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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
Science
Earthquake Lights Seen in
Sky Over Japan.

Earthquake lights newly observed
and mysterious phenomenon-are re-
ported by the Japanese seismologist, K.
Musya.
He has just published records OBJ
tanned from 1900 persons who claim
they saw these strange lights in the
sky over a large area around the center
Of the 1890 quake at Idu, Japan.
They were somewhat similar to light
ming flashes but lasted much longer,
some claiming a duration Of more than
a minute. The lights were quite
strong. in one place brighter than
moonlight" Most who saw them de-
scribed them as blue, but some Of
them we're reddish-yellow or reddish
blue They we're described variously as
looking like rays of the rising sur"
as searchlights and as fire balls. They
usually were pointed In the direction
of the center Of the quake and ap-
parently were seen simultaneously with
that event. T. r. H.
tCopyright, lo3l)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
THREE STATES GET
LATE DUCK SEASON
Revision of Opening Date Set
for October | Granted to
Midwest Hunters.

BY the Associated Press.
Sportsmen who have asked that the
hunting season for ducks. geese, brant
and coot be changed to a later date in
Illinois, Missouri and Kansas will have
their wishes granted.
An announcement yesterday from the
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
said the change would be made, but the
new dates were not announced pending
the return of Secretary Hyde from
Kansas City. probably next Wednesday
or Thursday.
When President Hoover recently
shortened the hunting season on geese.
ducks, brant and coot to 80 days, the
opening date in these three States was
set for october /, ending october 81.
Midwest Hunters Protest.
SportSmen Immediately protested that
this did not give them hunting oppor-
tunities comparable with those in near
by States. where the season opened
later Several delegations have favored
opening the season on November l and
ending it November 80 Others prefer
ar opening date later in October.
An alarming scarcity of ducks and
geese. because of unfavorable breeding
conditions in Canada and the North
west, caused curtailment of the hunting
season to 80 days. it having previously
been shortened by Is days. This order
came last Spring and attracted little
attention at the time.
In addition, a ban on shooting GER
tain types of geese was ordered, but
these frequent sections along the At
lantic seaboard and in California.
Season Cut Approved by U. s.
The Agriculture Department said
yesterday that, with few exceptions,
shortening the season had met with
general approval.
Since announcement OF the reduc-
ton of shooting seasons to one month
as relief measure to enable an ade-
quate stock of birds to survive the
emergency" an Agriculture Department
statement said, "a mass of comment
and correspondent has poured into the
department. Nearly all these communi-
cations have come from the sportsmen
themselves, and officials of the depart
ment say these letters indicate a favor
able reaction on the part of the gun
ners. most of whom show disposition
to lend their support to the department
in conserving their sport for the flu
ture."
The statement added that the adop-
ton of the Short-Season amendment was
based on reports of Investigations care
fully conducted on the principal breed
ing grounds by experienced observers Of
the governments Of the United States
and Canada.
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NEW MONUMENT TESTS
FOR LIGHTING PLANNED
Trials of Electrical Equipment Will
Be Held Second Time, Prob
ably This Week.

Another opportunity to test the IL
Elimination equipment it is endeavoring
to sell the Government for lighting up
the washington Monument will be given
the Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company probably this week.
Final determination of the bfSs, recent
ly opened, Is being held up, pending
the outcome of the series of expert
ments the ONCE of Public Buildings and
Public Parks is carrying forward.
J.F. Gill, chief of the buildings d.
vison, $ cooperating with the illumi-
mating firms, in an effort to work out
the best solution of the Washington
Monument lighting problem, SO that
aviators who fly over the National Capt.
tai during the hours of darkness may
be safe from crashing into the tall
shaft, south Of the White House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
FAMED ALASKAN PILOT
COMPLETES MERCY" HOP
Frank Dorbandt Carries Physician
to Veteran Guide Stricken
With Appendicitis.

