Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1931, Page 27

MODEL ARPLANE CONTEST T0 0PN Judges Announced for Event at Museum From Tomor- 1 row to Sunday. The annual contest and exhibition | cabins will b> barred on airlin of true scale models of airplanes and gliders held under auspices of the com- munity center department of the pub- lic schools will open tomorrow in the National Museum, continuing until and including Sunday. - Judges for the contest, whose a| pointments were announced today, in- clude Lieut. Julian B. Haddon, Army by ch Air Corps, appointed by F. Trubee the aircraft industry, Davison, Assistant Secretary of War for | today as the culmination of a s Aeronautit Lieut. Ralph S. Barnaby, Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, appointed by Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, | tices to insure safcty in chief of the bureau; J. S. Marriott, as- sistant chief of the inspection service, Department of Commerce Aeronautics branch, and Charles M. Irelan, jr. ‘The judging of the models will take Place at 10 o'clock Priday morning and the awards will be presented at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at a public ceremony which will include the ing of motion pictures of aviation subjects. ‘True scale models of planes and fllders must be accompanied by work- g drawing or pictures of the planes of which they are models or by an| affidavit that the model was copled direct from a plane itself. ‘The Receiving Committee, which in- cludes Paul Edward Garber, Joseph ‘Wilson, Esther Scott, John Williams and C. H. Baltimore, will be ocn hand at the National Museum Thursday from | 3 until 9 oclock pm. and entrants must bring their planes between those hours to the Museum entrance at Tenth street and titution avenue. The public is invited to inspect the exhibi- tion, beginning Thursday. DETECTIVES TRAIL “BROTHER OF CZAR” T e AT N ' “Prince,” Recently Feted in Holly- wood, Said to Be a Clever Impostor. By the Associated . HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 15—New | York detectives were here today on the trail of a man they said they believed | to be Harry Gerguson, 38, wanted there | on_charges of fraud. In the fugitive’s wake, the officers said, they found unpaid bills, bad checks and stories of an individual who twice in four years has been feted by Holly- wood 2s “Prince Michael Romanoff, brother of the late Czar Nicholas of Russia The “prince” first appeared here in 1927. He disappeared on the eve of an expese. Recently he reappeared, the detec- | fiying only: provide that suitable con- ‘riglfl policy as to weather conditions un- | - cer which fiying will b permitted: Sn-‘| B i Blsusrs” 'THE _EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C;. WED |AVIATION'S C. OF C. ADOPTS | NEW CODE OF SAFETY RULES Committees Adopt Standard Practices Plans for Factories and Airlines. Patent Ideas Pool Formed. By the Associated Press. they reach the stage of development | DETROIT, April 15.—Carrying of | which warrants a patent,” said Frank pets—animals or birds—in pass:nger | Russell, president of the association, al- and | lowing every designer or manufacturer only children in arms under 2 years of Working cn a problem to get at it and age will be carried free on domestic | contribute to its solution. 10utes, as a result of confererc's of the | “The ultimate aim of the plan is a Aeronautical Chamb:r of Commerce |patent research department which will held here in connection with the Na- | function for all members and a system tional Aircraft Show, |of ethics and trade practice whereby ‘rh;:e regu];tlnns. together vm,hh ;‘lnvvnmrs may receive their just reward. number of other agreements rrached | chamber | committeen representing | bl o were announced | “It is another long step toward the ies of | perfection of American planes. With- conferences lasting nearly a week, | out disturbing the present patent agree- Adoption of a code of standard prac- | ment and cross-licensing, every mem- manufac- | per of the industry will have immedi~ ture and operation of ft, d>velon- | ately available the development work ment of a uniform eystem to aid the | rogressive ideas of all other mem- interchange of traffic between a'r trans- | pers ™ port lines, and authorization of @ study | He said that aviation patents, num- of maintenance methods to reducs Op°r- | pering nearly 4.500 in the country, are eations costs were numbered AmMONg |increasing