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WEA (0. 8. Weather Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow in- creasing cloudines: in_temperature. today. Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 No. 30,361 Joi"shie “Wa Full report on page 9. THER. Bureau Forecast.) s; not much change 70, at 4:30 , at b a.m. nd class matter shington, D, C. Ch WASHINGTON, 'CO-OPERATIVE GROUPS URGED " CONGERTED MOVE. UPON COMMUNISTS Poland’s Exposed Position in Case of War Causes Decision. MINISTERS OPPOSE i ANGERING RUSSIANS | Each Nation Reserves Right of Separate Action Against “Red” Propaganda. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. The_ Star and € 0 Daily By Radio to Vews. Copyright, 19 PARIS, June 16.—At the request of | Polish Foreign Minister Zalewski, who has had a long conversation with Sir | Austen Chamberlain, the foreign min- isters of the powers, now meeting at Geneva, have decided to abandon the | idea of a general conference to discuss | common measures against the Thivd Internationale. M. Zalewski pointed out that in view of the extreme nervousness of the Soviet rulers and the tension between Poland and Russia, the less that is said and done publicly to excite the Soviets, the safer Poland will feel After considering Poland's exposed po- sition, the foreign ministers could not but accede to"this viewpoint. The writer is informed that Foreign Minister Stresemann of Germany has heen asked to motify M. Tchicherin, the Russian foreign minister, inform- ally, that the powers reserve the right | to take whatever theasures they please | against the activities of the Third In- | ternationale, without thereby intend- | ing in any sense to provoke the Soviet government. It is believed that the assembled foreign ministers, at Great Britain’s instigation, have agreed to an ex- change of information regarding com- munist plots abroad and will nego- tiate defensive action. MEETING AT GENEV! Ministers Agree There—Russians Ap- parently Are Unconcerned. TLONDON, June 16 (#).—Fear of arousing Russian nationalistic feeling to a dangerous point has caused aban- donment of the plan for a concerted warning by the European powers against further Communist propa- ‘anda abroad and alleged terrorism by the Soviets at home. In reconsidering m;fl; ':rlglnal ae- cision, thé foreign .ministers now in Geneva for the Leafie of " Nations’ Council are said to have concluded that formal collective action of the nature contemplated might create the impression in Moscow that a united front wn| being formed against the Soviet Union. # Poland is understood to have been the guiding spirit in advising against angering Russia by even an appear- ence of hostility, emphasizing that such an attitude would serve' to inten- sify the Russlan national spirit in the rame manner as it was aroused at the close of the greatavar by military interventions. 4 Will Sound Warning. Nevertheless, according to the Geneva information, there is every likelihood that the German foreign min: ister. Dr. Gustave Stresemann, follow- ing up informal conversations on the subject with M. Tchitcherin, Russian commisear, will acquaint him with the feeling that has been engendered throughout Europe by the activities of the Third International, and warn him in a friendly way that these ac- tivities are militating against Russia. The German newspapers, while de- claring it is the Moscow government’s duty to repudiate the activities of the Third International. print warnings to Dr. Stresemann that he is in imminent danger of finding himself in the line- up of anti-Soviet nations. The proposed conference to consider the Russian problem is welcomed by the Socialist organ Vorwaerts on con- tition that Russia is invited. The paper expresses the belief that it would be an auspicious omen if Ger- many were permitted to assume the role of mediator. Ask War Preparations. The Russian newspapers, according to dispatches from Moscow. are laying stress on the necessity of preparing (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) RAINS IMPERIL LEVEE AT GREENVILLE, MISS. Residents Fear Protection Will Go | Out, Says Telephone Message | to Vicksburg. =i | By the Associated Press. VICKSBURG, Miss., June 16.