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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-30
ALL NORWALK SEEKS
A CACHE OF HOOCH
AT DORLON'S POINT

automobile had been used for carry
ing the forbidden stuff.
Now comes the question of where
the booze was hidden. Surely 1t must
lie ome.wh ere between the center of
the city and Dorlon's point, and the
hiding place is going to be discovered
if certain Norwalk citizens can retain
their health and strength for rea-
soinalole length Of time.
Several searching parties composed
of wise birds have gone over the
territory with the proverbial fine
tooth comb, but the lonely marshes
along the shore road have refused to
yield their secret. Unless the treasure
is speedily recovered, the waters along
the shore near Dorlon's will be
dra gged, in an effort to make the sea
reveal the hidden horde Amateur and
professional divers are practic1ng
their art for the supreme attempt, and
it is rumored that a pack Of trained
''hootch hounds will lbe imported if
all other efforts should fail.
Excitement accompanied by a touch
of calamity almost reached the burst
ing point Wednesday night, when it
was reported that party of men in
an autom obile had raided barn on
the Post road near West Norwalk, and
made off with the elusive Ticker.
This story was later branded as false,
however, and the search continues
with even greater vigor than the old
| time hunt for certain treasure which
is alleged to have been buried by the
late Captain Kidd, somewhere on these
shores Certainly these be trying
times for those good citizens who
dwell within the domains of the Hon
Jeremiah Donovan, mayor of all the
| Norwalks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-30
MIDDIE-CLASS
CLUB DISAPPEARS
FROM GERMANY

Berlin, July ga venerables Teu-
tonic institution, the Stammtisch. is
disappearing. The Stammtisch was
the middleman's club, but since the
price of beer has gone up from 80
pfennigs a pint to 2 marks for less
than pint, the inducement to gather
round the oaken board in some vault
ed "Keller" to discuss politics, art or
philosophy has faded away and the
great decorative stems with the en-
bossed pewter lids have become mere
shelf ornaments.
Berlin Stammtische were many and
various. Each had its own customs
and convivial ritual. Some, where
painters, cartoonists, actors and lit
erary men foregathered. were famous
throughout the German-speaking
world and had been in continuous eX-
iStence for over century.
The latest one to go is the artists
Etammtisch at Siechens in the Ben
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-30
Danish
Nervousness
Put Vigor and Ambition in
to Rundown, Tired
Out People

If you feel tired out, out of sorts.
respondent, mentally or physically
depressed, and lack the desire to ac-
complish things, get a 60 cent box of
Wepdel1's Pills, Ambition Brand, at
Hindle Pharmacy and Hartigan
Drug Store today and take the first
big step toward feeling better right
away.
If you work too hard, smoke too
much, or are nervous because of
over indulgence of any kind, Wen
dell's Pills. Ambition Brand, will
make you feel better in three days or
money back from Hindle Pharmacy
and Hartigan Drug. Store on the first
box purchased.
As a treatment for affections of the
nervous system, constipation, loss of
appetite, trembling, sleeplessness, ex-
,hausted vitality or Nervous Indiges-
ton, get a box of WendelPs Pills,
Ambition Brand, today ON the money
back plan.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-30
Especial to The Times.)


Norwalk, July 3o.-Not since the day
when the first airplane passed over
Norwalk has there been as much ex-
element in this staid old town as pre-
walls at the present time. The first
airship was a thing of wonder, and
the excitement was open and above
board, shared by everyone.
Today it is different. There is just
as much excitement, but it is of a
stealthy underground variety. The
man on the street says nothing but it
appears that he is laboring under a
great mental strain. Back of all this
undercurrent of expectancy lies a tale
of hidden treasures, mates. Not a
story of some 1ong-forgotten pirates
cache of silver and pieces Of eight,
but a yarn of buried booze" Real
"hootch" which is thought to be re-
posing in some lonely spot near Dor
Ions point where it was hidden by al
legged whiskey runners not later than
July 10.
On that date, which threatens to be-
come memorable in Norwalk's history,
three men passed through the city in
a high powered motor car, after shoot
ing policeman in Darien. Word had
been sent to the local police that the
three men were whiskey runners, and
the "coppers'' gave chase when the
machine hove in view.
In the wee small hours of the morn
ing, the autoists were surrounded at
a lonely spot in the road near Dor
Ions point in East Norwalk. The men
were captured and the car was
searched. Not a4drop of liquor was
found in the machine, but the author
tiles have reason to believe that the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-30
ITALY SPENDING
MILLIONS FOR
AVIATION WORK