at the rate of three a day committ:e agreements. and thet centralizing tge enn{u (mmxm- i . rove fying through the pool of ideas e i R PWil enhapce still further the safety A code of 12 rules for the c- |of aircraft and will result in much turer was laid dow t b of | faster development of machines that are study. S | more efficient.” and equipment for a spec ype of 5 The egotism of the general public| received a body blow in the recent an. nouncement that only one out of 1,000,~ 000 mature persons is considered worthy of America’s Hall of Fame and only trol be attained at all speeds; that in- surance be given of ample power in multi-motored ships for full load carry- ing with one motor out, and lf.x“t Jor rop'r ventilation, proper ighting, Eregmt possible visibility for pilot and | about one in 4.000 of the normal popi- | elimination of fire hazards and notse, | lation is selected for Who's Who in Twenly-four rules for airline opera- | America tors’ guidance included ad:ption of & sistence upon installation snd use of complets communication system for & check and contrcl of all operations and | enforcement of all Department of Com- merce traffic regulations. | Other rules call for fenced-off areas | for spectators and loading chutes for passengers. Excess Baggage Cost Set. Under terms cf the interline agree- ment, 30 pounds of baggage will be car- ried free when we'ght and space on the | plane permit. and excess baggage up to 20 pounds will be charged fcr #t an | additional cost of onz-half of one per cent of the air fave a pcund. A study of air transvort maintenance methods was agreed upcn in hope of obtaining int-rchange of improved methods which would tend to 1-wer air- lin~ operations costs. : Eighteen airlines were represented in the conferencss carried on by special committees on Operations. Air Traffic, Maintenance and Accessories. ‘Will Pool Patent Tdeas. Directors of the Manufacturers’ Air- craft Association, which cross-licenses patents for aircraft builders, adopted 2 plan of patsnt research and develop- ment of inventive ideas for the improve- ment of flying craft. “The plan pools | the ide>s thoughts of the industry | Bride Bouquets and Wedding Decorations N Shaffer the 1 resuits i ment of coming fWe'll be submit mates the arrange- flowers for veddings pleased to Why not enter your chi GEO. C. SHAFFER- tives said. representing himseif as Rock- ‘well Kent, internationally known paint- er knd illustrator, and again as Prince Michael Alexevitch of Russia. | The detectives said they were put on the man's trail when O B. Stade, to whom “Kent" promised to illustrate a | book prepared for publication, happened | 10 see his picture in 2 local newspaper with an interview from “His yal Highness Prince Michael Alexevitch of Russia.” i Stade said he informed the real Kent, in New York City. New York detectives immediately were put on the man's! trail, but he had left Hollywood before their arrival. | Records brought here by the detec- tives showed that Gerguson had an in- ternational reputation as an imposter; that he was deported from London, re- fused passports by France and held at vatious times by police in several cities, admfln( New York and Cambridge, ass, ORTIZ RUBIO REVIEWS' PAN-AMERICAN NEEDS' Compulsory Arbitration, Revised Status of Union and Entry’ ' of Canada Are Listed. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, April 15 Pan- Americanism will become a reality when war and aggression on the North Amer- lean continent are condemned and com- | pulsory arbitration is a fact, President Ortiz Rublo said last- night in a Pan-| America day radio address which was broadcast in the United States. “In Mexico,” he said, “we celebrate Pan-America day because we believe in pan-Americanism and we hope that| the great obstacles to its realization will be surmounted. ‘To achieve that realization, hesaid, these things are essential: Spiritual union of all American nations; scrupulous re- for the sovereignty of nations on American continents; an even bal- | ance of economic interests; abandon- ment of “supremacies which may mor- ally offend or physically attack the rights of others”; revision of the status of the Pan-American U: “on a basis of strict equity end honesty of pur- inclusion of Canada as a par- “or at least as a lawful ob- n affairs; ae- ceptance arbitration, “with its corollary, & p manent court of arbitration. 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