St. Louis Post-Dispatch
August 20, 1927

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PRICE 2 CENTS pS WOGESENY a VANZETT © PLEAS FOR STAY Attorneys. | ANOTHER RESPITE. plications of the Defense PMO HaBeas wR Justice Holmes and District poles Morton Reject Ap-| i ' ' } ' ; SOUGHT OF FULLER | Effort to File Court Petition for Review Supreme Fails Because of Riicince | of Record. | By the Associated Press. BOSTON, Aug. 20.—Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes of the United States Supreme Court, at his home, Beverly Farms, today refused to execu- tion to Nicola Sacco and Bartola- grant a stay of meo Vanzetti. Attorneys Richard C. Vanzeiti defense, Arthur D.° Hill and Evarts of the Sacco- went to Justice 3 Holmes after United States District ' Judge Morion at Fall River this » morning denied an application for 4 a writ " fused to allow an appeal from his of habeas corpus and re- ruling to the United States Cir- * cuit Court -of Appeals. An associate in the defense, Elias made the application to F Judge Morton in behalf of the two - Mtalian radicals whose respite from - @dectrocution for a hold-up murder » ven years ago expires at midnight »-. Monday. Be Justice Holmes’ decision was an- } nounced by Hill, - counsel, ' Justice Holmes at his home here. | Leaving the house, Hill issued this brief statement: chief of defense after a conference with “Justice Holmes declined to issue He wrote a memorandum of his reasons which we are taking to Boston where copies will be made for the press.”’ He declined to amplify this state- ment. Sargent Hears Appeal. The Citizens’ National Committee for Sacco and Vanzetti announced this afternoon that a conference on the Sacco-Vanzetti case was held this morning by United States At- torney-General Sargent at his home in Ludlow, Vt., with Francis Fisher Kane, former United States District Attorney at Philadelphia, and Ar- thur Garfield) Hays, New York lawyer. “Attorneys Kane and Hays,” the cOminiitee’s statement said, “acting for the Citizens’ National Commit- tee, had a 3-hour conference with Mr. Sargent. Mr. Hays at the end of the conference made the follow- ing statement: Sargent declared that it was the first time he ever’ understood the relation of the Department of Jus- tice to the Sacco-Vanzetti case, and it was the first time that the case Was ever presented to him for offi- cial action. Mr. Sargent displayed much Concern over the matters that We laid before him. He has taken documents Which we submitted for study, and we believe he will try to ' Teach a decision promptly. We sub- mitted matters to Mr. Sargent sup- ; porting our appeal for Federal in- . tervention in the case.’ ” At Ludlow Attorney-General Sar- Bent said he had listened to what say. and had told them that while he was away from Washington all business of the Department of Justice was in the hands of Acting Attorney-Gen- eral Farnum. discuss the matter. Defense Lawyer in Washington. Michael A. Musmanno, assoetate counsel for Sacco and Vanzetti, was in Washington at the office of the s Supreme urt when it opened his morn- ing for the purpose of filing a pe- /Ution for a review. He was unl- able to present a record and he *Atered into a discussion with court '-«“Sfficials to dev elop whether the pe- Ution for a review could be filed in - the absence of such a recor¢ show- ing the proceedings in the lower : Courts, Representatives of the clerk “dvised him that the petition could » ROt be filed without a record. Musmanno left with the clerk the Papers he had with him, which included two petitions, one to bring “UP for review the case as devel- “ped before the Supreme Court of Massachusetts and the other for a review of the action of the State He also left at the clerk's office filing fees for the WO cases and promised that the fecords in both w ould be here early MEXt week. The cases cannot be » ted until the records are pre- ted, _ The Petition asking for a review te ‘Attorney-General Continued on Page 2. Colum 2. FAIR AND SLIGHTLY WARMER TONIGHT AND TOMORROW THE TEM sani ee gigees 1. e 3 3 ao ? . see 12 noon ” Me Qh ie. Oe La ee Oe os ge 2 M. Which aciiena « 3s a ee SS ees bare o wire s~ m. 8 a. m. ee esterday 5 high, G2 m. 54 73 (2:15 ob. (U ™m.). low {ficial forevast | for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair to- night and tomor- row; slightly warmer row. Missouri: Gen- erally fair to- night and tomor- row: warmer tomorrow andin the west and central por- tions tonight. Illinois: erally fair tonight | and tomorrow; somewhat warm- er tomorrow, Relative midity at 55. Sunset 6:50. Sunrise* (tomorrow). 