La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 01, 1927, CITY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-TEN PAGES TODAY FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE CITY EDITION THE WEATHER oRFGo.N: in tth .1, Satord.iv probably lair. ,' i I lumpri'.i turn. ..Moderate west uiitl nur.iivvtj:.t Wlll'lti. VOLUME XXV. MIOMItL'lt ASSOCIATED PRKH8 IA GilANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927 UEMUEIl ASSOCIATED PREB8 NUMBER 278 V WILL APPEAL CONVICTION Files Notice After Being Sentenced to Two Years in Penitentiary JOE SELLERS TO SERVE ONE YEAR Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty at Midnight At er Two Hours of De liberation. Clyde "IN!" Luffiligton wa-i sen tenced to lu years lit the stale penitentiary iiiul Joe Sellers re ceived a one-year penitentiary sen tence just after midnight ' Inst night from Circuit Judge Fred W. Wilson, of The Halle, after Ihe Jury ret 11 rued it verdict of guilty ju-d before 1 'J o'clock after two houi-H of deliberation. Mufffjigtnn WUK charged with possi0ion of !l ft i 11 . Sellers, his partner in the. opera t ions, pleaded guilty several weeks ago hut was not sentenced until Rufflugton's trial ended. An appeal was filed Inipiodlate ly by Hufflugtnu hut Sellers has 110 alternative hut go I "J prison, Coiuddernhle Interest Iiiih been shown In I he ruse, which Iiiih been at (ended hy n large crowd hoth Wednesday and Thursday. The fart that Muffingtou hay al ready heen up before federal courts twice and has been aci'iiitted on both occasions, and the prone lire of a new Judge, resulting from an affidavit of prejudice filed, sgutuHt Judge W. Knowles by Ruffing- toii, were factors ui arousing tiioret or less widespread atteutiou ' to the case. Arrr-'d in April Muffingtou wan uri ested. with Sellers, on April 3" hy Sheriff .(esse UrcHhciii-H a"'l Deputy Sheriff Hugo K llnghamme rat the i.ld .lin k Coleman piare In Hoot h ijine. The actual arrest was made while 1 u f -flngt,on V,K 1,1 u v'v containing pari of a ttiiriier and other Htlit ap paratus, which was at the time d feet from the hou.se In w hlch the stfll was operating. The Hi lit. I' gallons of liquor and seven barrels of ina.-h were confiscated and was used., wltli the other a pparat us.ius a major Jart of the evidence hy the state In the trial. (Iim of I he stale's strongest points in the trial of the rase was testi mony from men w ho had heen present during the upend Ion of the same still and w ho lestifieil thai the still belonged to I iuffiugtou and that they hud seen him operate it. Sllll Identified The, Htill at court wan identified hoth hy I he sttite'M witnesses a ud hy Sheriff Mreshenrs as the same one which they hail seen In opera tion Sellers, who plead guilty ' the time of his indictment, assume. i till responsibility for the sllll, ami declared that Huffinglon had had nothing whatever to do with It. bill! I hat he had simply driven Sellers to the r.mn so that Sellers could look after his potato crops. Sell era' stalemenls rai l-led little weight. (( 'outinued on )'ae . HANI) CONCERT WILL RE GIVEN FRIDAY, JULY 8 The sci-Miid outdoor eoiu ert hv ( the l.a Hi". Hide municipal bund ill l.e played on the eveuinu of i'li da, July N, at 111'' high srhood atll lelic field, accnrdiui; to an an imuiicement by lirect"r Amlrcw Limey tnday. The concert Is scheduled to heiu promptly at S o'clock. What promises to be mi excellent program is helntf arraiiired and the selections uill lie announced in the near future. EAGER, CONSTANT INTEREST The ron-lan). ilav-ln nml ila out rajierncs w (lit lilrh new-iwipcr I- nwaltnl ami read. Hie wide mrfcty oT appeal lo IM'Oph in alt Mi-thin of the roiiiiiiniiiiy. in nil orriiiuttlon dot (he valley. In town and ,,,( r h rcira riling