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SALEM; OREGON, SUNDAY Jtf ORNING. SEPTEMBER 13, . 1925 . ... 4
,PIUCH FIVE CENTS
niiisni
TRADING VESSEL CAUGHT
IN ICE IN
liiaiELSEWE
president Coolidge Appoints
Special Board to Deter
mine Air Power
ARCTIC ZONE
RADIO DISTRESS SIGNALS ARE
RECEIVED FROM SHIP
FLIGHT PILOT SAYS
PIM IS PERFECT
HEALTH DEMONSTRATION
S ASKED AT MEETING
MEETING SATURDAY ATTEND
ED BY 60 PERSONS
Crew o Thtrti-Thrc Men Are On
Board; No Anxiety Felt For
' . " Safety
Shortage Vof Gasoline Only
Cause of. Failure to Span .
Pacific Ocean
VANCOUVER, B. C, Sept. 12.
-(By The Associated Preas)
A radio message caught at many
CONTROVERSY STARTED today ttsclosej tharthe steamer CREW PRAISE V LEADER
Baychimo, -which left here July 8
Debate Opened in Lat Const. land Jn the ArctIc . for the
Is 'Officially Recognized by
President; Committee
I Named
(By
WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.
Associated Press.) President
Coolidge tonight took his Tlrst of
ficial j recognition of the contro
versy stirred up in. his last "con
gress iover the adequacy of Ameri
can air power by appointing a pe
cfartio'ard of nine men to conduct
a sweeping inquiry Into the sub-
," Announcement of the president's
act io jwas made , in a statement
Royal Canadian Mounted' police
and to posts of the Hudson's Bay
, company, along the northern
shore of the continent, was frozen
fast. .. . i -.
C. II. French -of this city, fur
trade . commissioner . of the com
pany stated that the Baychimo
which sent out a distress call, was
but a short distance from the is
land and had a , bare
Men Enger to Make Flight Again
If Rodgers Leads' Them;
Courage and Pluck Said '
Remarkable
HONOLULU, Sept. 12 . (By
The Associated Press) Lack' of
only a hundred gallons' of gasoline
robbed the United States nary of
the honor' of making a nori-ston
chance. of Wrjlane flieht from San Francls-
woraing nerseu tree anu leaving co- to Honolfiln.
me Arctic mis montn, ny way or rnIa jact wus reveaied today by
Bering strait fend the Bering sea. Skiles N. Pope of Jackson. Tenn..
rrenen saw mat it me vessel aviation pilot on the PN-9 No
was unable to leave the crew which was nicked ud late Thurs-
ic.io - iif),i(. unn.a -mMoti !"" aummu, m- ajT near l he inland or Kauai. 100
on i ml i.u3 vv u sii? a. a vuov v- i - . . . ; - -I ' 1
said khat' member,, of the board I8na DUl inai ycmmo naq mllea northwest of here after
i,o,t ... avo,i mot Mm i.t( I PfOTisKms for the winter and that drlftlne nine davs while a substan
.Thursday morning to organize and were pieniy 01 aaaiuonai Ual portion of the United States
V proceed immediately with Its study 8to8 on the island
with k view to submitting a report
r by tKp latter part of November.
Tbfc decision to name a special
I' board of inquiry was reached af
ter lir. Coolidge had received a
'I Joint letter from acting Secretary
JpavUj of the war department and
The Bachimo departed from
here carrying I forty one persons,
including three passengers for
Herschell Island and five men for
posts of the company. The steam-
the island August
to posts eastward
er arrived at
12, proceeded
navy plowed the seas in search
of it. ' t. !
" "A hundred more gallons ot gas
and we would have landed at
Pearl Harbor without a question,
the day we were forced! down,
Pope asserted. "There wasn't as
much as a sputter from the en
the Island on the
already made bv the war wy ea8t and the five men as left
rencn ustea 33
aboard when the ice caught the
boat. I
The master of the Bachimo is
Captain CornwalL- and Captain
he exchange of correspond-
between the president 'and
the war and navy heads; no refer
ence Was made to. the Shenandoah
disaster or to the charges made in
STATE BOARDS FOUND
PROLIFIC IN GROWTH
Preliminary Steps Taken, Toward
Cventing a County Council to
- Aid in Work
64 Departments Listed at Present;
Only Dozen Prior to
First of 1900
SecreLarr Wilhnr nf the navv. who! fpo there. along the north coast L , ,
! " ' I m v , , uuui iilUO. u v
BUgge8iea tnat a stuay oe maa r
, 'or ttie best means of developing "ana August, 31.
