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Posted inAviation Daily News Politics

Coolidge Believes Air Fund Too Big

Regards $85,000,000 Program of Navy Conflicts With Peace Economy.

President Coolidge does not approve the five-year building program for the Naval Air Service, calling for an appropriation of $85,000,000, which has been reported out by the House naval affairs Committee.

The President considers this sum far too large to coincide with his ideas of a peace time expenditure for aircraft. He also thinks the amount exceeds what the Aircraft Board appointed by him to make recommendations for proper development had in mind.

Posted inDaily News Travelers' Tales

Six Expeditions Will Start This Summer To Locate North Pole

Mystery of North Sea Will Be Lure Many Explorers

Byrd and Wade Will Lead American Expeditions Into Ice Bound North

NEW YORK, March 1 (AP)—The urge that sent Hendrik Hudson battling through polar seas in 1807 in search of a northwest passage to the spice islands of the east today still stirs the blood of modern explorers who seek to solve the mysteries of the northern seas.

At least six expeditions hope this summer to reach the north pole, or to find new lands hidden away in the fields of unknown ice.

Posted inDaily News Local Histories

Boy Scouts To Clean Winslow Landing Field

Following completion of leveling and grading the runways of Winslow’s new municipal landing field, which will be finished some time this week, the Boy Scouts, upholding their creed of “doing a good turn daily” will turn out Saturday and start work of clearing the entire field of old tin cans which have been dumped on the grounds in days gone by, so that Winslow’s new field will present a spick and span appearance to birdmen who will light here in the future.

This Saturday A. R. Hipkoe’s troop will go to the field and carry on work of clearing and next Saturday Jack Lindsay’s troop will complete the work. Chas. Daze, local transfer man will donate a truck to haul away the debris as it is gathered on both days.

Posted inDaily News

Deny Wine Served By A Nude Girl In A Bath Tub Full Wine

New York. Feb. 24.—(AP)—While Broadway gossiped today of a bacchanalian party reported to have been given Monday night by Earl Carroll, theatrical producer, on the Great White Way, the official investigations to ascertain the facts were started. Police Commissioner McLaughlin took steps to determine whether there was a display of nudity and prohibition agents made preparations to learn whether a bathtub full of wine was served, as had been reported.

Published accounts of the supposed supper party said that wine was served from a bathtub in which a nude chorus girl reposed, dispensing the beverage to the guests, it was reported that approximately 200 guests at tended the party, in the Earl Carroll Theatre.

Mr. Carroll issued a flat denial of the bathtub-wine report. He said the party was entirely orderly and one which any man, even a minister, might have with propriety attended with his wife.

Posted inDaily News True Crime

“Little Italy” Gang Kills 41st Victim

Slaying Follows U. S. Raids on Chicago “Bad Lands.” Deportations Asked.

CHICAGO, February 24. —As immigration inspectors prepared deportation proceedings against a dozen aliens taken in raids on “Little Italy” and planned to renew their round-up next week, a man, identified as Baldelli, the Eagle, was found shot to death in an alley today.

He was the forty-first victim of gang warfare in recent years.

The man had been shot and apparently carried to the spot in an automobile. In his clothing was found a notice that his application to be a policeman had been filed.