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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-05-11
APBITRATE I'm ALONE" CASE
Correspondence Shows Two Coun-
tries Disagree Over Hot Pur-
suit" Interpretation

The United States and Canada, April
25, according to a Washington dispatch,
agreed to arbitrate the dispute over The
sinking of the Canadian rum-runner, I'm
Alone, by the American Coast Guard.
The case will be submitted to two arbi-
ters, one selected by each government.
They will decide whether Canada is en-
titled to redress
Canada made formal representations TO
the United States on April after the I'm
Alone was sunk off the Louisiana coast on
March % by the Coast Guard patrol boat
Dexter The Canadian case was PREDICT
ed on three points:
THAT the I'm Alone was at all times
beyond the one-hour sailing distance
from the American shore provided in
the treaty.
THAT the essential elements OF The
international doctrine of hot pursuit
were lacking in the case
THAT the sinking constituted too
severe measures TO effect American
rights under the treaty.
The Canadian government acknowledged
that the I'm Alone had unquestionably
been engaged for number of years, un-
der various owners, in endeavoring TO
smuggle liquor into the United States"
Replying, Secretary Stimson based the
American case on three points:
THAT the I'm Alone was 1913 miles
from shore when first hailed by the
Coast Guard vessel Wocott and was
thus within the one-hour's sailing dis
lance from shore.
THAT continuous and hot pursuit
did take place
THAT the sinking was justified, be-
ing inevitable, with the Coast Guard
having acted throughout in full ac-
cord with the law
The Secretary's note concluded by say
ing that If Canada still found itself un-
able to concur in the findings of facts and
the conclusions of law set forth by him,
the United States would gladly agree to
submit the matter to arbitration as pro-
vided in Article -Four of the treaty.
The correspondence showed wide di
vergence of opinion between the Ameri-
can and Canadian governments on the
question of pursuit outside the one-hour's
sailing distance from shore when the pur-
suit is begun within that limit
The Canadians commended that the pur-
suit should be confined to the boundary
of the one-hour limit unless begun within
the three-mile territorial waters limit rec
Ognized by international law. Stimson ar
gued that when hailed within the one
hour limit pursuit might be continued
outside the area.
Should the right of the United States
authorities be denied to continue the pur-
suit of vessels on the high seas when they
have been hailed within the treaty limit
Secretary Stimson said ut would seem
that the advantages purposed to be grant
ed by the treaty are illusory, since it would
always be open to offending vessels to stop
when signalled and flee to the high seas
The United States deplored the loss Of
the life Of Leon Maingui, a member of the
Tn Alone crew who was drowned, but said
the vessels captain had within his power
to remove at any time prior to the sinking
the danger in which the lives of the men,
bers of his crew were placed by complying
with the order to stop.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-05-11
VOTE ON JONES Law
SHOWS STRENGTH OF DRYS
Utterly Impossible For Congress to
Submit Repeal of Eighteenth
Amendment

Mark Sullivan, the well-knoWn Wash
ington newspaper correspondent, had an
interesting article the other day on the
passage by the last Congress in its closing
hours this spring of the Jones law, the
most drastic dry measure enacted by any
Congress since the Volstead law.
Mr.. Sullivan analyses the vote by
which the Jones law passed the House
284 to 80, with 81 not voting. The reason
so many did not vote was due to the
furry in the closing moments OF the SEES
sion. Mr.. Sullivan points out that one
would conclude prohibition is all wrong
did he read the newspapers OF the East,
and that it is all right according to the
papers of the West and South. In nlea-
sure this sentiment in the different Sec
tons is borne out by the vote in Congress
on the Jones law. Concerning the seni-
ment on prohibition in the West as COM
pared with the East, Mr.. Sullivan says:
DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW
The difference between the preyailingly
wet press of the Atlantic seaboard and
the prevailingly dry press of the west and
south. is a difference Of fundamental
point of view The south and west takes
prohibition for granted. The Atlantic
seaboard opposes it bitterly. The south
and west treat prohibition calmly; the
Atlantic seaboard. treats it eXcitedly.
In this there is law of human nature.
1t is the outsider, the protester, the OPP
poser of what is, that becomes excited.
When prohibition did not exist, when the
dryS were the outsiders and protesterS,
when they were trying to bring prohlbl-
ton about-they were then the fanatics,
while the vets we're calm. To-day the
&c in
wet ranks that most Of the spirit of
fanaticism is to be found The proof of
this distinction can be seen not only i'll
the press but in the debates in Congress.
Wherever the argument RACES it is the
vets. more than the dryS, who make the
most extreme statements and show the
most passion.
MORE WE'RE DRY
Mr.. Sullivan says that actually the dry
vote in the House of Representatives on
the Jones act did not fully reflect the dry
sentiment of Congress, as many Of those
who did not vote were known to be favor
able to the Jones bill. The vote in the
Senate on the Jones law is omitted since
two Senators can cast the vote of whole
state in that body, and their votes are less
representative than the votes OF the men,
bers of the lower House.
Also. in the picture as presented by Mr..
Sullivan, no account is taken Of mem
bers who were recorded as not voting.
The outstanding significant fact is that
there were IS states in which all the Con-
gressmen who voted, voted dry, and in
which no Congressman voted wet. Those
wholly dry states are
Alabama Nevada
Arkansas New Mexico
Delaware North Carolina
Florida North Dakota
Georgia Oklahoma
Idaho Oregon
Indiana South Carolina
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-05-11