and aDDlvlne aircraft in national Fignring tae three . passengers
" ' - I . . J A.
defense and to supplement , the M oroppea n
studvi already made bv the war way ea8t. and .
and navy departments on that sub- at their posts
Ject
In
ence
the Golden ..Gate until 'the last
drop of gasoline was gone. .' And
then she (the PN-9 No. 1) land
ed as pretty as you could ask."
. The pilot expressed the opinion
that the PN-9 type plane was the
best yet developed. ; ' '
HONOLULU, Sept 12 (By
On rA-nmer. iwhn tn hr The Associated Press) Comman-
of tha Lady Jtingdersley a gaso- er John Rdgers ot the PN-9 No.
a was aescrioea xoaay 07 , oa-iiea
a laniAa Af etotamanto I 11110 HRIilTl? RTnnnuflT fkT T rl iff r".1TTi
San Antonio !by Col. . William iany when sh4 was carried, away PP- ?f Jackson, . Tenn., avia-
Mitchell, Iformer assistant chief by ice in the Arctic last year. ( T
ot th army air service... ! ' Most of the officers came 'put
It was apparent, however, that with the Bachimo from England,
Voth of these developments were but the rest of the crew are from
Influential factors in reaching the this port: M ; , .
decisDon to investigate the entire t;.Two routes are available for an
aircraft problem in its present overland journey by the Bachi-
About 0 persons interested In
the Child Health Demonstration
work now under way in. Marion
county. met at the. Chamber. 01
Commerce rooms yesterday after
noon. - r ' ' ' ,
The meeting was in charge of
Mary L. Fulkerson, county super
intendent of schools., who Intro
duced ' Dr. Brown, head of the
work and several ot his assist
ants, here. :
Mrs. John Carson told briefly
of difficulties experienced by the
county health association and
urged cooperation. with those put
ting on the demonstration. !
Dr. Brown outlined the work
tor the future and made if clear
that the demonstration unit will
not displace any other. organiza
tions but hopes to work with and
through-, them for the betterment
of health in this county. 1
The plan of the organization in
eludes a school nurse working
through the county and city school
superintendents' offices and visit
ing nurses, with Dr. Brown in
charge of the unit. And while it
la the purpose and desire of the
members ot the demonstration
unit to examine children and ad
vise with parents the work will be
done only with the consent of
those interested. I
Preliminary steps were taken
upon motion, by those present for
the organization of a county coun
cil to aid in this important work
One representative on this coun
cil will be selected by each of the
various community organizations
throughout Marion county, i
The demonstration unit has re
cently moved Into new quarters at
434 High street. Arrangements
will be made later for regular
meetings of the county council..
stage of development with rela-1 mo men.
lion to the national defense.
Replying to the Joint letter.rMr. !
Coolidge said the suggestion! for
inch jan Inquiry already had had
Ills approval. "Last spring I had
conferred with parties as to I the
desirability of k taking such action
eo tht a report might- be land
before me for my information, and
, also for the use of the Incoming
congress," the president wrote. ,
Letters were addressed,, by the
president to each of the men asked
GIRL
KILLS HER
DEER
tlon pilot on the ' seaplane as a
'bundle of pluck and courage.'
"Thatjmeans everything to the
crew when it suffers - the hard
luck, we had,' Pope 1 declared.
"There ia a satisfaction ! in know
ing that you have a superior offi
cer who takes. whatever; the fates
have in store and never flinches.
