| Show ARMY CANCElS AIR DASH PLAN Days Believed Growing Too Short Short- forOne for One Daylight Daylight Trip WASHINGTON July 20 The army air all service announced today that the attempt to make a a da- da da- da dark to dark to flight across the con con- con continent In which RussellL L has failed tailed t twice tIce Ice had been called off oft tor the 3 ear No explanation accompanied the announcement but It Is 18 understood air service officials are convinced that the of ot the avail available able daylight period during another interval ot Df f preparation would be sufficient to make mako It improbable that Lieutenant Maughan Maughn could reach hiu hili hl destination at San Fran Fran- cisco Pran deco before dark darkU U D tYs W A loss lose of 15 16 minutes 0 or more In daylight time 1 nas as com corn computed computed ber between een the tho date of the first and second attempts Return of the ship to New Ness York an and ond Its Ita over over- haul overhaul for tor a third effort would reo re require quito quire an equal if It not greater reater loss Experience In La the firt t tao 0 flights also demonstrated that con con- considerable con considerable delays delay must be expected because of ot unfavorable winds and other weather conditions In sari sari- sarious tarl-ous tarl arl ous sections and air service officials do not believe elleve the chances ot of success of a third attempt so lato late in In the year would justify the of- of effort ef effort fort TRY NIT NEXT Y lR There appears to be no doubt In inthe Inthe the tho minds of officers ho over ever that the to daylight flight 1 again be attempted next year I when summer mid affords the greatest possible daylight time for forthe forthe the experiment I ROCK SPRINGS Wyo July J 20 Until Unil he receives es official orders air service cerice Ie Lieu Lieu- Lieutenant Lieutenant tram froni the army sen tenant Russell L Maughan trans S transcontinental continental daylight to flier forced down here late Thursday afternoon will wilt make mako no statement as to his future plans lie lio has telegraphed army author author- authorIties authorities authorities and he now Is awaiting iid Ices before making his plans he said this morning after he ha had been Informed that the attempt to tomake tomake make the daylight to dark dar flight had been called oft off fOr tor this star ear after atter the failure ure of his second at- at at NOT I IN GOOD HUMOR You will appreciate th that t I can An cando cando do nothing until I have received orders he said apparently not In Inthe Inthe the best of humor after a 1 night In a a local hotel in he retired shortly after It hoc hao ben b found Impossible to repair the he leak leakIn leakin leakIn In the oil all cooler of his plane In time for him to continue his trip tripI I had planned on a vacation In Utah after I 1 finished this thin flight but I 1 canot aay say whether I alil take It now or not The The failure to continue the light flight vas ties 1 as due to one only That was the leak In the oil cooler It probably was waa due to the tho vibration vibration vibration tion of the motor for tho the l period I was In the air It would be dirt dirt- difficult difficult I cult to make the trip In a n daylight period that would exist after the tho plane had been to he east for tor another light flIght I However that Is up to army of- of officials of officials AWAITS I Maughan did not go 0 to the air airmail moll mail field at which he ho landed It I Thursday until late this lie IIo remained at his hotel the arrival al of one of his from Cheyenne |
