Coast-to-Coast j Air Mail Dream Is Now Reality j ft estbound Night Pilot Reaches Omaha Ahead of Schedule * —Easthound Plane Delayed by Dense Clouds. Pilot K. N. Allison, flylue east ward. CheyrniiB to Omaha, arrived at thi> Fort ( rook field here at 12:30 p. in., central standard time. He carried approximately 300 pounds ot mail, lie reimrted flying conditions as excellent. "Here she cornea!" The word flew through the excited crowd of 2,000 men and women at 11 Tuesday night when the red ami green lights of tAc westbound plane in the first day-and-night air mail flight appeared in the esntren sky. The roar of the motor grew as the ship sailed majestically over the field, brilliantly lighted by the 450, 000,000 candlcpower light, and in a moment had made a perfect landing. A cheer went up. "Hurrah for Dean Smith.” Pilot Smith had brought the mail from Chicago, 420 miles, in exactly four hours, including a short stop at Iowa City. A mall attendant climbed to the wing of the machine, unlocked a compartment and began swiftly Toss ing out the mail pouches, those pouches which just 13 hours before had left New York. Pilot Is Nonchalant, f Pilot Smith raisedTrotn tho cock pit and clambdied to the ground. He shook hands with Mrs. Victor Kaos. “Hurrah for Dean Smith!” .The hcer went up again. But the pilot seemed unconscious of any reason .Tor enthusiasm. He seemed rather Yiored, though he had just made his story by finishing the first lap of the jjftrst night air mail in history. »■ He shook hands with Second As sistant Postmaster General llender *8on, General Air Mail* Superintendent 3£gge and a few- others and then saun tered smilelessly to the hangar. C W ith the quieting nf tlie roar of the -Incoming ship came the rising roar T< * sister ship standing only a few feet away, ready to plunge on through the night. * Already Jack Knight was arranging himself comfortably in. the cockpit. ’ The men were putting the mail pouches into this plane. They strap ped down th*- cover arid leaped to the ground. The engine roared loud er. The signal was given. Jack raised his hand. The ship moved, it sped down the field in the glare of tho flood light and was off. It. rose, gained height, and headed west. "Hurrah for Jack Knight." Just eight minutes had elapsed since Pilot Smith arrived. The westbound mail was out of Omaha £0 minutes ahead of schedule. One of those who saw the plane disappear in_the west was Mrs. Jack Knight, the pilot’s wife. She and her husband and two friends drove to the ■field in the Knight car. Knight Almost I.ate. It seemed, for a time, that Jack wouldn t be on hand in time. IJ♦ ar rived at the field just 10 minutes be fore Pilot Smith ••aim in and had barely time to jump into his flying {••gs, bid his \vif«? goodb' and take his place. Pilot Smith took the place nf It. O. Page, who was to have brought the ship from Chicago, hut who was sot well yesterday. Page will prob ably fly the Chicagu-Omaha plane -tonight. Smith said he bad an excellent trip and that he could see the 450,000,000 candlepower revolving beacon light vt Fort Crook from a few miles west of Des Moines and could f"llow tin* lights marking the route with ease. When the east bound plane with Pilot Collison was forced down at Laramie. W’yo., by fog and rain at n yesterday and failed to reach Chey enne by 8:3o, Pilot John Vag» r was dispatched with another ship fr«*ni Cheyenne eastward without picking up the mall carried by the stranded plane. Yager arrived at the Fun Crook field at 3:14 this morning. He had been somewhat held back by winds. All evening » ball, light-haired young man had been sitting in the office. He spoke only when spoken to and then in few words. ll«.