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Smyrna times., 1938-06-23
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
ThOrOughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, June % = The
Ladies Aid and Victory w. C. T
u, will meet Friday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dukes. Those
on the refreshment committee are
Mrs. Dukes, Mrs. Fannie Francis
and Mrs. Lee w. David.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Steller and
sons, of Essington, Pa, spent Sun
day with his brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Steller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wearm and
daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man Wearm and daughter, of Alb
erdeen, Md, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. E. Latta, and Miss
Margaret Lewis.
Miss Virginia Latta of Marshall
ton, is visiting her aunt and uncle.
Mrs. Wilson David and Mr.. David
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steller and
daughter Marie and Miss Martha
Steller spent Sunday with rela-
tives in Bridgeton, N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee David and Mrs.
Delhert Steller and sons spent
Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William R. Alfree near Mid
dletown.
Mr.. George Bennett of Lancas-
ter, Pa, spent Friday with Mrs.
Fannie Francis.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Curry and
sons, of Chester, Pa, spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Ella Nc
Claim and family.
Miss Rea Reham and Mr.. Oak
ley Taylor of Wilmington, and Mr..
Charles Clendaniel and friend of
Dover, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. B. Davidson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta and
daughter, Of Marshallton, and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Johnson and
family, spent Sunday with their
Mrs. Fannie Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bell and fam
ly, Mr.. and Mrs. William Daniels
and family, Mrs. r. B. Davidson,
Mrs. Wilson Keiser, Mrs. Ella Nc
Claim, Ethel and Louise Mccain, |
Mrs. Harry Regener and family,
Mrs. Delbert Steller and son, Mrs. |
James Reynolds and son, Mrs. Paul
and family, Miss Arie
Hill, Dorothy, Frances and Jerry
Shelter, Jack and Jane Dukes, /
Mrs. Ruth Newman and daughter
Ind Mr.. Hazel Lockerman spent |
Wednesday at Longwood Gardens.
Smyrna times., 1938-06-23
WELLINGTON
Items of Personal and Social Inter
est Cleaned About EeiEhbOrhood

items of Personal and Social inter
est Cleaned About SeiEhbOrhooo
Millington, Md, June % MISS
Pauline johnson celebrates hel
10th birthday party at the home @
her parents, Mr. and Mrs Cralg
Johnson near town and reeelEed
some pretty and useful gils'
Among those present were Misses
Virginia Everett. Mildred WyaI1'
Mildred Dixon, Helen Jones, Mae
Hannifee, Dorothy Thorp Cadale
Seamans, Helen Seamans, Mare
McMullen, Grace Cummerford AGA
Jones. Charlie Jones, William DIN
on, Marvin Robinson, Everett Johi-
son, Harry Vansant. Robert His-
man, James Pippin, Linwood John-
ston, of Millington, Richard bdi
Gus, of Sudlersville. James barry !,
Stanley Boyd, of Smyrna, Waltei
Davis, of Galena, Harry Nosheli'
Raymond Freeman, Junior Price
of Massey.
The Faithful Workers Sunu@!
School Glass of Asbury n. z
Church miss Elizabeth Bottom.
ley, teacher) held a banquet .
Smyrna times., 1938-06-23
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES. AND SCHOOL

