Show k A ak ea a sib 1116 an I 1 dr wo W AJ 0 PA 44 YA T N A P r 4 I 1 ole I 1 lk Z 4 J A NAIIA center of the air industry this Is slogan those days uby hy because this enterprising nebraska city of people will mill 0 o stage noi november ember 3 35 5 the I 1 urba imbt international congress this congress 00 oo is 1 on idea and tho the lui carried it out tn in spite of many apparently insuperable olsta 4 cles to the tile point allro success la is assured in consequence 0 omaha malin ie is proudly claiming to bo be america americas a most progressive progress lo aviation cent r purposes of tho the congress are tho tile congress itself la to likely to bo be of great tro im ono one purpose la Is to bring tho the fliers together for it big reunion tho the first binco since tho the horld V orld war another Is 1 to sl st ow everything in 0 o connection with ail aviation atlon in ili order to interest tho tile leopla of the nation in flying A third Is 1 to form a national nir air body for the advancement adNan cement of aviation in america tho the big purpose Is aviation ANIa tion supreme for america 11 tho the formation of a national air body appears to be mell vi ell under way may through preliminary organ 1 tn in he the states at this writing ii ann twenty enty fite status aro are forming state of the congress ond will mill bo be represented by delegate delegates j that aera lg ig necessity for tho the formation of such j a boy saig hardi open to argument rudyard Ilu dyard 2 kipling 3 ago wrote of aircraft I 1 wo we aro are 7 at tho the cro of 0 tho the opening page of tho the chapter of endley possibilities wo we havo hava read far belond that no aid and tho the march of events foicey us to keep oi turning the leaves it if we v keep our place in 03 if forefront of tho the pro desalon of tile nations in tho the opinion of those who seem best qualified ned to know the tile united clates has hns not kept abreast anith ith other countries in the development of aviation especially in the matter of development of aarm airways ays for example the best wo we can show la in the any mity of a transcontinental route 1 im that following the general line of Cle cleveland leland chicago Clil cago omaha ileno and san francisco tho the experts declare it to ho be not more than 40 per cent complete in tation an essential of the success of big business la Is imagination Imn imagine gine it if you can what tho the part of ai aviation lation in the life of the nation will vill be five years from noi jt it Is no wonder that men of large affairs want munt the organization of a national air body and want it non a slogan was inspired by tho the aero acro club nha an organization of former pilots and observers of the world war nevertheless all tl ti e city Is talking aviation these daya three months ago ngo of course it was uns not so omaha waa was no more enthusiastic over aviation than any other city IN lun lim its heard an air eirp piano lano droning overhead they gazed skyward for a moment oth ernesr they liere uninterested then karl varl IV porter president of the aero club of onisha conceived the idea of the con bresn and went ment to work on it now aviation Is 1 in tho the blood of the citizens they talk of the many phases of air travel with the nonchalance of acea aces 1 ip p other bitle the people may call anything that traverses the air an airship but not wrt in omaha they rightly use the word mord aircraft ida you bear blimp in omaha well bardln knowe knows that blimp Is not only slang but cb ea soleto solete mang slang whereas people in other cities aro arc still applying the word indiscriminately to all balloons rigid ard airships and lighter than air craft you never neier catch aa an these daye days saying hydroplane when he means weans spa plane lie be knows that the former never leaves the water and you find him correctly using airplane ses seaplane plano and instead of aeroplane hydro aeroplane and end dirigible lou may even overhear overbear a conversation the captive helicopter in short everyone in omaha appears to be enthusiastic about aviation in general and the coming cong in particular ti Pro president ident porter went to his fellow clubman club men mer 1 he indorsed hie his idea find and his plane plans and pledged their support they aleo also fixed on him ae as tho the lol logi cal cat bead head of the mo movement rement and te to vu was duly made president the congreso con gresa ho ile accepted the position tun turl her er ills his business affairs to hia his parti er and neeti w m work ork thy borst step was to get got twenty fis fl omaha business men to back the project ar ir 1000 eich this wai was easily done it uns ulso easy tf to get the endorsement indorsement Indor 0 of all business and social organizations A speakers bureau was formed to educate tho the elti tens arrangements ta to raise funds for financing tho the congress were mere nude mide attention was mas then turned to the preparation of a program worthy of the occil occasion slon incidentally it became necessary to provide a landing neld field large largo enough to stage tho the progress pr A little thing pf hie 0 this ho however mever did not deter tho the nir air men who mho located a farm of acres showing pos possibilities as a field although it was uneven and contained large trees A ilela day was duly announced and the air men end their friends rolled up their sleeves and with the assistance of two holt caterpillar tractors donated for tile occasion pulled tho the trees and leveled the land an open drainage ditch traversed traer sed the center ot of the flold which lies on tho tile edge of ono of tho the residence districts only y fifteen minu mi rido ride from tho the heart of omaha tho the city council was mas indue to etc otc unanimously to build n covered sevier through tho the field at a cost of so he the problem of a flying field m was as satisfactorily soiled in the meantime an force wag mas busy mailing thousands of limitations imitations and pamphlets to the nir air men and celebrities such ns as harding foch wright glenn burtiss and judo X II 11 1 landis tte te graduates of rort omaha balloon school the center of americas wartime baUci were invited for first reunion squadrons ind and of flyers were more naked to hold their first reunions in Or nalin tho the fifty two tio american