the Eighteenth Amendment out Of the
Constitution. So long as Is states want
the Eighteenth Amendment, it Will re-
main.
Turning to the accompanying map
which was a part of Mr.. SuliVan's article
it will be seen that in only two states
Arizona and Connecticut, no Congress-
man voted dry. That comparison, 26
states wholly dry against two states
wholly wet, shows the complete picture.
There are states which really belong in
the dry column but are prevented from
being in that list only because one Con-
gresham voted wet. For example, in
Texas one Congressman was wet out of
Il voting. In Minnesota one Congress-
man was wet out Of nine voting, in Colo
RADIO enc was wet out Of four voting and
in Virginia two Congressman voted wet
out Of nine voting. Mr.. Sullivan sums up
by incorporating in his article the follow
ing list in which more Congressman voted
f91.x1 than
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-05-11

California, to g.
Colorado, to l.
Illinois, IS to 5.
Kentucky, 10 to l.
Massachusetts, to 6.
Michigan, 10 to 2.
Minneota, to l.
Missouri, 10 to 4
Ohio, IA to 3.
Pennsylvania, 19 to 10.
Texas, Is to l.
Virginia, 7 to 2.
The following are states in which the
voting was divided and in which more
Congressman voted wet than dry.
Louisiana, 5 to 3.
Maryland, 4 to 2.
New York, "a to IA.
Rhode Island 2 to l.
Wisconsin, 5 to 4.
The following are states in which the
voting was equally divided:
New Hampshire, l to 1.
The summary of all this is that two
states voted wholly wet and five states
voted more wet than dry.
On the other side 26 states voted
wholly dry and IL states voted more dry
than wet
In two states the voting was equally
divided.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-05-11

CAN NOT REPEAL
AS Mr.. Sullivan says, these wholly dry
Sc states show the hopeleSsnesS of taking
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
NORWEGIAN INvENTS
SILENCER FOR PLANE
Motor Noise Believed Overcome by
Device to Kill Sounds in
Exhaust Pipe.
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN.--The problem Of eliminate
ing the noise made by airplanes is be-
lieved to be step nearer its solution
through an invention demonstrated on
Tempelhof Airdrome by a Norwegian
engineer, Carlson. It consists Of a
stovepipe-like contraption in which the
noise OF the exhaust pipe is practically
killed.
Carlson does not claim to eliminate
noise entirely. He does not silence the
propeller or the motor-merely the ex-
haust pipe. AS this is nearest to the
passengers. however, 1t is the most
disturbing.
MY present invention merely aims
to make 1t possible for passengers sit
ting In plane to converse with each
other even when window is open, and
without having to yell at the tops of
their voices" Carlson said.
His silencing device is quite simple;
the exploding gases which ordinarily
must be blown out forcibly, thereby
causing a noise, are conducted into q
contraption looking like a stove pipe at
the near end, and an elongated bag at
the farther end. According to the in
ventor, a vacuum Is produced at the
farther end which causes the exhaust
gases to be removed by suction rather
than propulsion. This kills the noise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
AIR TRAIL MARKERS
WILL COVER U. S
Travellers to Find Routes Properly
Posted, Guggenheim Foun-
dalton Reports.

