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The Washington times., 1933-09-12
POLISH FL|ERS
HUNTING BAG

QUEBEC, Sept. IL G.N.SO.
Hoping to recover the balloon in
which he and Capt. Franciszek
Hynek scared 812 miles in the
Bennett Cup balloon race, Lieut..
Zbygniew Burzynski, Polish army
balloonist, today planned to hop
northward from here in an air.
plane.
Lieutenant Burzynski, who yes
terday circled over the section
near Rivierre-a-Pierre, Quebec,
where the Polish entry landed,
said he was also eager to recover
the flight instruments from the
balloon basket. The Polish fliers
are unofficially considered winners
of this years race, but no official
announcement is expected until
instruments of all the entries are
checked.
The Polish officer yesterday was
piloted northward by H. P. War
ole, local flier, but was forced to
return when it was found the en-
tire heavily wooded section OF
Northern Quebec had been
blanketed by deep snow.
The Polish balloon was believed
to have been covered by the fall,
Y t Burzynski said he hoped to be
successful in locating it today.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
MADE SICK BY FOOD, COULD HARDLY WAlF
Cuban Cabinet
Filled Save
TwO Posts

HAVANA, Sept. IL GN.S0.
President Grau San Martin
forged ahead today with the i'm
portant task of forming strong
cabinet as part Of his program
to restore a constitutional gov
ernment in Cuba.
After many hours of hard
work, he had succeeded in filling
all but two cabinet posts. The
appointments follow:
Cecretary Of State-Marques
Sterling.
Sub-Secretary Of state-Luis
A. Barnet.
Treasury-Col. Manuel Des-
paigne.
Justice-Dr. Rios Balmaseda.
Interior-Dr. Antonio Tuite-
ras.
sanitation-Dr. Carlos j. Fin
lay.
Public Instruction-Dr. Man
uel Costales Latatu.
Communications - G u tavo
Moreno.
War and Navy Col. Julio
Aguado.
Agriculture and Commerce
Not filled.
Labor-Not filled.
Ramiro Capablanca, brother
of the famous chess player, was
named secretary to the presi-
dent.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
HAYS SEES FILM CODE AS MORALS AID
Moving Picture Car
First Witness at
Hearing

The first half dozen witnesses
discussing labor provisions were
affiliated with various unions in
the industry. Without exception
all asked inclusion of provisions
which would prevent producers,
distributors, and exhibitors from
reducing salaries and wages from
the levels reached in August un-
der the Presidents unemployment
agreement.
Both William C. Elliott and
Marian Holmden, of the Inter
national Alliance of Theatrical
and stage employees, declared the
code wage provisions would en-
able various employer groups in
the industry to reduce wages
from the August levels.
Holmden made a special plea
for drastic reduction in the week
ly working hours of neWsreel,
camera and sound men. He said
records maintained at the offices
of the principal neWsreel organi-
cations showed most news camera
and sound men worked an aver
age of IS hours a week on assign
ment exclusive of 40 to go hours
in their offices waiting for as
signmentS.
Walter I. Percival, president OF
the United States Artists, sub
mitted recommendations exten.
sively amending the wage and
hour provisions Of the proposed
codes -..A.A.--&. .---,
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
Frightened, Hungry Little Girl Found,
But Others in Family of Are Lost
Child, 13, Worries
Over Idle Dad and
Wandering Kin

A tired, worn, and frightened
little 13-year-old girl was held at
the Women's Bureau today while
police were searching for her
father, mother and five brothers
and sisters.
The girl, Ethel Smith, is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Smith. With the father out Of
work for more than two years. the
family has been migrating from
place to place.
Lately the family has been in
Baltimore. Unable to find work
there. the family packed its pos
sessions in an old baby buggy and
started for washington.
Arrived here, they started out
to see the sights of the Nations
Capital. And then Ethel got lost.
Tired, hungry and soaked by the
heavy rain, the child wandered
the streets, sobbing, until a police
man found her and took her to
the bureau, where she was given
dry clothing and a warm meal.
All stations were instructed to
look out for the missing family.
Buy in September and Buy American
The Washington times., 1933-09-12

