Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12

uar$ 1-.-1Ot. l.lnoDeFEhs tanuN1
safely here this afternoon on his
fight from Panama City.
By IN. .<s..ia,rd Prcss
PANAMA CITY. January ie.-Col
Cha ries A. Lindbergh. who will use
Colon on the north side Of the Canal
Zone az ba se for his hop TO Havana
took of for France Field from Campo
Lirdbergh shortly before 10 O'Clock
This morning
President CHAR and Senore Chiafi
said good.by TO the American dyer
with much sentiment. as they did not
expect to zee him again before his de-.
parture for Venezuela.
Col. Iandbergh and the Panama
President held long conversation and
clasped hands warmly at their leave
taking.
Shy u Overcast.
A fair sized crowd was at the field
for the take.ofr. The sky WAS over
cast and there were heavy clouds IN
the direction Of Colon.
The trail of the Lone Eagle will
returns 10 his home port of ST. Louis.
Col. Lindhergh decided definitely Ia
continue his goodwill tour. and the
Spirit Of ST. Louis will he thoroughly
checked before II carries him on new
venture Wishing tn he certain Of all
details. such as facilities for landing.
the fiyer said that he could not Vet
act dates for his future flights nor give
their sequence.
f.indhersh will ny from Colon Ia
Venezuela. landing as near as posi-
bic to Caracas Caracas In some 500
mills from Colon by air line. and the
fight will he over mountainous
and da ngerous country Rv ordinary
means Of travel II takes six days To
make the Journey.
To Stop at stand.
From Caracas he will follow the
Antilles. making stops AT 81. Thomas.
one Of the Virgin isla nds. Porto Rico.
Haiti and Santo Domingo. en- rout"
In Havana,
Sentimental Young girls pilfered
III. flowers which were AT Lind
bergh's place when he left the dinner
table AT the home of Gen. William
y Graves comma nda nj OF the Canal
81
wax n conspicuous ngure at the din,
ner amoi.g the white uniforms OF the
tropics
There IL despair among the girls of
th. American colony because Lind
bergh never danced. and so far IA
careful watchers could determine he
never consciously saw one ol his fem
mime admirers.
Adding TO the illumination Of the
tropical scene on the lawn I" Gen.
Graves home. Army asiators flew
over tho post. dropping flares.
Panama Is ~ hours from New York
by plane. Lindbergh said In speech
at a public reception In his honor
Twenty seven thousand American
residents of the Canal Zone attended,
Urges Air Lines.
Commercial aviation service between
tho United States and Panama IL en-
tirely practicable, he said ana u
should be connected with the United
States by lines running either through
Cuba ar Mexico, Air lines could
then ha extended To South America.
hs said.
Informed that aviation circles here
expected tho French flyers. Dieudonne
costes and JOSEPH, l.ebrix, tn arrive
shortly from Guayaaull Ecuador.
tindbergh said he hoped to meet them.
Hs had met the Divers In Europe and
had the highest regard for them.
i.indberRh visited the hospital
where his nameaake II staying with
his mother. lie Expressed gratitude
that bona Gutllermu Garcia lie
Paroles, daughter OF President Chlari
Of Panama. had named her son. horn
the day Of t.indbergh's arrival. Hodolto
Ramon i.indbersh Garcia ds raredes.