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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
BIG PLANES MAKE
1-WHEEL LANDINGS
Lieut.. Richard {. Cobb Sig
nailed and Brings Craft
Safely to Earth.

There are O number Of instances of
successful one-wheel landings having
been made in emergencies by small air
planes, but the Army Air Corps has
just received reports of two such land
ings made by large planes, one a CT
Douglass transport and the other a
twin-engined LB-7 bombardment plane.
The transport plane was brought
down to q perfect two-point landing by
Lieut.. Richard e. Cobb, Air CORPS, at
Fairfield Air Depot, Dayton, Ohio, re-
Gently. The wheel was lost soon after
the plane had taken OF from Selfridge
Field, Mich, with three passengers
aboard. The story Of their plight was
teiephoned ahead and officers at Fair
field Signaled to Lieut.. Cobb before he
landed to call his attention to the miss
ing wheel
The bomber is thought to be the larg-
est plane ever landed on one wheel.
The feat was accomplished by Lieut..
William Groen, jr., Air Corps, at Rock
well Field, Coronado, Calf, saving his
hfe and that Of five enlisted men COM
posing the bomber crew.
In taking of, one of the wheels was
wrecked without those in the plane be-
ing aware Of the fact. Oficers on the
ground saw the accident, and Capt. H.
M. Elmendorf and Lieut.. ]. A. Wood
ring took of in pursuit Of the bomber.
By diving and other maneuyers they
attracted the attention of the occu-
pants Of the bomber, who discovered
the useless wheel.
Lieut.. Groen circled down over the
field and signaled that he was about
to land. All precautions for an accident
were taken. The Army ambulance and
IRE engine took up stations at the in
dicated landing place and with SuS-
pended breaths those on the ground
waited for what they feared might be
o serious crash.
Lieut.. Groen, however, Skillfully and
coolly brought the big bomber down on
one wheel, fitting the plane so the
damaged wheel was high in the air. AS
the plane lost speed the bad wheel set
tied and there was a crash and ripping
of fabric as the ship spun around and
settled In q cloud OF dust. Ambulance
and fire engine crews ran to the spot
to find the pilot and crew Scrambling
out uninjured. One wing of the plane
was wrecked, but neither the motors
nor propellerS were damaged. Fellow
officers reported that Lieut.. Green's
landing was one Of the most perfect Of
its kind of which they had any knowl-
edge and that his skill alone averted
what might otherwise have been a
major accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
TA|LLESS PLANES
TESTED IN GERMANY
Long FuSeIage Regarded as
Dead Weight-Bigger
Wings Are Utilized.

BERLIN P.-The airplane is trying
to shed its tail.
Tailless experimental planes already
have been flown, and eventually a tail
may be as hard to find on an airplaue
as q buggy-whip on modern automo-
bile.
Why the trend is toward more wing
and less tail is explained by Robert
Kronfeld, one of the foremost opponents
Of motorless flying
So long as airplanes were small, fraK-
lie craft with paper-thin wings, says
Kronfeld, the development Of Q fuse
lage capable Of carrying passengers and
cargo seemed highly desirable.
Now, however. in the Gays of huge
planes with hollow wings, such as the
recently built Junkers G-38, the long
fuselage Is losing its excuse for exist
ence. 1t Is dead weight; it contributes
no lift and 1t means costly wind
resistance that cuts down speed and
raises the fuel cost.
The G-38, OF course, is not a tall
less plane, but the design, by giving the
wings functions formerly performed by
the fuselage, points to an entirely tall
less ship.
The tailless "storch" demonstrates
cAAo1 VIC @h-"HlS an PAnhc Cell ny WIFI
less power and land on a smaller field
than its tail-carrying contemporaries
The 8-horSepower craft showed aston~
iShing speed. yet its descent was almost
parachute like in buoyancy and low
speed of landing.
What strikes Kronfeld as the strong
est part Of the trend toward tailleSs
planes is that most people look on o
plane without tail as something star.
tlingly new. In fact 1t Is Just the op.
posite. The early gliders Of the Wright
brothers were to all intents and pur-
poses tailleSs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
CLARKE WILL BE NEW SKIPPER
OF DIRIGIBLE LOS ANGELES
Sea Duty Will Relieve Wiley.
Present Commander, of
Post at LakehurSt.
Lieutenant Commander Has
Had Five Years Experience
in Naval Aviation.