Trinity Episcopal Church, Clay.
ton, Rev. Frederick Marx Barton
minister in charge, announces the
service on Sunday next will be al
7.30 p. M, in the church.
The Rev. l.. E. Haddaway has
been returned to Dover Church by
the annual Methodist Protestant
Conference in Westminster, Md.
1t had been reported that the Rev.
w. P. Kesmodel was assigned to
Dover-Leipsic Churches. The pres
ent conference, however, separated
them, and the Leipsic Church will
be allied with Ewelrs MP. Church,
Clayton
Miss Mary Louise O'Connor of
Wilmington, is visiting Misses
Mary Anna and Catherine Wright.
Miss Hilda Stevens and Mrs.
Laura Padley of Wilmington, and
Mrs. Eva Lattomus of Townsend,
visited Mrs. Harry Stevens over
Sunday.
Mrs. c. A. Neugebauer is quite
i'll at her home.
Mr.. T. w. Downing is spending
his ninetieth birthday in New York
with his daughter, Miss Beatrice
Downing.
Mrs. John Bradford and son, of
Wilmington, are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Shortall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Shane and
daughter Thelma, spent Sunday at
Taylor's Bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Montague and
children spent Sunday at Rehoboth
and Dover.
Mr.. James LeCompte, who at
tends school in New Jersey, is
the summer with bis
Mrs. Eva LeCompte.
Miss Elizabeth Kirby Of Smyrna,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. S. Stevens.
Hiss Mary Murphy Of Ridley
Park, Pa, is visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. j. n. O'Nel.
Mrs. Willis Scout and daughter
Julia, Of Wilmington, spent Sunday
in town.
Mrs. w. Q. Weaver Of Whining
ton, spent Tuesday with Mrs.
Lambert Cooling.
Mrs. John Shortan ana Mrs.
James Arvis spent Monday in Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rambo Of
spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs John Ralnbo.
Miss Mary Hutchinson of Clay
ton, and Miss Harriet Hutchinson
Of Smyrna, spent the weekend in
New York.
Mr.. Marion Rambo of State
Road, spent several days last week
with Mr. joe Parker.
Mrs. Jack Montague spent Tues
DAY in Wilmington
Miss Ruth Hill spent Friday with ]
Miss Betty Eichholz.
Mrs. r. r. Smith spent Monday /
u Wilmington.
Mrs. Caleb Jackson of Whining
on, spent Tuesday with her par
,nts, Mr.. and Mrs. H. @. Johnson. ]
Mrs. n. g. Severson spent sever
Il days last week in Dover. i
Mrs. J. r. Boggs spent Wednes-
lay in Wilmington. 5
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Spencer and
laughter Patsy, spent Sunday in 5
harrington. c
The Rev. Mabel Erskine Of this {
own announces services for next \
sunday, June 26th, at Holden's +
near Sudlersville, as fol 0
Ows: Sunday School at 2 p. m;
reaching at p. m; song and \
raise service at 7.30; preaching at E
80 o'clock.
Mrs. Carl Nichols and daughter
catherine, of Wilmington, were
-uests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ram o
o on Sunday. 0
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Mr.. Roland Taylor and family
and mother, Mrs. Sallie G. Taylor
visited Mr.. H. w Hilyard and fam
lily on Sunday.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
,Corrigan Leaves, Assured
License Will Be Reinstuted

Douglas Corrigan. whose roguish
grin and ready wit made Washington
forget pomp and ceremony. heat and
humidity. took of for New York
shortly before noon today after re-
ceiving assurance that the license for
his 5000 crate will be reinstated.
Refreshed after few hours rest
he sat up until 2 am. writing let
ters-the flyer breakfasted with men,
bers Of the Civil Aeronautics Author
ity, dashed to his second conference
with Denis Mulligan, chief Of the
Bureau of Air Commerce. and then
obliged scores of autograph-seekers at
Washington Airport before taking of
in an American Airlines plane at 11:40
o'clock He arrived in New York q
few hours later.
Mr.. Mulligan agreed to reinstate the
license on condition that Corrigan re-
move an auxiliary gasoline tank to
effect better visibility The flyer said
he would tackle this Job as soon as he
reaches New York.
A crowd Of more than 500 was
waiting at the airport when Corrigan,
accompanied by Oswald Ryan, member
Of the Aeronautics Authority, made a
delayed appearance. All staff men,
bers at the landing field were among
those who received the Corrigan auto
graph.
Evening star., 1938-08-11

