riloy Building Permits in Salem' R Dwelling House Pcrr
iisPQ fssuQd In Wqc!:
e Observed on ftlay 28
EPt?n nur wwimny iui wiiu uu, iviuy ( , 1 ii i miiuivd iiciry vi uioinyrc 1 iiwcim
WEATHER FORECAST: Generally fair;
normal temperature and humidity; mod
erate northwest and west winds. Maximum
temperature yesterday. 62: minimum, 38;
river, 4, falling; atmosphere, cloudy; wind,
northwest. ------- 1
- Section One-r-Pages 1 to 8
, Four Sections 24 pages
SEVENTY-SIXTH YEAR
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1927
':j&CS-'i &t iS"-si .-ftf
: .' ; ' " t ' '1
vffll POP 0 0 0
Aoonnrt nf SeftfetarV Shows
IIVpvi .
Nearly 235,000 Cars in
State in 1926
ROAD POLICY FORMED
Estimated Itrceipts from Moto
Vehicles for 1927 Plcl at
$8,30O,00 In Spe- " '
clal Report
Siucc 1913 Oregon has expended
nearly I100.000.0QO on the gen
eral highway program of the state
and during the same period only
$68,000,000 was used to coyer all
other governmental expenditures
including $5,000,000 levied in tax
es for loans and cash bonuses of
ex-service men.
I These figures were brought out
in a special report prepared by
Sam A. Koxer. secretery of state.
for the consideration or certain
if Pelvic and
commercial organiza-
tions in tne staie
KxpentMs Total $87,750,000 ,
The report showed that during
the past 28 years the governmen
tal expenses, exclusive of high
wars aggregated $87,750,000 and
for the first 14 years ottltfs'perr
iod these expenses were less than
$20,000,000. ' .J" V 'U
"Manv neoole are unable . to
justify the high motor vehicle 11
ycense fee in Oregon when corns
pared with the license fee In the
iadjoinlng states of Washington
and California, 'read Jhe report
"In ournejghbdr state ' i must
be borne in mind that a personal
property, tax is paid in addition,
while in Oregon the motor vehicle
Is demoted from any such. tax.
-Pttofit eight or .ten years ago
Or?on stablished the policy of
building and maintaining an ade
quate highway system by provtd
ing that all receipts frpm motor
vehicle licenses and a tax on gas
oline should be diverted tor this
purpose.. Bonds Issued under this
program aggregate more loan
X38,00O,00O.
1,800,000 for CoBstroctioa
'In the year 1924 the total re
ceipts from motor vehicle licenses
and the. gasoline tax diverted to
the highway fund aggregated
nearly? $6,040,000. Of this
amount, the first obligation. w9
the payment of $2,158,740 InterH
est on outstanding bonds and the
principal that was due during that
was the obligation pf $2,000,000
for maintenance. This left a free
balance of more than $1,800,000
(Cn tin tied oo pas A.)"
KERRICK'S WIFE
. v.
DENIES KILLING
CLAIMS WEAPON DISCHARGED
DURING SCUFFLE
Wwiumn Hays Site Took Revolver
to Avoid Trouble,' Others
Pursued Her
LOS ANGELES, May 21.
I - (Al)
Vthe wi
fense,
.. of her
CAP) Mrs. Sarah Kerrlck. taking
itness stand in her own de?
today pictured the killing
husband, , Tom Kerrlck, as
resulting: from tbe accidental dia-
cnarging of a revolver for posses
sioil of which.. members of. the
drinking party ' at the Kerrick
home were scrambling In the tiny
breakfast nook- Sobbing;, laintlng
ana giving way to near-hysteria
the widpw, who with four others
is charged with, the film .'actor's
murder; stoutly denied the state's
charge that she did the shooting
When the concluded her narra
tive; her conditio Was such' yat
neither attorneys for the other de
fendants, nor" the district attor
ney's prosecutor deigned to suo-
ject her to cross examination, and
court then was adjourned.'
Those charged ioinUv with lira.
KerriA are Henry. IsahfiU. AniU
DayXand Iris Burns, all smaU
P3kaTIsyers In motion - pictures
Joe Hunt, who came from Ariiona
xor p tUng at Hollywood's nigJit
iiie.;- . . , - ..- ;. ... .-
It was HuntV revolver, placed
la Mrs, Kerrick's hands "by prev
ious .witnesses, which ; killed " tne
turn, cowboy after a iiight-long
orgy AnrU; ? aC whkft jpica de-
ciarfa a gallon sf j-'moonshine
was consumed. V. -X'.
