Show NA NAVY VY WILL NOT I HELP RUTH LAW Officials Say r Direct Flight to Europe Is Possible e but hut Not Practical Kr n. 1 rI l Washington ton Juno June S. S 8 Navy g.-Navy Navy a officials are aro much Interested in ht the announcement announce announce- announcement ment that Kuth nuth Law the aviatrix a In Intend Intends intends In- In tends tend to fly fir from to the the continent of Europe but that the they nr are unaware of an any planes yet ct built which can make mako a n. nonstop flight lI hl across 9 the Atlantic fh Th construction department officials lIa say that If Congress will authorize the thc appropriation un an aeroplane can be he built buill In a arr rr very short time which will CI fly at nt Imm Immense speed peed direct from NewYork Now New eW York to Pl Plymouth mouth but hill that the na navy Is Ig more interested in perfecting seaplanes seaplanes sea sea- planes planeR of a t type pe similar to those used b by Commanders Head Read and Tow Tower r rind and which have ha a practical commercial value As Ii to Miss Laws Law's venture officials are arc really r not in ht favor of It and say that the nav navy docs does not allow women to go po 0 up In airplanes although lh thousands thousands thou thou- sands fand have hav asked It wo would ld h hesitate along a alon along lon long time before giving official sanction sanction sanc sanc- tion to an adventure ad b by i even CVen so capable and daring daring- a flyer as Miss s Law iry Daniels said ald he could oily otly discuss questions of or aviation in which a agents o of the department were concerned con con- Other officials said that If Miss Law were to attempt a flight other than under government o auspices her enterprise would have ha to be re regarded regarded re- re J at as a private venture and that it could not be expected that the na navy hould bear the th-c expense of maintaining ma a string o of destroyers for safety These officers say that Great Britain left lert Hawker tl to lo his own ice devices because be beaURe because be- be cause aURe he lie was flying in a n private ate Capacity ca capacity ca- ca but that thai when he was reported lost lont Il It was waH a different matter In the latter case caso It was waN the dut duty of or the British government o to res rescue cue one of Its Illi citizens |