— Water was lapping the top of the protection levee around Greenvill M today and residents feared that should further r: oceur or the Mississippl River continue to rise, the levee would go out. This information was received here | flowers. Thorough Organization to Prevent Suffering From Surplus Advocated. Former Governor Also Voices Faith in Proposed Federal Farm Board. Br the Associated Press, BINGHAMTON, Thorou tional Y., June 16.— n to help a na al situation in which a mea be worth more than a bumper one was urged today by former Gov. Frank O. Lowden of Tilinois. the Dairymen's League Co-operative Association, Tnc., he advocated the growth of farmers’ co-operative organ- ations to a point where they are Nation-wi» and f-lerated. He also voiced his faith in the proposed Fed- | eral Farm Board. Deploring the perplexity in wh the farmer elf when a rf cro= b returns th: poor one. Mr. Lowden cited the 1 corn crop. According to the Depar ment of Agriculture report, it was rth about $£730,000,000 more than that of 1923, 20 per cent smaller “If the corn growers had been or- sanized and found that the market would not receive their corn at what it cost to produce it,” he continued, “they would not have dumped the larger part of the crop upon the mar- in a few brief months.’ Despite agricultural figures which ' I | { | [| I Speaking at the annual m-sting of | § FRANK 0. LOWDE) “the financial writers gloat” over, | under the present system, “a surpl no matter how slight, seems to have the effect of depressing the price with a total disregard of the cost of produc- | tion of even the ahsolute necessities of_life,” he declared. He said other industries are or- ganized _already _to withstand__the (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) TROUT LURE GETS | PRESIDENT EARLY Executive Causes Surprise by Sudden Start for Squaw Creek. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Staft Correspondent of The Star. RAPID CITY, S. Dak., June 16.— President Coolidge, who is now com- | fortably establsihed in the State game lodge at Custer Park, in the Black Hills section, started off his vacation today in true sportsmanlike style. Before 8 o'clock he was on his wav to Squaw Creek, a picturesque moun- tain stream, whose winding trail around these hills carries it close to the President’s Summer home, loaded down with rods and réels and every- thing else a trout fisherman needs, as well as a heart full of hope. It was expected that the President would resume his trout fishing, which he put aside with much regret when he left the Adirendack Mountains last Fall, soon after getting settled at the lodge, but he caused considerable of a surprise when he announced imme- diately after finishing his first meal in his mountain home that he was going after some trout. Talks With Expert. While the President is known to have been talking and thinking a lot about the jovs that would be his again casting for trout, it is believed this early indulgence in the sport was inspired during a walk he took be- fore breakfast wth Cecil Gideon, wno was State game warden for a num- ver of years, and who is reputed to know the Black Hills country better than any one else. Reach Edge of Creek. Their stroll took them to the edge of Squaw Creek, and it is believed that the way in which Mr. Gideon described the wonders of fishing in this creck and the President's own imagination he looked down on that little stream rushing noisily over the rocks were responsible for so quick a decisior When Mrs. Coolidge was told of his intentions she said that would be fine, but reminded him that the ice box at the lodge was filled with fresh trout, caught yesterday, and which were pre- sented by some of the natives of this section. She added that some of these would be served at dinner, to which the President is said to have replied, “They taste better when you catch them yourself.” Mrs. Coolidge afterward remarked, as did. every one else in the Presi- dent’s party, that there is no doubt about the President being genuinely fond of the sport and that she was happy to know that he could enjoy himself in such a manner. Looks After Unpacking While the President was absent Mrs. Coolidge busied herself saperintending tha unpacking and arranging of the interior of the large building which is to be their home. She found time, however, to take a walk for two mi during which she enjoyed seeing the mountain sheep and several goats grazing on the hi de: She frequent- Iy stopped along the way to pick wild- These she brought back to the house and arranged them in vases. The President and Mrs. Coolidge arrived at the Lodge about d:l_rk last