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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
HoeO a Group of Army Airmen Cleared a
Plungimg Transport, Took to Wings Of
Silk and Parachuted in Bunch for
Record Membership Initiation in the
Caterpillar Club.

on this incident of the six men, who. by virtue
Of their emergency parachute jumps. automati-
cally became members of the famous Legion Of
Caterpillars. which in this country now num-
bers more than $50.
They say that the last shall be first, so that
In order TO be consistent it may be well 70
relate the story of Tony Wasilevich, since he
was the last one to leave the cabin of the fast
descending transport. Upon nearing Fresno
he heard q sudden noise in the front of the
cabin, and upon looking in the direction from
which it seemed to have emanated he saw
quite a hole in the right side wall Of the cabin,
evidently made by fragment of the broken
propeller. Shortly following the crashing noise
he noticed that the plane became wobbly
bouncing UP and down and from side to side.
at the same time starting to lose altitude very
fast.
Thoughts of putting the parachute strapped
70 me to o test came to me at about the same
time as the balance of the passengers had de-
cided on the same course of action" Wasnevich
stated for all started toward the doors at
about the same second. Sergt. Davis reached
the side door first, and he was the first to
leave the plane. Every one seemed to be calm
enough under the circumstances and there was
no crowding to get to the door first We had
quite time opening the door and Keeping it
open, so decided that 1 would be the last one
to leave the ship, figuring that my former
experience unQer similar circumstances would
help me considerably. held the door open for
the rest of the gang and when the cabin was
clear Of all except myself decided to go feet
first, so that would be able to hold the door
open until my body clear of same. AS my
hands were busy with the door, I didn't get
hold of the release ring until was free of the
plane. I started a search for the ring, and it
seemed though 1 was turning somersaults
For one second would be gazing at five open
chutes Of the other men below me, while in the
next second 1 would be gazing at different
colored clouds. 1 found the ring at last and
decided it was about time to stop prying and
try my pull 1t wasn't long before stopped
travelling so rapidly. coming up with very
slight jerk to position of attention in the air.
In landing hit the ground so easy that it was
HARD to believe was on it. felt no Ill effects
from my jump"
STAFF sERGT. CALEB A. DAVIS stated that
when the plane started Topping up and
down and from side to side and seemed to be
losing altitude very fast he jumped from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

side door going out head first. The parachute
opened as soon as he pulled on the release ring.
He remarked that there was very little excite
men among the passengers, and 1t seemed as
though each of them was just awaiting his turn
to jump. While he felt no Ill effects from the
jump he admitted being rather nervous and
excited until he reached the plane and found
Lieut. Russell and his mechanic were all right.
Corp. Webby L. Green stated that after
hearing the crash in front of the ship it wasn't
but a second until glass and wood we're flying
in all directions. It seemed as though the ship
was nosed downward, with the left wing high.
"Sergt. Davis was the first man to reach the
side door," he stated. 'I was next In line, and
all of the passengers kept calm and collected.
We had some trouble opening the door on
account of a homemade fastening attached to
1t. On getting the door open, Sergt. Davis went
out head first while held the door, and when
be was clear I leaped feet first AS I was
falling glanced over my shoulder saw the ship
for a second or so, and when it was no longer
visible pulled on the ring, which had been
holding from the time left the ship. It didn't
seem as though any time had elapsed until the
chute was wide open, and will have to confess
that Corp. Green felt much better. came to
the ground in an easy landing. All of the men
acted normal after making their jump felt
no i'll effects, nor did suffer from injuries or
burns from the parachute harness"
'As two OF the passengers had already jumped
through the side door and was in line, de-
cided to make my leap feet FIRST" Pvt. John M.
Kodak stated. upon seeing that was clear
of the plane, yanked on the rip-cord ring,
and it seemed as though the chute opened
Immediately. 1t seemed that we all discovered
our plight at about the same time, and were
quite fortunate, in that no one became excited
and we were able to leave the plane in turn.
Upon landing we gathered our chutes and got
together, asking one another questions about
the trip down. Every one acted normal, and
none seemed to be suffering any i'll effects from
the jump. I suffered no i'll effects from the
jump with the exception of a small abrasion on
the left thigh, which no doubt caused by
the chute harness at the time the chute
opened"
A GREEING with the statements of the other
men that all discovered the trouble at the
same time and simultaneously started for the
door, although none appeared TO be excited
about their plight Pvt. Mervyn e. Stokes stated
he heard some one say "Jur9pl" and he went
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17


