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4 I 7fa ti A three valleys and 'northern California: Fair and mild today and tomorrow; moderate northwest Winds. VOL. CVI THREE) CENTS SUNDAY, TEN CENTS- OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, I'AGES PAGES A-l TO 18 NO. 142 1 Dollar Line Ship Paris ailsCapf Herat ft Cripples Webster CARQUINEZ BRIDGE PUT nun nrnwinr Street Bridge pis Aviator Traffic Re-Routed nrnuinr Freighter Rams Closed Draw III I waaaa waa-ji Span, Buckling Frame; Vessel Unhurt. LEljl "justBefor L.L.I1 UU CAPTAIN CHARLES Liy are shown here as they III ay kere thc '8llt t0 aris startf I of his passage of the various poimy Span Linking Mexico to Canada Opened by Cool- PAJAMAS A Hll Struck by the Dollar freighter Diana Dollar, the Websierstreet bridge was badly damaged last innnnn.ni.

I night and will be closed to vefilcu lar traf io for at least a week. idge. Who Pressed Telegraph Key onMayflow'er. Mrs. A.

J. Hanford, Widow DARE DEVIL The bridge was closed cut no trafflO was upon it vwhen the of Man Who Conceived steamer struck- It, buckling the frame Of the swinging portion, Span," Christens Structure With Splash of Champagne rii-mrii 1st-- crashing through a section of the Cablegram From Mother Is rail and shattering a steel sliding plate on the west pier, feReach.Wcfitim According to C. A. Lewis, bridge tender, he had. placed red warning flags that the bridge was out of commission because of a disabled anEnds3800-MileHop Hidden as Hop Story Is Told ire Luxurious Home of Ambassador Herrick.

There's a Lot of Luck In It," Insists Hero, Who Stands Because "It's More Painful for Me to Sit." latch 20 minutes before the crash as a warning for-water traffic to CROQJCKTT, May 21, The hum sounded high j'jbver Carquinez straits as automobiles glided over the steel span Abridging the last gap in the hlgh-fway linking Canada with khe longest in the world devoted exclusively to vehicular traffic, fwhich today was thrown open to )publlo use amid gala ceremony. The tumult and the shouting oi! (an epochal day have died, but the $8,000,000 project, a solid monu-toient to the 'vision of a Vallejo From fofEurope MAZES EPERTS'OF AIR By JOHN O'BRIEIV. United Frtit Staff Correspondent. stand by. Lewis' was making repairs on the bridge when the crash came.

The full extent of damage to the bridge has not yet' been determined but it was closed to all vehicular traffic immediately. Street cars discharged their passengers at the bridge heads or routed them over the Fruitvale bridge. Pedestrians were allowed to cross last night. Later the cars were rerouted over the Park street bridge. The steamer was not damaged.

.4 -7 By A. L. BRADFORD. 'Z; I PARIS, May 21. "I could have continued the flight as far as half Ualted JPreii Staff Correspondent.) again the distance I travelled," FRANCE, 21 American eairle dc Charles Lindbergh said tonight.

II TYA tireless wines out of an inky ekr here tonfcsht Lindbergh, In borrowed paialhas, mdst defiant achievement in the perilous con- dressing gown and slippers, sat on bed in the Insurious embassy wa home of Myron T. Herrick, united Undbergh landed on the air field at 10:21 p. terocer, brought into being through (modern engineering skill, tonight tands dedicated to years of jservice. Thousands of motorists, drawn, from north and south, to a gathering that was symbolic of the mission of the brideg in breaking down a natural barrier to more firmly-the people of California, witnessed the ceremonies this afternoon. Airplanes droned aloft and power boats and yachts spun about on the blue water below.