night, tired after their long journey of 1,800 miles, but happy because of the royal and friendly way in which COOPERISLEADING FIELD IN OPEN GOLF Tommy Armour in Second Place, One Stroke Behind. Johnston Falters. By the Associated Press. OAKMONT, Pa, June 16—With the collapse of the two-day leader, Harrison R. Johnston, Minneapolis amateur, in the third round of the national golf championship today, “Light Horse” Harry Cooper of Los Angeles shot out into the lead with a b4-hole total of 224, two strokes ahead of Walter Hagen, for the tem- porary lead. Cooper's card: . Out.in. 554543 474428 “In..ei. 4453408 43 436224 Cooper garnered a steady 74 today to add to his 150 for the first half of the grind. Hagen lost two strokes to his Pacific Coast rival with a 76, Johnston, after an “eagle” 3 on the first hole, went to pieces, taking-a pair of 6s on the second and third holes, finding trouble constantly thereafter and finishing his round at 42—45—87. Added to his 147 he had an aggregate 234, 10 strokes behind Cooper. Gene Sarazen slipped to an 80, giving him 228 and temporary third place, while the Britisher, “Archie Compston, scored a 76 and temporarily fourth with 229 for the 54. Beginning his uphill battle, Bobby Jones, the defending champion, was out in 38, one over par, to pick up four strokes on Johnston, one on Hagen and two on Gene Sarazen at this stage. The Atlanta amateur star was finding little trouble and seemed to have his game well under control. Armour Forging to Front. Tommy Armour, although three strokes over par for 14 holes, had a chance to tie Cooper by playing the Jast four holes in par figures. He made a remarkable shot to the twelfth green with a brassie from the top of a trap. He had a long putt for a birdie. It would not drop, but he got his par. His card: Out: 54 55 43 4 4 5-3 He took one over par on the four- teenth, where he was trapped, and took three to reach the green. Arthur Havers, the British star, shot pretty golf on his round today. He was two under par with a 35 go- ing out. He found trouble on the home nine, and took a 39, four over par, for a grand total of 230 for 54 holes. The Britisher was well up among the leaders. Tommy Armour pulled into second place, with a total of 225, as the last players of the third round were com- ing in. To his first-nine score of 37 he added a 39, coming home, for a 76. His card: In ..o.....4 453544443722 Johnston Slumps Badly. ! Starting at the head of the field, | Johnston made a sensational getaway, but slumped badly. Johnston sank a 35-foot chip from just off the green for an “eagle” three on the first hole. The Western ama- 4 wce had gottem off with 147 to his it for the first two days’ play, a stroke ahead of Gene Sarazen. On the 363-yard second Johnston's iron found a trap. He was only able to move the ball 2 feet from its buried position on his next shot, and finally took six, two over par. The Minnesota amateur took an- other damaging six on the third, land- ing his second shot again in a trap, they were re throughout !l\o “(Continued on Page 2, Column 3. (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) in a telephone message at the United States Engineers’ office. The river Greenville rose a tenth of a foot rednesday and the backwater at Greenville went up .08 in the last 24 hours Fifty per cent of the cotton planted on land inundated by the previous flood already is under water again a number of Mi level rapidly is rising in Sunflower, Washington, . Sharkey and Issaquena Counties, although statlonary in Yazoo and Warren Counties. Relief authorities also said that mosquitoes were adding to the serious- ness of the situation. = G. B. Rath Weds Miss Norris. WAUPACA, Wis,, June 16 (®).— Miss Gertrude Dewitt Norris, daughter of Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska, was married yesterday to ordon B. Rath of “Washington, D at the Summer home of the Nor- i on the Waupaca Chain o' ,Lakes. Mr. and Mrs. Rath will make { their hame in Wachinetan. ppi counties | | About Famou | A Once more a historical legend, this {one concerning the Gettyshurg ad dress, seems to have outlived its time. H It has long been believed that Lincoln composed the famous oration on the back of an envelope or scraps of writing paper while en route to Gettys that recognition of its and that cer- dence tending to refute all these ements of the legend have been sembled by Charles Moore, chalrman )t the Commission of Fine Arts and | acting chief of the Division of Manu- scripts of the Library of Congress, in “Lincoln’s Gettyshurg Address and ond_Inaugural,” just published. Mr. Moore quotes John G. Nicolay. of President Lincoln's party on the Gettrahnre trin ting: |Charles Moore Refutes Legend s Gettysburg Address “There is neither record, evidence | nor well founded tradition that Mr. Lincoln did any writing, or made any notes, on the journey.” | " Reproductions of the first draft on | Executive Mansion stationery. and of a revision written in his room in the home of David Wills of Gettysburg, who suggested the establishment of the cemetery in the presence of Nico- lay, are presented in Mr. Moore's book. He also cites frequent notations of applause in stenographic reports pub- lished in the newspapers of the day as evidence that its merit was promptly recognized. Mr. Moore de- clares that the “phraseology of the address, as well as the thoughts em- hodied, are Mr. Lincoln's own, He drew his ideas and his convictions directly from the life he lived.” Radio Programs—Page 41 | ment "has Indicated WITH SUNDAY MORNI B, 0 AIRPORT PROGRAM NOW TAKING SHAPE, PUSHED BY GOVELL Assistant Engineer Commis- sioner Maps Tentative Plans to Get Objective. AGENCIES VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE IN PROJECT Model Field for Nation Is Hope of Major in Suggesting Line of Action. The movement for the establish- ment of a municipal airport for com- mercial aviation began to take defi- nite shape today as a result of a warning by the Post Office Depart- ment that Baltimore instead of| Washington would be made a stop- | ping point on the new air mail route {to be put into operation in August between New York and Atlanta unless some dependable assurance is given that the landing field for the air mail planes would be provided here. Maj. W. E. R. Covell, senior Assist- ant Engineer Commissioner, who has been directed by the Board of Dis- trict Commissioners to co-ordinzte the various agencies interested in the project, already has mapped out a tentative program looking toward the acquisition of a site, while pri- vate and governmental interests con- cerned have voluntarily offered to assist him in every way possible. Covell's Tentative Program. Maj. Covell's tentative program is hi: 1. Line up all possible locations, keeping in mind that the airport should be a model for the Nation. 2. List the advantages and disad- vantages of each, as to rental, or cost. 3. Get the best possible advice of experts. 4, Get the unified support of all in- dividuals and organizations interested in the project on the particular site finally selected and then make definite recommendations to the Commission- ers for its acquisition, urging the Commissioners to request Congress to appropriate funds for its purchase as an item in the second deficiency ap- propriation bills which probably will be considered in December. 5. Make temporary arrangements when the site is selected for its use until an appropriation is provided for the purchase or else get permission from the War Department for the temporary use of Bolling Field by the air mail mun;l. Soat OO 5 Although the Posi ice Depart- bandoned al Benning race track for the site, Maj. Covell intends make & survey of.| every possible location in the Dis- trict and nearby. Among the sites listed thus far, in addition to the old Benning race track, are Gieshoro Point, Graveley Point, a 100-acre track mear the Episcopal Theological Seminary on the Alexandria-Lees- burgh turnpike in Virginia, the Hoover Aviation Field and property in Southwest Washington adjoining the Washington Barracks. The Graveley Point site, it was indicated, will not be considered seri- ously as it will require considerable flling in as well as take a long period of time, whereas it is the opinion of Maj. Covell that the landing field should be acquired without delay. The Hoover Field would be con- venient, Maj. Covell points out, but it is now too small to serve as an airport. As it adjoins the experi- mental farm of the Department of Agriculture, he thinks it might be possible to acquire a portion of the farm to enlarge the fleld. Moreover, he explained, ‘the Hoover Field proj erty could be purchased cheaper per- haps than the other suggested sites. as some of it is now Government owned. The owner of the site in the vicinitw of the Episcopal Theological Seminary has offered to sell it for $200,000, while the Giesboro Point site, it is estimated, would cost $750,000. Confers With McCracken. Maj. Covell conferred today with Willlam P. McCracken, jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce in charge of aeronautics, concerning the location of the proposed airport and he also plans to hold similar conferences with officials of the War, Navy and Post Office Departments, as well as the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. Mr. McCracken, according to Maj. Covell, appeared to be very enthusias- tic over the renewal of the agitation for the establishment of an airport and the definte form it has taken and pre- dicted that should it be established, it would be used by at least 60 planes a day shortly after it is opened. ‘While Maj. Covell has not made up his mind definitely as to whether the airport should be established by Fed- eral or municipal funds, he is inclined at this time to favor the latter plan. The District, he explained, will be re- sponsible for the project, and for that reason he thinks it should finance it. In other cities, too, he said, where municipal dirports are being establish- ed the funds of the municipality are being used for this purpose. Press Club Acts. Attention of officials of the United States Chamber of Commerce has been drawn to a suggestion by the National Press Club that airports be established in every city throughout the United States and that the Chamber of Commerce urge its con- stituent members to start movements in their respective localities looking to the establishment of such fields. The suggestion advanced by the Press Club was authorized by a motion passed by the board of gov- ernors at a_meeting yesterday in line with the plea of Col. Lindbergh, in his speech before the club Saturday, that airports be established in fu therance of the development of avi: tion. The aviation fields could be made at the same time as soldier memorials, it was pointed out, similiar to the memorial park which President Coolidge dedicated at Hammond, Ind., Tuesday. Creation of such memorials, the communication to the Chamber of Commerce stated, would be not only of utilitarian value, but would symbolize the services of those whose life work has been devoted to the progress of aviation. .. Child Slayer Gets Life Term. VALPARAISO, Ind., June 16 (#).— ‘Walter A. Scholl, 38 years, who plead- ed guilty to the murder of his tu children, was today sentenced to life imprisonment by Jydge Grant Crum- | packer, ¥ NG EDITION THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1927—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. ¢ Foening Star. % service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Yesterday’s Circul () Means Associated Press. “WE” BID FARE Col. Lindbergh with Comdr. Wick (left), of the N: left at 4:10 a.m. for New York. Col. Lindbergh flew from about 2 o'clock and spending 25 minutes at Anacostia, to fi vew York in an ckk in The S WELL AS WASHINGTON SLEEPS val Air Station at Anacostia, before the famous team of “We" rmy plane, leaving New Yorlk this morning it of St. Louis. RED CROSS MAPS $500.000 PLAN TO AID HEALTH IN FLOOD AREA| Hoover Approves Budget—30-Day Re- construction Program Arranged to Follow Emergency Period. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, June 16.—Details of the plan by which the Red Cross proposes to spend $500,000 in health and sanitation work in the areas re- covering from the Mississippi flood were announced here today by Dr. ‘William R. Redden, national medical officer of the Red Cross. The an- nouncement followed the approval of the budget by Secretary of Commerce Hoover, James L. Feiser, vice chair- man of the Red Cross, and Henry N. Baker, disaster relief director for the Red Cross. The Red Cross plans to institute 30-day health reconstruction programs in all sections as soon as the emer- gency period is over, the announce- 1 | s ment said. This program embraces the immunization of all returning resi- dents ainst typhoid and smallpox, the purification of water supplies, de-| struction of all carcasses left by the flood, spraving all stagnant water to prevent breeding of malaria mos- quitoes and personal health and nurs- ing servi 267 Workers in Service. The plans call for the service of 7 workers in the areas hardest hit by the floods, including 45 physici 49 health ofiicers, 20 sanitarians, 50 sanitary inspectors and 103 nurses, apportioned ds follows: Arkansas—Four physicians, health officers, 5 sanitarians, nurses, 20 sanitary inspectors. Loufsiana—Thirt physicians, (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) 20 20 P15 CHE TOP OFCHURCH PARLEY Episcopal Delegates Hear Bi- ble Writers Called ‘Chumps’ and ‘Thickheads.’ By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO., June 16.—Sex freedom and liberalism continued to be the leading topics for informal dis- cussion among delegates to the na- tional congress of the Protestant copal Church here today as they weighed the words of two church lead- ers who had sharply attacked the ex- isting order of religion and morality. ‘While the delegates last night heard Rev. William Norman Guthrie, rector of St. Mark's-in-the-Bouwerie, New York, declare that “the New Testa- ment is a book written by a lot of chumps who were thick in the head,” the younger generation was paying at- tention to Rev. Henry Lewis, Ann Ar- bor rector. Rev. Mr. Lewis, who had created a stir by suggesting the church might profit by adopting a more tolerant at- titude toward ‘‘unmarried unions,” supplemented his address by declaring the “companionate marriage” idea of Judge Ben B. Lindsey offered a basi for a possible solution of “promiscuity and other evils.” Calls Students “Confused.” “Promiscuity among college girls is increasingly great,” said Rev. Mr. Lewis. “During my five years at Ann Arbor T have dealt with several thou- sand young college men and women. Their problems are moral ones, and while their aims are all right, they are badly confused.” Denominationalism, foreign mis- sionaires and other things orthodox were given some vigorous treatment by Rev. Mr. Guthrie. “Protestantism,” he said, “is as dead _as_the_dodo. to_paint | | | | BYRD FACES DELAY 0F SFVRALDAYS Condition of Atmosphere Could Hardly Be Worse, Says Weather Bureau. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, June 16.—With his tri-motored Fokker monoplane Amer- ica fueled and provisioned for its pro- jected flight to Paris, Comdr. Richard E. Byrd today faced a probable delay of several day unfavorable weather conditions. Atmospheric conditions over the At- lantic could hardly be worse than at present, the Weather Bureau an- nounced. “There is no chance for a transatlantic flight by Friday,” said Forecaster James Scarr, who also de- clared ‘the outlook after tomorrow is not very good. Approval Is Awaited. Comdr. Byrd had nounced he would fl;ght until the Weather Bureau had given its approval, and indications, therefore, were the flight would not be made before Saturday and possibly not until next week. Questioned us to reports that he planned a_flight around the world upon arriving in Paris, Comdr. By in Lexington, Va., where an honorary previously an- not attempt the | degree was conferred on him by Vir- ginia Polytechnic Institute, said while he has considered the possibility of such a flight he has made no plans for one and that it is “more of a pos: sibility than a probability.” Plans Only Limited. “I have not intended to give out the impression that I am planning such a venture,” he said. “My plans. other than the flight to Paris, are in- definite.” While visiting at the home of his . in Winchester, V: (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) olumn 2.) " (Continued on Page 2, Lindbergh Celebration in Photographs An Historical Record Of a Great Event in the National Cop:ial In the Graphic Section of NEXT SUNDAY’S STAR Order Your Copy of Next Sunday's Star From Your Newsdealer Today Copies Mailed Anywhere in the United States or Canada, 10 conts. Orders Cannot Be Accepted by Telephone in his take-off, due to| NUNGESSER SEARCH - PRESSED FORWARD Quebec May Send Plane to | Investigate Mystery Lights in Northland. | By the Associated Press. | QUEBEC, June 16.