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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
DIVINE Discomfort
TO BE SERMON TOPIC
DR.. Samuel Porter to Preach of
Most Gracious Imitation
in Evening.

DR.. Samuel j. Porter will preach at
First Baptist Church tomorrow morn
ing on 1.-The Divine Discomfort" and
in the evening on THE Most Gracious
Imitation"
At the church meeting Thursday eve
ming officers were elected as follows
Treasurer, T. Temple Hill; financial
secretary. Warren E. Miller; clerk,
James r. Vassar: B. Y. P: u. director,
T. Edgar Petty; Sunday school superin-
tendent, E. H. Hutchins; trustees, C. P.
Spates. Moncure B. Berg: deacons. Will
liam A. Dayton (life), G. B. McInnis,
Louis Lawrence, w. Luke Woodward,
DR.. w. M. Splawn.
The Sunday school will meet tomor-
row at $3.50 am. and B. Y. p. u. at
GAS pm. Prayer meeting, Thursday
at 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
DR.. SULLIVAN TO PREACH.
Guest Speaker Will Civ Final Ser
- mon at All Souls.

DR.. William Laurence Sullivan, who
has been occupying the pulpit of ALI
sence of the minister, DR.. Ulysses G. B.
Pierce, will preach his final sermon at
the ii o'clock service tomorrow, taking
for his subject THE Heart of the
Christian Religion"
A bus service from Chevy Chase Cir
Gle will be inaugurated for the church
school which started last Sunday morn
ing with large attendance. The young
people are planning their first get
together of the season for October 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
CAPPER INTERESTED
IN LAW enforcement
Senator Invites Suggestions De.
signed to Promote Prohibition in
District of Columbia.

Chairman Capper of the Senate Dis
trict committee will welcome any sug-
gestions that may be made to his COM
mittee for new legislation to improve
prohibition enforcement in Washington
as result of the discussion that has
been going on during the past week.
Senator Capper said he was glad
Senator Howell. Republican, of Ne
braska raised the question of improv-
ing law enforcement conditions in
Washington and gave assurances that
the District committee would give care
full consideration to any bill which may
be drafted to supplement the national
prohibition law in the District. Sem
ator Howell is preparing such a bill.
Senator Capper said that he also
would be glad to consider any recon-
mendstion that officials in charge of
enforcement here may have to submit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
"HUMAN VALUES"

DR.. J. r. Sizoo will preach at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church to-
morrow at IL o'clock on the subject
Human Values"
Beginning october 6, the evening
church services will be resumed. DR..
Sizoo is planning to begin these services
with a series of Sunday evening medita-
lions on his experiences abroad, dealing
in particular. with the religious signin-
canoe of various phases of English life.
His first sermon subject of the series
will be THE Homes Of England"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
HOLY COMMUNION RITES.

Holy communion will be observed to-
morrow morning and evening at Me-
moral United Brethren Church. North
Capitol and r streets. New members
will be received. The pastor, DR.. S. B.
Daugherty, will preach in the morning
on What Missing Souls Miss" and in
the evening on Our Abiding Posses
SION
Promotion day will be observed and
election of officers held in the Sunday
school at $40 O'Clock. Special pro-
grams will be rendered in the Christian
Endeavor Societies at z o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
DR., HUNDLEY TO PREACH.

At both the morning and evening
services tomorrow at the Vermont ave-
nue. Christian Church DR.. J. T. F.
Hundley, president of Lynchburg Col
lege, will preach.
The Woman's Council will meet
Tuesday, with Mrs. Fannie M. Foster,
presiding.
Following the mid-week meeting
Thursday evening. the board of officers
of the church will meet, G. H. Hack
worth. chairman, presiding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
"PLAY THE MAN."

Rev. Henry B. Wooding, pastor OF the
Eckington Presbyterian Church, North
Capitol street and Florida avenue, VIII
speak tomorrow morning at the IL
o'clock service on tie theme play the
Man" and in the evening at 8 o'clock
on the theme "a Purposeful Life"
Thursday evening at 8 O'Clock in the
Sunday school house the pastor Will
commence q series Of mid-week ao-
dresses on the Book of Acts.
Rally day exercises will be observed
in the Sunday school tomorrow at 9:3U
o'clock. A special program viii be given
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
GOOD GROUND" is TOPIC
OF MINISTER'S SERMON

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor
of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church,
will preach tomorrow morning on the
theme, Good Ground" At the evening
service his subject will be Keeping
STEP" :.
Rally day exercises will be held in all
departments of the church school be-
ginning at $50 am.
The Epworth League will meet at Z
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
Aeronautics Tutor Flies to Duty.

