The Eugene guard., August 02, 1924, Image 1

M THE I
EUGENE
THE WEATHER
Oregon: Cloudy west, fair
enst portion tonight and
Sunday. Slight change In
tempernture; moderate
westerly winds.
EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1924.
NO. 23
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tXLAXTIC CITT, N. J., Aug. 2.
Kation.il defense day September
was today unexpectedly placed on
nmirrani of the executive council
Le American Federation of Labor
nnnnl session here.
ft was announced that the council
Lid dispose of the questions arous-
the proposal that the American
Lmtlnn of Labor endorse the La
(lette-Wheeler candidacy and that
3 late today, a resolution would
introduced which would place or-
ized labor for or against the obser
ve of national defense day.
Iction on the report was expected
the culmination of an extra ses-
of the council this afternoon.
BLAINE AGAINST DAY
llADISOX, Wis., Aug. 2. Gover-
B'aine today recorded himself as
BDitely opposed to National De-
dav and characterized the plan
designed to stimulate a nation.il
litary movement which would be
en by foreign countries as a mili-
stie maneuver. The governor will
designate the day in Wisconsin, it
i said.
Ur. Blaine's attitude was contaln-
Ea a communication to Major Gen-
E GUI'S JOB
!T.
rclmse of the job printing de-
tment of The Guard Printing com
fy by J. E. Shelton, J. E. Turnbull
M. C. Fuller, effective August 1,
annourced tr '".ay by the new pro-
ttors. The new firm will be known
bhelton-Turnbull-Fuller, printers,
lie Job printing establishment will
ntain its headquarters at the of-
of The Guard at 1041-45 Willam
strcct, ai.1 the printing depart-
fct will continue in its present quaf
fs in the composing room of the
spaper. t
11 lines of commercial printing and
ilication work will be handled by
new concern, it is announced,
he three new owners have ell had
bectiona w.th The Guard. Mr.
ilton is former owner and publish-
Mr. Fuller hue been foreman of
composing room for some time,
Mr. Turnbull is circulation man-
p of the newspnper.
E
torn Kcenan, recently liberated
fn the county Jail after a sen-
re Imposed as a result of th
fous farm "movie studio" raid,
arrested last night and clapped
tie county Jail. The charge
fist him will be sals of lntoxl-
"g lliiuor, It Is said.
Ceenan was arrested through ef
ts of a epuecial investigator em
5'd by the district attorney.
Today's
Feature
"HONE
;i2oo
Wanted to Buy
Barber
Shop
ND LET
Guard AdieU
Make Too
Money
pVORK
fORYOU
nam
American Labor to
on sider 'Defense
bay,' Is Decision
Invernor of Wisconsin Opposes New Plan to
r nar-1. 1T O 1 in
Concentrate military rorces aeptemoer
VVhile Washington Governor .Remains Silent
eral Harry C. Hale, commander of the
Sixth Army Corps Area, Ciicago, by
Adjutant General Ralph M. Immell,
nt the governor's request..
'It is inadvisable for the American
government through propaganda and
demonstration, to stimulate a national
military movement," the statement
declared, holding that a patriotic dem
onstration in Wisconsin is unneces
sary and that it would be better to
hold a demonstration that would lead
the way for foreign nations to uni
versal peace."
The Wisconsin national guard will
participate In the demonstration-only
the call of the president, issued under
constitutional authority in a national
emergency the statement said.
BRYAN GRATIFIED
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 2. Clover
nor Charles Bryan, vice presi
dential nominee of the Democrats
said that the recent approval of
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Mayor Hurt
When Auto
Turns Over
Mayor E. B. Parks is carrying his
left arm in a sling today the re
suit of ' an automobile accident on
seven-mile hill above Cascadia Friday
afternoon. His companions in the car,
which overturned on the steep hill
side, were more fortunate. Lawrence.
E. Simmons, gartige man and mem
ber of the city council, who was driv
ing the car, was uninjured. JDr.
Charles D. Donahue, local physician,
was also unhurt. W. H. (Obak) Wal
lace, proprietor o a local cigar store
and a member of the city council,
suffered a bruised ehoulder.
Others Stay to Fish.
Mr-, Simmons, Mr. Wallace and Dr.
Donahue remained at the ranger sta
tion at the foot of the hill, and were
fishing the Santiam river today.
Mayor Parks was brought to Eugene
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First Bagger Hits
2 For the Phillies
CLEVELAND, Aug. 2. First
Baseman Hauser of the Philadelphia
Americana knocked' a home run over
the right field wall In the second in
ning and another in the third, both off
Pitcher Shautc.
