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New Photographic Ship - Falls on Its Initial Flight.

, By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON United Press Hollywapd Correspondent BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, July 8 wv. P) Multi-millionaire /Sportsman Howard Hughes, critically injured when the new army photo- | graphic plane he was testing crashed in a residential district, today was given his second blood transfusion since the accident ” " His physician, Dr. Verne R Mason, said the noted airplane de- | signer and movie producer respond- | ed well to treatment. during ithe night but could still be given only a 50-50 chapce to ve. « oA AE A gear: OU Hughes, wha also found Hine: take Mover guesRcwiin She, ate | Jeari Harlow and the Wino Als : Jane Russell, was on a maiden flight of his super-fast XF-11 yes- | terday when he crashed { Eighty minutes after the takeoff last night, the plane apparently developed motor trouble and came down in the center of a swanky residential ‘district

plowed into a $100,000 mansion, setting off a series of fires and explosions that rocked the neighborhood. . . Doctors at Good Samaritan hospital said Mr. Hughes was in “very critical condition.’ Conscious After Crash His injuries included a broken rib ®which pierced his left lung, a possible skull fracture, broken left collar bone, possible left leg fracture, a badly burned left hand, a broken nose and many cuts and bruises. “He was conscious for hours after the crash,” a hospital spokesman said. “an he appeared comfortable while we were taking X-rays.” Lana Turner, who Hollywood gossips insist will be Mrs. Hughes before too long, did not make an

appearance at the. hospital. In- ‘The elder Mr. Wheeler was reported stead, her mother called Mr ; iT exitien) condition in City hos- ; : : pita] last night with a ble Fiviehes hei to see how badly Millionaire aircraft and ‘movie producer, Mr. Hughes, is pic- | fractured skull, peu ‘ tured climbing into cockpit of his new plane before he crashed inte | Burglars, cracking a safe, got

Engine Conks Out When the shiny new plane, a twin-engine job with a knife-like wing, began to lose altitude, Mr. Hughes attempted to guide his ship to a nearby golf course, but one engine conked out and the other sputtering motor failed to make it Mr. Hughes, famed as a careful | flier and painstaking designer, had radioed the control tower minutes before the crash that he was having landing gear trouble. His next message said he was heading for the

a swank residential district. Acme Telephotos

Empire State Suicide Was Forced to Make Two Jumps

NEW YORK, July 8 (U. P.).—It As they watched, he dragged himtook Charles Vogel two jumps and self painfully over the 30-inch ledge. {his last penny to leap to his death He plunged ,750 feet to the 30th from the tower of the Empire State floor setback and became the only. | building. man ever to leap twice from the

fairway of the Los Angeles Country | But he made it : | famed skyscraper. club. { 'Despondent over a heart condi-. Vogel was identified by papers He missed the course by several tion, the 67-year-old hotel elevator found in his wallet. blocks, however, struck the roof of operator spent his last $1.20 for a’ It contained no money, leading one house, sliced off part of the ticket yesterday to the 85th floor police to believe that he had spent roof and side porch of another a observation tower of the world's his last penny for a ticket to the block away, and hurtled into the] tallest building. palatial mansion of Lt. Col. Charles| The platform was crowded with Friends said Vogel had distributed Meyer, No. 1 interpreter at the war Sunday sightseers. Vogel made his some of his most prized possessions crime trials in Germanw. | way unnoticed to the 34th st. side among his fellow workers recently Splits House In Two | of the tower. and Sete ae contemplated | i { No one aid any attention to him suicide ior some time. Mrs. Meyer, alone In ihe house, as he we x off his coat and draped) He had been employed as an ele-| ape nny the hose in" two. |i Neatly. over the five-foot high |vator operator at the Mills hotel| and “ioe Bid ae seconds 136° Then he yauied hii hace 1 35 years. . en horrified spectators pee later, burned it completely. The| _.. (hey saw Vogel on the parapet room disclosed that his nearest relwing assembly of the XF-11 was ative was a sister, Mrs.

The super-fast XF-11 is shown above on its first take-off. Eight minutes later the plane, one of the world's fastest, crashed after Howard Hughes had radioed he was having landing gear trouble.

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flung onto the front lawn, and. the tail. assembly at the rear and the motors scattered in pieces.

only one floor below. He had broken his legs in the one-story fall

Vadrewtt, Boston, Mass.