A motorist was sentenced in Tramc
Court today to pay fines totaling $500
or serve 235 days in jail on charges
of speeding, driving through six red
lights, driving without lights and steer
ing his automobile into the street car
tunnel near the Senate once Build
ine-and all because he fed from an
oficer who originally had no inten-
ton Of arresting him.
As outlined before Judge walter J.
Case, this Is the way it came about:
Policeman L. D. Phelps, . station
clerk at the Trafic Bureau, was driv-
ing Tuesday night near Fifth and 4
streets NV, when he swerved to
avoid striking a group Of pedestrians
and bumped a car driven by Thomas
]. Strong, 20, colored, Of 1902 New
Jersey avenue NV.
Strong made some remark about the
oficer's carelessness before he saw
he was talking to a policeman. Then
he put his machine In low gear and
sped down the street.
Policeman Phelps, who hasn't done
outside duty In i've years, said he had
Evening star., 1938-08-11
M0t0rist Fined Total of 5000
For 'Cras1,ing' Six Red Lights

no intention of following Strong until
he saw the latter's machine had gained
q speed far in excess of the limit.
The policeman then took up the
chase, which lasted for IS blocks. He
said Strong went through six red lights
on the way, making only one green
light.
Strong was stopped by Policemen
T. v. Andrick and J. r. Luskey OF the
Trafic Division as he drove his car
into the street car tunnel near the
Senate Once Building. A sign warned
that vehicular trafnc was banned from
the tunnel.
This case came up while the court
session was being broadcast and took
UP 6 minutes of the 15-minute period.
The clerk required 4 minutes to read
the charges.
Strong pleaded guilty to each
charge.
DO you have anything to say7" he
was asked. The answer was In the
negative.
"well, I have" said Judge Casey;
pronouncing sentence.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
PATTY BERG SETS
RECORD IN TOURNEY
Coasts to Win Women's Western
Golf Championship With
308 Strokes.
Py the Associated Press.

4y the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Carding .
39-43-82 on the final l8 holes,
Patty Berg of Minneapolis coasted to
the women's Western golf derby
championship today with 72-hole
total Of 308 strokes, new tourna.
ment record and IL shots under par
for the distance.
The freckle-faced Minnesota girl,
after three sub-par rounds Of 70, 78
and IS, fell OF that fast pace on the
final five holes and slipped four strokes
over par for them. She was out In
80 shots, having only 16 puts on the
first nine to clip par by two strokes.
But coming home she ran into trouble.
In the trap on her drive at the
14th and in the rough on her second.
she needed six strokes for the par
hole. She went over the green on
the 18th to drop another stroke to par.
After getting par on the 18th. she
slipped two strokes over par on the
17th, being short with her second,
oyer the green with her third, on in
four and needing two puts to get
down from 6 feet.
She got her par on the 18th easily
to crack by one stroke the tourney
record set . year ago By Marion Miley
| Of Lexington, Ky.
Evening star., 1938-08-11

As he prepared to board the plane
Corrigan said he probably will begin q
tour of the United States in his own
ship within the next few days under
the auspices Of the Boy Scouts. He
said he feels that by this tour he can
whip up lot Of juvenile enthusiasm
for aviation. His jalopy now is at
Roosevelt Field. Long Island.
1t was understood, too, that there
is a possibility the plane will be put
in museum. with the auxiliary gas
tank replaced in its original position.
After their first conference late yes
terday, Mr.. Mulligan said: I'VE should
have something definite in a short
while"
Asked by reporters if Corrigan had
been entirely forgiven for his wrong
way flight to Ireland. Director Null
ligan said:
We'll, you can't resist Niagara"
Corrigan, still wearing that perpetual
grin, had substituted a blue coat for
his oil-stained jacket when he ap-
peared for breakfast at the Carlton.
There. in a private suite, he chatted
with the members of the Aeronautics
Authority, Assistant Secretary Of War
johnson, Harllee Branch and Robert
Malone, friend of Mr.. Ryan.
Corrigan explained he bought his
Evening star., 1938-08-11
NOTES
LAID TO CARROLL
Dwyer Quoted as Saying
Ex.Deputy Forced Him
to Write Letters.
By the Associated Press.


