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altitude turbo-supercharger. One
engine on each side was fed by an
electrically driven booster fuel
pump and the other on each side
by hydraulically operated pump
The results led to the adoption of
the electric pumps for all the for
treSses.
Another brilliant international
fight was written into last years
records when Maj. Gen. Delos C.
Emmons, commanding the G. H. @
Air Force, led a flight of seven
Flying Fortresses to Rio de Janeiro in
connection with the celebration last
November of the 5Oth anniversary
of the founding of the Brazilian
republic The flight was made south
by way of the West Coast and back
by the East Coast. Ten Brazilian
army officers were brought back to
the United States as passengers.
Still another in-American
goodwill flight was made last July
through Central America by single
Flying Fortress flown by Maj. Um-
stead urder command of Brig. Gen.
George H. Brett, assistant chief of
the Air Corps He made the return
flight from Panama to Washing
ton--a distance of 1900 miles-in
II hours with one stop at Miami,
leaving Panama at 4 am. and ar
irving over Washington at 3 pm.
Faster and of even better per-
formance than their famous for
bears, what may be expected Of the
Bite and B-17D models which
will go into service during the win
ter and spring? And of the even
better BITE, which will begin to
appear in quantities early next
summer?
The Flying Fortress has remained
virtually unchanged as regards size
and general appearance during the
process Of development from one
model to another, although scores
Of changes actually have been made.
They have a gross weight of about
$4,000 pounds and are all-metal low
wing monoplanes with span Of los
feet and a length Of 10 feet. The
crew includes the commanding off,
Ger, pilot, co-pilot, navigator, engi-
neer, bomber, radio operator and
gunners, all of whom can change
stations freely. For long flights,
additional personnel may be car
ried to provide for reliefs. They
have been characterized officially
~ "the fastest and longest range
bombers ever built"
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New Gains Achieved Each
Year With Public Support
Popular Programs and Music
For Children Contributing
To Results Achieved Here
Capitol Photo Service.

