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CONTRACT ]
80 Motorcycle Police Uniforms
CONTRACT so

CONTRACT so
BrenfOrd-duPOnt Road I.65 Miles
1000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
300 Gu. Yds. Borrow
l.4s0 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
$50 Lin. Ft. Premoulded Expansion Joint
Is Gu. Yds. Glass "A" Concrete
go Lbs. Reinforcement
1S0 Lin. Ft. Is" Corrugated Metal Pipe
140 Lin. Fl. Is" R. c. Pipe
So Lin. Ft. IS" R. C. Pipe
CONTRACT 81
Philadelphia Pike Widening 1866 Miles
(ShellpOt to Bellevue Quarry
5000 Gu. Yds. Excavation
5000 Gu. Yds. Borrow
500 Gu. Yds Rock Excavation
$500 Gu. Yds. Cement Concrete Pavement
5000 Lin. f. Premoulded Transverse Joint
$1,000 So. Fl. Cement Concrete Sidewalk
SO Gu. Yds. Class "A Concrete
500 Gu. Yds. Cement Bubble Masonry
1900 Lbs Reinforcement
775 Lin. Fl. So Terra Gotta Pipe
$50 Lin. f. 30,' Terra Gotta Pipe
2.20O Lin. Fl "a" Terra Gotta Pipe
so Lin. Ft. "a" Terra Gotta Pipe with
12"-45-degree Y's
5000 Lin. Fl. IS" Terra Gotta Pipe
lao Lin. Fl. IS" Terra Gotta Pipe with
l2"-45-degree Y's
so Lin. Ft. So" r. C. Pipe
400 Lin. Fl. Relaid Pipe more than 49, in
1900 Lin. Fl. 4" Pipe Underdrain
$500 Lin. Fl. Concrete Curb
$50 Lin. Fl Wire Cable Guard Rail
5000 Lbs. Cast Iron Frames Gratings
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten Q0) days after execution of the
contract and be completed as specified.
Monthly payments will be made for 30 per
cent of the construction completed each month.
Bidders must submit proposals upon forms
provided by the Department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
surety bond. certified check. or money to the
amount of at least ten (10l per centum of
the total amount of the proposal.
The envelope containing the proposal must
be marked Proposal for the Construction of
State Highway Contract No.........."
The Contract will be awarded or rejected
within twenty t20) days from the date of
opening proposals.
bids.
Detailed plans may be seen and index plans
and specifications may be obtained upon re-
ceipt OF two dollars (s2.0o) which amount
will not be refunded.
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT,
Dover. Delaware
Smyrna times., 1927-03-30

Charter No. 23SI-Reserye district No. 5
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE NATION
AL BANK OF SMYRNA at Smyrna in the
State of Delaware, at the close of business
March 23d, 1927.
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$50 pages of temperance literature
to Sunday schools in the Southwest
section. 1t was voted for the presi-
dent to represent the union at the
banquet to be held at the Mayflower
Hotel January ~ The February
meeting will be at the home of Mrs.
Harry Carter. 1902 h street south
west.
North Capitol Union held its
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs
J. p. Weaver, with the president, Mrs.
M. Il. Lineback, presiding. The de-
votional exercises and reports of sec
rotary and treasurer were given.
Misses Alice and Eta Weaver,
daughters of the hostess, gave a
pleasing violin and piano duet and
Mrs. James Stinson vocal solo.
A number of out-of-town visitors
were guests of the evening. This
meeting was in the nature of a
conference of district superintendent,
as quite a number Of them were pres
ent. Each superintendent outlined
the work in her own department, Civ
ing details and manner in which the
work can be carried on by each local
superintendent and bringing local
uions in close touch with the District
officers. Those who were present
were Mrs. Charles P Grandfield. SUI
perintendent of scientific temperance
instruction: Mrs. Grace Morris. direc-
tor of women's clubs; Mrs. T.. f.,
Stanton, superintendent of peace;
Mrs. Charles Montgomery, superin-
tendent of literature and Sunday
schools; Miss Claire Lusby, superin-
tendent of legislation and also record
ing secretary of District Mrs. Birdie
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Veterans of Great War
American War Veterans Club.


