Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1927, Page 2

PRESIDENT WARNS TAX GUT DEPENDS ON LESS SPENDING Sounds Note of Caution in Address to Government Business Meeting. Unless we succeed in holding expenditures at about their present level, hope of further tax reduction will be gone.” ‘With this warning, President Coolidge last night sounded a note of caution in the face of a steadily rising demand for tax reduction at the next session of Congress. Speaking to the thirteenth regular meeting of the business organization of the government at Memorial Conti- nent. Hall, and by radio to the American people, the chief executive expressed gratification over the rec- ord-breaking Federal surplus of about $599,000,000 for this fiscal year ending June 30, and an estimated surplus of $338,000,000 for the next year. But he set forth clearly and at some de- tail why “as a guide to the future. this year's surplus is of doubtful value.” Non-recurring items, and a number of extraordinary receipts that cannot be counted on for more than a limited period were ascribed by the Presi- dent as the principal reasons why the surpluses looked more promising for tax reduction than in reality they were. Lord Announces New Club. ‘Gen. Herbert M. Lord, director of the Bureau of the Budget, who fol- Jowed the President, reviewed at length the record of the Government under budget control, and announced for the purpose of effecting still fur- ther savings, the formation of a new club for Federal workers, to be known as the “Loyal Order of Wood- peckers,” humorously explaining the need for concerted “tapping away at waste.” In advising caution in the matter of prospective tax reduction, Presi- dent Coolidge said, “We must keep in mind that our revenue laws cannot be written from the standpoint of a single year, but must be expected to vield adequate revenue over a period of years. It is essential therefore to “discount temporary and non-recurring items and to base the estimated reve- nue on those resources which can be looked upon as essentially permanent in character.” Among the non-recur ring items, he referred to sale of capital assets, collections from farm Joan bonds, and other miscellaneous securities. Railroad receipts growing out of war-time Federal control of the roads the President predicted could not be expected to return any substantial amount after 1929. The pet revenue of back taxes over tax tefunds was said also to be an item which could not safely be counted upon for future years. “We have no fear,” said the Presi- dent, “that our present revenue laws will not produce -ample income to carry on the business of the Gov: ernment. But this does not justify dn enlargement of our expenditure program. Rather does it dictate and demand that we make renewed effort to keep within our present expendi- tures. One thing is certain. Unless we succeed in holding expenditures 4t about their present level, hope of further tax reduction will be gone.” Surplus Influence Great. Surpluses of the Government, how ever, the President pointed out, had had “great influence” in making tax reduction possible. Application of surpluses to the public debt, he ex- plained, had “permanently” reduced interest charges, cutting these charges for next year to $63,000,000 less than for the current year. For the next fiscal year, known as 1929, President Coolidge called on the Government spending agencies to hold their total expenditures, exclusive of reduction of the debt, the Postal Serv- ice and tax refunds, down to $3,300,- 000.000. Sharp warning was issued by the President that administrators of Gov- ernment funds should keep within the original appropriation of Congress. ““In recent vears,” said the Chief PExecutive, “actual deficits have been few, and in most cases unpreventable. ‘There have been cases, however, where administrators have so obli- gated their funds in the first months of a year that unless Congress af- forded relief necessary activities would have been stopped. I am determined there shall be an end to procedures of this sort. Good administrators will plan their operating campaigns to eonform with the appropriations made by the Congress. There is no place in the Federal service for other than good administrators.” Cites Mississippi Disaster. The Mississippi disaster was re- ferred to by the President as prob- ably reducing prospective revenue and increasing prospective expendi- tures. Gen. Lord reviewed the history of the Federal surplus and pointed with some pride to the fact that this year it had been possible to bring expendi- tures down to about $2,975,235,850, which was $73,000,000 less than spent in 1924 and within the goal of $3,000,- 000,000 long sought by the budget. Through the “Two Per Cent Club.” which planned to operate by not fill- ing vacancies in the Federal pay roll, Gen. Lord announced that a saving of about $18,000,000 had been made. Prompt settlement of bills had saved more than $1,000,000, he said. During the coming pear, the budget director declared, the operating agen- cies thought they wouid spend $3,020.- 6000.000. This, he said, “is $45,000,000 in excess of our expected expenditure this year. * * * We must put the inspected and condemned mark on that $45,000,000." New Club Based on Story. The new club, which Gen. Tord stated with be known as “The Loyal Order of Woodpeckers,” for the pur- pose of saving Government funds, was based on a story which he told, in brief, as follows: ‘A speaker was lecturing on for- estry. ‘I don’t suppose,’ said he, ‘that a single person here has ever done anything to conserve our valuable tim- ber.’ A moment of silence, and then a_meek-looking little man in the rear of the hall se and said ‘I once shot a woodpec 3 *“We need a woodpecker club,” con- tipued Gen. Lord, “in the interest of a 100 per cent commitment of the peo- ple in the service to a crusade for smpall savings—a sort of shrapnel at- tack on that $45,000,000 for which we wil be gunning next vear, ¢ All hail to the Loyal Order of Woodpeck- ere, whose persistent tapping away at waste will make cheerful music in Government offices and workshops the coming year.” Reporting success on his proposal to eurtail Government correspondence, Gen. Lord predicted that it could be “‘reduced 30 or more per cent without interference with necessary functions.” —_— Noted London Banker Dies. LONDON, June 11 vaus morning. UP).—Baron Swaythling (Louis Samuel Montagu), well known banker, died in London He was 58 years of age and head of the banking firm of onta C Vi oth day of J smuel Montagu & Co, ‘He visited | 10{h cay of MOTHER MEETS FAMOUS SON BELOW DECK ABOARD MEMPHIS tiously to The dream of mothers came true to- day for Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, who greeted a son who had been laden with honors by all the world. Just one among the millions who are seeking a sight of the famous New York-to-Paris flyer, the mother, honored for her offspring, traveled to- day from the White House to the Navy Yard to see her boy arrive in triumph, and she eagerly sought his eye from the crowd which gazed upon the tall figure of Lindbergh on the bridge of the cruiser Memphis, The son’s eyes, too, apparently were sweeping the throng for a glimpse of his mother, who was there to claim her part of the pride America holds for the blonde young man who amazed the world with his history- making air feat. Contrasted sharply with the recep- tion of Lindbergh and the ovation he received everywhere was the unob- trusive journey of Mrs. Lindbergh Waits for Docking on Balcony of Porch at Navy Yard—Travels Unostenta~ Triumph. Lindbergh Unable To Attend Flag or Missouri Functions Col. Charles A. Lindbergh this morning sent a radio mes- sage to I J. Roberts, secretary of the local committee on ar- rangements, notifying him that he will not be able to attend the vesper flag ceremony at the Capitol tomorrow afternoon or the scheduled Missouri State Saciety reception at the Hotel Washington tomorrow night. The text of the radio mes- sage follows: “Washington reception ac- cepted as planned. Will be un- able to attend flag ceremony or Missouri Society.” It wa lll(flfvmdly that the vesper flag service will be held as planned regardless of the fact that Col, Lindbergh will not from the temporary White House on Dupont Circle to the side of the ship. She traveled in a White House auto- mobile with John Hays Hammond, chairman of the city’s reception com- mittee, and a White House aide. Few recognized her as her automobile sped along the Capital streets, because all eyes were turned upon her celebrated son. She stood on the balcony of a porch of the tnavy yard commandant’s house as the Memphis approached the docks, As the ship bearing her son came nearer she went to a little garden overlooking the water front. From that point she recognized the outline of her son standing in the bright sunlight on the cruiser’s bridge. She stood with a few friends as the ship came to anchor. As the ship tied up to the wharf she went to the land- ing and waited there for the lowering of the gang plank. Meet Below Decks. As vet no signal had passed between her and the young aviator, who con- tinued to search the crowd for a glimpse of her. Some final adjust- ments were made at the passageway and then Mrs. Lindbergh walked aboard, Lindbergh then was escorted below deck. There their meeting followed, ‘What words were uttered between the proud mother and the famous son only they know and perhaps they will never tell. On_leaving the ship Lindbergh seized his mother in his arms and vir- tually had to fight his way through the crowd to get to the automobile assigned to the two for the trip to the Monument grounds. ‘The women of Washington today honored Mrs. Lindbergh as she pre. pared to bestow a mother's welcome on her son. A large bouquet of two dozen American Beauty roses in a sil- ver vase more than a foot high were sent to her this morning by the wom- en’s reception committee headed by Miss Mabel T. Boardman of the Amer- ican Red Cross. On the vase was in- scribed: “To Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh in_appreciation of mother and son.” Later in the morning Miss Board- man called at the temporary White House, where Mrs. Lindbergh is the guest of the President and Mrs. Cool- idge, to pay the respects of the coni- mittee. Mrs. Lindbergh left the tem- porary White House shortly before 11 o'clock for the navy yard to welcome her famous son and ride with him in a White House automobile past cheer- ing crowds lining Pennsylvania ave- nue to the ceremony at the Monu- attend, but that the Missouri State Society reception may be called off, The mother of the New York-to- Paris flyer arrived in Washington late vesterday with the same modesty that marked Col. Lindbergh's arrival in Paris when he got out of his plan= and said simply: “I am Charles Lind. bergh.” Mrs. Lindbergh, after leav- ing the Detroit-Washington train in a Baltimore suburb to avoid publicity, came to Washington in a White House car with only Lieut. Francis C. Grayling, President Coolidge's aide, as escort. Smiles for Photographers. At the temporary White House Mrs. Lindbergh seemed reluctant to face the battery of cameras that was turned upon her. She bestowed a gracious smile upon the photogra- phers, however, and then waved a greeting to the cheering crowds that lined the streets. Once she tried to €0 in, but was called back to poss again. Finally she was