Evening Star Newspaper, May 14, 1926, Page 23

BYRD’S OWN STORY IS TRIBUTE TO AIDES’ SKILL AND FORTITUDE| (Continued working day and night on the run- way. packing down the snow and Jeveling humps. This was a colossal joh. and the men worked until they could hardly drag one foot after an- other. Certel brought food to them d they ate under the midnight sun in the snow and cold Several times tried to make them sleep, but they would not give up. They knew we must take advantage of the good weather. It was long tramp to the top of the inciine, and great energy is required to transport gasoline and supplies to the plane. was too much for these brave chaps. To make the skiis safe I asked Noville to place planks of small spare =kils on top of the runners of our large skiis, thus really doubling th strength. Again Noville and Chiy worked all nizht. This time we were foined by the chief engineer, Mul rov, and the third assistant engineer, But nothing | from Page Twentytwo.) who had evervthing at stak=, was not | only | more disappointed than they. | They knew they dud noc have the | strength to pull the plane back up the hill. The last time we taxied up the | skiis were broken, and they thought | we would not have success in taxing up again. But the skiis were stronger | this time and Bennett, after digging | the snow away, was able to taxi the | Plane back to the top of the hill ! zot the men together | them we would take some of t d supplies out of the plane a n that same night. It was hing how this cheered them » enthusiasm came back and they were all worn out. They { up the hill and over the rumn and began work on it, to mike a still| smoother take-off. Again the snow | had forced us to yield it greater re-| spect. | Runway Made Perfe Capt. Brennan, the first officer, De | | extra fur cloth ‘ way—that we would drive for the Pole ong as our motors lasted; that ‘duld give some sort of account ourselves of which Amer! he ashamed. For, after all, were not, in a measure, representing ¢ Vavy and our country? It was { all-American expedition in t field and both Bennett and mys were regula avy men. on leave, w the traditions of the Navy to uphold. Should we descend on the ice, were prepared, as wel las it had been | the ele possible, to cope with 1 had nd fight our way back great deal of attention had with us a short-wave radi with a hand dynamo, for sending © we wers rced down. We had a handmade for hauling plies over the snow 1 half months’ food supplies, consisti of pemmican, chocolate, pilot bre: tea, malted milk, powdered chocolate. This | gar and cream cheese efully selected, would give est possible number of ca rried Rubber Boat. We carried a rubber boat for getti wross openings in the ice, as’ well pes, pistol, amn nition, gasoline stove, hunting kniv would not sterdam Island's wasternmost point lies true north, and I determined to take advantage of this fact to line up the plane and get the error in varis tion of the compass from the north ur | This factor s generally uncertain in he | the Arctic 1 nd makes air he | navigation in the : North much elf | more ditlicult than elsewhere ith | In five or six minutes w= ~ame 1 Danes T 1, where Andre, 30 years \N" left for the ons in o ts [ wers never irvll]\ two othe Pole from Spitzher; . hard tuek Would ours he more fortunate? Amundsen had met fog at Amster dam ilslana which had taken | miles off his course. Thus we were ng | far more fortunate than h 1d, | We found no fox at a'l and the skies were clear, To my great sur edze of the great Polar ice pack only 1 few miles ahead. when we had ex unter it 150 miles her nortn. Then, when » of the ice pack, I got an nz | other surprise. There were very few small pieces of ice at the edge of the solid pack. Next Few Hours Busy. - we of we. in. to reach th I saw the us 1o, w ex, we reach- | i 1 n had met with | him | had been. ! FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1926. Summer Toiletries Castile Soap, 3 bars for 19¢ Narcisse Talcum Powder, 16¢ 25¢ Mum, 17¢ Amolin, Powder Deodorant. 25¢ Colgate’s Big Bath Soap, 3 bars, Odorono, 35¢ & Melba Lov'-me Body Powder, $1 Street Floor 25¢ Satisfaction Since 1859 810-818 Seventh Streat Boys’ 79c Golf Hose 50c Plain colors with fancy tops heather mixtures in various tone Sizes 8 to 11. Splendid Summer weight. Street Floor 67th Anniversary Sale Men! Tomorrow Is MAY SUN MON TUE WED THu FRI SAT 7 s i L (N 9 10 11 12 1314 16 23 30 This probably was because it was | early in May, before the edge of the pack was proken up by the heat. Irom then on until the end of the| flight 1 spenc the busiest hours of my | lift. I knew we must navigate with | considerable accuracy we neve could again. 