Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 July 1937 — Page 3

SATURDAY, JULY §, AMELIA PASSED ISLAND, NAVAL MEN DECLARE

Overshot Howland, Belief; Weak Distress Signals Are Picked Up.

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of the course Miss Earhart took. The only other ship in the area would be some tramp freighter. Those familiar with the area sald

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any fishing boats or sampans in the vicinity of Howland. ‘They rarely visit the place. Some aviators at Honolulu doubted

that Miss Earhart could have pan- |

caked the plane on the water and kept it afloat because of the vast wingspread, which measures 55 feet, and of the high landing speed. They said, however, that with the gas tank empty, the ‘plane might have sufficient buoyancy to keep afloat indefinitely.

The crew of the Itasca estimated the plane’s position as probably 100 miles northwest of the. island because of the strength of the last signals it received. These sighals indicated only direction on the Itasca’s chart, and provided no reference point, For six hours yesterday. Miss Earhart was in continual contact with the Itasca, but she never gave position reports. Once she acknowledged receipt of transmission from the cutter, Miss Earhart was headed for this tiny island, which is scarcely larger than the airplane runway it provides and barely a dot on the largest Pacific map, She had left Lae, New Guinea, Thursday, and should have reached this island early yesterday. The flying laboratory carried two rubber rafts aboard, and enough

George Bell (left) and John Drake.

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and once crossed the Pacific from Oakland, Cal, to Honolulu. That was two months ago, when she first began the projected world flight and

food to last several weeks. There also was a device for making drinking water.

Fear Miscalculation The suppdsition was that by some |

crashed in taking off from Honolulu. She returned to California, had the piane repaired, and went to Miami to make her second start. On an Atlantic flight the 39-year-

glight miscalculation in navigation, lol ‘flier, ‘who is ‘without equal as Miss Earhart’s plane had missed the | 3 ‘pilot among her sex, was missing island, which could not be seen from | for ‘many hours. That was in 1932 8 plane, 100 miles away. [and she ‘was crossing the ocean The island is about a mile long | qione. She Was found on the coast gnd less than half a mile wide. The | of Treland, ‘Where she landed after Ttasca had been stationed there with | tie fastest ‘ocean flight that had

fuel for Miss Earhart’s ‘plane. Justipeen made at that ‘time.

56 minutes before her final radio message, Miss Earhart had estimated in another radio contact that she was about 100 miles from the Itascy, Continual radio messages were being broadcast to the ‘plane today from the Honolulu Coast ‘Guard station and from the Itasca. Bath voice broadcasts and signals were sent, ‘The signal is the letter “N,” which the plane could pick up for direction with its Bendix finder. The stretch between Lae and Howland Island is a 2550-mile expanse of Pacific. Had Flares and Kite As ‘devices for signaling her distress, Miss Earhrat had flares and

a bright orange kite, the ‘one for night and the other for day.

| The “flying laboratory” ‘was {powered with two Wasp engines that developed 550 horsepower and 220 miles ‘an hour top speed. Its fuel capacity was 1151 gallons and ‘its cruising range 4000 miles. ‘Cost of the plane and its elaborate equipment was paid by Putham and by | Purdie University, ‘which ‘was interested in the scientific aspects ‘of Miss Earhart’s flight. Putham Ts Confident

No ‘plane before had made the went to the ‘Oakland airport ‘where

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fuel | supplies permitted, and then go to Johnstown Island to await a Navy tender which would bring fuel. How- | land is 1800 miles southwest ‘of | Honolulu. Johnstown is 600 miles | from Howland, in the direction ‘of | Honolulu. [ Miss Earhart’s world flight had | been at a leisurely gait. She left | Miami, Fla, a month ago and took | the longest way around the globe, a 27,000-mile ‘route ‘close to and | criss-crossing the equator. | Tt ‘was one of the few aerial expeditions left for her to ‘pioneer. She has twice flown the Atlantic,’

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he maintains an ‘office.

He talked with Paul Mantz, Miss Earhart’s technical adviser ‘who accompanied her on the flight from Oakland to Honolulu ‘earlier this year. Mantz encouraged him. Mantz said the plane could stay afloat “almost indefinitely.” Also confident was Mrs. Frederick Noonan, who waited at her home ih the Sah Francisco Bay area. for news. “I Know they'll be all right,” “They may have a few uncomfortable hours but I know the Coast Guard or somebody else will pick them up. I have all the ¢onfidence in the world in my husband's

flying ability and his luck.”