Mrs. Kerrlck said that prior to
(PpaUaasd a iin t.
DORAN ASSUMES s
PROHI DIRECTION
ENFORCEMENT .WORK TO BE
SPEEDED UP NEW 3IAN SAYS
Conference With Andrews Will
Feature BI cthods to Prevent
Smuggling
WASHINGTON, May 21. (AP)
-Roy A. Haynes is out of the
government service and the duties
of prohibition commissioner have
been taicen. over by Dr. James M.
Doran, appointed to that post yes
terday by Secretary Mellon.
Doran, who has been head of
the prohibition bureau's technical
division, assumed cnarge ot en
forcement activities today, sup
planting Haynes who had been
serving as acting commissioner.
Declaring that It was not neces
sary for Haynes. to resign, Doran
said: -. ,
He recommended appointment
of Major Herbert II. White, now
a special investigator, as assistant
prohibition: commissioner, and
made arrangements to confer
Monday with Assistant Secretary
Andrews, who has resigned effec
tive August 1. Andrews, who has
charge of the prohibition, customs
and coast guard services, will be
succeeded "by Seymour . Lowman,
former lieutenant governor of
New Tork, as announced yester
day. . .
The conference between An
drews and Doran will be followed
by a gathering here during the
week of June 13 to meet the new
assistant secretary and prohibi
tion commissioner and to map out
an enforcement program.
(Among the subjects to be dis
cussed at the general conference
ill be Andrews plan for coordi
nating the services under his con
trol, and as he puts It, to stop
once and for all smuggling of
liquor and narcotics in commer
cial quantities Into the United
States.
In a letter to his subordinate
chiefs today. General Andrews out
lined his plan which calls for the
appointment of a committee repre
senting the prohibition, customs
and coast guard services to in
sure interlocking cooperation in
anti-smuggling efforts.
PIONEER WOMAN DIES
Came Across Plains: in 1853; live
Chiklren Survive
Mrs. Hannah Fisher, aged 86
years, died at her home here yes
terday. She was the widow of
the late Eira T. T. Fisher, at one
time Linrt county surveyor.
Mrs. Fisher was born near Pe
oria, 111., July 8, 1840 and crossed
the plains by oxteam to Oregon in
1853. She waa the daughter of
Elder pzra Stout. Mrs. Fisher
was married December 27, 1856,
and later located near Molalla. In
1S66 shp aud her husband moved
on a ranch xour miles norm or
Ibany where they lived until 1893.
They, then located in Albany
where .Mrs. Fisher remained until
four years ago .when she came to
Salem. - .
Mr Fisher who, at one time
served in the United States land
office at Oregon City, died in
1889. Mrs. Fisher "had been a
member of the Primitive Baptist
church since 1864.
Five children survive. They are
Mrs. Josephine Crook of Golden
dale. Wash.; Hugh G. FJsher of
Salem; Fred D. Fisher of Santos
Braxil; Mrs. Orphla J. Conklin of
San Jose, Cal., and Earl L. Fisher
of Salem. Funeral services will be
held from the Portmiller mortuary
at Albany Monday, with Elder
Moffitt of Portland officiating.
RELIEF. FUND GRQWING
Need for Aid Steadily Increasing
in Stricken Sections -
The approximate total of. Red
Cross reecipts in the Marion-Polk
district resfe4 at $3,815 last night,
according to Dr. Henry E. Morris,
chairman of he district. I
Later returns from that Amer
ican Legion minstrel show, held
at ''the- fcapitot:" theater. Ftiday
f night, tmay boost the sum to $4,-
000. One of the additional gifts
received was one of $10 from the
Pythian Sisters pf Hubbard." ""
The quota1 for, the; district ' has
been pyersubscrlbed 2 15 which
brings the Salem territory on . a
par with' the east in flood . relief
contributions. The quota was not
reached as rsoon but was just as
effective in 1 ite; benefits as the
need is, rapidly t increasing'" in '-the
stricken districts.' More than 15T,
Op1 "eople"X"r riiopjelesg" , In
Louisiana alone,' a' umber 'equal
to the population in the entire
Willamette valley outside of Port-
ATTEffTlDE
TO CT LEVEES
SI
Guardsmen Sent to Prevent
Destructive Act by Mc
Crea Residents'
157,000 NOW HOMELESS
Muddy Waters Siread from Iu-
islana's Northern Boundary
Nearly to Gall or Mexi
co; Fight Goes on
BATON ROUGE, La., .May 21.
