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No 99 TACOMA FRIDAY JULY 15 1927 CITY 2 CENTS-ELSEWHERE 5 CENTS Smith Wins Bride if He Completes Flight ITTEMPTTD DEATH LIST COOLIDGE MA MAKE PROPOSED TOUR OF YELLOWSTONE PARK If President Decides to Go Into Northern Wyoming It Promises to Be His Only Journey Outside of South Dakota Black Hills Chief Executive Studying Over Mass of Literature From National Playground RAPID CITY July 14 (P) A trip through Yellowstone National park is under consideration at the summer White 0' House but if President Coolidge decides to go into northwestern Wyoming it promises to be his only journey outside of the Dlack Hills Mr Coolidge is studying over a mass of literature from the park as well as the information he received regarding its bcau- 8 rom a 8T0UP Wyoming citizens including Senator Kendrick and Governor Emerson who were his luncheon guests Tuesday Park officials have sent word that should the trip be made the YellowstoAe area belong" to the presidential party during the fix or six days which it was expected would be consumed in viewing the scenery Yellowstone partisans moreover are pointing out that there is the same good fishing there as the President has in the Black Hills and that there would be saddle-horses aplenty for the President and those wiio came with him should there be a desire to view the splendors of the Yellowstone on horseback TIME OF JOURNEY UNDECIDED come west for the summer Ho was interested in 'seeing a portion of the country he had not had a great dea of opportunity to know fint hand and inasmuch as the well known park is in a state bordering that oil his summer residence the trip was looked upon as not a difficult one to make Both at Rapid City and at the state game lodge President Coolidge faces a busy day tomorrow with a International Kewareel Photo Above are shown Ernest Smith and hie fiancee Miss Marjorie Brown of San Francisco who was able to compose herself and smile between teen ss she said goodbye to tha civilian aviator whom she has promised to marry if he completes bis Honolulu flight Mies Brown helped Smith on with his coat and helmet patted him on the back kissed him goodbye and then started weeping when he left her to climb into the plane in which ho is roaring over the Pacific toward Hawaii 4 LOG OF IN EASTERN HEAT GROWS Toil Mounts to More Than 30 Dead for Three-Day Siege the Solar Intensity Prostrates Hundreds Hospital Facilities in Many Cities Are Taxed NEW YORK July Re-Ientless choking heat continued it torture of the eastern states today bringing death to more than 20 persons and making a toll of more than 30 for the three-day siege Piercing a heavy stifling canopy of clouds and humidity the vicious solar intensity prostrated hundreds taxing hospital facilities in many eitics Although promised thunder storms which were expected to cool tho burning area last night proved fickle the weather bureau predicted eloctrieal storms which would bo moro faithful tonight and rain began falling in New York city shortly before 5 bringing a slight decrease in temperature The storms that swept northern New York and New England last night caused three deaths and great damage 'but brought lower temperatures only on the Lake Ontario region Despite the promise of rain and cooler temperatures 'thousands of New Yorkers flocked to the beaches again this afternoon preparing to sleep on the sands It was estimated that more than 160000 persons spent last night on the sands of Coney Island While temperatures of 90 and above were reported from many cities today temperatures were slightly less than yesterday when the thermometer In several localities-touched 100 degrees Several New York and Connecticut points reported temperatures of 95 today It was 90 In New York city WINDPIPE SEVERED BATTLES FOR LIFE ABERDEEN July (Special) Harry Renaud Aberdeen ipotorcycle rider who suffered a crushed head and a severed windpipe' when he craehed Monday Into a car driven by Francis Lee Coemopolis Is making a brave but apparently losing fight against death at the Aberdeen General hospital He has partially recovered consedousness but ie unable to speak or take food because of his severed throat cut when he crashed through the glass windows of the car Although several witnesses have made affidavits that the cyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed relatives plan to file manslaughter charges against Lee In the event of the death It said MAN EXONERATED IN PORTLAND SHOOTING PORTLAND Ore July 14 () Fred Hartwlck was In hie action In shooting Daniel Hanley Tuesday night when Hanley attacked him In hie lodging house according to the verdict of the jury returned this afternoon Hanley came to the house demanding to see his divorced wife whom he had been annoying and when Hartwlck drove him