Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-06
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PICTURES SHOWN
Evening Star Universal News
Reel Records Arrival at
Montreal.

The latest release of The Evening
Star Universal Newsreel, which will be
shown on the screens of Washington
theaters beginning today, gives the first
authentic pictures of the R-100, giant
British dirigible, landing at Montreal
after crossing the Atlantic. The air
ship crossed in the record time of rs
hours and 40 minutes. Its steering
wheel was damaged and the tail fin
smashed after it bucked the fog and
storm of the Coast of Newfoundland.
The talking reporter, Graham Nc
Nance, gives vivid description of this
event and other interesting scenes that
are shown In the current newSreel ap-
pearing at all Warner Brothers theaters
in Washington and nearby Maryland
and Virginia.
Thousands of people from miles
around gathered at the Canadian flying
field and waited all night for the land
ing, some sleeping in their automobiles
Comdr. G. II. Scott, who guided the
airship across the ocean, and his staff
were welcomed by Mayor Haude and
city and government officials at Mont
real.
Gives Rapid-Fire Talk.
McNamee gives a vivid description
of the landing of the airsnip and a
rapid-fire talk %. other scenes OF world
importance winch appear In the latest
Aim Music . furnished by the Victor
Concert Orchestra, Rosario Bourbon
conducting.
Other interesting air events shown IN
this reel include the Navy flyers at san
Diego, Calf, who Unanswered In q
final plane review before Admiral Reeves
of the Pacific Air Squadron. one
hundred and thirty-two planes passed
in different formations before the ad-
miral and his staff.
Capt. Hawk tried out his new air
plane, which he hopes to cross the con
tinent in record time, at Curtiss Field,
N. Y, and Mrs. Hawks christened the
mystery plane" with. a bottle OF ginger
ale lust before the tryout. Many mo-
tables appear in the reel, including the
President and Mrs. Hoover, who recelv-
ed personal guests and Government OF
ficials at their fishing retreat, on the
Rapidan, in the Blue Ridge Noun
tains.
Tycoon Tilden, who won the only match
in the Davis Cup championship at
Paris, defeating the French tycoon
Borotra. Tilden came back with su-
perb tennis strategy and technique ne
has never excelled.
Arthur o. Williams, jr., 17-year-old
boy from Providence, came into prom
inence by winning the Edison scholar
ship over 40 other lads who, before
their tests at the Edison estate, had
defeated 10000 other contestants.
Style Show Pictured.
other events of interest include a
style show in New York. In which a
hairdressing expert demonstrates the
different styles of coiffures for the COM
ing season. A startling new decree.
telling how girls from 6 to 80 should
wear 'em. states that girls" of go must
have short hair and the fiapper OF l6
must wear 1t long, while the sopnis-
ticates must have it both short and
straight and slicked down with bear
grease"
Dry agents gloried in the capture of
a rum ship by the Coast Guard at san
Francisco, Calf. in which 1900 bottles
of choice liquors we're confiscated and
taken to the customs house.
Interesting pictures are shown OF the
italian earthquake horror, with thou
sands of refugees fleeing from their
wrecked homes and soldiers excavating
to find the bodiss of the victims.
Girls Defeat Boy Architects"
Chicago girls prove that they are
much better than the boys Of the city
in an architectural contest in building
sand houses at a city park. The con-
test was opened by The city to both
boys and girls to maxi the finest SAND
houses on the playground.
Seventy colored persons were bap-
tized at Newport News, Va, one after
the other, as converts of the new rapid
fire evangelist who had been named as
the BLACK Billy Sunday"