Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1931, Page 60

THE SUNDAY ST. WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER 1, 1931—PART FOUR. ' GEORGE WASHINGTONS TRAVELS By James W. Brooks AVIATION BY JOSEPH 5. EDGERTON, i MauzS ow ST oF Twe WassingTon Eim X WASHINGTON EARMY REALIZED THE NEED OF A FLAG UNDER WHICH WIS UNDISCIOLINED SOLDIERD MIGHT BE ASSEMBLED ON COMMON GROUND. THu® ON vANUARY |, 1776 THE “UNION FLAG' WAS FLUNG TO THE BREEZE FROM PROSPECT HiLk IN SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS —— ABOVE 1S A SKETCH OF FORT WASHINGTON ON CHARLES RIVER, BREASTWORNS OF WHICH MAY BE SEEN TODAY. WASHINGTON HIMORLF time is coming soon, in the o?mlon of many who have fol- lowed the troublous pathway of the country's air transport lndunr) when the Post Office Department, as a matter of sim- ple ;ustice, must make public an explai jon of its policies with rmrd to the nnrdi of airmail contracts. There is growin, faction among the country's so-called “independent” air Lrnm t ntnnu wi 9 t;-:\ewmnnnm;ntkl;ln h{ Postmaster General Wal er Brown of the Watres airmail ac Mr. Brown is obvlo!ully convinced. in his own mind that s nistering the airmail act for the best interests of the coun- there are many who contend that he owes some explanation to those who are alarmed at the apparent growth of an airmail monopoly UNDER THE CAMBRIDGE ELM WASHINGTON TOOX COMMAND OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY, JULY 31715, INSDIRED UNDER HIS LEADERSHID TO FIGHT UNTIL THE LAND BECAME FREE — THE AGED TREE FELL ™ 1023 THUG SEVERING A CHERIGHED LINKL WITH THE is slowly, but surely, stampi out com ition and breaking backbone of the smaller, independent operators. ‘When it is realized that 90 per cent all the Nation's dcmestic contract atrmail business s in the hands of lour whose powers have been steadily, and that smaller A-- pendent lines have been after time in the awarding of tracts, without bidding and without competition, it becomes apparent that there may be some ground for eriti-| Of the 33 contracts which have been | n-m by the Post Office Department for the carrying of domestic airmail since the passage of ihe Watres act more thén a r ago, 31 have been handed out ”"flhaut competition mu lu of them to subsid- jg Four.” it is claimed | ing byauuvhomuunkewuemm 1 recognition of the smaller in- | it lines. | the two cases where there was bid- the specifications were to drewn . o lltlude virtually all competition; | in one case, that of the Southern trans- | continental route from Atlanta to the | Coast, only one bid being re-‘ cetved, followli Ju dilqu-hhuunn of | one after another of the companies which had planned to submit bids, The tract was awarded, at the maximum | tos hsmm—y of one of the “Big | ll'-l which give particular | complaints of the inde- | ve contracts for airmail the National Capital. | awarding of the Atlantic City | three in number; the other umulnm‘t' of a pending con- Norfolk, Va. twmembered, in consid- | , that the Pfl;;nllur vocating ‘Watres bill, declared that | tention to use the bill as | :mnldrmnlponon had gone to the expense of service and _who deserved tal support. He intended, he | sald, to put nmuu on the Dllnu of | such companies as & means of fosterng Mfim A Ploncer Appears. 17, 1930, &en & pioneer in- | passanges &urvice batween | and Auanils City, continu- "§§ n E ssgggg;s A gi it i i § %353,:% service uninterruptedly until | ened | 1,455,000 miles Rown On June 13 of this year thm. A resumed mlfi 1, when the company service between New York and m same its” Atlantic without interrup- Atlantic City season and its P‘rucuhrly dfllflhh- Airway Authorized. menisi | Apollo and to Norlo!k' ,000 md_ unmnafl:e\ds &rvlyl beuxms -nu‘ nr'xw‘iu completed last | , but idle for week after ! the Post Office Depart- | ment had and authority to put in the An extension of the< mnm—nmmn tlnn-ll line to | authorized, for, lnmxumud and now‘ the Ilf'ly hv ‘idle the same which had pioneered u‘: ":zl:;luw passenger run _compl or- studies