Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1935, Page 66

F—10 ® Auto Dealers Are Ready Despite Early Showing Washington Automotive Trade Association and General Motors Predict Best Exhibit Ever Held. By G. Adams Howard. morning. D ESPITE the earliness of the automobile show this year everything appears to be in readiness when the curtain rises next Saturday This is true of both exhibits—one being staged by the Wash- ington Automotive Trade Association at Calvert Exhibit Hall, opposite the Shoreham Hotel, Mayflower Hotel. While the latter will have only the G. M. lines, they will be duplicated at the annual show itself. The dealers have been rushed in preparation for the early show, but it is doubtful if The Star writers have been any less so in getting ready the annual automobile show section and special rotogravure containing the pic- tures of all the 1936 models which will be published one week from today. Offered this season as an Autumn attraction, rather than the usual Winter event, the Sixteenth Annual Washington Autcmobile Show will open at 11 o'clock next Saturday after- noon (November 2) in the Calvert Exhibit Hall, 2701 Calvert street north- west, opposite the Shoreham Hotel. Sixty-five new models will be presented in this spectacular exhibit, represent- ing 21 makes of 1936 passenger cars. ! as well as companies showing all that ! 15 newest in accessories and parts. The exhibit is under the auspices of the ‘Washington Automotive Trade Asso-; ciation, with Richard J. (“Dick") Murphy as secretary-manager. | The show will be open daily from 11 am. to 11 pm. Sunday excepted, | closing Saturday night, November 9. Admission prior to 6 p.m. is 25 cents; | after 6. the charge is 40 cents; Sunday. the latter price at all times. As is already well known, the change of date this season complies with the wishes of President Roosevelt in an effort to stabilize employment in a seasonal industry. This new plan, it is asserted, will result in more rhythmic employment, not only in the automobile industry, but in dozens of other industries contributing to the motor car. It is believed by many people connected with the industry that because of the rapid strides made in recent years in the improvement of cars and their desirability for Win- ter use the buying public will show a better response at this time than in cold January. Judging by advance reports from the manufacturing cities, this Six- teenth Washington Automobile Show should go down in history as one pre- senting more marked advance in de- sign and improvement than any show of the last decade. Announcements of the new models thus far are somewhat | general in character, the majority of | the manufacturers witholding details of innovations until the show open- | ing. Conspicuous as was last year's trend toward complete streamlining and rebalancing the chassis for greater comfort and roadability, these trends are even more marked in the 1936 offerings. Progress along this line has been little short of amazing. Special stress is being laid on safety | elements, while greater luxury, econo- my and simplification are readily ap- | parent to the layman. At least one | surprise in radical spring suspension is promised. One manufacturer will offer a distinctly new braking sys-| tem—a combination of the hydraulic and mechanical. Several novel ven- | o and the other—the General Motors exhibit at lhei of all these cars, it was necessary | to take over all available space in the hotel and I am sure that the re-| sultant showing will be most attrac- | tive to the public. It will be the| greatest exhibition of General Motors | automobiles ever held in Washington.” | | Deafers and General Motors factory | representatives taking part in the show are: | Chevrolet—W. A. Rogers, Barry Pate Motor Co.; Benjamin Ourisman, Ourisman Chevrolet Sales Co.; Her- bert Smith, R. L. Taylor Motor Co., Inc.; Al Johnson, Donohoe Chevrolet, | Inc.; Edward Stohlman, Stohlman Chevrolet Sales Co.; A. H. Bowis, | Addison Chevrolet Sales, Inc.; Robert | Owens, Owens Motor Co., Inc.; Harry | Rosenthal, Mandell Chevrolet Co., Inc.: Garland Wolfe, Wolfe Motor Co.: William G. Ilich, Aero Auto Co.; Milton Rowe, Imirie-Rowe Chevrolet Co., Inc., and Phillip Lustine, Lustine- | Nicholson Motor Co. Cadillac-La Salle—Floyd Akers, | | Capitol Cadillac Co. Buick—William H. Emerson, Emer-“ |son & Orme: Stanley H. Horner, | | Stanley H. Horner, Inc.. and Fred N. | | Windridge and E. H. Handy of Wind- ridge & Handy, Inc. Pontiac—Fred A. Palmer, L. P. | Steuart, In Andy Duffy, Semmes | Sales, In Everett Flood, Flood | | Motor Co.; F. P. Wilson, jr., Wilson | Motor Co.; G. C. Covington, Coving- | ton Motor Co.; B. D. Jerman, B. D. | Jerman Co.; J. B. Saunders, Saunders Motor Co.; A. F. Fleming, Fleming | | Motor Co., and J. Caporaletti, Temple Motor Co. Oldsmobile—Floyd Akers, Capitol Cadillac Co.: Frank S. Pohanka, Po- | | hanka Service; Percy Klein, Wiscon~| | sin Motors; F. A. Palmer, L. P.