The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-14
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FOR AVIATION
Tour of Nation With Plane
Aboard Train Among !
His Plans.
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NEW YORK, June IA. - Col
Charles A. Lindbergh today renewed
his pledge to devote his life to the
development of aviation.
Resting in his temporary New
York apartment, Lindbergh received
newspaper men and talked to them
for half an hour, discussing his fu-
ture plans and telling a little Of how
he feels with the world at his feet.
He specified that "St. Louis is my
home" and said he had no plans
which involved leaving that city for
any other address at present. He
declared he was exceedingly inter-
ested in the commercial and mill
tary development of aviation and
planned to devote himself entirely
to furthering it.
He revealed that when the first
glorious receptions are over he pro-
poses to make tour of the coun-
try with his plane-probably trans
porting 1t by train-but specified
that this tour would be "solely in
the interests of aviation"
Proposes Tour
Lindbergh, weary Of luncheons
and entertainments, excused him
self from luncheon engagement at
the Newspaper Club at noon today
and went for an airplane ride
He drove from his apartment to
Curtiss field, Long Island, got into
speedy Curtiss Oriole racer owned
by Casey Jones, a Curtiss field pilot,
and for fifteen minutes swooped
and circled over the field.
"He simply felt like flying, that
was ALL" one of his friends ex-
planned.
Beyond visiting st. Louis inme-
diately, he said, he had no definite
program. The only other city he
was certain to visit soon was Min
neapolis, he added.
Lindbergh sat with his mother in
the dining room of their apartment
the II. H. Frazee apartment which
has been lent to them with its staff
OF servants and attendants-during
the interview. He was plainly tired
and in speaking he snapped off his
words, seeming, perhaps, a bit on
edge at times. Nevertheless, he
never lost his poiSe.
Greeting by Mother
Mrs. Lindbergh greeted the res
porters with CHEEKY good morn-
ing, I'm just feeling fine"
She was dressed in green morning
dress with white slippers. The
apartment was filled with flowers,
four bouquets of bachelor buttons
at various places competing with
carnations on the table and chry-
santhemums on the sideboard.
Throughout the interview servants
were constantly being called to re-
ceiye more flowers.
Mrs. Lindbergh, like her son, in@
sisted that the fame which has
come to the family would not
change the course of her life.
Il have signed my contract To
teach next year in the Cass Tech
nical high school in Detroit" she
said.
Contrasts Receptions
She said that she had found there
was much difference between the
Washington and New York recep-
tions to her son.
Washington was more defer
entail" she said. New York was
more boisterous and seemed happy"
Lindbergh revealed that he went
to Mitchell and Curtiss fields this
morning largely to see his old
friends, the mechanics, at those
fields. He was warmly received.
"One Of the mechanics had the 4,
funnel used to fill the Spirit of st.
Louis the morning we left" he said.
II autographed it for him."
His future plans, he said, were all
indefinite as to dates and cities.
He praised Chamberlin for his
flight.
"Chamberlin's fight was another
step in the development of avi-
ation," he said. "He put his ship
across in fine order. If Commander
Byrd succeeds in his three-motored
plane it will be still another step
in aviation development"
Denies He's Tired
Lindbergh refused to answer any
personal questions. When asked
if he was tired, he said
Il read more about my fatigue
than I feel. l could go on for a
month or six weeks without rest"
1t was announced that because Of
rain the review of 100000 school
children in the Mall at Central
Park, which was scheduled for this
afternoon, had been postponed and
probably would be held later in the
week That gave Lindbergh prac-
tically the entire day to himself.
A luncheon by the Newspaper
Club of New York was arranged
when the afternoon program was
cancelled.
1t was learned that Lindbergh had
studied weather charts at the fly
ing field during the morning and
apparently had considered making
a quick fight to Washington to re-
turn his plane to New York, themes
to st. Louis Friday.