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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
By Alice Rogers Hager.

~ UT of the welter of charges
and counter charges on the
Washington airport situation
~ that have been filling columns
OF newspaper space for the past few
weeks one startling and important
fact stands clear. We may, as Ma
ton, have the best planes in the
world, results of a natural mechanical
genius; we may have pioneered in the
progress of aviation in its every phase;
we may today be looking forward to
ton that stagger the imagination; yet
Here in the National Capital City we
Have no safe nest for our homing eagles
-s@passengers, pilots, ships and mail
ynust take their chances with land
fag field so hazardous that, as one
competent observer puts it, it is only
w the grace of God serious accident
has never happened.
z Facing that fact, I set out week
ago to visit other cities whose airports
have been built with comprehension
Of both immediate and future needs,
to talk to the men who manage them
and the men who operate the airlines
that are making overnight neighbors
of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts,
and to try to find out if it is really as
difficult as Washington has seemed to
think to have an airport of its own
which can rank in beauty and eff
cheney with the ports of other ma
tions' capitals.
!. It is significant of the progress made
by commercial aviation in the short
eight years of its existence that, in
the midst of the worst Winter of a
Eeneration, I was able to fly the en-
Mre distance in safety and comfort,
mt lldicrously significant of the local
valuation was the fact that although
he ships were, able to come through,
4xVe could at the home end of the trip
Wnd no port between Spartanburg,
~ c., and Newark, N. j., where we
84uld land.
gsAs of January /. 1886, the Bureau
~ Air Commerce listed 1859 airports
Ind landing fields in the United States,
some 739 of them being municipality
owned. Since the ultimate interest Of
any community can lie only In pub
slicly owned ports, it was to outstand-
ing examples of these that went.
Newark, by reason of location, came
first. Then followed Pittsburgh, Cleve-
land, Indianapolis, Chicago, Atlanta
and New Orleans. I was already more
or less familiar with those in Column
bus, Detroit, ST. Louis, Kansas City,
.aWichita, Salt Lake and Los Angeles.
1t Is neither possible nor desirable In
sstfie space of short article to list de-
4 tails for all these ports, but out Of
'sfs1em it is possible to build COM
spcsite picture of the best that Ameri-
can experience has developed.
s~4e4 - !,
KILLING in the background Of that
- picture Is the knowledge Of the
experts with whom I talked-Capt.
Eddie" Rickenbacker, famous flyer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Municipal Fields Vary Greatly in
Design, but Composite of Best Features
Would Give Washington Ideal Layout.

Editors note: IN UieiO OF the
widespread interest in the airport
problem, in Washington, The Star
assigned Alice Rogers Hager, ,olell-
knoUn aviation authority to study
the accomplishments of other cities
In the creation of municipal air
fields.
The following article, descriptive
of her findings, is the result OF d
suing around the airline circuit,
Which found its single diScordant
note in her inability to return to
Z Washington by plane because OF
airport conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

bad for landings except on the four
prepared strips, and its boundaries
have had some unfortunate obstruc-
lions in the shapes of high smoke
stack and pole lines. Transportation
from the center OF New York City by
way of the Holland Tunnel has been
fast-not over 40 minutes even in
heavy traffic, but the administration
building has been so small that the
airlines using the field have had to
maintain their own separate Offices,
which has cut efficiency. However,
Newark is now taking advantage of an
approved w. P. A. project and has
some 1000 men working on the field.
A new and modern administration
building has been built which is suf-
ficiently commodious to serve as a
union terminal for all the lines; new
and larger hangers are being added,
ground on the south end of the port
is being filled in and surfaced to give
more landing space and general beau
LITIGATION of the port is under way.
The use of w. P. A. funds is one adj
vantage held by municipal port-no
privately -owned field is eligible for
such help.
Floyd Bennett. in Brooklyn, is an
excellent example of well-planned
field, but until an express highway is
built to it, it Is almost inaccessible for
ordinary use.
OUR next hop takes us to Pitts
" burgh. Well located and fairly
free of surrounding distractions be-
cause of its high ground, its available
terrain is limited in extent and SUBJ
ject to heavy winds in bad weather.
The administration building, however,
is a model in most of its equipment.
Down from the Alleghenies we drop
into Cleveland, and here we find one
of the finest airports In the entire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
By Jean G.. TaneyhM.

