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AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
THIRTIETH YEAR
14 PAGES
PHOENIX. ARIZONA. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1919
II PAGES
VOL, XXX., NO. 62
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REPUBLICAN
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IP TOMORROW:
Will Leave Paris as Soon as :
Treaty ,1s Signed Comes j
to Lay Before Congress!
Results of the Peace Con-j
ference Strong for the'
League of Nations !
PARIS, June 27. (By the Associated i
I'ressi The sojourn of President Wil- I
eon in Kurope will come to an end to- j
morrow when he starts homeward im- i
mediately after following the signing j
of the feace treaty. All arrangements :
lor his departure have been completed !
and the special presidential train will i
leave the Gare des Invalides at 9:3U !
cVrlock Saturday evening. It will ar- j
r've at Hrest Sunday morning, where
the president will board the steamer
George Fashington, which will sail'
about noon. I
' in his arrival in the United States
President Wilson will go straight to
Washington to lay before congress the
results of the peace conference. He
will leave soon afterward for an ex
lended tour of the country for the
purpose of explaining directly to the
people all questions relating to the
pence treaty and the league of nations
covenant.
Got Wonderful Results
The president goes back to the
l.'nited States more than satisfied, Iris
friends say, with the net results of the
i nterence, and, all things considered,
it is his opinion that the conference
produced wonderful success.' While it
is regarded as a disadvantageous peace
for Germany, yet against this it is
held that Germany committed a great
wrong and quite naturally and in
evitably must make just reparation for
that wrong.
Hut outside of German results, the
conference is viewed in presidential
quarters as liberating, peoples who
never before had a chance of liberty,
such as Poland, Jugo-Slavia and
('echo-Slovakia. Also, the conference
is credited with banding together the
people of the world to make the peace
regime enduring. Other large results,
it was pointed out, are the giving of
a charter to labor, removing restric
tions on international intercourse and
many other international results which
an be summed up as "a colossal busi
ni $s such as the world never dreamed
of before.-'
Ratify at Once
The peace treaty and the league of
fa lions covenant should be ratified
without amendment, according to the
pr-sidential view as it is understood,
for, certain definite reasons, namely,
thai, if any one power seeks to make
amendments then the war will not
I e over until every one of the 21 as
sociated nations learns the results of
the amendments. This can only he
lone through processes of negotiations
ind it is held that it would he a hope
less process of delay in restoring peace.
It is also held that the effect of the
; monuments would be to keep the
United States out of the treaty and
out of the league.
The question arises whether reser
vations amount to amendment, and
presidential quarters are understood
to hold that reservations, such as tu
proposed Root reservation to article
ten of the covenant, are equivalent to
amendment.
Feeling is- said to be particularly
strong in presidential quarters against
the resolution of Senator Fall of New
Mexico, to declare a state of peace
with Germany, which is characterized
in these responsible quarters as having
the effect of allying the United Statea
with Germany and placing the coun
try in a position of contempt that no
nation ever suffered.
It is the president's belief, accord
ing to reliable sources that not more
lhan a handful of people in America
will approve such a resolution.
All Results Beneficial,
The length of the peace conference is
regarded, it is said, as beneficial tn
the whole, as the long discussions
brought about a fuller understanding
prme in inu iaci inai me views oi
the American experts usually pre
vailed, probably because the Unlttv.
States had no selfish interests in
volved in the difficult questions set
tled. It is also held that sinister in
fluences played comparatively little
or no part in the results of the con
ference. Concerning the mandate of the
United States in Turkey, the president
is known to hold that he had no right
to make any promises and that the
most he could do was to present the
subject to the people at home.
One of the main reasons for the ptu
posed American mandate In Constan
tinople, it ia pointed out, is that it
i would keep Constantinople out of
Kuropean politics and keep the ElacK
Sea open for the world's commerce.
Concerning Mexico and Costa Kica
; not being in the league of nations, the
; presidential view is said to be that
the situation is of their own making
. and that it is necessary for those gov
ernments to "find themselves." Rela
tive to the president's fourteen joints,
(Continued on Page Two)
NEWS EPITOPE
FOREIGN
President Wilson will start today to
pay a visit to the United States.
Germany and the allied powers will
sign the peace treaty today.
Cdmmunist agitation high in Ger
many: government arrests leaders.
