Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
SILENT
ON WEDDING PLANS
Intends to Start Air Survey
of TranScontinental
Route Soon.

After an overnight visit here on his
way North from Miami, Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh is preparing to leave In
his Curtiss Falcon plane this afternoon
for New York, to begin an aerial sur
vey of the proposed Transcontinental
Air Transport line to the Pacific Coast
He landed at Boiling Field yesterday
afternoon at 1892 o'clock from Langley
Field, Va. Yesterday morning, Lind
bergh flew from the beach at Hatteras
Inlet Coast Guard station, where he
was forced down by fog Saturday, to
Langley Field He was escorted here
from Langley by Col. c. E. Culver,
commandant at Langley Field, who
few a Douglass OH observation plane.
Lindbergh declined to discuss his
movements in this city today. He con-
ferred with government officials on mat
tiers which, it is understood, affect the
air transport company with which he
is connected.
Visits MacCracken.
Lindbergh was closeted for some time
with william p, MacCracken, jr., As
sistant Secretary of Commerce for Aero
nauticS, at the Department of Com
merce. Neither would discuss thes ub-
ject of their conversation. 1t has been
rumored, although Lindbergh refuses TO
confirm the fact, that he will be offered
the post now held by MacCracken after
March 4. Mr.. MacCracken is to return
to his home in Chicago after leaving
Office here next month and will devote
his time to commercial aviation.
Before going to the Department OF
Commerce Lindbergh made trip to
the Capitol for a brief call on Repre-
sentative Flrlow of Minnesota, an old
friend, and one of the leading congress
sional supporters of aeronautics. Mr..
Furlow is the author of several impor-
tant pieces of aeronautical legislation
now pending in Congress.
He has so consistently refused to an
swer questions about his personal af-
fairs, including his engagement to Miss
Anne Morrow. daughter OF Ambassador r
Morrow, that there were few inquiries
of this nature put to him. One report
er at Boiling Field yesterday afternoon
asked him about his coming wedding
and the newspaper conference came to
an abrupt termination Ignoring his
queStioner, Lindbergh turned away and
asked if the automobile which was to
bring him to town was ready.
Guest Of Lanphier.
Lindbergh spent the night at the
Carlton Hotel with Maj. T. G. Lam
phier, former commander of the famous
lst Pursuit Group of the Army Air
Corps. who is associated with the
famous flyer in commercial aviation.
Col. Iindbergh will not be in Wash
ington for the Inauguration OF Herbert
Hoover, though he has been invited to
participate in the aerial parade to be
held following the ceremonies at the
Capitol. He expects to be well under
way with the transcontinental survey
for Transcontinental Air Transport at
that time, he indicated.
His flight to the West Coast will take
him through Columbus, Ohio; India
napolis, st. Louis, Kansas City, Wichita
Weynoka, Kans., the newly selected
Western terminus of the eastern divi-
sion of the proposed transport line;
Clovis, N. Mex, the eastern terminus of
the Western division; Albuquerque,
N. Mex; Winslow and Kingman, Ariz.,
and Los Angeles.
Service to Start in Spring.
Service on the Transcontinental Air
Transport Line. he said. will begin in
the Spring. The route Is to be divided
into two sections, the terminals of the
Eastern division being at Columbus and
Weynoka. and the terminals of the
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