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■United Pres*
■Leased Wire
IWenty seventh year
■CLONES
DIME
n RACE
H Reported, Dead In
■issouri Town Hit By
lomado.
Image is heavy
Iturbances Extend from
he Great Lakes to
Arkansas.
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K United I’rrM Lcrwil Wire
■ •lonic winds in tlio southwest
Iniddlc west since Sunday morn
ftavc more than doubled the
K toll accountable to storms
It this spring.
IproximaU-ly 2UO persons are
lu dead in Texas. Kansas, Mis-
I. Arkansas and Illinois. Seat-
K deaths and injuries were re-
Id iu other middle western
le most serious single twister hit
Lr Bluff, Mo., late yesterday,
lx •*(-• persons and injuring 250.
Business section ot the town,
ki lias a population of 10,000,
■almost demolished.
■lief work was under way there
I. The area was to be taken
Iby National Guardsmen. Ar
ne, hit by tornadoes earlier in
■ear. and later by floods which
■lore damage than in any other
I except Louisiana and p'umiblj
■ ssippi, was struck by another
li of twisters. Seventy eight
known dead in the statu iu yes
ly’s storms.
I Dorado, Ark., reported today
I 17 lost their lives there last
I and 250 were injured.
Ixas storms which struck Sun
[night are credited with killing
l-rsons. There were eight deaths
iliicago and surrounding towns.
Biern Illinois was also hit.
I Death Toll Great
loperty daniagu will amount to
Buis of dollars. l>amage at
r\r Bluff alone was estimated ns
[ as $5,000,000.
[together, some JOO persons have
[their lives in tornadoes this
lg»-the heaviest death toll from
[ source iu many years.
I addition, deaths of one or two
bus, caught on the edges of the
| wind areas, were reported from
pus places. Additional reports
[ areas cut off from cominuni
in were expected to increase
flcath toll from recent storms.
DPLAU BLUFF, Mo., May in.
L- bodies have been recovered
the tornado twisted down
I sections of Poplar Bluff and
Poplar Bluff today and auth
i‘s in charge of rescue work es-
Itcd the total death toll at 100,
lly 21 dead had been identified
Li a late morning hour und long
I of relatives and friends were
»ng through makeshift morgues
re the unidentified bodies rest
was estimated that 250 persons
j hurt, some seriously, nil badly
gh to require medical attention.
TTI.E ROCK, Ark., May 10.—
death lint in Arkansas’ latest
iter continued to mount today
ivn after town came in with re
i of being affected l>y vaster
s series of tornadoes,
riking at the extreme southern
of ttie state, the winds moved
ird, reaching the extreme north
part. It 'was estimated this
ling that nearly 100 persons lost
■ lives in a dozen small towns
g the pathway.
EBT FRANKFORT, 111., May
-Eleven persona lay injured here
y and several buildings were
aged from n tornado that struck
city at 5:15 p. m. yesterday.
INCKLEY, 111., May 10.—
rles Heeg, the town blacksmith,
killed here late yesterday by
tornado which descended upon
settlement. Property was dam
1 here and at Morris, 111.
HK’AOO., May 10.—Gales, hail
lightning killed eight persons in
Chicago district, injured many
•rs and destroyed property val
at hundreds of thousands of dol
, a checkup today showed,
our were killed in the city and
: others died in nearby towns.
riangle Case
Causes Arrests
Hr I’nlted Press I.eased Wire
REBNO, Cal., May 10.—Mrs. Joe
rling, 20, and T. E. Root, 50, her
•rted paramour, were in custody
e today on a complaint made by
i, Appling’s husband to tho dis
t attorney's office ehavgiug the
r with nsshult with a deadly
ipon with intent to commit mur-
Appling declared he was at
ted l»y Boot and his wife in his
i homo at Auberry, mountain
'u near here,
Imperial Valley Press
MRS. SNYDER AND
'GRAY MUST PAY
DEATH JENALTY
Jury Spends Little Time
Reaching- Verdict In
Slaying' Case.
