The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, April 26, 1927, Page 1

pass i WEATHER FORECASTS Generally fair tonight ‘and Wed- onight, nesday. Cooler’ ESTABLISHED 1873 CHINESE FIRE ON U. 8. SHIP: SAILORS HURT Men Were Aboard Auxiliary Vessel Penguin, Convoying Boats Down Yangtze 1 MAY DIE FROM WOUNDS American Vessel Replies With Larger Guns After Field Pieces Are Used Shanghai, April 26, Several sailors aboard the United States auxiliary vessel Penguin were wounded, one it feared mortally, when the ship was fired on yester- day from the south bank of the 4 Yangtze river cight miles from Kiangyin. The Penguin, which was convoying the steamers Tungwo, and Tuckwo down the river, replied to the fire vie machine guns and rifles, after which field pieces were fired on her to which the American vessel replied with her larger guns. The American destroyer Paul Jones also was fired on, but from the north bank of the Yangtze, eight miles east of Kiangyin, returning the fire with machine guns. The steamer Changwo was fired on by field pieces while under convoy by the American destroyer John D. Ford as the vessel was ees, up the river near Nanking. The John D. Ford and the British destroyer Cockchafer investigated the firing and found six nboats with their d on the north bank of the river, pre- sumably preparing to fire. YANGTZE VIRTUALLY AN AVENUE OF FIRE Shanghai, April = <3.—(#)—The ne river in the vicinity of Nank- is virtzally an avenue of fire at ‘y the prcsent time. One of the fiercest battles in months wi fought last night between five raft of the Cantonese (southern nationalists) at) Nanking and the batteries at Pukow, across the river, which is in the; hands of the northern forces. The firing lasted hours, but there was no decisive result. Three guns » Nanking, aided the During the firing the lights in Nanking and Pukow were or out. ‘wo thousand northern Chinese sol- diers are reported to have been drowned. when. shells from the Can: tonese batteries at Nanking sank their boats in the Yangtze river. Two launches, towing a dozen boats full of northern troops, attempted to reach the southern ore of the Yangtze near the Nanking forts last night, the dispatches this morning said. led their ap- 4.4 A searchlight rev ' roach, Eighty shells were fired by the Cantonese, and all the boats were sunk. KIDNAPED NURSE 18 RELEASED BY BANDITS : ‘April 26--(P)—Miss Shanghai, Mary I. Craig, Philadelphia nurse re- cently kidnaped by bandits in Yunnan province, has been rel d. Ameri- can Consul General Gauss was ad- vised from Yunnanfu, Capitol of Yun- nan Bovine, today, that Miss Craig was free and well, BRITISH PREPARE TO CCUPY TWO CITIES Shanghai, April 26.—(#)—The ver- nacular newspapers published an of- ficial kuomintang (Cantonese politi- cal organization) manifesto to the -t (Continued on page three) Plane Daredevil Is Denied Chance to Ride on Pony Lincoln, Neb., Apel 26.—()—Aug- gy Pedlar earns his living as a stunt aviator, but his employer won't let him ride a pony for fear he might get hurt, Even Jumping from one plane to another in midair gets tiresome to Pedlar, and he has sought permission repeatedly from the manager of his fiviag circus to buy @ pony such as his comrades ride to the aviation field which is the base of his opera- tions, But his boss steadfastly re- fuses, pointing out that he might break an arm or sprain a leg so as to be unfitted for daredeviltry in the air. Q Auggy has flown in every type of plane, and he escaped narrowly from | several crashes, but he is denied what he looks upon as a real thrill -w-a fast ride on horseback, Pola Plans Wedding Latter Part of May Cherbourg, France, April 26.—)— Pola Negri, motion picture ‘actress, and Prince Saree ivani, Russian nobleman, are firmly resolved to be maried next month despite oppositior in the prince's family. They made this ani today. Qnce marrie were going back Negri to continue her screen work, 4ae the prince to engage in the oil a8, “I am happy—I_ never knew whet happiness was before,” the actress ‘told the correspondent. “But there is a single shadow,” she confessed. “It is the opposition of tle prince’s parents, whom we expected to ™ here, but who told him of their strong uncement here disapproval in a wireless mess: that suyprieed ani us.” er “But what does matter?’ The prince interjected. “J am definitely rovelved to, osteanet Fay geno ion of necessary, but T'do not think thet this will be peresserv.’ wate it tes net taste ake, tala. bet m was auite likely to, be the second ps th court,’ eet) New May wat my Chateau of Raeil| psym Cause of Fight Fatal to Mate Friendship of the beautiful Dorothy Mackaye, wife of Ray Raymond, musical comedy star, for Paul Kelly, motion picture juvenile, caused the fist fight in Los Angeles between the two men that resulted in Ray- mond’s death. Kelly was held after an‘alleged confession. Miss Mackaye told police that her refusal to stop seeing Kelly: precipitated the en- counter. ROBT. KENNEDY IS APPOINTED | N.D, ENGINEER Will Devote Efforts This Year to Flood Control and Drainage Surveys Robert E. Kennedy, Bismarck, has been appointed state engineer, it was announced today by Governor A. G.“Sorlie. Kennedy now is absent from the on a survey trip and his com- jon us state engineer will not be ued .until he returns, the execu- tive said, but the appointment has definitely been decided upon. law passed at’ the last session makes the state engineer's job sep- arate from that of the chief high- way engineer, Heretofore the chief highway engineer has served also $ state engineer although the duties f the office w inly delegated ta“an_ assistant. present ar- rangement makes the state engineer's office sepurate from the department. Came Here Last Year Kennedy came to North Dakota in February, 1926, assistant state Rierge and last year devoted his efforts to flood control and drai age surveys. His main work tl summer will be in connection with the Mouse river flood control pro- ject for the benefit of Minot and other Mouse riv ies, ds the Missouri river diversion project. The last legislature appropriated $25,000 he completion of the Missouri ion survey. Conservation f the water in the James river fo: cities and towns along that stream is another problem which the state engiayee will be asked to solve. efore coming to North Dakota Kennedy was an assistant to the state -engineer of New Mexico, work- ing on flood control and reclamation measures. He is a graduate of Pur- due University. The appointment, Governor Sorlie said, was im line with his idea of applying the merit system to high- way departmént employes and was dictated by the fact that Kennedy appeared to be the best available man for the job. Graduate of Purdue Born near Ludden, N. D., on July 28, 1886, Kennedy obtained his early education in-the schools of lowa and ed from a denominational college of Nebraska. In 1914 he was graduated from Purdue University at LaFay- ette, Ind., with the degree of civil engineer, ufter which he went to Wyoming and engaged in private practice which consisted mainly of city and county work, irrigation and oil land claims. ‘ in 1921, he later obtained an appoint- ment with the U. S. ation Ser- tion work on the Kiverton project in central Wyoming. Kennedy came to the North Dakota highway department # year ago from lexico, where he gaged in the examination of a large flood control and irrigation project. NO TAXES; LOST WEALTH Wellington, Kan.—Seventeen two- le| acre tracts of sand to which the owners lost title when they failed to pay taxes of 98 cents’ several ears Ago, nQ are worth than more iT Benjamin Reitz, pioneer, ‘hi feelin’” that it would be valuable some day and kept up his ents. There y}a holdup lust Tuesday overtook the Nébraska and in 1908 he was graduat. | . : Cc Taking @ civil service examination TWO KILLED WHEN GIANT AIRPLANE CRASHES | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1927 (Additional Thousands Homeless as ___ Floods Spread to N |Democrat Leader | Bemoans Death of | “Cal’s’ Spokesman Washington, April 26.—4)—Chair- man Oldfield of the Democratic na- tional congressional committce has issued a statement saying that noth- ing has pained so deeply as to learn that the White House spokes- man is dea “The official spokesman,” Oldficld declared, “was the man who told | newspaper correspondents what the | president was thinking about: things the president didn’t dare talk about. “I shall always think that he came to his end because he would not come} out and say plainly that the presi was a candidate for a third term MINOT FOLKS FIGHT MOUSE RIVER FLOOD Crews Work Night and Day! as Stream Threatens to In- undate Ward Co. Seat Minot, N. D., April 26.—(4)—Resi- dents of Minot lowlands are today continuing a desperate battle with the mischief making Mouse river, em- ploying picks and shovels in the con-} flict with the stream which threat- to repeat the disastrous inunda- mn of 1925. 