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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
GERMAN BLIMP ENDS VOYAGE
HOME: ATLANTIC COMMERCIAL
AIR SERVICE IS ESTABLISHED
Round Trip Made in Days, 7 Hours and Is Minutes
Next Trip West Will Start Saturday or Sunday

record for the eastward airship
crossing of the Atlantic establish
ed by the veteran Graf Zeppelin,
A band blared "Deutschlande
Uber Allies" as the ship settled
down. Passengers waved to the
crowd on the field.
Nazi officials were there to
congratulate Capt. Ernst Lehman
and DR.. Hugo Eckener, designer
and co-commander of the great
craft, on their historic flight.
The super-Zeppelin, carrying
passengers and cargo, made the
flight from Lakehurst, N. j., in
48 hours, % minutes.
Despite the early hour large
crowd had gathered at the air
drome and cheered the sky queen
as she settled down softly and
was fastened to the, mooring mast.
The Hindenburg left the Lake
hurst naval station at IL :27 p. m.
(EDT) Monday. Id zr~s.,-.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
MRS. POLLY WOOD DIESAT
HOMEIN COUNTY AT AGE OF lO4
Native of jackson; Lived
Here Latter Part of Life;
Rites Today

Mrs. Polly Wood, native of
Jackson county, died yesterday
morning at the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Ellen
burg, on the Spartanburg road,
near East Flat Rock.
She was 104 years old. Her
death was the second in the past
six months of q person over 100
years old. Mrs. Harriet Ruth haV-
ing died here last December at
the age of l04.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wood
were being held this afternoon at
9 O'Clock from the residence OF
her granddaughter. Burial will
follow at Oak Grove cemetery.
Rev. n. B. Phillips is officiating at
the services.
Mrs. Wood was born in Jackson
county on December ID, 1882.
She had made her home here for
some time with her granddaugh-
ter. The mother of Mrs. Ellen
burg and daughter of Mrs. Wood
also lives at the Ellenburg home.
Mrs. Wood was daughter OF
the late Steve and Jennie Barnes
Shelton and the widow of William
Wood.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
ROMAN SOLONS
APPROVE RULE
OVER ETHIOPIA
All Europe Awaits Musso.
lini's Speech on For
eign Policy
ITALO.BRITISH STRAIN
WILL HAMPER LEAGUE

LONDON, May IA. (UP).-
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
today revealed for the first time
that the September assembly Of
the League of Nations may be set
to the task of refashioning the
league covenant. ..t
He was addressing 1000 persons
at a meeting of conservative wo-
mems organizations. He also ex-
pressed the hope that league re-
forms would be undertaken with a
view toward bringing the United
States, Germany and Japan into
the Geneva organization.
He intimated that article l6 Of
the league covenant, providing
economic and financial and mill
tary sanctions against an aggres-
sor, may require re-examination.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
MUSSOLINl FINDS NEW.
FACTOR IN AUSTRlA'S
CHANGED POLICIES

(CopyriSht, 1855, United PresD
ROME, May Ia. (UP).-Italy
and all Europe awaited from Pre-
mier Benito Mussolini today a pro-
nouncement Of his policy toward
the League of Nations: To with
draw in anger or to remain a nom
cooperating member until the
Ethiopian situation is clarified.
Members of the chamber of
deputies assembled for q meeting
this afternoon-officially to give
their rubber stamp approval to
the royal DEGREES annexing Eth
opia.
But the important thing was
Mussolini's speech, his first since
the annexation of Ethiopia and
the league council meeting at
Geneva.
Bitterly angry over the con-
tinuance of league penalties
against Italy and the leagues in
sistence on recognizing Ethiopia
as a sovereign country, Mussolini
today had to orient his policy on
new and unwetcome develop
ment, the ousting Of Prince Ernst
Won Sstarhemberg as unofficial
dictator of Austria.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
|IVADO lost
HOURS
/ LOUISVILLE
k,red in StOll Kidnap.
!, IN Brief Session
Of Court
LRrS LIFE TERM IN
AT ATLANTA