Sunday afternoon, September
10, about 8 p. M, we thought we
had got there. At last we heard
an airplane. 1t seemed to be right
over our heads. We dashed out
in the center of the power line
clearing to try to attract the
pilots attention. But we couldn't
see the plane, although the en-
gineS sounded right overhead.
We had brought our flare gun
and some flares with us, and we
fired one flare, but it was ap-
parently no good in the day
time, or else the plane was too
far away by this time.
We soon knew that the pilot
hadn't seen us but had kept
right on. We figured he might
have been looking for us at first,
then thought that he was likely
on a regular patrol. 1t was pretty
disappointing. We were down.
cast for a while, and in bad
shape. In fact, we were almost
too sick to walk. We would walk
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
Plane Passed Over, But Could Not Be Seen
Or Attracted By Flare; Pole Is Cut Down

little way, and then sit down
and rest a little more, to get
strength to go on again.
Cut Down Pole
After the plane went by, we be-
gan to agree we had to do Some-
thing drastic to get help quickly.
We figured that if we could get a
short circuit in the telephone line
that was in plain view, we could
likely bring somebody to discover
the cause of the trouble. That was
good idea, we figured. Far bet
ter than to light a smoke, running
the risk Of starting a bushfire,
and, anyway, not very reliable.
So, on Sunday I cut down the
telephone post with the axe and
left note explaining who we
were, what had happened. and
that we would continue southwark
down the hydroline. We went on,
and only a couple of miles away.
we struck the shelter hut. It
seemed like the Drake or the
Palmer House. aaLn.aiAA AAlGaG
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
Drank Water That Had Collected in Folds
Of Wrecked Bag; Food Brought on Illness

and ate them with the rest of our
canned pears and peaches.
Had No Bread
We had no bread. We got our
water from little streams in the
valleys. We didn't see any large
streams or any lakes.
The nights were worst. We
warmed ourselves as long as pos
sible before rolling ourselves up
in pieces of the bag we had
brought along under the shelter
Of our rough tent. We made beds
of evergreen bows, but progress
slowed down very fast. We GER
tainly didn't make much distance
After Wednesday we didn't make
1900 feet some days. We just lay
there.
We had set off to reach the
railway. We knew the transcon-
tinental lines were somewhere in
the district. Instead of the rail-
way, VIC SGl uCk VIC ADlGlUl pOWCA
canyon power line of the hydro
It was almoSt as wonderful a
sight to our eyes as the railway
If we could have chosen between
uncovering a gold vein at that
moment or the hydro line, we
would have taken the hydro.
We bucked up. We had our
compasses. We knew we had to
60 south. and we we're certain
that if we followed the wires and
the cleared right-of way, we
would come out somewhere tc
civilization. So we walked south
but mighty slowly still. Just a
little way at a time. Our feet
were very sore and also our leg
muscles. And Van was still very
sick.
We theNght 70 Wouldn't havs
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
MAINE IS WET
NEARLY z To |;
26THSTATE
Drys May Win in One County;
Delegates Meet Dec. s
To Ratify Action

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept. IL GN.SO
Bellwether of the States by an
cient political adage and first Of
the nations dry units, Maine to-
day Joined the movement for pro-
hibition repeal with nearly a to
l margin for erasure Of the Eigh.
teenth Amendment from the Con-
stitution.
The count in $50 precincts out
Of 632 gave:
For repeal, 1851.
Against repeal, 1871.
One County Appears Dry
In only one county-York-
was there indication that the drys
would carry their slate. There an
independent repeal ticket compli-
Gated the situation for the vets
and there was some indication the
repeal vote would be so split as
to fail of electing either slate.
BY it's vote Maine became the
twenty-sixth State moving to end
national prohibition and pointed
the way for Colorado, Maryland,
and Minnesota, which vote today.
Gov. Louis j. Brann, whose
home city of Lewiston piled up a
notable wet majority, expressed
pleasure at the wet margin.
Victory of the repealists was
conceded in a statement from the
Rev. F. w. Smith, of Waterville,
superintendent of the Christian
Civic League and leader Of the
dry forces.
Delegates elected are unpledged
and will convene here December
6 to ballot formally for retention
or rejection of the amendment.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
DRY CH|EFTA|NS
GIVE Up HOPE
At LAST
Loss of Maine Is Final Blow;
Today's Votes Bring Re-
peaIiSts Near Goal
By GEORGE r. HOLMES
international News Service