BY the Associated Press.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, September s.
Frank Dorbandt, famed Alaskan
pilot. was back in Anchorage today,
with another Far Northern mercy:
flight to his credit.
with DR.. A. Malkowskie, Alaska Rail-
road physician, and Slim Croker. a
guide. Dorbandt few Thursday to Lake
where Henry Lucas, veteran guide, had
been stricken with appendicitis.
Lucas was taken by horseback to .
lake where. the plane had been moored
and then brought to anchorage py ar;
An emergency operation was performed
here Immediately and the guide was
given q fighting chance" for life to-
night.
Dorbandt returned here last night to
find friends were fearful Of his safety
and had made plans to send out q
searching plane.
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NEW RECORD SEEN
IN THOMPSON RACE;
DOOtITTLE FAVORITE

Continued From First Page)
covered himself with glory Friday by
winning the Bendix trophy and smash
ing the transcontinental speed record
of Capt. Hawks by more than one hour.
and Lowell Bayles, who smashed, I'M
officially, the 11-year-old American
speed record of Lieut. Afford j. VIII
llams, jr., former Navy racing stat.
3OO-Mile Speed Claimed.
There are other entrants, however,
who refuse to concede anything at all
to Doolittle and BayleS. A top speed
in excess Of 800 miles per hour has
been claimed for one of these planes
and the others are said to include sew
eral capable Of threatening Williams
old record.
The list Of entries is headed by Ben
ME Howard in his tiny white racer
designed and built by himself, powered
with only a eo-horsepower engine:
With this tiny plane Howard placed
third in the Thompson last year, owing
to the forcing out of leaders in the
race. among them Capt. Arthur Page
Marines, who was fatally injured in a
crash on the seventeenth lap, and Capt.
Frank M. Hawks. Howard does not eX-
pect to place this year unless some
of the admittedly faster ships are forced
out. but he expects to stick through
to the final line.
Louis ReicherS of New York will fly
a special plane entered by Bernard Nc
Fadden and powered with the most
powerful engine entered, 575-horse-
power radial air-cooled motor.
Great Crowd Expected.
J. r. weddell, Patterson, La, will fly
a Weddell- williams racer powered with
a 30O-horsepower motor. The other
entrants are Robert L. Hall, Springfield.
Mass, in a Gee-Bee 42-horsepower
racer; Harold S. Johnson, Chicago, in q
420-horsepower, low-wing, all-metal
monoplane; Leland Shoenhair, Cleve-
land, in q duplicate of Jimmy Doc
Titles fast little biplane; S. j. Witt
man, Oshkosh, Wis, in a tiny 90
horsepower monoplane OF his own de-
sign: Ray Moore, San Francisco, in q
2f5-horsepower low-wing racer. and
Robert Clampett of San Francisco, in
s5-horsepower reduced version Of
Moore's plane.
=. MIA greatest cxowa eyer sathessG EQg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
MILLIKAN FORECASTS
new EPIC INVENTIONS
California Physicist Says ideas Are
Being Revolutionized-Will
Sail to Germany.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, September 5.-Dr. Rob-
ert A. Millikan, famous physicist from
California, expressed the belief here
today that a revolution is taking place
in the field Of ideas that will have a
vast influence on religious and philo-
sophical thinking. -
1T has been going on for 800 years"
he said, land how long 1t will continue
no one knows. We hardly realize our
selves 1t is taking place"
He also said he expected that In the
next decade or two inventions would
appear that would have Just as far
sweeping effects as the radio and other
Developments Of the past decade have
had.
DR.. Millikan sails Monday for Ger
many to repay the visit Prof. Elm
stein paid him last year
DR.. Millikan is going abroad under
the first award made by the Oberlander
Trust. a section Of the Carl Schurx
Memorial Foundation Of Philadelphia.
He will deliver a series of lectures in
German universities before returning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
FAILS AT RECORD.
Reiohers Falls Short Of Time Made
by Mai DOolittle.

