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The Washington herald., 1919-10-28

II is a considerate picket that is not
unfair to unoreanized employers
Boston Herald.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-28

First Girl (at Revere)-"Can you
swinlr' Second Girl-"When there's
no young man around to teach me-"
Boston Transcript
The Washington herald., 1919-10-28

Did you know while all members of
Congress are males there is but one
Mann among 'em?
The Washington herald., 1919-10-28

Both the Democratic and Repuhii-
can State committees are trying to
organize the women in the State
In the minds OF the noliticians there
is much uncertainty ms TO which par
ty will be the greater beneficiary
from the vote OF the women. The
Democratic leaders are Of the opinion
that they will be inclined to favor
the Democratic party because Of its
, 1919-05-31

the communications to the Council re-
ceiVed since the LAST meeting.
|. Letter fro Government Of May
6, a. C. reading:
'The Chairman of the Colonial Coun-
"cil for S.. Croix. Subject: Appoint
'ment of cotton growers COMMISSIONS
Il. In accordance with Ordinance of
20 September, 1911, prescribing meas
"ures against diseases of the cotton
plant, you are hereby requested to have
above Con mittee appointed by the Colo
"nial Council at the next meeting, pur-
"suant to Paragraph l of said Ordinance
r. G. Williams"
e.. Letter from Government of May
10, a. C. reading:
The Chairman of the Colonial Council
for St. Croix. Subject: Bill to pro
vide for Legal Holidays.
L. You are hereby officially informed
that the Governor under date of May
g, 1919, has approved the Ordinance
providing COR Legal Holidays, passed by
the Colonial Council of st. Croix at it's
meeting o. April 10, 1919.
r. G. Williams.
BY direction Of the Governor"
TO be continued.
, 1919-05-31

80 PGA0 AOWh I00'G50Lhl Will ~
votes respectively.
For Frederiksted.
End Member for Frederiksted Town
MerwinI was unanimously elected with
10 votes and LIST Appointed Member
Henderson with Is votes.
1st Member for Frederiksted Town
Coulter received / vote.
Item 5.
Election Of Members for the Com
mission pursuant to Par. / of Or
dinance of 20 September, 1911 re-
garding measures against diseases
OF cotton plants.
The Chairman remarked: The last
two members elected were A. V. Mel
thropp and G.. B. Fleming.
16 voting tickets were handed in.
N. W. Thornberg and H. Kier with Is
votes respectively.
Item 6.
Election of 2 men to take part with
Government in deciding on the dis
tribution Of the interest from the
Golden Wedding Legacy of their
Majesties King Christian TX and
Queen Louise also their Royal High
nesses Crown Prince Frederik and
Crown Princess Louise of Denmark
Golden Wedding Legacy and also
the Nuptial Fund of His Royal High
ness Prince Valdemar of Denmark.
The Chairman remarked 1t has always
been considered advisable to elect 2 men
for all three legacies, therefore | will
follow precedent.
16 voting tickets were handed in:
Elected were D. C. Canegata with
l6 votes and F. Coulter with Is votes.
4th Member for Christiansted Country
- trict (Ramsdy) received l vote.
/ "ti0n according to Ordinance Of
jar az ry II, 1908, Par. 6 of one member
to en- er the Board of Management of the
A YIN for Lepers etc.
16 voting tickets were handed in and
md Member for Christiansted Town
Canegata) was unanimously elected.
Election of a Chaplain for the Council.
% voting tickets were handed in one
wa, blank.
E acted was Rev. Father Daley with
II v tes.
F4ther Piggott received 3 votes.
liam z.
7. Aroduction of copy of the minutes
Of the Municipal Committee for
March quarter a. c., forwarded by
tt. Chairman Of the Committee &C
coAding 10 Par. u the Bylaw
tori the Munlc' " Committee for
inspection of \ nbers of the Conn
Gil.
The Chairman oarked: I will now
, 1919-05-31
PROCEEDIN GS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST. CROIX

