Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1929, Page 4

A —————— e —————— e ) RUSSIAN FLIERS | .~ REACHU. S. SO Land of the Soviet Lands in Aleutian Istands, Fight- ing Weather. By the Assoclated Press. MOSCOW, September 21.—The Rus- slan plane Land of the Soviets was reported by che Soviet News Agency ‘Tass, to have landed early this morning on Attu Island. the extreme West of American territory in the Aleutian Islands. The agency reported that the plane left Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, en route to New York last night and covered the 750 miles to Attu Island by way of Bering Strait at an average speed of 112 miles an hour. A violent storm raged while the flight was in progress. Dutch Harbor Next Stop. ‘The next stop planned is at Dutch Harbor (Unalaska), whence the plane will proceed to Seward, Sitka and Seat- tle, The crew of the plane consists of pilot, S. A. Shestakov; second pilot, P. E. Bolotov; navigator, 8. V. Ster- lingov, and mechanic, D. V. Fufaey. ‘The Russian airmen ploughed through thick banks of hail, rain, snow and fog, on their flight across the Bering Straits, the only favorable factor being that it was almost constant daylight enabling the flyers to proceed on a di- rect line, Natives of Island Flee. ‘The great chain of the Aleutian Islands was sighted after the flyers were five hours out and Comdr. Shestakov decided to land on Attu Island. Ac- cord to brief wireless dispatches from T plane, the natives of ‘e, island at first fled when they saw the big machine in the sky hovering over the island, but later returned to their dwellings when the plane descended. Upon being reassured that the unex- pected Russian visitors were not hos- tile, the natives welcomed the airmen heartily and placed all their slender resources and supply of food at their disposal. After resting here for a day or two and priming their machine for the ad- ditional 3,500-odd miles which still face them, the four flyers will proceed over the rtest of the Aleutian islands and head for Sitka. HOTEL GREETERS IN SESSION HERE ‘Washington's Attractions to Vis- itors Pointed Out in Speaker's Address. Washington is a particularly pleasant city to visit, because the people of the United States feel a proprietory interest in its public buildings and parks. This was pointed out yesterday after- noon to the Middle Atlantic Associa- tion, Hotel Greeters of America, by Jefferson L. Ford, jr., president of the District Hotel Association. ‘The Hotel Greeters opened a two-day | conference at the Willard Hotel and Mr. Ford, who is also president and | managing director of the Colonial Hotel, made the address of welcome. The meeting, which closes with a ban- quet at 7:30 tonight followed by a dance, is being presided oyer by Henry M. Scharf, president of the convention and manager of the Hotel Gettysburg at Gettysburg, Pa. .- ‘The program today was featured b & formal luncheon at the Raleigh Hotel, x\ile the final business session was ing held this afternoon at the Wil- lard. Ladies attending the meeting were being entertained this afternoon at a card party at the Hamilton Hotel, Other ‘addresses of welcome ~were made at the opening yesterday by Commissioner Dougherty; = Laurence Mills, secretary. of the Washington Hotel Association; Frank 8. Hight, managing director fo the Willard, Hugh F. Nea- son, manager of the Annapolis and president of - the: Washington - Chapter, Hotel Greeters. A "dinner dance was held last night at the Carlton. Mr. Neason is general chairman of the convention. Weston B. Jones, treas- urer of the Willard Hotel, is. chairman of the entertainment committee. As- sisting Mr, Jones are C. W. Johns, manager of the Grafton Hotel; Robert D. Mills, assistant manager of the Con- tinental, and C. A. Abbey, proprietor of the Princess Anne Hotel of Pred- ericksburg, Va. A. Chester Brown is in charge of transportation and Rexford L. Holmes is director of publicity. J. Boyd Henri, assistant general manager of the Maddux Hotels, is chairman of ‘badges and printing, assisted by W. C. Ruff, manager of the Park Lane Apart ment ‘Hotel, and Houston R. Harper, proprietor of the Houston Hotel and secretary of the District of Columbia Hotel ‘Association. G. Steuart Bingham, auditor of the Annapolis, and Aaron J. Pritz, manager of the McReynolds Apartment Hotel, are, respectively, the chairman of registration and housing for the convention delegates. SEATTLE CAF.'ITAL|ST DIES SEATTLE, Wash., September 21 (®). ~—Hervey ' Lindley, 75, Seattle capital- ist and well known Republican leader in California during the last decade of the nineteenth century, died at his home here yesterday. He was chairman of the California delegation to the national Republican convention, which nominated William McKinley for President. TODAY'S AMUSEMENTS, National—“The Front Page” melo- dramatic farce, at,2:20 and 8:20 p.m. Belasco—“Cgndle Light,” comedy, at 2:30 and 8:30;pm> z * Gayety — “Kuddling . Kuties,” lesque, at 2:15°and 8:15 pm. Poli’s—“Jango,” Jungle film, 2:30 and 8:30 pm. Fox—*"Salute,” continuous from noon to 11 pm. Palace—“Jealousy.” at 11:10 1:15, 3:30, 5:50, 8 and 10:10 p.m. Earle—“The Lady Lies.”