Z Y YASHINGTON'S tired bust
M ness men may point their
" " footsteps toward Florida
when Winter skies too long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

~ UT of the welter of charges
and counter charges on the
Washington airport situation
~ that have been filling columns
Evening star., 1936-09-13

Of Washington are among the late
season arrivals at the Rockaway, East
Gloucester.
Mrs. T. N. Taylor, Mrs Harry West
Miss L. w. West and Miss Bertha
Janney of Washington are at Haw-
thorne Inn, East Gloucester, for an
arly-September visit on the north
shore. DR.. and Mrs. Irving Brakman,
Mr.. and Mrs r. w. Hoag and Mrs
William A. Hill of Washington are at
the inn for a late-season stay.
Miss Henrietta G. Jones and Miss
M G. Jones of Baltimore are at the
Moorland at Bass Rocks. Mrs. Guy
Kent of Washington is at the Thor
wald at Bass Rocks.
Miss Lucille Schonfeld of Washing
ton is at North Shore, stopping al
the Brynmere at Annisquam. Miss
Miriam M. Day, Miss M. F. Dicker-
son and Miss E. H. Smallsbeck OF
Baltimore are at Turks Head Inn al
l9ockport. Miss Alice McCauley OF
Washington and Miss Mary Bentley
of Baltimore are at Straitsmouth Inn
Rockport.
Miss Helen G. O'Neil and Miss
Marion O'Neil Of Washington are
among the recent arrivals at Stage
Coach Inn, Gloucester.
Mrs. Richard c. Southgate, wife OF
the chief of protocol, with her chill
dren, Patricia Southgate and Rich
ard Southgate. jr., have been visiting
Mr.. Southgate's mother, Mrs. James
Henry Lancashire of New York, who
is passing the Summer with her
daughter, Mrs. E. Laurence White al
her Summer home. in Laurelshire
Beverly Farms.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

African Trade With U. S. Up.
French West Africa's trade with the
United States has increased sharply
this year.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

"ORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Nd,
- September 12.-Mrs. Bruce
Magruder, wife of Col. Ma
gruder, will leave Fort Meade
Monday for Raleigh, N. c., where she
will spend several days with her moth
er, Mrs. j. K Marshall.
Col. and Mrs. Henry p. Perrine, jr.,
who have recently been stationed at
Quincy, Mass, have arrived at this
garrison with their three children,
Mary Perrine, Peter Perrine and
David Perrine, and are living in quar-
ters O-47, recently vacated by Col
and Mrs. D. B. Grafton. While here
Col. Perrine will be on duty with the
34th Infantry.
Mrs. Adolphe H. Huguet. wife OF
Col Huguet, is visitor on the post
at the present time, as the guest OF
her son-in-law and daughter, Lieut.
and Mrs. Maury S. Cralle.
Capt. Armistead D. Mead. jr., has
received orders for the Hawaiian de-
partment, scheduled to sail on the Re-
public from New York October 80
Prior to sailing, Capt. and Mrs. Mead
with their two little daughters, Mary
Armistead Mead and Patricia Bruce
Mead. will spend a month in Norfolk
Va. with Mrs. Mead's parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. P. o. Poarch. Mrs. Poarch
is now at Fort Meade visiting her
two sons-in-law and daughters, Maj
and Mrs. Henry R. Anderson and
Capt. and Mrs. Armistead D. Mead
and will return to Norfolk this week
Many of the younger set of Fort
Meade will leave this week for theil
Evening star., 1936-09-13

