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$50, 554,2 45 WAR ORDERS
Colt Arms Plant Reports Net Earn
ing. of a2.A7O.OA5.

HARTFORD. Conn. April 1.--At the an
nual meeting Of the Colt Patent Fire
Arms Manufacturing Company thSs af-
,.rnoou William 4. skinner. as chair
man OF the directorate. told the stock-
holders that the company had on its
books untitled orders of s2O.5j+..41. as
compared with s2,O00.000 "A yea when
the war had been in progress less than
"a year.
The gross earnings Of $~2.S.,.s1l. net
s~..i1O.94j. approximate 100 per cent.
on the capital of $2.5O0.000. On jan
uary ! the company. which is now pay
ing a quarterly dividend OF ga per cent.
and 10 per cent. extra. had a surplus of
si.s91.0?e and &6.76S,333 on deposit in
Hartford az part payments on arms sold
but undeliverei. Machine guns and
revolvers are being manufactured for
nine Governments. including the United
States, and Mr.. skinner reported an in
crease in local business.
Last year dividends paid were - per
cent, but this year dividends hav been
declared Oh a basis of 80 per cent. The
number OF employees has increased from
las5 In 1915 to 1917. The valuation Of
the plant was given as sss2,0oO. with
100000 in new machinery ordered.
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FLAG DAY TO AID BELGIANS.
Nationwide Campaign started ny
the ID. \. u.

Daughters Of tho American Revolution
began yesterday n nationwide campaign
for contributions tu rcli"y" the suffer
ings Of the 3,nuU "Uo destitute uou-rurn-
hatants IN l'clg um and northern
France. ou" hundred thousand women
are united for ar'iN" work in the cam
paign, and It is said that meyer before
has such "A concentrated 'ffor' un 80
vast a seal" been made by women
April S, next saturday, which j., Kin"
Albert's birthday. has been chOs'n rs
Flag Dag. Ten million tiny Hclpitn
lags Will lie distributed for an oNrr-
ing, the minimum amount of which Is 80
lie scven cent, the cost Of u ration for
one Belgian for one day.
Mrs. DAISY Allen story, proaidru, Of
INC y. \. a.. said the organization in
tends 10 or-auiZo not only IT. members.
but IN. irloud~ of is members, into
. little bands and stand on every street
corner. IN iront of every uff.G" iuildius,
. railroad station and theatre, and to
make Ii possible a hons" 10 hous" van
vass In almost every city and town IN
tho country.
tt" collectors viii wear white, with
-thc H"lplan colOrs Oh their hats and az
W.! 'utmls.
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ILLNESS WORST FOE
OF ARMY IN MEXICO
Eleven More Suffering Soldiers
Arrive From FrOnt-Ar-
engagements Criticised.

r. IAsc, Tex, April ls-Iliness seems
10 be the -7orst foe Of the American
army in Mexico. Eleven infantrynen
an cavalrymen arrived to-day In n
drizzling rain.
sPrivate Blair Of tho Sixth infantry.
suffering from appendicitis. was brought
here VIA Columbus from the front and
taken TO the army base hospital At Fort
Bliss for an operation. with the stricken
,nfantrymau were the other soldiers.
one was a big negro Of the Tenth cav
airy. who had Icen sent back from the
front win stomach trouble. II. insisted
upon carrying his end OF the strrtchrr.
although he liInpcd badly with swollen
feet.
Non" of the soldiers. except Private
silair was IN u serious condition: all
were able to walk from the train to the
waiting amhuIances.
Much criticism ~ the hospital ar
arrangements has come from those who
have witnessed field operations in the
care of sick. The soldiers ar. brought
up from tn" front on trucks thai took
provisions down IN the trip, trucks prac-
ideally without springs. rough. joltlue
hard things that would rack the very
nerves and almost break the bones Of
Il healthy man. Arriving at II Paso.
where better treatment should be pos
sible. the men haN" not yet come TO 'ir
end of their Inconvenience and trl,ls.
Yesterday, for instance. the weather,
ike to-day, WAS wrctch"d. and after The
men were unloadcd from IN. coach they
stood in the cold drizzlc waiting for or
ders. word came To send them oui 10
The hospital in the mule drawn autJu-
lances at the post. For five miles these
sick chaps are joltod, The ambulances
are as cold ~ sleeping pnrchcS and as
gusty.
II don't se" how a fellow with pn"u-
monia could possibly pull through such
exposure" said u doctor to-day.
ON Thursday after the order was given
TO send the nineteen sick men out m tho
baggage car 1t was count"rmand"d and
all ave two negroes on strctChcrS with
pne unionia had to walk uptown. where
they waited for Il Fort Bliss ear. Not
onlJ did they walk, but the majority II
them carried their Kits.
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SENATOR GORE FOR
HIGH SCHOOL ARMY
Offers Amendment to Cham
bprlain Bill to Provide Mil
itary Instruction.
BORAH on THE MILITIA

