The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 18, 1933, Page 1

‘ North Dakota’s Oldest Newspaper . Weather Report Partly cloudy and cooler tonight; ‘Wednesday generally fair. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1933 ESTABLISHED 1873 PRICE FIVE CENTS Post At Irkutsk On World Hop World Agreement On Wheat Believed Nears na 97 WEARY FLIER HOPES = _ NATIONS STRUGGLING | New Air Chief [BISMARCK TAX LEVY | Actress to Wed C TO GET SOME REST | AT SIBERIAN TOWN P OR FUND DEFICIT ‘New Potentateot Mystic Shrine udahy. Scion Self Made’ WILL INCREASE TAX POR ONE REAL DERD AT LONDON MEETING Danubian Countries Agree to Limit 1933 Exports to 54,000,000 Bushels ADOPT CURTAILMENT PLAN | Action Is Important Since It Meets Chief Condition Made By Australia London, July 18.—()—Representa- tives of the four largest wheat pro- ducing nations in the world reached an agreement Tuesday with Danubian producers whereby exports of the iat- ter nations will be held to 54,000,000 bushels this year and 50,000,000 bush- els next year. The accord is held to be of the highest importance since it represents the keystone of provisos set up by Australian delegates to participation ; in.an acreage restriction scheme, ; which American representatives con- sider necessary to use up the large ex- isting wheat surplus in order to raise prices. Negotiations for an agreement re- garding reduction of the world wheat acreage and exports have been in progress during the world economic conference here by spokesmen of the United. States, Australia, Argentina and Canada. The “big four” representatives went directly from a meeting Tuesday morning with delegates ftom four Danubian countries—Hungary, Ru- mania, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria—to a session with Russian spokesmen. In the second conference they said they would try to tie Russia down to @ definite export quota for the next two years. Plan Another Meeting Another parley with representatives of France and other European im- Porting countries is scheduled for this! evening, at which’ time an effort will be made to induce those nations to eliminate some of their restrictions,! such as import quotas, which handi,, cap a free world market for wheat. Still determined on international collaboration, which he believes neces- sary for the future of the nations, Secretary of State Cordell Hull was represented in American quarters as convinced of the necessity for some interim activity until the world eco- nomic conference can be reconvened. Perts and national representatives to carry on committee work while the parley is in recess was suggested in American circles as a means of grap- pling with various problems until the statesmen can-come together again. It was suggested that James M. Cox of Ohio and Dr. Herbert’ Feis, tech- nical adviser, might remain here to represent the United States. in such a group. Work on Silver Delayed The silver committee, which was slated’ to convene after a recess of several days, was unable to reassem- ble until Wednesday, and it was re- ported India objected to an export States has suggested and Spain had raised sharp objections to a restric- tive agreement on its monetary silver The silver negotiations represent important holding and producing countries. They had been described as being agreed in principle, although most delegations were said to have made agreements conditional . upon acceptance of certain details by oth- the European gold countries unwilling to increase its use of silver, while the Dutch have promised to submit a pro- posal against further debasement existing silver coinage. It was reported in informed confer- ence quarters that a drastic revision of. Senator Key Pittman’s latest silver agreement draft is necessary before there can be any hope of an accord. The Nevada senator still remained hopeful, however, of action on his suggestion to increase the use of sil- ver. American delegates still were ex- changing communications with Wash- ington regarding their plans to make final reports to save the United States - inspired truce on tariff changes and to seek agreements in principle on a general price-raising program. N. D. to Get Money For Improvements Washington, July 18—(AP)—The first list of approved projects an- nounced by the public works: admin- istration included $285,000 to the commerce departmen. bureau of eeronautics for combining radio