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Evening star., 1932-08-22
TOBACCO INSECT
RAVAG|NG FRANCE
Like Other Pests, the Origin
of This One Is Attributed
to America.

PARIS, August 22-French growers
are up in arms against yet another in
sect pest of American origin. 1t raw
ages the leaves of the tobacco plant
and it is known here as red fire"
Other invisible imports" of the
same origin are the potato bug Colo
RADIO beetle) and the San Jose scale.
which attacks fruit trees. The earliest
of all was the phylloxera. which de-
stroyS vines, but it has been totally
eradicated.
The last visitation of the phylloxera
occurred in the middle of last CEN
tury. when 2,500,000 acres of vineyards
we're destroyed. In this case the rem
edy came from the same source as the
disease; today French vines are grated
on American stocks
No remedy has been found for the
potato bug. which arrived in 1917, be-
ing brought ashore at Bordeaux from
American supply ships. The pest has
progressed north as far as the Loire
and desperate efforts are being made to
prevent it crossing that river.
The scare based on the appearance
of the San Jose scale is suspected now
of not having been altogether diSin-
terested. French fruit growers clamored
for an embargo. chiefly. 1t is alleged,
because of the rapidly increasing i'm
portation of American apples. 1t was
pointed out to the growers that this
fruit trade is very profitable to France,
the French Line alone benefiting in
freight to the extent of $400,00o year
and the government to the amount OF
nearly 100000 in customs duties. The
scare subsided as rapidly as it had
originated.
The red fire" was noted In France
for the first time in 1924. but the
mode of importation from America had
not been traced. French tobacco grow
Evening star., 1932-08-22
Flivvering in Russia Thrills
Two Georgia Women Tell Experiences, Which
Include Freight Train Ride After Wet
and Weary Travel.

barracks. We needed gasoline, but
could not get it, even from the town
Soviet. At last we arrived at Borisov,
which We thought at first was
Smolensk. There was no gasoline there,
either. We drove our car into an ON
nibus garage, curled up on the seats,
and went to sleep. Workers kept
coming in and staring at us until we
felt like monkeys in ZOO.
Finally we managed to get some
gasoline and next day we started of
again. Then, of course, We had to
flop into a swollen stream. The bridge
had been washed away. The car sank
into the water with the rear wheels
stuck between two logs.
The whole village turned out to help.
Mary was at the wheel. I was in the
icy water directing her. When we
finally got out of this mess I gave
our helpers coffee, sugar, soap and
chocolate, and they cheered us until
we drove out of sight.
In late afternoon we arrived at Osha.
We were too tired to continue farther
then. We found an American family
from Sioux City, Iowa, who had gone
to Osha a year ago to work in the
slaughter house there. They let us
sleep on the porch of their barracks.
Ride Given EIivVer.
Next morning we were lucky enough
to discover an empty fiat car on
freight train. We decided to give the
f1ivver and ourselves a ride. There
was no one to help us. SO all alone
we managed to get the little auto
mobile up on the freight car.
we started late that night and the
train arrived at Smolensk early the
next day. We couldn't jump off to get
water or anything else, because we can
not speak Russian. and we were afraid
the train would pull out at any moment
without us.
Last Monday night we arrived in
Moscow. The train came to stop on
distant siding and we did not know we
had reached our destination. But at
in the morning we decided to get
off anyway, and then discovered where
we were.
We rushed to a hotel to get a bath
and then set out to look for a garage
But in vain. There was not one un-
occupied garage in the whole city. The
intourist people finally offered to
stable our lizzie with their big cars,
and Mary and I went off to rest our
feet and rejoice our eyes looking at
the clean children in an open-air
nursery. This was a treat after so
many days rough driving in the Soviet
| Union.
We shall be in Moscow 10 days and
| then we are going south by way of the
Caucasus. We plan to put our car
aboard ship at Odessa and sail for home
from there
Friday, by the way, was Mary De-
gives 23d birthday.
Miss Degive is the daughter of the
late Julius Degive. Atlanta investment
banker. Miss Christensen's family also
is of prominence in Atlanta The girls
object in going abroad was to survey
social conditions. particularly in Russia
! Copyright, 1892. by North American News
paper Alliance, IncD
Evening star., 1932-08-22
BY MISS ALvA CHRISTENSEN.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOSCOW, August % (N.A.NA)-
Mary Degive and 1 were bound we'd
see Russia by f1ivver, and without any
escort. Well. we did what We set out
to do We didn't see all OF Russia, but
We saw plenty.
We arrived in Cherbourg from New
York July 4, with our little four
cylinder car We drove first to Paris
and then to Warsaw. At Warsaw the
Polish foreign Office officials and the
Soviet embassy drew maps for us and
promised to help.
We stocked up with food-no, MOTH
ing like fried chicken-but sausages
and bread, and finally We arrived at
the Polish frontier. A Polish soldier
drove us halfway through no mans land.
Ours was the first car ever allowed to
pass through that barbed-wire stretch
of no mans land at Nigorelta, on the
Soviet-Polish frontier.
At the frontier we were turned over
to the Soviet guards. They knew we
were coming, all right, but they kept
us six hours and made us pay deposit
of $500 en- the car before we were
allowed to proceed farther.
Trip Through Rain.
The moment we left Nigorelia rain
started, and this continued all the way
to Moscow. The roads were torn up
and nobody seemed to bother much
about it except ourselves. The workers
were away harvesting. Mary and l
took turns driving.
At Minsk we slept in the workers
Evening star., 1932-08-22
IRISH HONOR FOUNDERS.
Dead Free State Leaders Paid Tribute
by Cosgrave Group.