Then. with banks faltering, with
the depression rocking the city as
we'll as the Nation. Dr. Kinder and
the men and women who had
dreamed orchestra for years went to
work. Their Organizing Committee
included Walter Bruce Howe, George
Hewitt Myers, Corcoran Thorn,
Myron Whitney and Speaker of the
House Nicholas Longworth. Mr..
Longworth was active in the Or
ganizing work up until the time of
his death.
Appeal for Guarantors.
First major step taken by the
committee was the dispatch of let
tiers to several hundred Washing
tonians. an appeal to guarantors.
The statement said, in part:
1--WE present plan for a concert
season of the National Symphony
Orchestra of Washington for your
consideration of its merits and pos
sibilities for the season of 1872
as a practical scheme to be followed
for the two subsequent seasons and
we recommend it as worthy of your
interest and financial support.
Uniform experience elsewhere
proves that a symphony orchestra
cannot exist solely on its box-offce
receipts but must be supported by
additional revenues. Until the or
chestra is assured of a revenue by
endowment or by municipal support,
the difference between expenses and
receipts must therefore be supplied
by the subscriptions of public-spirit-
ed individuals. Sound principles re-
quire that the necessary total of the
guaranty fund is assured before any
obligations are assumed
1t was the birth of the system that
has seen the orchestra through nine
seasons into the tenth one. Instead
of ending the season with deficit,
these organizers balanced expenses
against receipts and ruled that a
sustaining fund must be raised be-
fore the season started.
The original plan, as outlined by
the Organizing Committee, was for
a 75musician orchestra conducted
by DR.. Kinder and a season of "a
concerts-eight symphony, eight
popular and eight children's con-
certs-over a 16-week period.
THE grouping of three classes of
concerts in one season." explained
the statement to prospective guar
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antors, makes possible the chill
dren's concerts, which are Of the
greatest importance to the COM
munity and which would otherwise
be impossible on account Of ex-
pense."
Campaign Basis.
The appeal to guarantors, besides
detailing the plans for the orchestra
and its business organization. also
presented an eight-point basis for
the committees conclusion that
Washington should have an or
chestra.
1t pointed out that every city of
comparable size has its own SYM
phony orchestra; that other cities
have considered children's concerts
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which took thousands of lives. The
4,933-mile flight was made in %
hours and So minutes under hazard
GUS conditions It would be difficult
to overestimate the good effect Of
this flight on international accord
in the Americas.
On July % of last year a stock
Bit, taken from the line at Langley
Field, established three national
records for maximum altitude with
various loads. These records, how
ever. were just appetizers for the
feast of August 3, 1889, the 30th an
niversary of the purchase of the
first Army airplane. To celebrate
this significant occasion, the Air
Corps established international
and Is national aircraft perform
ance records, all but one of them
with Boeing bombers. Most of these
records were for speed, altitude or
distance with various loads; all of
vital Importance drom the mill
tary standpoint.
Capt. c. S. Irvine climbed a Bit
to 80, 400 feet with a load of 5000
Kilograms, or 11,023 pounds, to
better a German record by 1850
feet; Maj. Haynes climbed to 5000
with a load of 3l,205 pounds: and
other records of similar types were
made. The Army had just taken
delivery of its first B-17B, of which
80 had been ordered to equip three
full squadrons, one in each wing of
the G. H. @. Air Force. Flying this
new ship, Maj. Stanley M. Umstead
smashed all records for speed across
the United States for airplanes
other than single-seater racers. He
made the trip nonstop in hours IA
minutes 80 seconds, chopping nearly
2 hours from the previous best time.
The excellence Of the big Army
bombers was demonstrated con-
cretely to Germany, Italy and
Russia in their own international
record books, all three losing marks
to the United States.
Flight During Eclipse.
A double purpose was served by
the flight Of one Of the Flying For
tresses to an altitude Of approxi-
mately $4,000 feet during an eclipse
Of the sun last year. Excellent
scientific data and photographs
we're obtained. More important, how
ever, from the standpoint of national
defense was the testing during the
same flight Of two types Of fuel
pumps In connection With the high
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the longest formation flight ever
made by the Air Corps. After a
four-hour stop, they flew the final
$500 miles across the Andes and
the continent to Buenos Aires in
IL hours and IL minutes, following
the established air route down the
West Coast to Santiago, Chile. Dra-
matte intensity was increased when
Maj. Vincent Meloy. left behind at
Lima for work on an engine, took
off alone and blazed an uncharted
short cut" directly across the high
Andes into Buenos Aires, almost
catching up with the flight and in
ample time to participate in the
air review for the new President.
On the return flight, over the
same route, Col. Olds led the six
big planes nonstop from the
Panama Canal to Langley Field in
10 hours and 26 minutes. at an
average speed of 204 miles per hour
to comphte a 12,000-mile round
trip in 10 days.
Won Mackay Trophy.
The achievement won the coveted
Mackay Trophy for 1888 for the
I'd Bombardment Group and high
honors for officers and men Of the
flight.
Even more important, however, 1t
opened the eyes of military men
throughout the hemisphere and the
world, and must be regarded as a
prelude to the existing hemisphere
defense agreements among the
American nations.
The Flying Fortresses proved to
be magnificent ''workhorses" and
they were kept busy on all kinds Of
service missions and the training Of
crews.
The next appearance on the in
ternational stage, however, was not
long delayed. On August S, 1888,
Maj. Moley made q solo good will
fight to Bogota, Colombia.
The following year, 1889, was to
witness an even more brilliant series
Of achievements for the Flying
Fortresses.
At first. however, the Bits had
to bow momentarily to their big
sister, the BIS, the ''Super-Flying
Fortress" Of which only one was
built. Piloted by Maj. Caleb v.
Haynes, who won the Distinguished
Flying Cross for his achievement,
the BIS carried load Of medical
supplies from Langley Field to
Santiago, Chile, In February. 1889,
following . disastrous earthquake
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BY Joseph S. Edgerf0n.

It is unlikely that any airplane
has occupied the international lime
light longer than the famous United
States Boeing Flying Fortress
bombardment airplanes. For weeks
they have loomed large in the
thoughts of national leaders on both
sides of the Atlantic, as a result of
British negotiations seeking to add
these mighty, long-range bombers
to the British Royal Air Force.
For the Flying Fortresses, service
with the British would rank merely
as another chapter in a career
which, for sheer color and impor-
tance, probably never has been
equalled by any other single type
of aircraft in the history of flying.
The nonstop range of the Flying
Fortress is so great that its range
performance cannot even be checked
within the confines of the conti-
mental United States in straight
away flight The result is that,
almost from the first, the Flying
FortreSses have acted an interna-
tional role.
Three great South American
f1ights-among the greatest peace
time achievements of any modern
military aircraft - have made the
entire American Hemisphere con-
scious of these great airplanes. 1t
is safe to say that they have played
a major role in the caonenting of
relationships among the American
nations in their stand against for
eign aggression. The flights of the
fortresses have convinced wavering
South American nations that the
United States possesses military
equipment capable of reaching any
part of the hemisphere in short
order, and not only that, but that
the same equipment Is perhaps the
most powerful air weapon the world
has seen. This is further attested
by a string of international and
national records which have been
established by Flying Fortress bomb
ers.
Improvements Made.
The Flying Fortress bomber Is not
a new airplane-the first OF these
giant warplanes made its appear
ance more than five years ago and
steady improvements in design and
performance since that time have
resulted In no less than six different
models OF substantially the same
size and appearance. Each model,
however, has represented q consid-
! cradle step beyond its predecessors
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and that such an orchestra would
give employment to IS Washington
musicians.
To that appeal, 81 men and
women responded and the National
Symphony Orchestra was on its
way. The first concert in the mid
week series was played on November
2, 1881. The first Sunday concert,
with Lucrezia Bori as soloist, was
presented November Is, 1881.
The National Symphony Orches-
ira pioneered in low-priced Sunday
concerts. Presented at a loss, they
nevertheless brought music to those
who couldn't afford to attend con-
erts by visiting orchestras. Both the
Sunday concerts and the children's
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important; that as outside orches-
tras travel less and less, Washington
would find itself without symphonic
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music; that Washington's orchestra
could eventually supply a large part
of the South with symphony music
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24
He's Wallowing In Wealth, But
Yearning For St. Antoine Street

him. bringing into sharp focus the
now suit and shoes The little pander
dancer was wearing. lie bore un-
mi~iakablc evidence that he was
eating further up on the hog itsn
hc had been during the last months
OF his residence in Detroit.
Mr. Carnso's face was fu,l anl
his stomach was prolrudine physi-
cal evidence that he had not hc'u
playing leap frog with his meals.
As further proof. he was using Il
toothpick to remove some remnants
OF recently dcvoured steak from
his teeth.
eyes" said Mr.. caruso, as lie
waved aside several friends who
had rushed over 10 greet him. I'm
wallowing in field OF clover"
He hesitated moment before
rushing on 10 explain about his
success since arriving in Chicago
last month to attend the National
Democratic convention. Not Of the
shrinking violet type. LII Arthur
wasted no time in attaching nm-
self 10 ono OF the good patrons Of
the Democratic Party. and har
since been preaching his gospel to
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24
Makes Pledge
To The Voters
Dudley Has
Eight Points

As candidate Tor Senator ID foe
2rd Senatorial District conpri-a
Wards B. 3 and Z. and an q.
City os hamifame H. piedge ~,
voters ~ MS q Srict taat wtl
vigorously oufsnl COR To follow
ing con-trAcAt, legisauons
u. To h4hl Tor the repeal OF t-
'hoi.ntg Wdsmtui law wNea
allows nle finance con.psni,
20 re99~ ~', CAMS and garn saes
Wasc- q werhing men
- To hph' for ~ enartmo; %,
legislation wla,A Will m1or
null and void any pyoperis st-
sirici.uu which would deny Csc
sale and ar occupancy OF re.l
propefty wherever incae. 70
any person because Of ratp
creed or caiur
20. To conjeui for the establish
meni o. il National Gaag lat
Tor Ntgvq'- ar Tho infeciaNea
of Ncsenc> itfo ihe present Na
tionai Dear se'-ap
~ 10 oppose any appropriate
10 departmental heads who i'--
eliminate against PERSONS w.
Cause OF rice creed or color
To strengthen tho present Ciy.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24