. Schedule ot available. Columbia—"The Dance of Life” at 10:45 am., 12:50, 3, 5:10, 7:20 and 9:30 pm. Rialto—“The Drake Case,” at 11:55 am, 2, 4, 5:50, 7:45 and 9:40 p.m. ‘Metropolitan—*Gold Diggers of Broad- way,” at 11:20 am, 1:20, 3:20, 5:20, %:20 and 9:20 p.m. [ Little—“The Constant Nymph,” at 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:25 and 9:30 p.m. Ambassador—*The River of Romance,” @b 2:20, 4:10, 6, 7:55 and 9:45 p.m. Tivoli—“Two Weeks Off,” at 2, 3:50, B:45, 7:35 and 9:30 pm. Central—“From Headquarters,” con- tinuous from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Ash Cans Furnace Tools ‘FRIES, BEALL & SHARP {734 10th St. NW. Natl. 1964 bur- m., T GEN. PEDRO BETANCOURT. RECEPTION HONORS GEN. BETANCOURT Oldest Surviving Commander of Cuban Independence War Guest at Embassy. A reception in honor of Gen. Pedro Setancourt, oldest surviving general of the Cuban War for Independence, was held yesterday afternon at the Cuban embassy by Dr. Jose T. Baron, charge d'affaires, and the local units of the Spanish War Veterans. Veterans and guests were welcomed by Dr. Baron and presented to Gen. Betancourt, who in turn, was welcomed to this city by Col. Rice W. Means, past commander-in-chief of the organiza- tion, and former Senator from Colorado. Past Department Comdr. James E. Maynard of the Spanish War Veterans was master of ceremonies. Col. Means extended the good wishes of the vet- erans to the ditsinguished guest and to_the President of Cuba. In response, Gen. Betancourt express- ed appreciation of the good fellowship manifested toward him at the recent encampment of the veterans at Den- ver, as well of the courtesies shqwn him here. Among the guests were: Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff of the Army; Senator Allen of Kansas, Sena- tor Brookhart of Iowa, Senator Brous- sard of Louisiana, Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans' Bu- reau; Dr. Manual Marquez-Sterling, Cuban Ambassador to Mexico; Col. Mig- leu Varona of Cuba, and Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director general, Pan American Union. ’ VISITOR WILL PREACH. Rev. E. L. Sharpe to Speak at H Street Christian Church. The minister at H Street Christian Church tomorrow will be Rev. E. L. Sharpe of Williamsport, Pa. His morning text will be “The Worst Disbelief in the World,” and at 8 p.m,, “Christ on Trial.” Falling 6 feet from a scaffold to the ground in London recently, Leonard Freeman, a laborer, was instantly killed. ELE == 1 FLELELE g g g g ELELELE —TeT e o 1 e gl =l =T=T~ = anniversary. UL TS =TT LAY BLICK/COALCO ONE OF OUR PIERCE ARROW FLEET OF TRUCKS s LINDBERGH LANDS AT PORT-APRINCE Covers 270 Miles in 2 Houré 34 Minutes, Reducing Esti-: mated Time 26 Minutes. By the Assoclated Press. . PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Septembe: 21 (By Pan-American Radio to Miamj). —Col. Charles A, Lindbergh, flying to South America, ianded at Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti, at.9:30 o'clock this morning, after taking off from Santiago, De Cuba, at 6:56 a.m. ‘The colonel, who is accompanied by his wife, covered the 270 miles in 2 hours 34 minutes, cutting 26 minutes from the time he had estimated it | would take him. He planned to leave for Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub- lic, after an hour's stop. The colonel thus far has covered 1,030 miles of his 7,000-mile tour. Santo Domingo Next Stop. From Port au Prince the voyage lies to Santo Domingo, capital city of the Dominican Republic, which should be reached shortly after noon. The party is scheduled to arrive in San Juan at 4 o'clock this afternoon. On Sun- day morning, changing to an amphib- ian plane, Lindbergh will take off for the flight over the Leeward and Wind- ward Islands to Paramaribo, Dutth Guiana, extending the United States air mail to that city. En route to Paramaribothe flying colonel has stops scheduled at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; St. John, An- tigua, Port Astrides, St. Lucia, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Georgetown, Brit- ish_Guiana. The airline from San Juan to Paramaribo is 1,350 