rNTA. TIA. May II. tUP)
u Robinson. Jr.. today
T. entered the fOrbiddinC
"a federal penitentiary
\ = has been sentenced to
t: ~ remainder Of his life
4, gidnappine of Mrs. Alice
\ Soil.
| hanged gray plaid Stacks,
|. Tndbreaker. powder blue
I, and white shirt for prls-
- 5g; Warden A, c. Adler
|TgJin't reveal details of the
H. IN process.
!!s.year-Old y a 5 h viii e,
IinaDer entered the pris-
minutes after he arrived
H. rain from Louisville,
as night he pleaded guilty
|. Federal Judge Elwood
ssa to the kidnapping of Mrs.
ggi,yille society matron,
,5ar 10. 1894. and was SEN
!nr lie.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
H. ATHLETIC
BENEFIT SET
Sports Events and Floor
Show Arranged for I
O'clock Tonight

The high school athletic asso-
citation will stage a May Day car
nival at the gymnasium tonight,
beginning at 7 o'clock. Proceeds
from the carnival will go to the
athletic association.
Sideshows will be in operation
during the evening and will IN
clude a bearded lady, fat lady
Siamese twins, Popeye, the snake
charmer, and many other freaks
A floor show, A Night in Paree
will be given and will include
singing and dancing
Several boxing and wrestling
matches will be put on and the
final event will be the browning
of the May Queen, to be elected
in a voting contest.
In the 3-round boxing matches
Clarence Mobley will meet Dar
Waddell; F. C. Justice will meet
Edgar Brown; Marion Lincu
takes on Guy Chaplin, and IN the
final. Joe Hollingsworth will meet
Pete Peterson.
A number of wrestling matches
will also be staged.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
'LEMKE'S FARM
BILL IS KILLED
New Deal Rallies Forces to
End Initiation Threat
for Session

WASHINGTON, May ID. (UP)
The New Deal rallied its forces in
the house yesterday and defeated
the $3,000,000,000 Frazier-Lemke
farm mortgage retinancing bill,
diSposing of the imitation threat
for the last time in this congress.
The vote was announced as 235
to l42 against the measure.
After initial defeats in its at
tempts to head off consideration
of the bill the administration
gathered up a large bloc of votes
among Democrats wavering be-
tween pressure from two sides. ..
The administration rolled up a
formidable lead after the first 100
votes had been counted. Bald
headed Rep. William Lemke, R.,
n. D., co-author of the bill, sat
detected in his seat. He made no
attempt to follow the roll call as
did the administration leaders.
When the vote finally was an
nOunced the rebel yell went up in
the house. Then the opposing
sides put out after-the-battle
statements.
Lemke: "The fight has just be-
gun. Now we have counted noses
and we know who they are and
where they are from. The issue
will be one of the major ones in
the coming campaign"
Speaker Jos. w. Byrns: 1.-The
vote demonstrates beyond the
shadow of a doubt that the house
is not in favor of initiation"
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Correspondence Of
President Is Held
Immune By Court

WASHINGTON, MAY IA. (UP)
No court has any right to order
publication of private or official
correspondence by President
Roosevelt relating to affairs of
government, District of Columbia
Supreme Court Chief Justice AL
fred A. Wheat ruled yesterday.
His decision was dramatic and
important. The principle was first
voiced by John Marshall in the
historic treason trial of Aaron
Burr.
Judge Wheat repeated it yes
terday afternoon in the attempt
of Ave utility companies to have
the New Deals $200,000,000 mu-
nicipal power program declared
unconstitutional.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
WILL REDRAFT
REVENUE Bill
Pat Harrison Says Revised
Corporation Tax Plan
Will Carry

