Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1935, Page 5

NKVAL AVITON PANSONGED Admiral King Advocates Buitding Up to Treaty Strength in Report. Expansion of naval aviation to treaty limits was advocated yesterday by Rear Admiral Ernest J. King, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, in his annual report to Secretary Swanson. Admiral King urged an increase in personnel, as well as more air- planes of maximum performance abil- ities. He recommended that the total number of airplanes be enlarged in accordance with the treaty, and that prompt replacements be made for ob- solete or damaged planes. The bureau chief also urged crea- tion of & fleet air force to operate under the commander in chief of the United States Fleet. Experiment Pledged. The report pledged the bureau to #constant effort” to “improve the effi- ciency of naval aviation, by vigorously pursuing an experimental program which will develop aircraft of maxi- mum speed, range and striking power.” The report said, in part: “The development and employment of patrol planes as a potent striking force is expected to continue. Service test of larger seaplanes of this type, with increased range, bomb loads and speed, is in sight “Continued efforts to increase 'the striking force of car- rier-based aircraft by including ar- rangements for all carrier airplanes to increase their effectiveness in attack. “The development of new and im- - proved mstruments, armament and accessories will be prosecuted vig- orously. “The manufacture of certain air- craft and engines at the Naval Air- craft Factory will be accomplished. “Continued efforts will costs. Development of Engines. | “The development of more powerful | engines is expected further to improve | the performance of maval aircraft. “Improvement in carrier launching and arresting arrangements is ex- pected.” Recommendations made by Admiral King to the cabinet officer include: “provide for an adequate number of suitable tenders for patrol planes. * " “Obtain maximum efficiency from | naval aviation by establishing a fleet | air force, with a commander difectly under the Commander in Chief. “Improve existing carriers and air- plane handling facilities on all ships, as may be required and found practi- cable. “Establish a naval air station in the San Francisco Bay area, With §mmediate development of patrol plane THE SUNDAY BTAR, WASHINGTO Scene as French Chamber Opened Session will be made be made further to increase the efficlency of overhaul bases, including all practi-| cal reduction of upkeep and overhaul Ethiopia. soldiers’ tents were set afire by the bombing, it was stated. Haile Selassie came to Dessye last week to direct operations on the north- ern front. Great concentrations of Ethiopian forces were understood to be in and near the town, 175 miles north- east of Addis Ababa. The planes dropped huge cargoes of bombs on the city and the encamp- ment, each plane being loaded with 1,000 pounds of powerful explosives. The Ethiopian troops replied to the bombardment with rifle and machine- gun fire, and anti-aireraft guns were in action, but the Fascist machines ‘were said not to have been damaged seriously and all returned to their base safely. pected the bombing to have a ‘tre- mendous moral effect on the Ethiopians. The bombardment was carried out on the fortieth anniversary of a battle |in the Amba Alagi region (south of | Makale, in Northern Ethiopia) where | Maj. Toselli and 2,000 of his troops were wiped out by an overwhelming | force of Ethiopians. Italy had once planned to make | Dessye an important point in its in- | tended commercial penetration of- Ethiopia. By the 1928 Italo-Ethicpian | treaty, a road was to be built from | Dessye to Assam, & port in Italian- owned Eritrea. | e HOSPITAL BOMBING DENIED. not be estimated, some Italian officers said they might run into thousands, as the Italian attack came as plete surpise and the bombers were well trained. in some cases their bombs apparently | caused destruction of munitions stored | in houses in Dessye. | they declared, had been evacuated by | operating facilities. “Continue improvement in perform- experimental program. “Provide necessary increases cilities at short stations, as required | by the increases in numbers of fleet aircraft, as recommended by the Shore Station Development Board. To Improve, Morale. | “Improve the morale, “Bealfh and effciency of junior officers attached to the Flegt Air Base, Coco 50lo, C. Z. by constructing adequate officers’ quarters on the Fleet Air Base. “Replace bird-class tenders with small fast tenders designed for that purpose. «“Provide required increase in naval | eviation personnel. “Continue training of personnel in non-rigid airships, pending the report of the special committee appo!nted_by the Science Advisory Board to review the situation regarding