- was called “Slim.” "With the_ Word to o V.ig't was coming find while tin* J 50 persons still on the field gazed at the ap proaching ship from th« west, this young man who is If. T. Lewis, an . i .. .. -— -----—, We Can t Wash With Dirty Water! The condition now exist ing is unfortunate anti j works a severe handicap , both to ourselves and oui customers. However, it I js only temporary and t will he normal within a j short time. Naturally we will be ! called upon to “speed i up” after the water is clear and we kindly ask you to send your work in early. Help us and we will do our part. Four Generations Celebrate Chicago.—Four generations of one family recently held a reunion at the home of .Mrs. Filward Reach, 720 North Central atentie, Austin. The worn en, right to left, are Mrs. A. M. 'I'Jlcott of Wert, S. It., born on duly IKI'J; Mrs. Reach, her daughter, born on Ueeembei1 I, IH7*2. and 'Mrs. t.eorge Schneider of Cedar Rapids, la., born on February i, IH9fi. Jslie is i daugh ter of Mrs. Reach. The fourth member of Jlte party is Kdward Schneider, born on \nt%mber It, 1921. Omaha filer, jumped into Ids flying togs and ran to his "ship,” which was soon roaring and seemed, like Lewis, “ratin' to go.” Due At Seaboards Today. The mail was transfered in about the same time as between the other two planes, V wave of the hand but no cheer from the now cold and sleepy men and women, and then across the field rati tlie ship, gracefully rising into the air and headed for New York, where it is scheduled to ar rive at 3:15 this afternoon. The other ship is due in San Francisco at -Ifli this afternoon. The unusual coldness of the weath er made the crowd shiver. Overcoats were plentiful among the spectators Hundreds of automobiles were parked at the. field. Representatives of big aircraft cor porations witnessed the events of 1b< night. C. F. Redden, who operates regular passenger planes between Cleveland and Detroit, arrived late In the- evening and declared the new service “makes air developments in Kurii|» Jook like nothing at all." JJeut. 1!. S. Wright, chairman of the- airways section, flew to Fort Crook field j • sterday front Washim ton, J». C., arriving nt 5 in the after noon. De;. into the swing of the business w/'id. The Classified Ads will help 3-011 out of the rut. Farmers Want Electric Lights Platte County Board Request ed to Call Election for Rural Power Bond Tssue. S|>^cinl Dltpafoli to The Om*ha Bw. Columbus, Neb,,' Aug. 22.—Initial stops were taken by Platte county farmers, through < petition to the county Lioaril of supervisors, toward the formation of the first Incorpor ated rural 'electric light district In tills section of Nebraska. It is the intention of the farmers to enter into a contract with the Columbus Light, Heat and Power company for the erection of transmis sion lines and requesting the board of supervisors to cal a special electibn October it to vote a. *16,000 bond issue for the building of the system. ______ Smoiiih Day Baptist Church Conference at North Coup North Isnip. Neb., Aug. 22.—The general conference of Ilia Seventh I lay Baptist Church of America opened at North Loup today with 260 delegates front all parts of the linked States in attendance. There are 75 churches in the country. The North Loup church is the only’ one in Ne braska. There will be a week of ad dresses, committee reports and con ferences. Start right now and let The Omaha Bee Classified Ads help tide you over the hard times. ^CHAMPAGNE •Battl’d tr tte Gee Products Co criafsa.Aeor. Semi-AnthraciteCoal Premo Radiant Block Coal Only 70 Pounds Ash to the Ton \ Produced by the Radiant Smokeless Coal Company The Standard of Comparison THE BUICK SIX . SPORT ROADSTER In its beautiful three-passenger, six-cylinder Spoj;t Roadster Buie k again provides a finer gauge of automobile value. 