Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri • Page 1

5ifJaysv 1 'Hi. rjMkjnt hands with lAaiy Chstted with Thomas Edison and Henry Ford a equals! Turned 'the. tables by making a Speech to Mayor Jimmy Walker! tht "algbta" of New York a'nd done Coney Island" till the iwn! Hell never get through telling1 the vi'fllows back borne all about GIVES TAMltY CBED1T Wilbur doesnt take unto himself all lbs credit for his prodtrlous itore of knowledge. He said: "1 guess my family background helped and added smlllnc. Tv got a pretty good family." 1 They are hi father, fl.

Arthur Huston, Episcopal bishop of western Washington; his mother, his brother John, and sister Anne, a. I Wilbur answered questions with J' dignity end composure in spile of the faUgue of the strenuous pail few days In aplte ol the, excitement ol becoming the most honored boy In the tjnltcd'SUtes. SKS MO. but ros SIX PERSONS KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH i LOS ANGELES Aug. I.

AP) Six persons were killed in an 'automobile fcccldent on the. Ridge JlouU highway near here today, i 8Unon Vargas, mother ol five of the victims, fought ner way out the wreckage to summon tfelp. She fwas expected, to liv. 55i. A ht.

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i 3 en 4001 "Mitrff fl 5 SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI, 1 SUNDA, MORNING AUGUST 4 023 ntwvd fort mwi C1M Utui, tat ol Itucb 1. Ull PRICE 5 CENT3 i I V. Second Edison? Is: Boyish Sage. Reporter Finds Winner of Contest to Inventor's Pro tege Is Just Typical American Boy With Special Bent for Science i Br MItDBED OILMAN 'jirw Th future Cdlaon" mlgh( 1m called "the i'Hjpicti ABierictn boy." Ht i untMumlng ttrtlght forward, IhU dim, blonde youngster from out of the west who won the Xdlion tcholarshlp. Wilbur Huiton gruwered 6T formldtblt technical and ethical question calmly as though were all In the day't wort Tnomai A.

Edlsoni Henry Ford, Colonel Charles Lindbergh, Oeorge JCastman, and Dr. S. W. Straton of jli.LT. prepared the questions, and tfaey were posers designed to select the 'Ty who ihows the most prom' toe of beeqminc Edison's successor." BTILL CANT BELIEVE IT But WUbur Brotberton Huston of Seattle refused to admit there can be successor to Thomas Kt Edison and said, "I am not foolish enough to think I can be as greet a be is." The pick of the picked boys from it states, and one district Is 1( years old and handsome.

He stlU can't believe that six of Americas most distinguished citizens found tls i ijnlnatlon paper worth a 91 grading. mnkln it nossbll for hint to study hi iMhai mm ThfmK CEdlson's preteg wlta all expenses four years, He "has chosen Msssachusetu Tech and hopes to enter this fall, 1 )wcisllring to. electrical englneer UVftr X'Vho a ihw time 1 be shoved Into competing tor EDISON GREETS CONTEST WINNER vv Thbma A. Kdlsont the teteran Inventor, ts shown here oonrtratulatlng Wilbur of fort winner In the natlonw1de contest for the selection of a boy to.be educated as ll m's fl rerelvw a four yeor ccw 'on cut in a contest Hit Tn ktmriMtt tm WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 The federal farm board In a statement today reiterated tht it had mad no forecast concerning "A proper for wheat for this market and said tt did not propose to do M.

ninfortniiate gltnatlon The board said reports to It told of terminals throughout the country becoming overcrowded for the handling of wheat and described thia as "tmfortunate." i The statement follows: 'The federal farm board is being besieged by telephone calls, telegrams, and letters, regarding the overcrowded terminals and transportation facilities for the handling of wheat. This excessive crowding of wheat Into the. market has Big White Swan, Spanning Ocean ss Passes Steamer r.tt Tin mfmcltl't Prmtt SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, 1 Aug. 3. Passengers aboard the White Star liner Homeric, which docked here today, reported observing a trans AUantle fUghf which had not been heralded in news dispatches to tbe extent of the Graf In mid ocean tbe Homeric met a great white swsru With heck jutatretched and wings Dapping, the big bird was flying about 100 feet above the water in tbe direction ol Europe.

swan was apparently making for the nearest land and did not take refuge aboard the ship, which was more than MM miles from the eoast of Ireland when tha bird was, sighted. ORDER PYLE'S" ARREST FOR UNPAID CLAIMS VOS ANGELES. Aug. (AP) Deputy Labor Commissioner M. E.