dirigibles. % “Improve the efficiency of the base force by assigning U. S. S. Langley to that force.” Recalls Feats of Fleet. Admiral King recalled some of the feats of naval aviation during the fiscal 12 months, including the flight of 43 patrol planes from the Fleet Air Base at Pearl Harbér, T. H, to Mid- way Island and return, during the war games; the “landing of U. S. S. Macon with loss of only two lives after structural failure,” and the great fleet aircraft concentration, terminating with & demonstration of carrier, battle- ship and cruiser based aircraft off the Virginia Capes on September 6, 1934. Touching on the loss of the Macon, off the California coast on February 12, 1935, and the future of airships in the Navy, Admiral King said: “Pending report by the special Air- ship Committee .that has been ap- pointed, the chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics does not consider it ap- propriate to make recommendation regarding the construction of addi- tional large rigid dirigibles. It is hoped that the report from this com- mittee will be available within a few months and that shortly thereafter the present uncertainty with refer- ence to future departmental action in regard to large airships can be cleared up.” War (Continued From First Page.) . mieda, 9 miles to the northeast, in which tens of thousands of men were sald to be stationed. The aviators declared they made & direct hit on the consulate. It wds understood they were misled some- what, however, by a large red tent In which the Emperor usually stays, which was left in the middle of the military camp while he went to the consulate building. Part of Dessye and some of the —_— American Radiator Co. Hot Water HEAT Installed in 6 Rooms: 36 Months to Pay You don’t need cash—we'll finance & new American Radiator Hot- ‘Water Plant on Federal hout erms . . . 36 monf to Pay. AMERICAN HEATING ENGINEERING CO. . N. Y. Ave., Nat. 8421 the civil population to give room for ‘ 8 the troops, and some buildings had ance of aircraft by a well-considered | peen made into storehouses. Y | in fa-| o Although the Ethiopian losses could | Italian Embassy at London Issues Statement. LONDON, December 7 (#).—The Italian Embassy, acting upon instruc- tions from Rome, issued a statement tonight denying that the American Red Cross Hospital in Dessye was bombed by Fascist flyers. “The use by Italian air forces of incendiary bombs was a reprisal for the use by Ethiopian troops of dum- dum bullets,” the statement said, Rabbit' Plague. Despite the belief that the Emperor | Rural districts of Scotland have a | com- Munitions Destroyed. The Italian aviators reported that Many dwellings, | scaped, Fascist officers said they ex- plague of rabbits, Truly a real ra- «dio value! See it! Only $75 for a real Philco In- clined Sounding- Board model—plus short-wave reception from all the world. Aerial included—Same Liberal Terms. Complete Display of 1936 Philcos BAILEY’S BIG BARGAIN! Washer *39 NO MONEY DOWN ‘This is h“r" ‘chance s o Lendativnst peics! At _sensationally low term: Saves you time and money! RINSE TUBS $12.50 Value! General scene in the French.Chamber of Deputies as the opening of the session took place recently. Premier Lava! is shown in the first row, left center. The actions of the present session promise to be of most importance to the history of France, what with the serious questions arising from the Italian invasion into ~-Wide World Photo. Duce (Continued From First Page.) what she wants, despite an economic siege. “There is no siege that can make us bow, no coalitién, however numer- ous, that can turn us from our path,” | he declared in a speech opening Par- | lament. Il Duce said an oil embargo will “gravely prejudice” attempts for peace. . His determined words brought ferv- ent cheers from more than 350 black uniformed deputies. Galleries were packed with Blackshirts, who joined in the applause. “A full recognition of our rights and the safeguarding of our East African interests” alone can solve the crisis, | the dictator said. Mussolini warned his legions against | “premature and excessive optimisi | although conceding there had been “a slight improvement” in the last few hours. Britain Sends New Plea. He had conferred shortly before going to the chamber with Sir Eric Drummeond, the British Ambassador, who delivered to Il Duce a fresh appeal from Great Britain for peace. Mussolini pledged that the Italians It's the Automatic Aerial | Selector Which Doubles the Number o E. Road N.W. Stores O, ill 9P.M. would be as strong and as determined on “the 365th day of the siege as on the 1st.” He spoke for 12 minutes, reading from a manuscript. His free right hand moved constantly for emphasis; ‘When he assailed the League for “in- justices” his cienched fist was ralsed and his face contorted with emotion. were not there. Around