6 Liberty Motof Gave Aircraft Knockout Blow Senate Committee Finds It Culminated Series of Blunders; Department Under One Head Is Urged; Hundreds of Millions Wasted and Favoritism Is Charged Washington, Aug. 23.—Unaccount able and unnecessary delays, due to bad management and a desire to build airplanes around the Liberty motor instead of attempting quantity production of existing successful types of planes while experiments were beiug made, caused the col lapse of the gigantic airplane pro gram decided on at the beginning or the war, according to the report cf the Senate committee, made to the Senat'o yesterday after months of investigation. The committee recommended that a Department of Aviation be creat ed. so that aircraft production wouid be under the direction of one man. After a public announcement was made on June 8, 1917, that'a great fleet of 25,000 airplanes was about to be created, the report said, an appropriation of $640,000,000 was made to carry out the program. The results achieved, the committee sum marised, are as follows: First. A total of only 601 De Havi- Innd fours wt-rc sent to France up to, August 1. Of these only sixty-seven had reached the front lines by July 1. Second. The first American-built machine Hew over the German lines on August 7. Details of the flight have not.been received. Third. We have not a single; American-made cliasse. or attacking plane, upon the battlcfront. Fourth. We have not a single American-made heavy bombing plane upon the battlcfront- Fifth. Wc have not developed or put in quantity production a lighting plane. Sixth. Types of planes have been! adopted and contracted for without ; sufficient tests, with the result of loss j of life and many millions of"dollars, j Seventh. The American Expedi-1 tionary Forces have been forced to; purchase and use antiquated types! of French and British planes, manu-1 factured abroad. Three Principal Causes The "disappointing results," the; report said, are chiefly due to thej three following causes: First. That the airplane program \ was largely placed in the control ofj the great automobile and other; manufacturers, who were ignorant of aeronautical problems. Second. These manufacturers un-' dertook the impossible task of cre ating a motor which could be adapt-j ed to all classes of flying craft. It is! not too much to say that our air- j plane program has becu largely sub ordinate to the Liberty motor. Third. We failed at the beginningj of the war to adopt the common sense course of reproducing the most! approved types of European ma-! chines in as great number as possi-1 ble. This should have been carried on coincident with the production ofj the Liberty motor. This sound j policy has very recently, hut after a! lamentable lapse of time, been I adopted. Of the original enormous appro-! priation, tho report continues, "aj substantial part was virtually wast ed," and it was necessary to appro priate an additional $884,304,758. | The Senate committee, said tho re-j port, made no attempt to investigate! instances of personal dishonesty orj corruption, but turned those charges; over to the Department of Justice.; which is making a criminal investt-j gation of the fall-down, under the di-, rection of Charles Evans Hughes Colonel Deeds Under Fire The only personal criticism of any! official connected with aircraft pro-j duotion was voiced against Coionel; pi. A. Deeds, who was the storm cen- j ter in ihe original attacks on the; aircraft board. The committee re-J ferred to the abandonment of Lang-| ley Field, the training field at Ncw-i port News, Va., and the construction! at a considerable cost, of new fields near Dayton, Ohio, which is held to; be unfitted physically or geographi-j cally for such purposes. The jcom-l mittee cited the fact that Colonel! Deeds was the owner of one and part: This Leaves the Skin Free From Hairy Growths (Toilet Talks) A simple method for completely removing every trace of hair or fuzz > is here given. This is painless and I usually a single treatment will ban- j ish even stubborn growths. To re move hairs, make a thick paste with: some powdered delatone and water, I spread on hairy surface and after j about two minutes rub off, wash the; skin and the hairs are gone. Thisj method will not mar the skin, but! to avoid disappointment, be certain you get delatone. I 432 MARKET STREET United States Food Administration I.lernae No. O-unj Specials For Saturday, August 24, 1918 MORNING SPECIALS Sliced Liver ; n |i cSed^ Feet .:::::::::::::::: 3 lbs. 25c Victory Steak, pound 250 Choice Chuck Roast, pound 250 Pin Steak (extra fine) pound 250 Compound (used as lard) pound 350 ALL-DAY SPECIALS Hickory Smoked Picnic Hams pound 260 Jowl Bacon (for seasoning), pound 280 Old English Corned Beef, pound 220 Prime Rib Roast (the best) pound 280 Pure Lard, pound • 300 Frankfurters, lb 220 BUTTERINE Smoked Sausage, lb. ... 220 Lincoln, lb 270 Garlick Links, lb 220 E - B- Special, , lb 28 £ Bologna, lb . 220 fe em Nut ' £•'•••. _ s Premium, lb 330 Cream Cheese, lb 3i>o Creamery Buttei, lb. .. 500 Longhorn Cheese, lb. .. 350 Heinz Catsup, bottle .. 170 Limburger, lb 38* Heinz Cream of Tomato, Swiss (the best), lb. ... 