| Show NAUTICAL NOVELTIES through courtesy ot of U S navy recruiting station salt lake city utah the new naval airship macon a slater later ship of the unfortunate akron has a length of feet and maximum diameter of 1329 feet the macon alacon has eight 8 propellers the frame Is a latticed web of the principal ingredient of which Is aluminum which h h gives lightness alloyed will copper co P pl rr which gives strength there are individual numbered parts darts tiny liny flat braces and iSO OOOO rivets iler her dead weight empty Is about pounds the cubic feet of helium cost the government about to produce aud and refine at its amarillo texas plant the eight engines four on each side aide totaling horsepower horse boe power are carried within we the frame the pro propellers pelle rs only protruding well forward 0 on n the under side aide la Is the control carriage five fife fast little single s seat eat beplat aei alth wing spins spans ol of 25 leet feet 6 can be carried in a sort ot of marsupial pouch tidal waves do very often follow earthquakes although none followed follow e d the recent quakes at long beach last month when a mighty I 1 sickening temblor rocked th the e northeast coast aj 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 with which the japanese ran and climbed the wall of water drowned only 1535 injured only and I 1 left eft only missing A grand total tota I 1 of 2963 houses and buildings were swept away inundated inundate ed and 1279 structures collapsed fire broke out and burned up houses and to make matters worse a blizzard whipped the homeless president roosevelt Is an international authority on naval history and his collection of naval literature Is regarded as among the tines finest t japan has ships in full commission great britain has while the united states has combatant ships in full commis slon on july 1 1932 france had military planes the united states japan 2822 and area br braan lain 1900 |