| | Stewart, Inc.: Curtis Steuart, L. P.| | Steuart, Inc. (Northeast Branch) and | B. H. Marsh, jr, Community Motors. General Motors officials on the committee are MacLeod Maurice, Gen- eral Motors Acceptance Corp.; W. T. | Agee, factory representative for Olds- | mobile; A. H. Belfie, factory repre- | sentative, Buick; Hugh Boyer, factory | representative, Oldsmobile, and H. H. | | Grothjam, Pontiac factory representa- | ! tive. The election of Pyke Johnson, vice president and Washington repre- | | sentative of the Automobile Manufac- | | turers’ Association, to the presidency | | of the American Trade Association | Executives is announced. The elec- | | tion occurred at the annual conven- | ! tion of the trade executives group in Toronto, September 27. | Mr. Johnson, former Denver news- | | paper man, has been the Washington | representative of the automobile in- | dustry since 1918. In this connection | he has also 'served as secretary of | | the association’s committees on taxa- | tion and highway development. By appointments of Presidents Cool- idge and Hoover he was executive tilating systems differing from those | secretary of the official delegations to of previous years are to xpske their | the Pan-American Highway Commis- | debut. Interiors of the driver's com- | sions in 1925 and 1929. Mr. Johnson | partment, especially the instrument | is a past president of the Washington board, have been noticeably modern- ized, so as to provide not only better visibility of the road, but also of the indicating instruments. Much wider and deeper front and rear seats characterize most bodies. Even in the low-priced products, the designer has increased interior space, provided more comfortable cushions and backs, and has introduced greater head room. Upholstery tor 1936 is treated in a way that adds much to the interior beauty. More foot room is provided, facilitating entrance and exit, and ingenious hinge arrange- ments will enhance the long, sloping lines of the doors. Improved arm and foot rests contribute to more luxurious, | Festful riding. Modifications of the drivers’ seats in certain models insure more correct posture and enable the person at the wheel to drive long cistances with much less fatigue. Lower center of gravity, even distribution of weight, end other refinements reduce body sway, which contributes to eliminat- ing fatigue. The favorable public reaction to the trunk models of the last few months brings about greater variety in all price fields. With most sedans the sides of the built-in trunks form an integral part of the rear quarter panels and are welded to the roof, thus providing increased strength to the rear. Much greater space is af- forded than heretofore. In short, the improvements and innovations for 3936 will be found in great number when Washington’s big automobile show is offered in the Calvert Exhibit Hall next Saturday. Increasing demand for space at the General Motors dealers’ exhibit, to be staged at the Mayflower Hotel starting mnext Saturday morning, November 2, thas necessitated the taking over of the entire north end of the dining room, according to a statement yesterday by Floyd Akers, chairman of the com- mittee in charge of the show. The exhibit will be open from 9 am. to 41 pm. dally and admission will be fres ak gl times. Allocatson of space was made at & Imeeting held last week and the com- mittee on decorations and entertain- ment, headed by Andrew Duffy, will take over the task of preparing the hotel for the show. The Seventeenth street entrance will be the main show entrance although the exhibit can be reached from any entrance to the hotel. The Seventeenth street entrance will be transformed into a blaze of light for the show. This will be ac- complished by the use of hundreds of ordinary light globes, neon effects and spotlights. There will be no doubt in the minds of the passing public that there is a show being held. “We had to increase the space to accommodate the various models of khe General Motors line,” Mr. Akers said. “We will exhibit Cadillacs, La Salles, Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Pontiacs and Chevrolets, the last named mak- ing its first appearance in Washington with the opening of the show. In prder to take care of all the models | Trade Association Executives. September factory sales of automo- | biles manufactured in the United | States (including foreign assemblies from parts made in the United States and reported as complete units or vehicles), consisted