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The Washington times., 1927-05-20

The Coast Guard Cutter Modoc ID
south of the Grand Banks.
At 10 o'clock this morning,
Admiral Eberle, chief of naval
operations, broadcast the following
message to all Navy ships in the
Atlantic:
Pilot Lindbergh in land plane,
Spirit of St, Louis, single engine
monoplane, departed on great circle
course for Lands End. England,
and Paris. at 6;52 .. M. New York
time. Plane not equipped with
radio. Request any shipa sighting
this plane to report that fact"
Naval flying experts were loud in
their praise of Lindbefgh's daring,
but they were frankly pesimistiC
over his chances for success.
The fact that he chose the Great
Circle Course, they pointed ont. will
carry him north of the shippins
lanes. and if he is forced down his
chances of being picked up are
exceedingly small as there are few
ships plying that course. Nunges.
ser and Coli flew the same course.
They also declared that Lindburgh
has only q compass. carrying ne
navigator, and that compass flying
over this route ID extremely hazard.
Gus and liable to error. II he got
eff his course they believe he might
wind up in Greenland.
The most difficult part of Lin
bergh's flight will be from New York
to Newfoundland, IL he IL on thu
great circle course, in the opinion oil
Lieut.. e. H. Kincaid and Lieut.. L. G
Ramsay, naval photographic ex
perts. They went over the route TO,
day In conjunction with the Weathe,
Bureau.
Llndberg is living up his name
Lucky" in one particular at least, ;
said Kincaid. Once he gets by New.
foundland the outlook Is for almost
ideal weather and favorable winds.
"Up to Newfoundland. howevAr
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think I would have fallen for a
Gray, either-~as much as / idoIized
and adored him and fell utterly
under his influence land am YETI
bad l done my bit on Broadway.
Married Woman Stepping Out
Il see, now that glance back
over II all, what a boob, what n
hiek ] was--a suburban, inherently
slnaIl-time married woman from
Jamaica, stepping out
1t was all a tremendous kick
to me. Not that Il was Iligh-ten.
sion stuff, but / had lived such a
lOw.tensi0n Iifev'
In another part of the sensational
interview she told me:
They call this jazz-age tragedy.
Judd, wrapped in his religiosity,
warns the world against the tenpta.
tons Of drink. lust. and sin, and
pays his disrespects to night clubs,
booze and the theater.
Saw Three Shows in IL Years
'He may be right-academica
I don't know enough of any of
these subjects to speak authori-
tatively.
"AIl l want to say is that in the
II years l was married to Snyder
we went to three shows. and each
time he complained about the high
price Of the tickets.
"As for booze. / never averaged
10 drinks n month in any stage Of
my adult life.
AS for night clubs, as Judd told
1t on the stand. 1t sounded like one
almost continuous round.
In fact. the cabarets visits GOV.
cred period of two Years and
probably numbered six in all. max.
ing one every four months land
then always against my wish and
always when Judd was stewed.
She Led a Mismated Life
MY cross isn't due to the new
vices. the new weaknesses, the new
lapses
"It's ansWerable to the Oldest OF
human BURDENS mismated life
between man and woman. It
would have been the same, or
would have Veered toward the same,
in the wiIds OF the woods, on u
desert island. would have taken
any relief from Snyder.
Maybe my parents guessed right
when they kept me. off the stage.
For David Belasco, one OF the big
trained seals who covered my trial.
said was apparently a good house.
wife from my testimony and a
rotten actress from my testifyingl
I thank him for the first, and !
won't take issue with the second
Appeal for Travelling Men
ST am Scandinavian all the way
back on both sides. The Nordics.
IL you will search your world his.
tory of the stage, have turned out.
few great actresses. Greta Carlo
maybe; but if she looked like me
she couldn't get breakfast money
for q week.
ST had no hopes or expectations
Of becoming q star. A showgirl
would have been my idea Of the
ultimate. ! might have been fair
one, ] think. Anyway, in the sub.
urbs or the One.nighters / might
have registered. seem to have
had an appeal fOr-h'm-traVelinC
men,"
NEW YORK, Nav 2O.-Relisious
partisans are flooding Sing Sine
with letters for Mrs. Ruth Snyder,
convicted with Henry Judd GRAY OF
J the murder of her husband. Albert
The Washington times., 1927-05-20
Ruth Snyder Need,
God-Mother and
Godfather

osSINING, N. Y. NAV 3D.
Who will be Ruth Brown Sny-
der's godfather and god
mother?
II she is baptized into the
Catholic faith in Sing Sing
death house, as avowed. there
will have to be sponsors, it was
pointed out by church officers.
And who would they be? A
matron and a male keeper Of
the Catholic denomination, UNI.
doubtedly.
Judd Gray hasn't much
chance of being selected for
the godfather post 49,
The Washington times., 1927-05-20
Hier Like Condemned Man With
Pardon Waiting in Paris

