The WeauW
Prediction Vnaecilcd; probable
M
Weather Year Ago
EBFORD
stumers.
Maximum yesterday
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Maximum .. Rft
Mliiliiitiin 30
Mliilmum today
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Daily Twenty-third YM
MEDFORD, OKKOOX. TUESDAY, Al'lilL 17. l'J'JS.
No. 26
wkiy mtj-iiitb Yr
isssa
Q-G'GRAB
MAIL'
2DECISIQfl
The Warmest Welcome.
Secretary Davis Example
Extra! Terrible Trust.
A Bad Picture.
(Copyright, 1927, by New York
ETCD1DK JOUrUSl, IDC.)
K. M. S t n t 1 e r, who built
many hotels providing comfort
hundreds of thousands, j
died suddenly yesterday. Heii
will meet i William Shenstone,
who wrote:.
Who'or lias trovcll'd life's dull
round,
Where'er his stages may have
been,
May sigh to think he still has;
found
The warmest welcome at an
inn.
, Ten ynuiiK soldiers went up
imccthcr in a three - engine,
metal Ford airplane. The ten
all jumped together, with para
chutes, and all landed safely,
breaking the simultaneous par
achute jumping record.
M
Army aviators have enthusi
asm, because Mr. Davis, secre
tary of war, sets the example
in flying, and his assistant,
Trubee Davison, although
smashed up in an airplane ac
cident at the beginning of the
war, is another constant flyer.
Men arc ready to follow
where their superiors lead.
London worries about great
newspaper trusts. Rothermere,'
llcaverbrook and one or two
others threaten to swallow all
the n e w b ra p e r s "of Great
liritain
There is one consolation i" !
dealing with newspapers, the
people have the initiative, ref
erendum and recall. They can
buy or refuse any paper and
they can ruin any paper by re
fusing to buy it.
Thev would be better off if
they had the ..me power over
i elected officials.
( -f-f
Rubber w orlioi
a in llvn'il I
tlmrrv down the Aimi.on to the
I , ' . ir T."..J 1...,.
)ince wnerc nenry rum nun
bought rubber concessions
1 - . I
llrom the state ot rara. inc
5 hear that Ilonry Fnrd pays lilix I
t t i i.n.. nil i
wascs lie lines una inrj nu
want to work lor him.
' I-cd by real estate will-o'-the-
I . n i ; 1..1
rfwisps a lot ot jMiieriuiuis
Ito buy land, more or less in tlie
neighborhood of Muscle Shoals,
'"under the impression that Ford
would come down nnd ,miikc
.1 he land worm ten nines us
real value. Ford did his best
, Ktnn that exnensive foolish
ness, lull it was inipossime.
i
Lord Birkenhead, one of
. T nn.llu Ititnllitrnill
'statesmen, protested a s a i n s t
the British film, "Dawn,"
showiiiR the life and death of
Edith Cnvell, executed by Ocr-
mans as a spy.
Ini-rl Hirkenhead savs the"' Marlon county thereunder are
v J.OKI nirkinnean J 1)e I)rorated an,i apportioned to
question is, ''Do we desire, or
g do we not desire, that n new
Wra of peace should dawn in
Europe?"
France and other nations in
the course of bitter war exe
cuted women as spies. It was
necessary, as part of the allies'
. ,-
Hbmilfl not be kept alive for
Rliould not DC hCi in
ntoncy-makintr jmrposcs.
. The film "Dawn" should not
h pxhihitprf iw this country.