nf IIm pigs'r iM-e-ary I'tMttm-t with friend! and mitthlMr-. Willi Ihr ifitntiiunlty mid territory nt lartfC thene tlilugx roiisiltutr what I know ii muler-lntrr-i-i. W 1 1 li o ii t nadrr-lnnn-l a iieHHMr or n primal me dium rnmioC have larr Hilver lUfnir value. Willi H. Ih m tlllllt of ran-ful and .nti rul rtl-tonirr ruMhallitn an an limited. The rrndrr-lnienM and rrndrr-i-nind4'iiiv of The Oli Mtrr l kitfinii bj adtertlMTs et'kliitf n 1'inrr the Im ;ntmte territory e Idrnreil hy the tf.n-laot iim' of -IWM-' hv prailh ullv vwry Minvhit 1u-Iim lioti-e. Observer AihrrtWmi A MerflmiidialHg bFMfcv" Theater Is Sold To F. A. Grulich, Pendleton Man Sherrys Closed Until July 15 for Repairs Mr, and Mrs. Trull to Retire From Business. Shrrrys theater here, owned mid operated for the past 15 year:) by If. G. Trull, hag been sold, and (he new manager. Pram-is A. Frulleh, of 1 'end let 011, took possession to The final showing under the old management was last night and this morning the theater was closed, to reopen about July 15 under a new name, when a program which culls for the redecornttou of the Interior and the reconstruction of the theater front, will be completed. A pipe organ will also he install ed In the theater, but not until about August, due to the time iter, eswiry for Its construction. Sev eral new policies in the theater management will be. adopted, but will he an nun need la ten Al r. Grulieh is a I Diversity of Oregon student. Mis father lias been in the theater business in Pendlelon for several years, but re cently told his Interests there. .Mr. 'I t oll Itrtlrlng .Mr. Trull, wlio for many years has heen a respected citizen of I'n ion county. Is retiring after serv ing the l-i C ramie public fur 1 5 years. Before coming to La Claude, lie made his home at KIkui for sev eral years. ile and .Mrs. Trull plan (o spend most of the summer touring, re luming to ii CJ ramie somcliiue In Seieinber, when they lan to dis pose of other property. Where they will inuke their home in the fu ture has not yet been decided. bi;;ins iiTii:s SAI.KM, Ore.. July 1 (Al'J-W. II. l-'itZKerald, of l'ort land, newly appointed lueiuber of the mate In dust Hal commission to succeed W, A. .Marshall, was sworn hi and began his new duties today. Native Son, 73, Passes At Home ! Of Mrs. Chandler William l-'iii". a native son of Oregon, boi-n in .Marlon county Jan. 3H, IS54. died at the hoitp- of hi daiisM-r, Mrs. C. W. Chand ler, ;'iins Third street, here bile yesterday at the a;- of 7;t yea is. He. was the ;:on of Mr. and Mis. Thomas 1.. Kine, ( lr'Kori pioip'"! .". who from is"a to IX- made their home in Union county. William I'tne started out for hlmst'lf in IS72, handl'ni; rattle in Whitman rounty. Wash. He ui-nt to Southern Oregon from tin-re In IHT.l and in 1 K7f he came to I'n bui county and started horse raid ing. Civo. years later he bought, hind east of I'Mgin, where he farm ed until isx!t, at which time lie sold his property and bought a dry goods slock at KlginJ Later he went into tho rattle business In Wallow a ounly, on lug Sheep creek, and soon afterwards op'-ned a bulch.-r shop at Klein. Lal-r lot ran a livery stabb- until is:i.'. lb- w .is mil' of t to- first hoard or rouncllinen ol Klgill and re mained In oftice 11 ui II l:iao. In IS77 he was married to Miss S. tr ail Harris, of Jos'-ph. ho pn -ceded him in death nhwut eight jearfi a so. Lab-ly hi- livd on bis farm north of i;ipin. which he owm-d at the time or his death. H- bad been lit tor the past Hiree yars. He lei vi s eight children: Mrs. Augusl Hug. of Los Angeles: Mrs. C. W. Chandler. L-e K;n--, of La (Iramie; Krank Kii)'', Tian-y, at.: Iliinh. of Mawillc: Cecil. Ti'iinant. i-al.; Mrs. Harland Huffman. Wal lowa: Mis. Kred J'-nnisfm. Wil liam and Chi st.