DUBLIN, Irish Free State, August %
R.-A great circular wreath of flowers,
forming the colors of the Irish Free
State, was laid yesterday at the foot of
the cenotaph commemorating three
founders of the Free State-Arthur
Griffith, Michael Collins and Kevin
O'Higgins.
Former President William T. Cos
grave stood before the cenotaph with
bowed head as the last post was sound
ed, but neither President De Valera nor
any other government official was pres
ent. Relatives and friends Of the three
men gathered around.
This year, for the first time, no Off
cial recognition was accorded the cere-
mony in honor of Cosgrave's dead COM
rades.
Two hunI-ed members Of the Irish
Republican Army, most of them armed,
moved into Donaman Castle during the
night to hold a convention of their
organization.
The building is unoccupied and there
was no resistance to their entry. The
government made no attempt to eject
them and officials at the Republican
army headquarters here said it would
not be in the public interest to make
any statement.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
SWEDEN HON0RS
LION Of NORTH"
Museum Collection Dedicated
to Gustavus AdoIphus on
3O0th Anniversary.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
STOCKHOLM, August 22.-Gaunt-
looking cannon, cavalry trappings,
swords and pistols, along with a col
lection of portraits and jewelry, have
been assembled in the Nordisk Museum
here as part of SWeden's observance OF
the 300th anniversary of the death in
battle of Gustavus Adolphus, the Lion
of the North"
OF unusual interest was the dedica-
tion of the collection by Prince Gustaf
Adolf. namesake of Sweden's famous
"hero-king," who is to be married Octo-
Der 20 at Coburg in Southern Germany
to Princess Sibylle of Sachsen-Coburg-
Gotha.
Slain on Battlefield.
During the Thirty Years War. which
brought Gustavus Adolphus to heroic
death on the field of battle on Novem-
Der 6. 1882, the Swedish soldiers we're
instrumental in saving the castle of
Coburg, where Princess Sibylle now
lives. from a siege from the imperialiSt
soldiers of Wallenstein.
This wear, therefore, the residents Of
Coburg celebrate the memory Of Gusta-
vus AdolphuS as well as the wedding of
a royal couple.
The name of Gustavus Adolphus will
never be forgotten in Sweden. He Is
the hero of every schoolboy, one OF
the greatest soldiers in history. The
collections of war weapons now on dis
play at the Nordisk Museum show the
the emphasis which the hero King
placed on light, fast artillery and on
army organization that could move
rapidly.
Marched Through Germany.
The eldest son of Charles TX, born
December g. 1894, Gustavus Adolphus
or Gustaf II Adolf as he is known, was
drawn into the Thirty Years War
through reasons of protection, as we'll
as desire to champion the German
ProteStants.
He made victorious march through
Germany, but in Saxony, on cold
foggy morning, he paid with his life for
an impulsive kand-to-hand encounter
with a threatening group OF imperialist
soldiers.
News of his death caused his soldiers
to fight with superhuman effort ano
force Wallenstein to retreat. In SWe-
den news of his death caused agec
statesmen to weep like children.
On his tomb, in the famous Riddar-
/ holmskykan in Stockholm there Is the
| inscription, "Moriens Triumphant
Triumphant in Death.
Other nations are joining with SWe'
| den this year in commemorat1ng the
death. in his 38th year, of this famou'
| colder, statesman, and monarch, WEt
did much to further education ane
commerce in his native land.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
WOMAN GRANTED DELAY
IN COURT ROOM SLAYING
Arkansas Divorce Will Be Retired
Later for Killing Man Accused
as Fathers Murderer.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DEWITT, Ark, August 22.-Post-
ponement of court until october has
given Mrs. Helen Spence Eaton tempo
rary respite from trial for killing Jack
Worls, her fathers slayer, in crowded
court room.
The pretty 19-year-old divorce was
convicted in March, 1881, and was SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment. but
the Arkansas Supreme Court later
granted her a new trial.
Worls was on trial here in January,
1881, for the death of Cicero Spence
during house boat party on the White
River. Mrs. Eaton shot Worls at the
court bar. She said she was afraid the
jury would acquit him.
While at liberty under bond she was
arrested later for the death OF Jim
Bohots, restaurant operator, who was
shot near here last February.
He retrial was postponed pending
completion of the new court house.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
NEW YORK STIRS MOLLISON.
FLYER Tells Thrill of Seeing City and
Its Welcome.
BY CAPT. JAMES A. MoLLIsoN.

