Evening star., 1928-03-25
LINDBERGH BELIEVED
HOLDING NEW RECORD
FOR AIR PASSENGERS

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to ride with him. that 1t was not for
him to comment on this. He was OBJ
viously pleased with it all, even though
the unexpected response TO his invi-
tations had kept him in Washington
longer than he expected.
Departure Undecided.
Col. Li1dbergh said that he was un-
decided as to when he win leave Wash
ington.
Assistant Secretary william p Mac
Cracken, in charge of aerorautics at
the Commerce Department. believes Col
Lindbergh has broken the world rec
ord for the number of passengers car
ried in such a short time by one pilot
the number of flights in succession. the
number of passengers carried yesterday
and the number of fights made yester-
day. The. American record he broke
conclusively was that for carrying the
greatest number Of notables
Yesterdays list Of passengers included
Mrs Dwight F. Davis, wife Of the Sec
retaTv- Of War: Mrs. Everett Sanders
wife of President Coolidge's secretary,
Senators Norris, Nebraska; Neely, West
Virginia Barkley. Kentucky; MacKellar
Tennessee. and host of Senators wives
and members of Congress and thelf
families. Paulina Longworth, the small
daughter Of Speaker Longworth, went
down to Boiling Field with her mother
and greeted Col Lindbergh. but did not
take a trip With him.
Col Lindbergh has promised to ac-
cept the invitation of the Boiling Field
enlisted men 10 attend their smoker to-
morrow evening. The airmaT had
luncheon yesterday at the home Of Maj
Howard c. Davidson, commanding OIL
Ger OF Boiling Field. with Assistant Sec
retafy MacCracken, Mrs. James T.
Fechet, wife of the Army Air Corps
chief, and Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs. Carl T. Schuneman
included among the guests.
Begins at $3.50.
Col. Lindbergh began his arduous dag
at $50 O'Clock yesterday morning and
completed his twenty-ninth hop Of the
day as Washington was blurred in the
dusk and the lights of the big Navy
Ford aIl-metal monoplane gave notice "a
observers that he was coming down foi
the last time IN his strenuous campaign
TO pOpularize flying, starting with the
Nations legislators and their families
The talkative propensities OF ofIiciaI
inhabitants Of "the Hill" proved toe
much for the airman and when he saw
Representative LaGuardia Of New Yorh
in the cockpit on one Of the early
hops yesterday. Col Lindbergh tempo
rariIy baked, until M MacCracker
explained TO him that Mr. LaGuardis
was an old hand at the game himself
| having flown overseas for 10 months
during the World War. The Nav
mechanics who few beside him in tht
cockpit were: s. J. Masthay and r.
/ Russell, aviation nachinIsts' mates. frs
class, when he used the Ford plani
/ belonging 70 the Navy and Flight Sergt
Roy Hooe and Crew Chief John Cardef
when he used the Army's Fokker trans
port. Passengers have discovered tha
Col. Andbergh does not desire to efigag'
III conversation while he is in the cock
| pit, but wants 10 devote all his attention
70 flying.
A wide variety Of cameras-tllose O
"Stiii" and motion picture camera men
| as well as those of persons merely de-
string 70 have shot" Of him for theil
aib1ns-faced Col Lindbergh as h,
dtsmoanted from one machine 10 &c
! into the other.
swallow Dust
Col Lindbergh's plane, after tn
manner Of its kind, kicked up a minia
tufe wind and sand storm at each take
! OF. but the spectators swallowed tn
dust and smiled, glad 10 be near tneg
hero. Col. L!ndbergh paid little atten
ton 10 those VINO wanted to shake h.
| hand and contented himself with Civ
ing d military salute and passing on
There were scores Of children on hand
and periodically, as he passed frnr
plane 10 plane, they cheered an
shouted mis- name. The greatest crow
n MS FIVE days Of public flying at Boil
ing Field was on hand yesterday to Sc
him. 30 enthusiastic were some tha
they waited around for hours IN tn
nope that Mr.. MacCracken could fiu
place " squeeze them in on one of til
rides
Assistant Secretary MacCracken piaf
70 be- IN Parkersburg, w Va, tomoFFo
Ia the Interest OF an airport there II
made somewhat of a record hinsei
giving the politicians few pointers o
how automatically 10 arrange s difficu
situati0n. for scores tried by aInlo
every conceivable means ~ get . RID
! with 'Lindy," with letter from q Ser
ator or Representative or without
Ia tne midst u II all. Mr., MaeCTaeEe
was pleasant 70 all, and last nigh
when the silver -eoiored Ford piar
came % earth for the last time. he W
stiil smiling
CoI Linebergh's practical flying can
paign had its first reaction IN the H0ul
yesterday when Representative Fnri0
Gf Minnesota, a member VI the HOul
military committee, told his colleague
. that they owed vote u thanks 10 Ce
IdHdbergh iOf giving members Of Con
gfess = ebanos % fly with the create
0f all iiieTs and study aviation" /
urged speedy adoption of n measure
promote Army sir officers, ana hepr'
sentative McciiDtic VI Oklahoma, Den
| ocFa1le Haasakeg aDE the House nav
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