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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
LEAVES IN PLANE
FOR PACIFIC COAST
Mai. Clarence M. Young Plans In
spection Of Commerce Depart
ment Activities in West.

Flying alone and in single -seater
| Department of Commerce plane. Maj.
Clarence M Young, director of aero
nautics of that department, Is en- route
to the Pacific Coast on an airplane in
spection of the departments activities
| In the West.
Mai. Young took off from Boiling
| Field Tuesday afternoon in a Laird BIZ
plane with Whirlwind engine and
spent the night at Dayton. His plans
called for a stop at Wichita, Kans.,
where he will abandon the Laird and
/ take delivery for the department of a
new Stearman airplane which has lust
been completed for the aeronautics
! branch.
The Laird will be utilized by the de-
/ nartment's inspector In that area and
/ the Stearman will be turned over to an
! inspector on the Pacific Coast. The
/ Laird In which Maj. Young left here
/ can be converted into carrying two pas
sengers in the cockpit, but it normally
/ is used by the inspectors on long trips
/ as a "single-seater." the front cockpit
( being utilized for baggage.
! While on the West Coast Maj. Young
will represent the department at the
| 1923 national air races and aeronauti-
| cal exposition, to be held at Los Angeles
/ September to l6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
GERMANY CONDUCTS
PLANE RADIO SERVICE

BERLIN Incorporation between
the wireless and air service is steadily
increasing. Al! multi-motor planes of
the Lufthansa. as we'll as a great num-
Der nf one-motor planes, have now been
equipped with radio receiving and send
ing sets, the superplanes having IN adj
dition a special emergency set.
The special wireless service for giving
air pilots their bearings in fog has
been greatly reinforced with the recent
installation Of exceptionally powerful
and up-to-date stations at Berlin
Copenhagen and Munich, whereby an
almost direct contact between aerial
and land or sea traffic has been been
established Recently a sailing vessel
wrecked in the Baltic Sea could be
located and toWed into port solely
through the wireless S o S call Of a
superwal flying to Sweden.
To establish a further reliable COM
munication between the land and air,
the Lllfthansa is planning to introduce
a regular wireless telegram service for
air passengers, which, 1t is expected,
will soon be followed by wireless tele-
phone service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

Government economy in one section
nf naval aviation has resulted in ex-
traordinarY and unnecessary expendi-
lures in another. 1t has developed
For the past several months naval
pilots have been "ferrying" new air
planes from factories III the East and
Middle West to the Pacific Coast,
where they are put in service with the
carriers and ships of the battle fleet.
The "ferrying" Of these planes has
saved freight bills and has resulted in
expeditions delivery of the much
needed craft. Now the allotment Of
funds for the personnel engaged in this
task Is exhausted and for the next few
months the planes will have to be
shipped to their destinations by freight.
This, 1t is said, not only results in in
creased bills for the Government, but
results in delaying the delivery of the
much-needed craft
In the past few weeks the Navy has
taken "hyaway" delivery on Is Vought
Corsair tO-2-U fleet spotters) from the
Chance Vought factory. at Long Island
City and "ferried" them to the West
Coast without experiencing the slight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
NATIONAL, ANYWAYS MARKING
GROUP HALF THROUGH WORK
Preliminary Report Will Be Opened to Criticism of
Flyers and Aerial Experts Before Findings Are
Sent TO Commerce Secretary

