The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-08-26
AVIATOR DID NOT
| LOOP THE LOOP
DE kOR, WHO FLEW AT THE
FAIR GROUNDS, FAILED TO
MAKE GOOD ON ALL OF HIS
PROMISES BECAUSE OF BROK.
EN- ENGINE.

INOWlOLS DESAUOE VT bNON
EN- ENGINE.
Frederick DeKor, an aviator who ar.
rived from the west last week with
his flying machine, advertised to give
an exhibition at the fair grounds last
Thursday evening, which was OF have
included looping the loop, performing
the spiral glide, the DEVILS tango, one
thousand foot dive and a flight upside
down.
An immense crowd gathered at the
fair grounds, many paying so cents
admission, and fully as large Grove
gathered outside, who did not pay
anything. The receipts for admission
and entry fees amounted to $3.50.
The crowd was disappointed because
DeKor failed to do anything except tt
make a straight flight and he was II
the air but a short time. The piston
of his engine broke and he was able tt
gain a speed of but 35 miles an hour
and he didn't fly very far or very high
waited for half an hour, when it was
announced that the engine had broken
The next day DeKor proceeded tt
fix up his engine and announced tina
he would fly over the city Sunday at
ternoon, without charging cent. He
attempted to make the flight, got uI
off the ground a few feet when his en-
CINE again went wronp and he came te
earth not far from the cemetery. Nat
urally the crowd was again disappoint
ed but it appears that DeKor is the
original hard luck artist.
A. F. Bacon and A. E. Boyington
two of our we'll known citizens, who
were secured by DeKor to assist in ar
ranging the program, naturally are
much disappointed over the result Of
the exhibition and to set the affair
right in the minds of the public have
gone to the trouble to cause the fol
lowing statements to be published:
We, the undersigned, entered into
an agreement with Mr.. Fred DeKor tt
give program of aerial events on the
evening of August 10Th, 1915, at the
Fair Grounds at Minot, North Dakota
fully believing that the public would be
given an exhibition of rare occurrence
according to the program that was ad
vertised. Prior to enteing into this
agreement, we made an investigation
of the qualifications of Mr.. DeKor as
an aviator and were fully satisfied
that he had performed on numerous
occasions successful aviation meets
and had fulfilled his program as ad
vertised. At Salem, Oregon, on July
18th, 1915, he gave an aerial exhibi
ton which was recognized by the press
of that city as one of the best evel
performed in the United States. A
that exhibition he performed all tn
feats advertised in his program to b
given at Minot. 1t appears, however
that due to circumstances over which
Mr.. DeKor had no control and Which
could not be prevented by the manage
ment, he was unable to fulfill the en-
tire program as agreed upon.
We, therefore, feeling that the pub
lie had been disappointed and no
knowing just what to do with Mr.. De
Kor in way of settlement, called ;
meeting of the of the citizens of Mi
not for the purpose Of trying to ar
rive at a correct settlement with Mr.
DeKor. The committee met at tn
Second National Bank on Monda.
morning, August 23rd, and after hear
ing all the facts connected with tn
entire transaction, as more fully ap
pears by the affidavits Of A. E. Boyn
ton, H. Lindermann and Fred DeKor
which are in words and figures as fol
lows, to-wit:
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
County of Ward, SIS:
A. F.. Boynton, being first dull.
sworn, on his oath deposes and say
that he is resident and citizen of Mi
not, North Dakota. That he, togethe
with A. F. Bacon, entered into a con
tract with Mr.. Fred DeKor for tn
purpose of putting on a flight exhibi
ton at the Fair Grounds, at Minot
North Dakota, on August 10Th, 1915
That this affiant has personally mad
an investigation of the qualification
of said Fred DeKor as an aviator ant
was satisfied that he was recognlze'
as successful aviator and would full
fill and carry out the program a
agreed and advertised.
Affiant further says that on Frida,
morning of August goth, 1915, h
made an examination of the engine O
the DlpldHe VI IISu DCIAO1 anu Iooii'
that the piston on said engine wa
cracked and that Fred DeKor engaged
Minot Auto Company to make the nee
essary repairs on said engine so as tt
enable a flight to be made free O.
charge to the public on Sunday even
ing. August 22nd, 1915.
Afiant further says that on Sunday
August 22nd, 1915, he, together witt
the head mechanicians from the Mi
not Auto Company, together with tn
mechanician of Mr.. Fred DeKor, mad'
test of the pulling power of said en-
CINE and found that the maximum
speed when first started would pull
400 pounds but that after running
few minutes would drop back to 35(
pounds and that was the greatest am
cunt of power that could be made a
that time. -
A. E. BOYNTON.
Subscribed and sworn to before M
this 23rd day Of August, 1915.
EMMA H. WALL1N,
Notary Public, Ward County,
<rv3AY< Nor%l na1ofo