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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
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(Biddeford JournaD
Leopard and trout cannot change
their spots. says the Boston Herald.
The Herald's editor is probably right
about the leopard. for he has the
support of Biblical evidence, but he
evidently does not know how quickly
the spots on the trout change after
the fish has been removed from the
water,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
Non-starter

The fog was thicker than pea-soup.
The short-sighted old gentleman could
not see the tip of his own nose when
he left the office. But he knew every
inch of the way to the tram terminus
or thought he did.
All! here he was. He clambered
aboard and took his place in the far
corner.
Time passed. but the tram showed
no sign of moving. More time passed.
The old gentleman grew impatient. and
at last he rose and button-holed
misty figure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

what time do you think this tram
will start. eh?" ne demands.
"Tram.' came the answer. This
amt tram, guv'nor. You've got into
a claimants Shclter."-London Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

From small schoolgirls essay on
"My Family:
In my family there are three of us,
my father mother and me. l am the
youngest. News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
Augusta Lodge Directory

1ETII E9EM Io6Gs, NO. IS, r. q
S,steri communication monday
=. ~ Ccf & at $50 at Masonic
Temple. An sotournins oro'ners cor
daily fHsdaRoLD NJ. STONE. W. N.
p. +. FULLER. Sec.
cHs1N0E ROYAL ARCH CHAP.
~ NJ a. Annual convocation Thurs
dav evening. Oct. 2, at $50 o'clock.
Faction Of ofYicers. Reading Of reports.
All scjourning companions cordially IN
vited- HAROLD NJ. STONE. H. p.
HENRY ]. THYNG. Sec.
ASYLUM LODGE. NO. 70 I. 9. Q. E.
Regular meetirgs TT, Friday sU- 81 ~; M
v''so' EDGAR ". FLETCHER. n. g.
ELLIS e WALKER. Ssc'y.
.. sss: ~ ssas'n
% e FRED 3. HALL. c. p;
q. S. PEASLEE. Scribe.
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9. p. N.
Regular meeting every third TUESDAY
4. n DRUMMoN0. Clerk.
&. a. r. THE REGULAR MEETING
Of Seth Williams Post No. Is drst
Thursday Of each month.
G SF1i :, cA AeibS sSm%a a sd;a
AUGUSTA LODGE NO. s64, e.P.o.E.
Regular meetings in the Elks Home.
T Ty s Of each month at S o'clock.
HH Akk S. s : "a DAY : Sec.
mon-wed-,h.u
FORT WESTERN LODGE NEW
England Order Of Protection. No. 67S,
meets in /. o. O. F. hail second and
fourth Thursday at $50 o'clock. All
Mrs LAWRENCE CoLGAN. Warden.
MRS. ALICE L. PIERPoNT. Sec'y.
jnl0eodtr
n. e. o. p. KENNEsEc LODGE,
No. 25i, meets In G. A. r. hall the first
and third Tuesday evenings OF each
month %shn St 7'i . g Io%EjjoY. Warden.
3. F. SMITH. Fin. Sec:
MRS. EMMA r. HOWE. Rec. Sec.
tu-th-sat.
U.o.G.c. MORRILL, coMMAN0ERY
No. see. Regular meetings second
and fourth Tuesday OF every month
at 7,so o'clock at Golden Gross hall.
W. f. CLOUGH. F. K. r.
tu-th.sat,tf
COURT PINE TREE NO. 20. FOR.
esters Of America. meets In Forestsrs.
hall the first and third Thursdays OF
each month at s o'clock
HAROLD J. ALLARD. Chief Ranger.
JOHN J. WHITE. Fin. Sec.
may23,tu-th-sat.1yr
AUGUST CAMP NO. 74oo. N. W.
A. Regular meeting first and third
Thursday Of EACH month at G. A. r.
e. o. KNIGHT, Consul.
BERT L. NICHOLAS. Clerk.
QUEEN TEMPLE NO. 70 PYTHlAN
Sisters, meets In X. OF p. hall the sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings Of
each month at 100 o'clock.
LUCY A. FOWLER. NJ. E. c.
CORA A. JONES. NJ. OF R. and c.
tu-th.sat.tf
CAPITAL GRANGE. NO. 248, p. OF
H. Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday eve
nings of each month al G.. A. r. hall.
A. B. RIPLEY. w. NJ.
MRS. EMMA F. HOWE. Sec
tut .sat.tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
For President
CALVIN COOLIDGE
For Vice President
CHARLES G. DAWES