Baseball Results
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Boston, second game It II. E.
Cincinnati 1!) 24 0
Boston 2 11 8
Batteries: Slays and Hargrove;
McNomara and Gibson.
At New York
Pittsburgh 7 0 3
New York fi 0 2
Batteries: Pfcffer, Kremer and
Smith; McQuillan, Ryan, Dean and
Snyder.
At Brooklyn
Chicago 7 11 3
Brooklyn Oil I)
Batteries: Bush. Jacobs and Hort
nett; Ehrliardt, Decatur, Rcuther and
Taylor.
At Boston, first gome
Cincinnati 2 12 1
Bonton 0 5 0
Batteries: Donohue and Gray; Ge
newich, Cooney and O'Neill.
At Philadel, hia, first game
St. Louis O 2 2
PhilodelphU 3 7 1
Butteries: Lotheron. herde! and
Gonzales; Glnrner and Ilcnline.
At St. Louis
St. Louis 7 1
Philadelphia . . 8 13 2
Potteries: D.rer, Gonzales and N'e
bercall; Ring. Carlson, Iletts asd Wil
son. AMERICAN LEAGUE
' At Chicago R. FT. E.
Boston 712 0
Chicago 3 0 3
B.iiterif!': Murray, Quinn and
O'Neill: Robertson. Lyons and
Crous
1 Determined Man,
1 Boloand 1 Club
Halted Disorders
MANILA, Aug. 2. UP) One bolo,
one club end the will of one determin
ed man suppressed the recent dis
orders among one company of the
Philippine scouts, it was disclosed in
testimony befor- the courtmartial
which is trying more than 200 scouts
on charges of joining a mutiny.
Used "Bluff" Persuasion.
On the stand-today First irgeant
IT'ninaldo told how he had "persuad
ed'' his company of the Fifty-seventh
Infuntry to tura out for drill July
7, after all tin men of the unit had
refused to le. their barracks. Hip
inaldo said he went ipstuirs to the
:ompanuy headquart:rs squadron with
his bolj in his rigbt Jiand and a po
liceman's club in his left and pro
ceeded to "trim out."
Ho said the company drilled with
out further protest after he had told
them "if you are going to refuse to
obey the government, you'll have to
kill me first." '
' Later, he said, the company refus
ed to turn out for retreat with the
result that he 'pstairs again
with his bolo ar ; v r held re
treat inside the - t,h every
man present
Scouts' Understanding Bad.
In cross-examination of witnesses
at the trial during the last two days
the defense has sought to bring out
that the boou.j failed to understand
the meaning of their refusal to per
form duty as explained in various
dialects by the non-commissioned of
ficers. The court today adjourned over un
til Monday.
E
EFFECT
y
Stub line service on South Wil
lamette street will be affected by
the Southern Pacific street rail
way system here beglnnlne: Mon
day morning, when paving opera
tions are scheduled to begin, ac
cording to announcement todnv.
New steel and ties, as well as
the new roadbed, will be put In
on the line on South Willamette
street.
For the time being, the Eighth
avenue east car will not be run,
but the stub car service will run
every half hour. The cars will
leave Elevonlh nvpnnn nml Will.
amotte street for the trip around
the College Crest loop five minutes
after each hour and half hour.
and will leave Twenty-fourth ave
nue and Willamette Btreet on the
return trip 20 minutes after each
hour and half hour.
The Eighth avenue car, instead
of running from Blair boulevard
on out to the Mill race, will turn
at Willamette street and will run
out South Willamette to Nine
teenth avenue and Willamette
street, northbound for Blulr boule
vard, at two minutes after each
hour and half hour.
Legion Membership
Campaign Working
Quietly, Is Report
Members of the American Le
gion of Lane county are quietly
working this week-end, and will
continue throup.h the coming week,
to gain additional members for the
organization. Oregon is making a
final effort to win the Hanford
SlacNldor trophy for the state
Legion organization making the
largest gain in membership for
the year, and Eugene and the
county are aiding In every way
possible. "
Dues of Lane County Post No.
3 of Eugene have been cut to add
to the attractiveness of the mem
bership for the remalndr of the
year. Personal calls are being
mads on the former service men
who are not Legion members by
Legionnaires.
