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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
British F7iers And
Princess Winging|
Way Over Atlantic

LONDON, Aug. 81 tP)-The Imperial
Airways company has informed the
Westminster Gazette of the receipt of
a message timed 9:30 p. M, stating
that the st. Raphael was still flying.
The whereabouts of the plane was not
mentioned nor was the source of, the
message indicating in the WeStmin-
ster Gazette'S announcement.
UPAVON, Eng, Aug. 81, R)--WE1ile
others waited for the favor of the ele-
ments, two British aviators and a 81
year old princess went up into the air
from this flying field today to achieve
that which for many months has been
the dream of airmen, the winging of
the Atlantic from Europe to America.
At 1882 o'clock in the morning the
monoplane ST. Raphael sped down the
runway with Colonel Frederick F. Min
chin at the controls and Captain
Leslie Hamilton and Princess Lowen-
stein Wertheim aboard. There had
been no certainty of start today, but
Hamilton and Minchin were on the
ground, and the princess drove down
at an early hour and without more
ado declared her intention of going
along.
Shortly after noon today the civic
guards and villagers of the little Irish
town of Ir1vefin on the north coast of
Galway bay stood in silent awe watch
ing the huge airplane pass out over
the dull blue waters of the Atlantic
toward faraway America. Since that
last glimpse from the Galway coast
line nothing has been seen or heard
of it. With "all well" it should have
roared it's way by midnight over a
thousand miles of the Watery wastes
of the Atlantic.
The st. RaphaeTs speed during the
five hour flight from England to the
point where it struck out across the
ocean was not more than 70 miles an
hour, and it is figured that this speed
will have to be greatly increased, if
its destination, Ottawa, Canada, is to
be reached on time But weather con-
ditions were none too good over the
British Isles, with a haze and some
times a fog hindering the flight Of
the heavily loaded monoplane.
1t flew low, now zig-zagging, now
circling, to avoid the fog banks, and
nosing out the best course. But when
the moment came for the hop from
the brink of Ireland there was no
hesitance as the plane bravely headed
straight out over the broad ocean,
which no flier has yet conquered from
the European side.
Added to the dramatic aspect of the
start at Upavon was a touching Incl
dent of devoutness. The filters as
sembled under the wings of the plane
and the most Rev. Francis Mostyn,
Roman Catholic archbishop of Cardiff,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
Settlement of Colorado
River Controversy APP
pears Imminent.
HARMONY NEAR
California and Arizona
Delegates Nearly Agree
On Water Rights.

DENVER, Aug. 81 Q9-Optimisrn
of an heretofore unknown degree
pervaded the seven state Colorado
river governors conference today as
the delegates continued a discussion
of the upper basin states --latest
proposal for a settlement of the
Arizona and California.
Both State Senator Mulford Win
sor, of Yuma, Ariz., and chairman
Bacon OF the California river conn
mission expressed the belief that an
agreement on the ALLEGATION of water
would be reached before the confer
ence is recessed, the power question
tC wait until the .reconvening of the
conference by Governor George H.
Dern, of Utah, chairman.
Chairman Bacon, of the California
delegation, said that mutual con-
fiderlce" had been established, which
had led to freer exchange of views
than had obtained heretofore. He
based his confidence in an ultimate
agreement among the lower basin
states on the dispersion of suspicion
which, he added had occurred only
after a long series of sessions in
which views had been expressed
without fear of nlisquotation
California wants approximately 375,-
600 more acre feet of water annually
than she is allotted under the present
upper basin proposal and Arizona
desires about 100000. To reduce these
figures to non-entities in sthe con-.
troversy is the problem of the upper
states Intermediates in the argument.
M. F. Murphy, a member of the
Arizona river commission, prophesied
today that nation wide campaign
in behalf Of states rights probably
would be started by Arizona in the
event that an agreement on water
is not reached at the present con-
ference or at one preceding the con-
'vening of the new congress in Dec
ember. What character such CAM
paign would partake of, he would
not say.
The five governors attending the
conference took part in the Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh reception today
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
WM. s BROCK

