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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
FORECASTER DOUBTS POSSIBLE
TRANSOCEAN AIR SERVICE
Charles |. Mitchell Says
Winds, Fog and Rain Too
Worthy Foes.
Success of French Flyers
Attributed to Effect of
Freak Hurricane.
BY REX COLLIER.

Weather adviser to many transatlantic
flyers who have failed and to few who
have succeeded, Forecaster Charles l..
Mitchell does not share the optimism
of those who predict early realization of
the airmans dream-regular transat-
lantic airplane passenger service.
The latest optimist is Capt. Wolfgang
Won Gronau, whose casual hop from
east to west by way of Iceland and
Greenland was so uneventful as to lead
him to believe that the day of CONNER
ctal air lines over the North Atlantic is
at hand,
Disagrees With Flyer.
Won Gronau, during his recent visit
here, announced his opinion that trans
oceanic service on regular schedule is
possible with preSent-day equipment,
providing air bases are established on
the West Coast Of England, in Iceland
and at one or two points in Greenland.
While reluctant to be placed in the
position of questioning the opinion of
Capt. Won Gronau, Forecaster Mitchell,
in response to questions, declared today
he saw no immediate prospect of regu-
lar air traffic over the North Atlantic,
due to unfavorable weather conditions
usually prevailing in that region.
The North Atlantic presents diff
cult problem for any flyer" Mr.. Mitchell
stated Adverse winds, fog and rain
are pitfalls that lie frequently in the
path of prospective transatlantic avia-
tors. OF this trio of obstacles guess
fog is the worst enemy of flyers.
The westward crossing has been
found to be particularly hazardous be-
cause of head winds. CoSte and Bellonte
were extremely fortunate in that they
were able to take advantage of most
unusual atmospheric condition. tail
wind from the east
Freaks Not Dependable.
THAT unusual situation was the re-
suit of a freak hurricane which blew
up over the ocean from the south and
created an east-west current of air in
region where the air direction GUS
tomarily is opposite
The forecaster points out that freak
hurricanes are not dependable for regu-
lar air travel from east to west, and
he doubts that planes whose capabili-
ties so far have been demonstrated can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
SLEEP WALKER
FALLS TO DEATH
Son of Panama Physician
PIunges Three Floors
From Room.

His habit of walking in his sleep re-
suited in the death early yesterday of
Manuel Gonzales Revilla, 23-year-old
son of prominent Panama physician,
who came to Washington two years ago
to study medicine at Georgetown Uni
VerSity.
Young Revilla was injured fatally
about o'clock Sunday morning when
he fell from the third-foor window of
his apartment at 1882 I street to a
paved alley.
His groans attracted colored elevator
operator and Revilla was taken to
Emergency Hospital, where he died sew
eral hours later of a fractured skull
without regaining consciousness.
Only Saturday night Revillas friends
had to wake him when he got out OF
bed and started roaming about while
asleep. On other occasions, they said
he would leap out of bed without any
provocation during the middle of the
night.
Revilla shared a room with Gabriel
Velazquez. who was not awakened when
his friend fell out the window Revilla.
a sheet clutched in his hands and in
his night clothes, was found by Thomas
CrumbleS of 1904 o street. He was taken
to the hospital in the patrol wagon of
No. ! precinct.
Julian B. Chevalier, secretary of the
Panama legation, was called to the hos
pital and later took charge of the body.
He was awaiting word today from
Revillas father as to plans for the
funeral and burial. The body probably
will be sent to Panama.
Acting Coroner Joseph d. Rogers
issued a certificate of accidental death
after viewing the body.
Revilla was very popular with his
fellow students and extremely en-
thusiastic over the medical career which
he planned in emulation of his father.
Before moving to the I street address
four months ago, he had lived at the
West End Apartments. He came here
from David, Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
WORK
AIDED BY WEATHER
Completion of $1,000, 900
Fills by Early Next Year
Forecast by Engineers.