520. SEE OUR FAIR STATE AT OUR STATE. FAIR noon Stage of the Mississippi, 16.5 | feet, a fall of .d. Weather Outlook for the Week. | By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—The weather outlook for the week be- ginning Monday follows: Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val- leys and northern and central Great Plains; moderate tempera- ture most of week; no extended precipitation period likely. ST, LOUIS WOMAN KILLED AND DAUGHTER HURT IN CRASH Mrs. Walter L. Rutkowski Crushed to Death Near Fredericktown, Missouri. Special to the Post-Dispatch. FREDERICKTOWN, Mo., Aug. 20.—Mrs. Walter L. Rutkowski, 6031 Waterman avenue, St. Louis, wife of Walter L. Rutkowski, pres- ident of the R. C. Can Co., was killed this morning on Highway No. 67, eight miles south of Fred- ericktown, when the automobile which she was riding crashed into an embankment and turned over. The car was being driven by a daughter, Florentine. A blowout of a front tire caused her to lose control of the machine. The daugh- ter suffered serious injuries. The mother’apparently had at- tempted to jump from the car and was crushed between the auto and the high bank against which the car lodged. The women were on their way to their summer camp near Doniphan, where they ex- pected to meet Rutkowski, who has been at Hot Springs, Ark. GERMAN PLANE SUCCESSFULLY LIFTS FOUR TONS OF GASOLINE With The Germania Passes Test Full Load for Trans- Atlantic Flight. By the Associated Press. COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. Lieut. Otto Keennecke this morn- ing completed the weight test flights of his Caspar biplane Ger- mania, taking off easily with a full load of almost 3900 kilograms of fuel (about 8500 pounds) such as he intends to carry on his trans- Atlantic flight. Joseph Wall, radio operator, was ordered to go up with Koennecke and Count Solms-Laubach later in 20.— |the forenoon for a tryout. | Sargent declined to | Wall underwent a thorough medical examination veiemnaalt and was pronounced physically fit. If today’s test proves his technical fiiness, he will accompany. Koen- necke on the long hop. Count Solms-Laubach, financial backer of the flight. had hoped to go but withdrew when it 4avas in- dicated Koennecke should be ac- companied by an expert radio man, Joseph Alfred Wall was chosen today to accompany Koennecke on his trans-Atlantic flight as a radio operator. tomor- | hu- 4“ | i i i } | ! slightly, | i ! | Gen- | | | } i maha place, THIRD $LIQUOR SHIP SEIZED British Boat With 5600 Cases Cap- tured in New York Harbor. ify the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Aug. third steamer to be captured run- ning a cargo of rum directly into New York harbor within a week was anchored by the coast guard off the Statue of Liberty She is the British steam trawler Zelda. Her capture, with a cargo of 5600 cases, brought seizures for the past few days up to 17.600 cases on which prohibition officials placed a value of nearly $1,500,000. The Zelda was captured with her crew of 16 by a coast guard patrol boat off Ambrose Light. HORSE AT GRAVE KILLS OWNER 32-Year-Old Animal Condemned to Peath Kicks Farmer, 68. By the Assoviated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. —A 68-year-old see Henry Ang. of Iinwood was kicked. to death today by a 32-year-old horse which he was leading to the grave he had dug for it. Dr. Charles C. MeNulty of At- lantic City had just pronounced the period of the