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THE WASHINGTON TDIES, WEDNESDAY; MAY 14; 1919.
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Toungstown, Ohio; cn.gineerss. Chief
Machinist Mates G. H. Blackburn,
Walker, Minn., and T. L. Moorman,
Lawyers, Va.
As he entered the basket Lieuten-
ant Campbell Bald:
"God be with us till we meet again."
"We will be with the seaplanes yet,"
raid Commander Coil, and he gave
orders for the dirigible to move off.
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Hundred. See departure.
At 8 o'clock sharp the balloon rose
m the air, headed soutn. uirecuy mio
the wind, circled around In the oppo
slte direction and then headed di-
rectly north with the sonth wind at !
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SPEEDING
MnPTH
Z u s ,r,77n. of Van Wert, Ohio; Radio Oper
from the hundreds gathered at the r . ',., nf Pii-nri
Htation
She was flying at an altitude
of about 500 feet when shcdlsap.-
peared to the northeast.
The Blimp's ordinary speed with
no wind is about fifty miles an'hour,
but with the wind favoring her. as it
did at the start she is expected to
average between sixty-five and sev
enty mile?.
If she meets with no accident and
flies directly to St. Johns her course
will be only 00 miles in length, and
she will reach her destination about 9
o'clock tonight. She is expected to
anchor at Quidi Vide, just outside St.
Johns.
Fuel For L500 Mile.
The C-5 carried enough gasolene to
make a trip of 1.500 miles. She has
two twelve-cylinder Union motors of
1"0 horsepower and two-bladed pro
pelltVs. She is 192 feet long and has
a capacity or 170,000 cubic feet of
gas.
The collie dog. "Blimp," which runs
along the ground for a considerable
distance whenever the dirigible makes
a flight, followed its usual custom to-
aay, running three miles along the
shore in the direction taken by
r-5.
the
NC-4 LEAVES CHATHAM
TO JOIN TWO COMPANIONS
IN TRANS.-OCEAN FLIGHT
CHATHAM. Mass.. May 14. United
States trans-Atlantic seaplane NC-4
"ilid off" Cape Cod at 9:03 today, cir
cled high above the naval air station
for a short time and .then started on
an 00-mile "Jump" to Trepassy.
J. F.
Failing to catch up with her sister
planes, the NC-1 and NC-3. Com
mander A. C. Read, of the NC-4, said
he would make the long flight from
Newfoundland to the Azores alone.
However, if weather conditions
along the Nova Scotia coast "are ad
verse, the NC-4 will put into Hali
fax tonight and will go on to Tre
passy tomorrow.
Undaunted By Bad Luck.
Commander Read and his men were
undaunted by the hard luck they ex
perienced. Forced by motor trouble
to -put in here last week while on the
first leg of the trans-oceanic fligh't
Rockaw&y Beach to Halifax. N. S.
the NC-4 has remained stormbound.
.Gales from the northeast which
, swept down the coast abated today,
however. The wind shifted to the
' southeast and the sea became calm.
The airmen determined to make the
long "jump" to Newfoundland.
Only the men stationed at the naval
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base and a group of fisher folk saw
the N'C-4 start.
A few minutes after Commander
Read went aboard from a naval
i launch the mooring lines were cast
1 off and in a moment the deep throated
! roar of the plane's four, powerful en
' gines broke out. The big- seaplane
I turned, straightened out, and then
gathering speed, rapidly lifted from
; the sea and soared away to the north
east, i As the XC-4 departed those on
I shore cheered and the crew of the
j plane waved farewell. Commander
j Read and his men were in great splr
j u8 and smarted the flight confident of
t reaching Trepasssy without further
trouble.
i An old Cape Cod fisherman who
j watched the start of the plane squint-
j cd at the sky, took a look about th
harbor and remarked that the sea
J gulls were heading to sea a sign
I that mariners declare means good
wJather Gtls remaln close to shore
j md ,n harborshen a storm or heavy
i -winds are due.
