Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1931, Page 49

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 7, 1931—PART FOUR AVI OMORROW there will be forgea and important link in ‘the na- tional chain of air ma’l lines when service will be inaugurated between the National Capital and Pittsburgh, giving th's city its first direct connection with the Mid- West and West. The service will be flown by Pennsylvania Alrlines as an extension of the present Pittsburgh-Cleveland air mail line. Since August, 1929, Pennsylvania Airlines, established by Clifford Ball, have operated passenger service between Pittsburgh and Wash- ington in anticipation of the day when an air mail contract would be forth- coming. For nearly two years one passenger trip has been flown each way daily be- tween Washington and Cleveland, single-motored six-passenger planes be- ing used. Beginning tomorrow pas- sengers will be carried on all mail flights, with three round trips scheduled daily. Tri-motored Stinsons are to be used. The first of the big planes has been delivered, bright and new in the cream and red color scheme of the line. ‘The new service will g've the National Capital direct connection with the Western systems, Transcontinental and ‘Western Air at Pittsburgh and National Alr Transport-Boeing at Cleveland, for both mail and passengers. The three- trip schedule is to be maintained daily except Sundays and holidays, when the morning trip will be canceled, leaving the mid-day and evening trips to handle the holiday business. Contract was Long Coming. Contract for the inauguration of the Pittsburgh-Washington mail service was | awarded by the Post Office Department following considerable delay. Congress, before adjourning, three months ago, appropriated funds, to be immediately available, for the flying of the mail on ' a temporary basis until July 1, when regular appropriations will be available for the purpose. Though funds were available for four months of temporary operation of the line, less than a month Wwill be flown before expiration of the fiscal year. Extension of service to Norfolk, Va., has been proposed when the July ap- propriations become available. Al- though it had been generally understood that this service would be inaugurated as an extension of the Cleveland-Pitts- burgh-Washington line, the Post Office Department now is said to be consider-~ ing establishment of a lire from Rich- mond to Norfolk, despite the fact that the Department of Commerce has es- tablished a lighted airway from Wash- ington to Norfolk. This airway, which includes lighted intermediate landing fields and beacons for night operations, now stands idle awaiting the beginning of regular operations. Schedule Announced. The mail-passenger planes will leave Washington-Hoover Airport for Pitts- burg and Cleveland daily at 9:20 am. and 12:10 and 5:30 p.m., beginning to- morrow. The first trip will be omitted on Sundays and holidays. On the re- turn trip planes will leave Cleveland at 8 am. and 1:45 and 4:15 p.m, arriv- ing in Washington at 11:10 a.m. and 4:55 and 7:30 pm. The first trip will be omitted on Sundays and holidays. The mid-day trips each way will be held one hour at Pittsburgh to provide leeway for connections with Transcon- tinental and Western Air. Not only will the inauguration of air- mail service directly across the moun- tains be of importance to the Capital, but the expansion of air passenger serv- ice to Pittsburgh and Cleveland is wel- comed 2s a necessary step forward. The single plane ncw flown daily over the line almost invariably s taxed to ca- pacity and on a majority of good- weather days passengers are turned away. ‘The flight across the mountains be- tween Washington and Pittsburgh is regarded as one of the greatest t'me- savers in the country. By rail the trip requires from eight to nine hours on the best trains; by air it is made in two hours or less. Pilots on the line, with favoring winds, have made the trip in just a few minutes over an hour several times. The mountain crossing will be made on'one of the newest of the Federal air- ways, equipped for both day and night flying. Intermediate rields have been located at frequent intervals along the route. Airways beacons have been n- stalled and complete weather and com- munications services are available. For thick weather operations the Depart- ment of Commerce provides radio bea- con service from the new station at Hunters Point, Va. Airmail Progress Shown. ‘The growth of airmail service dur- ing the past five years is shown in a most interesting 2nd thorough-going re- gon Jjust completed by the aeronautics ranch of the Department of Commerce. During that period the amount of mail flown by