Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1930, Page 42

C-10. » KING GIVES CARPET 10 SMITHSONIAN Was Used by Queen Victoria at Country House—Lind- bergh Barograph Shown. rhe Smithsontan Institution has just received, as a gift from King George of Great Britain an axminster carpet once owned by Queen Victoria. is carpet, which is 45 feet long and 17 feet wide, now is at the Na- tional Museum and soon will be placed on exhibition. It used by Queen Victoria at her c y house, Osborne, on the Isle of Wight The presentation wa the British Ambassacor, Linsay. The carpet ago by a Glasgow manufacturer and is considered a splendid specimen of the carpet-making craft in the middle of the last century. This is the-second carpet which has come to the Smithsonian as a royal gift. The first, also at the National Museum, was a’ gift to President Mar- tin Van Burén from the Shah of Persia. This is approximately of the same size as the gift from ‘King George and soon will be placed on exhibition again. Barograph is Loaned. Besides this royal gift the Smith- sonian during the pasi few days has received several oths es of great ng a loan Associ- d in the Charles A. from New Sir Rolan made §0 years Lindbergh's epoc York to Paris three years ego, The lines on the barograph tracing show, more clearly than could a verbal description, the perilous progress of the plane across the Atlantic and the skill with which it was handled. By this tracing on ruled paper the posi-. tion of the Spirit of St. Louis at any time during the 33-hour flight can be determined, although the lines are more or less superimposed because the barograph drum made six revolutions during the flight. ‘The tracing shows the take-off and the long, slow climb hs'the'plane tried to get altitude with its great weight. Then, at apprcximately the time the fiyer was over Newfoundland, there is a sharp increase in altitude. This, it was_explaincd, represents Lindbergh's effort to get high enough above the clouds for the unknown and treach- erous air condition: ich he was likely to meet in ting over the ocean. It was probably the neglect of this precauticn, according to Paul E. Garber of the aeronautics division, that cost the lives fiyers from California to Hawaii. Ups and Downs Shown. From this point on the barograph lines show sharp and sudden de:cents due to turbulent air conditions, just as sharp ascents to get above storms and fog banks, a partial descent near the Irish coast and the final descent at Paris. Every moment of the flight is accounted for. Carl E. Mittman, curator of me- chanical and ‘mineral technology, also announced the gift of the tragnsmitter key, generator and amplifying unit of the radio set used by Comdr. Kings- ford-Smith on both his transpacific and transatlantic flight. The: purchased’ by the manuf; d:posited at the Smithsoni; ‘The divirion also re: estate of the late C. F. Viebusch, Bridge- port cutlery manufacturer, a collection of approximately 2,000 knives and razors collected from all over the world and throwing curious sidelights on his- tory. Among the curiosities are several ornately cased pocket table sets, con- sisting of knife, fork, spoon and toof K‘r . As late as the sixteenth century, . Mittman explained, providing eat- ing tools for guests was practically un- known in Europe. When a gentieman accepted a dinner invitation, carried his utensils in his pocket. H: also took along his toothpicks. A toothpick in those days was designed to last a good many years. The usual eating kit.con- Set Lasted Lifetime. ‘The gentleman diner in - those- days had to be prepared for any emergericy. ‘The most elaborate of the eating sets contained an extra blade, presumably designed for use as a dagger, if 4 fight | beginning of the venity case carried by | This is a sewing set, | started at the table. One set was sup- posed to last a lifetime, and the pro- fessional medieval cutlers, whem .net engaged in making weapons, gave thelr chief attention to hammering out elaborate knives and forks for their aristoeratic patrons The collection contains what Mr. Mittman believes may have been the Colonial women. together with a vial of smelling szalts, contained in a t she Th is a'so a r-al “p e,” make pen points out of goose quills, and ially manufactured for this pur- some articles in the collection The Trade Mark v WAHL Fountain Pen DESK SETS Gifts Worth Giving Guaranteeing Satisfaction 1S one essen- tial — beauty another. You've heard of Wahl Sets —always favorably. You've made through | of some of the Dole | used | before the invention of the steel pen, to | Loses Whiskers, Bride, Motor Car And Gains Divorce By the Associated Press. DETROIT, December 11.