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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
GULL|ON TO SPEAK
THIRD IN CONTEST
Order of Addresses in Finals
Saturday Is Fixed
by Lot.

The speaking order in the National
Oratorical Contest finals here Saturday
was announced yesterday at contest
headquarters The position on the pro-
gram of each of the youthful orators
was decided by lot, Adolph Ochs, pub
Usher of the New York Times, making
the drawings.
Edmund Gullion, The Stars cham
pion. was given third place. The con-
testants in their order Of speaking fol-
low: Vernon L. Withuhn, Seattle, Pa
ciflc Coast zone; Edmond Bernard,
Springfield, Mass, New England zone !;
Edmund Gullion, William C. Turner,
Louisville, KY, Southeastern Central
zone; Seymour Peyser, Manhattan. New
York zone: the representative of the
Western zone, and Miss Lourene
Mokstad OF Chicago, ILL.,, zone.
Mckinley Orchestra to Play.
Music for the contest will be fur
nlshed by the Tech Symphony Orches-
ira of Mckinley Manual Training High
School, which will render selections be-
fore the speaking begins, at the COM
pletion of the prepared speeches, and
while the judges are making their de-
cisions.
All the fnalists are expected to ar
rive in Washington Friday in time for
a luncheon at Western High School in
their honor. given by DR.. Elmer S. New
ton, the principal; the faculty and
student body Gullion, who will repre-
sent Washington in the contest, is a
senior at Western.
Later in the afternoon, at o'clock,
Randolph Leigh, director general of the
contest, and Mrs. Leigh, will hold a re-
ception in honor of the contestants at
their home on Fairfax road in Airing
ton County.
Star to Entertain Speakers.
Saturday, the orators will rest and
prepare for the finals that evening.
The seven speakers will be enter
tanned by The Star Sunday when they
will be escorted on a tour of Washing
ton and nearby Virginia by Col. G. Fred
Cook, librarian of The Star.
The party will travel by bus, the tour
beginning at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and continuing we'll into the after
noon, with dinner at hotel in Alex
andr1a.
The last of the finalists-the repre-
sentative of the Midwestern zone, was
scheduled to be chosen in Kansas City
last night.
On Friday night, three finalists were
chosen in zone eliminations in New
York City, Chicago and Pittsburgh.
Friday nights winners were Seymour
M Peyser of the Horace Mann High
School for Boys, Manhattan, champion
of the New York zone; Miss Lourene
Mokstad of Morgan Park High School,
Chicago, who will represent her city in
the national finals, and William G.
Turner, Is years old, of the Louisville
Male High School. Louisville. KY, who
was selected as the best speaker of the
Southeastern Central zone at finals in
Pittsburgh.
Miss Mokstad Is the first girl to be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
GIVEN EIGHT YEARS
FOR THREE HOLD-UPS
Francis Z. 0'Rourke Sentenced on
Guilty Plea; Companion Placed
on Probation.

Francis e. O'Rourke, who pleaded
guilty to three charges of highway rob.
berry, was sentenced yesterday by Justice
Peyton Gordon In Criminal Division /
to serve eight years in the penitentiary.
Harold H. Baer, who accompanied him
on two of the ventures, was given a sls-
pended sentence of three years in the
penitentiary. and was placed on proba-
ton. O'Rourke's sentences were al
lowed to run concurrently.
April the two men held up a colored
man near the ball park and took -
from him. They required him to get
into their car and drove him to
Eleventh and w streets, where they
stood him up against fence and shot
at him, the victim told the police. Later
the same evening the manager Of a
filling station at South Dakota avenue
and Bladensburg road was held up with
a gun and relieved of $50. Still later
O'Rourke. held up a man In front Of
902 Twelfth street northeast, took few
dollars that he had and stole his car,
which was found abandoned the next
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

all zone champions. He spoke In COM
petition with seven other contestants.
The New York champion plans to
enter Harvard and study law on his
graduation from high school, where he
has . record for unusual scholastic
brilliance.
Miss Mokstad, winner Of the Chicago
contest, spoke on THE Constitution, the
Servant Of the People" She also was
recipient Of cash priZe-$500-pro-
vided by the Chicago Daily News,
sponsor of the contest In that region.
Ewald Rodeck of Porviso Township
High School, haywood, H.. won the
second prize of $3.50, and Robert H.
Farber of Genesco Township High
School, Genesco, Ill, the third prize
Of 500.
Turner won the Pittsburgh contest
in competition with six other speakers
from Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North
ern New York and Pennsylvania. Caro-
Ign Russell of Winder, Ga, was second
and Robert C. King of Birmingham
Ala, third. Turner's subject was The
Citizen; His Duties and Privileges
Under the Constitution"
He is a junior at the Louisville Male
High School and represents the Louis
vile Courier journal. Following his
graduation he will study law at the
University Of Louisville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