of the Norfolk situation, | into negotiations to put 1ntm shape for air gen operation the | Norfolk airport and, on October 15, opened regular passenger service be- tween Washington and Norfolk, over the Department of Commerce Alrway, which sprang into life This line, it 18 said, wrote to the Post Office Department announcing that it had opened service, wished to carry airmall and would guarantce to carry the mails, if necessary, at rates lower than those in effect on any airmail route. Officials of this line, it is ed’. received no reply to their proposal Instead, only & week later, the “Big Pour” mng-n_v which had been given | the Atlantic City run, issued an an- nouncement that it was opening air- mail and passenger service m Wash- | ington to Norfolk, by way of Rich-| inaugu- Tated, but that the airmail service would follow soon. Oontract Indicated. Officials of the Post Office Depart- | ment supported the announcement and | nhndnnmem o( the Department of | ted alrway and rejection | ths plea of Noflcxl and Pittsburgh 8| 2% =5 mfin Wmflflh( hlllln!u ol Neflox ommunieation particuls , rom Pins- | Arcade g ek to 8o llr however, pos not chosen to make such wn e tion. It would seem to be only fair the department should make & elnr statement of its policies affecting the contract afrmail before public con- fidence in the entire system is endan- gered. rtment's side of the situation officials have llru- An Inspiring Report. ‘The annual Alr Corps safety report, covering t deaths, not only should do much to bolster the morale of the combat pilots, but also serve as a public reminder that the safety of flym-cven 50 hazardous a form of fly- uunv.nlmmtlumm—um— creasing steadily from year 1o vear. Not only does the show & | per cent decrease in the death toll, Ill( hat the average number of increased by 150 per cent. is interesting in many respects, being the first to show the mmp-nun haz- ards of the various types of military afrcraft. The attack plane, hailed as the most deadly offensive weapon against Evund lrmpl avu devised, proved to | most. J to openfln‘ personnel of |anl ty-pu alreraft dur\n( the | past year. Five attack g were hwolved in fatal erashes during e year, = toll of seven lives, or one for mh 754,000 miles flown by at- tack planes. Bombardment planes had & perfect T¥ugon s of fvin. Basic iratny 1,834,000 - ing planes also showed an unblemished record, with & total of 6,036,000 miles plam‘ [ of flying. Primary a toll of three lives, but high, since 6,670,000 miles were flow: by planes of this t; in student train- ing, or 2,223,000 per fatality. Pursuit Safety High. Pursuit aviation ranked high, 1,536,000 miles being flown bv the fast little sin- mortalit: by planes yg"hn npnrt shows that the average speed of all of n- crnuarmmlt i 2548 H 'i’ OAST == an explanation of the Post Of- | TURNED THE FIRST SHOVELFUL OF DIRT. Davison, Assistant Secretary of War| for Aeronautics, in public the report, - wmmn-n '-Ml ly with similar o jcs co civilian Sight opers tions, especially in view of the \lmmtmmnmwmflm‘ | Air Knowledge Improves. Increasing practical interest of the Loy public in nyln: -w.thy in scheduled air transportation, is being coupled with vast improvements within the in- | dustry to bring the benefits of aviation to every corner of the x-u:m. accord- ing to ‘a statement by Clarence M. Young. A-m-n Commerce for Aeronautics, mun-tnl | the completion of a_6,500-mile inspec- tion flight over the Federal airways Peovle no longer fly for the aovelty of flying or for the effect they may | produce on their fellows, Mr. Young um but rather have come to look tion purely as a| N’l't are familia; orts made to| mremnny hepotnl‘:;wee ok c ety, out. Alr tra ition today is on umcny Pasis, he deciared. | | The glamor has been removed. Users of air transportation are sincere and | gy employ n pn-amy because it means a but there is an -mphere of healthi- ness and security in ] L P — e operators are ntly striving for greater speeds, . You! said, because, even though scheduls ! air