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Evening star., 1932-12-04

y EVEN WEEK OLD Albert M Sui
Ivan, jr., yesterday took his first
airplane ride to see his very
~ happy father for the first time.
Accompanied by his youthful
mother the youngster flew to Washing
ton yesterday 450 miles from Columbia,
S. c., aboard one of the giant ships OF
the Eastern Air Transport, Inc, to land
at Hoover Airport. Leaving Columbia
at 1925 am. the mother and son ar
rived here at 3:45 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. This gave the child an ex-
perience Of 5 hours and 20 minutes in
the air.
The father is an engineer with the
American Bridge Co. and has been en-
gagged in the drafting of plans in con-
nection with the erection of the new
Evening star., 1932-12-04
D. c. RAIN 4|NCHES
MORE THAN IN 1881
1850 Years Mark, With No.
vember Wettest Month in
Half Century.

Even II there were no more precipi-
tation this month, Washington will wind
up 1882 with four inches of rain ito
spare"
November, 1932-the wettest Novem-
Der in more than half a century
brought the total precipitation for the
year up to 1859 inches. The average
for IL months is 1924 inches and for IL
months 1901 inches.
Last month also was unusual in
another phase of its weather. 1t was
one of the coolest Novembers in 20
years, as only 1917 and 1925 have been
colder, and these only by fraction of
degree in average temperature. The
average for the month is 45.2 degrees.
Last months average was 44.7, and re-
versed the trend which has promised
to make 1882 remembered as year
whose temperatures were above normal.
Excessive Heat Mark.
Besides the accumulated excess of
rainfall during 1882, there are 726 de-
grees of excess heat, even after the
coldness of November is subtracted.
Last month, which brought SAB
inches of precipitation-more than 4
inches above nornfal-also brought four
transforms, each of which left more
than an inch of rain in a 24-hour pc
riod. This, in itself, Weather Bureau
scientists explain, is unusual for No
vember The rains came on November
l, Z, 8 and 10.
Months Comparatively Dry.
The four Novembers previous to the
one just past brought only 5.51 inches
almost an inch less than fell during
last month.
Explaining the unusual weather of
last month, c. L. Mitchell, Weather
Bureau forecaster, said it was brought
about by larger number of 'low pres
sure areas" in the Southwest These,
he pointed out, allow the high pres
sure areas" in the North, over Canada
and the North Atlantic, to push down.
ward. bringing with them cooler air. The
disturbance creating the lows" them
selves accounts for the rain and un-
settled weather.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
"PAT" GROVE ARRESTED
ON DRINKING CHARGE
Reformed Bandit and Lecturer Is
Locked Up for offense on
Avenue.

Patrick Grove. SO, well-known outlaw
and bandit of more than a quarter Of q
century ago, who, in recent years has
become known as reformer and lee
turer, was arrested by police of No. 1
precinct late yesterday afternoon on a
charge of drinking in public.
Up to a late hour last night, Grove
still was confined In the police station.
He was arrested in the vicinity of lower
Pennsylvania avenue. When taken into
custody. Grove had with him a number
of pamphlets which have been circu-
lated by him on his lecture and reform
tours. On pamphlet he is described
as bandit, train robber, burglar, kid
naper and enemy Of society" Is years
ago. In another column on the
pamphlet he is described as today
author, lecturer, orator and public
spirited citizen"
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Trial of Suits Against Citi-
zens of States in Federal
Tribunals Sought.
FEDERATION PROPOSES
CHANGE IN CONSTITUTION
Report Favoring Abatement Of
Dumps Near Highway Bridge
Is Adopted.

The Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions last night unanimously adopted a
resolution favoring an amendment to
the United States Constitution to allow
residents of the District of Columbia
the same rights in Federal District
Courts as the residents of the several
States
At present, when a resident of the
District sues citizen of State, he
cannot sue in the Federal courts on
the ground of diversity of citizenship.
nor may Ahe case be removed to the
Federal courts on this ground.
The action was taken after the
Michigan Park Citizens Association
had sent in a resolution favoring
amendments to the Judicial Code al
lowing the change Thomas E. Lodge,
retiring chairman of the Law and
Legislation Committee, reported the
proposed changes would be unconstitu-
tional, but urged the effort to amend
the Constitution.
The federation amended its own con-
stitution by vesting each of its stand
ing committees with the right to initi-
ate and report on any matter within
the scope Of its title. Formerly the
committees had been limited to mat
ters referred to them by the president
Health Report Adopted.
The federation adopted a report OF
its Committee on Public Health favor
ing abatement of the dumps across the
Potomac near the south end Of High
way Bridge.
This committee had difficulty with a
resolution of the Kenilworth Citizens
Association in favor of abatement OF
the whistling of trains as they pass
the Kenilworth grade crossing. 1t sug-
gested that a special committee be ap-
pointed to take up this matter with the
railway, but this was voted down and
the committee instructed to reconsider
the matter.
The federation, by vote of 35 to
%, laid on the table third report OF
the Public Health Committee lavoring
milk bottle caps which extend down
over the lips of the milk bottles. The
argument against the resolution was
what might be construed as favoring
one firm of bottle cap producers over
others.
S100 Prize Awarded.
The Columbia Heights Citizens As
sociation was awarded the prize Of $100
for its work in sending in the most
and best resolutions to the federation
during the year. A. H. Gregory, treas
urer of the federation, suggested that
this association donate the money to
the federation SO that it might get its
name in the telephone directory.
James c. Yaden, the new federation
president, made public the list Of his
committees for the coming year. The
most important change was the substi-
tuition of George E. Sullivan. former
vice president, for Thomas E. Lodge,
the present vice president. as chairman
of the Committee on Law and Legisla-
ton. Lodge remains a member Of the
committee, but asked to be relieved of
the chairmanship.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

cially in the great deeps lying close to
its own shores.
Of special interest is the life at the
great depths which will be studied by
DIR. Bartsch. Many of the creatures
that live in the abysses have no normal
eyes. Eyes that form images would be
Of no use to them because sunlight
never penetrates there and stygian
darkness prevails. On the other hand,
many of them are able to produce light,
electrically or otherwise, and some Of
them seem to have organs not for see
ing but for recognizing light and other
is used as a decoy to allure their prey
or to attract their mates. The expedi-
ton will carry specially constructed
traps in which the efficiency of lights
of different intensity and color to at
tract the animals of the sea will be
tested
Latest Sounding Device.
In addition, the Caroline will be
equipped with the latest type of sound
ing apparatus, in which the echo Of a
sound made upon the ship is reflected
from the ocean bottom. From the in
terval of time elapsing between the
sound and its echo the ocean depth
is known. In this way the bottoms
of the great deeps will be surveyed by
the Caroline. At the same time meas
urements of temperature and chemical
constitution, as we'll as samples of the
myriad-sided ocean life from sea level
to the abysmal depths will be secured
by newly constructed apparatus.
It is expected that numerous kinds
of sea animals will be secured never
before known to science. The dark
ness and tremendous pressures existing
at the great depths require radical
adaptations in order for life to exist.
Consequently many of the deep sea
creatures are extremely wierd, surpass-
ing in real life the most fantastic crea-
lures of a nightmare.
The first scientific cruise of the Caro-
line will last about two months. 1t
will test out new methods and gather
a great deal of information. But, it
was announced, the main object will
be to lay foundation for prolonged
program of oceanic research which Mr..
Johnson and the institution hope to
accomplish in future years.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

