Arizona republican., 1915-03-19
TUCSON IS ALL
 EXCITED TODAY.
The Advent of Land and Air Thrillers Will Cause Many a Gasp for Breath by the Citizens of Pima Town This Week

4 free show that attracted the atten- tion of thousands of persons was staged on the down town streets of Tucson this morning, when Barney Oldfields famous racing cars were lowed from the Espee unloading platform to the Bob Byrns garage. where they will! De overhauled for the record feaJs which the famous drived will attempt at the southern Arizona fair grounds Friday afternoon.
 Two of Oldfield's mechanics arrived in Tucson last night, and were on the job today tn see that the pet speed creations of the boss were not tamp- cred with. Oldfield 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 DeL.loyd Thompsons tiny stunt bi- plane. but this did not attract much at tention today. This was due mainly to the fact that the precious plane in
  looping the loop and performing the tumble" flight is carefully crated for transit and the birdman allows no one bat himself to superintendent it's as- sembling.
 Thompson wouldn't stand for one tS !, his mechanics to even open up one of the crates said Ralph NeWcomb, Thompson's chief designer. Tn fact, he is so careful that he and I are the only ones who have keys that will un- lock the crates, and even the trust he puts in me would not allow me the lb erty of assembling the plane unless he were on the job too
 Thompson has every right to observe ] the utmost caution, for he certainly takes plenty of chances once he has his 1 working clothes" on. With Beachey gone Thompson stands far and away l above the other American aviators. and 1 were he to meet the same fate as his | late friend and rival. America would be 1 without real aerial thrill producer l With q foreign ''invasion'' expected af 1 soon as the European fliers can come ] to this country after the big war is over Thompson holds the hopes oi Yankee aviation enthusiasts in his l hands and he will make every effort to be'ready to defend his laurels ae | champion.
 T am going to pursue a course ir caution that most persons will look or ! as the direct opposite" said Thompson Iroeently. Instead of slowing up in my spectacular feats, l am going to re- double my efforts and try each day [, devise new stunt. Then when tn, | French and English and German flier. visit this country. they will find Amer. ica all ready to greet them with some stunts they never even dreamed of
 'The cautious part of my program will consist in watching myself and my plane every second. know to an ounc, just what strain my machine will stand IT know to an inch just where l vii fall when l perform thesumble or tn, loop the loop: and I know to certaint, just what each little gust of wind vii do. The thing l must guard against i. a mechanical defect, even q flaw il
 the smallest wire for that is where tn,
 trouble always comes. It is general,
 the machine. not the aviator tha causes death or accident
 Thompson will positively perform
 the tumble declared Griffin. He i in business to thrill the people. and h,
 refuses absolutely to eliminate an, , feature or his announced program. Jus
 because the tumble" caused the deatl , of his dear friend and close rival vii
 not deter Thompson. for he has mad
 up his mind to give Tucson resident
 and visitors more thrills in an after
 noon than they have ever felt. \ ------------O--