Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1930, Page 18

B—2 ‘BIG FLYING CRAFT TOTOUR AIRWAYS BGeographic Society to Send | Party Over Coastal Routes Between Americas. vaveling in America's largest flying &.:i. - m‘rwy party of the National Geogrs)] lat’y ‘was ready last night to take off from the Naval Air Sta- non here at 7:30 o'clock this morning, to mlkl the most comprehensive geo- photographic study ever %m of the East Coast aerial Toutes between the two Americas. ing at nearly twoscore cities e way, the expedition will make numerous inland flights to cover areas | contiguous to the route, and to gather m"fi‘r‘:hl: and meteorological data that will be valuable aids to nlvlntlon in the future, when the air will hum with the nerial traffic between the two continents. Pnhably the most important detailed surveys be of '/'.hs mf,(o l:l"ld vast re - Toing Ja dfl“: lains, traversed by of sl streams. These large areas ai “‘hmn of access by the ordinary means of travel, and have never been adequately studied from the Members of Party. The society's party includes Frederick !lnplch. editorial Anflh vrm‘erfl .g‘eg? Gayer, staff photographer, an Albert W. !uveu, internationally known aerial photographer, in addition to two pilots and two mechanicians. With the rapid development of ‘air traffic to South America, the route over ish Main is looked upon by as one of the future great of the world. The direct flying lor powerful planes between Wash- and Buenos Alres is seven days, dition THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, GIANT SHIP TO CARRY MAPPING PARTY Yen Rio and Buenos will be over or near water for prac- mummruumm-o{ Cayenne—the llne 'lll flY w Brazil. M’ there the "be continued, with stops n Amarracao, Camocin, !cm“!ell, 10t0- of Aconcagua, tlin g‘ g ‘Western Hemisphere. This pe: Teaches an altiture of 23,080 feet. am-m“sot the Soclety iumfem it assetanci e ent to the development ition, It is believed that 1 and met:‘r“olonnl am"‘““ selnting "ihe" v SELE g oy = ween W0 con- tinents on a tifically safe . Rio & Buenos Aires lines, and Willlam ~ BANDITRY RANPANT UVER SOUTH CHINA Nahonahst Troops Are Drawn Away by Northern Alliance Revolt. .i- By the Associated Press. BHANGHAI, May 24—Fostered by civil war, banditry has become ram- pant in virtually every province of China south of the Yangtse Valley and in seversl north of it. Bandit armies, freed of military control by Nationalist government troops now engaged in com- batting the revolt by the northern alli- ance, ‘are looting, killing and kidnaping in_wholesale consuls have renewed their warnings to their nationals to evacuate the interior. The provinces of Honan, Hupeh and xh 1 were declared dan- gerous by the British authorities be- cause of air raids by forces contending Thl ltron; become women and children, the slck Ind old. Flelds are going unplanted, while farmers turn P. MacCracken, formerly Assistant Sec- robbers or soldiers. Tetary of Commerce for Aviation, and now vice pr-ldent of the same orgrni- zation, who made their newest monster available to the National Geo- hic Society for this important MAN’S ARMIES WAR ON AFRICAN INSECTS Life Habits of Loousts Yet Are Not Fully Understood by Scien- tific Enemies. ALGIERS (#)—~Man’s Africa, come out second best, is a perennial combat in this region. Each year an army of men, armed with flame-throwers and chemicals, at- tacks and deln_‘t.nh tnméndmn ‘rglnu o{ oppers. ‘The next year they must flm the battle all over aga Although the hoppers, really true locusts, have been descend- ing upon the grain fields of Algiers, Egypt and Palestine since the dawn of history and made 1930 no exception to their rule of invasion, their life habits are not yet fully understood. One school of scientific thought be- Heves that because they breed amid the sparse vegetation of wild areas, they uak new pastures when that is de- 'xhni to the air when the wunx a wings in such numbers as to cloud the sun. Another theory is that the migratory instinct is preliminary to maturity. ‘When that mn h reached, the insects settle, breed feed. Those who hfl!flwthfl'-h l.lflr! that the hop- pers do not stop for food and then re- sume mslhlt, buz quit the air only when instinct halts them. SEIZE WOMAN SLAYER DUSSELDORF, Germany, May 24 (). —Police tonight believed lhe'y had finally captured the perpetrator of a series of mysterious murders and at- tacks against women here. They have arrested Peter Kierten, a 47-year-old workman, who is said to have made a full confession of his crimes. Despite the number and violence of these, he was not caught until a let- ter that went astray put tMe police on his trail. — s Arkansas Gets Conclave. Tce Cream Fatal to 56. DETMOLD. Germany. May 34 (P -old fight a|m Hankow, Wuchang and Hanyang, the tri-cities, heart of Central China, are menaced by bandit hordes upon both banks of the Yangtse., Tuaitien, 20 miles from Hankow, is reported en- circled by an outlaw army. Red propa- ganda litters the streets of Hankow, and the authorities do nothing. RACING PIGEONS BEAT NORWEGIAN AIRPLANE Five Speed 70 Miles Before Craft,|) Flying at 106 er Hour, Arrives. OSLO, Norway (#).