- TCncirin T.iout Pnmflr A. " Iiend. of
me' .N Ha
others aboard were:
rilot Lieut. E. F. Stone, of Livonia,
X. Y.: Pilot Lieut. J. G. Walter Hin-
-. 1Z" "i I eA " :T it "T;
Ohio; Engineer Chief Special Mechajr
ic E. H. Howard, of uutcnoguc, u. i..
Reserve Pilot Engineer J. L Breede,
of New York City.
Ideal Day For Flight.
The aviators were up early this
morning. They were ready for the
"hop-off" at daybreak .but a slight
fog off the coast made it impossib'e
to proceed. Shortly after 8 a. m. the
seaplane was run on the beacn near
the air station. She was taken on a
trial spin and then came down. Her
motors were tuned up. In about an
hour again she "slid off" the beach
Circling high about the air station j
and out over Chatham bar the giant I
J plane, was finally pointed out to sea '
iiiu eiiuL a wuy :u iue uisuini;" I
With
lasses those on shore could
see the craft for a distance of ten
miles. Then she sank into a faint
fog bank. The sun was shining
warm and bright, the wind was at
the rate of about twenty miles an
hour from the southeast and there
was hardly a ripple on the waters
of the shore. It waj?" an ide-al dav
for the flight.
Equipped With Wireless.
The NC-4 will not sight land until
she reaches the Nova Scotia shore.
Like her sister trans-ocean flight
flyers she is equipped with wireless
and she kept in constant touch with
shore stations and naval craft en
route to New Foundiand.
'Lieutenant Commander t Read said
before starting that his craft is
not eliminated from the overseas
flight. "We are still in the running,"
he declared.
It is believed .that Commander
Read plans to fly northeast and, if
the weather continues favorable, to
lay a course direct for Trepassey. As
Halifax is not far off the direct air
line between here and Trepassey.
Read can fly in the general direction
of Halifax and still be able to head
for Trepasscyl without losing time or
Increased rnileaire.
If the NC-4 nets to Tppnassfv ton
late to leave on the long "jump" to
the Azores, he explained, the chain
of destroyers across the Atlantic will
be held in position for a few days to
allow him to follow the NC-1 and
NC-3 and reach the Azores in time
to make the fourth leg in company
with the others of the flying squadron,
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PONTA DEL GADA, Azores. May 14.
Twenty-five destroyers, consecutive
ly numbered, starting from the West,
are now waiting for the start of the
trans-Atlantic flight from Trepassey,
which is expected today. The de
stroyers are equipped with star shells,
radio apparatus and signals eight ii-et
is oacon
Morris Supreme Bacon with good
liver makes a delicious dish. Try it;
and there are many other Morris
Supreme foods you'll like just as well.
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In tne old cave man daj's the
dulge in some pretty coarse work.
In the years just passing any pretty lady mur
derer is almost certain to be acquitted,
It used to be reasonably safe
insult a defenseless girl.
high. The, number of each destroyer
is painted on its side and outlined !n
electricity at night so the seaplanes
can spot their location exactly at
night
WflthAP pnnHiHnn.i at tH rrtA
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rest aboard the Melvile before resum
ing their trip to Lisbon.
Commander Wortman of the Ameri
can flotilla and local officials a:e
planning to give the sea planes a
great reception on their arrival here.