SOUTH PARIS, Me, Aug 11-Paul
N. Dwyer, 19-year-old "lifer" and
principal accuser OF former Deputy
Sheriff Francis M. Carroll, who is on
trial for the murder of DR.. James G.
Littlefield, elderly country physician.
also charged Carroll with attempted
extortion.
This was revealed today by Attorney
General Franz U. Burkett, called as a
defense witness, who also injected
into the case the shadowy figure Of .
"G-man"
Burkett testified he was present in
the State prison when Dwyer was ques-
toned at length by Charles Pelletier,
who showed his credentials as G.
man." He declined to discuss the
conversation with Dwyer, asserting
Mr.. Pelletier had. imposed seal Of
silence" but produced what he said
was copy of the youths statement.
The statement, read in court with
out objection, quoted Dwyer as saying
he wrote extortion letters at Carrolrs
behest to "Mr. Norton"
In the statement, Dwyer said Carroll
practically threatened my life" if he
(Dwyer) did not write the letters.
Asked About Typewriter.
Dryers statement to Mr.. Pelletier
related that while Dwyer was keeping
company with Carrolls daughter
Barbara. 18, in 1886, the defendant
asked him to obtain a typewriter, on
which Dwyer wrote two letters at Car
rolls behest.
One letter, Dwyer was quoted as
telling the officers, requested George
Morton of the Paris Manufacturing
Co. to pay "fee" and threatened re-
prisals If 1t was not paid. It was to
Mr.. Morton, Carroll yesterday testi-
fed, that Dwyer had written extortion
notes.
In another letter, which Dwyer said
was directed by Carroll, $4,000 was
demanded, but subsequent letter re-
duced the amount to $4,000.
Yesterday, Carroll testifying in his
own defense, said Dwyer had held q
grudge against him since 1886 when
the former deputy sheriff learned
Dwyer had tried to extort money from
q South Paris manufacturer.
Morton Called to Stand.
Called to the stand, Mr.. Morton,
elderly president Of the manufacture
ing firm, testified that early in De-
cember, 1896, he received letter de-
manding $4,000 which threatened
death and the factory would be
bombed and burned If didn't pay 1t"
before December "a.
Through previous defense testi-
mony, a picture had been presented
of Carroll playing cards at the home
of a friend the night Of last October
13, when, the prosecution charges,
the physician was slain. Counsel for
Carroll planned his defense without
the aid of his daughter.
CAROLS counsel indicated the de-
fense would end its case today. which
led court attaches to believe the jury
| would receive the case BY Saturday.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
.25 IN SIX BOATS
SAFE IN STORM
19 Rescued and Six Others
Reach Port as Wind
Lashes Lake Erie.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 11.-Twenty-
f1ve persons in six boats, missing on
dashed Lake Erie, were rescued
or made their way to safety today.
The last to be found safe were six
members Of a Mansfield, Ohio, fishing
party. including three ministers OF
the United Lutheran Church, who
cruised into Sandusky under their own
power after pulling into Middle Island
to ride out the storm. They had res
cued two men from Sandusky in .
helplessly-drif boat.
A short time before a Coast Guard
cutter picked up near Toledo four
Toledo yachtsmen, returning from the
1nterlake Yacht Regatta at Putin
Bay, and two young couples in an
other boat from North Shores, Mich.
Earlier Capt. George Anderson of the
freighter j. F. schoellkopf, jr.. wire
lessed that he had rescued nine per-
sons from Z yacht, its motor stalled
between West Sister and Middle Sister
Islands.
They were: Carl Muth. Norman
Nedeau, Charles Taylor, Olen Marshall
and Bert Sachs of New Port, Mich;
Catherine Hatfield and William Reich.
erd of Monroe, Mich; William Craw-
ford of Dearborn, Mich, and Ester
Armstrong of Toledo.
The Mansfield party included the
Rev. Herman Gilbert, Lee Stone, D. l..
Burns and man named Reinhart of
Mansfield, the Rev D. B. Young, Mayor
Of neighboring Shelby, and the Rev
M. P. Paetznick, Shelby.
The occupants of the motor boat out
OF North Shores, where they were va
cationing, were Lorain Thornton, II,
and ROLAND Ginsberg, 16, of Toledo
and Jean Cohn, II. and Marvin May,
II, Of Monroe, Mich.
The regatta yachtsmen were Robert
Faulkner. 10; Hugh Riffner, 20; Cor.
don Mcdonald. 21, and Donald Ram.
low, 70, all Of Toledo.
Pennsylvania Area Hard Hit.
L1GON1ER, Pa. Aug. II R.-De-
stroyed and damaged homes, losses in
the thousands and one death by light
ming was the toll today in one of the
(See STORM, Page AID
Evening star., 1938-08-11
NATS.YANkS TIED,
IL, IN I'd INNING
Travis Hits Into Double Play in
the First Frame With
Bases Loaded.
By FRANCIS E. STAN

BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The YAM
KEGS and the Washington Nationals
were tied. ii, at the end of the second
inning here today.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON -Crosetti threw out
Bluege. Lewis singled to right. Sim
mons singled to left, Lewis pulling up
at third. Bonura walked, filling the
bases. Travis hit into double play,
Gomez to Glenn to Gehrig. No runs.
NEW YORK-Crosett looped dou-
BILE into right field. Rolfe sacrificed,
Krakauskas to Bonura. Travis tossed
out Hoag, Crosetti scoring. Di Mag
gio lined to Wright One run.
Washington, 0; New York, !.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-W struck out.
Wright bunted and was thrown out
by Gomez. r. Ferrell lined to Rolfe.
No runs.
NEW YORK-Gehrig famed. Sell
kirk walked. Gordon hit into double
play, Lewis to Bluege to Bonura.
Washington, 0; New York, i.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
Summary Of Today's Star

59th traffic death occurs before safety
conference. Page B-1
Utilities Commission asks more funds;
Schrom cuts budget. Page B-1
SPORTS.
Wander Nicer, Warneke careers now
offer striking contrast. Page C-1
Wild slabbing gives Yanks game and
ages Manager Harris Page C-1
Armstrong pleased as hoodoo Ambers
bout goes indoors. Page ca
Rockies please Coach Ray Flaherty as
Redskins start practice. Page C-2
Bulge to start pro career in January
with seven-month tour. Page C-3
Mako due for singles tennis test in
Rye tournament. Page C-3
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
Editorials. Page A-10
This and That. Page Ale
Answers to Questions. Page A-1O
Letters to The Star. Page A-10
David Lawrence. Page ALL
Capital Parade. Page ALL
G. Gould Lincoln. Page ALL
constantine Brown. Page ALL
Della Pynchon. Page ALL
MISCELLANY.
Natures Children. Page C-5
Vital Statistics Page Clio
Crossword Puzzle. Page C-8
Bedtime Story. Page C-S
Letter-out. Page C.S
Winning Contract. Page c.
After Dark. Page BIS
Evening star., 1938-08-11

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. II R.-
Josephine, the zoos 1s-year-old 2h-
ton elephant. is headed for the den
lists chair. Keepers said that in
some unexplained manner Josephine
had broken of the end of one of her
tusks, leaving it splintered and jagged.
They'll dress up the broken tusk with
q handsaw and chisel.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
Sunset Symphony

Weather permitting, the final
hour of this evenings postponed
concert at the Water Gate will
be broadcast over WMAL
through the cooperation Of
The Star and the National
Broadcasting Co.
WMAL At 9
Evening star., 1938-08-11
Michigan Session to. Take Up
Relief and Housing.

MACK1NAC ISLAND, Mich, Aug.
II @.-Gov. Frank Murphy. at Mich
igans summer capital" issued call
last night for q special session Of the
Legislature to convene in Lansing
August 20 to deal solely with emer-
gency matters"
The subjects to be considered, the
Governor said, are direct relief, hous-
ing and a moratorium on mortgages.
He said legislation to provide approxi-
mately $l0,000.0 900 for direct relief is
being prepared.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
NAzPLANE NEARS
NEW YORK AFTER
SECRET SEA HOP
Brandenburg 80 Miles From
Boston When Last
Reported.
800 OF 3,942 MILES
COVERED IN JOURNEY
Low-Hanging Clouds Shroud Ship.
Expected at Destination
at 2:30 Pm.


