Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 May 1928 — Page 1

DURAY LEADS FIELD AT 100 MILES

CITY HONORS VETERANS OF BATTLEFIELD Monument Circle Center of Services by Patriotic fc§r Organizations. WILL MARCH TO GRAVES Flower Distribution to Mark Closing Ceremonies at fc Crown Hill.

Hoosierdom's heroic dead will “sleep tonight amid a wilderness of flowers.” From dawn until after dusk today Indianapolis citizens and those throughout the State will be busy placing bouquets and flags on the thousands of mounds that mark the last resting place of the soldier dead. Again Memorial day has moved loving hands to this annual act of patriotic devotion. Once more the “Boys in Blue” hold the center of the stage. For while Spanish and World War veterans are remembered, particularly by their own, the day has become especially associated with the G. A. R. over more than a half century of observance. Services Transferred First services of the day, to have been held at Soldiers and Sailors Monument at 10 a. m., were transferred to the English Theater. There was singing of patriotic songs by the several hundred that had gathered and music by the newsboys’ band. The Rev. P. W. Grafton pronounced the invocation and the Rev. Homer Dale spoke. U. S. in 59 Wars Plea for retention of the Memorial day observances was made by Mr. Daly, the subject of whose address was “The Cost of Liberty.” “War has never been employed by America except to establish and j laintain peace,” he declared. “War, in itself, is wrongful to man and hateful to God. Only in self-defense should it ever be resorted to, and it is only in self-defense that America has fought. “Yet in 150 years of American history we have engaged in fiftynine wars and skirmishes of all kinds. Six of these were major conflicts, which means we have had a war in every twenty-five years of our Nation’s history. Tribute to Mothers “There has been no generation of mothers, but has rocked the cradles of a generation of soldiers. Yet, we have resorted to arms only in the last extremity.” He pointed out that 1,000,000 American men have paid the supreme sacrifice on far-flung battlefields, to “make possible our present liberties.” “The American soldier has always been imbued with the idea he is for the right. Once convince an American citizen that he is right and he is bound to win whatever he undertakes. “Such great soldiers have been the products of the heroism of American mothers, who have had the courage to give the best of their sons to the great cause.” Firing Squad Takes Part Veterans of Foreign Wars were in charge of ritualistic services The program closed with a salute bv the firing squad and the sounding of taps. This afternoon Grand Marshal Wilson O. Oren and his aids will lead the annual Memorial Day parade down N. Meridian St., from St. Clair, around the Circle to Pennsylvania St. The marchers will be taken in automobiles to Crown Hill cemetery, where final services of the day will be held. Five divisions will make up the procession, which will be more than a mile in length.

G. A. R. to Head Parade Grand Army men in automobiles will be driven through the assembled marchers to head the parade. AH patriotic and veteran organizations of the city will take part. At the cemetery the Rev. William F. Rothenberger will deliver the address, and invocation will be pronounced by the Rev. Aubrey Moore. Services at Andei’son and Mt. Jackson cemeteries were also held this morning. At Anderson the Rev. T. S. Simpson prayed and Max J. Young spoke. Madge Frady was master of ceremonies. The Rev. J. Floyd Seelig spoke at Mt. Jackson; the Rev. E. P. Jewett prayed, and 1 William Shearer presided. Offers Free Wedding By United Pres LA PORTE, Ind.. May 30.—The La Porte County Farm Bureau has offered to defray marriage expenses for the first couple offering to be married at the bureau's picnic this summer. More than 3,000 persons attended the picnic last year. THE BEST FOODS obtainable are aerved at FLETCHER CAFETERIA, basement Fletcher Trust Bldg. 10:30 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.—Advertisement.

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Hoax Hero “I was in the 111th Infantry in the Spanish-American Wo.*, sap rxank McGuire, 53, itinerant' peddler, wtien asked by Patrolman Robert Dennis for his peddler’s license. Veterans have special free licenses. “Where did your company land?” Dennis asked. “I forget just the name of the place er—in Cuba,” was the reply. “It’s just too bad that there wasn’t any 111th Infantry in that particular war.” remarked Dennis, who served in the Navy for many years, as he marched McGuire to headquarters.