Washington, July 3O.-Ita1y is
spending s3O,00O,0OO this year on its
aviation program, which, 1t is main
aviation program, which is mainly
of a civil character. Its program calls
for a complete aerial transportation
system for both passengers and
goods, a regular air mail service and
the establishment of international air
routes.
Study of routes which will join
italy vita France, Switzerland, Aus
tria, Jugo-Slavia, Greece and Italian
colonies also is being made by the
government authorities. Two dirigibles
are now operating successful tour
ing service between Rome and Milan
and between Venice and Milan and
plans are being made to start the
Napole- Palermo route. Four other To-
cal routes are in operation and ex-
periments are being conducted on
five others.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-30
OLD INDIAN AT
BIG CELEBRATION

Laguna Mountains, Cal, July 3d.
Said to have been born IA years ago,
the year the Declaration of Independ-
ence was signed, on a spot which is
now a government reservation and
which he still calls home, Domingo
Jacinto, chief of a tribe of Digger In
dams, was one of the spectators at the
Independence Day celebration here.
Accompanied by his daughter
granddaughter and a great-grandson
he evinced keen interest in the pro-
gram.
He Is said to be older than the pines
and other trees which make Iaguna
Mountains resort q playground for the
residents of Imperial and San Diego
counties. Although feeble, he can
W2l. see and hear without difficulty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-30

renstrasse, with which many famous
names are associated.
To the traditional German, the end
of the Stammtisch means the end of
Gemuthlichkeit, that par 'cularly
beatific state of mind induced by good
cheer and high thinking.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
LOS DOLORES EN- Ell VIENTRE
PUEDEN SER SINTOMAS DE,
LOMBRICES O SOLHARlA

Los dolores de vientre. la picazon en-
la parte inferior de los intestinos, la
diarrea unas veces v constipation otras,
sed insaciable y otros dss6rdenes por
ell estilo son sintomas de lombrices Ell
Vermifugo Trio SECURE del doc
tor H. F. Peery, es 10 mas eficaz y Sc
guro que Sc conoce hoy para la extir-
pacion de las lonbrices y la solitaria.
Su accion es muy pronta y ordinariamen
te es sufciente una sola dosis para eli
minar del sis.ema en- pocas horas, las
lombrices solitaria. No hay necesi-
dad de otros prgantes para completar
su acci6n. Compre ell Vermifugo Trio
SEGURO, del doctor II. F Peery, Ell
dnico genuine Q insista EN- que no le
den otra cosa Fabricado exclusivamen-
te por Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill
Co, de 372 Pearl St., New York,
~ Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09

