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Premier of
Japan Slain
By Assassin
Ilara Fatally Stabbed in
Breast at Railroad Station
In Tokio Held Office
Since 1918.
Murderer Under Arrest
Tokk), Nov. 4. (By The Asso
ciated Tress.) Premier Hara was
fatally stabbed in the breast today
at the railroad station n Tokio. He
died an hour later.
The assassin, who is 19 years old
and demented, was arrested.
Washington, Nov. 4. (By The
Associated Press.) Official advices
fioin Tokio saying" Premier Hara
of Japan had been stabbed fatally
were received at the State depart
ment today soon after press dis
patches brought the news of the
assassination to the United States.
Japanese embassy officials and
members of the Japanese delegation
to the armament and far eastern con
ference received the first news from
The Associated Press and were
greatly depressed.
No Detail.
The message to the State depart
ment, which was filed at 9 p. m.
Tokio time, gave no details other
than the premier had been stabbed.
An hour later a message from the
American embassy at Tokio an
nouncing the death of the premier
was received. Secretary Hughes was
attending the Friday cabinet meet
ing when the dispatch arrived and
on leaving the WHitc House was told
of the assassinatiSn by newspaper
correspondents. He said he was
greatly shocked by the news.
Before the departure of the Jap
anese delegation from Tokio, threat
ening letters had been received by
various members of the cabinet uid
Prince Tokugawa himself just before
embarking on the steamer for the
United States, received a fantastical
ly worded document, threatening him
with assassination unless he achieved
results at Washington'1 of benefit to
his country and : warning himself I
also that he must not be too "for
eign ; in his attitude while in the
United State. .
Mr Hara was rapidly attaining a
predominant cosition in the political
life 'of Japan, so much so that he
was often referred to as the Lloyd
George of the empire.
He had achieved among other
things, a kind of working co-operation
between the military and civic
elements of the government.
At Dramatic Moment.
The assassination of Premier Hara
comes at a dramatic moment when
the Japanese delegation is assem
bling for the Washington conference
and when Japan is intensely inter
ested in the internal issues in which
Premier Hara has until now taken
such an important part. He had
been urged to head the delegation to
Washington and, for a time, had the
matter under consideration, but final
ly decided that his services would be
better employed at home during the
d:scussions at Washington. . '
' Premier Hara frequently addressed
the Japanese Diet concerning the se
rious work ahead for Japan at Wash
ington and on October 6 he ex
pressed the view that Japan's chief
aim would be to put an end to race
barriers. He later conferred with
the American ambassador at Tokio
and the premier soon afterward an
nounced at a meeting of the govern
ment party that Japan was willing to
compromise on the shantung ques
tion with China, which had long been
a main subject of controversy.
Premier Hara declared in recent
statements that Japan was ready to
accept a limitation of her naval es
tablishment along with the rest of
the world and always keeping in
mind the necessities of her national
defense. , , ;
Takashi Hara has been premier of
Japan since 1918 when he formed a
cabinet after the fall of the Terauchi
ministry, the Seiyu Kai party of
which he was a leader, taking cot.
trol. The position of the premier and
his party was confirmed by the gep
eral election in May, 1920, that party
securing a great majority.
The premier had a long and dis-
Turn to Pare Two, Column Two.)
Convicted of Killing
Her Fourth Husband
I in i,,r,rfj
Jury Finds Woman
Guilty of Second
Degree Murder
Mrs. Lyda M. Southard Held
To Have Caused Death of
Idaho Man by Admin
istering Poison.
British Concern Offers
Loan to German Interests
Berlin, Nov. 4. (ByThe Associ
ated Press.) German industrial in
terests, according to the Lokal An
leiger, have received an offer of a
loan of 25,000,000 pounds sterling
from a British financial concern. If
the negotiations now proceeding
prove successful, according to the
newpaper, the money will be placed
at the disposal of the German gov
ernment to cover a considerable part
of the payment of 500,000,000 gold
marks by Germany on January' 15.
1922, in accordance with the allied
ultimatum of last May. '
Sugar Company to Assess'
$1.39 on Each Share of Stock
Ogden, Utah, Nov. 4. The Amal
gamated Sugar company, operating
several beet sugar factories in Utah
and Idaho, today voted to levy an
assessment of $1.39 on each share of
the common stock of the company in
connection with the refinancing and
reorganization plans of the company.