permitted to leave, and while newspapermen clam- ored for an interview she slipped into the house and was shown direct- ly to her room. Later she was greeted by Mrs.. Coolidge in the libra Fellow passengers on the tr from Detroit reported that Mrs. Lindbergh traveled unrecognized by more than 2 tew people. When she arrived in Washington she was dressed with ex- treme simplicity. Over a green dress she wore a plain black coat with a white collar, and her hat was black with white trimmings. On the breast of her dress, half hidden by the coat, was pinned the silver wings which are her son’s Air Service emblem. o The crowd began to gather at Dupont circle nearly an hour before Mrs. Lindbergh arrived and by 4:40, when the car appeared after a_trip of an hour and 40 minutes from Balti- more, there were more than 500 spec- tators on the sidewalks in addition to many who had found parking space for their cars. Traffic was frequently Jjammed, many cars continuing around and around the circle, and there were one or two minor collisions. wildly. Response Made As Col. Lindbergh faced the President. It is thi one message. assembled thousands. The most emphatic applause The police had put up stanchions for ropes, but the ropes were not there, and the moment the crowd caught a glimpse of the flyer's mother it sent up a cheer and then broke for the car. Scores streamed into the driveway and the White House volice had all they could do to keep them from the steps. Women held their children high above the heads ment. Tomorrow on B All Washington will have. an op- portunity to see Col. Lindbergh's plane, the Spirit of St. Louls, on ex- hibition tomorrow. ‘Tomorrow morning it will be placed on a barge at the Naval Air Station at Anacostia, where it is being assem- Lled this afternoon and towed to Hains Point. There it will be anchored a few feet from the sea wall and in plain view of motorists going around the point. No one will be allowed to board the barge. The site for the exhibition of the TEXT OF COOLIDGE SPEECH TO FLYER (Continued from First Page.) Island in a monoplane christened ‘The Spirit of St. Louis’ in honor of his home and that of his supporters. It was no haphazard adventure. After months of most careful preparation, supported by a vallant character, driven by an unconquerable will and inspired by the imagination and the spirit of his Viking ancestors, this Reserve officer set wing across the dangerous stretches of the North At. lantic. He was alone. His destina- tion was Paris. “Thirty-three hours and thirty min- utes later, in the evening of the sec- ond day. he landed at his destination on the French flying fleld at Le Bour- get. He had traveled over 3,600 miles and established a new and remarkable record. The execution ‘of his project was a perfect exhibition of art. “This country will always remember the way in which he was received by the people of France, by their Presi- May Ci_rculntion Daily... 101,731 Sunday.109,719 Distriot of Colymbia, ss: YLEMING NEWBoLD, of THE EVENING and § Solemniy - wwea usiness Manager UNDAY STAR. doey that the actual number of opies, of the paver named. sold and_ distrib- lited during the month of May. A. D. 1027 Was as follows: DAILY. .- 9,uu-?=,,. disa g3sazasasss HiE gefgszzsaases 2 Less adjustments Total daily net circulation...... Average daily net vaid circulatin "ul;a number of copies for Daily average net circulation SUNDAY. 110,639 536,110 7.815 518,505 . 100115 60 v ireulation. . 5 Averags Sundag net circulation. ., 100.719 Less adjustments Total Sunday net circulation Average net paid Sunday ion ... Average number 108580 o' v v o of the crowd so that they could, see Col. Lindbergh's mother. Lindbergh’s Plane to Be on Exhibition arge off Hains Point plane was suggested to Col. Lindbergh and he gave his approval from the Memphis as it cruised up the river this morning. The plan had been sug- gested to prevent thousands of Wash- ingtonians going to the Naval Air Sta- tion to see the plane, as no egress is available to keep the public moving. Tomorrow it is expected a large detail of park police will keep the automo- biles moving, thereby allowing every one who can get to Potomac Park in a machine to get a good glimpse of the famous airplane. dent and by their government. It was the more 1emarkable because they were mourning the disappear- ance of their intrepid countrymen who had tried to span the Atlantic on a western flight. Barriers Broken Down. “‘Our messenger of peace and good will had broken down another barrier of time and space and brought two great peoples into closer communion. In less than a day and a half he had crossed the ocean over which Colum- bus had traveled for 69 days and the Pilgrim Fathers for 66 days on their way to the New World. But, above all in showering applause and honors upon this genial, modest American youth, with the naturalness, the sim- plicity and the poise of true great- ness, France had the opportunity to show clearly her good will for America and our people. With like acclaim and evidences of cordial friendship, our ambassador without portfolio was re- ceived by the rulers, the governments and the peoples of England and Bel- glum. From other nations came hearty messages of admiration for him and for his country. For these manifold evidences of friendship we are profoundly grateful. “The absence of self-acclaim, the re- fusal to become commercialized, which has marked the conduct of this sin- cere and genuine exemplar of fine and noble virtues, has endeared him to every one. He has returned unspoiled. Particularly has it been delightful to have him refer to his airplane as somehow possessing a personality and being equally entitled to credit with himself, for we are proud