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FORTY-SECOND YEAR—No. 84 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1988 EIGHT PAGES TODAY #* A copy
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IN OUR
VALLEY!
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FRIENDS OF OURS IN THE
gasoline and service station busi
ness are having a tough time with
one provision of the new odl code,
Under which they are operating.
Trouble is, they tell us, obeying
the code provision, and keeping their
customers.
Hie regulation in particular is
this—
Any customer who does not pay
his bill by the 15th of the month
following must be refused further j
credit.
That’s the law of the land.
“But the customers don’t believe !
it,” one service station man told us.
‘•They don’t believe it even when
we show them the code."
So they are having a tough time. ;
Whether the regulation is re as- j
on able or not, we can’t say.
a But it’s the law.
• And the customers can rest assur
ed of that part of It.
...
CIVILIZATION MUST, WE CON
clude, be still far in the.misty fu
ture.
This solemn conclusion is prompt
ed by a glance at the antics of two
of the world's foremost “civilized” j
nations—Germany and France.
The experts who know their busi
ness about such things as war pre
dict that the guns will be booming
across the line again soon—
And why?
Why, because, because—well, you
guess. It all seem* so completely >
absurd that we refuse to even
guess.
WWW
TAKE A SIMILAR SITUATION
»nd reduce it to terms of indivi
duals, instead of nations.
Say Mr. A and Mr. B are neigh
bors.
Mr. A investigates and finds out.
that Mr. B has two guns in his
house.
So Mr. A goes down and buys an
other gun for himself, making three
guns in Mr. A‘s house.
Then Mr. B hears about it, and
toe buys two guns, giving him four.
Then we might consider a “cris
is” at hand, so their friends call a
conference to seek a solution.
“Well." says Mr. A. "I’ll give up
a gun if he will.”
*T'U give up a gun if Mr. A will
cut down the load of powder in his
shots.” replies Mr. B.
"And how about that solid brick
wall you have—I can't shoot through |
It." replies his friend, Mr. A.
“Oh, yeah?” snaps back B. “Tell
them about your bullet-proof win
dows.”
• • •
SO THE BEST EFFORT OF
their friends is to no avail, and the
“crisis” continues.
Because Mr. A and Mr. B both
hare guns, and live close together
—by the reasoning of the cave mau
of the so called "uncivilized" ages,
they must start shooting each oth
er—
TViese “civilized” people.
Phooey!
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“THE GOVERNMENT WORKS
slowly but surely.” comments an an
nouncer over the air—
In criticising The Herald for its
^stand yesterday, seeking a howler
to try and get things for the Valley
—things that have been promised.
To which we reply—
People starve slowly—but surelv.
In the event you don’t feed them
eventually.
When people are sick, physically,
or mentally, or financially—
The time to help them is immed
iately.
Not after they are well—or dead
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MCALLEN CHAMBER OF COM
merce is planning a trades day.
And also is helping the farmers
of the community in getting truck
in the ground.
These activities are commendable
displays of the Valley’s energy.
• • •
WE CLAIM THE CROWD
which thronged the streets of
Brownsville Saturday night
Wras one of the biggest since the
“days of 29.”
You couldn’t walk down the side
walk—you had to squeeze your way
through.
And the cops had a time keeping
the traffic moving.
When the light changed you
couldn’t turn to the right for the
pedestrian traffic.
It looked like business.
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AND WITH A $500,000 CON
struction program being inaugurat
ed,
Brownsville has brighter davs to
** forward to. I
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Coleman Pleads Guilty to Harboring Kelly
CASEY KNEW
WHO RENTER
WAS, CLAIMS
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Kathryn Kelly’s Uncle
Becomes Witness For
Government
SAN ANGELO. Oct. 16—(#)—
Cass Coleman, who today pleaded
guilty to harboring George Kelly,
convicted kidnaper of Charles P.
Urschel, became a witness for tne
government against his neighbor,
Will Casey, who pleaded not guilty
on similar charges.
