Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1929, Page 28

THE FEVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, 9 1929. D. €. THURSDAY, MAY BOMBERS SUCCEED INLANGLEY ATTACK Field Is Theoretically Biown to Bits in Army Air Maneuvers. | servation for sufficient time to permit | the theoretical attack. Each mi ! consisted of an’ attack plane and two accompanying planes, one of which was the pursuit type. Clouds aided the at- tackers, assisting in concealing the at- tacking ships driving toward Langley from their base at the Byrd airport, Richmond. Microphone detectors, | ficers said last night at Langley, failed to function with any degree of sucress and telephonic reports in the “alert not?’ scheme—observers placcd along | the line of flight—were conflicting and | were not received by defending officers ,in_time for protecting planes to inter- | cept the invaders, defense lines being 20 minutes’ flight fro mthe base. The efforts against Langley and thé plans of the defense there will be tested for two days, with possibility of some ission in the eight attacks of- | ! student, had been readirfg a novel, “Be | SEES SELF AS DRUNK, | SALESMAN ‘ENDS LIFE Former H:\r\nrd Student Believed Character in Friend's Novel Told of Him. By the Agtoclated Press CHICAGO, May 2.—Vernon T. Peters, 31, bond salesman and former Harvard yond the Jordan,” written by a college classmate graduate life at the Cambridge Insti- tution. . The name of one of the princi- pal characters was “Drunken Peters.” .| retroactive to April 1. and dealing with under- | RAIL WAGES RAISED. chrm:e Grnnted 2,000 Employes | of Denver & Rio Grande Western. SALT LAKE CITY, May 2 (®.—A | wage increase of from 3 to 5 cents per hour for approximately 2,000 employes of the Denver & Rio Grande Wester Railroad has been announced by L. M. Griffiths, general chairman of the As- | sociation of Mechanical Crafts, Helpers and Apprentices. The increass will be Mechanics will receive an increase of 5 cents on hour. unskilled mechanics 4 cents, and helpers 3 cents. HECKSCHER, 80, DONATES of Fonseca. They left Tlopango aero- | drome, San Salvador, in a bombmg plane at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday. Their desti- ‘ nation was San Jose, Costa Rica, but| s AUGUSTINE, Fla, May 2 (P).— | they were expected to refuel here. . The last word received of the fiyers| L. L. Zeigler, local business man and Lieut. Baron, Widely Known Cen-|was a report from La Union, Salvador, | owner of a fast pleasure yacht, reported hat the machine had been sighted | { toms officials yesterday that tral American Aviator, and Me- |} o customs officials yeste 4 > there headed for the Gulf. Bt hiesp oF owmaiars. oy, mirectissl| [for the missing machine, but found rr‘rdnpv of two boats cunmmng uqm‘ V. dental ciinis, playgrounds and Summer | camps.” MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May -:~‘nn”'“r‘?'ce ;3);“1’?" was widely known in Y”/T.:mzr! aldithe alleged threats were The nurseries and clinics will be | Lieut. Herman Baron and Belisario Sal- | Ccntral American aviation circles. made after rumors had circulated to the housed in one center, Mr. Heckscher | azar, a mechanic of the aircraft squad- | E | effect that his boat had been used by said, and it is expected that a half ron of the Republic of San Salvador,| Nearly 286000 dozens of eggs Were Government agents and that informa- dozen of these will be established in the disappeared on a flight Tuesday and exported from the United States last |tion as to the movement of the two {hree boroughs | are feared to have fallen into the Gulf | year. and Summer camps in the bol'nllgh<';7! SALVADOREAN FLYERS YACHTSMAN THREATENED Manhattan, Bronx and Breoklyn. DISAPPEAR ON FL|GHT\ previously had given $9,000,000 to 'h!' foundation. | —_— “My Achilles heel is my age—nor can I claim to be immune otherwise,” Mr. Heckscher said in nnnmmflng his nm By the Associated Press. | rum boats had come through him. By the Associated Press RICHMOND, Va., May 2.—Langley Field, Va., was theoretically blown to bits by attacking planes as eight suc- \cessful thrusts were made on tae point #om the skies. It was all but the “enemy” planes, condi- tions in their favor. rode the skies to victory and the defenders at Langley were more or less helpless in the theoretical onslaught. Maj. Hugh Kneer commanding the 2d Bombardment Group, staged the first bombing raid on Langley shortly before sunrise yésterday morning, his great Keystone Pirate eluding ob- C_ AN C_ AN C TN N LN N9 THRrRY A Rrinpow Or CoLor Peters’ body was found in his apart- ment today, the novel on the desk be- fore him and a revolver nearby. He is $4,000,0600 FOR CLINICS ||| thought to have shot himself in the be. lief that he s the prototype of Plnlmuhxopi-t valdes for Day; “Drunken Pete He came here a few years ago from Nurseries, Playgrounds and '(‘;fllfu_rlma and was living apart from his wife night fAying if the weather permits. 50c Certainteed Felt-Base Floor Covering (Pertect) Square 33c v Sold with a guarantee to give satls- factory wear. lLarge selection of few patterns in modernistic and_ conserve- tive effects and the popular Dutch tiles and carpet designs. Please bring room measurements, Third Floor Children’s 50c Waist-Attachment UNION SUITS tachment and double Also athletic suits, 26 to 34, 59c Misses’ Union Suits Pajama check athletic union sults with bloomer bottoms, 35c double seat, elastic insert and hem-. stitched top. Sizes 14 and 16. 3 for $1. Street Floor Globe-Trotting Girl Weds. NEW YORK, May 2 (#).—A ccsmo- politan experience has been that of Mi Amy Clifford Clapp of New York, now a princess of Italy, She was born in Berlin and attended school in Massa- chusetts, California, France and Italy Her civil marriage here to_Domenico Ruggero Rosso, twelth Prince of Cerami. Catania Sicily. i3 to be fol- lowed by a religious ceremony in his chateau. in_practice, with weather Camps for Children. Two-level strects with an elevated | NEW YORK, May 2.—August Heck- navement for pedestrians only, provid- scher, 80-year-old philanthropist, yi ing & thoroughfare on which the stores ' ferday announced that he had donated would have additional entrances and ' $4.000,000 to the Heckscher Foundation display windows, is planned asa method | for Children for the construction of of spoeding traffic in Paris. day nurseries, dental clinics, playgrounds DRESSES Newest Fashions at an Astonishing Low Price 14 to 20, 36 to 44 46 to 50 Fashions that bring a flash of Summertinge a month in advance—and values that crown the Anniversary Sale! These new and fascinating dresses are developed in the better weaves of crepe de chine, georgette, flat crepe, Can- ; ton crepe, crepe romaine and noveity printed crepe. A 5 | rainbow of colorful prints, combinations and plain shades. 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