h ' i: s ,'c i (I 1 EVENING- PtBLIO LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WED&E&DAif, MA"? 28 Iflio v rteVr JTliA. fZi, V t tNG GEORGE GIVES HA WKER NEW CROSS A. F . f ni . I 7f 111. 1? ma T lm nil riioi ana navigator niucnunziu r irsi iu iwcvivv Air Force Medal Guests of Mon arch at Palace 'hy tli A0,,,n,f,l lr'M mdon, Miiy 128T-I1arry i ..Bwlcrr sTXilcuttnant CommnnJpr Mnrlrnrlc t", who rrncliiil here jcterclnv from Scotland, nftcr being rwticd In I ren tthen their airplane In uhlch at were nttomplinc to cross the At- , Timt.tt M f ! li4 (tit nr.ni ittn TnntiiK a1nmnai tMAry, were rct'ehed liy King (.porcc nt IJttirhlnghnm Palace this morning. ' la1 "Klnj OcorEP hcstonccl on Hnwker nnd .Griere the InslRiila of the air force toss. They nre tlic first actual recin-J S-ientVof this order. i'SfAn immense crowd gathered In front itfof'TlucklnRhnm Palace to witness the K Prrival of Hunker nnd firlee, who, jf?Vere loudly cheered when the made I '-'!, t ... n'l.. i .'..- .... A IIILft .lfFV41( II ll I . IIU . I . F I I llll.ll nir ' Jliem an ovation when they left the inl- fiCt. i' ,- w British Honor. I'ill'. T!,, .1. f-.. .,. ..Elk ,.!.,, I. I.-ln. U-.u nil luur iip--i nun ii nit ini. SHW'l-"" """""" ""' " ' ' - r. new honor, which is bestow ed for "de "Vary Uneventful Affair" Says Hatcher of Flight The world Is nil nMir orer tho daring attempt nt n transatlantic Might br Harry (! Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve and their thrilling rPHcnr all but two persons, Haw ker and (iricve themnel.es, who le.v the stirring e.entd ns h matter of course Here is what they say: Hawker It seemed a very un eventful nlTair When we started we felt It was k 100 to 1 chance for1 u (!rlee 1 didn't feel excited in the slightest, either nt the start or when rescued. do tain legrelled his liinbilitv to and said, "That was n mil row for .mi " "We were rescued at S-.10 o'clock, Greenwich tuns ' said (ine.e. "and lost eveithmg We went nbnnid the Marx nilliit.it . n..., ... I I.. 4 11 - f ,, . , . . t, ... . i niiiiiiiit i,ii in if. Ill I 7 J 1 1 11. Tw.t7 ;, . n"11 .",,, u , 'OR had been unshed out of mv pocket Pally Jfoils corespondent at I.cllnbiirgli . PXrPnl on, ...,a, -., of ,.,, nn., Hoth were reluctant to describe their rotion to duty." n sen horizon, an the Fca wan hardly visible nnv of the time we were In the nlr. During the first four hours nfter leaving we passed over fog banks. The clouds bidow were like n sea, giving n perfect horizon, t had only to judge our distnnre above them and take the o'clock, Greenwich time, 1 saw tliesea sun as on a sea horizon. About 7 for n few seconds through ' hole In the fog or cloud bank. I obtained some Idea of the drift of the machine by noting (lie brrnklng waves through the drift Indicator. AVe were then nt n heleht of 4000 feel and climbing, the drift being ten degrees (o the right of our course, which T had alreach allowed for on stnrting, owing to the northeast wind that wns blowing "I p to 10:lfi o'clock we steered to make a true east course, not magnetic east During that period 1 took sights everj hour. At II! lf t ninde nut that we were -100 miles from Ht John's. We then nltered our course to north "" ile giees east true, to keep In the track of shins, whfch we should just have en tered nt that time The clouds .were, badly broken up nnd tnnde sights Impns , sible until nbout 1 .30. when I managed to rel the Dole stnr clown to n flat I piece of cloud nnd was surprised to find we were about l.'O miles south of our course. We immediately nltered our course a little to the northward to counteract this dinfl. but from a fin ther sight, obtained a hnlf nn hour Inter. I found we were still settling ....i... ... i n...i frtniUtnir thnt n cr.v esc ane ""'tc"""1" 'i, " ...... I strong northerh gale must have been blowing, made u decided alteration io the nnrlhwnrd nnd worked the machine up to lntitucle ."0 degiees north nnd into the trnik followed l ships." in lomlon last night from northern Scotland. The reception, nl the King's Cross Elation excelled In populnr demonstra tions 'nn.Whiug given any general or member of a royal family during" the war. It wns partlculaily nn Australian occasion. There weie thousands of Austrnllan soldiers in and around the