miles, almost as far from Miami to San Juan. Lind- bergh should arrive at Paramaribo on September 24. Radio Brings Information. ‘Throughout the flight over the West | Indies the colonel’s plane, carrying & | radio operator, will be in touch with | the control station at Miami, Use- fulness of the radio in giving the plane constant weather information was dem- onstrated yesterday when the colonel was able to skirt squalls on radio advices. On leaving Miami the plane carried 1125 pounds of special mail for Eastern South America, but at San Juan an ad- ditional first-flight load will be picked up for the southern continent. PASS OVER MOUNTAINS. ABOARD COL. LINDBERGH'S PLANE EN ROUTE TO_ PORT AU | PRINCE, September 21 (By Radio to Miami).——We are heading over moun- tainous country this morning after leaving oSantiago De Cuba at 6:56 | o'clock for Port au Prince, the first stop on the second day of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's 7,000-mile flight to South America and around the Carib- ! bean Sea. The weather is clear. Pass Over Guantanamo Bay. At 7:45 am. we passed over Guan- tanamo Bay at 2,500 feet, leaving the Cuban coast and heading southeast over the sea toward Port au Prince, deviating somewhat from the regular route. We should reach Port au Prince, first stop the second day, about 10 a.m. Visibility hazy over water, but is clear- ing with rising sun. Col. Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh seem much re- freshed after a good night's sleep. Mrs. Lindbergh is dressed in a blue silk traveling dress. She wrote busily in her diary and studied a map of the route as the ship sailed aleng. She has ittle to say except that she is having vonderful time,” and Lindbergh re- quested she not be interviewed. We encountered head winds over the sea, MRRRRtRtRLRLRLALh ' Blick Coal Co. Sa No Delay in Delivery TAR, KANSAS CITY OPENS AIR CIRCUS TODAY Derby From Mexico City and: 500-Mile Race Feature Aviation Contests. By the Arsoclated Press, 'KANSAS CITY, September 21.—With scores of planes and lighter-than-air craft in the hangars of Kansas City airperts and a dozen ships convarging on Mexico City for a take-off tiere Monday on a 1,500-mile race to Kan- sas Cily, the International Air Circus opens here today, with a 500-mile race over a circular route through Kansas and Missourl featuring the day’s events. The circus will last nine days and will present an almost continuous round of racing, stunt flying and exhibitions by Army and civilian pllots. ° Entry lists for all events remained open until the start of the 500-mile race at 11 a. ‘With planes still landing and telegraphed entries being received before that hour, the committee in charge declined to estimate the num- ber of craft which will participate in the circus. The total, howcver, was expected to reach 200. Makers Show Planes. Virtually every manufacturer of planes and accessories in the country and makers of foreign models have their products on display in a building etect- ed for the purpose. ‘The Mexico City-to-Kansas City Der- by is the principal event of the circus. Twelve planes have been entered, and ! officials in charge said they expecied at least three more to take off fro the Mexican capital on the long trip | which will end here Thursday after- | noon. | Among _the entrants are Dale Jlrk-l son, St. Louis, co-holder of the rld endurance record; Mrs. Florence Love Barnes, San Marino, Calif.; Col. Art| Goebel, Kansas City, winner of the Dole flight to Hawali; Sydnor Hall, St. Lows; Don Walker, Kansas City, and five Cuban and two Mexican pilots. I Overnight control SLD%‘SI will be made at Brownsville, Tex.; ewoka, Okla., and Springfield, Mo. Five Stops in Race. Entrants in the 500-mile race, which | inaugurates the circus, will make stops | at Topeka, Kans., and Maryville, Kirks- ville, Columbia and Marshall, Mo. The fiyers will stop overnight in Maryville, finishing the race tomorrow afternoon. Paul A. Woodall, Kansas City pilot, announced he would make an attempt | tomorrow or Monday to better the ex- isting record of 13 minutes for upsid down flying. ‘The 16ih Observation Squadron of Fort Riley, Kans., will fly here daily for the races, returning to its base at night. Pilots of the squadron, with those of the 325th Pursuit Squadron, a | Kansas City Reserve Corps unit, will engage in formation maneuvers cver the city daily. | Permisison has been obtained from the Department of Commerce for p.lot to disregard the ordinary altitude mi mum of 1,500 feet for stunt flying, as- | suring crowds in a new grandstand of a close view of the exhibitions. 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