CIGARE7TE FOE LOW
CniCAGO, Aug. 2. Tbe condili.13
of Miss Lucy Page Gaston, founder
and superintendent of the Anti-cigarette
league was considered serious
todny by sureeons at a hospital here
where she is receiving treatment for
a cancer. She is til year old.
T
OF DR. WHITE
IS
Head Of Government Insane
Hospital Is Target Of
State's Attorney When
Murder Trial Is Opened.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 2 trV
ltichard I.oeb was "mentally ill"
on Slay 21, 102-1, when he and
Nathan Leopold Jr., kidnaped
and murdered llobert Franks, it
was testified on cross examina
tion today by Dr. William ;A.
White. '
Judge John R. Caverly sus
tained nn objection by Walter
Bachrach of defense counsel,
when ltobert 13, Crowe, state's
attorney, tried to learn whethr
he thought Loeb was insane.
CHICAGO, II!., Aug. 2. CP) A
direct attack on tho credibility of Dr.
William A. White, head of the gov
ernment hospital for the insane at
Washington was made !u Judge Cav
crly's court today by Robert' E.
Crowe,' state's attorney, who ;(ross
examined the doctor on his testimony
in defense of Nathan Leopold Jr., and
Richard Loeb. , 1 .
Claims Insanity Reported,
The attack developed in a shorten
ed half day session when the prpse-
cutor asked Dr. White to produce
the "original, ropott'' ha had made to
attorneys for the defense. It wag stat
ed flatly 'by Mr, Crowe, orer jpbjec
tions that came hurriedly froJ&vAt'
torney Clarence S. Dorow and At
torney Walter Bachraeh, that the re
port had the defendants insane rath
er than mentally sick.
Judge Covcrly suggested that since
the question of insanity was barred
from the present proceedings the re
port might not be competent.
. Beseeches the Court.
"But, your (honor," expostulated
Mr. Crowe, "if that report ahows
that for $250 a day this witness has
found theso boys insane and tlien for
the same fee now shows them only
mentnlly sick, I believe your honor
will give leHS weight to his opinions."
Another refusal of tho report by
the defense .caused Sir. Crowe to soy
he was satisfied to "let tho matter
rest right there."
Three youths who drove a Ford
car and who carried a revolver,
held up Byron Turner of 951 Allen
street at Ninth avenue and Pat
terson street shortly after midnight
Friday, according to a report to
the police. Tho holdups gained 13
by their act.
The cnr. without lights, drove up
In front of Mr. Turner as ho was
walking along- the street, ho re
ported. The three youths alighted
from the car. One struck hlirt with
hlB fist, whllo another threatened
him with a revolver.
A short time later they woro ro
portod to have purchased gasoline
at the Fifth avenue Karaso, and
then beaded northward.
V00l Market Proves
Steady During Week
H08TON. . Auk. 2. The Commer
cial Bulletin today nay:
'Thft week haa shown little fur
ther change in prices for wool In
the pattern markets, x.'ftpt that
the gratH from fjuarterbloofl down
are a little stronger. The volume
of busincHs done Is hardly so great
a In previous weeks, but the mark-
jet may le described as broader and
prices throughout aro exceedingly
firm with the tendency towards a
higher level.
CORN MAKES GAINS
CHICACiO, Jll., Aug. 1. li open
ing ulieat prUes. wlieat runged 1-S
off to 3-8 up, Sepiembor $l-' to
$1.30 3-4 were followel by n ad
vance of more thrin 2c all around and
then noinetlilng of a reaction.
After opening i l'er to high
er, December !M)it to Wl 3-8, the corn
market ran up more than four centi i
bushel tn some cases.
Starting 1 to 1-4 down, .Septem
ber 48 3-8 to 48 5-8, oats uir;k!y
touched .Vk- for ,Hptmber.
Piovuiuns were higher.
ATTACKED
INTERALLIED
MR ME
IS REACHED
Premiers With Mr. Kellogg
Discuss. Many Technical
Points Which Blocked
Agreement; Ask Germans.
LONDON, Aug. 2. OP) A com
plete program for launching the Daw
es reparations settlement plan was
agreed uron by the inter-allied con
ference during a half hour plenary
session at the foreign office thiB
morning. The allied premiers and tho
American, Mr. Kellogg, took up Vhc
technical points witi which the ex
perts had vainly struggled in two all
night sessions and after modifications
which Premiers MacDonald and Her
riot accepted tho compromise settle
ment was reached.
Prime Minister StacDonald this
afternoon sent to the German embas
sy an invitation to tho German gov
ernment to send delegates to the con
ference.