LAKEHURST, N. J. R. Twenty
years ago an 1s-year-old lad, Vincent
Arthur Clarke, jr., dreamed Is q
MILDLY" Of being a skipper on the seven
seas.
Today, with rank OF lieutenant COM
mandcr and service on Uncle Sans
battle cruisers and submarines to his
credit, he promises to become q new
kind Of skipper, commander Of the
Navy dirigible Los Angeles.
Sea duty beckons for Lieut.. Condr
Herbert v. Wiley, present commander
Of the airship, and Clarke, seasoned
with nearly o years service under his
charge, VIII take the helm.
His experience with aircraft began
fve years ago, when he was appointed
as o student Of naval aviation with
duty involving actual flying In dirigi-
bles, balloons and airplanes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
TELLS HOW TO CURB
PLANE FIRE HAZARDS
Technical Memorandum Stresses
Proper Design and Building and
Choice Of Material.

The danger of fire in airplaneS may
be greatly reduced by proper designing
and building, choice Of building mate
rial and even the action of the pilot IN
fight, it is stated in a technical memo
randum Of the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics, reprinted from
a paper by Henri Brunat, based upon
an investigation undertaken for the
technical commission Of the French
Committee for Aeronautical Propa-
ganda.
While his recommendations for re-
ducing fire hazards In the aircraft may
seem many and complex, Brunat says,
"aS q matter Of fact, they are very few
and simple and will naturally come
into ones mind, provided the causes Of
accidents are clearly understood"
The application OF his methods. ne
points out, involves no new technical
problem and can be accomplished In o
very short time. It Is, he points out,
merely a question of will on the part
Of those in charge of designing, build
ing and using airplanes.
In his paper Brunat discusses the
causes of airplane fires and methods Of
prevention or reduction Of the hazards,
such as the use Of flreproof bUlkheads,
proper shielding Of the ignition system
against chance sparks, proper ventila-
ton Of the cowling, in which gasoline
or oil vaporS may collect, choice Of
piping and connection materials not
subject to vibrational breakages, and
the use Of anti-backfire devices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
FORD PLANES TO USE
new DIESEL ENGINES
Equipment Hereafter to Be 0p
tional Following Success
of Tests.

Following successful test flights a few
days ago of Ford transport plane pow
cred with the new Packard DIESEL ra-
dial air-cooled oil-burning engines, Of
ficials of the Ford Motor Co. have an
nounced that the Packard Diesel here
after will be optional equipment on the
Ford 4-AT transport, now regularly
powered by Wright J-6 engines.
The test flights Of the Diesel-powered
Ford were made with Leroy Manning
chief pilot of the Ford Motor Co., at the
controls. He was accompanied by Capt
L. M. Woolson, designer Of the Packard
aircraft engine.
The three Diesels deliver a total Of
$50 horsepower, as against a total of
300 for the three Wrights. Despite the
difference in power, however, it was
announced, the plane left the ground
after a very short run, climbed rapidly
and handled we'll. This Is the first time
the Packard Diesel has been flown in
anything but single-engined planes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
Airwav Reacons Effective.