En- 81 portico de "a Casa Blanca,
el presidente Wilson Y ell gobernador
Cox, candidate presidential. del par
lido Democratic, concertaron el plan
Gle la campaiia electoral a base de la
Liga de Naciones, sin ,as reservas
americanizantes que juicio de Mr.
Wilson desnaturalizan y anulan la
obra de el en- la Conferencia de Yer
sales; es decir, que Cox defendera ell
artfculol 81 con la mencion especffica
de la doctrina de Monroe, La cual
los republicanos sustraen de La inter
pretacion extraiia, y a1n de las repl
blicas americanas quienes es CO.
NUN, el articulo 10, con la obliga-
cion de garantir con las armas la in
dependencia Ia integridad territ )
rial" de las contratantes.
Ell propio dia, en- el City Hall, de
New York, antillanos velaron la ur-
ma que contiene 10 que resta de la
materia, punado de cenizas, de Ra-
mon Emeterio Betances, dominicano
de origen, native de Puerto Rico, Gu
bano por affection, .ciudadano de Ia
ideal Rep1blica dc las Antillas.
He ahi, una mera coincidencia, que
apareja los dos eminentes nortea-
mericanos mantenedores del princi-
pio democratico de la propia determi
nacion, Icy soberana suprema en- las
relaciones internacionales, al gran
antillano, que amos antes por ella pa
deciera hasta Ia muerte.
Betances, con el concursosde unos
cuantos dominicanos, levanto los
portorriquenos contra Espana en- La
res efimero movimiento que concuI
rria con la insurreccion de Cuba de-
6S. Luego, vencido, Sc expatri6 Pa
ris y en- su amino rebelde " visiona-
rio arraigo la idea de la unidad ma
cional de las tres islas, pues "pensa
ba, refere el publicista hitiano Fir
min, que Cuba Pureto Rico, libres
del dominic espanol, no serfan bastan
tes para constituir ais'adas una po-
tencia capaz de hacerse respetar en-
el exterior.
En-. la capital de Francia,. dinero,
ideas, relaciones, cuanto poseia, 10
puso al servicio de ese ideal, conju-
ras y suehos, en- una mente como
Marti resucitador entonces del pue-
bio cubano, v con Luperon, un negro
exuberante de idealidad que habia
combatido con .implacab,e coraje a
Espana en- Santo Domingo. Y asi,
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
AVISO A Los
DENTISTAS

FL doctor Elpidio Batista avi-
sa todos sus compaderos y
muy especialmente a los miem-
bros de la Association Dental''
que Ell dia is de agosto hara de-
mostraciones clinicas en- "Anes
tesla Conductiva de 9 a IL a.
m. en- la Ofcina Dental del Hos
pital Militar cedida por Ell Doc
tor F. E. Rodriguez (Dentista
del Ejercito). Ell DR.. Rodriguez
y Ell DR.. TOro fernandez haran
tambien valiosas demostraciones
dc su buena practica en- dicha
anestesia.
ALI misno Sc trataran asun
tos de gran interes para la pro-
fesi6n.
FL 10: de setiembre nos vol
veremos 4 reunir en- la ohcina
Dental de nuestra enthusiastic com
Yanera Ia distinguida Doctora
Blanca Dimas.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
PuR1F1ouE

listed puede puri6car su sangre. devoi.
yer salud y vigor a su sisterna. eliminar la
debiIidad nerviosa. fortalecer sus organos
digestivos, regularizar sus rlnones y el hi
gado 81 toma el EHxiy de Leonard b0r0
Ia SGngre FL mejor especifco conocido
para lirnpiar el cuerpo humane de materias
venenosas y poner en- sus venas sangre ro-
ia y sana Este remedio aumenta la ac-
cion de todos los organos, dando al CUTS
un color saludable. alivia el cansancio fish
co y mental causado por el trabajo y
deeaimiento y pone
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
AcLARANDo uN ERROR

Central Paste viejo, Humacao q de
agosto, 1920.
Senior Director de Ell MUNDo.
Muy senior mao:
Habiendo leido en- su ilustrado diario
una noticia referente a que don Bias
Cabrera tuvo su cargo la direction y
siembra de las plantaciones en- esta Gen.
tral y sus poyales, ell que suscribe desea
hacer constar pdblicamente que tai CO.
sa crece etoda veracidad. pues las
plansaciones de los, pOyales fuerOn he
chas bajo la direction y por orden del
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
Wilson, Cox, Betances: Las AntiIIas

