Show Smith Hops aff Off y Turns Turn Back P Postponed MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Oakland I Cal Jt ne 23 28 Edmund CAP AP Edmund J. J I Moffett Moffet one of the three backers J. sponsoring a nonstop to Honolulu Hon lion by E Ernest nest L. L Smith and Charles H. H Carter I ly Iy after noon noon today that the flight I Iwas II was indefinitely postponed u I The decision t to to- postpone the flight I I t was was' reached after Carter Carters navigator I Continued on page 3 I J Smith Hops O Off Turns Back Back- Postponed Continued from irons page 1 1 of ot the plane declared he did n not t twant want to take off oft today because of ot the late hour Smith argued with Carter trying to make him change chanse his mind but Carter stood firm and when Moffett was appealed to said that the navIgator navigator navi navI- gator paler should have the final word The postponement was then agreed upon Smith who had be been n quite nervI nervous nervous nerv nerv- ous all aU morning appeared extremely I agitated over the postponement It was his expressed ambition to overtake overtake overtake over over- 1 Iwas take the army Fokker about midway I across the Pacific This he said he was confident he could do Moffett said he he hall hail nothing to say regarding plans for the future Smith took off from this field fIeld at 9 36 a. a m jn with the announcement that he expected to overtake the army plane Ten minutes later he be was forced to turn back because Wind pressure broke a a mica shield designed to protect protect pro pro- him from wind He landed safely despite his heaVy load of gallons of gasoline and army arnsy and civilian mechanics Immediately Immediately immediately Imme Imme- started work t to replace the Windshield with one loaned from an army plane platte on the field The shield was waa too Coo too l large rg and further delay wasn was n necessitated while it was waa cut to fit |