Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1931, Page 16

LINDBERGHS GIVEN BIG TOKIO TRIBUTE Thousands Shout Welcome at Hibiya Park Reception Ceremonies. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, August 31.—Tokio officially Teceived Charles and Anne Lindbergh today. After a tea given by the American Association at the Imperial Hotel, the Lindberghs entered the gayly bedecked automobile of Mayor Nagata and were driven to Hibiya Park. There 6,000 men an with shouts of “Banzai!” to greet the pair that flew from the Eastern United States 1o Tokio via Northern Canada, Alaska, the Bering Sea, Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kurile Islands. At the park auditorium Mayor N: welcomed Col. Lindbergh and his *not only in the name of Tokio, but also in the name of the 90,000,000 people of Japan.” Responding, Lindbergh thanked the government and city for all that had been done in their behalf and added that he and Mrs. Lindbergh were “look- ing forward to the time when you will be visiting us in America via airplanes, 2s_we came to visit you in Japan.” Following the reception the Lind- berghs were dinner guests at the home of Baron Hachiremon Mitsul. Portraits of the flyers and other guests were sketched by Ryushi Kawabada, one of Japan's best known artists. The most brilliant Midsummer affair of its kind here in many years—a din- ner given by Premier W ul women arose | 2 ended the ambitious round of official| ceremonies. At its conclusion the Lind- bu-svu assumed the role of ht- seer, which will keep them several d-g and take them to outside . ‘The premier was not.acting in his official capacity in entertaining the fly- ers, but rather in_ the ca) ity of a friend of Mrs. Lindbergh's father, Sen- ator Dwight W. Morrow of New Jersey. About 50 distin ed persons attended the dinn ese included W. Cam- eron American Ambassador; Mrs. James Russell, wife of the em- bassy counselor; Mr. and Mrs. -Edwin Neville, the former also of the em- bassy staff; Baron and Shidehara, foreign minister; the min- isters of finance, war and navy and their wives, the minister of communi- cations, Prince and Princess Iyesato Tokugawa; Capt. Prince and Princess ‘Tadashige Shimazu, the Marquis and Marchioness Toshinari Maeda and Count Aisuke Kabayama. Tomorrow the Lindberghs will go to Karuizawa, where they will be guests for several days at the Summer home Ambassador Forbes. There they will have a view of Mount Asama, one of Japan's largest volcanoes, which began crupting August 8. At_a luncheon in their honor today the Lindberghs figuratively tasted vic- tory. It was in the form of dried squid mixed with dried chestnuts. To the Japanese it signifies triumph and in ancient times they served it to their conquering heroes. ‘The dish served as an appetizer at a luncheon tendered the Lindberghs b largest restaurant. his wife had splendid appetites. This morning, Col. Lindbergh addressed 600 army and navy aviation officlals and & group of civilian aviators, talking on his favorite subject, the f aeronautics in Ameri ticularly on the development of night flying and the utilization of radio in aviation. The listeners paid close atten- tion and asked many questions after Col. Lindbergh had finished. His lec-| ture was interpreted as he went THE EVENING STAR, Shooting Parson VICTOR IN TRAPSHOOT IN OHIO. HE Rev. Garrison Roebuck, a United Brethern minister, of McClure, 0h|o.‘ won the grand American handicap championship at Vandalia, Ohio, by breaking 68 of 75 targets in the shoot-off after he was tied "lthhtwo —A. P. Photo. other contestants. RITCHIE TO ATTEND Maryland Citizens’ Commit- tee Also to Be PreSent at Celebration. Special Dispatch to The Star. being completed whereby Gov. Ritchie, & Maryland Citizens’ Committee, Brig. Gen, Milton A. Reckord, with his staff and two or three companies of the the Sesquicentennial Yorktown, Va., October 16 and 19. Last February John S. Ryan, Rich- mond publisher, appcared before the Maryland General Assembly as Gov. Pollard’s personal representative, ex- tending Virginia’s invitation thas Mary- land take part in the celebration. ‘This State had 1,000 enlisted men in the Battle of Yorktown, 550 in the 3d Regiment and 450 in the 4th Regiment of Gist’s Brigade, commanded by Brig. Gen. Mordecal Gist of Maryland. They were stationed only 1,000 yards from the point where Lord Cornwallis sur- rendered. o Rlll—l for Heavy Tl':ill. ‘The weight of the rails used by rail- roads has steadily increased until they have reached a weight of 152 pounds per yard, which is 75 per cent stronger than the 130-pound rail at present in use. This rail is designed for use only where the traffic is very heavy. The rails have been ordered for use by an Eastern railroad compan YORKTOWN FETE BALTIMORE, August 31.