Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES through courtesy couri oay ot of U S navy recruiting station salt loire lake city utah the now naval airship macon a 0 sister alster ship of the unfortunate A ak ton ron has a length of feet and maximum diameter of 1329 feet the macon has eight 8 pro propellers poll the frame Is a latticed web of duTa lumin the principal ingred lent of which Is aluminum which gives lightness alloyed with cop per which gives strength there are individual numbered parts tiny flat flab braces and rivets iler her dead weight empty Is about pounds the cubic feet fee of helium cost tho the government about to produce anti and refine at its amar illo 1110 texas elarth tito the eight engines four on each side totaling horsepower horse power are carried within the frame the propellers only protruding well forward on tile the under side Is the control carriaga carria gei five fast little single seat biplanes with wing spans of 25 feet 6 In inkelis celis can be carried in a sort of marsupial pouch tidal waves do very often follow earthquakes although none followed tho the recent quakes at long beach last month when a mighty sickening temblor rocked the northeast coast of Ilar hanshu shu main island of the japanese empire experienced sea folk streaked for the hills sure enough the quake produced a tidal wave thanks to the fleetness tle etness with which the japanese ran and climb ed the wall of water drowned only 1535 injured only and left only missing A grand total of 2963 houses an and buil dIrgo were swept away inundated ind and 1279 structures collapsed fire broke out and burned up houses and to make matters worse a blizzard whipped tho the homeless president roosevelt Is an international authority on naval his tory and ills collection ot of naval literature Is regarded as among the finest japan lias has ships in full corn com mission great britain has while the united states has combatant ships lu in full commis commas slon |