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Evening star., 1932-10-09
BRITISH N. P.P[ANS
HOP OVER EVEREST
Lord CIydesdaIe Seeks Glory
of Conquering Greatest
Peak by Air.
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONDON, October (NANA).-
| Lord Clydesdale. 29-year-old heir Of the
Duke of Hamilton, M P, for the Scot
| tish constituency of East RenfreW and
of dramatic interest now as chief pilot
of British expedition which will set
| out. probably this month, to fly over
Mount Everest (29,O00 feet), highest
mountain in the world, is completing
his plans.
The plane which will be used in the
attempt is two-seater with a special
engine and carrying special oxygen
breathing apparatus. Accompanying
Lord Clydesdale will be one passenger,
a photographer.
Col P. T. Etherton, who was consul
general in Central Asia and has travelled
widely in the Himalayas and in the re-
gion of Mount Everest is the organ
izing secretary of the expedition, with
Col. L. V. S. Blacker. Both are Indian
Army officers and have spent many
years in India.
To Win for Britain.
The ambition of the expedition, "
said Col. Etherton, "is TO win for Great
Britain the honor of being the first ma
ton to conquer Mount Everest, and at
the same time get air-survey photo
graphs and data of supreme scientific
and geographical interest. 1t is intended
to carry out the flight with a British
plane and with all necessary apparatus
of British manufacture. Lord Clydes-
dale's reputation as a flying officer is
excellent, and he has the advantage of
youth.
THE air ministry is affording every
assistance, and so is the government
of India The Maharajah Of Nepal, in
whose territory Mount Everest lies, has
given permission for the flight over the
summit This is important, because
the Hindus invest the mountain with
sanctity.
THE fact that both the North and
South Poles have already been reached
by aircraft of foreign manufacture
makes it all the more important that
the greatest geographical objective re-
manning Mount Everest-be attained
by British endeavor. The value of such
an achievement needs no emphasis
not only from the value which 1t will
the point of view Of the stimulus it will
give British aviation enterprise.
Precautions Are Taken.
"The organizers are taking every pre-
caution in the selection of personnel and
material. The possibility of engine
failure or other contingencies has been
reduced to a minimum by exhaustive
experiments. The engine has shown
such excellent performance that the
organizers do not anticipate any trou-
BILE in this direction.
Every precaution will be taken in
the event Of possible forced landing.
The machine would be within gliding
distance of level country during two
thirds of its course. If this flight Is
made it will constitute a record beside
which other plane records will fade
into insignifcance. The plane would
have to rise at least $4,000 feet. There
probably will be one or two other planes
Evening star., 1932-10-09
COM MUNITY CENTER
FINISHES FIRST WEEK
Interest in Case Is Reported Great
er Than Ever Before-Free
Activities Offered.

The Community Center Department
has completed the first week of its
1928 season with regular schedule
OF activities in every center of the city.
The department announced yester-
day that indications are that more in
terest is being shown in its work than
ever before. There will be a number
of free activities at all centers during
Autumn and Winter
In addition to programs conducted
by the Community Center Department,
many organizations are meeting regu-
larly in the various centers. These in
cluda citizens associations, parent
teacher associations, drill teams,
choral clubs, orchestras, bands, drama
groups and other civic, social and art
groups.
A new drama unit is expected to be
organized shortly at the Central Com
munity Center
Athletics are among the most i'm
portant activities at most centers. Art
groups will be formed in centers where
a sufficient number desire them. At
the Roosevelt Center last Tuesday
night plans we're laid to organize such
group under Stephen NJ. Walker,
sculptor and artist. ...
Rhythmic and tap dance classes are
being conducted for children and
adults.
Languages will be among the i'm
portant courses offered at the Thomson
Center at Twelfth and L streets. Adult
groups there will be taught French,
Spanish, Italian, Esperanto and Gaelic.
This center is open Monday and Fri
day evenings.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
FIRST LADY BACK
FROM SCOUT TRIP
100 Accompany Mrs. Hoover
on Return From Visit to
Annual Session.

