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AVIATION
BY FREDERICK r. NEELY.

as they do when travelling from
one point to another at a safe
altitude.
There never was a time on the
5000 mile journey Lieut.. Upston
made that the Boiling Field Fall
con was not at safe altitude.
There were times when the
country beneath was impossible to
get the wheels down, but the space
between earth and plane was Suf-
ficient to make it possible to do
a little work" on the engine
should it falter and maybe obviate
the necessity of interrupting the
flight.
On one occasion, about an hour
after leaving Iowa City, and at an
altitude of 1000 feet, the sweet
drone of the engine suddenly
terminated in favor of a success
sion of gaspS. Sputters, coughing
noises and what-not that aviatorS
classify under one general term
of cutting out" The belly
tank" a 50-gallon Stream-line
container fastened under the fuse
lage and about directly beneath
the pilot, had gone dry-a little
earlier than had been anticipated
Instantly the plane lost forward
speed with the decrease in the
revolutions Of the propeller, but
Lieut.. UpSton, two jumps ahead
of anything that might happen,
had the situation we'll in hand
the moment the first discrepancy
appeared in the firing order of
the cylinders. He noSed down
slightly to keep his flying speed,
he switched onto the main tank
and, holding the stick with his LETT
hand, pumped vigorously on the
hand pump to get gasoline from
the main container through the
gas lines into the carburetor.
And in another moment the en-
CINE, gasping for SuStenance, was
appeaSed and resumed the lulling
music. Beneath the plane there
was ample space to land in the
form of Iowa farms. Had the en-
CINE refused to pick up, had some
thing prevented the new gasoline
getting into the carburetor, even
after several minutes of endeavor
on the part of the pilot, there still
was plenty of time to lake a
choice of the best looking field
and go down for a safe landing.
Had the Falcon been dashing
across Iowa at so feet and the
same trouble developed, probably
| it could have made a safe landing
in that fat country without .seri-
Gus damage to the plane. If the
ship and its occupants were lucky
the least that could have hap
pened would be delay of several
minutes in getting started again.
This little instance alone served
to demonstrate that of the two
types of cross-country flying, that
chosen by Lieut.. UpSton would be
desired by almost any one
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tionS accredited by some organization
affiliated with recognized international
body similar to the Federation Aero
nautique International or the Interna-
tional Chamber of Commerce.
The delegates will be invited to attend
the annual aircraft exhibition of the
American commercial aircraft industry
in Chicago from December to 8, in
elusive, under the auspices of the Aero
nautical Chamber of Commerce. Trans
portation by air from New York, with
out expense to the delegates, is to be
arranged as far as possible. Arrange
ments are being made for delegates to
visit aeronautical laboratories, operat-
ing stations and other activities which
may interest them as pilots, engineers
or operators.
The conference will close formally
with pilgrimage to Kitty Hawk De-
cember II for ceremonies commemorate
ing the famous flight of the Wright
brothers.
Rogers Appointed.
Appointment of Leighton W. Rogers
as executive offlcer of the conference
has been announced by the State De-
partment, and he has assumed his du-
ties a headquarters in the United
where most of the sessions of the con-
ference are to be held. Mr.. Rogers has
been in charge of the division of foreign
aeronauticS of the Department of Com
merce and was for seven years for
eign service officer of the department
serving in various European capitals as
commercial attache.
In connection with his duties Mr.
Rogers has had considerable experience
with commercial aeronautics in Europe
For the past two years he has been en-
gagged in organizing system OF gath
ering and distributing facts regarding
foreign commercial aeronautical devel-
opment for the Department of Com
merce and in conducting the depart
ment's campaign to promote the export
trade Ill American aircraft and equip
ment.
Mr.. Rogers will work under direction
of an executive committee composed OF
William p MacCracken, jr., Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics
chairman; F.. Trubee Dawson. Assistant
Secretary of War for Aeronautics; Ed
ward P Warner, Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy for Aeronautics; Maj Clarence
NJ. Young, director of aeronautics OF
the Department of Commerce: Maj
H. NJ Hickam and Capt. H. M. Nc
Clelland of the Army Air Corps; Myror
Hofer of the State Department; Chase
c. Cove. Post Office Department.; DR.
c. w. Lewis. National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics; Capt. E. S
Land. Guggenheim Fund for the Pro-
motion of Aeronautics, and A. T. Stew
art of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States.
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MANY BUSINESS DEALS
FOUND DUE TO AVIATION
Airplane Transportation Service
Responsible for Unusual
Transactions.

