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Show AVIATOR DAVIS' NARROW ESCAPE Aurora. 111.. July 5 -Aviator O T Davis narrowly escaped death yesterday yester-day when against his better judgment he weakened before the jeers of I crowd and made a flight under unfr I 2? condit,1onB- He was badly injured when his machine became un manageable as he tried to make l landing and fell partly crushing him beneath it He probably will recover rM8 ade the tr,p to A,Jro" from Chicago In an automobile which broke down, delaying him about three hour There was a high wind blowing when he arrived and ho decided not to no up The crowd, which had been wiling wil-ing impatiently, began to jeer After Ignoring the hoots and cat calls for a few minutes the aviator changed his mind. He was returning from a trip into be country when he lost control of his machine. It made a few dips and crashed to earth Davis as uncon sclous when picked up. An I |