FOR ST. CIR
Continued from yesterdays Avi8.)
Item 3.
Election of Members of the Municipal
Committee and Substitutes.
For an Appointed Member and Substi-
tute.
The election took place in this man
ner: z names were written on the vot-
ing ticket, the first name signifed the
Member OF the Committee and the sec
ond name the Substitute.
10 voting tickets were handed in and
4th Appointed Member (BlackWood) and
End Appointed Member (NolD were un-
anlmously elected as Member and Sub
stitute respectively.
For Chfistiansted Town.
10 voting tickets were handed in: one
was blank.
d. G. Canegata was unanimously cleo
ted as Member and w. S. Abramson as
Substitute with is votes.
For Chrlstiansted Country District.
10 voting tickets were handed in.
ord Member for Christiansted Country
District (Robt, Skeoch) was elected as
Member with Is votes and 18th Member
for Christiansted Country District (Ram-
say was unanimously elected as Substi-
tute.
1st Member for Christiansted Country
District lStakemann received [ vote.
For FIederiksted Town.
l6 voting tickets were handed in and
End Member for Frederiksted TOWN. Mer-
WlnI and LIST Member for same Town
were unanimously elec.ed as Member
and Substitute respectively.
For Frederiksted Country District.
III WOtipO fialratC vyaro h01Iol -; -
4th Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Fleming) and LIST Member for
said District [Andersen were unani-
mously elected as member and Substitute
respectively.
Item A..
Election of Members of the Public
Cemeteries Commission.
Is voting tickets were handed in.
For Ghristiansted.
Elected were: 1st Member for Chris
, 1919-05-31

Yesterday being decoration Day and
a legal Federal holiday, it was observed
with a rendition of the folio wing pro-
gram:
$50 A. M.
Marines headed by the Naval Band
formed in front of barracks, paraded
Company Street to Market Street-down
King Street to Wharf.
900 A. NJ.
~ Flag half masted by guard.
(2) Songs by school children.
81 Address delivered by Father Daily.
Despatching Secretary Williams in a
snort and BETTING speech made rever-
emit comment on the commemoration of
Memorial or Decoration Day and intro
duced the Reyd. Father Daily who in
an eloquent and Interesting address
reviewed the history of our country and
its wars whereby wee lost the lives of
the many noble deaC of the Navy and
Army whose memoir we honor in The
commemorati0n Of De :oration Day. This
lecture Which may be considered as be-
ing very Instructive, was followed bv
a prayer after which the band played
appropriate airs.
(4) Volleys by Squad of Marines.
90 Taps while flowers were strewn on
the waters by a boat crew.
The day rot being among those passed
as legal holidays for the Virgin Islands
was not otherwise concentrated here.
The Industrial Brass Band under the
leadership IF Mr.. Clifford Adams verv
commercially rendered an attractive
concert in the Bandstand last night.
for which the company deserves the
con%gratulatJon and thanks of the large
gathering which, was present.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02
El Comandante Read ha sido paseado en-
hombros y aclamado fervorosamente.
(Servicio Inalambrico.)

LONDRES.-Los tripulantes
de los tres hidropianos america
nos que iniciaron ell vuelo trasat-
lantico llegaron a LondreS sien-
do objeto de una reception, tipi-
camente americana. Los solda-
dos Y marinos asaltaron los au-
toS, y sacaron en- hombros ei CO.
mandante Read. y a sus compa-
neros. Fueron inutiles los es-
fuerzos que hiZo Howker por
acercarse, a Read para felicitar-
lie y entonces, desde lejos, lie
aclam6. AL ser divisado Harry
Howker fue saludado por los
a ncricanos con tres vivas que
Iniciaron los ofciales. Para pre-
parar Ii reception Sc unieron a
la americanas las fuerzas aereas
ingleses. Los tripulantes de los
hidroplanos americanos esperan
6rdenes para sal;r hacia Paris.
Sc cree que los aparatos seran
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02
a huelga de la Pohcia de Inglaterra, Sc
aplaza hasta que Sc 6rme la paz.
(ServiciO InalambricO.)