of 89,805 vehicles, of which 57,285 were passenger cars and 32,520 were trucks, as compared with 240,051 vehicles in August, 170,007 vehicles in September, 1934, and 191,800 vehicles in September, 1933. These statistics were released today by Director William L. Austin, Bureau of the Census, Department of Com- merce. Keep to the right of a white line. This would be an inviolate rule on the part of all motorists. in the opin- ion of George E. Keneipp, manager of the Keystone Automobile Club. The presence of such a marking on the roadway, he declares, is evidence that a sharp segregation of traffic is be- lieved necessary, and any one who drives to the left of the line is endan- gering himself' and other motorists. “Every driver of an automobile,” says Mr. Keneipp, “should recognize the importance of remaining on his side of the highway. This is true of every thoroughfare, urban or rural. It becomes doubly important, how- ever, where a white iine has been painted on the pavement to mark the traffic lanes plainly. “Usually the pavement is so marked at a curve or at the brow of a hill, where any deviation from the rule that the driver must keep on his side of the road is dangerous. Frequently a line is painted at the approach to street or highway intersections or on thoroughfares on which vehicles are allowed to travel at higher speeds. “Wherever it is to be found, the line is a constant reminder to the driver to stay to the right, and his observ- ance of its restrictions should be as rigid as if a sturdy fence separated the two lanes.” Automotive Briefs Stanley H. Horner, Inc, Buick dealers, at 1015 Fourteenth street, an- nounces the appointment of Donald E. Gray as assistant sales manager. Mr. Gray is well known in automobile circles, having been active in this business for 15 years. Wheat Supply Normal. THE world wheat situition is ap- proaching normal, if the period prior to 1928 may be so considered. A shortage in the crops in various wheat-raising countries has so cut into the depressing carry-over of for- mer years that Department of Ag- riculture officials are inclined to be- lieve that when the books are balanced for this year the carry-over will be found at about normal, or, roughly, 400,000,000 bushels. The American carry-over will be about 135,000,000 bushels, the supply here being ap- proximately 747,000,000 bushels, 4 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.,, OCTOBER 27, 1935—PART FOUR. L3 Autumnal Beauty Awaits District Motorist AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE To New Market [J Ruckersville To Charlottesuille To Niddleburg Centerville SULL RUN - BATTLEFIELD To Middleburg o— O FREDERICKSBURG To Norfolk To Richmond An ideal week-end trip through the most beautiful sections of Virginia is outlined in the Circle Tour Map (above), suggested by the District of Columbia Motor Club of the American Automobile Association. The route covers 250 miles over excellent roads through territory of scenic loveliness and of absorbing historical interest. With Washington as a focal point, the route includes Mount Vernon, Culpeper and the Skyland Drive through Shenandoah National Park. By turning off at Culpeper and going directly to Warrenton, the motorist can follow an alternate and shorter route that may easily be coverdd in one day. An interesting feature of the circle tour is that it passes through or near localities that have been the residences of four Presidents of the United States—Washington, Madison, Monroe and Hoover. Any one interested either in beautiful scenery or in famed historic shrines could make no better choice than this circle tour, SUNDAY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE . English possession. . Chief officer. . Candlestick. . Entertainer. . One who meditates. . New Zealand timber tree. . Bundle up again. . Leave out. . To disable. . Admires greatly. . The silkworm. . Wife of Geraint. . Confess. . Merits. . Rodent. . The horse mackerel. . Anything sour. . Spoke. Light brown. . A quantity of medicine. . Spanish title. . Kinc of fever. . Fish snare. . Man bereft of wife. . Be drowsy. Rime-cold giant. . Pull along. Crow’s cry. A producer. . Brace. . A perplexity. . Sulphide of calcium. Large evergreen tree. . Declare openly. . Steer wildly. The Arab’s ideal state of bliss. . Uncommon. Boil slowly. Reflected sound. Ancient Venetian magistrate. . Very: French. Narrow inlet. Corded pile fabric. Young goats. . To wash. 95. Proceeding from the side. 97. Electrical emanation. 99. Dirigibles. 102. Coarse part of hemp. 103. Profligate. 107. Ooze. : 108. Diving bird. 110. Any influene which protects. 114. Still. 115. Ireland. 117. Trial. 119. Barter: Colloq. 121, Warlike native of British India. 