South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-24

the report has been begun, but
doubtful if it will be completed al
Witnesses before the committee
this week are officials OF the air
craft corporations which the com
mittee will suggest should be under
government control. Officials OF the
Wright Dayton plant, which has
turned out practically all the com
bat planes thus far shipped 10
France were heard today.
Taking over the plants would not
only add to their efficiency under
unified control but would eliminate
any dangers Of alien operation.
To Make New Type.
The abandonment by the aircraft
production board of the Bristol two
seated fighting plane has been fol
lowed BY the adoption Of new
model the "S r. s. IL was learned
today This machine will not be
equipped with the Liberty motor
but will carry the successful His
pana Suiza engine and will be of
the Spad type il will be the only
single-seated machine manufac-
tured in the United States FOR use
abroad
Assertions that 100000. 1000 had
been lost in the bandonmeu; OF tie
Bristol modei were denied today bv
Chairman Thomas. OF the senate IN
vestigating committee The Bristol
plane was abandoned when il was
found that increasing the plane
space so that IL might carry the
heavy Liberty engine made the ma
chine cum bersome and inet5Cient.
Liberty Motor Success.
There was. of course. a consider
able loss when the Bristol model
The loss will not approach s10O-
100000"
The Liberty motor while it has
not been found adaptable 20 ma
chimes intended for daylight bomb
Ing and combat work such as the
Bristol will not be condemned Dy
the senate committee in its report
lt has been found very efficient for
lise i'm night bombing planes. which
carry heavier bombs than the BIis-
tol. and for observation machines
There is no thought OF ao5utOaing
the Liberty motor.
The committee proba bly, viii rec
ommend Capitalization Of Liberty
motor manufacture in the sN or
& seven plants now holding contracts
Tor these engines and viii suggest
,arious methods Of increasing the
output
Progress satisfactory.
The present progress OF The air
craft program is fairly satisfactory
committee mem bers believe How o.
ever. there still is room for improve
ment The committee viii fpI that
criticisms IN the senate early IN the
YEAR will fully be justified end that
the progress since that lime IA =
been due i'm no small measure TO
them John n. RYAN. the now di-
rector Of aircraft production. WI
re given credit for uuceaslrg ef-
fort 10 make the program sue
Cess
Member or the COMMUTE prom
iSe "one or TWO sensations" in their
report. but refuse 10 disclose their
nature It is emphasized. however,
hat they have nothing 20 CO with
craft IN the aircraft program. Graft
charges are being investigated only
bv Charles r Hughes and Atty.
Gen Gregory. once or twice tie
.ommittee has crossed the ,sail
~ The former presidential candidate
lut t has in no instance encroached
nn has field.
Approximately 500 deHsviisnd
rlaues have been shipped 20 the
forces abroad said Sen. Thomas
hartman OF the COMMITTEES. "These
are round mum bers. tt IS Impossible
10 give exact hgures. for IL is not
possible 10 tell how many machines
are on the water or have been lost
tn the way