Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 72, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 August 1928 — Page 7

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G" —Aviation— ' EXPERTS STUDY BIDS FOR TWIN BLIMPGIANTS $8,000,000 Dirigibles Will Give U. S. Supremacy in Field. v BY KENNETH WATSON WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Amerisupremacy in lighter-than-air aviation seems assured as the result of two highly important developments in this fie *'* of aviation. A board of five aval officers has begun to study t ids for the design or construction of the two huge authorized by Congress i „ i years ago. WJjen completed the two airships will be by far the largest in the world. Ten bids wer received for the design of the craft, but only four of the competi. •ys desire to construct them. They are the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, which is the company most likely to obtain the award, because of its great experience in airship construction; the American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation of Camden, N. J.; Geisert & Seth. Chicago, and Robert T. Pollock, New York City. The two airships will cost a total of $8,000.0(Yo, one-fourth of which already has been appropriated by Congress. Announcement of the successful bidder probably will not be made for at least a month. Simultaneously with the opening of the bids, Scott Turner, director of the United States Bureau of i Mines, announced that the new J helium plant under 'construction at j Amarillo, Texas, not only would produce mcre“*than enough helium annually fb supply all Government needs even after the two giant airships are completed, but that the j production cost will be reduced far ! below its present cost. “Through anew process developed by bureau experts we expect to produce helium for about a cent and a half per cubic foot, which is only slightly above the cost of producinghydrogen,” Turner says. This important development will give the United St'ates a tremendous advantage over foreign nations as the only commercial production of helium is in Texas. This fact will enable our ships to be Inflated with a non-explosive and non-inflam-mable gas, whjle foreign nations must continue to use hydrogen, which is both explosive and inflammable.

Fliers to Honor Reporter Many local aviators today were preparing to attend funeral services Wednesday for Eugene M. Reid, 22, Indianapolis News reporter who! was a frequent visitor at local airports in the course of his work. Officials and attendants at Indianapolis Airport and the Hoosier Airport, where Reid was particularly kwell known, were deeply shocked at ■news of his sudden death Sunday ■after a minor tonsil operation. 1 “We all are sincerely grieved over ■fene’s untimely passing,” Bob Blank, Hoosier Airport president, Bid. “He was one of the best boost■s aviation had in Indianapolis. His Bhendly cc-operalion won him many ! ■riends at the airports of the city.” | I Reid had handled aviation activities on the News for about a year and had a thorough knowledge so aviation which won for him respect of all local fliers. Together with several other young aviation enthusiasts, Reid, shortly before his death, was planning formation of an aviation club to purchase an airplane in whchi club members were to learn flying. Reid was a former reporter on the Indianapolis Times, where he had many friends. Flies Here for Visit Lieutenant Commander J. B. Feffernan, United States Navy, flew to Indianapolis Monday in a Navy plane piloted by Lieut. J. J. Clark, to visit relatives here. Lieutenant Clark flew back to Washington, D. C., Mondav afternoon. Hop for Vacation Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McKernan, Indiananpolis, went to Chicago Monday evening on the Embry-Riddle air mail plane for a vacation trip. Gene Jones of Anderson, EmbryRiddle Company, student at Cincinnati flew to Indianapolis from Cincinnati on the air mail plane Monday evening and continued by interurban to Anderson to visit relatives. ' Pilot Hill accompanied Pilot 'Frank B(ud) Merrill on the air mail plain to Chicago Monday evening as co-pilot to learn the route. Offers Bremen to U. S, Bu United Press BERLIN, Aug. 14.—Baron Von Iluenefeld has written to American Ambassador Schurman offering the repaired trans-Atlantic plane Bremen to a New York museum as an “insignificant return for the friendship and hospitality extended by tfce United States.” In the Air CONDITIONS AT 9:30 A. M. / (Compiled for The Times by Government Weather Observer J H Armington and Donald McConnell Government aeron autical obser-er.i Ceiling unlimited; visibility, one mile, ground haze; barameter, 30:15; 'wind, south three m. p. h. Kite Pulls Boy Into Sea Bu United Press WILDWOOD, N. J., Aug. 14. Vincent Jicoby, 10, used a kite for trolling at sea but his arm* caught and the kite pulled him well out into the breakers before he was rescued. Injuries Fatal to Aged Woman* By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 14.—Mrs. Jemima Peniston, 72, i!s dead of injuries suffered when she fell after tripping over a low fence atf the home of her daughter, Mrs. V. F. Kelly. : if

