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Virginia Restrains Nafional Mutual Insurance Co. Permanent Injunction Issued by Corporation : Commission of State By the Associated Press. : RICHMOND, Va, May 27—Thé Btate Corporation Commission issued B permanent injunction today re- quiring the National Mutual Insur- ance Co. of the District of Columbia to cease and desist from selling in- surance in Virginia: + Action in the case was announced fter a second hearing of an issue which brought a temporary re- straining order from the commis- sion on May 7. Spokesmen of the company made no formal appear- hnce in connection with complaints $hat it had done business in Vir- ginia without authority in viola- tion of the State securities law. + _Insurance Official Answered. »/Prior to the commission's verbal fnnouncement of its permanent in- unction, C. M. Chichester and Blake . Newton, special assistants to *he Attorney General, presented a engthy statement in answer to pub- lished statements by Morris Gewirz 9f Washington, president of the in- surance company, in which the fommission was accused of unfair- ness. . Mr. Gewirz statement. said the fommission at the first hearing tried the issue “in secret and ex parte.” . Mr. Chichester called the state- ment “misleading” and of a “scurril- ous character.” He said the pro- keeding against the National Life ¥is merely a first engagement of a campaign to curb, within the prac- tical limitations which exist, the long standing evil known as ‘outlaw insurance business’ * * * by issu- ing cease and desist orders after notice as prescribed and otherwise in pursuance and in accordance with the provisions of section 6 of the pecurities law.” : Mail Business Defended. + Mr. Gewirz contended in a state- ment at Washington May 7 that his company had a right to do in- surance business in Virginia through the mails “and is backed by United PBtates Supreme Court decisions.” ! “The order (the commission’s briginal restraining order) was taken by default,” he said, “no fair trial was ever had on the issue—no court heard both sides of the story and the Virginia Commission tried the issue in secret and ex parte.” Mrs. Vida Boschen Dies; Wife of General Mrs. Vida G. Boschen, 58, wife of | try. Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Boschen, chief of finance, U. S. A,; died yes- terday at her apartment in the ‘Wardman Park Hotel after a long iliness. Gen. and Mrs. Boschen had plan- ned a four-month voyage to South America which would have ended in San Francisco, where they planned to make their home. The general is on leave preparatory to retiring from the Army, May 31, Gen Boschen was Government Tepresentative for the national drive of the Red Cross in 1937 and 1938 and Mrs. Boschen was his most ac- tive assistant. She was also a direc- tor of the Women’s Army, Navy and Marine Corps League and a member of the Central Committee on Relief of the Army Relief Society. A native of Saguache, Colo., Mrs. Boschen was educated in private schools in New York City and Washington. Her marriage to Gen. Boschen took place at Denver, Colo., in 1912. They came to Washington in 1920 and remained until 1925, later being stationed in West Point, N. Y.; the Philippines, Chicago and San Francisco, returning in 1936. Mrs. Boschen is survived by her husband and a daughter, Mrs. Betty B. Morris of Brookdale, Md. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Gawler’s funeral home, 1750 Pennsylvania avenue N.W., with burial in Arlington Na- tional Cemetery. Named as pallbearers were Cols. F. W. Browne, E. J. O'Hara and W. M. Dixon; Majs. E. W. McLarren and L. W. Smith; Capts. L. E. Edwards and J. B. Haley and F. G. Gardiner. Giant T. W. A. Stratoliner Christened a Bolling Field The giant new four-engine strato- liner of Transcontinental & Western Alr, Inc., was christened at Bolling Field today and will be on display there during the three days of the air forum. Smith W. Purdum, Assistant Post- master General, in the principal ad- dress stressed the important role played by the Post Office Depart- ment in stimulating the develop- ment of commercial airlines. During the past fiscal year, he said, the department paid to airline operators for carrying the mail $16,600,000. Robert H. Hinckley, chairman of the OCivil Aeronautics Authority, characterized the great plane behind him as the Bagdad.” The stratoliner was described by 'T. B. Wilson, chairman of the board of T. W. A, as the most modern development in commercial aircraft, designed to carry 33 passengers by day, 25 at night, in so-called “pres- | surized cabins” to provide comfart when flying at altitudes of ¢ miles above the earth. The ship is to be placed in transcontinental service and is expected to fly from coast to coast at about 220 miles an hour, completing the trip in about 14 hours. The ship was christened when gaily colored ribbons, stretched from the airplane’s nose to the speaker’s stand, were cut by Mrs. Robert H. Hinckley. Music for the occasion was furnished by the United States Navy School of Music Band under the direction of Bandmaster J. M. ‘Thurmond. “Thin Man’ Who Escaped With Ruth Judd Dies By the Associated Press. PHOENIX, Ariz, May 27.