New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1922, Page 1

Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERALD: MRS. MUTER DISCUSSES HEX ™ CASE WITH UTILITIES COM. TELLS OF FEE CHARGED HER Ellwell Says She Intimat- ed in Uncertain Way Money Was Needed “Up in Hartford” Woman Mentions Sum of $5,000 as Amount Paid to Counsel—No Further In- _ vestigation. Mrs. Helen Muter, operator of a Jitney line in this city, was called before the public utilities commission in Hartford late yesterday afternoon to explain to the commissioners the stories published in newspapers in regard to an alleged large fee she was supposed to have given local attorneys for securing a jitney fran- chise for her. Following a conference with the commissioners another- short confer- ence was held in Commissioner C. C. Ellwell's office with Mrs. Muter, one of her bus drivers, P. 8. McMahon, Saul Berman, representing Mrs. Mu- ter; A. E. Stewart, head of the jitney department, and a Herald representa- tive in attendance. Lawyer's Fee Discussed. At this meeting, Mrs. Muter was assured by the commissioners that she was under their protection as long as she had a certificate to operate the jitney line and she had nothing to worry about. She explained the trouble to Mr Stewart and Mr. Ellwell and her remarks might have been construed to insinuate that the money was to be used, in part at least, for someone ‘“up there.” The point was not clearly made and Mr. Ellwell was called at his home in New Haven to- day by the Herald,. He was asked if he understood the testimony alleged that part of the money was to be vsed for other than a lawyer's fee, and he replied: “She intimated in an uncertain way that they needed it ‘up in Hartford’ bui what she sald .wps rather In- defnite. T don’t thing it was véry clear just what she meant.” Mr. Elwell supplemented his re- marks by saying that someone in Mrs. Muter's company brought up the subject of ‘the use to which the fee was to bé put and that she agreed with the insimuation. He was asked whether the commission would in- vestigate fur!her and replied in the negative. Henry F. Billings, secretary of the commission, eaid this morning that he was not present when Mrs. Muter is alleged to have told about the re- portéd use to which the money was to be put, Hé did say, however, that he understood that Mrs. Muter had been charged an additional fee by & lawyer for an application to se- cure a modification of her original licenss “although so far as the com- mission knows he had nothing to do with it.” ‘Woman Says Fee Was $5,000 During the course of the conversa- tion yesterday Mrs. Muter mentioned $5,000, the sum of money the local attorneys were supposed to have se- cured from her. Commissloner Ell- well in commenting upon this state- ment in a joking way sald that this was more than he ‘earned for a year's salary. Commissioner Ellwell told Mrs. Muter and her attorney that he did not know what they could do in the case and both he and Mr. Stewart said that she should have told them of her trouble at the time she se- cured the license which was about one year ago. Her Case is Continued Following the hearing Saul Berman, attorney for Mrs. Muter sald that he did not think that he would be able to get to New Britain Saturday morn- ing to appear in police court when her case would come up for a hear- ing, and wanted her to secure a logal lawyer. P. 8. McMahon sald that he did not think that this would be neces- sary. Mrs. Muter then asked Mr. McMahon if she could have the case continued until next week as she was nervous and excited. Lawyer Berman then suggested that be would call up Prosecutor Joseph Woods and tel! him that he would not be able to appear for Mrs. Muter on Saturday and therefore ask for a continuance of the case. In police court this morning the casé against Mrs, Muten, Clyde Smith and Dominic Soccoly, charged with a violation of the motor vehicle statue in regard to overcrowding jitneys, was continued until Wednesday morning of next week on the request of Mrs. Muter, History of Muter Case. Previous to Mrs. Muter's arrival at the state capitol yestedday afternoon, 8ecretary Henry F. Billings of the commission dictated the following statement to the Herald by telephone: “All that this commission knows about the recent inquiry raised in New Britain relative to Mrs. Muter's certificate to operate a bus line is what we saw printed In the news- papers. “Mrs. Muter received a certificate from this commission, Certificate No. 11, dated June 23, 1921, to operate iltneys on a specified route in New Britain. That certificate fs still in force and so far as the commission knows will continue to be in favor of (Continued on Sixteenth Page), WOMAN REFUSED TO WED MAN, HE SUED AND OBTAINS $1,500 SniOuse Cineinnat!, Nov. 4.