New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1927, Page 1

FINAL EDITIO ESTABLISHED 1870 mqvwms JRIUUC) onnn B dea 1oV DIVES OUT 3d STORY WINDOW (NEW YORKERS ARE Byrd’ s Conclusions Are Reported TO ESCAPE ARREST AND RUNS | {ING T0 COUNTRY AWAY AS POLICE REACH Henry O’Neil Becomes Human Airplane When Sought Charge of Drunken Arch Street Man Is In-:‘ jured, Recovers From Shock and Flees But Is Captured by Sergeant Feeney. Diving head foremost out of an open window on the third floor of a house at 718 Arch street about 2 o'clock this morning, Henry O'Neil, aged 48, lahded in a crumbled heap in the yard below and as the police ambulance was backing in to con- vey him to New Britain General hospital, he jumped to Lis feet and ran through back yards to the cor- ner of Kensington avenue and An- dmews street, where he was over- taken by Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney. He is at New Britain General hos- pital under charges of operating an automobile while under influence of liquor, driving while his license was under suspension, and taking an au- tomobile without permission of the owner. In police court this morning Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods asked Judge Hungerford to fix bonds at $2,000 as O'Neil is a second of- fender against the drunken driving law. A continuance until next Wed- resday was ordered, as 1t is expected O'Neil will be able to be in court at that time. About 1:50 o'clock, Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney was detailed to investigate a report that an intoxi- cated driver had a car in front of property at 21 Andrews street, and on arriving he found an automobile cwned by George Engel, with whom O'Neil lives, in the rear of Arthur E. Benoit's property at, 21 Andrews street. The hedge in the front of the property was damaged and the right ‘front fender and right ru E board ot-the car bent and scratched. Tt was plain that the car had been driven through thé hedge and abandoned. Sergeant Feeney went to’Engel's home, where he learned that O'Neil had taken'the car without the own- er's permission. As the sergeant was talking to O'Neil in the dining room, the latter suddenly dashed into the bedroom. Sensing that he was mak- ing an attempt to escap?, the ser- geant followed him but was just too late, as O'Neil made a running leap through the window as the ser- geant's fingers scraped his clothing. Hurrying down stairs into the yard, the sgrgeant summoned Officers ‘Hellberg and Brophy, who had ac- companied him, but before they reached the prostrate form O'Neil jumped to his feet and made an- other dash for freedom. He was overtaken by Feeney. At New Britain General hospital it was found that injuries to the "chest, back and leg did not appear serious, but X-ray pictures were taken to determine whether or not there were internal injuries. Lieu- tenant Rival detailed Supernumerary Ofticer Cornelius Keogh to watch O'Neil from 2:30 to 7:30, when Su- pernumerary Officer Walter Wagner relieved him. O'Neil was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to jail for 10 days on May 7 on the charge of driving an automobile, while under influence of liquor. He appealed and five days of the sentence were remitted. It was announced at the hospital shortly before noon that O'Neil has a fracture of the spine and will be unable to leave for some time. He complained of . pains in the back when admitted to the hospital and ‘the X-ray revealed the seriousness of the injury. YALE EXPLORER EATS REPTILES; ALSO ANTS Back From Wilds of Brazil and Venczuela With Story of His Exploration Trials New York, July 2 (®—Giles G. Healey, youthful Yale explorer, has returned. from the wilds of Vene- zuela and Brazil with six pounds of “cuare,” a deadly poison used on ar- row tips by South American Indians. The poison will be distributed to chemical laboratories of the United -States and Europe for analysis and experiment, Mr. Healey said. The poison was obtained from the na- tives by barter through the sign language. TPor part of his six months in the wilds Me. Healey said he lived off the country, sometimes eating ants, fried snakes, electric eels and a small species of the crocodile. My food during the jungle trip sometimes verged on a starvation diet,” the young explorer said. T exhausted my storées after a few days. I ate ants several times and found them fairly appetizing. Sev- eral species of ants are edible, T dis- covered, including the giant ant, one and a half inches long, which is roasted like coffee and tastes like kerosene, and the yellow hamari, the due-due and the bachaco-bravo, which is as hot as tobasco sauce. Mr. Healey is stopping at the Yale club. which gave out the ac- count of his experiences. HEFLIN CRITICIZES SMITH AS CANDIDATE Sensational Meeting in New_York Attended by Klansmen New York, July 3 (M—The New York Times and the Herald-Tribune today say Senator J. Thomas Heflin, democrat, of Alabama, last night at- tacked Governor Alfred E. Smith as a presidential candidate in a two hour address at a meeting in Rich- mond Hill, Queens, which is in the city limits. ‘The meeting was attended by 8,- 007 men who had been invited by the United Protestant Alliance of Queens, the nevspapers say. When the chairman asked all Ku Klux Klansmen to arise almost everyone in the audience stood up. Applica- tions for membership in the Klan were distributed. The Times says samples of cam- paign literature sent out by Gover- nor 8mith’s supporters in the south have reached New York. One is a pamphiet sponsored by James 8. Griffin, a lawyer, of Raleigh, N. C. FAMILY LOSES RACE T0 DYING MAN'S BED Leo Fusari, 83, Expires at Hospital After Short Tliness Leo Fusari, 83 years old, a sculp- tor during his younger years and one of New Britain's' earlfest ice cream manufacturers, passed away at 10:20 o'clock last night at New Britain General hospital after an iliness of several weeks. Death came just two minutes be- fore his family arrived at the hos- pital. He had been failing during the day and shortly after 10 o'clock Tast pight the family receiyed word that he was dying. Despite a hur- ried attempt to be at the bedside before the end, the race was lost. Had Mr. Fusari lived until Sep- tember he would have observed his 84th birthday and had be lived un- til October he would have observed 57th anniversary of his wedding which took place in Rome, Italy. Mr. Fusari was born in Castle- nova, Italy, September 19, 1844, and /lived in his native city until he was 30 years old. He then emigrated to Canada and lived there about 14 years. For the past 40 years he made New Britain his home. In his youth he became interested in sculpture and when he came to this city he began to win fame at his professicn. His works, some of which are still on exhibition in large churches and theaters throughout the state, brought him recognition in art circles He was also gifted as a wood carver and was always regarded as a man who could make anything out of raw material. He has been retired for the past fif- teen years. His greatest interest was in his church and soclety. He was one of the charter members of St. Joseph's soclety of St. Mary's church and was it's first president. During his 40: years in this ety he was a member of St. Mary’s church. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Johanna Fusari, whose 84th birth- day is within a few months of her husband’s; two daughters, Mrs. J. F. Atwater and Mrs. E. McAloon; and two sons, Peter A. and John A. Fu- sarl; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Willlam McEnroe, died about 12 years ago. Funeral services will take place Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock at the home of his son at 55 Spring street and at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's church with a solemn high mass of requiem. Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery. GROH WITH PIRATES Pittsburgh, July 2 (P — Helnle Groh, veteran infilelder who pur- chased his own release from the Rochester International league club this week, signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Firates today. He is ex- pected to be in uniform for today's game, with Cincinnati. Congratulations From Fritson to Air Hero Congratulations on the safe flight of Commander Richard E. Byrd across the Atlantic ocean were wired to his wife in Boston yesterday by Frank Fritson of South Main street, who was with the naval aviator on his North Pole trip and ex- pects to go to the South Pole with him in the fall. Mr. Frit- son was deeply concerned over the fate of Commander Byrd when the “America” was report- ed lost, and upon learning of its landing he telegraphed as fol- lows: “Mrs, R. E. Byrd: “Please convey my congratu- lations to Commander Byrd upon his return. “Frank Fritson." Mr. Fritson scoffed at the suggestion that Byrd would be frightened by his narrow escape and would abandon his Antarc- tic venture, saying that he knew him to be of a sterner sort than that. | where they were given Knd People From Country Flock- ing to New York REGORD BREAKING TRAYEL Estimates Show 3,000,000 Will Have Left Metropolis By Tonight—Au- to Traffic Congestion on Highways is Bad. New York, July 3 (UP)—New York is going to the country and the country is coming to New York today, thus preparing the way for the proper celebration of the Fourth of July Monday. Transportation agencles 3,000,000 persons will have left the » inland resorts by tonight. started yesterday, when passed through Pennsylvania station and probably an equal through Grand Central. Automobile traffic away from New York also was very heavy. Highways Are Crowded. Outlying truffic policemen prepar- ed for a bad day today, with rural roads almost as crowded as city streets arc normally. The ' depar- tures, however, Were spread over 48 hours; the return of the travelers Monday will be concentrated in a few hours of the late afternoon and jevening, and a serlous traffic tangle is expected. Several thousand of the departing New Yorkers were boys going to camps. Come From Mid-West. Cities as far away as St. Louls and Chicago drew New Yorkers for the long week-end hoilday, and fur- nished guests to the city to replace to some extent those who left. Moderate temperatures of the last few days kept the outgoing traffic from reaching record proportions. BISHOP ANDERSON OF BOSTON DIES, AGED 62 He ‘The drift Was Auxiliary of Catholic Diocese of Boston Boston, July 2 (M—Deafh early this morning claimed the Rt. Rev. Joseph G. Anderson, auxiliary bish- op of the Roman Catholic diocese of Boston, who died at his home in Dorchester at the age of 62 years. Death followed an illness of several weeks and was ascribed to a com- plication of diseases. A few hours before the cabled blessing of Pope Pius XI had been conveyed to the dying prelate. Bishop Anderson was born in this city in 1865 and was graduated from Boston College and St. John's Ec- clesiastical seminary, Brighton. He was ordained by the late Archbishop | John Williams. Early in his career he was a curate at St. Joseph's church when Cardinal O'Connell was serving here in the same capacity. in 1908 he was made pastor of the newly created St. Paul's parish, Dorchester, and at the same time .| raised to the rank of monsignor. He was made vicar-general of the Bos- ton archdiocese the following year and then prothonotary apostolic. On July 25, 1909, Archbishop O'Connell consecrated him as aux- iliary bishop of Boston. Bishop An- derson founded the Catholic Chari- table bureau for the care of neglect- ed and dependent Catholic children. For 10 years he was chaplain of the state prison at Charlestown. In 1917 he was made permanent rector of St. Peter's parish in Dorchester. FOUR PERSONS INJURED IN CRASH IN HIGHWAY Automobile Collides With Horse Drawn Vehicle in Water- ford this Morning New London, July 2 () — Four persons were injured, one of them possibly critically, and three others escaped uninjured, way and overturned after striking a horse drawn vehicle on the New |Haven turnpike just west of Moss- i brocker's corners, Waterford, shortly before 8 o'clock this morning. The injured are Edward Whittak- er, Willilam Austin, Willlam Austin, Jr.,, and Mrs. Agnes Austin of Clif- ton Helghts, Pa. Whittaker’s condi- tion is said to be serious. He is suf- fering from a possibly fractured skull and other injuries. William Aus- tin, Jr., a possible fracture of the shoulders; and the elder Austin a badly lacerated shoulder and other injuries. Whittaker's three daugh- Alice escaped unscratched. The four persons who were in- jured were brought to the Lawrence {and Memorial associated hospital | emergency | treatment. The younger Austin was driving the car, and he will be ar- rested by state police officers on a charge of reckless driving. ALYMNI MAKES GIFTS Hartford, July 2 UP—Alumnl of | ‘Wesleyan university have contribut- | ed $10,259 toward the running ex-) penses of the university through their alumni fund during the year just ended, it was announcgd today. With additional gifts from the class- s of '92, '98 and '01 on the alumni foundation the total for the year is when a seven | passenger touring car left the high- | Mrs. Austin suffered a compound | .| fracture of-the leg; ters, the Misses Grace, Dorothy and To Be That Ocean Air Passenger Service Is Not Possible At Once Crowned Champion agreed | Metropolitan area for seashore and . 250,000 | number | HELEN WILLS HELEN WILLS WINNER OF WIMBLEDON TITLE American Girl Vanquishes Spanish Rival in Final Play Wimbledon, England, July 6.—(® —An American girl wears the wom- en's singles crown of Wimbledon for | the first time in twenty years. Miss Helen Wills, 21-year-old Californian and three times former | American champlon, swept to the title today by conquering the Span- ish star, Senorita Ella De Alvarez, in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. It was a decisive victory for the hard-driving © American girl, the cligpax of a march through a field composed of the world’s foremost women amateurs. It put Miss Wills at the top of tennis heap once more, undisputed successor to Suzanne Lenglen, atter a brijliant come-back from the iliness that forced her out of nearly all championship comple- tion, abroad and at home, in 1926. Twenty years ago, May Sutton, now Mrs. Bundy, won the Wimble- don singles but no American has trilumphed in the tournament since then. In her only former attempt, Miss Wills was defeated in the 1924 finals by the girl whose title she took today, Kitty McKane Godfree of England. A last minute alteration in the De Alvarez match first because of the threatening weather, the organ- izers of the tournament being anx- fous to finish off at least one of the finals today. They chose two out of three sets rather than three out of five to decide the matches. The crowd was smaller than last Saturday. Thirteen photographers stood line as the girls entered the courts. “This is bad luck for some one,” saild Senorita De Alvarez and then changed her brilllant red sleeveless sweater and turban to6 a pale green. The American girl started off well first game and then captured Senor- ita De Alvarez’ service. Helen then made it three love by deep driving returns only to have the Spanish girl take the next game on her own serv- ice, making the score 3-1. Miss Wills captured’ the next game. The tennis was of a stereo- typed baseline varjety, but the great speed and stroking of Helen's cross- court forehand drive was especially effective. Senorita De Alvarez carried the score to 4-2, but Miss Wills captur- ed the seventh game at love, scoring two aces on her service. Miss Wills quickly followed with the eighth and deciding game of the set. Helen completely dominated the Spanish player during the first set. Her speed of stroke was too much |for the Spanish senorita to cope | with, Magnificent stroking and long {tense rallies marked the first game of the second set which Helen won {on her service after making her points on four deuces. The match was still being strictly conducted |from the baseline. Helen went into the lead 2-1 in the second set, breaking through the |senorita’s service in the second game, {but Senorita De Alvarez, displaying | [the brillfant style which caused her !to become famous in the tennis | world, suddenly ‘rushed up to the |net and smashed ahd volleyed to | win Helen's service. The games then reached 3-2 in tavor of Miss Wills after the Spanish girl had brought the score té 2-all. | Both girls were paying particular at- [tention to one another's backhand. Senorita De Alvarez rallied to break through Miss Wills' service in the seventh game and led at 4-3 as | both girls battled at spectacular pace for every point. Both cemed tired |in the eighth game, Miss Wills lean- ing on her racquet for a bit of rest I between games. She countered with a service break and the score was deadlocked again for the second set. The Spanish girl was pear collapse after being chased from corner to corner by the American’s drives. NO PAPER MONDAY In accordance with its usual custom The Herald will not pub- lish on Monday next, thus ob- serving July 4. 311 350, program of the day placed the Wills- | in in the first set. Serving, she won the | Quoted in French Press as Saying That Much Pre- paratory Work Is Neces- sary Before Such Routes Can Be Established. Paris, July 2 (®—French airmen were keenly interested today in the statement printed by the Petit Par- !islen that it had been informed by Commander Byrd that he and his companions secured a mass of data Ion air currents and altitude temper- ;atures and conditions to air navi- {gatlon which in his opinion were junique, and that he consdered the alm of his flight was fully attained. According to the paper, Comman- der Byrd is cautious about predict- ing the