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EDFORD MAny'TRTBTlTE
The Weathar
Prediction Partly cloudy.
Maximum yoMeriniy M
Minimum UMtay 4
lreclpilatlou OS
1
Weather Year Af o
Maximum . M
Minimum . . 4:1
Dili? Twenty-thtrd tm
ly Kiliy-liU Vut.
MEDFORD. OKEGOX, S.VITU1AY. APKII, -M. lftlS.
No.
GERMAN GIRL OFF TO AID FLYERS
DRY 101
M
Inmni mn
Today
By Arthur Brisbane
Von Huenefeld's Poetry.
Mr. Araki From Tokio.
Mr. Ochs Celebrates.
A Changing World.
Southern Greeting ror Al
So
-POLAR HOP
i nr urn iinn
nil fir i irtrr I :r; ;
VKW hi C-
(Copyrteht, 1927, bjr New York
Evening Journal. Inc-J
The three fliers, two fiermnn,
one Irish, will stick together
ontl fly on to New York to
gether. Fitzmauriee hail no
idea of accepting a welcome
nlicad of the others.
Huron von lliienefeld, who
financed the Bremen trip, says
that part of the time, flying
through fog, he wrote poetry,
and part of the time wondered
what was going to happen.
Von Iliienefcld has been j
liuuiuuu iui mc ......
liiiiiient, and nntionnl
will probably elect him in spite
of his friendly attitude toward
the ex-kaiser.
Worthy of your polite atten
tion is 5fr. Toichiro Araki from
Tokio. He jumped out of an
nirphtne on Long Island at 12
minutes to I yesterday morn
ing, on his - way in n race
around the world for the Japa
nese newspaper, Jiji Shimpo.
Mr. Araki, by airplane, auto
mobile, fast trains ami boats,
expects to go around the world
in 34 days. When Jules Verne
suggested a trip in 80 days,
that was thought preposterous.
Ailolph Ochs, owner of tho
New York Times, celebrates bis
fiftieth year as a newspaper
publisher. That publishing ca
reer, begun in ChnttanooRu 50 i
years ago, has agreed with Mr.
Oeha. Friends tliat recently
wiw him climbing hills on the
I'ncific coast obSOl'VCd no
, . ort i
ohaiiRc in mm in the last A
Venrs. Mnv he continue pub- I
' ...
lishinu 50 years more nntt tlien
go to live in Pasadena perma
nently.
The Lutheran church re
ceived 5000 siifisiestions in
11 f
national contest for an adver-
, .
tisiiiK slogan suited to the J
teachings of that church,
1 lie j
judpes adopted this:
"A changeless Christ for a
changing world."
M
Fortunately, t li o changing
world changes its ideas of
Christ and his teachings. It no
longer h urns witches in his
name, or tortures those that
choose to think as they please
religiously.
When 1'rotestants in Switzer
land burned Dr. Servctus alive,
on a slow fire, mocking his ap-
i.oi.l for n Kneerlier death, thov
, i
thought they were pleasing
Christ. They were mistaken.
Senator Sinnoms, of North
.. .1,.
Carolina, opposes the iiomina-L,
tion of Governor Sllltih, and
I- . ! r:,,l,4- ' former secretary of the Interior.). , 1 l" "'
the first Oemoeratic flfe'ht ot,In romm).nllnK on Asol., nt e rt taken parts i to replace those broker.
the I!)-' enmpnian is tinder Press dispatches from Washington ' landlnir of the Bremen and
.1 1 ,1 ,. I todav. ilr. Kail Is a patient at I ""W 1 HPeelal fuel to enable
way, with the odds m Ciovernoi ,..,,, p.im,.lrium the trans-Atlantic plane to proceed
c..,:.i., r..n. II., 1q niacin.' I -i h,..e v.., v inn. nv." Mr ! here, en route to New York.
..."
gnlf, not notioins the fiKht
Kill? tieori:e won Ills nisi
race ot the season yesienui , ...j-
rpi usllington 1 feared, might per-
thc Krandon handicap. 'hehaps r.,use ne jUror to imid out
1,:-'.. t,no til,. Kv fan-: for a verdict nf guilty, but I am
K "-"! - '
tain Cllttle OUt OI Stailiea
Glass, carried a pood deal of
loval British money bet upon
li i nr. i
- . i
If lleeney beatg Tuiiney in
the coming fiirM, Dempscy will
return and f ifiht Hecney. If
iJempsey wins, pernnps jeurics
end Wilhtnl will return to I
fijiht him.