—FPlans are Maryland National Guard, will attend celebration at Science Central Europe Is Suffering From Muskrat Plague. Contral Europe is suffering from a ! plague of muskrats and Scotland now is threatened, it is announced in Nature, | H‘n of the British Association for the v-nee;vi:‘:nt % Sclence. ’ i More than 20 years ago a few D of these American fur-bearers were in- troduced into the area of the upper Danube River. They multiplied and spread into adjacent river systems, causing considerable damage to agri- cultural produce and to flood embank- ments by . Bavaria now employes trained muskrat trappers in an_effort to exterminate them. Scotland imported a few pair in 1927. ‘They escaped and now have spread to such an-extent that special legislation is considered necessary to deal with the pest. They seem' to have no natural| enemies to keep down their numbers. Only Finland has been able to intro- duce the muskrat successfully. There they have provided a profitable trap- ping industry, and have shown none of the tendency to muitiply into an un- controllable pest. Climate appears to be & determining factor. “ R. H. (Copyrisht, 1931.) Fyi FORMER QUEEN VISITING Zita of Afistria to Stay in France ‘With Children Awhile. CLERMONT-FERRAND, France, Au- gust 31 (A)—It was understood here yesterday that former Empress Zita of Austria, who came to France Saturday with_her son, Archduke Ott, and her | daughter, ~Archduchess ~Adelaide, will remain at the Chateau de Bost: Besson, for a fortnight, where a ! reunion is in progress. SLORES ALGAIN /1 2.3% to 8.7% greater mileage than seven of ~ the better nationally known, widely advertised motor fuels all selling at 3c more per gallon. Sun 011 Company, Philedelphia, Pa. ALLEN H. BLAISDELL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CARNEGHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCHENLEY PARK PITTSBURGH, PA, Tuly 8, 1931 Gentlemen: The purpose of the economy test recently completed by me was to WASHINGTON, D. C; MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1 lPI.EA MADE TO KEEP tention of their v;: Dy director of unll‘e’p , the rea- sons for the action were to prepare the young people for future positions, pg=- vent ialeness, “which generally ns{m in mischief and crime,” anc give “what- ;\;&;mp{h{m‘;fi: th’edll to be had to of families and supporte dependents.” & congregations on Sep- YOUTHS IN SCHOOL Lutheran Council Issues Call as Measure of Co-operation With Jobless Drive. L S 7 Cuba is to have an air express service. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 31.—The Na- tional Lutheran Council yesterday is- sued & call to Lutheran congregations, Dpastors, colleges and school and mission agencies to use their influence to keep young ple in school this .Winter. The action is a measure of co-operation with President Hoover's organization on unemployment relief. The call was signed by Rev. Dr.| You will if you Frederick H. Knubel, New York, presi- | §et i dent of the United Lutheran Church in America; Rev. Dr. G. A. Brandelle, Rock ‘Island, Ill, president of the Lu- | & theran Augustana Synod; Right Rev. J. A. Aasgaard, Minneapolis, president of | 11 the Norwegian Luthern Church of America; Rev. Dr. C. C. Hein, Colum- bus, Ohio, president of the American Lutheran Church; Rev. Dr. N. C. Carl- sen, Blair, Nebr., president of the | United Danish Lutheran Church in | America, and Rev. T. O. 'Burntvedt, Minneapolis, president of the Lutheran Free Church. | ‘The various bodies they represent in- clude 2,500,000 Lutherans in the United | States, who control 74 seminaries, col- leges and academies. 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