Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1931, Page 4

WINS PLANE AWARD Hoover May Present Collier Trophy to Developer of Autogiro in U. S. jward of the Collier Trophy for 1930 to Harold F. Pitcairn and his associates for their development and application of ‘the autogiro was_announced today by. Senator Hiram Bingham of Con- necticut, president of the National Aero- | naptic Association. President Hoover is expected to make the formal presen- tation of the trophy, one of the most caveted in aeronautics, in the near future. The Colller Trophy is awarded an- nually “for the greatest achievement in aviation in America, the value of which | hag been demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year.” “Although there were manv achieve- ments in aviation during 1930, includ- ing several that were outstanding.” G STAR, WASHINGTON, When Trapped in Submerged Car it | was - announced “by Senator Bingham, | “tHe committee was unanimous in its | report that the development and op- pligation of the autogiro was most note- | worthy.” Capital Line Cited. Among the strong contenders for the | it is understood. was the New | trophy, ‘Yogr. ™hiladelphia & Washington Air- arporation, whose establishment of nauny passenger service between the National Capital and New York is re- led as one of the most significant advapees in air transportation during committee making the award! was headed by Maj. Walter C. Kiiner, Army Air Corps, and w2s composed of | Porter Adams, chairman of the Execu- | tive Committee of the National Aero- nautic Association: Capt. Emory S. Land, U. 8. N.; Dr. A. F. Zahn, chief of the division of aeronautics, Library of Congress, and Gilbert G. Budwig, di- reotor of air regulation, Aeronautics Branch, Department of Commerce. The Collier Trophy, donated by the late Robert J. Collier, was first awarded to Glenn H. Curtiss in 1911 for his de- velopment of the hydroaseroplane. Or- ville Wright received the award in 1913 for development of the automobile sta- Awards for the past three years were: .1927, Charles L. Lawrance, for the development of radial air-cooled aircraft _engines; 1028, Acronautics Branch, Department of Commerce, for development of airways and air naviga- tion facilities, and 1929, National Ad- visory Committee far Aeronautics, for deveiopment of cowling for radial air- cooled engines. Autogiro Introdgced in 1928. Mr. Pitcairn brought the first auto- to the United States in 1928. He ad been interested in the autogiro since 1925, when he witnessed a flight in Madrid by Juaa de-la Cierva, the in- ventor. During che past year Pitcairn autogiz>s have made notable cross- country flights. They have been flown by pilots without special training. “The autogiro,” the committee an- nounced, “is the most revolutionary de- velopment in heavier-than-air craft since the first flights of the Wright Brothers in 1903. The lift of an ordi- nary airplane is supplied by fixed or stationary wings. In the autogro the lifting surfaces are four long winglike Totors resembling in appearance a large four-bladed propeller. These rotate without -engine wer as the craft is m:ed through the air by & conven- 2l type of airplane propeller oper- .Ed in the usual manner by an air- 5 T'Fhemtx::éx bl ;“The autogiro enables flying perform- afice hitherto impossible. It Z:.n take off at low speed after a wery, short run ahd immediately assume & steep-climb- g angle. It can fly well over 100 nlles per hour or as slowly as 25 miles per hour. It can be brought momen- tarily to a standstill and hover. It 311 bank and turn slowly without fear loss of forward speed. It can glide or descend vertically with a dead en- gine at a speed less than that of & man descending in a parachute. It cannot fall into & spin. As a result of its inherent safety, little operating skill is required.” : STAGE STAR MARRIED Helen Gahagan Weds Her Leading | ! Man, Melvyn Douglas. . INEW YORK, April 6 ¢ —Helen Qahagan, stage and opera star, was led here yesterday to her leading | man, Melvyn Douglas. Rev. Dr. S.| Parkes Cadman officia‘ed. +Miss Gahagan and Mr. Douglas will tinue in their roles in the Belasco y, “Tonight or Never.” Their honay- moon plans are indefinitely postpon=d | use of other engagements. When r current Broadway engagement ds, Miss Gahagan will go to Vienna | * 1pr an opera engagement and Mr. Doug- | 1as will go to Hollywood to become new | 1¢ading man for Glordia Swanson. ¢ India to By Lecture Subject. * BRANDYWINE, Md, April 6 (Spe- glal) —Rev. Willlam Branch will give| @ lecture on Iidia Friday night at 7:30 | zc)ock in the Brandywine Church. The re has been arranged by x«;zfin‘s Auxiliary of St. Thomas' ; Rese;tfiil' Youths iBombard Theater ;i With Egg Barrage 2,000 Try to Get Into Movie Which Seats Only 1,132, s MATTOON, Ili, April 6.