Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1927, Page 5

WILL VI SN OFFATERS VR “Flyer to Pass Capitol, Where Elder Lindbergh Labored | { ! for Years. Riding through the Capitol grounds tomorrow in his hour of triumph, with the cheers of a countless throng ring- ing in his ears, Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh's gaze will r upon the tall White dome beneath which his father Jabored not many years ago as Rep- resentative from Minnesota, 3 And the sight of the stately struc- ture towering before him doubt will carr ack to the days when he, an obscure schoolboy, watched his father on this battleground of politics unaware then of the stir he was d tined to create in the Nation's Capi- tal within the short his daring e The father, however, did not live to see the son return a hero to the Capi- tal City. He died at Croockston, Minn., May 24, 1924, while still an active figure, though not an office holder, in the politics of his State. Attaches Recall Fatker. Attaches at the Capitol recall Rep- resentative Lindbergh as an unti worker during the period of his serv- jce in Congress, from 1907 to 1917. He was elected to the House in 1906 as a Republican. The extent to which he applied himself to his duties as a Jegislator is borne out by the recollec- tions of one official, who observed the Minnesotan going to his office as early as 6 o'clock some mornings and not in- frequently remaining at his desk until 10 or 11 o’clock at night. Those who knew him here picture him as a rugged, broad-shouldered man with a kindly face. One employe who came in daily contact with Rep- resentative Lindbergh said that while he was somewhat reserved in manner, he was none the less friendly to those ‘who knew him. He belonged to the progressive school in politics and is described as one who thought and acted independ- ently on issues concerning which he held deeided views, Consequently, he 'was not always on the popular side of important questions, but in advocating his principles he displayed that tena ity and courage which recently re- vealed itself in his son when he sailed alone through sleet and fog across the wide Atlantic in his non-stop flight to Paris. Lost Senatorial Primary. After serving 10 years in the House, Representative Lindbergh in 1916 filed as a candidate for the Senate from Minnesota, but lost out in the pri- maries, after which he returned to his State. In 1918 the Nonpartisan League selected him to oppose J. A. A. Burnquist for governor, but with- out success. At the time of his death in 1924, he was a candidate for governor in the Farmer-Labor primary, his name al- Teady having been printed on the ballots when his last illness overtook him. Representative Lindbergh was the author of three books, the first of ‘which, “Banking and Currency,” was pubdlished in 1913. He was in Congress at the time and had rather decided ‘views on financial legislation. In 1917, at the end of his congressional career, he wrote, “Why Is Your Country at ‘War?”, and in 1923 his third book, *“The Economic Pinch,” came off the press. A little more than a decade ago the senfor Lindbergh was in the thick of legislative battle at the Capitol, and it is safe to presume that as the son Journeys over Capitol Hill tomorrow on his way to Pennsylvania avenue, that part of the journey will have particular significance for him. MOTHER SPEEDING HERE TO WELCOME HERO SON TO U. . (Continued from First Page.) paper men and photographers hurried to Union Station to greet her. The train was due at 8:50. A few minutes before this time the train was re. ported 20 minutes late, the time of arrival being set at 9:10. Attracted by the battery of cameras set up near the gate, a crowd began to gather. A few minutes before the train came in rumors began to be circulated that the flyer's mother had gotten off in Baltimore, that she had gotten off between Baltimore and W: that she had left the train reached Baltimore and that she had never been on it at all. Railroad offi- cials professed themselves as much in the dark as everybody else. Located in Baltimore. The train came in and discharged its passengers. not among them. Other passengers said she had gotten off at Mount ‘Washington, a suburb of Baltimore, and this was later confirmed by sta- tion officials. The press delegation rushed to the temporary White House to meet the automobile in which she was then be- lieved to be coming here. There it was said that she was effipected this afternoon and that nothing had been heard of her earlier arrival. A car had been offered her, but it had not | yet been called for, it was said. While the newspaper men frantical- 1y called hotels and private residences in the hope of getiing some clue, Mrs. Lindbergh was located at the Belve. dere in Baltimore. It was learned that she was met at Mount Washington by