Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1933, Page 42

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. T is to be hoped that the inaugural visitors have been made fully wel- come during their stay here. sides the interesting events of yes- terday, the National Capitsl has much to offer. ‘This is true during all seasons of the year. Even outside of its historical places the City of Washington and its environs afford many attractions. The wide thoroughfares with trees to be found at every hand, Rock Creek Park with its splendor of Winter, Spring, Summer and Pall is & lure not to be found eise- where. The Bpeedway, or as it is offi- cially known, Potomac Park, with its| delightful drives skirting the river, is always pleasant, whether the cherry blossoms are out or not. Then, nearby Washington has its | many attractions, to be reached over| fine serviced lways. The District | of Columbia rightfully should become | 2 national touring center, and visitors | here last week and this week should | Femember that and return. | Honor to Sir Malcolm. Str Malcolm Campbell, the intrepid British racer, is to be congratulated upon his record-making run along the | da coast line. In his appearance here last week, where he was honored by the American Automobile Asoscla- tion, he portrayed himself to be the| qulet, unassuming man which all sports- | men admire. Not satisfied with making 272 miles an hour on Washington’s birthday, the Englishman plans return- ing to this country again to achleve, it go-lbll, even higher speeds. He be- leves the speed of an automobile to bel practically unlimited. The noted racer, knighted last year | by his government for his record then standing, is not a speed enthusiast at all times. To the contrary, when not on the beach racing or on some other | speedway course, he is a slow driver. ; He is a supporter of many safety-first | campaigns in England. _This may seem | radoxical, but the Englishman be- Pi:vu there is & time and place for all things, and surely a man who can at- tain such speeds must be a careful driver. | Sir Malcolm expressed himself as be- | #ng much impressed over the work of | the schoolboy patrols, the organization started here by the A. A. A. He lmd‘ that it was his desire to organize a sim- flar patrol in Great PBritain. That in fteelf will be a worthy result of the| Tacer’s speed runs here. | Good of High Speeds. | Many ask what good comes of such high speeds. The answer generally given | is that it enables mechanics and manu- | facturers of automobiles to build strong- | er and safer cars by noting what| weakens first in such runs, end thus make engines and cars stronger in gen- erel for public use. This answer is true, but Sir Malcolm | gives another one. He says that these speed runs are of great benefit to the | makers of tires, especially tires for| trucks. Not that trucks are to be made | to attain such speeds, he says, but that | trucks are very heavy as a rule, and the surface part of the tires used cause | much friction to be attained. This is| true with machines run at great speeds. | By experimenting with tires at great | speeds the companies in time are able to make stronger tires and t& 3 more safety is produced. 80 in auto racing, as in other plo- neer achievements at great danger to the participant, greater safety through even their loss may come to the greater | majority. Through perils and hardships better times for those who come after are brought about. It is fitting that these speed trials ould be tried in this country, the birthplace of pioneers. Avert Pedestrian Deaths. Although pedestrian deaths included s larger lzereem.l(e of all deaths from automobi accidents in 1932 than in the previous year, there is one fact that is encouraging. The numper of pedes- trians killed while walkingon or along rural highways was smaller in percen- than in the year before. ther this improvement was due to | more care on the part of drivers or on | the part of ans, or both, is not | s important as the fact that the bet-| ter experience prevailed, because this improvement proves that something can | ‘be done to safeguard life and limb, once | people make up their minds to take the necessary precautions. Milady’s On the whole, however, an analysis presents somewhat of a hopeless picture Be- | of the pedestrian’s joint responsibility with drivers for many accidents. Con- sider the fact that 47 per cent of all the esttians killed were crossing streels either against signals, diagonally, between intersections, or from behind parked cars, and it must be admitted that many pedestrians are trusting their “ate to luck alone. It is a conservative forecast to say that fully half of the pedestrian fatal- ities could be prevented if only pedes- trians themselves exercised the same de- gree of care which they gs walkers seem | to expect from drivers. What an oppor- | tunitLyedesmnm have to prove to driv- ers that just common-sense care in the use of streets and highways can piy h%dlmendl. edestrians must walk right. ance of the State highway signs order- ing that pedestrians should walk along | the road on the side facing oncoming traffic has proved beneficial. One may be walking to the left, but in wisdom he | 1s walking “right.” New Service Reported. Another new service, it is reported, | will be available for motor car owners at many service stations this year, When the motorist wants to be sure that his tire valves are