Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1933, Page 5

FILMING EVEREST PRESENTS THRILLS Photographer Tells of Diffi- culties of Taking Pictures of Mountain. The writer of this dispatch was chief observer of the Houston Mount Everest flight expedition. He dc- scribes here the difficulties met and conquered in photographing the summits of Mount Everest and sur- rounding peaks from the air. Col. Blacker was in the plane piloted by the Marquess of Clydesdale. BY LIEUT. COL. L. V. STEWART BLACKER. PURNEA, India (by mail, NANA). ~The time has come to marshal one’s original impressions of the great flight and to set down its results and some of its lessons. ‘The object of the venture from its first inception was the production of wrientific results, chief among which ‘were to be the taking of photographs shoving the geographer the conforma- tion of the inaccessible southern de- clivities. Briefly, the photographic results, at least as regards the “obliques,” have, even on the first flight, surpassed ex- pectations. Partly due to the marvelous clearness of the air, only tempered by the passage of the airplane through the famous “snow plume,” but mainly be- cause of the excellence of the cameras, I was able to obtain 35 good glass nega- tives. Mention should be made here of the excellent manner in which the oxygen gear and heated clothing be- haved, because without this the great exertions called for from the -operator at altitudes of about 33,000 feet would not have been possible. Angle TIs Problemn. A task was to measure the angle of drift of the airplane and to set the same angle on to the camera mount- ing in order to compensate for the inclination which the machine’s center line makes with its track when there is a strong side wind. ‘This sounds easy, but in this case it involved strug- gling down from a kneeling to a lay- ing position, amid a welter of tubes and electrical leads, taking the utmost care not to jerk or roughly handle any of them for fear of damage. However, this was accomplished and I found the angle to be 18 degrees, the wind com- ing from the west and so deflecting our tail to the starboard, that is the east side. ‘These laborious tasks caused me to lose touch with the ground over which we were passing, but later, through the open hatch in the flcor I made out| first the outline of the long low Mahab- ' harat range, which ran athwart our | course, along the southern frontier of | Nepal, and soon afterward the three! rivers, Kosi, ‘Arun and Tamar, which ran together almeost to a single con-!| fluence, a little to our left. AS a spe-| cial ill-luck would have it, the dust haze drifting up from the plains was | this day very thick and, as it proved., rose up to a literally phenomenal height. | In time we rose up through the haze, til the creeping altimeter needle showed nearly 19,000 feet, and at once away to the east, to my right, there; leaped up the gleaming white summit of Kanchenjunga, with our companion ' machine showing sharply against the deep blue above it. Here was a mark | for my camera. I had switched on' the heat into the clothing amd was comfortably warm, so I opened the cockpit cover and with little difficulty exposed a plate or two. Mount Everest Looms Up. Almost before I had finished these, and as the chill was striking into and numbing my bare right hand, there, TOse up straight to the front, over the Jeaping valve rockers of the great en- gine, Mount Everest itself, with its mighty companion, Makalu. I set to work taking pictures of the ever-rising mountains as we drew nearer. During a pause I opened the floor hatch again and looked down sheer many | thousands of feet straight on to a great snow peak which must have been the Chamlang range. To my left showed vast and curving glaciers, grimed | with ancient deposits. All was now bare, the last trees were far below and | far behind, and the glaciers themselves ran often in between sheer walls of | bare brown and ochre rock. | ‘To my right there seemed less sheer ice and more open snow in broader | valleys. It was a desolate scene. I felt a little sthrill of apprhension as my imagination depicted the possibility of a sudden engine failure over those' iron crags and ice-bound cliffs. There came more work with both cameras, interspersed with admiration for the stright, steady course on which the pilot held the machine. I looked down ! to see the operation of the survey camera, whose actuating lever moved slowly around as I watched it Again I stood up through the open top of the cockpit into a searing blast ' of 70 degrees ot frost. Ice Falls Into Cockpit. Ice rattled into the cockpit, out of the great frozen flume of the mountain | into whose heart we had ventured. | Slowly, very slowly, our magnificent | machine made headway against the great wind from the west, now allied with the immense overfall of air com- ing down over the crest. Frahtically I exposed plate after plate. Somehow my fingers worked aright on stop and shut- ter release and plate-cafrier. As the airplane swung ‘round, now my eyes were filled with the majestey of Mount Everest, and now with the incredibly astonishing whiteness of Makalu. I could look straight down to the glacier by which the climbers of 1924 haa made their high bivouac. Then I crouched down to struggle with the second magazine of the survey camera, which demanded a tussle to make it fit in its constricted quarters. Reaching. next for the reserve spool of film for the cinematograph camera, I found, to my disgust, that it had ffozen and become brittle, fiying into splinters as I touched it. This was the more remarkeble, because the plate camcra, warmed by the same cuirent, had main- tained an admirable temperature. I had to fail back on the plate camera | again, and was soon taking picture after | picture of those amazing cliffs of black rock and those terrific ice slopes. | 1 felt that this was the acme of the | toils on which I had labored for 10 long, hard months, and the task was' for years. Whatever happened now,! Mount Everest was inviolate no longer. ; Man and his craft had passed over its summit, the top of the world. | (Copyright, 1033. by North American News- paper Alliance. Inc.) PLAN ANNUAL NOVENA | Nine Weeks of Services Will Open %t Bethesda Friday. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BETHESDA, Md. April 26.—The Monastery of the Visitation will open | its annual novena of reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus here .Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock and the novena will continue each Friday for nine weeks, ending on June 23 with the feast of the Sacred Heart. Noted speakers from Washington will present @ course of sermons. Miss Mary Helen Howe is arranging a spe- clal program of music. . | just to cover the bond issues of the Chur—cg Vl’lunl Card Party. FORESTVILLE, Md., April 26 (Spe- cial).—The Forestville Episcopal Church will give a card party tomorrow night at Boyer's Show Rooms on Central aveaue, Capitol Heghts. Ia“ay, ' 'The summit of Moint Everest frgm the northeast side, looking up a path taken by climbing expeditions. SOUND CURRENCIES HELD WORLD NEED James A. Farreil Addresses National Foreion Trade Convention. By the Associated Pre:s. PITTSBURGH. April 26—The tven- tieth annual ccnvention of the Na- tional Forcign Trade Council .opens in an atmosphere of more confident as- surance regarding the future than has prevailed at any time during the past three years, Chairman James A. Far- rell today told 1000 delegates and visitors. “We are in a transition stage that promises substantial progress toward internaticnal understanding and settle- ment of major questions bearing upon the world eccnomic situation,” he de- clared. Sound Currencies Needed. “Our manufacturers have not lost their skill or their capacity to produce on a ccmpétitive cost basis. With the revival of buying abroad, cur exports of finished manufactures will again be in | demand and constitute a chief item of our export trade. * * * “The most pressing need at present is the establishment of sound currencies in all countries.” As “father” of the convention, which he helped found while president of the United States Steel Corporation, Mr. Farrell's annual sprech, gathered with much care and revised to conform with kaleidoscopic events of the past week, was the high light of the opening of the three-day convention. Blames Failure Abroad. Farrell laid much of America’s trade plight to failure of Great Britain and other European countries “to adapt mechanics of industry to the new in- dustrial order” and to “adoption of va- rious artificial devices for resuscitation of their commerce.” “These dcvites have proved to be secondary exciting causes that now con- stitute the chief problems with which a Werld Economic Conference has to ceal in an effort to harmonize national poli- cies,” he said The “devices” he described as a “vi- cious circle created by depreciated cur- rencies, exchange controls, embargoes on imports, quotas and other fantastic schemes which cpeiate in restraint of international trade.” ALEXANDRIA ROTARIANS | HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION Alfred Thomson Is Chosen Presi-| dent—Delegates to Boston and Newport News Named. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26.—Alfred Thomson was elected president of the Alexandria Rotary Club for the ensuinz year at the annual clection held yester- day. He succeeds Francis H. Fannon, retiring president. Other officers elected were Lawrence E. Roland, vice president; Dr. Herbert Cross, secretary, and Everett Swan, treasurer. H. H. Martin, Blair McLeod and F. H. Fannon were named as direc- tors. Dr. Cross was unanimously elected | for the fifth term to the office of secre- tary. Vernon Slaughter was chosen as sle- | gate to the Rotary International Core | ference at Boston, Mass., and Alfred | Thomson, the new president, as delegate | to the Virginia Conference at Newpori | News in May. The new officers are to be installed on July 1. 1 SHIP AUCTION HELD UP Goodrich Company Referee Refuses Light Bids at Chicago. CHICAGO, April 26 (P —Garfield | Charles, referec in bankruptcy, again refused yesterday to auction the fleet | of steamers of the bankrupt Goodrich | Only nominal bids of a few hundred | dollars and assumption of the- mort- | gage bonds outstanding were received at | the scheduled sale. “I believe there is a great future in the lake traffic” said Charles, “and | this company’s assets should not be sold | I will not give the property | If necessary we will operate the | ships ourselves through PFred Himmel, the trustee in bankruptcy.” Farmhouse Burns. ACCOKEEK, Md., April 26 (Spe- cial) —The house on the farm of Wil- lie Thorne, on the Piscataway-Clinton road, was burned yesterday afternoon. The house was occupied by Richard Jenkins and family. Mr. Jenkins saved all the furniture on the first floor. ships. Benefit Supper at Ballston. BALLSTON, Va. April 26 (Special). —Members of the Mount Olivet Metho- dist Protestant Church will give a bene- fit supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude O. Thomas, tomorrow evening, | and Speaker of the House Rainey were from 5:30 to 8 o'clock. The proc will be used for the buliding fund. The northwest pitch of Mount Everest. crest of the peak when the picture was NAVAL ACADENY BEING INSPECTED Only Half of Members of Board of Visitors Able to Attend Sessions. ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 26.—Inspec- tion of the Naval Academy by the Board of Visitors will continue until late tomofrow although only half of the members of the group have been able to attend the sessions. | At the organization meeting, Dr.| George E. Vincent, prominent Iilinois | educator, was _elected president and | Comdr. T. L. Gatch, U. S. N, was as- | signed as secretary. All seven of the presidential nominces, Admiral William S. Sims, Dr. Vincent, Comdr. Francis M. Furlong, Glenn R. Shriver. Robert M. Boyd, jr.; F. Louis Slade and Fred F. Shedd were present, but owing to pressing business in Washington, few | of the Senators and Representatives | appointed by Vice President Garner unzable to attend. Yesterday Reprecentatives Harry L. Englebright and D. D. Glover attended | the late session. g | Today Senator Henry W. Keyes hopes | to be able to attend. Drills, luncheon with Rear Admiral Thomas C. Hart and later a reception | at the superintendent’s home marked | the early sessions yesterday. Inspec- tion of the departments of navigation, seamanship, flight tactics, modern lan- | guages, Luce Hall, and department o physical education marked the morn: ing meeting. followed by luncheon with the regiment of midshipmen. Later the department of ordnance and | gunnery and Dahigren Hall were in- spected. 3 Final Registration Tomorrow. RIVERDALE, Md., April 26 (Spe- cial).—The last registration date for the annual town election to be held here next Monday will bz tomorrow evening, from 7 to 9 o'clock, at the fire< house. Persons having changed resi- |INTERNATIONAL TYPE dence from one ward to another should advise the judges of such change, it will cnly be poscible to vote in the ward in which one now resides, - lpfln snapped. Piccard’s Brother Will Make Ascent Into Stratosphere By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 26—Brother Jean Piccard may take a flier into the great open spaces 10 miles above the earth next Sum- mer to inspect the stratosphere his twin, Prof. Auguste Piccard, explored by balloon last year. One of the Piccard brothers is to make a balloon ascent about July 1 in the interests of science —and the Century of Progress Exposition will be the jumping off place. The gondola carrying the | stratosphere explorers will be constructed of material 33 per cent lighter than aluminum, and the gas bag will be one fifth larger than the bag that lifted Auguste Piccard in 1932 to the highest level ever attained by man. BUSINESS MAN URGED New Jersey Speaker Makes Plea for Unzelfishness at Closing Session of Rotarians. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE. April 26.—A plea for | an internationally minded type of busi- | ness man was msde at the closing session cf the thirty-fourth Rotary dis- | trict’s annual conference here yester- day. The plea preceded the unanimous nomination of Ritchie Lawric of Har- | risburg, Pe., for the governorship of the district. hich includes Maryland, | Pennsylvania, West Virginia and the istrict of Columbii Walter D. Head of Montclair, N. J, vas the speaker who urged the busi- ness men of today to drop selfish, na- tionalistic principles for an interna- tional understending, which. he said, is a t;)rerequi‘site to scttipg the world arigh | have been fcllowing false “We gods,” he said. “We'll never get any- where as kng as the man of today . continues to say to himself: ‘This world situation is & darn shame, but there’s nothing 1 can‘do about it."” Dr. Harry C. Brown, Denver, direc- tor of Rotary International;.Dr. Paul F. Titsworth, past governor of the dis- trict; David Dallas of Salisbury and Ignatius Bjorlee, Frederick, were (h:‘ cipal speakersaat:the session, D. C, WEDNESDAY. In the foreground is the site of an old base camp. The plane from which this photograph was taken was slightly above the SEEK PHONE RATE CUT University Park P.