Capt. W. A. Palmer of the Penn- sylvania Railroad polite and was driven by him to the hotel Later it was said at the White House | that Mrs. Lindbergh had asked for the car to meet her at the Belvedere Hotel 1n Baltimore at 3 o'clock. Lieut. Dral- ing will escort her directly to Dupont Circle, where she is expected to arrive about 4:30. FLEMING IS HONORED. President Appoints Banker as Boys’ School Trustee. President Coolldge today appointed Robert V. Fleming, president of the Riggs National Bank, trustee for the National Training School for Boys, lo- , cated on Bladensburg road northeast. Anncuncement also was made at the i White House of the reappoiniment of ; Dr. Lewellvn F. Barker as a member | of the hoard of advisors of the Fed- ; eral Industrial Institute for Women, | located at Alderson, W. Va, | HALF HOLIDAY AT Z00. | Aristocratie Animal Group to Aid in Honoring Lindbergh. The favored and aristocratic ani- mals at the Zoological Park, those that rate quarters de luxe in’ special buildings, are going to get a half holi- day tomorrow in honor of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh All the exhibition houses at the Zoo will be closed to the public at 12 o'clock noon, but the grunds will re- ! main open and visitors will have to content themselves with what they can see in the outside cages. Buildings of the Smithsonion Insti- tution and the National Museum, us ually the center of attraction for Visi- tors, also will be closed at noon to- WAL v Mrs. Lindbergh was t Lindbergh Stamp Will Be on Sale In Capital June 18 By the Associated Press. The Lindbergh air mail stamp, the first copy of which is being mounted in a special album for presentation to Col. Lindbergh to- morrow by Postmaster General New, will be placed on sale June 18 at four post offices and the Gov- ernment’s philatelic agency' here. The post offices will be ‘at St. Louis, the home port of the Spirit of St. Louis, and a terminus of Lindbergh's old air mail route; Detroit, his birthplace; Little Falls, Minn, his boyhood home, and Washington, where he spent a number of years while his father was in Congress. The stamps will be issued to other post offices as fast as the Bureau of Engraving and Printing can turn out a suf- ficient supply. LINDBERGH EAGER TO VISIT CAPITAL; MEETS VAN TODAY (Continued from First Page) and other work today to annex one more thrill. With a big strapped to my newspaper camera back, I climbed to the forward yard arm, and with the wind blowing nearly 50 miles an hour, crawled out on one edge and took a picture of the whole ship. Really I did it to get a shot or two at the big boxes which contain my plane. The view was wonderful, and my situation was not really as dangerous as many thought it to be, for I had the shrouds to hold on to all the time. Capt. Lackey stood below on the bridge, which, from my position, looked far down, although it is one of the highest bridges in the United States Nav: I got my pictures and had no trouble in climbing back. Has Covered Ship. I can truly say that I have been everywhere on this ship, from the crow’s nest to the fireroom, at the very bottom, and I enjoyed every minute. The luncheon with the entire crew was great fun today. There was lots of competition to see what table I should sit at, so I drew a number from a hat and pulled out 19—the engineer’s crew. Like all the other messes aboard, the food was very good. Afterward I had a picture taken on deck with several hundred of the crew around me, and before I left they gave me a hearty cheer. They are a fine lot of fellows. Never Saw Los Angeles. I am anxious to see the beginning of the Washington reception when the escort of six destroyers meets me and the Memphis tomorrow afternoon and the Los Angeles sails out to greet us. 1 have never seen this giant dirigible and am looking forward to the experience. I am also looking forward to the first contact with one of the little group which helped me to prepare for the flight in New York. The Navy has kindly placed a destroyer at_the disposal of Richard Blythe of New York and he reaches the Memphis early tomorrow for a conference. 