Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1929, Page 36

. n TOWERS IS NAMED NAVY FLYING AID Commander of N€ Trans- atlantic Fight Becomes As- historic hop, will leave Mis post as com- manding officer of the Naval Air Station at Hampton Roads, Va., and go as ex- ecutive officer of the U. 8. S. Saratoga, the airplane carrier. held ame in his transpacific and who fi?&’mmumunnm ‘was killed a8\ Philadelphia in 1926, PLANS DAIRY SHOW. ST. LOUIS (#).—Three exhibition Force | pujldings, costing $3,000,000, to house Cross of of the Order of Tower and Sword of ,_the Cuban of and Mexican campaign of 1914, Comdr, Towers is the sole survivor of the trio of officers that undertook to the national dairy show and the na- 1907 | tional poultry show which will meet here in October, rapidly are nearing completion. The project embraces 70 acres of EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. 0. ‘FRIDAY‘, U. S. FUNDS SOUGHT TO FIGHT NEW PEST Florida Growers Appeal to Presi- dent in “Appearance of Meéd- iterranean Fruit Fly. By the Associated Press. WINTERHAVEN, Fla, April 19. South,” Allen E. Walker, president of the Florida Citrys Growers Clearing House Association, yesterday announced he had sought the aid of President Hoover and Secretary of Agriculture Hyde in eradication of the pest. After a conference with clearing house officials, Walker sent telegrams to Pres- ident Hoover and Secretary fyde, ask- ing them that they “ré the ace” of the Mediterranean fruit fly to all agriculture in the South and South- west, and urged necess: APRIL 19, 3929, * “get behind the Government suthori- ties” in obtaining adequate funds “‘run- ning into the millions, if necessary” to fight the fly, He requested that he be advised as to the attitudes of the Gov- ernment officials on the matter, ""l;l'fa telegram to Président Hoover “Please take cognizance of the fact thav<thie Mediterranean fruit fly, now in Florida, invading the North Ameri- can continent for the first time, is 3 grave menace to all Southern and this grave menace to all Southern and | Southwestern States.” In the telegram to Secretary Hyde, Walker protested an embargo on the ?uu as being “unjust,” and asked that he Secretary investigate the situation ‘bler!'o:c “permitting such a drastic meas- The to Senal and " Trammel Snd . Represch Drane were identical and emphasized | ‘the need for their assistance in obtain. | ing an appropriation to combat the fly. | I SRS S ‘The mystery food which is supplied | fly nearly 20 years ago. Comdr. T. G. ho held naval license number airplane accident when he left Hamp'on Roads, Va., for Mary- land in February of last year, and Comdr. John Rodgers, who achieved ary means to ting the pest. er also sent _tel ms to Sen- ators Duncan U. Fletel Trammell and Congressman Herbert Drane in Washington, urging that they ground and when completed 150,000 | Declaring that the presence of the Med- feet of floor space under patent glass- | jterranean fruit fly in certain areas in and-steel roofing will be avallable for| Florida “constitutes a grave menace to the agricultural interests of the entire Southwestern States. We “'f' you to authorize the mwtme# of leul- ture to take all ne s as- |to the queen 'bee by the workers and | sist in the eradication of pest. | which enables her to grow to greater Also you to urge o:mnaz“'la un,:-u tt;:.mrfi nndb,uv:l ml years lnngerl a emergency ap) as- n her subjects, is investigated Hist the Stats of Florida in eradicating | by some eminent lc;enth?m: in Canads. | sistant Chief of Bureau. Aty Comdr. John H. Towers, ploneer naval | aviator, now in charge of the plans section of the Bureau of Naval Aero- Department to assume the post assistant chief of the bureau that di- widespread flying activities of vy. He is the oldest naval aviator in point of service now living. Comdr. Towers has had his share of thrills in the air, narrowly escaping death when his flying companion was killed in 1912, and having been one of the first men to span the Atlantic Ocean in a seaplane, when he commanded the famous NC flight in May, 1919. He was one of the group of the first three naval officers selected to undertake flight training and learned to fly under the instruction of Glenn H. Curtiss. In August, 1911, he qualified as an aviator and in September of that year was ordered to Annapolis, where an aviation camp was established and the instruc- tion of further officers was begun. Later Comdr. Towers joined the Cur. tiss Camp at San Diego, Calif., and dur- ing that time acted as test pilot for Mr. Curtiss and aided in the development of airplanes and seaplanes. He returned to Annapolis in May, 1912, and was placed in charge of the naval aviation camp. He established a world record for endurance in a seaplane and an American record for endurance in any type plane, when he made a flight of 6 hours 10 minutes. Commander at Vera Cruz. During the Mexican disturbance in the Summer of 1914, Comdr. Towers was shifted from the aviation camp at Pen- sacola, Fla, where he was executive officer, and placed in command of the aviation unit established on shore at Vera Cruz. The World War dissipated plans for 8 transatlantic flight sponsored by Rodman Wanamaker, in which Comdr. ‘Towers was picked as one of the pilots, and instead he was attached to the American embassy at London while on duty as aviation observer in Europe. In the Autumn of 1916 he was ordered to ‘Washington and assigned to duty in charge of naval aviation and continued in that post during American participa- tion in the war. In February, 1923, Comdr. Towers was ordered to duty as assistant attache for aviation to the embassies at London, Paris, Rome and Berlin, and the lega- tion at The Hague, and continued on this duty until September, 1925, when he returned to the United States and was ordered almost immediately as a member of the court of inquiry on the Shenandosh disaster. = He then pro- ceeded to the West Coast for duty as executive officer of the U. S. S. Langley and in January, 1927, was placed in command of that vessel, which duty he continued until August, 1928, when he was ordered to the Bureau of Aero- nautics. Born in Rome, Ga., January 30, 1885, Comdr. Towers graduated from the Naval Academy in 1906 and did duty aboard the U. S. S. Kentucky and U. 8. 8. Michigan before requesting aviation duty. Read Goes to Saratoga. As assistant chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, he will relieve Capt. Ernest J. King, who will command aviation ac- tivities at Hampton Roads, Va. Comdr. Albert C. 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