There will be no business transacted
in Ponta Del Gada tomorrow, tne
whole population gathering along the
breakwater to watch for the arrival
with liver
ttn i
but in tliese
who does it.
for a masher to
of the birdmen from across the At-!
lantic. There is the keenest com-.
petition among sailors in the flotilla
as to which will be the first to slgrtj
the arriving planes. 1
AND NC-3 WAIT FOR
SIGNAL TO START LAST LAP
OF ATLANTIC FLIGHT TODAY
TREPASSEY. N. F.. May 14. Un
less all indications fail, the two
I American seaplanes NC-1 and NC-3
j will take the air this afternoon in
I the first attempt to cross the Atlantic
by air.
the two seaplanes were making final
northwesterly winds ruffled the
waters. Every man aboard the Amer
ican warships in the harbor was up
before daybreak and the crews of
weather of Newfoundland it might be
inspections shortly after. This is the
day for which the United States Navy
has been waiting since Secretary of
the Navy Daniels approved the daring
plan for the trans-ocean flight, and
the men seemed to sense it as they
worked quietly about the big air
ships. At daybreak the wind was right.
Unless there is a radical change in
conditions the start is certain. Were
it not for the notoriously tricky
weather of Newfound it might be as
asserted positively that both flyers will
jump off this evening. Only a slip
of cable holds the two air liners to
their mooring buoys. A twist of the
wrist will rcleaso them when Com
mander John H. Towers gives the
word for the start and less than two
minutes later both planes will be in
the air.
From Captain Ronshaw. of the flag
ship Aroostook, down to the stookers
in the holds, every man in the Ameri
can flotilla is praying for a westerly
wind by evening and clear air over
the ocean outside.
The mechanics toiled over
the
planrs all night. The NC-3 was at
Hie stern of the Aroostook until mid
night, while her engines were being
inspected and every inch of her hull
and wings examined On deck Com
mander Towers conferred with his
brother officers, checking up the I
equipment and calculating the weight I
of the supplies placed in the cock-
pit.
Lieutenant Commander Bellinger
was busy with charts in his cabin for
hi3 NC-1 was at her moorings with
all arrangements completed and a
naval guard keeping watch over her.
If the NT 4. which suffered engine
trouble last week on the initial hop
to Halifax, arrives here from Chat
ham. Mass., immediately after the de
parture of the NC 1 and NC-3, she
may follow across the ocean by her
self, hoping to join her sister -hips
at the Azores. Itut unless she arrives
within two or three days it is unlikely
that she will attempt the ocean flight.
The de.stroyer.s wlueii hnve put to
sea to marl; the air route for th
American seaplanes mu.st be refueled
ttithin six days, and it is thought
improbnblc that the navy will keep
them all at iea for the attempt by one
seaplane if the other two have com
pleted their hop to the Azores.
FATHER, 79, PASSES AWAY;
S.0N AT DEATH'S DOOR
DANVILLE. Va.. May 1 1 C. M.
Waddlll, seventy-nine years old. Con
federate veteran. of Pittsylvania
county, who died Monday of Influenza
at his home at Sutherlln. was buried
yesterday. It Is the first death In the
immediate, family. Surviving are his
widow and (en children.
A son. Thomas M. Waddill. lies here
at the point of death suffering from a
atrange malady that has baffled spe
cialists of Richmond, Philadelphia and
Washington. Two days ago his heart
heiran to wraki-n and nhvslchinn nnui
men used to in
enlightened days the lady is the one
but she won't have it quite so easy when women
juries sit in judgment.
but now that so many girls have worked in
munitions factories, he is taking a long chance.
E ENVOYS SEND
NEW NOTES
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suit in the war, and all neutrals com-;
prising The Hague World Arbitra
tion League.
New members would be admitted
by two-thirds vote. Entrance of the
Holy See would be held in reserve.
The league would be composed of two
bodies, a congress of states, and an
international parliament. All secret
treaties would be abrogated.
INDEPENDENT TYROL
IS BEING CONSIDERED
BY PEACE DELEGATES
Creation of an independent Tyrol
is under consideration by the Peace I
Conference, according to State De-l
partment advices here today.
Other plans suggested are to com
bine tho Tyrolean provinces with
Switzerland or Italy. Italy, by the
part of London, which is guiding the
Austrian treaty settlement, will get
certain Tyrolean territory. Other
portions will bo separated from the
old Austro-Hungarian empire, but
the conferees arc unable to determine
their disposition.