not leaking, the service man will be able to show him instantly whether or not he needs new valve insides. A new leak detector, just announced |by & manufacturing company, entirely | herself and sometimes |does away with the uncertain wet-|in ft. finger method of testing for & leaky valve. This ingenious detector consists of & short rubber hose leading to a brass tube in a visible and unbreakable vial. When the detector is “chucked” over the valve stem. a series of bubbles im- mediately show up in the vial if there is the slightest leak in the valve or valve inside. All guesswork is eliminat- ed and the car owner instantly sees if new valve insides should be put in. As it is most important to maintain con- stantly correct air pressure with bal- loon tires, the leak detector renders a real service for both the car owner and all service station attendants handling the tire work. Lower Gasoline Revenues. Widespread apprehension over the de- cline in revenue from gasoline taxes, attributable in part to the thousands of | usable cars being kept in “dead stor- age,” is reflected in proposals to reduce registration and license fees now pend- ing in a score of State Legislatures. This statement was made recently by the American Automobile Association on the basis of reports from its affiliations throughout the country disclosing that the movement to lower automobile license fees is assuming national pro- portions. Among the States cited by the A. A. A. where it is proposed to slash the pres- ent rate for registering passenger cars means of encouraging their use are: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohjo, South Dakota and Texas. Pointing out that the number of reg- istered motor vehicles has declined 2,269,281, or 9 per cent, within the last three years, the national motoring body sald that memorials sent to Congress by State Legislatures protesting against a | continuation of the 1-cent Federal gaso- line tax offer additional evidence of what has happened as a result of the constant pyramiding of motor levies. Justifies Warning. “This memorializing of Congress, more than anything else,” said the A. A. A., “justifies the warning given the House Ways and Means and Benate Finance Committees a year ago to the effect that the Federal gasoline tax, superimposed on already high State and local levies, | would bring chaos_to this field of taxa- tion. Four States, namely, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Montana and Oregon, have already filed memorials urging Congress te leave the gasoline tax to the States, and other such petitions are now pend- ing in the Legislatures. “All these substantiate our contention that the Federal tax on gasoline in- fringes on State revenues, endangers State highway programs, jeopardizes State bond issues and adds to the in- centive for wholesale gasoline tax eva- Slon ™" Motoring BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. A firm grip on the road with new | tires is worth two on the steering wheel | with the hands. Your friends may know your moves | hither and thither as the weeks roll on, | but it is important to have an in-| surance company to furnish facilities for proving where you and your car were on any definite date. Recently a suit was brought against the owner of & car registered in New York City. It cost her insurers over $3,000 to prove that at the time of the purported ac- cident she and her car were in Florids. | Beginners may find an idea in the plan of having the instructor do the steering while they are learning the business of shifting gears and handling the clutch and gas. Many of those who are trying to “take off” for the first time become so preoccuped with steering as to forget the necessary steps with the gear shift and foot controls. Once these other details become auto- matic the steering can be added with- out confusion. Automobile clubs appear fo be head- ed for new development. It has come to the officials of one of 1o°m as & sort of shock that there has ¥ ver been a woman on its Board of Governors, in spite of the fact that at least 20 per| cent of its members are of the fairer sex. If the move to have woman board members becomes a trend it is certain that many new services will be adopted. Can you imagine what chance a_poor magistrate would have trying to fine a | ‘woman member for a parking violation | 1f there were several outstanding woman board members to smile for her? | This week's safety sermonette stresses importance of not hand-signaling far in advance. Too premature a may give the driver behind the you have changed your mind. ‘When you make your turn or stop he she will be as rised as if you | the sidewalk. lme're]y talk. scared out of her senses when she cranks the motor afid sees smoke com- ing from under the hood, especially when dad has told her that he isn't going to buy her new cars as often. But she can at least tip off her as- sistants as to how best to fight the fire. Just this very thing happened recently. Discovering that the car was afire, the young woman ran into the house to get a fire extinguisher. The butler wanted to raise the hood on the side where the motor was flaming, but she was smart enough to insist that he raise the other side and spray the| chemical across the top of the motor. ‘This helped to confine the blaze by giving it less afr. An investigation as to ‘the cause of this fire demonstrated that there had been & combination of poor design