1 lined F nett up with a mountain on the 1 Peninsula and the westernmost edze of Amsterdam Island. [ Luca. and T went over the runwas | ixes, inedical kit, surgical instruments with a fine tooth comb and indicated | 14" Sk e “bombs R T s e e, % to head straight for the Pole and |further. These two officers shoveled|yijes from Ki Bay, flying at an return via Nierris Jessur feit | snow and worled with the crew, and [ Me Tl HE tnotsand feet we would want better des s | none worked any harder to put down at the bas Bennett and I went over the plane | with the load as heavy as we had P pment except that | | originally plenned. We would not also cans of gas- | get our base down. but we would , !I\I( neces. sea ‘housands of miles of unexplored radius polar area. So we decided to put off the exploration by nntil the next trip. a lot about skiis, 4id not know before. 23 Hours' Gray The next afternoon we were ready for the big takeoff. We had decided Yes—tomorrow is the day that marks the change from felt to straw. Of course, you'll want one of the newest maodel comfortable, because ok and smart and stylish because they hats for Summer—cooler they are lighter in weight are designed along the very latest lines in a variety of weaves an experience more Would we finally return from | world? Would it necd an- | (To be continued.) cle to get us clear of our [ (Copyrizht. 19726, bhe the New' York Times ere compelied to descend? and St Louis Post-Dispatehn ) Twenty-six miles from Cape Mitre | . .| we passed the Hoel Peninsula. with a | Belgian handmade lace manu as | high, Jagged peak about 2,000 feet— | tured chiefly in the Ilanders prov our altitude at this instant. A line | inces, and is practically all made by drawn from this peak tangent to A | women in the farm homes, » and & half hours. would be more than sufficient” unless we should run into d storm | Finally, at nwich | next morning, we were all set The motors were warmed up immediately iced: the run “Byrd boulevard. finishing © | touches put on it. 1 had planned for ment | Noville to hold the tail of the plane bers | ith a line while we put the motors entire | o)) full power and then let the tail go and start the plane with a rush. This to the plane without ry good-byes. Bennett nd I decided to get into the air or But we felt we would not other Lime | base if we and straws. A Group at $2.45 " A Group at $3.95 Genuine Italian Leghorns Mikado Panamas Genuiae Yeddo Straws Shown in plain or fancy band stvles in a variety of choic brim effects. Nunierous shapes from which to choose. White and 2 ; natural straws Street Floor—Men's Shop Fancy bands. too, on many of them. Loaded for Flying. We loaded up the plane minimum of 23 hours of fivinz total weight was about 1 of the crew and almost Kings Bay colony ecrowded around for good not keen for that, thought much of good-bye monies. I'urthermore, we were mnot| sure we would not smash our skiis in | ¢y the attempted take-off. <« most anxious to take Noville, | d finally decided to leave him | Asgain the motors roared and the behind, for with the food necessarv | niilheean straining at the line hold- | TRULY, it used to take real courage for a M te taka for him about 300 pounds|in. jte tail. Noville cut loose and the child, or a grown-up at that, to take a dose o would have been added to the weizhi| josephine rushed down the slipper: B ianive castor oil. And in many cases courage failed. == — But that is a thing of the past! Today you 300 N S H ‘, ew dummer Hats Worth $5 and $7 were under wav. My whole atten- | curred to me at that critical mome can buy Squibb’'s Castor Oil (Tasteless)—a tion was riveted on those skiis. 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Again 1 watched the sk It oc- »d speed and as the | n to take up more| we knew | of time 1y we rezched the end of the smooth ice, and with our motors cui out dashed into the softer and more r now. There was a series of r ves bumps that nearly upset us|my first thought was not of this, but s 1 times. Finally we halted in|of the men left behind. They had| a deep dritt. Bennett looked at me, |yt superhuman effort into our suc his fuce as white as snow. | cess, they were worn out and now Commander,” he said, “she just|would feel their sacrifice worth while wouldn’t do 1t.” |and could go to their bunks and get Bennett and I have been throush |some rest in peace. Then I thought a zreat many rough experiences to-|'how sorry I was not to have ) gether. 1 never saw him show more |with me. He was actually h perturbation 1hn.kon that we could not give him a 2 we were off and the unexplored | had been my coveted vears. 