The Sedalia Democrat from Sedalia, Missouri • Page 1

THE SEDALIA DEMOCRAT In Combination With The Sunday Morning Capital full ASSOCIATEi) PRESS LEASED WIRE Democrat Established 1868. Vol. 67, SEDALIA, MO. SUNDAY, 26. 1935.

NUMHER 125. PRICE FIVE CENTS INSURANCE RATES BE MODIFIED AS COURTS APPROVE Tentative Plans For Savinjc Yearly of $1,500,000 AUTHORITY IS Such Is Assertion Superintendent R. Emmett of By The A.s.soclated Prejis. JEFFERSON CITY. May Tpntative plans for the settlement of tlve long drawn-out fire insurance rate to sftve X)olicy holders approximately $1,500,000 annually from charges now be ing were announced tonight by R.

Emmett state superintendent of insurance. As a temporary measure, announced that rates for fire and windstorm Insurance which were charged prior to the 1022 reduc lion have been re-established, effect ive May 1. A 5 per cent reduction from these levels, according to the plans, wil be made as soon as tlie courts ap prove the settlement. Since June 1, 1930, the approxi mately 200 stock fire insurance com panies doing business in Missour have been charging a 16 2-3 per cent increase over the levels after the 1922 reduction was made. Redistribution Plan JEFFERSON (TTY, May 2.5, of approximately $11,000,000 in excess fire insurance premium (ollections impounded since June 1, would, under tentative proposals announced tonight, be made about as follow Policy holders $2,200,000 Insurance companies outright 2,750,000 Insurance agents 2,750,000 Legal services and costs 3,300,000 Total TRY FOR ACCORD ON WAGES UNDER WORK PROGRAM i.MAP STRATEGY EXTEND THE NRA SPEEDING UP BY CONGRESS DESIRED Effort To Meet The Criticism of Labor On Scale Given NU.MEROUS NEW APPLICATIONS IN Bothweli Hotpitai Charles Van Dyne, who was critically HI with pneumonia, has improved considerably and is now considered out of danger.

Miss Dorothy Millikan, of Knob Noster, Imd her tonsils taken out. Don Patton, 1612 South Missouri avenue, underwent an operation Morning. Additional Ones on Various Projects Ask for $195,163,3.50 OPERATION BEGINS TUESDAY OF NEW CHEESE PLANT Swift and Company Has Latest Equipment For Manufacture $11,000,000 in ex cess premiums has been coUectet and impounded in the Cole County circuit court here, and in the court in Kansas City. rates will be in force May 1, as a temporary measure which will establish rates of 100 per cent as compared with 105 per cent now being exacted," tlxe insurance superintendent said. rates will he further mod ified as soon as requisite approva of the courts is had to accomplish the further reduction of the rate level to approximately 95 per cent, and vs ill result In the saving to policy holders of AUie ot 500.000 Judge Nike G.

Sevier of the Cole County circuit court ruled Thius- day that all the approximately $1.750.000 impounded In his court must he returned to the policy No ruling has yet been handed down in the federal court. tentative plans for the settlement. O'Malley proposes to return 20 per cent of the impounded funds to the policy holders. The insuranca companies will receive 25 per cent of the excess premiums. O'Malley announced that the agents for the companies, who, he said, have much inconvenience and I 0 8 because of the unsettled conditions resulting from the litigation." will receive 25 per cent of the funds and the remaining 30 cent would be absorbed in the The new cheese factory of Swift Company will begin the manufacturing of cheese on Tuesday, May 28.

It is one of the outstanding industrial additions to Sedalla end will mean the output of a largely increased amount of money to producers. This cheese factory established here by Swift and Company at their produce plant on Main end Grand will furnish a year-round to the milk producers of trade territory for whole avenue, market Sedalia milk. The equipment is new and of the latest design, and the plant is complete in every detail for the manufacturing of cheese. It consists of large receiving vats, pastuerizer, cooling coils, cream separator, large cheese manufacturing vats and cheese press Each of thetw manufacturing vats Is twenty feet long and has a capacity for 10,000 pounds of milk in each vat. The operation of this plant will give additional employment not only on the plant payroll but to the truck haulers in gathering up milk, and also to the producers having the raw' material.

This cheese factory, George H. Trader, manager of the Swift plant announces, is to be operated every day. Through it the milk producers of Sedalia trade territory will have an outlet for all of the whole sweet milk they will have to sell. By The Associated Press. WASHINGTON.

