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U. S. F/fers Swelter Passing Over Desert Sand Storm; Mercury at 120 *+ in Shade; Miss Their Landing Field Told By LOWELL THOMAS. (Copyright. 1925.) When we arrived at Ambala, head quarters of the royal air force In India, my engine fiad developed a leaky cylinder,” said Erik Nel son, pilot of the New Orleans and d: engineering of X r flcer of the world r k'OU efl J flight. “This f might have caus ed us considerable delay while wait ing for one to be shipped us from our case of spare parts at Karachi on the Arabian sea. But, to our delight, we found the British aviators in India all using American Liberty motors. They swore by them, too. This was most gratifying to us because European engines have long held a premier place in the aeronautical world. But since the war the Liberty has leaped right to the front. "All the British commandant had to do was phone over to his machine simps at Lahore, the city of Kipling and Kim, and have a new' cylinder brought over by airplane. Unfortu nately', the pilot had engine trouble shortly after leaving the capital of the Punjab and fell 1,500 feet near Amritsar, the sacred capital of the long haired Sikhs. Leaving the re mains of his plane on the outskirts r of Amritsar and putting the cylinder under his arm. the badly shaken but otherwise uninjured pilot boarded a native bullock cart, drove past the golden temple of the Sikhs and the looms where the famous Amritsar carpets are made, caught a train and turned up In Ambala at 3 In the morning. It was no small favor that this British airman had done for us and w-e appreciated It more than we had words to express at the time. "Meanwhile the royal air force pilots in Ambala entertained us at their mess, and we had a particularly enjoyable evening, partly because It was not marred by a lot of unneces sary speeches. like avlatore the world over, we found these English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh fliers who police tl\p airways of this empire of romance a great crowd of fellows and we enjoyed being with them. Heat-Crazed Fliers Common. "They had been horror stricken when they saw us climbing from our planes wearing the regulation leather helmets used In moderate climates, and told us harrowing tales of 'bow men went mail in the air as a result of the tropical Indian sun. While flying along the Afghan frontier, where the royal air force keeps the wild Afridis, Wazirs and Mahsuds from raiding down Into the plains of India, they said that pilots often did insane stunts that could only be ac counted for by the sun. They also told of other pilots going up In ordi nary flying helmets, feeling the dizzi ness of sunstroke coming over them, and Just getting back to earth In time to climb out of their cockpits before falling over unconscious. “They told ns about the specially constructed aviation pith sun helmets they had developed for India, and proceeded to equip us with them. The Royal Air Force out there Is divided Into two sections, A and B. When we visited Ambala the filers of A sec tion were taking turns doing six weeks’ patrol w-orlc In the wild moun tains of Wazlristan along the north west frontier. So the boys of B or ganization calmly broke into the store room belonging to their absent com rades In order to outfit us with hel mets. When we objected they said the men of A flight would do exactly the same If the position were reversed, and Insisted that we would be as crazy as loons before reaching Bagdad if we didn't accept them. So from then on until we reached northern Arabia we wore the helmets of the Royal Flying corps. Those pith topees are now among our most prized souvenirs. Off for Desert. "Early next morning we Installed the new cylinder In my engine, and started west across the northern rim of the great Sind desert at 9. This was Thursday, the third of July, a day none of us will ever forget, be cause it was the day we flew through the most violent sandstorm we had ever seen. "Leaving Ambalas we crossed the rich 'land of the five rivers’ where the British are completing some of the largest Irrigation projects in the world. One result of the ambitious Irrigation schemes that the British have put through in India Is that great plagueR are becoming rarer. In railway mileage they have made India the fourth country In the world, and when a plague breaks out In one part of the country they rush train loads of grain to the stricken region in time to keep the plague from apreading. Another result of the 150 years of peace the British have brought to this vast, chaotic land, Is that the population has In creased by 100,000,000! “Before reaching the desert we flew over the native state of Patiala, famous for the Maharaja’s cham pionship polo teams. Polo, of course, Is a Central Aalan game, and was played by maharajas, rajas and lesser nabobs out here long centuries be fore It was ever heard of In Europe. The children to this day play It In the streets of the Vale of Kashmir. The first that Europe heard of It was when Marco Polo, the Venetian trav eler and adventurer, returned from his long overland Journey to the court of Kaublal Klan In the fifteenth cen tury. "Patiala Is one of the parts of India Mill under native rule. The whole of Hindustan is divided into two types of territory; the great Brltish-Indlan provinces such as Bengal, Bombay, province, Bihar and Orissa, Madras province, the