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Evening star., 1932-09-01
H|MALAYA GROUP
PLANSF|NAL CLIMB
German-American Expedition
Getting Ready to Try for
Top of Manga Parbat.
BY ELIZABETH KNOWLTON,

Member of German-American Hmalayan
Expedition.
BASE CAMP, MANGA PARBAT,
Kashmir (By runner to Astor), Sep
tember l (N.AN.AD.-We are now
back at our base camp to collect new
forces and start at last on our final
attack to reach the summit of that
formidable Himalayan peak, Manga
Parbat.
The last week has been one of terrific
strain and continuous delay and sus-
pense. 1 have told in previous dis
patch of the storms We encountered. A
couple of weeks ago, when a storm
which had been raging seemed really
ended. the expedition made plans to
start the next day.
We notified eight waiting coolies.
Then it was discovered that through
some misunderstanding at the base
camp, the coolies instead Of having five
days more ratiens. had eaten the last
food that morning.
Start Delayed for Days.
A gloomy and brief conference was
held. 1t seemed clear there was abso-
lutely nothing to do but to send the
coolies down for more food and delay
the start four or five days until their
return.
To keep in trim while waiting, three
of our climbers, Willy Merky, head OF
the expedition; Rand Heron and Fritz
Wiessner, in thick, driving snowstorm,
made a second, ascent of the Western
Chongra Peak, 81 ,013 feet up. This was
first ascended in July by two members
of our expedition, Peter Aschenbrenner
and Dr. Hugo Hamburger.
Greater difficulty in climbing when
one has to break trail through new
snow was, we'll demonstrated in these
two ascents. The ascent by the first
party was made easily in three hours.
But in the snowstorm this second,
larger, stronger group required more
than six hours.
There was impatience among the men
while waiting for the coolies to return.
Every hour or so from the first pos
sible day when the coolies could be ex-
pected back some one would go with
glasses to look down and see whether
any one was arriving at Camp 2 or
coming up from Camp 3.
Three Return Home.
Three who had gone down because
of mountain sickness, Peter AscAenbren-
rrer, Fritz Bechtold and Felix Simon,
had found themselves in too poor con-
dition to hope to get ready for an
other attack on the peak. And as they
had to leave anyway very soon to re-
sumo their occupations at home, they
started back to Srinagar on the way
out of the country.
Merkl's stay also is limited by affairs
at home. He is still in good physical
condition and has arranged to fly from
India If necessary, so as not to give
up the attempt to ascend Manga Parbat.
Evening star., 1932-09-01

Heron and Wiessner also are deter
mined to stay as long as needed to
put through the job.
Manga Parbat, a peak never yet con-
quered, is 26,630 feet high. If the pres
ent expedition reaches the top it will
have set a world altitude record in
mountain climbing. Miss Knowlton OF
Boston and Springfield, Mass, and Rand
Heron, New York, are the American
members of the expedition.
(CopyriSl t, 1882. by North American News
paper Alliance, 1nc.)
Evening star., 1932-09-01
10 Acres of Woods Burn.

MEADOWS, Md, September (Spe-
iaD.-Ten acres of woods on the prop
erty of John Auth, near Reds Corner,
were burned yesterday, according to
David Randall, forest warden of the
Spalding district. The Forestville Vol
unteer Fire Department extinguished
the blaze after a two-hour fight.
Norah Evans Of Llandilo, Wales, has
just completed 10 years attendance at
school without missing a day.
Evening star., 1932-09-01
MUCH GAS AFTER AP-
PENDICITIS OPERATION

after an operation for appendi-
citis I was full Of gas all the time
One bottle Adlerika relieved me en-
tirely. Mrs. Grace Riley.
You can't get rid of gas Doctor
ing the stomach. For gas stays in
the UPPER bowel Adlerika
reaches BOTH upper and lower
bowel, washing out poiscns which
cause gas, nervousness, bad sleep.
Get it today; by tomorrow you feel
results. Peoples Drug Stores.-Ad-
vertisement
Evening star., 1932-09-01
Corsets, Brassieres

NO~O1 AA ~sA'A'A~ ~7A 10
$3.50 and $40 Treo Corsette Bras
sieres; sizes "a, SO and A. .$5.95
10-$7.5O and $3.50 Treo and La Resista
Corsette Brassieres; sizes IS, 36, 81, Al,
fOs oO''.
l5-Sl2.59 French Elastic Girdles; sizes %
tO 1O.OU
4$l9.75 and $22 French Elastic Cir
dies; sizes II, 81, 81. SIS
22-$3.50 Cirdles; sizes 26 to "a. .S2.95
l9-$3.5O Summer Weight Corsette Bras
sieres; broken sizes "a to AZ. 1926
$3.50 Vagabond Sashes; 25, 20. .$l.o5
3-$5 and $3.50 Scanties; 32, 80, "a. 1925
1E$l Brassieres; 80, 81, "a. ..... .25c
GREY SHOPS SECOND FLOOR
Evening star., 1932-05-23
DR.. F. W. STEVENS
SUCCUMBS AT CLUB
Famed Scientist of Bureau of
Standards Stricken
Yesterday.

