The sun., 1919-08-14
RIDDLES FOR
DANCERS ON GROUND
Photograph Music Sent Down
by Wireless From Plane
8,400 Feet Up.
Filler MAKES A SPEECH
Expresses Thanks for Cordial
Reception Extended to
Aerial Pathfinders.

For the first time in history a couple
danced yesterday afternoon to music
played in a photograph set in the cock
pit Of an aeroplane flying a,4oo feet
above them and at a speed Of more than
100 miles an hour. The Roosevelt, one
Of the nine ~aeroplanes that will start In
the All-America Pathfinders flight from
New York to San Francisco rs soon as
the weather permits, few and wheeled
and banked in graceful curves above
Times Square about $3.50 o'clock. The
photograph played the Rainy Day
Blues" into the receiver of a wireless
telephone and the music was picked up
on the wireless aerial OF the Inter
national Radio Telegraph Company's IN
strument installed in the offices OF the
Adams Aerial Transportation Company
in the Times Building.
AS the strains came from he micro
phone attachment Paul s. Bear. private
Of the radio section Of the Pathfinder
flight, and Miss Lyle ]. Kendall, an en-
ployee of the Federal system OF bak-
cries, who was In the room at the time.
drifttd over the polished floors in the
dance.
Several selections were played by the
~sviators. Pilot Lieut.. J. E Adams and
Radio Oficer Lieut.. c. c. Shangraw. and
then both of them. though not together.
spoke a little piece into the receiver, bid
ding an official farewell to New York and
thanking its citizens for the hospitality
shown aviators here.
I'VE are now starting across the
country In a flight to blaze a new TRAIL"
Lieut.. Shangraw's voice began. "As
commander of the A~ll-American Path
finders Squadron 1 wish to express our
-i,.on~o o&Dra1tattnn ~ tha Eindnaao and
hospitality which we have received at
your hands. We only hope that we
will meet with the same cordial" here
the voice trailed Off but was heard in
an aside a moment later-"what the
hell was 1 saying?" 1t came distinctly
and created a laugh. "Oh, yes. We
only hope that we will meet with the
same cordial hospitality and apprecia-
ton that we met in New York." 1t re-
peated and finished.
I'VE are flying from New York to San
Francisco on an aerial pathfnding trip.
We will make a hundred and seventy
one stops on the road. We will make
map of the country and also recruit as
many men as possible for the air SER
vice"
And as he talked the plane was speed
ing at terrific speed at levels from s,4oo
to $500 feet.
The voice began again: "I feel like
a theatrical manager I'm all up in the
air." and its laughter was echoed In the
room by aviators and reporters
s. K. Adair. chief engineer Of the In
ternational. arranged the receiving and
kept the machine in tone. adjusting the
instrument as the plane flew close and
far.
Capt. II. ]. vogel. in charge Of re-
cruiting on the flight. was present and
said storm warnings a held up the
start scheduled for yesterday afternoon.
but that the ships" would take the air
to-day as soon as the weather permits.
There are six OF them-the Pike, Roose-
welt, Boone, Clark, Lewis and Fremont
all named for pathfnders. Three will be
carried in reserve in h motor train
that will accompany the flight on the
ground. The expedition will be self
sustaining. providing sleeping quarters,
kitchen and other necessities, and viii
carry repair shops. Twenty-Five pilots
and e~ighty-odd enlisted men compose the
personnel besides the recruiting force.