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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

row, maybe you'll get whack at II
before they wash 1t out"
When l came out here to the New
ark Elizabeth Airport yesterday and
signed up to learn. to fly, had Wis
ions of going right out to the field.
climbing in a plane with an instructor
and roaring away into the air. But
this happy day was further away than
/ hoped because of two obStacleS-the
weather and an invention known as
ground school"
While Lindbergh and the other
eagles of aviation may hop off from
muddy fields and through rain, storms
and low-hanging clouds for this or
that far-off destination, the callow
fledglings, just sprouting their pin
feathers must wait for calm weather.
dry fields and high ceilings
BY high ceilings, mean that the
lowest cloud strata must be high
enough In the air to allow the student
flyer and his instructor to maneuver
the plane at height which will give
the instructor chance to correct any
mistakes the pupil may make and
straighten the ship out before 1t hits
the ground.
In the ground school, you hear lee
lures ON the theory of flight and the
construction of various types of ships.
varied with actual shop work on some
oil them.
Like College Classroom.
An instructor, usually flyer himself
and an expert on the theories of avn
alton as well, stands before a black
board and lectures. making drawings or
mathematical equations to illustrate
his noints The students sit with note
books and liSten---and sometimes they
yawn. 1t is just like going back to col
lego They even have written exanli-
nations.
After several hours of this today, the
students in my class were noticeably
drowsy Several heads nodded and
several pairs of eyes closed,
Then the instructor remarked in a
slightly louder voice.
y 1T Is just as we'll to get this down
right, gentlemen. otherwise you may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

This type military airplane is the
backbone Of the Nations aerial defense
and the only weapon that could offset
an aerial invasion. 1t is one OF TWO
pursuit types standardized for and IN
widespread use by the Army. Navy and
Marine Air services. the other being
the Eoeing pursuit plane OF somewhat
the same performance.
The Pl-H or CurtisS Hawk" fully
loaded with gasoline and oil. machiile
guns, bombs and carrying bat one per-
son-~the pilot weighs about 1900
pounds II has high speed OF 1875
miles an hour. crusies st 80 miles an
hour, can climb 10 1000 feet without
guperchargef and lands al about 81
miles per hour The span Of the upper
wing Ia 3iha feet and the length OF
the plane from nose 10 tail h ~ feet
6l2 inches.
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LOWER AIR MAIL RATE
EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY
Second Reduction Since Beginning
of Plane Postal Service Due
This Week.

A new and reduced rate for air mail
letters will SO into effect Wednesday.
The new rate will be 5 cents for the
first ounce and 10 cents for each adj
ditionai ounce or fraction. instead OF
the present rate OF 10 cents for each
one~haif ounce. Special scent air
mail stamps will be issued by the Post
once Department for use under the
new rate.
Postmaster General New expects that
the new lower rate win lead TO further
increase of from 100 to 400 per cent In
the volume OF air mail now being car
ried throughout the country. The re-
duoed rate marks the second change
to the publlo's benefit since the Post
once Department inaugurated the
transeontinental mail service. The rate
was determined by gones at that time
and then 1t vas changed to the present
schedule. ~ &sss s'syNe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
GERMAN JUNKERS'
EFFICIENCY TESTED
ForCefuI Demonstration OF
AR-Metal MonopIane Given
at Boiling Field.

