Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1932, Page 28

B—12 == THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, FRIDAY, JA NUARY 1932. WOMAN'S FLYING THRILLS CROWDS Widow of Freddie Lund Stunts at Miami on First Day of Races. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, January 8—A tiny, flaxen-haired woman has stolen the show at the All-American Air Races. While squadrons of Army, Navy and Marine Corps planes went through their paces in formation flying, it was Mrs. Girl Flyers F ound Dead in Wreckage SCENE OAF FATAL PLANE CRASH AND VICTIMS. Betty Lund, widow of the famous Fred- | die Lund, that drew the crowd’s whole- hearted applause and attention the first day of the meet yesterday. In spite of the thrill of races, when planes swooped dangerously about the Ppylons of the course at Municipal Air- port, it was skyward as she completed a snap or Betty Lund who held eyes | barrel roll, a loop or an Immelman turn, | Thousands of feet above the airport Mrs, Lund gave & mediocre program a needed touch of color officials strove to complete ragged de- talls of arrangement and waited for weather to break to the north so ap- proximately 150 Miami-bound planes might continue to the air meet, the widow of the famous stunt fiyer delight- ed an audience of approximately 3,000 persons with her aerobatics. In addition, she acted as an honorary sponsor in first contests for the Fred- die Lund Memorial Cup, donated by the city of Miami this year for pro- ficiency in aerobatics. Afr-meet officials today hoped to see increased numbers of airplanes on the field, although one of the largest groups of service planes ever to attend an_air meet is here. C. A. Nott’s negotiation of the 15- mile course at a speed of 137.583 miles an hour won first honors for the Spring- field, Mass., fiyer yesterday in the Cuban Trophy race, feature event of the day. Today’s program will be a repetition of that of yesterday, with entries expected on considerably larger scale, AIR HEARSE TAKES OFF. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., January 8 (#) ~—An aerial hearse, carrying the body of Dale (Red) Jackson, famous stunt fiyer, who was killed in an airplane ac- cident at Miami Wednesday, took off from here at 8 am. Eastern standard time, today en route to the aviator's home in St. Louis. Pilot O. G. Harned said he expected to reach there before night. ACTRESS WINS DIVORCE LOS ANGELES, January 8 (#).— Evelyn Davidson, screen actress, was divorced here yesterday from Charles Polock, whom she married last June 20 in Reno, Nev. Miss Davidson said her husband be- came intoxicated the day after their wedding and continued to drink to ex- cess, causing her to lose 17 pounds through worry. “His drinking interfered with his work,” she said, “so he gave up his ‘work.” These are the celebrated Oregon City 1009, Virgin Wool Blankets They are made of pure virgin wool—the first and finest clipping from the sheep— being longer, finer and softer in texture than any subsequent clippings! Therefore, these While air meet | they had intended to hop off W RECKAGE of the plane in which Mrs. Ruth Stewart, 26, of St. Louis, Mo. (upper right), and Mrs. Debbie Stan- ford, 28, of Indianapolis, Ind. (lower left), were killed on their flight from St. Louis to New York City, where Their plane crashed in a heavily wooded section on a mountainside in Southern Pennsylvania Tuesday after they had presumably became hopelessly lost in the rain and fog. After a thorough search the wreckage was sighted yesterday, when this photograph was taken. on a flight to South America. [ILL HEALTH FORCES | AIR LEADER TO QUIT| C. M. Keys, One of Kingpins of Industry, Severs Many Avia- tion Connections. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 8—C. M Keys, & former school teacher who be- came & millionaire broker and one of the kingpins of American aviation, yes- terday retired from all his aviation ac- tivities because of ill health and “the pressure of other business.” “T hope in time to resume some of these occupations,” he said, “but I do not know when. In the meantime, I believe they are all in very good hands, ‘| well organized and ready to go forwara —A. P. and Wide World Photos. Then Fought By the Associated Press. JORDAN VALLEY, Oreg., January 8 —The tragic story of two men in an isolated cabin who accidentally took poison, and then vainly tried all reme- dies known to them to save themselves as they felt death approaching, was told here by officers who brought _the bodies of Vernon High, 45, and Ray- mond Lee, 24, out of the snowbound Southwest Idaho ranch country. The bodies were discovered by Dewey Wicks, & cowboy. men before he collapsed, told the story. Thinking they needed medicine, both A brief note, scribbled by one of the | [ TRAGICSTORY OF TRAPPERS’ DEATH& BY POISON REVEALED IN NOTE| 1 | Two Men in Isolated Cabin Took Crystals by Mistake and to Save Lives. | took a dose of what they thought was | medicinal salts. Instead it was a