Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1925, Page 5

Page views left: 0

You have reached the hourly page view limit. Unlock higher limit to our entire archive!

Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.

Text content (automatically generated)

AMERICAN ADVENTURERS SAIL TO RETRIEVE TONS OF GOLD, Seek $4,000,000 in Liner Sunkin 1911 Off Cape Charles. Are Armed to Fight Pi- rates When Atlantic’s Floor Yields Riches. Mr. Kelly is the only newspaper correspondent accompanying the treasure-hunting expedition which hopes to bring up $.000,000 in gold, silver and jewels from the sunken ship Merida. The progress of ch will be told ezclusively in The Star. BY BRADLEY KELLY, Epecial Correspondent of The Star and North American Newspaper Alliance. NEW YORK, June 5.—Last evening at sunset two small steamers, the Foam_and ‘the Spray, slipped out of New York Harbor on the final lap of a deep-sea treasure hunt. Trawlers of d unromantic ap- 3 a picked crew n who hope ‘e with chests of gold, silver | worth will always fire Gold and challenge % CAP CHA SILVER AND GEMS FROM OCEAN > E RLES @ FORT MONROE. @ OCEAN idventure which greater the | mined the ef- | conquer. | rd_liner 2l 4 sunk in 1911, According | of the sea it belongs to the | /, as they hor last e with them A treasure | and | hidden store ts. unsuc- merican dventure, e to make a fina ling themselves A. Drexel led 1 a syndic D, ¢ yortsmen gan in civilian life. He has ide reputation as a naval boxer; J. Harry Alexander, president of the T Field Club; W. Hay- G ember of the hange; Worth- oot ball star: oswell C. Tripp, treet banker, and Franklin Mallory, financier, whose wife is Molla Bjurstadt, the | tennis champion Know Wreck's Location. Their first expedition spent several weeks at sea Autumn, dragging 1 mile-long iron sweep over the floor he ocean until at last the wreck located. It was e in the undertake deey diving op. erations, which require a protracted period of fine weath 1 age of the undertaken by VIEW o veturn a few | Map shows approximate spot where treasure ship was located last Autumn. | FRANK J. CRILLEY, | World champion deep sea diver, who recently received the Congressional | medal for a submarine rescue in Pear} | Harbor, Haw: | (Copyright, Xorth American News former naval diver and deepsea ex- plorer. veral new inventions for under- ater operations will be utilizec the decks of the Foam and during the next fortnight, inc a novel gas for main divers working at gre will have . includ- d champio ved the co ho recently rec Cool, Stylish Frocks For Hot Summer Days Frocks at styles. $18.50. Complete Assortments of Wash- able Silk, Linen and Cotton Frocks—all bearing the Warwick Lodge label—at prices most con- sistent with their high standard of quality. French Linen, $|gse RUHU Washable Silk $26.50 and $29.50 in many charming Dainty imported Dimity Frocks—hand tai- lored at $16.50. Hand made Voile Dresses, very recent arrivals, $12.50 and delightful Frocks of French Linen of the latest mode— Also complete assortment of shirts and blouses, sport Hats and Sports wear accessories. gressional medal of honor for a sub- marine rescue in Pearl Harbor, Ha- wall. The manifest of the Merida shows that it carried in its strongroom 22 tons of silver ore, 8 kegs of gold coins, each keg requiring the combined strength of three men to lift; gold bullion worth more than $1,000,000, and gems and jewelry of unknown value. The ship had a general cargo of mahogany and copper from Mexico, tobacco and Baccardy rum from Cuba As soon as the treasure is found certain unique precautions will be taken by the salvage crews for pro- tection against pirates and hi-jackers, who constitute a real menace owing o the fact that the operations will be carried out in the heart of the At- lantic’s new rum row. Prepared for Pirates. “Yes, there is a possibility of hi- jackers,” Capt. O'Hagan admitted. “But every member of the crew is armed with a rifie and automatic and we shall make it hot for any raiding party that crosses our line of barb-wire buoys. Day and night armed guards will be on duty and at a moment’s notice 35 men will spring to their stations under the steel sides of the boats with their rifle barrels poked through convenient openings., Nearly every man of the crew has seen war service in the North Sea. 1 wager we can keep the gold once we have brought it up from the bottom.” The Foam and Spray are equipped with the last word in deep-sea div- ing apparatus, even to an outfit in which Crilley has descended 300 feet, the greatest depth ever reached by a diver. The Merida lies at about 30 to 35 fathoms—180 to 210 feet. The three divers will work in Davy Jones' locker under an air pressure of nearly a hundred pounds to the inch, so intense it will require three hours of “easing off" as they come to the surface after a dive in order to escape the dreaded “bends” or caisson disease. For this “easing off” there is a speciglly-built decom- pressing chamber- {gonrd the Spray, where the diver can be placed after he comes up. The air is compressed in the chamber to that of the depth he had reached. Slowly it is re- leased until the diver can again en- dure ordinary atmospheric pressure without danger of the “bends.” Each diver will work In the hold as his daily “trick.” The diver's suit is equipped with head phones so that D. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1925. he is in constant communieation with the deck. He will load the treasure in speclally made baskets holding a ton and holsted by half- inch steel cables. For the two safes, containing the personal valuables of the passengers and the Madero fam- ily jewels, a basket made of steel cable will be used. “This time we shall make the sea give up its loot,” declared Capt. O'Hagan. “The Merida is my pet pearl and in a few weeks I'll be back with the record of champion pearl diver of the world.” (Copyright, 1925, by North American News- paper Alliance.) == EVOLUTION LAW NOT GAG, BRYAN AVERS Freedom of Speech Not Involved in Scopes Trial, Commoner Tells Chattanoogans. By the Associated Press. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 5.— Freedom of speech is not involved in the prosecution of John T. Scopes for the alleged violation of-the Ten- nessee law prohibiting the teaching of evolution in public schools of the State, Willam Jennings Bryan told newspaper men here yesterday. The Commoner stopped in Chatta- nooga en route to Florida after a conference with members of the prosecuting counsel in Nashville. Declaring the case “the most im portant that has ever been tried in America, Mr. Bryan said the most general misunderstanding of the case was that the “act of the Legislature under which Scopes is being tried limits freedom of speech “In reality, this point is not in- | volved,” he said. “There is nothing that would prevent him from giving lectures in behalf of evolution if he desired. “The real point is that the Legis- lature has the right to control what is taught in the public schools and that Scopes or any other teacher has not the right to receive the State's money and teach a principle which has been forbidden.” THE BOYS SHOP ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE P-B STORE The Trail to Camp leads thru the P-B Boys’ Shop It's a well worn trail, too, Every year as regularly as school closes, old friends and new ones come to the P. B. Boys’ Shop for Camp Clothes. They know the P-B label is a good thing to carry—wherever they go. A good idea to clip this Suggested Camping List —check the items you need. Khaki Flapper Suits, $3.00 and $3.50. Khaki Knickers and Pants, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00. Khaki Golf Knickers, $2.50. Linen Knickers and pants, $2.00, $2.25 and $2.50. Linen Golf Knickers, $2.50, $2.75 and $3.00. Palm Beach Knickers, $2.25. Lumberjack Shirts, $6.00. Flannel Shirts, $3.50; Blouses, $3.00. Khaki Blouses, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00. Khaki Shirts, $1.50 and $2.00. Bathing Suits, many styles and pat- terns, $2.95 to $6.00. Black Rubber Coats, $4.50. Black Rubber Poncho, $3.50 and $4.50. Rubber Hats, $1.00 arnd $1.50. . Terry Cloth Bathrobes, $5.00. Wool Bathrobes, $4.50 to $7.50. Sweaters, many patterns, $3.95 to $7.50. Pajamas, $2.50. Union Suits, cool, 85c and $1.00. Golf Hose, $1.50. Tech, Jr. Shoes, $4. Summerweight, $1.25 to athletic style, 79c, 00. JURY FAILS TO AGREE IN TRIAL FOR MURDER Dismissed After Five Hours’ Delib- eration in Case of Story and 0’Connor. e | The trial of Vernon S. Story and James O’Connor,” charged with mur- der in the first degree, resulted in & disagreement of the jury in Criminal Division 1 after five Lours’' delibera- tion last night. Chief Justice McCoy, because of the excessive heat, de- clined to lock the jurors up for the night. The prisoners were remanded to await another trial. The case is the first on record in this District where an automobile is claimed to be a dangerous weapon and made the basis of an indictment for first degree murder. It is charged | that the young men picked up a| drunken man in the automobile of | one of the defendants and took him | to Keanes lane northeast, where the man was robbed and then run down and killed by the machine. The de- fense claimed the death of the victim resulted when he staggered in front of the machine and was struck. Assistant U. S. Attorney O'Leary conducted the prosecution. The de- fendants were represented by Attor- neys James A. O'Shea, John I. Sacks, David L. Riordan and Joseph Kelly. . foxes will thrive in West- ccording to the success any which sent 100 pelts ithin the last year. to London Just think! A beautiful, Cathedral Gong clock for only $875- Eighteen inches long, 9% inches high. Mahogany finish. And it’s an Eight Day clock, too. GUARANTEED ok (KA — VENTH - JEWELRY 401 SEVENTH ELNW. ~ CO,_ STREETNW.| \V/g sl 2 —_———— . o“j | | This picture was taken on one of Washington’s boule- vards—it shows how P-B Paim Beach Suits look on men of average build—like yourself. FPavm Beach SUITS 15 Parker-Bridget Palm Beach Suits are silk trimmed and come in single or double breast- ed styles in a wide as- sortment of colors and patterns. All sizes. T e INTH® 6 ViA 18 o ik i When It’s Sizzling Hot Your Best Friend Is a P-B Palm Beach Suit This photograph can show you how well a P-B Palm Beach looks, it can show the effective shades and can prove the good appearance of P-B Palm Beach Suits—because it is an actual photograph—But—— You could examine this picture through an imported microscope and still miss the final thrill of utter comfort, the real COOLness of the airy, light-weight material—these things are realized when you wear a P-B Palm Beach Suit. For the same reason that—altho your best girl’s picture may adorn the top of your dresser—there’s not much kick in kissing a photograph. The thing to do is to see the original.

Other pages from this issue: