Evening star., 1932-07-24

Tne second Oerpy 10 Degln mere Is lOr
amateur pilots and advance entries
registered by the National Aeronautic
Association indicate that approximately
so planes will be entered. This race
will begin Saturday morning, August
27, winding up that afternoon at Cleve-
land.
The take-off Of the Cord Trophy
planes will be the climax of an aviation
meet starting August 18 at Washing
ton-Hoover Airport and continuing for
four days, with many interesting events
on the ground and in the air. 1t is
probable that the George Washington
Bicentennial aviation demonstration
may be included as part of this four
day show.
The National Aeronautic Association.
governing body in charge of competitive
aviation in the United States, will meet
In the National Capital August 18 and
19. bringing together aviation leaders
from all parts of the country.
Orville Wright, chairman of the Con-
test Committee of the association, will
be honored here on his birthday,
August 10. The celebration will include
a banquet that evening. Orville Wright
will not make a speech at the dinner
He may stand up and bow. but he will
not make a speech. He never has made
a speech and says he never will make
speech. 1t was Orville Wright who,
when asked why he did not speak, made
the classical observation that the par
rot, good speaker, is very bad
flyer A banquet with a. speechless
guest of honor will be something of
novelty for the National Capital and
therefore not unworthy of support
At the same time. the medal of the
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
will be presented to Comdr. P. " H.
Weems, Navy Bureau of Aeronautics.
for his work on aerial navigation, and
the Grover Looming intercollegiate Fly
ing Club Trophy will be presented to
the Harvard Flying Club of Harvard
University.
Airline Operators Hopeful.
Air transport operators in general
are exceedingly optimistic over the
effect ON air transport business of the
proposed interline air express agree
ment which is to become effective
August !. Under the agreement, the
handling of air express will be put on
the same basis as the handling of rail-
road express.
Free exchange of merchandise from
one airline to another at connecting
terminals will be made possible through
use of uniform way bills. Door door
air express service will be made possible
throughout the country.
The surface transportation industries
always have derived their chief revenues
from the carrying of commodities rather
than from the carrying of passengers
or mail. The new air express move
ment, it is believed, offers to the air.
batr lnr aI
revenue and points the way to real
progress.
Air express business is the only phase
Of the air transport business in which
the United States lags behind Europe
today. European airlines realized the
promise of air express business early
in their careers and set about to de-
velop the business Systematically. The
agreement reached by the airlines of
this country should result in a great
expansion of air express service and
open a profitable and growing field of
activity to the industry.
Glover Urges Air Policy.
1t is the urgent duty Of every one
connected in any capacity with avia-
tion today to work for the establish
ment of q self-sustaining and self
respecting aviation industry. with a
definite plan and a definite policy for
the achievement of this objective, w
Irving Glover. Second Assistant Post
master General in charge of airmail
told members Of the Aeronautical
Chamber OF Commerce at an informal
conference in New York during the
past week.
Up to now. Mr. Glover said, "our
national aviation policy has been al