Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-14
.L|NDbERGH MAY co
FROM HERE IN OWN
PLANE TOST.LOU|S
viii Take Off Friday Morning
if He Decides to Leave
From Capital.
PLANS TOUR OF CITIES
IN FAMOUS M0NOPLANE.
Flyer Reiterates Decision Not to
Commercialize Achievement.
Hopes to See Byrd Off.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 14.-Whether
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh will fly his
own plane back to ST. Louis from
Washington or Mitchell Field at the
conclusion of the New York celebra-
ton was still undetermined today. If
he decides to hop off from Washing
ton, where the Spirit of st. Louis still
awaits him, he will go to the Capital
by train from this city, probably Fri
day morning.
Receiving newspaper reporters in
his temporary Park avenue home to-
day, Col. Lindbergh said no decision
had been made regarding the return
trip, but that choice between the
two points of departure would be
made later.
Plans Tour i'm Plane.
Lindbergh is considering a tour of
many of the cities of the country in
his plane. If he decides to make 1t
the trip will be undertaken solely with
a view to stimulating interest in avia-
tion at time when every one is talk
ing of airplanes and aviators. His
itinerary for such tour, should it be
undertaken, has not even been sketch
ed, the colonel said, but he believes
it might be helpful to the cause for
which he made his long hop. He also
said that the route of his fight to St.
Louis was not yet decided on.
!. Asked whether he planned to accept
any of the big money" offers that
have been made him by various com.
mercial interests, Lindbergh replied:
"Why, thought / had made myself
clear on that point some time ago.
My decision still stands"
While still abroad he had announced
that he was primarily a flyer and
that he would not be tempted by flat.
tering contracts.
Will Not Discuss Himself.
Leaning against the mahogany
sideboard, with vase of pink peonies
behind him, the idolized aviator faced
his uuestiOners with a Good morn
ing, gentlemen" lie was wearing
tffesssiarts blue safst with pencil t1aaspe
that lie wore through the tumultu
Gus festivities of yesterday. In his
lapel was the ribbon Of the American
Flying Corps.
The first question concerned his
business plans, but he had nothing
definite TO say regarding them. Then
some one asked how it felt to be the
most famous man in the country"
..Oh, I don't want to go into the
personal part" he replied, shifting a
trifle uneasily as he looked his ques.
toner straight in the eye.
Several times the reporters tried TO
get him to say something about him
self. but the answer, quick as a flash,
was always, please, nothing person
al"
He was bit shy. it seemed, as the
questions came, but he met all queries
with crisp confidence and assurance,
glancing around the green-walied room
occasionally, but ever ready with an
answer.
.Will you go on home from here?
Some one wanted to know.
"st. Louis Is my home" he replied.
IT shall go there"
No Time for Shopping.
Ibid you bring back anything from
Europe?"
"No, I didn't have time for much
shopping"
"Will your mother fly back with
your" a.,
"WeIl. hardly" was the smiling
answer. 1.-THE plane won't hold two.
"What was the biggest thrill you
got yesterday"
Lindbergh guessed that you Eel
lows could answer that.
What do you think or Mayor
Walker and Gov. SMITH"
"Oh, l don't care to go into any
thing like that"
'Do YOU think that your reception
in France was q tribute to you or to
the American peoples?
"Oh, it wasn't intended as a DEM
onstra ton for me. 1T was demon
stration of French friendship toward
this country"
Hopes to See Byrd Of.
Asked il he would see Comdr. Byrd
hop off in the event that aviator de-
cided to try for Europe this week.
Lindbergh replied:
'I should very much like to see
Comdr. Byrd off. But, of course, it
isn't possible for him to set definite
date. The weather will settle that. A
fight by Byrd would be great step
in the advancement of transatlantic
flying"
The colonel complimented Chamber.
IIH, WIIOS1 liO lCIdtlSOt Aihu iii Ailto
some pretty bad weather" and had
"put his ship across under great diff
culties."
"And, remember" he added. che
broke the long distance record"
Visits Friends at Fields.
Col. Lindbergh made a flying trip
bv automobile-to Mitchell and Curtiss
flying fields, on Long Island, early to.
day to pay an informal call on his
friends, the pilots, mechanics and of
ficers who helped in his preparations
for his New York-to-Paris hop.
Slipping out of the Park avenue
apartment. where he and his mother
had spent the night, Lindbergh got
away about o'clock, before the first
newspaper reporters had arrived. He
rode in the car of Casey" Jones, Cur
tiss test pilot, and Casey" himself
was at the wheel.
A hard rain, which later necessi-
tated abandonment of the school chill
dren's welcome celebration scheduled
for Central Park this afternoon, did
not prevent the colonel from carry
ing out his wish to thank "the fell
lows" of the air fields for their cour-
tesies not only at the time of his take
off but on his arrival at Mitchell Field
from, Washington yesterday.
Chats With Pilots.
He paid his respects to Maj. David
son. in charge of operations at
Mitchell Field. and then, as just an
other pilot" he chatted with members
OF the operating force, all of whom
hurried to shake his hand. One Of his
acts was to autograph the funnel
through which. had been poured the
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