Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-19
THOMPSON TAXES TIP ON BEACHEY'S DEATH
 AND GUARDS PLANE
Aeronaut Who Will Make Peril ous Flight Today at Tucson Fair Trusts None in Caring for His Machine.

IT." IN. Narc' 18.-A rec show that attracted the attention of thou sands of persons was tagged on the down town streets Of Tucson this morning when Barney OldI lu, fam ous racing cars were lowed from ihe Espee unloading platform 70 the Bob Byrne garage where they will be over hauled for the record feats which the famous driver will attempt at the Southern Arizona Fair Grounls Fri. day afternoon.
 Two of Oldheld machines arryed in Tucson last night. and were Or the job today to see that the pet speed creations of the boss were not tam pered with. Oldfeld had given strict orders that no one is to monkey" with his machines, and they will be carefully guarded until the great star arrives to take charge in person. Along with the racing machines | came Delloyd Thompson's tiny stunt , biplane, but this did not attract much attention today This was due main | ly to the fact that the precious plane | in which Thompson risks his life while looping the loop and performing 1 the tumble" flight is carefully cra,- ! ed for transit, and the birdman al- | lows no one but himself to superin- l tend it's assembling.
 "Thompson wouldn't stand for one of his mechanics to even open up one of the crates" said Ralph Newcomb. ! Thompsons chief designers. "In fact, | he is so careful that he and l are the only ones who havekeys that will un. lock the crates, and even the trust he puts in me would not allow me the liberty of assembling the plane un less he were on the job too.'
 | Thompson has the right to observe the utmost caution, for he certainly | takes plenty of chances once he has his working cloths" on. With Beach ey gone, Thompson stands for and away above the other American avi ators, and were he to meet the same fate as his late friend and rival, Anne rica would be without a real aeria thrill producer. With a foreign in vasion expected as soon as the Europ can flyers can come to this country after the big war Is over, Thompson holds the hopes of Yankee aviation enthusiasts in his hands, and he will make every effort to be ready to de fend his laurels as champion.
 "I am going to pursue a course in caution that most persons will look or as the direct opposite" said Thomp son recently. Instead of showing ur in my spectacular feats, l am going to redouble my efforts, and try each day to devise a new stunt Then when the French and English and ! German flyers visit this country, they will find America all ready to greet them with some stunts they never even dreamed Of
 "The cautious part of my program will consist of watching myself aul my plane every second. l know to ar ounce just what strain my machine will stand. I known to an inch where will fall when Iperform the tumble or the loop; and known Co a certain ity just what each little gust of wiuC will do. The thing I must guard against is a mechanical defect, ever flaw in the smallest wire, for that |, where the trouble always comes. II is generally the machine, not the avi ator, that causes death or accident %
 Since the sad accident of Lincoln Beachey in San Francisco, last Sun day, when the great aviator waskiIle, while presumably trying the tumble flight, Jack Griffin, Thompson's man ager. has been besiged with request, that Thompson eliminate the dreaded feature from his program at Tue soI on Friday
 Thompson will positively perform the tumble, declared Griffin. "H, is in business to thrill the people, an. he refuses absolutely to eliminate an, feature of his announced program Just because the tumble caused tho death of his dear friend end clost rival, will not deter Thompson, for n, has made up his mind to give TucsOr residents and visitors more thrills lI an afternoon than they have ever felt
 "The tumble and the loop will botl be performed"