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t T hTe Commercial PosWriting on " sibilities of the Airship," Dr. Eckener cites comfort for pa ssengers and economy of operation, as among the prime factors favoring. lighter-thaair craft. Pay Load Ec@nemucal .61t i's generally admitted," he. asserts, "that the airship offers a considerably mnore agireeable and more comfiortable form Of transportation for passengers. And Iarn also of the opinion that, viewed from a purely commercial standpoint, anf airsbip will have greater chances on long distances than an airpiane. service. The most economical operation of an airship is, with a pay. load which equals, the weight of the fuel toabe used on the voyage. Naturally, ht is at any time possible to construct air- because the ability to carry pay load increases relatively with the increase in size. With' airpianes the contrary is the case, se that with themn, for the time being, the size seemis.linited'" Suggestions that further improveýment in planes wiIl cause dirigibles t-e beconie obsolescent are scoffed at bv Dr. Eckener. ships of this ttxeoretically best sizf,: is capable of tunnlTiifltewether bound voyage in an average elapsed time of 68 hours and the return voyage in 83 hours, instead of. 96. "I y opinion we willihave simi-, lar results- in the North Atlantic servÏice.:1 I am certain, that after a short while we w:vilI be able te accomplish the eastbotand voyage f romn coast. to coast ini an average time of 45 hours, and the westbound voyage from coast to coast in an average timfe of about 55,heurs. 11ncreased skill in .construction and navigation has also lessened the ýdanger of accidents,, Dr. Eckëner points out. CoMm WatIiAU C@4i*Oum "I arn of the opinion that nowadays the airship is capable of coping with aIl weather conditions. I would nôt like, cf ceu*rýse, to imply that it formations of any conce -ivable kindas for instance the vortex of a* hurricane or the center cf a typhoon. Even the most seaworthy ocean liners. boast cf no sueli ability. But, I do believe that strong winds or stormy weather constitute no danger for an airsbip. "One knows that storms whichi are uricomfortable for surfaxe ese1 Piast t- the passenger service across the oceanis and that consequently it %%ouldbe useless te construct expensîve airships and terminais which would soon become obsolete. 1 »1 have been hearing this tunie for the last thirty years-but in spite of it the airship has succeeded ini remnaining alive. Today it has inherent possibilities of developnent' which perhaps are still greater than the. the clsturbance efthte atmospiiere 15 small. In a storm over land, air movements follow«ing the* contours of the ground cf course carry with themn great turbulences cf the atmosphere, .Which cause the ship te pitch more or less heavily. The effect is comiparable te the action cf a surface vessel in a high swell." FRANCES DENNEY B.EAU-TY KIT- i .sH( sas,, ,A,,..na.5 PS eerienceI Miss Ali in the air over the o javegnue, rchard,-