Show r- r 2 i RICK E READY TO 10 CUT Ui 1 ON IN A An Birdman Plans Plan to to Start on Wednesday on Flight Ac AcS Across ross Continent S- S f. f S LOS LOS ANGELES Cal Cat Ma May 24 Un 24 Un Unhurt h hurt rt In the crash which damaged his yesterday Captain Eddie backer declared today today h ho cx- cx if pc is to to have tho the plane repaired In time to resume his flight flIcht to San Francisco Fran- Fran cisco at noon u Ho Ito plans to leave San Francisco ear early y Wednesday on a cross continent flight night arriving in Washington D D. C. C Thursday night after a stopover at Omaha While flying from San Diego to San I Francisco I tried to cross the Tehachapi chapi mountains but found the weather bad and turned back to Los Angeles I said Rains had made tho the Rogers landing field vcr very soft When I landed my wheels gummed up and the tho plane stood on her nose and turned t over on her hr back I 1 landed on my my head but wasn't hurt 11 I hope to make San Francisco this evening c and take the tho air tomorrow for Omaha captain said If It all aJI goes well I shall leave Omaha Thursday and reach V Washington D. D C. C Thursday night r I In Washington the aviator plans to att attend nd a banquet May l 28 commemorating I ing the sailing of or the transport Baltic May 28 28 1917 with the first of the American expeditionary forces IncludIng Including including ing himself and General Although Mr says that he will fir fly from San SanF San F Francisco co t to Omaha tomorrow I have grave doubts about his being being- able to make good on the proposition and I 1 doubt not that he will land in Salt SaIt Lake said Colonel John A A. Jordan superintendent of or the Pacific division of or the air mail mall service in town today on his way to Washington Washing Washing- ton Granting his great prowess as asan asan asan an aviator I hardly think he will be beable beable able ablo to do what equally good flyers Inthe in inthe inthe the service have been trying to do for tor mOn months We Ve have flyers ners who are making daily daily daily dai dai- I. I ly trips which the the public public has learned to scarcely notice who although they i may not have the tho war record of Americas America's Americas America's Americas America's Ameri Ameri- cas ca's first ac ace are still just as capable In Inthe inthe the tho air With the ships at our disposal we wo have havo been experimenting since the Western estern service was instituted a II year rear ago and tho the boys bos say MY that It is Impractical impractical impractical to make one jump from San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco chIco to Omaha gas carrying carrying carry rry In ing capacity and the element clement of human endurance I do not know what kind of ot n a ship Mr ker is flying but J. J I believe he ho will have ot make use of or one of our landing fields between the coast and Omaha I am not saYing saving this in any of his hi efforts I would like to see him make good for forthe forthe forthe the benefit of the science e. e It would be bea a wonderful achievement TO BRING MESSAGE Amerl American an legion headquarters at Indianapolis has hns telegraphed to John I E. E Holden Bolden adjutant for tor the department department department depart depart- ment of or Utah that will drop National Commander Memorial message to the legion here I as he flies flics over the tho city It It Is suggested suggested suggested sug sug- In the message that the tho legion have a suitable turnout to receive the message I Adjutant Holden had a conference with La Mar Nelson president of the Aero club of ot Salt Lake and also with Claron Nelson lelson secretary of the club and Superintendent of Woodward field regarding a turnout of the club He lie was assured that the tho club would I be out in full tull force that it would all the tho supplies which Captain would need on the tho field should he land and would also entertain him Adjutant Holden also had a conference conference conference con con- ference with Dr W. W V. V C. C Black commander commander com com- mander Olander of ot Salt SaIt Lake post No 2 2 com I and the tho post will turn out with as full fulI fulla fulIa a Complement as possible The state I officers officials of the Commercial Commercial j club the Rotary club and the Iii Ki- Kij IiiI j I wants wanis club will also be present on the landing field to welcome him as aswill aswill I will wili many other citizens A reception reception reception recep recep- tion will be accorded him Jf if he can arrange to make the stop long I enough I |