6 The river this morning reached a} reading of 19.1 feet, which lacks but six inches of the near record mark of 1925, and Burlington, 10 miles up- stream, reported a four-inch rise dur- ‘ing the past 24 hours. A drop in the stream is approaching and today is! about three days distant. tele- phonic survey discloses a great d of water remaining in Canada which will eventually drain through this city, with the Mouse maintaining its; level at the Canadian line after fall-. ing nine inches in four days. i Minot citizens working in night andj dav shifts have so far succeeded in holding the overflow to a minimum by erecting dikes three feet high} where danger of overflow threatens.; Wholesale houses, factory branches ts large mercantile establishments have donated the services of trucks in the war with the water and stu- dents of the high school and state teachers college have enlisted in a ah fight. , At least 20 blocks in the lowlands | have been inundated, but large resi- | dential areas und ‘portions of the} business section flooded in 1923 and | 1925 are today free of water. TRAIN BURNING. BANDITS TAKEN ‘60 of Band Killed in Bloody Battle With Federal Forces Saturday, Report Mexico City, April 26.—()—Fed- eral forces sent in pursuit of the rebel bund which burned a train in rebels at El Guitarrero valley, in Jalisco, on Saturday and in a five hour battle 60 of the band, eight soldiers and an officer were killed. A war office announcement today aid the rebels were com ded by the Catholic priests Vega and An- 0. # Conerals Garza and Izequierre, in command of the federal troops, said that objects belonging to passengers op the Guadalajara train were found on the bodies of the rebels. One of them is believed to have been the chief. One group of rebels fled to- ward San Francisco, but was over- taken by the federals and again dis- ened. made the announcement about this en- gagement at El Guitarrero, it re- felved a report of .an_ unsuccessful attempt to attack the Juarez-Mexico City train Sandey morning near the Salas Station. Federal forces com- manded by General Amarillas put the rebels to rout. Dirigible Returns From | Coast Flight Lakehurst, N. J, April 26.) — |The naval dirigible' Los Angeles re- turned to the naval air station here today afte ht up the coast any pensacola, Fig. The big. ship Tete here Saturday ight. t here turday ni The flight, which covered approxi- mately 2,400 miles, was the first long ‘ance trip made by the dirigible since her cruise to Detroit last ea: chie an der Garland. Sulton were on | pa Wheat Fields Offer - Jobs to Thousands Thousands of harvest hands will} be needed in the big wheat belt this | summer, says Uncle Sam's Employ- | ment Service. | Tn a notice to farm laborers car-| ried on the back page of the latest Industrial Employment Information Bulletin it says: ea we bs ai Wheat harvest! in June, moves northward the sea- | son advances and continues in the extreme northern states into Sev- tember. is followed by thresh-; ing, corn aking, potato and apple picking, ete., which affords prolonged employment to seasonal farm la-/ in Texas Li rendering a ngers on the trip | Known Death Toll Tops Hun- | dred Mark, With Estimates of From 200 to 500 Dead— Precautions Taken to Pre- ! | vent More Casualties From| Disease, Hunger and Ex- posure. Memphis, Tenn. April 26—()— The Mississippi river and its tribu- taries today flooded new territory in Mississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana, jitional thousands home- less. Concerned over threats to commun- ities not yct reached by the record crest of water, relief forces, cen- tralized in the organization of the American Red Cross, moved to es- tablish advanced outposts so that an; new emergency might be met specd- ily and efficiently. ith the known death list steadily climbing above the one hundred mark, and varying estimates of from 200 to 500 dead in the whole stricken area, every precaution was being taken to prevent additional cansual- s from disease, hunger and expos- ure. While boats and_ aircraft scoured the flooded district for ma- rooned persons, other vessels and planes sped to concentration centers aud stricken towns with food, cloth- ing, medicines and assurances of con- tinued relief. 