| Show MAN IAN IS S KILLED BY PROPELLER I I I Kansas Capitalist Man Man- Mangled Mangled Mangled I When Airplane Hits Auto Anto WICHITA I Ken an Aug H-By H 14 ByThe The rho Associated George Iress Press George E B Theis Jr president of ot the Ar- Ar Arkansas Arkansas Ar Arkansas kansas Valley interurban corn com corn panr pan pany prominent Wichita capitalist c largo large land owner of or western Kansas Kans was almost Instantly killed lit at tho the municipal landing field Fri Friday day cay evening when hen struck by the thep p propeller I II h of a p plane driven by y h Lloyd designer of ot air air- airplane airplanes air airplanes planes plane for a Wichita firm Thel Theis was thrown Into the air twice by the tho propeller and both his arms and the back of or Ills his head were torn otc off according to to by- by by bystanders standers JIll Ills wife and two chil children dren witnessed the tra tragedy dr I who Is designer and cpm 1 treasurer of ot the Travel Air Ir cpm pany had been stunting over the fIeld Ho had landed and started to taxi to the hangar Thois TheIs Was as vas standing with one toot on the running board of ot his hiscar hiscar hiscar car which was parked on the roadway In front of ot th the tho hangars with his back bacle to the tho approach h- h In log ing plane lone Ills wire wife and children stood near the car facing him They saw the plane coming and took refuge on the other othir side sida of 01 tho auto But Dut Mr Theli Theis was hot ot warned In time Ume and as s the plane stop ed with one wing nr tL a arear arear rear corner of ot tho the car he was as caught by the propeller FAMILY SEES EES RIM Mrs Sirs Theis and the tho two children sate Sa the husband and father picked up mangled and thrown to the ground dead lead Mrs Theta Theis collapse collapsed I from Crom the shock When told he tract lead kJ d a IL man collapsed and had to be lifted from the plane There Thero wasn't anyone there when I up was only explanation of ot the tha tragedy I couldn't see them after I landed Car and plane piano were but little hurt In the collision op 00 |
