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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
TAKE-OFF PROBLEM
IS FACED BY ASH
Pacific Flyer Concerned Over
Getting Plane With Heavy
Load in Air.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAMUSHIRO. Japan, May 29.-The
problem Of getting the monoplane
Pacific into the air with ton and
half of fuel aboard was the chief con-
Germ tonight of Thomas Ash, jr,
American flyer, on the eve of his
projected 4,400-mile solo nonstop flight
to the United States
A section Of the beach runway here
was planked for about 200 yards to
give him q smooth start. After the
plane shoots of the planked section 1t
will taxi along the bare beach for q
mile or more. Ash planned to attain
speed of 10 miles an hour before
attempting to take it into the air.
If I can only succeed in getting
the plane off the ground with a ton
and half of fuel will feel that half
the battle will have been won." said
the flyer.
Girls Make Flag.
Samushiro meanwhile went out of
its way to provide hitting farewell
for the daring young American. Ten
little Japanese Betsy ROSES sat up all
night last night sewing together nu-
merous strips Of red and white muslin
and let Of white stars on blue
field into something resembling an
American flag. The emblem was used
to decorate an evergreen arch erected
by villagers over the roadway which
Ash will take to board his plane.
The arch bore welcome in both jap
anese ana English.
Authorities searched the village for
Western style bed for Ash, but failed
to find one, so the flyer went to sleep
on an improvised couch consisting OF
10 demonstrated Japanese mattresses,
one piled on top Of the other. He was
a guest IN the home Of Keji Hohiru-
make, headman Of Misawa Village, ID
miles from here.
Prepare American Food.
A Japanese who once served as
cook in Seattle came here from Aomori
and prepared Ash's dinner. He also
will provide an American breakfast be-
fore the scheduled take-of at O'Clock
tomorrow morning 6 pm. Friday. East
ern standard time).
Upon arriving here, Ash was handed
a letter of welcome from the Samu-
shire headman saying the village con-
sidered 1t the greatest honor TO assist
the flyer in any way possible.
peasants, fishermen and Boy Scouts
laid the plank runway and refused TO
accept pay for their work. Kami Yo-
shida, a youth of Saitama prefecture,
sent Ash a charm from temple on
Mount Takao and letter saying the
youth of Japan would be praying for
his success.
ut appears I can't spend a penny"
said Ash. Even at Tachikawa Air
drone. where the mechanics worked
DAYS and nights on my motor, ex-
pected a bill of at least $500, but they
refused to take a cent. / never have
experienced such courtesy. wonder
If 1 deserve all this attention and all
this kindness"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
|GLENNA COLLETT TO MARRY
MAN SHE DEFEATS AT GOLF
Edwin Ware Can Be Beaten
by Woman Title Holder,
Five Times Champ.
Nephew of G. o. P. Leader
Is Engineer in Philadelphia.
Pair Long Engaged.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 29.-Miss Glenna
Collett, i've times women's national golf
champion, is to marry Edwin H. Ware
Of Philadelphia. Announcement Is made
by her mother, Mrs. George H. Collett
Of Greenwich, Conn.
Mr.. Ware Is the son Of Mrs. Edwin H.
Ware and the late State Senator Ware Of
Philadelphia. He Is nephew of Will
liam 8. Ware. Republican leader Of
Philadelphia. He Is q golfer, but his
fiancee can beat him.
Miss Collett. q native Of New Haven,
Conn.,, but q resident of Providence,
R. l., until her fathers death three
years ago, played golf first when IL
years old. Her father, George Collett,
one-time amateur bicycle champion of
the world. was her teacher.
She won the golf title in 1922, when
10 years old, and repeated in 1925, 1923,
1929 and l930-setting record for the
event. Trying to win the British cham
pionship, she has been beaten twice by
Miss Joyce Wethered. Her conquestS
include dozen or more sectional cham
pionshipS. She was the first to break 80
In the women's nation championship.
Mr.. Ware Is construction engineer,
a golfer and a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. His father died
in 1922.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
BLACK FLEET DESTROYED.

NORFOLK, Va, May 20 (R.-"War,'
raging for the last three days along
the Virginia seaboard, came to an end
today when the "black" feet steamed
peacefully into Hampton Roads after
being theoretically destroyed In at
temptS to force its way past the Vir-
ginia Capes to strike at Washington
and Baltimore.
Officers of the attacking forces, COM
manded by Rear Admiral o. G. Muir
fin, and the defending forces, COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Stanley D. EN-
bick, planned to confer today regarding
the annual Army and Navy maneuvers.
Results of the war games have indi-
Gated, officers said, that the defenses Of
the Chesapeake are capable Of with
standing the attack of any ordinary
enemy fleet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
BY DIR. JEAN PICARD.

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, May 29.-Dr.
Auguste Picard, Swiss citizen, is pro-
fessor of physics at the University of
Brussels, Belgium. He was graduated
from the Swiss Polytechnical School in
Zurich with the degree OF doctor OF
science.
For many years he has been inter-
ested in making various physical
measurements of extreme accuracy.
Before the war he made several balloon
aScensions for the study Of the gas con-
ditions inside balloon with tempera-
ture, density and convection currents
measured throughout the balloon.
When. in 1925, the Michelson-M Morley
experiment was attacked by Miller in
this country the whole Einstein theory
was questioned. Miller had obtained
his results on a high mountain. Pic
card repeated the experiments In a free
Rigi in Switzerland and proved that
Nicholson was correct and that the
"ether drift" observed by Miller did not
exist.
In his recent expedition Picard put
his skill at the service of the study OF
cosmic rays, rays of tremendous i'm
portance, far more penetrating than
the hardest" X-rays. For this study
Picard needed observations which
could only be made at spot where
nine-tenths of the atmosphere would
be below the observer.
Built Balloon without Net.
To avoid problems of weight of
heavy ropes to control balloon gases
Prof. Picard built a balloon without
u,I1inh contained 0Y1lV
in its upper fraction. He constructed
it so that at height of about $4,000
feet the hydrogen would I'LL out the
entire balloon and so that at this
height the lifting power would be
equal to that Of the whole outfit. In
such a case the balloon must contain
100000 cubic feet of hydrogen.
Prof. Picard sought to avoid grave
physical troubles at high attitudes by
using a radically new device whereby
the air was kept well filled with
oxygen.
He explored the high attitudes from
inside an air-tiRht room" or aerial
laboratory with an inside pressure OF
1917 pounds per square inch. The en-
tire Picard Laboratory was Within
sphere Of 7 feet diameter, built in
sphere to Withstand the near vacuum
outside.
Used Lead Shot for Ballast.
The air was kept IN good condition
by means of a cylinder OF highly COM
pressed oxygen $4,000 pounds per square
inch), from which constant amount
of oxygen escaped through mar
row nozzle. The stream OF oxygen
was mixed with the air OF the
room and blown through an appara-
tus containing soda lime. which alb
sorbed the carbon dioxide produced by
the inhabitants of sphere.
Instead of sand ballast Picard USED
lead shot. This is freer flowing. At
the bottom of the sphere there Is q
double stopcock, which allows the lead
shot to run out without any Of the val
liable air escaping. A special device
was invented which would allow the
pilot to pull the rope commanding the
upper valve (the gas outlet valve) from
the inside of his laboratory and so en-
able him to bring the balloon down.
DR.. Auguste Picard is the son OF DR.:
Jules Picard, who was professor OF
chemistry at the University OF Basic.
and a nephew of the late Paul PICARD
of Geneva, who constructed the first
turbine used at Niagara Falls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
mike and Ike" Had
Nothing ON Picard
And Twin Brother
Franks Played on Friends
Who Could Not Tell
Them Apart.
BY the Associated Press.

MUNICH, Bavaria, May 29.-Old-
timers here are recalling pre-war anec-
dotes about the student days Of Auguste
Picard and his twin brother, DR.. Jean
Picard, now a resident Of Wilmington,
Del.
Both are more than 6 feet tall and
SO extraordinarily alike in appearance
that in their student days they were
constantly being mistaken for each
other.
once an artist friend of theirs made
a bust for which the brothers sat alter
nately without the sculptor noticing the
difference. Dinner invitations to one
often brought the other and sometimes
both appeared to the amazement OF
their host.
once, the story goes, .Auguste bet q
barber who had shaved of his beard
that his whiskers grew faster than any
others in the world. Half an hour later
the barber went pale as Jean walked IN
with a three days stubble on his chin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
HAWKS OFF TO GRID
FRANCE IN TWO DAYS
American Speed Flyer Hops for
Marseille, to Return to
lie Bourget Tomorrow.