550 can 12J40 Markets in 56 Principal Cities of 14 States Main Office, I rirT UAnT - I Packing Plant, Chicago, 111. | GET THE HABIT | Peor f a in FRIDAY EVENING. owner of the other of these fields, I and had transferred his Interests to business associates. "The transfer of the experimental station from Langley to Dayton and installing? it upon an inadequate tract, quite recently the property of a member of the board," the report stated, "the tender ai\d qualified ac ceptance of a second field, formerly owned in part by the same mem ber. the selection of Wilbur Wright Field, physically and geographically unsuited for the purpose, and the giving of huge contracts for air planes (o a corporation created 3ince the war began, of which he was oe of tho first officers, and owned ex clusively by his former partners and business associates, have provoked, and we think justly, much of the public comment which made tho in vestigation imperative." The original aircraft board, the re port said, was "unsystematic and in effective." The present direction cf the aircraft production, it continued, through the military bureau of aero nautics under General Kenly, and under J. D. Ryan, as director of air craft production, "is an improve ment upon the previous situation." The report recommends that every available facility for the production of planes bo utilized, and it declares that some companies that were in existence before the war have not been given any contracts, while oth er companies organized after the aircraft program was decided upon were given large contracts before their factories were built and were advanced funds for building their plants. "This report is not to be taken us a wholesale condemnation of our air craft program," the report said. Much has been accomplished. The| committee is glad to report that while it believes there are yet many things to be remedied, nevertheless we are approaching a period when quantity production of planes may soon be hoped for." Big British Plane With Crew and Passengers in Trip Between Countries London, Aug. 23.—A big British airplane carrying its crew and nine passengers has made the trip from France to England, it is announced here. The whole journey from an airdrome in the interior of France to one in the interior of England oc cupied but little over half an hour. The test was made under routine conditions, with an ordinary service airplane of the larger type. The pas sengers carried a normal amount of baggage. , HOOVER HOME FROM EUROJfE New York, Aug. 23.—Herbert L. Hoover, United States food adminis trator, returned to-day from his trip abroad. BOYS OF '6l PLEDGE LOYALTY IN WAR By Associated Press Portland. Ore., Aug. 2a.-i-tfnn limited support of the cause of the United States in the world war was pledged by the Grand Army of the Republic at the clos ing session of its fifty-second an nual encampment here yesterday. Others among the resolutions adopted condemned a motion pic ture film dealing with recon structors in the South after the Civil War on the ground that "it does gross injustice to prominent and patriotic men of reconstruc tion time, is insulting to colored citizens and tends to glorify mob law"; criticised the reported burial of deceased enemy aliens in the Union cemetery at Chatta nooga, Tenn.. and demanded that the proposal dor the scrapping of Admiral Farragut's flagship Hartford be withdrawn and the vessel preserved. Bradford, Pa., Aug. 23. —Reso- lutions pledging loyalty to the Government in the prose'eution of the war were adopted here yes terday by the Pennsylvania Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, in the closing session of the annual convention. The Grand Lodge formulated plans during the day looking to the establishment of an orphanage for dependants of Pennsylvania members who make the uspreme sacrifice on the field of battle. Five hundred dollars was appropriated to cover ex penses in investigating sites for the proposed home. AMERICANS TURN TIDEOF BATTLE [Continued from First Page.] nation* more steadfaat or more reso lute than at present." "American's mighty effort hi sending more than a million men to France was the deciding fac tor not only In strengthening the morale of the allies bat In bringing victory out ot defeat on the western front," the premier said. "It Is beyond question that the victories of the past fear neeks would not have been possible ex cept for the American divisions which have taken their place in the battle line," the premier con tinued. "I have seen many thousands of American troops en board ship nnd In camps I visited. It Is Im possible to overestimate the in creased confidence with which the arrival of those mighty armies has Inspired the allied nations. "AH Kutope Is Impressed by their splendid physique, their re sourcefulness and sdaptlbllity, the remarkable rapidity and thor oughness with which they haVe acquired necmsary training, and, finally, the magnificent fighting qualities they have displayed la evefy battle lu whiel they have been tested. "There is most effective and har monious co-operation between the armies of the United States, Great Britain and France. From Sir David Beatty as well as from Admiral Sims and Admiral Rodman I know that this is equally true of the British and American navies." "The future peace of the world rests largely upon the unity of pur pose and action between the democ racies of the United States and Great Britain," the premier said. "The weight of sorrow is light ened by the player piano." SPANGLER MUSIC HOUSE. 