wholesale initiation occurring some
eight miles from Fresno, Calf, just
after the propeller on the right motor
Of an Army transport broke in two and the
plane started jumping badly.
The transport was piloted by Lieut. Warren
A. Maxwell, Air Corps. of Rockwell Field,
Coronado, Calf. Sitting beside him in the
cockpit was Sergt. Arthur, the six other pas
sengers being in the cabin. The pilot ana
Sergt Arthur stuck to the ship and mirScu-
lously escaped injury in the crash wi~-h
followed.
The Army airmen were en- route from Mather
Field. Sacramento, Calf, to Rockwell Field
Landing at Bakersfield, Calf, for serWcmg'
Lieut. Maxwell was handed message from the
commanding officer of Mather Field directing
him to return because of q sudden change IN
weather along the southern end OF his course
Everything was going along smoothly until
we neared Fresno" Lieut.. Maxwell afterward
stated suddenly, what at first thought was
the left propeller broke of. throttled down
the motors from left to right, but by that time
discovered that the right propeller was gone
that the right motor had virtually torn itself
to pieces and the plane was jumping badly.
saw that a forced landing in a vineyard was
coming and told Sergt. Arthur, who was in the
pilots cockpit with me, to tell the other men TO
Jump. Arthur opened the door to yell at them,
but they had already sensed what was coming,
and the last man was just disappearing out Of
the door. 1 then told Arthur to jump, too, as
we were due to crash. Arthur said NO. and
stood by I tried for an open space in the Vine
yard but couldn't quite stretch the glide TO
make it, and we piled up in the vineyard
don't understand why something didn't hit us
in the face things were certainly flying around
in the front cabin"
A ND that was all there was to this story, as
far as the pilot of the transport
cerned. Incidentally. this wholesale initiation
ceremony constituted a record it being the first
occasion where as many six men jumped at
approximately the same time from disabled
aircraft during flight. Three years ago. in an
accident almost similar to the one described
above-a propeller breaking and Earring the
engine loose-four Army airmen descended from
their peri1ous position in an Army bomber and
landed safely on terra firma by means of their
parachutes This number heretofore consti-
tuted a record in simultaneous emergency
parachute jumps. There have been several in
stances where as many as 10 to IL men jumped
concertedIy from a single airplane or from a
group of planes, but these were premeditated
practice jumps, and the pilots placed their
planes in a flying attitude such as to enable
the jumpers to step off or jump into space
under the most advantageous conditions pos
sible.
In unhappy situations where parachute jumps
must be made under the stress Of dire neces-
sity time is too valuable factor to brook any
delay in leaving a plane. Such leavetaking
must be instantaneous no matter in what flying
attitude the plane may be at that particular
time.
II may be Of interest TO relate the versions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
BY FAX HARMED.

~K men, tried and true, recently Joined
the Caterpillar Club in q body, this
wholesale initiation occurring some
4 eight miles from Fresno, Calf, just
after the propeller on the right motor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
w. G BUCHANAN JOINS
ACCOUNTANCY BOARD
Member of Faculty at G. o. for Ten
Years Recently Named to
District Post.

william Gordon Buchanan, recently
appointed a member of the Board Of
Accountancy of the District, has been
for the past 10 years member OF the
faculty of the School Of Foreign Serv-
ice of Georgeown University, being in
charge Of all the universitys work in
the fields of accounting, business ad-
miniStration, credits and collections
and related subjects.
He is member of the Arm OF Coun-
cilor 81 Buchanan, local accountants.
During the World War Mr.. Buchanan
served with the Army and reached the
rank of captain. This was the only
interruption of a career of Is years in
the accountancy business. In this time
he has been chief accountant Of the
United States Shipping Board, chair
man of the Fraud and Bankruptcy
Committee of the Washington Associ-
alton Of Credit Men, lecturer on credits
for the American Institute of Bank
ing, special lecturer at the United States
Army Industrial College and District
representative to the American Society
of Certified Public Accountants.
Two years ago Mr.. Buchanan made
an extended tour of Europe studying
continental accounting methods. He
has a wide personal and professional
popularity in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
$4,000 COMMISSION
SUIT IS DISMISSED
Claim of G. Bowie Chapman in
Connection With Sale of Wash
ington Gas Stock Rejected.

