Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 24, 1929, Image 1

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    Medford
Temperatures
Forocafti Flr tonight ond Thurs
day. Not much chang-e In tern
peruituv. lllirhoct yesterday 00
Lowest 111 In morning- f
iMUfTwotr-fourtb Tur.
9Miy Flfty-MtioUi Ytr.
MEDFORD, OliEGOX, .AVEDNKSIUV, JULY 21, 19U!)
The Weather
Mail Triptjne
Today BUILD NO
By Arthur BriBbane j nniMOmn
Russia Would Win.
A Britisher Coming.
Our Comic Pop Guns,
New York's Wonders
;'. (Copyright by King Features
Syndicate, lno.)
V
I J. M. I'. 1ms studied war lit
close ratine and tliin Its Cliinn
would beat Russia, lie is mis
taken. The Chinese are bravo
but peaceful.
, Revolution lias made the Rus
sians unite, the workers in a
feeling of. freedom, the peas
ants in ownership of land.
' .Nothing has ever happened
to unite the Chinese. North
China eaiiot understand the
i.infjuajie of South China. Oen
i crally speaking:, they, hate each
other.
Wars are won by intellitrenee
and ' enthusiasm. Intelligence
id enthusiasm are on the side
of Russia.
China will appeal to the
League of Nations of "Russia's
unlawful attitude." '
' How much attention will the
league pay to that appeal?
If Uncle Sam hud entered the
league it would be siinph;
enough. He Would be. told,
"We have had our own big
war. It's your turn. Go and
stop this Russian-Chinese fool
ishness:',' . '
:-. Kir Herbert Austin is going
to build Austin automobiles. He
lis you they go 88 miles an
Our, do T(i miles on one gallon
'.of gasoline. . . ' - -. ,
i His "Bnhy Austin ear" has
a' seven J horsepower ' engine,
weighs 850 pounds, is 0 feet 2
inches long, 10 inches wide, wilj
pell for 'about spoOO, and Sir
.'Herbert expects it "to be in
some ways a rival to the Ford."
The baby Austin may meet
other rivals. Walter Chrysler
says that General Wood, presi
dent of Sears-Roebuck, is start
ing a small car to sell for 250
or less. If that oomes along,
it will be interesting, but it will
help, not hurt, the automobile
industry in general.
V' " """ """"' -
utltl a year, when it had oll.noil,-
Ann ..t.i n.w.:i.. t
v.vn, ,,,. ,.v.M,. , .,,,, ,
;),(iim,(Mi autoinoinles unit more
a year.
t) Out-of-date little boys in our
army are planning an inmtsing
gome. The great "coast de
fense" guns at Sandy Hook
will fire real shells at an imag
inary "invading fleet."
The shells will go nut nine
miles to sea.
(Continued on Page Four)
ttxmmn SEIZED
1Sm
ge
No nuillcr hmv muiiy blniclc
credljr pole arc ileiimlUlied. cars to the Chinese Kastern at I'o
oar HTiniMtliics alius gti straight granichnnya.
the re'Ui di-Hem lntoil o' , According to Information recelv
-h iiilllthK. "It Jrt fccrmi like ed by Chinese authorities, the Hub-
bin't nrnp this ililne so It iiun't
look like a quart." said Tell Hlnk-
tor. a ho lunird nn' ffettcil oer
an nmlershlrt for tit laundry.
(Copyright John K. Dllle Co.)
bKUutKd
YEAR
President Hoover Halts Plan
for Three Ships On Basis
of Naval Parity Agree
ment With Great Britain
No Competition in Fu
ture Armament Is Ex
pectation. WAHIIlAo.TO.V, July 24. (A)
In u forma! statement President
Hoover announced late' today that
the construction of three cruisers
included in this year's naval build
inil proBiam would not be beuun
until there has been an opportu
nity for full consideration of their
effect upon the final agreement
for naval parity which he said
he expected to he reached be
tween Ureal' Britain and the
United Ktules.
