The Washington times., 1936-10-01
By DOROTHY KILGALLEN
Copyright. 1895. by International
News Service)

4NO"S ANASOJ
ABOARD ZEPPELIN HINDEN-
BURG, EN- ROUTE TO FRANK
FORT-ON-MAIN. Germany. Oct.
Q.N.SO day out!
And the first chance to catch
my breath on what is going to be
mostly breathless Scurrying from
New York to New York in about
81 such days.
Here as daylight broke above
the cloud banks off the East coast,
the serenity of the Hindenburg
contrasted with the excitement OF
the dash ahead. The dirigible
rides smoothly and there is no
sensation of flying.
Meets Male Rivals
Over a glass of beer and ham
sandwich last night I became &C
quainted with my two colleagues
who are making the same round
the-world trip by commercial
means of transportation, and I
found Leo Herman and H. R.
Ekins the friendliest of rivals.
Tomorrow it's up the Rhine
to the banks of the Main, then
post-haSte by air to the Far East
but never did Nellie BLY, or I
have a ride like that on the Hin
denburg!
22,OOO-Mile Jaunt
know I can beat time. hope
I can beat the men.
I'll circle the globe by plane,
blimp, motor, train and bus; per
haps even by camel or bicycle if
they'll get me where I want to
go.
The world ought to be exciting.
They tell me that when I get
back to New York-within three
weeks. If I have luck-I will have
trekked some $4,000 miles and
touched three continents. I will
have motored through Italy,
sailed to Manila and flown into
cities with marVelously romantic
names, like Hue, and Hainan and
Hong Kong.
Nellie BLY, went around the
world in 70 days, but she wore a
hustle and she didn't have air
planes. I'm taking a minimum
of clothes, and I intend to use
every modern means of travel.
Left on "a Hours Notice
I boarded the Hindenburg on
"a hours notice, with one small
tweed suitcase (really a hat box) +,
a typewriter and run in my
stocking.
I plan to take plane from
Frankfort to Rome, then go by
motor or train to Brindisi, from
there by plane to Hong Kong I
love the sound of that love call
ing young man on the telephone
and saying:
"Sorry 1 can't go to the Yale
Cornell game. I'm on my way
to Hong Kong"
I'm getting quite blase about it
already. I say I'm going to
Hong Kong" the way I used to
say I'm going to Brooklyn"
WhirIwind Preparation
I should have been thrilled If
a few days ago my city editor
had told me merely to 60 on the
Hindenburg. Instead, he called
me to his desk Tuesday afternoon
and said:
"HOw would you like to go
around the wOrld?"
I knew he wasn't fooling. I
said:
"When do you want me to
start, and why?"
He told me he wanted me to
leave Wednesday night on the
dirigible and be back in New York,
if I could be. on October 81.
At 5:24 last evening I was
checked out of the Evening Jour-
nal office on South Street by the
National Aeronautical Association.
Those "a hours of preparation
were whirlwind.
Jittery Before Camera
I had to get a passport. I had
to get visas. I had to shop. I
had to plan what could take.
had to make reservations and
learn timetables all over the world.
Finally, at o'clock last night
I was ready to go. I had my
money in travellers checks, my
bag packed and my hat on. The
news reels took my picture in the
Evening Journal office q make a
terrible celebrity, a camera makes
me jittery) and l had to say good
bye to the boys.
Then the Hindenburg.
Nell BLY,, watch over me. You
may be astonisaed at what you
see-but watch, anyway.
VOTE AMERICAN
~ Hurt in Train Crash
MILAN, Mich, Oct. / GN.s0.
A head-on collision between a
passenger and a freight train on