WASHINGTON, May II. (UP)
The revolt in the senate finance
committee over the 100000
revenue bill sputtered out last
night as Chairman Pat Harrison
D., Miss, forecast an early meet
inc of minds" on Il revised plan
to tax corporation profits - the
heart of the measure.
So confident was Harrison that
the seven day rebellion soon
would end in compromise, that ne
also predicted a bill would be re-
ported TO the senate next week
which would arouse the minimum
of opposition. -,
The last slender hope that the
corporation profits tax approved
bv the house would survive IN the
senate committee appeared to
have been torpedoed yesterday by
Secretary of Treasury Henry Nor
penthau, Jr., who was recalled TO
testify concerning criticism from
Senator Harry F. Byrd, d., va,
that many large corporations
would pay lower taxes under the
pending bill than under the pres
ent law.
Morgenthau admitted this con-
tention. He said that of 600 cor.
porations which had an income OF
81 900 900 or more in 1884, q
total of 2S3 would pay 50 per
cent or more less taxes to the
government under the proposed
Act than they paid under the pres
emit law. Of these 2S3 corpora,
tions. Morgenthau said, lS3 wouIu
nav no federal taxes If they con-
tinued to distribute all their earn
ings in dividends. -,
AT the same time, however tne
treasury secretary pointed ou'
that a similar number of corpora,
tions would have their fedeTaI
taxes in creased so per cent d!
virtue of the proposed tax PLAN
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
MAY BE HAM.STRUNG
BY BRITISH FRICTION

GENEVA, May IA. (OP).-
Friction between Great Britain
and Italy may ham-string the
League of Nations or greatly linn
it its power when the Fascist con-
quest of Ethiopia is brought to
showdown at the councils June
meeting, observers agreed today.
While the danger Of a Mediter-
ranean war involving Britain and
Italy has disappeared unless Bri-
tain demands, and obtains appli-
cation of further sanctions against
the Fascist state, including an oil
embargo, it was believed certain
solution of the Ethiopian problem
will be impossible until Italy and
Britain establish more amicable
relations.
The council met yesterday to
discuss several minor problems,
but interest remained conferred on
what Italy's next step may be.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
5 C0NVICTS
SEIZEFARMER
Held as Hostage and Shoot.
ing Of Captured Guards
Denied

BLANCO, Okla, May IA. (uP)
Eight desperate convicts, who
touched off break yesterday in
which % inmates at the Oklahoma
State penitentiary pitted knives
and clubs against guards shot
guns, killing one man, held a
farmer as hostage along with two
guards kidnapped as they fled.
Wilbut Doak was abducted by
the convicts last night, a farm
woman, Mrs. Taylor, reported.
She said that the fugltives
came to her place near here and
forced her to prepare a meal for
them. She said one of the guards
kidnapped had been wounded in
the neck. Reports that the guards
had been shot and thrown from
car near here were denied.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
M'DONALD TO
SPEAK IN CITY.
SATURDAY P. M.
Local Headquarters for
Graham Opened; Hoey
Men Speed up Work
NOMINATION DRIVE.
IS INTENSIFIED HERE

The battle for votes for the
four Democratic candidates for
governor of North Carolina was
intensified today with the open
ing of local headquarters for A.
II. (Sandy) Graham and the an
nouncement from local headquar-
ters for DR.. Ralph Mcdonald, anti
sales tax candidate, that DR.. Nc
Donald would speak here on Sat
urday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the county courthouse. Leaders
of the campaign of Clyde X.
Hoey, of Shelby. also intensified
their efforts to get votes for their
candidate.
The Graham forces opened
headquarters in the Howe build
ing on Fifth avenue and planned
to increase their activity. An
nouncement was made that open
house would be held at Graham
headquarters on Saturday after
noon and evening. Vernon Rogers
and his string band will supply
music at the Graham office on
Saturday evening.
DR.. Mcdonald will come here on
his flying trip to Western North
Carolina and his address here in
the afternoon will be one Of four
delivered on Saturday. In the
morning he will be in Transyl-
vania, in the afternoon he speaks
here, and in the evening he IS
scheduled to speak over radio
from Asheville and at Waynes-
vile later in the evening.
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
MEET THIS WEEK
Interest in local politics also in
creased as candidates talked with
friends and made plans for the
June 6 primary.
Democrats of the county will
gather at the county courthouse
on Saturday morning at IL
o'clock. Precinct reports will be
made and officers of the county
executive committee, chairman,
vice-chairman, and secretary will
be named at that time.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14

