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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
BIG ARMAMENT
is OPPOSED IN
LEAGUE COUNCIL
Representatives of Little
Nations Criticize At
titude of Big

Assertions that competitive armaments
Create an atmosphere of war and that
reduction of ornaments must be dog
gedly fought for and achieved were
the high points of the addresses at
the league of nations assembly today.
The Japanese delegate, Mineichiro
Adachi, said Japan ardently desired
that ruinous competition in arma-
ments should be brought to stand
still and lowered to level strictly
essential to national security. He
pledged his country's cooperation with
the leagues preparatory disarmament
commission, which another speaker,
Erich Lofgren, foreign minister OF
Sweden, insisted it was useless to con-
woke anew before the great military
powers settled the Emergencies OF
views which had appeared at previous
meetings Of the commission.
NJ Lofgren criticized the council OF
the league for it's passive attitude on
political problems in the last year, al
luding, it is believed, to the controvers-
les between Italy and Jugo-Slavia, anC
showed no terror of the great powers
when he scourged the practice of GER
tain members of the league in discuss
ing burning political questions among
themselves.
The old pre-War methods we're still
in vogue and that the league of ma
tions should be a psychological seis'
Continued on Page Eighth
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
Canadian Plane Wings
Oyer Course Where
Three Disappeared.
WITHOUT RADIO
Intrepid Aviators Take Air
Wednesday Morning In
Hop to London.

HARBOR GRACE, N. F., Sept. (A)
The Sir John CARING was believed
tonight to be speeding far out over
the sea and traversing the areas where
Nungesser and Coils White Bird was
lost, where the St. Raphael with Prln-
cess LoWenstein- Wertheim a b Q ar q
disappeared, and the spot where Old
Glory was last heard from.
Unaware that the Old Glory had
sent an sos Iand that her fate was
in doubt the, Sir. John CARING, piloted
by Capt. Terry Tully and Lieutenant
James Medcalf, made a graceful hop
off from the airport here early today
on what they hoped would be the last
lap of their previously intentloned non
stop flight from London, Ont, to Lon
don, Eng.
The plane took the air at 7:25 a. M.
eastern standard time, and last was
seen heading across the Atlantic at
Cape st. Francis, 80 miles away. The
plane carries no radio equipment, and
until it is sighted by some steamer on
the ocean, is seen over land, or ar
rives safely on the other side, no word
can be expected from it.
Fearing that if the aviators heard
of the bad news from the Old Glory
their confident spirit, which was
strongly manifest when they entered
their plane, would be dampened, local
authorities saw fit to withhold the news
of the "SOS."
| A brief message, however, telling OF
the Old Glory's call for immediate
assistance, was inserted. in the flierS
map case where it would be found as
soon as it was opened.
1 After eating a hearty breakfast ano
! telling of their plans for having then
next meal in the British capital, Tully
and Medcalf went over their machine
carefully and pronounced everything
satisfactory.
The Sir John Carling has a cruising
speed of 116 miles an hour.
Tully and .Medcalf's flight is being
financed by the Carling brewery, the
plane being named in honor of Sill
/ John Carling, founder of the brewery
and half a century ago a leading
figure in Canadian public life.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
Friends of World
FHerS Would Bar
Crossing Pacific

two points is 665 miles and the
American aviators now have covered
8,695 of their $4,000 mile journey.
In the face of terrific rains and
strong cross winds soon after leav-
ing Calcutta early in the morning,
the aviators made good progress,
their plane averaging 100 miles an
hour. Midway along and until they
reached their destination conditions
were favorable and the Pride OF De-
troit maintained it's reputation for
reliability.
The airmen's next stop will be
Bangkok, Siam, for which city they
will hop off as early as possible to-
morrow morning.
! w. S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee
! plotting, the Pride of Detroit now
are facing very dangerous part OF
their journey. The distance between
Rangoon and Bangkok by direct
route is about $50 miles, but involves
extensive mountain ranges where
landing would be impossible AND
| where storms are frequent.
Bangkok, the capital of Siam, lies
in the valley of the Menam river
and this area is cut up by innum-
I erable canals.
The northern mountain ranges rise
to height of 1000 feet and there
(! is a mountainous belt to the east OF
+ the Menam river. A very large part
of Siam is covered with forests anc
trackless jungle.
If they successfully negotiate the
passage to Bangkok in quick time
they are likely to proceed with only
few hours rest to their next des-
tination, Hanoi, French Indo-China
which lies about 600 miles to the
northeast.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
ROYAL WINDSOR
OFFERS SEARCH
FOR OLD GLORY
Wood and Schiller Fly
Plane 868 Miles in Z
Hours, IS Minutes