Tho embassy dispatched the Invi
tntion to Berlin immediately, Mr.
SlacDonald having expres&cd the hope
that the German delegation might be
able to arrive here Sfonday.
(HIS ARE
n SAID ON UPGRADE
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2.-JInv
provement In business conditions
throughout Oregon is .revealed in a
survey for July conducted by A. S.
Dudley, executive secretary of the
Oregon state chj.mbcr of commerce.
His survey is based on confidential
reports frop the secretaries of local
commercial bodies throughout .the
Rtato and from other sources in 56
Oregon cities and townB.
It shows thnt In 35 of the communi
ties business is better than it wns in
June of this year or in July a your
ago. Jn twenty-one cities business
lust month wai rhown to be normal
and in two it was at a lower stage.
Score of Patriotic
Societies to Join
'Defense' Movement
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Assur
anco that cooperation with the gov
ernment in holding a- "defehso test
on Septumhcr 12, by more tlinn a
score of patriotic nnrt other societies
is given the war department in a let
ter from Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook,
president general of the Daughters of
the American Revolution, on the basis
of a personal canvass of the organ!
zntionu, The letter wan made public
today by the department.
Declaring replies she bad received
on the subject had been "moat en
thtiHiastic," Mrs. Cook said the socle
ties did not "propose to confine their
aflrtistanee to mere lip service," but
to cooperate in every way, both lo
cally find nationally, to make the do-
fenne demonstration ft success. Most
of them, the letter said, already have
taken steps in that direction.
Twenty-six societies were listed as
having pledged cooperation.
Australia Wins 2
Last From Chinese
NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Australia
made a clean sweep of its Pavis cup
matches with China hy winning the
last two singles contents In Brooklyn
today.
In the first match Gerald Patterson
defeated Paul Kong in straight Bets,
0 0, 0-1, 0-1, and Pat O'Hara Wood
truinphed over W. Lock Wei, 6-0, 0-0,
0-2, in the final.
Jackson Pioneer
Dies at 84 Years
MKKrORD, Ore., Aug. 2. Mrs.
Susfin W. McClendoo, for more than
00 yenrs a resident of Jackson coun
ty, and a pioneer c-f Oregon who set
tled in Douglas county in ISM, died at
her home in Gold Hill this morning,
aged 81 years, after a week's illness,
from a paralytic stroke sustained six
years ago. She was the mother of Jl
children, SDd widely knowo through
out southern Oregon.
Clear Lake Water Project
Too Big for Present, View
of Those Who Investigated
That tho Clear lake water and
power project is one of great at
traction, great possibilities and
potentialities, but perhaps too
large to bo attempted as yet,
seems to be the concensus of opin
ion of thoao from Eugeno who
went on the mountain Jaunt with
Governor Waltor M. Pierce and
party and who had returned bore
early today.
When tho territory between
Salotn and Eugene is carrying
twice as many people as it is
carrying now, the Clear lake pro
ject will be entirely feasible, and
will be an Investment worthwhile,"
was the way one Eugenean, Frauk
L. Chambers, described It on his
rot urn. ,
Keep Proposal In Mind
Interest should never lag tn it,
however, he points out, as it is
a doflnlte end toward which all
IS AT LA GRANDE
The Overland demonstrator stolen
hero July 4 by two escapees from the
Oregon state penitentiary has been
recovered at LnGrando. Oregon, ac
cording to word received today by tho
sheriff's office, which has ncen con
ducting a search for the car. The men
left it in that town after traveling
there from here, where they stole It
out of the West snd Sons Motor com
pany garage. It will be returned here
shortly. y
The convicts were found and nr
rosted at Ogden, Utah, by the chief
of Dollco of that city.
wiilln here ';. they stole clothing
from ths Green Merrell store tho
night of July 8.
I'
IS
ABOARD U. 8. COAST GUABD
CUTTER ALGONQUIN, Between
Atka and Attu IslandB, Aug. 2 CP) -A
p'ane flying around tho world with
a party of British soldiers, met with
an accident at Nlkolskl, homandorksl
Islands todny, but no one wns hurt,
said a wireless message from the
Canadian fisheries trawler Thicpval.
Tho norty headed by Major A. Stu
are MncLaren flew to West Kam
chatka from Petropaviovsk, Kern
chatka, Siberia, Thursday, American
;Uie, Bald a message' received from
the Thiepval shortly before the one
telling of the accident.