Prohibition leaders gave up to-
day and admitted that it is all
over but the shouting as far as
the Eighteenth Amendment Is
concerned.
With Maine, the home of Neal
Dow and the birthplace and era
die of prohibition, voting 2 to l
for repeal, not even the most
sanguine dry could see any hope
of checking the flight of the
States away from the noble eX-
pertinent"
Twenty-six States have now
voted, and 26 States have regis
tered their opposition to the
Eighteenth Amendment. In most
of the States it hasn't even been
close. North, South, East and
West, the people have rolled up
literally astounding majorities in
favor Of the relegalization Of
liquor.
Three Vote Today
Three more States-Maryland,
Minnesota and Colorado-join
the parade today. There is little
doubt that all three will follow
the trend, and by nightfall repeal
will be within seven States of it's
goal.
Two more States, Idaho and
New Mexico, vote week from
today, September 10; Virginia de-
cideS on october 3, Florida on
October 10, and the coup de
grace will be given prohibition on
November 7, when six States go
to the polls. These are North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
South Carolina, Utah, and Ken
lucky. The distinction of being
the thirty-sixth State to ratify
lies in this group.
Maine Last Hope
The drys had hoped against
hope for Maine. It was the
pioneer dry State of the union
and despite the overwhelming wet
votes elsewhere, they had hoped
that the birthplace of Neal Dow
would stand fast. It was fore
lorn hope, for, as elsewhere, 1t
wasn't even close.
Accepting the inevitable, the
Government already has begun to
relax liquor regulations. Yester-
day. for the first time since 1922
a wholesale drug firm was
granted a license to import 500
cases of brandy from France.
Enforcement, save for the "big
shots" dealing in carload lots, is
already at standstill. The econ
omy ak bit deeply into the en-
forcing personnel, and popular
sentiment, as exemplified in the
vote of State after State, de-
stroyed what little morale was
left in the army of prohibition
agents.
A skeleton Federal crew still
maintains the fiction of prohibi-
ton enforcement, but it is only
fiction.
A special session of Congress
will be called for early November
to adopt new liquor legislation
made necessary by repeal Of the
Eighteenth amendment, Senator
Thomas CDD of Oklahoma, pre-
dicted today,
The Washington times., 1933-09-12

Every minute the storm seemed
TO increase in violence. We had
done everything possible. We had
on our chutes, so that if we struck,
we could jump. For the time
being, we held on as the basket
bounced all over.
In the meantime, we had lost
about Is bags of sand trying to
stay up. When we saw we couldn {
we started to valve out the ga
and started down. But we were
afraid to valve out much because
the lightning was flashing fur
kously all around us and had been
Nor hours. We were afraid the
lightning would set off the gas.
It was probably around this
6ime on Sunday afternoon, Sep
MEMBER 4, that the two trappers
and prospectors fishing at Metore
Lake saw the balloon, as they re-
ported at Sudbury a couple OF
days ago, and that another man
a. couple of hours previously OBJ
served the balloon in distress at
Ruel.
Down With a Thud
That was about the time we
were down around 1000 feet. We
were lowering around that level
for about an hour a little while
before we struck. These men
probably saw us, although we
didn't notice them. But most OF
the afternoon we were still around
5000 feet.
It was around $50 p. m. Sun
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
SICKNESS
KILLS 5 MORE

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 12.-The
sleeping sickness epidemic, which
has taken a toll Of 119 lives in the
st. Louis area, showed no signs of
abatement today.
Additional cases of the dread
disease brought the total close to
the TOO mark. Five deaths
occurred in the "a hours ending
at midnight.
In an effort to check the
disease, DR.. w. T. Harrison, Public
Health Service expert, outlined its
symptoms in a radio broadcast
and warned persons to go to a
physician Immediately if the
drowsiness that precedes en-
cephalitis appears.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
As Violence of Storm Mounted Both Men
We're Ready to Jump If Balloon Struck

day that we struck. We came
down like a bat out Of sixty. We
came down, to tell the truth, like
mad right out of the sky. We hit
lots Of trees.
The first one We struck was a
high pine. It was about IS feet
high and at least 20 inches in di.
ameter at the base. We knocked
\ over like a nine-pin. It went
yver with a tearing crash is If a
hurricane had struck it.
Bag Was Wrecked
Then we went into three more
good sized ones. We didn't rip
them up. We just put hicks into
them and knocked off limbs. The
first one had pretty well checked
our speed.
1t all happened so fast that you
can hardly sort out the details.
The first thing we realized was
that we were safe anyway. The
basket was upright in a tree, but
the bag was completely wrecked
It had draped itself over the gon.
dola like a tent. That was for.
tunate, because it was still rain
ing. 1t was, in fact, still rather
good sized storm raging outside
We were thankful we had the
tent over us. We were completely
wet as it was.
We ventured out gingerly, man,
aging to let ourselves down a Sec
tion of the net. which hung down
like a ladder, and the auxiliary
wires, which also aided us.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
TRAFFIC DEATH.
IS MYSTERY

