Show i FLIER FUER TO 10 A am ATTEMPT I ITO TO GROSS CROSS PACIFIC I Pacific C Coast ast Aviator Making Making Mak Mak- ing Plans for T Trip TripI Trip rip May 4 Fired 4 Fired by an ambition to be the first man to fly across the Pacific ocean Lieutenant Edi Edward Edward Ed Ed- I ward K Smith world war hero is mak- mak making making mak mak- ing preparations here to attempt the flight Lieutenant Smiths Smith's home is in Oakland Entered in the tho England to Australia race Lieutenant Smith was forced out of ot that engine event parts t because f for the e o of machine inability r he to intended obtain a flying Hearing of the offer of Thomas Ince li JJ ff sl of a o prize ri for thO r first flight across c the Pacific Smith immediately left England England England Eng Eng- land for his Oakland home With the backing of th the London Aero Acre club together with request of a number of well known aviators Including Captain Donaldson and Sir Arthur Brown who flew across the Atlantic for an ext of time which would allow them to get their ships to this coast Smith called on Ince The rhe motion mo mo- tion picture magnate would not grant a alime I. I time lime extension despite the arct that the Aero dug Clug of or America the Pacific Aeto club the organization which would b be bethe bethe the official gov governing ning body and others ur urged d it Several other interests have since e made madea a combination offer as a prize for the flight With their erol assurances ra f Smith Is laying f his plans a for the winging ln of the t ocean t Although t nothing definite has has- been decided the local aviation probably will use a a. hydroplane similar to the NC 4 which made the trans-Atlantic trans Smith has hopes of Joining Sir Arthur Brown Drown for tor Captain who made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic in a Vickers In the world war the local young man has has' a unique record having risen from the ranks to the pinnacle of success in inthe inthe inthe the Royal Flying corps At the conclusion of or two hard years of ot infantry service he went Into the air all forces and then to France ranee Fighting in the Ypres section he attacked at at- tacked Lacked two boche boehe planes brought one donw and in turn was attacked by six Outnumbered he fought on only to o be shot dr down with t s bullets in h his ship a and anda andt 3 a t number in his limbs He was awarded the he military cross which h is the equivalent of ot the he American D. D S S. S C C. and was then made nade an instructor |