Row After Row of Bird Houses, 116 in All, Constructed by the Pupils, Are on Display at McKinley Grade School in Salem
1 he Green Market ana Merchandise bection Today Carries Manv Attractive. Offerings Which Should Interest Thrifty Housewives
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temperature yesterday 65. minimum 4,
river 8.5. rainfall .02, wind northwest.
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SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1928
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SOFT ROCKS
CAUSE FLOOD
Inquests Over Rows of Bod
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BODIES UNIDENTIFIED
Engineers Point to Remaining
I Portion of Vara as Proof
Struct ores of Similar Na
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ANGELES, March
-Inquests over the
15.
long
rows of dead in the St. Francis
dam disaster were held at two
towns in the stricken Santa Clara
river valley today while the now
wasted stretches were combed for
additional bodies. Death from the
flood .with no attempt to fix re
sponsibility, were the verdicts.
Meanwhile California's state
engineer, Edward Hyatt. Jr.,
pointed out what he declared to
have been foundational weakness
es in the big buttress through
whose ruptured ends billions of
gallons of water poured in a death
dealing deluge last Tuesday
morning..
The fluctuating known dead
list, running all the way from 185
to 300. steadied late today at 202.
A cheek of all the points at! which
bodies are being held in tempor
ary morgues, showed that number
of victims.
That this number would be ma
terially increased however, was
the opinion of those in charge of
the search through many miles of
silt-covered valley. Reports reach
ed Ventura that 10 cowboys had
discovered an unhitherto search
ed area five miles above "Castaic
.Despite the deep layers of yel
lowish sand that covered the sec
tion, hopes were expressed that
bodies of many persons now re
ported missing might be found
there.
The verdicts returned two coro
ners' juries one sitting at Fill-!
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MORE SINCLAIR
BONDS TRACED
B.
A. KC'KHART TOOK S2000
WORTH, TESTIFIED
Cook County Republicans Com
mittee Chairman Says No
Contribution
CHICAGO, March 15. (AP).
Examining more than a score
of witnesses on the opening day
of the inquiry here, the senate
Teapot Dome sub-committee today
traced disposition of some more
of the Sinclair Continental Trad
ing company bonds and uncovered
6ome republican party financing
which intrigued its two members,
Nye, of North Dakota, and Nor
beck, of South Dakota. -
From Miss Flora H. Johnson,
secretary 0f B. A. Eekhart, who
twire was examined in Washing
ton, the investigators learned that
S2.000 worth of the $60,000 of
Sinclair bonds which Will Hays !
ent to the late Fred H. Upham,
ent to Eekhart on December . 5,
123. This was the day before
the republican national commit
tee met at Washington to select
the place for the 1924 convention.;
Relating a telephone conversa
tion he had yesterday with Eck
hart, who now is In California.
Miss Johnson said she had been
informed that Upham called her
chief on the telephone on that day
and asked him to take 15.500 of
Liberty bonds as security and
make a donation to the national
committee in a like amount.
Eekhart drew his check for that
amount and went to -Upham e of
fice but when he arrived he was
informed that 13.500 of the bonds
bad been disposed of before his
arrival. He took the remaining
400, selling them later, and
00 in cash since his check was
Urn for that amount.
From Homer K. Galpin,
chairman of the Cook county
(Chicago) republican committee,
the senators -learned that the re
publican national commtft- bad
not made a contribution to that
,. organization in early 1924, al
thoughthe records of the national
committee, as Upham gave; hem
: to William V. Hodges, thte present
treasurer, showed that such a con
tribution was madeV Committee
members are wondering whether
: $25,000 of the Sinclair bonds
were disposed - of, and the . Cook
t jeounty "committee credited Witt
HOMES FOR BIRDS
BUILT BY PUPILS
McKlNLEY GRDE SCHOOL HAS
VXIQVE DISPLAY ARRANGED
Row After Row of Dwelling
Places for the Feathered
Friend Completed
Row after row of bird houses
11S of them, to be exact yester
day hung upon the wall and filled
long tables in the main assembly
hall at the McKinley grade school.
