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y Correspondence x
From Red Land.
Dated: Tuesday. Nov. 10Th.

Dated: Tuesday, Nov. 10th.
The Red Land School seems to be
progressing nicely. The Hustlers' Lit
erary Society meets every Friday after
noon, and many interesting. programs
are being rendered. Much improve
ment has been made, for which credit
should go to Miss Eva Keoun, the
efficient critic for the society. Visitors
are invited.
Mr.. G. w. May was a Plain Dealing
visitor last Friday.
Miss Vashti Bounds spent the week
end at her home in Plain Dealing.
Misses Estelle Dodson and Eva
Keoun were Plain Dealing visitors last
Friday evening
Misses Alta May and Clarice Dodson,
who are attending Plain Dealing High
School, spent the past. weekend with
home folks.
Mr.. Austin Stampley, Of Shreveport,
spent several days Of last week here
with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Garrett were in
Shreveport several days of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. L. Davis and Mrs.
Ralph Keating were visitors to Plain
Dealing last Friday.
Misses Vera King and Bertice Cham
lee, teachers of the Heifner School, Wis
tied home folks Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. e. M. Coyle passed through this
community Tuesday of last week en-
route to Benton to attend a meeting OF
the Police Jury.
Mr.. L. G. Keoun, of Shongaloo Web
ster Parish) was at home Wednesday
of last week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Keoun.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ r. Johnson and chill
dren, Milton, jr., and Ben, and Mr
Frank johnson motored to Emma last
Friday afternoon.
Several parties are planning to at.
tend the lyceum number to be given in
Plain Dealing this evening.
Miss vashti Bounds was guest OF
Miss Eva Keoun this afternoon.
Miss Fanny Holman is visiting rel
atives residing in Plain Dealing.
Mr.. I. f. Johnson was business Wis
itor to Shreveport yesterday.
| Mr. Lucian johnson, who teaches al
| Emma, spent the past weekend witt
home folks
Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. johnson and chill
dren were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A
Hudson Sunday evening. PAT.
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Number 46.

quarter OF northeast quarter OF section
Is. township 10. range II. The acre
age IS said to belong to the Railroad
Lands Company. The map before us
indicates Bliss & Wetherbee, who pur-
chased the Allen Brothers & Wadley
cut-over lands. to be the owners. Also,
Bliss 4 Weatherby own large abut-
ting tract to the north and west and
much other clOse-in acreage. Mrs.
w. III. Scanland, of Benton, owns the
two 40's just to the south (south half
Of the northeast quarter Of section 10
1917 and Mr.. Roy is now erecting a
derrick and preparing to drill on the
tract. The Valley Land and Timber
Company owns the 4O-acre tract just
to the east of that on which the well
Is located; also, other nearby acreage.
A quarter mile to the east of the we'll
Mr.. II. f. Wyche, Of Shreveport, has
an SO-acre tract. A shallow well on
this acreage attracted considerable
attention some weeks ago. Mr.. ]. NJ.
Henderson, of Benton, owns the north
west quarter of southeast quarter Of
| section 14-10-11. only a half mile south
east Of the well, and Mr.. Gilmer Nc
Kinney, now Of Shreveport, owns the
40 acres lying directly to the south Of
this. tract. The map before us also
/ indicates that the Sniders, of Bellevue,
own the east half OF the southeast
quarter Of section Is, only half mile
to the south OF the well and within
about quarter mile OF the new
/ location.
i BIG LEASE OFFER.
| Cornering with the 4O-acre tract on
which the discovery well is located Is
the southeast quarter OF southeast
quarter of section 1O-19-11. We have
it on good authority that $4,000 in
cash. plus $4,000 from the proceeds
of oil produced, was offered for the
lease. The offer was refused. A hunt.
ing lodge is located on the tract, and
according to the records at the Court
House, the owners are Messrs J. T.
4 and Ross E. McDade, D. G. ElstOn
3, w. G. Raines, w. G.. Horton, J. w
Elston, John Jenkins and T. s. Hutch
inson, South Bossier and Shreveport
sportsnen who comprise the Bossier
Caddo Hunting Club.
i There is but little free acreage LEFT
. In the entire scope OF country, but the
scouts are still looking around and
Il offering to lease. Offers to purchase
interests In mineral rights and to ex
change, interest for interest, are beini
made by many. There are man.
|, things to Indicate that the genera
belief il that Mr.. Roy and his associ
/ ates have discovered in Bossier Parisl
an oil field worth while.
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MiIler's Bluff.