Justice Wendell P. Stafford in Cir
cult Division l etoday sustained the
motion of Albert E. Pierce of Chicago
and the Central Public Service Corpora
ton to dismiss the suit for 1000
commission brought against them by c..
Bowie Chapman, local broker, who
claimed he had a contract to get 81 per
share for the stock of the Washington
Gas Light Co., controlling interest in
which was sought by the defendants.
The defendants claimed that when
they learned that the anti-merger act
forbade the purchase of the stock by
foreign corporation they abandoned
the proposition. Later the controlling
interest was bought by the Seaboard
Investment Trust of Boston, but the de-
PENDANTS did not admit they were re-
sponsible for that proposition.
In sustaining the motion Justice
Stafford declared that he could not up
hold the declaration because on its
face it showed the plaintiff was asking
to enforce contract for commission for
an act forbidden by the anti-merger
law.
Attorneys Wilton ]. Lambert, r. H.
Yeatman and Dozier A. De Vane appear
ed for the defendants, while Attorneys
Duvall and Frost represented the
broker, who was given 10 days in which
to amend the declaration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
CHURCH BROTHERHOOD
MOVEMENT EXPLAINED
Judge Robert H. Scott of Los An
geles Juvenile Court Talks
at Y. M. C. A.

A new Church Brotherhood" move
ment, in which laymen are banded to-
gether for service to the church and
community, will be explained by Judge
Robert H. Scott of the Juvenile Court
of Los Angeles before an invited group
of local laymen this afternoon at the
Central Y. M. c. A., 1876 G street.
Judge Scott, member of the Ma
tional Council of the Y. M. c. A., has
been a leader in the movement on the
Pacific Coast He quotes Gov. Young
of California as characterizing the
Church Brotherhood as a movement
to apply Christian ideals to civic,
business and social life"
The jurist will be the guest of honor
of the Washington Y. M. C. A. at a
luncheon this afternoon, following
which he will speak on The Church
Brotherhood-a Vital Force in Civic
Life"
Arrangements for the meeting were
made by Leonard w. De Cast, general
secretary, and Page NICK. EtchiSon, re-
ligiouS work director, of the local as
ISOLATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
Hunted Snake Killed
Girl Discovers Rather in
Nap on Doorstep.

The rattle at the end of this snake
tale is a death rattle, sounded this
afternoon before the front door step at
825 Fourth street northeast.
Miss Minnie Whyte, despite the fact
that a RATHER was known to be loose in
the vicinity, had the surprise of her
life when she emerged today and saw
a length of diamond-back stretched in
the sun upon her doorstep-a length of
about two feet.
The door which slammed behind Miss
Whyte. quite briskly. stirred the RATHER
from his siesta, and he slid of the
doorstep and under it.
NeighbOr Owns Snake.
Some one hastily telephoned a neigh
Dor, who had just confessed he owned
the fugitive-D. D. Trummell of 812
Fifth street northeast.
Trummell in a belated version, told
how he captured the snake in Alabama
three weeks ago. how he brought him
here in a cardboard box upon the
bumper of his automobile and how the
captive slipped away the very night OF
his arrival, two weeks ago, and took
refuge under some neighboring out
houses.
Last Monday the snakes appearance
in a backyard at S23 Fourth street
northeast created a sensation, turned
out police and firemen with guns and
axes and ended when the snake slid
unscathed, beneath an adjoining build
ing.
Rather Finally Killed.
Although Trummell. when he decided
to tell people about having imported the
wanderer, treasured his walking
neighbors to the effect that the snakes
fang's had been pulled, he showed nc
disposition to capture his pet alive.
Armed with a poker, and assisted by
members of a crowd which swiftly
gathered, he overturned the doorstep,
prodded the snake until his rattles sang
and then broke his back.
Word of the kill spread swiftly and
a crowd of several hundred persons
soon had gathered to view the remains.
Trummell bore of the body, still in
sisting the rattler was harmless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
EVIDENCE SUPPRESSED
IN WARRANTLESS RAID