BERLIN. - Ell Conde Won
Bernstroff, anterior Embajador
de Alemania en- los Estados Uni
dos, ha dicho que no Sc podra en-
contrar un aleman que estampe
su firma en- TN tratado que supo-
ne una sentencia de muerte para
ssu. patria. ST la entente desea
sinceramente la paz, puede 10
grarlo, solo con hacer enmien-
das en- las estipulaciones del Ira
tado.
LONDRES.-La gran huelga
policiaca por la que vote una i'm
portante mayoria, ha sido apla-
zada por ell presente. La poll
cfa ha decidido posponer la huel-
ga hasta que Sc firme ell tratado
de paz.
BROWNVILLE, 'TEXAS.-El
General Angeles recientemente
proclamado presidente privisio-
nal de Mejico por las fuerzas vi
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02

desmantelados y enviados a Es-
tados Unidos.
PLYMOUTH.-Se ha dicho
aqui eXtraoticialmente que el
NC-4 tiene en- proyecto regresar
a la patria, volando desde Irlan-
da hasta Terranova. Sc tienc
entendido que clio ha Gle decidir-
Sc pronto. Los ofciales de mari
ma dicen que ell hidroplano esta
ahora en- mejores condolences
que al empezar ell vuelo.
LONDRES.-Un mensaje ina
lanlbrico' conunica la evacua- F.,
cion de Orenburg, uno de los Ill
tinaos reductos de los bolchevi-
quis Ell cl sur de Russia. Un men
safe recibido de Moscou dice que
los bolcheviquis retroceden al
Oeste de Orenburg bajo una
fuerte preston de las tropas alia-
daS.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02
Ell hidroplano CN 4 Sc detuvo en- el mis-
mo siho desde el que partio el
el "MayAower" llevando a
los purltanos.
Hoy les seran entregadas a los austriacos
en- St. German, las eshpulaciones
del Tratado.
(Cable a GEL Imparcial."
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LONDRES JUNO Ell sbado por tar e hidroplano NC4
ego Plymouth Rock detenendose miso sito de donde
part6 ell Mayower" los puranos para colozar Ia Amer
del Nore La ovac6n trbutada al eniente Read
a hdropano ha sdo ndescrpbe precedenes la his
de ngaerra Ell pueblo ha acamado derantemente los
mar1os americanos los Estados Unidos.
WASHINGTON-El Almirantazgo nges ha fecitado al Sc
crearo de Marnade los Estados ndos Mr. Daniels %
exraordnaro Guerra de los EStados ndos
ha sido la prmera Aantco volando La ec
tac6n del Amrantazgo nge muy expresiva ella ha
poddo Secreario Daniels terminus de la mayor cordadad
dcen que enen Read sao de Lboa c vernes hubiera
egar antes ngatera pero deuvo e Ferol
arrbar Plymouth Memorial Day En- Ferro fueron
festeados los las autordades espaoas
or los ocaes del departamento maritime pueblo
los ,sftoreo entusiasmo.
PARIS-Hoy lunes ser entregado Traado los deegados
Por cortes los Representatives. de la nacon ven
a guarda dscrea de los terminus esenca
les del mismo. La discussion verfcara ST. German
aran suprimdas las discusones verbales.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02
Los espanoles obtienen una victoria en-
las cercanlas de Larache.t
Las !elecciones han sido muy renidas en-
Espana. Sucesos en- Vizcaya y
en- Andalucia.
Gable a ''El. El.l1nparcial.")
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PARISSe ha acorado detivamente despues larga
del Conso de los Cuaro reaar las conapropo
scones hechas los deegado de Alemana Tamben
solvo suprimir las dscusones verbaes Versailles
Cerman Los aiados aceparan ninguna de las enmend
han querdo ntroducr penpotenaros gen
mancos.
MADRDSeg1n despachos ociales que trasmie ell general
Beenger Gle Larache han sdo domingo
los rebedes combate dejando reinta
os abandonados ell del combate al hur De las f
espanolas urieron espaoes sodados indg@
de los aectos Espana. Tienen tambien los espaoes W.
rdos Los moros Sc levaron cantidad de heridos
nueos, deando poder de los espaoes agunos prisf
MADRID-Noticias eegraicas recbidas de Bilbao <f-N
e candidate denocratico don Victor Baparda ha s rr
ID ti: gcaitafa4S a'ta51e Fs
anim6s esri ry enconao srsutado A eIec
cones las los bzcaaas ufreron gran deception
MADRID.Con1uncan de Malaga que entire candidate
rsa Don Cris6ba Ruiz candidate liberal Don Luis Armnan
trabo reyera bastonazo conecuencia del
cello cada cua defenda posiciones paada cha
electoral Sc sabe entire ambos esta pendiee lance
honor que las autoridades tratan de evar.
LONDRES.Avisan de Esgfords, Finlandia, ha haE u
bataa entire sete buques ngeses la escuadra bohev
ncuyendo acorazado Petropavosk la &
Kronstadt. Los rusos huyeron averias
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02