Airplane transport service is respon-
sible for some unusual business deals
according to the records of the national
air lines
A Chicago glass dealer learned he
had been shut out Of a 100000 contract
in Oklahoma because his firm was not
incorporated in that State Bids were
to be opened the next day. He sent the
incorporation papers by air Monday
night and they we're filed Tuesday in
time for the filing of the bids, to the
diSmay of his competitor.
Competition for a $4,000 tire order
in California led a salesman to obtain
samples OF new tire by air mail. He
got the business. A Denver florist,
looking for new markets for sweet peas.
found customers when he delivered
blooms in Chicago 20 hours after they
were picked.
The water supply of a California mu-
nicipslty was threatened by breakage
Of machinery which could be duplicated
only from Stocks in Cleveland. The
spare part was put on an air mail plane
and 30 hours later, before the surplus
water supply had been drained off, the
r'a:1t was pumping again.
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American fighting pilots are flying on
6 wartime basis on duty with the Ma
rine expeditionary force in Nicaragua,
according to a report just received here
b the Navy Department.
During a single week of August, the
report shows, the planes few 283 hours
in l76 flights, making four contacts with
the outlaws in one day and seven in
three days. planes being struck by hos
tile fire 10 times. The big Fokker trans
port planes carried 1854 pounds OF
freight from supply bases to Marine
outposts and ferried 1872 passengers dur
ing the week.
On August IA, 90 hours and Is mir
utcs were flown in four contacts with
outlaws. Lieut.. Lamson-Scribner, with
Sergt. Williams. observer. and Corpl
Claude, pilot, with Corpl. Reynolds, OBJ
server, on two patrols had their planes
punctured 10 times by hostile fire.
patrol led by Maj Bourne and with
Lieut.. Towner and Lieut.. Weir as the
other pilots and Lieut.. Kali, GunnerS
Sergt. Tobin and Sergt. williams as OBJ.
servers, established two contacts, anc
although fired upon were not hit.
Rivers Are Only Trails.
Five three-plane missions, with Maj
| Bourne leading, were flown and three
| two-plane missions were made to the
western limits of the eastern area aftel
Capt. Edson's patrol was hit by outlaws
There were no trails through thu
jungles other than the rivers" it wa!
stated in the report, land the heavy
foliage of the rainy season offers the
best concealment to the outlaws. pre-
venting any observation as to the eff
| fectiveness of the bombing and grounc
strafflng, but as the patrol was not mo-
Tested further, the results were con
sidered satisfactory"
An advanced flying field was estab
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MARINE PILOTS IN NICARAGUA
WORK ON WARTIME FLYING BASIS

