| Show DERN WILL VIEW iVIEW AIR BASE SITE Pending Adjournment to Prevent i I L Immediate Decision on Project Military Officials Welcome Chief Upon Arrival in y J Salt Lake 1 GOVERNOR COMES HOME University to Confer Degree on C Cabinet binet Member I Salt Lake City's aspirations to become be be- come an army air base will receive decided impetus durin during t the e visit here this week of Secretary of War George H. H Dern Bern who arrived Monday to receive receive re re- re- re an honorary doctor of laws degree de dc- dc gree at University of at Utah graduation exercises Tuesday and deliver the commencement address While loath to extend any definite encouragement regarding the establishment o of the proposed base on a site selected west of the city near the airport Sec Secretary ry Dern declared he would inspect the ground and obtain all available data before returning to Washington early next week He will also confer with various Salt SaIl Lakers and officials o of the chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of commerce regarding the proposal pro pro- No Immediate Acton Action In OlIn view of or the fact that congress will vilI probably adjourn shortly no action ac ac- action tion lion on the proposed air base can be expected soon soon said Seere Secretary ry Dern I have talked at some length with Mayor Louis Marcus a fellow ellow passenger pas pat enger on our way to Salt Lake Cit City on the subject and expect to receive receive re re- re- re c considerable ns more information before leaving the city Referring to the recent carrying of the airmail by army pilots Secretary Dern declared 1 that the thc arm army had done a wonderful job in c tion lion of at weather difficulties He pointed to the fact that but butone butone butone one air accident occurred following resumption of or the army airmail flying flying fly fly- ing a after er the weeks week's annulment of or service under President Roosevelt's orders order Weather to o Blame The accidents that occurred during during during dur dur- ing the fearfully bad spell of we weather er marking the early days of the army airmail carrying were much emphasized but little or nothing was said of the lack of crashes and the like during the later period of army array flying of the mail said the secretary It seemed as though bad luck was big news and good luck no news at atall all The cabinet member declared that on the whole the army arm had performed exceptionally well in the airmail emergency lie He held that the training acquired by army pilots would prove alu ble The Union Pacific depot took on all he aspects of of- ofa a military militar reservation an n 11 the arrival o of the secretary of war A guard of ot honor composed of army reserve officers was lined up alongside the secretarial Pullman with drawn sabres Officers Greet Chief Heading Headin the military delegation were Brigadier Generals Pegram Whitworth commandant at Fort Douglas and Brigadier General W W. G. G Williams adjutant general of Utah Other officers who greeted th the secretary see sec ec- ec included Colonel A. A F. F Dannemiller Dannemiller Danne Danne- miller commander o of the infantry infantry try Colonel W. W A A. Cavenaugh retired retired re re- re tired law brother of Secretary Dern and Major James A. A Gillespie of ot the University o of Utah R. R O. O T T. C. C Secretary Dern was welcomed by Governor Henry H H. Blood on beh behalf ll of the state and Gus P. P Backman secretary of the chamber of ot com corn merce After brief greetings the guard of honor escorted him to a awaiting awaiting awaiting waiting automobile He was driven directly to the home of Colonel Cavenaugh Cavenaugh Cave Cave- nau h. h whose guest he will be durin during dur dur- in lag ing his stay in Salt Lake City During his visit Secretary Dern will willbe be the he guest of ol honor bonor Wednesday at a luncheon at the chamber o of com com- merce He is io expected to visit the proposed air base site some day during during dur dur- ing jag the week The university de degree ree is to be conferred Tuesday Drouth Hurts Morale While the drouth and its effects in reducing the morale o of the people in irs inthe inthe the af affected districts is apparent itis it itis Itis is certain that conditions generally are continuing their upward trend declared Secretary Dens Dem Even a single single sin sin sin- gle train journey through the stricken Continued on Pate Pale T Two TO o DERN TO VIEW AIR BASE SITE Military Officials Welcome I Chief on His Arrival in Home Town Continued from Page Pue One territory Is enough to give one an idea of ot the devastation wrought According to the secretary many evidences of the drouth affects were apparent on his trip westward in ruined crops of ot wheat and oats He said there were hopes of saving the corn crop in many areas The taking over of ot the Porto Rican government by the department of the interior from the war department was declared to be in the ordinary course of ot governmental business busine Scabbard and Blade Will Honor Dern Secretary of at War George H. H Dern and President George Thomas Thomac of the University of ot Utah will be initiated into Scabbard and Blade military fraternity fraternity fra Ira at the University of Utah Monday Manday Mon Man day night under direction of Cadet Captain Richard A A. A Brown and cadet officers Gu Guests ls of ot honor who will wm attend the ceremonies are arc State Stale Adjutant General W. W G. G Williams Colonel Hamilton Ham ilton lIton Gardner Colonel C. C Y Clawson Major James A. A Gillespie Captain Russell S n y d e r and Lieutenant Charles H lL Swartz Dern Will Speak At C. C of C. C Luncheon Secretary of ot War George H. H Dern I will speak at a chamber of ot commerce membership luncheon Wednesday at 1215 p. p in m. m Paul F. F Keyser chamber I president will preside The public is invited The luncheon will mark Secretary Derns Dern's only public appearance during during during dur dur- ing his visit except for his address Tuesday at the University of ot Utah commencement |