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. T., May 2O--'LucI.y"
LandbeFgh has NO sense Of false security in his
Ryan monOplans ~ he speeds toward Paris, $500
miles away. just before taking off this morning
when get into that plane" he told them, sit
will be like getting into death chamber. If
set out in Paris il will be like pardon from the
E0yesnoF."
The Washington times., 1927-05-20

States Coast Guard officials. ex.
pressed here today after a lengthy
telephone report had been received
on 1t from Capt H. G. Hamlet. com.
manding the Coast Guards de-
stroyer force at New London.
The wreckage, instead Of being a
wing, as reported, was rectangular
piece OF fuselage. some 20 feet long
and of silver coloring.
The markings consisted Of a large
letter "A, with perpendicular line
The Washington times., 1927-05-20

Faces Bad Fog. No Storms
NEW YORK, May 2O.-GeneralIy
foggy weather prevails off the
Atlantic coast, and there is a
particularly heavy mist over the
grand banks, the weather bureau
announced shortly after the hop.off
of Capt. Charles Lindbergh for
Paris.
Visibility in and about the city
10 poor, and it is unlikely it is any
better in a ,northeasterly direction
between here and the Grand Banks, !"
1t was said.
Latest reports early this morning
were that the fog over the banks
was 4 veritable blanket" the fore.
caster said. Local observations
would tend to show the presence
Of lighter fog over the entire
coast. ~
From the meteorological point
OF view, the time was not auspicious
for the hop.off. II our reports are
correct, it would be easy for the
tlier to lose his way over the grand
banks, his last point of calculation
before he takes to the open sea-"
No storms were In prospect. how,
ever, according to latest available
reports. r
The Washington times., 1927-05-20
BeIIanca Waits ON Llndbergh

ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y. May
20.--The Bellanca monoplane Colum.
bia will be withdrawn from the
New York Paris race IL Capt.
Charles Lindbergh successfully com.
pletes the nonstop 3,600.mile flight
which he started this morning, an
official of the Columbia Aircraft
Corporation announced today.
I'VE wish LindberRh all the luck
in the world" he said. "and If he
makes the flight to Paris we will
not attempt 1t. If he should fail
the CoIumbia. Is ready to start"
The Washington times., 1927-05-20

NEW YORK, Nav 2O.-Relisious
partisans are flooding Sing Sing
with letters for Mrs. Ruth Snyder.
convicted with Henry Judd Gray OF
the murder of her husband, Albert.
The Washington times., 1927-05-20

its journey it eareened from side
to side slightly, giving mechanics
ana officials q moment Of In
tense anxiety. Then, as 1t picked
up speed. it steadied.
but he can't take off at that
speed, he's going too slow" yelled
q mechanic, why doesn't he
stOpP''
Lindbergh was on his way, how
ever, and nothing was going to
prevent him from continuing. The
silver naonoplane bumped along,
bouncing on the muddy runway as
1t picked up. and it was almost a
mile down the field that it finally
got into the air.
Few moments later nothing was
left. the plane having swiftly sped
into the mistS, straight out toward
Montauk Point and the long, lonely
miles of the Atlantic.
For few minutes the roar of the
engine could be heard. and then
there was nothing. Daredevil"
Llndbefgh was truly on his way.
The Washington times., 1927-05-20
Wing Found at Sea
Not Off Nungesser's
Plane, Officials SAY

The piece of airplane wreckage
picked up off the north Atlantic
coast and towed into New London
il not q part Of Capt. Charles Nun.
gesser's missing trans-ocean White
Bird, in the opinion of United
The Washington times., 1927-05-20

