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The Salt Lake Tribune from Salt Lake City, Utah • 3

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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 11 1834 ARMY AIRMAIL DEATHS FORCE CUT IN ROUTES ream A I i ll WE VALUE OUT-OF-TOWN TRADE AS MUCH AS ANT WE GIT Aad get a lot 1 It because we deal fairly Shop by mall with Mr Joha West to fUl your order No Interest Charge! Quick Action on Law to Provide Private Contracts Urged (Continued from Fate One) during the past 7 too high It was recalled that many observers considered the airmail flying a This Fine Mohair Suite 3 Big PiccesJs Qnly As Long as Two Years to Pay general test of the ability in aviation Planes to Be Probed The house war department invest! gating committee wilk seek to find whether mail accidents have been caused by wrong with the ships" said Chairman William Eogers (D'iNH) begins to look as though something is wrong with the ships he said they were not right when purchased they have not been properly kept up We will look into the matter at Senator David A Reed (R Pa) in formed his conferees meantime that "this wise decision on the part of the president was pot inspired by any complaint from the army fliers- themselves who joins the army knows he is making a hazardous he said Senator Simeon Fess (R Ohio) who has condemned the cancellation of the airmail contracts introduced a resolution asking the president to stop-all army airmail flights Copies of the president's letter to i)ern were sent to Chairman Kenneth McKellar of the senate postoffice committee and Chairman James A Mead of the house committee Urges Legislation Speed In an accompanying letter to these congressional leaders Mr Roosevelt said curtailment of the service "is an added reason for the desirability of the enactment of the legislation which I proposed to your committee a few days ago I hope that this legislation can be taken up as soon as possible in order that news bids ior new contracts for carrying the mail may be invited1 This legislation in its present form provides that bids will be called for from companies whose officers'had no part in the old contracts! which the administration contends were tinged with fraud and collusion The senate adopted an amendment to the emergency airmail bill provid ing that army planes used on' mail routes must 'be equipped with instruments used on commercial lines and the pilots and adequately trained in the use of such special The amendment was offered by Senator Arthur Vanden-berg (R Mich) Chairman Kenneth McKellar (D Tenn) -announced the senate postof-fices committee would begin hearings on the new airmail legislation Monday- Representative Hamilton Fish Jr (R Y) said the president the blunder in ordering the army air corps to fly the mail but avoids it by Intimating that he was advised by the chief of the army air corps General 'Foulois that it was competent to operate the airmail He said responsibility still rested with the president Snell Charges Republican" Leader Bertrand Snell of the house said "it took the lives of 10 fliers to make the adminis- tration admit it made a grievous 1 Senator Jesse Metcalf (R I) also said it was unfortunate the president waited so long because there is doubt that army equipment and training was hopelessly inadequate" Metcalf added that if the president was assured the army could handle the mail "someone is guilty of furnishing gross We all have our day In which we Imagine all sorts of nice things for ourselves we? Here Is one of those come a living room suite of really lovely design offered -at a price that makes It irresistible I It's a dream! So comfortable so massive with a lustrous Mohair covering that fairly sparkles! Proof of Its quality lies In the fact that one of outstanding manufacturers created It! See It tomorrow on our floors and if as instantly smitten with It as we were order at once while the price is still low! Other Smart 2-Pc Suites as low as $5950 BRIDES! Ready With Central figures in the latest developments on flying the mail are (above Secretary of War Dern and (below left to right) Colonel Charles A Lindbergh who conferred with Secretary-Dern and General Douglas MacArthur chief of staff of lois chief of the army air corps with whom President Roosevelt talked before issuing his order curtailing the service In the back- ground above are shown planes of the type vised by the army in flying the mail A Victor Super RADIO $1995 8195 82 Month Value! 