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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-03-18

Pc ,itica que siempre ha sostenido la
Universidad era la de no inmiscuirss
en- los asuntos politicos de Puerto Ri
co.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

downward in one of the dreaded tail
spins,
There was nothing to do, for we
dropped that 200 feet in few dizzy
seconds. l remember seeing the sur
face of the bay jump up toward US
and 1 remember thinking it was the
end of everything. Then we hit! The
ship crumpled up and shot deep in
to the water. There was roaring
and smashing above my head and
expected every second to have
something hit me and knock me out.
When the plane-or what was left OF
it-came to the surface, l couldn't [
realize 1 wasn't killed. but aside
from a few bruises and scratches
neither the student nor I was hurt.
I'VE had heard a lot about flyers
losing their nerve on account of
crashes, so we hurried into the
beach as soon as the rescue boat
came and got another plane. That
afternoon my student 'soloed' and
came through with flying colors. So
the crash didn't hurt either of US.
though it showed me that there was
a lot about flying / didn't know. I've
kept the idea in mind ever since,
which has helped me pull through
this far without another crash"
X !. x
LIE paused to rap on the nearest
piece Of wood. The next closest
escape I've had was on a western
station, when an aerial parade was
being held, on the occasion of a visit
by some high officials. There were
50 planes In the air and all of them
were following the formation leader.
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very much "up in the air. with the pilot
until the last moment
"The most exciting flight l ever had"
he stated, "at least for long-drawn-out
torture, was made one time when 1 was
| stationed in Philadelphia 1 was detailed
to make an altitude test in a new sea-
| plane which had just been turned out by
the naval aircraft factory there. took
off from the Delaware River in front of
the navy yard at about IL: 80 one morn
| ing. and commenced to climb for alti-
tude. 1t was cold. for this was Winter,
and so speeded up as much as possible.
The sky was clear enough up to
| 10000 feet, but there / encountered
| clouds. They were not very thick, SO
| l broke through and went on up, cir
cling slightly to remain over the
river while making the test.
''The danger in this procedure lies
in encountering high winds which
will drift the plane far away from
| the station. l wasn't bothered much
| about this at that time, for l believed
| my circling would prevent any great
drift. At $1,000 feet I came to
another layer of clouds which l broke
through as / had the first one. A
little later I reached 10000 which
was the ceiling or limit for that
| type of plane.
''Then 1 began spiraling down as
rapidly as could without overcooling
the motor, for it was very cold at
that altitude. / broke through the
upper layer of clouds in short time
and looked for the next one. 1t was
very low and was quito a while in
reaching it. Finally came out at
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pilots think they are pretty good but
in reality are worse off than in their
student days, for then they have
sense enough to be careful.
MY crash occurred in the early
part of 1917, when 1 was an instruc-
tor in seaplanes at Pensacola. In
those days no one knew much about
stunts and when ship got into a
tailspin it usually crashed, for there
was then no known way Of getting
out Of this position. That made fly
ing more interestingly you look at
it that way.
"On the morning of the 'crack-up'
was riding in the front seat of a
seaplane, checking up a student who
was just about to solo or fly alone
for the first time. He seemed all
right, SO I motioned him to return
to the station and land. Just as
he began a right turn toward the
landing beach another plane cut in
sharply from the right. Thinking it
was a rather close situation for A
new man, I took the controls and
wheeled the plane away from the ap-
preaching one by making a climbing
left turn.
Just at that second, when I had
used up the reserve speed for the
climb, the motor cut ut>and stopped
dead! 1 slammed the wheel forward
as fast as I could to nose down into
a fast glide, for we had only two
hundred feet of altitude and that was
too close for comfort. But was too
late. The plane stalled. settled sick
eningly and then fell off to the left.
The next moment we were whirling
Evening star., 1924-07-20

