Show Big Army Plane Maitland Pilot Off for Hawaii Major General Patrick Asks Gods God's Blessing on Fliers as They Depart on mile 2400 water All Adventure Aviator Smith Also Wishes Luck to Rivals in Race MUNICIPAL MU L OAKLAND D Calif Junc Calif-Junc June By By Tile The Associated Press After Press After hopping off oC from the Oak Oak- land lanel municipal at j 7 O I a. a a ni m. without effort or much ceremony the giant army Fokker piloted by Lieutenant Les Les- tel ter J. J Maitland I and amI with Lieutenant Albert a as navigator passed through the Golden en Gate at 7 20 a. a m. m loday and swung out over the thc Pacific toward its goal Honolulu As the big army plane passed through the Golden Gato Gate and was WM as opposite Lands Land's End tho the most westerly point on the San Fran Fran- Francisco Francisco cisco coast line It was 2000 feet In the air The Tho steamer Matsonia coming In from Honolulu the des des- destination destination of or the airplane blew its 13 It whistle In one long blast bidding the aviators goodbye goodbe ASKS SI GODS GOD'S BLESSIG R RAs As the filers fibers climbed d Into the plane they were approached by Major General Mason Iason Patrick chief chier of the army air service who shook hands with them with a a. warm lingering clasp God bless you my boys bors the general said to the two fliers filers I 1 know you jou OU are going to do It Lieutenant replied General you ou know Im I'm going to do my best Then he and Hegenberger waved to the crowds and climbed into their plane RIVAL L ISmS LUCK Just as tho the motors started Ernest L. L t Smith pilot of or the civil civil- civilian ian plane which was expected to follow tollow the tho army plane into the theair theair theair air within the next few fem hours ran in front of ot the ar army ny plane and clasped his hands together he thrust them over o his head and Imitated a handshake so that both Lieutenant Maittand altlan and Hegen berger see him through the window of at the pilots pilot's cabin Good luck h. Smith shouted at the top of oC his voice and the friendly rivals who were beating him to the take off smiled and nodded WOMEN SCREAM The plane started down the run run- runway runway runway way raising such a 1 great cloud of ot dust that the spectators could not see sec the machine The screams of several se women could be heard amidst the cheers of ot the spectators They feared the machine might not lavo l ve the ground successfully Seconds that seemed minutes elapsed before beCore the drab colored wings of at the tho army plane were seen sen to emerge from trout the cloud of at dust off they're In the air shouted the crowd and another cheer arose from front civilians and army ammo arm men Overhead and swinging about the field were Irene several army service ser planes As soon as the Fokker cleared the ground these escort machines straightened out outon outon on a n. westerly esterly course and 1011 tell fell in information information formation behind the Fokker as assile she sile passed over the tho San Francisco hay bay ba heading toward tho the Golden Gate A fleet of ot escort planes left the Fokker as she sho swung out over oser the tho Continued on Page l a e Two ARMY A VIA TORS OFF TO HAWAII Continued Continual from Page One sea at an altitude estimated at 2000 fet feet HOW nOl SMITHY S1 The secondary Question was when will Smith leave leavo All A night long mechanics worked on the Smith plane to correct fi- fi final final nal details Smith with his nan navi- navi gator Charles H. H Carter of Los Angeles arrived at the camp short short- before before before- the army plane took oft off iney 1 lie said they had enjoyed four hours sleep during the night and were read ready to leave as soon as the plane was pronounced complete In all details An un unexpected delay deby was I en- en when Smith found he needed neede a new altimeter Army air service officials offered Smith the use of one or of their altimeters and a plane was dispatched to Crissy field for the The army officials also loaned Smith smoke and flare Crop rop bombs s with which ho he might check his drift during the day and night Smith declared he hoped to beable be beable able to take off during the morn morn- morning ing HIGHWAY Al DOIS June s.-ny s. The As- As Associated Bids for the crushed gravel surfacing of oC 2133 miles of the Lost nh alter er highway from flom Areo Arco to the Bingham county countyline line will be received by the bu- bu bureau bureau reau of oC highways In Boise Dolse on July 1 15 The highway was graded last year The surfacing rs Is to be completed by October 15 |