away returned later and attacked the landlord who shot in self defense- The corner's Jury made no recommendation but it la assumed the matter will' be laid before the grand Jury in a purely formal manner BUTTLE FOG Civilian Aviators Make Less Than 70 Miles an Hour for Long Distance on Jump Toward Honolulu SAN FRANCISCO July Although at 10 tonight no definite word had been received from Smith and Bronte on their Honolulu flight since 7 o'clock those in close touch with the fliers before they took off expressed the belief that they are still roaring their way across the Pacific between 800 and 1000 miles out of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO July (P) Feeling their way through a fog which obscured both the choppy surface of the Pacific and the sky Ernest Smith and Emory Bronte in their monoplane City of Oakland were' tonight following the setting sun westward toward Hawaii with the message foggy going fine" Reports almost every hour since they took off from the Oakland municipal airport were received direct by the Radio Corporation of America here or relayed from ships on the circle the air lane marked by the guiding radio beacons SAN FRANCISCO July 14 (JF) Roaring southwest ward over endless billows of fog tho monoplane piloted by Ernest Smith and with Emory Bronte as navigator was reported proceeding nicely on its flight toward Hawaii late today Smith and Bronte hopped off from the Oakland municipal airport at 10:40 a today Radio stations on land were receiving frequent messages from the plane Each told of fog will run out of it soon we hope" radioed Bronta at 2 The weather bureau here issued a forecast before the fliers left saying that they would not be out of the fog for considerable distance" out from San Francisco' Bronta prepared to release two of pigeons the four carrier pigeons he had aboard" He said he would do that whep the plane reached the 200 mils point out of San Francisco The birds were expected to arrive at their San Francisco loft tonight The other two birds were to accompany the plane on to Hawaii and ini the event Smith and Bronte fly home! they will Telease the pigeons 100 miles off the mainland or in ease of emergency the pigeons are expected to be released to find if possible ft nearby vessel Wireless Out of Commission A message received from Bronte ater in the afternoon said that the wireless receiving set aboard the plane was out of commission but that did not worry Brfflte Back in Oakland where the plane took off for its flight anxious ears were primed for the slightest word of the progress Telephones to the flying field were kept busy iy friends of the two men and calls sponsors and others connected with the flight calling radio stations lor "anything The army radio beacon system put into operation for use by the Smith plane was reported working well in one of brief bulletins It was not known whether failure of the receiving set would affeet reception of the radio signals for tho waves lengths on messages and Deacon work 600 and 1025 re-spectively It was believed Brontq might still be able to tune in on thft ligber wave length The fliers were due to gain- the benefit of trade winds boosting them along about 20 milee an hour when they reach 500 miles out from Ssis Francisco At ths rate they were traveling during the early- part of their trip it wae estimated they should strike the winds about nightfall It all depends on field conditions In Hnwsii es to whether the City of (Continued on Page 2 Column END CRISIS Public Session Serves Only to Emphasize Wide Divergencies Existing Over Limitation Problems British Hold Out Against Americans and Japanese GENEVA July 14 (ff) Tha crisis in the tripartite naval eonfer-ince continues unabated despite public session today at which tho British American and Japanese delegations frankly presented before the world their views concerning the cruiser problem which mny yet cause a split in the conference Tho men who represent the United States Great Britain and 'Japan ex plained before the plenary session the viewpoints of their countries on the cruiser problem and when nil was said with firmness and good temper the conference adjourned to meet at the call of tho secretary No private meetings of plenipotcn tiaries have been arranged and the general opinion in Geneva tonight is that if the delegates do not succeed in breaking tho back of the rniiscr problem within the next week the conference inevitably will have to be terminated with failure written on its register This presentation served only to emphasize tho wide divergeneics existing and brought out clearly that while Great Britain is adhering tenaciously to high tonnage in cruisers tho Americans and Japanese nro struggling to attain tho lowest level of tonnage Two features of this solemn and tense session stood