Tim president declared he had
read with "real satisfaction" the
statement of 1'rime Minister Muc-
IJnmild, made today in the house t
of commons. j
Hoover declared the American
people were "greatly compliment-1
ed" by Premier MacDonald's pro-.
posed visit nnd that he would find
a universal welcome in the United j
States.
MacDonald,. the president said.'
has Introduced "the principle of
parity, which we have now adopt-,
ed (nd its consummation means'
that great Britain and the United
States henceforth ure no: to com-;
pete in armament as potential op
ponents, . but to co-operate
friends in the reduetion of it."
Baseball Scores
Xulloiuil.
II.
H.
10
II
Boston v-- 5
Cincinnati .' 3
Cunningham and Ppohrer: May.
Rixey. Kotp, Khrhardt and Suke
forth. I!. Tl. K.
Brooklyn G 10 0
Pittsburgh 4 10 0
Clark and Plclnlch: M e I n e.
French r.nd Hargreaves.
American.
n.
Cleveland 3
Philadelphia 5
Shaute, Holtoway and Ij.
Knrnshaw ond Cochrane.
II.
II.
1 1
14
Detroit 5
New York 7
Uhle nnd Phillips; Pennock and
Dickey.
rt. H. K.
Chicago 2 8 l
vasnington a s 1
, Tnnn)ilH ,, Jt(1,.B. ,iu,.kc rm,
, Ruel.
It. Tl
St. Louis 7 12
K.
lioston 9 14 2
Coiden, Klmsey, Cray, Coffman
and Schang: Itussell and ilary,
Heving.
Clara Fed Up
HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. July 21.
P) Harry Klchman, fiance of
Clara Bow, announces his actress
hrlde-to-be Is "fed up" with the
movies and will retire when her
present contract expires some IS
months hence.
4
N REPRISAL IS
HARBIN'. .Manchuria. Juy 21.
(jT) Chinese authorities today de
clared Itnssian troops along Die
Amur river had seized a total of
six Chinese vessels and one larg"
barge laden with merchondlse, ex
plaining details of the statement
Issued by the northeastern provin
cial governments of China ut .Muk
den. Seizure or freight cars by the
Russians, which is also mcutlone-l
In the statement, was said to
KUoolAN IJLAIiVl
lute to Chinese Kastern railway ' ne rirst step toward forming since March 4. Mr. Coolldge came 1 Oivgiui Wciillicr.
cars now held on the Issiirl rnil-U marketing pool was taken hy to Washington lo nli.-n.l cerenio-j Oregon: Fair tonight and Thuis
way ill Siberia. ' more than 40 turkey growers of nles In connection with the pro-1 day; not much change In l in
Three cars were delulned ! (lie 'Josephine county here ion inghi j miilgutlon of the Kellogg pact. 'pn"''"-". ,M o d e i n i e noi iliwcst
nussluns, who foresaw Hie sever-1 hi-n a tentative bi.nd or directors' traveling nlom-. with three win. In on uiil.
ance of relations between Russia , was named. These directors are pi.-ces of band baggage, the cx-i
and China, and did not deliver Hi
sluns at Hlugoveschensk have slut-
ed Hie Chinese vessels lu Ihe Anmr
were selied In reprisal lor the Ch'
nese action in taking control of th
Chinese Kostcrr railway.
RUSSIA AND CHINA MOVE TROOPS
Warlike preparations along Manchuria-Siberia frontier Indicated
China following the breaking of diplomatic relations In the dispute
Typical Russian troops are shown above and Chinese nationalist
C. T. Wang of China Is at left and L. M. Karakhan, soviet foreign
STATE CLOSES
JERSEY BANKS
Three Branches of Holding
t Concern Suddenly Taken
Over By Department Af
fairs Probed Last Year
Depositors Weep.
PASSAIC, N. J., July 2 4. (?)
The doors of three banks con
trolled by the New Jersey Bankers
Securities company, a holding con
cern, were closed today by the
New Jersey department of banking
anil insurance. They were the
Hobart Trust company, the . Ser
vice Trust company and the Mer
chants' bank.