—Definite steps | to clear up rumors, which thus far have proved groundless, that the miss- | Ing French aviators Nungesser and { Coli had been found alive and to de- termine definitely the source of vari- {ous flares and distress signals report- | ed north of the Saguenay River, were | being taken today by the authorities here. Searching parties are now reconnoit- ering the entire district in which the flares were reported to have been seen Sunday night and other sections | nearby where other signals also have been observed, the latest being flashes reported in the Lake S§t. John district fast night coming from the direction of St. Germain township. May Utilize Planes. | Tt is believed that airplanes will have to be called into service to help straighten out the situation and it is thought likely that a government plane, which is now stationed at Lake John will leave for the St. Ger- main and Begin townships sometima tod | Last night's reports that the French aviators had been found caused much excitement in Québec and it was sev- eral hours before the report could be followed up and found erroneous. The message was received from Ed- ward Blais, an accountant for Price Bros. at River Bend, by his mother, Mrs. Blais of this city. The message d that Nungesser and Coli had been reported found at noon. At River Bend it was learned that there was nothing definite in the report, but the general story there ran that the aviators had been found alive on the north bank of the Shipshaw River, Report Proves False. Blais was reached over the long- distance telephone and said that he | had discovered that the report was without foundation and that it had been brought to River Bend by a forest worker who had proved unre- liable. Blais said that when he had first heard the report he thought it correct and sent the news to his mother in good faith. On finding that it was erroneous, he sent a telegram {to this effect. | In the course of investigation into the report information was_ received from two sources telling of further eff to find trace of the missing aviators. The messages were ceived by Avila Bedard, as: chief of the provincial forestry serv- ice. One message was from Eudore Racine, a forestry engineer of Chic timi. stating that observers on towers on the rivers Ferland and Mendache | had seen flashing lights Tuesday | night which appeared to be floating { on the waters of the Perinhonk River. | The message said that instructions | had heen issued to the observers to report further. Plane Reported Heard. This was followed by another mes- sage to Mr. Bedard from Bagotville, ting that George Brousseau, » trapper, who had just arrived there, reported hearing a sound like that of n airplane on the evening of May 9, the day after the take-off of the French plane from Le Bourget. The night was very foggy, he said, but while near the St. Marguerite River, he clearly heard the throbbing of a motor in the air. - He expressed the opinion that it was going in a north- erly direction. | Mr. Bedard, discussing reports ‘hat flares had been stolen from the Roberval Air Station and that they were being used to perpetrate a hoax, said this morning that he had re- ceived no such report from the air station, and that he believed the story of the theft of flares to be “absclutely untrue.” 103 STRIKERS ARRESTED. | Left Wing Fur Workers Taken Into Custody in New York. NEW YORK, June 16 (P).—For | ‘he third consecutive day police today made mass arrests of Left Wing fur strikers, taking 103 men and women into custody for congregating on the streets of the fur dlstrict. More than 200 were grrested Tues- day and Wednesday, | | lation, 102,749 TWO CENTS. LINDBERGH MAKES HOPHERE AT NIGHT TOGET OWNPLANE Siips Away From Theater in Evening Clothes to Fly to Capital. STOPS AT BOLLING FIELD FOR ONLY 25 MINUTES Paris Flyer Jumps Into Spirit of St. Louis, Is Back at Mitchel Field by 7 0'Clock. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his beloved Spirit of St. Louis, from which he had been sepdrated since Monday, are united again. | While Washington slept in the con- | fidence of secing the transatlantic fiyer here tomorrow morning just be- fore he hopped off for St. Louis, Col. Lindbergh, who had made two un- successful attempts to slip from under New York's gaze, took off from Mitchel Field, Long Island, in an Army Curtiss pursuit plane shortly after midnight, landed at the naval air station at 3:45 o'clock and departed 25 minutes later in his famous mono- plane for New York, where he arrived before 7 o'clock. The speedy movements after the midnight_hour were characteristic of Lindbergh. Attired in evening clothes, he was attending a performance at the Roxy Theater, for the benefit of | the dependents of Nungesser and Coli, France's missing transatlantic airmen, when he made his decision. Newspa- permen, who had clung to him like barnacles, since he had given them the slip en two previous occasions, pursued him, but Lindbergh, taking the wheel of his automobile, soon out- distanced them. Escortzd by Capt. Streett. Pulling on a flying jumper over his