BY CAPT. JAMES A. MOLLISON.
GARDEN CITY, Long Island, August
% (NANA)-In a few days I will
take off on my return flight to England.
to complete the first round trip be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States by plane. There are problems
which none but the flyer could recog-
nize and these must be solved-this
time in my return crossing.
Now that we aviators have started
crossing the ocean by plane we must
keep on 1t was not pleasant to be
alone with the furrowed waves be-
meath, but If the next generation will
be able to fly under gray wings be-
tween Great Britain and this country
people like me will have done some
thing.
I think the greatest thrill of my trip
from Dublin to Roosevelt Field came
when 1 was rushed here with a motor
cycle Gordon and saw, amidst the eX-
citement in the suburban street cut
side, a kindly, welcoming home. with
the Union Jack of England on the left
of the front porch and the Stars and
Stripes on the right.
Prayed on His Flight.
There are thoughts of many things
when one is within a few hundred feet
of a boiling ocean which, though not
necessarily dangerous, is hopeless for
landing. I was not in a seaplane. I
cuuio hot have landed if I had wished.
I looked down below, when we were in
the fog hanks. and prayed. Then I
watched the old petrol gauge.
1 drifted a bit about New York City
on the way down from Canada, because
I did not want to be ahead Of the COM
mittee presumably awaiting me at
Roosevelt Field.
So many of my people have talked
with me about the skyscrapers' height,
as they had seen it from the street. But
I wanted to take look from aloft, and
I found all these pinnacles punching up
in the heavens after me. I explored
them, from the outside, and then came
In on time at the field.
For a newcomer. there really is no
comparative sight from the air. 1t is
something that belongs to New York,
something that probably must, in our
memory, belong to the United States.
Pleased a. Reception.
1t was good to find such friends at
the landing field. I had read OF pre-
vious receptions, but thought that my
trip would be quite unimportant. But
the women and men nearly mobhed me.
in as quiet way as any one could be
mobbed I hope I showed my appre-
citation, although I am still somewhat
tired from my flight
Now I'm ready for New York City
and I wish I could accept all invita-
tions proffered me.
When we come back Amy and l.
after I return to England it will be
more sociable, I hope 1t has been a
stiff grind, but the sight of those two
flags snapped me out of it.
(Copyright, 1882, by North American News
paper Alliance, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1932-08-22
TENNESSEE LEGION HEAD
HITS BONUS MARCHERS
State Commander Holds Plan Was
"Highly Unwise and Un-
American" Move.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 22.-The
Washington bonus march Of World War
veterans was termed highly unwise and
un-American" by Prentice Cooper,
State commander of the American
Legion, in his annual report to the
Tennessee convention Of the Legion
today.
'The unity Of the department is well
illustrated by its attitude toward the
bonus marchers in that every post in
the State refused to join the move and
send delegations to Washington"
Cooper ADld the convention.
He sid the posts acted upon the
ground that while a citizens right to
visit the National Capital and express
his views on pending legislation was
recognized yet 1t was felt to be highly
unwise and un-American to join in any
march upon the Capital that would
amount to an attempt to coerce and
intimidate Congress in its deliber-
ations."
Evening star., 1932-08-22
DE VALERA DEF|ES
BRITISH DEMAND
England Must Prove Right
to Land Annuities, He
Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DROGHEDA, Irish Free State, Au-
gust 22-President Eamon de Valera of
the Irish Free State yesterday summed
up his policy regarding the payment of
land annuities to the United Kingdom
with the pledge that England will not
get her money until she proves her
right to it."
I'VE have put our money into a
suspense account and it is there for all
the world to see," he said, adding that
it would stay there until fair negotia-
tions for settlement were initiated.
There is not in our minds any ami
mostly against the British as SUCH" he
continued. IF any other people in the
world attempted to dominate us as the
British crown did in the past, we would
have fought them, too
The land annuities question, he de-
clared, would be settled by an arbitra-
tion tribunal in which the choice Of
nominees would not be restricted to one
side
The President promised to announce
in two weeks the details of his new ag-
ricultural policy for increasing land
under cultivation in the country and
laid it would mean guaranteed prices
and markets for farmers.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
MISSING FAMILY LANDS
Navy officer, Wife and Children
Leave Yacht at Salem.

