The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 6, 1921, Page 14

Pn a mmm SU.S.PLANES _| BEING MADE DEFECTIVE Correction of Faults, If Done at Once, Will Save Lives and Money What's the matter with our alr pery- feo?” ts the question being seked on wery hand. Henry Woodhouse, preet- Bene of the Aerial League ef America, has been investiguting this question, Ke- ‘of his investigations are set forth ® series of articles written eapectally The Star, eee BY HENRY WOODHOUSE ‘ President Aerial League of America and Authority on Aeronautics . WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. — Two hundred and thirty-five atrplanes were ordered recently by the United Btates alr service. Production of these planes with Motors, instruments and the neces gary navigating and flying equip: it, and the fighting and bomb Aaropping attachments, and the trans. portation and housing and upkeep ef these planes will amount to a total of not less than $20,000,000. ‘The committee of the Aerial League of America, which 1s assist: gating the alr service tragedies that have killed over 150 alr service men and destroyed over 1,000 airplanes, motors and equipment that had cost Over $50,000,000, finds the following 2 conditions: irked NOT IED ONE: The 35 bombing and 200 @couting airplanes ordered have the game mechanical defects that fig- ured In this death and destruction. TWO: Unless the order for the Dombing airplanes contracted for ts held up and the designs are correct- 4 there will be more deaths by ex- plosion of bombs, like the explosion that caused the death of two army officers and five others at the Aber Md, proving grounds, which also the airplane and other property valued at $100,000. THREE: Improvements that would help eliminate defects and make the airplanes safe were developed and offered to the government and were nya fH g > i Gardner History Apri, 1920—Robbed mail truck at San Diego, Cal, of $81,- 000. May, 1920—Sought as robber thru testimony furnished police by ex-convict. Tune, 1920—Convicted of rob bing matia, sentenced to 26 years at McNell's Island penitentiary, near Tacoma, Wash. Showed of- fleers where money cached and bonds were hidden, $40,000 of $87,000 recovered, June 1, 19230—Escaped with Tom Wing, Chinese prisoner, from W. BE. Kavanaugh tt East Portland, Ore, Made way to Canada, then East, where taught in mechanical school at Des Moines, Iowa. May 10, 19%1—Returned to Californfa thru Mexico to give himself up. May 11, 1921—Pound officers knew he was back, Intended to capture him, so he left home armed, to escape arrest. Two weeks in May, 1921, eluded pur. suers near Napa and Rosevilla, Cal. May 20, 1921—Robdbed Pacific Timited at Newcastle, Cal, of $120,000 tn bonds, May 23, 1921—Captured white fn card game at Roseville, Cal. Pleaded not guilty of Newcastle robbery, but was sentenced to second term of 25 years at Mo Neil's istand. June 11, 1921—Broke for ith erty near Castle Rock, Wash. with Norris Pyron, counter. feiter. Pyron captured June 13. June 16, 1931—Gardner cap tured at Hotel Oxford, Centralia, Wash., by Officer Louis Sonney, single handed. Gardner going under name “A. J. Wright, of Tacoma.” Made no reatstance. June 17, 1921—Place in Mo Neil's Island penitentiary. Sept. 6, 1921—At 3:30 p. m. escaped during Labor day base ball game, two other convicts, Everett Impyn and Lawrence Bogart, attempting to escape with him Impyn killed, Bogart severely wounded. Gardner still at large, possibly on MoNeil's island, from which no convict accoriing to reports, has ever escaped. HERE’S MORE ABOUT GARDNER STARTS ON PAGE ONE ii pe ; into the timber slashing, with Gardner in the lead. Four more tower houses then opened fire Impyn fell with a bullet thru his lungs. He died in 10 minutes, Sixty yards further Bogart fell, shot thru the side. Gardner also went down and guards thought at first one of the a 2 HURT AS AUTO LEAPS OFF HILL ar Plunges 100 Feet From Top of Union St. Two men were badly injured when wn the Union st. bill at nd Union at, early Tues s into a stump and hurl ing the two oocoupants 80 feet into the alr, J. J. Coughitn, gr, University of Washington student, waa picked up near the soene of the wreck and tak- en to the olty jail, charged with driv ing a car while Intoxicated. Ho was badly cut and brutsed, Carroll Wright, 19, mechanlo, the other occupant, was taken to city hospital tn a dazed condition, with one leg broken and cute on face and body. Coughlin, son of J. J. Coughlin, Vancouver, B, C, shipbuilder, lives