The Washington times., 1927-06-21
Indy ANXIOUS
To TAKE REST
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
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ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June H.
Eager to return to the ranks as a
private citizen, Col Charles A.
Lindbergh today sought to abandon
the spotlight as a world hero.
The Lone Eagle" will postpone
his contemplated aerial tour of the
country for several weeks and
probably until in July.
Meantime, he win devote himself
to negotiating the first steps of a.
business career, to writing a book
Of his transatlantic flight and to
seeking rest as an ordinary mortal.
Lindbergh will decline Temporal.
lily all invitations from a clamorous
and adoring public for personal
appearances, it was said with two
possible exceptions.
Plans Dayton Visit
He was reported favorably In
cnned toward an early acceptance
OF an invitation from the Canadian
government for a visit to America s
northern neighbor.
1t was said he also felt he
should visit Dayton, Ohio, be-
cause all airnlen look upon that
city-the home of the Wrights-
as the birthplace of aviation"
The air hero will leave st. Louis
tomorrow or Thursday for the
East, presumably to visit Wash.
ington and New York, while in
the National Capital, he will confer
with Government officials over the
invitation of, the Canadian govern.
ment and with Navy officers of
the technical aspects Of his trans.
atlantic flight.
He hopes to fly East in the
Spirit. of st. Louis" to show the
public how easy it is to commute
In q plane across half the country.
Indy and his advisers here have
been stumped by the problem of
arranging his proposed aerial tour.
None of his advisers has had any
experience with such matters and
Indy will probably invoke the as
sistance of a professional agency
while in New York.
Those invitations. which specified
certain dates, were being declined
today in letters forwarded in be.
half Of Indy, by Thomas N. Dysart.
an investment broker and friend
of the youth.
Il am authorized to say that
Colonel Lindbergh win not accept
any invitations which specify GER
tain dates" said Dysart. Invita-
tons, which ask him to come at
his convenience, will be acknowl-
edged and the colonel will give
them all careful consideration.
Il personally cannot see how he
will be able to fill any engagements
until next month. He needs a COM
plete rest and he must work upon
his book"
Might Return to d. C.
Harold M. Bixby. st. Louis banker
and one Of Lindy's financial back
ers, corroborated Dysart. The
banker said Indy might visit
Washington and New York on
business but would not fulfill any
other engagements for several
weeks to come.
He added that a formal announce
ment of Lindy's plans for the i'm
mediate future would be made dur.
ing the day.
The youthful air hero needs sew.
eral weeks to consider the business
offers, already made him, it was
learned. There are now $4,000 let
tiers awaiting his consideration at
the st. Louis Chamber of Com.
merce, thousands of which relate
to business matters.
Indy has one more formal en-.
gagement to keep here before he
goes east. He has promised to
attend a banquet by the Industrial
Club of st. Louis tonight. Then
his plan is to become a private
citizen again for several weeks at
least.
ST. LOUIS, June 21.-The tro-
phies, medals and decorations con-
ferred upon Col. Charles A. Lind.
bergh by admiring governments at
home and abroad will be placed on
exposition shortly at the jefferson
Memorial here, it was announced
today. The exhibition will be I'M
der the auspices of the Missouri
Historical Society.
The gifts to Lindbergh were In.
sured for $250,OO0 when shipped
here from the east and the flier
has begun a careful inventory of
them.
At present the collection is
stored in vaults of the Mississippi
Valley Trust Company.