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Salem, Oregon, Saturday, January 21, 1939
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Rose Commits
Suicide in Jail
After Confession
Broadacres Farmer Ad
'mits Slaying Wife with
Stove Wood
Herman S. Rose, 51, charg
ed with the first degree mur
der of his wife, Ora Pearl
k Rose, near Broadacres last
Monday, committed suicide
last night at the Marion coun
ty jail by slashing his throat
and one arm with a safety ra
zor blade. He ended his life
after confessing the crime,
the first time he had broken
his denial of the deed since
his arrest Wednesday.
Rose had steadfastly maintained
Innocence of ttie crime until about
4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when he hinted to Deputy Sheriff
B. a. Honeycutt that he might con
fess. This was Just after Rose had
talked to George Wadsworth, Ger-
vais banker, to whom he had sent a
request to see him about a small
debt of about $40 he owed the bank
and a mortgage on his tractor. In
his conversation with Rose the
banker Is quoted as having advised
him. If Innocent, to fight for his
liberty, but If guilty to admit It.
Dead When Found
Rose was found dead just after 11
, o'clock, only a few minutes after he
k had slashed his throat Just before
the self-administered death stroke
he had definitely confessed to Hon-
t eycuic ana District Attorney ijyie
J. Page. Honeycutt told him he
could go Into court, plead guilty and
receive sentence.
"I won't need to do that," Rose
answered, evidently with suicide In
mind.
Honeycutt, Page, and a newspa
perman were sitting in Sheriff A,
C. Burk's apartment In tha base
ment of the courthouse when a
trusty, Doyle Orr, called to Honey
cutt: "Come quick. That old man's
killed himself." Rose was found
stretched dead on the cot In his cell,
bleeding profusely and the razor
blade lying on the floor beslda him.
On had first hastened to Rose's
cell when Leo Killian and Frank
Feeley, two other prisoners, told him
they had heard "gurgling noises" In
Rose's cell. They said that not over
five minutes earlier they had tossed
Rose a pencil. With the pencil he
L wrote a death note which said:
i "Dear kids and officials: Mrs.
Is the cause of all of our trou
bles and the death of mama. 1 am
sorry but I have been persuaded In
to this trouble. I no I ort not lis
tened to her. . . . May God bless you
all and I hope you prosper and do
well. Put dear Utile Harold through
school If you can sell the place If
you rather or do the best you can.
May God bless you all. With love
and best wishes from papa. H. 8.
Rose."
The name of the woman mention
ed in the note was withheld from
t publication by Ppje who said she
' had nothing to do with the crime or
with Influencing Rose, and had, be
sides, given information to the of
ficers that led to the Investigation
and the arrest.
Full Confession
Late yesterday afternoon Rose was
visited at the jail by three of his
children. Olen, Charles and Bemlce.
and to them he denied the crime.
But soon after they left he called
Honeycutt and requested that his
children be called this morning and
said he would tell the complete
story. Honeycutt then called Pag
and together they again questioned
Rose about the case. District Attor
ney Psge said the questioning
brought out his confession substan
tially aa follows:
Rose and his son. Charlea, had
gone to a field Monday morning to
do some seeding In a field about a
quarter mile from the house. About
an hour later he returned to the
house. His wife was sitting at a
sewing machine. He took a piece of
16-Inch stove wood from the kitch
en, went to the living room and
struck her on the head twice. When
she fell he picked her up, carried
her to the foot of the atalra, dropped
her and struck her some more. At
tempting then to cover the crime he
went upstairs and got some apples
which he dropped down the stain,
then got a pressure cooker from the
kitchen and placed It near the body
rJi give the appearance she had fall
en with the load of apples. He then
mopped up the living room floor
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on Reichsbank
Premier Warns
Extermination
Awaits Enemies
Hiranuma Says Only One
Alternative for Opponent
Of Japan's Policies
Tokyo.Jan. 21 (JP) Premier
Kiichiro Hiranuma warned to
day extermination awaits per
sistent opponents of Japan.
