San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-02
A|RSH|P TO
CARRY MAIL
ACROSS SEA
FRS to Be Placed in Ser
vice Between New York
and London.
ON 2-DAY SCHEDULE
Giant Dirigible Now Un-
der Construction in
Germany.
ON 2-DAY SCHEDULE

by the Associated 'ress.
st. Louis. Mo-, Oct. 2.-Rear Ad-
miral William A. Moffett. chief OF the
bureau of aeronautics of the United
States navy. declared today that when
the FRS. under construction in Ger
many. is completed. it u be prt in
the air mail service between New York
and London on aschedule of two days.
This declaration was brought about
by the arrival and departure here to-
day of the FRI. sister ship o. the
IRIS, from Lakehurst. y. J. The
shipped stopped here but an hour or
so. denarting for cruise over Chi
cago. Detroit, Cleveland and other
cities. Rear Admiral Mos.c.t was a
passenger as the FRI took
Wants More Aviato.s.
Rear Admiral Moffett. in a paper
addressed to the second annual meet
ing OF the Air institute of the National
Aeronautic Chamber of Commerce. in
session here in conjunction with the
international air races. declared that
civilian aviation must be incr ased 10
insure a sufficient number OF naval
aviators in time of war.
Admiral Moffets asserted that, Ill
war were declared tomorrow, we
would be in pitiful plight as re-
CARDS numbers OF effective air.
craft"
The United States is far behind IN
aviation progress. Mai. Gen. haso'I
NJ. Patriek:< eiifpf of the army air srr-
vice. declared in an address at the
annual banquet last night.
America was once first in the air
when two of her gifted sons, the
Wright brothers. taught the world to
fly" he said, but now we are woe
fully behind and other nations are
taking the place in the development
and progress of aviation that we
should have and rightfully. deserve.
Ships 10 Garry Mails.
Paul Henderson. second assistant
postmaster general. in charge of the
air mail service, announced that early
next Spring the Postoffice Depart
ment would inaugurate day and night
flying between New York and San
Francisco. He said that the depart
ment expects to make the daily trip
from coast 10 coast in ~ hours on
the westward journey and so hours
coming east. the difference in time be-
ing the result OF the prevailing wester-
~ winds.
Dwight Davis. assistant secretary
of war. who advocated Q ten-year air.
craft building program in the United
States. said that the coast defense of
the country is dependent on the air
forces OF the army.
If any enemy invasion came, be
continued. it would come by air and
not by sea. He emphasized that Il
single bomb dropped by an airplane
would destroy New York in few mill
utes and but a few hours later this
enemy craft could have left trail of
wrecked cities, anguish and suffer
ing, among the women and children in
the very heart of the country.
Howard +. Coffin OF Detroit. who
was reelected president of the Nd-
tional Aeronautical Association. paid
a tribute to Oryillc Wright ,and said
that Wright's invention nearly twenty
years ago of a machine that was able
TO travel in the air for 80 seconds,
was the greatest invention in the his
tory Of civilization.
Orville Wright. who, with his
brother. Wilbur, invented the airplane,
declared today that the world war
showed more than ever that the air.
plane is the greatest Instrument for
peace that We hoped would be- Mr..
Wright added that 1.-The air raids car
ried on during the war brought home
the awful lessons TO those who were
most in need Of them-1the legislators
who do not fight but declare war. Al
ready We can observe that parliamenis
are looking upon war ak something in
which they perhaps may be called
upon 10 give their lives Hence. they
are seasoning their patriotic fervor
with a touch Of prudence.
An airplane flying al 100 miles an
hour is safer than an automobile
travelling at so miles at hour. Orvillc
Wright told newspaper men here to-
lay. -....
The general public holds distort-
ed impression Of flying and the indus
try" he said. "No notice is taken of
The hundreds of uneventful trips made
BY airrlane and every accident is over