College, are now the guests Of rela-
tives at Laurel, Nd, after spending
several weeks in New England.
Miss Carol Byrd Of Detroit, Mich,
Is now in Norfolk, Va, but will return
to Annapolis today and soon will be
married to Lieut.. Jerry Mills of KAN
sas City, Mo. While here Miss Byrd
Is the guest of Mrs. William B. Gard
iner at her home on Southgate ave-
nue..
Miss Dorothy Smith Of Cleveland,
Ohio, is the guest Of Mrs. z. J. Farr
at the Annapolis Roads Club.
Mrs. Dennis Claude and her daugh'
ter, Miss Elizabeth Claude, who spent
the Summer in Annapolis and were
living at the home of Mrs. Richard
WEIGH on Maryland avenue, have
left for their home at Annapolis
Roads. In October Mrs. Claude and
daughter will leave for Honolulu,
where they will join Mrs. Claude's
son-in-law and daughter, DR.. and
Mrs. Roger Mermod, at their home
there.
DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Wheeler and
their daughter. Miss Elizabeth Vince
Ter of Boonesboro, Md. are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Clemson
at their home on Conduit street.
Mrs. Kenneth Gordon and her two
young daughters Of Washington, who
spent the Summer here, will return
shortly to their home. Mrs. Gordon
and her sister, Mrs. Theodore G.
Half, have been occupying the home
of Prof. and Mrs. Allan Westcott on
Thompson street. Mrs. Half will leave
here the latter part of September to
join her husband, Lieut.. Half. who is
stationed aboard the U. S. S. Okla
homa. The Oklahoma, now at Nor
folk, Va. will after a short stay there
at the Navy Yard leave for the Pacific
Coast.
Mrs. John Chew of Southgate ave-
nue.. is visiting Mrs. w. w. Wilson
at Eden Farms, Berwyn, Pa.
Capt. Hawley Waterman. U.S.MC.
and Mrs. Waterman, with their guests
Maj. George Waterman and Mrs
Waterman, motored from Quantico
Monday to visit Mrs. r. Lee Duvall
who is recovering from a recent op-
Grafton, and is now the guest of hel
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. anc
Mrs. P. Eugene Clark. at their home
in Moss Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Endean oi
New Jersey, are the guests for sew.
eral days OF Miss Beatrice Whit.
marsh, 235 Prince George street.
Mr.. Harry Gilden of Spa View
Heights and Mr.. James Tomanio OF
81 Southgate avenue will sail from
New York Friday for Bermuda.
Miss Helen Woodward and Mis-.
Emily Woodward have returned II
their home on Southgate avenue after
motor trip Of about two months
They visited their brother -in-law ane
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wicker
| at Niagara Falls, N. Y, and Capt. anc
Mrs. Kenneth Pierce in Michigan
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Democratic Club
Tea This Afternoon

The Women's Democratic Club OF
the Seventeenth District of Prince
Georges County will celebrate its
fifth anniversary this afternoon in
the garden of the home of Mrs. Daisy
La Coppidan in Mount Rainier, Md.
from 3 to O'Clock. In case Of rain the
tea will be held in the Star Hall.
Mrs Lansdale G. Sasscer, Mrs. Mary
Duvall and Mrs. Hampton M. Ma
gruder will alternate at the tea table
assisted by Mrs. Charles c. Marbury
and Mrs. J. Enos Ray.
In the receiving line will be Mrs
Daisy La Coppidan. Mrs Frances E
McFadden, Mrs. Carl Young, Mrs
Marguerite Roberts Miller, Mrs. Nancy
Bartoline, Mrs. Irene Meitzler, Mrs
Ella G. Malley, Mrs. Arthur w. Hep
burn and Mrs. Josephine O'Leary.
Other members of the committee
assisting include Mrs. Mary Garfield
Mrs. Frank Sloan, Mrs. Daniel A
Campbell, Miss Bernadine HUNT and
Miss Ruth E. Martin.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Mrs. Pickens Enters
DAUGHTER at Duke

