Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1919, Page 1

a NC- BRITISH FLIE CHANCE IS SLIM AND PERIL BIG Running Gears Even Dropped to Cut the Load; To Succeed or Meet Death (By United Prensa.) LONDON, May 19.—Hawker was compelled to land at sea within 100 miles of according to a Central News patch reporting a wireless me: sage received at Limrick. The aviator evidently is making for the estuary of the river Shannon. LONDON, May 19.—Late this afternoon the air ministry had no news of the where- abouts of Aviator Hawker and! Navigator Grieve on the with plane which left New- foundland Sunday for Ireland. Both men committed their lives to a desperate enterprise by automatic- ally releasing the running gear to lighten the biplane. The plane now can not descend on land without se- rious danger and if forced to descend on the water must sink. The weather for the start wes no better than the conditions which de- tuyed Hawker six weeks at St. John’s but he determined on an eleventh hour attempt to beat the Americans to Europe, The Martinsyde plane, wth Avia- to: Raynham and Morgan tried to leave simultaneously. h Hawker in an effort to beat htm ross. : Anxiety over the Sopwith plane’s safety is increasing in official cir- cles. 4 ST. JOHN’S, N. F., May 19.—!took off the fliers. IS LOCATED NEAR AZORES TRIO UA {300 Tue«s Die | IPS | neexwunne | SAFE ENTERS Hi CONSTANTINOPLE, May 19.—In fighting after the | United Press Dispatches landing of Greek troops at | Smyrna on Thursday, 300 = = Turks and 100 Grecks were Missing Craft Saft) xitea. VOLUME 3.‘ | | | \ | | | ! was |ing hardships. They are probably 5 = cked by a fall at the start when|drenched and their food and drink-|!esislature the board is now com-} Ilarry G. Hawker, British aviator, left here at 5:55 p. m. on a tran: | Atlantic flight for Ireland. alt LONDON, May Coast at 3 p. m. LONDON, May 19.—Naval and military lookouts on afternoon that they had seen no| signs of the eviator but up to 4| the NC-1 proceeded without encoun- o’clock there was no official confir-| tering any difficulties mation of the report that he hadi been sighted off Ireland. HAWKER HOLDER OF BRITISH RECORDS. NEW YORK, May 19.—Harry V. Hawker is an Australian 27 years old. He began kis career as a mechanic) and arose to the rank ‘of flyer under} the tutelage of Sopwith, one of the earliest British airmen. He first came | into prominence on Oct. 24, 1912, when he established a British flight; record of eight hours and 23 minutes’ | duration. He later attained what wrs| 19.—Harry G.!hension as to the safety of Com- Hawker was 500 mles off the Irish! mander John H. Towers and his crew sighted off Ireland, according to an|of men who, in the seaplane NC-3, official report received by the Ameri- have been lost at sea for more than 40 can navy here. The Sopwith Air- hours, has begun to displace the feel- plane company received a report that ing of confidence among naval offi- Hawkner was 500 miles off the Irish | ciels that the fliers would be found | ‘by searching vessels. the western | Bellinger of the coast of Ireland reported at 2 this| United Press: | decided to alight but the fog was i | even denser below. claimed to be a world’s altitude rec-; ord of 28,500 feet, which, of course, was later excelled. During the war Hawker was an experimental flyer assisting the development of the Sop- with machines. inted Press.) HORTA, May 19-—The crew of the NC-1 was picked up by the steam- er Ionia Saturday after they had been | tossed about in the water for five hours in a damaged plane. All mem- | hou bers were fatigued and suffering from sea sickness. The plane was almost a total wreck. (By Associated Presa.) HORTA, May 19.—The NC-4 was tuning up thie afternoon preparatory to the flight to Ponta Delgada. TWO MILLION GERMANS DIE | | | uot siete © ACTUAL VALUE TOBE MADEBISE Perrine TE TANASSESSMENT IN WYOMING Ses ATFUTUREDATE. REVISIONS OIE The lost naval seaviane NC-3, | lost in mid-Atlantic since Sat. urday morning, was today re-| Board of Equalization Investigates Situation in Many Counties and Finds Valuations Placed too Low; 100 Per Cent Basis to Be Adopted Soon. ported to the navy department proceeding toward Ponta Del- CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 19.—(Special.)