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RUSSIAN 70 HOP POLARCAPTOU.S. Levaneffsky Poised for Take-off Over 6,000-Mile Route This Week. * By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.—An over-the-polar region air route be- tween the United States and Russia, foreseen here as a possible short- cut to Europe and Asia, was avia- tion’s newest pioneering project to- day. Soviet fiyers were ready at Moscow for a take-off by July 25 on a pro- posed non-stop flight over the North Pole to Oakland, Calif, a distance of 6,000 miles. Sigmund LevanefIsky, Russian ace pilot, and two com- panions, were the aviators ready at Moscow. They will have much solid ice and terra firma under them. Meanwhile, the veteran American aviator, Wiley Post, and his wife planned to skim away from Los An- geles Monday, on an air trip over the edge of the polar region to Si- beria. Post’s flight, destined to start on | the second anniversary of his solo | hep around the world, was understood in Los Angeles to be in the nature of a survey for a new air route be- tween America and Asia. Only favorable weather was awaited by the Russian fiyers, said M. G. Gal- kovitch, consul general for the U. S. 8. R. here. The purpose of the flight, the con- sulate announced, was to establish, if possible, an air route between Russia and the United States. WILL HELD LACKING Printing Executive, Slain in Room, Declared Intestate. PHILADELPHIA, July 20 (®.— George F. Buchanan, slain printing executive, was declared to have died intestate today, but police said they believe the will was stolen. Letters of administration were granted to a relative, John M. Bu- shanan, of Oxford, Pa., after the man's three half-brothers and a half-sister, renounced their rights to administer the estate. Buchanan was found shot to death in his one-room apartment above a | taproom several weeks ago. The room bore evidence of a struggle. Buchanan’s estate includes personal property estimated at $5,000 and an undivided interest in a 50-acre farm 1in Cecil County, Md. STRIKE PARLEY CALLED South Carolina Governor Seeks to End Pelzer Walkout. COLUMBIA, S. C., July 20 (®).— Gov. Olin D. Johnston, announced late today that a conference between representatives of strikers and the management of the Pelzer Manufac- turing Co. of Pelzer has been arranged for the week end in efforts to settle a strike there. The Governor’s statement was made after he had held separate confer- ences with J. K. Blackmon, superin- tendent of the mills, and a shop com- mittee of the Pelzer Union unit headed by Paul H. Ross, president of the U. T. W. local. Two National Guard units, mean- while, remained on duty at the mills. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Generally fair, except local afternoon thundershowers today and tomorrow; little change in temperature; light variable winds. Maryland and Virginia—Generally fair today and tomorrow, except local afternoon thundershowers in interior; little change in temperature. ‘West Virginia—Fair in morning and Jocal thundershowers in afternoon to- day; tomorrow local thundershowers; little change in temperature. River Report. Potomac River clear and Shenan- doah muddy last night. Repors. Until 10 P.M. Saturday. Highest, 98, at 4 p.m. yésterday. Year 80, 9! m-_vé.&c. 72, at 10 p.m. yesterday. Year Record Temperatures This year. lsnest. 08, on July 20. west, —2. on January 28. 80, Tide Tables. (Furnished by United Geodetic Su: Today. Coast. Tomorrow. 1 es and ) High Low 9 p.m. and Moon. Rises. Sun, today._ 58 Sun. tomorrow. 4359 Moon. today___-_ 10:36p.m. 1 am. Automobile lights must be turned on ene-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Capital (current month to date): . Average. Record. 355 7.00 8 v SmeSRSSSome: 2BASRERICER 3.3 g in Various Cities. i, ~ rature~ tation. Max. Min. 8p.m. Srday.night. Sfn. 8m. urday.night. 8g.m.8p.m. 0. 