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Evening star., 1938-07-18
FLIGHT COST s69.60,
Corrigan Says He Won't Try 70 Fly
Back TO America,

Corrigan Says He Won't Try 70 Fly
Back TO America.
CHICAGO. July 18 tP).-Douglas P.
Corrigan's expenses from New York to
Ireland were $69 60-and he landed,
he said, with exactly SIS in his pocket.
He gave this information over the
transatlantic telephone to the Chi
cago Evening American. Asked how
much his trip cost, he replied:
You figure it out I used 290 gal
Ions of gasoline at "a cents a gollon."
(That figures $696O.)
He insisted that he was the most
"surprised' flyer in the world when he
found he had flown the Atlantic
He said-very blandly. too-he
though he was flying west to his
home in Long Beach. Calf.
Asked how he felt, the American
quoted him:
Fine. had a very good trip. I
was never in trouble few at least
6,oO0-feet altitude all the way. high
above the storms and the clouds.
My engine never missed once
What am I going to do now7
Oh, III drop downtown and do little
shopping. Tired? Nav. not espe-
cially. Take drink? Nav, I'm not
a drinking man.
Asked II he was coming home by
plane. he said emphatically:
mo. OF course not"
Evening star., 1938-07-18

the first New York-Paris eastward
flight
Corrigan's flight and that OF Lind
bergh are even more intimately as
sociated. The Irishman said he had
worked on the Lindbergh Ryan mono
plane before the Lone Eagle left
Southern California for his one-Stop
hop to New York prior to his takeof
for Paris.
Little was known Of Corrigan here.
Mechanics at Floyd Bennett Field
said he was' an expert in his own
right, but had little to say about his
nonstop exploit in spanning the con-
tinent last week.
Serviced Own Plane.
He Serviced his own plane, explain
ing that he had only modest funds
and preferred to save his money.
The timepiece he used in taking
celestial readings was moderately
priced wrist watch.
Corrigan would nave started earlier
on what was supposed to have been a
fight back to the West Coast, but
Kenneth Behr. airport manager, re-
fused to let him take of before day
light. Corrigan had told Behr he would
like to leave in his plane, heavily laden
with gasoline. at l am. (E. S. t..
Behr refused him permission to use
the field, fearing that Corrigan might
smash up his plane on take-off in
the darkness.
Il merely want to fly by the light
OF the moon." remarked Corrigan.
Behr checked the little ship, dis
covered that it contained 800 gallons
OF gasoline and Is gallons Of oil, and
shook his head.
Evening star., 1938-07-18

and a man who knew airplanes thor
oughly
Completely shut of from the public
eve because of the preparations for the
Howard Hughes round the world
flight. he landed in New York In his
nine year -old plane, on which he per-
sonally put a valuation Of $500, after
\ 2s-hour nonstop flight from Long
Beach. Calf.
Experienced airmen were unanimous
IN acclalming this feat. but they were
astounded today by his unscheduled
flight to Ireland In a plane which
had few if any Of the. modern aides
to flying. ,,
The@untalkatiye but agreea bic trans
port pilot had his seat -hehind bulky
gasoline tanks which obstructed his
vision to such an extent that he had
to bank" his 1929 Curtiss Robin plane
when he wanted to look ahead on his
course.
The plane, small and much similar
IN equipment and weight to that used
by Charles A. Lindbergh when the
latter flew from New York to Paris
in 1927. often was used a decade ago
for student training purposes.
Couple 70 Compasses.
Those who had the opportunity Of
seeing Corrigan's plane at the field
after his arrival from the West Coast
in slightly less than 28 hours flying
time said the instrument board con-
tanned couple of magnetic compa sses,
the conventional bank and turn indi-
Gator and another instrument to indi-
cate climb
In addition. he had the usual air
speed indicator and altimeter.
Corrigan was faced with the prob
lem, in taking off across the wide
Atlantic for Ireland, Of plotting his
course by dead reckoning-a doubly
complex problem because he had to fly
the airplane while he did his naviga-
ton work.
Lindbergh used the same system,
equipped with only the seaman's sex
tant. in winning the $4,000 prize for
Evening star., 1938-07-18
ALFRED S. MORRISON, So,
U. S. OFFICIAL, EXPIRES
Labor Department Employe Is
Victim of Heart Disease.
Rites Wednesday.