and inexperienced driving. Excessive chok- ing, due to the deb's cranking without the ignition switched on, caused the air filter to fill up with gasoline. A backfire did the rest. Watch this if your car carries an air cleaner that can trap excess gasoline. ‘This is a logical place to inject the news that on many of the newer cars the air cleaner is above the carburetor. In addition, the fuel is fed down to the motor instead of up. With this arrange- | P. ‘ment an overchoked motor is less likely to burst into flame. ‘The police of an Eastern State tell the story of a woman who was halted | for speeding. The officer said that he would have to take her number. She gladly consented and drove on. Five miles beyond another officer stopped her. This time she had been going 60. “Tll have to take your number,” he explained politely. 'Oh, that's all right,” she beamed. “I've already given it to one of the other boys, but I don’t mind telling you it'’s Fairview 1689. Call me up some time.” In irate gentleman has written to his local newspaper to complafh about the unmannerly behavior of a woman who stopped her car on a driveway, so that pedestrians were obliged to leave the sidewalk and detour through a muddy street. I can think of nothing more conducive to this sort of thoughtless- ness than a male pedestrian who would overlook the opportunity of telling such a driver thet unless she moved on and held her conversation elsewhere he would have her arrested for parking on Let’s have action, not So that spin around town tired you? Wonder what you would have done back in the old days when woman’s place was on the Tear seat, taking the breezes. Most of the drivers were much more reckless than even the speed maniacs of today. They were largely recruited from the ranks of horsemen who knew speed and a dash of the devil-may-care. When the woman folk returned from one of these outbursts they were wind-torn and bedraggled. They had cried out for mercy, but were invariably met with a shout from the front seat to the effect that “We're not |, going over 40.” What rides! What chances! Oh, yes, you can have the speedometer shaft ‘adjusted so it won't click and upset your frazzled nerves. You might ask them at the service station to oil that accel 80 it won't bother your neuritisl Obey- | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHIN SEVEN PRESIDENTS | FOND OF MOTORING Harding First Chief Executive to Use Auto in Inaugural Parade. BY JAMES WALDO FAWCETT. Franklin D. Rousevelt, inaugursted yesterday, is the seventh President of | while in office. They were Theodore | Rooseveit, William Howard Taft, Wood- row Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin | Coolidge and Herbert Hoover. | The new Chief Executive’s celebrated cousin, “T. R.” was in charge of the | destinies of the Nation when motor- driven vehicles first became but, somewhat case of one who innovations, he did “the new-fangled sionally, neverthel in an early model ! thenti report tell was in & wreck in Roc] 3 He recommended the use of an auto- | mobile to the delegates to the Ports- | mouth Conference, which closed the | Russo-Japanese War. His dsughter | Alice, . Nicholas Lo to-be, | owned an _electric runabout, drove it At Oyster Bay the Roosevelt family used & car to run back and | forth to the rallrosd station. | White House Carage Origin. | wiliam Howard Taft initiated the | White House garage. He had & White imodel of early vintage and, later, a | Packard. While President he | a reputation as “a knight of the road” and and “as something of & s by pace is said to have been the only Chief §Ee< o 1 H £ oEEE L] Q enjoyed traveling at a course. At the opening of the Atlanta Bpeedway he went round the track at 56 miles an hour. With members of his family and friends he made trips :p the Canadian border in vacation ime. Woodrow Wilson preferred an open car. He liked to sit with the driver. Frequently while President he was to be seen along the Maryland and Vir- ginia roads, out for a run in the coun- {try. He owned a Pierce-Arrow snd | motored uptil within a week of his | death. On his last birthday anniv | a group of admirers presented him wi a Rolls-Royce, but it is said that he never used it. | Warren G. Harding had a Locomo- | bile before coming to the White House and he drove it himself. He “did not | relish slow driving” and in his travels | he “stepped on the gas” As President he went on motor-camping tours with | Thomas A. Edison, Harvey Pirestone | and Henry Ford. |, Calvin Coolidge was the most cau- | tious of the automobiling Presidents, | He was a careful observer of all the I rules of the road and did not mind | bowling along at 16 miles an hour. Herbert Hoover had nine cars in the | garage of the Executive Mansion during his term. Hubert Holloway of the | American Automobile Association, {1928, said of him: “Al a mo- torist at heart and interested in every phase of the motor car, Mr. Hoover motors as he lives. When he enters his motor car he relaxes and his drives, even from his home to his office, are | well and leisurely planned. Not even | the most fervid imagination could pic- ture Mr. Hoover rushing at any time.” The same writer testiffied that Mr. Hoover is not above getting out and lending a hand in time of difficulty. He called the First National Confer- ence on Street and Highway Bafety. Roosevelt Motorist Since 1910. Franklin D. Roosevelt has been & mo- torist since 1910. In that year he