Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1927, Page 4

EXPLORER T0 SEEK REDFERN FROM AIR Marsh Expedition Also to Hunt British Party Missing Two Years. BY LEMUEL F. PARTON. Epecial Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, September §.—Richard ©. Marsh, Rochester explorer, who will head an expedition into South American jungles in search of Paul Redfern, missing Georgia fiyer, be- gan plans today also to explore the upper reaches of the Amazon for Col. P. H weett, British explor Col. Fawcett, with his son Jack and Raleigh Rimmell, a young Englishman, disappeared in the Matta Grossa re- glon of Brazil two years ago last April, in search of ancient, hidden cities near the junction of the Xingu and Amazon Rivers. He said at that time that if they did not emerge in 18 months, there would be cause for elarm. This region is inhabited by warlike savages, and no other expedi- tion ever had been able to penetrate more than a few miles into the dense jungles which guard the approach to the legendary cities. Col. Fawcett is a distinguished explorer and holds the gold medal of the Royal Geographic Society. Marsh Begins Study. Mr. Marsh today began a study of maps and data covering Col. Faw- cett’s expedition. He said his for Redfern would c: y him well un toward the Matta Grossa region, and that if it were found practicable he would send his airplanes over the region marked by Fawcett as his final objective. The Marsh airplanes will be equipped with pontoons, as land- ings may be made in the Xingu. The first section of the Marsh ex- pedition, which will include 12 per- sons, will leave New York next Tues- day on the steamship Mayaro for Trinidad Island, seven miles from the mouth of the Orinoco_ River. Two Eagle Rock biplanes,® with inter- changeable wheels and pontoons, will be carricd. Mr. Marsh has received a telegram from Dr. Alexander Wet- more of the Smithsonian Instittution, saying he would assign a selentist to the expedition. The New York Mu- seum of National History and the Heye Foundation for the American Indian also will be asked to send men. Re- gardiess of whether Redfern is found, sthe expedition will spend about six months in anthropological and geo- graphical research. Sought “White Indians.” Mr. Marsh headed the ‘“‘white In- dian™ expedition into the Darien region in the Spring of 1924, on which Dr. Frederick Baer of the Smithsonian Institution lost his life. The Indians who were brought back were pro- nounced Albinos by anthropologists and Mr. Marsh failed to convince scientists that he had discovered a new racial stock. He adopted one of his proteges, Chepu, a 14-year-old boy, who will accompany him on the Red- fern search. Chepu is a student at the Brockport Normal School and is said by his teachers to be one of the most intelligent members of his class. Mr. Marsh bases his hopes of find- ing Redfern on & report of the Vene- zuelan government that the fiyer had been seen over the upper delta of the Orinoco after 51 hours of flying. ““That means that Redfern must have landed a short distance beyond,” he said, “as he could have had only enough fuel for two or three hours’ fiying. He would, of course, land on a river, as there are sand bars and shoals on these rivers which afford the only possible landing places for a plane. It would be absolutely impos- sible for him to make his way out alone. He is unquestionably in some Indian village and it is the villages ch we will search. We will take a power boat 150 miles up the Orinoco and there we will estdblish an airplane base and wireless base, We will carry collaps- ible canvas boats for our river travel. Our planes will have sufficient flying range to cover the whole territory thoroughly. “The region between the Orinoco and the Amazon is still one of the great unexplored blind spots of the world, and we all devote ourselves to_all possible scientific exploratiol Harold A tor, wealthy aviator, of Geneva, N who has contributed one of the planes, will be second in command. In the par will _be Spencer Gooding, a friend of Mr. Marsh, of Brockport, N. Y., Capt. Merrill K. Riddick, former air mail pilot, formerly in charge of the flving field at Rochester, and Elmer Ace, mechanic, of Wilkesbarre, Pa. After his White Indian expedition Mr. Marsh returned to the Darien and began agitation in behalf of the Panaman Indians, which _involved him in difficulties with the Panaman government. The Indians, under the leadership of Marsh, began armed ce to the encroachment of man negroid peoples on their domain. The United States Govern ment_intervened and sent the cruiser Cleveland to the east coast of Panama. The incident led to the drafting of the treaty of Parvenir guaranteeing continued isolation for but Marsh is forbidden to re-enter the country (Covyright. 1927.) SPANIARDS MAY FLY. Madrid Airmen May Seek Europe- Philadelphia Prize. PHILADELPHIA, September 8 (#). —Spanish long-distance aviators are possible contenders for the Philadel- phia Evening Bulletin's $25,000 prize offered for the first non-stop flight from Europé to Philadelphia. Replying to a letter from the Union Aerea Espanola, Madrid, Hollinshead N. Taylor, chairman of the aviation committee of the Philadelphia Cham- ber of Commerce, custodian Of the prize, yesterday cabled the commit- tee's change in conditions to permit the take-off from any point in Europe instead of a capital city of Europe, as originally specified. He asked the union to get in touch with the Federa- tion Aeronautique Internationale, Paris, for details. COURTNEY ISW’REPARING. Gets Ready to Resume Flight From Europe to America. CORUNNA, Spain, September 8 (#). —Capt. F. T. Coutrney, the British aviator, and his companions this morning were making preparations to resume their transatlantic flight to New York. However, late this fore- noon they had not yet started. Now youmay phone Main 5100 and have your dresses, gloves, curtains, rugs, etc., picked up for promptls all work is guarantced OF dyeing-and delivered to you e satisfaction of knowing that by The Hecht Co. . . . and furthermore you may charge the work to your account. mszMSrm Main Floor (FFICES— — | Elevator A number of large, light, THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1927 Flyers Wives Keep Each Other Company As They Wait for News of oid Glory By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 8.—Three women today tried to bolster each other's courage as the hours passed, with no word from the missing mono- plane Old Glory and its crew of three. Mrs. Lloyd Bertaud, wife of the plane’s pilot; Mrs, Florence Callaghan, his mother, and Mrs. Phillip A. Payne, wife of the plane's passenger, ex- pressed belief in the ultimate safety of the flyers, pinning their hopes on the safety equipment of the plane. “Although I'm worried, I'm confl- dent of their success,” sald Mrs. Payne at the Hotel White, where the plane start on its fllghl, was a trying one. “We were up on the train practically all night and were tired and worried when we came back to New York.” she said. “But we're all sure the boys will come out safely. ‘Lloyd told me before he left that the only possible thing that would stop them would be engine trouble. And he said he could detect that so far in advance he would have plenty of time to prepare. He didnt worry, and we mustn’t either.” Mrs. Edith Hill, who separated three years ago from her husband, James the Indians, | D. Hill, co-pilot of the Old Glory, communicated hy telephone with the other two wives yesterday. She had visited her husband at Roosevelt Field several times before the Old Glory left there and on one occasion had ac- companied him on a test flight. three women are staying to keep each other company. Mrs. Payne was for- merly Miss Dorothy Hughes and won the title of Miss New York in a beauty contest in 1925. ° Mrs. Bertaud said their trip from D1d Orchard, Me., where they saw the PILOTS DROP PLANS TO FIND OLD GLORY Royal Windsor Airmen Convinced Plane and Crew Have Been Lost. This morning, however, they were shown reports of several ships which searched for hours without result, and the flyers reverted to their opinion expressed earlier, that the Old Glory was now “a needle in a bundle of hay.” Schiller, especially, was concerned with the possible fate of Lloyd Bertaud, whose pilot he was five years ago when Bertaud was married by Flying Parson Raymond over New York City. Discovery of a leak in the right wing gasoline tank of the Roy: Windkor late last night will nec tate a careful examination of all t tanks. This, with the refueling, will occupy most of the day, but the fly- ers said they would be ready to hop tomorrow morning if conditions are favorable. By the Associated Press, HARBOR GRACE, Newfoundland, September 8.—The pilots of the Royal Windsor announced this morning after they had ‘recelved reports of the fruitless search for the Old Glory conducted during the night by steam- ships that they had decided it was useless for them to institute search| Today’s weather reports were of with their plane. fog and rain iith southwest winds. ; Beéoredthey retired last night 1;m| g Wood and C. A. “Duke” Schiller had| Ttaly has a new r offered their services to William R.|creases in rents, ":;v:_e}‘a]l;;k‘:ll:l'ug&: Hearst, sponsor of the Old Glory. | tions in many cases. 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Fonck smiled and shrugged his shoulders when asked if the Old Glory incident would have any effect on his proposed flight. He said he would hop off this month. This afternoon the plane is sched- uled to be christened the Ville de Paris, by Miss Mary Thomas, daughter of Mrs. Robert L. Dodge, one of the prin- cipal backers of the proposed Paris flight. FONCK GETS AID FOR RADIO. Navy Advises Fiyer on Equipment for Paris Plane. After recelving advice and assistance from the Navy with respect to radio equipment to be carried on its forth- coming- over-ocean flight, the big Siko: sky biplane took off for New York s 4:30 a’clock yesterday afternoon, pilot- ed by Capt. Rene Fonck, leader of the expedition. Ensign S. A. Edwards, U. 8. N, on leave of absence from-the Navy to make the flight, conferred with Lieut. Ernest W, Litch, radio officer of the Naval Air Station most of the day. 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