-—A verdict for $1,600 damages in fayor of George Carter, 46 years old, who charged Miss Alice Peel, 44, with breach of promise to wed him was returned by a jury in superior court here late yester- day. Miss Peel did not appear to defend the suit, which was for $10,000 damages. PROCLAMATION ISSUED FOR ARMISTICE DAY Mayor Paonessa Urges Peo- ple to Participate in Celebration Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa in an Armistice Day proclamationy issued this afternoon, urges the people of New Britain to take part in the pa- rade to be held Nov. 11, to attend the memorial services to be held on the Sunday following and to decorate their homes with the American flag. The proclamation issued by the mayor {s as follows: “Four years have passed since tha eventful day, Nov. 11, 1918, which brought to an end the terrible World War, “Four years in the life of Nation or an individual seems but a short time. Looking back and remembering con- ditfons as they existed just prior to Noy. 11, 1919, it seems almost in- credible that we should need any urging to pause in the ordinary ven- ture of'life to rejoice with those who stood ready to pay the supreme gac- rifice in order that the principles for which this nation stands might be up- held: while at the same time paying a fitting tribute of devotion to those who while fighting our fight, passed over to the sllent majority in the Great Beyond. The people of New Britain. Nave arranged to have a Parade and Me- morial Services to celebrate this great event, Tt is ftting and proper that this parade should be held, and it will be to the everlasting credit of every person who participates. No, therefore, I Angelo M. Paon- essa, Mayor of tha City of New Brit- ain, do urgently request the people of our great city to take part in the pa- rade, attend the memorial services, and decorate ‘their homes with the American flag. “Given under my hand and &eal, at New Britain, this 4th day of Novem- ber, A, D, 1922, “A. M. PAONESSA, "'Mayor." At a meeting of the float and parade committees held last evening a smaller committee consisting of James O'Brien, Major Maurice Pease and Harry Jackson was appointed to make the final plans for the parade to be held on Saturday, November 11, There are about 19 organizations in the city planning to participate in the parade. This committee will meet at City hall next Tuesday evening to draw up the plans for the parade and to make a map. A meeting of (1\: committee with the regular float and parade committee will be held next Wednes- day night for the final approval of plans. The line of march and the in- structions will be completed by next Thursday. The general committee will meet with Chairman George Dyson at the office of the mayor on Monday eve- ning at 8 o'clock. Hartford Doctor Will Speak to Rotarians Dr. Edward B. Hooker of Hartford, will speak at the meeting of the New Britain Rotary club to be held at the Elks club on Thursday noon of next week. He will have as his subject, “Health' in the Community."” Dr. Hooker has recently made an investi- gation of the tuberculogis conditions in Hartfotd and will give a report on general conditions of tuberculosis par- ticularly as they apply to Hartford county. The meeting will be open to the puhllc -'*s‘;“f"*" ”BETWEEN REACTION Deposed British Leader Also Declares Socialism Must Be Repelled. London, Nov.' 4. (By Associated Press)--Former Premler Lloyd George in delivering today his first popular address In London since the fall of the coalition cabinet, made a strong defense of the late government's pol- fcy and pleaded for a vigorous middle course, free from hoth revolution and reaction which he described as equal- ly dangerous to the interests of the nation. Addresses 3,000 Persons The ex-premier spoke in a motion picture theater to a crowd of 3,000 persons—all who had been able to make their way into the biflding out of a throng of some 25,000 persons who had applied for admission. If the attitude of Mr. Lioyd George's audience and that of the throngs of people clustering about the doors seeking admission are any cri- terion, the former premier has by no means lost his popularity, even ,in London where most of the criticism of the late coalition has centeyed. Gets Big Ovation. When the ex-premier appeared on the stage the whole audience rose and joined in cheering which lasted sev- eral minutes before he was able to begin. Although he did not appear to be in his best speaking form, he was able to hold his audience spell- bound, except for intermittent cheers for more than an hour. Particularly acceptable to the audi- ence was the ex-premier's summary of the economic and financial poli- cles of the late government. “When my friend Mr. Bonar Law, the new premi left the wretched coalition cabinet,” said Mr. Lloyd George, “the British sovereign would buy in the United States only 13 shillings tuppence worth of merchan- dige; when Mr. Bonar Law managed, at the Cariton club, to oterthrow that cabinet, the Bnush sovereign - would by 18 shillings fivepgnce worth of mmhlndiue 2 "Rpesking of the da gers of extrame soefallsm and ‘from like conservatisns Mr. Li6yd George laid aside’ his notes, Jeaned his head backwards in his characteristic fashion and declared: ““When you- get home, get your dic- tionaries, turn to the letter 'R,' read down to the word ‘reaction’ and then read a very little further and you come to the word ‘revolution.’ They come very close together, almost in the same coluran but remember, re- action comes first."” The ex-prémier warned his hearers, to remember at the coming elections that they would chose a parliament for five years, and he asked {if they wanted a parllament which would sleep politically, and remain quiescent, unmindful of the many difficulties which were bound to lie ahead. Warns Against ‘‘Standstill.” “Tranquility,”s he added, “does not depend upon the ship but upon the sea, A standstill policy isn't a policy, it's a yawn.” A little further on the speaker de- clared: “You don't slow down the ship by sitting on the accelerator.” The achievements of the late gov- ernment in the industrial and financlal realms were not the results of a mere negative policy Lloyd George main- tained. They were the fruits of ini- tiative and hard work. The former premier declared that a tax on capital must be resisted firmly, adding that he did not anticipate any great dan- ger in the revolutionary elements in the coming election, “Avoid the extreme of soclalism,” he said, "but let us also avold the extreme of standstillism. A great nation. like ours cannot stand still. You want a strong group of independent men, free from party ties—strong enough to insist. on a steady course free from all ex- tremes." He said that where there was a pact between the conservatives and liberals in any constituency, he hoped the voters would stand by it honor- ably. In districts where no such mu- tual non-opposition agreements have been reached he suggested that the candidates should be carefully ques- tioned as to whether they were pre- pared to place the interests of the " (Continued on’ Sixteenth Page). POLICE DOG SAVES FROM CLUTCHES New York, Nov. 4—A big baboon thought to have escaped from a rum running ship is being sought in the vieinity of Babylon on Long Island. Half a dozen persons have seen the animal, and one, William Ellinger, was knocked down by it in an en- counter. The whole town is terror- ized. Young, Ellinger, son of the\ care- teker on the estate ot Mra. W. E. Hawkins came suddenly upon the baboon as he was walking along the banks of a creek looking after musk- rat traps. The boy sitouted to fighten LITTLE MASTER OF GIANT BABOON Mofister, Believed to Have Escaped From Rum Running Ship, Terrorizes Babylon, L. 1. the animal, but instead it made for Kim and knocked him