Evening star., 1928-03-24

peculiar development. There mas Deen
much discussion and scratching of
heads over the flying colonel's habit of
putting on his chute for one trip.
hastily discarding it the next, putting
it back on again the third time, taking
1t off again, and so on.
Officials have explained the mystery
by citing that Army and Navy air
regulations differ widely regarding para
chutes. Army regulations require "all
hands" to use the safety devices, while
Navy regulations do not
Lindy has been alternating In Army
and Navy planes in an effort to speed
up his growing task OF giving every body
ride in the clouds. Hence when ne
takes off in the Navy Ford plane he and
his passengers leave the 'chuteS behind
but when he uses the big Army Fokker
you just know they wear 'em.
Applicants Not Decreasing.
Despite the fact that Col. Lindbergh
today began his fifth day of giving
congressional and other notables rides
from Boiling Field. his prospective
passenger list showed no signs of dimin-
lShing, for his trips were booked up all
day long and into the evening He be-
gan TO fly again today at 8 30 O'Clock,
and before the morning was many hours
old he had carried about 50 men.
women and children into the genial
Spring sky.
Representatives who talk at viii, on
the hill" find Col. Lindbergh adverse
to having a lengthy conversation cal
ried on with him in the cockpit. This
ne exemplified this morning by baking
Tor few minutes when he saw Repre-
sentative LaGuardia of New York Sit
Ixy fn fatr I'm
next flight. Assistant Secretary Will
liam P. MacCracken of the Commerce
Department. who again marshaIed the
passengers into their seats explained TO
the colonel that Mr.. LaGuardia had
been an Army flyer during the World
War. so the New York Representative
sat with the colonel in the cockpit dur
ing that flight. The explanation was
given that because Representatives sat
with him in the cockpit and talked so
long Col. Lindbergh had stayed up on
one of the flights 10 minutes more than
he had intended.
TOday's Passenger List.
Today's passenger list included Sem
ators Norris of Nebraska and Barkley
of Kentucky. Mrs. Dwight F. Davis,
wife of the Secretary of War: Mrs.
Everett Sanders, wife of President
Coolidge's secretary, and DR.. Gilbert
Grosvenor, president of the National
Geographic Society On the first trip
this morning were Miss G. Hemhiil.
Representative and Mrs Morrow of New
Mexico and their daughter. the wives of
Representatives McFadden. pennsyl-
vania. and Williamson. South Dakota,
and the latters sister and three girls.
and Mrs. and Miss Deneen. wife and
daughter Of the Illinois Senator.
On the 10 o'clock trip Col Lindbergh
carried Lieut.. McMullin, at the request
OF the Pacific CoaSt-to- Hawaii fiyer.
Lieut. Maitland: Mrs. Sundstrom. dauTh-
ter OF Representative Pratt of New
York; Representative Green of Florida.
Senator Barkley OF Kentucky, his wife.
son and two other children.
On the 1890 trip were Representa-
uveS IaGuardia. Dickinson of Mis-
souri, and his grandson. and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Brooks Fletcher
Representatives CARRIER. Oklahoma, and
Michener. Michigan Miss Gertrude
White, daughter OF Representative
White of Colorado; Mrs. Grace Daw-
son and Miss Ruth Ball. stepdaugh-
ter OF Representative Watson Of Penn
sylvania.
The next trips passengers were Mrs
wife Of the Georgia Senator: Charles
Moore. son Of the Ohio Representative
and two children In the party OF Rep
resentative Michener.
Fifth Trip Passengers.
On the fifth trip of the day Col
Lindoergh's passengers were Repre-
sentative Chindblum Of Illinois and his
daughter. Miss Ann Robbins. daughter
OF the Assistant Secretary of War: Mrs.
Dwight +. Davis and her daughter
Cynthia, Representative Free Of Cali
fornta, and his brother law Arthur
Stone: Representative and Mrs. Luther
A. Johnson OF Texas and his daughter.
Representative and Mrs. ThurSton OF
Iowa. Commissioner Teller of the Ship
ping Board. Mrs GroSvenor and Rep
reSentative Temple of Pennsylvania.
Miss Janet Newbold, daughter of Flem-
Ing Newbold. business manager of The
Evening Star. was among the mornings
passengers. The 5-year-old son OF the
commanding officer OF Boiling Field,
Stuart Davidson; 4-year-old Mary Page
Schwartzwaelder. daughter of an Army
captain stationed at the field. and Leon
Hoffman, jr. son of the Boiling Field
engine expert. also took flights
Among the morning passengers OF
Col. Iindbergh were Representative and
Mrs, Wurtxhach Of Texas. Representa-
tive Cannon of Missouri and two daugh-
terS, with Miss Hammett, Merrill Glenn
enson, stepSon OF Representative Kelly
or PENNSYLVANIA. and Miss TouSSaint
Dubois. daughter OF the former Idaho
Senator
Passengers Of Ninth Flight.
In the Fokker on one of the morning
trips were Representative and Mrs
Johnson of Texas and their son, Miss
NJ Brown. Representative Hope OF
Kansas and his son. Mrs Edward King,
wife Of the Illinois Representative: the
son OF the late Representative Kitehin.
F.. A. Drake, nephew Of Representative
Moore OF Ohio,
On the ninth trip were Mrs James
y. Parker. wife OF the New York Rep
resentative, two sons OF the late Rep-
reSentative Crumpacker. Mrs, Overman.
wife of the North Carolina Senator. and
her daughter, Mrs, Edward Snow. Mrs
Charles =, Houry, Representative Fort
OF New Jersey and his three children, |
and Mrs. StobhS and her son.
On the tenth trip, which was made I'm |
the Fokker plane, were; Representative |
Cotton OF Utah and his children, Mera |
Alice and Glade! Representative and
Mrs, Summers oi Washington and their /
daughter Jean. and Mrs. Barnett. wife /
Of Glen, Barnett, former Marine CornS /
Personnel Commended.
On the eleventh trip, which Col |
lindbereh made just before he went to |
lunch, were Mrs, G. u. Woodrins |
daughter OF Representative Summers,
Mrs. Jef HuShy, wife OF the MlsSiSSipni |
representative, Helen and William. |
children OF Representative Holadav of |
Illinois. and q, +, Reese, Mr.. iioladays /
hfother-in~ law, tho son OF Representa-. |
tive swank Mrs, r. Dunlap. The wife /