Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19

Government has its own plant but there
are, private companies, and President
Hoover is quoted as saying: For the
last two years the private companies
have not only been issusd licenses to
export every ounce of helium they could
produce, but they have been urged to
develop a foreign market" Apparently
they have tried, but entirely without
success.
The cost Of heligm is said to be four
times that of hydrogen and it has about
10 per cent less lifting power.
A considerable helium find Is lust
reported from Alberta.
1t seems probable that for some time
ahead British aerial enterprise will con-
centrate on heavier-than-air craft. The
flying boats operating on the Mediter-
ranean section of the England-India
airplane route are a great success
Flying ships" of the same general type,
only larger with Pullman accommoda-
items for 40 passengers), are abuilding.
They will not be as large as the Dornier
D-Xs, but it is claimed that they will
be safer on the take-off and more sea-
worthy.
We are told that the R-100 is to be
flown to India; perhaps, though, it
would be safer to say 'for India" She
is to have a new fabric covering and
it is thought that she will be inflated
with helium.
Lord Amulree has been appointed air
minister In succession to Lord Thorn
son, who was killed in the R-1O1
disaster.
Not only is British industry in the
doldrums, but agriculture is said to be
depressed beyond all precedent. The
redoubtable Kingsford-Smith has broken
another record by flying from London
to Allahabad, India, in 512 days, en-
route to Australia. He expects to beat by
several hours the record Of 15la days
from London to Australia, made over
three years ago by Hinkler. His itin-
erary calls for landings at Rangoon,
Island of Timor Dutch East Indies)
en- route to Port Darwin, Australia.
4
SPAIN-Strikes continue in Spain.
The Berengurer government is display
ing originality and vigor by making
arrests on a considerable scale, espe-
cially in Madrid, Seville and Barcelona.
most especially in Barcelona-radical
labor "agitators," so-called Communists,
champions Of the Catalan separatist
movement. The strikes involve clashes
on a small scale, with some spilth Of
blood.
On October 16 the peseta dropped to
its lowest ever, namely, 1880 to the
dollar, par being SIS. Referring to
the epidemic of strikes, the minister of
justice remarks rather happily: I'VE
are smoking a cigarette over a keg Of
powder and must take care with our
ashes or a spark will make the whole
thing explode +"
It is officially announced that cleo
tons to new CorteS will be held on
January 4.
GERMANY. The new Reichstag was
opened on October IA The LOT Fas-
cists (Hitlerites) wore their uniform of
brown shirt with a swastika on the
sleeve) and tan riding breeches. At
every lull in the, proceedings they
their young friends outside were smash
ing the windows of Jewish stores and
cafes, yelling, Germany, Awake" The
Communists also did a little cavorting.
Paul Loebe, Socialist, sometimes
called "the German Tom Reed" has
been reelected President of the Reichs-
tag.
On the 18th Chancellor Bruening
made a notable speech commencing to
the Reichstag his program. already
published, of economic (chiefly flscaD
reforms. He made no direct reference
TO the widely voiced demand for rep
arations moratorium or drastic revision
downward Of the Young plan schedules,
or both, but in yelled statement Of Pc
culiar elegance he intimated his hope
avert the necessity of such action, as
prejudicial TO the German international
credit position. He made the agreeable
gtatement: "Tne German government