Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1929, Page 14

14 RUBBER CAPITAL HAS NEW AMBITION Akron Seeks to Become Ox- ford of the Air—Start Already Made. By Consolidated Press. AKRON, Ohio, March 2.—Akron, tire capital of the world, has new ambi- This energetic industrial city, whose g:awlntlon is growing so that even the it guessers of the Census Bureau re- fuse to hazard an estimate « her pres- ent population, would be the Oxford of the air, the Heidelberg of the Zeppelin builders, the M. 1. T. of aerodynamics. And, through the energetic efforts of such civic workers as P, W. Litchfield, gresldem, of Goodyear; Dr. George F. Navy. Accore to Rear Admiral R. H. lfih. chi ’:t '.th‘ u:urew olt Ntvin; 5 a present time shor itial officer and enlisted tage in essen pilots of about 70, which will increase to about 126 by July 1. This shortage will continue indefinitzly unless more officers, especially in the classes of 1921 to 1926, volunteer for aviation training. ‘The average number of officers commis- sioned in the line of the Navy from these six classes was 423, and an aver- age of 36.5 officers from each class qual- ified as aviation pilots, from or 2 per cent, for the class of 1925, to :fi' or 12 per cent, for m&qhn:c’o{ 192,. e avel rcentage £3 nv:rmr:ra officers from each class are now on aviation duty, there being a total of 197 officers from the six classes now with aeronautical organizations. 4 Admiral Leigh has advised the -mem- bers of these six classes of the great range of duty available for officers after qualification at Pensacola, and he has 00k, president of Akron University; Dr, Karl Arnstein, director in chief of Goodyear’s Zeppelin activities; Dr. Wolfgang Kemmerer, once holder of the world glider record, and Dean D. Fred Ayer of the Engineering College of Akron University, the rubber capital is in a fair way toward realization of the hope of being the center of aeronauti- esl instruction in the United States. 25 Enroll for Course. Already a start has been made. Twenty-five students in the Engineer- ing College of Akron University have Just enrolled in an advanced course in aerodynamics. This course, open on! to those seeking degrees in engineering, is to be the nucleus of the air college toward which Akron industrial foun- dation is binding its efforts. Within a few weeks, night courses in aeronautics are to be included as part of the university’s extension work. These courses will be open to all who can furnish the necessary scholastic background. This requirement probably will be 2 high school education at least. This night class will study the theory and practice of airplane and dirigible design, construction and flight. This “ground school” work, if the student de. sires, may be extended to include struction in actual flying at a com- mercial flying school. “Ground courses” will be conducted at Akron University, and actual flying at Akron's new airport. A $50,000 hangar is now ' under construction at the port. The present course in aero- dynamics for advanced students is ex- pected to last 15 weeks. Lectures are being delivered by Dr. Arnstein and Dr. Kemmerer and by Thomas Knowles, chief assistant to Arnstein in the Good- year-Zeppelin Works, and W. B. Grif- fin, a Goodyear aeronautical engineer. Building Two Dirigibles. Akron is peculiarly fitted for the founding of a great school of the air because of its combination of lighter- than-air and heavier-than-air activity. ‘Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation is build- ing the two largest rigid-type dirigibles in the world for the United States Navy. ‘These Zeppelin-type = lighter-than-air ships will be constructed in a hangar, foundations for which are virtually complete. This hangar is to be 1,200 feet long, 325 feet wide and 200 feet high. Both ships will be cradled side by side in the mammoth structure. In addition to the Zeppelin plant, which will be close to part-fabrication units, Goodyear has another airship factory which produces balloons and the pony-type “blimp,” of which the Puritan is perhaps the best known ex- ample. The Puritan has visited most of the cities in the East and Middle ‘West, recently outriding a 60-mile gale over downtown Detroit. There are no heavier-than-air fac- tories in Akron, but Cleveland. only 35 miles away, affords students the Great Lakes Aircraft Corporation (the former Glenn Martin plant) for inspection pur- Airport of 625 Acres. Akron’s airport at present consists of 625 acres. Through a $384,000 bond issue, 125 more acres will be added. In 1930 another $312,000 will be available, through bond issues, to enlarge this port. The total value of the airport then will be $1,753,000 and the acreage emphasized the fact that no officer may expect to efficiently command in the Navy as it exists today, and particularly as indications point that it will be ex- panded, who is not familiar with the principles of aircraft operation. In or- der to secure