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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
HUMBLE GIVEN
U.S.. BUSINESS
Gas To Be Supplied to Big
Aviation Fields Over
Nation By Firm

The announcement by the war de-
partment at Washington that the
Humble Oil and Refining company
has been awarded the contract to
furnish all aviation gasoline at gov
eminent flying fields in San An
tonic, Galveston, Houston, Fort Sill,
and Ell Paso is of interest to every
motoriSt in the state. The specifica-
tions call for Humble Flashlike Avi-
alton gasoline and Ethyl F1ashlike
Aviation gasoline. Government tech
nicians have analysed the qualities
Of these super-fuels and are in every
way satisfied with their perform
ance.
There is nothing haphazard about
the way the government selects mo-
tor fuels for the preSent-day air.
plane. Motors in today's aircraft
must function properly at all times
and, therefore, the fuels used in
them must be the best that can
be obtained. Airplane operation in
the hands of government aviators
is scientific in the extreme. In
the first place, the ship and it's mo-
tor are carefully designed to meet
exact requirements and are general
ly the result Of cooperation of the
motor manufacturers, airplane
builders, and government experts.
After the ship is built, the fuel
on which it operates plays an i'm
portant part. No matter how care
fully the motor is designed, what
Improvements there are in carbu-
retion, its methods of cooling, or
the operation of any of the integral
parts, it must have a satisfactory
fuel on which to run, and this fuel
must be specially designed to meet
the strenuous operating conditions
Of the air.
1t is a noteworthy fact that Hum
BILE Flashlike Aviation gasoline and
Ethyl Flashlike Aviation gasoline
have been selected to meet these
eXacting requirements, and the mo-
torist can well profit by following
the governments example. While
the average car is not put to such
strenuous driving tests every day as
are encountered in airplane motors
still it does not pay to buy any other
fuel but the best. The Humble
Oil and Refining company manu-
features for automobile motors, ac-
cording to the same exacting re-
quirements as for airplane motors
Humble Flashlike gasoline and Ethyl
Flashlike gasoline. Humble Flash
like gasoline-a superior motor gaso-
line-is sold at the same price as
ordinary fuels. Ethyl Flashlike gas
oline-Which Is simply Humble
Flashlike gasoline with Ethyl anti
knock compound added-is recon-
mended for high-compression mo-
tors and motors that knock, and is
at a slight additional cost.
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STRAIGHT 81
RUNS 3l2HOURS
Roosevelt Breaks Record
Set By Monoplane
Fort Worth

Breaking every existing record for
nonstop automotive endurance, a
Roosevelt straight-eight sedan has
Travelled well over 300 continuous
hours on the indianapolis Motor
speedway.
The record-breaking Roosevelt is
a stock sedan, equipped with two
extra wire wheels, tires, tubes and
covers, bumpers front and rear,
shock absorbers and trunk rack. 1t
was selected at random from the as
sembly line in the Marmon-Roose-
welt factory by representatives of the
American Automobile association
under whose official observation the
test is being conducted. Refuellng
operations are being conducted from
a mother" car which likewise car
ries oil and water and affords a
means of changing drivers while
the Roosevelt continues in motion
under its own power.
The last automotive nonstop rec
ord to fall before the Roosevelt was
that established late in May by the
airplane Fort Worth, piloted by r
L. Robbins and James Kelly, which
remained in the air 172 hours, 81
minutes and 1 second. Since that
mark was beaten, the car has kept
in constant operation, day and
night, and at the beginning Of the
18th day 312 hours had elapsed since
the start.
Just as does the annual 500-mile
race in indianapolis each Memo
rial day begin promptly at 10 a. m.
so did the endurance test start pre-
cisely at that hour on June u.
Through the first solid week no
word Of its progress was passed to
the outside world. headquarters
having been established and main
tanned at the speedway itself by the
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WINDSHIELDIS
AUTO FEATURE
Non-Glare Sloping Glass Of
fered First Time In
Marquette