WAsuiNGroN. April 1--D"hate in the
Senate on the Chamherla!n-iiay army
bin turned to-day on Federal control Of
the National Guard. Senator Gore OF
oklahoma added To the interest of the
proceedings by Offering an amendment 10
provide for military training in schools
and colleges.
senator Borah of Idaho delivered a
long argument to the effect that The
Federal Government CUuli not const!tu-
t.onally exercise control over the state
militia as provided by the pendIiS b!Il.
while Senator Lewis Of Illinois insisted
that the Federal Government could
exercise supervision over the National
Guard IN coordination with the states.
The fathers lof the Constitution
nowhere disclosed greater wisdom, SAID
Mr.. Borah. 'than in those provisions
wherein they prepared the couniry FOR
defence. This wa natural In a sense.
Tor they had just COM. from the battle
field and such men az W at linstOn ana
Hamilton sat IN tho conventions. iheN
set aJout to concentrate the powers OF
Government so tina. those powers could
De used effectively and efficiently and
successfully IN all military matters.
They had no Illusions about u re-
public remaining at all me IA A state
OF pea. b-cause OF tn. fact THAT II "as
a republic. They understood very
thoroughly .ndevI that regardless OF the
form OF government and Of the purpose
OF tn. Government or ~ the people ana
Of their devotion to peace there Wou'u
=. times when all tn. powers or the
people must be concentrated into ~
effective means for the protection of the
Government and Of the people.
The fathers found q state militia
In each State. They left a state militia
I'm each state and they left with tht
States such vital and controlling power
IT, viii in my judgment always make" II
or tn. PURPOSES Of war a stat" militia
ION III. other hand, they provided for
a national force without any limitation
Whatever by the States what ! d.sir.
30 do to-day il TO show that according
to the Constitution there is D distinct
vital Limitation upon IL" power of CON
gr,s- with reference 10 the stat" militia
"lIy reason Of that limitation, whicl
/, vital and essential, III" stat" milltl,
never can be made an eftcCti,. force II
war or an effective force rs a nationa
organization
: "Thc offering and training Of III,
militia are left 10y the Constitution wlti
he states. ana Congress cannot iutrud'
itself upon hat power, TO say that 1
force "fiicerrd lay forty-"ight differ.n
puw-rS ana trained hN ia. state AT IT,
VIII or not. and that no ini'ueuc" 81
power can intrud. upon that, ~ To- "stdb
lish one. and tor all tn" in"iiicienCy u
the state IniiIti, a. d Eiti"l iIic"
n.cauSe there must ~" unity of rrspon
sihiiity and unity OF authority III mill
tarv affairs
speaking in support Of his %ancndm"n
e.. IL, 60 h,.. -. .l.u.1 md .n.1
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RIVER and HARBOR
BILL IN DEFENCE PLEA
Advocates Of Items Seize Upon
Preparedness to SUPPORT
Their Claims.