Whistles ashore and afloat mingled with the roar of thousands of automobile horns in a mighty diapason of jubilation as Mrs. Aven J. Hanford, widow of the man whose mind conceived the bridge project, splashed a bottle of States ambassador, and discussed with a cheerful, unassuming grin Ills remarkable exploit. The aviator who had aocom I 1 pllshed one of the greatest feats in the history of aviation, looked fresher than some of the newspapermen who interviewed Just out of a refilling: bath, he resembled nothing as much as a college student about to dress for wp iugm irom mew lors to raria in ft single-ionoplane in 33 hours. (1won; against overwhelming oSda aTtid the.

golden greeted him with a paean crow of triumph so tsincere as to warm French and American hearts I been warmed in the, nine years since "poila and I side" by side, ljucky daredevil of the air, who left New. York at ml Friday as nonchalantly as (r6 going for a walk, accomplished what the worlds 1 IX I IIS Italian Transatlantic Flier to Leave Newfoundland for Azores at Dusk. champagne over the massive steel girders. The hills were dotted with spectators, who looked upon a scene that was historic, with the sunbathed steel structure the central figure. Its roadway was jammed viauon experts saia no man could do single-handed.

Alone Unr elating as 3800 a prom. His boyish face lighted up as he talked--willingly, but somewhat bashfully. RIDES CABLEGRAM FROM HIS MOTHER. His modesty and dislike of notoriety manifested Itself almost- at 'the; start the interview, when he opened one of the cables which have been thrust into his hand constantly since his arrival. Quickly 1 slipped it beneath the cover of the bedspread.

Almost simultaneously someone asked hint If lie had heard from, his mother. Jiles of Great Circle Slide By it is Am (Continued on Page 3. I He sat, alone and-unafraid, in the tinv cahin of th mnnn. BY UNITED PRESS LEAKED WISE 10 TRIBTTNE THE 'etwfounajan'jl. May- 21.

Francis'(So''l''iJe' Plnedoj Italy's international "flier, expected takeoff for tho Azores Islands, 1600 miles southeast of here in mld-Atlantlo en route to Rome. FIELD, L. I. kay 21. The fiellanca XllBht to Paris In Today's Tribune plane for two full 'dnys and a nighty relating never for second his unblinking vigilance, and piloted his shin as true aa a hnm.

irig pigeon over the 3800 miles of the "great circle" that com-prise a direct, illr line from New York to I'arit), And France, still mourning for its gallant war cantaina Nun. That's from mother," he SUNDAY MAGAZINE At the Circus (cover); i Pursuers and Poachers (Ce'raldifte) On the-Trail 'With Kit Carson. "Not One Cent of Alimony tot Me!" 15" Astonishing Career of the Bogus i 'i ii i in in ii ii iimn in i ii Tat.Axjfe I MAreBori I SDanish Cavalier. gesser and Coli, who failed where Lindbergh ticceeded, went almost insane in its heartfelt tribute to the couie, indomitable will power and skill of he boyish young Fully 50,000 men and women, with, children scatterea nere and there despite the late, hour, surged out, on the field acted like madmen in their eagerness to salute Lindbergh, see his face, touch his flying coat, or even lay a hand on the wing of his plane. An i hour later in Paris scenes of joyful demonstration oc The Deserter, a complete short story of Fercival Christopher fin ft I IREIAMD I hwMimk likhJ Wren.

ST. JOHN SI TfM Wf Vignettes of Life; Donald OgJcn was pk 1 R.I. Q.05AH curred which excelled evenVthoee that took place when Nun gesser and Coli were falsely reported to have reached America. Vive VAmeriquet" Cry Frenzied STARTS- CIELD Throngs at Ambassador's Home emotional tribute to bravery, however, reached its height 7.52 A.H Stewart High Lights of History. COMIC SECTION Magic and Aunt Elsie Magazine.

Briggs. The Mart in the Brown Derby. Reg'lar Fellers. Somebody's Stenog. Orphan Annie.

Toonerville Trolley. Smaller Pop. Harold Teen. FIRST NEWS SECTION Local News. United Press, Consolidated Press, Association Despatches.

"Random Rambles in the Eastbay by E. G. Fitzhamom "Home Economies Department," by Martha Lee. when Myron T. Herrick, American ambassador to France, appeared on a-balcony of the administration building of the airfield shortly after Lindbergh's arrival, waving the flier's CAPF 3.05 PM helmet.

