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Evening star., 1937-04-04
THE flight surgeons 60 to work on
such material, giving first atten-

THE flight surgeons 60 to work on
such material, giving nrst atten-
tton to the candidates eyes. In war
fare the pilot must identity other
aircraft Ut great distances, often by
silhouette alone. his safety and the
success Of his nilsson depending d.
rectly on this ability. He must recog-
nise Immediately objects which appear
minute from high attitudes, such as
signal panels, mall bodies Of troops,
hidden gun emplacementS and bursts
OF artillery fire. The bombardment
pilot must identify targets 1t great
attitudes and he should know whether
he's hit tham or not, since the enemy
never tells. When the attack plane
aviator files at extremely low attitudes
the terrain flashes by underneath at
. tremendous rate Of speed, and he
must be able to orient himself by
brief glance at his maps and quickly
disappearing objects on the ground
The candidate Is next examined for
depth perception, so that he will
neither level of his plane 80 high in
the air that he will lose forward
speed and crash, nor attempt to level
OF underground. A complicated meas
uring apparatus demonstrates that An
individual who pershtently projects
an adjustable rod more than IS MILL
meters from zero, strangely enough,
experiences great dinlculty In learning
to fly, especially in making good land
tngs consistently.
Of the eye are noted. Heterotropia
(squint) disqualifes the candidate at
once. Latent tendencies Of the eye
to deviate outward, inward or upward
are noted by the Maddox rod screen
test. which possesses the power Of
weakening the action OF the fusion
eeIters to such An extent that the
eve will deviate II 1t has . tendency
to do 50.
At this point Maj Grow pauses to
point out that the flight surgeon has
= unique Job. Most persons visiting
the doctor are more than eager to
wiring each detail from every symptom
Not 50 the flying candidate, superior
product OF evolution that he may turn
out to BE- He wiAt1es to pass the
examination and may attempt to con-
ceal any defects II he suspects they
exist
OF growing importance Is the alti-
tude test, in which the examinee u
asked to compute, write and point
while gradually being deprived Of
oxygen.
TESTS about accommodating" eyes
for close distances follow. since .
pilot in flight may be looking 1t the
horizon miles away one moment and
Evening star., 1937-04-04
up i've OF their own ships-before &C.
counting for 4 single enemy ship.

up i've OF their own ships-before &C.
counting for . single enemy ship.
Mai. Grow himself was in France
at the time with the Army Medical
Corps. After being graduated from
Jefferson Medical College In Philadel-
phia, he practiced medicine until the
war broke out In Europe In 1914.
Hearing that the Russians were short
of physicians and not wanting to miss
the conflict, he went to Russia and
joined the famous Ironside Corps Of
the LIST Siberian Regiment, serving
with 1t for nearly two years. After
the revolution Maj. Grow returned
home and joined the American Army.
remaining in after the armistioe, and
eventually going through the School
Of Aviation Medicine that trains
flight surgeons.
He has omces in the Munitions
Building and Is now serving as chief,
appointed by Maj. Gen. Oscar West
over chief Of Air Corps, and Charles
Reynolds, Surgeon General Of the
Army. With him, as assistant chief,
is Maj. David A. Myers, one Of the
pioneers Of night surgery.
Let US, then, follow q candidate re-
porting at the flying school through
the examinations he must take, with
Maj. Grow and Maj Myers explaining
the purpose Of each.
The candidate arrives at the begin
ming OF the years course with young
men from every corner of the United
States. Accents Of the 4s States
mingle in the vocabulary Of flying,
as they await their appointments at
the medical building
Certainly the candidate today feels
the romance Of flying, Mai. Grow
says, not unlike the aviation ace OF
the cinema who decides at a party in
the Spring of II to fly for his country
and is next seen in a Paris night
club on leave. tThE movie aviator
Is, OF course, doomed either to .
glorious death Or q Fifth avenue pa
rade, according to his angle OF .
triangle. but the flight surgeons have
never let up concentrating On preeerv-
ing the life OF the fenow who doesn' t
get the GRID
In addition. however, the flying
freshman of 81 has probably been
modelling airplanes since his grammar
school days; he has read Of great
pioneering enterprises; he has been
astonishing his father by identifying
airplanes in night since he was II:
he has proba bly, studied aviation and
engineering courses m college. and he
regards flying as the most promising
OF new industries. II he hopes to
be an Air Corps officer he regards
aircraft as the mightiest arm OF the
service.
Evening star., 1937-04-04