Given a task 70 develop a system Of
standard markings to be placed on the
roofs of buildings and other PLACES
easily visible to pilots seeking place to
land. the National Airway Marking Com
raittee appointed by William p. Mac
Cracker. tr. Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce for Aeronautics. several
weeks ago Is about midway through its
assignment.
The duties given the committee are
held 70 be Of vital Importance 70 the
future success Of air navigation over
civil airways. Since its formation the
committee has been flooded with sug-
eestso1s for a standard system OF mark
fnes, and as il has no precedent 10 go
BY. each must be thoroughly studied
and tested before It is finally acted
upon
The committee, according 70 Chair
r4an Harry r. Elee, chief Of the air
port section Of the aeronautics branch,
Department: Of Commerce. upon COM
p'etion q its study Of q standard syS-
ten Of markings will render q pTeIimi-
nary report which viii be broadcast 10
civilian pilots throughout the United
States ard 70 the aircraft industry with
criticisms, suggestions. new ideas, cor
Tections and anything else that VIII
tend 70 establish standard marker
which viii serve the day and night
pilots who travel the airways 10 the
eres Gest advantage by conveying the
necessary information 20 them IN tie
Simplest and most effective manner.
Although working under the name Of
"k!rway Marking" the committee ac~
+uasly Is following program that might
2 $50 be termed airport direction find
lng" The airWaYs Of the Nation -
fney exist today and VIII exist IN the
future are marked at night by Dca~
S.sg2s and course lights and bY day with
large. concrete arrows ~ the base u The
beacon towers il Is presumed tina! .
pilot starting o9lt on ar aifway which
las been established by the Depart
r2.er4 Of Commerce needs no constant
confirmation from the ground that ne
is ag the aiywaV beyond alg OWN map
tflo beareD towers ard the large arrows
raff when. after s nai1t with bac
v.eafflcr Nth fl1ei approaching me eh-
Bs8e9ion stage Nith 2 cranky hpafs
rug performing merr}iy the pilot ap-
3efoacfcS A city engIlita in poor blh}-
b.litv and wants 70 land. he may neee
the information about the location 81
4 ssGCAHg IeAA ~ az 8Fj3A "@tA 80
hurry Perhaps he doesn't care #f3ai
III name Of the town H. So. II there
Is q standard marker On the first build
fy7o cr the outskirts Of that community
giving hin the number o. miles 70 fi1f
airport the direction and the rating 81
fhe fed (Which rating symbol would
t0esk Volumes the pilots worry would
be- cur snort and the safe landing would
b. effected
Farther In the city, town Or settle
raent there may appear the name %
fhe place which Would serve rather as :
cheek when flying overhead Than As Z
means If locating = landing field, al
though that same Information ~ II ap
peafed On the outskirts might be re-
peaied
Once The preliminary report ~ flp
committee hss gore the rounds through
LIZ Industry and up and ap*n TIE air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
AVIATION
BY FREDERICK r. NEELY.

!, It is felt here that If the blue
prints of Americas newest air.
craft engine designed for military
and naval planes were given TO a
foreign power, If that engine rep
resented the peak of design and
construction for years to come, II
! it embodied principles that no
/ foreign" engineering group could
, be capable of developing, that en-
| CINE could not be built in the
| foreign power and installed in an
airplane for flight before the eX-
piration of a year from the date
the drawings were received
An airpiane, however. could be
produced In half or even less time,
but as already stated. those iden-
tilted with the Nations aerial de-
Tense do not contemplate the pro-
duction or reproduction abroad of
American equipment as it exists
here,
Among the aircraft and engines
which have taken places on the
secret list" are the XF4B-1, the
new high-Speed single-Seater Boz
ing fighter, which now is under
going testing at the Naval Air
Station, AnacoStia, for service
needs and which the Army and
Navy are watching eagerly. This
plane is still in an experimental
classification and the order affects
this type. should it be accepted,
from the day the first 'produc-
ton" ship takes its place in the
service as part of a production
order.
Another type affected is the new
Martin Tamil, high performance
single engined bomber. This ship
has been "out" for more than
year, but in a purely experimental
status. The first of a huge pro-
duction order now is leaving the
factory for delivery to the Navy.
Then there are the new Key
stone Panther" and CurtiSS
Condor" bombers. both of which
recently were chosen as Joint
winners of a bombing plane COM
petition by the Army Air Corps
and which now are in production.
The engines affected are the new
Wright ~" type l2-cylinder air
cooled engine of 500 horsepower
and the CurtiSS 'Chieftain" IL
cylinder air-cooled hex" engine.
The services feel that the pub
lie, which pays the bills for the
new aircraft, does not care about
the degrees of Stagger in a new
plane: the area Of the aileronS.
the cord and gap, the rate of
climb at sea level, the wing load
ing, the power loading and the
service ceiling.
AS the actual speed of an air.
plane with engine wide open re-
corded on the official service tests
does not hold true for all succeed
ing production" types owing to
the multitude of conditions that
enter into the question, the most
the public has received in the
past and before the secret list"
was established, is an approx
mate figure.
The secret list" in Great Brit
ain and the secret tactics of the
British air ministry have fur
niShed targets for darts from
aeronautical publications in that
country. indicating that the pub
lie Is more or less displeased with
the attitude. However, it Is felt
here that the product of Americas
aeronautical minds should not be
laid out for inspection and adop-
ton through detailed publications
in the press when foreign in
formation of a similar character
is lacking in the foreign press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
Naval Officers
Devise Means to
Aid Plane Radio
Eliminate Ignition Inter
ference by New Spark
Plug Shield Device.