"A~A A"O
These planes could be flown in groups
OF two. I believe that most Of the
flying in the Antarctic, certainly the
long distance flights, should be done
by two ships together, so If one Is
forced down the other can give assist
ance and, If possible, carry home the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

crew Of the disabled plane. They could
start across the continent in any direc-
ton and at intervals lay down bases of
fuel oil and food several hundred miles
apart. This base-laying business Is not
without hazard and must be carefully
planned. The pilot should be expert
enced in judging unknown snow land
ing fields, for 1t Is extremely difficult
to judge the character of the snow sur
face from an altitude.
Such planes could and should be
powerful enough and with SUFFICIENT
lift to land and get off the snow at the
altitude Of the polar plateau, which, is
merely question Of engine power and
design.
BY laying bases in this way in the
first good weather a sufficient number
could be put down in few weeks so
that a line Of depots would stretch
clear across the continent say to We'd
dell Sea. Then while the other four
planes were laying bases in another
direction the exploration and survey
ing planes could make a flight to the
maximum distance desired and return
with greater safety than by any other
method except dog team.
Biologists Work. .
Also, 1t is possible, I am sure, closely
to examine interesting geological forma-
lions with such feet of planes. A
geologist on such flights is essential
as well as surveyor, and if the geology
Of the region seemed to require careful
study landing could be made and the
work done with no loss Of time Or a
geologist and an assistant, with sup
plies, could be landed on a separate
flight and left to finish the work and
be picked up later.
Such an expedition would, Of course,
cost a great deal of money and 1t Is
doubtful whether 1t could be carried
out except with the cooperation of
governments and the construction of
special ship. But it is practical, I
think, and to an aviator interested in
exploration one of those large-scale
solutions to problem which cannot
help but be discussed. With proper
planes, radio and good meteorological
| work, 1t could be done. It would be
scientific and complete, at least as the
first stage In geographical exploration.
and undoubtedly much geological work
could be accomplished which in any
other way would take years of dangerous
effort.
The aerial survey camera as used in
exploration adds much romance to fiy-
ing: Our experience has shown it is
probably the most valuable part of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

explorers equipment. He Is enabled by
its use to bring home the results Of his
work for study at leisure. He photo
graphs by overlapping negatives every
mile of the route, making vivid through
it's pictorial maps the country over
which he has flown, and obtains q
record which can be made no other
way.
These strip maps criss-crossing the
Antarctic continent would reveal a great
deal and would be most interesting to
the geographer and geologist in estab-
fishing the relationship between various
parts of the country.
The Antarctic is one Of only q few
places, such as the jungles and mid
Asian lands. still to be carefully ex-
amined, and I believe the Antarctic
will only be completely conquered by air.
The future of the airplane is some
thing no wise man will attempt to pre-
dict, and its achievements In explora-
ton have merely kept pace with the
development in other fields.
(Copyright. 1880, by the New York Times
Co. and the st. Louis PoSt-Dispatch All
riEhts for publication reserved throushout
the world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18
U. s. Engineers in Leningrad.

LENINGRAD, Russia, May IT (P).-
Fifty American engineers from the Ford
factory at Detroit, arrived here today.
They are going to the Soviet tractor
plant at Stalingrad. This will make
a total of 200 American engineers show
ing the Bolshevists American methods Of
making tractors.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
Automobile Statistics