Mrs. z. M. Pickens leaves Tuesday
to accompany her daughter. Miss
Helen Pickens, to Duke University,
where she will enter as a sophomore.
Miss Pickens attended Holton Arms
for her first year Of college training.
After a brief visit Mrs. Pickens will
return to the Capital to reopen her
apartment at the Shoreham. Mrs.
Pickens' other daughter, Miss Winni-
fred Pickens. has as her house guest
at their apartment at the Shoreham
Miss Mary Gillen, daughter Of Col.
and Mrs. A. c. Gillen of Fort Ben
ming, Ga. Miss Gillen will enter
Notre Dame Academy in Baltimore
this Autumn.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

Francisco. also has been ordered here.
to be with the 34th Infantry.
Mrs. Rupert D. Graves left yester.
day to spend week with her parents,
Col. and Mrs. Alvin c. Voris of Gov.
ernors Island, NJ, Y. a.
Capt. and Mrs. Francis j. Gillespis
and their small daughter Patricia
have returned from New York City.
where they were the guests of Capt,
Gillespie's brother-in-law and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles di Pretoro.
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Miss White Selects
Date for Marriage

Miss Lenore White. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank White of Nor
gantown, w. Va, has selected Sep
tember Is for her marriage to Mr..
Franklin Reppert of Washington, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph c. Reppert
Of Morgantown, w. Va. The wedding
will take place in Morgantown, and
Mr.. Reppert and his bride will make
their home in Washington.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

Social News
OF Interest
Many Residents Have
Guests From Out
of Town.
NNAPOLIS, Nd, September II.

A NNApOLIS, Md, September II.
n Mrs. william Sayles, widow
~ of Capt. Sayles. who Is SPEND
4 u ing the late Summer IN Blue
Ridge Summit with Mrs. Baldwin, re-
turned to her home here Monday and
after q short visit to her brother and
sister, Mr.. Richard Duval and Miss
Marian Duval, is again at Blue Ridge
Summit where she will remain for
September.
Mrs. Owen Owings Is spending this
week in Howard County as the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Thomas, at their home. Mrs. Owings'
daughter, Miss Martha Currier, who
has been a guest at the home Mr.. and
Mrs. Owings took for the Summer at
Arundel on the Bay, has returned to
her home in New York City. Later
in the month Mr.. and Mrs. Owings
and the latter's daughter, Miss Mari
anna Currier. will return to Wardour
to make their home for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owings' house has been
occupied this Summer by Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Reed. Mrs. Reed was for
merly Miss Caroline Storey Of Wash
ington. Her family was at one time
the owners of White Hall, the former
Sharpe house built by one of the
Colonial Governors Of Maryland.
Capt. John Henry Newton Is the
house guest of Comdr. and Mrs. James
A. Logan at their home on Bowyer
road. Capt. Newton formerly was the
head of the Naval Postgraduate
School.
Capt. Paul J. Dashiell who makes
his home at Carvel Hall is spending
September at Murray Bay, Canada.
Col. Richard Duval, U. S. A., retired
is now at Old Point, Va, where he
was formerly on duty.
| Commodore and Mrs. Edward Lloyd
who spent the Summer at Yorkshire
Inn, York Harbor, Me, are returning
home this week end. Commodore ano
Mrs. Lloyd spent a few days in New
York as the guests Of their son and
daughter-in -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Lloyd. On their return to An
napolis. Commodore and Mrs. Lloyo
will move from the Brice house tc
the Marchand house on Prince George
street.
Mr.. Tench Tilghman has joinee
Mrs. Richard Baldwin and Mrs. Viii.
liam Sayles at the cottage they arr
occupying at Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
until the opening of ST. Johns Col.
lege where he is connected with tn.
English department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Scofield. thu
former of whom is on the faculty O.
st. Johns College. will move tht
month from No. Maryland avenue
where they have been living for sev.
eral years. to an apartment at tn,
Claude on State circle.
Comdr Wolcott E. Hall has an.
nounced the engagement Of his daugh
ter, Anne, to Mr.. Thomas Stone. sor
Of Comdr. Raymond Stone, U. S. N
retired, and Mrs. Stone of Annapolis
The wedding will take place in tn,
Autumn.
Miss Charlotte Nelson Dugan
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nelson
Dugan. gave a bridge party and liner
shower at the home of her parents
the Ridout house on Duke OF Glou
cester street, Wednesday, in honor o
Miss Hall. There were five tables O
bridge
Prof. and Mrs Paul Allen, tn,
former an instructor at St. John,
Evening star., 1936-09-13

respective schools and colleges. Among
them are Miss May Fielder, daughter
Of Maj. and Mrs. Kendall j. Fielder,
who will leave Monday for William
and Mary College at Williamsburg,
Va; Miss Laura Walton, daughter of
Capt. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Walton,
will leave Tuesday for Sullins College,
Bristol. Va, from which she will be
graduated this year, and Miss Jean
Durrette, daughter Of Capt. and Mrs.
Marvin B. Durrette.
Maj. George @. Nielsen. at present
with the 35th Infantry, Schofield Bar
racks, T. H., has received orders for
Fort Meade. He will be on duty
with the 66th Infantry. Capt. Thomas
N. Stark. now at the Preside of San
Evening star., 1936-09-13
School Calls
Younger Set
of Ft. Meade
Many Prepare to
Leave for Various
Institutions.

GEORGE G. MEADE, Md,
- September 12.-Mrs. Bruce
/ Magruder, wife of Col. Ma
n or,,dor xs,{1l laova Fort Maode
Evening star., 1936-09-13
North Shore
Will Have
Busy Week
Fair and Exposition to
Hold Interest of
Society.

~ EvERLY, Mass, Sept. l2.-All
- of the North Shore colonies
/ are cooperating for the sue
- cess of the annual fair of the
Evening star., 1936-09-13
Labor Bureau UNIQUE.

The Department Of Labor's Wom-
ems Bureau is unique in that it is a
Government organization consisting
entirely of women working in the
interests of women.
Evening star., 1936-09-13

Greece Turning to Cotton.
Cotton has been found such a good
cash crop in Greece that farmers are
transferring land used for other pur.
poses to its production.
Evening star., 1936-03-22

or political, there Is a disposition to
grow restless and resentful Of the
established principles Of government,
and changes are sought In the hope
of finding relief. Sometimes changes
are necessary and sometimes these
changes work intolerable hardships on
! the people. The delicate problem is
to know when and wherein changes
should be made, II at all.
II am one Of those who believe that
our Government is sufficient and eff
cient to administer to all the needs
of the people and to overcome and
conquer every evil and every problem
If we will use the powers Of govern
ment which we have. see no neces-
sity for great changes; see a ire.
mendous necessity for using the powers
we have in the interest of economical
and social justice for the American
people.
"One of the assaults most common
these days toward our Government is
that which is being made upon our
courts. There is nothing in which the
average man and woman is more deeply
interested than the administration Of
justice. In fact, it has been said that
the sole purpose for the organization
Of government is the administration
of justice. And, in my opinion, there
is nothing SO nearly approaches the
perfect scheme for the administration
of justice as judicial tribunal, free
and uncontrolled.
"Just after the Civil War, a violent
attack was made upon the Supreme
Court of the United States. It was
Evening star., 1936-03-22

they are of very great moment to the
American people"
Borah fought to the end the now
defunct N. r. A. because he believed
it broke down the antitrust laws and
fostered monopoly. He was strenu-
ously opposed to the policy Of
scarcity" contained in the A. A. A.,
but he voted for the act because 1t
carried in it relief measures for the
destitute and unemployed.
The Idaho Senator spoke tonight
as friend of the people, rather than
as an intense partisan. He stressed
the need of preserving the liberties
of the people. but at the same time
he demanded the powers of govern
.ment be used, under the Constitution.
"in the interest of economical and
social justice for the American people" !"
II suspect" he said. there is less
of the old-time partisan feeling In
the hearts and minds of the Amer
ican people at this time than at any
time in our history. Their trials have
been too severe, the mistakes of mere
partisanship too common and too ap-
parent, and their present outlook too
troubled to allow mere names in poll
tics. or an avalanche of epithetS, to
lead them away from personal prob
lens which are tugging at their heart
strings, by day and by night"
Sees No Need for Change.
New Deal demands for changes In
government because of the emergency
growing out of the depression found
no sympathy with Borah. He said:
. "In every great crisis, economical
Evening star., 1936-03-22
ALL LPARK|NGL
| TO Be LICENSED
Rules and Fee to Be Recon-.
mended After Conference
With Owners.