—In the years to e all Wyoming property, both real and personal, probably gada under her owr: power, | seven miles from Jand. | will be listed at its actual value, instead of two-thirds of its value, as at present. f While no official announcement has been made to this eco uvonyand, othe aa reseae " Addi-| effect, that is understood to be the attitude of the present state tha beach toda The NC-4 oat | board of equalization, and, upon its). ——- ordered’ toda re fl ol ~* WS | adoption of the proposed system, that h y fying over the |cystem is likely to remain in effect waters in a search for the missing for all’ time. seaplane. This means that the trans- tie oor ge The basis of valuations for this Alantic flight of the NC-4 temporar- PST ily jhiasl beenta bemdonea: year was fixed by the old board of After over 48 hours the crew of equalization, composed of members f A rs f the House edaministration. the NC-3, if still al i Dalai Rt Wa ae Oe Under a law passed by the 1919 (By United Prens.> WASHINGTON, May 19.— The fate of the NC-3 and her crew of five men is a mystery | com and concern is increasing. The seas around the Azores are being combed by a big fleet of ing water must be running low. posed of three appointive instead of The crew-of the NC-1 was brot three elective officers, and these to Horta after a thrilling: rescue, |three new men—Claude L. Draper, | The men were afloft on the dis-|Maurice Groshon and Captein c. M.) abled plane for three hours” before | Sune—ere" hew--workigg ‘out “the the U.-8."S:Yowk’ foutid ‘her. Life-|Policies ‘to be pursued in coming boats crossed a mountainous sea and Years. Latest reports Messrs. Draper and Groshon have sey the NC-1 sank while being towed been engaged for several weeks in into port. > isiting each county in the state in effort to secure an equitable val- uation for each. And in nearly every county they have found that the values placed on real and personal property are too low. They are un- PRICE SLUMP FOR PRESENT Il be a change—a 100 per cent; WASHINGTON, May 19.—Prices basis will take the place of the pres-' may not be expected to drop much in ent 67 per cent basis. ‘the near future, according to indi- When the city commissioners of cations from reports reaching the Cheyenne met recently to try to de- federal reserve board. vise ways and means of meeting the ‘The board’s bulletin for May say: $25,000 deficit to be caused by the that apparently the “business com- coming abolition of the saloon li-' munity has given up the thought. It cense system one man proposed that | may profitably await a future consid- if they would raise the valuations in’ erable reduction in prices end is con- is city to 100 per cent the increase ‘tenting itself with the development es would make up for the loss ‘of trade along lines dependent updn enses. But the commissioners g¢ Jeast temporary maintenance of d that it would be unfair to sxisting levels.” ity man to charge him the full - ae amount when his country cousins were only paying two-thirds of their Mr. and Mrs. Bobert Taylor of Grand Island, Neb., ares spending a emounts. Crys . The same thing was found to be week or so in Casper while Mr. Tay- rue in other Wyoming cities, but it lor looks after his shéep interests in | > Casper. ' will not be true after this year. \NO PROSPECT WASHINGTON, May 19.—Appre- HORTA, May 19.—Commander NC-1 told the “After the start from Trepassey, until 11:00 o’clock Saturday morning when she ran into dense clouds and fog. It was i We landed in a rough sea and drifted for five hours before sight- ing the steamer Ionia. We were sea- sick and sleepy. We saw no other seaplane enroute but heard the ves- sels talking regarding their prog- ress.” . 66TH CONGRESS OPENS TODAY > ° ORGANIZATION IS PERFECTE (Ry Axsoctated Press.) session of congress was under way. With Republicans in majority in both leaders plunged into the work of organization. By a majority of two, the Republicans took control of the senate, elect- ing Senator Cummins président pro tempore, defeating Senator Pittman of Nevada. Vice President Marshall presided over the senate. The business of swearing in new senators was disposed of quickly as they came to the vice president’s desk in fours. } In the house, where there was a greater number of new members, it All Republican senators were present and four Democrats) FORTUNE DIES took longer. were absent. WASHINGTON, May 19.—Senator Lodge appointed the committee on committees to make majority committee assignments. With Senator, | Member The Associated Press; | | session by the house and defeated in the senate, d CASPER, WYOMING, MONDAY, MAY 19, 1919 MODIFICATION OF TREATY IS WOMEN’S PLEA (By Asnociated Prenn.) ZURICH, May 19.