Reconocer mejor, ea el fon-
do de la conciencia v en- la
prlctica, la igualdad dc los
sexos, he aqul 10 que atesti,
qua mucho mas que la demo,
cracia V la mGcanica. nuestros
progresses dentrO del cristia-
nismo V la civilization.
La vida polltica tai como
exiSte, no tiende a corrompcr
a electOres V candidates? No
esta hecha, ell gran parte, de
patrioterla. vanidad, hipOcre-
sia venalidad, corruption,
cg0lsmO, mentira. abusOs V
vulgaridad?
MOnsefior John Lancaster
Spalding, Obispo de Peoria.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02
UNA. CARTA

Estudiamos la question feminis
ia en- las paginas del libro sagra
do de cuantos Sc honran con e,
nombre de cristianos. Nos teca
averiguar cual es la afirmaciGn dc
una parte principalisima del cris
tianismo, de la cOmunidad cato
lica-romana, ante ese mismO pro
blema polftico-social.
". EscgibiWoss s. para eatoices ,'.sl ysnd !.
cat0licOs, pero sobre nlaterfas ca-
,t6licas: repecto'd de aquelles quere-
mos convencerlos que nadia hay
opuesto a las doctrinas feministas
en- ell credo religioso cat0lico; con
relaci6n a los segundos, pretende-
mos desvirtuar ell dicho de mchos
adversarios de los cat6licos, que,
sin Fundamental alguno afirman
ser ell catOlicislnO un adversariO
Ell nuestro pals de las ideas de
fendidas por muchas de nuestras
damas.
Para mayor satisfaction de los
primeros, hemos sometido nuestro
trabaio a la autoridad religiOsa
suprema de los catolicos en- Puer-
TO Rico, ell ilustrado y virtuoso
Prelado que gobierna la Diocesis !:
Monseilor Williams III. Jones.
He aquf la carta del Censor Ii
brorum devolviendonos ell traba-
jo:
OBispado de Puerto Rico.
Secretaria.
San Juan, r. r., mayo 10, 1919.
Sr. LcdO.
San Juan, p. r.
Mi distinguido amigo
Por orden del Iltmo. y"Rdmo.
Sr. 0bispo, he lefdo euidadosa-
mente la serie de artfeulos que So
bre ell Feminismo ha escrito ~, y
no encontrando en- ellos NADIA que
Sc oponga a la doctrina y moral
cat0lica, me es gratO devolverse-
los para que de ellos hasa el uso
que le convenga.
De V. affmo. y s. S.
(Frmado) Jose Torres Dtas,
Cane. Dioc.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02