BOSTON, September % [Pl. - Prof.
Hiding N. Carson of Boston University
practices what he breaches. He fiys
daily SO miles from his home on Cape
Cod. He teaches aeronautics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
DR.. Martin to Speak.

DR.. William E. Martin, president of
Sullens College, will address the A. B.
Pugh mems Bible class at Mount
Vernon Place M. E. Church South, at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
.RIGBY WINS PRIZE
IN AVIATION TEST
Private in Army Flying Corps Is
First in Scientific American Light
Airplane Competition.

Pvt. James P. Rigby, Army Air Corps,
stationed at Luke Field, Hawaii, has
won first prize in the Scientific An1eri-
can light airplane contest, it has been
announced here. He designed a BIZ
plane with steel fuselage and wooden
frame wings which was selected as the
best of many designs submitted, the
committee of judges being composed OF
Amelia Earhart, George Palmer Put
Alexander Ken1in, head of the Daniel
GusgenheimO School of Aeronautics at
New York University.
Second place went to F. r. Huep,
professional airplane designer, of Des
Moines, Iowa, and third place to Mid
shipman r. P. Beebe of the United
States Naval Academy. Annapolis. The
contest began last March, and designs
were received from all parts of the
United States and England. The Cir
rus Mark III engine was stipulated as
the power plant around which all the
designs were drawn.
Rigby's plane is designed with fuse
lage of low-carbon steel. Two cockpits
are located well back of the wing, Civ
ing good visibility and ease of access.
The wings are of conventional wood
and fabric type. Ailerons are used
only on the upper wing. The ship Is
designed Ior LANDING speed OF SO miles
per hour, top speed of 95 miles per hour,
service ceiling of 14,500 feet, climb of
693 feet per minute and endurance of
five hours.
Huep's plan calls for a low-wing.
full-cantilever monoplane with tandem
seating accommodations, convertible
from open cockpit to cabin type with
only slight increase in weight. Beebe
planned side-by-side seating arrange
ment in a log-wing, semi-cantilever
monoplane. The ailerons extend the
whole length of the wing and may be
used as flaps or differential ailerons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22


Wing Placement Cited.
place that wing farther down
you'll get more flight" counsels the in
structor to a pilot busily engaged in
constructing minute model.
Then he moves farther along to an
other builder bent over a piece of
balsa wood which in time will form
the fuselage of plane.
You'll need more Widespread than
that" he says-and then builder and
instructor go into a huddle.
Yes, sir, this building of model
planes is important business. Every
piece of material for the tiny ships
must be placed in exact position.
Tests for the weight of the plane must
be made. 1t takes weeks and some
times months before model is per-
fected.
Thirty Boys Work IndustriousIy.
And nearly 80 boys hurry to the
workshop every Tuesday and pour
forth questions to Williams. He an
swers all of them with the patience of
Job and they file off to the many work.
benches in the shop to make the neces-
sary corrections.
Don't you ever feel like giving up
when they fire so many questions at
you?" the writer asked.
"Well-you see it's this way: Most
people have the impression that this
business of building models is a cinch.
Let me tell you it takes brains and
plenty of hard work to make a model
ship that will fy-and that's why I'm
patient. Say, have you. ever tried to
build one?" ended the instructor
abruptly.
But the writer pretended not to hear
and changed the subject.
Propose Reconsideration.
Following a recent conference of the
newly organized Council of Model Air
craft Advisors and Instructors pro-
posal for the Redistribution of the Dis
trict Model Aircraft League was recon-
nnnrded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
AIR TURBINE MOTOR
USES OIL FOR FUEL
Final Drive on Propeller Is
Accomplished Through
Reduction Gears.