out prominently One was the declaration of Hugh Gibson head of the Amerienn delegation that an agreement between tho three powers Was worth more to all than any technical advantage and that mutual confidence and the feeling of security to be derived from an agreement have more value than any number of ships and guns Ho pleaded for a self-denying ordinance freely entered into by the three great naval powers The second feature waa furnishejl by Admiral Jelilcoe who waa commander of the British a rand fleet at Jutland Basing his contention on his remarkable war experience he painted a picture of Great Britain absolutely dependent for her life and security on her lines of communication Revealing episodes of the great war as justification he pictured the British empire as at the mercy of hostile raiders in the event of another great conflagration Demand 70 Cruisers This certainty he said made it Imperative for Great Britain to demand at least 70 cruisers Admiral Jelilcoe recalled the operations of the German raiders Wolf and Seeadler in the Pacific and Indian oceans and other seas many thousands of miles distant from German ports as proving that the great majority of the many thousands of miles of communication are open to attack in case of war After relating tha terrific havoc caused by raiders In the war especially the Emdrn and Karlsruhe Jclliooe referring to his experience as commander-in-chief declared that the problem of effectively watching the big North sea areas required many mors cruisers than were available for him and that he often wishes that Frovldence when creating the world bad given the British tslcs a more northeastern trend in order to shorten the distance between the (Continued on Page 2 Column 7) Broadway 824 Effective Saturday For Any Department of 8 The Tacoma Daily Ledger Call BROADWAY 2 2 4 4 A brand new number a brand new exchange to give quicker and better service to Ledger patrons 2 Don't forget that starting Satnrday when desiring any department of Tho Ledger Broadway 2244 Broadway 2244- Pending more definite information ae to whether Coolidge actually will he able to make tho trip there has been no indication as to the time of they journey Wyoming is ready to welcome the President either as a break in his Black hills sojourn or at the end of his residence here just before returning to Washington Mr Coolidge desire to visit the Yellowstone is prompted by much the same reason that caused him to TACOMANS WIL SEE OL YMPICS Party to Leave Aberdeen Friday for 10-Day Trip Pictures to Be Taken for Big Advertising Campaign ABERDEEN July A party of Tacoma Seattle and Grays Harbor business men headed by Briggs president of the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce will leave Aberdeen Friday morning for 10-day trip through the Olympic mountains Tha party will be equipped with both still and moving picture cameras and it Is expected that many views which may be used In advertising the peninsula will be obtained The party will follow out schedule Intended -to cover the greater part of the mountain fastnesses smd will be almost constantly on the move according to Mr Briggs Those who will make the trip are Jackson president of the National Bank of Tacoma Maxwell of the Blyth-Witter bond house Seattle Frank Hickey president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Nell Cooney Aberdeen Fred Foster Sr Hoquiam George Legen of the National Bank of Tacoma and Mr Briggs Voorhies manager or tne Olympic Chalet company and veteran Olympic packer will guide the party Members of the expedition expect to spend of their time fishing in streams and lakes of the district maTM RUSSIAN PARIS July Former United States Senator Joseph Franc of Maryland and Mile Tatiana Vladimirovna Decttereva were married at the Russian Orthodox church in Paris yesterday They had known each other for a long time Mile-Decttereya Is a granddsugh ter of a former judge of the court of appeals Moscow and lias been i living In Paris for some time plane for the honeymoon were announced the missing French fliers Nungesser snd Coll The hunters came out of the woods at Flat bay on the west cosst today with the report that about 40 miles inland they sighted what looked like a large white boat They said the object they saw wm middle of a small unnamed lake (Continued on Faye 2 Column 6) Two Californians and One Tacoman Reach Semi-Finals of Singles in Northwest Meet By JIM EGAN Sherman 'Lockwood blonde San Franciscan fought his way into the semifinals of thje singles event at the Tacoma Tennis club Thursday in a match which proved the feature of the play in the Pacific northwest tournament At the end of three thrilling sets Lockwood emerged vie-' tor over John Rlsso seeded favorite frdln the University of California A gallant battle was waged by the one-armed