conspira contra Ia tirania de Heu-
reaux en- Santo Domingo, trama la
invasion de Puerto Rico y Sc consa-
gra Cuba como Delegado de la Re
voluci6n del 95, en- Paris, sin reserva
y sin miedo; digalo sino la parte que
Sc lie atribuye en- la tragedia de Santa
: 'Agueda. sCuentase que Betances des
vic hacia Ganovas, ministro respon
sable, la sana ciega con que Anglo
lilo amenazaba a la Reina Regent, ],
mujer y madre ~sis
Cuando los Estados Unidos ocu-
paron Puerto Rico, escribe Firmin,
"En Paris, el doctor Betances sentia
un goce triunfal. Pensaba haber al.
canzado la realidad de un ideal tier
ma ardientemente deseado durante
mas dc treinta amos que vivio lejos
de la terra natal que habia jurado
no pisar de nuevo sino independents
Y libre". Despues, sucedio ese trasie
go al qve el presidente Wilson Sc opo
MIA en- Versailles: Puerto Rico pas6
del dominic de Espana al de Ia
Union, Y seg1n Firnin, ia ingenio-
sidad de los americanos hiri6 de
muerte a Betances". Mas ahora hon
ran sus cenizas en- el Palacio muni-
cipal neoyorquino, y el buque que
las conduce Puerto Rico enarbola la
banderas de guerra de los Estados Uni
dos Los griegos expresaban esos con
trastesxcrueles de- destino con una
suave palabra: eironeia.
De Betances opina Castor Mo-
.ra. .s..
..N'fue realmente un varon de alta
.prosApia intellectual v moral La ma
turaleza lie adorn6 con un vasto Ia
lento. Y un gran caracter, eualidades
ambas. que por rareza Sc aunan en-
una misma persona. La mas elevada
cultura engrandecio su inteigencia
Y ell mas asiduo cultivo de su Glen
cia fortified su caracter fntegro y
magnffico". Maxine Gomez: "Pa-
ra los que conocen la historic de Gu
ba batalladora por su independence,
el nombre de Betances, sin un adjeti
vo pomposo, bastan sus mobiles esfuer
zos por la causa, que debe recordarse
con veneracion, amor y respeto". De
Ia taIa moral de Betances desprendio
Fray Candil el protagonista de su no
vela A fnego lento; y aquel sentimen
tai de burla demoladora. que fue Luis
Bonafoux, hubo de rendirle su admi
racion plena en- su ibro Betdnces.
Talio M. Cestero.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09

sistema en- perfecto estado Es igualmente
efechvo para aliviar las afecciones reums-
ticas de las coyunturas musculosS- Miles
de personas que han encontrado satisfac-
cion en- el EHxv de LronGydi para Ia
SGngre 10 tecomiendan como un remed,o
eficaz en- casos de Stills, ulceras. escrofu-
las, anemia, tumores todas las enferme-
da les que provienen de Ia sangfe. Compre
inmediatamente de su droguista una bote-
lla de Elixir de LcondrdI para Ia
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
De instruction
ToDo MAESTRO sERA cLAs1FI-

ToDo MAESTRO sERA CLAsIFI-
CADo PoR 10 MENos CON E.
Es la opinion de todos los comisio
nados, InspectOres, superintendentes y
Catedraticos de los Estados Umdos v
Puerto Rico, 81 los maestros Sc adaptan
al plan de ensehanza que sugiere THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL METHODS, uno de
cuyos autores 10 es el DR.. P. P. Claxton,
coMIsIoNADo ACTUAL DE Los e.
U. de America
Facil obtenci6n. Pida informes hoy
mismo A. RODRIGUEZ, Represen-
tante de THE SCHOOL METHODS CO.
Inc, Chicago, I'LL, con oficina en- Pro
greso St. 56, Aguadiila, P. r. Advt
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09

administrator general senior Rafael Ba-
ragafio, 10 que Quiero hacer constar pa
ra que no Sc altere la verdad de los he
chos.
Anticipandole las gracias quedo de US
ted atentamente,
Jose Martinez RIVERA. Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09