Through the efforts of Lieut.. Comdr,
A. l. Price. radio officer OF the Bureau
of Aeronautics. Navy Department. and
Lieut.. George r. DE Baum, radio otficer
of the Naval Air Station at AnacoStla,
and the assistance Of spark plug
manufacturer the Navy has eliminated
the one big obstacle to clear airplane
radio INSTRUMENTATION interference.
Aircraft radio Is by no means new,
and the success of communication be-
tween n plane in flight and the ground
or between planes in fight is matter
of history, However, the interference
provided by the spark plugs and the
maenetos has made code reception
troublesome and voice reception more
or less unsatisfactory at times,
The two radio experts of the Navy.
anxious to whip the problem, devised a
scheme Of shielding the magnetos,
spark plugs and cables running to the
plugs. but the plugs still persisted IN
throwing off what Is described as
worse than terrible static,
Summoning a prominent spark plug
manufacturer into an informal confer
ence one day, the two officers made
known their wants in the way of a
plug. The manufacturer took their
specifications. went back to the factory
and returned a short time later with
the new plug The plug resembles any
other type of automobile plug at the
base. but from then on 1t resembles a
hollow metal tube, somewhat on the
order of an Army rifle cartridge. With
in The tube is thin layer of mica,
which offers the insulation. The cable
is attached and covered with finely
woven metal ribbon" The magnetic
and plug leads also arc covered with
this ribbon"
Lieut.. De Baum has made many tests
with the new shielding equipment and
declares there is no interference what
ever from the ignition. Reception, both
as to clarity and distance, has under
gone a marked improvement with the
result that all other planes commits
stoned for radio equipment and in
stallation here will undergo this shield
ing process. The shielding entails very
little extra effort in removing for
changing magnetos plugs or leads
Both Lieut. Comdr. Price and Lieut..
De Baum are naval sviators and both
have had much experience and study
In radio work It is understood that
the two officers undertook the task OF
shielding the ignition OH their own in
itiative. and since their accomplish
ment they have been the recipients OF
praise from their superior officers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
u. S. Economy in Naval Aviation
Proves Costly and Halts Plans

est difficulty or irregularity with either
the planes or engines. Immediately
upon arrival from the transcontinental
flights. which usually consumed about
four days per plane, the ships were
placed in service.
The delivery Of these planes was ex-
pedited by about month. the naval
aviators were given valuable cross
country experience and during their
brief stops on the West Coast obtained
intimate knowledge of the latest opera
lions of aircraft with the battle fleet.
In addition to the Corsairs delivered,
more than a dozen Martin T4M-ls,
single-engined bombers, have been
flown from the Glenn L. Martin fac
tory at Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

Pilots on the Salt Lake-Pacific
Northwest air mail division are the
country's first aerial newsboys. Mr..
and Mrs. .. w. "DaYy" Jones reside in
the desert town of Strevell on the
Idaho-Utah border. Jones became in
terested In the planes which few over
his place each day and leveled off an
emergency landing field When the
pilots learned it took three days for
the Jones TO get their daily paper, they
decided to drop tightly rolled Salt
Lake newspaper in front of Strevell's
one store. as a courtesy TO the farmer
who provided an emergency landing
field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02