one gallery were placards with the names of sanc- tionist councries. ‘When 11 Duce entered the chamber he was greeted with a torrent of “vivas” from legislators, whose sole function is to ratify his decrees. He strode to his seat before the rostrum, rubbed his hands with satisfaction and smilingly raised a deprecatory hand to still the uproar. Duce Scans Galleries. A bunch of roses lay on his desk. He laid them aside, then selected one blossom, which he fingered throughout the preliminary ceremony and occa- sionally raised to his nose. From time to time he scanned the galleries. Every radiator in the chamber was cold. Each bore a sign saying: “Turned off to save fuel to resist “The act that is announced for the 12th of December is an embargo of oil, and it is such as to prejudice gravely the outcome of the situation.” Attacking the League’s application of sanctions, he asserted: “The League's penal code has no past, be- cause for 16 years it never was ap- plied in cases infinitely more grave and more suitable than ours. Neither has it any future. Cites League’s “Penal Code.” “This penal code of the League, drafted while the memory of the war still was warm, has only a present. It is applied only today; only against | — Italy; exclusively against Italy, tion guilty of striking the chains from slaves in barbarous lands where treat- ies and the moral rights of blood and sacrifice have conferred on Italy for a half century undisputed and rec- ognized priority. “Capital punishment by economic asphyxiation, as decreed by the Ge- neva humanitarians, never was in- voked before 1935 and probably never will be tried again. “It is inflicted today upon Italy because she is poor in raw materials and it exempts from Geneva's law rich people, armed by their riches and by the greater armaments which their riches make possible. “But those who have put in motion the most unusual war device that his- tory knows, have been mistaken in their calculations. Spirit of Italy. “Besides figures and graphs, they should have considered the reserves “Relieving the Pain of Neuritis chronic alley Min- ree descriptive ...n..?“, Mountain Valley Mineral Water Met. 1062 1105 K St. N.W. D. C., DECEMBER 8, 1935—PART ONE. of ull kinds- which a great nation slowly accumulates. e “Above all, they have not taken into account the spirit of Pascist Italy; the spirit that no matter what cost will find whatever it needs for re- sistance and salvation.” In concluding, Mussolini demanded LANDLORD CLASSES T0 OPEN THURSDAY Government Will Train 60 in Handling Apartment and Community Projects. By the Associated Press. Instruction on how to be a land- lord for Uncle Sam will be offered 60 potential apartment and community menasuhnolq;lch‘duopen next Thursday. Donald Slesinger, head of the Na- tional Association of Housing Officials, said yesterday the students already had been selected and that he was awaiting acceptances. Several thou- sand experienced real estate men had applied and the first session will be followed by another training course to help’ take care of the overflow. Funds for the school were provided by the Rockefeller Foundation. The two leading Federal housing agencies—the Public Works Adminis- tration and the Rural Resettlement ments to those successf: complet~ ing the course. i Officials of both will give “labora- tory” instruction to supplement class room lectures by experienced apart- ment house managers and part of the three-month course will be spent in familiarizing students with the devel- opments they expects to manage, —_— GREENBACK PARTY ISSUE National Progressive Party“ Re- named and Parley Called Jan. 5. INDIANAPOLIS, December 7 (#).— John Zahnd, Indianapolis, announced today the National Progressive Party has become the “National Greenback He called a convention here ry 5. Zahnd said the party “stands on the issue that greenback was the best money ever made or used, because it is not borrowed money when issued in accordance to the Constitution.” African interests. “In the meantime, action coatinues in Ttaly and Africs, where soldiers and Blackshirts are unifed in danger and are giving & merited and decl- sive victory to their country.” In referring to the British “peace appeal” made todsy, Mussolini said: “In these last few hours there has appearsd a slight improvement in the atmosphere. But I must put you on your guard against premature or excessive optimism. Discussing Pranco-British peace negotiations, he said “it is not cer- tain that they will reach a happy and rapid conclusion. “We have been asked to make known our unshakeable demands. This request is out of order because on October 16 we made them known to the Prench government. “But instead of concrete conver- sations, sanctions have come against the ‘aggressor.’” NEED MONEY FOR XMAS? 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