By PAUL W. WHITE
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
LONG ISLAND CITY, X. Y.,
May 10.- Condemned with her for
mer lover to die in the electric chair
for the murder of her husband, Ifuth
Snyder was treated by physicians
who feared her mind might have
been affected bv the strain of the
ti ial.
After a jury at 7 o’clock last
night found Mrs. Snyder and Henry
Judd Gray guilty of murder ju the
firet degree, a verdict which carries
the death penalty, the suburban
housewife collapsed in her cell, be
came hysterical and was iu an epi
leptic condition when examined by
two doctors.
Opiates were administered and
Mrs. Snyder slept fitfully. Three
matrons and two keepers were as
signed to guard her during the
night.
Judd Gray, the corset salesman
.adjudged equally guilty of the slav
ing of Albert Hnvder, seemed to ac
cept his fate. When he first reach
id his cell after being led from the.
cuiirtroom where he had heard the
verdict he sank to his cot and wept
silently. Then he looked up.
"I gin-ss only God Almighty can
help me now,” he told a jail attend
ant.
The two slayers will go to court
next Monday at 10 a. m. to hear
Supreme «’onrt Justice Scuddcr pro-;
nounee the sentence of death. Short
ly thereafter appeals will be taken I
from the convictiou of both defend
ants. Months may elapse before
the forfeit of two lives for one is |
exacted by the state.
HARDIN CASE IS
SETTLED WITH
PLEA OF GUILTY
Mark 1.. Hardin of Imperial en
tered a plea of {'nitty to a charge
of assault with a deadly weapon
when arraigned before Judge A. C.
Finney in superior court, depart
ment two this morning, lie was
sentenced to pav a fine of SSOO and
spend three years in the county
jail. Upon request of the defend
ant, however, he was admitted to
probation, the jail sentence being
suspended during the period of his
good behavior.
The case grows out ot the Hal
lowe’en shooting in Imperial in
which Hardin was charged with
having fired a load of buckshot in
to a group of boys standing in the
street. Shot from the gun pene
trated the eyeballs of two of the
Souths and caused injury to several
others.
The two youths, whose eyes were
injured instituted damage suits
through guardians against Hardin
asking sums totalling sl-15,000. In
the ruling this morning the proba
tion was granted upon promise of
the defendant that he would pay
the sum of $1250 to each of the in
jured youths, Samuel J. Baer and
Hurley Waldrop, in settlement of
the action.
Judgment to this amount against
Hardin was entered in the civil ac
tions after the criminal case was
disposed of by the court.
Hardin stood jury trial in tho
case about two mouths ago, the
jury being unable to reach a ver
dict after 30 hours of deliberation.
The final ballot taken in the case
at that time was 7 to 5 in favor of
acquittal. The trial was reset for
May 11 at that time. Hardin en
tered his plea of guilty to the
charge through his attorney, Edgar
B. Hervev.
8. 1). Williams represented the
plaintiffs in the civil actions.
BOX CAR KILLS WATCHMAN
Hr Potted Press Leased Wire
FRESNO, May 10.—8. P. Kemper.
50, night watchman, wns killed here
early today when he was struck
down and run over by a railroad
box car.
Tho man whs apparently run over
twice. The box ear was being
shunted onto a siding when he was
struck.
New Altitude
Record Is Made
By United Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, May 10.—
Lieutenant Carlton C. Champion,
naval flyer, has established a
new seaplane world’s (altitude
record of 33,455 feet, the navy
department announced today.
Champion climbed to this new
height at Hampton Roads, Va„
May 6, flying a Wright “Apa
che” snlgle seat fight seaplane.
The previous seaplane record of
of 30,479 feet was made by a
French naval officer, Lieuten
ant Demougeot, last March 28.
Thia was the fifth air record
annexed by the United States in
the last few weeks. Champion
is from Savannah, Ga
LINDBERGH
10 LEAVE
FORK
Yankee Flyer Prepares
to Take Off From San
Diego Today.
CONDITIONS GOOD
Aviator Undaunted By
Uncertain Fate of
French Airmen.
