The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-16
SUPERSTNIOUS AIR MEN AVOID
Grand FINALLY GET FLYER
LONG SEARCH TO
FIND RIGHT MAN
Fate of Hoxey and Parmalee
Responsible For Shyness
of Aviators

Although many aviators have be-
come superstitious at the fate Of avi-
ators who appear at Grand Forks
fairs, Frank Sites, one of the best fly
ers in the United States has made an
engagement to appear here next week.
Every aviator who ever gave exhibit
ton flights at fair in this city has
either been killed or badly hurt soon
afterward.
Though the association has been at
tempting to secure flyer for several
months, 1t was not till this week that
they found an aviator who would
tackle the job. The others declared
they weren't superstitious. but they'd
rather not"
Arch" Hoxey was the first man to
appear here and not long after leav-
fate met Parmalee after his visit to
Grand Forks. Last year Mestach APP
peared here and inside of a few weeks
he barely escaped death while trying
to fill another engagement. Beachy.
the most famous Of all bird men, has
retired from the flying game because
he thought it too dangerous ana the
same course is being followed by 9TH
er good men throughout the world.
Despite these facts. however. and the
warnings Of his friends. Sites declares
that he will fly here.
The local fair management has ha0
an extremely hard time trying to get
any one to fly here this year but it Is
believed that first class man has An
ally been engaged. There is a pecu-
liar thing about this man Sites. He
refuses to sign q contract for straight
flying, but wants to do fancy" work.
Sites is the fellow who had such n
close call to death at Long Beach,
Calf, last May. After amazing hum
dreds Of people with his daredevil
flying and while 1000 feet above the
earth his engine began to buck and It
was only by the most skillful maneuv-
ering that he was able to land upright
and then he had to jump to keep from
being hurt.
Sites will come here from Los An
geles where he has been doing some
work. In that section of the country
he has made a wonderful record for
himself The man is absolutely fear
less and will do anything that he hap
pens to think of that is dangerous in
the game. This man claims that he
has never lost dollar because he
goods and it was because of this fact
that the North Dakota fair officials
were 80 anxious to secure him this
year. He will fly at least once q day
and maybe oftener:: stites will bring
bfplane machine, with him.
If there are any people in this state
who are doubtful about this mans
ability they should come and find out
for themselves. 1t is said that any
man who can thrill the people on the
Pacific coast with his flying has got
that ia what Stites succeeded in doing.
In fact he did his best work out there
and has not had any trouble to secure
recommendations. On the day follow
ing his accident at Long Beach sites
few from that place to Venice, dis
tance of eighteen miles and he made
it in the record time of IL minutes.
Sites claims that he can turn
around in space of IS feet and that
he has the best maneuvers OF any
man In the game at the present time.
According to word received from the
west Sites will arrive here this week
and will put his machine In shape ana