the contractors has increased from 377,206 pounds a year to 8,513,675 pounds during the past year. The amount paid by the Federal Gov- ernment to the contractors for flying the mail has increased steadily from $765,549 during the first year to $20,- 015,969 last -year. The income average recelved by the contractors for each scheduled round-trip increased from $295 to a maximum of $1,205 in but fell off in 1930 to $974. ‘The average income of the contrlcwrsl for each pound of mail flown, however, has steadily decreased since the second year. Starting cut in 1926 with a reve- nue of $2.03 per pound, the contractors in 1927 received $2.08 per pound on the average. The next year the average fell back ‘to $2.03. In 1929 it dropped 2 cents a pound further and last year was down to only $1.60 per pound. The average load flown in the mail planes has increased steadily since the beginning. During the first year the average was 112 pounds per flight, while last year it had increased to 608 pounds. The daily average of miles flown by the Nation’s airmail planes has increased from 11,830 miles in 1926 to 101,220 miles each 24 hours last year. The miles of malil airways over which regu- lar schedules are maintained has in- creased from 8,039 miles in 1926 to 41,- 501 miles last year. Discuss Obstacles. ‘The campaign of the aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce to have all'obstacles to air navigation adequately marked and lighted to re- duce the hazard to day and night flying pilots took another step forward during the past week when representa- tives of the leading national organiza- tions maintaining such obstacles confer- MOTOR DON'TS Don't CoasT! COASTING 1S AGAINST THE LAW.IT 1S DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR GEARS IN NEUTRAL. TRAFFIC AUTHORITIES CONSIDER A COASTING CAR AS BEING OUT OF 'CONTROL. AND TO GAIN MOMEN’ BY DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH CAUSES. UNDUE WEAR AND STRAIN | —- ATION BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON. 1929, | e with officlals of the branch and cre- ated a committee to go into the entire |’ situation thoroughly, ‘The organizaticns represented at the conference and on the committee are those which erect or maintain skeleton towers, transmission lines, hazardous flylng areas such as oil fields having high derricks and ofl tank farms with pinnacle lightning arrester towers and high explosive danger areas. Though the painting of such cb- stacles with the “high visibility” colors which form the best warning to pilots in all weather conditions and the light- ing of the higher obstacles by night ob- viously will mean a good deal of ex- pense, especially in the case cf long transmission lines, there seemed to be a general disposition on the part of the representatives of the organiza- tions concerned to co-operate with the Government in promoting the safety of air travel and if is believed that the conference will have beneficial results. New Ludington Record. ‘The Ludington Line, operating hourly passenger service between the National Capital and New York, has completed 1,000,000 miles of flying without acci- dent of any kind and without a fcrced landing off a regular landing field dur- ing a single one of its passenger flights. The wcek also witnessed the completion of the five-thousandth trip over the line. During its first eight months of fly- ing, just completed, the Ludington Line has carrled more than 40,000 pessen- | gers, which is epprcximately 25 per| cent of the total passengers carried by | all other air transport lines in the United States during that period. A few days ago the line established | a new record for passengers carried in | single day’s operations, when 385 pay passengers were flown between Wash- | ington and New York, requiring a total | of 39 flights over the line, for a total of approximately 7,000 miles of flying. Capt. Towers Leaves. Capt. John H. Towers, ploneer naval aviator, has been detached from duty as the ‘assistant chief of the Navy Bu- | reau of Aeronautics and has left the | Capital for duty as chief of staff of | the aircraft squadrons, Battle Force, based at San Diego, Calif. Capt. Towers is one of the real old- timers in American military aviation. He was in command of the Navy ex- pedition which resulted in the first air- plane flight across the Atlantic, made | by one of four glant Navy segplanes, the NC-4, shortly after the close of the ‘World War. i ‘The Bureau of Aeronautics also has lost the services of Lieut. Comdr. Arthur | C. Miles, who has been detached for duty as aide on the staff of the air- craft squadrons, battle force. To Test Autogiro Seaplane. ‘The first use in this country of the | autogiro