lished at Ocotal. 100 miles north of
Managua, two planes being based there
for three days and three others for one
day each during the greatest period of
activity in the outlaw country.
On two days Fokkers flown by Gum
merry Sergt. Munich and Gunnery Sergt.
Shepard made the regular mail runs
usually made by the fighting planes.
Munich broke the "Nicaraguan Aerial
r. F. D." record for endurance when
he flew 6 hours and Is minutes with
400 pounds of mail. making drops at
Is towns occupied by Marines. Shep-
minutes. making Is drops, with the
same load
Lieut.. Towner. flying No. Fokker,
and Gunnery Sergt. Munich, flying No.
2 Fokker, dropped $500 pounds Of
chow" to Capt. Edson's patrol. to sup-
plant the three "B" rations dull. beans
and bananas) on which the patrol had
been existing. They also dropped ciga-
rettes to supplant the horrible flags COM
posed of coffee grounds rolled in mes
sage book leaves used by the isloated
combat units.
Canoes and Rats Are Navy"
"The outlaws have taken to their
| navy which consists of large canoes
and RATS" the report continues THE
protective celebration of the huge banana
leaves was ingeniously used in an effort
to camouf1age the boats, three of which
were sunk by Lieut.. LanlSon- Scribner
and Corpl. Claude The Sandinista flag.
large red flag, was flying on the bow
OF the leading boat. Early the next
morning Lieut.. Lamson-Scribner and
Sergt Williams tried in vain to hook it
with message pickup. Later in the
week an ingenious aerfoil with spinning
weights attached was devised by the
machine shop, but the defeated outlaws,
under the cover of the tropical night.
had rescued their colors. for it was not
to be found by the patrol"
| Primitive transportation methods came
to the rescue of modern when No. 4
! Fokker. piloted by Lieut.. McHugl1, rolled
into soft spot on wet field at Jino-
tega and begged down to the axles. Four
Nicaraguan oxen belonging to friendly
passers-by and 20 Marines pulled and
pushed for an hour before the plane
rolled out on solid ground. The Fokker
then took off on an inspection tour to
Puerto Cabezas. carrying Maj. Bourne.
The armament section also has been
busy, supplying steady stream Of
bombs and ammunition to the fighting
planes at the Ocotal advanced field via
the Fokkers. A general overhaul of the
Falcon armament was completed. Other
than few stoppages with the old 1918
ammunition, little trouble was expert
enced.
Every test hop practice bombing
hop" is a slogan adopted for the fight
ing pilots. The armament section has
large supply of miniature bombs. which
are dropped on a target on the south
! side Of the Ocotal field.
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AVIATION LEADERS OF WORLD
TOATTEND CONFERENCE HERE

Aeronautical experts, including de-
signers, manufacturers and operators
of non-military aircraft of every de-
Scription, from every part Of the world
will gather in Washington in December
for what promises to be one of the most
momentous aviation conclaves in his
tory. the International Civil Aeronautics
Conference, which will mark the twen-
ty-fifth anniversary of the first sue
cessful flight of the Wright Brothers
at Kitty Hawk, N. C.
While the delegates will be in session
but three days in this city, December
IL, Is and IA, they will participate in
a series of events of interest to the
aeronautical industry, beginning with
the American commercial aircraft ex-
hibit in Chicago December l and con-
tinuing to the proposed celebration at
Kitty Hawk December II.
Three General Sessions.
AS now outlined, the program in this
city calls for three general sessions, one
on each of the three mornings, and one
each afternoon, and an evening session
December IS. The morning sessions
will be devoted to air transportation
airway development and trade in air.
chaft and engines. Papers on these
subjects will be prepared by delegates
and selected by the program committee
for presentation and discussion at the
afternoon sessions. along with such
other topics as airports, private flying
competitions, insurance, aeronautical
research. aeronautical propaganda and
aerial photography.
One of the features of the second day
of the conference will be considera-
ton of pioneer flights heralding the
dawn of aviation in every land. The
committee on arrangements will invite
flyers from all nations who have been
identified with pioneering flights to at
tend the conference and participate in
the program. If the flyer himself can
not be present, it is requested that a
delegate from his home country read
a statement prepared by the flyer de-
scribing his flight, or. If the flyer is not
living, by some representative of his
country.
The committee also will ask that mo-
ton pictures made in connection with
pioneering flights or other events OF
outstanding aeronautical Importance be
brought here for exhibition.
To Attend Exhibition.
The State Department has sent invi-
tations to 81 foreign countries to send
their civil air leaders here for the con-
ference, which is beingg called at the
suggestion of President Coolidge under
the authorization of Joint resolution
of Congress. These nations have been
asked to send delegates and guests, but
also have been notified that the United
States will heartily welcome representa-
tives of private aeronautical organiza-
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early railroad signaling. Many years
ago it was found that reds for rail-
road signal lights were not under all
conditions showing true red. Study
developed a copper red glass. which
revolutionized some phases of the glass
industry of that day.
Study Railroad Troubles.
Then were studied the railroad mans
troubles in keeping snow and dirt from
gathering in the grooves of his lantern
glass. At that time the irregular sur
faces which made the lantern lenses
we're on the outside face of the glass.
How to place these lenses inside the
lantern was solved, producing another
revolution in glass making.
Durability to Withstand bumps and
heat we're other developments of rail-
road days. Aviation is at present con-
centrating on. producing new shapes
out of the types Of glass already in
production
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\ nee upon q time a young
cadet at the Army Air
J Corps training center in
Texas received this letter