The Tyroleans, being on Alpine
people, u teh annexation to Switzer
land, although thai country is
against such a solution, fearing it
would be embroiled in the war con
troversies. In habitants of the Tyrol,
however, are growing impatient and
wish a definite settlement, according
j io officials here.
AUSTRIAN PEACE ENVOYS
LIKELY TO ARRIVE TODAY;
GET TREATY IN WEEK
l'AIMS. May 11 The Austrian
peace enioja arc expected to arrive
today, and it is now likely that the
treaty will bo handed to them by next
Wednesday.
The Austrian credentials will be
examined by a commission composed
of ,M. Camhon. of France, and Henry
White, of the L'nited States delega
tion The German delegates at Versailles
have sent a communication to Vienna
by way of Ilerlin. appealing to the
Austrians to co-operate with the Ger
mans in securing unity during the
discussions.
The Germans have completed a
firth note to the allies suggesting
further changes in the terms in the
interests of Germany.
A touch of humor has been added
o the situation by the mayor of St.
Germain, isbiilng an appeal to the
inhabitants to remain cool when the
AuHtriuns arne.
POLES AND UKRAINIANS
AGREE TQ QUIT FIGHTING
PARIS, Slav 14. Thho Poles and
Ukrainians have reached an agree
ment to cease lighting. largely
through the friendl offices of Ameri
cans. The Ukrainians have lost
heavily in the lighting with the Poles
and have also suffered in their con
flicts with the Ilolshcviki.
The agreement for mi armistice
seems to bo ba.iis for a belief that the
Poles will assist the Ukrainians in
opposing the Rolsheviki, but the ac
cord between the two pnities id re
stricted merel t .in engagement to
st'p fighting.
FORD AN ANARCHIST
IS CHAROE IN SUIT
MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich., May 14.---V
new venire was on hand when the
call of Judge Tucker today as the in
terrogation of prospective jurors con
tinued in the HenrAFord-Chlcago
Tribune million-dollar libel suit.
The same twelve who iinderwent a
barrage of questions from counsel on
both sides yesterday were being held,
still subject to challenge,
won Us first tilt when Attorney Ste
leosed today, it was believed.
Counsel for the defense yesterday
won its flrt tilt whn attorney Ste
venson was permitted by the court
to define "anarchy" and "anarciusm
over the vigorous protest of Ford's
counsel. The defense announced they
will attempt to prove that In a sense
Ford is an anarchist as the Tribune
charged in the alleged libel.
Henry Ford's attorneys, according
ly, are determined that no man who
cherishes kindly feeling for anarch
ism shall serve on the "million dol
lar" Jury that will decide his suit.
They are equally firm in their In
tention to prevent the acceptance
of any person who took an active
part in the Newnerry-Ford Senatorial
contest last autumn.
One big legal argument that looms
is the contention over the Irmlt of
the testimony. The Ford attorneys
have served a "trial brier on oppos
ing forces which seta forth the claim
that the trial should be restricted to
the simple and direct Isues of the
charges of libel. The plan of the
campaign of th Tribune's attorneys,
however, is on broader lines, for their
plea of defense Involves an explana
tion of the whole general condi
tions in the country which produced
the situation on which the editorial
was based.
Trying to Narrow Israe.
Judge Tucker has not yet an
nounced when he will decide on the
Ford brief in support of a narrow
ing of the issues to the mere fact
that Ford was designated as an an
archist. The Tribune attorneys have
taken testimony on both sides of the
Atlantic and brought witnesses from
abroad, in addition to assembling a
vast mass of documentary exhibits,
with a view to going more deeply
and widely Into the controversy. If
Ford should win this point it would
be expected to shorten the case sev
eral weeks.
Mr. Stevenson declared that the
Ford forces need not be at all mis
taken about what the Tribune meant
in its editorial.
"We will," he said, "prove that Mr.