at the Savoy hotel, Wright lives at 1109 15th ave, Coughlin sal@ another machine ap- proached his car, swerving to his side of the road and forcing him over bank. Supposing himself on Sen. #t., he thought a strip of parking lay ahead, om which be could safely stop, He was horrified to ate a sheer drop of several hundred feet beneath him when he turned from the road, The heavy machine crashed thru the railing surrounding the stairway and plunged down, HERE’S MORE ABOUT ~ SHIP STORY STARTS OF PAGE ONE entrance te the Columbia river, ‘The Cordova was only a short ats. tance off and could easily have gone to the other’s assistance, when again thru the heavily laden atmosphere Jost, In the case of the Canadian Im- porter, I must confess that to the Passengers at least her predicament seemed fully as grave an that of the Canadian Exporter, or even of the Princesse Sophia, Having no actual joe knowledge upon which to base thelr Judgment, they expected each moment to see the crippled steamer €0 to the bottom, and as a matter watching us. They had already been adrift a week; their wireless waa out of commission; they were off the path of shipping, and 11 of their men Were out in @ lifeboat scouting that gray and melancholy waste for help. SAILS BLATHELY AWAY; How happy they must be, there later saw us leaving them again to thelr fate, and I shall never forget the gasps of incredulity and dismay that went up from the passengers when they realized what was taking place, Capt. Carl Bissett of the Canadian Importer, who had come aboard the Cordova to use the wireless to send & message, climbed back down the rea ladder and into his small boat We could se the mute sailors settling to their oars, and our last glimpse of the skipper we# of him taking his place tn the stern of the skiff, and, a cigar stub firmly clutched between hia teeth, ordering them to return to their ship, The rigging of the wallowing craft slowly disappeared in the gathering gloom, and we went jauntily on our | way, leaving the Importer to await the arrival of one of the ships of her own company to give her the necensary assistance, Why? Tho answer ts money, “A skipper in charge of a «htp must think of salvage,” sald Buper intendent Fowler, “IHis employers as well as the underwriters expect | him to do his utmost to protect them against financial losa” jutely had to have amistance. And if #0, why not from the Cordova as readily as any other ship?” “Because in the case of the Cor dova, a privately owned American ship, the courts would have awarded replied Superintendent Fowler, “and the expense would [have been considerable, On the other |hand, by waiting for a Canadian ship junder the same control as the Cana- dian Importer, the skipper kept the cost down to that entailed in oper ating the rescuing ship, or ehips.” | “But.” I protested, with the seal of @ landsman not acquainted with the stern code of the sea, “this re Guces the whole thing to such a—er |—-practical basta, What of t) | people on boardan case the of & disabled ship happens wrong? What are the lawm the print | ed rules, I mean, governing his ao tions In an emergency lke this?” “There aren't any,” repited Super intendent Fowler, “You can look thru all the printed taws and reguia- MINERS DIGGING COAL IN W, VA, All Quiet on Last Week's “Battlefront” LOGAN, W. Va, Sept. ¢—-Unton and non-union miners were to re sume digging today as a sign that [a truce has once more settied upon }the West Virginia coal fields. Everything was quiet along last week's “battle front” and feders! troops were awaiting orders to , | Withdraw. Protests to Gen. Bandholtz against the Immediate withdrawal of the who anticipate fresh trouble when the troops depart. PAID MURDERERS AGAIN AT WORK? Four Killings of Italians in N. Y. Arouse Suspicion YORK, Sept. 6.—Four mur dors of Italians during the last 24 hours led police to believe today that the Good Killers’ organization of hired assassins had resumed opera tions, Further killings are feared today. bullets struck him. However, |fore, we figured, that we had fopnd| Several suspects are being watch: he was of hia feet tan instant an4\them at last, and that now their| here and in Detroit, Buffalo, ott continued his fight. were virtually at an end! burg and other cities where the as troubles Gardner, in the lead and un-| Yet, as I have said, a half hour sassins were active until recently. touched, employed an old trick once used by Chinese being smuggled across the Mexican border. He