campaigned for a seat in the New York State Senate, using an automobile to tour his district. As Governor of New York he is supposed to have ex- pressed a preference for a Packard car. Mr. Harding was the first President to go by automobile to the Capitol to take the inaugural oath. His com- panions on his ride up Pennsylvania avenue March 4, 1921, were President Wilson, Senator Knox and Speaker ey stori told any stories are of Chief Executives. One that m about Mr. Taft is, perhaps, worthy of mention. The ident had been on a tour in New England, going from town to town as rapidly as the law and nature allowed. Two years later the mayor of one of these communities happened to be in Washington and called at the White House. When he was presented, Mr. Taft said: “Oh, yes, Mr. Mayor, I passed through your town Summer before last.” “Quite so, Mr. President,” replied the guest, “and the | dust has not yet settled.” Y. M. C. A. News The new boxing course for men and business men will open tomorrow under the direction of “Bill” Stanley, boxing coach at the Y. A number of members of the Y's Men's Club havé enrolled for the noon class which will meet Monday and Friday. Classes in the School of | Religion_will meet from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The Dramatic Club will hold its weekly rehearsal in the assembly hall at {17:45 p.m. Tuesday, under the direction of Miss Lillian Krsuse. The Priendly Bible hour will meet at 8:30 o'clock in room 219. A rehearsal of the Glee Club will be l:]ld Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. in room The Y's Men’s Club will meet for lunch at the University Club at 12:30 .m. Thursday. The Department of Physical Education Committee will meet at 12:30 at the Monmouth Hotel. W. C. Hanson will preside. The weekly health talk will be given in the assembly hall at 7:45 o'clock by Dr. F. J. Eichen- laub on the subject, “The Care of the Skin and Scal ‘The Triple Tan Pra- ternity will meet in the Business Men's Club social room at 8 g‘;n The Y. W. C. A, and Y. M. C. A. will hold a joint dance at the latter institu- tion Friday at 9 p.m. Both of the Washington Y volley ball teams will play in the final matches in the Chesapeake Bay Volley Ball League in Baltimore Saturday. Other teams to compete will be Harrisburg, Richmond, ‘Wilmington and Baltimore. ‘The senior law class of Southeastern University will give a dance Saturday evening. A. N. Jones, president of the class, 18 in charge of arrangements, e TWO FAMOUS HEIRLOOMS GO BEGGING: IN IRELAND Politics and Not Art Is Declared to Be Turning Cash From Railway. DUBLIN (#).—Apparently Galway does not want possession of two of Ireland’s most famous heirlooms, the ancient sword and mace of the city. After being missing for many years they came into the possession of a Dublin art dealer. A movement started for the purchase of the beautiful relics. One donation of $2,500 was received in | | Magistrate to patronize an auto race|ton TON, GITTIN' HIS AUTY oUT 0 STORAGE For the first time since he has been commanding general of the 20th Na- tional Guard Division, Maj. Gen. An- [ , commanding also the local militia bflfldz bad under him in the inaugural parade in this city Guard, l:‘ s IGND.:!M , it was s. The 20th National Guard Division consists of all the Na- tional Guard of this city, the States of Maryland and Virginia and certain organizations in Pennsylvania. Gen. Stephan expressed deep satis- faction at having these units under his command in the inaugural parade. ‘They were the 246th Artillery Band, the Richmond . Blues, the Richmond Howitzers. In addition to these di- vision troops, there also was assigned to his division the Sedgwick Guards of the National Guard of Connecticut. Drill work of the Guard organiza- tions during the week was confined principally to preparations for the in- augural event yesterday, and the issu- ance of the detailed orders for the participation of the troops and their | appearance in the parade ve evi- dence of the preparatory work done in the armories. Guard officials were much elated when the District of Columbia appro- priation bill was reported to the Sen- ate with the items which the House had eliminated back In the measure. The most important of these, of course, was that provision for the pay- ment of money to non-government employes while attending training camps. This particular item is con- sidered important by the Guard offi- cials, as to withdraw it would discrimi- nate between the Government ployes who are members of the Guard and the employes of private establish- ments. In the case of the Federal and Dis- trict of Columbia employes who are members of the Guard, they receive what is termed military leave while attending training camps, and no de- duction is made from their annual leave. Even since the economy act was passed, it has been ruled that it does not affect the military leave pro- vision of the law as it stood at the time of the passage of the economy act. Members of the Guard who are em- ployed in private establishments re- ceive while attending training camp from 50 cents to $1.25 a day, the total amount depending upon the percent- age of armory drills which they at- tended during the training the bill as it was in the House, the en- listed men would receive only their Federal pay for the two weeks, which is the same as that received by a man of corresponding rank in the Reguiar | Army. The fact that this pay has been paid