Aboue:, One OF the ne1D "fy-
inc tortreSses," the Uorld's
greatest bomberS, Uith ,Uhich
Air Corps bombing SQuadrons
are being equipped. 1t ,Oeighs
is tons and has four 1000
horsepower engines. At lett:
American World War pilots
Uere trained in planes OF this
design, the tar-tamed Curtiss
Jenny" poiDered NTH q 90
horsepower motor.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
ACCEPTS
PACT T0END
STRIKE
Union Action Awaited
On Terms Made at
Farley Here

NEW YORK, March 20 G.N.S0.
The executive committee Of Rem
ington-Rand Company today ap-
proved a tentative agreement, its
terms as yet undisclosed, to settle
the company's labor troubles.
The plan was worked out in con-
ferences in Washington, Thursday,
attended by Secretary Of Labor
Frances Perkins, James H. Rand,
president of the company; William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and others.
Both sides agreed not to make
the terms public until they were
approved by the executive COM
mittee Of the RemingtonRand
board of directors and the lead
ers of unions whose members are
on strike in the company's plants.
The plan was to be submitted
to the unions by Green with
the recommendation that they
be accepted.
The company's directors con-
graduated Rand on the part he
played in the negotiations.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
BARBER ADMITS
K|LL|NGGIRL,9

NEW YORK, March 20 O.N.S),
p m1ddle-aged Brooklyn barber
confessed today, police said, that
he criminally attacked and killed
nine-year-old Elmer Sporer whose
l1feleSs body was found in a grimy
burlap bag on the front porch of a
Brooklyn residence this morning.
Salvatore OSSido, the barber,
who is father of two children,
told them, police stated, he lured
the child into his barber shop,
attacked her and then placed her
body on the porch.
A charge of homicide was placed
against OSsido. Police said the
child had been attacked and
struck over the head with a ham.
mer.
A preliminary observation by an
ambulance inferno was that the
girl had been alive when stuffed
into the sack.
So rapidly did the police work,
OSSido was tracked down, arrested
and the charge placed within an
hour and a half after Einer'S
crushed form was found.
1t was learned the barber had
been arrested several weeks ago on
a criminal assault charge, made by
a girl of the same age as the
Sporer girl.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
MELLON HAPPY
ART ACCEPTED

Action Of Congress in passing
legislation that will make possible
the establishment of a National
Gallery of Art here, brought an
expression of happiness from An
drew Mellon, the donor, yesterday.
The multimillionaire Pittsburgh
said:
II am happy that Congress
has passed the enabling legis.
latiOn that makes possible the
establishment of a National Gal
lery Of Art. l trust within the
next two years the gallery and
the works of art which l have
brought together will be made
available to the public. The &C.
tiOn of Congress will permit the
building to start shortly"
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Architect Is Backed
On Memorial Plan

project, setting at rest rumors
that the foundations alone would
cost that much.
Thorough Study
Addressing the meeting, Mr..
Randolph declared that the
memorial commission had made
a thorough study Of all sites
before selecting that at the Tidal
Basin, and that this site was
unanimously agreed upon.
He also pointed out that the
design Of Mr.. Pope, based on the
Pantheon. is similar to that of the
last work of Thomas jefferson,
the rotunda at the University of
Virginia.
Mr.. Randolph said his commits
sion was glad to consult with both
the Fine Arts Commission and the
Park and Planning Commission
regarding the construction of the
memorial.
The memorial commission of II
members had agreed on the plans
and site unanimously, he pointed
out, and President Roosevelt has
approved the plans.
MacVeagh Protests
The issue of the memorials de-
sign was raised by Eames Mac
Veagh, housing division exhibits
supervisor for the Public Works
Administration, a son of the late
Franklin MacVeagh, Secretary of
the Treasury generation ago, and
himself connoiSSeur of art and
architecture.
Specifically, Mr.. MacVeagh in.
dlcated today, he wants to know
whether Mr.. Pope has anything
else in his repertoire" Admitting
that the New York architect had
done an admirable job in his de.
sign of the Archives Building, Mr..
MacVeagh pointed to the design
for the proposed Mellon Gallery,
the Jefferson Memorial tentatively
scheduled for erection at the edge
and partly inside the present
area-of the Tidal Basin, the
Harding Memorial at Canton,
Ohio, and other memorials or de-
signs for memorials done by the
same architect, as all tending to
follow a single pattern.
All are classic in conception
and executed with columns. In
the proposed Jefferson Memorial
and the Harding Memorial col
umns are arranged in curves. In
the Mellon gallery design the
columns form central portico at
the principal entrance. There are
low domes in the designs for the
Mellon gallery and the Jefferson
Memorial. There is no dome OF
other roof on the Harding Me
mortal.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Auto Crash Victim
Gets $1,000 Verdict