Sgt. William Lloyd Durkin, on pass from EI Toro marine base, rushed in and dragged Mr. Hughes] from the burning ship. | He was aided by Capt. James Guston, 22-year-old son of Gosta | Guston, retired Swedish industrial{st and owner of the second house

hit by the plummeting plane. V ) Shirt Burned Off The Rev. Thomas R. Thrasher, destroyed a barrack and damaged - : rector of the Episcopal Church of several others at the nearby New Hughes was bleeding irom one. ihe Advent, will conduct the sefv- Cumberland army depot. no, ices Wednesday ‘at 10:30 a. m. in A highly placed official said the y the Flanner ®& Buchanan mortuary. fire, which broke ot late Saturday ing to himself. When we carried pg ..1 will follow in Crown Hill. | night, strengthened suspicion that ‘him out he kept saying: ‘Let me py, o44ition to his father, who is it- and two recent fires in army up. Lay me on the lawn. He was (i.e president of L. S. Ayres & Cq., compounds at McQuaid, Cal, and conscious and badly banged UP! and his mother, the infant is sur- Missoula, Mont., were of incendiary His shirt was burned almost com-| . . . by a sister, Elise, age 9. Mrs. origin. pletely of, and one shoe . was Frederic M. Ayres Sr., is his grand- | missing. | mother and Mr, and Mrs, Homer A curious crowd of 8000 people, L. Ferguson, Newport News, Va. including several film. celebrities, ,.. (he maternal grandparents. |

swarmed around the wreckage tae Firemen, called by Actor Dennis] MORE LEGS OF LAMB O'Keefg, Who heard the crash,| WASHINGTON —Light legs of harvested fields and = marooning fought for hours to subdue the lamb for small families are prom- hundreds of German families. flames, | ised from a new breed of sheep Some 2000 persons were evacuated The fuselage burned for half an developed in the United States by from the towns of Ailsing, Pang, and the crossing Southdown sheep with the land Kirchdorf.

v | WAR DEPARTMENT YMAN S. AYRES, ll, ™™\av PROBE Fires HARRISBURG, Pa. July 8 (U.

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Lyman S. Ayres, II, four-month- tion to halt an “épidemic” of disold son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman 8, ciplinary compound fires appeared

2000 FLEE GERMAN FLOOD ROSENHEIM, Germany, July (U., P.).—Flood waters receded in |southeastern . Bavaria today after | bursting levees, spilling over un-

hour after the crash, Others were res- ; Meyer home was still smouldering |Corriedale. It is called Souths feued from flooded areas near Ro-|poisoning; see a physician, everyat dawn. dale, senheim. one is urged.

Ayres, died today in the family res- likely today after a blaze, believed | | idence, 555 Kessler blvd., west drive. started by disgruntled prisoners, |

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holdups were reported during the week-end. ‘Rice Highman, 2327 Yandes st. was wounded in both legs by pelI'he shooting oceurred, police said, during an argument in the heme of Darlan Hall, 54, of “1309 E. 23d st. Hall was held on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill. - Clarence Davis, 48, -of 219 N Davidson st, who is blind, reported that $12 was missing from his home Slugged and Robbed Wilbur Gans, 47, of 134 W. 14th st., was charged by police with assault and battery with intent to kill in connection with the slugging -and robbery of James Wheeler-8r. | 47, of 1157 N. Illinois st, on 14th >t. near Capitol ave. last night. { The victim's son, James Wheeler Jr., said he and his father were approached by two men. Ome of] them struck his father on the head] , with a lead pipe and took his purse

$285 from the Rainbow grill, 1506 | B. Washington st., early yesterday. About the same time, burglars got $100 from a safe in the Wilson & Son bakery, 808 Ft, Wayne ave. Clarence Woolridge, 56. of 457 W 17th st, said he was beaten and robbed by two men at 16th st. and Northwestern early ‘yesterday. Meredith Jones, 55, of 1747 B.| West st, told police two drinking! companions beat him and took $180! from him yesterday. He was arrested on a drunk charge.

| Soldier Attacked | William Porter, 28, of Franklin, reported that $60, a watch and clothing was stolen from him as he slept near 49 S, West st. yesterday. Arlie Ruggles, 29, Camp Atter{bury soldier, said- his purse, containing $195, was taken by three men who attacked him at Massachusetts ave. and 10th st. early

Burglars took a $76 check and $4 in cash from the Dobrowitz Maret, 2931 Central ave. early yesterday. Patrick McNulty, 53, ‘told police

| 2827 E. 10th st.

| Vivian Ely. 924 W. 30th st, said

{she was awakened by a man in| her room early today. She said $50! |was taken ' Joseph Simko, 1021 W. 30th st, said a burglar got $12 from his home last night.

