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TH CHS CO AH I BS 1 i UJ.Armyfh to Encircle the World roent of Russia, means that the route will be. lengthened some 7,000 miles. The airplane selected Is. the Donglas World Cruiser, built by the Douglas factory at Santa Monica, Cal. This'plane can travel at an average speed of 105.4 miles per hour.

The undercarriage, or landing gear, ,1.8, convertible; It can be fitted to fly either over land or water. The land type consists of the divided axle form chassis, with two 86-lnch by 8-lncli Btralght-slded wheels and ah articulated Bteerable tall The water type undercarriage consists of twin pontoons to replace the land type, capable of withstanding rough water landings. The four cruisers will be equipped with pontoons at Seattle and will make water landings In sheltered harbors along the coast of British Columbia, Alaska and through the Aleutian Islands down Into Japan. The present plan contemplates the removal of the pontoons and the use of landing gears from Tokyo to London. This plane has six aluminum gas tanks, with a total capacity of 000 gallons.

Two terne-plate oil tanks are mounted, one on each side of the engine, one with a capacity of 20 gallons and the other of 80 gallons. The radiator Is of the nose type. A ten- gallon copper reserve water tank Is Installed In the pilot's cockpit, provided with un air pump, so that the pilot may pump water from the' tank to the radiator It necessary. There Is an electric jtarter, and the plane Is equipped with dual control throughout. A radio direction Under forms part of the equipment.

The plane Is designed to curry a load slightly In excess of 4,500 pounds, and MAkY SUCCEEDS ON By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN INTERNATIONAL roce around tbe globe air Is the next sensation promised a waiting world, which nowadays does not thrill easily. It should be good for many aeross- e-flrst-page headlines, for Its possibilities of advertising apparently endless. Four American planes will hop off this month or next from Washington and will By west, carrying four army air service officers and four enlisted jnen. About the same time, according to present plans, threo British army ottl- In a Vlmy amphibian plane of 450 borse-power will start from.Lon­ don and fly east, over practically tbe same route. They are Squadron leader A.

8. Macklnren, Flying Officer VT. N. Pleriberlellh and Engineer Bergeant Andrews. Oapt.

Sacadurn Cabral and Admiral Coutlnlo of Portugal are reported to be ready to start In the race with Fokker seaplanes under government auspices. France has been talking of entering the race, but her present Intentions are not known. Aviation enthusiasts speak of the American flight ns "outrivaling In Importance the navigation of the globe ky Magellan." Anyway, It was conceived by MaJ. Oen. Mason M.

Patrick, chlof of air service, who has secured the approval of the secretary of war. Preparations for the flight, at home 4ind abroad, have been under way for months. Details made public by MaJ. Henry H. Arnold, commander of Rockwell field, Sun Diego, and by General I'atrlck himself, mndo posslblo the following fucts.

many of which are of subject to last-mlnnle change: General Patrick's purposes appear to be In effect as follows: To gnln for the army air service added experience- In long-distance flying under various climatic conditions, particularly In the supply problems therewith; to complete an airplane flight around the world In the shortest practicable time; to demonstrate the feasibility of establishing an airway around the globe: to stimulate interest In commercial aviation; to demonstrate the Importance of aircraft in national defense, and and not win for the United States, the birthplace of aeronautics, tho honor of being the first country to encircle the world entirely by air travel. MaJ. Frederick L. Mnrtln will be squadron commnnder. He Is forty-two years of age and was born in Indiana.

His companion officers arc: Lieut. Erik H. Nelson, squadron engineer officer, who wns born In Sweden and Is by profession an aeronautical motor Fie wns engineer officer of the flight to Alaska In 1020 and of tho San Antonio-Porto Rloo-Wush- tngton flight last summer. Lieut. Lowell H.

Smith, one of tho country's flyers, well known for his performances. Ho Is a California native son. Lieut. Leigh Wnde, on army air pilot, who entered the aviation serv- Ice In 1017 overseas. He Is a native of Michigan.