HARBOR GRACE, N. F., Sept. Z A0
Phil Wood and "Duke" Schiller, CO.
pilots of the monoplane Royal Wind
sor, tonight offered to turn their Wind
sor trans Atlantic flight into an air
search for the Old Glory. In joint
statement at the flying field here to-
night they said
1--WE offer the Royal Windsor to
MI. Hearst and will take a full load
of gasoline starting Thursday morning
to make an exhaustive search for Old
Glory
HARBOR GRACE, N. F., Sept. Z Q)
Covering 1858 miles in seyens hours
and SIS minutes, Phil Wood and Lieut..
C. A. Duke" Schiller brought their
monoplane Royal Windsor in from
Old orchard, Me-, today on tie last
land hop of their fog-delayed flight
from Windsor, Ont, to WinSor, Eng.
They landed here to be greeted with
two important bits of news. These
were the fact that their Canadian
trans Atlantic flight rivals had hop
ped off for London in the sir John
CARING some five hours and hall
ahead of their arrival, and that the
America to- Rome monoplane Old Glory
| had called for help and then became
silent somewhere in the North Atlantic
early today.
! Both developments were believed tc
have caused the fliers to order theii
plane refueled at once and announce
their intention of hopping off again
as soon as possible. Later, however
! it was decided to abandon any attemp
(, to continue the flight tonight.
It was Schiller who computed the
/ flying time from Old Orchard, where
! the plane hoped off at 4:55 a. m
The flier's wrist watch showed 12:5(
as he stepped from the plane here
The fliers left Old Orchard ignorant o.
the fact the Old Glory was in dis.
tress and both showed astoniShmen
when they were told of it's sos signals
They expressed sympathy with the Ole
Glory's crew and sincerely optimistic
beliefs the men would be picked VI
safe
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
State Engineer Consumes
First Session Explaining
Budget.
SHOW INTEREST
Cochise County Delegates
Will Present Grievances
Today.

PHOENIX, Sept Z R-With ap-
proximately $50 persons from every
section of the state present, the state
highway commission this afternoon
opened the protest hearing on the
tentative highway budget, which was
drawn up fortnight ago. Chairman
Perle Mcbride, of Globe, said he be-
lieved the hearing would be concluded
tomorrow afternoon,
Today's session was largely given
over to an explanation Of the budget
by w. G. Lefebvre, state engineer, and
w. W. Lane, chief engineer State
Senator Fred T. Sutter, of Bisbee,
represented the statewide delegation
in the questioning The CochiSe coun-
ty senator had been selected at an in
formal meeting of the delegates earlier
in the day at a local hotel.
Before quizsIng the state engineer
on a number OF items in the budget,
Senator Sutter explained that his Ques-
tionS were merly those transmitted to
him by citizens from various sections
of the state. At times the questioning
took the shape of rigorous cross
examination as Sutter attempted to
pin Lefebrve down to an exact defin-
ition for overhead" and also to list
what came under that heading.
1t was the contention of the Co
chise senator that contract work, such
as is provided under the new highway
act should show a lower cost in the
item Of overhead expense. Lefebvre
maintained that the reduction would
be small. The question was left with
out a definite statement by either
the state engineer or his examiner
Three protests were entered at the
meeting, a quartet of Apache county
business men, including State Senator
Fred T. Golfer, Gus Becker, Springer
vile; Ed Whiting, st. Johns, and
Albert Anderson, ST. Johns, entered
a protest regarding failure of the com.
mission to include an appropriation
for that stretch of the National OLE
Trails highway from the New Mexico
line to Springeryille.
Representative William CoXon o.
Cochise county, representing that par
of the county aroGnd Wilcox, asked
that the commission care for some 80C
miles of road in the northern end O
the county. He said that the only
appropriation for that district wa
$4,000 from the county road fund.
Greenlee county, represented b.
Peter Filey of Clifton, asked that
small appropriation be made to carr
for two cuts from Clifton to tn
Phelps Dodge corporation propert.
Representative G. G. McQuillan O
Navajo county, expressed his intention
of appealing for aid on the trans
continental highway from the Nev
Mexico line, just west of Gallup t.
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
COOLIDGES CELEBRATE JOHNS
2lST BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

