Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01

Dawson, ASSISTANT secretary OF war
for Aeronautics, In making public the
report, compare favorebly with similar
statistics covering civilian fight opera
tons. especially in view Of the fact
that the tacttal demands Of military
aviation are more severe than the prob
lem that faces the non military pilot"
Air knowledge Improves.
Increasing practical interest Of the
public in flying. especially in scheduled
air transportation, is being coupled
with vast improvements within the in
dustry to bring the benefits Of aviation
to every corner OF the Nation, accord
ing TO a statement made by Clarence
NJ. Young. Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Aeronautics, following
the completion of a 6,500-niie inSpec-
ton fight over the Federal airways
People no longer fly for the novelty
of flying or for the effect they may
produce on their fellows, Mr.. Young
said, but rather have come to look
upon air transportation purely as a
with the unceasing efforts made to
build up regularity of service and to
increase safety, he pointed out.
Air transportation today Is on q
strictly business basis, he declared.
The glamor has been removed. Users
Of air transportation are sincere and
employ IL primarily because 1t means o
saving in time and money.
Another strong impression Mr. Young
said he gained on his trip was that
standards OF aircraft used for student
instruction, air taxi work, private fly
ing and various non-scheduled indus
trial operations are being raised
throughout the country, following the
trend OF air transport standards. Not
only Is the newer equipment better
maintained and more efficient, he said,
but there is an atmosphere Of healthi-
ness and security in the miscellaneous
phase of flying.
Air line operators are persistently
striving for greater speeds, Mr.. Young
said, because, even though scheduled
air transportation is three to four
times Faster than surface methods, the
public is demanding still more speed.
and also because higher cruising speeds
reduce the per mile cost of operation
Two-way radio communication, the
civil air chief said, Is showing q most
gratifying development. Airmen who
utilize the aids to air navigation pro-
vided by the Federal Government, he
said, have found that they automatical-
ly clothe themselves with every prac-
ticable safety precaution known to man.
The system Of air aids, he said, repre-
Sents one or the greatest contributions
of the Federal Government to the ad-
vancement Of aeronautics in the United
States.
Plane Borne Disease Feared.
Tremendous growth of international
airplane transportation is the latest
worry Of immigration and public health
/ officers of this and other lands who are
charged with preventing the "importa-
tom OF contagious diseases.
The speed of air travel breaks down
one Of the chief barriers against GER
tain dread diseases, especially yellow
fever. In the case of yellow fever VIC
! Tins who contract the disease prior to
departure by steamship for another
country there is q development of the
disease in virtually every case during
the, trip which permits adequate steps
| to be taken.
In the case Of airplane travellers,
however, the trip may be so rapidly
completed the disease has no opportu-
nifty to manifest itself until after ar
rival at the end Of the journey. when
| the risk Of spreading becomes pro-
nounced.
The matter Of curbing disease spread
! by air transportation Is causing inter-