One of the outstanding features
Of the New Marquette, companion
car to Buick, which has caused no
little favorable comment through
out the country since the introduc-
ton of the a On June 1, is the
non-glare, slopinr windshield, which
is offered the motoring public for
the first time.
Engineers who have studied the
advantages of the Marquette slop-
ing windshield declare it to be one
of the foremost safety factors in
troduced on automobiles in several
years.
This type Of windshield was put
through exhaustive tests at the
General Motors Proving Ground
over a period Of several weeks.
Windshields were sloped at various
angles and the cars driven hour aft
er hour at night in order that a
windshield for closed cars might be
developed which would divert all
glare from the lights of other cars,
either approaching, from the rear.
or sides, below the drivers line Of
vision.
That the Marquette sloping wind
shield will tend to reduce accidents
on the highways of the country at
night is a foreign conclusion.
With the Marquette windshield
sloped at a seven-degree angle, the
front support posts are made much
sturdier, since they are wider and
stronger at the base. Engineers
say this feature will prevent the
body from weakening at that point.
The Marquette non-glare, sloping
windshield was developed through
the cooperation of the Buick and
Fisher Body engineering depart
mentS.
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Auto Gyro and Glider Races
Cleveland Air Derby Features

prizes totalling 100000 also viii be
flown.
Numerous closed course events
are tentatively scheduled. They will
include races by army planes, any
power plant: navy planes Of any
power, observation planes and army
transport planes with one, two and
three motors, six or seven In the
crew and loads equivalent to a mill
tary load.
In the stunt events will be a
dead-stick landing contest, in which
the pilot, at 1000 feet, shuts off
his motor and glides down in an eff
fort to stop as near to a designated
line Is possible.
An aeronautic exposition will be
held in conjunction with the flights.
1t will cover 100000 square feet of
floor space in the Cleveland audi
forum.
Races will be opened by a flower
parade, and there will be many
night events including fireworks.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 6.-Autc
gyro and glider races, a cross-coun-
try event for women and an air
derby from Canada for Canadian
filters will feature the national air
races at the Cleveland municipal
air races at the Cleveland municipal
airport August "a to September 2.
Entrants in a nonstop flight to
Cleveland include Martin Jensen,
solo endurance filler; Art Goebel
Dole flight winner, who set up a
new cross-country nonstop record
last August; Capt. George w. Hal
deman, Canada to Cuba flier, and
Col. William Thaw, commanding
officer of the Lafayette Escadrille
in the world war.
The nonstop flight will start
from Los Angeles, San Francisco OF
Portland, Ore.
Jensen is having a plane with a
retractable landing gear built es-
pecially for the flight. Haldemar
plans to use a Bellanca and Goebel
a specially built Butler plane.
Clover field, Santa Monica, Cal.
has been selected tentatively as the
starting point for the women's
derby. Five women have definitely
said they will enter. They are
Lady Mary Heath, British aviatrix
who flew from London to Cape
Town; Bobby Trout, 18-year-old Los
Angeles endurance filler; Mrs. Mar
vel Crossen. California, who has
reached some high attitudes, and
Mrs. Dewey Noyes. Cleveland, wife
Of an air mail pilot.
Cross-country derbies for planes
Of 6O-horsepower and upward with
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motive vehicles in endurance, re-
liability and stamina. Constant
running under the terrific strain
imposed by the speedway brick
track, famous as a proving ground
for many makes of cars, is suffi-
cient to reveal the weakness Of any
part.
American Automobile association
officials have been on the spot since
the tSart of the test, under the di-
rection of Charles Merz, representa-
tive of the A. A. A. contest board
for the Indianapolis district. Otis
Porter, official timer of the 500-mile
races each year, is acting in a SIM
liar capacity during the test and
occupies his familiar position in
the judges stand at the track.
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Air Mail Schedules

The schedule for the mail between
Brownsville and Dallas Is announced
by the postoffice department as fol-
lows.
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Marmon company. Drivers, me-
chanics, refuelers and pit men
stayed on the job constantly and
slept in improvised quarters in the
infield Of the track.
The first record to be exceeded
was the previous nonstop automo-
bile mark Of 81 hours, Is minutes.
Next was the nonstop engine record
Of so hours, 81 minutes and / Sec
ond. From that point on it was
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The Salisbury. N. c., chapter Of
the National Aeronautic Associa-
ton is cooperating with the city,
in establishment of an airport. A
2OO-acre tract has been obtained.
The field now is useable and has
been marked for Identification.
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A portion of the Pierce county
airport at Tacoma, Wash, has been
made available for use. The sum
of $250,000 is on hand for further
development Of the project and
work is going forward rapidly.
When completed the airport Is ex-
pected to be among the best
equipped on the Pacific coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