DOMESTIC
Standing army of 325,000 men ap
proved by both houses of congress.
Prohibition bobs up again in the
house for some enforcing law to
help it.
Royal welcome given American
flyers who crossed the Atlantic.
I
Royal Welcome
For Fliers Who
Flew Atlantic
NEW YORK, June 27. An offi
cial welcome home such as pre
viously had been accorded only to
returning cabinet members, await
ed Lieut. Commander Albert C.
Read, who commanded the first
aircraft to cross the .Atlantic ocean,
and his associates, Commander
John T. Towers and Lieut. Com
mander P. N. L. Ballinger, when
they stepped ashores today from
the army transport Zeppelin.
Rear Admiral James H. G'en
non, commanding the Third naval
district, was at the pier with his
entire staff to extend an official
welcome to the aviators and the
crews on behalf of the secretary of
the navy. He congratulated them
on their achievement, which, he
said, "added to the lustre of the
American navy."
The men were hustled away in
automobiles to the offices of Brig.
Gen. McManus, where their wives
and members of their families were
awaiting them.
Both the officers' and enlisted
men were modest in replying to the
congratulations showered upon
them.
PEACE TREITC
TO BE SPED
VERSAILLES. June 27 (By the As
st.! iated Press.) Dr. Hermann Mueller '
and Dr. Bell, the German plenipoten
tiaries to sign the peaoe treaty, arrived
in Versailles this evening.
i PARIS, June 27. (Havas.) Paul
Dutasta, secretary of the peace con
ference, went to Versailles at 8:30
o'clock this evening to submit to the
German delegates a letter from Premier
Clemenceau, president of the peace
conference, certifying that the peace
treaty to be submitted to the Germans
for signatures Saturday conformed in
all points to the text of the documeui
submitted June 16.
The Germans had raised the objec
tion to M. Dutasta that the text of the
treaty must conform with the text of
that previously submitted before it
be signed. This protest, which ordi
narily would have required several
days to answer, will be obviated by the
letter that M. Clemenceau has sub
mitted. Work to Go On
PARIS, June 27. (Havas.) The
work of the peace conference will not
be interrupted by the signing of the
treaty with Germany, although Presi
dent Wilson will leave Paris tomorrow
night and Premier Uloyd George will
return to London Sunday. Foreign
Secretary Kalt'our and Secretary of
State Lansing will replace the British
minister and President Wilson in the
work yet to be done. The peace treaty
with Austria probably will be taken up
Monday.
LONDON, June 27. According to a
statement in authoritative circles, the
blockade of Germany will not be lifted
until the powers concerned have rati
fied the peace treaty. It is understood,
however, that, owing to the delay of
ratification inevitable in America, the
powers have agreed that President
Wilson's signature shall be regarded as
ratification pending that of the Amer
ican congress.
CHINA WILL NOT SIGN
PARIS, June 27. (By the Associated
Press.) The Chinese delegation an
nounced tonight that they had not
signed the peace treaty with Germany
because China would not be allowed to
make reservations concerning the pro
vince of Shantung, and also had been
refused the privilege of making a dec
laration at the time of the signing ot
the treaty.
WASHINGTON, June 27. An
nouncement by the Chinese peace dele
gation in Paris today that China would
not sign the peace treaty is in line
with instructions sent the delegation
several weeks , ago - by the Chinese
government. These instructions were
to refuse to sign the treaty unless
some reservation was permitted as to
Japan's sovereignty over the Shantung
peninsula, acquired by Germany under
the treaty of, 1897.
Failure of China to sign the treaty,
officials -explained, will probably ex
clude her from the league of nations',
including certain rights of redress un
der the covenant, as well as work to
her detriment in the resumption of
trade.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 27. Signing
of the peace treaty without reserva
tion by th Chinese delegates would
have resulted in enonomic domination
of the entire Shantung peninsula by
Japan, even though Japan restored
Shantung peninsula and Kiao Chau to
China as her .ministers promised, ac
cording to Prof. E. T. Williams, Berke
ly, who was far eastern adviser to th
American delegation at Paris.
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DISAPPROVE MOONEY STRIKE
MIAMI, Ariz., June 27. The
Globe-Miami central labor union
has unanimously adopted a resolu-
tion advising against strike dem
onstration in defense of Thomas J.
