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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
TRAIN TO OPERATE
NAVAL DIRIGIBLES
Six Officers Completing Post-Grad.
uate Course in Aerology
at Lakehurst.

The operation Of the two giant Navy
dirigibles now under construction 1T
Akron, Ohio, will require the services
Of trained aerologists. and for this
purpose six naval officers who are COM
pleting the postgraduate course In
aerology now are at the Naval Air Sta
ton, Lakehurst, N. j., for six weeks
instruction in theological operations for
lighter than-air craft, the Navy De.
partment announced.
These officers are making daily aero
logical observations. keeping records,
computing summaries and faniliariz-
ing themselves with instrument and
observatory routine. They are working
single and double theodolite observa-
tons, the latter being used to recon-
pute rates of ascent Of balloons.
They also are making forecasts for
a1rship operations to acouaint them
with operating requirements. They are
making flights in various types of air.
craft and are given some contact with
experimental projects, including the
thunderstorm Indicator, radiogoniome-
ter and gust measurements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
TRAFF|CPROBLEMS
SEEN IN AIR TRAVEL
Line Manager Advocates
"CIoseIy. Knit" System In
Passenger Service.

KANSAS CITY N9.-Air passenger
travel has developed 20 rapidly that
the need has become apparent for a
more closely knit system Of air passen-
ger lines.
That was the statement Of George M.
Lord Of the Western Air Express, In
charge Of arrangements for the FIRST air
trafac meeting ever held-to be here
tomorrow. Tuesday and Wednesday.
1t Is expected to be attended by heads
Of aviation companies controlling the
greater part Of the countrys 10000
mile air transportation system.
Cites Multitude Of Problems.
A multitude of trafic problems has
arisen with the phenomenal growth Of
aviation transportation In the United
States and the possibility looms that
the operators may profit by the expert
ence Of railroads and operate conson-
dated ticket ofnces, carefully study COM
peting lines and consider other possible
savings.
1.-THE immediate solution Of our
problems will stimulate the develop
ment Of air travel and save the
OPC1 1tAklB CUulpdklIcS JklOuSMloS Oh QOl-
lars" Mr.. Lord said
Lord was appointed by Frederick B.
Rentschler, president Of the Aeronauti-
cal Chamber of Commerce, under
whose auspices the meeting will be held,
to arrange the meeting.
Committee Members Listed.
Other members Of the arrangements
committee are J. NJ. Eaton, Pan-Ameri-
can Anyways, Inc; r. w. Ireland,
National Air Transport, Inc: w. A.
Patterson. Boeing Air Transport, Inc:
=. B. Clement, Transcontinental Air
Transport, Inc; W. T. varney. varney
Air Lines, Inc, and H. ]. Mentally.
Universal Air Lines. Inc.
Maj. Gen. J. ]. Ryan, Colonial Air
Transport, Inc; Lou z. Holland, Kansas
City Chamber of Commerce; c. w. H.
Smith, Western Air Express, and 8. e.
Knauss, Stout Air Lines, Inc, win pre-
side at sessions Of the conference.
Col. Paul Henderson, president Of
Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc,
will be POSTMASTER at q banquet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

Dayton. ohio. to Washington and New
York IN connection with the Air Cornx
maneuvers last Spring.
Lieut.. Larsen served with Moon On
the border and In the bombing Of the
battleships New jersey and Virginia.
He served In Panama, and In Texas as
bombardment Instructor at Kelly Field.
While there he had forced landing in
the Devils River country, in West
Texas, and struggled through the desert
three days before reaching civilization.
He recently completed o single DAYS
flight from Panama to Kelly Field, Tex,
the only such flight on record.
Made Hazardous Flight.
Lieut.. Seller, also q veteran Of the
border patrol, took up aerial photog-
raphy In its early days. In March, 1923,
he was pilot Of one Of the six planes In
Dominican Republic and Porto Rico,
then back to the National Capital. The
flight was in old De Haviland planes Of
limited fuel capacity and uncertain
habits, and being over open sea con-
stituted considerable hazard. It was O
pioneer effort, making a new connection
between the United States and her
island possessions In the Caribbean and
demonstrating the possibility of protect
ing the Panama Canal by air. During
the flight he was forced down at sea,
the plane sinking beneath him. He and
two companions hoated for an hour
before q boat could reach them.
AS students Of the school Of naviga.
ton these veteran flyers will 20 into
the details Of all phases Of astronomical,
ground and radio navigation In flight,
fitting them for service beyond the scope
OF the ordinary flyer.
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HIGHWAY MARKING
FOR PLANES URGED
Aid to Pilots Recommended
by Commerce Department.
Specifications Prepared.

Air marking Of highways through
out the United States as an aid to air
navigation Is recommended by the De-
partment Of Commerce Aeronautics
Branch. according to an announcement
last night by Harry H. Blee. chief of
the Division Of Airports and Aeronautic
Information.
The department has Just completed
suggested specifications for the mark
ings. and these specifications will be in
cluded in q bulletin on the subject of
air markings soon to be AVAILABLE for
distribution. describing in detail the
standard system Of marking recon.
mended for use throughout the Nation.
"A highway, when viewed from the
air. stands out very clearly and is, there
fore one OF the pilots best landmarks IL
he knows what highway it is" said Mr..
6lee. AS soon as surface arteries of
motor travel, particularly the Federal
ana State roads, are properly marked
TO facilitate their identification from the
air, they Will constitute an extremely
helpful aid to air navigation by enabling
any pilot to check his position by q
glance at the map.
Needed ut Once.
THE general use Of q standard sys-
tenn Of air marking that will convey
the necessary information to aircraft
pilots In the simplest and most effective
manner Is today one of the most i'm
needed aids to air navigation,
and 1t Is very important that the high
way system Of the entire country be
properly air marked. It is urged, there
fore, that the air marking of highways
be undertaken wherever possible"
The Department Of Commerce recon-
mendS the simplest possible markings,
including only the ofiicial route num-
Der, preceded by the letters ~. g." in
the case Of Federal highways or by the
State abbreviation for State highways.
Wherever possible the symbols are to
be lettered directly on the pavement,
using characters from 10 to 80 feet In
height. depending on the width Of the
pavement.
The markings should read from west
to east or south to north, depending
on the general direction Of the high
way, and should be placed at all inter-
sections with other highways and at
intervals Of not more than 20 miles, but
preferably 10 miles. along the routes.
Yellow Best Color.
Mr.. Blee said that the department
recommends that any good grade of
yellow or white traf1c paint,
preferably two coats, be used for this
work. It Is desired that the chrome
yellow, which Is the standard color for
aviation markings, be used II possible.
In the case Of light-colored pavements
the chrome characters may be outlined
n black.
One Of the pioneer cities to make use
of road marking as an aid to aviation
IS Columbus, Ohio. The road surface
on the main bridge in front of the
State Capitol carries the name of the
city, the mileage to the municipal air
port and arrows pointing out the airport
and true north.
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AIRPORT EXPERTS
SELECTING SITES
Towns of Country Carry Fed.
eraI Agents to Many
Cities for Inspection.

-Four airport specialists Of the aero
nautical branch Of the Department Of
Commerce, headed by A. Pendleton
Taliaferro, chief Of the field service sec
ton, now are engaged on inspection
trips which will take them through
most Of the United States to select
airport sites, make airport ratings and
deliver addresses on the subject Of air
ports before civic organizations.
Marshall c. Hoppin has visited q
number Of airports and cities In New
Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
New York. Tomorrow he Is to be at
Wednesday at Lee, Mass; Thursday at
Turner Falls, Mass; Friday at Bev-
erly, Mass, and next week in New York
and Pennsylvania. Later he will travel
West. visiting Frostburg, Md, october
Q and Terra Alta, w. Va, October Q, en-
route. He will go to Michigan, Indiana
and Illinois, returning here about the
middle Of next month.
A. H. Wait has already covered part
Of his scheduled itinerary In California,
Arizona and Nevada. He has yet to
cover Oregon and Washington.
William j. Mckenzie now Is in Colo
RADIO, and Is scheduled to proceed
through Utah, New Mexico, Texas, Ar
kansas, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Mr.. Taliaferro Is en- route today from
Providence, r. l.. to Chicago, where he
will spend several days on the many
airports in that section, returning to
New York September "a. During the
Summer he has visited most of the
Virginia towns and cities which have
airports or are planning their con-
struction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