But lleenev nropnhlv won t
, t ' ...
neat lllline. f-cn 111
ll.'litinff, thlliKing counts, liin -
.1.. il.:M... n
my is me i,etiir iniimir. j"
sides, Tunnev's defeat woiUd
(Continued on l'age Tour)
: QAVQ IIIDV iV
oAm JUKI osSfc
Oil Baron Paid Fall for
Ranch, Not Bribe, They
Believe Mrs. Sinclair
Hysterical After Verdict
Deliberate for Two
Hours.
WASHINGTON. April 21. (IP)
Hurry K. Sinclair today was uc-
quitted of tho charge that he con- i
spired to defraud the government I
in the leasing of Teapot Dome. '
A jury In the District of t'olum- i
,,, sup,.em0 t.om.t
accepted his
I belt It. Hull $233,000 In Liberty
bond. ; aiul $35, out) in cash, it wuh
for u pari In I ho ranch owned by
the former secretary of the inter
ior ami wuh not a part of a deal
through which the Wyotuintc naval
oil reserve was turned over to
him.
The jury took the erase from
Justice Bailey at 10:1TB o'clock this
morning und returned its verdict
at 111:24 p. in., being out exactly
one hour and S! minutes.
Immediately :ifti-r tho verdict
was rendered Sinclair authorized
this statement:
I have felt since the inception
of the oil cases that I would be
acquitted of any charge of con
spiracy to defraud the government
when the evidence went before a
Jury."
Today In the court room he was
surrounded by his friends who
poured their congratulations upon
him. Mrs. Sinclair was ho deeply
moved that she became hysterical.
When the jury had entered the
court room and seated Itself the
usual routine was performed by
the coui't before the justice ad
dressed It.
V.ent lemon of the jury, have
you reached a verdict?" he asked
finally.
We have," repMed the foreman.
What is your verdict. Mr. Fore-
mun
asked the clerk of the
j courl.
i "Not cuilty." camp tho ronly ns
the court room strained rorwaiil.
"Oh. KOrt." oxclnlmei! Mrs. Sin-
clall. as shff ,, to crv.
Prlctuls led hor Into tho corridor
and as soon as Sinclair could force
his way lhrll th0 crnwl he walkP1
out, put his arm around her shoul
ders, theti ' slipping her ai-m thru
j his, walked out of the corridor
dour.
Heforo the jury
filed
Into the .
liirv room Justice Itailev warned
tho snectalora that any sort of
demonstration lcsardless of tho
venlict, would he promptly pun-
W)(.rt
Sinclair although freed of tho
conspiracy charges today still Is
faced with two contempt proceed
ings. One of these is for his re
fusal to answer tiucstions of the
senate oil committee nml lie was
sentenced to serve three months In I
jail for that. The other Is for his ;
hirliiK detectives to shadow the
Mill-htncuilr trail jury last aubusi. ,
He was sentenced In six months
Ihnl 11.., K ,.anli.,,r l tho I
....... ...... ... ... ....
circuit court of nppe:ils.
The coitMpiracy charge against
Kail, which was wvered from that
of Sinclair, in still alive hut what
will be done about it by tho gov
ernment In view of today's acquit
tal, Ih problematical.
Sinclair was plncnd on trial on
April 9 to anwer the charge which
! resulted in today's acquittal. The ;
'verdict marked tho successful cul- j
in i ii in ii i ii ui mn mx t-iiir nriii i
mination of his six yenrs' fight to
prove he had not ncted corruptly
in negotiating the lease from Fall :
in April 22.
C il Anrll "l 1Ti !
pasadkna
"I am gratified, hut not surprised
lh ,;ir,iultta; of 1In.y F. ,.
clalr today," said Albert H. Knll.
"I have very little to say." Mr.
: Kail continued, "for I had expected
the verdict from the first. The j
I.' nil r.. I lin i.vnanli.il 1
i.nuy of a hung jury. Prejudice
very gratified that such was not
lhp ras(.. )(, defense was based I
; in the truth, and truth was!
!
