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Show rl ) ' vMVXV' JULY WHEAT High ... WEATHER $1.14 $1.10 $1.13 Low Close' 1-- 2 5-- 8 LOGAN, CACHE COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, June $8, 1929. Pilot Killed as. Endurance Plane Crashed Into Tree .. .Miss Viola Gentry, Known As The, Fly ing Cashier, Was It Critically Injured Is Believed Gasoline Westbury, N. Y., June 28 (AP) Jack Ashcraft, a professional pilot, was tilled, and Miss Viola Gentry, known as the flyxng Castries, critically injured today as their biplane, in which they were attempting to create an endurance record, crashed into a . hickory tree. Ashcrafts neck was broken. Miss Gentry, 'suffering from internal injuries, broken Arms and lacerations, was taken to the Nassau cbunty hospital in Mmeola. She was conscious when pulled from the wreckage and asked what happened"? Their plane took off from Roosevelt field at 8:49 p. m.yes-terda- y, with 116 gallons of gasoline. It is believed their gasoline ran short and the plane crashed into the tree near a nursery. 200 feet from the Jericho turnpike Henry Hicks, propriator of the nursery, heard the accident. He $aid there was no noise rrom the motor. The") gasoline tanks and carburetor were later found to be dry. The plane landed on its '"nose, the motor burned far in tne ground., Ashcrafts body was wedged the motor and the ground. Miss Gentry was found on top of the gas tank, with one foot tang- - A.noclattd Prc&h Photo Ip tlx years, Betty Ford, San Francisco girl, accomplished what ordinarily' requires 16. She went through grammar and high school and Stanford university. Eight Killed In Mine Explosion -- Antofagasta, Chile, June 28(P) Eight persons are known to have been killed and seventeen injured in an explosion In the Chhquigamata mine of - the Chile exploration company today. The while the Explosion occurred mining crew was getting- ready for a blast. Five of those injured are in a serious condition. eh - -- nn nfi - ?a two LETTERS FROM BORAH HELP U. S. CITIZENS IH VISITING RUSSIA Some Travelers Have Described Such Letters As "Magic . ' Wands." Kansas Newspaper Man Died Last Night By James L. West (Associated. Press Staff Writer) Washington," June 28 (AP) Americans traveling in Russia on business, scientific or other missions - have found that letters written for them) by Sentor' William E. Borah, of Idaho, chair- man of the senate foreign relations committee, are of almost in- -. estimable value In faciliating tneir movements In the Soviet union. . ' Some travelers have described such letters as magic wands, opening to them territory from which even the nationals of other , countries have diplomatic relations with Russia are barred and in obtaining privileges first refused upon the presentation of passports issued by Russian diplomats in Paris, Berlin and other European capitals. Word of the potency of the Borah - letters, or, to be more exact, of the signature "Wm. E scrawled in the handBorah, writing of the leading proponent Continued on Page Eight. CAPTAIN Annual Chamber Kansas City, June 28(T) William Ansell Mitchell, 69, pioneer Kansas man, died newspaper last night at ins home here. Mr. Mitchell spent his boyhood in Lacygne, Kans., was graduated from Georgetown University, Washington D. C. and then returned to Kansas as editor of the , Olathe Mirror. He ' later was editor of the Columbus Advocate, coming to Kansas city in 1919. He has written 'many articles on early Kansas history. s j Plead Guilty To Distilling Liquor Wallace, Idaho, June Mrs. Mary Nusea, 54. 28 (P) and her son Edward, 19, were bound over to the grand jury yesterday after pleading guilty to distilling liquor and telling the court that they did so to earn enough money to pay for an operation to save Edward from going blind. HAINES A RECORD FLIGHT FROM COAST TO COAST Large Turnout The annual chamber of commerce outing conducted on the U. S. A. C. quadrangle Thursday' afternoon attracted members of civic clubs of Boxelder and various towns of this valley. In ract the county was much better represent- , ed than Logan. The afternoon pro-gram was carefully planned and carried out to the enjoyment of all present. The Bluebird Orchestra was in George W. Squires, chief announcer, called upon A N. Sorensen to give .the address of Welcome. The speaker believed that friendly people make friendly communities. The gathering, he said, was for the purpose oi promoting good will among the citizens of this neighboi hood. Weather conditions .were ideal not too warm, the shades of the trees and buildings giving a cool setting to the varied dance program conducted on the grass by Mary Wood Hinman of the summer school