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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1930)
9 ma n si Four Military Planes Lost; Dozen Flyers Spend All Night On Ocean HONOLULU. May 15 (AP) A dramatic adventure of air and ea cost the life of Staff Secgeant V Joseph Becker of Brooklyn, N. Y., and the loss of three military air planes between the Islands of Ma ul and Hawaii, yesterday. Twelve other army and navy fliers whose planes rode the rough waves from noon yesterday until early today were brought safely ashore by res cuing surface vessels. Becker died when an army bombing plane fell into the ocean while accompanying a fleet of 41 army and navy planes from Luke and Wheeler fields, near here, to Hilo, Hawaii. A navy seaplane and two army amphibian planes were brought down by their crews to rescue the bomber's men. They picked up three men, but the res cuing planes were unable to rise from the high waves. While flying 8000 feet high, the bomber broke an aileron control and began its descent. Becker's parachute opened prematurely as he was about to leap and became entangled In the bomber's rigging. Two others of the crew parachu ted at an altitude of 4000 feet and were picked up by the rescu ing planes. Lieutenant Tellmadge Leslie Boyd of Washington. D. C, pilot of the plunging bomber, remained with the ship in a heroic effort to extricate Becker and was drawn Into the whirling stabilizer. Boyd's legs were lacerated, his shoes and socks torn off and his clothing re duced to rags. Three thousand feet above the sea, Boyd freed himself and leaped with his par achute into the waves. A naval seaplane commanded by Lieutenant M. A. Schur follow ed the parachuting men down and picked up Boyd. Staff Sergeant H. Alexander of Kennedy, Ala., and Private H. L. Cowan of Syracuse, N. Y., Becker was carried down by the bomber beneath the waves. Boyd, Alexander and Cowan were taken aboard hours later to the steamer Ha waii which was or dered to their aid. Later they were transferred to the steamer Waialeale and brought to a hos pital here to be treated for ex posure. The first army amphibian to dive to assist the fallen aviators was manned by Lieut. E. W. Raw lins and Sergeant R. F. Summers. Unable to get their plane into the air again, they were picked up by the steamer Hawaii, but the plane was lost. 32 The OREGON STATESMAN. Salera. Oregon, Friday Morning, May 16, 1930 PAGE THREE Mickey Mouse NOTES BY SCRIBE Mickey Mouse Zolie Volcbok Well, I hope every 'Mouse en ters in the model airplane and glider contest to be staged by the Fox Elsinore. There will be all kinds of prizes given. For foil details read this Sunday's Oregon Statesman. Last week we were supposed to give a yell for our Chief Dow, and didn't, but we'll give it to him this week for sure, and especially as he has started another contest. Here it is: Boomelacka, Boomalacka, Boom- elacka, Bow Chlckalacka, Chickelacka, Chick- elacka. Chow Yelling for our Chief Mickey Mouse Dow. M M C The honor roll is still booming right along. Three more mem bers this week. Eva Burgess, 4A Richmond. Janet Frye 4A Richmond. Dorothy Johnson, Highland. M M C We sure had entertainment ga lore last week, and all of it came from members of our own club, with the exception of one special. First was a real hoofer, Frances McReynolds, who did a tap dance. Next were songs by the "Mickey Mouse 4". Florence Dougherty, Marjory Pickens. Virginia Coates. and Barbara Crites. Third was a violin and saxaphone duet by Dale Loveland and Eugene Strickland. M M C The special on the entertain ment program was the Liberty The Call Board By OLIVE M. DOAK in his latest talking picture at the Hollywood today and tomor row. This is the first time for this picture, "Trailing Trouble" to appear in Salem. -. Tonight at the Knight Memor ial church the Portland Opera club will present in concert form the opera "Carmen." According to all reports this presentation is artistic and finished. It is pre sented with the support of 60 voices. Everett Craven is an out standing soloist for the club, and will appear in tne role of the Toreador tonight. Rythm Band, which scored a big hit, composed of children between the ages of four and eight. M M C The Minstrel show See Bill Brazeau. M M C I think this week we Mice will sure have a wonderful program. Just read this. . Buster K eat on and 100 other stars in "Free and Easy." Fanchon and Marco's Singer's Midgets in -Miniature Idea." A silly symphony "Cannibal Ca pers' which is a knockout. And Vanishing West No. "The Fatal Second.". M M C Watch out for our new serial "Eagles of the Night," an aero plane thriller. M M C Did you say where? At the Fox Elsinore Saturday at 12 o'clock. Be on time and bring your mem bership card If yon want to get In for . nickel. mi r fiii CED GENEVA. May 15 (AP) A gift of $12,500 from the social hygiene bureau of New York City for an inquiry into traffic in wo men and children in the eastern countries was accepted today by the council of the league of na tions. Bascom, Johnson, American officials of the bureau, will head a commission of three social ex perts on a tour of investigation in the far east. The other two members were not designated. The commission will visit Japan, China, India, Persia, the Malay states and Java. The secretary general "of 'the council today said he would ask the United States to include the Philippines in the inquiry. The council took steps to back up the league's anti-opium cru sade. Mexico, Uruguay, Spain and four other countries where the narcotic traffic was said to be heavy were asked to appoint a committee to the council. It de veloped that few of the Latin American countries had furnished the council committee with statis tics on narcotic tariff. Clifford C. Cravath, once with the Philadelphia Nationals, led the league in home run hitting for six seasons. 3 MEJLTW(SS)ID)-8 HUM. Ub 25c TALKIES TODAY and SATURDAY Hoot's Latest All Talkie First Showing In Salem LAST TIMES TODAY "Little Johnny Jones" HOLLYWOOD Today "Trailing Trou ble," starring Hoot Gibson. GRAND Today "Frozen Justice," Lenore Ulric. FOX ELSINORE " Today "Honey," with Nancy Carroll. BLIGH'S CAPITOL Today "Little Johnny Jones." 3p 3 If you like horses you will like "Little Johnny Jones," now show ing at Bligh's Capitol theatre. The theme of the story centers bout' race track life and race iorses. The scenes showing the progress of a race, in which are beard the sound of the horses loofs, the cheering of the crowd and the riders talking to their mounts combine to make highly exciting- moments throughout the picture. Alice Day makes a pretty diver sion, and Edna Murphy develops the villainy in the plot. There re some excellent photographic effects of the race crowds gather ing for an English derby, and also of a ship, and English street scenes and fog. All told the picture offers good entertainment. You will have an opportunity to see Hoot Gibson and hear him I'GRAhD THEA1RL WHERE SOUND IS BEST oGGDSf oasr The pas lonate mixed-hlood- ed, beautiful sirea of the glamorous cold fields o f the . north whom all men love so disastrously. V TONIGHT THE WHOLE family en FOR aUC 1 Fox Movietone) News Oar Gang In "Spanking Age" Aesop's Soand Johnnie Marvin ; Fables Victor 8ta All-Taiking Singing - Dancing Cheering vitaphone Hit! - Saturday & Sunday R. K. O. ORPHEUM VAUDEVILLE SANTREY Commanding his Soldiers of Fortune 17 Musicians 17 Dancers, and Singers Other Big Acts On The Screen A thrilling, dramatic story of clown tender lore and his ter rible reveage. JOE E. BROWN and HELEN FOSTER . . . Next Mon-Tue-Wed. 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