Dated: Tuesday, Nov. 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke Pittman and chill
dren were visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Pittman Saturday night
and Sunday.
Mrs. S. l.. Arnold was pleasant
guest Of Mrs. B. Billingsley Saturday
of last week.
Mr.. J. d. wilson made a business trip
to Bradley, Ark, Friday OF last week.
Mr.. John Arnold was visiting rel
atives in Stephens, Ark, the past week
end.
Mrs. Jeff Morgan was guest Sunday
Of her mother, Mrs. L. j. Chandler.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Thornton. OF
Shreveport, were visitors with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. English Sunday.
Mrs. John Arnold was guest OF Mrs
John Griggs Saturday.
Mrs. Alice Taylor, of FL Dorado
Ark, is visiting her mother. Mrs. Mary
Morgan.
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THE METHODIST MINISTER'S
Where Those You Know VIII Be
Located During 1922.

AS result Of the Louisiana Metho-
dist Conference, in session for several
days in Alexandria, the following ap-
pointments for the coming year were
made excepting only such districts as
would be Of slight interest to North
Louisiana readers):
ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT.
w. l.. Doss, Presiding Elder; Alex
andria, @. A. Bradley; Boyce, J. NJ.
Boykin; Bunkie, George Fox; Campti,
L. E. Crooks; Colfax circuit, s. s.
Began; Columbia circuit, w. J. Porter !;
Elizabeth circuit, ]. f. Waltman; Glen
mora. D. B. Boddie; Jena and Jones'
vile, "A. Il. Barrett; Lecompte circuit,
j. w. Faulk; Marksville. ]. H. French.
supply; Natchitoches, H. T. Young; !;
Oakdale, A. NJ Shaw; Pleasant Hill
circuit, H. L. Cargill: Pineville, w. f.
Chase; Provencal, ]. T, Little, supply ;
Rochelle and Standard, w. w. Perry ;
Trout and Good Pine, B. II. Sheppard ;
Winfield circuit, f. T. Morse, supply ;
Conference Sunday school section, G. p.
Atkins.
BATON ROUGE DISTRICT.
j.. w. Lee, Presiding Elder; Amite
J. w. Booth; Baker, ]. +. Cady; Baton
Rouge, First Church, G. w. Crister
Istrouma, G. Il. Mclean, supply
Keener Memorial, c. G. Miller; Clinton
L. c. Wilson; Denham Springs, G. H
May; Franklinton, Il. w. Cain; Frank
linton circuit to be supplied Gonzales
B. w. Waltman, supply; Greensburg
A. Brulet. supply; Hammond, II. w
Ledbetter;- Jackson and Ethel, B. d
Watson; Kentwood, A. J. Coburn
Natalbany. I'll. G. Murphy. supply
Olive Branch, j. s. Rutledge; Pin
Grove, Il. G. Spencer, supply; Poncha
| toula circuit. F. B. Hill; Springfield
| J. Il. Frazier, supply; st. Francisville
w. j. Newson, supply; Zachary an
Slaughter, B. II. Andrews; Chaplain
state Penitentiary. Fl. s. Johns.
LAKE CHARLES DISTRICT.
C. A. Battle, Presiding Elder; Able
vile and Kaplan, w. O. Wagner
Branch circuit, J. H. Hoffpauir, supply
Ludington circuit, P. M. Brown
Crowley. F. NJ. Freeman; De Riddel
. H. w. Richey;; Eunice circuit, J.
Hoffpauir; Franklin, L. r. Sparks
Gueydan and Estherwood, A. Bernard
Hornbrook and Peason, ]. T. McVe.
. Indian Bayou, T. o. LOwrey; Lax
, Arthur and Grand Chenier. S. d. How
! ard Lake Charles, w. w. Holmes; u
! fayette, L. I. Mccain; Leesville, Z.
) Hoffpauir ss1ahy and Robeline, ]. ]
Mccormick; Merryyille, Il. NJ. Brown
Morgan City and Berwick, w. Schuhl'
New Iberia, s. d. Roberts; Opelousa
s. II. Riggs; Patterson and Jeanerett
: s. A. Seegers; Rayne, J. B. Williams
! Sulphur Benton, Lewis Hofpaui
Zwolle circuit, w. F. Henderson, j.
; Z H. 2 Il +
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ePIain Dealing, Route One.

