Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1929, Page 23

SKY TOORS SEEN BY FLYING BARON Young German’s Feat Re- garded as One of Year’s Aerial Classics. One of the aviation classics of 1929 has been written by a modest young German amateur pilot who the rachi i.;‘ the terminus for transport lines irope. In Siam, however, he found the most intense interest in aviation, with many civilian and military planes in opera- tion. Here he made a brief stay, de- parting the richer by one Persian cat and a good deal of experience. He con- tinued up the Pacific coast to Hongkong, where he was earnestly advised against attempting to fly farther because of the dangerous condition of the country and the lack of any sort of facilities for servicing or repairing his plane. He put the plane aboard a steamer, and went to Japan. landing at Yoko- hama. Up to this time the idea of a world flight had not entered his mind. he said. decided to continue on around the globe, and shipped at Tokio for San Francisco. While in Japan, however, he | THE EVENING months ago, he began a leisurely trip across the Nation, going into Mexico first for a long trip down the Southern California peninsula. At Sweetwater, ‘Tex., his piane was in trouble for the first'time when he was caught in a vio- lent storm while landing. He escaped with a crumpled wing tip, which was | repaired within a few days. At El Paso, however, he was held for | nearly two months as a result of the taxicab accident. He was severely cut about the head and face and suffered | ther injuries which kept him abed six ' weeks, Meets Cowboy Artist. While in the hospital he met Oscar H. Strobel, jr., cowboy artist, and warm friendship sprang up between the two. | The baron bought one of Strobel's pic- STAR. tures and then sponsored an exhibition s friend’s paintings, which resulted in the Texan receiving a Berlin schola ship and a trip to Europe. ‘While on his way to Europe a week | ago Strobel broke into the front pages | on the train pulling into New York and | in_securities. hospital at El Paso. sented by John Eichelberger, “Horned Toad King."” | His trip across the United States w: more or less a triumphal procession. man not a little. He made his New York entry through a fog so dense that no one glse was in the air, and so es- caped mich adulation. So thick was| the fog that he was forced to fly do WASHINGTON. D. C. | the Hudson River a few feet above the surface in order to see his way at all. Visits Capital City. He paid a briet visit to the Nationa1 | ked up the wrong sult case Capital yesterday, coming here by train oo o . from New York with H. AK.?ulllvlgnnL the New York Aeromarine-Klemm Cor- [found himself in possession of $250,000 poration, builders in this country of the | counterpart | 'The horned toads joined the young |plane which the baron is using. German's entourage while he was in the | was a luncheon guest of the German They were pre- | Ambassador, and paid Vvisits to several | the | Federal aeronautical officials. On his return to Germany, Koenig- said, he expects to work for the progress of meronautics, though he which irked the naturally modest young said he would not tie himself down to | any commercial project. “I want to be free to turn to the right or turn to the left,” he said. THURSDAY. NOVIMBER 7. 1929, flying and travel. MONKS LOSE #ORTUNE of the Klemm-Daimler | Claimants to Estate Bequeathed i 1642 See Final Victory in Italy. Baron aying that any young man could do it, and predicting that d:ring the next few months many more adventurous youths would be undertaking even more pretentious flights just for the love of HELD THREE CENTURIES A record court case, which stretches h ‘bnck to August 4, 1642, and involves | ¢ He vigorously denied thet there was 634 persons, is now being wound up in | equitably. i 'anything remarkable about his flight, ' the Civil Court at Rome. It all started | when one Caesare Gabbani died on that long-forgotten day, as the ex-‘ ecutors of his will a fraternity of monks associated with the Church of the Most | Sacred Crucifix of St. Marcellus in | Rome. | His will also stipulated that his| | mcney be divided into three parts and | | distributed in small annuities to his | | heirs. Apparently the monks read the | | will, took the money, and then pro- | ceeded to forget the matter. In 1925 the heirs secured a decision from the courts, requiring the order |to restore Sig. Gabbani's fortune to| them. The monks fought the case | through two courts of appeal, and| finally, when they had no further re- course, they pointed to the fact that e claimants numbered 634, making | impossible to distribute the (ortune‘ n Now a special investigator, appointed ' | by the court to determine which of the heirs of Gabbani. bas investigations and the ive up the for nearly claimants a completed monks are preparing to money, which they have hel three centuries. e ‘More than 15,000 coin slot machincs will be shipped from this to other coun- tries this year. REFINISHING Your Furniture Deserves Our Expert Attention SEGAL BROS. 1232 14th !‘&N Arriving in this country about three!of somewhat formidable title of Baron | Priedr'ch-Karl Freiherr Koenig von und | zu Warthaugen, but who is known fectionally by aviation people in all parts of the world today as “The Baron.” In a light plane, devcloped from one of the famous German glider models, powered with a 20-horsepower, two- cylinder engine, he has flown some 80,500 miles during the past year on one of the strangest and most romantic quests in the history of modern aero- nautics. He has made no fixed pra gram for himself; he has come and; gone where and when he pleased. | He has visited so many countries that FREE PARKING SPACE OPPOSITE 8th ST. ENTRANC GOLDENBERG'S “At Seventh and K™ Phone NAtional 5220 The Dependable Store | Women’s $1.00 Smocks Smocks of broad- Second Floor. S1 to $1.29 Handbags G169 leather bags, in a_variety of styles. Main Floor. R e p roductions of much higher pricedbags— cloth, all in a variety of pretty shades. he has no record of them; has learned | a half-dozen languages en route; has| visited strange and out-of-the. places in a dozen lands; has flown hun- dreds of miles over burning deserts, trackless jungles and open coas waters. He has been forced down with- out gasoline in the Persian desert, be- | The list below contains many a rare “find”, and small amount of space devoted to each is no indication of its importance. .So be sure to read every item lest ; you miss some wonderful chance to buy “just what you wanted” - ‘ - at far less than you would ordi- narily have to pay for it! ————————————————————————————————— e, and $3.50 All-Silk rinted Crepes $1 59 $4.00 Chiffon In both the patterns and the superb yuality .24 Velvets, Yd. $2 Ll you can tell that these are much higher priced silks. The selection includes striking two and three tone modernistic effects as well as the immensely popular tweed patterns. 40 inches Chiffon Velvets with handsome all-silk face. Lovely light-weight goality in’ newest shades; yard, wide—in deep, warm colorings for Fall. $1.95 Crepe $1 .69 Back Satin Crepe-back Satin of rich quality, 39 inches wide. Newest Fall colors. ? 98¢ All-Wool Challis, 89c Yard All-Wool Challis, which is ing a wonderful “comeback” into popularity. Tweed patt: in FI Sheets and Bedwear $1.00 BLEACHED SHEETS, perfe;.l ?;..my. full double-bed ize, t d i d. Stue. 81390, tacker.., s ss- 190 25¢ BLEACHED PILLOW- CASES of closely-woven, soft- finish quality; si 0Odd lots, remnants and clear- cnce groups of Goldenberg mer- chandise such as bring crowds of thrifty Washingtonians to in, held there for davs until fuel could | Seventh and K every Friday— be brought on camelback. | for the savings are greater than Awarded Flyers' Cup. | ever on this occasion. Naturally 4 The first ;taxes of E?s dflls;n woncfor‘, quentities are limited, and early im the famous Hindenburg Cup, ¢ ey ; awarded for the first time last vear to! shopping is strongly advised. the amateur German aviator judged to have performed the greatest feat of the | year in furthering the progress of aero- | nautics. With the cup went a prize of | 10,000 marks, which has financed most of his trip. As mascots in his little one-place | plane he carries & magnincent Siamese HJ|| of ‘fine prints, French ginghams crown princess of Siam. and a pair of | and broadcloths; one and two squat, Efl)’ horned toads, given to hin piece model Sizes 7 $1 59 by the “Horned Toad King of Texas.” by o Pe has come through many unique CIRLS? 's130 SWEATERS, Tex., taxicab crash, which put him in V neck; neat colors. 30 to 36 GIRLS’ $1.39 SKIRTS th- hospital for six weeks. quality serge, made on white mus- Baron Koenig is a native of Fried- richshafen, on the shores of Lake Con- lin bodies. 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Slight irregulars; broken 69 C $1 CHIFFON SILK HOSE, slight irregulars of a well known br.m:.d iilk from top to toe, with seam acks and fashion marks, pa 55¢ WOMEN'S 39c RAYON HOSE, slight irregul i ed back: heel Pai BOYS' 3%¢ SPORT HOSE, slight irregulars in 7 length; fancy patterns and colors. Pair ... 25¢ GIRLS" 50c SPORT HOSE, lhg:t ‘irn(ulnrl in plain colors with fancy cuffs, or all- 29 C over pattern: Golden! Friday Remnants of Useful Legths in of stance, the cradle of German aeronau- | tics. Here are located the famous Zep- pelin works, where scores of famous German airships, including the Graf Zeppelin and the United States Navy's Los Angeles, were built; the Dornier ‘works, where the enormous Do-X, which recently carried 169 ns aloft at once, was built and is being tested, and where the bulk of German aviation de- velopment has taken place. Takes to Air at 21. | Last year, though only 21 vears old. | the baron decided to learn to fly. He| had flown alone only 17 hours when he | started on the world trip, which has| been in progress more than a year, and which will last 15 months before he finally returns home. In his little plane, which cruises at| 75 miles an hour or less, and which files some 50 miles on a line, he started off for Moscow on non-stop flight. When he left he had | no definite plans in mind, beyond his arrival at Moscow. Having -arri ed safely at Moscow and enjoyed the exparienc oroughly, ke Gecided to go on a lit farther. He Pad a close personal friend in th> Ger- man diplomatic service at Tehera Persia, and decided to visit him. | On_the way he ran out of gas over and was forced toes and garter welts. Zsc Wool and eotton mixed. Sizes 6§ months to 3 years. . INFANTS' $1.39 WEARABLES, white nainsook dresses, broadcloth rompers and dresse: eolors. . 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Double-bed sl 19 size ... Goldenberg's—Main Floor. Big Friday Savings in Rugs, Floorcoverings, Gurtains & Draperies || .. Point Venise Panels|Sale of Royal Wilton Rugs About V5 and Less! Grouped at Three Extraordinary Prices! In Four Sensational Value Groups! Making Department. ugs (9x12 or Rugs (9x12 or Each An excellent assortment in most cases, all richly colored The many women whose artis- tic fingers will soon be ".3x10.6 feet) 8.3x10.6 feet) -nd exquisitely patterned. A few irregulars, but majority re perfect. None sold to dealers. Ahe Persian desert €own. avas inexperienced then and was careless, he explained ingeniously. “Now-I know better. He was asked what his sensations were | when he found himself in the desert without fuel and with civilization hun- dreds of miles away. Lets His Watch Stop. “Well,” he said, “I didn't wind my atch. Time means nothing there, and it wasn't any use keeping it going. They | finally brought me gasoline on camels | which traveled 10 miles an hour. That 15 fast for camels. After his visit at Tcheran, still wit: cut any concrele plans in mind, he dc cided to continue dering, and flev on to. Karachi, Indi Until four years rgo, he said, Germans were forbidden to enter India. Nevertheless, he was | warmiy received by the British military fiyers. It was so hot at Karachi that during the middle of the day no airplane could : take off, the baron said. The heat, ra- | diating from the baked ground, made | the air too thin to support an airplane close to the earth, he explained. | From Karachi he flew across India, | fullowing the Ganges River, to Cal- cutta, arriving there at Christmas time last year. He spent three months in this portion of India, flying far into the surrounding country in every direction, sight-seeing and exploring by air and on the ground. | While at Calcutta he received word that he been awarded the Hinden- | burg Cup and the attendant cash prize for his flight from Berlin to Karachi. | Little Flying Activity. | East of Karachi, the baron said, he | found little aviation activity. At Ka- sachi the British air force made its Indian base, and there was a great deal of flying. both military and civil. K and other make 40 to 79c (109) 79 TO $1.00 UNION SUITS, " Stadbwms' and i Stlics = 9c makes of athletic union Sizes 34 to 38.... (14) $295 COAT SWEAT- ERS, all. V-neck pockets. (110) BOYS' 39c to 59¢ BLOUSES, attached collar style; some belts; brol Women's $3 Girdles of heavy 4 brocade with silk elastic in. (114) BOYS' $1.50 LINED e jacquard desi KNICKERS of fine quality e = woolens; full li sizes 7 to 16 years. . (30) BOYS’ $6.95 to $9.75 ENSEMBLE SUITS, coat, but- ton-in blouses, and straight knee pants to match 34.95 l med. Most all sizes. ... nbers's—Second Floor. Women’s 79¢ 5 sc Coverall Aprons, WOMEN'S 79c APRONS, coverall style of novelty prints; attractively made with pockets and sashes. Goldenberg's—Seeond Floor. all rubber; pretty styl well made .. 79¢ AND 98c SCISS! SHEARS of solid steel, sorted sizes and shapes.... $1 IRONING PAD AND COVER SETS, Nimco make, of heavy quilted unbleached muslin. 9 s 79c Twe 36 to $1.49 (116 PRS.) 50c RAYON - MIXED HOSE, of rayon-mixed fancy hose; mercerized. Some irregulars coat. 3 to 9 years. . Accounts Invited. Goldenberg's—Main Floor. e busy on Christmas gifts will more than welcome this saving on lamp Imported $1.59 Each Offered at Half Price and Less! } A tremendous new purchase from a New York importer brings 3 3,000 of these exquisite Point Venise panels in time to supply your Winter needs at half price and less! 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