Statistics about automobie are interesting. The
National Chamber Of Commerce recently
issued a booklet telling all about automobile regis
trations for 1929; and some Of the facts disclosed are
a bit surprising.
There are, for instance. seven states in each OF
which more than q million passenger autos are reg
istered. As might be imagined. these are the most
~populous states. comprising New York, California,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan and Texas
But when the population per auto is given, by states,
some surprises come.
California. naturally, heads the list. with one car
for every 264 people. And then. in order, follow
not the populous urban states, but Nevada, Iowa,
Kansas. Oregon and Nebraska. New York. with
612 people to each auto. IS in 34th place: Pennsyl-
vania in seth.
1t is this latter table that tells the story. The
states that lead In his list are the ones that have
really taken advantage OF the automobile age.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
TIE NAN STEM
Intimate Glimpses of the Valleys Alley

Martinez, displayed that he had his
share.
The whole thing happened in
front OF the Texas lunch cafe. A
large crowd witnessed Martinez In
his free exhibition.
II was about midnight. Every
thing was quiet, with the exception
Of the regular midnight noises. He
walked In followed by his beautiful
wife. Followed difficulties.
II was necessary for the police
to intervene, and the man who COM
posed Como Olvidarte," angel de
Amor" "Minuet en- SOL, and other
popular Mexican airs, was severely
reprimanded.
Things were Strengthened out
and Wednesday night he presented
q program at the high school au-
ditorium which vas well received
Number Please
Ed Mockbee, the manager OF the
telephone company, announced
Wednesday afternoon that his COM
pany was offering, free Of charge,
70 telephones to be used by work
ers who will attempt TO round up
the voting strength.
Ten telephones are lined up IN
the Cromack building, with ten
chairs In front OF them. and ten
women parked IN the ten chairs,
all using the telephones. which
have a special operator who at
tends to nothing but the ten
phones. These women are calling
every voter in the district.
There ere 3 telephones az the
chamber OF commerce, recently in
stalled, and workers are using them.
And no charges have been made.
The telephone company. the Elks
club furnishing furniture) the
chamber OF commerce. Bert Gro
mack Cwho arranged for the rooml
and hundreds OF Brownsville citi-
Eens are donating time and
their facilities to Brownsville for
exactly nothing.
II this port doesn't 20 over. wed
ike to have a full sized picture why.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

The subscriber Of a New York newspaper recently
submitted to public gaze the following extract from
an affidavit made by a U. S. marine. who was ap-
plying for a bond to cover a lost veterans service
certificate.
Il was in the U. s. marine corps In June. 1929, a
member OF patrol department, ~Jenotega, Nicaragua.
While wading across the river Coyolar one Of the
pack mules lost his footing and was in danger of
being drowned. I dove In after the mule. My SER
vice certificate and money were In my shirt pocket;
these were lost, but the mule was saved"
II YOU have ever doubted that the marines are
ouite as hard. rough and ready q lot as they are re-
puted to be, Just read that over and let your mind
dwell on it for a minute. When you have recon-
strtcted the whole picture we think you'll agree that
this marine. at least, was fully up to the highest
traditions Of his corps.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

Men are marching On many streets today.
O4o men whose battle songs make faint music now,
ana young men whose lips still whistle the tunes that
brought courage when they followed the flame OF =
scarlet banner IN an alien land. are keepinc stem
again.
Inc spirit OF crusade has come back fo- q little
Wnile and age and youth seek the aocolade that comes
70 those who 90 forth to right a wrong. The streets
down which they come and the thronging crowds
1aoe away, and the soldiers take dim trails again, as
the bands strike up the marital challenge.
Across the Argonne, Chateau Thierry, Scissors,
down Flanders way men march again, mud-caked.
bruised. bleeding, going to death perhaps-but going
unafraid. Khaki lines swing by TO keep a tryst with
yesterday.
And as they march thin lines Of older msa, in faded
blue or gray. catch the same refrain and follow tat
tered flags across the field to Gettysburg. vicksburg
and other famous. half -forgotten fields. Their trail
Isl longer one. Weeds have made a tar gled way
across the paths they took when their suits were new
and their steps were sure. But the goal they sought
Is as shining as that which their sons and g~-andsons
fought to win in the wars that have followed.
There will be q hush in the waiting crowd and the
drums will be muffled sometimes while a bugle sings
a requiem for those who do not march today. There
viii be tears In many eyes for men who lie in the
graves on which loyal hands have placed their flow
ers, and for another group which sleeps in green beds
where peoples make a crimson riot.
Through the ages there has been a thrill to march,
ing men. Ever since the first knights went forth,
steel clad, to seek the Grail, high ~exultation has gone
with those who fought a good fight.
But today words Of peace are coming with startling
clearness as they pierce the smoke from thousands Of
years Of battles. After all, there can be little happi-
ness In any drama. splendid though its stage, If there
are tears when the curtain falls.
Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay
down his life for his friend" we have been told. How
ever, If a way is found which will permit men to live
that life for others there will be greater rejoicing as
the parades go by. Peace on earth. good will to
men," make q mighty challenge. It was to fulfill its
prophecy that the men who march today once went
to war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
HMIlNEWYORk
IL Hardly Sounds BeIievabIe, But
Here's a Barber Shop Quartet
That Made Blase Manhattan
Give Them n Hand