TIME United States has eStab
liShed a policy whereby a
new airplaneS and aircrat
i engines developed for tn
military services will be placed OF
q secret list" for period of on'
year from the day the first pro
duction plane takes its place II
the service ranks of the Army
Navy or Marine Corps.
This action has been decided
upon by the Government, follow"
inc similar action abroad. anc
while II does not conceal or at
tempt To conceal tho existence Oh
the new types it prevents the pub
lication and general broadcaStlne
of details about the performance
and construction OF the new types
for the twelve-month period.
AS far as the general public Is
concerned, the new policy Will
have little or no effect on 1t. Pho
tocraphs of the new types brought
out TO defend the Nation in the all
will be published as in the past,
and approximate figures as 10
their performance up TO certain
points also will be available.
Asked to explain the motive, OBJ
ject or purpose behind the new
policy. one high and influential
officer of the services smilingly re-
IN tell you what Parliament
was told the other day. Parlla-
ment was told that it was TO the
Dublic'S interest 30 withhold de-
tailed information as to the per-
Torrance and specifications OF
Great Britain'S newly developed
planes,
Further inquiry into the pur-
pose of the secret list revealed
something that was obvious
that this Government is not hav-
ire handed to it on a silver plate
performance figures down to the
finest point and specifications
down to fractions of the newly de-
veloped planes in foreign coun-
tries as fast as those planes are
turned out.
There is a give and-take" ar
rancement between the military
aeronautical heads of the various
governments with the United
States. but it is human nature, If
not good ordinary business, not
to advance something that brings
little or no return.
When other powers frightened
up" on their performance and
specification information they did
not assume for a moment that
the United States would continue
to be liberal with data on its de-
velopmentS in the field of military
aircraft. The first nation that be-
came reticent on the subject
knew that as soon as its viewpoint
became known elsewhere, a gen.
eraI reluctance to put down the
cards would spread like wildflre
throughout the world.
The United States never felt for
a moment that carbon copies Of
its planes in the services here
would turn up in military aero
nautical organizations abroad,
Just as it is not TO be assumed in
this country that foreign designs
will ever operate under the Stars
and Stripes.
But performance figures are of
value to both sides. as they enable
a close check Of the native equip
ment with the competitor and
should the latter be found to have
the advantage ways and means
usually are found TO correct the
differences between the two. Such
help could be obtained from the
detailed specifications Of the
plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
Passenger Service Opens.

Chicago and st. Louis are closer to-
gether than ever before through inau-
guration of daily airplane passenger
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
Mail Boxes on Airplanes.

Air mail planes now are equipped
with a small compartment where let
tiers can be deposited up to the last
minute" A letter recently posted In
that fashion at New York was delivered
In Atlanta nine hours later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21
INGRAM FIRST
 TO SEEK RUNS
 BY WHOLESALE
By BRIAN BELL
Associated Prees Sports Write

Associated Prees Sports Writer)
 CLEARWATER, Fla. March 21 Nap Fucker, Brooklyn scout, who left the National league 12 years ago with a record of some great southpaw pitching behind him, saw baseball undergo it's greatest change while he was in the game.
 In a reminiscent mood. the once almost unbeatable lefthander re- called the passing of the sacrifice from the game.
 "John McGraw was the first major league manager l recall discarding the practice of playing for one run and bidding for a flock of them," said Fucker. And then when Robbie tWilbert Robin som came from the Giants to Brooklyn we started 1t too.
 "McGraw tried to catch the op- position mapping. Instead of send ing man on first down to sec ond with a bunt, he would play hit and run, and sometimes the base runner would stay on first and the batter hit straight away. He. made lot of runs that way, too, and now you can count on one hand all the sacrifices you will see in week of ball games
 "Clubs like Brooklyn with a req sonable expectation of alright pitching sometimes put runner down Sacrifice him to second) in the early innings when two or three runs will probably win Il bali game, but with the run of the mine pitchers, their team mates get in and slug, trying to score the runs they think they will need. And many times they do need them.
 "Of course the change in the ball has a lot to do with it. The ball used today is not like dol lar. It will got lot farther than a ball would in the old days"
 Fucker does practically all of the scouting for Brooklyn in the Southern leagues. and unlike his colleagues he makes few long jumps by train. From his home in Atlanta he can motor the same day in time for game to cities in the Southern Association, South Atlantic Association and South eastern league, so when he wants to look at prospect he does not 'hop a rattler," but instead steps on the starter of his automobile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21
Old Sign Still Marks
 Extra Horse" Station