80 = -
Nsont1nesd 1sslGA A1ss kAse9
his lone fTirht. but ha avaaantfx
changed his mind after LEAVING ~
ground, and decided to Be "a III
way without any more delay.
comdr. Richard Byrd, who rlAns
20 hop of soon In his giant FOX.
ker On the similar axpaditiOn.
waved e0Od-by 10 the YOUNG. st.
1ol1isian.
Good lack, old MAJ" be shoutod.
Eth see you in Rafis,"
Iindbergh only ssiphAd.
praise n M. r.l,n OAe
..rL. ,-,sa 49,.
Inc Klu attalnea speed mat
Oene aviatos described - phe.
nolnenal soon sfIer taxing or
one OF the nswspapsF planes cap
aDie OF travelling les miles IN hour
vas seen left far behind. Oven
800 49, $500. $3.50 tne eEound Llnd-
nnusT,aI dasrsa .rS s.h,,,,. ,s - a.
the naI1dav fialS .evSroi ti,,,as 49,. ~,
finaIIv tairins ~ 49, -, - :
Aythnv cans,.to,, "a r,,,4,.. S,,.,.
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Aha a. ,a,s,s e.,;st.,s -p,a II ~" u
-. 49, ~ aslA. 80 az sAaa4 ne
W. -. oelng petter tnan 100.
$50 49, ess ! Up ~ IerrIAe
Gpsu tor tns loaa ne carrying,
apsfloH saau. 1e was LYING low
70 Esp upusF neavy Iog nlanket
wnicn Would nave ohnded MIN II
neg tried Tor altitude.
ms motor Aelled hed crack up
, NO ma ahoa wnat nelgnt ne was at.
wa Lhat load, out ms engine was
hitting perfectly when he swung
.hsasL at the end OF Long
1slaha. we lett hlm there, or
rather ne left US We couldn't keep
up Wltp hin.
Has Plenty of Gas
SIT was beautifulfv doran ..id
rsa,,.,,..a.. zo,.s.a -
totl@u ADyru' CAP
tain LinonefSh knew Just what he
was doing every minute, God ba
with !. him nm tht. tran u.m
.-~A.s,-
pIopaply SCI Lnete al rl8nt' AFTER
nas .aAS L., VIII pelleVe ne can
40 4 nnStnlns WIN mis- snip. -,
bold o,,t five ho1rs Ionsar +han W M
sthirty.seven he plans to be in the
air,
Never in all my years of living
have / seen such a take,off: n
looked rs If il wo,Ild he iTnnossihIs
to lift the plane off tine Ground
r x,yes naayuelo,s"
7 indherph,s rlana carr,sd totol
.veiyht ~ Ian nonCd. ~s;a -,
,,fe,cisls "a - .Ee hasy,ast ia
80. 4aI.a,. 49, Az f,.Ia &, , .ts'
49, s'ss AssN ~ : EiApiiV'
~. .ti,si Io.a ~ sa.or,n. -
49, 49, u ses 's n -
zen Desn ASH Apoaro just DeAors the
ses 4 y !. 49, 4hasa =. .,.,
,.snts,. 49,. .Os ,, ~ WISH Lhs youns
Gvlalor COCA luck on the nonstop
1ignt 70 Paris, 2 teat which never
yer mas oeeH aceomplsneo' was
clarence Lnamperiln, VINO had hoped
70 take OH on the S,Sog'mile hop
before this 10 the Columbia Aircraft
corporations Bellanca monoplane.
: Ehamberlin's flight is held up by
litigation between the corporation
and Lloyd Bertaud, his co-pilot. Ber-
tald was not at the field this morn
ans.
Take-UIi IL sudden
The take-off was sudden and un.
expected, entirely in keeping with
Lindbergh's desire to get away on
The Washington times., 1927-05-20
FLYNN Fools Mother,
School Teacher, Prays
For Success of Trim
ny international News Service

ny International News service
DETROIT, May 20.--Capt. Charles
A. Lindbergh has a mothers lovs
and G0d-speed as he wings his way
on the S,6O0-mile nonstop trans
Atlantic flight from New York to
Paris.
Notified today by the International
News Service of her sons hop-off,
Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, chem
istry teacher at Cass Technical High
School, said:
".oh. thank you. my heart and
soul Ii In his work, and / am
praying that he succeeds"
Mrs. Lindhergh, a fraiI little
woman. was visibly affected by the
news of her sons taks-off.
Speaking in soft tones she asked
to be excused from discussing freely
her sons venture.
Il knew my son intended to leave
az soon as weather conditions per.
mitted," she said mo, he didn't
write me that he would take off
today,
1T was understood between us
this part Of the program would be
eliminated. If he wins the prize it
will be through his efforts alone. /
have tried not TO interfere with his
plans
ny International News Service
NEW LONDON, Conn, May 20
A Coast Guard patrol boat put into
port here today with the broken
wing of an airpIane which had
been sighted at sea earlier in the
week by the captain Of the s. s.
BelIepline. It is thought 10 he 4
remnant Of the Inflated 'sWhite
Bird" in which Captains Nungesser
and Coli attempted their NONSTOP
flight from Paris to New York.
The flieEs were never sighted after
passing over Ireland.
Officials at the Coast Guard base
refused to comment on their find,
or to describe the wing, pending
their official report to Washington.
The Washington times., 1927-05-20
U. s. Ships on Guard (,

