Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1924, Page 8

1 1 ‘ + ? 1 ‘ ‘ 1 1 4 ‘ ‘ 2 coe fe fe ee oe ee V—_—" lsoo ren etnn eae e e P y A i PAGE EIGHT Russians Given Wide Berth by | World Fliers By LOWELL THOMAS. (Copyright, By the Chicago Tribune Newspapers Syndicate and the Mc- Clure Newspapers Syndicate) Historically, the next jump that the world flyers were to make was to be the most important single epl- sode of the world flight. For the first time in history airplanes were to acrors the Pacific-ocean. In flying around the world, the American aviators, tn addition to be- ing the first to circumnavigate the globe, established # host of other records. But on this one jump, from Attu island, across Bering sea to the peninsula of Kamchatka, the world flyers were accomplishing a feat which in itself would have assured them of a permanent place in his- tory even if they had gotten no ferth- er. In historical importance, this flight from America to Asia ranked as ean achievement similar to the first aerial crossing of the Atlantic by the United States naval seaplane NC-4, the Atlantic flight of Alcock and Brown, the Portuguese flight from Lisbon to Brazil, Sir Ross Smiths’ marvelous feat in flying from England to Austra‘ia, and the British flight through the heart of frica from Cairo to the cape. Give Russ Wide Berth. When we contemplate the above comparison and stop to consider the importance of this first aerial cross- ing of the Pacific which Commander Lowell Smith is to describe to us, we ‘realize the really gigantic propor- tons of this flight around the whole world in which the crossing of th Pacific was merely one of many epl- vodet “We roled out of our bunks in the trader's house at. Chicagoff about 5 o'clock on the mcrning of May 15,” says Lowell Smith, “Major Blair, our meteoro’ogist friend, was with ptain Beck out at Bering sea off » Komandorsk! islands and the coast guard cutter Haida was fifty tles out at sea. They had goné ahead in order to give us full weather reports. I don’t know what we would have wone without them, because the middie of Bering sea is no place tor airplanes to get tangled up with snow storms. “We had held a council with our bureau of fisheries and coast guard friends several nights befcre and had decided that we would attempt to fly all the way through to Paramushiru a distance of about 870 miles, if the weather was clear. But away up here in the north Pacific and in Ber- ing seq it may be perfect’y calm and then an hour later you may find yourself in the midst of a terrific storm. The nearest land after leav- ing the Aleutian islands happened to be the Komandorskis. But théy be- longed to Rustia, and owing to the fact that our government had not recognized the soviet, it had not been possible for any arrangements to be made with the Russians for us to land anywhere in their territory. To do so, thecretically might therefore lead to serious complications. Never- theless, in view of the fact that the weather up here is so notoriously fickle, it was decided that the Eider would Me off about three mies from Bering island in the Komandorskis, just #6 that in case of emergency we could at least come down at sea in the shelter of land refuel from the Eider and then walt ‘for the weather to clear up off Kamchatka r the remainder of the hop to Par- amushiru in the Euriles, which be- ngs to Japan Smith Holds True Course. ‘As things turned out, it was most forunate that we decided upon this for roon after we left Attu a great storm cut off the direct route to the Buriles. At exactly 11:35 on the morning of May 15 we set forth across the open sea to fly the Pa- cific. It was Wednesday morning when we left Attu, but whens we reached the Komandorskis, five hours later, we arrived there to find that it was Thursday afternoon About midday,wo passed the 130 mer- dian, where time vances a who'e So we nfade this flicht both on 15 and 16. nutes past midday we abcve, last bit of rican soil that 'we were to see vgain until crossing the Atlantic. At 12:20 we flew over the Haida. We ircled around her once because we thought that it was going to be a | & f i RI i seemed to sooth the witness and her last opportunity of seeing our coast guard friends, who had given so un- sparingly of their time and ‘have worked so enthusiastically for us. Bering sea is one of the roughest bodies of water on the face of the globe, and here where it jcins the north Pacific is the roughest part. The Haida was rolling from side to side. But as we circle around, almost every man on board seemed to be on deck waving to us. “By now the weather to the south- west in the direction of Paramush- iru had sudden!y become thick and foggy, while to the