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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11
Mayor Cain to Help Open
St. Patrick's Fair Today

naa. 7. J Rrown. l. J Gsdtscl.
Patrick fItfietcu. n n. csal<nsa.
william A. Ncncnsld snd William
Van Well
County stors committee Me-
DANES James pevltn. ". ". Crcs-
ny. n J. Never L 7. ffrNth.
Dominic Ford. Peter Altman ard
y. { Gregory.
Ice cream ard candy committee
NIs.e. wlslfred Hsnriet. Loiiis
nsnisy. zelds Geiienheck. Agnes
Rreen. lillian Martin and Laura
Hitkert and Nesdsmss August Ven
Rceekiin ard william }. Ems
- Pstrieks schs-el eooth. Mes.
DANES W X Cces.elln. =. J. Nc
Donald. c. '. Ruegef. c ,. knscht
C. A. Hsndiey. r J. Csuthisr. d..
c. Austin and c. y oL~sry
Flr tree eeoth; hesdsmss l. 1.
Risseli. william Ragisy. W. r.
Carignsn, n ~ Roskovich. T
Ruraoxich. A. Rarovich. Albert
zimssn and J. n Rreskovieh.
Pine tr.e eroth; Nesdames "
J. sehwinn. Earle Pierce. W j.
Murphy. Dominic CONSTANT Frank
Berry. Antoine Bush. NJ V. Hickey.
and ]. NJ Weaver
snrs,e, tree noofh. Aessisnes g
w. christn.eht. r. J. Enfikht. /.
W. Kelly. A. J. cro,esu. X. n.
Riley. lance Harrison. ~ n
Schroeder and Joseph Harrison
Cedar tres booth; Mesdsmss '
]. Mclaughlin. n ]. RsTsn. Mabel
Borlsnd. J. h. MeNsrthnsy, N A
Petrloh, ". A. Greiwe. =. J. Char
honeau Ceofretts Won noecklin.
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Ri Rev. Msgr villa j
Noonan Is the pastor Of 81 Pat
riek's parish. assisted by Revs. A
l. Leahy and Desmond Dillon.
Officers Of the various depart
ments Of the fair are ss follows.
Fish pond committee: Mesdsmes
NJ. W. Msrush, George Neudorfer
A. J. Guadette. IL J. Schneider,
+. s. Brown. T. !. Cowan. Harold
Butler and Jack Fairhurst.
Dining room committee; Mes
danes ]. NJ. Nolan. J. p, Acker-
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JOSEPH W. MARONICH

Joseph w. Msroyich, So, Of 1927
No. visscher st. died Sunday at
his home. He Was a member Of
Joseph Warren lodge No. ass, y.
A. A. NJ. Carbon River lodge. ].
o. o. r.. the Croatisn Frsternsl
union and of the Methodist church.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. May.
three daughters. Mrs Lucy Gro
teau and Miss Mary Of Tscoms
and Mrs Jennie AeClsh OF Van
couver. r. c; granddaughter.
Karen Crotssu Of Tacoma. and q
brother and three sisters in Dali
malta. Funeral services will be
held Tuesday at $50 p. m. from
the Buckley-King chapel. with the
I. o. O. y and the Masonic lodges
officiating. Entombmsnt will be
in Tacoma mausolsum.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11

Members ~ the Tacoma tpofss~
mems club will hold their monthly
meeting ~ club headquarters. sos
commsrcs Ct. ~ 4 .. m, wsdn<s.
day. the meeting having been held
over from Nov. 8 A date vili bs
flxsd for the annual wild game
banquet and results nf tho con.
troysrs.ai mo pheasant hen lac
siii he given by upland bird hunt.
era
ststs sen. Barney Jackson ~iis
report on flshsrsss COMMITTEES
meeting held In wsshinEton. ID, &.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11
Strike Halls
Military Work
5000 AL Men in
General Wolkout
BULLETIN

