New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

ter city to Dayton, Ohio, without
stop, and thence to Mireola.
When are you going to take your
wife and children across the country
in an airplane?" he was next asked.
'As soon as the army will let me-
he replied, laughingly
How about it. Mrs. Maynard, will
you get?" another asked.
The little woman blushed a little
and replied I'll have to think it
over for white"
The parson- pill ot was asked whether
ne would so back to the ministry when
he left the serv ce, and upon replying
affirmatively was asked whether he had
chosen any particular church.
Before he could reply, Il man among
the privileged spectators arose and
earnestly inQuired: We need good
man in Montclair. n. j., heutenant'
Would you cons der the call ?"
81 certainly would" replied May
nard.
Then in short, clear-cut sentences
Maynard narrattd thu history of his
teristic Southern drawl, he told of
every incident that occurred during
the race through the air to San Fran
cisco and back.
He attributed his success to the fact
that he always flies straight between
two cities using the compass only
while others follow outstanding land
marks, such as railroads, rivers and
canals.
At the conclusion of his narrative,
Mrs. Maynard made it plain that her
husband would attempt tie next flight
across the continent only under great
protest,
"The children" she said, "are de-
termined that they are not going to
let their father 20 away again. They
say they are going to tie him and
away any more.
Opposes Proposed Flight
II nm glad that my husband is back,
and am certainly proud Ct the record
be has made. ! think it was wonder
full. do NOT think much of his max
ing this one stop fight to San Diego"
In telling his story, Maynard de-
scribed his feelings when the crank
shaft of his Liberty motor broke in
rlid-air over Wahoo. Neb., as follows:
"Thc first thing that | did when
around to Kline and said, We'll, we're
all through
"Kline looked doleful and said,
There isn't another motor this side
of Chicago The next moment / got
my wits together and began thinking.
I rem embered having heard that Fran
els had cracked up in the Martin
bomber near Omaha. so | went over tn
the nearest telephone and called up
the control commander there and
learned that Francis was only ten
miles away at futan.
"I then wired to Washington for
permission to use one of his motors,
ard, without waiting for a reply went
ehead and took out my damaged motor
and then went and got Franciss
motor"
At the conclusion of Maynard's story,
Kline was asked his opinion of the pilot
preacher.
Comrades Opinion of Parson
''He is the greatest flyer in the air
service to-day replied the sergeant,
with profound emphasis. "He is nat
ural born bird man, and has wonderful
instinct as to direction. He went over
the mountains entirely by compass"
In turn. Maynard was asked his
opinion of Kline, and how he came to
choose him as observer and mechanic
"I picked him out of all the mechan-
les on the field" replied Maynard. 81
knew him overseas and back here He
was the best mechanic at Toul in
France, and l considered him the best
here"
The most dramatic incident of May
nard's remarkable flight was over the
Elk Mountains in Wyoming.
eve were flying along a straight
course" he said when suddenly there
appeared before US two distinct snow