A forceflil demonstration of Ger
man .unkerS all-metal monoplane OF
the Bremen type was given over Boiling
Field Tuesday by Fred Melchior. junk
ers pilot. who with three passengers
aboard looped the ship over the air.
drome after one of the fiashicst take
offs ever made at the air base by nom
military plane.
Melchior had as his passengers Mai.
Gen. James E. Fechet, chief OF the Air
Corps. who sat In the pilots cockpit
alongside of him; Capt. Ira G. Eaker.
aide to the Assistant Secretary of War
for Aviation, and Lee L. Herrell. Wash
ington business man, both of whom sat
in the cabin on makeshift seats and
were without safety belts.
Strong Wind Encountered.
A strong west wind was blowing across
the field when the newest development
of the Bremen type prepared to take off,
and instead of taking to the far south
end of the field. which is the widest,
Melchior gave 'er the gum and headed
across the shortest portion of the field
right for the buildings of the naval air
station.
A second after the wheels left the
ground, which seemed to be almost in
Stantly, Melchior made a sharp right
angle climbing turn, and as he changed
direction the left-wing tip appeared to
drag in the grass, acting as a pivot for
the pole -vaulting attitude in which the
plane swung around and upward. In
an instant Melchior had the ship fiat
tened out and was climbing rapidly.
At about 1000 feet he executed a
"wing-over" and then nosed down for
speed. Suddenly the nose went up and
a perfect loop was executed. The loop
did not affect Capt. Eaker and MIR. Her
rell, however. as centripetal force not
only held them to their seats, but had a
tendency to almost push them through
the floor Mr.. Herrell was unaware of
what happened until informed by Capt.
Eaker that eve just Topped" 1t was his
first flight.
Demonstrates ControIlability.
Following the loop Melchior made sew
eral vertical banks, throttled down 10
the minimum flying speed to show the
controilability on the ragged edge OF a
stall and Owed a couple of times. Gen.
Fechet then few the ship and Capt.
Eaker took hand at the controls.
Melchior and the plane arrived at the
field the evening before under spirited
circumstances. The Junker flew over
the airdrome, Melchior kicked 1t into
spin, 1t made several turns. fiattened out
and "looped to a landing" The per-
Torrance of the ship generated deep in
terest in Boiling Field officers. primarily
because 1t is capable of performing the
same evolutionS of the military pursuit
planes. although designed for straight
away commercial flying.
Ever since the Bremen landed at
Greenly Island Melchior has been re-
ferred TO as "a Junkers mechanic.
Hereafter in this department he viii be
described as pilot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

The Derliner Aircraft Co, Inc, at
Alexandra, Va. is nearing completion
on q passenger and pilot mono
plane with a 200-hofsepower Whirl-
wind aiT-cooied engine, which has been
xold 70 the Radio Frequency Labora-
series. Inc. Of B0onton, N. J. Russell
l. Meredith, noted pursuit pilot Of the
Army Air Corps, who recently resigned
MS commission as lieutenant, Is chief
pilot for the radio company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
SEND MONEY BY AIR.

Wall Street Takes Advantage of
Faster Schedules.
When call money reached per cent
In June. bankers and financial houses
rushed to the air mail as never before
to save one TO three days interest.
Each day approximately $4,000, 900
in negotiable paper arrives in Wall
Street by airplane from oil over the
country. 1t has been estimated that
in year capital arriving in New York
by air mail would total 81 400. 900. 900,
and interest saved by the use of air
mail is equivalent to $4,000, 600, when
interest is figured at only 2 per cent.
However. the recent rise In the call
rate has substantially increased the
daily interest sum involved which ac-
counts for the banks and investment
houses being rated as the single largest
users Of air mail and second largest
users Of air express.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
Mcintosh New Officer.

Mai. Lawrence w. Mcintosh, for
mer commanding officer OF the Air
Corps Engineering Division OF the OLD
McCook Field. Dayton, Ohio, and a
graduate of the Army War College. has
assumed the duties of executive officer
of the Air Corps. He succeeds Maj.
D. C Emmons, who has been assigned
as aide to F. Trubee Dawson, Assistant
OF War for aviation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
GETS BOILING POST.

Lieut.. Hoppin Succeeds Capt. Ellis
as Adjutant.
Lieut.. Bushrod Hoppin. formerly at
Chanute Field. Rantoul, H.. has been
designated adjutant of Boiling Field
He succeeds Capt Robert e. Ellis, Air
Corps Reserve, whose l2-month tour
of active duty has just ended.
Capt. Ellis has been selected as pilot
OF a new Looming cabin amphibian
plane with Cyclone 550-horsepower
engine, which has just been acquired
by executives of the Wright Aero
nautical of Paterson, N. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

country trips have taken him to San
Diego, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Des
Detroit, Cleveland, Ottawa, Canada,
Salisbury. North Carolina, Norfolk
and Richmond. On these num-
erous flights, made to inspect the
establishment of the departments In
spection system throughout the coun-
try, Maj. Young has piloted Laird.
Fairchild, Bull. Travel Air. Stinson,
Ryan and DeHaviland airplanes.
Maj Young holds transport license
No. In the department. His flying
experience covers period Of about IL
years, including military and CONNER
cial work. He spent Is months over
naming I'VE months of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

latter part Of next
month to attend
the gigantic ma
tional air meet to
be held at the
California city.
Mai. Young.
since assuming the
newly-created po-
sition in the de-
partm mt has
flown more than
80, 900 miles about
the country on Of
ficial inspection
trips, plotting the
plane himself and
travelling most Of
the time alone.
The flying d.
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Goes to Philippines.