for years has been one of the means used by the Guard to at- tract young men. It is regarded more or less as a contract, as it is used as an inducement by the recruiting offi- cers when men hesitate because they might not receive fily from their civilian employers while attending the training camps. Both officers and men expressed themselves during the week as much pleased with the announced plan for the training camps this year. when the majority of the troops will go to Camp Albert C. Ritchie, at Cascade, Md., while the Coast Artillery units will go to Fort Monroe, It was pointed out that when the camps are held some distance away from Washington that there is usu- ally a larger turn out of men for the camps. Many of them take the train- ing period for their vacations, and when they are sent to posts adjacent to the Capital City they do not show as much interest in attending. ‘The following enlisted men have been ordered transferred from the ac- tive to the Reserve lists of their respec- tive organizataions for the reason give Business interference with the per- formance of military duty—Pvts. Jo- seph W. Congleston and Galloway Stevens, both of Company B, 12lst Engineers; Corpl. George C. Prentiss, Train, 260th _Coast Artillery; 3 (First Class) Robert . Sansone, 20th Division Military Police Company; Pvts. Walter B, Leacne and Corbin A. Thompson, both of Battery E, 260th Coast Artillery. Pvt. George Scordas. Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery, has been or- dered honorably discharged on his own "Tl’:m' he having served two years of & three-year re-enlistment. : Pvts, Bernard A. Holcer, jr, and Louis H. Kalhoun have been ordered transferred from the active to the Re- serve list of Company B, 121st - neers, on account of temporary ab- sence from the city. The following members of Company B, 121st Enmem. have been ordered honorably harged on account of removal from the District: Pvts. Ole Homstad and Inard E. Sundberg. Pvt. (First Class) Arthur A. Tomel- den has been ordered promoted to corporal in Company E, 131st Engi- neers. The Secretary of War has issued in- eount winning p principal on the District of Columbia rympie, tional Guard teams competing in z‘h.z national pistol team matchesof 1922 ‘n'ld‘h:'”V notice from the War Depart- mtgzmt!chflcur.mnflu Delco Batteries CREEL BROTHERS 1811 14th St. N\W. Decatur 4220 ional | match, {the United States Destroyer Goff left | man, second class, and Howard P. Bel- em- | year. | Should this camp pay be stricken from | D. C, YELL HAVE To LET 1922, firing mem! of the Guard team; Army team badge, prin- cipal, D. C. National Guard team, na- tional pistol team match, 1922; bronze medal, national team match. 1923, firing member D. C. National Guard team No. 1; Army team badge, - cipal, D. C. National Guard team No. 1, national pistol team match, 1923. Staff Sergt. Howell K. Stephens has MARCH 5, 1933—PART FOUR. SN IEL ez \“!\i“'m e HER of that command on account of busi- dl ness interference with the performance of military duty. military duty. D. C. Naval Reserve Having been here for several weeks aiding in the training of members of the 1st Battalion. United States Naval Reserves of the District of Columbia, during the week for South Atlantic | ports, having among her crew members | of the local battalion who had applied | for training duty. | Among these were Charles F. Clarke, fireman, third class; Maurice P. Fen- | ton, fireman, third class; John W. Irvin, | boatswain’s mate, second class; Danlel M. Levy, fireman. third class. all of the 1st Fleet Division: Louis Leubkert, fire- lers, seaman, second elass, of the 2d Fleet Division, and John A. Gallagher, seaman, second class, 3d Fleet Division. 'All of these men applied for the train- ing and the service is to be without pay, except that they will be subsisted with- out cost. Upon completion of the voy- age, which is to end at Hampton Roads, Va., the men will have to bear the ex- pense of their transportation back to the Capital City. As Navy is without funds with which to provide pay and allowances for officers and men of the Reserve, only such men as volunteer to go with- out’ pay can be given any tral at! this time. However, it is the hope that this year it will be possible to give all | of the Reservists some training aboard | cruising ships. This is regarded as im- portant, in view of the fact that the| annual cruises were not held last Sum- mer, owing to the necessity of cutting down on governmental ex| 3 Both officers and men here are look- ing forward this year to the prospect of training cruises. These cruises, it was pointed out, serve to give a close check-up on the effectiveness of armory training, and particularly on the gun’s crews. If cruises are not made there is no opportunity for target practice and this is considered a serjous handi- cap in the training of the Reservists. Not only were the local Reservists, along with others throughout the coun- try, denied training at ses last Sum- mer, but they did not have a training ship here. The only opportunity for ship training during the year was the presence of the Goff, which remained only a few weeks, and while it was here the divisions were given intensive train- ing in emergency drillls and Dbattle problems. ‘The machinists’ mate school at the local armory will be in full swing in & short time, with practical instruction in machine shop practice. The ma- chine shop material, including lath