blessed the plane, blessed the aviators
and bade them God speed.
The pilot lights were aglow at Up
avon tonight and a small force under
Wing Commander Vernon Brown will
stay up all night ready to handle the
st. Raphael should it encounter storms
at sea and return here. But nobody
at the airdrome thinks the plane will
come back
The daring trio of fliers barely es-
capped death in the hopoff, as the
plane leIS the ground just in time to
avert disaster. Z
1t is believed that they are deter
mined to reach their Canadian goal
and get their bag of Canadian gold,
$25, 300, as the prize or die in the at
tempt. They are bound for Ottawa,
1920 miles distant and thence to Lon
don, Ontario.
Great Britain has been swept with
admiration for the whole st. Raphael
adventure, but it fairly gasped at the
daring of Princess Lowenstein- Vert
helm, at whose age most women of
these islands spend their days and
nights snug by their firesides, all
thoughts of adventure far behind them.
The princess, who sits in wicker
chair in the tiny cabin of the mono
plane, is following her flying hero
Hamilton to the very ends of the
Continued on Page Eighth
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
v. c. I. U. HEARS
ATTACK NJ AD {
ON AL Smith
New York Woman At
tacks Presidential Can
didacy of Governor

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug, 81, R-Aftel.
welcoming to it's cause an organiza-
ton credited on the floor with having
kept Gov. Al Smith out of the White
House, the National Women's Chris
tian Temperance union concluded. it's
annual convention here tonight with
pledges renewing loyalty to prohibit.
tion and law enforcement.
Seven days of activity, centering
around plans for relentless warfare
against ''wet'' candidates, were cli-
NAKED by repeated reference to the
proposed presidential candidacy Of
Gov. Smith.
Started by a delegate from the
governors own home state, the wave
of opposition to his candidacy swept
through the convention hall during
the day session and was kept alive
by the same woman at the final con-
yention banquet tonight.
Reading of a telegram from the
National Women's Democratic Law
Enforcement league, endorsing the
unions demand for "bone dry" plat
forms and candidates, drew from Mrs
d. Leigh Colyin, of New York city,
the statement that "this means the
defeat of Al Smith from the inside
of the Democratic party"
Amid a mild demonstration, Mrs
Colvin. who is president of the New
York state w. G. T. u, continued
with the assertion that "this law
enforcement league is the same group
of women that kept AL Smith from
being nominated for president at the
last democratic national convention. !"
4 "And," she shrieked, "they are going
to repeat again next year,"
Mrs. Colvin, IN an address tonight
describing work in her district of
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania, said: 1--WE serve notice on
the liquor forces of these three states
that the dry forces are in the ma
jority and that no wet governor front
the state of New York or from any
other state shall sit in the White
House as pesident."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
REPORT
FROM AVIATORS.
EpVlARD ScHLEE.
nv me Associated. Press

Through the black darkness of a
cloudy night over the Atlantic,
superpoWered airplane hurtled
ahead of the sun this (Thursday)
morning, on one of the few yet
unconquered air trials.
Princess Lowenstein- Wertheim and
her two escorts of the air, Colonel
Frederick F. Minchin and Captain
Leslie Hamilton, in the ST. Raphael,
were computed to be at least 1000
miles from the Irish coast at mid,
night--more than half way across
the 1900 mile "water leg" of their
hop from Opavon, England, to
Ontario, Canada.
Beyond a terSe message from the
Imperial Airways company relating
that the st. Raphael "still was flying"
at $3.50 last night Gondon time),
no word had come from the intrepid
trio since noon yesterday, when their
ship darted past Inverin, on the Irish
coast.
The British plane is attempting
the westward course between the con-
tinents which already has cost i. the
lives of NungesSer and Coli in a
French machine and thwarted the
ambitions of two German ships.
Weather permitting, three other
oceanic flights were to start today:
The Canadian plane, Royal Windsor
from Windsor, Ont. to Windsor, Eng.
The German plane, Bremen, from
Dessau, Germany, to some unan..
nounced point in the United States.
The American plane, Old Glory,
from New York to Rome.
The American plane, Pride of De-
troit, was at Constantinople, six, days
and more than 5000 miles out on
its round the world flight Next stop
Aleppo, with departure from Constan-
tinople expected about dawn today.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
Estimated Plane Should
Reach Ottawa lat A
O'clock Eastern Time.
PREPARE FIELD
Should FIiers Complete
Journey Official Ottawa
Will Greet Them.

Z OTTAWA, ont, Aug. 81, R-
Canada's capital city tonight await
ed news from the east of the three
morning from Uphavon, England to
blaze another air trail, this. time
from the capital city of the mother
country to the administrative CEN
ire of the Dominion.
The staffs Of the Canadian gov
ernment wireless stations stretched
along the proposed route and along
the Atlantic coast have been or
dered to standby at dawn tonOT-
row to flash to this tcity any news
of the monoplane, ST. Raphael,
carrying Princess Lowenstein-Wer-
theiIn and her pilot and navigator.
Colonel Frederick #. Minchtn and
Captain Leslie Hamilton. Ocean
vessels along the route and govern
ment patrol boats have been re-
queSted to inform these stations Of
any news of the plane.
Lindbergt1 Field, SO named fol-
lowing the arrival there If Colonel
Charles Lindbergh, has been. pre-
pared for the landing of the plane.
Royal Canadian mounted police will
go on duty tomorrow noon. to po-
lice the grounds. One and possibly
two planes of the royal Canadian
air force will be held in, readiness
to go out and escort the trauS-At-
lantic flyers to the city.
Definite plans for the welcome
have not been made pending further
news of the progress Of the flight
but should the aviatorS make the
journey successfully, official OF
tawa will be on hand to greet them.
The air force officers in Charge of
arrangements have estimated that
providing fair weather is encountered
the plane. should arrive here at
four o'clock tomorrow afternoon
eastern daylight timel.
Plans have been made to flood
the landing field with lights should
the plane arrive after dark.
The briad expense of the st.
Lawrence will furnish the principal
guide to the London to Ottawa
fliers across eastern Canada and
providing they strike this water
highway without trouble it will be
almost impossible for them to stray
from the route.
The expectation is. that the flyers
will make contact with the North
American continent at Belle Isle
and from there follow the north
shore of the Gulf of st. Lawrence
and the st. Lawrence river to
Monreal, deviating to follow the
Ottawa river to the Canadian cap
itaL
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Aug. 81, R-
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
FIiers in Pride of Detroit
Well Satisfied With Pro-
gress of Trip.
BALKANS DELAY
Eager to Resume Flight to
Aleppoi and Bagdad, as
Soon as Possible.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 81, R-
The Pride of Detroit with the trans
Atlantic flyers, William S. Brock
and Edward F. Schlee aboard, made
a lonely landing at the Airdrome
about fifteen miles west of Starn-
bOul, at 11:45 o'clock this morning.
Only handful of journalists and
few stray Turkish peasants were
present
The Pride of Detroit scared away
from Belgrade about 4:30 and COW
cred the distance of some 500 miles
somewhat slowly on account Of
head winds.
The ayiators were eager to con-
tinue their flight, to AIeppo and
Bagdad, as soon as the machine
could be refueled, but had to stay
overnight at Constantinople to
comply with necessary formalities
for obtaining permission to pro-
ceed over Turkish territory. They
hope to continue their journey at
dawn tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Shclee informed the ASso-
ciated Press correspondent that the
flight from Belgrade was without
incident, but a delay of As minutes
was. occasioned by strong head winds
over the Balkans. Both men declar-
ed themselves satisfied with the
progress Of the flight thus far
They figure that five days from
Harbor Grace, New Foundland to
their present stopping off point is
a good enough record, and, if kept
up, will give them an excellent
flight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
WINNER OF DOLE DERBY PRIZE
SADDENED BY MISSING FLIE.RS

future of trans Pacific commercial
flying were given by both GOebel
and Davis.
I'VE should like to make another
flight to Hawaii In an amphiBian
plane," GOebel said. 1--WE would
like to prove that trans Pacific
trip in such a machine is perfectly
safe. We'd like to carry five
passengers in addition to ourselves.
"The plane should be equipped
with radio and should have a
hand generator to provide radio
power i'm case of forced landing"
Lieutenant Davis predicted that
huge floating platforms would
soon be anchored at sea as land
ing places for land planes.
GOebel said he had no definite
plans for the future. His plane
was to be assembled here and
carry himself and Davis to south
ern California. GOebel's home is
In Hollywood.
Lieutenant Davis said he might
visit his parents, three brothers
and one sister at Atlanta, Ca,
before returning to duty at the
San Diego naval air station,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01

