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hotel and left to rest until 1 p. mn., to-- day when they were to be guests of honor at a luncheon given by Mayor 'Thompson at the South Shore c~un-- Elfreda Koehl, wives of two of the Bremen crew, arrived from New York by train this morning. They were received by members of the civic reception committee and escorted to the hotel where the fiiers are making their headquarters It was understood Mrs. Koehl would visit with relatives during her stay in the city. Patricia Fitzmaurice, daugh-- ter of the flier, remained in New followed by a . parade and a specially arranged program at Soldiers Pield. In the evening the fliers will attend a banquet and the next morning they will leave for Milwaukee. tion given by representatives of Ger-- man and Irish societies It will be police lines when the plane, an nour late, glided to the ground and taxied over the field. Anxiety had been feit when the Junkers failed to appear on the horizon at the scheduled time. . The fliers explained that they had been delayed first by rain and fog, and then, after reaching the city, had landed at the wrong field. It was there at Maywood field that the first Chicagoans greeted them. The only other event on their pro-- gram today was an automobile tour of the city after the luncheon. The Greeted By Boy A small boy came running after their plane as it slowed to a stop. "Hey, there," he shouted, "Ain'tcha lost? Follow the railroad tracks to the municipal airport. Say which is Fitzmaurice? Will you shake hands with me? Gosh, I'm glad to see ya." And he shook hands not only with the Irish major but with the cntige CHICAGO, IlIl., May, 11.--Eagerly receiving the crew of the Bremen, Chicago today added its welcome to the acclaim which other American cities have accorded the transatlan-- tic fliers on their triumphal tour. "The Junkers plane in which Baron Gunther --Von Huenefeld, Major James Fitzmaurice and Captain Her-- man Koehl flew here from Cleveland arrived at the municipal airport late yesterday. Thousands had waited there for hours to hail the distin-- When they arrived at the airport the fliers were greeted by an official welcome committee headed by Mayor Our Lake County Observer Latest dispatches indicate that Japan would like. to avoid war with China if possible, and that she tionals in that war--torn -- country "Why is this?" I asked of a gentle-- man who spent many years in Chinu. "Japan fears a boycott of her trade interests in that country, which are very extensive." he replied. "She hasn't forgotten how . effe:tively China can enforce a boycott," he con-- tinued. "She learned a bitter les-- Lieut. Royal V. Thomas, who last week beat Lindbergh's endurance flight record, has met with a :ragic death--one more brave pionscer of the air gone after having enjoyed thne laurels of international fame for only a few brief days. He will be remembered for another unusual thing--his novel method tor keeping awake during his flight. He flew with a noose around his neck to choke him into wakefulness should he fall asleep while his plane circled son along that line only a few years ago. China may be torn and disor-- ganized by factions, but just let the dread word 'boycott"® start, and it travels like lightning on a million But would even choking keep one awake after a certain limit of time? Most of us would not care to risk it, especially while steering a plane Tired nature reaches a limit when even the big guns of the battle field fail to arouse. A young friend of mine on the Western Frort was as-- signed the duty of rushing 'uck loads of dmmunition up to the \Bi# Berthas. One nisht after he had been going it without a mirute's sleep for about thrs« days and nignts. he rolled off the driver's seat sound asleep while his truck was bein~n@ vn~-- loaded beside a gun. The awful din and crash of battle had no »ffect seaboard cities. Or perhaps you may want to meet an incoming vessel carrying a company of friends, and travel to shore with them. The next morning when so'ldiers came around to gather up the dead and haul them away, they picked him up to toss him in with the rest. But he suddenly came to life, scram-- bled up on his séat, and drove away. "Just pass through this gate, la-- dies, and gentlemen, for airship serv-- ise to overtake the Leviathan now 200 miles at sea." This may soon be-- come a familiar direction at our TC--5 made a successful landing on the after--deck of the -- passenger steamer, American Trader, a few miles out. enroute from New york to England. A perfect landing on deck was made, a returning passen-- ger climbed aboard, and the climp airship landed on the deck of a mer-- chant ship, on May 10, when the eerts for each ounce on fraction to five cents The measure now goes Another piece of news of far-- reaching significance is that both the senate and house have passed a bill which would authorize a reduction in Tomorrow they will attend a recep-- Flying Shots At The Busy World 3 OCEAN FLIERS to their personal to their PDon't imagine that every aviator you see is a Lindbergh. A report ly-- ing before me issued by the depart-- ment of commerce shows that out of the 200 airplane accidents occurring in this country in 1927, 166 were un-- licensed planes--83 per cent of them --and all as a result of novices who did not know enough about flying to realize how little they did know, and who were very free in inviting people vites you to go up in