Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-16
Flyers Had Been Missing
Since Take Off From Samu-
shire Beach on Monday OF
Last Week.
PAIR WAS FORCED DOWN
NOT FAR OFF KAMCHATKA
Radiogram Relayed From Soviet
Boats to Navy Station at Brem-
erton Via St. Paul Island and
Codora-Position Of Ship Placed
at olyutorski Gulf.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, September is.
"A week after they had been
given up as lost on their nonstop
flight attempt from Japan to
America, Cecil A. Allen and Don
Moyle, California aviators, were
reported today by three Soviet
vessels to be safe in Olyutorski,
Northern Kamchatka.
The messages said the flyers
landed on an uninhabited island
and were "safe and we'll" and
would be home soon.
The messages were intercepted
by the United States naval radio
station at st. Paul Island, in
Boring Sea, and by the United
States Coast Guard cutter ItaSca
of the Bering Sea patrol.
On Soviet Steamer.
The message received by the Itasca
and reiayed to Northern division head
quarters of the Coast Guard here said
the flyers were aboard the Soviet
steamer Pialy Krabalobe. Another So
Wet vessel. the steamer Esquimos, at
Penjensk Bar. radioed the Pialy was
In oiyutorski Gulf on Kanchatka
Peninsula.
The Esquirnos said the Play would be
on radio watch again tomorrow morning.
The naval radio at st. Paul Island
received q message from the Soviet
steamer Buriat, which aided in placing
fuel depots for the Lindberghs in the
Kamchatka region. The Buriat for
warded message addressed 70 Miss
Frances Bresson, finance OF Moyle, IN
Riverside, Calf.
Message to Fiancee.
Tbs message to Miss Bresson said;
LANDED on uninhabited island. Every
firing all right. Have Frank put pub
iicity man on Job. VIII be IN Seattle
se,tsnnher 90. (Signed) DON"
The date September % was believed
IN he rarbled, as the flyers would De
,,nshIe In reach Seattle from the KAN
chatka region by that time.
Used Rebuilt Ship.
Alien and Moyle on their fight used
reh,,ilt nonoplane originally built
for Harold Bromley for transpacinc
fight last year. oo
THE flyers were seeking S25,OOO
rrize offered by the Toxic newspaper
ksah, for the FIRST nonstop fight be-
t,reen Japan and continental United
states They carried 1920 gallons OF
caeoiine and expected to make the
S4o0-nniIe night in from 80 to A hours
Thonnas Ash, who went to japan
early this Summer to ny the same plane
tn America, gave up the attempt sIter
irving the ship out. He returned 70
Seattle last week ano expressed Ihs
onirIon the motor of the craft would
have "blown up" soon after taking on
from Japan.
Allen and Moyle installed super
charger which stepped up the horse
mower of the motor. They also Out
on new tail on the plane, bus ASH SAID
he thought the ship still would be nn-
able to fly the long route to America.
Sought $4,000 Prize.
non Movie and C. A. Allen, Califor-
mans. took off from Samushiro Beach
,Yapan. early on the morning OF Sep
TENDER 8 on nonstop nlent aCIoSS IIle
Pacific to Seattle, 4,4o5 miles away, VIZ
hlg for $4,000 prize offered by Toxic
newspaper.
II was single motored ship without
O. radio. carrying a very heavy load
Prom the time Of the take-oh they
were sighted only once. That was "
minutes out from Samushiro, passing
Point Erimo, ITO miles northeast Of
the starting point.
Then they dropped out of sight anc
hope was virtually abandoned.
A 30-day Jail sentence was waiting
for Movie at Los Angeles. Last july
he pleaded guilty to a charge OF driv'
ing an automobile while intoxicated
and was sentenced TO 30 days and three
years probation.
Faced Bad Weather.
Both he and Allen were quoted al
having said before the take-oh thai
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