llistas, esta planeando simulta-
neamente ell ataque de-. Torre6n,
chihuahua y Ciudad Juarez, Sc
gun informan varios mejicanos
que acaban de llegar aquf, pro-
cedentes de Torreon. Ellos di-
cen que las fuerzas de Pancho
Villa alcanzan al numero de trein
ia mil.
INDIANAPOLIS.-Esta ma
mana a las once, bajo I'm sol de
justicia, Sc ha llevado a efecto la
carrera international de auto
movies a la distancia> de quinien
tas millas. Mr.. H. Wilcox con-
duciendo un Peugot logr6 la me-
ia con TN promedio de velocidad
de ochenta y siete millas. Ell Sc
gundo en- llegar fue Hearne, con-
duciendo un Durant Special y Ju
les Goux, en- un Peugeot, lego ell
tercelO.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02
Sc ha acOrdado por el ConSeio de los Qua
tro, rechaZar contl'apropoSici0neS ale1llanaS
CATOLICISMO Y FEMlNISMO

muchos de SuS eSclarccidos hijOs
ell ell campo feminista son a6n
mas valiosos los cr6dit0s de esta
7 lgleSia la eXaltaci0n de la muier
, ell mejOramiento de Su educaci0n,
su proclamation como reina del
ho2ar. su cOnSagraci0n como eS-
posarcompailera del maridO ALI
dOnde anteS solo era esclava, la
concession de una participation ac-
tiva, importantisima V de grandes
responsabilidades. en- la vida de la
lglesia v. mas aIn haberse So
metido a la mislna sucrtc de su
protegida.
b. La Iglesia elcy6 a Ia mujer Y pi,
Edi6 a esta que Sc cncargara de la
I diffusion de su doctrina, dura pa,
ia el egoismo del hombre.
Bicn es vel.dad que la muicr
am0 la nueva creencia. eminente.
origen de la misma Fuente de que
mente tcmcnina, quiza por tener
prOcede la maternidaG, devolyi6
con creces amor POI" amor V pri-
nero en- la 'Mujer. Y mas tarde en-
las mujeres, triunf0 la doctrina
anunciada por primera vez a una
scncilla y humilde samaritana,
IN La lelesis scsst6lica lpiila9M le.
sa..,o { Il ii. ~ ls,;,,e5t
On que ell p%ganismo la habfa de
jllsao y lie inhpidi6 cacr en- el abs
mo que eI Tenacimiento abria a
sus pies; :como, pues, afirman
tantas feministas que tienen EN-
ella un adversario? : :Por que Sc
atribuye a Ia comunidad romano
esa' oposicidn sistematicasy como
es que ha podido perpelnarse tan
iniustiticada acusaci6n? GCual es
la callsa de q.tiamas eminentemen-
te cat6licas cream en- un antagOnis
mo entire su fG y las aspiraciones
feministas? Solo una cXplicaci0n
encontramos V perd0nesenos pOr
las damas cat0licas que con nueS-
ira sinceridad de siempre la eX
presemos. La .cauSa de todOs esos
hechoS no eS Otra que la l9nOrans
cia de la doctrina V moral 'le la
Iglesia romano, ailn entire sus pro
selitos: No 10 decimOs. nosOtros
bajo nuestra iniima autoridad: 10
aiirman los mas eminentes pcda.
gog0s cat0licos.
Queremos destlllir eSas patra
mas Y asl pagarcmos una pequeha
parte de la dcuda que como cris-
tianos V caballeros, tencmos con
traida con esa misma lglesia, y
harcm0s I'M importantc servicio IA
la causa feminista.
Nos proponemos demostrar la
imposibili@d de Ia oposicion an
tifelninista atrib1lLda la lglesia
ost6iica y exponer las doctrinaff,
de csta sobre los prinierosI ITr'in-
cipios que afectan al suAEagio fe-
menino. y continuation flare
mos ell pensamiento dominahte en-
tire los dut0rcs cat6licos en- tan
importante question, terminando
con la exposition del iuicio favo-
rable de parte principalisima del
episcopado catolico de aquellos
paises en- que la muier ha practi-
cadO la franquicia electoral.
u RAPHAEL.
A
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02