1 was touched by wireless messages from Mrs. Chamberlin and Mrs. Levine and Immediately sent them a reply and congratulations. I have had the first chance to read the details of the programs for the Washington and New York receptions and am happy to see they left me some breathing space, especially in Wash- ington, The arrangements are wonderful. Will Fly Plane. I still expect to fly the Spirit of St. Louis to New York from Wash- ington Monday morning. I am sure the details of the New- York reception can be worked out to make this possible, for my heart is set on it. I have got the book pretty well out- lined, with ample material rounded out to make it complete and will do more work on it tonight before going to_bed. In the brief period that I was in Europe I had but little time to in- quire into the progress and condition £ THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, FORT MYER SCENE OF WRIGHT FLIGHT Lindbergh May Visit Place That Pioneer Startled 19 Years Ago. “When Charles Lindbergh comes to Washington he may visit a spot which is historic in the annals of aviation and emphasizes the amazing progress man has made in conquer- ing the air,” says a bulletin from the National Geographic Society. “For it was at Fort Myer that Or- ville Wright's biplane rumbled down o creaky launching rail that looked like a chute-the-chute at a country fair, wobbled a bit_in the air and cruised around for 5714 minutes. “That happened in September, 1908, less than 19 years before Lindbergh was able to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. “Man never before achieved such progress in any engineering problem as he has attained in his conquest of the air. Since classic times he has dreamed of doing so, and for cen- turies he tried in vain to add a third dimension to his travels. Great Progress in 15 Years. “Yet within 15 years of the Wright brothers’ first _flights the United States Navy’s NC-4 crossed the At- lantic in the air, an Army squadron flew from New York to Alaska, two Army birdmen spanned the_continent by a non-stop flight from New York to San Diego, and our air mail planes had delivered letters in New York 26 hours and 11 minutes after they were postmarked in San Francisco. “The fifteenth anniversary of the Wright brothers’ flight has been called ‘the golden flying year, for in 1923 a Navy aviator set a dizzy speed mark of nearly 267 miles an hour, a faster pace than man had ever trav- eled; also a Frenchman ascended a mile higher than Mount Everest’s un- scaled summit, farther skyward than man had ever climbed, and _two American military aviators made a new duration mark of more than 36 hours in the air, longer than man had_remained aloft before. “The requirements of flying brought many collateral inventions. “In March, 1924, two United States Army aviators flew from Dayton to Mineola without seeing ground for 450 miles of the 575-mile trip. That flight was epochal, for it marked the success- ful testing of the earth-inductor com- pass, the turn indicator and the in- clinometer, instruments which now enable the aviator to navigate amid the fog or above the clouds independ- ent of railroad, river or highway marks. Earth-inductor Credited. “It was the earth-inductor compass to which Lindbergh credited his suc- cess in keeping to his course. “The dependability of the airplane has been demonstrated notably in the United States by the air mail route from New York to San Francisco— the longest air service line in. continu- ous_operation. “In 1922 air mail planes achieved aggregate flights of mearly 2,000,000 miles without a single loss of life; in the following year they carried more than 65,000,000 letters, traveled more than a million and a half miles, and completed all but 111 of the 7,847 trips attempted. “Lindbergh was a mail flyer, and he has paid generous tribute to the in- ventions of the Army and Navy Air S&rlvi s which made his flight pos- sible.” SECRET SECT SPREADS. Group in Albania, Akin to Quakers, Is Offshoot of Mohammedanism. Correspondence of the Associated Press. KRUJA, Albania—The development of the Bektashi sect, an offshoot of Mohammedanism, but sufficiently lib- eral to admit Christians, has proven that women can keep a secret. The Bektashi is a secret sect—so secret that none but its members knows exactly what its tenets are. In the austerity and simplicity of life among its members it resembles the Society of Friends. The sect has of European aviation. There were, however, several things which were outstanding in comparison with our United States. Natural flying conditions are much better in America than in' Europe. Yet, whereas there is a network of passenger air lines between various European cities, we have only a very few popular passenger routes. These operate over comparatively short dis- tances and obtain their greatest rev- enue from tourist traffic rather than regular business. Nevertheless, we derive the advan- tage of being able to fly long distances without crossing international borders, with attending complications, and time America is of much more value than time in Europe. If there is a sufficient volume of passenger traffic to warrant regular operation of large European air lines, then certainly we should support a system of air com- munication second to none in the world. Free From Insecurity. There is, however, something to be said on the side of American aviation in this connection, for, while the air- lines in Europe receive large govern- ment subsidies, we in America are not subsidized in any form. The gov- ernments of