. .
tru- knUimwiii anrarnmPtll Will
trt .nniirir -iPdltion9
this year aome far into the north.
orne to the Crimea the Caucasus,
ome to the Crimea, the Caucasui
Turkestan and Mongolia
war l'OlU'V, to Kill lliroildll (lis-j coun(yi port ()latr(.ts , hool dis- ( H'eat Importance of psychology
ease broimht on bv semi-starva-1 trictX road districts and other civil ; cal factors In health restoration,
east. 1 r ui- i, IsnbdVlslons of the county In the and the manners, diction, voice and
tlon, thousands of (icrmnn eliil-: game proportion , t)e tax,.s as- l"e of the nurse are vital Influ
dren All that is part of assessed, levied and collected by the'ences In tho convalescence of the
', ... ,. I county for the year coverei byf patient."
horrible Past and its memory 1 ,.h ...,-. r ,r,i,i and Kach afternoon Miss anda Cas.
iContinued on i'age Four)
BARON READY TO
flPIMIOM WILT Mn 9 I En Rome to plaudus of world iDuCPIIHDQ IcAIIIIDCnc
ui imiuh iiii l nu. l i . iluuuliu MILUIU. U
BENEFITS BREMEN'S UGHIS AND
JACKSON! IN ESCAPE! Ki
Supreme Court Rules
No
Legal Foundation for
Claim of State Stanfield
Bill Clear Test Case
May Be Appealed to U. S.
Supreme Court.
SAI.EM, Ore., Murch 17 (JP)
The Hnto of OrcKon is not entitled
to share In the Orenon and Call-
fornia land grant tax refund In the
counties under the Stanfield net,.
aoonrillii.-r In nn noinion liv tho sll- ,
I neme court today.
The case was that of the state
tax commission against the Marion
county court to recover $24,059.41,
claimed by the state as its share.
This, however, was only the pivot
on which turned the interests of j
17 other counties lying along the
SnntliPi n Pad fin railroad, inchul-
ing Columbia county, and
involv-!
ing a total claim of the state
(n ;
amount of $l,34!l,00O.
The supreme court opinion was
written by Justice Bean, concurred
hi hv .TiiKti'PH Cnshow. McBride
iand -Brown; Chief r 'Justice- Hand
wrote a dissenting opinion, con-!
in . lnatlnnu 11t1t nnd
Hons??m"-,tl(t, nffirm t.wia i. h !
McMahan of the circuit court for
Marion county, who dismissed nn
alternative writ of mandamus.
... . (
It was preuicieu uere luuay umi .
the case would be appealed to the
United States supreme court.
"In order for a peremptory writ j
to ue issued. nays uie uiniiiwii, ,
"the alternative writ must disclose !
ciaar iliu. uu uib ijo.i ... ...o .
j "pUh 1 cTa ndeVfh?"
jof the act of congress approved
I June 13, 1926.
The obligation or tne county 10
contribute its portion- of the .state
revenue exists only by virtue of
the statute, and the valid require
ment of the county to contribute
to the funds or revenuen of the
Mnu ..nut hnva Ha fniinmlllnn ill
- legislative enatt.
nient prescribes Hie duties and
out millions oi a couiuv iu us iu-
1 trill niaitr.
"In order for a county officer to
be warranted or authorized to pay
out the funds of a county to a ;
state ofricial or anyone else, tne
law must so require and direct.
I lie county omcer muKiiiK sum
disbursement must be able to nut
nis inKer .nn... uie . uus
the demand and prescribing Ins of-
i "The ailesation of the writ . . .
a nfrnfl (l,nt hv rnUHfin nf mat-1
ters on dthliiKs alleged ln the writ
the county of Marlon lias receive
from the United tftaten now has
in its possession the sum of J-M.-054.51,
which it is specifically re
quired and directed by law to pay
to the state of OreRon is a mere
conclusion based upon other allega
tions of the writ, and does not ful
fill the requirement. The state has
not shown a legal duty on the part
of the defendants lo pay It said
sum, or any part thereof."
Again the opinion says: "I'nder
I the plain provisions of the act of
Inly 13. 1926, the funds received
the county port districts, school
districts, road districts and other
civil sub-divisions of the county as
required by the state law and no!
Oregon."
Chief Justice Hand, in his dls,:
senting opinion, takes direct Issue !
with mils and lavs stress on sec-
tlon five of the act. which "directs I
that when received by the counties
'nil monpva . . shall he nro-rated
... .. ,. .
