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Vorli Plane New Orleans Narrowly Escapes Disaster on Hot Desert When 3 Cylinders Go to Pieces Told By LOWELL THOMAS. “There Isn't a white woman in Mul tan,” said Lieutenant Wade, in de scribing the brief sojourn of the world fliers In the midst of the Sind desert. “Not only is it the hottest place in India, but It is also the most in hospitable, so far as the natives are concerned. The British military cantonment Is sev eral miles from the walled town with its mud and brick houses, and its bazars of the coppersmiths and silversmiths where the swarthy men of the desert smoke charas in their hookas and dream of winning favor with Allah by slitting the throat of some dog of a Chris tian. “No British soldier dares enter the Multan bazar alone. But we were curious to see what an Indian city in this remotest corner of Hindustan niight look like. So the colonel placed motor cars at our disposal and sent sn escort with us. As we honked our way slowly through the ebb and flow of central Aslan commerce, past stalls of fruit vendors, and merchants with bulging turbans who squat in 'the midst of their lentils, rice, tea, silks, wood carving and metal work, the people scowled at us. Although their costumes, the camels and asses nosing their wav through the throng and the picturesque balconies made us feel like modern Haroun al Rasehlds in some land of the Arabian Nights, the glowering looks on the faces of the Inhabitants made us glad to get hack to the security of the British can tonment. Perfect Dinner in Desert. "The officers stationed at this tor rid spot in the desert wnnted to break the monotony of their well nigh Intolerable existence by enter taining us that night. Smith's brok en rib made it advisable for him to stay away, and Erick and I both de cided to get ns much rest art^possl hie. In order to be In shape for the flight on the morrow to the Arabian sea. So ‘Les,’ 'Hank,’ Jack, and Lin ton Wells, our journalist stowaway, were delegated to attend the func tion. “According to ’Les’ Arnold, this desert dinner was one of the most im pressive parties they had attended up to this time. It was served out of doors under soft lights. The tables were laid with spotless linen and sil ver that niight well have graced the palace of the king himself. In the center were many magnificent regi mental trophies. Over us waved enormous punkas to keep US cool and drive away the mosquitoes, gnats and other insects that filled the air. Our hosts all wore/ tlielr smart white full dress uniforms and their regimental hand played near by. “The dinner was a picturesque and Impressive event. The only untoward ncldent of tHe evening was when a Izard crawled up the leg of Jack's rousers. He was nearly frightened »ut of his clothes, and. of course, had batons of its being the deadly krat. he tiny snake Kipling tells about, or it least a scorpion or a centipede. Vlille the rest of us were trying to catch thagltzard as It raced from one part of his clothes to ahother, .lack did the finest Imitation of a Russian danc« I ever saw, "None of us slept much that night. The temperature hovered around 97, 98 and 99 degrees until morning. So we nearly sweltered, in spite of the natives who waved punkas over us all night long. We were up at dayhreak and off for Karachi at 6. On this trip we flew down the valley of the Indus river Hud across the Sind desert. But tills time we were lucky enough to miss the sandstorms, several of which we saw on both sides of the valley. "Although we (tew at an altitude of nearly 5,000 feet, the temperature in our cockpits must have been fiver 100 degrees. So as the h airs went by wc all felt as though we were being cooked alive. “Everything went fine until we were about an hour out of Karachi. It was the Fourth of July, and Erik suddenly decided to have a noisy cele bration. Lowell and I were up ahead and didn’t notice what had happened until the Boston came alongside and \Vade signaled to us. Looking back, we saw huge spurts of white smoke pduring from the New Orleans. Slow ing up, we dropped bark and flew around Erik and Jack. We eould see oil all over the side of the ship and hnd a fair idea of what had occurred. The country over which we were then flying twas wild desert. But Instead of sand dunes the ground .was baked and cracked, full of gullies, and If they had been forced to land the plane would have been wrecked and both of thtm injured—probably killed. Engine Goes io Pieces. "Thirty-five miles or so to the east of us we knew there was a railway line, the Northwestern, which runs from Lahore tet Karachi. So Erik signaled that he