transportation is thwee to four times ‘aster than surface methods, the still more speed, eruising 2t | williams, staged & destrover lem, something new in Navy day activi- the miscellaneous | i lem involves destroyer work, as each of | Harvey C. as & Johnson, Ensign o man. | tgin's orderly, and C. E. o Carier, . | tion, which gradually are being worked agreement, ‘The 1st Battalion, United e | _ Scores of relatives and friends of the | Grade) Fred pass, armory | Grade) Victor G. Rowe, Lisut. Comdr. | Reservists were present at the to watch the citizen sailors display | some of their activities under the direc- | Shedden, E. Richardson, | Lieut. ‘While there m\u'ut Ross Sutherland, Ensign tion of Lieut. | commanding officer. |no formal speech-making has been the practice heres organization put on some num for the visitors. | There was a commanding spect I-hc | viewed by Lieut. Richardson. Follow lnz thll fw-lmi. the 2d Flget Divi- inder command of Lieut. (Junior Gr-den Clelund, put on | drill. This feature was confined to me dl\ulon because th‘ge space muudu 4 organization too nmp‘:lrlpgqpemn mure than a divi- sion to maneuver in infantry. The 3d Fleet m'ilhn under Lieut. battle prob- | ties here. This feature ises, however, to be of considerable | battalion's routine the | year, as the word has come from the | Navy Department that the Inspection Board duris tlu visit here next Spring | will expect such a drill. e training. The battle prob- | the divisions here is skeleton crew of a Reserve destroyer. al gang also staged a drill, e various methods of visual signaling used in communication be- tween ships at sea. by a drill by the various division gun ws. was_officer of ost | ,, Ensign Gor Gordon Dykes the deck for the activities of the eve- B. Berry, boatswain’s mate, | nin, 3 nm' class, was chief petty officer of the watch; P. W. es, seaman, second T @ class, cap- seaman, fireman, second class, sentry. ‘The following have been issued Shmotnced by the N B B announce e avy nernnd uau:: William A. concerned itself 'ifih Y.h g‘h Uon of contagion fiux the of the Americas by Alr travel also have given birth to numerous problems of customs regula- out by international The nnc-ltylorm sengers and cargoes in hunrefinbedn portal mfi!dlnlht i has been a mwmuwmmhmd other countries of the world. Wednesday ~ Thursday ‘This was followed | of the wateh; C.| States | of Co- | Ensign lmbm its drill period for | Malcolm W. } | officer’s in- | X. Wilberding, Lieut. fon of persnnel, during which the | Harold Wirth T | various units of the command were Wolfl. -| an nfantey | 1an. e organization to put on | Ensign Prederkk Tt marks an advancement | nold J. Carlson, Ensign Francis Secretary . | nounced last week, huum | ten, Lieut. Robert L. Lewis, Ensign E. Heiser, Favoure, Lieut. mn Lieut. James N. | McCurley, Lieut. (Junior Grade) Fred- John H. Parker, Powell, Lieut. Lieut. (Junior | James R. Selfridge, Lieut. Willlam M. | Ensign William R. Sheeley, | (Junior Grade) Sidney juires, B. Thompson, jr.; Lieut. (Junior Onfie) mumm:nwm% Tourin bighest | o | st vision | 156 officers and men were taking the - | course. 11th | merit, and Comdr. (Junior | commanding aqum 'VN- mmnz Oakland, Calif., the squadron ha | the second huh-t flnfl merit. The Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department has c: to the attention of Reserve officers the regulations re- garding It was pointed correspondence. Julius H. Tolson, Lieut. Comdr. Roy A.