enemig0s dc dicba cOmunidad reli-
giosa, Ia acusansde favorecer con
miras egoistas feivindicaci0nes de
la mujer en- aquelias naciones don
de la lglcsia rol,iana es reconOcida
como religion iel estado o tiene
una notable rihponderaneia.
La primera DC dichaS acusacio-
ncs ha producisid efecto en- el cam
po cat0licO V celftamos a cenlcna-
res los que, presses eli la red ten
dida por sus cnemigos religioSos.
repiten cl diclio de cstos & influ-
ven en- las dalnas de su familia
para que ,se. resraigan del movi
lniento reivindicador. No hay du-
da que con clio Sc causa grande
duiio a In causa feminista.
:Son fnndadas csas acusaci0-
mes? lndiscutihlemcntc no NJ asi
nos proponemns delnostrarlo, pres
|cindiendo de nuestfas personales
ideas religiosas que no hacen al
case. No Sc trata de 81 la Islesia
cat6lica, apostdlica, romano, es la
depositaria de la revelaciQp divi-
ma no. Simplemcnte.se ha de dis
cutir 81 csa Iglesia es adj
versa a las lrciNindicacioles
fcL2s..in,ls. i v contgaa
70 apineh aaeipttail.
do I'M idsto medio lhgue sobre,,
las mismas, va ate tefMfcfdo la na.
turaleza de la reivindicaci0n, va
a la oportunidad de su recOnoci
miento..
Tengase recelO de esa conducta.
solapada hipocrita usada pOr
muchos anticat6licos, que bajo el
nombre de racionalistas 0 libre-
pensadOres Il otrO que recuerde el
Quito de la verdad, ell respetO la
idea ajena, el reconocimiento de
la autoridad auton6ma de la ra-
z6n humana, entran, sin embargo
a mano armada V sin escrilpulo
alguno en- el campo de las Green
cias cat0licas, caluminian sus
Pontitices v ConciliOs atribuyen-
dOles afirmaciOnes que jamas pro
dicen sapciOnados p0r
la Iglesia hechos que ella STEM
pre- ha anatematizadO, Y, d sabicn-
das del error Y dc la falsedad,
confunden la comunidad religi0-
sa V su autoridad dogmatica, con
un grupo de autores tai cual
PreladO.
No exageramos. RecuGrdese
cuantos liberales quieren amor
dazar, en- nombre de la libertad
del pensamiento. los que guar
dan fidelidad al credO romano: la
libertad que Sc concede las ideas
mas descabelladas, Sc MEGA una
creencia universalmente acepta-
da. = u
En- nombre de la verdad, Dc la
caballerosidad y de la raz6Ig pro-
testamos con tOdas n;iestc4s fuer-
zas de t h indigna con pta. Rim
.liendo yasallaje Id asticia,
afirmal los que 81 Ell AEampo
cientitif 10 tenemos que ecer
a la cd nunitlad romano ser-
vaci6l de inmensos t | }el
saber umanO, el habe y Vi
estudiOs Y esfue
grand IS v c6nstantes d, :.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02
'FALsAS IMPUTAC1ONES

Dos acusaciones contradicto-
rias Sc dirijen, en- relaci6n con el
fcminismo, contra la Iglesia ca
t0lica, apOst0lica, romano.
Los anticat6licOs (que no deben
confundirse con los no-catOlicOs)
de aquellos pafses que, cual el
nuestro, no reconocen religion off
cial alguna, imputan a la Iglesia
romano una oposici6n decidida y
sistematica que Sc conceda a las
mujeres la franquicia electoral.
Por el contrariO, esos mismos
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02