future of air transportation |service. He does 1)t believe, the | paper quoted him as saying, that transatlantic air travel is an im- mediate possibility; that a great deal 1 of prep: atory work is necessary be- fore such service can be established. Mike Fine Impression America’s new “air ambassadors” have made an impression on France in no way below that of their pre- decessors. The dramatic and almost tragic lend of their great flight has fired French imagination; they are heroes |of the hour. The public talks and reads about nothing but them, the newspapers almost entirely being given over to long accounts of their filght and their almost fatal landing !in the sea off Ver-Sur-Mer. | In intellectual circles the interest s intense for there is a scientific nnture about the flight of Comman- | der Byrd and his three companions |that appeals more than the sporting vquality and the hope is expressed ithat the commander will consent to give some account of the valuable | ! observations made during the diffi- leult journey, which all agree has brought alr transport within the realm of practical things. Spend Night In Caen On the eve of a triumphant entry {in Paris, the airmen found rest last {night from their arduous voyage {through fog, wind and rain, in the 'l\ormandy town of Caen, 15 miles |from where they came down on the sea when their gasoline supply gave jout after they hed sought for hours Ito find Le Bourget flying ileld, .he goal. They retired disappointed at | not having ended the flight at Paris, and over the loss of their data, yet ’hapr that they had been able to save the mall entrusted to them and their flags and instruments. Calculates 4,200 Miles Commandc- Byrd calculates that from the time the America took off at Roosevelt field, N. Y., until the forceg landing was made, it covered ,200 miles. This would be 295 miles further than the distance cov- |ered by Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Levine in their recent | transatlantic flight from New York {to Germany. According to the fliers they came down at 3:30 o'clock Fri- day morning, French standard time, {which would make their actual time in the air 42 hours § minutes. The time over the ocean was com- puted by the commander as 19 hours. Engines Removed The America, badly damaged by the impact of landing on the water |rests on the beach at Ver-Sur-Mer, where is was hauled ashore by | fishermen and naval men from the |base at Cherbourg under the super- 1\'ision of two of the airmen, Bert ‘Acosta and Lieut. Bernt Balchen. | The engines have been removed and sent on their way to Paris with other | parts that could be readily removed. |Commander Byrd has not abandoned {hope that the plane can be salvaged. Had to Make Speech Caen did not let the opportunity pass to acclaim the airmen when they arrived from Ver-Sur-Mer. After a dinner given in their honor in the prefectorial palace—their sec- ond meal in three days—the Ameri- cans had to step out on the balcony to acknowledge the greetings of about a thousand persons who had gathered in the rain to do them honor. Responding to shouts for a speech, Commander Byrd told of his pleasure over arriving in France. The plane had enough fuel to carry them beyond France and into other countries, he explained, but, it had always been his wish to set foot on French soil first. Flags Are Shown Meanwhile Lieut. Noville, radio operator on the flight, held up inter- twined American and French flags, |and this aroused the crowd to a frenzy of enthusiasm. Failure of the compass to work |was given by Commander Byrd as |the reason why the America could not find the Le Bourget airdrome adter reaching the French coast. To i clated Press he told of flying through clouds and fogs for 19 hours over the Atlantic, without seeing any- thing. Probably Over Paris On reaching the French coast at Finisterre, darkness fell .and then they were confronted with the diffi- | culties of finding Paris in a pouring rain. The gasoline was rapidly giv- ing out. as they strove.to pick up a | guiding - gh* or signal, but nothing !was seen or heard. During this |time, he was certain that they had been over Paris. “] didn’t feel that we could fly on until the gas was entirely out,” he said. “There would have been dan- ger of killing people who might have | been beneath, for when it gets out |you've got no choice of a place to land. You've got to land right away. That's another reason why we de- cided to land in the water. We saw (Continued on Page Three) a staff corresponcent of the Asso-, BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1927.