Casey Rented House
Coleman testified that he was
present when Casey rented Kelly
a house for $200 “as long as he
wanted to live in it.” He said he
introduced Kelly as Baker, but
that several days later when he
and Casey were en route to San
Angelo to buy household furnish
ings for Kelly s shack they dis
cussed the Urschel kidnaping and
he told Casey that it was Kelly
who rented the house.
“What was Casey’s reaction when
\ou told him who Baker really was?”
asked United States District At
torney Claude O. Eastus.
“He appeared a little bit nervous,
but he didn’t say anything,” Cole
man replied.
Helped Bury Money
• Was that prior to the time you
and Casey bought the bed clothes
mattress, stove, groceries and other
articles for Kelly?"
"Yes." I
Coleman, who is Mrs. Ora Shan
non's brother and Kathryn Kelly's
uncle, told how he aided Kelly in
burying what the latter described
as "hot money,” and later led of
ficers to the burying place. He said
he helped count the $73,250, which
was later identified as Urschel
ransom money, at the time it ifas
dug up.
Two KM In
Reynosa Fight
(Special to The Herald)
M’ALLEN. Oct. 16—Lukas Gon
zales, nightwatchman for a Rey
nosa saloon, was stabbed to death
and an unidentified man was shot
dead in a quarrel at a Reynosa
dance hall Sunday night, it was
learned here today.
Reports said that the unidenti
fied man slashed Gonzales in the
chest and that Gonzales. faCally
wounded, shot the man three times.
Nem Joe®" In
Extradition Fight
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. »# —
George Crawford, negro, indicted
for the murder of Mrs. Agnes B
Ilsley, wealthy sportswoman, and
her maid. Mina Buchner, at Mid
dleburg, Va.. in January. 1931, was
denied today a review by the su
preme court in his fight to prevent
extradition from Boston to Virginia
for trial.
This is the case in which a res
olution for the impeachment of
Federal Judge Lowell was introduc
ed in the house of representatives
following his order directing the re
lease of Crawford and refusing to
order his extradition to Virginia.
Officer* Foiled In
Attempt to Trap Men
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 16. (JPh
Machine gun armed officers, failed
today in an attempt to trap per
sons who threatened to kidnap C.
S. Beekman. road contractor, unless
he paid $10,000.
Beekman told officers a telephone
caller directed him last night to be
at a certain intersection at 7 a. m.
today. Federal, county and city offi
cers. heavily armed, hid near the
place as Beekman waited, but noth
ing happened.
Attorney Disbarred
On Kidnap Charge
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Oct. 16
—UP*—The Missouri supreme court
today disbarred Paul Richards,
St. Louis attorney, alleged "go
between” in the kidnaping of
Alexander Berg, wealthy St Louis
fur dealer.
The proceedings to have Rich
ards’ license to practice law in Mis
souri revoked were instituted by
the grievance committees of the
state and St. Louis Bar association.
Two Are Killed In
Leap From Plane
CLARKSVILLE. Tenn., Oct. 16.
(£*>—William T. Murray. Nashville
transport air pilot and Harry P.
Lyle, former Clarksville pharmacist,
were killed today in leaping from
their flaming plane near here.
Murray’s parachute failed to open.
Lyle did not have a parachute. The
plane was smashed to bits.
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Sobs Praise of
Slain Winkler
“Gus was a good man and a
wonderful husband.'* sobbed
Mrs. Georgette Winkler, pic
tured here as she faced question
ing at the inquest for the slain
Chicago racketeer. She declared
that she knew nothing of his
criminal activities and that she
believed him to be an automo
" bile salesmnn.
MAN KILLED
ON HIGHWAY
Victim Struck Down in Road
When Driver Blinded by
Strong Lights
McALLEN, Oct. 16.— Plineral j
services had not been arranged here
Monday for John L. Dry den, 38,
of Chanute, Kansas, who was in
stantly killed about 2 a. m. Sunday
when struck by an automobile as
he was walking along the highway
between San Juan and Alamo.
Justice of the Peace Max Maule
of Pharr conducted an investigation
immediately following the tragedy,
and absolved R. B. Edwards, Har
lingen insurance adjuster, and 'i!b
companion, Paul Bruce, cf San Be
nito, occupants of the automobile
which struck Dryden, of blame.