drills, etc., has been set up for some time, but the has been without A high-voltage power line now is being run into the armory so that the machine shop will be used. ‘The local battalion, under command of Lieut. B. M. Coleman, participated in the inaugural parade yesterday, hav- ing been assigned & place with th Regular troops. power. Lieut. C. A, Briggs, commanding the ‘tommunications branch of the Reserve, has announced & number of special assignments for members of his com- mand as follows: Lieut. (Junior Grade) M. Weinstock, check up naval instruc- tion of men dnd report those who will | be ready to take examination at an| early date for an advance in rating; Ensign B. E. Stahl, inventory of all re- celving and transmitting tubes, list lo- | High cation of spares and tubes for which | s.;’:re': lr:" ng‘t llmx:tx‘egiltelmihble. en al setting on mitter for various frequencies; W. A. Sour- wine, radioman, first class, complete plans for the handling of Governors- to-President relay messages; N. W. Smith, seaman, first class, to make ar- rangements for contacting operators. Lieut. Briggs announced that on sc- count of the long watches planned at Station W3BVG in connection with Governors-to-President relay m sent from various State capitals to city vis amateur radio, there will be no radio drill via the air on March 8. The destroyer Reuben James arrived at the local Navy Yard Friday with & contingent of Fleet Reservists from At- ., to take part in the inaugural The following changes in Reserve personnel ha ced: > Lieuts. ‘W. Willis, jr ; Albert Wing, George E. Dryden, Harris C. Allel Julian M. Boit, Stephen A. Dawley, Thomas C. Eley, Horace B. Gardner, Louis L. Habryl, Edwards Kneass. Elle A. P. LaVallette, Harold E. Richard- son; Lieut. (Junior Grade) Harry G. Romig, Lieut. Arthur Ryning, Ensign Lewis 8. Tappan Discharges—Lieut. Alton L. Jordan, Ensigns James Lynch and Harry K. Malley, Boatswain Frank McCoy, En- signs James V. Wilson, Harry N. Ben- son, John E. Lynn, Adelbert C. Vincent, Charles R. Gibson, Mogens K. Hein, Fred M. House, Lieut. Comdr. Richard T. Jones, Ensign Willlam K. Schoen- hals, Lieut. Walter A. Treichel, Lieuts. (Junior Grade) Edward S. Clark and Gilbert W. Douglas, Ensign Blanks Everette, Lieut. (Junior Grade) Ru- dolph A. Hagberg. Ensign 8t. Clair X. Hertel, Lieuts. (Junior Grade) Paul G. Linaweaver and William Perry. Honorary _retired — Lieut. Comdr. Charles W. Blake, Lieut. Comdr. Nathan A. Seagle, Capt. Milton J. u, Lieut. Comdr. Allan L. Thompson, ‘The Navy Recruiting Service has re- cently inaugurated a series of weekly broadcasts on the subject of life in the Navy from eight radio stations in the Middle West. The inspector of recruit- ing in Chicago reports that the suc- cess of this broadcast is due in & large measure to the advice and help of & Naval Reserve officer with broadcasting experience. Broadcasts similar to the above are to be inaugurated in other sections of the country, it was announced, and Re- serve officers with talent or experience | in this fleld can be of great help by offering their advice and suggestions to the Jocal recruiting officer, the Navy Department said. ‘The Park View Chapter members will be hostesses today at the e | hour” from 4 to 5, Seventeenth and K streets. Mrs. Charles Bateman will be the hostess at 614 E street from 5 to 6. Committee meetings for the week are: Monday, membership, 12:30; E street, 1. Tuesday, K street house, 11. Wed- nesday, Elizabeth Somers, 7:30. Friday, industrial, 12:30. ‘The Blue Triangle girls will start ‘Thursday evening a new series of dis- cussions for their weekly assembly pro- grams. The central theme is “Abun- dant, Health for Y Business Wom- en” and the continue for a period of five weeks. The guest ers will be Dr. Grace Purse, adviser to the Y. M. C. A.; Dr. Paul J. Ewerhardt, director of the Wi Institute of Mental Hygiene, and 'S, Elwood Street, chairman of the Social 3&“‘" Society Committee. Dr. Purse. speak Thursday on * Health, the “Ph; Foundation for Effective Li ; On Friday evening the Silverelle Club will have a new-member party. All senior high school olr{ Reserves who wish to try out for modeling at the “Spring style show” will meet Miss Whiteman at the Y. W. C. A. Monday at 4 o'clock. The style show will fol- low the Girl Reserve Club supper Fri- day in Barker Hall. ‘The Girl Reserves of the Central 8chool will have a “shoe party” Priday st 3:30 in the Girl Reserve clubrooms at the “Y.” Each Old Woman Who Lives in glee clubs are launched into their preparations for three major events he Spring. e Girl Reserve Gl ‘Hansel tel” and the B. and P. Glee Clib the music for the “Alice in Wonderland” program for the Natlon-wide banquet and the Elizabeth Somers Glee Club its annual concert program to and Ol Miss . United States. ‘The ew girls in the department Pariy i the Toof garden st s welook March 9. — Using the ailver trowel with which she laid the corner stone of Emmanuel . Hoover Church, , England, 30 years iton, it | 13 the fousdation sions ot the chureh chapel. Authorized Station Certificate of Inspection for Transfer of Title and Tags Central Auto Works 443-451 Eye Street. - Dist. 6161 will | nations in the f d other Ering 8 pair of aid shioes, WhEE will bo| atda e Wb and o to “The of | operating airline lee | fiying with mail only, those flying as More than ysical | the Department pilots ‘To came | i i i | | | l "AVIATION BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON. to