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Character Distinction Thrilling Loiv Price Two Highway Contracts Will Be Let March 14 dynamic and A Radlotrons Oiler additions! thrills wfth police report tuning of the highway between 33 miles II south and two miles south of Beatty jj in Nye county The Second calls for new construc-ll tion between the California-Nevada state line and Basalt in Mineral county for a distance of 1292 miles Then project includes grading and gravely surfacing Tasmania's mineral output last year was the largest since 1930 the roar of the motor shortly after it took off from the field and from the sound of the motor it was evident the pilot was having engine trouble An eye-witness to the crash said the plane apparently nosed downward in the air and dove into the ground The plane belonged- to the Califor- nia national guard The two men who were killed had only recently been assigned to the airmail service CARSON CITY Nev (-Contracts for two highway projects' which will call for a total outlay of approximately $250000 will be awarded by the state highway department here Wednesday March 14 The first project will be the oiling 75 $46 rt gi £475 Down As Long as One Year to Pay A 4-piece bedroom suite with a graceful sweep of construction in Its lines in the application of its contrasting hardwoods even to the heavy plate Venetian mirror Double bed chest bench and choice of vanity or dresser A March Sale Sensation 9x12 foot Domestic Oriental Rugs 1 A Real Neivs When a Quality Dining Suite Sells Innerspring Mattress $1295 95o 91 Monthly Get your lnnersprlng Mattress during this sale and you 'get It for less than It will cost you at any time later on never know real sleeping comfort till you own one Why not get It now while ybu can save eo much? WITH RUG CUSHION PAD INCLUDED These Oriental Reproduction Rugs are of unusually good quality for the money! They include some of the finest patterns and color schemes we have ever $9J95 shown! go fast at this price so order OHr yours early Rug and Pad Both 8395 A Long as One Year to Pay RUG PAD SEPARATELY 9295 9xl2-Ft Genuine Ili-Pile Silky AXMINSTER RUGS WITH RU6 CUSHION PAD INCLUDED These are beautiful high grade Bigelow Rugs in the very choicest of the new patterns and color SQQ95 schemes See the quality and you will realize what a bargain this is Rug and Both 8296 As Long as One Year to Pay AT fr-r Felt Base Floor Covering Heavily enameled surface In tile and modern designs for your kitchen or bathroom will work wonders I Beautiful new patterns that OC ara easy to keep clean Bquare yard As Long as One Year to Pay $650 Down As Long as One Year to Pay And mak no mistake this Is a' dining suits of quality styled faf modern living I In only an event audh as our March Bale could you' expect such a sensation I And even we cannot hope to eeU at this low leval much longer The suite com prises (the extension table buffet end 6 chalre in select walnut-4 saving to bring real thrill 1 China cabinet slightly additional Heavy Quality 9xl2-Ft Ncw Paraffine Felt Base Rugs Most practical rugs easy to keep clean good looking floor protectors In a new and complete assortment of colors and patterns for spring Our heaviest quality specially priced (1 Down fla Month 9xl2-Ft Axminster Rich-looking rugs In the newer 'pat- fijrt A terns and handsome colorings to wu select from at 9216 Down $2 a Month I I CHEYENNE Wyo March 10 (UP) of the cause of the fatal crash which sent two army airmail pilots to their deaths was completed here today and the findings Were forwarded to Washington -The inquiry was conducted by a military board The findings of the board which was ordered last night after an army mail plane crashed shortly after it took off for a trial flight to Salt Lake and snuffed out the lives of Lieutenants Howard of Shreveport La and A Kerwin of Riverside Calif will remain confidential until approved by the war department It was announced here Wreckage Removed After the investigation was completed the wreckage of the plane was removed from the spot where it crashed and burned a few minutes after taking off last night Lieutenant Ker body will be shipped to San Antonio Texas for burial The body of Lieutenant Howard will be shipped to his mother Mrs- Amelia Howard at Big Timber Mont Lieutenant Kerwin father- a colonel in the United States army was reported here as being critically ill In a government hospital somewhere on the west coast The two army fliers were killed instantly when -the cockpit observation plane they were going to take on a trial night flight crashed into ah Open pasture near the airport The plane burst into flames immediately upon crashing and because of the terrific heat difficulty was encountered in removing the bodies from the burning tangle of the wreckage" No mail was in the plane when it crashed Inquiry Board Named The board of inquiry was named by- Captain Bernard Castor commanding officer of the army airmail station here less than an hour after the crash occurred The personnel of the board was Lieutenant Rhlph SnaVely operations officer Lieutenant Robert Tate engineering officer and a flight surgeon from Denver A rumor that the plane hit a power line before it drove into the ground apparently was not well founded Telephone 8nd light lines' near the scene of the crash were intact today and there are no high power lines in the Immediate vicinity Several witnesses said they beard Armstrong Linoleum A large selection of the newest patterns and color schemes to select from I A quality you seldom find at a price anywhere near as DOS low as this As Long as One Year to Pay IBcauttnffy Vour 5-Pc Breakfast Sets $895 91 91 Monthly Our Breakfast Beta afh just the and at present prices you can effect a substantial saving! 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