WAsHrNGToN. April I~.-Advocates or
harbor Improvement on the Atlantic
coast advanced arguments for prepared
ness when tho river and harbor bill was
taken up Item by item in the House to-
day.
improvements at New York, Boston
and IN the Delaware River were al
urged on the ground that they consti-
tuted important elements in the plan OF
preparedness and that they had been
approved by army and naval experts as
military necessities.
The deepening of the East River cha
mel al New York 10 provide an adequate
depth for ba,tleshipS going to the Brook
lyn navy yard was the only prepared
ness project included in the river and
harbor bill by the committee. Repre-
sen,atives Hubert and Fitzgerald 10th
con,ended that ample provision should
he made for this project primarily rs
a matter Of national defence.
Representative Moore of Philadelphia
next included the Delaware River and
the intercoastal system Of waterways In
the category Of preparedness projects
Representative Treadway of Massachu-
SettS. aided by Representatives Roberts
and Tague. then proposed deepening the
channel at boston leading To the dry
dock aud navy yard Tor the same reason.
Some Republican members of the
House cautioned the Democrats to 70
slow Ia appro1riatlng money Tor projects
that might be Put aside and 10 devote
the money TO preparedness Representa-
tive Madden u: Illinois clNled attention
10 the Large appropriations for improve
ments Of Southern rivers and harborS
out OF proportion 20 the amounts paid
10y the Southern States In the form OF
income faxes.
The project fur deepening the channe
Leading TO the Roston navy ward was
defeated. The House will take up the
proposed East River project on Monday.
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TARIFF AS AN ISSUE
Is SPRUNG IN HOUSE
Humphrey Blamcs Empty
Treasury to Underwood
Act, Not War.
CITES LOSS IN REVENUE

WAsHiNGroS. April 1.-The fight over
the tariff issue in the coming campaign
was foreshadowed in the House to-day
IN , speech by Representative william
T.. Humphrey OF Washington. R.pubii-
can, who confronted the chamber with
an array of imposing charts TO show
that the empty Treasury was due to the
Underwood act and not to the war.
MIR. Humphrey read a series OF rev.
enu. statistics showing that despite the
wal imports have been coming into the
United states in greater volume thar
ever before and that at the ann tlne
r. venue derived from them IL less than
that provided by the Payne-A'drich law
OH smaller importations.
Imports for January. 1918. when the
Payne act was In force, he said. we're
$16S, 0OO, 900 IN January. 1916. thSs
were SlsI,OO0 900. The revenues Tor the
two months show "A decrease from s-'-
100000 to $4,000. 900. The am hsur.s
for February, 1914 and 1915. show an
Increase of imports of $4,000. 900 aud a
loss In revenue Of $4,000 900.
These figures make It perfectly clear
what IL tn. matter with our revenue
said Mr.. Humphrey. ~ IL NOT me
war in Europe. IL is the free trade
tariff law that you have put on the
statute books. If the old Payne tarin
law had been in force for the last
eleven months you would have collected
1900. 900 more In revenue
The benefit of sol 900. oo0 In revenue
which was given European ntnufac-
turers, Mr.. Humphrey said. resulted IN
the necessity Of imposing direct taxes
,, thA panpin nf tha United States LOT
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BIG SUBMARINES ON TRIAL
says Occangoing I,p. ia,
Not Been Perfected.

WASHINGTON. April /. - Soc.
Daniels explained to-day why Ne Did
recommend the construction Of I 10
oSeangoiug submarines similar g, t.u-a
understood to be in Use m the 'i,tr.t
navy. Naval experts. he siid. r.p
reports which did not satisfy h n ta.
this type had reached a stat" - geo..
lection to bc % practicable hcuc., o
the service.
IL addition. tho Sec.etiry sad. :
was a difficult problem for tho U''ei
States TO be assured OF procnriie s
able engines for these vessels. lie IS
therefore recommend the C~oustrur''lr
three oceaugolug submarines tor tire pI-.
pose Of ascertaining their Nilu, ut.r.e
branching out In this type.
The service which "a" tcrTt. 10.
marines have rendered has no. inlnrr,..
secretary Daniels at all because lie on.
siders II out of the question FOG '|'
United States ever TO resort % e
methods now being followed %, r.-
marines in the European way.
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NINE. GADSKI A JOKER:
VIOLENCE Is FEICNED
Sure, She Said She'd nyn,.
mite Things for GcrmaN.
but Twas April /.

