davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1930-11-30

Girders of all types were tested for strength,
in tension, compression and bending. Joints of
innumerable sizes and design were put under
loads Stimulating actual conditions. Wire ter
minals were devised to eliminate excessive
strains and breakings and to prevent chaflng
and tearing of the gas cells.
The scope of research was almost unlimited.
It is still going on.
Sixty tons of duralumin, light alloy of alumni
mum, copper and manganese, are going into
the hull of the Akron. Yet this Is one-third
the weight that would be required for a similar
structure of mild steel The metals stiffness
is enhanced considerably by turning up, or
beading, the edges where parts have been
stamped out OF it,
ELEVEN main frames or polygons, ranging
from "a to SO sides, act as chief transverse
supports of the ship. Each of these frames Is
actually two parallel rings joined by longitudinal
girders and connected in crisS-croSS fashion
with a third interior ring. The result is
triangular paSsageway all the way around the
ship large enough for a man to traverse conn.,
fortably. This triangular section construction
affords maximum rigidity.
Three intermediate frames are placed at equal
intervals between every two main frames, and
all are joined by horizontal girderS at each OF
the SO joints, thus forming rigid and stable
hull structure.
steel wire network connects 18 joints of the
interior ring of each main frame, forming a
bulkhead, or wall, between two adjacent cells
of lifting gas. Thus two adjoining main frames
with their wire bulkheads form compartment,
or bay" in which is a gas cell, one of IL,
ranging in size from 10000 cubic feet at the
bow to nearly 100000 cubic feet amidships.
new departure in gas-cel construction Is
made in the Akron by using a rubberized or
gelatinouS latex, an artificial fabric which has
been found a good substitute for the expensive
gold beater's skin," made of the lining Of cows
stomachS heretofore used. T.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

passed in size by future ships.
CONSIDER for moment its outstanding
features
l. Nearly three times the size of the Los
Angeles, the u. S. Navy's present airship; twice
the size OF the Graf Zeppelin and far greater
in size power, speed and range than Great
Britains R-1OO its Inflated sister, the R-1O1.
2. Not much longer than the Graf Zeppelin.
but more bulky to give 1t greater strength ana
load-carryng capacity.
g. Eight powerful engines, totaling nearly
$500 horsepower, three more than the Los
Angeles or Graf Zeppelin, two more than the
British ships.
T. Radical departure in propulsion by means
of fitting propelers, giving the ship an optional
upward and downward push in addition to
forward and astern
S. Twelve compartments, having as many gas
cells ranging in size from 10000 to nearly
1O0O, 900 cubic feet, and totaling 6,5O0,OOO cubic
feet.
g. Helium, non-inf1ammable, second hghteSt
gas known, as its lifting gas enabling place
ment of the engine rooms within the hull and
SO presenting an almost unbroken streamline
for greater speed and easier accessibility TO the
power plants
7. Equipped with the greatest battery Of
rapid-fire guns and other weapons ever TO have
been put on an aerial vessel
g. Carrying within one Of its IL bays, or COM
partments, a hangar accommodating five air
planes of the pursuit or observation type, with
a unique trapeze arrangement and hatch
whereby the planes can be launched or taken
aboard while the mother ship is under way.
g. Will climb faster than any airplane, and
will cruise without landing or refueling as far
as $500 nautical miles, equal to nearly 1000
land miles, double the range of the most modern
surface scouting craft
TO- Could carry if built for commercial pur-
poses up to 100 passengers besides crew OF SO.
giving its guests all the accommodations re-
quired for their comfort and pleasure.
H. So securely built that its engineers say
it will be able to buck a sudden storm having
an upward air speed of go feet a second while it
is flying at full speed ahead.
IL High powered radio equipment covering
Evening star., 1930-11-30

' the roof OF immense building at
Akron rises the skeleton of what will
soon be the worlds greatest rigid air
- Ship 1t is the ZRS-4 to be christ
ened the Akron named after the city OF
blimps and tires. wherein may be found some
Of the greatest airship minds and the greatest
airship factory in the world.
Today hundreds upon hundreds Of plumb
lines are hanging from as many points Is TO
$50 feet overhead.
Men like monkeys, are scaling tall ladders,
clinging to beams and girders, riveting joints,
securing wires, fitting sections, hammering'
measuring, always checking and testing.
Weights in masses from 100 to 1000 pounds
hang in several parallel lines from ropes over
pulleys high above, holding taut the huge oulk
of silvery metal.
Huge frames of duralumin girders, some as
wide as 1873 feet. being laid out on the ex-
tensive floor
overhead men on movable platforms are
riyeting other frames or rings in place con-
Meeting them with horizontal girders Of dura-
lumin bracng them with taut wires and grad
ually bringing the huge 65O0,00O cubic foot
airship into shape.
IN factory nearby other workers are stamp
ing out and preparing more girders for this
tremendous aircraft laying out small sections
of the ship between blocks and clamps on the
floor preparing blueprints for further details,
studying the thousands of those already drawn,
testing parts collecting data constantly seeking
advice that should help make the Akron the
best sturdiest safest and most durable alrship
in the world
The ship is being built at Akron In dock
especially erected for its construction for the
United States Navy by the Goodyear-Zeppelin
CORPORATION BY May, it is expected, its great
hulk will nose its way out Of the immense dock
to take the air for the first time. Soon after,
If present arrangements remain unchanged its
sister ship. the ZRS-5, will begin to take form
and Is or 18 months thereafter take its place
beside the Akron in the u. S. Fleet.
This airship squadron will give the u. S. Navy
the worlds greatest, most unusual and most
far-reachng possibilities for maneuvering in
the air and will make the United States supreme
in this class of naval vessel.
The Akron alone, in its dimensions, its equip
nent its range and usefulness, will far surpaSs
any other airship now afloat. 1t will include
Evening star., 1930-11-30

IL is so symmetrical that it doesn't look
large in this picture. But observe the
size of the men on the top of the ScGt-
folding beneath the Akron's frame 0e
the right center of the picture, and conf
pare its huge bulk ,Uith objects on the
floor of the dock.
every conceivable facility for secret transmission
and reception of messages by telegraph and
facsimile reproductions over distances at least
one-third the way around the earth.
Tor more than 10 years before even the first
rivet had been squeezed" on the ships
skeleton plans, preparations and research had
been going on. In fact right after the the
U. s. Navy started planning the type of ship
that the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation today
is building for it.
Early in the 1920s commercial interests
headed by Paul w. Litchfeld, Goodyear's
president, concerned themselves in the con-
struction of such ships that would surpaSs in
size even the Shenandoah, which the Navy was
only beginning to build, or the Los Angeles,
which Germany at the time had only on paper.
With American business men interested, de-
velopments proceeded fast. Goodyear entered
into contract with Observation-Disclosures in
Germany for the American patent rights on
Zeppelin construction, brought over by DR.. Karl
Arnstein, with group of leading German Zep-
pelin engineers, among them DR.. Wolfgang
Klemperer set them to work on the design Of
ships of 5000, 900 to 100000 cubic feet ca
pacity won through their research two airship
design competitions set by the Navy, and as a
result got the job for construction of the two
forthcoming Navy airships, zRS-4 and S.
The size, design and other features of these
airships are the product of over three years
detailed research and experimentation con-
Quoted at the Goodyear factory by DR.. Arnstein
and his associates. From 1924 to 1927 these
scientists drew up hundreds of plans, including
innumerable ships with different characteristics,
tested various forms of girder construction tried
out thousands of different joints and studied
every minute detail of construction in the most
painstaking manner.
EVEN the dock in which the Akron is being
erected is something new and unique in
building construction. A huge steel structure
nearly 1900 feet long, 325 feet wide and 200
feet high with not a single interior support in
it, Big enough to accommodate not only the
huge airplane now being built in it, but another
of 1000 600 cubic feet size and a few odd bal
looms, blimps and airplanes besides
The dock alone cost $2,50O0O0, but it will
be available for construction after the naval
airships are completed of other Zeppelins twice
the size of the Akron the ZRS-5.
While the dock was being built at one end
of the municipal airport at Akron, its length In
line with the prevailing winds, DIR. Arnstein's
men in the plant nearby were continuing their
research and experiment, and beginning actu-
ally to stamp out beams and other sections OF
duralumin in preparation for the actual con-
struction of the Ship
Evening star., 1930-11-30
By Israel Klein.

such novelties in design, construction ana
operation as will keep its type useful in COM
nerce and warfare for many years to come,
even though it will without doubt soon be sur
passed in size by future ships.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