—Five carrier P beat an airplane traveling 105 es an hour in a race from Olso to Jesshim, a distance of 70 miles. A sixth pigeon came in at exactly the same moment the plane did. ‘The pigeons were choosen from the fastest in Norway and were pitted against one of the small planes used by the air force. The plane took off at the moment the pigeons were released. Don’t Choke Your Trees. ‘The Agriculture Department has is- sued a pamphlet on the care of trees on suburban lawns and city streets. Wires or heavy ropes drawn tightly around a tree trunk or limb may slowly strangle the tree circulation water or food. ‘The careless use of a long pruninl hook or other implement for breakin J small dead twigs should be avoided, the department adds, as every bruise may become the point of entrance of disease or decay. In; ties at Iln annual convention of the Capital mnrl t Federation of Cosm o lln. 5 : Edward Rule, Mrs. Huntsberry, Michael Doyle, Thursday. it are DIPLOMAT TANGLE APPEARS SETTLED Spanish Ambassador Ex- plains Tariff Speech Which Irked Senators. By the Associated Press. Two diplomatic incidents which threatened to reach proportions of in- ternational importance during the past week appeared last night to be consid- mwmefimmpnmtuclued ?lpmlnn eenmld sround h.rl.fl speec] Ambassador Padilla of Spain and Mmlster Peter of Switzerland. Demands for their recall were voiced in the Benate as a result of the speeches. ‘The Spanish Ambassador, it was dis- closed last night, has called at the State Depariment and explained his remarks. He declined to comraent on his visit to the department, referring all in- quiries to the State Department. Indications were that the ‘dvfl?w ment is hopeful the question Te- main in abeyance, 80 far as members of the Senate are concerned, until Con- gress has adjourned.. Then the matter would not have to be taken up actively by the department. ‘The Ambassador has been one of the most active of the Washington diplo- matic corps in connection with the tariff. He has filed extensive data th the department and has discussed the question many times with department officials. Senators interested in the question take the view that the radio speech of | DY & the Swiss Minister and the after-dinner speech of the Ambassador in New York could be construed as an intrusion in the internal affairs of the United Btates. ‘While it is admitted by congressional circles that each country is justified in presenting through the regular chan- nel of the State Department any ma- terial relating to lucts, these circles contend that it undesirable to in- ject anyth into the discussions which might construed as external pressure, Teller, Suicide Bent, Rends PoleWith Car; Failing, Surrenders By the Associated Pre MENOMINEE, Mich., May 24. —A telephone pole proved weaker than John Cvengros’ automobile, and as a result, officials said, Cvengros surrendered to face a charge of embezzling $2,408 from an_Ironwood, Mich., bank. Cvengros, a teller, told the au- thorities he decided to kill him- self after fleeing from Ironwood, 30 he drove his car head-on into the telephone pole. The pole snapped in two and Cvengros was unhurt. His car was only slightly damaged. His plan hav- ing fafled, he decided to sur- render. Officials said he indi- cated the total shortage may be near $20,000. Above: The Argentina, in which s group from the National Geographic Soclety today launches a surveying ex- pedition between the Ameri Below: Dr. John H. La Geree, vice president of the National Geographic Soclety, is bidding the party good-by. left to right: Dr. John H. Albert H. Stevens, Jacob Gaver, official photographer of the society, ' and Frederick Simpich, editorial_writer of the National Geo- graphic Magazine. Movement of Waters Cheers Workers, Who Hope Main Levees Will Hold. By the Associated Press. SHREVEPORT, La., May 24.