Nine. Johanna Gadskl has uu Iu'.,
ton OF going about the country blow. .
up munition factories. Not even ir ~.
vacation time of opera will SHE ANAL,
herself of the opportunities Of sn.h
pastlmc. Yes. she did say. as r,,u~.'
by a morning newspaper yest"rd 49,. ,rI.
gladly would she do his for ,;ryp,,,
but she was merely having flu viii
reporter.
The solemnity of his inquiries ~.
how far h would 10 for IN, fatn,.
land proved Irresistible to her sens. "a,
the ridiculous. 1t vas mos, dIri,u,
to keep a straight face for ,h. iu,eryi.y
to be printed on April I. said the ami,h.
prima donna yesterday.
This Is what Nine. ,;adski told f.
Interviewer who visited her on Trio,,
because her husband. Capt. II,r.
Tauscher. had beer arrested charged
with conspiring TO blow up the W,l,rt
Canal:
"Yes. I could blow ur nutrition r,aa.
and be glad. I could go from one tlic.
to another singing. for | would hpov
that with each N sent into tn. skv 't.
lives of so many hundreds or thousand
OF my fellow country1nen would h
saved. ] would only want to know that
] could warn the workers In tim. u
save themselves"
And here IL what Miss Lolita Tau,,r,
daughter of Nine. Gadski. said ,,,,.,
day between smiles
Certainly. mother said those thing
II was all she could do e. keen fro,,
laughing right ont whil.. she said ,h,u
That repOrter was 80 Splpmu N.,...
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BANKERS URGE DEFENCE.
Illinois Association Conducts u
secret Ballot.

CHICAGO. April IAN overwhelming
percentage of the bankers Of Illinois
have sieni,ied 20 the Illinois Bankers
Association IN "A secret ballot that they
are i'm favor Of national preparedness
and Of charging and strengthening the
army and navy. Congress SHOULD bc
guided by the recommendations OF army
and navy officers. who are experts on
tn. subject, III the sentiment expressed
10y IT," bankers. The ballot was sent
to-day {" Represent Live Mann.
The vote shaved thIt 80 favored
enlarging the navy. 20 opposed $40 ia
vored enlarginE tn. riny Is opposed {:
l6 qualified their answers by saying
TO "A certain extent
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AMERICANS SAVE WOUNDED.
\mbulnu service Report shows
Wide scope NJ Work.

\ report covering tn" work Of IN"
American Ainbulanc" i'm Frame" from the
outbreaks OF tn" war to January 81 last
Was issued Yesterday.
The American Hospital ~ Ncuilly at
the beginning of the war accommodated
only 200 patients. Now 6oo' are cared
for IN IL" main building. and American
surgeons and physicians haN" under
their charg" each day about 1900
wounded in this and other hospitals.
The motor anbulanc" service. which
began very nodestly AT the battle of
the Marnc with only twelve cars. has
grown until now there are iG5 am
balances These ambulances havc trans
ported over ~, Onu wounded soldiers
\ new iirld srriiun Of twenty-five am
balances Will soon l." added. The drivers,
young American volunteers, have dis
t.ugui>hed themselves for their bravery
under tiro. ana thi,tN-oue have received
Ia. "croi\ d., 'iurlrc' for gallant ron
duet.
Through the generosity of Mr' Harry
Payne Whitney a fed hospital has
been established at ,Juilly for $50 seri-
ulS cases and scNcnty-iNc semi con
val, scent ,-,scs.
Dn. of the important branches OF the
4 American Ambulance work Is the opera
ton 81 u fully equipped hospital train
/ accommodating 40 wounded, The train
carries wounded men from the front Ia
all parts of France.
The EXPENSES Of the hospital service
amour, to about 100000 a year and
ar" borne by American contributions
Donations should he sent To J. u. Morgan
a CO., - wan street, New York.
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A WRITER.
Also Led Nincrs IN .Bnttle os WAL
scnburg."