150,000 Homeless Refugees from newly inundated towns and communites in the three states swelled the ranks of the homeless which already had been es- timated at 150,000. In southeastern Arkansas, nearly, a dozen small towns were receiving backwater from old breaks in the Arkansas river, the inhabitants cither climbing to the levees or removing to nearby towns which remained dry. The southern Mississippi delta, through which the waters from the Slopes Landing break in. the main Mississippi levee must course before rejoining the parent stream near Vicksburg, was another scene of evacuation as the flood waters joined with the backwater of the Yazoo. In northern Louisiana, small tribu- taries of the Mississippi added to the peril from the winding Red river. Towns located in the low places were preparing for emergencies and being evacuated by large numbers of citi- zens. Sections of the southern Louisiana delta below New Orleans received more water from the Dia- mond crevasse. Workers Strengthen Levees issued on nearly every hand, men labored to rear higher the muin Mississippi levees from Vicksburg to New Orleans, where the raging tor- rent has been held in check through continued vigilance. Every precau- tion was taken against possible dyna miting of levees and in New Orleans CH were laid for the flood crest er: With the crest of the flood past Memphis and the belief that th main Mississippi levees for a good distance south are in rapidly dim: ishing danger, Secretary of Com merce Hoover and Major Jadwin, chief of army have expressed concern for what may polieed when the highest water reaches lower delta. Hoover Issues Statement In a statement issugd from steamer Chisca on the Mississippi river last night, Secretary Hoover de- clared that while the present prob-/ assurance of the Mexican ambassa- lem of relief forces concerned the succor of refugees, “the great qu tion is what will happen to the levees | ¢—-_____-~——.- al} \! in the lower river with the arriv of the crest.” General Jadwin great menace to New O; the joining of the Red ri is will be Mississippi and the full danger of| Hi (Continued on page three) Work Progresses on Two Bridges Rapid progress in the construction of bridges over the Missouri river by the bridge division of the state highway department. The first* field coat of paint has been applied to the steelwork on the Williston bridge and the concrete floor on the south main span is be- ing poured. At Sanish falsework is being erected for the construction of the two east main spans and forms for the concrete floor are being built on the west main span. The slab probably will be poured by the end of this mont The French have adopted the use of the English yord “home,” their nearest Spprsach to = word of this meaning being “foyer,” a hearth. 1 Last Minute | | Bulletins - | 8 | @——$——$—_—__—_—_______4 New York, It 26—(/P}—Di- April "pm of the United States Stee! couenes soany feemely a F cent stoc! we Taena and red Rew on an annual dividend basis of $7. County Court He waa at Rael Sette enlisted ald a read in court today. Portland, Maine, April 26.— (@—William Widgery Thomas, 87, distinguished American di anthor, coloniser and me mat, J di ant! : he! fast macht ‘efter’ s brlet illness. gh Thomas, whe Mai minister Fet.red in 1906, ‘ ‘ ' | | propose General | tenance of peace a gineers.’ the new position in the world which | | erted that the | @—— er with the | Temperature at 7 a.m. ..... the same time the war office|at Williston and Sanish is reported | Meanwhile: with urgent warnings (Coed assurances from the Mexican ew Territory (pees ee Flood Sidelights o (By The Associated Press) The first water burial has oc- curred in flooded Greenville. An | aged negro, wasted by pellagra, died. The body was towed to midstream in a boat and lowered into the water. Authoritics said all bodies floating in the water in the city also will be lowered into the river. Suffering among flood refu- gees was illustrated by the case of Mrs, Everett Stafford, now at Mineral Wells, Mis who is searching for her husband and 14-yeur-old son who have been missing since April 17. They | brought her and four small chil- dren out of the flood areca at Simsboro, Ark., and went back for houschold goods. She never saw them ay An appeal re. ceived here said she was in dire need, no home, little clothing, and only food that her sister can give her. Behind huge along a 190-mil notthern Mi! cotton levees, farmers iver front in ippi are plant- e levees there arc among the best on the entire river. They, stand from 2,500 feet to two miles back from the river banks, 50 fect high and, with bases of 260 to 500 fect, are lined with concrete on the river side and covered with grasscs on the lund side. ARE GRATIFIED AT COOLIDGE’S MEXICAN TALK Possibility of Amicable Ad- justment Mentioned By Ex- ecutive Said Gratifying Washington, April 26.