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...Inside, the "faithful Commons" went through the usual pantomime of wondering what on earth the noise was about. The Speaker asks if the pleasure of the House is that the doors be opened. The House, enveloped in pseudo-mystery, jokingly gives its assent. A burly sergeant-at-arms is despatched to admit the patient Black Rod and, as he goes, he walks with an almost insolently leisurely gait. The doors are opened and in sweeps Black Rod, proceeds to the Speaker's Chair, executing en route three magnificent bows which wring continuous mirth from the Commons. Black Rod, having...
...Mail started its night flying service July 1, 1924. In spite of pessimistic predictions, its pilots managed to fly 1,200,000 miles without the loss of a life. A fatal parachute jump has now broken the record of safety. Clarence O. Gilbert, a onetime flying Army sergeant, was in the Air Mail pilot's reserve and was pressed into service during the holiday rush. He flew away from May wood Field, Chicago, at 7:10 one evening and, sailing westward, encountered a blinding snowstorm near Kaneville, Ill. His motor failed. A pilot under such conditions is helpless...
...must jump, wait and then pull the rip cord. Otherwise the parachute may become entangled in the tail surfaces of the plane. This is undoubtedly what Sergeant Gilbert failed to dp. The instinctive impulse to pull the rip cord prevailed over careful training and the shrouds were cut by the sharp cables of the plane's rear...
...clearly shows that subordinates do not have any respect for superior officers?in every instance, from the Top Sergeant to the Captain and from the Captain to the Brigadier General, this statement is pronounced throughout the show...
...through the show, profanity is very much in evidence. The words 'hell, Jesus, damn,' etc. are used continually. One marine bellows oaths freely; and, upon the entrance of his top sergeant, there is a scene that clearly portrays to the audience that the old service marines are men who think nothing of drink and conquering women...