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BY the Associated Press.

chute Jumping in small-town air cir
cuseS."
BY the Associated Press.
He always wanted to do big things
Perhaps this short sentence sums up
as we'll as any other the motive, the
! driving power, which urged Wiley Post
farm boy-mechanic, toward realizing
his boyhood dreams.
Once Wiley, had acquired his own
plane he set cut to learn all he could
about flying. He never missed an OPP
portunity to get into the air. He tried
everything he heard of for a plane to
do, and apparently when he was sail
ing through the clouds he thought out
the half-formed ideas which had t. ken
roct back in the days when he first
read of the Wright brothers expert
ments at Kitty Hawk.
Never Kept Log Book.
Wiley never kept log book until
about six months ago. He can only
estimate the hours of flying he has ID
mis- credit, but on long Summer days
when he was transforming he recalls
that many time he few from shortly
after Sunup to shutdown, carrying pas
sengers off improvised landing fields in
Southwestern pastures.
When Wiley had been flying a few
years he heard that F. c. Hall, an oil
man and an associate of Powell Briscoe,
whom he had known in Chickasha, was
interested in flying. He went to Hall
and asked for job as pilot.
Il gave him job" Hall says. L
even helped him with his license. Be-
fore he went to work for me he never
flew a real good ship. But the Winnie
Maes-all my planes have been Winnie
Maes-were just to his liking"
Wiley had an added incentive to go
after the job with Mr. Hall. On June
81, 1927, he had eloped in his airplane
with May Laine. pretty l7-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Dave Lame Of
Sweetwater, Tex. They had grown up
together near Grand Saline, Tex. For
while his wife transformed around
the Southwest with Wiley. but steady
job with steady salary was much more
preferable to married man.
Pilots Halls Ship.
Wiley served as personal pilot for Mr.
Hall for some time. Once, down in
Texas in 1929. near Lubbock, their
plane nosed over and was badly dam
aged. Il was kind of scared Hall says,
but nobody was badly hurt"
The oil man sold his plane. however,
and Wiley was without a job. There
was another place waiting for him on
the Pacific Coast.
Wiley had taken a plane to Bur-
bank. where the Lockheed aircraft
factory is located. He few the ship
around California until he sold it for
the company. The aircraft company
officials liked the quiet, competent pilot
and told him if he ever needed job
one would be waiting for him at Bur-
bank
For little more than a year Wiley
was chief test pilot at the Lockheed
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BUILDINGS HEAD GIVES
COOLING PLANT STAND
Structures Proposed for Air Sys-
TENS to Be Abandoned, But
Ter Explains.

Taking cognizance Of agitation for
installation Of cooling apparatus in the
temporary buildings housing Govern
ment employees, Lieut.. F. B. Butler,
acting director of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, explained today that this
Is the last Summer many OF these
structures will be occupied. He added
that within about two years all prob
ably will be abandoned
The Census Bureau, Public Health
Service. Federal Trade Commission and
General Supply Committee are among
those housed in temporary buildings
who will have new quarters.
While some thought has been given
proposals to install cooling apparatus
in the temporary structures Lieut.. But
Ter said the Office Of Public Buildings
and Public Parks lacks funds for this
purpose. He added that the temporary
buildings are very expensive to main
tain as repeated repairs are needed for
their foundations
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solo flight to Australia, is preparing
for a trip across Europe and Asia to
Toxic.
The aviatrix caused sensation last
Winter by starting on an unannounced
flight to Peiping. but was dissuaded at
Moscow from attempting to cross the
Siberian wastes under Winter condi-
tons
She Is now said to be awaiting per-
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ALLEGED DRUNK FOUND i.
WANDERING WITH BABY
Kidnap Alarm Brings Police Hunt
Ending in Arrest of Man and
Return of Infant.

Crews of radio cars responding to an
alarm that child had been kidnapped
found Patrick Joseph McDermott 43
years old of the 900 block Of L street
southeast. wandering through the
streets near his home last night with a
baby girl in his arms. He Was arrested
on a charge of drunkenness.
McDermott. who gave conflicting &C.
counts of how he came into possession
of the child, was taken to the fourth
precinct station, where he later posted
$40 collateral for his release.
The child was taken to the Receiving
Home. where she was identified a few
moments later as Lois Kusko. years
old, and was turned over to her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Kusko of Pittsburgh.
The parents are visiting at the home
of D. c. Tromm, 1900 block G street
southeast.
Antwerp Belgium, is spending nearly
e. 600 600 in enlarging its port
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mission from the Soviet authorities IN
cross Russian territory. Her father
told the Heard that ne did not know
whether she would hy alone or when
she would take of.
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MEXICAN MALCONTENTS
PROTEST DEBT PACT
Demonstrators Told Country Can
not Meet Obligations and That
Funds Pay for Improvements.