additional candidates for aviation training, the Bureau of Navi- gation has sent a questionnaire to each member of the six classes mentioned above. A class of 40 officers was con- vened at Pensacola on January 3, and 50 selected officers will be convened at that place on March 28, 1929. If the requirements of the naval service are to be met, it will be nect essary to assign 13 | about 152 additional officers to duty at Pensacola under instruction in aviation during the remainder of the year, and this does not appear to be possible un- less there is a higher percentage of volunteers from eligible officers, partic- ularly from the classes above named. Practically the only promotions to the of lieutenant during the current year will be to fill those vacancies cre- ated by lieutenants leaving the grade on account of promotion, retirement, etc. The allowed number of lieutenants is a figure equal to 32.5 per cent of the total line and equaled 1754 in June, 1928. It is estimated that after the graduation of midshipmen in June the total line strength will be approximately 5,410 officers, and the 32.5 per cent ap- plied ‘o that total will fix the allowed number of lieutenants at about 1,758, an increase of four over the present allow- ance. This increase combined with the normal rate of separations from the list would indicate that some 35 lieu- tenants (junior grade) will, under the present law, be promoted by July 1 and that probably an additional 45 will be due for promotion during the remainder of the year. In connection with this estimate, however, another factor must be con- sidered, and that is the probable enact- ment of the line personnel proposal during this session of Congress. This proposal increases the allowed number of commanders and lieutenant com- manders, while decreasing the numbers in the three lower grades. At present the allowed number of commanders and lieutenant commanders is 378 and 756, respectively. These numbers will be in- creased to about 421 and 789, respec- tively, immediately upon the enactment of this personnel bill, and the number in the lieutenant grade will be de- creased to the extent of about 176 num- bers, and this excess must then be ab- sorbed before further promotions may be made. The distribution fixing these numbers will be based upon the total number of officers in the line at the date of approval of the bill, a much smaller number than was the case last June. The 1929 Naval Academy gradu- ating class will then provide for a fur- ther increase of commanders and lieu- tenant commanders to the extent of, approximately, 11 and 23, respectively, and will absorb about 45 of the excess number of lieutenants. Based upon the personnel bill, this estimate indicates, then, the immediate promotion of 43 lieutenant command- ers and 76 lieutenants, with no promo- tions of lieutenants (junior grade). A few additional promotions will be made only to the two higher grades prior to the June distribution, and at that time will be nearly 1,000. At present one ai mail line and four air service companis have contracted for hangar space. Cleveland’s great airport is almost equaled by the rubber ‘capital’s plane harbor. Cleveland’s port 5 acres now and, through a $400,000 bond issue, the field will soon be 1,000 acres. ‘The total then will be $1,650,000. ‘Whether the great Zeppelin plant will be available for classes in Akron's air university is not yet clear. According to Dr. Arnstein, it may be necessary to exclude the public from the hangar. But the blimp plant is available for class work. In order to secure all the latest ideas on the conduct of aeronautical schools, Dr. Zook is now engaged in an aerial tour of the East, visiting Buffalo and New York. Incidentally, this is Dr. Zook's first fiight. The Industrial Foundation of Akron, which is sponsoring the Co-ordinated University Air Service School, is headed by George W. Mertz. Mr. Litchfield is a member of an advisory committee of three to further the idea. The other members are Dr. Zook and Dean Ayer. (Copyright, 1929.) . Capt. Martling Is Transferred. Capt. Merrifield G. Martling, Corps of Engineers, at Cincinnati, has been assigned to duty with the 1st Engineers at Fort Hancock, N. J. cludes 883 | books, 11 additional lieutenant commanders, 3 lieutenants :ged 5 leuten- perconnel bill has not been.enacted law, but if it is placed on the statute , this estimate indicates a prob- able promotion of some 50 lieutenants (junior grade) during the yes ‘Two classes-of officers, each averag- ing 40 and 45 members, will be author- ized by the Navy Department to under- go the courses in submarine training, each of which will be in operation for about six months, and the instruction in which begin at the submarine base, New London, Conn, in July of this year and in January, 1930. Only those officers who have completed two years of sea duty on July 1, 1929, will be eligible for this instruction, which includes those graduates