NEWARK. N. j., September (P).-
Louis T. Reichers, Arlington, N. j., flyer.
arrived at Newark Airport at 6:45:20
pm. (E. S. ia tonight. He failed to
break the flight record from Kansas
City, 4:52: 80 hours. established yester-
dav by Mai. Jimmy Doolittle.
Reichers left Kansas City at 1:40:18
CE. S. IT, and clicked himself to New
ark in hours SO minutes. The official
time as recorded at the airport was
sos :O2 hours. He said he believed he
was going to break the record until
within a few miles Of his destination.
Despite a sprained ankle, suffered
Yesterday at Beatrice, Nebr., in forced
landing. Reichers was in good spirits
and greeted cheerily his wife and the
hundred spectators who had awaited his
arrival.
His ship. the Golden Eagle, a Lock
heed Affair, powered with a Cyclone
horsepower motor, performed with:
out a hitch, Reichers said. Perfect
weather and q slight tail wind made
fiving conditions almost ideal. Rel
cheers said he averaged more than zoo
miles an hour.
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Professors Offer
Makes Flyer Faint,
But It's All Stunt
COmdr. r. l.. r. Atcherley
Performs Antics at
Cleveland Races.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, September 5.-A
man in a high silk hat, long black
flowing mustache, who said he was
Prof. Charles Beresford-Smythe of OK
ford University, took up biplane at
the national air races tonight, amazed
the crowd and caused one aviator to
faint.
Before he went up he asked Casey
Jones of New York, veteran flyer, to
go up with him as q passenger. Jones
promised he would but when Prof
Beresford- Smythe said he had never
flown an airplane or been near one. but
that he had worked out theory Of
flight and wanted to try It. Jones faint
Nd and was carried eff the field.
Hanging his umbrella on wing of
the plane, the professor started up.
His plane bounced along the ground,
one wing after another scraping the
sod. It appeared for a time that the
plane would crash. The wind blew it
about the field. Then it came down
bouncing.
It was discovered that the man in
the high silk hat, with frock coat and
umbrella, was Flight Comdr r. L. r.
Atcherley of the British Royal Air Force.
1t also was discovered that Jones hadn't
fainted-was merely part of the act.
Comdr Atcherley, the second fastest
human in the world, is one of the for
eign flyers stunting before the air race
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
FACES MURDER CHARGE
Father Confesses Staying Youth
Attentive to Daughter,

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo, Sep
TENDER S R.-First-degree murder
charges were filed in the district court
today against r. @. King. confessed
slayer Of Lewis Palmer, high school
youth, who had been attentive to
Kings daughter, Glenda.
Kings trial will be set when the Sep
TENDER term of district court opens
Glenda King, who said her father
shot Palmer when he found the youth
with her in an automobile on a country
road was named in the information as
one Of ~ prosecution witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
JAILED AS AUTO THIEF
Philadelphia Man Given Two
Years for Attempting Theft.

Arrested and charged with attempting
To steal an automobile when police saw
him. with another, pushing the car in
Potomac Park yesterday, John J. Nc
Gettigan Of Philadelphia, was sentenced
to two years in jail by Judge Robert E.
Mattingly in Police Court yesterday.
Policeman Carl Hestikind, park police,
became suspicious, he told Judge Mat
tingly when he noticed immaculate and
new New Jersey tags on the car which
the men were pushing. He investigated
and discovered the District tags" had
been replaced and the car had been re-
ported stolen by Milton Trimble, 400
block South Carolina avenue southeast.
McGettigan submitted to arrest. but
the other man fed, Hestikind said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
800 FLORISTS VISIT D. C.
Men En- Route to Convention City
See Capital and Mount Vernon.

About 300 florists, en- route on two
special trains to the annual convention
Of the Florists Telegraph Delivery As
ISOLATION in Atlantic City, visited Wash
ington yesterday as guests Of the Wash
ington unit of the national organization.
Their convention opens Tuesday and
continues for three days.
The visiting florists, many of them
from the Pacific Coast and Canada,
were taken on a sightseeing tour be-
ginning at Mount Vernon. A dance was
held last night at the Hotel Mayflower
under the sponsorship Of the Washing
ton unit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

an aeronautical event in this country Is
expected to be on hand Monday after
noon when the starter signals the
winged bullets off. Many spectators will
be on hand anticipating trouble, and
there is a real chance they may realize
their anticipations. In any event. 1t
promises to be rare aeronautical spec
tacle, with q new record riding in the
cockpit with the pilot Of the winning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
Russians Tour Europe.

Three hundred and fifty Russian who
themselves in helping on
the five-year plan have been awarded o
tour of Europe, and are reported to be
greatly enjoying the trip. They include
industrial workers, engineers, tractor
drivers and teachers. The party is
travelling on the Russian steamer Ukrai-
na, and will live on 1t while visiting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
BANK DEFAULTER HELD.
Man Detained at Vera Cruz at
q. S. Consul's Request.

MEXICO CITY. September (Pl-
The newspaper Dictamen of Vera Cruz
tonight reported that a man giving the
name of William Cole was detained at
Vera Cruz on August 20 By request of
the American consul The newspaper
said the man was believed to be de-
faulting employee of the First National
Bank Of Portland. Greg.
Cole was detained soon after disem-
barking from the Steamer Moro Castle,
from New York and Havana. He said
he was en- route to Puerto, Mexico, in
the state of Vera Cruz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
Toronto Plans Air Fete.