$50 far - ! am aware no single
Vital invention has ever come out OF
Government. owned utiIitiss." Her.
bert Hoover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
Light and Airy

Did you ever try TO trace back your
ancestry"
Il did. 1t was very difficult, and at
last l found myself completely up a
tree"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

II don't look like myself in this
new hat"
mo, my dear: think you've made
a very wise selection"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

"And what was the defendant doing
MEANWHILE"
Witness: He was telling me a
funny story
Remember, sir. that You are on
OATH"
well. anyway he was telling me
story.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

A new member of golf club came
out of the clubhouse and hailed an ell
Derby man who was standing by with
a bag Of clubs.
Hi! Are you the caddie- ma ster?"
he said. in very pompous manner.
The veteran looked the other man up
and down before he replied, in a dis
gusted tone: mo. but l saw him a
short time ago. and he said he did not
want any more caddies"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

E. H. Woodwork, 173 Indian Road,
Toronto. Canada, who with his fam
lily has been spending the summer
and early fall at the Pemaquid Inn,
broke the fishing record last week
when he caught II 1-2 pound cod.
This is the largest fish ever known
to have been caught off the rocks at
Pemaquid point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
Grand TRuMkR MgxXYSys1EM
CHANGE or TINE, Effective
september 2eth, 1894.

Trains will leave Portland $40 a. m,
daiiy. for Lewiston. South Paris. Cor.
ham. Berlin, Island Pond. and Mon.
treal. Connections at Montreal and
Chicago for Los Angeles, san Fran.
cisco. Portland, Ore, Seattle. Wash,
Vancouver, b. G., and all Pacific Coast
Points.
The 100 p. m. Local Train Is Can.
celled. For further information apply
to nearest Grand Trunk Agent, or write
direct or phone.
G. A. HARRISON. C. A. T. n,
Phone Forest 7040 Portland, Maine
sent 26dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
Easy

Il need hired man pretty bad"
said Farmer Fumblegate. 80
went to town yesterday to try to hire
one, but couldn't get any"
''All busy" asked Farmer Flint.
h-yah.-playing checkers. So
when l found l couldn't hire any
of 'em I took hand in the game
myself.'-kansas City Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC.

BOSTON AND PORTLAND LINE
EXPRESS PASSENGER AND lRElGnr
SERVICE
FARE Se.70
Statcrooms: Inside $3.50; Outside. 50 ur
Leave Portland. State Pier Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays at Z y. III.
Returning. leave Boston Mondays. We'd.
nesdays and Fridays at p. III.
At Boston connection Is made via the
Boston and New York Line express freight
and passenger steamers for New York and
points South and West.
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE
PORTLAND. NEW YORK FREIGHT
SERVICE
Direct freight service between Portland
and New York Is resumed from the New
State Pier. Portland. Maine. Sailnrs
Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays each
way.
Through rates and direct track conncc.
lions with Maine Central and Grand Trunk
Railroads.
Tel $500
H. A. CLAY. Superintendent
FRANKLIN WHARF. PORTLAND
septc9dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

grounds, where they will set up an
Indian village of wigwams, perform
various dances, and make and sell
baskets and other articles of Indian
handicraft A band of nine pieces
accompanies them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

their splendid effort, let alone pay
ing their expenses on Government
service
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
Editorial Comment
And Not Nervous

And NOT NerVouS
&C. r. B. in Washington Post)
Japan has everybody at Geneva
nervous. Well, we're not there!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

Blinkers was very worried indeed.
He was suffering from a bad bout
of insomnia, and he resolved to call
upon the doctor and ask for some
advice on the matter.
Doctor" he said, Il can't get to
sleep at night
There are always ways and
means of combating that" replied
the NJ d. You think you are hope
lessly wakeful, but mental effort has
great deal to do with that. Just
imagine you are walking on tight
rope one thousand feet above
ground. Step by step you advance
on the tight-rope--"
Eyes" interrupted the patient,
leaning forward in his interest.
You'll soon drop Off"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02
Sure Enough