the air with him. Real aviators of experience are not going around inviting people for an airplane ride. There are a lot of unlicensed fliers, perhaps just learn-- ing, who like to take their friends up with them for practice and to show off their skill. I had an invitation from such, a young man, the other day, and de-- clined it with thanks. "Why, what's the matter with you?" he said, "Are you scared? Why, there's no danger at all--I thought you were a good Y¥ou noticed, didn't you, that an invitation to fily, extended the other day to President Coolidge, was po-- litely but firmly turned down? It was made by a banker and aviator friend of his from Rapid City, South Dakota, where the President had a great time last yvear. No doubt that place of Mayor John C. Lodge, of Detroit, the other day, I would have done just as he did. He took his first flight in a plane piloted by his nephew. That nephew, however, was Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. President Coolidge nas shown a conciliatory attitude on the Flood Control bill by offering compromise provisions which were promptly ac-- cepted by senate and house confer-- ees. A veto of the measure, therefore, has been averted. it is believed. -- If the Flood bill becomes iaw, the jmmphndsoftheSouthmet- 'lyadvancelnvalue.uyrepomot the past week. Some people in the North refer to marshes or frog ponds as swamps; but they know nothing about real swamps unless they have been in the South. Down in the Yazoo Delta country one sees vast areas covered by malarial swamps, with clearings on the high spots, cultivated by ne--. groes who raise a bale of cotten a year, live in tumbledown cabins, and subsist on pork, possum, sorghum, and sweet--potatoes That ~land if properly protected by dykes, drained privilege of looking at the sunshine, the flowers, and of enjoying life yet cities like mush--rooms. It seems that almost any young fellow, even if he has only just learned to fly, can set himself up as an instructor. He may possess but very little, if any, »quip-- ment: but that does not matter to him. He puts up a big bluff and concentrates his energies on securing pupils--young men to whom the romance of flying has a strong ap-- Our advice is to take your time and look very thoroughly into the situation if you are thinking of tak-- ing flying lessons. You may gain a lot by going slow. There are a few reliable, fairly well--equipped avia-- tion schools in the country, but they are very scarce. Another piece of advice to civilians is to be very slow in accepting the invitation of any young man who in-- does not choose to fly--at least while President of the Uniited States. Well, you and I are not worth as much to the country as the President, but we may be worth a whole lot to our tam-- banker friend felt chagrined, but the President would rather lose a friend than to lose his life. its the past week. Some people in the North refer to marshes or frog ponds as swamps; but they know nothing about real swamps unless they have been in the South. Down in the Yazoo Delta country one sees vast areas covered by malarial swamps, with clearings on the high spots, cultivated by ne-- groes who raise a bale of cotten a year, live in tumbledown cabins, and and cleared, would be fabulously rich There is no bottom to the allu-- vial soil. sat just across the aisle from a group of capitalists who were talking in big figures One spoke of investing $200,-- 000 in a certain project, for instance. The train passed for miles upon miles through unbroken swamps, stretching away as far as the eye At one place we stopped for a few minutes. In a little clear space of water at the side of the track, we counted ten moccasin snakes, swim-- But 1 So--called schools for training avi-- New Styles! New shades! New leathers! New trimmings! . E\_'ERY note that is new and in good taste you find in these latest Queen Quality models. And you find as well careful tailoring down to the last detail -- g into New Orleans from Louisiana over the Southern that Coolidge to ha#ve the 'CHINESE FORCE EVACUATES City The remnants of the southern army for hours had bitterly resisted the Jaipanese approach and had signaled they would not surrender even though Jepanese planes whirled overhead and the Japanese gunners laid down & steady barrage on the walled city. ; The evacuation of the entrench-- ments within the walled city adjoin-- ing the main commercial area, came suddenly, leaving the Japanese in control of the city. Already they had cleared a path between their lines and the walled city and had taken over part of that stronghold ° tured and disarmed a number of scat-- tored Chinese units. -- s m aroupd. 'l'herje must have_been In some parts of Louisiana, Arkan-- sas, and other parts of the South, the timber alone, if it could be got-- ten out of those vast stretches of swamp land, morass, and almost im-- BOAT TESTER GETS DUCKING department of the Johnson Motor company, was rescued by fellow employes -- Friday afternoon after TSINGTAO, China, May 11.