of the Naval Academy, class of 1927. Officers who complete this course of instruction will be assigned duty aboard submarines. ‘Those officers who will be selected to undergo the July course in submarine training will be detached from their present. ents | in June, while those selected for the January class will be designated in June, providing there are sufficient acceptable applicants at that time. The latter group will be de- tached from their present ts during the period from August to De- cember. Those officers who'may be de- tached from their present duty in ad- vance of the time set for their subma- ADVERTISEMENTS if RecEIVED HERE Columbia Pharmacy—4, & L Sts. S.W. Is a Star Branch Office in inserting tisement in as the need arises—for copy not be any delay a Classified Adver- The Star as quickly can to | General and at for in the middle of the gunnery year. Army. Hardly had the ink dried on the act the chief of staff of the Army, the present incumbent of which is Gen. Charles P. Summerall, while holding 8, |office as such, a full general, that mili- tary circles were speculating on the category of a retired chief of staff, or one who completés his tour of duty as such, and his status thereafter. Gen. Summerall will have the rank and title of general while he is chief of staff of the Army, and he will be en- titled to the pay of a major general, and, in addition, he will be entitled to the annual personal money allowance, which is now prescribed by law for the officer of the Navy serving as chief of mnaval operations, which amounts to $2,200 a year. Gen. Sum- merall or any of his successors, unless the law is changed, will receive no in- g:ue ln‘w from th:i what hr:‘h: n recelving as a major general, view of his elevation in n.n& Upon completing his tour of duty as chief of staff, or when he attains the age of 64 years, the Army's statutory retirement age limit, Gen. Summerall will revert to the rank of a major gen- eral. In the former instance, he would be assigned to duty elsewhere and be entitled to receive the pay and al- lowances of a major general, while in the case of his retirement, he would be carried on the retired list of the Regular Army and would receive the retired pay of an officer holding that | te® rank. ‘The War Department is completing negotiations in connection with this Summer’s activities of the Army riding team, captained by Maj. Harry Cham- berlin, Cavalry, which will compete in foreign lands as follows: Warsaw, Po- land, June 1 to 12; Cologne, Germany, June 14 to 24, and Dublin, Ireland, August 6 to 9. In addition to Maj. Chamberlin, the team will consist of three riders and about nine mounts. The team will return to the United States in time to participate in the Eastern horse show next Fall. During its tour abroad the Army team will compete with several of the foreign army teams. Col. James K. Parsons, who is now completing his four-year detail with the general staff as chief of the mobili- zation section of G-3, will be relieved of his present duty assignment, effec- tive May 31, 1929, and will proceed to Fort Leonard Wood, Md., where he will assume command of the Tank School at that post as the relief of Col. Oliver Eskridge. The Ilatter officer, who has been at the Tank School for nearly eight years, most of the time as commandant, will go to Baltimore, where he will be on duty at 3d Corps area headquarters. Besides the Tank School, there is a battalion of light tanks and a battalion of heavy tanks at Fort Leonard Wood, and in ad- dition to taking over the Tank School, Col. Parsons will have general super- vision of the troops engaged in the new mechanization development of Fort Leonard Wood. ——y U. S. MARSHALS OPEN SESSION HERE TUESDAY Twenty States Expected to Be Rep- resented at Fourth Annual Convention. ‘The fourth annual convention of the United States Marshals’ Association, United States Marshal Edgar C. Snyder, president, will convene.in the cabinet Toom of the New Willard at 10 o'clock ‘Tuesday morning. United States Marshal Smithers of Norfolk, secretary of the association, ex- pecis between 25 and 30 marshals to attend, representing 20 States. At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon the marshals will call on the new Aftorney 7:30 Tuesday evening the annual banquet will be held at the New Willard. R 0 S A new charity at Cranford, England, will provide cottages for parish- joners at a rental of 25 cents a year. All Parties Fear to Take Re- sponsibility for Big Tax Increases. BY DR. GUSTAV STOLPER. By Radio to The Star. BERLIN, March 2.