ST. LOUIS R.-The man who was
credited with building the first gasoline
engine with electrical ignition west of
the Mississippi has built an "aero-tur-
bi11e" motor for the aviation industry.
The ir1ternal-combustio turbine mo-
tor designed by Otto Larson, veteran ST..
Louis engineer, is intended to eliminate
fire hazards through the use of crude
oil as fuel. and to make possible greater
capacity of plans by eliminating lubri-
eating oil.
Larson's aero-turbine consists of a
COMPRISING chamber at the rear where
injection and combustion of fuel takes
place. Instead of directing their energy
against reciprocating parts, expanding
gases actuate series of turbines. These
wheels diminish in size toward the pro-
peller. reducing the motors frontal area.
Final drive to the propeller is through
reduction gears, since the turbine turns
about 5000 revolutions a minute, too
fast for operating propeller.
Solid injection of crude Oil through a
small intake pipe eliminates a carbure-
tor. Through graduated turbines, Lar
son claims, the full force of exploded
gases is utilized, thus curtailing the
usual exhaust noises. Only a low
plGCIl6Q WIllSJllIlR SOuIlQ ID duQlplc DIS b1l6
motor operates.
The turbines efficiency, Larson
says, is close to perfect as compared
with the average gasoline engines per-
Torrance of approximately SIS per cent
Larson's motor, on which patents are
being sought. is the result of expert
ments dating back to 1915. A Govern
ment engineer. Larson has worked with
power plants for nearly 40 years. He is
said to have built the first automobile
In ST. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
AIR STUDENTS BUY (.
THEIR OWN PLANES.
Granddaughter of Robert T.
Lincoln One of Purchasers
at Aviation School.

During the past week three students
at the Washington Flying Service
School of Aviation, Washington Air
port, have purchased their own air
planes for private use. The class of
students has grown tos15 members fol-
lowing the establishment of a ground
school course in connection with the
school.
Flight instruction is given at Wash
ington Airport under direction of Lieut..
Howard w. French, chief instructor,
and Lloyd L. Cox, who has Just re-
turned to this city after several years
of flying in the West. French was
former Army fight instructor. Shop
work and theory are being taught at
the Aviation School of America, 1108
Sixteenth street.
The new airplane owners are Miss
Mary Lincoln Beckwith, granddaughter
of the late Robert Todd Lincoln, last
surviving son of President Lincoln:
Charles A. McAtee of Chevy Chase,
who recently won his private pilots
license at the school, and Stuart jerks
Of Chevy Chase, another licensed anna
teur pilot.
Miss Beckwith, a new student at the
field, though she has had number OF
more, purchased a Waco sport model
McAtee chose a Challenger and jerks
a Waco sport. All three planes are
open cockpit types carrying pilot and
two passengers and are powered by
0X5 engines.
The present class at the school rep
resents many varied callings. among
the students being congressional sec
rotary, a musician, radio and garage
mechanics, an actor, steel worker and
a public guide. The members OF the
class are Miss Mary L. Beckwith, John
c. Box, jr., son of Representative John
G. Box of Texas; John Irving Fisher,
master of ceremonies at the. Fox
Theater; Edward L. Yeatman, Claren-
don, Va; H. F. Tillson, the Winston
Hotel: r. Schrader, 216 Tenth street
southwest; Elton Edward Posey, 1908
Evarts street northeast; w. W. Kerr,
1887 New Hampshire avenue; Levi w.
Gree, 304 East Capitol street: G. A.
Bennett, TIT Shepherd street; Norman
Beall, 1903 Fourteenth street: John
Blanks. 304 East Capitol street; Ray
inond Richardson, the MadriIon; James
s. Moran and Charles A. McAtee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
PORTABLE HELIUM
PLANT DEVELOPED
Republication Device Is Mounted
on Trailer to Be Pulled
by Truck.