Justice Maule stated his investi
gation showed the Edwards car to
be moving at a lawful rate of speed
and that the driver was blinded by
lights of an approaching car. Dry
den was walking on the highway
and was not seen because of the
glare of the othe- car’s lights. He
was instantly killed, the body be
ing badly mangled.
Justice Maule, county deputy
sheriffs, and state highway patrol
men investigated the tragedy. Tlie
victim is survived by a wife and
two children in Chanute. as wej
as three brothers and four sisters
in Various parts of the country.
The body was not identified until
nearly noon Sunday, when a sister,
Mrs. O. H. Stugard of Alamo, com
pleted identification.
Baptist Association
Names New Officers
The Lower Rio Grande Valiev
Baptist Association closed its an
nual meeting here Friday at '.he
First Baptist church by electing
Frank Robertson of Sari Benito,
chairman of the executive board;
Dr. Scott of La Feria, treasurer and
W N. Clark of Pharr, secretary.
The next session will be in Oc
tober. 1934 in Mercedes and Rev.
O. L. Smith, pastor of the Baptist j
church here, was elected to preach
the annual sermon.
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Long Wants To
Man-to-Man It
With Hecklers
DONALDSVILLE. La.. Oct. 18.
Sen. Huey Long, campaigning for
seven new tax measures, is ready
to "man-to-man’’ it with any
heckler who cares to make an is
sue of "that Long Island affair."
While speaking here yesterday,
the senator was interrupted by a
voice which called tut from the
grandstand of the South Louisiana
State fair:
-What about that Long Island
affair?”
The reference was to ftstcuffs
that marked an evening a few
weeks ago when Sen. Long was a
guest at a Long Island, N.' Y.,
club.
The senator shouted back at the
heckler:
"Come down here and 111 man
to-man it with you. I won’t hare
five or six men jump on you like
they did on me and then run off.
Come down here and 111 Long Is
land you.”
DRAKE ESTATE
RACKET CROWD
AT IT AGAIN
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Swindlers Tell Tall
Yarns But Suckers
Getting Wise
The "Drake Estate” swindle Is
being worked in Brownsville again.
It is also being worked In some
other parts of the Valley, The Her
ald learned today.
The stories that the racketeers are
telling in Brownsville are fantastic
—but evidently some of the suckers
are falling for them.
Fantastic Stories
Headquarters of operations here,
maintained for a long time in an
office on Elizabeth street, have been
changed to a private home, with
practically the same organization
in charge.
Here are some of the stories they
are telling:
1.—That charges against Lester
Oiimart and Oscar Hartzell have
been dropped.
The truth is—only the state char
ges against Lester Ohmart have
been dropped, and the state officials
intended doing this as soon as the
federal government filed charges.
Both Ohmart and Hartzell are still
under federal charges of using the
mails to defraud in working this
racket.
50-Yew Story
2.—They tell the suckers that it
is going to “pop" in a few days. They
have been teiling them that for 50
years. One Valley man is reported
to have sold his business in prepaia
tion to leave with the big wad of
money he expected to get on the
promise of the swindlers working
this racket.
3-—They are telling the suckers
when they -get their money” to
put on old clothes, and sneak quietly
out of the Valley, because A1 Ca
pone’s henchmen are waiting nere
to jump on them and grab the
money as soon as it is put into cir
culation.
The “Drake Estate” racket is one
of the oldest swindles In the history
of swindling in this country.
Ohmart Jailed
Sharpers have worked it to get
millions out of the people.
With big stones of “ten thousand
to (me on the first installment,”
they have duped the gullible into
putting money into it down through
the years.
For a time the racket was going
strong in the Valley, until it was
thoroughly exposed by The Browns
ville Herald, and until Ohmart. the
agent of Hartzell here, was charged
and placed in Jail.
Occasionally there are flare-ups
now. but Valley people on the whole
are wise to the racket, and are no
longer supporting it.
Brokers Will Be
Checked on Losses
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. (VP)—The
Bureau of Internal Revenue today
announced plans for a gigantic
checkup of brokerage accounts to
determine the validity of claim; for
losses in the last few years.