—Len ‘Hanks, 25, unpredictable “thin man” whose sensational escape from Ari- zona's State Hospital shared front pages with Winnie Ruth Judd's second break, died in the institution last night. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON,; D. Show of Aerial Might Draws Crowds to Bolling Field New Bomber Capable of 350 M.P.H.: _Among Craft Placed on Exhibit A small sample of Uncle Sum's aerial might was displayed today at Bolling Ficld as the Nation pondered problems of enlarging its air fleet, but of the 300 or more Army and Navy planes on exhibit only about five were less than a year old. The four-day exhibition in the two new hangars and air show were held in connection with the National Aviation Forum, which was planned long before President Roosevelt in- dicated the need for 50,000 war- planes. Although manufacturers of small glmes for civilian flying par- ticipated, the emphasis and interest was on military might. The Army clocked more than 11,000 spectators through No. 1 hangar, where the military exhibits were concentrated, and 2,000 automobiles used the park- ing area yesterday. Several short movie films were shown by firms specializing in mili- tary planes depicting the numerous steps in manufacture of warplanes, which indicated they were largely handmade. None would predict “flying carpet of publicly how the present output could be turned into mass produc- tion. Favors Reducing Models. One minor executive declared it was his opinion that the sole method of assuring a vastly in- creased output was to reduce the number of models now being pur- chased and concentrate in all plants a few models selected by the Army and Navy. Some of the smaller plants could manufacture parts of the plane, which would be assem- bled by the company owning the model. “The Army is handling the prob- lem of mass production and there’s noicdmng I should say publicly,” he said, “There aren’t enough orders to permit large-scale production of present models,” said another, who also refused to be quoted by name. “What has to be done is pool our plans and patents and get started on mass production on a scientific basis. We shouldn't disperse our energies by having to change tooling and dies after only a few planes have been produced.” All were quick to point out that current high-speed bombers and pursuit ships were not sufficiently far ahead of types being used in Europe to warrant a vast produc- tion without making allowances for even better models. Sentiment Echoed. Their feelings were echoed by an engineer employed by a company manufacturing engines for military use. A “bottleneck” is reported in their branch of the aviation indus- “We can't make engines fast enough,” he said. “If it's liquid- cooled engines (which make for more streamlining but at greater weight) the Government needs, let’s all make the same kind.” Placed on display by the Army was & new bimotored B-23 Douglas bomber, reparted. to be capable of & top speed of 350 miles per hour. Most novel feature was a.glass-in- closed machine gunner’s turret, streamlined under the tail assembly and following the contour of the fuselage. An officer declared that although the bomber had been recently de- Col. L. F. Stone Killed When Plane Hits Aufo ‘The War Department was notified today of the death of Lt. Col. Laurence F. Stone, Air Corps, at Dodge City, Kans., yesterday. (:oLI Stone was killed when his plane col- | lided with an automobile. Another occupant of the plane, an Army sergeant, was slightly injured. ‘Two persons in the automobile also were hurt, it was said. Col. Stone, 55, was serving at the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. He was born at Malad City, Idaho. On gradua- tion from the University of Idaho he was commissioned a second lieu- tenant of infantry. He attended the Army War Col- lege here in 1936. Col. Stone held the ratings of air- plane pilot, balloon pilot and balloon observer. He participated in the national elimination balloon races in 1926 at Little Rock, Ark. Hs piloted the McCook Field entry, with Capt. G. R. Oatman as aide. Col. Stone is survived by his widow, Mrs. Louise B. Stone, and three children, Laurence, Elizabeth