Show MAY CROSS THE ATLANTIC dutch aviator seems seema to have the right idea in project ho he has in mind between brazil and guinea the atlantic alantic lantic ocean Is only about 1800 miles wide from newfoundland to ireland the narrowest breadth north of the equator Is nearly twice as aa far from new york to tile the nearest point ot of france la is nearly three times as tar hitherto roost most schemes of aerial flight across the atlantic have contemplated some northern route that suggested by the authorities of the san francisco exposition la Is by way of labrador greenland and iceland it has remained bained tor for the dutch aviator van der born to make the first preparation to cross the ocean from continent to continent without stop and he be proposes to take the southern route where the atlantic Is narrowest i van der dorn born Is now supervising the construction of a new type of hydro aeroplane when it Is complete he will go to the port of bonakey Kon akey in french guinea whence he promises to fly to pernambuco fernambuco brazil the scheme schema Is more plausible than any of the other discussed transoceanic a flights it Is natural and sensible that the first crossing should be attempted at the narrowest place oven though tile the flight must bo be longer than any one of the stages of the greenland route there Is of course the danger of tropical air currents but these are not much more to be feared than the storms of sub arctic regions which are suggested tor for the northern route so no one who has observed the progress of aviation doubts that before long the atlantic will be crossed by some venturesome flyer there Is no reason to maintain an attitude of 0 scepticism toward the aviators of out our own day who have done so much I 1 in so brief a time and who way may cio ao as i much more within the next few years yeara |