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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
ARMY ATHLETES
TO AWAIT FINAL
MEET in SPRING

Lieutenant Luongo, athletic officer
at Camp Harry j. Jones, reports that
he is preparing to stage a final COM
petition in track and field events
among the men of the first battalion
at the camp. He says that every meet
this spring has been won by G COM
pany and that if they win another
one they win automatically fall heir
to the battalion athletic trophy which
is q great silver cup inscribed with
the history of many victories.
In connection with the attitude of
high command in the matter of urg-
ing in every way that the civilian
population become familiar with the
army and with army life and activit-
les it is interesting to note that ath-
letic activities at Camp Jones repre-
sent the training and testing of the
men who have for years past produced
some of the most formidable competi-
ton in military athletic meets of any
group of men in the service.
The Twenty fifth infantry is regi-
ment of strong men, skilled athletes
in many different events and trained
to the highest technical perfection as
athletes To one who sees an athletic
meet at Camp Jones the thought will
come naturally that one is watching
batteries OF experts compete one with
another for the honor of being the
strongest and most skilled expert in a
collection.
The next athletic meet will prob
ably be held on Saturday of this week
and as is the case with all other events
at the camp, the public is invited and
urged to attend Further announce
ments as to the program in athletics
will appear from time to time in The
Dispatch.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
3 MIAMI BANKS
CLOSED DUE TO
ANONYMOUS NOTE

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 6 lP)-Anonymous
letters predicting the failure of one
bank caused that institution to sus-
pend business here today, resulted in
directly in the temporary closing of
two others, and brought about a run
on fourth which called for $1,000, 900
from the federal reserve branch bank
in Jacksonville to bolster its cash re-
serves.
The run, determined but orderly,
started at noon on the First National
bank following announcement that
Ernest Amos, state comptroller, had
taken charge of the affairs OF the
Southern Bank and Trust company
and ordered the Citizens Bank and the
Bank of Allapattah temporarily closed.
Explaining he had taken control ut
the Southern Bank and Trust COM
pany at the instance of its officials,
because of Withdrawals, caused by the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07

circulation of the anonymous letters,
Amos said he ordered the other two
banks closed through fear they might
not be able to weather possible runs.
He made a plea for "a cool and col
lected public spirit" declaring that
the banks would have been able to
remain open under normal conditions.
Meanwhile the reverberation was
felt in an unexpected quarter when
the run quietly was begun at the First
National. Until closing time the tell
ers were rapidly handing out money
to every depositor demanding it while
officials of the institution mingled
with the crowd to spread encourage
ment. At no time was the lobby of
the bank, holding about $50 persons,
crowded beyond its capacity.
Officials estimated that the day be-
gan with $1,75OO00, cash and that
only about $350,00O was paid out dur
ing the day.
When the bank closed for the days
business at the regular closing time
of 2 o'clock, officials calmly an
that, in event the run was
renewed tomorrow, they would have
more than $7OO0O00 in cash and
would meet every demand
No other banks in the city were
affected.
Dispatch TelephoneS-91 and 80.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
HAD THE COLOR

With Dempsey passing out of the
current picture, it means the passing
of the most colorful fighter that ever
lived.
Dempsey had what the boys like
the old sock, and it was his old sock
that enabled Tex RiclIard TO charge
$40 tops and reap million dollar gates.
There may come another Dempsey
some day, but there are none now on
the heavyweight horizon And until
another does come along, with the
punch that made Dempsey famous,
one cannot expect any more million
dollar crowds to gather to watch
the fighters do their stuff.
Whether Gene Tunney likes it or
not, it was Dempsey who drew the
fans in at their two fights, and should
Jack ever decide to fight again, no
matter whom he fights, it will be
Dempsey who viii pack 'em in again.
There likely will never be an
other Dempsey. But the old boy
has been such fighter that the
world does not need another Demp-
sey to cause him to be remem-
bered.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
HOIIsF PASSES RuL

WASHINGTON Feb. R-The
house today passed bill authorizing
the secretary OF the interior to execute
an agreement with the middle Rio
Grande coilseIvanc district providing
for conservation, irrigation, drainage
and flood control for Pueblo Indian
lands in the Rio Grande valley OF
New Mexico.
The bill previously had passed the
senate, but minor amendments made
by the house will necessitate the bill
again going to the senate for agree
ment before reaching the White
House.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
OTHER RING CASES