facilities so as to provide standby stations at 547 places, including Far- go, N. D. A Other projects approved included: North Dakota, Mandan, repair and paint plant industry building $900; repair greenhouse $200; renew wa- ter piping $300; repair fences $250; repair roads and walks $800; clean- up shelterbelt and horticultural Plantings $1,500; grade and terrace land $1,000; destroy noxious weeds $300; construct machine shed to house government machinery $2,000. Bismarck, repairing weather bu- resu building $150; Devils Leke, altering first floor of weather bureau building $800. . The creation of some body of ex-j quota for silver which the United | ers. { Italy is said to be the only one of of | dustrial administrator. Ickes and Douglas have been re-: | a IS SET AT $104,400 { Hearing on Preliminary Budget Will Be Held At 10 A. M. ' July 26 POOR RELIEF ELIMINATED ;No Levy Contemplated For De- ficiencies in Special A ments After working his way upward from his original position as a draftsman with the company, Phillip Gustave Johnson, above, of Seattle, has been chosen president of the United Air- craft & Transport Corporation. Controling various alr lines and airplane factories, it is the world’s largest corporation of its kind. CABINET CONFERS ON PLAN TO BOOST PURCHASING POWER Administration Seeks to Get PublicOpinion Behind Its Campaign Washington, July 18.—()—Indus- trial recovery plans for quickly boost- ing national buying power through! voluntary covenants to raise pay and! \shorten work hours were presented for| }@ preview by the white house execu-/ ;tive council Tuesday prior to public application. unifying public opinion behind the administration. But Hugh 8. John- son regarded the job as s0 complex he wanted to be “sure before starting out.” This voluntary method of immedi- ately getting more money into more Pay envelopes was regarded as a time- jsaver in bringing purchasing power, | production and prices into line. More ,carefully drawn and detailed codes | carrying out this program would come ‘along later. At the heart of the plan were cam- | paigns reminiscent of world war da: for bringing home the government's ; Purposes to the average citizen. State , organizations, “minute men” speakers and advertising of the poster, button ;and slogan type all had places in the discussions for massing citizens en- thusiasm. 1 Roper Is Hopeful | Meanwhile Secretary Roper said a |bianket presidential order to force shorter working hours and better pay | was not now necessary. Considerably improved, the presi- ;dent remained in seclusion at the | Suggestion of his physician to recover {completely from a cold which over- }took him after his week-end cruise. Secretary Ickes—public works ad- ministrator—denied there was any “serious difference of opinion” be- jtween him and Lewis Douglas, direc- tor of the budget, or Johnson as in- i ported as conflicting in their views on the extent to which the federal government should pursue the $3,- 300,000,000 public works program. Douglas recently the pro- jsram might be slowed in view of re- lcent improvements in the industrial {situation, while Ickes was understood \to favor going ahead with speed. President Roosevelt set forth the administration policy last week with an announcement that the full fund would be expended. |Mexican Sentenced By City Magistrate Joe Marques, Bismarck Mexican who was accused of threatening the life of Roosevelt Davis, Negro pitcher of the Bismarck baseball team, plead- ed guilty to a charge of being drunk in a public place when he was ar- raigned Tuesday forenoon before Po- lice Magistrate Edward 8. Allen. When arrested Saturday night, Marques threw to the ground a knife which he had hidden in his sleeve, according to Police Chief C. J. Mar- tineson. "8 in the county jail and fined $50 by Magistrate Allen. Canadian Farmer Is Cutting Wheat Crop Winnipeg, July 18—()—Wheat cut- ting has started in Manitoba, A re- port from D. P. Weibe said he had his Plum Coulte, Men. farm. He pects an average yield of 12 bushels [per aere. : Mapped carefully was the idea of; Marques was sentenced to 30 days|- started cutting 69 acres of wheat at’ Bismarck's general property tax lev- | jies for all city purposes for the fiscal | lyear just beginning will total $101,400! {compared to $104,000 last year and | $135,000 two years ago if the prelim- \inary budget drawn by the city com- {missioners last week-end is approved without change at the budget hear- ing Wednesday July 26. The final hearing will be conducted in the city hall at 9:30 a. m. on the Contemplated levies, as compared with those of the two years immedi- lately preceding, follow: General Purposes ...