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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1919
Page
10
Three air machines expected to take part in an Atlantic test voyage from New York area bases. Roosevelt said a destroyer would scout the coast to locate harbors and determine the best route. Plans include possible jumps from Newfoundland or Azores and the aim to reach the United States after testing coast facilities.
The text describes aircraft refueling and final tuning before overseas departure. It notes four NC type planes completed with a fifth nearing completion at the Curtiss Garden City plant. Extensive tests of the NC 1 included carrying 51 passengers on one flight, with ongoing uncertainty about future feasibility.
Three of the four NC1 seaplanes for the transatlantic attempt are at Rockaway Beach Naval Air Station with a fourth under construction at Curtis. Minor changes are underway as trials are planned within a week or ten days and a May 1 start is suggested. Detained flight plans remain tightly guarded as destroyers are pledged to patrol the route.
Two Baltimore men James Tranh Childress and Tom Joseph Harrington were arrested at a Linen station last night by a Justice Department agent and real detectives after authorities found 96 half-pint containers packed in handbags on a train. They claimed they were bound for Savannah and violated no law. Both men were returned to Baltimore.
Col John Temple Graves told the Navy League audience at Mason House that about 80 percent of Americans favor the league. He warned the outcome of this issue either brings near observance of biblical precepts or civilization’s end. Graves condemned opposition to President Wilson as worse in the capital than elsewhere.
Washington Rifle Club president reports top five shooters totaling 981 of 1000 in the third week of national intercollegiate smallbore events. Individual scores include Tobertaon 199 Reynolds 198 Cornwell 196 Pove 195 and Andrews 191. Other strong scores from Ordnance Rifle Club and Central High School squads are listed.
Captain Edmund Chamberlain of San Antonio Texas Marine Corps faces formal charges at American navy headquarters on July exploits in ringing down German aircraft. Key witnesses recount the alleged heroic act and disputed reports, with defense and naval officers present as the case proceeds.
A Washington Post special notes district officials lament the lack of funds to mow municipal lawns. The overgrown grass mirrors the broader failure to pass the district building bill. A humorous remark about borrowing President Wilson’s sheep is cited as commentary. Separately, a marriage is reported in Charlottesville as Robert H Payne and Mary Welling ton Austin wed this morning. The groom serves in the governments shipbuilding program in Chester Pa during the war emergency.
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