Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1924, Page 11

ZR-3 SHOULD MAKE NORTH POLE FLIGHT, CAPT. BARTLETT HOLDS Feasibility Demonstrated by Trip From Germany, Noted Explorer Says—Points to Valuable Data to Be Obtained—Could Claim Territory. The Arctic expedition planned for|active duty in the Navy last Year the Shenandoah last year, but later |and given the rank of lieutenant abandoned, commander to serve on the special attempte avy's | board which started the plans for the newest | proposed trip of the Shenandoah to according to Ca | the polte. When the expedition was Robert “,m\mvnnd rtlett returned to ci noted | life and spent part of the past sum- plorer | mer in the Arctic region. He de- banion |clared today that the airship was miral | the most promising mode of travel his epoc! | for Arctic explorers and pointed out to the ;\\'ul\ what apparent ease such a ship 1906. s the ZR-3 could negotiate the Bartlett | cruise to the pole and later take the shorter round-the-world flight by honping “over the top of the world.” “We had planned for the Shenan- h to go to the pole from a bhase ablished at e, supplemented by obile base: able in the Patoka . equipped with mooring Bartlett said. “The n then was to send the Shenandoah Nome by easy st , reaching there in time th to take ad- antage of the good weather and pro- 1 into the unknown territory and make observations. Great Value of Data. “The ZR-3 could cross the continent nd proceed to Nome, just it linked many and the United tes by air nd with as much e: By refueling |at Nome, if nec ry, the ship could proceed out over the unknown terri- tory, make photographic ol rvations »f the entire area by crossing back and forth across the unexplored tion, and if de: d lower a ba; an citizen and an stablish our sover- 1f no land s - Do You Read Tire Advertising? For Our November Clearance Sale pols succes s from y to 5,000 zotiated without mish: a little more 80 hours, demon- strated beyvond question the ability of the h gible to fly N hover over to take a that unknown region “It is not at all impossible ZR-3 to drop down American citizer plant our land Stat thusiastic; be used and the is the CAPT. BARTLETT. airi- | and territors raphs of ail for th basket with in purposes. | lition to my mind ise that the United should not fail | polar « big enter: Gove recalled to We are offering the biggest saving on High-grade Tires. These prices will convince you of the lowest prices ever offered. We Are Goodrich Distributors Goodrich "Look at These Commander Cords Tire Specials 30x315......$8.95 30x3* ......$5:85 32x3% ... ... 1245 30x3v5...... 6.85 31x4 ...14.95 32x4 ...... 00105 32x4 ......15.75 33x4 . ..11.85 33x4 .. 16.85 34x4 . .12.10 34x4 - 1225 32x415. 1115 Special Special Goodrich New Radio 35x5 Cord Tire $19.95 $1.75 How About T hose Balloon Replacements? We are certain you will save money after consulting We sell you what we tell you—and save you money. S. & M. Tire Co. 1340 14th St. N.W. Open Evenings and Sundays us. / ( 4 (5] /— New Fall Shoes for Ladies! The very latest designs that are correct for \. = SIS Autumn wear. Decidedly charming as to style and just as attractive in quality and price. New Autumn Styles Featuring a fine array of ultra $3.98 stylish Pumps and Oxfords at a moderate price ...... o & SEEaareE Patent or Black Suede, low heel, Goodyear soles and rubber heels. $3.98 $3.98 Patent Black Sued o or Black Satin, with ligh heels. poge Brown or Black Calf Oxford, Good- year welt soles, rubber heels. $3.98 Patent or Black Kid, three- button style with Cuban heel. .98 é $3.98 Pat or Bl Batin, slso Black Velvet, with spike el $3.98 GGG THE found that sclentific data that would be procured would be of great value.” The round-the-world flight of the Army alr service pilots, Capt. Bartlett said, demonstrated the feasibility of attempting further aerial exploits by the United States. He pictured the ZR-3 encountering no obstacles in blazing an air trail across the North Pole, connecting Nome, Alas., with Spitzbergen, a distance of 2,200 nau- tical miles, and thence proceeding tv Europe and across the Atlantic to Lakehurst, the original starting point of the cruise. Expects Congress to Approve. “Congress would 'readily approve such an_enterprise,” Capt. Bartlett sald. “The Army's world cruise and the feat of the ZR-3 in crossing the Atlantic_from Europe should have a profound effect upon Congress, and 1 look for a prompt approval from the Hill if the Government will seek au- thority to send the Zeppelin to. the Arctic.” Asked if he would like to be on the ZR-3 in a cruise to the Pole or around the top of the world, Bart- lett’s eyes took on the glint of ex- pectancy as he replied: “I’ve no en- gagement that cannot be broken. I'm just waiting and watching for any developments in the direction of fur- ther exploring the Arctic region. I believe I could help a little with my knowledge of that territory.” Should the Government decide to EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO cdarry out Bartlett's suggestion, prac- tically all the plans that were made by the special Arctic board of the Navy Department last year could be utllized. This board, which included as members Rear Admiral Willlam A. Moffett, chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics, who is now a pas- senger on the Shenandoah on its re- turn flight across the continent; Gil- bert Grosvenor,.president of the Na- tional Geographic Society; Capt. Bart- lett and other experts, went into the problem _exhaustively, gathering weather data, outlining the ships that would be required and arranged for the construction of bases in Alaska and Arctic waters. The ten- tative plans were to send the Shen- andoah on the polar expedition this Summer, the months of June, July and August, when the temperature ranges between 35 degrees Fahren- heit and 50 degrees at Nome, Point Barrow and Green Bay, Spitzbergen, being selected as the best period The mission of the Shenandoah was (a) To explore the unknown area o 1,000,000 square miles, one-third the size of the United States, lying be- tween Alaska and the North Pole; (b) establish the practicability of a transpolar air route. The plans are now available for use in any program involving the Arctic region that the Government may decide upon for the ZR-3. , D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1924.