A growing appetite for rabbit
forced California to import $50 tons
Of the meat last year, although
5000 tons were butchered within
the state.
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BRAIN O LARGE

PORTSMOUTH. Eng.-Medical
evidence was that Alfred Virgins,
aged Is, committed suicide because
his brain was abnormally large.
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OF 4s % q

HULL. Eng.-Dr. Claude Borough,
aged 48, divorced his 30-year-old
wife because she had fallen in love
with a man of "a.
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When I pressed the electric bell,
received my first shock. The door was
opened even before my finger was with
drawn. A butler, who would not have
diSgraced a Grosvenor Square mansion,
leaned forward with an air of bene-
VIOLENT inquiry.
II have come down from London to
see Mr.. Hews," 1 explained. L have a
letter of introduction to him"
He led me across a hall that in those
confused moments, seemed to me like
the anteroom Of a palace, motioned me
to enter a small, automatic lift, followed
me in and closed the gates. We shot
up some three stories, after which he
again took charge of me, ushered me
down a corridor where my feet fell
soundlessly upon the thick carpet, and
at its further end touched the knob Of
a bell We heard its gentle tinkling in
the room, and almost Immediately, with
out any visible agency, the door of an
apartment almost as spacious as a
museum swung open.
THE gentleman you were expecting,
sir" the butler announced. leading the
way toward distant corner-and
forthwith took his leave.
1 advanced a few steps farther and
stood staring like the clumsiest of rus
tics. Before me, seated at large rose
wood writing table, upon which were
several telephone receivers, a row Of
ivory push bells, and various other I'M
usual-looking instruments, was the man
whom had come to visit. My first i'm
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sports eighteen years ago, you won all
the prizes that were worth taking. Later
you have thrown the hammer as only
the Americans can throw it. You were
in the seni-f1nals of the amateur boxing
championship twelve years ago. There
was rumor that it was a gesture Of
chivalry that prevented your winning.
You were supposed to be good enough
for county cricket, even for Yorkshire,
but the war came, and you developed
into a keen soldier. You did a little
more than average well-twice mention
ed, believe, and the D. S. o. After
ward you had usual bad luck of a man
who had not settled upon his profession
definitely when the war broke out. You
left your regiment and tried soldering
in Morocco with the Spaniards. {. Then,
OF course, there was that French
affair-rather an unfortunate episode
just then. Anything I have forgotten,
Maj. Owston?"
was Speechless. could think of no
living person who could have told me
as much as this stranger had done He
watched my surprise with that same
smile Of absolutely childish gratiflca-
ton.
"Ah. WELL" he went on, 'if I take
you into my employ you will realize
that it is my business sometimes to
toned your name, began to set inquir-
les on foot. By-the-by, did he prepare
you for the fact that was an invalid?"
He gave me to understand"
admitted diff1dently, that you we're
that you had lost the use of your legs"
He frowned as though, for some
reason, my answer annoyed him.
i never had any legs" he explained
abruptly. 1 am a human freak, Maj.
Owston. I was born without legs You
can see very nearly all there is of me-
That is why sit in the most amazing
motor-chair that has ever been designed
own invention"
muttered word of sympathy, which
he acknowledged gravely.
Il wonder" he speculated, whether
I really lose much through not having
legs. You shall judge. Sit still. I will
give you an exhibition
There followed the most extraordinary
performance had ever seen in my life
With the touch of finger upon the
steering wheel of his chair, an engine
began to throb, and he glided from
behind the desk in a graceful back
ward curve. He came to a StandSttll,
and then suddenly seemed to flash
away from before my eyes. He was
across at the other side of the room
before I could realize that he had
moved, threading his course among
chairs and tables, Skirting the edge of
various articles of furniture with the
most amazing precision, now and then
revolving, running backward with only
careless turn of the head over his
shoulder. never losing that curiouly con-
ceited smile, and CHANGING more than
once quickly across at me as though for
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hair, arranged with such absolute per-
lection that from the first l suspected
it to be a wig. His mouth was by far
his most attractive feature. 1t had a