May administration efforts to meet labor criticism of the work program wage scale were disclosed today as the total asked by federal agencies from the fund jumped $195,163,350 to nearly $237,000,000. After a conference between Secretary Perkins, William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, and other leaders, labor sources said they had been assured that the to $94 monthly payments would not apply to anything except emergency work." The Bacon-Davis prevailing wage they reported, will apply to more than $1,000,000,000 of public works and highway street, and grade crossing elimination projects. They also reported new assurance that the schedule would not apply to any construction under contract. Senator McCarran who led the unsuccessful senate fight to require payment of prevailing wages throughout commented that the assurances would some." He contended, however, the conference was intended to the opposition. The applications division today made public $195,163,350 of additional federal applications.

They included project.s distributed over the country as a whole, and local activities proposed chiefly for Florida, Illinois. Pennsylvania, Maryland, California, and the District of Columbia. Nation Wide Projects Nation-wide projects in applications included; Public health service; $88,317,936 By WASHINGTON. May 25. Coni gressional and administration chiefs in secret conference today mapped NRA strategy they hoped would push through the house Tuesday and into the senates lap Wednesday a measure extending the recovery life for two more years.

What happen after the bill was returned to the senate was problematical. But few of the conferees today doubted but that in the end President Roosevelt would get almost everything he wanted. Participants in the two-hour meeting included Donald R. Richberg, NR.Y chief; Byrns: Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader; Chairman Doughton and Representatives Samuel B. Hill (D-Wash), Vinson (D- Ky.) and Cooper (D-Tenn.) of the house ways and means committee.

Sturdy, 72-year-old Doughton left the meeting to tell waiting newspapermen, isn't a hit of But after questioning, he said an NRA extension resolution was being drafted for presentation to the ways and means committee Monday. He added the hope the resolution would be approved Monday. By I). HAROl.D OLIVKR pfl Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, May proposals for federal regulation of industry and agriculture to the fore, pilots today scanned I the legislative horizon and decided I skillful handling would be necessary if the end is to be reached by early July. Although the bonus shoal was he- say definitely for the ses.sion; others insisted only leaders agreed more speed would be needed in view of the vast contraversial program remaining for disposition.

NEGOTIATE FOR SAFE RETURN OF ABDUQED HEIR PLAN CELEBRATION OF RAILROAD WEEK HUMORIST ON PROGRAM FOR ROTARY LUNCHEON Family of George Weyerhaeuser Answer Note CHILD KIDNAPED HELD FOR RANSOM Son of Wealthy Timber Baron at Tacoma Seized Friday MORE TESTIMONY MONDAY IN SUIT OF J. MILLER Mr. A. D. Aiken of St.

Louis, a.s- sistant general freight agent of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, will be the guest speaker at the noonday meeting of the Rotary Club Monday. Mr. Aiken is a Scotch humorist and philosopher, and has been a popular Rotary speaker in St. Louis. Mrs.

Philip McLaughlin of this city, is a daughter of Mr. Aiken. Defense Has Several Witnesses Yet To Give Evidence FIRST BIRTHDAY OF DIONNE QUINTS TO BE TUESDAY Legal Guardians to Help Also Invited (Continued on Page Two.) REPORT MITCHELL SOON TO RETIRE SMASAL TO TELL OF AUTO PURCHASE p.r In- payment of all legal expenses cut red by the litigation. Plans for the distribution of the impounded funds will be held up pending appeal of Judge Sevier ruling. state has in no manner surrendered its authority and regulatory powers as to fire insurance companies and their O'Malley stated.

J'he litigation out of an order of Ben Hyde, superintendent of insurance in 1922, who ordered a 10 per cent decrease in fire insurance rates. A short lime after his Older was finally sustained by the courts seven years later, tlxe insurance companies increased their 16 2-3 per cent over the level of the reduced rates, or at 105 per cent of the 1922 levels. Although Joseph B. Thompson, state insurance superintendent in 1930, refused to approve the increase. the companies put the increased rates into effect when Thompson was enjoined from intervening with the collections, and the excess premiunLs were ordered impounded.

said he was assisted in his negotiations with the insurance companies 1 epresentatives by John Darker and Floyd Jacobs of Kansas City, and Glenn C. Wealherby, City, special state counsel, H. Ml, Haney, insurance department counsel, and L. S. Poor, chit Idler in the department.

