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The Washington times., 1931-09-14
LEGION To VOTE
ON DEFENSE

A national defense program,
including a demand upon Con-
gresS and the Administration for
a treaty strength Navy and a gen.
eral strengthening of the various
units of the Army, is to be sub
mitted to the American Legion's
annual convention in Detroit for
ratification next week.
This appeared certain today as
the national defense committee of
the legion assembled here to draft
formally the program to be Spon'
sored by the veterans.
The committee, headed by Gen
Albert Cox, of North Carolina,
chairman, and Gen. Amos l.,
Fries, called at the White House
to pay their respects to President
Hoover and briefly discussed ma
tional defense plans Of the Ad-
miniStration with him.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
75Are CompetingFOr
Is State Police
Vacancies

FORT GEORGE C. MEADE,
Nd, Sept. 14.-Seventy-five stu
dent State policemen began in
tensive training in general
police work here today. After
two more weeks of instruction,
Is of the men will be accepted
and will begin active service
october /.
The remaining candidates
will remain on the eligible list
furnished by the State Employ
ment Commission, and will be
next in line for appointment.
Capt. Edward NICK. johnson
is camp commandant, assisted
by Lieut.. Ruxton M. Ridgely.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
FL|ERS FAC|NG c
OCEAN STORM

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bananas, two dozen apples,
sandwiches, and three lOaves Of
bread.
The fliers sacrificed their radio
equipment to make room for an
extra drum of gasoline.
With JOhanssen at the controls,
the plane rose easily in less than
a minute despite her weight.
At the last moment, the name
"Esa" was painted in gold letters
across the rear wing to join the
other Identification marks, Junk
ers w. 336 Do in large characters
on the underside of the wing.
Named For Bride
"Esa" is the family nickname
of Laura Vega Rody, bride Of
the German pilot and sister OF
the Portuguese.
LISBON. Sept. 14.-News of the
progress of Willy Rody, Christian
Johanssen and Fernando COSTA
Vega on their attempted nonstop
flight from Portugal to New York
was eagerly awaited here today.
National interest in the daring
venture was heightened when
Rody and JohanSsen, youthful
German flierS who came here from
Berlin several weeks ago, revealed
at the last moment that Vega, a
Well-known Portuguese pilot,
would accompany them on the
journey.
Dispatches telling of their pass
ing over Lisbon revealed they had
decided upon the southern route,
and were expected to head for
Bermuda before turning north
ward to New York.
Their plane was believed capa-
BILE of floating at least eight
hours in the event of a forced
descent on the ocean. They car
ried no radio. but expected to
keep to the regular steamer lanes
throughout the tourney,
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Many U. S. Students
At German Institute

BERLIN, Sept. IA GN.S0
Americans, with a total of 80,
form the largest contingent of
the more than 800 foreign stu
! dents from 40 nations attend
ing the yearly summer courses of
the German Institute for For
eigners" at the Berlin University.
y The are course are again being
given in cooperation with the
New York University College of
Fine Arts. whose honorary dean,
Gen. Charles H. Cherrill, has
been untiring in promoting these
courses for the last five years.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Anti-S0LOOn League
FightS Beer Making

Following the recent stand of
Representative w. E. Hull. Of 1lli-
nois, and others for modification
of the VolStead Act to permit
manufacture of beer, DR.. F. Scott
Mcbride, superintendent Of the
Anti-Saloon League, has made
clear that the league will resist
to the utmost any effort to in.
flict beer upon the nation now"
He added:
"ReOpenlng breweries to pro-
vide Jobs would be as foolish as,
and much more harmful than,
setting fire to national forests
to create work for fire fighters"
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Copeland, Wagner
Back Land Surrey

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-U. S.
Senators Royal S. Copeland and
Robert F. Wagner announced to-
day they would urge in the next
Congress broadening in scope
of the u. S. Geological Survey.
The plan, designed for employ
ment, it was said, would enable
the Government to cooperate with
States and cities in mapping all
important areas in the country to
obtain precise Typographical data
and produce a new composite map
Of the United States.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
PAGEANT DRAWS
STAGE STARS

