Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 28, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1927 — Page 9

JUNE 13, 1927

BRITON SCOFFS AT REPUTATION OF SUBMARINE 3 Value Grossly Overrated, in [ Opinion of Naval Man, F Who Raps Admiralty. NEW YORK, June 13.—Arthur Pollen, eminent British naval authority, slashes at what he terms "the submarine myth,” in a remarkable article in the July issue of Foreign Affairs. He alleges that the submarine's value has been exaggerated grossly, that it was ,a failure in the war against convoyed vessels, and that only the incomptence or lack of courage of professional naval men prevents them from informing the public of the fact. Incidentally, Pollen takes a whack at the torpedo, which he says yis "obsolescent,” and the airplane, while he thinks has passed the zenith of its usefulness in war. He suggests that both the torpedo and the submarine be outlawed at the forthcoming Geneva Disarmament Conference. Condemns Admiralty Pollen, besides being the inventor of the fire-control devices used in naval gunnery, was editor of "Land and War” during the war and now heads several British automobile and armaments confrns. After condemning the British Adiralty for having refused to adopt promptly the convoy system as a safeguard against submarine attack in the Great War. Pollen says: "Os 100,000 ships that sailed in convoy, fewer than 450 were lost, and the great majority of those casualties were ,due either to marine risk or to falling out of the convoy altogether. But all ships could not be convoyed, and it was not until May, 1918, that the average monthly loss of tonnage fell below 200,000. "But by this time the rate of replacement was creeping up to meet, as it ultimately passed, the rate of loss. Judgment Is Colored "These two facts, the failure of the submarine against convoy, and its containuing success against ships that had to go singly on their way, are worth emphasis; because it was the latter, in combination with the memory of the devastating depredations between March and July of 1917, that to a great extent still colors the popular judgment of the submarine as a vessel of war. “But equally forgotten is the now more significant fact that as a vessel of war, as distinguished from a vessel of piracy or sabotage, the submarine virtually was as useless to the enemy as to us. It had no successes at all against battleships of the first class.”

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Many Dangers Lurk in Rockies for Far West’s Heroic Air Mail Fliers

Pilot Nearly Plunges Into Tunnel; Scrapes Mountain Top. This is the fourth of ten articles telling of the heroism and thrilling experiences of Charles Lindbergh’s old buddies in the airmail service. BY RODNEY DUTCHER NEA Service Writer WASHINGTON, June 13.—Flying over “the hump” safely is just about the hardest part of the airmail pilot’s job. "The hump” is the irreverent name the pilots have given to the majestic Rocky Mountains. From Cheyenne west there are plenty of ranges rising high into the air; the worst stretch is between Reno and San Francisco. Unexpected, treacherous wind currents lurk among these peaks; blinding snow storms swirl about the long ranges, enveloping planes in white blankets that rob pilots of their eyes; good landing places are few and far between. It is on “the hump” that some of the airmail’s most thrilling tales are woven. Consider the case of Pilot R. E. Ellis. His story is taken from the official postoffice department report: "Pilot Ellis left Rock Springs (Wyo.) with the regular westbound mail in a strong head wind, circled the field, attaining an altitude of 9,200 feet (about 200 feet above the mountains') and headed for Salt Lake. While attempting to cross the mountain just west of Rock Springs field the ship was caught in a down draft which forced it down into the side of the mountain, striking about 500 feet below the peak. “The plane slid backwards about 50 feet and stopped at an angle of about 80 degrees, the side of the mountaih being almost perpendicu-

lar. Mechanics had to climb to the top of the mountain and from the top of snow line—about 100 feet above the plane—formed a human chain, letting themselves down. It required about two hours for them to reach the plane.” Snow storms are about the worst of “the hump’s” menaces. Last winter Pilot Eugene Johnson was the first to put to use. Johnson crashed on Tamarack Flat, wrecking his plane but escaping unhurt. His report to his superior stells what happened next. “I had lost my sense of direction in the crash, so with the aid of a pocket compass I headed south. The snow was 10 to 15 feet deep, and I was told later that 40 inches of it had .fallen in the preceding 24 hours. My snowshoes sank into it for at least a foot at every step. "This, added to the fact that there was a 45 to 50 degree slope, covered with crevasses, made the going bad.” “After four hours of climbing I picked up the railroad and started hiking west—down grade.” Then there was the experience of Pilot C. K. Vance, who ran into a snow storm near the Nevada-Cali-iornia line, where the mountains