I
death of mm
tin t o rrrt r n 4 .,it ot trm
11 1 iJijniivm, 1 ti 1
I Mrs. John McOill dropped at the
door of her home today, apparently
pn'-e.,,. a Mnu Bnti Aivti according to
ia .epon maoe to omrers. i ne
coroiir.r was investigating this aft.
ernoon. The woman's husband was
ordered by the sheriff to be held
P'"""'"'' the outcome of the In-
Irestigatloa.
I M i 4 V 1. - i s J -u.t& l -mM
. u -
u
V' : .r-ra sow:"'1'
Miss Herta Junkers, rtnunhter of Or. Hugo Junkers, designer of
the plane lit emeu, in which Captain Herman Koehl. Huron von lluen
efeld and Commandant Hltzmauric1 landed at tlreenly Island, off Ijih
rador. on their attempted Dublin-New York non-stop hop, is shown
here before departing from Xlitchel Field, Long Island, with Pilot Mel
cMor. on the first hip of their attempted flight to (iieenly Island to
pick up the transatlantic fliers and bring them to New York. IMioto
below is of the Theodolite, Mater plane to the Hreinen, In which Miss
Junkers and Melchior set out, with Orchard Beach, Me., as their first
destination.
mium DCI ICC TUIolIAPUIMf
LmLmLM (ALU LI i 1 1 110 IflHUIIIML
PLANE DUE TO :
Illness of Pilot Bennett
Causes Delay
Will Take Place
Schiller.
Ford
I :
Machine Carrying Gas
and Propeller to Stranded
Aviators. !
QUEBEC, April 21. (Canadian
Press.) It was learned here this j
afternoon that Uuke Schiller will ;
pilot the relief plane to Greenlv i
A T SUNDAY
slan , tomorrow. Tho tnkeoff is..,,,,, i,i,.i,mi,i. i, n.ir nciive i
scheduled for some time between ;
VVr i "": " . '"'sively broad, "a- attributed by :
said to be Beriousiy ill. I
The piopellor and as much of
the other repair equipment for the
Bremen an can he taken on board
will be shipped. Two trips may ;
be necessary. j
LAKE STIC. AGNES, Que., April
niv The Canadian Press I
mne8s of j.-ovl) Bennett. who Is
oonrllle(i to hs t)e(lf has caused in-
,llnitH natnonemenl nf the fliKht
r L-nP.i innn , ,i... ..H..r ..i 1
. .. . -
:t, i remen. wnic n hm linen scneii. .
li ed for todav. Dennett, who was l
cn.i.ilnt wiih Uomi Unicho,! nn ihe
fliKht here from Detroit yesterday, I
developed a hlKh fever during t lie ;
night and was unable to leave his I
bed this morning. Doth Hcnnett
and Halchen, who have recently
undergone extremes of temnern
ture, have suffered from heavy
co(js
should It mmear Hkelv that npn-!
np,t wiii i.p ...mni,, 1n ttv f.,,. nnl
jt im .,. oni,Hf minn nf r x I
I Uuke) Schiller was being consld-
ered. Schiller has already made
one rounl trip by air to Greenly
Island and brought out Major
.lames Kll.maurice of the Hremen
crew.
in. c 1 ..i . t
L
RENO. Nev.. April 21 (lf
Richard Harthelmess. motion ic
jture actor, and Mrs. Jessica Haynes
I Sargeant. of Reno, formerly.of New
I York, were married here last night
by Judge George A. Dartlett of the
district court.
arthelmess arrived In Reno at
nn n i.isi iimui, nuniny
a marriage license and e-,
jparted with his b rid e for San
Francisco at 1 1 o clock. They were ,
i ..n u 1 I
j hi nun ii mil oiiu r i uuciflco iur
I Honolulu at noon today.
) Witnesses to the wedding were
Florence Vldor. motion plcinre
actress, ana lianas h snuires, a,
college chum of I'a'tlieimeo
Mrs. Sarceant was divorced
In
; Reno last January Irom Many I
j tirnnka igiirgtant. New York bro-
'ker.
TALKS' LIKE AN
ENGLISHMAN
Mechanical Voices Use the
Broad 'A' Develop
Sounds Made By'Lips and!
Jongue Also Has Dif
ferent Tones.
