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Contolldatlon of The Evening News and
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VOL. XXIX NO. 19 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. FRIDAY; APRIL II, 1 928.
VOL. XIX NO. 92 OF THE EVENING NEWS
Today
. Japan's Opportunity -Hoover
in Indiana
The Fabelous Toad ;
31 German Parties
' By 'Arthur Brisbane'
(Copyright 192? oy Star Company).
China and Japan are at war,
as much as a nation without a
head, like China, can war with
another. ,
China, murdering a few Jap
anese, gave Japan an oppor
tunity to straighten out various
matters, regardless of the
League of Nations.
A war, big or little, can be
useful, for it enables you to
eliminate, with dignity, a de
cent regard for the opinions of
mankind. "Can't you see I'm
insulted?" asks the aggressive
nation.
Poor harassed China may, in
the end, be better off for the
Japanese complication. It might
arouse a sense of nationality in
the Chinese, and end civil war.
In any case, Washington,
please remember it is not our
war. We did not start it.
Watson counted more votes
ihan Hoover in Indiana. That
means nothing to Watson. The
question is: What, if anything,
does it mean to Hoover?
HigrT finance, gleeful, or try
ing to be, says "Hoover is
eliminated. He gets big votes in
cities, but farmers will not vote
for him."
Poor comfort. Some farmers
prefer other candidates and will
not vote for Hoover at the'pri
maries. But will those republi
can farmers, when Hoover is
nominated, refuse to vote for
him, and vote for a democrat?
They will NOT, and politicians
know it.
:
Gentlemen that give odds on
election betting should remem
ber that, in reality, the vote in
Indiana was a remarkable vic
tory for Hoover. He showed
extraordinary strength against
a hostile machine more power
ful than Tammany hall.
The New York republican
machine, not strong, unless
democrats, for their own rea
sons, give it a hand, will study
the Indiana returns thought
fully. They don't want' Hoov
er, but they also do not want
to be beaten.
In Hoover they have a fight
er who wins, something they
can't do usually. They cannot
afford to disregard' that fact.
'
A horned toad, known to
newspaper readers as Rip Van
Winkle, is supposed , to have
lived more than thirty years in
a cornerstone without air, wa
ter or food.
The toad has been seen by
many, including the president.
Some believe' the yarn. The
president has not committed
himself. When the toad was
placed on the president's desk,
neither said a word.
Now the toad's owner
heightens the interest, saying
that in his dark, airless corner
stone the toad sat next to a
Bible, nnd that noble book en
ablcd him to hold out. Many
will believe that. It is a credu
lous human race.
In a few days Germany will
elect a new reichstag, and 3 1
different parties will fight for
the seats. These include two
Catholic, two socialist, two na
tionalist, three communistic,
and three anti-semitic parties.
In America we have only two
parties that count, and our peo
ple can hardly keep track of
them. Not ten in a hundred
could tell what either wants or
plans.
Fortunate the country with
little political excitement. It is
quiet, because it is doing well.
The widow and daughter of
Caruso visited his grave in
Naples yesterday, and looked
(Continued on page 2.)
SEATTLE ARMY
F POLIGEMEM
HUNTS SLAYERi
Region Around Lake Union
Is Given Appearance of
- War-Time Seige.
EVEN FIRE DEPT. OUT
After Robbing Drug Store
of $50, Bandit Fights
Duel With Officer
and Kills Him.
(Associated Pi oh Leaned Wire)
SEATTLE, Wn., May 11. Two
men and two women were held to
day for investigation in connection
with the killing last night of Po
liceman Fred lvy by a bandit who
had been cornered in a street car
after robbing a drug store.
The four held were Harry Moses,
25, a driver; Charles E. Sidney,
28, laborer, and Clara Erickson, 31,
and Cora Peterson, 34, waitresses.
The quartet were arrested in an
apartment about six blocks from
where a boat was found believed
to have been used by the killer in
escaping from a district surround
ed by policemen and firemen since
last night..
A pair of watqr soaked overalls,
and the appearance of the two nyi,
which answered in a general way
to the description of the robber
were the chief points of evidence
upon which the arrests were maae.
