The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-02

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Aviators Hold Spotlight
The biggest news of the week has
been flying. pardon the pun.)
Two Army pilots, Maitland and
Hegenberger, flew from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu, a distance Of more
than 1000 miles, in Is hours and 81
minutes. They indicated willing
ness to fly back, but War Depart
ment officials refused permission.
Byrd's hop to Paris was a scien-
tific success, even though he did not
reach his goal by plane. After COM
batting storms the entire distance,
he flew over France for several
hours, lost in the fog, and finally
alighted about 300 yards off shore
His collapsible rubber boat bore him
and the crew of three to safety.
Both planes carried radio.
Airline to Start
The Booming Air Transport Com
pany announced that San Fran
CISCO Chicago air passenger serv-
ice will begin about July Is. Twenty
hours and As minutes, and ticket
costing 5000, will be required for the
trip.
Colonel Lindbergh flew back to
st. Louis, after making plans for a
transcontinental airline in Wash
ington and New York, then left for
Ottawa to attend the Dominion
Jubilee.
Scores of American cities an
nounced aviation development
projects. Indianapolis flying en-
thusiasts report several prospective
sales of planes to local persons, ano
declare larger airport is needed.
New regulations, requiring Licenses
for pilots, became, effective July l
Thirteen Ford Reliability tour
planes reached Baltimore, Friday
evening.
At Arms Farley
A serious split doomed at the
Geneva arms parley the first OF the
week.
Japanese delegates favored the
British proposal that capital ships
be discussed. Economy was their
motive. The United States stub
bornly opposed this.
State department spokesman
charged Britain with attempting to
destroy our right under the Wash
ington treaty to capital ship equal
ity. Unofficially it was reported that
Britain sought a 6-5-4 ratio, with
herself supreme, to displace the
5-5-3 ratio. But Secretary Kellogg
received assurances that Britain
would accept naval equality, and
observers report a tacit recognition
at Geneva of the impossibility of re-
vising the Washington treaty with
out American consent.
Delegates turned their attention
to cruisers, destroyers, and subma-
rines, on Thursday and Friday, and
made some progress.
Briefly, the American delegates
are demanding strict adherence to
the Washington treaty, and extern
sion of the 1873 ratio it set up.
Coolidge Reaps in Silence
The President adhered to his pol
icy of silence during the armament
squabble, and the West has been
busy rallying around him.
A monster Fourth of July cele-
bration and birthday party, the
Fourth being Coolidge's f1fty-fiftf
natal day, is planned by the cow
boys and school children for Mon
day.
The President may cut short hi'
stay in the West, however, to spene
two weeks at his home in Vermont
beginning Aug. 5.
South Dakota State Legislators
we're his guests last weekend, anc
there was a steady stream of both
illustrious and unheard of pilgrims
to the camp all week. An unofficial
poll of the legislators revealed
shift in sentiment from Lowden tt
Coolidge.
But Lowden has not been without
encouragement. A delegation Of
Hoosier Republicans called upor
him to promise their support.
The Al Smith boom has struck
lull. His advisors believe too much
premature boosting dangerous.
Drys Are Still Hopeful
The new Federal prohibition car
Seymour Lowden, tossed overheard
his predecessors policy and begar
an open war upon flask toters. Cen