The crowd went wild. Hcrrick's lips moved, but he could not 5800 mes totaL" Ftiir. be heard above the terrific din, with one long note sounding clearly aboVe all the shouts: IT Vjve I Amenque I vive 1 Amenque! -vive Ameriquei Lindbergh bad been taken secretly tonight to the home of was called off again tonight. After simply, and turned the talk to something else. all preparations had been made for Herrick.

Booms had heen reserved for him separate Lindbergh, who had made long flights with a wishbone in his taking off at 8 p. Clarence JX Chamberlin, pilot, announced at hotels, but it was feared that nothinz -could assure him privacy tne hangar tnat he would not leave Nungesser, Coli Reported Picked Up By Grand Banks Fishing Schooner i'-- By United Press Leased Wire to The OAKLAND TRIBUNE. tonight' and probably not in the from the worshipping Paris. crowds. At Herrick's home he insisted on bavins; a bath before he HOURS' SMIN would eat or sleepy Labor Notes.

Improvement and Service Club Notes. I SECOND NEWS SECTION- Local New. i Editorials. Activities Among Negroes. I Scouting.

"Everyday Questions," by Dr. S. Paries Cadman. Consolidated Press Association. Articles by Maximilian Harden, A.

G. Gardner, Gerville Reacbe Incredulous Thousands Transformed I hip pocket, admitted -naively his belief in his lucky star. "Yes, I made the whole flight most closely -to the schedule I planned," he said when someone commented on the remarkable fidelity, with which be followed the great circle course. "In fact, I made; it even closer to the schedule (ban I had planned, and when yon' come as close as that well, there's a lot of luck." RIOTOUS WELCOME In Unforgettable Scene at Landing At the time of Chamberlln'a announcement, the Bellanaca. monoplane "Columbia" fueled and Had been, wheeled on the runway where Charles Lindbergh had taken oft Friday morning.

Jo pllot'had been named, however, to accompany' Chamberlin. "It Is now too late In even -The-scene when the aviator landed here was unforgettable. Mrs. Lindbergh Knew It "Would Be All Right, But Is Glad It's Over. ST.

JOHN, May An unverified report reached here tonight that the, miesing French trans-Atlantic flyers, Nangesser and Golf, had heen' picked up by a Grand Banks fishing schooner and brought. to a south coast port. The, report was entirely unconfirmed. or nearly .24 bojirswhen he had left the coast of New Found- and' at sunset last night, little definite was known of his prog and others. "Curtain Calls," by Wood Soanes.

ress During" 'the Tate afternoon reports began trickling in'tbat AMAZES DAREDEVIL. BY MARBEN GRAHAM tTniteS Press Stiff Corresirandent. he had, crossed the ocean, was over Ireland, over England, approaching France. Lindbergh, whose modesty is real DETROIT, May 21. The calm Chamberlin said, explaining why he-would hot begin his flight A hundred gallons of gasoline emptied from the Bellanca monoplane as.

the plane was being housed. The plane had been and not' assumed, was genuinely reserve with which Charlie Llnd mazed at the riotous welcome berph mother has accepted her given him at Le Bourget. aon a attempt to span the Atlantic Starting Monday, May 23 Exclusively in Tribune It was some welcome, he com was broken tonight when she hauled about" one hundred feet learned of his success. mented. "It came pretty near, to theatrical Announcement" Motion Picture Book Reviews.

Stste News. Financial Notes. 'AUTOMOTIVE SECTION- Featnres for Anloitts. Gossip on Motor Row. Shipping News.

SOCIETY SECTION Suzette. Women's dub. "Here's to Your Health," by Dr. Frank McCot. from the gasoline reservoir and the explosion was attended by flames People were incredulous, but thousands came out to the field hoping against hope.