The American War Veterans Club
board of governors, at a meeting at
the home of the secretary, Lieut..
Charles Riemer, Monday evening,
voted to hold the installation of Off
GERS hereafter on March 4. This will
be an elaborate function in the form
of a banquet and ball, The inaugural
ceremonies will be in charge of Maj.
Charles William Freeman. The in
stallinR Cs-:n.r will be Gen. John A.
Lejeune, commandant of the United
States Marines.
The board voted 10 hold card party
at the Village Inn" to be followed
by a. supper and dance. The women
of the club will have charge of the
party, with Mrs. Howard S. Fisk
chairman of the committee of ar
rangements. Her assistants will be:
Mrs. Walter Kilbourn, Mrs. Floyd G..
Caskey, Mrs. Charles Riemer, Mrs.
George B. Tribe, Mrs. Dunlop T. Pen
hallow, Mrs. Isaac Cans, Mrs. Morgan
g. Sanders, Mrs. Charles +. Morgan
ston. Mrs. A. G. Connolly, Mrs. Alice
Gassaway, Mrs. w. II. Carroll, Mrs.
Fred B. Ryons, Mrs. Roy Hughes,
Mrs Curtis w. Handley, Mrs. Virginia
Cusick, Mrs Thomas A. Fawcett Mrs.
George Smith, Mrs. Kenneth McRae,
Mrs. |. r. Shoemaker, Mrs. George P.
Grove, Mrs. ]. w. Pollock, Mrs. M. p.
Driscoll, Mrs. Albert Parham, Mrs.
Henry Merle Spillan, Mrs. Wallace
Streater, Mrs. Lewis Werden and Mrs.
7 7 McSwain
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ruary in Memorial Continental Hall
will be explained by the publicity
chairman, Mrs. Edward Lewis, and
the meeting will close with social
joint with SpenEler Post as welcome
to al new members, with the 1925
officers and 1927 vice presidents In
charge The unit will give a Valen-
tine card party and dance a, the club
early in February.
Veterans Joint Committee,
The veterans joint committee of the
District of Columbia at a meeting
Tuesday evening accepted the resigna-
ton of Harlan Wood as chairman
James A Bruins. department judge
advocate of the United Spanish War
Veterans, who has been acting as
temporary chairman, was elected to
succeed Mr.. Wood. The committee dis
cussed the dance to be given at the
City Club February by the veterans
joint entertainment committee. Ii
was the concensus of opinion of mem
bers of the veterans joint committee
that the entertainment committee wa
unfortunate in the selection of its
name because of it's similarity to tina
Of the veterans joint committee. The
latter was organized to look after the
interest of veterans in the Civil Serv
ice Of the Government The other
committee was formed for social, re
lief and welfare purposes. The new
oh rman reported that he had Sc
cured positions for several eX.service
employees who had called upon him
for assistance. Hereafter meetings OF
the committees will be held upon the
call of the chairman.
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w. C. T. U.