wanted to get over there and follow the railway In to Karachi, so that in case of a forced landing he would at least be near a line of communication. To have crashed In many parts of (lie Sind desert over which we were flying would have meant days of waiting until relief could arrive-by camel car avan. In the meantime he and Jack would nave been without food or water.” From Erik and Jack I heard their more Intimate story of this adven ture. Erik first knew he was In for trouble when Ills motor started slow ing down. Throttling back he descend ed In order to look for some possible place to land. There was none. So he headed east toward the railroad. When be Increased the revolutions pieces of metal started flying frdm the engine and also shot out through the exhaust pipes, nearly bitting Jaek, who bad his head over one side of the fuselage at the moment. It was all he could do from then on to keep her at 1,400 revolutions, just enough to fly on without losing altitude. All the rest of the way to Karachi the motor kept rumbling and staggering and spluttering In an nlarming manner. Jark passed Erik a piece of cheesecloth every few min utes so he could wipe the oil off hla goggles. Clouds of it kept flying beck from the engine and both of them expected their ship to be torn to pieces by flying pieces of metal at any moment. What had happened was that one cylinder had burst, completely disin tegrated, snd then started flying out through the exhaust starlfV Then two others went to pieces. One of tlTT flying chunks of metal, tore a hole In the wing. Another hit a strut, and a third nearly hit Jack. Remarkable Feat of Flying. According to' Linton Wells, the stowaway, who was flying alongside In the "Boston,” Erik gave a remark able exhibition of flying and nursing his engine. First he would shoot down for 500 feet or »o, then he would straighten out and eneiely use his momentum to bring the plane up half the distance lost In dropping. Then he would shoot off again with the wind, and so on, always plunging a little ahead. For 75 miles he kept this up unfll he successfully brought her to the ground at Karachi, cov ered with oil from nose to tail, and punctured with holes. There was a large crowd waiting on tha landing field at .Karachi. Among them was the American con sul, who rame over to present Com mander Lowell Smith with a cable from General Patrick. It said that permission could not be granted for Llntnrf Wells to accompany the world flight. But In the meantime Well* had flown nearly 2.000 miles In the "Boston’’ and had won the honor of being the first serial etowHway. Karachi was to be the last atop In India, and from her# the route of the American airmen lay aero's* Baluchi stan and Persia to Bagdad and the ancient Garden of Eden. Read 1 lie next imdallment of the story of the thrilling rouiid-tlie-world flight in The Omaha He# tomorrow. \l>> V.KTI.HKMKNT. Vapors Check A Cold Overnight There ere many ways to treat « sold but only one DIRECT way— with vapors that can he Inhaled. Vapors penetfate Immediately Into every corner of the air passages and lungs, soothing and healing at every breath. Vicks is bo remarkable success ful In treating cold troubles because it acts like "a vapor lamp In salve, form.” When rubbed over throat and chest the body heat releases vapors of Menthol, Camphor, Eucalytus, Thyme and Turpentine. At the same time Vicks Is absorbed through and stimu lates the skin like a poltlc* or plas ■" ter. This double, direct action often checks the worst cold over night. VICKS V a ro Rub Ovir 17Million Jars Used Yearly ~ AD VIERTISE.M ENT. Simple Remedy For Bad Stomach GivesQuickRelief fin Need of Htrong Medicines or Wet —Famous Hut Mmpie Old English Keripe Keeps Rtomach In Fine Condition, Banishes After Eating Distress. Tf yon ar* a victim of Btomarh Trou Mourn®**, rain or HlontlnB you may h*v® quick *n<l certain relief by following f hi* ■ iinpl® ®dvlc®. Don't tak* Atrnn* m*dl«ln**. artificial dlgcatnnta or pull down >«<ur Ay*t*m by following unn*c***ary etarvatlon diet*. N#v*r hurry your m**1 «>r ov*r®*i ol anythin*, but within r***on rno»t folk* ina v *ai what, they Ilk® if t h*y will k®-i th*if Atom tell aw**!, • l**i> «ntl a< t|v® Ami fr** from tli* Aourlng nrl«1« ih*» hinder or p«raI y z* the work of dlf**Uon. And th* b**t end ***i®*t w*y to d<i ttii* *■ to follow #v*ry m#oii with * email « amount of pur® Rf*uraf*d Vt*gn®*i» i ^ i,l*;i**nt, h*rm!