foreign countries take the stand that well developed commercial aviation is essential in peace time as well as war time. A number of large passenger planes could be converted into bombers on a few days’ notice, and other types of planes could make a useful part of air establishments in an equally brief pe- riod. The advisability of designing commercial planes for emergency con- version into military ships is ques. tionable. In 8o doing the efficiency of the machine, at least part, is of neces- s y decreased and its earning capacity during peace time is lessened. They should be designed primarily for commercial use. That probably is peculiar to Europe, where the ques- tion of national security is much more insecure everywhere than in the United States, and lack of it should prove a determining factor in the de- velopment of American commeicial aviation, since it will not have to ad- vance with one eye constantly directed toward military requirements, Trained Pilots Asset. The greatest military asset of cf- vilian aviation is available trained pilots. Fighting planes can be built in much less time than it requires to train pilots to fly them, and commer- cial airplane factories, with their ex- perienced personnel, need very little conversion to produce fighting planes. The fact that planes are built more quickly than pilots can be trained should not he construed to mean that it is unnecessary for us to keep enough military” ships on hand for defensive purposes. It would require months to produce any large number of fighting planes, and without a strong defense a decisive blow could be struck before we had our first rgency production in the afr. We do not need a subsidy for avia- tion in America, for, although it would undoubtedly create a number of airplanes almost over night, they would be organized in such a way that their growth and existence would be regulated by the subsidy, and eventually aviation would be retarded rather than advanced by belng sub- sidized. That it is 'gunlygwl,lfl?lg to en spread rapidly during recent years, especially among the Mohammedans of both sexes. The only outward manifestations are the gradual abandonment by the Mohammedan members of their string- ent rules as to dress and eating. . Pick Up Iron on Highways. Many tons of nails, spikes and scrap iron have been picked up on the Ne- vada State highways by huge magnets. Two 22-inch magnets were suspended underneath a fiveton truck at a height of 5 inches above the surface of the roadway. On one 100-mile sec- tion of highway in one round trip 1,370 pounds of nails and iron were picked up. On this section there was a per-mile average of 45 pieces of sharp-pointed metal on the roadway surface, wait- ing an opportunity to puncture and perhaps ruin tires.” The magnets were used to clean the streets in Carson City, where 4,850 pounds of nails were picked up in two days. — operate properly organized and non- subsidized air transportation systems has been proven by the air mail lines now In existence in the United States, At present probably the most press- Ing need for aviation in the United States is airports. With a suitable landing fleld near every town and city, the number of air lines and privately owned planes would increase tremendously. ‘We have a great deal to learn from Europe regarding the creation of these alr terminals. There are no fields in America that even compare with the famous Le Bourget air sta- tion just outside Paris; Croydon, the great London air terminal, and the Templehofer, which serves Berlin's complicated 'system of airways con- verging on the German metropolis. These stations, two of which I have had the opportunity to observe in some detail, represent the last word in airport development. In any of the three you can find the precision of a big railway station, with planes from as many as 20 different cities and seven or eight countries arriving and departing on schedule _time, Ample provision has been made for the comfort of arriving and departing passengers. In fact, all the usual con. veniences provided by a railway sta- tion are to be found in aerio terminals, Schooling of Public, In conclusion, I feel that America would do well fo study earnestly the resent high state of development of Curopean aviation. In the first place, the Buropean pubiic appear educated to a point where they patronize the airways sufficiently to make them worth while, and in case any of these lines are run at a loss, the govern- ments make up the deficiencies by subsidies. The American public must be schooled along these lines, al- though I am sure that as soon as we have the airlines, patronage will soon follow. : Europe's faith in the future of aviation is another big factor from which we could derive much inspira- tion. Europe Is convinced of the sound economic future of aeronautics and is