Forms have been printed noon
which brokers will be requi:«* o
• render correct returns showing the
names of customers for whom >uch
person has transacted any busi
ness. with such details as to prof
its, lasses or other information as
will enable the commissioner (of
internal revenue) to determine
whether all income tax due on prof
its or gains of such customers has
been paid.”
Keenan Laughs At
Threats of Death
NEW YORK. Oct. 16. (VP)—Josepn
B. Keenan, assistant attorney gen
eral in charge of federal racket
and kidnaping investigations, laugh
ed today at reports of threats
against his life for his prosecution
of the Urschel kidnaping case in
Oklahoma.
“I can take care of myself,” he
added.
Keenan said his mail was bur
dened with crank letters since he
jointed the staff of the attorney
general in Washington, but said -I
not only haven’t received any
threatening messages, but I haven't
received any non-threating mess
ages.”
Road Construction
R;rU Arc Received
AUSTIN. Oct. 16. (VP)—The Tex
as highway commission was in ses
sion today to receive bids on ap
proximately <1,100,000 In emergency
highway construction and discuss
additional construction with coun
ty delegations.
Sixteeen counties had registered
for hearings today and seven were
listed for tomorrow.
Bids were received on 35 road and
bridge project*.
COULD YOU FORGET THIS GIRL?
Bob Weston did when a wealthy society girl entered the picture, but the triangle that result* is dif
ferent. Joan Waring the sweetheart who was forgotten, thought she could defy convention . . . She
didn't care what people said . . . She wanted a new deal in love. And then she learned the price she
had to pay for being different! Begin “Forgotten Sweetheart" here today.
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Anything Can Happen on A
Pullman—And Almost Does
In ‘Forgotten Sweetheart9
CHAPTER I
The young man with the gray
eyes, clean-cut profile and well
knit shoulders passed the pretty
girl ln Pullman 20 again.
»Funny how she could still be
reading the same magazine so—
well, so darned enthusi Jtically.
He would have been cheered If he
had known that the girl occupying
the Pullman two seats in front of
him was aware that he had passed
to and from the observation cir
exactly two dozen times since
they left Washington and that al
most as many times she had stiffled
the impulse to follow.
It was plain that the observation
car was interesting to the young
man and just as plain that nis
interest was short-lived, onoe he
reached it.
‘Restless.” Joan Waring de
cided. ‘‘and spoiled. Likes his way
and generally gets it. If there were
the slightest excuse, he’d be start
ing something right.”
She smiled into her magazine
just as the occupant of Pullman
24 swung through the coach again.
He noted the smile and checked it
up against her. Likes silly stories.
If she didn't, why in heaven's
name had she sat for two days with
her particularly pretty nose in a
magazine and those particularly
lovely eyes upon it, refusing to
meet his eyes once in a while?
What could you do in a case
like this? Evidently his education
had been neglected for it provided
no expediences for such a situation
except the time-worn ones whicn
would, he felt sure, not work with
this type of girl.
He grinned as he thought of tne
old methods such as; “I’m out of
matches. Stupid of me, but if you
—That procedure had come in
after the old handkerchief plan died
of old age and abuse.
Some of the fellows at school
had kept a regular supply of girl's
handkerchiefs which Often paved
the way to a number of interesting
adventures. The match idea prob
ably had been outmoded too while
he was grinding away at Boston
Tech. Anyway, it wouldn’t work.
Not with this self-assured young
woman who was so outrageously
lovely, devastatingly different, aud
distractingly siveet with her gray
blue eyes, straight little nose and
her dark hair.
But, with all the glamor, there
was something sensible and genuine
and matter-of-fact about her. He
could like this girl. He knew it.
Funny, how you could know things
like that.
Just what would happen, he
wondered, if he should walk uo
to her and say something like
this—which, by the way, would
be the exact truth:
“Well be in Memphis soon—a
city, I understand, of several hun
dred thousand, I am afraid that
thousand souls. I am afraid that
when you get off this train I’ll
never see you again and I want to
tremendously. So I am taking this
extraordinary way of meeting you.