SEATTLE. Wn.. May 11. With
all available officers mobilized and
an armed cordon thrown about the
industrial, section facing Lake
Union, the harbor patrol and po
lice In commandeered speed boats
cruised the lake early this morning
in a man hunt for the drug store
bandit who last night shot and
killed Patrolman Fred Ivey from
the rear platform of a street car.
Although the killer is believed to
be hiding either under a dock or
among the piles of lumber in a
lumber yard at the southern end of
the lake, ttie search by water is
continued.
A white row boat, believed to be
the one In which the bandit was
seen to push out into the darkness
of the lake immediately itor the
shooting, was found two hours
later drifting fit) feet off the log
boom. A pair of bloodhounds, given
the scent off the row boat, bayed
and led police across the log boom
into the lumber yard.
The fire department was ordered
to the scene of the shooting with
scaling ladders to be used in pur
suing the search among the piles
and chimneys of the district,
while a crowd of more than a
thousand curious people watched
from a safe distance.
A Bquad or policemen, armed
with aawed-off Bbolguns, patrolled
in sentry-beats all avenues of ap
proach to the lumber yard In
which the slayer was believed to
be hiding, while two tugs, whose
decks were crowded with 'armed
men, cruised slowly back and
(Continued on page 3.) -
M. E. MISSION!
(AMoclatcI I'rcM Leased Wire)
SHANGHAI, May 11. Mrs. Wil
liam T. llobart, of the American
Methodist mission at Talari fu, near
I'Tsinan, was killed on April 29 by
a bullet fired through a small win
dow in her bedroom from an op
posite wall during fighting be
tween Nationalists and northern
era. Details of Mrs. - Hobart's death
were received at the local mission
(headquarters today in a letter
from Kaltalnfu. written on May i.
by Miss Helen Stum ley, a member
of the mission.
NEW YORK,' May IX. The
Methodist Episcopal board of for
eign missions today received a
cablegram announcing that Mrs.
William T. Hogart had been "kill
ed by soldiers near Tslngtao." No
(details were given. Mrs. Hohart,
who was 68 years old, was born
at Flushing, Long Island. She
and her husband had been mission
laries In China since 1882. Both
iwere graduates of Northwestern
University. They have four chil
dren. Two sons reside at Evans
jton. III., and two daughters are In
the missionary service of the
Icharch In foreign fields.
M. E. Assembly
Orders Study of
, The Unity Plan
(AfttoHaM I'rpsa l-wi-! Win1)
KANSAS CITY", M a y 11. A
commission to look Into union
with other denominations was ap
point (id by. the quadrennial general
conference of the Methodist Epis
copal church here today. The ac
tion was taken by a vote of 852 to
32. The commisuion, composed )(
37 members, was authorized "to
make overtures and receive over
tures from like minded churches,
looking to cooperation und union."
The resolution recommended
"prompt and effective measures
of dealing with over churched
nnd under churched communities."
The commission was authorized
to "make a careful study of the
communication from the world con
ference on fuith and order at Lau
sanne, 1927, and to make suitable
response to It; to cooperute with
that body, with the world confer
ence on life nnd work at Stock
holm, 1925. The federal council
of churches of Christ In America
and other organizations seeking (o
promote understanding and co
operation between the various
branches of the Christian church."
LOCAL TALENT
TO
Schools, Churches, Studio
Pupils, Organizations ,
Present Programs.
BAND GIVES CONCERT
City's Observance Finale
to Take Place Saturday ,
Evening in Lobbies '
of Three Hotels.
One of the largest observances
of National Music Week In Hose
burg since the custom was inaug
urated several years ago has been
leutured by a variety of fine pro
grams which have greatlynppenleil
to the music loving public. The
week has been observed through
out iloseburg and especially huv?
the schools, civic 1 organizations,
clubs and lodges celebrated the oc
casion with musical entertainment.