WASHINGTON - The navy
Monday ordered Rear Admiral
c. A. Blakeles. commandment 81
the 18th naval district. 10 take
necessary steps" 70 continue
work on naval defense projects
In San Diego county, Calf.
which were tied up ~ a strike
Of the ALL building trades
council.
SAN DIEGO : Construction
work on 10 military projects to-
falling $4,000. 900 was halted
Monday when 1000 AFL workers
walked out in a general building
trades strike. demanding wage in
ereases Of 81 = day per man.
The ALL Building Trades
council said the strike Of CON
structiou workers was 100
per cent effective" on all ten
proiects-
Fourteen hundred workers
walked out on three projects last
"Wednesday and 1900 were called
off seven additional projects at 8
q m. Monday morning In face OF
. navy ultimstum demanding that
work on the projects be resumed
Immediately.
Navy Nav Continue
Navy officials have threatened
n continue construction with
out union labor II necessary" on
the s35 900, 900 projects.
No violence was reported by
authorities a. the men failed
"a report To work.
Pickes were posted by the
council at the naval training sta
ton. at Camp Elliott, and the
other projects, but police said they
were few in numbers and that no
workers had attempted to start
work Monday morning.
One lone picket marched outside
the main entrance 10 the marine
base where workers were called
out. Six pickets were on duty at
the construction entrance IN the
naval training station and one
was at Camp Elliott.
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scspe BY as
tinguished art
ists mnstituts
the background
Of the hooths
The fair vii
c q n IN a .
through Friday
evening Din
nsr viii be
serve each
evening at Q
q clock
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11
Former Pairolman Dies

ELLEN SBURG-A Smith,
81, Of Yakima, a member OF the
Washington state patrol when IT
was first organized, died Sunday
after major operation. He re-
signed from the patrol several
years ago.
You help yourself when you buy
L. 8. Defense Bonds.
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MRS. FLoaKScE' CAMERON

Mrs. Florence Cameron. 81. .
former resident Of Portland. ORE,
died Sunday in local hospital.
she had lived In Tacoma only .
snort time Mrs Cameron. .
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sHrpwoav DAMAGE

shlpSorms. small blvalys wood
boring moiluass, caused $40 600.
600 dzmsKs in San frsncssco Bay
between 1914 and 1870.
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HIsAO HASEGAWA

Hisao Hasegawa, 90. Of RI !
Box 1T, Puyallup. died Sunday At
his home. He was born in Japan
and had lived in United states II
years. He leaves his wife, Tatsus
one son, Mssuo; three daughters,
Hisays, sueko and Toyoho: one
brother, Masums. and a sister, A.
Hasegawa. all of Puyallup. He
was A member OF the Methodist
church. Bucklsy-King will an.
nounce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11
Soldiers Will Get
Two Weeks Holiday

FORT LEWfs-A two week
Christmas furioush starting Dee.
20 was announced by tho army
today for 5000 Fort Lewis soi-
disrs.
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BILL WOULD CURB
STRIKES BY UNIONS

WASHINGTON - Sen. Styles
Bridges. r., n. H. Monday intro
duced a bill forbidding strikes
unless they are voted by majority
of a union in secret balloting
under government supervision.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11
Narrows Engineers
Discuss Bridge Plan

The Washington State Toll
Bridge suthority's board Of con-
sulting engineers met Monday at
the suthoritys Titlow Beach office
to discuss plans for the recon
struction of the Tacoma Narrows
bridge.
The board members at the meet
ing included Charles r. Andrews,
chief consulting engineer; Glen B
Woodruff of Berkeley, Calf: John
Parcel of St. Louis, Mo, and DR.
Theodore Won Karman Of Pasa.
dena, Calf, who took the place OF
l.. J. sverdrup of st. Louis. Mo.
Your postmaster can tell you
how 10 invest in Y. s. Defense
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MRS. JULIA XARS

