Evening star., 1934-07-15

Edward P. Warner, former Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for AeronauticS,
and Jerome c. Hunsaker, former COM
mander in the Navy, are regarded
as aeronautical engineering experts.
Warner in the heavier -than-air and
Hunsaker in both heavier and lighter
than-air fields.
Regarded as Brain Truster.
Warner. former professor of aero
nautical engineering at the MaSSa-
chusetts Institute of Technology and
present member of the highly techni-
cal National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, is regarded as a brain
truster'' in the truest sense of the
phrase.
Hunsaker, knokn chiefly through his
work in the lighter-tha field, also
is an M. I. T. graduate and now
heads the mechanical engineering de-
partment there. Although he has been
engaged in airship work for the past
several years, HunSaker, while with the
Navy, was in charge of airplane design
and is known as designer of the big
plane to cross the Atlantic.
Both Warner and HunSaker are
members of the American Engineering
Council Committee on Aeronautics, of
which Warner is chairman.
Albert J. BerreS. the labor" mem
ber of the commission, is a native of
the District of Columbia. Until he
went to California in 1925 he had
spent his entire life in Washington.
His son, Albert J. Barres, jr., now
lives at 40Sl New Hampshire avenue
The senior Barres was an Official of
the American Federation of Labor for
many years and served during the
World War as a member of the Ship
building Labor Adjustment Board.
which regulated wages in every ship
yard in the country.
Lane Member of Board.
The fifth member Of the board is
Franklin K. Lane. jr.. Of California.
an attorney and son of the Secretary
of the Interior in President Wilson's s
cabinet. Lane qualities as a pioneer
aviator having learned to fly before
the World War with the old Army
Curtlss 'pusher" group at New port
News, Va. He entered the aviation
section of the Signal Corps in jan
uary. 1917, before the war. and in
october. 1917, was transferred to
naval aviation for special duty in
France. Since the war. however
Lane, it is understood. has had little
active connection with aeronautical
affairs
The commissions executive Secre-
tary. Col J. Carroll Cone. assistant
director of air commerce in charge OF
air regulation, has been identified with
military and civil aeronautics for the
past II years. He also saw aviation
service in France as a lieutenant in
the Army Air Service and was the
first American detailed as an instruc-
tor at the great aviation training
center at IsSoudon, France He fin
ally became commanding officer of
Field No. g. the final eliminating
field. and officer IN charge of training
at ISSoudon. He then went to the
front in the Sd Pursuit Group. fight
ing in three major engagements and
received Official credit for one battle
victory, in addition to several On-
confirmed victories. He served for
two years as director of aeronautics
for the State of Arkansas and has
been active in National Guard avia-
ton, commanding the Arkansas Ma
uonal Guard aviation forces.
Independent" Code Considered.
Following public hearings during the
past week. at which considerab bic OBJ
lection was developed to various pro-
visions Of the proposed code. N. R A
officials now have under consideration
the code for the commercial aviation
industry which was prepared and sub
mitted by the Independent Aviation
Operators of the United States As
sociation.
It is probable, ss a result Of opposi-