horse’s usefulness at an end. This was the first time the animal had been out of his stall for several years. Aug. 20. MANSLAUGHTER © WARRANT ISSUED IN AUTO KILLING: Action Follows Inquest Ver-. dict of Homicide Against Harry Murphy in Case of Mrs. May Martin, $25,000 BOND SET FOR MAN WHO FLED ‘He Declines to Testify on_ Advice of Counsel, but | HOLDUP MAN “CHUGHT 3 YEARS Cecil J. Williams Confesses | | Drug Store Robbery in | Which Companion Was | | Killed. | THOUGHT POLICE HAD FORGOTTEN | Statement of Slain Man’s AFTER GRIME Widow Gives Police Clew | AND TOLINDBERCH BEFORE BIG FLIGHT KILLED IN CRASH ‘Lieut. George J. Stumpf | | Dies After National Guard Plane Hits Flay Pole in| | St. Louis County. ACCIDENT OCCURS | AT LAKE HILL PARK | L ieut. Clifton R. Hutchin-. Witnesses Tell Circum-| — Charge Against Her! Machine Flying Very Low stantial Story. A manslaughter sued today against Harry Murphy. of 6015 killing automobile salesman, Carlsbad avenue, in the Thursday night of Mrs. an 25 years old, of 2609 Armand place, a speeding automobile which did not stop. Issuance of the warrant followed by a few minutes the action of a Coroner’s jury in holding Murphy for homicide under $25,000 bond. The unusually high bond was rec- ommended by Coroner Vitt. who said a “very flagrant case’ had been made against Murphy. On advice of counsel, Murphy de clined to testify, but other witness- es wove a strong web of circum- stantial evidence about him. Run Down in Safety Zone. Mrs. Martin and a friend, Beulah Cline, 23, place, were standing in the safeiy zone at Jefferson avenue and Ar- waiting for a street car, when a northbound Coupe struck them, fatally injuring Mrs. Martin and seriously injuring Miss Cline. The coupe sped on. Later it was noticed a Dodge coupe had been abandoned n block north at Accomace street. Mrs. Martin’s hat was on the running- board, and several strands of long hair and some blood were on the hood. The abandoned car was the prop- erty of a South Side automobile agency, whose president, Joseph I’. Koening, told police the ear was used by Murphy, a salesman for the company. Police who ar- rested Murphy at his home at 2 a. m. yesterday said he claimed an old suit of clothes and a brief case of sales literature found in the car. Murphy Admitted Drinking. Police testified that Murphy ad- mitted drinking-home-brew Thurs- day, and when arrested appeared to be just sobering Police quot- ed Murphy as saving he remem- bered dimly that “something had tin, by Miss happened” and he had abandoned | his automobile. Mrs. Martin’s husband. C. Martin, who, from a window of his home, saw his wife struck by the speedin,z auton.obile, estimated its speed at 40 to 50 miles an hour. Martin is 2 ciauffeur. Two young min, who were in a parked automobile at the curb. tes- tified there was plenty of room for the coupe 1.0 save passed safely between the parked automobile and the women § standing in the safety zone. ‘They said the speed- ing coupe hurled rs. 15 feet and Miss Cline 390 feet. NICARAGUAN BANDIT CHIEF SAYS HE WILL MAKE PEACE | He Declares Himself Ready to Lay Down Arms If Liberal Party Demands It. By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, —Carlos Salgado, who Has been carrying on acts of banditry in the northwest of Nicaragua, ported to have stated his Wolliam Aug. 20. willing- | ;ness to lay down arms, provided | ithe Liberaf leaders give him their 20.—The | ‘answering a letter froin Gen. today. “authority.” In a communication, Jose was com- the Liberal the Conservatives, to have expressed that since the defeat of Sandino by American Marines and native constabulary at QOcotal he must carry on the Liberal cause. On the other leaders state that Salgado has no connection with the party and is persecuting both Liberals and Conse rvative: s, BUMBLE BEE STINGS FATAL il. Campbell, 78, Attacked | by Swarm. the Associsted Press KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Henry H. Campbell. 