ORADUALLY outlining itself under
the roof OF an immense building at
Akron rises the skeleton of what will
soon be the worlds greatest rigid air
ship. 1t is the ZRS-4, to be christ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

will sail July "a for q vacation In his
native country.
The first secretary of the Polish en-
baSSy, Mr.. Victor Podoski, will 60 to
New York tomorrow and will sail Thurs
day for Europe. He has three months
leave during which he will spend some
time at his home in Poland and will
visit in England and France. In the
absence of the Ambassador, who sailed
yesterday for home, Mr.. Stanislaw Lep-
kowski, counselor of the embassy, is
charge daffaires.
The secretary of the Czechoslovakian
at luncheon today in honor of Nine.
Marie Tilschova, we'll known Czecho-
slovakian writer, VINO has been touring
in the United States Mime. Tilschova
is the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Kral, in their home on Kilbourne place,
and will leave Washington tomorrow
morning. Yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Kral gave picnic supper for her guest
when the guests included members of
the legation.
The assistant military attache for
aeronautics of the French embassy,
Maj. Georges Thenault, Is spending the
week end with Nine. Thenault and their
children at Rehoboth Beach, where they
have a cottage. Maj. Thenault has just
been promoted to an officer Of the
Legion of Honor.
The attache of the Spanish embassy,
Senior Don Miguel Echegaray, enter
tanned party of IL at the dinner dance
last evening on the PLACE Deauville at
the Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Thompson Family Meets
In Reunion on Monday

The Thompson family reunion was
held Monday at the home of Mr.. Her.
bert E. Thompson, Oak Hill, at Spen-
cerville. Montgomery County, Md. The
occasion also celebrated the flftieth
birthday anniversary Of Mr.. Thompson.
The reunion was held in honor Of Mary
Elizabeth Harding and the late Andrew
jackson Thompson of Ednor, Md. The
next reunion will be held in July next
year at the home of Mr.. Granville j.
Thompson. The company attending the
union were Mr.. BENJAMIN Howard
Thompson Of Fulton, Md; Mrs. Annie
E. Wilson Of Ridgewood, N. j.; Mrs.
Edith Poole of Burtonsville, Md; Mrs.
Thomas Milstead of Winterthur, Del;
Mrs. George E. Johnson of Washington,
D. c.; Mr.. Granville j. Thompson Of
Sandy Spring, Md; Mrs. Sarah J. Rich
ardson of Spencerville, Md; Mr.. Her.
bert e. Thompson of Spencerville, Md;
Mrs. Jessie T. Dean of Clarendon, Va,
and Rev. Almus G. Thompson of Tyrone,
Pa. Most of the grandchildren were
present and number of the great
grandchildren. The only great-grand-
child married, formerly Miss Ruth Lo-
gan of Winterthur, Del, now Mrs. Ruth
Logan Gray, a bride Of three weeks,
was present; also the youngest great
grandchild. Master william Reid. IT., Of
Chevy Chase, d. c., weeks old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Clinedinst.

Representative and Mrs. Fred A.
Britten will 60 tomorrow to Montauk
Point, Long Island, to remain until
they sail, Saturday. August 2, aboard
the Leviathan for Europe. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Britten will return to
this country in September, sailing
from Europe, September %.
Representative and Mrs E. E. Brown
of Wisconsin are spending early July
at the Orkney Springs Hotel at
Orkney Springs, Va.
Representative and Mrs. M. Alfred
Michaelson have closed their apart
ment at the Wardman Park Hotel for
the Summer and have gone to their
home in Chicago.
The chief Of the Indian affairs divi-
sion of the Interior Department and
Mrs. Charles j. Rhoads are spending
July in the West where Mr.. Rhoads
went to inspect Indian reservations in
Arizona and New Mexico. They will
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Secretary and Mrs. Stimson
Absent on Week End Visit
Guests Of Former Senator and Mrs. Pepper Near
Devon, Pa.-Ohcial Family Listed
in Special Mention.
hostess at Newport,
Underwood q Undervood.

The Secretary of State and Mrs
Stimson are spending the week end
with former Senator and Mrs. George
Wharton Pepper in their home, Hill
house, near Devon, Pa, where they
went yesterday morning.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Andrew w. Mellon, will return to
Washington the first Of the week from
Pittsburgh, where he went early last
week.
The Secretary Of the Navy, Mr.
Charles Francis Adams, will return to
Washington tomorrow from Concord,
Mass, where he has been with Mrs
Adams for about q. week.
The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr..
Arthur M. Hyde, will return to the Cap.
ital the first OF the. week from an in
spection Of the wheat belts in the
West.
The Secretary Of Labor, Mr.. James
]. Davis, Is spending the week end with
Mrs. Davis and their cnildren at Vent
nor, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Polo Play Specially
Challenges Interest
Of North Shore Folk
Wide Range of Outdoor
Sports Attract Summer
Visitors-Many Washing
tonians at Massachusetts
Pleasure Resorts.