By the Associated Press.
Still tn the informal mood which
comes when she dons the Girl Scout
uniform, Mrs. Herbert Hoover yester-
day returned to the White House from
Virginia Beach, where she attended the
annual convention of the organization.
With her on the boat came 100 Girl
Scout leaders, and SO more followed by
automobile for a tea and garden party
given them at the White House during
the afternoon.
The big boat which nightly steams up
the Potomac River from Norfolk had
delayed six hours for the Presidents
wife, making the last half Of the trip
to the Capital daylight journey.
Up early, as usual, Mrs. Hoover en-
joyed 1t thoroughly, and contributed to
the pleasure of her fellow passengers.
AS the boat approached Mount Yer
non, she gathered all the other uni
formed Scout leaders on the upper
deck In double-line formation and led
them in salute.
To those from afar, she pointed out
places Of interest, and narrated bits of
history about them-FOrt Washington
and old Christ Church in Alexandria.
She described the remodeling of one of
Alexandrias historic old houses by an
atmosphere-loving family who found it
only the day before it would have been
torn down.
A Scout leader from China described
to her the modern Chinese scene, and
Mrs Hoover contrasted the China she
knew in the days Of the Boxer Rebel
lion.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Former Model Goes to Reno.

RENO, New, October 8 {P.-Babs
Shannon, former New York model, has
established residence In Reno, 1t was
learned today, to divorce Putnam
Humphreys, son Of q Denver million
aire
Evening star., 1932-10-09
REHEARSALS BEGUN
FOR BOHEMIAN CIRL.
Washington Light Opera Company
Presentation Will Be Before
Thanksgiving.

Rehearsals have started for Tho Do-
hemian Girl" to be presented BY the
Washington Light Opera Co. some time
before Thanksgiving. Alfred Manning
Of the National Symphony Orchestra ID
musical director and Miss Ruth Walker
coach and accompanist.
Principal roles of the cast have been
assigned. with two people for the parts
Of Airline and the gypsy queen. one
later to become understudy. Those
chosen are:
Airline, Esther Ingram and Edith
Jones; gypsy queen, Rita Reyos and
Martha Wooley. The difficult part Of
ThaddeuS will be sung on alternate
nights by Kroom Bagranoff and Jesse
Veitch, with Eugene Swygert as under
study. The other leading roles will be
sung by Raymond Pigott as Florenstein,
Manuel Landman as Count Arnheim.
Howard Severe as captain of the guard,
while the role of Devilshoof is as vet
untitled, requiring bass-baritone. Per-
sons wishing an addition for this part
should communicate with Mr.. Severe at
Devonshire Courts.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
VIRGINIA COAL GAINS
5000 TONS IN WEEK
output Nearly Equal to Figure for
Same Period Last Year, Re-
port Discloses.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Virginia coal production continued its
slow but steady climb during the week
ended September "a and almost was
equal u the output for the same period
last year.
Mines Bureau report yesterday
showed 10000 tons were mined during
the last week for which State figures
are available. This represented an in
crease of 5000 tons over the previous
week and only 1000 tons short Of pro-
duction for the week ended Septem-
Der 26, 1881.
Hampton Roads loadings jumped
$1,000 tons upward during the week
ended October l. with New England
cargo representing 10 per cent Of the
total
National production for the week end
ed October l increased nearly half
million tons to 6,790, 600 tons.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
R. F. c. HAS BRANCH
AT PINE BLUFF, ARK.
Manager and Assistants Chosen
and Little Rock Project
Cancelled.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Reconstruction Finance CORPORA
ton today announced establishment of
branch of the St. Louis regional agri-
cultural credit corporation at Pine
Bluff, Ark, and the appointment of
j. H. Meek Of Camden, Ark, to be
manager.
The announcement also stated that
the branch Office contemplated for
establishment at Little Rock, Ark,
would not be placed there.
The committe, which will assist Man.
ager Meek, will consist of Meek. Ernest
Bodman. Little Rock banker, who will
act as chairman; Steve Graham, farm
er and merchant of Tuckerman, Ark !;
H. c. Mckinney, merchant and banker
Eldorado, Ark. Joseph Henry, stock
man and farmer, Russellville, Ark !;
Charles Gordon, banker, Pine Bluff,
Ark; R. H. Green, livestock man, Ark
adelphia, Ark; W. B. Deyampert, mer-
chant and banker, Wilmot, Ark, and
S. M. Garwood, manager of the St.
Louis Office.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
LOCAL FIRST DIVISION
GROUP NAMES PENHALL0W
National Officers Will Be Asked
to Hold Next Annual Reunion
in WASHINGTON.