—SIXTEEN PAGES A verage Week Ending June 25th .., ¥ 12,189 PRICE THREE CENTS THOUSANDS THRONG PARIS STATION T0 WELCOME BYRD AND GOMPANIONS FRISCO TO AUSTRALIA MAY BE PRIZE FLIGHT Possibility of Extending Hawaiian Contest Is Considered San Francisco, July 2 (A—The feasibility of extending the project- ed San Francisco-Honolulu prize flight contest to Australia occupied i the attention of the San Franciseo citizen’s committee today. Asserting a flight to Australia was the logical step since the successful hop of Lieutenants Lester J. Mait- land and Albert, Hegenberger to Ha- wali, Milo F. Kent, head of the committes, has asked his colleagues to consider such a project in the in- terest of *‘commercial friendship.” Kent pointed out that a fiyer to Australia might participate in two contests at the same time—the San Francisco City contest. which will provide total prizes of $50,000, and the James D. Dole prizes of $35,000 for the fisst two aviators to fly from the mainland to Honolulu after August 2. The committee told Kent to sce what the public thought about the i plan, and“then let the contract for | constructing a 5,700 oot runway at ! the municipal airport on a bid of $28,176. The runway will be 200 { feet wide, and the supervisors ex- pect it to be finished in three weeks. Meanwhile the announcement that Captain Willlam Royle, of Oak- land, would succeed Edmund J. Mof- fett, San Francisco real estate deal- er, as manager for Ernest L. Smith's proposed fiight to Honolulu, brightened Smith's chances of mak- ing the flight which he was unable to make in competition with Mait- land and Hegenberger. Smith’s plane broke when he took off be- hind the army fliers, and when re- pairs were made, his navigator, i Charles H. Carter, refused to start | on the ground that it was too late in the day for proper observations, and the army plane, five hours ahead, had too much start to be peaten. GENERAL PERSHING GIVES FIRST AID IN ACCIDENT Assists Girl Whose Jugular Vein is Severed in Automobile Accident Springfleld, Mass.,, July 2 (®—If Esther Clifford, 15, of Springfleld, now fighting for her live at Newport hospital, at Newport, N. H., lives, she will have no less a person than Gen. John J. Pershing to thank. Miss Clifford’s jugular vein was severed and she suffered concussion of the brain when the car in which she and a cousin were riding left the road near Grafton, N. H. Gen. Pershing, who was passing as Miss Clifford’s cousin was work- ing over her, administered first aid, ordered his chauffeur to rush the girl to the hospital and then con- tinued his trip to the White Moun- tains. The automobile, according to word received here tonight by a relative, turned out for passing horseback riders. A window of the car was broken, possibly by a large stone cast from a horse’s hoof, and the glass pierced Miss Clifford’s neck. No one in the party can explain how the brain concussion happened. A blood transfusion was necessary. The girl is partially paralyzed on one side. BAD AUTO AGCIDENT Four Children Hurt, One Possibly Fatally, As Car Hits Pole At Marl- boro, Mass., Today. 2 Marlboro, Mass, July 2 (UP)— Four children of Albert A. Bennett of Woodhaven, L. I, were injured, one probably fatally, here today, when the automobile in which they were riding skidded and struck a pole. John, 17, eldest of the victims, was hurled through the windshield*and received a fractured skull, concus- sion of the brain and a six-inch cut across his throat. He was reported dying at Marlboro hospital. Isabel, 16, Alfred 14 and Lillian 13, also were taken to the hospital but their condition was reported not serious. The father, who was driv- ing the car., escaped unhurt, but, with his four children, was hurled out of the machine as the crash came. The accident occurred at Lakeside avenue and West Main street when Bennett attempted to pass a motor truck and found his way blocked by a car coming In the opposite direc- tion. The car skidded into the pole when he applied his brakes. The Bennett family lives at 1074 Ninety-Third street, Woodhaven. * THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: @ Unsettled, probably occas- tonal showers tonight and nday, not m.ch change in temperature; Monday prob- 'y fair. INVALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED FROM FLIGHT yrd’s