down, The great ape had started fo-tear the lad's clothing when his German police dog rushed up only to be knocked back by a sweep of the baboon's long arm. The dog returned to the attack and after a brief encounter the ape fled. The searchiug parties were formed after the boy had reported the incl- dent to his father, Some hunters saw it climb from the third window of an abandoned house and lower it- self to the ground by a lightning rod. It happened so quickly that none of the hunters was able to fires ANu’ RADICALISM, LLOYD GEORGE IN SPEECH |While Former. Premier Warns Voters to Put Nation Before Party, A. Bonar Law in Another Address Declarés Policy to Work With France and Italy \worked ADVISES Anglo-Irish Treat& Also Should Be Given Fair Trial, Helmsman Says. Leeds, England, Nov, 4,-—(By Asso- clated Press.)—Prime Minister Bonar Law addressing an audience of 3,000 persons hére today, said the view of the whole unionist party was that the Anglo-Irish treaty be given a fair trial, “Those who are carrying on the government in Ireland may thnk,” he sald, “that the new government and the party that supports the new gov- ernment ‘is hostile in Its heart. It {en't.” The premier who was discussing home affairs when he made this as- sertion, prefaced It my saying the most important and most difficult subject of home politics was the po- sition in Ireland. Won't Change Secretaries, “It is my intention,” continued Mr. Bonar Law, ‘“to leave the main di- rection of our foreign policy to the man who I think had done it well-— to our present foreign secretary. . . . In our foreign policy we can only succeed if we make it our funda- mental basis that the root of that policy shall be to work with France and Italy. “The policy T am putting before the country now is precisely the same policy put by Disraelf in 1874, I would like to see the working cluss get the largest share of the product of their industry which can be given without drying up the springs of their industry.” Teague of Nations, Referring to the league of nations, the premier said that organization had under great difficulties but had not done badly, and that his gov- ernment would cpr!alnly try to give the league scope for ‘more effective action. J He said he belleved that the whole center of gravity was changing in the matter of defence. Dangers from the air uoulq be greates than those on the nea in years to come and it. was be. ffaudk of pdssipfiities of that sort. that ‘he refused to make definite promises. ELECT LLOYD GEORGE BY UNANIMOUS VOTE Returned to Commons, Unopposed in Today’s General Elections London, Nov. 4.—(By Associated Press. —Former Premier David Lloyd George was returned unopposed as a member of parllament for Carnarvon district in today’'s general elections. Candidates unopposed for seats in parliament on the basis of the re- turns recelved up to 3 o'clock this afternoon included 37 conservatives, 7 national liberals, 5 liberals, 3 labor- ites and one nationalist. Belfast, Nov. 4. (By Assoclated Press)—Eleven of the 13 members from Ireland for the new impertal parliament were elected today by ac- clamation, They are all conservatives as follows: Thomas Moles and Robert J. Lynn, both newspapermen; Thomas E. Me- Connell, auctioneer, and Captain Her- bert Biacon, chief Ulster parliamen- tary whip, all from Belfagt; Captain Charles Cralg, bother of the Ulster premier, and Hugh O'Neill, speaker of the Ulster parlifament for county An- trim. Right Rev, Dr. John M. Simms, formerly chaplain general of the Brit- ish army in France, and David Doug- las Reid, lawyer, for County Down. Lieut. Col. Sir Wm Allen, county head of the Orange order for Armagh; 8ir Malcolm MacNaghten for county Derry, and, for Queens university, Sir Willlam Whittla, a medial professor. Two Killed, Score Injured, in Train Wreck in Texas Marlin, Texas., Nov. 4—Two men were killed and a score of persons in- jured when a northbound Houston and Texas Central train crashed into a Waco-Marlin train at Bremond, Texas, at 4 o'clock this morning, ac- gording to a report received here. One of the dead was reported to'be R. N. Willet of New York. The engine ploughed into a sleeper near the end of the waiting train. 