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Since the U.S. Naval Air Station at Lakehurst, NJ. is hard by the Lakewood Country Club, many a Lakehurst officer has been able to brush up on his golf. Lakehurst last week challenged nearby Fort Dix to an Army-Navy golf match, named as their entrants Lt. Commanders George Watson, R. F. Tylor. Lieut. M. F. D. Flaherty...
...Piqued, Lakehurst's Commander immediately sent his golf team off on an extended airship flight, got two top-flight tournament golfers to take on the buck privates...
Chief Photographer, U.S. Navy Lakehurst...
...Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, coolly declared that airships had no demonstrable military value, flying qualities aside. Congressman Harter pleaded for re-employment at Goodyear-Zeppelin factory in Akron, Mr. Dingell for Detroit's metal-clads, Mr. Sutphin for adequate training at Lakehurst. Congress casually passed the buck to Mr. Roosevelt: if he wished, he could spend up to $3,000,000 for a ship about half the size of the Akron and Macon. Having consulted Thomas Edison's son, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, the President last week authorized...
Biggest is Goodyear, whose President Paul W. Litchfield plugged for dirigibles at a closed Congressional hearing last year. Public pleading for dirigibles is left to Congressman Dow Harter of Ohio. Congressman John Dingell of Detroit and William Sutphin of New Jersey (whose district includes Lakehurst) are also dutiful airship boosters...