(State Board Issues| Poison lvy Warning

“If leaflets three, let it be,” an old saw designating poison ivy, was recalled today by the Indiana state medical association. The organization warned swelling and extensive blisters, as well as infection, may attend a case of poison ivy. = Each leaf is divided into. three leaflets having smooth or notched margins, a bulletin describes. Small greenish flowers appear first, followed by pea-sized fruit, pale-green and poisonous when immature; jvory-white and non - poisonous | when ripe. Don't try to treat a case’ of ivy |

Splinters Gas Main Eight hundred gallons of gasoline, stored in the plane's tanks, exploded after the crash, The im- : pact also splintered a gas main| MARRIAGE LICENSES |Charles Homer Hylton, 2244 La ley; under the house, sending Up fires George Reinhafdt, 2085 N. Meridian; Reba |; Mildred Rath jurner, 1h % Filip,

IN INDIANAPOLIS——-EVENTS—VITALS

| Boys {| At St. Francis—Howard, Norma Rhoades. Sleming, Elizabeth Reed; Lyle, Dorothy |

Jeane Branam, 2447 N. Talbott, q that burned for several hours, ward Earl Huntsinger Jr. 3850 E. 11th; | cpeoni Ging Carver, 1s N. Shignland. “| Harkey, and Herman, Irma, Schaekel Mrs. Guston, sleeping 10 feet | Catherine Marie Reiche, Bn. Denny. | “lio. Grace Rucella Spencer, $8 Birch. At City—Donald, Betty Ward from where Mr. Hughes' right|™Frice 1537 8. State | Raymond Ryker, 2169 N_ Olney: Dorothy] At , Coleman Doss, [Jequny, More motor clipped the wall’ ‘of her|Carl’ Palmer, 1602 Rembrandt: Helen ,jexander Allen, 3385 Martindale; Bessie | At Methodist—Oscar, Vera Muller; Thome pe { Frances Ernst, 1603 Rembrandt McCree, 2041 Martindale. Martha Young: Arthur, Jean Dawson: home, rushed from the house, a Eimer J. Murphy Jr. 3007 Washington garold C. Hay le. nox ain; ARIE YOUNG: A Naan, BAEY blvd: Louise Yvonne Secrest, 5405 Hav- “ ittle. 836 N. Bevill ' AS, ) ; ’ ! mink coat slung over her night-| erford | n Corinne M, Little, + Deville. Morgan; Robert, Maria Sranz; Dominick wih bor | Wa . Mar-| Edward C. Denny, 2007 N. Harding: Mar-| Amy Klemaszewski; Arthur, Doris Riner; gO She carried a dress over her | William migdiacker, Db Basie (Army. Mar-| tha Jean Clark 1018 N. Kealing: A aN kugney: John, Francs | arm. Samuel T. Kelbam, M. C. A; Chris- William Bawin Ahern, 458 2 aghing- Foster; Donald, Jeanette Hicks; Henry, | ton; Elizabeth Smith, 4 E as ! Only casualty in the Guston jhe Ketibie, 133 JaSconsil. xet: M ington. Bertha Arnold; Donald, Juanita Aton: | 5 4 = | James A, Herndon, , Market; MATY |Rpichard D. Decker, 1136 Hoyt; Velda I| Paul, Mary. Bruner; Marshall, ive household was Tido, pet Pomera-|, Elizabeth Johnson, 1901 Union, A McHenry, 842 N. Beville. Brock; Oscar, Marian Stewart, and] nian, who was badly injured by|“Bevihs Camp tt a yr alah! Reginald Philips, 307 W,1%h: Martha! George, Lucille Shomas,, way fa | . . organ eldon. At Bt. Vineent’s—James, ry Lou Wal flying glass. EE os Ie es 2 Wen, Cee The XP-i1, which Mr. Hughes [Repk Ov Sifyer, Spi En: une pu PG wart Lol, ekhid: aevarea ek Shyrk oer, Gays Brinkman built :in co-operation ‘with the Brownlee Chambers wr 1040 Division Faye Knov,'} WS Xioniane: And James, Dorothy Teden. . d | Bt; nas elyn son arren 4 me— 8 re! A : amiy’s air materiel command, had Walker Wilson, 9564 . Walnut; Sarah State; George, Gertrude Moore, 130 8. a wing span of 101 feet, 4 inches, | Elizabeth ells, a (Bright, ro: Rithiat: 8 Peabo a Ry McKim, and Howard, Rebecca Ledford, | Haro ’ nox, artindale; u . rancis—Raymond, a eyer 1915 Hovey. and was 65 feet, 5 inches long. It | =~ Huggins, 2241 Martindale. oland, Laverne Monague. Howard, eet eed had a speed in excess of 400 miles | Richard, Curran, Chicago; Gertrude Wal- Josephine Martin, and William, Helen DEATHS e, p one. ungate wins. td 2 an hour, . Harold O. Rogers Jr, Fort Benjamin At Cit James, Lilly Holloway. John Alltop. 83, at 2630 College, cerebral a ———— Jnrrison; Regina. Klijewska, 470 8. AL Co! oman — Toners, Marjorie Binie} ~~hemorrhage < . Meridian, ames, Janet Smart; : ‘W,, Ino | Wii y , ab t h - ior TRAINING SPEEDED on "Gales, 417 B. 18th; Ruth Brewer, Roberts; Guy, | Mar}, “Guthrie, "and Wiliam. Bryssy; 86, 4b Vern, wre) SHINGTON In‘ the ears . . eorge, ary fland. y {Henry A. Meissel, 2006 Allen; Mary Car- At Methodist - Owen, Dorothy Burton; Augus: Neon. 35. M 1338 N. Delawsip, prior to Pearl Harbor the army air| oline Miller, 4414 Oollege. Paul, Rosemary Morse; Joseph, Eisie |r crim Hainer 54: i 7 . | Robert Lawson Harris, 4710 Kenwood:| Armantrout; Harry, Sara Gray; Lowell E Hainey, 54, at Véferans, arterioforces trained less than 7000 pilots; | "Geitie ‘Ann McCallister, R. R. 6. Box| Charles Bislene Perry; Roille Dorine | o2Clerosts : in 1943 ‘more than 207,000 received _ 566 Watkins; Marion, PForens May, and} Gone D. Lame], 4 af 3340 N. Oolorado,