WASHINGTON. April 21
A mechanical voice spoko to the
; memhers of the American Physical
society at their annual dinner last
nlKht after a day devoted to the
,iirnit i,iIhp ,.f ranvnoi'nu .
fei( of research
American comedians to country- j temicnt of the Anil-Saloon League, !
men of Its creator, Sir Kirhard j w,0 last ni.;lit predicted that the I I.NIKi.V. April 21. (P) A VI
Paset, noted Hritish Inventor and j Suvt York Kovernor, If nominated, enna dispatch to tho Dally Kx
,,:Zi,?Z '." "1 't a political
I "Hello. London, are yon there?" I
lit. asked, a little later, and then
j exclaimed:
' ,. ' SJ'? i5 '
niiysies as anuiied naturally in :
l1,,.,an onanl. tlirn,,,.!. r.n..,r,.l 1-
""'"' "i11"" ..,.ii ..,...,, ..j
-i".
"f the resonance developed in the
mm" 11 of the action of the vocal
A bellows, operated hy the foot,
lak"s "'e ll,'l ! "r 'o lungs, and
nn "rKan 1'ep,, 8Brves ns the v0, al
ruriiH. i nf iiincuon ni me mom n
anl ,onue i jiupHeateil In several.
ways, a cardboard tube may be
,lHe(I' wl,h tne tongue action sup-
plied by manliiulation or a disc
fitted on the end of a rod. l)if-
ferent tones are obtained by a
pinched rubber tube moistened on
the inside, but skillful hands and
lingers applied to the end of Hie
reed makes the most effective sub
stitute for the natural orgnns.
Baseball Scores
National
R. II. K.
New York S 10 2
Boston :i II I
Hatterles: Parnes and Hogan;
I Robertson, Hearn, .rills and Tay
! lor.
R. II. F.
rinclnnatl 0 4 2
Chicago 5 1ft 0
Hatterles: Lucas and llargravc,
Sukeforth; Hush and llartnett.
PITTSHfHfil!. Apr. 21. (IP)
National: m. Iiuls - Pittsburgh i
postponed: rain. '
American.
NO-HIT G.VMK.
It.
II.
12
0
Philadelphia O..... 10
v.-, v,.ri.
i-.,n., '- 'n.i
0
f 'ochrane;
John
lf VttvMl
f.,ltiit,.
and Orabowiiki
n.
II.
Detroit
Kt. ,Atul',"
2 4 2
r, !) 1
Hulllvan,
Ktoner and Hargrave:
Crowder and Kchnng.
f'l.KVKI.ANf), Apr. 21. (IP)
American: Cleveland-Chic.
postponed; rain.
m mm,
ill in r n
III i II V 1 1 I I I iAV . '.
J Vl HI III i ,
i b
Wins Victory Over Mere
dith Anti-Saloon League
Boss Predicts New York!
Governor Will Lose if;
Nominated Leaders of.
Both Parties Aided By
Primaries. i
i
WASHINGTON, April- 21. (n
Another furlong 111 the prcrctential j
delegate Hteepiechase leading to i
tho presidential nmnlnatltiK con- i
ventlons. stood completed t.ulay as i
a roBiill )f .vesli'nlay'a awoepliisr !
j lMilltkal sctlvlly.
l lie day ' seemed tn liavo pro-1
vldeil a fitting semi'Windup for tho i
feature pro-convention card next !
'week, when status Ioiik reKarded ns
pivoiai win run on tneir primary ;
races.
TuppliiK primary conventions In
throe Btutcs, which served only to
further uilrunce the causes of the
three IcadinB candidates and a sen- !
ate debate on Herbert Hoover s I I.OS A.NC Kl.lOH. April 21. (Pt Governor Al Smith of N'ew York
chlinces, was another statement byjls the only democrat who has a chance to beat out u. republican
President 1'uolidKe which observ-; candidate for the presidential chiirdurliiK t In forthcoming No
els feel will put a crimp In the j veinber elections, in the opinion of Mrs. Nellie Tayloo Itoss, for
tluns of anyone proposing to curry jmer governor of Wyoming.
tho movenu-nt to draft him to Tho first woman governor of thn country, chlded "Uryun
the Kansas t'tty convention lloor. ,deniocr:illcs," for not concentrating their political fire upon tho
(inventor Smith, on the Demo-! republican party. Instead of Smith and for "splitting" tho pnrty
crulic side, guthered in 27 inoroiliy demanding a dry nominee. Prohibition, Mrs. Hoss asserted, was
delegates to put him out In front i no longer a live issue.
