Evening Star Newspaper, December 14, 1927, Page 30

[ ] o THE EVE . 1927, ENDURANGE FLYERS SURE OF SUUCGESS Schiee Writes of Details Pre- liminary to Flight in » Florida. BY EDWARD F. SCHLEE. Who. wifti his co-pilot. Brock. is abont to | try for the world endurance flight record. \ Special Dispateh to Star. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, December 14.—We are on the eve of the take-off | with what we believe to be the largest | load ever lifted by a 200-horsepower | motor. ever been taken off the ground In a Stinson-Detroiter monoplane, but we are both absolutely sure that all will | go_well. I Yesterday Brock and I made the ’\ final check-up of weights with T. Harold (Doc) Kinkade. eld engir of | ¢ the Wright Aeronautical Corporation. and Richard R. Blythe Our total load, including the welght of the plane, will be pounds. This load is distributed o # i Plane empty, 1,9 , 151 pounds; center wing gas, pounds outer wing gas, 594 pounds: main gas tank in cabin, 1.170 pounds, and 37 b-gallon cans also in cabin, 1,20 pounds. Flyers Weight Totals 360 Pound Billy Brock and myself weigh 36 pounds, and our<food and other sup. plies 98 pounds. The total weight will be 5,925 pounds. When we made our motor-flight te the other day we found that we uld stay in the air for more than 60 | ¥ hours ‘on. 550 gallons of kasoline, 5o | we are carrying just 553 gallons. Aviation engineers in Detroit told us before we left that the maximum | Joad of our plane was 6,000 pounds | and we are just 75 pounds under the | top. Kinkade calculated our motor | performance and checked-up thorough Iy all the details, invoicing the power plant. We are both very hopeful. Since we arrived in Daytona Beach | there has been a scene enacted that | reminds me more of an athletic train- ing camp than anything. I can think of at the moment. All the aviators from almost every part of the State have flown in to wish us luck and help us along. In fact, George Haldeman, of Ruth Eider fame, came in today with the Fairchild cabin monoplane from Lakeland just to see if he could glve us a hand. When he took off to cross the At- lantic he carried slightly more than | 500 gallons of gas, which has been to | date the largest load lifted in thie type of plane. His counsel and advice was very valuable. Billy Brock seems quite elated today riow that the strain SF inal adjustments 1a-all qver. Most of the day was spent in strain. | ing drum after drum of gasoline into the plane. The beach on which the Pride of Detroit is poised is standing the load without any perceptible in- dentation. It is truly a remarkable place for such an attempt. + Stretches for Miles. Mile after mile the long, hard, wide | heach stretches without @ ripple on | the surface. It is soft enough for the steel tail skid to dig a slight scratch in the surface and hold the plane on a g SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals -;' :'uys'nahn From ARRIVED YESTERDAY, Fiora—La Guayra . ver DUE TODAY. Alaunia—So ton iy thampton Fort Victoria—Bermuda. Stuttgari—Bremerbaven . DUE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16. Stavangerfjord—Oslo .........December 6 DUE SATURDAY. DECEMBER 17. . .December DUE SUNDAY. m:cubfl. 18. Calamares—Port Lu Decempber 10 b S December 9 Franconia—Livervool December DUE MONDAY. DECEMBER 19. December 10 York—j :l'hnrlnn.— lamburg DUE TUESDAY‘ DECEMBER. 