Rlsso Indeed the result was In doubt until the final point" of the last snd deciding set which went to 14 hotly contested games 'The match score was 3-6 6-1 8-6 While the Lockwood-Risso encounter furnished the beat tennis of the day if not ths fully as much interest attached to the fact that two local youngsters registered brilliant victories In the singles and junior division Dick Stevens continued his remarkable playing by vanquishing junior star Ellsworth Vines Jr in straight seta 6-4 16-14 The second set is the longest so far played in the present tourney Parsons Upsets Sops A bit more startling was the win registered by Lawrence Parsons in the Junior singles over Jack Rhine Portland city champion and junior sectional titleholder of the Pacific northwest The Tacoma boy who has been rapidly improving his game played clever steady tennis to down Rhine in three sets 8-6 7-5 6-4 By his victory Parsons entered the semifinals and plays Henry Culley of Santa Barbara today The match between McDonald and Bets both of Tacoma in the singles was postponed until this morning The winner of this match goes Into the semifinals this afternoon against Lockwood i Btevaas la Semi finals pick Stevens is also playing In ths semifinals this afternoon with Bradshaw Harrison as his opponent Harrison defeated Herb Suhr of San Francisco rather easily Thursday and la favorite to win the championship Stevens ought to give him a battle but It is too much to expect that he will upset Harrison who looks one of the best racketeers to perform here In a long while Favorite teams in the doubles continued to advance Only Scott snd Suhr had much difficulty Thurs-dsy it requiring them three sets to overcome Al and Bob Hoogs of Berkeley 613 4-6 6-4 They tackle Bob Allen and Ruscher today while Harrison and Lockwood who sped through Dick Stevens and McDonald with breath-taking Continued on Page I Columa 11 Log of Oakland-Honolulu flight: Thursday morning July 14 10:02 Plane starts down runway Wheels' hit rut' plane stops 10:25 Plane returns to head of runway 10:29 Second start down runway 10:40 Plane leaves runway In perfect takeoff 11:00 Smith circles over San Francisco 11:02 Smith heads due west 11:08 Plane sighted over Golden 'Gate1 Federal Telegraph received radio message direct from plane giving location 100 miles aouth southwest of San Francisco encountering fog 12:55 Radio Corporation of America received radio message fine aboard here still-No position given 1 Federal Telegraph received following: 37:20 northt longitude 12:50 west Going fine beacon great Will call 2 Identical messages received by Federal and Radio corporation: plane 2 latitude 81:56 north longitude 125:10 west foggy We will run out of it soon we hope Going fine will let the bird go soon -Will call at 8 8:80 Federal Telegraph reported wireless message said receiving set waa the bum" but the fliers were not worried 8 Radio Corporation reported message saying plane was at latitude 86:82 north longitude 12:81 west Still foggy had not heard beacon for last hour Radio corporation doubted correctness of longitude given 8:45 Steamship' Manoa sent radiogram that1 Smith plane signals were very strong Ship was at 85:58 north longitude 129:10 west 4 Radio corporation received message locating Smith 260 miles west of San Francisco latitude 86:07 north longitude 187:56 west The message added: foggy otherwise everything Is fine" OLYMPICS PRAISED BY GEN ALEXANDER ON EXCITING TRIP ABERDEEN July 14 Declaring that the Olympic peninsula scenery rivals in beauty that found In any other section of the globe Gen Robert Alexander former commanding officer at Camp Lewis returned yesterday from a three-day outing In the Lake Qulnault district Gen Alexander waa accompanied by his wife The couple completed their outing with an exciting trip down the Qulnault river from the lake to Taho-lah Indian village at the river's mouth f-x sim western oot LOS ANGELES July (F) Famous Players-Laaky Corporation today announced the purchase of a 2766-acre tract in the San Fernando valley from John Blair and associates for an approximate price of $500000 It la to be used for the filming of Western pictures and no definite plane for improving the property now exist -the announcs-ment explained Letter Written in 1924 Asking Support of Candidacy in Democratic Convention NEW YORK July The New York American publishes the purported text of a letter from William UcAdoo In 1924 to Dr Russell founder of the Anti-Saloon league which the American declares was a plea for support of the MAdoo candidacy in the forthcoming Democratic national convention Dr Russell Jn filing the letter in the league archives stated other members of the executive committee received similar communications The letter as given by the American was dated Dos Angeles April 5 1924 