Captain .John,, is the kind . fxfH
LABOH C FEE C
STATE TAX REDUCTION
FIGURES ARE COMPILED
CREASE DURING . LAST 23
! YEARS IS CONSTANT
Showing the growth of state
boards and . commissions In the
last quarter century, Sam A. Ko-
AIDS DIE ISSUES
British Trades Union Con
gress Fails to Discuss
Future Relations! 1
COUNTY SUPPORT FOR COV
KRNMENT LS LOWERED
i AVIATORS GREETED
BV WILD ASSEMBLY
Total Drop From $9,376VS89.1 1
la 1923 to $7,492,76-1.47 For
" This Year
Total taxes levied against each
ot the 36 counties in Oregon for
support ot state 'government have
been reduced 11.883.527.44 since
Four Pacific Filers Are Pre
sented to Island Governor
During Fete .
zer.;.ecret.ry of state, ha. prV POLITICS ARE NOT AIRED 577
pared the following statement:
Twenty-five years ago there
existed, under constitutional and
statutory authority, but 13 elec
tive I and appointive state officers
and a total of 22 state boards and
commissions. In 1925 there are
zs elective and appointive state
officers and 44 boards and corn-
Labor
Leaders Givea
Worry, Dispatches State;
. Party Drift Now To- I
wards the Left
SCARBOROUGH, Septj 12.
(By the Associated PressJ) The
Bruisn trades union congress
taken office, figures compiled by
Earl Fisher, state tax commission-
Caase to reveal.
Taxes for 1923, based upon fig
ures for 1922. were 9.3761.219.11
against $7,492,761.47 for the pre
sent year.
Three years ago. the report
shows. Marion county paid $401.-
473.95 ; toward the support
Promise To Be La Jlomolala La
Oae Day Hot Carried Oat;
Crowds Cheer As Navi- ; !
gators Appear
state 'government while this year
HONOLULU. Sept.. 12(Bj .The
of I Associated .Press) Commander
missions functioning under either io.. ,.i-. w...lthA lmnnnt la ontv IDt.ISi .11.
J?,iaitit,at,0ia ?r ttory mntbor-1 todV fcma 9lmyel Tor atnd. mott I m of $9,319.84. ' Polk
vvwiu,ioaiuua r suit I u 1 ... A 0 .. . i.i.rtAiia l Va
"i' J!.!r tw. en the political and industrial
"I .7 wui , sides of the labor union
i mem nie oeen aooiisnea ana
absorbed In some other co-relative
sctivity.
"Of the 64 boards and commis
sions now existent, comprising a
membership in personnel of 319
individuals, 52 have been created
since the year 1900. and with the
Both the proceedings of 1 the
congress have not been wanting In
plain signs that must give labor
political leaders like Ramsay Mac
Donald, J. H. Thomas and J. R.
Clynes a deal to ponder upon. The
drift of the party is clearly to-
dnties and powers of some ot these Uon h bow faP the drlft wm carry
hare been merged those, vested in T, thB- v.rnnaM rn-
prevlslly existing state tune- ernment that fostered and -ath-
is a . J?f .e per,onnfl o' these ered tne Dawes plan, but r.uite
!.. " "n comm,88lon9 81 Ignoring this fact.' the congress
state officers serving in an active Toted on a gdution condemning
or ex-officio capacity and 229 are thu pUn a capItaligt scheme for
citizens appointed by the governor exploiting German workers, i
vi puuic sencr oioer man met i
I AtIU IU UUH IDUVUUUI Willi
governor. I v . - r v. ir.rvin.u win
while the amount for 1925 Is
$126,076.63, a decrease of $39,-
148.06.
On the face of the report.
friends ot the governor point out
that be has kept his campaign
John Rodgers and his trans-Paci
fic flight crsw today paid Gover
nor Wallace R. Partington a call
they had promised to make exact
ly 11 days ago.
Their unusual delay was for
given, however, and their social
error detracted la no way from
the ovation given them by the
thankful populanca ot Honolulu.
when the five aviators appeared
la the capital grounds at noon to
day for their official call.