evening attire, he jumped ijto the pursuit plane belonging to LWt. C. Irvine of the First Pursuit Group, which has escorted him to New York, and will serve in that capacity all the way to St. Louis. Capt. St. Clair Streett of Washington, also a member of the pursuit group, hopped into his Curtiss P-1-B plane and the two roared | off_the field into the inky darkness. Capt. Streett's plane carried wing navigation lights, while Lindbergh's did not. Lindbergh, by prearrange- ment, followed Capt. Streett, whose |lights served as a guide. The last half-hour of the journey, however, found Capt. Streett flying alone with Lindbergh “lost.” In the meantime, Mitchel Field had called Lieut. d G. Duke, officer of the day at Field, and Lieut. Duke in turn notified Lieut. F. W. “orwin, officer of the day at the air station. The latter called his com- manding officer, Lieut. Comdr. Homer C. Wick, and ordered out the BBET flood light. Before the drone of the planes was heard, newspaper men and a few spec- tators’ rushed down the fleld. A few minutes before 3:45 o'clock, a pur- suit plane hove in sight. It made a landing, and as it taxied for the air sta- tion’s land plane hangar, where the | Spirit of St. Louis hag been carefully housed, the newspapér men and pho- t.-raphers rushed out to greet the pilot. Instead of Lindbergh, however, they found Streett. Five minutes later, the elusive Lindbergh appeared over the fleld and landed. Drowns Out Queries. He was besieged with interviewers, wanting to know if he were going on to St. Louis and what not, but Col. Lindbergh never closed the throttie of his powerful engine and drowned out all queries. He grinned gleefully, however, and as Lieut. Corwin said, “just like a boy who had been caught taking jam.” It pleased him to have carried out his desire to be reunited with his monoplane without having to adhere to a schedule. Jumping out of the plane, he went into the hangar with Lieut. Comdr. Wick and conversed for a few minutes while the Spirit .of St. Louis v warming up out in front. Then jumped into the cabin, discarding hi; parachute, took the throttle himself, listened intently to the beat of the en- gine and led for the chocks to be pulled aw: Off he taxied down the fleld toward the lighted area, followed by Capt. Streett and two Navy planes. Comdr. Wick was alone in his Voght single- seater, while Lieut. Comdr. A. C. Miles, accompanied by Aviation Machinist Warren Lee, took off in a UC observa- tion plane. Col. Lindbergh’s take-off was nor- mal—nothing like the departure Mon- day, which nearly paralyzed experi- enced airmen. Once in the air he struck off for New York, followed by his Army and Navy escort. “Stunts” Over Flying Field. _ Capt. Streett preceded the escort into Mitchell Field by about 20 min- utes. The Spirit of Loufs, how- ever, put in appearance over Mitchel Field at clock. Lindbergh dived down to hin 50 feet of the field, pulled up into a zoom and then execut. ed a number of loops and wing-over over Mitchel and Roosevelt Fields. When he emerged from his compact cabin his face was somewhat grimy and wind-burned, but he cheerfully posed for photographers and for a few minutes answered questions of reporters. Asked whether he was glad to be reunited with the plane that had carried him from New York to Paris, he replied, “Oh, well,” blushed and then grinned. He said the round trip had been without incident. Then he went to the home of Col. Benjamin Foulois, commanding Mitchel Field, shed his borrowed flying clothing and stood revealed In all the splendor of his evening clothes. He had breakfast of two cups of coffee, two friend eggs and toast, “and then, with a police escort, proceeded to his Park avenue apartment to prepare for his recep- tion in Brooklyn. Meets Hazards in Flight. The flight was not without extreme hazards for Lindbergh. His plane carried no night landing equipment and had the engine failed, he would have been forced to cheat death the fifth time by using his parachute. The nocturnal aerial journey again demon- strated the amazing ability of the vouthful pilot to do without sleep. He had slept until noon yesterday, but from then on the day was o continual whirlwind of luncheons, receptions and theater parties for him. Today he planned to take a short nap, before beginning another crowded program of activities that was to start at 10:30 o'clock. __When the Spirit of St. Louls melted (Continved on Page 4. Column 63 o A