Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC RiLLiAM VILE.

Washington heartily approves Of
LindberGh's decision TO so into the
only business he knows anything
about. Had the young air king sue
cumbed to the financial allurements
of the movies. the vaudeville stage.
the lecture platform, or any other get
rich.quick ventures, "Lindy" would
have disappointed the millions who
love him-among his other qualities
for his uncOmmonIy good sense. The
cause of commercial aviation will be
his undyinC debtor. 1t has Jagged
wretchedly in the United States. com.
pared to progress abroad. 1t needs
an Inspirations touch. Lindbergh's
name supplies it. Insiders detect the
sage counsel of Herbert Hoover in
"Lindy's" determination to capitalize
his fame in field where 1t will be Of
the utmost service to his adoring
countrymen, though perhaps not so
richly rcmunerative to him person.
ally. Pioneers in the development Of
air transport like Howard Coffin and
Paul nderson--LindberSh two
most prominent business associates
will tell you that travel by plane will
not become truly popular until peo
pie conquer their fear. "Lindy"
month ago that there's no such word
in his lexicon. Americans are likely
to remember that when the LindberGh
corporation is in existence and regu.
larly catering for traffic.
Ambassador Herrick will be home
from France soon and it can safely
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will be devoted to personal anecdotes
of Lindbergh. In letter written to
a friend in the United States the other
day, Herrick narrated what he said
he considered the most characteristic
Lindbergh story he'd come across.
The first time the young man and
drove through the streets of Paris
after his arrival by air" said Ambas-
sador Herrick, 'Lindbergh was struck
by the presence of American fngs
everywhere. They few from house
tops, from windows. from the Partisan
balconies. from storefronts - every
where. why are they flying so many
Of our flags?' queried our youth in.
comparable. Don't you know" l
asked.4 why, no., Lindbergh re-
Joined. 4 thought people over here
only displayed their own flags. Then
1 told the captain that Paris had
broken out with rash of Stars and
Stripes in his honor. Gee" he ex
claimed"
Not only private business; but the
industry Of culture, is making lnces-
SAINT raids upon the best minds in
Uncle Sans service. Now comes LIN
coin Memorial University. at Cum.
herland Gap, Tenn. with an offer OF
it's presidency to Brig. Gen. Frank Z.
Hines, director Of the Veterans Blu
reau. Whether the call will be an.
swered affirmatively has not yet been
determined. Gen. Hines, who is com
pleting his fourth year at the Vet
Grams Bureau, has remained at the
head of that S4O0, 600 900 establish
ment in the face OF repeated invita-
lions TO enter business life at sal.
AIRY many times his Government pay.
His brilliant record as chief OF the
Army's transportation service during
the war and as administrator OF the
vast department he now directs -
well known in the commercial woEld.
one day 1t doubtless will annex
Hines.
Senator Jim" Reed OF Missouri
may be thinking that the next house
he'll occupy in Washington will be
celebrated mansion officially known as
No. 1900 Pennsylvania avenue. AT
any rate, the slush-fund HawkshaW
has Just pulled up stakes at the home
he's owned in Biltmore street north
west for the past four or five years,
and is now moving his lares and
penates out to Kansas City. There
the Democratic Southwests favorite
son for 1928 now inhabits palatial
residence on the outskirts of town
One Of its distinctive features is a
front porch and a lawn capable OF
accommodating a couple Of thousand
people without crowding. The big
boxes In which "Jim's" household
goods are packed for shipment are
adorned. for some unexplained reason,
With the numbers I'll. Anybody
who shoots craps knows what til"
stands for.
A certain Eastern college recently
conferred the honorary degree of doc
tor of laws upon A. Atwater Kent, ra-
dio manufacturer: Comdr. Richard E.
Byrd. and member of Congress. who
shall be nanneless for the purpose Of
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