Evening star., 1922-09-17

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information. The document contains
statistics and statements that will be
OF interest. Due to reduction in per-
sonnel, the strength of the chaplains
IN the Army is now only 131.
Delay Scouts Prom otfOns.
/ It is not likely that promotion OF
retired Philippine Scout officers will
take place as authorized by section
IL OF the pay bill until promotion is
resumed in the Army,
Under the provision referred to.
Philippine Scout officers who were
retired before June 4. 1920, are en-
list for active duty performed sub
sequent to retirement, in accordance
with the provisions OF section liza
OF the act OF June 3. 1916. as amend
ed by the act of June 4, 1920 In the
event of promotion they will receive
the same pay and benefits as other
omcers OF the Army of like grade and
length OF service on the retired list
Air Service.
| The advance committee on organizs-
| tion OF the National Aeronautic Asso-
ciatfon. u 5. A. is row in communica-
tlon with members of air service SQUAD.
/ rons, who served in this country and
overseas during the war, also with war
time naval units. with a view to en-
couraslng reunions Of the various units
! az Detroit on October 12. - and II
next, at the time of the Pulitzer and
| other national airplane races and CON
current with the big national convention
OF the association.
In the S4th Aero Squadron alone sew
enteen members have pledged to be pres
ent for the reunion OF that unit The
enthusiastic response from all over the
country is an indication Of a big attend
ance OF veteran airmen.
During the progress of the recent p
~. L. T. camp at Montgomery. Ala. air
| intermediate depot, the United States
! weather bureau officials in the CITY
visited the camp on four different occa-
sions TO impart instruction to the
students OF the Georgia School of Tech
noiogy attending the camp in making
were instructed in drawing isobars and
isotnerms, maps containing pressure and
temperature data were furnished them
and their work checked I'D by the official
IN cnafBe The instruction given was
supplemented as the course progressed
with lectures on types of storms law
OF storms and weather forecasttng.
The half-yearly report on civil avis-
ton In Great Britain, recently issued by
the air ministry, indicates that nropres,
mas been fairly steady 1t is pointed
out with much satisfaction that for the
nrst time there has been no fatality
curing half-year period. A decrease
lS SHOWN IN the number Of continental
nights, 4s5 having been made during
the past six months, as compared to S44
IN the prior period. An increase is shown
IN passenger traffic, the number carried
curing the above mentioned time being
l.ooo. as compared with l,4l8 during the
previous period.
Hurting through space for a dis
lance OF about 1900 feet and then
Drought up with a jerk in mid air
when his parachute began to func-.
tion was the thrilling experience re-
Gently OF Lieut.. B. r Mcbride, A. s..
plane in which he made his ascent
feached an altitude of about 1000 he
left the ship and the chute was seen
70 leave his pack almost at once To.
the CONSERVATION Of witnesses, how
ever. IL iailed to open and simply
tralled out behind him. Upon reach
Ing the ground, Lieut.. Mcbride ex-
plained that the failure of the chute
to open Immediately was due to the
iact that his right leg became en-
tangled in the cords of the chute and
that by kicking out furiouslys he
make safe landing.
The first group (purs uit) at Seff-
ridge Field. Mich. recently received
hASS SpCiis HltSSGUSSF ana are
looking for an allotment of Eve more.
The one now at the field has a gas
capacity of five hours and was floHrl
from Fairfield, Ohio. to Selfridge
Field in two and a half hours against
twelve mile per hour head wind
This time is only thirty minutes
greater than the average DH4 time
for this trip. All pilots are trying
their hand with the messenger and
are delighted with its remarkable
performance.
Ascending to an altitude of 1880
feet in Martin bomber. Lieut.. Leigh
Wade. test pilot at McCook Field
recently broke his own altitude rec
ord. made several months ago, for An
airplane carrying three passengers
Lieut.. Wade performed his lates,
feat accompanied by Capt A. w.
Stevens. aerial photographer, and
Sergt Roy Langham, observer The
bomber was equipped with Moss
supercharger. Contrary to most alti-
tude trips. this flight was without
any unusual incident. The tempera-
ture was slightly below zero, while a
wind, estimated at 100 miles an hour.
was recorded. The flight took two
hours and fifteen minutes.