tFfic - Operating Forces of the Oregon Linen
Plant Are to Be Doubled. Beginning a Week From Next
There Is to Be Built Un in the Willamette
Valley a Great Tobacco Growing Industry; See the Slogan Pages of Sunday Statesman
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--Weather forecast: Unsettled with fog
u!r the coast and thunderstorms In the
east portion; cooler in the east portion;
moderate northwest winds on" the coast.
Maximum temperature yesterday 80, min
imum 55, river 1.4, rainfall none, atmos
phere clear, wind west.
A Chicago chemist says he has perfected
a method of touching up the complexions
of oranges and lemons which are too pal.
We hare already seen some lemons with s
chemical complexion on the street.
SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 26, 1928
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Monday
Doubling
Output
r
i - DOUBLE FORCE
i; AT LIEN ILL
EARLY IN JUNE
Increase to 1 00 Operatives
Announced by Col. W. B.
Bartram Manager -
OUTLOOK NOW BRIGHTER
New. Retting Tanks at State Plant
to be fa Use Next Week;
Might and Day
;
4-
The force of operatives at the
plant of the Oregon Linen Mills,
Is to be doubled, beginning
a week from Monday. There will
then be 100 operatives at work.
turning oat yarns and linen goods;
tbA-ifSTSS for eastern linen mills
and the linen goods for the gen
eral markets.
Col. W. B. Bartram, since he
was selected, a few weeks ago, as
managing director of this plant,
has been more than busy; espe
cially as he is also carrying on
the duties of manager of the in
dustries of the state flax plant at
the penitentiary. He has been
checking costs in all departments.
In order to discover the profits of
manufacturing, and to find where
economies may be made. He has
reduced the payroll abont $200 a
weekamong other economies, and
this proportionate saving will be
carried over with the larger force
of operatives that is to be taken
on June 4. v.
It Looks Good -
The board of directors of the
Oregon Linen Mills, Inc.' selected
CoL Bartram to. have general su
pervision over the plant, in order
that the Institution might: be put
on a thorough baslnesfrdbnsis. "W.
J. Pender, who-tftftriwiathc
Henry Ford linen plaat In Detroit,
has been made superintendent of
H he Salem plant. Col. Bartram
and Mr. Pender are working in
complete harmony, in getting the
various departments of the plant
into efficient and economical
working; order.
"Our object said Col. Bartram
yesterday, "kt to produce yarn?
and linens In mass production that
wjll produce a profit for the
shareholders in the company, and
I am
njenjtlrely hopeful that this can
if-ae 1 am fully epecting that
be
this will be a $100,000,000 lndus-
tr4Un this valley during the life
time of many of our present share
holders. "Our yarns are going on the
market today in competition with
imported yarns, and are finding
0atiaid pg
LAWSUIT BEGINS
AFTER 150 YEARS
ESTATE OF JOHN JACOB AS
' TOR'S PARTNER SOUGHT
Half Billion Dollar- Fortwnc Snb
Ject of Litigation la N. Y.
Federal Court
- NET YORK, May 25. (AP)
A lawsuit that harks back 150
years to the days when John Ja
cob Aator was a poor boy In the
' country was begun today In the
federal district court, where de
" seendants of John Nicholas Ea
. trick. Astor's partner, seek two
thirds of the half a billion dollar
estate the original . Emerick Is
l reputed to have left. ' -;
- The action Is bathed In an aura
' of romance and hinges upon an
l arrangements by . which Emerick
- Is alleged to have established As-
tor aa the trustee of a 90 year
xrfTS-i. trust of his Interest in their part
"T nership. At the expiration , of
J V tbat period Astor, or his heirs,
iX'was to have divided the estate be
tween descendants of Emerlek's
two brothers, John and Valentine.