B. and Mary Louise Stone, all of Fort Leavenworth. R. W. Strong, Jr., Winner Of Saber at West Point Robert W. Strong, jr., son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. Robert W. Strong, 3227 Klingle road N.W., a member of the graduating class at the West Point Military Academy, has won the saber presented annually by Colon E. Alfaro, Ambassador e? Ecuador. The honor will be be- stowed at West Point June 9. Mr. Strong, who is captain and adjutant of the Corps of Cadets— the second highest military rating— has been a varsity polo star for three years. He is secretary of his class and a member of the Dialectic Society. Former Barbara McLeod Of Movies Is Shot Dead By the Associated Press. " VAN NUYS, Calif., May 27.—Mrs. Barbara Fielding, 32, formerly Bar- bara McLeod of the movies, was fatally shot in her home last night. Detective Lt. Willam Marr re- ported she shot herself after an argument with her husband, Gerald C. Fielding. The officer said Mr. Fielding told him he had refused to give his wife their motor car keys because she had been drinking. The McLeods came to California from Minneapolis about 325 years livered, an even faster model—the B-24—was already being produced for the Army. The Navy exhibited a new Con- | solidated, twin-engined patrol am- phibian for use in long-distance patrol. All information on its cap- abllities was withheld. There were also three 'new Lockheed planes staked on the field, which were prob- ably for use as transports. All the remainder were models of pursuit, observation and bomber planes dating back at least eight years. Pursuit Ship Delayed. The Curtiss Wright Corp. was to have brought its new, 400-mile-an- hour P-40 pursuit ship, which has been made available to the Allies, but it was delayea by weather and probably will arrive by tomorrow. An exhibition of anti-aircraft equipment was made by Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery, District Na- tional Guard, commanded by Capt. L. W. Linderer. Enlisted men went through the motions of firing the gun, but disclosed they actually had not used their two 3-inch guns with | used. service ammuntion for nearly two years. Blanks were used during ma- neuvers last summer in Virginia. Probably the most popular ex- hibition was that of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. The Army brought four flying cadets from Kelly Field, Tex., who were detailed to hand out pamphlets entitled “Be a Flying Cadet. Aviation as a Career.” Many application blanks also were issued. They are Cadets C. W. Faust of Emporia, Kans.; C. F. Hewins of Pasadena, Calif.; L. D. Van Mullen of Chicago and J. D. Lavelle of Cleveland. Don Ameche, radio and movie star, arrived in a new stratoliner from Pittsburgh. One of five to go into service July 1 for the Trans- continental & Western Air Ex- press, the four-motored, 22-ton plane can carry 33 passengers at a top speed of 240 miles an hour 16,- 000 to 20,000 feet up. The usual flight level is 8,000 feet. The strato- liner was piloted by D. W. Tomlin- son 1V, chief engineer for T. W. A. and a pioneer in stratophere flying. Aviation - minded youth — nearly 100 boys and girls—meanwhile sent miniature planes of their own con- struction zooming into the air at Bolling Field yesterday, while a Navy “crash boat” stood by on the Potomac to retrieve runaway models. Dick Everett of Hampton, Va., was awarded a trip over three air- lines to the national meet of the Academy of Model Aeronautics in July. His gas-powered model, aver- aging 122.5 seconds in three flights, won first place, while he placed second in the fuselage-type, rubber- powered division. A second Hampton youth, Cald- well Johnson, won a first prize in the glider class. George H. Geil of Baltimore was winner of the stick type in the rubber-powered division. In the exhibition of models shown on the basis of beauty and original- ity in design, A. M. Eckert of Wash- ington was declared the winner. J. D. Perkins, also of Wi second, and Walter Coburn of timore third. Three models soared across the river as far as Alexandria, while three others were fished from the river by the “crash boat.” , Was§ Bal- Man Found Hanging in Cell Identified as McCuistion Inspector Bernard W. Thompson, chief of detectives, today said that the man found hanging from a cell bar at the 11th precinct Saturday afternoon, but later revived, has been identified positively as William C. McCuistion, a Dies Committee witness last October. Inspector Thompson said Detec- tive Sergt. Vigo Larsen of the Iden- tification Bureau had established identity through photographs and tattoo marks on McCuistion’s arms. McCuistion, released from Gallinger Hospital, was