delicacy Of its own, and a sensitiveness
almost childish.
You are Maj. Owston?" he asked,
looking across at me.
THAT is my name, SIR I answered.
What sort of employment do you
want?"
ANY sort in the world that will
keep me from starvation"
He scrutinized me thoughtfully, raised
his hand and pointed to a chair. I
sat down and would have moved it a
little nearer to his desk, but found to
my amazement that 1t was screwed
to the floor, and that underneath the
seat was a maze Of wire and tubes. I
found also that 1t faced the great win
dow through which the light was
Fstreaming in.
"You will forgive the popularity of
the chair" my hest begged. Il have
visitors of many sorts, and like some
times to know exactly how far they
are away from me. 1t would perhaps
amuse you--''
He broke off and touched one of
line of ivory knobs on the right-hand
side of his desk. I felt~a sudden ting
ling in my arms and legs. II the room
nad Deen on Ilre, coulu not nave
moved from my place. He chuckled
softly. touched another knob, and every
thing was again normal He rubbed
his hands together With positively child
ish delight.
"One of my little devices" he ex-
planned. with curious touch of vanity
in his tone. Il am a helpless person.
you see, and must defend myself :.
So you want any sort of employment,
Henry Owston? Are there any ltmtta-
tons to that somewhat daring state
ment?"
None that I can think 6f" I as
sured him.
He eyed me critically
You are not prescriptions, then"
mot in general way don't want
to get into trouble. I have been in
prison once. That was quite enough
for me-"
I'm England?"
mo, in France"
''Ah, remember" he ,murmured,
nodding his head ref1ectively. 1T was
at Marseille, was it not? That affair
with French artillery officer. You
have a violent temper, imagine"
looked at him in astonishment. Not
even Leonard Joyce, my friend who had
given me the letter Of introduction,
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preston of him was that he was seated
but at that moment I could not be
sure of anything definite regarding his
posture. He was inclosed in what
seemed to be an amazing sort of bath
chair, the front of which was hidden in
the knee hole of the desk, so that only
the upper part of his body was visible.
The effect he produced upon me, during
those few minutes. remains to this day
an indescribable thing.
One would have expected, from an
afhicted person, certain delicacy of
expression and outline, the pallor that
is nearly always associated with every
sort OF suffering. The man before me
was of an entirely different type. His
face was inclined to be round in shape
He had color upon his cheeks that at
first seemed to me as though it must be
unnatural. His brown eyes were
curiously prominent, almost beady. He
had carefully trimmed, bushy eyebrows
Of lighter shade, and a mass of brown
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my appreciation. Finally he passed me
like streak. and before I could thor
ourhly collect myself he was seated
again opposite me behind the table. The
motor ceased to throb His eyes sought
mine triumphantly. He was evidently
wrapped in deep enjoyment Of my stupe-
faction.
Have you ever seen anything ike
that?" he demanded.
Never in my life" I assured him, as
soon as could find words. Il can't even
now understand how such delicate steer
ing can ever be learned. lists mi
raculousp
His smile was like the smile of child
whose dolls have been praised, or a
mother whose infant has been flattered. 1t
transformed his whole appearance, and
it helped me to appreciate the persis-
tence of those small vanities that were
woven like thread through the mans
whole being incidentally it gave me
confidence. had no longer fear about
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knew of that episode in my life to
which Martin Hews had alluded.
IF 1 have" told him, after mo-
ments elaboration, lit is very seldom
reused, and there is generally sufficient
provocation."
He eyed me appraisingly.
you are how tall, Maj. OwSton?"
he inquired.
1 was a little surprised, but I an
swered him at once.
six feet three and half, sir"
'Magnificently developed around the
shoulders" he went on, moving his
head little sideways. "A trifie under
fed. I should say, by the look of you.
l have need of strong men, Maj. Ow-
ston, both for my own protection, and
to carry on my business"
II am not weakling," I assured
him.
Apparently not" he assented. Let
me see. Shall I tell you a little more
about yourself? In the intervarsity
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THOS J. OWEN Z, son, AUCTIONEERS,
1881 Eve Street Northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE I'M
PROVED REAL ESTATE. BEING PRICK
DWELLING. NO. 6o9 @ STREET NORTH

