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C., THURSDAY, THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. 6. 0. P. MAJORITY N SENATE FIALE Hoover Shown That He Can- not Count With Certainty on Support. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. The shade of “Fighting Bob” be- gtrides the scene in the United States Senate. The self-same bloc of Re- publican Progressives who, under the | ieadership of the late Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin, played ducks and drakes with G. O. P. administra- | tion policies nas come to life again to plague President Hoover. Thirteen of them—ominous total— | through coalition with 34 Democrats | yesterday brought about the defeat of the Hoover administration in its first | trial of strength with Congress. The Senate'’s refusal to strike out the de- benture plan from the McNary farm bill, as desired by the White House, means that the President’s “majority” in the Upper Housz is not only a paper majority, but a tissue paper one. It reveals itself as unreliable for Hoover administration purposes as were the Republican majorities in the Senate throughout the Harding and Coolidge administrations. Counting Vare of Pennsylvania (not yet seated) there are 56 Republicans on the Senate roll, compared to 39 Democrats and 1 Farm- er-Labor member [Shipstead of Min- nesota). But events of May 8 show that this apparent majority of 15 or 16 over all is but a fleeting shadow. Most Backed La Follette. With the exception of the three men ‘who were not in the Senate in “Fight- ing Bob's” day, his son and successor, | “Young Bob” La Follette, Blaine of | | Wisconsin and_Nye of North Da-| kota—the whole pro-debenture Re- publican group fought under the old | Progressive _leader'’s banners. ‘The | names of Borah, Ilaho; Brookhart, Jowa; Prazier, North Dakota; Howell, Nebraska: Johnson, California; Mc- Master, South Dakota; Norbeck, South Dakota; Norris, Nebraska; Pine, Okla- homa, and Schall, Minnesota, read pre- cisely, and in the order named, like ‘t,hc roster of the original LaFollette loc. It is made up, for the most part. of the men who either rallied to La Fol- lette’s third party movement in 1924, or who fought under his leadership against regular Republican in Congress. It includes several of the men who were officially read out of the G. O. P. for their insurgency and deprived of committee and other honors in the Senate. They were reinstated last year, and even rewarded with chairmanships, partially with a view to 1928 campaign exigencies. Now, at their first oppor- tunity, they have once again asserted their independence and refusal to sub- mit to the crack of any Republican party whip. The future possibilities thus opened up are disquieting in the extreme, from the Hoover administra- tion’s standpoint. Borah as Independent. ‘With the exception of Senators Nor- ¥is, Blaine and La Follette, the deben- ture-plan insurgents all.supported the Hoover and Curtis ticket and the G. ©. P. platform in 1928. None of them, of course, supported them with greater zeal or more effectiveness than Senator Borah of Idaho. Borah undoubtedly Tesents the suggestion that because he deserted Hoover on the debenture plan he is to be catalogued from on as #n anti-administrationist. On the contrary, it is just as likely as not that tomorrow, or next week, on some dssue wholly unrelated to ure, but on which the White House’s heart amight be set. Borah would be found in the van of the President’s supporters. The Idahoan is like that. He told the voters of his State as much the last time they sent him to the Senate—in 1924. In s manifesto which aroused national attention, Borah said to Idaho, in effect, this: “I am honored to be one of your two United States Senators. I am a Republican. But I do not, and never will, wear a party collar and t';'u; now don’t @ total poll of 125,000, Borah received Sbout what e 1;]:« e I Wasningtm sbout wi ases n, and he pleases to support Republican measures some E What the farm-debenture defeat means for President Hoover is that he and his Senate leader, Senator “Jim” ‘Watson of Indiana, have got to go gun- ming for & majority for Republican —_— e SPECIAL NOTICES. 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The President op- | posed the debenture flatly in a letter which he sent to the Senate committee | on agriculture just before it reported the farm bill containing debenture to the Senate. The President’s denuncia- | tion of the debenture plan was a signal for a division over the plan on party lines, so far as the Democrats were con- cerned. They held a party caucus and | discussed the matter from every angle. In the end, all except four Democratic Senators were aligned for the deben- ture, although some of them, like Sena- tor Copeland of New York, “held their noses” when they voted for it. The vote in the Senate yesterday, coming on a motion by Senator Watson, Republican leader, to strike debenture {from the bill, stood 44 for the motion and 47 against. Forty-two Republican Senators voted against debenture and two Democrats did the same. Thirty- four Democrats and thirteen Republi- cans voted for debenture. Two