Germany, Britain, France, the
United States and Italy are racing
for commercial aviation dominance
oDer the Atlantic. Germans hare
made "erplorntory" flights for past
three years. German catapult plane
NordWind drriped Monday at Port
Washington, N. Y, shortly before
her sister ship. the Nordmeer. left
for Germany. Brandenburg's flight
Is first projected nonstop flight
from Berlin to New York.
BULLETIN.
BOSTON, Aug. II (P.-The
German transatlantic plane Bran
denburg reported through the Ra-
dio Marine Corps Chatham station
at 2 pm. (E. S. T) she was over
Long Island Sound and expected
to reach her New York destination
at PAS pm. At l pm. the plane
reported her position as 80 miles
northeast of Boston.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
JAPANESE BOMB
TWOU.S.S SCHOOLS
Many Chinese Are Slain on
Campuses Across River
From HankoW.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
HANKOW, China. Aug. 1l.-Japa-
nese air raiders killed an undetermined
number Of Chinese today on the
campuses of the American Church
(EpiscopaD Missions Boone University
and at st. Hildas Girls School at
Wuchang.
Twenty-seven planes heavily bombed
Hanyang and Wuchang, across the
Yangtze River from Hankow. provis-
ional Chinese capital, in the after
noon raid.
Preliminary estimates placed the
total casualties in the two cities at
more than 500, but 1t was feared the
toll would be much higher as rescue
squads dug desperately in the wreck
age Of buildings.
Boy Scout Building Hit.
One bomb scored q direct hit on the
Boy Scout Building of Boone Uni
versity, where a number Of Chinese
civilians had taken refuge.
Another missile exploded outside st.
Hilda's. the conclusion blowing in the
walls.
Preliminary estimates Of the cas-
ualties placed the toll in Wuchang at
400 and in Hanyang at 100. OF the
three Wuhan cities-Wuchang Han
yang and Hankow-only Hankow es-
capped punishment.
An accurate count of the dead
and injured was impossible until rescue
squads had completed the task OF
clearing the wreckage Of hundred
houses and a large school building
in which it was feared 200 civilians
took refuge during the raid.
Hanyang's crowded waterside boat
colony suffered heavily as bombs fall
ing at confluence of the Han and
Yangtze Rivers sank more than a
score of junks, killing and wounding
approximately 100 Chinese.
Adjacent riverside structures were
set on fire by the bombs and the blazes
were brought under control only after
a three hour battle by firemen.
Fighting West of Kiukiang.
SHANGHAI, Aug. II (P.-Chinese
and japanese fought sharply SOUTH
west of Kiukiang today as the invaders
sought to renew their push toward
Hankow, provisional Chinese capital
One japanese force thrust westward
from Kiukiang, japanese advance base
1856 miles down the Yangtze River
from Hankow, after claiming occupa-
ton of Shshochen and a close ap-
proach to Huanglaomen, 10 miles
south Of Kiukiang.
Five hundred shells from Japanese
artillery were said to have destroyed
Chinese defenses in the region and
wiped out two companies of Chinese
troops.
Chinese reports, however. said the
invaders success was short-lived be-
cause other Chinese units counter
attacked, killed 800 Japanese and
forced surviving invaders to withdraw
On the north bank Of the Yangtze,
the Chinese declared reverses causec
the japanese to bring up 10000 rein
forcements.
The japanese activity after days
of stalemate was designed to find weak
spots in the defenders lines to make
possible further progress toward the
temporary capital.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
(Picture on Page A-4.)

By TIE Associated Press.
BOSTON, Aug. 1l.-Nearing the end
Of her projected nonstop flight from
Berlin to New York. the German air.
plane Brandenburg reported her posi-
tion to the Radio Marine Corp. at /
pm. (E. S. T.) today as 30 miles north
east of Boston.
This position meant the plane had
covered approximately 3,700 miles OF
the 3,942-mile air distance from Berlin
to New York
The ship would not reach her desti-
nation as early as expected. An air
ministry spokesman in Berlin esti-
mated the plane would arrive in New
York at about II am. to noon.
The plane was not sighted along
the New England coast because of low
hanging clouds. The Brendenburg re-
ported she was flying at q height of
1000 feet. ..
Her last reported speed was about
155 miles an hour. II maintained,
this would bring her into New York
about 2:30 pm.