DR.. Frederick Wiley Stevens. 10
years old, a distinguished physicist at
the Bureau of Standards, was fatally
stricken yesterday afternoon while in a
wash room at the Cosmos Club, where
he lived. In falling Dr. Stevens head
struck some object which inflicted a
deep cut
The scientist was found by a fellow
resident Of the club, Prof Albert B.
Bibb. Casualty Hospital was notified
and DR.. Stevens was pronounced dead
by the ambulance physician who re-
sponded. Coroner Joseph D. Rogers said
death was due to natural causes.
Since coming to the Bureau of Stand
ards IN 1919, DR.. Stevens has been en-
gagged In studying gaseous explosions.
learn more about the behavior Of
gaseous fuels as they burn in automo-
bile and aircraft cylinders.
The difficulty of observing explosions
contained in metal cylinders led DR..
Stevens to substitute soap bubbles for
the cylinders, 50 the explosions could
be observed and measured and the
gases could expand freely as they
burned
BY means Of thousands Of photo
graphs of such explosions, which could
be measured to determine the flame
velocities, DR.. Stevens was able to
demonstrate that explosive reactions are
subject to certain basic laws Of physical
chemistry not previously known to apply
to explosions.
DR.. Stevens experiments along these
lines won him recognition both in the
United States and abroad.
DR.. Stevens was a graduate of the
University Of Michigan and had studied
In the Universities of Strassburg, Cot
tingen and Leipzig. He is survived by
two sons and daughter living in
Arkansas. His body will be sent to
Goshen, Ind, for burial,
Evening star., 1932-05-23
Carrier of Sign,
Saying His Money
Was Swiped, jailed
FarmerW alked Streets Ad.
vertising Losses in Mort.
gage Firms Failure.

Arrested for carrying an advertise
year old retired farmer, who went
around with signs charging he was
defrauded of his life savings in the
failure of a local real etate mortgage
concern, refused to post 50 collateral
today and was jailed at No. precinct
pending trial In Police Court.
The German-born farmer was ar
rested by Officer A. B. Mann at Four
teenth and F streets this morning amid
considerable excitement. He was taken
in for violation of the police regulation
forbidding persons to carry signs or
advertising matter on the streets.
The signs, which hung from his
shoulders at front and back, said: Il
was retired farmer until Edmund D.
Rheem swiped my money. am now
looking for work to save more money
for some other crook to try to swipe
from me-"
Beelitz came here last Summer from
his farm in Florida, protesting he was
pennileSs and hoped TO regain part OF
the $4,000 he had invested with the
local concern. He was given work as
a handy man by the District Committee
on Employment, but was cut off about
three weeks ago when the committee s
funds ran short.
With his wife. he had been living
on the second floor of the former site
Of Harvey's restaurant, at Eleventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue. taking
care of the building, he said, and max
ing 6. little money cutting grass and
carrying circulars.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
.EXTORTION LETTERS
SENT THREE men
81 900 Is Demanded From Each cf
Frederick Residents-Earm
Threatened.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FREDERICK, Md, May 23-An eX-
tortion plot, in which "black-hand" let
ters were written to three prominent
Frederick County residents, demanding
money or threatening harm, is under
investigation by county authorities.
The three men who received the let
tiers were Harvey S. Wachter, Bloom
field, and Ira S. Stull, near Bethel,
prominent farmers, and Charles M.
Rice, Mountaindale storekeeper, who re-
sides near Lewistown.
The letters, demanding $1,000 from
each of the men, had been printed by
hand and were unsigned. Instructions
to place the money at certain spot at
designated time were set forth.
Frederick County authorities said
that the three cases were the first in
stances CT extortion plots to come to
their attention in some time.
All the letters were received by the
men within the past month.
The plots were somewhat similar to
letters received in Frederick County, Va,
some time ago by a prominent Win
chester man.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
DEFICIENCY BILL
| HEARINGS FOR D. c,
| GET UNDER WAY
1897 900 Needed for Supple
mental Estimates and Rec
| ognized Claims.
BRIDE AND WILSON ARE
FIRST WITNESSES HEARD
Hospital Funds and Relief of Poor
| Included in Measure Under
Byrns' Guidance.

