Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1935, Page 6

BALLOONISTS TELL OF RECORD HOPS Two Parties Land in Wild Areas—Claim World Marks. By the Assoclated Press. MOSCOW, September 23 —The ad- ventures of four Soviet balloonists who were lost on the steppes of Kazak, U. B. 8. R, after flights which led offi- cials here to claim three world rec- ords, were told in dispatches received yesterday. The balloonists were unreported for 17 days after their take-off from Zvenigorod, near Moscow, Septem- ber 3. Pilots B. Romanoff and A. Babuikin landed near the Kara-Kum desert after traveling about 1,426 miles in a balloon of the 2,200 meters clxss. The previous record was 962 miles, set by Lieut. G. W. Settle and Wilfred Bush- nell of the United States. Aloft 91 Hours. Pilots I. I. Zykov and A. M. Tropin, in a balloon of the same class. landed in a desert area of Kazak after drift- ing 2,200 kilometers. they had remained aloft 91 hours and 35 minutes, breaking the record for all size balloons of 87 hours set by the German Kaulen in 1913 with a bag exceeding the 4.000 meters class. After landing they walked 200 kilometers to a town. Romanoff and Babuikin, in a report telegraphed to Moscow, said that being forced down in a wild region of the steppes, they set out in search of a road. Ride Cows. “We walked 30 kilometers without finding one and then retraced our steps. We repeated these tactics dur- ing six days, each day taking a differ- ent direction. On the seventh day we finally came upon & path. “We came across a nomad family, who lent us a cow. Romanoff rode 35 kilometers on this animal to a village and there procured a horse, camel and more cows. We went back to the bal- loon and brought it to the village on the backs of the cows.” AUXILIARY TO FORM Hyattsville V. F. W. Women 0f- fered Data by Mrs. Bonsall. HYATTSVILLE, Md., September 23 (Special) —Organization of a ladles’ auxiliary to the Thomas N. Fenwick Post, Veterans’ of Foreign Wars, 15 under way, and wives, mothers, sis- ters or daughters of veterans inter- ested may obtain information from Mrs. E. S. Bonsall, Baltimore avenue, College Park. Fenwick Post will hold the first of a series of card parties in the school auditorium at Riverdale Friday night, starting at 8 o'clock. Virginian' Married To Add Gay Note at Legion Convention R. Robertson, Newport News, and Miss Fouwler, South Carolina, United. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, Mo., September 23— An early morning wedding today added a romantic note to the na- tional convention of the American | Legion for the Virginians in atend- ance. In the presence of Virginia mem- bers of the Forty and Eight, Russell P. Robertson, business manager of the Newport News (Va.) Drum and Bugle Corps, and Miss Emma Lucille Fowler. of Lake City, S. C., were married in the Mayfair Hotel suite of Charles W. Ardery of Richmond, Va., national correspondent of the Forty and Eight. Sam R. Heller of Norfolk, past State head of the Forty and Eight, gave the bride away and the Rev. Richard P. Evans of Wisconsin, for- mer aumonier international (chap- lain) of the Forty and Eight, per- formed the ceremony. Mrs. Benjamin 8. Davis, wife of the grand chef de gar of Newport News, was matron of honor. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO @ GEO! A They reported | Washingto Random Observati KNOW YOUR OYSTERS? HIS is by way of a note of ! warning to men with money who think they know their oysters. Don't bet with the little man who hangs around the wharves at the foot of Fourteenth street and thereabouts who says he can pick out the oysters that have those tiny red crabs in them. That is, don't lay out too much money to satisfy your curiosity as to the integrity of this chap. Reason? Plenty. He just happens to be some kind of an expert in the matter, how, however, not being very certain, It seems one must more or less live with an oyster to be able to see through its shell that way. He'll take your bet, if you want to bet him, and cover it, all right. But the little man doesn't lose very often. When he messes through a pile of oysters, shuffles one out and says it's got a crab in it—mister, you can bet pyorrhea odds it has. * ok K * PALACE NOW HOUSE. The White Houge, which up until 1817 was called the President's Palace, was renamed when the mansion was painted white in an effort to cover the black torch spots left by the British army who at- tacked the President's home in 1814. The house was originally painted a dark brown. * X ¥ x LURKING DEATH. RUEH-HOUE TRAFFIC was at its peak one recent afternoon when at one of the busiest intersections an elderly lady was in the midst of a small army of pedestrians, trying pre- cariously to reach the other side for a happy landing. Right-turn drivers, whose relentless oncoming produces £o many impromptu games of hop- skip-and-jump, were demonstrating to | perfection the lack of consideration for pedestrians they so invariably dis- lay. Plifter seversl slow starts and an equal number of back steps, the | elderly lady stood still in her tracks, | faced an oncoming machine, shook | her walking stick menacingly at the | driver, at the same time commanding, “Stop!” in tones amply audible. | Some witnesses smiled disdainfully. |but others no doubt commended | the old lady’s courage and silently ap- | | plauded her defiance of a driving | practice which is one of the greatest | dangers to street safety. ke READY WITH ANSWER. A woman called into The Star office to place an advertisement. The clerk that answered the phone asked if the woman’'s name was listed in the phone book. To which the customer replied: “Yes, on page 496, third name from the top of the page.” * * X X WIT ON A BUS. A VERY dignified old lady boarded one of the new Connecticut avenue busses the other morning. It was very crowded, passengers were standing, and the driver was new to the service. | “Are there any seats on this bus, | my man?” she asked. “Sure, lady,” “but they're all taken.” * ok ok ¥ FOOD FOR THE PUBLIC. Visitors to the Capitol who used to feel piqued because they couldn’t eat in the restaurants reserved for ‘members of Congress don’t have to Jeel that way any more. They can now go back to Squash Center and tell the home folks that they have eaten luncheon in the Nationgl A the driver replied, | RGETOWN GAS LIGHT co] -THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, n Wayside ons of Interesting Events and Things. Capitol. A new coffee shop espe- cially for them has been opened in the basement on the House side, where they can get everything from a glass of beer to a full-course luncheon. * x *x > REPORTORIAL CYCLE. 