Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-18

by the aviation section Of the Signal
Corps Of the Army for re-
Aviation cruits for aviation work.
p..-:A. An army Of skilled work.
'e' men Is now being formed
to go into France with tho American
hiers. and support them in the great
air drives to come. Tho men are to be
formed into sQuadrons whenever pos
sible. and are promised experience az
near the fighting line as the airdromes
can be built.
Men from a great number and variety
OF trades will be given places with this
contingent. Something like forty-seven
trades. running from sailnakers to gas
plant workers. will be represented. The
responsibility Of keeping every battle
plane ready for safe and instantaneous
service: for tuning engines for duty
four and Ave miles IN the air, and for
seeing that each plane and its parts
are without mechanical flaw. will rest
with the men now being organized
Approximately stwo-thirds Of the men
VIII be made non-commissioned Of
ncers. and each man will be detailed
for that class Of work for which he Is
best fitted.
satlmakers are wanted. as well as
cobblers and tailors. for making.
stretching and repairing wings Cab
met makers and boat makers are
needed for wood work about the fustl-
iSge. Riggers are being enlisted. and
they will assemble planes. and look
AZ headquarters and for general field
work. room will be found TORS drafts
men, carpenters. filters, plumbers, ONCE
clerks. stenographers. etc. Radio oper-
given responsible positions.
Men accepted will be classified by
trades and given two or three weeks
OF instruction in the application of
plane work They will then be formed
Into 'squadrons. two-thirds of them Sc
lecseo 81 non-commissioned officers,
ana sent to France to prepare the way
for the coming air drive.
~
Tho shortage In the supply of iron
and steel. which this country must
have In increasing
Scrap Iron amounts II the war is
nm Firm. to be won. has de-
VI E a1nS. veioped a new source
Of income for the farmer, and not
merely a few farmers, but most farm
ers.
omcials OF the geological survey are
calling the attention OF farmers Of the
country to the fact that even at the
recently fixed prices Of iron and steel
1t should be possible for most farmers
to reap an overlooked profit through
the sale of the old iron and steel scat
tered about their places; that the saw
Ing Of such old scrap metal will helm
20 meet the present serious deficiency
In the supply of iron and steel: that
the use OF old metal will accomplish
savings In coke, which is now to be
nad only at unprecedented prices. and
that the delivery of old iron and steel
at foundries far from iron mines and
big steel centers will correspondence
relieve the excessive strain on the
Mines
It is said that in the northeastern
more or less fully taken care of. main
~ by the junk man, and along most
| railways and about most Industrial
plants they are now salvaged sys-
tematically. However, it is pointed out
mat IN the greater part of the United
Ing the old metal scattered about the in
oustriaI plants Of the farmers, where
abandoned asaas d. binders. plows. mowers.
a naes sbed ETC. rust about the barns
junk is already on wheels with tongue
and whifhetree attached, ready, in fact
to be walked on its own legs" to the
freight station.
@HSSoiuiH8 u Tie census returns there
were In 1910 about s1.265, 900. 900 worth
OF agricultural machinery alone on the
6.36l. 500 American farms. Farm Inn
Elements. not including stoves, chains,
tools. etc. valued at about s165, 000. 900
are sold annually. A considerable part
OF the cost OF manufacturing this farm
machinery lies in the metals used. and
the metals, include not only iron and
| steel OF various grades and values. but
occasional small parts of brass or con-
per.
The farmers are being urged to take
advantage of the present opportunity
to recover profitable revenue from
this overlooked waste product. The
geological survey is suggesting. In
order that the farmers may know il it
will pay them to ship this Junk, to
take the question up through the
grange, the alliance, the farmers
unions and other similar organizations,
with a. view to ascertaining the loca-
transportation. the best prices obtaina-
BILE. for the different classes of Junk