Of
-Better Homes Week at
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Sponsored by Realty Board, Also Cooking School and Baking Contest; Many Fine Displays There
World Famous Musical Comedy, at the Elsinore Tonight, Biggest Show in Four Years; 68 People J
XHit the Dech, Hallelujah
Weather forecast: Generally cloudy
with moderate temperature; gentle ratea
ble winds. Maximum temperature yester
day 50, minimum 33,. river 2.9, rainfall
.03, atmosphere clear, wind west.
According to the New York papers the
area in Manhattan Island has the greatest
density of population in the world. Well,
if there's any honor in baring the densest
people, go to it.
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14, 1928
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Armory
Song
BETTER HOMES
, EXPOSITION OFF
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lULUJUUGIMll
Throngs Crowd Armory First
Night; Everything For
"Home Beautiful"
WILL LAST FULL WEEK
rogram Includes "Cottage Gar
den Revue" by Local People,
Interesting Style Show and
Other Attractions
Everything for the "home beau
tiful" from furnaces to window
boxes greeted the crowds that
vtaited the armory last night to
tee the opening of Salem's "Bet
ter Homes" exposition, conducted
under auspices of the Salem
Realty board and staged and pro
duced by Bolton and Smith.
For the exposition the armory
has been transformed into a bow
er of color, with glittering lights
showing to greatest advantage the
many booths that are arranged on
the main floor to show the house
wife the latest and beet in home
furnishings and appliances.
Vari-colored flags have been
hung from the rafters and the
tides of the room to form a back
ground for the booths and to set
off the greenery-decked stage.
with its canopy and curtains of
yellow.
Program Each Night
William McGilchrist. Jr., presi
dent of the Salem Realty board,
formally opened the week of ac
tivity last evening and immediate
ly followed the variety program,
featuring a style show and "The
Cottage Garden" revue, which was
produced and staged by Helen Ro-dolf.-
The Miniature Adagio, featuring
Harold Jepson and tiny Pauline
Zoe Chambers was a novelty of
the evening and contributed to
the success of the "Cottage Gar
detr" revue, in which seven local
girls clad as dainty Chinese maid
ens appeared. They were Nibo
Shoemaker, Myrtle Murphy,
Chrvstal Berrv. Marie Cummincs.
Millesa Adsitt, Maxine Marsh,
and Myra.Bett.
Style Show Attrart.4
' ak 1 TI1
en Rodolf and presented by M
Buffe Morrison of the French
shop, came in for a goodly share
of applause and gave those pres
ent a smart peek into modes for
sprShg. Four models. Myrtle
Murphy. Fern Harris, Helen Ro
dolf; and Alexiua Kane, presented
a number of spring ensembles.
The style show is a nightly fea
ture of the exposition, with differ
ent garments to be ehown at each
appearance.
Other features of the program
Included Jlmmie Wells in a "Study
in Black"; Jerry Andrews In "Bin
of Hits", Marcellus and his accor
dian; Marion Dale doing dancing
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HICKMAN TRIES
ANOTHER DODGE
DEATH SENTENCE TO BE PASS
ED BY COURT TODAY
Los Angeles Killer Offers to plead
"ifuilty to Thorns Murder
Indictment
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13. (AP)
An.-offer made by William Ed-
wara Hickman inrougn nis attor
neys to plead guilty to the murder
of S. Ivy Thorns Rosehlll druggist
who. was shot and killed during an
attempted holdup, was rejected to
night by the district attorney.
The youth offered to plead guil
ty in return for a sentence of life
Imprisonment instead of the death
penalty on the Thorns murder in
dictment, which accused jointly
Hickman and his 16 year old ac
complice, Welby Hunt.
As a result of the prosecution's
rejection of the offer, a long and
tedious review of the insanity de
fense of Hickman, already heard In
connection with the kidnaping and
slaying of Marian Parker, for
which Hickman probably will be
sentenced tomorrow, was the pros
pect in the Thorns' case which will
open Wednesday." , -
The prosecution said it took the
stand that Hiekman was a sane
and master criminal and that as
anch lie should receive the full
nenaltv of the law.