BY the Associated Press.
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, July 6.-Work-
ers and students paraded here yester-
day in protest against the foreign debt
agreement and the projected national
labor law, now before Congress.
In a speech to the demonstrators.
Brito RoSado. president of the Federal
District Students Federation. said
that Mexico cannot afford to pay its
foreign debt now and suggested that
funds assigned for the debt payments
be used in public improvements.
In addition to severely criticizing
Aaron SaenZ. secretary of industry,
Rosado charged that Saenz was at
tempting to spread the Protestant re-
ligion in Mexico, as part of cam
paign Of Characterization"
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ROYALTY AT BALL GAME
Father of Siam Queen Offers $25
for Home Run.

Tor Home Run.
TOWANDA, Pa, July 8 (P.-Prince
and Princess Svasti, mother and father
of the Queen of Siam, left for New
York last night after a three-day visit
to Towanda which included visit to a
base ball game which so aroused the
princes interest that he went out on
the field and offered $25 to any
Towanda player who would hit home
run.
The game was between Towanda and
WyaluSing, Pa. During tfeir stay
here. the royal visitors were the guests
of David e. Kaufman, United States
Minister to Siam, and Morgan s. Kauf-
man of Scranton, Pa. Mrs. Mabel
Walker Willebrandt and Mr.. and Mrs
Seymour Lowman of Washington, were
the other guests here for the Fourth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

In the last five years telephone sub
scribers in England have increased from
1890 900 to 1902. 900.
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This is the fourth in a serieG of eight
installments in a life story of Wiley Post.
The previous instsllment told how Farm
Boy Wiley Post learned to fly in the
hard school of wing walking and para
chute jumping in small-town air cir
cuses"
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PLANS TOXIC FLIGHT
British Aviatrix Awaiting Russian
Hop Permit.

LONDON, July 8 (P).-The London
Daily Heard this morning said Amy
Johnson, British aviatrix who made a
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BANDITS GUILTY PLEA
BRINGS IDENTIFICATION
Iaeerness of Colored Youth Be-
trays Him as Escape From
Lorton Reformatory.

The eagerness of a colored prisoner in
Jail at Montross Va, to plead guilty to
q charge of having entered the post
Office there with intent TO commit a
felony resulted Yesterday in his identi-
fcation AS prisoner who escaped about
a month ago from the District Reform
atory at Lorton. Va.
Detective Frederick Sandberg, identi-
hcation expert of the Police Depart
ment, who was called In. believed he
recognized in the prisoner a man named
Grant Lee. who started on criminal
career in 1918 when only IA years old
Examinatio OF the fingerprints proved
the identity. He is said to be known
also as Leroy Viney and John Mack
Lee
When arrested by the Virginia au-
thoritieS the prisoner gave his name as
Sam Lee. 10 years old. of the 500 block
of Third street southeast. Records show
that he has served time in prison on
more than one occasion previous 10 his
commitment 10 the Lorton Reformatorv
A copy OF his prison record will be
furnished the Westmoreland County
authorities for use in his trial there
and local police will file detainer for
his later surrender to the Lorton off,
Gals
BY pleading guilty to the charge OF
entering the post office. Lee evidently
inquired he would escape being sent back
to Lorton.
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Social Program Awaits
Philadelphia Visitors

The Womans Auxiliary to the Amer
lean Medical Association, which will
open its meetings in Philadelphia Mon
day during the annual sessions OF the
association. has many delightful func-
lions planned between meetings. 1t
has engaged the roof garden OF the
Bellevue Stratford Hotel for Its activ-
tiles, which will open with the subscrip-
ton buffet luncheon in honor Of all ma
tional auxiliary presidents. Mrs. Hough,
wife of DR.. William E. Hough, will rep
resent the District of Columbia at this
affair and many Washington women
are planning TO attend, and also
participate in the program SO care
fully arranged
The ball in honor of the president
of the American Medical Association
Thursday evening will attract all MEM
bers and their ladies to the Benjamin
Franklin Hotel In addition the
auxiliary has arranged a series of trips
and excursions to historical and beau
tiful places in and around Philadelphia.
luncheon in the crystal tea room at
Wanamakers has been arranged and
the New Jersey auxiliary will enter
tain the women at Atlantic City. e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07
TUBERCULOSIS TEST
SHOWS 1861 CASES.
800 Children Discovered In
fected Through Visits to
Clinic of Association.