122. Perplexing difficulty. 124. Prediction. 126. German seaport. 128. Mineral springs. 130. Card game. 131. Sharpened on a stone. 133. Torment for sport. 135. First king of Israel. 137. Howling. ' 139. Snake. 141, Urgent entreaty, 143. Malay dagger. 145. Meadow, 146. Softes. . Hebrew month. . Persian coin. . Coin of the Serb-Croat-Slovena | state. . Soft mineral. . Moisture. . On the ocean. . Wine vessels. . Befuddle. . Exceptionally high note. Foreign. . Clothes. . The aboriginal Peruvian race. . Highest point. . Mammal allied to the llama. . Bestow excessive love. . Long fish. . Garb. . Clean: Hebrew law. Be responsible for. Yeast. . Declares by oath. . Amuse. An ecclesiastic. Down. . Fondle. Punish by fine. . Native of Anglo-Egypt. . Biblical prophet. . Take out. . An open space. Anything extraordinary. Spirit made of molasses. . To send forth, . Situations. At home. . Delayed. Greek letter. . Alaskan city. To entertain. Containing tin. Soft-finned fish. A Siouan Indian. Limited. 20. Fold. 21. Church festival. 31. Department of Peru. 33. Rule of action. 35. Uncooked. 38. Spanish lady. [EDINIA] [DIR[UM] AL [LIDIREAR] IEIEIMIMIGIL [EIAINI1 INIGIS] JAIP/EIND/Y[EDIISEIT] SINJAIRIE IE YIEISIIMEE] [RIAISICIEIT/ANMRIE [DIAIN] ISIEITIANENHI| IPENMRIE] D} JAILIEIR| THS U[T/URE D} INIUIIOIUICITIIGIUILIAR [AICTINRIAI ONINEITHMEIL JAINISICIEINDIEISISIE] A[IILISIANNL]1RIENIISIA] JAINTIEIIVIOIL [CIAIN| | [Z[ETS] SITEMIMAIS SEISISMEINT] PIRIO[S [PIEIR]I [T]Y] HIO[LITIY[TIOlI [T]Y] 46. Roll or list. 48. Uncanny. 56. Degree. 52. Heavy Burmese knife. 54. Pigeon. 56. Highway. 58. A ruminant. 60. Pouch. 61. Network. 62. Jug. 63. Lull to sleep. 65. Anticipation. 67. To quaver or rattle: 69. Young salmon. 70. Musical composition. 71. Genuine. 74. Buzzing noise. 76. Equal: French. 78. Exploit. 81. Scripture. 83. Poems. 85. Wicked. 87. Portico. 90. Long since: Archaic. 92. A barracuda. 94. Son. of Seth. 96. Female sheep. 98. Roman tyrant. 100. Look slyly. 101. Plants. Scot. Combining form of air. 105. Overpower with sudden emotion. 106. Member. 109. Small chevrotain of Java. 111. Arizona lizard. 112. Sacred image in Greek church. 113. Range of a missile. 116. Kind of tide. 118. Hardwood. 120. To make insipid. 123. Small three-masted vessel. 125. River in Egypt. 127, Lie hidden. 129. Entreated. 132, Period. 134. Weblike membrane. 136. Italian coin: 138. Placed. 140. Asiatic fruit trees. 142, Severe. 144. Japanese banjo. 146. Slices of beef. 147. Roll in mire. 148. To pass away. 149. Portuguese money of account. 151. The lion. Llfil. Feminine fickname. 155. Original. 156. Islands in North Atlantic Ocean. 157. Feel sorry. 160. Tapering sppliance, 162. Representative. Was he father of the Navy? Capt John Barry, who antedated John Paul Jones in high command of the new-born American Navy and whom Congress finally placed at the top of the ranking list of naval of- ficers. __(Continued From First Page.) actually the first which sailed under Government orders. Barry's appoint- ment of December 7 was prior to the resolution by which the commander in chief and other officers of the Navy were ordered by Congress. but it was a bona fide congressional ap- pointment nonetheless. and this fact would seem undoubtedly to give him the honor of being the first com- mander of the United States Navy.” John Paul Jones' first command was the Ranger, built at Portsmouth, N. H,, the order being dated June 14, 1777. It was on this day also that Congress also adopted a resolution making the Stars and Stripes the na- tional emblem, a ~ircumstance which led to the legend that Jones, upon learning the news, said: “The Flag and I are twins!"” ger November 1, 1777 and made two captures en route. April 11. 1778, he embarked from Brest and began a | | harrying of the English coast that | made his name anathema throughout | the enemy couniry. April 11 he landed at Whitehaven, spiked the guns of the fort and destroyed the | shipping in the harbor. Within 28 days Jones’ operations boosted marine | insurance rates between England and | Ireland from 1% to 5 mer cent and the gallant American became an idol | of sympathetic France asyhe began building a great naval tradition for | “a counury of farmers.” The capture of the British fighting vessel Drake and Jones' safe arrival | with his prize at a French port was | the most thrilling episode of the Rang- | er's career. It was after the White- | haven raid that the Drake sighted the | Ranger. The British captain had no |idea he was within striking distance of the “American pirate” and sent | cut & small boat, the midshipman in | charge of which was soon a startled | prisoner. In the meantime the Drake came out and inquired the identity of the stranger and its commander was | loudly informed that he beheld the | American Continental ship Ranger |and to “come and get us!” The ships drifted to close quarters and broadsides were soon exchanged. The Ranger's gunners settled down to business coolly and proceeded to tear the Drake to pieces. Her captain and first lieutenant were killed early in the engagement. With the Drake utterly on the de- fensive, idea of taking her to France as a prize tv demonstrate to that friendly people just what the embattled colo- nists could do. So he refrained from sinking the helpless foe. The gesture had the desired effect, and on February 4, 1779, King Louis XVI presented to the United States the Duc de Duras, which Jones fitted out as a man o' war. This proved the prelude to an exploit which made his name immortal. In honor of Benjamin Franklin, whose homely maxims in “Poor Rich- ard’s Almanack” had been of great inspiration to him, Jones renamed the 40-gun ship the Bonhomme Richard. In this vessel, defiant of most severe handicaps, Jones made his most ex- traordinary cruise. TO BEGIN with, the Bonhomme Richard had not been built for war, but was an antiquated India merchantman. Carrying inadequate armament and an ill-assorted crew, with American officers predominating, however, the vessel sailed August 14, 1779, from L'Orient at the head of & small squadron. ‘While making an almost complete circuit of the British Isles, Jones captured 17 British vessels, and on September 23 was off Flamborough Head when a large convoy of enemy ships was sighted. Satisfying him- self that only two were warships, the American commander gave chase, and as darkness descended there began an encounter that is an epic in all naval history—the battle of the Bon- homme Richard and the Serapis. This action of nearly four hours, during most of which the vessels were locked in a death embrace, remains unsurpassed for endurance displayed by both sides. At the first broadside two of the Bonhomme Richards 18- pounders burst, killing most of the men that worked them, and 30 min- utes after the battle opened shots below her waterline began to fill the hold. Her decks ran with blood and at the height of the slaughter the British commander hailed to learn whether the American struck, to which Jones responded with his classic: “I have not yet began to fight!” ‘The Bonhomme Richard soon was on fire and its magazine menaced, but the American ship fought on, even when one of its own fleet, the Alliance, drew near and madly raked its com- radeship. This extraordinary deed was first intérpreted as meaning the British had captured the Alliance and turned it against its own flag, but later there was indisputable evidence that Capt.. Peter Landais, French commander of the Alliance, whose hatred of Jones had previously cropped out, had actually ordered the attack. He escaped summary punishment only through the general belief that he was mentally unbalanced. ‘The situation of the Bonhomme Richard became so desperate Jones was urged to surrender and an ordinary commandsr would have been justified 7 | JONES sailed for France in the Ran- | Jones conceived the happy | AUTO SHOW OPENS NEXT SATURDAY : AVIATION NEWS | Automatic Plane Flight With Robot Is Achieved Army Air Corps and Engineers of Gyroscope Company Develop Mechanical Pilot to Replace Flyers. By Joseph S. Edgerton RACTICALLY automatic flight, I of the Sperry Gyroscope Co. improve greatly the reliability of air t of bad-weather military flying. rapidly increasing numbers on trans-i port and military airplanes for a number of years, A great majority of the modern airliners today are equipped with automatic pilots. The robot navigator is the Fair- child-Kruesi radio compass, the mili- tary model of which has been standard in the Army Air Corps for some time. This compass was used by the Bureau of Air Commerce in a series of dem- onstrations on the West Coast, which included controlled flights far out into the Pacific, return flight being directed with unfailing accuracy by radio signals actuating the raido com- pass mechanism. The co-ordinating device, which makes it possible for the radio com- pass to hold the airplane on true course by sending electrical impulses | to the gyropilot, is being develoved by the Army Air Corps and Sperry | engineers. The efficacy of the robot | | team has been demonstrated in eg- | { perimental flights by Capt. Carl J.