Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-18
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diately when he stepped from his seat
He threw his arms about her and they
embraced and kissed each other sew
eral times.
The children clamored for their ia
Tiers attention and seized his legs
and demanded attention. He picked
up each little one and planted a re-
| sounding kiss on it's lips.
Mrs. Maynard seemed to be yer,
happy and as her husband took her in
his arms she said:
Il knew you'd do It,"
Photographers and scores of other
persons then besieged the Flying Par
son." He was slapped on the back and
his hand pumped by every one in reach
ing distance. Movie cameras then
began to click and the flyer and his
little family were compelled to pose
repeatedly.
CHEERING RESUMED
The cheering was resumed when the
movie men had their inning. Shouts
of "attaboy" and ooh, you Maynard
came from the crowd.
The spectators struggled to get close
to the victorious pilot, hundreds surg
ing toward the center of the field.
| Sergeant w. e. Cline, Maynard's
mechanician, also came in for a warm
reception. He also had to submit to
The back-pounding and hand shaking
Of the crowd. Both aviators took their
/ reception modestly and both wore a
wide grin.
Maynard's De Haviland 4 was smok-
ing as 1t appeared above the field. Ex-
perts expressed the belief that the pill
OF had about exhausted his oil supply.
He approached the field at high
speed and after two sharp spiral banks
made perfect landing. The crowd,
breaking through the guards, pursued
the plane as it TAXED down the field.
They were pushed back, however, to
permit Mrs. Maynard and the children
to be the first to greet the flyer.
| TRIxlE YAPs ExciTEDLY
/ Trixie, the Belgian police dog that
was the first canine to fly across the
continent and back stood with his
Iaws on the edge of the fuselage and
yapped excitedly when the plane came
to halt.
After Maynard had been greeted the
cog was lifted from the machine. AL
though he was bit stiff, he capered
about Maynards knees, emitting al
ternate sneezes and barks and demand
ed his share Of attention.
Maynard's little daughters, Evelyn
5 and Roselle 4, were particularly in
terested in Trixie and turned their
attention to the dog after they mad
Rugged and kissed their daddy.
! DANGER OVER MOUNTAINS
l Maynard said the most dangerous
| moment of his trip came while over
l the mountains of Nevada. He almos1
steered his plane into a snowcappet
l mountain, around which the snow was
swirling, believing II to bo one Of ths
3 frequent snowstorms he encountered
The most difficult leg of the journey
he said lay between Reno and Sacra'
. mento.
= The mountains were snow covered
and thsre was no possible place t.
Land in an emergency. he said. Az
added that portion of the trip, howev
or, was the most beautiful.
MAYNARD said his trip had demon
started that q fleet of battle planes
could be sent from one coast to an
other in two and q half days, and tina
such q trip was entirely practical.
On his westward trip Maynard car
ried 8. bag Of salt from Salduro. Utah
Z to San Francisco In five hours flynn
! time. "Old timers" at Salduro toll,
: him that in the early days salt hal
} been transported to the coast In fort,
: days. record trip.
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