The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 14, 1924, Page 1

Stugn! Ro < WEATHER FORECASTS For Bismarck and vicinity: Fair tonight and probably Wednesday. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUES: Y, OCTOBER 14, 1924 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE on] PRICE FIVE CENTS BIG AIRSHIPTURNSTOW ARD NEW YORK SEN. BRANDEGEE, G. 0. P. LEADER, TAKES LIFE .- FINANCES HELD | CAUSE FOR HIS «- SUICIDE TODAY Body Found as Indicated By Note Left By Senator From Connecticut HAD WORRIED MUCH Had Been Ill Long Time— Was a Leader in Party Councils at Washington Washington, Oct. 14.—(By the A.| P.)—Senator Frank Brandegee of Connecticut, prominent for years among the Republican leaders in Congress, committed suicide at his home here. Worried and distracted, his friends said, over financial difficulties he went to an unused bathroom on the third floor of his house and, just before dawn, took his own life by inhaling gas. He left in his bedroom below a note to his chauffeur, telling him where the body would be found. He was a bachelor and for years had lived alone. The note ascribed no motive. A verdict of suicide was returned by the coroner. Pencilled in an uncertain hand, on; Senate stationery, the Senator’s last message said: Oct. 13, 1924. “Dear George: “I enclose $100 for you and $100 for Emma and Rufus. “I am up in the bathroom on the top floor, near 17th street. The top floor. The floor above the one I sleep on. “If you are Lundy come up there, beware of the gas. “Good-bye.” “Frank B. Brandegee.” Pinned to the note were two $100 bills. Emma and Rufus, referred to by the Senator, are Emma and Rufus Kenney, negroes, servants of Mr. Brandegee. The chauffeur is George Jones. ‘The two sentences in the note, ‘the top floor, the one above the floor I sleep on,” were written in red crayon as though inserted in after thought. The Senator was last seen alone by Jones and Lundy, his secretary, yes- terday morning. At that time he went for a ride with Jones about the city. Jones said he seemed then to be in the best of spirit of health, remarking time and time again, about how beautiful a day it was. He was heard ahgut the house last night by the serf@pts but his bed had been untouched except for the - note. ~ Washington, Oct. | 14.—Senaton Frank Brandegee of Connecticut, for years one of the Republican leaders in Congress, was found dead at his home here today under circum- stances which convinced police of- ficials that he had committed sui- cide, His body was discovered in a bath room on the third floor of the house and those who made the dis- covery were quoted by the police as saying that the dead man still held in his band a rubber tube which was attached to an open gas jet. It was impossible at once. to es- tablish all the facts ounding the Senator’s death. Hi: cretary, who took charge of the situation. at his home, refused to answer any questions beyond making the plain announcement that the Senator was dead, The police excluded visitors pending the arrival of the coroner. Police officials began an inquiry of their own into the circumstances of the death, which they were inclined not to discuss, pending a thorough examination of the house and the close questioning of those who might: hi pertinent knowledge. Chairman of Judiciary Body Senator Brandegee was chairman of the Senate judiciary committee and one of the Republican leaders on the foreign relations committee. A close personal and_ political friend of Senator Lodge, the Repub- lican floor leader, he had been one of ‘the circle of Senators which had most to in the conduct of Sen- ate affairs since‘the Republicans re- gained a majority in Congress. A native of New London, where he maintained his home until death, Senator Brandegee had risen to pro- minence through a succession of minor offices, including the United States Attorneyship of his home dis- trict, the speakership of the Conn- ecticut house of representatives and member of the national house of representatives. He was 60 years old and had been in the Senate al- most 20 years. He had never mar- ried. * Against League The most conspicuous part play- ed by Mr. Brandegee in recent years war in the League of Nations fight. Taking a position ‘from the start with the irreconciliables he threw ht of his forensic MESS ON ZR-3 AT 60 MILES AN HOUR » Lunch being served in the main cabin now on way tot 900 BANKS IN N. D. SAVED BY GUARANTYBODY Claim Is Made That Closings Might Have Been Much Greater in North Dakota CHARGES EXPLAINED Members Had _ Collateral Bought to Conserve it For Closed Bank, Declaration With good crops in the state, de- posits in banks inereasing and indi- viduals paying off debts, the bank- ing situation has about righted it- self, according to members of the Depositors Guaranty Fund Commis- sion. With this situation existing. there has been divulged by member of the commission many of the tions taken during the long period of anxiety