A flight was made from West Kam
chatka to NlkalBkl today, American
time. Nlkolskl Is on the Baring Is
land. The second message said that the
Thicpval, which yesterday was off
Cane Gronatzkl, Kamchatka, about
000 miles from Nlkalskl, was proceed
ing full speed for that point.
Ball Player Who
Enlisted Honored
By Infantry 'Battle'
NEW TOP.K. N. T., Aug. 2. A
sham battle was staged In Oontral
Park tonight by the 165th Infantry
as a tribute to "Hank" Oowdy,
catcher of the New York Cllanta,
In whose honor the United States
Infantry recently named the base
ball field at tho army athletic cen
tnr at Kort Bennlng, Oa.
Oowdy was chosen because he was
the first major league player to
onllst In the Infantry during the
war.
Ths members of the regiment re
enacted a charge which took pUca
during- th MeilBO-Argonne ofeil
lve In which Oowdy participated.
Pickpocket Picked
While 'Operating'
KAN FRANCISCO, t'al., Ang. 2.
In the same cstegory with h man who
recently robbed a desk in the police
asaeinbly room In the hall of Justice
of several hundred dollsrs belonging
to the Widows' and Orphans' fund the
local authorities today placed a pick
pocket who operated in the lobby of
tbe police courts yesterday.
yalley towna concerned should
bend thoir energies. When the
proper time cornea, he said, It will
bo found the Ideal source of water
supply.
Tho water project, which Tv-ould
Involve tho construction of a
huge plpollue from Clear lake
down tho McKenzle valley to Eu
geno, whore the wntor would bo
sent on down tho Willamette vul
loy In a network of plpollnes,
would cost about $10,000,000, ac
cording to state engineers. The
pipe would have to be laid for
125 miles.
Power. Plants Proposed
Backers of the plan propose the
construction of hydro-electric
plants every so fnr along the Mc
kenzie grade, whore oloctrle en
ergy could bo crentod by the tra-
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JW OFFICE TODAY
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 2.
President Coolidgo todny completed
his fimt year in office, sticking to his
desk through most of tho day as he
has throughout tho entire poriod.
President Harding died a your ago
todny at Ban Francisco and Mr. Cool
ldge, then vice-president, took the
oath of office oarly the next morning
at his fnthu'j home In Plymouth,
Vermont. He camt immediately to
Washington.
' When asked recently what he con
sidered the outstanding points of his
first year in office, the president re
plied the general public perhaps was
a bettor Judge of that than himself.
Hopeful of getting In some addition
al work on his speech of acceptance
of the formal notification of his nom
ination, Mr. Coolidgo today for tho
socond consecutlvo woek-end, gnvo up
his usual trip abroad tho prosidcntiitl
yacht Mayflower, hoping, howovcr, to
go aboard for a while.
Mr. Coolidge said yoatcrday ho ex
pected to conclude his speech soon.
IS HARDING ANNIVERSARY
MARION, Ohio, Aug. 2. Simplic
ity marked the first anniversary of
the denth of the late President War
ron Gamaliel Harding in this, his
homo town. '
Always avoiding ostentatious cere
mony while he lived, his wishes were
being followed after denth. No public
ceremony had been arranged other
than tho laying of a wreath at his
tomb In tho cemetery here. The
wreath was sent by President Cool
idgo. During the day hundreds wound
their way along the shady paths of the
cemetery, stood for few minutes
with bowed heads nt his tomb and
passed on. .At 7 p. m. tho hour of his
denlh at the Palace hole'. In San Ifran
cIbco one year ago, tlio old bell In the
central fire station wns to sound for
tho deported executive. At tho first
stroke of tho bell friends and neigh
bors of tho nation's former chief are
to bare their heads in reverent mien
for five minutes.
Riddle of Roseburg
Soldiers Home Tells
Why He Won't Quit
nOSKItUltG, Ore., Aug. 2.-Thnt
his dismissal & commnmlunt of offi
cers home comes from the "exigen
cies of politics," is the statement
made hy G. V, Kiddie In n letter ad
dressed to W. A. Pohell, secretary
of the state board of control, in an
swer to the mecssge unking for his
resignation. To resign now would be
to admit the chnrges mode ngainst
him, the commandant says, and conne
quently he refuses to tender his res
ignation ail required Ji acceptH his
dismissal and offers to nid his suc
cessor, in bei.ming H'iju milled with
the position.
Regional Managers
For Third Ticket
Get Appointments
CHICAGO, Jll., Aug. 2. Frank A.
