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    Fliers Narrowly j
Escape Death as
Crane Gives Way
Chain Part* and 'Two and a
Half Ton Plane Fall* on
Spot Where Airmen Stood
Short Time Before.
By LOWELL THOMAS.
(Copyright. 1 926. >
On the 22d of July, while setting
the planes ready for the trip to Ice
land and flreeland, an accident oc
curred that came near killing all six
of th* American world filers. This Is
Is another episode
that has never been
mentioned. Jn fact,
it only come out by
accident In the
course of our casual
conversation.
“We were taking
off the landing gear
and putting pon
toons on the t'hi
. cago," said Com
•*>-. mumier Lowell
/; /J Smith. “In order to
1 ^ do thi* we used a
* crane and a heavy
chain to lift the
plane up on the
‘dolly.’ Owing to
the fact that we
had to get right In
qnder the plane and do some work
a* it hung suspended in the air, we
first tested the chain which held the
Chicago to the crane. It stood the
strain of six and a half tons. The
plane only weighed two and a half
tons, ao naturally we thought the
chain was more than strong enough.
“We had to work in a cramped
position, so several of us took turns.
A moment after we had crawled out
the chain broke and the plane crash
ed to the floor. Why It took a notion
to break at that particular moment
when we were not underneath we
don't know. But we got a bit of a
kick out of seeing those two and a
half tons fall where we had been
just a few seconds before. Of course,
it was nobody's fault. It was just
one of those things that occur with
out your being able to prevent It.
The pontoons were badly damaged, so
we had to take them off and put on
new ones. Fortunately, there was an
other set, the ones that had been sent
from America for Major Martin's
cruiser Seattle.
No Time to Meet Royalty
“By this time Admiral Magruder
had arrived In the Firth of Forth with
his flagship, the Richmond. Instead
of going up to review our plans with
him, I turned over my notes and
drawings to Major Davidson, who
came up from the embassy In London,
and he went to Edinburgh to confer
with the admiral while I remained to
continue working on the planes.
“On the 23d we had been Invited
to come to Ixmdon and attend a gar
den party at Buckingham palace as
ihe guests of the king and queen. Wc
would have been delighted to have
gone, but were expecting word from
Washington every day advising us
that arrangements were complete In
Ireland, and for us to start. So we
stayed In Brough and continued work
ing on the planes.
“Otlr long delay here near Hull was
an Interesting experience, although
of course we were worried about the
weather in the Arctic and extremely
anxious to get started before the Ice
might make it Impossible to fly by
way of Greenland. We were out in the
country all the time. The breezes
blowing In from the North sea were
full of ozone and a superb tonic after
our experiences in southern Asia. The
food was the kind you read about in
hooka that tell of the delicate flavor
of English ‘kippers,’ ‘ye olde steak
and kidney pie,' wonderful Scottish
marmalade for breakfast, and ‘cuts
right off the joint’ for lunch and din
ner. In the poetic words of 'Les
Arnold, ‘hot bozo,’ but It was goodl
In fact we enjoyed being at Brough
ao throughly that outside of the one
trip that each of us made, to London
we had no desire to go anywhere
until word arrived for us to fly on to
the Orkneys.
Airplane Builder Gives Parly
‘‘Late on the afternoon of July 24.
we were driven to the home of Mr
Robert Blackburn, head of the air
plane factory where we were doing
our work. Thla was On the outskirts
of the city of Leeds, some 40 miles
away. Leeds is a city larger than
San Francisco, and another of Eng
land’s mighty industrial centers. Gen
eral Branker. the air vies marshal of
England, arrived at the airdrome Just
ga ws were leaving and accompanied
ns. This little holiday gavs us a
glimpse into the Ilf* of the wealthy
English country gentleman of whom
w« had heard go much. Nor Is there
any doubt but what they really do
know how to get a lot of enjoyment
•ut of life.
"Mr. Blackburn's home was a vast,
rambling English country mansion
with large, hall-Uke rooms, cory dens,
and aviary, and a conservatory. It
had once been a nobleman's castle
with high walls all around. On the
grounds were kennels for ths pack*
•f dogs used tn fox hunting. There
Were garages for our host a fleet of
ears. And most Interesting of all. were
the old stables, still In use, where
Tou put In your horses and then lock
them up so that no Robin Hood or
friar Tuck can spirit them away.
"There were at least 20 guests, and
after dinner there was dancing and
a thoroughly delightful evening Every
•ne Stopped for ths night, but In
Such a large house there was plenty
Of room for all the guests.
