Show S Asks Ak for Dirigible Bids Wn Although Although congress has haa not appropriated funds for tor the two dirigibles dir authorized at the last session e slon the tho navy department asked for tor bids on construction of ot one or both ships The dirigibles which would be of ot approximately cubic feet teet of ot gas capacity capacity ca were not pr provided for tor In the tho budget estimates ts t's for the department this year but bat for tor beginning beginning- one ship hip was Wall written Into the bill inthe In tho the house houpo It I still must be acted on by bythe bythe bytho the tho senate Bidders must draw theiron their o own designs in with specifications moped requiring a ship capable o of 70 iO knots anti and hour at 1000 feet Ceet dora deVIl tion and endurance of ot not It less I II than n hours at nt cruising speed of ot 50 knots The designs would allow ollo for use UI of 01 either helium un or hydrogen of or ofu ofa u a combination of ot both |