The United States engineer Office.
progressing satisfactorily in its 81 ,000,-
600 job of throwing land strips across
the water gaps in the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway project, expects, I'M
der favorable conditions, to complete its
task early next year. For several
months the Office has been tackling the
program at several points on the Vir-
ginia side Of the Potomac River as the
waterside driveway has taken shape
E. A. Schmitt, engineer in the United
States engineer Office, today gave The
Star picture of the present status of
the work, which is being done for the
Bureau Of Public Roads of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The hydraulic fill
across Four-mile Run has been COM
pleted by his Office, he said, and the
bridge contractor is now engaged in
putting in bridge foundations.
Reaches Run Progress.
On Reaches Run the bulk of the
dredging has been done, except for a
small section, which is being delayed
pending the completion of the culvert
within the next two months, after which
the dredge Talcott will return and close
the gap by pumping up material from
the bottom of the river. The grading
and dressing of the side slope is now
over 30 per cent completed, MIR. Schmitt
said
On the Gravelly Point fu about
seven -eighths of the work has been
completed. There is a gap in the fill
to pass the Talcott for the work on
Reaches Run that remains to be COM
pleted. Finished dressing on the top
OF the roadway is 70 per cent COM
pleted.
On the Basin fill, On which are To-
Gated the two underpasses of the high
way and railroad bridges, practically all
OF the dredging work has been done.
| 1t Is expected that some additional
| dredging will be accomplished to supply
suitable top soil in the near future.
Progress Is Satisfactory.
At Hunting Greek, where the dredge
Welatka is now engaged in pumping
the roadway fill. work has been adj
vanced about 800 feet from the south
end where work began. This is pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
Within the next two or three weeks
Mr.. Schmitt said, it is expected that
the booster plant will be placed in the
pipe line to accelerate the removal OF
sand and gravel from the bottom of the
Potomac River to the end of the lone
giant line of pipe, where it becomes
part of the new roadway This is made
necessary because of the increasing
difference of the pipe lines, through
which the material forming the erst-
while bottom of the river is hustled
from the dredge to the roadbed for the
new highway which is to be opened by
| 1882, as one of the major projects In
the George Washington bicentennial
celebration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
PROJECTORS STRIKE
FEARED AS TRUCE
OF MUSICIANS ENDS
President BryIaWski of Movie
Association Says, However,
Dispute Will Be Settled.
OWNERS TO DISCUSS
PROCEDURE TODAY
26 Independent Theaters Hold Ma
chine Operators Under Two
Week Extension.

While a two-week truce is keeping
projection machine operators at work
in Washingtons 26 independent thea
terS, starting today, the chain houses,
which include all the downtown thea
ters, are still facing threatened SYM
pathy walkout when tie musicians in
these theaters go out Thursday.
Musicians in the independent movie
houses for white patrons concluded
their employment last night, which end
ed the two-week truce following the
expiration of their contract August 81.
These musicians constituted principally
organists and pianists. The greater
part OF the musicians are employed in
the chain theaters.
A. Julian Brylawski, president % the
Motion Picture Theater Owners Asso-
citation, gave out the assurance this
morning that the matter would be def
nitely settled this week.
Il can safely say at this time" Bry-
lawSki stated that I firmly believe
the dispute with the union men will
be settled this week without recourse to
court action"
Owners Meet Today.
A meeting of the owners associa-
ton was TO be held early this after
noon to discuss procedure
William j.. Herrer, vice president of
the International Alliance of Theatrical
Stage Employees and Moving Picture
Machine Operators, whose conference
with the managers last Friday resulted
in the truce agreement, was to arrive
IN Washington from Philadelphia to-
day, At the headquarters of the local
unit of the union it was said his visit
Il
controversy.
A. G. Hayden, president of the Mu-
sicians' Protective Union, commenting
on published reports that outlying
theaters announced no great falling off
of receipts at the box Office yesterday
because of the release of the musicians.
said this morning that this was no sur
prise, since the musicians were not
scheduled to leave their jobs until the
conclusion OF yesterdays performances.
Extension of Contract.
1.-THE truce between the Musicians
Protective Union and the theater repre-
SentatiVeS, reached in New York last
month, provided that the musicians be
granted a two-week extension of their
contract after August 81" he said.
Yesterday was September IA. the last
day of the two-week period"
meantime, Jonn T.. BrdSe1, Secre-
tary of the Musicians Union, declared
this morning that more than 5000
members have been enrolled in the
Music Defense League since the cam
paign was launched late last week. The
figure Is rapidly rising he declared.
Birdsell explained today that although
the projection machine operators in
both colored and white movie houses
are linked together under the local
union, the musicians come under dis
tinctly different units.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
FFaj. Pratt Speaks to Unified
Squad Under Command
of Bean.
PRECINCT CAPTAINS
TOLD TO BE VIGILANT
Divisional Leaders Must Not Think
They Are Relieved of Response
bility, Superintendent Warns.