WEST VIRGINIA RACES CLOSE Hoover and Smith Margins Small in Primaries. B,u United Pres* CHARLESTON, W. Va., May 30. The contests for West Virginia’s presidential indorsement, at the State primaries Tuesday, today had developed in a nip and tuck race in both Democratic and Reoublican ranks. Herbert Hoover was leading for the Republican indorsement and Governor Alfred E. Smith for the Democratic indorsement this morning, but their margins were slight. Hoover had been running behind during the night, but later returns gave him a lead. United States Senator Guy D. Goff, favorite son candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, showed surprising strength, as did Senator James A. Reed. Returns this morning from 351 of the State’s 2,306 precincts in the Republican race showed: Hoover, 19,069; Goff, 17.941. Returns from 330 precincts in the Democratic race showed: Smith, 11,424; Reed, 10,798.

WIDOW DIES BY GRAVE Falls Dead Placing Flowers for Husband. Mrs. Caroline Plock, 63, of 1202 Southeastern Ave., died wh’le placing flowers on the grave of her husband in Crown Hill cemetery late Tuesday. “I wish I was asleep beside him,” she said to her son, Harry Plock, and died in his arms. Coroner Charles H. Keever declared death was due to heart disease. “The husband died twelve years ago. Three daughters and the son survive. VAnTiEUSEN DEFENDANT Collar King's Nephew Sued for Divorce. Bv United Prcit LOS ANGELES, May 30.—William Proctor Manning Van Heusen, nephew of the collar manufacturer and grandson of William Singer of sewing machine fame, has been made defendant in a suit for divorce here. Mrs. Irene Frazier Van Heusen chaiged he made numerous threats to kill her and once turned on all the gas jets in their New York City home and “threatened to exterminate the entire family.”

Morning Games

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (S. P.) Giard and Gaston; (Min.) Benton and Warwick. NATIONAL LEAGUE (First Game) Cincinnati.... 000 100 1 Chicago 000 000 0 (Cin.) Rixey and Picinich; (Chi.) Root l and Gonzales. (First Game) New York 200 115 000—9 11 1 Brooklyn 000 001 000—1 9 6 (N. Y.) Faulkner and Hogan; (Brk.) Doak and Hargreaves. • First Game) St. Louis 022 101 310—10 18 1 Pittsburgh 000 000 100— 1 5 1 (St. L.) Sherdel and Wilson; (Pitt.) Miljus and Hemsley. AMERICAN LEAGUE (First Garnet Detroit 001 110 01 Clevalnd 021 000 00 (Deet.) Whitehill and Woodall; (Cleve.) Miller and L. Sewell.

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STORMS FORCE BACK NOBILE RESCUE SHIP Peril of Jamming Ice Is Cause of Return to Kings Bay. LAND SEARCH PARTIES , ! Two Detachments of Alpine Chasseurs to Hunt for i Dirigible Crew. i BY LARS HANSEN United Press Staff Correspondent KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, May 30.—Beaten back by storms and ice from her rescue expedition, the Citta Di Milano, supply ship of the lost polar dirigible Italia, arrived here at 4 a. m. today from Amsterdam Island. Before her departure from Amsterdam Island—at the urgent demand of her Norwegian pilot, who said flatly that the jamming ice would smash her steel sides —the Citta Di Milano landed two detachments of Italian Alpine chasseurs on the bleak, Ice-bound Spitzbergen coast, to search for the Italia. One detachment will go along the coast, while the other will penetrate the interior, seeking some trace of the craft that carried Gen. Umberto Nobile and his fifteen followers over the North Pole last week. Four Start on FoQt Another rescue expedition pro ceeded on foot today when four trappers left Kings Bay, going northeast across the interior ol Spitzbergen. They hoped to arrive at Hinlopen Straits, those separating the main ilsand of Spitzbergen from northeast land, and be able to cross or. the ice. In that event they would be able to explore the interior of northeastland where it was considered possible that Nobile might have been forced down. Meanwhile, the entourage that Nobile brought here from Italy, and which remained behind when the Italian explorer headed for the pole, was frantic as the hours skipped by without word of the craft and its men. Fail to Hear Signals Rescue attempts were disheartening. Capricious Arctic weather—the same that may have caused damage to the Italia that forced it down—delayed rescue expeditions. High winds, lowering temperatures, fog and ice blocked waterways, prevented many of the expeditions from getting underway. It Is possible that only the attempts of rescue by dog teams may be successful, for ships have been unable to chug far North through the ice, and the weather today indicated that flying would not be safe.