returned to No. 11 precinct today. McCuistion was prominent in the news last year when he was ar- rested on a murder charge after finishing two days of testimony be- fore the Dies Committee. Accused of the murder of Philip Carey in New Orleans, McCuistion success- fully fought extradition. He was arrested Saturday after- noon on a charge of intoxication on the grounds of St. Elizabeth’s Hos- pital. Inquest Clears Woman In Traffic Death A coroner’s jury today exonerated Mrs. Ann F. Barry, 38, of the 600 block of Twenty-first street N.W., in the traffic death of Christ Ara- vanis, 52, of 2133 Pennsylvania ave- nue N.W, who ran into the side of Mrs. Barry’s car at Connecticut avenue and N street NW. on May 18. Testimony at the inquest re- vealed that Mr. Aravanis had crossed from a loading pln!.fox:m on Connecticut avenue to a taxicab parked on the east side of the thor- oughfare to inquire about the fare to a point in the Southeast. He then wheeled around and to run back across the street to catch a street car, when he ran into the right front door of the north-bound automobile, witnesses said. Heavy Losses Inflicted By Ship Guns, British Say By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 27.—The Brit- ish Broadcasting Co., in a German program said today that Her mother is Mrs. James | eral She Likes Railroading SAN FRANCISCO (P)—Mrs. Vivi- an Meara, a railroad clerk, travels 184 miles a day, six days & tween her home and her job. only | works here, lives cembér - escape. Hospital gave no details of his death. ; The program was picked by N. B. C. Garden.Film to Be Shown uphar‘e Radio-Controlled Seadrome Lights Demonsirated Markers Also Give Approaching Flyers Direction of Wind The first public demonstration of radio-controlled seadrome lights was given yesterday at the Anacostia Naval Air Station for Civil Aero- nautics Authority offictals, naval officers and members of the National Aviation Forum. Bobbing and rolling on the choppy Anacostia River off the air station, the four rubber doughnuts were com- binations of lighthouses, fadio sta- tions and runway markers, ‘The contact lights were developed Jointly by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. and the Fire- stone Tire & Rubber Co. with assistance of C. A. A. engineers. The new water beacons are be- lieved to be the best combinatton of & battery-operated light, a safe float and an economic light control. The new markers are designed to outline seadrome areas in the same manner that landing field runway lights are Manual Lighting Eliminated. The new departure is the radio control which eliminates manual lighting of the markers. From the land base the operator “broadcasts” to the markers which in turn pick up the radio signal through a small whip antenna and, by actuation, the lights are turned on, Each unit has an individual receiver powered by a battery and control equipment for the fluorescent lamp. The portable units demon- strated yesterday weighed about 50 pounds. An additional type has been developed which is larger and is de- signed for permanent anchorage. . Rubber floats are used so that collision with a plane or boat will not damage the marker or the ship hull. The float is inflated in the same manner as an automobile inner tube and to a considerable degree resembles it. Give Direction of Wind. As a new feature, the markers can be lighted individually or in groups, thus giving an incoming pilot the direction of the wind. Three lights of different color are used in each string along the landing way. Two red lights are stationed at one end and two green ones at the other end with the intermediate lights golden hued. Dependent on the wind di- rection, an end light is “radioed on” first and then, later, the others are illuminated down the line, thus showing the wind direction as well as outlining the runway. The steady burning contact lights will operate for 60 days of five nightly one-hour periods, it was claimed. Flashing warning beacons would last 2,500 hours before the need of new power, it was said. C. A. A. tests indicate the lights were visible from three to four miles away under reasonably clear weather conditions. Further Tests Planned. Further tests, under simulated flight conditions, will be conducted shortly at Langley Field, Va. it was said yesterday. Among C. A. A. officials witnessing the demonstration were C. I. Stan- ton, director of the Bureau of Fed- eral Airways; R. C. Gazley, chief of the technical development division; F. H. Grieme, assistant chief of the airport section; J. C. Pearson, light- ing engineer of the airport section; B. M. Dulin, manager of the San Francisco Airport Department, and A. B. McMullin, chief of the airport | section. The demonstration was conducted | by W. W. Rodgers, F. G. Harlow, E. T. Morris, R. W. Gemmell, John Sengle, W. U. Dent, F. G. Mabry, | W. A. Pennow and W. C. Norvell of iWestlnghouse. and Ralph J. Failor | of Firestone, who described the new | development. 