--Tsin-- an has fallen--before the victorious drive of the Japanese expeditionary forces and the Chinese nationalist army has ev~--~=ated, it was learned here today. -- Vigorous fighting preceded the rout of preserver and was in the water for several minutes before being pulled out. * When the accident qccurred, the water was quite choppy and he was giving the boat about all-- the gas he could. He was traveling 'The Japanese made a bitter attack Ralph Blue, of South Bend, Ind jungle, would be worth a at . Cash prizeés in the two contests have been increased from $3,500, which has been the amount hereto-- fore offered, to $5,000. The schedule in each of the contests is:; First prize, $1,000; second prize, $750:; third prize, $500; fourth prize, $250. First prize for a Legion male quar-- tet will be $100, with a second prize of $50. First prize for an Auxiliary quartet, will be $100. Lsw Cogfinuodfmmme 1 cidednomotrrut(}avinunu?luw he had left the cemetery. *3 PLAN LEGION BAND Pi ARREST MAN _ Between 30 and 40 barids and drum corps have already made arrange-- ments to compete. | Beatty With Gavin Rs, Gavin sped away from the ceme-- tery and it was some hours later when he was' captured. With Gavin stranger and drew a revolver. He corps and band contests at the na-- tional © convention, indications "are that the number of bands and drum corps here October 8th--to 12th will be the largest in the history of Le-- gion national gatherings. . On recommendation of State's At-- torney Smith, Justice of--the Peace Hervey C. Coulson fixed Gavin's bonds _ at ~$10,000. ; _ His 'case was set for Saturday, May 19. He is still in the county jail in default of bonds. t es -- % Attorney Herman Litchfield has been retained to représent Gavin. Beatty and his wife and Attorney Litchfield went to the county jail Sunday night to see Gavin. Sheriff Doolittle refused to allow --Beatty and his wife to see the prisoner, but Attorney Litchfield was permitted to talk to him. s Attorney Litchfield said Monday morning that Gavin is innocent of the charge that Beatty would fur-- nish bonds of $10,000 for . him. He says that Gavin has been® em-- Mrs. Beatty say the shooting was accidental, He says that when Gavin '~sAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 11.---- With a large increase in the cash prizes to be awarded in the drum came into the house, Emery did not gun from him and that in the strug-- gle, the gun explodgd and wounded #MA1DCA Y . ; Emery suffered two guuet wounds in the left shoulder and was also hit over the right eye with a blackjack. He was able to leave the county hoss ployed for many years by Beatty and AND PRIZES IN SHOOTING >~Sheriff Doolittle says that about a year ago Gavin was out at Channel Lake and flashed a special constable star. The sheriff says that Gavin hat no right to wear the star and that he took it away from him. State's Attorney Smith says that hehwas informedmtha(t:m Gavin was to have appeared in a Chicago court lmtow'fi'charge of assa a Chinese. e prosecutor is making a further check on Gavin. for law--abiding motorists, and often havingma wreckage, if not death in his wake? You are quite of ginne taking of a human life as the end of a perfect day. Drastic legislation aimed to curb this offender and protect the lives of other motorists should be .md without delay, and the laws be made so string-- ent that neither political influence nor social prestige can sidetrack fustice. -- Competency tests such as obtain in other states would help greatly to abate this menace," de-- SERPENTINE «DRIVERS right. Nothing usually is done. This is but a few of the many ~ Many week--end accidents are the result of drunken driving, the work What is done about the moonshine crazed speed fiend who menaces our public hghvnlyii,ecutfing in and out of the traffi¢ like a spool of serpen-- SAVE with SAFET Y Decker & Neville Bayer Dust for corn. Dip Dust for potatoes. Destroys insect pests and increases For treatment of Seeds before planting DRUG STORE and is now at his AND HOW _ } _ @ Jne--DUVay EXCurs10n 4 to [3 ; ' For the benefit of customers Z4 M going to Chicago and returning l ~>Ay _ the same day, the North Shore '/ # ' _ Line offers the following round Jt ' trip excursion rates: "Come"; May flowers are beckoning in the woodlands; Nature is in waiting with her bright new emerald garb. Answer the call of Spring! Spend a day or a week end. Just a short, pleasant trip by North Shora Line train and motor w'd" Lake Geneva'by comfortable motor coach meeting North Shore Line trains at Kenosha. Fox Lake District, m'u" Volo, McHenty and Woodstock by motor coach connecting with North Shore Line trains at Waukegan-- by motor coach meeting North Shore Line trains at Libertyville.: The cost is so smail--the pleasure so great! For fares, schedules, full information, ask your North Shore Line ticket agent. !;_'fl_l"le_u.on_nmre inland lake, May skies are smiling an invitation to you; May breezes maofdym Libertyville Motor Coaches ~__ From Mundelein to Chicago _ is Loop and Return | A. 0. PACKER, Agent Chicago North Shore Milwaukee Railroad Co. ( _ ; vegular one--way fare is $1.28, round trip $2.56) l GLENAYRE or BRIERGATE to Glenview, Techny and North-- brook; NILES CENTER to Desplaines, Wheeling and Volo: WAUKEGAN to Foxr Lake District, McHenty and Woodstock; LIBERTYVILLE to Antioch; KENOSHA to Lake Geneve. From Libertyville to Chicago Loop and Return (The regular one--way fare is $1.44, round trip $2.88) One--Day Excursion Tickets must be used, both going and returning, on the date of sale. Purchase tickets at ticket office before boarding train. Children under five years, free of charge when accom-- panied by parent or guardian. Children five to twelve years of age, half fare. Telephone 74 $1 30 $140 going to Chicago and returning the same day, the North Shore Line offers the following round trip excursion rates: