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Evening star., 1922-07-02
ORGANIZING THE COUNTRY
TO ENCOURAGE AVIATION.
Admiral Fullam Explains Purposes,
and Plans of the National
AerOnautical Association. =

I7HE increasing popularity of thc
airplane and the recognition
of it's value in peace and war
does not mean that the ma
tons Army and Navy should be re-
duced to minimum strength, in the
opinion of Admiral w. F. Fullam
commander of the Pacific feet during
the war, and former commander OF
the Great Lakes and Newport naval
training ntations. The admiral has
just returned from an extensive tour
of the country in behalf Of the Ma
tional Aeronautic Association, head
quarters of which are located here.
Admiral Fullam. who. since his re-
tirement. has been devoting practi-
cally all of his time to the develop
ment of commercial air force for
this country, visited fifteen key cities
with the object of impressing the
people in general with the impor-
tance of promoting practical busi-
ness. commercial and sensible ava
tion." as a means of transportation
improvement and also as an adequate
reserve air force in time of war.
For "Rhree Plane Navy"
Air power may dominate in the
next war" the admiral prophesied.
but this does not mean that we
because of this fact Not at all. We
must not swap horses in the middle
Of the stream. The airplane is a new
and valuable weapon. but we cannot
throw away one weapon until a bet
ter is provided. A navy and merchant
marine are absolutely necessary to
transport air power to our foreign
possessions the Philippines. Guam.
Samoa. the Canal Zone, Virgin ISLANDS
and Porto Rico.
three plane Navy'-in the air. on the
surface and beneath the surface. After
the ten-year naval holiday. we can
revaluate the weapons on these
planes for at the end of that time
it may be that the present types of
lighting sea craft may be changed in
design. But, in the meantime, we
must keep the Navy we have. manned.
organized and ready for instant war"
The admiral first became interested
In the future of aircraft as a deter
mining factor when a fleet of 200
planes circled over his fleet in San
Francisco harbor. Later he witnessed
the bombing exhibitions off the Allan
tic coast last year. and his convic-
tions as to the value of aircraft in
time of war were greatly augmented
with the exhibition given of the night
bombing of the old Alabama and also
the Ostfriesland.
On Tour of the Country.
Since last January when at the an
nual meeting of the Aero Club of
America Repedict CroweJI former &C.
sistant secretary of war and presi-
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Committee of Eminent Physicians Hard at Work
Providing Hospitals for Disabled Service Men

Roots. at Little Rock. Ark: Fort Nc
Kenzie. Wyoming: Fort Walla Walia.
Wa aShington; Alexandria, La: Whip
pie Barracks. New Mexico: Lake City.
Fla; while others soon to be turned
over include: Fort Bayard. New Mex
and part of a hospital in the Bronx.
New York, some of which is already
occupied by Veterans Bureau patients.
Co-OperntiOn Is Established.
The work of the White committee
and Treasury officials has been car
ried forward through the expenditure
of moneys appropriated under the So
called first Langley, bill. which pre-
ceded and is separate from the So
called second Langley bill. appro-
priating s17,000.000 for veterans hos
pitalization, which will be expended
by the Veterans Bureau.
In the completion of the White
committee work, although there have
been at times sharp differences of
opinion. particularly over the con-
tract system as opposed to the "pur-
chase and hire" system of construc-
have been ironed out, il is under
stood. and there is now cooperation
between officials on all hands en-
gagged in completion of soldier hos
pitals.
Col. Forbes, director Of the vcter-
profession, is pushing his end of the
work and has declared he will have
'all new hospitals operating inside of
eight months.
The federal board of hospitaliza-
ton. which is still another body.
headed by Brig. Gen. Sawyer. the
Presidents personal physician, has
been acting in advisory capacity to
the President in disqualification mat
ters, and through it's widely repre-
sentative personnel from Army, Navy,
public health, Veterans Bureau, etc,
has been an arbiter in the matter of
soldiers hospitals.
Hospital Accomm odations.
The s1S,6o0.o0O will furnish. it has
been planned by the White committee,
6,169 beds. of which 3,0o5 will be for
tubercular patients; 2.914. neuropsy-
chiatic. and $50. general. About two
and a half million dollars will. benefit
the national homes for disabled
Volunteer soldiers, under the auspices
of the Army. through additions to
Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wis.
The White committee was ap-
pointed by Secretary Mellon, following
the passage of the Langley bill in
March, 1921, and the transfer of funds
to the Treasury. The committee con-
sists of DIR. William Charles White of
Pittsburgh, DR.. Frank Billings Of Chi
cago, DR.. George H. Kirby of New
York, DIR. John B. Bowman of Pitts
burgh. And advisory committee was
then chosen consisting of DR.. Thomas
w. Salmon of New York city, DIR.
H. A. Pattison of New York, T B.
Kidner of New York and Col. Charles
NJ. Pearsan of Dayton, Ohio.
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being answered in the frequent
nress announcement of new hotel
projects in this city. Two elgnt-
or-nine- million dollar hostelries
are the latest enterprises OF TINS
nature reported, and numerous
smaller operations already are
under way or are about 10 oe
started. Real estate investors are
forward-looking. It is safe TO as
sumo that Washington 1uture as
a convention center had no lnsle-
nificant part to play in the con-
sideration of plans for these new
hotels.
One of the proposed hotels is to
have more than one thousand
rooms, according to its builders
Another boasts of five hundred.
Construction of a Bedroom hotel
is nearing completion. Several
other hotels with apartment fea-
lures are going up in the center
of the city. 1t Is estimated that
within a year or so Washington
will he able to offer more than
1000 additional hotel rooms to
the transient public.
Local business and civic asso-
Citations are pointing out these
facts to every national organiza-
tion holding annual conventions.
A selling argument" that needs
but little emphasis is the prox-
unity Of the governmental work
shop, with the opportunity OF
comforting face-to-face with fed
eral officials having to do with in
Evening star., 1922-07-02

