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News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 ERRONEOUS OPINIONS CAUSED BY PUBLICATION OF TANES STATES REVENUE COLLECTOR RS. STANLEY HIGHEST ON INCOME TAX LIST Her Assessment Is $12,934 Mus. C. S. Landers Pays $12,905 Lack of Accurate In- formation Blamed Partially On Owner- ship of Tax Exempt Securities. CHARLIE CHAPLIN CASE AN EXAMPLE New York, Sept. 2 (A—The eftect of the publication of Income tax payments was being generally dis- cussed today as millions noted in the newspapers the taxes on President Coolidge, industrial ‘magnates, movie stars, baseball players, neighbors and so on. As a result of a questionnaire sub- mitted to 60 collectors of internal revenue in the principal centers of the country, the New York Times conciudes that it is thelr general opinion that publication of payments has had no beneficial effect, There has been no increase of revenue from delinquents who might fail to | file returns if publication of pay- ments were prohibited. Some of the collectors think that publication of payments results only ; in additional expense to the govern- ment without any direct return, One collector wires that publication causes enyoneous opinions to be formed reflecting on the integrity of honest citizenship, No Accurate Estimate Despite the fact that the lists fur- nish insufficient information for an aceurate estimate of a person's fl- nanclal standing, salesmen, wives Intending to sue for divorce, business rivals and others with personal in- terest, jammed revenue offices with newspapermen. In some districts collectors reported little interest, One of the principal reasons for lack of accurate information is the fact that tax exempt securities offer caps from paying them. While the total gross income ig recorded fn | each return, only the actual tax | pald 15 made public. | Chaplins’ Case Charlie Chaplin, who paid only 3243, Is cifed as a case in point. The tax would indicate an Income of about $10,000 a year when he earns more than that. Others with large incomes paid nothing at all. Among these ave J. Ogden Armour, chair- man of the board of directors of Ar- mour & Company, Chicago; Asa G. Candler, millonaire soft drink man- eturer of Atlanta, Ga.; Louis T wift and John Borden, millionaire sprrtsman and explorer, . he effeet of the ent re- duetton in assessments was notice- able, The lower rate has failed to Araw out capital Invested in tax- exempt securities Jehn D. Rockefeller, Jr., who by paying $6,277,669 Is the largest In- dividual taxpayer in the country, pald about $1,000,000 less this year than last, though his income re- malned virtually stationary, Some of Taxes Paid Some prominent national and the tax they re: Sunday, $10,111; ,900; William $42,289; Mary Pickfor Glorla Swanson, $36,07 Kipling. $4.9920; Charlie Chaplin, 3345; Marold Lloyd, §28,151; Sher- man Whiffle, $24,685; Will H. Hays 4; Booth Tarkington, $8.478; Ade, $2,480; James A. Still- | 2.455; Rex Beach, $10.076; Vannie Brice, $1,50%; Lillian Gish, :38,067; Adolph Zukor, $44,540; Ed- lie Cantor, §16,196; Montague Glass, | ¥. Rackliffe, $152.30; Louls 5881; General Goethals, $2,719; | Raphacl, Pardon €. Feodor C i Anna M. | Ricke mma C. Rogers, Harkness, k Demp- |$2.74 Rogers, $25.28; sey, $267; James Montgomery Flagg, |Tsrac 1. : Morris D. $4.362; Richard Barthelmess, $24,- |Saxe, $36.38; M. Seibert, $55.22 308; Roscoe Arb $6,116; Ben |J. F. Seibert, $60.18: Andrew J. Turpln, $6.104; James L. Laskey, |Sloper, $543.41; Harold T. Sioper, 248,502; James Cruze, $40,353: 279.11; Willlam T. Sloper, $2.653.87: Anna Pavlowa, $818; John Philip | Charles F. Smith. $7.985.8 “onsn, $11 Julia Marlowe South- | . Spear, £306.47: Alix W. Stanley, arn, & Fannie Hurst, $770;(86,204.10: Edward H. Stanler. $3 Lionel $1.165; Al Jolson, | 171.95; Harriet R. Stanley, $557.8 $38,744; Wynn, $1,235; Thomas Helen T. Stanley, $5,338.10; Kate A, W. L $48¢ Henry W.|Stanler, $12,934.87; J. Stan- Taft, $56.506 cur, $198.4 $1.251.81 Stanley Vineent Lopez. $418; Thomas ¥ Ryan. §701,851; Frederick W. Van- From statistics available today, 1t appears that Mrs, Kate A. Stanley pays the heaviest Income tax asses- sed against an individual in this clty this year, her tax bill showing a debit of 1924 Mrs. Charles §. Landers pays slightly less, her ussessment being $12,905.45, Income tax payments appearing on the books of the collector at Harlford include the followling:- Albert N, Abbe, $1,102.87; Frank H. Alford, $75.92; Joseph C. And- rews, $50.69; Clarence F. Bennett, $1,981.56; Osslan Bennett, $327.84; August Bergstrom, $25.04; William A, Bodwell, $8.20; Dr. Henry T. Bray $609.10; Willlam F. Brooks, $37; Adolph Carlson, $7.10; Carl Carl- son $50.80; rederick 8. Cham- berlain, $800.41; Rodman W. Chamberlain, $18.56; rnest W. Christ, $355.34; A. D, Clifford, $119.- 17; Elisha Cooper, $14,996.31; James E. Cooper, $1,650.19; Margaret M. Cooper, $1,783.08; George L. Corbin, $128.96; Phillp Corbin, $2,419.68; Peter Crona, $450.40; Mary A. Cur- tin, $15.96; Mary E. Curtin, $14.10; M. Henry Donnelly, $263.38; Dr. John T. Donnelly, $61.38; William J, Donnelly, $71.66; Dr. George W. Dunn, $73.43; George H. Dyson, $22.14, A. T. Eichstaedt, $43.19; Erlc 8. Tricson, $61.62 Dr. George 18 Flanagan, $77.86; Carlton F. Frisble, $1,028.64; Dr. E, T. Fromen, $47.96; Judge Bernard ¥. Gaffney, $22.81; Donald Gaffney, $57.63; Charles A. #ilin, $14.78; 1", Raymond Gilpatric, 8544; Bdward F. Hall, $21.48; Luther M. Hancock, $37.65; Howard S. Hart, $1,115.16; Theron W. Hart, $18.15; Harold . Hatch, $103.09 T'rederick G, Hausmann, $20.4 . A. Hlerpe, $37.09: Eva Hjerpe, £107.37; Max D. Honeyman, $629.16; | Joseph E. Hultgren, $1.15; Ernest N. Humphrey, $29.55; F. B, Hunger- $30.97; M. Trving Jester, Marian H. Jehnson, $31.21; Johnston, $6.40; Frank H. Johnston, $203. Louia §. Jones, $11.39: Mortimer N. Judd, $371. Philo Kalish, $90.56; Arthur . Rimball, $1,668.96; George T. Kim- hall, $2,036.40; Touls H. Kranowitz, 320.24; Joseph F. Tamb, $1,172.93; Mrs. Charley & Tanders, $12,90 Emil Tarson, $12.65; Walter W. T.e- land, $60.72; A. J. Leventhal, 164.08; Patrick F. McDonough, $2. 599.80; Nathan E. Mag, $51.04; Rev. Henry W, #aler, $24.62; Matthew R. Malinowski, £262.95; John W. Mars- land. $276.78; Charles G. Miller, $26.54; Mrs. Elfzabeth T, Miller, $2 307.70; Terbert L. Mills, $36.1 s | Tohn B. Minor, $6.905.70; Carmelia A. Mitchell. $1,146.20; Rernard Mao- [ hin, $63.64; T €. Monler, $55.56: F Allen Moore, $11.644.20; Katherine 10 Murray. $7.10; D. L. Nal | £22.63: Dr. D. W. O'Connell, $6 { Mr, and Mrs. T. W. O'Connor. $45.46, | David 8. Ohman, $21.45; John OhI- |son, %1 i Alexander J. Olson, 210,59, Virgil M Pease, 25 per o Rudvard Palmer. $4 §6.71: Howard L. Fugene J. Porter, $1 3; Frank J. Porter. £1,826.0 Manrlea Piatt, ;. Paul X Russell, $1 A le, Atwill Ed. mont, Mary ley, Mauries (Continued on Page Two) $12,934.87 on income in | George | {former chancellor of England, speak |the work dropped by the HUGHES ADDRESSES LAWYERS' WEETING “Liberty and Law” Discussed by Bar Association President — DIFFICULT 70 COMBINE Assoclation Has Many Affairs of Moment to Talk Over—2,000 Dele- gates In Detroit—Codification of International Law. Detrolt, Sept. 2 P—American re- lations with Mexico, codification of International law, an appraisal of English procedure, and an address on “Liberty and Law" offered a pro- gram of diversified appeal to the 2,000 delegates attending the first sessions of the American Bar asso- clation today, Charles Iivans Hughes, president, was the morning speaker, with Charles Beecher Warren, former at- torney general, on the afternoon,pro- gram. Frank B. Kellogg, secretary of state, and Lord Buckmaster, this evening. The system of criminal procedure in American courts today is so pro- tective of criminals that it is a major factor in crime production, Chancellor H. 8. Hadley of Wash- ington university, 8t. Louls, and Professor C. K. Burdick of the Cor- nell university law school told the criminal laws szction yesterday. Apprehension of criminals and in- | fiction of adequate punishment ave | as much as 90 per cent inefficient, Mr. Hadley sald. He believes that criminal cases are handled more ef- fectively in federal than in state courts. “Liberty and law are a combina- | tion which our political alchemists | seem to find increasing difficulty in successfully achieving,” Charles | Fvans Hughes said in opening the 49th meeting of the association. “We call ourselves the ministers of justice,” he said, “but we are re- minded that the justice to be ad- ministered s justice according to law-—the expression of the demo- cratie will.” The problems presented by the multiplicity of laws, the encroach- ments on liberty of learning, inade- quate payments of judges, inordinate latitude granted lawyers, especially in sensational cases, and the need of proper standards of legal education for admission to the bar were among the many legal facts that sparkled in Mr. Hughes' address. “Liberty today has such broad scope,” he sald, “that it taxes the acumen of the ablest statesmen to (Continued on Page Two) DISPUTE OVER WAGES But Ranks Are Filled and| Hartford Avenue Work Proceeds Laborers employed by the Con- necticut Co. in operations on Hart- ford avenue have gone out on strike In protest agalnst continuance of a | scale of wages from 10 to 16 cents| lower than that used by the board of public works and privats contrac- tors. The workmen made known thelr | objections and thelr plan to strike Monday. Tuesday they reported at | the usua! hour and being informed thelr demand was not to be granted, left without beginning work. Today laborers formerly employed by a local private contractor taok up strikers at the advanced rate of pay. The trolley company pays 40 cents an hour, while the city and a contractor working on the same job pay 50 and 55 cents an hour. Recause the company has refused to increase the wage work on Hart- ford avenue has been delayed con- siderably and the city had con- templated steps to insist on payment | of such a wage as would speed up the work. derbflt, $702.9 Vincent $642,600; 726; Mortimer Waldorf Astc 700; Mrs. Pola Neg Wondraw Wilson, $347; 15,108 “Bill" Hart, Valentino, $1,905; 1 : Rudolph Gibbs McAdoo, Lowell, $36, 166: Thomas 2 “Rabe’" Ruth, $3,432; 324.588; Sebestian Herbert Hoover, D. Young, $908,319: Mave 668; Dr. 269,255 Sure s Six Bullets in Mulcah; Owen William Charles Mavo, ) Kresge, $2,284; Pr. Shooting, Lowell Police Say. Write Off Ol Tosses Chicago, Sept. (P —Numerous | persons of wealth paid no Income| Lowell, Mass., Sept. 2 (P—John tax for 1924 result of the de-|yy apoooye - | M. 2 hy of W ster, J J ductions zilowable unler the| oo ipron! umended revemue act. Writing off | Dition agent, was shot and probably of ol losses generally was attrihut- | fatally wounded early today while od as the principal deduction In most | conducting a raid on a cases, | Flushing Pond, Westford, Among those whose net Income |lets lodged in Mulcahy's body and was classed as non-taxable 1 operation was performed at a Herbert P. Crane of St. Charles, TIL, | hospital here in the hope of saving son of the late Chicago ironmaster: | his life. Lawrence J. Crowley, Jolet, beer| Joseph Mailhot of Westford, one haron of the Fabled Gold Door Knob |of nine persons arrested at the House: the Swift family of packers |cdmp by federal and state officers Touls F., Edward F. and Alden B.|who accompanied Mulcshy on Swift, and General Leonard Wood, |raid, confessed, the officers ° sald, goverrior meneral of the Philippines. |that he &hot the agent. The weapon Harold Bell Wright, author, paid jused was a rifie of small calibre, | Muicahy with another prohibition Tagent and several members of o8 a camp at were | (Continued on Page 14) 'PROHIBITION AGENT SHOT INVESTIGATING HAUNTS OF BOOTLEGGERS, MAY DIE BOd_V—MaIl Confcsses to by state authorities. It was while six bul- | |naec and Mrs, | sergeants from Camp Devens. the | state co ahulary left Boston early today with a search warrant issued attempting to force the door of a camp that'Mulcahy was shot. The other members of the raiding party failed to hear the reports af the rifle. Those arrested included sev- eral women, Arraigned In Ayer district court this morning, Mailhot was charged with shooting with intent to kil, with maintaining a disorderly house. and with exposing liquor for sale. He was held in £50,000 bonds which he was unable to obtain. Among those arrested were Berna- dette Bergeron, Mrs. Louise Savig- li2abeth Mallhot of Towell. John McNuity, John Moniz and Edward Montagne and three The with were soldlers were charged drunkenness but the only others bound over for hearing September 4. | | The police alleged that they have | linto the coal situation, arose under the present suspens |the ex | pred | supposed obtained an admission from Mallhot the that he shot Mulcahy. " CONNECTICUT, Two Oiers on Lost ae B. J. CONNELL COM, JOHN RODGERS WANT RAIROADS 10 BE JOIND President and Senator Watson Agres on Legislation ENFORCE ~ CONSOLIDATION Matters To Come Up Before Next Congress Discussed—Coal - Situ- ation Talked Over—Lower Taxes Predicted, Swampscott, Sept. 2 (A — Iroad period of seven years will be sought by the admin istration in the next session of con- gre: Amendment. of the Esch-Cumming act {o this effect was agrced upon today at a conference between Pr dent Coolidge and Senator Watson, republican, of Indian2, assistagt leader of the senate and chairman of the senate interstate commerce committee. Senator Watson agreed with the president that, approval of the Van Sweringen contolidation scheme now pending before the interstate com- merce commission would clear the way for numerous voluntary con- solidations. voluntary groupings of railroads be brought about but think in time force a consolidation by legislation after seven years of trial of the voluntary program. In discussing the legislative pro- gram for the next session the presi- dent and Senator Watson also went the latter acute ecrisis fon tions in the anthracite ficlds ecutive would take decisive ac- Legislation > e con- solidation after a predicting that if an of ope tion, There 1s no occasion in the pres ent situation, Senator Watson said which demanded action by M. Coolidge. were in a position to move all avail able supplies of coal TLower Taxes Promised The Indiana who a member of the finance committee ted that a tax reduction bill would be pasced bLefore March 15 when first payments of the new year are due. The combined maximum normal and surtax income rate will be cut from 46 per cent to 23 per cent, he believed. Little squabhling over the tax bill s in sight, he d clared. There is no chance for o revision of the tarix act next session, he added With the tax and bills out of the way thought congress we Iy into the pending railroad pro inciuding the question of readj ment of the railroad labor b and the fight over the long and s bhaul which has held the atter of congress for several years. Final of railr will obviate the sity of much coniroverted guarantee ¢ of the Esch-Cummins act which is to guarantee rates permitting a return of five and three-quarters per cent. By solldation, Senator Watson bhelieved, the problems of the weaker railroad lines would be overcome, While he does not expect Howell-Kerkley bill, providing virtual abolishment of the labor board to be passed, Watson sald there is a marke vision of sentiment over the of the board. The consensus senator, is alen appropriation Senator W 1 go thor: consolidation is the 1use railroads con- the o railroad Senator ai- crits (Continued on Page 14) . | Acceptance of the proposed amend- | HIGH TIDE Sept. ® (Standard Time) At Netv London, 9:20 a. m.; 9:45 p. m. At New Haven, 10:18 a. m.; 1 | THE WEATHER o Hartford, Sept. 1.—~TForecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday; slightly warmer tomorrow | * They are anxious that | to | He believed the railroads | . | October 71 YEARS OLD RIDES BIKE DAILY St. Louis, Sept. 2 (P—At a time when many men are worrying || about cirrhosis of the liver and || fatty degeneration of the heart, Emil Leuly, years old, of Union City, N, I, rides 75 miles a day on his bicycle. i] Léuly pedaica 1,365 miles St. Touis to see the mnational championship bicycle races Sat- urday and Sunday. He made the trip In 18 days. He attributes his activit chiefly to freedom from worry, which he say: result of his “single blessedness.” GOURT UPHOLDS HOME RULE ACT {New York State Gourt of Appeals Reverses Former Finding to \PLEASES ~ MANY CITIES | Logisiation Wad Been Put Through With Idea that Law Was Valid— Municipal Bus Lines Not Dectded | Upon, i | Albany, Sept. 2 (M — The New| York state home rule for ecitles jamendment to the constitution wns‘ [ upheld by the court of appeals to-| day. This decision reverses the | finding of the appellate division of | | the supreme court, first department, | | that the amendment was invalld. | Decision on the question of the | | validity of the municipal statute | | providing for municipal ownership | and operation of bus.lines in New York city was reserved until Octoher session of the court. | On adjournment of the court, to- | day, Chief Judge Hiscock announced | that the court unanimously hold: | First. that the so-called home rule amendment Article XIT of; | tha constitution was properly and | legally adopted and on January 1,! 1924, became and now is a part of ~ constitution. the of 14 cond, that under the authority| A e DRt of the constitution, as thus amend ed, the city home rule statute | (chapter 363, laws of 1024) legally enacted. Third, that consideration had not been completed on the whether under such statute the city | of New York was authorized to] adopt laws providing for the muni- | cipal ownership and operation of bus lines, and decision on that ques- | tion ther- fore iIs reserved until the on, At that time a decision will he Thanded down with accompanying opinfon. Welcomed by Citles The decision of the state's h {est court was welcomed hy | ality. Tf the valldity of the amendment had been denfed the | various cities would have found themselves in a chaotle condition, | due to the fact that since the enact- | ment of the home rule enabling statute, which followed r:\f\fiv‘m‘r\n‘ by the voters of the amendment, | | much local has been | passed, and forms of government |changed. Such local legislation would have been invalidated by an! {adverse decision by the court of| | appeals. | The home rule amendment was | approved by the legisiature of 1922, | ! The constitution provides that adop- | tion of an amendment to the con- tution must be approved first by | | two successive legislatures, in which | the senate personnel changed. | was question ses | formal eve legislation is ment by the 1923 legislature fuifill- | | ed this condition, and the proposal was ratified by the voters in No- | vember of that year. Enabling leg- | station was passed by leglsla- | ture of 1924, after which the vari- | ous municipalities began the enact- { ment of local legislation under the | ndded powers conferred upon them | by the amendment. Taxpayers' Action Two tax ' actions were be- in Ne York city to test the| validity of the amendment. \\'hv‘ni | the case reached the appellate divi- | sion of the supreme court that was not valid, because there had l\m"n a change In the text adopted|test was given out by Commander |trepid alrmen at Grissy (Continued & r tage) | their proportionate burden of {film tax assessments the larger the- |assoclation held this afternoon 25, -SIXTEEN PAG BASIS REACHED ON PAYING MOVIE TAX Blodgett and Pettijobn Agree| State Is Owed $34,000 SMALL HOUSES PROTECTED Owners of Farge Theaters to As- | sume Assessment Burden for Country Playhouscs—State Office | in New Haven Fails to Function Hartford Sept. 2 (B)—The standing developments in the out- conference between Charles C. Petti- John, chief counsel for the Motion Pieture Produc and Distributors of America, and Tax Commissioner Willlam H. Blodgett at the state capitol were: Reeords jointly compilcd by the motlon picture distributors and the state tax department for films de- livered in the state for exhibition from July 8 to Sept. 13, call for a ayment of about $54,000 to the 'he motion pleture distributors, who are ready to make an imm diate payment of that amount, hav been delayed by the failure of the | {fllm tax office in New Haven to pro- vide ing facilities at this time, To prevent the closing of a lary number of the small rural theaters which would be unable to assume the ater owners of the cities have agreed temporarily to shouider payments due from the small theaters. Mr. Pettijohn and his associates from the central offices in New York | attended the meeting of the directors of the Connecticut Theater Owners at Hotel Garde In New Haven, for the purpose of notifying them of the conclusions reached this morning at Commissioner Blodgett's offics, Independent Companies Balk While the records compiled through the Hays organization and presented to the tax commissioner this morning, represent about 97 per cent of all the films to be exhibited in the state, independent companies engaged in the distribution of ahout three per cent of the films for this state have refused to enter into | such negotiations with the state tax department. The payment of $54,000 or there- ahouts, will represent ahout two- thirds of the total film tax this year. About later in the year. these amounts Is to be made through (Continued on Page Two) FIRE LSS OF $3,000 - ATPLANT OF L.F.& C. Flames Burst Out in An- nealing Room as 0il Pipe Bu Damage estimated £3.000 resulted from a fire in the annealing room of Landers, Frary & Clark factory on East Main street this morning about 9 o'clock. The blaze was caused by a hursting ofl pipe which permitted the ofl to catch fire, sending vast black smoke through the air. An alarm was sent in from Box 2 and when the fire depariment the flames were making their way through the roof. Several lines of hose at around the flames were trol Sparks from the fireplace in the home of Alfred Joyee of 127 Jerome street set fire to the roof of the house this afternoon shortly before o'clock, causing damage estimated at about $25 before it was put out by Engine Co. 4, which was called on a still alarm Fire damage of $4,000 from a fire in the upper roof of a three fenement 138 Oak street this afternoon. house is owned by Joseph Ricco. quickly under con- resulted story and at The house film | tax situation arising today out of a | 25,000 will have to be paid | The payment of yvere hit hardest, Yeaine' 19,052 MINERS ARE WARNED AGAINST CHEAP LABOR t to Take Others’ Jobs | at Less Pay—Lay Off Railway Men Wilkes-Barre, Idie anthraclte 2 (P mine workers were warned today by Rinaldo Capellini, president of District No. 1, United Mine Workers, not to accept other employment at reduced wages, thus underbidding regular outside labor. His warning followed quickly re- ports that mine workers had been accepting work in violation of this ruling of the unfon. It was reported here yesterday that mine workers were taking laboring jobs at 380 nts an hour, while the usual pay is 0 cents or more. Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 2 (A—Main- tenance of way, bridge and building "work employes of the Lehigh Valley railroad on the Hazieton and Maha- noy division were placed on half time today as a result of the an- thracite suspension. This makes about one thousand men on the sy: Pa., Sept. tem here who have been adversely | |affected. have been laid off entirely. | Neal J. Ferry, member of the in- |ternational board of the mine work- ers, said today he would ask the |state department of mines to inves- | tigate reports that some of the coal | companies were stopping the opera- tion of fans in sections of mines |where fresh air, needed for the |pump runners and other