Recall Dramatic Hunt Of Twelve Years Ago

By United Press NEW YORK, July 3.—The search | for Amelia Earhart recalled today | the ‘dramatic nine-day hunt for Commander Johh A. Rodgers and his crew of four who drifted nine days in a disabled seaplane oh a projected nonstop flight from San Francisco to Hawaii 12 years ago. Turned off their course by faulty

MEETINGS TODAY Alliance Francaise, luncheon, Hotel Wash- | jngton, npon. | Hotel |

| ventircular hemorchage,

Gideons Association, meeting,

Washington, noon.

MARRIAGE LICENSES (These tists are from official records ut the County Court House. The Times | fs not responsible for why errors of names or addresses.)

of 952 Elm St,: Dorothy f 11278 Ave,

Fred Reffit, 18, McReynolds, 18, of 1127 Spann | Flovd Harrell Lowe, 29, Noblesville; | Kathryn Moser, 25. Indianapolis. Laurence W. Robinson, 33, Bridgeport, Johanna Fuchs, 25. R. R. 7. Indianapolis. Albert F. Hogan, 43, R, R, 3, Indianap- | olis; Maudie E. Taylor, 34, R. R. 3, Indianapolis

David Lewis White, 26, 435 S. Pine St; Charlotte J, Shoup, 23, 522 Fletcher Ave,

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Heard, at Methodist, |

Boys |

Carl, Marjorie Shade, at Methodist Arthur, Evelyn Habener, at Methodist. Kenneth, Olieva Hunt, at Methodist. Charles, Vera Hartman, at Methodist. Noah, Frankie Sebree, at Methodist, Guy, Elizabeth Symonds, at ethodist, Joseph, Margaret Perkins, at Methodist. Bertrand, Ruth Pollard, at Methodist, Robert, Thelma Skinner, at Methodist Virgil, Virginia McCoy, at ethodist. Richard, Haz2l Lukens, nat ethodist. Wayne, Hilda Eubank, at Methodist. Manning, Brenda Woods, gt Methodist, Nelson, Mary Watson, at ethodist, Lester, Opal Rice, at 1250 Nordyke.

Girls

Carl, Louise Most, at Methodist Louie, Mary Gates, at Methodist. William, Minnje Brown, at Mathodist George, Pollijane MacLucas, at Methodist. Howard, Bertha Callahan, at Methodist George, Ethel Ham, at Methodist, Raleigh, Estel Grismore, at 1423 ‘Le-

Grande, Hermah, Iris at Coleman, Richard, Maga ret Utz, at ‘Coleman. Robert, Geraldine Boggs, at Methodist, Henry, Mary Knight, at Methodist, George, Sarah ‘Carpenter, at Methodist. | Louis, Jotephine Kennedy, at Methodist Merle, Olive Faubion, at Methodist, William, Thelma Struit, at Methodist. James, Odia Mitchell, at Community.

Marshall, ‘Grace

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DEATHS Grace B. St, Clair

80, wt St chronic ‘myocarditis, Francis Dale Kevern, 8, at Methodist, | typhoid fever, Charles ©. Oain, 40, at Veterans, chronic |

nephritis da Bell Jersh, 63. 966 Olin, Chrelhomn. . Kemster, ™, %t ethodist, |

Charles pheum Patr at 2817 ‘Balti- | 1605 Martindale, | at 1602 'E. Washtie

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Rhh Pryor, 1 umonia. a v, 46, hroncho-pneumonia. Edward D, Sheets, 75 fngton, chronic mvacard!

Eva Mevers, 41 ity. ‘peritonitis. at 450 E. North, | ‘

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at, Ct Jessie Landgraf, 74, cerebral apoplexy.

