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Dempsev Had Close Call In First Airship Flight Knuiut* Trmililr Ion rd Don-nt Into Alhuitir an<l in (?ulf SlrtMin riiunipion's l iving I >< ?;i 1 n liriim Out In Sra \\ hen lie>eile<l lt> ItOllMIT T ^MAI.L (l '|i\t i^hi 1 IMS I l?\ Tin* A'ham c) Mi; mi 'Irt'acli. lioiida, .January S- ? "II was nothing :.t I'll i-.mi 1 wnriii'd lot- a In fact. I didn't know v in any part liular dantfi-r till uu stc]>].iil asboro." 'i ?iis i< .1 ?? U l><,M?;?-??yV ow) \: rsion c ? I* til*' n:uTo\u>: iwaj).' front cU.-.th ii'.' has t\i*f h.tfl jiiuv In- t)i:tmpion ui" tilt* vorlil. A iJ'll. t- .???;dan?. in!r!:t in 1. f ,v. !., t ,n ! ii ; 1 M. !?? :.l 1 >??!.:;? . : ;nd I i~ ?Vin-t:?! s-if I ?TJ Tedd, 1 1 1 t-i nee* H im tw.i liutus ? 1 1 1 a I* E 1 1 - 1 > ? ?? v ul last w ? .. Tii'/ v i'p' ?!f.: 1 Liit. ? I !y in ?' "? northerly cinrvnt or t.h? Mm am Jnrd mal.f'r: fur'liev ami ftir I li? 1 from >hor? v. ri a lislitn*.. l?oat noticed |h< ir pi i- lit. Ii quicki> went I ? lit* n-riH' and. laklr. the ills* : ]%la\ :i?* in low. hrouvlit it ?; 11 1 l! ? pugilistic safely in to ^liaini harhor. '1 it*" I it<* 1 1 was kept a ?-lt>.-?? -se er, t, hut Max iir: leaked out at last. l>o;'.ip.*? \ is trvtuu i<? make as llulit . of it sue possible. lfayes who, in ad <lit!o;i to heinu. Ih'tniid'yV secretary,. 1s acting as train* r anil chaperon of I'm- champion, der'lan s that he is cer tain Di'iii|)!n\ usis not 'worried by the experience in the hrok?;ti down machine. hut Hnyrs was fritiWened sick. Hi- hail coltiu iiti'd to the flight tyxl li)* felt for a time that lie hail rohhed America and the world of its host heavyweight fighter and that at last Jack I>empsey*j? real battle of .the century was to prove a losing xme. Hayes says he know that if Jack was to he P?m he would uo down with him. hut lie could not help hut think what Jack Kearns. the manager of the outfit. would s;i\ ahout him after he Was dea<l. Hayes i?; still a hit scared. It has ifot qui. t' d his nerves in the |e to hear the stories about what has happened to- others who have : ? ? , t cauuht in the '~ulf stivatu. Duly t shorts time auo, ('olo)l* I James |[, Nunnally. of Atlanta, while fishing . ?In tile stream from a speed httat. caught sight of what appe.-u* d to h" a signal of distress. Hauling up his lines he ordered lull s.peed ahead I I I : I r hi*. s? r. in'., lo *> ' ? lli ? i?l of I '??? lir!:? i mi*. wei-- k' < ? i,:n. about 1 ! i ? - i ?* tuiai. Kv?.u tii? ;?:>!>? ;\rs;me "1 -tie Mvu? r Xutioaiiy i t. M. with it - v.hirrin i?i? ? i ?? il> r>. Iaili'<l t?> frighten I | rUs av.'ijv, and tot until >? v? rstl !. -V'i y 1 1 tl ? * 1 1 it 1 1 ? is \v? r?* ft red Into tin-ill ?li?l th* y disappear. I ?? -in !#>??*>" in i>t.s there weie no shnr.l:* a limit his seaplane win n it. Wit-' rcuriU'tl, hut there miubt have j !? . n. Styeral livi s ha\e hi en lo t in Flotilla w uteri' during tin* last two .-"?iiMitis as a result of M iinlniii1 flights ami till* snort | .thfTiui ?< t^ lar as U, Tl ?/niiii r waters along tin1 coa.'t is alive with sharks. barracuda And other big lish and i vcn a strong swimmer would have little or no; flume*' of escape. Jack Dempsey is a fair swimmer hut is hv *no moans! a water champion. Oth'er than that header over tin* ropes in the I*'lrpo affair. Dempsey had never had an air flight until tli?