The effectiveness of the standard De-
partment Of Commerce rotating airways
beacons Is attested by Robert Cocnrane,
pilot on the Boeing mail and passenger
line between Chicago and Omaha
From an altitude of 1000 feet above
Omaha, Cochrane said, he saw a chain
Of the beacons, which are located 10
miles apart, including several east Of
Des MoineS, iowa, $50 miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
SHUMAKER IS ADVISER

China has appointed Floyd N. shu-
maker, former American naval cap
tain, as its air advisor, and has instl-
tuted two-year aeronautical develop.
ment program for which several mil.
lion dollars has been appropriated.
A former aeronautical advisor to the
Chinese Government, Carl H. Dolan u
now assistant operations manager for
Western Air Transport, operators for
the government Of the New York-At.
lanta-Miami airmail route, with his
headquarters in Atlanta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
BRITISH D|R|G|BLE
TO CROSS OCEAN
Flight Planned { for This
Spring Step Toward Air.
Linked Empire.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 5.-The British diri-
gible R-loO will attempt to bridge the
Atlantic this Spring, the first step
toward the English dream of an air.
linked empire.
Meanwhile the Graf Zeppelin will
start on its sixth transatlantic trip.
The United States, focal point Of
former air liner crossings, will be neg
lected, for the R-l00 will point for
Canada and the Graf for South Amer
lea.
Weather conditions will govern the
time Of departure, probably late In
April or May.
For the R-100, gigantic dirigible COM
pleted last November, this will be the
acid test. 1t was built at loss Of
$3.50, 900, the total cost being $4,000, 600.
The performance of the R-100 may de-
termine whether Britain will carry out
its plans for fleet OF dirigibles linking
the far-flung units of the empire by air.
Subject of Controversy.
Controversy has logged the R-100
ever since 1t was built. In Parliament
recently, F. Montagu, undersecretary
of state for air, refused to reply to
the question whether 1t would not be
best to admit frankly that neither the
R-100 or R-101 would be Of any value
for commercial purposes"
The R-100 will begin its flight at
Cardington, where it is housed with its
sister ship, the R-101, and It's destina-
ton will be st. Hubert airport, near
Montreal, where O 200-foot rnooring
mast, higher than any In the United
States, has been erected.
Later the R-10l will head for moor
ing mast that awaits it in South Africa,
while other mastS have been erected in
Egypt and India.
Scott May Be Skipper.
Either Squadron Leader r. s. Booth
or Mai. G. H. Scott, who commanded
the R-34 in 1919 on the first transat-
lantic crossing by dirigible, will be
the skipper OF the R.100. DR., Hugo
Eckener again will command the Graf.
The R-l00 holds 5000, 900 cubic feet
of gas. is 709 feet long and 1913 feet
wide. The Crafts gas capacity Is g.
70s, 900 cubic feet. and it Is 1855 feet
long and 100 feet wide.
Time savings expected by dirigible
on British empire routes include:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
6. My friends invariably
praise the Viking and are most
enthusiastic about its performance

power, and aceEaeE4H3on Nownm
the heart of any owner.
These things are in1rnrean&. but
they are not more Important than
Viking's enduring st&mfnA-un~
uSually long ife-and day>in-Gnd~
layout dependability. These ara
the things that give s&tisfaeeIcn.
These are the things that make up
value. These are the things yOss
want in your meteor car.
And these are sound and im-
portant reasons why you should
zee and drive the Viking-soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
NEW PARACHUTE TESTED

STOCKHOLM, Sweden F).-A new
parachute, made entirely OF cotton, has
been tried successfully In Sweden.
Tt is strong enough to Withstand
pun Of 220 pounds at descending speed
Of 240 miles an hour. The device
u equipped with both manual and auto
nnAttc opening devices. each separnted
fH TIA 49, - = = So 1880
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
MARYLAND AVIATION
EXEMPT FROM GAS TAX
Flyers Must Pay Duty When Pur-
chasing Fuel, but Are Given Re-
fund on that Used in Planes.