847" 60 B December = ‘Weather Asheville, N, Al - S2EITSITNIG 2 IagagEInaIaIn R PEE FNIRARER . | Roosevelt has come perilously clmé 9 | a weak case, 1| they have wrought. -| It is fully aware that the President is THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, Zoo Elephant Storms at New Tortoise Throws Rock, Stomps Dust and Trumpets at “Speron,” Sent From Galapagos Islands. | | | | I8 I: % ¥ | | # [ o Upper: Jumbina displaying her Park, shown with Speron, the tortoi Impeachment (Continued From First Page.) | Congress also have an obligation to defend the Constitution. “No administration in the history of this country has had such a con- fusing record, and I hazard the guess that none will ever be so incongiderate of the statutes, the Constitution and generally what the people want. Ef- fort even has been made to circum- vent the courts—a clear admission that the administration fears the worst for its legislation.” He emphasized that “with very few exceptions, singularly outstanding be- cause they are exceptions, every major | piece of legislation born of Mr. Roose- velt'’s refusal to abide by American principles of Government, has either been challenged as to constitutionality or has been declared by the courts to be unconstitutional.” He added the opinion that “in pur- suing this headstrong course, to impeachable grounds.” “Mr. Roosevelt, the lawyer,” chal- lenged Mr. Snell, “should know u’ most other lawyers know, that the constitutional limits within which the Government must operate long have been clearly defined. Already he has been notified by the 4udciary that he | has far overstepped those limits. No other President has had such a set- back. No other President has had so | much reason to urge postponement of Sees Effects Ignored. “The country is awake to the faulti- ness of his policies and the hardships ‘The country knows that the ‘New Deal’ adminis- tration is not acting in its welfare. forcing his own legislative vagaries upon a Democratic-controlled gress in the hope of enhancing per- sonal political fortunes, regardless of the disastrous effect faulty legislation always has.” Urging the President to “review his failures,” Mr. Snell pointed out that “for more than two years, with social reform instead of economic recovery his fetish, Mr. Roosevelt has insisted upon Congress enacting un-American legislation.” “His house of cards is tumbling all and the A. A. A, his keystones, are about gone. Yet to satisfy his own whims, he would proceed still further along the rdad to ruin. His latest vagary is this wealth-taxing proposal. It is on his ‘must’ program of legis- lation, practically every bit of which has been challenged as to constitu- tionality—yet he persists with it.” Attacking the share-the-wealth pro- and the President's demand that it be rushed through Congress, Snell charged that it is “politically born and bred.” “It is,only & short time ago that the President sought to disavow in- tention to force Congress to act now, phant” tortoise at the Zoo to be a neighbor. Jumbina would wallow in the water, pausing occasionally to drench photographers. Lower: Preston Hudson of 204 Flower avenue, Takoma ‘ | Duncan Isle.” temper over the arrival of an “ele- With ears cocked defiantly ise that caused all the trouble. —Star Staff Photos. but he has changed his mind,” he continued. “T'w legislation must be enacted immediately and yet so far there is not the slightest semblance of a bill before the House. Perfunctory hear- ings have been held by the Ways and Means Committee, but proponents and opponents were asked to give their views on a wholly nebulous proposal. There is nothing fair about that. It is just the sort of thing the American people resent. The attitude of the administration in this matter is addi- tional proof that railroading and reck- lessness in the consideration of im- portant legislation are synonymous with Roosevelt, No administration within the knowledge of any man now living has had such a weak case to present to the people.” S Reaction Here Varied. In Democratic quarters the reac- tion was varied. Representative Rob- ert L. Doughton, Democrat, of North Carolina, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, said: £ “I reckon Mr. Snell thinks the President has no right to recommend and the Congress has no right to legislate. I suppose he would prefer that we turn the right to legislate over to the party which has been so over- whelmingly repudiated by the Ameri- can people.” Representative Samuel B. Pettengill, Democrat, of Indiana expressed the opinion immediately that a resolution for a constitutional amendment should be advanced in Congress so that the questions at issue could be cleared up. —————————— VACATION Ringlets Ringlets GUARANTEED PERMANENT TONIC OIL ., 2 WAVE = 8 INCLUDING © Shampeo Before © Shampoe After * Hair Trim ® Finger Wave BEAUTY BO"‘)‘S, 609 14th Street N.W. Opes Every Evening: Not s Schoel NLY aa elechant can tell O whether ‘he rock throwing, dust raising anG water spout- ing of Jumbins at the Zoo- logical Park yesterdsy was a jungle welcome to Speron, tae tortoise, upon arrival at his new home from the Galapagos Islands, or a definite form of resentment against his new neigh- bor. Nevertheless, that's just what happened. Speron, whose name is an abbre- viation for Special Scrvice Squadron, was sent to Dr. Wililam Mann, Zoo superintendent, by sicar Admiral Har- old 8. Freeman, commander of that squadron. While stationed here a few years ago as superintendent of the Naval Observatory, Admiral Freeman became a frequent visitor to the Zoo, and greatly interested in that work. Re- cently, while on a rescue trip to the Galapagos Islands in search of sev- eral marooned sailors, he got his first chance to lend a real helping hand. He saw one of the tortoises, which Dr. Mann says is of & very rare type, and brought it back to the Panama Canal Zone and shipped it to Hamp- Hampton Roads, the old mariner, whose age has not yet been QJeter- mined, was shipped here—a gift to his friend, Dr. Mann. And from the smile on his face when he welcomed the new arrival, the Zoo | superintendent was quite pleased. | explained. “They are very rare now. | We only have one other, and it is not such a prize specimen. Whalers years ago killed from 100,000 to 200,000 a year—the reason for their rapid de- | crease. ‘The ships officers enjoyed | their livers and more tender portions, with the seamen eating the remaining | meat. The different islands are hab~ ‘;med by different species. Our last arrival from the Galapagos was from ‘The Galapagos are in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Ecuador. This type of turtle, who | lives mostly on land, is almost strictly vegetarian, Dr. Mann said, and is sometimes known as an “elephant” tortoise. Perhaps that was why “Jumbina” raised the rumpus. For after eyeing | its new neighbor, the party began. 1t ripped up surrounding vines, heaved a large rock into the cage of the 95- pound tortoise, and after kicking up & bit of dust, went into its swimming pool for a bit of splashing and loud trumpeting. If by chance the tusker was regis- tering disapproval, it was all to no avail, for Dr. Mann avowed the tor- toise would remain in the sandy bot- tomed, outdoor cage for some time. After walking toward the elephant and craning its neck for one good look at “Jumbina,” the tortoise tot- tered away for a good snooze. Austria Orders Rails. Federal Rallways of Austria recent- 1y ordered 23,000 tons of rails. are not familiar with this fine ofl burner, with its outstanding features, let us them how easy Com- IMMEDIATE INSTALLATION NO DOWN PAYMENT From Cottage / NOTHING To Pay Until Fall Immediate Installaf Pay in 36 Months on Y 'RAL HOUSING TERMS Let Us Solve Your Heating Problems Phons, Write or Come In For Free Estimates 4 : American Heating Engineering Company 907 N, Y. Ave. N.W, Nat'l 8421 ton Roads on the U. S. S. Vega. From | “It is of the Hood Island type, one | of the Galapagos group,” Dr. Mann | D. C, JULY 21, 1935—PART ONE. Civic Leader Is Honored CONERESS NOILY BXGTED BY WORK Records Show Time Used in Other Sessions Puts This One in Shade. Congress, restless under the hot weather and the growing popular im- pression that it has been overlong on the job, is not really long suffering, as compared with other recent Con- Study of the records show that President Roosevelt will probably round out his four-year term with much shorter sessions of Congress that most of his predecessors since the turn of the century. Notwithstanding the general clamor for early adjournment—the fact re- mains that to date the present session has continued for 200 calendar days, since it convened on January 3, and 200-day sessions are by no means ex- traordinary. Out of 171 regular and special sessions since March 4, 1789, 48 have lasted 200 days or more and six