Gray Gilmer; attorney lor
t said tonight he desired to
d his client guilty providing he
"-can be assured that he can place
before the court and for future
records for mitigating circumstan
ces in the bov's favor.
- Both Hickman- and Hnnt have
. confessed takinc cart In the hold
5 up on Christmas eve, 1926, which
resulted in the death of Thorns. -Jerome
Walsh, Hickman's chief
counsel, announced - tonight that
. when his motion for a new trial in
the Marian Parker case comes be-
fore the court tomorrow morning
he would let it go without argu-
tnent, anticipating Its denial by the
court. Sentence which Hickman
..himself believes will be the death
(CBtlim4 a sag 0.) ...
Cooking School Opening
Today at Salem Armory
Miss Ethel A. Murdoch and Mrs. H. M. Cummings in Charge
of Event Sponsored by The Statesman and Local Firms;
Coupon Will Admit to Afternoon Events
A feature of Better Homes week will be the cooking school
which will open at two o'clock this afternoon at the Salem
Armory under the asupices of the Willamette Grocery Com
pany, H. L. Stiff Furniture Company, Vollmer-Clearwater
Company, Ltd., and The Statesman Publishing Company.
This attraction will be at the armory for four days, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The armory has been elaborately decorated and a number
of interesting displays have been arranged by Salem firms
in observance of the week.
Miss Ethel A. Murdoch and
Mrs. H. M. Cummings of Portland
will conduct the school and will
give interesting and helpful dem
onstrations of cookery.
A number of prixes will be
awarded in the baking contests
All bread entries must be accom
panied by a sales elip showing the
purchase of a 24 or 49 pound sack
of Princess flour. Cake and roll
entries must be accompanied by a
sales slip showing the purchase of
i 10-pound sack of Princess flour.
No entries will be registered un
less accompanied by this sales
slip.
A first prize of $10 in merchan
dise will be offered in the bread
division; a second prize of $7.50
inmerchandise; and a third prize
of $5.
In the cake division a first prize
3f $2.50 will be given the baker
of the best layer cake, a second
prize of $1.50, and a third prize
3f $1. A first prize of $2 is of
fered for the best sponge cake, a
second prize of $1.50, and a third
prize of $1.
The amount of the first prize
offered for the best angel cake is
$2, with a second prize of ll.SO.
md a third prize of $1.
For the best pan of rolls, a first
prize of $2.50 will be given; a sec
ond prize of $1.50. and a third
prize of $1. I
The rolls will be judged Wed-
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FLEET HAS SHAM FIGHT
Ten Dreadnaughta Steam Oat of
Harbor at San Pedro
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Feb. 13.
(AP) The United States battle
fleet, consisting of 10 dread
naughts, steamed out of the har
bor today for its spectacular drill
jf the gunnery year force battle
nractice
The battleships were to
e ,onea rofTlTbis bill will appear on the ballot
destroyer, submarine and alrcraru initiative m.nr
livisinns to steam southward off
the Mexican coast where the big
?nns will boom on Wednesday
Included in the dreadnaught
vMiadron was the U. S. S. Colora
do which arrived here Saturday
Trom Puget Sound navy yard. Al
though under quarantine because
Df several mild cases of cereDro
nlnal fever when she arrived
here, the Colorado went out for
he gunnery practice, sun carry-
Ins: a Quarantined sick list
Tomorrow will be given over to
fiao tactics Wednesday morn-
;nr Admiral Louis de Steiguer
fleet commander, from the bridge
Df the U. S. S. California win give
.he order to "commence firing
For seve minutes all armament
riu hA In simulation of a gigan
tic sea battle. The division of
nearly a hundred aircraft, the de
stroyers and- the submarines win
wage a joint attack upon me poo
derous, long range firing dread
naughts.
5 LUNATICS RUN AMUCK
Two Hospital Attendants Killed In
Fracas; Others Hurt
BRIDGEWATER. Mass.. Feb.