those who will hear on the teemng
South side.
And not only IS Caruso's pockets
hulging with good coin OF tfo
realms. bu, he has at his cnni-
mand an automobile and chauffeur.
Yes, Arthur is living the life OF
Riley.
But. while he's staggering under
this new found wealth and pleasure.
there WAS tnge OF NOSTALGIA ~
his voice Arthur was yearning !or
st. Antoine street.
South Parkway. in front Of iAc
Grand hotel. reminded one ~ ~
Antoine. what with ones glimmers
settling on Andy Gray, Dickie Shii-
let. Mrs. Maggie Gillian, Sam TIT,
Charlie Fritz. Eugene Orr. GlcH
Mizer. Dan Ellis, Benny (Ractct
Kid Brown, Joe Humphrey.
Ted Thompson. Clarence Irving
Mrs. Annie Laurie Thompson. Mrs
Robbins. Tom Thomas, Wiiliar
Cook. walter Fornay, snyder Iorc'
Sylvester Tolln, Charlie billiard
George Dickerson. Jack Noble. MIS-
Grayce Sadler. Emma White. I'd
Miller. Reuben RAY. Richard kin-,
Jack Paine. Jim Butler.
Harold IIardiman. Harold Wood
ward, steve Pierce. Benny OrmslN
Tad Postum Albert (GeeShicl
Pakeman, Hubert baltimore, and
Bill Green.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24

Sept 10 was given added nOih me-
tum ~ the meeting when Mrs Ncll
Ransom, general chairman OF iae
Allen committee. presented NJ
Allen the complete suppoii 90 Ten
Negro womens clubs. Nj Allu in
accepting this fine endorsem NJ
said
Il am moved deeply for ihf kHd
ness shown me tonight by lod M
fellow citizens. have for the past
fifteen years employed nifty or more
young negro hoys IN my bowl'rs
alley on Graiot avenue. and havc
always been Interested in iu~ vel
fare. and nuw that / am hins
your support IN my first Venture
in politics. want you to know We
colored race, II | am elected
Sheriff, VIII receive every cousia-
GRAFTON.
Il have come 10 know great
many fine outstanding ci'lzcos "
your race and want 10 SAY 90 you
now the progress YOU have mad
within the pas, DECADE Will c0nm-
uc for the common good OF an Of
you.
Il appreciate deeply the sNicn-
did reception accorded me here TO-
night"
A bit OF human touch was inject
ed into the meeting bv Don Wolfe
Press Radio Council for Mr. Alicn
who laNt year. ~ the request 81
Mrs. Ransom and her Red Cross
Seal Tuberculosis committee, act
ed as master OF ceremonies AZ the
Coy Corner cafe. whore tho Christ
mas Seal drive was held With Nj
Wolfe We're radio stars from tho
Detroit stations. Who viii again
next December aid IN this WORTHY
cause OF selling Red Gross Seals
for the Negro Tuberculosis com
mittee for the prevention OF tnher-
culosis among The colorcd rars
Mr.. Luther Keith. we'll known
young Negro attorney, * head 81
the Mems Committee for Mr. AL
len. other well-known members %
The committee IN the drive 10 mae
Mr.. Allen the next sheriff Of Waynv
County are: Mrs. Louise Johnson,
Mrs POndora logan. Mrs. Ida
Woodall. Mrs Laura HOLIDAY. Lee
roy A. Hlnkins. Otis Woody. Lacey
Pierson. oscar Cox and c. W. Cow
Ington.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24
League Will
Observe Thirty
Years Of Work
Three-Day Meet
Will Terminate
Labor Day