"As for those who fail to
understand to the end and
hereafter persist in the oppo
sition to Japan." he cried in a
speech before parliament
"We have no other alternative
than to exterminate them."
To a question whether the
reference was to China, a for
eign office official replied merely,
"the translation la correct as It
stands."
Baron Hiranuma, who formed a
cabinet Jan. 5 to guide Japan to
ward "a new order In Asia," gave his
maiden speech before the opening1
diet session Just after Foreign Min
ister Hachlro Arlta outlined Jap
anese Pan-Asia ambitions as seek
ing a "new east Asia upon an ethi
cal foundation wherein Japan,
China and Manchoukuo x x will
stand united and linked together for
active collaboration x x"
Pan-Asianism
The premier emphasized the ne
cessity for Pan-Asianism and said
measures for strengthening nation
al resources and national morale
would be instituted as soon as pos
sible. "The creation of a strong arma
ment x x constitutes our most es
sential objective." he said, adding
that war-time control measures
would be placed on a permanent
basis.
Foreign Minister Arita formally
enunciated Japan's Pan-Asia ambi
tions in what was considered by
some to be the most Important
statement of Japanese foreign policy
In her history.
Japan's Desires
"What Japan desires Is the crea
tion of a new order which Is to
secure the permanent peace of East
Asia, that is to say the construc
tion of a new East Asia upon an
ethical foundation wherein Japan,
Manchoukuo and China, while each
is preserving her independence and
Individuality, will stand united and
linked together for active collabora
tion and mutual aid along all lines
of political, economic and cultural
activities,'' he said.
"It U the firm conviction of the
Japanese government that such a
new order is not only absolutely ne
cessary for the existence and healthy
development of Japan, Manchou
kuo and China, but also is conduc
ive to the real peace and well-being
of the whole world.
Entire Front of
Building Collapses
New York. Jan. 21 (JP) The entire
front of a four-story unoccupied
brick tenement at 55th street and
11th avenue collapsed today. Imper
illing the lives of children and oth
ers in the neighborhood.
After a thorough search of the
mass of bricks and mortar and brok
en laths, Fire Chief William Tau
bert said he was convinced no one
had been killed or Injured.
Draft All Germans
For Storm Troofis
Berlin, Jan. 21 (JP) Chancellor Hitler issued a decree
today broadening the military preparedness basis of the na
tion through a "keep fit" program. The fuehrer raised the
brown-shirt 8A (storm troop) sport
badge, heretofore a pure nasi party
honor, to the standard of a badge
of military fitness and made Its ac
quisition the basis for pre and post-
mllltary training.
The decree has the effect of virtu
ally forcing every German male, with
the exception of Jews and criminals.
over 17 yean of age Into nasi poli
tical formations.
"Every Oerman man has the moral
duty to win the 8A badge of military
fitness in preparation for army ser
vice." the order declared.
Thoe soldiers honorably dis
Widen Probe
OfGiannini's
Financing
Washington, Jan. 31 (U.R) The
securities and exchange commis
sion today broadened the scope of
its investigation of Transamerica
corporation to Include an inquiry
Into funds received by A. P. Olannini
from the Pacific Coast Mortgage
Co.
Transamerica Corporation is
charged with filing documents with
the SEC containing "false and mis
leading statements."
Pacific Coast Mortgage Co., for
merly a subsidiary of Transamerica,
was sold in 1832 to A. O. Stewart of
San Francisco.
The commission broadened the
investigation by amending Its order
for the current hearing in the Trans
america case. The amendment al
leges that Olannini, who is chair
man of the board of Transamerica,
received approximately $350,000 dur
ing 1935, 1936 and 1937 as dividends
from Pacific Coast Mortgage Co.
These dividends, the commission al
leged, represented the mortgage
firm's profits from trading in Trans
america capital stock in a manner
"rendered possible by the special
knowledge of the affairs of Trans
america Corporation acquired by A.