No announcement was made by
the stale department. Kmployes
arriving for work at the three
banks this morning were sent
home without explanation, and
notices were ' posted on the doors
of the institutions announcing
merely that the "property and af
fairs" of the banks were taken
over by the department.
Small crowds of depositors,
among them many weeping wom
en, gathered at the doors, of the
institution, hut no word was of
fered them irs to the reasons for
the closing.
The NJew .li'av Hnnlioru fimoir.
itles company wuh the. subject last
year of a searching Inquiry by the
Davis legislative committee. Cre
ated originally to Investigate the
department of banking and Insur
ance, but which later turned Its
attention to holding companjes
owning bank stock. The results of
the investigation included the
forced resignation of Harry Wein
berger, president) of J.h concern
and reorganization of the board of
directors. Former U. S. Senator
Kri ward I. lid wards, chairman of
the hoard, was named new presl-
Ulent. t
i The three hanks have general
offices In this city. .
Weinberger was formerly presi
dent of the Hobart Trust company,
I whose vice-president and: treasur
er. Willard H. Klliott, was mysteri
ously kidnaped a mphlh ago and
) held for six days by two men he
described as "Chicago gunmen.
I
E TO
L
OR ANTS PASS. Or.. Julv 24.-
Ij. I. Helms, Oeorge F. Si hanlr.. !
C. W. Miller, T. W. Harder and
11. McKlllgott. i
Members of the board were ail-1
thnrlzed to rollclt addillnnal niein-1
hers until at least "0 per cent of
the county turkey output Is listed
for this year's marketing.
11. It. Howell, county agenl. as-
REASON HIDDEN
elsted in the organisation.
Ll 1:1 p . -
If $ i v II i , : 1
Wl m:m4MM
WET PRESS IS
EMPHASIZING
RAID KILLINGS
Oregon, Anti-Saloon League
'
Head Tells Presbyterian!
Synod to Overcome Prop -
aganda of Press Against
Enforcement.
ALBANY, Ore., July 24. ()
Declaring "wet newspapers" are
emphasizing killings by dry agents
and "belittling killing of dry agents
by Inw violators," Dr. H. E. Close,
superintendent of the Oregon antl
Saluon league yesterday appealed
to ministers to set their congre
gations right on the matter of pro-
hlbitlon enforcement with n view ehologist. . who Is here studying
to overcoming the "propaganda of -conditions unci arranging details
the wet press." and to building uP;for h beKlunlng of the work.
poiiular opinion that will demand,,, He " nccompanled by h. I). Mu
law enforcement. Dr. close ad-1 ll,n""n' "llt marketing special-
dressed the' 3!th session of the ls "'"''""f ,at M
Presbyterian synod of Oregon, ; a'1 ,l; J; We '1, aBjilstaiit psycholo -
meeting here. Ks.1' stationed at.Ykima, Wash.
Influence of the news stories!
telling of the deaths resulting from "1l ompany cor shipments of
prohibition enforcement is weak-1 'l't Hears east and would
enlng the confidence of Christian K'Hher data, on the temperalure ol
people in the prohibition enforce-1 ,,,e ar lll"ll 11,1,1 ,,mt- "' ",m
ment. Dr. Close declared. He l'"'"'", ', fruit, amount of
Pleaded with ministers to educate e used, I lie ripening undergone
and train young people under their1',5" trul ?" nn,,B' l,B ""'ount
charge "to understand the prohl- "alt ""el, " '"'"' '10 ,lce
bltlon issue to the end that theyi1" ll,e ,boxe" of refrigeration
will meet It in the right way." j rars, ana all other phases of the
Kugene was awarded the I'res- ""'I'l'lUB-
l.yterlan meeting for 19.10. 8e- , KaH,H al" ,,n n,a'le 0
sl.ms will be held ut the 1'nlver-1 refrigerator car can be loai I
sity of Oregon " l,"x,'H "r I"'U' uh well
Dr. Ituld S. Dickson of l'hlla-
flolnhln niim.ln.1. nf ll... .l...,.Kl
board of oenslons. told .be svnr, 1
that the new service pension plan
effective April 1, 127, has proven
adequate to elergymen coming
under Its benefits, ' but said the
church has not been Just tu those
ministers who were active
prior
to
. adoption of the plan, but who
live since retired.