Music Week, opening Sunday,
was noted In the various churches
of the city with music services.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
programs of interest were given at
tlie First .Methodist Episcopal
church auditorium where the stu
dents of the Hetuline School of Mu
sic were presented In a series of
three quite unusual, recitals.
Band Draws Big Crowd
The Hoseburg Municipal Band,
under the direction of - Mr. Dale
Strange, made its lirnt public ap
peurance tills Reason in a concert
which drew one of the biggest
crowds of the past few seasons on
Thursday evening at the court
house square. American composers
were featured on the musical pro
gram and each selection showed
the fine artistic ability of the play
ers and their director.
Elsie Carletou Strang, soprano
'soloist, was the assisting artist on
last evening's program. Her two
numbers, "By the Waters of Min
netonka," by Thurlow Lleurance,
nnd "Charmalue," by Itapee and
Pollack, with an encore selection,
were well received by the highly
appreciative uudlence attending
the concert.
This evening at 8 o'clock' the
girla glee club of the Senior high
school, the quartette and the Senior
high school orchestra will present a
delightful group of selections at an
entertainment at the Senior high
j school auditorium. The public is
.cordially invited to attend this pro
gram for which no charge is being
made.
Hotels Take Part
Saturday evening will close the
week's observance of music with
j MiuniLui JI llin ii i nriin u id tut;
IniiMnB fif ttwt KniiMiiiA. f!inriii ntiri
j Rose hotels. The entertainment has
Jbeen entirely arranged by Ihe
Roseburg members of the Douglas
County Music Teachers" AsHocia-
f Hon who have planned a delightful
and brilliant group of selections.
Miss Naomi Scott will be In
charge ot Hie enlertalnment at the
! I.'mpqua hole land Mrs. Nelle
i Moore will direct the program at
the Grand hotdl, while the Rose
hotel group will be supervised by
jMlsa Lucille Sappington.
j Ihe following will be presented:
' Umpqua Hotel
.Mrs. A. J. Young's Orchestra, ac-
companist, Mrs. C. 8. Helnllne.
Duet, Mrs. Harry Myers and Mrs.
JA. D. Abbott, accompanist Mar
(Continued on page 6 J .
IS
IS
WEEK
L
AT
KLAMATH FALLS
Great Northern Extension
From Bend Brings Joy
to Wide Region.
LEADING " MEN SPEAK
Notice by WeyerhaeuserS
of Plan to Erect Giant
Lumber Plant Also .
Features Fete. :
(AmnolAtnt Prow LoowhI Wfrc)
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, May 11.
Formal completion of one huge
project and formal announcement
of immediate coustructoin of
other marked the opening
Great Northern Railroad
Hon here today.
The completed project
Groat Northern line from
of the
celebra-
1s tho
Bend to
Klamath Fulls; the new project Is
the erection of a mammoth mill on
the north bank of Klamath river
by tlie Weyerhaeuser Timber com
pany. The new plant will have an
approximate capacity of 250,000
feet and will be the largest mill in
Oregon and one of the largest pine
operations In the united States.
In addition to the big plant pro
vision is made for n planing mill,
box factory, a veneer plant and
possibly a sash and door plant.
Formal announcement was made
by George S. Long, Tacoma, gen
eral manager of the Weyerhaeuser
Timber company. Work on the pro
ject will begin immediately and the
mill will be in operation by July,
1, 1929.
Rail. Mead Speaks
Principal speakers at the Cham
ber of Commerce banquet last night
was Ralph Budd. president of the
Great Northern railroad. Mr. Budd
reviewed the railroad situation of
Klamath and forecast a blight fu
ture for Ihe Klamath country.
With the arrival' of Great North
ern rallrood trains at the new G. N.
station, formal opening of the cele
bration was scheduled to start this
nfternoon. The first Groat Northern
train will be officially christened,
addresses by railroad officials will'
be made and the golden spike will
be driven under the supervision or
the Kiwanis club.
Features of the two-day celebra
tion program tonight will be fire
works, a band concerj; and other
features.
The celebration parade, outstand
ing feature of the rail fete, will be
hel dtomorrow morning.
