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"jfiiat. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFOliD. OREGOX. FRIDAY. MAY 17. 1035. PAGE THREE SIZE OF SOVIET AIR FORCE KEPI STRICUECRET Foreign Powers Able To Make Only Rough Esti mateEnough Told To Gain Healthy Respect Of World. the largest number of any country in the world. Stories have come out of Russia that the air force can transport a whole army division over an enemy Una and drop It tn parachutes, but there la no confirmation of them here. They are samples of the tales that have built up the red air force's prestige abroad tales that coupled with the shroud of official secrecy make Russia's power In the skies a profoundly Intriguing enigma. "I have two more semesters at sion that he could be tempted to Stanford before I graduate, and when desert the amateur ranks by a pro I finish I might go in for writing offer, but that it would have to be golf I like to write. As a matter I mighty big. of fact I took three courses in Jour- J One Way to Score Well. game of golf that are entirely their own.' Listen to the case of Mrs, Leo P. Federman. Mrs. Federman. one of the leading woman golf?rs in the east, tore up not get it. Flight then and there she decided that the Piping Rock tour nament would have to struggle along without her presence. All of which Is in line with Mrs. er man's plan not to turn in any cards showing a score hlc'.ier than 90. Behind all this scheming lies the fact that the Metropolitan aolf asso ciation attempted to give her a han dicap of three on the strength of one card she turned in last year showing a score over 90. Mrs Federman In sisted that she should have a handi cap rating of one stroke and no more. There will be no arguments next spring for Mrs. FecWman. will see that no scores of 90 or more are turned in. nallsm at college last year." All tn all Little left the lmpres- It appears that the lad.es have t her card at the 18th green because some very definite Ideas about tha rhe needed a f'.ve fcr a 90 and did TELEPHONE USE By John Lloyd MOSCOW (AP) One of the most highly rated factors ln the Euro pean arms situation the Soviet air force remains, while the nations tlze up each other's military strength, considerable of a mystery. Foreign air attaches can estimate its size only rouily. The public knows no details of its strength. Yet the wings of Red Russia inspire respect and in some quarter fore bodings. The one well known fact about the fleet does not detract from Its prestige. That fact is that the Sov iets have been concentrating for years on developing their might in the skies. Where power to direct the whole activity of a people la vested In the state, the state can be ex pected to obtain appreciable results. Impressive Shows staged Lest anyone doubt that result have really been obtained, soviet leaders every now and then drop pointed hints. They say Just enough to excite the Imagination, stir pop ular pride and keep the rating high. On the rare occasions when the air force is on display they atage an impressive show. For the rest, factory doors re elosed. access to military hangars U had by the select few and pre cise rigures are never made public. He who goes in search of data on the red air force finds in the end that he can do no more than aver age up estimates and guesses. The average places the total num ber of machines at more than 3.000 possibly 3,500. A fast, light fight ing plane, of which some 300 are be lieved to be In service. Is the force's most efficient known weapon. Bombers are thought to total 600 or more. There la a great supply of reconnaissance machines, service able but reputedly slow. Mass production facilities are as much a mystery aa the fleet Itself. There is no doubt that they have been developed to a respectable ex tent, but only rough guesses can be made as to the number of ships that could be turned out and how aoon emergency production could get into awing. Motor Production Vital Parties Interested In the subject base their doubts not on the Rus sians' ability to produce the plane themselves, but on facilities for mass production of motors. Official secrecy being what It Is, however, they do not exclude possibility of surprise. Although a large number of ma chines are concentrated In the far easv-200 at least, observers believe the bulk of the force remains where It could be quickly brought Into play on the European front. Announcement was made recently that soviet experts had succeeded In adapting ordinary automobile motors for powering planes. Planes to run on such motors can be manufac tured and operated cheaply, it was stated, but their speed would be limited to about 70 miles an hour. Their principal value would be for training. Parachute Jumping and strato sphere flying are two fields in which the bolsheviks experiment constant ly. The state has sponsored tests of rocket motors, which soviet scientists think eventually will prove the proper means of propul sion above the atmosphere. .Millions Of Youths Jump Towers for parachute Jumpers have been erected in various parts of the union and recently an order was Issued which obliges millions or young men and women to make at least one Jump this year. Already some 400.000 Russians have experi enced the thrill of a Jump by far PARIS (UP) France's energetic and enterprising Minister of Posts and Telegrams Georges Mandet has had another of his practical Ideas. Mandel wants France to become more telephone conscious and la offering a cash bonus of 35 to 50 francs to any post office employe who adds a telephone subscriber to the present list. The. minister noticed that the number of telephone subscribers Tn France was small In comparison with other countries. The United States has 17,346.000. Great Britain 2.109,000 and Germany 2,960.000. while France only has 1,300.000. The percentages are. United States 13.94, Great Britain 4.6, Germany 4.8 and France 8. As the subscription rates In France compare favorably with other countries. Mandel believes that the French public should become tele phone users. He added that the French were not aware of the ad vantages offered to telephone sub scribers. No charge la made for the Instal lation of telephones, the instru ments are rented at a very small cost. Since the poet office employes are answerable to him he has de cided to take advantage of the fact and at the same time give them an opportunity of making a little extra money. 13. PORT SLANTS -Jit Pao Tommy Armour is of the opinion that Lawson Little will not only successfully defend the British ama teur championship he won last year, but will win the British open as well. If any man should know about Little's game. It Is the wiry Scot. Armour spent many hours teaching the British and American amateur tltleholder to get plenty of "bite" and topspln out of his Iron ap proaches. Armour insists that Little's game Is as fine as that of any pro In the country. If the young giant were to make the swing from coast-to-coast with the pro golfers he would be certain to hold his own. If not top the best of them. Armour opines. With but very little practice be fore he arrived at the Augusta na tional club for the Master's tourna ment, he stepped out and hi even par, 288, to top the list of ama teurs and finish well up among the' pros. Little himself feels that he has more control over his long Iron shots and consequently Is shooting with greater confidence. Today he Is shooting for the pin, whereas In the past he was satisfied If his long shots found the green. He la still a terrific driver. With the exception of Jimmy Thomson there is hardly a man in the wofld who figures to outdrive the broad shouldered Stanford university stu dent. Ears Open to Pro Offers, Shortly before Little sailed for England he was asked If he enter tained any thoughts of turning pro fessional. That's something I hate to ans wer," he replied, and then added, "I'd prefer to see how I make out In the two amateur championships and the British open this year. "You know," he continued, "I would like to teach golf; I think it's great fun to point out mistakes to other people and teaen tnem to hit the ball in the groove. HEATH'S DRUG STORE JERGEH'S HAND SOAP . 33c 5 Odors, 10 bars to cellophane pkg. for - JEHGEirS FRENCH ROUND AQc - nru BATH SOAP 6 bars to box (Reg. 90c) for WOODBURY HAND SOAP (Formerly 25c bar) j 3 bars 25c HENRI ROCHEAU TOILET SOAP Box of 4 odors. 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