P. Olannini."
Reveal $50,000
Kidnap Ransom
Chicago, Jan. 21 (JP) The story of
a hushed -up kidnaping and pay
ment of $50,000 ransom overshad
owed the other testimony, today at
a hearing on the income tax debts
of Murray (the Camel) Humphreys,
Chicago's erstwhile public enemy
NO. 1.
Robert O. Fitchie, 74. president of
the milk wagon drivers' union, testi
fied he was abducted in 1931 but did
not know the Identltfy of the kid
napers. Steve Sumner, hard bitten 90-year
old secretary of the union, testified
the late George "Red" Barker, slain
gangster, and Humphreys collected
$50,000 ransom for Fitchie release.
The abduction was made public at
this late date because the govern
ment contends Humphrey did not
include the ransom money in his
Income tax returns. Humphrey is
contesting the government's claim
of $37,165 In taxes and penalties on
his 1930-32 income.
Angell on House
Rivers, Harbors
Washington, Jan. 21 (JP) Repre
sentative Angell R Ore.) has "in
herited" a position on the house
rivers and harbors committee that
has been held by Oregon representa
tives for many years. His assignment
to the important committee headed
by Judge Mansfield, Texas democrat,
was announced this week.
Representative Honeyman, Port
land democrat, whom Angell suc
ceeded in the house, held the post
during the 75th congress. Before
Mrs. Honeyman the post was held by
William Ekwall and Charles Martin.
In the recent division of commit
tee posts, Oregon's two other repre
sentatives. Republican James Mott
and Democrat Walter Pierce, retain
ed assignment given them during
the 75th congress.
Mott continues on the house naval
affairs, public lands and roads com
mittees. Pierce will continue as a
member of the agriculture commtl
tee and the Joint senate-house com
mittee on forestry legislation.
charged from active duty and cap
able of service must maintain their
spiritual and physical strength by
enrolling in army groups attached to
the 8A, insofar as they are not al
ready assigned for special training
to other formations such as the 83
'black-uniformed elite guard), NS
KK 'national socialist motor corps)
or KFSK 'national socialist flying
corpsi. In which they will receive
their military training on the bass
of the 8A military fitness badge.
"The requirements of the armed
forces must be considered In the for
mation and training." 1
Purge
Hitler Removes
Chief Aides of
Hjalmar Schachf
Opposition to Unrestric
ted Spending and Financ
ing by Debts Held Cause
Berlin, Jan. 21 (JP) Reichs
fuehrer Hitler continued
today his eradication of the
conservative influence of Dr.
Hjalmar Schacht from the
Reichsbank and at the same
time moved to increase Ger
many's armed strength with
a decree that every able-bodied
man over 17 must keep fit
for military service.
The fuehrer removed from
the bank's directorate two
followers of Schacht, ousted yester
day from the presidency. Friedrich
W. Dreyse was succeeded as vice
president by Rudolf Brlnkmann,
right-hand man of Schacht's suc
cessor as president. Economics Min
ister Walther Funk.
2 Directors Ousted
Both Dreyse, the board's oldest
member, and Ernst Huelse,, the
other director removed. Joined
Schacht in opposing unrestricted
spending and financing by piling
up huge short term debts. Their
ousting left little doubt that the
shelving of Schacht resulted from
sharp differences of opinion with
ambitions of nazl leaders.
There weTe"',"indicatIonii "''that
Schacht, around whose head the
storm broke yesterday, might be
charged with continuing negotia
tions with George Rublee, American
director of the intergovernmental
committee on refugees, concerning
emigration of German Jews.
Brlnkmann, whom Hitler named
director of the Reichsbank and Funk
Immediately made vice-president,
was one of Schacht's four closest
collaborators but parted company
with him when Funk was appointed
economics minister in Schacht's
stead In 1937.
Goebbels Emerges
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels emerged from a month's
retirement following an intestinal
illness with a caustic four-column
article in Hitler's newspaper Voel
kischer Beobachter on Germs n
Amerlcan relations. It was headed:
"What Does America Really Want?"