*»* and tn®up®n*.vf> form «.f M*gn*f'» that j <ui i pt I y n*«'H ritli/.f Addltv *nd k**j<e your atnmach aw*®t - *nrl fl**n. 9 A w##k'a trial of Rlvurated M*gn®*l*. wbl^h may b® obtained from any drug ■ tet for onlv • few r®ntA. will ®**Hv con vince you of t h* gr** t v*l»ie of thl* old VnfiiAh r**ri» Ti* aura and g*t RIIIURATED Magneeln •-put a laxative. Abe Martin L' Wherever we go t’ pay a bill we aer th' little framed motto, "Keep Smilin’,” but we never run into it when we're out, collectin'. Th' tine thing about thia Chrirtmu* wu7. that we all needed anything we got. fopiright, 1924.) New Classes at “Y” Include Course in Manners ' Th« Young Women’* (Whilst Is n association is offering a course in 'Good Manners” with Miss Mary Irene Wallace as Instructor. The course wil cover manners in the draw ing room, including walking, standing, sitting and voice; introductions and conversation; manners of the busi ness woman and the traveler and manners at entertaftiments. Problems Under all these topics will he p^senled and worked out in class as far ns possible. The course will be very practical. Knrollments can now be ■ made at the main office of the Y. W. C. A. Another "School of Social Poise ” will be given with the following topics and Instructors; January 19. "Social Error*," Mia* Mary Tr*n* Walla**. January 2ft. "P*r*on*l Appearance," Mr Hubert Seigmann. February 3. "Peraonal Appearance,’* Mr. Rf l»» ri S*|gmann. February 9. "Proper Dr***" and style ■ how. Mr. C. R. Belden. February 16. "Health," Mr*. Charlotte Townsend Whitcomb. February 23, "S*»i ret of Trua Pol*e." Dr. Frank G, Smith. Attention is railed to the "Story Telling” class which will be under the direction of Mrs. W. O. Torrey. It. i* arranged for mothers and all those who have groups of young peo ple with whom story telling can he used. Schedules for all the new classes may be had at the main office of the Y. W. O. A. The educational department of the Young Women* Christian associa tion announces that classes in the fol lowing subjects will he started the week of January 10: Sewing, millinery, ukulele, drawing, interior decorating, story telling, business Knglish, French, good manners, school of social poise. A class in child psychology under the leadership of a professor from Omaha university will he started if there are 25 registrations. The co-operative ftlble class will meet at the Young Men's Christian association, starting Tuesday, Febru ary 3. Professor V. 11. Martanian will continue the study of the gospel of Matthew. Registrations for all classes can he made at the main office of the Young Womens Christian as sociation. Seventeenth am! St. Mary avenue. Further information can he had by telephoning JA. 2748. ! Personals v_J Mies Sadye Holland of.Chicago Is visiting her cousins Mr. and Mis. Leon Mayer. Mr. and Mr*. K. C. Peters and daughter, Catherine, leave for Cali fornia next week. They will pace the winter at Hollywood. Mesdame* G. T. Kinkuid of Kan sas City and Dudley Klnkald of St. IX)Uis lea\e Friday for their homes following a visit with* the Paul Gallaghers. William Henry Hamilton, who has been visiting his mother, Mrs. .lames W. Hamilton, has returned to Boston School of Technology and will com* plete his poet graduate studies this yea r. ■■■ ■ A WiPe’s ConPession by" . Cftdele .§arriso% Madge Blyws a Whistle with Sur prising Results. I did not know whether to he angry or relieved at the unexpected appari tion of Lee Chow in the woodland bark of the Durkee home, so I de cided after a second or two to be both. "No. indeed, 1 was not looking for you," I said a bit tartly, stress Ing the adverb. "Instead, I am very much surprised to sec you. llow long have you been here?" The theory that Jk-e Chow was the mysterious mail who had frightened Mother Graham made my voice sharp and imperative. Of course, I knew that In his ordinary pulse neither my mother-in law nor the children could possibly have mistaken him for anything else but a man of his own race, But I did not know to what lengths of ri diculous disguise his twisted notions of becoming a legacy to me from Hugh Grantland might have carried him, although my common sense told me that It would have been almost Impossible for him *o have masquer aded as the bearded tramp who had accosted the children, aqd who, 1 believe, was the source of my mother in-law's terror. If I thought to shatter his Im perturbability by my show of Irrita tion. I quickly found out mv error. Suave and bland as always, he fold ed his hands into his sleeves and looked down at the ground In- the humility which I knew he put on and off at will, like a cloak. ”l,ee Chow Been Here." “Lee Chow lieen here all days since Mlssee Graham come to this place.” he said. "Lee Chow told Mlssee Gra ham ' he stav near by her, be her faithful servant till big boss man come back—if he. does. The last three words