Funeral arrangements are being
made by the c. c. Mellingsr Co.
for Mrs. Julia Sears. "a, who died
Saturday At her home. sos 30.
4sth ST. Mrs. Sears had lived 10
wears in Tacoma. She was born
in Carbonate. Pa, and was q
member Of the Baptist church.
She is survived by three daughters.
Mrs. Frank Bunnell and Mrs John
McNamsra Of Tacoma, and Mrs.
George Cole. Aberdeen; brother,
william Krantz. Carbonate; two
sisters. Mrs. Mary Pethick. Car
bondale. and Mrs. Ida Johns. Phils-
delphis: five grandchildren. SIX
great-grandohildren and one great
great grandchild.
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WILLIAM !. sAxToN

William J. saxton, q, fotmsr
custodian of the Lake City school.
died Monday at his home. RI. l.
Box Sal, Tacoma. He was mem
Der OF Evergreen lodge No. 81,
r. 4 a. NJ, and was former
member Of the Aim Temple Shrine
band. He had lived in Tacoma 90
years. Surviving are a daughter
Mrs. Kathleen Smith of North
American lake; two sons, William
n. of Tacoma and Frederick Of
American lake. and five grand
children. Piper will announce the
funeral.
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LANES Y. BACON

James II. Bacon OF 23t6 80. G
st. died Sunday In a local hospital.
He leaves his wife. Mrs. Tsnna
two sons, James and Jack, all of
Tacoma, and brother, Joseph,
Of Tennessee. Buckley-king VIII
announce the funeral.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11

III 17E-FI H1Ff ! Y IFNITI7FE HlFFI y II
Substitutes ncCsrssf -4oeors. Or
fauos PRANK Psrfons. Chafiss sImp-
son. Richard Wssnsr Bill Hafkh. No.
busszu oysnssi. Richard Pollen aud
Paul johnson
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11
BRITISH WAR EFFORr
DEVOTED To AIR. SEA

Ths British military effort for
the present II devoted Ia the sir
warfare on Germany. the cam
9sign against German shipping.
and the afr and sea warfare In the
Mediterranean. OF these. the last
more than any points to the possi-
biiity Of an early renewal Of large
scale land fighting.
The Raj and the navy have
been blasting IL axis supply lines
To North Africa, apparently with
success. ~ ssemplified BY the
latest exploit IN sinking An Italian
convoy.
That not merely tends To prevent
the asis from making an eastern
offensive In Iibya towards suss,
but possibly y designed To pave
the way for = British offensive
to drive thu axis out OF Africa.
The benefit 10 Russia would BE-
Indirect II y true. however. that
the persistent British raids on
southern Italy give hussolini .
defense pretsst 10 Keep the BULK
OF MS land and air forces al nome
ana away from the eastern front
BRITISH CAMPAIGN ~
DuwrfTfy AsDsNo RUSSIA
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OBITUARY NOTICES

native Of Illinois. leaves . dsugh-
ter. Mrs. Mary Wakefield OF Ia
coma: two sons. Wesley Holmberk
of Tacoma and walter n. Holm
BERG of Seattle: her mother, Mrs.
Daniel Beaton OF Tacoma: one
sister. Mrs. Lillian Ortiz II Ia
coma: two brothers. Herman and
Walter Holmbcrg Of Tacoma, and
two grandchildren. Piper viii
announce the funeral.
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nsv Ssvwse I~hkea. ~ ra<c-
ma. en- a NJ snd Mr. o(af \.
foshsn. seta ~. a.. y 80 -
- graduate Students vhs hsve
b~en granted s@4stsnt fsilovphIps
and prpfessor~hips ~ pcssss Thai
s~ssiiy. Ne was IN henov sl,s1sNs
~ the criisee ~ Puget en<sr6.
me- lcsns In Ensiish and gradual.
ing last June.
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FUNERAL SERVICES

lillian Irene Smith We're hsld
Monday at IL n. m. from the C.
o. Lynn chapel. Rev. Roy l..
Smith officiating: burial in Mon
tessno cemetery.
Mrs. Caroline Be~kmaa - Tues
day at I p. m. from the G. o.
Lynn chapel. Rev. Carl e. Rydell
officiating: burial In Tacoma
cemetery.
Carl A. Treb<sch Funeral serv-
ices were held Monday from the
c. c. Mellinssr Co. chapel. with
the Rev. n. n. Hubbell Of Albany.
Ore, officiating Pallbearsrs were
George Rodenbusch. Eric Asttson.
william Pinard. John Carter. Matt
Stacey and Louis Psbley. Burial
was In the lakewood cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11

Two Tsesmans. hath msmhssu
n the isssh risid Artillery vsas.
msnt. sis Division. vwt Lewis.
we're Recently promstsA mspnnee|
= o1sstiss was fsiss1 from pgsvaie
ftrss elsas 70 sssnssst nd 49,
z. n1ssss from pssvass - ssvp~ssk
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-11

n r@<u - Tsccms va IN
nsuanc~z gee~atiy II Ne<F~les
NJ. ..s ~ s...-. $500.
sna .rA n~tsy. % - sssH o.,
~srs fsesns visitors - tns lee
n.helst hasas n rtz.In4n Mfs
aystis Israel f<tafe<s - rsee<@s
nth ths furt<n isshesitA
y, - ~. 4. a w,<.s. ere
- s<fh a.. are s<<<<vtt<4 sees
xfstaisfssns - ~ r&t<ynsi sssasi-
parents - . - scss fs<<atif -
~. ara Mrs. = o. Wlsscs e nar
csn,st. Wash.
o-s. NJ; ..s as,ss o.~s~A
nush tresnsnx - nuFp~s - -
1a>~rhs hospital. ree<e<sv visited
tAssr p<s<afs NJ ssa Ma rr&ns
ram ard ~. ant Mrs. rrsns
cFussh. s~sn ~ cis r1a~.
rs~, \ w.s-ss. - r.sr~a A.s
f~sn matted . qs<sssrnnaiFe ~
the wensfsh<s dssft seArs1
~~ Ssvss. ss.ss ss~ass 49,
nsns asvs hsFth t. an etuNs. rrssn<
fs.uunes kshv hcy ur<h meehev
ass snf.rt ere sesnx ssr>ly. ~
tsnd<ats ~ rssnms d<nsv~i -
rlssl reported Manasy.
trs~<t~e te~ssy Wssvvs vss
hssss aan.isy passing sut siastu
= he friends 81 me paiiss stsssss
fhs aer<siun - . s~v<u ppoH4
daughter nctn n his ~ifs nnias.
day night Everything . fzns'"
warren aid Afs. wsrfss y ~
NnsfHxfa H.a4f4< h1su4IaI
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wssvss sosrAe>s1. ~. - 80 ~
Park ave. ~as N ~ Jneega's
hospital Mardsy fn~ treatment -
flnssr lssrrAslnns ssseIv~d ~ hn@s
sunday while waskirs eth . nana
saw.
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SHARON wHrrTIE

Sharon white. infant daughter
81 Mr.. and Mrs. Donald white
Of eli no. tth st, died Sunday In
q local hospital. Other than her
parents. she leaves grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Schubert Of
Tacoma and Mr. and Mrs Harry
white d 30. Dakota Funeral
arrangements are pending arrival
Of her father, who - stationed
aboard the u. n. .. Lexington. ae-
eording to BuokIey-kinE.
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1Asse veso - 49, q ~
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include al. charges, made promptly All charges computed
At ii. rate of 81 per ensh pan Of IN. loan s1osednE
500 81 .boy. 500 for Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-07
Southwest Michigan
Opens Drive for Navy

KALAMAZOO. Nov. 7. = Big
guns of the United States Navy
were trained on southwestern
Michigan today in superdrive for
enlistments, after dinner pro-
gram which featured organization
of a navy citizens committee.
The crowd of 500 included
mayors of II cities and leading
citizens of nine counties. Thomas
Maythan, representing the navy
department, said the plan is one
devised by Secretary of the Navy
Knox. He added that success
achieved at the Kalamazoo meet
ing will mean that similar organi-
cations will follow Immediately in
Detroit and key cities,of Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-07

