The Arizona copper camp., 1920-11-06
FLYING CIRCUS OF BURT BARR
To BE seen AT STATE FAIR is
LATEST word IN HAIR -RAISERS

Phoenix, Nov. 6.-Burt Barr, well
known in Arizona and particularly in
Phoenix, has broken, into "big time"
with his famous Barr's Flying Circus,
and with his company of aerial dare
devils is coming to Phoenix to give
the initial exhibition Of perform
ance which is destined to startle the
world.
Barr's Flying Circus is billed for
the Orient, in the event that he makes
good in a program of aerial stunts
which has never been approached be-
fore in the annals of the spectacular,
Patrons of the State Fair will be given
the rare opportunity of witnessing the
tpy-out, which if successful will place
Barr's aggregation of aerial hoodlums
on the pinnacle of fame, and if they
fail
The headliner attraction is known
as the Human Cannonball act In
this an extra huge balloon and an air
plane are used. An airplane equipped
with wireless is sent to a hight of
1900 feet. G. B. "Cannonball" Sanders
is then loaded into huge cannon,
which is carried aloft by the balloon.
When the. cannon reaches the same
altitude as the airplane the pilot of
the plane discharges the spark that
touches off the charge in the cannon.
Then in sheet of flame and cloud
of smoke and with a detonation which
can be heard for miles, the human
cannon ball is projected into space at
a tremendous velocity, saving him.
self by parachute drop.
G. B. Sanders is the only man who
has been able to accomplish this feat
and still live, according to Barr. The
first time he did it was ten years ago
in London. Barr's exhibition in Phoe-
nix will be the first public perform
ance of the act in America.
Among other things CannonbaI
Sanders will change planes in mid-air
without the use of a rope ladder, de-
pending only on the expert flying of
Night Flying" Remelin and Pete
Monshower, the pilot from Holland, to
save him. Sanders win perform this
stunt twice during Fair Week, the ex-
act dates to be announced when Barr
and his Flying Circus arrive in
Phoenix.
Pilots Remelin and Monshower will
be seen in daily formation stunt fly
ing which will occasion many a heart
thunp and cause many stiff neck.
I This willA.be Burtt Barr's farewell
trip to friends in Phoenix before sail
ing to the Orient His relatives in
this city are M. t. Barr, his father,
and his brother Jack.
Following his Phoenix performance
! Barr will produce his 'eanonball act al
The big races on the Speedway in Los
Angeles at Thanksgiving time, and
once again for the American Legion
on December 26 in the same city
These are his only two performances
before leaving for the Far East.
Barr's program of daily stunt flying
is said to be similar to that of Lock
lear's with perhaps a greater exhibi
ton of daring and nerve. Barr says
his pilots have developed SO much
along this line in flying over the city
of Los Angeles that the city council
passed an ordinance to, curb "ail
hoodlums," as they called them, and
a great deal of publicity was given
this fact in the coast papers. Barr
said there has been strong opposition
on account of the 'air hoodlums'
stunts to his carrying out his contracts
on Thanksgiving, but ''hide bound
contracts will make it possible.