A N expedition to explore the
" abysmal darkness Of the great
II est depths of the Atlantic was
4 A announced yesterday by the
Smithsonian Institution.
This expedition, headed by DR.. Paul
Bartsch of the National Museum staff
will sail about January Is in the yacht
Caroline, owned by Edridge r. johnson
of Philadelphia, who has placed it at
the disposal of the Smithsonian SCI
entists.
Actively cooperating, 1t was an
nounced yesterday by Secretary Charles
G. Abbot, viii be the Navy Department,
the Carnegie Institution, DR.. William
Beebe, director of tropical research of
the New York Geological Society, and
DR.. Henry Bigelow of the Oceanographic
Institute at Woods Hole, Mass. These
have leaned apparatus and members of
the scientific personnel of the expedi-
ton.
The first cruise will be devoted to a
study Of the Puerto Rico Deep, the
deepest waters of the Atlantic Ocean
Depths as great as 1852 fathoms, or
more than miles, have been found
there. The deeper waters, with their
weird living creatures dwelling in per-
petual darkness. constitute a vastness
unknown to science.
Example OF Task.
The situation recently was described
as follows:
Supposing the Graf Zeppelin should
sail over Washington at a height of
miles on a starless night with all the
lights of the city extinguished. Sup
posing further that scientists on board
the airship should let down an orange
peel attached to a string and drag it
through the city, and then try to re-
construct a picture of the physical ap-
pearance and life of the city from what
adhered to this dredge. They would
have information comparable to what
we know of the greater depths Of the
Puerto Rico Deep.
While intensive oceanographic eX-
plorations have been conducted in the
past by some other nations, it was ex-
planned today, the project made pos
sible by Mr. johnson now gives the
United States an opportunity to do its
full share in studies of this kind, espe-
Evening star., 1932-12-04
WASTE SEEN IN RULES
IN FEDERAL CONTRACTS
House Post Office Subcommittee
to Recommend Changes
After Study.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A House post Office subcommittee
thinks some of the rules which Uncle
Sam makes about bids, contract awards
and the construction of Government
buildings are SO much red tape which
should be discarded.
The committee, headed by Repre-
sentative Mead, Democrat, of New York,
has been studying the situation during
the Summer and the recommendation
for the change will be made in report
it is now preparing.
Mead said the committee planned to
suggest legislation which would give
the controller general the power to
determine whether rules surrounding
bids were restrictive and to remedy the
situation If they were.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
incorporation PLANS
FOR LIBRARY APPROVED
Bethesda Institution to Be Super.
vised by Seven Trustees-Four
Are Named.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BETHESDA, Md, December s.
Plans for the incorporation of the
Newcomb Club Public Library were
formally approved at meeting at the
home of Mrs. A. Brookhouse Foster
yesterday.
Under the incorporation plans the
library will be supervised by seven
trustees, four from the membership
of the club and three to be chosen
from the Bethesda area. Trustees
elected at yesterdays meeting include,
besides Mrs. Foster, who is the present
librarian, Mrs. j. K. O'Shaughnessy,
Mrs. william Ross Dellett and Mrs
B. Peyton Whalen. The other three
trustees will be elected at an early
date.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Comedy to Be Presented.

The comedy, Nothing But the
Truth" by James Montgomery. will be
presented Saturday night, December
II, at the parish hall of All Souls Me-
mortal Episcopal Church by the Dra-
matte Club of the church. Miss Caro-
lyn Lloyd and Wane Brown will have
the leading roles.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
MAN SLAIN IN FIGHT
Victim Hit on Head With Bed Post
and Cut With Knife.

Joseph Palmer, 40, colored, of the
first block of Congress court, was killed
last night during fight with another
colored man in his home when his as
sailant hit him on the head with a
bed post and cut him with knife.
Palmer was found lying unconscious
in the alley near his home and taken
to Emergency Hospital, where he was
pronounced dead. Police at an early
hour today were searching for palmer's
assailant. They obtained the names of
a number of witnesses and these gave
police the name Of the alleged murderer.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

amount appropriated for 1892" with
canned fruits and canned vegetables
being materially lower. The downward
trend of commodity prices was reflected
in cheaper clothing for the service and
an improved Navy shoe was adopted TO
give greater comfort and more nearly
fit exactly the average foot. Coal was
purchased for local delivery at saw
ing of about so cents per ton. and the
West Coast reduction in gasoline costs
enabled an appreciable saving to be
made in this item
Evening star., 1932-12-04

Post Office Department Building here.
Mrs. Sullivan had returned to her for
mer home in Columbia prior to the
birth of the baby, but when Albert, jr.,
was born his father was engaged in
some rush work here.
The airplane speeded the reunion of
the family and the father rushed to
the plane to greet his wife and son as
soon as 1t landed
The youngster made the trip in
basket and with all the nonchalance
expected Of his elders.
Officials Of the airline say Albert, jr,
Is the youngest passenger to make so
long trip on the Eastern system, so
far as can be recalled.
Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan plan to return
shortly to their home, in Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Sorority Banquet Saturday.

The annual banquet of Beta Sigma
Phi Sorority will be held Saturday
night at 2400 Sixteenth street, with all
chapters in the city participating. Mrs.
Grace Logan, sponsor Of the sorority,
will act as toastmistress.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Woman Drys to Meet.

The Woman's National Committee for
Education Against Alcohol will hold a
luncheon meeting December II in the
Driscoll Hotel to 'reaff1rm our stand
for abstinence and prohibition as the
only final solution"
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Legion to Hold Dance.

Vincent B. Costello Post, No. IS,
American Legion, will hold an informal
dance at the Army War College Tues
day at $3.50 pm. Entertainment by
Washington artists viii intersperse the
dancing.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
THREE ARRESTED IN RAID
Liquor and Beer Taken From n

Three persons were arrested by police
Of No. ! precinct yesterday on charges
OF illegal possession of SIX gallons of
liquor and 38 bottles of beer during q
raid in the 1900 block Of n street.
81, Of the TOO block of Eleventh. street;
Tessie Bonner. 40, and Erslow Bonner.
80, both Of the II street address
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Woman's Party to Hold Tea.