Ford was an anarchist; we are here
to prove that he was an anarchist at
the time that this article was pub
lished, an anarchist in the sense that
I have outlined, an anarchist In the
sense in which this editorial was
written, an anarchist in the sense in
which the reader of this paper would
understand that It was used, from
what was said in the paper and what
preceded it, this being the culmina
tion of a long discussion on this sub
ject." Cites Ford's Talk to Employe.
"If you can prove that Mr. Ford Is
an anarchist, that is a proper thing,"
said Mr. Lucking.
"Wo will prove it." said Mr. Steven
son. "It is the claim of the defense
that when that editorial apeared it
was necessary that men should be en
couraged to aid their countTy, and
that Mr. Ford took a stand before his
employes which was inimical to the
best interests of the country and
that in that sense Mr. Ford 'was an
anarchist. Wc are not going to show
that he is a bomb thrower, but we In
tend to show that in the sense of the
definition of anarchy he is an an
archist," Mr. Stevenson opened a volome of
United States Supreme Court de
cisions. "We shall read some definitions of
anarchy," he declared.
"I submit that this is not a proper
form of argument," interrupted Mr.
Lucking.
"Wo have the right to show to the
jury what we are going to prove aa
our defense." said Mr. Stevenson.
"The higher court3have ruled that
whatever kind of anarchy it may be
any person guilty of it is not a fit per
ron to enter the United States," broke
in Mr. Murphy.
The court permitted Mr. Stevenson
to read the decisions. The last one
was:
"Anarchy is an absence of govern
ment or an insufficiency of govern
ment." "In the sense that Mr. Ford was
trying to cripple and make insuf
ficient the government, the defense
in this case will prove that Mr. Ford
was an anarchist," said Mr. Steven
son. Ford Counsel Shout Objections.
Attorneys Lucking and Murphy
were on their feet shouting objec
tions. "The defense claims that in the
writing of that editorial." Mr.
Stevenson began again.
"It makes no difference." shouted
Mr. Lucking, "what may have been
that view! This case is to be de
cided on the understanding of that
editorial as obtained by the persons
who read It. and not by the views of
some scholarly individual in the
.ecrecy of an editorial sanctum. It
ij not the sense meant but the sense
conveyed that is the criterion!"
"In the sense outlined," .'aid Mr.
Stevenson, "the sense that any man
whose acts have a tendency to crip
ple the Government Is an anarchist,
we shall prove Mr. Ford an anarchist,
and we shall prove that not only in
the writing or that editorial but that
in its understanding by the public.
lowed as the culmination of a long
series of articles which were read by
thc same reading public, it was sm li
an anarchist as has been defined that
was portiayed."
"It's all right to prove, but not at
this time." said Mr. Lucking, "and it
does not matter what kind of an an
arehist'is meant. The United States.
Supreme Court has ruled that no mat
ter what kind of an anarchist a man
is he Is unfit to enter this countr."
"I am quite familiar with that case,
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BRITISH NOW WANT
HALF OF SHIPS
U.S. SEIZED
PARIS, May 14 Trouble seems
to be brewing over the disposi
tion of German tonnage Interned
In American ports and awarded
to the United States, according to
copyrighted dispatch to the
New York World. The total
reaches about 700,000 tons, and
the British say that Is far In ex
cess of American losses.
A spirited campaign la starting
in England to upset the award
and to divert at least half of that
tonnage from America. The Brit
ish claim the ships left la tnelr
ports do not begin to compare
with their losses.
Premier Lloyd. George approved
the award, bnt the opposition to
Jt now has assumed serious proportions.
and it says nothing of the kind," said
Mr. Stevenson.
1 am quite familiar with the case,
too, and that is what it says. It Is
the case you have just been reading
from."
Mr.. Lucking demanded, that he he
permitted to see the book. While he
was looking for it. Judge Tucker
listened to the stenographer read the
last question put to a talesman.