aeronautics branch of the Depart
ment OF Commerce this week are
travelling from city to city; one
city a day, They are inspecting
a1rports for the purpose of giving
them ratings in accordance WITH
the new airports rating regula-
tons OF the Department of Com
merce. Their itinerary includes
towns you probably never heard
OF; all with municipal airports.
Little towns in some respects. but
up to date economically.
The four specialists are sta
toned in the National Capital.
They probably are being asked
many times what the Capital of
the Nation Is doing for aeronau-
tics. They can only reply: wash
ington has no municipal airport"
Congress Can End Refrain.
But Congress will convene soon.
Senator Hiram Bingham of Con-
necticut, chairman of the Joint
congressional committee in charge
OF airport legislation for the Dis
tr1ct OF Columbia, has announced
that the committees report will
be submitted as soon as possible
after the special session begins.
The report is expected to point
out the necessity for immediate
and favorable action.
It then will be up TO Congress
to put an end to the refrain:
washington has no municipal
airport"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
AVIATION
BY JOSEPH S. EDdERToN.

| The results Of the National Air
Tour mean q great deal to all
manufacturers OF aircraft and
equipment and the entries repre-
sent the finest the industry has to
offer. Senior Juan de la Cierva, in
ventor of the autogyro, has an
nounced that he will fly one of the
three aircraft Of this type enter
ed in the tour. The entry list in
cludes large multi-motored trans
port planes, smaller transport
types, mail planes, commercial
craft Of various sorts and training
and sport planes.
Fleet to Cross Capital.
Since the tour is intended to
promote civil aeronautics, it will
not include the entry Of Govern
ment-owned equipment. Civilian
instructors and pilots Of all ma
lions have been invited to enter.
The contestants compete on O
basis of an efficiency handicap
ping, permitting each plane to
stand a chance of winning, re-
CARELESS Of type, size or speed.
The great fleet of planes Is ex-
pected to pass over the. National
Capital during the afternoon of
October 8, after a MONDAY stop
in Baltimore. The night is to be
spent in Richmond.
Though they may not visit the
National Capital, the competing
planes will land in such munich
palities as Winston Salem, N. c.:
Greenville, s. G.; Murfreesboro,
Tenn; Springfield, Mo; Wausau'
Wis, and Moline, ILL.,, all listed as
cities Of less than $4,000 popula-
ton, but all possessing municipal
airports considered suitable for &C
commodation of the fleet Of visit
ing planes. Washington has no
municipal airport.
Conference Here in October.
This city's lack Of an airport
also will be given considerable at
tention later next month. Invi-
tations have been issued to city
officials from all parts Of the
United States, members of the
Aeronautical Chamber of Com
merce and highway engineers as
ISOLATED with the American Road
Builders Association to attend a
municipal airportS conference
here October "a and Is.
City officials of municipalities
tenth the size of Washington, en-
crossed in their own airport pro-
blems, will be invited to gaze upon
our city and marvel. OdiouS COM
parsons doubtless will be made.
Sympathy will be voiced. More
pilots will be warned to stay away
from the Nations Capital. Wash
ington, they will be told, has no
municipal airport.
At Cleveland two weeks ago 1t
formally was requested that the
1880 national air races, annual
aviation classic, be held in the
National Capital. The bid was
largely POLITICAL; that is, it was
designed to show that Washington
is not like other cities, with results
which might be used in the forth
coming airport campaign.
The National Capitals bid for
the races, however, will be taken
up for consideration, together
with other bids, by the contest
committee of the National Aero
nautic Association. Painstaking
survey will be made of the quail
fications of the competing cities.
The result? It will be found that
washington has no municipal air
port.
Four airport specialists of the
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A THOUGH we do not like to
n keep harping eternally on
~ the National Capitals glar-
a inn lank of q model mimi.