FRANKFORT, Germany, Ma!
l4.-(UP) - Commercial alrshlp
service between Europe and the
United States became an estaD-
hshed fact today when the dlrig-
ible Hindenburg moored at 1tS
new home port this morning al
ter a round-trip in seven days
seven hours, % minutes between
Germany and Lakehurst, n. >.
Saturday night or SUNDAY
morning, depending on the weatn-
er, the ship will nose out west
ward again for Lakehurst.
FRANKFORT ON-MAIN, Ger lie,
many, May ID. - CUP ne
giant dirigible Hindenburg lahu-
ed here at 4:5 a. m. today, sue
ceSSfufy completing the hfSt W.
way commercial airship 1hsh'
across the North Atlantic. :.
The Hindenburg clipped SIN
hours, 81 minutes off the previous
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
MOVE SEEN AS SLAP
In FACE TO DUCE

LONDON, May Ia. (UP)-The
Austrian political upheaval in
which Chancellor Kurt Schusch-
nigg was named unofficial dicta-
tor was a "slap in the face" to
Premier Benito Mussolini, politi-
cal circles said today.
Elimination of Prince Ernst
Rudiger Won Starhemberg, Mus
solini's protege, was a serious
blow to II Duce's plans to organ
ize strong pro-Italian bloc in
central EUROPE now that the
Italian.Etl.lopian war IBIS ended
they said. 81.
Diplomatic sources said Schu-
schnigg probably will aim at more
friendly relations with Germany
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
Rev.W.H.Davis to
Mark 50 Years Of
Ministry Sunday

Rev. w. H. Davis, native of this
county and who has been preach
ing for fifty years, will preach his
50th anniversary sermon at his
old home church at Shaws Creek
Baptist church Sunday, May IT.,
at II a. m.
All persons who were old
enough to attend church so years
ago are most cordially invited to
this service, together with all Of
Rev. Mr.. Davis friends of former
years and all members of the
community
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
|Epworth Leaguers
Set Annual Meet

]. C. Coston, president OF the
rson County Epworth
League Union announced today
that the annual banquet of this
group will be held Friday night,
May Is, at 8 o'clock at the parish
house at Tryon, with the Tryon
league chapter as hostess.
Miss Catherine Goodman Of this
city will be the principal speaker.
At the close of the program ban
ners and cups will be awarded.
A large attendance from both
Henderson and Polk counties is
anticipated.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14

Self-appointed guardian of the
Kaspar bankruptcies and "manag,
er" for their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil KaSpar, Mayor Benja-
min f. Turner of PaSsaic, n. j.,
is shown left as he reached st,
Mary'S hospital with mothers milk
rushed from New York. DR.. Frank
Jani, above, who delivered the ba,
bies, said the Quads would be kept
in incubators for five weeks and
derided a report that they would
be exhibited at a park on Me-
mortal Day.
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DEATH TAKES
LORD ALLENBY

LONDON. May IA. CUP)-
Lord Allenby, World war con-
oueror of Palestine and ore OIL
Britain's foremost sol d lie l.
statesmen, died today.
He was IS years old and ms
death plunged England and the
empire into mcurning.
1t was only a week ago thac
he deplored Italy's methods OF
warfare against the Ethiopian
warriors. His death was sud
den and was believed dae to a
heart attack.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
VICTOR EMMANUEL IS
MADE EMPEROR AND
BADOCLIO VlCEROY