$103,000 $ 75,000 $ 73,500 Int. retire- jment bonds . 12,500 165,850 City’s share spec. assess- i ments .:... 13,200 13,150 13,040 Levies for deficiencies in special assess- ment funds 14,860 6,300 Totals ......$135,000 $104,000 $101,400 Contemplated expenditures are $83,- 425 for general purposes and $27,900 for debt and bond interest, retire- ment and sinking funds. Levies will be made for special as- sessment only for the city’s share, the share to be borne by property-hold- ers being fixed when the obligations were assumed. i No Levy For Deficiencies | { No levy was made for deficiencies in| | special assessment payments last year jand none is planned this year. City (Continued on to page two) ALBANY KIDNAPING BAFFLES OFFICIALS | Authorities Start All Over in Ef- fort to Unravel Sensa- tional Crime |. Albany, N. Y., June 18,—(>)—Fran- ; tic in their search for @ single clue in the kidnaping of John J. O'Connell / Jr., authorities started afresh Tuesday ; with the primary task of reconstruct- | ing one of the most sensational crimes; in the history of this ancient Dutch | city. With only one definite fact in thelr | possession—that the nephew of the | Politically powerful O'Connell broth- jers, Ed and Dan, was kidnaped early July 7th for $250,000 ransom—inves- tigators gave thought to several pos-/ sible means of escape used by the ab- ductors. - | Discarding, temporarily at least, the | | previously accepted theory that 24- year old O'Connell was snatched from his automobile and driven in another car to a point of isolation, the au- thorities considered the theory he/ jmight have been whisked away from this sector in a motor boat down the Hudson river, or in an airplane from Albany airport, which is located sev- eral miles outside of the city proper. | Despite the kidnapers’ 98-hour s!-| lence since the fourth note was re-; ceived last Friday, Dan O’Connell:and the abducted young man’s mother, Mrs. Katherine O'Connell were un- usually hopeful Tuesday of an e H definite developmer.t. QUIZ EX-CONVICT IN ALTON ABDUCTION Alton, Il, July 18—(#)—An ex-! convict was being questioned today | ‘by department of justice operatives as the investigation continued into the kidnaping of August Luer, 77- year-old Alton banker who was re-/ leased on a lonely country road early Sunday after being held five days. Percy M. Fitzgerald of St. Louis,! whose police record in that city and suburbs dates back to 1913, was ar- rested by police at Madison, Ill. just vere the Mississippi river from St. Louis. The Fitzgerald arrest was the first tangible result of the department of Justice investigation. Luer was seized from his home here @ week ago Monday night, and after five days of anxiety, appeared. at a resort near Collinsville, Til, and in- formed his family by telephone that he had been released. ALL IS FORGIVEN Berlin, July 18—()—The newspaper Deutsche Zeitung which was suspend- ed for three months Monday for hav- ing published an item referring to General Italo Balbo as a baptized Jew, was permitted to reappear Tuesday! after profuse apologies by the pub- Ushers for the “editorial blunder.” TAKES FEDERAL JOB Washington. July 18.—(/)—James H. Moyle, of Sait Lake City, a former assistant secretary of the treasurer, wes ‘sworn in Tuesday as &@ commis- jSioner of customs. | FOR GITY PURPOSES a Mary Jacklyn Borax, above, dancer and actress, is known on the stage as Jacqueline Roth Soon Mrs. Michael Cudahy, wife of the 25. packing millions, for the two have filed notice of intention to wed Both have been married before at Los Angeles. REPEAL GETS LEAD IN FIRST RETURN FROM DEEP SOUTH Meager Reports Indicate Arkan-| sas and Alabama Will Be in Wet Column (By The Associated Press) Prohibition repealists took the lead in first. returns from referenda in Alabama and Arkansas Tuesday, forging ahead two to one on meager returns in Alabama and registering a 44 to 1 vote in the only precinct reporting in Arkansas. Upper Hill township was the first Arkansas precinct voting, giving 44 FIRST PRECINCT IS WET | Little Rock, Ark., July 18.