-r. of Idaho, Km n" rat arrairirineiits have not yet been made. The body Is .it t he Snodgrass and .Ii rminl chapel. Granger Plan To Celebrate July 1 The Plea: a nt Gntve gram;' Sinn meivi lie will celebrate Jul with a picnic dinner and pnigi at the graiiKC hall. -;x-Gover Waller AL 1'ler. e will be the spi er of the day. His address will gin at o'clock. In addllbiii lo Mr. Pierre' I there will be a prouram ef spurt (he afternoon, ineludiug foot r.i nail driving rmitests, etc. An limitation is extended in public lo attend. To Inspect Spud Crops In County (I. L. Ilyslop. luad of the rami j 'crops department of the Oregon j Agricultural colltg-'. will be In I'n j ton rounty the first of next week 'and will inspect potatoes grown ( here for nri if iry t ion. i I Mr. Hyslop itfid ii. fi. Avery, 1 county agent, will visit a largo : number of fields in Hie various see. Hons of the valley. Farmers who wish n rtifiralion of their potato crops are ssked to make applica tion with Mr. Avery, so that no ono will In. omitti d. HE'S PERFECT i . vi ' ' - 1 i -'tf ' j I ''(' ' This Is 4.con;r Jom, rti, Kun ilow mcilal winner 211 years ago, and now Just ilechirnl "iierlVrt" In a tynitrst for men at Irloria, It. '.. Canada, over 18 rivals. IMPROVING EAST OREGON RAILROAD Much Construction on This Year's Program on Second Division Much rail read construe! iuu .work Is being carried on wlrhln the hecoml division of the u.-W, It. and N. of Die Cnion I'aellto sv. lem. accoidlug to Waiter H. Oull I, Hiipi-rinfeiident of Ihlj division, who this morning outlined the amount of woi k now under w ay. One of the jobs is on the Wal-low-i eounly branch line. h"lwen KnterprlsM and Joseph, w here im pound rail, released from the nuiln line, is being Inslalb-d to rephtrt I he & tl-pound rail formerly used. Last yivir the mil was laid on " a 12-iuiio section, blinking ft to lOnt--i prl,t and now opera I Ions are starling to complete the work the entire ilisUinee of the branch line. The work ia to cost about $.tu.mi'). Ittijs (irate! , I'll gravel pit wan purehasil at mile post fift, n'enr Mvuns. tw.i yiiri ago, and .the paltasling or the blanch line from I lie fpi utile post to Joseph is now under way. hiclt Includes f the track in the. Wallowa valley. Thirty-fiv men have been added to the regu lar He.'lh.n cre.v, un,J bnlbiings have a renh-d at .Wallowa. which has been chosen for the rounty headim i tei h. for the rook house and (lining room, und sleep ing ipia rlers for t he men. The work will continue for about "two months, however It may not be completed within that time. In addition to thK plan are now bemg i ooioiehd for three steel in II i oad bridges, oim east of M-ile-r. one at I'i ndN-ton and t he Hdrd between Kcho and Sianliebl. Load cuts along the main line b--t w eeti M "acini m a ml the t unnel and b"( w ceii Huron and luin-an ani from (iiblmn to Mmthorn a r being w ideiii 'l. a lol lin- changes are being made between I'nyii," and Thoin Hollow, this work to cost about $:?!o,oihi. I HO .Men I mployed One hundred and eighty iu"ii (C ui in ii -I MM 1! 1 i L.',v' Summer Encampment of Guardsmen A Decided Success, Dutton Reports Tip- Oregon national guard sum mer encampment was a decided HUrersa, Captain (1. L. llllttoi), of Company L. of La (irande, sabl Oils morning. Cnptaln Ibitton re turned lo La Crumb- last night by auto. The ihi-iiiIhts of the local gua rd company arrived In Lit Grande yesterday on train No. 4 utter two w eeks spent ut Camp I'htlHop, on the Oregon coast be tween a si oriii and Seaside. Al the end of Die first week In Camp Clatsop. Brigadier General George A. While express? d tho op inion that training w as f tirthcr along than at the end of two weeks at Camp Jackson, the captain said. "This war probably dm to the fav orable