Alfred 6. Morrison. 81. secretary
of the Textile and Steel Board OF the
Labor Department. died yesterday Of
heart disease at his home, 32l9 Ca
thedral avenue NV. He had been
Ill for some time.
A native Of Brooklyn. N. Y. Mr..
Morrison was graduated in law at st.
Lawrence University. He was . men,
Der Of both the District and New
York bars. He came to Washington
in 1919. Before working for the De-
partment Of Labor he was special
assistant to the chairman of the old
United States Shipping Board.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs Hilda
r. Morrison: \ daughter. Betty Zane
Morrison: = son. James Robert Morri-
son: . brother. William Morrison, and
\ sister, Miss Margaret Morrison, both
Of New York. --s-,-s- ..-
Funeral services will be neld ut
z pm. Wednesday IN Hines funeral
home, 1901 Fourteenth street NV.
Tentative plans ere for burial to be In
Rock Greek Cemetery. '--
Evening star., 1938-07-18
Discipline
Continued From First Page J

sued under the name of Douglas Cor
rlgan, and the Irish Legation said it
had given him no visa.
Legation officials said. however. the
Irish would raise no difficulties. They
predicted he would be made heartily
welcome.
Disciplinary action possibly against
Corrigan might take the form of a
$500 fine and suspension or revocation
OF his transport pilots license.
Corrigan not only did not obtain
permission for the flight but two
earlier requests for permission had
been refused by the Commerce De-
partment, it was learned.
Corrlgan made his first applica-
ton for permission to fly the Atlantic
IN the same airplane in which he
landed at Dublin this morning. The
application was turned down on the
ground that the equipment was in
adequate. similar request in 1887
also was rejected.
Plane Built in 1929.
The bureau records show that the
eirplane. Curtis Robin, powered with
l25-horsepower il engine, was built
In 1929. Its original gasoline capacity
Of so gallons was increased to 225 by
installation of four additional tanks.
With this load the airplane was heavily
overloaded, Bureau of Air Commerce
officials explained.
Corrigan, in addition to his trans
port pilots license, also holds Federal
alrplane mechanics license, a non-
instrument flight rating and a flight
instructors certificate. He had OBJ
tanned permission from the Commerce
Department for an experimental
round-trip flight from Los Angeles to
New York.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
CORR|GAN HELD
NATURAL FLYER
"A Typical Irishman With
Dash of Texas Good
Sound Sense
by tie Associated Press,

by Tie hSSoClale0 PreSS.
NEW YORK, July 18.-Douglas
Corrigan of the nonstop New York
to-Dublin sneak" flight, impressed
everybody at Floyd Bennett Field a.
a natural flyer without nerves.
Otherwise Kenneth Behr, manager
OF the field. and others who talked to
Corrigan found it q little difficult to
classify him. His personality. Behr
ventured. is mixture of Irish-"a
typical little mick" said Behr-and
Texan, dash and deviltry, good sound
sense and thoughtfulness. under ex-
terror indifference to peril.
Neither modest nor forward but
perfectly unassuming and confident.
Corrigan struck Behr as a man who
knows what he wants and knows
when to get it and how to get it.
He called me at home yesterday
morning between l and o'clock and
said he wanted to take off," said Behr
I came down and found he was
loaded with gasoline so heavily he had
no forward vision. I said l wouldn't
allow him to take of in the darkness
like that. He said he wanted to get
away so he could cross the desert in
the cool of morning." .g-
After Behr talked to him. though
Corrigan said, Il think you're right"
and waited.
Take-Of at Daylight.
Behr watched him take-off at day-
light, breathless few seconds with
his heavy load Of gas, and saw him
vanish in the reddening eastern sky.
Il had a suspicion he might be
going to Europe" Behr said, and I
called the Weather Bureau to find out
If he had asked about transatlantic
weat ther. He had called all right. but
had asked about the weather across
country"
Did he carry food? Behr didn't
know.
If he did it was in his pockets,
probably. I didn't see any sign of it" ."
He stands, Behr figured, about S
feet 7 inches, and has q crop OF
bushy reddish brown hair.
He filled the tanks himself and he
played around with those motors like
a man who loves EN-" Behr said.
Hes anything but screwy," said
Behr He knew what he wanted to
do and l guess when he made up his
mind, nothing was going to stop him. !"
Doesn't Like Publicity.
He doesn't like publicity, doesn't
like crowds and all this fanfare" said
Behr. He just wanted to make good
and said SO as II he could make good. :"
The feeling at Roosevelt Field was
that Corrigan didn't decide to fly to
Ireland until he had actually climbed
into his ancient high wing monoplane.
When he came East he lived at the
home of Stephen Reich, another flyer,
at Hampstead. Long Island. He left
his extra clothes there when he got
ready to go Saturday.
Keep my clothes. Steve" he was
quoted as saying. III be back in 4
week anyhow"
Corrigan obtained his first pilots
license 10 years ago and his trans
port license in 1929. At the time of
the last renewal of his license, last
month, he listed at the Bureau Of
Air Commerce himself as 4 mechanic
in the employ OF the Northrop Air
craft Co. at Burbank, Calf. He had,
at that time, total Of 1900 hours
OF flying time.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
Queen
Continued From First Page)