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IN:
PROVED REAL ESTATE. BEING PRICK
DWELLING, NO. sos Q STREET NORTH
By virtue of a certain deed of trust duly
recorded IN Liber No. 5755. folio 247 ct seq
of the land records of the District OF Co
lumbia: and at the request OF the party Sc Sc
cured thereby. the undersigned trustees VIII
ss " on Ru0f gs2a in f TE of RS
FouR' O'Clock Pm, the followins de-
scrlhed land and premises. situate in the
city of WASHINGTON, District of Columbia,
and DESIGNATED as and being lot one hundred
and seventeen 1i7) in Eugene CaruSi and
William j. Miller, trustees subdivision OF
the east half of square four hundred and
torty-four t444. as per plat recorded IN
Liber Il. folio 1911. Of the records OF the
office OF the surveyor Of the District OF
Terms Of sale: One-third of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, balance in two
equal installments. payable in one and two
years. with interest at seven per centum per
annUm, payable SenJ-annually. from day OF
SALE secured by deed of trust upon the
property sold. or all cash. at the option of
the purchaser. A deposit OF $500 will be re-
CURED at time of sale. All conveyancing,
recording, etc, at cost Of purchaser. Terms
Of sale to he complied with within 30 days
reserve the right to resell the property at
after five days advertisement of such resale
in some newspaper published in Washing
ton, D. c.
SAMUEL A. DRURY,
JAMES B. NICHOLSON.
jelS-d&ds,exSu Trustees.
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FIRST INSTALLMENT.

TN fit of detection. stopped in the
middle of the long cinder path
facing the grimmest, ugliest, most
L fearsome building 1 had ever seen.
There was no lodge, no wall to pro-
tect 1t from the road, no garden. There
it stood a great building that age
seemed only TO have rendered more
hideous, STRAIGHTFORWARD, with rows of
uninviting windows, and at the two
ends round towers, with huge windows.
1t was big enough for prison or an
asylum, and unpleaSing enough for
either That here in desolate land an
hour by train out of London it should
be the dwelling place of any sane man
seemed to me Incredible and yet in my
pocket reposed a letter addressed to
Martin Hews. esq, Breezeley Mansion, -
and that letter, together with nine
pence halfpenny, was my last resource
against starvation,
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jel4-d&ds.exsu Surviving Truste
ADAM A. wEscHLER & SON. AuetiOneers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE I'M
FRAME DWELLING; NO; 1907 INGRA-

PRoVED REAL ESTATE, TWo;sT0RY
HAM STREET NORTHWEST.
BY virtue Of a certain deed of trust duly
recorded in Liber No. $685. folio 80 ct seq,
OF tine land records OF the District OF Co
lumbia. and at the request of the party Sc
cured thereby, the undersigned trustee Will
offer for sale by public auction, in front OF
the premises, on TUESDAY. THE TWENTY
FIFTH DAY OF JUNE, 1929. AT FIVE
O'CLOCK p M, the following described land
and premises, situate in the District Of Co
lumbia, to wit: Lot numbered two % IN
sixteen (2716) in the subdivision made by
the Lynchburg Investment Corporation OF
land now known as Fourteenth Street Ter
race" as per plat recorded in Liber SO, folio
? OF the records of the Office Of the sur
Veyor of the District of Columbia. Subject
to covenants of record.
Terms OF sale: One-third OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash. balance in two
equal installments, represented by promlss
sorry notes OF purchaser. payable in one and
two years. with interest at six per cent per
nually. secured by deed Of trust upon prop
erty sold, or all cash. at option of purchaser
A deposit of $4,000 required of purchaser
at sale. All conveyancine, recording and
notarial fees at cost of purchaser. Terms
TO be complied with within thirty days from
day of sale, otherwise trustee reserves the
right TO resell property at risk and cost Of
defaulting purchaser, after five days al
Yertisement OF such resale in some news
THE WASHINGTON LOAN 3 TRUST CO.
Real Estate Ofhcer.
ieI4-dSyds exSu Trustee.