Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1928, Page 26

26 "®° _— . 8782 CALLS MADE |U- . FLYER LEAPS TO SAFETY H AS FOG WINS BATTLE IN CLOUDS :BYVISITING NURSES j{ssociation Makes Report,| THE E\'ENI.\'G Maj. L. M. Bourne, Marme Airman, Near Death When Mist Engulfs Ship. and Deplores Less of Dr. e S. S. Adams. |Cesperate Attempt to Land 2 —— Fails When Instruments of B e e e Flane Go Bad. ancial status were reported to t rd of managers at their February — Maj Louis M. Bourne, U. 8. M. C.. of Brown Field, Quantico, Va., who re- cently piloted a Fokker trans neeting in the organization’s head- :unntrs Evening Star Building. yester- Washington to Managua. Nicaragus with one stop en 1oute, today -ubject of congratulations on h from a deadly fog over Reidsville. Vi vesterday afternoon. which he effected by dropping from his Curtiss “Hawk" pursuit plane while fiying upside down at an altitude-of about 1.000 feet and floating sercnely to earth with his parachute. For 40 minutes Maj with the fog in an 3 The unusual prevalence of pneumonia. grippe and colds during the past month sesulted in increased activities on the rt of the nursing staff. Mrs. Louis A. rothingham. chairman of the nurse's eommittee. told the board. The stafl ade 8782 visit. to 2.733 patients dur- g Jan - Miss McKeown Resigns. = Mrs. Frothingham also told of a serics d meetings on special health topics. and Rdvised the board of the resignation of Miss Eva McKeown. the maternity su- pervisor. who has aceopted a position with the New Haven Visiting Nurse As- sociation. * The fact that the organization was atill £5.000 short of its 1928 budget was made known by Mrs. Frank E. Weeden. | chairman of the finance committee. in | submitting the treasurer's report . Mrs. Ord Preston, chairman of the supply committee. declared there nad DBeen a large attendance at the weekly eommittee meetings in the headquar- fers office and in the Georgetown and richtwood branch offices. These com- ees supply the surgical are used bv the nurses Kk in surgical and maternity eases Charles W Pimper. vice president of the Security Storage Co. was elected to gremherchin unan nomination bv Mre R M Ksuffmenn. chairman of the Bominating committee Action on Dr. Adams’ Death. MAJ. LOUIS M. BOURNE. Bourne battled | “ffort to gei to | would find himself exccuting the first | Brown Field He had taken ofl carly |half of a loop and at his low altitude | in the afternoon from La Ficld. it would have been disastrous to have Hampton, Va.. and on running into the | compl leted the maneuver. So the majoi dense fog. which was bl od right cach time half rolled from his upside down to the ground. Maj. Bourn~ position and again bezan th sought to got above Instantly ne {was enveloped m its deadly evip. He could haraly see the tips of his wings. and with no fog-fiving instruments horizon to guide him his sensitive plar went op 8 rampaz~ Once he nearly hit the Potomac River and fwice he barely missed flying into the ground. Leaped From Plane. handicap was a high wind s blowing in gusts. Finally the ma‘m decided to give up. Tindbsrah and s ores of other pi ~ hnd to vield against the o {whelming odds He star n-e moie, he reached 1,000 feet and he nane went over on its back for the BURCHELL’S EOUQUET COFFEE Faced Grave Perils. The compass “went wild.” but after | all. Maj. Bourne said today. this weuld | not have kept him on even keel had it | functioned perfectly. The Marine fiv was unable to detail everv involunta maneuver he went through during that neriod. but he knows he executed sev- oral loops. flew upside down. stalled ~ouple of times and found himse!f (H.— QT \R WASHINGTON, | erched Quantico by midnigh. just as | d to climb L “hl)\[.hfl\" ]‘I'IH‘I \RV 15, 1‘)"R DEFENSE HINTS OTHER IN WOMAN’S MURDER Lawyer Refuses to Explain Indica- | tion Given Jury in Dr. Mc- | Millan's Trial. - Eight women and four men occupled | The body of Mrs. Appleby was found, seats in the jury box tentatively at the trussed up In a canvas sack. near San close of court last night. | Fernando, Christmas day. , SHAH, 812 F St. This Is Qur 19th Anniversary ‘As An Exclusive Optical Establishment the slaying of the wrnlthy Mrs. Amelia Appleby has been injected by the de- fense attorneys into the trial of the physician accused of murdering the woman. One of the doctor's attorneys yester- day askea the prospective jurors “If it appeared that another man had al strong motive” for the killing of Mrs | |Applcbv would you consider the ecvi-| dence just as seriously as the State's| tart of a Imp The major held 'hf‘ hip in this position, flipped the safety | elt and plunged head downward. The lock in_the ship read 3:15 at that mo- nent. When the parachute opened he ias given a severe jerk to the upright wsition and then enjoyed a “drllxhtrul‘ ide down.” Just as he was abont to meet the sarth, however, part of the ‘chu m ~n:|;:lcd r!