north and straight ahead it was perfectly clear. So we headed straight toward the Komandorrkis. Forsthree hours we flew out of sight of land, and all that time we kept wondering what kind of a reception’ the bolsheviks would give us.” Erik Nelson, Leigh Wade, and the other airmen all praise Smith for his ability as a navigator, for when they reached the Russian islands the planes were not even a hundred yards off their cour who has flown with * declares that he has the instinct of a homing pigeon: Forced Down by Storm. “At 3:05 we reached Copper island the most easterly of the Koman- dorskis. While it wasn't much to Inspire one, it sure looked good to us. Then from Polata Point on Cop- per island we headed northwest toward Bering, the largest tsland of the group, and at 5 o'clock we came to a dent in the coast on the shore of which are the wireless towers of the Russians, and the village of Nikolski. At the same moment we saw the Eider, about three*miles out at sea. It was too rough for us to land out where she was. Her of- ficers evidently realized this, and while we circled around they steamed in to the sheltered dent in the coast line and dropped buoys. “The moment we had taxied down to them we saw a boat putting out from shore, so we sat there in our cockpits ready to take off again if necessary. When the boat came alongside we saw that she contained five men, some of them in uniform and some in civilian clothes. Sey- eral of them wore long beards and ooked just Mke the Russians of one’s imagination. Not one of them could speak a word of English, ana, of course, we knew as little about their language as we knew about Chinese. So we all went on board the Eider together, and fortunately there was one man in her crew who could talk to them. “Incidentally, some of the press reports that came through saying that the Russians had told us to ‘get outski’ were all bunk. They were exceedingly courteous, but, of course, they wanted to know who we were, where we had come from, why we were there, and whether we had permission. You can {imagine their astonishment, away out here at this uttermost extremity of Rus- sia’s pdssessions, when they sud- Genly saw three giant airplanes come swooping into their bay. Ordered Off by Russ. ‘ “Of course, we told them that we had no permission to land, but that we had been forced to descend at their islands because\ot the storms to the south. When Wwe toll them that we merely wished to remain over night they asked us to remain on beard the Eider and. not go ashore. In the meantime they said that they would get In touch with their government in Moscow. “We -heard ~nothing more from them that day, but they were awfully nice and sat areund smok- ing clgarets and chatting before re- turning to the village. Until 10 o'clock. that night we stayed with the planes, fueling up and getting everything in readiness so we couli push off at dawn if necessary. There ally isn't = harbor there at Nikolskt, and if a southwester had blown up we might have been in a ght fix. Vortunatety there | only a Ught north wind: /The hours was of daylight were long, and when we eturned to the Eider at 10 o'clock that night it wi till light-enough SAY “BAYER ASPIRIN’ and INSIST! 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When we got up again at 4:30 it was broad daylight again. “Just as we were getting ready to take off, out came the Russians in thelr little boat. They said tha they had just received word from Moscow to the effect that we should not be allowed to stop there. We thanked them for their courtesy, smiled to ourselves, because, o/ course, we were just at that moment getting ready to“say good-bye to their little island, and asked them to pull their boat off to one side a few yards. Ten minutes after they had requested us to leave we were ten miles away. “The previous night Capt. Beck of the Eider had informed the Haida of* where we were and what had happened, and the latter had started full steam ahead toward.the Koman- dorsk!’ That morning, as we started from Bering island for Para- mushiru, far off on the horizon we saw our faithful friend, the Haida, speeding towards us. She was com- ing to our rescue in case any un: Pleasantness arose as a result of our emergency stop with the bolsheviks. That was the lam time we saw the Haida ume! we ii@@ completed our. trip around the wold. As we flew westward toward the ice capped mountains and volcanos of the Siberian mainland the thoughts of all of us were of the Haida and the Elder. Weknew that if we suc ceeded in reaching our goal success would be due in no small degree to our enthusiastic friends on the coast guard cutter and little bureau of fisheries boat that were now specks on Bering sea far behind us. “It was an {deal spring gnorning that we approiched the Gulf of Kro notski, Cape Shipunski,; and the mountains of Kamchatka. We coy. ered the filght of 150 miles over the water in just two hours’ flying time At 9:30 a. m. on May 17 we looked down and saw a cape jutting out Into the ocean Girectly under us. At that moment we had completed the first’ aerial crossing of the Pacific.” CONFESSION TO BEAULED OUT (Continued from Page One) in the hands of.a mob.’ At last 1 told him I would, say it.’* “Why did you tell, "queried her attorney R. EB. Smith. “Because,” she answered Smith's question, “I was afraid of the mob. Mrs, Sweetin said that she believed the story of the mob and signed th¢ paper bearing the confession. Once there was a woman who Jsed to moan the whole-day through That she had too much to do. TS INTRODUCED BY DEFENSE IN EFFORT LOS ANGELES, Falif., Dec. 16.— | and disheveled, walked into the place | terday that McCoy seemed to. be act (Continued trom Page One.) Bullets that flew about the antique | nq launched a holdup and shooting | ing irrationally, without a plan; that nalional ormaniser for the Amer:can|shop of Mrs. Theresa’ Mors’ on OF he ach ae tw! Any woundiny.| ne was “different from a man jus rat or. f ” Several thousand union represen. | AVEUSt 1, Iast;"the morning ‘after | "mo: atate contends MeCoy slew | ordinarily drunk,” and that insanity tatives from more than 45 individual | S8® Was shot to death in an apart-|Mrs. Mors in a murderous rage be-|as well as liquor, occurred to ther. lahor groups will attend the ser-| ent not far away, today may save cause she planned to leave him and|as a possible cause of his eccentric wise” th sanaltion: “Mere fein Kid McCoy, former pugilist, from|go back to her divorced husband.|beHavior. ‘This is seen by defense several hundred men of prominence conviction on a murder charge grow*| Albert A., Mors. The ex-fighter came|attorneys as corroboration of Mc representing the national, state and |!"& out of the slaying. to the antique shop afterwards, ac;|Coy’s declaration soon after his ar. city governments, the army and| _ Such was the hope held out by|cording to the prosecution theory,|rest, that his “lights went out,’ uavy, the natlonal .kuard, banking | 2¢fense counsel in the testimony of| planning to kill Mors and all friends} when Mrs. Mors killed. herself in and other circles. two witnesses called yesterday by|of Mrs, Mors who had been urging] his presence despite his efforts to Inv'tations have been issued to! the prosecution to describe the reign| her to become reconciled with him.| prevent the deed, and that there Secretary Hughes and Ch'ef Justice ,°f terror which gripped the antique} Two men who were in the shop|after he did not know what he was doing. cc == FRANK AAILEY ” BIG POWER COMPANIES BEHIND O11) RESIDENT FIGHT ON UNDERWOOD SHOALS PIAIMED HEHE ROPOSAL: PROBE IS ORDERED Washington tomorrow morning it Scarlet ‘Fever Fatal to will be met by a composite battal- lion; representing the army, navy after a speech by Underwood in which he charged ‘that lobbyists of Former Cowboy and Inspector. and nat’onal guard. ‘The casket will be placed on an artillery caisson and with its military escort and a delegation of labor off cials will pro- ceed to the Elks club, There it will He in state until the funeral services begin at 9 o'clock Thurs- day morning. Masonic servi¢es at the grave In Sleepy Hollow cemetery at Tarry- town will be conducted by the very the power companies are besieging Rev Oscar Fr. Treder, Chaplain of the doors of congress to get Muscle the grand lodge of the state of New shoals and that the editorial writer, York and dean of the pro-Cathedral whose name was not attached to the at Garden City editorial and was not mentioned by Underwdod, was influenced by the lobby sts. a Underwood interpreted the edi- Frank (C; ‘Bajiey, 43 years ‘ola: torial as charging him with having Natrona county stock inspector and Poe with the Asbama | Powss a former cowboy known to all the Pete tin re tae cl old timers in this part of the gtate, Shoals bill that is now pending) in dlea ‘at a local Hoepltal yesterday the senate. He denied this charge| fiftarhoda iat 3 a/olowk- tke cates and sald he had consulted with no fevae . one connected with the power com- Mr, Bailey was a native Wyo- mingite, having been born in Sara- toga and having lived in the state all of his life except fora fgw years when he was an inspector for the Cattlemen's association of, Omaha. He was with the Diamond Cattle company of Rock River for a num- ere me ey pany except Thomas Mart'n, the president-who had informed him ber of years and at dne time a fore- man for the CY rapch here, (Continued