—Germany's lin- fin':: cabinet crisis, which now has for months, assumes steadily a more serious cl ter. Never in Germany has there been so much talk about & crisis of parliamen- tarism as now. ly a few day ago Forelgn Minister Stresemann himself, as chairman of the People’s party, spoke gravely on this subject. “Let us not deceive ourselves,” Herr Stresemann said, “We face a crisis of parliamentarism which is more than a mere matter of lack of confidence. crisis has two causes: First is the cari- cature into which the parliamentary system in Germany has developed; sec- ond is the completely false attitude of Parliament in respect to its responsi- bility to the nation. “The parliamentary system means the responsibility of the cabinet minister to Parliament, which can by a majorit; express lack of confidence and compel him to resign. But this provision no- where says that a minister must be a |0 party man; nowhere does it make the assignment of ministerial portfolios de- pendent on the strength of the parties, and nowhere does it transfer the gov- ernment from the ministers to the par- Draws Conclusion. And Herr Stresemann drew therefrom the conclusion: “There can be no talk of the cabinet's demission. I regard it as the duty of the men who stand at the helm to remain in their places even when the waves wash over the ship and the crew inclines to mutiny. The feel- ing of personal responsibility to the State is higher than party considera- tions. It is an ahsolutely grotesque situation when in a period when all faculties must strain themselves to watch the Paris reparations negotia- tions, the chancellor and the foreign minister are compelled to spend their whole time in futile attempts to bring the parties closer together.” But _what good does talking do? Herr Stresemann’s party acts differ- ently than he talks. Outwardly the conflict is based on the Center party's refusal to help make up the cabinet because the three ministerial posts it demands are not granted, and in Prus- sia the People’s party demands more portfolios than it is entitled to. Fears to Assume Risk. But behind this struggle for port- folios there is a more important mat- ter—the parties’ fear of assuming re- sponsibility for the enormous new taxes which the minister of finance feels obliged to propose to cover the deficit caused in the budget by in- creased reparations payments. And this conflict means in the last analysis a chasm hard to bridge between the politico-economic ciples of the So- cialists and of parties that must form a government coalition with the Socialists. ‘The conflict would be less sharp if Germany were Dl TOUS. the economic crisis, unemployment and the number of bankruptcies are increasing and the reports from the Young com- mittee's conference in Paris are not sufficiently satisfactory to encourage business. And on top of all this come personal defects of leadership. Chan- cellor Mueller exhibits less energy in handling_the question than is needed and the Socialist finance minister, Herr Hilferding, remains passive in the face of all the demagogic proposals of the parties. ‘The dangers for further domestic de- velopments arising out of this muddle of political leadership are by the almost fanatical determination with which the Nationalist opposition, un- der Alfred Hugenberg's leadership, is working for the destruction of the democratic system in Germany. The desperate situation of the farmers adds ever more strength to this agitation and the defensive measures of the democratic bourgeoise and labor are paralyzed further daily by their con- tempt for partisan quarreiing. (Copyright, 1920.) Spain now has more than 2,000 me- tion picture thecters. SHIELDS INVENTORY nee.fale Note~ You ‘deal only with Shields. Shields takes No Trust Notes. Places No Mortgage on Prop- erty, Does not place in Finance Company’s hands. price. trol Free. 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Upshur, e R e rade, as the vessel left last week for Norfolk navy yard, where it began a six 3 "R ‘weeks' overhaul to prepare it for the long tour of duty di the Sum- mer months with scouting divisions with members leet; dutrom{er of the and Baltimore, Md., bat- talions aboard. It was said that no very extensive repairs will have to be made to the vessel, which has been kept in the prime of condition by the Naval Reserve shipkeepers under the direction of Comdr. Mark L. Hersey, U. 8. Navy, inspector-instructor of the local battalion. The vessel is to have her underwater hull scraped and painted in dry dock while she is in Nor- folk, so that she may maintain her speed with the active fleet destroyers during the Summer maneuvers. As soon as the vessel returns to her home station it will be put to consider- able use by the battalion in an intensive the annual inspection before the Navy board of regular officers from the de- partment here. It is the hope of the local officers that they will have suf- ficient time to have all of the men fa- miliar with the various stations, so that the local citizen sailors may obtain a higher average than they did last year. Every effort is to be made to capture one of the trophies awarded each year to the organization having the highest figure of merit as a result of an in- spection. ‘The following enlistments in the local Nineteenth street and Pennsyl- %‘ of the United