13 (AP) Two attaches of the
Bridgewater state Insane hospital
were clubbed and strangled to
death and three others Injured
when six criminally insane In
mates attempted a desperate break
for liberty today. The attempted es
cape was thwarted only after a
fierce struggle between the man
iacs and all available guards and
attendants who were summoned
by an alarm.
The men slain were Eugene is.
Ainlaw, a night supervisor, and
Wilfred Gerrier. a night, watch
man. Both had been beaten to
death apparently with a club Im
provised from the legv of a bed,
ind strangled.
Handicapped by the absence of
living eye-witness of the killings,
officials investigating the affair
were obliged largely to resort to
conjecture In order to piece to
gether a story of the tragedy. It
is believed that one patient, James
Melton. 61. who was first to es
cape from his cell Into a corridor,
actually was responsible tor me
slayings and that he released rive
others. -
CALL IRRIGATION MEET
Secretary Work Snmmons Many
to Reclamation Conference
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS -(AP)
A; conference to consider new
problems of reclamation and Irri
gation will open tomorrow at the
call of Secretary Work.-
About 200 persons mostly from
states west of the Mississippi river
are expected to attend, according
to Dr. Elwood Mead, commission-
a as
er of reclamation, uonsioerauon
of cost, posslblltiea and needs of
proposed projects wui , om
Among these are the Columbia ba
sin. Upper and. Lower Colorado
hoin. umatuia rapias.
Ur... Yakima-Benton, Ba-
ker. BtanfleM and wesuano vn-
SALEM HI TAKES
DOUBLE VICTORY
CORVALLIS DEBATERS BEAT
EN UNANIMOUSLY
Large Crowd Hears Timely Ques
tion of State Government
Argned Here
Salem high school debating
teams had things all their own
way yesterday, when appearances
at the Coryal lis high school in the
afternoon and at the Salem senior
high school In the evening both
resulted in unanimous decisions
for their school.
The decisions entitle Salem to
engage in a triangle debate with
winners of the Albany-Lebanon
and the Independence-Dallas de
bates for the championship of this
district n the Oregon Hgh School
Debating league. The league is
divided into eieten districts, and
should Salem win the honors of
its district, it will vie for state
honors In a series of lnter-dis-trict
eliminations.
A good crowd, with a fair
sprinkling of parents present,
went to the high school auditor
ium last night to hear Isabel
Childs and Jack Roth present
clear cut arguments on the nega
tive of "Resolved, that Oregon
should adopt an integretated sys
tem of executive administration
recognization along the lines of
plans recently adopted In a num
ber of American states." The af
firmative from the CorvalUs high
school were Marl Uies and Harry
Clinton.
... The executive reorganization
question is of public interest right
now. In view of the fact that
Hector J. McPherson, Oregon leg
lator, has drawn up a bill calling
for reclassification of the several
departments of administration.
as an initiative measure.
"The visiting team based their
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SAFETY RALLY PLANNED
Mcietlng at Chamber of Commerce
Tonight; Cherrians Early
Sponsored by the industrial ac
cident commission, a "safety ral
ly" will be held at the Salem
chamber of commerce this eve
ning at 8 o'clock, the program be
ing arranged by the national safe
ty council. J
Several hundred local Indus-1
trial workers are expected to at
tend. Because this meeting will take
place In the chamber auditorium
later in the evening, the Cher
rians' dinner will begin promptly
at 6:15 o'clock and close just an
hour later, it was announced.
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SAFECRACKING
JOB HERE HELD
L
Men Who Broke Into Capi
tol Theater Believed Far
Away; Clues Traced
TIME CAREFULLY CHOSEN
Week-End Receipts in Theater,
But Only Part of Them Ob
tained; "Strong Box" Left
Dae to Ha&te, Theory
While police here last night
continued to run down every pos
sible clue with painstaking thor
oughness, the conclusion hourly
became more fixed that the safe
blowing job at the Capitol theater
that morning, when about $&00 In
money and some jewelry was, ta
ken, was the work of professional
cracksmen, probably from Port
land, and that they were away
from this city just as fast as they
could possibly leave as soon as
the job was completed.