PARIS. Mar. 21-Days when ex. tra horses were stationed at the foot of hill to help teams to the top, are recalled by a long forgoi. ten sign that some observing per son discovered recently in the center of town.
 It is sign erected by the So ciety for the Protection of Ami mals at the lower end of the rue Notrei eiDame-de-Lorette, running ur into Montmartre, designating thl spot as the station of the relay teams.
 The sign is modern, cast aluminium plate, evidently replac ing the original one. It is sur missed that some routine-bound official. ordered to replace all signs. included the horse one i'll blind obedience. although it has been a generation since such a relay borse-station has been there
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21
TRUTH
 ENDS ROMANCE

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 21-"Good night." exclaimed the bridegroom elect, and the romance was off.
 It happened in the marriage license bureau. Anna B. Gaston had filled out her part of the ap- plication for a license to wed Con- rad Fischer. She listed herself as maid" and as to her ago she wrote down passed fifty one"
 Hold up your hand and swear to the application, demanded Rosamund Rice. chief deputy of the office.
 The br.d dc-elect hcsitated. Many do bafo.e taking aa oath.
 he application w.s handed back Q hor. She crossed out passed f;fty-onc" and wrote in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21
Expelled Foreigners
 Must Have the Papers

BERLIN. Mar. ---Objectonable foreigners are henceforth to be expelled from Germany only if they are in possession of the requisite papers for entry into their home country, the Prussian Minister of the Interior has de. creed.
 The reason given for this edict is that the expulsion of foreign CTS not having such papers may entail the considerable expenses of holding them up at the border for a time and possibly transport ing them back to the place of their latest domicile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21
cHIcAooAN DONATES
 NEW BIG TEN TROPHY

CHICAGO, March 21-Western Conference basketball champions, beginning with the current season, will be awarded silver trophy. It has been donated by w. w. Dwyer, general manager of the Allerton House, Chicago, and for mer Columbia University court star.
 According to the plan of the donor, the trophy will become the permanent possession of the school first receiving three points. one full point will he given for a clear claim to the title and in case of tie. will be divided be- tween the schools deadlocked for first place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21

"sixty-five years" Fischer watch ed over her shoulder
 Good night" was his only com ment as he strode out of the of flee.
 Aren't men queer?' sighed the exbride-elect.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21
NEW KIND or CHESS

PARIS, March 21-C0untrywide contests of the new game of Mar seilles Chess are being held In France. This modification in the most ancient of games consists in each player playing two moves in succession, either of the same piece or two separate pieces. It is far more difficult than ordinary chess.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21
HERE'S TO EDWARDS

NEW YORK. March 21-Lloyd Hahn was the only man to beat Phil Edwards. N. Y. U. Negro, in middle distance race this win ter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-03-21

Phone 257 For Bob Farmer
 Taxicab The "president. It's 2 Lulu, Rockaby Baby. If you go to sleep. I'll wake you up when you let there, Bob. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-05-24
TO SUICIDE WHEN
 UNDER ARREST
Land Tax Agent Tries to Kill Himself = Off,
 cers Prevent Death

LOS ANGELES, May 24.- While being taken to the Coun- ty Jail on suspicion of embedding between s5O.O00 and $300,000, Edward Sweeney, Land Tax Agent for the Southern California Gas Company, attempted to commit suicide in the Hall of Justice.
 Writhing free from his captors, officers said Sweeney attempted , to throw himself headlong over the rail of the staircase to the marble floor three stories below. Several detectives grabbed him and pulled him back just in time. Officers said Sweeney's opera tions have been carried on through making invoices for fic- titious storm, drain and sewer assessments against the com pany's properties. The invoices were turned over to the treasurer of the company and checks were made out to fictitious contractors, it is alleged. These checks were later turned into SNeeney's own account at banks. The opera tions are said to have extended over a period of six years.