Thousands had been summoned
AMENDMENT WOULD PROVIDE- to the historic capitol grounds by
ACTION BY THE LEAGUE I whistles and sirens on all vessels
la port and gathered In a teeming
GENEVA, Sept. 12. (By the mass to pay homage to the daring
Associated Press.) A Japanese ("Captain John" and his comptn
echo to the somewhat famous Jap-lions, who sailed the Pacific nine
anese amendment to the Geneva I days la a disabled seaplane rigred
peace protocol ot last year was! with a sail back made of Its' use-
heard today from the lips ot Vis- less wings. They had started on
(Contiamrd pact C)
JAPAN OFFERS PROTOCOL
count Ishil when. In addressing a 26 hour flight from San Fran-
The total number appointed by I of the party, the congress th league of nations assembly the Cisco to Honolulu; but they lost
the governor is 206 and the nam
ber appointed by some other agen
cy than the governor is 15. -The
membership of boards and com
missions named or designated by
the constitution or by statute Is
89.1 The membership of 16 of the
total number of boards and com
adopted a resolution accepting its JPnese aeiegate came out very tneir course; meir gaouae sup-
council to go behind the Amster- ""ongiy m tavor oi tne creation piy ran ouu . A game or hies as a
dam International to do every-1 ome organ of conciliation as a seek with a substantial portion of
thing in its . power to "secure
world-wide unity of trade unions
I through an all Inclusive federa
tion." !
INEZ WOOD . SHOOTS ANIMAL
IN ALSEA DISTRICT
cer that men would flof anything
for."- ,.. , :..,.:
"Out of the attempt to span, the
ocean I think it has been demon
strated that such a flight can be
Unable to wait until she had made.' It has been -demonstrated
returned to Salem, Miss Inez that a plane and . engines have
Wood telephoned friends Satur- been designed which are capable
day that she jshbt and killed a 0i making it with sufficient gas
deer while hunting in the Alsea aboard. The radio end will be
district with her lather. Mr. improved as a result of some of
to serve on the board requesting I Wood is generally regarded as an the shortcomings shown In this
that tbev nt nMntmt excellent snot wun me Tine. , lfiieht. nerhans throueh installs
T r ftr- - " I . . i. . .. I - -
1 adding that he . believed their ef-1 ooa, eiajpiwyeo iu, diuon ot an auxiliary engine to gen
J", v m . . . . snnnl 1 avo wi am - 9 rha saawa I a. M L...i..il.-
' inrra iwnnin Taan r in nrin win ahv ipuvvu ucLoa kiuouk vra. a,aav oviv- prBiR nnwir i or nrnaaraHunc
. the food qualities of the air ser-tary of state at the state house. J "Would I like to try it again?
Vice and In suggesting what action I -' .. M.- TT- . You bet I would! But I'd like to
-- i IaaMiswM wm - m t j it a I ....
can. be taken for their Improve-, HUnNtU UUt Id MLLtU 80 along wun tommanaer noa
jnenti ,
The president's letter to the war
, and navy executives, under today's
date.5 follows: - . : i ;
lYour joint letter stating that
SCHOOL MONEY IS FOUND
NUMBER OF CHECKS STOLEN
FROM OAC RECOVERED '
Ttifoi fa IntArnrarayl ff ra fTlsaan tKat
mUsIons is composed entirely of the conrresg has empowered the
!le.f ni f teA! membr- council to ignore the objections of
vujy is vuuiwku oi do i a siaie ot
fleers and citizens, and of 39 the
membership is composed entirely
of citizens. Two of these boards
and commissions exist under eon
the Amsterdsm international and
join hands with the third Inter
nationale of Russia. .
means fefr settlement ot Interna
tional disputes.
By the Japanese amendment of
tne protocol, wnieh still is un
ratified, the council of the league
of nations might consider any dis
pute even if questions Involved
had been adjudged by the world
court as a matter of lying solely
within domestic jurisdiction. .
The effect ot this clause was
that the council would be entitled
the United States navy followed.'
lasting until the submarine R-4
sighted them off the island of
Kauat late Thursday.
On the steps ot the Iolai Pal
ace to gTeet the flyers was the
official group, lncludlngGorernoi
Farrington; AdmTjraTfiTs. Robin
son, commander in chief of .the
United States battle fleet. Rear
Admiral Lucius A. Bostwick, chief
ot staff of the battle fleet; with
?lrZ?l02&F " CRUISER IS CAPTURED M7 consideration Z.ttotfCto l!7t
. '.'The governor, bv authoritr otL.v.n,.VM. tlon. tmmlrr.tlon wts -riwlin "wun ucparunenx.
either the constitution or statute. I ,V, I to suraestinr a coalition, in other .ut e gathering . crowd
fs a member of 18 boards or com
CORVALUS, Or., Sept. 12.