the contract and the prizes, but the
character of the program.
The program was prepared under
Preparation of Program.
the direction of the Secretary of War
with an advisory body composed of
Joseph Evans Sperry. architect;
Ephraim Keyer. sculptor, and Doug
las H. Thomas. jr.. architect. When
;he program was prepared and ap-
proved by the Commission of Fine
Arts, sculptors and architects of es-
tablished reputation and who were
citizens of the United States were in
vited to submit designs for the memo
rial. 1t was then decided that the
jury of award should consist of one
architect and two sculptors, to be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of War upon
nominations to be submitted. respect
lively. by the president Of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects and of the
National Sculpture Society, the mayor
OF Baltimore and Representative Din
thicum of Maryland, the latter be-
cause of the fact that the statue was
to be erected on Fort McHenry.
Thirty-four sculptors in the case of
th1D particular memorial entered the
competition. and the models were as
sembied. where they were reviewed
by the jury of award, which included,
i in addition to Mayor Preston and Rep
! resentative Linthicum, Glenn Brown,
architect; Adolph A. Weiman; sculp-
tor, and Herman A. Mcneil. sculptor
Winners in Competition.
The jury awarded the first prize.
/ which was the award Of the contract,
| to Charles Henry Niehaus, sculptor,
who had associated with him E. ".
warren, architect. The second prize,
of $500, was awarded to F. H. Packer.
sculptor, of New York; Albert r.
Ross. architect. the third prize of $500.
to Henry Herring. sculptor. New York;
Evarts Tracy. architect: the fourth
prize, Of $500. to J.. Massey Rind,
sculptor, New York. The jury made
honorable mention of the models sub
mitted by c. A. Heber, sculptor; James
| -. Fraser. sculptor, and Edward
Berge, sculptor. The entire compe-
tition and the awards were approved
by the Commission of Fine Arts
It is but fitting that the states and
municipalities should look to the
federal government for guidance in
i such matters, and In adopting as a
guide these competitions they will at
tract the very best talent in the coun.
try to the end that they will be able
to obtain the best in art, architecture
and sculpturing when they are plan
ming to erect monuments or memo
rails Of any kind.
Niehaus, the successful sculptor in
this case, has designed many statues
now gracing the Capital city. as well
as many in various parts of $he coun-
try.
Evening star., 1922-07-02
r. WILLIAM CHARLES
WHITE of Pittsburgh is
modest, unassuming physi-


