Evening star., 1935-01-24
Amelia Earhart Takes Rank
Second Only to Lindbergb

No recent aviation exploit has 50
stirred the public imagination as did
the flight Of Amelia Earhart Putnam
alone from the Hawaiian Islands to
the Pacific Coast.
Progress Of aviation would be much
slower" declares the Sioux Falls Is.
Dak) Daily Argus-Leader, "if there
were no Earharts or EndberghS. They
set the pace, demonstrating in spec
tacular flights the possibilities of aerial
development"
Mrs. Putnam" says the Long
Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram. be
came the first flyer ever to make the
solo trip from the Hawaiian Islands
to the Pacific Coast, and the f1rst
woman flyer ever to make this course,
and in 50 doing she established new
woman's record for continuous flying
over water. An enthusiastic American
public Is stirred with pride by the
marvellous feats Of this extraordinary
woman. She deserves the Nations
congratulations, and the more so be-
cause her achievements are the result
of careful precautions and experience
as well as courage and daring"
"It was no impromptu, rash and
lucky bid for celebrity" according to
the Syracuse IN. " Herald, but
climax to q series Of cumulative hon
ors. Leaving aside the lesser enter
prises Of her 16 years experience as
an aviator, great accomplishments had
been recorded to her credit. In 1928
she was the first woman to cross the
Atlantic by airplane-on that occa-
sion with q male pilot and mechanic.
-Four years later she was the first
woman to make the transoceanic trip
alone, and the first with two crossings
to her credit. And now she adds
double score to her renown, as the
first woman to fly from Hawaii to the
United States and the first person to
do it alone. This is glory enough for
the present, but she will doubtless set
no limit to her enthusiastic ambition.
There are no illusions or heroics
about Miss Earhart; she did not un-
dertake the trip to prove anything
aeronautical,' unless there might be
some little value in testing the two
way radio phone" states the Milwau-
kee journal, quoting her own state
mentS, but that paper adds: I'VE do
think that Miss Earhart demonStrat-
ed some things aeronautical despite
her lack Of claim. She tested new IN
struments; she tested the accuracy OF
navigation charts such as she used.
Pacific flying to and from the Hawai-
ian Islands is q step nearer. More
than that, she tested her own skill
and won a splendid victory for wom-
anhood. II we ranked flyers in this
country as we rank tennis players,
for instance, she would stand next to
Lindbergh."
She has O long list Of brilliant,
outstanding achievement" records
the San Antonio (Tex) Express, with
the tribute that "she was the first
woman to make q transcontinental
nonstop flight. and holds the speed
record for any aviatrix's dash from
coast to coaSt-17 hours tx min
utes." The Express observes that she
Is greatly interested in promoting
commercial aviation, and her numer-
Gus flights have stimulated public in
terest In that service" This phase Of
her work Is recognized also by the In
disnapolis News, with the tribute that
personal courage and aptitude play
q large part In, such pioneering ven
lures, but the progress of invention
and mechanical skill do much that Is
less appreciable to the public"
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