Former Victors

1911— Ray Harroqn, Marmon, 74.59 average. 1912 Joe Dawson, National, 78.70 average. 1913 Jules Goux, Peugeot, 76.32 average. 1914 Rene Thomas, Delage, 82.47 average. 1915 Ralph De Palma, Mercedes, 89.84 average. 1916 Dario Resta—Peugeot, 83.26 average. 1919 Howard Wilcox, Peugeot, 88.06 average. 1920 Gaston Chevrolet, Monroe, 88.50 average. 1921 Tommy Milton, Frontenac, 89.62 average. 1922 James Murphy, Murphy Special, 94.48 average. 1923 Tommy Milton, H. C. 3 Sp cial, 90.95 average. 1924 L. L. Corum. Joe Boyer, Duesenberg Special, 98.23 average. 1925 Pete De Paolo, Duesenberg Special, 101.13 average. 1926 Frank Lockhart, Miller Special, 95.56 average. 1927 George Souders, Duesenberg, 97.45 average.

Flag Meaning

Red—Starter, clear course. Yellow—Warning, slow down. White—Stop for consultation. Blue—Accident on'bourse. Green—Starting last lap. Checkered—Victory. pay~~decisTon~upheld Decision in Policewoman Case Sustained. The Supreme Court has upheld the decision of Marion County Superior Court, Room 4, which" held that twenty Indianapolis policewomen are entitled to back pay for the time when efforts were made several months ago to remove them without trial before the board of safety. Decision of the lower court was given by Judge Byron K. Elliott arfll the policewomen have been paid and restored to duty.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1928

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SPORTSMEN and sportswomen—some of them “naturals” and others just “become” for this one day of the year—thronged to Indianapolis today as the stopping point before going to the Speedway to view the 5000-mile auto race. Downtown streets and hotels were jammed with the crowds as they awaited automobiles, busses, taxicabs, trains and interurbans to take them to the day's activities. Shuttle trains started at 6; 30 Central standard time from the Union Station, carrying hundreds to the track to sit through the cold drizzle that followed a few rays of early sunshine. About 800 persons could be taken on each train, leaving on fifteen-minute schedules, before the rain started. This slowed procedure slightly.

Six ticket booths were arranged on the sidewalk outside the station and special entrance was provided for the race-goers. And the inside of the station was filled with the throngs coming to the race. 000 Streets were lined with visitors standing, sitting on curbs, and sitting and sleeping in automobiles. Majority of the persons sleeping in cars were those whose employment kept them busy until late Tuesday afternoon, forcing them to make the trip at night. They slept wrapped in robes, extra coats and fur coats, for the women were as prominent as a winter day.' The men, most of them garbed in knickers and colorful sweaters, outmatched the women, who for the most part were garbed in sport wear with washes of color hei-e and there. Local cab companies set aside many of their cars for exclusive race service. Special Peoples Motor Coach busses were leaving Illinois and Market Sts., on sixminute schedules. Regular bus service to the Speedway also was operating. U tt tt The weather man failed to spoil the color of the big race much, thanks to the vogue for flaming slickers. Few women appeared without gay topcoats or colored raincoats. The showers, however, did ruin the flags, bunting and blue and gold Speedway decorations on paddocks, flag staffs and grandstands. They drooped disconsolately. And straw hats—the drooping wrecks were legion. Then the sun peeped out a moment and the women took off their slickers to disclose that they had much of the usual finery. 0 0 0 The showers slowed up the crowd and made the job of the army of traffic policemen worse than in former years. The crowd came in a last-minute rush instead of spreading over the four hours before the race began. 000 The early comers shivered and watched the stunts of a big green monoplane which swooped and dived over the track. # a Drying off the track was aided materially by the warmnig up laps of the race cars. A car traveling at 90 to 100 miles an hour makes a lot of heat and a lot of wind. The rain shortly after 7 a. m., delayed the early crowd trying to jam into the Speedway gates. Tire water collected into the two tunnels under the track, preventing cars from using them to get into the field. Cars were* rerouted across the track at the gate near the north turn. .The crowds entering the main gate were slowed up when the rainfall increased at 7:30 and ticket takers,police and guards left the gates to dash for raincoats. Within an hour, however, workmen built wooden bridges over the water collected in the bottom o ’ the tunnels and they were put intt use. 000 A big motor sweeper started