Famous entertainers of the the
atrical world are accepting the
invitation of the District of Co
lumbia George Washington Bi-
centennial Commission to partici-
pate in the great pageant and
play to be staged next June on
the Monument grounds. The list
of celebrities assures the success
of the remarkable performance,
according to announcement today
of Arnold Kruckman, executive
director of the commission.
Stage and screen stars, noted
musicians, dramatic authors and
pageant directors are included in
the list and will take leading
roles in the pageant-play. viii
liam S. Hart will have the role Of
Patrick Henry; Margaret Anglin
will have the part of the mother
of Washington, and Walter Hamp-
den, noted Shakespearean actor,
will have a part.
A partial list of other celebrities
who will donate their services in
cludes Effie Shannon; R. H.
Burnside, spectacle producer; Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Coburn; Fay
Templeton: Henrietta Crossman
and May Buckley.
Conditional acceptances have
been received from Fred Stone
and Arthur Byron.
Paul Kester and Charlton An
drews, playwrights, are cooperat-
ing in preparing the script of
the pageant-play. j. Clifford
Brooke, director of the National
Theater Players here, will have a
part in the presentation, either
as an. actor or one Of the
directors.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
LEAGUE TO D. K.
CANDIDATE {

The Better Government League
of Arlington county. organized
more than two months ago to
select candidates for the county
board, will meet tonight to sub
nit reports concerning the elig.
ibility Of prospective members Of
the borad.
RoberS N. Anderson, league
chairman, said the executive com.
mittee will submit two reports.
One report includes recommends.
tions for the selection Of four
members and the minority report
for a selection Of eight or more.
The list Of candidates contains
the names Of 81 persons. Five
are to be elected.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
FIRE MENACES
SURVIVORS Of .
HURRICANE
BIazes Break Out in Debris OF
Buildings; Deaths May
Reach 1900, Say Marines

BELIZE, British Honduras,
Sept. IA U.N.S0.-With the
death toll in the hurricane which
levelled a large section Of British
Honduras standing at approxi-
mately 1900, arrival Of United
States Navy and Marine Corps
planes with medicinal supplies
and bandages was anxiouSly
awaited by relief workers today.
Supplies brought by eight planes
were exhausted. To the fear Of
epidemics was added the new
menace of fire, as blazes broke
out in the debris OF wrecked
buildings and threatened to spread
through large sections 70 the
city.
Dead May Reach 1,SOO
United States Marines, who are
taking an active part In relief
work, believe the toll Of dead may
rise to 1900.
It was estimated that approx
imately $50 bodies already had
been burned because Of lack Of
immediate burial space.
In addition, some 700 victims
were buried in cemeteries and
in hastily dug trenches on the
outskirts Of the city. Officials
believe that cremation Of the vic
Tins had dispelled the threat Of
peStilence, but urgent need still
remained for medical supplies
and disinfectantS.
GunbOat Brings Supplies =
Plight Of the $4,000 survivors in
Belize was aided considerably by
arrival of the United States gun
boat Sacramento with marines,
bluejackets, food, and medical sup
plies.
Forces from the United States
steamship Rochester and the Brit
ish cruiser Danae were expected
to disembark during the day.
NEW YORK, Sept. II ONS).
Spare parts needed to repair fire
engines put out of commission in
the Belize hurricane were en- route
to the stricken city by airplane
today. A plane carrying the parts
left yesterday for Miami, where
a second plane will rush them to
Belize.
The tropical disturbance was
central this morning about 100
miles east-northeast of Belize and
was moving westward with slowly
increasing intensity, the Weather
Bureau said today.
It is attended by gales and
probably winds of hurricane force
near its center and will move
inland over northern British Hon
duras this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
ACCIDENT
FALL BEST
THEORY
PoIiCeman's Strange Demise
Still Puzzle; Few Clues Still
Point to Murder, Some Say
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the discovery that the face
bruises were superficial have dis
counted the murder idea, although
It Is still considered.
The theory Of suicide is given
little credence, in the absence Of
motive and no positive evidence
to confirm it.
Probably Accident
The theory of an accidental
fall Is being most seriously consid.
cred today, but whether the man
fell from the center of the span
so feet to the valley below or
whether he stumbled down the
steep slope at either end of the
bridge to the bottom, or whether
he fell down the decline at the
rear Of his home at 1445 Spring
Rd. a block away will have to be
determined.
Morrow, % years old, was popu-
lar with his comrades. No enc
mics have yet been revealed, nor
have some reports that a mys-
terious automobile drove to the
spot through nearby Rock Creek
Park been verified -,
An anonymous phone call to
The Washington Times Saturday
afternoon said two light-haired
men, one tall, the other short, had
been overheard at a filling station
in the Northeast Friday afternoon
plotting a mans death because
he knows too much"
Funeral services for Morrow will
be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. at the
w. Warren Taltavull undertaking
establishment, Fourteenth Street
and Spring Road, with interment
in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Expedition to Seek
Trace of Piqn1u Race

