Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1937, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON RUSSIAN PREPARES [ ashingzon | I\F.L. PLANS NEW FORFLIGHTTOU.S. Levaneffsky Named by Stal- in to Be First to Use Polar Base. BACKGROUND— After long and careful prepara- tion, 11 memebrs of Soviet erpe- dition flew from Rudolph Island last Friday to within a few miles of North Pole to set up permanent aviation base. Establishment of base expected to be prerequisite to Moscow-San Francisco commercial airline across top of world. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, May 24.—Sigismund Levaneffsky, American-trained Soviet pilot, tuned up this crack Douglas transport plane today for a dash across the North Pole to the United States. Levaneffsky was disclosed to have been designated by Josef Stalin him- self to make the first use of the permanent North Polar base estab- lished by Soviet explorers as a pre- requisite to the long-projected air route over the top of the world from Moscow to San Francisco. Officials of Soveit Union expressed the hope the flight would bring the non-stop distance record to Russia a8 well as be the forerunner of reg- alarly scheduled commercial air travel between Moscow and the United Btates by way of the Pole. + Plan Meteorological Observatory. ‘They based their hopes of success on the meteorological observatory rapidly being completed at the North Pole base, which the expedition theaded by Dr. Otto J. Schmidt reached in a flight from Rudolf Island. Three supply planes were held at Rudolf Island, 560 miles from the Pole, awaiting word that the polar weather had cleared. Aboard the planes were the supplies and scientific equipment to enable 4 of the 11 ex- plorers to hold the permanent settle- ment for & year before handing over their task to four others. The party was drifting slowly about the Polar seas on a huge ice floe 123 miles from the Pole itself. Men Erecting Camps. Although the fiyers circled over the Pole before landing Friday, the Pole proper has not been touched by the party. The men were too busy finish- ing unloading their equipment, erect- Ing camp and storing supplies to at- tempt a trek to the earth’s hub. ‘The preliminary flight was disclosed by Dr. Schmidt to have been made May 5 when a plane carrying four men surveyed the site and “deter- nined that heavier planes could land.” Pavel Golovin, the noted Soviet air- wman, piloted the preliminary flight, which took but five hours to the Pole from the expedtition’s main base at Rudolf Island. ‘The three supply planes now held at udolf because of poor visibility at *he Pole will carry eight tons of equip- jment, including a power-generating windmill, & year's food and the spe- clally made Winter house in which the four “first inhabitants” will live for the year. 3 Shovel Long Runway. " Under the direction of the expe- flition’s pllot, Mikhail Vodopyanoft, the group shoveled a long runway on the ice floe for the planes to use in landing and taking off. The work alternated with the tak- Ing of weather observations and other data which will aid in long-range Wweather forecasting as well as pro- wide information for the flight to the DUnited States. No indication was given as to when YLevaneflsky might hop off on the Arctic journey, although he has been engaged in test flights for some weeks. He brought the Douglas transport, which it is generally accepted he will use, back from the United States, where he has tudied and worked in aviation factories. Last week he flew from Moscow to Odessa, on the Black Bea, in 10 hours with 7 passengers. Levaneffsky attempted a polar flight from Moscow to America in 1935, but tmet with failure, Flew From California. In 1936 he made a successful flight from California to Moscow by way of Canada, Alaska and Stberia. ‘There has been no sign that the Boviet Union would make any formal attempt to claim sovereignty over the North Pole. Two reasons were gen- erally accepted for this attitude: 1. No land is known to exist there and it would be unprecedented to claim sovereignty over floating ice hundreds of miles from the near- est shore. 2. Soviet authorities, including Dr. Bchmidt, accept the claim of Ad- miral Perry of the United States to have been the first person to have reached the Pole in his 1909 expedi- tion. In addition, officials have repeatedly emphasized the new base is not sta- tionary, but on & moving ice flce. ‘The report received from the Pole at 12:30 am. (5:30 pm., Eastern standard time, Sunday) said “weather unfavorable for flight, visibility 500 meters (about 1,700 feet).” Storms Bar Take-Offs. ‘The Arctic storms prevented the take-offs from Rudolf Island with the additional supplies, although the station there reported weather and visibility had improved. Aill radio stations in the Soviet Union with the exception of that of Rudolf Island, through which messages are being relayed, have been ordered not to communicate with the North Pole in order to keep the air there elear, The weather message from the polar base said the wind was blowing from the direction of Alaska. Because at the Pole every direction is south, the observers have to be specific in desig- pating the course of the wind, Licensed at Marlboro. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 24 (Specia]l) —Marriage licenses have been issued hers as follows: Louis Bartholemew Oertly, 21, Forestville, Mg, and Anna Catherine Byrne, 18, of Washington, D. C.; Medford Calvin Frasier, 27, and Nancy McClay Lea- 1and, 24, both of Washington; William Earle Wilson, 25, and Prances Ardell Limpkin, 18, both of 8eat Pleasant, Md.; Melvin G. Taylor, 21, Berwyn, Md,, and Vivian Marie Blake, 19, of Washington; Stamley E. Allen, 29, Manafield, Ohlo, and Audrey Mitchell, 30, Miami, Fla.; Emil John Klumpp, 34, Washington, and Dolores Maris Granados, 21, Riverdale, Md.; Charles Le Roy Davis, 33, and Evelyn Louise Huntt, 32, both of Washington, and Rowiand William Walker, 34, and Anns Mae Gray, 18, both of Takoms Fark. - avmr—— Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. ENVOYS URSUING, but not very fast, an investigation of the pooch sit- uation in various embassies here, we unearthed the fact that there is not a single dachshund owned at the German Embassy (if there is, he isn't registered at the District license office and had better stay close to home). We also found that the diplomats as a group have ar- rived at very commonplace names for their dogs, probably without holding & single round-table conference on the matter. At the Peruvian Legation there is a dog named Toby. Philip Broad of the British Embassy owns one known as Andrew (the formal British way, you know). Mr. J. K. Uys of the Union of South Africa calls his wire-hair fox-terrier Scraps. The British Am- bassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, keeps an English cocker answering to the name of Jumbo, which made us won- der if his excellency’s dog was by any chance akin to the cocker owned by the Dan Terrells. The Terrells dog, at a very tender age indeed, is now the size of a full- grown cocker, and still growing. They are expecting it to begin breaking things in two, like a Newfoundland, any day now, or maybe come in the house carrying a jug of brandy, to in- dicate its St. Bernard antecedents, * ok x X WHITE LIE. Like people, dogs come in all sizes and ages (my, my, how we do go on), it being generally acknowl- edged that a charming lady may lie about either her size or her age if she so chooses. As for dogs, they usually have nothing to say on these subjects, but we know of a salesgirl in an upper Connecticut avenue store who will tell any one she knows her correct age, and no cheating, but likes to slice the fige ure when some one asks the age of her pet dog. The dog is still quite frisky, but happens to be 9 years old, going on 10. She prefers to say it’s 5 years old, going on 6, if anybody asks. Lots of horse owners would like to do that, too, except that you can get a pretty dorned good idea of a horse’s age from looking at his teeth. Of course, if you feel deep- ly about the matter, it’s always possible to stop acknowledging the horse’s birthdays, and just keep ’em stopped until all the teeth fall out or wear down. By that time neither you nor the horse will care anyhow. * k% % TIP-OFF. SHOULD any local tax drivers’ hearts swell with joy and good cheer on hearing a couple of impressive lady fares, presumably a dowager and her daughter, tell them to drive down to Winchester, or up to Boston, or some such, let them beware. ‘We've just heard of one cabbie here who says he hauled this impressive couple—well-dressed, smooth-spoken, genteel—all around the countryside until the bill was $27. They told him to stop by their hotel, where they'd cash a check and pay off. He waited and waited outside, grew suspicious, circled the block, caught them taking it on the lam down a side street. “Haven't you forgotten something, ladies?” he said, trying to pretend there was nothing wrong. “Scram, sucker,” they said in unison, knowing full well what was wrong. The driver thought it over a bit, then scrammed. * ok % x READER. THE same Washington lawyer who recently reported that he found & bulldog on the rear seat of his au- tomobile comes forward at this point with another anecdote for the Depart- ment of Bulldogs, Birds and Bees. This particular story probably should be regarded as extremely Significant by our circulation and editorial de- partments, but what the significance we can't imagine. Seems the lawyer fellow was told by his wife, in no uncertain terms, to straighten up the canary bird cage, put a piece of paper under it when taking out the sand tray. He did. Placed & copy of The Star about 18 inches below, spread out on a book- case. Says he came back to find the canary almost falling out of its cage through the bars, trying to read the news items in the paper. (He doesn't say what news items, which leaves our census of personalities right where it was.) * ok ox CLIENT. Perfect solution for the problem of doctors’ bills and hospital tariffs has been discovered by former Representative Allen Furlow, who was recently a patient at the Mayo Clinic for a rather complete over- hauling. Before he left the place, the Mayos had signed him up to do some overhauling on their legal aflairs, at which task he is now en- gaged, working out the carving charges, as it were. * x x % SERVICE. OW is the time when cartoonists draw pictures of John Q. Public sitting at office desk while a robin twits outside his window and above his head hangs a device like a cumu- lous Summer cloud, embracing repre- sentations of vacation scenes supposed to occupy John’s transient thoughts— you know, canoes, trout streams, golf clubs, etc. And this introduces into our own particular little balloon of Summer thought the incident of the ‘Washingtonian at an upper New York State resort who complained to the management that the roof of her cot- tage bed room leaked, and in such a way that sleeper and bed clothes were nicely saturated every time it rained. “Well,” replied the management in a tone of voice too blithe to be face- tious, “why don't you turn over? The bed’s plenty big enough.” Fire Auxiliary Delegates. BLADENSBURG, Md, May 24 (Special).—The Ladies’ Auxil ry of the Bladensburg Volunteer Fire De- partment. has named Mrs. Laura Pot- ter, Mrs. Julia Stack, Mrs. H. B. Mer- cer, Mrs, Nina' Merryman and Mrs. Mary McVey as delegates to the State convention, June 24-26, at Easton. Alternates appointed sre Mrs, Hany Lohman, Mrs. Norman Alsop, Miss A “membership- drive now is being wnhodhymommlli ATTACKONC.L.0. Executive Committee Plans to Expel All Lewis’ Members. BACKGROUND— A, F. of L. started first peace move after Lewis formed C. I. O. in November, 1935. Committee was named to try to work out compromise between Lewis’ plan Jor organization of all workers in each big industry into one union and A. F. of L’s organization-by- craft policy. Several parleys held without success. Max Zaritsky, president of the Millinery Workers and a C. I. O. member, then tried to arrange formal peace confer= ence, He, too, failed. By the Assoclated Press. CINCINNATI, May 24.—Hopes for an early settlement of the war be- tween the American Federation of Labor and John L. Lewis vanished today when federation leaders un- folded their battle plans. ‘The federation's Executive Council proposed to a conference of loyal union representatives that the last vestige of unity in the American labor movement be wiped out by expulsion of all Committee for In- dustrial Organization local branches from A. F. of L. city central bodies. Dues May Be Doubled. ‘The council also propesed that all loyal unions double their monthly contribution to the federation, now 1 cent a month for each member, to help fight enlargement of the C. I. O. at every turn. Council members es- timated this temporary dues increase would add $35,000 a month to the war chest. Charles P. Howard, secretary of Lewis’ committee, predicted that half the unions in the federation would refuse to contribute money for a war on the C. 1. O. Howard, president of the Interna- tional Typographical Union, was the only C. I. O. member at the A. F. of L. meeting. “My union, for one, won't contribute 8 dime” Howard said. “We con- tribute gladly to organize workers, but we won't contribute to block or- ganization. “The A. F. of L. will find that the sentiment of its rank and file is the same, too.” Federation chieftains also talked of moving into territory that Lewis unions now claim and wholly or par- tially occupy. The coal fields, the tex- tile mills and the garment factories were discussed as possible fields for A. F. of L. growth. Joseph Ozanic, president of the Progressive Miners of America, rival to Iewis' United Mine Workers in Illinois, appeared to ask for a charter as the A. F. of L. union in the soft coal industry. William Green, A. F. of L. president and a member ‘of the United Mine ‘Workers, said the progressives’ appli- cation would receive careful atten- tion, Peace Talk Renewed. Dormant for months, peace talk was renewed several weeks ago at the Atlantic City Convention of the In- ternational Ladies’ Garment Work- ers, a C. I. O. union. The conven- tion instructed the union’s officers to try to arrange a peace conference. Lewis immediately said he wanted no peace. Craft union leaders said privately they felt there was no chance for any reconciliation at present. In view of today’s developments, all sides agreed that the garment workers’ resolution was adopted in vain. The absence of Matthew Woll, one of the federation's vice - presidents, was considered by observers to fur- ther obscure chances for peace. Green announced that Woll was on his way to Geneva for the International Labor Convention. From the start, Woll has been & middle-of-the-roader in the controversy. He was the lone A. F. of L. official to address the Ladies’ Garment Workers' Convention. Green said that representatives of all loyal A. F. of L. unions except the American Newspaper Guild would attend today’s conference. The guild announced last night it would not be represented and assailed the federation for its attitude toward the C. I O. Green said that was what was to be expected. Heywood Broun, guild pres- ident, is & C. I. O. member. The conference will be followed by an Executive Council meeting. PENSION BILL SIGNED President Roosevelt today signed a bill granting a pension of $5,000 a year to Mrs. Helen H. Taft, widow of former President Willlam Howard Taft. The bill was passed by Oongress in acoordance with & custom adopted some years ago to proyide in this man- ner for widows of Presidents, —————a Mad Dog Bites 37 Children. LOS ANGELES, May 24 (®)— Thirty-seven children of the Palos Verdes area who were bitten by a puppy with rabies while they crowded about it on a school ground, were be- ing given Pasteur treatments today. Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Considers routine business. Interstate Commerce Committee re- sumes rail financing inquiry. House: Considers District bills; may resume debate on relief fund. TOMORROW. Senate: 1 May or may not meet, depending on developments this afternoon. Subcommittee of Senate Appropria- tions Committee considers District supply bill, House: Considers “hot oil” bill. Civil Service Committee resumes consideration of bills to give pref- erence to veterans in civil service em- ployment, 10:30 a.m. Agriculture Committee considers farm relief’bill, 10:30 a.m. Judiciary Committee considers mis- cellaneous bills, 10:30 a.m. Tax Subcommittee of District Com- mittee resumes consideration of tax program, 10:30 a.m, Sacks . Subcommittee of District daylight sxving Committee Bill, 10:30 am, 4 Hotql Strike Hits Drgss Dinner Set OfSan Francisco Gourmets Without Dainty Food Concoc- tions for 24 Days. By the Associated Press. S8AN FRANCISCO, May 24—The bleak look of San PFrancisco’s strike. bound hotels, center of the city’s social life, can be compared only to the for- lorn countenances of the dress-for- dinner set—with a tradition for eating and drinking to keep up. There are gourmets who for 24 days have not tasted anything like, for ex- ample, chicken honcroise, a Fairmont offering that has delighted finely- grained taste buds since the year after the 1806 earthquake and fire. There are students at Stanford and the University of California to whom the St. Francis room and the Mark Hopkins Peacock Court were places to go regularly in full plumage for dancing Wednesday and Saturday. Now these music halls are silent. There are women drinkers, too, who remember poignantly the walkout of bartenders just at cocktail time on May 1. They will tell you they are Jjust waiting and waiting for someone to push a correctly concocted sidecar in front of them. — . LUNN DEFEATED INBRITISH MEET D. C. Golfer Loses to French Champion in Amateur Tournament. BY the Associated Press. SANDICH, England, May 24.—John O. Levinson of Chicago, former Yale Pplayer and current New England title- holder, won nis first round match in the British amateur golf championship today, defeating®*W. A. Stevenson of the Army Golfing Society, 4 and 3. John H. Forsman of Mamaroneck, N. Y, beaten by W. H. MacDonald of Great Britain, 4 and 3, joined another American challenger, Richard Lunn of Washington, D. C., on the sidelines. Lunn, former Princeton player, dropped his first round match to Jacques Leglise, French amateur champion, 3 and 2. A. V. Rogers of Winchester, Mass., was eliminated by G. H. Micklem of the home club, 3 and 2. Douglas Grant, native Californian who has lived in England for many years, de- feated R. G. Henderson of Great Britain, also by a 3 and 2 count. Micklem, who knows every blade of gTass on the home course, putted too steadily for Rogers, who held the Britisher even up to the greens. The American lost his chance at the 14th, where he put two balls out of bounds into the neighboring Prince's course and wound up with a 7. The cards: Rogers, out... Micklem, out. Rogers, in____ Micklem, in.. Young Lunn won four of the first five holes and then went to Ppieces, He picked up on three greens. 533-38 52436 3 3 5 5 4 5 43438 Leglise, in.._.. 4544544 R. A. Stranahan of Toledo was scratched. The sun was hot, but the long Royal St. George's course was boggy from recent heavy raink. 'STRIKE THREATENS FRENCH SHIPPING Visitors to Paris Exposition May Suffer Inconvenience Be- cause of Action. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, May 24—French shipping Was threatened with a severe and gen- eral strike tie-up today. The Marseille Maritime Union voted & general strike and Le Havre port and dock workers struck. Both the Marseille and the Le Havre workers want & 40-hour week and old- age pensions. The action came just at the open- ing of the tourist season, coincident with inauguration of the Paris exposi- tion, ‘Tugboat workers at Le Havre agreed to dock the Normandie when she ar- rives tonight, but decided to cease all work thereafter. Four liners and numerous freighters were {dle because of a seamen’s strike at Marseille even before the general strike was called. ENDEAVOUR LOCATED OFF MASSACHUSETTS Coast Guard Cutter Establishes Contact With British Yacht After Tow Is Broken, By the Associated Press. " ABOARD COAST GUARD CUT- TER ARGO OFF NO MAN'S LAND, May 24—The Coast Guard cutter Argo established contact with the British yacht Endeavour I today, 5 miles southeast of No Man’ Land. No Man's Land is a small island south of Marthas Vineyard, Mass, Informed the Diesel yacht Viva was coming out to tow Endeavour I to Newport, her skipper, Capt. Ned Heard, replied: “We've been expect- ing him for three days.” Endeavour I lost her tow line from the Viva in & gale 1,000 miles off New- port a week ago Friday, and Viva came into Newport alone. The big, blue cup boat encountered s light headwind from the northwest off No Man’s Land. She made only moderate progress, beating to wind- ward under her abbreviated yawl rig, and Coast Guard officers said she probably would not reach Newport until late afternoon. Pair’s Last Dime Stolen. DALLAS, Tex., May 24 (#.—Two strangers here reported to police the theft of their last dime. “Out ‘of funds, police saild the pair D. C, MONDAY, LIVE WIRE KILLS AN AFTER GRASH Driver of Car That Hit Pole Electrocuted—2 Others Die in Nearby Traffic. ‘Three persons were killed and more than a score were injured in automo- bile accidents in nearby Maryland and Virginia yesterday and early to- day, while crashes in the District sent three to local hospitals. A freak accident took the life of John C. White, 28, of Boyd, Md., elec- trocuted early today when he con- tacted & high-power line broken by the impact of his car with & pole be- tween Dawsonville and Darnestown, Md. Ralph Funk, 34, of Waynesboro, Pa., & motor cyclist, was instantly killed near Ringgold, Md,, last night when & hit-run automobile forced his ma- chine from the highway. State police are seeking the driver. 11 Hurt in 3-Car Crash, According to the Associated Press, Frank Berry was fatally hurt when his automobile was struck by a train after it had stalled on a grade cross- ing at Chase City, Va. Eleven persons were injured, four seriously, in a three-car crash on the ‘Washington-Baltimore Boulevard near Elkridge, Md. Three of the victims were colored Washingtonians. White's car ran into a ditch and snapped off the pole, part of which fell across the machine. Apparently not seriously injured, he stepped from the vehicle, his body contacted the broken wire and he was instantly killed according to police. His brother, Michael S. White, 27, and Leslie Luhn, 41, of Dawsonville, escaped with cuts and bruises, Blames Crash on Lights. Another Montgomery County, Md., accident sent two victims to the Mont- gomery County General Hospital. It occurred when & car driven by Tay- lor Cantwell, a member of the Sandy Spring Fire Department, ran off the road at Aspen Hill and struck a tele- phone pole. Cantwell received only cuts and bruises, but his companion, Oscar Burriss of Lay Hill, suffered a severe back injury. Cantwell was quoted by police as saying he was blinded by the lights of an approach- ing automobile. Among the seriously injured in the Elkridge crash were Howard G. Mc- Clendon, 31, colored, of 1127 Girard street, driver of one of the cars, who suffered fractures of both legs. His wife also received a broken leg and his sister-in-law, Ethel Boswell, 16, was treated for cuts and bruises. All were sent to Providence Hospital in Baltimore. McClendon's machine skidded into a vehicle operated by Primo J. Ventura, ‘Wilmington, Del,, according to police, and a few seconds later the two cars were struck by a third, operated by Winston R. Irwin, Dundalk, Md. Seven Wilmingtonians in Ventura's car were treated at St. Agnes’ Hos- pital, in Baltimore. Hurt at Traffic Light. Mrs. Rosie M. Chaplin of 1301 Clifton street, was sent to Garfield Hospital with a fractured arm after the car in which she was riding col- lided with another machine on the Crain Highway, near Cheltenham, Md., yesterday. According to police, the machines were driven by Eugene Leger, accompanied by his wife and Mrs. Chaplin, and Robert Groves of Charlotte Hall, Md. Three residents of Minquadale, Del., were treated at Casualty Hospital for injuries suffered when their car skidded into a telephone pole on the ‘Washington-Baltimore Boulevard near Branchville. They are Dorothy Hop- kins, 18, with cuts on the face and body; Frank Hopkins, 23, possible fractured hip, and Elijah Parker, 17, named as the driver, who received a broken collarbone. Mrs. Naomi Kephart of Berwyn suffered a strained neck when the car she was occupying was struck by an- other machine while waiting for a traffic light to change on the Wash- ington-Baltimore Boulevard in Col- lege Park. She was treated at the Washington Sanitarium in Takome Park, Md, and sent home. State Policeman Vernon Spicer arrested a colored man who gave his name as William Norman, 129 K street, and charged him with reckless driving and driving under the influence of liquor. Five persons were reported injured in traffic accidents in the District during the last 24 hours. Raymond Mise, 9, of 415 D street northeast, was treated at Casualty Hospital for concussion and cuts about the face received, according to police, when he ran into the side of an auto- mobile while skating near his home. Dorothy Russell, 30, of 1133 Twenty- fourth street, suffered rib injuries when the taxicab in which she was a passenger, was in collision with an- other machine at Twelfth and I streets. She was taken to Emergency Hospital. Ray Knofer, 42, of 941 Randolph street, also was injured about the chest when she was knocked down by a car in the 1400 block of Euclid street. She was treated at Garfield Hospital. Joan Bingle, 4, of 921 Eleventh street northeast, received a severe head injury and internal hurts when struck by an automobile at Eleventh and K streets northeast. According to police the driver was Sellman 8. Taylor, 1347 L street south- east. Miss Julia Biskin, 59, of 142¢ K street, was treated at Emergency Hos- pital for possible rib fractures re- celved in an accident at Fourteenth street and Park road. 28,000 IN GERMANY MOURN ZEP CREW 8ix Lakehurst Victims Buried at Friedrichschafen, Five at Frankfort. By the Associated Press. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, May 24.—Ten thousand mourners, in- cluding the Countess Bradenstein, daughter of Qount Zeppelin, paid final homage to six members of the Hindenburg crew here yesterday. The six, victims of the Lakehurst disaster, were buried in a common grave. Capt. Von Schiller, com- mander of the Graf Zeppelin, deliv- ered a eulogy. At approximately the same hour services were held at Prankfort-on- the-Main for Capt. Ernst Lehmann, former commander of the 1ll-fated 'l:h:; MAY 24, 1937. Pair’s Heroic Efforts Fail As Youth Drowns in Potomac Score Watch as. George Oliver, 13, Topples Into River. Plunged into the sharp cross-currents of the Potomac River when he fell from & rock just below Chain Bridge yesterday, George Oliver, jr., 13, of 1217 B street southeast, drowned de- spite heroic efforts of two young men to save him. In full view of & score or more per- sons on shore, the boy teetered a mo- ment after slipping on the large rock on which he was standing, then toppled into the rain-swollen river, about 35 feet deep at that point. Louls Ivins, 34, Sunday school teacher at the Grace Baptist Church, who had taken his class of six, in- cluding young Oliver, up to the bridge for an outing, jumped into the river fully clad in an effort to rescue the boy. Another young man, paddling in & canoe nearby, leaped from his craft and with Ivins dived several times near where the boy went down. Ivins, who lives at 2312 Pennsylvania avenue southeast, said Oliver appeared only once, several feet downstream, and Was seen no more, ‘The boy's father has been confined to Tuberculosis Hospital, 14th and Upshur streets, for the last six years. Mrs. Oliver, who was prostrate this morning, lives in an apartment at the B street address. She has two other children, Blanche, 9, who lives with her, and Mrs. Gladys Payne, 1218 Twelfth street. Rushing through driving rain to the scene of the drowning, Harbor Police Boat No. 2 was in collision with a 30-foot cabin cruiser, belong- ing to Joseph Doyle of Vancouver Heights, Arlington County, Va, The police boat was beached near High- way Bridge, where the accident oc- curred, by Policemen W. E. Davis and T. D. Bailey, who were operating it. Another boat from the harbor po- lice station was sent to look for the body. Doyle was charged with reckless operation of a motor boat and posted $100 collnteral, b GEORGE OLIVER, Drowned. LOUIS IVINS, Attempted Rescue. BERMUDA FLIGHTS STARTTOMORROW Planes to Leave New York and Island on Trial Hops in Service. Trial flights between the United States and Bermuda, first leg of trans- Atlantic air transport service, will start tomorrow, Federal officlals were notified today. The Bermuda Clipper, trail-blazing four-engined flying boat of Pan- American Airways, is to take off from Port Washington, New York, tomorrow morning to explore a tentative course between New York and Hamilton Harbor, Bermuda, a distance of 773 miles across to open Atlantic. At the same time a British plane is ex- pected to leave Bermuda. 6-Hour Flight Expected. It is expected the flight will require about 6 hours, the actual ocean jump starting from about the vicinity of Atlantic City, N. J. The Clipper will spend all day Wednesday while a check is made of the base facilities provided there by the Bermuda and British governments. The return flight is expected to be- gin Thursday morning. It is expected the Clipper will lay a direct course to Charlestor, 8. C., one of the alterna- tive United States bases, and will fiy up the coast to New York. another alternative base under con- struction at Baltimore. The pioneering Atlantic flight will be in charge of Harold E. Gray, who holds the rank of master. He is a native of Iowa and a veteran of Pan-American’'s South American serv- ices. He spent last year on the trans- Pacific route and has made 25 cross- ings between California and the Philippines in command of Clippers. Officers on Ship. His first officer will be William S. de Lima, Larchmont, N, Y.; second offi- cer, James William Walker, jr., of Philadelphia; third officer and engi- neering officer, C. A. Wright, Elmira, N. Y., and radio officer, T. J. Roberts. Two cabin crew members, Steward Michael Clavarino and Purser Ben Blackman, probably will be carried on the trial trip. The British Imperial Airways plane, the R. M. A, Cavalier, which has been at Bermuda for & number of weeks, is expected to fly & direct course tomor- row from Hamilton Harbor to Port Washington. The British flying boat will be commanded by Capt. N. Cum- ming, a veteran of Imperial's service across the Mediterranean. 