In the complaint filed today it
is alleged th la 1902, when the
. trust had only three years more
to run., a legal 'representative of
the elder .Aotors estate told a
descendant of John Emerick of
the trust agreement. The Enter
lck estate, this lawyer then said,
was X?rjh $39,000,009 at that
time. r ! : ":
The fortune included the worth
f of some of the most valuable plots
H of land In New fork Clty '
TTraditions tells that Emerick
I died en a fur-laden easel in 1S17
J- and was buried ajl " the La
ir brador coast.- He left no wllL It
was believed, but in recent year
I heirs la many sections of the conn.
f try ' hare pushed rigorous
i -Mrrh ' for 'the document which
they believed would bring them a
Mere than . 800 of such heirs
STORE ROBBERY
PLAN CONFESSED
OXE OP QUINTET WHO ES
CAPED FROM OSTS CAUGHT
TwoMore Sought by Police as Im
plicated; Two on Way to -.'
California
William Lester Hersha, 1.
member of the quintet of boys
who ' escaped from the Oregon
State Training school at Wood
burn Thursday afternoon was ar
rested by Officers Fisher and Win
teretien last night on South 14th
street. In driving by there the of
ficers noticed someone peeking
through a window in the E. G.
Knighton grocery store, 740
South 14th street. After stopping
their machine, young Hersha
started down the street playing a
mouth harp. He was stopped and
questioned, and because his stor
ies didn't hang together, he was
taken to the police station. . .
Looking over the small store
the officers found that the win
dow on the north side of the
building had been removed and
all was in readiness for a large
haul for someone. Hersha denied
knowing anything about it when
arrested. Nothing was as yet re
ported missing.
At the police station young
Hersha, who was clad In a blue
shirt, khaki trousers, felt cap,
and regulation - training school
shoes, gave his name as Phillip
Wayne, of Portland, and that he
was visiting with a friend here
living on Broadway street. He
declared that when arersted he
was merely waiting for his friend
who was taking a girl friend
home.
After being in his cell a few
minutes at the city jail he called
for Officer Edwards. At this time
he admitted that he was one of
the membera of the quintette and
that he, Mike Moody and Sarahan
had attempted to rob the store be
cause they were getting very hun
gry. The. other two bad not been
located at a late hour bp t police
believed, that they would haT
them- before msrninff.Tb? 'Jib
two- members of the . gang he 'de
clared left Salem this.' morning'
with the intention of making their
way to California by stealing
cars. The car stolen here early
this morning was located in Al
bany last night. He declared
that he and his two tompanions
had Intended to catch a north
bound freight out of iSalem this
morning and then make their way
to Alaska and "make good." af
ter establishing themselves there
to make known their where
abouts. PICK METHODIST BISHOP
Deadlock Broken and Dr. E. Stan
Icy Jones Selected
KANSAS CITY. May 25.
(AP). Ending a deadlock of
three days, the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church
tonight elected Dr. E. Stanley
Jones, a missionary of Sitapnr, In
dia, to the post of bishop.
Dr. Jones, the author of "The
Christ -of the Indian Road" and
for 20 years a missionary In India
was the third and final bishop to
be chosen at this quadrennial ses
sion of the conference. Others
chcoen were R. J. Wade of Chi
cago and James C. Baker. Ur
bane. III.
The new member of the epis
copacy received 510 votes. 41
more . than the necessary two
thirds majority.
Dr. Jones la the thirty-third
bishop of the church and Is one
of the longest ever to be elect
ed. He was born 4 4 years ago
In Clarks-ville, Maryland.
The election of Dr. Jones came
after Dr. Jos. M. M. Gray of,
Scranton. Pa., and Dr. L. O. Hart
man of Boston, who had been ;
leadero in the fruitless voting.
withdrew their candidacies.
ONE MINER FOUND ALIVE
Negro Worker Rescued by Crew
, Unable to Make Soand
MATHER. Pa., May .-AP)
-K miner was found alive tonight
in the mine of the Mather Collier
ies company here where an explo
sion occurred last Saturday, after
having been entombed more than
120 hours.
The miner's name was given as
John Wade, a negro. He was lo
cated by resent workers wlu had
been exploring the working lnee
the blast. Wads, officials said, was
tovnd abont two miles back In the
mine. - uj i r j- - - r r -'" ?
HH ccndlttoa. while said to be
Krienj because of Jack of food and
water, was described aa not erlL
althowgh he was unable to
talk, . :- '.' -5:.