exist within a $15,000,000 appropriation for the ! IRMAIL operators of the Nation are preparing to trim their coming fiscal year—only 75 per cent of the amount determined by the Post Office Department to be necessary for proper operation of the existing domestic system. While it is too early to forecast the effect o the 25 per cent reduction, since the details will be administered by Federal officials who have not undertaken their new duties and some of whom have not been named, it is believed by air transport officials that the jor framework of the existing airmail system can be maintained maj Pasibie multiple schegu multiple schedules. It is feared, however, that the important routes and cancellation of all reduction will have a depressing effect on the entire air transport industry. Orders for new and better airplane equipment in many cases will have to be delayed, to the detriment of the aircraft manufacturers and the stagnation of engineering of new types. Discharging of personnel or further reductions of holding airm ay may become necessary, not only by companies contracts, but also by tributary companies which for their livelihood upon the mail carriers. the 35 per cent reduc- ren though tion will mean curtaflment and hard- ship, however, airmail contractors as & | ton; whole are relieved that the blow was not more severe. When the Senate voted to strike out the entire $19,000,- 000 appropriated by the House for do- mestic airmail it was feared that the com) amount finaflly agreed upon t be 80 low as to cripple the entire aviation industry. It is rded as certain that drastic situation yet car- ried t0 & conclusion by any congressional body has been completed by the House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, with the co-operation of Prof. John B. Crane of Harvard University. The result has been the introduction by Representative Clyde Kelly of Penn- sylvania, “father of the airmail,” of & new bill providing for sweeping changes in the airmail set-up. It is anticipated this bill will be reintroduced during the coming special session of Congress and :'h‘n w::ur:u‘l efforts will be made to ng al its passage. In its report the committee found “that some curb on the rate-making powers of the Postmaster General hl,hly desirable.” ‘A plan based upon accepted rate- mnkmg principles, and as free as pos- sible from political influences, is absb- lutely essential if the administration of the airmail system is to be placed on a business basis,” the committee reported. ‘The committee found that the airmail administrative machinery under the Watres act “has failed to perform its function of wryimut the provisions of airmail in an efficient and businessiike manner,” and de- clared that there is required “an equi- table allocation of the airmail appro- priations among the different airmail contractors.” It was found that the present administrative system is such that no one individual the necessary broad and detailed knowledge necessary for equitable payments to the contractors. A comprehensive audit of the ac- counts of tshe companies holding air- mail contracts was found to be es- sential for determination of true costs of operation and allocation of the ap- propriations. The Kelly bill provides for meeting this need by setting up a system of auditing. It was the opinion of members of the committee that only about 50 per cent of the total airmail appropria- tions under the present system repre- sent a “subsidy,” if this term is de- fined as being the difference between the amount paid for carrying the mail and the amount of receipts from air- mail postage. ‘Though the air transport industry is young, the committee found that its iniercorporate relationships “have rap- idly assumed a degree of complexity which would do ecredit to long-estab- lished industries, such as the utilities and the railroads.” It found that at present 98 per cent of the entire air- mail system is controlled by holding| companies, some of which, in turn, are controlled by superholding companies. There was found to be & necessity for | Government control over holding com- | panies because of the necessity for ef- fective control of the operating com- panies and to obviate the dangers of a | monopoly. Abuses already have sprung | in the airmail fleld through the company system, it was as- serted. Specific legislation will be re- | quired to bring about the degree of control necessary. The committee found that the air- mail service has been s vital factor in | building the aviation industry in the United States, but that the subsidy principle has been increasing until it “has gone further than was originally The service, the committee | said, can and should be put on a self- sustain bass. “It is the belief of your committee,” it is stated in the report, “that a com- plete change in the method of pay- ments to contractors must be made in the interests of justice and economy. | ‘Whatever justification there may be for | a large subsidy as a means of establish- | ing the new aviation industry, it is| time now to look forward to the ces-| sation of such payments and the es-| tablishment of the airmail service on & | self-sustaining basis. This should not | be done suddenly or drastically, but we | believe that constructive action can be | hken"!hu:h will guarantee the desired Pilots Gain High Ratings. 