U. s. Ships on Guard
. News that Charles Lindbergh, the
lone wolf among the transocean
fliers, was at last on his way to
Paris on a nonstop flight thrilled
official Washington today to stat
Of watchful expectancy and co.opera
ton. rs
The atlantic shipping lanes are
dotted with United States Shipping
Board vessels, and instructions i'm
nlediately were issued for all ships to
maintain a lookout for. the daring
young pilot and render assistance, If
any Is needed.
Similar orders have been issasd TO
Navy vessels, although most Navy
ships are off Newport engagei II
the annual Inaneuvers.
AT 3 q. m. no report had been re
cetved OF Lindbergh's progress.
The Shipping Board vessels of on.
type or another are scattered across
the Atlantic approximately every
SO miles, according to Shipping
Board officials.
If the weather in mid-ocean Is
clear this fact. would afford con.
siderable measure of safety. but If
the weather is foggy or Lindbereh
should be forced down at night
his rescue would he largely hit-or.
miss affair.
Instructions. were broadcast TODAY
to all Coat Guard vessel on Ice
berg patrol to watch for Lindbergh.
The Washington times., 1927-05-20

Hhe IL going to encounter fogs and
unfavnrable winds"
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Blue Laps

NHEY have been having trouble down In South Carolina
with their blue laws. Old laws that have been upon
the statute books forbddng golf and other innocent
diversions have been discovered and enforced.
Laws have to be kept up to date well other things
The complexion and structure of society, well the
opinions held by the majority of its citizens alter with time
Laws compelling people of the present day do what
former days was thought should not have been done
not popular
Law is nothing but crystazed custom It's purpose to
keep every one from unduly disturbing his fellows.
There law against stealing and murder and arson for
the simple that these things interfere with rights
OF other people and not because they morally wrong
The first duty of society and its impulse is to pro-
tect itself Sometimes it goes extreme and laws are
passed requiring everybody keep step whether they
to not
just how far the Individual must be compelled to act like
has fellows question that requires the careful Judgment
OF competent authorities.
The instinct of personal liberty which is in all of u.s.
demands that have right to act and think as he
peases but that limited by the rights of other people
He is not to infringe upon them.
In the days when most Of the people went to church.
was right perhaps for others not to disturb Them but
the complexion Of society changes and more people are
right has the minority to control the maiortyf
All the trouble with blue laws caused by digging
up laws passed by former generation making them
apply to this.
There must be evolution in law in everything else.
Law essentially rule of conduct and its purpose to
keep the social machine In order prevent the
from disturbing the majority.
the opinion of the jory has changed and what was
wrong five hundred becomes innocent diversion
now, the laws should be changed in regard to it.
1877 Newspaper syndicate
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
Increased Bus Fare AS An
InitiatOry Test

The Washington Rapid Transit Company again seeking
increased bus farenot less than 10 cents straight
possible
Although its stock owned by the North American Com
pany of New York in apparent violation of public utilities
laws of the District the ignores little thing of that
sort and calls for larger fares
There two involved in the companys application
The first the Public Utilities Commission because
what may do in this case the policies may establish will
be used precedent in future applications for increased
fares, rates or charges by local public utilities
The second and hidden test has for its object try
of the Washington public the subject higher fares for
transportation 10cent bus fare be put without
trouble then the riding public will presumably make little OBJ
lection to 10-cent street fare
The North American Company has made fortune out of
District of Columbia public utilities It perfectly willing to
continue getting
This company be remembered is the of majority
of the stock of the Washington Railway Electric
Company which the valuable gold mine known the
Potomac Electric Power Company.
The North American Company bought the stock Of
the W. and for song about eight years ago. Its stock
ownership in that company virtually controlling
The North American therefore interested to the extent
good many millions of dollars in street and electric light
interests here 1t has motives behind everything it does
If have street railway merger here the North
American will be the power behind the machinery that puts the
merger across There will be merger unless this company
There will be merger when is ready for one
Everything depends upon when the time is ripe for such
binationripe for the cutting of another financial melon
There will be less public objection 1cent bus fare than
to 10cen street fare So the try OUT is to be made
the bus line first.
The patrons of the Washington Rapid Transit Company
which has the of the bus line business in Washington
the patrons of the lines 1ocent fare can be got
ten the buses of this company it will follow all other
bus lines and hen-THE BIG MOVE for 10cen on the
street car lines IF everything works smoothly.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
ONCE-OVERS

