Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1924, Page 20

KILL HIS FLEAS |6,000 KIWANIANS ~ | TRYOUT OF HELICOPTER |GROUNDED WARSHIP You can rid your dog (or cat) of tor- SERVICE and experte! MEN assure you really satisfactory serw fee. WASHING and polishing day and i migh CARS called for and delivered anywhere at any time. | EXPERIENCED mecbanics and lern equipment for re- pairing, rebullding and lu- brication. FILLING station available at all AT DENVER SESSION Importance of Farm to Nation’s Prosperity Subject of . First Address. BOLSHEVISM ALS0 TOPIC International President Delivers “Zero Hour” Speech. By the Amociated Press. DENVER, Col., June, 17.—Approxi- mately 6,000 delegates, representing virtually every club of the 1,250 in the United States and Canada, were here for the opening business session today of hte four-day convention of Kiwanis clubs. Carl J. Baer, manager of the de- velopment service bureau of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, and IN BRITAIN SUCCESSFUL Plane Hovers Ten to Fifteen Feet Above Ground for Several Minutes. The helicopter, built by Leuls Bren- nan, the English inventor, for the air ministry had & successful tryout yester- day morning. The plane hovered at a height of from ten to fifteen feet above the ground for several min- utes, according to unofficial reports of the test. Elaborate precautions had been taken to keep the trial secret, part of the airdrome being screened. A thorough search was made outside for sples. The test was witnessed by only a half dozen experts. It is said the helicopter behaved perfectly; that it rose gracefully and, after staying aloft for several minutes, easily was brought to earth. No attempts were made to fly horizontally. Some ad- justments are to be made in the ma- Chine and another trial of it is to be made later in rougher weather than TO RESUME VOYAGE West Virginia Ready to Weigh * Anchor After Slight Damage at Norfolk. NORFOLK, Va., June 17.—Delayed by grounding on a mud-bank after leaving Hampton Roads for France yesterday, with the Navy contingent of the American Olympio team aboard, the, battleship West Virginia was really to weigh anchor agaip early today after repairs of minor dam- ages. The battleship grounded in a dredge channel early yesterday dur- ing a he rainstorm and remained TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1924 tugs and mine sweepers could pull her - Ts Tast Lynn Haven Roads for repal: when she was floated. . In a message to the Navy Depart- ment late yesterday from the battle- ship, it was stated: “West Virginia lost tower in dredge channel when proceeding to sea from Hampton Roads about 1 pm. Lying easily on northern edge of channel, thres mine sweepers alongside and navy yard sending tugs. Expect to haul off as soon as they arrive. High water be- tween 7 and § o'clock. “One condenser head cracked. Ra- pairs can be effected at Hampton Roads. Require services of navy yard men. 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