for disbuisenient of the impounded funds since 1930 will be socglit in both liie state fed- eidl Pr eviousiv ae pioposed aettle- nifruu was in-Hipreted as meaning iliat a 13 13 per cent increase in ordered by OMalley, sir. ti holdets were to re' only a fiftii of the impounded tee 3 1 3 per cent pan of 1 'c 5 jf-r cent increased rates the 13 13 in The city council will have its recessed meeting at the city hall Monday night. Alderman Smasal, in statement made Friday night said; lay my cards on the table at the next council He referred to the purchase of three police cars through the police committee of which he is chairman, and of the objections by Alderman Bahner, finance chairman. The council will also probably hear a report from C. P.

Curtis on a conference held by his committee and the finance committee with representatives of the City Light and Traction Company and dalia Water Company, with reference to a request on the part of today, the city for lower utility rates. The utilities repersentatives stated they would give the city fathers a definite answer yes or no, July 15. This was agreeable with the aldermen. It is expected that the revised Jiquor ordinance will be ready for the first reading. WASHINGTON, May was circulated in the capital today that Ewing Mitchell, an assistant secretary of commerce, was about to be asked to resign.

Secretary Roper said he had to make on the report, neither denying nor affirming it. Mitchell. a graying, slightly man, tightened his lips and said; have heard of the reports. I have not resigned. I have not yet been asked to do so.

No one in the department has mentioned such a thing to me. I have no present intention of Commerce Department officials declined to discuss either the case or the complaints against Mitchell. Both of senators, Bennett (Tiamp Clark and Harry S. Truman, have Mitchell, a Springfield, attorney since he became a member of the Truman has been vigorous in his efforts to have Mitchell, long identified with the anti-Pendergast Dem- jocrats in Missouri, removed from the reported to have at length with Secretary PAUL WING IS TAKEN TO HOLLYWOOD HOSPITAL HOLLYWOOD. May apt.

Paul Wing, motion picture executive w'ho was Injured in the crash of an airliner near Macon. May 6. was returned here today and was taken to the Hollywood hospital. With him w'ere his wife and daughter. Toby Wing, actress.

His physician. Dr. J. V. Luck, said Capt.

Wing was suffering from broken ribs and internal injuries but apparently was out of danger. GIRL LEFT ON DOORSTEP OF TEACHER IS ADOPTED a Of lUi tb ga'iQu. KANSAS crrv. May baby girl left on the door step of Miss Sheldon Wilhite, art teacher at Westport High school here the night after last Christmas, today was legally adopted and is now Mary Lee Wilhite. No has ever come from the mother, who that the baby was born Vugi.s? 19" 4 and tromisod to bother the her new home.

KANSAS CITY, May Washington dispatch to the Kansas City Star today says it was i that Lwing 5. 'Mitchell of Springfield, assistant secretary of commence, soon will retire to private life. It was indicated, the dispatch Bays, that resignation will be forthcoming as soon as a has been agreed upon bv President Roosevelt and Daniel C. Roper, secretary of commerce. Postmaster General James A.

Farley, as well as Roosevelt and Roper. are reported to have approved Mitchells exit. Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri was reported to have conferred at length with Secretaiv Roper in regard to Mitchell. '1 ru- maii declined to comment and Mitchell could not be reached.

of the scenes in the TO oust the Pendergast foe the Roosevelt administration, dispatih says, ergast. boss of The trial of the $40,000 damage suit filed by Judson E. Miller against the City Light and Traction Company, which began in circuit court Wednesday morning continued throughout Saturday and was adjourned at 5 that afternoon, to be resumed at 9 Monday morning. The defendant has a number of witnesses who have not testified and the case may not be completed on Monday. After the testimony of John F.

Taylor, agent for Mr. A. M. Embry, owner of the Miller home which was destroyed by fire, had been given Friday afternoon, Mayo Johnson, Negro, testified that he had been employed at the Miller home December 24. cleaning the house and had used gasoline in cleaning the rugs.

Carl Kennedy, plumber, followed Johnson on the stand and his testimony was that along about the last of P'ebruary or the first of March he had gone to the Miller home, taken there by W. H. Fewell, and at Mr. direction had removed two or three pieces of pipe from the basement. It had been brought out in the testimony that Mr.