Punjab, etc., and then many native slates ruled over by In dian rajas and maharajas with Brit ish advisors to assist them. "The Brltlsh-Indian provinces form about two-thirds of the country. The rest is made up of these native states, where the maharajas of Blklnir, Pati ala, Kapurthala, and Travencore, and the begum of Bhopal, the sultan of Swat, the khan of Ivalat, the nizam of Hyderabad, the gaikwar of Baroda, etc., still maintain their courts with all of the old time oriental splendor, pomp, and circumstance. They still wear the gorgeous costumes of olden times, long strings of priceless pearls, cloth of gold robes, and loop the loop slippers. They still ride In golden howdahs on elephants gaily Caparis oned with jeweled tapestries. But of course the British control their ex chequers, regulate their customs, han die their commerce, and attend to all matters relating to foreign affairs. "It's Interesting to note that Indian agitators have 'almost no supporters in these native states, and the outsid er who knows nothing about It won ders why the British are not attempt ing to solve their problem by break ing the whole of India tip into these native states. Each day during our flight across Hindustan it grew hotter and hotter. So we climbed to 6,000 feet to escape It. But while crossing Patiala we suddenly ran Into a sandstorm that completely obscured the earth as well as the railway line that we had been following. In order not to lose our way we descended to within 50 feet of the ground and then groped along the railway.” Through Terrific Sandstorm. Linton Wells, the stowaway, who was now riding In the rear cockpit of the Boston with Lieutenant Ogden, gives a graphic description of this flight acrois the desert. “Never In my life have I gone through such hell. With Lowell Smith leading, we tried every alti tude from 60 feet to 7,000, without being able to escape. The sand whirled around us like snow, only in finitely thicker, and so fine that It went right through our clothes. In a few minutes our eyes, ears, noses and mouths were full of It. The heat was simply terrific. Just like the blast from a furnace. Even when Smith led the way down to wiithin a few feet of the ground It was only possible to see the railway now and then because the rails were burled. Visibility was at a minimum, but oc casionally wa would flash by a small village. Before we were half way to Multan, the military post in the desert, where we were to refuel, our eyes were bloodshot and our faces lacerated by the flying particles of sand that stung like needles. Miss I,anding Field. The flying field at Multan Is the parade ground of the military canton ment. Although Commander Smith knew exactly wh$re It was on his map, the planes swept right on over the town In the blinding storm. But after flying on for another 10 or 15 minutes he knew by the mile age recorded on his Instrument board that Multan must be somewhere be hind them. Thousands of troops had been placed in a single line, shoulder to shoulder, all the way around the landing field. * They heard the three planes passing overhead, but were unable to see them. However, when they flew back through the storm Smith changed his course slightly and came square over the parade ground just a few feet above the heads of the soldiers. Circling around several times, all three planes made a perfect landing. "As we climbed out of our cockpits Colonel Butler, the British officer In command at Multan, came over to us with his staff,” sa> 3 Lieutenant Ar nold, "but before even shaking hands they handed us tall glasses of Ice-cold lemonade. I have had many delicious and satisfying drinks In my life, but none to compare wtth that lemonade in Multan. * “The thermometer vhen we arrived at Multan, or rather Moulten, as It ougtft to be named, wai 120 degrees In the shade. Colonel Butler cheered ua with the .news that It was the hot test place In India. It certainly was the hottest place any of us had ever visited, or ever hope to visit either In this world or the next.” Read the next installment of the story of the thrilling; round-tlie-world flight in The Omaha Bee tomorrow. LINCOLNHIGHWAY IN BAD CONDITION Kearney, Jan. 7.—Even main-trav eled highways In this part of the state are still far from being speedways. Travel lanes are open both east and west op the Lincoln highway, but the route ran be negotiated only with difficulty, with many drifts to be en countered and frequent held detours to be followed. Recent light thaws have not Im proved the situation to any percept ible extent and a general thaw will put the roads In worse shape than ever before for a time. It Is feared that highway travel will not be restored to normal until spring, especially If additional winter weather Is experienced. Columbus, Jan. 7.—Mild weather has brought a marked increase In westbound tourist traffic along the Lincoln highway. Most of the cars are those of wealthy owners bound to the coast. The middle class "auto 1st” is practically absent. Bull Sells for $1,000. Cambridge, Jan. 7.