Lieut Leslie P. Arnold.and Lieut. Le Claire D. Sehulze have been named as alternates. The names of the four enlisted men aro not at hand.

At this writing, according to the tentative route selected, the start will be from Washington, D. proceeding to Seattle; then flying northward along the coast of Canada and southern Alaska, across tho Aleutian Islands, down through the possessions of Japan along the shore of China, French Indo-Chlna, Slain and Burma across up the Persian gulf; across Turkey and Europe to England thence north through the Faroe Islands to Iceland; thence to Greenland and southward along the eastern shore of that country to Cape Farewell, Greenland, from wMch point a direct flight will bo made to Hamilton Inlet, on the Labrador coast; thence southward along the Cnnadlan shore, and up the St. Lawrence river to Quebec and Montreal, from which point the flight will proceed south, via New York, to Washington. The flight has been divided Into six each in charge of a control olll- cer, ns follows: Seattle to Attu Island, Lieut. Clayton L.

Blsnell; Attu to Nagasaki, Japan, Lieut. Clifford Nutt; Nagasaki to Calcutta, India. Lieut. M. 8.

Ijiwton; Calcutta to Constantinople, Lieut. H. A. Halvorwn; Constantinople to London, MaJ. Carlisle Walsh; London to Canada and Washington, Lieut.

Clarence Crumrlne. The longest hop wli: be from Attu Island to 1 Puraiiilshlrii Island, In the northern part of the Eiirilo Islands group, a possession of Japan, other long hops will be necessary over the Atlantic ocean between the Faroe Islands nnrt Iceland; between. Iceland nnd (Jreenlnnd. and between Greenland and northern Cnnada; the longest of these being about 700 miles. The flight will total a distance of between 27,000 and 80.000 miles.

It would be only 20,000 tulles, traversing the northern route nnd crossing from Alaska over to Siberia nnd continuing In straight" lino around the globe. Not being uble to follow this route, duo to the fnct that the United States has not recognized, the soviet govern- Its total weight will be approximately 8,800 pounds. Carrying Its bill gasoline capacity, the Douglas World Cruiser Is capable of making a nonstop flight of about 2.200 miles, equal to a duration flight of hours. The motive power of tbe cruiser Is the famous old reliable Liberty "12," the efficiency of this American-made wartlmo product having been proved on numerous occasions, notably on such extraordinary feats as the Alaskan and Porto Hlcan flights; the duration flight of over thirty-six hours, made by Lleuts. John A.

Macready and Oukley G. Kelly, air sen-Ice; their non-stop flight across the continent, from New York to San Diego, the one-stop flight xcross the continent from Jacksonville, to San Diego, made by Lieut. James Doollttle, air service; the novel duration fltght made by Lleuts. Lowell H. Smith und John P.

Richter, air service, who'erllpseil the duration record of Lieutenants Kelly nnd Macready by having their plune refueled In flight through a hose connected to another airplane flying directly above theirs, and recently the nonstop refueling flight of Lieutenants Smith and Richter out on the Pacific const, when they flew from the Canadian to the Mexican border, Should the army air service succeed In, Its undertaking, It will mean that the United Btatec will have achieved (he distinction of setting up record for the longest distance ever covered "by an airplane on one mission. Up to now the greatest distance ever covered by an airplane on one particular mission was the flight from Ixmdnn to Melbourne, Australia, made from November 12. 1019, to February 2d, 1020, by tbe British pilots, the bite Sir Ross Smith and his brother. Sir Keith Smith, when their Vlck ers-Vlmy machine traversed, a total dlsfnnce of 15,000 miles. Tho next longest flight, distance of 0,823 miles, wns made In a Martin bombing plane, piloted by Lieut.

Col. It. S. Harts nnd Lieut. H.