y | Right in the middle of the madly 5 the attorney general, and if action .) fs taken without delay and the con- country will have been saved mil- of dollars and further air wervice tragedies from this cause ‘will have been prevented. In my opinion air service trage dies can be brought to an end quickly by instituting federal grand jury investigations where witnesses and air service officers can and will tell under oath what they know about the tragedies which havo killed over 150 air service men, in- cluding @ dozen ranking officers, since August 15, 1919. Arguments have not stopped the alr service tragedies and destruc. tion of expensive airplanes, motors and equipment, and will not bring the dead men to life, or return to the public the $50,000,000 represent- ed by the 1,000 airplanes, motors and equipment destroyea in crashes since August 15, 1919. SCHOOL BEGINS FOR 41,000 HERE Bchool days have begun—for 41,- 000 children who trudged into Seattle Schoolrooms at 9 a. m. Tuesday eager for nine months more of speil- ers and ‘rithmetics, According to school authorities there Is plenty of room for all. ‘There is plenty of room, too, for the nearly 3,000 youngsters who were not there Tuesday—not there because of insufficient clothing and lack of shoes. BILLINGS, Mont. — Shot while aiding watermelon patch, Burlin Zeonard Clark, 13, is dead. Gus Clock, rancher, held, SALT LAKE CITY.—Harry Bueter, 15, arrested on charge of killing his father, Charles W. Buoter. ANACORTES.—Charge from com- panion’s shotgun blows off right band of Bert Haddon, 15, running beasts he sped, bending low, until he reached the tempo rary safety of the timber. HUNT FOR GARDNER IS ORGANIZED As soon as the guards could escort the other prisoners to their cells, every available man was pressed into service in the hunt for Gardner. Warden Maloney gave orders to set fire to the slashings tn the hope of routing the mail bandit from his hiding place. Dense smoke arose, an® was apparently more ald to Gardner than to his pursuers. None of the 700 residents of the island had seen any trace of the fugitive this morning, according to information received at the warden's office. Tho heaviest guard ts being matn- island, which is closest to the main land. It is thought Gardner headed for the Mosquito island pass, and may endeavor to cross between Long Branch and Delano. Prison officials regard it as next to impossible for Gardner to swim to the main land, as the water Is too cold to permit of such a long trip. Small boats, anchored tn secluded bays, are regarded as the bandit’s best chance of a getaway. Three launches patrolled the {sland all night to Intercept any small craft that might put away from the prison base. SENTENCED FOR MAIL ROBBERY Gardner was sentenced to prison for While on his way to the prison he his guards, and was at liberty for a Centralia, after he had spent two days going openly about town. Twice before he escaped while on the way to serve long prison terms. Gardner's crime career began, ac- cording to his own statement, In 1911, when he robbed a jewelry store in San Francisco. He was caught in the act, and served two years in San Quentin. Gardner ts 86 years old, and mar. ried. He has one child. At one time he was # professor In a small college in Davenport, Ia., under the name of E. C. Patterson, Gardner is said to be the son of a rich mining man. He was born In Trenton, Mo. He was at one time a successful boxer, under the name of Young Fitzsimmons. He helped train Jim Jeffries for his fight with aJack Johnson at Reno, tained along the western end of the) robbing a mail train tn California. | leaped out of the train window at Castle Rock, Wash., after overcoming | few days, finally being captured in| BA \|| Attractive Models That | Woman and broidery you can You'll Never Pay | —There are soft, crushi with feathers, imitation quills, THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEME Smart New Dresses in Tricotine and Serge for Only $10.00 Ten Dollars is surely not | much of a price to pay for a | ; good lookin; ‘ rest iarel 4 bit of ten dollars’ worth of wear | and satisfaction out of one of these dresses. All in navy.blue, of tricotine and ser with yarn braiding and em- colors. At least a dozen styles Sizes 16 to 42. Hat If You Buy It in the Basement New Trimmed Hats for $3.89 trimmed with fancy pins—various styles combined some with feather bands, or trimmed with fancy In all good colors. 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