More than one hundred delegates
will gather NJ Green Pastures from
August 81 10 September 2, TO at
tend the thirtieth annual confer
ence OF the National Urban league.
The conference theme will be;
After Thirty Years. WHAT
The conference will be cimaxed
September with a general dis
cussion centeripg around low-cost
housing projects. particularly as
they influence the Urban league
housing situation. 10 be followed by
Observance OF the thirtieth ami
versary.
This will mark the fourth con-
secutive Urban league conference
10 be held at Green Pastures The
visiting delegates will be guests
OF the Detroit Urban league, host
TO the conference.
The opening session OF the COR
ference will be held Saturday aft
ernoon with H. IIollingsworth
Woods. national president OF the
Urban league and president OF the
board ~ trustees OF Fisk universe
~. as the principal speaker
Az the evening session Eugene
Kincklc Jones. executive secretary
will talk on Three Decades In the
Field ~ Social Work" Friedrich -.
Patterson. president OF Tuskegee
Institute ard member OF the execu-
tive bOord Will talk on Looking
Toward the Future"
The sessions Sunday will open
with 4 symposium cent,ring around
"1'he World War. America. ard the
Negro This viii he followed by
n panel discussion Of Youth in a
World Of Conflict"
Among some OF the prominent
leaders who will attend the confer
ence~ are Dr. Robert G. Weav-
or. administration assistant to
Floyd ". Reeves. OF tie Advisory
commission to the Council Of Ma
iional Defense; WILTON J., Evans,
buffalo: Edwin Louis. Baltimore
Clarence a Laws and W /. Wick
or. New Orleans; Harold Lett. Of
Newark; Caroline Donhiin. Ethel
Wynec. and l.ucller Hudnell,
Brooklyn: Louise Griffin and VIII
liam Jackson. Buffalo; Nellic GUAM
dor Sew York: Robert + Black.
Akron: John Caswell Smith. Ros-
tor. Jesse O Thomas Atlanta;
Clarence Mitchell Mlnneapods,
John T. Clark. ST Lonis.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24
.ACP Reveals
18th Lynehiing
/ The Year
OF Funds
Hampers Probe Of
Three Others

rw yoRK-The vulture-picked
/. ~ 2;.yoar-old Jesse Thornton,
III on, Of the Pataylagga river
I In, rne. the county seat OF
bsbaw ounty. Alabama, not far
Z TINS Aegeo Institute. was the
4 o. given by the NAACP to
|, Majority Leader ALBION
h lsv's continued refusal to
I, - M Federal Anti-lynching
''hoeanse the consideration OF
he, measures ARE more I'M
,ante at this time. The body
ferd June -.
bo death Of Thornton, who was
rhed h, a police-led mob be
he lad forgotten TO refer
white police officer as MT
4 al the fifth authenticated
irr this year investigated by
Assoriafion. lrvestigation OF
u unconiirmcd lynchings; one
mls.isslppi. and two in Lon'sl
has eecn hampered because
Z * NJ funds The lynching oil
!, MA, one OF the most brutal
n sccnou. is told in the FOL
s,g story written by an MAJ
n zee, gator and made pubic
,bo Association to-day
q r,ue II Jesse Thornton, a
|, uork.r. about % years old,
|, dauruNn 10 a Negro barber
4 Regarded as a reliable work
'vbo would fight anybody II
,osed upon. he had beer living
ill., community for the past ,
1 wss hts wife. He was the
bsg.r ofa chicken farm, lie ana
'w.te attended the Negro COM
pffv curoh
! M Lumbcr OF his friends
ri IA ar Of the barber shop,
cNcs officer came along. Thorn
saa ~ hts friends. with whom
Oas ialkinp There comes DOR
Modes hoys The police officer,
rheafiar thc remark. turEed ana
eWhat did YOU say
'horu,eu. nut thinking that he
hecn overheard. hesitated In
-epv and tried 10 recart ana
al ..forrad Ia MT
3D., The officer using an cpl
accused him OF having lei'
H. NJ whefeupon Thornton
Ipnod IN q fortnight Mariner
bid say noris Rhodes Qn'cS
a flash Rhodes knocked him
vn with his blackjack. arrested
and marched him off TO inc
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24

CHICAGO-The rain was mani-
ling the big city, cloaking much Of
its ugliness. and warning those who
had gathered in the tavern to eat
and drink, that II would not he
wise to venture forth ms the down
pour had set In for the evening.
Arthur Caruso. who paused II De
troit for upwards OF ten years,
harged through the door. and tie
lights from within fell full urpn
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-24
Harold Allen Is Endorsed By Large
Groups OF Citizens And Organizations

Last Friday night the d-Aen-for-Sherif- Negro
Committee met in the home of Mrs Leroy A. nkins GO
East Hancock to present Harold Allen the support Of
than 5000 Negro citizens The endorsement of Harold AL
lens candidacy for ShcrG the Democratic ticket
Evening star., 1940-10-02

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