Harrison of Nebraska was appointed
today os regiousl manager for the Ia
Follette-WTieilcr titmpign for tbe
five states of Iowa. Nebraska, Kau
nas, Missouri and Wyoming. Mr. Har
rison was pro-convention campaign
manager In Nebraska for Senator
Hiram J oh lib on of California i
LOILLIITH
L WADE
FORCED BACK
Heavy Fog3 Encountered
Cause 2 U. S. Airmen
To Delay Sea Flight;
Lieut. Nelson Makes Goal.
nOEFN nOUNAFJORD, Iceland,
Aug. 2. OP) IJeut PMo Nelson, In
trepid American round-the-world air
man, with his mechanic. Lieutenant
John Harding Jr., arrived here In the
Now Orleans shortly after four
o'clock this afteruoon, aftor having
successfully winged tjeir way through
two heavy foga off ths Orkney Is
lands whero his two companion planes
were forced to turn back to Kirkwall,
Scotland.
TWO PLANES RETURN
KIRKWALL. Autc. 8 P) Ths
American army B,lrmon on tbelr
world flight struck a heavy fog off
tho north coast of the Orkneys af
ter Betting; out from hero tor Ice
land early today and ths pianos
became separated. . Lieutenant Low
ell IX. Smith and Lieutenant Leigh
Wada circled thejr machines for
Borne time In a hunt for Lieutenant
Eric Nelson, In the new Orleans,
who was apparently In the rear.
but not finding him, returned to
Kirkwall.
Trapped In Fog
The flight commander said that
Just after clearing- tha Orkneys ths
three planes plunged Into a danss
tog, extending up 8,000 feet. The
filers avoided It by dodging east
ward, but were soon trapped In an-
othor and thicker fog. . Tha filers
Immediately lost sight of ' each
othor, but Bmlth and Wade,, turn
ing eastward, cams, together In a
clear apace. 26 miles off Blrsay In
the Orknoys.
. They searched half an hour for
Lieutenant Nelson and then aban
doned the hunt to search for ths
Rtohmond In ordor to drop a mes
sage bag. The Richmond was hid
den In another fog off ths west
Orkneys and they gavs up tho ef
fort and returned over Kirkwall,
dropping their message and then
anchored In Houton Bay. '
Iletura to Kirkwall
Lieutenants Smith and Wade re
turned to Kirkwall at 11:20 o'clock.
Their maohlnos flew over Kirkwall
and a message from Lieutenant )
Smith was dropped reading: - v
"Send a message to tha Richmond
that we all beoams separated In
the fog and thnt Wada and I hava '
returned. Have not seen Nelson
since we became separated on ths
course 25 miles from Blrsay." ;
Lieutenant Smith decided to make
the flight today after asBiirsnces from
the destroyers Reld and Bllllngsley
thnt tbe fog which hud held np ths
airmen here for two days hadHeen
blown off the course The weather
about tho Odkneys appeared perfect,
and tho army machines taxied into
tho broader waters of Scapa Flow
at 8:10 o'clock.
Smith Has Difficulties.
Lieutenant Smith was unable to
catch tho breeze and ths other air
planes by dipping to the surface had
to make swells in the water to allow
him to clcor his floats and sscend.
Tho filers were dedyed more than
one hour In clearing the Islands and
It was 0:27 o'clock before they left
the bay. The Richmond left at 10
o'clock with others to follow ths
aviators to tho destroyer.
Then by a telephone message from
a town fifteen miles from here, Major
If. C. Pnvidson, air sttscho to the
American oinbassy in London, was In
formed that the planes were return
ing, lie waited for them and caught
the message which Lieutenant Smith
dropped from his plnno stating that
the machines had become separated In
a fog snd that ho had not seen Licu
tennnt Nelson aft-r they sepaistcd at
Ilirsay. '
Lieutenant Smith ond Lieutenant t
Wade, after they returned to Houton
Hay, anchored in a safe position and
were t-iken ashore by fishermen.
Commander Feared Collision.
Lieutenant .'Imlth reported to Ma
jor Davidson that he decided to re
turn rather than run the risk of try
ing to get through the fog while fly
ing in formation. He explained that
the tog appenred to extend all along
the route rearLlug from the water tip
to a.OOO feet
Specific rcpson for the abandon
ment, Lieut. Smith s.'.id was the dan
ger of colliding with Lieut. Wade's
plane during the search for Lieut.
Nelson's clone, . ,