Goebbels advised the United States
"to return to the old established
methods of international courtesy."
He added he viewed the further de
velopment of German - American
relations with "deep apprehensions."
i
Fighting Resumed
On Chinese Fronts
Shanghai, Jan. 21 (JP) After a
long deadlock marked only by spor
adic fighting, both Chinese and
Japanese reports Indicated today
that a renewal of warfare on a
major scale was near.
From Chungking, Chinese mili
tary authorities frankly admitted
they expected increasing activities
in the West river sector, near Can
ton, to develop Into an offensive
against Shluhlng, Important mili
tary base 40 miles west of the south
China metropolis.
From there the Japanese would
be in a position to carry out their
long treatened Invasion of Kwangsl
province.
Thirty miles north wwt of Canton,
fighting was becoming more Intense
near Tsungfa where the Japanese
were trying to advance northward
along tne Canton-Hankow railway.
Extortion Plotters
Given Prison Sentence
Portland, Jan. 31 JP Three men
convicted of attempting to extort
116,000 from Dr. W. E Savage.
Portland physician, were sentenced
to federal prison yesterday by Fed
eral Judge James A. Fee.
Judge Fee ordered Alexander
Drummond, self -admitted ringleader
of the group which sent a threaten
ing letter to the physician, to serve
20 years In prison. William John
Jackson drew a 10-year term and
Tony Bogdon, contact man, a two
year penalty.
A federal court Jury convicted
Drummond and Jackson of conspir
acy to extort and use of the mails to
extort. Bogdon was convicted on the I
conspiracy charge, I
Reported Out
$725,000000
Full Committee Favors
$150 Millions Less Than
FDR Asks Fight Looms
Washington, Jan. 21 (TP)
The senate appropriations
committee approved today a
$725,000,000 relief appropri
ation. This sum. $150,000,000
less than the amount asked by
President Roosevelt, already
has been approved by the
house.
The committee vote was 17
to 7 in favor of the $725,000,
000 figure.
Senator McKellar (D.-
Tenn.), an administration support
er, moved unsuccessfully to Increase
the appropriation to $875,000,000.
Line-up of Votes
Those voting for $725,000,000 were
Glass of Virginia, Byrnes of South
Carolina, Tydlngs of Maryland, Rus
sell of Georgia, Adams of Colorado,
McCarran of Nevada, Bankhead of
Alabama, Truman of Missouri, Burke
of Nebraska, Chavez of New Mexi
co, all democrats, and Hale of
Maine, Nye of North Dakota, Town
send of Delaware, Bridges oft New
Hampshire, Lodge of Massachusetts,
Holman of Oregon and Taft of Ohio,
republicans.
Those favoring a relief allotment
of $875,000,000 were McKellar, Hay
den of Arizona, Thomas of Oklaho
ma, Overton of Louisiana, O'Ma
honey of Wyoming, Green of Rhode
Island and Maloney of Connecticut,
all democrats.
; The full com-jbsttee's action sup
ported a decision by a sub-committee
yesterday to hold the appropriation
to $725,000,000. The full committee
also approved a sub-committee re
striction preventing any material
reduction in WPA rolls during Feb
ruary and March.
Plan Stiff Fight
The appropriation, which will be
considered in the senate early next
week. Is designed to operate the
WPA until June 30. Administration
forces are planning a stiff fight to
restore the additional $150,000,000 to
the measure and even some economy-minded
senators predicted they
would be successful.
Senator Adams D., Colo), who
will be floor manager for the bill,
said the appropriation committee
probably "will get the whey beaten
out of It" on the issue of holding
the appropriation to $725,000,000.
Political and business leaders look
to the senate vote as the first test
of sentiment there toward any part
of the president's program of con
tinued large-scale spending.
Changes Forced
The sub-committee wrote into the
bill a prohibition against reducing
the rolls by more than 150,000 dur
ing February and March. There now
are about 3.000,000 work relief em
ployes. Senator Byrnes D., SC.), who
submitted this proposal, said It would
prevent the administration "from
putting people out In the snow."