10 CONVICTS FLEE TEXAS PRISON FARM Long-Term Prisoners Escape by Cutting Hole in Floor as War- den Is Away. By the Associated Press. ANGLETON, Tex., May 24.—Off- cials of Retrieve Prison Farm combed this section of the State today for 10 long-term convicts who escaped from & dormitory shortly after midnight by cutting a hole in the floor. The escape was discovered at 12:30 o'clock, and all but two of the convicts had fled before & watchman discov- ered the laggers. He opened fire, but none of the shots took effect. Capt. Miller, in charge of the farm, was absent at the time of the break. Mrs. Miller, his wife, who reported the escape, said all the missing men ‘were dressed in convict uniforms. WOMEN VOTERS MEET Three to Speak Before Arlington Group Wednesday. ARLINGTON, Va, May 24 (Spe- cial).—The Arlington County Organ- ized Voters will meet at the Ballston Bcout Hall Wednesdsy with & luncheon at 12:30 p.m. “Leisure Time of Youth” will be discussed by Miss Sibyl Baker of the playground - department; Miss Mary Gainey of Woman's Buresu of the Binswaner, Department Boys' Clubs, all of Wash- ington, INSTANT RESPONSE WONBY DIORAMAS There is | First Entry in Contest Tells of Entertainment and Other Values. Announcement of The Star's week- ly contest offering cash prizes for the best cut-outs of the Dioramas in the World Museum series running in full colors in the comic section each Sun- day brought immediate response. Following is the first essay received by The Star. It is entry No. 1 for the Diorama “Castles in Spain,” which ran yesterday, and is eligible for any one of this list of awards: First prize, $5; second prize, $4; third prize, '$3; fourth prize, $2, and 11 honorable mentions, each $1. This first essay was submitted by Bill Granat, who lives at the West- chester Apartments: Dioramas. I like the Dioramas, creeted by Hol- lirg C. Holling, because they are easily consttucted; nothing to buy; they are entertaining, interesting, educational and amusing. The Dioramas can be made in short time. First, I cut out the pieces and put them together roughly to see how it would look when I had finished. I pasted the frame to cardboard. Then I pested the background to brown | wrapping paper and then I pasted the tabs to the background and the Dio- rama was completed. It took me 1 hour and 40 minutes to make “Castles in Spain."’ The Dioramas are very easy to make, and I needed no help in constructing “Castles in Spain.” *‘Castles in Spain,” which shows the Alhambra that has been destroyed in the Spanish Revolution, is a remem- brance of a great castle. The two figures on the frame which have in- scriptions below are historic. NEW INTEREST SEEN IN BANKRUPTCY LAW Sabath Bill Seeks to Put U. S, in Charge When Corporations Fail. Presh interest in the movement to put the Government in control of private corporations in bankruptcy bobbed up today, when it was learned the House Judiciary Committee plans to take up the Sabath bill again to- mMOrITow. Introduced by Representative Sabath, Democrat, of Illinois, who was chair- man of a special House committee which investigated Protective Com- mittees in the failure of certain large corporations, the measure would place a Federal conservator in charge of the bankrupt firms, under direction of the controller of the currency. Already the controller is in charge of failed national banks. The Judiciary Committee ordered the bill reported favorably to the House on May 11, but before it was actually reported out, the committee decided to reconsider certain phases. One of the matters to be taken up tomorrow is understood to be whether it would be more advisable to place control of such bankrupt corporations under direction of the Securities and Exchange Commission. FAIL TO FIND TRACE OF MISSING NURSE Police Unable to Solve Mystery of Disappearance of Miss Martha Fifer. By the Associated Press. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., May 24. —Authorities at the United States Indian Sanatorium and city police admitted today they were without clues to the whereabouts of Miss Martha Pifer, 40-year-old nurse at the hospital who has been missing for 10 days. Officials said they had investigated dozens of reports since she disap- peared, but all have proved valueless. Miss Pifer’s twin sister, Mrs. Geor:; Ohapman of Winchester, Va., Wi arrived yesterday to aid in the search, sald ghe was unable to give police much assistance as yet. X REBELS ADVANCE CLOSE TOBILBAD Insurgents Threaten Impor- tant Railway Junction. Nazi Pilots May Die. BACKGROUND— For more than a month Gen. Mola and his insurgent troops have been hammering their way toward the Basque citadel of Bilbao in an attempt for complete northern domination of Spain. One of the important military plums in the Bilbao campaign is the highway function of Lemona. By the Associated Press. HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Fron- tier, May 24—Spanish insurgent troops today threatened the important highway junction of Lemona, only & mile from besieged Bilbao's “iron ring” defense line, after & quick thrust through rugged territory southeast of the Biscayan capital. The capture of Lemona, where the Vitoria and Durango highways join, 8 miles from Bilbao, would bring Gen. Emilio Mola’s insurgents face to face with the Basque fortifications, upon which government forces have pinned their last hope of saving Bilbao. Three villages, Yurre, Dima and Manaria, fell before the insurgent advance, “mopping up” the area south of Durango and Amorebieta. Ine surgent gains in this sector were ad- mitted by the Basque Defense Council, but the advance was said to have cost heavy casualties to the attackers, The Basque defenses were strength ened materially, however, with the appearance of a strong unit of gov- ernment airplanes at Bilbao. (They were believed to be the 15 warcraft which landed in France last week, having overshot their mark, and were permitted to return to Spain Saturday.) Low clouds during the morning kept aerial forces grounded. Air Raids Kill 15. The insurgent lines, a communique from Gen. Francisco Franco's head- quarters asserted, now parrallel the Basque lines in a great semi-circle from Lemona to Basigo de Banquio on the Bay of Biscay. The workers' town of Sestao, 4% miles northwest of the besieged capi- tal, counted 15 dead and more than 100 wounded after an insurgent air raid Sunday, when four planes dump= ed cargoes of explosives on the town. Most of the victims were found buried in the wreckage of 18 ruined buildings. Basque refugees reaching 8t. Jean de Luz, France, told of scores of wom= en and children being killed in Bilbao streets Saturday during a sudden ine surgent air raid. The attacking planes swooped low, turning their guns into the streets of the refugee-packed city. In one street alone, refugees declared, more than 50 women and children were killed, Three German Pilots Caught. Insurgent headquarters announced three government planes had been brought down during week end bom- bardment of isolated insurgent-held villages, and declared that numerous civilian casualties had been caused by governmen air raids on the town of Calatayud. Basque defenders of Mount Manaria, where 700 militiamen have withstood the insurgents for more than a month, were forced to flee to the Bilbao high- way to escape isolation as Gen. Mola’s troops moved through the triangular area south of Durango and Amore- bieta. Basque officials planned to place a German pilot named Wardel on trial for his life today after he bailed out from his plane behind governmen: lines. Two other German pilots, Capt. Walter Kienzel and Lieut. Gunther | Schulze, are under death sentences. President Jose Antonio Aguirre is ex- pected to act Wednesday on a petition to set aside the death penalties. DEFENDERS WATCH BULLFIGHT. 20,000 Persons, Within Sound of Rebel Guns, Observe Fete. BY EDWARD J. NEIL, By the Associated Press. VITORIA, Spain, May 24.—Great throngs of Spaniards—men, women, children and even babes in arms— celebrated the fete of St. Prudence yesterday by attending bullfights almost within sound of Gen. Fran- cisco Franco's guns hammering at the iron ring of defenses around Bilbao. This was probably one of the mast unusual sights of the civil war as 20,000 persons, in holiday spirit and attire, gathered as they did in Spain’s most normal times in the lofty stands about the sand circle of Vitoria's famous Plaza de Toros to see Jean Belmonte kill his bull as neatly as his famous father, Spain’s greatest bullfighter of the past half-century, did before him. Overhead 20 insurgent bombers from & nearby sirfleld headed north to drop their cargos on the battle line creeping closer daily to the Basque seacoast capital. Overhead swirled slender gombat fighters, stunting and screaming down almost to the packed inclosure. Belmonte Kills His. Yet the 20,000 spectators, with a heavy percentage of uniformed men, sat, stood, jumped up, yelled, and even whistled a Spanish version of the Bronx cheer, forgetting the war entirely as the performance of man versus bull in the hot sunlight below either pleased or displeased them. A bull fight takes a strong stomach for the first view if you are not used to the sight of gore, A couple of pre- liminary boys hamburgered & pair of young Andalusian bulls before being forced to administer what might be called the Chicago stock yards’' finish instead of the final clean-killing thrust. Belmonte, however, pirouetted in a gold-spangled costume shining in the sun as he flicked the bull around the end of his red cape and then dis- patched him with a thrust so neat he accomplished the supreme triumph of receiving the ears and tail cut off the dead animal. He promptly tossed them to the crowa. Day of Excitement. ‘The beauties of Vitoria, with black lace mantillas covering the high combs in their black hair, tossed down roses from the boxes as the day ended in delirious joy and excitement. ~he remark was frequently chuckled in the stands that if the Basques, holding desperately to their capital, knew that the first bull fight of the season in this district was on today, their defense would be over. Like all Spaniards, the Basques dearly love & bull fight. | & |