40 Rechabites Pledge Abstinence From Liquor Forty members of the Eagle Tent of Rechabites, a temperance organi- zation, last night pledged total abstinence from liquor to inaugu- rate a series of old-fashioned tem- perance meetings. The meeting was held in Eagle Tent Hall, 7 Fourth street N.E. A movie, “The Magnificent Repro- bate,” was shown by Mrs. E. C. Pugh, of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Meettings will be held every Sunday at 8 p.m. TODAY. Private Flyers’ Day. 3 to 11 p.m—Bolling Field, na- tional aviation exhibition. Special bus service from F street entrgnce, Willard Hotel. 3 p.m.—New Bolling Field, landing of representative groups of Army pursuit airplanes, General Head- quarters Air Force, from Langley Field, Va. 4 pm—New Bolling Field, in- auguration of special airmail pickup service to Washington Airport. Spe- cial cachet service available. 6 pm—Airmail pickup flight, Bolling Field to Washington ' Air- port. 6 p.m.—New Bolling Field, flight of new radiosonde weather balloon. .6 pm.—Departmental Auditorium, free public motion pictures, to 9 pm 6 p.m—Air youth broadcast, Na- tional Broadcasting System, Win- throp Rockefeller and T. H. Beck, private fiyers’ party and dance. TOMORROW. Airline Day. 9 am-—Commerce Department auditorium, third forum session. 10 am—Washington National Airport, Gravelly Point, inspection by members of the Aviation Writers’ Association, dedication of the first completed runway. 10 a.m—Anacostia Naval Air Sta- ways, trans-Atlantic clipper flying boat “from Europe, via New York. Representative airliners of domestic airlines, including four-engine T. W. &’ l?ufouw. to arrive during the or exhibition., a@mwl Deplrtmmi.ll ] / tion, .landing of Pan-American Air-| Vi .» MONDAY, U. S. First Call on Machine Tools - Roquihmnts Can Be Met, Leaders Declare After Parley Here By the Associated Press. Manufacturers of machine tools, responding to President Roosevelt's call for the “best, speediest and most efficient mass production,” promised today to give the Govern- ment first call on tools vital to acceleration of defense industries. “We are confident of our ability to meet the requirements,” Clayton R. Burt of Hartford, Conn., said after he and five other leaders of the machine tool industry conferred with Treasury, War, Navy and Com- merce Department representatives. Mr. Roosevelt made the call on private industry in a radio appeal last night for national unity. Accompanying Mr. Burt were John E. Lovely of Springfield, Vt., presi- dent of the National Machine Tool Builders’ Association; Tell Berna of Cleveland, general manager of the association; Norman D. McLeod of Providence, R. I.; Charles J. still- well of Cleveland, and Howard D. Dunbar of Worcester, Mass. ‘While no detalls of the conference were announced, it was und that the manufacturers indicated they could meet many of the new re- quests for machine tools by putting extra shifts to work in existing fac- tories. It was hinted that building of new factories or enlargement of existing ones might not be neces- sary, at least now. Air Forum (Continued From First Page.) can be a destructive force. The pres- ent situation, whatever the cause, is a matter of fact which cannot be altered by argument. Today sall of us must co-operate, must think of ourselves as a team in a united effort to reproduce the most practical re- sult in the shortest possible time.” Will Establish Principle. Speaking before a gathering of the Nation’s aviation leaders and representatives of the South and Central American republics, Gen. Marshall declared that the principle has been well established that the country’s welfare in time of peace and its safety in time of war “de- pends to an important extent upon the existence of a highly organized industry for the production of planes and a well-established system for their operation for commercial transportation.” Gen. Marshall sald that the “un- expected success” which resulted from an army experimental use of civilian aviation schools for training of Army pilots will be followed at once by a tremendous enlargement of this procedure with a view to stimulating civil aviation and facil- itating development of the Army Air Corps. The general declared that the wisdom of the action of President Roosevelt in expanding the aviation industry last year “is now clearly apparent to all” as a step toward the early production