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ed | Ra Liinois;| Richard. Helen Thatcher. ° instruction in colleges and flight J pas geraldine Pullen, i981 Ruckie a SC Vineani's ABdrew: Ada Roner; . hay J ovey I ames. ertha aguire, twins, and training ' centers. “Cheatham, 3400 Carson, . |. &irl, and James, Dorothy Roy. boy a. s SR a 3 ail 5 . ra Wo : ; i ¢ ’ ar » 4

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Robert M. Yelvington Sr., of the Alexandria Times-Tribune died Saturday at Long hospital in Indianapolis

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XF-11, after it crashed yesterday on its maiden Beverly Hills, Cal, mansion. Mr, Hughes, the designer and builder of the plane, was seriously .. - vt : nr Gs ; =

Crashes am JURY TO PROBE

* 'MERCY’ DEATH Will Hear Charge Against Columbia City Woman.

COLUMBIA CITY, -Ind,, July s | (U, P).—A grand jury was called ‘today. to hear charges against Mrs. (Flossie Walker, 52-year-old wash woman, who sald she shot and {killed her invalid husband at his |own request. Prosecutor William {H. Bloom sald he would ask an in. | dictment for first or second degree murder. oi ds . Mrs. Walker attended her huss {band’s funeral yesterday and | watched tearfully as his body was {lowered into the grave.’ | Mrs. Walker. who was released on ‘a manslaughter charge on $2000 bond posted by two sons of a pre- | vious marriage, has insisted that {her husband. begs to be killed {rather than return to” the Mariom, : Ind. veterans’ hospital. a Li was ill and he begged me to shoot itm," “she said! 21, BL city! 4 dies R ex TN ““Waiker, ‘a world war I veleran, Lester Frazier of Anderson and Misi 7Pa8 peas * Patient atthe ow, Lois Yelvington of Alexandria; four gowever gi - > >a acting ; sisters, Mrs. Gladys Parson, Mrs. | superintendent of the hospital, said Mildred Morrow and Mrs: Louise his ailment had been diagnosed as Cooley, all of Indianapolis, and. Mrs, | “alcoholic psychosis” and that rec Pae Morrison of Epping. ¥ H and |ords failed to indicate that he was

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He was 68 son, Robert M. Yelvington Jr. of a brother, H ! ; ershel Yel ton of to return to the hospital for trea A native of Williamsburg: he had Alexandria; three daughters, Mrs. Indianapolis , | ment. 1 for t= : CTRAT'SS SAYS:

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