the forces who have guarded him.
Later, the president rode to the
soldiers camp, set up nearby, and
with Capt. II. A. Ifker, command
ing officer, inspected the quarters
which included all the attributes
OF regular military post.
In the detail Of IS men which
has kept the 24-hOur guard about
all sides of the lodge were 20 In
dams belonging to the Sioux tribe
which once ruled this territory.
The president himself was made
chief Of the Sioux early in the
summer.
Another quiet day is in prospect
tomorrow as the Coolidge begin to
make preparations for their de-
parture on Friday night for Wash
ingtOn.
On Friday morning the citizens
of Rapid City are planning a fare
well party for Mr.. Coolidge.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
WILL DEFEND CITIZENS
ACCUSED OF NEW YORK BOMBING

senting the Mexican consulate,
chat Mexico is taking hand.
SaccO and Vanzetti were avOwed
anarchists, and the defendants in
the bombing case have been ac-
cused of exploding the bomb in an
anarchistic demonstration"
The execution of SaccO and Van
zetti was regarded in many circles
in Mexico as growing out of anti
radical prejudice. 1t was in Mex
leo that SaccO and Vanzetti found
refuge from military service during
the World war.
Julian De HOyas and Jesus
Silva were arraigned on charges
of planting the bomb which shat
tered $500 worth of windows Mon
day and Jose Roa and Victor
Fern were held without bail for a
hearing next Wednesday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
COCOPAW INDIAN HELD

YUMA, Ariz., Sept. Z R)-FTank
Mitchell, Cocopaw Indian, who was
wounded by an American customs
officer when he attempted to escape
over the international line two weeks
ago, may be turned over to the fed
eral immigration authorities for in
vestigation, it was announced today,
He was taken into custody follow
ing the discovery of the body of
an unidentified tribesman at San
Luis, Sonora, Mexico, and is held in
the county ;ail here without formal
charge against him.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08

RAPID CITY, S. D., Sept. ! up
spending the day at the state
game lodge, President Coolidge
joined i'll a birthday party for his
son, John, who was 21 years old
today, and later inspected the SOL
diers who had charge Of the place
all summer.
The party was a dinner partici-
pated in only by Mr.. and Mrs.
Coolidge and John. The family
spent the afternoon which was
quite warm, for this season of the
year, together on the front porch.
The presidential guard which is
composed of soldiers stationed with
the fourth cavalry at Fort Meade,
S. d., received the thanks of Mr..
Coolidge for their arduOus labOrs
of the summer. And for the first
time since entering the White
House, he posed for picture with
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
ADD OLD GLORY TO LOST At SEA LtST
Highway Troubles Laid Before State Board
NEWS RESUME
OF FLIERS
DIV The Associated Press

Possibility that the mOnOplane
Old Glory was speeding on her
way to Rome while liners con-
tinued to search the Atlantic un-
der the position given in her my
steriOus SOS" call, is being recog-
nized by aviation authorities.
Failure of any ship, despite the
proximity of several, to find the
slightest trace of the plane, plus
the thorough preliminary planning
for the expedition and the pains
taking "tryout" of the mechanical
equipment, combined to bolster the
theory that the distress signal may
have been caused by a minor and
temporary mishap.
Some of those close to the mem
bers of the crew-James Dewitt
Hill and Lloyd Bertaud, pilots, and
Phil Payne pasSenger-refuSed to
admit that serious situation eX-
listed until, at least after the hour
the plane was scheduled to pass
over Bordeaux, France, on the road
to the eternal city.
Mea.lGime, several hours behind
Old Glory, the StinsOn- DetrOiter
lnOnOplane Sir John CARING also
was supposed to be driving east.
OF the progress of this the latest
of the transatlantic argOnauts not
the slightest information Ilad been
received since early Wednesday
when, a few minutes after the
take-Off from Harbor Grace, she
was reported passing point bare
ly 80 miles away.
Resting at HarbOr Grace last
night, the crew of the Royal
Windsor, of the same type, had
announced their intention of fol-
lowing her flight today with Wind
sOr, Eng, as their destination.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08

NEW YORK, Sept. R-New
York state in its prosecution of
four men for the bombing Of the
Brooklyn supreme court house
Monday ran into an. international
snag today. When the quartet
was arraigned, counsel for the Mex
ican consulate appeared and an
nounced that none other than the
Mexican consul general would de-
fend them, as they are citizens Of
the republic.
This led department of labor Of
ficiaIs to institute an investiga-
ton to determine whether they
had entered the United States
legally.
1t is ito prevent possible rep
etition of the Sacco- Vanzetti
case" said Robert Wilson, repre-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
PROBE CONSUL ASSAULT