Planes in Perfect (Shape.
' On our way bark to the plant next
morning we drove through the an
eient city of York, prowled around Ur
quaint streets for a hit, climbed Its
crumbling, moss-covered walls, and
saw the glorious York cathedral,
Which la ons of the sights every
tourist want* to see. When we fin
ally got back to the Blackburn fac
tory we donned our overalls again
and worked until 0 that night to make
up for a little lost time.
"Ssturdty and Sunday, July 21 and
*7. we worked until late at night also.
We were trying to put our pliinrs
In the most perfect condition possi
ble without In any way rebuild
Ing them. We were anxious, of course,
to return to California w-lth the same
Douglas cruisers In which ne had
sellout. Then on the 2Sth several of
upFw»nf to Hull, past the very pot
f m
where the 111 fated Zeppelin fell into
the river when 3."> American nnd Brit
ish officers ln*i their live*. We spent
the day buying special heavy cloth
ing for the flight to Iceland and
Greenland, anil Tuesday, the 2»th, v.e
devoted to getting nil of the final lit
tle details cleaned up so w* could
start north the next day.
Off to Karl) Start.
“Wednesday morning we arose at
4 o'clock, launched the planes down
special runways Into the Humber,
moored them, and then took on a load
of gas and oil. There was a low
hanging fog shrouding the const, so
we waited until 10:30, hoping it would
clear up a bit. But at that hour we
decided to push off. AVith the Boston
and New Orleans close behind, I
headed the Chicago out over the North
sea. For a while we flew four or five
miles from land In order to escape
the fog bank. As we neared Srotland
we ennie closer to the shore and oc
casionally tile fog would break on a
seaside resort, such as Scarborough.
'AVe missed seeing Edinburgh from
the sky because wo flew right aross
the mouth of the Firth of Forth.
North of Montrose the clouds had
kept forcing us lower and lower, so
we climbed up over them and for an
hour flew without seeing so much
as a glimpse of a sprig of heather to
make us realize that we were sail
ing through the sky above the an
clent mountains where the Piets and
Scots used to fight and the region
from whence came those great fight
ing men of the late world war, the
Black AVatch and the Gordon High
landers.
' But we did see a few old Scot
tish castles when we dropped down
out of the clouds again. There was
one In particular that caught ray
fancy. It was built on a promontory
jutting right out into the sea. On
three sides were sheer cliffs, with the
waves from the North sea pounding
against them. On the land side the
original owners of the castle had
erected a high wall. Then again we
would fly over an ancient ruin cov
ered with Ivy or pass a charming
estate.
“What little we did see of the land
of Bruce and Wallace, of Bobble
Burns and AA'altor Scott, fascinated
us;
“ 'Ye banks and braces o’ bonnlo
Doon,
How can ye bloom sae fresh and
fair?
How can ye chant, ye little birds,
And I sae weary, fu' o' care?’
"All the way round the world we
had encountered Scotsmen. dour,
hardbitten, blue eyed, clear thinking
empire builders. They seemed to be
scattered even more widely that the
Jews. We found them fine fellows and
always the same, whefher beach
combers or millionaire Calcutta burra
sahib*. Every one of them seemed to
believe In the philosophy of their be
loved Robert Burns: ,
" 'What though on hamely fare we
dine,
Wear hoddin gray an’ s' that;
, Gl» fools their silks and knaves
their wine,
A man's a man for a’ that;’
“Our longest water hop on this
flight was for 80 miles to Otinkens
besr>' point. From there we flew on to
Scapa Flow, where the Germans stir
rendered and scuttled their fleet. We
were now in the Orkney islands, the
place where the British and American
fleets made one of their principal
basses during the world war.
“Bight in the northern edge of
Scapa Flow is a place called Houten
bay, a British wartime airplane base
Here near the far northern fishing
town of Kirkwall we saw the cruiser
Richmond waiting for us. So we came
down and moored alongside It.
"At last we were on the edge of
the north Atlantic, the place from
which we were to hop off for the
Islands of the Arctic.’’
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10. Very.
11. Exclamation.
13. Mud.
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18. Gains.
19. Irritability.
22. Famous racing horse.
23. Note at hand.
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26. Like.
27. Babylonian god.
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33. Pertaining to socialism.
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This store specializes in
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Branch 5fors ^
308 South ISthSt. J
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7. Toward.
8. Knowledge.
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12. Wonderful.
Solution of yesterday,'* puzzle.