DENVER. col. April 1-Donald Nc
Gregor. the David Bruce reported TO have
been murdered by Nillistas in Mexico,
worked III American newspapers from
coast to coast and also wrote for maya
zines and ~syndicatoS.
II villa 'dlled Mrciregor, he los, n
friend. a. NcGrcgor was supposed 20
have known the bandit leader well. from,
several interviews obtained in the last
two years the newspaperman spent IN
Mexico.
Mc,iregor was IS years Old Although
he came to America while young. he had
never been paiuralized His wealthy
parents and several brothers and sisters
live in Scotland.
McGregor was under indictment Of
murder for leading the coal strikers in
the battle Of W~alsenburg' gains III.
militia. II. gave up newspaper work
and threw his lot in with n. m!ners.
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dies capt. d IN Wednesdays fight.
ordinarily. officers SAT-, they would be-
ONE the property Of the United States.
but AZ the expedition against Villa IL
merely "A punitive one. undertaken with
the assumed acquiescence of the Car
rama Government. II IL regarded as
uuesti unable whether they should not he
turned over to the Carransa authorities.
This. 1t IL thought. will be probably the
decision. despite the fact that during his
aid on Columbus villa took with him
a number OF America cavalry horses.
The War Department has no conirma-
ton Of press reports from the border
hat Gen. Funston has begun shipping
supplies to Pershing over the Mexican
Northwestern Railway from Juarez to
CGsas Grandcs.
Jump In Enlistments.
AS a result of the spectacular victory
won by Col. Dodd In his first engagement
with the bandits. the War Department
IL looking for "A big jump in the enlist
ments under the resolution recently
passed by Congress authorizing the
President to recruit the army up to its
full war strength of 10000.
OF the 10000 additional men needed
for hat purpose. figures published this
afternoon 10y the Adjutant-Gencral show
that IN the past three weeks 1850 OF
the S.9d? applicants FOR enlistment have
been enrolled. This Is about twice the
usual rate OF enlistment. During the
six days ended March ~ there were
1853 applications for enlistment and ISL
acceptances. Cities producing more than
90 recruits each were Chicago. IS San
Francisco. &c New York. 81. Indian
arolis, ~ -. Louis. "a; Philadelphia.
30: Charlotte. y. G.. 80; Atlanta. IS /:
Kansas city. Mo. 20. Il Buffalo. 23.
Tho state Department; this afternoon
announced the. receipt of advices from
Eagle Pass Stating that a detachment
uf infantry has been sent by the Car
ranzista authorities from Piedras Negras
to Monclova for the purpose OF exter-
minuting "A small number OF bandits re-
Gently reported 10 have been seen in
the foothills near Monclova. There have
been no changes. the advices state. In
military forces in tins Ticdras Segras
district and the situation there is re-
ported satisfactory.
Quiet Is reported in dispatches TO
prevail AZ t;uaynias and vicinity on
the west coas, and Vera Cruz. Tampicu
and Puerto MeNico on the east coast.
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|, American army is well provided With

tho American army is well provided With
food on It's campaign In Mexico every
arriving soldier. scout or traveller re-
ports q shortage Of food for men and
beast alike.
Considering the fact that there are ap-
proximately 5000 horses in the six cav
airy regiments now engaged in the punt
tive expedition and not less than l.5oo
horses and mules in the other depart
ments Of the army expedition. 10000
pounds Of oats woul be required "A
day. This figure 10 reached On the
basis OF twelve pounds Of rations a day.
which Is regulation.
Two cars of oats were sent down to
Casas Grandcs earlier In the week. "
these Appropriated $1,000 pounds each
they would only answer the need of the
army for one day.
Major Elliott. the depot quartermastcr.
said to-day that such shipments "
placed on sale where the army could
secure them would help out considcra-
bly,.
Two cars Of oats were consigned TO
the Casas Grandes country earlier In the
week and are reported to have reached
their destination without mishap. Eight
additional cars Of oats were exported
through the customs department to-day,
being "a consignment OF "A local con-
Germ to a business house In Casas
Grandes, but really for the Use of the
army. The box cars containing the
oats have "a capacity of 10000 to co.
900 pounds.
smokes sent Along.
In addition 20 the oats shipped to-day,
one car of gasolene one car OF pro-
visions were added to the freight train
which left over the Northwestern to-day
"a 49, o a. $50
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DIES AFTER COLD PLUNGE.
jersey cry NnN SteirkrU with
ApOplrs! In UathhOUsc.