Puxsles Jnror.
The judge ruled that Mr. Stevenson
might pat the defense's theory of the
case before the jury, and he asked a
Juror:
"Do yon think that in view of these
definitions of anarchy yon can judge
the case of the Chicago Tribune fair
ly?" he asked.
"That question is improper,' insist
ed Mr. Murphy. "The defense has no
right to inquire of a juror whether if
such an event is so, and such circum
stance has happened his decision will
be thus and so."
"The question goes to the line all
right," said the court, "but I shall
permit it.
"It goes beyond the line.'
The juror said he thought he could
treat the Tribune fairly.
The court denied the motion of the
Solomon News Company to amend Its
plea to permit a defense of general
justification.
CONG. GARNER TO HEAD
DELEGATION FROM TEXAS
Congressman John IC Garner, who
is serving his eighth term in the
House, will be named nnirtnt nf
Texas delegation at the organization
.caucus to be held Friday. He will
succeed former Congressman James
L. Slayden, wfio on March 4 last com
pleted ten terms in the House.
It is probable that, following th
caucus, definite announcement will tx.
made as to whether Congressman 3.
J. Mansfield will continue as a mem
ber of the District of Columbia Com
mittee or the House.
Onlv three of the Tr mmHai
have arrived In Washington, hut tele
grams from them state they will ber
nerc in time for the caucus.
Cosiness Heorst A. B. to P. TH. PaOy.
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CONGJ.L.BINETT
OF ALABAMA DIES
GADSDEN. Ala.. May 14. Con
gressman John L. Burnett, of the
Seventh Alabama district, chairman
of the Committee on Immigration In
the last House, died suddenly last
night at his home here.
Mr. Burnett had seemed in excel
lent health during the- day and war
preparing to return to Washington
for the convening of the extra ses
sion of Congress next Monday. To
night he attended a lodge meeting,
and while there complained of feel
ing badly. He was taken to his
home by friends and died within ten
minutes after reaching his residence.
One of Older House Members.
Mr. Burnett was one of the older
members of the House, having been
elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress
and re-elected to each succeeding
Congress, including the Sixty-sixth,
which will convene Monday. In the
last Congress he was chairman of tho
House Immigration Committee, which
with the cessation of hostilities and
the taking up of reconstruction legis
lation became one of the most im
portant committees. Late in the last
session Mr. Burnett Introduced bill
for deportation of dangerous aliens
and Tor the stopping of all immigra
tion four years after the declaration
of peace.
It was believed that because of
his activity in behalf of the two bills.
Mr. Burnett, was one of the more
than a dozen high Government offi
cials to whom infernal machines re
cently were mailed.
Representative Burnett was born in
Cedar Bluff, Ala., in 1S54. He is
survived by his wife and one son.
Must Delay JTew Election.
Democratic party leaders her
doubly mourn the death of Congress
man Burnett, of the Seventh, district.
They pointed out today that it will
be impossible for Alabama to enter
Congress next Monday with a full
representation as there is no pro
vision in Alabama law permitting the
governor to appoint an ad interim
Congressman to serve pending- an
election.
The governor can call a special
election to select a successor to Con
gressman Burnett, but this will re
quire a minimum of five weeks' time.
TWO FISHERMEN FIND BODY
OF MAN TANGLED IN NETS
ELKTON. Md, May 14 Sfahtec
near Red Bank shore on the ITorth
east river, John Futty and Sred Rus
sell caught in their net the body of
a -white man, apparently about forty
years old. The body evidently had
been in the water for a week or mora.
Coroner Magraw, of EUcton, was noti
fied, and deemed .an inquest unneces
sary. From papers found on the body. It
is believed the man was Harry 2.
Gramm. of New Cumberland, Pa. The
authorities, of that town, have been
notified. It'isTbelleved the oody was
washed down the Susquehanna from
HarrisbuTff, Pa.
'hold out no hope for him
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