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They are on sale at all druggists 1y on our | LE of 2,100 Straw and Ribbon Sport Hats ONE-DAY ADVANTAGE OFFERING A SALE UNEQUALED THIS SEASON —MADE POSSIBLE ONLY THROUGH A GIGANTIC CASH PURCHASE AT A TREMENDOUS CONCESSION IN PRICE. A TIMELY REDUCTION RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. Hats that we have been selling every day for $3.95 and we are adding these hats also to this event. It’s going to be a great sale—one that will be talked about all over town. Splendid Values in this Sale of Handbags . $2.95 It's one of those extraor offerings t happen- for such smart handbags as these arely priced for so little urchase brings of shapes Exotic Summer colors as well as white, navy and black. Hats for the miss and youthful matron. All head sizes. Dashing Sport Hats $1.98 and $2.98 Small and medium shapes of azure, timba and spread hemp. in a diversified ascortment of bright colors, also black. Street Floor—King's Palace All Were Disappointed. I climbed to the ground and fned the skits and the landing g ute =0 he could Tt had stood the terrific strain. place on the snow. never saw such a disappointed lot of | ilfinz to take a chance men. They had ziven every uunce of their energy t = us into the alr. their hearts were enrtirely wiap. ped up with the success of the expe. dition. Some of them could searcely stand up. Nona was more concerned than Muiroyv, the chief engineer. I smiled at him to cheer him up. but he could not quite bring up the cor- | ners of his mouth. so he turned his head and walked av 1 liked him far Bu ty ?fi!’u&fi!fi!fi!fi&fi Remember— Store opens at 8:30 « due to Noville. to drop him in a pick out a He was rSuCCess Wi anted u a var Soared Out as Sun Rose. It was not long past midnight when we left. This was well, for should the | sly be clear we would have excellent 0. itions of the sun all the way to the | Pole with the sun rising higher as we went along | finish ties tha and $5.00 styles in sme in every i Summer. Inel and silk bags Street Floor Sale of Coats Spring and Summer Fashions $35 and $40 Coats reducedto . . . $25.00 | $16.75 and $25 Coats reducedto . ... $10.90 $10.75 Coats reduced to $5.48 A choice assortment is featured in each of the mentioned groups. Coats for sport, dress and general wear are shown in the fabrics emphasized this season. Fine twills. satins and fancy coatings are included. Of course, not in each group. But the various price ranges include one or more of the mentioned fabrics. All Sizes—Regular and Extra . Colors—Navy and Black Second Floor—King's Palace Dexdale Silk Hosiery Full Fashioned \ Splendid quality, pure thread silk, beautifully textured and featured in a range of colors that will blend or harmonize with any modish costume. Black included. Fashioned with mercerized garter top for extra service. Pigeon Silk Hosiery $ 1 25 Pure Thread Silk Stockings, evenly textured and nicely made. Finished with mercerized garter tops. A choice array of beautiful Summer colors to match all costumes. All sizes. Women’s $1.59 Rayon = Boys’ 59c Athletic Chemise, $1.39 Union Suits, 49¢ Vee-neck suits in sizes 8 to Bodice _Top, = Lace-trimmed 16 years, also children’s waist Chemise, in orchid, white, flesh, attachment suits with double mais, peach and nile. Sjzes 36 seat. Sizes to 12 years. to 44. Styles for boys and girls. Floor—King's Palace iF An Ideal Summer Garment R & G Corselette $3 00 A slenderizing, side-hooking and adjust- able Corselette of cotton brocade in flesh, peach and coral. Medium and extra fong lengths with elastic gores over hips. Boned iront and back. Shirred elastic or ribhon choulder straps. Sizes 34 to 48, Second Floor Remember— Store opens at 8:30 Purchase of Summer Silk Scarfs $1.69 Georgette and crepe de chine, in plain or floral patterns. Light or dark grounds. Hemmed and fringed ends. Summer Neckwear, 89c Vestees, some with collar and cuffs in vari- ous smart styles. Organdy, linen, pique and pongee, in white and color combinations. Smart Neckwear, 75¢ Very special assortment of lace vestees with collar. Cream, white and ecru. Street Floor—King's Palace They are most engaging shapes—in the most Extra Good Values in Girls’ Dresses $3.49 Trim-looking dresses for school or afternoon wear, in the smart straightline and overblouse styles that girls like so well. Rayon and broadcloth, in stripes, plaids, prints and combinations. Nicely trimmed with contrasting colors, pipings buttons and hand embroidery. Skirts in circular, side and kick pleat styles. All colors and sizes, 7 to 14 years. entrancing colors—appealing to personal taste—and Styles for fulfilling fashion’s latest expression. ‘ ARERE { PIGEON] HOSIERY street, for business, for sports—for every general wear—smartly trimmed. On sale Saturday at 8:30. Ordinarily Would Sell - HOSIERY el Fvery hat is silk lined and e, 2 aQ N4 trimmed with the finest grosgrain ribbon, silk crepe sashes, edges neatly bound. 30 styles to choose from in genuine Swiss Milan Hemps, Tagal Straws, Azures, Swiss Hairs and Peanuts. Ribbons. L%fa&‘ We Are Saving an Assortment to Go on Sale at 4:30 for the Benefit of Many Late Shoppers R R YRR YR YRR R R A R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R AR R tRtRtR R th ththththtRLRth YRR hY - Girls’ Cfistume Slips $1 Striped Lingette Slips, made with shadowproof hems. White, flesh and horey. Sizes 8 0718, " Second Floor—King's Palace Whites, Pinks, Orchids, Reds, Hats of the Same Color on Separate 1 Grays, Blues, Blacks. Gan u Tables to Ins: ! All the New Shades. 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