Byrnes said it would permit relief
rolls to be maintained at 1,900,000
on June 30 or the same number re
ceiving relief In January a year ago.
Senator McNary of Oregon, the
republican leader, predicted most re
publicans would support it. But one
administration leader said privately
there would be ample votes to raise
the appropriation to $875,000,000.
Rublee Assured on
Jews by Goering
Berlin. Jan. 21 HP Field Marshal
Hermann WUhelm Goering, today
assured George Rublee, American
director of the Intergovernmental
refugee committee, that Germany
was ready to continue trying to
find ways of sending her Jews
abroad.
Rublee, who arranged to go to
Paris tonight, said he would return
to Berlin early next week. He ald
that the negotiations would con
tinue on the basis of the plan al
ready offered by and discussed with
Dr. Hjalmar Schacht. ousted yes
terday as president of che relcl-s-bank.
Rublee asserted that his talk to
day with the No. 2 man rt the nmrt
regime was "very cordial and satis
factory." The Schacht plan, which K,blet
and two American assistants came
here January 10 to discuss, made
the assistance of other government;,
In an expansion of Oermanys ex
port trade a condition of nazl co-'
operation In Oerman Jewish
g ration arrangement 1
Radio Stars Vote
High Wage Strike
Professional Entertainers to Go Out on Orders
From National Board Membership Includes
Actors, Singers and Producers
Chicago, Jan. 2 (JP) Nearly 2,000 of the country's pro
fessional radio entertainers were readv todav to strike for
higher wages. The Chicago local of the American Federation
of Radio Artists voted unanimously last night to strike upon
orders from the national executive board. Like action was
taken earlier in the week by the
New York local, and balloting was
scheduled for today in Los Angeles
and tomorrow In San Francisco.
A rejection by the American As
sociation of Advertii'.ng Agencies of
demands for an Increased wage scale
and pay for rehearsals was the ba
sis for the threatened strike.
The AFRA, an AFL affiliate whose
president Is Eddie Cantor, picture
and radio comedian, asked mini
mums of $15 for a 15 -minute broad
cast, $25 for 30 minutes and $35 for
60 minutes, plus $6 an hour for re
hearsals. The four-A's counter-offer was
$15, $20 and $25 for each respective
period and proposed that perfor
mers rehearse without compensa
tion for two, three or four hours for
each period.
The AFRA embraces In Its mem
bership actors, singers, announcers,
solo instrumentalists, producers and
sound effect men.
A spokesman for the four-A's
said compliance with union demands
would mean that an actor on a 15
mlnute show would get approxi
mately $185 a week regardless of
how minor his part.
Chinese Picket
Scrap Iron Ship
Long Beach, Calif., Jan. 21 (TV
Chinese picketing of ships loading
scrap iron for Japan continued to
day, with longshoremen declaring
they had stopped work on the ships
for their personal safety,
"The men were called off the Job
because of the Increasing danger of
injury from the rapidly growing pic
ket line," said Ernest Brown, presi
dent of the International Long
shoremen's and Warehousemen's
union.
"We are not concerned if the ma
terials are considered contraband of
war. That Is a irtter for the gov
ernment to decide."
Francis J. McOowan, president of
the Waterfront Employers' associa
tion of southern California, charged
this particular case is but one of
many similar cases where commerce
has been tied up In the port by re
fusal of longshoremen to work all
too frequently through cases and
Issues entirely outside the scope of
employer-employe relations.
"The ship operators, ne declared,
"are legally obligated to accept the
scrap iron cargoes involved and the
question of what constitutes contra
band of war Is a matter for deter
mination by the federal govern
ment, and not by longshoremen or
publicity seeking pickets
Oregon Diplomat
Weds in Florence
Florence, Italy, Jan. 21 (JP) John
Risley Putnam, United States con
sul general In Florence, and Mrs.
Sidney Kendall of Amsterdam, N.
Y., were married here today by the
vice mayor.
