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Show AIRPLANE MAY LAND HERE ON I TRIP FROM DENVER TO COAST j Carl Johnson, officer in the American Ameri-can flying corps in France during the world war. will attempt 'o fly from Denver to San Francisco via Ogden I'urinp the latter part of November, according ac-cording to word which has been received re-ceived here Frank Ellison, well km- vn Denver business man, wmo is in Ogden, Og-den, and who is a former flyer in the I sen ice of Uncle Sam, broutht the; 'news to this city today. Ellison ri.ns I .i chain of theaters in Colorado Ho . i slated that Johnson would attempt to I make the flight without a stop, and. if he is unsuccessful in his une'ertak- ing, he will make a stop en route to' the coast at one of the kcal landing fields. jonnson nas seven pianes ai ne Colorado citv and on his record trip, will use a big De Haviland with the latest Liberty motor attached. The machine which he has recently pur- chased, according to Ellison, is capable I Of doinc 125 miles an hour. On the return trip Johnson will soar' over Reno, Ogden, Salt Lake and other j cities before returning io Denver, ihe' Denver man expects to establish a pas senger route between Denver nd 'he coast, if his trial t.ip is a successful one. Johnson wore two silver bars on, his shoulder during the war which gave hiin the rank of captain He vas one of the leading American fliers' and, since being discharged from tbo, service, has made a number of flights over Colorado cities He s piesident :f a large corporrtisn and wai a visitor vis-itor here during the Golden Spike cele-bration cele-bration and thinks Ogden one of thej mos' ideal cities on the read between Denver and San Francisco for a landing land-ing field. It is probable ,h;:t Johnson Will at-.empt at-.empt to fly troni Demer to Sin Fnn : Cisco on Thanksgiving day. delivering a message from 'he governor ot Colo radc to the governor of California at the bis: Kridiron battle betweet Stanford Stan-ford and t alifornia on that d-'itc The fact that Johnson contemplates juch a trip Is the cause of consiier-f-le discussion in aviation circles in this city. Members ji the Azierlcan; Legion are backing .h- aviation proba bilities here, as are also the Merchants o Ogden, and steps to induce Je.nn-m Je.nn-m to halt here will be taken at once. I boys present he cle-r!y Illustrated th? j use -f the Jims motor for the savin -of lii , demonsti ting how it would be used on a drowned nrson and ilso in restoring the hear! action of a person j buffering irom electric shock. M. inbers of the Scout troop applaud- I ed the talk heartily and asl;ed for j more. Fire Chief Graves repsonned to heir demand and g,n e them a mo9' in j eresting talk on fire prevention. A J hort Investiture w,s also held before the meeting closed. Leon Spencer and Berl Upton were' d:corated with ten- j .lerfoot badges, making wenty-three boys to pass their te-nderfoo'. examf- J nations in Troop 23 I no |