, annnrunneu. ano nam 10 me siaie,
paid to the state, county and each : well. the. hospital's social director.
,vmi llMivlBlnn ,., re(.p,ve theiiurs tea for the nurses ami
I same amount as though the money
had been paid by a taxpayer for
' each year.'
i i no nor t "ion nr inn arnrn
! nrtunn rniirt tndnv tn favnr nf th
! rrtimthA In th tt.mi.t nf ih tat
lp rrab a portion of the OA tax
i refund monies received with
satisfaction here bv county offl -
t (Continued oo rafiflBU)
Former Local Waitress
Suspected in Liberty!
Dash of Alleged Bigamist'
and Forger From Hos-
pital at Redding Married;
at Ashland Last Winter.
Itl'.tmiN'ri, l'a April 17. W)
Roy I). Kelly whoae two wives met
and comforted each other over
Kelly'a hoanltal bed in t'hico re-
cently. toilny tor.k IiIm (juanl a
pistol ami escaped from the county
nosppni neio.
Kelly was shot through the lung
by a C'hico policeman who nought
tn arrest him on a ch-urge of Issu
ing fictitious cheek. Two wives
went to his bedside and le.irned of
each other's existence.
IJrought here for treatment.
both wives followed him to Ked
ding and police said they suspected
.that. .Mis. Kelly No. 2, who wns
" """" "i"1"
helped Kelly to escape when 1-ee
iteaiiriCK, nis guard, nan lert ue
lieadrirk
room.
The man's condition wns believ
ed too diingermm to permit a court
! hearing but physiuiaiiM said today
j he prohulily ni-et.ended hi& condi-
. .
"
Sheriff's officers nnd n nosse are
eking Kelly jlnd IiIn second wife, f
Mrs. Kelly No. a, was formerly
jThelma Kelly, the same name but
nu n.uiuun iu iivr iiUMiJiimi- unu
VCI, ln thlH cily ,, Ashum, f,.
SPV(.,.a, monih. helns employed as
a .,llu.eaii, Khp W.1H ,!ondu f
Bll.lklllB a,,,,,.,,,.,,,,,, . hout 26
yCiU.H )f ai.,, ,
known
was " widely
jM, lwPmbor she was nuirrlnl
to Kelly at Ashland, who during
his courtship reiu-uaented hiniselt
us a wealthy orane grower of
southern California.
T
,
OAKLAND,
Detectives
Cal., April 17. (P)
are ' looking for a
man who la alleged to have kid
napd Mrs. Velerla C. llall.-y. a
teacher at the
hj(;ll B(.h(f(1 an(
Oitrfleld junior
after detaining
h(,r for a dn robbe(1 h(.r ot a
',,, ,anlond rln
!"!'.'. ..''T.-'". p0"c' f,..mB"
..viiinj.
tleorge Von Vllllins, borrowed her
rlnr and her car Sunday and said
he would return them Monday.
He returned yesterday, she said,
saying he would drive her to
school. Instead, she alleges,, he
drove her around nil day, men
aced her with a pistol and then
allowed her to go with the car
but kept tho ring. ,
.., ,.,. . ,. . .
lleving a sweet ,lce and I proper
Pronunciatlon.-iolse and manners
"admirable things In nurses, the
'-" nosimai nas esiaoiisneq
"charm school,"
"The modern hospital,"
explains
Miss Ruth Nichols, actress, who is
Iirlm-llinl lha ..hnnl "pai.n.nl,.a
...0 -....-w..
i leaches them elegance of thought
expression
F'ORTUND, Ore., April 17. (P)
Ten dental offices in (lownti.-u
t bulldlnKfl Were fobbed of
gold on
I Punday, rmlir revealoH dv. T1'
! rnhber obtained about $500 In gold
! anf The only clu obtained
ia " repon mat an eide-v rnnnp nope in five hours and 2
i run i;ten Been nunoay louenns
about Lallways of tho builUlub.