By Tnllcd PrfM Leased Wire
SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 10.—Un
daunted by the apparent fate of
Captain Charles Nungesser’s at
tempt to span the Atlantic from
l’aris to New-York, Captain Charles
A. Lindbergh was to take off from
Rockwell field at 2:30 p. in. today
on a journey which he hopes will
i uij iu Faris.
A non stop hop to St. Louis is tin
objective iu Lindbergh’s mind to
day. From St. Louis he will fly to
New York and from there he will
attempt to break the jinx which has
accompanied all previous attempts
to blaze an airway between New
York and the French capital.
The fate of Nungesser and his
flying companion, Francois Coli,
missing for more than 24 hours
since they took off from Baris at
Midnight Sunday is received stoii ■
ally bv Lindbergh.
‘‘lt is too bad —I had hoped they
would make it. They were brave
men, both of them,” Lindbergh
said today while making his plane
ready for the take-off this after
noon.
“It may be they have been forc
ed down some place where a steamer
can pick them up as soim as the fog
lifts —I certainly hope so,” the
American flyer added.
The flight to St. Louis, Lindbergh
estimates will take him approxi
mately US hours. Weather condi
tions between here ami the eastern
city were pronounced good by the
local weather bureau a few hours
before the time for the start.
Lindbergh will fly what is known
as a compass course —or to use a
more familiar term —in u bee line,
to St. l.ouis.
Big Liquor Plant
Is Dynamited
lly I •■((<-<1 Preaa Lenaeil Wire
HAYWARD, Cal., May 10.—A
wholesale liquor bottling and dis
tributing plant in Beilina Canyon.
10 miles from here, was dynamited
today by bootleggers who had re
ceived a tip that it was to be raid
ed today.
The concussion of the explosion
was heard here.
According to one report the op
erators of the plant which was said
to be a clearing house for bootleg
gers, was obliterated by 140 pounds
of dynamite.
Alameda county sheriffs were
dispatched to the scene.
Youngster Shoots
Negro Prowler
By United Preaa Leased Wire
FRESNO, May 10.—While OtHug
er Wilson, 4.5, colored, lay in the
county hospital today in u critical
condition from gunshot wounds.
Garth Hull, 14, was released by po
lice who declared he shot Wilson in
defense of his mother and sister.
According to Hull's story to po
lice. the youth ordered Wilson to
leave the front yard of his home,
after the man had been prowling
around. When Wilson refused to
go, Hull shot him down with a slior
gun. The shot pierced Wilson's
abdomen.
DENTIST TAKES LIFE
By t'ulted Press Leased Wire
REDDING, Cal., May 10.—De
spondent over the loss of his voice
a year ago. Dr. C. C. Corbiere, 61,
dentist, committed suicide here to
day by blowing off the top of his
load with a rifle bullet.
MAN REGAINS SIGHT
WHEN 77 YEARS OLD
LONDON, May 7—After being
blind for 12 years .lames Donald
son, 77 years old, suddenly recovet
ed his sight. The first persons he
saw was his sou, whom lie did not
recognize because he had grown
bald. Twelve years ago while Don
aldsott was out walking everything
“suddentlv went balck.’’ His sight
returned the other day just as sud
denly and unaccountably as it had
vanished.
No more swearing in Italy, is II
Duce’s edict. The patent pencil
sharpener, however, has not been
abolished.
COVERS THE VALLEY LIKE THE SUNSHINE
EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, MAY 10,1927
MISSING FRENCH FLYERS
Warships, merchants vessels and airplanes today (searched all parts
of the northern Atlantic for some trace of Gap tains Nungesser and Ooli,
intrepid French aviators, who left Paris Sunday morning bound for New
York on a non-r,‘.op flight. Nothing hai: since been heard of them. Both
flyers were badly wounded in the World War in which Uungesser was one
of the leading air figure:’. Coll lost one eye and wears a dark monocle
to cover his injury.