in the state, and ans- wers made to wide-flung charges of carelessness and dishonesty. The policies pursued by the com- mission, it is asserted by C. B. Mc- Millan of Hannah, a member, vrob- ably prevented 200 to 260 additional bank closings in the state. + The same policies resulted in preventing foreclosure proceedings against thousands of farmers in the state, who would have been driven f-om their homes, he asserts. The Depdsitors Guaranty Fund has not been wasted, and although the commission used some of the funds, under the law, to help con- serve assets and prevent closings, virtually every dollar of the fund is intact, for the benefit of all depo- sitors of closed banks, it is declared. Charges of corruption in the sale of collateral, of the Bank of New Rockford, Williston State Bank and Sawyer State Bank were made under a misapprehension, with the commis- sion acting to conserve collateral for the banks, which now is in the hands of the receiver of the banks, it is asserted. The Guaranty Fund Commission is composed of Governor Nestos, ex- officio chairman, C. R. Green, man- rager of the Bank of North Dakota, ex-officio member, Gilbert Seming- son, state examiner, ex-officio sec- retary, C. B, McMillan of Hannah and S. G. Severtson of Minot. M. R. |Porter of Minot formerly was a member. Preventing Closings One of the greatest accomplish- ments claimed by the commission for itself and other state officials |was the agreement announced Sat- urday whereby Twin Cities banks will return over-plus collateral to closed North Dakota banks. One of the main problems of the commis- sion for the last 18 months was the prevention of bank closings and foreclosures. “I believe that from 200 to 250 closings were prevented by negoti- ations and by offering to allow the bills payable holders to renew and extend collateral, and with the con- sent of the receiver to efféct com- promises,” declared Mr. McMillan. The big banks outside the state who were the chief bills payable holders didn’t want to foreclose on the North Dawota farmers whose notes they held, hut under the law if anyone granted ah extension other than the original maker—the notes originally were made to North Dakota banks who borrowed from other banks and gave the notes as collateral _ security—the security holder beca: he owner of the note and could have no recourse on the North Dakota bank, it is explained here. This could be avoided in cases ‘where there were receiverships of banks by getting the consent of the receivers. The Guaranty Fund Com- mission, coopetating in this manner, b (Continued on page 3) : sy he United States, 2 DIERKS Dr. Eckener, in charge.af the ZR-: out at the passing landscape. URGES SAVING OF SEED CORN IN NO. DAKOTA State Has Produced Great Quantities of Early Ma- turing Variety Fargo, N. D., Oct. 11.—With the nation facing one of the greatest shortages of good seed corn in his- tory, North Dakota has once more tome to the front with its special early maturing varieties and h. in its fields thousands of bushels of excellent seed corn, but an effort must be made now by North Dakota farmers to save it. This is the declaration of Prof. H. L. Bolley of the North Dakota Agricultural college, state seed com- missioner. This corn, because of the great national shortage is of immense monetary value, if it is saved, said Prof. Bolley, in warning to farmers ‘o make a special effort to save it. “It will not be saved,” said Prof. Bolley, “if it is left standing in the fields and shucked in the ordinary manner. It must be saved very soon if at all. It must be saved. by {special effort now.” Prof. Bolley believes that this is matter of vital concern to the whole state. Undoubtedly much more seed corn would be saved if the farmers all fully realized the importance of immediate action, he declares. College officials are therefore urging every possible agency and every individual, in town and coun- try, to call this, matter to the ‘at- tention of the farmers of their vicin- ity. “Let’s save every possible bushel of our seed,” said Prof. Bolley. “It will not only be valuable for its im- mediate monetary wealth, but the fact that North Dakota has matured a great amount of good seed corn at a time of a near national calamity with this crop would add tremend- ously to the prestige of this state.” McLEAN COUNTY HOGS TOP MART Washburn, N. D,, Oct. 14—F. G. Matoon and son, prominent farmers, who live up the river west of Underwood, topped the St. Paul hog market last Monday with a_carload of Duroc Jersey Boe: which averaged 275 pounds. e load brought $1,780, Chas. Hunt- ley, who was also down to St. Paul, sfated that this repot looked real good. to all the other shippers from North Dakota who were on the market tl A This shows what qan be done with hogs and corn in: McLean County. now on the way°to’ Amertca, looks THEO, KOFFEL, WIDELY KNOWN ~ LAWYER, DIES; TAKEN TODAY Prominent Resident of Bis-| Snapped up When $110,000.