I I K -5 n r
i rs t k
i "fi v . tiwiv car" lLf r.
I DESTINATION-MITCHEL FIELD I ' 5 SKl:;i - 5 L&SZMT? BS1
LONG 'SI ANO. HtM YORK . ljR.V. ..JWi
111 Ml ; W xk Ali
j BARON HUENEFELD ' i (JAMES FirZMA(?C ' - teAMAf KOH.
mm mm m mm m wm a a k m r It I i mmm m m m m ft m m m i
I1 11 I'l'l Ml ' U rorceainamsor I I (If II 1 MM)
UllLObLliI bill MMord. Bound TLUUU UUM I HUL
HARBOR GIVEN ..."'.r. BILL ASTOUNDS
MONEY RATIONteHi silVIR. C00LI0GF
Apportioned $250,000 for
This Year and Work to
Start at Once Coast In
terests Jubilant --Other
Oregon Ports Helped.
fl RANTS 1'AKS, Ore., April 17.
ttVt Crescent (.'ity people were
Jubilant today when informed that
1(1,000 would be available this
year for harbor work, the general
impression having prevailed there
that a maximum of $100,000
would be spent during 1928.
The allocation announced today
Is In addition to the tr,0,000 annual
maintenance allowed for the har-
bor.
Work to l,o undertaken this
summer will be the rebuilding of
sunken portions of the sea wall
already constructed anil cupping
this with concrete. Ilids have been
called for materials for this work.
Plans now call for the construc
tion of the mnjor project author
ized by congress when an appro
priation of $710,000 was made for
the harbor.
............ T
IIAHIII.MIIUS, A llll 1 (f
.Millions of dollars were sot aside
today by Major' flenerul Hdgar
ladwln, chief of army engineers
for rivers and
harbors
improve-
""." "U""B 'h!
year
ncginnmg
"i'
I J B ' 'tments are made from a
-- " ." ' """" i" ""
ly provided by congress for that
ipurpos.;
Projects for which jnoney was
set aside fncllld
.('rescihit City harbor $2.10,(100;
Coos Bay $2X0.000: Coos river
$2000: irinpoua river $37f,.oiin:
Vaoulna bay and harbor $5000;
Tillamook b:,y and bar $7''(ui; Co
lumbia -nnd lower Willamette
rivers, below Vancouver end Port-
,M", ' !;""";'
5,'- Hametie
' 1 . 1 aissnnie 1 r ver
I'firtlHnd unit Viimhlll rlv-f-r faii'iO;
n-Utz river $I(ion,
SALT T,AKR CIVY, Utah, April
1 7. (A) Tolchiro Arakl; r-nKaKid
In n nif-e around thi world, ar
rived horo from Han Kran lro hy
air rnall plane shortly before one
l' k thin afternoon. He tnad
niinuiew. nifiKini? at ops at
and Llko en route.
ltcno
KI
STARTED FROM BALDONNEL
AIRDROME, APRIL'l2t.H
WAITING FOR FAVORABLE
WEATHER CONDITIONS
port mail plune w:ih furred t
down nt Wolf Creek, in "the
nionntiiins, L'O miles lo the -
north of this cily, shortly 4 '
after noon todiiy. Low clouds
and slioi'taisc of fiel entised
the landin-:, lieeorilini; to Pilot !
H. K. Miller. Th plane was
i not dainased, nml the mail
was t a It e n to Medfonl hy
! automobile.
FOR OIL FACTS
!
,
VlSlted HOme 01 NITS, mil
in Search of
Liberty Loan
Memo Named
of G. 0. P.