BALTIMORE, April 5.-The freedom
of the air for aviators does not include
freedom from the Accent road tax fol
the gasoline purchased for their autos
according to an official Of the Stats
controllers ONCE. An application fol-
the refund must be made to the state
While very few airplanes use Mary
land roads Intentionally, the gas tax u
paid with every gallon purchased.
1.-THE gasoline tax in this State q
not applicable to aviation" he ex-
planned. Operators Of planes, whether
their lines are inter or intra state
are allowed q refund on the gasoline
bought to the extent Of the State tax
"When gasoline is bought in Mary
land, however, operators pay the full
price, including the tax. The tax thus
collected Is refunded to them on direct
application to the State controllers
once"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

I h0Ue 6r1uss NY Wiling 2 800
miles iss the paSf four months.
It's performances has isapyoUed
% e0sstissssosGsly ss'itlb use that I
hA1,e begs1Ss tOSUUssdeT tS1sess t'se
peak sVSII be TeAe1sed.
Ny duties reQssjre trdUeI otaer
the Gve6teT part of Virginia,
all Of e js El1e car.
For pickup, sustained speed
(assd I sSaedSs speedy, hill
climbing, and comfort, the
Wing Is the equal Of assY car
I kss0sV.
It's smart appearance attracts
attention everywhere, and /
haze yet to hear an tLstfdUor>
able TesssdTk. My friends i1s-
S1Tidbty k1rdise the car, aud
tltess sVlso ha1as driven L are
sssSst enthusiastic about its
pey5ov1ss0sas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
Romance Thrills Investigator.

There is q romance about the
airmail which every one may feel
If he will think about it at all.
For some it will be the thought of
the pilot, alone in the dark, buck
ing storms, clouds and fog or rid
ing Serenely beneath q friendly
mocn-carrying the mail in ac-
cordance with the best traditions
Of this new service.
Others, however, will see ro-
nance in the untiring labor of
those unknown and unsung fig
ures at the fields below, bending
their every effort toward the goal
of interrupted service-that every
thing may be ready for the pilot
to shove of without a moments
delay and that no emergency,
however unexpected, may find
them unprepared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

People who use their cars the
most have the greatest enthusiasm
for the Viking.
Such owner goodwill Il the
natural heritage of q car that is
designed progrcssively-bui faith
fully-and priced reasonably.
The Viking lie a fine car. Il has
m s1>horsepOwer 9o-degree, W
type eight>eylinder engine. It's
beautiful Fisher Bodies are gener-
Gus in size and luxurious In APP
pointment. It will deliver speed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06

Ferrying Is Avoided.
All this chatter on the wire had
to do with the handling of extra
mail and the routing Of ships 50
that each plane could be used to
the best possible advantage. The
matter Of keeping planes evenly
distributed along the line without
unnecessary "ferrying," or flying
Of empty planes back and forth
can become almost as intricate aS
O stiff problem in chess.
Then the teletype began pound
ing out the following message
from Hadley Field: "GG v WIZ 81
-Pabst go out 1900 on 8 pouches
3 packages weight 1872 pounds IL
ounces" This message, the code
showing It to be from Newark
N. j., to all stations, gave notice
that the third plane over the line
on April /, piloted by Larry Pabst
in plane No. so, had left HSdley
at s pm, carrying eight pouches
and three packages Of mail
weighing In all 1872 pounds Il
There followed further discus
sion of the problem of handling
the heavy mail out Of Charlotte
without calling out further re-
serve planes, when Charlotte re-
ported that word had just come
from the post ONCE there that
some Of the NAH would not be
@en at On NRGS AlanAA -stlAege
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
Airport Areas Set Aside.