20, Alfonso XII[—Gijou. . November 17 December 10 November 30 ney—Havana mber 17 OUTGOIN SAILING TODAY. Berengaria—Cherbourg and Southampton. Maracaibo—San Juan. La Guayra and Mara ZaapacKingston. Cristobal and Puerto Co- lombia. . SAILING TOMORROW. Aemeu-u-—Cnmhu Iquique and Valpa- is—Queenstown and Liverpool. o P outh and Havee. Fles seveli—biymouth, Cherbours San Loreneoc8an Juan, Arasuaya—Bermuda. SAILING ¥RIDAY. DECEMBER 16. Prins Frederik Hendric—Port su Prince sitien. Port de Paix. Gon- aives and Puerto Colombie. SAILING SATURDAY. DECEMBEK 17. Alsunia—Plymouth, Havre asd London. Cedric- jueenstown and Liverpool. Minnewaska~—Cherbourg and London. l?y-r‘l)rsnmuxn Kingsion and Puerto Co- 2 FHYG—Puerto Cortes, Puerto Barrios hw.—n'.'f:.'.'a""x “ristobal and Port Li San Juan—=San Juan. - e Nova s«m.—sn Thomas, St. Croix and Bar. Southern Cross—Rio do J 0 lc\hletl lr:;d nllt’.l)()ll An-v"l”m Beston, 5h ia—Marseille. Napies and Palermo. ker—TLabdon Orizaba—lavana, . o oA fil‘-::‘“_s?'f‘h’""'m: Fialifa3 351, Johng. and FOr'"St. Geornompermuta 0% SAILING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, Kentuckian—Cristobal and Pacific Coast. SAILING MONDAY. DECEMBER 19, Manuel Calvo—Cadiz and Barcelona. Stuttgart—FPiymouth. Cherbodrs and Bremen SAILING TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20, Polycarp—Para_Ceara and Pergambuc Alpine Sports, Ltd., Winter Hotels lDlfl -28. BERGUN. Kurhaus: MALOJA. Famce: MUBREN. Palace and six Hotels MORGINS Grand, PONTRESIN Darblan: 'WENGEX New Comfort For Those Who Wear FALSE TEETH longer " does any wearer of alas et meed 30’ be. pnconforiabie: astectn. a now greatly “improved / powder, ‘nrinkied on upper or lower plates holds them firm and comforta- teell0, FUBMY. KoOey, pasty taste . OF teel rizes. Makes breath ‘asteot) Drus Stores or any %00 arug Advertisement. every smoke. up a lot It is the largest load that has | gy ,.“,,,\ hd e Bava it not have broken the record, % : ; ng - . g % i 1 i ES ¥ = g % i i ¥ =¥ i For ll:gl nnd N'tu evening yard wide, 39¢ Fancy c.. ‘Pairs, S0c All silk: evi fhsed - £e, 8o roapbnde: hasod for attis, pokaney cut: assorted streef s flight and we will cover about 5,100 straight line, but the tires do not even | aging. The city has placed a numbe & miles. eave a mark. I have seen a truck | of floodlights along the beach for inaded with 15 drums of gasoline tear:| miles so that this stretch will be ! ing down the beach at 40 miles an |luminated at night. Reflecting from hour without leaving an impression. | the white sand the }ght will shine intg One of the most interesting parts of | the air and guide us as we hover over- this flight to me will he how we feel, | hea and_we are going to follow through | Fifty Boy Scouts have pitched their to The Star day by day with our im-| tents on the beach and standinz | pressions from the air as nearly as! by to guard the runw: and night | we are able to write them down. I[till we land. The police of Daytona der how long a_ person can Nl“ Beach have also placed guards out for e and keep up flving? There iSn't | ys, 50 that we will be safe in landing much chance that either of us Will| on the 2-mile stretch at any time. Sev | attempt to break the world's endur get any sleep. | eral emergency landing fields have [2nce flight record, the two flyers an Brock is as fit as a fiddle and will| peen chosen by Slim Ekstrom, the of- | nounced this morning. be able to go through without any | fejal quiet birdman observer of th:| Unfavorable winds and forecasts of trouble, I am sure. He is really a|jo.a) fivers. These will serve in the | cloudy weather, the flyers declared remarkable chap, and a wonderfulfocent that the tide is high | were inauspicious circumstances un pilot. During the flisht neither of US| " g corn) other quiet bt men will fly | der which to begin such a long fiight. | will ‘take any stimulant other than | (i ie'ad we orulse about and keey et coffee, and we will not be | i (Covyright. 1927.) FLIGHT IS POSTPONED. Schlee and Brock Delayed by Threat- ening Weather. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., December | 14 (®).—Owing to inclemency of the or Edward F. Schlee and Wil Brock have postponed theit Chance for Department Job. able to| smoke, wash or shave. We will e a | us company in the air couple’ of hard looking citizens when | News came yesterday that “Slim" we come down. | Lindbergh has hopped off for Mexico| The Civil Service Commission an Perhaps this will be a rather hard | City, and we wish him a world of suc- [nounces it will receive application: | test on the nerves because it removes | cess. As Dick Blythe will fly along |until December 30. for positions of | chance of respite, even to a| de of Detroit in the |dictating machine transeriber to fill | | W r vice biplane to signal | vac ies in the departmental ser about the weather from day to day, |at Washington. The entrance mmrv; 50 poing to tell us about|is $1.320 a year. Full information progress, | and application blanks may be obtained D in_one spot sitting on a| We are pinning our faith on the |from the commission, 1724 F* street. a narrow ecockpit, | same Wright Whirlwind motor thit ——— able to stand up, it will make | carried us around the world to Japan, he experiment most interesting. Per-|then across the United States. So far Col. McBnde ASHEMd naps of all the time the second night | it has had only a top overhaul. but it | Lieut. Col. Robert B. McBride, Wil be the hardest, because we will | has been purring like a contented Kit-| Coast Avtillery, at Fort Bustis, ! but our | ten on all our tests so far. h: led to the General Staff hird night, part of which we will still | moves the largest load of worr assigned to duty at head hould not be so trying. [ our minds. $th Corps Area, San Fran is encour- | volve abo A wash and shave can cheer a man | But when we cannot remove | stay $1 Women's Gowns §§ 79c Several styles of women's white nainsook gowns: KAU!F‘M[AN.' 1R 12978 Qavanth St nel " Eowna, in A Sale of Sales 300 Silk Dresses Were $10 An Ideal Gift for Wife, Mother or Sweetheart Some Were We are not waiting till January to reduce prices on our dresses, but taking forehanded action by taking drastic markdowns to clear our stock before Christmas, enabling our customers to enjoy early, the benefits derived from the lowered prices. Every dress in this sale is a new Fall and Winter style, in approved models, with a full line of colors and sizes for misses, women, and extra sizes. $1295 to $15 Girls' Fine | 200 & $3.95 Women’s Coats Bright Hats 955 | Sizes 7 to 14 Years | Requced from Stewart's Bolivia our own stock; satins, metal- lics, velvets, felts and com binations in many styles for all headsizes. 59¢ White Aprons Every Wanted Color Sizes 18to 48 Big plaid mack- naw coats with burly collars and all-around belt. A gond assort- ment of colors to select from. Sizes 8 to 17. stitched Sivles with bow or drape fronts. Col grackle. cran be and tan. $6 Balloon_ Tire Steel Coaster Wagon $9 Tubular Velocipede $7.95 saddle, 1 iires, full nickel trim, 14 inch front wheel. $3 Tot Bike $2.59 $3.95 G en dr on-Pioneer — a Tots' Bike, bell front, | gedr: it size’ high painted red. Iy v Moving Van the Murray bullt; 27 inches long. . Solid steel, balloon tires. $3.95 Y ooe nished. Mechanical Fire Engine Sunbeam Racer Kingsbury motor - driven Y 5,08 | TR g1 L FIRST FLOOR SALE—XMAS GIFTS, 50c wheels 75¢ Boys’ Golf Hose, 50c 39c Bath Towels, 2 for 50c Part-wool: "large - selection of pat- Size 18x38; double thread; fancy s 7 to 11: boxed, borders: ~boxed. chld Towel-, 2 for 50c 75¢ Dresser Scarfs, 50c Choice of blue. pink, Silkc_ embraidered on tan’ and white borders. . Boxed. linene: sixe 16x 10000000000000000000000¢ 89c Silk & Wool Hose, 50c . o Burson Hose, in all colors and black: Wonderful Values in Gift verfect. Slippers for the Family This Exact Doll Carriage— All wicker with wicker hood. . Men’s Handkerchiefs, 50c Box Initialed: plain and fancy borders; two. three “and four in box Men’s Wrinkle-proof Ties, 50c Beautiful patterns: silk and wool: neatly boxed. Men’s Silk and Wool Hose, 50c Fancy hose. in silk and wool: also rayon Men's Combination Sets, 50c Garters and Armband Sets. colors, Men's Arrow Collars, 3 for 50c aundered and semi-soft styles. All Men 's and Boys’ Gloves, 50c m Woolen Gloves for men and bove" AL sivte: Men'’s Cotton Hose, 3 Prs. 50c and colors: perfect quality. en’s Silk Handkerchiefs, 50c Pongee and Japanese ailk, in printed vatterns. Boys’ 79¢ Blouses, 50c Brondcloth, ~percale. madras. All sizes 8 to 16. $1.00 Perfume Atomizer, S0c : assorted colors: beautiful X n, V; Yd., 50c Celane 40 inches wide: :l‘l'l:;‘ .nd e\eninx shades, for dresses, $1. 50 Flat Crepe, ¥; Yd., 50c street and 89¢ Rayon Vests, 500 All shades. with silk strap: perfect quality Boxed for giving. Union Suits, 50c Part-wool, rayon stripe: _sleeveless, knee length: useful gifts: boxed. 79¢ Rayon Str. Bloom Wool tink: resuiar and extfe sibes: nrm-ux-ul gift: boxed. Sc Fancy Cuff Gloves, 50c All S siton wolkire ‘wiih wik ceabeaid: ered cuffs. Boxed. $1.00 Box Stationery, SOe Clair_ plald: linen finis paper 24 envelopes $1.00 H-ndkerchneh and Garter in all ets, Silk Garters wflh Crepe de han -Rhlvll to match: nlmly Mxed $1.00 Powder and P Glownd siase’ bowl, with ' Boutan's powie: sod ‘aseeriad cxbeciporien pufts, 1.00 Gift Perfume, Assorted odors. Lhoin of extracts or_toilet water. hoxed. Nicel $1.00 Imported Hlndhrcllufl, 3 in Box, 50c Plain_white and_colors, with lace and_embroldered corners. 12Y;¢ Guest Towels, 6 for 50¢c Twothrend Huck Face Towels. Use- ful wift, " Boxed. 75¢ Children’s B-(z. 50c Hollywood Bags in colors. wi clasp -mi unbreal 50¢ Burson Hose, 2 Pairs, 50c Mercerized: all colors and black: winter_weight. 75¢ Children’ Just like moth n.-m7 and_ colors 75¢ Mercerized Bloomers, 50c 5¢ Ve: ribbed. ~long-sleeve vest and ankle? lmnu All size $1.00 Decollette Razor, 50¢ \Ladies” Men’s High-grade Leather House Slippers $1.95 A wonderful selection of Fine Golden Tan Kid Everetts. made h flexible all-leather soles i rubber heels: also with soft added innersoles. Sizes 7 to 11 ‘Women's High-Grade Leather Boudoir Slippers 98¢ Made in many beautiful col- ora, such as wine. tan and lrafv h heavy and serviceable led "oles “and- hects, Sizes 8. These make an ideal R L0F sisteror mOther. OOM“M“WM silk_and " wastiable: 100 "Sanitas Tablecloth, S0c Size 58x58: colored stenciled de- sikns. 3% CInIdren'. Rayon Hose 2 P All new colors 'y cuff top: sizes ‘?Sc Baby Blanket, 50c finish, “white with pink or . 75¢ Sport Satin, S0c street and ‘00000000““0“0““0OQOOOQO“OMQW“ 00000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000. urses, 50c all leather: all ed. 75¢ Silk Hose, 50c ver silk and rayon; every wanted 75¢ Wool Gauntlets, 50c with contrast- 1 Gillette razor with blade; colars, M Al Misscs' | All shade ing striped cuffs. Useful giits. nicel mmmmmmma@ %PALAIS ROYAL | G Street at Eleventh Annex—1106 G Street A Mark Down Sale of Occasional Furniture In The Palais Royal “Annex”’—1106 G Street Here are just a few of the thousand and one beautiful and interestingly priced pieces of furniture now being shown in the Furniture Annex—1106 G St. Shop Comfortably—Away from the Crowds —here on the main floor of the Furniture Annex you will find a pleasing collection of fine gifts where you may choose com- fortably and leisurely. Special Mark-down Prices Now Prevail We have taken considerable mark-downs