Fewell had previously removed furniture from the house for Mr. Miller and had been at the house looking after Miller's interests. Kelly Scruton, newspaper reporter, who was at the Miller home with his wife at the time of the fire, testified, as did Win. Grandstaff, a carpenter. Witnesses Saturday Mr.

Grandstaff, who had not completed his testimony Friday afternoon; former Fire (''hief Henderson of Kansas City, who had examined the Miller home and who testified as an expert on fires; Mrs. Kelly Scruton. Albert Lueck, fireman; Mr. McKelvey, trouble shooter for the City Light and Traction Company, and A. J.

Dick, also trouble shooter for the Traction Company, Arthur Schwartz, architect, Roy Rhodes, plumber, W. A. Hamilton, a guest at the Miller home the night of the lire, M. C. Abies, superintendent of the Traction and A.

J. Schrank- ler, photographer. By The Associated Press. CALLANDER, May That hoary old label that nothing new under the will get the boot next Tuesday when the Dionne quintuplets have a birthday. A first birthday anniversary for quintuplets is something new' under the sun, and the government thinks enough of it to send two of its ministers here for the occasion.

As far as the babies are concerned, however, it will be just another Tuesday. They are still to rate orange juice superior to oratory and sleep more important than speeches. Present will be Dav'id Croll, minister of public welfare, and Duncan Marshall, minister of agriculture; Dr, F. C. Routley, of the Red Cross; and Dr.

Allan R. Dafoe and Judge J. A. Valin, legal guardians, (with the minister of w'elfare and the father) of the babies. Oliva Dionne, father of the babies, and Mrs.

Elzire Dionne, their mother, have been invited. They have not indicated whether tliey will attend. In Nursery The ceremonies will take place at the nursery across the road from where the babies were born and where their parents and five brothers and sisters still live. The hour set is 6:45 p. m.

eastern standard time, and the ceremonies will be broadcast. This will be quite too late of course, for the infants to do any gap paddy-caking for the edification of the curious. Dr. Dafoe is determined that nothing be allowed to interrupt the routine which is so important for their continued health and growth. On the morning of the birthday anniversary solemn high mass will be Fling at Sacred Heart Catholic church at Corbeil.

This will be a service nf thanksgiving and a good year. The government ministers are to attend and the parents, both na(Continued on Page Two) By The Associated Press. TACOMA, May 25. The wealthy family of 9-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, kidnaped lumber fortune heir held for $200,000 ransom, began negotiations with his abductors tonight for his safe return. While federal agents and police apparently held aloof, the grief- stricken family inserted two advertisements in the classified columns of a Seattle newspaper in an attempt to communicate w'ith the kidnapers.

The second of the two, received by the new'spaper before the first was printed but too late to prevent its insertion, read: publicity beyond our control please indicate another method of reaching you. Hurry relieve anguished monther. Percy The first appeal said: to be ready to come Monday. Answ'er. Percy to be ready to come Monday.

Answer. Percy The unusual signature and the cryptic wording of the message were believed to conform to instructions given Mr. and Mrs. John Philip Weyerhaeuser, parents of George, in a special delivery letter they received last night more than six hours after their son disappeared. May Be Trying Contact Simultaneously reports were circulated that Charles Ingram, named by the family as it.s representative In negotiations, and F.

R. Whitcomb of Tacoma, brother-in-law of Mr. Weyerhaeuser, were myster- iQUsly absent from the big Weyerhaeuser mansion. It was reported they left the home about 1 p. ni.

and that they might be trying to contact the kidnapers personally. The insertion of the advertisement in the Post-Intelligencer, Seattle newspaper, coincided with previous information the family had been instructed to communicate with abductors through the columns of that paper. Previously the family had to comply with the request; portedly delayed doing so of federal agents. Authentic sources said the ransom note, signed directed the parents to sign their reply Strange Tan Sedan From still another quarter, raeaa- w'lvile, it w'as learned federal agents had received information about a strange seen in the vicinity of the Lowell school four or five days before disappearance. Representatives of the M-K-T and Missouri Pacific railroads in Sedalia met Saturday morning In the office of Guy T.

Callendar, superintendent of the Missouri Pacific shops, and discussed plans for the observance of Railroad Week, June 10-15. It will be a national observance, Sedalia taking its part along with other cities of the nation. Mr. Callendar presided as chairman of the meeting Saturday morning. It was planned to call a meeting of all civic organizations.