Dr. Dunlap P. Penhallow was elected
president of the District of Columbia
Branch of the First Division Society
at recent meeting, it was announced
yesterday. The local veterans voted to
propose to the national officers of the
society that the next annual reunion of
the First Division be held in Washing
ton July 4.
Other officers elected by the local
veterans are Col. Aristides Moreno, first
vice president; Col. Charles P. George,
second vice president: Sergt. David
Friesel, secretary and Virgil
o. Barnard, chairman of the Board of
governors. Other governors are An
thony Fitzgerald Lucas, William B.
Montgomery, Sterling Morelock and DR..
CarleSon H. Davidson.
Evening star., 1932-10-09

American centrifugal pumps were
used in constructing the new SaratSi
irrigation canal In China.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
SON GOES TO PRISON

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, October 8
P).-Gov. and Mrs. Arthur Seligman
were at the railroad station here yester-
day to say farewell to their son Otis
as he left with six other former en-
ployes of the First National Bank of
Santa Fe for Leavenworth Federal
Prison.
Otis Seligman and the others were
convicted recently of conspiracy to vio-
late the national banking laws. The
Governors son was sentenced to five
years in prison and fined $1,000 The
prisoners were in custody of United
States deputy marshals.
Evening star., 1932-10-09
which will accompany the machine a

which will accompany the machine a
certain distance"
1t is possible Lord Clydesdale will use
the Vickers VeSpa plane, fitted with a
Bristol Pegasus engine, in which Capt.
Cyril Twins recently went up more than
BIZ miles, setting new world altitude
record.
Lord Clydesdale has three primary in
tereSts-politics, aeronautics and box
ing. During his university days he be-
came known as the "boxin' marquis"
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paper Alliance, IncD
Evening star., 1932-10-09
Reunion to Be Held Saturday

Veterans of the 165th District of Co.
lunbia Field Hospital will hold a re-
union at the Arlington Hotel next Sat-
urday night. A program of studio
dancing has been arranged, in which
4-year-old Mary Ellen Ferry will par
ticipate.
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
HOPE FL|CKERS
FOR PEACEFUL
CONCLAvE
Vets and Drys Both Oppose
Tentative Plank of
"MaSter Minds"

CHICAGO, June 7 G.N.S).
The Republican national con-
vention assemblies in Chicago a
week from today with the ma
chinery we'll creased for the
speedy denomination of Presl-
dent Hoover and Vice Presi-
dent Curtis. Apparently there
won't be a cylinder missing so
far as that part of it is con-
cerned.
But a large monkey.wrench in
the shape of prohibition is all
poised for hurting into the works,
and it may knock completely
awry the leaders plans for a
short, snappy and harmonious
convention.
Neither Side Satisfied
The tentative plank drawn up
by the party'S master minds" in
Washington over the weekend is
not satisfactory to either the vets
or the drys, already gathering
here in considerable numbers for
the battle. 1t goes entirely too
far to suit the drys, and not far
enough to suit the vets.
After the usual pledge of law
enforcement, and the added con-
demnation of the saloon. the
plank. as drawn, calls for resub-
mission of the eighteenth amend
ment to the States Ito determine
whether that amendment shall be
retained, repealed, or modified"
The Rockefeller detection was
a severe blow to the dry cause,
and made the vets more certain
than ever of attaining their OBJ
jective in the Republican plat
form.
Ford Stands Alone
Rockefeller has long been not
only a financial angel for the
drys, but for the Republican
party as we'll The Rockefellers,
father and son, contributed some
$350,000 to the Anti-Saloon League
to help bring about the Eigh-
teenth Amendment. Over the
same stretch of years, the Rookie
fellers have contributed probably
as much-or more-to the quad
rennial Republican war chests.
Their conversion to the wet
side of the prohibition question
now leaves Henry Ford almost
alone among the great captains
of industry who still champions
prohibition.
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
Prohibition Utter Failure,
Rockefeller Declares

NEW YORK, June 7 QN.SD.
John D. Rockefeller. jr, in a pub
lie rightabout-face, today lined
up with the antiprohibitionists.
Teetotaler and formerly one of
the largest contributors to the
Anti-Saloon League, Rockefeller
termed prohibition failure and
came out flatly for repeal of the
Eighteenth Amendment.
He pointed out that neither
my father nor his father ever
tasted a drop of intoxicating
liquor" He continued:
"When the Eighteenth
Amendment was passed
earnestly hOped-with a host
of advocates of temperance
that it would be generally sup
ported by public opinion and
thus the day be haStened
when the value to society of
men with minds and bodies
free from the undermining
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
AMERICAN SETS
BEER RECORD

