The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-09-18

more dangerous than even loop inc
loop and upside down flying. "'Thero
is nothing that can happen high in the
air that cannot get out of with safe
ty if ] have enough space to use in
dropping while getting the machine
under CONTROL declared the great
aviator the other day. But when |
am going at speed Of 100 miles nm
hour lust few feet above the ground,
the slightest accident to any part OF
the machine, or the stopping OF the
motor for even an instant would send
me crashing to the ground at a fright
full speed before l could even think OF
what was happening
"That is why l am the only man
that puts up such a race against the
speed wagons and motorcycles. VI
course there are others who race au-
tos with aeroplanes but they sail
high and such a contest is about N
exciting as a game of bean-bag at
church social
eve are living in a fast age
and the professional athlete who
, is willing to sacrifice his bones
and gore on the altar of a highly
, seasoned sport, is the one crowds
, will go miles to see perform.
I "Art and science? Bah: The
' only science that ever appealed to
me is the dull thud of the dollars
9 as they bounce in the strong box.
q But ! never cheat the spectators.
p give the pumpkin fair patrons
= Just as much for their two bits
v as | give those who pay $25 for
f boxes at the big city meets.
at is no exaggeration to say
n that if promoter advertised that
t Francis would fall thousands of
l.. = feet and get killed on certain
is afternoon. that the stunt would
10 draw a better and bigger crowd
:. than any event. The street cars
is could not haul them nor could
W any house house them. / let the
is promoters dangIe before the eyes
,e of the people the bait that there
is a chance to witness Francis H.
" nal drop. ! get big money for it,
IS 81 am not egotistical enough
ed to think that the crowds came to
r. witness my skill in putting BIZ
no plane through all the trick-dog
IS stunts. There is only one thing
S. that draws them to my exhlbi-
SO tions, that morbid idea and desire
n to witness something happen
rs. They all predict that / will be
ret killed while flying and none want
be to miss being in at the death,
err, if they can help it."
81 made up my mind if ! &c
ice tumble out from the sky, ] do not
ly- want my final drop to stamp me
BIZ as a piker. When it does come
act nv time to bow to the scythc
ge. wielder, l want the drop to ht
md thousands Of feet. I want thu
nto grandstands and grounds to h
md packed with huge cheering mol
ow and the hand to be crashing GU
in the latest rag, and when the am
err bulance or worse, hauls me ava!
will want them all to say as they FL
ose out of the gates, well he va
fly. certainly flying some. -
'er- l am skillful, have every cor
fidence in my ability to conbin
the thought and action to degr'
on sufficient 10 checkmato an
an treacherous trick Of wind c
rial weather, l am never afraid Of ny
not self. But ! know as sure as ~
With that the day there will be n tin
now flaw in piece Of steel, lust a i
,ton tie speck, but it will not tai
n of longer than Just tick Of a wat,
p, ~ and. then it wpl be all over, III
race is if I stick TO it forever. Wh'
far make million dollars, ! quit.