weather conditions. H rain ed sonic, but It w as usually Just showers which were soon over and th'-n t))c sun was out again. Tho soil was sandy and there, was no mud. The ramp is equipped with modrm kitchens. We took our own range, so the preparing of meals was comparatively easy. It was almost impossible, however, to give the guardsmen from Kastern Oregon enough to eat. Most of the company im nib is gain d In BUILDING FOR SIX MONTHS IS $761,990 La Grande's Half Year Record Leads All JJast ern Oregon Cities MILLION MARK IS Construction Activity Ex wnntnA Ia P.fiiitiniin Dill.1 i ing Remainder of 1927 anaiNext xe; .Mlliuuclt u slight and Next Year. Although u slight slump wui noticeable during the latter part of June, construction figures fur the first half year In La (irando have, snared to a new high record a mark that surpasses any previous IoIhI for a twelve-month period. A check of building permits Is- sued during the. first six months of this year wuh made hy City lie corder J. F'. Stearns tills morning Mind the total whh f7tiL!)fa. which jls considered an extremely health- murk in a city the size of La (ramie. - Incidentally, this half-year rec ord in- said to be greater than'any yearly total for an Kastern Oregon city. ' . Mucli llcKlflcntlal Work I During the tnumh or June the permits numbered "7 and called for construction worth ?37.7i'fi i mostly residential improvements, ranging from small Jobs of altera tions and rettairs to t wo JH.'tntt homes. .Vine permit were nunc than $Liiio of which wis were ?L- j E(Mt and more. 1 The bulk of (he figure It the re- suit of i he roust ruction of two f??r.iHH hotels, a JHO. mil) apart ment house and (wo or three other larger business buildings most of 'which were started during the first (three month of the year. With the population of Ii (iraude steadily growing, competent 'observers believe -that the building permit total fmfc the year wll he .more thn tl.lMMi.IMiM iiml ar-i'ik-ing forward to t't big building year In I9L'S. . , sm;m iti;coiti i,ao?.it7 SAI.K.M. Ore., July I. (At') I'ultdlng permits for t he first six months of tli year broke all pre vious records for a half year's pe riod in S.iletn, according to the record- in 1 h city recorder's office, with u total of $l,iii7.l77. m:iis million KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. July I (AIM A new half year record in building construction has hf-cn at tained In Klamath Kails with Un report late yesterday that conslruc liou during the first six inonlhs of lfn:7 totalled f HTi. or $lunu over last year's mark which had ncl a record for that period. Wheel Runs Wild, Breaking Window A plate glass w indow in t lie new si ore hieh (ieoi ge Kir ha id -son Is opening at Second and Ada itM w as smashed last night when I he car w heel broke loose Irom a passing car. The wheel ran wild, first crashing Into a tele phone pole and then bouncing back and breaking the huge win dow. La Grande Medical Student Appointed j V A H H I N G TO N. July I. JA dozen Oregon physicians have accepted rotiimtjsionK In the medi- cat corps reserve of the army, ac j cording to the war department, r Among those roiiiiub'sioned was Itnlph Lvun1) I'oHton, of L Grande, weight during the stay in ramp." j Several dignitaries -visited tie I camp. Including General Hunter j Llgett, who nus lieutenant general I during the world war. and .Major : General Creed Ha minond head m the intililH bureau of the frilled Stales, K'ach expressed their oplu ' Ion of the progress being made by the Oregon National Guard. The people of Seaside und As toria furnished entertainment for (the guardsmen and officers dur- Ing the encampment. I The guardsmen left Camp Clat sop Wednesday morning at six o'clock nnd arrived In Portland at the same