Show RUTH ELDERS ELDER'S PLANE ANE UNSEEN SINCE 1035 LAST NIGHT T American Girl Should Reach Paris TomOrrow v Morning DANGEROUS TRIP TRI Take-Off Take Most fost Exciting Since Col Lindbergh Winged Away NEW V YORK Oct 12 IBy By By The Associated Press rr s. s The com corn commander commander mander of ot the steamer stelmer Celtic re reported se- se reported ported from by wire wire- wireless wireless ire ire- ireless less to The Associated Press to today to- to today today day that he had not sighted the monoplane American Girl up to noon today He lie reported fresh northerly winds a moderate sea and clear dear weather The liner miles out from New York today sent a wireless message to The Associated ed ad Press Frees saying that she had not sighted the American GirL Girt NEW V YORK Oct 12 By By ByThe The Associated Assoc Press Pms The Press The The In Independent In- In Independent Independent dependent Wireless company at o'clock this morning east cast eastern st- st stern ern em standard rd time announced re receipt re- re receipt receipt of a wireless message from the steamer American Ameri n Banker Danker saying laying the vessel had sighted the monoplane American Girl at sea about miles east of New York Northwest est winds on the tall tail of the plane was aiding its progress the vessel essel reported The American Banker sighted the plane at 1035 1033 p. p in m. east east- eastern ern em standard time last night NEW YORK Oct 12 Ey 12 By The As Associated As- As AssocIated Associated Press The piano monoplane mono e American Girl presumably was speed speed- speedIng s speedIng d- d Ing eastward over the Atlantic ocean toward Paris today bearing Ruth Elder nearer to a realization of her ambition to be the first woman to fly lY z across the Atlantic The comely year old 2 Florida Florda aviatrix a who said the she was relying upon God and the prayers of her mother for a successful termination of ci o the Venture hop 3 d off of from Roosevelt field at a p. p m. m yesterday esterday with Captain George Haldeman as co If It all went well they expected to reach their goal in 33 to t 42 hours A hop in 38 hours would put them In Paris at a. a a 31 m. n. n Thursday eastern standard time or 1204 p. p m us Thurs Theirs Thursday day da Paris time LONGER COURSE The fliers filers were following a course that called for the longest water over hop on 01 record a flight of nearly miles along the shipping lanes directly from Long Island to the French coast Seven other trans-Atlantic trans airmen made over water hops of approximate approximate- approximately Iy ly 1900 miles from New to the Irish coast on flights to England and Europe Two women have perished attempt attempt- attempting ing ocean flights this year A third was rescued at sea Miss Elder Eider made the hop while Mrs Frances Wilson Grayson was waiting Improved weather to start a trans- trans transAtlantic transAtlantic Atlantic flight from Old Orchard Me WEATHER THER CONDITIONS Weather conditions were regarded by Dr James H. H Kimball of the weather bureau as probably more un unfavorable un em- favorable than for any previous trans- trans transAtlantic transAtlantic transAtlantic Atlantic flight After Alter the first miles he said the winds would tend to send the plane to the south of its Ita course and at 1200 miles out the wind would come at right angles across the course of the plane A J few hundred miles further where the ship was expected to eo start the first low pressure area he said the winds would swing right on the tall tail of the plane and then to the south tending to send the ship to the north of its course WILL GROW WORSE Then would come tall tail winds he ho said until the fliers filers enter the worst weather of the trip a storm and fog fc area that has hung six hundred to toone toone toone one thousand miles cast of France The fliers filers were advised by Kimball to try tr to climb above this low pressure pr ure area suggesting that they cruise at feet or higher Its now or never Haldeman said when the situation was as described to him and he tie was told that conditions were better than they probably would be for fer weeks It lt it is 13 up to you ou Miss Elder Eider told All right well we'll go he tie replied Haldeman felt there was little dan dan- danger danger danger ger from ice Ico due to fo log and rain at high altitudes The American Girt can climb to feet Haldeman said the plane was as ca capable ca ca- capable pable of ot a speed of miles s an en hour He ie expected to average miles an alt hour The plane carried gallons callons of gasoline considered sufficient to toast last ast miles and 20 gallons of oil oh The loaded load t plane piano weighed pounds pounds more than LEnd LEnd- LEndbergh's berghs bergh's craft The take-off take was one of the most thrilling since that of Perched on the starting mound the plane was fueled and the filers mers await await- awaited ed ad a favorable wind Finally Halde Halde- man tired tred of waiting for lor the wind to Change and with only about an hour more of ot daylight left decided to go to the he other end of or the field runway He kissed his wife goodbye and Jumped aboard Miss Elder who had been walking about ne n saying saying- Im Imery Imery ery very happy Im I'm Imery very ery happy smiled and Joined him himI hImI himI I depend d pend upon God Ged and if he wants us to get there we will Ill get there she said PARIS INTERESTED PARIS Oct 12 By 12 By The Aiso- Aiso A Associated elated Press The The air force at Le La LeBourget Bourget was on its toes today oday In prep- prep preparation ration for receiving the American Girl There Theres was s a time when arrange arrange- arrangements arrangements ments meats had to be made in advance ance for landings from front abroad but buthe the he officials there have become re reigned ye- ye sIgned to the Cite American disregard for forred cd red tape and they have ha been bean more mor or oress orless orless less ess ready for anyone from anywhere herC ever vcr since Lindbergh dropped out cf cl the he sky |