Discovery OF / SOL cases of tubercu-
losiS through visits of children and
their parents to the Children's Tu-
berculosis Clinic. 5l2 l street. during
the past two years was reported yes
terday by Dr. Viola Russell Anderson
OF the tuberculosis Association, which
maintains the clinic in cooperation
with the Health Department.
The cases were found among the
more than 5000 children and their
parents who visited the clinic since its
establishment in 1929, DR.. Anderson
said.
30O Infected.
OF these cases never before known
she said more than 300 children have
been found to be suffering with the
infection.
The sooner the infection is known.
the better is the chance OF overcoming
It." DR.. Anderson continued. Usually
some adult member of the child's fam
ily is found to be the person from
whom the disease was caught and the
aim OF our workers is directed toward
instructinR the patient and other adult
members of the family involved in the
necessary precautions as to personal
hygiene and for the further protection
OF the children.
Teach Health Habits.
cit is the constant purpose Of our
workers TO attempt to establish health
habits for the child contact so as to
maintain and increase his or her bod
ily resistance to the disease II. as
frequently happens, the visitor finds
the home conditions bad the family is
then referred to the proper welfare
agency for economic adjustment and
rehabilitation. Our workers continue to
make visits to such families at regular
intervals to watch the progress in
health which is made and to see that
the patient gees to the clinic for re-
examination and check-up every three
months"
The tuberculosis Association is
financed through the SAFE OF Christmas
Seals.
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Poetry Circles Judges
Eminent Men of Letters

THE Washington branch OF the Amer
lean Poetry Circle held its last meet
ing of the season in the French salon
of the Rochambesu Tuesday evening.
Miss Maud Judith Scruggs, the presi-
dent, received the guests, assisted by
members of the circle, Miss Diana
Kearney Powell, Miss Edith Austin,
Miss Mabel Vincent, Miss McCaw Err
win, Mrs. Gardner Philip Orme and
Mr.. Charles L. c. Anderson.
The occasion was especially to honor
the award of the prize in the lyric
contest The four distinguished
scholars who consented to be judges
for this contest were DR.. William Lyon
Phelps Of Yale University. Prof. 7. E.
Rankin OF Carleton College, Mime
sofa: DR.. Patric Lennox and Dr. Edwin
Ryan OF the Catholic University Of
America.
The prize was awarded to Maud
Judith Scruggs for her poem, Magic"
The honorable mention was a tie be-
tween Aletnea Alderson's poem, Love, p"
and Florence RadcliffeS old Garden. "
After the reading Of all the poems
submitted in the contest refreshments
were served.
Paris average consumption OF meat
last year was 80 pounds a person.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07
Washington Women Are
Hostesses IN Londo,

Miss Elizabeth Howry and her sister.
Miss Mary Howry, entertained q group
OF Westinghouse and other guests at
luncheon in their apartment in London
recently. among whom were the Wis
countess Elibank. Miss Jahncke. Mrs.
Ormon LawSon-J Johnston formerly Mrs
Lyman Kendall: Mrs. Clarence Dill.
Mrs. Andrew Long, Mrs. Murray. Lady
Baird and her guest for the season. Mrs.
Millar, sister of Miss Dick Millar OF
Washington and Luray, and Mrs. Ben
jamin Thsw
They were guests of the military at
tache, Col. John r. Thomas, jr.. and
Mrs. Thomas at their home on Gerald
road, when Miss Virginia Dawes. de-
butante daughter of the Ambassador
Miss Gwyn Of Washington Mrs. James
Huntington Turner and Miss Louise
Brooks, granddaughter OF Mrs. Stotes-
bury Of Philadelphia, were present. The
Misses Howry will remain in London
for some time. having taken a house
for the remainder of the season.
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DR.. Foye to Preside at
Garden Party Dinner

