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JERSEY CITY. N. J.. March 6—
Climbing through cold blue skies more
‘than five and one-half miles over Jer-
sey and Manhattan, Miss Ruth Nichols.
New York society aviatrix who holds
coast-to-coast speed marks, set an an-
official altitude record for women today.

The altimeter on her speedy mono-
plane showed neariy 30.054 feet. ‘Tne
sealed barozraph placed in the plane
by the National Aeronautic associa-
‘lion was immediately shipped to Wash-
ington for examination. Uf it shows
BATS WC Of more Miss Nichols will
@ awarded the record now hald by
‘inor Smith, young Long Island flies,
Miss Nichols was informed that. to
ALAIN Tecognition as the record holder

   

 

  
 

 

   

 
 ishe must beat Miss Smith's mark of
127,418 feet by more than 600 feet,

| She took off from Jersey City airport
‘at 12:33 p.m. and was aloft 90 min-
utes. There was g 30-mile wind blow-
ng when she circled the city, swung
over Manhattan and started the long
climb. =

| vEverything Went Fine.” she said.
| “The engine warked perfectly, 1 did not
isuffer any discomfort,”

She wore a flying suit Hned with
‘reindeer skin and the cockpit of her
‘plane was heated from the motor ex-
naust. She used oxygen apparatus and
(Na HO CiMmer, brealuing even in
ithe thin, cold air of high altitudes. The
temperature at the top of her climb
wes estimated 2t 50 degrees below zero
by Clarence Chamberlain, who coached
Miss Nichols for the aztempt,

 

 

   

 
 
SS eee ee Ua
ferences with Republican campaign
Taanagers jn the east, Herbert Hoov
er Tuesday. was assembling informa-
jtlom upon which to base a decision
az to-the extent he will participate
personally in the presidential fight
there.

Wiliam H. Hill, chairman of the
New York State Hocver committee,
had an engagement with the Repub-
lican standard hearer to supplement

(the advices given him Monday by
i Carles D. Hilies, narional commirtee-
man for New York, and Daniel E.
Pomeroy, ‘Vice chairman of the New.
| Jersey committee.

| Reporis received by Hoover since
‘his return from the west indicate
that the eastern situation is one re-
;quiring attention and his advisers sre
urging him to go into New York.
}) Massachusetts and New Jersey for at
[least one speech fer each siate and
more if time can be found for theft!

After he has canvassed the eastern
situation, he will be in a position to

fairly well map out his campaign up
to election time. It is certain ihat ne
will take advantage of his sing hack
to his home in California to vote for
making a se of addresses. Whether

hern route home,

 

 

 

 

he Will take the norti
through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mon-
tana and Oregon, er the southern
route remains to be determined.

| Before that time he very probably
Will zo into the middie west. speaking
at Chicago and some other cities, and
also into the border states.

 

  
 