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Which of these six Boy Scouts would you select to accompany Commander Richard E. Byrd’s expedition to the south pole? It would seem to be a difficult choice, .for the scouts were selected from the entire national organization for their physical and and mental fitness for the polar adventure. They were sent to*New York, where to Commander Byrd himself went the final selection of,the lucky boy. Top to bottom in the row at the left: Paul Siple, 19, Erie, Pa.; Jack Hirschman, 18, Minneapolis, Minn.; Clark Spurlock, 17, Eugene, Ore. Right row: Donald H. Cooper, 17, Tacoma, Wash.; Alden Snell, 19, Washington, D. C.; Sumner Davis, 17, Birmingham, Ala.

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Gary Flier Unhurt in Accident 1,900 Feet From Earth. Bit Times Special KOKOMO, Ind., Aug. 14.—Landing a plane after the motor dropped from it 1,900 feet up, is the feat of Martin Young. Gary, the accident having occurred shortly after he took off from Shockley field here in a Monocoupe with his mechanic, M. H. French. Near Russiaville, a connecting rod on the five-cylinder motor broke, knocking off one cylinder. Young prepared to bring the plane down-, but the motor literally came to pieces, leaving only the carburetor and part of the crankcase. Although the plane’s tail was inclined to bring the machine down backward, due to lightening of the weight at the front through loss of the motor, Young managed to land safely in a cornfield, and neither he nor French suffered as much as a scratch. Young was undaunted by the accident and flew back to the field here in a plane piloted .by D. K. Russell who had accompanied Young and French. Legion Seeks Markers lip Times Kin rial BLOOMINGTON. Ind.. Aug. 14. The local American Legion post is endeavoring to have aviation markers placed on roofs of three buildings here, guiding fliers to the city’s new airport. The post is now engaged in negotiations with owners of the buildings to gain their consent for placing the markers. Plans Aviation Meet I?" Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind.. Aug. 14. The St. Joseph Valley Aviation

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Club has completed plans for an elaborate aviation meet at the South Bend airport, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 15 and 16. For the first time in the aviation history of this section, a pony express plane race will be offered, in addition to regular aviation meet events. New Sikorsky Tested The new fourteen-passenger, twin engined Sikorsky amphibian built for the Latin American extension of the Pan-American AiA-ays, connecting Key West and Panama, is being tested by Eddie Musick, chief pilot of the Pan-American. The plane will go south for the ‘inauguration of this service in a few weeks. Report Record Air Mailing Air mail sent out recently by one company under the new air-mail postage caused National Air Transport, operators of the New York-Chicago-Dallas air mail service, to put on an extra plane out of New York. The letters. 30.000 of them, weighed more than 1,000 pounds and made up a single shipment, which is believed to be the largest mailing by one company since the beginning of the air mail. Levine to Try Again Pit J utted Prc** LOS ANGELES. Aug. 14.—Charles Levine, trans-Atlantic air passenger, and Mabel 8011, Rochester heiress, will attempt a westward crossing of the Atlantic within the next three weeks, Isaac Levine, father of the flight backer, said here today. The flight will be made from “somewhere in Europe” in a Junkers plane, with Bert Acosta piloting.

