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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-20

s / I q Communication. Rio
q Grande Lodge No. 81. A.
~ r. e. A. NJ win DC held at
SEN Masonic Temple. nc 500
N.Y. o'clock Tues. evening. All
members requested and
visiting brethren f~raternally invited
ID attend. B. T. Cole, wv. M: wv. "a.
Darling. Sec. Adv.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National-Maude Adams and Otis
Skinner in THE Merchant of Venice -
at 8:15 pm.
Belasco-Balieff and his "Chauve
Souris," at $3.50 pm.
Gayety-"Ginger Girls" at 2:l5 and
8:15 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Secret Service" at
11:21 am, 1:27, 1888, 5:39. 7:45 and
9:15 pm.
Palace-"Corsair," at 11:50 am, 2
ABS, 7:05 and $40 pm. Stage shows
at 1:25, 4, $50 and 9:O5 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Age for Love-" at
II am, l2:46, 2:32, Alb, 6O4, 7:50 and
9:38 pm.
Rialto-"Nice Women" at 1905, 2:15
AIS, 6, 7:55 and $50 pm.
Earl-"Her Majesty Love-" at Ills
an. 1:55. ABS, 7:29 and 10:11 pm
Stage shows at 1852, 3:37, 6:27 and
9:09 pm.
Columbia-"The Big Parade" at 20
am, l AS, AIS, $40 and 9:l0 pm.
Fox-"Good Sport" at 1859 am,
2:1S, 4:37 7:35 and $40 pm. Stage
Evening star., 1931-12-15

Soviet Russia's purchases of whale
Oil in Norway has caused a boom in
Norwegian whaling securities.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
ROOSEVELT GROUP
CHARGES DEFIANCE
Holds National Committee
Has No Authority to Set
Up Wet Platform.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, December 15.-The
Roosevelt groups reply to the Smith
Raskob demand for Democratic Ma
tional Committee stand on prohibition
is that charting the party's course is
not National Committee function.
Former Gov Alfred E. Smiths pro-
nouncement against "pussyfooting" on
prohibition has evoked one from q
spokesman close to State Chairman
James j. Farley of New York, considered
leader Of the forces behind Coy Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, that the Raskob plan.
party rules, which gave the National
Committee no such authority. The
spokesman said 1T was certainly not
pussyfooting to live up to the rules of
the party"
The spokesman said there was no
fight against a wet stand by the party
If the national convention so decided,
but against what the Farley forces
believed to be an effort to commit the
party by irregular methods
Mr.. RooSevelt's last statement on pro-
hibition was during the 1880 guberna-
torial campaign. At that time he said
prohibition was tragc failure, that it
had not solved the problem of temper
ance and that the States should decide
the matter individually.
The Farley spokesman said
There has been a great deal of loose
talk about the National Committee
meeting in Washington on January
and some people have been trying to
make the question revolve around pro-
hibition. They miss the whole point
Of the attitude of the Democratic State
Committee Of New York
The State Committee is wet Just as
it was in 1890 and 1923.
The sole question is whether the
National Committee has any authority
to go on record by resolution either for
or against national party policies,
whether the subject be tariff. taxes,
farm relief, utilities, antitrust laws or
prohibition"
Evening star., 1931-12-15

shows at 1929, 3:48, 6:46 and 9:05 pm
Tivoli-"Way Back Home" at 2:25,
4:l0, 6, 7:55 and 9:35 pm.
Central-"Ambassador Bill" II am.
to II pm.
Ambassador-"Her Majesty Love-" at
6:15. and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1931-12-15
Several Hurt in Hunger Riot.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico, December
Is H).-Led by woman, 150s hungry
persons protested against strike at a
grinding mill Sunday so vigor-
ously that several persons were injured.
Federal troops restored order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
.%,ODO,O()D ASKED
OF f. H. SMITH CO.
Diversions From Proceeds of
Refunding Bonds Charged
by BondholderS.