Data On
Deals
Notables
j
WAKIIINdTON. April 17
W)
, TiJln,. M-lll II M...- f...-
; m,r ,.M1,,,(. national chairman,
i vilt-l h...- i.A,m u- v,.,.r i
,.,,. h r ,i. ,,..r,i ,,t n l.ii.,..iv
I hond transaction with her late
husband.
was given the senate
Teapot Dome com in it l ee today by
.Mrs. John T. l'riilt of New Yolk.
Previous t'-xtiiiifniy hail been
thut Hurry F. Slm-hilr turned over
11 large batch of Liberty bonds to
, n,IJH , ,,,,,, ,-y .,. $51) 0111)
of them lo I'lult to iHfliose' of in
wiping 'out a campaign deficit.
Through Prill's ici-onl (lie names
of Secretary Mellon, William ;M .
Holler, present r, puhl!i-nii ehalr
111:1 11. and John W. Weeks, former
vei-retory of war. were lnooght Into
file Iniitlh-v n ,...et Un reelnl.
motiey.
M rn. I'i att mid pIh liiMleved
Hay cmiii1 to her hiiiiii' nn IJn
ntln'H Mi fh.i.iy I'M.i uu y I 2 "and
nuked me if I
f the I.llM-ity
Mr. Print.
u Id fiinl Ihe tetoid
hond?! he nave to
HAYS, PAINTEDr
an niunnnrn .
Hi H a uurtK
SAI.KM, Ore., April 17. tfl') ! On-uoii Wniilii-r.
Miss Urate IMmMph of IVrtland was. Vnsettled tonight and Wednea
today reappointed by Governor 'I'O'; probably rains iu weKt por
I'atteraon on tl;e atate board for "on, Not much change in tem-
examination and reglMtradou of
'tfraduate uurws.
LL FLIGHT AIDES
STARTED FROM
TEMPEUHOFER
AIRDROME
MARCH 26
AFTER
t BERLIN-.
PARIS
Declares It Most Extortion
ate Measure in His Re-
gime, and Surprised at;
Senate Prosperity Re
serve Bill Favorably Re
ported. WASIIIN'flTON, April 17. (P)
resident Coolldgo rogards the
pending flood control bp 53 tho
most extortionate measure taut has
passed any branch of congress
since he lias been president.
tie believes that neither the sen-
ole nor the senate committee were
acquainted with Its ramifications,
and he Is surprised that tho meas
ure passed the senate wlllt so little
discussion.
The president attributes the rais
ing of the administration hill from
approximately CliiO.OOO.Ooo to Jl
4oi),oil0,i)iMI largely nt agitation by
lumber interests.
1 While not wishing the Govern-
mem to take ovor limns or lumber
companies w mom just compensa -
tlon the. president believes the 1 op-
'"
involve the government In large
damages by obtaining land to carry
lout the flood relief proposals.
WASIIIVCTOV Aorll 17 (flu
The "prosperity reserve" bill of
Senator Jones, Kcpuhlican, of
WuHhlnKtnn, HettiiiK up n vat pub-
lit: works .program to ho lined hy
the president whenever employ
ment drops, wns ordered favorably
reported today hy the Henute com
mcrre enmmlttee.
Tht hill would authorize to he
appropriated. In addition to the
regular Atnoimtfl for hik Ii purposea,
7:,o'n,0(Mi for Kood roada construc
tion, $.".n,ooo,0Wl for river and har
hora workft, $10,100,000 for flood
control, and $ir,0oo,ooo for con
struction of public hiiildlims.
Appropriations, however, wimM
he made only UHn the request if
the pie-fldent when the volume of
contractu awarded for construction
work hati fallen 10 per cent for a
three mouths' period below the
average of the ronespnndlnK three
months' periods
of the precedlim
Ihreo yearn.
, per.it dre. Moderate to t r o a h
nuuthcrly wlnda on tho coast.
I ffin I
Cffl OFF!
German Members of Trans-
Atlantic Plane On Icy Isle
Will Join Fitzmaurice
for Entry Into New York
Repairs Held Impos
sible. Say Late Advices.
FATI1I3K POINT, Que., Apr. 17.