. Hearings were started today before
the subcommittee on deficiency Of the
house Appropriations Committee ON
estimates for the District of Columbia
totaling 1897 ,48977. This total covered
deficiency and supplemental estimates
amounting to 1924 ,920.34 and estimates
for payment of claims against the Dis
trlct 10 total of s162, ,16943.
corporation Counsel Bride and
Ssorge wilson, IN charge Of the We'll
Iare department, were the first wit
nesses. The deficiency subcomittee is
In charge Of Chairman Byrns of Ten
nessee. Other members are Buchanan,
Iexas: Taylor, Colorado: Ayres. Kan
sas; Arnold, Illinois; Collins. Missis-
Slppi; Wood, Indiana; Wason, New
hampshire; Murphy Of Ohio, and
Hardy of Colorado.
Deficiency and supplemental items
include: For the coroner's Office. 1892,
5000: contingent and miscellaneous ex-
penses, 1880, s3736; 1881, s4,643.62:
1882, S3,895 (another batch of miscel-
laneous and contingent expenses in
ciuoe: 1880, S283l8; 1881, s6,326.65);
1or Garfield Hospital iso!ating ward,
iS5z, $4,000; support of convicts, 1881,
SZ,56617; wrltS of lunacy, 1881,
s1,02929; miscellaneous expenses of the
Supreme Court. 1881, SI5.08O.3 81; 1882,
$4,000; provisions of child welfare
1882, s23,500; land for work house and
reformatory, s44.99: National Training
School for Boys, 1882, s6500; medical
charities, 1881, Childrens Hospital.
S3728; Central Dispensary and Emer-
gency Hospital 81 ,464.70; medical char
tiles, 1882, Children's Hospital, $500:
Central Dlspensary and Emergency Hos
pltal, $4,000, and Eastern Dispensary
and Casualty Hospital, $500: Hospital
for the Insane. 1881. s5,513.19, and
1882. $4,000; relief of the poor. 1882,
S2.5O0; judgments against the District,
Sl4,7l6.96, and audited claims, 81, SOS. go.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
BODY OF DROWNED
YOUTH RECOVERED
Benjamin Leiss, 22, Loses
Life in River-PoIiCe Hunt
Nearly 24 Hours.

After dragging the Potomac River
nearly "a hours, Harbor Police today
recovered the body of Benjamin Leiss,
22, of SIS L street, near the Highway
Bridge at about the same spot where
he drowned yesterday.
Leiss apparently was seized with
cramps a few minutes after he and
Irving Holober, co. of 1116 Seventh
street dlved from an abutment of the
bridge. He suddenly began to founder
about 100 feet from the bridge, and
Holober swan to his aid.
Saved by Boat.
After being dragged under several
tired, let his friend slip from his grasp.
Holober was picked up by boat
cruising in the vicinity and taken to
Emergency Hospital, where he was
treated for exhaustion and shock.
Meanwhile, harbor police and the res
cue squad, summoned by passersby. had
arrived, and efforts to recover Leiss'
body were begun. Shortly afterward
another launch YVES ordered from the
harbor precinct, and the crews of both
police boats went to work
Crowds Block Bridge.
Crowds lined both the river bank
and the bridge until late last night, and
fer more than three hours traffic was
rerouted over the new Mount Vernon
Boulevard, the bridge near which the
drowning occurred being closed to all
vehicles except buses and street cars
An extra detail of police was called out
to keep the throng in order.
Leiss came here about six months ago
from his home in Pittsburgh. He was
employed as clerk in a shoe store in
the HOO block of Seventh street.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
MRS. CHRISTINE MYERS
LEAVES $66, 900 ESTATE
Methodist Home for Aged and Sew
eral individuals Share in
Estate.

