Evening Star Newspaper, February 4, 1925, Page 4

- HUNDREDS ATTEND *BUSLINE HEARING W. R. E. Co. and Transit Company Argue for Right to Crosstown Service. Before several hundred pcuph_ in +he hoard room of the District Build- ng today the Washington P»al.l\‘\ly nd Electrie Company and the Wash- ngton Rapid Tr it Co. engaged “'t a spirited contest on the question of which compa should operate the proposed cross-town motor bus line. In opening the proceedings Leon Arnold, president of the transit com- pan and Conrad H. Syme, his at- torney, asserted that the rallway company did not apply for a cross- town bus route until a month after the bus company had done so. Replying to this, Willlam F. Ham, president of the railwa. compan: read excerpts fro +decisions, ren- dered by the commission in 1922, in which the commission frowned on the further development of bus lines n competition with existing raflway companies. Mr., Ham further quoted the commission a having laid down the rule at that time of giving the street railway companies agy future bus lines that might be found neces- Petition Is Withdrawn, At the outset of the hearing At- riey Syme withdrew the petition of r Rap Company to run motor_buss Wisconsin avenue from Georgetown to the District line. me explained this application iled by the bus company follow- that car tracks might be Wisconsin avenue. He since learned there was o intention on the part of the rail- vay company to do away with tracks on Wisconsin avenue, and therefore he bus application was withdrawn. This left before the commission one imain question, namely, whether the rallway company or the bus company should be given the right to run a bus line across the city east and west. The proposal of the transit com- pany Is to run busses from Thirty- seventh and T streets in Burleith, to Fifteenth and H streets northeast, by ay of Q street, Twenty-first street, vew Hampshire avenue, K street, welfth street, H street, Massachu- setts avenue, past Union Station, and lience cast to Fifteenth and Mary- and avenue. The proposal the Washington Railway and Electric Co., s to run busses from the same starting point, over substantially the same route to Thirteenth strect, thence south to B reet, east to Tenth street in the downtown secti, with a short ex- tension northward of its existing Potomac Park us line, to connect with the proposed busses at K street. of Want Railway Line, Before debate on the cross-town bus lne began Chalrman Bell stated that the sentiment of the people seemed to be for retention of the rafiway line on Wisconsin avenue. The chairman sald it was {mportant that this que on be settled promptly, because work is to begin soon on the reloca- tion of the tracks on that avenue in connection with the paving of the roadway by the District In th Maj. W. E. R. Covell, the commission, announced there were on file 11 petitions by 2,447 persons favoring the transit company’s application for the cross- town bus line. e also said he had one letter objecting to the use of Q street for bus operation Attorney me placed on the wit- ness stand Col. C. B. Hatch, repre- sentlng a manufacturer of motor busses, to testify that this concern would back the transit company in obtaining equipment for the cross- town line if granted. Maj. Covell read a letter from the GGeorgetown Citizens' Association fa- voring retention of the car line on Wisconsin avenue, restoration of the 1-cent transfer privilege which formerly existed between the two railway companies at Wisconsin ave- sue and M street, and establishment of a bus line to afford service to Burleith, lying west of Georgetown. Plea by Armold. Prosident Arnold based his plea on the ground that his company was the pioneer in the motor bus business in Washington and that the Washington Railway & Blectric Co. has pursued a policy of applylng for new routes asked for by the bus company When Mr. Ham took the stand to present the application of the rail- way company, he explained that he was first invited to discuss the ques- tlon with officials of the commission n January 8, 1 thig five days later be filed the application. He declared that the railway company pays seri- s attention to the decisions of the tjtllities Commission, and that the commission clearly indicated in deci- lons several years ago that it did 10t belleve in a multiplicity of lines ading into the heart of the city. He said the commission laid down a policy that the legitimate fleld for motor busses was in the creation of lines in areas not served by trans- portation and asserted that the pro- posed cross-town lines of the Wash- ngton Rapid Transit Company would arallel street car tracks and cross those tracks at four poin He also ~ited the action of the commission in 1922 in denving the application of he United