Many cases similar to the Dempsey
case are on record in the history of the
ring.
The punching does it, and Dempsey
has taken many punches that while
not hurting at the time has finally
exacted a toll Especially was the eye
cut many times i'll his two fights with
Gene Tunney. Tunneys right hand
seemed to be meeting it always.
The most Notable cases Of eye trouble
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07

Dempsey, if he fought again,
would be the choice of many be-
cause of sentimental attachment
for him to win, regardless of whom
he fought. But even though he
could whip the majOrity of cur
rent heavyweights, his decision to
quit is welcome news.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
DEMPsEY ADMTRERs

There are thousands and thousands
of Dempsey admirers who are glad, IN
view of the reported weakness of his
left eye, that the old man-mauler will
never fight again.
Perhaps the report of the eye trouble
has been slightly exaggerated, but it
must be remembered that Dempsey
himself admits the trouble and also
says that he may never fight again.
That view taken by Dempsey is
pleasing to his many admirers, who,
although anxious to see their idol in
the ring again, much prefer his TAX
ing the saner course to prevent any
serious mishap and by such course
absent himself from ring battles.
Dempsey, to many thousands, al
ways will be the champion despite the
two lickings received from Gene
Tunney These thousands, therefore,
are glad that he win not fight again
and take the chance of being beaten
badly.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
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in ring history are those Of Pete Her.
man, Irish Patsy Cline, Pete Sar-
miento and Sam Langford.
Herman. one OF the greatest BAN
tams that ever lived, went totally
blind. Cline's eyes. went back on him.
Pete Salmiento is now back in the
Philippines, with the sight OF one eye
impaired. Sam Langford went punch
blind.
Constant blows ON the eyes are
bound TO exact some physical hard
ship. 1t is surprising that so few
cases are recorded Of eye trouble
caused by blows in the ring.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-07
GOLFERS FINISH
THIRD ROUND In
MIXED HANDICAP

Sunday at the Douglas Country club
the third round matches OF the
Arizona Edison mixed handicap
tournament were played off, resulting
as follows;
First flight: A. II. Key defeated
Joe Tardy 2 and l. M. l.. Hartley
won from j. S. Williams, Jr., 5 and A.
Second flight: T. j. Lesson defeated
Carl Stone, and 3, and Alex Baird,
Jr,, won from G.. Causey, 2 and l.
Third flight results were: r. l..
Hoyal defeated A. r. Seaman, 3 and 9
and G. v. Roark won from j. II.
Fairbanks, 2 up.
Fourth flight matches resulted in
L. L. Mcdaniel winning from A. c.
Crouch, up, and c. c. Mcbride
defeated Mrs. George Dave, 3 and l.
In the consolation matches, first
flight, K. Melcher won from DR.. c.
w. Patterson, and 2, in q holes,
and Geo. Jackson defeated w. ".
Nahon, 2 up.
Second flight, consolation, R. S.
Williams defeated Geo. r. Drysdale,
! up, and J. l.. Hastings won from
Gerald Sherman, and g.,
In the third flight of the con-
solations j. H. Davis won rom c.
LIE Grande (score not listed. Tom
Davies defeated c. N. PoSten, and 3.
Fourth flight consolation, Miss Fern
Parker won from Mrs L, L. Mcdaniel,
6 and 4, and Carl Cole defeated
Hazel Mcintyre, 4 and 3.
In the sWeepstake handicap matches
the results were as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
NAVY ISSUES CALL
FOR AIR VOLUNTEERS
Urgent Need for Officers and Men
in Service Prompts
Order.

To meet an urgent need for additional
officers and men in the Naval Aviation
Service, the Navy Department has
issued a call to all ships and naval
stations for volunteers for this service.
Applications from naval officers for
aviation training are sufficient to
provide only for classes scheduled
to report In the near future. Applica-
tons from enlisted men are barely suf-
ficient to meet requirements and have
decreased materially during the past
few months.
Commanding officers must search
enlisted men under their command" II
is stated in the letter requesting volun-
teers, land secondly that applications
from these men must be encouraged,
even at some cost to other naval activi-
ties, II the present unsatisfactory con-
ditionS are to be remedied.
I'm the absence of greater service
response to the service needs for addi-
tional officers and men for training at
Pensacola, it will be impossible to sup
ply the operating forces with the
urgently needed, qualified officers and
men for flying duty. The bureau desires
that every effort be made by command
ing officers to bring the existing and
prospective shortage to the attention OF
all officers and men, with the view OF
obtaining further applicants from
among those found qualified for train
ing at Pensacola"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
PLANS UNDER WAY
FOR new AIR LINES
Headquarters for Two Commercial
Corporations Established in
Washington.