While the court awaited the ar
rival of the parties to the suit the
judge turned to one of the lawyers
and asked:
For which of the parties are you
concerned, Mr.. Moriarty?"
We'll. your honor. l represent the
plaintiff, but l am concerned for the
defendant" replied Moriarty.-Hous-
ton Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

DR.. Sturgis f. Leavitt, son of Mrs.
William Leavitt of Gorham, has re-
ceived official notice of his election as
corresponding member of the Royal
Hispano- American academy of Ca
diz, Spain. This great honor as con-
ferred upon DR.. Leavitt by that group
of scholars in recognition of the
works on the Spanish American lit
erature by him since his return from
South America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9. p. N.
REGULAR meeting every third Tuesday
at 5, O'Clock.
A. al. DRUMMONO Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

Three white gyrfalcons, a species
never before brought back success
fully from the north, have been
sent to the Franklin Park Zoo IN
Boston by DR.. Macmillan. the Maine
Arctic explorer. The gyrfalcon is
one of the most prominent classes of
falcons. These with peregrine fall
con, were the principal birds used
in falconry during the middle ages,
not only in Europe but through the
cast. They inhabit the Arctic re-
gions and cold parts of Europe. Asia
and America, vary in color from very
dark to almost pure white.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

JEpTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. Q
Meetings second sp I'd fourth Tuesdays
FRED b. HALL. c. p.
q. S. PEASLEE, Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

Thursday. October 2, 1874.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

A band of 80 warriors ana
squaws Of the Passama quoddy Tribe
Of Indians. under the leadership of
former Governor William Neptune,
have left for Brockton fair to form
one of the major attractions. They
vii put on the tribal costume in
Boston, and travel in 1t to the fair
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

Mrs. Katherine F. kavanaugh, S.,
owner and manager of the CONNER
cial House at Bangor for more than
25 years, died Tuesday. She took
over the hotel at the death Of her
husband. Patrick Kavanaugh, who
built it 80 years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-02

AUGUST CAMP NO. 74oo. N. W.
A. Regular meeting first and third
Thursday Of EACH month at G. A. r.
e. o. KNIGHT, Consul
BERT L. NICHOLAS. Clerk.
Evening star., 1924-01-31
Boys Blouses
Two for

A nationally known
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price concession on ac-
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fections: soft collar at
tached; doub Die yoke
back; neat striped pat
terms, also plain white,
tan and other good wash
able patterns; full cut
sizes from 6 to 16 years.
CSC to 81 value.
Evening star., 1924-01-31

69c Window Shades, 2 for t
Perfect quality Opaque Cloth
Window Shades, size 3x5.9 it.;
mounted strong spring rollers; CT
white, ecru and green's; complete ~
with all fixtures and crochet ring } "
81 Curtains, Pr.
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long; tassel trimmed; rose or brown n
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$l.5O Sofa Cushions
sx25 and 10x27 roII-shape Sofa
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(FouFth F1oor.) "
Csc Marquisettes, 5 Yds.
Yard-wide sheer quality White n q
Curtain Marquisette cut from full III
pieces. -'a.ss. -.
Evening star., 1924-01-31

75c Storm Serge, 2 Yds.
ss-inch Storm Serge. in black, O.
navy brown and burgundy { al
81 Printed Knit
36-inch Printed Knit extra fine
eoorsd ss;S designs ns sss5 Ssfs 81
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cla Heavy%,weight. we Plain Brown. !, NJ
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man1 in mill psaa. enghs from to u yards but
$l.5O Rag Rugs
27x54 Heavy weight Close Woven
n Rag Kuss ght ias and nsd,T dark eOIG5ings color X
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$1.5O Brussels Carpet
f.: ~: :s| ST
and dark eolorings; god assortment
l9c Glass Towels, s for
red on ss,sss sssss eIsss n TsEs sxs, 81
SOC Table Damask, 21a Yds.
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Red Star Diapers, E for
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Warranted Al-pure Linen I'm IL =
bleached Crash Toweling heavy abb n
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ST. Lace Scarfs, 2 for
Lace-.rimmed scarfs. assorted ! II 4
pretty patterns; some with Jewel 0l
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39c Stamped Goods, 4 for
Stamped scarfs and Centers as ! d 4
sorted neat patterns; good quality Ol
materials
Sl.39 & $1.59 Innings
sS-;nch Lining Satin, In black and n u
coIors: also 36-fnch Brocaded SILK
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$3.50 & $2.98 Table Covers
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