Transportation Company o run a bus line from Fifteenth and H streets northeast to Twenty-first and B streets norhtwest. Had Offered Service. Mr. Ham then recalled several oc- cuglons on which he has advised the ommission that his compnay stands ready to establish additional bus ines where the commission deems (Bém necessary The presldent of the railway com- pany called attention to the respon- sfbi}ity of the railway company in raying salaries of crossing policemen and the paving of track spaoces, vhieh duties arc not imposed on a Lus”company. He argued that the aitway serving company has been Georgetown with transportation ince 1872, when horse cars were in uperation The hearing will continue through- >ut the afternoon to zet the views of the persons who crowded the board- Toom. WL Man was born to rule the world, along came woman. Why Pay 53 to §3.50 Per Gallon for Paint When You Can Buy Our Special REGULATION HUUSE PAINT Look for the name ‘‘Regulation’ on every can—none genuine without it~ All Colors! Guarant ARMY & NAVY SALES c0. 711 D Street N.W. Noxt door to K& n's ware. house. Between 7th and 8th. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. :C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 VISIONS OF ANGELS EASE AGONY AS COLLINS GROANS PLEA TO GOD Confident of Rescue, Prays “Get Me Out If It Is Thy Will, But Your Will Be Done”>—Not Afraid By the Associated Press, LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 4—"I was crawling out of Sand Cave, which is the most beautiful 1 have ever seen, when, soon after ascend- ing a steep wall, I dislodged a huge rock. It caught my left foot. That was 10 o'clock Friday morning.” Thus begins Floyd Colling' own story of his experiences of the last five days, trapped in a narrow pas- sage far underground, as told to Willlam Burke Miller, staff corres- pondent -of the Courier-Journal, and published in a copyrighted dispatch from Cave City today. “The first night I spent in yelling at the top of my voice” he said. “I knew my chance was slim, but I couldn’t give up without doing some- thing. So I just shouted and shouted. “After a long time, I was unable to call out any more. I got hoarse. I struggled on, though, until I finally lost consciousness. Maybe I slept, 1 don’t know, but I felt better when 1 awoke, Begged God for Help. “‘Surely’, I thought, ‘No man was ever trapped like this’ I prayed as hard as I could. I begged God to send help to me. Finally I heard a voice and it sounded better than any- thing I ever heard. I called back and got an answer, and found it was Jewell Esters. He couldn't get to me, but before long Clyde Hester came back to me. He told me it was Saturday morning. I told Clyde to get word to my brothers, Homer and Marshall, and my father. He left. “My brothers came dawn Saturday afternoon and saw how I was fixed. They tried to dig me out, but they couldn’ “Saturday night T felt Detter. A blanket had been brought to me and it helped to keep out the cold. I was numb all over, but I felt warmer after I was covered. I couldn’t move and was getting awfully weak. Dreamed of Angels. “Sunday, after attempt after at- tempt to save me had failed, I began to lose confidence. I prayed con- tinuously. Sometimes I would be in a stupor. T could hear people com- ing in, but they seemed far away. 1 could hear voices, but I could not remember what was sald. Sunday night I slept some. 1 dreamed of angels and I awoke praying. “Monday was the first day strangers came back to me. I kept working around whenever I felt strong enough, thinking I could twist myself free. But each time I could hear pebbles falling into the deep hole right behind me. It caused me to shudder. I kept thinking what would happen If the rock above me would fall. I kept trying to drive my mind to something else, but it wasn't any use. How could 17 You've been here and you know-—you know why. I couldn’t do much to help those who came to help me, but I knew a lot of people were willing to do all {n their power. This gave me courage. “Monday night was agony. My foot pained awful. It felt like it was going to break off. 1 I as much as wiggled a toe, pains shot through me. I don’t know how long it was before my brother came in with something to eat, but it seemed ages. I had some whisky and’ 1t warmed me up a whole lot. I could talk for a while, but it wasn't long before I was unconscious or dsleep. I don't know which. “* Tuesday morning,’ I thought to myself. ‘Four days down here and no nearer freedom than 1 was the first day. How will it end? WIill I get out or—.' I couldn't think of it. 1 have faced death before, It doesn’t frighten me. But it is so long. Oh, God be merciful! “Tuesday night I felt better than at any time since I was caught. I was mighty weak a few hours ago— mighty weak. So