with -91 pledged mid claimed! Senalors .lames Ktod of Missouri, and Thomas J. Walsh of
Houston votes. In pledging their j Montana, wore dismissed as presidential timber by Mrs. Itoss as
entire 58 to the New York oxecu- being loo obscure, and Utile thought of by voters.
iivo. tnc Illinois ueinoeratic state
convention cleared up the only
doubtful dolomite veto on its slate. ;
Smith previously having been con
ceded r.7.
Smith's hig victory came In Iowa. I
where a dry faction headed by ICd-1
win T. Meredith, former secretary
I ,
of agriculture, iiad put up n siitf
K'H'A irt the Aicreuitji favorite.
mn ruiiillin, ifl III hiihl tl'Hi.t lli'iii ;
the New York candidate. Thn state j
convention Instructed the entire 20 ,
for Smith by acclamation. I
ruder the instructions adopted, i
the Iowa dele-atcs are to vote for
Smith, "as long as tlioro is ren-
sonnble opportunity of Hecmini? his ;
nomination, Uio majority to deter- i
mine when, il" ever, the dteuntes
shall he released from tliia vote of
instruction."
While Smith Ik leading hy a nun
fortahle margin in the race for the
nomination, some
of his dry op-
ponenis see umc nope m nis ,.ei m ,
s,nl. .,.,,ri(1e. ceneral sunerin-l
ceded to him In every stain Unit!""1"''"'"1 "llKllt r"lt r'""1 1,10
could possibly be imaained as vol-, enrtlniiiakn which devastated
nt? for the wet Tammany randi- southern ImlKurla.
""'SVn'th weakness," he said, "is ul 7.
aintn ihut c,nm,ii nnwMihiv ho cur-
.... i . t. 1
r en uv nun oecause in i o laiKe t
iiepuuiican ninjoriiy. una ne is i
wnab n stales such as Ohio. Indi
ana, Tennessee. Colorndo and Okla-
homft, where a Democratic victory
would he doubtful,
Reorganization of
Eagle Point Ditch
District Authorized
'
RAI.RM, Ore., April 21.
iA'l The slate reclamation
commission yesterday author- '
Iz'd State Knglneer I.uper
to begin an Investigation of 4 !
the Kaglo I'oint Irrigation '.
district in .lai-kson county, '
and do whatever Is neces-
sary to bring about a re-
4 organization, according to a ,'
plan similar to that of the )
S flrants Pass district. An in-
vestlgatinn was recently re-
ciucsled by the district.
4 !
The Noted Dead
I'AI.O Al.TO, Calir., April 21.
MV Dr. t harles (illberl, !, pro-'tn
fi.ssor of zoolwy ot. Kianford unl-;
versity since the Instltutloirs
ceininn in iaji, uini an lllli'l lia- ;
-' tfnnally known autlioriiy on fsh -
0 erles, died at a hospital here Inst
o ni.,1.1 - i.i... n. t. . t i ..
i . ... .. "i"
chills.
At thn time of his death. Or. ;
flllbert was engaged In a study of
Alaskan salmon packing ' for the.
t'niteil Stales bureau of fisheries.
Till-: CAM lti Anrll 91 Mn
, I l
Carl Hherrlll. millionaire prospec- nioHiues, and homes
tor of The Pas. and staker nf lln'"'" broken rulns or pllesj.f fire-
,Hherrlll-(inrdnn nilee In noi l he, n blackened debris. Hofia Wis still
Mnnllnl.a, was killed tnday when a!'"'"l'1y todav, the people fearing
Chicago i jfeie he was pllntlng crashed, ft. ,n0 ll:,v'"' wrought at phlllppopo
JWnson, a sacngcr, wa Injured.'" nilght next befall the capital.
v
X
CPoc,nn nf Parliomont
OUbblUII Ul Tdl lldillLIll
On
Good Friday Called Im
piousPeople Aroused
125,000 Homeless and
Phillippopolis in Ruins.
.
