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Show I AVIATION IS I COMMENDED AS I GREAT SPORT Is MM Senator Reed Smoot of Utah Takes !q His, First Ride In Flying la ' i Machine TM, 'S (R San Dlego, June 17. Senator Reed IE Smoot of Utah was today the guest H of honor at tho United States avla- tlou camp at North Island and enjoy H cd one of tho raro privileges of tho B camp when ho was taken up In an n aoroplano. s A--ik This morning, with Senator William XZWJF Kottner of California, Senator Smoot fi went over to lnspoct tho aviation I camp. Captain A. S. Cowan, com- W mander, asked h'm It ho wished to go H up. At first Senator Smoot was vory omphatto In his desire to remain on E the earth, but was finally prevailed upon to take n rldo. With Lieut. W. EK R. Tollver, Senator Smoot ascended B to a height of 1500 feet, remaining In K tho air for nearly hatf hour. They H circled around tho bay, thon flew ov- H cr Point Loma and up the coaBt, and returned over the city. Whon Snna- BJ tor Smoot landed his faco woro a BJ broad cmllo. "Whllo I never had an B Idea of tho sport thoro Is In flying," H ho exclaimed as ho climbed down W from his seat In tho aeroplano. "It H I had tho time Iiortatnly would like Kg to go In for It. |