Some of the larger stockholders said
that af the election of officers to
morrow, H. H. Rolaph would be
named president and general man-
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Twin Falls, Idaho, Nov. 4. Mrs.
Lyda Meyer Southard was declared
guilty of second degree murder of
Edward F. Meyer, her fourth hus
band, by a jury in district court here
this afternoon.
The verdict was returned at 3:55
o'clock, after 23 hours' deliberation.
A good-sized crowd filled the
court room when the verdict was
read.
The defendant showed no sign of
feeling and did not raise her eyes
from the floor when the verdict was
announced.
The verdict carries, a penalty of
not less than 10 years imprison
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Sentence will he passed at 9:30
a. m.. .November . -
Trial of Mrs. Lyda Meyer South
ard on charge of causing the death
of her fourth husband, Edward F.
Meyer, foreman of the Blue Lakes
ranch, Twin Falls, by administra
tion of poison, said to have .been
derived from poisonous insect ex
terminator, was opened in the dis
trict court, Judge W. A. Babcock
presiding, on September 26. Coun
sel for the prosecution consisted
of Frank L. Stephan, Twin Falls
county attorney; Roy L. Black, state
attorney general, and E. A. Wal
ters, former district court judge.
For the defense: W. P. Guthrie,
Homer C Mills and A. R. Hicks
appeared.
Week Spent on Jury.
Because of the extended notorie
ty given the case, difficulty was en
countered in impaneling a jury, this
function consuming a , week's- time.
In that period three special venires
were drawn, each of 40 names. The
first of these was dismissed because
of ineligibility of Sheriff E. R. Sher
man to act as summoning officer.
W. G. Thompson was selected by
the court as elisor, the two special
venires being brought into court by
that officer. In. addition to these 80
veniremen, the original panel con
sisted of 75 men. Practically the en
tire total of 155 names was exhaust
ed before the completion of the
jury. .
Witnesses were called from Mis
souri, Montana, Tennessee and Cali
fornia. In all, 182 witnesses were
named to appear on both sides, but
not all were called to the stand.
The state listed 142 witnesses on
the indictment, while the ' defense
named about 40. Hypothetical ques
tions, together with clinical discus
sions consumed the greater portion
of the five1 weeks devoted to the
murder trial. Many physicians,
chemists and similar professionals
were called upon to give testimony
as expert witnesses.
- Big Legal Battle. .
The trial proved " a legal battle
from the start, with counsel lock
ing horns on scores of important
questions arising during the progress
of taking evidence. Probably the
bitterest battle was waged over he
state's request for permission to in
troduce evidence relating to deaths
of husbands of the accused other
than the one named m the informa
tion. The court ruled this testimony
admissible. . . ; '
Physicians in some instances con
tradicted testimony of other expert
witnesses, especially on the question
of death cause. The defense through
out maintained that- in all instances
involved, death resulted from nat
ural causes.
Analysis made by Herman Harms,
Utah state chemist; E. F. Roden
baugh, state chemist of Idaho, and
E. R. Dooley. Twin Falls city chem
ist, all agreed as to presence of poi
son in all bodies examined.
On the stand the accused woman
maintained an unperturbed attitude
throughout a long grilling by the
prosecution, which failed to derive
an? important admissions from her.
Every session of the trial found
the court auditorium filled to capa
city, principally by women and girls.
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Church to Give Play
Odeli. Neb, Nov. 4. (Special.)
The ypung people of St Marys
church will give their annual play,
isafety Firs, at the opear bouse.
Thanksgiving night There are 10
in the cast, ,' ,
Omaha Vet
Is Pardoned
By Hard
mg
Roy Youngblood, Sentenced
To Life Term fr Alleged
Murder of Officer,
Gains Freedom.
May Continue in Service
Washington. D. G. Nov. 4. (Spe
cial.) Roy O. Youngblood, son of
F. M. Youngblood, 4307 South
Twenty-second street, Omaha, may
now return to his home wearing the
uniform he wore on the battlefields
of France.
There will be no welcome arches
or bands for his arrival; but he may
hold his young head hih, and have
pride in the part he took in stem
ming the German tide in France.
Pardoned By Harding.
For President Harding granted
him an unconditional pardon today,
which not only entitles him to full
citizcnshiD. but also gives him the
option of serving out the term of his
enlistment in the armv or taKing an
honorable discharge from the serv
ice.
Youneblood and four other serv
ice men were sentenced to life terms
in the federal prison at Leavenworth
for the alleged murder of an English
army officer. The officer was killed
at Ranz, Germany, in June of 1920,
during a not.
