The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-23

Lesson, who disappeared in America
to pass to the senior descendant in
the male line of the first earl, Richard
John Lesson, Of Rosemount Terrace,
: North Circular Road, Dublin, and after
him to his younger brother, Ralph
Then there is his cousin, Markham
Lesson Marshall, High Sheriff of .Coun-
ty Kerry, and Major Ralph Lesson, If
the Junior Army and Navyclub. Mel
Their Richard nor Robert Lesson is suf-
ffciently rich to begin the costly legal
proceedings to prove his claim, and i:
is not until they die without issue and
their rights pass to their wealthy cou-
sin, the High Sheriff of Kerry, that any
real move will be made to prove the
dormant earldom of Milltown. NJ
g." Meanwhile, there are quite number
of individualsswho pretend to be claim
ants to the earldom of Midtown, TAX
ing advantage Of the confusion which
exists about the matter, and some of
them have even gone to the length of
/ raising, considerable sums of money
from credulous people under the pre-
text of establishing their alleged
claims to the peerage and to the es-
tates, it being understood that, the
money loaned is to be repaid with big
interests from the estates. The lat
ter, however, as have pointed out, no
longer exist having become the proper
ty of. the widowed Lady Midtown, who
is willing them to her sisters son, E..
Chandos-Pole >,
WELLMAN'S POLAR AIRSHIP.
Although there have been no ma
terial developments in aeronautical
matters since our last review, writes
Henry Harrison Suplee, in the Forum,
there, has appeared an increasing in
terest in all that pertains to aerial
navigation. An example of that in
terest appears in the. plan again to at
tempt to solve the secret of the North
Pole by voyage through the air. 1t
Is now nearly 10 years since the ILL
fated Andree left Spitzbergen, never
again to be seen. But Andree's balloon
was but drifting gas bag, while Mr..
Wellman now proposes to make the
attempt in modern dirigible balloon,
constructed. according to the latest
experiences of Santos-Dumont, Renard,
Surcouf, Hervieu, and other experts.
1t is believed that by the starting from
North Spitzbergen. the journey can be
made in about 10 days, and that it
may be possible to construct machine
capable Of remaining in the air from
20 to. Is days. The expedition, which
ia, planned under the auspices of a
Chicago newspaper, is on large scale,
the estimated cost being $780, 900, and
a staff of IS men being required for
the; equipment. The general plans
for the airship have. been made by
M. Louis GODDARD, the balloon being SO
metres in length, and 16 metres great
est diameter. When inflated with hydro
gen it will have lifting power of more
than 1000 kilogrammes, or nearly 49,
900 pounds. Two motors. one of SO
and one of '25 horse power, are to be
used, and Since the art of gasoline
motor construction has reached a point
where weights of Z $40 pounds per
horse power are attainable, the motors
will weigh less than 600 pounds. 1t
is proposed to carry five men, and the
whole scheme has every appearance of
being worked out most carefully in
detail. With the endorsement Of such
body as the board of managers of the
National Geographic, society. the ex-
petition is given scientific status
which raises it distinctly above any,
thing of the kind which has hitherto
been ATTEMPTED,