| Show I Captain Eddie is en ac er f 4 i L Americas America's 4 Most cOe Famous Famo s F Flier Who Is Att Attempting D' D to Cross CrossIe e J ry to ka c th the Ie I Continent v vIn in In an an J sy t Aeroplane A Making I i i Only I i Only J r One Stop r t t r r I r I i J I Ill Make It Sure e Says sas American American Amer Amer- er- er ican ican Ace on on Start tart of Long Flight t. t I A wireless dispatch received at atI Woodward field this afternoon said I Captain passed over Reno at 11 1130 30 Pacific time He was lying flying at an altitude of about feet EDWOOD CITY Cal Cat May l 26 26 R REDWOOD Captain Eddie took off for a second time on bh 1 his transcontinental air flight shortly short short- ly after 8 30 a a. a m m. today I I wont won't be e back this time timO he said as he lie left The famous ace who is en route to Washington D D. C C. made mado his first start at 4 OG a a. a m m. but was forced fo to return on account of fog He Ho then waited until the fog lifted along the coast and took off again The ship carl res gallons of gas enough to keep the Liberty motor going going going go go- ing at top speed for about fifteen hours WILL DO HIS BEST I Every possible thing has been done to make this flight a success and I II hope to be in Washington in twentysix twenty- twenty I six hours' hours flying time or less if I have good luck lucIe said III Ill do the be best t I canI canI canI can I think the ship is in good shape Several expert put in a good many hours tuning her up Ir Irhe she he dont don't work now she never will The motor is a new Li Liberty but Ive I've I tested It thoroughly and don dont don't t expect it it to fall down i Late last evening I took the ship out for a trial and after doing everything everything every everything every every- thing but stand her on her head 1 I think that she's safe THE RETURN TRIP When I return I expect to fly back in a more leisurely fashion arriving in San Francisco about Jude 5 5 The little slip at Los Angeles didn't damage the ship to any extent and after a careful going over she she's s in better better better bet bet- ter shape than she was before Ill do the best I can that's all all' I Ican Ican Ican can say FIRST START In the first attempt he went as far faras faras faras as Martinez l thirty-five thirty miles northeast northeast northeast north north- east of here in an airline The fog became thicker as he progressed and was so heavy over the Sacramento i river crossing at Martinez that all visibility vis vis- was lost Ho He picked his way back to the field here after having been gone one hour and thirty thirty- two thirty t o minutes I Before leaving tho the second time Rick Rick- expressed a doubt that he would reach Washington tomorrow night There is some borne chance of his doing so if he can reach rea h North Platte i Neb tonight he said He planned to Continued on pa pare e 2 2 I I I I STARTS Continued from page e 1 1 1 make the flight tight to North Platte fratte 1200 miles mites airline from irom here without stop TO BONN BOMP CITIES He expects experts to bomb th the Cities titles over which ho he passes with copies c ples of the Memorial Memorial Memorial Me Me- morial day address of the national commander of tho the American legion The real purpose of the tho flight ia is to enable him to attend a banquet given by y the Metropolitan l club in W Washington Washing Washing- I ton on Saturday I is flying lying light with th the machine parts and accessories i down to an irreducible minimum PASSES SACRAMENTO SACRAl lENTO SACRAMENTO Cal Ca May l 26 At 26 At 9 45 a. a a m m. an airplane believed to be that piloted by Captain Eddie Rick Rick- on his flight 1 passed over Sacramento The weather weather- j jin in this district is ideal for flying I er circled the field a few times before winging of off in a northeasterly northeasterly north north- north 1 I easterly direction The fog had cleared and air conditions seemed ideal for the I start l D |
