U.S.3. HOUSTON 
Evening Press News 
3 August 1938 
PRESS RELEASE (Cont'd) 
II I I l I I II H Will 
Professor Waldo L. Schmitt of tho Smithsonian Institute 
continued his investigations and explorations of Cocos Island 
today. Before the Houston left enrouto to Balboa he reported 
discovery and possession of an undescribed specie of palm long 
desired by the Institute for scientific stud3^ and description 
and for propagation. He pointed out that some of the most 
interesting -and important species of palms known to botanists 
and horticulturists have been discovered on small islands. 
He described the new discovery as: ” Thll , slender and stately; 
resembling 
with a graceful crown of loaves; different, but more closely/ 
the Royal Palm than any other well known specie. 
NATIONAL NEWS 
Sioux Falls, S.D.: 
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Police flashed a nationwide alarm today for Andrew Riska, 
wanted for questioning in the slaying of Bettj 7 ' Schnaidt. The 
17 year old girl disappeared from Sioux Falls last Thursday. 
Her body was found Saturday night near St. Charles. She was 
believed to have been kidnapped. Police said laundry marks 
on clothing left in an abandoned car near the scene of the 
crime linked Riska with tho slaying. Authorities believe that 
Andrew Riska m&3 r be an alias used by an Earl Young, who broke 
-3 ail in Lebanon, Pa., last May. 
Chicago : 
Girls under 21 years of age found those famous swinging 
doors swinging but one way in Chicago todaj 7- and that was out. 
An ordinance has been, brought before the city council to boost 
the age of all feminine patrons of taverns from 18 to 21 years 
of ago. The new ordinance will come up to a vote tomorrow. 
The state law required that women who imbibe must be at least 
18 when they drink in taverns but the city fathers think it is 
a good idea to limit the drinking to women of voting age. 
Manila : 
Tho Army Transport Meigs gave uo its five day search today 
for the missing Hawaii Clipper. The Meigs was the first ship 
to reach the scone When the transpacific plane and 15 passengers 
were reported missing, 500 miles south of Manila last Friday 
night. Ton Navy vessels still continued today the apparently 
hopeless search. 
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