-T. A. to Appeal to Public Service Body. Special Dispatch to The Star. UNIVERSITY PARK, Md. April 26. | —A reduction in telephone rates is be- | ing sought by the local Parent-Teach- er Association of which T. E. Wood- ward is president. A resolution was adopted petitioning the Pubiic Service Commission of Mary- land to make an investigation of the matter and bring about reductions of telephone rates. Russell Hardy, Mrs. S. W. Wentworth, secretary, and President Woodward will bring this matter before the Public Service Commission. a glass of “Embassy” Cottage Cheese! Each glass is a Pink Safedge Tumbler you will be glad to have a com- plete set of. For delivery, merely— + WALKER HILL DAIRY-530 7% ST SE! NAME ADDRESS il ' 1 v ' Il | ' APT.ND. kecccccrccmcemenecccccand APRIL 26, 1933 PROMOTION PLAN OF FIREMEN URGED Logan-Thomas Circle Group Favors Action in Behalf of Experienced Men. ‘The contention of the City Fire Pigh- ters’ Association that promotions in the | Pire Department should be from within its ranks was indorsed last night by the Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens’ Associa- n. ‘This action was taken following a communication setting out the position of the firemen and asking the associa- tion to urge the District Commissioners to promote experienced firemen to| vacant offices. A report indicating the Federal Gov- | ernment now contributes only about 16 | per cent of the cost of District govern- | ment was presented to the association by H. E. Young who conducted an in- vestigation of tax-exempt property in the city. Mr. Young said all schools, churches and eleemosynary institutions in the District are exempt from taxes, ported that all now so exempted actually are used for proper purposes and the only discrepancy in the situation is the Federal Government’s contribution to the District. A committee was appointed to find out | why the Washington Railway & Electric Co. has not laid new tracks on Eleventh street between M street and Massa- chusetts avenue. It was pointed out that tracks were laid north to Massa- chusetts avenue and south to M street, | leaving the block between the two streets with its old track. The com- mittee was composed of Mr. Young, his wife and W. W. Stout. The association also urged improvement of sidewalk and street conditicns at Logan Circle and Kingman place. FURTHER TEACHER PAY SLASHES ARE OPPOSED Anne Arundel Education Board Hears Representatives of Instructors. Special Dispatch to The Star. | ANNAPOLIS, Md. April 26. — The | Board of Education at a meeting last : week disapproved of any further re- | duction in the salaries of teachers in the public high and elementary schools 1of Anne Arundel County and a com- munication giving the reasons for this opinion has been sent to Elmer E. Park- | inson, president of the Board of County | Commissioners. | _ At the meeting of the board George Fox, superintendent of the county | schools, pointed out that local teachers ion January 1 took a cut in salary aver- | aging 12 per cent. | "However, the school commissioners did offer to have the county pay but 90 per cent of current salaries and permit the remainder to be owed the teachers until taxes are collected and the money becomes available. ‘This deferred payment plan was op- posed, however, by officials of the Par- ent-Teacher Association who were pres- ent. This organization feels that the teachers should be paid 100 per cent if ather county employes get their salaries. TOMATO EMBARGO | NOGALES, Ariz, April 26 (#).—The reported discovery of an insect pest on tomatoes grown on the West Coast of Mexico caused an embargo to be placed | on the vegetable in 10 States, it was! announced yesterday by officials of the ! United States Plant Quarantine Serv- ! ihce of the Department of Agriculture ere. The States prohibited from receiving Mexican-grown tomatoes were: Cali- fornia, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, | Georgia and South Carolina. i The insect is known the “leaf roller.” Two weeks ago a similar em- | bargo was placed on Mexican-grown | peppers consigned to the 10 States. FLYING ANTS (Termites) Gi D ATM Vacating Unnecessary—Free Inspection Terminix Co. of Washington ional Press Bldg. DRY WHISTLES REMAIN AFTER THIRD BEER WEEK Chicago Association of Commerce Reports Many Wet Requests From All Over Country. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 26.—There must be a lot of dry whistles yet—in this third week of legal beer—the Chicago Asso- ciation of Commerce decided today. “We get daily requests from all over the country for beer for immediate shipment averaging around 20 car | fill the orders. A-S from Joplin, Mo, and San Ysidro, Calif. “Spot cash” coaxed Joplin. Bar equipment, brewery ma: A pretzels and even brewmum Sought daily in letters and telegrams. “We have an opening for a good brewmaster,” a Rochester, N. Y., com- pany urged. Waterbury, Conn. has one, too. ‘What stumped the association officials was, however, a Zancsville, Ohio, re- quest for “a portable ready-cut beer storage house.” They have been unable to figure that out yet. Chicago breweries have reported to the association their own local and shipping demand -won’t allow them to So they keep piling up loads,” sald P. W. Kunning, domestic |and a score of cities from San Francisco trade secretary for the association. 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