1900 feet, but to my dismay there
was not a bit of water in sight.
Everywhere beneath me was solid
ground-and here I was in a sea-
plane. Nor could 1 recognize the land
below me. 1 was completely lost.
"In a few moments, after I re-
covered from the shock, I decided i
must have drifted toward the west,
so I turned the plane about and
headed east by compass. After a
little while 1 saw glistening spot,
but it proved to be nothing but a
frozen pond. Even at that / was
tempted to try landing on the ice,
for it offered a better chance than
the hard ground, on which I would
probably have disastrous wreck.
But the chance Of finding the Della
ware kept me going.
"At last 1 saw water-but not the
water I was hunting. Ahead of me
lay the Atlantic Ocean, far from an
inviting landing place for my frail
seaplane, especially at the desolate
spot l had struck.
That was bad moment, for /
knew / had to recross all that land
if I were to find the Delaware again.
But it was the only thing to do, SO
1 turned about. For an hour I fol-
lowed western course. l think that
was the longest hour I ever lived.
1 was expecting to hear. my motor
stop any minute and was just about
desperate
when hadn't seen any water
after an hour L decided I must have
passed above Trenton, where the
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had been looking for me and that
had been almost given up for lost
Ever since then I have been 'kidded'
about the time I was lost three hours
over the state of New Jersey"
X X X X
\ MOTHER flyer who has had plenty
- of exciting incidents in his avia-
ton career is Boatswain John T.
Sunderman, one of the pioneers of
naval aeronautics and the first man
to land a plane upon a special plat
form. In his nine years of flying
duty he has had a variety.of expert
ences, although he has had but one
crash.
That crash came at just the right
time," he explained. II was passing
through the second stage, where all
Evening star., 1924-07-20

river turns toward the west. In a
last hope l headed south.
There wasn't much gas left and 1
hadn't the slightest idea where 1 was.
I would have given everything l had
for a pair of wheels on the ship so
could land and ask some one what
state 1 was in. After the longest half
hour 1 hope to have 1 saw a tiny
silver thread below me which proved
to be a small river. I dived for that
river like a bird for a worm.
"When l landed / found 1 was only
a few miles from the mouth of the
Delaware, but far below the station.
1 had just enough gas left to get to
a nearby lighthouse and secure my
plane. When 1 telephoned the Navy
Yard 1 found all the station planes
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Key to Silhouette Photographs in Rotogravwe
Section of Today's Star

1. President Calvin Coolidge
2. Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes
5. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew w. Mellon.
T. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Cantwell Wallace
S. Postmaster General Harry Stewart New.
6. Secretary Of War John Winsate Weeks.
7. Secretary Of the Interior Hubert Work
8. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover.
9. Secretary Of Labor James John Davis
10. Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone.
IL. Secretary of the Navy Curtis Dwight Wilbur.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Famous yers Describe Their Most Thrilling Moments In


ok rS From Burning MiWn Fence Sewers Fd dInt ia Tan and
m ( row h Bk D Race Hour O State d treD Narrowly A |
Evening star., 1924-07-20
ny LIEUT.. DONALD T.. KEYHOE,
L. s. Nj. c.

1 L the average visitor at the naval
air station, Anacostia, were to
4 be asked what he considered the
Evening star., 1924-07-20

MOT all the thrilling moments come
by way of crashes. Lieut. Ritten-
house relates a story which has a happy
ending, but which leaves the listener
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

Birmingham as the guests of relatives, left Wednesday night for New York, where they will spend the winter. Miss Matthews, who is exceptionally talented, will study at the American Academy of Dramatic Art and Mrs. Matthews will engage in literary work during the win ter. Mrs. Matthews is society editor of the Montgomery Advertiser and is the author. of the book, History Stories of Alabama, which was recently adopt ed as a fourth grade textbook in all the schools of Alabama.
 Mrs. Joseph Knight and daughter, Miss Malena Knight, of Selma, are guests for the weekend of Mir. and Mrs. R. H. Mason. They are returning from visit to Mir and Mrs. A. Yates Dowell of Washington, D. c. {
 The many friends of Miss Ila, Under wodo, are sorry to know that she has had to undergo an operation for appen- dicitis, but she is now doing nicely at. the Birmingham General hospital.
 
 MT. J. K, Warren, of Birmingham, has been among the guests this week at the Georage Vanderbilt hotel, Asheville, N. c.
 7 Mir. and Mrs. E. H. Hagier, of Ems. ley avenue, announce the birth of a daughter, whom they have named Mayis Gwendolyn. The mother and baby
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

liam Gift to attend the ewanee-Als- bama game.
 Dr. W. L., Heard and, family of Bir- mingham have taken an apartment at the Beach Haven.
 Mrs., Wallace McAdory has returned from a visit to Mf. and Mrs. Walter K. McAdory in Montgomery.
 Mrs. J. Ben of Union Springs, is visiting Mrs. NJ. B. Houston, on South Cullom street. sGa r MT. and Mrs. Hyman Goldstein left Saturday evening for a visit to MT. and Mrs. M. Sommers in New York City.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lonnie P. Munger (Rose Owen McDavid) have named their infant son, Leonidas Poyntz, Jr.
 Mrs. W. H. tGillssspiss, who has been i'll at the South Highlands infirmary, where she underwent an operation is improving. This will be of interest to the many friends of MT. and Mrs. Gil lespie.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harold Gilmore have named their young son, Thomas John son. Mother and babe are at St. Vim cents hospital.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jonas Schwabb have returned from an extended stay of four months in European countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