1 ]\"0“\]—‘ DR. THOMAS, The executive committee of the Swedish-American Republican league of Connecticut, at a meeting held in this city last night, sent a telegram to President Harding, advising the ap- pointment of Willlam W. Thomas, L. D, as minister to 8weden. Dr, Thomas addressed a local republican rally last night. He once held the post as minister to Sweden. * * THE WEATHER s Hartford, Nov. 4.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair, Witle change in temperatnre tonight and Sunday N PA(.ES FlIERS FAIL 10 CROSS CONTINENT BUT ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE BROKEN NON-STOP RECORD IN 2060 MI. TR Branford, Nov, 4.—Mrs. Anne Kells Newton, about 68, killed herself by use of a double-barreled shotgun to- day. Tt was sald by the family that she had been mentally Il for some time. This morning she got her son's breakfast, TLater, a little girl in the house heard the report of a weapon and finding the kitchen door locked Ties String to Her Foot, Extends Leg, Committing Suicide With Gun Branford Woman, 68, 'Gets Son’s Breakfast, Then Takes Own Life—Was Mentally Il. she obtainad assistance, Mrs. Newton had tled a string to her foot and the trigger of the gun and had placed the latter against her left breast. By extending her leg she had discharged the gun. Mra. Newton lived with her hus- band and her son, Harry, in the Short Reach sectlon. The family came there from Brooklyn, N. Y. HARVARD SCORES FIRST Crimson Gets Touchdown at Begin- ning of Game When Churchill Runs Length of Field. Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, Nov. 4.-—(By the Associated Press)—Uni- versity of Florida's Orange jerseyed athletes brought a vivid touch of color to Harvard's football arena today. The teams met in a game favored by good weather and with a fair crowd. Harvard scored a touchdown at the outset when Churchill ran back New- ton's kickoff through the entire Flor- ida'team and almost the length of the field, His run was 88 yards. Hammond kicked the goal. 3 Score:-—Harvard 7, Florida 0. The Crimson players pressed the southerners so hard that another touchdown and succeeding point were gained by Harvard a few minutes later. Homer's fumble of the Har- vard’s punt with Hammond's recov- ery for the Crimson gave Harvard the ball on Florida's 30 yard line. Score:—Harvard 14, Florida 0. The Crimson rushed almost to the Florida goal and Hammond standing on the 12 yard line added three points by field goal, Score:—Harvard 17, Florida 0. (NS 'SYRACUSE KICKS GOAL. Syracuse 3, Nebraska 0; (first per- fod.) Score end of fst period: Syracuse 8, Nebraska 0. ALABAMA SCORES. Philadelphia, Nov. 4.—(end of first perfod)—Penn 0, Alabama. 0. Alabama scored a placement goal in the second period. Score:—Alabama 3, Penn 0. YALE 0 BROWN 0. New Haven, Nov. 4.—S8core end of first period—Yale 0, Brown 0. HEROINE LOSES LIFE Chicago Young Whman Who Saved Mother From Flames Is Killed Herself—Suitor Under Arrest. Chicago, Nov. 4.-'The heroine of an apartment house fire was dead to- day and her refected suitor, a teach- er of Spanish, was under arrest pend- ing investigation of the blaze that swept through a five story apartment building and drove nearly 400 per sons from thelr homes, The girl was Bernice Helm, years old, who saved her mother and returned to the flame filled building and was burned to death. J. C. Quezedo, 35 years old, who had twice been repulsed hy the young woman and ordered from the build ing, was the man held by the police. The coincidence of fires starting in the bullding after Quezedo's two visits, according to the police led to the detention of the teacher. to call at the Helm apartment, Miss Helm rejected him. The same might, sccording to the authorities, a small fire was discovered in the building. Quezedo pursued his love affair. Agaln last night he tried to see the object of his intentions. Again he was rejected and again came fire, the investigators assert. WOMAN BURNED T0 DEATH Mrs. Tmcinda Baugh, 79 Years OId, Loses Life When Oll Stove Explodes in Stamford Home, Stamford, Nov. 4.