have lasted 300 days or more. President Hoover held Congress in session for more than 200 days on three occasions and President Cool- idge, who set & new low record for brief sessions also exceeded 200 days in one instance. What the proponents of & quick getaway overlook is that the two pre- vious sessions under President Roose- velt were unusually short—one of 99 days and the other 167 days. If Con- gress stays on the job until August 15 to dispose of tax legislation and other matters earmarked “must” by the President, the session will have lasted 224 days—which has been equaled or exceeded 29 times since Congress took up the legislative bur- dens 146 years ago. One Session 354 Days. In the last 20 years various sessions have continued respectively for 278, 354, 227, 292, 209, 222, 214 and 223 days. The longest single session on record was from December 3, 1917, to No- vember 21, 1918, during the World War—354 days, but there was a close second away back in 1867-1868, when Congress sat for 345 days. If the present Congress should be forced to stay on the job until Sep- tember 1, as some of the leaders now Miss Emma A. Bright, 238 Eighth street southeast, recording sgcre- tary of the Society of Natives for the past 10 years, shown being presented with gifts by members of the society on the occasion of her retirement from service with the Government Printing Office. Left to right: Miss Bright, Mrs. W. Stuart Hodge, past vice president of the society, and Mrs. ‘William Leigh Broaddus, chairman of the Reception Committee. 58 days short of the low recofd made by President Coolidge—and that mar- gin is believed to be sufficient to cover & clean-up session starting next Jan- uary. With all the President’s “must” program of “New Deal” legislation and the pending tax bill out of the way before this session closes, it is fore- seen that there will be little or noth- ing to do in the next January session except the passage of the customary appropriation bills. —Star Staff Photo. record in his first term with Congress in session for 1,022 days, and beat his own first-term record to smithereens in his second term with the war-time sessions running into 1,095 days—an all-time high record. Thus, to date—President Roosevelt with extraordinary and revolutionary measures before Congress for action has kept pretty well within bounds, about overworking Congress to the point of long suffering, because—for 10 KILLED IN RIOTING AT LAHORE MOSQUE British Troops Fire Into Moslems Charging Building as Sikhs Demolish Is. By the Associated Press. LAHORE. India, July 20—A day and night of rioting in Lahore left nine Moslems and one British trooper dead tonight, with further serious trouble expected before dawn. Most of the deaths occurred when British troops, of the Royal Scots Guards, fired into 2,000 Moslems charging toward e Shah-Idguna | Mosque in an effort lo halt its demoli- tion by Sikhs, The trooper was killed when he was knocked from his horse in the mad melee raging around the mosque, which the Moslems claim. Balked in their efforts to reach the building, the natives adopted Mahatma Gandhi's “passive resist~ ance” tactics, squatting in the streets in protest. The temper of the crowds continued ugly, however, and the situation was tense. Armored police cars paroled the streets. | ‘The governor, accompanied by | other high officials, was attempting to restore order, e T 3 GIRLS DIE IN CRASH HAMMONTON, N. J., July 20 (#).— Three young girls were killed in an automobile accident tonight while en route to Philadelphia from Atlantic | City, where they had spent the day. The dead: Miriam Wile, 14, of Cleve- land; Ruth Wile, 13, of Philadelphia, | & cousin; Eleanor Kohn, 15, of Phil- \}tdelphil. a cousin of Ruth's. Three others were injured. State police said their car collided | with an automobile driven by Howard | Rebbie, 29, of Philadelphia. | —— | < A . Specializing in s believe is probable, the total calendar | days under the Roosevelt administra- | tion will yet be only 507, which is still The Better Furniture Is The More It Saves more than a century no pruldent.lof with & complete four-year term, has | ¢ Perfect g DIAMONDS 600-Day Total Not Great. 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