Mystery developed in the case
of Timothy j. Mccarthy, so, of
Philadelphia, killed in an auto
mobile crash on the Baltimore
Boulevard near Contee early yes
terday, at hearing before JUS
tice of the Peace H. M. Scott, Of
Laurel, when the driver of the
car denied knowing Mccarthy
and said he was not in the car.
Peter Moczarski, 20. chauffeur
for Joseph Fay, Of Newark, N. j.,
business agent for Local 825. In
ternational Union Of Operating
Engineers, said Mccarthy must
have hitchhiked a ride by cling
ing to the spare tire. He said he
stopped for gas near Laurel and
Mccarthy may have gotten on
the car there.
The hearing was continued until
Mr.. Fay is released from Casualty
Hospital, where he was taken yes
terday after the accident.
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that after Is years the States
Of the Nation shall be free
States again and the people Of
the nation shall be free people
again."
Governor Ritchie also antici-
pated a strong wet majority on
the Eastern Shore of the State
long the stronghold of dry forces.
Wendell Allen, chairman Of the
Republican State central commit
tee, urged Republicans to go to
the polls and vote wet.
This makes the first time in so
years that Montgomery county
has had a vote on the dry laws.
In Prince Georges county, the
people are not only voting to re-
peal the Eighteenth Amendment,
but also to cast off the county's
local option law.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
Expects Agreement
to Solve Trades
Big Problem
BY International News Service


Reinforcement of the regula'
tions governing the moral stand
ard of motion pictures was prom
ised today at the opening OF the
public hearings on a code for the
industry by Will H. Hays, presl-
dent Of the Motion Picture Pro
ducers and Distributors Of Amer
lea. He said:
I'm the words Of the code, the
whole industry pledges itself to
maintain right moral standards
in the production of pictures
and to adhere to regulations
promulgated by the industry to
assure the attainment Of that
purpose.
"The screen must provide Tor
adults entertainment which
mirrors life. But this need not
and should not occasion the in
PRODUCTION of material that may
have an evil influence upon the
public.
HELD ANSWERABLE
''Under this code we are
answerable to the Federal Gov
ernment for the way we diSpl-
cline ourselves, and when the
whole industry becomes thus
pledged, 1 am confident we will
further progress toward the
solution of one Of our most
difficult problems"
A total Of 2oS witnesses were
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
PILOTS FOUND
BY L|NE|NAN

SUDBURY, Ontario, Sept. IL
G.N.SO.-Weak, tattered, and i'll
from their battle with the Cana
dian wilderness, but happy in
their rescue, Ward T. Van Orman
and Frank A. Trotter, pilots Of
one of the American entries II:
this years Bennett Cup balloon
race, were expected to reach here
today from a wQodcutter's camp
in the wild north of here.
Van Orman and Trotter, ma
rooned in the brush when their
balloon struck a pine as it drop
ped out of the skies on Septem-
ber 3. spent the night at the
camp after they we're found by
James Barrett, lineman for the
Ontario Hydro Electric Company.
Cut Down Pole
Barrett struck their trail when
he went on an inspection trip Of a
telephone line, on which Van Or
man and Trotter had cut down
pole to attract rescuers.
To the. severed pole the bal
loonistS had affixed a note in
forming rescuers they were fol.
lowing the line south. The note
said:
"Please come after us. eve
have a gun and some food but
are both sick, from ptOmaine
poisoning. Fire your gun three
times and we will answer. Please
hurry"
The note was signed by Trotter.
Barrett, finding the note. forgot
about the severed telephone line
and hurried south. He came upon
Van Orman and Trotter at a
lineman's camp.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
CUBAN CABINET.
TAKES OATH
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government, heads Cuban
brain trust" built along the lines
of President Roosevelt's famous
group. The best minds of the
National University are among
the under-secretaries Of this
advisory board.
The entire Cuban republic now
appears peaceful and business is
going normally. Business leaders
appear to be rallying behind the
president, who hopes for a peace
full solution Of Cuban affairs.
Welfare Chief Purpose
In a statement to International
News Service, Grau San Martin
announced his government would
solve all problems on the prin-
ciple of the best welfare Of the
state.
The country, he stressed, would
not be run according to the views
or dictates of private individuals.
Opposition to the new regime,
waning as the President sought to
entrench his program, sought to
embarrass the government by
spreading wild rumors, but care.
full inquiry proved all Of them
false.
An instance Of this was a re.
port of a red uprising in sugar
plantations in a nearby province.
Investigation revealed, however,
that strikers had seized the plan.
tations during the general strike
before former President Machado
was outed, and that his successor
in office, former President De
Cespedes, had made no move to
suppress them, since they had the
support of the entire community.
A number of Soviet agents are
reported at work in various parts
of the island but are meeting
small success.
To aid him in restoring normal
conditions, President Grau San
Martin is seeking financial help
from America and to this end is
offering a mutual trade agree
ment. Of this he said:
"T favor an immediate, mu-
tual trade agreement with the
United States. Cuba is grateful
for the aid given her many
times past by the United
States"
The Washington times., 1933-09-12