SALEM Mass, August % CP).-Lieut.
Comdr Ralph bennett, United States
Navy, his wife and two children, who
were reported missing aboard their A
foot kclch Caribou since it sailed from
this harbor Thursday for Kittery, Me,
put back here yesterday with engine
trouble and left for the Maine twon by
automobile.
Apparently unaware of the search
being made for him, bennett had put in
at Gloucester Friday night for fuel, but
his presence there did not become
known until yesterday.
Evening star., 1932-08-22

After his platoon
had been COM
PEELED to fall back
on account of the
intensely h e a Wy
shell fire, Corpl.
Schooley made a
personal reconnaiS-
sance of an enemy
machine gun nest
through a heavy
barrage, killed one
of the gunners and
drove off the others
with hand gren-
ades, thus permit
ting his company
to continue its ad-
vance. Corpl.
Schooley's heroism
C a n n OF b e t 90
Evening star., 1932-08-22
King Mollifies Potentate.

SIMLA. India CP-British officials
announced that boundary dispute be-
tween Chitral and Afghanistan had
been settled In favor Of Afghanistan.
but that King George, as reward for
the answering loyalty of the Mehtar
of Chitral had made hereditary . salute
of IL guns for the ruler.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
MOLL|SON POISED
FOR RETURN FLIGHT
Britisher, Finishing West
ward Trip at New York,
Awaits Good Weather.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August %. - Sandy
haired Capt. James A. Mollison, the
only human ever to fly alcne from Eu-
rope to New York. cooked an anxious
eye at the sky over Manhattan's towers
today and hoped the weather man would
let him start his hop home to England
in two CT three days.
I've Just been married, you know,
he explained with a grin.
When he finished his precedent-shat-
tering jaunt from Europe at 1888 pm.
Eastern standard time) yesterday, Mol
lison, who is the husband of Amy john
son, England's most famous woman
flyer, said:
Last Hazardous Flight.
"Amy and 1 have made a pact to
make no mere extremely long or haz-
ardous trips once this flight is con-
cluded"
Mollison was in the air SO hours and
! minute between Port Marnock. Ire
land, and New York, which showed i'll
his face when he brought his tiny plane,
Hearts Content, down before 1000
cheering fans yesterday at Roosevelt
John, New Brunswick, in 5 hours II
minutes.
He denied emphatically that he had
given up the idea of flying back. In
two or three days, given good weather,
he will take Off he said for Harbor
Grace, where he will refuel and head
for Croydon, England.
Lightest Plane to Cross.
This little craft, first plane of its
lightnesS ever to cross the Atlantic,
had to be rescued from crowd of
souvenir hunters after he landed. Al
though weary, Mollison received con-
gratulations with engaging modesty.
He waved his hand in thanks when
woman leaned over a fence and shouted
in Scotch accents:
God bless, you Capt. Mollison."
Gerald Sheperd, British consul gen.
eral. was on hand to welcome Mollison,
as were members of Mayor James J.
Walkers Committee for Reception Of
Distinguished Visitors. A formal civic
reception is planned, but the time de-
pends on Mayor Walkers return from
Albany.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
ROBBED WHILE ASLEEP
Capital Roommates Report $S1
Gone With Watch.

Some one stole SIS from under his pill
low and took watch and Sc from his
room mates pants pockets while they
slept last night. Harold Stadman, a
roomer at 2l0 Rhode Island avenue,
told first precinct police. The room
mate was Edgar L Cant. The TWO men
furnished police with the name Of q
young man they suspect.
Evening star., 1932-08-22

ers are accusing the government of
having distributed diseased seed and
are asking for compensation for dam
aged crops. Tobacco being a state
monopoly in this country, growers oper-
ate under government control, all seed
being supplied BY the central authority.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
Oil Boom in Morocco.

