The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-19
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BY II. X. EkINS
United Prese STAFF Correspondent

HONOLULU, i. H., Aug. 10
Search for Miss Mildred Doran,
Michigan school teacher, and the
four aviators missing with her in
two Dole flight planes, had become
a determined struggle today be-
tween man and the Pacific Ocean.
Ship, submarines, airplanes and
the radio were called into play in
a spectacular hunt that meant
thorough search of virtually every
mile of the 2,400-nrile stretch be-
tween here and California.
Confidence was felt here that the
vast feet would find some trace of
the planes, the Golden Eagle and
Miss Doran, from which no definite
word has been heard since they
passed out OF the Golden Gate last
Tuesday headed for Hawaii.
False hopes had been aroused here
during the night by recurrent re-
ports that the Miss Doran, carrying
the school teacher, John A. Pedlar
and Villas Knope, had been found,
but confirmation of all the reports
was lacking.
The most circumstantial of the
reports was from a Honolulu news
paper correspondent on the Island
of Maui. when sent a dispatch say
ing that the Miss Doran had been
found at Hanomanu bay and that
it's passengers had been taken off.
Causes Great Rejoicing
The report gained wide circulation
and caused great rejoicing, but
subsequent investigation failed to
substantiate it, and it appeared that
the correspondent had been mis-
taken.
The correspondent, Joseph Oliviera,
then apparently discovered after
several hours that his first report
should have been qualified. cut off
from means of communicating with
his office, he was unable to get word
into Honolulu.
The word that Miss Doran had
been found spread with amazing
rapidity about the islands. Planes
and ships were sent to Maui and
all available communication systems
were employed
Another correspondent, informed
his paper that a red, white and
blue plane had been seen drifting
toward Maihiku, below Keanae and
that a Japanese sampan was at
tempting to "overtake it"
Then came report from Hama
saying plane with red, white and
blue markings had been seen drift
ing along channel between the
islands.
Confusion Is Caused
AS the various reports came into
Honolulu confusion grew. New at
tempts we're made to reach Olivera
without success. The Army and
Navy wireless services were unable
to confirm any of the reports.
Another report that Pedlar, Miss
Doran and Knope had taken
launch and were on the way to Ka-
hauai, arrived IN time TO add TO the
steadily mounting confusion.
Finally. Olivera reported:
Hold report" he messaged at
1885 p. m. (Pacific standard time).
A short time later Deputy Flem-
ing returned to Hama, on the
Island of Maui, from fishing trip
to Hanomanu Bay, where the miss
Doran" had been reported found and
said he had seen no traces of the
plane.
MY fishing sampan was painted
blue and equipped with a wind
shield" he said. advancing the opin-
ion that 1t had been mistaken for
the Miss Doran."
Jensen to Join Search
Martin Jensen will take the air
again today in his monoplane Aloha
to search the vicinity Of the Ha-
waiiaa Islands for traces Of the Miss
Dorarl and the Golden Eagle, MISC
ing Dole planes.
Jensen said that he win continue
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