The past year the pension board1" n'.'6 T".' 1"B''
paid out tl.infl.ooo in annuities
to three thousand pensioners.
EMONIAL
WASHINGTON, July 21. (IP,
, it i v i ii v.,.,,,K nugni.M, irum a
train hi 7:5 o'clock this morning
for his first visit to the capital i
president was met at the fnlon
Station by Oeorge Akerson. presi-
oVnt Hoover's secrelary; Kverelt
Sanders, Mr. Coollilge j i secretary
when he ii In the while House:
Cnl. cuinpbell Hoilges. W bite
Hou-e niilliary alite. and Col. K.
I W. Ntiirllng of the White (..ir-e
1 srerpt 'ervire, assigned to Mr.
Coolldge for the tn
TO FRONTIER
Associated Press Photo
the tenseness betwsen Russia and
over the Chinese Eastern railway.
soldiers below. Foreign Minister
minister, in center.
'RESUME TESTS
iPEAR SHIPPING
ON BARTLETTS
, Government Efforts to Find
i ;
Best Temperature Load
! a'nd Other Data Will Con-
tinue May Mean Saving
in Freight.
Tesls Blurted last year by the do
parlment of ugrlciilture upon ship
ments of Kogue river valley pears
to eastern markets, will be resum
ed the coming season and will start
with., the first shipment of Ilnrt
Ietts, scheduled to start the week
of August 12. The executive corn-
ui iiifiimi I lie executive i-uill i l , . ,
mlttce of commerce and agrlcu.,n " " "n " . n'T '"V, 'Z
n . . ... the future hauninesa of mankind"
ture, rain tscnerer, cnatnnan, waa
so advised this morning hy Dr. 1-
A. Hawkins, principal plant nsy -
" . "awsins snm i nut experts
""" " s, iinmu uam age io
the fruit, but
saving In the
, K''"wer ,1"'1 I"'1'-
Refrigerator
I cars loaded with the above number
jof boxes will be dispatched and
comparative data gathered.
I '',a,ll"K rofrlgenilur cars will.
20 boxes would mean a saving ofand to Inank Chairman Horuh of
r ll
i in Hunt u ,.r i ,i iim in i in iin nirn.
Ul1" l1lo a wp' ai
Il'uclflc coast (llslilcls; noi)
n ijuih i
boxes
mc inni iram mil ini.e in no
wiiii ine shipments ot iiurtietts. peudlng In the senate.
Dr. Ilnwklim suld tlnil Ihe tcslsi In the course of his iiddi ess, Mr.
would lu-obahly he held for the Hoover unnounced that Sei-n-iary
wlnier varieties. The ileiarlnient ;Ktlinson today had foi wm-iieii in
of agrlculluru . Invcsllgallons will
dovetail in with the? work of I'rof
10. T. ilarlmnn of tho Oregon Hlate
college, who will slurt a study of
marketing nnd storage condillons
in eastern murts in September.
Dr. Huwkins suld (but several
men would be assigned lo acroir
pany fruit cars east anil I bat Ihe
work was extensive. It Is liclng
conducted under un appropriation
made by congress a year ago.
The executive coinmillee ol ok
rlciiiture uuil coiiunerce is drown :
Irom Ihe Traffic association, Ibe;
Kruiler.iwor,,' ., ,., ,..
,,r t)f commerce,
.
CHANTS PASS Ore., July :'4.
I"'' officials und employes of Ihe
southern Oregon California-Oregon
Power compilny in kii nlzat loll rroni
Hi""buig. Meilfonl anil Asulund
wl" iruther Here Siimluy for their
film annual picnic, i e n n i s
maifftin ulid RWftniiiftiK
I4''h mplnyen of tlie
contestH
Iiie tn-
tcrt'.'U'U have Jiten unaiuied.