—Miss Jane Adams of Chicago today read at the Women’s International Con- ference for Permanent Peace in session here a reply to the ad- dress sent to President jon at Paris relative to modification of the terms of peace. President Wilson wrote: “Your message appeals both to my intellect and my heart and I sincerely desire that means may be found to comply with it, although Prospeets are far from r ing because of immense p difficulties.” NO PRECAUTIONS SPeee £2 BB GLE ME ERE BE EF LP BEM MC LBL BE LOL BB RACE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC Che Casper Mails oncc| Or thune |= Official paper of the City of Casper and Natrona County, | Wyoming. | NUMBER 179 AR ETAKEN FOR SAFETY OF AUSTRALIAN FLIER ON AIR CRUISE, CANADA TO IRELAND Intend to “Fly Across Atlantic, Not Fall Into It,” Says Airman Who Dares Ocean Perils to Win H. onor for British (By _Ansoe' ted Preas.) ST. JOHN’S N. F., May 19.—The intrepid vouths who drove their plane out over the eastern horizon Sunday in an attempt to win for England and for themselves the glory of the first trans-Atlantic air flight left the ground with doubtful chances of survival should their venture meet with mishap in mid-ocean. _——————_—————e ee eee “TO FALL, THEY SAY. \ Before “hoping off’ Hawker and “ _A | hia companion explained their failure |to take precautions for “landing” | Harry G. Hawker and Lieut. Mac- kenzie Grieve, his skipper, who were encased in full length, non-sinkable ) suits, had a degree of assur- ance in an ingeniously built boat, shaped so as to form the rear hood of their fusilage and proved by ex- | periment to possess considerable sea- worthiness and outfitted with pro- vision and signalling de INTEND TO FLY, NOT | other than the usual equipment for |@ cross-country flight by asserting that they expected ‘‘to fly across the German President Brands Peace Treaty Ateric, not t0 fall into it.” Hawker |admitted the chances of rescue as Product of “Revengeful Hysteria,” in mid-ocean were slight, at least, and Addressing Sunday Demonstration in’ Berlin; Delegation Returns to Paris BERLIN, May 18.—(By Ebert, ;said he and Grieve were “putting | everything into winning.” Unlike the huge craft with which | American naval crews hope to fly to | Europe, the plane which soared out jover the Atlantic was an_ over- jland craft—nothing more. It has Associated Press.)—President|"° pontoons to keep it afloat, nor in addressing a demonstration here today said that Ger-| Permit towing in case of accident. many would “never sign the peace terms.” The demonstration | “@¥ker’s Sopwith biplane is of was held in Lustgarten and was attended by a great crowd. | [the scout type and has a wing President Ebert described peace terms as “a eee of | eread of 46 feet, with a length over the enemy’s hysteria,” and added: POLISH COMPROMISE BELIEVED POSSIBLE PARIS, May 19.—JIgnace Jan- Paderewski, premier of Poland, is ex- pected to arrive here Thursday. Con- ference circles believe the cri in Poland may be compromised so that Paderewski may retain the premier- ship. l WASHINGTON, May 19.—The woman suffrage constitutional amend- WASHINGTON, May 19.—Promptly at noon today the extraordinary! jent cot top place on the house calendar today by ge ated as No. 1. WASHINGTON, May 19.—In the house the Republicans elected Repre- sentative Gillett of Massachusetts speaker over Champ Clark. MIDWEST TO BUILD PLANT FROM IN JURIES : AT LARAMIE” Admiral Kolchak. j all of 31 feet. The Sopwith is rated at 350 horsepower and has a single “Foreign countries will not per-| motor. mit the proscription of Germany.| Hawker’s craft, rated at 100 miles They will raise their voices with us| an hour, was expected to attain 106 2) al agreement of Representative Mann’s joint resolution, similar to the measure passed last pression in peace circles that the| | that this peace of enslavement which} | ve will never sign shall not come tc! pass,” pate | VERSAILLES, May 19.—(By As-| zociated Press.)—Count von Brock-! dorff-Rantzau, head of the German vezce mission, who left for Spa on! Saturday night, returned to Ver-! sailles this morning. He was ac- companied by Landsberg and Gies-; berts, members of the delegation! | who also had been to Berlin. PARIS, May 19.—(By Associated | Press.)—The council of four met |this morning. The German note on jthe status of German religious mis- jsions and further details of Bul-| |garian and Turkish affairs were to be| | considered at the meeting. PARIS, May 19.—There is an im-| pezce treaty with Austria will not! be week, the drafting taking longer than PARIS, May 19.