-)—Pres-| ident Coolidge’s conviction that_ the oil and land controversy with Mex- is capable of amicable adjust- ment was regarded in official circles ut the capitol today as an ecouraging or in the long standing dispute een the Washineton government | and its sister republic. The statement by Mr. Coolidge at the dinner of the United Press axso- ciation last night/that he had re- ambassador the that Mexico docs not confiscation of Amer- ican property was received with gratification. The added assertion, | however, of the president, that the Washington government feels that Mexico, is “threatening” to disre- gard the cardinal principle that pri- not be taken without fair compensation prompted onsiderable discussion. Although [ he president devoted a major por- ion of his address to Mexican rela- tions, he outlined in addition, a gen- eral policy devoted to the protection of American citizens and the main- in keeping with 1 he pictured for the United States. His discussion of Mexican prob- lems, nevertheless, aroused deep in- terest, and while it was felt that a hopeful element had been injected into the diplomacy of the two coun- tries, time only was believed capable of discolsing in what measure the dor would cuse the controversy. eather Report — or 57 68 - 47 0 est. yesterday Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 i tee Highest wind velocity ......... 2 Weather conditiors at North Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending & 8 a. m. today: Temps. § Ss ss 24 22 < BS 33 ee ks sf : ig £ ae Amenia ........ 70 0 _PCldy. BISMARCK .... 71 0 “Clear Rottineau ..... 68 0 Clear Crosby ........ 70 0 PCldy. Devils Lake 46 02 Clear Dickinson . 2 0 Cle Dunn Center .. 72 © Clear Ellendale . 0 PCldy.; Fessenden ' 0 Clear Grand Forks .. 67 02 Cloudy Jamestown .... 69 0 Clear Langdon .. 60 02 Clear Larimore ...... 68 05 Clear Lisbon : 69 0 Clear Minot . a 0 PCldy. Napoleon ...... 70 o Clear Pembina . 64 o PCidy. Williston ...... 72 0 Clear Moorhead, Minn, 66 48 .01 Cloudy WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarek and vicinity: Gener- | ally fair tonight and Wednesday.| Cooler tonight. For North Dakota: Generally fair seagate and Wednesday. Cooler to- nicht. GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS’ Low pressure areas are centered over the upper Great Lakes region and over North Dakota but no well defined high pressure areas appesr on the weather map this morning.| Precipitation occurred in the Great Lakes region, upper Mississippi Val- ley and at a few Canadian stations while elsewhere the weather is gen- erally fair. Temperatures are high, over the Dakotas and moderate else-| where. j ORRIS W. ROBERTS. Official in charge. A SHAKY PROPOSITION She: I can guarantee to teach the Black Bottom in ten minutes. } He: Then you'll have to get aj wiggle on—Life. i The Flooded Region SUREVEPORT VicksBU This map shows floods. RG the vast area affected by The shaded areas indicate inundated ELFOOT LAKE the Mis: gions. valley PRESIDENT DEFINES FOREIGN POLICY Coolidge Will Get Another Term, Says Senator Frazier Denver, April 26.—(4)--The Denver st of yesterday quotes Senator Lyna.d. Frazier of North Dakota as saying that President Coolidge will be given and will accept another presidential! term. |; Senator Frazier, according to |] the Post, declares, however, that the president would not have the support of the farming element unless something very substun- t.ul is done for the relief of the farmer. in ' jUn CHRISTIANSON TAKES CHUNK FROM BUDGET Lops: Off More Than Million and Half to Bring Total tio St 26.44) —Lopping off illion and a half dollars, istianson late last night approved the biennial bud- get for Minnesota, providing a total of $40,620,834.58 for the next two yei ‘ompleting his work at midnight the time limit given him cither to prove or disapprove the fund bills --the governor wound up a task of ¢ 15 hours broken only by short lunch} eriods. Numerous vetoes dotted udget bill, which originally carrie: figures of $42,126,278, but the elim inations brought the total to $1 518.93 under the amount approp ated in 1925. Cuts ranged from items of $100 to $200,000. Signing of the fishing li- cense bill, which is expected to bring in more than $200, resulted in the trimming of fish and game de-, partment items totaling $78,000. Cuts With Approval Practically every item affecting: state departments cut was done so with approval of heads, gained in last minute conferences. ‘As approved the carries