Mooney, now serving a life sen
tence after conviction in connection
with a Preparedness day bomb ex
plosion in San Francisco.
Before the passage of the resolu
tion speakers stated that a large
majority of the workmen of the
district had taken no vote on the
proposed strike, and that any strike
of a small minority would be useless-
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Drink Baij Rum
For Beverage
WASHINGTON, June 27. De
claring that society and other
women as well as men in Wash
ington were purchasing for bev
erage purposes perfumes, bayrum,
and other toliet articles of high
alcoholic content, F. T. Stone, rep
resenting the Washington Drug
gists' association asked the senate
judiciary committee today not to
require druggists to place labels on
bottles showing the alcoholic
strength o the contents. Such la
bels, he sad, would be an invitation
to purchase for use as beverages--
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Republican A. P. Leased Wire
BENTON. III., June 27 Five rob
bers held up the offices of the Middle
Fork mine, two miles east of here, this
afternoon, and after wounding three
employes of the company, escaped
with $41,000- One of the ban
dits was shot and killed as he ran from
the office. His companions carried
the body to a waiting automobile and
made their escape. The money was
in currency and gold and had been
drawn at a Benton bank for the regular
semi-monthly pay day today.
John Dalen, William Devilbiss and
an Italian, who were assisting Pay
master William Roberts make up pay
envelopes, were wounded by shots from
the bandits.
Late today the body of one of the
bandits was found in a ravine near
West Frankfort. The car had been
abandoned nearby. The bandit ap
peared to be about 19 years old. He
was not identified.
A posse of 200 men pursued the
bandits and fought a pistol duel with
them at Logan, east of here.
Four of the robbers entered the mine
offices, two miles east of here and im
mediately began firing sawed-off shot
guns, wounding the three employes.
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TO OWNERS JULY 31
WASHINGTON. June 27 T-'ne bill
ending government control of ' tele
graphs, telephones, cable and. radio
communications was made ready in
congress tonight for President Wil
son's signature. Final legislative ac
tion ' war. taken in adoption by ' the
house today- and by the senate tonight
of the conference agreement, which is
expected to terminate government wire
administration JuTy 31.
The legislation ends government
control att midnight on the last day ot
the calendar month in which President
Wilson approves the bill. Chairman
Cummins of the interstate commerce
committee told the senate tonight it
was assumed the president would sign
the bill next month, and that the repeal
law will be effective July 31.
The only other important provision
of the measure continues toll and local
telephone rates for four months after
approval of the bill unless sooner ad
justed by state commissions.
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ENFORCING LAM
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WASHINGTON, June 27 The whole
question of prohibition enforcement
was transferred today from the ju
diciary committee to the house, with
out promise or assurance of speedy
consideration.
A general enforcement measure,
embracing both war-time and consti
tutional prohibition, put together in
such a way as to let one stand inde
pendently of the other, was reported
out by a vote of 17 to 2, after the
committee had refused to split it into
two separate and distinct parts. Bi
this vote did not accurately represent
the sentiment of the committee, some
members of which will send in a mi
nority report and insist upon the
elimination of some of the drastic
provisions.
Backed up by representatives from
the districts outwardly hostile to war
time prohibition, the minority will at
tempt a flying wedge fight in the hope
of so amending the war time enforce
ment bill as to permit the manufiu -ture
and sale of 2 per cent beer.
While the prohibition leaders claim to
have sufficient votes to put the bill
through without substantial change,
they conferred informally tonight to
decide upon a plan of action, but thete
was no indication that the president,
before July 1, would issue a proclama
tion declaring demobilization and
war-time prohibition ended. Refusal
of the house majority leaders to give
the bill a special rule for immediate
consideration was due. they explained,
to failure of the committee to send in
a war time prohibition enforceme,nt
bill by itself. Had this been done,
they said, it could have been passvu
in a day. It is not at all unlikely an
effort will be made to separate bodily
the war-time and constitutional meas
ures and endeavor to pass the former
measure for which there is pressing
demand, and let the other wait.
There will be ample time for mem
bers to outline their plan of attack
and defense, for the house plans to
adjourn early next week after dispos-
ing of the last of the supply bills,
Until July 7-. .
A Few Remarks
WASHINGTON, June 27. The
question of whether the president
would have the power to repeal war
time prohibition by declaring demo
bilization complete was discussed in
the house today by Representative
Hoch. republican, of Kansas.