station, ncc-ompanled by their bands, ns the train pulled in. There was continuous singing of "Australia Will be There" and thi peculiar cries of the Australian bushmen. The mayor of St, Pnncras nnd the councillors In their official robeg and with the huge gilt mace of the borough officially welcomed thn nvlators. In the background were ninny generals, mem bers of the House of Commons, nnd British, French and American and other nviators. After the formal reception the Aus tralian soldiers' lifted Hawker and Grieve on their shoulders nnd enrried plainly nervous ns lie snt in his car, dressed iu n blue sulti Beads ot per spiration were to be seen on his brow. Mrs. Hawker and Grieve followed Ilnwker In succeeding enrs, Th" procession of motor car escort Ing the aviators moved olT amid tremen clou cheering from the crowd, com blned with the playing of bands and the tooting of horns. Now and then the cheers were varied with the singing of popular airs. The crowd wns so dense that the procession, despite the them to their motor cars. Hawker wasbard work of the police In keeping the M' RS. Hawker said regnrding his attempt to cross ine Atlantic: Iff 'We Harted because the weather w was neuer nnci me moon wns uTing iasr, FL flHri it , & V. a il t.rtf elnplml lliAn . A n-ttirl.t . auti in ,, ir .iiiia .in. .aiiri iii.,i ... iihiil f. V. u! 1 .!. .1... L.!.. 13... nave miiirci iiiu cimiict cu uriiiK nii CjrOS5. r- Xne Americans were off ihevweic Tcry serious propositions. Thev had one leg to go, nnd we hnd one to go We knew that one American machine hnd IL. jreached the Azores, nnd reports cnme thut nil tt feelings at the time, but summed them lip ns follows , Grieve I didn't feel ere iled in the slightest, either nt the start or when rescued Hawkei It seemed n verv unevent ful nfair When we started we felt it was n 100 to 1 chance for us. Weather No Hindrance Descrihinor the wenther rnmltHnns nt that all three were there. That was I the tnrt nrl hnn- the oirrin r !, LS -very1 serious, nnd we had decided over- strong northerly winds, Hnwker said night with Captain I.n.vnham (who wns "Tlie weather wns no hlndinnce. and !" to attempt the flight from St .loliu s we should have made the flieht but for laaIartins.vde machine) that we would i the trouble occasioned hv th water 'tart if the weather was at nil hopeful, boiling in our cooling svstem We could "'"As n mutter of fact we went avvav 'have got through the worst of the Hon fewer weather reports tlinn wc had , weather in n couple of hours " nny dnj pieviously. It was a splendid, "The wireless was not n great suc-get-off much better than we had ex- es.'' said (.neve "We had a new peeted. SPt fioin Knglnnd, but a 1 1 ml flight with .. "We nnssed over Onidiviili at "000 " vvas impossible, owing to the danger piVet, being six miles from the nlnlome of "'""king the machine on the limited In a straight line, n jollv good climb ,lrar" SP" " " sinning we lounci with that load. We saw Itavnhnm and ""' P"k wa verv feeble and only a hi machine, surrounded bj n ciovvd. i""""11 mpeiage obtainable, owing to and kissed him good by." I ,hp '""l""! propellei used to clnve H.i vv her Seasick - ' "nt 0"' messages everv half hout Tg The correspondent savs that here the i""" ""n" """ "ve uc-en near.. i conversation became general with both,'' ",,T M'"' """ "7" "?" ' 3t.cu.. .:... i. i, ..i .i... U...1., had nnv replv JIv chief object wns Z f rjtetnnlata seated the whole tune, but jAthat Grieve moved nbout, kneeling to XHminp the drift indicator, standing up RrvJOr ousrrvuiioii or Ruing icirwccrci lor Kfne wireless. Each of them ate a sand B5V r?.ti nnA flrnnl fnllp ,'lina nf nntTeo ,itit ' of a vacuum nnsk. K,"And the next thine 1 ate." said l.'it.HATi Irar 4'tn ntintii" e ttnCrr. hi r. linnra Inter," adding with a laugh: "Yes, 5t? didn't take enough calories. The iftict.is T wns ery seasick when we got ftlown low, and afterward for two clays gjjj.the ship." $! In Water to Knees i Tf ... III.. ..nt... t.. n n.nall h.iIa. kj it- vaa tinr uvi.i, m , f.iiiii iiniiin ,$ .Boat in n Heavy sea when we new RaK. down to look for h ship," Hnwker added. "We were between. high waves i'and we were bumped about quite "K .1 1, If 11 DRIIIJ. BfV L?gcriDing tneir position wnen me j kj plane alighted, Hnwker and Grieve snid &w that they were in water up to their' Kr-vknfcs aud the waves were close to the i .?: , . i - .: CT.U-. e y upyirr jumir iu lliurn. I lit- iiur ,11 irw u nAv.in ... r..Hn.i :ni.. u.. .. :n.i I .'