Jepaltades 'imprevistas redoblaron el
u c(to de la represa de Comerio.
Nad nantes de terminar Ia construction
anSrepresa y ell edificio de la planta
Ola maudita crecientc del rio, dano
9x5na.wria el edificio y equipp e hizo
nv fStivo reforzar la represa.
cNeJS de terminar la construction,
~ u guerra y con la precipita-
&GNNNps un rayo elk mercado de nues-
" sc cerro.
<Ntr de las dificultades el tra-
Vncluyo.
Rico Railway Light &
Power Co.,
Juan no seria San J lRn sin los
os electricos.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-06-02
AVISO

Ell vap0r Santiago de Cuba"
Ilegara el microbes, dia 4 de JY<
nio Y saldra el dia siguiente N
ra escalas acostumbradas
tiendo carga ' -
The Washington times., 1919-07-02
WeIlman Was First to
Try Crossing Ocean IN
Lighter-Than-Air Craft

While the British airship R-34
is the first dirigibIe OF the rigid
type ever to attempt a trans
Atlantic flight, this is not the
first time that an effort has
been made to span the Atlantic
in a lighter than air craft
On October Is. 1910, Walter
Wellman and hve companions set
out from Atlantic City in the
balloon "Ameria" in an effort to
fly to Europe. The gas bag.
which was equipped with an en-
CINE for driving and steering
purposes. came to grief off the
coast after having been blown
out OF her course by q gale.
Wellman sailed 1913 miles, set
ting q new record. The aero
nauts were picked up by the
steamer Trent s75 miles off Cape
Hatteras.
The Washington times., 1919-07-02
R-34 GREATEST FLYING
MACHINE BUILT; CARRIES
100000 FEET OF GAS

The R-s4 is the largest rigid dir
iEible in the world. From nose to
stern she measures 534 feet, her
greatest diameter is Ts.9 feet. From
the bottom Of her, gondolas amidships
to the. highest point of the ship is
a distance OF ninety-two feet.
The ship carries three boats below
the gas bag. Her total gas capacity
is 1900, 900 cubic feet. The craft is
equipped with a wireless system as
powerful as that of the great ocean
liners. The R-34's weight is thirty
tens, and she can carry useful load
Of 21.21 tons. Her power is supplied
by I'VE Sunbeam Maori engines of $50
horsepower each, driving four pusher
propelIers. Her maximum speed is
63-5 nautical miles an hour.
Under command OF Major G. h.
Scott, the R-34 carries a total crew
Of thirty.
Lieut.. Comdr. Zachary Lansdowne,
who is making the trip as represen-
tative Of the United States navy, has
been staff commander of the Ameri-
can naval air forces in France.
The Washington times., 1919-07-02
FOREIGN WAR VETS
INCORPORATED IND. c.

ITO promote a fraternal, patriotic.
historical and educational spirit; To
preserve and strengthen comradeship
among its members; to assist worthy
comrades; to perpetuate the memory
and history Of our dead; and to as
sist their widows and orphans; to
maintain true allegiance to the Gov
eminent Of the United States OF Amer
lea and fidelity to its Constitution and
laws; to foster true patriotism; to
maintain and extend the Institutions OF
American freedom; and to preserve
and defend the United States from all
her enemies"
These are the purposes OF the So
ciety of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars
OF the United States, a patriotic or
ganization composed of men who
served beyond the continental limits
Of the United States, according to arti-
Giles Of Incorporation filed today by
Attorney Alfred L. Geiger in the office
Of the recorder of deeds. The society
her intends to establish subsidiary
posts and affiliated associations for
like purposes In the various States and
dependencies OF the United States.
Theodore T. Golden. Otto A. Schlo-
bohm and Marion c. Howard jr.. all of
this city, are named as incorporators.