= The Women's City Club has arranged
a dinner for Wednesday, June 10, at
$50 O'Clock, to be given in the garden
of the club house, when the guest OF
honor will be Mr.. Matthew w. Stirling,
chief OF the Bureau of American
Ethnology Of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, who will lecture on his explora-
tons among the pigmies of Dutch New
Guinea. Mr.. Strings lecture, which
will be Illustrated. is entitled by Air
plane to Pigmy Land" and offers TO
all attending club members the OPP
portunity of hearing a fascinating ac-
count OF an unique experience. DR.. A.
Frances Foye will preside.
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Miss Boiling Hostess at
Pre-Nuptial Dinner

Miss Clara Boiling was hostess at
dinner last evening, entertaining at the
Chevy Chase Club in compliment to
Miss Catherine Berry and her farce,
Lieut.. Frank Jerdone Coleman. United
States Air Corps. whose marriage will
take place tomorrow. Others in the
company were Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings
Bailey, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T.
Hines, jr.; Miss Laura Barclay, Miss
Katherine Carmichael. Miss Mary In
graham Henry, Miss Virginia Coleman,
Miss Nancy Berry Miss Emiscah Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-07

Miss Dorothy Corbin of Chicago, Mr..
Harry Rollins Fowler. Mr. Louis Peak,
Mr.. John Brosnan. Mr.. Robert Lamond.
Mr.. Thomas Francis. Mr.. John Dewitt,
Lieut.. Alexander Stone. Lieut.. William
Thompson, Lieut.. William Latimer,
Lieut.. Paul Caraway and Lieut.. Rod
erick Carmichael.
The charming young hostess, whose
engagement to Mr.. Harry Rollins
Fowler, has just been announced, came
In for congratulations, as did Mr..
Fowler, who was a guest at the dinner.
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CLUB TO GIVE REVIEW

A musical review will be presented
tomorrow by the Stella Maris Club Of
st. Gabriels Church in the new school
hall. Webster street and Illinois avenue.
Among those who will appear are the
Misses Frances Collins, Margaret Fraw-
ley, Cecilia Tumulty. Peggy Fallon,
Eleanor Crowley Margaret McCarthy@
Kathleen Baker, Helen Steward. Ger
trude Whiting and Harold Hammil.'
Gene Luckett, Francis Collins, Ralph
Collins, Kenneth Collins and Lyman
nriSSaI
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has chosen for her only attendant her
sister, Miss Anne livingston Eustis.
Mr.. Gist Finley of York, S. c., will
be best man for his brother. The ushers
will be another brother, Mr.. s. r. @.
Finley; Mr.. r. !. Campbell of the
British embassy, Count Francois de
Buisseret of the Belgian embassy, Mr..
Herschel v. johnson of the State De-
partment Mr.. Arthur HELEN and Mr..
Foxhall Daingerf1eld of Washington, and
Mr.. Roger Cortesi and Mr.. Floyd Blair
Of New York
A very small reception at Oatlands
House will follow the ceremony.
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SCOUTS TO FROLIC

Boy Scouts of the District will BE- the
guests OF Kali w. Corby at his estate
on the Rockville pike next Saturday for
day OF frolic including swimming
hiking and games 1t is expected that
approximately 1000 youths will turn
out for the annual affair. The Scouts
will board buses at 10 o'clock in the
morning at the Zero Mile Stone to drive
to the Corby residence.
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Miss Eustis and Mr.. Finley
Set Weddine Dav. June 10

The marriage of Miss Margaret Nor
ton Eustis, daughter of Mrs. Villa n
Corcoran Eustis, to Mr.. David Edward
Finley will take place at o'clock on
the afternoon of June 10. at Mrs. Eus-
It's country place, Oatlands House, Oat-
lands, Va.
Miss Eustis will be given in marriage
by her brother Mr.. Morton Eustis. She
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ton since 1874, died today He was 78.
Dr. Hart was an author and inventor
of net in the chemical profession. He
was editor OF several chemical journals.
including the Journal OF the American
Chemical Society
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PROFESSOR SUCCUMBS

