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MISS II CHIT 1OI1UCT ILc SUIT AGAINST THE WEATHER Showers and Somewhat Cooler Today and Possibly Tomorrow THE LOWELL SU o'clock WITH EXCLUSIVE WIREPHOTO 60TH YEAR NO. 164 LOWELL MASS. MONDAY JULY 18 1938 16 PAGES TWO CENTS START OF OCEAN FLIGHT Corrigan, Supposedly Headed lit, Spans Ocean Alone Here is the almost home-made plane of Douglas P. Corrigan as he started his historic flight yesterday from Floyd Bennett airport in New York for Ireland where he landed this morning. He was supposedly starting off for WIREPHOTO.

School Board Faces Legal Action for ignoring Head of Closed Edson School And Naming Another to Coiburn Post On the grounds that it acted in bad faith in sidetracking Miss Caroline A. Downey filling the vacancy in the principalship of the Coiburn school last week, the Lowell school committee, or those members of it who refused to consider Miss Downey's candidacy, face the possibility of legal action, The Sun learned today. Atty. James J. Bruin, counsel for Miss Downey, is now looking into the facts leading up to the election, and if they warrant it, mandamus action will be brought.

Miss Downey has been a member the school department for 26 years, seven of which she spent as principal of he Edson school. When that i ing was condemned and closed, Miss Downey, it was understood, was to have been given the next vacancy. But in January of this year, she lost her principal's rating and salary through action of the school board. It was generally felt, houever, that the Colburn school principalship would be hers upon the retirement of Miss Helen M. Shean.

Last Tuesday night, fcdwin S. Markham won the position the votes of Mrs. Veronica Sullivan Dodge, Leo D. Calnan, Dr. Edward J.

Sheldon and James P. O'SulIivan--the same quartet which elected Raymond A. Sullivan headmaster of the high school. Firemen Don Gas Masks to Check Ammonia Fumes CAROLINE A. DOWNEY Three persons had a narrow escape from death by ammonia fumes early today, when a leak developed in the refrigerator of their home at 449 Westford street, while they were asleep.

John Lawrence, head of the house, was awakened by the fumes shortly after 2 o'clock and aroused two other occupants in the house, who fled to the street. A telephone alarm was sent in and the Protective company, the i i of Capt. J. J. Wholey, responded.

Firemen gas risks and after i i the i a carried it out into the yard. It was said a a leak developed in one of the connections and a the gas spread the house. Firemen opened all the windows in the home and i a the place before the occupants were abl" to return more than one laU'r. Capt. Wholly that, the three fered i from the effects.

Leaves New York in Secrecy to Parallel in Many Ways Flight of Lindbergh--Has to Flip Plane Sideways to See Course Ahead July 18 (INS)--All alone in a patched-up nine- year-old aerial "jalop," tousle-haired Douglas Corrigan of Los Angeles soloed his way across the Atlantic ocean today in a flight as courageous and unique as the immortal achievement Charles A. Lindbergh. 28 Hours, 13 Minutes Unheralded and unannounced, he set. his wobbly $900 craft down at Baldonnel aerodrome on the outskirts of Dublin at 2.30 o. m.

local time (9.30 a. E. D. just 28 hours and 13 minutes after making off from Floyd Bennett airport, New York. He had told no one where he was going and had asked no one to welcome him.

The Man Has Courage His was a stunt in many ways unparalleled even by the brilliant feat, of Col. Lindbergh. For not. one, in all history, had ever tried to bridge the Atlantic in an airplane so old fashioned and out-dated that its pilot had to flip the ship sideways to see over its gas-tanks through the windows. Corrigan got away from Floyd Bon- f'nett airport at 5.17 a.

E. LX T. yesterday, telling officials he was going to fly back to the west coast. He had slid into New York just a week previously after a non-stop flight from Los Angeles at a speed of" a little less than 100 miles an to spend a brief vacation in the metropolis. When he left the New York air field yesterday, he had 320 gallons of gasolfne and 16 gallons of oil on board.

i a casual farewell, he i the heavily laden little ship off the ground and to the surprise of the few spectators, turned it. toward the sea instead of the western horizon. Even more surprised were officials of Baldonnel when the old-fashioned plane, remodelled by the pilot i self, dropped down out of cloudy skies and rolled to a stop at the airport. Corrigan's flight across the United States in his old plane amazed avia- How far e- Hunted takes you now! Here's one of our popular telephone bargains. Evenings after 7 and all day Sunday, you can talk with people 96 niiles away for oaiv Even 25 cents goes a surprising distance.

For other bargain rates ask your a i charge. minute station- to-station rate. 7 HO i A brazen a i of a bag of money from a i i station at Broadway and Flot'-ner strec-t early today sent police in.spoctr-r? on the for a boy on a Frank Kessio'i, of I i i a i rerort'-'i to -x-H'-e i noon fhat a i morning he went of busir.ess to said that when re a i i SIS in i wa? missing from the top a Hession report- a person he saw i i i was a young boy on a bityde. lie i the boy was v.rer: re fo-jnd the money bag was TODAY'S SUN INDEX Amusements 12-1312-13 Radio Comics 11-1513 Deaths 3 2 Serial 4 8 Greek News French 3. 9-10-11 Mallon 4 5 Suburbs Polish News 2 6-7 Women Sentenced to Meditate on Erring Ways Defendant Ordered (o "Thinlc It Over" for Five Minutes by Court Malachi a i i of a most a re.

him in district, court Falion, a a i or, a en ess a Bill erica over se.ntericed by Jur nolds to five rr.in:. error of his "The only thing' you respect now is I a glass of whiskey," Judicc Reynolds i told Falion and i i said: "You've lost respect for your good wife and your two children, and even God has no place, in your scheme of things. Unless you get a firm ffrip on yourself, you are Kointr down and down, inevitably to a ruin toward which you are well started." Fallon's to a i on Continued on I'njfe Three Commerce Bureau Is Flabbergasted WASHINGTON, July 13 A -The A a i flight of Douglas P. Corrigan in a a plane a flabbergasted the air commerce a today. i i a were so astonished that they could not i immediately what to do about Corritf.in's hopping off i a permit.