mainte- {nance forces left on duty. | | Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 2 (P) | —Today may determine whether the | state-wide strike called by mine union officials will hold up. Yester- | day 2,000 miners did not report for work, but &nother factor was in- |jected—pay day. It has long been | the custom with miners that pay day {is a holiday and operators declared that, with the observance over, the large part of these men would re- turn to their jobs. McAlester and adjolning districts 1,200 workmen |not reporting for duty. Fifteen of | the revolving fund deposited by the {the 28 mines were down to skeleton |crews and all suspended operations | before the day ended. | Henrvetta was little affected by {the order. A strike has been in progress there for several months. 130 GOLFERS PLAY AT SHUTTLE MEADOW CLUB |Last One-Day Tournament of Season Being Held | Today |nearly every country club in Con- necticut was entered today in the last one-day tournament of the Con clouds of | neeticut Golf assocfation of the sea- | [son which is being played at Shuttle |Meadow today. The large field, |grouped in foursomes, threesomes and twosomes, rounded the first Inine holes were ing the second nine of the morning | ain ! turned into the blazing building and play. | The fleld includes the class of goifdom in Connecticut, all the Nut- nieg state stars being entered for the competition on both the 15-hole and 36-hole trophies. The keenest competition of the day centers about the play for the low gross, 36 holes, for the state cup. This must be won three times for permanent posession, | W. J. Sweeney of Shuttle Meadow |is favored to be the winner today. He has been displaying a champion- the ship brand of golf and is already (Continued on Page Thirteen) STORY OF EXPERIENCE OF P.N. 9- BY COMMANDER SNODY First Plane to Come Down in Hawaiian Flight Ar- rives in San Francisco for Repairs. San afrship PN-9, Francisco, No. 2 (P—The was Sept. forced down on ils attempt to fiy to Hnnn-! lulu by the breaking of two ofl feed ines it was learned on her arrival in this port today. An aerlion and stabilizer were damaged when she ghted in mid-ocean. She was im- mediately conveyed to the base at Crissy field here and a corps mechanics set to work., This is expected to be completed early to- morrow. The first direct report of the flight of the PN.3, No. 3, and the mis- hap which put her out of the con- Snody. “Engine trouble developed when No. 3 TOLD we were about 300 miles out,” he said, “Soon it became apparent that we would be forced to alight, This did after we had passed over the destroyer Willlam Jones at the 200-mile station we Darkness had fallen and no ships | were in sig We broke an aerilon |and stabilizer in alighting. The ocean was fairly calm and we were |not greatly perturbed. “For several hours {about, waiting for help. It was not a pleasant experience. The wind |was rising and our disabled craft as tossed about considerably. “Finally we discerned a speck to we drifted {1t was the William Jones. She was ?a welcome sight. She overhauled us a boat put out, Then we were taken in tow. We stuck by our craft while she was towed in. That's about all there is to the story.” | Among those who greeted the in- fleld was (Continued on h? 13) - About 250 coal train men | | A field of 130 golfers hailing from | and were intent on play- | PRICE THREE CENTS UR SEARCH - FOR MISSING SEA PLANE IS WITHOUT RESULT !Navy Ships And Air § | Machines Combing - . Waters 150 Miles ' From Maui Where t P. N. 9 No. 1 Was | Last Heard From. 