PANAMA, April S, R.-Circular
areas of land with q radius of three
miles, have been set aside In the
vicinity of every city and town in the
country for new airportS by decree Of
the Republic of Panama.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-02
JUDGE Lands
Is ON CARPET
Woman Club Owner viii
Fight Order Of
Ball Car

CHICAGO. July 2-lPp-A wo-
man, whose business world is
baseball, today was determined to
fight alone, II necessary. even
against an old warrior like Kene-
saw Mountain Lands.
She was Miss Ruth Rillilea, pres
dent Of the Milwaukee club of the
American association who has de-
fled the high commissioner of base
ball by filing suit IN federal court
against his transfer order on one
of her players. outfielder Fred
Bennett.
When the American association
Of professional baseball clubs voted
! ct It's special meeting yesterday 70
!, adhere 10 lands decisions in all
disputes. the conclusion was drawn
that Miss Killilea would. withdraw
her suit 70 restrain the commission
er's order. But the conclusion was
wrong. Miss Killilea said she
would contest the case.
The vote Of confidence was very
nice" she said. But we can't win
ball games that way. The Judge
can have the votes. We want Ben
nett"
The Bennett case has been post
roned until Commissioner lands
makes his reply.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-02
B MOTE I
aSlDEllGHTS Il
CAPITOL

Modern morals. marriage and love
come IN for their full share OF
attention in Ruth C-hatterton's latest
starring picture. The Lady OF
Scandal" Based on the popular
New York and London stage sue
cess. The High Road" this witty
and sparkling dramatic comedy will
be presented at the Capital theater
today and tomorrow.
AS the famous London beauty,
Elsie Hilary, who finds herself not
wanted by the austere family OF
her titled fiance, Miss ChattertOn
is delightfully."- cast. 1t is a role Of
shading which reveals Miss Chat
terton as the screens most gifted
and delightful comedienne. Rarely
has Miss Chatterton played with
such evident enthusiasm and fin
esse. imparting 10 her role that
sparkling. witty quality that has
made her one OF the most popular
OF all actresses now appearing on
the audible screen.
a In THE Lady Of Scandal" Miss
Chatterton Is supported by two
well known actors, Basil Rathbone
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-02
G
me STATE OF \

TO the Sheriff or any Constable
OF Cameron County@Greeting.
You are hereby commanded 10
summon Claude William Stack. who
Is a nonresident Of. and absent
from this state. to appear at the
next regular term Of the l03rd Dis
trict Court OF Cameron County.
Texas, to be held at the courthouse
thereof in the city OF Brownsville
on the third Monday In July, 1880,
being the twenty-first day OF July,
1880 then and there TO answer a
petition flied in the said court on
the 18th day Of June 1880, the file
number OF which is 9544, in which
SUIT Lydia Gala Stack Is plaintiff
aau Claude William Stack Is Defend
ant: the cause OF action being al
legeo as follows: that on August
l4Lh 1919, plaintiff and defendant
were lawfully married and there
after continued TO live together IN
I'll about the 10Th day OF May. 1890,
at which time plaintiff left the
defendant and refused 10 live long
err with him; that plaintiff, during
the time OF living viii defendant,
was az all times considerate OF de-
PENDANT and conducted herself with
propriety-treating defendant with
kindness and forbearance-but that
on the other hand defendant pur-
sued a consistent course OF unkind,
harsh and tyrannical conduct to-
ward plaintiff and at frequent in
tervals would become intoxicated
an1 Tor no reason would severely
beat plaintiff and continually threat
erred TO Kill her that such excess
es cruel treatment and outrages
toward plaintiff and such injuries
% plaintiffs feelings and sensibi-
hil.yies were, ana are, OF such nature
as to render their further living
together nsuppOrtable. You are
commanded 70 so summon such de-
ieLdant and to serve this citation
by making publication Of the CT
sat.or once IN each week for four
consecutive weeks previous TO the
return day hereof in some news
paner published in your county; but
II there BE- n newspaper published
in sai6 county then in any news
papel published IN the nearest coun-
~ wrere a newspaper is published.
Herein fail not but have you be-
!os- said court on the first day Of
the next term thereof this writ with
your return thereon showing how
you have executed the same.
Witne. John P. Seaman Clerk
OF the District Court OF Cameron
County Texas
Given under my hand and the
seal OF said court in the city Of
Brownsville this the oath day OF
June 1880.
JOHN ?. SEAMAN.
District Clerk
BY NJ. J. McTIERNAN.
Deputy.
SEAL
Issued this the Path day Of June,
1880.
JOHN p. SEAMAN. Clerk Of the
District Court OF Cameron County,
Texas.
by: NJ. y. McTIERNAN, Deputy.
6-25-2-9-l6-4t-37T9
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-02
Political
Announcement