—A Mattoon eater managct's offer of admission to ldren last n'ght for one egg each charity brought more than 2,000 —and nearl’ half of them were tered on the theater front, pedes ns or policemen ® Two thousand children, each car r egg, appeared, but the theater could at only 1,132 of them. The resent- ent of the late-comers broke and to fid their eggs—in a and promis- #uous ehower. 2 Pinally ‘the theater manager braved e storm and anrounced a second jow, but. most of the “admissions” had n ‘used. His hesitancy about admit- #ing those without eggs was only mo- ntary—just long enough to bring out few that had been held in reserve AlL, he announced, would be admitted, or no egg—and retired to the gower& SINAS For quick relief from Catarrh, $inus Trouble, Head Colds, e Colds, use this profén ousehold remedy. sos SAT ALL GOOD DRUG STORES | edhcond o bbbt P’s fine for Hayfeverl Subscribe Today It costs only about 1% cents E! day and 5 cents Sundays to ve Washinglon's best newspa- per delivered to you regularly :nv.m evening and Sunday morn- feapons mwnnnnm :dnlfl v start immedi- "The Route Agent will col- lect'at the end of each month. the | | ng of Alexandria. Hayden's girl companion, Miss Clara Grove, Hayden, who pushed her through a window of the submerged car. In the photo, standing on the submerged wreck, is Wilmer Anderson, son of J. W. Anderson of Accotink, who aided his father in removing Hayden's body from the car after bringing an automobile derrick to the scene. CAUGHT IN HIS AUTOMOBILE WHEN IT GOES INTO STREAM—GIRL SAVED. above when it submerged beneath the waters of Accotink Run, near Newington, Va. about 12 miles southwest ICHaxD J. HAYDEN, 31, of Alexandria, Va., was drowned Saturday night when trapped in the autom-bile shown | i 17, also of Alexandria, is said to owe her life to —Star Staft Photo. ORDHNIG OF A HELD ACGDENTAL Girl Escapes Through Win- dow of Auto Under Water Near Accotink. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, April A ver- dict of accidental death by drowning was_rendered yesterday by Coroner C. A. Ransom of Fairfax County in the case of Richard J. Hayden, 31, a street car motorman, of 200 Duke street, who died in the waters of Accotink Creek when his automobile dropped cff a small bridge and overturned late Saturday night. Hayden’s girl companion, Miss Clara Grove, 17, of 928 Duke strect, who escaped, stated following the accident that she owed her life to the drowned ‘man as he pushed her through a win- dow of the car after it settled on its top in the deep pcol near the bridge. ‘When rescuers arrived a few moments after the accident they found Miss Grove standing waist weep in the water near the bank, screaming for aid. They pulled her from the water and sent her to the base hospital at Fort Hum- phreys, where she was treated for ex- posure and other effects of her plunge, efter which she returned to her home here. Funeral services for Hayden will be held at 2 o'clock this afterncon at the Wheatley funeral home, on King street. The body will be sent to St. Marys County, Md., for burial. Hayden has no relatives here. He had been employed for several years as a motor- man by the Mount Verncn, Alexandria & Washington Railway Co. He had also been prominent in.lccal athletics. rails and which is barely an automo- bile'’s length long. The bridge is on what is known as the Old Cinder Bed road, formerly a railroad right of way, near Newington, Va., about 2 miles west of Accotink. It is some distance fr:m the main highways. The car is believed to have been run too mear the edge of the bridge and it slipped off and completely overturn- ed, landing on its top in about 8 feet of water. When neighbors arrived they hastily summoned J. W. Anderson of the An- dersen Motor ©>. at Accotink, and his son, Wilmer Anderscn, who brought an automobye derrick and lifted the sub- | merged car out of the water so that Hayden's body could be extricated. Sergt. McKelvie of Fort Humphreys, who was at the scene, and others work- ed mcre than an hour over Hayden before it was decided that it was not possible to revive him. Miss Grove was first discovered by Harrison Seymore. Who heard her cries and found her clinging to the bank. He and George Cowman Succecded in lifting her from the water. Justice of the Peace Harry Shepherd of Acco- tink was als> at the scene and he called Mr. Anderson to bring the auto- mobile derrick. Coroner Ramson was summoned as | Humphreys hospital. He conducted an investigation of the accident and ques- | nounced that Hayden's death was due $2 accidental drowning '|DoroTHY Dix !