as a seaplane will be made for | test purposes by the Navy flight test section at_the Anacostia Naval Air Station. The Navy during the past week took delivery of an experimental autogiro and the customary demonstra- tion fiights have been nearly completed, with actual flight testing scheduled to | coveted "A-1-A begin this week. 3 For a portion of the tests the auto- | giro is to be mounted on floats and used | as a seaplane. It will become the first | autogiro seaplane in this country, | though autogiro seaplanes have been | made and tested in England with con- | siderable success. | The test flights and experimental work to be conducted with the auto-| giro at the Anacostia station are to| determine its adaptability to naval | needs, according to Rear Admiral Wil- | liam A. Moffett, chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics. | “The ability of the autogiro to land | within a limited space.” Admiral | Moffett said, “and its ability to hover | over one point should make it ex-| tremely useful for reconnaissance work | over bad country where adequate land- | ing fields do not exist.” Purchase of the autogiro, the Navy | Department has announced, “is in keep- | ing with the policy of the Navy De-' ODGE SIX AND EIGHT DERPENDABILITY LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY MONO-RPIECE STEEL BODIES HYDRAULIC BRAKES NEW BEAUTY ¥ s'x LJ L] * L] EIGHT . . . $1095 10 $1135 Five wire wheels, no extra cost. h Prices f. o. b. Detroit. additional cost. Dodge Trucks . . . Every Type—Standard or Heavy Duty (1%:-Ton Standard Chassis $595) THE TREW MOTOR CO. Established 1914 Decatur 1910 to 1913 1509 14th St. N.W. 1317 W St. NW. Telephone ASSOCIATE DEALERS Gardner-Stuart Motors, Inc., 620 H St. N.E. Kaplan & Crawford, Inc., 2329 Champlain St. N.W. T. F. Cocke Motor Co., Fredericksburg, Va. Trinity Motor Co., 3017 14th St. N.W. Service Motor Co., Silver Spring, Md. Schooley Motor Co., Aledindria, Va. | to land and ride out storms afloat. pages of American history, ANY atesthemiatsneliutsenolianiiravoross sihe . but none were more prophetic in the making than the National Old Trails Road, long since the fulfillment of Washingfon's dream for a great route toward the West. It is now U. S. 40, and on either side as it crosses the mountains in South- western Pennsylvania lie scenes of Washington's first battle, and his only surrender. From the rock above he fired the first shot in the French and Indian War, and stones at the right mark the grave of Jumonville, the fallen French leader. URNING back o his hurriedly built Fort Necéssity By James W. Brooks istorieally Correct Sketches in Great Meadows, the youthful leader was forced to admit defeat after a sharp engagement with superior num- bers. The surrender pa containing drawn in faulty crror whtich was fo cause em rench and ment later, were signed by candle light in a drizzling rain, where the group of trees dtand on the und. Washington and his little band marched out of e roadway in tl ‘ort Necessity at daybreak on July 4, 177 - later, despite the crowding of greater responsibilities, he bought the place of his defeat and held it until his death. partment and the Bureau of Aeronau- tics to test new developments and work- ing inventions in the fleld of aero- nautics to determine their potential value to the service.” ‘The autogiro was flown to Washing- ton by Lieut. F. M. Trapnell of the flight test section, who spent a week at the Pitcairn-Cierva works at Willow Grove, Pa., studying the construction and operation of the machine. Millions for Airports. An airport specialist of the Depart- ment of Commerce has left the Capital to examine a number of airports which are completing construction programs with a view to_qualifying for depart- ment ratings. He will visit 12 Staies which have spent $38,000,000 on air. port construction. The inspector will visit Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. ‘There has been a tendency on the part of airport owners, municipal and private, to hold off applications for ratings until they are in a position to qualify for the highest rating—the lifting and other gear to make them suitable for use as seapiane tenders. Seven mine sweepers have b2en desig- nated for tender duty and have been provided with fuel tanxs ranging in clplcltisfl'om 8,000 to 12,000 gallons, oll tanks of 800-gallon capacity, lift- ing gear of 20,000 gcundfi capacity, a seaplane cradle on the fan-tail and ad- ditional quarters for perscnnel. Two other tenders are being provided with better facilities for the same type of duty and three Navy oil tankers are being provided with fuel pumps and piping for the fueling or patrol planes at sea, A dog-fighting ewe has been deputized