many plans have been tried, so many people, and so lttle has been done that I am begin- ning to get fearful again. I keep praying. I say ‘Oh Lord, Dear Lord, Graclous Lord, Jesus Ali Powerful, get me out if it is Thy will, but Your will be done’ I know I am going to get out. I feel like it. Something tells mo to be brave and I am going to be. WIill Not Give Up. “Now, fellow (this is what he calls me), you better go out and get warm. But come back. You are small and 1 belleve you are going to get me out. I want you to tell everybody outside that*I love every one of them and I'm happy because so many are trying to help me. Tell them 1 am not going to give up, that I am going to fight and be patient and never forget them. You go out now, when a night of but don’t leave me too long. 1 want to Die. Li{n only one place is the passagde as wide as the shoulders ofa small mar,. YYHERE COLLINS ISPINNED. The diagram herewith shows the, lo- cation where Collins is trapped, and &ives an idea of the tortuous passage in which rescue efforts are being made. you with me and I'll keep helping all I can to move some of this rock.” WORKERS IN PERIL. Formation of Cave Makes Rescue Efforts Dangerous. v the Associated Press. LOUISVILLE, Ky., February Sand Cave, in a narrow passage of which Floyd Collins. cave explorer, has been pilloried for five days, is in a rough sectlon of the country, honey- combed with caverns beneath the sur- face, and covered with rock and stub- ble above ground. Jagged rocks and overhanging branches rim the small mouth of the qave. Icicles llke stalactites hang from the bowlders, adding to the desolation of the scene. Snow, turned to slush by recent rains, covers the ground in places. The road from Cave City Is a “country road in wet weather.” At all times risky, the dangers of exploring caves were In- creased by the melting ice and snow flowing down the narrow passage Into the earth's recesses far under- groimd. Collins, discoverer of Crystal Cave, in which he was similarly trapped for 48 hours by a bowlder, entered the hole Friday morning in search for a cavern ‘‘more wonderful than any in the reglon. " He said he discovered it and was making his way out when the bowlder, jarred by his foot per- haps, slipped down and trapped him. Humdreds Seek to Aid. He was found 24 hours later since that time hundreds have tried in vain to rescue him. They still were trying today, and will continue to do so until he is brought out-alive —or dead. Hazardous fur an experienced cave man, the rescue workers are In far more peril. To reach Collins the workers must descend, head first, a slimy passage more than 125 feet long. At all times, squirming, snakelike, in ooze and muck, cold and penetrating. Until last night the tiny beam of a flashlight or the short rays of. light from an oil lantern carried by the rescuers were the only meams of penetrating the inky darknessiullec- tric lights, supplied by a portable plant, were strung in the cave Tues- day night. A piece of paper, with closely par- allel but frregular lines, drawn from the upper right hand corner down- ward toward to the left at an angle of about 60 degrees to represent some 65 feet; then horizontal for 20 feet; then at an angle of 45 degrees for another 50 feet, terminating in a sheer drop of 8 feet, and then at a reverse angle of 45 degrees to the right, will glv some idea of the tortu- ous course of the passage. In only one place is the passage wider than the shoulers of a small man, Stome Adds Danger. The sandstone formation adds an- other and very great element of dan- ger. Crumbling rock, loosened by the seepage from above, might at any moment dump tons of earth into the hole. A misplaced step, such as Col- lins probably made, might: loosen other huge bowlders, crushing every- thing under their weight, or impris- oning all in the crevice. The air is damp and murky. So much so that rescuers who dare to remain in the hole for very long at a time are pulled out exhausted. How Collins, down there for five days, has been able to survive it no one has explained successfully. “Miller is far too modest,” and C. E Amazing New Invention Sor the DEAF Not even a headband needed ’ At last—the unseen hearing aid—worn in, not on the ear— in perfect comfort FROM Europe comes a remarkable new in- vention for the deaf—called the Midget Phonophor. Brings back the joy of perfect hearing even in the most stubborn tases of deafness. The tiniest hearing aid in existence —but the most powerful. Worn without headband. Almost invisible. Reproduces most subdued conversation or music with clear, natural tones. PRIVATE DEMONSTRATION Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 5th, 6th and 7th An official from the American Phonophor Corporation will demonstrate this marvelous new invention for the deaf at our show rooms on the above dates. You are cordially invsted. » . 