Demo- crats were paired against debenture and one Democrat and one Farmer- Labor Senator were paired in favor of it. A complete record of the sentiment of the Senate, therefore, was obtained, showing 49 Senators in favor of deben- ture and 46 against it. There is one vacancy in the Senate from Pennsyl- | ania, Senator-elect Vare never having | been seated. i Borah Favored Plan. ‘The 13 Republican Senators who | voted for debenture and against the | recommendations of the President yes- | terday were: B'aine, Borah, Brookhart, Frazier, Howell, Johnson, La Follette, McMaster, Norbeck, Norris, Nye, Pine and Schall. The two Democrats who voted against debenture and the two were paired against it were Senators Ransdell of Louisiana, and Wagner of New York, and Senators King of Utah and Walsh of Massachusetts. Even had not these two Democratic opponents of debenture not agreed to " with Senators Kendrick of Wyol g, and Shipstead of Minnesota. the vote would still have been short of a tie and a possible vic- tory by the ministration with the support of Vice President Curlis under such circumstances. The effect of the flat turn down by the Senate of President Hoover in this first important vote since the beginning | of the special session may have its bear- | ing on future legislative battles. Re- publican insurgents and Democrats alike insist there has been coalition between the two groups established—except in support of debenture. But the fact that the two groups have banded to- gether to overthrow the administration forces in this case makes it easier, it is said, for them to.do the same thing in the future. A great battle is ex- pected in the Senate over the tariff bill. The desire of President Hoover has been to limit the revision. All kinds of coalitions may develop when it comes to voting on the various schedules. Here again there may be danger to the administration’s_pians from a recal- citrant Senate. It is obviously too urg, however, to predict just what the atti- tude of these groups will be toward the :rw.n:r that they will find it possible unite. Fight May Be Renewed. In some quarters the President was ecriticised for coming out against the debenture as he did, on the ground that it merely tended to solidify Democratic opposition to him in this fight. In others it was pointed out that had he not come out against debenture a num- ber of Republicans who did support him might have been found voting for de- benture. There was a disposition in still other quarters to criticise the President {;: ::t announcing his opposition to first called on him k the plan. It is doubtful, however, that the result yesterday would have been changed materially had he done so. 1t the House should decline to receive the debenture amendment from the Senate on constitutional the debenture is finally House, the fight over it is likely to be renewed in connection with the tariff bill. Several of the Senators supporting debenture, among them Senator Borah, have held that it should properly be considered in connection with the tariff anyway. . ‘The Senate had the farm bill before it today for further consideration. Now that the debenture plan is out of the way it is expected that. the measure will be completed today or tomorrow A |and sent to the House. A number of proposed amendments are still to be considered, however, among them one offered by Senator Copeland of New York, Democrat, to eliminate from the operation of the bill fruits and vege-! tables. Senator Jones of Washington remained in the Senate yesterday to cast his vote against debenture, although he was taken ill. TAKOMA PARK WOMEN ASK ABOUT MILK CUT The District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs has been peti- tioned by the Takoma Park Women's Club to institute an inquiry to learn if it is the purpose of milk producers and distributors to reduce the retail price during the Summer. The reso- lution pointed out that this has been production and transportation of milk is less in Summer than in Winter. ‘The resolution, offered by Mrs. Mary L. White, further sought an explana- tion on the part of dealers in the event they have not planned-to give house- holders the benegt of a reduced price this Summer. A copy of the paper was sent various civic organizations of Ta- koma Park, Maryland and Wasl Women’s Clubs. FOR THE SMALL ! HOME OF BUNGALOW Phone Potomac 2048 for a list of Washington “0il Heat- DOMESTIC SERVICE CORPORATION PHOR P staff that the Hoover administration is customary in the past, since the cost of | newspapers. as well as the Federation of | (STOLD BY SOUCEK| Plane Left Ceiling .in Wild| Spin, Says Record- Breaker of Navy. (Continued From First Page.) mocred in the Potomac at Quantico, Va. But that was just a glance over the side. My eyes belonged on the instru- | ments in the cockpit. They needed more eyes and hands than I have. We were at 12,000 feet. Time to turn on the oxygen, ever so slightly; not that | I needed it, but Dr. Sears says 1t is best. I wanted to conserve all my strength for | the long pull up above. I could do this | by using the oxygen at the earlier stages | of the flight where the air still has enough