. One hundred and seventy bodiec
had been raeevered from the minr
tonight. Upwards of SO men art
still nnaeeounted tor.
T
IIP PRESIDENT
Uppers House Refuses to
Pass McNary-Haugen
Measure
PARTY LINES FALL AWAY
Repnblicans and Democrats Split
On Iseae of Overriding Cool
idge Following His Re
jection of Bill
WASHINGTON. May 25 (AP)
President Coolldge and the sen
ate came to grips today on his veto
of the McNary-Hauga farm relief
bill and the president won.
The vote was 50 for re-passage
over the veto and 31 to sustain
the veto. A switch of four votes
would have passed the measure,
apd the lack of them eliminated
any prospect for farm relief legis
lation at this session.
Action followed a brief but
bristling attack on the veto from
both sides of the chamber and co
author of the measure that it was
too late at this session to enact
any other legislation. That course
had been suggested by the presi
dent. Coolldge Act Deplored
Senator McNary. republican of
Oregon, further declared that
while he had stated to President
Coolldge when informed that a
veto was being written that he
would seek to have a bill repassed
without the equalization fee, he
felt "by the action of the reto it
seems the president has even fore
closed that avenue, which might
in jipma manner have benefiVd
the farmers." '
-Alt-was the first show down be
tween congress and the president
on the McNary-Haugen relief
which troubled congress several
years before it finally got the
measure to the White House last
year. At that time Mr. Coolldge
wrote a veto message almost as
stinging as the one sent to the
senate two days ago when he re
turned the legislation again. No
attempt was made last year to
override the veto.
Both Parties Split
Party lines ware split on the
veto roll call, 19 republicans and
12 democrats voting to sustain
It, while 29 democrats, 20 repub
licans and the lone farmer-labor
senator lined up against the presi
dent. Four republicans were pre
pared for the veto with the four
republicans and four democrats
against it.
Senators McNary and Steiwer of
Oregon voted to override the veto.
All of the New England senators
voted to sustain the veto but the
two democratic senators from New
York, voted for repassage and
from that point on west there was
a split. in both parties.
While the senate was squirming
away for the vote with Indications
that the veto would be sustained,
there developed reports that -the
president had in mind calling a
special session of congress to take
np farm relief after the national
conventions but little credence'
was given to the report by congres
sional leaders.
FIRE YET BEING FOUGHT
Flames Spreading Along Sngar
! Loaf Mountain, Report
PORTLAND. May 25. (AP) -
One hundred and fifty men tonight
were employing every means ai
their disposal to check the advance
of a forest fire on Sugar I Loaf
mountain near the Bull Run wat
ershed.. T. H..Shepard, supervisor
of the Mount Hooa iiatlonal forest
was In. personal charge. Late re-;
ports Indicated attempts to, keep
the. flames from green timber was
meeting with success but that the
fire continued stubbornly and ad
ditional equipment would be need
HOUSE ALSO BACKS CAL
Body of
Refi
te Override
Yote ! l
' WASHINGTON, May 25-4(AP)
. Tie house -refused today to or
errlde the reto of President Cool
Ida cm the Oddie bill to appropri
ate snore than ten mlHwn dollars
for roads through western bnblU
lomats and. Indian lands, ;The
measure previously had been ? re
passed by the senate over the veto
jut with the boose's rejection It
'j cast aside. - i .
The rote was 112 to 1(1; far
'rora the two thirds majority nec
essary to override a reto.
SENA
BACKS
DN FARM VETO
BANDITS SIGHTED
AFTER IOLLINGS
HEAVILY ARMED POSSES
COMB WHOLE COUNTRYSIDE
Robbers of Lamar, Colorado Bank,
. Murder Digfaton, Kansas
Physician
HORACE, Kas.. May 25. (AP)
About 10 motor, cars carrying
12 sheriffs from as many Western
Kansas and eastern Colorado
counties left here . late today on
advices from Logan and Wallace
county officials that a ear believ
ed to contain two of the four La
mar, Colo., bank bandits, has
been located by airplane n the
breaks of the Hill river northeast
of Tribune, Kas.