—()— | Claiming the honor of being the first precinct in the state to report its complete vote in the referen- dum on the eighteenth amend- ment,, upper Hill township in Prairie county Tuesday cast 44 | votes for repeal and 1 against. All eligible voters had voted by 10:30 | a.m. for repeal, while the wife of an elec- tion judge who said he “couldn't do anything with her,” voted against eliminating the 18th amendment. Absentee ballots in three Alabama counties and one small ballot box gave for repeal 105; against 59. A small box in Dallas county show- ed all 18 votes for repeal. One coun- ty, Dekalb, a mountainous section, registered 4 to 1 against repeal. Before the week is over 20 states, jeontaining 49 per cent of the popula- ition of the United States will have recorded their will on the problem Tennessee votes Thursday and Oregon Friday. Arkansas and Alabama were the first strictly southern states to ballot on prohibition and both sides felt the result was fraught with much signifi- cance for their causes. Prohibition forces expressed confidence that if some of the southern states held fast to prohibition they could put the fi- nal test over until next year and thus better their chances of preserving the 18th amendment. The contests in the south drew heightened interest as a result of a public- appeal from President Roose- velt for ratification. In a telegram to a Democratic national committee- man in Alabama he said the platform of the Democratic party “should be; carried out insofar as it les in our) power.” The platform pledged for re- Peal. Shooting Culminates Marital Difficulties East St. Louis, Ill., July 18—?)— The Joseph Biggs of this city could not_get along as man and wife, so they got # divorce. Then the two discovered they could not get along without each other, but rather than get married again they continued to live under the same roof as employer and housekeeper. This plan worked out smoothly un- til the ex-wife decided to spend the night away from home, @s most house- keepers believe they have the right to do. The former husband and present employer, however, could not see it that way. Mrs. Biggs is in a hospital. suffer- ing from bullet wounds in beth legs. while Biggs ts free under $5,000 bond, charged with inflicting the wounds. |! the bank's action, one being the fact; she's to be known in society as ar-old heir to the Cudahy BANK OF N. D. WILL RE- FINANCE NUMBER OF FORECLOSED LOANS Will Secure Funds Through Federal Land Bank and Land Loan Commissioner The Bank of North Dakota prob- ably will refinance a number of its loans through the federal land bank and the land bank commissioner, ac- {cording to Cari W. Lewis, head of the bank. This can only be done !on mortgages that have been’ fore- | ‘closed after July 1, 1931. The bank} will have to wait for an appraisal by the government agencies and the loans will hinge to a great extent upon the values that are placed up- en the lands by the government. The bank is not making any new jloans to farmers at the present time, | ‘Lewis said, but is completing loans j that have been approved in the past. | Several things are responsible for jthat the market for real estate bonds {has not been good for more than &/ will be held at Still next Thursday lyear. Last year the bank loaned $1,- {500,000 on first mortgages but when it came time to sell bonds to finance the loans it found no buyers. The loans have to be completed and the mortgages on file before bonds can be sold, the mortgages being the col- lateral for the bonds. As a result the bank has its own money tied up in this land, Another reason for the fact that loans are not being made at present is that the federal land bank and the land loan commission- er under the Emergency Farm Mort- gage act of 1933 are able to make !loans at a lower rate of interest than |the Bank of North Dakota. Too Much Competition Bank of North Dakota loans carry an interest rate of from 6 to 6%% cepending on the series and bids the state was able to secure on real estate bonds. The federal land bank can now make loans at 4%% for a five-year loan, and the land bank commissioner can make loans at a rate of interest that cannot exceed 5%. The result apparently is-that the Bank of North Dakota is, tem- porarily at least, out of the loaning | business. | Loans made by ‘the Bank of North ‘Dakota amortize in approximately 24 years and the federal land bank loans in approximately 34 years. The loans made by the land loan com- | missioner can be made