Chamber of Commerce, Kiw'anis, Rotary and others for 10 Wednes-day morning, June 4, in the assembly room of the court house. The purpose of thi.s meeting is to plan for an outstanding program city-wide, on Wednesday, June 12. which will be know'n as Railroad Day. CONTINUATION IN WHEAT CONTROL PROGRAM YOTED Jubilant Statements Officials of AAA Are Issued By; MISSOURI STRONG IN ITS SUPPORT GOYERNOR WILL GlYE DECISION ON MONDAY Delayed In Study of Transcript In Kidnap Case by Illness About Six to One In Favor of The Adjustment Plan In Ballotingr started but re- on the By The Pre.sa. JEFFERSON CITY, May Governor Park announced today he will make a decision Monday In the case of Walter McGee, condemned kidnaper of Miss McElroy, sentenced to be hanged at Kansas City next Friday.

The announcement was made from the executive mansion late this afternoon by Mrs. Park who explained that the governor had planned to make a decision today, but due to illness had been unable to study the transcript in the case. Mrs. park said the chief executive had been confined to his room most of the day after suffering an attack of indigestion. governor says he will announce his decision Mrs.

Park told reporters. He had no comment, on the case which has attracted wide attention because death penalty is the first to be imposed in the United States for kidnaping. Since case has been upheld by the state supreme court, the governor has granted one stay of execution. He was originally sentenced to be hanged May 10, but (his date was extended to May 31 after pleas for his life had been made by Miss McElroy, hpr father, his woman attorney. Miss Lillie Knight, and his sister.

All attempts to delay the execution or obtain a rehearing have failed in the state courts. By The Associated Press The wheat adjustment program today was projected into 1936 as partial returns from referendum show'ed the nation's wheat farmers recording themselves by around six to one for continuance. As the returns mounted, recording a smashing victory for continuance of the AAA some drastic reversals of the Wallace issued a statement in Washington asserting that can safely assume that the farmers of America intend to keep having a voice in the economic decisions affect their Chester Davis, the AAA istrator, and George E. Farrell, director of the division of grains, also issued somewhat jubilant statements. Davis, speaking from Washington, declared the vote had great deal of in connection w'ith the AAA program as a on WASHINGTON, May The vote in referendum on continuation of the wheat production adjustment program of the agricultural adjustment administration, compiled by the Associated Press at 12:15 a.

m. Eastern standard time, showed grow'ers replying: RUTH CHATTERTON IS UNREPORTED By I'he KL PASO. May Chatterton, flying movie actress, became a source of concern to West Texas airport attendants tonight as spotty weather marked the course of her leisurely transcontinental hop from New' York to Los Angeles. Although Miss ('Katterton, piloting I I her ow monoplane, gave Amarillo, as her destination when she Strongly for Control COLILMBIA, May w'heat producers voted strongly for the AAA proposal to continue the W'heat production control program four years. Early, incomplete returns tonight from eight counties show'ed of 1935 contracts voting nearly six to one for the continuance and non- signers three to one favorably.

The total vote was yes 258. Contract 192. Non 184; no 66. Many of the counties did count the referendum ballots night and complete figures will be available until Monday. no no not to- not The on vote is expected ulation Monday.

the Pettis County to be in for tab- BARKER BEGINS HIS LIFE SENTENCE PRISON TERMS IN ACT CASE drive from the T. J. City. Ihe Democratic leader often has con! fided to party followers that noth- would give him greater pleasure than to see Mitchell, dropped i from his important position in I i The dispatch says Mitchell, an early s'lpporter of Roosevelt, ap- ipVars to differed over poli- wphin the Depari- i nient. LEAVENWORTH.

May 25. Handcuffed, shackled and under guard, Arthur Barker, Bremer kidnaper, entered federal penitentiary here today to start his life sentence, hopeful of being allowed to work as a printer. He was a printer during a previous and said he "liked the Barker arrived at the penitentiary from Paul, where he was convicted of the ing of Edward G. Bremer, bank president and son of a wealthy brewer. He was accompanied by three armed deputy iiPed States marshals.