These bird homes, or all sorts and
descriptions, are the joyful work
of nearly halt the 240 students at
'the school, for in many instances
the children grouped In pairs to
create a home for the feathered
creatures. Townspeople are in
vited to visit the exhibit today,
after which the children will take
them home, probably to make
many birds happy.
Here's the story:
Just ten days before the exhibit,
W. A. Davenport, principal of the
school and himself a great lover
jf birds, suggested to the students
that all those who cared to, con
struct a bird house. This was to
be done at home, with a later
exhibit at the school.
Free rein was given the pupils.
save one suggestion that doors be
placed high, for birds like to enter
the top and build their nests down.
The pupils learned tnat sparrows
were the only exception to this
rule.
Many pairs of willing hands set
to work with hammer and saw;
dozens of little heads began to
puzzle, and plan the design for
their bird house.
Father and brother and even
mother in one reported incident-
were often implored to lend a little
aid. That was permissible. As
the showing yesterday proved,
pupils from every grade except the
primary were busy. Nearly as
many girls as boys were busy.
As the actual construction pro
gressed at home, the students
were learning, both in and out of
school, much about the habits and
life of birds. That was one reason
Principal Davenport originated the
building project he sought to in
terest the pupils in bird them
selves. Teacher encouraged thef
pnpils to learn as much as possible
about the bird and its home; fre
quently the project could be cor
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CURE CALLED FAILURE
Thirty Patients Submit to Tests at
Kir land Sanitarium
SEATTLE, March 15. (AP)
After a five months' test the so-
called tuberculosis cure of Dr
George Kirkpatrick, Portland vet
erinarian, was today declared a
failure for humans by Dr. E. T.
Hanley of Firland sanitarium
here.
Dr. Kirkpatrick's discovery cre
ated considerable interest last fall
when it was reported that tuber
cular cows treated with it had
shown decided improvement in a
few months.
Following a meeting of a num
ber of Pacific coast physicians in
Portland Dr. Hanley began a test
with 30 tubercular patients at the
Firland sanitarium who willingly
submitted to the test. Divided In
to three groups of 10 each, all
patients thought they were re
ceiving Dr. Kirkpatrick's treat
ment. However, but one group
received his medicine, while an
other received a second treatment
and the third was given colored
cold water.
Charts kept for five months.
Dr. Hanley said, showed no dif
ference between the group receiv
ing Dr. Kirkpatrick's treatment
and the one getting cold water.
CONDEMNED MAN HERE
Robert Green to be Hanged April
18 For Slaying Neighbor
Robert Green, 50, under death
sentence for slaying his neighbor,
Caleb Green, at Coquille, was
dressed In at the Oregon state pen
itentiary Thursday.
He was placed in a cell adjoin
ing those occupied by Ellsworth
Kelley and James Willos, who will
be hanged April 13 for the part
they played In the prison break
here In August, 1915.
- Green Is under death watch,
which will continue- until the date
of the execution.
BURGLARS TAKE FLIGHT
Into , Grocery
Store, But
Drey boet When
Burglars, evidently amateurs,
who broken. Into the Pure
Food grocerr store at 1 4 5 Union
street late last ftignt. were fright
ened way by the approach of pe
destrians, it was reported to Itbe
police. ;The 'pilferers hadaawed
tmnVt the lock on the front
door." ' -' . ' ' -.:
in their hasfe. to. depart, the
burglars dropped a sack contain
in a number of packages of cigar-
ettes, believed to be the only loot
BLAST KILLS
TWO; YOUTHS
FACE QUIZ
Admits Purchasing Dyna
mite; Claims It Was
Used In Blasting . ,
THREE RECEIVE INJURIES
Dawn Breaking as Explosion
Comes Hurling Six People
Into Mass of Wreckage
at Boring
PORTLAND, Mar. C (AP)
Earl Jones, 19, late tonight admit
ted to police that he had pur
chased dynamlte-ajid had placed
it In a hole under the house In
which his mother and a younger
brother were killed when a blast
demolished the house. Jones de
nied setting the blast off. The
announcement of the
was made by Sheriff
Clackamas county.
admission
Mass of
PORTLAND. Mar. 15 (AP)
His mother and his 15-year-old
brother dead from injuries re
ceived when a terrific blast shat
tered their house, and his father
and three other members of the
family suffering from serious in
juries. Earl Jones, 19. was de
tained for questioning - by the
Clackamas county sheriff tonight
as to his knowledge of a parcel of
dynamite that he admitted pur
chasing March 7.