'OFFICERS HOPEFUL OF FINAL SUCCESS | San Francisco, Sept. 2 (P—Fit. iteen hours after the last word had been received from the missing sea- 4‘plm_1(‘. the PN-9 No. 1, which falled jof its San Francisco-Honolulu non- !stop flight because of a shortage of |fuel, Captain Moses, commander of |the flight project, was without word |8 to the fate of the plane and its {erew, | Maintaining the optimism he has |felt since the giant seaplane bearing Commander Rodgers and his four courageous fliers was reported misa ing, Captain Moses expressed the be- lief that the aircraft and is person«~ nel will be found soon after day- ibreak today. Last word from the plane was at 4112 yesterday afternoon, when it was given compass bearings, It was {then believed to be about 150 miles from the Isle of Maul, Lahaina, Island of Maul, Sept. 8 ih‘P)—’l'hree naval seaplanes took off |from Lahaina roadstead at the first | perceptible break of dawn today and |flew toward the eastern horizon in a {determined effort to learn the fate of the missing seaplane PN-9, Conditions for the search were greatly improved over those of last night when rain and rough seas made survival doubtful of the five airmen who Monday started on a scheduled non-stop flight from San Tranclsco to Honolulu. The first message reccived = here {from the three seaplanes today said clearing weather permitted them an unobstructed view for miles and that the ocean had calmed down ai- vantageously. There was no visible | trace, however, of the missing sea- plane, With today's searching seaplanes navy officlals assigned half a dozen submarines, several destroyers and other craft, which steamed out to |the east in fan formation. Officlals continued optimistic that the mia- |sing aviators would be rescued, de- |spite the lapse of more than 1§ | hours since the PN-9 No. 1 radio- {cast her last message, | Throughout the night three de- |stroyers engaged in A systematio {search of the area in which the sea- [plane was believed forced down. They steamed in gradually expand- ing circles until a hundreg,miles had |been navigated, playing thelr pow- | erful searchlights to either side, but | without finding the obtect of thelr | search. { The U. 8. 8. Aroostook, airplane tender In the rescue area, succeeded in launching a scouting plane at'4 o'clock this morning, | Washington, Sept. 2 P—The navy department was informed in a mes« |sage today that search was continue {ing for the PN-9 No. 1, the big sea= |plane lost en route from San Frane {cisco to Hawail, and that the PN-9§ [No. 3, which was forced down 800 |miles out from the starting point, |was expected to arrive at S8an Frane this morning, Pa- |clsco at 8 o'clock c time. “No sight so far of PN.9 No. 1, but scarch {s progressing expedis {tionsly and thoroughly,” the message safd. | | PN-0. No. 3 Back San Francisco, Sept. 2 (M — The destrover Willlam Jones was rea | ported by the marine department of the chamber of commerce entering the Golden Gate at 7:15 a. m. with !an airplane in tow. The plane being towed in is the PN-9 No. 8. which gave up the non stop flight endeavor and was forced | down about 300 miles out on the route from San Francisco to Hono« { lulu on account of oil pressure feed i(rm]Nn “Yecting both engines. | | The U. 8. ship Corry also is head- e4 in, bringing a sailor who w stricken with appendieitis. Mother in Ignorance Havre de Grace, Md., Sept. 2 (P Word of the plight of her son, Flight Commander John Rodgers, on the navy seaplane PN.9 No, 1, res ported down In the sea Letween San Francisco and Honoluls* is being kept from his mother at the Rodg- ers home in Sion Hill, a haif mile from here Admiral | | | | John A. Rodgers, U. B N. retired, has kept in touch with the search for his son through the oclated Press, Commander Rodg- s’ mother. who is advanced In | years, was worried over her son's |attempted San Francisco-Honolulu | venture, and it has been feared that {she would not withstand the shoek | of learning that he had met with mishap. Fourteen years ago John Rodgers | flew from College Park, Md., to the {home of his parents after having s = e repalr (westward and the lights of a ship. | studled aviation under the Wright" | brothers. His flight at that time ate | tracted national attention. Five Men Lost. Honoluluy, Sept. 2 M—Five men is & a disabled seaplane, drenched with tropical rain. hemmed in by, cal night in mid-Pacific—sueh 3 (e-}unu on Page 10§y LR