ST. LOUIS, Sept. II 0N.SO.
A six-months' expedition into the
heart of Central America in
search of traces of the extinct
pigmy race which is purported to
have inhabited this region is the
plan of two st. Louisans, Leroy
s. Robbins, aerial Photographer,
and Victor Wolfgang Won Hagen,
who is interested in the etching
of insects.
The two men intend to explore
the ruins Of early civilization in
Central America and make mov-
ing pictures of the principal ruins
in Mexico, Guatemala, Yucatan
and the Mayan ruins at Quintana
Roo, near British Honduras.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Late Easter Blooms
Stolen bu Intruder

An Easter lily plant which
came out in September blooms
last week, ended its brief glory
yesterday when an intruder came
into the rose garden Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Workman, at 336 ALI,
son st. N. W.. and clipped off
the lilies.
Jockey Sonny" Workman had
given the plant to his mother last
Easter. and she planted it with
some roses. The September heat
wave caused three blooms to open.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Battle With RGzOrs
Std0ed In Church

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Sept.
IA. Two negroes selected a
church in which to settle their
differences. While the minister
of Duryee Memorial Church was
giving the benediction they en-
gagged in razor battle, that
ended with one being sent to a
hospital with his throat cut.
His aSsailant fled.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Loss of Baby's Body
LniH fO Cen1eteru

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-ASSert.
ing that carelesSness caused the
loss Of the body of his three
month-old son, who died last
May, Edward Klumbach, Of Wa
verify, S. l., brought suit for
$4,000 against Silver Mount Gem
etery, Silver Lake. s. I.
In the suit, brought in Staten
Island city court, Klumbach says
he has been unable to find his
child's grave and he asks that
he be repaid for mental anguish.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Negro Apprehended
In Sanitary Grocery

James Hall, colored, was held
for action of the Arlington county
jur:" on a charge of houSebreak-
ing under bond of $4,000. Hall
was apprehended about 2 a. m.
this morning in a Sanitary Groc-
cry store in East Arlington by Ed
ward Duncan and Ray Cobean. Of
the county police. They found a
sack filled with 81 pounds of but
ter and two pieces of bacon.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
KilUGni0ns to Fete
3 Former Presidents

The meeting of the Kiwanis
Club at the Hotel Washington,
Thursday at 1890 p. M, will be
in the nature of a Homecoming"
event. it was announced today by
Lewis T. Brueninger, in charge of
the program.
Addresses will be delivered by
Past Presidents Roe Fulkerson,
John j. Boobar and Claude w.
Owen. Former Secretary George
H. Winslow will also speak.
Fred East and William F.. Ray
mond will sing.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
WOULD BAN FRENCH VISIT

