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x ed A Cee i Jeerms Somewhat unsettled tonight and Thursday. Net much change. ESTABLISHED 1873 | BYRD STARTS FOR BNGLAND HAY ACCEPT U.S, VIEWPOINT Tacitly Recognizes Impossi- bility of Revising Treaty at This Time MAY STILL GIVE VIEWS Gibson to Outline Objections to Discussion of Capital Ship Question ‘4 ‘ Geneva, June 29.—UP)—Great Brit- ain, according to information in authoritative circles has tacitly rec- ognized the impossibility of revising the Washington. naval treaty at the present’ tripartite conference hee without the consent of the United States mp one of the Ne gaat Co signatories. This reported British acceptance of the Amériedn view- point does’ not mean, however, th: the question of the size of the ships will not be discussed the British delegation seems keenly desirous of an opportunity to pre- sent its views before a preliminary session of the conference, It is possible that the American delegation will not deny the British their opportunity, on clear un- derstanding, however, that mere pre- sentation of the British .standpoint wil} not involve the formal reopen- ing of the Washington decisions to which the American delegation re- mains fixedly opposed, H Gibson, head of tl ion, may issue a forth the objec- tions of the United States to discus- sion of the capital ship’ question prior to the second Washington con- ference in 1931. ‘ Agreement Possible The technical committee of the naval limitation conference, follow- ing cn hour and half diseussion of the destroyer class this morning, is- sued a communique saying that. a 5 « ica,” hi headed _b; Cemmander Richard Byrd of North Pole flight fame, The three-motored “America, er crew heade: alata ea na teadi ta arses: of the “America’s” characteristic take-off. sailed away today from Roosevelt Field, Lony Frise ——___——, ——_______——_-— | Log of Flights | Over Pacific | 9 p. m.: Lieutenants} Maitland and Hegenberger start from Oakland Municipal Airport for Hono- lulu, in army Fokker monoplane. :36.a, m.: Ernest L, Smith, civ ian pilot, and Charles Cart gator, start for Honolulu, plane “The City of Oaklan 46 Smith and Carter re- turn with damaged air deflector.. At- new deflector loaned by 1 . m.t. “Army: plane sighted 300 miles off California coast by un- identified ship. backers post- ‘consideruble measure of agreement between the three delegations” had been revealed in the meeting. They planned to devote the afternoon to expounding to their respective dele- gations the progress .made during the morning, and will reconvene for further discussion of the cruiser class tomorrow morning. PARDON BOARD. GRANTS WENTZ: * LONGER LEAVE Extension of Time Recom- mended By John Hulteng, Member of Board pitta Recommendation that Clifford Wentz, convicted Grand Forks boot- legger. be given an additional “leave of ab nce” of two weeks from the state penitentiary here was made by John Hulteng, Grand Forks, a mem- ber of the state prison,board, it was said at the office of Governor A. G. Sorlie today. ' No record of the Wentz case is to be found in the minutes of the par- Adon board kept at the governor's of- fice but records at the penitentiary how Wentz was released May8 on order alee by the Governor and L. E. Birdzell, chief justice of ‘Khe supreme’ court, another pardon board membei The reason for jing the leave, the post oar said, was that Wentz could obtain needed medical atten- tion without cost to the state by go- to St, Paul, the Gréat: Northern road having agreed to: pay the Later, the governor said, Hulteng advised him in a letter that Wentz was “in no shape to rn to the penitentiary at once” an addition- al stay of two weeks inted, Violated T. eave “ae ave ase ‘au. Grand iny ral bill. ‘orma Prison officials said absence granted. Wents thorize him~ to return to Forks and that he had vi under which the wi inted to that extent. They expect fim to return to the venitentiary duly 1 and if he does not appear by that time sees. will be,takeh to bring him back, Hulteng’s promise to responsible for his return, it was said at the capitol tour, 5 Pp wernor .Sorlie said Wentz was ta released to in tl PR , Grand Forks, N. Clifford Wentz, con’ of absence + | | ‘entz was released on |! pone flight inde gator Carter declines to start so late in day and after army plane has im- 5 p. m.: Steamer President Pierce, 600 miles off shore, hears, army plane radio request for bear-| ings from Steamer President Cleve- land, approximately 1,150 miles from Lieutenants Maitland and) Log of America’s Hegenberger Land Wheeler Field, Island Oahu, Hawaii, 25 Hours and 50 Minutes After Leaving Oakland Flying Field finished the P: ornia coast, The army f California co: i p.m. army miles rout with® rain ‘falling, light winds * 9 m "President Cleveland Pearl Harbor radio sta- Pp. port. that. plane was 900 miles northeast of Honolulu. M3 Honolulu. 