—Allied and Aus- miles with its undercarriage aban- doned by an automaty releasing ar- rangement. LIMITED WIRELESS IS ONLY COMMUNICATION. For communication with ships at sea, the machine carries wireless of limited range, the Sopwith having both sending and receiving apparatus. The: aviators, contenders for the London: Daily Mail’s $50,000 prize for the first trans-Atlantic flight com- pleted in 72 hours, announced before \the start their intention to land at | Brooklands airdrome, near London. Hawker’s navigator expected to fly eastward about 600 miles and turn | into the trans-Atlantic shipping lane. The navigators declared they would depend upon their sextants and compasses for bearings, together with specially drawn tables for calcula- tions. Heading east through the night, they expected to meet the sun on its westward way at a time to give presented during the current) ‘them a good horizon and opportunity for figuring out their position. Dur- anticipated. jing the night, they said, they would “shoot the tars” and from their ob- servations calculate position, while | the sun would be their guide by day. trian peace delegates exchanged cre-| Both pilots expected to fly at an dentials today in a brief ceremony) average’ altitude of 8,000 feet, tho at St.Germania. The Austrians again | the atmosphere conditions would vary indicated their unfriendliness toward! this plan. the German delegation by declining to | meet them. | _ It is reported that Japan has recog- nized the Omsk government headed VERSAILLES, May 19.—It is! heads in doubt. | understood that the German delega-| fitiine vats ST. JOHN’S DOUBTFUL ; OVER AIRMEN’S FATE. | Start of the attempt to cross the | Atlantic through the air found the people of St. John’s wishing the air- |men God-speed, but shaking their All the assurances of flying sons, returned from the Brandegee of Connecticut as chairman he named the following senators:) Fie “ CG | LARAMIE, Wyo., May 19.—The|tion will reassemble today to perfect | , i Taedine y Galen von K | CO eee aren Fs Midwest Refining company has defi- Borah, Sterling, Curtis, Watson, Harding, Caler, Johnson, Knox. WASHINGTON, May 19.—Vinson| *. : ahr 5 4 q 5, i » nitely decided to build its new refin- Sneator Lodge also named the following Republican steering committee:| Walsh McLean, 11-year-old son ot | ery at Laramie instead of Rock River, > according to announcements made| here today. Messrs. Reed, Cullen and Blair are here today loca‘ the site. All mat at Rock River has been ordered shipped to Laramie imme- diately and work here will be start- ed at once. u fighting fronts, could not assure them ‘ounter propogals to the allied terms. | that the men essaying the great ad- a: | venture were not flying into the face TWO KILLED IN of elements which would drive them {down to watery graves. The un- | known fate of Andre, who disappear- PLA NE CRASH | ed in the Far North years ago in an | attempt to make a balloon passage | over the Pole, was coupled with the | failure of Major Wood in the Shortts | machine in the Irish sea recently as indicating the probable result of the race for the honor of the pioneer ~~ (Continued on Page 8.) IN GREAT WAR PARIS, Mi .—German war > . losses up to ‘April a were 2,050,460 McCumber, LaFollette, Wadsworth, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen, Kellogg, | Ca SETS oe ake dead: S20 028: wouned bts oe McCormick and Lodge (Ex-Officio). | Enquirer, was run down and fatally es DEMONSTS,» accordings:to: fg | injured Sunday by an automobile at made publiciin serait |the McLean summer home, Friend- . % j wes 7 * |ship, near here. The boy, who was «ty unete- Wee only $6,000,| WASHINGTON, May:19.—Whon the name of Berzer of Wisconsin, was|{hP» near hore. The boy, who was Wonder if I could break his will?” | called in the house as new members were being sworn, Dallinger of Massa-' McLean and Thomas F. Walsh, was) “Sure thing! He must have been | chusetts, Republican chairman of the elections committee, formally chal-/ reported te pe Feetnn richest cab t > Bos- | Haan tdren in the Unite tates. He die ery Dee you anything. | tenged his right to be seated. {9 few hours after the accident. Committee on patronage: New, Sutherland and Lenroot. —— CHATHAM, Mass, May 19.— | Lieutenant Austrich and Maehinist ——___. |Hendricksen were drowned when Russell Orchard left yesterday af-|their naval seaplane fell into the ‘ternoon for a two weeks’ business|sea. Ensign Everett Walsh was trip to New York. rescued.