are at the Birmingham General hos pital. m x
 Mrs. J. T. Kemp of New Orleans is the guest of Mrs. J. F. Keith at Claridee Manor.
 MT. and Mrs. George Eggleston will arrive Saturday from San Francisco to be the guests of MT. and Mrs. Rob- ert Jemison, ST., in Glen Iris park.
 Mir. George D. Lum, ST., is seriously i'll at his home on Sixteenth avenue, soufk.
 Miss Jane Kelley of New York is the guest of Mrs. Leo sBashinsky.
 MT. Jack McEarn after spending a week with his parents, MT. and Mrs. B. F. McLarn, has returned to his home in Chattanooga,
 The friends of Miss Catherine Har- yey regret to learn that she is very ill at her mothers home on Fountain Heights. :. x
 Mrs. William Watts and small daugh- ter, Virginia Dixon, of Charleston, M. Va, arrived Thursday to be the guests of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. 5F. w. Dixon, at the Margaret apartments. <
 B. F. Bennett of Chapman, Ala, and Walter F. Brissenben of Chicago, both students at the University of Alabama, were the guests last week, of Mir. Will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
Random, Notes

Mrs. Matte Prowell of, Dayton is wis iting her sister, Mrs. Stubhs, and Mir. Stubbs. M Mrs. J. W. Moore of Selma is spend ing a few days at the Motion. q Dr, and Mrs. W. c. Malone and fam fly have moved from Dayton, Ala, to make their home in Birmingham. Miss Margaret Price arrives Tues day from her home in Nashville to be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Alfred Shook and to be an. attendant iQ the Benners- Builder wedding.
 MT. Lindsay Builder will arrive Sat urlay from V. M. l., where he is stu dent, to be the guest of his mother, Mrs. John Builder and attend the wedding of his sister, Miss Margaret Builder, and MT. Thomas Benners, Jrv on No, vember 6.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ed Clements of Mont gomery are in the city, having come to attend the Walthour-Perry wedding last evening.
 Mrs. Wallace Conner, MISS Mary Conner and Miss Josephine Wells have returned to their home in Anniston aft CT a visit to Birmingham.
 Sf .AI HS%
 Mrs. James l.. Brock of Florence is the guest of relatives.
 as& &H
 Mrs. Law Lamar has returned to Sel- ma after visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. w. Ager.
 
 The many friends of MT. W. H. Adams, who was injured two weeks ago, are glad to know he is able to return home after being treated at the Bir- mingham General hospital.
 & |
 The many friends of Mir. A. D. Me Clary are sorry to know that he has just undergone serious operation at the Birmingham General hospital.
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 Mrs. P. L. Matthews and her daugh- ter, Miss Emily Matthews, of Mont gomery, after spending several days in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
PRTDE FALLs BEFORE LOVE

"A woman is always at disadvan- tage with a man whom she loves more than she feels he loves her, the disad vantage of never knowing how far, without upsetting the apple cart, she may use an artificial pride, for there is no real pride in a heart in love."- Green Hat" by Michael Arlen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
The Literary Lantern

The Literarg Lautern burns s0eeky Sn The Sunday Age Herald ad is intended to throsO light q0rg around and about the soMth Communications for this column should be addressed to the editor of the Literary LGnter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