As time wore on and the reports became more and more definite the crowd grew by additional thousands every fifteen minutes. Few in the vast assembly could believe that what the brave and experienced Nungesser and Coli could not do, in their larger, carefully equipped plane, could be accomplished by the the crowd still excitedly discussed the United Pre? "I'm go slad," she simply, all the bravado gone from her voice. "I knew It would come out and tremendoua clouds of smoke, "It'a the Bellanca plane; it's the BeJlanCa plane," shouted thousands of people there to see a trans-At- being a rough one. I sort of feared for my ship and my compass, the great partner of an aviator." -'When the Paris correspondents of the newspapers entered Lindbergh's bed chambei with Ambassador Herrick, the young man arose politely from his bed to receive' them. this way.

but It's such a relief to be certain. Nothing- much seems to matter now." With tears welling In her brown eyes and her hair disarranged from hours of strain. Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh bravely faced a curious lanic take-off. Police battled the crowds who ran In all directions and the smoke dispatch announcing Lindbergh's passage over Cherbourg, stilt half inclined to doubt, the steady drum of motor was hcara MEMOIRS MGl! JOE Clarice Patterns.

covered the-whole field of vision. "Shirley," by Nancy Banr; Bfarity. for a. mile from the Fokker hangar. The Bellanca plane was not dam 50,000 Smitten Into Silence as i aged and no one was reported In- Art Music My Most Embarrassing Moment Whal Our Baby Said -The' Rnire.

crowd of reporters. "But, why," she asked, her nerves very apparently giving way under the terrifio strain of the past 39 hours, "do you all want to see me. It's not I who did this. It's Charlie. Jured.

Hum of Mdtor Grows More Clear Fifty thousand people were suddenly smitten into silence. There were good natnred shoot of "sit down, you're tired enough." Bat Lindbergh, even as they flocked around to congratulate him, grinned and drawled: "Welt It' more painful for the to than to stand," referring to the long hours he bad spent seated In the cramped seat of bis plane. Personal cables of admiring congratulations from President Cool-idge. Secretary of State Kellogg and other notables were awaiting Lindbergh's perusal in the handa of- embassy secretaries, but the DEVELOPMENT SECTION They stood in the flood of light from flaxes, batteries and flood lights that made the field almost as light as day and stared aloft. CANNON Crash Hurts Mills Instructors, Students Two students from.

Mills College "He's Just ordinary, every -day boy," she attempted to explain. "He lived by himself out of doors and did things by himself for years. He got his own education In '14 states by himself. "He did this. I didn't have a and two' women instructors.

were Injured last sight when an automo AS HE TOLD THEM TO HIS SECRETARY wc-FRIEND L.WHITE BUSBEY bile In which they were riding col lided at Eleventh and Oak streets The drumming of the motor sounded more clearly. A swelling murmur started from the crowd. Suddenly there was a cry that grew to swelling clamor. Out of the impenetrable blackness overhead a 'light-colored plane spun into view. The beams of light picked it out now, and its silver-gray -glistened.

It came on steadily, showing no lights and gUdinjr down slowly toward the ground. When it was low enourh so that t' single thing to do with it. young man didn't seem to pay much with a car operated by' Fred Trol- Real Estate Ada. Industrial Development and Real Eaute New of ht Eastbay See tioo. Sonpd Anrtion Bridge," by Til-, bur Whitehead.

SPORTS' SECTION Newt ef All Spertsderat "Oakland PlaTgroud Aedriliea, by Jane Grey. JCLASSinED SECTION Vital Statistics, -I Bsiiea Ada. I Ksdie Newa, I'm just his tired mother, anxi aon. The four, none of whom-was attention to them. 1ELLS SIMPLE i STORT OP EXPLOIT.

"After drinking some broth, eating a. poached egg and drinking a seriously hurt, werer Mary Flint, driver of the car: Marguerite Read It Daily in Tribune Starting Monday, May 23 Brown, file. Bawling, and Freda ous to see her son. And I want to get a little rest." The interview took plaee en the lawn leading up to the cozy lUti cottage which set hack it yards (Continued on Page 12, Col. 4) clamor from below probably would have reached tlie ears of tl, Ripley.

An were taken to the glass of rich milk, Lindbergh told emergency hospital by J. R. 10: Oak street, (Continued on Page 12, Col. 7), Page 12. (Continued CoL I).