(By the Associated Press.) -Part
of the $S50 In cash 'and checks
atalan. last March, from lhe-ottice,riarHsIonV the secretary orktate ol
gers in charge of -the flight."
ot the graduate manager of ath
letics here' was recovered today
through the 'discovery by R. W.
Scott, former county commission
er of Benton county, of a bag con
taining about $350 in checks in a
ditch beside the Pacific highway
near Monroe. .. .. j
Part ot the amount in checks
had been .- recovered previously
through duplicates, but it Is be
lieved that several , hundred dol
lars can be salvaged from those
found. No trace of contracts tak
en at the same time was found.
The theft was accomplished hy
a man who reported himself to be
an engineering student inspecting
the light wiring. ! .
14,! the state treasurer of nine, the
superintendent of public instruc
tion of six. the attorney general
of four, the superintendent of
banks of two, the state engineer
of two, the adjutant general ot
one, and other state officers hold
membership on ten boards of
which the total officer membership
Is 25." .
to snrsestinr eoalitioB. In fttherl .Bl in garnering . crpwa was
wordsin hope of roatlliatlnr the Ure,teJ t ta local, dlgnl-
.... I tariM "ra aMMnn wim.. m
parties. . i "
Todav Viscount Tshil insisted aa heard en all sides.
me nme lor tne orricial re-
today the capture of the Jack aeaung wim arourauon, TZZ'ZJZZ?, ,T T
vr.aac .f o..i. . i; ..ax.. wcuhit ana aiurmuneni can m w
er rigged auxiliary cruiser, at reamea, me most appropriate way k,7, ?7f'IWB'a
Smurrler'a cove. Dlscoverv island. ror Pcific setUement of con-
w" I 1 - M. 1 1 ( .
iucls is ot conciiiauon.
TIES ARREST TWO MEN
VICTORIA, B. C. Sept. 12.
(V.v Associated Press.) Canadian
customs authorities reported here t until the protocol with its
CRANBERRIES PLENTIFUL
ILWACO, Wash., Sept, 12.
Harvesting of the largest crop ot
cranberries ever grown . on the
north beach peninsula began 'to
day and from all indications 50,
AOO boxes will, be- produced - ;
FIRE
FLEECERS PICK FARMER
BUNCO TRIO TAKES $2300
FROM WASHINGTON MAN
bile of Resr Admiral John D. Mo-
Donald, commandant ot the 14th
Naval District, and shouted ''Here
they come .
The crowd broke Into a roar of
welcome and a band played "Alo
ha Oe" as the car turned from
the street Into a narrow lane form
ed by .forcing back the spectators
DESTROYS HOUSE SPOKANE. Sept. 12. (By the on either side, proceedlnr slowly
jissociaiea rress-j mree oun-ito tne Daiace stecs ' i
near here, last night. I
The craft was empty. Two men
arrested on board the vessel gave
their names as Cherry O'Day, mas
ter, and Louis Kalobokas. en
gineer, . .
EARLY 5IORNINQ BLAZE i DE
STROYS STREET HOME
(Continued n par 6).
FEMALE DEER WITH HORNS
SHOT IN NEVADA HILLS
RENO. Nev., ,Sept. 12. A big
doe 'with horns, was snot by w. v.
Johnson of Sierraville, Cal., tour
miles east of that city yesterday.
in hi belief thkt the animal was a
RAD 0 DISRUPTS FAMILY back deer. Johnson today signed
an affidavit atjTruckee before tne
L.URA DOUGLASS SEEKS I justice of the peace setting . forth
viiEEnoM vRmr rpovsr I the circumstances, and sent the
skin and horns to the state mu-
Detelaring that her. husband seum at Berkeley, The horns of
Spends most of his time and a I the doe, slightly undeveloped,
reai amount of liU money exper-jwere! covered jwlth velvet. One
imentlng on a radio set, Laura side had six prongs and tne otner
Lawrence Dourlae bas filed enit I four. 1
In the circuit court here for a di
vorce; from Harlow Meserve Doug- SWINDLE H IS CHARGED
lass. They were, married in Port- f , zX . ,
land in November, 1921 and have MAN BEATEN BY ONE HE IS
one small child. . : ! , SAID TO i HAVE BILKED
V 'instead of devoting himseit to
eomel gainful occupauon in order I VANCOUVER, B. C, Sept. 12
to secure funds from which to supM (By the. Associated Press.) L. R.
port his family." me compiami i Robinson, a eArpenter of Seattle,
ssn reads, "he spent his time and i waa brought here today by author-
suchl funds as he had, largely iniitie badlv braised as the result
ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKES "JACK I w
A
V
expetimenting with radio.".
