Evening Star Newspaper, June 20, 1925, Page 3

AIR FLYERS FACE MGUNTAIN HAZARD Return Route Via Los Angeles Lies Between Two Rug- ged Ranges. The sizth and concluding article of Mr. Neely and Capt. Street adventure over the air mail trans- continental route brings them to tie Pacific terminus of the Army Air Service at Nan Diego. BY FREDERICK R. NEELY. ¥ Two courses to L Angeles are available to the aviator, either down the coast line or inland between two ranges of mountai The latter was elected owing to the prevalence of fog about the bay, and after playing in opening to et over the moun- tains rising up from the Pacific the ceptain T . finding a clear &ky overhead wod visibility We continued down this valley, pass- and Bakerstield, and beyond this latter city rose up on our v minutes of flying, with ces to land, brought us into geles, and the 300-mile flight was made in 4 hou nd 41 minutes. It took only 1 hou and 14 minutes’ work by our plane to get down to San Diego, the course being right over the continuous beach alway habited by bathers. Rockwell Field is on North Island, which also is oc- cupied by the ation, and can be seen f ead when coming down th Here the re- turn jou over the route that is urged fo 1scontinental commercial aviation other than the air mail began With a dny's r 25 o'ciock, I cou by of San Diego, passed range of the barren we sighted + with its shore line 250 feet ; sea level. One hour's flying brought the sea and the mountains continuot ed to my en, but it wi and other across e, too, hung of ‘man’s prother. 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ADAMS, P e l!.\'er\‘eril"l;‘\"NOTlr(‘ COURT OF T Holding a his petition praying for a his debts in bankruptey, RALPH D. QUIN- aptey. RT Holding a Bankrup 0 the matter of August P. Bunke ce W. Taglor, individu s. trading as *'The Bankrupiy, No 578 of Aucust P. Bunké and George vlor, individually and as. co-partners, trading as “The Bargain House." of the eity of Washington, District of Columbia: Notice is heren, AD 16 2 Dartvership were duly adjudicated bankrupt and that the first meeting of their creditors S0l be held at my office in the Wilk Building, 1512 H ton. D. C. on the 1035, at 10 the faid _cre claims. appoint a 2 Tupts and transact such ot Ay properly come before ‘said meetin. BALPH'D QUINGER. Referee in Bankruptey. street northwest, Washing- 29th day of June. A.D. s in- | we left the field |3 £ The Rio Grande served as an ex-|| ‘hed an airway field on the out- irts of a little town called Dryden, | on fuel, and then the troubles | |other, and became brothers in nm} bond. E The sun, fortunately, was on the |toc ship”s tail, but even then he madebegan. it hot for us. We climbed to 6,000 The circuit-breaker feet to cool off and found it B torrid. nd L1 Centro | button to turn over the propeller and 31 sput \(h\‘ mechanics had to throw it over by hand. We now had to fly on the on the self- into the States again Colorado Ri which bro over Yuma, . which we passed |rough country, but in the event of at 3:20 o Just ond Yuma | trouble a landing could be made on a dried-up river bed lay beneath us|the highway or in a flat space close | and the country began to get a little To add to the discomfort the rugged once more. We dropped to|sky got black and had we continued 4,000 feet and the transition was like |our course straight and not turned pping from a cooling room to the | northeastward at Del Rio we probably or of an open-hearth furnace. The | would have run right into its teeth le and we|But we left the storm, and with the othing but | flat country bencath us and the day 25 the sun iing, we dropped to 100 feet, | riz., anoth »eeded up the engine, while the p < r ahead. Th 0ok from motor to tail, and landed | Army fleld was about a mile east of | {elly Field, San Antonio, Tex, ty. The skipper came in to|at 5:57 o'clock | land, diving almost to the ground and | Arriving on the field the foliowing | leveling off the ship. But just as he | had figured his distance and pulled R PR buck on the stick to straighten out| Punhng—-l’lperlnnxm; the plane failed to respond and we e ; Sl