-, marck for Many Years Succumbs in Chicago ILL FOR LONG TIME Had Suffered from Cancer of Stomach for Months — Funeral Hour Uncertain Theodgre Koffel, aged 52, for many years a prominent attorney of Bis-{' ed here today from John Peterson, who was in Chicago. Mrs. Koffel also had gone to Chicago. Death came unexpected although Mr. Koffel had been in poor health! for a year and a half since he under- went a major operation here and it was determined he was suffering, from cancer of the stomach., He} made a brave fight for life and after being confineg to his home for a long time was able to resume his law business. Yesterday a telegram was received saying he had undergone a minor operation in the Chicago hos- pital and was improved, Mr, Koffel recently went to Jack- sonville, Florida, to attend a nation- al encampment of the Odd Fellows lodge, returning by way of New York. Information was received that he was taken ill in Chicago, where he went to a hospital. The body will arrive in Bismarck on train No. 3 Wednesday night, Mr. Peterson said in a telegram. Funer- al arrangeménts are yet undecided. Born In Minnesota Born at St. Peter, Minnesota, aly 20;°'T872, the son of H."E. ah ren Koffel, natives of Norway, Mr. Koffel was reared in the Minnesota community. He was educated in the! common schools in the Minnesota} community, the Western Minnesota Sei ary and the law department of the Universi ichigan, He came to North Dakota first in 1897, locat- ing at Hatton, Traill county, and lat- er he moved to Mayville. Mr. Koffel took up the practice of law at Esmond, Benson county, after he was admitted to the North Dakota |bar on March 25, 1903, and later he moved to Bismarck, where he his practised for about 18 years, He was elected to the State Senate from HUGE LOAN TO GERMANY SOON 000 Is Offered Investors in New York PRICES ALSO RISE! Put to Sale on Stock Ex- change, and Price Goes Quickly Above First Price New York, Oct. 14—Subscription books for America’s $110,000,000 the giant dirigible marck and well known in state poli-} portion of the $200,000,000 German | tics, died at 1:30 o’clock this morn-| loan and closed 10 minutes later | ing in the American Hospital, Chi-j with an indicated heavy over-sub-| cago, according to a telegram receiv- scription. So great was the de- mand for the German bonds that several large investment houses were compelled to decline to take any more subscriptions because their allotment was over-sold. In the first 15 minutes of trad- ing approximately $350,000 worth of the Bonds changed hands on the New York stock exchange at prices ranging between 943-8 and 92-7-8, a against the offering price of WANTS ASSURANCE New York, Oct. 14—Mayor John F. Hylan, in a letter to President Coolidge made public last night, asked the president for an official statement concerning the safe- guards provided American inves- tors in the $110,000,000 loan to Germany to be subscribed tomor- row. The mayor said that “silence porous sinister at such a time as this.” “One of the loan underwriters tells prospective investors that the benefits to be derived by the allies will prompt enforcement by them the conditions of the loan,” the Mayor wrote. “It is reported that the guarantee offered by the bank- ing syndicate is the possible use of the mailed fist of the allies. Wonders if It Means War “In the absence of any official statements as to what safeguards | surround American investors un- der the Dawes plan, the American investing public must rest content with the statement of the interna- tional banking syndicate. That statement implies that war or threats of war may be ‘anticipated’ in the event of default. Does such a statement of the banking sy: eate accurately record official sentiment at Washington? Is that Dirigible | Hangar, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J., Oct. 14, (By the A. P.)—T! huge air park, home of the 3, was ord- lered under emergency regime at noon today. Its 28 officers and 400. sailors and marines were on their toes at dawn, however. Word had flash- ed over the field during the night that direct communication had been established with the big dirigible and that all was well with her, and that she might be expected late tenight or early tomorrow. So this morning there began in earnest all the maneuvering of paraphernalia and personnel which has been rehearsed long and often. Whirring motors whizzed open and shut the ponderous doors of the high domed guest room which awaits the visitors. Flashing sig- nals were inspected again and Icaded upon trucks, ready for quick transportation to the sett ling spct field which was desig- {nated for the big bag when it ‘pokes its cautious nose over the horizon. | Award Contract For Changes To City White Way The city commission, in meeting last night, awarded a contract to R. W. Sanders for changing connections of the Main street White Way sy tem, made necessary by the plan of the Hughes Electric Company to re- move wooden poles from Main street. One other bid was presented, that of B. K, Skeels, for $947. BAIL IS FIXED — FOR YOUTH WHO HIT ANOTHER James Stack Released on $3,- 000 Bail in Mandan After Assault Mandan, Oct. 14.