Putnam formerly was a resident
of Mt. Hood, Oregon. He was ap
pointed to the foreign service In
1015 from Oregon.
Loyalists Recapture
Key Point of Igualada
Hendaye, France (at the Spanish Frontier), Jan. 21 (IP)
The insurgents' great drive toward Barcelona today was
reported to have met its first serious setback when a violent
government counter-attack drove
Oenerallsslmo Franco's troops back
out of the Important town of Igu
alada. This town. 28 airline miles west of
the government capital, was consid
ered a key point In the government,
main defense line.
Insurgent dispatches both from
Burgos and - Lerlda acknowledged
that Igualada, which the Insurgents
reported last night they had entered,
was today In the hands of a govern
ment garrison.
Instead of continuing their efforts
to storm Igualada General Franco's
columns were reported fanning out
to the north and south of the town
In efforts to surround It and compel
Its garrison to surrender.
Trial Reads Like
Fiction Story
Minneapolis, Jan. 21 (JP) A trial
that reads like a fiction story in
volving Minnesota mining proper
ties, heiresses, radio singers, mar
riage and death, opened In district
court as 11 lawyers sought to de
termine the rights of "an adopted
son of an adopted son
The issue came before Judge Lars
O. Rue yesterday in form of a peti
tion of the First National Bank
and Trust Co. of Minneapolis.
As trustee under the will of Elora
H. Holden, St. Cloud, Minn., who
died September 2, 1926, it asks now
to divide an estate of $300,000 am
ong contending claimants.
Sequence of the story began when
Mrs. Holden adopted Paul Truszins
kl, her chauffeur, more than a dec
ade ago. He became Paul Holden.
He was given a quarter interest
in the Altura mine near Marble,
Minn., and at Mrs. Holden's death
shared In a three-way trust fund
with two Minneapolis nieces, Mrs.
Sadie B. Coates and Mrs. Lucille
Hammerel. The will provided the
trust be terminated at Holden's
death: One-third to each niece, the
remainder to Holden's "lawful Issue."
Testimony brought out that In
1937 Holden married Helen Lowe,
now Helen Lowe Braun, radio singer,
widow and mother of a boy, in Seat
tle. Holden adopted the son and
when he died April 24, 1937, left ev
erything to his wife, except one dol
lar "to my beloved son."
Claims now are being made for
the inheritance for the adopted son
under the trust estate of Elora Hol
den. The nieces contend the adopted
son Is not entitled to the third Inter
est because he Is not Paul's "lawful
issue." They also challenge validity
of elements in the Seattle adoption
proceedings.
Homes of Film
People Flooded
Los Angeles, Jan. 21 UR Num
erous homes of film celebrities al
ong the waterfront at Santa Monica
were flooded today when storm
drains clogged during a drenching
rainstorm.
Among the homes flooded were
those of Norma Shearer, Douglas
Fairbanks and Marion Davlcs, all
on Roosevelt highway facing the
ocean.
Santa Monica police reported that
the condition was not dangerous
and that the overflow from the
clogged drains was causing no ser
ious damage to the homes In the
path of the water.
Sand washed down Into the storm
drains In the area was responsible
for the water rising over the door
steps of the homes.
The drenching rain started short
ly after midnight and continued
through the morning, bringing 1.03
Inches of rain by 8 a m. Today's
precipitation raised the Los Angeles
total for the season to 9 Inches, with
normal at this time 6.51 Inches.
Meanwhile Franco's alrforce sub
jected Barcelona to a series of raids,
In two of which a deluge of bombs
was looted on the city and Port
Two others were driven off by gov
ernment planes.
With battle lines only some 30
miles to the west, government lead
ers hastily pushed fortifications at
the very gates of the city for a last
ditch stand if necessary. Dispatches
said artillery was being placed at
Barcelona's gates and sandbag bar
riers raised Inside the city.