The new regime in police enforce
ment of the laws relating to liquor,
gambling and vice got under way at
8 o'clock today with a special meeting
in the Office of Mai. Henry @. Pratt,
superintendent of police, attended by
ali inspectors and precinct captains and
all the members of the newly Set-up
special squad headed by Inspector
Thaddeus A. Bean.
Mai pratt stressed particularly the
idea that the new squad is not intended
10 relieve the captains OF any re-
sponsibility for the conditions in their
respective precincts. Tt simply means,
he said. that when the captains nave
reason to believe there is bad con-
dition with respect to the violation OF
anv of the laws in question the speclal
SQUAD will take over the Work OF max
ing an intensive investigation OF tne
condition before any arrests are mace.
In this way it is hoped the cases,
u,hen taken to court will be based on
competent evidence and will be prop
erlv presented and viii result IN q
larger percentage of convictions than
The captains and the precinct de-
+ectives are to report all such CON-
plants on new printed blanks designed
for the purpose. Inspector Bean Will
keep a complete file in each case, start
ing with these blanks or with similar
ones made out by his men. 1t will be
possible by looking at Beans otiice MES
to determine at any date exactly the
,,olice action taken on any complaint,
together with the court action, II any,
which follows. -
After Mai. Pratt's talk, the new
SQUAD repaired to its own heaoquarIers
on the third floor of the new Ponce
Yea dn,,arters Building and started on
ATE DAVIS work. There are % members
on the new squad, including the full
personnel of the former vice and rum
SQUADS and some additional men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
FRANK B. BARNES DIES
War Department Division Chief Is
Stricken With Heart Attack.

Frank B. Barnes, chief of the War De-
partment telephone service, was stricken
with a heart attack in his home, at 1911
Lincoln road northeast, at 8 o'clock this
morning, and died almost instantly, de-
spite efforts of the District Fire Depart
rnent Rescue Squad to revive him.
Barnes, the son of Charles Barnes, a
fireman of No. II Engine Company,
had risen from his bed and was walk
ing about when he collapsed The
sound of his fall summoned his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Barnes, who was In the
kitchen below and she discovered his
body. DR.. j. Chester Brady, family
friend, was called from his office nearby
and he declared he believed death was
due to heart attack.
The War Department worker is sur
yiyed by his parents and two brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
TWO STORES BURNED
IN STAUNTON BLAZE
Whole Business District Alarmed
by Fire-Ammunition in One
Fails to Explode.
Special Dispatch to The star.

STAUNTON. Va September Is
Fire, discovered shortly after midnight
Saturday, ruined the stock In two stores
here on Main street and threw a scare
into the whole business district for q
time.
The blaze started in the Sragovitz
department store and spread rapidly to
the j. P. Asst hardware establishment
next door. Added alarm was felt when
the fire reached the latter establish
nlent because of the ammunition stored
there which might cause explosions.
and local firemen worked desperately
until the blaze was brought under
control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
ARMY SERGEANT DEAD
Report Published That He Slew
Panama Girl and Himself.

Sergt. Joseph J. Butler of the 18th
Engineers died suddenly In Panama
City Saturday, according to War De-
partment advices. Though official re-
ports do not say so, it was stated in
press dispatches that Sergt. Butler had
committed suicide after killing Pam
aman girl named Maria Sanjur and
that the soldier left penciled note adj
dressed to his mother, in Pittsburgh,
Pa. saying jealousy and financial diff
culties were responsible for his act.
The military authorities in Panama
are investigating and will report their
findings to the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
Thurman Ritenour WEEDS.

