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MORNING EDITION Associated Press Leased Wire Service Day and Night FORTY CXCIV. -SEVENTH No. 00, FAR Albuquerque, New Mexico, HOME OWNED JOURNAL MEXICOS LEADING NEWSPAPER ND CHIONE OPERATED Monday, August 29, 1927. PRIDE OF DETROIT ON TO GERMANY SALE OF U. S.

SHIPS OFFERS HARD JOB FOR CONTROL BOARD President Coolidge Is Urging Removal of National -Merchant Marine from Government's Hands PROVING EXPENSIVE OUT OF OUR PORTS Efforts to Keep Up American Standards of Pay and Living Conditions Dig into Profits By CHARLES P. STEWART Exclusive Dispatch to Albuquerque Journal WASHINGTON. Aug. Coolldge is urging the UnitStates shipping board to make another strenuous effort to get national mercantile marine out of the government's and into private hands. His suggestion that it be done Immediately is the best presidential joke in this countrp's.

history up to date. If it can be done at all it will be a miracle. We had a fine privately owned merchant fleet when the AmerIcan republic was young--at least the equal of any on earth. All of us have heard of "the old clipper ship days," with our flag flying on every sea. This fleet decayed: finally all but disappeared from the oceans.

It is not hard to understand why. Shipping profits were small compared with the enormous returns from opening up the west. Our Importers and exporters hired allen bottoms to carry their goods. The world war found us with practically no mercantile marine of our own whatever a few craft on the Pacific, A little coastal trade--nothing else. And immedlately all he foreign vessels we had been employing were withdrawn.

The situation was difficult and became absolutely impossible when we entered the conflict. Shipping, for many years. previously an industry of exceedingly narrow margins, had become temporarily very profitable, despite Its risks from raiders, surface and submarine, but the emergency was too urgent to wait for private enterprise to take advantage of it; 80 the government began building in desperate haste and turned out. at fancy prices. the most amazing flotilla of open-work crates, concrete troughs and leaky tea kettles in maritime history, sacred or profane.

The war over, the point was speedily raised merchant shipping is no suitable business for the government to be inany more than railroading or telegraphy, which some governments do engage in, as a matter of fact, but which most of us, here in America, regard as much better left to private concerns. Finding buyers the government's fleet, however, did not prove to be so easy. For the vesrels of the fruit basket, masonry and tinware types of construction there naturally was no market at any price. True, there were exceptions. Some of the craft of our own make were reasonably sea worthy, though mostly unduly costly, to operate.

There were ships we had seized from Germany--all that any owner could ask. Yet, peace having been restored and the opportunity for demand1ng enormous rates being cut off. shipping, at best, was not the bonanza it had been. It 18 especially an expensive game out of American ports. We all know that prices here are high.

Our industries must pay more for accommodations, machinery, material, labor and Continned on Page WEATHER FORECAST DENVER, Aug. 28 (P)- New Mexico: Monday and Tuesday mostly fair; little change in temperature. Arizona: Monday unsettled probably thunder showers east porlion: Tuesday mostly fair; warmer Monday. LOCAL REPORT Conditions for 24 hours ending Sunday at 6 p. m.

as recorded at the University: Highest temperature 83 Lowest temperature 60 Range 23 Mean 71 Humidity at 6 a. 84 Humidity at 6 p. 87 Precipitation .08 Wind velocity 21 Direction of Character of Partly cloudy GOTHAM OFFICER FACES MURDER, ROBBERY CHARGE Patrolman Detailed to Guard Construction Engineer with Payroll Suspected of Crime NEW YORK, Aug. 28 UP)-A patrolman who was accustomed to guard J. H.

Pratt, construction engineer in the transfer of the weekly payroll money for his firm, was arrested Sunday charged with the murder of the paymaster and theft of $4,700. Pratt was found dead in his automobile shortly before noon Saturday under a viaduct in the Bronx, a bullet through his head and the payroll money with which he had started from the office of. the T. E. Rhoades builders, missing.

Daniel Graham, 25, a patrolman attached to the Fifty-first street station, la the man accused of the murder robbery. He was arrested Sunday when he returned from an all-night party in a new automobile which he was said to have purchased a few hours after Pratt was found dead. 1. He denied all knowledge of the crime. The patrolman's arrest was ordered by District Attorney John E.

Megheen after detectives had traced Graham's movements for a week before and several after the crime and had rounded up several witnesses, whom they claim connected him with the crime. Graham, police said, had been the patrolman usually assigned to accompany Pratt, when the construction man took money to pay employes of his company In the building of an apartment house on East Fifty -second street. Last Monday, police records show, Graham asked and was granted a sick leave. Detectives told the district attorney that during the week the patrolman told several persons he was going to Albany to collect a legacy of a lot of money left him by an aunt. Graham, who was known to tellow patrolmen and persons on his post as "handsome," being off duty another patrolman was detailed to accompany Pratt Saturday with the payroll money, but, detectives say, before the substitute arrived, Graham, in civilian clothes, came up and stepped into Pratt's automobile, a8 if he was taking his regular assignment.

AVIATOR KILLED, ANOTHER HURT IN PLANE CRASH: PITTSBURGH, 28 (P)- James Clawson. of McKeesport, a civilian pilot, was killed and Clifford Burnsworth, of Browneville, was seriously injured Sunday when their airplane crashed from an altitude of 250 feet after ing off from Bettis field, McKeesport. Burnsworth, owner of plane, was taken to a hospital unconscious. The plane had taken off from Rodgers field, Pittsburgh, earlier in the day for Uniontown, and had stopped over for a visit to the McKeesport airport. While taking to the again the engine went dead Clawson attempted to and" turn back Bettis field.

The plane went into a "flat spin" and crashed. The two airmen were caught in the wreckage. 100.000 .000 VIEW SACCO, VANZETTI FUNERAL RITES HELD IN BOSTON Bodies of Executed Radicals Cremated and Ashes Are Turned Over to Relatives After Ceremony EULOGY CALLS THEM PLUTOCRAT VICTIMS Thousands Line Streets as Cortege Marches Through Drizzle: Little Disorder Is BOSTON, Aug. 28 (AP) -After a silent procession through eight miles of city streets, while more than 100,000 persons looked on, the bodies of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were reduced to ashes late Sunday at the Forest Hills crematorium. The ashes will be turned over to Mrs.

Rose Sacco and Miss Luigia Vanzetti, widow and sister of the two executed radicals. The ceremony at the cemetery was brief and simple. There were no religious exercises, but Miss Mary Donovan, a member of the Sacco-Vanzetti defense comittee, read a eulogy in which she termed Sacco and Vanzetti "victims of the crassest plutocracy the world has known since ancient Rome." A persistent drizzle did not deter thousands from joining in the procession. Thousands more lined the streets as the silent cortege passed. At times the line was halted while mounted police, to the number of more than two score, cleared the way.

For the most part the march was orderly. Several times, when police attempted to check the following throng, there were outbursts of protest, but once the procession left the downtown section it was speeded up and by the time the cemetery was reached the onlookers and followers had been reduced to few hundred. Floral Tributes The bodies of the two men were carried in hearses. At the start of the procession there were about 100 men and women bearing floral tributes. These later were placed in four large automobiles and taken to the cemetery.

Following the hearses were two closed automobiles with the curtains drawn. The first contained Mrs. Sacco, Miss Vanzetti and Sacco's son. Dante. In the other were Aldino Felicani, Gardner Jackson and Miss Donovan of the defense committee.

The curtains of the first car remained throughout the procession. down, Sacco, Miss Vanzetti and Dante did not enter crematorium chapel where the last rites were held. It was said that the two women were Continned on Page Five LEVINE AND DROUHIN QUARREL AGAIN WHEN PILOT DECLARES HE WASN'T HIRED AS TAXIMAN American Asks French Flyer to Drive Plane to Grand Prix Races, But Meets a Refusal PARIS, Aug. 28 (P)-The strain of the long wait at Le Bourget for good weather is beginning to have an effect on the nerves of the trans-Atlantic flyers. A heated discussion between the French flyer Drouhin and Charles Levine occurred Sunday and at one time it looked as if there would be another pugilistic encounter, which would have made Levine's record two on consecutive days.

The American aviation promoter arrived at Le Bourget at noon and asked Drouhin to take him to Deauville, as he desired to see the Grand Prix. He proposed that the flight be made in some other machine than the Columbia. Drouhin refused, saying he had been engaged for a trans-Atlantic flight aboard the Columbia and not to act 88 A taxi driver between Paris and Deauville. Levine retallated having the fuel tanks of the emptied, while Drouhin protested. words were exchanged, but finally quiet was restored.