BY the Associated Press.
LIE BOURGET, France, May 29.-
Tireless as the bird whose name he
bears, Capt. Frank Hawks, American
speed flyer, scared away this morning
with the intention Of girdling France
by air in two days.
He planned to spend the night in
Marseilles. travelling by way Of Rouen,
Lemans, Nantes, Bordeaux and Tou-
louise. Tomorrow he will return to
Paris via Lyon, Dion and Nancy, hop
ing to land here by o'clock.
Capt. Hawks last night was pre-
sented with the 1881 trophy of the In
ternational Association of Aviation at a
ceremony at Mount Vernon, American
headquarters at the colonial exposition,
but he declined to make q speech.
I'm an aviator, not a speaker" he
said when pressed to make an address.
II can only say thank you"
BORDEAUX, France, May 20 P.-
Capt. Frank Hawks, American speed
flyer now on a flight around France,
arrived here at 1910 pm, and resumed
his flight three hours later, taking of
for Toulouse.
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CONTINUED From First Page.l
cal problem of handling the balloon
that only at a height of 1886 miles were
we able to begin taking the principal
measurements. We found the outside
air pressure at that altitude. to be rs
millimeters, about one-tenth normal at
mospheric pressure"
Scenery Overwhelmingly Grand.
Referring to little notebook in which
he had jotted down data as winds swept
him over Southern Europe for a day
and a night, he said he had noticed
that the moon appeared much brighter
than from the earth and that the Alpine
scenery below him was Overwhelmingly
grand"
The temperature within the hermeti-
cally sealed aluminium ball rose to 106
degrees Fahrenheit at times, while on
the outside it fell as low as rs below
zero Fahrenheit.
He explained his delay in landing by
the fact that it was impossible to open
the safety valve or the portfolio until
the pressure inside conformed with that
of the atmosphere
1.-THE flight is likely to revolutionize
all previous theories concerning the
stratosphere," he said.
Like Floating at Sea.
1.-THE flight proved that the strato-
sphere is navigable and that man with
modern technical methods will be able
to master its low pressure and its cold.
I'VE seemed to be in an endless in
finity of blue. The earth had COM
pletely disappeared. 1t was like floating
at sea with blue water all around and
blue shore in remote distances. We felt
an Understandable bGOpineSS If WAS a
glorious flight +"
The intrepid explorers were the guests
of the hardy folk in this tiny village
among towering mountains of ice. 1t is
$500 feet above sea level and the high
est inhabited place in Austria. The eX-
plorers received congratula from
many points in Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
BELGIUM HoNORS PICARD.
King Albert Makes Scientist Com
mander of Order Of Leopold.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 20 P1.-
King Albert of the Belgians has ap-
pointed Prof. August Picard a COM
mander of the order of Leopold in
recognition of his ascent into the stra-
tosphere. He made Charles Ripper,
his aide, chevalier Of the order.
. Nine. Picard said she was overjoyed
at the distinction that had come to her
husband and that she would have ac-
companied him to the starting point If
it had not been for her health.
Mime. Picard talked by telephone for
some time with her husband IN the little
sequestered village Of Ober Qurgl in
the Tyrol, last night.
Prof. Picard told her Of his ex-
periences she said, but apparently he
added nothing to the story already
known to the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
HOOVER GETS INVITATION

Senator Bingham of Connecticut to-
day invited President Hoover to come
to New Haven the Sunday before Labor
day to take part In Statewide cele-
bration of the Battle Of Groton Heights.
The invitation was taken under con-
sideration.
The Senator said the battle was the
only one of any importance fought in
Connecticut during the Revolution.
Benedict Arnold was the leader Of the
British forces which attacked Groton,
at that time the center Of activity for
the American Navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
U. S. ORDERS CHANGE
IN MALT SIRUP LABELS
Trade Commission Holds Product
of Jacob Rupert, Base Ball Mag
nate, Not Made in Canada.