1217 G St. N.W. { lowing: Eberhart, managing editor of the Courler-Journal, said in a statement today In commenting on the efforts being made by Willlam Burke Miller, staff correspondent of the paper, who hasf repeatedly gone into the cave to ald the victim,* “None but those familiar with the situation can realize the peril of his undertaking,” the statement said. “Any minute the loose stone forma- tion about him might crumble and either crush Him to death or make him a prisoner like Collins. He is going down again. This time he says he will bring Collins out with him. I can’t stop him—all I can do is ap- plaud and pray for him. Miller collapsed late last night after three trips into the cave, and was pulled out by fellow workers. Miller was the only person up until today, among those who have made heroic efforts to aid Collins, who,had made any headway toward moving the stone behind the victim, which holds his legs. Last night Miller cooped and dug with his hands until he succeeded in reaching the lower part of Collins' legs. Two bowlders blocked further work with bare hands, the newspaper man re- ported. EXPLORING IS LURE. Collins’ Father Tells of Thrill of Cave Discoveries. CAVE CITY, February 4—A *kind of a feellng In the blood—like the thrill that. Columbus got when he discovered America—comes with the exploration of underground caverns where men have never been before, Lee Collins, 65 vears old, father of Floyd Collins, imprisoned in Sand Cave, declares. “I can understand what made my boy get in such a fix, because 1 have been in many tight squeezes myself,” the elder Collins said. “Floyd has been exploring caves ail his life, and I believe he will come out of this one. He'll manage to get out just like ho did once before when he was caught In Crystal Cave.” Explorer 40 Yearm. The elder Collins was a cave ex- plorer for more than 40 years, and is one 4f the most falthful watchers at the mouth of Sand Cave. “I have lived In this part of the country 40 years, and when' I first moved here I dug a hole on my farm where I thought a cave would be found. My wife, Martha Jane, told me to give it up, because she was afrald I would get hurt. I quit dig- ging. In 1917 I set a groundhog trap at the same place, and when I went back It was gone. That boy Floyd of mine got busy and started digging in the sinkhole for the trap, and the first thing you know.he discovered Crystal Ca: Ever since that time we have been running Crystal Cave and that is the reason Floyd was try- ing to discover another cave here. “There Is a kind of a feeling in the blood that gets into a fellow when he is discovering things in a cave. It makes him go anywhere. It must be the thrill that Columbus felt when he discovered America.” I RESCUE OF COLLINS LOOMS AS SLIDING EARTH FREES FEET (Continued from First Page.) reward accompanied some of the tele- grams. From New York came this wire: “Expressing you a very small hy- draulic jack with suggestion for using it. Very light, easily carried. Lifts ten tons. Should lift boulder.” “I have a man who can free your brother with a strapper machine,” tele- graphed a man in Blacksburg, 8. C. “Get strapper and wire if you want this man to come.” A Chicago mewspaper sent the fol- If there is any apparatus in Chicago that will help vou liberate your brother, please notify the Jour- nal by return wire collect, and we will forward it by airplane without ex- pense to you.” A Topeka, Kan., physician offered to come to Cave City and amputate Col- lins' foot without fee if transporta- tion for two persons were provided. “Be courageous, calm and don't wor- ry,” sald a telegram from Washing- ton, D. C. “Trust in God, and all will be well. You will be delivered.” ‘Suggest working heavy iron hook with long shank under Collins' foot,” said a Schenectady, N. Y. message. “Pull on shank of hook with tackle until foot is torn loose. Pad hook if possible and provide a flat beariyg surface.” Another New York message, from Elmira, advised the use of twe rail- road jacks so that rescuers could “roll stone off foot." il Five in Family Poisoned. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, , February 4.