Drouhin then ordered the mechanics to remain near the at all times and have fuel ready to refill the tanks at a minute's notice. Weather condi- DARING FLYER BELIEVED LOST AT SEA CARIBBEAN, EQUATE PERU Paul Redfern, daring flyer, is Janeiro, Brazil, in a Sin NEW RESCINDS MAIL CONTRACT CANCELLATION Colorado Airways, Makes Sunday Trip as Usual After Suspension Since Friday COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 28 (P) -Postmaster General New Sunday morning rescinded his order cancelling the contract between the government and Colorado Airways, according to an announcement made Sunday by Postmaster Earl Ewing. As a result the mail planes hetween Pueblo and Cheyenne made their regular flights Sunday, although the announcement said there would be no service. The cancellation order issued by the postmaster general Friday against the aviation company was said to have resulted from a subcontract under which a new company was to carry the mail between Pueblo and Denver.

The Colorado Airways has transported the mail between Pueblo and Cheyenne since Inauguration of the route in May, 1926. Colorado Airways, is the company interested in securing a contract for an airmail route from Pueblo, to El Paso, by way of Albuquerque, as an extension of the route from Cheyenne, to Pueblo. Anthony Joseph, president and manager of the company, was in Albuquerque recently attempting, to secure guarantee enough air mail from this city to make it possible to extend the route to El Paso. That city has already guaranteed its quota of mail. RADICALS GET BLAME FOR TWO CAMBRIDGE FIRES CAMBRIDGE, Aug.

28 (P) -Two fire engine houses were set on fire here Sunday afternoon while the apparatus was busy at A blaze of incendiary origin in an old barn. Then while the engine companies were battling the flames in their own quarters two chemical plants burst into flames following alight explosions. Branding all five fires A8 the work of Sacco- Vanzetti thizers, Police Chief Edward McBride ordered a police guard on every fire house. AMERICAN MONOPLANE COMPLETES FIRST LAP OF AROUND WORLD TRIP 30 TO BOLIVIA 20 RIO DE 60 50 40 MENEZUELA Paul GU IANA Redfern believed lost in an effort to hop from Bruswick, Georgla, to Rio De monoplane. He has not been heard from since he hopped off.

GOOD WISHES FOR DARING FLYER CHANGE TO HOPES FOR SAFETY; GASOLINE MUST BE EXHAUSTED Redfern's Plane Had for 52. Hours at Maximum and Has Been Gone 24 Hours Longer Than That BRUNSWICK, Aug. -Good wishes of two continents for the bitious undertaking, flight from success of Paul Reatern in his amBrunswick to Brazil, Sunday night had changed to hopes for his safety. More than 24 hours overdue. his backers and well-wishers agree that no miracle of aeronautics FLYERS' WIVES OVERJOYED AT TRIP'S SUCCESS PORTO TRICO Mrs.

Brock Says It's Best Birthday Present Husband Could Give Her; Knew He Would Do It DETROIT, Aug. 28 the greatest birthday present my, husband could give me," Mrs. William S. Brock, wife of the pilot of the Pride of Detroit, said Sunday, upon learning of the safe arrival at Croydon, England, of her husband and Edward F. Schlee.

course we were certain they would get there safely," she Mrs. Schlee, constituting the other half of "we' said: "I'm simply overjoyed." She expressed confidence that her husband and Brock would complete their fight around the world successfully. Both women were Informed of the successful landing in England Sunday morning after maintaining an all night vigil. "Of course," Mrs. Schlee added, "there was a possibility something might go wrong, but we didn't worry." The strain of the last few days, however, was apparent.

Both women have waited quietly at the apartof Schlee, and though they would not admit a sleepless night, friende declared they did not rest until Sunday morning when the happy news reached them. Friends gathered bringing flowera, messages flowed in from other friends throughout the United States and apartment became center of interest even before the newspapere brought word of the successful flight. After several hours of sleep Mrs. Brock and Mrs. Schlee discussed plans which are unkonwn to their husbands of traveling to Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to wait the return of the intrepid flyers.