Richardson today Instructed the city prosecutor to issue a warrant for the arrest of C. C. Pyle, promoter of the transcontinental bunion derby. Pyle failed to pay .11000 towards claims for wages made against him by entertainers and patrolmen who accompanied the runners on the long trek from New York to Los Angeles. 'v.

St. JOSEPH. Ma, Aug. i (AP) A temperature of 81 degress, the highest recorded here in three years, was officially reported at 1:80 oeloek this afternoon, auli It In I of in 1IH 'Stand 'By at tikehurst to i tn I schoot'Of cho(rs wltb atL expenses .1, 'too' bovs frc ey stale tn created A far wider spread between cash wheat prices and prices' of wnea sold for future delivery than usually' existVv Price EeWasitV The federal "farm board has made statement or forecast whatsoever concerning a proper price for wheat for this market year nor does It propose to do so, but under conditions which exist this season when all reports, agree on a substantial reduction In the world supply compared with last year. seems unfortunate to crowd wheat on to the market faster than existing facilities can handle it, resulting cash prices which much lower than contract prices for fu ture delivery." TWO are suffocated BY VOLCANO'S FUMES CATANIA, Sicily, Aug.

i tAP) Two' persons were killed and four injured today after venturing too near Mount Etna's which yesterday began emitting a treat eruptive stream from Its central Chasm. The 'partly climbed the mountain In order to see the sunrise. Terrific rumbling of the earth occurred and they were suffocated with volcanic fumes! The victims are an lg year Id' iboy and a man. The injured are recovering. MOSES NEW CHAIRMAN 0FG.0.

P. COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, Aug. (AP) Senator Moses of New Hampshire was designated today as. chairman the republican senatorial committee, succeeding Bens tor Metcalf of Rhode Island 'Who himself will be a candidate for reelection In the. next congressional campaign.

1 Vnmn. i ilr'i'rnip," 10. 'liUum Longest Refueling Flight Over Regular Mail Planes Is Goal Of Two Aces of Army Ser vice 1 v. Autt The longest endurance and refueling flight in history. projected for the third Veek in August when two famous army pilots, Captain Ira Eaker, copilot of the army endurance Pok "Question.

Mark. and Ueu tenant Bernard start from San Francisco' In an 'attempt to make round trips between San, Francisco and New York, and then fly. over the Cleveland, Ohio, airport, until forced to descend. It Is planned to 'use a Standard Boeing, high speed, large capacity trans continental mail plane. This plane will be powered with a Pratt and Whitney 625 horsepower "Hornet" engine and wltj bear tu name "The it the 'type which now files percent of the nation's air mail' Will Cover Malt Roate "The' purpose of the the first endurance, test regular flight ever an established airway on regular schedule.

two fold to determine the feasibility of refueling transcontinental air mall planes and to collect experimental data for the army on cross country endurance flying. The plane win operate the regular transcontlnenUl mall schedule, nd will, carry limited amount of mall which will be dropped at various cities on tbe 2700 mile span between the Oolden Gate and the Statute of Liberty. The army pilots hope to remain In an w. thrr on ao A rowi. articles published In the weekly In which Creagers name was linked with grait and patronage irregulart ties In Texas, r.

The artkleaeriobiToT jSclpT written by William'. Oa Sheppsrd and published In the wuns It issue and "High Handed and Heil bent" by Owen P. White, published in the June 33 Iswsj ,1:: CREAGER ASKS MILLION FROM COLLIERS IN SUIT a By rA.4iailalc4 Frt i. BROWNSVILLE, Texas. Aug.

9. Damagea totalling are asked by R. B. Creager. republican national committeeman from Texas, two iibel'sulU filed In federal court' here todty agalnst P.

