The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
East Bound Mail Filler Ar
riyes Safely Today
GOOD Time WAS MADE
Eats" Look Good To Him; He
Will Have Twenty-Four-
Hour Rest
[Associated Press Disnatcb.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
Chicago, February %. - Jack
Knight. eastbound air mail pilot/in
the first attempt at continuous re-
lay of transcontinentaU air mail, ar
rived at Iowa City, Ia, at 4:45 q. m.
To-Day and left a few minutes later for
Chicago, according to word received at
the government air mail flying field
early today.
flier who arrived here at 1920 D. M,
and was not permitted to continue be,
cause OF snow and high winds re-
sumed his westward flight at 6.45
a. m.
Completing more than 1000 miles of
lying, Jack knight, plotting the east
bound trans continental non stop
mail, arrived at haywood, IN the out !.
skirts OF Chicago at $40 a. M, twenty
the fight for the east.
Knight Arrives At Chicago.
Chicago, February 23.-Knight was
weary but otherwise undaunted by his
long drawn effort, covering the route
from Cheyenne to Chicago. Some
eats will look good to me and a BIT
OF sleep will do no HARM" he re-
marked: knight, who had never
flown the Omaha Chicago leg of the
route, said he had no difficulty with
it except that when nearing Des
Moines he ran into some fog. He
emerged from it, however, before
there was much chance to lose his
bearings. Knight will have twenty
four hours rest here and then start
back on the westbound air trail.
Conditions favored the eastward fiy-
ers here and J. o. Webster, the pi-
lot who took Knights seat, hoped to
make record run to Cleveland.
Knights Plane Carried All the Mail.
airplane piloted by Jack knight,
which left here for Chicago early to-
day is carrying all of the mail Ship
ped from San Francisco in the at
tempt for record speed delivery of
transcontinental mail by day ard
night flying, 1t was announced here
today. A second cargo OF mail from
San Francisco carried in another
plane which arrived here last night
plotted by III. G.. Smith. was trans
Be Departed e fo m e maen1 ne &C.,
will resume his duties IN the reets'a
mail service today flying eastward
to North Platte. Neb.
Christian May BE Secretary.
There have been published reports
that Mr.. Hoover might decline but
they are not credited by Mr.. Hardign
and his advisers. Another selection
understood to have been decided on
is that of George B. Christian. Jr.,
Christian has been Mr.. Harding's
private secretary since he entered
the senate six years ago and although
there has been no formal announce
ment, every indication has pointed to
his retention.
Mr. Christian is forty six years old
and has been neighbor of Harding's In
Marion for years. He Is graduate Of
Penna Military College with the de-
gree of civil engineer, and before he
became secretary te Mr.. u, Harding was
and stone company. He has wide
official acquaintance gained during
his six years in the national capital
and in his confidential relations with
Mr.. Harding during the 1920 cam
paign.
Record For Air Mail Service.
Chicago. February 23.-Chicago
mail which came In knights plane
was delivered to the local post Office
Francisco, establishing a. record for
the service It left the Pacific coast
city at four o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
Cleveland, February 23.-Piiot
Webster, flying from Chicago to
Cleveland in the eastbound continental
mail plane, landed here at IL: 81 p. m.
Pilot e. NJ. Allison. making the. last
leg of the journey, Cleveland to
Field, started east at 1:o3
p. m.
Lieut.. coney at Dallas.
Dallas. Tex, February 23s-Lieuten-
ant w. d. Coney, whose scheduled
Pacific to Atlantic coast twenty four
hour fight was disrupted by forced
landing at Bronte, Texas. was expect
ed at Love Field here today.
Bronte, Texas, February 23.-Lieu-
tenant William d. Coney, after
twenty four hours delay in his plan
ned transcontinental flight from Cali
fornia, took the air at Dallas today.
He landed Tuesday for gasoline.
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