Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-08

| niyersary of Kottbus they would not
be grateful adopted sons.
Thronelike chairs were set up for
the aviators at the city hall, for them
| to hear praise for their feat.
Their attention was attracted by the
american Flag" on balcony Oppo-
site the platform on which they sat.
1t was a makeshift affair, made by a
local seamstreSs, who was none too
careful about the number of stars or
their shape, and had all but forgotten
the stripes When the band, which
had practiced for hours, played THE
Star Spangled Banner" and "Duetsch-
land Uher Allies" the Americans stood
at rigid attention.
All Berlin took on holiday aspect
many hours before the word came
that the airmen had taken off for the
70mile hop to Berlin. The Tempel'
hofer airdrome was crowded and bands
played.
Conveyed by Is Planes.
Fifteen German planes conveyed the
American plane into the city, but the
roar of the motors could not drown
the chorus of "HoChs"' of the 10000
persons spread over and near the field.
There was much waving of German
and American flags, hats were thrown
into the air and the Germans gave
vent to their feelings with song.
The American Ambassador, Jacob
Gould Schurman, was the first to
clasp the flyers hands when they
stepped from their plane. The Ger
man minister of economics, Herr
Curtius, spoke, thanking the airmen
r'"placing this new boundary mark
of human ability on German soil and
carving it indelibly on German
hearts" There were speeches by the
burgomaster and Ambassador Schur-
man.
After a trip about the field in an
aero club automobile to give the
crowds a chance to see them, the
flyers were fairly lifted into the Am
bassador's car for the triumphal
Journey to the embassy.
Chamberlin intends to remain in
Berlin about q week. He expects
to return to New York eventually by
boat.
Wants to Visit Prussia.
Chamberlin is anxious to go to
Moscow to study the state COM
mercial aviation of Russia, but told
inquirers: 1.-The only official invita-
ton we have received was that of
the Austrian government. We would
like very much to go to Vienna, but
are not sure yet whether we can
accept. We are in the hands of Am
bassador Schurman."
Among the cable messages most
pleasing to Chamberlin besides that
from his father, he said, was one
forwarded through London from
Comdr De Pinedo, the Italian long
distance flyer. now in the Azores.
During a pause in the questioning
Chamberlin said: "Whew, I wish /
were back in that comparatively quiet
hotel room in Kottbus.
Yesterday afternoon, after YOU fell
lows left, had a chance to autograph
few post cards to send to friends
and well wishers back home. I hope
they got off in time to make the next
mail boat to the United States"
Levine, who had been industriously
signing cards for the correspondents,
smilingly remarked. Il hope nobody
will try to collect on us if we have
been signing I o US inadvertently"
Scramble for Autographs.
The interview, in which both the
German and foreign newspaper men
were received, turned into wild au-
tograph scramble at the outset.
Scores of the newspaper men rushed
to the flyers, presenting cards and
pens and requesting their signatures.
Only with difficulty could the other
correspondents who were anxious to
question the aviators elbow their way
to them.
Chamberlin was about to quit writ
ing when an italian correspondent
begged him to autograph a picture,
with the plea, tits for Mussolini."
eff that's the case I'll sign with
pleasure" said Chamberlin.
Before further questions could be
put, members of the embassy staff cut
the interview short and rushed the
aviators off to their private apart
ment, although they seemed willing
to answer further questions. Resent
ment was expressed by some of the
correspondents at the efforts Of the
embassy staff to keep the flyers vir-
tually incommunicado.
AS the correspondents emerged from