"There seems to be a general be
lief," Mr. Hoch said, "that the presi
dent not only has the power to repeat
the act but intends to do so. Never
theless, it is certain that the president
has no moral or legal right to repeal
the act. He lacks the moral right
because both branches of congress and
the country at large expressed in no
uncertain terms affects the sale oi
light wines and beer.
"Neither has he the leg; 6 right . to
repeal the act. That cannot be done
until demobilization is terminated and
certainly he cannot state In good faith
that demobilization is complete when
hundreds of thousands of soldiers are
stjl,! in the service.'
Ex-Crown Prince
Has Not Gone To
Germany At All
THE HAGUE, June 27. Fred
erick William Hohenzollern, the
former German crown prince,
whose escape from. Holland to
Germany had been reported, was
still at his residence on the Island
of Weirgen in the Zuyder Zee this
morning, it was officially an
nounced here this morning.
Thursday's report of the escape
oT the former crown prince fro-n
his internment in Holland, it ap
pears from the available advices,
came from British official sources
in Paris. The accuracy of the
news apparently was accepted
without question in peace confer
ence circles.
SEDITIOUS SAYINGS
OF LEAGUE Cii!
' JACKSON, Minn., June 27. Men and
women of national prominence are to
be called by the defense at the con
spiracy trial of A. C. Townley and Jo
seph Gilbert in district court here, to
give their views regarding the patriotic
or unpatriotic quality of one or more
addresses which Townley, president of
the national non-partisan league, has
delivered since the United States de
clared war on Germany.
The trial of the two men who are
charged with having conspired to ad
vocate sedition, got well under way to
day, with Townley present for the first
time. The state called a number of
witnesses, including shorthand renort
ers, who testified regarding various
speeches which "Townley and Gilbert
have made since the summer of 1917.
One of the Townley addresses was
that delivered in St. Paul at, a non
partisan league convention September
18, 19 and 20. In this address Townley
attacked wealth and food profiteers,
declaring wealth should be conscripted
to the limit. It was at this meeting
United States Senator Robert M. La
Follette delivered his address on the
war which later became he subject for
snatorial comment. The prosecution
today made an unsuccessful attempt
I the jury.
1 Afrta fn Ha Hatcnco tr.Anr i r
dicated that so far Townley's St. Paul
speech was concerned the issue was
a clean cut one as to whether his at
tack on wealth and the alleged failure
of wealth to carry on the war burden
was disloyal-
Attorneys for the defense said the
speech was listened to by Senator W.
E. Borah of Idaho, George Creel, for
merly chairman of the committee on
public information; Representative
Jeanett( Rankin of Montana, W. B.
Colver, chairman of the federal trade
commission, and other well known per
sons, who spoke at the St. Paul con
vention of the non-partisan league.
The attorneys said "it was probable
that all of these persons would be
asked to testify regarding their views
as to the loyalty of this particular ad
dress." FLY ATLANTIC TODAY
ST. JOHNS, N. F., June 27.
Vice-Admiral Mark Kerr an
nounced tonight he hoped to start
his trans-Atlgntie flight in the
Handley-Page biplane tomorrow.
10
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AIR TOURNAMENT
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Thrills Promised to Crowd
That Attends Luke Me
morial Tournament at
Fair Ground This Evening
Nearly 200 tournament tickets were
sold by the corps of workers at the
celebration last evening- One young
lady sold 51 tickets during the evening.
The crowd was far below expecta
tions, however, the weather probably
accounting for the comparatively small
gathering. Those who did attend ex
hibited plenty of enthusiasm and sev
eral excellent talks were heard.
North First avenue between Wash
ington and Adams street was roped eff
and an appropriate setting established.
A big Curtis-Hispano plane held the
center of the stage, offset on each side
by the temporary bandstands. The city
band, under the direction of P. A. Ven
ne, was on the south side and the In
dian band, under the direction of G. D.
Collins, on the north.
A glowing tribute to Lieut. Frank !
Luke and other Maricopa county boys
who gave their lives in behalf of the
great struggle for democracy was paid
by Lieut. O. P. Johnson, a returned
aviator from over there," a birdman
who specialized in balloon "straffing."
