—with beautiful qual- ity pure silk crepe de chine at one dollar a yard as the incentive for action. ) g : Comes in pink. light blue, old rose. copen, jade, orchid, mais, scarlet. tan, zinc. old blue, silver and white. Plenty of it—but don’t delay ii vou would choose from the full assortment of shades. Sale of Sheets Standard Qualities—Every One Perfect Superior Box T 150 sixve AMLESS SHEETS, $159 72x90 SEAMLESS 39 quarter and double beds. Made of ° firm, close-textured cotton, free from $1.50 S1x90 SEAMLESS R strong durable qual- ironed. Size for $l.39 51.39 large double beds. .. white . z 1 Sheet $7 .00 $1.50 Seamless Sheets I = 3 than you would usually pay—because of trivial imperfections that do not affect the wearing qualities in the least. Firm, closely BLEACHED SHEETS, for three- starch. $1.39. UNBLEACHED hand torn and ity—will soon wash Slight Seconds of 81x90 Excellent quality seamless bleached sheets to sell at 50c less woven kind, hand torn and ironed and finished with deep hems. 3 " 9 . Another King’s Palace b Sale of Women’s $1.50 Tub Frocks In All Sizes, 38 to 54 Duplicating recent offer- ings of these quality dresses, with a shipment of hundreds more to sell at the same low price. Of imported and domes- tic gingham in checks, plaids, novelty mixtures and plain colors. Trimmed with pique, or- gandy, piping and fancy braid. Round and square collars; belts or sashes. Note that there are both REGULAR AND EXTRA. SIZES. —First Floor Bargain Tables < oo charming jersey dresses for school and college wear. $650.00 A Deposit Reserves Any Fur Coat Until Wanted End-of-the-Season Clearance of FINE WASH GOODS 39¢ to Printed 50c Voiles Yard Out go these superfine materials at a sensational bargain price right when the demand for dainty vacation frocks is at its height. Sheer, filmy weaves, showing novelty patterns of checks, figures and flowers on dark grounds—colorings as suitable for fall as for now. 55¢ Tussah Glos Pongee, Yard Woven of glos (fiber silk) with a resplendent Colors include jade, tan, sheen. 35 inches wide. brown, lavender, copen, Fre peach and black. 55¢ Mercerized Shantung Pongee 39c Yard Has much of the rich luster that characterizes the expensive silk weaves. As durable as it is beautiful. 35 inches wide. Gray, old rose, bronze, copen, light blue, French blue, tan, pink, cocoa., green and lavender. Dimity Bedspreads Attractive and serviceable white spreads of crinkled dimity that requires no ironing. Buy them at these lowered prices: 81x90 Size, $2.49 72x90 Size, $1.98 63x90 Size, $1.79 Notion Specials 25¢ Sanitary Belts, 19¢c. 10c Bias Seam Tape, white and colors, 6-yard piece, 7¢. Sc card of 1 dozen Snap Fas- teners, white and black. 3 for 10c. 10c White Rickrack Braid, package, 6c. 50c Rubberized Household Aprons, 29¢c. 15c Toilet Pins, .package of 144 assorted, 9¢c. 25c %-pound Best Plated Dressmakers’ Pins, 14c. 10c Wire Pot Cleaners, éc. Sc Darning Cotton, 3 balls for nch blue, light blue, 69¢ and 79¢ Printed Canton Crepe 49c Yard One of the scason’s favored wash materials—mee ing every requirement Fashion and utility. most of 1 In a host of rich patterns and colorings. 39%¢ Brocaded Silk- Mixed Meteor 59¢ Yard Has the rich appearance of costly all-silk weaves. 35 inches wide. Shown in bluc, pink, helio, old rose, brown, tan, navy, white and black. t- Three “Best Buys” in the August lanket Sale A Reasonable Deposit Reserves Your Purchase Until Wanted $4.00 66x80 Gray Blankets Heavy, thick, fleecy Size for double beds. blankets, in gray with pink Bedwear for warmth and service at a genuine thrift price. $7.00 and $8.00 Part-Wool Blankets In sizes 70x80 and 66x80. Heavy, warm and Of mixed wool and cotton, bound In plaids of pink, blue, tan, serviceable. with Soiesette. old rose and gray. 70x80 Guaranteed All-Wool Blankets Beautiful, fluffy blankets 100% Virgin wool. that weigh fully five pounds. red and black, black and white, lavender and white, rose and white, tan and white, blue and ‘white and pink and white. 285 Pair $5.95 Pair 0.5 Pair or blue borders. In block plaids of Third Floor, King’s Palace R W]