Columbia w. c. r. u. held it's Jan
uary meeting with Mrs. S. Howard
Cunningham The president, Mrs.
Dinwiddie. presided. Devotional was
led by Mrs. Morris and Mrs Dinwid-
die, and Mrs Grandfield at the piano
led in music The usual order of
business was deferred until later in
order to hear the address of DR.. Lau-
retta Kress of Takoma Park, d. C.
Her subject was Scientific Tempe
rance" dealing with the evil effects
of all stimulants upon the heart ac
ton. Tobacco. she stated. is injuri
Gus in all it's forms. Every meeting
finds the membership growing. Mrs.
Harland, a member, departed Monday
for the Holy Land, to be away two
months.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. E. S. Henry, February II.
Southwest w. c. r. 1.-THE Janu-
airy meeting was held at the home of
the president, Mrs. NJ. Fl. Sattes,
Ills Virginia avenue, with a good at
tendance. Scripture reading by Mrs.
NJ c. Baum, first vice president;
prayer by Mrs. Fish: minutes by the
secretary, Miss Whaley. Mrs. Yeat-
man reported the institute, held jan
uary 10 at ST Paul's English Lu--
theran Church. Several will register
for the conference to be held at the
Mayfiower Hotel January %. Litera-
ture director reported distribution of
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Farmer superintendent of white rib
bon recruits; Mrs. Doran, superin
tendent of child welfare and president
of Mount Pleasant Union. The fol-
lowing local superintendent we're
present and gave brief talks: Ameri-
canization, Mrs. Helen Hall: child well
fare, Mrs. Joseph Stinson; legislation,
Mrs. Charles Burnett; Sunday schools,
Mrs. Stanley Finch; white ribbon re-
cruits, Mrs. Jennie Weaver; union
signal, Mrs. w. w. Sniff1n: delegate
to Federation of Womens Clubs. Mrs.
William Palmer; missionary societies,
Mrs. t. It. Moore; flower mission. Mrs.
Lewis Espey: publicity, Mrs. Susanna
Growdon: recording secretary, Mrs.
Harry Stacey; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Anna Gather; treasurer,
Mrs. Emma Finch.
A meeting for better law enforce
ment, to be held January %, 26 and
81 at the Mayflower Hotel. was an
nounced. The union appointed Mrs.
Lineback as a delegate to this con-
vention.
The hostess, Mrs Weaver. served
refreshments during a social period.
The regular meeting of Northwest
Union was held Friday. at pm,
with Mrs. A J. Henry, 1922 Columbia
road. The meeting was followed by
social hour.
The Mount Pleasant Union met at
the home of Mrs. Lucy r. Swanton,
1864 Belmont street, Tuesday at 2
pm.
The Northwest Union met Friday
at the home of Mrs. A. ]. Henry,
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1922 Columbia road, the president,
Mrs. Nj. J. Hull. presiding.
Mrs. MacSpieden led the music and
Mrs. Bell the devotionals. Mrs.
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George Ross told oE the nAAionG1 ~
C. T. u. convention % b held ak kiIx
Mayfiower Hotel next week. A social
hour followed.
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The Northwest Union met Friday
at the home of Mrs. A. j. Henry,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
EMDEN LARGE
NAVY VESSEL

The German Cruiser Emden,
now in port, is 516 feet long and
has a beam of SIS feet. Her arm
ament consists of eight Gla inch
guns, two inch guns for airplane
service, and four torpedo tube@.
The Emden is capable of maxi
ing 80 knots at full speed Fl
though the cruiser is averaging
about Is knots during their pro-
sent trip.
The Emden was the first war
vessel built by Germany following
the World War. She was built
at Wilhelmshaven Germany. Work
hogan in 1922 and the craft was
completed in 1925.
The Emden carries a crew of
490 men and 25 officers. The
1926 graduating class of the Ger
man Naval school, 103 cadets,
are making the tour aboard the
Emden. They are about the same
age as the young men attending
the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27

N 0 NJ AN FOUND
STRAIN CLED TO
DEATH, MYSTERY
Portland w o m an Found
Dead in Her Well-Fum-
ished Apartment.

PORTLAND, Ore, June 27. -
Her half clad body stretched out
on her bed, hands tied behind
her back and feet bound to-
gether. Mrs. Bell Stobbins, aged
80. was found bound and strang-
led to death in her we'll furnish
ed apartment in the residential
district 1t is believed the crime
was committed on Friday.
A mans handkerchief. wadded
up, had been stuffed in the wom-
ans mouth as a gag. No evidence
for the motive of the crime has
been discovered.
A pillow, rolled and bound
tightly, was around the woman'e
throat. A quilt partly covered
the body. Stockings, undergar.
ment and loose robe were the
only articles Of clothing foun1
on the woman. No article of
jewelry in the apartment was
touched.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
BLACK HILLS CAUSE
OF CLEVELAND ROW

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Cal-
win Coolidge is the second Presi-
dent whose name has been linked
with the Black Hills of South
Dakota. The other was Grover
Cleveland.
Coolidge. however. is enjoying
the facilities for rest and recrea-
tion there, whereas Cleveland was
violently denounced and threat
ened with impeachment proceed
ings because he created the Black
Hills Forest Reserve, February
%, 1897. the birthday of the first
President, George Washington.
When Cleveland set aside the
reserve, virtually all of the tim
bered section of the Black Hills
region was included and Charles
Lathrop Peck, president of the
National Tree Association, points
cut that it became the first ma
tional forest TO be placed under
scientific management in the
United States. 1t has produced
millions Of feet of lumber and
has brought thousands of dollars
into the federal treasury.
One of its early supervisors was
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
CLOUDBURSTS
HIT OREGON
Two Towns Are Badly
Damaged-Hotel Partly
Washed Away.

PORTLAND, Ore, June a.
Two major cloudbursts striking
yesterday at two widely separated
towns in Eastern Oregon caused
hundred of thousands of dollars
damage.
One eloudburst struck at Ar
lington sending a torrent of wat
er through the town and washing
part of a hotel into the Co
lumbia River. Buildings were
pushed off their foundations and
two residences were totally
wrecked and automobiles were
washed away. The town is Gov
cred with Shiny mud.
The other cloudburst sent a
roaring cataract through Weston
and wrecked frame department
store, splitting II in two, destroy
ing several thousand dollars
worth OF dry goods.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
Million Dollar
Incomes Incerase

WASHINGTON, d. c., June %
More Americans paid taxes on
incomes of one million or more
dollars in 1926 than ever before
Incomes OF one million or more
for last year totaled 207 compared
with rs the year before and 2O6
in 1916.
The 1926 revenue act with it,
inceased exemptions, tightening
the burden of the income taxpay-
er, proved efficacious in the pro
duction of more revenue.
The average net income of those
filing income tax statements fo.
1926 was I5.249 with an average
tax rate of 1886 per cent. Fo'
1924 the average rate was 2.l4
per cent.
The total net income OF 4.1T1 GOO
taxpayers for 1925 was $21 ,S9t.
576,40
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
FIRE IN OIL
FIELD FOUGHT
Million Dollars Already Re
suit of Fire In Cali
fornia Oil Filed.

LONG BEACH, Cal, June 81
-Firemen of Long Beach and
employees of the oil company
reinforced by the Los Angeles
Fire Department. stood in battle
array today in the Alamities
Heights oil Field to prevent new
outbreaks OF fire which last night
burned eight wells and badly
damaged rigs and equipment OF
several others.
Two oil tanks in the area Were
burned today.
1t is estimated that the loss
is already more than $1,000, 1000
Two oil workers were burned
severely in an opening BIAS
which ignited the new well Of
the Julian Petroleum Company.
Gas leaks are blamed for the
explosion. The we'll burned with
in 10 minutes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
DISTRICT COURT
PARTY RETURNS

The District Court party, com
posed of Judge T. M. Reed, United
States District Attorney Justin W
Hadling, Walter B. King, Mrs.
Alta Purpus, and George F..lta,
arrived this morning on the Queen
from Ketchikan where court has
been IN session. Assistant District
Attorney II. b. Stabler and Mrs.
l.. S. Botsford remained over
Sunday to complete final work
and will arrive tomorrow on the
Aleutian.
A number of cases were tried
in the eight days during which
Court was held. most of which
were abatement, naturalization
and divorce cases. Ten places
we're abated ON charges as either
liquor or bawdy house nuisances,
and twenty naturalization cases
were heard.
Court adjourned until August z
when another equity term will
be held at Ketchikan.
Mrs. Alta Purpus was in Ju
neau today while the Queen was
in port. on her way to Skagwa;
to begil the circle "trip aown ths
Yukon. which she is making dur
ing her 30-day vacation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
HALF or TRIP
AROUND WORLD
ENDED, EMDEN
Cruiser Completes First
Half of Goodwill Tour
Itinerary Announced

