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practically unnoticed as the streets
were nearly deserted.
At the Carlton. DR.. Eckener ilur-
riedIy dressed for his visit TO the
White House and received news
paper men.
Leave Tomorrow at $3.50
He announced that he Is plan
ming to stay here until $50 tomor-
row afternoon. when he and Leh-
mann will take the train to Akron,
Ohio, for q visit to the Goodyear
Zeppelin Corporation plant in that
city.
From Akron they will go to Chi.
cago and return to New York Mon
day.
The ships commander expressed
his regret at not being able to ac-
cept invitations from many cities
which have invited him to visit
them during his Middle Western
tour. He explained that II he ac-
cepted all the invitations the trip
would take two months instead of
two days.
DR.. Eckener reiterated his belief
that Washington would make an
ideal terminus point for CONNER
ciai air travel between Europe and
America. He said that Washing
tons weather: conditions make this
an ideal spot for lighter.than.airI
dirigibles to stop. He also pointed
out that Washington Is a transpOr-
tation center.
Rushes to White House
The Zeppelin commander abruptly
ended the conference with news
papermen when he lookd at his
watch. It was nearly time for his
appearance at the Executive Man.
sion.
I am afried President Coolidge
Is waiting for me-" he said laugh
ingly.
The guests at the White House
included. in addition to visitors and
those who received them at Union
station, Secretary of the Navy, Cur
us d. Wilbur; Secretary of the In
terror, Roy West; j. Reuben Clark
jr., acting Secretary of State; VIII.
liam P. MacCracken, jr., Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Aeronau.
Tics. and the military aides, Col.
Osman Latrobe and Capt. Wilson
Brown.
So interested was Mrs. Coolidge
d IN obtaining a first hand accoun:
OF the flight of the Graf Zeppelin
that she departed today from her
usual custom Of not attending
White House breakfast parties.
She assisted the President today in
entertaining DR.. Hugo Eckener and
his party.
President Coolidge sat at the
head Of the table, with Mrs. Cool.
Jdge at the opposite end. On Mr..
Coolidge's right was DR.. o. c. Kiep,
charge d. affaires Of the German
embassy. and on his left, DR..
Eckener.
Talks With Wilbur
On either side OF Mrs. Coolidge
We're the cabinet officers invited to
Immediately after breakfast, Pres.
ident and Mrs. Coolidge, after wish.
ing success to the voyagers on
their return to Germany, retired TO
the second floor of the mansion.
DR.. Eckener remained behind
some minutes talking to Secretary
OF Navy Wilbur.
The second big feature of the
welcome to DR.. Ecksner and his
men was a call upon Herbert
Hoover at Republican national
committee headquarters shortly
after the White House breakfast,
The Republican nominee warmly
welcomed the German skipper and
his companions. receiving them at
his Massachusetts, Avenue head.
quarters.
Praises Trip Highly
In q letter recently TO Eckener.
Hoover expressed the opinion that
dirigibles OF the type Of the Graf
Zeppelin will have a greater peace
mission In the future than in mill
tary naaneuverS.
"Piease accept my heartiest con
CALCULATIONS on the splendid sue
cess Of your second daring flight
from Germany to America
Hoover wrote Eckener on tbs
dtr!glble's arrival This il a Ions
way from Count Zeppelin's balloon
observations during our Civil War
20e have proved once more th'