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Show DOOLITTLE ARRIVES AT JACKSONVILLE Jacksonville, Fia., Aug. 5. H Wig made a non-stop flight :rorn San Antonio. Tex., to Jacksonville. Friday. I in nine hours and fifteen minutes. Lieutenant James H. Doolittle, army aviator, rested here today in preparation prepara-tion fur an attempt tomorrow night and Monday to fly from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast in a one-stop flight within 24 hours. The one landing planned will be at San Antonio Tex , for fuel Monday morning and the night will be terminated ter-minated at San Diego. Cal. Lieutenant Doolittle 8 flight will bo made with the sanction of the army air s rvlce and Its purpose is to demonstrate dem-onstrate the feasibility of moving air forces across the continent rapidly In an emergency. The starting time has been set for 9 o'clock Sunday night, eastern standard stand-ard time |