Actions seeking to recover more than
$4,000 900 in cash and securities from
the F. H. Smith Co. have been brought
in Wilmington, Del, courts by the
Bondholders' Protective Committee.
George E. Roosevelt of New York,
chairman. announced yesterday
The suits commended this amount of
cash and securities was diverted by the
Smith Co. from the proceeds of the
sale of six issues of so-called first and
refunding mortgage bonds Smith Co.
officials were alleged to have repre-
sented falsely that the proceeds of the
sale Of such bonds would be used to re-
tire first mortgages on the properties.
Properties involved include the Cava-
lier Apartment Hotel, washington; the
Fairfax of Buffalo. Buffalo, NJ Y; the
Fairfax of Pittsburgh and the Law and
Finance Building. Pittsburgh; the Fair
fax of Philadelphia and the Chatham,
Philadelphia.
Efforts were made to prevent the
Smith Co. from disposing OF the cash
and securities involved in the COM
plants until final adjudication Of the
suits.
Theodore L. Weed, president of the
Smith Co., recently testified In re-
ownership proceedings that the con-
Germs assets consisted of $4,000, 900 in
securities and 5000, 900 in cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
TAXI DRIVER HURT
WHEN CABS CRASH
W. P. McWhorton, %, Suffers In
juries to Shoulder-0thers
Escape Unframed.

William p. Mcwhorton, %, Of 1927
Otis street northeast, received serious
injuries to the right shoulder late yes
terday when the taxicab he was driving
overturned in a collision with an auto
mobile operated by Charles A. Hender-
son, 20, of 1902 Fifth street, at Eleventh
and l. streets.
McWhorton was taken to GARFIELD
Hospital by police of the second pre-
cinct and later removed to his home
after receiving medical attention.
Neither Henderson nor Wisely Mapp.
colored, IS, Of 1903 Randolph place, a
passenger In the taxi, was injured.
An S0-year-old pedestrian, Theodore
p. Gardener, IS Rhode Island avenue
northeast, received larcerations OF the
head and minor conclusion yesterday
when Knocked down In the 2l00 block
of North Capitol street by an automobile
operated by Edward B. Long, 80, Of
1921 Owen place northeast. He was
treated at the once of a nearby physi-
clan and removed to his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
FIRST PARACHUTE LEAP GAVE
WILEY POST BUMP OVER FIELD
Famous Globe Flyers Be-
ginning Told by Old
Tutor.
Flying Circus Man Bothered
Until He Accepted $3.50
for Ride.

Wiley Post, famous around the-world
pilot of the Winnie Mae, made his
aviation debut by blowing a furrow
across an Oklahoma farm field with
the seat of his pants behind a bucking
parachute, according to a story told
here yesterday afternoon by the man
who gave Post his first flying lessons,
Tip" Schier, veteran Transforming
and transport pilot.
Posts introduction to aviation was OF
a character TO deter many less de-
termined man. Schier said as he ar
rived In washington during the course
of a tour of the country, which already
has taken him 10000 miles through 26
States and 3 Canadian provinces, with
stops at 30 cities. Schier is flying one
of the most luxurious club planes ever
built in this country and Is taking a
group of American business men on a
campaign to combat the industrial de-
preston. He left Washington yesterday
evening for Richmond, Va.
1T was running flying circus down
in Oklahoma, when I first met Wiley
Post" Schier said. I'VE were flying
in small town one afternoon, when
Post, then just youngster, came up
and bought ticket for an airplane
ride. After the hop, which was his first
some exhibition wing walking. He said
he wanted to learn to fly. but had no
money and thought the best way to
start was by parachute jumping, wing
walking and other exhibition stunts.
Experience Paid For.
1--WE had all the talent we needed. and
I didn't want to bother with the young
ster, who, later learned, was Post. I
told him he could do his stunt If he
would pay me $3.50 for the use of the
plane and pilot. He paid and was taken
up for his first exhibition.
But he wasn't satisfied. When we
landed he wanted me to take him up
again and let him make q parachute
jump. baked. didn't want any
amateur tearing up an expensive para
chute and hurting himself. He pleaded
so hard that finally told him would
take him up and lend him a chute
for SIS.
He went away and began canvassing
the town to raise the money. A few
hours later he came back thoroughly
respondent. and said he couldn't get the
money. He looked so disappointed that
told him I would take him up and let
him jump free.
II strapped parachute on him and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
.GELBAR INQUEST
SET FOR TUESDAY
Jury Is Sworn in Probe oil
PoIiceman's Death in Car
Crash.