The Government Workers Council of
the National Womans Party will hold
a tea this afternoon from to 6 o'clock
at the Alva Belmont House, 144 B street
northeast. Miss Maude Younger will
be the principal speaker.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Card Party Dance Slated.

Theta Sigma Phi Sorority will hold
its fourth annual card party and dance
Tuesday night at the New Amsterdam
Hotel.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
BANDIT DROPS LOOT
Leaves Most of Plunder Behind
When Victim Fires Shot.

A colored hold-up man who dropped
most of his loot when his victim fred
a shot at him as he was leaving the
house he had just robbed late last night
got away with only s22 in cash, though
he had originally taken silverware,
1ewelry and other articles from the
home of Harry Selinger, 1928 Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

A N expedition to explore the
" abysmal darkness Of the great
II est depths of the Atlantic was
4 \ announced yesterday by the
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
About Miss Davis

"LOOk up your records and
find where you praised the
work of Miss Bette Davis in
Broken Dishes when she ap-
peared in this play at the Be-
laScO in this city two years ago,
after a run on Broadway with
Donald Meek" admonisheS Da-
vid Hunter of 722 Nineteenth st
N. w.
81 will admit after seeing the
very Sketchy sketch at the
Earle that it seemed to be pre-
sented prematurely but this
does not call for the sweeping
characterization of Miss Davis
as poor stage actress"
Well it proves at least thai
this critic is impartial. If
liked the Davis work in Broken
Dishes" and if I went slightly fe
verish over her fine performance
with George ArliSS in Man Who
Played God," I can't be accused
of withholding praise when it's
due. It struck me that THE Un
expected" was woefully lacking
in stage direction and Miss Davis
floundered and was uncertain as
a result. I am speaking of hel
Friday night performance. Per
haps a little of the George Ar
lisS technique and instruction is
what is missing.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26

q i y aP-
proved today with instructions to
sail on the liner Europa. Mrs.
Crull will accompany her hus.
band and their Washington
home on Colorado Avenue will be
closed this week.
At the moment, Charles j. Ray
mond, another ex-Washington
manager, is filling the office at
Loew's Empire. When Harry
Crull arrives, Manager Raymond
will pack his belongings and sail
for Johannesburg, South Africa,
where he will direct another pre-
tentiouS Loew entertainment es-
tablishment. Thus the new motto
of the LoeW enterprises might be,
Join us and see the world"
With Mr.. Crull will go the best
wishes of hundreds of Washing
tonians including this palladium
of frankness. He will be missed.
The shining record he left as
managing director of the Fox un-
der the Fox regime was what
commended him to LoeW for this
most important overseas post.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
When the Feature Is
Shown on the Screen

COLUMBIA-Sari Martha in
''Monte Carlo Madness" At lilo
q. M, 1888. 2:40, 4:30. 6:15, sos
and $3.50 p. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S Richard Dix
in Roar of the Dragon" At
11:51, 1:51. 1851. 5:51, 7:51 and
9:51 p. m.
PALACE-Lionel Barrymore in
"Washington Masquerade" At
1881, 1870, $3.50. 5:S5. 1885 and
LOEW'S FOx-Allison Ship
worth in Madame Racketeer. !"
At 11:15, 1850, 4:25, 7:25 and 10
p. m. Una Merkel, Anna May
Wong and George Sidney in per-
son at 1885. $40. 6:10 and 8:45
p. m.
EARLE-Joan Blondell in Miss
Pinkerton." At 11:35 a. M, 2,
4:40, 7:20 and 10 p. m. Warren
William and P1tte Davis in per.
son at l, 3:45, 6:25 and 9 D. m.
METROPOLITAN - Claudette
Colbert and Edmund Lowe in
The Misleading Lady" At II a.
M. l2:4S, 2:36. 4:24, 6:12, 8 and
$50 p. m.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Late Stage News
Direct From
Broadway