2
 l18 hours for the best trains. to cover The Bodensee made 80 trips.
 fes Costs Not Prohibitive A sister ship, the. Nordstern, was built in 1919 to be put upon. the Fred richshafen- Berlin route, but soon after her completion the Interallied commis. sion on control put an end to airship operations by the Germans.
 The prevalent belief sthat airplaDe or airship traffic is prohibitively expensive is false one. Numerous airplane lines are being operated profitably in Europe today. There are no airship lines at the present moment as only the Ger mans eyer tried a lighter-than-air serv- ice. But the airship lines operated by Germany before the allies forbade the traffic averaged 30 per cent annual profits.
 As rule of thumb, airship men de- clare that an airship line will pay if the ships carry as great a paying load as they carry in weight of fuel. The ZR-3, for example, has a useful lifting capacity of 43 tons. It carries 30 tons of fuel for a transatlantic flight, so that, after all operating and over head expenses (even profits), are paid out, it is still 10 tons to the good.
 A better idea of the paying prospects of such an airship as the ZR-3, while still very rough calculation, can be had from some figures. It cost ap- proximately $1, 1,500,000 to build. De preciation is figured at per cent and interest on investment at 3 per cent. Thirteen per cent -ISf the total cost is $195,000. It is estimated that an air ship could make 100 transatlantic trips a year, carrying 30 passengers each voyage. If each passenger be charged at the basic rate of first-class steamship travel, $250, the income would be $75O,00O. This leaves an am pie margin for all operating and main- tenanee expenses.
 In the opinion of Zeppelin officials a To-day, nd-the-world service could be organized with airships and way points everywhere being reached by connecting airplane lines. For great distances. they say. the airshiD is more dependable than the airplane, and it's safety factor is greater as, by means of its gas content, it has greater ability to cope with unfavorable weather. e The danger of gas combustion (when hydrogen and not helium is used) is al- most negligible. It is only in war times. when an airship comes under enemy fire, that it's hydrogen contents are a serious menace. Ordinarily, the only occasion when hydrogen is dangerous is when the ship is rising and gas is be- ing blown off.
 The disaster of the Dixmude, in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

what already has been said. There is no doubt that the Zeppelin concern, re- gardIess of all previous circumstances, has left nothing undone to insure safe delivery of the ZR-3 to the navy department and, what is more vital, to work for its secure maintenance in the States. With its delivery will go a great mass of instructions, data ant charts which will give the navy the benefit of the experience the Germans have gained in their extensive use of lighter-than-air craft before and dur ing the war. .e.
 There's another point of contrast here those seven other ships were none of them built especially for any one of the Allies; they were mostly old ships, which had borne service to Germany against the Allies.
 That fact enhanced the bitterness and the compulsion of their delivery. Nat urally, they were handed over with scant grace. The spirit was shown by the German commander who delivered the ZR-113 to the French with the words Here's your ship. congratu- late you for she's good one. Personally, wish you luck with her. but, as a for mer enemy pilot, hope you may smash it to bits tomorrow"
 Incidentally, that ship wasn't smash ed, but it soon deteriorated and was scrapped. -...
 Piloting Is An Instinct
 The main menace to the secure main tenance of the ZR-3 under the navy is that neither America nor any Allied nation has been bred to airShips. The lighter-than-air craft is a product of Germany. Germany is the only nation that employed dirigibles during the war.
 The piloting of an airship is said to be an instinct. One must be constantly aware of the harmony of every portion of the huge creature. It is an art, the German pilot says, rather than science. It takes a' hillman a long time to accustom himself to the plains. The analogy seems to fit the operation of a Zeppelin. -."t
 The navy has, however, the advantage of having built and operated the Shen- andoah. .t.-.
 The ZR-3 has been designed as a com mercial craft and it is because of the commercial aspects of the proposed flight that it has created so much com ment While America has never yet been so. directly concerned in a trans Atlantic flight. such crossing has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
ZR-3 As Big As Ocean Liner, But It Weighs No More ThGEt Tr0lULer
T HE ZR-3, last Zeppelin to be