A coroner's inquest into the death OF
Policeman Arthur H. Cellar OF the
fourteenth precinct, who died in Emer-
gency Hospital yesterday from injuries
sustained Friday in an automobile col
lision, will be held ut the District
Morgue Tuesday morning at 1880
o'clock. The jury for the inquest was
sworn in yesterdays
Funeral services are to be held at 2
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at Mr.. Gel
har's late residence, 4612 Forty third
place. Pvts. c. c. Brown, e. H. Nolan,
j. Mills, r. w. Savage, F. w. Gordy and
w. E. Rogers of No. IA are to be pail
bearers Burial will be in Arlington
National Cemetery, with full military
honors Additional arrangements Tor
the funeral were 70 be announced later.
Mr.. Gelhar was member Of the Police
Post Of the American Legion, Of which
the oficers serving as pallbearers are
members.
Ofhcer Cellar was responding to q
false murder call with Policeman Irving
T. Headley, the latter driving. when an
automobile operated by G. Lester
Smiley, ~, Braddock Heights, Md, coll
lided with the police car on Connecti-
cut avenue opposite the entrance TO the
Zoo. Smiley was booked at No. IA po-
lice station and released under 81 200
bon to appear at the inquest, after hav-
ing been charged with assault, failing
to give right Of way and driving with
bad brakes.
Policeman Headley was unhurt In
the crash, although the police car
turned completely over, coming to rest
on its wheels on the opposite side Of
the avenue.
Cellar, who was 80 years old, had
years He was married and had two
children. Mrs. Cellar, about to be-
come a mother, was placed under the
care of physician following her hus-
bands death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
DRIVERS ARREST
FOR USING SIREN IS PROTESTED
Casualty Hospital Head Back Employe in Police Court
If Officer Presses Charge.

TO have the radio repaired as any
other police emergency call
He said; If my driver cannot make
adequate use Of his siren while pro-
ceeding through trafic on emergency
calls win see what can be done about
disconttnuing the emergency service the
hospital is now affording the Police De-
partment. Peyton has been driving am
balances for Casualty Hospital for more
than 10 years ard has yet to get into
any trouble. ] do not think he would
make unwarranted use Of his siren"
Several weeks ago Mai Henry q.
Pratt. police superintendent. issued an
order IN connection with the unwar-
ranted sounding of signaling devices ON
automobiles The order follows IN part:
Prevent the use OF mufiier cut outs,
Prevent unnecessary use of signaling de-
vices on automobiles For headquar-
tiers Is again IN receipt Of complaints Of
the use Of automobile horns for purpose
other than the sounding Of an adequate
warning Of the approach Of vehicle or
as warning OF danger.
Commanding ofhceFs will instruct
members OF their respective commands
TO rigidiy enforce this order. Prosecute
the noise fiends."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
AIRCRAFT MODELS
MAKE GOOD MARKS
6-Minute-PIus Flight of Hand
Launched Plane Makes
Jack Friedman "Ace."

Many good fights with model air.
craft were made yesterday by boys
participating In the meet at Boiling
Field, under auspices of the District of
Columbia Model Aircraft League.
The affair was the last city-wide
contest to be held prior to the District
of Columbia Model Aircraft tournament,
to be held here August 81 to September
4, and was witnessed by aviation off,
Gals of Boiling Field and the Naval
Air Station. John H. Williams was in
charge.
BY virtue of flying a nd-launched
scientific model for minutes and Is
second, Jack Friedman, until yesterday
in the pilot class" became an ACE. "
Plane Finally Lost.
Frank Salisbury, widely known for
past accomplishments with various types
of model aircraft, few a hand-launched
scientific plane minutes and 1855
seconds. The plane twice landed in
Eastern Branch, the first. time being
retrieved opposite the Navy Yard. with
the aid of q speed boat an9 the second
time not being recovered at all.
Others making good flights with the
model craft included Jack Park, hand
launched scientific model, Of 3 minutes
254s seconds, and Harry Heimer, who
became a junior pilot by virtue Of a
fight OF minute 20 seconds. He has
been q member of the groups at the
model building centers this Summer.
and until yesterday was In the novice
class
n. o. G. Fuselage Models.
Good records in r. o. @. fuselage
models were made by Jack Friedman
and Morris Krucoff, and IN dynamic
models by George Lefiler, Jack Park,
Morris Krucof and Jack Friedman.
Beginning tomorrow, a series Of city
wide contests viii be held for novices
in model aircraft building to enable the
builders to become junior pilots, in time
to register on August % for the 1891
tournament here.
The contest tomorrow will be at
Buchanan Center at 3 pm, and or
Tuesday, there will be contest al
Takoffaa Park playground at pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