Sc vENDE dos wagones de MADEIRA,
un encerado grande y un lote de felpu-
dos The New York and P. r. Metal co.
JOHN LEWIS, Proprietor. stop sls,
Pperta Dc TERRA Adyt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
BANCO DE SAN juan
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

cAJAs DE AHoRRos EsPEoIALEs
En- cada barrio hay una GAIA dc Aho-
rros. FL imponente no necesita venir q
IA ciudad. para guardian sus economics,
tiene Ia Gaia de Ahorros. en- su pro
pio barrio.
Puede comprar. tambi6n accionas
del Banco de San Juan. a cinco d6la-
res cada una. Abra su cuenta en- nues-
tro Banco Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
DEREcHos cIv1LEs Y poL1r1cos

Ell Gobernador ha rehabilitado en-
sus derechOs civiles politicos a Ma
talio Yafiez Carri6n.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-08-09
sANcRE

y pruebe este gran remedio que le devol-
vera el placer de vlvir De venta en- todas
las droguerias
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
JAZZ MURDERER
SOUGHT IN N. Y.
\ Stain While Photograph
PLAYS Lively Tunes.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Following the
brutal murder of Miss Ream Constance
Hox1e. a beautiful 17-year-old girl, in her
home in a fashionable apartment house
near Central park, west. while the phono-
graph was kept playing jazz music to
deaden other sounds, the police today
threw out dragnet for a man of the
following description: Age, about 35
years; medium build black mustache
and hair, swarthy complexion; believed
to be a foreigner.
The girl had been beaten to death
When the body was found it was kneel-
ing at the side of bed, as though in
prayer with the head resting upon
folded arms. There were blood stains
npon the floor of the room and hallway.
indicating that Miss Hoxie had struggled
hard for her life
Mrs. Robert s. Hoxie. the girls mother,
is in New Orleans for her health, and
during her absence some of the rooms
of the apartment were sublet to dodgers.
1t is believed, by the police, that the
crime was committed by a man who
applied at the apartment house late Mon
day, saying he was seeking a room.
The Hoxie family came here two
months ago from New Haven, Conn,
where Robert Hoxie had been engaged
In war work
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
FIVE CITIES ASK
GASRATE RAISE
All Want One Dollar a Month
Minimum Meter Charge.

Increases in gas rates in five Indiana
cities were asked in petitions fled with
the public service commission today.
Four of the petitions were filed by the
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Com
pany and the fifth by the Peru Gas Com
pany.
All of the petitions ask for permission
to make a 81 a month minimum charge
for meters and to retain the 10 cents
thousand cubic feet discount privilege
for prompt payment. The following in
creaSes were asked: Wabash, from S110
a thousand cubic feet, with 10 cents sur
charge to S1.50 a thousand cubic feet;
Lebanon, from SIPS a thousand cubic
feet to $3.50 a thousand cubic feet; Lo-
gdnsport, from $1.10 a thousand cubic
feet, with a lucent surcharge, to SLIGO
a thousand cubic feet; Frankfort, from
S1.25 per thousand cubic feet to S1.j0 per
thousand cubic feet; Peru, from a scale
graduated from $1.10 to 50 cents per
thousand cubic feet to a rate of $1.6G per
thousand cubic feet.
The Pike County Telephone Company
was authorized to continue in effect the
rates established by the federal wire adj
ministration. They provide for a charge
of SO for single line business telephones;
$3.50 for party line business telephone;
81 for single line residence telephones;
S1.50 for party line residence telephones;
1925 for rural party line business tel
ephones, and ST. for rural party line
residence telephones.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
WASTE IN COAL
MINE UNSOLVED
State GeOlOgist Says Indiana
Field Needs Remedy.