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Service as Navigator Be-

By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—Frederick J, Noonan, navigator aboard Amelia Earhart’s missing plane, had 22 years navigating experience preceding his flying service. Noonan served on the ‘Wwhitewinged, square-rigged sailing ships of the Atlantic and Pacific Sconns A sailor for the first time at the age of 15 years, Noonan is now 44 years of age. He saw service in the World War. Three ships on ‘which he served were torpedoed. Noonan served in the Royal British Naval service on ‘the ‘bark Crompton in 1910. He made a 152day voyage from the Pacific northwest to Ireland. For several years he was an instructor in aerial navigation for air transport companies and in 1930 he joined Pan American Airways at Miami, Fla.

instruments and out of fuel after 25 hours of flying Rodgers and his men were forced down on the sea well away from steamer routes. They fashioned sails from ‘pieces of canvas but were able to make only slight headway. The radio member of the crew lacked the necsssary equipment to convert their receiver into a sending get, ‘Over the loudspeaker the aviators, racked by hunger and thirst, heard mocking details of the

seach for them and finally the ad- |

mission that the Navy had ‘‘practically abandoned hope.” With the men down to one sip of water a day a submarine sighted the drifting plane and brought the haggard aviators to Hawaii. Rodgers later was Killed plane ‘crash.

Putham Believes Wife Landed on Isle

OAKLAND, ‘Cal, July 3.—George Palmer Putham, husband of Amelia Earhart, said today he believed the fliers had succeeded in landing on one of the many small islands which dot the South Seas. “I just talked by telephone with Paul Mantz, Miss Earhart’s techni. cal advisor, who is ih Los Angeles,” Mr. Putham said. “Both he and I agreed fromm the nature of the sighals which have been received from Miss Earhart that she succeeded in making a landing, probably off her ‘original ‘cotirse.

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consumption and ‘other ‘data and believe also that Miss Earhart had ample fuel to ‘carry her ‘until 6 o'clock (Indianapolis Time) yesterday and possibly until 8'p. 'm.”

A ‘botgitet for Miss Earhart as she lands at Oakland after ‘cross-

ing ‘the Pacific froth Honolulu,

Indiana Flier’s ‘Second Home’: Plane Developed at Purdue U.

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tiohal ‘problems, conceived the plan which brought her to the school. Appearing before the Board of Trustees, she stated simply what she thought she could do for them, and they accepted her with enthusiasm. Most ‘of her university work was of a ‘personal hature. She ‘discussed career problems with men ‘and women students, and told them of the future of aviation. Her ‘official title, the one printed ‘on the office door, was ‘Consultant ‘oh ‘Careers for Women.” When plans for this flight materialized, she was giveh a leave of absence from ‘the school last fall. She spent several weeks each year at the university, and made many friends ‘with the faculty, students and officials, She cared very little for the ordinary campus social contacts, they said, and her greatest pleasure was to take lonely ‘night rides ‘in her car.

Often she told students to ‘model

| their ‘automobile ‘driving after the

truck ‘drivers she ‘passed oh ‘these trips. They ‘approach driving perfection, she said. Her famous metal monoplane was

financed, in part, by private contri-

butidns froth Purdue Research Foundation ‘directors and aviation

enthusiasts. “We have checked ‘wind, ‘gasoline |

In addition to testing the structure of her plane, Mrs. Putnam also planned to make introspective studies of diet and fatigue ‘on this globe-circling flight. When she started from Miami,

Fla, June 1, she originally planned to be back in Tafayette by last night to ‘speak at the Purdue Institute on American Policy and Technology. As recently as wo weeks ago, she telephoned her husband long ‘distance from India and said she ‘would be in Indiana by July 2.” Her place on the program last night was taken by Walter Pitkin, author. When informed she ‘was missing, Dr. Elliott said he still ‘was expecting her back within a week. Before leaving the school, Mrs. Putham often demonstrated her inflated life boat which she ‘carried with her and which now ‘may be her only ‘chance for life. Using the Purdue campus as a “front yard,” Mrs. Putham in recent months made numerous flights from there to Terre Haute, Indianapolis, South Bend and a ‘dozen other Hoosier cities. Charles E. Cok, Bureau ‘of Commerce regional supervisor, members Mrs. Putnam ‘when used to bounce down at the Curtis Flying Service Field, ‘now Stout Field. “She ‘was just learning to fly then,” ‘he recalled, “and in 1920 she

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Just after stepping out of her plate inh Ireland after spanning the Atlantic.