—Louis Magnee, 48, claims that when he stopped in a barber shop in Lima, Ohio, for a shave he parted with his whiskers, his bride and his automobile. Just married to Jean, 28 years his junior, Magnee had deeded his car to her, he told Judge Ormond F. Hunt in Circuit Court. He-said she disappéared while he was in the barber shop.. She arrived back in Detroit ahead of him and took $1,200 worth of furniture he had purchased. Later her attorney called on him and collected an additional $1,600. Judge Hunt granted Louis a divorce. are the “pistol knives,” once popular ith gamblers. One of these little im- lements could be used as a pistol, a nife or, during convivial intervals at | the gammng table, as a corkscrew. The corkscrew was the trigger of the pistol and a bullet was discharged when it was pulled half way back. By a con- tinuation of the same motion, pulling the corkscrew the whole way back, the owner released another mechanism, which projected the knife from the muzzle of the pistol. Thus, as soon as he fired at an op- ponent seated at arm’'s reach, he com- pleted the motion and stabbed with the knife. If the bullet missed, he had another chance with the blade. 60 OF ALUMNI MEMEERS Sixty local members of the alumni of Wooster (Ohio) College will celebrate “Wooster day” at a dinner to be held tonight at the club house of the American Association of University Women. The dinner will mark locsl perticipation in an annual observance eld” every year on December 11 in every town in the country where alumni 0of Wooster are located. * | Prof. John B. Kelso, member of the | faculty and former dean of Wooster | College, will be the, guest of honor and will give a brie? talk on Wooster tra- ditions. Representative and Mrs. Fran- cis Seiberling of Ohio will be in the re- ceiving line with officers of the club. including Wilson Compton, president Harry G. Uhl, vice president, and Miss Margar=t Tuckey, sccetary. '$1.25 Round Trip__ Every Saturday and Sunday to Baltimore Excursion tickets good im coaches and honored on all trains from Washington each Saturday and Sunday to and including February 22. Good returning on any train leaving Bzitimore Sat urday or Sunday to and in- cluding 11:35 P.” M. train Sunday night. Baltimore & Ohio R THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930. PLANE SAVES TWO LOST IN FAR NORTH Pilot E. J. A. Burke, Third in Party, Died of Exposure November 20. By the Associated Press. WHITE HORSE, Y. T., December 11. —Two men who wandered afoot two months in the frozen Yukon wilderness have been saved by an airplane. Bob Marten of Wrangell, Alaska, a prospector, and Emil Kading, an air- plane mechanic, yesterday were brought to White Horse from the wilds, where |their pilot, E. J. A. Burke, died of ex- | posure after their plane become dis- | abled. Their rescue was effected by Everett | Wasson, pilot, and Joe Walsh, a pros- | pector, who sighted their signal fire last Saturday after repeated flights over the site of their camp. They were 40 miles from their plane. Left on October 11. Burke and his companions left Liard Post October 11 to fly back to Atlin, British Columbia, after delivering some sluice boxes. . Marten and Kading said they flew into a snowstorm and turned back, hoping to reach Wolfe Lake, but were forced to land on the Liard River. The pontoons of the plane struck a rock |2nd were damaged. They camped near th> spot for six days, then set out for Wolfe Lake on foot. Wessen end Walsh, who were seeking the missing party, sighted the plane in Nm:mm,bbuc could find no place to land nearby. Burke and his companions, in the meantime, struggled through the snow toward Wolfe Lake, hunti game for food on the way. Before leaving the plane they carved a note on a tree: “Oc- tober 17. Leaving for Wolfe Lake. Need food badly.” ‘The