—Po- lice are investigating the poisoning of a colored woman and four of her children. The polson is believed to have been put into bread. Three of the children are desperately ill as a result of the effort to end their lives. FIVE-YEAR SCHOOL PLAN IS FAVORED Subcommittee Urges Con- gress to Pass Building Bill for District. Urging that Congress enact at once the five-year school building program Dbill for the District of Columbia, a favorable report on the bill was made to the Senate today by Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, chalrman of the subcommittee of the joint committee of the House and Senate District com- mittees. The report will accompany the measure when it is brought up for actlon in the House and Senate. The school bill gives legislative authorizagion for a program of school- house construction which, if carried out, will provide the District, by June 20, 1930, a sufficient number of school bulldings to make it possible to aban- don all portables; to eliminate the use of rented buildings, to a2bandon the use of undesirable rooms; to reduce elementary school classes to a stand- ard of not more than 40 puplls per class; to provide a five-hour day for instruction for elementary school Dpuplls, thereby oliminating part-time classes; to abandon all school build- ings recommended for early abandon- ment in 1308; to abandon other school buildings which have become unfit for further use since 1908; to provide a full day of instruction for high school puplils thereby eliminating the “dou- ble shift” program in the high schools; to provide for the annual Increase in enroliment of pupils dur- ing the five-year period; and In gen- eral, to provide the District of Colum- bla a program of schoolhouse con- struction which shall exemplify the best in schaelhouse planning, school- houge construction and educational accommodatione. The report goes into every detail of the school situation in Washing- ton. Tt points out that the question of adequate school facilities In the District is not a new one, and that congressional committees for many years have been studying the matter, and have had the benefit of expert testimony from the best educational minds {n the country. “The committees of the House and Senate on the District of Columbia have given consideration for a num- ber of years to the necessity for ad- ditionai schoolhouse accommodations in Washington,” th& report asserts. “The mass of evidence which has been accumulated by the committee convinces the committee that this legislation glving legal authorization for a five-year school bullding pro- gram is of outstanding importarice and should be passed at once.” “Authorization for construction of combined assembly halls and gym- naslums in each new building of 16 rooms or more Is carrfed in the bill. “Attention is invited to two im- portant considerations. In the first place there is no request for an as- sembly hall by the school authoritics for an elementary school of less than 16 rooms, or that will not in the im- mediate future be enlarged to 16 rooms. Requests are made for the construction of eight-room buildings and assembly halls because of great- er economy In building the first unit of & 16-room building (n this manner. “In the second place, the request is uniformly for a combined assem- bly-gymnasium. Testimony of the necessity for recreation and meeting facilities in the school bulldings has been given by noted educators from all parts of the country and the com- mittee concurs in their views. “Much consideration has been given to the subject of adequate play- grounds. The committee realizes the importance of recreational outdoor grounds and points out that the pro- gram contains a limited number of items secking to enlarge certain school playgrounds, and provisions for the assembly gymnasiums for in- door physical training during those days and months of the year when weather conditions do not permit out- door play. 1 “Those testifying at the hearlngs before the several committees of Congress indorsed the policy of establishment of junior high schools. The first junior high school was established in Washington in 1919 Since that time seven additional junior highs have been established, making a total of eight such schools This bill continues the policy of new junior high schools in those sections | Olasses Fitted Eyes Examined MoCormick Medical Oollege Graduate Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist Phone Main 721 409-410 MoLachlen Bldg. 10th and G Sts. N.W. The Two - Fashion Shops Reduce 462 Qvercoats =2 Pants Suits han Some as Low as $15 *Quantity January 3lst Alterations at Cost—No Charge Accounts The Tashion Ghop FRED PELZMAN, President Downtown 9th & E At Washington's Two Stores Uptown 15th & G Next to Keith's 1925, of the city where congestion in ele- mentary schools can be relieved most economically by the erection of such type school rather than by enlarge- ments of geveral elementary school buildings.” Citey Ballou’s Testimony. Pointing out that in his testimony before the joint committee, Supt. of Schools Ballou cited instances of other citles throughout the country epending large sums for schoolhouse construction, the report says that au- thorization of the building program in Washington will only*te following the procedure in other cities looking toward the rehabilitation