3. a. m. San Francisco army radi 200 miles, way from Honolulu. 7:30 a.-m..° The San Francisco Ex- amitier correspondent in Honolul reported the plane had been sighted 140 miles from its goal. 8:62 a.m. Army. piane lands at Wheeler Field, Island Oahu, Hawaii, with *Lieutenants Maitland, pilot, and Hegenberger, navigator. SALE OF BEER BY GLASS GETS MAJORITY VOTE’ Navy radio station at} receives Power Government of' Premiet John Bracken: Winnipeg, June 29.—(#)—Return to power for five years more of the rogressive: government of Premier Sohn Bracken, and approval of sale of beer by the’glass. in licensed es- tablishments indicated today in virtually complete returns from yes- terday’s provincial elections. Proposed sale of beer by the glass ad of bottle sales under the h and carry” system received majorities in the cities large enough to indicate its adoption despite the band in returns from the rural dis- triets. Indication that the electors want trol of the distribution of intoxicants was shown in the defeat of the pro- Iders. government victory in 29 of the 55 seats in the legislature or a gain of one over its representation at dissolution. Court Reverses : Decision of One mb the unhappy task of reversing a deci- sion of one of its members recently in the case of MeK ae county vs, . ‘asady and the Northern Town and Land company. ambGg of the court Ian fall heard 1e pu the come ahd decided it Seainst the county. ‘The latter appealed a1 a ‘when government to continue: its con- | J of Its Members bi of the supreme court had & Themes fi, Pugh of }omi 5 aistsiet abasititing for 4 away the rai one-half to Complete Work Started in 1925 Maitland and Hegenberger, by. their successful’ ftight, supplemented ‘the ugust 31, 1925, by their brothers of the navy. On that date three giant planes of the navy made the first attempt to cross Francisco Bay One plane failed to rise, another fell into the sea 300 miles ind the third, containi ‘ommander John Rodge and three other men, came down 800 (Continued on page three) Report pioneer work bi the Pacifie fro to Hawaii. off shore, the heroie Ci Weather + Weather conditions at North’ Da- kota points for the 24 hours ending at 7 a. m, today: Canadians Also Return to’ Temperature at 7 a, m.... Highest yesterday ......... they ine : and sloom of the night n-1,100 that shrouded their landing place. See eevee Thousands who had waited through the long night. had begun to disperse Maitland belay y Heeehboreer nd, Ore., of a re- came down through the haze to a tion informs Portla ferepitvetetegie tg It fell to “the fot 6f the army to Army station at Hono-'bring the Hawaiian Island, outpost lulu feported plane 900 miles from of America’s defenses, within one day [of the country’s mainland. The fastest steamer traverses the report via broad waters of the Pacific, in which } saying army plane was no land intervenes, in from five ‘and | Wheeler Field, Island Oahy, Haw- aii, June 29.—VP)—First to 00-mile flight between San Fran- co and Honolulu, the army flyers, jeutenants Lester J. ‘Albert Hegenberger, arrived here at 6:29 a. m. toda: The army flyers, . their flight in 25 hours and 50 minutes. Throughout their long flight over had been reported seen only once—by the steamer Sen- oma, when 750 miles from the Calif- A Triumphant Landing yers came that days. egun m. Lowest last night Precipitation to 7 Highest wind velocity Bottineau .. Crosby . Devils Lake Dickinson in: FOR arck and vieinity: what unsettled tonight and Thu ‘Not much chan, s North Dak Temps, ehatgctsenesesssageg ret ge in tem ota: Maitland and who left Oak- at 7:09 a. m., ye itation ai jake the transpacific through had cleared + 65! / 6 . 