TORONTO, September [P.-Plans
have been completed for an air pageant
here on Labor day, with Squadron Lead
CORPS, winnifred Spooner, one Of Brit
aims leading women pilots, and 30 other
flyers expected to participate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
FRENCH GENERAL DIES
Lightning Stroke Fatal to Wal
Council Member.

NICE, France, September 5 tP.-
Gen. Charles Jacquemot, member of
the higher war council, who was in
jured by lightning yesterday at Fourche
Camp, near st. Etienne de Tinee, died
today shortly after he arrived at a
hospital at Barcelonnette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
MARINES WIN HERR1cK MATCH.
Fourth Straight Victory Won At
Camn Perry Ohm.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 5
lR).-Eight expert rifemen of the
United States Marines from Quantico.
Va. today excelled II military and
civilian teams to win the Herrick
trophy match of the National rife
matches here. Il Wa thA fourth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
MASONS TO SPONSOR
SUNDAY MEETING
DR.. James Shera Montgomery Will
Deliver Sermon at Outdoor
Service.

Or. James Shera Montgomery. pas
tor OF Metropolitan Methodist Episco-
pal Church and grand prelate OF the
Grand Commandery. knights Templar
Of the District of Columbia, will de-
liver the address at the open-air re-
ligious service on Temple Heights to-
morrow at o'clock, under the auspices
of the Grand Lodge Of Masons. j.
Walter Humphrey will direct the music.
Vocal music will be furnished by Jobs
Daughters Choir. directed by Mrs. Sal
lie F.. Wilson; Miss Isabelle Ager, So
prano soloist, and Miss Marie Refer,
accompanist.
Tomorrow is knights Templar day
and the special guests will be the ON
GERS and members Of the communicates
with their families. Eugene E. Thomp-
son is grand commander The knights
Templar Band is expected to be pres
ent.
These open-air services are non-sec-
tartan, and all members Of the Masonic
fraternity. as we'll as the public, with
their families, are welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Covenant PASTORS
ANNOUNCE TOPICS
Dr.. A. ]. Mccartney to Speak
in Morning and Rev. T. w.
Rabbit in Evening.

At the Covenant First Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning DIR. Albert
Joseph Mccartney will speak on THE
Excellency of Carmel"
Rev. ]. Wood,nan Babbitt, the as
sistant minister will address the Tip
Top Club at $50 pm. on the subject
obedience" and the Covenant-Fellow-
ship at $50 o'clock on THE Respon-
sibility of the Young People to the
Church"
At the midweek service at 8 pm
Thursday DR.. Mccarthy will speak in
formally of some Of his vacation ex-
perienceS. It is planned to make this
meeting a vacation experience meeting
and those present will be given an OPP
portunity of telling briefly their own
experiences during the Summer.
The mixed peoples class for adults
will meet Sunday at GAS am. under the
direction of DR.. Charles Thorn. The
ALL Conner Mems Bible class will have
as their teacher beginning tomorrow
Hugh M. Tate of the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
DR.. William Hiram FoulkeS OF the
old First Presbyterian Church of New
ark, N. j., will give a challenging adj
dress Monday at pm. to the young
people of the District at the echo meet
ing OF the golden jubilee convention of
Christian Endeavor to be held at the
Calvary Baptist Church.
The Covenant Church will be
hosts at a dinner meeting TO the Her.
man, New York Avenue, Warner Memo
rial. Chevy Chase, Peck Chapel, George
minister Churches October L. This
dinner and program is under the aus
piceS Of the Home Mission Board Of the
Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
CHILDREN WILL HEAR
PASTOR TOMORROW
DR.. Henry W. Snyder to Conduct
Rally Day Service at II AM.
Tomorrow.

