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Waahingtoa D. C—The Senate Mili tary »ubcnai«ktt«i investigating air craft production. in It! report sub ■uttad an Thursday, <ad failure to adopt successful foreign airplanes snd Motors, waaU of millions of dollar* •r aircraft appropriation*, dominance ef the airplane program by inesper , fanrad sntomobile manufacturers "un sy Hematic and ineffective" orgamxa* Won. and excessive profits to atari ufac turers have l««n diacloaed. Dis claiming whoieaale coa«lamnation of th« atrrraft program, tha subcom mittee praised much that haa been ac-i •OMpiixhed, an<J predicted "Wa ara ap preachtng a pa rind whan quantity production of piatte* soon may lia . hoped fir." Tha raport ia impersonal, and «a-s all qoastlons of dishonesty ' or offl. ml corruption are laft to tha ( Depa>-tment of Justice'* inquiry, con-| ducted by Charles E. Hughe*. While condemning chiefly failure*! until-! tha formar Aircraft Production I Boar>! and Signal Corp* control, and' noting irreat improvement* since John D. Byan and Major General Ronly ware placed in charg* of tho produc tion and military branches, the com ■Mtt'i <»rongly urged "one man con* trol" in the future. Part nf tha blame for poor organisation, at the start i* assigned to Congre**. Stating that "murh can ha said in extenuation of disappointments in air craft production," the committee's ra port detail* delay* and failures, in cluding transportation to General Per shing of defective machine* during mora than a year's efforts to secure domination of tha air on tha lighting1 front. ' The original <rt4M,(HN),000 appropri ated by Congress for aviation in July 1917. say* the report, haa been ex hausted and "i radically wasted" with fWM.l'i ,000 store found necessary. It adds: w n r* an a»'*7iv or naa] been rnised, th# airrraft ntuali'in an follower "Si* hundrml and on# de Haviland four* have bam embarked for Franca up to Au«. I. I»l». Of th*M <7 had reached the front by Jul; I. "On An* T a aqnarfron of IS da Har.'.arut ftttrr* f!»w <*ve«* the German line*. Details of it* performance have not been received. "We have not a xingU American m.ide rhaMHe lor plane of attack) upon the battlefront. "We have not a singte American m.-de heavy bombing plane upon the battlefront. "We have not developed and pat in quantity production a *ucce.-tsful chaee, or fighting plane." Other eriticiaau include: Abandonment of the -taadard J tramir.g machine after 1200 had been . huiit at a rMt &' $#>,000,000 and con demned aa dangeroua. Cancellation of order-- for 3,000 t:r*d 4ingle-*eated fight in* machines laat September a* obeoleU and after ward ordering 1000 S. E. S. i ingle seat Spada. Abandonment of the British fight ing m irhine "after expenditure of the M.000,000 and the lon.i of several lhr« " Delay in developing the de ifaviland ma<-h.p.e; failure to ru*l» manufac ture of the Caproni and Handlej-Paze heavy bombing marhine<> failure to develop an airplane around the Lib erty Motor; incompetency of ir, pert ors; location of flying field i at un suitable sites; failure to encourage airplane production; patent monop olies '.f the original inventors. , "Ir. the opinion of the committee," the report staffs, "the di.-»pp«.intinp re.<'i!t* are chiefly due to three cause* "I. That the airplane program wt» largely plarcl in the control of (Treat automobile and other manufacturer* who were ignorant of aeronautical| problems., "2. These manufacturer* undertook the impossible task of creating a mo tor which could be adapted to ail rUA.es of flying craft. It is not too much to say that our airplane pro-. gram has been largely sulxjfdmated to :br Liberty motor. "3. We failed at the beginning of the war to adopt the common-sense coarse of reproducing the moot ap proved t,\ pes of European mach.iie* it, as great numbers at possible. Tfin should have been earned on coinci dent with the production of the Liber ty motor. This sound policy ha< been adopted nr'jr r-certly, but after a lanir -able lapse of time." "The mistakes and errors referred to," the report continue*, "would pr >* ly have been largely avoidcl if the aircraft program had been un der the control of one man, assisted by skilled aeronautical engineers and, practical flyers to design and teat our, machine*, with production mad* eub-, ordinate to them." • Til# Liberty 