( l;lfl n‘x»m}:m in a tree, bre: By the Assacited Pre ng the fa Vith th~ aid of ncaiby " il b [ itizens, Ma). Bourne was given auto-| LOS ANGELES, Fobruary 15, — The testimony against Dr. McMillan2® Mobile transportation to Warsaw after | possibility that a person other than Dr.| He later refused to explain this line | Jisiting the wreckage of his plane. and Charles C. McMillan had a motive for ' of questioning vith the aid Bf another automobile ho Service Satisfaction Established 19 Years T Caetusive Osticians | | Owing to the Unusual Demand, This Offer Is Extended for | - y This Week Only 500 Ma). Bourne said several people told nim that during his Jght with the wind | iand fog there were flash s of lightpung, | but he does not recall sering them. Maj. Bourne realized ti mernne | for the first time that as a result of his escape via the te route he utomaticallv hacomes a momber of tie Caterpillar Club and s m*itind (o we the oraanization’s insignia, # small gold caterpillar. SUE OVER BOND SALE. | Banks Seek to Stop Broker From| | Disposing of Stolen Securities. SCRANTON, Pa.. February 15 (/) - The Merchants' National Bank. Defi- |2nce. Ohio, and the People's Trust, & | Savings Bank. Laporte. Ind.. vestcrda filed suits in Federal Court against | Thomas M. 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Trust a <mal singer to know do for a cold! Give him five A he can knock out a cold world have prevented hi Service, Satisfaction e Guaranteed en Pape’s € at any profy 33¢ v?‘ 1 H N. W. A resolution deploring the death of Dr Samuel S Adams and expressing the apnreciation of the society for hic work as & member of the medical ad- wisory board was adopted. Copies of th= esolution were ~rderad sent to Mrs Adams and the family. The resolution. ull. follows: “Whereas by the death of Dr. Sam- nel S. Adams the Instructive Visitin:- = Society has lost a valued friend ‘Dr. Adams has been a membcr of ing straight for the ground at 150 miles an_hour. The altimeter saved: Maj. Bourn~ from an ultimate crash on those oc- rasfons when he found the plane ‘l‘a"h od for the earth nosc first. He gi his eyes on the instrument and comcrrd all hope on being able to climb high ~nough to get awav from the foz On~~ he reached 4.000 feet but this didn't tast lone. as again he lost con Cn virtualle every effart made to climb h~ Always Gcod 3&c Lb. N. W. Burchell 817. 8]'! Fourteenth St. N.W. N\ SECONID ANNIVERSARY edical advisory board since it n in 1912. At that time the v was doing all the chiid welfare in the city and Dr. Adams’ ex- nce ac a pediatrician was of great tance to the society in formmulatine pians in the effort to reduce the hizh fort. 'ty among infants. “After the infant welfare work was foken over by another society. Dr. ~“am< continued his interest in the gruera! work of this societr and was glwayr ready with his advice when medical questions were presented to the Board for discussion. “Therefore be it resolved: That a ®oov of this notice be sent to_ Mrs Adams and the family and a copv be spr=ad vpon the minutes of the society.” These present at the meeting were Sr<. Whitman Cross. president. presid- : Mrs. John W. Davidge. Mrs. Frank Weeden. Mrs. Charles B. Crawford Dwight Clark. Mrs. Pranklin H lis. Mrs. R. M. Kauffmann. Mre G w1 Milier. Mrs. David Pot ' Drd Freston. Mrs. J. Davis Brudhrld George R. Lackwood. Mrs. Adolph &l!mrr Mrs W. W. Spalding. Mrs‘! vid Reed. Mrs. Northup Dean. Mis< | ces Sortwell. Miss Julia Mattis ' . Louis A. Prothingham. Mizs Ger- trude H. Bowlins. director: George H . R. M. Kauffmann and Percival Beiley. LOCAL MAN ELECTED. W. H. 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