PEACE PAC
EFFECTIVE? v -rirjQN FRIDAY
T
Kellogg Treaty Renouncing
War Becomes Binding
Upon 46 Nations
Japan's Adherence Last
Received Hoover Con
gratulates Entire World
On Accomplishment.
WASHINGTON, July 24.
lty lis own terms iho KellugK-Ki-luml
Itviuy fur ri'iniiiciiitioii of
war us tin liiMtrunii'til of national
policy hft-aint cll'i't'tlvo ni noun
loiluy with thH ilopuwit hy .In pun at
the state department of its formal
instrument of adherence.'
The document of ratification
pei'Honally was prenenttnl by Am
las.sadoi Dehuthl of Japan ami
with this action the treaty became
binding upon the 4ti nations which
have expressed adherence lo Its
ternm.
There wuh no ceremony at the
department and immediately after
I receipt of the Japanese instrument
most' present lor tne occasion left
for the White House where a
short time later President Hoover
had arranged to proclaim that the
treaty now was In force.
The Japanese Instrument was
the last of the 15 original sana
tory powers to be received.
Both while and after the papers
were deposited the Japanese am
bassador and Secretary Sthnson
posed for photographers. Aside
frum these and pretw correspon
dents only a few were present for
the event. ' -
WAHHINOTON. July. 1M.
f 'resident Hoover today proclaim
ed effective the KelloKft treaty for
the renunciation of war and con
Rrattilateil "the entire world" upon
this nihlillonul instrument of hu.
m;imv ' ,,f
peace.
Ceremonlas oc imposing simplic
ity attended the promulgation of
the pact, (lathered In the historic
Kast room of the White House
were former President Coolldge,
former Secretary of Btatcr Frank
IJ. Kellogg, and the diplomatic
representatives of all , but two of
the nations that have become par
ties to the treaty.
Delivering a short uddress, Mr.
Hoover asked the diplomats to
convey lo their governments the
appreciation of the United states
that "through their cordlnl colla-
Kl . ..
Illation C"H"""
l ... .,' . .....
! th.un' tie
, ri.nu,lgltt,in of war wf , f
, nrB0 proportlon r ,, ,,,..
,.,.,,, rt)) , Th ,fl.
, 0)(oHunlly nnd tne con)11!l.
lllng duly now Open to us should
pu,. U(1 w U)e flf,mcnt ,.
L.vnrv 0)0,.(unlty that Is calcuh.t-
:,, t lmiPm,nt ,, trwl ty nml to
extend the policy which It so nnbly
sets forth.
I'njm Tribute
Mr. Hoover declared he was glad
of any opportunity to pay "merited
tribute to the two statesmen whose
names the world has properly
udopted in lis designation of this
treaty." To Arlstlde Ill-land,
I'Veneh foreign minister, Ibe presi
dent said, was due the Inceptioti
of the fact and much of the sue.
cess of the negotiations which fol
lowed, while lo ronner Secretory
Kellogg was due the credit for
expanding the , treaty Into a- pact
of world wide slgniricunce.
The chler executive olso took
occasion lo rellcliale former Presi
dent Coolldge for his part In the
successful negotiation of the li-enlv
n . .. r , .....
.in- m-iime nireiKii reunions com-
inuiee anrl HPIllllor Kwiinson. nf
Virginia, the ranking Dciiim-railc
tnentber. for their efforts in heliilr
ol Mil' llCt Jit m time it WHS
the 1'reneb government u message
or felicitation upon l he coming
Into force or the treaty.
The president's remarks were
prciaced by a recital of the three
articles or the lieaty and an
enumeration of the nrnh.iis that
have become liurlles to It either ns
original signatories or an adher
ents. In conclusion, he read his pro.
cluniotlon of the trealy lo the
American pi-opl "to the end that
every article and clause thereof
may be observed and fulfilled with
good faith by Ihe I'nlled Slates
nnd ihe cilliens thereof.'
student I'llcr Klllcil.
OKLAHOMA Clly. July 24. (fll
Joe A. Graham, 211, or Knld, Okln.,
a Hying schol sludent. was killed
In an airplane crash al Ihe mu
nicipal nlrpurt here this ariernoun.