The United States will be properly
"sign-posted" for the benefit of aerial
travellers before the end of the Summer.
according to reports received by the
Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Pro-
motion of Aeronautics, which is con-
Quoting a campaign for roof-marking
of all towns and cities In cooperation
with the aeronautics branch Of the
Department of Commerce and Post
Office Department.
Since the fund began its Nationwide
roof marking campaign last Fall letters
and instruction bulletins have been sent
to nearly 5000 postmasters in towns
of between 1000 and $4,000 population
asking them to take the initiative in
seeing that their towns weA marked
by civic organizations or individuals.
"Out of 7,400 communities where
aerial Identification Is particularly de-
Sirable the work Is either completed or
under way in more than 4,000." Harry
F. Guggenheim. president Of the fund,
stated. This leaves total Of about
5000 towns not yet marked so as to
indicate the route or locality for an air
pilot.
1.-The fund is now corresponding with
these communities. many Of which lave
been retarded in this work due to the
cold weather, and 1t is hoped that with
In the next three months the United
States will be properly and adequately
provided with sign posts for aviation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
SPORT FLYING HOLDS PROMISE
NOPINION OF ADMIR- AL MOFFETT

Development of gliding and soaring
as a sport and method of training
airplane pilots in the United States
will play large part in making the
American people feel at home in the
air, in the opinion Of Admiral William
A. Moffett, Chief of the Bureau OF
Aeronautics Of the Navy and a member
Of the board Of directors of the Nation
al Glider Association, in a recent letter
to Edward s. Evans, president Of the
association.
Taking into account the accumulat-
ing interest in aviation throughout the
country" Admiral Moffett wrote, 'it
is logical that, in progressing from the
novelty class. it should become adapted
to the needs of all.
can excellent means to this end is
through the development of glider clubs
These clubs serve. or may be made to
serve, dual function, of which the
most important is the inculcation OF
the elementary principles of flying
Many planes. once in the air, will almost
fly themselves; but to solo a glider
one has to be thoroughly acquainted
with the elementary principles and
practice Of flying. with gliders this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
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OF the 81 graduates "a All h. CON-
mlSsioned as second lieutenanta In ihs
Air Corps Reserve Ten students wha
hold Reserve commissions IN other
branches ~ the military establishment
will be transferred 10 the Air CORPS
There Is one foreign representative In
the class. Cadet Ramon Arias. q native
OF Panama. who Ia a graduate OF the
United States Military Academy, IVES.
Point. and son OF Panchot Arias.
former Panaman Minister TO Germany
The National Capital Is represented
in the class by four graduates. r. p. G.
Vance, James II. Wallace. Charles W
Alverson and Edwin NJ. Day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
GERMANS PLAN NIGHT
AIR PASSENGER LINES
Success of Route to Russia Causes
Lufthansa to Prepare for
Starting Other Links.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PfeSS.
BERLIN, February 23.--Night pas
senger air lines soon will be inaugu-
rated between Berlin and the Polish
frontier and between Berlin and South
ern Germany. The Lufthansa Is also
at work devising a night route from
Hanover to the western frontier.
The success Of the night route to
Russia has encouraged the Lufthansa
to extend its system Of neon and other
powerful lights greatly, and to plan in
time to cover Germany with a network
Of Illuminated routes.
Travellers from the Scandinavian
countries will, before many months are
over, be able to leave Stockholm or
Oslo in the morning, arrive at Berlin
before darkness sets in, depart thence
on o night route and reach Munich,
Frankfort, Stuttgart or even Switzer-
land by the next morning.
A further innovation in aviation Is q
project Of the North German Lloyd to
equip all the steamers that are to go
on pleasure cruises next Summer with
airplanes so the participants in cruise
may obtain good bird's-eye view Of
the countries they touch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03

may progress through easy and less
dangerous stages than with powered
planes. Wing areas are so large and
weights so low that gliders fly at ex-
ceedingly low speeds; and the student,
soloing' from the very start, makes
series of short Jumps rapidly &C
cumulates experience, and acquires the
ability to fly by feeling the possession
OF which is invaluable to pilot in any
type Of plane.
"a second aspect to the use of gliders
is their adaptahility for purposes of
sport. Gliding and soaring fight de-
mands nicely of skill and affords COM
pensating results highly interesting to
the average able-bodied man. Further
more, the cost of such plane is within
the means of nearly any young man in
America. Engineless planes have stayed
In the air over IA hours, and have trav~
eled over 40 miles In a single fight.
With such results as these already at
tanned, and with Americans alive to
the potentialities of such sport, the
Imagination can readily conceive Of a
race of Americans In the near future
who will be completely at home in the
air."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
"HAWFINCH" Is CLASSED
AS SPEEDY MACHINE
New British Plane Performs Excep.
tiona11y Well at High Attitudes
With Full Load.