RABAT, Morocco P).-Preliminary
boring for oil near Maknes has been so
encouraging that powerful machinery
capable of reaching low depths has been
ordered. The first small wells yield
a daily average of 5000 gallons.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
MAP FLIGHT PLANNED
Army Airmen to Photograph 3OC
Square Miles in West.

The Army Air Corps is undertaking
TO photograph almost 300 square miles
cf country along the Snake River IN
Idaho and Wyoming and in the Falls
River Basin in the vicinity of Yellow
stone National Park for the Bureau OF
Reclamation. Department Of the 1nte-
rior. it was announced today.
The work calls for mapping OF the
area frcm an altitude of 10000 feet and
will be used for topographic studies Of
possible reservoir sites to determine
their storage capacity. An officer pilot
and enlisted photographer of the 18Th
Photo Section, Crissy Field. San Fran
cisco, will do the aerial work.
Evening star., 1932-08-22

highly commended. Througnout tne
action of his regiment he demonstrated
a bravery of very exemplary nature.
Residence at enlistment, Washington
D. G.
Evening star., 1932-08-22

Exports Of cotton goods from the
United States to the Philippines in
creased 16 per cent in the first seven
months of this year. compared with the
corresponding months Of last year.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
Woman Gets Istanbul Post.

ISTANBUL CP).-Saud Hanim, Tur-
KEYS FIST woman surgeon. has been ap-
pointed head surgeon Of the Etfad Has
tanesi. the large children's hospital Of
Istanbul
Evening star., 1932-08-22

Miss Alva Christensen, Atlanta. Ga,
ences of herself and Miss Mary L.
Degve also of Atlanta in travelling un-
escorted through Russia by flivver and
freight train.
Evening star., 1932-08-22

ary Force, was awarded the Distin-
glished Service Cross for extraordinary
heroism in action with the enemy near
Grand Pre-, France, october Is, 1918.
Evening star., 1932-08-22
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Evening star., 1932-08-22
Districts Heroes
in the
World War
Compiled by Sergt. L. e. JaeckeL

A S recorded in the official citation,
n Harry T. Schooley (Ar1ny Serial
No. 1736689), corporal, Com
pany L, 311th Infantry, 18th
division, American Expedition
The Washington times., 1932-05-27
Weekend Party

A group of prominent mem
bers of the younger set in
Washington will leave tonight
to spend the holiday weekend
together at the Cavalier Hotel
at Virginia Beach.
Those in the party will in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Parker Stone, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vinton Chaplin, Miss Nancy
Newbold, Miss Dora White,
Miss Helen Wardman, Miss
Anne Perrin, Don Ramon Padilla
and Don Juan Terraza, of the
Spanish Embassy; Mr.. j. H.
Van Royen. jr., of the Neither
lands Legation. and Mr.. SPOTS
wood White.
x X X
Mrs. Jay Fulbright, Of Fay
etteville, Ark, is at the Carl
ton for a brief stay.
The Washington times., 1932-05-27
Wedding June II
Of Interest

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Carbery
Ritchie, of New York, and
Spring Lake, N. j., who former
ly resided here, have sent out
invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Margaret
Ritchie, to Mr.. John Gordon
RidSdale, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Percival Sheldon Ridsdale, of
this city, which will take place
on June IL in st. GATHERINGS
Church, Spring Lake. The
ceremony will be performed by
Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop
of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Richard L. Farrelly, of
Morristown, N. j., will be her
sisters matron of honor. The
bridesmaids will be Miss Doro-
thy Ritchie, Miss Marion A.
Smith, Miss Patricia Ridsdale,
Miss Lydia Pratt Cohen, Miss
Virginia Murray, and Miss Lucie
B. Alcott.
Mr.. PercivaI S. Ridsdale will
be best man for his son. The
usherS will include Mr.. Paul C.
Wagner, Mr.. Donald F.. Mccall,
Mr.. Arthur Horton, Mr.. Martin
Maloney Osborn, Mr.. James F.
Mitchell, jr, Mr.. Charles D.
Hayes, Mr.. Richard w. Slocum,
Mr.. Eugene B. English, Mr..
Robert r. Comfy and Mr.. John
F. Mansure.
The ceremony will be followed
by wedding breakfast at Bal.
lingarry, the home of the pa
rents of the bride-t to-be. in
Spring Lake.