faculty. The students entrained with clogg . dances. Spanish dances. Military maich, Indian davice, English dance, Scandinavian Venoxer dances, Barn dance, students of all ages ' and sizes participating. Play hour in which all present took part was conducted by Mrs. Katherine Cooper Carlisle Following the plav hour luncheon was served in little groups scattered about the campus The very fine outing was concluded , wth a lecture on Todav's Attacks pn Marriage, by Dr. Henrv Neumann of Brooklyn, New York. War -- : Metropolitan Airport, Los AnBy John P. Boughan Seven hours geles, June 28 (fP) had (Associated Press Market, Editor) and 14 minutes after he landed here, establishing a new ' Chicago, June 28 (AP) Wheat non-sto- p flight i prices advanced sharply today on the condition of spring record from New York to Angeles, - Captain Frank Hawks .wheat in Canadian prairie pro-tooff again this morning in Winces averaged 85 percent against an effort to break his own markioi last year. It was deduced the Canadian crop therefore would for a West to East total nearly 200,000,000 bushels aerial dash. Hawks flew from Roosevelt less than last year. field to Metropolitan Airport in 19 houhs, 10 minutes 32 seconds shattering the late. yesterday, growers' pool said that mark of 24 hours, 51 minutes set conditions from now jqeal last year by the late Captain c. western. Cartada wuold harvest B. D. Collyer and Harry Tucker. raise 400,000,000 bushels, but the which vleld Under the program to 350,000.000 might - drop had outlined for himself he ex- pected to take off again about an hour and a half and fly back to New York In about 14 hours, maue catuiiatc ui umjr jaj-thcrossing the continent twice 000,000 bushels yield. Under such In 36 hours. circumstances, the days stop pri- Trouble of several kinds which ccg faied to hold, ( fmoeared in Hawks plane while 1 mechanics were grooming it forj Whpat closed unsettled, 2 1 4c to to corn net him higher, ,3c return the flight prevented ad- to to from taking off on schedule., up, oats and ivsnced. provisions unchanged 1 to a .rise of 17c. (Continued On Page Eightl trans-continen- tal Los-repor- ts ok cross-contine- nt ' . us -- 3-- 4c l-- 4c 1- -2 4c 5-- Price of Progress July In Aviation Runs High in Death Toll Claims Right to Use of Light Wines And Beer Almighty Placed Flowers And Vines On Earth Intending They Be Used. On Fourth of A trip to Adams field this revealed Carr morning Clay, worlds champion buildogger and A1 Allen, worlds champion roper busy supervising the building of the chutes alnd corrals for the big rodeo on the fourth, These two men are the best in the country and are speeding a few days here before the big show to see that everything is going to be in shape for Logan's biggest wild west event. One of the mst attractively events on the fireworks program will be the Indian and settler war. On one side of the field the Indians will shoot fire arrows at the settlers .on the other side who return the fire with bullets that can be seen flying through the air. This piece will be very effective in the stadiuln. Seats are now on sale for the fireworks pageant and the rodeo at the Bluebird, Thatchers Clothing and Howell Brothers. The parade on the fourth of July bids fair to excell anything yet attempted on this day in The new sections inLogan. cluding the rodeo, the dog section and faUcy horse riders section will create more than passing interest. All who are contemplating entering floats or animlas in the parade are urged to be on hand on South Main at 9:15 so as not to hold up the procession. The loudspeakers installed in the stadium for the pageant and fireworks will add greatly to the so France that would not be rushed in ratification of the Mellon Berenger debt accdrd. The debt accord would include the war stocks debt in the general war debt to the United States. The resolution was passed after a speech of Deputy Franklin Bouillon in answer to. 21 hours speech making by M. Poincare, who sought to show why immediate ratification of the debt accords with England and America was necessary. The Deputy argued that France was being railroaded into ratif-catio- n and he declared he did not believe America would be deaf to an appeal of Justice but if America would not recognize justice then France j would be able to appeal to the Justice of world. an American Versailles was was an peace, the young-pla- n American peace," he argued, and to all of them America has refused to subscribe There were various indications that the plea ,might not find a ready welcome in the United said Snaths. News dispatches Washington' officials saw no aut mahority for postponing turity date, unless by special action