.IIT luaiutur V, MO IIIIIIVU jiiiii hit- I, iiim , L J 1 1. 1 .. .- .L-L-.! wuu now null iigiiur ii I'll, wu.f uusccru over it. "I had to laugh," said Hawker, ' ''when one big wave, a real big one, came up tinder the top plane, which, up tt that time, had been dry and shining. It lifted us light out, and I snvv the trailing edge of the top plane break "c.!enn awav. K$ TTnTtLor cnirl Cher ennnt their time JH discussing how the JInrj was hnndled mtXnt e anrl thether klin . null! envft Che inn Sieblne and its appliances All this liniei KM&tne littje boat carried by the Pnpw ith I VKS ...M.. n no.n, I J. 1.A ..1nKM , ..lunvjiiiir ran a mini iifTiur (iit- ii.iiit, , Sradancing about like a cork. I ty Ilesculng Itoat Hits rlnne ben the ship's boat reached the hright into the machine nnd we hopped Jftwjon board. The ship slung n rope mil and pawled the boat back and we .climbed aboard the Jlnry. ' . Wr hml heen ,altinv c.i 1inir thut Ktve felt cnllous to the whole thing We 'fllflcl A tnlcr ffnorl feellnir when wo sow lS-ijthe ship messing about Looking for ;ftf a" ship for two hours and being sea yC fci-i- .... ii ,. ,. . feltynd bright." ;v e certainlv bad a feeling of thank 'K.fUlness nnd relief when we saw the St"shin." said Grieve. "After that we ..'wercr all right. The machine was float 1 iaiw 1di well on her ceneral buovancv. Kven K&the engines belli nlr and there weie, of ' Kfourse, aljio air spaces in the planes I ifi-iUBn peiroi iimKs. . lyGrieve asked the captain whether he jeouict saivc inr luuc-uinr, uiii. ine cap- I to let them know we were still in the, nir. During the Inst few hours, when the engine wns throttled down, the speed of the machine wn insiifSc ient to drive the wireless equipment nnd nn spark could be generated, but I sent 'S O S' signals every fifteen minutes on nn off chance of the spark operating. Wireless of Utile I'se "Krom a navigating point of view, T placed no reliance on the wireless other than as a means of asking the positions of such ships ns we might pass. The ships hnd previouslv been nked hv wireless fiom ft John's to make known their positions if thev saw us hv day or if we fired Very lights bv night. As we saw no vessel, no light was fired One vessel has re ported having seen a light, but the ob servers on board may have described the red glow of the exhaust. "We preferred to navigate chiefly by celestial observations nnd mv position, as I worked it out bv the stars, was virtually coirect. I found, when picked up I used a cloud horizon instead ot The "cannon ball service" of tennis means tired muscles. BAUME ANALGESIQUE BENGUE quickly relieves all muscular strains. Get a tube today That. Lteraul & Co., N.Y. ijriii.iiiaiiiiiiijiiiiiiiiiiiiMaiiiiiiiitwiiiirjaiiiiiiiimiiiciBiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiWl1 NEW LIMOUSINES 3 WELL-KNOWN MAKE Original Frlllm Frlco 18230 each ATTRACTIVE PRICE and liberal terms to responsible Ptirty Elcfint for funeral equipment or exclusive private rental. Address C 21 UEDOKR OFFICE a'.mifraiiaaiiiBnjiii'iiiiiiiiiffifJiaJuaiiiaaiii.iJiiiiiimiJiiiiiiiiiiiiii;, READ I What The Peace Treaty Means! Tffi0RLDW0RK ADDED A 32 PAGE SUPPLEMENT TO THE JUNE ISSUE AS A PEACE TREATY MANUAL On the Stands To-day 35c. HAWKER RECEIVES OVATION IN LONDON Demonstration Exvals Those Given to Gatwials During War London, "vliv -JS-dU A I'.. Harrv (! Il.iwkernnd Lieutenant I'om mnnder Mac Kenzie (irieve were given a remiirknhie leception on their nrrivn ""T A $ i A vyjw V vlrA&Bffl&iW Taffeta Hat Ports of Hawker's Plane Saved by American Ship S. .lohn's. V. r..Mav2T- (I.r A I 'I he Snpwith biplane, in which Mnrrv Hnwker and Mackenzie Grieve attempted to flv acio?s the Atlantic, was picked up in latitude 111 10 north, longitude 211 OS west bj the American ship Lake Charlottesville, according to a radio message teceivcc bv the Furness liner Sachem and lelnved here last night. 'I he message from the T.nke Char lotteswlle was received first by the Kurness liner Elstree (.range In it Captain Hlverson snid he had taken aboard parts of the plane nnd all of the mail it earned and wns proceeding to Falmouth. England. 