B. Harmon of the army nlr service, who between July and November, 1010, made a complete' circuit of the United States, starting; from Washington, proceeding to Spoknne, Sun Diego, New Orleans, and returning jo Washington. im, by Loura Miller "IT HAIN'T NEVER BEEN DONE" She started off on the wrong foot, seemingly. One of the worst glrlP in high school, at seventeen hilariously promising to bring home a nice, handsome cowboy, she became a teacher who "rode with the ranchers, gossiped with the women, danced with the cowpunchers, and didn't go to church but Once while In Wyoming." Can't you Imagine all the old and their heads? Actually, Olga Edith Gunkle was blessed with superabundant health and energy. The schoolgirl "saved herself from disgrace" by cramming four years' work Into three, nnd lov lug grubby children of a mission class Cume college, university and settlement work.

But let Olga Edith be her own vigorous self. Sbe discovered that: "In New York or Wyoming people needed something besides food and raiment and leisure time; they needed something that would make their lives glad and Joyous and daring and noble. In other words, they needed something' by many called religion. So I came to Zunesvllle, Ohio, as a director of religious education (much against my friends' advice, who lnslsfed that I stay In New York) here I was licensed to preach. My reasons for coming to a small place were these: "I believe that many people work In a large city, not because they love their Job and because of the Job's sake, but because they love New York and would work at anything for the sake of staying In It I don't believe It Is 'How big is the town your Job's that matters so murb as 'How big have you made your Job In the town you are that really counts.

"The second reason for working In small town (especially If one's work Is rather new) Is that Old Tradition hasn't been placed upon a throne and taught to wave a little stick to the tune of, 'It hain't never been dons like that Because I was the first director of religious education In Zunesvllle there were no traditions as to bow I should look, act or do my work. So I was able to do things very much more easily and with less friction than if I had been compelled to vanquish old Brother Tradition. "Thirdly, to say in the parlance of the ministerial profession, a young person becomes poised, and well balanced more quickly in a small place than In a large because of her larger opportunities for notice and advancement tor efficient, effective work." Will Your Family Be Happy This Spring? If yours Is one of the few remaining families- lacking an automobile, no doubt you have finally decided to get one within the next four months. A low-priced modern automobile like the Chevrolet has become indispensable to the family of ordinary Income. A million other families can easily prove to you that the better way is with Chevrolet.

The beauties of nature, the interesting and educational features of other places and ways of living, remain things to read about or seen dimly in cold photographs until you are free to get to them at your convenience and pleasure. But, suppose you have definitely decided to buy a Chevrolet this spring. This does not necessarily mean you are going to get it. Anyone posted on conditions in the automobile business will tell you that thousands of families ore going to be unable to get cars this spring. This has been true almost every spring for the last ten vears.

There are just two ways of making sure of (jetting your Chevrolet for use when the flowers and balmy of spring lure you to tbe country it now or order it now. If you do not want to pay for It In full at this time, any Chevrolet dealer will arrange terms to suit your convenience. You will be surprised to learn horn easy it is to pay for a Chevrolet and use it while you are paying for it. Please realize these statements are made by us in good faith and we mean just what we say about the possible difficulties of getting a car delivered to you this spring if you wait until then to r-nler it. The only way to be sure of a Chevrolet this Spring is to order it NOW.

Prices f. o. b. Flint, Michigan Superior Roaditer $490 Superior Touring 495 Superior Utility Coupe- Superior Coupe Fisher Bodies on all Closed Models Superior Sedan $795 Superior Commercial Chassis 395 640 Superior Light DeUverv 495 725 Utility Express Truck Chassis 550 Chevrolet Motor Company, Detroit, Michigan Division of Qeneral Motors Corporation Origin of Honeymoon The origin of the word honeymoon Is disputed. Tho old theory wns that It refers to the practice of the ancient Teutons who drunk "hydromel," a drink made of honey, for a month, or "moon," after marriage.