Improved methods of mining coal are
eliminating much waste in Indiana, but
there continues large percentage of
loss, according to a report issued by W.
n. Logan, state geologist. Mr.. Logan
estimates that approximately 26,50O, 900
tons of coal are mined in Indiana an
nually. He says the waste here is greater
than in other bituminous fields.
I'm some states the waste has been re-
duced to so per cent of the coal mined.
but the waste has not been reduced to
this minimum in Indiana" DR.. Logan
says. "And while the waste has been
much greater in the past than it is at
present there is need CT much greater
improvement"
Waste in coal mining may be connected
with the system of mining or it may be
independent of the system, according to
the report. The chief sources of waste
in mining coal are: Not robbing the pill
lars in the room and pillar system; un-
clean mining in the strip pit method ;
leaving coal containing partings in any
system; producing unrecovered culm,
leaving coal around hOrsebacks, bells,
etc, and mining lower beds before up
per ones The principal systems Of min
Ing employed in Indiana include strip
pit method, the room and pillar system
and the long wall system.
DR.. Logan's report to the department
of conservation shows that higher prices
have had a tendency to decrease the
waste of fine cbal called culm, now uti-
lized extensively in the Industrial plants
where there is a demand for coal of low
heating power.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
VISCOUNT GREY'S
STAND AMAZES
HIRAM JOHNSON

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 3.--Senator
Hiram johnson of California today char
acterized as Astounding the statement
in a letter of Viscount Grey, recently
made public, that Great Britain does not
object to the United States having an
equal vote in the league of nations.
The senator was the luncheon guest of
the City club
IF Great Britain has no objection, now
who does?" added the senator I'VE
seem to have some Americans who do"
Senator Johnson predicted the peace
treaty would be Americanized ito a de-
gree at least" Referring to a statement
by President Wilson that reservation
to article 10 you'd cut the heart out Of
the treaty, Senator Johnson said:
1--WE in the senate say If that would cut
the heart out of the treaty, then we will
cut the heart out of l."
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
STRAUSS FIRM
HOLDSBANQUET'
Employees Hear Governor and
Get Bonus of $11, 900.

The Cooperative society, composed Of
the employees of the firm of L. Strauss
& Co., held their annual Banquet and
meeting in the Riley room of the Clay
pool hotel last night More than 100
employees of the firm were present.
A. L. Block, president of the firm, was
POSTMASTER The guests of honor were
Gov. ] r. Goodrich and Mrs. Goodrich.
Other guests present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Rappaport, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ru
bens, Fred Mills and F. T. Carroll of
the indianapolis News, J. H Laderer IF
The Indiana Daily Times, Paul Pichey,
Merle Sidener Mrs. $. f. Perkins, Mrs.
Cote and J. Y. Kinberger of Seattle,
Wash.
Checks to the amount of $1,000 wero
distributed to the members of the CO.
operative society as their share of the
last years business.
The firm of L. Strauss & Co. was com
p1imented by the several speakers of the
evening, including the governor, on be-
ing the ortginators OF the cooperative
plan in indianapolis.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
RUSSIAN COLONEL INSANE.

LONDON, Feb. 3-Col. Avaloff Der
mondt, commander of the Russo German
forces which attacked Riga last autumn,
las become insane and has been placed
in madhouse, according 10 reports from
Moscow.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-03
Says England
Must Rule in
Air as on Sea
Slogan Sounded by Agitation
Head Before Royal Geo
graphical Society.

LONDON, Feb. 3.-"Brittania must
rule the air as she rules the wave"
That was the slogan sounded by Maj
Gen. Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes CON
troller general of civil aviation, before
the meeting Of the Royal Geographical
society here last night
High officials of the government, in
Guiding the Prince of Wales and Win
ston Spencer Churchill, attended the
meeting.
Outlining the British air policy, Sykes
predicted the next war viii open with
battle for supremacy Of the air. At
tack and defense will be governed by
air strength, he declared.
Commercial airplanes, the controller
general pointed out, may more easily be
converted into bombers than merchant
water craft may be made into war yes
sells. Thus, he urged, commercial air SUI
premacy is necessary to insure war su-
premacy.
Sykes emphasized the necessity for 'all
British" air routes, revealing that the
British now have a secret. systematic
plans for mapping the worlds air lines,
especially routes from England to Egypt
and Capetown.
Several planes will be started over this
new route in the near future, he said.