It happens to be the first time I’ve
been such a darned idiot and op
ened a conversation with a girl. ’
Maybe she would light a ciga
ret. blow a smoke ring and say
REBUILDING IN
CITY LAUNCHED
Half Million to Be Spent
Includes Four Major
Projects
More than half a million dollars
worth of construction work will be
under way in Brownsville by Nov.
1, including the Fort Brown re
building program.
Major projects i„ the list are:
Fort Brown rebuilding. $171,000.
City utilities enlargement and
improvement, $200,000.
Pan American airport, $45,000.
Federal Fumigation plant, $15,000.
General rebuilding in city,
000. Construction on the two larg
est projects, Fort Brown and the
municipal utilities program, will be
under way in a short time. Plans
for work at Fort Brown have been
received while the city of
Brownsville is preparing to award
contracts on the work it will fi
nance with a $200,000 loan from
the Public Works Administration.
Pan American Airport is pre
paring to rebuild the hangar that
was completely destroyed by tne
hurricane. A hurricane-proof hang
ar. similar to the two large ones
which withstood the blows the past
summer, is planned.
The general rebuilding program
in the city includes repairs and
rebuilding of business buildings and
homes generally.
Minister Found Dead
SHREVEPORT, La., Oct. 16.—
UP}—Dr. Eustis L Thompson, min
ister of Dallas, was found dead in
his automobile near Pleasant Hill.
La., this morning, shortly after his
family and friends had expressed
fear that he had met with foul
play or had become temporarily j
deranged.
Lightning Kills Boy
DURANT. Okla., Oct. 16.
Lightning killed Johnny Potter. 5.
and injured his father, Will Pot
ter. seriously when It struck the
Potter home, four miles east of here,
late yesterday.
A heavy hail storm stripped cct- ,
ten stalks and damaged trees near :
Colbert.
A tornado destroyed four -esi
j dences a few miles northwest of
j here, but no one was injured.
COASTGUARD
LOCATES BOYS
Youthful Navigators Found
After All-Night Hunt
In Laguna Madre
Three youthful navigators, whJ
set out Sunday to explore the ‘un
charted wastes- of the Laguna
Madre, came safely into port at
Port Isabel this morning in tow of
the Coast Guard, after an all- i
night search in which frantic rel
atives took- part.
The navigators were Peyton
i Sweeney, Charles Downie and
George Singer, all Brownsville
youths.
They set out Sunday in the dory
type boat of T. H. Sweeney and
went exploring up Laguna Madre.
The boat draws around 22 inches
of water, and when they were far
up the Laguna the tide went out,
leaving the boat only partly float
ing.
The navigators attempted to
float the boat but in the darkness
were unable to make much head
way. Meantime anxious mothers
got things moving, and the Coast
Guard sent a boat out to search.
It searched all night, and found
them in the early morning hours i
They arrived at Port Isabel about
7 a. m., and declared they would
have had a fine time, except they {
“knew our mothers would worry." 1
MAYORAL RACE
RAISES HEAT
Cry of ‘Hitlerism’ Raised
Against McKee By
LaGuardia
NEW YORK. Oct. 16. <J*V-The
New York mayoral campaign roar
ed into Its final phase today to the
discordant note of religious anta
gonism. and enlivened by the possi
bility of collapse of the revolt
against John D. McCooey. veteran
Brooklyn ally of Tammany hall.
A cry of •Hitlerism” was raised
against Joseph V. McKee, independ
ent democratic candidate, for an
article written in 1915. while he was
a teacher, in which, according to
Fiorello La Guardia. fusion can
didate. he criticized the ethics of
Jewish school children.
Samuel Untermyer, prominent
Jewish leader, charged that the ar
ticle was inspired by “an ignoble
misconception of our people” and de
manded an explanation of McKee—
a demand answered by the recov
ery party candidate that no attack
on Jews “was made or intended.”
“Mr. McKee's explanation' ex
plains nothing,” Untermyer said to
day.
While the antl-semitism issue was
being brought into the campaign.