(AP) Unidentified persons to
night were attempting to cut the
levee between Xeita and Simmes-
port on the west bank of the Atch-
afalaya river opposite McCrea,
scene of the principal fight to
save the east side from1 inunda
tion, said a naval radio . message
received here from J; E. Petta-
way, government engineer.
The cut if effected "would
cause great damage," the message
said, and the men there were too
exhausted to prevent the carrying
out of the threat. Immediate aid
was requested. In response, ten
guardsmen were dispatched from
Organza, about 15 miles away.
Details Lacking
The radiogram did not state
whether an attempt to cut the
levees had already fbeen made or
was about to be made. It has been
rumored that McCrea has been
strongly in favor of cutting the
west side in the hope that McCrea
would be saved.
NEW IBERIA, La., May 21.
( AP) One i hundred and -fifty-
seven hundred " 'ilr fifty-seven
thousand persons are homeless in
the lower Atchafalaya basin,- or
wil be so if the flood waters of
the Mississippi have swept into
the Gulf of Mexico, Secretary of
Commerce Hoover estimated here
(Continued on Pje 4.)
FLIGHT FATAL TO ONE
Exrited Man Dies of Suspense Over
Lindbergh's Feat;
ABERDEEN. Wash., May 21.-
(AP) Intensely excited at the
news of Capt. Charles Lindbergh's
safe arrival in Paris, Richard Bar
rett, 60, dropped dead on the
street here this afternoon as he
reached for a newspaper extra.
IF WE WERE AS BLIND TO
- -
P
TETOI
BUILDING STEADY
FOR PAST WEEK
RESIDENCE PERMITS ASSUME
HIGHER COST AVERAGE
Addition of 57,875 Daring: Week
Pushes May Total to
fl70,823 ,
' Building permits in the third
week of May were in almost exact
proportion in total volume with
the two preceding weeks. The
total for the week was $57,875,
bringing the monthly sum up to
$170,825.
The daily percentage of dwel-l
ling permits lowered with only 11
issues during the week, but those
were of higher cost average than
the weeks before, with a total of
$38,600, averaging $3509 to the
house, in comparison to $3061
previous average.
The largest permit of the week
was to the Rodgers Paper com
pany for their $16,000 two-story
reinforced concrete building on
North Front street. One multiple
dwelling permit was granted to C.
A.. Gies who will build on the Sil
verton road.' Four permits for re
pairs and for a private garage
were issued.
Dwelling permits issued were
to H. E. Evans, 2225 Chemeketa,
$2,000; J. L. Buslck, 1520 North
Fifth, $7,000; D. C. Walker, 2940
Walker, $.2,000; J. E. Scott, 2095
South Wipter, $3500; A. J.- Stint,
1595 North Commercial, $2,000;
H. C. Hummel, 248 W. Superior,
$6,000; Hiram Cooper, 2045 N.
Church, $3,000; William ReiUky,
965 S. Liberty, $4600; D. ,L.
Shrode, 2025 Warner, $2500, and
C Frigaard, 435 Richmond street,
$4,000.
. Repair permits went to John
Meuchel, 597 North Liberty, $300;
Rosa M. Woodry, on three dwel
lings, $1,000; Hughes & Durbin,
160 North Liberty, $100; F. W.
Stock, 652 North Front. $500.
Foster & Kleiser were issued a
permit to erect two signboards to
cost $75. i
BRITISH POLICY SCORED
'Hi..
Demonstration Made by Crowd at
Washington; lOO Take Part
WASHINGTON. May 21. (AP)
-An anti-British demonstration
was staged for a half hour today
by a band of about 100 men, wo
men and children who paraded
the streets carrying placards ridi
culing Great Britain's attitude to
ward China.
The marchers chose the British
embassy neighborhood, streets for
their demonstration and gave out
a statement saying that "British
imperialism is bent upon inter
vention in China and through
such intervention on war against
soviet Russia."
THE FAULTS OF OUR PRIVATE SERVANTS AS TO OUR
PUBLIC ONES
rTHE cook is irz-W- ,
vvS7( & GLASS ErfJWt: UNCLE I t II
" $lt&?i VjZj kttet TSl J well of i-v TW IN R f"
PEP tfORUM CLUB
BANQUETED HERE
ANNUAL AFFATJl ATTENDED
BY 170 MEMBERS, GUESTS
' " ,
Officials of Portland Electric
Power Company Among
Speakers Hero
The PEP Foreman's Forum
club, 170 strong, with their wives
and guests, invaded Salem Satur
day evening for their annual ban
quet at the Marion hotel.