Laura E. Dixon, r. F.. D. No. 2,
Anacostia, D. c., yesterday was
awarded an $4,000 verdict by a
jury in District Court of the
United States for the District of
Columbia, for injuries she received
in an automobile accident January
7, 1885.
She was a passenger in a taxicab
which was in collision with a pri-
vate automobile at South Capitol
and c SITS. Through her attor-
neys, Max Tender, William j..
Howder and Walter E. Holmes,
she sued the cab company and Ida
M. Nally and Robert E. Miles.
both of 211 Delaware Ave. S. E., OF
the second automobile. Verdict
was against all three defendants.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
BEATER
IMPORTATION

Pleading guilty to a charge of
assault, Carl King, %, of the 200
block L st. N. W.. today was given
a two to four-year suspended SEN
tence by Justice James M. Proctor
in, United States District Court
and was placed on probation.
Last Thanksgiving Day he was
beating his wife, Mrs. Ruby King.
She screamed for help. When
police arrived he fired two shots
through the door.
They broke in, disarmed him,
and placed a charge Of assault to
kill against him. Later this was
reduced to assault, since no one
was injured.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
EARHART SAFE
IN AIR CRASH

CONTINUED from Page II
Harold Manning, crawled out
of the plane and tried to make
their way through the crowd
which swarmed onto the field.
They were walking and did not
seem injured.
When the crowd reached the
plane, Miss Earhart and her COM
panions were just crawling out.
The aviatriX shook her trousled
hair and said:
'I'm Okay."
Then she felt her arms and legs
with a wry smile, and added:
Eyes, I'm Okay. Nothing dam
aged on me-"
Noonan and Manning also eX-
amined themselves and reported
nothing seriously wrong with us,
either" However, all three were
badly shaken and were nervous.
The plane apparently smashed
propeller and undercarriage.
Warns Up Motors
Miss Earhart rolled her big sill.
yer plane to the paved runway Of
Luke Field, the Army flying field
adjoining Pearl Harbor, and
warmed the motors up well as a
noisy crowd prepared to bid her
farewell.
Then her flying companions.
Noonan and Manning, stepped into
the cabin and the noted flier gave
the plane "the gun"
The motors roared and the
plane started down the runway as
the gay crowd waved and cheered.
The ship picked up speed and
seemed about to soar into the
clear sunlight toward Rowland
Island, 1900 miles away.
Suddenly, near the end of the
runway, the big plane hesitated
staggered a second, and then went
over with a crash.
The crowd broke onto the field
and started toward the scene OF
the accident. 1t was far down the
paved runway.
Plane Loaded Heavily
Miss Earhart's plane, called an
$1,000 laboratory" was heavily
loaded with gasoline, but there was
no explosion or fire in the crash
She was remarkably quick on
the trigger" and cut off the igni
ton in time to avoid an explosion
as the ship turned over on it's side
Miss Earhart told newspaper
men she hoped to rush necessary
repairs and continue her flight
However, a prolonged delay seemed
likely.
Miss Earhart denied she woulc
call off the round-the-World trip.
The right wing and the righ
front wheel of the plane Wef'
badly damaged. The right moto,
also was damaged. One gas tanl
was punctured and one oil tanl
was broken.
Immediately, Miss Earhart dis
patched a message to her husband
George Palmer Putnam, at Oak
land, Cal. 1t read:
All Okay. Plane went over on
side. Repairable. will continue
flight as soon as possible"
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Picket Threat Shuts
Chris-Craft Factory