oxygen to sustain life. By that time the ever widening circles of my flight were 15 miles in diameter. Up to 15,000 Feet. We were up to 15,000 feet. A strong southwest wind developed at this alti- tude, fully 70 miles an hour. Too strong to permit me to maintain the circles I had planned. The wind blew as fast as the plane up in this level. ‘The best thing to do was to stick my nose up into the wind and let both the wind and the motor lift us. So we climbed up into the wind, staying over the same spot, apparently right over the Arlington Methorial. We were climbing now at a little steeper angle. I pulled back the stick w get up faster. ‘The air speed indicator showed we were traveling at 75 miles an hour. I was supposed to slow down the speed 1 mile for each 1,000 feet of climb. We would be going just as fast, but the air, as it grew rarer, flowing through the venture tube to the air speed indicator, does not actuate the indicator as much as down on the ground. Begins to Feel the Cold. My radius of vision began to in- crease. The clear day enabled me to see a horizon 50 miles away. We were at 20,000 feet. I began to feel the cold air around my eyes, The temperature fell rapidly, so I put on my goggles to prevent the Pos- sibility of freezing my eyes and eyelids. The plans kept its steady climb into the wind, on up to 30,000 feet. The appearance of the earth "below was much the same as at 20,000 feet, Things began to go harder. The engine began to show signs of needing more air. The dial which shows en- gine revolutions dropped from the nor- mal 2,000 revolutions a minute to 1.700. We couldn't go much higher without more air in the engine. The air was too rare. It was time to close the supercharger valve, deflecting the air into the car- buretor, reproducing the conditions on the ground. The Wasp picked up at once, the engine revolutions going back to normal. The old ship climbed again at a better rate, but still much slower than down below. Opens Oxygen Valve Wider. All the time I had been opening up the oxygen valves wider and wider. Breathing became more difficult. I felt a little bit weak and very tired, as if I had not slept for days. ‘Was the signal again—I needed more oxygen. Time, too, to supercharge the gas tank. The gas pressure got lower. I needed that gas in the engine. Still we climbed. We were at 37,000 feet, where the trouble . ‘Though we were headed westward and making probably 60 miles an hour, the wind was too strong for us. It was carrying us backward, slowly. At this same speed we would be making 90 miles an hour on the ground. I didn’t feel the cold, but I realized that it was getting very cold. My shoulder was tired from the strain of pushing on the supercharger valve. I tried a turn to keep the bend in the Potomac at Washin; in view, but it was hard work. The light oll which lubricates the controls—the _ailerons, elevator and rudder—had frozen, and it was all I could do to move that stick. Battle Begins in Earnest. ‘Then came the tough part. The bat- tle began in earnest. However, every- thing went so successfully that far I had visions of climbing to at least 42,000 feet on my altimeter. It looked within my grasp. From then on I was | too busy to look out sgain. I needed my bearings, too. I could still see the Potomac’s bend at Washington, but the Naval Air Station had disappeared. - ish ‘The Capital was a blur on the too small to it me to buildings. I could see the fine, parallel lines of streets. Hains Point stood out like a tiny pickle. L North of me I could see the head of Chesapeake Bay and the fine line which indicated the course of the Susque- hanna River. South I could see down the bay to where it joined the Atlantic at Hampton . __The Potomac wasn't big any more. The country be- low looked like nothing but a crazy quilt of tan and green tches, with the fine line of the river like a tear in the cloth. ‘The bay and rivers are fine points of reference when you are so high above the earth. The sun was almost over- head, its rays silvering the water. To the westward a haze was beginning to obscure the mountains, but I could fol- low the course of the Potomac almost to_Harpers Ferry. The view was beautiful, fascinating, but I had to get back to work. If I could get 5,000 feet more there would be no doubt of establishing a new rec- ord. But my optimism didn't last long. Has to Remove Goggles. Several things happened simultane- ously. In the first place the altimeter came across my eyes. I recognized the frost slowly beginning to form on the glass of my goggles. There was no use trying to wipe it off. I couldn’t touch the inside of the glass where the frost was. I hoped it would clear up, but in- stead of clearing it grew steadily heavier. had_to_rely upon the tin: les BATTERIES e RENTED NG CARL NCORPORATE \ | ALSO TOUJOURS MO! - FEMME DUYJOUR seemed to stick at 38,000 feet. A cloud| MAY 9, 1929. « 3 bored in the glass. I was not entirely without use of my eyes, although my vision was restricted; so much so that it was impossible to see the horizon or to view the jnstruments closely. I didn't want to remove the goggles, but I had . I pushed them up on my forehead. I was beginning to get pretty weak. I needed more oxygen and opened the emergency valve, gulping down a good deep breath. I felt somewhat better, but we were not_climbing very fast. I had to put my head down in the cockpit behind the cowling. My eyes were freezing and very painful. My right hand was be- ginning to get cold from holding the frigid_stick. although the rest of my| body was warm. To return to the field then would have been a failure. The ll(lme(n” seemed to be frozen. It seemed to be sticking at 39,000 feet. Gets Up to 40,000 Feet. 1 increased the angle of climb slightly. That did not seem to help a great deal The time passed like hours before I push~d the altimeter up to 40,000 feet.