WINCHESTER, Va, September l5.-
Thurman Ritenour, local business man,
and Miss GeneVieve Burnett, here on
visit from Houston, Tex, were married
IN Hagerstown, Md, September IL, by
the Rev. Mr. Waddington of the Baptist
Church, it has been announced. The
bride is a daughter of Mrs. Douglas
Burnett OF Houston The bridegroom
is son OF Mr.. and Mrs d. w. Ritenour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
TRAFFIC OFFICER NAMED
Ipecial plspatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star,
LEESBURG, Va. September Is
Carroll S. Hutchinson, %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Dorman Hutchinson of Lenah.
this county. has been appointed State
traffic officer for Loudoun County to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Officer Thomas A. Bell. which occurred
August 10 at the Loudoun County Hos
pital, LeeSburg, as result of an acct
dent in which Mr.. Bell received a
crushed foot and other injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
Dies of Fall Injuries.

FROSTRURG, Md, September Is
(SpeciaD Mrs. Bridget Pfatf, aged 54,
died last night from injuries received
in fall down flight Of is steps at
her home She received a fracture Of
the skull and several broken. ribs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-15
WILL BE BURIED AT SEA
Navy officer, Who Killed Self in
England, Leaves Wife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Navy was advised today that
Lieut.. Comdr. Benjamin F. Staud. who
killed himself September IL at South
ampton, England, during the first cruise
of the cruiser Houston, would be buried
at sea Friday.
Staud is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Janet Staud, Norfolk, Va. He was born
in Pittsburgh, Pa. August Z, 1895.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-01

have watched their destruc-
ton for nine years now and !
am positive what am talking
about.
When we first came to Nuka
Island in the year 1921 in June,
we could see that there was not
much Of anything on the island
but eagles; eagles on every point
and every rock in the bay | did
not think anything Of it at that
time. for to me the eagle was a
wonderful bird Anyway we were
busy building our living house,
but the first day we went out
to d rock where we saw SO many
seagulls we could see right there
what was going on. There were
egg shells all over the place where
the eagles had sucked them by
the hundreds.
The next rock was a half mile
farther off, SO we roWed out 70
IT. There we found two Elder
ducks nests with one and Two
eggs in them These were the
first Elder duck eggs and ducks
I had ever seen in my life, SO
YOU can imagine how looked
forward to see the young, but /
never did see them. The eagles
were right there all the time. |
think the two hens laid ten eggs
but all we saw was broken shells.
Then one nice morning we came
there Just when Mr.. Eagle had
finished killing one Of the ducks.
That settled me with eagles Tor
all time and right then ! started
to kill them. We have shot them
by the hundreds and still we have
lots Of them.
We have now IS or 20 pair Of
Elder ducks but the eagles take
four out Of ten Of the duck eggs
every summer.
Also, during our first year here
we could see on every rock and
point the skeletons of ducks where
the eagles picked them all win
ter; now, Of course, the foxes take
what they leave.
It cannot taxi a person with
common sense long to see that
the eagle is the enemy Of all wa
ter fowl and I am positive that
in the nesting season they live
entirely on eggs Of all kinds ano
the young birds.
I have seen foxes, mink anc
otter when they bring their kit
tens to the beaches. They keer
them right close around timber
line, with one eye cooked for MI
Eagle all the time, as he is the
only enemy in the air they have
to look out for
All we can see is destruction
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-01

wherever there are eagles. To me
he is just a pest now, to every
thing that is beautiful and useful
and all Alaska should get togeth-
er on this, sign q petition and
have the chamber Of commerce
send it to our delegate to prevent
the passing Of such an unrea-
sonable law.
7 am sincerely yours,
Josephine Sather,
Nuka Bay Island
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-01
COMMUNICATION

Seward Gateway:
I see in the Gateway that a
bill is pending ia Congress to
protect the eagles
| wish some of those sawdust-
Drained people would 60 out where
they can see the fact before they
undertake to broadcast or talk
bout things that they don't know
anything about.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-01
NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the copartnership hereto
fore existing between Hans Sever
sen and John Bailey, engaged in
business at Roadhouse Portage,
in the Hanna Precinct, Third
Division, Territory Of Alaska, I'M
der the firm name and style Of
Seversen q Bailey, has been dis
solved BY mutual consent, and
that said Hans Seversen has pur-
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-01
PAGE THREE

chased all Of the interest Of said
John Bailey in the copartnership
business and assets, including
all accounts receivable. Said CO
partnership terminated on Feb
ruary 26, 1880.
Signed this 23rd day Of April,
1880 Hans Seversen, John Bailey.
1st pub. Apr. %, last July %, 80
Old papers for sale at Gateway.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-01