—James Stack, 20, young farmer, was released under $3,000 bail today for appear- ce in justice court Monday for preliminary hearing on charges of assault with a dangerous weap- on with intent to kill, growing out of his alleged attack with an auto- mobile tire pump on Victor Hun- staetment to be accepted in lieu the Twentieth Legislative Distri Benson county, in 1909, as a Repub- lican, he being a’staunch member of that political party. Mr. Koffel was prominent in the Twentieth Legis!. tive Assembly, and it was after this session that he decided to take up the practice of law in Bismarck, Mr. Koffel was active in the affairs of the State Bar Association, having been vice-president from 1917 to 1918, and president from 1919 to 1920. He was a prominent member of the Independent Voters Associa- tion, and an irtecgncilable opponent of the Nonpartisan League. He had served as assistant states attorney here, had been an officer of the Com- mercial Club and otherwise was of the official statement which I requested of you some weeks ago? And which has been withheld up to the present writing? I am loath to believe that any international banking syndicate is the official mouthpiece of the United States! government on a_ subject whi may involve not only the safety o fAmerican money, * * * but the safety of the lives and limbs of American manhood.” TO AID GERMANY New York, Oct. 14.—Organ- ization of the American and Con- tinental corporation with an initial subscribed capital of $10,000,000 and an authorized capital of 25,- covsky during a fight between them Sunday. Huncovsky, in a hospital, is in critical condition with a fractured skull and injuries to the brain which have paralyzed his side. Stack, in statements made to county officials, says he used the pump as a weapon entirely in self- defense after his victim and two others chased him for more than three miles. 100 KILLED IN MEXICAN FIGHT prominent in civic affairs. Mr. Koffel was a past master of the Bismarck Lodge of Masons, a Knights Templar and a Shrine; member, He was active in the Oddj Fellows lodge, and at the time of his 000,000 was announced by Hed- ley Scovil & Co., of this city. The corporation has been formed by a group of financial interests under the auspices of the International Acceptance Bank., Inc., and Kuhn, Political Factions Clash With Bloody Results death bore the title of Brigadier- General, Commanding the Depart- ment of North Dakota, Patriarchs Militant, I. 0. 0. F. He was a mem- ber of the Norwegian Lutheran church. Was Prominent Mr. Koffel has risen to much prominence in the city and state through his profession and his ac- tivity in political, fraternal and civic affairs. He was known as an indefa- tigable antagonist in a law suit, and within the past year had participated in many important cases, with much success, although he was suffering! from an illness which physicians had informed him was incurable. He re- mained active and cheerful in all affai Mr. Kolfel was married here March 15, 1910 to Miss Mabel Peterson. sheep in North Dakota. Loeb & Cc., with Dillon, Read & Co., as their associates. The pur- Pose of the organization is to make American capital available for the financing of industrial enterprises | in Europe. SHIP SHEEP TO STUTSMAN CO. Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 14.—Stuts- man county farmers last week ¢2- ceived four carloads of sheep as their share of the first consignment of breeding ewes purchased through the Agricultural Credit Corporation Plan to increase the number of There were 860 sheep in all delivered in Stuts- man county. The sheep ‘are all | Mexico City, Oct. 14.—(By the A. P.)—A bloody clash between politi- cal factions at Guxela Gugierres in which more than a hundred persons are said to have been killed or wounded is reported in press flashes. The War Department news of the fight but is not giving out details. The press dispatches -say trouble began when supporters of Gen. Snr- los Vidal, governor-elect of Chiatas, organized at the demonstration for his reception, a layze crowd gather- ing at the railway station. Upon Gen, Vidal’s arrival a score of shots were fired into the crowd, allegedly. by supporters of Ramirezcorzo, the defeated gubernatorial candidate. The volley caused many fatalities, among the women and children, it is confirmed | Rambouillet ewes from one to three! years old. They wére purchased in Montana and on delivery neatly all of the farmers were well pleased with the fine quality and appear- ‘ance of the sheep and many express- ed the wish that they had ordered declared. Federal troops, rushed to the scene, were received by shots by the alleged Cordos supporters who had taken a stand in the government building. This was captured by the government troops after a short and Surviving are his widow and six chil- dren, the eldest, Louise, aged 13; Claire, Evelyn, Edward, Robert and the youngest Mary Helen, aged 18 months, His mother, Mrs. E. Koffel, resides.in Montevideo, Minnesota. Two brothers, William and Carl, ister, Miss Eliza Koffel, @ greater number. The four cars|sanguine encounter. ll persons in Montevideo, while another sister,|for Stutsman county arrived last |found inside were arrested. Mrs. Grinde resides in St. Paul. Her} Wednesday and County Agent, R.