11-cytinder motor was! declared to be "excellent for heavier. yb»n and oUar purpose*. but to*| MM have hM Mlwtd, and ia ap proved by our elite*. who are aniiMi to aUan wi at th«m than we can ■t p MMt supply In the develop ment of thie Molar, the uremft board Km performod an iapartwi( tax, for which lue credit -houl.l ha given. But tha announcement that it ha«l haan ■vulval in a few .lay* wa< unfounded, ami the notion which waa encouraged that it could ha mad for planaa of ail *lsaa and character waa lar*rely re sponsible for delay* to our pianaa pro Mat "Motor production ha* proved to ba a formidable la*k, magnified in miim degree by tha reluctance of the de mnara to promptly accept and art upon *ugge» tion* of imperfection from competent engineer* and critic* and (lie-* and make change* in con formity wit* them. "Manufacture of the bent 'oreign motor* contemporaneously with the development of an American engine would have been a sounder policy. That it vaaa partially adopted later -onlirmed thie conclusion. We are loin* what we nhould have dona a year ago. and are producing the { Hiepano-Suisa motor in quantity." After deploring failure to build the Rolls-Royce motor and French motore, the committee added: "No flghtinr plana of American or ntlier design hae been built around the Liberty engi ie, although It ia an axiom in aeronautic.'! that plane* must he adapted to motor*. Until a Liberty plane' ia aurreaefully built irnunil a Liberty motor by compe tent aeronautic engine#'*, and thcr nughly tented, our air program will not be complete." Efficiency in administration wan far. possible, the committee declare*, with the Aircraft Production Board txer rising authority without responsibility. Tailing in detail nf effort* laat fall to adopt the *pad, Bristol and De Haviland fours to the Liberty motor, the committee states that the Bristol i* overloaded, Jt* wing* strained, "and the hoard w»+ compelled to atop pro duction." Home of the spent on tiur. experiment, it <ay.s, may be alvaired. Order* giveiv 19 lOtT, to the.Car»i« tmpuyf* 3000 one -eater ipad plane*—"an" ex cellent French biplane now in use on tho front." were canealla< it ia stated because installation at tha eight-eyiin der Liberty, motor, which waa aoen diacarded. waa melated upon by the Hoard. No attempt waa mad* to make ^ini»le"#at*r fighting macaine* until last May. Th«' committee .itates that 1000 S. E. 8v« were ordered by Mr. Eyan arni "probably will be" in prniuctioa during tile coming autumn. The production of training planus ban been fairly adequate. the report declares. "Thar* is no reason to ap prehend that training-plane pruritic 'tion Will fan below the requirement;! of the service." The De Haviland four, designed a.< "the eoly so-called fighting plane now in actual production," «u given es pecial attention by the committee. Contract* have been let for H.100, and on Aug I about 1000 had been deliv ered. On June 2»i. the committee states, (•enera! Par-hing reported "many de fects" in those delivered, and stated they could not be u«ed until corrected, and demanded thorough tent and in spection before more were shipped. Opinion of experts regarding the De Haviland as to possibility of correct ing defect*, differed, the committee says, adding: "But the assertion that the plane is very uns afe in the condition in which it has been, up to this time, delivered from the 'factory,' was practically unanimous. Deliveries of the ma chines continued, notwithstanding and many were sent to France in pre cisely the condition complained of in Genernl IV:-King's cable message. On Aug. 2 an order was issued to all the factories directing that no more of thf m be deliverer! until the corrections required were made We are informed that production under tho«e new con ditions is about to be resumed." Forty De Haviland fours sent to Lone Island fields last month were tested and were pronounced "struc turally weak and defective," the com mittee states. Of 1 **> deliveries to the navy, it i« said. tests at Miami, Fla.. 4* Tt loved the same defects reported hy Cerent Pr>-<hing, 100 crated at embarkation points being returned to the aircraft board. Admiral Sims re ports defert* in about 50 already shipped. Regarding the De Haviland generally, the committee says: "Evidence ranging from qualified approved to severest