DIGHTON. Kas.. May 25.
(AP) Fleeing before hearily
armed posses aided by two air
planes, the four desperadoes who
Wednesday shot down two officers
of the First National bank of La
mar, Colo., today killed Dr. W.
W. Winelnger of Dighton. whom
they abducted last nlghL
Officers expressed fear that E.
E. Kessinger, assistant cashier of
the bank, who was kidnaped in
the holdup, also had been slain.
Reports reached here during the
day that Kessinger's body had
been found near Scott City, Kas.
The killers were being hotly pur
sued late today and were reported
to be in the vicinity of Modoc,
Kas., after a mad flight over the
western Kansas prairies.
The body of Dr. Wlneinger, who
was lured away from home Wed
nesday night, supposedly to dress
wounds sustained, by one of the
robbers in a gun fight in the' bank.
was found 25 miles south of Oak
ley, Kas.
He had been shot in the back
of the head with a shot gun and
apparently tossed' over an embank
ment at the bottom of which his
motor car was found. The body,
which was still warm when: found
by poasemen was brought here this
afternoon. ' "'
Dr. Wlneinger was made cap
tire through a ruse, one, of thefTelfec-wiyslnuncd to unconsciews-
gunmen summoning mm away
from home with a story thai u man
had been severely injured in a
tractor accident.
Spurred on by the cold-blooded
killings, more than 400 heavily
armed men in motor cars contin
ued the hunt for the desperadoes,
assisted by the airplanes.
Lieutenant Reavis of Lowry
field. Denver, scoured the country
side by air and dropped notes to
the possemen as the chase pro
ceeded. The pursuers were prepared for
a pitched battle as It was thought
the killers would fight to the last
to prevent being taken. The ban
dits were reported to be armed
with a machine gun.
Sheriff L. E. Alderman of La-
(Coatina4 aa pg S.)
BUYERS WEEK DATES SET
Invitations Sent Oat By Portland
For Annual. Event
PORTLAND. May 25 (AP)
Merchants of fourteen western
states. British Columbia. Alaska i
j . . . . . . '
na-nawan nave oeen invited by
the Portland chamber of com
merce to come to Portland for the
annual buyers week, August 16 to
11. A commUtee Is planning an
entertainment program for the
visitors.
LIBERALISM PRESBYTERIAN ISSUE
mi - in' . i i T , i in in i in i
s - -
:"
.The authority of Dr. J. Ross
Stevenson ( lef t ) , . president ' of
Princeton -. Theological semin
ary, would, be restricted under
a minority" report which will be
presented- to the Presbyterian
general .. assembly in Tulsa.
Okla.; by Dr. E. D. WarHeld
(upper - right) 4n - connection
with a plan to unify control of
the seminary. .-. " Dr. Robert E.
Speer (lower right) Is the
church's retiring moderator.
HOT SPELL OVER
FOR TIME BEING
MAXIMUM YESTERDAY 13 DE
GREES UNDER THURSDAY
Cooler Weather Also Reported 'in
Other Sections of Pacific
Northwest
The-heat wave that struck Sa
lem this week, coming to a climax
with a record temperature of 3
Thursday afternoon, had abated
to such an extent by yesterday
that the weather observer last
night reported a maximum of on
ly 80 degrees attained here yes
terday. r A gentle west wind accompan
ied the decline in temperature.
; PORTLAND. May 25. (AP)
With a storm passing over Brit
ish Columbia eastward Thursday
night and today cooler weather
prevailed in the lower Willamette
and in the Columbia river regions
today. The maximum in Portland
r 7C degrees 17.2 degrees below
the maximum of 93.2 degrees yes
terday, the hottest day of the year.
Little change In the weather over
today was expected ,y the weather
bureau here.
- The unusually early hot weath
er in the northwest has caused the
snow in the Canadian and Rocky
mountains and other headwater
regions of the Columbia river to
melt rapidly, and the river and its
tributaries were still rising to
night. It was Impossible to fore
cast the season's crest until the
Columbia ceases to rise at the
headquarters.
Grants Pass carried away all
records with a temperature of
101. The previous hottest May
day was 99.