- ; SNAKES GUARD LOOT . FROM ANCIENT SHIP Americans to Visit Cave Believed by Natives to Have Curse + of Witch. BY WALTER ROBB. (Correspondence of The tar and Chicago Daily News, MANILA, P. I, October 31.—The treasure taken by a British privateer of the seventeeth century from a Spanish galleon bringing the annual cargo of silver from Mexico to the Philippines lies hidden away in two great chests in a cave on Camiguin Island, north of Lauzon, states the report of an American prospector who has been making a survey of the island and its commercial possibilities. Romains of the pirate ship wrecked on the dangerous coast of Camiguin include the ship's bell, now the bell of the village chapel or ‘“ermita,” and two br cannon, corroded and grimed with the centuries of idleness because the imhabitants of the island are too few to make predatory e: peditions upon their neighbors. The American states that many years ago the treasure fell possession of an old tribe woman, Wwho had the cave dug to conceal it and protect it from eruptions of Camiguin volcano. She was believed a witch, and wished a spell over the cave. Men covetous of the treasure fall dead as they approach the en- trance. _An old/hag’s curse destroys them. But the theory of the Amer| can is that what really happens is that the men are bitten by cobras. This reptile Infects the jungle on the island, and its bite kills almost in- stantly. Adequately booted against the fangs of the cobra, the American purposes to explore the cave, take his chances with evil spirits and re- cover the two chests of treasure if they are there. He agrees that the cave is artificial, and thinks_the treasure yarn not improbable. More than one Dutch and British privateer ralding Spanish commerce went on the reefs of Baburan Isles north of Luzon. {Copytight, 1824, by Chicago Daily News Co.) sl o = A Modern Love Affair. Mrs. A.—T'll have to hunt for a new cook. My latest one left today. Mrs. B.—Did she desert you for for a single coppe 1319-1321 F Street STORE NEWS “Fashion Park” and “Stratford” Clothes e Throttle Is Wide Open! Tremendous Buying Power Behind This Great Sale of Suits and Overcoats ' Here are more than 2,800 Suits, more than 1,200 Overcoats. . We can fit any man—we can fit any purse. We could write a page of description of our clothing, but you’re not going to buy a Suit or Overcoat till you've seen it and tried it on. Single or double breasted models; extreme English styles or our own more conservative de- into| . FRENCH BAN COCKTAIL AS WORD, NOT DRINK Don’t Want It Mentioned in Dic- tionary, But Don’t Mind It in Cafes. By the Assoclated Press., PARIS, October 31.—"The Frerich Academy does not want the word ‘cocktail’ in its dictionary,”- says Maurice Donnay, who presided at the session of the dictionary committee that excluded the word, “but not be- cause ihe academy has gone dry, nor because America is no longer wet.” Some people are wondering why the word was ever proposed. Many oth- ers are inclined to regret that it wasn't adopted, while those who are famillar with the quality of mixed beverages served In some of the so- called “American bars” of Paris are giving their hearty moral support to the academy. “I voted against it, though T used the word in my piece, ‘Education de ' more than 20 years ago,” Mr. said. “I did so because its limited and has no more claim lace in a French dictionary than scores of other American and Eng- lish expressions that are common in 8 AM. to 6 PM. certain circles in France. If we took {! [ ‘cocktail' there would be no reasdn;’ for not taking ‘ice cream soda’ with 1" #'a.‘h : KLAN 0USTS ORGANIZER) & TN Action at Winchester, Va., Follows Criticism of Police. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., October 31.-2) “M. C. Altenburg, organizer of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, has been ousted from the order and de- posed from his position as organizer of subordinate branches thereof.” This statement was made here to- day by E. F. Randolph of Alexandria, Va., who said he was a special fleld representative of the Klan, and that he had come here to check up Alten- burg. Altenburg some weeks ago ad- dressed a public gathering, in which he criticized Sheriff Pannett and Po- licz: Magistrate Worsley for alleged lax enforcement of prohibition laws. —_— Miss Smith Wilkinson of Notting- ham, England, is sald to spend more money for clothes than any other man -in the world. signing; every desirable material you can think of and all the new shades and patterns. You want correct style, good quality, and you like low prices. We can satisfy you on all those three points. Just remember that we feature the “Fashion Park” and “Stratford” clothes, and all our other lines have to be fine enough to sell in competition with these famous brands.