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AVIATION
Weaver Gives Views on Air Transport Lines
BY MORROW KRUM

it was just an ordinary luncheon in
an ordinary restaurant. They
talked about their own business,
that of flying. George ("Buck") 
Weaver had flown up and down and 
across and back over the United States
several times this summer. R. W.
Schroeder sat beside him. Schroeder
is with the Underwriters laboratories,
and tests flying machines before they
are flown. Nimmo Black, head of a
Chicago airport, was there.

They talked of flying. Soon people at
other tables were listening. Black said
something about an aerial passenger
line.

"Now, I have my own ideas about passenger business"

AVIATION QUERIES
Questions regarding aviation will be
answered in this column of The Sun-
day Tribune. If a lengthy or per-
sonal answer is desired, send a 
stamped addressed envelope. Address
Aviation Editor, The Chicago Tribune. 

Address.
"What is the address of the Curtiss
company?   K. J. H."
Curtiss Airplane and Motor corpora-
tion, Garden City, L. I.

Span.
"What is the span of the Curtiss
'Jennie,' the N. C. 4?    K. L. "
The span of the wings of a "Jennie"
measures 43 feet and 7 inches. The
N. C. 4 is 126 feet.

Motors.
"Can you tell me the bore and
stroke measurements of the Wright
Hispano 'E-2' motor?    L. L. B."
The bore of that motor is 120 m/m,
4.472 inches. The stroke is 130 m/m, 
5.118 inches.

freight line operating, the passengers
will commence to drift in to your air-
port. They won't use airplanes un-
til they have to, but when they are 
forced to get some place in a hurry
- they will come. Then one ride will 
convince them. They will decide the
airplanes are safe, and that they are
time savers. Then they commence
using them regularly. The bulk
the people will not use airplanes until
they are forced into it. In the mean-
time you are making money with the
freight business. See what I mean?"

COMRADES LAY AVIATOR TO REST AT MOUNT HOPE CEMETERY
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SCENE AS THE FIRING SQUAD SHOT OVER GRAVE OF MAJ. PAUL MILNOR, ACE OF THE A. E. F., WHO WAS
BURIED LATE SATUR-DAY. AT LEFT IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF PLANE PILOTED BY GEORGE ("BUCK") WEAVER, ONE OF THE "BIRDMEN" WHO DROPPED FLOWERS ON FUNERAL CORTEGE.
[By a staff photographer of The Daily News.]

AT THE funeral of Maj. Paul Milnor, former ace of the American air forces, held Saturday from the home of his parents, 8625 Marshfield ave-
nue, George ("Buck") Weaver, wide-
ly known as the premier pilot of Amer-
ica led a squadron of flyers who par-
ticipated in the funeral ceremonies.
Each plane was loaded with huge bas
-kets of flowers, and as the planes fol-
lowed the slow procession of carriages 
to the final landing field of their
dead "buddy" they strewed the path-
way with the last flowery messages. 
Maj. Milnor. who was killed in an
automobile accident near Prescott, Iowa, 
had a known record of having spent
more than 2,000 hours at the controls of his airplane. He was considered by his associates in the Aero Club of Illi-
nois one of the most efficient and con-
scientious pilots in the association.
After the funeral rites the body was
taken to the Mount Hope cemetery for
burial. Besides his parents Maj. Milnor
is survived by his widow. Mrs. Margaret
Milnor, and two sisters.