|out that the bureau constantly receives Ensign Roy A. wlzm, Ensign Roland E. Wiens, Lieut. Comdr. Marion (Junior Grade) George and Other personnel changes were an- nounced as follows: Resignations—Ensign. James J. Don- ut. (Junior Grade) Martin F. Comeau, Ensign Paul V. Tierney, Lieut. (Junior Grade) Robert ‘. llfl.lon Lieut. _(Junior Grade) Lieut. Comdr. Edward J. Klog Alex B. Rowland, Lieut. (Jun Paul F. Paige and.Ensign Ear] mond. Retirements—Lieut. (Junior Grade) 8. Carroll, Lieut. Edward G. Zim- | Fred in the | mer, Lieut. (Junior Grade) Chester R. during the | Underhill, Lieut. Comdr. John F. East- | erbrook and Lieut. Comdr. Charles y Devereux. Discharges—] William A. Spurr, D. Witzel, RA,:- Bernard Tieslau, Ensign | MMu. Boatswain Robert H. . Guy and| ser, Lieut. Richard W Story Deaths—Lieut. oomdr Richard Lis- ward J. Mitchell, Lieut. Francis J. Mc- Cullough and Lieut. Adrian W. Splivalo. ‘The following have been issued com- | missions in the Merchant Marine Naval Reserve, which is confined to men serv- ing on vessels of the United States mer- chant marine which have been desig- nated as Na nl Reserve ships: muL . Galdsick, Euj A. Bowen, Earl W. Glines, Wayne gle, Charles P. Erickson, John L. and Wi lldm‘ L. Kulman; Ensigns lm Boys, Muret S. 'Corbett, Oscar burn G. de | M: lebme John E. Handran, Fred- erick J. Mills, Edward M. Byrne, jr.; Frank Airth, Richard L. Helmer, Sven P. thr Trygve B. Bertelsen, Adrian F. Raynaud and AIM H. Bamforth, ‘The of the Navy, it was an- letters of commendation to the !\Inwtn;ofle-‘ tions organiza merit Iof t.he ynt ln their lasses 1. Sher- th Dlvhlun. Rich- .; Lieut. H. F. Dobbs, com- manding the 1st Battalion, Atlanta, Ga.; Lieut. J. P. Fisher, commanding 1lst Division, Squadron VN-12RD9, St.| Louis, Mo., and Lieut. (Junior Grade) l‘ D. Crawford, commanding the vall Resem Aviation Base, Minneapolis, 'l‘he chief of the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy t has sent let- ters of commx}ln to the IW officers: Lieut. (Junior Grade) J. Friday Saturday Ambassador 2 B S 18th & Columbia Rd. hort _subject. o ififl‘a‘\! or "" lot. Shore subject. M Brgthers 1 usiness.” V!nu!l,one shos gn-nmu% innfe Liehtner and s Butterworth €4 ® St NE Tt Wingie Liehtner and T “Bude” Show "Bnort subjects. Rose ‘Hohln n “East_of Borneo.” Comedy. na_ Olaire in “Rebound.” Comeds. Adolphe l(e:,’cu and Trene Dus “The Great Lover." edies. Richerd Arlen “Causht aveling n,hn n-m’g“r— Ca a v, - Dark. Hyattsville, Md. it “Huel Cot medy. Fox News. i, inn." Nancy nfil;lg Paramount News. Wancy Carroil in - Maid.” Comedy. Paramount News. R retary eomr "Bartoon. Ashton Clarendon. V. Dark. Thomas Melshan n Junior Durkis Durkin and upior Durkin and— Jupior Durkin an “Huekleberry Pinn _“Huckl Pinn. A ay lhu¥?rd in dlands."” Avalon 5812 Conn. ave. Bomur famil- Com._8hor subjeet Sabiacr Rasil- ton." Com. ‘hfll"-‘.]ffl Enillipe Hoimes snd Toa Claire in Sylvia Sidney in “An *“Rebound.’ American Trageds. Vitaphone short Comedy. sublect. Anna May Wony W D‘% T of ¢ medy. R - Short_ subiect. Ave. Grand 645_Pa. Ave BE short subject Dorothy Mackaill *The Rgeklag our.” James Dunn and Watkins, ister." Com."Bhort subect. Dark. Cameo Mt.Raini e Last Uth & NO. Ave AR gt lm!ldt d e Saced ies Nl fim’u‘fl.-u ] essions of Cliye Brook, in Rlflh CI B mun-&in ¢ 3t Seems. atterion T ificent Lie.” News. ly. Sportiight. su:x Jones and Loretta Savers in “Fighting Sheriff.” Comedy. _Serial. !b‘lllle g:fl!. r‘Cang. Laurel, and’ Hardy and others. jer, Md " Com. News. ichard Bart) | Carolina s Sy Rihard %3':5;5:: Copstance Bennett ‘mm « Central T 5 ot 8t Nw o Comedy. Toretts Youns “Tog, Young to lorjs Beeec? Ken Maynard in Leon_ Errol in “onl: “Fighting Thru.” y Saps Work.” WW and 'E‘\t.m. T . juaes oF Tititns oo B Merely Mary Ann, Screen_Souvenir. rely Mary Ann.” Screen_Souvent Com._8hort nm;m e Claire 1B Vitaphone short sublect. Doroths Mll| Shonnlh 3 Circle 2108 Pa Ave. NW Laurel and Hare: in "Pardon U5 dette Coll e o ¥, i+ i all in e A d C};ludnh Colbert and Crawford, o ick eil H-muum in Age” erbert Marshall kD his_Modern Tets of Sec: Tetary.” Jor rawford. o7 Baxter; Pauline Tick & re Nell Hamilton, in o Bicktard in Sauaw_Man.” [ s Npere 7 s Winnie Lightner and Crades da'umr:wmn les Pusterwor Anfl? Olyde comedy Colony Ga. Ave. & Parragut Fhillis Srivia Sidney in “An Rmerican “Traveds Comedy’ jwhtner and Hoimes and S - Andy 7“ cnmedy Winnie Phillips Holmed and Sylvia Sidney in AR American ‘Tragedy." Comedy. Naney Carrall 1o erson Ruth Etting short R Arlen in Berial “Eomea: meds. Short_subject. tone -?4 P75 Bereain.” Com._Bhort subject. e Dowling and Junfi Collser in oneymoon Tane Dumbarton 1349 Wis. Ave. N.W. ie Dowling and June Collyer in gsepon Joan Crawford and Neil Hamilton n “This uocem Age Jmce wmu and Robinson in Eiacw Wi Baxter and Georg O'Bri thy Mackayl in Hen Bilers = in “A_Holy Terror.” lu ind Lot B nnn nllc . Fairlawn' Helen Twelvetrees in "2 Woman c( ot Ex- perience.” Comedy. Fdmund Lowe and Lois Moran in Hransatiantic.” Com mcn-m Dix in Hlpponrome um Innm_de_nflmumn T “‘Sporting Blood.” Comedy. News. e “Sporting Bl Comedy. New: Rich Bichard Pu in- fen Comedy. Cartoon. 