Portland Participants
With the arrival here this morn
ing of the Great Northern train
from Portland, enroute to Klamath
Falls, Bend started festivities with
crlstenlng exercises. Aboard the
train was Governor I. L. Patterson
(Continued on page G.)
1TIHB
OF BRITISH TITLE
SANDWICH, En., May 11.
Walter HaRen won tho British
golf champtonBhlp today with a
score of 292 for 72 holen. Hafrcn
scored a pair of 72's In the final
rounds to win. It was Hagen'a
third victory In the British title
event. He won In 1B22 and 1924.
Gene Sarazen. another American
pro, was riinned-UD with a score of
294 and Archie Compston, British
nrofesslonal. who defeated Hagpn
In a challenge match ' before tho
onen. IS tin. and 17 to play, follow
ed with 29S.
Unpen played great golf In the
final SB holes, coming out of Iron
, hie with dead'v acenracv. and pttt
llnir well on the hole although he
mlsed a shot mitt on the short
!17'h which wntild hve clfnped an
IW stroke from his card.
I Hsren has won the onen chnm
nlon.hln of the United plates,
tn-lce end the American P. 0. A.
Irhnmnlonshin five times, tho last
,fo" vpt In succession.
Tils flrsf British chnmnlonshln
"ns at Sandwich where bo won to
dav. j '-rrr nisB. wno ts a Hritisn
"Hfer. hut Is nrnfe.slonnl at a
Berlln ol"h. finished fourth with
scnr n 2fl Jim B'rnea and
.'ose .Ltradn. Buenos Aires, tied
tor fir h nlare with scores of 8n..
run Mehlhnrn fnllowed at 3H.
wmism Davis took Sft4 and A. K.
Whltlnir and Fred Taggart were
Itled with scores of 305.
El
AIL
INK
CELEBRATED
General Nobile's Route To The
AMUNDSEN'S
DIRIGIBLE. NORGE.
FLEW FROM
SPITZ BERGEN
TO ALASKA,
CROSSING- POLE
MAY 12. 1926.
16 MEN ABOARD,
INCLUDING
NOBILE.
CAPT. VILKINS
AND LIEUT. EIELSON
FLEW FROM ALASKA
TO SPITZBERGEN
APRIL I9ae
BUT DID NOT
CROSS POLE,
TCaWP&Kjf ' iml PEARY REACHED POLE BY
AIfiK 13 DOG SLED, APRIL 6. 19 09,
(!!V4 bji 'OeSGr' AFTER. UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS
rv'rts, IN IBSa., I9Q2. AND I0O6.
The heavy black line on the above map shows the route chosen
the North Pole and return from Spitsbergen, In his giant dirigible
pole has been1 reached by three former expeditions Peary, by dog sled; Byrd and Bennett In a plane
and Capt. Amundsen In a dirigible In times past. ..The recent Alaska-Spitzbergen flight of Capt. Wllkins
ana Lieut, tieison is aiso mown.
TO BE LARGEST
Carnival Committee Has
Promise of Great Exhi- .
bition According to
Chairman. ..
The strawberry exhibit to be
given in connection with the com
ing carnivul 1h to be the largeBt
and best Iioseburg has ever seen,
according to J. C. Lcedy, chairman
yt the .agricultural, committee of
tho -Umpqua Chiefs. Mr. Leedy
charge of the arrangements for the
strawberry display and states that
he has already secured the
promise of twenty-five growers
that they will have entries in the
various classes for which prizes
are being offered.
This year Instead of having the
strawberry exhibit tucked away
in some building where it must be
looked up by any Interested per
sons, the berries are to be given a
very conspiclous and prominent
place.
' The show windows of the Mc
Keun, Darby and Baldwin Bloro
have been secured for this dis
play, so that persons passing along
Cass street cun observo tho exhi
bit. In one window will be placed a
great commercial exhibit. The
Umpqua Squaws are to have
boot Iib erected at convenient
places throughout the city and will
serve strawberries and cream each
day of the carnival. The commit
tee Is offering a prize of 60 cents
per crate above tho market price
for all berries purchased, and are
j requiring that all berries so pur
chased be of extra good quality.