of school- house accommodation in all parts of the United States. These figures, the committea as- serts, show that Boston, Mass, is epending $14,600,000; Baltimore, Md., $15,000.000; Oakland, Calif., $9,600, 000; San Francisco, $12,000,000; Min- neapolls, Minn., §,500,000, and Phila- delphia, $32,000,000. Regarding the total cost of carry- Ing out the five-year program in Washington, the report quotes from a letter to Senator Capper from Dr. Ballou. Portions of the letter read as follows: “In_response to your suggestion that I submit a statement relative to the cost for the five-year period, I estimate that the total for the land and bulldings to be approximately $19,000,000. “At our request the municipal ar- chitect has prepared a general state- ment giving the estimated cost of buildings and the assistant to the Engineer Commissioner of the Dis- trict the cost of certain land items in the bill. Items in Future Plans. “Certain facts should be noted regarding this total cost. “Between $300,000 and $400,000 of this amount Is for sites for use be- yond the five-year period. This amount should Teally be charged to the future and not to the five-year program “Several of the items carried in this bill are carrfed in the District appropriations bill for 1926, which is now before Congress. These items amount to $845,000, which amount, of course, should be deducted from the total cost of this bill. “Eighteen buildings are listed for abandonment In the five-year pro- gram. Most of these buildings and much of the land will be of no future use to the public schools. Much of the land is highly valuable. No estimate has been made of the probable value of this property. Obviously, if it is no longer used for school purposes, and is sold or devoted to other public uses, the public schools should re- ceive appropriate financlal credit for the value of these items.” in NAVY GAG CHARGE BRINGS NEW TURN IN AIRCRAFT PROBE (Continued from First Page.) ciency and management as well as that of the Navy Department. Immediate Reply Awsked. “The Secretary directs that you (Maj. Gen. Patrick) call on Gen. Mitchell to submit without delay a statement of the facts which sub- stantiate each assertion contained in the (Indorsed) underscored portions from his testimon. Among the underscored statements of Gen. Mitchell referred to were these: “All the organizations that we have in this country really now fs for the protection of vested interests against aviation “The personnel for the air service is selected from people who have been trained for other objects first and then for the air second. “I think the total amount of money belng put into aviation is plenty.” The letter then quoted Mr. Perkins as saying: “That is_to say, you think the ap- propriations are sufficient if they were properly and economically ad- ministered?’ The reply of Gen. Mitchell, think so,” 'was underscored. Mitchell Reply Ready. Gen. Mitchell, it was learned toda; has prepared a reply to the letter of Secretary Weeks. Friends of the general emphasized that there was no fight be- tween him and Secretary Weeks, add- ing that the Secretary has been “very -3 falr” in the present controversy. be- tween the flying general and other officials of the department. Mr. Weeks announced late yesterday afternoon that the reappointment of Gen. Mitchell to be assistant chlef of the Alr Service was being held up ponding receipt of an answer to his “confidential letter,” which, it is un- derstood, contained requests for ex- planation of certain statements Gen. Mitchell made before the House mili- tary comnittee. The present detail of Gen. Mitchell, which carries with ft the rank of brigadier general, expires March 26. If his name is not sent to Congress for reappointment, he will revert to the rank of colonel. Sand Bomb Story Denied. Statements on the floor of the House 'vesterday, by Representative McClintic, Democrat, Oklahoma, that he had been informed unofficially that bombs loaded with sand had been used by the Navy planes, which made the attack on the battleship hull ‘Washington last December, brought to light in the Navy Department to- day that no bombs of any description had been released from airplanes in flight on the incompleted -of-war. Reiteration of the stand taken by Secretary Wilbur after the ship had been sunk that valuable data had been obtained and that it had to be kept secret was made again today and it was added that Gen. Mitchell is trying to have this information divulged, which would be of great benefit to foreign powers. It was decfared further that the Washington was not intended to be sunk by airplane bombs dropped from the afr—instead all types of ex plosives were employed aguinst the newest type hull to determine their| effect against the latest thing in