There is an old story that Atlita the, Bun Indulged in hydromel, at his wedding after marriage when people drank boney wine was called "honeymoon." Forests Affect Climate Bui modern philologists frown on this derivation. They say originally tbe word bad no reference to "month" nt nil, but referred only to the ever- chnngtng character of (he moon. At any rale, honeymoon, now refers to the period Immediately after marriage, especially that pnrt spent nwny from borne, when everything la supposed to bo as sweet ns ardsn In a Bank. land thus make cultivation of much There Is a garden and fountain land possible, land which without trees wlHiIn-the Bonk of Inland would be arid waste. Tbe forpst service says that cutting down trees bus a decided effect on cUk mate and soil fertility.

It Is an established fact that forests tend to prevent extremes of temperature, either hot or cold, and thus moderate climate. THE DESERT AND THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS "The locality it irrelevant" is tbe dictum of a successful woman of Tucson, when asked whether she thinks the business college graduate should go to a big city for work. "1 advise her not to go If she find work at home," Mrs. Reynolds continues. "There's Just one provision that Is Important.

It Is that the girl can adhere to a standard of morality which will always preclude loss of self-respect." This Is no preachment from a professional reformer. Novela Routt Reynolds has learned that "an honest code pays In tbe end" from the many- sided business world that the Reynolds Commercial school keeps her In touch with. World war need found Mrs. Key nolds and other business women of Tucson Just as readily as If they had hurried to Washington or fs'ew York. It even brought legitimate prosperity since her service lay In equipping an unparalleled number of students foi government work.

Tucson holds, Mrs. Reynolds has found, an extra appeal to the heart of any employed, woman who has a spark of tbe material fire. The hordes of health seekers need cheery suggestions on how to adapt themselves to arid surroundings, unaccustomed conditions and homesickness. Mrs. Reynolds declares this chance for service where service Is so sorely and so constantly needed Is tbe most Interesting part of being a business woman In Arizona.

Like many successful women, Mrs. Reynolds has developed outside her business an association that keeps her In touch with what women are doing everywhere. In her ense the doorway to world Interests Is membership In the Daughters of the American Revolution. She Is historian, Tucson chapter, and member at large on the national historical research committee. In April she was sent as delegate from the D.

A. R. to Washington for a conference of the Woman's Universal alliance, a world organization. Owners of Coffee Rooms Thrown Into the Sea Coffee came first out of Arabia and Abyssinia, according to the best lnfor-, mntlon available The first reference to It in literature was made by Avlcen- na, a Mohammedan physician, who died In 1037. "It fortifies the members," he wrote; "It cleanses the skin and dries up the humidities that are under it and gives an excellent smell to all the body." The "kaveh kanes" of Mecca were the first coffee houses.

Kair Bey, the governor, discovered that those who met In the coffee houses discussed poll tics 'and religion, sometimes critically. ordered the kaveh kanes closed. The sultan at Cairo disapproved of the governor's indiscreet zeal and had him executed. But In Constantinople, where plots against the oppressive government were hatched over the coffee, the public houses were closed and reopening meant that the proprietor was sewed In a sack and thrown into the Bos News. Pa's Definition "Robert, what Is the law of gravity "Pa says It Is: Never laugh at your own Jokes." Metal Star Marks Spot Where Abe Lincoln Stood In front of Independence hall In Philadelphia, stands a statue of George Washington.

It replaces the marble statue of the great American which was placed there by the of the school children of Pennsylvania. The weather was causing the marble to disintegrate and for that reason It had been removed to a corridor on the second floor of the city hall. On the sidewalk, near the new statue. in front of the cradle of liberty. Is a metal star which marks the spot where Abraham Lincoln stood to raise a new American flag during the Civil war.

Tbe body of Lincoln reposed hi state In Independence hall during the period when It was being conveyed to Its place of burial In Springfield. The bodies of Henry Clay, John Qulncy Adams and others were accorded similar Detroit News. their Differential Caller (to graces at home7 New Punch. When a woman stops crying over trouble and begins to think It's a sure sign thnt she Is In years. 99 They, also prevent the washing nwaj 1 Slighted Visiter.

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