that in every particular this silent partner represented American genius and in- dustr; I am told that more than 100 separate companies furnished mate- rials, parts or service in its construc- tion. “And now, my fellow citizens, this young man has returned. He is here. He has brought his unsullied fame home. Tt is our great privilege to * ‘el- come back to his native land, on be- half of his own people, who have a deep affection for him and have been | thrilled by his splendid achievement, {a colonel of the United States Officers’ Reserve Corps, an illustrious citizen of our Republic, a conqueror of the air and strengthener of the ties which bind us to our sister nations across the sea, and, as President of the nited States, I bestow the Distin- hed Flying Cross, as a symbol of reciation for what he is and what he has done, upon Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.” Y —— PINEDO HOPS OFF. PONTA DELGADA, Azores Island, June 11 (A).—Comdr. Francesco de Pinedo, Italian long-distance flyer, hopped off here at 5:13 o’clock this morning for Lisbon. He is on the last and sworn to before me this Business Manager. Subscribed stages of his four-continent flight, tak- . South America, North Praised by President. In epitomizing the Nation's appre- ciation of Col. Lingbergh the Presi- dent said: “He has brought his unsullied fame home. It is our great privilege to wel- come back to his native land on behalf of his own people, who have a deep affection for him and have been thrilled by his splendid achievements a colonel of the United States Officers’ Reserve Corps, an illustrious citizen of our republic, a conqueror of the air and a strengthener of the ties that bind us to our sister nations across the sea. When the President referred to Col. Lindbergh as “our son” and men- tioned that “his mother endowed him with her own modesty and charm,” Mrs. Coolidge stood up, followed by the cabinet members and the official party, and the whole crowd cheered vociferously. Mrs, Coolidge drew Mrs. Lindbergh to her feet and the fiyer's mother bowed graciously in acknowledgment of the tribute to her son’s outstanding characteristic. Vigorous applause was given when the President commended Col. Lind- bergh as “a man of good moral habits and regular in his business.” Goes Home With Coolidge. In less than a minute after Col. Lindbergh concluded his brief state- ment the presidential party left for the temporary White House, where Col. Lindbergh and his mother are house guests. ‘As Lindbergh left the stand, the Army Band playing “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” there was a pyro- technical display Jjust outside the lines when 21 bombs, the National sa- lute, was fired. Each, as it burst, revealed a small American flag or an American eagle attached to a parachute which floated over the vast assemblage. One of the seatures of the demonstration on the Monument Lot was the absence of anything bordering on confusion. The crowd, while intense and extremely eager in its enthusiasm to see and cheer the Nation's honored guest, was a happy one and easily handled. The tribute paid by President Cool- idge in his address particularly to the people of France caught the spirit of the crowd and was greeted witn cheers. ‘-hlfil;lsd before Col. Lindbergh's arrival with his mother and Chairman Ham- mond of the citizens' executive com- mittee had left the Navy Yard, the Washington Monument Grounds were densely packed with a crowd estimated to number nearly 200,000 persons. Before the arrival of Col. Lindbergh {hose who have been in charge of pre- vious large gatherings on the Monu- ment Grounds said that this wus the largest assem| e of people ever gathered ther H&;xe::le,:niea of soldiers were stationed at various strategic points ready to Sut into the crowd and prevent any Such mob rush as has attended Lind- bergh's jubilation gatherings abroad and whith the committee here was urged by Ambassador Houghton to carefully guard against. B ‘Mrs. Coolidge was becomingly gown- ed in a georgette crepe, loose fitting dress with plaids of blue and black. She wore a large broad-brimmed black hat. quarter to 1 the cry rang Ihlt\l)luglt ‘ll\e crowd that Lindbergh was coming, and a tremendous cheer arose which was continued intermit. tently until his arrival at the Presi- nt's stand. de’l‘hz great seal of the United States adorned the front of the stand, and on either side, with the American flag and the President’s flag, stood guards of honor from the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Members of the diplomatic corps began to gather early, among the first arrivals being Baron and Mme. Matsu- daira and the German Ambassador, Baron and Baroness von Maltzan. Among members of the cabinet was Attorney General Sargent. Among the prominent out-of-town guests in rthe stand was E. delphia. l Throngs Surround Stand. After Col. Lindbergh’'s car had turned from Pennsylvania avenue into Fifteenth street the huge crowd from Pennsylvania avenue, which had waited for hours to view the parade, swept across the Ellipse in a veritable tide of humanity and crowded abput T. Stotesbury of Phila- |, CHEERING THOUSANDS HAIL LINDBERGH IN AVENUE PARADE (Continued from First Page.) words the President presented the intrepid youth with the highest aviation honor in the gift of the Government. The crowd cheered by Lindbergh. crowd 48 homing pigeons, one for each State in the Union, were released from a cage directly under him and flew forth in all directions to carry to the people everywhere in this country a direct message of his triumphal ar- rival in the Capital and of his hearty welcome on behalf of the “On the 24th of May last I arrived in Paris,” said Col. Lind- bergh. “During the week I spent in France and Europe and the short period in London the people there asked me to bring back : ‘You have seen the affection of the people of France for the people of America demonstrated to you. When you return, take back this message to your people.’ concluded Col. Lindbergh, modestly bowing to the plaudits of the I thank you,” given by the crowd was when the President said of Col. Lindbergh: “The absence of self-acclaim, the refusal to become commercialized, which has marked the con- duct of this sincere and genuine exemplar of fine and noble virtues, has endeared him to every one. He has returned unspoiled.” the ropes along B street, behind the President’s stand. As the Lindbergh car neared the President’'s stand the Army Band played “The Stars and Stripes - For- ever,” the President and Mrs. Coolidge standing, the President broadly smil- ing while Mrs. Coolldge kept time to the rhythm of the music. The official reception committee of cabinet and public officials had well filled the stand when tbe guest of honor arrived, es- corted by John Hays Hammond. Col. Winship, the President's mili- tary aide, presented John Hays Ham- mond to the President and Mr. Ham- mond presented Lindbergh. As he turned to face the crowd a tremendous cheer was given by the crowd, which extended in a dense pack from the De- partment of Agriculture grounds to the Navy Building and back from the reviewing stand south to beyond the Sylvan Theater. Souvenir Hunters Busy. Col. Lirdbergh was seated between the President and the Secretary of ‘War, while his mother was seated be- tween Mrs. Coolidge and Postmaster General New, forming the front row in the President’s stand. The Presi- dent then delivered his address of wel- come and commendation in the name of the American people. After the President’s party had left the stand souvenir hunters sought to secure mementos of the occasion by practically fighting for flowers in the set piece on the rostrum front from which the President and Col. Lind- bergh spoke and other signs and memorabilia of the occasion. Returning to the White House from the Monument Grounds, the President and Mrs. Coolidge were together and Col. Lindbergh and his mother in the car following. When the presidential party ar- rived at the temporary White House from the ceremonies at the Monument, a large crowd was on the streets to greet them. The party paused on the front steps and waved acknowledg- ment to the cheering people and long enough to be photographed and then went inside. The crowd, however, was not satisfied at this brief glimpse of the hero and Immediately sent up a cry, “We want Lindy.” Much to the delight of everybody, Col. Lindbergh, a few minutes later, appeared on a balcony outside one of the second- story windows and waved acknowledg- meni Crowd Breaks Through Lines. Lindbergh's triumphal journey up Pennsylvania avenue was halted soon after it started today, when the en- thusiastic crowd broke through the lines and halted the parade. Those anxious to cheer the aviator did not at first recognize him, because he was in civilian clothes, When they did spot him, they descended upon his automobile, making it neces- sary for the police to get busy - ing them back. get busy in hold Honor of Triumph. Passing through the lanes of cheer- Ing thousands, who made swerving, living walls along the route of the march from the Navy Yard to the Treasury, until he was engulfed in the mighty host that swarmed the Monument grounds, Col. Lindbergh lived an hour of triumph that rivaled h|s~ reception in Paris and London. For the boy who had brought honor to his country by his remarkable feat, and for the mother seated so proudly beside him, Washington’s hero-wor- shiping populace seemed to know no lmllt in their affectionate welcome. Cordons of police and troops forced back the great crowds assembled in the open space about the Peace Monu- ment as the Lindbergh car, escorted by the President’s own troop of Cav- airy, joined the military force, of 2,000 men forming the triumphant parade up historic Pennsylvania avenue. Bewildered by Greeting. Somewhat bewildered by the tumult- ous greeting, Col. Lindbergh waved and showed his famous smile, which acted like fuel added to flames in stimuluting the crowds to greater en- thusiasm. Washington has witnessed far greater parades in numerical numbers, but never before had the city poured out its welcome in such lavish fashion to a returning hero. As the uniformed troops and bands, headed by Brig. Gen. Rockenbach. wershal of the parade, algwl way up the gayly decorated Avenue, the crowds cheered them lustily, but their minds were on Lindbergh. Un- der the huge American flag stretched across_the avenue hetween the Post Office Department and The Star Build- ing, Col. Lindbergh passed to meet the plaudits of the thousands kept waiting for hours in the vicinity of the Treas- ury. Then the long column swung down Fifteenth street to the Monu- ment, where further honors awaited the hero. Mother Arrives at Yard. Before he began his triumphal trip up the Avenue to the Monument Grounds Col. Lindbergh had been of- ficially welcomed as he walked down the gangplank of the Memphis. Slowly and gracefully the Memphis glided around the curve in the Ana- costia River that brought it into full view of the official welcoming com- mittee and the assembled crowd facing the dock. It was then 11:20 o'clock. The cruiser passed close to the channel poles as she was forced by the narrowness of the channel to turn rather sharply and as she did, the Navy Band struck up the stirring strains of “Nancy Lee” and followed it with “Sailing, Salling Over the Bounding Main.” Mrs. Lindbergh arrived about 11:20 o'clock in a White House