Decision to place all parking lots
under regulation and require their
operators or owners to pay a business
license fee to the city has been reached
BY the District License Committee,
Chairman Edward w. Thomas, an
nounced yesterday.
Rules and the fee will be recon-
mended to the Commissioners after
further study, during which parking
lot owners or operators will be con-
suited to get their reaction and a
statement of opposition if they object
to regulation. ---r
Pvt. E. A. Horsley Of No. precinct,
appearing before the committee to
urge regulation, declared numerous
parking lot operators are violating
traffic regulations by permitting auto
mobiles to stand on public sidewalks
and in streets in violation of park
ing rules.
Serving with Assistant Corporation
Counsel Thomas on the License Com
fnittee are Director Of Inspection Hugh
p. Dram, Traffic Director William A
Van Duzer, Assistant Traffic Director
M. o. Eldridge, Police Inspector L. I
II. Edwards, License Superintendent
Wade Coombs and Fire Marshal Cal
sin G. LAUDER.
Evening star., 1936-03-22
BY FRANCES LIDE.

TINE Federal Society Of Trans
lators has a word for hnguists
who claim there's trick to
~ mastering foreign languages
and that almost any one who's clever
can 60 around the world talking
Arabic with Arabians, Chinese with
Chinese or what have you.
The word is 'icdims" and it's rather
barbed the way the Federal Society
of Translators uses it.
"Icdims" Is derived by combining
the first letters in each word of the
phrase, "I can do it myself" Add
the meaning Of the word vampire" to
your symbol and you have an idea Of
what "icdimS" should convey. For,
say the translators. icdims feed on
the life blood of legitimate translators.
There are 2.796 languages in the
world, according to an estimate by
the French Academy, the society
points out. Yet, translators protest,
newspapers and magazines are full Of
stories about linguists who know
practically all the spoken tongues.
Claims Are Preposterous. .
Such claims are obviously prepos-
ferrous, says Burton Lamore, a past
president Of the society and its
spokesman, along with President Paul
Vogentiz, in discussing the situation.
The society is willing to wager that
no one can translate correctly one
hundredth of the known languages
and dialects, or to put it in their
words:
1.-THE society makes this offer: 1t
is willing to give short test under
fair conditions to any persons claim
ing to have a sound knowledge Of all
modern European languages. II such
a persons succeeds in proving that his
assertion is justified the society will
publicly acknowledge that he has
given satisfactory proof Of the ex-
traordinary linguistic ability to which
he laws claim"
Evening star., 1936-03-22
BUILDING
SOLD TO REALTY CO.
Structure at 18th and Avenue
Houses Labor Board, In
dian Bureau,

Sale Of the Hurley-Wright Build
ing. Eighteenth street and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, TO the Kaypess Realty Co.
by the trustees for Swartzeil, Rheen
a. Hensey Co. was announced yester-
day.
The History structure houses the
National Labor Board and the Bureau
Of indian Affairs, Interior Depart
ment. It was built during the World
War to help meet the demand Of the
Government for office space, and has
been used for Federal Offices since
that time. The purchase price was
not announced, but the building has
an assessed valuation of $507 900. A
three-story adjoining structure at 724
Eighteenth street, was included in the
deal. ss.s
Trustees for Swartzell, Rheem g.
Hensey, Henry p. Blair, Julius I. Pey-
ser and Michael M. Doyle, sold the