ROME, May IA. (UP).-The
chamber of deputies today unani-
mously approved royal DEGREES of
Mny 9th, proclaiming Italian SOW
ereignty over Ethiopia and max
ing King Victor Emmanuel emper-
Or and appointing Marshal Pietro
Badoglio viceroy of the conquer
ed territory.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
SCHUSCHNICClS
new DICTATOR
over AUSTRIA
Bloodless Coup Deposing
Starhemberg Is Slap
at Mussolini
ALSO PUTS END TO
RESTORATION MOVE

VIENNA, May IA. (Uf)-
Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg,
now installed as unofficial dicta-
tor Of Austria, after swift
bloodless coup which approximate
ed q revolution, intends to disarm
the Fascist Heimwehr of Prince
Ernst Won Starhemberg, it was
said authoritatively today.
Starhemberg, ousted by Schu-
schnigg and the new man behind
the throne, Josef Reither, peasant
leader, brought about his own
downfall by sending Mussolini q
fulsome telegram of congratula-
tons on the conquest of Ethiopia.
1t was said the telegram was sent
without Schuschnigg's knowledge.
Former Finance Minister Josef
Kollmann told the. United Press
that Starhemberg's troops would
be disarmed within a few weeks.
He said, owe don't expect active
opposition" '.-",.'.
After receiving free reign
from President Miklas to form a
new cabinet along lines he deem
ed best for the country's welfare,
Schuschnigg's first official act
was to freeze Starhemberg. for
mer vice chancellor and leader of
powerful military group, out Of
the new government.
The present moment was said
to have been chosen deliberately
to emphasize the Democrats dis
approval of Starhemberg's tele-
gram to Premier Benito Mussolini
congratulating him on occupation
of Adds Ababa last week. Star
hemberg has been strcag factor
in linking Italy with Australia as
virtual guarantor of the latter's
independence against Germany's
desire for union Of Austria and
Germany. -, :,
1t was anticipated in official
quarters that Austria in the flu
ture will emphasize more friend
ly relations with Germany and
conult more often and freely
with Great Britain and France, to
some extent pulling away from
Italian influence.
An official announce m t,
however, said the new govern
ment will not change Austrla's
internal or external policies.
Schuschnigg also relieved Star
hemberg of national command of
the powerful fatherland front
which controls the entire election
apparatus provided for by the
Staendestate constitution.
Miklas entrusted Schuschnigg
with almost absolute control of
Austria's future after the chan
cellor had rendered his and the
cabinets designations. Miklas ac-
cepted but Immediately renamed
Schuschnigg chancellor and in
structed him to appoint himself to
whatever other strategic cabinet
posts he desired.
Shortly before dawn, Miklas
swore in the new government with
Shuschnigg as chancellor, minis.
ter of foreign affairs, national
defense and agriculture.
An official communicate an
nounced that Starhemberg left
the government without "any ba-
sic difference of opinion with
Chancellor Schuschnigg regarding
policy"
Observers commented that Star
hemberg's elimination from the
government temporarily. will end
the active moment to have the
Hapsburgs restored. On several
occasions, Starhemberg publicly
announced that he favored restor-
alton. Other central European
countries have said restoration
would mean war.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
ROTARIANS HEAR OF
DISTRICT SESSION

At it's meeting yesterday at the
Skyland hotel the Rotary club
heard a report on the recent dis
trict conference of the 58th dis
trict, in Charlotte.
Those reporting on the activity
at the conference were j, R. San
differ, Yates w. Little, and j.
Harold Flanagan. e -a, -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-14
Ep AND FATHER
p LOUISVILLE
\ ALFRED E. DOWNS
.ri,ht. 1886. United PresS)