automobil accompanied by John Hays Ham- mond, chairman of the Commission- ers’ officlal welcoming committee. She did not come directly to the wharf, however, but remained in seclusion until the Memphis was about ready to dock. Memphis Behind Schedule. The official reception committee arrived on the wharf at 11:02 o'clock in. a vprocession of automobiles. A few moments later they abandoned the cars and promenaded the wharf or gathered in small groups and chatted and watched the aerial man- euvers. The Memphis had not yet poked its bow into the Anacostia River, although it was scheduled to puill into its dock two minutes earlier. The. pilot’s mother had not made her appearance up to this time. Immediately after.the arival of the reception committee, a cannon at the vard boomed a 14-volley salute an- houncing the arrival of Secretary of the Navy Wilbur. The crowd caught its first glimpse of Lindbergh as he stood on the bridge of the cruiser as she pulled into the dock. He was hatless and was attired in a blue suit with a pin stripe. The crowd immediately cheer- ed its welcome and he responded with a slight wave of hi$ hand. As the Memphis drew up to the wharf another thunderous cheer went up from the throng,-and again Lind- bergh waved in reply. It took about 12 minutes to dock the big cruiser, and in the meantime Lindbergh stood on the bridge surveying the crowd carefully, and once he took a pair of fleld glasses and looked down, ap- parently searching for his mother. Before the gangway was finally ad- Jjusted, the crowd broke through the ropes despite the vain efforts of Marine guards to keep them intact and ran close to the dock. The Memphis made a good landing from the port side, but it took about 12 minutes to tie her up and hoist the gangplank into place. During these ceremonies the honored hero continued to observe the crowd from the bridge. If he saw his mother in the throng no one in the crowd knew of it, for his eyes wandered in all directions. Mother Meets Son. Just as soon as the gangway was put into place. Vice Admiral Guy H. Burrage, commander of the fleet in European waters, came down the gangway, took Mrs. Lindbergh by her arm and escorted her to the deck of the boat and into the admiral's cabin, where her famous son had gone to await her. Exactly what took place when mother and son met has not yet been revealed. The greeting was brief, however, for in about 10 minutes Mrs. Lindbergh and her son returned to the deck and walked down the gang- plank to enter automobiles for their trip to the head of the parade which was then waiting for them. The luncheon which was scheduled to have taken place aboard the Mem- phis had to be postponed because of the delay of the cruiser in reach- ing her berth. _While waiting for the cruiser to be tied to her dock, Lindbergh left his post on the bridge and came down to the deck, where he stood for a few minutes in the front to please the Crows Several times he saluted in ac- knowledgement to the cheers and applause of the crowd. Cries of “‘Speech, Speech” went up from the throng, but Lindbergh merely smiled blandly. Pose for Photographers. Col. Lindbergh and his mother stood together for nearly five minutes posing for photographers and acknowledging the continuing plaudits of the crowd. Then with the Memphis sounding a salute, Mrs. Lindbergh climbed back into the White House car, smiled ac- knowledgment to_the crowd and sat down. Col. Lindbergh followed her immediately, bow ng repeatedly from the car. Then John Hays Hammond entered the car and took a seat on the other side of Mrs. Lindbergh, and with its horn shrieking warning to the throngs which pushed about it. the car wormed its way clear and sped away from the dock. Lindbergh took his first and official welcome back to the shores from which he so hastily departed on his epoch-making flight exactly three Wi ago in the cool way that is characteristic of him. He did not ap- pear to be unnerved by the shouts and applause that gre d the Memphis as she drew into berth, nor did he show any outWard evidence of un- asiness when & o stood on the dec] CABINET T0 ATTEND LINDBERGH DINNER Temporary White House Event Tonight to Be Marked by Simplicity. The dinner party to be given at the temporary White House, at 15 Dupont circle, in honor of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, who with his mother. are house guests of President and Mrs. Coolidge while in Washington, will be marked by its simplicity. ‘Although this function is officially classed as a state affair, there will be less than 30 persons, including the President and Mrs. Coolidge and their guests of honor, seated about the decorated table, and inasmuch as President and Mrs. Coolidge have in- dicated their desire for informality on this occasion, it is assumed that they intend to make the dinner a really home affair. Many Floral Decorations. The regular dining room of the Dupont Circle White House will be used for this fuhction and the gar- deners from the White House have been engaged, yesterday and this morning, arranging the floral decora- tions, not only in this room, but throughout the house, in which work they were personally directed by Mrs. Coolidge. ‘Although the President and Mrs. Coolidge have given several dinner parties since taking up their residence in this house, the dinner party tonight will be the first really notable affair, despite its simple aspects, that has been held in the temporary White House. Guests at Banquet. The President and Mrs. Coolidge will have as their guests tonight besides Col. Lindbergh and his mother, the members of the Cabinet and their wives, John Hays Hammond, chair- man of the committee handling the Lindbergh reception in Washington, and Mrs. Hammond, Everett Sanders, secretary to the President, and Mrs. Sanders, Col. Blanton Winship, U. S. A., and Capt. Wilson Brown, U. S. N., chief military and naval aides, respec- tively, to the President and less thanh half a dozen other guests whose names have not yet been made public. — e of the cruiser in full view of the as- sembled throng. 