morning, where the m n were released and allowed to do as they pleased until 1 : ,; 0 that night whn they entrained for La (ira tide. The Lo Grand'- company made a good show ing during t lie stay In ramp, considering the fact, that, ebmit a of the &ii men attending had been in t he company only a short time. Captain Injtton stated. Plans tire to spend about SI"". aeo within the next year at Camp Clatsop, with the Inteniftoii of using that cump each yeur for the BUin in r 'd .unpUM nt. MoVe to Abolish Submarines Finds .But Little Favor Time for Step Siill in the Future 5-Inch Guns, However, to Be. Largest Arms. CKNHVA, July I. (Al') The time for abolishing submarines as engines of naval warfare apparent ly has not yet arrived, for the naval experts of the tripartite, naval con ference failed today to follow the American suggestion, made on the opening day of the conference that the 1'ulted Slates would be willing to consider abolishing the Mlhma I'ine if such action were made uni versal. It Is understood, however, that the experts agreed today upon five Inch guns as the largest euunon fur submarines. The Uritlsh delegates proposed creating two categories of yah ma rines, one with a maximum size of tPMI tons and the oilier with a maxi mum of 1U0 tons, with an age lim it of lu years. The Americans are reported lo favor a higher maxi mum: that of 1600 tons on account, of the paucity of American naval bases. It also is said that the Jap anese suggested making the age limit for submarines Li years. Study Il4qiiircmrnts The morning session of the tech- (Continued un Brothers, Wives Face Charges of Making Liquor WALLOWA. Ore. July I Two brol hers, well past, middle age, and their w ives, arc facing trial on charges of iiiftnuluctui e of moonshine liquor as the result ot a raid conducted by Sheriff Mil ler nnd Deputies John McKetridgr and John Craw ford al t he head quaiiem of Mini cteek. The men and their wives - Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Whlluiore mm Mr. and Mrs. Irvln Whllmoru--reiifllly admitted their guilt, oili er rs nay, hut usserteil they were so hard ml and needed (he money sb badly th' huir lil MeHiod.As H ready Mid easy way of ralMlug fund:. "We wen: hard up before this happened." I lo-y ate quoted .in saying, "hut now we are worse oil I hau befon'.' Tlie iiiartet waived preliminary hearing and gave bonds to Insure their appearance In court. Irvln was slightly injured In I he I foot by a revolver bullet, sho'. w hen he tried lo .escape and - ( (used to Hall w m-n repi uieoty w iirued. I lis wife Ulso l ied bill whs taken later at I heir camp. Dennis and his wile made no re sistance. This Is said to lie the first time in the history of Wallowa couniv I hat h woman has laced charges of this sort. Haines Stampede Opens Its Gales HA INKS. ue., July 1. T"day the pates of the Haines Stampede grounds were thrown open to the public and the five days of wild wt si entertainment was started, every preparation handle crowd In best possible manner and the many horses on the g-ound.; gives assurance that there will be j something Hprrlucular going on all j'lhe time. The Stampede is booked for five 1 days, July 1 to Hud kins And Baker To Fifjhl August 11 NLW YOLK, July I tAP Ace lludklns. tin- Nebraska wildcat, and Sammy Maker, of New Vmi, have been matched for a return iL'-round bout at Khbotts field. Aug. .1, Promoter Humbert Kiig asy announced today. Maker scored a teehniciil knockout over lludklns at I In- Polo grounds .turn- 1 15. Leo Lotus);), of Aberdeen. Wash., will be marched w II h Paul Ibi lenbaeh. Jimmy Hlattery or Geoig ( 'ourincy. of ok la horn a, in a I " round seml-rinal, ncroiding to Fugasey, Sets Sept. 12 For Retrial of Case OLTItolT. July I f AIM--Federal Judge Fred M. Mayiuond to day set Sept. I - a.s a but Hi date for I he re-trial of Aaron Fa pi l o h $ I .aaii.iiMh libel suit agaim.' Henry Ford and the Ocaiborn In dependent. Lou Gehrig Gets 26lh Homer Today NKW YORK, Gehrig, Vank- uly I I AIM Lou Hist Hacker. 