Lieut.. Charles w. Steinmetz, we'll
known in Washington for the past four
years, during which he served tours
Of duty at Boiling Field and In the
Office OF the chief OF Air Corps, will
leave his post as finance officer Of the
flying organization August for the
Philippine Islands, He will be succeed
ed by Lieut.. Myron Wood of Mitchell
Field, Long Island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
Chinese Service to Begin.

Air service between Hongkong and
Canton win be opened soon, the De-
uartmert of Commerce is advised by
Assistant Trade Commissioner Gran
vile Woodland at Shanghai, China.
Several six-passenger planes are to be
purchased by joint stock company
and three flights day will be made
between the two cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
SEYMOUR PROMOTED
IN AIR MAIL SERVICE
Chief Engineer of National Trans
port, Inc, Named Assistant Gen.
eral Manager of Activities.

Lester d. Seymour. chief engineer Of
National Air Transport. Inc, operators
Of air mail and passenger service from
New York 70 Dallas, Tex, by way of
Chicago, has been promoted to the po-
sition Of assistant general manager OF
the company in charge of all OF Its
activities
Mr.. Seymour Is well known in Wash
ington. having lived here from 1918
to 1926 during which time he was an
aeronautical engineer In the Army Air
Corps. He resigned this position two
years ago TO become associated with
the then newly-organized National Air
Transport, Inc.
Prior to the outbreak of the war Mr.,
Seymour was engaged in engineering
work and then he entered the Army,
serving in France throughout the war
as aircraft maintenance engineer ofii-
Ger of the 85th Aero Squadron. After
the armistice, as an air service officer,
Mr.. Seymour took postgraduate work
in acronautical engineering at the
Ecole .Superieure d'Aeronantique IN
Paris.
Returning TO the United States In
1919. Mr.. Seymour resigned his COM
mission and entered the Air Corps in
a civilian capacity. He holds a COM
mission of captain in the Reserve Corps.
In cfeswick (EngIand1 school
building there is a theater with a movie
- afzs-. AV1
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Goes to Dayton Field.

Capt. Falk Harmel Air Corps Re-
serves OF this city. will report for two
weeks active duty at Wright Field,
Office of the chief Of Air Corps In q
civilian capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
Rnhinson Makes New York Trip.

lAeiIis S w. Galloway and Rutiedge
Irvine Of the Naval All Station, Ana"
costa pilot1d T. Donglas Robinson,
ASSISTANT Secretary of the Navy 10
. Oneida, ~ r., In the tilree-englned
kTord rnonoplane attached to the air
y,s.alioa "wednesday and returned Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
REPORTER JOINS RUSH TO AVIATION SCHOOLS
TO TELL READERS HOW ONE LEARNS TO FLY
Gets Wrong Start at BLOOM
er Joint" and Wastes
Several Weeks.
GROUND COURSE BORING
Essential Background Re-
CURED, However, Before He
Can Take the "Stick."

Note--Don Brown, reporter, who had
through a complete flying course at
flying school in order. that he might tell
the readers of The Star Just what this
experience would mean to them He
tells of the scores OF thrilling flights
one must go through before one qualities
rs nilnt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29
MAI. YOUNG PLANS
FLIGHT TO WEST
Commerce Department Attache viii
Take U. S. Plane to National
Air Meet Next Month.

Mai. Clarence NJ Young. director OF
aeronautics of the Department Of Com
merce, viii pilot one of the depart
ment's airplanes to Los Angeles the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

Americas first school Of tropical med
icine. ct San Juan. Porto Rico. has COM
Melted its firSt year,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

In Cfieswick (EngIand1 school
building there is a theater with movie
protector. There are telephones IN
every room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 1a-- The bloodstained clothing worn by Mrs. Amelia Appleby, wealthy Chicago widow and apartmeni owner, found near San Fernand J a Los Angeles suburb, trussed in a sack, was identified as evidence when the first testimony was taken at the trial yesterday of iJr Charles McMillan, charged with the murder two months ago.
 The evidence was shown 10 che jury consisting ol eight women and four men who finally were chosen at the morning session yes. terday after day and one-half. 7 Dr. Frank Webb. Assistall County Autopsy Surgeon, who of ficially examined the body of tho woman, was the States first wit. ness. He also identified to the jury the photograph of the slain woman's body pointing out loca- ton of certain wounds.
 Dr. McMillan has steadfast.y denied his guilt He was finan cial adviser of Mrs Appleby.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
FORESEES EXPANSION
 OF THE FUR INDUSTRY

