Show LEVINE HIRES HIRESH HI H I N C H CLIFFE FOR COLUMBIA Ace to Pilot Monoplane Across Atlantic A to New York CROYDON England Aug 30 Dy By By The Associated Press Charles Charles A A. A Levine announced here this afternoon that Captain W. W G. G Hinchcliffe had been definitely selected to pilot the trans-Atlantic trans monoplane Columbia back to the United States with Levine as his companion They would hop off Levine added as soon as the weather cleared The start will be made from Cran- Cran Cranwell Cranwell well Lincolnshire where here Captain Hinchcliffe will probably take the Columbia tonight after a a. trial flight this afternoon It Is a a. great privilege lege to be associated in this under under- taking I want no rio contracts with Mr Levine declared the is 13 enthusiastic at the prospect of fly fly- flIng flying Ing Ins the Atlantic WAR WAH VETERAN Hinchcliffe is one of Great Grea Britain's most experienced airmen lIe He is a II veteran of the th world war aged 34 and has flying hours to his credit t Tall and slender he presents a plc- plc picturesque figure fl ure and he is known as asa asa a 0 most skilled pilot He lie lost the sight of one eye through an injury I received in aerial combat with a Ger Ger- German man plane during the war He lie received his first pilots pilot's license in 1913 and now is a special pilot pilos for the Imperial Airways who have granted him three weeks' weeks leave or more if I necessary for the Atlantic flight SETTLES WITH I Levine upon his arrival at the field I Irons front London this afternoon an an- announced anI I flounced that he had received a tele tele- telegram gram from Paris saying that the trouble over his contract with the French aviator Maurice had been satisfactorily settled Doc Kinkade the Wright Motor expert is to assist in the preparation for the flight of Captain Hinchcliffe and Levine Kinkade had planned to sail on the Leviathan but Levine telephoned to New York last night and obtained permission for him Wm to stay over IllS HIS WIFE SETTLES PARIS Aug 30 Wy 30 By The Asso Mao dated Press Mrs Charles A. A Le Le- Lasine sine vinc acting for her husband who vho Hew flew his trans Atlantic monoplane Colum Colum- Columbia bia to London yesterday went vent to Le- Le Lebourget Lebourget bourget Held field today and paid Maurice the francs due him under the terms of the contract by which he was to have piloted Levine across the Atlantic The French aviator took the money saying I 1 accept it because I have not the courage to argue any more Mrs old the pilot she re regretted re- re regretted regretted very cry much that her ber husband had decided not to fly to America with him but she added nobody could tell what Mr Levine was going to do until he had done it Mrs Irvine told the pilot she re- re immediately began negotiating ing with another American who likes to fly thIs fly this time Miss MlIs Mabel Boll Miss UlUss Doll Boll has been reported as of offering of- of offering fering feting large sums of money to vail vari various vailous ous aviators for an opportunity to tomake tomake askeA latt latta nc make a Atlantic trans a a night flight |