of congress. Today, alongside Columns devoted to the Fiery Chamber debate, there appeared a short dis patch from Washington quoting Secretary of the Treasury Mellon as saying, that if the debt settlement was no ratified August 1 France will be he presumes $400,000-no- n ready to pay the bill of for th surplus war stocks when It falls due on that date. Wages Reduced In Silver Mines ""Faces Death Quiz Lieutenant And Cadet Killed in Crash Today At March Field Endurance Flights Help Fill Air With More Planes. The price of progress ran high today, as the air was filled with' planes on flights, all aimed at the advancement of aviation. Three refueling flights were in progress as the day began, but at dawn one plane crashed to earth 011 Long Island, killing Jack Ashcraft, and critically injuring his Viola Gentry. A few hours later, an army instruction plane from Mitchell field caught fire in air and fell. Injuring Lieutenant Maxwell Balfour, and Sergeant Elmer Berry. the Despite these accidents qther endurance flights, one at Roosevelt field, and one over Minneapolis, went on, and Captain Frank Hawks, unmindful of the tragedies continued on a non stop race against time across the continent from Los Angeles. followed accidents Today's closely two others in the region of New York, Last night three men were killed and Two injured when a flying boat fell in Little Egg harbor, N. J. and the day be fore Francis Phillips, son of the late Queen Sewer Pipe Magnate, and Companion were killed in a crash on Long Island. co-pil- AtjnanIfJ Prra Photo Lots Pantages, wife of the Los Angeles theater magnate, hae been charged with second degree mur. der following the death of a Japanese as a result of an automobile collision. War Debts Occupy French Parliament (Continued on Page Two STOLEN OK of as Lake .City, June 28 (fP) Notices of a wage' reduction of 25 cents a dav effective July 1 have been posted as various silver-lea- d properties in Utah. Th? decrease offsets the increase granted this year when metal prices advanced. -- - r2Lt. t an , For ' , ch re-en- of - - Fire -- Worlds In ' Salt . Paris, June 26 (JP) The war debts , which France owes to America and Great Britain today seemed likely to be the- - principal preoccupation of both the government and parliament for the next four weeks. the Facing the long ' fight, found its position government none too strong, for while winRiverside, . Calif ., June 28 (fP- )ning on two votes of confidence on Allied questions last night Lieutenant William G. Plummer and this morning, its majority and flying cadet Cyrus J. Walon one was the smallest in the lace were killed in an airplane cabinet's history. The first vote accident at March J field today. 291 to 266, the second 347 The accident happened when, a Chief Clerk Held Up At was second plane, piloted tv a cadet, to 207. scraped the wing of Lieutenant was increasingly evident Plummer's Point Gun He thatIt '.with causing it, to sh,ip. the great number of crash. "k ' AutoFrom to have their Alights politicians anxious Lieutenant ..Mu say on the subject, ratifications training mobile rKansan .Kid- - vU fee-deb, accords h&rdiy could. reveal- - the to ""declined school more materialize few than a very name of the student pilot whose naped By Wo In days before August 1. On that plane was responsible for the debts unless accords the date, Bandit. adhave been ratified France will crash. He said there were no be obliged to pay the United ditional injuries. occurred when The accident Topeka, Kans., June 28 (API States $40,000,000 covering the Lieutenant A woman Plummer's plane was today held up W. L. surplus war stocks' bill.. Stalons, chief clerk of the Securwithin a few hundred feet of the ity Benefit association here and earth, and the occupants hadLieu-no escaped with the association's Heir To Millions chance to use parachutes. estimated at approxipayroll Faces Divorce tenant Owens said. mately $14,000 after kidnaping A J. Perllch, Kansas City, and forcing him to drive- her to the scene June 28(p) Ralph No Fish Chicago, of the holdup. Chester Otis Jr., an heir to the Mr. Stalons, by Otis elevator accompanied has been L6uis Streit, an employe, had re- made defendantmillions, Bear Lake Owing . in a divorce acturned to the association offices tion In which Mrs. Catherine from the Central national bank. Crerar to whom he was To Idaho Seining When Stalons stepped from his married Otis, in January, 1927, charges motor car carrying the money in cruelty. a satchel he was accosted by the of Otis to the The woman, holding a handkerchief daughter wedding Salt Lake City, June 28 (P) of Mr. and Mrs. John over her face. aggregating a Crerar was one of the fashion- Fish