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“ . . Mechanics had to climb to the top of the mountain and from the top of the snow line . . . formed a human chair, letting themselves down, le required about two hours for them to reach the plane.”

are high and rugged. The official report: "After trying for three hours to break through he found himself in the center of the storm, with fuel low and darkness coming on. He landed in an open space covered with six feet of brush without injury to himself. He started out in the storm to the mining camp at Last Chance. “Making little headway, he decided he couldn’t reach the camp, so started a fire between two fallen trees and spent the night in the snow. At daybreak he started for the mining camp and reached it about 7 o’clock. Accompanied by miners, he started back for the ship

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with pack mules for the mail, which was delivered at Colfax postoffice at 9:30 that night.” Pilot Paul P. Scott had a freakish experience in a snow storm a short time ago. The report says: "Scott, flying between Elko and Salt Lake in a blinding snow storm, followed the railroad until suddenly a tunnel and a mountain appeared immediately in front of him. He opened his motor wide and zoomed, with the result he barely skimmed over the top of the mountain—coming so close as to puli'up a sage brush with the tail skid. The sage brush hung on the plane until Scott arrived in Salt Lake.” (Copyright, 1927. NEA Service. Inc.)

Business and Industrial News

GUESSWORK IS OUTOF DATE Modem transportation problems must be met on a scientific basis and not on a “guess work” system of requirements, according to R. B. Hufford, proprietor of the Hufford Ruggles Cos., Inc., 1501 N. Illinois St. Proper analysis of the needs of a concern should be made before transportation equipment is purchased, Huffman pointed out. "We find some concerns that jump into the matter of purchasing equipment to handle their tfansportation problems without any study of just what is needed,” he said. “Manufacturers will consult engineers to determine just what is needed in the matter of space and machinery equipment to do certain work, but when it comes to a matter of delivery and transporting products, too often no study is made of the problems involved. “We have a policy of finding out what the actual needs of a concern or individual are before we recommend the type of truck that should be secured. “A study was made of the Foster Lumber Company delivery requirements and we sold that firm our two-ton six-cylinder Ruggles speed truck, which has enabled the company to extend delivery facilities as far as Muncie. The same results have been secured by the DynesPohlman Lumber Company with four-cylinder Ruggles.” WOMEN STRONG FOR ICE CUBES When Mrs. Indianapolis entertains on a warm summer afternoon, the problem of quickly serving icing drinks has been solved by the use of the new ice cubes, manufactured and sold by the Polar Ice and Fuel Cos., 2000 Northwestern Ave. The ice cubes have already captivated the fancy of thousands of housewives, Henry L. Dithmer, president of the company said. "Our ice cubes are going like 'hot cakes,’ ” Dithmer says jokingly and they are going, too, with housewives who have long wanted to do away with the messiness of cracking up ice or chipping it for iced drinks of various kinds.” “Our yellow Polar special delivery wagons whiz along faster each day to make delivery of these handy ice cubes. "The ice cubes come packed handily in white parafin-waxed cartons, each carton containing seventy-two cubes. Each cube is an inch and a half .cube. They are clear as crystals, because they are made from pure distilled water.