~ nee upon O time young
cadet at the Army Ali
Corps training center ir
Texas received this letter
from his mother:
BE careful, my darling son, anc
take no chances. Fly low ano
SLOW"
If the youth had followed his
mothers advice, he probably
wouldn't be living now. for altitude
and speed, and plenty of it, are
the greatest factors of safety an
airman can clothe himself with.
Low flying is spectacular. II
gives the persons on the ground q
thrill and makes the occupants OF
the plane, conscious of the terrific
speed at which they travel, shout
Wheel" But If at that moment
the engine quits there would be
another sad tale to relate.
The writer has just returned to
Washington after a round-trio
ranscontinental flight in an Army
Air Corps Falcon observation
plane, piloted by Lieut.. John E.
Upston of the Office of the Chief
of Air Corps, who was not sub
scriber to the theory held by the
mother of the cadet.
Lieut.. UpSton is one of the many
veterans" of the Air Corps, who
have passed their childhood days
in flying and, now that they have
become men, have put away the
childish ways of dashing across
country at more than 100 miles
an hour just above the tree tops.
These old timers with IL or more
years of flying experience behind
them reserve their low flying for
necessary tactical maneuverS
which are surrounded by certain
hazards, but yet are the main
duties of every military pilot.
The wisdom of plenty of alti-
tude on croSS-country flights is
twofold: First, high altitude
offers a better opportunity to
landing is found necessary; and
second, if no field is available,
ample opportunity is afforded to
take ones time in getting out
with the parachute. There Is no
wisdom in flying at low altitude
across country when not engaged
in a tactical operation against
ground troops.
X X X X
Lieut.. UpSton, and hundreds of
other military flyers who learned
to fly in5tne. hectic days of the
war, are Conservative. airmen and
hence valuable to their country.
With several thousand feet be-
tween their plane and the earth,
they reduce the. dangers of az
cident due to, mechanical failure
to but two Observation-Disclosures
and taking off, But they exercise
the same care With these opera
tions, the same degree of judg-
ment and the same common sense
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AIR DERBY TO MARK
DEDICATION OF FIELD
Army Planes to Participate in
Maneuvers at Port
Richmond, Va.

Dedication of new airport at Port
Richmond. King william County, Va,
IS miles east of Richmond, October IL
and IL, will be the occasion for an aerial
derby. in which Army airplanes from
Langley Field will participate. the War
Department has announced.
Army aviators also are participating
in the dedication this month of air.
ports at Council Bluffs. Iowa, and Wis
consin Rapids, Wis. Under the policy
of the War Department planes may be
assigned to participate in the dedica-
ton of new airports only when such
ports meet airport requirements Of the
Department OF Commerce, and then
only after the officials in charge fur
nish bond covering possible damage to
persons or property. In the absence OF
such bond Army planes may be author
ICED to make formation fight over
the new field, bat not to land
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30
NEEDS NEW GLASS
FOR NIGHT FLYING
Aviation Industry Seeks Safe
Form to Guide Aviators
in Darkness.
Nv the Associated Press.