clan who slips in and out
of the Treasury occasionally 10 ms
office on the third floor. Little mas
been said or seen of him in omclai
washington. but. as chairman OF the
consultants on disqualification for the
Treasury, DR.. White has filled an I'M
portant post, without pay, in the ex-
penditure of s1s,6oo,ooo for the con-
struction of veterans hospitals
work which will be completed. II Is
exnected, this fall, and the committee
dismissed.
without press agent or press re-
leases, avoiding interviews and dis
inclined to publicity. DR.. White ana
his committee of scientific experts
have given freely of their time and
attention, without salary, to the big
nrohiem of studying hospital needs
and recommending direct to the sec.
retary of the Treasury the wlsest
means of expending the funds.
Co-operating with the supervising
architect and officials of Assistant
Secretary Clifford's Office, which has
chsrge Of the architects Office, DIR.
White and his consultants. however
have been responsible direct to Sec
retary Mellon.
Twenty Projects on Hand.
The so-called White committee and
its co-operative agents in the afhllat-
al offices of the Treasury have
twenty hospital projects on hand.
which when completed, will be turn
ed over to the Veterans Bureau for
tho care of disabled veterans of the
world war.
The public health service. which
also is under direction of Assistant
Secretary Clifford, had charge OF
large part of the care of disabled
veterans until recently. when py ex-
ecutive order, President Hardins
transferred number or puginc nai;, III
hospitals to the Veterans Bureau IN
order that the entire control OF tne
hospitals, as well as responsibility
for them. should be vested IN tne
bureau. which is responsible for the
weIl-being of the soldiers Wounoeo
In the complicated situation It It
would have been most unusuai ~
there had not been some frlctloh, IN
the differences of opinion or various
medical and other authorities In
working out a plan for the nospitaA-
tZat1On OF the WouhoSA oOAN~
Attacks Have Been Numerous.
There have been numerous attacks,
directed at the entire outfit In charge
of soldiers rehabilitation and hospi-'
talization. charging delay, and red
tape" Answers have been made to
some of these attacks from several
sources.
But the White committee, which
has never answered such charges.
nevertheless stands on its record of
having taken up the problem Of hos
pitalization Of the war wounded
when 1t was first laid as q burden
upon the Secretary of the Treasury
early in 1921 by Congress, and having
consistently kept at work, co-operat-
ing with of1icialdom on all hands.
differing at times upon some points
Of policy, but steadily pursuing its
aim. It made a most thorough sur
vey Of the needs OF the entire nation,
consulted with numerous organixa-
tions interested. and completed
standard plans of hospitals all Of
Evening star., 1922-07-02
Bic Capitol Power Plant Shows
Way to Economy and Efficiency

of its power plant-not only on account
of the present dangerous condition of
the boilers, but through .lessening the
fire hazard. There have been repeated
complaints against having a big power
plant such as has been operating at the
government printing Office in the center
of a very populous neighborhood ard
across the street from a large public
school.
This is an excellent illustration of
the practical and efficient. economies
that can be effected in the government
service, the government getting i'm
proved service with very considerable
money saving. 1t was made possible
by hearty cooperation between the
public printer and the architect of the
Capitol.
Evening star., 1922-07-02

, dent of the club. announced a reor-.
ganfzation and expansion movement
In the form of the National Aeronau-
tic Association. the admiral, together,
win others who are interested in.
Ameriea's future in the air. has TAX,
en- an undivided interest in the work,
May 1 he left Washington for the
purpose OF organizing air boards in
the principal cities of the south and
west. and his itinerary included At
ianta. cunningham. New Orleans, San
antonio. Los Angeles, Pasadena San
francisco, Oakland. Portland. Seattle,
Spokane, Minneapolis. Chicago. De-
troit and Cleveland In all of these
cities, the admiral said. business men,
ciubs and civil organizations are alive
to the potentialities of commercial
flying and ARE enthusiastic in their
EFFORTS to advance aeronautics in full
life as knife that cuts both ways
an element useful in peace and abso-
lutely necessary in war"
These air boards. which will become
a part of the National Aeronautic As
sociation. will be composed of COM
mittees from the Rotary. Kiwanis
Civitan. Lions and other national
clubs as well as organizations inter
ested in aviation. The board will act
in an advisory capacity to the mayor
and council of its city: will see that
the city it represents is placed on the
afrways map, and will work for gen
eral development of commercial and
civic flying in its community.
To Organize fn September.
In September representatives of
these boards and of the nine aero
nautic districts which correspond to
the Army corps areas will gather il:
Detroit at the time the international,
Pulitzer trophy airplane races will
be held. elect officers and permanently
adopt the tentative constitution and
bylaws Admiral Fullam and Others
interested in the association empha-
size that the organization scheme OF
the association is such that no in
dividual or commercial group can gei
control for private or financial pro
motion.
Speaking of the countrywide or
ganization campaign. Admiral Fulla NJ
said: The practical method of or
ganization is to form civil organi-
cations in each corps aera of the
United States Army, so that the Army
organizations may cooperate with
business aviation, which will be ma
terially helpful. In the event of war
the business organizations in each
corps area will come right into the
Army and Navy or both as reserve
with skilled pilots.
These pilots will simply take OUT
the mail, passengers and light mer-
chandise and put in bombs. torpedoes
and mines. In other words. com
mercial plane. broadly speaking. over
night will be ready to attack any
enemy off our coast
With a powerful air force, allied
with submarines. mines and torpedoes
we are absolutely safe from invasion. 3.
But the surface fleets must be main
tained to carry these forces and ma
terial to our foreign possessions"
Evening star., 1922-07-02
How Competition Among Artists
: Is Assuring Finest Memorials

