Show SI S. L VISITOR Europe Has Not Progress Progressed Progressed Pro- Pro gress gressed d Since War Claim America leads the world in aircraft aircraft aircraft air air- craft today Practically all the worlds world's records are held by AmerIcan American Ameri Amen can aviators using American airplanes airplanes airplanes air air- planes powered with American- American built motors That is the opinion of of Captain E. E V. V leading American Ameri Amen can ace during the World orld war var who arrived In Iii S Salt lt Lake Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- da day accompanied by Mrs Ricken Ricken- backer When asked about the war he replied It is js the past and I seldom recall the past Mr Rick Rick- Is now the organizer and vice president of the Motor 1 company compan Mr 1 who has Just returned from Europe stated that I France Germany German England and nd Italy have not progressed an inch I in aircraft ir since e et t th the end pd of the I hs 01 war var ar We hear a lot about commercialism corn com aviation in Europe butas but butas butas as a matter of ot fact no nothing hing of the kind exists The only way that European air lines operate Is on government go subsidies subsidies' but these sub subsidies idies act as an anaesthetic to Initiative The Tle sooner we quit hoping hoping hop hop- hoping ing and thinking in terms of subsidies sub- sub sidles the sooner we wo will see factories factories factor factor- ies turning out airplanes In vast I quantities and at prices within the I reach of ot millions just as automobiles automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles are produced today Eddie Eddle as he be is best known accompanied General Pershing to France In June 1917 as asa a member of the motor car staff He lie was transferred to the air service service ser ser- serVice vice at his own request In ino August 1917 7 and was assigned as engineering engineering engineering engin engin- officer to training field Later he became commanding commanding command command- ing officer of ot the Ninety Fourth Fourth Aero Aero- Pursuit squadron the first American squadron to participate actively at the front His squadron achieved 69 victories victor victor- ies over the Germans the largest number of any American unit Out of these 69 himself earned the D. D S S. S C. C with nine palms the tho Legion of Honor and the CroIx de do Guerre with four palms by winning winning winning win win- ning 26 of the victories At the end of the war he was the first commander to conduct a squadron of aircraft into Coblentz Coblents |