River after being dashed against a
concrete abatement by the strong
current in the rapids.
The crewman, John Myotte, was
thrown overheard after the current
parted the line flashing the tug to
the dyke. Other members of the
crew succeeded in reaching the
dam. The tug was not completely
submerged.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-07
300 Raj Filters
OF 1918 Meet
Here Tomorrow

DAYS OF World War ! will be re-
lived Saturday night when BOO
members Of War Birds. an organi-
zation composed OF Americans and
Canadians who flew with the
Royal Air Force more than two
decades ago, meet at the Book
Cadillac Hotel for their seventh
annual convention.
The Italian Gardens will be
Picadilly Circus, the wide hallway
Trafalgar Square, and the smaller
ball room across the way Will be
the Savoy Bar on Saturday night,
according 10 plans Of +. Lee Jones.
stock broker. president of the War
Birds.
Among that membership will be
yards of distinguished flynn &
crosses and military medals, for
they are a distinguished company.
INCLUDED IN MEMBERSHIP
Included in the membership are
Lieut.. Col. Martin II. McKinnon,
commandment OF Selfridge Field,
and the adjutant there, Capt.
Frank p. Hayden.
There are other well known
members such as Mayor John L.
Carey of Dearborn. Reginald +.
Given, Universal Credit Company
and vice president of the WIS.
There is Lloyd F. Mason, PayneI
Webber, Douglas II. Brown of The
Detroit Times. George Brew. Will
Transport, Pa, w. ID. Wiseman of
the National Bank of Detroit
Capt. Ralph Smoke. assistant man.
ager of City Airport, j. Edward
Campau. manager of CKLW, DIR.
A. c. Pringle, Thomas S. Corpe,
vice president OF Lockheed Cor
poration of Los Angeles, James
II. Hunt. automobile dealer who
owns a DFC and the cross of st.
Stanislaus. Harold Fl. Booth, who
has a Croix De Guerre. Flight
Lieut.. r. K. Dodds, DFC. now with
the Canadians in this second world
war and an old Detroit boy, Frank
J. Currier, Carbon Deremo and
scores of others.
Present too will be officials from
the United States aviation au-
thority, Archie Whitehouse, maya
zine writer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-07
Tugmdn Drowned
As Rapids Sink Craft

SAULT STE. MARIE, Nov. T.
A member of the crew of the gov
tug Alfred f. Nobel was
dead today and the craft resting
on the bottom of the st. Mary's
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-07
US. Mission Due in Ankara

LONDON. Nov. 7.-UNS)-An
American military mission will
arrive in Ankara shortly TO assist
in maintenance of American war
planes flown 10 Turkey from
Cairo, the London Daily Sketch
reported today quoting the Ankara
radio.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-07
THEIR SONS NOW GROWN

but William A. Comstock Ill is
here nearly every weekend from
the University of Michigan. He is
II and is hoping the draft doesn't
catch him Before he is graduated
| in June.
/ If the army doesn't draw him
before Spring, young Bill is plan
ming to enlist.
Their Oldest son is Kirk Com
tstock, 30, who was graduated from
Williams College in 1929 and
wanted to teach romantic lam
guages.
Instead, he wound up managing
the Gale Manufacturing Company
in Albion, in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Comstock have controlling IN
terest.
~ guess we ruined n good
professor" remarked the new
councilman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk Comstock
have four children-Susan, 3;
Betty, and Nancy, 10-year-old
twins, and Kirk Jr., IL.
KNEW HIS CAMPAIGNS
When most other candidates for
the council were making a last
desperate fight for votes prior TO
the election, the former governor
quietly left town and opened his
hunting camp 81 miles southwest
of Alpena, his birthplace.
81 am an old campaigner and
I know that the last couple of
days of an election battle mean
nothing" he said. "An election
is won or lost long before the
voters go to the polls.
1.-THE last few days just wear
you out"
So on election night, Bill was
playing poker with few friends
in his camp. They got returns by
radio.
The former governor has been
in the oil business since 1929,
never with much luck. He is still
in it, as we'll as in the real estate
business.
He has had an interest in four
producing wells out of about 20
or more holes. One of them was a
gusher and on the third day, when
all of Comstock's friends were
ioyfully celebrating his luck, the
oil turned to salt water and the
bubble burst.
No REFORM PLANS
Comstock shas an office in the
Penobscot Building. He has no
plans for civic reforms.
"T've found out that IL Is no
use having ideas about govern
ment until you get on the inside
and see the whole picture" he
explained. IL remember that
used to promise that II ever
was governor, ] would do away
with the state police.
"When elected, found out
that the state police is fine
and ecessary organization.
Many other of my ideas ex-
pl0ded the same way.
$50 1 will take my seat in the
council without pre-cOnceived
plans-and do the best can to
give Detroit an efficient and
clean government"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-07
.ComstodkReturn
ToPo|iti1s Brings
Joy TO Family
BY FRANK MORRIS

