The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-02
By WALTER r. DIETzEL
~ international News services

FRIEDRTCHST4AFE NOV. 1.-~
Clarence (sRedg Terhune, the -.
year.oId ST. Louis wanderers who
bunnied himself into international
fame when he came to Germany as .
stowaway On the Graf zeppelin,
awoke III his luxurious apartment IN
| the Kurgarten Hotel today to find 9
new batch Of offers awaiting him.
But Re-" is going TO move slowly
Friendly counselIors advised him not
| to Jump at any job precipitately.
When he arrived here the Amerl-
can Huck Finn Of the air wore =
leather sweater jacket over red
shirt and corduroy trousers, but he
has been provided with d new outfit
from foot to the mop Of red hair
that adorns his smiling countenance.
Shuns Marriage
'Red" did not appear much inter.
ested iii the many proposals Of mar
rage from German girls. Appar
emily he has not turned his atten-
ton tosmatrimony giving himself UP
for the moment to the delights Of
his new experience III 3 strange land
and the interesting scenes about
him.
Reds adventure and his escape
from Jail for not getting 8 pass
| port before leaving the United
l States ON his record-e blishing
dim his arppetite He proved this
when he sat down to breakfast
Food was his weakness then, but
/ he has no taste for witness He was
given sip Of champ the first
/ he ever h@d-and declared frankly
4 that he did not like it.
What Red wants more than
anything else just nov Il to get
1 back home in time to celebrate his
I birthday on November 20 with his
/ sister, Mrs. Edna Hail. Of 1922
Union Boulevard, ST. Louis. This
seemed more important to him to-
day than the flood OF kilograms and
letters containing fabulous offers to
exploit his sudden fame.
Not all the letters deal with BUSH
ness. Some offer him a good home
for the news that he il an orphan
has spread with the account OF his
aerial adventure.
Advice Sought By Many
Many German boys have written
to Terhune asking his advice as to
how TO become Zeppelin stowaways.
Judging from the number cf these
missives. the stowaway stunt bids
fair to become quite business iii
Juvenile Germany.
When Red entered the dining
room FOR his breakfast at o'clock
he was the center Of all eyes and
many strangers introduced them
selves and offered to help him IL
he needed any assistance.
There was a big platter OF ham
and eggs, fried potatoes. bread and
jam upon the table. and Red" at
tackled this layout all along the
line.
Il am certainly feeling fine.r
Terune said. ST had a fine s0ft bed
and slept better than any other
time can remember"
1T was understood that "Red"
would first 20 to Stuttgart and
Berlin to fix up the details of his
passport difficulty. He plans then
to 20 to Paris and london. He
has already turned down one job
that OF ion-tamer with the Hagen-
back Animal Circus Of Hamburg.
which will soon 30 to the United
States.
The big ship that made ''Red'a
famous was found today to be In
perfect condition,
inspection Of the ships motors
revealed everything in good order
in spite OF the strain to which they
were subject" said Captain Leh-
mann. executive officer OF the air
liner. THE repairs made upon the
Graf at Lakehurst were perfect"
Due for Berlin
lit is understood that there has
been a slight Encouragement Of DIR.
Hugo Eckener's plans and that the
Graf will probably 90 to Berlin on
Monday for a one day visit. 1t will
be moored temporarily at the new
Stalker mooring mast at Berlin.
Asked about report published by
the Berlin newspaper Deutsche
Allgemeine Zeitung that the Graf
would not be used again as a trans
atlantic passenger-carrying liner but
would be converted into q school
ship. DIR. Eckener said:
I'VE need four big airships for
transatlantic air service, and the
Graf Zeppelin win not be among
these. But this does not mean that
the Graf might not make another
trip to America. Meanwhile we shall
use the Graf for touring trips and
also for q school ship.