Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-07-04
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Southern Cross Makes West
ward Flight Across the
Atlantic Ocean.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD

~ nee again the Atlantic has been
~ conquered by aviators, and this
time it was the westward passage,
made successfully but once before,
that was negotiated. Maj. Charles
Kingsford- Smith of Australia and
three companions flew the famous
plane Southern Cross from Port Mar
mock. Ireland, near Dublin, and made
a safe landing at Harbor Grace, New
foundland. Their intended destina-
ton was New York, but when they
neared the Newfoundland coast they
ran into dense fogs and for six hours
few blind, losing their course and wan
dering aimlessly. Meanwhile their
fuel was running low and their pre-
'dicament seemed serious. However,
their radio was efficient and the OPP
orator, John w. Stannage. kept in
constant communication with ships
and shore stations. A relief plane was
about to take off from Harbor Grace
when the Southern Cross came in out
of the fog and dropped gracefully to
earth.
While Kingsford-Smith, Stannage
and their companions, Evert Van Dyk
and Capt. J. Patrick Saul. rested after
the two thousand mile flight the plane
was refueled. and next morning at
daylight the trip to New York was
resumed. Major Kingsford-Smith said
they would fly later to San Fran
cisco. completing a round the world
flight for him and the plane.
New York city gave the gallant avn
ators its customary reception. with
pageant, parade, luncheons and din
ners. The pilot brought across letter
from President Cosgrave of the Irish
Free State to President Hoover, which
he planned to deliver in person at the
White House.
The directors and executives Of the
National Air races sent Major Kings
ford-Smith a telegram Of warm con-
graduation and invited him to remain
over in Chicago or to return from the
Pacific coast to be their guest during
the races. which begin August %.
COL. ROBERTO FIERRO, now Mex
~ ico's air hero, made a nonstop
flight from New York to Mexico City
in IS hours and 35 minutes, a new
record and ten hours less than the
time taken by Colonel Lindbergh for
the trip from Washington to Mexico
City last December.
WET another most suspicious event
in aviation circles, so to speak, was
Mrs. Lindbergh at Englewood, N. J.
The glad news was given all the world
Immediately by newspaper bulletins
and radio broadcasts, and congratula-
tory messages poured in on the happy
parents. The colonel was character
fstically reticent, but Ambassador
Morrow proclaimed himself the hap
piest grandfather in the world. In
filling out the birth certificate Mrs.
Lindbergh designated herself as a pro-
fessional flyer and gave her home as
st. Louis, Mo.
Rear Admiral Byrd and Colonel
Lindbergh met in New York hotel
aud exchanged congratulations. Byrd
mentioned the birth of Lindbergh's son
and the colonel's high altitude coast
to coast flight. Lindbergh spoke glow
ingly of the aerial trip to the South
pole. He left his congratulations for
Bcrnt Balchen. the pilot of Byrd's
plane on its polar dash.
president HOOVER last week
was compelled by his honest con
victions to veto another pension bill.
and this time the veto was upheld by
the house of representatives The
measure was the World war veterans
bill originating in the house and
raised by the senate despite Mr..
Hoover's warning that he would not
approve it, Only six senators voted
against the bill. which the President
said was bad legislation" against the
best interests of the veterans them
selves and placing ian unjustified load