for as long a period as 40 years. According to information received by the Bank of North Dakota, the {land loan commissioner can take a second mortgage on lands upon which the federal land bank holds a first mortgage. As an illustration of the amount that can be secured by a loan from the government, Lewis cited a loan on a half section of land valued at $30 per acre, with buildings having an insured value of $3,000. The fed-! eral land bank can make a loan of | $4,800.00 or 50 per cent of the value of the land and can make a loan of $600 or 20 per cent of the value of the buildings, a total of $5,400.00. The land bank commissioner would loan on a basis of a 75 per cent valuation of the land or on a value of $7,200.00. He would then deduct the amount of the loan given to the federal land bank of $5,400.00, which would leave a balance of $1,800.00! which would represent the maximum | jemount of the second mortgage on! hat plece of property. The same lity buildings was $2400, and this year ithe real estate loan department Lael an peleee erg ven ae) 517, e incre: LEVY FOR BURLEIGH Some Reductions From 1932 Schedules Shown By Der- by; Total Is Higher i SALARIES LIFTED SLIGHTLY Health and Sanitation Also to Cost More Under Set-Up For This Year The preliminary budget for Bur- leigh county, submitted to the board ot county commissioners by County Auditor U. G. Derby, shows some re- ductions trom the tinal budget adopt- ed by the board in 1932. ‘she board will nave to make a levy for a deficit in the poor fund of $30,000, but other items have been cut substantially so that the total levy will not show a very material raise. The salary appropriation in the pre- liminary budget shows a slight raise over the figures finally adopted a year ago. The total this year is $45,000 and the total adopted a year ago was $45,535. The levy for protection to Persons and property shows a mater- ial reduction. The total allowed last year was $19,420 and the amount sub- mitted this year is $15,335, the reduc- tion in the sheriff's mileage fees ac- counting for a considerable part of the reduction. The levy this year for “Conserva- tion of Health and Sanitation” is $1000 higher than a year ago. Last year the amount set by the budget for this item was $1800, including items of $1000 for the county physician and $800 for the board of health. This year the levy for the county physician is doubled. Last year the budget al- lowed the county agent $3000, allow- ing $2700 for salary and expense and $300 for the corn show. This year the levy calls for $2500 for all pur- Poses. The amount appropriated for “charities, hospitals and corrections” last year was $49,300, and it is cut this year to $40,225. The county su- Perintendent of schools a year ago was given $4,400, while this year the budget calls for $4,060. The amount appropriated last year for commun- it will be $2000. Last year the mis- cellaneous appropriation, for books, stationery, postage, freight, drayage, express, etc. was $11,500. Under the proposed budget it will be cut to $7,950. The total amount levied for the coun- this year to $31,099. The county commissioners will meet at the cout house at 2:30 o'clock July 28 for the purpose of hearing any tax- payers who may appear in favor of or against any proposed expenditures in the tax levies. The preliminary bud- (Continued on page two) Still 4-H Club Will Exhibit Baby Beeves A 4-H baby bec’ Community Day July 20 at which 18 baby beeves rais- ed by members of the 4-H club will be on exhibition. Speakers from the Ag- ricultural college will be present and demonstrate points in cattle judging. A program of speeches, sports and music will be carried out and a large crowd is expected to be present. Coun- ty Agent H. O. Putnam will assist with the program. Anthony Erickson is leader of the club, Albert Johnson, assistant lead- er, Mrs. Albert B. Johnson, financial and social leader; Lee Sundquist, president;. Kenneth Johnson, vice president; Mayne Sundstrom, secre- tary-treasurer; Oliver Asplund, club reporter. Other members are Leoma Sundquist, Marion Holgerson, Emer- son Gill, James Morris, Raymond Morris, Helen Pierson, Ruben Pierson, Ted Hochhalter, Marvin Hochhalter, Betty Johnson, Cleo Johnson, LeRoy Anderson, Marylin Johnson. Vernal Johnson is an associate member. TY | Aimee’s Man Reacts; | To ‘Life of Poodle’ || ————— | Los Angeles, July 18.—(?)