BEVERLY, Mass, July 12.-Bright
July days on the Massachusetts, north
shore are made interesting for WASH
ington sojourners by the number of
out of door affairs which feature the
daily offerings in the colonies. Polo
has made the far-famed Myopia Field
at Hamilton the mecca for many
coloniats this week while tennis and
golf at the Myopia, Montserrat, Essex
County, and Bass Rocks Clubs have
proved attractive Two interesting af-
fairs have been announced for the COM
ing week, the annual garden party at
the Rock Maple Farm estate Of Mrs.
George Won L. Meyer at Hamilton
Wednesday and the Rainbow fete at
the Blynman Farm estate of Mrs. Will
liam H. Coolidge at Magnolia Satur-
day for the benefit of the Boston
Children's Hospital. Christ Episcopal
Church In Hamilton will observe It's an
niversary Sunday and the Right Rev.
Philip M Hhinelander of Washington
CONTINUED on Page Q, Column g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Commandment of Army
War College Absent
On Summer Vacation
With Mrs. Conner Has Gone
to Colorado-Oth e r s
Prominent in Military
Group at Pleasure Resorts.

The Commandant of the Army War
College and Mrs. William D. Conner
are spending the Summer in their cot
tage in Colorado. They will return to
Washington in September.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs Guy v. Henry
viii start July 90 for a several weeks
motor trip through New Hampshire and
into Canada, returning to Washington
about the first Of September.
Miss Mary Ingraham Henry will leave
about the same time for Montana, where
she will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Corette In
their Summer home, on Swan Lake, for
a month or six weeks.
Lieut.. Col Albert E. Randall, U. S.
M. C., and Mrs. Randall and their little
family, who recently arrived In Wash
lngton, will move this week into their
new home, 3l10 Thirty-third street.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas @. Ash
burn will leave Washington the first OF
Continued on Page 2, Column 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Special News of Interest
In the Diplomatic Circle
Heads of Embassies and Other Notables Visiting
Summer Resorts-Social Functions Fea-
ture of Weeks Calendar

The Ambassador of Spain and daugh-
ter and son, Senorita Rosa Padilla and
Senior Ramon Padilla, spent the holiday
and last week end in San Francisco,
where they were at the Fairmont Hotel
for week.
The Ambassador of Turkey, Mr..
Ahmet Muhtar, has returned to Blue
Ridge Summit, after passing short
and his daughter, Mrs. Enver, who is
with him in the mountains, will 60 to
Boston tomorrow to attend the tercen-
tennial OF the founding of Boston.
The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz und Gaffron will 90
to New York the first part of the week
and will sail Thursday on the Ham
burg for their native country They
will spend the greater part of the time
at their villa on Lake Starnberg, near
Munich, and will visit the Passion Play
at Oberammergau before returning to
this country In the Fall.
The Ambassador of Great Britain. Sir
Ronald Lindsay, will go to Boston to-
morrow evening to attend the tercen-
tennial Of the founding of the city.
The Minister of Uruguay, DR.. Varela.
will entertain at luncheon Friday at
the Pan American Union.
The Minister of Hungary and
Countess Szechenyi will entertain at
dinner this evening at Newport, where
they are spending the Summer.
The Minister of Panama, Senior DR..
Don Ricardo j. Alfaro, who came to
Washington the first of the week from
Ogonquitt, Me-, will go to Boston to-
morrow to attend the anniversary cele-
bration. The Minister win join Sonora
de Alfaro and their children at the
Maine resort later in the month.
The Chinese Minister and Nine. WI,
who are motoring in New England, are
expected to return to Washington the
first of the week.
The Minister of Nicaragua, Senior Dr.
Don Juan B. Sacasa, returned to the
city yesterday afternoon from New
York, where he went on official busi-
ness.
The Minister of the Union of South
Africa and Mrs Louw, who are spending
a vacation in New York State, are ex-
pected to return to the Capital the
middle of next month.
The Minister of the Dominican Re-
public and Sonora de Brache will 60 to
New York the first of the week and
will sail shortly after that for their
native land, where they will spend the
remainder Of the Summer.
The charge d'affaires of Cuba and
Sonora de Baron entertained at tea
Friday afternoon 100 Cuban school
teachers who are visiting in this coun-
try.
The charge d'affaires of France, M.
Jules Henry, will entertain informally
at dinner tomorrow evening, at the
embassy, In celebration Of Bastile day.
The first secretary Of tina French en-
bassy, M. Pierre Henry de u BIanchetai,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Washington Society Given
Hint of Mid-Winter Gayety
In the Midsummer Season
Informal Entertainments Scheduled at White
sHouse, With Mrs Hoover Again in Her
Place as Hostess