The Forum 13 an organization
composed of nearly 300 men,
among the .most skilled and high
rating electric specialists in the
northwest, who meet once a month
to "swap ideas" and fraternize for
their own benefits. The member
ship includes' men from each
branch of the Portland Electric
Power company, from Vancouver,
Wash., to the head of the Willam
ette valley.
W. M. Hamilton, resident man
ager of the Salem branch, served
as toastmaster at the banquet. He
called on O. B. Coldwell, vice
president of the. company, Charles
P. Osborne, superintendent of the
light and power, division, and R.
J. Hendricks, who responded with
short talks. ,
Music for the evening was fur
nished by the PEP Synchronizers,
an organization of 10 singing em
ployes. Dr. H. C. Epley, Salem
Rotarian and Cherrian songster,
lead the club members and guests
in an old fashioned sing. Dr. Ep
ley gave a favorite reading,' "Fare
well Brother Watkins," as the
closing number on the program.
Following the banquet the Sa
lem division entertained all out
of town guests at a ball in the
Glenwood Park pavilion, north of
town.
PETITIONS FOR PARDON
Knrpenter Served Jail Sentence
Now Serves His Fine
t56vern6r Patterson yesterday
was requested to issue a pardon to
Lee Karpenter, who is serving a
term in the Harney county jail for
violation of the prohibition law.
The petition of leniency was
filed bye Pat Dugan, an attorney
with offices at Burns. The re
quest for executive clemency was
based on the contention that Kar
periter is the only prisoner in the
Harney county Jail at the" present
time, and that his release would
result in reducing materially the
expenses attending the upkeep of
the instiution.
It was said that Karpenter has
served his jail sentence and is now
serving out his fine at. the' rate of
$2 per day.
KELLY CUD
IS N
LEADER AGAIN;
IGE1S
Salem Women Head Auxil
iary of Master Plumbers'
State Association
MEMBERSHIP INCREASED
Report Shows Organization Pros,
pering in Oregon; Visitors
: Go on Inspection Tour
' of Industries
Charles J. Kelly, Portland, was
re-elected president of the Oregon
State Master Plumbers association
at its annual convention here yes
terday. Other officers are G. C
Lorenz. Klamath Falls, vice presi
dent; T. J. Rowe, Portland, treas
urer and Charles Fullen, Portland,
secretary.
The women's auxiliary elected
Mrs. J. A. Bernard!, Salem as Its
president, with Mrs. Ed Pratt, also
of Salem, secretary. Mrs. Helen
Coffee of Portland, was named
vice president.
Association Grows
The closing sessions of the con
vention yesterday were featured
by reports of the treasurer, secre
tary, and other officers. The ex
ecutive committee rendered a re
port which indicated that the as
sociation had thrived during the
last year and lhat a number of
new members had been enrolled.
The committee on trade rela
tions reiterated its policy of keep
ing the journeyman ' plumbers
from bidding on small contract
jobs, and to keep jobbers from
the retail business. In other words
as the commlttee'put-It; to keep
jobbers jobbing,- and ' journey
man plumbers plumbing."
In the afternoon, the visitors
(Continued on pl 7.)
PROMINENT LADY DIES
Fnneral Services for Mrs. Orsella
Patten to Be Monday
Orsella Guiss Patton, wife of E.
Cooke Patton of this city, passed
away at the Salem hospital at
6:15 p. m. Saturday, May 21,
1927. She was the daughter of
the late L. W. Guiss, being born
on January 2, 1869 at New Wash
ington, Ohio. A few years later
the family moved to Woodburn.
On November 4, 1893, she was
married to E. Cooke Patton at the
family home in Woodburn.
She is survived by her widower.
E. Cooke Patton, a daughter, Mrs.
Luella Patton Charlton of Salem;
a grandson, Robert Carl; a sister.
Mrs. Arthur Regner of Portland;
three brothers, ; R. L. v Guiss of
Woodburn, S. I. Guiss of Portland
and D. Guiss of Seattle, Wash
The funeral services will be
held from the Rigdon chapel on
Monday, May 23 at 1:30 p. m
Interment will bo in the family
vault at the lOOF cemetery.