'knocked out his twenty-sixth home) run today to the rusl inning of the L-ame 'with i be Red Sov, btenktllg uis lie With Mabc LmIIi i Tin cl:ut w as made ol f Macl-'ay 'den and alno stored Ruth, who ' had idngl'-il. SURPLUS FOR FISCAL YEAR SETS RECORD Treasury Reports Show a; Total of $(535,80!),81 Left in Vaults i USED TO RETIRE THE PUBLIC DEIlTj v - VII"K ut Vt"'- ISur-.Mer, Krance. Operating Expenses of' ,i . fpi Three and One - Half Billion Dollars. WASHINGTON. July 1 (AT) The treasury muplujt fur the, fis cal year which ended at midnight last night was $ti:ift,K03.a 1.70, the, greatest in history. Total ordinary receipts lor tho year were $ 4. 1 1. 1 0 und the cost of operating tho govern ment chargeable ugainst miuh. rc rcipts was $3, 4t3,Iia4. 619. 4a. This particular surplus will have been dissipated, however, before congress meets to draft a new tux hi 1 1, a ml any red net ion m uat bo ba'd on estimates of tho surplus for the current yeur. Itcitl.ro rnbllc IX-bt Of the total excess $611,000,000 already has been applied tu retire ment, or the puhliu debt the treua ury announced. A part of the re maining $lM,M-o,sm Has been cur ried over us an increase in tho net balance in the general fund and will be used for debt retirement purposed. " "More Hum one half of the sur plus of $t;;t&. ooii, turn in duo to re ceipts on account of diupoHal of capital assets, back tax collections in excess of tax refunds und other items of a fust disappearing or non recurring character," Acting Secre tary Mills suid. "It will bo uppar eul therefore, that without theso speciut und non-recurring Items which MKftreftitc ::i:il(!HH),(!00 the surplus would have been about t2tn,0U0.it00, f which a consider able part. l to bo. attributed to de6iTuye In cxie-nse oine which represent a poslponement rutbot than urtual savings." Iah Tlnui Kstlmati-s It was also asserted that the to- Mat expenditures chargeablo against ordinary receipts were $ I hn.OHO.ntiO Mess than treasury estimates. The Idiffercnce was accounted for by tho postponement,, of l!.oo0,000 of I expenditures because of the fall- ,.,, wf ,l0 Hecond deficiency bill H- $ :t r,ii0. m r decrease in lax refund a,,,. (Q fhaiige in inn revenuu mv reduction of other Items. cxpendlluroD and HEAT WAVE NEAR BREAK, FORECAST Scores of Lives Claimed During 'IS Hours of Killing Hot Weather CHICAGO, Judy I. (AIM The Ihree-dav total of heat deaths in Illi.lUd wn I'll.""" when I hf coroner s office report ed three women had died when heat aggravated IMiiesHCS of long standing. CHICAGO. July 1 I API A break In the reeni d brea king heat wave which has held most of the nation In its sweltering grip for -iH hours, claiming scores of lives, was fore cast by the weather bureau today. The break will ocelli" In most of the middle west today, said the Chi cago liielei ologisl, and ill the lal.e region and lower Ohio valley by to night or tomorrow. A It hough the w eat her hlirea II does not ma ke predictions ime than tn hours in advance, it Indicated the prospect nf fair weather and moderate tem peratures o ei- llie greater portion of the middle west al least for Sat urday and Sunday. Thunderstorms will shatter t he heat spell. Hie pi -ognost ienlu rem need. Since WedueHtfay in- v- niug thunder show ers have occured tnus In Oregon, The order- con-alinos-l generally in I he Cocky ( s-ohdxting the to offices was I Mnuiititin region,, the northern and huci) several months ago a no the central great plaiurfarea and llienee actual change became effective to- i-avtward int