| But I was not satisfled. I tried to climb | higher, My eyes were causing consid- erable trouble. so I pushed the goggles back dewn. I didn't want to injure them for a record. I bad to fly with my knees controlling the stick. My left hand was busy hold-I ing the supercharger throttle. Although the automatic spring which would pull | it closed and slow down the motor if T fell unconscious was not heavy, it seemed as if it were a heavy weight. I held my_ goggles with my right hand like a lady with her lorgnette. In that way I broke the wind and got an occasional glimpse about. Still we did not climb. I pretty impatient and weak. strange dizziness, anticipated but never- theless annoying. I let the oxygen flow continually through the emergency tube to be sure I did not faint for lack of it. The plane already was wavering as if it could go no higher. But I was determined to force it up at any cost. | I stuck the nose higher. That was not wise, I soon learned. Almost before I realized it the nose whipped over and we fell crazily in a spin. That was the plane's peak. We could go no higher. Drops 2,000 Feet in Spin. Well. what of it, T thought; let her spin: that lazy feeling is comfortable. I let go the throttle of the super- charger. The motor slowed down to idling speed. The air was so light and the controls so tightly frozen that we fell 2,000 feet before I worked out of the spin. I spiraled down in great circles, slowly, so there would be no il effects to plane or pilot from the descent. My ears, though, ached from the growing pressure. ‘The fleld came into sight. The job was nearly done. I circled a few times and then slipped down through the gully into the field. The men who have helped me came to greet me. I climbed out again after an hour and 24 minutes in the air. It was worth it. I felt fine. ‘The men at the station congratulated me. But I told them it could not have been done without their help, for it required the work of many men to make the flight possible, the ap- proval and aid of Rear Admiral Willlam A. MofTett, the chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics; of Comdr. James M. Shoemaker, chief of the engine section, and Lieut. Moore and Fliedner, the engine expert, his aldes; of Lieut. Comdr. J. R. Poppen of the Medical School, of Dr. Sears and of Lieut. Comdr. D. C. Watson and Lieut. J. J. Clark of the naval air station. All helped and without them the flight coild not have been made. (Copyright, 1929. All Rights Reserved.) CHURCH CAR STOLEN. Episcopal City Mission Auto Taken at Headquarters. An automobile, with the inscription “Episcopal City Mission” in letters 3 inches high on both sides, was stolen from in front of the mission headquar- ters, 1329 K street, last night, Rev. George ' Dow of the mission staff told police. Rev. 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Should caliberation by the Bureau of | Standards of the barographs which he carried to an indicated height of 40,- 000 feet yesterday prove that he has failed to break the world altitude record of 38418 feet, Lieut. Apollo Soucek of the engine section, Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, will repeat his attempt on the first clear day, he announced this morning. Lieut. Soucek, who risked his eyes to reach a reading of 40,000 feet on his al- timeter, said he is prepared for disap- pointment in the final checking of the barographs. There is an element of error which has been found to run as high as 4 per cent either way in ordi- nary altimeter readings at great heights, Bureau of Standards tests show, and if Lieut. Soucek’s altimeter should prove to be this far in error above the true altitude, the present record, held by Lieut. C. C. Champion, U. 8. N., will re- main as the official record. “If the barograph reading shows that I have failed to break the record,” Lieut. Soucek sald, “I will try again, perhaps before the end of this week, and keep on trying until I succeed or know that it is impossible for the plane to go any higher.” Two Barographs in Plane. ‘Two barographs, placed in the plane by the Bureau of Standards and the National - Aerofiautical Association in accordance with rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale governing world record flights, are being calibrat- ed today at the Bureau of Standards by H. R. Henricksen. Mr. Henricksen said the mechanical work probably would be completed today, but that, owing to the formalities which must be observed if