FOUR PERSONS
DENY GUILT IN
HERRICK CASE
It>- 1 illicit Press l.ensetl Wire
LOS ANGELES, May 10.—While
a jury in superior court here today
was considering testimony in the
trial of Paul Kelly, motion picture
actor, charged with the murder of
Ray Raymond, four persons in an
adjoining courtroom were treading
not guilty to the slaying of Tom
Kerriek, “two-gun” man of the
movies.
The v - were: Mrs. Sarah Kerriek,
widow of tin* slain film cowboy;
Anita Davis and Henry Isabell,
motion picture extras; and Joe
Hunt of Florence, Ariz. A fifth,
Miss Iris Burns, charged jointly
with the others, entered her not
giiiltv plea last Thursday. Date for
the trial of all five was set for
May 16.
The five were members of a wild
Hollywood drinking party that end
ed when Kerriek died.
Commission Will
Study Crime Laws
By l ulled Preaa I.enaed Wire
SACRAMENTO, May 10.— Cali
fornia’s newly adopted crime laws
and their effect upon the upward
trend of crime in the state will be
studied for the next two years by
a new state crime commission, au
thorized by Governor Young today
when he signed senate Bill No. 417,
by Senator C. O. Baker of Salinas.
The commission will include sev
en members appointed by the gov
ernor, to “make a thorough study
of causes of crime, means of pre
vention, methods of detection and
prosecution, and the entire subject
generally of criminology.”
Youths Admit
Tire Theft
Sant Haynes and Flanders Ealey,
colored, entered pleas of guilty to
charges of petty larceny when ar
raigned before Judge Ilervey in pol
ice court yesterday afternoon. Each
was sentenced to pay a fine of S6O
or spend 60 days in jail. They
were committed to the county jail
in default of the cash.
Haynes and Ealey had pleaded
not guilty to the charge at tho
morning session of court and trial
was set for July 5, by Judge Her
vey. They remonstrated with the
judge and he consented to give them
a hearing yesterday afternoon.
According to the information fur
nished the court the pair had taken
a tire from another automobile
while attending a dance Saturday
night. The question of ownership
of a revolver was also brought up,
the gun having been found in a
ditch beside the car when the of
ficers arrived. It is believed to be
long to Ealey but when the pleas
of guilty to the petty larceny
charge were entered the question of
the gun was dropped, the court con
fiscating the weapon.
11l the lower Yakima Valley. Wash
ington, apples are being uprooted
and soft deciduous fruits planted,
peaches, apricots, poara aad cherries.
NINE WOMEN ON
JURY TO HEAR
KELLY TRIAL
Br I lilted Preaa Leased Wire
COURTHOUSE, LOS ANGELES,
May 10. —Nine women , for the
most part grey haired mothers, and
three men will sit as the jury at
Hollywood’s “bare knuckle” mur
der trial.
The jury to try Paul Kelly,
charged with the fist murder of Ray
Raymond, song and dance man, was
completed an hour after court Cou
vened today. •
In the opening statement to the
jury, Chief Prosecutor Forrest Mur
ray declared that the state expect
ed to prove that Kelly and Dorothy
Mackaye, wife of Raymond, wore in
love.
That a gin party participated in
by the pair preceded the alleged
death beating administered by
Kelly and that Raymond was un
able to defend himself.
Defense Attorney \V. I. Gilbert
followed with a statement to the
jury that Raymond was a man of
violent temper, drank to excess,
and precipitated the quarrel which
led to the fight.
Mrs. A. R. Cedarbloom, of Forest
Hills. N. Y., was the first witness
called to the stand.
The gray haired aged woman,
mother of Raymond, mountod tho
stand with difficulty to begin an
account of the relations between
her son and his wife.
Deepest Well
Cost Big Sum
FULLERTON, Calif., Ma v 10.—It
cost the C’hanslor-Canfield Midway
Oil Company a half million dollars
to drill the world’s deepest oil well
at Olinda, near here, it was learned
today.
Drilling, started in August 1924 in
the hope of discovering a high grav
ity oil strata found in the nearby
locality, halted at a depth of 8120
feet.
Geologists advanced the opinion
that an earthquake may have shift
ed the strata.