PARIS, June 7 1N.S).-J. H.
Cochran, big sand and cement
man from Williamsport, Pa.
(6-foot 5-inch contractor), today
held the world championship i'll
beer drinking.
In brilliant nonstop per-
formance Cochran guzzled two
liter glass (2.1134 quartsO in IL
seconds flat, bettering the 49,
second record previously held by
Jack Robbins, Heidleburg student,
of Bridgeport, Conn.
Cochran, who confessed he had
been training on whisky because
he did not like beer, came all the
way from Barcelona to compete
for the title in Harry's New York
bar.
The Washington times., 1932-06-07

effects of alcohol would be
generally realized.
THAT this has not been the
result, but rather that drink
ing generally has increased;
that the speakeasy has re-
placed the saloon, not only
unit for unit, but probably
twO-fOld if not three-fOld, that
a vast army of lawbreakers has
been recruited and financed
on a colossal scale; that many
of our best citizens, piqued at
what they regarded as an
infringement of their private
rights, have openly and un-
abashed disregarded the Eigh-
teenth Amendment; that as an
inevitable result respect for all
law has been greatly lessened;
that crime has increased to an
unprecedented degree-I have
slowly and reluctantly come to
believe"
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
REPEAL
PLANK RISKY

NEW YORK, June 7 U.sO.
In Joint radio debate with Ray
mond Pitcairn, vice president of
the Republican Citizens Commit
tee Against National Prohibition,
F. Scott Mcbride, general superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League,
last night declared a repeal plank
would invite a defeat as over
whelming as the Republican vic
tory four years ago. Pitcairn
said if the Republican party
waits until after election to sub
nit the question of prohibition
repeal to the people, there will be
a wet Democrat at the White
House,
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
SPELLERS
VIE TO-DAY

Students from all over the
country will participate in the
eighth annual national spelling
bee this afternoon at the Ma
tional Museum.
Nineteen boys and girls, Sc
lected in regional contests, will
participate. The grand prize will
be $1,000; second prize, $500, and
third, $3.50. Part of the contest
will be broadcast over coast
to-coast network of the Columbia
broadcasting system.
Dean George B. Woods, of
American University. will be
chairman, while Dean Charles E.
Hill, of George Washington Uni
versity, and Robert L. Haycock.
assistant superintendent OF Dis
trict school, will act as pro-
nouncerS.
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
Gives Up His
MuStache
In Suit

NEW YORK, June 7 GN.SD.
Joseph Gonnella. 35, today was
minus his big black mustache.
But by sacrificing it, he gained
a point in a legal proceeding.
Two customs inspectors and
a prosecutor doubted his identity
when Gonnella appeared in Fed
eral Court to press a suit to re-
cover $1,000 on a lien on an en-
gine in a motorboat confiscated
from a rum runner by the Gov
ernment. They saw him previ-
ously when he was clean shaven.
Gonnella visited a barber
shop and was recognized by the
doubters when he reappeared
without the mustache.
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
j. s. BOAT SAVES
BRITISH GOLD

SHANGHAI June 7 GN.s).-
The United States river gunboat
Oahu today rescued the British
Gamer Wanliu, perilously
aground in the Upper Yangtze, 40
miles below Chunking, and is
standing by to prevent raids by
Chinese bandits.
Mails and bullion aboard the
Wanliu were taken off by the
British steamer Kiawo, which
stood by until the American gun
boat arrived.
During the night Chinese sol
diers along the river bank fired
on the Kiawo. demanding that a
boat be sent ashore. The captain
refused and signalled the Oahu,
which sped upstream, shelling the
Chinese until they dispersed.
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
REVOLT BRENS
AGAINST ANY
MPROM|SE
ReSubmiSSion Plank Faces
Chicago Fight in Favor
of Direct Repeal