—Pres- sure of flood waters was moving out of the Shreveport area today and was carrying its destructive overflows to Red River Parish and lower Bossier. During the 24-hour period ending at 7 am. today the Red River rose only eight-tenths of a foot at Shreveport, standing at 35.2, 3.8 feet under’ flood stage. The slower rise cheered levee workers, Who nw believe the main levees will hol Farther to th- east, the Ouachits River started rising today in its head- waters and the flood stage of 40 feet was predicted for Monroe, La., between June 5 and 8. Over in the Mississippi delta residents were fighting the worst mosquito epidemic known in a genera- tion, due to the thousands of inun- dated acres. Workers Rush to Menaced Levees. The improved situation in the weak levee at Shreve Island, just south of the city of Shreveport, caused the movement of part of the gangs to an- other point two miles south, where the embankment was reporting caving off, Levees on the Caddo Parish side of the Red River held firh, but water was flowing over the levee on the Bos- sier Parish side, covering large areas of pasture and timber lands. Workers were sandbagging the levee at Gil- mers Point, where water was leaking over rich farm lands. Peak Believed Reached. ‘The was believed reached in the backwater from the bayous to the north of Shrevepert. Hundreds of acres have been flooded and have reached the low areas outside of the city and backed into a colored settle- ment, forcing evacuation. Part of the new municipal golf course was under water. The city proper stands on high ridges and 1s in no danger. ordered several highways closed entire- 1y and on route No. 80, between Min- den -and Shreveport, light trafic was allowed only every two hours. CRACKS IN Ol OLD D PALACE IN VENICE ARE FIXED VENICE () —Alarming cracks in the facade of the Ca’ d'Oro, one of the beautiful palaces facing the Grand Canal, warned city authorities that im- mediate steps must be taken to pre- \'Nent the exquisite structure from crum- ing. ‘The foundation has been surrounded coffes dam, leaving the piles on \\hh‘h the palace is built uncovered. Engineers say the weakening of the Ca’ d'Oro was discovered just in time. To have waited longer would have doomed the gem of the fifteenth cen- tury. # ‘The repairs will occupy several months, but will not prevent tourists from seeing the treasures within the palace. These include the “Venus” of ‘Titlan, the “San Sebastiano” or Man- tegna, and the “Portrait of a Gentle- man,” by Van Dyck. Then there are precious Tuscan primitives, Flemish tapestries and Turkish and Persian carpets. — o ‘Wife Wins Divorce. KALAMAZOO, Mich.,, May 24 (#).— Mrs. Mary Millspaugh ‘obtained an un- contested divorce today from Dr. Ar- thur G. Millspaugh, formerly adminis- trator general of finance in Haitl. She charged that he was domineering and that he humllll'ed nnd criticised her, Tay Mnl Thelt to Soviet. SHANGHAT (#)—Business men here have accused Russia of tampering with mail bags shipped by the transsiberian route to Europe. They assert registered packages have been opened and some of the contents removed. France to Open 75 Jails. PARIS (#)—Because the law vides that where there is court must be a jail, France is to have 'IS more prisons. Parliament closed 218 courts, but had to reopen 75 of them because of local pride, | HELPING TO ENTERTAIN CAPITAL VISITORS I n Cosmopelitan Club, who will entertain wives of the club mem- Edward C-rL tan Clubs at fll!-&lm , Mrs. E. C. Wilson, Mrs. The \Louisiana Highway Commission, C., MAY 25, 1930—PART ONE DEMOCRAT GROUP | OBLESS FIGURES DRAFTS WET PLANK Washington State Convention Opposes Entrance Into World Court. By the Associated Press. BELLINGHAM, Wash, May 24— Platform planks demanding modification of the prohibition amendment, opposing America's entrance into the World Court, and urging endorsement of party clndid.lul without interfering with the rimary law were adopted by the suw ggpubucm convention here to- day. The substitute plank was proposed by Edward Slifford of the King County delegation, which went on record sev- eral weeks ago against the prohibition amendment and the Volstead act. The vote was 456 for and 448 against. ‘The vote followed an outspoken de- nouncement of Federal prohibition ad- ministration in the Pacific Northwest by Ralph A. Horr, King County chair- man, in which Senator Wesley L. Jones, father of the Jones law, stringent prohi- bition enforcement act, also came in for criticism. The wet ;hnk adopted by the con- vention read: “The present so-called prohibition laws were enacted for the welfare, health, peace and morals of the people. It has become