"I am grateful for the opportunity to
speak here tonight on behalf of the
Luke memorial fund. It was just such
men as Lieutenant Luke that broke the
morale of the famous Hun machine and !
ultimately sent the kaiser's men down
to defeat,. -
"No pilots of this great war excelled
those young American boys in bravery,
daring and ability. They were not to
be stopped under any circumstances.
They had their duty to perform and
they went about their work with a de
termination that was not to be denied.
Balloons Most Dangerous
Balloon straffing, in which Lieuten
ant Luke excelled, is unquestionably
the most hazardous of all air under
takings. It takes a clever pilot and a
daring man to even attempt to send
down a 'sausage' in flames.
"The enemy knows you are com
ing; they can see you for miles. There
is no chance to get an even break in
that game. The odds are all against
the aviator. He takes his life in his
own hands; he defies death twice when
attacking a balloon, first on going into
the fray and second on emerging."
Captain Appleby's talk followed. The
captain who has been in Phoenix since
the first of June, has devoted a. large
portion of his time assisting the Luke
memorial committee in the arrange
ments for the tournament to be staged
today at the fair grounds to raise funds
with which to errect a fitting nemorial
in honor of the heroes of Maricopa
county who sacrificed their lives during
the world's war.
Anxious to Excell Today
The fact that he has had full charge
of details in connetion with the air
program gives weight to his opinion as
to the program to be given this eve
ning. In his talk last night at the mass
meeting on First avenue between
Washington and Adams streets he
ventured the assertion that the air
program to be given would eclipse any
thing of the kind ever shown in the
country. -Touching on the program, he
said:
"Considerable hard work has been
devoted by the program committee in
completing the many details necessarily
connected with such an undertaking.
Every effort has been made to arrange
a program that will be fitting to the
occasion and will reflect credit on the
participants. The air service does not
like to participate in anything unless it
ts tne best, and on this occasion its na
triotic and commendable nature makes
our fliers doubly anxious to excel in
their work, and I feel free in making
tne assertion that the flying you will
see tomorrow will be of such a natura
as you have never seen before.
"It is to be regretted that neither
Captain Rickenbacher nor Miss Fischer
can be present to add interest to the
occasion, but this will in po manner
detract from the program as originally
outlined for I feel no hesitancy in say
ing that no more interesting event has
ever been planned than the one you
will witness tomorrow evening at the
fair grounds.
Johnson An Ace, Too
"Fortunately we have an American
ace with us to take the place of Cap
tain Rickenbacker, Lieut. O. P. John
son, who will relate his experiences on
the western battle front. The official
program is now off the press, and
every event included in it will be full
of interest. Only a few minor changes
will be made in it on account of the
crashng of the Dellaviland "Blue Bird"
and "La Pere" en route from Rockwell
Field. This was unavoidable and other
interesting events will be added to take
the place of performances by these two
machines. ' v
The meeting was opened by G. P.
Nevitt, acting as chairman. He gave a
few brief remarks in which he recount
ed he exploits of one Arizona man
but did not mention the namei Other
speakers were Henderson Stockton and
J. C. Dobbins. ...
Because of the small crowd, no ef
fort was made to auction off the three
rmaining boxes to the grand stand. A
decision was reached early in the eve
ning to postpone this sale until 3
o'clock this afternoon, when the boxes
will be disposed of by auction at
Central avenue and Washington street.
Cavalry Band Arrives
A cake made by Donofrio's, the re-
i cipe for which the Donofrio company
(Continued on Page Two
E FOB TODAY
Maricopa county will honor her fal
len soldier sons tonight.
With thousands of spectators and
a j;reat program assured, the Frpmv
I.uke air memorial tournament will be
given vtonight to pay tribute to tLe
county's men who died in the war anu
launch a fund to erect to their mem
ory a lasting memorial. It will be, ac
cording to the committee's promise,
the greatest event ever held in the
vallej, and it is held in a worthy cause.
Military and civic bands, army air
planes, citizen speakers, an American
ace and other attractions galore will
be included in the program. Captair.