'HOSE who complain at their in- ability to get necessary informa- tion from New Deal offices are on firm ground, if the recent experience of a Capital newsman may be accepted as & criterion. ‘Trying to find out who was in charge of a function in one organization he was passed from person to person and building to building, by phone, eventu- ally making about a dozen calls, through a maze of “information” (sic) directors, project managers and what- not. victim of the involuntary marathon went through the same rigamarole, {dentifying himself and explaining what was wanted, but always it de- veloped he was talking to the wrong office. Eventually, when it appeared likely that the proper official had been run to earth, he was.away from his | desk, and the seeker after information | was advised to call—of all things—the first place he had approached on the matter. That was enough for that day. * X Kk X LITERATTEUR. ”CAN'T you read?” asked a G-man who was questioning a suspect in a case involving theft of a Govern- ment revolver. “Sure I can, boss,” replied the pris- oner. “Then what do you think this means?” sald the F. B. I. agent, point- ing at the words “U. 8. Property” stamped on the gun. “Boss,” came the reply, “I thought that meant Un-Stolen Property’.” - ——— “WO00D ALCOHOL” DEATH REPORTED IN FAIRFAX in Truck Succumbs at Alex- andria Hospital. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 23. —Warren R. Lloyd, 38, a stonemason of near Snowden Station, Fairfax County, died at the Alexandria Hos- pital yesterday from the effects of | drinking what Dr. Llewellyn Powell, Alexandria coroner, termed “wood alcohol.” The man was found in a semi- conscious condition in his truck, in which he had left his home less than an hour before, and removed to the hospital, according to Fairfax Officer Louis Pinks. He died several hours after being admitted to the hospital. Dr. Powell said he was told that Lloyd had drunk cleaning fluid. Lloyd leaves a wife and one child. Fairfax Democrats to Meet. FAIRFAX, Va., September 23 (Spe- cial) —The Young Democratic Club of Fairfax County will hold its Septem« ber meeting in the Court House to- morrow evening at 8 o’clock. On each and every occasion the | | Stonemason Found Unconscious NOE FLOORS HEAD OF LONG FAGTION Strikes Monroe Leader Dur- ing Dispute in Lobby of Hotel. By the Associated Press. MONROE, La., September 23 —Lieut. Gov. James Noe, who caused a breach in the Long political organization by announcing his candidacy for Gover- nor in deflance of administration lead- ers, emerged victorious today from two skirmishes with his opponents. A. K. Kilpatrick, Morroe Long lead- er, who broke with the Lieutenant Governor over his candidacy, was struck in the face and knocked down by Noe. The dispute took place in a hotel lobby yesterday shortly after a Long memorial meeting. Friends separated the pair and they left. Smith Called Meeting. Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith, another (foe of Noe in the scramble for party leadership left vacant by Senator Long's death, called the meeting but did not attend. He said he had been advised to re- | main away by administration leaders of Monroe, which is Noe's home town. The Lieutenant Governor, who ad- dressed the meeting instead of Smith, sald befere leaving New Orleans for Monroe: “I'm going to Monroe ahead of Dr. Smith and address thosc people. That is my home town.” The candidate did not mention pol- itics in his address, but after the meet- ing said: | “You can say that I'm in the race |to stay, with no ifs, ands or buts | about it.” Allen Supports Leche. Gov. O. K. Allen is supporting Judge Richard Leche of the State Court of Appeal for the governorship and Rep- resentative Cleveland Dear of the | elghth district has tossed his hat into the ring on the anti-Long side. Gov. Allen’s slate was announced only after frenzied caucusing for 24| hours in New Orleans. He said Leche was Long's choice for Governor. ‘Wade Martin, public service com- missioner, was named as the man Allen would appoint to fill Long's unexpired term in the Senate, with | Allen J. Ellender, Speaker of the State’ House of Representatives, running for | the full term. Others on Ticket. Others named were: Lieutenant Governor—Earl K. Long, | | brother of the late Senator. Secretary of State—E. A. Conway. Treasurer—A. P. Tugwell. Auditor—L. B. Baynard. Register of State and land office— | Lucille May Grace. | Superintendent of education—T. H. Harris. Attorney general—Gaston L. Por- | terie. Seymour Weiss, former treasurer of Long's organization, who announced his retirement from politics Saturday, sald in New York that Long, an hour | before he was shot, had handed out |a list of his candidates, identical with that announced by Allen. The only exception he said was that Lieut. Gov. Noe was named to succeed himself and Earl Long was not mentioned. D. C, MEETING AT WOODSTOCK ON RESETTLEMENT Hundred or More Farm Foremen and Others to Attend Gather- ing Wednesday. 8pecial Dispatch to The Sta LURAY, Va., September 23.—A joint meeting of officials of the Resettle- ment Administration of 20 counties of Virginia, arranged for Luray on ‘Wednesday, has been removed to ‘Woodstock due to the inability of the committee to make suitable arrange- ments here. The meeting probably will be attended by a hundred or more farm foremen, under the Government, home supervisors and county agents. They will be addressed by H. H. Gor- don of Richmond and John W. Hutcheson of Blacksburg. 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