DRESDEN, Sept. z, P)-The
American consulate has announced
that investigation into an assault on
Emil Steger last Sunday has reveal
ed no basis for the assumption that
political motives were behind the
wounding of the secretary of the con-
sulate. The unidentified assailant
escaped after firing at Steger, one
bullet inflicting a wound. Police say
that Stegers testimony fails to shed
light on the motive for the assault.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
Col. Lindbergh Crosses
Continental. Divide As
1t is ShrOuded In Fog

r. BY1TE, Mont, Sept. z P-
y. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh re- J
* turned here late today. Although !
y. the continental divide was
y. shouded in fog, Col. Lindbergh ,
* said that he had no difficulty, IN !
ascrossing the mountain.
* Sunday night the flier and his J
y. party will return to Butte and :
$. Monday Col Lindbergh will leave J
v for Spokane, the next leg of the J
y: ross-country flight.
y
* * * * y 81 * * * * y s y: \ q
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08

NEW YORK, Sept. P-The name
of the monoplane Old Glory was
added tonight tentatively to that long
sad list headed position unknown;
lost at sea-"
And three more men, who yesterday
joked and laughed and kissed their
loved ones, were generally believed
to have joined that gallant company
of their comrades of the air who
during the present season dared death
and lost.
For IA hours Lloyd Bertaud and
James D. Hill, the pilots, and Philip
A. Payne, their passenger, are known
to have stayed in the air on their
way from Old Orchard, Maine, to
Rome. But it was 40 hours at the
least they needed and IA found them
but five hours out over the ocean.
1t was then that some mysterious
tragedy occurred, something so swift
and terrible that there was no time
to inform an anxious world of its
nature or its cause.
At 11:57 (E. S. T) last night the
steamer California sighted the giant
Fokker $50 miles east of Cape Race
and reported that all was we'll The
hours passed and confidence grew
that another American plane was to
cross the sea in safety. And then, at
BIT o'clock this morning, there
cracked through the air the terse
message that for all its brevity spoke
volumes of tragedy,
"W R. H. P.-SOS-Five hours
cut OF Newfoundland, east" the mes
sage read, and the officers of five
ships which picked up the call knew
that Old Glory had come to pre-
mature end of its path to fame.
There we're no details. Was Old
Glory in tail spin? Was she on
fire? Did her crew meet their death
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
JENSEN VISITS YUMA

YUMA, Sept. 7 R}-Martin Jensen,
who piloted the airplane Oloha, to
Honolulu in the recent Dole derby,
winning second prize of $4,000, re-
turned to his former home here to
visit friends and relatives. He made
the trip from Los Angeles, accompan-
led by his wife, whom he married a
year ago while flying above this city
in plane.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
RADIO STATIONS DROPPED

WASHINGTON, Seut. 7, (R-SeV-
enteen radio stations were dropped
from the roll of the Federal Radio
commission today, either by their
own request or for failure to apply
for renewal of their licenses.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08
S. O. S. Call Sent Out At
ter Plane Had Completed
Ia Hours In Air.
DID NOT EXPLAIN
Five Vessels Pick Up Call
and Head Towards Spot
Indicated.

NEW YORK, Sept. I, R-
The New York Daily Mirror,
of which Philip Payne, passen-
ger on the Old Glory, is the
editor, tonight telegraphed Sec
retary of the Navy Wilbur ask
ing the navy department to di-
rect "any and all ships available
to it to proceed in the neighbor-
hood" from which the planes
rs. o. S." originated.
NEW YORK, Sept. Z R-The
following message was wireIessed
to the Associated Press from the
steamship Carmania, searching for
the monopIane Old Glory, at $40
p. m. (E. S. IT, today:
Now nightfalI and quite dark.
Regret search for missing plane
Old Glory without result. Wealth
er conditions, fresh westerly wind,
cloudy, sgually and rough break
ing sea. Consider very small
chance survival Of cOlIapSible
boat; under present conditions.
Now proceeding on great circle
to Cape Race.
"(Sfgned) Commander"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08

WASHINGTON, Sept. Z, P-Re-
plying to an appeal from Detroit
friends of William S. Brock and
Edward F.. Schlee, round-the-world
fliers, that the navy department pro-
hibit their proposed trans Pacific
flight as nothing less than suicide"
Acting Secretary Robinson said to-
day that he was without authority
to take such action although "in the
heartiest sympathy with the re-
quest"
"A letter from E. Leroy Pelletier,
received by Mr.. Robinson said that,
representing 100 or more sincere
friends and relatives of Schlee and
Brock, he sincerely requested "that
you refuse them permission to leave
Japan by airplane or other than
steamship"
"Such a flight as Tokyo to Mid
way Islands and thence to Honolulu
two small spots in the ocean-by
two men neither of whom is a navi-
gator and with no radio beacons or
other. scientific aid is nothing less
than suicide"
"I personally am in the heartiest
sympathy with your expressed view
This department has no authority
over movements of private individuals
whether by air or otherwise"
RANGOON, British India, Sept. Z
R-With another stretch of dam
gerous flying country behind them
William S. Brock and Edward F.
Schlee in the pride of Detroit" ar
rived here from Calcutta at 2:18 p
m. today on their round the world
flight The distance between the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-08