and read: Dr Russell This letter will be handed you by Hon Nathan Newby of Los Angeles a member of the executive committee of the Church Federation of this city Invoke your good offices to help him in the mission he will explain to you In connection with the presidential primaries stand for maintaining the prohibition laws in their full Integrity and for fearless enforcement of the law The wet leaders are aware of this and are exerting all their energies in fighting me In the primaries An analysis of the election to date showa clearly the backing of favorite sons and the device of uninstructed delegations In a concerted movement throughout the nation each case reported we find that the dry forces have been caught off their guard awakening in some cases only after the election was over you that I shall appreciate your co-operation I am with all good wishes sincerely yours (Signed) SUSPECT IN FATAL FIRE RELEASED VANCOUVER July 14 A Jury today found that David Henderson 52 a paintet held on a charge of manslaughter Is blameless in connection with the Royal Alexandra apartment fire which took the lives of eight persons last Friday The jury held that Henderson was ignorant of the highly Inflammable nature of a paint remover which he was using in the building at tha time the fire started Strong censure of the owner of the building for permitting the use of the paint remover by Henderson waa voiced by jurors QUIT CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT 2 YOUNG MEN MEDFORD Ore July 14 Because the California law does not permit of adoption after 21 years of sge Mr and Mrs Edward Betts of Oakland CiL are here for the purpose of legally adopting Irving Kalfln 25 and Roderick Betts 22 both of Oaklsnd The two young men were raised from boyhood but the Tfetis failed to take out adoption papers Betti le 57 and his wife Authorities at Honolulu All Set to Extend Smith Plane Assistance HONOLULU July 14 Army authorities here are all act to extend Ernest Smith and Emory Bronte every possible assistance' Although the flight of the two civilians has no official standing the army is standing by prepared to give them virtually the same co-operation given Lieutenants Maitland and Heg-enberger upon their recent arrival The army was officially Informed of the takeoff this morning and also received radio beacon Instructions Preparations are being made for reception of the City of Oakland at Wheeler field the army airport 20 miles from here Arrangements are also being made for adequate policing of the field the handling of traffic and the maintenance of accommodations for the distinguished guests snd members of the welcoming committee Those to welcome the fliers include Governor Farrington and Mayor Arnold of Honolulu Tha army also announced that searchlights would be operated at Koko Head Diamond Head and Kahuku Point as well as at Wheeler field as guides in the event Smith arrives earlier than he expected A group of escort planes will meet the City of Oakland near the isle of Oahu and guide Smith to his destination Army officials are greatly interested In the flight in that it glvoe a fresh opportunity to test their radio beacon emplanes equipped with radio will leave Wheeler field at about 6 tomorrow morning In an effort to locate the City of Oakland and report its position Since it Is not generally believed here that the fliers will return to the mainland immediately the same hotel accommodations that were ac- JKi- ST5 CONFESSED ALGONA SLAYER SENTENCED SEATTLE July 14 Mrs Anna Longfield who three yearn ago shot and killed Harvey Smart Al-gona butcher thinking he wa her huaband was sentenced to serve from five to 10 years in the state penitentiary today by Superior Judge Calvin 8 Hall Her attorney Gutherie said he would go to Olym-pla next week to plead for clemency from Gov Roland Hartley Mrs Longfield had been charged with manslaughter While on the canoe trip Gen Alexander snared several large trout He waa taken to the lake by Mr and Mra Alex Poison of Hoquiam and was feted at Hotel Emerson Isst night by a group' of friends He plans to attend the annual state reunion of Spanlsh-American war veterans her July 21-JJ CANADIAN FLIER MAY START NEW SEARCH FRENCH AIRMEN Aviator Expected to Take Off ior Spot Where Two Hunters Reported Sighting Wreckage Which May Be That of White Bird Transatlantic Plane of Missing Pair Nungesser and Coli Lost on Ocean Right Trip ST JOHNS July 14 Vt) Declining information ss to his Intentions Maj Sidney Cotton returned to St at 6 tonight and boarded his plane which observers thought he might prepare for an Immediate flight to the spot where two hunters reported sighting wreckage which may be that of ths "White Bird tnaaAUantlc plane of i (Continued on Page 3 Column-41 I A I 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