IL Hardly Sounds BeIievabIe, But
Here's a Barber Shop Quartet
That Made Blase Manhattan
Give Them a Hand.
NEW YORK, May 26.-Any Old
Hour CstatiOn SWAMI today
presents a few Of those inside
glimpses at people you may or may
not have heard upon the air.
First meet the Landt boys from
Scranton, whose barbershop har-
mony has come in under the title
OF Morning Showers"
Now as any young Soul tenor or
baritone knows. every town has its
collection OF young men who like
70 get on the old front porch and
burst into Sweet Adeline" on the
slightest p~rovocation.
In Scranton. Pa, the Landt lads
were inclined TO make this a fam
tly affair. Dan was a house
painter, Karl was q chemistry
teacher in the public school. Jack
was going to high school. Being
q chummy and neighborly town,
Scranton decided that these young
men were pretty good melodians
and they began singing around at
concerts and private affairs, and
finally went over a local radio sta
ton.
There they ran across Howard
White, who ran a bakery, but who
liked to bang out hot" music on
the piano. He never had a lesson
in his life" and couldn't read a
note OF music. A negro baker. who
had been something OF a wizard at
the keys, had showed him how to
pick out a few jazzy tunes.
At any rate. he could play iust
the right minors that the barber
shoppers needed and the four got
together and decided TO make a
try at "the big town" They talked
the NBC station into giving them
an addition. A buyer Of radio time
happened to drop in while they
were trying out their act. And be-
fore night they found themselves
on contract for one OF the largest
networks In the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

Along Elizabeth
Fire chief T. p. Serran... and
wife. buying furniture. Alex
Weinberg. collector for Edel-
STEMS. ~. Chasing deadbeats. Ed
Mockbee. manager for the tele-
phone company. with an armful
CT telephones. see the bottom OF
today's Main Stem. -. Carlos Wat
candidate for congress-.
his panama at a rakish ANGLE.
counting chickens. -. Newt Gray.
Ford salesman. .frowning al a
six cylinder car parked near his
place OF business. Lawrence Nit
chell. getting his big automobile
all muddy in the rain. mot sing
ing Miss Malvina Garibay....
arm in arm with Jake Collins.
Up the main STEM. .stickers on
cars and cards In all store windows
urging people to vote for the chan
mel Thursday May 29th....
Line forms to Right
Hi Hi HI
Right this WA-ey girls.
Hi Hi HI
Get in close. but don't CROWD.
This Is the CHEE-ance Of a life
time. Grrrab this golden op-por-
TUNITY.
Unofficial but confirmed reports
have ii that bachelors on the
Brownsville police force have their
orders. Get married on or before
June /.
Here they are. girls. look EN-
over. .Phin Houghtaiing, Jacob
Fitzgerald Collins. and S. B. Nc
CreaTy.
Phin and Jake are fighting a
winning battle, according 10 rumors,
but Mac is handicapped by a broken
riE Just at present. He declines to
state whether he received the
broken membe- when trying to
carryout the above mentioned order,
or not.
Temperamental
Artists r almost always tempera-
mental. and Tuesday night the
popular Mexican composer. Val
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
RIyOLI-sAN BENITO