Mil sola. North- dtaii provim cooling fall I liav ill), H 'ontiiiurd Preltii Girl Uses IV Us And Escapes PORTLAND. -Pretending ti ore July L enent a (AIM rep down town Hi feted Im r manager v-. ho had mploynieol ax an uglier. two men luted Jean MiIsImI. Jl piettv Seattle gill who lies only re cently come to Portland, into an i nart mi'Dt u u pprr Washltmt on street and attempted to attack her. Miss Mrlst-d told police today. s))(. r(1,iuht. she said, but could Kn headway against them. j-'liinllv he pretended to faint, '.'hey eieased tloir holds, and she bolt - ed into a bathroom und out of a. window onto a fire escape from which he made her oncape. Long Distance Flying Record . IsSetByByrd Commander Estimates lie Flew 4,200 Miles Oth er Figures Credit Him with 3,812. WASHINGTON, July I. (Al'l Commander Kiehard M. Hyrd was credited today in figures compiled by the geological survey with cov ering u distance of a-177 miles, the air line distance between Koosevelt w tkk. ' ai-.-a now ItiiiB iliHtiutce flyliiK rei-diil of 381 miles appeared to have been established today by Commander Lie hard K. Hyrrt in his night from New York to Ver-Sur-Mer, France. Tim distance the America was estimated to have covered In Its flight from Koos- r.ilt flol.l l,t I i I is was 3ti37 milesi iiuu reporis w ere j that the idane reached Paris and then headed west, landing in the mm : off Ver-Sur-M er, j 1 7 miles away. T h e previous' long distance rec ord w as set by Claru lice 0. Chumberlin and Charles A. Levine, w ho In their flight from New York to K Huge, Germany, covered approximately 3, Itlclmrtl Mvnl ! 7 miles. Chaiiiberliii and Levine were in the air ipproxmate)y 4i hours, while Myrd an(( his cumpaiiions hy landing at 2:2) a. m. (Paris time) were In the air 31 hours und &ti minutos. Charles A. Lindbergh in his flight from New York to Paris flew a shorter course than Uyrd, covering 3fiU) miles in 33 hours ami 9 minutes. Commander Uyrd estimated that ha flew 41MiU miles from the time of leaving Koosevelt field until his landing at Ver-Sur-Mer. The commander expressed hope that he would be able to save his ship hut aviators who had Heen the. plane today expressed the opin ion that th hopes of salvage were slight as th plans was breaking up in the sea. Commander Myrd said that he won hi like to fly to Pails from Ver-Sur-JSler. but that he had not Idea of returning to New York by air even If the plane were fa condition to make the journey. Tho citizens of this little sea re sort gave the aviators a reception In the town hall His afternoon ami a great crowd was present u spite of inclement weather. SHIP CAPTAIN CAPTURED BY CHINESE GANG SHANGHAI, July I. (AI'J A message from Ichang says news has bt-en brought there by a junk that Captain Fisher, American mas ter of the steamer Chlchuen, with a Chinese compradore, was captured by pirates between Ichang and Chunk la ng and Is being held for L'ii,tnni ransom. The Chlchuen is said to ha ve left Icha tig June I and grounded when SO miles from that place, whereupon the pirates hoarded her. The message said that t 'apt a in Fisher ts from San Francisco and was formerly with the Hollar line, being captain of the steamer Rob ert liotlar In Hie t ra lis- Pacific serv ice. Ills wite, a Musslan, is in Shanghai. The Lulled States consul here 1m taking measures looking ' town id Captain Fisher's release, but. com munication with the upper Yangtze is most difficult, the only means being by t li it 'it States gunboats I he river. Portland's Land Office Is Closed ItoSLMCKO, July I. I A Pi -The Itosebtirg dlstiict I'nited SI.K-. laud oftice today took over the business of the Portland office. assuming jiirldieiion over all government lands w esl of the I 'ascade mouu- diiv. Ihc records from Porlland