Bend today experienced Ua
highest May temperature in at
least 15 years when tjie mercury
mounted to 92 degrees. Yester
day's maximum was 91. Reports
were received here today that a
bolt of lightning, had earlier in
the week killed four horses hitch
ed to a wood wagon driven by Don
ald Teller in - Jefferson county.
ness "but uninjured.
At Pendleton today the maxi
mum temperature was 98 degrees.
Reports from the farming districts
there said the wheat crop was
heading and that farmers "were
praying for rain."
A violent lightning, wind and
rain storm struck Pendleton at
3:30 p. m. today tearing down tree
limbs, ripping awnings and filling
the streets with watre. The wind
reached a velocity of 50 miles an
hour and carried large quantities
ESTHER ARNOLD WINNER
Senior Hiarhest In Efficient
Testa at Salem High
Esther Arnold, senior, was yes
terday declared 1928 winner of
the Snook athletic award made
annually to the Salem high school
girl who ranks highest In a series
of efficiency tests conducted dur
ing the latter part of the spring
term.
Miss Arnold made 189 points
of a possible 195, the baseball
throw in which she placed five in
succession determining the award
for her over George Mills, who
ranked second with 181 points.
Muriel White placed third in
the tests, with a total of 178
poinls and Doris Kemp fourth
with ma.
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TfODELERS TAKE
LIONS CONTEST
FOR TILLAMOOK
Glad Sisters and Brother
Show Cheese Not OnJy
T Coast Town Product
SALEM ITE GOLF CHAMP
Frank Lynch, Dark Horse, Wins
Tourney; Kiltie Band From
Eugene Second in Stunt
Program at Convention
Tillamook resembles Switzer
land in other ways than in cheese
production; it also produces at
tractive and sweet voiced yodel-
ers.
That, perhaps, is why Tilla
mook walked off with first prize
in the "stunt night" program of
the Lions' state convention at
the armory last night or per
haps it was partly because "gen
tlemen prefer blondes."
All Glad Xow
At any rate the Glad sisters and
brother and Mrs. Louis "Johnson
are all glad now, and so are the
Tillamook Lions who sponsored
their appearance on the program.
The three girls advertised Tilla
mook's convention attractions by
appearing In bathing suits, which
was no mistake either for the pur
pose of winnig the stunt contest
or for showing the other visitors
at the convention here that Tilla
mook will be a good place to hold
the 1929 convention a develop
ment that seems inevitable In
view of the strenuous efforts Till
amook is making' to secure it.
The Eugene entry, the KUtie
band,-won second place in the con
test -Judging was. done on the
basis' of applause. " ' -
Many Good Stunts
' Other entries were the Portland
Police Quartet and the Portland
Lions' trio, both excellent musical
organizations; Mr. Newberry of
Medford, who gave a remarkable
memory exhibition; Jack Bowr
ing and Dewey Powers of Klam
ath Falls in a stunt labeled "Mu
sical Nonsense;" Dr. Samuel Ty
ler, Walter Peak and Irwin L.
Betzel of Bend In a real "Hons"
demonstration with Bend scenery
for a background; a "Maud Mul-
ler" skit from Toledo; Anna Skin
ner in a Scottish dance and John
Medler In Scottish song, repre
senting Lebanon; and a violinist
from Springfield.
The prise won by Tillamook
was a handsome trophy cup pre
sented by Rsy L. Riley, second
rice president of Lions Interna
tional, who is attending the con
vention. Newell Williams of the
Salem den presided.
The Salem Lions club didn't
(Ootia on 4)
McCUMBER TELLS
OF WIFE'S DEATH
DEFENDANT AT MTJRDKR
TRIAL GOES ON STAND
Whole life Story Recounted Be-
fore Crowded Courtroom at
Goldendale
GOLDENDALE, Wash., May 25
(AP) Ivan McCumber, charg
ed with the murder of his wife.
Olga Bergstrom McCumber, went
to the witness chair in his own
defense late today and told the
Jury the story of his life.
He was born, he skid, in Echo.