9 No pains have been s pared to make this Road ster fine. The most expensive leather is used in its upholstery and it is finished throughout with skilled care. % I he silent and powerful Valve-in-Head Buick motor kept youthful by its efficient lubrication system, gives you confidence in your ability to meet all road conditions. I est it yourself by see ing and driving a roadster of fine workmanship. ✓ / Nebraska Buick Auto Co. LINCOLN H C SIDLES PRES OMAHA LEE HUFF VICE PRES SIOUX CITY njJ.UARLEY BRANCH MGR When better automobiles are built, Hulck will build them Whistling to Stop on Burlington at Columbus Special llppiitrli to The Onuthit Hoe. Columbus. Neb., Aug. 22.—The Bur. lingtop will cease all whistling In the city limits, if the city council desires It, and ask no compromise steps, ac cording to In formation conveyed by Division Superintendent F. R. Mullen to Major Julius Nichols. Burlington freight trains have ceased all whistling nt crossings, while passenger trains haj'e toned down their whistles. Strict enforcement of the citj’ ordi nance and its penalties prohibiting trains from sounding their whistles in the city is being temporarily with, hehl pending a conference t*etw*een a special committee of aldermen and General Manager .lefferia of the ,J,nion Pacific. To the .meantime, the Union Pa ciflc, the road at which the ordinance is primarily dirertd, refused until the parley to stop whistling, hul did ay-ree to tone down the volume of the whistles .following continual com plaints of hotel men. hospital* and residence*. Lake Erie Swimmer to Try English Channel New \ork.—Nailing from New Yyrk on N. N, leviathan, f'orhls V Walker, wlm recently swam across Lake Erie^ —a record of ?6 :!-4 miles In fresh e ter—in 20 hours 15 minute*. I* going to attempt to swim the English chan nel. PRICES Cllwamthc LOWEST S&/YEAR AND A HALF to PAYJ Our 3rd Big Week! Hundreds of new cuate r mers have been brought to Hartman * during the Vast two week* of selling —proof enough that there are remarkable bargain value* to he had during this sale of greatly re duced price*. Many, many bargains still available. { Bargains Like These Command Your Attention! Compare Quality, Prices: Don’t Miss This Sale! If ;cu hate not as yet . .,ll'ed at Hartman's to In vestigate this tremendous t'learance .Sale—you owe it to yourself to do so at once. Tou'll agree w ith us when you see the quality of the & t'lal of ferings—and tto» as' n •hingly low prices Finest of Home Furnishings Vou> 15% to 50% Off! 5-Piece Louis XVI Bedroom Complete Hen uMfill L. c ! <. XVI M'ler-f Heil r*»otn Suite in n’ tractive irMQUe n xlnut /»niwfi. ■" .n«l Rtltig: rf the t • A * ; V e -1 - . lb.* full ane b«w - mil bed. and chif f-ni^r plios n T.x r-llently built and splendidly fin ished, period • d rs wer pulls. $ 100 f>0 retail va! ue at — !59.2 * eite 'sent lloskrr te milts ti nqltr. Dining Chairs AMractira Dlntr.f Chairs !n j go.Jen or fumed oak finish. | w • n u I n a 8p*r # ^ 0 ‘.eh leather Mlp 5 TJ 9 8 Oa==== Exceptional Rug Values \\ a ran t enumerate all our bargain? In rut- 'T*1'- »iil n't permit. There are hundred? of similar value* to be had. 5^545^1 Y 3-Fiece, Metal Bed Outfit \ I>. :?ns of people v :' take ■ V® • art age of this berg a" <> I -tMfka are l.inted don't drla>. :E The bed a are f>iil ai/.* . \ \ IM JM ami full-aiaed "Simnx i > a'* fm i cotton ntttreta Oft! jm L!29.|V 9x12 Foot Fiber Rugs * V'TKl ' V.r H fane) * order*. Here'* a \ sl ue prior 4 for ■**»! q M* k a* - in#. For 1 h -» sale C^Xl2 Foot ^00 elvet Ru^s >« s' • '• r'rc*. .> Investigate _ Compare! I-U Big Dresser Sale >*-’-50 Prc*Mci p, mahogany finish. » r «1« sign. no neat and attractive: large, clear mitror, fouv roomy * drawers . |)re**ars lllhiilmlftl *'%'*>. rlteire of * |ml tsetts ik