One i i a said, "It a i right." Corrigan i asked nor receiver! a permit to fly to Europe. a i i for penalties, from a i to revocation of a pilot's license in such cases. "Great Day for the Irish" WASHINGTON, July 18 (INS) a great day for the Irish and we, don't want to spoil their fun," Denis Mulligan, direetor of the federal bureau of air commerce, today after learning of the unlicensed i of Douglas Corrigan from New York to Dublin. Back in Old Role Appearing in i i rourt for the first time in two years as police prosecutor, Supt. Mir.hae! H.

Winn today stepped i the shoes of the a a i i Supt. i i a L. Koogan. Supt. Winn who for a years acted as police prosecutor has not made a court, appearance since his elevation to the rank of superintendent.

1 3 3 8 1 9 1 Written Here Since January Seen as Better Times Barometer An upward trend in business was noted today i the a by Postmaster Charles II. Slowey that i money orders i I en i amounted to brinf-Miitf the tola! a for the fiscal year to $1 The i has a i a new record for i i a says a money orders i purchased for- a a purposes. is a a phase or class in A i a i not affected by the order service. Business nvn, be said, i a to send postal orders in a i i a for- a der is received a worries cease in a a entered i has been deposited in some postal depository, and a payment may be had in any postoflicc. Today the postal money order sys- operates i a i i ciency of nearly 75 years experience.

That it attracts and a i people's confidence attested by its i a use. In JSfi'l, when the service was first i a a the a of is- HERE HE IS! Hero's Douglas P. "Non-Stop" Corrigan, 31-year-old California i'Her who has set the world agape by leaving Floyd Bennett airport in New York yesterday apparently on a non-stop trip to California only to turn up today in Ms ancient plane at Baldonnel airport, Dublin, Ireland. Here he is shown in plane just before take-ofi. Note the reckless grin--AP WIREPHOTO.

City to Apply for P. W. A. Construction Job Which Would Extend Present Building to French Not Yet Figured A 24-room addition to the Lowell WEDDING BELLS CLAIRE TP-EVOK high school, to relieve the present housing situation caused by the record high enrolment of 3SOO pupils was discussed today by Mayor Dewey G. Archambault and heads of various city departments.

Tentative plans calling for the extension of the building to French street have been in existence for some time, and it is now proposed to revise these plans, prepare estimates, and i an application to the i works administration. The cost of the addition has not yet been figured. The addition would conform archi- a to the large addition that was opened in 1923. During the past academic year, approximately 3300 were enrolled at the school and a serious housing problem pre: senlod itself, which was solved only by using corridors and assembly a i as ciass-ruorns. I It is possible that the project may be i 1 other major P.

A. suggestions that will be pre- i to the city council for con; sideration tomorrow night. I IS I i i 27 for Claire Tn-V'ir, i star, and a U. S. TREASURY WASHINGTON.

July IS position of the treasury on July 15: Receipts. $9.773.072: expenditures, a it net balance, A 1S6; customs receipts for the month, conf'-r'-nc sued was but. S7H50. Since i a from a has swelled a a to over i 000,000 at the present time. Assistant of Oj.TiJTi'-n-r- J.

Monroe on. and a a i aerial f.t'ivTitur" was "a gf-at i i a i a said, a would be "iH down easy by i i i v. ho i to a his jri try back to the glorious days of i r.istorv, said i a feat Dirigible Flies Over the City Local to fin never 11 do what He conc'-ded, th-'tt the dig- i of rr.uM be brought i i in case. "Wiicn he ts back to the, States, we probably will put him gentle Mulligan said. White i matter is ridvisf'rnent, it was hinU'd tha', "gcriUe i i i i entai! t'-m- porfirv revocation of Corrigan's pilot's license.

1 The Goodyear i i i i a i river Lowell today, a low because of. heav, i a i at. less a 1000 fe local appearance was Leroy Parch'-rt, Goodyear i i By means of an a i i systr a made from the i i i ible wore clearly heard in i streets. I do et. by dc MINOR FIRE Engine 3 responded on a telephone a a to 56 Bridge street at 8.42 o'clock i where a minor blaze started from an oily mop.

pr-seut. i of thv a i a i i a i fticre i i of a a a i on Low- i for i grant of LTj' 1 1 i'lood control A a sp'-nt in Washington i i'. A. i i a Rep. i suited today a a i i a i i at this i feels that no be allocatt-d from the in i i act for Hood work.

1'nb-ss the need can be brought to thf a i of the president for his personal a i is little chance for a of opinion, although Mrs. Rogers is to to the capital and i It has been that a petition directvd to the president might bring i I'nsfc Tlircc Midget Auto Races Are Called Off For the fourth time In six weeks, rain has forced cancellation of the midget automobile races scheduled for tonight at the Alumni field speedway. The card of 10 races will be conducted next yonday night. Playing in poor luck where the weather "is concerned, the promoters have been able to hold but racing gregranis of what was intended to be a weekly schedule of Monday night events, when they invested in a floodlighted track this summer, and opened on June 13, lEWSFAPESl.