Earlier today Insurgents had re
ported capture of both Igualada and
Vendrell, the latter 33 miles south
west of Barcelona on the highway
near the Mediterranean cuasu
Bermuda Liner
Down Halfway
To Destination
British Flying Boat Cava
lier, Carrying 8 Passen
gers, Down on Ocean
New York, Jan. 21 (JP)
The Pan American Airways
station at Port Washington,
N. Y said late today it had
intercepted a "garbled" mes
sage from Imperial Airways
at Hamilton, Bermuda, appar
ently saying an unnamed
steamship had picked up the
passengers and crew of the
stricken flying boat Cavalier.
New York, Jan. 21 (U.R) A
one-word message "Sink
ing" crackled through the
air at 1:13 p.m. EST today from the
British flying boat Cavalier, with 13
persons aboard, as it was forced to
alight on the Atlantic ocean.
Then the air lanes were silent,
concealing the fate of eight passen
gers and a crew of five men of the
airliner which left New York it
10:38 a.m., for Hamilton, Bermu la.
Steamers and coast guard ,'t -planes
raced for the spot, 150 i. 's.
out In the rough seas from Ocean
City, Md., where the last despairing
one-word message had originated.
Ships to Rescue
At least two steamers, and Vin
cent Astor's yacht Normahal, turn
ed from their courses and started
full speed for the last position of
the stricken Imperial Airways fly
ing boat.
Two planes left Floyd Bennett
Field on the same errand.
The flying boat which left Port
Washington, Long Island, at 10:38
a. m. for the five and one-half hour
flight to Bermuda, sent an SOS.
at 1:13 p. m. from a position ap
proximately 150 miles east of Ocean
City, Md. not quite half tha way
to its destination.
SOS Received
First word that the Cavalier was
in trouble came In a radio message
picked up In New York by the radio
marine and the Mackay radio. It
was an SOS, and gave the posi
tion of the flying boat as 38 north
latitude and 70 west longitude,
which would have placed the Cava
lier about 250 miles east of Ocean
City. The Pan American mes&az
saying the flying l.iat was sinking
placed it about 150 miles off the
coast from Ocean City.
The Cavalier and tha Bermuda
clipper, a Pan American Airwaya
flying boat, started the Bermuda
line in the summer of 1937. Each
makes two trips a week over tha
700 miles route between New York
and Hamilton. Bermuda. The Ber
muda clipper now is in Hamilton
and was reported at Pan American
headquarters here to be standing by
to go to the rescue of Its sister ship.
One of 28 Planes
The Cavalier Is one of 38 flying
boats constructed by the Imperial
Airways for its various Empire
routes. It Is a high-wing mono
plane with four Bristol-Pegasus mo
tors and carries 1,000 gallons of gas
oline, more than enough to cover
the 700 mile route.
Two of the crew on the Cavalier
today made the original survey trip
of the Bermuda route in May, 1S37
Neil Richardson, first officer, and
Robert Spnce, steward.
The coast guard cutter Icarus re
ported shortly after 3 p, m. that
she was 135 miles from the spot
where the Cavalier came down and
was proceeding at full speed.
1,1st of Passengers
The Cavalier carried eight pas
sengers, according to a list released
here by the Pan American Airways.
which cooperates with the Imperial
Airways on the Bermuda route.
The passengers are: Mrs. Oeorga
Ingham of Hamilton, Bermuda, Mrs.
Edna Watson of Bermuda, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Miller, Lincoln. Neb.:
Charles Talbot, Brookllne. Mass.:
Mr. and Mrs. John Noakes. Malba,
Long Island; Miss Nellie Smith. Ber
muda. The crew: M. R. Alderson. cap
tain; Nell Richardson, first officer;
Patrlrk Chapman, radio officer; Da
vid Williams and Robert 8pence,
stewards.
One of the coast guard planes.
which can carry 10 passengera, took
off at 3:14 p.m. from Floyd Bennett
field.
Siiaiyoua
Orants Pass. Jan. 31 iP) The
first Siskiyou national forest census
to include animals as small as
squirrels today listed a game popu
lation or 33.17H. More deer and
fewer cougars were reported. Rang-
tie reported only tu wolvc