78 years old. died as the result of bumble bee stings received Saturday at his home. three Springs. this county One of his grandchitdren been stung and he went to the child’s assistance. whereupon the swarm of bees stung him on the who of Maria Moncada, mander-in-chief forces against Salgado is sai the belief General hand. Liberal Henry Rv A ux. -0.— had | face, neck and hands. warrant was is-. May Mar- j of 6746 Nashville | Dodge | Martin about | , Is re- | miles south of Blue | Dropped. | his companion was killed in a drug | store holdup, Cecil J. Williams was , arrested last night as the result of a detective’s persistent work on the case. On the night of Ocf. 12, 1924, two young men swaggered into the drug store of Leroy H. Schumann at Marcus and Natura: bridge ave- nues. One ordered cigarettes and reached to--ard e pocket which bulged. Schumann, detecting the movement, reached into a candy case, instead of a cigarette case, and drew out an automatic pistol, kept there for emergencies. AS the other man drew a pistol from the bulging pocket, Schumann fired at his face. Wounded mortally, the man stag- gered from the store and was as- sisted by his companion into a waiting automobile in which they |escaped. The wounded man, Clar- lence Mueller, 18 years old, died en ‘route to a hospital. The other man | left town. | Detective-Sergeant John Finan and she named Williams as her husband’s accomplice. Unable to find Williams, Finan kept a broth- er of the suspect under constant surveillance. Several weeks ago he learned this brother had bought a gray suit and sent it to someone out of town. A few days ago he saw a young man resembling Cecil Wil- liams in a gray suit on the streets here, Last midnight he and other police went to the home of Cecil Williams’ mother at 3312 North Eleventh street, and found their quarry in bed. Williams readily admittei his part in the holdup, and wrote his own confession with pencil and pa- per. He said Mueller’s wife had preceded them into Schumann's drug store and had ascertained that only the proprietor was _in- side. She was waiting in the car, eating an ice cream cone pur- chased in the store, when her hus- band was shot, williams said Mrs. Mueller had admitted this to police and was charged with attempted robbery, but the charge later was dismissed. After the shooting, went to Bismarcs, Ironton and Ellington, Mo., settling down at Ellington until a month ago whes he returned to St. Louis, believ- ing the police had forgotten about him. SCOTT FIELD DIRIGIBLE STARTS: BACK FROM FAIR AT SEDALIA | TC-52 Expected to Return to State Iexposition Tuesday, Weather | Permitting. i; Special to the Post-Dispatch. SEDALIA, Mo., Aug, #20.—The | TC-52 left here at 2:10 o'clock thts afternoon and is expected back at Scott Field shortly after 6 o'clock this evening. If weather permits, the dirigible | will return next Tuesday which will | ‘be St. Louis Day at the State Fair here, and will have as passenger rage M. Bixby, president of the is Louis Chamber of Commerce, | "The TC-52, Scott Field training iship, landed at the State Fair Grounds here at 12:05 p. m. to- day after circling over the grounds and the city for nearly half an * our, Its trip distance of the filving station near St. and ‘required a little more than four hours.. Lieut.-Col. Jo A. Paeg@elow. who was in command of lthe ship. was taken to luncheon by a committee while his crew of six officers and men stayed with their craft to supervise a volunteer land- ing crew marshaled by fair grounds ' police The crew had to hold the ropes as long as the ship was here The voyage west was uneventful | except that Col. Paegelow circled | several times over his old home at be alifornia, Mo. | Williams covered an atir Louis | Veterans’ Burcau Cuts— L-xapenses. the Aetmeluted Prene WASHINGTON, Aug. Veterans’ Bureau saved in the tast fiscal year. ‘nounced today. aad through fur- feces reductions an aggregate an- nual saving of approximately $260,- 428 ts anticipated. ie | $243.430 Two years and 10 months after; questioned Mueller’s widow, Anna, line | about 180 miles froin | 20.