These berries will be on display
prior to their use.
Prof. C. L. Long, of tho exten
sion service of the Oregon Slate
College, will he present to judko
the berry exhibit.
DITCH BOTH SMITH
AND HOOVER, CRY
OF "COTTON TOM"
WASHINGTON, D ,C May 11.
A demand that both parties unite
to cniBh the presidential aslra
(ions of Secretary Hoover and
Governor Smith of New York was
made In tho senate today by Sena
tor Heflln, democrat, of Alabama.
Heflln suggested that tho sen
ate campaigns committee call
Senator WatHOn and bis supporters
to find what tho Hoover forces
spent In Indiana. Friends of the
late Senator Willis were advised
to find about the expenses on
Hoover's half in Ohio, and that
they "go back to New York and
call overy contractor" to find what
they contributed to the Smith cam
paign. "Smith Is not going to be nomi
nated." Heflln said.
"Woollen has Indiana. Donahey
will hold Ohio. Reed has mora than
100 delegates and the solid south
will be there to the end against
smith.
"And Watson's victory in Indiana
has fixed Hoover's clock."
CAB CURTAINS ORDERED
FOR OREGON ENOINEMEN
(Amwtatal l'r. t.ml Wlr.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 11
Railroads operating in northern
and some western states were or
dered by the Interstate Commerce
I Commission today to Install cur-
j tains on locomotive cabs for the
protection of firemen and engi
neers from November to April In
each year. Railroads operating In
10 atatos are among those affected:
Oregon, Idaho. Utah, Washing
ton and California, north of Oro-
vlllc and Trinidad.
BYRD AND BENNETT
FLEW FROM SPITSBERGEN
TO POLE AND RETURN
MAY 9,1926.-16 HOUR TRIP
"HERB" WEIDOEFT
GETS BROKEN RIBS
IN DITCHED AUTO
(Auoclatcd Protta Leaeoil Wire) 4
MEDFORD, Ore., May 11.-
Herbert A. Woidoeft, of San
Francisco, leader of a nation-
ally known orchestra, aud
Lawronce Abbott, a member
v ot his troupe, sustained in-
4 JurieB early this morning
when the automobile In which
they were journeying from
Klamath Falls to fill an en-
gagoment in this city tonight
swerved Into a ditch near
PInehurst. on tho Klamath-
4 AfOiland highway.
Woidoeft sustained three
broken ribs and cuts about
the nnd face. Abbott recelv-
od minor cuts about the hend. 4
The injured men were
taken to the Community hos-
pita! at Ashland. '
4 ' Woidoeft Is tho most serl-
ously injured, nnd the full ex-
tent of his hurts cannot be tie-
termlned until ho recovers
4 from the shock. ' Other mem-
4 bers of the party escaped.
The accident occurred
abput 7 o'clock Gils morning, 4
and the musician's nulomobile
was reported as being forced
Into the ditch by a reckless
dtivor. There was a heavy
4 travel on the highway nt tlie 4
4 time duo to nn exodus of 4
southern Oregon people to at- 4
lend the railroad celebration
at Klamath Falls.
REPUBLICANS OF
OREGON OUTNUMBER
BOURBONS 138,835
fAMnrlalH Prrm T-oophvI Win)
SALEM, Ore., Moy 11. The to
tal registration in Oregon for the
May 18 primary election Is 317,491,
according to a compilation of regis
tratfon returns from the several
counties prepared yesterday by Sec
retary or State Jtozer.
The republican registration Is
222.1311, the democratic 83,304, pro
gressives 571: prohlhllfonlsts 02(1,
socialists 1310 nnd miscellaneous
registrations 9335.
Tho Multnomah county registra
tion Is 101,31!), Including 73.842 re
publicans and 24,871 democrats.
Marlon county has 22.703 regis
tered voters with lfi.83fi republi
cans and ti008 demncrnts.
Iane countv it third in the list
with a total of 18.G07. including 12.
578 republicans and 6,195 demo
crats.
