Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1928, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, AIRPLANE PRODUCTION IN U. §. UTILITIES LEADERS ADDRESS CITIZENS Georgetown Prqgressive As- sociation Hears Discussion of Varied Subjects. 1999 Turnover of 10,000 Aircraft Predicted. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 29.—Production manufacture. GROWS WITH TAKE-OFF SPEED 1928 Output Is Valued at $75,000.000, With ‘ responsible, because of its air transport operation, for much of the increase in Chicago holds a unique 1928.° MAN HIT BY AUTO DIES OF INJURIES Two Struck by Cars, Boys’ Machine Turns Over, Girl Hurled From Cycle. LECTURE TO DESCRIBE TRIP THROUGH AFRICA World Traveler to Make Talk at Auditorium Here Tomorrow. Evening. Capt. Carl von Hoffman, world trav- eler, will describe an 18 months’ trip through the heart of Africa from the Mediterranean_to the Cape of Good Hope when he lectures before the National Geographic Soclety at the Washington Audorium tomorrow evening. The speaker will show the first complete motion pictures ever made along the route from Cairo to the through the Sudan and Uganda, view- ing the Mountains of the Moon, Vic- toria Nyanza, traversing the Belgian Congo and skirting Lake Tanganyika, the vicinity whence the Prince of Wales recently started homeward when noti- | fleddo( the illness of the King of Eng- land. Down through Rhodesia, Transvaal and the Free State Capt. von Hoffman continued his journey until he emerged in the Union of South Africa. Uniform School Dress Adopted. SPOKANE, Wash. (#).—Two-thirds of the girls of the North Central High School here have adopted the standard dress suggested by school authorities. Velvets and satins are barred. Hlture Iamous Ladiis who eat Ralston @ A meeting given over to the discus- sion of public utility matters was held | by the Progressive Georgetown Citizens’ Association last night in the Oufl.tri Hyde School, Thirty-third and Potomac streets. Among the subjects presented were the telephone, transportation, electric power and traffic problems, each discussed by a representative of the| utility mentioned. Melvin C. Sharp of the Potomac Elec- tric Power Co. emphasized the impor- tance of electricity in the life of the community, outlining plans for the beautification of the city, including the operations in connection with the clear- ing of the plaza between Union Station and the Capitol, when, he said, all ob- jectionable features would be removed and street car traffic would be under- ground, and he emphasized the point that & 41 per cent reduction had been wade in the rates for electric current mn the past four years. Complete installation of the automatic dialing telephone system in the Main and Franklin exchanges by 1930 was predicted by Walter B. Clarkson of the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. Economy was not considered as a prime factor in this move, he said, the prinei- pal reason being the problem of ob- taining sufficient female operators to handle the calls in another 15 to 20 of airplanes has risen in the United States at a rate comparable to that of a plane during the take-off, a report issued last night by Luther K. Bell, sec- retary of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce, indicated. The chamber, sponsors of the aircraft show openlni here Saturday, claims 95 per cent of the Nation’s airplane manu- facturers and air carriers as members. ‘Aircraft production, an infant indus- try a few years ago, has risen to a lead- ing position, with sales for 1928 esti- mated at $75,000,000 for nearly 4,000 planes of all types. Predicts 10,000 Planes in 1929, Bell predicted 10,000 or 12,000 ma- chines would be manufactured in 1929, with a turnover to the industry of more than $100,000,000. A comparison of the present rate of airplane manufacture with former years in the report states that in 1927 only 1,995 planes, valued at $5,000,000, were built, while 1921 saw a_ complete ab- sence of commercial production. “Twenty-nine airplane manufacturing members produced in the first nine ronths of 1928 2,132 commercial ships. Members who reported represent pos- the report declares. “Production is on an increasing scale and it is believed the commercial figure for 1928 will reach 3,665 planes, which, with motors, years. This system, he said, Was Te-|yill have a retail sales value of between sponsible for New York City being able | to maintain service during the war be- cause of the operators being called to other fields. Discusses Personal Merger. E. D. Merrill. president of the Wash- ington Rapid Transit Co., spoke of the proposed merger, stating that it would surely mean better service at lower cost. As for the rate of fare, he voiced the belief that $62,000,000 would be nearer to the feal valuation of the traction lines and that the $50,000,000 now so much spoken of, if allowed, would almost guarantee maintaining the pres- ent rate. ‘William A. Roberts, former vice chair- man of the public utilities committee of the federation, was invited to con- duct a question period and propounded numerous queries for each of the speak- ers. He brought forward the one-meter question of the electric power company, which Mr. Sharpe denied, and asked the telephone representative why the same rate was applied to the connecting up of a phone already in position but dis- connected when the house is vacated as that charged for a complete instal- lation. Lieut. Benjamin Lamb of the Traffic Bureau stressed the value of the present left-hand-turn rule in the District, de- claring that confusion and increased accidents would result with a reversion to the old system. He also supported parallel parking as against angle park- ing. which, he said, has been shown by traffic engineers to be obsolete, unsatis- factory and dangerous. Importance ‘was attached to the crossing of inter- sections by pedestrians on the green signal lights. Walter 1. Swanton, for- mer president of Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association, addressed the meeting briefly,. Park Retention Urged. Resolutions were adopted retention intact of Palisaides the upper Potomac, and the establish- ment of a park from the Key Bridge to Great Falls. In accordance with action of the executive committe, the essociation went on improving: and beau proaches to Key Bridge, for a driveway up the Potomac from Key Bridge to Chain Bridge, for the improvement of | iJ the general lighting conditions of Georgetown, to replace all cobblestone streets by concrete, more public parks and squares in the community, opening of M Street Bridge or the building of a and for the creation of a recrea of the old Acqueduct Bridge. Mrs. Fred Dubols, president, presided. D. C. MEN IN FRAT PARLEY. 20th Plenary Conference to Open in New York Tomorrow. Three Washingtonians will partici- pate in the twentieth annual plenary session of the Interfraternity Confer- ence, which will meet in New York tomorrow and Saturday. They are William W. Bride, corpora- tion counsel, who is national president of Delta Chi; Cecil J. Wilkinson, ecutive secretary and editor of Phi Gamma Delta, and A. W. Diffenderfer, general secretary of Delta Sigma Phi. Both Phi Gamma Delta and Delta Sigma Pbi maintain national head- quarters Bere. Mr. Wilkinson is president of the College Fraternity Editors’ Association, which meets concurrently with the Interfraternity Conference. He will also address the Conference of Law Fraternities, which meets in New York Priday. Jarvis Butler of Washington is president of the law conference. P BELGIAN PARTY IN EGYPT. Leopold and Princess Astrid Are on Holiday Tour. PORT SAID, Egypt, November 20 (#). ~—Crown Prince Leopold and Princess Astrid of Belgium, who are on a holi- day tour to the East Indies incognito, landed here yesterday from the steam- ship Insulinde for a brief stay. They ‘were met b);: the Belgian minister, who al OMETHING novel and some- thing delicious in fish food. A blend of the roe of different deep sea fishes. Make many appetizing dishes. Try it mixed with bread crumbs and beaten egg and fried until crispy brown. 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