going ahead on this basis, while in America faith is confined to & limited circle. in the United States, Ty ‘“E‘"‘l lAml"rmlh s Bt ‘Al righis oserved) Can: ¢ D. AIR MAIL ARRIVES FOR LINDBERGH Air Mail Pi bergh to Po where the ma ot Shirley J. Short d master Mooney of Washi ing by airplane. / o ering mail consigned to Col. Lind- gton, at Bolling Field this morning, AIR MAIL BRINGS 2 BAGS FOR FLYER Shirley J. Short and Harry G. Smith Bring Sacks to Bolling Field From New Jersey. Two huge mall sacks, bulging with letters addressed to Col. Charles A. Lindberg, Washington, D. C., “via air mail,” were flown into Washington today by two famous air mail pilots, Shirley J. Short and Harry G. Smith The two airmen, each’ piloting Douglas mail plane, were met at Boll- ing Field by Postmaster William k. Mooney, who received the mail and conveyed it to the city post office. Later the mail will be taken to the Post Office Department and arrange- ments will be made to deliver it to the addressee. The two pilots, both of whom are on the Post Office Department’s trans- continental air mail route, flew Bolling Fleld from Hadley Field, New Brunswick, N. J., eastern terminal of the transcontinental air mail route, in two_hours. These two airmen, with their mail planes, will fly in the Army section of the aerial escort to be accorded Col. Lindbersg tomorrow. GREAT AIR DISPLAY T0 GREET LINDBERGH PUT IN READINESS (Continued from First Page.) and escorting the cruiser toward the Atlantic Coast. Then as darkness be- gins to fall, they will fly away to their base, ready to take off again tomor- row morning and continue their escort up the Potomac River. The Los Ange- les, if weather permits, will remain in the air overnight and will be visible to- Col. Lindbergh the first thing tomorrow morning. An advanced indication of the pro- portion of the aerial escort up to Washington was given here late yes- terday when 21 single-seater fighting planes of the first pursuit group ar- rived over the city after a non-stop flight of 3 hours and 45 minutes from Mt. Clemens, Mich., near Detroit. The tiny fighters, drilled to perfection operated as a unit as Maj. Thoma G. Lanphier, the commander and lead- er of the flight, wabbled his wings maneuver signals. It was the fir time the group, in such large num- bers, has visited Washington and the city virtually stood still while it gazed up at the spectacle. Bombers Are Due. Nine Martin bombers, comprising the second bombardment group from Langley Field, Hampton, are due in Bolling Field late this afternoon. This unit, with the first pursuit group and 12 Army planes from Bolling Field, will pick up the Memphis below Alex- andria and escort it to Washington, flying on the north bank of the rives On the south side will be 32 torpedo, fighting and observation planes from the Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, augmented by six Marine Corps’ fighting planes, and at least six planes from the Naval Alr Sta- tion here, the latter to put out from Anacostia and meet the ship at the time the Army planes get away. Roughly, there should be 90 planes in the air. Four of this number will be non-military, two air mail and two Department of Commerce planes. Although the Los Angeles was be- hind schedule, Navy officials here be- lieved the rigid airship would be in the air in sufficient time this after- noon to carry out its mission. Cross hangar winds are delaying the dirigible. At noon today it was said that weather forecasters gave some hope that the winds might abate later in the afternoon. With a reduced ground crew offi- cials at the naval air station felt it would be dangerous to bring the great ship out of her hangar while the winds continued. Lieut. Comdr. A. C. Davis of the Bureau of Aeronaut! yesterday flew to Lakehurst in a Navy land plane and delivered a large batch of invitations forwarded to Col. Lindbergh by the reception committee here, which are to be dropped aboard by the Los An- geles, Ready Since Yesterday. Lieut. Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl, skipper of the airship, said he had been ready to take off since yesterday noon. The entire force at the naval air station, including civilians, was on duty at the station throughout the night in the hope that the cross-wind which came up yesterday would abate. The wind was estimated to be blow- ing at a velocity of 20 miles an hour this morning. Comdr. Rosendahl said the vessel could have been undocked and taken out if there was a full ground crew at the station to walk it put. A few months ago 200 marines who made up the ground crew were sent to China and 100 sailors were sent to replace them, Because of the shortage of men, Comdr. Rosendahl decided to await more favorable conditions. Lieut. Russel L. Maughan, who flew from New York to San Francisco between dawn and dusk, accompanied