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Seward daily gateway., 1930-05-01
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-04
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Hogs 50. 900 including 800 direct;
market active unevenly 10 to 20 cents
higher: heavies 1oo15c higher; T oop
l.95. few loads at $50: bulk OF 1bO-22O
pound hogs $50 to 9.75.
Light lights good and choice 1t0-
100 bis. 9.25-9.S5: light weight $50
200 lbs. 970-9.95: medium weight 200
$50 lbs. S.5O-9.3 5: packing sows-med-
ium and good 275-500 lbs. 7:1OvS.1O;
slaughter pigs. good and choice 100
100 lbs. 8.50-9.40: cattle $4,000; calves
1900.
Light yearlings steers steady to
trong; large medium. and weighty
steers steady to Csc lower. Top IL.
She stock slow.
Slaughter cattle and vealers: Steers
good and CHOICE 100000 lbs. 925-
1900 lbs. 9.00-11.00: 1300-1500 lbs. 800
100: common and medium 6.00-1300
lbs. 1885,: heifers good and choice
55O-S5O lbs. 9.5O-10.25: common and
medium 5.o0.9.25; cows. good and
choice 5.5c-s.oo: common and medium
3.75-5.50: low cutter and cutter 2.S5-
400: bulls ~(yearlings exc1uded) good
and choice tbeef) 6.5o-7.25; cutter to
medium 5.O0.7.25; vealers (milk fed
coed and choice 9:5o-l1:5o; medium
Stocker and feeder cattle: Steers.
good and choice 5OO-150O lbs. 6.75-
$50: common and medium 4.75-6.75.
Sheep 5000. native lambs strong to
going at $50. Range lambs %unauoted.
Slaughter sheep and lambs: Lambs,
80 lbs. down. good and choice 9.75;
medium 7.25-s.75: 91-10O lbs. medium
to choice blank. All weights, common
choice 2.25.4.oo: ali weights. Gull and
common 1.00-2.75: feeding lambs So
IS lbs. good and choice 6.25-6.75.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-04
CORN PRICE JUMPS
AGAIN, With WHEAT
FOLLOWING SLOWLY
Continued Reports Of Damage
Done by Drought Has Eff
feet on Grain Market

Chicago. Aug. A. (AP) Sharply
from continued reports of severe crop
damage from the terrific heat. with
no general breakup of drought One
leading expert reported that the main
damage to corn appears OF be pro-
longed within got plants from top to
bottom and is irreparable. Wheat
ing of the corn market. Opening 1A-
PA higher. corn prices afterwards
reached somewhat out then mounted
again. Wheat started Nj Nc up. and
Hundreds of corn fields were report
ed today as promising, a return of only
poo fodder, an outlook. that in many
districts is bringing about general
try owing to dearth of feed. Other
sections sent messages saying that
as the result of the longest. hottest.
rainless period ever experienced corn
are burning up. and that a large per-
centage of stalks have no ears at all.
On the other hand. scattered reports of
showers tended at times to induce
numerous fluctuations in prices.
Wheat quotations went upward to-
day. not only on accOunt of higher
prices for corn. but also as a result
Of indications of a let-upt in the mar
keting of wheat southwest and west.
Not hedging pressure from newly, har-
vested wheat. was In evidence here,
and Minneapolis reported an increase
in buying ordrs there at xisting diff
~ferences under the Chicago market.
An opposite factor. however. was
relative lack of export demand owing
to the holiday Sunday. i.
Oats were firmer with wheat and
corn.
Provisions also showed themselves
responsive to %upturns in cereals.
Scantiness of arrivals of corn at
tracted special attention. Today's re-
ceipts were only 90 cars against 1897
cars a week ago n 244 at this time
last year . The weather forecast in
dictated scattered showers. mostly
light. with temperatures. somewhat
lower as 4 rule.