Under this heading VIII be published
tho names OF candidates for public
office The fees for announcement
viii be as follows:
For district offices. $500
For county offices.
For Justice OF the peace......sl5.O0
Names Of the candidates will bs
carried IN the announcement column
until the July primary.
The Brownsville Herald Is authorized
to make . following announcements
Of candidates subject 70 the Demo
cratic primary In July:
STATE OFFICES
FOR 1ENATOR:
Archer Parr.
CAMERON COUNTY
CiEEK DISTRICT COURT.
J. J. Bishop
James A. Browne
FOR SHERIFF:
w. Frank Brown.
G. A Manahan.
COMMISSIONER PRECINCT /:
z. d. Box.
Harry NJ. Pattee
HTDALGO COUNT
FOR SHERIFF:
John r. Bales
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-02

D'Artagnan and the three U
keteers are ridin- once more.
Douglas Fairbanks Is with rs
once more as D'Artagnan. The
iron Mask a United Artist Pic
tnre coming to the Queen theater,
independence Dav. Is a sequel %
his story ar The Three Musketeers."
which he made six years ago. Again
Mr.. Fairbanks Is PLAYING Dumas
swash-bucklinE hero Of the even
tenth century.
The scene Of the picture Is laid
IN France during the latter part OF
the reign Of Louis XIII and the
first years az the regime az the
cum Louis XIV. The story opens
with the birth az the heir 70 the
throne OF France. and carries
through the wears az his bovhood
10 the early period Of his rulership.
IN the second part of the picture,
D'Artarnan and his three faithful
friends. Athos. POr hos and Aramis.
crown older but still adventuresome
WELD their swords in defense Of the
young king as Loyalty as they serv-
ed his father.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-02

and Ralph Forbes, both OF whom
are solendidly cast. Rathbone, VINO
recently made his debut on the
audible screen in the Norma Shear
or picture, The Last Of Mrs.
cheney" is the creator of many
memorable roles behind the foot
ights. one of his mOts recent New
work successes was that gay comedy
The Command TO Love III Wnlcn
he shared honors with Violet kem-
NJ Cooper and Mary Nash. More
recently. however, he played the
role of Philo Vance IN Metros The
BishoD Murder Case"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-02
Marion Talley Rides
Own Harvest Mower

-ULBY. Kas.. July 2-F-Mar-
ion Talley. who tired Of music as
interpreted BY the Metropolitan
Opera company. was cheered by a
rev song today.
Ii was the melody OF racing CON-
b'ne sickles reaping wheat on her
800-acre farm. Miss Tallev APP
Deared n person as pilot for the
machine at the beginning Of the
harvest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-07-02

Little America. on the Bay OF
whales. $50 miles from the South
Pole. is the most perfect health
resort. III the world. There are ne
germs there. for germs cannot exist
IN a temperature Of from 81 70 70
degrees below zero The air Is brac-
ing and vital The continent Is a
great plateau. 10000 feet above sea
level.
THE only drawbacks arc the ne
cessitv Of continued snow-shovellng
and the lack Of convenient transpor-
tation." Saws Joseph Fucker, Para
mount cameraman with the Rear
Admiral Richard e Byrd South
Pole expedition. who brought back
10 the United states a ~film-record
81 the expedition. with Byrd At
the South Pole" which VIII show
AL the Palace theater. McAllen,
starting today for 2 days.