Justice oscar r. Luhring in Criminal
Division 3 late yesterday afternoon suS-
tanned a motion of Attorneys Whelan,
O'Connell and Whitestone to suppress
the evidence seized by police on a
"warrantless" raid on the apartment of
Morris Cohen, 1929 T street, May 7,
1928.
The counsel told the court that De-
tective Richard Cox and the vice squad
had a warrant for another apartment
in the building, and when passing
through the alley near the apartment,
saw Cohen in his apartment pouring a
liquid from one Jar into another. The
entered the apartment and seized a
quantity of alleged intoxicants.
Cox admitted on the witness stand
that he did not know what was the
fluid which he saw poured until after
he entered the apartment and bwould
not have been able to swear before that
time whether it was liquor or gasoline.
The Government nolled the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
GOVERNMENT GIVEN 200
JAPANESE CHERRY TREES
Will Be Planted in East Potomac
Park Next Month if Condi-
tions Are Favorable.

East Potomac Park is to get q new
batch of Japanese cherry trees.
First Lieut.. Frederic B. Butler, as
Sistant director of. the once of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, announced
today that A. E. Wolhert of Narberth,
Pa, has donated 200 cherry trees to
the Government. If weather planting
conditions are favorable the ONCE will
set them out around November Is in
East Potomac Park Should the weather
continue dry, however, Lieut.. Butler
said, the trees will likely be kept by
Mr.. Wolhert until the Spring.
These trees will be used in replace
ment program to occupy the area in
which q number of cherry trees died
couple of years ago, due to abnormal
rain conditions in the park whereby the
roots became waterlogged. The level
been raised by filling in the ground
SO that Lieut.. Butler does not anticipate
recurrence of the flooding conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
COURT FACES GUN
IN PATENT ISSUE
Exhibit Used in Suit of In
ventor Against U. S. for
100000 Damages.

A full size 155-millimeter gun, like
those used by the United States in the
World War, was the center of atten-
ton In the United States Court of
Claims today, as an important suit
brought by Emile OLSON of Sweden
against the United Staes for infringe
ment of patent on the gun. was argued
by opposing counsel with q claim of
100000 or more at stake.
The legal battle was made realistic
by presence Of the big gun, part of
which was modelled in wood. 1t was
demonstrated by two artillerymen In
field uniform from Fort Myer.
Decision Due Later.
The case was to be argued by both
counsel for the claimant and the Gov
eminent today and was to be con-
cluded before adjournment of the court
this evening. Decision will be handed
down by the court later. The Swedish
inventor was not in court.
Luther E. Morrison, opening the
principal argument for the claimant
said the suit rested on two points
first, "Is the patent valid? and second
If So. Is there Infringement" OLSON
was granted a patent by the United
States Patent ONCE in September, 1909
for an improvement on guns with re-
coiling barrels.
Feature Of Patent.
The principal feature of his patent
was explained to be. a counterpoise,
which makes the gun recol straight
back, instead of raising its muzzle on
firing. OLSON through counsel claims
infringement of patent on all 155-milli-
meter guns used during the war.
The Government counsel, headed by
Mai. John w. Loveland of the Depart
ment of Justice, was prepared to defend
the Government rights in the suit,
charging the patent not valid in this
application, and that there was no
INFRINGEMENT OLSON first filed his
petition in July, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
CHAUFFEUR HELD
IN BUSH Staying
Authorities Refuse to Dis
close Suspects Link
With Crime.