~ keep narplng eGernaIly Oh
~ the National Capitals glar-
4 n ing lack of a model NUM-
cipal airport-or, in fact, of any
kind of municipal airport at al
it seems the fashionable thing
to do.
Wherever aviation people get to-
gether for any length of time you
will hear something about our de-
flciency in this respect. Usually
what you hear will be uttered in
anything but respectful tone of
voice. If you want to stir up lot
, of raucous laughter, just remark
pridefully in any aviation crowd in
any part of the country:
well, we are going to have an
airport in Washington and you
can bet it's going to be a good
one"
ooh, yeah?" will be the politest
of the responses and it will be &C
companied by bitter, burning
laughter.
} Delinquency Is Apparent.
We heard all about our lack of
an airport in Dayton, Ohio, in
May, in Los Angeles in June and
in Cleveland during the national
air races. Flying people in al
parts of the country are wonder
ing, with increasing disgust, when
the National Capital is going to
catch up with the parade.
Every major aeronautical event
held in the United States serves
to advertise afresh the delin-
quency of the National Capital
in providing facilities for the ris-
ing tide of private and CONNER
cial aviation. One of the most
pointed reminders of our lack of
an airport in many months is
found in the itinerary of the 1929
national air tour for the Edsel B.
Ford trophy. This tour is one Of
the important annual aviation
events. It means much, not only
to the participants, but to the
cities which they visit.
The 1929 tour will begin at Ford
Airport, Dearborn, Mich, October
5 and will end there october 81.
During the tour the many planes
engaged in this great efficiency
contest will visit 43 airports. They
will visit 16 cities of less than 100,-
900 population, less than one-f1fth
the size of the National Capital.
Seven of these cities are less than
one-tenth the size Of Washington
in population.
To Miss Largest Air Tour.
Due to the lack of an airport,
the National Capital will miss an
opportunity to look in on the larg-
est air tour yet held in this coun-
try. Thirty-five entries have been
made by leading airplane manu-
facturers, it has been announced
by Ray Collins, manager of the
event. This exceeds by 10 the
largest entry list in the four years
history of the tour.
Capt. Frank Hawks, holder of
transcontinental speed records
from New York to Los Angeles in
both directions and for the round
trip, will act as tour referee. Ac-
companied by Collins, he will pre-
cede the tour, flying the famous
Lockheed Air Express in which he
made his records. This plane has
just been used by Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh on
their hurried trip from New York
to New Mexico and return in con-
nection with the fatal crash of the
passenger plane, City of San Fran
cisco, on the slopes of Mount Tay-
lor.
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10000 ARE Invited
TO AIR MEET HERE
Conference October "a and
rs to Discuss Problems
of Airports.

Problems Of airport construction and
MANAGEMENT will be discussed ct q
municipal airport conference at the
New willard Hotel October "A and as,
to which 10000 city officials, engineers
and leaders Of the aeronautical indus
try have been invited. The conference
will be held by the city officials' divi-
sion Of the American Road Builders
Association, with the cooperation OF
the Aeronautical Chamber Of Com
merce.
Col. Harry H. Blee, chief Of the air
ports section Of the aeronautics branch,
Department Of Commerce, will preside
at the three business sessions Of the
conference. Following registrations the
morning Of october a., there will be q
formal luncheon, at which Maj. Fred
erick A. Reimer, president Of the road
builders, will preside. An address Of
welcome will be made by Commissioner
Proctor L. Dougherty.
At the opening business session that
afternoon airport layoutS and planning
will be discussed by B. Russell Shaw of
st. Louis; airport surfacing, by Q. N.
Conner, engineer executive Of the road
builders, and airport MANAGEMENT, by
A. Pendleton Taliaferro. jr., chief Of
the field service section Of the areo-
nautic branch, Department Of Com
nerce.
There will be q banquet that night at
which Charles M. Upham, secretary
treasurer Of the road builders, will be
POSTMASTER.
Lieut.. Col. q. 8. Grant, Sd, director
OF Public Buildings and Public Parks,
will discuss the relation of airports and
public parks ut one Of the sessions on
the second day. Such airport prob
lens as transportation and traf1ic man
eSement, housing and building control,
design OF runways and landing areas,
airport drainage, public attendance and
financing will be considered.
The program for the conference has
been arranged by Maj. Donald A. Davi-
son, Assistant District Engineer Com
missioner, and was approved this week
by Joint committee Of the road build
ers and the Aeronautical Chamber Of
Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
Planting Rice by Air.