-> one in which he met with ill luck.; and tin' chances are lie* will never , fake another. Certainly lie will hot so Ion*; as Toddy Hayes is in charger of him and has the veto power. "You see. "explained Dempsey to tiie writer today. I am an absolute novice at this flying business and when we landed on the water' out! there I thought It was all a part of the game. I thought It was the. bus iness of a sea plane to light on the. water and then taff off again, and I v.. as thinking to myself that the pi!ot wa* a v ry kind sort of fellow, want in to show no- all the stuijts ' ? lly- 1 in, and ? -very t hlng . So I was tickled as a kid when we came down. The water was all hlue ahout us. Have you ev?-r been in the gulf stream? It looks like the old family washing tub after mother has put the hluin in it. 1 noticed that Teddy got to j ftdxetinje about and |?r?*tty noon ih*? pilot isayg soim-thiiiK ha* gone wroim with the old bus and h<* don't think lu* can r? !?:. 1 1" It. "T?*dd> ? *> "Jack. wiial \\ ?? toui? to do?" an?l 1 *>i' .-t<*ady oSd ho> it :i?l vvii 1 1 tor t lii* b? ll i ?? rinji.' Th pilot '*? ? ? -it monk* \ In*-: around and look;:". wry un?-ai?>. I won't , i ?? 1 1 \ ou l.i.- iiaim*. It wouldn't lair. II- w ; s a u?:o?l >orl. anil di-1 ti ?" In- t !.? i- Miid u:.?l r ?.??? circuni i?;inr-H. ?*\V?- V lo.v': ?. S'hotlf {.ji ffy |iv? I; i o>t of i ? ti:n?, hut f ? ? ri - r.af ? i ? i u.- it v.a.s ? arl; in th?- d. . ami. : idiot .-aid i> wa-s it tv it >ort ?>; !. !. i " h ?. i won* : !?.? .a, k:'r- I'o: ! iir'".r nirk 11 - Uli. v. " 1 1 1 1 1 r. *1 1 ????t i' i-i> ;i*Iri:r ;.l? i t. I t i - ;. ' t i !? : " I .. !??<.. - O - ! I- : i r? I . i-r it.. ? i . i: r. . . ?? ? :y;t; : t>t iim ? t . t ? a., t Li'. . " ?l? : ? ii |?| '? t; i . v.. . i! at i . iliiii ,\r v\??ii ?t t?? sh:?iv ;u;iin. T? ?<??!} ;?>? i: 1 1 1 1 ? ?I alt* t wur<l:< t'.uit !:? \va> vi-l -inn lor a i?ri -.-l-. I'iv i: 1 1> a* jiiu l???at ??; !??? * ali'tiu and otfrred to lak?* lis oil or tak. us in tow. We ' a^ki.'d liini to do I5"* lalitT a; ?l \v? 1 1 :i ?1 a perfectly ?*4>iii I <?rt :i l?l?* and >aT ritl?" back hoim- and. all in atl. v.? calm* to tli* mil <n a jiicaaaiu day. 'l wasn't the least bit shaken up." 1 Tli*' pilot, from all accounts, did u very skilful bit of work in sa\in:. tin plan*'. His ? ir-iue went deud wiiilc };? was ?i 11 it** liivli. Hi- iinn:? <liat! i> nt t !;?? era It into a nosy- div hop in- to start th?- entitle a.'r?sh. I.ut it was no use. attd theft, without los ing liis nerve for an instant, hv tlid Mitchell's Clean Sweep SALE CONTINUES M L i !IIS WEEK \n?l Will l'o?iti\<I\<ii>-c SATI KDAV NICIIT Closing Out Business A few more Vac uum Cleaners, Toast er Stoves, Electric Fans, Heating Pads, Irons and House Wir ing, Electric Supplies and Lighting Fixtures must be sold by Feb ruary 1. Also one wood and gas Combin ation Cook stove near ly new. W. S. White & Co. piione <>i. 120-122 I'oindextcr St. Elizabeth City, N. C. 1 ed ttie plane to such a perfect land 1 ir.u on the water thai. a. It i.ip;'e> .say*, he did not suspect anything wis W t ??fl - . ?'Cuesi I'm not an angel yet." con stick to the round and the resia in the future." Special Shirt Prices One Lot of Shirts iin liiilin- \m;OW. M\MI\TTAN ami KH ll'SI . w ill l>i' mil AT 1-2 PRICE y Most till .sizes in litis lot. WEEKS & SAWYER ~ ; I "I T'here the Rest Clothes Conic From " McCABE & GRICE'S MID -WINTER SALE A Special Lot Of Shirts $1.50 QUINN'S Is able to furnish your home at the lowest possible price. The tre mendous Buying Power of Quinn's, the largest in Eastern North Carolina enables you to get your furnishings at low cost. QUINN FURNITURE COMPANY
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