from Page Qne.) ing, and made his escape, was sug- that the company was a, gested ‘by the fact that’ the body Dill." Martin opposed the ‘micastce on « full fifteen feet from the. pool the ground that the company “did of blood marking where the acct- not want to go into the fertilizer dent had taken place, and slightly besiness,"” Underwood said. to the rear of it, assuming that the ‘My bill is dedicated to’ produc. car had gone north around the cor- tion of fertilizer for the farmers and ner,‘as the trail of broken glass nitrates for nat onal defense,” Un- he Ry aap peten eR ap derwood sald in his fiery speech. to.Wwhom he had been. married only two, months and who resides at. 155 North Beech street and by several brothers and sister: ‘Funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning al: though, it was contemplated having the body taken to Daramie for indicated. anterment. MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR AUTO COLLISION 15 FINED $80 BY COURT five minutes, since the blood had not L. J, Flake, convicted in police begun to congeal. He said that neither he, Mr. Nelson, nor Mr, Lawton ,who had been in the office of the coal company just across the street for most of the afternoon, had heard any outcry. The corner of Durbin and C streets 1s adjacent to the freight depot of the Burlington railway and is tho scene of a con- Unuous heavy traffic, Mrs. Coadon was unable to tell when Mrs. Kesting may have le: her home last night or whither she was bound when the car struck her down. She {list became court last night of driving while in. toxicated and of responsibility for a triple collision on Center street |- Saturday evening, was fined $50. Flake’ according to .the testimony of Patrolmen Reese and Sullivan, came weaving and wandering north on Center street, swung over to the left side of the street, narrowly missing collision with ‘a southward bound car, and in swinging back crashed into the rear ends of three cars parked in front of Tripeny’s store. Flake told the court that his. steer- alarmed this morcing by Mrs Kesting’s failure to call to get ng gear had jammed and’ swung nim into the rank of parked ma; chicken feed, which was her custom | hines, but the unanimous testimony Several] times a day When her f the witnesses that hoe almost knock met no response, she suc- ceeded in entering the Kesting home soo drunk to keep his seat at the wheel resulted in Judge Murray's and found it untenanted. Recalling J-crdtet of guilty. There were things she should have done Days before, and more than one | Weeks and weeks unreached “had run. z There are many people. who. Always have too much to do, And the reason, sad but true, Is—they never do it, Lee Shippey. THE GIFT of the gtver and the siver of the gift both find favor with ‘her” when itis ®ought through the ‘Gifts for Her’ column of'the Classi- led Section. Sd ALWAYS HUNGRY Gro children_are almost always hungry and demand an abundance of vitamin- tich food. Scott’s Emulsion is vital-nourishment that helps children keep their strength and grow normally. Most children: need ’Scott’s. 24-10 Scott & Bowne. Bloomfield, N- By PAUL R. MALIAON, nited Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. — The senate Saturday voted to investigate charges that big power compan’es have been engaged in disseminating propaganda against the pending Underwood Muscle Shoals bill in an effort to secure its defeat. As a climax to rumors that have been current in the capitol corridors, the senate, at the request of Senator Underwood, Alabama, author of the bill, authorized the senate, judiciary committee to begin an immediate in- quiry into the allegations, The investigation will begin Mon- day when the committee w-ll meet, having been summoned by Chair- man Cummins a few minutes after the resolution was passed. The first step will be the calling of an editorial writer for the Wash- ington Herald whom Underwood charged was inspired by the power companies to attack his character. The action authoriz'ng the. pre- minary investigatiog” was taken Salt Creek Busses Leave Casper, Townsend Hotel 8 a. m. and 2:30 p, m. Leave Salt Creek © 8 a. m. and 2 p, m. BAGGAGE AND EXPRESS Bus Leaves 9:30 Daily Balt Creek NTY YEARS OF SAFE Prosecutor Frank ¢ manner of Thompson's the cross examination truck ¢ sharp tones were modified, but she would not admit her confession had been made voluntarily. ‘When was it that you decided to tel?" Thompson asked. y “In the.room when Hight and I were locked together,” she replied Farlier in the afternoon Miss Mu- rial Vernon, a Chicago newspaper reporter told of an oral confession he had obtained from Mrs. Sweetin. rs. 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