50 Sacks of Mail. * Two screened mail wagons, con- taining 50 sacks of air mail letters of congratulation to the dauntless fiyer, which will be turned over to him later, reached the navy vyard about 10:30 o’clock. The trucks bore signs reading: “Lindy’'s Mail— Congratulations sent by way of air mail.” They were in charge of Charles A. Norris, August Flegel and Francis X. Mohun. Just about this time word reached the half hundred or more newspaper photographers and movie picture camera men who were assembled on the wharf that it was the wish of President Coolidge that no pictures be taken of Lindbergh's first greet- ing with his mother. The reason for this is obvious. Brewer Donates Drinks. Although drinking water was at a distinct premium, the parched throats of the special guests who were roped off from the Mayflower's dock were dampened by cooling soft drinks con- tributed by a former St. Louis brewer. A Wright J-5 motor, similar to the one used on the Spirit of St. Louis, was placed on exhibition in front of the gangplank which Lindbergh walk- ed down and served to . interest a small throng of spectators who were given privileged entree to the Navy Yard gate prior to the arrival of the Memphis. A section of the Navy Band, attired in their Summer white uniforms, took position on the wharf shortly after 10 o'clock, and sent its musical wel- come to the famous pilot as he stepped ~_wn the gangplank. Cabinet Dinner Tonight. The unprecedented distinction for any American boy of being the guest of honor at a cabinet dinner, sitting at the right hand of the President, is awaiting young Lindbergh tonight —the details of which, it is safe to say, will never be made public by word of his mouth. It will be a thrill which he locks closely away in the tabernacle of his soul. After the cabinet dinner, probably about 8:30 o'clock, when released by the President, Lindbergh will be taken in hand by John Hays Ham- mond, chairman of the official execu- tive committee, and escorted to the re- ception of the Minnesota State So- ciety at the Willard Hotel. It is ex- pected that his mother will accompany him to this event, where ‘they will meet old friends and neighbors and the playmates of “Slim's” boyhood days. There the ceremonies will include an address by Secretary of State Kellogg, for more than 50 years a resident of Lindbergh's home State. The guest of honor will respond. These cere- ck anese empire ll\: the monies also will be carried over the far-reaching tentacles of radio hook-up. Soon after 9:30 o'clock will be, as unostentatiously as possible, spirited away from the home State folks by Mr. Hammond and taken to the Washington Auditorium for the big reception by the National Press Club, which is in effect the general recep- tion for Washington to the distin- guished visitor—enjoying the thrill that comes but once in a lifetime when he comes back as outstanding figure to the place where he went to school, where he was a page in the Capitol while his father helped to make the laws—to the seat of that Governmene which he has so well served in peace and war. Outside the Willard Hotel and out- side the Washington Auditorium and along the route between will be crowds gathered to see his passage and brag of it for long thereafter. At the National Press Club,recep- tion all of the leaders in official and social life of the Capital will be there to greet him and glory to merely “touch the hem of his garment.” The Secretary of State will present him with a portfolio containing all of the official radiograms and cable- grams from all of the nations of the world and from kings and emperors and potentates of every tongue and in eyery clime, congratulating the Na- tion on Lindbergh's single-handed the boy who brushed the offer of contracts for mil- lions of dollars, who said he hoped he could get his old job back as air mail pilot, who is still an air mail pilot by Postmaster General New's dictum, has the unique distinction of having a_ special air-mail stamp struck off to commemorate his epic achievement, and the first copy of this is to be presented to him by Postmaster New at the Press Club reception tonight. Lindbergh will make another brief speech, which, with all other events on the program today, will be broad- cast to the unseen multitude in the 48 States of the Union—and as far as the wireless waves may carry. World Has Much Desert. There are 4,861,000 square miles of desert area in the world, according to the Liberty magazine. This | equivalent to the combined areas of the United States, England, France, Germany, Greece, Egypt, the Jap- 1i Islands. PARADE SWIFTLY - MOVES ON SIGNAL Marine Officer, With Binocu- lars, Picks Up Order Nearly Mile Away. Down thie north side of Capitol Hill at 12:26 today sped a line of motor cycles, a troop of Cavalry and a caval- cade of automobiles, in one of which sat Charles Lindbergh and his mother. An officer mounted the Peace Monu ment and signaled almost a mile down the thoroughfare. Far up Pennsylva- nia avenue, west of Twelfth street, a Marine officer with binoculars pick- ed up the signal. He spoke to S. D. Rockenbach, U. S Rockenbach passed the w ward-d-d! March!" At 12:26% this afternoon the lonz line of march started, and a w cheers slowly swept up Pennsylvania avenue apace with the presidential car in_which Col. Lindbergh rode. The main column stretched to less than