The As.siociated SACRAMENTO, Lillian Parks of Kansas pleaded guilty to counts ing, Mann act violation May City, who of kidnap- and conspiracy for allegedly aiding in forcibly transporting her sister. Lola Parks, from Sacramento to Kansas City for immoral purposes, was sentenced to two months in the county jail by Federal Judge Harold Louderbach here today. C. J. Williams and Harold Weeks were sentenced to seven and five years, respectively, for part in the ca.se.

It was while on the way at noon yesterday from the Lowell school that George was abducted. A. B. Comfort, a former reading clerk of the state house of representatives, was understood to have informed men of the mysterious sedan, but he would neither confirm nor deny this fact. It W'as understood, however, his 16-year-old daughter, Jean, had (old of seeing (he (hree men watching (he school during (he past four or five days and that an investigation was to been made yesterday but the machine and its occupants failed to appear.

No guards or watchers weie in evidence about the Weyerhaeuser home tonight. AUTOS COLLIDED AT UNDERPASS AND MRS. TOM PEND- GAST TO TOUR IN EUROPE DR. K. B.

BARNUM IS HEAD OF STATE HOMEOPATHS Consider "Too CHICAGO. May ed George Weyerhaeuser? guess is as good as another at this stage of the was the unofficial comment tonight at headquarters of the division of investigation, depaitment of justice. Following the policy of not talking until after they get their man, the suggestions of Alvin Karpis the possible abductor brought left Tulsa, at 2:05 p. she was uiireported there several hours after the expiration of the normal lime required for the flight, El Paso airport attendants a had been sighted flying in stormy w'eather over Wink, east of El Paso, and that Miss Chal- terton might be flying to this city, but if so. she was also overdue here.

rugged Guadealupe mountain range is between Wink and El Paso on the direct air line. A watch was kept at New Mexico landing fields. Miss Chatterton, who seeks to be, come the first movie actress to make a coast-to-coast flight, was accompanied by her flying instructor, Ralph Blair, and Brenda Forbf's, actress-sister of her former husband, Ralph Forbes. A Plymouth sedan driven by Ed A. Smith, 500 Dal-Whi-Mo court and a Chevrolet coach, driven by Claude Raymond, of Webb City, collided at the Missouri Pacific underpass east of Sedalia on Higb- said 'i Saturday evening slight damage to both cars.

None of the occupants of cars were injured. S. H. Vail Arsdale accompanied Mr. Smith.

NOOZIE FIGHTING PLANES TO HONOLULU By The HUNOLT'LU, May Completing the notable mass naval aircraft operations in mid-Pacific, a squadron of ten fighting planes arrived here today from French Frigate the reply; "Siiie, looking for Shoals, 500 miles out. flight re- him. looking for him quired seven hours, for An uneventful trip was reported But as to any evidence connect- by the fliers, who were commanded the decimated Karpis gang with host Honest meh hAKE AsauMmc, TMAt EMERY ody tL'iE onest ing hv Lieutenant Commander R. I). the audacious abduction, there was Lyon.

unit returned to the Pearl KXCKLSIDR SPRINGS. May i Kenneth R. Barnum, Kansas City I was elected president of the Mis- KANSAS CITY, May T. J. Uouri Institute of Homeopathy at the PencleiRan leader'of the Democrat-; 59th annual meeting here today.

ic organization here ith Mrs. officers: Joseph T. Davis. Pendergast departed tonight for: Kansas Cit.D vice president; L. M.

Uhe east where they plan to sail Oliofy, St. treasiirei, for Europe on a three months Mis. Luella Z. Rummell, Pendergast left without signi- i uy. secretary.

fying whom he will s-ipport for the Democratic gubernatorial Dr Barn im lination next year. sician. and Kansas no official comment, here or else- I here. is about the only public enemy of magnitude on the said a Chi- ago police official, naturally in the public mind he'll be the first to be mentioned. But too hot to be pulling any stuff like a former Sedalia Description of Child TACOMA, May 25.

A de(Continued on Page Two) Harbor base after participating in the great operations that began May 9 with a mass flight from here to Midway Island. 132', miles out in! the Pacific. Thirty other plane.s, luding thej famous distance squadron re-' turned to Pearl Harbor yesterday and la.st night, in the van of thej entire fleet which moved toward! Honolulu to tesi feasibility of attempting en masse anchorage Pearl Harbor. i Wea Mostly cloudy Sunday, with ers in west portion; scattered showers Monday; not much temperature. In of The Moon New moon.

First quarter. May 10; FuH moon, May 18; Last quarter, May 25..