Establishment in this city of head.
quarters of two more national com
mercial air lines was completed this
week when the National Air Transport,
which holds the airmail franchise on
two sections Of the transcontinental
route, and the Transcontinental Air
Transport opened ofices In the Carlton
Hotel. The offices Of both companies
will be under the general direction of
Col. Paul Henderson, former Assistant
Postmaster General in Charge of Air
Mail.
Plans now under way indicate that
there will be considerable activity at
both headquarters this Winter and next
year. It Is expected that besides Col.
Henderson, Col Charles A. Lindbergh
and Maj. T. G. Lanphier, former COM
handing officer of the LIST Pursuit
Group at Selfridge Field, Mich, who re-
Gently became associated with the
Transcontinental Co., will spend much
time here on organization matters.
Establishment of these headquarters
adds two other prominent organizations
in commercial aviation to the already
long list Of companies with headquar-
tiers here, including the Keystone Air
craft Co., the Sikorsky Manufacturing
Co., the Pitcairn Aviation Co., the Boe-
ing Transport Co., the Chance Vought
Manufacturing Co., the Wright Whirl-
wind Motor Co. and the Pratt & Whit
ney Co.
Arrangements for establishment OF
the two new headquarters here were
made through Glen w. GerSon, Carlton
Hotel manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
BUILDING OF TWO MIGHTIEST
DIRIGIBLES TO START SOON

Construction of the worlds mightiest
aircraft. the two new $500, oo0-cubic-
foot Navy dirigibles authorized by the
last Congress, will be undertaken i'm
mediately by the Goodyear Zeppelin
Co. of Akron, Ohio, subsidiary of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.. which
has been awarded contract for the con-
Struction of the two air monsters and
Of hangar to house them at total
cost of $7,950,000.
The contract was awarded the Good
year company over the protest of the
American Brown Boveri Electric Cor
poratton OF Camden, N. j., whose pro-
test was overruled by a special naval
board, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur an
nounced. The New Jersey corporations
bid was $4,000, 900, or 100000 in ex-
cess of the amount authorized by Con-
greSS. The Navy Department received
total of eight bids either for design
or construction or both.
The special naval board, in its order
of merit ratings on the designs and
bids received, awarded the Goodyear
company the highest figure of merit in
the design competition, with a rating of
81 per cent. Schuette g. Co. of Ger
many was second with a rating of 87.2
with 81 per cent.
The Brown-Boveri protest against the
findings OF the board on order OF merit
was based on the ground that certain
errors had been committed by the board,
Secretary Wilbur announced, after
studying and denying the protest
after careful consideration of the
points raised by the American Brown
Boveri Co." Secretary Wilbur said in
a formal announcement, "it Is deter
mined that the points raised are not
sufficiently well substantiated, or of suf-
ficient importance, to justify the refer
ence of the matter to a board of arbitra-
ton, as Is provided in the case of a
reasonable showing Of error. There was
no error in this case and the petition
is denied. Negotiations will be imme-
diately inaugurated with the winner for
the construction of these ships upon
the winning design"
The invitation of bids was the second
for the two dirigibles, for which Con-
greSs already has made an initial appro-
priation of 100000 In 1927 the Navy
Department asked for designs and
offered prize of $4,000 to the winner
of the contest. Many designs were
received from all parts of the world, the
Board Of Naval Aviation Experts
appointed by Secretary Wilbur awarding
the prize to the Goodyear Co.
Failure Of the Navy to take advantage
of the bid of the Goodyear Co. to con-
struct the dirigibles was caused by a
faulty wording of the act of authorize
ton, which failed to prescribe the be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
MICHIGAN DELEGATES
BLANEY PARK AIRPORT
Tract Covering so Acres offered
for Use in Army Aviation
ManafvArG
Maneuvers.