to protect a flock near Kent, England. NAPOLEON’S EXILE PART OF EXHIBIT Picturesque Ceremonies Will Re- call Emperor's Return to France From Elba. PARIS, June 6 (N.AN.A)—When we have recovered from the exhaustion of viewing the 6,000 or more works that fill the Grand Palals for the he center fore- 4. Some years T By CALVIN FADER R enormous Spring salon, after having duly commended Van Dongen'’s portrait of the Comtesse de Noailles, Edmond Tapissier's delightful coloring in “La Faute D'Eve,” the excellence of the British contribution; and admired the sculpture of Rene Davoine (in his life size mahogany “Eve tempted by the serpent”) and M. Piffard, whose pink stone cart horses are such a joy . . . we shall be free to do much honor to Napoleon. For this is to be largely Napoleon’s Summer. ‘The reconstruction of the scene of Bonaparte's life on the Island of St. Helena is already being voted one of the most interesting exhibits of the Colonial exhibition and a great many that the of the island where the emperor lived for five years as an exile is French territory. With Queen Vic- :flfllu';s-pprmal, 1t was ceded to France _M. Lachouque, a reserve list npmn! and one of the greatest authorities on | this period of Napoleon’s life, has made, | with the help of plans and drawings | and the remarkable collection of relics | that he keeps in his curious Mont- martre home, models of Longwood farm, Bonaparte's house which the East India Co. built in 1755. And, outside the exhibition, there will be a number of picturesque ceremonies | to recall the emperor's dramatic return to France from Elba. These are to take | Frenchmen have been surprised to learn place at Golfe Juan, where he landed, | and at places on the road to Grenoble. The highway is going to be marked out by reproductions of a flying eagle, the original of which forms one of the bas-reliefs of a monument recently un- veiled on the banks of the Lac de Laffrey. The emperor’s landing will be recon- structed at Golfe Juan on June 19, and on the two days following the procession 15 to pass in easy stages along the road from Cannes to Grenoble. At the various points of interest lectures will be given and on the evening of June 21, when Grencble has been reached, there 18 to be a performance of “Madame-Sans- Gene.” (Copyright, 1931, by North American News- paper Alliance.) classification. They have inaugurated programs of drainage of landing areas, growing of turf, in- stallation of hard-surfaced —runways, construction of hangars and other bulldings, improving aeronautical light- ing and otherwise preparing for the critical examination of a Federal in- spector. ‘The Nation now has a total of 1,782 afrports of 21l types in actual ope: tion. Of this total 564 are commercial and private, 550 municipally owned, 347 are lighted Department cf Com- | merce intermediate fields along the es- | tablished airways, seven are unlighted Department of Cocmmerce fields, 240 | are marked auxiliary fields and 74 are Army, Navy, Marine Corps, National Guard, Reserve and miscellaneous fields. There are 10 permanent airports of entry and 30 temporary airports of entry at which planes may land upon arrival from foreign countries and at which customs inspectcrs are stationed and provisions are made for handling | | international passengers and goods. Patrol Planes Meet Test. ‘The Navy patrol seaplane, the largest | type of aircraft ussd in the Navy, has | Pprogressed to a point which makes pos- | sible the creation of squadrons of this | type as mobile units capable of extend- ed long-range scouting duties with the fleet, the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics has announced. The immediate result of the decision has been the assignment of operating squadrons at Coco Solo and Pearl Har- | bor 10 their respective fleets. It is ex- pected, according to officials of the bu- | reau, that the patrol flying boats *“will fulfill the promise of an extremely valuable distant patrol arm, given by the satisfact'ry operation of patirol units in the recent probiems of Pan- ama” The big flying boats used by the Navy | have attained a degree of seaworthiness, performance and habitability, which | makes them available for long missions | at sca, during which they may be forced Assignment of the big boats to fleets has made necessary tne provision of suitable tenders, equipped With fueling, 209 $815 o %845 Shatterproof glass, slight Convenient terms. Maintenance Department Frye Motor Co., Leesburg, Va. E. S. Hooker, Warrenfon, Va. R. M. Moncure, Quantico, Va. Lusby Motor Co., Prince Frederick, Md. Mitchell Motor Co., La Plata, Md. Padgett Motor & Tractor Co., Parkland, Md. 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