of 50,000 planes a year. “At the same time,” he warned, “we must consider many other in- dustries which must be expanded to meet requirements in production of items of armament in which we are even more seriously deficient.” Must Observe Realities. If the World War provided any lesson for the American people it showed that we must guard against “the American tendency under the emotional strain of a great emer- gency to assume that vast projects can be completed on a basis of en- thusiasm without regard to the prac- tical realities of the problem.” He pointed out that “tragic disillusion- ment” resulted during the World War when planes and trained pilots failed to materialize in a few months, or even by the end of the first year after Congress had ap- propriated $640,000;000 for the de- velopment of air power. “The country did not realize then, as I think it does not realize today, the long time required under the most efficient procedure, first to ini- tiate a producton program and then to arrive at the hour of mass pro- duction; the time necessary to train the personnel and to transport the equipment and that personnel to the field of action.” Thomas H. Beck, general chair- man of the forum, warned his list- eners that when the Nation talks Air Forum Program Airmail Pickup Flight From Bolling Field to Airport on Today’s Agenda 2 pm—Commerce Department auditorium, fourth forum session. 3 p.m.—Bolling Field, aviation ex- hibition, to 11 pm. Landing of flights of Army pusuit and medium bombardment airplanes. Bus serv- ice from Willard Hotel. 4 pm. and 6 p.m—Bolling Field, airmail pickup flights. 5:45 pm.—National Press Club, special broadcast by Lowell Thomas. 6 to 9 p.m.—Departmental Audi- torium, public movies. WEDNESDAY. National Defense Day. 8 am.—Members of Aviation ‘Writers’ Association leave for Bal- timore to inspect mass production methods of Glenn L. Martin aircraft factory. 9 am—Commerce Department auditorium, fifth forum session. 9 a.m—Anacostia Naval Air Sta- tion, take-off of Pan-American Air- ways Clipper for New York and Europe. 9 am-—Willard Hotel, national convention, Aviation Writers’ Asso- clation. tal * 12 noon to 5 p.m—Departmen Auditorium, movies. 2 pm—Commerce Department suditorium, sixth forum session. t bombardment airplanes, General Headquarters Air Force; represent- Pto 20000 military airplanes, de- MAY 27, 1940. Producers Promise |Runaway Model Plane Creates |Stir in Railroad Yards - Milling Underwood, locomotive nglneer, model plane which landed at Po looking over the tomac Yards yesterday. Midas, the family’s bull terrier, poses with the “runaway” plane. A runaway plane, circling twice over dangerous high tension lines, made a forced landing at the Poto- mac Yards terminal in Alexandria, Va., yesterday afternoon and threw workmen into confusion. No one was injured and the plane was only slightly damaged. The plane was a three-foot model which apparently began its flight at Bolling Field where the National Aeronautical Association was stag- ing a model plane contest. First to reach the scene of the “accident” was Milling Underwood, yard engineer. The plane made a three-point landing along the tracks —Star Staff Photo. as Mr. Underwood drove his locomo- tive by. He stopped the train to investigate and in a few minutes was surround- ed by yard workmen. When the men saw the plane fly- ing high overhead they at first thought it might be a real ship, and when it circled back again they felt sure something was wrong. Several men were about to call police until the miniature ship came | nearer and dropped to earth. Mr. Underwood sald the model must have caught in a back draft that sent it back over the yards. The plane was taken to the Un- derwood home, 200 Massachusetts avenue N.W., where it was held for the owner. e s e s Sl e e L SRR about 50,000 airplanes it must be | realized at the same time that an aerial army of 1,000,000 highly trained officers and men is involved. Civilian Relief Agency. Thorough development of civil avi- ation as an agency for civilian re- lief in event of war or other dis- aster was advocated by Ruth Nichols of Rye, N. Y, second American woman to hold a transport pilot's license. Pointing out that the military services are wholly deficient in prop- erly equipped ambulance airplanes, Miss Nichols advocated that all civil aviation agencies combine in set- ting up an organization for civilian relief in war-stricken and flood areas at home and abroad where other means of speedy transporta- tion for vitally needed medical sup- plies have been destroyed or pre- empted for military purposes. Today is being observed as “pri- vate flyers’ day” and preparations have been made