Schlee and Brock Hop Off for Munich Early Monday Morning, After Spanding Day in London Where They Landed at 10:35 A. Ms Flyers Lost Three Hours 1 Hunting Field BULLETIN CROYDON, England, Aug, The Pride of Crozdon at 8:32 o'clock Monday morning, for many, on the second 1 lap of its round the world LONDON, Aug. 28 (AP)- -In the soft sunshine of English Sunday morning, the big yellow monoplane Pride of Detroit, with Edward F. Schlee and William 8. Brock at her controls, came out of the western skies, cled over the avation field and landed officially at the London airport at 10:35 o'clock Sunday morning.

The American aviators who are bent on circling the globe in twenty eight days or less, thus completed the first leg of their long flight and in so doing made the first non-atop trans-Atlantic flight from America to London. Hopping off at Harbor Grace, of their plane they rushed the Newfoundland, Saturday, the Pride remaining 30 miles to London of Detroit in its flight of 28 hours automobile for day's before and 21 minutes ran the gamut of continuing on to Germany on their conditions across the 2,350 world hop. They will hop weather m. Monday for Munich. miles of Atlantio waste.

Lightning, When the Pride of Detroit thunder, tog, rain, wind and sun- 20 minutes overdue London' shine as well as freezing weather, airport, the small and all the other variations of the to speculate as to elements, added danger and lots had decided citement to the great adventure. Paris, or Stuttgart Without wink of sleep and ly was to have been with only one sandwich each dur- pins place after London ing the long flight, kept the their Intrepid plane Little anxiety for American pilots flyers however, because the headed straight for England. had been sighted rover they neared their goal the elements Devonshire, which seemed" to relent, for they their flew northeast of Plymouth. the last hundred miles of sunshine ter of tact. the flyers Journey through mellow nearly three hours during over the peaceful English country- morning.

but they rot their bears alde. Inge again when over Beaton. At Croydon there only message dropped from handful of people to welcome the plane asked that the name flyers, but those who were there town be written the made up in enthusiasm what they lacked in numbers. As soon as the done, the plane ciroled low tired but happy pilots tumbled out then flew east without turther dit- could have kept him aloft until now. The geen and gold monoplane, "Port of Brunswick," was stocked with for 52 hours as an absolute maximum, and Sunday night fuel, a his whereabouts had been unknown for a full day more than that.

No direct word was heard from the Stinson-Detroiter monoplane after it left the beach here at 12:46 o'clock Thursday afternoon. ship reported sighting plane few hours later, but since that time nothing has been seen or heard of the plane. Mrs. Redtern, naturally anxious for her husband, had not relinquished hope and Sunday had not replied to offers from 8 commercial aviation firm at Miami, to make an extended seaplane search in the Bahamas. The coast guard station at Fort Lauderdale, also has offered its equipment for use in the search.

Airmen returning to Miami Saturday night told of gales that swept Redfern's plotted course. The opinion was advanced if the high winds had not brought him down they had forced him out of his course. BRAZIL CONCERNED OVER LOSS OF FLYER RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 28 UP) Paul Redfern's disappearance fu his attempted flight from Brunswick, Georgia, to Rio de Janeiro, has stirred the sympathies of the Brazilian people. The general conviction is that he has not reached Brazil and up to noon Sunday, the govjernment reported, no news of him been received from national telegraph system, which continues to seek word from all areas within communicating distance.

The newspapers show much concern, the Correio Damaha saying: "Brazilians are worrying as much as Americans over the non-appearance of the heroic aviator." Jornado Brazil says: "'We hope providence has protected the life of this brave man, Paul Redfern." Gazeta Las Noticias, in an endeavor to explain the disappearance of the American, says: "Redfern had an excellent plane, plenty of daring and technical knowledge. but he failed because he did not have the essential factor--good fortune, which has not yet been eliminated from man's attempte to conquer international PROMINENT LAWYER DIES NEW YORK, Aug. 28 UP)-The- odore Sutro, prominent member of the New York bar since 1873, died at his home here Sunday night at the age of 82. Mr. Sutro was credited with saving the Interests of the Sutro Tunnel company of Nevada and with organizing its succensor, the Comstock Tunnel company, of which he was first dent.