Amelia’s Log On World Flight

By United Press

June 1—Took off ‘from Miami, Fla, 4:35 a. ‘th. (all times Indianapolis Time), landed at Ban Juan, Puerto Rico, 12:30 p. m. June 2—Flew from Ban Juan to Caripito, Venezuela, in four ‘hours, landing 8:18 a. m. June 3—¥Flew 750 ‘miles to Zandery Airfield, 25 miles from Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana, landing 10:50 ‘p. ‘m. June 4—Arrived Fortaleza, Brazil

June 5—Repairs made at TFortaleza. June 6—Left Fortaleza 3:48 a. m., arrived Natal, Brazil, two hours and six minutes later. June 7T—Flew across South Atlantic from Natal to Bt. Tous, Senegal, in 12 ‘hours 19 ‘minutes, landing 1:35 'p. ‘m. June B8—Prepared for 1300-<mile flight to Dakar, French Senegal, ‘to Niamey, French West Africa. June 9—Bad weather ‘prevented takeoff. June 10—=Flew from Dakar to ‘Gao, French West Africa—1140 ‘miles—in seven hours 55 minutes. June 11.—Flew 1000 ‘miles ‘over Sahara, from ‘Gao to Fort Lamy, French Equatorial Africa, ‘in six hours and 40 minutes, June 12. —Completed third African hop in 900-mile flight to ‘El

riving 9:30 a. ‘im. June 13. —Arrived at Khartoum, Anglo-Egyption Soudan, 1:28 a. ‘lm. Anh hour and 14 ‘minutes later she | ‘was winging toward Asia. ‘At Massawa, Eritrea, 450 miles from Khartoum, she stopped to ‘have ‘engine overhauled. June 14. —Took off from Massawa at 9:25 p. m. for Karachi, India, 1900 miles to ‘northeast. June 15. —Arrived at Karachi 9:38 a. 'm. June 17.—Took off from Karachi

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AMELIA'S FIRST

Left Social Workers Job to Be Passenger on Stultz Gordon Flight.

By United Press Amelia Earhart first came into

national prominence in june, 1928,

as a passenger on the trans-Atlantic flight of Wilmer Btultz and Louis Gordon, At that time, the tall, slim woman with the unruly hair ‘was a social worker {ih Boston. Only two Or three of her friends knew she had been flying since she was 19 and held the 17th international license ever issued. Bince that time Miss Earhart hos pecome a figure of national! prominence as the feminine counterpart of ‘Col. Charles A, Lindbergh. When her first trans-Atlantic flight was completed from Newfoundland to Wales after 20 hours and 49 minutes, she became a heroine to the nation. The quiet, unassuming woman beiittled her part in the undertaking but vowed to her friends that she would fly the Atlantic by herself. She ‘calmly started training for the flight.

Early Tnterest in Flying

Miss Barhart has a background of training that more than prepared her for her later feats of air pioneering. Born inh Atchison, Kan., she already had a keéen interest in flying ‘when still ih her teens, Believing his ‘daughter’s interests too dangerots, her father, Attorney Edwin 8. Earhart, opposed her plans but admitted he could ‘not stop her from buying two or three planes ‘if she wanted them, The tousled-haired girl did war work in Toronto although she was but 17 years ‘old. ‘Bhe resumed her social service studies after the ‘war. Her work took her through Ogontz School at Rydal, Pa., and into advanced work at Harvard, Columbia and the University ‘of ‘California. She learned five languages. Her research work in ‘experimental and calculative ‘chémistry ‘won ‘her credit. First Solo inh 1918

But Miss Earhart yearned for a more active life and while in ‘California started taking aviation less0ns. After ‘only 10 hours of ‘instriction, she ‘made her first solo flight in 1918. Bhe was one ‘of the worlds first women fliers. Bhe set a4 woman's altitude mark of 14,000 feet within two years and a ‘year later received the coveted license of the Pederated Aeronatrtique International—the first wotnan so designated. Then ‘came ‘her trans-Atlantic flight ‘as a ‘passenger. Following this she ‘wrote a book abotit the feat ‘and became the fast friend of the ‘publisher, ‘George Palmer Pitnam and his wife. Mrs, Putham divorced her Hissband and Miss Earhart and Mr. Putndim ‘were ‘married Feb. 7, 1081. In ‘public life she ‘chose still to keep the hame “Amelia Farhart.” Mr. Puthath did ‘not interfere with

from Karachi, she left ‘Calcutta at 7:12 'p. ‘th. for Bangkok but stopped at Akyab, Burma. June 19. —Took off for Bangkok but bad weather forced reftirn to Akyab at 7:13 'p. ‘hm. June 20. —Flew to Rangoon, goitg on ih two ‘hops to Singapore. June 21—Landed at Bandoeng. Netherlands East Thdies, spent four days overhauling ‘plane. June 25—Flew 370 ‘miles, doeng to Sotirabaya, Java. Jine 26—Took off 7 'h. 'm. from Botirabaya for Port Darwin, northern ‘Australia. June 27—Arrived at Port Darwin 6:33 'p. 'm, after 500-mile flight from Timor Island where she had landed