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sweeping the water off the track a few minutes titer the showers. The sun came out at 8:30 (C.S.T) and the cheers and shouts were renewed. Camera men and movie news reei operators scurried for positions. The officials began bringing out the flags and other equipment. Thousands of spectators who had waited in their machines during the rain streamed to the grandstand seats. The B grandstand at the south turn was mostly filled. A stand was about one-third filled and the others only sparsely so at this hour. 0,0 r The race officials gathered at the track at daylight with anxious eyes on the weather. Eddie Edenburn, official representatives of the A. A. A,, in charge of the race, stuck grimly to his determination not to let the weather jinx get him down. He declared early in the morning that if it kept on raining he would wait until the very last minute before delaying the race to a later hour today or postponing it until tomorrow. 000 While the crowd was later than usual in gathering, practically all good infield parking spaces were gone by 8 a. m <C. S. TANARUS.) About 50,000 persons in automobiles were in the infield, it was estimated. 000 When the sun peeped from behind a cloud at 8 a. m. (C. S. TANARUS.) the crowd cheeered. Many bets on whether rain would stop the race were made. 000 Pit ipanagers were among the most harassed persons at the Speedway. They had to have their supplies in place before the race started, but they didn't dare let them get wet. Finally they sent to town for tarpaulins and, several hours later than usual, moved their tires, gasoline, spart parts, charts and signalling equipment to the concrete inclosures and covered them. 000 The newspapermen and their equipment suffered from exposure in the open press stand. Tire rain drove in on their books, copy paper, telephones and telegraph instruments. A small army of repairmen was on hand to see that short circuits and other troubles caused by the rain were eliminated. 000 It showered again a few minutes after 8 (central standard time). The women resumed their slickers and fled to cover. The muddy infield spoiled many pairs of light shoes as the fair ones waded from parked cars to the grandstands. The Speedway officials did everything they could to relieve the bedraggled thousands, but the Speedway wasn’t built for' an aquatic meet. 000 MaJ. George S. Greene, Speedway director of safety, was unable to direct the activities of the race track guards today, because of illness. Lieut. C. H. Tennant was in charge.

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PACEMAKER BEATS MARK OF 1927, FLOUTING DEATH ON SLIPPERY SPEEDWAY Miller Front-Drive Cars Show Way to Rivals; Gullota Running Second; Crowd Expected to Shatter All Records, Despite Rain. Duray was still leading at the 100-mile mark. Gulotta was second; Stapp, third; Gleason, fourth; Kreis, fifth. Duray’s time was 56:30.04, an average of 106.193. Last year’s average at 100 miles was 105.254. Miller-motored front drive cars sprang into the lead and held it in the early stages of today’s annual 500-mile automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On a track made dangerous by a mixture of rainwater and grease, Leon Duray was leading the field at seventy-five miles in his Miller Special, tearing along at the terrific clip of 106.5 miles an hour, six-tenths mile an hour faster than the average at this point for last year. Only five ear lengths behind, however, was Tony Gulotta, in another Miller front drive, entered as a Stutz Special. The front drives appeared to give these two cars greater speed on the curves, or else the drivers were taking greater chances.