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COOK FAVORS H. HOOVER
Medford Man Files for Republican
Convention Delegate
Floyd J. Cook of Medford Thurs
day filed with the secretary of
state here his declaration of candi
dacy for delegate to the republi
can national convention from the
state at large.
"Personally favor Herbert Hoo
ver, but will support the people's
choice," is the slogan adopted by
Mr. Cook.
Howard F. Latouretts, 444 East
16th street, Portland, would at
tend the democratic national con
vention as. a delegate from the
third congressional convention. He
filed his declaration of candidacy
in the state department today.
"Alfred E. Smith for president,"
is Mr. Latourette's slogan.
G. Russe Morgan of Coquille is
seeking the republican nomination
for district attorney for Coos
county. Mr. Morgan filed his dec
laration with the secretary of state
today.
John Irwin of Klamath Falls,
would serve as a circuit judge for
the 13th judicial district, com
prising Klamath county. Mr. Irwin
is a republican. His declaration of
candidacy reached the state depart
ment Thursday.
Wallowa
I Marshfield 27-22
Marshfield
Washington
University
Tillamook
1 Medford 32-20
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The Dalles 28-18
Medford
McLoughlin
The Dalles
Astoria
Thurg. 7:30 P. M.
Salem
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University
Tillamook
Fri. 4:00 P. M,
j Tillamook 37-30
Tacts. 4:30 P. M.
MeLoughlla
Astoria
Fri. 10:30 A. IL
3.
The Dalles
Fri.
SQUALOR FOUND
IN COAL FIELDS
SCENES AT DIFFERENT CAMPS
DESCRIBED BY REPORTER
Bootlegging and Gambling De
clared Ranpant ; Swat
Committee Listens
WASHINGTON, Mar. 11.
(AP) Accounts of squalor and
degredation In the Pittsburgh coal
region, as seen mrougn a news
paper reporter's eyes, and of the
struggle of coal operators to make
mining pay, as told by a tabulation
of costs and receipts, were given
today to the senate committee in
vestigating the bituminous indus
try.
Harry T. Brundige, who toured
the coal fields in the vicinity of
Pittsburgh for the St. Louis Star,
prefaced his description of condi
tions by introducing a document
which purported to be an order
from the Pittsburgh Coal com
pany to "all mine superinten
dents" to prepare for the recent
inspection of its territory by a
senatorial sub-committee. ,
Calling attention to the pending
visit of the investigators,. it said
"Clean up all unsightly condi
tions, keep our police in the back
ground, avoid all arrests. Instruct
our men to Keep out or trounie.
If the committee desires to ques
tion any of our employes see to It
that you present men you can
trust and who can be depended
upon to give the right kind - of
answers, ir you are examined oy
the committee do not answer any
questions you think might be
harmful to our interests. The
company will protect you. The
company has mailed a spirited
letter to each Individual employe.
If you know of any unsatisfactory
condition in company camps or
barracks see that it is eliminated
at once."
Brundige said he paid $25 to a
Pittsburgh Coal company employe
for the letter but declined to name
the man.
The reporter then told of visit
ing camps of strikers and strike
breakers. He said that many of
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BIDDY BISHOP HONORED
Can Pitch Any Old Way He Likes
la Valley League
ALBANY, March 15. (Special)
Pitchers in the Willamette Val
ley league must not use freak de
liveries, which includes all of the
deliveries barred by organised ball
but Biddy Bishop of Salem is
an exception. The league directors
voted unanimously last night that
Bishop, in view of his service to
baseball in this part of Oregon,
shall be permitted to pitch any
way he likes.