says Noakes. i've shall have to look more and more to the breeI- CT as source or supply"
 An increasing interest is being taken in this industry. he asserts. Almost every day, the firm of which he Is general manager re- ceives inquiries from persons in. terested in fur farming. Many ct these inquiries are sent on to him. he explains. at the sugges- ton of the United States biologi- cal survey.
 "Of course. we encourage inem," he adds.
 Noakes Is confident of the fil- ture of the fur industry in the United States. American fiirs such as opossum. mink, muskrat. coon and skunk. he believes, are the finest in the world. Amari- can manufacturers and dressers. in his opinion. lead the world in skill and style. And America of fers q huge demand for fur pro ducts,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
DEATH PENALTY LEGAL IN 40 STATES,
 FOR PRISON MURDERS IN THREE MORE

NEW YORK, Feb. 11-Fourteep states have abolished capital pun |ishment since 1S47, but six of them subsequently restored it and lin three more it may be invoked as penalty for homicide within Ia prison.
 State law touching upon the death penalty has been tabulated anew by the League to Abolish Capital Punishment as a result |of discussion aroused by the Shy |der-Gray executions in New York, |the life imprisonment of Adolph Hotelling for murder in Michi- gan and the states demand for 1.-the death penalty in the William
 Edward Hickman case in Cali fornia.
 Michigan, Rhode Island, Wiscon- sin, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota and North and South Dakota have abolished capital punishment, but
 Rhode Island, Maine and North
 Dakota still make murder within Ia prison punishable by death.
 Michigan, first to do away with
 the death penalty in 1S47. has never gone back to it although a
 measure restoring it came before
 the state legislature in 1927 and
 was defeated The governor Of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16

South Dakota vetoed bill for res toration of capital punishment in 1927 after it had passed the legis. lature.
 Colorado has abolished capital punishment twice in 56 years and has restored it both times. Il was done away with in 1872, made legal again in 1878. abolished once more in 1897 and put back ir state law in 1901.
 In Tennessee the death penalty was made illegal in 1915 hut was brought back in 1918. Washing ton and Oregon abolished it in 1913 and restored it. in 1920. Arl zona and Missouri. which also did away with it in 1913, placed it ill the statutes again as the extreme penalty in 1918 and 1919 respec lively.
 The League to Abolish Capital Punishment was founded in 1925 and since then 1t has been active both in seeking elimination of the death penalty in states which re tain 1t and in fighting it's restora ton elsewhere. No state has re stored it in the three years, but neither have more states dons away with it,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
SECRETARY OF
 NAVY WILBUR
 CUTS BANQUET
Unable to Attend Dinner to Plunkett Is
 Taken as Rebuke

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.=Failure of Secertary of Navy Curtis D. Wilbur to attend testimonial Timer given Rear Admiral Charles Plunkett is viewed as a public rebuke by Col. E. A. Sim mons, chairman of the banquet.
 The occasion for the banquet was the Admiral's retirement from service on his sixty-fourth birth day.
 Col. Simmons read a letter in which Secretary Wilbur express ed regret at his inability to at tend but the Colonel later ex- pressed the opinion the letter was but a smoke screen and the real reason why he did not come and which he made known to me over the telephone was fear that his presence at the din ner so soon after the world wide publicity in connection with Plunkett's speech at the National Republic Club, would be mis- understood.
 Rear Admiral Plunkett had urged a large and well equipped Navy and said that If history was read correctly. what we are doing today brings us nearer to war today than ever before in history, because we are too damned efficient.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
OLD QUESTION
 BOBS UP AGAIN
Reapportionment of House Comes Forth for Third
 Time in Seven Years

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-For the third time in the past seven years a move has been launched in the House to reapportion mem- bership of several States on the basis of their increased popula- tion since the 1900 census.
 Faced by number of bills proposing the method of reappor- tionment, the. House Census Com mittee is now engaged in hear ings on the subject and is ex- pected to report out the measure that will reallocate memberships on a basis of the estimated 1880 census.
 Under the bill under eonsidera- tion, Washington State would gain one Representative and Cali, fornia six.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
FLOOD CONTROL
 MEASURE READY BE PRESENTED
Announcement Made that $400, 100000 Want
 ed for Project