l.rss than three hours after taking a
cold plunge la tn" tank at the fl"iNch-
man bath house. - West Forty-sscond
street. last evening. 7. =. Matilda. about
~ years old, Of 2N2 Second street. jersey
city. died in ia" lolyclinic Hospital
According l." th- ambulance phi! stefan
death probably MAS due to apoplrxy,
Mr.. Malladt registered at the bath
house about i o'clo,k and proceeded to
take "A swim, On emerging from the
tank u few minutes later he collapsed
and fcll unconscious, lie died AT S:i3
n'Glorh.
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NIENSA. via London. April THE fol-
r.poTt Of operations on the
talial front was issued here to-day:
The fighting was esumed az sew
.ral places. There were more or less
spirited artillery duels near the Toll
mino briigehead. In the f'ella sector
and OF the polornites front. Italian
attacks on the sector between idl
,;rsnde aud Pal ricco.o and near
~Sch.uderbacn were repulsed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
FARMERS ON STRIKE
SPILL CHICAGO MILK
Armed With Eggs, Picket
Plants, Block Roads, Dump
Cans, Defy Shcriffs.
5000 PRODUCERS IN ALL

CHICAGO, April THE farmers around
Chicago made good their threats to-day
to dump milk into the bitches rather
than see II go to the dealers who have
refused 10 meet their demands FOR an
Increase in price.
The dealers found their bottling plants
closely picketed by farmers armed with
eggs and other missiles ready to prevent
the delivery of any milk by seeding
producers. Al Mokena the Bowman
Dairy Company was forced to ask aid OF
the Will county Sherif at Joliet when
the strikers began stopping wagons on
their way TO the plant.
A deputy armed with "A revolver and
n hickory stick was set upon u II
was only after officials VI the village
had come to his aid that he was able to
get a wagon through he picket lines.
Three farmers, Fred Iientsch. Nvron
Nelson, and John Kohl. incurred slight
injuries when they were ra pped over III"
knuckles with the deputy's stick.
The Borden plant at Huntley was In
definitely closed. In Marengo - crowd
OF farmers dumped IN the cutters ten
cans Of milk from Tia. wagon or Fred
Secore. who was on his way To the plant.
The depo, at Dundee. which generally
receives milk from forty diaries. received
"A supply from only nine. and the Algon-
Quin plant got milk from hut nineteen
of its usual hundred.
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Capt. Tauscher and his family plan %
pass the summer at Shippan Point. o. t,
shore OF Long Island Som
near Stamford. He yesterday lei.'l "a.
Sawyer place through Peas" X EI.na.
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Charles Ninzeshr,m"r. n member of
the New York Stock Exchange. died yes
,erday OF pneumonia at his home, IS
Central Park West.
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Lieut.. Dodd of the United States army
Dodd flew from san Diego. Cal. to Bur-
bank. Cal. IA distance Of 2i4.1s miles. on
February ~. 1914, with a passenger.
The machine used by MacGordof was
NJ the type of those being built here
or the British and Russian Govern
ments II is the most modern type OF
military tractor In the United States and
has a 100 horsepower engine.
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At the Aero club last might IL was said
hat the Mactiordon record is believed to
be official. The club had Il representa-
tive at Newport News in expectation OF
an attempt at the hfiht. but up to "a late
hour nothing had been heard from him.
If the flight Of MacGordon In official II
breaks all records made up TO now for
c~ross-country flights whether with one
passenger or alone.