Dedication of the new Blaney Park
Airport, said to be one Of the most COM
pletely equipped airports in Michigan,
took place a few days ago. with cere-
monies in which the Governors Of
Michigan and Wisconsin participated
and fleet of Army pursuit planes
opened the field for actual service. Fa-
cilitieS Of the field have been offered
to the War Department for air ma
neuvers Of the Army Air Corps dur
ing the coming Winter.
Gov. Fred w. Green of Michigan few
to Blaney Park from Detroit in a Ford
tri-motored plane, and Gov. Fred Zim-
norman of Wisconsin few from Madi-
son, Wis. In addition to the two gov
errors, speakers were Representative
Frank P. Bohn Of Michigan, c. Harold
Earle and Roger M. Andrews, publisher
of the Detroit Times.
The new airport covers so acres and
provides for airplane take-offS and land
1ngs in every direction. It has facil-
tiles for fueling visiting planes and is
equipped with barometers, thermome-
tiers, frst-aid service and rest rooms.
Blaney Park is a 22,000-acre forest pre-
serve in the eastern part of the upper
Michigan peninsula, with 10 square
miles set aside as a game refuge. The
field is in close proximity to an up-to-
date golf course, modern hotel ac-
commodationS in the heart of virgin
forests and with fishing, swimming,
boating, tennis and Winter sports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
AIR MAIL INCREASE
TAXES PLANE LINE
Passenger Service Suspend
ed Until Larger Machines
Are Obtained.

Owing to the tremendous increase
in the amount Of air mail as result
of the reduction in air mail postage
rates, the National Air Transport,
operating the commercial lines from
New York to Chicago and the West,
has been forced to suspend its passen-
ger service until new and larger planes
are obtained. Orders suspending the
service were signed by L. D. Seymour,
assistant general manager, and became
effective october l.
The increase in air mail since the
rate was reduced to cents for the
first ounce and 10 cents for each addi-
tional ounce has exceeded expectations,
and the service was unable to meet the
demands with equipment then avail
able. Mail carried over the National
Air Transport lines, which handle
virtually all Of the tranScontinental air
mail, increased in August, the first
month under the new rate, IS per cent
as compared with the amount carried
in July under the old rate. September
figures were even higher than August.
The suspension OF the passenger
service is only temporary, the company
announced. The company has con-
OLdCbC0 IOL 1lCW RAdAACO Va A4uCAA SACoSS
carrying capacity and suitable for
carrying passengers in addition to the
greatly increased quantity Of mail and
express matter.
On the Eastern division, from New
York to Chicago, large three motored
planes will be utilized. They will have
room for 10 or IL passengers in addi-
ton to mail and will make the fight
from New York to Chicago in about
eight hours. intermediate stops will be
made at Toledo and Cleveland. The
new planes, 1t is announced, will be
the last word in luxurious air transpor-
tation. Comfortable reclining chairs
will be provided and buffet meal will
be served en- route.
The suspension of passenger service
on the transcontinental division, how
ever, has not affected the sightseeing
service operated in Chicago by the
National Air Transport flying service
with its three-motored, all-metal
nor the taxi service in Chi
cago and Kansas City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

ginning of both dirigibles simultane-
ouSly.
The new dirigibles are to be approx
mately three times the size Of the Los
Angeles, which now is the Nays only
dirigible of this type. The Los Angeles
is the former German Zeppelin ZR-3,
which was awarded to this country
under the terms of the Versailles treaty,
with the stipulation that it be restricted
to military uses. The Los Angeles
is being used by the Navy for training
purposes and the crews of both new
dirigibles will have been trained aboard
the former German craft. The new
dirigibles are to be designed for imitation
with helium, which is non-inf1ammable
The Navy dirigibles will greatly exceed
in size the huge "Graf-Zeppelin" which
has just been completed in Germany
and which today stands as the finest
example of lighter than-air engineering
The Graf-zeppelin is to be flown to
this country this Fall, as was the Los
Angeles, and may be used for several
transatlantic passenger and mail flights
during the late Fall and Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
AERIAL CAMERA TAKES
FOUR PICTURES AT ONCE
New Device Will Aid in Photo.
graphic Map
Making.