appropriations totaling $20,- it ‘the , Show __ AND URGES MAINTENANC E OF PEACE Discusses Problems in Mex- ico, China and Nicaragua; Disapproves Senate Pro- posal For Arbitration With Mexicans on Oil and Land Laws, Forecasting Amiable lution Sol tl He reve ge idge said, ni lems ‘of the too remi: president disapproved No Confiscation American overnment. that she a strong sentiment of th: nature, which, I am convinced, ani mates the people of both count: will surely be possible to reach | jicable settlement.” maintenance of peace was outlined - Monday night by President Coolidge {death of Commander Noel Davis to- Fe as in keeping with the new position world in which he pictured United States. euking before the dinner of the t ed Press Associations commem-1Fonck’s giant plane was burned at jorating the twentieth anniversary of that organization, Mr. Coolidge dis- jeussed at length the problems volving this government in Mexico, Nicaragua and China. The ‘proposal of the senate for arbitra- with Mexico of the dispute growing out of that nation’s oil and land laws and forecast an amicable adjustment of this situation on the basis of a recent conferenee he had with the Mexican ambassador. in- the led that Ambassador Tel- lez recently brought word from Mex- i City that property confiscated by the Mex- am glad to report,” Mr. Cool- “that the Mexican ambas- sador has recently declared to me! that she does not intend to confis- {eate our property, diligence in capturing and punishing those who have murdered our citizens, and expressed the w which we so thoroughly of keeping cordial and friendly rela has entertain, Assurance was given by the presi- dent in his address which was de- eed almost entirely to foreign af- fairs, that wherever an American citizen goes “the duties of our gov- ernment must follow him.” protection of American property constituted the main prob- United States govern- ment in both Nicaragua and China. “Our government has usually been t rather then co ake, ‘i ill} in supporting the lawful rights of ; educational pill its citizens abroad,” he added He said lives and “That 395,741.45; the board of control bili,|has been so long our established $8,616,600; the state de; artmental | bill, $9,196,092.8; the scmi-state ap- propriations bill $1,961,605, and the claims bills $79,010.70. The state educational _ bill ceived the largest cut, $608,413: from the amount approved by the legislature, while the bound of con-|ed trol bill was second, with “ra amounting to $250,050. The site departmental bill was cut $205,950, the semi-state bill, $92,000 and ihe mandates over claims bill $229.60. Miscellanous appropriations which | are the executive stamp of ap-| maintenance of order, the continuity lof duly established government and | Legislative expense, $200,000; pub-| the protection of lives and property | amend-| of our citizens under a general reign } expenses of the/of law in these countries that are’ reforestation interim committee,|near at hand and where we have | 000; land ‘reclassification, $35,-| large and peculiar interests.” i id that the revo- rece! proval ate: lishing of constitutional ments, $17,884.80; cholera serum, $30,000; the offices of state treasurer, tor residents of te auditor Sib, f00: flood joweau county, and ft ” edness to be ii ued, $45,000. Summarized, the vetoes in, state departmental bill were: Laboratory for the state test m (Continued on page three) som imperialistic Mr. Coolidge discl: any program grandizement. “curious circumstance” og The terim ‘committee for study of bank | lutionary forces taxation expenses, $7,000; audit of| pear to have received ar }genition from some sou! | ico.” | The recent reply of Eugene Chen, interest on cerificates of indebt-' Cantonese foreign minister, to the United States and rnments over the attacks | results of the trial flight fanking was described in tone and to a certain ( ery Denies Imperialism _ Taking cognizance of contentio ne quarters that Americ of military He considered president s: Contit ed on page three) policy that it is rather difficult to conceive it assuming a truculent and \arrogant attitude.” - | it al that those who advocated this country taking -off countries in ; Asia” were “most critical when we attempting to encourage the Nicaragua “ap nd am- “con ==|THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE _aupnm | 1 | ! i | forced landing of ¢! $25,000 prize offered PRICE FIVE CENTS MEN PLANNING TRANS - OCEAN TRIP VICTIMS Commander i Noel Davis and Lieut. Stanton H. Wooster Meet Instant Death PLANE UNMANAGEABLE Drops Several Hundred Feet to Ground in Test Flight at Messick, Va. Newport News, Va, April 26.