T HE ZR-3, last Zeppelin to be
 delivered to the allies in ac-
 cordance with the treaty Of Versailles, is an eighth of mile long. Though as big as an Atlantic liner, it weighs no more than a trawler.
 With a length of 660 feet and a diameter of S3 feet, the ZR-3 has a volume of 2,4O0,00O cubic feet and a carrying capacity of 80 tons, 43 tons of which are called use full lift" meaning 1t can carry that weight of passengers and freight.
 It carries a crew of 24-com- mander, subordinate officers, helms men, engineers, sail-makers, radio operators,- cook and steward-and has sleeping accommodations for 20 passengers. S
 Its cruising capacity will be about 6S miles per hour. The crossing of the Atlantic will take between 70 and 80 hours, it is esti- mated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

This chart shows the development of the Zeppelin through almost a quarter of century. The most important types of dirigible built at the Zeppelin plant are represented. The picture shows how the airship has grown more and more to resemble fish, the grace fulness. of it's lines increasing at the same time. s fs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
SPITE BEARDS TO
 WAGE WAR ON BOBS
Seventeen Men Vow To Let
 Them Grow

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Seven- teen made customers of well-known barber shop have announced to their tonsorial artists they will never shave again until their wives let their hair grow out. They will raise spite" boards as a protest against bobbed tresses.
 Bob your hair and l will let my whiskers grow until they reach my shoes" these rebel husbands warned but ther wives did not heed them. Now the war is on.
 Randolph Green, social leader. pointed to a three-day-old beard, say ing: Tt is there to stay. We ure going back to the age of hair. We will drive the women back too. am 80 years old, and show a very fine beard in the course of a few months. We are going to organize on n 100 per cent basis and fight against short
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

belief of German airship men, was due to the fact that the commander of the chip pfobably was forced by engine trouble to rise and blow off gas dur ing an electrical storm. Ordinarily an airship commander does not fear a thunderstorm. His speed usually en- ables him to escape or his ship serves as a lightning conductor. During the war many German ships were struck by lightning and never harmed.
 Gasoline fumes from the engines con- stitute a greater fire menace than hy- drogen gas, although the fact is little known outside of technical airship cir cles. A spark from the magneto is apt to ignite these fumes, if escaping in any quantity. The Gefmans have always been aware of this peril and the May bach concern, which has built the en- zines for the ZR-3, is now working on kind of oilburning engine of the Deisel type. The ZR-3 engines are said to be forerunners of this new motor.
 Although actual airship construction at the Zeppelin plant, excepting for the ZR-3, has been discontinued under pres sure of the interallied commission of control, research and development de- signing has gone on. It is safe to as- sume that the plans laid by the Ger mans, which they have been powerless to bring fruition in their own coun- try, will now be handed over to Amer ica, to the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corpo- ration of Akron. Ohio. Several mem bers of the original Zeppelin company Aa while it has had observers watching op- erations at Friedrichafen.
 U. S. Route Surveyed.
 These plans include completed spec | ifications for a long distance passen- ger airship twice the size of the ZR-3, and surveys for the operation of a two and-a-half day transatlantic service and 12-hour New York-Chicago run The work on the transatlantic route entailed calculations on some 600 the oretic flights worked out in conjunc tion with known weather conditions over certain areas in the North At lantic.
 For the New York-C Chicago service Zeppelin engineers recently visited the United States to make a preliminary survey of the possibility of such a route. The result of this survey was the assertion that the Zeppelin concern about 100 per cent regularity in sum- mer, from S9 to 90 per cent in winter, could maintain 12-hour schedule with or an average yearly performance of from 93 to 96 per cent efficiency.
 This is the way airship men talk today, this year, when the ZR-3 is scheduled to rise over Lake Constance and point her blunt nose toward Amer ica, more than 5000 miles away. Yet it was but 24 years ago, in 1900, that the first clumsy Zeppelin rose awkward ly over this same Lake Constance, to be driven slowly along at a rate of but thirteen and one-half miles an hour by it's two paltry 16-horsepower engines,