he- ! V; i also.hig received in the local office tin. morning. Denver Attorney Succeeds Lindsey HKNVKU. Colo., July 1. (AIM Robert W. Steele, Henver attorney lay was appointed Judge of the uvenile court here micceediiig iP-n It. Lhnlsey, who was misted yrMcr- lav. TO SI.MVF. IMIIIION HALKM, Ore.. July t (AIM The pUbttc service, coin lllisstoll will ( day serve the city of Fugenc with the petition of the Southern Pad (Me company for authority to abandon Its street car service per- lnaiierit ly In ami about that city, The city will have ten days tu which to answer and then the case, j w ill be s t for hearing. BYRD'S PLANE LANDS IN SEA FLYERS SAFE Trans - Atlantic Flight Ends Near Ver-Sur-ATer, 175 Miles Fnjm Paris AVIATORS TELL ' OF MCHT BATTLE For and Storm Prevented American From Find ing Paris Stayed Aloft Until Gas Was Gone 1'AltIS. July 1 ( A V) The trans AMuntie t light of Commander Hlrhsrd K. Myrd, aftn- hard luck cind tremendous difficulty, ended Just after dawn today in the sea, nn yards rrom the beach of tho little seuside resort of Ver-Sur-Mer, 17ft miles west- of Paris. The avlalors swam ushore nnd Immediately went to sleep in a tittle cottago to which they worn taken. The monoplann "America" was badly damaged. The plane was salvaged thi.i af ternoon with the assistance of fish ermen anil naval men from tho Cherbourg base, Bert Acosta. and HJeutcmint Mernt llalehen super intending tho job. The plane was dragged up on tho beach and tho engines worn demounted, were carefuly gone, over and every piece, of equipment that could bo stowed nwy. Much of the scientific data ob tained by Commander Richard K. Myrd on his trans-Atlantic flight was lost In the. sudden flooding of the America, early this morning, when it descended Into tho wa here. Commander Myrd thin nftcr noon expressed the keenest disap pointment at the loss. It AIT AIM.O I-XYKIIS VKit-HL'lt-MKK, France. July I (AIM Out of guHollno und grop ing blindly through fog und rain to find a safe haven, the trans Atlantic phi mi America descended Mi My l' Hi" hcu early this morn ing near this town on the coast of Normandy. .. Successful In their valiant ef fort lo span the. Atlantic, but 17f mllea west of their goal, Paris, tho American aviators headed by Com mander Mlchard K, Uyrd msdn their way through the ae.a 200 yards to shorn with tho aid of a. pneumatic raft which they had been able to inflatn just before their plane, struck tho wator. Tired by their long air voyago that had carried thorn across tho Atlantic and In a vain crul&o In Hie fog and ruin above Franco to find tho flying field at Lo Bour get,' the American flyers went .to bed almost as soon as they had made their way to shore with tho help of flsheririn and tho keeper of tho llghthousct hero. Myrd Writes Ixg Commander Byrd, who had add ed to his laurels of being tho fitit man to fly across tho North Polo the new distinction spanning tho Atlantic through unusually unfav orable storm conditions, was very tired, but was not too tired to wrtfo up his log -of tho flight. Ho chatted with his hosts and drank a glass of milk before retir ing in the homo of Joseph fron tier, deputy mayor of Ver-Sur-Mer. Commander Myrd declared that tho America had encountered bad weather all tho way from the C. S. l og had kept them from finding the air lane to Paris and had forced them lo gropo blindly In tho air until they hod no choice but lo mukn a descent on best, t hey could, when their gasollno ran out. With tilings made ns nhlp.-iliapo aboard their plane as possible, I ho American aviators divided into two groups, going lo diitcreiil houses, to obtain much needed ixat, All-Mglit Mat I In Telling of thu uU-night! li.itIM ol' Hie America, In a rainstorm. 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