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They are ready to drop into a glass of tea or other summer drinks.” Tlie company manufactures the ice cubes by a special ice-cutting machine which rapidly saws up the ice into thb required dimensions. The cubes are packed in a sanitary manner. STATE AUTO CO. GROWTH CITED The growth of the State Automobile Insurance Association, whose State headquarters are .at 711 Occidental Bldg., has been due almost wholly to the progressivencss and service of the association, says William E. McKee, treasurer. Although only ten years old. the association lias outstripped other concerns specializing in automobile insurance until it ranks high in the State. In every county seat, the company has a representative well acquainted W’ith community citizens. The company has approximately 350 representatives. Last year the association enjoyed a "peak year” prosperity, and prospects for 1927 are favorable for another big year, McKee, said. The association has $1,700,000 assets, with a surplus of SBOO,OOO deposited for protection of its 90,000 policy-holders. MORE TRUCKS FOR TRANSFER Plans for operating six more trucks to augment facilities of the Central Transfer & Storage Cos., 118 S. Alabama St., are being considered by the company, reports Elmer Rocsener, manager. The company operates a fleet of new truck which includes an addition of six powerful International speed trucks. The development of the company’s business necessitated the trucks to speed up handling. All of the news-print paper handled by The Indianapolis Times is hauled from the warehouse to the Times plant on the company’s trucks. The requirements of the Times for speed and service are being met by the company. Roesener asserted. The big trucks are capable of hauling five to six of the large rolls of paper, which are removed from the

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trucks at the Times plant and turned over to the pressmen. Roesener said his company had taken over a number of new contracts for overland hauling this spring. He expects the 1927 spring business would show a substantial financial gain over 1926. The company makes a specialty of commercial freight and storage. It does no heavy hauling and no household transfer. ICECREAMHERE WITH SUMMER The increased summer temperatures of the last week has been reflected in the increase of the amount of ice cream made and distributed by the Jessup & Antrim Ice Cream Cos., 713 N. Illinois St. Drug stores and other places where ice cream is handled in quantity lots have increased orders to take care of the increased demand. The advent of summer brings up the old question in the home: "What shall we have for desert tonight?” Through the fall, winter and spring weeks the careful housewife manages to keep a variety of pastry and other deserts on the domestic menu, but as a change or as a combination, ice cream provides an unequalled variety. The Jessup fc Antrim company Is one of the best-established concerns of its kind in the city. It supplies a large number of hotels, drug stores, restaurants and other places. Excellent delivery facilities are maintained. BUILDING IS ON SLUMP Construction Slips Back Below Level of 1924, Building activities throughout the United States have slipped back to levels somewhat below those of 1924. according to official records of building permits issued since the first of the year in the principal cities of the country made public today by S. W. Straus & Cos. In 500 cities a total of $1,662,784,043 building permits were issued since January 1, compared with $1,816,578,409 last year. In 1924, w'hen only 400 of these cities were making reports to S. W. Straus & Cos., permits amounted to $1,696,032,124, or $34,000,000 more than 500 places reported this year.

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FROHMAN MENU IS SEASONABLE The Frohman restaurants have adapted their menus to the summer appetites of their patrons. The restaurants are located at 108 W. Maryland St., and at 244 S. Meridian St., convenient to the traveling public, as well as the downtown visitors. The problem of satisfying the variety of "likes” and "dislikes” is one with which every housewife is familiar, but in the Frohman restaurants, chefs have been employed to think up new dishes and prepare a variety of foods suitable to the season. Business at both restaurants has been good during the spring weeks. "Courtesy always,” Is a standing rule in all employes. Bearing in mind, Statler’s basic theory of "the customer is always right,” the restaurants have won friends because (if this. SATISFACTION IS CAR CO. SLOGAN “Satisfied customers,” is the slogan of the Capitol Auto Parts & Tire Cos., 821 N. Illinois St„ dealers in new and used auto accessories. says Morris Marcus, proprietor. With the multiplicity of auto parts and accessories on the market and the whims of auto owners, satisfying customers in matters of prices and service is no easy task. Marcus has built up a splendid business on the basis of giving satisfaction, he says. “We have a large stock of goods, and we stand behind every thing we sell,” he said. The company makes a special Capitol battery for owners of radio which has given excellent service, Marcus reports.

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