Show Navy Fliers Ask Permit to o Race to Hawaiian Islands SAN DIEGO Ca Cal Jan 20 A AAn AP APAn An airplane race from California to the Hawaiian Islands Is In prospect prospect pros pros- as the result ot of efforts by naval aviators her here to obtain authority to compete with Lee former for for- mer Iner army flier who expects to tomake tomake make a nonstop flight from rom here hereto to the Crossroads of the PacifIc in March Aroused by the announcement that S hall will to beat the navy for the honor San Diego na naval al fIlers ha have ve come to the defense defense de- de of the record se set by the late Lieutenant Commander John HO HOdgens HOdg- HOdg g 1 ens CIS whose attempt In 1925 fell short by only a few hundred and ended in thrilling rescue after beIng being be- be Ing adrift nine days Two huge sea seaplanes planes are a at North Island for the Hawaiian hop These are re the which failed recently in an attempted nonstop flight from Hampton Roads to Panama The na navy vy also aiso desires to rac ace i-ace to demonstrate that it if the lOs are unable to fly the 2200 miles the government should build better planes Military and navy fliers filers here belIeve believe be- be lIeve the giant Fokker monoplane now being built especially for Scho- Scho will breeze across the Pacific without trouble It will be a sea sea- commercial venture venturo |