Show MAY THIP TO REPORTED ORGAN IZING FORCES TO AGAIN TRY FOR NORTH POLE sanction lon of congress Is necessary debora government can pate in proposed flight officials bials interviewed now new york A nonstop non stop airplane flight across tho the north polo possibly backed by henry ford la is now in prospect according to reports current hero here partial substantiation of the report la Is contal contained ned in admission by mccool field authorities at dayton ohio that two of tho the best known fliers filers in the army had been invited to pilot a plane piano from point barrow alaska to spitzbergen SpItz bergen across tho the top of tho the world although mr ford could not be reached at this ibis writing executives at his factories said bald they had no know ledge of the proposed flight and added that it might bo be one ot of the many propositions constantly placed before tho the manufacturer mr ford has haa turned his attention to airplane manufacture recel recently itly and owns an all metal plane piano which it la is believed will be used on tho the proposed flight information hero here indicates that mr ford con conferred with those interested te in the flight some weeks ago Villi jalmar Stefen saon the noted arctic explored la Is said to bo tho the moving spirit ot of tho the expedition which it Is thought will leave next april or may those associated with him are arc george 11 wilkins english explorer veteran of 0 two south polo dashes and Stefans sena companion on previous expeditions dr islah isiah bowman diree or of the american so cloy cley and malcolm Alex alexander andert smith 67 year old alaskan prospector and explorer wilkins and smith have gono gone to detroit to see mr lieutenants jolin john A macready Mac neady and james il II doolittle ot of mccook field have lave been invited to go eo on tho the polar trip it la Is understood they have been asked to visit detroit to give their opinion ot of tho the feasibility ot of the pro posed flight they regard tho the flight as aa practical and would like to undertake it Heue nant Mac macready Roady with lieuten lieutenant oakley G relly kelly enado the first transcontinental airplane flight a few years ago lieutenant doolittle holds several air records ord ocl won the recent schneider cup raco race at baltimore tho the proposed route Is 1425 miles miles from point harrow barrow to tho the polo pole and miles over tho the tip of tho the globe to Spitz spitzbergen bergen or on L tho the other side washington A project for a polar flight has been presented to tho the war department by william D mayo chief ahlet engineer for nedry henry ford but officials havo have decided congressional authority would bo be necessary tor for government participation mr mayo discussed tho the project with loth both secretary davis and major general mason it patrick chief of tile tho army air service suggesting the tha army should lend flying equipment and personnel the question was referred to tho the legal bureau resulting in an adverse opinion tho the proposal pro was tor for a transpolar non stop flight from point barrow alaska to tn Spitz spitsbergen bergen next spring mr mayo was advised that it con coli 9 gross ross noted acted favorably on a resolution authorizing tho the war department to td lend equipment and personnel it would do so |