the record is to become offi- cial. no official announcement can be made before tomorrow and it may be Saturday before it can be said positively whether Lieut. Soucek has passed Lieut. Champion’s record. ‘While Lieut. Soucek’s greatest diffi- culty during the flight was formation of ice on his goggles, which blinded him and forced him to bare his eyes to a temperature of 65 degrees below zero, the goggles he used were found to be a great improvement over those he used on his first attempt last month. The goggles, prepared under direction of Comdr, Frederick Ceres, Navy Medi- cal Corps, flight surgeon at the Ana- costia station. were provided with six “breather” holes in each lens to permit the escape of moisture which might frost the glass and at the same time afford the maximum protection to the eye. The goggles then were coated with a molsture-shedding solution obtained by Aviation Chief Machinist’s Mate W. H. Scott. Goggles Frozen Near Top. ‘These goggles caused no trouble until within 2,000 feet of the top of his climb, when they began to mist over and a coating of ice formed, Lieut. Soucek said. He finally was forced to raise them in order to see. On his previous attempt he was forced down by ice on his gng:leu after reaching a height of approximately 32,000 feet. While Lieut. Soucek was in the air yesterday his brother, Lieut. Zeus Soucek, on duty at the Philadelphia naval air- craft factory, flew in from Philadelphia with & r of electrically heated goggles which he had designed and made the day before. From his rough 1 a pair_will be made under the di of Comdr. Ceres for official tests. A small battery is used to heat a coil of Good Evening, Ladies Let us clean your rugs and carpets, and send them back so your friends will think they are— NEW RUGS We make them bright, we do them right. SANITARY CARPET & RUG CLEANING CO. Acme Renovators ROBT. LEE PYLE ‘i . 106 Indiana Ave. N.W. | aatn { 3201 3257 Main { 291 resistance wire which is to be built into each lens. Lieut. Soucek’s flight yesterday proved | that layer upon layer of clothing is not necessary to keep & man warm in_the extreme cold of the upper air. While previous altitude fiyers have worn all the clothing they could wrap around them and still move, Lieut. Soucek wore only a fur-lined flying suit. Fur-lined boots and a fur-lined helmet and gloves | completed the equipment. He reported | that while he was able to sense the ex- | treme cold, he was perfectly comfortable. | His outfit was planned in accordance with the suggestion of Comdr. Ceres as | the closest approach to the clothing of | the Eskimos who endure extreme Artic cold. | Plane’s Motor Overhauled. Except for a routine motor overhaul, | nothing was done to the altitude plane | used by Lieut. Soucek at the Naval Air | Station tod: e overhaul was made | under direction of Aviation Chief Ma- ' chinist'’s Mate Charles Kidder, who has been in charge of the mechanical care of the machine. Lieut. Soucek was born at Lamont, Okla., February 24, 1897, and was grad- uvated from the United States Naval Academy in June, 1921. He served aboard the battleship Mississippi in various capacities until February, 1924, when he was assigned to temporary duty | as a student naval aviator at Pensacola. Fla. He completed the course and be-| came a naval aviator in August, 1924. In‘ December of that year he was assigned | to duty in a Navy squadron at San| Diego and after one month there went | aboard the U. S. 8. Maryland as junior | aviation officer, serving there for more | than two years. | He was transferred to duty at the| naval aircraft factory, Philadelphia, in May, 1927, and & month later was or- dered to the engine section of the Bu- reau of Aeronautics in this city. He holds service membership in the Penn Athletic Club, Philadelphia, and the Racquet Club here. His next of kin is| hl:]{alher, John G. Soucek of Medford, a. {4-YEAR-OLD CHILD DIES OF ACCIDENTAL SHOT| Recelved Charge From Shotgun in Face as He Was Climbing Steps at His Home. By the Assoclated Pri 1 COLUMBIA, 8. 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Main 4600 Will Rogers PHILADELPHIA. — The disarma- ‘ment conference in Geneva quit just at the only time when it was about to agree. Now they will go home and study on it and return with their usual prop- ositions. France will want Eng- land to sink their navy. England will agree to France sinking their army. Both will want Ger- many to sink her Temem brances, and all three agree on Italy sinking Musso- lini. Asking Eu- rope to disarm is like asking a man in Chicago to give up his life insurance. We can preach “good will,” but if we lived in Europe we would be in war before we got our grip unpacked. While we are having Washington days and Lincoln days, lets have a “Thank the Atlantic Ocean day.” Dr. Simmons to Speak. Dr. Arthur H. Simmons, president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society, will de- liver a lecture on “Child Tuberculosis™ before a meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association of the Toner Health School, Twenty-fourth and N streets, at 8:30 o'clock tonight. 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