WASHINGTON. reD. 1G-Chalr- man James B. Reed, of Arkansas. of the House Flood Control Com mittee, announced last night, that a Mississippi River Flood Contrcl Bill, the product of four months of hearings and study by the Com mittee, is to be introduced today.
 Representative Reed indicated that the measure will call for an expenditure of .$400, 100000 fer curbing the destructive inunda- tions and will place full responsl- bility for accomplishment of the work upon the President, who is designated to name a commission of seven civilians to carry out the engineering project.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16


 NEW YORK, Feb. 16--A great .fur-growing industry in the United States is foreseen by J Gordon Noakes, New York auriiOneer, under whose direction furs worth millions of dollars are sold to wholesalers annually.
 In spite of the popular impress sion that the great fur-producing countries of the world are Russia and Canada. Noakes says. the United States surpasses both these nations in producing furs. Last year, he discloses, the svalue of raw furs marketed by Ameri- can collectors was $7G,000, ,000.
 But this enormous production and the decreasing area of forest and swamp lands will bring re duction in the number of fur ant mals that can be trapped, Noakes believes.
 Fur animals will have to be bred on farms. he predicts. just as silver fox now are being bred ~"While thousands of belts will continue to come from trappers,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
Falls Into Swift Waters of Fox River-Body
 Is Recovered
DEFENDS MAN CHARGE WITH SHAVING MOTHER
Death Comes While Jury Still Deliberates Fate of His Client

OTTAWA, H., Feb. 116.--Lee p'Neill Browne, lawyer and Leg
 |slator, one of Illinois's most
 powerful Democrats, was drown
 |ed in the swift waters of the Fox
 |River, flowing past his estate
 today.
 Falling from stone embank-
 |ment at the rear of his new
 |home, the body was carried near py half a mile down stream be- fore it was recovered.
 One year ago, Browne, who
 |was 60 years of age, slipped
 from the same wall but was
 |sayed when his suspenders caught
 |on an iron hook.
 Death of Browne came while |the jury was debating the fate |of Harry Hill who Browne de- Tended against the charges of |natricide. Browne had just re- turned from the court house in 1iisll spirits believing that the
 Dong deliberations are favorable Ito his client. The jury is still unaware of |the death of Browne and con |tinued deliberations. The mem |bers of the jury have been unable Ito break the deadlock which for 1.-two days has prevented them |from reaching verdict. The vote is still reported to be
 Is to for conviction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
DECISION IN
 FAVOR, LABOR
N. Y. State Supreme Court Makes Ruling on Con-
 pany Unions

4
 NEW YORK, Feb. 1e--A court decision hailed by leaders of or ganized labor as far reaching and a precedent in their wide fight against Company Unions. has been handed down by the New York State Supreme Court.
 Contracts between the Tnter- borough Rapid Transit Company and employees, binding the latter not to join any but Company Union. is invalid. the Court held. and 1t refused to enjoin the Amer ican Federation of> Labor from pressing its efforts to organize tho Transit forces.
 The Company officials announc- ed they will appeal to higher courts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
FURS BRING HIGH PRICES
 TACOMA SALE

TACOMA, Wash. Feb. 16-Furs
 valued at $20O,OO0 were sold at |auction here. Ninety-nine per cent |of the fur offered were sold by |the West Coast Fur Sales. Re,l
 Fox was high at $57 with aver lag eof $3S.50. Cross fox sold for 1875 to $160. Lynx was high at 1865 with average of $4S.
 Mink sold for SIT to $20. White |fox was high at S66. Silver fox |also sold for high prices at $25a. Wolves averaged $19: beavel, |extra large, at $32, weasel fro:l |$2 to $3.50. Marten BPS to $33 for |ordinary lots. Blue fox sold for |$60 to $70 and muskrat for $1.C0. Wolverine sold for $23 to $27.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-02-16
Former Governor
 Wdnts COnuicti0n
 Present Couernor

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Feb. 16-- Warren McCray. former governor of Indiana, and recently patroli'sd from the Federal Prison at A. lanta. called upon the state t9 convict present Governor Ed. Jackson on charge of bribery.
 McCray testified that Cor. Jackson offered him $1O.000 io bring about the appointment of a Prosecuting Attorney for Marion County, of which Indianapolis is the County seat, but that he re fused.
 McCray was the last witness oi the day. He appeared feeble for his 60 years and was helped to the witness stand.