One of the factors which points
to careful planning is the time that
was chosen for the burglary; on
Monday morning, after a full week
end's receipts had accumulated at
the theater. Only a fluke In their
plans, when they were apparently
frightened away before they could
get the "strong box" out the build
ing, prevented their taking the en
tire amount. '
Job Carefully Planned
As the crime was re-created by
the police, the cracksmen entered
by the stage door on the alley.
went to House Manager Archie
Holt's office, and took two pack
ages of cigarettes from his desk;
they also used a skeleton key on
the property room door, and from
this room took a sledge hammer
and cold chisel.
The main office they entered by
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39 DEAD IN MINE FIRE
Last Body Brought To Surface
Following Fatal Disaster
TIMMONS. Ont., Feb. IS.
(AP) The body of the last of the
39 men who died in the Hollinger
mine disaster was brought to the
surface tonight. The bodies of all
the victims of the fire which broke
out In the mine last Friday have
now been recovered.
Dense smoke and heavy fumes
hampered work of rescuers who
used gas masks. The blase was
reported under control but at the
550 foot level it was still smould
ering. Miners believed It would
be days before the fire burned out.
Officials of the Hollinger com
pany were unable to ascribe a
cause for the disaster. They be
lieved the fire started In an aban
doned section where rubbish and
powder boxes had accumulated. A.
P. Bingham, general manager of
the company, discounted rumors of
sabotage which had gained cur
rency In the past two days.
HATS IN THE RINGS IN OHIO
SIDESTEP REAL
POINTS AT ISSUE
COURTS ELSEWHERE HAVE LI-
BRARIES AVAILABLE
.Newcomer Surprised at Lack of
Reference Books; attack
Continued
By Rodney Alden
The back seat drivers' campaign
to persuade the Marion county
court that It should rescind its
former action and deprive the cir
cult court of legal equipment with
which to decide points of law, was
being continued yesterday. Due to
the fact that the court observed a
holiday in honor of Lincoln's
birthday no action was taken on
the matter, but it Is expected to
come up at an early date, with
distinct possibility that the court
may retract its former decision
and abolish the new Marion county
law library.
An Insight into current oppo
sition to the library, which it is
believes is largely a matter of mis
understanding rather than chronic
"again' everything" sentiment
although both factors are present
was furnished yesterday by an
attorney new and unfamiliar with
conditions here.
"I don't see any sense In having
a county library at the court
court house, myself," he said
"It's just needless duplication, and
not one attorney In a hundred but
would prefer to go up to the state,
library if he had to go outside his
own office to look up a point.
He expressed great surprise
when told that under present con
dltlons there are no legal author!
ties immediately available to law
yers participating in litigation ex
cept such authorities as they
themselves bring Into the court
room.
"Then that's different," he said.
"I had no idea but that they at
least furnished a set of Oregon
reports so they would be avail
able whenever needed. Without
them they must be greatly handi
capped."
In this connection it should be
said that some judges have fur
nished their own libraries In years
gone by, and some have made
other makeshifts. Court recesses
in order that attorneys and judge
might take time to go elsewhere
to look uu points of law that arose
unexpectedly, have been a com
mon occurrence. Obviously an at
torney should go to court know
ing just how he stands as to the
legal points Involved in his case,
but local lawyers point out that
to expect iim-to bring -every vol
ume with him that he might by
any possibility care to use. Is to
expect the Impossible. The only
solution, they assert. Is to hare a
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MURDER TRIAL CLOSING
Killing and Burial of Mother
Graphically Pictured
OTTAWA, 111., Feb. 13. (AP)
Bending over an imaginary
grave, hewn from the hard clay of
a dark basement room. State s At
torney Russell O. Hanson held a
crowded courtroom spellbound to
day as he reconstructed the kill
ing of Mrs. Eliza A. Hill and
pointed an accusing finger at her
son, Harry, charged with murder
"For the sake of his poor Chris
tian mother, we will not ask that
this town dandy be put to
death," declared the young prose
cutor, during an intermission.