When The German Cruiser En-
den anchored in Gastineau Chan
mel yesterday forenoon she had
completed practically one half of
her good will tour around the
world.
Following her christening and
commission in 1925, the first year
was spend in cruising around
home waters.
In November, 1926, the Emden
sailed from Wilhemshaven for
Spain on her first leg of her
present trip. From Spain the crui-
ser called at the Canary Islands,
Cape Town, and then sailed for
the Cocos Islands where the old
Emden was sunk. There the EN-
den fired a salute in memory of
the 1872 men who went down with
the German war raider From
there the cruiser sailed for the
East Indies. stopping at Sema-
rang on the island of Hava, and
Nacassar on Celebes Island.
Japan was the next country
where the cruiser visited. 1t touch
ed at Tokyo and Yokohama and
then sailed from Hakodate to
Dutch Harbor where oil was taken
aboard. The voyage was then con.
tinued to Juneau.
The cruiser Emden will rema: n
here until July z, it was announced
today.
From this port the vessel will
go to Skagway to stay until July
10 ON its third Alaskan stop. The
first was at Dutch Harbor.
After leaving Skagway, the En-.
den's itinerary will carry her Il
Seattle for ten days, July 25 to
August 5. From the Puget Sound
port, the cruiser will set her
course directly for Mazatalan,
Mexico. Thence, the announced
itinerary will carry her to La
Paz. Panama, Guayquil, Mollendo
Valparaiso. Talcahuano, on tho
West Coast of South America,
around the cape, and up the East
coast, touching at Bahia Blanca
Rio De Janeiro, Pernambuco, and
Haiti.
The vessel will arrive at Phila
delphia the middle of February
and will probably go to New York
for a day or two before leaving
for home via the Azore Islands
and Spain. The return to Ger
many is scheduled for March, 1928
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
SOVIET UNION
is PRO NOTING
PREPAREDNESS
Claim Recent Deve' op-
ments Appear as Threats
of Another War.

MOSCOW. June 27.-A campalpi,
is ON foot throughout the Soyi,t
Union for promotion of military
preparedness in face of rec u.
developments which are regarded
as threats of war.
The week starting July 10 his
been designed as Defense week.
military and sports being adyoeat.
ed strongly as a means to awaken
enthusiasm throughout the Union.
Heads of the Union are ey-
horting their members to rally
around Russia's voluntary military
organization. Members OF tho
Unions are said to number mil.
lions of men. The Unions are Civ
ing special attention to the de.
yelopment of sharpshooters and
special courses will be organized
for instruction of residents of
villages in handling weapons and
adjusting gas masks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27

Capt. Seth Bullock, United States
marshal and close friend of Theo.
dore Roosevelt. Bullock gathered
a staff of forest rangers who,
Peck asserts, have never been
equalled in any national reserva.
ton, including such men as Cap
Smith. old Indian fighter, and
still resident of the region. liv-
ing at Sturgis on the edge of
the hills.
Fires have caused enormous
damage in the Black Hills, but
the rangers efforts have saved
magnificent forests of yellow pine
from the flames. Before the white
man emigrated so far from the
Atlantic seaboard, fires caused by
lightning or Indian campers raw
aged the hills. A few Indians arr.
still living who remember the
time. about so years ago, when
the whole mountainous region
seemed to be ablaze. The Indians
in those days regarded the hills
as holy ground, harboring good
and evil spirits, and they entered
them only on annual hunting ex.
cursions.
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Fighting Machine of German
Republic Arrives i'm Juneau;
On Mission, Goodwill, Peace
Tiny Monkey
Cadets Pet
On Enden