lOI1 llSL Idkt.D
to q degree perhaps unequaled by any
other Queen OF her time. Yet she was
democratic, friendly and approachable
and altogether one of the most human
Of sovereigns.
During the war the Queen was
active in relief work among her people
and also served as Red Cross nurse
in the war area.
Born in England
Queen Marie was born. at Eastwell
Park. Kent, England. October 70, 1878.
Her father, the second son Of Queen
Victoria, was Alfred. Duke Of Sake
Coburg and Gotha and Duke Of Edin-
burgh. Her mother was the Grand
Duchess Marie Alexandrovna. only
daughter of Alexander II. Car Of
Russia. Marie was married to
Ferdinand in 1893. They had six
children Of whom Prince Mircea, the
youngest, died in childhood In 1915
The others were:
Prince Carol. born in 1893, who mar
rled Princess Helen OF Greece. Princess
Elizabeth, born in 1894. who became
the wife Of former King George OF
Greece; Princess Marie, born in 1899,
who married King Alexander OF Yugo-
slavia; Prince Nicholas, born in 1903,
who eloped with Nine. Jana Lucia
Deletj. Rumanian commoner, and
Princess Ileana. who married Arch
duke Anton Of Austria.
Although Ferdinand and Marie
ascended the thrones of Rumania in
1914. their coronation was delayed
because of the World War and post
war conditions in their country until
October. 1922.
In October of 1926 Queen Marie,
accompanied by Prince Nicolas and
Princess Ileana. came to the United
States and during = nve- weeks stay
made a tour of MANY of the y,rincjnAl
Evening star., 1938-07-18

cities. The royal party was received
enthusiastically everywhere and At
the White House President and Mrs.
Coolidge gave 4 state dinner for them.
They sailed for home November %,
their visit somewhat abbreviated be-
cause Of the illness Of King Ferdinand.
Queen Marie spoke English, French,
German. Rumanian and some Russian
She was an accomplished painter and
pyrographist, an expert in the culti-
vation of flowers and was intensely
interested in music and literature.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
BUSH CHANGES BURIAL

WINCHESTER. Va. July Is (Spe-
ciaD.-Rather than disturb 4 rose
Dusn In the only available space in
MS fathers lot in Mount Hebron Gene
tery mere James w. Rosenberger, II,
spanish War veteran. requested short
ly before his death that his body be
inferred In the National Cemetery.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row. with burial In the Spanish War
section Of the National Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
NAZ[U. s. ILL WILL
IS HELD GROWING
Foreign Policy Body Sees
ACTIVE Dislike Awakened
Over America.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Foreign Policy Association re-
ported yesterday that there was grow
ing friction and ill-will between the
United States and Germany.
From the United States standpoint
the primary cause is the impact Of
Nazi theology and politics on Amer
lean opinion. said the association, a
private research organization.
The German press blames American
hostility upon the "anti-Fascist policy
Of the Roosevelt administration" and
upon Jewish Vaccinations, it added
in published report
American public opinion has shown
q striking hostility toward Germany
ever since Hitler came into power in
1888" the association reported. The
blows struck by national Socialism at
the cherished doctrine of individual
liberty: at Jews, trade unions and the
Catholic church; its espousal of mill
taristic an;i racial theories have awak-
ened active dislike and resentment in
the American population at large"
Bunds Irritating.
The situation has been aggravated,
the association said, by trade dead
lock between the two powers, Nazi
decree requiring registration of prop
erty owned by Jews in Germany "a de-
cree which the United States pro-
tekted), and the refusal Of this coun-
try to sell helium gas to Germany for
use in its new airship.
SNazi organizations in the United
States have been a prolific source Of
irritation since 1888, the report con-
tinued.
Their rabid anti-semitism, sup
posed revolutionary aims and tendency
to revive foreign loyalties made them
anathema to Americans it said.
Policy Change Opposed.
Meanwhile five peace organizations
announced they would oppose any
EFFORT in the next Congress to give
President Roosevelt complete control
Of. foreign policy.
Chairman Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee had said
Recently that he thought the admin
istration would ask wider discretion
for the President, under the Neutrality
Act, and that he believed such action
was necessary
In announcing their opposition to
such a change, the peace groups said
In statement to the press
The object Of Congress in passing
the neutrality law was to protect the
people against such executive policies
as. committed this country to en-
trance into the World War. 1t is an
embodiment in law OF the constitu-
tlonal right of Congress to determine
Issues Of peace or war for the coun-
try"
Referendum to BE Sought.
The statement was issued jointly
by, the National Council for Preven-
ton Of War, the Women's Interna-
tlonal League for Peace and Free
dom, World Peaceways, the Fellow
ship OF Reconciliation and the Keep
Anerica-Out-of-War Congress.
1t said the organizations intended
to take the issue into every congress
sional election and make a counter
effort to pass the war referendum
amendment. The amendment. re-
quiirng an Affirmative vote of the
people before this country could en- |
ter any war outside the Western
Hemisphere, was defeated in the
House last session.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
Flight