—Mousel Bros’, annual sale of Hereford cattle in the Cambridge stock pavilion was attend ed by representatives from 10 states and from Canada. The top bull sold for $1,000 to the Axtell farms of Aurora, 111. A banquet was given the visiting stockmen in the evening. Speeches wers made by leading breed ers and publishers of the United States. ■ .. ..,J==rri Hahne Deposit Box Is Opened: Gems Missing Wills of Pair Found Deeding Properly to Earli Other; $5,000 Insurance of Ax Victim Bought in 1923. Search of the safe deposit box of Mae B. Hahne in the First National hank Wednesday morning failed to disclose her missing diamonds valued, it is said, at $3,000. J. Warren Hahne, charged with her murder, stated he believed they might be found in the box. N. M. Graham was appointed spe cial administrator of the estate of the dead woman by oC'unty Judge Craw ford, Wednesday morning, and Jes sic D. Cranny, his attorney. Deputy County Attorney Daniel Gross accompanied them and rela tives to the safe deposit vaults with an order allowing them to open the box. Kd Schaffer of Tulsa, Okla.: Mrs. Elizabeth DaCroix of Denver and Mrs, Verna Johnson, brother, sis ter and niece, respectively, of Mrs. Hahne, were present with the at torneys and administrator when the small box was opened. Two Short Wills. It disclosed tw'o short wills made by Mr. and Mrs. Hahne, bequeathing their property to each other in case of death. These were dated in 1916. A certificate of their marriage in 1915 was found. Insurance policies on Hahne’s life in favhr of his wife to the total of $14,500, and on her life in his favor in the sum of $6,000 were found. The last policy on her life was for $5,000, dated September 4, 1923. One hundred thousand shares of stock in the Elsie Mining company, 50,000 shares in the United Alaska Gold Mining company and other A I> VERT IS EM FAT. Much Driving Hurts Eyes After a long drive always wash your eyes with simple camphor, witclihazel, hydrastis, etc., as mixed In T.avoptik eye wash. This removes dust and germs and counteracts ef fects of wind and aun. Stops dryness and burning. Sherman ft McConnell Drug Stores. shares believed to be of little value, a small gold dortne containing three small unset diamonds, a said bracelet, two old fashioned gold watches (evi dently keepsakes), a gold band ring and a gold ring set with pearls were also found. The deed of Mrs, Hahne to a lot In Evergreen cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colo., was taken by the rela tlves, who will leave, probably Wed nesday, with the body far Colorado Springs. A warrant charging insanity was filed Wednesday against John War ren Hahne. ax murder suspect, aftei Jailer Joseph Sherry had threatened to turn him loose unless a warrant were issued. Hahne has been held at the county jail since Monday while authorities argued over who should file the In sanity warrant. Sherry announced Wednesday that he would not hold the man longer without legal au thority. Asel Speere, deputy county clerk, filed the warrant in the absence of Robert Smith, clerk. . Victim Had 48 Diamonds. County Attorney Henry Beal had refused to file the complaint in the belief that this action might preju dice the jury If Hahne Is found sane and Inter placed on trial on a charge of murdering his wife last Friday. Mrs. I.a Croix declared that just after the Hahnes were married In 1915, Mrs, Hahne had 43 diamond*. What has become of them sfte doesn’t know. Cornell Meeting. The Cornell club of Omaha will hold Its anuual founders' day dinner on Friday evening at the University club at 6:30. Members’ wives are Invited. Judge E. C. Page, president of the Omaha society, will preside. Judge Arthur Wakeley is scheduled for a talk on the "Early Days at the University.” DEMPSTER SALES SHOW BIG GAIN Beatrice, Jan. 7.—"The future looks bright for the coming year," said C. B. Dempster, president of the Dempster Mill Manufacturing com pany here, In submitting his annual report to the meeting of the stock holders. The net sales during the last year amounted to $2,287,569. The sales for 1924 exceeded the annual prewar sales Of 1912 to 1916 by over $1,000, 000 a year, according to reports given. These officers were elected: C. B Dempster, president; H. L. Dempster, vice president and sales manager; 11. H. Barger, secretary; A. W. King, treasurer; Clyde Dempster, superin tendent. The officers, Including I. N. Downs and John Gerhardt, comprise the directorate. MASONS^ONDUCT RITES FOR REESE Randolph. Jan. 7.—Funeral services for W. E. Reese, elected county com missioner of the southern district of Cedar county at the November elec tion, were held here, the Masonic lodge assisting In the ceremonies. Mr. Reese was born in Iowa in 186.1 and attended Epworth seminary. Since 1900 he had resided here. He is sur vived by his widow and four chil dren of Randolph, and one bnJther, S. O. Reese of Sioux City, la. The law provides that the present incumbent of the oflce of county commissioner, A. B. Shiverly of Laurel, shall continue to discharge the duties of commissioner of this district. Farmers Reducing Herds. Columbus, Jan. 7.—Milk cows and dairy rattle, as well as the usual mid winter volume of feeder rattle, are finding their way to market In large Muantltles, shipping records show. Owing to advanced grain prices many farmers are cutting herds, keeping only what Is necessary for family needs. AUVKRTIsr.MF.vr. BEWARE THE COUGH OR COLD THAT HANGS ON Chronic coughs and persistent colds lead to serious lung trouble. You can stop them now with Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote that is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is a new medical discovery with twofold action; it soothes and heals the inflamed membranes and kills the perm. 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