At fifty miles three of the twenty-nine starting cars had been forced out by mechanical troubles. Os those left, Babe Stapp was third in another Miller front drive; Louis Schneider of Indianapolis, driving a Miller rear drive, was fourth; Jimmy Gleason, in a Duesenberg Special, fifth; Pete Kreis, in a Marmon Special, sixth; Johnny Seymour, in a Marmon Special, seventh; Lou Moore, in a Miller Special, eighth; Louis Meyer, in a Miller Special, rear drive, ninth, and Earl De Vore, in a Miller rear drive, tenth. Record Crowd Foreseen The early morning showers made the crowd late in arriving, but Speedway officials were predicting a record. At 10:50 (C. S. TANARUS.) Eddie Rickenbacker, Speedway president and principal owner, announced that 135.000 persons had gone through the gates. Thousands continued to pour In long after this. The Indianapolis race annually draws the greatest sporting event crowd in the world. Waved off by Lieut. Lester Maitland. trans-Paciflc flying hero, who was official starter, the twenty-nine drivers roared away at 10 a. m. (C. S. TANARUS.), sobered a little by the knowledge that two of their pals who had expected to win glory today had smashed their cars on the dangerous turns in early morning spins. Ready for Rain Officials were ready for rain. In case the track Is wet the officials can stop the race and wait for the track to dry. If the rain persists the officials car. delay completion of the race until the next day, or if it has progressed a long way declare it officially completed. Hits 113-Mile Clip The cars got away to a bunched start, but Duray held the lead at the end of the first lap, making an average of 113.2 miles an hour in his front-drive Miller Special. Bennett Shoaf in a Duesenberg Special and Russell Snowberger in a Marmon Special went into the pits on the first lap to change spark plugs. They returned to the race immediately. Duray kept up his terrific clip for the first ten miles, averaging 111 miles an hour. Cliff Woodbury, In his Boyle Valve Special, was right on Duray's heels at this point. Duray Burns Up Track Duray’s average for the first twenty-five miles was 108.151 miles an hour, five miles an hour faster than the leading car at twenty-five miles in last year’s raceSnowberger. driving No. 34. a front-drive Marmon Special, went out of the race on his third lap with a broken supercharger. Cliff Bergere, running third on the first few laps, went out on his sixth lap with a broken distributor shaft. Bergere was driving a frontdrive Miller Special. Flagged by Mistake Johnny Seymour, in his Marmon Specal, lest 3 seconds when he was flagged into the pits by mistake. Leon Duray still was leading at the end of fifty miles. Shorty Cantlon took the wheel for Henry Kohlert in his Elgin. Piston Pin Special on its seventh lap. Dave Evans, driving a Boyle Valve Special, was forced out on his fifteenth lap with a broken foot throttle. The first accident of the race occurred shortly after 11 a. m. (C.S.T.) when Bennie Shoaf in a Duesenberg Special clashed into the retaining wall on the southwest turn as he swung out of the home stretch. The car spun around three times and faced backward. Shoaf was able to walk to the hospital and doctors said he was not hurt. The 1,500-piece massed band, one of the annual spectacles of the race, staged its usual parade down the

