Evening star., 1934-03-19
Would Provide for Transpor-
tatiOn on Basis Similar
to Rail Program.
PROPOSES TO DIVORCE
SUBSIDY FOR AVIATION
Army Resumes Flying Over
Eight Routes, With New
Equipment in Planes.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator OMahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming, announced today he would
offer a substitute for the administra-
tion's airmail bill which would provide
for airmail transport on a basis sim
liar to that used in carrying it by rail.
The bill will provide for a COM
plete divorce between carrying of the
mail and the subsidizing of aviation.
OMahoney, former Assistant Post
master General, said he believed Sena-
tors Logan, Democrat, of Kentucky
and Erickson, Republican, of Mon
tana; McGiu, Democrat, of Kansas
favored such measure.
The administration bill provides for
competitive bidding on contracts
under drastic restrictions.
Army Resumes Job.
Meanwhile, mail-laden Army planes
again zoomed over a skeletonized
system of airways, with safety first"
the order of the day.
Grounded for q week because Of a
10-man death list-now raised TO IL
the Army mailmen took to the air
again over eight routes. Flight op-
erations were started during the
night.
The War Department waited for
the report of a board of inquiry into
the crash that toCk the life of Lieut..
H. G. Richardson at Cheyenne Sat-
urday.
When Brig. Gen. Oscar westover,
chief of airmail activities, gave the
word that his men were AL SET" the
flyers were provided with carefully
blind and night flying and with i'm
proved radio facilities.
The eight routes are:
New York to Chicago and Chicago
to San Francisco; Boston to New
York: New York to Atlanta and jack
sonville; Chicago to Dallas; Salt Lake
City to Seattle and Portland: Salt
Lake City to San Diego; Cheyenne to
Denver.
Planes Leave Newark.
Army mail planes left Newark this
morning for Boston and Jacksonville.
Soon after midnight, a transcon-
tinental Army plane with mail-the
first since the service was halted
left Oakland. Calf.
1t took additional mail at Salt Lake
City and sped on to Cheyenne, Wyo.
Another Army plane with airmail
was bound from Kansas City to Dallas.
Cities between the terminals re-
ported normal service as the planes
dropped down to take on mail and
continued their scheduled flights.
Meanwhile immediate restoration of
airmail transport to private lines on
temporary basis, with permanent
regulation later by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. was urged by
Grail Hunter. vice president Of North
west Airways.
Small operators, he told the Senate
Post Office Committee, would soon be
forced out of business unless the Gov
ernment legislated for relief.
OF the charges of fraud and COL
lusion that have been made against
former airmail carriers, Hunter said:
u think the men should be given
a trial and if they're guilty be sent
to jail-if not they should be cleared"
Indications were seen here, mean
while, that President Roosevelt might
acquieSce to modification of the per-
manent airmail bill.
Congressional leaders shaped plans
in line with his request that the
measure be speeded. They acted after
conference at the White House yes
terday that was attended also by At
torney General Cummings and postal
officials.
Clause to Be Removed.
Although all were silent. it was
generally conceded that at least one
clause would be deleted 1t would bar
any company from receiving a new
contract if it pressed claims against
the Government because Of the whole
sale contract cancellation.
AS Senate and House committees
resumed hearings on the permanent
airrnail bill. observers looked for pos
sible amplification from Col. Eddie
Rickenbacker of his statement before
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