BERLIN, Sept. 14.-United
patriotic organizations with a
membership of more than
5000, 900 have submitted a letter
to Chancellor Bruening urging
him to call off the forthcoming
visit Of the French statesmen to
Berlin.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
Mexican Port Hit
Bu Hurricane

MEXICO CITY, Sept. IA Il
N.SO.-The Mexican port OF
Guaymas was struck by a hurri'
cane today, and considerable
property damage there was
feared. Guaymas is in Sonora
state. on the Gulf of Lower Cal
ifornia.
Meagre reports from Guaymas
said a number of houses had
crumbled before the onslaught Of
a 7O-mile wind.
The port authorities ordered
the closing of the harbor to all
vessels as a precautionary meas
ure.
Comdr. George H. Bowdey, OF
the American gunboat Sacra
mento, now at Belize, Honduras,
reported to the Navy Department
today that the death toll of the
hurricane which struck the coast
town last Thursday would exceed
1000.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
CREATIVE ARTS CLUB

The Creative Arts Club Of Ar.
Hngton County will meet tonight
at the home of Mrs. William M
Wells, Ill Melwood Ave., Cherry
dale, Va.
The Washington times., 1931-09-14
UTAH PUBLIC LANDS

Approximately 11,623,362 acres
of the 25,157,000 acres of un-
appropriated public lands in Utah
have not been surveyed.
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uuirements and did much contracting
of overland freight.
While he has ever been the white
settlers friend and advisor, yet on the
other hand he has held the friend
ship of the Indians and knows many
an inside story of the various far west
Indian troubles.
When the buffalo herds that roamed
the Flathead valley were rounded up
and shipped to a purchaser in Canada
just before the reservation IA opened
to white settlers, he was among the
expert riders who did the work. 1t
was during this drive that he associ-
ated with the cowboy artist, Charles
Russell, who was on hand to get local
color and types of action for his pic
lures. In fact, Duncan has palled with
many a celebrity who has had occasion
to visit western Montana and his
"reminiscences along that line are most
entertaining.
During the pioneers later years he
has pursued the Elusive quest for the
hidden wealth he believes stored in
the Montana hills, and he is still con-
WINGED that great mineral wealth is in
store for future generations, from the
Flathead hills.
An air of seems to sur
round Duncan which singles him out,
added to which is an atmosphere Of
melancholy emphasized now in his old
age by a look of serene futility. He
is truly a product of circumstances.
Watching him as he sits in the shadows
with a light from a window playing
directly on his face. conflicting tenn
peramentS are revealed. Prominent
are the bronzed features of the Indian,
tempered with the refining influence
of his white father. The CLEAN of
humor in his intelligent brown eyes
assures n he can understand the
white mans language, yet physically,
and maybe spiritually, he is and has
been the Indian. Again n thinks he
detects a faint reminder of the cocki-
ess of the gay buckaroo he was once,
and traces of his white heritage Of
commercialism and Scotch canniness.
One may be moved to ask Duncan
to analyze his reactions to the mixed
blood in his veins. Again n marks
that futile expression of destiny hang
ing over him. He might seem to evade
a direct answer and let you make your
own Interpretation.
He very probably will refer you, as
he did the writer, to the beautifully
colored portrait hanging in honor on
his living roo wall. 1t is a study of
the handsome head OF a middle aged
Indian woman. clothed in q white
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DUNCAN MACDONALD, M0MTAMA'S FIRST CITIZEN OF MIXED
BLOOD, TO WHOM THE TRADITIONS OF THE RED RACE ARE AS
Am OPEN BOOK; FAMOUS FATHER FOUNDED HUDSON BAY POST