Continued From First Paee.)
Evening star., 1938-07-18
very Remarkable
Is Hughes Comment
On Corrigan Flight
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y.
July ls.-Evidently seeking words
to express his amazement, Howard
Hughes shook his head slowly
from side to side and then said
Of Douglas Corrigan's night to
Ireland:
Its very, very remarkable"
The globe -circling record holder
has been interested in the ex-
ploits Of Corrigan since he ar
rived from California after a
nonstop flight about a week ago
Evening star., 1938-07-18
Would Limit Jute Production

To settle dispute between an as
sociation and non-member jute mills
IN India, the government has sug-
sested that crop production be re-
stricted.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
Vacation Steamer Protested.

Rumors that strength through
joy vacation steamer from Ger
many would visit South Africa has
aroused protests in Windhoek and
elsewhere.
Evening star., 1938-07-10


this generation has at movie
They're getting a run for their money
Money, 50 to speak Movies in 203a
have become part Of an international
program Of education.
The great source springs Of world
drama have been tapped. We don't
think about using Moliere. Chekhov,
Ibsen, Goethe and Pirandello today.
but in 2038 they do. Willie and Hor-
tense are getting culture, and they're
liking it.
Gracious, what q big theater
they're sitting in. It's as big as
football stadium. And they're seeing
third-dimensional pictures. The third
dimension Is 50 real that when the
hero and heroine 60 into q clinch the
lovebirds in the audience have difn-
Guilty deciding whether it's they or
the figures on the screen doing the
heavy romancing. There aren't
any -"
Come out of the trance, professor.
you're wanted for . scene in Hold
That Co-ed," which Is 1898 comedy
drama. The professor will return
from his chores in . few minutes,
folks.
Prof. Barrymore again:
"As started to say, there aren't
Evening star., 1938-07-10

ing the Our Gang children from Hal
Roach. When that producer trans
ferred his afiliation to United Artists,
he bequeathed the children to the stu
dio that had released their pictures
over the years. Metro has begun to
wonder If there was not some malice In
his soul when he did it. But four
members OF the gang are left-Darla
Hood. Alfalfa Swit3er, Parky Lee and
Buckwheat ThomAs-which ID prob
ably just IS we'll for the entire Gang
might completely disrupt the tranquil
lity Of the M-G-M lot.
spsnky Mcfarland is out Of the
combination because Of his age. He is
not too big for the comedies but
Metro felt that he had been in them
50 long the public might think he was
. dwarf. The studio will launch one
of those nation wide" searches very
shortly for . successor to him.
M-G-M has dealt with individual
children in the past With success but is
having some difficulty adjusting its
giant machine to the group. The kids
feel that they must act on-screen as
they do on and when they were intro
duced to the studio at lunch the first
day, they threw ice cream on the press
agent who was their host. The par
ens are problem as well. They
want the name Of each child to become
. household word in America and
Evening star., 1938-07-10

drama soon become the rankest melo-
drama and comedy. All this is proved
time and again by reissues. People
laugh in the wrong places today-but
you can't blame them"
Lesser processes an intense interest
In seeing old-time pictures. and thinks
a select group should be shown each
year so the fans and industry leaders
could check progress.
ITO me these old Aims are mile
stones" he said, mot alone in the
technical advancement of pictures, but
IN The changing customs Of the coun-
try"
Leaders in the industry say they
hate to think what kind of love-
making 1858 will have in store for the
fans. Judging from the progress of
movie courtship-from the shy hand
holding episodes Of rs years ago to the
present rough-and-tumble clinches-
anything is likely to happen.
And when that time comes, Clark
Gable no doubt will look too silly for
words In his special act Of running
away from the ladies so they may
chase him. And John Barrymore's pet
technique Of neck-biting as a preamble
to the kiss will look like a tremendous
waste Of time.
Yes, sir, things will be lot different
Is years from now-and 1t would be
nice If all of us could be around and
have look
tecrsright. 1888. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-07-10