F. Collier and Boh, publishers of Collier's Weekly. The suits are based on Alleged libelous attacks contained In two IlklJ x' I 111 fllllllPI All 1 GIANT DIRIGIBLE Believe Eckner May Swing Huge Craft Far South, Then Turn Up 'Along Eastern Coast 400 MEN ARE ASSEMBLED TO HAUL SHIP TO EARTH Will Attempt to Rebroadcast Description, of Flight Sent From Zeppelin at it Near Shore Kv Th i modal tt trm WASHINGTON, Aug. J. The weather bureau tonight predicted fair, weather for tomorrow in the Atlantlot Coaet states akmt the probaWe route of the Oraf Zeppelin si.

she heads toward New York, except in Virginia, where cloudy weather and showers were Indicated. The forecast for Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and eastern New York tndicated favoti. able i conditions arter the atrshlp renches .1 f'fci4t fbfjthe." tiral a the l.ueait.jrt'd Umt.stdis tot would move northeastward i a trounli from th? New the coast Estimate Sunday Noon Earliest for A rrival Tht Auomlmd tr The. dirigible Oraf Zeppelin as Sunday approached was making bee line across the last reach of the broad Atlantic with the hope of making New York by at the earliest estimates. Tbe opposing winds which had retarded Jter during much of her air voyage had lessened but there was prospect that squally weather with rain might be encountered near the American shore.

At p. m. '(eastern standard time) Saturday, the third full day was' completed in the air so that tt appeared that the total voyage would require at least 90 hours. The 1938 flight took 111 because of storms. NO HASTE TO LAND As the giant airship narrowed trie gap between her and the shores of tbe United states, radio contacts with American stations grew more frequent and mora and more often came the message' of reassurance, "all's The passengers, according to di rect messages to the Associated Press, were no hurry to land although It was apparent that their first demand at Lakehurst would be for cigarettes.

Inflammable lifting gas makes smoking out of the question during the flight. Meanwhile the guests amused themselves by watching whales, the leviathans of the deep, sport below them. Lokehurst Crew Ready jof Arrival i Bv Tht Amtotiatet Prttt NAVAL AIR 8TATION. LAKE HURST, N. S.

The arrival Of tbe dirigible Oraf Zeppelin here tomorrow will be an "all hands man euver" for the navy, meaning that every man on the post IS assigned a task, and not even the. lowliest sailor or marine rookie is excepted. The normal ground crew his been expanded from 375 to 400 men. Twenty five marines from the Phil adelphia navy yard will supplement. the 160 normally on duty ben, and (0 New Jersey state troopers have been detailed to help handle crowd of more than 100,000 expected to be on'hand at the arrival.

EXCITEMENT GREAT Even while the Oraf Zeppelin was far from the end of Its iiOO mJle en no. two on rioi A tioies. TO BATTLEWNDS AS JOURNEY ENDS INVENTS 'BABY AUTO' FOR MAIL ORDER SALE y' Tht Auortatti Trrtt NEW YORK, Aug, I. The New York Times tomorrow will say negotiations are under way 'for the large scale production' of a new "baby automobile, which would be sold through a mail order house for MOO The car is the invention of James B. Martin of the Martin Airplane factory.

Garden City, N. where the, models Were built A feature of the ear Is that it hu no axles In the usual sense of the word, each wheel being dently mounted In the reinforced body. Rubber "aviator cord" to used in the suspension of each wheel instead of a spring. Coroner' Jury Points to St. Louis Man as Murderer After Boy Tells of.

Extortion a fT 4.UUi3,:Aug. AvCoroner'a Jury today brothers, oanlwi1 si 'the man sVlio shojt' and icillod John BUwl 1 8 on tiie of i eye John PioMtito, I3r i vke car driver, Who said Brothers had been extorting; money from service car drivers 'and had quarreled with De Blast yesterday at terminus used, by the drivers. HE WAS PRESENT' 1 Prosperito, who first told his story to. two officers on the street early today, testified at the Inquest that he was with De Blast when the latter was slain, He said he and De Blast were getting out of a car behind the De home when another car occupied by three men approached and that one 'of the men, after cursing De' Blasl, shct him to death and then drove away. He named Leo Brothers as the HIDES BEHIND CAR The witness said he dropped behind the De Blast car as the shooting started and then fled when Brothers and his companions drove i Police they bad arrested Brothers more than 60 times for investigation but never had convicted him of anything.