Copper steady; electrolytic
spot and futures, 13.25c;
lead quiet; spot, 6.4Oc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-13

explains, used probably to bust
some poor natives head when he
tried 70 board the ship. The Mcguire
was a tea ship plying TO the East
Indies. The natives used to bother
the crews OF the old vessels some.
Yes. il was a mighty tough night
the Mcguire piled Up. The wind was
bowling a gale. Il was Christmas
Eve, you know, and / guess even
Santa Claus was afraid TO be out.
was busy watching the light 70 see
il was kept trimmed and bright
when 4 heard the crash or the
Sch oner above the shrieking az the
wind and the roaring OF the waves
Then ] heard the crew hollering.
1t was a terribly thick night,
snow in the air so you could hardly
see ten feet ahead. But we got a
line 20 the boat all right and saved
every one Of the crew. The ship was
ground TO pieces BY dawn. That
pixies all ] saved
"A memorial trable. crude white let
tiers painted On a black rock by the
Cap'n himself. marks the snot where
the Annie 4. Mcguire met her doom
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-13
GRID TANCLE
IS UNSOLVED
'Hound-C Card CO Re-
verified to State Body
Pv Ccmr-'-,e
Special to The Herald.

AN
MERCEDES, Dec. I3.-The Mis-
ticn-NeAlIen football game Of last
Friday will stand as played. while
the Harlirgen-San Benito-R obstown
Eangle is referred to the state inter
scholastic league. the Valley sub
committee Of the league decided IL
a meeting neld here Monday sight.
After coing on record that il had
ehSrEe of ali grid controversies in
the VALLEY, the committee delved in
80 the AeAllen-M Mission matter. and
decided that the ruling Of field Of
fie'ais should stand as given. Nc
Allen had protested that her team
yrs compelled to play 80 minute
quarters during the game at Mis-
Sicn Frida-. which wes lost BY Nc
Allen Is 10 ~.
Pressed for an explanation as 70
why he mad d~isobeyed the committee
iLling that ne play the Harlingen
team before going out Of the Valley
TO engage Robstown in z tilt for the
district title. w. Z. Morrison, coach
al San Benito, explained that after
his team had been certified as Wall
ley representative and arrangements
for the Eoostown game made, the
latter team would ret consent to q
lOstpoEemenL OF a SupSLAl1t4uA u
opponents.
He Offered 70 forfeit his game
With Harrington in order that the
Cards might fill the Greyhound en-
Iageme7t at Rcbstown on Dec. ?, the
a. .ch declared, but Robstown would
not accept such a gesture.
The committee expressed Itself a.
dissatisfied with the explanation and
ruled that the matter be turned
over TO the state body for further
consideration.
Final action is expected 70 be
taken at a meeting Of the Valley
committee in. Brownsville next
spring.
Under an agreement Of al Valley
coaches il was agreed that the team
leading the Valley conference on
Nov. IL. should play the winner OF
the other end n the district as Val
ley Representative not later than the
Saturday following Thanksgiving
day.
In the Csc under discussion San
Benito was leading on the date
named ard was certified by the COM
f.fttee as Valley representatives,,
but q date later than the one agreed
IRON was arranged with Robstown-
Meanwhile McAllcn defeated san
Benito AMI Harrington protested the
Hounds right TO meet the cotton
Pickers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-13
Edinburg Hears
Opera, PinafOre
Especial to The Herald.)

FSDcridl TO Inc hfE@4u.i
EDINBURG, Dee. ia large
crowd was present Monday night
for the presentation of the opera
III. NJ. s. Pinafore" at the junior
college auditorium. John B. Hend-
ricks directed the production, cast
Of which was made up Of members
81 the college faculty and student
body.
Ably supported By an excellent
chorns the efforts Of the cast were
well received. Among those having
a part in the opera were Emma
Gene Baker, Louise Adams, Esther
Heacock, Ann Tucker Hallie Byrd
Little, Addie Hughes, Elinora Arm
strong. and Virginia Peterson.
Stage settings were arranged by
Fred Homer and Tom Handy. Mu-
riel Carrier was accompanist, assist
cd by George NJ. Hurt and Margaret
pownie.