Changes in advertising and labels for
q malt sirup manufactured by Jacob
Rupert, owner of the New York Amer
lean League base ball club, were ordered
by the Federal Trade Commission in a
decision made public today.
The commission, continuing its eff
forts to eliminate alleged misleading
advertising, has ordered Canada's Pride
Products Co., Inc, of New York to cease
labelling its extract as "Canada's Pride
Malt Hop-Malt Sirup Hop Favored"
This product, said by the commission
to be manufactured by Ruppert's brew
cries, is not made in Canada, but in
New York; hence the labels and adver-
Using are misleading. the order stated.
A map of Canada, used as background
for the labels, also must be eliminated
1Ander the decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
LIKES LOSING TO GLENNA.
Wares Caddy Declares Golfer Is Bested
by Fiancee.

wares Caddy Declares Golfer Is Bested
by Fiancee.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20 [P.-Wilmer
Stiles, a l7-year-old Philadelphia youth,
who, for six years has caddied frequent
ly for Ware, said today that Ware won
a lot of matches, but there was one
person he never could beat-Glenna
Collett. She always defeated him, not
bad, but she beat him and made him
like It,
IT don't imagine It would have made
much difference how bad the score
would have been, Mr. Ware would have
never kicked. He generally shot be-
tween SO and 81 when caddied for him
and frequently he'd drop below 86.
Mr.. Ware Is best on his drives; he
puts them far and straight. But he is
also pretty good on his iron shots and
is a fine putter I haven't seen him in
the rough very often"
Ware is a member of the Pine Valley
Country Club, the Philadelphia Cricket
Club and the Whitemarsh Valley Coun-
try Club. He was graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1924.
Played Polo at Penn.
While at Penn he led in the organi-
eaton Of the university polo team and
starred on 1t for year, riding daringly
and using a sensational stroke. His
coach at that time said he was material
for an international team.
He was Penn's undergraduate foot
ball manager in 1920. During the 1920
presidential campaign he tried to win
University Of Pennsylvania students for
Gen. Leonard Wood. He has not played
prominent part in politics since his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
GALLINGER CLINIC o. KID
Commissioners Authorize Plan for
Free Tumor Treatment.

The District Commissioners, on recon-
mendation Of George S. Wilson, director
of public welfare, today authorized the
establishment of a clinic at Gallinger
Municipal Hospital for the free ex-
animation and treatment of tumors.
The clinic will be available only for
free" patients. No additional person.
mel will be employed and the only cost
involved will be the price of materials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
MAY MISS $4,000 PRIZE.
Ash Has Not Notified Committee He
Will Seek Award.

SEATTLE, Wash, May 20 P).-
Thomas Ash, jr., whose plane is poised
for a proposed nonstop flight from
Japan to the United States, has not
notified a committee here that he pro-
poses to seek $4,000 prize for the
first Japanese-Seattle nonstop trip.
Valentine Gephart, secretary of the
National Aeronautic Association Of the
United States, said Ash therefore would
not receive the prize unless he has filed
an application with the Imperial jap
anese Society Gephart believes the
japanese society would notify the con-
test committee here If the application
had been made.
John A. Buffelen. Tacoma capitalist
and owner of the plane which Ash will
use, said his contract with the flyer
called for landing in the Puget Sound
district. Buffelen said Ash was not
bound to land in Tacoma.
Under the terms of the Seattle offer
the prize winner must land within 10
miles of Seattle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
STORM AT ODER GURGL.
Fears Felt That Prof. Piccard's Bal
loon Might Be Damaged.

BERLIN, May 20 (R.-A Telegraphen
Union dispatch from Innsbruck said
that heavy thunderstorms were raging
over ODER Gurgl and the vicinity Of the
Oetz Valley and that it was feared that
Prof. Auguase Piccerd's balloon and
gondola, left upon the mountain
glacier, might be damaged.
BELGIUM HONORS PICARD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
RESEARCH
WORK IS DESCRIBED
Twin Brother of Swiss Scien-
fist Tells of Experiments
With Balloons.