Development of a heliunn repurifica-
ton plant mounted on a pneumatic
tired trailer, which can traverse any
terrain which a truck can negotiate,
has been announced by the Helium Co.
through the American Chemical So
ciety.
The plant has q capacity of 1900
cubic feet OF gas per hour and Is ex-
pected to be Of immense value in mill
tary and civil dirigible and balloon
operations. Previously designed port
able republication plants have had a
curtailed usefulness owing to the fact
that they were so heavy as to necessi-
tate mounting on railroad cars.
The plant consists of two COM
pressors, one handling air. the other
heliurn. the air compressor supplies air
at high pressure to the expansion
column, which serves to linuify a por-
ton Of the air, forming O cooling bath
at a temperature Of minus ITO degrees
centigrade.
The second compressor forces helium
at high pressure through copper coils
immersed in the liquid air, with con-
sequent removal of impurities by lique-
nearly a half mile Of copper tubing,
finally being discharged at q purity Of
98 per cent. The loss in republication
Is approximately one per cent.
The plant was designed by r. r. Bot
toms, director Of research. and E. G..
Looming, executive vice president Of the
helium corporation for the Goodyear
zeppelin Corporation Of Akron, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

STOCKHOLM [R.-Sweden's first
aviator was a cat, which assembled in
a balloon in 1884 before a respondent
assembly of royalties and dignitaries, ac-
cording to a paper Of that year.
It was decided that Sweden should
undertake an experiment in aviation.
The Queen. the crown prince and many
others contributed.
An aerostatic machine. gorgeous
balloon IL feet in diameter and elab-
orately decorated with blue stripes.
golden stars and the Swedish coat OF
farms, was made and filled with gas
called conbustible air.
On September II, 1884. the King, the
Queen, the royal court, foreign diplomats
and Swedish dignitaries were assembled
to witness the memorable event.
In the small gondola the aviator-a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
NELLY TO HEAD NEW AERO UNIT
OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Will Begin Duties as Chief OF
Information on First
of Year.
Work Includes Development
and Preparation of Ar
ticIeS and Data.

Frederick r. Nicely, whose resignation
as first general manager Of the National
Aeronautic Association was announced
last week, on January l will become the
first chief of aeronautical information
of the aeronautics branch OF the De-
partment of Commerce, a post which
has just been created as a part OF the
expansion program of the branch.
He will take over part OF the duties
formerly performed by Col. Harry II.
Blee, present director of aeronautical
development. Mr.. Nicely will be IN
charge of the development work OF the
aeronautics branch, including the issu-
ance of official publications, the hand
ling of inquiries except those OF special
character such as would be handled by
the engineering division and similar
branches; the preparation OF material
for newspaper and magazine articles
and the preparation of statistical data.
Ranks as Important Post.
The new office ranks as one of the
important posts in the aeronautics
branch, being on a par with the division
of licensing. the inspection service and
similar divisions.
In his capacity as general manager
of the National Aeronautic Association
Mr.. Nicely became nationally known in
aeronautical circles. While he has been
in office the association, which is the
American representative of the Fedora
ton Aeronautique Internationale, has
enjoyed the greatest period of growth in
its history. In addition to his duties as
general manager Mr.. Nicely has had the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

The council suggested the following
changes in the classes of flyers:
The time requirement for class A
would be 8 minutes. class B IA min
ues and class C 80 seconds. The class
for aces will remain unchanged in the
contests.
The council voted to defer action on
flyers of the league. The council,
through this column, asked that the
various pilots of the city send In by
mail just how they feel toward the pro-
posal. These comments will be pub
lished in this column to allow others
the benefit of each recommendation re-
ceived. The proposal would cut the
present seven classes to FIVE. No flyer
would be denoted by this proposal.
The council also discussed the con-
duct of the meets held in the District
and the regulations governing the va
rious types of planes flown. It was
recommended that one city-wide in
door meet be held each month, with
the regular meets continuing as at
present. During the warmer months 1t
was recommended that monthly city
wide meets be held outdoors. These
meets probably will begin during March
The next meet to be held by the Dis
trict League will be at the Mcfarland
Junior High School, December AZ. The
types of planes to be flown at this
contest are rise-off floor and hand
launched scientific models. Other meets
on the program for the Winter are
scheduled for January "a and Febru-
airy 81.
The model aircraft advisers present
at the council meeting we're: John
Williams, Walter Roth, e. L. Cooney,
Robert Williams, Miss Esther Scott,
head of the science work for the ele-
mentary schools, and w. H. Robertson.
Miss Scott has interested many Of
the teachers of elementary grades In
the establishment of model aircraft
clubs in their classes.
A model aircraft club has been formed
at the Maury, Edmonds and Wheatley
Schools. and it is expected that more
clubs will be formed in the graded
schools soon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
GREAT ADVANCE IN AVIATION
is NOTED IN SOUTH AMERICA
Air Transportation FORCES Ahead More
Rapidly Than in the United States,
Recent Survey Figures Disclose.