Flying at a height Of 200 feet, q
California pilot recently sowed rice In
the San Juan Valley at the rate Of i've
sacks Of seed q minute. The rice was
spread from q special sower In the front
cockpit, the propeller blast tanning it
out. One thousand acres were planted
in q few minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

Among the woman engineers who re-
Gently attended q conference in London
was research worker on motor gears
and q sales manager for o large firm
of tool dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
Airplanes Fight MOSQUITOES,

The airplane has been enlisted in the
war against mosquitoes in Haiti. Swamp
land Is sprayed with q solution Of lime
and paris green with highly beneficial
results
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New Britain herald., 1929-08-26
ROOKIE IS BOASTFUL

Bridgeport, Aug. 26 tR - The Waner brothers of Pittsburgh, base ballers extraordinary, are predes- tined to meet their Waterloo this afternoon. Ernest Rommel newly acquired Bridgeport Eastern league pitcher, is responsible for that as- sertion Rommel arrived here last night from Yuma. Arizona. He measures six feet eight in his stock ing feet. Hans Lobert, Bridgeport manager, promised to use him against the Pirates in an exhibition game today. Rommel radios much confidence. He has asserted that he Will absolutely strike out the first three Pittsburgh batters today.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-26
.RUMANIAN BANDITS
 WORLDS POLl7EST
Courteous to Victims, Send
 Presents to Policemen

Kolozaver, Pennsylvania. Aug. 2s P)-After a gang of highwaymer had robbed a group of wealthy mon near here, the masked captain bowed politely and made tFns speech;
 Excuse me for having roblae d you. l used 10 be a government official but was unable to live on 5000 lei month (about $l6). Clandestine stealing was repugnart to me, consequently l decided to practice open robbery.
 T am very much indebted to you that you did not resist and that I was not compelled to kill you. l leave you sufficient money to kuy your tickets home, and l beg YOU to give these 100-lei notes to the next policeman you meet, hecau I think he won't be willing to risk his life in pursuing me for his miserable pay of eight lei (about five cents) a day"
New Britain herald., 1929-08-26

as 70 Jews have been killed and many hundreds wounded.
 It was remarked officially th1t Sir John Chancellor, high commits sioner in Palestine, the government Of which Great Britain administers under a postwar league of nations mandate, was hurrying back to his charge from England and soon should arrive there.
 Trouble a Year Old
 Lieut.. Commander J. M. Kenwor- thy, labor M. F., who two years ago visited Palestine, told the Daily Her aid: "The rioting in Jerusalem is really the outcome of events at the Mailing Wall last year when on | very solemn day the Jewish church worshippers at the wall were inter- fered with by Arab police. The Arab police undoubtedly exceeded their duty but were let off scott free.
 Tn the controversy over religious rites at the Mailing Wall our gov ernment did not make it quite clear we intended to preserve Jewish rights there. Our policy in Jerl- salem has been weak and yacillat- ing and We have given way to agi- tators and Arabs taking advantage of that. We have been far too timii until the present government came into officc."
New Britain herald., 1929-08-26
NarShipS On Way

Malta, Aug. 26 NIp)-The Brit lsh battleship Barham and the cruiser Sussex departed for Haifa today to help restore order in the current conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine.
 The destroyers Veteran and Wanderer sailed out of port at a. m,, today for an unknown destina- ton.
 The airplane carrier Courageous carrying the South Staffordshire regiment for service in the riot torn country, left here hurriedlv early today. The first battalion Of the Queens regiment, stationed here. has been ordered held in readiness to proceed to Palestine.
 Before leaving the Courag geous took on several extra planes and pilots for duty in Palestine.
 The Barham is a 27,O00 ton bat ,tl0sAip and carries eight 15-inch guns. The Sussex is of 10000 tons. armed with eight eight-inch guns.