plantings, Believing she was a patient of able affairs of the early 1927 total of 5,752,123 with an average At St. Louis the association hospital, Mr. season. lengtbp of 6 inches, were made Stalons stopped to talk with her Mrs. Otis bill, filed yesterday, prior to the present fishing sea1 er Mak- The woman pointed a revolver at sets forth that Otis struck St. Louis, June 28 (P) son in Utah streams and lakes, a with the command: and that they separated June 7. report issued .today from the ofing his first visit home since the clerk Col. his marriage, Charles A. Drop that package or Ill blow It declares Otis receives $200 a fice of J. Arthur Mecham, state your insides out. month salary from a- - brokerag fish and game commissioner, Lindbergh landed at Lambert-S- t. Louis field last night on his Mr. Stalons attempted to throw firm and has a larger Income sUitcs coast to coast inspection tour for the satchel to - Streit, but the from his parents During May and June the Pan-guitthe Transcontinental air trans woman caught it. She turned to hatchery planted 187,000 motorcar in port. He was accompanied by which shePerlichs the Logan hatchery, and nsh Kimball P. Edward to ordered had him Miss Mrs. Lindbergh, the former June, planted 175,000 fish at during wait the but he had curb, Anne Morrow. to Bear rivers. The Called and in to Germany Logan driven to police headquarters an were The Lindberghs given Beaver during May and hatchery, the robery.report a hangimpromptu reception at 400,800 fish while 28 (AP) woman The fled June oil foot. SaltL planted then ake June, City, division er of the 35th air corps, Eerlich told police he was sitt- Edward P Kimball, for 25 years the Gleuwood hatchery in Sevier of which Lindbergh is an officer, car his in in front of the organist of the Mormon" taber- county planted 923,253 fish, pracing field left for the and then they a woman nacle here and governor of the tically all of them in Fish Lake. Kansan hotel when a hotel. the door of the automo- Rotary district of Utah and Idaho, The Springville hatchery, from opened in an make will Lindbergh He has been named piesident of the December 7, 1928, until the presLouis bile and got ila beside him. of Lambert-S- t. spection shle held a revolver against German-Austria- n mission of the ent time, has planted 3,937,400 field - which will be used by T. said side the rainbow trout and silver salmon, and ordered him to drive Later-Da- y Saints church, A. T., and then go to Kansas his Assoannounces. her to the Security Benefit tirst presidency the salmon "being released to Fish City. ValW ciation building about six blocks He will succeed Hvrum Lake and the Strawberry reservoir. mission distant. entine, president of the No extensive plantings in Bear will Idaho Kir Arrived there, the woman, for the 13t three years and Body Lake have been made, due. to re60 next to ave within the said, ordered him days. ports that Idaho fishermen are Suicide" Found Perllch "keep quiet and not to get neroperating seines in that water, vous because they hadn't come Mr. Mecham reported. Cross Southern of to return the referring Boise. Idaho. June 27 (API Af - iet, 4 ter writing a note to his wife to Stalons and Streit from the bank Reaches Singapore Elwood as Mead womnn Dr. Streit described the tell her he felt himself a failure, Vernon Smith, 29, major in the being thin faced, dark complex-ione- d On Reclamation Singapore, Straits Settlement, and of medium height beIdaho National guard, committed June 28 (p) Captain Charles suicide early in the week and his tween 25 and 27 years or ageWork in Arizona Kingsford Smith and his three body was found last night. in here arrived today companions Smith's absence from his post In Cleveland their plane the Southern Cross, Yuma; Ariz, June 28 (AP) An in the abjutant generals office from Derby, Western Australia, Informal conference between Dr. had caused some comment but Building Hospital enroute to England. They covered Elwood Mead, head of the United none of his friends suspected his a distance of about 16,650 miles. States bureau of reclamation, and-th- e intentions. Fire Arizona Colorado river comCleveland, June 28 (P) The fliers set out from Sydney. The body was found shortly afwas to be held here today. ter his car was discovered on the broke out early today m the re- N S W Tuesday morning in an missionMead arrived yesterday from Dr. building of the Cleveland effort to break the 15 day record Boie barracks reservation. He had search an hosnital, adjoining the between England and Australia of El Cantro, Calif., following shot himself through the head, Clinic aerial inspection of the Imperial Clinic building where Bert Hinkler. with