and offered hospitality at every hand
for he has many friends both among
the prominent and the more lowly as
well. In fact, no public celebration
Of Importance round about the Flat
head country but this swarthy pic
turesque character Of over eighty years
is present.
With a mentality yet keen and alert,
and a hale and hearty constitution, he
enjoys life. He Is continually receiving
letters from students of western his
tory who write from many parts of
the United States and Canada as well,
and he is often sought out by visitors
to the reservation. His name appears
frequently in volumes of western his
tory and his ~recollections Of past events
in which he has taken part or Of which
he may have knowledge, are eagerly
sought OF him now before death OF the
mist Of years shall obliterate them for
ever.
Duncan has generously deposited
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most of his papers and relics OF his
torical interest with the Montana His
torical society, yet he still has some
keepsakes which the writer had the
privilege of seeing on a recent call at
the old pioneers home, and these keep
sakeS serve to emphasize the mixed
heritage with which he Is endowed.
For example, one notes a fine silver
trimmed powder horn and matching
snuff box which his famous father
had with him from Scotland. Also,
the heavy old fashioned rifle which
was his fathers ~favorite, and which
his aged son keeps In the best Of condi-
ton to this day.
In striking contrast there Is a wal
bonnet which Duncan has so patiently
fashioned and which he has donned
at times In recent years in the spirit
of pagentry and fun at some Indian
gathering. This bonnet is worthy Of
mention. 1t is with pride he points
out that all workmanship and ma
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Fire Dem0lishes Vance Air Port:
Six Planes Burned; $4,000 Loss

Fire, which reduced the hangar OF
the Vance Air service, at Great Falls,
to a ruin, destroyed six airplanes and
damaged two others. last Tuesday
morning resulted in damage estimated
at SAC, 1000. The loss is but partially
covered by insurance.
The fire broke out at about Oils and
despite the efforts of attendants at
the airport, located due north of Great
Falls, and the Great Falls fire depart
ment the hangar was leveled and six
planes destroyed in less than one hour.
Shortly after the discovery Of the fire
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(By ELLEN NYE)

Montana was the last stand in the
United States Of the historic Hud-
son Bay company and Duncan Mac
donald Il = living reminder Of those
dayl. He Is the son of the famous
Angus Macdonald, factor who built
and for many years managed the
Hudson Bay post or Post creek,
northwest Of Missoula, which later
became the founders property and
was finally sold to the United States
government. Duncan Macdonald has
figured long In the history Of west
ern Montana For some years now
his headquarters have been In the
little village Of Dixon OF . plot Of
ground near the juncture Of the lively
Jocko river with the stately F1athead.
But since his good wife passed away
a few years ago. his habits are rest
less and mi may find him often in
Missoula or In towns on the reserva-
ton. He Is welcomed wherever he goe
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ued without further interruption.
Management Of the municipal air
port, it was stated. had invited Mr..
Vance to use the facilities of the city
field. The training activities of the
Vance company will, however, be dis
continued for a short time but ar
engagements were begun Immediately to
continue operation, according to Vance.
Mr.. Vance also said the insurance
coverage on the property involved in
the fire was between $4,000 and $780,
600, the hangar being insured to the
value of $4,000.
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woman's garb but with a feather stuck
whimsically in her braided jet black
hair.
Eyes, I married a sure enough wild
woman" he goes on reminiscently. "Ah,
the goodness, the virtue of that woman.
She was 1.-the and beautiful in youth,
and a JOY and comfort all the so years
of our life together
In honor of this full blood Indian
wife of Duncan, her Indian name for
Red Quill has been perpetuated i n the
naming of a high mountain in the
bison reserve nearby.)
The old Indian is the first Of his ace
in Montana, and is held in high esteem
by those fortunate enough to know
him.
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the gasoline tanks in the planes COM
menced exploding. Efforts to remove
all but n plane were futile.
Indications were, it was stated, that
a Great Lakes training plane burst
into flames when the fabric of a wing
was ignited by a gas heater.
Although the fire resulted in a ma
terial loss, Mr.. Vance announced that
the operation of the Border Air Lines
company service would not be inter-
rupted. One plane left on the Bill
lings run just before the fire COM
menced and the service will be contin-
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The corn price Is crushed by the
weight of Sterilization Corporation
wheat.
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Equally as vital, if not first in importance, is
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The best gasoline, too, is blended. In tho proc
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Each possesses certain desirable qualities neccs-
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