-—Mrs. TLucinda Baugh, 70, an invalid, was? burned to death at the home of her niece, Mts. Frank Ferris at Cos Cob today. Mrs. Baugh was asleep in her bed and Mrs. Ferris went into the room and light- ed an oil stove. A few minutes later it exploded and the smoke was 80 dense that Mrs. Ferris was unable to rescue her aunt. The Greenwich fire- men saved the howse and found Mrs Baugh's charred body. Miss Mary MacSwmey One of Those Caught in Raid Dublin, Nov. 4. (By Assoclated Press)—Miss Mary MacSwiney was among seyeral pérsons arrested in the home of Mrs. Humphries in Ayles- bury Road here after a pitched bat- tle between the occupants and nation- al army troops, who were presum- ably seeking to arrest Eamon De Va- lera reported to be hiding in this city. The search failed to reveal the re- publican leader, Two weeks ago Quezedo attempted | | [TWO “WIVES' ACUSE RATHBURN IN GOURT Alleged Bigamist Bound Over to Superior Court Under $2,500 Bond. Arnold Rathburn, arrested Thurs- day on a charge of bigamy, was bound over to the December term of ' the superior court by Judge B. W. Alling in the police court this morning. His bonds were placed at $2,500. Both wives testified in police court this morning that they had been mar- ried to this man, wife No. 1 in Hart- ford in the year of 1910, and wife No. 2, who now lives at 16 Prospect street, on’ October 7, 1921, Wife No. 1 was called to the stand first. She said that her maiden name was Ruby Clum and that two chil- dren had been born of the marriage. She recognized Rathburn as her hus- band. When questioned by Prosecu- tor Woods Mrs. ‘Rathburn began to cry. ‘Wife No. was present in court with a nine weeks' old baby in her arms. She testified that she married Rathburn in New York on October 7, 1921, and that she came from Perth Amboy, N. J. Her name before her marriage was Anna Christinson. John Skolik, arrested at about 2:30 o'clock this morning by Policeman John Liebler upon a complaint made at police headquarters by the accused wife, was fined $5 and costs on a charge of drunkenness, Danlel Martin, whose case was con- tinued from Thursday morning, en- tered a plea of gullty to a charge of breach of the peace. He was arrest- ed in the Maxwell and Hill lunchroom on Wednesday night for passing in- sulting remarks about the police de- partment and the judge. Judge Al- ling told Martin that he was surprised that a young man of his intelligence would pass such remarks. He sus- pended judgment and advised Martin to be careful of what he sald in the future. MURDER MYSTERY IS NOW NEARING CLIMAX 2 To Confer With Grand Jury Mott, Foreman Next Thursday, He Announces Today Newark, N. J, Nov. 4--Wilbur A. Mott, special prosecutor in charge of the Hall-Mills murder investigation declared today that he would confer with the foreman of 'the Somerset grand jury Thursday to fix a date for presentation of his evidence. Authorities investigating the Hall- Mills muyrder late today claimed to have located the driver of one of the automobiles seen near the Phillips farm on the night of September 14 when the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills were slain, A statement obtained from this man while not containing an account of the slaying itself, was said to substantiate many assertions of Mrs. Jane Gibson, who claimed to have witnessed the murders and identified the slayer and his woman companion. The new wit- ness story has given investigators tan- gible evidence they were seeking be- fore preparing their case for the grand mry BOOZE FLEET SIGHTED Six Schooners Believed to Be Rum Runners From Bahamas, Located Off Coast of New Jersey. New York, Nov. 4.—A fleet of six schooners, believed to be the liquor laden sextette from the Bahamas, whose coming was forecast by cus- toms officials, was sighted oft the New Jersey coast today by dry navy scouts. The police and ‘dry enforcement agents had been warned to keep on the outlook for the fleet which, cables from Nassau sald, had cleared from there recently with 100,000 cases of liquor, worth $10,000,000. Four of the boats with clearance papers for St. Plerre, Miq., were ex- pected to try to land their liquor in New Jersey and New York. Customs officials assigned several extra boats to patrol the New Jersoy coast. News ol By Auoduud PRICE THREE CE Aviators Who Left Sam | Diego Yesterday Are Forced to Land at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., at9:50 2. m. Today Leak, Which Developed in Radiator Shortly After Starting, Compels Aban- donment of Flight. Indianapolls, Nov. 4.