Show III u IS LAGS IN I AIR PROGRESS That Is Charge Made By B Chief of Service At Aero Congress ST LOUIS Mo Oct A 2 2 W AThe The Th United States Stat s Is far behind In aviation progress 1 Major General Mason M f Patrick chief ot or the army air service declared dedred of Monday Monda on day night In an add address res at the th annual banquet of o the th National Aero con con- congress congress gress being held In conjunction with the th International air races races race here America was waa wa once one first in the theair theair air when tv t two o 0 of o her Kilted gifted sons eons the Wright right brothers taught the world to tb fly he h said eald but but now we are ar woefully behind and other nations are ar taking the tho place in the thede thi development e de and progress of t avia- avia aviation 11 la- la tion that we should have hav and rightfully right right- rightfully fully deserve i Da Da Dale la assistant secretary of ol war who ho advocated a ear 10 10 10 ear aircraft building program In the th United States Stats said gald ald coast defense detente of the country was dependent on the theair theair th thair air forces of the tho th arm If It any enem enemy Invasion in came he h continued It would come corn by air al and not by sea Howard Howl E Coffin of or Detroit who bo I nas iia as re-elected re president or of o the th National Aeronautical association paid a tribute to Orville On Wright and said that invention nearly 20 lears ears ago a o of the th machine that was wag able abl to travel tra-rel In the tho th air for 1 9 seconds was wu the th greatest In- In invention In the th history of ch |