Heat in the well was so intense
that batteries of a photographic ma
chine were incapacitated when
lowered to a depth of 6948 feet to
obtain pictorial records of soil for
mations.
Alexander Anderson, of Fuller
ton, inventor of the photographing
device estimated the temperature at
that depth to have been approxi
mately 212 degrees. With improved
insulation in his machine he in
tends to survey the well at a depth
of 8000 feet.
WHAT’S DOING !
* a
TONIGHT
Valley theater: “Sorrows of
Satan.''
Palace theater: “The Auction
eer. ’ ’
Sciotß band practice. Sixth and
State streets.
Knights of Pythias meet, Davis
hall.
Night classes, high school.
Imperial Valley Commandery
No. 54, meets. Masonic hall.
TOMORROW
Chamber of Commerce directors
meet, Hotel Barbara Worth,
CONGRESS
WILL NOT
CONVENE
President Declines To
Call Special Session for
Relief Measures.
LEVEES ISTILL HOLD
Workers Reinforce Dykes
To Withstand Terrific
Pressure.
By United PreM Leaned Wire
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 10.—
President Coolidge will not at this
time call a special session of con
gress to consider relief measures for
flood victims of the Mississippi, ac
cording to a telegram received at
Senator James Reed’s office here
today.
Senator Reed wired President
Coolidge and several democratic
senators, urging aspecial session
of congress be called but a telegram
today from Everett Sanders Mr.
Coolidge’s secretary, stated that
“the president does not at this time
expect to call such extra session.”
By ALFRED P. RECK
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
NEW ORLEANS, May 10.—Lev
ees in southern Louisiana wore still
lidding today as workers continued
doggedly to build sand bag tops on
the dykes iu a seemingly hopeless
attempt to avert the threatened
flood.
Maximum danger will not be
reached until tomorrow at the Big
Bend along Bayou Des (liaises. Thir
teen parishes in the south central
part of the state —one of the great
est sugar cane belts of the world—
were threatened.
Residents of the valley continued
to refuse pleas to evacuate before
it is too late. A few have left, but
the majority chose to remain until
driven from their homes by the
water.
Wave washes yesterday along
the Bayou and on the Mississippi
near Baton Rouge were cheeked
without serious damage. The dykes
will not feel the full force of the
flood, however, under tho advancing
crest reached there tomorrow or
possibl.v Thursday.
The river was falling from Nat
chez north, but between Anxola and
New Orleans it is rising at the rate
of one tenth foot a day. The water
level at New Orleans is stationary
and the city is believed free from
danger of serious flood.
Governor Signs
Education Bills
SACRAMENTO, May 10.
Schools of migratory workers in
California and a commission to
codify' the state’s education laws
headed a list of 14 important edu
cation bills signod today by Gov
ernor Young.
The migratory school law, spon
sored by Assemblywoman Eleanor
Miller of Los Angeles, provides edu
cational facilities for children of
persons who roam about the state
“following the fruit” and other
seasonal occupations.
Another measure by Senator Her
bert W. Slater of Santa Rosa, call
ing for a commission to study and
codify school laws of California,
was also signed by the governor.
“Old Timers” At
School Picnic
By I'nllrd Press I,caned Wire
PASADENA, Calif., May 10—De
cades were pushed back here today
when 25 persons over 85 years of
age attended the “Sunset” lunch
eon at Pasndena high school.
Galusha M. Cole, 100, was the old
est member of the gathering.
Boys of the high school offered
a musical program while the girls
presented a pageant, attired in
costumes of 75 years ago.
Rpeakers were Dr. E. O. Miller
of Los Angeles and O. P. Gifford
of Pasadena.
DISTRICT TO APPEAL OASB
Notice of appeal from the decis
ion of the Mexicali courts in the
suit filed against the Imperial Ir
rigation District for mono* alleged
to be due on customs duties, has
been filed by the district. The ap
peal will be decided by the court
in Mexico City and bond for the
amount of 33,000 pesos has been
filed bv the district pending de
cision on the appeal.