sounded as unconvincing to me as I knew thev appeared to the man who uttered them. I was sure that Lee Chow be lieved hls‘ master to be beyond any aid of his, else he never would have left him to come to me. The possi bility—rather, probability—that the Words suggested, suddenly saddened me and took from me all anger at the loyal Chinese servant. "That is very nice of you, Lee Chow." I said sincerely, "but there is swmelblng I must ask you. Did you —were you1-." I stammered and halted, flounder ing among the difficulties of finding words with which to accuse him of masquerading and frightening my mot hei/in-la w. I never finished the question, however, for h# answered It astoundlngly. "Lee Chow not frighten old boss lady.” lie said calmly. "Other man do that: big man, white man." I Stared at his lowered Immobile face and at his quietly folded hand*. As well try to question the Sphinx as to ask anything of him he did not wish to reveal. But he had volun teered the one astonishing fart. Per haps he would he willing to tell me more. ‘'jVi you mean you were here when she fell In the shrubbery?" I asked. “No." he replied, still lq the same monotone. "If Lee Chow here, old boss lady not fall, not be hurt. But Lee Chow out by Missee Graham and little boss man, watching see everything all right." "Then how do you know it was s big white man who frightened her?" I asked. "Lee Chow's business know every thing about family of boss lady ” he answered in the most matter-of-fact manner. "Lee Chow know when little boss man and little boss lady go out here and big while man talk to them. Lee Chow watching not let man hurl them. Lee Chow see Missee Graham come for children, know then they all right. Lee Chnw always watch, alwavs ^ear. If Missee Graham ever need Lee Chow Bhe take this, blow .it.” Me look his hands from his sleeves and extended one hand toward me. On his palm lay a curiously marked reed whistle with a hit of waxed paper over the mouthpiece. I took It up with pleasure and scanned it I curiously. "Maybe Misses Graham blow It now," the Chinese suggested. I hesitated, not liking to put any thing to my Ups which I had not thoroughly cleansed. Front Lee Chow's throat came his Idea of a chuckle. "Missee Graham not afraid of whistle,” he said. “Lee Chow wash good, then put in boiling water, then wrap in paper. All clean.” Hp so palpably wished me to blow It that, reassured as to Its sanitary safety, I hastllv tore the waxed pa per from It- put. it to my mouth and blew. The resulting blast was curl ously sweet and clear without being shrill. But I paid no attention to the noise I had made. My whole attention was engaged with the astonding fact that at the sound of the whistle two Chinese men hail sprung tip as if by magic from lout of the shrubbery near us. Your Problems | / Avoid Self-Pity. Dear Miss Allen: Yesterday 1 no ticed in your column a letter written to you signed "John." X am very sorry he lost hts sweetheart in death. I am a young girl and had the same sad experience. Now I am making my own living in the world, but l cer tainly get lonely. It. is so hard to get acquainted because X am alone. Yes. I think "John" should go with other girls. I hope you will kindly put. this letter In print so that "John" may read it. and I hope he. will write to you again. X would be very glad to try and help him if I can. BABK. Your letter I* all right. Babe, but f detect a little self-pity in it. Avoid feeling sorry for yourself. J. G. 0.: Self-control is what you need If you think you can't bear to separate from your lover. A boy raller should leave at 10:30 or It o'clock. Kisses sre not proper unless ths two are engaged. Bo not escort your friend to his car, the -- . ■ . —— l — theory being it would he dangerous for you to return to the house alone He should leave you safely inside your own domicile. You may invite your friend to call on certain nights, or he may ask for that privilege. Either way is proper once he knows his company is welcomed. If you are ordering a supper after a theater, the man should place the order with the waiter. He may consult you regarding your preferences, and if he does, tell him what he wants to know. Broken-Hearted: By all mean* let the man you love go. He does not love you as you love him or he would want to protect you. Of course It will he hard never to see him again, but unless you take that course your whole life will be broken. Agnes: Heading colors for the com ing season will lie: lied browns in all gradations. Rlack Rlues from crow to hydrangea, emphasizing navy and delft. Pine, reseda and VenetU* greens. 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