apparent that in spite of tremendous and costly efforts, strict enforcement of these laws is uneconom- ical and impossible, that trade in in- wxlcnln‘ liquor still exists and that disobedience of these and other lnna is not conducive to the best health and morals and the peace of our people. “We believe in the sanctity of law and its strict enforcement and we favor such modification of the present laws on intoxicating liquor as will pro- vide a lawful use of such liquor to the end that the traffic in liquor may be Fmperly controlled and its use regu- a law that can be universally and enforced.” )nny of the delegates began to leave the convention hall when the King County men, who sponsored the attack on the prohibition amendment, also forced through the anti-World Court plank on & viva voce vote. The con- vention adjourned soon d. CAPONE HAS FOUR ACCUSED IN MIAMI Gangster Has Warrants Taken Charging Foes With Arrest Conspiracy. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla., May 24—“Scarface” Al Capone struck back today through coun- sel at sponsors of Miami's campaign to drive him from the cominunity as he obtained warrants charging four prominent Miamians with conspiracy to cause his arrest. The mm named in the warrants are Mayor C. Reeder. City Commissioner John C. Knight, Director of Public sn(ety 8. D McCreary and James M. Cox, former Governor of Ohio and owner of the Miami Daily News. The technical charge ay Capone outwitted a city detectlve seeking to arrest as the Chicago gang lord sat in-the offices of Giblin and J. F. Gordon, his attorneys. Orders not to arrest Capone at that time were given by McCreary when he was informed the gangster had come to Miami from his island residence at Miami Beach for a busi- ness conference with his counsel. A short time afterward Giblin swore to affidavits for the warrants against the Miam! men in the justice of the ?ue court of Warren L. Newcomb. earing was set for 9 a.m. Tuesday. Former Gov. Cox left here Tu for his DIM Ohio, residence. Others named in the warrants could not be reached today. IGNORANT OF WARRANT. Ex-Gov. Cox declines to Make State- ment on Capone Charges. DAYTON, Ohio, May 24 (#).—For- mer Gov. James M. Cox tonight said he knew nothing of the justice of the warrant issued against him in Miami, Fla., by attorneys for Al Capone. Cox uld'.he did not care to make a state- menf CONVENTION PLANS T0 BE COMPLETED Cosmopolitan Club Colmmittee Meets Tomorrow Night—Ses- sions Begin Wednesday. Arrangements for the annual conven- tion of the Capital District Federation of Cosmopolitan Clubs here Wednesday and Thursday will be completed at & meeting of the general wmmmn to- morrow nigfi at the home of Gordon Bennem, ul F. Brandstedt is chair- Delellm from Baltimore, Richmond, Norfolk and Newport News will attend. ‘The convention Wfll be marked by the election of officers at the Carlton Hotel ‘Wednesday afternoon. Frederick J. Rice, governor, will preside. ‘The principal social event will be a blnquct at !hz Carlton Wednesday Lewis, correspondent ro- han of the Lond.nn Times, will speak. e | A special musical program has been ar- ranged. A {nlt tournament will be held gmadlby at the Indian Springs Coun- lub. AIRMEN ARE FREED OF LAW VIOLATION Baltimore Magistrate Dismisses Sabbath Desecration in Carry- ing Passengers for Pay. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., May 24.—Hold- ing they violated the ‘law no more than street car conductors, trate Harry Gerber in Dundalk, “B;l“ yester rged Dice, air pllol and J. Wilbur l(\lllfl.nl. Logan Fileld official, e ‘::;:muemed of commercializing “‘L’,‘"‘ said. “I do not believe you violated the law any more than street car conductors and others who work on Sunday. 1 believe your arrest was a technical one and wm:ont sound They were arrested Sunday, May 4, under a general order issued by com- missioners of Baltimore County for- bidding airport officials to permit fiying with paid passengers. commissioners, The withdrawn the order, said it deal with conditions ¢ ace | , wWho have since it had been DECLARED JUGGLED Shouse - Issues Statement Scoring Hoover Reports on Prosperity. By the Associated Pr LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 24.—Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Democratic national executive committee, declared in a prepared statement here today that igures on unemployment “have been h-ndled—ju led would probably be & better dmrg lon—to suit the political ::mmon rather than to give informa- lon “Ever since the Hoover panic of last November statements have been forth- coming from the White House, from the Secretary of Commerce and from the Secretary of Labor that the busi- ness troubles were over, that the unem- ployment situation was less acute and at the country was on the high road ck to prosperity,” said the !tlkmenl “and day by day the market reports have contndlched his optimism.” on the tariff, the state- ment llld - 1ce President Curtis’ vate the other day, by which he dluolved the tie on the flexible tariff proj saves the er to the President of making tariff rates to suit himself re- gardless of the congressional enact- ments.” After charging that Secretary of Commerce Lamont “now declines to make public” the figures from the re- cent census on the number of men out of work, the statement concludes: “There has been a good deal of com- ment in the press as to the reason for the decline of the President's popu- larity. If the people have lost cone fidence in their Chief Executive, as is indicated by the reports even in the columns of steadfast Ropubucln nrnns it is perhaps explained in the test measure by the circumstance people have come to the conclusion :l'k:t the truth is being withheld from RUSSIA PLM.\I'S AIRSHIPS MOSCOW (#).—The state planning commission has decided to build two small training semi-rigid dirigibles this year as part of the aviation program. This ships will be of Soviet design and materials. Radio Loudspeaker Ruled Nuisance if It Irks Neighbors By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 24 -—m sidewalk ndlo loudspeaker 15 nlunnce, in the opinion of fl!l llate division of the Supreme oun,, when it disturbs the re- pose, comfort and health of & Brooklyn radio store, fined $200 on a charge of main- Saainet * ihe Toudspea P e the jou er been made by neighbors. 76-YEAR-OLD MAN VICTIM OF ACCIDENT Fatally Injured When Truck He ‘Was Driving Was Wrecked by Heavier Vehicle. Special Dispatch to The Star LOVETTSVILLE, Va., Driving out of a by-road from behind a small bullding on the farm of the late James Peacock, situated on the highway near Lovettsville, Frank Wen- ner, 75 years of age, was fatally injured yesterday when a large hauling truck, owned and driven by M. S. Hindman of Purcellville, struck the smaller truck Wenner was driving, throwing him out and demolishing the truck. A fractured scalp and other injuries resulted in death about 15 minutes later. Dr. A. B. Householder of Lovettsville was sum- moned, but Wenner was dead when he arrived. Dr. Householder eomulfied th! county coroner, Dr. J. Leetburg, by telephone lnd an ln?uul was deemed unnecessary as the accident was _unavoidable. Hindman's truck was c] coming to the | purcellville from Frederick, Md., loaded with livestock and he did not see Wen- ner until he drove on the highway from behind the building. Mr. Wenner is survived by his wife, who was Miss Nell Baker of this county. and eight children, among them being Mrs. Ernest Everhart Lovettsville. Thomas Wenner of Washington, Har- rison Wenner of Pennsylvania and five younger ones at home, —_— Sax now has 1,543 singing so- eletlu vnth 56,198 members. The WRIGHT C May 24— | tion ENGLISH AVIATRIX ENDS LONG FLIGHT Australians Give Rousing Wel- come to Amy Johnson at Conclusion of Trip. By the Auuluud Press. PORT DARWIN, North Australia, May u A slgnt | :x -year-old English girl, dressed in ‘. ki shirt and -hm- with a green llln hel.met !'Ar & diminutive moth monoplane here today, finishing the last llp of a flight from England to Australia. ‘The girl, Amy Johnson, made the and perilous trip in 19 days. She really required 20 flying days, but sllned eight hours against English ummer time in the journey eastward. Browned by the sun and deafened by the roar of her motor, the blond young Briton made a spectacular land- ing to be greeted by a huge and cheer- crowd. The news of her safe ar- rival was even broadcast Ig radio. She was tired but that did not pre- She was tired, but that did not pre- Cheers greeted her as, still clad in her simple flying [lrb she stepped for- ward to respond to speeches of wel- come. In a brief ulk shz pmvad her- self as able an orator as a flyer and she thanked everybody for the “mar- velous welcome.” She was taken in a motor car to Government House, where she will be the guest of the North Australian gov- ernment. while here. Miss Johnson, the daughter of a hull shipbuilder, left Croydon Field in land M: l 5 seeking to better the day En lnd to-Australia record mld. by Bert Hinkler, vmnn English aviator. 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