streteh from the southwest turn, and counter-marched baric to the starting point, half an hour before | the race started. The band was led by two squads ! of United States Marines, one in blue, one in white. Bergere Out First Cliff Bergere, who earned number three position in the first row in the time trials, was the first on the track and in position with his car. Bergere appeared at 9:22 (C. S. TANARUS.). The lap prize committee announced that $14,400 had been contributed to the lap prize fund, making it possible to pay the SIOO lap prizes to the drivers ahead in the first 144 laps. 1 The other care of the field of I twenty-nine gradually took their places. The drivers lined up for the official 'pre-race picture at 9:47 (C. S.T.) The stands were well filled and thousands still were pouring in as the officials prepared to get the contest under way. Wilbur Shaw, selected to drive Peter De Palo’s Flying Cloud Special. which turned over with the plucky De Palo last Saturday, qualified the Cloud early this morning. Jimmy Hill, driving a Marion Chevrolet Special, failed to make the necessary Speed and automatically | was scratched. Lora Corum. co-winner of the race in 1924. driving a Duesenberg, came out of the northwest turn at an eighty-mile-an-hour gait and skidded into a “tailspin.” He crashed into the outer wall and turned over three times, jumping the inside wall. Corum v r as uninjured, save for a cut over his left eye and a discolored optic. The car was wrecked. Dutch Bauman, also driving a Duesenberg, skidded into the inside wall and broke a steering post. Bauman was not hurt, but the car was damaged sufficiently to put it out of the race. Throngs poured into the vast speedway enclosure from the moment the gates opened at 6 a. m. until time for the race. The infield was jammed with cars and spectators, all milling around, eager to get points o? vantage. Rain shortly after 7 a. m. (E. S. TANARUS.) dampened the ardor of some of the fans, and it was feared for a time that the race would be postponed until tomorrow. At 9:45 the Multiple report bomb was set off. At 9:50. 9.53 and 9:55 salute bombs were exploded in order. At 9:56 the smoke bomb was unleashed and at 9:57 and 9:58 other saluate bombs. At 9:59 the American Flag bomb was fired. > Miller Crashes Up A last-minute accident yesterday afternoon furnished food for gossip. Chester Miller, 25, of Detroit, reputed to be one of the fastes dirt track drivers in the A. A. A., who was to drive relief for Buddie Marr in the B. W. Cooke Special, crashed up on the southeast turn. Miller came down the straightaway at a speed estimated at 95 to 100 miles an hour, went into the turn high, and whizzed around the south end. Coming out of the turn, the car smacked into the outer wall and turned around. Miller was rushed to city hospital, where it was ascertained that his injuries were not serious. The young dirt-tracker received lacerations on the left arm, on the right arm, and on his head. Late last night Marr started the task of switching his motor to a chassis belonging to the Sievers Junior Eight, which was scratched. Golf Cost Reduced MIAMI, Fla., May 30.—Golf is not alone a rich man's game—at least in Miami. The new. sporty course of the Opa Locka Country Club will be available to any player who can afford the green fee of 25 cents.

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TWO ATTEMPT TO END LIVES Man and Woman Arc in Critical Condition. A man and a woman were in critical condition at city hospital today due to suicide attempts. Harry R. McCallister, 39, was found at his confectionery store, 112 E. Twenty-Fifth St., today with a bullet wound in his head and the room filled with gas. Mrs. Nina Wills, 28, of 371 Terrace Ave., drank carbolic acid at her home. She left a note scribbled on the back of a picture of her husband, w’ho left her two days ago. She may recover. The note read: “Daddy: I love you and cannot live without out. Why did you go away? Forgive me for what I am doing. Call my sister at 371 Terrace Ave., four blocks west on Terrace Ave. Bea good boy.' Goodbye, love and kisses. NINA.” McCallister failed to return to his rooms, 2456 N. Talbott St., during the night. He was found this morning by his wife.

HowCarsWent Out of Race

No. 34. driven by Ralph Snowberger, front-drive Marmon Special, third lap, broken supercharger. No. 21. driven by Cliff Berger, front-drive Miller Special, sixth lap, broken distributor shaft. ‘No. 12, Boyle Valve SpcciaJ, driven by Dave Evans, fifteenth lap, broken foot throttle.

Progress of Race

100 Miles First, Duray; second, Gulotta; third, Stapp; fourth, Gleason; fifth, Kreis; sixth, Schneider; seventh, Seymour: ’ eighth, Meyer; ninth, Moore; tenth, deVore. Time—s6:30.04; average, 106.193; last years average. 105.254. Seventy-Five Miles First. Duray; second, Gulotta; third, Stap: fourth, Schneider; fifth, Gleason; sixth. Kreis; seventh, Seymour; eighth, Moore: ninth, Meyer; tenth, De Vore. Time—42:14.73; average, 106.520; last year’s average, 105.929. Fifty Miles First, Duray; second, Gulotta; third, Stapp; fourth, Schneider; fifth, Gleason; sixth, Kreis; seventh, Seymour; eighth, Moore; ninth, Meyer; tenth, De Vore. Time--28:01.02; average, 107.078; last year’* average, 106.93. Twenty-Five Miles First. Duray; second. Woodbury; third. Gulotta: fourth. Stapp; fifth, Schneider. Time—13:50.46; average. 108.151; last year's average, 103.061. Pilot Killed in Plunge Pj/ United Preits MUSKOGEE, Okla., May 30. William Burke, pilot, was killed last night when his plane nose-dived into a lake near Jay. Okla. James Foreste;, Tulsa automobile dealer, a passenger, jumped from the diving plane and swam to shore uninjured.