Testimony Insufficient.
Senator Hitchcock and Congress
man Jefferis made strenuous pleas
for the pardon of Youngblood and
his companions before the secretary
of war 10 days ago. I hey urged
that the testimony of government
witnesses failed to connect these five
men with the riot which resulted in
the officer's death.
On the recommendation of Secre
tary of War Weeks, President Har
ding granted the pardon tor the nve
men.
"Dry" Advocates
Appeal to Harding
Urge President to Speed Up
Enforcement of Prohibition
Act by U. S. Agents.
Washington, Nov. 4. Organiza
tions interested in enforcement ot
prohibition sent a petition to Presi
dent Harding asking that he de
mand executive officers and recom
mend executive officers to speed up
and intensify agencies of enforce
ment." - .,
Declaring a tour of the northern
states had not shown a reaction
"among the more than three-fourths
of the American people" who had ap
proved prohibition, the petition con
tinued: ,
'We respectfully suggest that the
party m .power, having made pro
hibition enforcement a matter large
ly of party patronage, will naturally
be held responsible for any failure
on the executive side of enforcement,
and also for the tragic delay of pend
ing enforcement legislation. '
"We note with gratification, your
indignation that prominent people
are receiving large sums as pay for
their influence in ' getting permits
for wholesale supplies for bootleg
gers. We believe a mandate from you
that this trifling with the constitu
tion must stop would quickly en
throne law and order in the whole
field of prohibition enforcement.'!, ;
Greatest War Hero
Presented to Harding
; tat Beer Is Legally Restored as Medicine
Washington, Nov. 4. Sergt. Sat. ( 0
uel Woodlill, selected by Gener .5V
Pershing at the greatest war hero oi ,
them all, was presented to President
Harding today and was congratu
lated by the chief executive on hit
war record. As he left the executive
offices, he met Representative Kahn.
republican, California, chairman of
the house military committee, who
also told him that the whole country
would always remember him with
gratitude.
Sergeant Wood fill later was ae
corded an unusual reception by the
house. The sergeant, sitting alone
in the members gallery, arose, sa
lutea ana then bowed as he was
introduced to the house by Represen
tative Benham of Indiana, in whose
district he was born and where he
was known in his boyhood days as
ine Uciieview Scrapper.
Jefferis Seeks
Funds to Combat
Stock Diseases
Omaha Congressman After
$800,000 Deficiency Appro.
propriation for Depart'
ment of Agriculture.
By E. C. SNYDER.
Wahlntnn Corrrapondent Omihi B.
Washington, Nov. 4. Letters and
telegrams from stock growers in
Nebraska received by Congressman
Jetteris and McLaughlin, urging
them to use their influence in se
curing a deficiency appropriation for
the purpose of continuing the work
of checking tuberculosis in cattle
and hogs, started the representa
tives of the Second and Fourth dis
tricts on a round of inquiry today
that may be productive of good re
sults for Nebraska.
Under the present agricultural act,
$1,000,000 "was appropriated for the
eradication of tuberculosis in cattle,
conditioned on the state paying $2 to
one for the federal government. In
the apportionment of the amount
between the several states, it now
appears that Nebraska, Iowa, Mis
souri, New York, Indiana and Illi
nois have exhausted the federal quo
ta and are greatly in need of addi
tional funds to see them through
until the beginning of the . next fis
cal year. '
To Hold Conferences.
Impressed with the necessity of
helping the farmers and live stock
growers in eradicating tuberculosis
in live stock, Congressmen Jefferis
and McLaughlin had a conference
with Chairman Madden of the house
committee on appropriations today.
They urged that a deficiency ap
propriation of $800,000 be made to
the estimates of the Department of
Agriculture, in order to further the
work of eradicating tuberculosis in
meat animals. -
Matter Up to Dawes.
Chairman Madden said he was in
hearty accord with the movement,
but it was a matter that rested large
ly with General Dawes, head of the
budget, and he suggested that the
situation be brought to his attention.
General Dawes left Washington
today for the week-end and Repre
sentatives . Jefferis and McLaughlin
will endeavor to see the director of
the budget next week and if possi
ble induce him to restore the item
of $800,000, which he struck out of
the agricultural deficiency bill, to
be used in the six states named for
continuing the work of tuberculosis
affection in live stock. ' ; :
. $12,000 Fire in Lincoln
Lincoln, Nov. 4. (Special.) A
fire at noon today caused $12,000
damage to the Nebraska Poultry
Feed and Flour company and the
Ford Delivery company, in the heart
of the city. The origin is unknown.
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Do not try to
save money!
C That is, don't try to save "holding out" on Uncle Sam
in that little matter of the payment of your income tax.
Especially if you live in Nebraska.
C "Dodging the Tax Becomes Dangerous Pastime," writes
Ella Fleishman, Bee reporter, in a feature story for next
Sunday's Bee. Uncle Sam has a lot of lynx-eyed agents in
these parts whose business it is to do things to tax
. "slackers." They've been doing them so well that' tax
dodging is fast losing all its lure.
C "Dodging the Tax" is but one of a collection of features
offered readers of next Sunday's Bee.
Cits Triteness Recommends It" is a Blue Ribbon short
story of particular merit. It is by Dana Gatlin, who en
joys expanding the idea that a woman who has a secret
resentment can be calm and amiable as an angel, and, at
the same time, the most provoking" pei3on on earth.
You are missing thrills and a lot of information if you're
failing to read that series of jungle stories- by Charles
Mayer, animal collector and trainer of long experience. "
"Herding Elephants in Trengannu" is his tale for next
Sunday.
CThe Sunday Bee also offers "Science Tells Us," by Rene
Bache; "Follies of the Passing Show," by Cartoonist
Hanlon; "Happyland," a full page of entertainment for
the children; "The Yellow Streak," one of the most ex
citing serials ever written; "The Married Life of Helen
and Warren ;" special women's features and a sports sec
tion that has gained the reputation of "the best in
Nebraska."
TIm Bn Publishes the Only
Rotogravure Section ia Nebraska.
Hoosier Capital
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Ferdinand Foch
French .War Hero Given
Warm Greeting at Indian
apolis Entertained at
'' . Auto Race. .
Indianapolis, Nov. 4. Ferdinand
Foch, marshal of France, was the
guest of Indiana here today, and
thousands of people from every nook
and corner of the Hoosier state
gathered to bid him welcome.
. Elaborate military ceremonies, an
automobile race, formal and informal
receptions, a banquet and a great
parade were held.
The automobile race was won by
Eddie Hearne, ' who drove the 25
miles at an average speed of 97.5
miles an hour. Howdy Wilcox was
second and Monte Roberts third. A
thrill in the race came before the
halfway mark, when the car driven
by Charles Van Ranst caught fire
and 'swerved from one side of the,
track to the other. He finally right
ed his car and extinguished the
flames, but had to drop from the
race. '
Ceremonies Held. '
Three uniformed legionaires, repre
senting the army, the navy and the
marine corps, stood at attention
about the stone from the Marne
bridge while the ceremonies were in
progress. . The American Legion
band played "America" and the
"Star-Spangled Banner."
Arriving in the city at 9 o'clock
this morning from St. Louis, Marshal
Foch. was driven to the speedway,
where he witnessed an exhibition
automobile race by drivers of inter:
national note, after formally meeting
the reception committee at a hotel.
From the speedway he was driven
to the Indianapolis Country club,
about 10 miles in the country, where
luncheon was served and where he
participated in the planting of a
memorial elm to members of the
club who lost their lives in the war.
Marshal Foch threw two shovelfuls
of dirt on the roots of the tree. He
returned to the city at 2 o'clock to
head the parade.
Presented With Souvenirs.
A formal dinner this evening -was
followed by a mass meeting at which
addresses were made by Governor
McCray and Mayor Charles W.
Jewett of Indianapolis. Marshal
Foch responded briefly. He was pre
sented ' with a souvenir decoration
from the citizens of the state and
community, and companionshio in
the Military Order of Foreign Wars
of the -United States was conferred
upon him by Companion Carlton Mc-Culloch.
La$t Day Program
Of Aero Congress
9 A. M. National meeting of
congress at Hotel Fontenelle.
11 A. M. Aerial parade over the
city.
12:30 P. M. John M. Larsen
trophy- race of 250 miles starts.
2:30 P. M. Aerial acrobatic
contest at Omaha field.
9 P. M.-rAviators ball at Ho
tel Fontenelle.
World Wheat Crop
Larger Than in '20
Total Production 2,852,825,
000 Bushels Conditions
' Favorable for Next
Year. '
Foch Carries Away
"Key to St. Louis
St Louis, Nov. 4. The "key to
St. Louis," a large bras key about
10 inches long, has been carried
away by Marshal Foch of France.
The key, which customarily is
presented to the city's distinguished
guests and as customarily returned,
was handed to the marshal yester
day. When the special train depart
ed last night one of the marshal's
aides had the key a hit belt.
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Washington, Nov. 4- Total wheat
production this year of the 29 lead
ing wheat growing countries of the
world, excluding Russia, . reached
2,852,825,000 bushels, or approximate
ly 190,000,000 bushels more than in
1920, according to latest estimates
reported today by the Department
of Agriculture. For ' next year's
crop the department reported genei
ally favorable conditions through
out the northern hemisphere for win
ter! wheat sowing. - ' '
: Seeding was. said to be nearly
completed in Canada and all but the
far west section of the United States,
where it has been seriously delayed
by drouth and' a similar condition
was reported for ; central Europe
where favorable conditions, except In
France, -which is - suffering from
drouth, should tend to increase acre
age, it was said.
favorable growing conditions and
increased acreage were said to pro
mise a large crop for Australia. In
Argentina, spring planting was said
to have been seriously delayed by
insufficient moisture with the result
that the 1921-1922 acreage would be
approximately 1,000,000 acres short
of the 14,970,000. acres planted last
season.- . , ....
Favorable sowing conditions and
prospects for a normal acreage tn
India and south Af nca were report
ed, while: the condition of the wheat
crop in China was said to be gen
erally disappointing with prospects
of being below average in volume.
Men Held for Cooley Murder
Enter Pleas of Not Guilty
Central City, Neb., Nov. 4. (Spe
cial.) E. P. Hill and John Max
well, charged with shooting E. V.
Cooley last Friday, were brought be
fore County Judge E. D. Jeffreys
end entered a plea of "not guilty."
Their preliminary hearing has been
set for November 9. Attorneys J.
E. Dorshimcr of Central City and
Prince of Grand Island and Cook
of Fremont will represent the de
fense, while Raecko, Martin and Ross,
all of Central Cityvwi!l represent the
state. -
Larsen Race Will
Be Feature Event
m.Te vi ' n l
Nineteen r lanes ntered in
Contest for Trophy, and
$6,000 Purse Starts
At 12:30.
Harding Signs Resolution
Making Nov. 11 Legal Holiday
Washington, Nov. 4. The resolu
tion of congress declaring Armis
tice day, November 11, a legal hol
iday, was signed today by Presi
dent Harding. He is expected soon
to issue a proclamation on the subject
Today's speed classic in the Inter
national Aero congress meet at
Omaha Field, the 250-mile race for
the Larsen trophy and a purse ot
$6,000, will be run 'over the 30-mile
course through Loveland and Cal
houn, instead of to Des Moines and
return, as planned originally, it was
announced last night.
The contest, which starts at 12:30
o clock, will , consist of eight laps
around the triangular circuit covered
by the Pulitzer trophy race contend
ers and the events staged yesterday.
Major Ira Rader announced last
night that the change had been made
because it would permit spectators
to see the ships in flight eight times
instead of two. Otherwise the con
ditions governing the race lemaii
unchanged, he said. The change was
approved by John M. Larsen, donor
of the trophy.
. ' $3,000, For Winner. ' v
The purse is divided so that the
winner gains possession of the trophy
until the next contest and receives
$3,000; second money is $2,000, and
; There are 19. airplanes entered,
with a possible addition of four or
five post entries if the contest com
mittee aird'the contestants already
entered agree. 1
The event is open to all type ot
commercial planes. They must have
a 'speed of more than 60 miles an
hour and be capable of carrying a
pay loaM of at least 400 pounds dead
weight, which does not include pilot,
fuel, oil or water;
To, be Decided on Points.
The winner is not determined by
speed ' alone, but by scoring oi
points, which takes in general effi
ciency of the plane, fuel consumption
and other factors. ,
,The trophy, which is to be awarded
for the first; time today, was de
signed by Gutzon Borglum, sculptor,
And is the first ever offered tor this
type of aerial contest
The other event on the ' Omaha
Field program today is an acrobatic
contest in which nine stunt flyers arc
entered.
The Weather
Forecast
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Saturday
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Two Speed
Races Make
Up Program
Sixteen Fleeting Second.
Keep "Casey" Jones From
Making Clean Sweep
Of Feature Events.
Day Free of Accidents
Sixteen fleeting seconds held C S.