808 K St _NW. Home r#‘x‘.“l.“'l’" Eg 'lel ‘Dl"nll‘ — N Phillips. Holmes and xym- fldnfl in “An Tragedy.” Tune cart'n. sper jeu- chmeds. e Ealipe L Enilline Holmes and Srivie Sidngy in Ap American Looney Tune Cartn. 30 & C Sts NE Bl 18th nr. RIAVNE C\n- Brook and hannen in mc“m !\r@ he Variety Sast'n Com._Se: Tew Avres a5d Genevieve Tobin in "Up for Mugder. lgfll-l Variet: hu" Dark. Lyric | Galthersburg. Md. .. Sennecticur Yankee:" Muysical novelty. velts: athe News. fews. “Joan Orawiord in, lode; % “L.fifi‘."... Warner Baxter in ““The Cisco arner Baxter ln Serial. Al Bllly House comedy. Kid." al. Billy House comedsy. | Princess "Bl 19 H St NE !cmn ‘nlmoll QL= 3:!&“\:: Maurice Chevaljer T Screen Bnapihots Sonleatlony ot x Sees Somedis. ena. Strange As Tt Seems. Wi Boxd fn Mur 5 ow to. Play, Ball,” No. 3. Ken llynlld in “The Arizona Terror.” Laurel el and nnrfiv Richmond Dark. Four Marx Brothers in “’Monkey Business.’ Tt Matx Beofhers [ # 7 Bysine 3 y. News. News. Winate 1 ¢, Lightaer in ‘Winai htner in ‘artoon. and omedy. Cartoon. Geory Arliss R Rl ~-X‘n‘.°x'.'n'¢.’:"'x!‘...a C-llldy Cartoon. | Alexandria. Va. | Sav 3 i and | 3030 14th 8t NW. Short_subject the ground that | ‘ames n and Maurice valier in L ) MAhe Soailipy, Licu tenant.” iFice Chevalier in “The Smiling, Lieu- Joan Crawford Comedies. Novelts. Boencer_Tracs Jean E-rlu: y. Clark 4 ing { | ra | to the the ® A omcers communications humu vm.hnul hl“n‘ R. | are ldvhed ll!l the bureau statement, official that lence must be forwarded mmu‘h eir respectis manding officers, and by them to the district commandant. 1In several cases, it was said, the forms of letters have been decidedly informal. Rlpldmm.hlnmnumbenolpcr- Communications Reserve ve com- for the year of 1,127 men, Or an average of 94 men per month. The Navy Department views wm: muflcltlm the reports that with the | resumption of the regular ras of the Communications Reserve 100 cent station attendance was indical at the the year. ‘The Navy runent has _an- nounced that as the present mpply of the navigation t is pom ot avallable. meantime be flled and the course furnished as soon as it is ready for Figures show that on September 30 In order to bring the requirements VINg | for & merchant officer’s license, as far the | 8 concerns navigation, to conform more nurly to the navigational of The it said that it is hoped the two can be brought more nearly to coincide, and that the ons will be of to the merchant marine. It was -nnn\mced that a employed by them to take the bureau correspondence course on na mmm:amhr of ofl:‘url mlvl led ion_course is raj wn;, and the above order, if %&:‘e’: companies follow the lead, it was said, will result in a very appreciable ch-nt marine officers. desirable, lew, that me be familiar with Navy of uhlth-l navigation. While the mer- chant officers are declared to be thor- oughly competent navigators, it is felt that the NIW. flln‘m‘l} its of mer- dio drills | officers, it was has been exhausted no more ne' lwu- th ved cations for this course will be a| et until after November 15, when assignments of a new course will WHERE TO MOTOR AND DINE on the Mountain above Bluemont, Virginia Open Week Ends All Winter and during the week by reservation Telephone Bluemont 14 THE GORILLA in _use by service and the Navy. One Mile West of Fairfax, Vi Fork of Routes 56 and 211 B S Luncheon, Tes, Dinner valrias 7 ssssiagion” ON RICHMOND HIGHWAY Between Alexandria and Mt. 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