' " """!"-. M'l
time In Itulgarlan history, a
ssinn of parliament was held on
Good Friday, a holy day. ,
The people are convinced tbat
iho caiasifopbo was punishment
' for tblM impiety,
I I'nuri'Nsinii nf Inhabitants passed
continuously around the outskirts
, .,, , uim, -u vny en, "mug
piatory
psalms and calling upon
fill to repent their ulns.
HOI-MA, llulgarla. April 21.
.More than 125.000 homeless
families In southeastern Itulgarla
today endured misery, cold and
deprivation In terror ns Intermit
tent earilniuakes conlinued to rock
the already devastated region.
The government and voluntef-r
agencies devoted every effort to
tending the more than 8r,0 per
sons Injured In the regiun around
hlllppopolis. The utmost was
being done to supply refueces
villi food. The denth toll was
variously estlmnted at between I
ir.o mid 300 persons.
Hulgarla faced a tremendous I
problem In relief and rcconsiruc-
Hon.
The valley 0f roses near Vhlllp-1
pnpolls was turned Into n sandy .
waste when waters burst through ;
iho cniund or unorcii .lnivn from
the hills. The buds of tho roscf
w-lilch are one of the chief crops
f the regiun and furnish HO per
lent Of till. Klirnnenn llni.lv ,.f
, altar nf roses, were almost ready
.,P Wn(,M ,,, ,,,.,. i.rouglit
BuiGARSBLAlS2 DIXIE STATES
riiiMnmnnnnolmnM nwuiiMn
nr n kh km mih m ki uuiimii
uuniLiiuiiu!u iuiii ui iniiu,
UPOWJIICS HOMBSIIfFERl
disaster. Thousanda "r tohb liushes
ln-,We,e obliterated the valley.
wl loll J.h nne nf tin
r -;urnpe.
Three. rounlis nf
beauty spots
o
Phlllppopoiis
iiesiroyeil. The new ouarter,
biilli In reeent years arniimi the
inllrnnd station and containing
the principal fnbacio factories,
was a mass of di-hiis. H.inltnry
lualerlals store.i in nn army de.
were
d
-Imyed by fire.
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Tornado Strikes Arkansas
Villages Woman Fatally
Injured When Tree Hurled
Against House Phones
Paralyzed and Damage
Heavy.
MKMPinS, Tenn., April 21. (A1)
More than 50 houses were dam
aged, hundreds of trees were lev
eled and many telephones wore re
ported out of commission as tho
result nf a severe wind and rain
storm that swept Memphis early
today.
The wind centered Its violence
In the eastern part of the city,
traveling from southwest to north
east. Two 86-foot smokestacks of
tho Hudson Hardwood Flooring
company were blown down.
He port s from t ho norl henstern
part of Shelby county unit! noma
farm houses had been wrecked and
(,HIHlU.hBII to Ul niinols Central
railroad told of a very severe Btorm
along the main lino to north Mis
sissippi. One death and three Injuries
wero rnHirted In a heavy wind
storm that struck nt Atoka, Tenn.,
today.
Ambulance drivers who brought
f. 11. Forbes, all, a millwright, and
his two sons lo a Memphis hos
pital, said a third son was killed
when I lie KorhcH homo was de
molished. TKXARKANA. Ark., April 21.
ta An undetermined number of
persons were Injured, one probably
fatally, and dozens of buildings
were destroyed when a tornado
swept through Index, Ark.t and Og-
den, Ark., today,
Mrs. W. L. Johnson, about -4 (I.
suffered Injuries which probably
will result In death when the
twister hurled a tree against hor
home at Ogden.
.Many houses, hams and troeB
were blown down or carried away,
and a plantation owner at Index
reported that ten of his tenants
weer homeless and he feared lives
had been lost.
Later reports were that the
storm across I.eary, Texas, and
Hooks, Texas, west of Texarkana,
before striking the Arkansas com
munities. A church, business build
ings and houses were unroofed at
Hunks, but no loss of life was
reported.
, 4
RCItANTO.N, Pa.. Apr. 21. (IP)
Three persons were Injured nnd
about 30 persons narrowly escaped
with their lives early this morning
when s time chnrge of dynamite,
believed by tho police to have been
plan'ed In an attempt to wreck thft
"liX'nce llaliana," an Italian news
paper, was set off near the press
in a four-story brick building In
Center street.