Washington has the finest and most
beautiful statues and monuments in
the world. Those who have the oppor-
beginning to realize this more and
more. and the states and municipali-
ties are realizing it, for they are be-
ginning to look here for guidance
when planning to spend large sums of
money in memorials.
The monuments and other me-
MORALS erected here are not just let
out by contract. but are the results OF
spirited competitions on the part of
sculptors and architects Of nation
wide renown. Those desiring con-
tracts for a particular statue or me-
mortal to be erected are asked to de-
sign their models to give realization
of their ideas and a committee OF
judges decides on the best.
Has Obtained Fine Work.
BY this means the government has
obtained some of its finest work
! which is looked upon as models by
; the best talent in the country. Prizes
are offered for the first selection and
one or more for the next best, as en-.
couragement to enter the contests
And the plans laid down under the
direction Of the federal government
are many times the guides for state.
and municipalities.
The federal government. according
to sculptors. reached the top in its
most recent competition, that for the
Francis Scott Key memorial. Just re-
Gently dedicated in Baltimore on the
site to which Key looked when he
wrote The Star Spangled Banner" The
National Sculpture Society. in inform
ing the Secretary Of War Of its ap.
preciation of the program Of compe.
titions which brought out this beauti.
full memorial. said that inasmuch al
the government programs and compe.
fitions are so often taken as models
by state and municipal commission
all through the country, 1t was espe-
cially important that government pro-
grams should be as near ideal as pos
oible. 1t expressed the opinion thai
tthe Francis Scott Key program was
far the best ever issued by the
government for q sculptural competi-
tton.
Many talented and experienced
sculptors enter these competitions
ana In the case Of the Key memorial
&c was testimony Of tho sculptors that
the reason for the wide interest was
not the amount Of money involved in
Evening star., 1922-07-02
NAVY OFFICERS ASSIGNED.

Lieuts. Walter e. Morton, John H.
Skillman and Upton F. Woodward.
and Ensign George w. Armstrong.
Naval Supply Corps, have been re-
lieved from duty at the supply corps
school of application, Navy Depart
'ment. Lieut.. Morton Is ordered to
the U. s. 8. Antares. Lieut.. Skiliman
to the Mare island navy yard. Calf. ;
Lieut.. Woodward to the bureau OF
Ensign Armstrong to mine squadron
No. /, Atlantic feet.
Evening star., 1922-07-02

which will be turned over to the
Veterans Bureau.
number of projects already have
been completed and turned over to
the Veterans Bureau, enough more
will be completed during the next
two weeks it was learned, to make
Evening star., 1922-07-02

total of ten complete: Ave more will
be finished during the summer: three
more will be finished later. and two
additional sites are to be chosen in
New York and Pennsylvania.
Among the projects changing
hands are those at Fort Logan H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
IMPROVED EXPORT
 SENDS UP PRICE
 IN WHEAT MARKET
Corn BoIstered, While Oats and Provisions Were on the Up and Down Order Most
 of the Day
Rx Asaocinted Press