condemnation shows that the de Haviland four Is chiefly available for observation pur poses. That the War Department and Aircraft Rnord "hare this view ii] best ev ideiued by the fart that it is to l>e replaced by machines of later de- j sign: as speedly as possible without' complete suspension of product ion. "With the exception of the S. E. 5 and the Handley Page in parts, no aOter type of Agktiac plana cm he Franc* for lighting plan—, at which 2114 have bean Mhiiri. It, cam "Th»a wiililii ua u» i»i»liin IS jqiudr«M at 1> Hyer* each mi the friat,'* force wholly inadequate to maat requirement* at modam war fara. It ohould aim ha itatad that mm our troopa ara moving to Franca in great numbara, the dU parity may in rraaaa until wa vat into quantity pro duction." Daapita tha aaeurance* that foraiirn fighting machine* would ha availabla tn aufllriant number*, given by Secre tary Raker, Mijor Canaral Squier and Tnlonal Deed*. according to tha report inability of tha United State* to fur niah raw material prevented France from forwarding machmaa contracted for. "Benidea thia," tha report continue*, "many of the machine* our men are now forced tn uaa in Franre are un natlefactory, hut not more no than rhoae uaad hy tha Frenrh rhem*elva*.! An army officer, recently at tha front, testified rhat American troop* are iming many antiquate machine* pur chaead from tha French that were dl* cardad hy them a year and a half ago They are lining the flnpwtth which ha* haen ileclared unaafe. They tiaa a Mpad two-neater which i* unreliable and unnatinfsctory. It, therefore, le reaxHtiring to reflect that all com mand* are unified in Franre, with all the line* of tile «*rvlce under rommnn protection." Regarding *ignal corpe inxperfion of airplane*, the report itate* it ha* "functioned hadly," with defective ma terial accepted, then condemned, and afterward finding its way hark tn pro ducer*. Regarding training field*, tha eam mittce nay* 'hc-r »«timated ro#f i* liW.oOfl.OOfl exclusive of that at Miami Fla., "established hy Col. E. A. Dead*, a member of the brtard, on hi*' 4wn responsibility and without tha kfioHrl edge or sanction of the head at the Equipment Division." In another reference to Caltfiel Deed*, it ia *tated that he wai the . j. i r nU wd tnulinW ihaat," tha cam mittaa mtd, "la ImwwCi witk which ha had haan idantlflad Md which new1 own thai," AKhmifh l-anglay F«M, naar Maw-1 port Ma*v», m anraiy I'hnwn and wail fillad, coating |3,004.tN)0 tha laa -aya " *">" practically almiuianad for training and experimental work and MH'mik Kield waa laaaad. "MrCimk Vlaid la not only toa -email for aatiafartury experimental flying, but ita ativironmant la unfavorable," tha qiporta add a Hangar of Aoodi in tha autnthy ground of iWlbur Wright Field at Dayton waa no tad. hut tha committee aa'd about M,000,000 ex pended there jtutifled ita retention. In-1 aiatanre by tha Dayton Wright com pany for rantal of an a<iditional field, in whirh Colonel Deeda van *id to ha interacted, cauaed abandonment of tha program. Chair-nan Thomaa put into tha rac ord a letter fmm Howard K. C.dlin, j former chairman of tha Airrraft Pro.1 ductton Board, denying that ha or tha1 other civilian mam bar* of tha board1 were in any way reapnnaible for da lay* in tha army program. Ha «aid1 ilaa-miona aa to tha type* and tatting; of contract* were in tha handa of tha War and Navy department*, and eug gaatad it waa nigmflcant that tha navy, iiaaring the rame relation to the hoard a* tha army, had gnna ahaaal with ita program at high npaed. Til* Rrat Planter. A pirn* of flarnaj 'tampane! with Chuml>erla»n'« I.immant anil bountl on uv«r U>« *eat of pam ia often nor* af flictive for a lama back than a plan ter ami itovi not emit anything Ilka aa much. Dr.H.R.Hege Dentist Oflrc corner Main and Ifnor« Kti. Opposite Hawks- Roth rock Drag Co. •VPICE HOCIBS: 8a.rn.UiUa. 1 p. m. to • p. m. in* at MM. la the Arat place lat f«"» tnham |d npe. Da net pull ar rat it nam. and attar you put It la the ham lat It sat yellow. Ynm ran riot liaat apengad tobacco wlllnf, It alwaya aall* wall. 