(Copyright, 1125)
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Designer* of the new GOLDEN STATE LIMITED
. m ^ Pullman* made a discovery—this is no longer jusi *
/sJMPil nun's world. So they provided for women lavishly—
a commodious lounge room where Milady may rest in
emails 4 luxurious esse; an Immaculate bathroom, exclusively
Afl for her use; big. roomy dressing room* a maid, exoert
■ ittl"in hairdressing and manicuring; and a barber, adept
at bob* and shingles.
However, mere man has not been forgotten. He haa
his club car, bath, valet and barber.
That’* why passengers are happy and satisfied — in a
mood to enjoy the colorful scenery —El Paso, the Rio
Grande, the Desert that bloom*. Imperial Valley, Car
riso Gorge. It’s the short Interesting way.
Lv. Kansas City, Rock Island Lines, 11:20 a. m. Ar. Lo*
Angeles 2:45 p. m., [2 night* en route], San Diego 300
p. m., Santa Barbara 630 p. m.
Colden State Express—a new, thru train—and th*
Californian on fast, convenient schedules. All classes of
equipment.
Dining cars serving “Best Meals on Wheel*."
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92. Affected (suffix).
84. Floating vapor.
95. Swiss river.
36. Pertaining to It.
87. Harnessed draft animals.
38. A dessert.
41. To make lace by hand.
45. Into normal condition.
48. Enclosed.
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Operations Increased
at Dempster Factory
Beatrice, Jan. 20.—As,an indication
of better business conditions. C. B.
Dempster, president of the Dempster
Mill Manufacturing company of this
city, announces that the factory em
ployes have been put on a 10-hour
workday schedule Instead of nine, as
has been the usual custom. lie states
that prospects are bright for better
business in 1925.
Golden Wedding Observed.
Beatrice, Jan. 20.— Mr. and Mrs. I«.
I.. Williams, living four miles north
easi of the city, celebrated their 50th
wedding annivprsay at their home In
the presence of their nine children
and a number of friends. The house
was decorated and a dinner was
served.
Best Equipped
“Distillery” in
Years Is Found
Everything Shiny, Clean and
Carefully Arranged in
Rooms Which Housed
Unique Plant.
“Not Biggest but Best.’’
A distillery found Tuesday after
noon in “I.lltie Italy” could have
used this slo ran. Officers say it is
the most complete wholesale "plant”
seized in Omaha in many months.
The distillery was discovered in a
raid hv Robert Snmardlck and several
of his agents, with Police Officers
Bosen ami Wright, at 1220 South
Twentieth street. No arrests have
been made as yet.
The four-room residence was elab
orately fitted up for the manufacture
of liquor, and 2,000 gallons of mash
were awaiting distillation.
Two shiny 60-gallon stills. In scrupu
lously clean condition, were found in
the basement. Special gas burners
had been installed,below the stills to
distribute the heat evenly. Both stills
were fitted with pumps to carry the
mash from the barrels into the still.
Everything in the place was care
fully arranged and set up in prepa
ration for permanent operation. Racks
for washing Iwittles were found in
the laundry tubs In the basement.
In the upper rooms of the house the
officers found 25 sack* of sugar »nd
100 gallons of whisky, most of It In
gallon or five gallon jugs, with a num
ber of pint bottles. .
No attempt hod been made to give
the house an appearance of being
occupied. The house was without
rugs, curtains or furniture of any
sort.
Police are checking the ownership
of the houae In an effort to find who
Its occupants were.
Lodgepole Oldest Resident
Celebrates 86th Birthday
Lodgepole, Jan. 20.—Mrs. Emily
Clark, I,odgepole'a oldest resident,
celebrated her X6th birthday Friday.
She makes her home with her daugli
ter, Mrs. W. T. Hater.
Gas heaters, not properly con
nected wtlh flues, are deleterious to
health.
I Horse II oils hour Hours
Reside Injured Rider.
Then Carries Him Home
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Guernsey. Wyo., .Ian. 20.—Gyln*^
unconscious on the frown ground ft*
four hours with his leg broken In two
places, his faithful saddle hoi *c. from
whose hack he had lieen thrown
standing beside him. A. O. Tstum 1*.
of Guernsey, finally revived suffici
ently to pull himself to the saddle
again and ride eight miles to his
home, where he fainted, ami Is now
In a serious condition from exposure
and cold.
Eighteen Horges Solti
at Average Price of 3*120
lteatrlce. Jan. 20.—At a horse sale
at Plckrell 18 were sold at an aver
age of $120. The top team brought
$29fi. The horses, which were shlpp-d
from lies Moines, found ready buyers
among the farmers.
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