HIGHER PENSION
FOR WIDOWS OF ,
CIVIL WAR VETS i
WASIIINOTON, T). C May 11.
An Incrense In Iho pension allow -
ed widows of Civil War veterans
from 0 to $50 a monlh Is pro-
vlded In a house hill nassed last
night by the senate., Thn widows
would have to be 72 years old and
lo have been married prior to
.Tnno 27, 1905 to receive tho bene -
Without debate the sennte last
night passed a hill to grant an an- ployes, wore In thn boat. They de
nual pension of $5,000 lo the widow j cliled lo change positions In the
of MnJ. Oen. Leonard Wood, llouso river and ns Adams cranked thn
concurrence is necessary.
A four-hour working day on Bnt
dnvs for dlsnensnble posini em
ployes Is provided In n bill vbbs
ed last night by thn senate and
sent lo Ihe house.
DIE8 AT RIDDLE
Ilnrrv .Takes, of P'lldie. passed
swav at his homo el Diddle v,icr-
rt-v morning follnwln sn lilt-ess
n, several yri ,vr miter or .'ho agea maamg a flight impossible.
Ttosebn'" irnrtnrtnklng romnnnvl The plane started down tho rnn
wns railed to lake care of the hodv wav with Captains Ignncln Jlmlnes
and an announcement of the funer- and Francisco Igtesfas for an tin-
arrangements will be made
later.
C. Lindsay, Br., of Melrose, was
In Dosehurg this morning trans
acting business and trading.
North Pole
route: OF
G-EN. NOBILE'S
DIRIGIBLE, ITALIC,
r
by General Noblle for his flight to
Italia. The other line shows how the
S1DJY, J1E 3
Local Sportsmen Plan to
Entertain Over 1 ,000
Persons at Trapshoot
and Free Feed.
The nnnual Bnlmon bake of -the
DougltiH County SportHmen'H - anil
Game Protective AsBOolallon will
bo held on Sunday, .lime 3, accord
ing to a decision reached by the
etui) last night.'- ranch-vyear the
sportsmen sponsor u big free
salmon bake, which Is always one
or the outstanding events of - Its
kind-lo he presented -during - the
yeur. This year It is expected that
there will be 1,000 or more per
sons In. attendance. . :
Last year the Bpoitsmen fed
more limn 400 people, nnd because
of (lie larger membership this yenr
and -the closer relations that have
been established with' other or
ganizations of the state 11 Is ex
pected that there will be a record
breaking; attendance this year.
Tho program will start nt 10 a.
m. with u big shoot In which scat
ter gun artists from all over the
stato will participate, it la expect
ed that Borne of tho host trap
shooters In Oregon will bo in
Itoseburg on thnt 1 day, and the
Bportsmen are looking forwnrd to
witnessing some keen competition.
Cash and merchandise prlzos will
be awarded, and iib many of the
matches will be conducted on a
handicap basin there will be an op
portunity for nil trupshoolors to
take part In the events.
Tho big salmon bake will lake
place nt noon. Tho local sportsmen
will provide sufficient Umpqua
salmon, properly baked, tn feed the
entire crowd. There will bo no
charges mndn, ns the sportsmen
lire Invlllug everyone, far nnd
near, to be their gnosis for that
day nnd to join with them in the
big ovenl.
In Ihe nftesnoon the program at
Ihe trails will be continued. Hntor
talnmcnl will bo provided through
out the day for the women and
children, so that the Bportsmen
are Invited to bring their families
with them to enjoy the duy. -
HEART FAILURE
TAKES 3RD OREGON
SALMON ANGLER
OltHflON CITY, Oro., May 11.-
.William Adams. Court nnv Klntlnn
died today from a heart attack
while fishing for salmon below tlio
Oregon City fnlls. Ho was the
(bird man lo din ot heart failure
! while fishing since the salmon
season opened.
1 Adams, E, w. nnsenilnle of Van-
Icouver, Wash., and Hoy rage of
I Kugene. all Rnuihem Pnriri,. ..
engine, he dropped dead.