NEW YORK, July 26.-Kather-
inc Alexander has withdrawn
from the cast of Domino" Will
liam A. Brady's production of the
Marcel Achard comedy, which will
open next week in Atlantic City.
Miss Alexander who in private life
is Mrs. William A. Brady, jr., has
been succeeded by Jessie Royce
Lands.
The Central Theater, Broadway
and Forty-Seventh Street, where
the Comics Inn Revue" has
been showing, will offer continu-
Gus hurlesque entertainments,
starting next Friday. Herbert Kay
Minsky will be in charge of the
shows.
After eight months in England,
where she appeared in Bow
Bells" the John Murray Ander-
son revue, and in concert, Harriet
Hoctor will return to New York
tomorrow on the lie de France.
Rose Hobart has been engaged
for the new Rachel Crothers COM
edy, when Ladies Meet" which
soon will be tried out at the Cape
Playhouse, Dennis, Mass.
Alexander McKaig will place in
rehearsal today a play, as yet un-
titled, by Martha Madison. In the
cast will be Beth Merrill, James
Rennie, John Kane, Ida Kane
and Lavinia Shannon. The play,
which is being staged by Burk
Symon, is scheduled to open in
Long Beach on August II and in
Atlantic City on August IS.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
ZiegfeId Choice Of
the 10 Most Lovely

Florenz Ziegfeld's Judgment as
to the 10 most beautiful women
Of the stage and screen was ex
pressed as recently as last May
in Name Your Ten" published
by the Vanguard Press. His Selec
tionS, with his reasons, were:
GLADYS GLAD, because she is
the most beautiful blonde.
MARION DAVIES, because OF
her perfect figure and teeth.
BILLIE BURKE, because of her
hair, her eyes, her feet, her skin
her vivacity and her speaking
voice.
ELISA LANDI, because Of her
womanliness.
GRETA GARBO, because he'd
like to have her for showgirl.
JOAN CRAWFORD, because OF
her personality.
GRACE MOORE, because OF
her great dignity.
JEAN HARLOW. because OF
her unique hair.
EVELYN LAYE, because hers
is a dignified type Of English
beauty.
SALLY EILERS, because Of her
magnetism.
It was worthy of note that Mr.
Ziegfeld found more reasons for
placing Mrs. ziegfeld (Billie
Burke) in the list than for any
of the others,
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
white Zombie" Next
On Screen At the Fox

Described as the most outstand-
ing horror film of the year
white Zombie," a United Artist
production, comes to Loew's Fox
Theater Friday as the feature at
traction.
The, cast is headed by Bella Lu,
goSi, the man who made ORA
cula" famous and who has lent
his strange talents to more than
one successful mystery film
Madge Bellamy is also in the cast
making a screen comeback"
Scores of character actors and
actresses, splendid photography
weird lighting and sound effects
contribute greatly to the movie,
reviews from the few cities in
which white Zombie" has played
state.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
Methusaleh Speaks

Another first aid to a fatigued
columnist on a hot Monday night
is F. P. D. Says he:
"It was my pleasure to see
George Sidney in person at the
Fox and while 1 had seen him
in pictures numerous times,
it just dawned on me that the
first time these aging OrbS
watched him was iE Busy
Izzy" and others of the old
Gus Hill popular priced mu-
steals at the venerable Academy
of Music, Ninth and D Streets,
almost rs years ago.
while his stage presence
and nimbleness Of foot belle it,
old George, grand trOuper that
he is, must be 1O2 years old
or approximately four years
older than you. F. p. D. (aged
FL and upwardS)."
This sent me to the records,
The Washington times., 1932-07-26

In other words. I reached around
and hauled out the Motion Pic
ture Almanac. There I find that
George Sidney was born March
Is, 1878, which makes him 81,
or am I figuring too fast for you?
AS for Busy Izzy," he played in
that for IA seasons. Like you, I
enjoyed his sketch. Except his
jumbling of movie titles to tell
a story. This always makes me
think I'm back again in kinder
garten.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
How a Giant Sleeps

When you're sever foot, two
inches, in height, Gas is Dave Bal.
lard at the Earle this week. how
do you find the right bed to fit
such an diversified form I asked
Bill Ewing who knows everything
To which Bill replied that the
Earle's young giant finds no
trouble. He accepts the ordinary
sized bed encountered in vaude-
vile travels and sleeps diagonally.
In other words kitty-kat.
Oh well, it's another hot day
and hot paragraphs are scarce
in late July.
The Washington times., 1932-07-26
The Rapley Way

william Harryman Rapley, of
the National Theater, is sending
his friends, including this depart
ment, greeting cards in the shape
Of phonograph record. When
touched by the needle they play
tune, "See the Sun" He is on
board the Swedish-American liner
Kungsholm returning from As
day tour to the land of the mid
night sun. Due back this week.