DETROIT, March 20 QN.S).
The Chris-Craft plant here was
closed by company officials today
as picket lines began forming in
front of it. About TOO men were
affected. Vice President Harsen
Smith said the plant would reopen
Monday.
State police dispersed pickets
who parked cars across roads, but
there was no trouble. Capt. Don
Leonard said State troopers would
not allow roads to be blockaded,
but added his men would not inter-
fere with peaceful picketing.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Il TOWNS DARK
IN STRIKE

ANDERSON, Ind, March 20
QN.SJ.-Eleven Indiana towns
near Anderson spent the night in
darkness today as a result Of
strike of shopmen and power
house workmen on the Indiana
railroad. The men are asking 20
per cent wage increase.
Bowman Elder, receiver, said he
will not negotiate with strikers
until power is restored.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
New Libyan Highway
Is0pened By i DuCe

TRIPOLI, March 20 GN.S).
Another milestone on Italys path
toward imperial glorification was
passed today after Premier Mus
solini opened the Tunis end Of the
translibyan highway,
II Duce tremendously ran up the
Italian flag on a monument at
the Libyan frontier.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Matthews Explains Plan

Samuel D. Matthews, principal
of Randall Junior High School,
will discuss "The Proposed Legis-
lation to Our Juvenile Court" in
an address before the Forum at
Lincoln Temple Congregational
Church tomorrow at p. m. Miss
Mildren Wilson. vocalist, and Louis
Brown, instrumentalist, will pro-
vide music.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Asks Probe of Movie Firms

A Congressional investigation Of
charges that the motion picture
industry violates the antitrust
laws was proposed in a resolution
introduced in the House yesterday
by Representative Hobbs Cd Of
Alabama.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Continued from Page u

NNUubAHuCu AEUAu d6c ~
members of his staff attended the
meeting.
Mr.. Pope was questioned by
members of the commissions at
length regarding technical prob
lens attendant on construction of
the memorial at the Tidal Basin
site selected.
He pointed out that the same
site was selected back in 1901
when the question of a Jeffer-
son memorial first came up, and
declared that borings made by
engineers show a hard rock base
is found 80 feet down, which
will ensure a solid foundation.
He also declared that the con-
struction will not exceed the
$3,000,0O0 appropriated for the
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
WE5Al! 4 ZINES

Published daily except Sunday
by the American Newspapers, Inc,
at 1917 H st. N. W., Washington,
D. C.
Publisher John T. Lambert
Associate Publisher
C. Dorsey Warfield
Managing Editor, j. J. Fitzpatrick
Entered as second class matter,
Saturday, March 20. 1887, at the
Post Office at Washington, D. C.
The Washington Times will be
sent to any subscriber in the
United States postpaid at follow
ing rates:
] month 5 so 6 months $2.50
3 months $l.25 year $500
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Nervous Bandit
Wounds Victim

NEW YORK, March 20 G.N.S0.
Shot by a nervous bandit during
a holdup Of a political club in
Brooklyn, Philip Mauro, 26, was
in a hospital today with a bullet
wound in his leg. The bandit
escaped empty-handed.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
Trainman Is Killed
By Crash in Idaho

BOISE. Idaho, March 20
UN.S0. Lennis Glover, train
man. was killed and four stockmen
were reported injured today when
Q Union Pacific freight train
crashed into the rear of a stock
train at Minidoka, Idaho.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
in
Congress

Senate
Not in session.
judiciary Committee continues
court enlargement hearing.
House
Not in session.
judiciary Committee considers
bill TO prevent employees influ.
encing vote Of employers.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

Departures from Normal
Accumulated excess Of tempera-
ture since January l, 1937-34S.
Deficiency Of temperature since
March /, 1937-11.
Accumulated excess of precipita-
ton since January l, 1937-3.52.
Deficiency of precipitation since
March l, 1937-0.82.
Temperature same date last
year-Highest, Sc; lowest, SO.
TEMPERATURES
The Washington times., 1937-03-20

ABOVE ARE five examples of the architecture of John
Russell Pope of New York. whose plans for the Jefferson
Memorial have raised ruction among his fellow craftsmen
At top lefty the Mellon Art Gallery to rise in the Capital
op right) the Jefferson Memorial middle lefty Mr. Popes
City Hall at Pattsburg N " (middle, rightly the Union
station Richmond Va Bottom lefty the Henry Hunt
ington Mauseleum at San Morino Cal Critics of Mr. Pope
say he to domes.
The Washington times., 1937-03-20
The Weather