The new Hawker "Hawfinch" all
metal fighting plane for high alti-
tudes, recently developed for the British
Royal Air Force, is claimed to be one
of the fastest climbing and speediest
ships at extreme heights the world
ever has seen.
While details of construction and
performance have been withheld as
military secrets, 1t Is understood that
the single-seater will climb miles
in IL minutes and maintain a speed
of 1866 miles an hour at that height.
Its maximum ceiling with full load, in
Guiding two machine guns, ammuni-
ton and four 20-pound bombs, is said
to be miles.
The Hawfinch. biplane with a
span Of 80 feet inches and a length
of "a feet, is of steel tube framing,
covered with duralumin. and has a
Bristol Jupiter motor. 1t will be pro-
duced both as land machine and sea-
plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
AIR MAIL LINE OPENS
Between FLORIDA CITIES
Jacksonville-Tampa Route Connects
State With All Parts of q. S.
Macon, Ga, Regular Stop.

The new Jacksonville Tampa, Fla,
air mail line, contract for which was
awarded to Pitcairn Aviation, opera
tors of the New York-Atlanta and At
lanta-Miami lines, began operations
March / by way of Dayton Beach and
Orlando. At the same time Macon, Ca,
became regular air mail stop on the
present line.
The opening of the new route
gives all the major cities Of Florida
direct air mail contact with all parts
of the United States and the eastern
part of Canada.
Coincident with the opening of the
new division to the west coast of
Florida, the present schedule north
bound from Miami was set back
about 80 minutes to permit the handling
of letters posted in Miami as late as
1880 am. for delivery in cities on the
Eastern seaboard in the first delivery
on the following morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
GETS LAND FOR AIRPORT.
Galveston Field to Have Night
Flying Equipment.

Galveston, Tex, has acquired 100
acres of land to be developed into a
municipal airport. Plans call for con-
ditioning of the area and installation
of complete facilities, which will include
night flying equipment.
Officials in charge Of the project plan
to seek recognition of the field as an
airport OF entry" at which custom
officials may be stationed. The Army
airport at Fort Crockett will be used
for all operations until the new city
airport is completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
81 AERIAL LINES
OPERATE IN US.
Planes Fly More Than 0,000
Miles Daily, Commerce
Department Reports.

There are 81 air transport lines
operating in the United States. with
planes flying more than 10000 miles
daily on regularly scheduled flights,
according to reports received by the
Department of Commerce. In addition,
there are eight foreign transport lines
operating out of the United States over
routes totaling nearly 1000 miles in
length.
The longest line operated in the United
States is 1919 miles, from San Francisco
to Chicago Over this route Boeing Air
Transport planes fly every day, carrying
mail. passengers and express. The sec
ond longest line is 1880 miles, from
Los Angeles to Seattle. Pacific Air
Transport planes fly this route daily,
also carrying mail, passengers and ex-
press. The shortest line, II miles, from
Aqua Caliente to San Diego. Calf, Is
operated by Maddux Air Lines daily,
carrying passengers only.
The longest foreign line operating
out of the United States is 1,640 miles
in length-from Key West, Fla, to
Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone. This Is
a mail line operated by Pan-American
Always. No passengers are carried,
OliOuSlL RnoSCllSCA cCL WIG W NC PiO~
vided later this year over the route.
Pan American Always also operates
the second longest foreign line-from
Key West to San Juan, Porto Rico,
1850 miles. carrying mail and passen-
gers three times a week.
10 Lines Garry Passengers Only.
OF the 81 domestic air lines, IL
carry mail, passengers and express, the
express matter being carried under con-
tract with the American Railway Ex-
press Co. Five carry mail and express
only. Seven carry passengers and ex-
press only. There are 10 lines which
confine their service to passengers and
only four which carry mail exclusively.
There are but two lines which handle
nothing but express matter. Seven of
the lines carry mail and passengers.
OF the 81 lines, there are 20 which
carry air mail, As which carry passen-
gers and Is which carry express matter.
OF the foreign lines all but one carry
mail and six Of the eight carry passen-
gers. Five of the eight carry both mail
and passengers, leaving two which carry
nothing but mail and one which carries
nothing but passengers.
Forty-five Of the 81 domestic air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
PANTHER Of SKIES
NEW BATTLE UNIT
Army Air Corps Bomber Be-
ing Put Through Its PAGES
at Wright Field.
by WILLIAM e. BERCHTOLD,
Associated Press Aviation Editor.