by Maj. D. B. Wardwell, Air Corps, Reserves, arrived at Bolling Field late yesterday from Casper, Wyo. Lieut. Maughan is one of several distin- guished Air Corps pilots who have been_invited here officially to greet Col. Lindbergh. Maj. Lanphier, who led the 1st Pursuit Group, and who commanded the Army Porto Rican flight, and Capt. St. Clair Streett, who commanded the Army flight from New York to Nome, Alaska, in 1919, also arrived, flying in the pursuit group. Several other noted airmen are due to arrive before dark or early to- morrow. Members of the 1st Pursuit Group who flew into Washington yesterday, in addition to Maj. Lanphier and Capt. Streett, are Capt. V. B. Dixon, Capt. F. H. Pritchard and Lieuts. Lawson, Bodle, Gregg. Crowley, Mallory, Schulze, Keillor, Stowe, Johnson, Woodring, Finch, Irvine, Gelbach, Derwester, Hunter, Vanetta and Hovey. Among the Army pilots on’ duty here who will fly in_the escort tomorrow are Capt. I. H. Edwards, Capt. Ralph H. Wooten, Capt. Robert E. Oldys, Lieut. Donald G. Duke, Lieut. Peter Skanse, Lieut. William Scott, Lieut. Kellogg Sloan and Lieut. Bob E. Nowland. Former Commander to Fly. Maj. Clarence M. Young, chief of the air regulations division of the De- partment of Commerce's aeronautic branch and Col. Lindbergh’s former commanding officer fn a Reserve Army observation squadron, will pilot a Commerce Department Buhl “Airster"” in the Army observation plane forma- tion. Ralph Lockwood, an airplane inspector in Maj. Young's division, will fly a “Travelair” biplane. Among the Navy pilots from the Anacostia Air Station who will par- ticipate in the escort are Lieut. Comdr. A. C. Miles and Lieuts. George R. Henderson, James D. Barner, S. W. Callaway, W. G. Tomlinson, E. W. Litch and Richard Bowes. Navy fizhting and observation planes will be used. Lieut. Henderson, as chief of the flight test section of the station, today designated the crew of expert me- chanics which will assemble the Spirit of St. Louis after it is rushed to the air station on a barge from the Navy Yard. The crew is headed by Aviation Chief Machinist William J. Morris nd consists of E. O. Erickson, R. W. immons, Aviation Chief Machinists Mates Bowersocks, Crittenden, A. B. Cook, Christensen and Salvo. The heavy crates will be taken into the flight test hangar, which is the sec- ond seaplane hangar, facing Hains Point. MAJ. YOUNG, AIR DIVISION CHIEF, LINDBERGH'S OLD COMMANDER Had Charge of Observation Squadron at Kansas City Where Over-Ocean Flyer Served TWO Years. Maj. Clarence M. Young, chief of the Air Regulations Division of the Department of Commerce, it devel- oped today, is Col. Charles A. Lind- bergh’s old commanding officer in the Army Air Corps Reserve. Maj. Young, who holds a commission in the Re- serve, and was shot down on the Ital- ian front during the war, was com- mander of the 313th Observition Spuadron, at_Kansas City and Fort Reilly, K: in which® Lindbergh served in 1925 and 1926, On a recent flight to the Pacific Coast in one of the department’s air- planes Maj. Young inspected the Ryan | monoplane, Spirit of St. Louis, then under construction, and saw to it that the* plane met all the requirements of the department for safety. Maj. Young also registered the ship under the provisions of the air commerce regulations. indberg’s manner both before and after his successful flight has been characteristic of him,” Maj. Young said today. “He is a modest, unas- suming gentleman, and his actions as pictured in the press are typical of him. Clarence Chamberlin and the Bel- lanca monoplane which flew from New York to Germany have been regis- "' fored with the Department of Com: K » merce under the provisions ‘of the air commerce act. Application for the reglstration of the Bellanca plane was flled with the Department of Com- merce by the Columbia Aircraft Cor- poration of New York City. The plane was manufactured in September, 1926, according to the statement on file in the department. After examination by an inspector of the aeronautics branch of the de- partment the plane was registered as an aircraft of the United States and assigned the identification mark NX-287, which designates it as an ex- perimental ship, licensed to engage in international flights. i In his application for a license Chamberlin said he had flown 2,500 hours, which since has been supple- mented by' nearly 100 hours on the endurance flight and the transoceanic hop. He said he had built and con- verted 231 airplanes since 1919. The numerals “140” painted on the side of the fuselage were placed there during the national air races at Philadelphia to designate it for the spectators and the judges. In the races it was flown by Lieut. C. C. Champion of the Bu- reau of Aeronautics, Navy Depart- ment, holder of the present seaplane altitude record. FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1927. SCOUTS