Flight Is Called “Greatest Air Battle of the World” New York, July 2 (M—Invaluable lessons in safety of trans-Atlantic flights of the future and a new ad- vance in all aerial navigation were hailed today as the fruits of Com- mander Byrd's victory over the fog and storms of the Atlantic 1!: his flight to France. Leaders in aerial navigation said the voyage would encourage rather than discourage future trans-oceanic air journeys. Some of the lessons seen by avia- tion leaders were: That one of the greatest safe- guards in long distance flylng was a surplus fuel supply large enough to | keep a plane aloft until an emergency landing flield could be found. That flights over vast distances | could be accomplished despite de- fective navigating instruments, and that important work still remains to be done in perfecting electrical equipment of airplanes. Byrd and his crew “accomplished everything they set out to do,” de- clared Rodman Wanamaker, sponsor ot the flight. He described the flight as “the greatest air battle of the wozld."” James H. Kimball, assistant mete- orologist of the government weather | bureau, who had compiled the weather reports for the expedition, termed the flight one of hard luck, “but tremendously successful from the meteorological point of view.” “That Commander Byrd and his brave crew were unable on account of the storm to land at Le Bourget in no way lessens the importance of their flight or the greatness of their achievement,” declared Igor Sikor- sky, inventor and airplane designer. “The flight of the America I re- gard as the forerunner of other commercial fiights on regular sched- ure carrying passengers and mail to and from across the Atlantie,” pre- dicted Harry Guggenheim, president of the Daniel Guggenheim fund for the promotion of aeronautics. ‘While expressing admiration for Commander Byrd and his flight, Ad- | miral Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, of Portugal, who in 1922 flew in a hydroplane across the southern At- lantic ocean from Lisbon to Rio De Janeiro, declared uncertain weather makes the north Atlantic air route to Europe inadvisable. He suggest- ed the route over the southern At- lantic. Charles H. Colvin, president of the Pioneer Instrument company, which installed the instruments on the America, praised the flight but ex- pressed astonishment at the reported mishap to the three compasses of the America. He said he had cabled Byrd for a statement on what hap- pened to the instruments. “Whether or not the compasses went bad,” he said, “it would have been almost impossible to have de- termined the ship’s position in the heavy fog which enveloped the plane.” QUARRELS AND WEATHER PREVENT GRACE'S HOPOFF Honolulu Flier Not Likely to Get Away On His Flight to Mainland Today Honolulu, July 2 (A — Adverse weather reports and dissension in the camp of Richard Grace, Holly- wood stunt flier preparing for an aerial dash from Hawali to Southern California, dimmed his hopes for a takeoff today. Weather reports broadcast last night indicated that conditions would be highly unfavorable for a takeoff at Mana, Island of Kaual, at dawn, but there was no comment from Grace's headquarters on whether he would delay the start. What effect a quarrel between Lieutenant on B. Koger of the naval reserve, mechanician for the flight, and Charles C. Spang, who is in charge of rigging Grace's plane, has had on the projected trip was not known here. Spang accused Koger of inefficient | management and failure to make the proper arrangements for handling the plane here. Spang also blamed naval officers and social activities on Kauai Island for delaying Grace's takeoff, and declared the reserve of- ficer had “bungled the flight plans from the start.” Naval officers who had been as- sisting in the flight preparations left the camp and returned to Pearl Harbor when the storm broke loose. Grace remained uncommunicative. Neither Koger nor the naval offi- cers have publicly replied to Spang's charges. DUNCAN SISTERS TO WED Hollywood, Cal., July 2 (#—Ros- etta and Vivian Duncan, internation- ally known musical comedy actresses will be married in a double wedding probably within a month, Vivian, the younger sister, announced today. Vivian said she would wed Nils Aster, film actor, and that Rosetta would marry Willlam Beri, of the #{Mack Sennett comedy corporation. jalmost to the bursting point larrived Reception Accorded American Transat- lantic Heroes' Similar to