Brooklyn democratic district leaders
wei'e gatherag for a "show down”
with McCooey on last week’s de
mand for his abdication, or—as an
alternative—his endorsement of Mc
Kee.
318 Cars Shipped
(Special to The Herald),
HARLINGEN. Oct. 16.—Fruit
shipments from the Valley reached
a total of 318 cars Monday with the
movement rapidly decreasing, ac
cording to reports here.
A total of 180 carloads have mov
ed out by freight with trucks carry
ing an aditional 138 carloads.
II. S. DECIDES
ON POLICY OF
PATIENT WAIT
Only Nazi* to Vote
In German Election
Of Nov. 12
(By the Associated Press)
The European situation today, in
brief, follows:
The world disarmament confer
ence. two days after Germany’s
withdrawal from that body and frcm
the Jjeague of Nations, has adjourn
ed until Oct. 26 upon a plea l »r
continuation of its efforts by the
parley chairman. Arthur Henderson
of Great Britain.
‘Most Go On'
“The struggle for disarmament
must go on' and “the covenant of
the League of Nations shall not be
treated as a scrap of paper,”, was
the message of Henderson to the In
ternational Peace Associations at
Geneva.
Plans for the mchstag elections
Nov. 12 in Berlin provide that only
the Nazis may submit lists in the
balloting which may also result in
ending the presidential system. This
information was forthcoming along
with a statement by a government
spokesman that Germany now be
iives the next move is up to the oth
er nations.
Support V. 8. Plan
The French government came out
strongly in support of the position
of Norman H. Davis, American am*
baxsador-at-iargt againe* adjourn
ment of the conference.
Vienna students, unfurling a
swastika banner, demosntrated their
sympathy with Germany in riots
which resulted in strong measures
by police.
U. S. BEGINS
WATCHFUL WAITING
WASHINGTON, Oct. W. UP)
The U. S-, while expressing formal
ly a determination that disarma
ment efforts must not be allowed to
wail, has decided upon a tempor
ary attitude of watchful waiting to
ward efforts to this end at Geneva.
U. 8. to Wait
It was made clear today at the
state department that unless un
foreseen developments arise, this
country will await the results of
conferences during the next three
or four days between European
leaders before taking further ac
tion.
On behalf of Pres. Roosevelt, it
was said that the nations should
“redouble their efforts to overcome
the obstacles which are still block
ing their path* toward disarma
ment, a situation made more acute
by Germany's withdrawal from the
arms parley and the League of Na
tions.
A com unicat ion containing these
words was addressed to Lord Robert
Cecil of England in connection with
a peace mass meeting in Geneva
I yesterday. It was transmitted by
Sec. Hull through Norman H. Davis,
America's ambassador at large.
Meanwhile, Undersecretary Phil
lips said at a Parts conference that
no new instructions had been s;nt
to Davis in regard to disarmament
efforts.
To Aid Disarmament
The attitude of the department
was that this country had gone to
! Geneva purely for disarmament
rather than political reasons, and
that it continued ready to aid in
any way it could.
Nevertheless. It was indicated that
this country desired to observe the
course taken by European nations
which have played headline roles
at Geneva before stating publicly
Its own course. It was reiterated,
however, that if there was any
possible way of continuing a pro
gram for general disarmament, the
U. S. would offer its aid.
Farley Begins His
T*xas Trip Tuesday
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.
Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the
Reconstruction Corporation, and
James A. Moffett, chairman of the
planning and coordination commit
tee of the oil administration, have
been added to Postmaster Gen. Far
ley’s party which leaves tomorrow
by air for Mississippi and Texas.
Moffett will speak on the presi
dent's oil program Thursday night
in Dallas. Eugene Vidall, director of
aeronautics of the commerce de
partment, also will be in the party
in place of J. Carroll Cone, of the
same department
Byrd Is 111
NORFOLK. Va.. Oct 16. (ff>—
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the
explorer, was confined to his bed
at a hotel here today suffering wit a
an acute attack of laryngitis and
general pharyngitis it was announc
ed by Dr. Guy Shirey. physician
with the Byrd Antarctic expedition.