| The dispatches say the streets S. Goodhue, who acted as represen- tative of the Agricultural Credit Corporation spent the balance of the week aiding in the distribution of the sheep. son was in Chicago at the time of Mr. Koffel’s death. were strewn with killed and wound--| ed. Two of Gen. Vidal’s aids are said to have been among those PLEA FOR MORE LIGHT killed. Southend-on-Sea, Oct. 14—Theater- goers of Southend-on-Sea are tired; of piloting. themselves homeward every night by striking matches along the way. Furthermore, they INSECTS LIKE HEAT London, Oct. 13—If you suffer from the ‘heat, consider the plight of the desert bug. Insects in the deserts of Palestine are active and cheerful when the midsummer sun raises the temperature of the sand to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, accord- ing to recent researches of the Royal Society. - NEVER HAS VOTED Greensboro, N. C., Oct. 13.—At the age 103, Robert Leonard of are even mote tired of being held up) Greensboro has lived to see 20 presi- and robbed with regularity. So they/dents enter the White House, but have filed a petition with the town'he has a record of never having council for street lamps—the first} voted for one. He farther says he lighty of ‘this sort in the history of|has decided to vote in the’ coming the city. election, however. U.S. NAVAL OFFICERS BUSY MAKING PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE ZR-3 AS AIRSHIP NEARS JOURNEY’S END White canvass letters of heroic proportions were to be laid out if the landing is by day, and rows of electric lights for similar use if the ship came in at night. Out of the vastness of the han- gar and into the sunlight were wheeled a Martin bomber and a DH-4, observation planes big craft of their kind, that had looked like flies as they squatted overnight on the floor of the ZR-3’s destined guest chamber. These planes are on special duty here. They will be fueled and kept at the taking off line ready to dash eastward on a moment's notice if the dirigible should meet any emergency as it neared the end of its long pilgrim- age. “Bachelors’ barracks,” the offi- cers’ mess, was ablaze with elec- tricity throughout the night. A jazz orchestra was doing its stuff :55 p. m. news was flash- ed that the station communication tower had for the first time picked up a faint flash of wireless code from the big bag that glided hither from over the sea. FORD QUITS IN HIS EFFORT 10 TAKE SHOALS Manufacturer, in an _Inter- view, Says That He Can’t Wait on Politics DECISION CONFIRMED New York, Oct. 14.—Henry Ford has withdrawn his bid for Muscle Shoals and, according to an inter- view with him in the current is- sue of Collier’s weekly, has assum- ed a waiting attitude by putting it up to the government to make the next move if he is,to take any fu- ture action in the matter. The transaction, characterized by Mr. Ford as “a simple affair of business which should have been decided by anyone within a week,” he declared, “has become a compli- cated political affair,” and the bid was withdrawn because productive business cannot wait on politi Too Much Politics “Muscle Shoals?” Mr. Ford is quoted. “That is not a live issue with us any longer. More than two years ago we made the best bid we knew how to make. No defi- nite action has been taken on it. A simple affair of business which should have been decided by any- one within a week has become a complicated political affair. We are not in politics and we are in business. We do not intend to be drawn into politics. “We have been and still are deeply interested in Muscle Shoals as a national asset. There is small promise now that it ever will be a national asset—more likely it will be only an expense. That concerns every one of’us as citi- zens. In the Ford business, once we make up our minds to do any- thing, we go right ahead and do it with the least possible waste of time, energy ‘or money. If we cannot do what we want in one way, then we find another. Can't Wait on Politics “We are moving fast and the settlement of Muscle Shoals’ future seemed so far away that we had to find other means to do the things we cculd have accomplished at Muscle Shoals. In fact, we have passed Muscle Shoals. Productive business cannot wait on politics. pheretore, we are withdrawing our id.’ Asked if that meant withdrawing absolutely from:Muscle Shoals and everything that pertains to it, Mr. Ford replied: “Yes, we have made our bid; now let them make us a bid. And they will not have to wait three years for their answer. We can tell them in five minutes.” CONFIRMS IT Detroit, Mich., Oct. 14—Edsel B. Ford, president of the Ford Motor company and son of Henry Ford, confirmed an interview in the cur- rent issue of Collier’s Weekly to the effect that Henry Ford had withdrawn his bid for Muscle Shoals. Henry Ford, who is mak- ing preparations to entertain the Prince! of Wales here today, could not be reached. ,__ Edsel Ford refused to comment in any way on the withdrawal of the bid. TROOPS GET UMBRELLAS Peking, Oct. 13.—Chinese warriors demand umbrellas. About 8500 of them were shipped from Peking for the use of the Kiangsu soldiers in the fighting in the Shanghai dis- triet. One soldier digs trenches while another holds an umbrella over him, and marching troops, in couples, take turns at carying um- brellas. GOOD WEATHER CAUSESCHANGE IN HER COURSE Now Steering Straight to Me- tropolis, 1,300 Miles Away, During Day EXPECTED TOMORROW Ought to Reach New York Between 6 and 11 Tomor- row, at Present Speed HITS FOG Chatham, Mass., Oct. 14.—The ZR-3, about 1,300 miles off the was caught in a thick fog tocay, her operator reported in messages picked up at the station or the Radio Corporation of America. The ZR-3 asked radio compass bearings from Navy veasels in order to verify her position. Washington, Oct, 14.—(By the A. P.)—Apparently having switched from a previously planned southern route by way of Bermuda, the giant airship, ZR-3, today was steering a bee-line course across the Atlantic from the Azores Islands to Lake- hurst, N. J. in its flight from Ger- many. Officials at the department esti- mated that if the favorable flying conditions forecast for the next 24 hours are maintained and all goes well on the airship, she should reach the mooring mast of her home station at Lakehurst sometime be- tween 6 and 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. It was presumed at the department that the decision to steer a direct course from the Azores was reached as a result of favorable weather prospects for the more northerly passage. TO MAKE TOUR? Lakehurst, N. J., Oct. 14, (By the A. P.)—Capt. Anton Heinen, who took-the Shenandoah -on her maiden flight, and F. W. Von Meis- ter, American representative of the Meibach Motor Company, declared today on arriving here to await the coming of the ZR-3 that they had information she would make a con- siderable tour of Atlantic Coast cities before landing here. “The ZR-3 will reach the Ameri- can coast in the early hours tomor- row morning,” says Capt. Heinen. “She is headed for New York. She will doubtless make a tour of sev- eral of the Atlantic Coast cities before landing here.” POSITION GIVEN Chatham, Mass., Oct, 14.—A message received at 11 o’clock east- ern standard time from the giant dirigible ZR-3 by the Radio Cor- poration of America’s station here gave her position as 42.30 degrees north latitude and 47:20 degress west longitude. At that hour the airship gave her speed as 75 miles an_hour, Earlier reports had shown the dirigible making only 25 knots an hour against strong southwest winds and the message given at 11 o’clock indicated that the weath- er had improved. The position of the vessel at that hour also show- ed she was making rapid progress a her Hight e Lakehurst, N. J., e position being approximate! 1,300 miles from her pee PICKS UP SPEED New York, Oct, 14.—(By the A. P.) —Overcoming a potential weather handicap which threatened unduly to delay her trans-Atlantic passage, the ZR-3, voyaging from Germany to Lakehurst, was speeding along the ocean air line toward the New Jer- sey coast at noon today at the rate of 75 miles an hour. At that time she was approximately 1,300 miles from her destination. Maintenance of the same speed would bring her to Lakehurst early tomorrow. At dawn today messages from the Zeppelin indicated she was flying along at 65 miles an hour, At 8 a. m., eastern standard time, however, BI ently was enéountering a wind which was holding her up s iously, the rate of her progress hav- ing dropped to no more than 25 miles an hour. She was then approx- imately 1,500 miles from Lakehurst and almost due east of that point, Within a brief period, however, the giant dirigible seemed to have shak- en off the blow, or possibly to have found a favoring current, for in th next three hours she had progress- ed some 200 miles and was traveling at a 75 mile an hour pace. She had worked slightly to the north of her former position but she was not-in any marked degree.out of the air line course, JAPANESE FOLLIES Karuizawa, Japan, Oct. 14—The musical revue has swept the Japanese theatrical world, The recent “Kar- uizawa Follies” netted unprecedent- ed profits. The Japanese revues, however, have little in common with the American “girlie” show, and bear closer resemblance to a concert. Phenographs are snp schools in Leeds, En, th ils may becot with’ the ‘best music. x