—The | it was an- | Before Accident. Lieut. sistant and counselor of Col. Lind- bergh in preparation for the rans- Atlantic flight, was killed at 9:30 a. m, today in an airplane crash at Lake Hill Park, St. Louis County, in which Lieut. Clifton R. Hut- chinson, a fellow officer. was in- Jured. The officers, who were in camp with their outfit at Lambert-St. Louis Field, were. paying an aerial cal] upon friends of Lieut. Stumpf at hake Hill when the crash oc- curred. a mployes of the resort, in which Lieu. Stumpf had been interested financially, said the airplane ap- peared over the clubhouse about 9:25 o’clock, flying low. Stumpf was in the rear cockpit, waving at the men on the ground and Hutch- inson was at the controls. Men on Roof Ducked. “The plane swung around over the place,” said one Of the em- ployes, “and two of our men went up on the roof to see Lieut. Stumpf more clearly when it came back. “After crossing over the club- house pretty low, it turned again, north of the place, and came down lower than ever. As it came over the clubhouse the men on the roof had to duck to keep from being hit. “One of the wings hit the flag- pole on the roof. It tore away the left wing, leaving it hanging to the plane only by fhe guy. wires. The plane kept on across the Fris- co right-of-way and crashed in a |deep ditch about 150 yards south | of Lake Hill Park.” Wire About Stumpf's Neck. When the men from the park reached the wreckage they found that Lieut. Hutchinson of the wreckage. Lieut. lav in the midst of it, being choked to death which was twisted about his neck. The wire was cut away but Lient. Stumpf’s condition obviously was so critical that no effort was made to remove him from the wreckage until a physician was called. His head had been deeply cut and ap- parently crushed. He died within 45 minutes. before an ambulance arrived. . Lieut. Hutchinson Dilworth Memorial Hospital in Kirkwood suffering from _ shock, ) and deep cuts on the head and face. | Stumpf apparently was taken to The plane was flying so low hen it struck the flagpole that apres of the officegs had time o take to the parachutes | whieh they were equipped. With Lindbergh in New York. Lieut. Stumpf was 382 vears old and resided at Nebraska avenue. Tle was unmarried. Asa flying enthusiast and friend of the financial backezs of Lindbergh's with few days before the trans-Atlantic flyer hopped off. so that Lind- |bergh would have a friend to divert | by a wire) flight he was sent to New York a | son, Pilot, Is Injured — George J. Stumpf of the | Thirty-fifth Division Air Corps, as-"| THIRD TRANS-PACIFIC PLANE, HUNTING LOST FLYERS, ALSO — MISSING AFTER SENDING SOS — | Air Crash Victim, With Lindbergh | | Peg “pape: Ne: ws: sisi: CH. LINDBERGH and Lieut. New York shortly before Lin sent t6 New York by Lindbergh's parations for the historic flight. Stumpf, killed today in an airplane crash in St. Louis County, was — International Photo, George Stumpf, photographed at dbergh crossed the Atlantic. Lieut. financial backers to assist in pre- NO TRACE OF EXPLORER LOST IN TENNESSEE CAVE Governor Orders Special Mine | By the | —Eleven had been | thrown from the rear cockpit clear | Rescue Crew to Search Cavern for Lawrence Ashley. Associated Press SHELL MOUND, Tenn. Aug. expeditions into Nick-a- Jack Cave nad fafled today. to re- veal any trace as to the fate of Lawrence Ashley, cave explorer and geologist. who entered the cavern last Monday. Ashley as can be ascertained, carried only scant provisions with him and was equipped with a:limited supply of carbide to light the “underground passages which he set out to ex- plore. Near the bank of an under- ground stream which flows through the recesses of the cavern, one party of seas:hers found imprints which they believe were made by Asbley’s hands and knees, but there was no clew as to whether the ex- plorer had slipped into the icy waters and had been swept away or had merely crawled to the bank of the river in his exploring work. Farmers’ have volunteered to penetrate the uncharted