The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-21
50 FLIGHTS
ARE ALREADY
IN PROSPECT
Frisco to Honolulu, Dallas to
Hong Kong, Seattle to
Tokyo Are Routes
NAVY TO COMPETE
mer Bismarckan and
Plane on Way 10 Honolulu
to Fly to Mainland

San Francisco, June 21.--(P)-Thc
impending aerial conquest of. the Pa
ciflc resolved itself into a race among
aviators as well as challenge to the
elements when check-up revealed
that so flights over its expenses are
in prospect.
San Francisco to Honolulu. Dallas
to Hong Kong, and Seattle to Tokyo,
were the routes the birdmen selected
TO conquer. while the army and navy
showed signs Of vying with civilians
IN an effort to acquire some of the
glory
The citizens flight committee, in
charge OF arrangements for the San
Francisco to Honolulu flight. an
nounced that 36 aviators had unoffi-
cially entered the contest. Formal
entry will be possible only when the
books are opened in the near future,
and the aviators are allowed to post
bonds rs an evidence of good faith.
Eight Plan Hong Kong Trip
W. +. Easterwood, Jr., Of Dallas.
Texas. who offered prize of S25, 200
Tor the first aviator to fly an air.
plane from Dallas to Hong Kong, an
nounced that eight aviators had con-
tracted to make the flight.
b. n. Griffin of Oklahoma City has
announced plans for hopping off here
the latter part Of July on flight to
Honolulu. which, he said. might pos
sIbly end in Japan. Griffin's flight
antedates the time set for the MAIN
land TO Hawaii flight. for which
James ID. Dole of Hawaii has offered
$4,000 in prizes. The San Francisco
to Honlulu flyers are expected to
compete for the Dole prize also, un-
der rules which require the flight to
start in August.
Dirigible May Enter Race
The navy department at Wash
in9ton announced the possibility that
the dirigible Los Angeles, at present
being overhauled at its Lakehurst, N.
j., station, might attempt Lake
hurst to Honolulu nonstop flight.
Lieutcnants Lester j. Maitland and
Lieutenant ALBERT Hegenberger. army
D'lots inst arrived at San Diego, d..
Francisco to Honolulu flight within
three weeks.
Lieutenant Carl Ben Eielscn,
former army aviator, has entered the
proposed $25.0OO Seattle to Tokyo
flight. Eielson, who for the last two
winters has been pilot in Arctic
exploration undertakings. headed by
Captain George H. wilkins, said he
would attempt the flight alone.
1t was announced in Seattle that
besides the $4,000 already raised
there for the projected hop to Tokyo,
a similar sum was being raised in
the Japanese capital for the same
flight.
Ernest L. Smith. army mail pilot,
announced here that he expected to
hop off here on Honolulu flight
within 10 days.
Bismarck Man Plans Flight
Richard Grace, the Hollywood
aviator. formerly of Bismarck, N. D.,
was reported en- route to Honolulu
aboard the steamer Manukai, with
monoplane stored in the hold His
hackers maintained silence about
their plans, and even the steamship
company declared the records did not
show an airplane aboard the Manukai,
but San Francisco newspapers pub
lished pictures of an airplane being
hoisted aboard the steamer last week.
Unverified reports stated that Grace
intended to attempt to hop from the
islands to San Francisco, and. if sue
cessful, to try flying back again.