EASTON. Pa. June 6 tP).-Edward
Hart. Phi. D.. Ii. D.. professor emeritus
OF chemistry at Lafayette College. a
member Of The faculty. Of that inStitu-
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24

tickets and didn't lose that amount.
So he went to Europe anyway, but
stayed only few weeks, whereas he
had planned visit of at least year.
Returning from abroad, Halliday
was cast for the role of Henry Ora
ham" in Transatlantic" Graham,
in the picture, turns out to be an abb
sconding banker, fleeing with $780,
900 of his depositors funds.
Il could have played the role of the
man who shoots the banker with much
more feeling" Halliday said. But at
that, I was able to give the financier
sinister quality might have lacked
If I hadn't had my unfortunate bank
experience"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24

stuck. l couldn't let the little woman
freeze even IL I'd known" "Tell 1t to
the judged"
$50 this is the Far West!"
"Wait, brother, until you've seen the
havoc the fires have wrought-our
beautiful pines, liveoaks, manzanitas,
turned into acres and acres of charred
nightmare landscapes, gaunt and hide
GUS. It's pitiful! You won't blame US.
First trip, though, so I'll just put you
wise.
"Tbe best way to build campfire
in the forest country-law or no law
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always are cautioned to avoid as illogi-
cal, occurs much more often than we
think in real life.
For instance, consider John Halli-
day, who has one of the featured roles
in Transatlantic" Fox talking picture
production starring, Edmund Lowe,
which comes Wednesday, December
30.
Halliday. who had saved his money
for several years, determined to make
an extended trip to Europe on much
needed holiday. A week before he
was to leave Hollywood on the first
lap Of his journey, the bank in which
all hi savings were deposited closed
Its doors. To date. not depositor
has recovered cent.
The only break Halliday got, was
that he already had paid for his
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24
THEATERS
SPRINGER KNOWS SEA
FROM OWN EXPERIENCE

Norman Springer, author of the
thrilling story of clipper ship adven-
lures told in Columbias production,
"Shanghaied Love-, draws his knowl-
edge of the sea and seamen from
actual experience. He has had several
years in the shipping game, and four
years in the navy. He served on the
U. S. y. Minnesota at the time Theo-
dore Roosevelt was president.
Springer was born in Canada and
received his education in San Fran
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24

blossoms on that breeze"
II smell snow"
THE groves begin beyond the Pass
and we're on that grade now. Just
look at that view!"
There's flake now"
"Golly! You're right"
After an hour the car stopped.
Even Hermes can't climb this. l
guess you know your snow all right.
There's shelter behind that boulder,
we'd better make camp"
A spot cleared Of snow, tent pitched,
campfire burning and they were cozy.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24

anything happening to I'M
press upon them that they had really
entered upon new year.
The New England town where they
lived lay peacefully under its blanket
of white, and probably most of its
forty thousand inhabitants were as
peacefully doing in their chairs, sat.
isfied with their creature comforts,
and thankful that they were not as
other people.
Mr.. Willer was reused from his
quiet doze by the clang of the door
bell. "Are the Misses Baker in?'
Queried throaty voice, as he opened
the door and saw an elderly couple
standing on his porch.
1.-THE Misses Baker!" he exclaimed.
"You mean Miss Bell and Miss
,Louise?"
"Of course" replied the voice.
"Why, the Bakers don't live here"
Mr.. Willer explained "They live on
Caroline street. They haven't lived
here in over twenty years."
THANK you" was the only re-
Spouse. 'My wife and just thought
we'd pay our New a
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24

Hardly had the
smoke begun to
curl ere down the
trail came a horse
man. "W b er e. s
your permit?" he
demanded grufHy.
wv h at permit?"
asked Phil. Sire
permit. I'm a ran
6 e r. Don't Y gu
know it's against
the law to build
a fire in these
m curtains or
smoke? Put out
that cigaret t e.
That's two counts
against you"
"I,ortl. man. we're
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24

cisco. At the age of sixteen he ran
away to sea, spending seven years on
shipping vessels and four years in the
navy. Some fifteen years ago Spring
er took up writing as vocation and
has become widely known for his
novels and newspaper articles.
"Shanghaied Love-" showing at the
vashon Theatre, Saturday, December
20, features Richard Cromwell, Noah
Berry and Sally Blame. and tells the
adventures and romance on the last
trip of the Golden Bough under the
captaincy of BLACK Yankee swope,
known in every port as devil skipper
of hell ship.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-12-24

PEEP O. DAY DELIVERY - ONE
jump ahead of the sun. That's the
Kind of service you want and the
Post-Intelligencer is the paper that
gives 1t. We deliver to your home.
Daily and Sunday 81 a month: daily
only Goo month; Sunday only, 45c
a month. H. L. Penny, Island agent.
Phone Red 1104, Burton.