Evening star., 1929-06-22
SCHoENHAIR FACES ARREST.
Bad Checks Charged to Flyer Seeking
Capt. Hawks Record,

capt. HAWKS Record.
LOS ANGELES. Calf. June ~ L4').-
A request from w. G. Walker, chief OF
police at Fresno, Calf, for the arrest
on a bad check charge, of Lee Schoen-
hair, transcontinental nonstop night
record seeker, was received here this
morning few minutes after the avia-
tor had taken of for New York.
A telegram from Chief Walker to the
police here said that Schoenhair had
been sought for so days. Informed that
Schoenhair was on his way to New
York, the police said they would for
ward the message to authorities there.
In a telephone communication Walker
later said he did not know the exact
amount Of the checks involved, but that
it was fairly large" He said he would
rot ask for extradition of the flyer from
New York, but would await his return
to Los Angeles.
Frank <. Titus. general sales man
ager for the Pacific Goodrich Co, which
Is sponsoring the flight, said today
fictitious check charges reported brought
against the flyer by Fresnp, Calf,
ldtS 4CCuitG0 4IOAl
mistaken identity"
1schoenhair took off at a:41 am. to-
day on a proposed nonstop night from
Los Angeles to New York In an attempt
to break the transcontinentai record Of
18 hours 81 minutes So seconds.
Delayed by Collision.
Loaded with 4S5 gallons Of gasoline.
the Lockheed-Vega monoplane left the
ground after almost a complete run
across the airport field and disappeared
In the darkness.
Schoenhair, who hopes to eclipse the
mark held by Capt. Frank Hawks. was
delayed In his take-off by more than
two hours when the plane was slightly
damaged in q collision with another
craft as it was being TAXED onto the
field.
Three endurance flights were in pros
pect here today. The first was tenta-
lively scheduled to get under way to-
night with Leo Nomis and Maurice
Morrison, Los Angeles pilots, alternating
at the controls of q cabin plane with a
110-horsepower motor. BY refueling in
172 hours, 80 minutes and one second
set recently by Reginals Robbins and
James Kelly at Fort Worth. Tex.
Nomis and Morrison will have q set
Of rivals right on their heels II original
plans are carried out. Lieut.. l.. W.
Mendell and r. B. Reinhart, also OF
Los Angeles, announced they would take
to the air next Tuesday in an attempt
to better the endurance record or any
new mark that Nomis and Morrison
may set.
Woman to Be Co-Pilot.
A woman was scheduled to figure in
the third endurance flight project, in
which three flyers expect to take of In
tri-motored monoplane early next
week. Homer Weber Of Los Angeles
was announced as chief for the three
engined ship. with Marjorie Crawford
as co-pilot, A third pilot, yet to be
named, Is to complete the crew.
Lieut.. Herbert j. Fahy. who recently
broke all unoficial records for solo nom
refueling flight, planned to take of next
Wednesday in an attempt to establish
an altitude record for commercial air.
planes. He hopes to reach a height oi
80, 900 feet.
Bert White, Los Angeles parachute
jumper, Is to ride with Fahy to 9
height Of $4,000 feet in an attempt tc
better the present parachute jump rec.
ord of 24,20O feet.
Schoenhair on his tranScontinenta
flight planned to drop messages ut the
cities as he passed en- route so his prog
ress would be made known. Huge
sigrs on the landing fields at Scott
Field. Belleville. ILL.,; Lincoln Field. Gin
ctnnati, Ohio, and at the airport al
Harrisburg, Pa, were to notify the hyel
of weather conditions ahead.
A letter from Mayor George Cryer oi
Los Angeles to Mayor James Walker oi
New York was carried in the plane. Tht
I'll - TO- II .N Hr..t1
food and sandwiches for nourishment.
A new motor cowling designed to cu
down wind resistance, was installed or
the plane and q new rubber paint fol
the wings and fuselage was expected
to add to the speed of the craft. The
plane had a wasp motor with tor
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