SPANISH PLANE CRASHES
INTO AN AUTOMOBILE
BBVII.LK, Spain, May II. At
tempting to lake off on a flight to
break the duration nnd distance
records, tho airplane Jesus Del
Oran Poder crashed Into an nulo
mobile this morning. The lower
; right wing was considerably dam
announced destination nt 6: 15 a. m.
The airdrome was crowded with
people who cheered Ihe filers. Sud
denly tho plane plunged Into a
military automobile in Its path,
preventing the tllght.
NOBILE FAILS
IN FIRST HOP
FOR THE POLE
Italia Forced Back By;
Snow and Wind
300 Miles Flown in Seven
Hours After Leaving
' Kings Bay Base.
13 AIDES BACK OUT
Exploration Will Probably
1-urnish Valuable Data
Wilkins Embarks
for Norway.
fAjwrtrlnlM Promt toawil Wlro) ""'V
KINGS BAY. Soitzbersen.
May 11. The dirigible Italia,
which left Kings Bay this morn
ing for a forty-hour flight over
the Polar regions, returned aft-.
er seven hours because of bad
weather conditions. ,
The Italia had covered about'
300 miles, much of it in a heavy
snow storm and a northwest
wind, which eventually com
pelled the dirigible to return to
the Kings Bay base.
The crew of the Citta . di'
Milano, the italia's supply ship,
was watching at the landing
place and was in wireless com
munication with - the airshin
and consequently was in readi
ness to haul her ini
(Copyright by tho Associated Press
1928 )
KINGS BAY, Spitsbergen,'
May II. The dirigible Itnlia.
ready for a flight to the North
Pole, started her first trip into
the Polar regions early thia
morning and was expected
back nt Kings Bay in about 40
hours. , , " '
iS"he huge dirigible, under
cftmnfand of General Umberto
Nobile, who already has made
one dirigible flight to the North
Pole, took a northwestward
course the snn-e as that taken
by the Now in 1926. It made
about 38 miles an hour in u
northwest wind and in half an
hour was out of sight of those
watching at Kings Bny.
It wns believed thnt Gen.
Nobile intended to explore the
surroundings of the North Polo
tirst and return about midnight
Saturday night. -
Affectionate Greeting
Tho crew ot tho shin met nt Iho
Htm l lug place about six this morn
ing nnd boarded her Insldo tho
hangar lo try out the motors. At
7:35 n. in. 200 Italian helpers tool; ,
the shin from tho hangar and Gen
eral' Nobile, in the uniform of his
rank In the Italian air service,
enmo out of hla headquarters nml
greeted his friends heartily, klsaliiK
and embracing them,
Tho two forward motors wero
started whllo General Nnbllo posed
Inr the enmera men and tho airship
nt 7:45 moved Into the air as the
ground crew let go tho restraining
ropes.
Attaining: a height of about 700
feet, with her tlirco motors work- '
lug, the Italia started Into the dim
uuknnwn lo the accompaniment of
tho Fascist shouts of "13 tal E Inl."
To Check Arctlo Map
Thn explorations of Oenetnl No
blla In his dirigible Italia will di
verge this summer from King
Hay In tho form of a fan.
Noblle himself does not know
how many tlmea ho will fly from
his bnsn here, nor what distance
he will travel, as atmospheric con
ditions will govern his trips. Hut
he does plnn lo touch tho Nortll
Pole again, perhaps early In hla
Arctic visit, as he did with Amund
sen In the Nome on Mnv 12, 192B.
One of his flights will havo for
Its object to nscerlaln whether
Ihere la more Innd on either aide of
tho routo followed by Pearv on his
expedition to the pole in 1909. and
whether thorn is really a land
which l'oary thought he saw on his
homeward jonruey and which ho
named Crocker's Land. The Mac
Mlllsn expedition of 19U was un
able to find this territory.
A third flight will bo the aide,
of the Pole opposite Crocker's,
Land, to the Islands called Nicholas
II land north of tho peninsula of
Talnlr. discovered In 1913 by the)
rtusslan expedition of Captain WW
(Continued nn page 3-1 ,