2112 North Sixth street, adv. Lot of Men's 29c Dress "f A Hose, in all colors xOC LOT OF GLASS JARS Pints 550 doz. Quarts 650 doz. 2-Quarts 800 doz. 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C Hundreds of Other Bargains Included in This Sale—Not Listed Here SALESLADIES WANTED—With Experience; Steady Work; Good Salary TT A HJtISBTXRG gfjftgg. TELEGRAPH SPROUL GREETED BY ERIE PEOPLE Nominee For Governor Re ceives Notable Ovation at Grange Meeting Senator William C. Sproul. who was the speaker at the Erie Grange meeting yesterday, received a notable welcome and made an address which seems to have taken well in the northwestern counties. President Mathlas, of the Expo sition, Introduced Senator Sproul as the man who undoubtedly would have much to say during the next four years regarding good road 6 in Pennsylvania, a crying need in the [northwestern end of the State. In his talk the Senator went on record as an advocate of good roads, saying it has been his hobby ever sinco he entered the Legislature of Pennsyl vania, and if he is chosen Governor Ihe will bend every effort to have roads built through the state and for the construction for tle Perry high way, connecting Erie and Pittsburgh. The speaker referred to the fact that a morning paper had designated the day as grange and politicians' day at the fair and he pleaded guilty to both. Continuing, Senator Sproul said: "One of the greatest things in our American life is that we understand our policies. A people who under stand their policies are not a people who can be led. If the people of Germany understood their policies as do the people of America, their lead ers to-day would not be dragging them into this awful slaughter pen that is setting the world aflame. Pol itics are a good thing and it is ray wish that every man—yes, and every p TTTTI ipl m ITJTJI IITTJI U U l]jj I.UU Ijjl 71J Trj QALKINC W6OLDEN RULE DEPT. STORE W mmmmmmrn ■ i I — mammmwmmmm p—fca ■ I i——, ~ i 428-430 Market Street | ■*- DRESSES iLot of Voile and Gingham Dresses. Value AQ ' up to $6.00. Friday and Saturday Special . , Wash Skirts Silk Skirts Lot of White Wash Skirts, Q Lot of Silk Skirts, A J q * value $2.00 JOC ™^ a s , P t0 $7 - 50 ' tj)4.05 | SUITS AND COATS j ( Lot of Women's and Misses' Suits in Poplin and (Ml AA i (Serges. Values up to $20.00 ...s■*■ f Lot of Coats, made of wool, Poplin, Serge. Value d*Q QA ( lup to $17.50. Special Friday and Saturday . . . j i woman—might go to the polls and vote at every election." In conclusion, Mr. Sproul said: "The people of Pennsylvania are to-day doing more than any similar population towards the prosecuting of this war. Pennsylvania is meeting the supreme test, both in munitions and men. Up to the present time there have been more Pennsylvania soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice than any other in the Union. "We will learn many things from this great war. but I believe our greatest lesson will be thrift. If we only put away while the putting away is good we will have enough to pay five war debts. People of the sort we hat e in Pennsylvania never have and never will lose a great war. People working for the good of man kind are bound to win. "These men we have sent over to France, those of them who return, will come back better men than they ever could have been had they not been engaged in this, the holiest struggle that has ever been engaged in on this earth." Qhdiqeslion (J §as gives surprising relief in from five to ten minutes in most cases. Your money re funded if it doesn't 27c at Croll Keller, G. A. Gorgas, J. Nelson Clark. WE SELL FOR LESS Lot of Glass Berry OA Sets OUC Lot of Garden Hose, a f°°t iJ C Lot of Blue Enamel Kettles, gQ. worth double Di/ C Lot of Aluminum Q Ware UOC Lot of Sprinkling *7 f\ Cans / UC Lot of Lace Curtains value up to $2.00 O*7C Lot of Voile Waists; value up to $2.00 #l7 C Lot of Toilet ./J Soap DC Lot of Ladies' White Handker chiefs, • • O O Lof of Boys' Knee Pants; sizes < Q 6 to 12 1 27 C iot of Boys' Straw Hats; | A value 50c A %7 O Lot of Children's Black Hose, | A fast colors; value 25c JL 4C Hun Propaganda That U. S. Plans Trade Conquest Is Denounced by Ship Chief By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 2S. German propaganda designed to create dis sension among the allies with stories that the United States will use its enormous fleet of transports and food ships for trade conquests after the war, was the subject of a state ment to-day by Chairman Hurley, of the shipping board. He said every nation lined up against autocracy can be depended upon to detect the LAST WEEK of CLEARANCE SALE Our business of last Saturday surpassed all expectations. (Big values did it.) Many good values remain in Dress, Work and School Shoes. See our windows and tables. f> t-aai* 20th Century Shoe Co. "Shoes That Wear" . 3 South Market Square E. F. DEICHLER, Mgr. Everybody's Shoe Store ATJGUST 23, 1918. source of these suggestions and dis count them. "In building her merchant fleet America plans first of all to win the war and after that to overcome her own neglect to provide ocean trans portation for her own trade," said Mr. Hurley. WAGE RAISE FOR WOMEN By Associated Press London, Aug. 23.—The ministry of munitions has ordered that the wages of women munltionworkers be increased five shillings weekly ofter September 1. Girls under 18 in munition plants will receive an increrase of half a crown. 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