\ says . “Don’t be a DIM BULB” “It's clear, unfaded color that takeés a man’s eye. Don't be a ‘dim bulb.’ | Choose frocks in your best colors and keep them fresh and lovely with Lux.” MEN THINK BEYLLV‘D:SSVE;S HARMINGLY - cnn FROCKS SO COLOR- Try Lhix FREE | Try thss wonderful Lux care for your clothes, 8t our expense. Just send us | your namv and address, and by return mail you will receive a full-sized pack- age of Lux free. Write today to Lever Brothers Co.gDep bridge, Masshchusetts. soon as Hayden's body reached Fort | tioned Miss Grove, after which he an- | I8 mentX-43 Cam- | ] SHIP LINES SIGN PACT | Two Japanese Companies Agree on Route Regulations. TOKIO, April 6 () —Two of Japan's largest shipping companies, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the Osaka Shosen | Kaisha, signed an agreement today | providing, among other things, for a | regulation of spheres of influence on certain routes. Under the arrangement, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha will operate on the run Puget Sound, while the Osaka Shosen Kaisha will monopolize e trade with the eastern coast of South America. BOYS' DIVE IN POOL TO BEGIN CAMPAIGN Splash-of Youths Inaugurates Star’s Free Learn-to- Swim Classes at “Y.” The first class of half a hundred bfl{%‘f_ out of the more than 500 enrolled the annual learn-to-swim course of The Star and the Y. M. C. A. dived into the “Y" boys' pool this morning to inaugurate a week-long campaign. James C. Ingram, director of the boys’ department of the Y. M. C. A, and Jack Bergner, associate director, | were swamped with last-minute appli- { cants over the week end and spent | the morning arranging class schedules and attending to other detalls of the campaign. Eleven classes of about 50 boys each | were to be given preliminary instruc- | tion during the opening day by a corps | of experienced instructors. Classes were 6 and 9 o'clock this evening in order to accommodate the overflow. Classes will meet daily through Sat- urday, by which time it is expected & majority of the boys will have learned to swim at least 50 feet. Graduates will be given a certificate. ‘The motto of the campaign is “Learn to Swim for Sport and Safety.” The course is free to boys under 18 years |and is indorsed by the commissioners, lice and school officials, Red Cross fe saving experts and others. MRS. L. MAXWELL DIES Widow of Former 8olicitor General Was Cincinnati Society Leader. CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 6 (#).— Mrs. Lawrence Maxwell, widow of Lawrence Maxwell, former Solicitor General of the United States, died at | her home here yesterday. She had | been a leader in’ soclety and artistic endeavor here for many years. | 'The couple were married in Ann | Arbor, Mich., in 1876 | UGN | cent month totaled 256,000 tons. Beans exported from China in a re- | NOT GULTY PLEA 'TADEBY CONVITS Pair Who Confessed Causing Ohio Prison Tragedy May “e!| Change Stand, However. By the Associated Press, COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 6.—Hugh Gibson and Clinton Grate, Ohlo Peni- tentiary convicts, who confessed they were responsible for the fire in which 320 prisoners died a year ago, pleaded not guilty today to three indictments charging first-degree murder. ‘The pleas were heard by Judge C. J. Randall after he had named four af torneys to defend the men. Both pris- oners sald they were without counsel and without funds. Gibson and Grate had announced fol- lowing their confessions last week that they would plead guilty if the court would guarantee that they would be sentenced to the electric chair imme~ diately. They asked to confer with Judge Randall Saturday, but he re- fused, holding the consequences of such a plea were 50 great he would not listen |0 1t until after the men had conferred | with attorneys. An indication the pleas might be | changed was given when the attorneys | informed the court they retained the | right to make a change later if they | thought necessary. Date of the trial will be set after at- torneys for Gibson and Grate decide | upon a future course. Low Round ) The accident occurred on a small | held hourly during the day, and three | Tl'lp Rfltfil one-way bridge, which has no guard|classes are to be instructed between | | | ToBaltimore | Special $1.25 [ | Week.End Every Saturday and Sunday Tickets good in coaches on all trains from Washington Saturday and Sunday. 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