three blocks from the Treasury. Lined up in it, all told, were 1,800 officers and men of the Army, and Marine Corps, including the bands in line of march. The column started to move forward slowly. In less than 2 minutes that whole line, more than 12 squares long, was in motion. It moved like clock- work. The central figure reached the base of the Capitol at 12:26 and 12:46 was rearing the Monument grounds, where densely packed thou sands, pushing and jamming and cheering, awaited his coming. Avenue Lined With Crowds. Long before the military parade, comprising units of 1,800 men, was scheduled to move from the Peace Monument upon being joined by Col. Lindbergh and the reception commit- tees, Pennsylvania avenue .to the Treasury was lined by two unbroken walls of humanity. Thousands, seek- ing points of vantage, waited pa- tiently along the two sides of the Avenue, while other thousands, crowd- ing windows and improvised stands, amused themselves by watching the swarming hordes of people. It was at 1 o'clock that those farther up the Avenue picked up the cry of “Here they come!” as the colorful parade of bright uniforms and flashing sabers began its slow approach. Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, su perintendent of police, flanked by a guard of mounted police, rode in ad- vance of the column. Behind Maj. Hesse rode the grand marshal of the parade, Brig. Ge 8. D. Rockenbach, U. A., com- mander of the Department of Wash ington. He was accompanied by his aides, representing the Army, Navy and Marine Corps and the District of Columbia National Guard. The approach of Gen. Rockenbach was the signal for one of those spon- taneous outbursts of cheering that mark a great crowd pent up with an emotion that simply must find an outlet. Army Band Resplendent. Then followed the Army Band, resplendent in new uniforms. who heralded tle approach of the popular hero with martial airs. Next in order came tne 3d Bat- talion, 12th Infantry, commanded by Maj. William H. Simpson, and the 15th Engineers, commanded ‘by Ma} E. H. Marks. More music by the 3d Cavalry Band enlivened the zero hour for the spec- tators as the mounted troops from Fort Myer, commanded by Maj. A. R. Chaffee, trailed behind. These con- sisted of the 16th Field Artillery (less one troop) and the 2d Squadrom, 3d_Cavalry (less one troop). Behind the Fort Myer contingent came the famous Marine Band in full dress uniform, which has officiated in every great national celebration since the founding of Washington. It was followed by a battalion of Marines, in their “blues,” from Quantico and_the Marine Barracks, commanded by Maj. William F. Harrison. “Bluejackets” Make Hit. | Following the Marines marched the Navy Band, accompanied by three companies of “bluejackets,” trim fight ing men who swung along in business- like fashion that made a hit with the crowds. They were com- manded by Lieut. Comdr. H. L. Mer- ring. Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, com- mander of the District National Guard, accompanied by his staff offi- cers, brought up the rear of the mili- tary procession. Behind them marched 500 men comprising the various units of the National Guard. Theirs was really a post of honor, for they marched in front of the automobile carrying Col. Lindbergh, his mother and John Hays Hammond and the “President’s Own” escort of Cavalry from Fort Myer. Cheering for the National Guard units had no cooner died away when the first glimpse of Col. Lindbergh, as thousands of necks craned and thou- sands stood on tiptoe, precipitated a never ending ovation all along the line seldom witnessed before in the Capital which no one can longer call Dblase. As the head of the parade reached Fifteenth street at the Treasury, packed to suffocation by a wildly, hilarious mass of humanity, the col- umn swurg gracefully down the street to B street and thence on to the Monument grounds, where the Presi- dent was waiting. Official Reception Comniittee. The official reception committee, fol- lowed in automobiles behind the Lind- berg car and the “President's Own" troop, as follow The Secretary of War, the Seecre- tary of the Navy, the Postmaster General. Commissioners ferro and Bell. Senators Copeland, Curtis, Hale, Harrison, Hawes, Robinson of Arkun- sas, Reed of Missouri, Schall, Ship- stead and Swanson, Representatives Britten, Wyant, Bacon, Moore of Virginia, Cole, Jones of Michigan, Ramseyer, Evans, Busby and Bloom. Executive committee — Miss Mabel Boardman, J. Harry Cunningham, E. C. Grakam, Lieut. Col, U. S. Grant, 3d;: William Green, M. A. Leese, Rear Admiral Willilam A. Moffett, Frank B. Noyes, Maj. Gen. M. Patrick, I. J. Roberts, Brig. Gen. S. D. Rockenbach, Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, W. C. Griffin. General committee—Porter Adams. Dr. F. W. Ballou, Ira E. Bennett, Rear Adm Frederick C. Billard, Ma). Gen. John M. Clem, F. Trubee Davi- son. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, John M. Gleissmer, Warren I. Glover, Joseph C. Grew, Maj. Gen. Creed C. Ham- mond, David Lawrence, Maj. Gen. John A. Lejenue, commandant Marine Corps; Willlam P. MacCracken, jr.: Avery C. Marks, jr.; Comdr. Edward J. Noland, C.' 1. Putman, Lieut. Charles H. Reilly, E. P. Warner, J. Yaden, Charles Lockwood, Representa- tive Fish. \ Guests of the committee—Comadr. A. C. Read, U. 8. N.; Charles Evans Hughes, Nathan Milley, Robert Nun- gesser, brother of Capt. Nungesser: Comdr. Richard E. Byrd, U. 8. N John C. Lodge, uncle of Col. Lind- bergh; R. R. Blythe, Col, Lindbergh's Il’)““:;“‘l—l"ri:”rl‘m"‘:l'; ;: L. Grimes, r. C. H. Longley, J. H. Levis an K. T. Marting © ryin —_— Industry and trade associations in the United States total over 9,000 in numbs Dougherty, ‘Talia-