to handle up to 500 privatley owned aircraft at Bolling Field, where a national avia- tion bition opened n.i'tenwo”‘f:ln and will wnfinm{ t0.11 pm. daliy through Wednesday. Three Demonstra: Slated. The first of three demonstrations by combat aircraft of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps is scheduled for this afternoon, when representa- tive types of General Headquarters Air Force pursuit airplanes from Langley Field, Va., will demonstrate over the city and land at Bolling Field at 3 p.m. for public inspection. In a national radio discussion ar- ranged as a part of the forum pro- gram, Brig. Gen. Barton K. Yount, assistant chief of the Army Air| Corps, last night declared it is| doubtful whether any nation can win a modern war without gaining complete control of the air. One of six panel members repre- senting the leadership of American civil and military aviation, Gen. Yount explained in reply to a ques- tion from the floor that the Euro- pean war has taught three lessons of major importance concerning air power: “PFirst, that air forces are more powerful and more dangerous weap- ons than the lay public has realized; second, that it is impossible to de- velop a dominating air force after war begins, and third, that the air- planes composing an air force must be kept constantly abreast of tech- nical developments and that old or obsolete aircraft are of little or no value.” U. 8. Developing a Dive Bomber. The United States Army, Gen. Yount said, is now developing a type of dive bomber similar to the famous German Stukas which are playing tremendous havoc in Europe. He also stated that the Army has made “very extensive studies and develop- ments of parachutes and parachute troops” and in case of emergency will-be “well prepared” to use such troops should this become desirable Or necessary. Col. John H. Jouett, president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Com- merce, predicted that within the | 422! coming year the American aviation industry can attain a maximum annual rate of production of 15,000 pending on types required, and that floor as to whether the European war has settled the question of the airplane against the battleship, Ad-| miral Towers replied that “we have learned very little that is new.” He sald that battleships have been hit by heavy bombs but that “so far as we know, no battleship has been sunk or put out of action by air bombs.” Gen. Yount declared that “there is every reason to believe that we should continue the development of naval power,” Army and air power to provide “a balanced, combined force” capable of meeting “any that can be brought against us.” Mrs. Ida L. King Of Treasury Retires Mrs. Ida L. King, clerk in the Treasury, Division of Securities, was retired today after 33 years in the Government service. Fellow-workers and friends gave Mrs. King a surprise luncheon Satur- day at her home, 10 Ingraham street N.W. She was presented with a radio, a rocking chair and a basket of flowers. A native of Norfolk, Va., Mrs. King served the first 10 years of Government service with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, During the World War she was transferred to the Treasury Department. G. O. P. Delegation Here | tee Is Still Unpledged James C. Wilkes, chairman of the Republican State Central Commit- tee for the District of Columbia, said today there has been no change in the unpledged status of the Dis- trict’s three votes to be cast in the Republican National Conven- tion next month. Mr. Wilkes said he made the state- | ment because of reports that the District delegation has decided on a candidate it will support. When the convention of local Republicans elected three delegates 10 days ago, | it left them uninstructed, to reach a decision when the national con- vention assembled June 24. England has & new war on tip- Wage-Hour Act Holds For Mofor Carriers, Supreme Court Rules District Court Here Reversed by Decision, Which Spiit, 5 to 4 A 5-to-4 Supreme Court decision today made approximately 200,000 motor carrier employes subject to the Wage-Hour Act. The ruling reversed a decision by a three-judge District Court here which held that the Interstate Com- merce Commission was empowered to fix hours of service for all em- ployes of common and contract motor carriers. Justice Reed gave the majority opinion for the Supreme Court and sustained the Government’s conten- tion that only those employes con- cerned with safety operations came under the supervision of the I. C. C. Other workers. it was held, come under the Wage-Hour Division, Labor Department. The case was brought by the American Trucking Association and five companies. “In the broad domain