"Were she able to speak, we be
lieve she would appeal to- us not
to demand the electric chair for
this defendant. But we will ask a
material punishment.
PLEDGE EFFORT
RETAIN HEALTH
PROGRAM HERE
Approval of Demonstration's
Service Voiced By Of
ficials At Banquet
DeKLEINE TELLS NEEDS
City, County and School District
Leaders Hear of Common
wealth Fund's Work; Con-
tinuance Not Costly
Unqualified approval of
Marion county child health dem
onstration policies and assurances
of support in seeing that the pro
gram is carried on when the dem
onstration closes were expressed
by city, county, and school offi
cials last night at a banquet given
at the Hotel Marion by demonstra
tion officials.
Dr. William DeKleine, director
addressed the group at length, set
ting forth aims of the demonstra
tion, and pointing out some of
the things it has already accom
plished. Following his talk. May
or T. A. Livesley; Dr. H. H. din
ger, president of the school board ;
J. C. Siegmund, county judge;
and T. M. Hicks, preeident of the
Marion County Public Health as
sociation, commended the demon
stration's work, and stated that
the organizations they represent
ed would extend financial support
to continue safeguarding the com
munity's health when it devolves
upon them to do so.
Outlines Program J
Dr. DeKleine named six mt
jor activities and procedures of a
proper and sound health program
(1) The adoption of adequate
measures to control communicable
disease.
(2) The adoption of measurer
to insure a safe water supply
proper disposal of sewage, proper
disposal of garbage, manure and
dirt of all klnde; and to maintain
a clean city.
Would Supervise Food
(3) Supervision of milk and
other food supplies. Milk is a
wholesome and important food, he
said, but is subject to contamina
tion from various sources and un
less it is safeguarded may become
a source of great danger. Public
eating places should also be care
fully supervised so that clean food
and adequate sterilization of
dishes is assured.
(4) Collection and tabulation
of vital statistics. Unless a health
department analyzes the principal
causes of death and sickness,
community does not know whether
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FEAR SAILORS DROWNED
Three Members of Crew Start for
Shore; Unheard From
BOSTON, Feb. 13. (AP)
Three men of the crew of the navy
tug Mohave missing since they set
out for shore last night after the
tug ran aground on Harding's
ledge, two miles off Nantasket,
were unaccounted for tonight al
though naval officers held hopes
they were alive. The tug was fast
on the ledge with the other 23
The three missing started
ashore after the tug struck. Today
the punt, right side up, was found
on the shore and later life preserv
ers which the men are believed to
have worn, were f onnd on the
beach nearby. Discovery of the pre
servers raised: hopes of officers
that the men reached shore safely
and then threw aside the preserv
ers as they set out overland.
WANT FISH MADE GAME
Douglas County Men Appear Be
fore State Commission
PORTLAND, Feb. 13. (AP)
Twenty Roseburg business men,
officers and members of the Doug
las county sportsmen and game
protective association, today urged
the fish commission of Oregon to
take steel heal salmon out of the
class of commercial fish and place
it among game fish In the Umpqua
river. The delegation met the com
mission In a special session at the
fish body's headquarters here.
Commercial fishermen on the
Umpqua have nearly exhausted the
stream of sport fish said A. C. Mar-
sters, president of the Roseburg
national bank, spokesman for the
delegation. . " ,
VIRGINIANS HONOR "ABE"
State House
of Repreffntatlves
Adjo
on Birthday
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 13.
(AP) For the' first time In Its
history the lower - house of the
Virginia ' general assembly today
adjourned, to honor . the memory
of Abraham Lincoln. - '
. R. Lindsay Gordon, who intro
duced the resolution calling ? for
adjournment, in an eulogy of Lin
coln said that "every southern
gentleman now agrees with Lin
coin on the slavery question,". and
that his death at the hands of a
"southern lunatic" was a, severe
blow to the southv
HOOVER STARTS
ON FISHING TRIP
SECRETARY TO TAKE SHORT
VACATION IX FLORIDA
Aet Follows Announcement That
He Will Enter Lists in Ohio
Primaries
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13. (AP)
Secretary Hoover put aside of
ficial duties tonight, abandoning
temporarily even the budding po
litical campaign that got underway
yesterday when he announced him
self candidate for the republican
presidential nomination, and start
ed to Florida on a fishing trip.
