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Show MOTORS ' l " I Bishop Says Thj&y Must . Be More Cautious and Sane (New' York, Jan. 2.--A plea for more cautious and snne ajation comes from Cortlandt Field Blhop. former president presi-dent of the Aero 'Jrlub of America and now vice president of that organization, organiza-tion, as a resultof the series of fatal accidents whlcbjnarred the history nf the aeroplanes 'Aui-in? the closiug week dajs of 1910 m sajs Mr. Bishop: "The' prog-css ot aIation during mid was phenomenal, but how many of these conjt'ributed to It yielded their live-?' riie three Americans who ex-1 cel'od all d&ws by their feats at Belmont Bel-mont Pari, baV met violent deaths in the sixty ays that have elapsed since the OlOiJeof'the International meeting. Doultle"is personal rivalry and the great yecuniary rewards formed the Incentive for tho efforts that resulted result-ed so jdisastrou8ly. "If jlviation is going to be of any use, if t fs to become a factor in civilization' civ-ilization' It must be made safe. "Elated by his first success, man has grown over-confident and became emboldened to attempt things that aie beyond nis present ability We don't understand perfectly yet the capabilities capabil-ities ard the limitations of the 'frail crait vfe have built to navigate the air and'have presunjjl too much upon the'r strength. "In I9i0, the world marveled at what aviatorsldld. In 1911, let It be shown wh.'.t tlLy safely do. Let all the skill aafcill the ability expended during dur-ing llKL Producing spectacular effects ef-fects Jionded this year in useful use-ful jH Le't accidents in 1911 be 3k t,iey were common at ! the 910. OMH'' and caution as watch-'lHLming watch-'lHLming year will be of irlHBIPnt value than that past.-' " no |