passages and the State of Tennessee also has } | | mediately | i ' i ! taken an active part in the quest. Gov, Veay yesterday ordered the Chief Mine Inspector to report im- at the cave with six picked members of the mine rescue crew from Rockwood. J: D. Ash- ley, brother of the missing man, left #is home in Bloomington, IIL, yesterday to ajd in the search. The geologist recently told ‘him from the constant thought of | friends here he had discovered a ithe trip as well as to assist him in the many preparatory details connection with the hopoff. Lieu® Stumpf was a bond sales: | man employed by Bixby-Smith. Inc., 318 North Eighth street. He, was not a rated flying officer but | had been in the National Guard | Squadron since’ it Was tan officer an&student flyer. Lieut. Hutchinson. who years old, is a department manage r | ‘for the Elder Manufacturing Co.. 703 North Thirteenth street. He; joined the 35th Division Air Corps) when it was organized and was a mess sergeant before he was sent to the army flying school at Brooks | Field as an officer, flying. is v6 | to Appear in University | City Police Court. Two hundred University residents found police Ordered City tifying them to appear iff Police Court for failing to have their parking lights turrfed on last night. Chief of Police Ward said it its likely the charges will be dis- missed against those who come into court in response to the summons. Warrants will be iIssued for any who do not respond, he said. for a course tn} in; and shale organized | By the Assoctated Prees, land had made frequent flights as | | | of Hanlon, ' ' | } } 200 GET PARKING ‘SUMMONS THREE DROWNED UNDER CAR ¥ | stickers On | their automobiles this morning, no- | narrow entrance of dirt, loose rocks formation leading to a 20. | , as far | $1200 PAYROLL TAKEN FROM 2 LAST RADIO GALL OF DALLAS SPIRIT TOLD OF TAILSPIN Capts. Erwin and Eichwaldt Believed to Have Been 592 Miles Out Over the Ocean at That Time. SHIP REPORTS FLARE BUT FINDS NOTHING U. S. Destroyers and Other Vessels Speed to Spot Where Airmen Are Sup- posed to Have Crashed. By the Associated Press, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.— Ships at sea early today speeded to a spot approximately 590 nau- tical miles west of San Francisco where the airplane Dallas §pirit, last night sent out an 8. O. 8, call after it had gone into two succes- sive tail spins. Approximately 25 ships were steaming over the great circle route in search of the plane. The United States destroyers La- valette and Samner were believed to be the vessels nearest the Dal- las Spirit. The Lavalette and the Sumner were reported 1608 miles east of the plane's last known posi- tion. The destroyers Hazelwood, Meyers and the aircraft tender Langley also were hurrying to the rescue. The tanker Frank G. Drum was reported 230 miles from the spot, proceeding at full speed. Set Out to Hunt Missing Flyers. Capts. William P. Erwin ana A. H. Eichwaldt, pilot and navigator, respectively, hopped off from Oakland, yesterday in the plane, MEN BY YOUTH 'Paymasters for John S. | Swift Co., Printers, Held Up Near Jefferson Bank After Drawing Money. Harry J. Rubland., the John s. Swift Cow printers, at 105 South Ninth street, and his as- sistant. Earl L. Troot, were held up by an armed youth at 11:10 a. m., today. and the printing company’s payroll $1244.50 taken from them. Ruhland and Troot had just) drawn the money from the Je ani. | son Bank at Jefferson and Frank- lin avenues, and had walked to their Ford coupe. parked on the south side of Franklin. about 100 fect east of Jefferson. They got in the car. put the payroll, which was in a leather bag, between them. and were preparing to drive away, whea a youth of about 19 years old, a revolver in his hand. jumped into their car and told them to driv east on Franklin. Ruhiand and Troot obeyed. At paymuaster of of much larger cavern than any part yet explored. J, H. RILEY, OARSMAN, DIES star of Half Century Ago “Nas 82 Years Old. TOGA SPRINGS, NN, , Riley, 82 years and of rowing day? SALA Aug. 20.