Ore., 29 years ago. When a year
old his family brought him to
Glenwood, where he has lived
ever since. His mother, he testi
fied, was taken to the Medical
lake asylum for the insane In
March 1923. and died the follow
Ing August. He took charge of his
sister. Eloise. 15, who was the
state's star witness against him in
thetrial and a brother, Ariel, af
ter their mother's Aeathr
Speaking In a level voice, he
went on to tell of his life with Ol
ga, his wife. They had no partic
ular trouble, he sate On the
morning of January 21, the date
of Mrs. McCumber's death, he
said.; that bis: wife! and Eloise.
who;, made her home with them.
had an argument. His wife, he
declared was abont to attack the
girl when be placed his arms
about her. Bothtrrppeo! on a rug
and fell backward to the 'floor.
she uppermost. 5 . . i- j -
She was angry and be apologis
ed," be said, for . what , he termed
his -butting !n. He than" asked
her , to go . to the barn and, talk
things over while he cared for the
homes.; They had started 'to put
hay. In the mangers when be beard
: (CaMlMM t PI 4)
350 ATTENDING
LIONS MEETING
MORE DUK TO ARRIVE FOR
FINAL K VENTS TODAY
Business Meeting at 10 a. 1. Re
gatta at 2:00, Banquet and
Dance Tonight
Promises of the Salem Lions
club that there would be "some
thing doing every minute" at the
Lions' state convention wore ful
filled Friday when the visitors,
numbering by evening 350. were
kept thoroughly busy from the
time that they registered in the
forenoon.
The opening event was the reg
ular Lions club luncheon at the
Marion hotel, with Ray L. Riley,
state comptroller of California
and second vice president of
Lions International, as the speak
er. Governor I. L. Patterson wel
comed the visitors, and the re
sponse was delivered by II. HI
Haynes of the Portland den.
Mr. Riley outlined some of the
problems of Lions International,
and bespoke on the part of Ore
gon Lions thorough support for
the general organization, without
which any individual club would
soon lose Its prestige.
He mentioned that Lionism has
grown In a few years to number
1400 clubs with a membership of
60,000.
Mrs. James Fitzgerald sane a
vocal selection and Oscar D. Ol
son led the Lions from all over
Oregon in the characteristic
"roaring" song. President M. D.
Obling of the Salem oider. pre
sided, and C. T. Giese did a work
manlike Job as "tailtwister."
It was announced that visiting
Lions and their ladies were ex
tended the privileges of the Salem
Y. M. C. A.
In the afternoon, simultaneous
ly with the golf tournament and
the tea and bridge party for the
Lions' ladies at the Elks' temple,
presidents and secretaries of the
various clubs throughout the state
held separate business sessions.
The program this. morniafi will
open at t o'clock ; with ' trips
through the linen mills and naner
mills, followed by the big busi
ness session of the convention at
10 o'clock.
In the afternoon will be the wa
ter regatta on the Willamette riv
er at 2 o'clock, followed by sight
seeing trips through Salem and vi
cinity. The convention will close in the
evening "with the bana net and
dance at the Marion hotel, beein-
ning at 6:30 o'clock. Carl Croson,
a director of Lions International,
will be the principal speaker at
the banquet.
AIRPORT MEET TUESDAY
Commission WiH Discuss Problem
Of Starting tiiLs year
Whether or not steps to develop
the Salem airport, authorized by
the voters in last Friday's election
may be taken this year, will be
discussed at a. meeting of the air
port commission next Tuesday eve
ning, it was announced Friday.
The principal obstacle to start
ing work as soon as plans can be
prepared, is the fact that the sit
offered by the state board of con
trol, and considered the best of
any that have been proposed, can
not be obtained definitely until the
legislature approves the board's
offer.
The airport commission Includes
the committee of the city council,
the American Legkm and the
chamber of commerce.
ARGUE OVER PRINCETON
Change In Admlnfait ration Dis
cussed by Presbyterians
TULSA, Okla . May 25. (AP)
The controverted report of a
committee of 11 proposing a
change in the administration of
Princeton theological seminary at
Princeton, J., was submitted to
the general assembly of the Pres
byterian church, U. SA. here to
day. m , -' ;
It drew tire from Dr.' Ethelbert
D. Warfleld, president of Wilson
college, Chambersburrh. Pa." who
is a member - of the committee.
submitted a minority reports V
Discussion of the report howev
er, was reserved for tomorrow.