rigors of the march with SCIQG food proved too much for Burke's strength. On November 8 he made the last entry in his log, and wrote a mes- sage for his wife at Atlin. On Novem- ber 15 Kading shot a caribou, and whils the fresh meat restored him and Marten, Burke was too weak to eat. He died November 20, and his compan- jons prepared a grave for his body. Saw Plane Overhead. On November 25 they saw Wasson's plane overhead, but it flew away with- out sighting them. The plane passed again, and then Marten and Kading repared a signal fire, When the plane gls?:d over a third time, Wasson and Walsh sighted the signal smoke. They landed 10 miles away and after some difficulty located the camp of the stranded men, When they were able to travel, the four made their way to the plane, and after waiting for storms to clear flew out yesterday. ‘Wasson plans to make another flight to bring Burke’s body out. The search for Burke and his com- panions cost three lives when a plane carrying Pilot Robin Renahan and two Seattle men disappeared. It was believed to have plunged in the ses near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Two United States Navy and seven other American and Canadian planes took part in the search, but had aban- doned it before the party was found. i) = Turtle farming and canning is the | major industry on Eleuthera Island of th~ Bahamas. DETECTIVE, IN ERROR, KILLS NEWS WORKER Cleveland Policeman Slays Third an—Suspicious Move Is Held Excuse. By the Associated Press. .. Ohio, December 11.— Ji h Fortini, 23, employe of a Cleve- hni newspaper, was shot and wounded fatally on an East Side street late Tues- day by Detective Patrick McNeely, Wwho told newspaper men he mistook the young man for “Smiling” Joe Fil- kowski, 30, ex-convict and gunman, who shot his way out of a police trap last Saturday. Detective McNeeley last Saturday night, along with Detective William Dempsey, shot and killed Joseph Stazek, 29, who with Pilkowski and another man now under arrest, is alleged to have perpetrated several big robberies here in the past two months. Two years ago McNeeley shot and killed Virgil Timm, who was sought for abducting his own daughter. McNeeley said he and other officers had trailed Fortini a dozen blocks. When he stepped up behind Fortini and said, “I'm an officer and am look- ing for you,” the detective said, Fortini made a suspicious move. He then shot in pursuance of recent instructions given policemen to “shoot upon any suspiclous move,” McNeeley added. The shooting occurred ‘at the busy corner at East Fifty-fifth street and Euclid avenue at the start of the eve- ning rush hour. e S A The total of all water commerce han- dled by the port of, New Orleans in 1929 was }1,681,870 tons. Measure Office Space Values The T—Unexcelled Location 2—Exceptionally Large Rooms 3—Flooded with Dayjight 4—5 High-Speed Elevators §—24-Hour Service 6—Hot, Cold and Chilled Water 7—2 Street Entrances $—Surprisingly Low Rentals by “WOODWARD BUILDING The rentals asked for rooms of the spacious size and location of those in The Woodward Building set a new standard of values in office space. An inspection will confirm the fact that the attractive arrangement of selections now available are incom- parable for the eight outstanding features listed at the left. Arrange for an inspection now. ’Phone CARL G. 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With almost everybody going to the Army-Navy foot ball game in New York, it lookedl for a while today as though a lieutenant might be in charge of the whole Navy DeJunmem on Saturday. Secretary Adams and his aide and Assistant Secretary Ernest Lee Jahncke and his aide are going to the game, of H course. _Assistant Secretary for Aero- nautics Ingalls wasn't sure he would be in town. Then it was revealed that Admiral Willlam V. Pratt, chief of naval operations, and his aide were going to the game. began to Secretary Adams look through the list of available lieutenants | to select one for Acting Secretary of the Navy when Rear Admiral Frank B. Upham, chief of the Bureau of tion, came to the rescue. He d he had decided to stay in Washington, any- way, and “stand the watch” as Acting Secretary. 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