Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-15
Washington Business Men
Postpone Consideration.
WAIT ON BALTIMORE PLAN
Several Propositions Laid Before
Chamber of Commerce.
AMATEURS MEAN TO GO AHEAD
Aero Scientific Club Purposes to
Give Exhibition at College
Park in October.

| The Washington Chamber of Commerce
and Washington men interested in holding
| an aviation meet near here in November
will give no Endorsement to any PROPOSE
lions submitted for meets until they have
| learned from Col. Jerome II. Joyce, pres
| ident of the Aero Club of Baltimore, who
has telegraphed to the chamber that he
has made arrangements for q meet to be
held somewhere between Baltimore and
Washington.
This decision was reached at a meet
ing of the executive committee and
committee on aviation in the Chamber
of Commerce at noon today. President
W. r. GUIDE and A. Leftwichs Sinclair
will go to Baltimore Saturday after
noon to discuss with Col. Joyce the pro-
posed meet and to learn from him just
| what arrangements the Baltimorean
has made.
Berger's Two Propositions.
The meeting of the committee was held
today primarily to listen to the proposition
Of ]. s. Berger of New York for holding
November to T. Mr.. Berger has been
now in this country, including Grahame-
White. and Brookins and johnson, who
are employed by the Wright brothers;
Charles p. Willard, who Is employed by
Glenn Curtiss, and Capt. Thomas Bald
win.
He presented kilograms and letters
from these aviators to the committee,
showing their willingness to exhibit in
Washington and quoting prices for which
they were willing to come.
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This sum is to include a flight from
Washington to Baltimore and return, or
to Norfolk, Va, and return, or to Rich
mond and return.
Brookins and Johnson also wish $4,000
for both. Willard and Baldwin are will
ing to come here for 5000 each
Mr.. Berger made two propositions to
the committee. The first was to finance
the meet himself, with the understanding
that he receive a bonus Of $4,000 at the
end Of the meet This money. he said.
ington some 100000 visitors for the meet
and for the wide advertising the meet
would give Washington and Washington
merchants.
His other proposition was to run the
meet under the supervision of the
Chamber OF Commerce or g. company of
business men OF Washington, they to
finance the project and to pay him 25
per cent Of the net proceeds. He said
have to put up $4,000 cash and to guar
antee $4,000 besides.
Mr.. Berger declared that he belived
the meet would be money-making
event He was entirely willing. he
said, to work under the supervision of
the chamber. whichever plan was ac-
cepted.
Mr.. Berger urged that he be given an
answer as soon as possible. since the
avtators with whom he was in communi-
cation had had many other offers for
the dates he proposed to bring them to
Washington. The committee however
informed him that 1t would not be able
to give final answer until after Col
Yeagle Submits Plan.
J. Lynn Yeagle. who has another propo-
sition for an aviation meeting here in No.
vember, also laid his plan before the
committee. He asks for the Endorsement
OF the chamber, and proposes to bring to
Benning track Glenn Curtiss and one of
his men. with three or four machines,
and possibly some other aviators, for a
week.
This plan seemed to meet with consid-
cradle approval from the members Of the
committee. Mr.. Yeaele said that his plan
was contingent upon Col. Joyce's. for II
Col. Joyce had secured Curtiss the meet
could not be held here.
e. H. Young OF the Aero Scientific Club
Of Washington explained again his propo-
sition to hold an amateur meet in Octo-
Der. the week Of the Eth, at College
Park. Md. He told the committee that
the meet would be held whether the
chambers Endorsement were given or not,
that the amateurs were not in the
proposition to make money, and that he
already had twelVe entries.
The Aero Scientific Club decided at a
meeting last night in the Terminal Y. M.
c. A. to 60 ahead with its plans, whether
1t gets the Endorsement Of the Chamber Of
Commerce or not and irrespective Of any
other meet which may Dc held here this
fall. A publicity committee was appoint
ed to advertise the meet, which will last
for 4 week, and also the coming aero ex-
hibition which will be held at the terminal
station.