Or"
r win m
nnnini rTrn
ail iiiiiki r i ri i
iUUITII LLILU
Arctic Flier Lands Near
Svalbard, After Flight
Across Top of World,
Seeking Lost Continent
Details of Epoch Trip
Meagre.
LONDON, April 21. An Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from
CopeiilutKen says that the news
paper Politik-iu has received a
message from Svalbard stating that
Captain George 11. Wilkliis, Arctic
filer, landed near the Svalbard
radio station at 11 o'clock this
morning.
Svalbard Is the name applied to
Uie entire archipelago ot Spitzber
Ken, Dear Island and adjacent
Islands In the Greenland sea. The
diutuuee from Norway to Bear
Island is 12S0 miles north and to
Spitsbergen 975 miles. Spitsber
gen was the point for which Cap
tain Wilklns set out from Point
Harrow in a direct line across the
North Pole.
A previous message to Polltlken,
also from, the Svalbard radio sta
tion, stated that Captain Wllkins
flew from Point Barrow and landed
near DoedmanHocira, where bad
weather stopped him for five dayB.
Doedmansoeira Is an uninhabited
island on the north side ot lsfjoid,
ubout 25 miles from Svalbard,
The crew of the plane waa re
ported Ui excellent condition.
The arrival of Captain Wllkins
near Svalbard, Norway, from Point
Harrow, Alaska, represents the suc
cessful completion of Captala WU
kins' plan to fly across the Polar
regions and presumably across tht
North Pole ltnelf.
The WilklnB plane carried a
radio, hut despite a constant watch
by radio stations, complete silence
enveloped the activities of the ex
pedition from the time that the avi
ator was expected to take off from
Point Harrow.
Captain Wllkins, a noted Aus
tralian explorer, was accompanied
by Carl B. Kielson, an Alaskan
pilot.
DETROIT, April 21. (P) Cap
tain George II. Wllkins announced
his arrival at SpltzberKen from
Point Harrow, Alaska, In a radio
message today to the Detroit
News:
"Reached Spitsbergen after 20H
hours' flying; one stop five days
account bad weather. Greetings to
Aviation society and Flying club,"
the message received this forenoon
said. It was dated Svalbard 12:31
p. m., April 21, and was signed
"Wllkins, Eielson."
Klolson is the Alaskan flier who
has accompanied Wllkins on his
previous Arctic expeditions and
went with him to Point Barrow,
Alaska, early this year on hU latest
effort to find a lost continent and
attempt a flight acrosi the "top
of the world" to Spitsbergen.
Success came to Wllkins nn his
third attempt. Two previous trials
at exploration of the "blind spot"
lying north of Point Harrow were
unsuccessful. In the first of these,
In 1926, Palmer B. Hutchinson, a
Detroit newspaper man accom
panying the expedition, was killed
at Fairbanks when Btruck by the '
propeller of one of Captain Wll
kins' planes.
In the second attempt, made the
following year. Captain Wllkins ;
flew out Into the Arctic spaces and '
was forced down. 8everal days
later he returned to Point Barrow,
reiterating his conviction that a
plane could be flown across the
"top of the world' 'to Spltzbergen
and his determination to try again.
OSLO, Norway, April 21tPy
The newspaper Dagblad reiiorts
that Captain George H. Wllkins
and Pilot Carl B. Kielson have ar
rived in Spitsbergen from Point
Barrow, Alaska, uter a flight last
Inr 21 hours. The government
wireless operator at Spltzbergen
died several days ago. The new
operator to replace him left Trom
soo on April 20 and was due at
King's Bay on April 24. It had
been assumed meanwhile that the
Island was as good as isolated wlre
lessly, alHiough someone there ap
parently was able to work the key
sufficiently to get out news of the
regular operator's death.
The possibility that Captain
Wllkins himself sent out word of
his arrival nt Spltzbergen was sug
gested hy the News, ns the regu
lar operator there tiled several
days ag( Captain Wllkins had
planned to radio his progress on
the flight with his own set, but
the fact that nothing had been
heard from him since his take-off
Indicated that his own radio bait
proved Inadequate.
HATTON, N. Do AprI 21. (IP)
O. Klleson, father of Lieuten.
ant Carl II. Kielson, received
cnblegram today from his son at
Spltzbergen, saying "arrived safely
will he home soon."
llntton. the birthplace of th
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