64 01} Army Flyers Successful In o To Honolulu Flight | Atlantic Flight | Jo 2k ichercimboohbeeienoccacs: | (By The Associated Press) Ei rn Dayli 6:41 a. m.: 8, hearing America Lai 7:26 a. m America 10 mil Cod. 8:04 a. m.: 70 miles east of 8:12 a, mz 1 a. m.: to | mouth, compass trouble, 9 a, m.: 9:09 a, m.: FS 9 a. m.: 10:00 a. m, Nova Scotia, Nova_Sco 10:55 a, m Scotia. Very 11:10 a, m.? §. Dodging fog 11:35 a. ms; six hours and 11 air line distance, 12:15 p.m mn flight in six utes, dred miles in so 2:55 p.m, hard by finish of water j 2) St. Lawrence, jo Precipit Sin inches = SRooSo oo Cloudy BP Cldy P Cidy. Cloudy Clear Clear P Cldy. Some- rsday. perature. jewhat un- 222 and wounded two Diego Attlomoi man, was ‘nearly Otto Pupill, 28, e other by wireless from S, 8, altitude -half salle: 7 Shipmates doing their jobs like men. Ht 4 rireless [of persons in England were thrilled stations to stand by as America is by ng to pump gas. , 9 America wireldsses 20 miles west of Yarmouth, N. S, High over Meteghan, Pointed for jHaifax, Byrd stream of lead. Here is a phetograph ht Time) m.: The America hops off at Roosevelt Field. | a. m.: Lieut. Noville sends! reached the machine, Samuel was Iw verything |dead. His chest was crushed. Hi | ‘ father received a fractured skull, his 1 6:30 u. m.; America sighted over /teft urm and right hip were broken Watch Hill, R. 1 The Byrd over Saunderstown, 6 . 8. Homeri 8. Corinthea send wireless, reporting RK. off Newport, R. L. plane reported over. Radio from Byrd says America passed Cape Cod, Mass. speed 108 miles an hour. 7 S. 8. Naiden sights s northeast of Cape The America reported Stavanger as Cape Cod, Mass. A United States de- jstroyer sighted Byrd plane 10@ miles least of Gloucester, Mass. 8 Byrd sends wireless joston navy yard that America is half por eereen Chpe.Cod and Yar- 8:41 a. m.: Extra gas cans causing Byrd. radios. Byrd Wirelesses flying: Getting chilly. ! asks Cook’s Falls, Nova beh. Martin’s River, N. banks. edford, Nova Scotia, minutes out of New York and approximately 530 miles of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, approximately 630 miles out hours and 61 -min- Sherbrooke is ‘a little more than one hundred miles east of Bedford, the place previougly reporting Byrd 40 minutes earlier. dicated that Byrd had made the hun- Whether this in- much less than an hour or whether the unofficial re- ports from Bedford, had a mixup us to timing was not ascertainable. ti Nearing St. Pierre, foundland const at Gulf of jump acrot GUNMEN KILL ONE AND WOUND TWO IN CHICAGO Shots Fired From. Curtained Autos—One of Wounded in Dying Condition Chicago,’ June 29,—()—Gunmen, whose shot guns blaze from cur- tained automobiles, slew one man others in tw» early morning forays today. lay. te, 30. the dend decapitated by the|’ Bie’ y ’ companion, is reported dy at a hospital‘ with more than’ 20 slugs in his body, ‘ Wounded man wag}, who | Reappointment of Reappoia taint Sion wes amo 4 Heads of State. |. Departments Made “of four heads, of plane passed and 8. state institu- by the phe 'MAN IS KILLED IN ATTEMPT TO BEAT RAIL TIME, Fast Auto Trip From Chicago to Los Angeles Has Dis- astrous Ending AUTO GOES INTO RIVER |Samuel Klein Is Killed In- stantly and Father Is Se- rigusly Hurt Council Grove, Kansas, June 29.— ()--The attempt of Samuel Klein jand his father, Morris Klein, of Chi- leago, to beat the fastest rail time between their home city and Los Angeles in an automobile, ended inj disaster near here yesterday when their machine left the road, killing the son and seriously injuring the} father. Leaving Chicago at 3 o'clock yes- terday morning, they piloted their roadster to St. Louis without an in- cident and roared through Kansas City four minutes ahead of schedule, averaging 55 miles an hour. As they approached Bushong, 10| miles east of here, the road ‘nar- rowed at a culvert near which an- other car was parked. The roadster missed the bridge, and hurdled a small stream.’ It landed on the bank of the creek and fell back into ‘the water. : * When farmers and motorists and his right foot was crushed. Physicians said he had little chance to recover, Samuel Klein was president Klein and: company, jewelers, of Chi- eago and Milwaukee SUN'S ECLIPSE PLAINLY SEEN OVER ENGLAND Thousands View First Total: ‘Solar Eclipse England Has Had in 200 Years London, June 29.—(4)—Thousands in excellent view of the eclipse :of; she sun this morning, ; Sheffield reported a glorious view of the full eclipse. Birmingham an- nounced that the eclipse was clearly visible, although briefly. Cardiff [had a’ fine: view, while Darlington, Leeds, Nottingham and several ather places reported _ intermittent glimpses. @ curtain was rolled up on the great drama at_6:20, when the first ident” in the sun became manifest. The play moved slowly forward to its climax, with the audience growing larger and larger, until the crucial moment came at,'6:24, the beinning of the period of totality. A hush ; 5 to advantage and the highwa fell over the hundreds of thousands |, Wishek, N. D. J ment believes it also. will of, sun gazers. to the Tribune)—Wishck, famous for winter travel over the state roads, Total For 23 Seconds several years for its annual uer-! The snow plows ‘probably will be re- dpezom fhe distance came the hidden | kraut