( Ity the Canaillnn Pretui.) The
Hchiller plune with - Major Flta
tnaurice uiirved at Clarke Clly nt
3; 50 p. m. today.
QU1211KC. Apr. 17. (&) (Hy tho
Canadian Press.) Major Fltz
mnurtce hopped off this afternoon
from Natashqunn fur Clarke City,
en route to Murray Hay. En route
he panned another Canadian TraiiH
conllntMital AirwajH plane tnklnK
newspapermen from Huven Islands
to Urec-nly Island. Improved weath
er permitted the flitihtH.
MONTKKAU April 17. (&)
(lty tho Canadian Press) Wire
less operators In touch with
Cireenley Island reported today
that it had been decided that the
trans-Atlantic gpionoplane Bremen
could not ho repaired on tho
Island. They said the - German
aviators would fly to Murray Hay
In a relief Diana and continue to
New York in the Junkers plane
now In Montreal.
OTTAWA, April 17. (By the
Canadian l'ress) A message from
Quebec this moYnlng reported
that tho crew of the trans-Atlantic
monoplane llremen was on It?
way from Clreenly island to Mur
ray Hay In a relief plane Jointly
piloted by C. A. (Duke) Schiller
and Dr. I.ouls Cuisinler.
Tho message read:
"At 11:30 a. m. Seven Islands
reports crew of Hrcmen on bonrd
hydroplane piloted by Culslnler
and Schiller Jointly; will arrive
nt Murray llay about noon. A
Junkers plane from Now York
will take Kitzmaurlce, Ilaron von
nnnnrni,i wl rint,.ln 1,'nnlil (II-
; n "air?o7
i 1
pairs."
Tho relief plane was taken to
tho Island by Schiller and Cul
slnler from Murray' Hay and yes
terday Schiller flew bnck to the
mainland with Major James FIU
maurlee, Irish member of the
Itremen crew, leaving llaron von
lluenefeld and Captain Koeh'l, the
Cermnn crew members, on the
Island with Culslnler.
Schiller' and Kimnaurlee land
ed 200 miles from tho Island at
Natashqunn and there had been
no word of their having left there
until today's message Indicating
they had returned to tho Island
and picked Up tho C.orAans and
Culslnler.
Tho messngo this morning was
relayed by Quehee from Seven Is
lands'. It was sent to J. Onebll,
general agent of tho government
J telegraphs here.
j qi-khkc, April 17. MV
,wn ,)',., members of
Tho
! t,.llm,.Atinntle Hrcmen wero wait
1 , t aro,'ny island with Iheir
j (la,nllBe(1 , t0,iy a8 the Irish
member of the triumvirate was
, ,, c to ,, tll0
.. ,h
' ,
Major James Fltrmaurleo left
I Greenly Island yesterday In a
, lief plane piloted by Charles
(Uuke) Hehlller, to seloct the
parta necessary to put the Bre
men aKaln In running order. As
soon aa they are aelerted, Schil
ler Ik to rush them back to the
llremen.
Tho filers' plana then call for
Captain flermann Koehl and
Haron von llunefeld to fly the
Hremen here to pick up Major
Fitzmaurice and continue on to
New York the ffoal they set for
(themsetvea when they headed
out over tho Atlantic from Ire
land Inst Thursday. Hchiller would
net as (ruble for them In his
plune. "'
At Montreal, where It had been
flown from New York for Jiift
that panose, was 'lie sister ship
f tne Firemen, the Junkers F-13,
with all the necessnry parta for
repairing the ocean plane. It
wna expected the K-13 would ho
flown hre today so that ho time
would be Inst in stripping off the
needed partn nnd starting thm
for flreenly Island.