| Crane, Army Air Corps, in a Martin bombardment airplane. Outstanding | were flights over Long Island in | which the co-ordinated robots flew the airplane directly to the WEAF radio towers, to which the radio com- pass had been tuned. After flying so true a course that | the airplane passed directly over the center of the aerial, between the broadcasting towers, the radio com- pass needle immediately reacted, sig- nals were sent to the gyropilot and | that accommodating robot swung the big plane in a circle until it once more headed back toward the towers. Each time the plane flew over the towers the robots swung it around again to head toward the towers and the flight settled down into a series of large figure 8s. This was done merely to demonstrate the perfect team work of the two robots. In act- ual practice, the human pilot would take over the controls upon arrival at the destination and complete the landing. “This means,” said P. R. Bassett, vice president of the Sperry Co., who made public details of the develop- ment as a part of the air navigation week program, “that the role of the transport pilot is about to undergo a | radical change. With two robots work- | ing for him, he becomes the captain | of the aircraft rather than a mere helmsman and navigatory. | “Air transport schedtles cover such | mileage that the human pilot needs aid in performing the fatiguing duties of high speed and long range flying. Operations at increasingly higher alti- tudes make the physical exertion of flying more exhausting. With aircraft increasing ip size, the pilot’s responsi- bility increases and assistance is es- sential. He must be free to give adequate attention to communication, watching the weather and general supervision of the ship—matters equal in importance to the actual flying.” The radio compass, serving as the robot navigator, is a “homing” device, which enables the pilot to tune in on any Government or commercial radio broadcasting station at or near his destination and, having done that, to guide the plane through the thickest weather or darkness by simply keeping a small white indicator hand centered at zero on a dial. With the gyropilot linked into this navigating device the | human pilot can take his hands off | the controls and rely upon the gyro- pilot to keep the needle centered and 50 keep the plane on course. | “The result,” Mr. Bassett explained, | “Is that the pilot of tomorrow will be | able to fly by his radio tuning knob. | In other words, he will take off, climb | to the desired cruising altitude and | | tune in on the station at his destina- | tion. The signals may be from a Government airways station, or they | be a program featuring Eddie Cantor, | |Rudy Vallee or Boake Carter. No | matter in what direction the plane | | may be headed at the instant the | | pilot, by means of headphones, tunes | | in the station, as he would a program |ty his own fireside, the Fairchild Kruesi radio compass and the gyro- pilot will at once head the plane onto | the desired course and hold it there.” | Aerial headquarters for the General Heaaquarters Air Force commanding in so doing, but Jones refused to a cept defeat. By his dominating will he convinced British prisoners that their lives as well depended on help- | ing keep the ship afloat, thus freeing | the American crew to work the guns. ON THE battle raged. The Serapis, too, took afire, and finally, con- vinced resistance was hopeless against 50 indomitable a foe, the British commander, Capt. Pearson, with his |own hands hauled down the flag of | the 44-gun frigate. So badly damaged was the Bonhomme Richard, however, | prisoners and crew hac barely been | transferred to the Serapis when the American flagship plunged to the bot- tom. The loss of men by the antagonists was almost identical. On each ship 49 men were killed. The Bonhomme Richard wounded totaled 67 and the Serapis’ 68. On the way into the port of Texal, Holland, Jones also captured the Countess of Scarborough, another British warship. In France and America Jones was | Headquarters with the airplane controls operated by a robot pilot getting its instructions from a raido-controlled robot “navigator,” has been achieved by the Army Air Corps and engineers The development is expected to ranport operations and the efficiency The automatic pilot is the Sperry gyropilot, which has been used in general and staff have been installed in a new Douglas twin-engined high= speed transport airplane. It is de- signed to serve as a flying office in which the staff can be moved as a unit, with facilities for carrying on work while in flight or at rest on the ground, The airplane is the standard com- mercial type air transport airplane except for the interior arrangement Immediately to the rear of the pilot's cockpit is a radio room with sending and receiving sets, enabling the com- manding general to keep in touch with all units of the force. A locker come | partment for confidential maps, dis- patches or data is alongside. The commanding general's office is imme- diately aft of the radio room with a connecting window. This office