FILM EXPLOSION CAUSES FIRE
By I'nlted Prt«i Leased Wire
I.OH ANGELES, May 10.—Fire,
following the explosion of a strip
of film in the the projection ma
chine at the Plaza theater on North
Broadway, caused damage estimated
at SIOOO here today. Twenty per
sons in the building escaped without
Injury.*
HARDWICK GIVEN
NOT MORE THAN
TEN YEAR TERM
Appeal Will Be Filed in
Behalf of Former Chief
of Police.
Joe Hardwick, former chief of
police of Calexico, was sentenced
to the state penitentiary at Folsom
for a term of not more than 10 years
by Judge A. C. F'iuney in superior
court, department two, this morn
riig. Hardwick was found guilty' by
o jury last Friday of assault with
a deadly weapon.
Oral notice of appeal in the case
was immediately entered by Edgar
B. Harvey, defense attorney, who
notified the court that formal writ
ten appeal would bo filed within
two days as required by law. The
defense attorney then sought the
immediate release of Hardwick on
bail but the case was continued
over until this afternoon and the
defendant turned over to the custo
dy’ of the sheriff.
Upon Hardwick’s appearance be
fore Judge Finney for sentence At
torney Hervey entered a motion for
a new trial alleging errors of law
by the court and misconduct on the
part of the jury. The motion was
denied.
The defense attorney then enter
ed a motion for arrest of judgment
and this was also denied.
Attorney Hervey then asked that
he be privileged to read letters of
recommendation given the defend
ant by’ numerous persons and sev
eral newspaper clippings which
told of notable deeds performed by'
Hardwick while acting in the capac
ity of a police officer. The court
granted the request and the reading
was made.
Judge Finney’ then questioned
the defendant relative to his past
life. Hardwick told the judge that
he 19 47 years of age, that he had
been brought up on au Indian Res
ervation in Oklahoma and that two
years of his life had been spent iu
an orphan’s homo. He said that up
until the time he reached 20 years
of age lie had worked only as a
“cow-puncher.” At that time Hard
wick told the judge he began his
career as n police officer and had
been employed in that capacity ever
9ince.
“But I’m- through now,” lie con
cluded, “I’ve had enough.”
Heald Urges Full Penalty
The judge then asked the defense
counsel and the prosecution wheth
er they had any recommendations to
make. District Attorney Heald
recommended that the defendant be
sentenced to the state penitentiary
for tho term as prescribed by law
and that a fine of $5,000 be im
posed. Attorney’ Hervey then re
monstrated against the imposition
of the fine.
He imposed no fine. The court
in imposing the sentence said that
he would not attempt to traverse
upon justice by fixing or recom
mending any’ certain term of im
prisonment. • “That will be taken
care of by the prison board upon
committment,” he said.
Hardwick was taken to the coun
ty jail. He will probably be re
leased this afternoon on bail pend
ing the decision of the appellate
court on the appeal.
Weather Halts
Yankee Plane
By I'nlifd Preaa I.eaaed Wire
CURTISS FIELD, N. Y.. May 10.
—Storms sweeping the mid-Atlantic
will prevent the Bellanca mono
plane Columbia from starting for
Paris tomorrow morning, Lloyd W.
Bertraud, who will be navigator 6 n
the New York-Paris flight, said to
day.
“The best we can hope for is
Thursday and even starting then is
uncertain,” Bertraud said. “A
start tomorrow is out of the ques
tion.”
NO. 7 FOR MR. RUTH
By TTnlted Press Leased Wire
SPORTSMAN’S PARK, St. Louis
Mav 10. —Babe Ruth hit his seventh
home run of the season hero today
in the first inning. Combs and
Koenig were on base when the Babe
sent one of Gaston's pitches into
the right field stand.
Officials Lie
Like Gentlemen
I Bv United Press Leased Wire
! PARIS, May 10.—French gov-
I eminent officials lied valiant-
I lv and nobly today and a wor-
I ried mother retired to her home
I secure in the belief that Cap
tain Charles Nungesser, her avl-
I ator son. was safe.