—Lieut. Oake ley Kelly and John Macready, , at« tempting a trans-continental air flight were forced down at Fort Benfamin Harrison, near here, at 9:50 today. A cracked water jacket is said to have forced the avlators to descend. | According to the officers, the radis ator sprung a leak shortly after thay left San Diego but it did not become serfous until ' near Indianapolis. Neither one of the men was injured in the landing which took place on the military aviation fleld, The men ' said they had traveled 2,060 miles. New Record Likely. Washington, Nov. 4—Although theg did not wsucceed 'in their attempt to fly across the continent without & landing Iieuts. Macready and W g plloting the army airplane T-2 are belleved by air service officlals here to have set a new distance record by thelr non-stop flight from San Diega, Calif., to Indlanapolis Leave for Dayton. Indianapolis, Nov. 4.—Lieuts. Mae~. ready and Kelly left ut 10:50 morning for Dayton, O. The young officers made the trip in an A‘:pl obtained af lha fort, ln.vln( myum. Q.; Nov. 4.--Major ‘l' Bane, commandant of McCook fiel at 10:15 o'clock today received; a tele gram from Ljeut. Oakley Kelly saying' the T-2 was down near Indianapolis. Kelly said the tanks in the plane sprung a leak four miles out of San Wiego and that the tanks were com= pletely drained of gasoline whep th. forced landing was made. Beats Ocean Flight New York, Nov. 4——Lijeuts.'Onkley Kelly and John Macready who weras forced down near Indianapolis atter they had flown 2,060 miles, broke the world’'s non-stop distance record, {t was stated here by aviation officlala The best previous record was 1,938 miles, made by the late Captain Jack Alcock and A. W. Brown in their flight across the Atlantic ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland. i ¥Flight Is Possible Waghington, Nov. 4—(By Associat« ed Press)—By their continuous flight' from San Diego to Indianapolis in the army airplane T-2, Lieuts. Macready and Kelly not only have established what is believed here to be a new dis- i tance record for non-stop flying, but & have demonstrated in the opinion of air service officials that non-stop flights from coast to coast are possible. The T-2 had overcome the chief ob. stacle to the trans-continental trip before it was forced down at Ford Benjamin Harrison by a minor defect. The night flying and the passage over the mountain passes and through the canyons of the southwest was the most difficult feature of the attempt and was carrfed through so far as known here without incident, - It was evident that the filers knew thelr whereabouts with reasonable accuracy at all times in daylight or darkness. Dayton, O., Nov. 4.—Lfeuts, Mac- ready and Oakley Kelly arrived.at McCook field here at 12:15 o'clock tos day and reported to Major T, H. Bane, their commanding officer. In giving to Major Bane their first official report of the flight the aire men revealed that during thelr nearly 30 hours in the air they were in the * midst of a storm and rain for 11 hours and 30 minutes, In crossing the mountains the wlnl was so strong that it threatened sev: eral times to turn their ship over. Chicago, Nov. 4.—The giant mono= plane T-2 in which Lieuts. John A. Macready and Oakley Kelly started a non-stop trans-continéntal flight = =% from San Diego to New York at dawn yesterday was believed early today to be over southern Tilinols or to have . passed on into Indiana. Despite the - fact nothing had been heard from the huge craft since it flew over Pratty Kas., at 10:00 o'clock last night, officers and others interested in fiight belleved all was well and the craft was continuing to tear ward through the air at approxim 1y 110 miles an hour. With good weather Indications today from here to the eastern se board and the hardest part of tI trip easily behind them, it lleved the young aviation were in a fair way toward ad thelr numerous air records first trans-American fliers. They did not hesitate town on their route up until (Continued on Eixteenth