IrflL I5OOt NhiACd ANSSf
trEvILLE. Ky, May IA
Thomas II. Robinson, Jr.,
inBeysOnation of a woman
% save him from Omen,
h guilty last night to kid
B w. Alice Speed Stoll for
y ransom and accepted life
ziment without Il fight IA
,la risk trial and probable
!-.year-Old lone wolf
b mus followed the exam
Harry Campbell and Will
hmm, gangster kidnaperS
& Robinson. held the haZ-
El,.e Public Enemy No. II
5etOre they were captured
AgS ago.
3 JO!d Creepy KarpiS. the
u four consecutive major
= caught since May |,
aectet 10 continue in the
lis battle with society.
iT hours after Robinson
-nelced. he was hustled
train for Atlanta which
fH!S p. M. c. s. T. and was
he southern city at S:37
'lstay. He was shackled
I'd foot and was accompa-
.nrep L. $. marShalS and
sEsa
me was the Louisville &
L. The train was due in
y, his former home city,
L N. Thursday.
Non'S decision TO plead
md throw himself on the
q Judge ElwOOd Hamilton
~ possibility of a death
attorneys said. 1t was
Outstanding that the death
Under the Lindbergh kid
aE may be invoked only
!lIy conviction.
PfSoner'S bravado held,
|. W a moment during fare
hs mother and father,
features jerked and he
lev tears.
0ye son. his father said,
an hand. Keep your
lal make the best of it. "
S, ea,s mother. crying bit
|, M : INN goodbye. 1t was
: Robinson lost control of
walked away. Robinson
y SlacSltd hands oyer his
'lrewell.
men cleared the halls
-lqlngS and formed q
'asn a crowd outside.
siIII wearing the blue
T y ne was captured in
sal., after a l9-month
!. FEDERAL agents, was hur-
automobile.
~ crowd had gathered al
~, station. G-men mo,
sanders 10 stand clear,
l. , !. were quick to
~ '>'GreS made with ma,
Z a az short Shotguns. A
\ y. photographers let of
!, 2ey took pictures OF
aa0 cursed them.
l ~. and his escort oc,
~ $a'''oom in the last car
As ~ than two hours af,
M, @lra!lgned, the last OF
d N major kidnapers was
Vie penitentiary.
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MAX HINsDALE BETTER

Max C. Hinsdale was operated
on Tuesday for appendicitis at
the Patton Memorial hospital, He
was reported today as recovering
nicely from the operation.
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~ WILL MEET

VA was made today
FL o. candidates d! will be
Esss i ~, Woodmen of the
|as . 'Ot initiation when
[$ek fi t. v; tonight at
| u "oOdman hall.
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LIGHTNING REPEATS
WHITE PLA1NS,"N. 7, May
II. (UP).-Lightning' struck in
the same spot for the second time
in is years yesterday. 1t knocked
q railing off a porch. 70 n
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WEATHER

,onishti generally fair
=, and Friday
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GOOD AFTERNOON

Chamber of Commerce spoke,.
men demand a return to sanity
in government" And they don't
mean Sanity. r
Evening star., 1936-09-30

the Fitzmorris record in 1908 and
Henry Frederick cut six days from
Sayre's record that same year.
The completion of the TRANS
Siberian Railway and the establish
ment thereon Of through passenger
service gave the next record seeker
an opportunity to shorten the journey
in both time and miles by staying
altogether in the Northern Hemis-
phere, well away from the long dis
tances Of the tropic zones and the
Equator. The Englishman, Col.
Burnlay Campbell. in 1907, by using
the railway made the circuit in 40
days, 10 hours, 80 minutes. He was
followed around and bereft of his
record four years later by Andre
Jaeger-Schmidt, who travelled from
Paris to Paris just a day lacking IA
minutes faster.
With trains and vessels increasing
their speeds steadily. it was possible
for John Henry Mears in 1918 to make
the journey-sticking to the Northern
Hemisphere-in IS days, 81 hours, 36
minutes. His was the last record
made by conveyances held to the
earth's surface.
Maj. Martins Crash.
The United States Army was to
achieve the honor of the first fight
by air and they roamed back and forth
from within the Arctic Circle to a
point just north of the Equator,
travelling thousands Of miles further
than their ground competitors. Four
Douglas planes, commanded by Maj.
F. L. Martin, set out from Oakland,