Show SUPERSTITION GRIPS AVIATORS IN WAR ZONE Old Myths Rule as Birdmen Birdmen Bird Bird- men Play With Luck LuckI I and Death I SAN FRANCISCO June 9 A Aviators Aviators are me not nat superstitious Of or course not nat I How could the master masler of af the most mast I modern machine with one ane of af the latest discoveries of af science at his finger tips be so sri absurdly out aut of ot date and old as to ta be superstitious 7 I But admitting this aviators retain some same peculiar ideas Idea call them what you ou will Flying Lieutenant Frederick Clampett Clamp- Clamp ett son san of at the Rev F. F W. W Clampett I chaplain of the Grizzlies with 00 hours in the boisterous airs of Te Texas to his credit and wearing on an his breast the wings showing he Is a competent aviator In the A AMerican A service de declares de- de clares his brother brather birdmen take care not nat to Increase their credit account with Fate b by any unnecessary unlucky acts In their flirting with death I TABOO IN FL FLYING VING CIRCLES For instance I A flyer will wilt not nat occupy the bunk afman of af ofa la a man killed in an accident during practice in flying This Is understood by the authorities and the bunk re remains remains re- re mains vacant A flyer will win not nat wear the clothes of at th the man who wha ho has met death in this unfortunate unfortunate un un- un- un fortunate wa way The mat mother her of ar a l flyer who ho rec recently nth made the supreme sacrifice for hf his country countr on a Texas field has two beautiful beau beau- flying coats valued at over tOO each She would not nat think of ar these coats to ta one ane of his friends in the service She Sho has caught the reel feel of the flying corps carps men SIDESTEPS THIRTEEN Lieutenant Krieger master of af the theair theair air if It there is an one Is beset b by the I hackneyed horror harrar of ar unlucky thirteen He will not nat use a n. car bearing this number number num num- ber her or having numerals which can be formed into thirteen by an any mathematical mathe manipulation A flyer who lau laughs hs at Krieger's ideas sustained a serious smash m sh recently He remembers on an one occasion to ta have hoarded boarded his car r from the tho right side TIe lie lienow now enters from the left leCt side using hIsle his le left l foot toot foremost t A flyer of reckless rc daring who ho was ns famous in Jj and who I d In carrying carTIn on an hl his hi back an ol ala olo sweater sweater souvenir souvenir of battles on tho the II gridiron was gridiron was Induced to ta discard It one day dav He wrecked hl his machine and altogether altage came to earth in an extremely extremely ex ex- untidy condition STICKS TO SWEATER the perspiration poured from his forehead and the intense Texas heat scorched his back he lie was never nevern n again seen without the trusty trUsts sweater I as a whole or ar as ns a scrap It was the I suggestion of af Flyer Clamp Clampett tt that the sweater charm might work wark In a smaller quantity so each day the ex-ball ex raveled out aut a a. bit hit of wool He WAS last seen wearing a thin wristlet and continues continues con can to lo swoop the empyrean fellow with the American eagle Clampett awaiting orde orders ardeis for tor France smiles indulgently over ocr the statements statement I of at his fellow birdmen However when I held down dawn to admit it he confesses to toI I I rover ver going aloft without a n bit o of red red white and blue ribbon fluttering from his helmet The lit bit of af ribbon was wat sent to him b by a little girl Irl r with a Chinese Ivory Ivary elephant oriental simbol symbol sym sym- bol hal of ot good luck and a shamrock dan danIn done In gold said and green grcen enamel |