It's not certain that Biddy will
be a pitcher in the league, as he
has not been signed up by any club
as yet. He has used a "spitter" for
years, and therefore granting him
the right to continue, is In line
with the practice in organized ball,
where veteran hurlers who used
this delivery before It was barred,
are made exceptions to the rule.
SSnaimnip2imsMip Secies
Fri. 9:30 A.M.
Washington 37-16
Medford 40 -
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SaU 9 :30 A.M.
REALTORS WANT
AUTO PARK KEPT
MUNICIPAL CAMP ASSET TO
SALEM, DECLARED
Members of Council Park Comaolt-
tee lad teste Same Opinion
At Meet
Realtors are of the opinion that
by all means the municipal auto
park should be maintained and
that It would be a serious mistake
to close the park. This was ths
general opinion expressed by mem
bers of the Salem Realty board,
following the regular weekly
luncheon held yesterday noon at
the Marlon hotel.
W. W. Rosebraugh, chairman of
the public parks committee of the
city council, said that by all means
the park should be operated as in
years past. He explained to the re
altors that when the Kay park was
purchased, the city had no money
available but that It borrowed 16,-
000 from the sewer fund, with the
agreement that this should be re-
turnea irom me earnings or me:,
municipal auto park . Jle" EnJ"d '' America two days
uniclpal auto park
Profits of the municipal auto
park amounting to $1360 were ta
ken by the city for the 1921 pay
ment of money borrowed from the
sewer fund, and 11300 of the
park's profit for the 1927 pay
ment. Hal D. Patton, member of the
public parks committee of the city
council, said that the auto camps
outside the city were all doing a
good business excepting one, yet
It was these parks that had peti
tioned the city council to destroy
the Salem municipal park.
"We have a wonderful auto park
here in the city," declared Mr. Pat
ton. It is one of the best in the
state and we should make it the
best on the coast. It is one of the
city's greatest assets."
II. S. Poisel, who has managed
the park for the park board the
past three years, said that in 1927
there were more than 6,000 regis
trations of cars, and that this
meant from 18,000 to 20,000 peo
ple stopped in the heart of Salem.
"People stay at the park several
days as It has shady trees and two
Jcreeks and all .park convenience.
They make the park headquarters
to travel in and out of Salem look
ing the country over," said Mr.
Poisel." I figure park tourists left
more than $25,000 In Salem last
year."
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VOTE ON BONDS ASKED
Airport Matter Will Be Taken Be
fore City Council
The city council will be asked
Monday to put the proposal for a
bond issue not exceeding $50,000
for a municipal airport for Salem,
it was stated yesterday afternoon
by Brazier C. Small, chairman' of
the American Legion aviation com
mittee.
A number of the councilmen
have already signified their opin
ion that the people should be per
mitted to indicate at the polls
their preference in the matter, and
it is expected that the issue will be
ordered placed on the ballot at the
May election.
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HOPE WANES;
RUMORS FLY
ABOUT FLIERS
Relatives Maintain Vigil; Did
Not Countenance Pro
posed Flight
ISLAND REPORT FALSE
Memories of Other Disastrous
(Tights Recalled; Secrecy of
Start of Flight Explained
by Friends
NEW YORK, Mar. 15. ( AP)
The monoDlane Endeavour, which
and a half ago, was still missing
tonight and It generally was
feared that it had joined the two
planes that attempted the peril
ous westward passage last sum
mer and never were heard of
again.
Hope flaired fitfully during the
day, fanned by recurrent rumors
and rose high in midafternoon
when persons at Old Orchard
beach in Maine, reported seeing a
yellow object and two waving fig
ures on an island two miles off
shore. Investigation by the coast
guard established however, that
no plane had landed on the Island.
Charles Nungesser and Fran
coir Coll, Frenchmen, were the
first to try the westward passage
of the North Atlantic, which never
yet has been crossed In that direc
tion by airplane. They left France
In their White Bird and never
have been found.