— (AP)—Members of the crew which extricated the bodies of Lieutenant Commander Noel Da- vis and Lieutenant 8. H. Wooster from the wreckage of their plane “American Legion” today neat Messick said Davis’ face had been crushed and that the lieutenant’s neck was broken. Va., April 26.44) is Newport Ne —Licutenant Commander Noel and Lieutenant S. H. Wooster, aviators, were killed today giant. bi-plane “American Legion” which they planned to attempt a non-stop New York to Paris flight. They were over Messick, Va., on the last of the test flight planned for big craft before it was taken to New York for the proposed trans- Atlantic dash for the Orteig prize of $25,000. The giant three motored plane with a load of 17,000 pounds landed in o mud marsh near Messick, burying her nose in several feet of water. Stories Differ Accounts of the accident differ. Colonel C. C. Culver, commanding Langley Field, said the plane wus making a perfect landing when it struck the mud, with its engines si- lenced, but W. F. Forrest, a Messick fisherman, an eye witness, declared the machine was at a low altitude when it seemed to go into a nose dive. Reports at Langley field were that the American Legion was not badly damaged but word from Messick was that it was a complete wreck. The bodies of the two fliers were taken to the naval hospital at Ports- mouth. It was believed they were drowned before they could extricate themselves, Mrs. Davis "has been visiting friends at Langley Field while her husband tested the American Legion. The ship was a triple motored Key- stone Pathfinder, one of the largest of her kind ever built. She was equipped with several 1,500 gallon gasoline tanks and was capable of # speed beyond that of the average craft of her size A ae - | SECOND TRAGEDY 1N NS-OCEAN FLIGHT New York, April 26.—@)-—The day marked the second tragedy in the proposed New York to Paris non-stop flight. The first effort ended last fall when Captain Rene Roosevelt Field a moment after he had taken off for Paris, causing the deaths of Charles W. Clavier, the radio operator, and Jacob Islamoff, the mechanic. The famous French ace himself escaped injury. It was coincident that Commander Davis was himself an entrant for the flight last fall, but canceled his plans. Commander Davis had an unusual and brilliant record in the navy. He was raised on the plains of Utah and in his early school days evidenced 4 penchant for mathematics and the navy, with the results that friends induced him to enter the naval academy at Annapolis. He did so and was graduated with high honors, notwithstanding his carly educational handicaps. His War Service He served as aide to Admiral Sims and Admiral Strauss and when the United States declared war on. Ger- many he went abroad as chicf of staff to Admiral Strauss in charge of mine laying. He put down a field of mines be- tween England and Norway which eventually stopped the German sub- marines from using that path to the high seas. When the war ended he took the mines up again and was blown up in the process, washed overboard and nea, lost his life. He later entered the naval aviation school aut. Pensacola and on his grad- uation had so mastered the technique lof aerodynamics that he was able tu write a number of books on the sub- ject which are used by navy pilots. ter he took charge of the naval reserve field at Squantum, Mass., and was selected by the navy depart- ment to take charge of all naval re- serve flying. Sought Orteig Prize Lust March the commander. an- nounced that he would hop off from Mitchel field early in June in an all-American plane, engines and crew, in an attempt to capture the by Raymond Orteig, New York hotel man, for a a8 ;non-stop flight from New York to Paris. His specially-built plane of the Pathfinder type, developed by Keystone Aircraft company of Bris- tol, Pa., was christened the American Legion by his wife at Curtiss Field earlier this month. Frenchman Prepares For Oceanic Flight Paris, April 26.—()—M. Dasehie. the latest candidate for trans-Atlantic honors, is so satisfied with the made with his p! is determined, the Matin said today, not only to fly from Paris to New York, but to fly back to Paris after a few days’ rest. “4 pe Captain Charles Ni Major Francis Coli are J to their attempt to ay across the nel a Atlantic from: the Fre: capital to ithe Ameriean metropolis. 1 ier