(Continued oo Paca Bli)
FOG DELAY
Leader of Atlantic Hop Ex
haustedUnable to Read
Navigating Instruments
Made Trip in 36 Hours
First Account Received
ST. JOHN, N. R, April 17. '
(Canadian Promt.) The Ti men
do. e and Telegraph-Journal to
duy prints a first hand account by
MIhh Clretu Ferris of the (Irenfell
mlNsion of the arrival of the lire
men ut Clreenly island and the
reception of the three trans
Atlantic aviators.
ler message, sent by wlrelesH
and telephone was told with la
conic brevity:
"Bremen 36 hours Dublin to
Greenly island," It ald. ' -
"Fog most- of - way. Arrived
noon Friday, April 13. Mltttouk
lighthouse for steamer frozen In
ice. Lost bearings and cqmpuHH
Inacourate. Broke through ice.
Injured uxle, bent propeller. HUH
In same position. Plane hob ted on
gasoline tank and boards.
"Baron cold nnd exhausted," the
simple narrative continued, "fear
ed that they would never reach
lnn.1':ll.l,l . ,.l.nnt .
tf woi-Ht came to wortt.
'Baron came nt once to light-
j house where given dry footwear.
Refused to eat until his compan
ions loft plane first. First meal
was biscuits and fresh milk. Bnron
feels the culd nnd anxious to reach
New York."
"ntstmaurlce says Labrador la
not, Ireland Is wurmer there.
Koehl does not complain, all very
modest. Most thankful to have
accomplished such a feat."
"Klrst words of all on nrrlvlng
In different languages were:
'Thank; God." Spent first night at
tho- lighthouse with keeper and
family. Still there. Koehl cele
brated 30th birthday on April 10.
"(Jrenfell workers drove fifteen
miles with nine Ksklmn dogs to
extend mlsulon hospitalities to
heroes. Work too pressing nnd
instance too great by dog team for
fliers to accept.
"Tho plane Gcalp from Murray
May, Canada, arrived Sundny at 4
p. m. to give relief. Gcalp return
ing to Murray llay to get new
under-carrlage and other equip
ment for damaged plane. Photo
graphed piano and Kltzmaurlce
with Il'lsh Ksklmn ilnn
"S. S. Montcalm within 100
miles of dlsnbled plane coming to
assistance. Much Ice In strait.
Four men crossed Ice from Flow
ers Cove Sunduy to get Information
and to see plane. Specially priv--llcced
here nnd allowed to. oxnm.
Ine piano without Interference. No
guards.
"Autographs obtained from tho
heroes. First Canndlan autograph.
Baron kissed our hands when bid
ding adieu. Koehl carries aero
plane mascots sent him from Her
lin with black pig given him be
fore leaving Dublin attached.
(Signed 'Clretu Ferris." ,
Miss Ferris, whoso home Is In
st. John, is a nurse on the Lahra-
theiHtir medical mission nt sir Wilfred
Clrenfell, A party from the mis.
sion stntlnn at Wane Saljon Jour
neyed 39 miles by dog team to see
aviators.
POINT AKMOL'K. Quo.. April
17. (By Mnrconl Wireless tn the
Canadian l'ress.) Fnllure of the
1 lighting system on tho Bremen
a i which niiioe it impossioie ror tnem
to read their instruments for hour
was blamed today by Karon Von
lluenefeld for the wandering which
brought the trans-Atlantic plane
down on (Ireenly Island, hundreds
of miles from its course,
Tho baron estimated that four
hundred miles were flown In
darkness, during which the plane
swung from Its courso Into n nor
therly direction.
The plane had proKressed well,
he said, all day Thursday after Its
take-off from Ireland, but thut
iiikdi n MixEHru neveiupeti. mnrm
conditions forced the plane to lose
altitude until It was flying "very
low.
Daybreak ave the avlntors nn
opportunity to correct the direc
tion In which they were flying, the
weather became worse and worse
every hour and It was with the
greatest difficulty that the plane
could be kept up. It was flying
dangerously tow when It reached
the Newfoundland coast nnd soon
after sow the lighthouse on Oreen
ly Island.
(Continued on Pai 8U)