— David L. Hutton, who has filed suit for divorce from Aimee Sem- ple McPherson, coined his own | Phrase to describe his relation- ship to the evangelist. “Pet Poodle,” he exclaimed. “I was just.Aimee’s pet poodle! I had Plenty of affection—yes—but no privileges.” And further: “I object to being ‘Mr. Aimee Semple McPherson’. I felt all the time as though I were living in some unreal, hectic realm—I was only @ puppet wait- ing for someone to pull the strings.” In a direct message to the =A- aminer from the liner, City of Havre, far out in the Atlantic en route to America from France, Mrs, Hutton Tuesday said “re- ports concerning divorce are preposterous.” To Hutton the evangelist sent this cable: “Sweetheart: Reassure me your confidence.” It was signed, “Wife.” Hutton did not reply. “She may be wirelessing in an entirely different vein tomorrow.” he said. “Guess I'll wait and see ‘(Continues en pege two) ' how she feels about it all in an- } other day.” Eee New imperial potentate of the 600,000 Shriners in the United States, Canada and Mexico is John M. Sebrell, above, of Nor- folk, Va, shown as he was in- ducted into that office at the close of the order's 1933 conven- tion in Atlantic City. Sebrell is an attorney. NINE STATES GIVEN $40,000,000 TO USE FOR WORK ONROADS North Dakota Allotment Fixed At $5,804,448; Plans Are Approved Washington, July 18—(?~!The ex- Penditure of $40,000,000 more on roads in nine states was approved |Tuesday by the public works administration in its job-giving drive. This brought to $166 532, the to- tal out of the $400,000,000 id fund already allocated to 24 states; other spportionments will follow. The states told Tuesday that their sched- ules are satisfactory were Idaho, North Dakota, Maine, West Virginia, Delaware, Louisiana, Florida, New Hampshire and Montana. | At the same time the public works administration was trying to whittle down a $90,000,000 river and harbor and flood control program on orders jfrom President Roosevelt to ¢liminate all unworthy projects. Allocation of further mdéney for federal projects was awaiting a report from the budget bureau to which was assigned the task of cutting down a $750,000,000 program for federal build- ings so as to take out any “pork bar- rel” structures. This is to be acted upon Wednes- day by the cabinet board in charge of public work. Under the plans for spending road money, approved Tuesday, all of the states except West Virginia proposed to use 50 per cent of their allotments on the federal and highway system; 25 per cent on extensions to the sys- tem through municipalities; 25 per cent on secondary or feeder roads West Virginia's distribution was 45 per cent, 30 per cent and 25 per cent respecively. ‘The nae their allotments and the number of counties in which the money will be spent include North Dakota $5,804,448 in all 53 counties; and Montana, $7,439,748 in 45 of the 56 counties, Release Theater Man In Mill City Murder Minneapolis, July 18—(?)—J. W. Diedenhofen, assistant manager of the Uptown theater, a motion picture house, detained by police for ques- tioning in an attempted holdup of the place when one man was killed, was released late Monday. Police said they were satisfied Died- enhofen knew nothing about the hold- up attempt until the gunman who shot and killed Ted Fisher appeared at the theater. Authorities were seeking acquain- tances of Fisher in an effort to throw some light on a note found in the youth’s pockets. The note apparent- ly contained instructions for @ holdup of the theater, where he formerly was an usher. Police said the note was in Fisher's handwriting. Fisher was killed as he struggled with the holdup man. Registrar Refutes Proclamation Talk North Dakota motorists who hear that @ gubernatorial proplamation extended or removed the! penalty date for applying for automobile li- jcense tags are fooling themselves, ac- cording to Registrar L. H. Coy. McCoy said many protests agains" the penalty, applied after| May 15, have been received but that he can do nothing except apply the law. RATS OVERRUN CHINA Shanghai, July 18.—(?)