of the government secret service. For sheer excitement the reader will find any one of the robbery incidents en- tirely adequate, but if we were selecting stories which show Mir. Post at his best, we should mention "The Inspiration" and "The Symbol in which the authors powers of ratiocination (tO use Poes word) are shown at their best.
 While we are writing of Melville Davidson Post. it is necessary to say something of Grant Overton's latest volume about contemporary writers, ''Cargoes for Crusoes." Like his American Nights Entertainments" this is frankly a publicity volume issued be- low cost (50 cents), by three large pub fishing houses. In this book Overton gives a brief sketch of MT. Posts career as well as q very sane and sym pathetic estimate of the man as a writ CT. The contribution the West Virgin ian writer makes to detective fiction form is pointed out to be "the develop ment of the mystery and its solution side by side," scheme which adds zest in reading since it avoids the old for mula of mystery followed by solution. Overton in this same volume discusses Mary Johnston and Thomas Dixon. Reference tables, and bibliogr0phies make the book especially valuable to ,in- dividuals and clubs studying contempor- ary writers. 5,. On our table we have a new novel by a native Georgian,- w. E. Woodward, author of Bunk" This. second book, Lottery" we have as yet no more than opened, but we have read enough to see that it carries on in the same sa- trical, humorous vein which brought tue earlier novel such a warm welcome. Lottery" is published, by Harpers.
 A posthumous volume containing the lyrics and sonnets of Charlton Lewis is scheduled for early publication by the Yale Press. Besides containing poems from such magazines as ''Harper's' and "The Yale Review" the book will pre- sent the long poem, "Gawayne and tho Green Knight issued in 1903. Pro-. lessor Lewis, by the way, was brother of Mary Sinton Leitch.
 The current number of "The Circle" issued in Baltimore, ;'aBies cn announce ment of Margaret Miller Easter Contest" with prize of S25 for t!e best sonnet submitted during 1925 to the editor of the Baltimore Journal. Particulars are to be had from Leacy Naylor Green Leach, 1G1S Bolton street. The same publication also calls attention to the fact that two of the members of the, Baltimore Circle have been included in the "Sea Sonnet An thology," volume of sea verse, .includ- ind work from Homer to the present to be published this fall in England and America. The two members thus dis tinguished are Coralie Howard Haman and Leacy Naylor Green-Leach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

as it was of tulle trimmed in yellow chrysanthemums instead of ostrich plumes.
 The mother of the bride handsome and younthful in appearance despite her prematurely silvered hair carried out the golden glow note that ran all through the wedding arrangements, by wearing a one piece gown of satin in the new russet. This had the very long musquetair sleeves and the straight and narrow silhouette. A small black vel vet hat of equally modish line com pleted the ultra smart costume.
 Black velvet suits on slender lines are fashionable as ever, but with the highly colored blouse or waist coat which not only shows when the straight line coat hangs open, but without the coat is accepted as custhfne frock.
 Mime. Riano, wife of the Spanish Ambassador, is wearing a costume of this character with the hip length top of gorgeous red brocade, black and gold, and Mrs. Kenna Elkins a similar costume, but in the more pronounced tube silhouette with her blouse of gold brocade showing dark rich hues of crimson and blue, with and black.
 Mrs. Chauncey Parker Jr., just home from six months visit to her mother, Mrs. Sherman McCa1lum in France, is wearing a blue cloth coat suit embroidered in. broad panels in gay wool and silk from top to bottom both back and front. This is topped by a small round black hat.
 Mrs. James F. Mitchell, only recent ly returned to her Dupont circle home from Bar Harbor, is wearing a dark blue suit also generously embroidered but with the motifs limited to large square placque pockets on each side of the long skirted coat, and on the ends of the scarf which is attached to the coat. Both coat and scarf are lined in the new French blue which is, also used in a two inch velvet ribbon as a simple but not severe bow and band on Mrs. Mitchells becoming little black hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

A letter from Flora Warren Seymour, clerk for the Bookfellows announces that the Harper prize of $25 for the 'best poem about bird or flower" was awarded to Miss Lucille Kendrick of Macon for the poem, 'March-Pipes."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

used to quaff off gallons O foamy mead in two handled skull-flaggons? Re member how they used to hubble the worn bone brims, pushing aside their long yellow walrus whiskers and thunder out 'skoal? Well, that would make a fine word for q crossword pug gle. It would be { four letter word meaning toast and right off the reel somebody'll come along and guess bread and it would keep 'em guessing, maybe"
 That broke up the party as we had had too much of the puzzles. ,.. ..-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