Eddie Rickenbacker and Marguerite
Fischer will not be here to take part
in the tournament, but to take thei
place there will be plenty of added at
tractions. Nothing has been leit ojt
of the program planned that will aid
in making the Luke memorial tourna
ment something long to be remem
bered. Promises Thrills
"I'll guarantee Phoenicians some
spectacular airplane stunts even if I
enly have one machine left with which
to put on the program; I'll drive that
one machine through the grandstand
if necessary to give attendants at the
Luke memorial tournament some
thrills the like of which have never be
lore been witnessed in this commun
ity." So spoke Captain L. E. Appleby, in
charge of the air program, at the pre
tournament fete last evening, held on
North First avenue between Wash
ington and Adams street. His talk
followed a series of mishaps and un
avoidable circumstances, fate seem
ingly having made a supreme effort
to rob the memorial tournament of ali
its luster.
But Captain Appleby's talk carried
"f3-Slf nifia.nC; 11 hpsPkp
the determination of the officer
charge of the air program to give
Phoenicians an air fete that will liw
up to pre-tournament plans in every
way.
Program Starts at 6:30
Notwithstanding the last minute
news that Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
the greatest American ace, and Miss
Marguerite Fischer, movie star, would
neither, of them be here for the Frank
Luke air memorial tournament, the
tournament program will suffer little
in real attractions by their absence.
This is the opinion of the tournament
committee, which yesterday rear
ranged the program so that it will not
begin until 6:30 o'clock this evening
Memorial addresses, music, war
talks by Lieut. O. P. Johnson. Ameri
can ace and friend of Captain Ricken
backer, stunt and formation flying by
the army airplanes, and auto racing
are the main attractions on the re
vised program, which will be much the
same as the official program an
nounced several days ago. If any
thing, the change in time from 6:3o to
9 o'clock, will prove an attraction, as
it will give everybody time to dine
before going out to see the tournament.
Three Sure to Compete
Only three airplanes will participate
in the memorial tournament, unless
more which have been asked, unex
pectedly arrive from Rockwell Field
this afternoon in a forced flight. But
three airplanes, one of them a cap
tured German Fokker. can supply
thrilly in plenty for the crowd, in the
opinion of Captain L. E. Appleby, air
service officer in charge of the aerial
program. Four other airplanes were
prevented from taking part in the
tournament by accident.
The program tonight will not suffer,
ho wever, f rom the unforseen circum
stances that have taken away two in
dividual stars and several planes from
the tournament.
The program tonight will begin with
memorial speeches at 6:30 o'clock. An
address from Senator Ashurst will be
read; the principal memorial address
to be given by Judge A. C. Baker, and
other speeches made by prominent
Phoenix citizens.
In place of Eddie Rickenbacker, the
tournament crowds will hear Lieut O.
P. Johnson, who won his title to ace
in long serviee at the front with a
British ace squadron. Lieut. Johnson
will have a thrilling story to tell of
the aerial warfare. He too, will pay
tribute to Frank Luke and the coun
try's other fallen sons.
Racing at 7 o'Clock .
During the speechmaking and before,
the two Curtiss planes and the Fokker
that will take part in the tournament
will be on exhibition in front of the
grandstand, as. will the wrecked De
Haviland Bluebird.
At 7 o'clock the racing features will
ut-siu. lira iast cars, a Hudson, a
Paige and an Overland three of the
fastest cars in the valley will race
each other on the fair grounds track.
The winning car will then be raced
against the German Fokker airplane
in a unique aerial-land race, while
the seeond car to cross the line will
race a Curtiss plane around the
course.
About 7:30 the aerial program will
begin. It will consist of aerial pa
rades and races, stunt flying, forma
tion flying, and many other thrilling
exhibitions.
Throughout the performance music
will be furnished bv the tenth cav
alry band and the city band. Several
vocal numbers will also be given.
Planes Are Damaged
Mishap followed misfortune yester
day until it seemed that the entire
scheduled program was to lose all its
features. First came the announce
ment that Captain Eddie Rickenbacker
would be unable to attend. This was
followed by a telegram from Mar
guerite Fischer, donor of the Fischer
medal to Frank Luke, stating that she
would be prevented from making the
trip because of a change in plans.
Then came the announcement that
one of the bit planes flying from
Rockwell field had taken the wrong
I course after leaving Yuma and in
landing at Needles last evening was
smashed. The pilot and his compan
ion escaped injuries.
Eleventh hour efforts were made by
Captain Appleby to get three addi
tional planes from Rockwell Field. The
telegraph wires were kept hot last
evening and Captain Appleby stated,
in conclusion, that he felt sure that
the additional planes wouy make the