States de- |ihirq period of training in preparation for |y cl dore R. n, fireman, third 3 all of the 1st Fleet Division. b Charles C. Fischer, seaman, second class, has been ordered transferred from theu Volunteer Nnvdu Reserve to the active Reserve, and assigned to th 3d Fleet Division. i 5 ‘The following, it was announced at headquarters, have been ordered dis- charged: ~ James M. Griffith and Charles E. Turner, both firemen, third cl‘:;. They were not assigned to dt- visions, Clinton W. Ringrose, signalman, sec- ond class, has been ordered reileved from active duty as a shipkeeper aboard the destroyer Abel P, Upshur. sailor was relieved at his own request to permit him to enlist in the United States Coast Guard. Samuel H. Hartung, seaman, first class, has been relleved as a shipkeeper aboard the Upshur, at his own request. He has not been assigned to a division. James D. Jewell, seaman, second class, 2d Fleet Division, has been or- dered to indefinite active duty as a shipkeeper aboard the Upshur. John E. Stone, seaman, second class, also has been ordered to active duty as a ship- keeper aboard the training ship. Diplomatic Corps Members Wilt Greet Metropolitan Company Here in April. ‘The Ambassadors and fi:huu of KM every embassy legation wnm”flll attend the performance of the Metropolitan Grand Opera Co. at Poli's Theater April, 17, to Robert Low Bacon, posed sponsors, representative of so- ?ni:l and commercial circles in Wi ton. The of night. will hemulllemt‘l "‘t;penm(w which has enjoyed a_successful revival this Winter in New York. Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano, will sing the title role. Benlamino Gigli, regarded as a successor to Caruso, will De and oluume favorite, sing e. Ambassador, hon- orary chairman of the diplomatic corps opera committee; ,Senora Orestes Fer- rara, wife of the Cuban Ambassador, chairman of the same committee; Mrs. ‘Tracy Dows, chairman of the stage box committee; Mrs. George Mesta, chair- man of the loge box committee, and Miss Elizabeth Howry, in charge of orchestra seats. Mrs. Katle Wilson- Greene is local manager for the com- pany's appearances in Washington. The other two performances to com- plete the Washington “season” by this company will be “Cavalleria Rusticana,” featuring Rosa Ponselle, with “I Pagliacc,” starring Edward Johnson, in double bill Thursday night, April 18, and “Alda,” with Rosa Ponselle in the title role, Saturday matinee, April 20. ARMY BUILDS ROADS. Mexican Soldieres Do Construction | Work in Peace Times. MEXICO CITY (#).—In times of peace Mexico's army is far from idle. | The troops are set to work building roads and aiding kindred public im- provements. More than 1,000 miles of highway have been comrl:ted by the army since | the idea of utilizing the soldiers was | first put into operation. Closed AN Day Tomorrow (Inauguration Day) So Many Have Agked Us-So THE LOW SALE PRICES ON LIFETIME FURNITURE will conttnue ALL THIS WEEK | ! ME low sale prives on ol Lifetime Furnftwre wit ’ continue throughout the coming week. Our en- i tire stock of artistic, dependable Lifetime Furnicuse is sharply reduced in price now. Only one more wesk of these unuswal savings. It’s time to be getting yourself together and make your selections. Really, it would be a shame to miss these specially lowered prices. Now, tomorrow will be a holiday, but first thing Tuesday morning jump in your car and come right down and make your selections at the low prices. That's saving. Be On Mand Tuesday State Wins Plea for More Time in Which to Hunt Four Suspects. | By the Associated Press. § massacre. Arraigned in Municipal Court, Jack McGurn and Rocco Fanelli, the ac- cused, reputed members of the gang of “Scarface” Al Capone, were ordered held on a continuance without hail until March 16. The hearing was not without & ref- lenrznt(:‘e to u'th: In:orkheo{ 0.:: le:.unmrmu vestigal the wi le gang killing. Attorney Thomas Nash, senting McGurn, charged the policc did not have any evidence against his client, but had arrested him because they were forced to arrest somebody to allay crit- Attorneys for Fanelll said he had sur- rendered voluntarily when he heard he was wanted and the complaint against m‘&l‘n(“ sl;nh':d b, nolicemen 'hd:;nn;' not Wwhatever o1 " * seven : The State fnsisted more time was needed to find the other four men the authorities say composed the execution squad and asked for a continuance to March 29. FPanelli's lawyers objected, declaring their client must face trial in another court on kidnaping charges in connection with the primary of last April before that‘date. So the State was given two weeks to find the others it wishes to locate. Louise Rolfe, the girl arrested with McGurn in a down- town hotel, was held under $3,400 bonds on charges of disorderly conduct and adultery. She said she would stay in jail as long as McGurn did and would not try to make bond. 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