Mrs. William A. Comstock Is
very glad that her husband. the
former governor. has been elected
to the Common Council because
that takes him back into politics.
The whole family is more COM
Portable when Bill has political
worries, she explained.
To nearly all of his thousands
of friends, the former governor is
Bill" but to Mrs. Comstock ne
is will"
LONG IN POLITICS
"Will has been in politics so
long he becomes restless when
he Is not up to his neck I'm gov
eminent or party affairs" Mrs.
Comstock explained. 81 think 1t
IL fine that he has been elected"
The former governor thinks ii
is fine. too.
"Pve been a fish out OF water
the last few years." he said.
The new councilman and his
wife have lived for the last three
years at the Fort Shelby Hotel,
having moved here from Ann Ar
Dor. They went from Detroit 10
Ann Arbor in 1888, when Com
stock became governor.
They have a suite of two bed
rooms and a living room. The liv-
ing room is lined with books rang
ing from economics and history
TO the most recent novels and de-
tective stories. In one corner is q
huge globe of the world; in an
other is a 20-pound dictionary on
Evening star., 1941-05-25

1922 pilots and 1894 cadets in training.
of about 6,778, while $1,000 cadets are
under instruction. But during the same
period its complement of planes of all
types increased only 1,10O-from 1900
to about 1000.
With resonant publicity, the All Corps
has announced program of 10000 pilots
to be trained each year. But the first
graduates of its 7,000-a-year program of
last October will not begin to come out
till next month. The initial class of its
second program of 10000 pilots a year
began instruction in March, and will be
graduated next November.
Air VS.. Liquid Cooling.
Aviation progress in the Army has
been handicapped by long and bitter
controversy over the merits of liquid
and air cooled motors. The latter de-
velop greater horsepower for each pound
of weight The former lend themselves
to perfect streamlining, but their plumb
ing apparatus is held to be more vulner-
able to enemy fire than a self-sealing
gasoline tank.
The Allison division of General Motors
hopes to be turning out 1000 airplane
engines a month by the end of this
year. The Buick and Studebaker plants,
with contracts for aviation motors, cam
not begin production earlier than the
summer of 1912. The Packard and Ford
factories are to be ready this July or
August.
Secretary Stimson declared not long
ago that only $50 out of 1000 planes in
the Air Corps were of first-line quality,
and that none was up to battle standards
of the second World War. A report
reaching the writer is that an early
type of flying fortress, the Bis, is
used in heavy bombing instruction; and
that the Army's best fighting planes,
numbering 309, have a speed of perhaps
$50 miles an hour one machine gun each
and one small-caliber cannon.
Munitions for Month.
Regarding munitions, the Army is
said to have enough on hand to fight
on the modern scale for about month.
According to rumor, the quantity now
in the Canal Zone is insufficient to
sustain barrage fire longer than an
hour. Construction of munition plants
is ahead of schedule, but in this respect
'it will be next spring before we see
the light Of day."