TO ASSIST INKEEPING ORDER 2,000 Are Detailed to Aid Police Along Line of Parade Tomorrow. Boy Scouts will have an important part in the reception tomorrow to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, Eagle Scouts being assigned to duty at the recep- tion platform in the Monument Grounds to serve as guards and ushers, while 2,000 other Boy Scouts will be stationed along the line of march to augment police forces han- dling crowds. The Eagle Scouts, highest ranking members of the boys' organization, will be in charge of Capt. J. J. Staley of the United States Marine Corp: deputy commissioner of the 24 Di sion of Scouts here and field marshal of the Scout organization. L. A. Snead, president of Washington Coun: cil of Boy Scouts; Barry Mohun, Scout commissioner; Executive Linn C. Drake and Assistant Executive J. W. Talley will also be present with the Eagle Scouts. Detailed With Police. The contingent of 2,000 Scouts de- tailed with police along the line of march is subdivided into nine groups, all reporting to specified police cap- tains at specified points tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock. The largest group, 800, under How- ard L. Webster, will report to Capt. W. E. Sanford at Eighth street and Virginia avenue southeast, for duty between the navy yard gate and the Peace Monument, along the line of March, Six groups, conlaining 50 Scouts each, will report to various police cap- tains on Pennsylvania avenue as fol- lows: Group under W. E. Schults to renort to Capt. Martin Reilly, at Peace Monument; group under J. P. Hovey, to report to Capt. Bremmerman, at the northwest corner of John Marshall place and I'.nnsylvania avenue; group under G. L. Woodhouse, to report to Capt. Burlingame, at Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue; group un- der Harrison Brann to report to Capt. Lord, at Ninth street and Pennsyl- vania avenue; group under William T. McClosky, to report to Capt. Peck, at Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave- nue, and group under L. M. Davis, to report to Cant. Bean, at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Orders for Scouts, The second largest group of 600 Scouts, in charge of Paul Kockerille, is ordered to report to Capt. Wilson at Fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast and a group of 300 Scouts, under Charles A. Bell, is or- dered to report to Capt. Cornwell at Fifteenth and E streets. The arrangement puts 1,400 of the 2,000 Scouts where they are most needed—that is, along the route from the Navy Yard to Peace Monument, which is not barricaded. In a supplemental memorandum to the official police orders for procedure tomorrow, Maj. Hesse, superintendent of police, instructed commanders of police sections to ‘“use these Scouts along the curb lines between intersec- tions and instruct those in charge of Scout details to see that the Scouts do not_congregate in groups and that they do not move into the parade route at any time.” MANY ARE SEEKING VIEW OF LINDBERGH PARADE Fair Business Reported in Sales of Seats in Window Spaces on Pennsylvania Avenue. While there has not yet been a brisk business in window spaces along Pennsylvania avenue for a view of the Lindbergh parade tomorrow, there was a fair amount of trading for advantageous seats ranging in price from $1.50 to $2.50 per seat. In addition a private stand was erected -at the southeast corner of Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, which police reported had the permission of the Treasury Depart. ment which controls the Government- owned land-in that block, where seats were selling for an average price of $3 apiece. The trading for vantage posts in the upper floors of buildings lining the route of the parade today was not as widespread as at inaugurations and the prices asked were lower than at such times. Whole windows could be had at a flat rate of $10 to $12. .. Builds Propellerless Airship. An amazing propellerless all-metal airship is being built by Thomas Ben- ton Slate, well known engineer, at the Glendale airport, California, according to the Popular Science Magazine. Planned on an entirely new principle, it will be neither pushed nor pulled through the air, but will “float” by air pressure from behind. A radial blower in the ship’s nose will create in effect a vacuum in front of the dirigible, air pressure from behind con- stantly urging the ship forward into this vacuum. The power plant com: prises two turbines. Why Candy Will Explode. Now and then confectioners find whole shelves of chocolate creams that have burst open. The cause, scientists of the United States Bureau of Standards explain in the Popular Science Magazine, is yeast in the sugar filling. Ordinarily yeast, like that used for making bread, will not grow in sugar; but there is a special veast that finds the sweet, creamy mixture ideal. TIts fermentation pro- dyces gas that bursts the candy. By Special Reciprocal Arrangement It is now possible to place transient classified advertise- ments in The New York Times and The Baltimore Sun by bringing your copy to the business counter of the Star. The same exchange courtesy is extended in New York and Baltimore to readers of The Times and Sun. The Star DAILY AND SUNDAY R T2 “Where Is He?” Gob On Destroyer Asks Sailor on Memphis By the Associated Press. U. 8. 