w
weeks quiet with Mrs Hoover again in her hostess the
S @ Sa P na 6s
ecue snn ere on n p ana aays y hi at the
m gaYe @ the Es M an
Thursday children children
only the Senator his
e SsasGt
{3aT AND Sk6
0 Nj ns2p
Si Rsss
President Mrs. Hoover Rapidan
THE garden disabled which
for guests provided clear This party for
annually e. White
ho TAKE the world
THE Secretary of the Navy the nautical Adams has
with M IN yh Sa @ So 5 o a has pe 1s
few days in the mdweek at where he went aboard his
@ IT Sf his
ped By a9 Moan Tsn
sS e Esss e Sss'Ss
T he E6Ts5 to Washington but Mrs Adams wi"
FOREIGN missions the National Capital prominent the
host s ns ssaa Of sns ds @ the
Mc9 and Later in the week party given the
Ssss 5
M M S 81
E 5 d to d ss the
viii BE M RATES By inf 1 R
51S A in s4s1 the espfss
M
fcte MONDAY stan but no large
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Engagements to Wed
Formally Made Public

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Emery Elicit Of
Cleveland Park announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Elizabeth Viz
ginia, to Mr.. Joseph Edwin Thomas
of Takoma Park, D. c. The wedding
viii take place In the early Fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. ]. Sheers announce
the engagement of their daughter, Elmo,
to Mr.. Louis Goldman.
The engagement of Miss Marionetta
RiggleS of Washington, formerly of
Frederick, Nd, to Mr.. Edgar Hoyer Of
New Jersey was announced last eve
ming at bridge party which Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Edgar Walter gave for Miss
Riggles and Mr.. Hoyer The wedding
will take place in October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walters guests included
kIrs. Edward A. Heitmuller, Miss Imo-
ZINE Gillette, Miss Rebeckah Thomas
Mrs. Wrenn, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nc
10y ar; M. ani fr--s. J. r. Bradley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
Mrs. Speel to Address
Woman's PARTY at Tea

Mrs, Virginia White Speel, director
general of the Women's Federated Clubs
Of the District of Columbia, will be
guest of honor and speaker at the
garden tea of the National woman's
party this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Speel viii talk of the recent BIZ
annual Conference of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's Clubs at Denver,
Colo, where she was q delegate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
DR.. Martha Van Rensselaer,
Honor Guest at Luncheon

DR.. Martha Van Rensselaer,, assist
ant director of the White House Con-
ference on Child Health, is to. be the
guest of honor and speaker at the
midweek luncheon meeting Of the Zonta
Club of Washington Wednesday in the
oak room Of the Raleigh Hotel. DR..
Van Rensselaer, Is director Of home
economies at the New YoNk State Col
'ege, Ithaca, N. Y. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-27

when summoned by O monitor he did
not dare to put It up his sleeve, after
the fashion of the day, lest he should
be accused of being "cocky'--and hur-
rled across to the captain Of the second
eleven.
yes, Stanhope." he said, respect
fully; what is it?"
II thought I'd tell you that I've
written to your pater to say I'd like to
spend part of the hols with him. I'm
coming as soon as we break up. It's
very decent of him to ask me-"
That's ripping" stammered Raleigh.
II hope you'll enjoy it. OF course, it's
not much Of place, as you remember.
but it's Jolly good for bug-hunting.
almost caught purple emperor last
Summer. And we might 60 out and
treacle the trees at night. If you turn
bike lamp on the sticky patch it
attracts hundreds of moths"
He hurried on to recall the attrac-
tions of his home, lest his first words
Of apology about it might put Stanhope
OF. Its ripping that you're coming"
he concluded, and rejoined his stone
Singing chums with certain excusable
conceit in his walk.
His pater's great friend of my
pater's," he explained condeScendingly.
Il expect he'll often stay with US dur
ing the hols."
aren't we getting 'cocky'2" Knocked
Barlow.
IF you don't shut up I'll scrag you"
And since Barlow did not shut up