HOLLYWOOD "MUSICIANS 1 RECONSIDER WALKOUT HOLLYWOOD," Cal, Aug. (AP) Musicians of the Hollywood Bowl orchestra todsy agreed with the Bowl management to return tonight and present the program rehearsed for last Tuesday when 15, 000 persons were left sitting In the dark at the outdoor amphitheater by a walkout of the musicians and stage hands. V' LABOR ORGANIZER NAMED AS KILLER RAKEI IS F0UI1D RIVER CRUMBLES ROAD, GNAWjNG NEARER TOWN By TSt itnucMleg fnm CORNDJa, ilo areat chunks of the main highway south Ot here splashed into the Missouri river today as the "Big Muddy" crept dose to this town. The road wee closed to traffic probably per' manently. Congressman Hopkins said he would go to Wasningtoo Immediately to make a personal pie 'for belp from the war depart went tn the fight against the river.

workers ior tne teiepnone ana power companies were busily moving their lines farther Inland, to Three models of the car have been built and were recently dent; onitrated. i Vy The. new car has a wheelbaea of 60 compared with the 103 inch wheelbase of the smallest car now being produced in disunited States. Mr. Martin asserted tils method of wheel suspension eliminates rebound when the car travels over an uneven surface.

He ssid his invention will do SO miles on a gallon of gasoline. He declared he planned to have it shipped in a weather proof packing case with hinged, door which may be used as a garage, FAKIR? Mary Daiy, above, claims she Jumped from a plane 31.000 feet above Chicago and, with, the eid.of breeses and ft landed several hours, later at Louisiana. Mo, 279 hlles away. She says she was trying for the men's long distance parachute record. Others claim that she was seen boarding a train to and from Pajamas Adopted By Aerial Tourist As 'Sensible Garb' Bu Th Auoctaiti Prut ST.

LOUIS, Aug. orange pajamas, decorated with black and white dots; Ronald Daly, Oklahoma oil man, arrived here 'today from Tulsa by airplane; He announced he had started a pajama wearing alr tour of the country In the Interest of Tnore sensible clothes for He said he would make no special effort to espouse pajamas as proper clothes for but would continue to wear them. He expects to continue his air tour tomorrow, circling over the west and. then to the east coast. i keep them, from being swallowed bt the advancing riven Jt was? creeping closer, too, to the town Tlself.

At the point where it Is now only 300 yards away from the nearest lianks crumbled, slowly but' Ominously. i'V Today the river cerr jtiL most severe aAack on quarter mlle front south of town and nearthe highway. But nowhere along the Lmlle nd a half which hu been aw tacked, did property wner feel are j. OFfLOi'JAflL' TRIED TO EXTORF R. Debarred fot Activities, jn Kansas City Arrested After Fight In Office: FIANCEE POSTS $10,000 BOND FOR ACCUSED MAN Physician 1 Throwt Marked Money Out of Wlnrjow At Officer.

Close jn On Hirn After 'DeaNa Made lUrMmlt trot KAN8A8 CITY, Aug. 3 Ar LARGESUi ralgned on a charge of blackmail In connection with an alleged au tempt to extort money from another r. de barred Kansas. City physician to night was1 at liberts Under a 10J0 bond raised by his1 fiancee, VA'i Florence' Davis, The rrst xs made on the complaint of A. Beard, i charged that Horton tj extort gioco from htm.

TKxitor Eord vas ate from tie him nother i mall a.W;i!;:L 1 nished marked n. been used. by Doctor Xt tj I. i la trap set for Doctor Horton, Investigator for page said Horton accepted the money tendered by Doctor Beard. When four of tifisrs closed In on Doctor Horioa he threw the money oat a'vrtnrinw where li wu recovered br other waiting officers, ft was charged.

fc FIANCEE PROTEST I 11 1 A Qght preceded the physician's arrest. Miss Florence Davis, in the office With Doctor Horton, protested. his arrested. She laid she was the daughter of Judge Arch of Mo and engaged to th doctor. The.yeung froman entered de.

nkt of any attempt "or knowledge of blackmail or extortion. JHorton' denied any blackmail In tent. He said the money was given to him to be used in hi fight for the reinstatement his licence is Missouri. His home fprmerly was at I RAIL HANDS KILLED KANKAKEE. AugJ (AP Five New York Central section hands were killed, today, when they were1.

struck by a locomotlye while repairing tracks of the compana line near here, 34 t'tU ToNT mint. UAIOUICM 4 0M Tm en Nr A i i I. i i.