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FOR FAME

Her Firsts

Amelia Has 8 Records To Her Credit as Woman Flier,

EW YORK, July 3.—Amelia Farhart was the first woman

Fly the Atlantic. Fly the Atlantic alone. Fly the Atlantic twice. Fly an autogiro, Receive the distinguished flying Cross, Make a transcontinental nonstop flight. Fly from Hawali to the United Btates. Cross the United States in an autogiro.

his ‘wife’s flying ambitions although he ‘was not enthusiastic about the proposed solo trans-Atlantic flight, Miss Earhart flew to Harbor Grace one May 28, 1932, and headed eastward across the Atlantic, bound for Europe. She made the fastest trans-Atlantic flight ‘on ‘record, landing 14 hours and 56 minttes later near Londonderry, Ireland. The freckle-faced aviatrix was the first person to have flown the Atlantic twice, In 1932, she flew across vite ¢ontinent to break the women's record by nearly 10 hours, Bhe became the first woman to ‘make a franse continental nonstop flight a ‘month later.

Honored by Congress

She broke her own ‘transcontin= ental record in July, 1933, setting a mark ‘of 17 hours and 7 ‘minutes from Los ‘Angeles ‘to Newark.

Made ‘a ‘Ohevalier of the French Legion ‘of Honor, she was ‘the first woman to receive the coveted Dis= tinguished Flying Oross bestowed by ‘Congress and the National ‘Cret= graphical Society's gold ‘medal. With ‘calm ‘unéoncern, Miss Fars hart flew ‘her plane from Hawoii to the California mainland, 2400 ‘miles, landing at Oakland after #n events ful 18% ‘hours ‘ih ‘the air ‘on Jan. 13, 1035. Bhe battled fog throughout the flight. Bhe received a tremandois ovation upon her arrival in Sah Francisco, as the first woman evap to ‘make the Pacific flight alone, Then followed a year of lecture work, ‘research and preparations for her ‘projected round-the-world flight that began at Oakland March 17, 1937, and ‘which ‘ended ‘three days later ih Honolulu When Hep plane crashed on the takeoff after a tire ‘exploded. Bhe #nd the twa navigators with ‘her ‘were not 'injured. They ‘immediately booked passage back to the United States to remake her ‘plans for her flight around the world.

because ‘of bad weather. June 28—Ieft Port Darwin 8:58

for ‘Calcutta 9:55 a, ‘Mm. June 18.—After 13%0-mile flight

compared very favorably with the

best.” To B500-mile race fans, the sight

Afr [Of ‘Mrs, Putnam and her auto gyro

were very familiar. She attended the first in 1931, and later ‘came

in 1935. Her rapid climb to fame ‘apparently left her unchanged. Her three fundamental characteristics—tousled

came through here several times | hair, boyish stride and shyness—

while records. flew an old money was scarce,

trying for Like many beginners, she

plane then, because |'you first ‘noticed her ‘eyes.

transcontinental | never left her.

But ‘when you ‘met Mrs. Puthim There

was a ‘distant look ih them 4s

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p. '‘m. for Lie, New 'Giiinea. June 20—Arrived at Tae after flight ‘of 7 hotrs 43 ‘mines. June 30—Delayed departure for Howland Island, Oceania. July 1—=8tarted 2550-mile ‘overwater flight from Lae to Howland Island. July 2—Had not arrived at Howlend Island, ‘it was assumed her plane ‘missed its obfective and was forced ‘down at sea with fuel thnks exhausted. U. 8. Coast Guard clutter Itasca ‘puts ‘out from HoOwlEnd TIsland ‘to search for ‘plane. July 3=At 1:28 &. 'm, H. M. 8. Achilles reported it received “SOB” ‘call from plane.

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