The first impact had been ter
1ific, and we we're a little bit
shocked and bruised. A good deal
of the stuff in the basket had
bounced out or had been smashed,
The instruments, for instance,
had been whacked out almost
completely. They were in a case,
and the case was all crushed. We
had a very excellent sextant. 1t
had been somehow lost on the
route or in the crash against the
first huge pine tree. We got
down on the ground and looked
all around for it in the bush, but
could not find it.
We decided to sleep up in the
basket all night. It continued
to pour rain, our supply Of
matches, wrapped in a water
proof covering, had bounced out
of the bag during the storm. We
discovered a few matches left in
our pockets, but they were wet,
and we couldn't have started a
fire if we had wanted to on the
ground, so we stayed in the bas-
ket up in the tree about 20 feet
off the ground all night.
Them Fine Day
The storm had cleared by
morning. Monday was a fine day.
We started salvaging everything
we figured we should need for
our trip through the bush to get
out. We decided we would need
a tent, so we ripped the mate
rial out of the gas bag.
It was also obvious right away
that we should want knapsacks.
So WA started To make them.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
Voting Light in Maryland
On Dry Law Repeal

105, and he posed for photog-
raphers as he dropped it in the
ballot box. Governor Ritchie has
been an outstanding opponent of
prohibition since its beginning IL
years ago.
A light vote was indicated in
the city and county today when
only 400 out OF $500 registered
voters had cast their ballots by
noon. Politicians expect the city
and county to go wet by 400 or
500 majority. The polls will not
close until 7 o'clock this evening.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12

The first water we drank was
rain that had collected IN the folds
Of the wrecked gas bag. 1t smelt
and tasted of rubber, but I am
certain there was no poisonous
material in it from the waterproof
stuff on the outer canvas.
We made a mistake eating the
beans. We began to taste them.
We held together fairly we'll until
Wednesday, but we had gradually
been getting worse. BY that time
we felt pretty rotten. Those beans
still came up, and tasted awful.
After Wednesday it was hadeS.
We figure we travelled about is
miles altogether in the bush, but
you know what it is like in the
bush. You never can tell exactly.
We certainly didn't make much
distance after Wednesday.
Taken Sick On Trek
We began to become terribly
sick at our StomachS. If we
walked only a few steps. we began
to vomit.
We had to lie down to get some
strength and try to stop the sick
ness. Then we would get up
again and drag ourselves on a
little bit further. Van was worst
of all, but he wouldn't give in. He
was always in there with the old
fight. 1 didn't have to help him
along. He went himself.
We had our gun and ak with us
we were on the alert all the time
to shoot any game that looked
like edible food, but we saw moth
ing except some small squirrels
and they were hardly large enough
to shoot.
We didn't see anything. We
ran across some red raspberries
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
Hospital Gives Free
Treatment to 1911

Free treatment was given 4,517
persons by Episcopal Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat Hospital in
August, 1928 of them children,
the hospital reported yesterday
to the Community Chest.
Besides staff employees vollln-
teer physicians and dentists gave
548 hours, and volunteer nurses
20 hours, to the work.
The Washington times., 1933-09-12
VETS Claim Colorado
DeSnite Mcbride Efforts

YER, Colo, Sept. II
G.N.S0.-Colorado is expected
today to join in the parade Of
the States for repeal Of the
Eighteenth Amendment.
Despite a vigorous lastminute
campaign by dry leaders, in
Guiding F. Scott Mcbride, head
Of the Anti-Saloon League, wet
advocates predicted a majority
of better than 2 to / in a vote
that may not exceed 100000.
The electorate will choose IS
delegates who will meet on Sep.
tember 26 to ratify formally to-
days vote at the polls.