HA I, KM, Ore.. July 24. (A)
August H haft been 't fop the 1
UnuitH I'ass water hearing hy t he I
stale public nei vlee rnmmlKslon,
ami the hearing will he held on I
that day without further delay
Frank J. Miller, commlt'vlonpr, de-
t jre( t,lay lo a reprefeniullve of .
NOON
I. iy Ually Courier-
'art Set Life
nhappy, Thinks I
J Orama Producer
More ley. drnnuit tr producer.
some of New York's ultra '
smart set have an unhappy. 4 j
4 empty and fatuous life. In 4 !
a lecture he denounced them i
4 for heiiiK noisy ami rowdy. ;
4 at his iA'iv:il in llohuki-u of j
t i ne mil iiieino l it ma, ir t
Hark: or Neither M;iid, Wile
( Nor Widow."
PLANE TEST!
St. Louis Robin in Air Full
Day Over Former Record
Steady Drone of Motor
Shows No Sign of End
Routine of Pilots Allows
Rest Money Begins to
Roll in.
ST. LOUIS, JIo., July K. (A)
Whirling on their record-breaking
encmrnuco flight, Dale (Hod I Jack
son anil Korreat O'Hrinu, pilot llii;
the "tft. I.ouIr Hobln," passed their
271st hour lu the air ut 2:17 p. nr.
(C. 8. T.I today, exceeding I lie old
record by a full day.' The steady
drone of the motor told observers
at Lambert-Si. 1-oiils tleld that all
was well.
ST. 1,01MB. Mo July 24.-r-(P)
The routing of "life in tli air" for
Dale (Ked) Jackson and Forrest
O'lirlne, who now are flying their
"St. LoulB Robin" in its twelfth
day. Is something like this:
They take turns at the stick,
each polling the plane four hours
at a stretch. The man off duty
usuully climbs on u rubber innltresg
atop the gusollnu tank at the rear
of the plane and stretches f till
length In sleep. If anything goes
wrong with the motor the man off
'duty awakened and climbs out
onto the "catswalk" to make re
paint. It la estimated that each
flier gets eight to III hours' -sleep
each doy.
The St. Louis Uobln entered tho
realm or high finance as well tu
well as atmosphere yesterday at
3:01 p. in., central standard time.
It Is worth exactly $11124 to each
filer to stay aloft for periods oi'
24 hours.
Wit i the establishment nf the
now mnrlt, the offer of tho Curtlsa
Robertson company, sponsors of the
Might, or 1 1)0 nn hour wont Into
errect. Two St. lonls firms each
added $100 a day and the St. Louis
Municipal opera is giving each
flier $1 an hour. In uddllloii the
chumber of commerce is nrlsing a
Jackpot and knick-knacks such as
radios and watches to be given the
airmen.
The fliers, who spent their lllh
night In the air, were looking for-1
ward to the end of the flight only
when the new air-cooled slx-cyliu 1
der i n 1 1 lii I Curliss-Cliullenger mo
tor "run, out." Their first motor
(rouble came shortly before Ihe
(Continued on Pago Five.)
Wrk Ih proKrcHslnH rapidly nl
(lie iiirpnrl. The south InittrusH-1
for the roitf of ("lie hunnr arc n'l
in and work I HlurlliiK on the
norlh lititl rfsnes, whih the ground
is leinK Rinded preparatory to lay
Intf the concrctt- floor.
Tin hanmar will he 100 fi-et Iihik
and IIM fii't witt- tu the char, and
will have accntn (nidations for 1 0
ships.
The oil -burn In furnace has
hecn tusii.ltcd, also drainage pipes
around the hangar.
The Shell, I'nlun nnd Standard
oil compii nles have all lenaed
Uround to Install (he latest tanks
under ihe ground, with electrical
control pumps to service ship.'.
They wilt ettch tiiflall glass and
steel sti iic'.ureH for of f teen. The
hlrt"ril und Hheti companlen have
'"iniienced Installation. The As-
"" '"'d ""d oilier oil companlen
win n" ,mh Instnll ntntionH.