(Casey) Jones of New York, Curtiis
dviator, from making clean sweep
of the speed program at North Oma
ha field yesterday afternoon, whea
he romped away with the featur
event of the second dav of the Inter
national Aero congress aviaton meet
and finished second in the other con
test. Jones won the 90-mile race for air
planes with a rating of 90 miles an
hour, over a field of six other start
ers, his time for the distance being
55 minutes, four seconds, and his av
erage rate of speed 100.39 miles an
hour. He piloted a Curtiss Oriole
C-6.
The New Yorker finished 16 sec
onds behind F. A. Donaldson of
Spirit Lake, Ia, in the 90-mile
race for airplanes with a rating
cf 75 miles an hour, Donaldson's
time for the distance being 69 min
utes and four seconds, while Jones
was caught by the timers in 69 min
utes and 20 seconds. Donaldson's
average rate of speed for the 90
miles was 78.25 miles an hour. Both
pilots handled Curtiss Oriole OX-5
planes.
Iowa Man Second. '
In the event tor yu-mile planes, N,
C. Torstensen of Milford, la., man
ning a Oriole K-6, was the runner-up
finishing second to Jones in 57:04,
exactly two minutes behind the New
Yorker. Two other Oriole K-6's
stepped into third and fourth places,
R. S. Miller of Minneapolis, pilot for
the Curtiss Northwest Co., taking
third, and R. Campbell, for the Iowa
Curtiss Co., fourth. Their times re
spectively, were 59 minutes, 57 sec
onds, and 60 minutes, 15 seconds.
Buck Weaver of Wichita, Kan., in
a - Laird Swallow was fifth ; Jack
Atkinson of Omaha, in a Lincoln
Standard was sixth, and N. D. Trai
ler of Topeka, Kan., in a Longren
AK biplane finished seventh.
- never, was in vangcr.
.At no time was Jones in danger
of being headed after the first lap,
which he made in 19 minutes, one
second. His second round was
turned in 17:59 and his third in 18:04.
Torstensen-s fastest circuit, the sec
ond, was made in 18:47. . ,
Casey drove in the same heady
style that won him the Junior Derby
at the , Kansas City American. Le
gion aviation meet, Not once did
he lose a second by uncertain pilot
ing. His stretch dashes were marked
by a correctness of location that
put him at the proper point for
roundine everv ovlon without de
cided check in speed. . Flying low in
the approaches, he would take, the
higher altitude in the straight paths,
never mounting fast enough to slow
his plane or ipipose extra duty pn
his engine.
Nine Start in Second. .
Nine ships started in the 75-mile
plane class; eight being sent away
within a period of a little more than
two minutes at 3:30. Jones "was de
layed and did not start until 20 min
utes later. As the result of the' racs
was based entirely, on elapsed time,
he suffered no hardship by the de
lay. , . ,
After hnth IJonaldion and lonef
had rounded their, first lap, it. was
evident a nip and tuck race was on.
Donaldson made the circuit in ii
minutes, 20 seconds, while Jonct
made it in 23 minutes, 14 seconds,
shoVfng a six-second margin ovei
the Iowan. But in the' second lap
Donaldson came around in 23 min
utes flat, and Jones' timewas 21
minutes, 7 seconds,, giving Donald'
son Vnc second lead into the final
round.
; Again the Iowan made?-the- bes1
time, for he negotiated the 30-mile
J.'.i . MM
msiance in i minutes, 4? seconds
"I know where I lost out Jones
said after the race. "I swuncr wide
a. 4.T " a ft . a 1
at inc pyion ai cainoun twice De
(Continued on Pace Twenty, Column One.)
Results of Second
Day at Aero Meet
90-MILE RACE FOR 90 M. P.
, H, PLANES.
Winner Casey Jones, New
York, Curtiss plane.
Time 55 :04. Speed 100 :39
M. P. H.
Prize $300.
Second N. C Torstensen, Mil
ford, la., in Curtiss.
Time 57:04. Prue $150.
Third R. S. Miller, Minneapo
lis, in Curtiss.
. Time 59:57. Prue $125.
90-MILE RACE FOR 75 M. P.
H. PLANES.
Winner F. A. Donaldson,
Spirit Lake, la, Curtiss plane.
Time 69:04. Speed 80.08 M.
P. H.
Prize $300.
Second Casey Jones, New
York, in Curtiss.
Time 69 iO. Prize $150.
Third Harry Buff, Topeka,
Kan, in Longren plane.
Time 72:33. Prize $125.