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Show "FLYING PARSON" IS CALLED TO ACCOUNT WASHINGTON". Dec. 10 Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard was ordered today to report Monday to Major-General Meno-her. Meno-her. director of military aeronautics, to explain the statement attributed to him by the An ti -Saloon League of America with reference to the use of alcoholic liquor by army air service pilots. SACRAMENTO, Cal.r Dec. 10. "lieutenant "lieu-tenant Maynard's statement is absolutely absolute-ly untrue, positively ridiculous, unwarranted unwar-ranted and exceedingly unsportsmanlike," unsportsman-like," Major Robertson said. Captain T. S. Voss. adjutant at Mather field, declared the men from Mather who met death were known not to be users of intoxicants, and Captain Lowell Smith, who bettered Maynard's elapsed time in the race, said: "Landing at various controls across the country. 1 had occasion to see practically evory man in the race, and I saw nothing noth-ing to warrant Maynard's statement." |