CHAMBERLIN POSTPONES
Has Pbne Hauled to Konway,
Then Friends Dissuade Him
ROOSEVELT FIELD, New
York, May 21. (AP) The Paris
flight of Clarence Chamberlin was
"Indefinitely postponed" tonight,
when friends persuaded him not
to make an immediate attempt.
Chamberlin had announced that
he would take the hop off tonight
less than two hours after1 Charles
Lindbergh landed in Paris. He
had his plane hauled to the run
way ana was teiepnonmg omciais
for permission to use the runway
when, friends grouped about him
to dissuade him.
VTher showed ", him that while
weather was good tonight unfavor
able conditions were predicted for
tomorrow
L0MGVIEW HEARING ENDS
Case to Be Resumed' In Kansas
. City Later in the Year
LONGVIEW, Wash.; May 21.
Tbe hearing in the Long-Bell
Lumber company-Bannister quo
warrant to proceedings came to an
abrupt halt here today when coaa
set for both sides. announced -that
po other witnesses would be called
and 'Judge Fred L. Williams, com
missioner of the Missouri state su
preme court, before whom the pro
ceedings took place, adjourned the
case to -be resumed on July ' 1 at
Kansas Cit7 Mo. ..
Y.' Bannister, : former presi
dent of the Long-Bell ' Lumber
company, was responsible tor start
ing- 'h0 Missouri , ouster ;, suit
against, the flrcit
I ELS WORE YEAR
OLD ON MAY 28
GEORGE B. GUTHRIE HAD A
VISION; i SHOWED FAITH
Admired by Matty, Fittingly May
Be Called -"Theater
4 Magnificent J -
The first anniversary of the ElsJ-
. . 1 aJ am
nore theater w w ooxcwr v
Saturday, May 23, according to an
announcement made yesterday by
the management. '
In July, 1925, work was startea
on what proved to be one of the
very finest theater3 in the west.
George B. Guthrio was a man with
a vision. He showed his faith in
Salem by creating . this wonderful
Dlavhouse. which was completed
and ready for occupancy on May
28. 1926. -
The Elslnore theater fronts on
Rniit h Hizh street and it is of
English Gothic design. The whole
exterior is flood lighted on three
sides in order to illumiU'lto the
tower. ..
Upon entering the building on
ot the first scenes of interest Is
the great Gothic hall. It is 30
feet high and is supported by eight
free standing columns. The front
section is . 25 feet high. and is sup
ported by three pairs of hammer-
beam trusses of English design.
Framed by these great trusses, in
the front section of the great hall,
are three antique art glass win
dows. Each one of these is a mas
terpiece in itself. Notable palnt-
(Continued on Pftf 5.)
MOTHER ASKS LENIENCY
First Degree Murder Cliarges Up
held in Supreme Court
Mrs. Margaret Murray of Win-
lock, Wash., has written a letter
to Governor Patterson urging that
he grant leniency in the case of
Ellsworth Kelley, who is in the
penitentiary here awaiting execu
tion for the part he played in the
sensational break at the. institu
tion in August, 1925.
Mrs. Murray is the motherpf
Tom Murray, who participated In
the break and later committed
suicide, by hanging himself in a
death cell in the prison. -
Mrs. Murray said in her letter
to the governor that she ' under
stood that James Willos, also un
der death sentence in connection
with the break, was to receive ex-
exutive clemency. Governor Pat
terson said yesterday that he had
not considered the WMbs case.
and that the 'convict had not re
ceived any promise of immunity
from the executive department.
The conviction of Kelley. and
Willos on charges of first-degree
murder in connection with the
prison break recently was upheld
by the United States supreme
court.
Milton HOlman and John
sweeney, guards at the prison,
were shot and killed by the con
victs during, the break. (
LONG BRIDGE DEDICATED
200,000 People Attend; President
In Washington Releases
6AJ5FRANCISCO, May 21.
(AP1--TW3 $8,000,000 Carqninea
Straits bridge, stretchingi between
CrScett andVallejo was dedicat
ea today with Tilting ceremonies
attended by the governors or their
representatives of four states
Washington, Oregon, Nevada and
California.
Approximately 200,000 persons
from all parts of the Pacific coast
joined in the cheering that went
up from both sides of the bridge
as a signal from President Cool
idge n the White House released
a battery of bombs, formally open
ing' the structure to traffic.