Chicago, June 9.-Wheat scored advances in price today chiefly as result of improved export demand. The finish. although unsettled, was Me to 1Bc net higher, with July, $115 10 s1.15h and September. s1.141s to 114A. Corn closed 1Be and 2ssc up. Oats. B @1zc off. and provisions unchanged to 5c lower.
 It was announced that 500,090 bushels of wheat had been worked today for export, and that vessel room for 450,000 bushels of wheat had been chartered here largely for shipments to Georgian bay. Ship ping sales here included 100,0G0 bushels of No. ? hard wheat to sx- perters at Sc over July, c. i. f. Baf- falo. and it was said cable messages from Great Britain had been re- cefved asking for offers of hard wheat. There was also gossip cur rent that domestic millers were after surplus here. Seaboard messages assenting that 240,000 bushels of new American wheat and 100000 bushels of Canadian wheat had been bought back from Europeans at Pc below an American parity failed to weaken values.
 Bearish sentiment resulting from the government crop report had only transient influence on wheat traders. Although the market opened lower, and soon underwent an addi- tional sag, strong interests were busy picking up the offerings, and with corn showing unusual buoyaney the upturn in wheat was readily achieved. End of the session profit taking was responsible for clipping off part of the gains.
 A big bulge in the corn market was started by heavy commission house buying based on an opinion from a leading authority that corn supplies were no longer a burden. and that every bearish factor had been exploited to the fullest extent. Oats were depressed by this govern ment report indicating larger yield than was expected.
 Provisions held steady, owing tc corn market strength and good ex- port call for meats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
 By Associated Press New York. June a-The m a rl,et clnsa
NEW ORLEANS COTTON


 New Orleans, June 9.-New high loyels for the new crop season were again made in the cotton market to- day, July at one time being practi- cally S5 bale over yesterdays close and touching 22.43c pound. Further wet weather In the belt, alarming reports to brokers of boil weevil in- festation in many sections of the belt snd the bullish showing of statistics combined to stimulate sentiment in favor of the market Much realizing came from the long side and it during the day. One of the widest of these reactions came toward the close so that while at it's best the market stood at a gain of 57 to 9S points, 1t closed at gains of 37 to 77 points. July closing at 2222c
 Rains in the interior were the main influence in the early trading and they caused a rise of about F cent. A little later weevil reports kept the buying going and shorts covered freely following the posting of the forecast calling for showery weather in every state in the eastern half of the belt. Reports of a good demand in the spot department and the large mill takngs for the week carried the market to it's highest levels. Ac- cordng to Hester the mills of the world took 210,000 bales of American cotton this week against 1S3,000 this week last year. and 1884 000 this week two years ago. In the spot depart ment prices were raised 50 points to 22 % cents for middlings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
Retail Trade Better,
 Says Bradstreets
By Associated Press

New York, June 9.-Bradstreets tomorrow will say:
 Retail trade is better, this being reflected in more confident buying by retailers, who show more disposi- ton to buy for the future; the in- dustries. especially iron and steel and automobile lines, are more ac- tive; building has taken another surge forward; factory activities in shoe and leather marking have en- larged at the east, while being rushed to capacity with some west ern points being stimulated by high CT hide prices; crop reports have inn proved more especially those as to the big surplus food staples and ad- ditional measures of monthly indus trial movement received to confirm the idea that may see a very pro- Eounced forward step. All these 1t should be remembered have oc- cured in the face of 50 per cent tie up in all coal mining and of the threat of a possible strike on the country's railways by what might be called the auxiliary classe of rail- way labor.
 Weekly bank clearings s7.3o2. .74o.- O00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
Liberty Bonds Were
 Leaders Yesterday
By assoc,ated Press

New York. June s.-l.iberty issues retained their place as leaders in the bond market today, four of that group rising to par or better le- spite irregularity anu occasional heaviness in other government loans.
 Mexicans manifested further weak ness early, but rallied although rumor had 1t that the present con ferences between international bank CTS and representatives of the Mex ican government would be barren of results.
 United Kingdom 5iss were firm. regardless of the easing of Brit ish exchange here. Cuban republic 5s of l940. Chile republic and Chinese railway os also improved.
 Toledo, St. Louis and Western As, St. Paul As and Consolidated Gas 7s were one or two points lower, but firmness was shown by Baltimore and Ohio convertible 41ss, Reading Is. Illinois Central refundins As and Rock Island retunding As. Total sales (par value) aggregated S15.337,00
 Excepting the successful offering $250.000,000 certificates of indebted Eess by the treasury department, the day was devoid of new underwritings.