Homes, Clubs, Sckools, Office hit the ground with a heavy thump, | e (@ Buildings, Apartment Houses ibounced 10 feet and then setlted down Harry W. Taylor We did not know the & 2,000 feet, and this, couple 2333 18th St. N.W. Col. 1077 | w with the hot, still air, left nothing |} for the plane to hang on to. The next morni > climbed of the hot out minutes small group of caused | Two hours | of which w Then appes of flat country, with cactus and mesquite, ending a high hill, at the foot of which the Grande flowed down from the h and turned int 2| 0. Down | 1 a broad, flat plane rolled for field, where the ¢ {hundreds of yards after it met the | | ground. H Followed Rio Grande. | cellent course to follow after we left Fort Bl and also threw some life | Its ’arge frces into the scenery by providing a carpet | s = | of green on either side of its banks. | and 310锑9 hills The vegetation, however, could not | penetrate very far into the Texas and | | Mexico sand.” The flat country g |way to rolling terrain, | teresting _and_ 1ifel WRITE OR PHONE FOR LITHOGRAPHED MAP SHOWING SIZE OF LOTS. were servicing the ship for our de- parture. There was a short circuit in the ignition system, which probably developed the day before at Dryden when the starter broke. The me- chanics were draining the gasoline from the tank and a man was up on the motor cleaning it with gaso- line and a wire brush. Either a spark from the brush or gasoline in contact with the short circuit caused an explosion that blew the mechanic from the motor onto the concrete runway, fracturing his nose, cutting his lip and eye and injuring the right leg. The plane burst into flames and the fleld fire department | responded in time to put out the fire and leave something that resembled an_airplane. The plane was built at the San Antonio Air Intérmediate Depot about two years ago, had flown thousands of miles and came home to die. A new De H, rigged up especially strong for training advanced cadets, and much faster than the old boy that had so faithfully served us, was wheeled out for our use and we cut across Texas country at 110 miles an hour, landing in Dallas, 260 miles away, after 2 hours and 20 minutes flying. he airway runs north from Dallas (Continued on Fourth Page. arter broke as the pilot pushed the | filled hour o Rockwell Field, San Diego, Calif., the Pacific terminus of Air Service Transcontinental Airway. morning to continue our journey, we v our right ship on the line wings burned to n with Beautiful Home for Colored Only $300 Cash—Balance Like Rent N.E—Ideal one of our year's best Dbath. handsome improvements equal 1417 Duncan St location: offerings ‘n perfect Aixtures and to homes Dlete, %5, See This Six_rooms. condition ting far more initors CAYWOO0D BROS — & GARRETT inc 915 NEW YORK AVE N W ~ H ARGONNE 16th and Columbia Rd. Have you seen the Argonne Apartments? Highest and most healthful on 16th St. Unique in modernity, size of rooms, price, Convenient to and bus lines; 24 hours’ effi- etc. all cars cient service. THE the frame- work, the fabric and wood about the tor bed destroyed and the cockpits It happened an "Home—Open Sunday to On 14th Street Next Corner Columbia Rd. $5,000 CASH—BAL. Ist TRUST Fronting more than 20 feet on 14th Street, at corner of alley and adjoining Co- lumbia” Road corner prop- erty being extensively re- modeled to stores. Threestory brick house, representing one of the best speculative values in this growing business section. Building restrictions recent- ly removed. Many Other Striking Values on File at Our Business Properties Dept. BOSS &b PHELPS HOMES Main 9300 with the HOME OF 1417 K Street 3 N 7 WONDERFUL BUY In Exclusive Woodley Park 2725 WOODLEY PLACE (Furnished by Palais Royal) 8 Rooms—3 Baths—Built-In Garage 71 Built—69 Sold All Modern Improvements $15,750—$2,500 Cash—$125 Month For Auto Service, Phone Col. 4946. Open for Inspection Every Day 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. “KAGDHS BUILDERS | On 14th St. Car Line A Cool, Delightful Location High Elevation—Wide Streets—Deep Lots all Com- Artistic Semi-Detached Home Offered at a Row-House Price $12,750 SUITABLE TERMS roundings of 14th Street Terrace. of stucco over hollow tile, with tile roof. is in Italian style. ay Be Inspected Tomorrow ARGONNE RESIDENT MANAGER ON PREMISES || Hedges & Middleton, Inc. REALTORS 1412 Eye St. Frank. 