any stars in 2o38. The actors are
wearing masks, as they did in the
ancient Greek theater Acting Is be-
coming more and more stylized and
pretty pans on the women and he
man pusses on the men went out Of
style about 1875.
In addition to utilizing to the
fullest the marvellous repertory Of the
world theater. films in the year 2038.
I see, have developed an entirely new
sort Of plot and motivation. With
the growth Of knowledge concerning
the depth Of human feelings, with
the widening of the horizon of mans
understanding Of what transpires in
his own mind. the slipshod mottva-
tions Of today's plot went into the
discard.
"Of romance there is plenty. In
the 2038 films citizen 280Z always
wins the girl Of his golden dreams,
otherwise known as citizeness 230FK.
"Yes, sir, you've got to have ro-
nance now, then and forever"
That will be ALL folks. The pro-
fessor can gaze only 50 long each day.
And, anyway, he's got to do = little
acting.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Richard Dix Makes
Another Star.

A MOTHER name has been added to
the long list Of young screen
players who have appeared opposite
Richard Dix and become stars.
Joan Fontaine Is the 32d player to
reach that distinction after being cast
in the feminine lead with Dix in
R-K-O Radios "Sky Giant"
Dix, who Is the only romantic star
Of silent Aims who occupies the same
high spot in talkies, began his "star-
making" career in 1924 when he ap-
peared with Bebe Daniels in SINNERS
From Heaven" Since that time the
list Of players who have reached film
stardom after being his leading ladies
includes such names as Irene Dunno,
June Collyer, Helen Kane, Ruth Elder,
Esther Ralston, Rochelle Hudson and
score Of others.
Miss Fontaine made her film debut
two years ago and In quick succession
appeared with Preston Foster, Nino
Martini, John Beal, Fred Astaire and
Derrick de Marney. But 1t was not
until she was cast opposite Dix that
she was elevated to stardom.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Lawyer Roles for
Gail and Randy.

r ANDOLPH SCOTT has been Sc
lected for the leading masculine
role opposite Gail Patrick in Para
mounts forthcoming "Disbarred." An
expose Of some lawyers for criminals
and the fght to drive them out Of
the legal ranks, Based on m original
story ~ Harry Sauber, the story re-
veals the racketeering tactics Of
crooked attorneys.
The picture will afford Gail Pat
rick her 1irst opportunity to appear In
the role Of feminine attorney, q
part she u we'll fitted to portray, hav-
ing graduated from the Law School
Of the University Of Alabama before
being discovered by paramount and
persuaded to enter motion pictures.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Joan Bennett to Star
In Trade Winds.'

WALTER wANoER has announced
that Trade Winds" . Tay Gar
nett production. co-starrins Fredric
March and Joan Bennett. has been
added to his program for the current
film season. Garnett will direct the
film, which Is slated for the cameras
as soon as the supporting cast is lined
up.
Many Of the spectacular background
scenes which will appear in Trade
Winds" were photographed by Garnet
himself when he made tour around
the world in his own cruiser, which
was especially equipped for motion
picture filming.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Devils Island Next
For Boris Karlof.

nEVILS ISLAND" Is the new
title assigned to Boris Karloffs
forthcoming starring picture for War.
ner Bros. advises q dispatch from
the Burbank, Calf, studios. Hitherto,
the production has had the working
title Of THE Return Of Dr.. T." Will
liam Clemens u scheduled to direct.
In addition to Karloh, the cast Of
Devils Island" to date includes Vera
Lewis. Cliff saum, Tom Wilson. Glen
Lavender and Paul Panser.
Evening star., 1938-07-10
Grin, but Don't.
TICKLMa tasaela

TICKLING tassels recently emerged
~ the latest cause Of running 4
motion picture scene. Charles Boyer,
Joseph Calleia and Gene Lockhart
were taking part In . dramatic CLOSE
shot" for Walter Wanger's "Agiers."
Though Boyer was hatless. both CAL
leia and Lockhart wore Turkish feszes,
each with . swinging tassel hanging
down the back. AZ the scene pro-
creased the ornaments began tickling
the actors necks, and they INDUCED
in such elaborate shrugs. and finally
surreptitious scratches and giggies,
that Director John Cromwell called
the scene to . halt. I'm sorry," he
said, but you boys will just have to
grin and bear it-only don't grin!
This Is . serious scenei"