District Of Columbia-Showers
tonight, probably clearing Sunday
morning; slightly warmer with
lowest temperature about so de-
grees tonight; colder Sunday and
Sunday night; moderate south
east and south winds, shifting to
west or northwest Sunday morn
ing.
Maryland-Showers this after
noon and tonight, probably clear
ing Sunday morning in east and
central portions and light rain,
changing to snow flurTies in ex-
treme west portion Sunday;
warmer tonight; colder Sunday
and Sunday night.
Virginia - Showers this after
noon and tonight, probably clear
ing Sunday morning; except light
rain, changing TO snow flurries in
extreme northwest portion Sun
day; warmer in east and colder in
extreme west portion tonight;
colder Sunday and Sunday night.
Tide Table
High tide today at 2:11 a. NJ.
and 2:38 p. m.
Low tide today at 1855 a. m. and
9:56 p. m.
High tide tomorrow at 3:1S and
2.43 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow at 1903 a. m.
and 1898 p. m.
Sun and Moon
The sun rose today at 6:13 a. m.
and sets at 6:19 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at GIL
a. m. and sets at $40 p. m.
The moon rose today at 1888
a. m. and sets at 1853 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at
12:45 D. m. and sets at 2:40 q. m.
IN,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-09
GETTING TOGETHER ON ALASKA
INFORMATION

While agreements being reached in the sit
down strikes Charles w Hawkesworth, well known
Alaskan suggests plan of agreements for Alaskans
which is well worth while considering. The Indian
Bureau official suggests get together on our facts
and our falsehoods can sell Alaska inteligenty
to the travelling public
If we must tell whoppers, let's make them coincide
saws Mr. Hawkesworth the tourist won't be baffled
with 16 different of the story and when
he gets back home coin 18th version for consumption
among his friends in the States
1t strikes us as laudable suggestion Every one
of us should make ourselves salesman of Alaska To
sell our product we should be well informed on the
Territory at least reasonably posted on the questions
which we know tourists are sure to ask. The CAB
driver who takes the tourist around to the sights
The hotel clerk where the tourist eats yes, and the
waterfront reporter chronicles their comngs and
ooings should be armed with essential information
about Alaska They need not be equipped as an Alas
kan historian but working knowledge by the people
who come in direct contact with the tourist may well
90 further toward selling the traveller on Alaska than
the elaborate data the historian may take longer to
give
The Territorial Chamber of Commerce has just
gotten out pocket folder giving world of nforma-
ton about Alaska which is now available. casual
study of this little booklet will equip any one to
answer the average questions That's one way to get
together on our information.
OF course we agree that it is the civic duty OF
every Alaskan to add few bear-story trimmings
but let's make EN- sound genuine.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-09
TRIBUTE TO THE ALASKA
PRESBYTERY

One of the most interesting and educational ac-
counts Alaska history which it has been The
Empires privilege to publish In long time was that
presented by the Rev David Waggoner night before
last at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Alaska
Presbytery and appearing last night in The Empire.
Most of the later generations of Alaska are well
familiar with the story of how Joe Juneau and Dick
Harris found gold in this vicinity which resulted in
Alaska becoming famed the world over as a gold
producer But few conversant with the fact that
within the "a hours in which Juneau and Harris
landed here to seek Gold Greek wealth two
young men, one a seeker of souls the Rev. S Hail
Young and the other a scientist, John Muir, camped
in the same vicinity of what is today known as
Juneau
Dr. Young was here in that early day for the
purpose of establishing missions among the natives
and from his researches and efforts in spreading the
gospel resulted the founding of the First Presbyterian
Church so years ago. In fact the Rev Mr.. Wsg-
goners account reveals that it the husband of
woman member of the First Presbyterian mission,
AUX joe who led Juneau and Harris up into Silver
Bow Basin where he had found nuggets.
Whatever might be ones personal views of mis-
sionary work among the native population credit
must be given to those pioneer courageous disciples
of Christ and those who have followed after them
for having carried forward their work in the face
of terrific obstacles Undaunteo and without thought
of material gain which it must be admitted lured the
vanguard to the north these brought their mes
sage into what was then the wilderness. And the
work they did and the work their followers are carry
ing on has and is playing most important part in
the development, religious and cultural advancement
of Alaska
All Southeast Alaska joins in tribute to the Alaska