New Britain herald., 1927-06-15

settled himself and apparently en-
joyed the show.
After the performance. which did
not conclude until an early hour.
the colonel returned to the Park
avenue apartment Of Harry H.
Frazee. theatrical magnate, which
Lindbergh and his mother are &C.
cupying during their stay in New
York.
Tonight he 10 to appear AZ boxing
bouts In the Polo grounds given ~
benefit for the Catholic boys
clubs. and at 4 private performances
Of Rio Rita" At the Ziegfeld thea
ter. Lindbergh was on his way to
this show the night before he hop
ped Off when favorable weather re-
ports sent him scurrying back to the
flying field.
The final affair on his days pro-
gram calls for his appearance at q
Nungesser-Coli benefit performance
at the Roxy theater at midnight.
Mrs. Lindbergh Leaving
Mrs. Lindbergh today faced a day
OF comparative quiet. Plans call for
her departure for st. Louis in a
special car with q party of friends
at 5 o'clock this afternoon. 1t was
pointed out, however. that pressure
of other engagements may cause
cancellation Of these planA
While Lindbergh was at the
municipal dinner his mother spent
the evening at George Whites
Scandals" in company with Mrs.
Walker. wife Of the mayor. and
Major William J. Deegan, represent
ing the city reception committee.
She later Joined the colonel at the
Winter Garden.
Captain Richard r. Blythe, per-
sonal representative Of Colonel Lind
bergh announced the filler would
positively keep his schedule to reach
st. Louis Friday afternoon. He said
the hop off for st. Louis could be
made from New York or Washing
| ton. depending on the coloners OPP
portunities to secure his plane.
Plane Is Ready
Washington. June Is Up - The
transatlantic monoplane Spirit Of
st. Louis" today was in perfect run
ming order. navy aviation officers
said. for its master. Colonel Charles
A. Lindbergh. at Boiling field here.
But the officers were still awaiting
word from the pilot as to his plans
for the planes disposition. Lind
bergh still has the Curtiss army pur-
suit plane in which he few from
here to New York and the officers
were inclined to believe he would
fly this machine back and then pilot
his own ship away.
The defective cam follower and
guide which prevented Lindbergh
from using tho monoplane in his
New York fight have been replaced
and the engine was given a thorough
test which showed the trouble had
been eliminated.
The failure of the plane to func-
ton properly on Monday has given
rise to z controversy following an
editorial about the incident in the
Washington Post. Assistant Secretary
Warner in charge of navy aeronau-
tics, in a letter to the newspaper ex-
planned that the naval mechanics
had thoroughly done the work OF
Resembling the machine after it was
unloaded from the cruiser Memphis
but had awaited a test on the day
OF the flight by Lindbergh following
a preliminary one on Sunday when
it appeared to operate satisfactorily.
He said that the trouble was of such
nature that with the Iight load
the plane probably could have flown
to New York but that the historic
value of the plane dictated repairs
be effected before proceedings
His letter led to reply by Colonel
William Mitchell. former army air
chief. who blamed the navy for not
using proper care both in protecting
the plane from salt water during the
voyage from Europe and with failure
in not properly reassembling it here.
He also said Warmers assertion that
the machine could have flown to New
York was the sort OF "a statement
that is to be expected from a man
inexperienced in aviation The re-
ply generally censured the ravys
handling of aviation.