The following story was written by DR..
Jean Picard, consulting engineer ct the
expeTimental , station Of the III Hercules r lies
twin brother Of Prof. Auguste Picard,
the Swiss scientist. who made the ad-
venturous balloon flight In Europe, DR..
Picard once made an experimental bal
loon flight with his brother, in which
they reached an altitude OF 10000 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
FUTURE.

Memorial service, Jane A. Delano
Post, No. 6. American Legion, tomb Of
Jane A. Delano, nurses section, Arling-
ton National Cemetery, tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29

The speakers of English are first
heard of not on the island of Britain,
but on the mainland of Europe, along
the coast Of Denmark or Western
Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29

Meeting, National and International
Community Bible Readers League. Inc,
Wilson Teachers Normal College, 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29

graduation. He Is a member Of Psi
Epsilon Fraternity.
He said that he could not remember
when or where he met Miss Collett, but
that it was 10 or II years ago. He said
they had been engaged for a long time
and that the marriage would take place
soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Dinner and reception, United States
Naval Academy. class Of 1905, May
flower Hotel, 1880 pm.
Dinner meeting. Worshipful Masters
Association, Hamilton Hotel, 6:l5 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29

Dance, Delta Sigma National Fra
ternity, Windsor Arms, 9 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
LOSS IN REVENUES
FORCES RAILROADS
TO SEEK REMEDIES

Continued From First Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29
TRIP PROVED UPPER
AIR is NAvIGABLE,
PICARD DECLARES

(Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
AD MEN CLOSE
SESSION HERE

The American Association of
Advertising Agencies ended its
two-day session at the Mayflower
Hotel here yesterday after hear
ing committee reports, transact
ing routine business and electing
five officials.
M. L. Wilson. partner of the
Blackman Co.. of New York, was
elected vice president: H. H.
Kynett, partner of Aitkin-Kynett
Co., of Philadelphia, was elected
secretary, and E. De Witt Hill,
of McCann-ErickSon, Inc, of New
York, was reelected treasurer.
Two members-at-large were
elected, to the executive board,
w. C. Darcy, of the Darcy
Advertising Co., of st. Louis, and
Stewart Minis, vice president of
j. Walter Thompson Co., New
York.
The term of John Benson, Of
New York, as president does not
expire until 1888, and that of
C. D. Newell. of the Newell
Emmett Co., of New York, chair
man Of the board, does not end
until next year.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
NEW ENGLAND'S 5
TRADE BETTER

BOSTON, May 2 Q.N.S0.
New England business is on the
upgrade, according to a compila-
ton of reports announced today
by the New England Council re-
ceived from chambers of COM
merce, trade associations and
other sources throughout New
England.
The good business" tendency
hovered about the textiles, knit
goods, clothing, shoes, rubber,
electrical, metal, chemical and
speciality manufacturing.
Reports from textile industry
centers showed that many of the
mills were operating at full ca
pacity. Others had reopened.
The chamber Of commerce at
Fall River, Mass, reported that
five mills Of the American Print
ing Company were in full opera
ton, employing about 1000.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE
SALES

SALES
Potomac Electric 512s pfd., SO
110A, 5O@110.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio pfd., lO@9812, 2@9S12, 100
983s, 10@98A.
FederalAmerican Nat. Bank
and Trust, 10@50, 10@50, 100
so, 10@5O, 10@50,
Riggs National Bank. 10@410.
Lanston Monotype, 3@102.
AFTER CALL
Washington Gas IS A, $1,000
1O3.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio pfd., 34@98A.
Washington Gas IS A, $4,000
@102B.
Lanston Monotype, 2@1O2.
The Washington times., 1931-05-02
Engineers Service
ShOUs Gain In Net

Engineers Public Service Com
pany reports consolidated gross
earnings for the IL months end
ing March 81. of $53,OoO,231 and
net earnings of $22,5S6, ,7e9, which
compares with $51,464,589 and
$21,945,226, respectively, for the
IL months ended March 81, 1880.
The balance applicable to re-
serves and to Engineers Public
Service Company was $11,348,982,
equivalent after retirement re.
serve and Engineers Public
Service preferred dividends, to
$3.50 per share on 1,909,681 COM
mon. shares outstanding. This
compares with $11,606,540, or
$3.50 per share on 1,855,122 COM
mon shares outstanding for the
IL months ending March 81,
1880.