WAR MOTHERS GET AMERICAN LOVE MESSAGE PARIS, Aug. 28 UP) -In a simple ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier Sunday, Mrs. Charles Augustin Robinson, flag lady of the American War Mothers, conveyed to the mothers of French soldiers who gave up their lives durIng the world war, a message of love and sympathy from American War Mothers. After rekindling the light kept burning over the tomb of the unknown soldier, Mrs. Robinson said: "I have the honor to bring a message from the National American War Mothers, greetings of love and sympathy, to the dear War Mothers of France." Then addressing the unknown soldier she said, "you will live always in our hearts and memories." wreath carried by the AmerIcan Legionnaires of the Paris post was deposited on the tomb.

ficulty, The big car which whirled Brock and Schlee Into London and on to the Strand, landed them at the ner portico of the Savory hotel. The crowd which stood about the doors of the place was astonished to see the taro flyers in knockabout clothes, with overalls and ollskin shirts alight and receive the equivalent of a royal welcome. The Americans were ushered Immediately into an elaborate suite on the fourth floor and were given every attention that would have been ace corded to visiting princes. "Let's Eat" "Let's eat," were Brock's first words as they shed their hats. Then they asked for some American cisarettes and happily, putted away breakfast, was was being served prepared in theis for suite.

Brock appeared to be the fresher. "I'm not a bit tired, are you Brock remarked to Schlee they waited for their meal. "Yes, I am." Schlee admitted. Brock looked him over and said: you do seem to be, look at your eyes." Schlee's eyes were rather droopy from the lack of sleep. Among the first questions asked by the flyers on their arrival Continued de Page BROCK AND SCHLEE ENCOURAGED BY SUCCESS OF FIRST LAP OF ATTEMPT TO FLY AROUND GLOBE tions on this side of the Atlantic steadily improving, and the experts believe there will.be a flight this week.

Drouhin himself remarked that he would take off the first moment conditions warranted it, but the mana declares it is not likely that any start will be made Monday. A personal friend of the French aviator avers that Drouhin has decided to start when ready, and 50 will inform Levine, giving him a few hours notice. He will ask the owner either to board the plane, or will take off alone or with a personally chosen navigator. Drouhin is said to be annoyed at the publicity surrounding his relations with Levine. "I am not a lawyer, I am an aviator," he told a friend after his argument with Levine Sunday.

"When flying weather comes shall start." Dieudonne Costes, who hopes to fly the Atlantic in the plane "Nun. came to Le Bourget Sunday and expressed satisfaction over the Improvement in weather conditions. "It looks very much as if this is the week," he said. Leon Givon, another overseas aspirant with the plane "Bluebird," is also watching meterological conditions closely. Both planes are ready and bets are being freely made that the French machines will depart before the Columbia, Wonderful Flying Weather at Start, But Ran into a Hurricane in Mid-Ocean; England Looked Good JAMES P.

HOWE Associated Press Correspondent CROYDON. England, Aug. 28 (AP) -The flight of the first airmen to cross the Atlantite from America to London was characterized remarkable success. Both flyers are more encouraged and are confident they will succeed in looping the earth. Here la the composite story of William 8.

Brock and Edward F. Schlee as told to the Associated Press correspondent immediately after their landing: "We had wonderful flying weather at the start, but ran into what might be called a hurricane during the night which made us both sit up and take notice. This was some hundreds of miles off the coast of Ireland. and it times, looking out of the cockpit, it was like glancing at a blanket of inky blackness. It the darkest, bleakest night either of us ever experienced.

"The rain poured in streaks and wind tossed us about a way which makes old flyers -and sallors- -like to talk about their experiences with the weather. "Black? Why, at times when we tried with our eyes to pierce the darkness it seemed actually that we gone blind. "This storm lasted four or five hours, and then we came into mist. This cut off our vision to certain extent, but were grateful to have weathered the gala, and In a way gained much speed and time with its aid. as for while It was at our tall and helped us on our wey.

Coffee Got Cold "But it was mighty good to set here: let us say that. We were tired, good and tired, but worse still, we were hungry. We had sandwich each en route, but that did not taste particularly good, our minds were engaged with other things than food, and we scarcely tasted our thermos of coffee, which by the way was piping hot when we started, but got cooled off somehow in the higher atmosphere. times We were two miles up. one must remember, perhaps thee had something to do with the hot cotfee failing us.

"The first three hours of the journey were aplendid. full of anticipation. We were mats urally quite thrilled with the getsway and sailed along about 110 miles an hour we enjoyed every minute, until we began encounter mist and tors and things. Why, the weather some hundred miles off New Foundland was pleasant and delightful for lying that we descended so near to the water that we cot good view a school of corpolse out for morning spin. Weather Bad "Bad weather was encountered en.