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Al{?t‘@y ‘,(&;;" . £ &N (A7 o A . P a OSR /%( &) iBQe o g/ PO AN \é@%“ 8L .‘5 RER -t;'(;'i""\r"’ 4J;\‘ R/ L -; " ! ,"’\ A\ N - :f'y' 32. & l : &PA @? S »'**’ %‘/@ &y ?@ Y X fj @ 7itH YEAR. CHIRISTIANSIED. V. 1 11. 8 A, THURSDAY. 28p AULUST, 1978 flichis and e r'vy cargees. They have alvantaze of beine able to hover over a given shaot, Makirg for greal s’ y | in drcpoing b ymbs and direering in fire The developmen: of rigid airships in this country by jrint agrveement b - rween the armv and navy i+ in the han of the naval burect of aercnauties. T @ 4R-1 is to cost abcut $2 500,000. It win | carrv a crew of 10 officers a:d 20 en- listed men. She has a craising radius of 5,000 miles. Tb4e hangar where this | monster of the air is beine eons'rueted is | the lergest building in the wvorid.—The Pahfinder. LIST OF UINGCLAIVED MAILFOR THE | WEEK ENTED JULY 28, 1923 : M. Charles Frecdericks: No. 12 Water Gut. M. Benjamen Lyan, May . Withax. ) ‘ f Post Office, Chiistiansted, Virgin Is- lands, July 30, 1923. : ) B. R. LARSEN, P.stmaster | Mails Close | for the United States, Friroge, ete, by ¢ 8 Faiia at 4 p. m. to-day | 2nd. AT YOUR SERVICE A. R. MCINTOSH Passenger and Light LDclivering Truck., NORTHERN Assurance Comapny Limited OF LONDON GEQC. L. MARKOE, Agent far Frederiksted’s District. ERIK R. STAKEVIANN Agent for Christiansted’s District | Policiez are not subject to average. THE ST. CROIX AVS is orintz! and published daily (Sundiys a 1l Holi lays excepted) by G. Johansen at the Avis Iffice. TERMS3:-—SO cents mo. thly in alvance, 2 ¢onts p2r single ¢ py. Entered as sceond class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- sted St Crae, V. Los the U. 8. A. un- der the Act of March 3. 1879. Contribution to this papes will be glad- lg received when the same deals with mat- ters of general interest, and s accompa- nied with the author’s na re, as @ guir- antee of good faith The editor cannot be responsiblefor the views of his correspon dents nor does he necessarily endorse them. DIRIGIBLE WILL MAK% POLAR FLIGHTS. | Tie hage dirgible Z lis rapidly n:ar. inz completion at th2 naval air station at Lakehurst, N. J., and will probably be in c¢oHmmission this sum ner. After a thorouazh test the airship will attemrpt a flight arour# the world and, later, teiys t) both the north ani so»uth poles. The n:w dirigible takes the :lae of the ill- fited ZR-2 waica meat disaster in Eng- land in 1921L. The ZR-1 is a rigid eraft | 68) feat lonz —more than two-thirds the length of the 8 2amship Loviaihan--and ' 73 “eet in diam=ter. It is built of '@ ,- | alumin’’ trusses and girders. Thare will be 20 separate gas baps witha | total capacity of nearly 2,200,00) cube ! f:er,covered by a single envelopa., Unlike | t . ZR 2 whict used dangerous bydrogen | gas for bnoyancy, the new cratt will be | fi led with helinm, a non irfiammabe gas | found on'v i large quandities in the | United Sirtes. In this respect the ZR 1 | will be the {irs® giant airship of this kind | “ix separn-e cars will be suspended from i her keel, ¢2ch with a 300 horse power en- gine, f The f.ndarmental desiga is based l on the Gorman Zeppelin L 49, There | is now beisg rushed 1o compietion in Ger- i many another big rigid aivsiip, the ZR 3 ; which will be turned over tc this country ! according to agreement. The ZR1 and | th> ZR8 represent the most approved l methods in a: onautical dasign and are | expecied to be (he forerunners of a | large fleet of such airships for eom- i mercial use. llf neces-ary, thes: shiss can be converted ior war jurposes. | incy ure able to wake long distance ° o 177 GETWISE 10THE VALY 111AT HAE2 10 n " WEAWIR'S ICE CREAM PARLCR IS NOW OFFIERING A Seiect Assertment of Perfumery, Scaps, Powders, Smdlling Salts, Shaving Seap & Cream, Touth Paste, Honey & Aimond Cream, Lignid Shampoo. Pyramid Scap, large cakes 18¢ beats any oti:er scap st a higher price, made of Pure Veoetable Ohl, CONFECTIONERY CHOCOLATES in Boxes, Marshmailows ‘'Campfire’’3oz 15c¢. Marshmailows '‘Hiedes’’ 4 ooz. 20c. Cracker Jack . Ute, Lite Savers —-All Flavors . Übe. Delight Chocolate 1z Doxes of 120 Bars Seoteh Mints, Chewing Gum, Choco- late Bars, Caramels Ete. Ete. Excellent Ginger Ale, Pints 25¢. 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