crys- taline poison used by High in his trap- ping. Desperately they swallowed mus- | tard and other common remedies for poison, but to no avail. Wicks found the bodies, one on the | floor and one on a cot, where they had | ilmn_ officers believed, since about De- | cember 27 The coroner said there would be no| inquest. e . Shanghai, China, the largest city of | the Far East, has a population of over 3.000,000. ! PATROLMAN INJURED Patrolman Robert C. Redding, 28 years old, attached to the fourth pre- cinct station, was slightly injured last night when his automobile crashed into a tree at Thirteenth and Monroe streets. He was treated at Sibley Hospital for cuts of the jaw and bruises of both knees. Redding, who lives at 2010 Otis street northeast, was driving home shortly after finishing work at midnight, when he lost control of the machine. The car was damaged only slightly. Regular Delivery Over 100,000 families read The Star every day. The great ma- jority have the paper delivered regularly every evening and Sun- day morning at a cost of 115 cents daily and 5 cents Sunday. If you are not taking advantage of this regular service at this low rate, telephone National 5000 now and service will start tomorrow. 5‘,‘7'/, Blankets mely al extre moderale was the surplus blankets have more than the usual amount of light, fleecy warmth. Also, more than the usual wearing qualities! 8.50 grade blankets . .. ... 4.95 10.50 grade blankets ... .. 5.95 15.00 grade blankets . . ... 8.95 12.50 to 14.50 grade blankets, 7.45 Palais Royal—Second Floor e PALAIS ROYAL These blankets were bought at this great reduction due to the fact that it warehouse—now to be discontinued. These values are well worthy of atten- tion and will not last long. prices stock in their New York as_the trade revives.” Mr. Keys, a native of Chatsworth, Ontario, first became interested in aeronautics in 1916, when he was made vice president of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation. He was the founder of Transcontinental Air Trans- port. Twenty years ago he was rail- road editor of the Wall Street Journal. The positions he resigned are: Di- rector of Wright Aeronautic Corpora- tion, Keystone Aircraft Curtiss-Wright Flying Service, Ford In- strument Co., Curtiss-Reld Aircraft Co., is found only in these delicious Gobel Hams.— and s made possible by our own dry curing Methods. STYL WHERE DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE IS ALWAYS FAIRLY PRICED Corporation, | Gobel Loffle Bennings, p, Limited; Curtiss-Caproni Corporation, | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co., Avia- | tion _Securties Corporation, _Curtiss- Corporation and Curtiss Aeroplane Ex- port Corporation; chairman of the Board of China Airways Federal, In-| corporated; chairman of the Executive | Committee’ and director of Curtiss- Wright Corporation, chairman of the Board of Sperry Gyroscope Co., North American_Aviation, Incorporated, and Aviation Exploration, Incorporated. WILL DISCUSS SCHOOLS | Speakers at a meeting of the District | Educational Association tonight in Cor- | coran Hall, George Washington Univer- | sity, will use as their topic “Significant | Reorganization in the High School.” | The meeting will be held at 8 o'clock. Among_the_ speakers of the evening | will be Dr, Harvey Smith, Dr. Harold Warner, E. N. Sippel of the Park School,'Baltimore; Dean Max McConn of Lehigh University and Dr. Leonard | Koos of Chicago University. | inger Ale NONE_BPTTER PHONE LINCOLN 1981-1982 C. ARMY AIR FORCES ehh A oo of At eton PROBE PILOT’S DEATH | Investigation Begun on Peak Where Lieut. Bobbitt Died. Burial Planned Here. By the Associated Press, ELKINS, W. Va, January 8—The Army's air forces have begun an in- vestigation into the death of Lieut. E. H. Bobbitt, jr, on one of the highest peaks of the Cheat Mountains. Bobbitt’s wrecked plane, from which his body was removed Wednesday night, was viewed yesterday by Maj. Louis M. Fields and Lieut. W. A. R. Robertson, sent here from Bolling Field. The officers also interviewed the trapper and the hunter who found the young pilot Wednesday, snd they | talked with Sergt. Arnold Moore of the State police, whose men Cc: the body from the peaks. E. H. Bobbitt, sr, Who came | from Hot Springs, Va. left with | body yesterday. Bobbitt disappeared Christmas day, | while flying from Selfridge Field, Mich., to his home in Virginia. Burial in Arlington. HOT SPRINGS, Va., January 8 (#)—- Funeral services for Lieut. E."H. Bob- bitt, jr., Army Air Corps pilot, who was killed when his plane crashed Christ- mas day in the Cheat Mountains of West Virginia, will be held this after- | noon at the Presbyterian Church here. | The body will be taken after the | services to’ Washington, where a mili- | tary funeral will be held Saturday morning. Interment will be in Arling- | ton Cemetery. e g Amoy City, China, is being recon- rtrurled. wide streets replacing narrow anes. 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