Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1927, Page 20

RADIO COMMISSION ARRANGES MEETING Three to Assemble Wednes- day or Thursday to Discuss Fund’s Crux. Three of the five members of the new Rad’ one of whom ha the Sen- in n rington Wed- to discuss in formally what situation in which the « without funds and first formal radio- meet the 0. " ide will meet with . O. Sykes ippi. one of the three whose ations have been confirmed, to prepare for formal -meeting next week, when John I Dillon, another member whose nomination was acted favorably on by tha Senate, arrives in Washington from California -~ Mr. Dil- lon, a member of the radio supervis- ing machinery of the Commerce De- partment, has already been ordered Lo Washington, buy will have to clean up some work hefore he can leave California. The other member and chairman of the commission, Rear Ad miral Bullard, U. 8. N.. retired, i in China and will in Washington aubout the middle of April | sections of the e = | Div { Houston | | cleared. led by Brig. Gen. James E. | stant chief of the Army | ps. 100 airplanes, the largest | number ever assembled in this coun- | try for maneuvers, will fly from many ntry to the vichity of San Antonfo, Tex., the first week | i to participate in the combined | mes of the troups of the 2d | ion. stationed at Fort Sam | From the time the five air- craft leave their respective stations | until their return about the, end of May, 475,000 air miles will hdve been Residents of more than 20 tes will : an opportunity to see the Nation's war pines in | flight to and from training | srounds, Purposes Are Qutlined. ; With reference to the participation | of the Air Corps in the maneuvers, which will be held from May 1l to May 21, F. Trubee Davison, assistant Secretury of War for aeronautics, said last night: “These tinct purpos score 1 [ their paneuvers have four dis- | s, so°far as the Air Corps is concerned: First, to give staff offi cers opportunity to handle air units composed of wll types of combat planes; second, to enable the personnel of one air unit class to study the ef fectiveness of other types; third, Department Gives Space. Commerce Department officials to day were not disposed to view the letter sent to Secretary Hoover last night by Representative Bloom, Demo- crat of New York, as constitufing any obstacle to organization of the Radio Commission. They said there is no reason why the commission, even though without funds, could not organize and function, and declared there is no intention to place the mat-: ter of legal operation of the commis- sion in the absence of funds, before the Attorney General for decision. 1 was made plain at the Commerce De partment that that branch of the Government does not and cannot speak for the commission in any way Mr. Bloom in a letter to Secretary Hoover yuestioned the right of the radio control body to organize and function without funds. Meantime arrangemenis went ahead to .place some of the office space a the Commerce Departmnt at the dis position of the Radio Commission 1 the commission wishes to avail itsel' of the offer made by Secretary Hoover, Saturday. “If the commission desires, the De- partment of Commerce will co-operate to the best of its abilitv in finding some way of enabling it to function through the loan of clerical staff and otherwise,” the Secretary said. R Will Map Plans. 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