—James H. /old. veteran oarsman the survivors of early in America. died here last night. one Twetity-third street they were ferced to turn north, and at the first alley. the robber made them drive east again. A short distance inside the alley the robber ordered thy car stopped. told the paymaster and his aid to get out. and then he drove east In the alley and es- caped. | Neither Ruhiand nor Troot was | arnied, tiley was a survivor of the days) Courtney. Plaisted and Ten Eye k many of the in America half a-eentury ago. victory over Ned Hanlon of his achievements important rowing races | A Pinacd ‘Be neath, Overturned Machine in Creek. By the Assvuciated Press PITTSBURG, Pa. Aug, 20.—Mi- chael Antion and bis daughters— Virginia. 13 years old, and Syivia ’—mwere pinned tinder thelr auto- / mobile and drowned when the ma- chine left the road and dropped ino a creek. Antion leaves a widow and four’ other children. He is said to have driven the machine off the road in ile was « participant in | Aerives at Atrport Or rom Moline at was one| 1C ol. trans-Atlantic plane, l encircled thousands at the county LINDBERGH\_ AT MILWAUKEE >. 2 p. m. | By ibe Associated Prees. MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Charles A Aug. 20.— | the Spirit of St. Lois, glide tnto the midst of *'.port at 2 p. m. teday to be Mii- waukee’s cuest over te week-end. tie fiew here from Moline. Tl. By the Associated Prees. ROCKFORD, Ul. Aug. 20— Circling Camp Crant. the home of ‘the 33rd Divisien and dropping # note of appreciation from Maj. Gen. Roy Lx» Keehn for Rockford’s hospitality to the National Guarde- men. Col, Lindbergh flew over this / occupants. _ day. | Tail spin.” , Said that it had sighted a Lindbergh and his | Was reported. . the Dallas irit, to search the Pacific between here and Hawaii for the missing Dole flight planes, Golden Eagle and Miss Doran, or their five They have not been heard from since 9:02 p. m. yester- Pacific time (11:02 p, m. St, Louis time). when the following radio message was reecived from them: “8S. O. 8S. tall spin.” Then silence. “Went into tail spin,” the mes- sage continued after a brief while. “Came out O K. Sure scared. Sure was a close call. Bill (Erwin) thought it was al! off, but we came out of it. Lights on instrument board went out and it was so dark that Bill coudin't see—S. O. 8.— There was fo more. The manner in which the final messuge Was sent indicated the se- riousness of the situation. Eich- waldt had been sending slowly. re- 'peating each word when he broke his sentence and with a sudden buret of speed he flashed the “S O S—tagil Spin.” . The little monoplane, equipped with a radio sending set but no receiving apparatus, had been in constant communication with the Associated Press offices here. Ali through the afternoon and well into the night. the operator had copied messages from the flyers, us they sped along seeking the missing Dole racers—Miss Mildred Doran, Jehn A, (Atrggie) Pediar, her pilot, Lieut. V. RR. Kaope, her. navigator, and Jack Frost, pilot, and Gordon Scott, navigator of the Golden Eagte. Repert Raises Hopes in Vain. A message received by the Fed- eral Welegraph Co. early today from the tanker West Sequana, ap- proximately 256 miles west of Sen Francisco and 79 miles north of the great circle route to Honolulu. flare and was standing by until daylight. At dawn the West Sequana began circling the spot where the flare but at 6:47 mam gm, (3:47 St. Louls time) had found nothing. Swayne and Hoyt. operators of West Bequans ordered the ves te s'and by untli visibility ia goo@ and then econtinte the search In the vicinity of where the flares were reported. This nies. sage was sent to the vessel after it had reported that f <ould find nothing and was going to proceed to Shanghai. ite destination. — estimated the Dallas Spirit about 592 nautical miles from elty at 12:56 o'clock on his way a dense fog. te Milwaukee, L Continned on Page 2. Coloma 1. - } ee | ees aes . ee secant spe , stn einen ate ves haan tidal