9503 In a select neighborhood one square from Colum- bia Road and 16th, near Rock Creek Park, for only $7,400 Small Payment and $74 a Month F you will pre- sent this ad. to POTOMAC PHOTO SUP- PLY COMPANY, 1225 G St. N.W,, you will receive T EN COUPONS, each of which will entitle you to have a roll of film de- veloped FREE of CHARGE. Six_delightful rooms and bath, including all up- keep. Ideal Summer and Winter. TO VISIT TELEPHONE frerp WARREN 925 15th St., Main 9770 ) s s Buy a Home for $67.50 a Month T'S just as easy—and ever so much more 3 comfortable—to buy a Warren-built qual- ity home as to rent less desirable quarters. Choose one of these 6-Room Brick Houses. Seventh and Hamlin Sts. N.E. $67.50 Monthly Price Only, $7,975 $850 Cash Each house has 6 bright rooms, tiled bath, built-in garage, hardwood floors throughout, wide front porches, hot-water heating plant—and they are only 20 minutes by trolley from the Treasury! Come via Capitol St. and Michigan Ave..trolley to Monroe and 7th Sts., then three squares south on Tth to these homes. 925 Fifteenth Street Phone Main 9770 Evening Phone Cleveland 1933 Review the Papers of This Week 1335 Kennedy St. N.W. This inviting home is situated in the suburban-like sur- It is a substantial house The architecure Contains 6 ample rooms and tile bath; hot-water heat; completely equipped kitchen, including built-in refrigerator and kitchen cabinet; library nook, etc. Large yards, front and rear, with plenty of garage space. WHAT IS BACK OE THIS DOOR THE NEW WONDER HOME DURIEITH At 36th and R Sts. N.W. During this week you have been on a personal inspection tour of this wonderful new home and found “back of this door”— EPI C BREAKFAST AND KITCHEN P(‘)lkcfl PLENTIFUL, RO O M Y CLOSETS MANY LABOR-SAVING DEVICES COMPLETELY EQUIPPED KITCHEN EVERY WISHED-FOR FEATURE To complete your inspection we descend to the COOL, DRY CELLAR —where you find a compact, economical HOT-WATER HEATING plant. F. there is an efficient AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER, storage rype. Us(:;ulsgfkn}x;llell"‘&l‘;s\; WASH TUBS are handily placed, and there is a BUILT-IN COAL BIN. The entire cellar is concreted and finished in WHITE. This remarkable HOME COMPLETE is set artistically on its lot, with deep lawns front and rear. There are a number of styles, and you have a choice of VARIEGATED TONE GRANITE OR COLONIAL BRICK FRONTS Remember, they are in one of the finest sections UP NORTHWEST, where values are in- creasing. Why delay? GO SELECT YOURS TODAY OR TOMORROW You can obtain one on OUR SAFE and SANE TERMS for but $10,750 . WASHINGTON'S GREATEST HOME VALUE To Inspect: Take the BURLEITH BUS to 35thand R Streets and walk one half block west. Members of Operative Builders’ Association of D, C. N.W. TERMS, $500 CASH Inspect Tonight 5305 5th St. N.W. (Between Ingraham and Jefferson Sts.) Open Till 9 P.M. D. J. DUNIGAN, Inc. 1319 N. Y. Ave. M. 1267 = Bungalow Homes Irving St. Between 13th and 14th Sts. N up on a terraced slope, amid great oak trees. They are porch-fronted — and Warren-built for comfort convenience ; economy priced : 86 500 $55 Monthly Go out Rhode Island Ave. to 13th St north on 13th to Ireing St. N.E Kers WARREN 925 Fifteenth Street Evening Phones Phone Main 9770 Potomac 2596-W @OZYA cool 5-room and bath dwellings way and 10% Cash v N\ SACRIFICE In Beautiful Chevy Chase 4112 Military Road—Brick 8 Rooms—2 Baths—Garage—AM.I. 7 $12,750—$1,500 Cash—$125 Month Inspect Saturday and Sunday,9 A.M. to 9 P.M. e BARGAINS! 1436-8 and 40 G St. S.E. Just North Pa. Av~ Open Evenings and Sunday $500 CAS $18.75 Weekly Large Lots to Paved Alley Room for Garage Hot-Water Heat Electric Lights Sleeping Porches—Large Front Lawns Take Cars to 15th & Pa. Ave. & Walk 1 Sq. North INSPECT TODAY ] fasanainatatiocno s gt otide it fe st eaiiy seiastisatisatiiag INCORPORATED 131 H STREET NORTHWEST f‘mmmmmm