I Officials of the government
I aeronautic service calmed her by
I saving that Nungesser had been
ollged to alight at Boston when
I he ran out of fuel.
I Madame Nungesser accepted
I this explanation and returned
i home to bed, telling the con
-1 clervo to tell reporters she was
! suffering from Indigestion from
' too many canards. Canard is a
I French word for duck but in a
I slang sense means unfounded re
| port.
JL -
Bank Cl earing*
$107,0£tf.20
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SEARCH IS
MADE FOR
AVIAJORS
No Trace of Nungesser
and CoK Since They
Left France.
LITTLE HOPE HELD
AH Vessels Warned to
Be On Watch for Miss
ing Frenchmen.
.Agencies which yesterday stood
ready to extend joyous welcome to
Captains Charles Nungesser and
Coli, attempting to fly from Paris
to New York, turned today to search
for the missing airmen. The Unit
ed States coast guard was the first
to tnke up active patrol of the sea
coast and of the Atlantic off the
grand banks in hope of finding the
aviators. Every inlet of the New
England eonst as far north as Nova
Scotia will be searched.
An air expedition from the navy
air base at Squantum, Mass., was
prevented taking the air by the
heavy fog which hung over the
coast almost the entire distance
from. New York up into New Bruns
wick and Nova Scotia.
Where there was no fog, usually
there was heavy rain.
The ice patrol protecting the north
Atlantic steamship laues began cov
ering the ocean from Cape Race,
New Eoundland, to Sable Island,
and far out to sea.
Radio stations continuously trans
mitted weather reports and queries
to ships, all of which were watching
for any sign of the two Frenchmen.
The United States Shipping Board
instructed its vessels to join in the
patrol wherever possible.
Some already have given up h'ope
while others were of the opinion
that Nungesser and Coli were safe.
Lieutenant Leigii Wade, one of the
American army round-the-world
flyers who perhaps has flown In as
many sub-Arctic storms ns any other
man, admitted that he believed
them alive largely because he want
ed to think that way.
Experts of the Aero League, or
the other hand, believed they had
reached the American continent and
would be found in some out-of-the
way place in Canada or New Eng
land. Others believed that pro
bably they had been picked up bt
some ship without radio, possibly
one of the fishing fleet off the
Grand Banks.
There was no proof, however,
that the aviators had come into
proximity with the American or
New Foundland coast. Aeeording
lv on the other side of the Atlantic
ships leaving for North American
ports were taking up the watch al
most as soon as they left.
But despite all the search, no
word of nnv kind came of the miss
ing flyers.
WASHINGTON. Mav 10—Gov
ernments of the United States and
France today moved officially to
locate and rescue the Nungesser-Coli
Paris to New York flight expedi
tion.
Acting on nn official French re
ouest, the state department asked
the navy department to lend all aid
and was assured orders would go
forthwith to all navy ships in the
north Atlantic to take up the search.
President Dalton of the Merchnnt
Fleet Corporation broadcast general
orders to all U. S. shipping board
vessels in the rone to make as wide
a search ns their schedules would
allow.
The ouestion of sending a relief
party for the missing airmen was
discussed at the regular cabinet
meeting today, it was understood.
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
said after the meeting that although
he didn’t see anv “successful wav”
of organizing such a partv at this
time he was “continuing his investi
gation” of steps that migh he tak
en to that end.
Wilbur added that after consulta
tion with Secretary of State Kel
logg he had cabled the American
naval attache at Paris to ask what
steps the French government wish
ed taken by the United States navv
in locating the flyers. Meantime,
he said, he had caused the n»v:i>
radio to include in its regular noo..
weather warnings to merchant shins
today a request to watch out for
Captain Nungesser and Ooli.
Double Dose
For Suicide
LOS ANGELES, Mav 10.—Ed
ward P. Rhutt, 55. was in n critical
condition hero todav following a
double attempt to commit suicide,
police reported.
Rhutt. it was said, first took poi
son and then shot himself with a
revolver. Police found him at a
farm house on the Monterev road
where he sought aid when he be
came alarmed at his condition. Lit
tin hopv waa held for his recovery.