1115 CHESTNUT ST; (OPPOSITE KEITH'S) Announce Tomorrow! A Sale Extraordinary New Summer Hats That Are Positively Worth Up to $12.50 tapy Blue Taffeta Hats Leghorn Hats Milan Hats Milan Hemps 3 Lisere Hats Georgettes and Straws Sports Hats Dress Hats 'J'HESR hats aie the latest conceptions of the milliner's art, but they arrived at our store too late for our opening date. Rather than stand the expense of having them returned, the maker allowed us a most libeial concession in price. Thitt is why we can make this most rematkable millinery offer. None C. O. D. None Sent on Approval Every Sale Final 1 i 1 course, clear, vvas only able to proceed slowly. The crowds along the two-mile route to the Ttoynl Aero Club was bo dense, that only n favored few who were early ntoug the route were able to inUh n glimpso of Hawk?r nnd Clrleve, so the enthusiastic Australians mounted Hnw ker on n horse and .rlcvc nlop n 'lorry loaded with his countrymen dressed In khaki. j Hawser was sd busy and uncomrort hblp in attempting to control the fractious; horse thnt he had no time to acknowledge the most generous cheering showered upon him. 1 c 300 Silk-Lined Suits $24.50 MARKED at this spe cial price from regu lar $35.00 quality in order to increase the good will of the William H. Wana maker Store among its young-men customers These suits are all young men's. Browns, greens,- blues and stripes. Flannels, serges, tweeds, worsteds. Beautiful suits in single and double-breasted styles. Many a returned Soldier will observe Memorial Day in one of these newest and most fashionable Suits. William H. Wanamaker 1217-19 Chestnut St.' j- Electric Washer Sale Closes Saturday! (Hill It ( f MM ( . Your big opportu nity to obtain a Western Electric Washing Machine on" the easiest. terms we have ever offered closes on Saturday, May 31st, at five o'clock! $5 .00 Places the washer in your home the balance in easy pay ments per month less than it costs to have a washwoman once a week during the month. The Electric Shop and district sales rooms will be closed all day Friday, May 30th, so there are only two more days left in which you can take advantage of these extraor dinary, easy terms of payment on the washer. Remember Saturday is the last day! Come to the Eltctric Shop or to the mot convenient Dltlrict Office Call Wal nut 4700 right now to re serve a machine for your intpectien. The PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 1 i ' .' ' n 'II'., c . V ", ' ' ' i Hill ! Ii i! " ' ,!-. i " . , ,. i i' ', 'I :H i ' '' ' l r'c .' i ''.'''. i t li ', ( if.: nl!1 IIP i , t Ji. I ' ' I ' I Jm t ri.'idiHW. II m C ,'. ' . I ' .,( .I'.ni !l" 'I I 1,1 I . I ' .. i. 'i, . ,' V -Mt, KZ --V UHKIHW niRrlUk.,,, mWl.imWiWHimK "Good deeds wLmMh WjH ripen, Yo k OTlJIP a heap o' patience. " 'J '. . . 'I. ! '',. l ' 1 1 ' Hiil' ,l" i .11! II1 ' !!'..' 'II . i I II1' 'I i 'll'i ' !' ' ' ' ''."i.li' '' " ii"' ,'""'1 P'" ii1",, ',i';' .,",.! ,'"ft iliit'"! .1" ii ' it'. M' ' l IT I '.n. in .. i i' i. 'i h i ' I , i" i i. . - .i'i " Jt ' i i ..ii H 'l"!!,'!'i ','"' "i ..it l' ,1 "ii! tItii ,,!"' I Ii' Friend do you know- on good tobacco need time to can t set the lUorld right without patience. " . "ripens" c that tobacco really l neretore, tne metnoa or ripening much to do with its pipe qualities. after it is brought from the fields tobacco has and "curing" just note these VELVET facts: First, only the choicest, silkiest leaves of Kentucky Burley are used for VELVET. Second, these are stored away in wooden hogsheads for two years of patient ageing. Third, this is the slow, expensive way, but the right way to take out the bite. Nature makes the tobacco( mellow and "friendly" as no "short-cut" method can. Now you know why it's mighty hard io carry a "grouch' and a pipe of friendly VELVET at the same time. . ( . !i! II h ' , " ' sr Emm nt i ! ,':l"," 'i y jmm PlHSill I k'M h1 J HHlity mM M WrmxMM m?M, iiifffil 'Ml ' P"i ii m.y iPliHWiiiifflK 'lllilii1 n i I mm wmm BiPl 111 ft ' I mwfwTW - The Friendly Tobacco l M I ,1 t Js i tl 1 ji 3 .1 1 ,vZr's2i 10th and Chestnut Streets moii fitLCJI( ft & al-.L .!. ... .. ..' . . .' V VET Ciarttt str Jr ? y???' "?! J, '.iv. 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