Americ nn nees mere invited aa ds well melt as ec else interested tn in ai ablation tho tile aid of kansas city was wai e in sending tho the american legion contention comenti oll dt legates on to omaha tho the endorsements indorsement Indor of national headquarters of tho the american legion of the aero acro club of america of tho the worlds hoard board of aeronautical ro and of the aircraft manufacturers association were mere obtained the operation cooperation co of tho the army and lavy nir headquarters mail asked naked for and received the railroads rall roada helped out by offering n faro fare and find a halt rato rate for tho the found round trip from nil all parts of ti tie e country to omaha gut n borglum world famed sculptor offered a commemorative medal design symbolical of tho the work of the american air man daring during the war as a ills his bit james song writer of new york wrote a special song praising tho the work mork of tho the flyers to bo be sang sung for the first time at the congreso con gresa in 1 preparing pre purina its program omaha had a piece of rare good gl lack luck right nt tit the outset As everyone knows known the trophy 1 anto became ohp worlds world a most famous nir air event with its first running in november of at mitchel MItch ti field neff new toik york under the auspices of the aero club of america there were twenty alto army amy eight navy aei caien en murine corpe corps and one civilian entrants in the contest tho the winner vms 0 0 mosely of the army nir air service eer vice who flew bollea in a verville packard machine nt at in an average aver aito speed of miles an hour the army amy won seven of the first ten places in tho the contest and the navy tv tu there were spectators including celebrities from all walka of life well the pulitzer trophy itam tor for 1021 had been for detroit but had arisen and thu aero club of america had bad can celled the race for the year stepped in and offered the necessary funds in cone cons quena the ant announcement on ohp th program ts Is this the rho first international ni wo iro congress an bounces tho the second annual ulal contest for the pulitzer trophy in connection with ith the first arst con tor for tho the aero acro club of omaha trophy and also other ner merlill lill events sanctioned by tho airo alro ai ro club of america under thet rules of tho the federation internationals ale and ahmo of the birst international aero congress to ile 10 conductor condu conduct ctol at omaha field gnahn nebraska U S 8 A NoN november ember 3 4 find 5 1021 the trophy ilace ts Is a free for I 1 it contest for high speed aped airplanes tho the distance li Is approximately IM miles five times around a closed course of SO 30 milts brorn frantin I 1 bid told chenco nort liNN at to a capal e balloon on railroad track north of calhoun Cal lioun nebraska thence cast east tu n captive balloon on the bouthern southern outskirts ot of loe time igind rlynn thence return to emalin I 1 beld all pilots enlist hold nn an nin mintora tora license issued by tho the reder federation atlon internationals ale and duly entered upon ile tl e competitors register ot of the aero acro club of america all airplanes nir planca may compete with pilot only the pulitzer troph given by I 1 biltzer dIl tzer editor of tho new I 1 lork ork world la Is a four foot sill ether er trophy to bo be raced for annually any fler wining tho the trophy two scire in succession inny may keep it in addition these prizes aro are offered first second 2000 third 1000 dent no 0 2 fet for a 3 p in thursday Is nn an acrobatic contest with mith cash prizes as ail follows s first second third it 14 1 ii a irce for all nil contest for nil all type types of the contest bo be decide on points and the point will mill given an fol follows lolis turna turns 16 15 barrel rolls 15 falling ler lenses ties 20 loops 20 Ner vertical reier rn 11 tall spin 16 15 nent no 4 9 fat ct for friday nt at 10 a in Is a commercial derby for all tyrce types of commercial plan 1 rahe distance la Is approximately rolles miles Bt nitin at omaha field contestants will fly to des moines iowa town land on curtiss field and ro re turn to omaha field the prirca are tiros first 2 2000 second 1000 third tho the contest will bo be decided on points rhent no so 4 set for friday at a in Is a free for all race ft IN fill prizes aggregating open to jnes JN te oxe standards orioles with cr cur ties 05 1 motor and other planes with a speed of from 00 0 to 75 miles en an hour the distance la Is 00 miles anent no 0 o 5 set act for friday nt at 1 SO 10 p in Is ig a free for nil all race with prizes aggregating tz open to plants planes with a speed of from 76 75 lo 10 00 miles nn an hour tho the distance Is approximately 00 natiel event no 0 apt tor for friday nt at 3 30 10 p in lit 1 a parachute para chuto jumping contout con teet with prizes abir agat ing M the europ Is from 1000 feet or mow mom and tha tho winn man r Is to the contestant who mho landa lands closest au to a given mark on the held field rn bent eat no 7 bet set for saturday at noon Is to a race for a trophy with cash prizes aggregating 25 it Is a closed handicap open to all machines the tile distance Is approximately ISO IW miles event no 8 set for saturday at 2 30 p in ij Is a bambina contest op n to army and navy planca planes only thy thu first prize la 19 a gold cup and the second a ether ather cup inasmuch as tho the congress la is to arouse interest in flying and bU mulato the tile development of com mercial fling the program thua thus contains events for diversified types of aircraft the intention la Is to attract a varied field ot of entries to compete tor for prizes to bo be avrard awarded ed for de desirable airplane per forn lance BS its well as fur high A feature of the congress will bo be a helf wila row cf of various type s of airplanes lined up in f front ot of the grandstand with mith exhibits of accessories actual construction will util to shown for the entertainment of thu the crowds the great aerial spectacle the bombing of Ci tt ill be shown with till costumed people in the cat cast and a model of the franco village eel up on 00 tbt th field Parn parades Fa rades des banquets ban quete boxing boiling con contests and 4 a variety of other functions round out a most r f am for three days and three nighta |