Day,” at which free sauerkraut, tuined if Pinatisackary’ asroammant je of airplanes soaring above the | .; 9 aljca" be made with county boards in clouds to peep more intimately inte oe eee as sf yee ann [stratexie districts. . @ mysteries over them. For 23 0 town, wi seconds the totality lasted, and then the play moved on to its anti-climax, je show was not completely over until 7:23 when Mr. Sun obtained a full-divorce from Miss Moon, It was the first total solar eclipse England has had in 200 years, and a large proportion of England's 46,- 000,000" persons poked tl heads from windows or craned their necks from sidewalks in the cities, and hills and fields in the rural areas, The scientific results of the eclipse still remain to be tabulated, analyzed and compared. Hundreds of astron-| omers from all corners of the world crowded their apparatus into the to- tality area, made observations and took photographs, BUREAU GETS 6 DEATH CLAIMS INTWO MONTHS | Largest Number For Two- ‘Month Period Since Bu- “ reau Was Organized = ims, four of them the etrocutions, were rece it ir a two-month: sinee the bureau was organ- several case the electrocutions occu! met were working with “hot” wi Tid i aneher case current from a -voltage w! through the air to: st; limbed oth re: of the death claims is one of the qucurehe iavthe ‘len ofthe be An employe of a creamery ny at ‘was riding a horse v4 gtd ag open steps of a church on his ey the tall ‘ The plan of the highway commis- aatackehaw for Kegan. and’ Mei sic! ew: in to kek the sountion to Intosh counties {Provide the snow plows and a place here has long been » demand that!to keep them. The state partment the businesy men of Wishek perfect! would pay the cost of operating the an organization to handle annual; plows while they are in service. One affair of this kind and the board of| directors of the Wishek Assoc: of Commerce: held, of Logan and first annual grain and Hivesto some time in the month of an exposition cued, the lurgest and livest town in Ai ing the initi fair, is confident that it\ will have the support of the farmers and busi ness men of the two counties in mak-| best state. McIntosh counti h enthusiasm has already been shown! 900; Oriska, 10,000; Eckelson, and favorable comment has heard from all par ties and it now avpears that there’ will be no lack of effort and assist-! Cum ance on the part who' seem to be ity to help give:the two counties a grain and livestock’ show to rank among the best in the state. | accommodations decided th bureau officials | have ti first year. will be announced later. aped six feet | Intosh counties, will who| compete for the Raid Pole to do some|to be offered. Berg of Dickinson BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1927 : RANCE THIS MOR Off For France State Securities Body Reappoints Bailey Secretary E. 0. Bailey, executive secretary of the state securities commission for the last-two years, has been re- appointed to that post for a two- year term, beginning July The action of the board was unanimous. ALL PARTS OF STATE 10 GET to Get Most Fence Counties and dist T0 HOLD GRAIN SHOW IN FALL 23% Snow will Will Be Made Annual Affair and Later Will Include egic the Points came failure ; to keep the roads Livestock as Well it was said, Railroads. operating in the state long have used ‘snow f year hold the first annual grain and State Would Operate Plows of; reason for this arrangement, it ; tion! said, is that the plows then’ would ata meeting recently be available for use on county as decided to give the People well as state roads and the state has MeIntosh counties their| no garages in which to house them while not in service. According to present, plans 24,000 feet of snow fence will be erected in the Minot district, that amount having been scheduled for shipment to- that point. Valley City will receive 23.000; Dickinson, 19,000 and , Devils Lake, 19,000. The remainder of the snow fence will be distributed as follo i marck, 9,000; Napoleon, 7,00 7,000; . Linton, 7, j New. England, Hettinger, 3,000 Blaisdell,’ 7,0 Rugby, ‘7,060 Wheelock, 12,600: is er, Wishek is ideally located for such! eing centrally lo- Wishek ‘ommerce, in’ tak step toward, an annual two counties—and the ociation of ing the show one of the. largest and in the southern part of. the ‘000 Noonan, 12,000 Bottineau, 12,000 Cooperstown, 12, With crop prospects in Logan and| the best, much |. been Lisbon, 12,0 of the two coun-| Mouse’ 7 000 Moure, 7,000; Ellendale,’ 12,000; Glenfield, 12,000; Carrington, 7,000; mings, 12,000; Casselton, 12,000; | Fargo, 7,000; Gardner, 7,000; Finley, 17,000; Jamestown, 7,000: ‘Lakota, 12, 000; Grand Harbor, 7,000; Brinsmade, 12,000; Crary, 7,000; Thompson, 7,- 1000; Doyon, 12,000; * Cando, 7,000; Proper; Minnewaukan, 12,000; Leeds, 7,000; been Niagara, 7.000; ' Oberon, | £2000 exhibits Michigan, 7,000. vegetables | the live-| son. To‘estab- kind is an enor- nd those in charge would | ike a limited beginning than! show failure the very|@————__________ weed tater nn ee] -Cercary readings ac 15, tm) Forman, f all the people lad of an opportun- Owing to the lack of it has the to limit ear PRICE FIVE CENTS } wes RES AMERICA AND - CREW OF FOUR _ONTHEIR WAY : Byrd Decides Suddenly to Start Today, Despite Un- favorable Weather /MAY PLAN ROUND TRIP | Three-motored Fokker Plane Leaves Roosevelt Field | at’5:24 A.M. | Paria, | tions from CommanderRichard E. | Byrd have been received hy the | Air Union, chief of the French ; commercial air line, to have | 4400 liters (about 960 gallons) ef gasoline for | Letfourgets to return to . | the United States by air. Roosevelt Field, New York, June 29.4)—Commander Richard —E. Byrd and his: three-man crew took off on their long delayed scientific | air expedition to France in the mono- | plane America at dawn toda} The great three mo- | tored Fokker took the jair at 5:24 o'clock from the top of the runway, where it had jj been tied for the past six days while unfav- orable weather for- bade a flight. The storms — that have blocked a flight during the more than a month that the By aiting at the field seemed last night to be as great an obstacle as ever. But in the early hours of the morning Com- der Byrd sudden- ly. announced — that, despite the weather man's report, he had decided to i Immeditely ‘there was a great bustle of preparation ground |Districts Which Suffered, ines mmander Byrd with his i Mest From Blocked Roads crew, Bert Acosta, George Noville the hangar and run- way and last prepar- ations were made for the third time in a week, “i, Orew “Arrives at 5 Byrd went forward ina hum er and shortly ‘before very! ike mi 5 o'clock Ci and Bernt Balchen, drove out to the plane. Harold’ Kinkade, Wright motor expert, climbed aboard and tuned up the motors, The crew waved a last farewell, climbed into their places and sig. ve her the gun.” The en- d and the great ship shot n the incline and, whirred across field in the misty light of a rainy daw __ Six-tenths of a mile it drove across the , field and then slowly as though the men inside were lifting her upward by main strength, it floated upward and soared into the air. The take-off was the occasion for a rumor that Kinkade had stowed himself away as a fifth man in the plane. Yester- day afternoon Byrd had told him that he would like to have the motor — expert along, and Kinkade replied: “Well, you may find me ‘there after you get away.” Later Kinkade con- fided to reporters that he intended to at- tempt to stow away, and when he was not seen to descend from the plane after tuning up the motors it was believed that he had actually gone, ¥ Acosta ‘Kinkade Decides Noi te Arriving back at the hangar about half an hour after the America left the ground, Kinkade said a five: pound’ tin of tea belonging to Com: mander Byrd made him decide to re- main behind. Byrd and his crew, suid, checked over various supplies to see if room could be made for Kinkade. They discarded first the ‘mudguards on the landing gear, then a pair of moccasins and two cans of oil, “Then,” said Kinkade, “they were about to throw off the commander's five-pound tin of tea. That decided me. I figured they would need to save all the weight they could in or- der to buck the headwinds that are waiting them off New Foundland, I immediately came off the shir.” - Kinkade appeared disappointed, *+ “Cheer up.” said a friend to him, “maybe you'll fly back from Parie te this country.” Sails For France Today “That's, what I’m going to do,” he answered. He added that he would sail for France today aboard the Bismarck—Cloudy, 65; roads good, Poly tar hee St. Cloud—Clear, 80; roads good. many cash prises, Mankato-Clear, 85; roads good luth—Partly cloudy, 75; Jamestown—Clear, 76; roads fair. Wi ‘roads good. er—Clear, 8; road Hibbing—Partly cloudy, Fargo—Clear, 62; roads . Mandan—Cloudy, 67; roads good. Minot—Partly. sipudy, fo De R. El. Grand Forks—Cleat; _ cloudy, a; » 643 roads good,' Gets Reappointment, Reappointment of P. 8. in & member of is good. 3 poads Berg, Dick the stat President Harding, taking spare parts for the Americ: A few minutes after the take-ol the America appeared once more, Ie dest hee seu oe rectly over the field on its w: ing di Fra on the field were the to a a ives te all gupreme