400 air transport pilots in the United States have obtained the new scheduled air transport ratings of e of Commerce, which to- day rank as the highest pilot ratings in the world and which certify that the 80 rated not only have the full transport licenses, but in addition are thoroughly trained and able to fly blind, by instrument and radio. obtain the new ratings, which be- mandatory January 1 and which must be heid by pilots before they can fly passengers in scheduled interstate service, the pilot must demonstrate his actual ability to fly blind in & hooded cockpit through a long series of ma- neuvers. He must pass written exami- to air navigntion and weather e i ot 433 pllote 30 1 qualified e ol Pl 50 far does not include '.hem:vhole number of pllots, since pilots co-pilots and pilots operating on Ameri- can airlines outside the Continental United States are not required to have the ratings. The scheduled air trans- port ratings have been postponed tempo- rarily for some ufl;n pggo:tgyg;wn nr; ‘ways not yet equipj men! of Commerce radio range beacons. There are now 725 airline pilots in the The National Capital and its imme- diate vicinity has strong representation in the select “400” of aviation. Pilots nesr through the Capital J. Brown, Pennsylvanis Airlines; Charles W. Carneal, Pennsylvania Air- | Commerce Aeronautics Branch | counted for more than | accidents. Transport; Donald B. Johnston, Eastern Alr Transport; Fred A. Jones, Luding- ; Lloyd L. Julelson, Ludington; Joseph B. Kuhn, Ludington; Frank P. Little, Eastern Alr; J. Hamilton Neale, Pennsylvania Alrlines; Lawrence H. Pabst, Eastern Air, Erlon H. Perker, Eastern Air; George C. Pomeroy, Lud- ington; Earl C. Potts, Eastern Air; Lowell V. Scroggins, Pennsylvania Air- lines; Trow E. Sebree, Pennsylvania; Walter J. Shaffer, Eastern Alr, William A. Biever, Eastern Air; Earl L. Smith, H L. Smith, Pennsyl- Alrlines; C. Earl Steele, Luding- ton, and Gilbert Waller, Eastern Air. Safety Record High. New safety records for air transport operation were made during the last half of 1932, according to the semi- annual report of the Department of ‘The American-operated airlines flew 4,377~ 425 miles for each fatal accident dur- Ing the half year, while the passenger- miles flown per passenger fatality amounted to 9,113,672, The records show 48 accidents in 26,264,553 miles of flying. Of the 176 persons involved in these accidents, 134 escaped without injury of any kind. Eighteen persons, only nine of whom 1s | were passengers, were killed and only eight persons were severely injured. As_evidence of the ever-increasing rigidity of standards applied to air transport pilots, is pointed out the fact that personnel errors accounted for only 159 per cent of the accidents in scheduled airline operation. Personnel errors up to a year or two ago ac- halt of all Line Takes Fourth Place. 8ince the recent merger of Eastern Air Transport and Ludington Airlines the new organization ranks as the fourth largest air transport line in the world, according to officials of the system. The unified system now carries on operations totaling 14,700 miles of scheduled flying daily over airways 3,122 miles in length, connecting 34 cit~ ies of the Atlantic seaboard. The services formerly performed by both lines are being continued except that the Washington-Norfolk run of Ludington has been cancelled in favor of the Richmond-Norfolk line operated by Eastern Air and the Fleetster ex- press service operated between Washing- ton and New York by Ludington has been discontinued. Eastern Air Transport officials, in common with Postmaster General Wal- ter P. Brown, have expresed & prejudice against the use of single notored planes for passenger service and it was on ;.hu r;mmd the Fleetster service was rsonnel chan so far have been limited to the resignation of James M. Eaton, president of Ludington Airlines, and to one or two changes in the con= solidated traffic department. The merger has been of direct benefit to Eastern Air in the routing of pas- sengers making long distance flights beyond Washington to the South. The short-haul pessengers flying between Washington and New York now are carried on the Ludington planes, leav- ing the Eastern Air ships free for the long-haul business, adding considerably to the comfort and convenience of the passengers. Ludington s being operated as a separate division of Eastern Air Trans- port and this plan is expected to be continued for the present. Radio Record Made. Some of the greatest aviation progress of the past two years has been made in the field of radio aids to air navigation. ‘The usefulness and reliability of aircraft Tadio has been increased tremendously vuhln‘ bel 1:{1(‘)3 &te a few months, with great bene: entire air trans industry. e Pilots who two years ago were just * beginning to realize the value to them in their everyday life of radio are thorough converts today to the idea of m’r‘l}m:u mdki;‘xJ communication. e development of radio and the training of pilots in radio use lately has just made possible a unique record in aviation annals. During the past month, mail and passenger pilots of Transcontinental and Western Air flying between Kansas City and New York established an almost perfect record of radio communication. Seven- teen of the 20 pilots on this run estab- lished 100 per cent of their scheduled radio contacts with ground stations and the other three pilots averaged 96 per cent of all scheduled contacts. 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