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Aviation smr-TO-sioK PLANE SPEEDS MAIL SERVICE First Attempt Is Success; 24 Hours Saved by Transfer. Till United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—The first attempt of a ship-to-shore mail plan, whereby continental mail is brought from trans-Atlantic' liners to New York by airplane, was a success and presages the start of a regular mail a,nd passenger service within a short time, officials of the French Line sgud today. Monday when the lie De France was 450 miles off New York a seaplane, piloted by Commender Louis Demougeot, was catapulted from the vessel’s deck. 24 Hours Saved A little more than four hours later the plane glided to a landing in New York bay. Customs were passed. The regular inspection was made. Then the plane flew to the French line docks and the mail was taken off. . This morning it was being delivered in New York. Mafl consigned to other parts of the United States was en route ty mail planes and before the passengers of the lie De France have 3pent a full night in New York the mail will be delivered on the west coast. The lie De France will not dock until 10 a. m. today. French line officials said the ship-to-shore plan would mean about a 24-hour saving for the continental mail. The mail delivered today left France Aug. 6. Postage a Dollar Under the new system letters mailed in France will cost forty cents in postage. Letters mailed in the United States for similar delivery in France will carry one dollar in postage. The catapulting of the plane from the He De France was a complete success. De Mougeot said, and only the landing on rough water was hazardous. He was accompanied on the flight in the harbor by B. Monrouzeau, radioman, and A. Sarzach, mechanic. Planes Replace Dogs Pit United Press WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.—Airplanes are replacing dog teams as a means of transportation through the upper reaches of Alaska. Increased use of the airplane in Alaska has reduced the demand for dried salmon, a staple feed for dog teams, the bureau of fisheries reported today. Charter to Air Group Constitution and by-laws will be presented at the meeting of the Indianapolis chapter, American Society for Promotion of Aviation, next Monday night, when the chapter expects to receive its charter. Discussion of proposed r nstitu :ion and by-laws was held by the chapter Monday night. Herbert Fisher is president. Bring Plane for Test Pilot W. C. Bentley, with Perry McCain and Joe Cox as passengers, landed at Indianapolis airport Monday from Knox, Ind. They came here to have their American Eagle biplane inspected for license by Capt. Neeley of the Department of Commerce aeronautical bureau. Wiley Carter, Bloomington, who operates a Waco 10 at Indiaanpolis airport, took examination for a iimited'bommercial license.

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BERKELL GIVES A CURTAIN TALK HERE 'New Brooms,’ a Comedy by Frank Cravens, Final Presentation of Season by Stock Company at English’s. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN WITHOUT a squawk against the -reception of the-civic worth of his organization and only thanks to the press, Charles Berkell is making his farewell curtain talk at English's this week for the season. And he is telling you that he and his company is coming back to Indianapolis next season. He tells you that he has not always agreed with the press (meaning the critics) but 1)£ has no fight and no sour grapes.

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Brooms,” a comedy by Frank Craven. Here is a smart comedy well written. It has comedy and pathos at the end of the play that gets into the heart. The casting of this play as now presented is wrong. Milton Byron should never have had the role of Thomas Bates Jr. He doesn’t look the ( part and carries no conviction with it. He should study the effect of a cold upon the voice and mood. Bob Fay was very much not at ease in his part. Larry Sullivan is not a juvenile. Wrong casting. The best two performances, and they have merit, are contributed by Harry Hoxworth (not so good in the first act. but splendid in the last) and by Miss Edythe Elliott. The show has been given a good production. At English's all week. / ana LOOKING OVER A DANCE ACT OF MERIT Interest centers upon the DeTorgeos, two dancers, a singer and a pianist. Am speaking of the bill now at the Lyric. The two dancers have a knowledge of the dance that is varied and interesting. It is polished and shows the effect of study of the

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BEGINS SEARCH FORJSIGSNAKE Negro Using Rope and Ammonia Near Sauers. Bn 'Times Special SAUERS, Ind., Aug. 14.—Armed with a lasso and an ammonia-filled sprayer, Robert Sparks, proprietor of a New Albany barber shop, is searching the thickets in this vicinity for the big snake which for weeks has been the center of interest in this community. Influential citizens and newspaper men form a party which is aiding Sparks who desires to catch tla* snake alive. His plan Is to blind and stun it with ammonia, then tie it up with the lasso. Since Sparks arrival a few days ago only one trace of the snake has been found. That was a trail leading from one mudhole to another through some weeds. The trail was from eight Inches to a foot wide. Bridge Pact to Be Signed B}l Times Special MADISON,’ Ind., Aug. 14.—The first contract for building a $3,000,000 toll bridge over the Ohio River here, to connect Indiana and Kentucky, will be signed Wednesday, covering the sub-structure work for the span.

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