"A Lad, Aladdin and a Ladder" IS
the subject Of talk to the children by
DR.. Henry w. Snyder at the Rally day
service tomorrow at ii am. at ST
Paul's Lutheran Church Promotion
exercises, with the presentation of d.
plomas. will be feature of the pro-
gram.
At the vesper service at O'Clock
Or. Snyder will preach on the theme
Two Builders"
Installation by the pastor Of the Of
ncers will take place at the Christian
Endeavor Society at Gas o'clock. The
Luther League will meet at Z o'clock
with Howard Hassler as leader, and the
Light Brigade will hold its meeting at
the same hour.
DR.. Snyder will be in Hagerstown
next Thursday night, where he will
deliver the opening address OF the
Maryland State Christian Endeavor
Convention. Preparatory service will
be held Friday night at st. Paul's and
next Sunday the holy communion will
be administered at both the morning
and evening services. There will also
oe baptism Of children and the recep-
ton OF new members.
At the meeting Of the Mems Club
wednesday evening DR.. w. l.. Darby
OF the Washington Federation OF
churches will be the guest speaker
using for his subject Putting First
Things First" The Sewing Circle will
meet at o'clock Tuesday and the Aid
Society will meet Wednesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
HOLY ROSARY CHURCH
TO OBSERVE FEAST
Solemn High Mass to Be Observed
Tomorrow Morning-Proces-
sion Feature.

The Patronal Feast of the Parish
our Lady of the Rosary-will be observed
at Holy Rosary Church, Third and T
streets. tomorrow. In the morning, a
solemn high mass will be celebrated at
1890 o'clock Right Rev. Mgr. L.
Manzetti of Baltimore will deliver the
sermon.
At o'clock, the characteristic pro-
cession of the rosary will take place,
when $50 white dressed children
headed by band and divided into Is
groups of 10 each, will march through
the streets in the vicinity Of the church
carrying banners representing the 10
mysteries of the rosary. Other soci-
cites Of the parish will join in the pro-
cession. Upon their return to the
church. the statue of Our Lady Of the
Holy Rosary will be crowned; a sermon
will be delivered by Very Rev. C. Dit
meier, and solemn benediction will
close the religious exercises.
In the evening" for the first time an
electrical display will throw a flood OF
light on the mosaic Of the Madonna
resting on the frontal of the church.
The committee in charge of the cele-
bration is composed of G. Sammassimo,
c. Niosi, G. Segreti, G. Ofano. G. Pug
lisi, r. Ruggieri, L. Gagliardi @. Girls
taldi, N. Ii Causi, S. Niosi and s.
Ofano.
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MISSIONARY TO GIVE
SERMON TOMORROW
Rev. Jacob Gartenhause to Preach
at Wisconsin Avenue Baptist
in Morning.

Rev. Jacob Gartenhause, missionary
under the Southern Baptist Home
Missionary Board, will preach tomor-
row morning at the Wisconsin Avenue
Baptist Church, Forty-second and Fes-
sender streets, on The Passover and
the Lords Supper" The congregation
will gather about the Lords Supper at
the close of the morning service
During the o'clock evening service
the pastor. Rev. Clarence Ray Fergu-
son, will preach on "A Good Soldier
of Jesus Christ" Also the Senior
B. Y. P. U. officers will be installed dur
ing the evening meeting: President,
Mrs. Howard Clemens; vice president,
Sherwood Rodman: corresponding sec
rotary, Miller T. Rhodes; recording sec
rotary, Hazel Pruitt; treasurer. J. L.
Henderson; Bible readers leader, u. P.
Gibson; group captains. Mrs. Miller T.
Rhodes. Mitchell Hoyt, Vivian Pool and
]. Fred PEBBLES.
Bible school meets at $50 am;
3. Y. P. U. Societies at pm.
The Finance Committee will meet at
2 pm. Wednesday. and the church
prayer service follows at pm.
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CHEVY CHASE BAPTIST
WILL HOLD RALLY DAY
Several Glasses to Gain Promotion
at Special Exercises Tomorrow
Morning at o:45.

Rally day will be observed tomorrow
in the Chevy Chase Baptist Church.
Several classes will be promoted in
the Sunday school and special exer-
cises held at the morning session at
GAS o'clock. The pastor, Rev. Edward
o. Clark, will speak at the IL o'clock
service on In the Sanctuary" The
ordinance of the Lords supper will be
observed and new members welcomed.
The Junior Church also will reconvene.
The devotional group. with Miss
Marion Gaylord as leader will have
charge of the Baptist Young Peoples
Union at GAS pm. The church par
ticipates in the union evening services.
which will be held in the Episcopal
Church at o'clock.
A promotion banquet in the interest
of Sunday school activities will be held
Tuesday at $50 o'clock. Prof Arthur
j. Jackson Of American University will
speak. Kenneth B. Forbes is chairman
of the committee.