—Hordes of rats are overrunning the southern part of the Anhwei Province in east central China, Chinese reports from Wuhu and other cities in the province said Tuesday, infecting the water sup- ply and destroying crops. A famine during the coming winter was pre- dicted as @ consequence. \s Forced Down Twice By Heavy Fog Between Moscow and Novosibirsk LUCK HELPS HIM THROUGH Expects to Begin Trans-Ocean Hop From Khabarovsk, Near Water's Edge Irkutsk, Siberia. July 18—(>}—~ Wiley Post, American round-the- world flier, landed here at 3:35 p. m. Moscow time Tuesday (6:35 a. m. co 8. TT). He planned to take off again at 11 o'clock Tuesday evening (2:00 p. m. 0.8. T). Post's arrival in Irkutsk put him 16 hours 34 minutes ahead of the time made by Harold Gatty and himself in their round-the-world trip. To- gether they reached Irkutsk 91 hours 59 minutes out of New York. His arrival was 75 hours 25 minutes out of New York, Post came here from Novosibirsk after a stop of only 2 hours and 35 minutes at that point. He swooped down on the Novosibirsk field at 6:27 a. m. (10:27 p. m. Mon- day, ES.T.) and then, tired almost to the point of exhaustion, took off again at 9:02 a. m. (1:02 a. m., E.8.T.) with the intention of getting some badly-needed rest here, Post was lost twice on the way MATTERN AGAIN MISSING Seattle, July 18—()—Jimmie Mattern’s jinx—the “top of the world country’—hid him again Tuesday. Puzzled watchers wondered whether he was again in the air attempting to be the first man to fly around the world alone, still nursing a broken ankle in Siberia or down in the sea or ice lands. Out of the north Monday night came a sketchy wireless message saying Mattern had taken off from Anadyr with a Russian pilot in a Soviet plane. Levanovsky, crack Russian filer, had been detailed by his govern- ment to fly a seaplane from Kha- barovsk to Anadyr to take Mate tern to Nome to continue his globe-circling flight. The unofficial and unconfirmed report of the takeoff said Mattern was expected to land in Nome at 6 p.m. Nome time (9 p. m. Pacific standard time) but there was no further word of the Texas aviator Tuesday. from Moscow to Novosibirsk and only his sense of direction, his automatic pilot having failed, enabled him to conquer fog and rain and to land safely. At one time he had to fly at an altitude of 21,000 feet, so bad was the fog. Once he landed in a field—he did not know where. Again he landed near Tartarsk, 250 miles west of Novo~ sibirsk, and once more, by sheer luck, he admitted, he found his direction. He had left the Soviet capital at 5:12 Pp. m. Monday (9:12 a. m., E.S.T.) and arrived at Novosibirsk 13 hours and 15 minutes later, and 66 hours, 17 minutes after leaving New York, Bad Weather Dogs Him The Oklahoman had planned to fly directly to Khaborovsk, Siberia, his scheduled jumping-off place for the trans-oceanic jaunt, but bad weather, which had dogged him most of the way from the Ural Mountains to Nov- osibirsk and caused him to land twice before reaching the latter point, forced him to decide to spend the night in Irkutsk, rather than try to go on to Khabarovsk. He was 16 hours and 57 minutes ahead of the time he and Harold Gatty took for a like distance when he left, for the pair stayed at Novosi- birsk nine hours and 13 minutes on their world flight two years ago. At that point he had completed about half of his world journey. Post’s average speed across the At~ lantic to Berlin was about 150 miles an hour. From Moscow to Novosi- birsk his speed was about 138 miles an hour. At this rate, ke declared confident- ly, “I'll be back in New York in less than three full days.” The robot, he said, had been a dis- appointment and had caused such difficulties that he had had to steer the plane manually all the way. He was weak with fatigue when he ar- rived in Moscow but he refused to sleep, preferring to visit a barber and supervise the repairing of a leak ip the gasoline feed. BODIES OF LITHUANIANS WILL BE TAKEN HOME Soldin, Pomerania, Germany, July 18.—(#)—The bodies of Capt. Darius and Stanley Thomas Girenas of Chi- cago, who proved in death their right to be classed among the great avia- tors, were to start on the last leg of their flight from New York to L.th.- ania Tuesday. The two were killed here Monday, only 400 miles from their goal after flying 4,500 miles in about 38 hours without a stop. All Monday night the fliers’ bodies were guarded by six Nazi storm troop- ers. Their bier was covered by a Nazi flag and by garden flowers. Four Lithuanian army officers are to come Tuesday to accompany the bodies to Stettin and thence, by airplane, to Kaunas, the Lithuanian capital, for burial. The Lithuanian government hes de- clared a period of national mourning for Darius and Girenas. aw