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Woman Flyer
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Amelia Earhart aviatrix, who forecasts regular flights to Honolulu in five years.
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PACIFIC AIR LINES SEEN
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Amelia Earhart Forecasts Passenger Service to Honolulu Soon
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Ever alert for a new sky conquests and ready to do her aerial bit, Amelia Earhart, who flew the Atlantic alone, yesterday parceled her views on trans-Pacific passenger flights between here and the Hawaiian Islands. Then she passed them on to the public at the Ambassador. 
"Regular trans-Pacific passenger hops are our sooner than five years if we want them," she said.
It is possible that an entirely new type of plane may make the flights, she said, but basically the aeronautical genius of today will be incorporated. 
FOG NO BARRIER
For is no factor, but instruments and other scientific aids will be used to penetrate it, she believes. Radio code messages, steamers below on set courses, artificial islands and highspeed economy engines will be safety factors, in her opinion. "The flights are inevitable. The world moves on and we crisscross it."
The aviatrix arrived here a few days ago and will be met shortly by her husband, George Palmer Putnam, New York publisher and film executive. Then they will sail for Honolulu, where she will lecture at the University of Hawaii. 
NEW INGALLS PLANE
In the same Union Air Terminal hangar that housed Miss Earhart's Lackheed Vega, mechanic were putting finishing touches on Laura Ingalls's new Orion. Miss Ingalls was being sought yesterday by Miss Earhart, who said, "I want to know what she's going to do with that new plane."
In 1931, Miss Ingalls went on record as having said she would attempt a trans-Atlantic solo flight. Local reports indicated that her present plans are just that. As an alternative she may attempt to shatter existing land speed or distance records.
GOES TO FACTORY
Meanwhile, Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, who flew from Australia to California recently, took his Lockheed Sirius to the factory for a general inspection. 
"I talked to Sir Charles in New York several months ago," Miss Earhart disclosed. "Now if I can corner Laure and Sir Charles we might see what's what."
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The sixteen-room home of George Palmer Putnam, New York publisher, and his wife, Amelia Earhart, aviator, was swept by fire today. One wing was destroyed and the remainder of the house was damaged by flame and water. The loss was estimated at $30,000. 
Most of Mr. PUtnam's famous autograph collection, many of Miss Earhart's trophies and a quantity of rare and valuable furnishings were destroyed. 
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President Felicitates Flyer
[[image of letter]] THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
January 18, 1935
My dear Miss Earhart:
I am pleased to send you this message of congratulations. You have scored again.
By successfully spanning the ocean stretches between Hawaii and California, following your triumphant trans-Atlantic flight of 1928, you have shown even the "doubting Thomases" that aviation is a science which cannot be limited to men only.
Because of swift advances in the science of flight, made possible by Government and private enterprise, scheduled ocean transportation by air is a distinct and definite future prospect. 
The trail-blazers who opened to civilization the vast stretches of this Continent of ours, who moved our boundary from the Atlantic to the Pacific, were inspired and helped by women of courage and skill. From the days of these pioneers to the present era, women have marched step in step with men. And now, when air trails between our shores and those of our neighbors are being charted, you, as a woman, have preserved and carried forward this precious tradition.
Very Sincerely yours,
[[signature]] Franklin Roosevelt [[//signature]]
Miss Amelia Earhart,
Oakland, California. [[//image of letter]]

Storms are no barrier for Wirephoto. When the air mall missed connections owing to bad weather, President Poosevelt released this letter of congratulation to Amelia Earhart and delivery was made in Oakland by Wirephoto in time for a banquet in Miss Earhart's honor. [A. P. Wirephoto]

OCEAN FLYER GIVEN HONOR
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Banquet for Amelia Earhart at Oakland Attended by Notables
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OAKLAND, Jan. 19.(AP)-Presi-dent Roosevelt and his predecessor in the White House, Herbert Hoov-er, united at a reception here to-night to honor Amelia Earhart for her daring solo flight from Hono-lulu to the United States.
From Mr. Roosevelt came a per-sonal greeting and the praise that: "You have shown even the 'doubting Thomases' that aviation is a science which cannot be limited to men only." 
AIR MAIL BLOCKED
The president's message came by Associated Press wirephoto and was read by Joseph R. Knowland, publisher of the Oakland Tribune, after the original was delayed by storms that blocked the air mail. 
Mr. Hoover broke his rule against public appearances and sat with Mrs. Hoover close to Miss Earhart. 
Other dignitaries present included Ray Layman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, and Mrs. Wilbur; Mayor William McCracken of Oakland; Ruth Comfort Mitchell, writer; George Hatfield, California Lieutenant-Governor, with Mrs. Hatfield.
FLIES TO OAKLAND
Miss Earhart flew here this after-noon from Los Angeles to attend the banquet. She was a passenger in her own plane, however, with Paul Mantz, the mechanic who pre-pared it for the epochal 2400-mile flight over the pacific, at the con-troll. Her husband, George Palmer Putnam and Mrs. Mantz also were passengers. 
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