con- tains a desk with two chairs, and is to be used for conferences with staff or other officers during emergency flights or maneuvers. To the rear of the office, occupying the centra’ section of the fuselage are four chairs with desks on either side cf a certer aisle. These are for the four members of the staff heading the G-1, G-2, G-3 and G-4 organizations. Desks are arranged to hold stationery and writidg equipment and have ex- tensions for the study of maps and large drawings. Buffet, lavatory and ample baggage facilities are provided, Four District of Columbia residents are among the 67 graduates of the Army Air Corps Advanced Flying School who have just com- pleted courses at Kelly Field, Tex. They are Jack J. Neely, Raymond J. . Hudson H. Upham and Robert A year ago, when members of the new class began flying training at the Air Corps Primary Flying School at Randolpn Field, they were members of a class of 142 students, comprising 63 officers of the Regular Army, 3 officers from foreign countries, and 76 flying cadets, only 47 per cent of the original class successfully completing the one-year course. Thirty of tne 61 West Point grad- uates who began flying training a year ago as members of the class have received their wings, or 49 per cent, which is somewhat higher than the general average of approximately 45 per ceni over a period of some years. One of the graduates is Maj. Ed- mund W Hill. Air Corps, veteram lighter-than-air pilot, who now holds the ratings of airship pilot, balloon observer and airplane observer and has Jjust added the only remaining rating, that of airplane pilot. With exception of the three foreign student officers, who will return to their respective countries—Mexico and Turkey—the student officer grad- uates will be transferred to the Air Corps. The flying cadets will be as- signed, under their cadet status, to active duty with Air Corps tactical squardons for a period of one year. Should their service during this pe- riod prove satisfactory, they will be commissioned second lieutenants in the Air Reserve and, should funds then be available,! will be given an- other year of active duty with Air Corps tactical squadrons, this time ! under their status as Reserve officers. Capt. Albert F. Hegenberger, Army Air Corps, world renowned expert in development of radio blind landing and aerial navigation equipment, has been assigned to duty as squadron commander of the 30th Bombardment Squadron, Rockwell Field, Calif., with the temporary rank of major. Capt. Hegenberger was in charge of the development of the Army blind ianding system which has been adopted by the Bureau of Air Com- merce as the heart of the bad weather flying equipment now being installed on the Nation's airways. He was the first pilot to make a completely “blind” flight from take-off to land- ing and also has flown as pilot or navigator on a number of history- making flights, including the first flight from the United States to the Hawaiian Islands. Ma}. Hume Peabody, Air Corps, who graduated last June from the Army War College here, has been as- signed to duty as executive and operations -officer of the 18th Com- posite Wing, Fort Shafter, Territory of Hawaii, with temporary rank of lieutenant colonel. Lieut. Col. Harvey S. Burwell, Air Corps, has been transferred to the office of the chief of the Air Corps here, from duty with the General Air Force, Langley Field. Va. He will serve as G. H. Q. Air Force personnel liaison officer Lieut. Col. Martin F. Scanlon, Air Corps, commander of the station complement at Bolling Field, who recently received his promotion from the rank of major on the permanent list, has been assigned to the Ameri- can Embassy at London as assistant military attache for air. TRICO WINDSHIELD WIPERS CREEL BROTHERS 181 14, ST.NW.-+-DEcarva 4220 loaded with honors. Louis XVI be- stowed upon him the Order of Military | Merit and gave him a gold sword. He also made him a Chevailer. | Jones returned to America in De- cember, 1780, and in 1781 was ac- | corded the thanks of the Continental | Congress. He was personally congratu- | lated by Gen. Washington and in 1787 Congress ordered a gold medal struck for him. In that year Jones went again to Prance and was named United States prize agent to Denmark. A year later Catherine II of Russia, having heard | of his exploits, made him an admiral | in her na¥y and sent him to the Black | Sea; where he defeated the Turks on several occasions. Despite this, in- | trigue at the Russian ccurt robbed him of the fruits of his valor and he departed once more for Paris, where he died. disillusioned and in compara- ‘tive poverty, July 10, 1792, A SINGLE PINT doid by Best Dealers Distributed by CREEL BROTHERS 1811 14th 86 N.W,