Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
BAKER GREETS AERO
MEET BY WIRELESS
Secretary Of War Tells Pan
American Congress Their
/, Field, Is illimitabIe
FORESEES AIR COMMERCE

Special Dispatch 10 rEreninD Public Ledger.
Atlantic City. May Newton ID.
Baker, Secretary of War. in a wire
less greeting convening the second pan
American aeronautic congress in Aero
nautic Hall. Steel Pier. this afternoon.
forecast for air navigation. "a future
as illimitablc as the realm with which
IL deals
Here in France he said 1--WE see
the great triumph which has been
achieved In aeronautics during the war.
and Americas contribution. its value
and significance. The marvellous strides
aviation has made under the impetus of
war demonstrated that the world is on
the verge Of an aerial conquest that
makes commercial transportation by air
an assured fact within the present year.
with the thousands Of young men
trained for combat in the world war
as a nucleus. the leadership Of America
in the commercial development Of the
air seems to be no less probable.
Hands Across the Sea-
Hands reached across the sea in a
message Of greetings from Winston
Churchill, minister for war for Great
Britain, who said:
May this new art and science prove
a bond of kinship between the English =
speaking peoples. The ocean has di-
vidcd us. Let She air unite MS. Let
the air unite us in the comradpship OF
daring and in the painstaking study of
the means OF mutual protection.
The Royal Aero Club of Great
Britain, Albert Santos Dumont, pioneer
airman and president of the Pan
American Acronautical Federation and
the Norwegian Aero Club cablcd con
gratulatory greetings.
Special representatives of Chile,
General Pinto and Carlo Silva, who
were present, brought message from
| the Chilean Government and the Aero
Club of Chile, and greetings were read
from Rear Admiral Robert f. Peary,
president of the Aerial League OF
Cabrera, Of Guatemala; President
Forres, of Panama; the president OF
Haiti; the minister of public instruc
! ton of Venezuela the minister of the
interior of Ecuador, and from Para
quay, Uruguay, Mexico and Costa
Rico.
| $25,OOO Prize for Aviator
| Announcement was made that 9
purse of S25, 600, contributed by At
lantic City hotel owners, awaits any
airman from a European nation who
may land in Atlantic City's new air
port before the close of the national
meets here on May 30. 1t was stated
that Katherine Stimson, whose air ex
ploits have made her famous, will be g
contender for several of the big purses
offered for long distance flights. Miss
Stimson is expected to tune up for the
meet by flying here from Philadelphia
on Saturday.
Samuel p. Leeds, president of thu
Chamber of Commerce, in his greetings
declared that Atlantic City is destined
to become the airplane city of America.
Alan r. Hawley, president of thu
Aero Club of America, paid homag
in his address 90 the Wright brothers
the members of the Lafayette Esca
drille and to all the valiant men of tn
aerial fighting forces Of America ant
its Allies. Touching upon the fac
that naval aircraft already have covered
1900 miles in a twenty hour flight owe
the ocean, Mr.. Hawley expressed tn
hope that the conquest of the Atlanti
yet will fall to United States nav.
machine.