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Show MAJOR SPATZ I LEADS KIEL IN I FLYING TIME NEW YORK, Oct. 12. According to officials of the flying club tonight, Major Spatz led Lieut. Klol in actual flying time by 31 seconds, having been In the air since leaving San Francisco but 26 hours, 13 minutes and 44 Beconds. Lieut. Klel'8 actual flying time was given as 26 hours, 14 minutes and 15 seconds While neither of the fliers would discuss the controevrsy of the second place tonight, in a gathering at the American flying club. Major Spat?: paid a tribute to Lieut. Klol for the 'masterlv manner" in which he had organized the aerial forest fire patrol in the states of Orceon and Callfdf xiia. where "ho achieved urh fine re-j suits that tho people of Montana and Nevada have requested he be assigned to the organization if a similar lerv ice in those two states." oo |