DAYTON, Ohio R).-The Panther
OF the skies" a new Army Air Corps
bomber is being put through its PAGES
at Wright Field to determine its capa-
biiitias.
The big plane, the first of IS ordered
by the Army, is designed to carry
heavier loads Of bombs at higher speeds
than any bombing planes now in use
by the Army.
Twenty-Five hundred pounds Of
bombs, a sufficient quantity to cut of
a city from outside communication OF
sink a battleship, can be carried by the
plane on single flight. 1t is protected
from fire Of enemy" planes by five ma
chine guns, mounted at strategic points
to insure the safe fight of the plane
while on bombing mission.
Two Guns Mounted on Turret.
in the rear Of the fuselage, permitting
a gunner to ward off fire from the sides
above and rear. Two Others mounted
in the nose of the plane, guard II
against attack from the front or sides
within wide arc. A fifth gun man.
ned by gunner concealed in the fuse
lage is ready to beat off enemy" fire
from below, out Of range of the other
four guns.
special glass observers pays nave
been constructed in the nose and along
the bottom of the fuselage to direct the
bombing activities of the plane as it ap-
proaches an objective and prepares to
drop its load.
Two air-cooled engines mounted in
wing nacelles are capable Of pulling the
plane through the air at a maximum
speed of 1913 miles an hour and main
tain cruising speed Of more than 100
miles an hour. The plane can remain In
the air with a full load for six hours.
Air Cooled Engines Used.
Use of air-cooled engines in the new
bombing planes is departure from the
policy followed by the Army until re-
Gently. Eighteen of the new bombers
will be equipped with SIS horsepower
Pratt g. Whitney engines, while the
others are equipped with new Wright
engines.
The plane has been named Pan
ther by its designers. the Keystone
Loeing Aircraft Corporation. and will be
known officially in the Army as the
LB-7 representing the seventh in line
of light bombers evolved along the same
principles of design and construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
KANSAS CITY AIRP0RTS
TO COVER 500 ACRES
Ground Is Broken for New Factory
and Hangar to Accommodate
Twenty Planes.

KANSAS CITY R-Fairfax Flying
Field, until recently operated privately
By arNaviation school, is to be enlarged
from 200 to 300 acres as an open air
port.
Since its opening to the public, an
ether large flying school has taken
up headquarters at Fairfax Field,
ground has been broken for a new air.
plane factory and 2o-plane hangar is
under construction.
When enlarged. Fairfax Airport will
parallel the Kansas City Airport,
across the Missouri River. for part of
its length. The combined area of the
two fields will be about $500 acres.
Fairfax Airport is ideally situated,
surrounded by much level land suitable
for emergency landings. It is only q
few minutes drive from the business
districts of Kansas City, Kans., and
Kansas City, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-03
Alr Corps ,biliee
Jared by letter
Sent A. ID. Juiani

Business Nas interrupted Flafir
IN the once ~ the ehlef ~ ths
Army Ar Corps q isw dave Aaa
by q letter from an ednras
tional institution tfansmlttlng the
scholastic record Of one ~ lls uns
dergraduates who had applied fnI
appointment "A q flying cadet
The ONCE In the past has 70.
ceived from various sources let.
tiers which are horrible examples
OF spelling, poor grammar and
sheer nonsense. but n Ia safe to
say none OF them ever created
half the sensation caused by the
letter from the college ONCE. II
was addressed as follows:
"A. d. Jutant, General
Washington, d. G.
MY dear Mr.. Jutant:
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