Mrs Christina L. Myers. who died
April 26, left an estate valued at S66 600,
according to the petition of her executor,
Frank C. Ebaugh, for probate of her
will. She owned premises at Cypress
street, Chevy Chase, Md, and had per-
sonal property estimated at $4,000, the
real estate being placed at $4,000.
The Methodist Home for the Aged Is
given 5000. Other specific bequests in
clude $4,000 to brother, Harry r.
Lchmann, this city; s2,500 to Charles
F. Myers, Silver Spring, Md; 81 1000 to
Edward Myers, jr, Frederick. Md; $500
to Charles Treich, Frederick; 81 500 to
Melvin G. Myers, Plainfield, N Y; 81 900
to Harry Lohmann, Bladensburg; $500
to Elizabeth Hammett, this city; $3.50 to
Robert Fahrney, Hyattsville; $500 to
Catherine Clay, this city; $3.50 to Mel
win Anderson, Bladensburg, and $500 to
Marie Reynolds of Mexico.
The remaining estate Is to be divided
equally between Christina G. Ebaugh Of
this city and Christina Irving of San
Francisco.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
ESCAPED PRISONER
INJURED IN CRASH
Edward Maddox Returned to Fair
fax After Treatment at Alex
andria Hospital.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va. May 23.-Brought
to the Alexandria Hospital Saturday
night when a truck. driven by Albert
Grimsley of Engleside, Va, overturned
on the Richmond Highway near Wood
lawn, Edward Maddox, 23 of Accotink,
Va. passenger on the truck. was identi-
fled few minutes later by Officer Ar
thur Mills of the Fairfax police as one
Of four men who escaped from the
Fairfax County Jail two years ago by
boring hole through the Jail wall.
After remaining overnight in the hos
pital here for treatment, Maddox was
arrested yesterday by Capt. Haywood
Durrer and returned to the Fairfax jail
The three men with Maddox at the
time of his escape were caught soon
afterward and are in Jail. Maddox and
Grimsley were found in a semi-con-
scious condition on the road by ]. E.
Haynes of Essex County, Va, who
brought them to the hospital here.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
THREE MEN ARE SOUGHT
BY POLICE IN HOLD.UPS
Two White and One Colored Rob.
bers Take 80 From Gas Sta
tion and Watchman.

Two white and one colored hold-up
men were being sought today, the white
men having held up William Pratt.
manager Of gas station at Georgia
avenue and Upshur street and robbed
him of Sc. while the colored man robbed
Paul Edward Docket, colored watch
man at the plant of the Washington
Trucking Co., GIT Rhode Island avenue
northeast, Of SO.
Pratt reported he was robbed at about
4:45 am, when the two men, in an
automobile, appeared, each displaying a
weapon and informing him they wanted
his money.
About l am. the colored robber
climbed through window at the Rhode
Island avenue business house, where
Docket was reported asleep in the
Office. The intruder struck the watch
man with blunt instrument and took
his money. Docket was given f1rst-aid
at Freedmen's Hospital
Evening star., 1932-05-23
Architects to Begin Work on
Plans for Memorial to
Roosevelt.
FUNDS FOR PROJECT
ARE DECLARED LACKING
Program Drawn Up to Build Two
Bridges From Virginia Side
of River.

Studies for the development of Ana
lostan Island as a memorial to Presi.
dent Roosevelt, will be made shortly
by John Russell Pope Of New York
and Frederick Law Olmstead of Brook
line, Mass, both distinguished archi-
tects, 1t was announced today by the
Roosevelt Memorial Association.
Congress last week passed bill pro-
Vldlng for acceptance by the Federal
Government of the island, which was
purchased by the Memorial Association
for S364.000 from the Washington Gas
Light Co. The bill also provides fol-
remaining the island Roosevelt Island
1t awaits the Presidents signature.
Funds Are Lacking.
Funds for the development Of the
island by the Federal Government are
lacking, 1t was stated today by Lieut.
Col. u. S. Grant, 3D., director of pub
lie buildings and public parks.
The two architects will cooperate
with the Commission of Fine Arts and
the National Capital Park and Plan.
ming Commission.
While it is planned to leave Ana.
loStan Island in its wild natural state
generally, a program has been drawr
up to construct two bridges from the
Virginia side, to give the public acces:
to it, and to clear certain areas, so that
picnickers might utilize them.
The island is within the District oi
Columbia and 1t will be policed by the
United States Park Police Until the
bridges are constructed. however, the
public will have to rely on boats te
reach the prospective new park.
Authorizes Survey.
The Roosevelt Memorial Association
is not proposing to advance funds fol
the islands public improvement, Her.
mann Hagedorn, the organization
executive secretary, asserted today. The
association has authorized a topographic
survey, which is about completed, with
the assistance of Army engineers.
Under the legislation, the association
reserves the right to erect a suitable
memorial to the memory of Theodore
Roosevelt.
Ultimately, Col. Grant wants a suit.
able roadway along the easterly shore
of the island, to match the Rock Creel
and Potomac Parkway, now under con.
struction, north of K street at Rocl
Creek.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
HOOVER MOTORS BACK
FROM RAPIDAN CAMP
BY the Associated Press.