It has been his custom for many
years to get in a week or 10 day's
in February on the fishing grounds
and his destination tonight was
the Florida keys, with Key West
the first stopping place.
Only a small group of close
friends were invited to accompany
the commerce secretary on the ex
pedition, and a limit of one week
; was placed on his stay in the
tne80uth. He plans to return in time
io uu xwo engagements in sew
York City next week, one to insti
tute the special economic survey
which the commerce department
has undertaken, and the second to
receive a gold medal from the
American Institute of Mining En
gineering. While In the south Mr. Hoover
will make no speeches, and is ex
pected to devote his time entirely
to relaxation. Wrhen word reached
Florida today that he was coming
into that state on a fishing trip he
was deluged with invitations to
visit various points, but he had
already decided to head for Key
west.
The commerce department head's
announcement that he would seek
delegates in Ohio to the Kansas
City convention, formally putting
him into the presidential race,
brought a prediction today from
Senator Edwards, democrat of New
Jersey, that the Hoover-Willis
fight in Ohio would cause a split
among republicans and give the
democrats the state in the Novem
ber election. New Jersey's other
senator, Edge, a republican, is
sued a statement expressing plea
sure at Mr. Hoover's entry into
he presidential contest.
While there have been publish
ed reports that Secretary Mellon
might throw bis strength to his
cabinet colleague, the treasury ex
ecutive reiterated today that he
still favored an uninstructed dele
gation from Pennsylvania to the
republican convention and that he
was "not ready yet," to say whom
he favored for the party's presi
dential nomination.
Mr. Mellon said that Hoover's
announcement did not alter his
neutral position at present.
PISTOL FRACAS STAGED
77 Tear Old Poolroom Proprietor
Shot In Jaw, Lakeview
LAKEVIEW, Ore., Feb. 13.
(AP) Shbt through the Jaw in a
pistol duel, Jeff Howard, 77, pool
room proprietor of Silver Lake,
was In a critical condition in a hos
pital here nonlgbt. Doris Porter,
23, and Ceril Owsley, 24, are held
in connection with the shooting.
Witnesses say Porter and Ows
ley entered Howard's- poolroom
last night and started shooting
through the ceiling.
Howard Baid he thought the men
were attempting to rob him, and
drew a pistol from a drawer. He
shot Porter in the chest, but, due
to defective ammunition, the bul
let failed to penetrate his cloth
ng. As Howard attempted to shoot
second time his gun jammed and
Porter shot him in the head, shat
tering the lower jaw.
Howard's condition was said to
be critical, due to shock and loss
of blood. Officers are awaiting fur
ther developments in his condition
before filing charges against Por
ter and Owsley. Both men are in
Jail.
CEMETERY PLEA WAITS
Opposition Diminished!, Leavens
Tells Zoning Commission
W. S. Levens. representing W
A. Laidlaw of San Francisco who
plans to establish a memorial park
cemetery on Liberty road, four
miles south of Salem, appeared
before the city planning and zon
ing commission last night . and
stated that opposition from prop
erty owners adjonlng the side had
diminished and that the matter
could now probably be settled
without aid from the commission.
The matter was accordingly laid
on the table by the commission.
CAVES TO BE IMPROVED
Congressman Ilawley Introduces
Measnre at Washington
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. -f AP)
Improvement of the Oregon
caves In the Siskiyou national for
est would be authorised by a bill
introduced today by Representa
tive Hawley, republican, Oregon.
-FREE COUPON-
-1 1 AinRNOON ONLY ?
Thig Conpon will admit one free to the Better Homefe
Cooking- school at the Armory today. Wednesday, Thurs
day or Friday afternoons.- - v .