From James T. White and company (New York; we have received a pre- liminary announcement of Virginia Taylor McCormick's new book of verse, "Voices of the Wind" The book should be ready for circulation this week. Mrs. Mccormick, who is editor of '"The Lyric' as we'll as the president of the Poetry society of Virginia, already has one book of verse to her credit, '''Star- Dust and Gardens."*
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-22
U. S. c. PLAYS
IDAHO TODAY
AT COLISEUM
Ry United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22.-Mak-
ing their last stand for considera-
ton as the team to represent the
west in the annual Tournament of
Roses football classic, University of
Southern California Trojans play
the powerful Idaho team at the
Coliseum this afternoon.
Stivers, regarded as the probable
selection for all-conference quarter
back, is the. outstanding player on
the Vandal team. Stivers is a triple
threat man, passing, kicking or
running with equal efficiency. The
backfield is rounded out by Kleff-
ner, Cameron and Bucklin.
If U. S. G. gan turn baek Idaho
convincingly, it is believed probable
that an announcement soon will
definitely name the Trojans as the
team to meet Notre Dame on New
Years day. U. S. c. will not want
the contest if they lost to Idaho, 1t
is thought.
Hawkins, Garanctta, Lee and nd
die will compose the backfieid when
Henderson will send against the
Nandals.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-22
DEFER ACTION ON
PUBLICITY PLAN
IN MIDDLE WEST

With the idea of getting the Z
Centre realty operators and the
Chamber of Commerce interested il
a mammoth exhibit Of agricultural
scenes to be exhibited in six mid
die western states, ID. II. Copeland.
representing the California Service
Bureau which has the scheme in
hand, met the publicity committee
of the chamber of commerce vester-
day afternoon, and discussed the
details of the organization with the
representative.
The scheme is one which calls
for the contribution of realty boards
and chambers of commerce TO a
fund to fiNance this exhibit N Chi
cago, where Photographic data Will
be used to impress the mid-western
rancher or business man regarding
in various sections of
California, each center being rep
resented by Photographic albums
and statistics regarding each in
dustry belonging to every center.
Another portion of the plan is
to bring at least six special Cxtur'
sion parties of % persons or more
to the eight districts into which
California mas been divided by the
bureau and agreement to furnish
the names of all persons interested
in settlement in California.
After an explanation of the ser
vice was given, the committee de-
cded to refer the whole matter to
u further committee in order TO
find out as to the stability and in
tcgrity of the organization behind
the scheme.
On being questioned Copeland ad-
mitted that his company was not
incorporated as yet, and Therefore
no action was taken by the commit
tee.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-22
IA CASES HEARD
IN ATTENDANCE
DRIVE In VALLEY

Supervisor of Attendance Harry
A. Skinner has IA eases before
Judge p. n. Meyers at Calipatria
yesterday, parents of delinquent
school children being charged un-
der the school attendance act.
Cruz Castillo, Ralph p. Quiroz.
and j. Donaciano were EACH fined
$40, all coming from the Mulberry
District, and Z. Guerrero with four
children, Epifanio Gotta. Joe Rame-
rez, Bulgar Guerrero with another
four, Martinesh and Juan Eurias
and Pedro Flores were fined 50
each, no appearance being made in
three of the eases.
From Magnolia Nj. Garcia, Felipe
Salidor, and Brigade Gonzalez were
each fined $5, and G. M. Duarte had
his dismissed, the court taking pity
on him. Mr.. Skinner explained that
Duarte had two children of his own,
and kept seven other children, these
beloning to his brothers and sisters.
The father of three Of the other
children, Rodriguez, is fugitive
from justice.
Duarte has been n resident here
for II years, and the county Off
cials are going to see what can be
done for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-22
TWO LOCAL HOMES
ARE VISITED BY
SNEAK THIEVES
One Victim Has Lost All
Belongings Three
Times

r. u. Midgcley, of $50 Orange
avenue, reported that his house was
entered some time last night while
he was cut, and two suits, an
overcoat, a pair of white flannel
pants, and one or two minor articles
were taken by the intruder.
The front door was left open,
and whoever did the purloiniag had
no difficulty in effecting IN en-
trance. Nobody strange was seen
around III" locality, most IF the
residents being away ct one public
function or the other, and the Wei
nifty pretty well deserted.
O. w. Layman. an emp.ove of
the ice plant, los, nearly all his
Clothing last night, the burglary
being committed while he was out
for the evening. His dwelling near
the plant was broken into, and num-
crous things stolen, including half
Il dozen shirts, Il dozen pairs OF
silk hose, q leather bag, motor over
coat, military hair brushes, Tazors,
bath towels. and dark coat.
The ofilcefS on nlSht uuiV, Ap-
plegate and Mayo, searched about
Il dozen places on the east Silo last
night in an cndeavOr to trace the
stolen goods, but were unsuccessful.
\ This is the third time Mr.. lay
man has lost all his belongings, his
place being rather remote, and there
is no one round the packing sheds
except Il few caretakers, who are
usually out at night.