Dated: Tuesday, Nov. 10th.
Messrs. Brute and Beatrice Rogers
were guests of Miss Blanche Lynn last
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Wilmer Young visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Allen are re.
joicing over their big baby boy, who
made his arrival on the 11th.
Misses Ruby and Annie May Norris
spent Sunday very pleasantly with
Misses Blanche and Bessie Idell Lynn.
Mr.. A. d. Lynn made business trip
to Plain Dealing Thursday OF last
week. SUNSHINE.
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Directors Who Direct

1.-THE strength Of a bank is not
reflected in the balance sheet
alone. No bank is stronger
than the men behind it-those.
who direct it's affairs and
conduct its policies.
We invite your special atten-
ton to the fact that we have
been in business seventeen
years and have never lost a
DOLLAR on a loan.
We give below, for your con-
sideration, a list of our direct
ors. who are constantly in
touch with the business of
this institution.
T. W. Stinson
]. NJ. Henderson
w. w. Lay
L. R. Bumgardner
r. r. Wyche
J. f. Adair
w. s. Tidwell
v. v. Wilmington
w. d. Smith
"A Bank to Bank On
"A Bank to Bank With
4 per cent interest paid op
time deposits.
BANK OF BENTON
W. D. SMITH. Cashier
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Student Emery University, Frank
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p1sTRrcr.

MONROE-RUSTON DISTRICT.
X. w. Dodson, Presiding Elder; Bas-
trop G. A.. Morgan; Bernice, o. L.
Tucker; Bonita, r. H. Fontaine; Cal
houn, S. ]. Mclean; Chatham, w. e.
Akin; Dubach, T. j. Warlick; Elmore.
l. w. Smart; Eros, J. L. Lay; Farmer
vile, r. D. Fulton; Gilbert, H. w.
May: Jonesboro, J. G. Price; Lake
Providence, H. w. Bowman; Mangham,
]. y. Nesom; Mer Rouge, j. r. Roy;
Midway and Epps. p. B. McCullin, sup
ply; Monroe, Johp A. Rice; Oak Grove,
A. d. George; Oak Ridge circuit. d. C.
Barr; Rayville, w. r. Harvell; Rus
ton, n. E. Joyner; Sicily Island, p. NJ.
Carraway; Simsboro, H. J. Boltz: Tai
lulah. r. f. Harrell: Waterproof.
A.. s. j. Neil; West Monroe, j. L.
Evans; Winnsboro. j. NJ. Afford; Sup
erintendent louisiana Orphanage, R. w.
Vaughan; student Southern Methodist
University lRuston @. c., ]. L.
Greenway, jr.
SHREVEPORT DISTRICT.
R. II. Wynn, Presiding Elder: Ar
cadia, W.. s. Henry; Athens circuit,
G. Il. sheppard; Bayou Lachute circuit,
ID. b. Raulins; Belcher circuit H. W..
Cudd; Bienville circuit, L. P. More
land; Bossier City, A. H. Parker; !;
Caddo circuit, B. G. Taylor, supply !;
Castor circuit to be supplied: Cedar
Grove. H. Z. Johnson; Cotton Valley
circuit, A. J. Bonett; Coushatta, $ j.
Davies; Gibbsland circuit, H. b. Thorn
ason; Grand Cane circuit, T. d. Lips
comb; Greenwood circuit. B. T. Crews ;
Haughton and Doyline, J. 0. Bennett
Haynesville, All. Gearheard; Homer,
r. W.. Tucker; Ida circuit, ID. II
Anders; Logansport, Leland Clegg
I.ongstreet circuit, r. i. Armstrong,
supply; Mansfield, Alonzo Early; Min.
den, G. b. Carter; Mooringsport, r. I
Ware; Oil City. Roy Moore; Pelican
circuit, T. G. Sloane Plain Dealing cir
cult, T. j. Holiday; Ringgold circuit
A. L. Harper; Shreveport First Church
III. +. Brooks; Noel Memorial, Shreve
port, w. w. Drake: Shreveport Texas
Avenue, r. $. Walton; Shrevepor
Queensborough, w. A. Mangum; Sible.
circuit, J. f. Dring; supply; Soutl
Mansfield circuit, g. D. Purcell; Sprin
Hill, J. G. Rousseau; Vivian, I.
Reams; Wesley circuit, D. G. Bennett
President Of Centenary College. G. s
sexton professor in Centenary Colleg,
. r. Il. Smith; professor In Gentleman
. College. Roy Moore; conference sectio
! Of education, A. s. Lutz; superinteni
: ent Anti-SaloOl League, A w. Turner
district evangelist, G. d. Anders.
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Phillips Hill.

Dated: Monday, Nov. l4th.
A good rain would be much appre-
ciated. as it is very smoky and dusty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Johnston went to
Johnson's mill last Saturday afternoon
to supply the mill people with sweet
potatoes.
Mr.. Joe, Hill, Of the Plain Dealing
community, visited Messrs Charlie and
Willie Burks Monday evening Of last
week. They took their good old uncle
fishing, to Bodcau, Tuesday and
Wednesday and reported nice time
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Around Brushy.

Dated: Monday, Nov. 14th.
Miss Audrey Strayhan, who Is at
tending school in Plain Dealing. spent
the week end at home with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. r. Strayhan.
Misses Gladys Peace and Martina
Bryan and Messrs. Bob Campbell and
Lee Peace were Brushy visitors yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. Johnnie e. Love, OF this com
munity, expects to leave the latter part
of this week for some place near Vance
vile, where he has secured employ
mnt as Il temster.
Mr.. Dewey Moore was Brushy Wis
| itor yesterday. ROSE.
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never prayed sincerely for anything
but 1t came at some time-n0 matter at
how distant day-somehow, In some
shape, it came-AdOnirGm JudsOn.
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ColIinsburg.
Dated. Tuesday, Nov. 18th.

Dated. Tuesday, Nov. 18th.
Capt. ]. III. Nattin and Mr.. Will
Hedge were business visitors to the
river section to-day.
Miss Mary Pickett and Mrs. J. I.
Rodgers returned home few days ago
from Shreveport, where they had a
delightful visit with Mrs. G. c.
Wimbish.
Friends of Mrs. r. w. McI4efsh will
be glad to learn she is able to be up
again, after being confined to her bed
for two weeks or more.
Mr.. GLADDEN., of Bunkie, was Wis
itor at the home Of Mr.. n. w. Sentell
few days ago.
Miss Annie Lou Sentell, student i'll
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, Rus
ton, spent the past weekend with home
folks.
Messrs. r. S. and J. G. Doles were
Shreveport visitors last week.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-25
SENATE DELAYS
ACTION ON BEER
BILL UNTIL FALL
Managers of Measure
Withdraw Resolution
at Last Minute.
President at Capitol to
Sign Statutes Passed
Before Vacation.

Washington, Aug. 24-Congrebs
put aside it's work Wednesday night
for 80 days, after a determined fight
against the anti-beer bill had forced
those in charge Of it to withdraw it
for action by the senate next fall.
Senators opposing the bill held the
floor until its manager saw no hope
of vote and had it laid aside
Announcement of adoption by the
house of the recess resolution was
made to the senate while Senator Stan
ley, Democrat, Kentucky, was in the
midst of speech attacking provisions
of the anti bill.
President Harding arrived at his Of
flee at the capitol while the debate
on a bill for three months extern
sion of the dye embargo was under
way, ready to sign bills, and among
the first was the shipping board de-
ficiency bill, with On amendment car
rying 100000 for expenses of the dis
armament conference.
No attempt was made to put through
an amendment carried by the embargo
bill extending the emergency tariff law
from November y to January /.
1t was explained that if no perma-
nent tariff bill was in sight when con-
gress reconvenes, continuation of the
emergency act then would be sought.
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Official Reports
TO United States
Say II Yankees
on Board Ship

Washington, Aug. 24.-TWenty-
one Americans were on board the
dirigibIe ZR-2 when she was
wrecked during her final trial
flight, a report to the navy de-
partment from London said. The
report filed at 7:30 o'clock said
at that time there appeared to be
only six survivors from the entire
complement.
The report to the navy Depart
ment follows:
"The ZR-2 was wrecked with
heavy loss Wednesday afternoon
over the Yorkshire coast. Follow
Ing two terrible explosions, the
airship buckIed and fell in flames
into the Humber river. There
were 2i Americans on board. The
ZR-2 had begun her final trial
flight Tuesday morning and was
believed prepared to land when
the disaster took place. The ex-
pIosion took place as the balloon
was passing over Hull and so ter
ribIe was the conclusion that many
pedestrians in the streets we're
swept from their feet. The shock
from the detonation was felt fifty
miles distant. AT 7:30 Wednesday
night it was reported that there
were only six survivors from the
ZR-2.
The airship was flying at great
height when the disaster over
took her. She was seen to emerge
from the clouds and, as the ex-
piosion occurred broke in two
parts, one part rose in the air and
fell In the Humber.
The descent of the falling half
was unaccountabIy slow consider
Ing the weight of the material"
The following survivors of the
ZR-2 disaster were reported late
Wednesday by the naval attache at
London:
Captain swean (British) injured,
not dangerously; David (probably
British) injured; Lieutenant Har-
ry Bateman, (British) uninjured;
Walter Potter, uniniured, Nor
man c. Walker of Commerce,
Texas, uninjured. Lieutenant
Charles G. Little of Newbury
Port, Mass, is reported dead.
Two other bodies have been re-
covered but not identified the re-
port said.
One of the survivors, named
Bateman. of Halifax, said he was
in the tail of the ship making
photographs when the rudder was
turned sharply to the right bring
ing the airship from the center
of Hull toward the Humber. One
of the main girders failed to
stand the strain, it appeared and
the disaster resulted.
The following British officers
are known to have been on board
for the flight: Air Marshall S. NJ.
Maitland. Lieutenant A. n. Swan.
Lieutenant |. C. Little. Lieutenant
A. S. Montague, and Flight Lieu
tenant Thomas.
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DEAD
REMOVED FROM
BURNING PIER
Five Hundred Bodies
Taken Out When Fire
Menace Water Front.
Blaze Scorches Monster
Liner, but Fireboat Is
Able to Save Ship.

Hoboken, n. j., Aug. 24-Fiye hun
dred bodies of American soldier dead
awaiting shipment to the homes OF
relatives, were removed in safety late
Wednesday when fire of unknown ori-
gin swept over the army water front
reservation here, destroying Piers )
and 6 and an adjoining army storehouse
and barracks.
Pier 4, at which the giant liner
Leviathan and the transport Wheaton
were docked, was saved with difficulty,
The flames licked the sides of the
Lcviathan, damaging small section
of the woodwork on the bow and the
forward mast. but fire boat wedged
it's way between the liner and the
burning pier and successfully fought
off the flames as they spread to the
huge craft.
When the fire broke out there were
500 bodies in the large rooms at the
junction of piers four and five. As
soon as the alarm was sounded, Cap
tain H. S. Wilbur. officer of the day,
called out the entire army personnel,
about $50 men. who started removing
the bodies. Four hundred longshore-
men on duty at nearby piers, assisted.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-25
FARMER AID BILL
SENT To HARDING
FOR HIS APPROVAL
Anti-beer Measure Put Aside
to Allow Conference Report
to Be Adopted.