Otjher charges are also men
j tloned in the complaint, and a gen
I eral allegation of cruel and, lh
t Yumkn trpntmeiit is made.
Mrs. Douglass asks the cus
ot the child and $25 a month for I scheme.
ot a beating administered in Se
attle by -George Alexlsus, former i
lighthouse keeper , on the British
Columbia coast, who charged that
Robinson swindled hlnv out . ot
$10,000 In a stock exchange
Itssapport.
HUMAN OSTRICH FOUND
illLLSBORO PRISONER BE
COMES ILL ON WEIRD DIET
After appearing in police court!
here,, Robinson's case was set tor
Sept." 18. j j
TAX CUT SEEN
SEATTLE, Sept. 12. (By As
sociated Press.) Congressman
111LLSBORO. Ore.. Sept. 12. hii. n niHiw nf Rulllnrham. !
(By Associated Press.) A table who ta leaTln- tomorrow for Wash
knife. W'"".'';"", ington, D. C., declared here today
spoons, the bowls ot two teaspoons bV believed Uxei on 1925
and itwo pieces of wire baout four . . , .
t.. i w.,. frtn m the incomes will be lowered. Hadley
'tMeW'nt t. t. Grar. a countvlis a member jot the house ways
prisoner, when he was operated land means committee which is to
cn Ibdav. i ! : ; - - ' 1 meet October 19, six,weea Deiore
, Gray was sentenced on May 131 the convening jof congress.
to six months in the Washinrton WATER TRIP ENDS
ceuntv Jail for impersonating an
officer.. -Soon after beginning jus i rSnnwvsmTbrt v r ftnt. 12.
Jail sentence he. complained that motorbdat Transcontinental
and 1
Bwjwiwwea bearing John Edwin Hoag
ana wmea urica uv. Tirn, T,n inmt..
'. he ;iad swallowed
and; wanted surg
; cusly sick and the operation to- arrived here iqday. after a WVJ'
paTresulted. ltlreJy b watef rom Astorla' re
- S WE'LL TAKE A NICE ( " A
LONGr jVACATl ON AVb j , zS
LET HIM DO THE ! j yrH
r I I dg gkax' (s ; ;i j
; . -.
"msissaaiissarr - t ' " " " " A
A residence owned "by W. - M.
Street,; Twenty-third .snd ! Lee
streets wss totally destroyed this
morning by fire -which broke out
co" men fleeced Henry Horst. Jr.,
farmer of Odessa, out of $2500
in a fake "race horse exchange'
at the Interstate fair here this
week, Horst told police here to
day.
Horst said he gave the $2500 to
a man posing as a Seattle grocer
Rear Admiral McDonald : dis
mounted first, but It took the ap
pearance, ot the man ' wearlsr a
spotless white 'naval officers cap
above his wearied and strained
but broadly beaming face, to make
the crowd burst out Into another
three
Rodgers" which
1 . . r . . mv iuuij tr 1 1 cu exj uiuiuea 1 11 vm-
estimated at $3000. The loss Is I T on ..f. "c!' barrassed rrln on the face cf th.
at about 12:30 o'clock this morn- - -a - roar of applause, ending la X
ing. All household goods, except otb. . who toM htaL
one bed was lost. Damage Is I
said to have been about one-third
covered. The cause of the fire
has not yet been determined.
Thei blaze was plainly t visible
from all points of the city and at
tracted a large crowd. The fire
department was unable to control
the blaze, which had gained much
headwsy before the alarm l was
money was a "bond" to show his
faith in an alleged race-horse ex
change and Horst said he was
promised $10,000 If he would go
to Seattle next Tuesday. The
$10,000 was the promised win
nlngs of a horse race to be staged.