Jacob is his name. He is
three years old and not more
than 12 inches tall, is the pet
of the cadets on the Emden.
He halls from the Dutch East
Indies. He is the sole survivor
of several small monkeys the
cadets bought to take home
with them. Cold weather of
northerly latitudes proved too
much for his comrades. But
Jacobs friends have solved the
problem of heat. For him they
built an electric heater, cover
ing it with a kind ganze and
atop this sits Jacob. No lure
tenpts him away from it very
long. He greets visitors cor
daily, inspects their offerings
quietly then returns to his
electrically heated perch.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
WORKS WHILE FEARING
APPROACH OF DEATH

NEW YORK. June 27.-Mrs.
Alice Tisdale Hobart is one Of
few persons who have been faced
by the question. what would you
do If you had only one month to
liver"
Mrs. Hobart is the wife of the
manager of the Standard Oil plant
in Nanking. She was one of the
American refugees who escaped
from the besieged city under a
barrage from American gun boats.
For months she lived under the
menace of the advancing Can
tonese army, fever knowing whet-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27
CONGRESSMAN
LANHAM,TExAS,
COMING NORTH

SEATTLE. June Congress
man Fritz G. Lanham, Democra
of Texas. leaves here today for
a tour of five weeks in Alaska.
Congressman Lanham is a prom
inent attorney Of Texas. He elec.-
ed to the Sixty-sixth Congress
from the Twelfth District of Texas
at a special election held April
10, 1913, to determine a successor
to the Hon. James G. Wilson,
resigned. He was subsequently re
elected to the Sixty-seventh Con.
gress and subsequent Congresses.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27

Official Visits Are
Exchanged by Capt.
Forester and Parks

Official calls were intar-
changed today between the
Commandant of the Emden
and the Governor of Alaska.
These formalities were ended
this afternoon when, as Gov.
George A. Parks left the
cruiser to come ashore, a
salute of II guns was fired
in his honor.
The first official call was
made at 10 a. m. today when
Captain Richard Forester,
with his aid Captain-Lieute-
nant Wurmbach, were receiv-
ed by Gov. Parks at Govern
or's Mansion. This visit lasted
about 80 minutes. At 2:90
p. m, Gov. Parks, accom-
panied by his aide, Lieutenant
Simpson McKinnon, went
aboard the Emden and visited
a short while with the com
manding officer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-06-27

her she would be alive the next
week.
II used to wonder" she wrl' )
in her diary, published in ths
July issue of Harper's Mags -'~
"how anyone would behave II NJ
had only month to live. Now [
know. He'd go about doing all IN )
dear. nice. everyday things as
life. clinging to them as balla
or as something to keep him
sane and courageous"
Mrs. Hobart worked in her gar
den every day while she was ne
der the shadow of the advancing
army.
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49,
BAD WEATHER
DELAYS BYRD
Weather Conditions Post
pone Flight-Bertaud
Is to Fly to Rome.

NEW YORK, June 27.-Therq
is very little prospect of a taka.
off by Commander Richard r.
Byrd tonight for his flight aero4
the Atlantic, according to Weather
Bureau meteorologist James Kim.
ball. There is low pressure
extending from Newfoundland
south to the steamer lines. II isn't
yet conclusive that this disturb
anee will bar a take-off but the
outlook is not bright" said Ki.u
ball.
New Flight Planned
While Byrd waits. another Fol.
ker trimotored plane the Amer
lea is being constructed at Has
brouek Heights, New Jersey, fos
an air trip to Rome and return
Floyd Bertaud, air mail pilot will
fly the plane, according to t.
New York Herald Tribune.
The newspaper said that Be-
taud, who was scheduled to &C.
company Clarence Chamberlin %
Berlin until the tiff with Charles
Levine interfered, is likely to re-
ccive 100000 under contract
signed last Thursday with Brad
ford Merrill, as agent for William
Randolph Hearst.
Bertaud's flight is scheduled 10
start between July Is and july
25, the Herald-Tribune says.