of social legislation a few problems are en- mesned with the difficulties that surround a determination of what quaiifications an employe shall have and how long his hours of work may be,” the court said. “Upon the proper adjustments of these factors within an industry and in relation to competitive ac- tivitles may well depend the eco- nomic success of the enterprises af- fected as well es the employment and efficiency of the workers.” “It seems * * * that it was not in- tended by Congress to give the com- mijssion power to regulate the quali- fications and hours of service of employes, other than those con- cerned with the safety of opera- tions.” Chief Justice Hughes and Justices McReynolds, Stone and Roberts dis- sented. They did not give a written opinion. The District Court which ruled against the Government divided 2 | to 1, with Justice Letts dissenting. Egypt Forms National Guard CAIRO, Egypt, May 27 (#).—The | Egyptian government acted today to form a national guard to assist reg- ular police in an émergency and | called for volunteers. | |Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Continues debate in “oppressive iabor practices” bill. Appropriations Subcommi ttee works on $1,111,000000 relief bill; 10:30 am. Military Affairs Committee con- siders bill outlawing “private arm- | fes”; 10:30 am. | Judiciary Committee considers | legislation tightening alien and | subversive statutes; 10:30 am. Labor Subcommittee holds hear- ing on permanent work agency pro- posal; 10 am. Civil Liberties Committee contin- ues testimony on farm migrants; 10 am, House: Considers resolution making trans- fer of Immigration Service to g.u;fice Department effective in 10 s, Naval Appropriations Subcommite hears Admiral Stark on big Navy program; 10 a.m. TOMORROW., Senate: May take up Federal-aid hospi- talization bill, if civil liberties bill is disposed of today. Interstate Commerce Subcommit- tee considers wire-tapping hearing. 10 am. Banking and Currency Committee meets (executive) on commodity credit bill. 10:30 am. Irrigation and Reclamation Com- mittee meets on Boulder Dam power rates. 10:30 a.m. House: Considers naval shipbuilding and naval aircraft construction bills. Invalid Pensions Committee con- siders bill providing pensions for certain veterans of Indian wars, 10:30 a.m. Weather Report (Furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia—Partly cloudy tonight and tom: ; showers tomorrow night; little change in temperature; lowest ton¥ght about 58 degrees; light variable winds. Maryland—Mostly cloudy tonight; tomorrow partly; slightly warmer in north portion. Virginia—] Partly cloudy; slightly cooler in east portion tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness followed by showers in southwest portion. West Virginia—Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow mostly cloudy, fol- lowed by scattered showers in south Weather Conditions Last 24 Hours, The Atlantic disturbance has continued to move northesstward to the north of the steamer lanes with diminished intensity. A slight disturbance remains nearly sta- tionary over the Middle Atlantic States. Urbana, Va., 10125 milliba: (29.90 inches), and Ku‘ e is low over the r_ Great Lakes rewion, Green Bay, Wis,, 1009.1 millibars (29.80 inches). Pres- sure is rising off the South Atlantic Coast over the Southeastern States. Ashe- . C.. 1017.3 millibars (30.04 inches). Pressure continues high over the River of the North Valley. Pembina. N. Dak.. 1019.0 millibars (30.09 inches.) and over the Joria Pacific it should be able to attain the rate | Joh of 50,000 a year urged by President Roosevelt by the end of three years. “Obsolete” Claims Denied. Statements that Army combat airplanes are obsolete as a result u“"n of European developments is “mis- leading,” Gen. Yount said. Air- planes which have been purchased under the defense program require changes to bring them abreast of foreign developments, Navy now is requesting for training purposes The United States ative Navy combat airplanes from |cal the U. 8. S. Ranger and Marine Corps combat aircraft from East Coast expeditionary force, Quantico, 8. 3 3 to 11 pm—Bolling Pield, na- 7 ‘ncluding lard Hotal baltroom. § L3 Plains, and the middle nlm. ‘Temperatures normal in’the Central Val- Revort for Last 48 Hours. Saturday— 4 p.m. 8 Tees. inches. o~ 883 @398 2338 isrounaione 8395388 sttt 2332333 E 838 8 833 4 3 ture, Barometer, | Atlan portion; little change in temperature. e Sun. tomerrow 7:24 Moon. today - 1030 am. Automobile 1 must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in_inches inths Capital (current month to date): Month. 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