Next the Princess Lowensteih
Wertbeim set forth in the St. Ra
phael, with two pilots and nothing
more was heard of them.
On Tuesday morning the Hon
orable Elsie Mackay, daughter of
an English viscount and Captain
Walter Hinchliffe, flew off on
their great adventure in the En
deavour, an American plane, and
disappeared.
Today's rumors were so persist
ent that they raised false hopes in
the breast of Mrs. Hinchliffe in
London and twice she cabled John
Gillespie her husband's repre
sentative that she had word she
had news ot the Endeavour's
landing In Newfoundland.
Both times Gillespie had to ca-
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WALSH PERMITS FILING
Word Received From Washington
Relative to Primaries
PORTLAND, Mar. 15. (AP)
Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Mon
tana today agreed to permit the
filing of his name in the Oregon
presidential primaries for dele
gates to the democratic national
convention. This word was re
ceived here today from Washing
ton, D. C, where the senator made
the announcement.
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SEATTLE, SALEM
NOW NEIGHBORS
LOCAL PARTY FLIES IN HOUR
AND 20 MIXl'TES
But Not From This City Because
of Jjftck of Adequate
Airport Here
By Rodney Alden
SEATTLE, Wash.. March 15
vcycviftif ocmuc iuubv is ma
close to Salem as Portland was
yesterday. Air transportation is
not coming, it is here.
Eight Salem people flew from
Portland to Seattle this morning
in an hour and 20 minutes, just
ten minutes less than it took the
same party to drive from Salem
to Portland, i
They could have flown direct
from Salem, except for the fart
that Salem has no airport.
The party will return tomorrow
by the same route. They could
have returned1 'by train during the
night, but could not spare the
extra time and expense.
They could fly straight to Sa
lem in an hour and a half, but
the same difficulty arises again;
Salem has no airport which would
permit the safe landing of the type
of plane in which this trip wap
made.
Portland and Seattle will be
closer together than Portland and
Salem, until Salem does provide
an airport.
Members of the party which left
Salem early Thursday morning to
fly to Seattle were George Vick,
president of the chamber of com
merce; W. W. Chadwick. presi
dent of the StaRf. Terminals Ho
tel company; W. A. Cummings,
manager of the Senator hotel; Mr.
and Mrs. Otto HiUman and three
local newspapermen.
The trip was made as part of
the program of the chamber of
commerce, American Legion and
other organisations to emphasize
the need of an airport in Salem.
CLEMENCY PLEAS MADE
Governor Will Not Interfere in;
Kelley-Willos Fate
Many letters have been received
at the executive department during
the past few days urging Gover
nor Patterson to commute the
death sentences imposed on Ells
worth Kelley and James Willos to
life imprisonment.
Kelley and Willos were convict
ed of first degree murder In con
nection with the slaying of two
guards during a break at the state
penitentiary here in August, 19 25.
The date for the executions has
been fixed for early In April.
In most instances the authors
of the letters received by Gover
nor Patterson admitted that they
are opposed to capital punishment.
The governor has indicated that
he would not interfere in either
of the cases.
JURY GETS TALENT CASE
Officer Tried On Involuntary Man
slaughter Charge
PORTLAND, March 15. (AP)
A jury In the federal district
court here late today received the
case of Terry A. Talent, 22 year
old prohibition officer, on trial on
a coarge or involuntary man
slaughter.
Upon receiving the case, the
jury was promptly locked up with
Instructions to return a sealed
verdfet In the event one was
reached before 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Talent went on trial on an in
dictment returned by the Jackson
i county grand jury as a result of
the fatal shooting of ' Mansford
Zlmmerlee, alleged moonshiner.
Zimmerlee was shot as he attempt
ed to escape from Talent and
Claude Hickman, state prohibition
officer, after they had arrested
him. He died two days later In a
hospital.
Talent, who took the witness
stand in his defense, testified he
had fired at the fleeing man.
Hickman, a witness, admitted he
too had fired.