8. MEMPHIS, June 10.— “Where's Lindy,” was the greeting of a destroyer Humphrey's gob to a Memphis gob when the destroy- er's launch came alongside the cruiser 430 miles off the Virginia Capes to get a mail sack. “Never mind, sweetie,” retorted the Memphis gob. ver mind where Lindy is, here's your bacon,” and the sailor put the sack over the ship's starboard side and dropped a line into the hands stretching from the launch. Nearly all of the Memphis of- ficers turned ocut to witness the coming of the Humphreys, but Lindbergh kept snugly tucked in his bunk, much to the disappoint- ment of the destroyer’s men and officers. There was no other exchange of conversation between the ships ex- cept an “Aye, aye, sir” from Lieut. J. P. Bernard in the launch ac- knowledging one of Comdr. Beck's orders. ARMY BLIMP TO CRUISE OVER CAPITAL TONIGHT Searchlights to Play on Flag and Airship, Starting About 8 0’Clock. An Army blimp from Langley Field, Hampton, Va., carrying a large Amer- ican flag, which will be illuminated by searchlights from the ground, will fly over Washington about 8 o'clock tonight in connection with the celebra- tion of “Flag week,” it was announced today by Col. James A. Moss, direc- tor general of the United States Flag Association, which is sponsoring a nation-wide celebration to commemo- rate the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the flag of the United States. The colors to be carried by the blimp will be a garrison flag, the largest used by the Army. A battery of searchlights from the 29th Engi- neers at Fort Humphreys, under com- mand of Maj. Willlam A. Johnson, will be distributed at strategic points about the Mall and powerful beams will be directed against the ship and the flag. The blimp will cruise about between the Monument and the Capi- tol for an hour, and then will return to its base. . Bears “Wild” in Zoo. The bears in the zoo at Forest Park in St. Louis know nothing about be- ing “kept behind the bars” for the simple reason that there are no bars at all to their dens, says the Nature Magazine. It works out very well be- VIRGINIANS DROP RECEPTION PLANS Gov. Byrd to Take Part in Welcome Here—Others Call Off Greeting at Capes. 5 By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. NORFOLK, Va. June 10.—Gov. Byrd of Virginia®will not attempt to welcome Col. Charles A. Lindbergh when he enters the Virginia Capes aboard the U. S. S. Memphis this aft- ernoon, but he will go to Washington tomorrow morning, where, at the in- vitation of the President, he will take part in the official reception to the re- turning aviator. Mayor S. Heth Tyler of this city, who also had planned the journey to the Capes aboard a private vessel with a party of Norfolk officials, also has called off his plans for any sort of welcome. Virginia's executive announced the final cancellation of his planned wel- come this morning following the re- ceipt of messages from Washington in which it was stated the cruiser would not be permitted to halt in Virginia waters or to receive greetings from any other vessel. Gov. Byrd had intended safling to the Virginia Capes aboard a private yacht owned by Robert Daniel of Brandon, Va. He had first thought it would be possible to hold the Memphis in these waters long enough for the Virginia party to ex- change verbal greetings with Col. Lindbergh. When it was decreed that the cruiser would not be stopped, the governor believed it would be possi- ble for the craft on which he would be a guest to be brought close beside the Memphis so that he could signal his welcome. Officials at Washington, however, decided against any sort of welcome prior to Wash- ington's reception. “We were very anxious to go out to meet Col. Lindbergh aboard the Memphis,” Gov. Byrd sald, “but in deference to the wishes of the Presi- dent, who desires the first welcome of any sort to the returning aviator be given in Washington, we changed our plans. “Since these are Virginla waters and we are Virginians, it seemed wise to cancel our plans entirely and go instead to Washington.” N A Giant Silkworm. Some caterpillars are handsome. The largest of our giant silkworms, the Cecropia caterpillar, says the Nature Magazine, is a beautiful crea- ture, often measuring 4 inches when full grown. 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