Seymour Narrow. The vessel went
aground in the heavy current
about $3.50 o'clock last night and
when she was freed about midnight
a Jagged hole in her outer skin
had admitted enough water to
flood fuel tanks and engine room,
rendering the vessel helpless.
sos calls brought a score of
small vessels scurrying to her aid.
The Explorer was the first of the
larger boats to arrive and took
the passengers on board for
Wrangell, the nearest port. Mean
while, in accordance with Alaskan
custom since the sinking of the
steamer HOphia with 331 passeng-
crs on board in 1918, the tourists
on the Charlotte were beached on
the nearest island awaiting the
arrival of rescue ships. No panic
or undue excitement made the
transfer of the passengers peril
Gus, and in message to the As
sOeiated Press, Captain C. G.
Sanity, master of the Charlotte,
said his charges were all well and
in good spirits.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81 (R-
Triumph and sorrow were inter-
mingled in the home coming today
Cd Art G0ebel and Lieut.. William
Davis, Jr., pilot and navigator of
the winning Dole air race mono
plane, WOOlarOc.
GOebel and Davis were
triumphant in that they won the
$25,OOO> first prize offered in the
race. They suppressed their Ella
ton because they grieved with the
rest of the nation over the loss of
six men and one woman entered
in the derby.
"AIl the way home / stuss,ed the
sea-" Goebel said, after he and
Davis were greeted at the pier by
civic representatives. 81 fear those
fliers are gone. There remains a
slim chance-Only a mighty slim
chance that any of them will ever
be found alive"
GOebeI and Davis requested that
there be no banquetS or other
social affairs given for them, say
ing that such would not be in
keeping with their spirits
Optimistic predictions for the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
STEAMER CAPT.
SEEING
REDFERN IN AIR

PANAMA, Aug. 81 R-The
master of the steamer Tyne
Bridge, passing through the Pan
anna canal today, bound for Seat
tie from Portland, Maine, report
ed that while in the vicinity OF
Miami, Florida, last Thursday, an
airplane flew over the ship al
5 o'clock in the evening. He
was of the opinion that it was
the plane in which Paul Redfern
left Brunswick, Georgia, OH
flight TO Brazil.
PARA, Brazil, Aug. 81 (E9-The
governor of the state of Para
today ordered a ship to hunt for
Paul Redfern, the American avia-
tor who disappeared while flying
alone from Brunswick, Georgia,
to Brazil. At the request of the
American consul the steamer Our
Lady of Mercy will comb virtually
the whole northern tcOast for
trace of the missing fIier.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
269 ALASKA TOURISTS SHEL TERED
IN. WRANGELL AFTER SEIIP-WRECK

WRANGELL, Alaska, Aug. 81 up
Two hundred and sixty-nine
tourists, who set sail from Van
c0uver, b. c., last week on a
routine excursion tour of south
eastern Alaska, were being shelf
cred in this little hamlet tonight
after having had the thrills. of
their lives.
The tourists, who included a
member. of the English house of
commons, Sir Godfrey Dalrymple
White, Lady White, and their two
children, and many prominent
persons from widely scattered parts
of the United States and Canada
were brought here by the coast
and ge0detic survey vessel ExplOr-
er after the excursion ship, the
Canadian Pacific Railway liner,
Princess Charlotte, struck a rock
and puncturid her hull on Vich-
nefsky Reef, near st. Johns har-
Dor, % miles from here, late last
night.
The Charlotte was sOuthbOund
and struck the rock just south of
the entrance to the treacherOus
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
CANADA'S CAPITAL AWAITS AVIATO is
Around World Auiators Reach Constantinople
Gales Issues Orders
To Protect Americans
From Minority OF Reds

y MEXICO CITY, Aug. 81 R--
* The newspaper FL Universal
y quotes semi-official sources as
81 saying that President Gales has
81 authorized the department of in
y dustry, commerce and labor, to
81 request federal forces to protect
81 the American miners in the
81 Mazatlan district, should inveSti-
s. cation show that the so-called
81 'red" strikers are in the minor
y ity.
~ This, says, the paper, would
y end the conflict which has in
X. volved the seizure of American
ri mining properties by "red" mine
81 workers.
II 4: .t X 4. 4: Il x Il X Il Il x 4.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
YaT1kl
.DR. GODFREX DIES

BRIDGETOWN, Conn, Aug. 81 H1
DIR. Charles G. Godfrey, II, president
OF the American Association of Vari-
able Star Observers, an organization
with world wide connections which
is conducted in cooperation with the
Harvard observatory, died here To-Day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-01
RUTH LEADS BY TWO

NEW York, Aug. 81 H1-Babe
Ruth connected for homer No. 43
today i'll the eighth inning of the
New York-Red Sox melee off pitcher
Weller with none on base. The
blow gave him lead of two on
Gehrig, who made triple. Lazzeri
ccrralled q pair of the Ruthian wal
lops for total OF. Is.
THE. cta1adi11uc.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
ADAM AND EVIL AT THE STRAND
Also Good Vaudeville Listed at
 Popular lheater

The Strand continues its run of excellent pictures in addition to its vaudeville for next week. The film feature for the first four days of next week beginning tomorrow eve ming will be Adam and Eul." the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production that scored a decided hit at the Capitol theater. New York. last week.
 The cast of Adam and Evir'-
 Adam Thevelyan ....... Lew Cody Allan Trevelyan ........ Lew Cody Eve Trevelyan ..... Aileen Pringle Gwen De We're ......... Gwen Lee Mortimer Jenkins ..... Roy Darcy Eleanor Leighton ... Hedda Hopper Dora Dell ......... Gertrude Short
 Directed by Robert 2. Leonard.
 Adam and Evil" will be pre- sented at each performance Sunday evening with an augmented jazz or chestra and on Monday with vaude- vile headed by Harry Girard's world famous ensemble of fourteen golden voiced girls. Adam and Evir' is said to be full of fast and furious fun with situations that pre- sent an entirely different angle than one is wont to see in the ordinary motion picture. It is widely her. aided as the seasons most entertain ing and hilarious picture. Harry Girard's ensemble, which opens at the Strand Monday afternoon. is one of tho most elaborate presenta- tions that present day vaudeville has to offer. Other acts will include Winifred and Mills, the famous team of "Runnin' Wild": Jimmy Farrell and Co.,. Fred and Al Smith and Bert Werner & Co.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
LILLIAN G|SH IS
 A CAPITOL FEATURE
Annie Laurie" Is One of the
 Best Films

Lillian Gish-ethereal and beauti- ful-in the stern setting of the wars of Highland clans-in the majestic splendors of ancient Scottish castles in settings that blend the legend and romance of Scotland with the grim details of its turbulent history this is the Lillian Gish of Annie Laurie" latest vehicle of the famous star, now playing at the Capitol theater today, Sunday night, Mon- day and Tuesday.
 It is a gigantic story of human souls: a romance of love as great as the huge settings in which the story is told; it is a historic drama that eclipses anything of the kind seen in years-all the more wonderful be- cause it deals with people never before seen on the screen.
 The ancient Scots, with their court intrigues their implacable clan warfare, and their delicate senti- ment underlying the ever-present lust for battle-these are reproduced with startling fidelity in the big Metro G Goldwyn-Maye spectacle.
 Famous old castles. including his toric Maxwelton. were reproduced. Hordes of kilted warriors struggle: gaily comparisoned courtiers in the
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
His First Flame at
 The Lvceum Theater

When a special preview showing of His First Flame" was held in New York city recently. for mem bers of the metropolitan press. 1t was the unanimous opinion of those who attended that the star. Harry Langdon. had attained a place in the film Armament which was on a par with that of Lloyd or Chaplin.
 Mabel Underwood. the noted re- viewer, said: ITO me, Harry Lang don is the king of clowns. For the first time in the history of the cin- ema. Lloyd and Chaplin have real rival in feature-length comedies. Langdon is 8 genius. Like both Lloyd and Chaplin. he is responsible for his productions. and to his brain work and keen sense of the ridicu- lous may be attributed much of his success"
 His First Flame" Is Langdon's newest feature length comedy. made for Pathe by Mack Sennett. The supporting cast boasts of such names as Natalie Kingston. Ruth Hiatt, Vernon Dent. Bud Jamieson and Dot Farley. It opens a four-day en- gagement at the Lyceum theater, beginning tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

So3.17s. . decrease of S1,224.7s5 from the same period last year. The total operating expenses were $SS,- 911.s37. a decrease of 31.3s1.334.
 Principal items in operating rev. enues for the period were: Freight, s42,s57.929: passenger. $2s.31s.4s1: mail. $1.151,4o7. and express. s2,616,ss7. All of these items are less than for 1926.
 The main items in the operating expenses for the seven months pe- riod were: Maintenance of way and structures, $11,111.172: maintenance of equipment s15.744.35s, and transportation. $27.ss5.s61. Main tenance of way and structures was $17.o71 more than for last year but the others showed . decrease.
 The net revenue from railway op- erations was S20.s91.342 and with s3,6e2.s13 for railway tax accruals and S7,s43 for uncollectible railway revenues deducted, $17.220.5S6 re- mains as the railway operating in- come. The net railway operating income was s12.49s.366. which rep resented the sum left after deduct ing $2,0S0.0S5 for equipment rents and $2.65o.lS5 for joint facility rent.