ONE HAND GRIPS WHEEL
Thai's Not Enough, Say Police;
xontu of 10 Arrested f7'
High street may hare been keen
Lovers Lane-to many a couple,
but It proved, to be a tough lano
for Albert Newcomer, 1 8 Trade
street, last night, when he was ar
rested ' by . Officer - Thomas' on a
charge of driving his car with one
hand, . - - ; V-: - '
Newcomer gave bis age as 1 8.
Ho was cited to appear tn police
court today to "see "What ' Price
One Hand Driving. ;
SHIP FAILS
TO RETURN
KINGS BAY
General Nobile and DirigIc
Missing on Trip Back to
Home Port
RISING STORMS
SEEN AS THREAT
Optimistic Note Nevertheless.
Marks Reports
WIRELESS SILENT
Radio Receiving Stations
Wait in Vain for Some Wwri
as to Whereabouts ' f
Italia's Crew Lone Overdue
LONDON, May 26 (AP)
(Saturday) Up to 4 a. m. today
nothing has reached London front
any source revealing the where
abouts of the polar dirigible Italia.
While there is a possibility that
she has encountered serione
trouble from the strong north
west winds around Spitsbergen,
there are no reports here whlrb
wonld even suggest that the snip
is in danger.
A late Renter dispatch from
Kings Bay confirms earlier Asso
ciated Press advices that the No
bile base ship Citta dl Mllano wU)
wait until noon before attempUne
to go In search of the alrcesft
Butt experts believe that the
steamer will not be able to g.
through 4tha .Jcejjjarrter, extending
from Spitsbergen to NoHheeeT"
Island. j
Storms Reported '
An Exchange Telegraph din
patch from Copenhagen quotes a
telegram from Kings Bay as say
ing that a rising storm confronts
the dirigible Italia on her voyage
back from the flight to the north
Polo.
The advices state that the re
turn journey was started in dear
weather but that a dense fog wa
encountered later and moisftar
from it formed ice on the Italia '
A breeze from the southwest In
creased steadily until this morninr '
it had gained the proportions of
storm.
Ship Lobs; Orerdne
KINGS BAY, Spitsbergen. Ma)
25 (AP) (8:30 p. m.) N
sign of dirigible Italia In which
General Umberto Nobile and a
crew of IS others Is voyaging back
( Continued pf S.) '.
AUTO MECHANICS
PLAN EXPLAINED
WILL XOT INTERFERE Wmt
ACADEMIC COURSES
Demand and Valne of This Tip
of Education Growing, Says
Bergman
The auto mechanics shop, plan
for which the cty school bean'
has directed to be drawn up, wili
in no way Interfere with the reg
ular academle studies and
at the ame time provide
course for a number oroys w bl
are Interested in this mechanics
endeavor without the regula
high school course, yesterday e
clared E. F. Bergman, head o'
the vocational department at to
senior, high school in speaking '
the new auto department to be la
agu rated at the school next fall.
It Is the plan to build the nev
show on the lot Immediately seat)
of the present machine shop, as
it is probable the two structure
will be. worked into a combination
budding in which the two distinr
courses will be carried on separ
ately. The entire cost of buildia
and equipping the auto shop wiJ
ot exceed ' $3,000. Mr. Bergssa
estimated. The cost he point.'
out. Is ridiculously low. when on
considered that a minimum of
boys will be working In the build
ing throughout the day.
j No great outlay of machinery
will be installed In the auto shop
there being no intention to tart
out mechanics ready to qualify a '
experienced hands in a garage. I" ...
will be possible for : the. ant
students to use the machine she; "
equipment for lathe work." mlUhaj
and similar work, thereby , rtdw
ing the amount of machinery the'
Is essential: to the new, course,
la the, preliminary, survey. Mi
Bergman found nearly. 200 big-, r
f ... i (OaatiM a.) t . ,
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