Ttie l..t dlti-h Tot dialnaue tile
on the nitmay 1m being dtig nnd
rk of puitiiiu gravel on the nm-
ways will start noon.
EllANCE
CONTINUES
OIL COMPANIES
PREPARING FOR
PLANE SERVICE
OKYO
OUTLOOK
Japan Grants Permission
Flight Over Country
Plane Tuned By Expert
Test Flight Late Today
Blind Flying Expected
Most of Trip Fair Wea
ther Promised.
TOKYO. Japan, July 2t. (A')
Oi'fielal permission was granted to
day hy the Japanese government
to Lieutenant llarolil Itromley, the
American airman, who plans a Tit-coma-Tokyo
riinlil, lo fly over Ja
pan and land ut taclilkitwa air
field, 25 miles west of Tokyo.
T A CO MA KIKI.I), July 21. (PI
1. W. I'uxson. motor expert, tun
ing the plane In preparation for
l.ieutenunt Harold I'.romley's Th-coiuu-to-Tokyo
flight, said to'day
that a test flight would he pos
sible this afternoon. The plane
11 self will be ready for ihe Tokyo
trio tomorrow morning, Paxson
said.
The new vibration proof gasoline
valves have been 'installed but i
few minor adjustments will be nec
essary bofore the motor will be
ready for the flight. Although it
was not possible to tell how acca
rately the air speed indicator is
working until ufter the lest flights,
I'axson suld that with a few minor
adjustments it would be ready for
today's teBt.
He pointed out that It would he
necessary to hnvo nil Instruments
lu perfect adjustments us the lieu
tenant will be Hying blind m'st of
the distance across the Pacific.
The wlud today was blowing
down the runwny from the south
west, which would havo made it
necessnry to take off with It in
stead of against It If he had hop
ped tills morning. . The wind will
not be n Handicap when the ship Is
light, but when completely loaded
it will be necessary to wait for fa
vorable conditions at the port.
Bromley, however, has Indicated
Hint lie can take off in either di
rection If necessary. With the plane
light, us it will he in the test
flight, the lleuieniint will probably
reverse the course.
Weather reports at the Meld re
vealed numerous rog banks and
small squalls on the proposed route
over the Pacific. Promises of fair
weather, however, made Paxson
hope ror a getaway tomorrow or
Friday. ,
OF CALIFORNIA DEAD
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24. (P)
Circuit, Judgn William W. Morrow,
NO. dean of the federal bench in
California died here today after a
notable career. He came here
more than fio yeni-s ago. He was
a leader of Ihe Republican com
mittee. Red Cross nnd one of the
Incorporators of the latter or
ganization. As senior member of tho ninth
district court of appeals. Judge
Morrow was pluced on leave of
absence In H)L'.1 subject to call,
ufter mere than 30 years continu
ous service.
Will Rogers Says:
HIIVKKIA' HILLS, (nl.,
.Inly 24. .Mr. Hoover's fnrin
Imiiril litis ulivnily liclpcil tin
rai'iiicr hi'.vtiml pxiiei'liilioiis.
1 hey I; n v. o
I ii I (I t Ii c
eitfllt lllillion
f ii r in relief
societies, tlint
infest Wash
iiiL'tou t li a t
t Ii o y don't
need tlii'iii, mid viiiililii I do
iiiiylliinii tlirnfliih tlicin. Tlmt
is iill thp aid Hu; I'linncr lius
ever tiei'ded whs just tu- lie
relieved nf t he peopli" who
were niiiUine; n living off of
trying to relieve liim.
t'liiiui ii ml liiissiii lihvc
Ifinif to war, but tlicy don't
tvnnl tlit tieWN to (let out.
Tlicy want to Keep it ipiict.'
Toliio. liim uiv'n liromlcy.
inn' flier, pirinissimi to lnnd
in .liipaii. II he hadn't iziit
tcn it, lie would luivo liml to
fly Illicit to Tiiciiinn, nrnr
Mount Scuttle. .Yours, .
WItJj HOfiKBS.