on many of odr finer occa onal pieces that Christmas shoppers nught Snd here amazing variety at decided savings. Magazine Mirror : Carrier Duil gold and chrome finish. $5.95 Others, $2.75 to $32.50. Tea Wagon ! Chinese red and i decorated. $19.75 Others are in walnut and mahogany—up to $43. Tip Top Table Of veneered mahogany. $15.75 Others are $6.75 to $35. poly- Red, black, green and parchment. $4.95 $2.50 to §5.95. Fern Stand ; Fine woven fiber—brown, ivory and grey finishes. $2.95 Others are $4.95 to $17.50. Others, AN Smoking. Stand All metal smoker. $1 Others are $1 to $59.50 Cedar Chest $15.95 Others are up to $98.50. Priscilla Sewing Table, $5.75 A joy to the womag who sews. Solid mahogany, very finely finished. Some decorated tables, Card Table A most pleasing variety. $1.95 to $8.95 End Table Black and red—Chinese decoration. n $3:95 Others are $3.95 to $28.50. Child’s High g Chair to $485 are | o o) und biue ehanmel now 25% $6,50 less. Others are $5.25 to $11.75. Upholstered Chair Choice of wing, club or lounging style. $16.50 539-75 Others are '$6.50 to $45. PALAIS ROYAL—Furniture Annex—1106 G St. “On Sale in Our Second Floor Linen Department Spinet Desk Birch’ with mahogany finish. $17.75 Console Table Of walniit and gum. Wide assortments—all fresh and néw—moderate prices—and smiling, courteous service makes choosing a real pleasure. Imported Linen Damask Tablecloth With Six Napkins to Match Ready $3 50 ‘ Boxed $4x54 cloth, of pure linen, satin-finish damask—and six napkins. beautifully hemstitched—either all white or with colored borders. Brocaded Rayon Spreads, $5.95 Brocaded patterns add so much to the richness of these spreads—and there are the loveliest boudoir shades for your choosing. Madeira Linen Scarfs $2.98 to $4.95 18x54 inches. Exceptionally fine Madeira work, in the prettiest patterns. Scarfs for bureau, table, tea wagon or tray. Sale! F All-Linen Crash Sets $1.98 Fine weave linen and the smart colored borders makes these sets especially fine “for gifts. Rayon Taffeta Bedspreads $9.95 No doubt she has been longing for one of these luxurious spreads for her guest room—in plain colors with embroidered motif in center—or striped taffeta in two- tone effects. Custom, made. 90x108 inches, Rayon Bedspread Special, $4.94 Exceptionally good-looking spreads of a fine luster and heavy weight. Broad stripes of plain color alternate with sil- ver stripes. Also the new block plaids. Face Towels of Imported Linen, 69c They are_very expensive looking towels —but “priced so moderately you will choose several. PALAIS ROYAI—Bedding—Second Floor Extra. Fine Linen ' Table Sets Cloth $795 6 Napkins Snow-white linen, aIf Hesistitchied readv to use—a pleasing varicty of patterns. There’s wonderful choosing in these beautiful lamps—and their radiant glow Complete with Shade .. ] 3.95 rose, blue or gold. A two-light cluster lamp, in polychronte finish. The $4.98 Junior $3.25 Pinch $2.98 $3.25 $2.95 $1.98 the lines and coloring. bl Yty the abade) complete with detach- pleated chintz shade. At § pecial Low Prices : will be.a constant reminder of the giver. Note the greatly lowered prices) .55 50 Bridge Lamps. Metal and wood base, in polychrome finish. Adju<t~ able arm. The shade comes in three lovely colors— $7.50 Junior Floor Lamps Complete with Shade $ shades are the new tailored kind with fancy braid 5 95 trimming. . Lan;'p S!u;des Bottle Lamp Boudoir Base! : becia Special Special " Included are many fancy | Have-you seen them filled I ed D den shapes distinctive for | With colored water to har- mpart Eo 4 They're ever so attractive ching figures, wired Many have silk geor- | as gifts. Complete with gette tops. able: plug,. PALAIS ROYAL—Lamps—Fourth Fiodr