cars, trucks and buses passing each
station, the State lin which vehicles are
registered as indicated by the license
tags, the direction of travel and OBJ
servations as to weather conditions.
An additional duty Of the recorders,
and an important one, viii be the
handling Of franked mailing cards.
known as "origin-desttnation" cards. to
as many drivers as possible. These
cards, calling for such information as
mileage travelled during the day, exact
trip and number Of passengers, are to
be filled in by drivers and mailed free
to the Bureau Of Public Roads at
washington. This information IS re-
garded as Of primary importance, and
those in charge Of the work are max
ing an especial appeal to drivers for
cooperation in accepting and return
ing these cards.
The daily reports Of the trafiic re-
corders and the origin destination
cards received through the mails will
be tabulated by the Bureau Of Public
Roads. Statistics will be compiled and
maps will be drawn showing the aver
age daily volume of traffic on all inn
portant routes and providing definite
facts for working out the character and
priority of highway Improvement
Mr.. Macdonald states that this sur
vey win be the most extensive OF the
kind ever conducted in the vicinity of
the National Capital. Cooperating with
the Bureau of Public Roads in the work
will be the following agencies: The Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, the District of Columbia, the
State Roads Commission of Maryland.
the State Highway Commission Of Vir-
ginia, the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission. the
City of Alexandria, the counties OF Ar
lington and Fairfax, Va. and the
counties of Prince Georges and Mont
gomery, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
ADMITTED TO BAR
AND TAKES BRIDE
Melvin H. Friedman, Patent Office
Employe, Has Double Occasion
for Happiness.

Melvin Hillard Friedman, Is years
old, attained two goals yesterday that
give him just cause for exuberation-
he passed the District bar examination
and took unto himself a wife.
Friedman, who lives at 1858 Cali
fornia street. is employed at the Patent
Once, while his bride, former Beatrice
p. zisman, %, of 1869 Columbia road.
is typist at the Veterans Bureau.
The ceremony was performed last night
at the residence of Rabbi George Sill
verstone, 1911 Lamont street.
Friedman AYERS the two develop
ments were merely coincidental, the
wedding having been planned without
consideration of the outcome Of the ex-
animation.
The romance bloSsomed on the
campus of George washington Univer-
sity. Friedman said he will continue al
his job at the Patent once, where he
has been employed, for the past four
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

A test case to determine whether
the Casualty Hospital ambulance driver
arrested Friday for unwarranted use
OF his emergency siren was within hts
rights probably win be aired In Police
Court.
the driver, RyIand Peyton. colored,
was given q ticket by Policeman G. D.
Cunningham, OF the Traffic Bureau, as
he drove into a garage at Fifth and K
streets to have the short wave radio
set installed in the ambulance repaired
The specific charge on the ticket given
Peyton was unnecessary noise" police
said
DR.. Joseph d. Rogers. deputy coroner
and superintendent Of the hospital,
announced yesterday his intentions Of
taking the case to court II Cunningham
insists on prosecuting peyton.
According TO Dr. Rogers, the ambu-
lance had Just answered an emergency
cAil &c Seventeenth and II streets and
was proceeding into the garage when
Cunningham drove I'D.
DR. Rogers declared he did not think
the of1hcer was within his rights In gtv-
ing the driver 4 ticket. explaining, -N
was Just as much an etnttRency cal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

A NAVAL pageant wherein Charles
" Francis Adams, yachtsman
"A Secretary of the Navy, and
4 j Ernest Lee Jahncke, seafaring
Assistant Secretary, would sail
the frigate Old Ironsides into Yorktown
Harder as one of the highpoints of the
Yorktown Sesquicentenntal next Octo-
Der was envisioned yesterday by
Jahncke, now Acting Secretary.
Jahncke would like to command the
famous old craft himself, he said in
discussing the proposal. However, he
added that his chieftain is the logical
commander and that he would be salts
fed with the job Of plotting.
The spectacle suggested by Jahncke
would be q substitute, he said, for the
highly controversial scene depicting the
surrender of Lord CORVALLIS, should
that finally be eliminated to avoid
shocking British sensibilities." If the
surrender scene should be included in
the celebration, Jahncke feels that the
pageant he suggests would supplement
the re-enactment of George Washing
tons victory.
Forming Of Two Lines.
Jshncke suggested forming the At
lantic forces into two great lines. with
every type of naval craft represented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
CHILDREN'S SANITARlUM
SUBCOMMITTEE NAMED
VIII Have Charge Of ANY Medical
Changes--Contract May BE
Let November 1.