T- The Coupon is furnished through the courtesy of The
Willamette Grocery, H. L. Stiff Furniture Store and The
Statesman Publishing Co. . . . ; ' ;.; ..
IS
AT NOME PORT
T
1200 Mile Hop From Hay
ana, Cuba, Completed '
By Flyer In Safety
700 PEOPLE WELCOItfE
Ambassador of .1 met Iran oWk
Will Reaches St. IamiIs Aftc
Traveling fMWO Miles
Over 15 Nations
ST. LOUIS. Feb. IS. f aim
"Flying through fog and rain. (VI-
onei unaries A. Lindbergh em
pleted a 1200 mile non-stop flt'gh't.
n xuivuna, luua.oy landing
safely at Lambert-St. Louis field
at 5:01 p.m. today. He was fn
the sir 15 hours and six minutes.
Since his departure from Wash
ington, Dec. 13. for Mexico Citv.
Cojonel Lindbergh had covered
about 9,000 miles on a circuifons
route and had visited 15 naf.'cm
and dependencies In Central and
South America and the West Tn
dies. Approximately 700 persons in
cluding members of the thirty
fifth division air corps of which
Lindbergh is a member. vJewrfl
the landing of the good will ftm,
bassador. who is to be the guei l
all St. Louis in an aerial exhibi
tion on the Mississippi river fiWt
tomorrow afternoon.
Approaches From West
His approach to the field was
from the west at 4:56 p. m. Paus
ing to the northwest, the Spirit -T
St. Louis began circling the field
at an altitude of approximately
100 feet. Lindbergh evidently
was scanning the field to make
sure no crowd was in theway.
When Lindbergh got out of'he
plane there was backslapplng and
a chorus of greeting as PresldWt
Harold M. Bixby of the chamfer
of commerce, acting Mayor Walter
Neun. and others greeted him.
As mechanics shoved the Spirit
of St. Louis into the hangar Lfnd- "
bergh posed with the offictal
greeters for photographs ar.d
movies in the light of flares wMcfc
were burned to help out the dim
and disappearing daylight.
Lindbergh said he flew from
Key West along the west eoaM fT
Florida to Cedar Springs snd then
took a compass course to "Kt.
Louis, which he followed, fivfbg
low. Visibility, he said, was "very
low."
Arrival Bit Late
Lindbergh, whose arrivals are
customarily as exact as a railroad
timetable, failed to maintain his
official schedule from Havana to
St. Louis on the last leg of hf
good-will tonr.
Llndberrh's air path from Ha
vana which he left at 2:26 a.tn.
was blanketed with fog and rata
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RE?ORTEDDYla
HOPE ABANDONED FOR FORJW
KR PRIME MINISTER
Fifty Tears of Public Life in Brft-
ish Affairs Drawing Slowly
To Close
SUTTON COURTENAY, Eng
land. Feb. 14. (AP) (Tuesday)
All hope for the recovery of the
Ear of Oxford and Asquith wa
abandoned by his physicians early
this morning. The earl, who
Herbert H. Asquith, prime minis
ter was one of the great figures t
the world war, became uncon
scious early yesterday afternoon
and it was said the end was only
a question of how long the en
feebled heart could hold out.
This little Berkshire village
through the night sorrowfully was
awaiting the passing of one of
Britain's famous . . leaders. Tne
village, about 10 miles from the
city of Oxford, has only a few
hundred residents. From time to
time one of these would appear at
the bouse of the dying statesman
to ask for the latest bulletin oh
his condition.
Lady Oxford (M argot Ascufth)
had kept a ceaseless vigil at her
husband's bedside.' for more than
SO hours. Her daughter, PrinceVs
Bibesco and Anthony Asquith kef
her company, r
Belying the hackneyed saying
no man la a hero to his valet" one
of those most' deeply affected In
the household, was the butler in
Jhe household of the earl for many
years.
."He was the best master that
ever stepped on earth,"- he said
sorrowfully. "I cannot bear to se
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