FORUM TO TALK CAMP
Public Or Private Ownership to be
Discussed at Meet V
The automobile camp ground
will occupy the attention of those
attending the TMCA Forum meet
ing tonight. Jtlch L. Relman has
been persuaded to act as the lead,
er. ''T--L "-,v ?;'- ' --"-';:;.-C
"Shall th9 - dty maintain tha
camp ground or shall It be priv
ately owned?? That's ths ques
tion for discussion and It Is 'a
most worthy one. . Undoubtedly
Salem must have a real automo
bile camp ground better than
ever maintained before, '-..'C.Z. v.
Ths Forum will meet tonight at
8 o'clock at the local TMCA and
tha public is Invited to attend. v
GRUELLING
GAME
IJncorl flnt Rv TuVO
Points After Locals Be
hind Three Periods
MEDFORD QUINT
NEXT OPPONENT
Crowd Goes Wild As Tcamr
Fight For Points
DALLES BEATEK
Southerners Shows Strength
By Decisive Victory; Duff?
High Point Man for Salem;
Critical Game Tonight
TODAY AT STATE
TOURNAMENT
9:30 a. m.f Marshfield
Washington.
iono a. m.; Astoria vs.
V.
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Dalles, consolation.
3 p. m.. Coaches' game, nort
vs. south.
4 p. m., Wallowa vs. Tilla
mook, consolation.
7:30 p. ni., consolation game.
8:30 p. m., Salem vi. Medford.
After trailing behind for tare
Quarters, the Salem high school
basketball team came to the front
to win from the fast Astoria q1n-
tet by a mere two points, as
34, in the most exciting, interest-,
ing and closest game played rn tn
tournament to date. The red at
hiark hooomen were a little alow
to get started, but once they found
themselves, they coulan t un
stopped. The score was tied sev
eral times, with a mad crowd, con-
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MARINE FLIERS
KILLED IN FALL
PLANES CRASH KM FEET, IV
AIR; FOI7R KIIiIEB
Men Seated in Cockpit WW.
Machines Plowed Into
Ground
fiiKDlERO. Mar. 15. (AP.)-
Four marine fliers. Lieutenaa
Laurence R. Dewine and his mr
chanic, H. C. Bailey, and Lieuten
ant J. D. Swartout and his mechan
ic. Corporal H. C. Chappell. wen
instantly killed here this afternooi
when their planes crashed in th
air while in flying formation as
plunged nose down. 1S0 feet t
the ground. The formation was fee
ing led . by Captain Harold F
Campbell In another machine a
was returning to the marine flyia
field here after an hour's maneu
ver. Captain Campbell landed, hi .
plane at the Mahoney air fiek.
about three quarters of a rati
from the spot where the crash
curred.
"I had signalled f or Lieuteuat
Dewine to take the lead," Capta , :
Campbell said. "Swartout, .
stead of standing 'pat moved to-,
ward and the planes collided. W
mechanic knew nothing of U
crash until I called his attention 1
It."
Although the silk parachut
carried in the planes in which tt
four who were killed were op
when the planes struck the grswc
shout 200 feet apart, it is belie v
that no attempt had been made I:
the aviators to leap from the
planes. All four men were seat
in the cockpits when the macbix
plowed into the ground.
Lieut. Swartout's plane, ft
first to strike the ground, was -molished.
Its occupants were an.
ted beneath the pile of wreckai "
and dirt thrown up by the eras"'
Lieut. Dewine plane was bad
wrecked but apparently struck ti
ground with a glancing blow a , '
retained a semblance of its f orss -
shape.; ..-. . -.:; :: ;
A wine, belonging to Swsrtaut ;
plane, was severed from the hod -of
tha plane almost Immed late - -after
'the machines : collided 'mm . - .
dropped to the ground several bat - -
dred feet from , the place waei
tha plane itself crashed. .
Both officers.: who were kfllav?. '
were r experienced aviators. It we -
reported. Dewine, it was said, ka-
been 7 flying about three . J ISM .s
while Swartout had been in tb - -
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