Making friends for the purpose of selling them some
thing and then Fostering them to buy from you will soon
reduce your list
is true that to have many friends helps in business
But to presume on friendship hurts your business
you have made the right Of impression on your
friends they will want to patronize when they need
something in your line.
Also they will recommend you to others.
But that about far you should expect to make use
of your friends in business way.
One OF the greatest bores the the woman who
of social inject business into it.
successful insurance man heard to say once that
he had never asked he met socially take one Of
his policies.
He has had much business among friends however and
they have sent him many for whom he wrote policies
He has been popular for many years and has gained
psychology.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14

increased in stability until finally
the apparently stable atomic struc-
lures of our ordinary chemical ele.
ments were attained"
On this earth, with it's relatively
settled conditions, only few ele-
ments retain tendency to spon.
taneeus explosive disintegration.
But in such vast centers of active
energy is the sun and his fellow
stars, atomic disintegration and
transmutation must be thought of
as in operation on the largest
conceivable scale, so that the con-
tinuance of solar and stellar ra.
diation is thought to rest upon
the constant release of energy by
a tom C transformations. This
lengthens the possible life-span
of the sun from a few tens of
millions of years, allowed by the
older theories of physics, to thou
sands of millions.
Another very interesting way in
which the effects of atomic explo-
sions are made visible depends
upon photography. When the
alpha particles (which are atoms
Of helium shoot through the air
they ionize many of the molecules
lying along their course, and if
the air is moist the water vapor
is instantaneously condensed upon
these ionized molecules. thus
forming rows of minute drops in
the track OF the flying particles;
and these tracks can be beauti-
fully photographed, so that the
change in their direction near the
end of the course indicates the
increasing loss of energy by the
projectile and its consequent
slowing up as it penetrates
more and more molecules lying
in its path. In a similar way
the paths of beta particles, which
are negative electrons shot out of
atoms with Velocities which at
maximum are nearly nine times
that of alpha particles, have been
photographed
In short. you may rest assured
that, while the present theories
about the constitution of the atom
may undergo improvements, there
is no doubt concerning the occur.
renee of atomic explosions or of
other even more wonderful activi.
ties of which atoms are the scene.
The Washington times., 1927-05-14
ATOMIC BLASTS
By Garrett P. Serviss

After reading in The Times
your wonderful writing about
the atomic power giant 1 come
to you with this question: Has
the light ever been thrown,
toward scientific judgment. of
any human being witnessing
an explosion of single or a
group of atoms. with the naked
eyes?-A Friend. Canton. Ohio"
ME phraseology Of your ques.
\ ton is somewhat orphic, but,
taking the meaning to be simply:
Is the explosion of atoms a phe.
nomenon within the range of the
human eye? The answer must
be: Yes; at least some of the
immediate effects are visible in
such a way that there can be no
mistake about what causes them.
1t you can get an opportunity
TO see spintharoscope ("spark
seer') don't neglect it. What it
SHOWS resembles a miniature
meteor shower caused by the
HhpdtI upon pnOSpnOfGSCenG
screen of the alpha particles"
hurled with speed Of 10000 miles
per second from the exploding
atoms of a bit of radium. Profes.
sor Soddy describes the spectacle
as presenting the appearance of
an incessant bombardment of the
screen by rain of proiectiles
from the radium. each impact
being marked by a separate flash
of light"
Certain chemical elements of
high atomic numbers. e., ele-
ments. the nuclei OF whose atoms
are crowded with protons and cleo.
irons. with a large number of
free electrons circulating around
the nucleus-such as uranium,
radium. tnorium-- might be likened
to- natural explosives, combina.
tions in an unstable state which
are continually going to pieces
explosively.
1t may be assumed that primi-
lively the ma iority of atomic sys-
TENS were of this kind. Then, as
John Mills has put 1t: by a
sequence of explosions of electrons
and of aaipha particles the highly
complex nuclei of the prehistoric
atomic systems were reduced in
number OF electrical elements and