A subcommittee to make any changes
necessary from q medical standpoint
was named yesterday at q meeting OF the
committee In charge OF plans for the
Children,s tuberculosis Sanitariunl 70
be erected on the Defense Highway, near
washington.
The subcommittee win include Drs
Joseph W.. Peabody, Joseph A. Murphy
and william G. Fowler.
A contract for construction CT the
iO7-bed hospital at cost OF approx
mately ssz0, 900, probably win be let
about November l. Plans already have
been completed sar an $4,000 nurses
home and . contract probably wiz be
awarded September 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

battleships, cruisers, destroyers, SUBJ
marines, aircraft carriers, tenders and
minesweepers. In the lane between
the ships Of today would sail the Con-
stitution-the greatest vessel Of her
era-under her own canvas.
EFT would be a mighty fine sight, -
said Jahncke enthusiastically.
The Assistant Secretary Is fully ca
pable of plotting the Constitution.
Brought up in his fathers shipyards
near New Orleans, he Is licensed mas
ter Of both steam and sailing craft. He
believes it only appropriate that the
Navy be represented at the Yorktown
celebration.
while the Army under George
Washington gets all the credit for the
victory over CORVALLIS" said Jahncke,
ut was tie Navy that was largely re-
sponsible for the defeat Of the British
1t was one of the rare occasions In
military history where both the Army
and Navy operated as single unit In
a major offensive.
ITO have the Constitution sail
through the Virginia Capes. up the
York River and into Yorktown TO be
received by the fleet would be grand
climax to the celebration, in my opin-
ion.
My only idea In suggesting that this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

told him how to use it and we took on
We were flying from little field. with q
row of trees at the downwind side and
a newly plowed field beyond the trees.
My experienced jumpers had little dill
Guilty slipping their parachuteS II neces-
sary to get into the flying field, but
was afraid Post would get into the trees
and hurt himself and damage the para
chute. so / determined to drop him in
the plowed field.
Hard TO Decide.
II got into proper position and sig
nailed for him to go over. He was out
on a little trapeZe arrangement on the
wing and was to pull the rip cord and
let the parachute drag him OF. He
didn't go and l signalled him again.
Still he hesitated. trying to make up
his mind to jump. just as decided
we were getting too far away from the
field he suddenly pulled the cord and I
cooked The ship around to get the tan
out of his way.
"As he dropped I circled around over
head watching him. He neared the
trees and, apparently fearing he was
going to hit them, pulled up his legs
until he was in v shape, sitting IN
the air. In this position he hit the
plowed field, sitting, and before he could
collapse the chute he plowed a furrow
of his own so feet long across the fur
rows Of the field, beating himself black
and blue on each furrow.
He took a terrific beating, but was
not daunted and came right back for
more. He signed on as an exhibition
jumper to pay for flying instruction and
got his first flying lessons that way. He
couldn't make enough money TO get
started for himself, however, until he
was injured in an oil-wen accident
which destroyed one eye. He collected
$500 damages and with this money
bought a plane and started in barn
storming for himself He was doing this
until he tied up with r. c. Hall, the
Oklahoma oil millionaire, who sent him
around the world in the Winnie Mae. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

be done Is for the patriotic effect II
would have on millions Of homes
throughout the country. Picture in
your mind our modern American feet,
every type Of craft represented, drawn
I'D in two lines, with airplanes zooYning
overhead and the dirigible Los Angeles
and, possibly, the new airship Akron
floating majestically above. Down
through the lane between the ships sails
the Constitutions ghost from the past
why, 1t would be q spectacle that would
be engraved on every ones memory for
years.
In Favor Of Scene.
Jahncke said he hated" to think
that the surrender of CORVALLIS. the
reason for holding the celebration
might be eliminated from the program
TITS ridiculous to keep it out" he
said. "The British themselves admit
the defeat good-naturedly - weren't
they going to put on show OF 1t al
washington, England?
The English would never think q
doing what this country is contemplat-
ing in regard to the CORVALLIS scene.
Jahncke announced that the Consti-
tuition would arrived in Yorktown Octo-
Der Is and remain until october %
It will visit washington November 6-l2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
C0L0RED MAN CHARGED
WITH HOUSEKEEPING
Apartment Victim Identifies sus-
pect as Masked Intruder Who
Fled When She Screamed.

Benny Simms. IS, colored, who has
been identified as the man who broke
into an M street apartment early yes
terday. was being held for investiga-
ton ct the second precinct station last
night while police attempted to connect
him with other HOUSEKEEPING cases.
Sfmrns was arrested by Policeman II.
II. Clark Of No. precinct shortly after
ct AIS M street by way OF q FIRE escape
When Mrs. Frankel screamed, the In
trUdeT fed. but she told police she rec
ognized him as an Ice company em-
ploye and furnished ofacers with his
name.
Policeman Clark arrested Simms at
his home.