That Accorded the Great Lindbergh Sev- eral Weeks Ago. {Charles Levine One of First to Greet Them— Byrd, Acosta and Noville Possibly Injured in Landing. Paris, July 2 (A — Commander Richard E. Byrd and his three come panions on the transatlantic flight of the giant monoplane America ar- rived in Faris from Caen at 12:28 p. m., today, receiving a tremendous ovation from a huge crowd that fille ed the St. Lazare railroad station. The great crowd filled the statiom and overflowed into every nearby street. Strew Flowers In Path So dense was the throng that Coms mander Byrd and his companions, after a short reception upon theie arrival on the station platform, had to fight their way to waiting automo= biles while the crowd cheered wilde ly and threw flowers in their paths Despite a heavy rain, the Ameri- can aviators who had battled for 43 hours with fog and storm in their transatlantic flight which ended in the early hours of yesterday on the beach ¢t Ver-Sur-Mer on the coast of Normandy 1756 miles west of Paris, were given a reception such as that given to Charles A. Lind- bergh who so quickly became the darling of Paris on his own epochal flight. The Place Du Havre in front of the St. Lazare station was crowded as it had not been before in the memory of veteran gendarmes. Great Crowd Present Men held women high in the air to watch the passage of the Ameri~ can fliers while children wormed their way through inconceivably small places to get into the front line and the big police force station. ed all aleng the route had the hard. | est kind of work keeping a passage way clear for the procession. Only invited guesis and members of the official welcoming committee which {: luded representatives of the ministries of war and commerce and the municipality of Paris were permitted inside the railroad station on the arrival of the train. Crowd Roofs of Trains Determined to see the American airmen, however, workmen crowded the roofs of every train in the vicin- ity and passengers craned their necks out of windows to their great peril in an effort to eatch even a fleeting glimpse of them. Some one presented Commander Byrd with a huge bunch of flowers 2s he stepped out of the compart« ment smiling a greeting to those who welcomed him. There were many other bouquets for the fliers, but their bearers did not get much chance to present them personally s0 threw them through the afr. All the way from Caen to Paris, a four-hour trip, Commander Byr@® and his companions were kept busy accommodating autograph hunters and most of the passengers of the express train left their own cars at one time or another to enter the car where the aviators had reserve ed compartments. Cheered Along Way At each station at which the ex= press stopped, crowds were waiting to cheer the fliers and flowers were given them at every halt. In one town a little girl, carrying a single red rose—the French gift to those they would hopor—was held up to the windo - of the car to hand the flower to Commander Byrd. At the railroad station itself 200 police sergeants lined the way to the small waiting room where a recep- tion committee had its chance to shake hands with the airmen and offer them congratulations. The crowd could not be held back and the aviators had to elbow and shoulder their way past their en- thusiastic admirers. Greeted By Levine One of the first to rush up to the {fliers and shake hands in congrat- ulation was Charles A. Levine, who in Paris yesterday with Clarénce D. Chamberlin. Levine had waited 15 minutes surrounded by a {crowd of his own admirers who were eager to ~et his autograph. The ceremony in the waiting room rief and then the fliers, emerg- ing Prom the station and preceded by 20 burly policemen, had to face a new mob of excited cheering thousands. As they entered their waiting cars, they smiled and bow- ed and even kissed hands in ace knowledgment of their welcome. Will Be X-Rayed Commander Richard E. Byrd, Lieutenant George O. Noville and Bert Acosta will be X-rayed this aft- ernoon under the direction' of Dr. Bainbridge who says that the three men all have evidences of contusions as a result of their descent into the sea at Ver-sur-Mer yesterday morn« ing. Commander 83rd, Dr. Bainbridge said, has a contusion of the chest, The commander is unable to speak loudly and was still clearly exhaust- ed today. He entered the Continen. tal hotel on the arm of Dr. Baine bridge who inlhted that the I'”- (ccmm-h.'nnvl E