President Hoover returned to the
White House today after an early morn
ing drive from his mountain retreat on
the Rapidan, where he had spent the
week end.
The President left Mrs. Hoover and
Mrs. Edgar Rickard of New York at
the Rapidan camp.
Col. Frank Knox, Chicago publisher
Edgar Rickard and Henry Allen, former
Senator from Kansas, rode with the
President on the return trip.
Secretary Stimson and Mrs. Stimson,
who were guests over the week end,
returned last night.
Mr.. Hoover devoted the entire week
end to rest. He refrained even from
fishing.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
POST OFFICE ESCAPES STINGING
AS BEEHIVE CONTINUES TRIP
Regulations Save Local Force When Fractured Parcel
Post Package Goes on to Destination.

The bees which buzzed into Wash
ington yesterday in fractured parcel
post package, the City Post Office is
pleased to announce, weren't stopping
here-they were only passing through.
The consignment was being trans
ferred in Union Station with other mail
from the South for an Eastern destina-
ton when the bees began to swarm
over the wood and screen cage.
A transfer clerk and his assistant
started Immediately out of the station
with them, toward the bridge leading
into the City Post Office.
But they were met there by sort Of
Horatius at the Bridge, in the shape
of q city post office official, who de-
manded to know if the bees were con-
signed to Washington.
The transfer clerk was somewhat en-
barrassed to admit they weren't, but
thought the City Post Office might want
to repair the portable beehive, maybe.
He learned, however, there was moth
ing in the postal regulations to that
Evening star., 1932-05-23

effect. The regulations, the City Post
Office spokesman said, virtually barred
bees in transit from the local office.
The transfer clerk, now only anxious
to get the bees out of town, killed a
few fugitives with a stick, brushed
others back through the crack in their
cage and nailed up the box. Then he
loaded the bees on fast train leaving
Washington.
The post Office, it was explained, has
been accepting whole colonies of bees
only since the regulations we're liberal
lied in 1928, although previously queen
bees and her attendants" were admitted
for delivery.
The department also accepts we'll be-
haved young alligators. lizards, chicks,
ducks and turkeys only q day out Of
the shell, when properly imprisoned
and reasonably sure of successful de-
livery.
IT don't think anybody got stung on
that consignment yesterday" said an
official of the local office, "but know
the City Post ONCE didn't"
Evening star., 1932-05-23
POST OFFICE BUILDING
BIDS WILL BE OPENED
Offers Will Be Considered Tomor-
row-Foundation Near
Completion.

Carrying forward the public building
program in the Federal triangle here,
the Treasury Department tomorrow will
open bids for the superstructure of the
new Post Office Department, which Is
to be built on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
The contractor has completed driv-
ing piles for the foundation of this
structure, and much Of the foundation
and foundation walls has been poured
in concrete.
In the meantime the Treasury has
under consideration the low bid of the
Great Lakes Construction Co. of Chi
cago for construction of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, Government
Auditorium and the Department of La
Dor buildings. The bid was $8,860,000.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
Will RECEIVE VIEWS
OF MRS. FORTESCUE
House Hearing to Get Testimony
on Proposed Military Control
in Hawaii.

Mrs Granville Fortescue, one Of those
convicted in the recent trial at Homo
lulu, is expected to tell the House Ter
ritories Committee tomorrow whether
she thinks the islands should be placed
under military control.
Others scheduled to testify include
her husband, Maj. Fortescue; Gen
Douglas Macarthur, Army chief of
staff; Admiral w. v. Pratt, chief OF
naval operations; Secretary Wilbur OF
the Interior Department, and Floyd
Gibbons, war correspondent.
Maj. and Mrs. Fortescue are the par
ents Of Mrs. Thalia Massie, who was al
legged to have been attacked in Hawaii
The trial was precipitated by the slay-
ing of one Of the reputed attackers.
Evening star., 1932-05-23
MARRIED WORKERS
DISMISSAL ASSAILED
Mrs. Rebeka Greathouse Says Re.
movals Should Be Based on
Proficiency.

The proposal to dismiss one or the
other of married couples in Govern
ment service. regardless of their ability
was attacked yesterday by Mis- Rebekah
Greathouse, assistant United States at
torney, in addressing meeting of the
Government Workers Council of the
National Womans Party.
Mrs. Greathouse held that II hus-
bands or wives are to lose their jobs
the dismissals should be based upon
the value of the service they render.
She also pointed out many married
couples together do not earn as much
as some single workers. 1T would be
just as logical" she said, Ito cut all
wages In half as to take away so per
cent of the income of married couples. u
Addresses also were made by Mrs. Iris
Calderhead Walker and Elsie Hill,