battleships. Aerial bombs were used, officers declare, but they were not| dropped from planes in flight. In-! stead, they were planted at different| arts of the ship and close to it and then discharged. The effect of these detonations of the torpedo, mine and gunfire explosions all were, and stiil are, being kept secret. Report at White House. This closely guarded Information, however, was turned over to the spe- cial board ordered by the President and appointed by Secretary Wilbur to determine the relative value of submarfnes, surface ships and air- craft. This board has made its re- port, which now is at the White House. Secretary Wi'bur has sald when the time comes for publication he is sure the entire report will be given out. Hearings on the Curry bill for a united air force still are being held and Gen. Mitchell may again testify the latter part of thls w The entire Army Air Service regards the present state of affairs as the crisis in aeronautics, for If the bill is over- whe mingly defeated it will mean that aviation is not even going to be glven a chance to demonstrate wheth- er it is an important arm of offense or defense The Navy, on the other hand, is just as determined In its opposition In an announcement of testimony given out today by the Navy Department Admiral Hilary Jones criticized “the agitation for a united air service as propaganda, having in its inception selfish motive and recommended that malcontents and agltators in the Government service be admonished to | attend strictly to business or get out Argument Is Cited. A big argument by the Army Air Service is that the Navy has no busi- ness operating airplanes with whee thelr aircraft is to be with the ships | and 200 miles away from land. There | is no need for air stations on the | shore, because, they explain, it is the | duty of the Army Alr Service to fly and operate on land and on the coast. | A united alr service still would | give the Navy control of its planes| with ships in time of war and no in- | dependent service would be suppiying ' them. It would create somewhat the same arm of service as the Marines| —a separate promotion list, an ind vidual branch of defense availdble at any time for any duty, it is declared. | Aviation in the Army now is about 10 | vears old, and the further claim is made that the young bird in the nest no longer | is dependent on its parents, but can get | up and fly. Under the Army today the Air Service, it is maintained by some | officers, is hampered by lack of appro- | priations, lack of a clear fleld to oper- ate In. The case of the Winter ma- neuvers of the first pursult group at Seifridge Field, Mich., is cited. 1t had been planned to move the entire group | and all the auxiliaries by air up to a | point 150 miles north of the base and | operate for a week in below zero weather, as in war. In order to do this, the Air Service had to ask the General Staff for permission, which body in turt referred the matter to the 6th Corps Area commander, under whom the firet pursuit group operates. After a long delfberation the 6th Corps Area ap- proved, and it then was sent back to the General Staff for further consideratior The appearance of a clause in the pro posal which would give opportunity fo reservists to participate in the ma neuvers brought about the permission was sald. Protest Procedure. So it is, the Air Service officers b terly complain, with every other field Perm Hon to do things which they alone understand and can solve mus first be obtained from soms one whe knows nothing about it. The youn officers declare they to frame - career in the work to which they have devoted thelr lives and in many cases have g their li4es. But a present a low nking t lleuten ant will not be a major until aftes he is too old to fiy, At the hearings today on the Curry bill, Brig Gen. Hugh Drum of t general staff, said Secretary Week ad requested Ge Mitchell to fur nish the facts upc which he based his statements to the committ When Gen. Drum test d the Arm had 682 s ceable planes, Repre sentative Reid, Republican, linois remarked: “I don’t thi you knov what your are talking about.” Representative Perking then a the witness if he was free to expres his own opinio and he repli t he was. 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RESEARCH UNIVERSITY 20 Jackson Place Near the White House Rich’s twice-yearly Sale Women'’s low and high shoes Presenting a few of the many up-to-date and very desirable models in this sale All of them from Rich’s regular stock All at greatly reduced $4.90 $6 Former 38 to $14.50 This twice-yearly c prices 90 58.90 prices learance sale includes also Children’s and Men’s Shoes at much less than former prices. Ricl’s entire stack, however, is not included in this sale, ICHS " Proper Footwear F Street at Tenth.