CORNING, N. Y.-Aviations new
night map of the United States, the
network of lights, projected or exist
ing, marking airports and airways. is
developing some new needs in signaling
and new forms for signal glasses.
Makers Of glass have been asked
to find special shades of color and to
light familiar places in surprising ways
Viewed from above at night, such
places not only are distorted by dark
ness. but the speed of the aviator re-
c,Iires lights which slower earthbound
modes of transportation have not
needed.
In one instance the laboratories Of
the Corning Glass Works have been asked
to work on the lighting of radio anten-
ma poles so to 80 feet high. Lights car
be placed on top Of these aerial obstacles
but not without risk of interference
with the antenna functions. Flood
lights below are not altogether salts
factory, for they do not define the top'
with sufficient brightness. one Sug'
gestion for a solution is the familiar
three balls of the pawn shop. place.
on top of the poles gilded and Shaped
TO give q SuI1lClSIlL WdIAAII6 Wy ACAACNVSN
light.
Zenith Lights.
Another development is the zenith
light, an arrangement of beams intend
ed to penetrate to an aviator several
miles away and guide him to the land
ing field. It was found that merely
powerful beam was insufficient. The
original beacon was 24-inch mirror
beam. which the aviators recognized al
several miles, but they passed out of the
main beam as they rleared the light anc
reported diff1culty in finding 1t again
The latest zenith light is beam pro
jected vertically by cylindrical bulls
eyes. with beam spread of 100 de-
frees. This beacon rotates so that 1t!
effect is to show the aviator success
fully a fan-shaped light. then change
to a vertical line of light and AGAR
| the fan.
Ordinary poles about landing field
have produced another lighting prob
| lem.
In It's call for new glass shapes, thu
air industry Is repeating the history O
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Plan West Coast Air Line.

Air service between Nelson. Gpoxsne
and Vancouver soon will BE- inaueu-
rated by the Nelson, Spokane end VAN
ecurer A;rws"s.
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Ne,U Style-A fresh interpre-
tation of dynamic symmetry;
new slender-profile radiator;
longer, still lower body lines;
balanced color combinations;
new arched window silhouette;
new bowl-type lamps.
Ne,U Perforr,1ance-typical
Chrysler brilliancy of getaway,
astonishing power and pickup
from the new "Silver-Dome"
high-compression engine;
marked smoothness and quiet
ness at all speeds; unusual
economy of gas and oil; new-type
internal expanding four-wheel
hydraulic brakes give instant
stopping in any weather.
New LUXURY of Riding
New roominess, affording
ample space for five adults.
Exceptional ease of riding due
to long spring base, flexible
springs and hydraulic shock
absorbers.
New EIegance-Interior
appointments of a distinctive
richness and elegance; fine
quality fixtures throughout;
high-grade mohair upholstery
for closed models, genuine
leather, pigskin grain, for open
models.
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an aviator keep on a level keel, but
the greatest hope for the flying labora-
tory is the intensive development which
it makes possible
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finders and voice telephones Another
device is the leader cable. There are
great possibilities in light penetration,
and a wide field for instruments to help
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-05-01

danger of selecting as its candidate for the
presidency man whose record as an official is in
the main hostile to of the important provisions
of the Constitution of the United States
In considering this situation, the immense power
He is our chief executive officer Of the nation II
Is the president who appoints the Prohibition Com
missioner. All the subordinates in that depart
ment are appointed in the name Of the president.
liberal" president can and undoubtedly will, ap
point liberal" enforcement officers all the way
down the line. There may be Supreme Judges to be
appointed they appointed by the president.
liberal president would naturally select as judges of
that court men who like himself are liberal" in
their views If the court of last resort was COM
posed of men Of liberal views in a liberal adj
mnistraton they would give US liberal interpre
tation of the law. The result would be to promote
rather than prohibit notification of the prohbitory
laws.
wet president, in the four years term, by skill
full of the powers conferred upon him. could
almost paralyze prohibition enforcement from
end of this land to the other and create
atmosphere in which the Volstead Act would be as
imperative if repealed
We must keep this critical situation before our
minds and before the minds of the people every
where. In the event of Mr.. Smiths nomination
such battle must be fought in the coming election
as has not taken place since the days of slavery.
Every vote must be brought out and every effort
used to record the righteous sentiment Of the
country in support of the Eighteenth Amendment
and the prohibition policy in the United States.