Evening star., 1935-02-10

are Technical Sergts Frank J. Siebe-
naler, Selfridge Field. Mich, and
Douglas NJ Swisher, Panama Canal
Zone; and Pvts John Gebelin, jr.,
Randolph Field, Tex, and James NJ.
TreWeek, Fairfield Air Depot, Ohio.
Treweek is the second degree member.
Photo Record Made.
A magnificent collection Of more
than 800 photographs, many of scenes
and people seldom or never before
photographed, form permanent
just completed by DR.. Richard u.
Light of New Haven, Conn, and
Robert Wilson of New Rochelle, N. x.
They covered approximately $4,000
miles during period of five months.
Dr. Light. who has made hobby OF
aerial photography, always carries a
Fairchild aerial camera as an integral
part of his equipment. He expects
to turn the picture record Of his world
fight over to the American Geo
graphical Society, Of which he Is a
member.
An outstanding feature Of his col
lection is a series of pictures Of the
little-known people of the Mergui
archipelago, of the Malay peninsula.
During previous flight through CEN
tral Mexico in 1882. DR.. Light made
series Of unusual photographs Of
geological formations.
The world fight started at New
Haven, Conn, August 20 and the air.
men few by easy stages to Labrador,
Greenland, across Europe to India,
Borneo and to the Philippines They
crossed the Pacific by steamship and
came back by way Of Mexico and Cuba
to New York.
Air Fares Are Low.
American air transport passengers
pay lower fares than those in foreign
countries and also travel at much
higher speeds, it is shown by survey
| made by United Air Lines. ,
European air passenger fares, at
current rates of exchange, average ga
cents per mile, with fares Of 10 cents a
mile not uncommon, as compared with
an average of about cents per mile
in this country. Excess baggage
charges in Europe are about double
those here.
Comparative passenger fares over
lines Of about equal distance are
quoted as follows:
Berlin to Paris, $50 miles, s46;
Sacramento to San Diego, the same
distance, S31.
Stuttgart to Barcelona, 733 miles,
s54; New York Chicago, s48.
London-Paris, 223 miles, $23.75;
Chicago Toledo, Sl325.
London -Karachi, India, 1922 miles.
s475: New York to San Francisco and
return to Chicago, about the same
distance. $275.
Paris to Saigon, French Indo- China,
5000 miles, $500; three trips between
New York and Los Angeles, making
up the same distance, s448.
Cheney Award Skipped.
The Cheney Award for 1884 win
not be made, according to decision
reached by the Board of Awards.
Army Air Corps. Although the board
recognized several instances Of heroic
conduct on the part of Air Corps
flyers during the past year, 1t was
felt they did not measure up to the
standards of heroic self-sacrif1ce set
by previous winners Of the award
The board expressed the opinion
that this standard should not be
lowered through the presentation Of
the award for any but a most highly
meritorious act" a.:
The Cheney award, available an
nually for the outstanding act Of
valor, extreme fortitude or self-sacrf-
flee in q humanitarian interest IN
connection with Army flying. was
established by the mother and sister
of First Lieut. William H. Cheney,
Air Corps, killed at Foggia, Italy, in
1918. The award carries with 1t $500
in cash.
During the history Of the award,
beginning in 1927, 1t has been won
by three Air Corps officers, one Air
Reserve officer and five Air Corps en-
listed men.
Staff Students Named.
Seventeen Air Corps officers, in
cluding two now on duty in Washing
ton and number formerly on duty
here, are among the officers named
by the War Department to attend the
Command and General Staff School
at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., for the
term beginning next September.
The list includes Mai. Carl Spatz
and Capt. Charles M. Cummings, now
on duty here in the ONCE Of the
Chief of the Air Corps. Other officers
assigned from the Air Corps and
their present places of duty follow:
Mai. Gerald E. Brewer, Manila; Capts.
Charles C. Chauncey and John D.
Corkille, Fort Crockett, Tex; Capt.
William S. Gravely, San Antonio,
Tex; Capt. Frederick Won H. Kimble,
Maxwell Field, Ala; Capt. Caleb v.
Haynes, Langley Field. Va: Capt.
Warren r. Carter, Capt. Leland r.
Hewitt, Capt. Clarence P. Talbot,
Capt. Edgar E. Glenn and Lieuts.
Ralph F. Stearley, Hoyt S. Vanden-
berg and Walter L. Wheeler. all at
Maxwell Field; Capt Victor H.
Strahm, Wright Field, Ohio. and Capt.
Morton H. McKinnon, Rockwell
Field, Calf.
Lieut.. Col. Francis r. Evans, U. s.
M. c., former executive officer, Air
craft /, Fleet Marine Force, GUAM
tico, Va, one Of the real aviation
pioneers still remaining in the serv-
ice, has taken command Of the Ma
rine Barracks here.
Col. Evans was designated a naval
aviator April 6. 1916, and on Feb
ruary 13, 1917, he successfully looped
a seaplane for the first time In the
history of naval aviation.
Former Representative Royal c.
johnson of South Dakota, World War
veteran and former chairman OF the
| House Veterans Committee, will dis
cuss current problems Of national de-
fense at the regular meeting Of LEGAL
Army Air Corps Reserve officers Tues
day evening at O'Clock in the Air
Corps projection room, Munitions
building.
Capt. william v. Andrews, Air
Corps, operations officer at Boiling
Field, will be the instructor in charge
Of the meeting. All local air Reserve
officers, whether or not members OF