Mrs. Horst told police today ot
the scheme, and after some time
turned in. By the time the equip- Horl milled he had given the
meat arrived he whole interior of ?f 'm th nt
the one story house was in flames.
Mr. Street, the only one ot the
family at home, was asleep when
the tire broke out. He is unable
to give any cause tor the blaze.
from his farm to the trio. He
still believed In the scheme until
flight commander. . , '.
The other four men of the PN-3
No l,crw followed their com
mander: Lieutenant Byron' .
Connell. assistant pilot: WUllam
H. Bowlin. iviation chist 'machin
ists' mate; Skiles N. Pope, .avia
tion plotl and Otis O. Btantr,
chief radio man, , ' . "
The ceremonies which followed
were both la" the naturn of a wel
come and 4 thanksgiving.. OTajor
of , the trio could be
AIRMAN DIES IN PLUNGE
AvLlTOR. FALLS FROM PL.NE
AT 1000 FOOT ALTITUDE
police told him after a search thatJona D- LaMothe ot the Eplcpal
diocese, or . llanolala offered a
s&ort prayer of. thatJugivlig. to
the Almighty Tor, saving . tiese
I men from tie 'great deep And for
no trace
found.
NEW YORK. Sept. 12. (By
Associated Press.)-Al J6hnson,
an aviator at Roosevelt field. Long
Island.' was instantly killed, today
when he fell 1000 feet from a
plane flying above Mlneola. Louis
Meyers, the pilot, , said. "Johnson
apparently had loosened his safety
strap to peer overside and that the
machine, had struck an air pock
et, bouncing Johnson out ot Jhe
cockpit.
PARIS-NEW YORK, GOAL
j FRENCH PILOTS WILL 'AT
TEMPT TO SPAN OCEAN
PARIS, Sept. 12. (By Associ
ated Press.) Lieutenants .Fran
cols Coll and Paul Tarascon.
French , veterans of the World
war, expect to attempt a Paris to
New York non-stop flight early
next week, probably starting Tues
day morning in an effort to win
the prize ot $25,000 offered by
! Raymond Orteig of New York.
FORD AIRPLANES NEXT
AUTO 3IAKER TURNING
FORTS IN NEW DIRECTION
EF-
0m1um4 7)
INTERESTS HERE
BUYS INTO SALEM LULL
WASHINGTON. Sept, 12. Re-1
suits of experiments with aircraft I M'JIINNVILLE . MAN ACQUIRHS
In connection with his automobile
business and In the air "man ser
vice, between .Cbicsgo and Detroit
will determine how far Henry
Ford is to extend himself In the
development , of aviation. This
statement wss made today by W.
B. Mayo, chief engineer of the
Ford company, who is in Wash
Ington; In connection' with Mr
Ford's shipping ventures. ;
Jit the present time Mr. Ford
Is operating an air. line between
his motor plant In Detroit end put
lying agencies of the company,
His entry Into the mall transpor
tation service was to extend; his
experiments and to add to the avi
ation Information found he is col
lecting and carefully studying.
Mr, Ford Is determined to de
velop an all-metal airplane. It Js
possible that the future
aircraft of his make on sale in ex
isting . Ford . agencies throughout
the country, Mr. Mayo said, bat at
present the whole question Is in
the experimental stage,
William J. Uljequist, for near
ly 19 years manager. of the Shiel
ding Logging company, plant at
McMinnvtUe, has purchased a fc&lf
interest la. the A. M. Hansen plan
ing mill at Mill snd Chsrch, ac
cording to announcement j-es'T-day.,
.Mr. and Mrs. LllJeqnlsLfcava
moved to Salem and taken up
their residence ea Mill street. '.
, There will be no Immediate al
terations or enlargements i a ita
present Hansen plant,, it was ta'.l.
.Speaking of Mr. UUer-M. tv
Telephone-Register of MfMinatHU
Bays: .. ; . , , ;. .., , :,
"Mr. Uljequist leaves !ei:: ;-.a-vllle
with .the ratiafaclion li,at
through his leadership the f-n i
ding company has grown, frcn a
III ; see plant eraplcying loor or live r-' n
to Jts. present capacity.. w
h recognized as of tte It a.
plants la the Tal'. - j, with It :
nets going t a-4 0 a tL j
ClfiC COSet,"