',roximately 5000 miles Of airlines
were established in South America by
the beginning Of 1929 They had OBJ
tanned a strong foothold within the
major republics of South America and
presented a formidable obstacle to
American air transport operators at
tempting to enter the field after the
European program was well under way.
U. s. Post ONCE Achievement.
Working from the United States
southwark, the United States Post Of
flee Department provided for the es-
Enlistment of air service down the
comparatively quiet west coast Of
Chile, intending to enter the east coast
markets by way Of the back door" into
Argentina.
At the same time American air
transport engineers began the founda-
ton for seven-day air transport sys-
tenn over the established east coast
trade route, through the stepping
stones" OF the West Indies and up the
Atlantic seaboard.
The American air transport invasion
of South America has developed into
q competition between Pan-An1ericAfl
Anyways, the first in the field, and the
New York. Rio & Buenos Aires line,
which Is concentrating on the east
coast development. Pan-Arnerica also
is working down the west Indies and
has established lines through Central
America and down the Pacific coast.
Line Known as "Nyrba."
The New York, Rio, Buenos Aires
line, known as "Nyrba," has obtained
important mail contracts from Arsen-
tina, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela and
operating concessions in Brazil and the
nounced. The company has sent q
fleet Of is multi-inotored transport
planes over its lines for operation in
South America and by late Winter ex-
poets to have seVen-day schedule d.
rect to New York from Buenos Aires,
clipping IA days from the best steamer
service and making 1t possible for mail
and passengers to travel to the United
States faster than by any similar Serv-
ice offered to Europe
This company has established service
over the Andes between Santiago and
Buenos Aires. A second route between
Buenos Aires and Montevideo, has
proved so popular that three round trips
now are flown each day. Two other
routes have been inaugurated, one link
ing Buenos Aires with La Paz and the
other from Buenos Aires south to Mar
del Plata. The American operators as
result. now have the largest network
of airlines in Argentina, their routes
covering 1000 miles.
American business institutions pre-
dominant in the Latin American field,
who have backed the projection of the
longest airline in the world" the COM
pany stated, believe that operation of
this system will back up United States
industry in its bid for international
trade and commerce in the rich Latin
markets and that it represents the
greatest single move for development
of good will between the peoples OF
North and South America. political
and commercial asset now largely
enjoyed by Europe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

editorial direction of the associations
monthly magazine, the Aeronautic Re-
view.
Formerly With Newspaper.
Prior to assuming his post with the
association Mr.. Nicely was for seven
years aviation editor of The Evening
Star, and also was associate editor of
United States Air Services.
While with The Star Mr.. Nicely flew
more than 220 hours on newspaper as
signments, including four tips across
the United States. He also followed the
course of the Army round the world"
flight from England to Iceland, Green
land and Labrador. He gained wide
recognition among aviation people
through his newspaper and magazine
articles, which covered the development
of aviation since the World War. He
was identified with the National Aero
nautic Association at the time of it's or
ganization in 1929. and has been active
in the work of the association ever
since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
TELETYPE MACHINES AID
IN HANDLING OF MAILS
Apparatus Installed in Boiling
Field and other
Stations.

Teletype apparatus has been installed
By Pitcairn Aviation at Boiling Field
and other operating fields along the
New Miami airr1ail route to ex-
pedite the handling of the mails.
At Boiling Field two machines have
been installed, one machine always be-
ing kept in reserve SO that there may
be no breakdown in service. Weather
forecasts and other general instructions
to pilots and ground forces, as well as
all company interfield business is be-
ing handled over the system.
Teletype apparatus is being used by
many Of the large air transport COM
paries as a means of improving the
handling of weather data along the
lines, thus speeding up schedules and
increasing the factor 6f safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
Attack Group Is Given Band.

The Sd Attack Group. Fort
Crockett. Texas, now has band to help
tighten the burden of official duties and
to permit due ceremonies upon appro-
PIRATE occasions. The band was sent
from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and is
composed of Warrant officer Carl
Mueller, leader, and 80 musicians. It
has given several concerts since arriving
at its new home.