The address of Governor C. C
Young of California was regarded
as significant of his Intentions,
with reference to a bill now before
" swuiiiug iue irancnise grant
ea to- tne American Toll Bridge
company from 25 to 35 vears
The bill was passed by the legis
lature and has not been signed.
PACIFIC CONQUEST NEXT
AAnaoorgn ; Wonltl Try Hop to
' Australia or Philippines
ex.. LOUIS, Mo.. May. 21.
(AP) Captain." Charles A Lind
bergbs next long flight probably
will be from the United. States to
Australia or the Philippines Ma
jort Albert Bond LambertT a back
er of the New-. York to Paris night
oV the "Spirit of St,. Louis" said
here tonight.' - :. - .
''. "Lindbergh- told -vs before he
left, fof New.York that he wanted
to make a flight across the Pacific
either to Australia -"or; the Philip
pines,", said Lambert? "Heni use
an entirely new plane tor this at
tempt. The ship will be assembled
here Jn SLv Louis as. soon, as he
returo$ from purope,"
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25.000, Enthusiastic Pcooje
Greet Lone Aviator at Lc
Bourget Field
CITIES STAGING
CELEBRATIONS
Average Speed J 13 Miles an
- Hour for' 3800 Miles
RECORDS BROKEN
Spontaneous Celebrations Arc
Held on Receipt of News;.
Congratulations Sent by
President C p o 1 i d g e and
Others S
' fBy A&ftoeUted Pre.)
A new. epoch in aviation
b.as
been inaugurated.
Charles Lindbergh of Little
Falls, Minn., landed at Le Bourget,'
France at 5:21 p. m. (eastern day-
ight saving time) yesterday, in
one record-smashing jump irom
Roosevelt Field, New York,
"Well, here we are," was his
greeting to. the enthusiasm-maddened
crowds. '
Unaccompanied, Lindbergh
drove his plane "the Spirit of St.
Louis" over the nearly 4,000-mile
air track, clipping about two hours
and a half off the most optimistic
time allowance.
Thel world's imagination was
fired by hi exploit. .
Spontaneous celebrations in
scores of cities both here and
abroad lasted far Into the night;
President Coolidge and executive
of other nations flashed their con;
gratulations and" these' were sup.'
plemehted by the thousand .front .
other individuals publicly promt
nent.. ' " -' . -" ' -.. "
; At. Detroit, Charles' mother re
laxed her steadily maintained at
titude of silent confidence and
through tears of joy declared his-
victory was "all that mattered."
- Arrives Safely
PARIS, May: 21. -(AP) Cap
tain " Charles A. " Lindbergh, the
young American aviator who hop
ped off from New York yesterday
morning' all alone in his mono
plane, arrived in Paris tonight,
safe and sound, as everyone hoped
he'wonld. ''. .
Computing the distance as 3800
miles his speed averaged around
113 miles an hour.
The sandy-haired' son of the
(Coatiauet ot pin 8.). ;
RIVALS PRAISE
DARING AVIATOR
HUMAN FACTOR, ENDURANCE,
' GREATEST, SAYS FOKKEIt
'Proud to Be an American' Com
mander Byrd's Comment;
Acosta Pleased
ROOSEVELT FIELD. NEW
YORK, May 21 (AP) Promin
ent, figures : in aviation .circles
here, including ', the airmen who
had V been "i Captain Charles A..
Lindbergh's rivals for the honor,
which he achieved when he land
ed in Paris today, were among the
first to cable their congratulations:
on thesuccess of his' feat.' , ,
."I consider the human perform
ance, 'xtis endurance, the most re
markable feature of the trip," said
Anthony H. G, Fokker, designer of
Commander.- Richard E, Byrd's
America." .
Charles O. Noville, co-pilot with
Byrd, and Acosta In the meric;
said: .. 4. '- " '.. . '
"He deserves all the credit iii
the world. He hocked his life to
maice iL v V
fit really makes me proud to
be an- American," commented
Commander EyriC "His flis?it'
will; do Inestimable good to ti.o
Pfogrcss ot aviatioa." ': ; , .
Bert Arosta, co-r'T't r!th Vyr
inr his. ,'projccfc1 trs-'-Al' -flight
ajd : "I . t !y r' :
made it,j No one is cere dc
ing." ; . : . - ;:
. Coinaaaf ;r Lyrd cabled L:
bergh: "Ycu l.zve performci t. -
(Coot.;ei ea ps-j 8.).
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