An aerial camera that will take four
pictures at once, covering 1900 acres
Of ground in single exposure, has been
developed by the Fairchild Aerial Sur
veyS for commercial work. Three of
the exposures are obliques and are used
with transformer" that will rectify
the obliqueS into verticals upon a pre-
else scale in harmony with the fourth
exposure.
The camera weighs about 100 pounds
and is composed of three units-a main
magazine chamber. the lower lens cham
Der and special chamber for the
fourth lens. The vertical lens is built
into the bottom of the main chamber,
the other three being cupped about 1t
to give the four pictures at one oper-
alton.
The increased speed of photographing
the terrain makes possible supplying
aerial maps of large areas at very much
reduced costs, as nearly 18 square miles
can be covered with a single exposure
from 10000 feet. The entire State of
Connecticut could be mapped with the
new outfit, showing every stream, road,
house and footpath in the whole Com
nonwealth, for $27 900, a cost far below
that of detailed assessment survey, 1t
is claimed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
AIR MAIL PILOTS SET
NEW RECORDS FOR SPEED
Schedule Time Cut in Recon
Flights Over Various Regular
Postal Routes.

Airmail pilots have been hanging up
speed records over the regular estab-
lished airway recently.
James Ray few from Atlanta, Ca,
to Miami, Fla, 622 miles, in hours
and 35 minutes, an average of 112 miles
an hour, cutting Is hours from the train
time. On the Cleveland-New York run,
Earl Ward made the fight of 394 miles
in 2 hours and IA minutes, at an aver
age speed of 1854 miles per hour.
E. Hamilton Lee, flying the night mail
between Omaha and Chicago, covered
the 435-mile hop recently In hours
and As minutes, as against train time
OF IL hours. A, tri-motored passenger
plane made the trip from Minneapolis
st. Paul to Chicago in 2 hours and As
minutes, at speed of l25 miles per
hour, as compared with the IL hour
train time.
On the Pacific Coast mail pilots have
flown from Portland to San Francisco.
which takes 20 hours by train, in 4
hours, while three-engine l4-passen-
ger plane operated by the Airmau Co,
from Los Angeles to San Francisco
makes the fight in hours, one-fourth
the train time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07
ENGINEERS SEEK
TO QUIET PLANES
Comfort for Passengers and
Confidence in Craft Is
Goal of Research.
BY ANDRUE BERDING.
ASSOCIATED Press STAN writeY.)

LONDON. - Aeronautical engineers
the world over are working long hours
day and night to solve one Of the great
est problems of commercial aviation
noise.
The carrying of passengers by air,
they believe, will never be complete
success until the inceSsant throbbing
and pounding of the great motors is
eliminated.
Engineers are only beginning to ap-
proach a solution of the problem. Their
difficulty consists in negativing the dis
comfort to passengers Of travelling In
close proximity to two or three engines
aggregating from 800 horsepower to
1900 horsepower roaring away at the
rate of from 1000 to 5000 explosions a
minute. These engines, moreover, are
rigidly connected to the fuselage Of the
airplane by materials which are highly
sound conducting. The stay wires,
wings and cabin walls are Of good reso-
nant material. The cabin itself rever-
berateS and becomes a sound box. AL
these points create considerable dim
Guilty.
Metal Cuts Noise.
The propeller Is considerable source
Of noise and its own peculiar sound,
like that Of the motor exhaust, is rich
in harmonics, actually producing a
complete series. Substitution of metal
for wooden propellers has eliminated
some noise because wooden screws were
more subject to slight bending, known
as fiexural vibration.
One of the first means experts are
employing to lessen noise Is to change
the construction of the cabins. It is
most important to make the walls of
the cabin non-flexible, so that they can
not vibrate. Some cabins are now being
lined with balsam wool and the floors
are being covered with carpets.
The Imperial Always Company,
which operates service between Lon
don and the Continent, provides its pas
sengers with cotton wool plug for their
ears which has been found quite eff
fective in absorbing sounds Of high fire.
quency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

in this direction, and Rohrbach is build
ing plane of wide wing spread and
large horsepower which will give some
idea of the possible efficiency Of this
type of plane. All such work Is ex-
perimental, as large planes present new
problems in construction which must
be solved by experience. It Is interest,"
ing that as large planes are evolved 1t
is found that many of the supposed
obstacles have disappeared. Conserva-
tive designers now believe that there
is no reason why planes with wing
span of 400 or 500 feet and very large
cargo or passenger capacity should not
be built and nown with safety.
(Copyright, 1929
An article by Col. Lindbergh on the
present. and future of aviation will ap-
pear each week exclusively In WASH
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