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Ail of the big tobacco rompar.iea iiave Ituyara hare aa well aa moat of the independent torn par. lea of the country. You can ai waya hear ifaa- thing to be had a long way off, and whan you go to gat tluim, they are ofUji net there. I think I can aafely aay for the Tobac co Board of trade that tl.ey want you to aall hare, an<l aone o» them would wiah you to do to at a loan to your aeives. Therefore we will pay you glaUly all our limite w'H permit ua to pay. And bear in mind we have the win limit, the other feilnw tiuya under elsewhere. So we will be glad to sea you bring your tobacco to Mt. Airy and help build your heme mar ket when it certainly coata you noth *■« ta da *. r<MU a*d o*ra. ftaad up<U. I tfciak you who hava mU Hfcaan «Mk ua in dM paat will apprartaU aor W forta Md foal thai your itttml la aafa whan in uar hand*. And I ao aura you wo will •■••nttnua to alwf I put forth oar bad affurta, Mid wtU Ma that you (•* »ha top prica for ovory pilo w>ld with us. Mr. LovtU and ay nolf follow all aalaa, and wmtrh mm I pilo mid on nor floor, and wo wilt not (at yoa down whan you nail wtth ua. I foal that I hava aetad In a way ainaa h«ni c-onnactad with tki* houaa to marit your c-«nftdanra and rapport Which you hava ao II bo rally twatowad upon ma in tha pa at, and I aaraaatly hopa yoa may rontlnua to patroniia ua in tha futura. Paaling aaxurod you will ha rowardad by tha haat prieaa to ha ohtainad anywhara on any mark at. Thanking you In advanra for your flrat land of toharro, I am your vary truly, S. R. PATTERSON. Flaw Kind of Calomel Safe and Delightful. The naw kind of ■ ulumol, Unewn aa «'aln»«hn, retain* all of the goad medi rinal vtr*w»» of the old *tyle calomel, yet li entirely puriflnl from al! «*f the nauneating, diaagreeabie and danger oua qualiliea. You can, therefore, sat what you pleaae and go where you pleaae, with no toaa of time from your work; One Calotab at bedtime with a •wal low of water— that'* all. Next morn ing you awake feeling flne, your liver HeanaeH, your *y*tem punfled and with a hearty appetite for hreakfaat. Calotaba are noid only in original, ! sealed packarri price thirty-dve eanta I Your druggiat recommendit them and I will refund your money if you are not i delighted.—< Advt.) 1 PUT IT THERE, SON! Ww've got a big job before oa—making the world • decern place to live in. You're too yrnnf to go into the army line, but I'm mighty proud to see you (0 into the hoeing line. You're a "soldier of the aoil," and by working on the farm you can product •very day food sufficient to feed tour soldiers. It is not an aaay job to tackle—no eaaier than mine. It tests your mettle the some aa oars will be tested m the trenches. But the work you do on the farm as s member at the United States Boys' Working Re serve is just as important as ours, and I'm glad to go to the front because I know you will fight just ss hard at home to give us food as we will in the trenches. So long! Good luck—and STICK! The U. S. Boys' Working Reserve was orgamzeo by the Government as a par; of the V. & Employ ment Service, Department oT Labor, to mobilise the boy power of the notion. Because the farm needed help, the Boys' Working Reserve has confined its efforts chiefly to sending young men workers to the farms. At bast a-quarter million Reserve boys will -take part in farming operations this summer. Many of these young men have been trained in the rudi ments of farming in high school courses and in train ing camps established under the auspices of the Reserve in many states. The Boys' Working Reserve is dedicated to the task of making a producer cut aI svtry physi- / cally fit boy who is not employed or u in a non-useful occupation. ' - If yoa bava • (on batwaan tba *(<« of »« and II. ln»a«i<rMa tba U S Boy* Wo»Wn« Inam To rarenta investigate „ wotk u, -Th. «mT b.h»d m« a™.t- *» h.ipw« » -in o- -.r. wt« *» .aruw, ba ■ r~» • badga baartng tba Unirad Sum Ml, allar u «nIu on tba term, ha gaina ■ brmut bade*." At lb* «J <4 bu vacation pmk>4, M ha coaacMntuw arul atuck to tba job iwpml to Kim. ha will arm fro<n tba Govttnmant an baoofabla aarrtca bain. In ■<iWuu«i. tba < * lair wagaa tc tha young man. U you aia cot alraady acqnainta.1 with tba Raaarva, wnta to tba Stata Dkaclt '. 8. Du/»' WiaUg o17001 Stau Council at l>«4«rna U. S. BOYS* WORKING RESERVE U. S. Dept. of Labor WwluBftoo. a C THIS ADVKKTISKMKNT TBI HI mm TO THE WINNING OF TH* WAR BY THE WEST - HILL COMPANY > Q. C lqvILL COMPANY GRANITE MERCANTILE COMPANY
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