Washington, Aug. 24.-The senate
put aside the anti-beer bill long enough
Wednesday night to adopt the confer
ence report on the agriculture credits
bill already agreed to by the house and
sent to it to the president for his
approval.
The measure, as agreed to empowers
the war finance corporation to issue
81. SOC. .OOO. 900 in its own bonds, and to
lend $1.OOO,OOO for financing agricul-
tural exports The house refused to
agree to senate provisions which would
allow the corporation to lend directly
to European purchasers of commodi-
ties, but the compromise will allow the
finance corporation to lend to anybody,
provided satisfactory collateral is fur
nished to it for the sums advanced.
The extra $5OO.0O0,OO0 of war fl
nance corporation securities authoriz-
ed by the bill, it is expected. will be
sold and the money utilized for pur-
chase of railroad securities.
Conferees also agreed to eliminate
the senate provision allowing the war
finance corporation to lend $500, ,OOO,-
GOO to the federal farm land bank
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-25
.NORTHWOOD BANK
CASHIER WANTED
CHARGE OF THEFT
H. HI. Tufte Sought by Police
for Alleged Absconding
With Funds.

Grand Forks. n. d.. Aug. oi.-H
III. Tuft. cashier of the First Nationa
bank of Northwood. Grand Forks coun-
ty, is being searched for by police au-
thorities, word having been received
here that warrant for his arrest
charging him with defaulting the bank
has been issued at Northwood. The
cashier left his home last Friday and
is believed to have been seen in Crooks
ton, Mimi. little later. Since ther
no information as to his whereabouts
has been obtained.
Officers of the bank state that the
amount involved in the alleged crimi.
nal transactions has not yet been as
certained.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-08-25
Tragedy Marks
Last Attempt of
Man Conquer
Air and Ocean

New York, Aug. 24.-The disas-
ter Wednesday,, at Hull, England,
of the giant dirigibIe ZR-2, which
was on its trial flight preparatory
to an attempted crossing of the
Atlantic ocean, recalls the various
attempts made to cross the Allan
tic, beginning with the voyage OF
Columbus in 1892 and eliminating
in the successful flight of the R-34
in July two years ago. The lat
ter has been called the apex OF
mans four centuries of struggle to
master the elements and mysteries
of the ocean and air.
Eleven years ago, in September.
1910, the ocean greyhound, Maure-
tania, steamed from Southampton,
England, to New York In four days,
ten hours and d minutes. a sea
record that has never been broken.
On June IA, 1919, Captain John
Alcock and Whitten Brown. Brit
ish aviators. started from St.
Johns. N. E, in a Vickers- Vimy
bipIane and flew across the ATTAIN
tic, 900 miles on that route, land
ing at Ciifden, ireland, the next
day after l6 hours and IL minutes
in the air. .Alcock was killed in an
air mishap the following December
in France. The R-34's time was
1903 hours and II minutes. .Colum-
bus was 20 days In reaching San
Salvador from PaIos, Spain.
Prior to the three successful
flights alluded to, previous at
tempts had been made to nego-
tate "the big pond" through the
air. The earliest of these was
made by Walter WeIlman. Ameri-
can journalist and explorer and
Melvin Vaniman, on October is.
1910. in dirigibIe balloon called
the America. They started out
from Atlantic City, N. j., with
crew of four men, including an
Englishman, an Australian, and
two Americans. Their objective
was any point on the coast Of Eng
land or France to which the wind
might carry them. After being
three days and nights in the air,
sailing I,0i0 miles and tossed about
by adverse winds, the party was
picked up by the steamship Trent,
375 miles east of Cape Hatteras,
half way between New York and
Bermuda. The dirigibIe was ahan-
doned at sea.
Harry G. Hawker, a British avi-
ator. and Lieutenant Commander
Mackenzie Grieve of the British
navy, in a -than-air ma
chine, started from st. Johns, N.
r., on May I8, 1919 on a nonstop
flight to Ireland. The attempt was
generally regarded as the most dar-
ing of them all up to that time.
Hawker and Grieve, after many
hours of peril In the air and strug-
Cling against stormy conditions,
were rescued In mid ocean by the
Danish steamship Mary on May
i9. Hawker was killed on July II.
1921, when the gasoline tank of his
machine exploded while he was
making landing at Hendon, Eng,
flying field.