The conversion Of John d.
Rockefeller. ir., former angel -
of the Anti-Saloon League, to
outright repeal Of prohibition
today tended to provoke a wet
revolt against the prospective
Republican compromise on a
campaign plank favoring re-
submission of the Eighteenth
Amendment.
The Republican "elder states
men" of the Senate favored re-
submission plank but Rockefeller's
announcement for repeal spurred
the vets into demanding a re-
peal plank. The fight may be
carried to the floor of the Chi
cago convention, even if Presi-
dent Hoover indorses the resub-
mission plank.
DryS to Stem Tide
Republican drys. led by Senator
Borah (R) of Idaho, vainly sought
tc stem the tide of sentiment for
a resubmission plank. Borah
criticized it as inviting the return
of the open saloon and he clided
the "elder statesmen" for advo-
eating resubmission without pro-
posing an alternative plan for
controlling alcoholic liquors. He
even threatened a revolt against
the resUbmission plank.
All these dry threats failed to
impress the vets, who we're in
raptures over Rockefeller's con-
version to the. releal cause. The
vets pointed out that Rockefeller
had financed not only the Anti
Saloon League. but many other
dry organizations.
Said Senator Bingham:
obviously the costly expert
ment, backed by the greatest
wealth in America, has failed
in the opinion of those who in
vested huge sums of money in
an attempt to fOrcibly regulate
the personal habits of a free
and untrammeled people,"
The Rockefeller statement OBJ
viously disconnected President
Hoover's advisers, who have been
urging adoption of a resubmis.
sion plank. The Presidents ad-
visers thought they had won over
the vets and we're seeking to
pacify the drys.
The Washington times., 1932-06-07
2 Naval Officers
Get Duty Changes

Lieut.. Comd. Wilbur j. Ruble, at
tached to the Navy's Bureau Of
Engineering here, was ordered to-
day to report to the Naval Re
search Laboratory at Bellevue,
Md. Another transfer affecting
Naval officers stationed here
transfers Lieut.. Comdr. Leo B.
Sartin from the proving grounds
at Dahlgren. Va, to the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-10-05
ANGELES POLICE
ATTACK MARCH
Jobless Demand Relief,
Gather In Hundreds

LOS ANGELES, CAL, October A.
Large numbers Of Los Angeles work
ers and employed and unemployed
defied all attempts made by the Red
Squad and a large section OF the
uniformed police force and managed
to assemble at the rallying points
for the hunger march yesterday on
the Board of County Supervisors to
present demands for jobless relief,
no evictions, etc.
Hundreds Of police and the Red
Squad" armed with sawed-off shot
guns we're modified against the DEM
constructors.
In spite of this the demonstrators
moved to the central mobilization
point, though not in a. formal par
ade. The central mobilization was
at Fifth and Towne st. BY IL a. m.
great crowds were milling around
Fifth and Towne with Gordon of
police and the Red Squad" under
command of the notorious Captain
Hynes again threatening them.
So widespread is the demand
among the masses of jobless and
part time employed workers here for
relief, free food clothing and trans
portation for school children of un-
employed workers, no evictions, and
free gas and light for the jobless, that
several supervisors made a gesture by
speaking in favor of receiving the
committee of the hunger marchers,
and even calling on Sheriff Traeger
to provide the committee with safe
conduct.
But when the city council refused
last week to grant permit for the
hunger march, and thereby served no.
tice of police attack upon it, these
same supervisors and all the others
remained very silent.
The march was assembled at the
call Of the Unemployed Council and
the Workers Ex-Servicemen's League
In addition to relief for the jobless
it demanded the supervisors go on
record for payment Of the veterans
bonus.
Eleven workers were arrested by
the police during the demonstration
and are held on unknown charges.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-10-05
OCT. 5 MEETINGS
IN CLEVE. AREA
Is Scottsboro Meets
Scheduled

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. Aft
teen major demonstrations will be
held in the Cleveland District of the
international Labor Defense to swell
the worldwide chorus of demand for
the freedom of the Scottsboro boys
on International Scottsboro Day,
Oct. 8, according to plans announced
here today.
The Cleveland meeting will begin
with parade from three starting
points, converging on the Public
Square at $50 pm. The starting
points Of the parades will be w 25th
st. and Lorain Ave; $685. Superior
Ave. and 1904 Scovin Ave.
Delegates to the National Con-
vention of the International Labor
Defense, finished with their first
days work in the convention hall
will join the parade which starts
from the Superior Ave. address
Several of the delegates will speak
at the demonstration.
The schedule of demonstrations in
Ine oCner clues OF Che cleveland
District is:
Cleveland, Public Square, $50 pm;
youngstown, Sharon Line Stop Is;
Youngstown, w. Lake Crossing lin
the city of Youngstown they are ar
ranging two demonstrations; Camp
bell, Public Square; Cincinnati, Old
Hospital Lot at 5 p. m, IL
and Central; Alliance, Public
Square; Columbus. City Hall Plaza,
3 pm; Niles, Central Park Gf it
rains it will be held in City Audi
toriunD; Columbus; Erie, Perry
Square; Toledo, Court House Square,
1880 pm; Akron, Grace Park, 8 pm. /;
Cuyahoga Falls, City Park, 7:30 pm
Barberton.
All meetings at 7 unless otherwise
stated.