an army revolver. Cleveland police said, 123 persons lost their 'lives in . ..... valley. He and the accompanyingan explosion and fire May 15. engineers will remain until SatIowa Man Found .The fire was located in the Seek urday in order to complete a pre- -' ' electric paraffine bath of the liminary survey of the proposed Record Pool Dead canal in connection Flight Physio therapy department of the with the Boulder dam project. research building which is separCharles B. Ward, chairman of Minneapolis, June 28 (AP) Provo. Utah. Jne 28 (AP) The ated bv roadways both from the Johnson the river commission, declined to Thunde hodv o Eldon H Haskett 07 of hospital and the clinic building Therwald Lenox. Ia, was found in a bnthinv where the previous fire occurred and Owen Hauehland endurance state what would be the 'topics the discussed but it was considered pool at Arrow-head- , pear here, last The flames were extinguished fliers werp within 45 hours of endurance flight record likely that water and power all-- at nl"ht. Phvsioians could pot deter- without patients in the hospital words 1 30 mine whether the men died from learning .that a fire had broken p. m. today, at which time ocatum would be touched unoa. had no comment to make drownipr or t rii'H from sud- out. There was no excitement, they had completed 128 hours of jDr. Mead and no one was endangered. 'continuous flying. prior to the meetinn. den illness while in the water, anti-salo- - -- Wheat I riCeS Advance Sharply - Presque Isle, Me , June 28 (AP) Maine, which 75 years ago adopted a prohibitory liquor law, today learned that its junior United States senator, elected on a dry platform, was an advocate of modification. , Senator Arthur R. Gould, Republican, in support of a testimonial letter in which he told a grape juice company he had secsome very good results ured from the concern's uiuermented product, asserted .that it was his right to have, make and drlntc" light wines and beer. Everybody who- knows 'me, '"he knows that the sentiadded, ments relating to prohibition as expressed in that letter are my sentiments. He said that the licensing of Light wines and beer would be a great improvement over the present prohibition law which seems impossible to enforce. The senators statement drew Immediate announcements from leaders that the state's dry forces would be aligned against his reelection a year nencc. The letter was made public In a St. Louis civil action after counsel for the grape juice company said it would be introduced to refute claims that the concern s product was unsatisfactory. DUE DATE IS " Questioned at his home here, Senator Gould was vehement, in defense of his right to have, make and drink wine and beci Residents of hi? own section of northern Maine made wine fro n elderberries and grapes, he said God almighty put those floweis vines on the earth ana he Poincare Has Little and intended them to be used. Hope of Success Al- Prohibition Commissioner Doran at Washington said that manuthough Forced to Act facture of tne wine -- from grape violated Juice prohibition law By Unanimous Parlia- in his opinion the and was subject- - to the penalty imposed for any otner ment Opposition illegal manufacture of intoxicants Lowman of Assistant Secretary Surplus Goods. treasury, in charge .of prohibition Pushed on enforcement, explained that it Paris, June '28 (IP) by almost unanimous parliament- never has been the policy of the ary opposition. Premier Poincare bureau to enter private homes for sent to Washington today an- the purpose of determining wheother plea for postponement be- ther fruit juices were fermenting of unless it was established that Uie yond August 1 of Maturity Frances debt to $400,000,000 In- beverages were to be .placed on curred in purchase of American sale. war stocks left France when the Mrs. Althea G Quimby, state resident of the W. C. T. U, said A, E. F. went back honte. The Premiers plea was both that Senator Gould was not the U cerunwilling and with little hope candidate of the W. C. T. will he of success, but was made neces- tainly the organization frank and Outspoken sary by a resolution of the Cham even form ber of ' deputies in the first hour against his reelection. today asking that Ambassador Claudel seek postponment of the Lindbergh Lands maturity date . For Big Celebration Outing Attracted the After Stopping 7 Hours, 14 Minutes In Los Angeles He Took Off For New York. NUMBER 151. Attractive Features attendance and started the affair off with some pleasant musc. Supply Was Exhausted Onnttnuort and A VOLUME LIL . UTAH: A Generally fair tonight little changing Saturday; in temperature. IDAHO; Fair, cooler. 1- -8 J h-(- , |