Police today were quizzing the first
suspect to be arrested in connection
with their investigation of the murder
of Louis Bush, Cougar bus line
owner, who was shot down in an alley
behind his home at 1884 Fulton street
on the night of October 6.
The man identified himself as WAL
lace Kendrick, 81 years old, chauffeur,
living on Twenty-flfth street near Penn
sylvania avenue. He was arrested on
Pennsylvania avenue not far from his
home last night by headquarters de-
tectives.
A comparison of impressions made
by the suspect with a blood-Stained
handprint found on the radiator of
Bushs automobile failed to show any
resemblance. Police. however, expected
to question the man further today be-
fore releasing him.
Basis for Arrest Not Known.
Investigators learned, they said, that
Kendrick left town about the time of
the shooting and had only just returned
when he was arrested Kendrick was
held for investigation at No. precinct
last night and was expected to be
brought to headquarters for questioning
later today.
Members of the homicide squad work.
ing on the case refused to disclose what
connection, II any, Kendrick may have
had with Bush in the past, or II Kend-
rick had even known Bush.
Before Bush died at Emergency Hos
pital, day after the shooting, he told
police he had been attacked by a
stranger, who had sought to rob him
of a billfold containing $50. While
police are still working on the robbery
theory, they believe at the same time
Bush may have had some personal
enemy who waylaid him.
Kendrick was lodged at the precinct
last night by Headquarters Detectives
Thomas Sweeney and James Collins OF
the Homicide Squad, who denied previ-
Gus reports that a gun believed used In
the Staying had been located.
To Compare Fingerprints.
Inspector william S. Shelby, chief of
the Detective Bureau, declined to dis
cuss the arrest other than TO say I'VE
are working on the case"
Members of Bush's family and en-
ployes of the bus line which he had
owned said th:y had never heard OF
Kendrick. The latter's flngerprints will
be compared with a blood-stained i'm
preston found on the car which Bush
had lust parked in his garage when he
was attacked, detectives said.
Bush grappled with his assailant
when the latter emerged from the
shadows of the garage. receiving a
bullet through the abdomen in the
scufie which followed. Then the gun
man fed and Bush, bleeding from two
wounds, made his way into his home
| to receive medical aid.
| Bush, a member of the board at the
| Jewish Community Center. held con-
| siderable real estate in the city and
| was known as a civic worker and as
a philanthropist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
v4ELLO" GIRLS CURIOSITY ALLOWS
BURGLAR TO FLEE STIMSON HOME
Thief Makes Getaway State Secretary Spends 10
Minutes Calling Police.

police finally arrived, the Secretary
said
wanted to know what police station he
preferred, why he wanted the station
anyhow and where he was calling from.
BY the time he had finished giving
this information, the secretary stated,
the minutes were flying and so was
the burglar.
When he finally was connected with
the nearest police station the police
were only 2 minutes in arriving at the
scene.
TITS lucky I didn't have a fire to
report" Mr.. Stimson commented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17

Telephoning for policeman in an
emergency is not the simple operation
described in the telephone books. in
tn opinion of Secretary of State Slim
son, who surprised an intruder at his
home Wednesday night.
According to instructions in the
directory, all one has to do to get police
aid in a jiffy is tell the operator, 81
want a policeman"
The operator proved to be so curious
about all the details of the incipient
burglary, however, that the prowler had
q good 10 minutes start before the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
SAYS WIFE NAGGED HIM

William b. Burroughs, a bus driver,
638 Columbia road, today told the Dis
trict Supreme Court in a suit for di-
vorce that he was obliged to leave his
wife, Lillian Burroughs, 1880 Park plaza
northeast, to preserve his sanity He
declared his wife nagged him, threw
hot water on him and cursed and
abused him so that he left her in 1914.
They were married August %, 1910, and
since the separation the husband
charges infidelity and names CO.
respondent. He asks for absolute di-
vorce. Attorney Raymond Neudecker
appears for the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
FLAG RAISING STAGED
BY PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
Students of st. Joseph Hoist Amer
lean Colors and Recite Oath
of Allegiance.

Led by Rev. Joseph ]. Kennedy and
Sister Adele. an assembly of more than
100 boy and girl students of st. Jo-
seph's Parochial School held a flag
raising ceremony this morning on the
school lawn, Second and G streets
northeast.
At the sound of bugle the American
flag was raised by four boys while the
spectators recited the oath of allegiance.
Many former service men were pres
ent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17

and directors Of the defendant corpora
ton cannot cause its dissolution, which
can only be had by vote of the voting
stockholders as required by the law OF
Virginia. One of the purposes of the
hearing set for today was to consider
the application Of the plaintiff for an
injunction to restrain the officers and
directors of the mortgage and discount
corporation from holding meeting on
october 20 with a view to dissolying
the corporation.
The hearing was expected to get I'M
der way in the Corporation COURT about
noon or early this afternoonRs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-17
BOY GETS LIFE TERM

DALLAS, Greg, October II OP).-
Dale Lawson, IS, who last Spring shot
and killed Mrs. Harriet Frances Dick
inson, independence, British Columbia,
because she would not let him use the
Dickinson automobile, yesterday pleaded
guilty to a first-degree murder charge
and was sentenced to life imprison-
ment. ~