Manila" the Tiffany all-taking,
all Technicolor production current
at the Rivoli Theatre. Is a grip
ping. virile story Of the African
iungles with all the action and at
mosphere that 60 to make up a
thoroughly entertaining picture.
It features such highlights as
British and German troops in ac-
ton, the burning Of a native vii
lage, the savage and picturesque
ceremonial dances of the tribesmen
and countless animals on what is
SO authentic a representation OF
their native health that they felt
thoroughly at home.
Jean Hersholt. always an excel
lent artist. shows new power in
this Interpretation Of a bad man
and a thoroughly mean customer
he is. He gives the picture its
name. for he Is as greatly TO be
feared as the mamba. the poisonous
snake OF the jungle. Eleanor Board
man is exquisite and Ralph Forbes
at his heroic best. "Mamba" should
not be missed. 1t remains until
Friday at the Rivoli Theatre.
--Dte For Port Today
GENEVA RD-The International
Labor office has reports showing
that the movement for giving
manual workers annual vacations
with pay. on the same plane as
white collar" workers, is growing
steadily IN all modern countries
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29

So you can see that the boys
from Scranton have been doing
pretty well, thank you, for the past
couple OF years. They 60 in the
morning. getting up at 5 o'clock
and arriving at the studio about
GAS. They rehearse for about an
hour and then 60 on the air.
Not long ago they bought a big
house out on Long Island and
brought the old folks and a sister
down to occupy it.
Up In the garnet they have rigged
up a miniature broadcasting sta
ton, with microphones and public
address systems and loud speakers
and all the rest. Here they work
out their programs and write their
stuff and rehearse.
Thee home station" Is hooked I'D
with the living room, where
mother and dad listen in an all
their new stuff" and pass criti-
cisms. They look upon ma and
pa" as typical Of their audiences
and anythings that gets a hand
from them Is pretty certain to ap-
pear on a future program.
Uncle Don" the gent that the
children cry for and recipient OF
some 1000 letters each day, is. off
the air. Don Carney. a former
circus clown and vaudeville per-
former.
He likes flying and has his own
plane. with Uncle Don" painted on
the door in large blue letters. His
pet hobby Is collecting rare fish.
His aquarium has dozens Of speci-
mems Of valuable and unusual tro-
pical fish.
A bit old-fashioned In matters
OF smoking. Uncle Don was never
able to get used to shocking tai
Tor made" cigarets. He still rolls
his own. He comments that that's
the way he learned to smoke be-
hind the barn in ST. Joseph. Mich.
which is his "old home town"
He gets a real kick out Of the
thousands OF kid letters that he re-
ceives weekly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
ARCADIA-HARLINGEN

"The Girl Said No" is the anus
ing and appropriate title OF William
Haines' latest all-talking comedy.
Opening a two day engagement
at the Harlingen Arcadia Theatre
starting Friday. AS a matter Of fact,
the girl in question says mo" 60
him more times than you would
think possible. But William Haines,
Of course pays no attention to her.
Within five minutes after their in
PRODUCTION, he lays his heart at her
feet. And from that moment on, at
every stray opportunity he declares
his ardent consuming love in the
most delightful manner It Is pos
stble to imagine.
The Girl Said No" is undoubted-
ly William Haines' funniest pictures.
Cast as a young bond salesman
fresh from triumphs on the grid
iorn. he spends most Of his time
causing a comotion in the office
while not officially proposing TO
the big boss beautiful secretary.
OF course he has a rival a former
college chum who is much more
successful in the businss world than
he Is. But. in all truthfulness, the
rival leads a hectic life. For Will
liams Haines, as Is his custom, has
a way all his own in dispoSing Of
so called rivals.
leila Hyams, last seen in "The
Idle Rich" is the girl who saws
no or at least, makes a brave eff
fort to say mo-. But like all viii
liams Haines' leading ladies. she
weakens.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

theme OF the picture, Haines strikes
q deeper note. to show himself not
only a good comedian, but q fine
actor Of the serious and romantic
emotions. The story Is simple; the
love Of a sailor aboard a destroyer
for a girl on shore; cruises and abb
sences, shore leave. and a misunder-
standing: finally a reconciliation
that followed a sensational fight
ing rescue. The story moves with
lightning-like speed. and one
glimpses Manila and the Orient,
life at sea and intimate details OF
the work Of a sailor in a vivid
shifting background Of action.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-29
CAPITOL

Adventures on land and sea,
comic complications on a destroyer
combined with a romantic drama
showing William Haines not only
as the comedian but as the define
ator OF the more serious side Of
life, mark the stars first all-talk-
ing picture, Navy Blues" starting
tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre.
Haines' whimsical humor is not
lacking, and there are many
screamingly funny sequences. But
In the love story that is the central