The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-17
FIlerS Complete Flight From
u. S.; Youth of Stolen
Ride Is Happy.
THROUGH WITH FLYING
Portland (Me.) Lad Says
He Has No Further Desire
to Be Aviator.
By RALPH HEINZEN
United Press Stsd Correxnond.r


PARIS, June 1.-THE American
youth who staked his own life and
endangered that of three others for
the glory Of sharing in a trans-At-
lantic fight was the hero of Paris
today.
Arthur Schreiber. %. Portland,
Me, who slowed away on the mono
plane Yellow Bird and made the
fight from Old Orchard. Me, to the
coast Of Spain, was brought along by
the French ayiators-Jean Assolant,
Rene Refevre and Armeno Lottt Jr.
when they completed their trip
n Paris Sunday night.
Because of the rain and the IN
certainty of the hour Of arrival there
was only q handful of people at
lie Bourget field when the plane
made its landing.
Schreiber was the happiest man at
the hangar during the reception.
He waved an American flag and
tried TO sing hail, hail, the gangs
all here"
He tried his utmost to convince all
concerned that he honestly did not
know when he slowed away that he
vas endangering the lives of the
three airmen.
Cold to Stowaway
Assolant's first act was to COM
naunicste by telephone with his wife,
the former Pauline Parker, Aneri-
can show girl, whom he married a
few days before hopping off.
Assolant spoke in French and his
wife in English.
Iotti'S mother tried vainly 10 get
her son away from the crowd of ad-
mirers and newspaper men. She was
nearly in tears. She said:
Il want my boy to myself for a
while"
For the past week" she said. Il
have been begging God for his as
sistance. Tonight shall thank him
on my knees"
Families of the f1iers noticeably
we're cold to young Schreiber.
Lotti, hacker of the transatlantic
flight, from now on will act as man.
ager for the boy.
Confessed No Passport
During the reception at the
hangar. Schneider leaned over to the
American charge d'affaires and
confessed" that he did not have a,
passport. asking if the French would
throw him out of the country.
Norman Armour. who is noted for
his diplomacy and delicate handling
Of delicate situations, said:
One never knows. But we shall
do all we can for you
There we're a few rounds of cham
pagne at the hangar before the
sviators went to the hotel which is
owned by Lotti's father
Schneider was assigned to a room
at the hotel with the compliments
Of the management. 1t was the same
room which had been assigned to
Ruth Elder when she was here.
81 want absolutely to deny rumors
that 1 had an understanding with
Assolant about my slowing away,
Schneider said.
whoever said that I had an ar
Yangement with him is wrong.
am not verSed in aviation and I
wanted to cross the ocean in a
plane. Ten minutes before the ma
chine left I crawled in and hid. I
don't know how it was that 1 was
not seen by anyone
Scared During Trip
Several times during the journey
felt the end had come. could
not betray signs of fear in the pres
ence of such brave men as the
Frenchmen. but I must say I was
scared.
Several times the question OF lie
and death was uppermoSt in my
mind, but then I realized the bra
very of those men and I was all
right again"
Speaking of his future. Schreiber
said he did not know what career
he would embark on.
But of one thing he is certain
he has had enough of aviation.
II don't want to fly any more. I
don't want to be an aviator. I want
ed to cross the Atlantic in a plane,
l.