The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-09
PLANS A SERIES
Of LECTURES,
ARTICLES
AViatrix Feels Women of U. S.
Can Equal Accomplishments
of Men; Lauds Sex
BY MARGARET GARRAHAN

declaration for her sex.
Look out for the woman Of
the machine age!"
That was the gist of it.
They've always had more
endurance, but they lacked
power to their blow.
"But now, with the machine
to help them, they can equal If
net better mans performances"
Miss Earhart was a new
woman" herself after browning
her 14-hour flight with nine hours
Of sleep.
Financial Gain
She said frankly she made the
difficult flight because there was
money in it, as we'll as because
she loved to fly.
IL expect to make quite a sum
out of it lecturing and writing
for magazines"
Her out of doors complexion
fairly glowed with high color as
she signed for deliveries of con-
gratulatory flowers. She said:
81 think should have had
better police protection at the
field. When the crowds Surged
onto the runway was afraid
someone would run into the pro-
pellOr."
Meanwhile, at Newark Airport
It was announced that Miss Ear
hart will christen the new Doug
las Dolphin amphibian of Major
H. E. Aldrin of the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey there to-
morrow as part of the observa-
tions of "Air Transport Day."
Husband Rescued Her
The aviatrix said she was tired
when she landed. She looked
tired. Her face was lined, her
eyes tense and her hair rumpled.
A racing, pushing mob of
5000 excited her, almost preci-
pitating a minor riot as it
ganged the flier and her plane
as they came to earth. A mass
of humanity surrounded the tiny
plane, pulled the girl flier from
atop, seethed and squirmed to
touch her.
Finally police broke through,
beating a path with sticks.
Furious, her husband, George
Palmer Putnam, crashed to her
side. Amelia was whisked into
q little police coupe and across
the field to a hangar.
Diet Order Mixed
Smiling, she climbed to the top
of the car. Feet dangling, a
basket of tulips, roses and gladi-
olas-gift of Emilio Portes Gil,
Mexican minister of foreign af-
fairs-at her side, she posed for
pictures and told of encountering
clouds and strong headwinds over
the Gulf of Mexico, talking to
radio men until I became
hoarse," and food.
"WhOever provided the food
apparently didn't agree with me
ON my diet. 1 asked for one
hard-bOiIed egg, one sandwich
and tomato juice. There were
six eggs, four chicken sand
witches, tomato juice and a
COntalnef or cocoa.
She stuck to the original. Three
sandwiches, five eggs and the
cocoa landed here with her. Also
in the plane were so souvenir
letters and a sheet of specially
issued stamps commemorating her
goodwill flight to Mexico City
from Burbank, Cal, April 20.
DANA@Nsfe fhaf cha hnG
sidered landing at Washington
intrigued her. Friends had asked
her to, she said, but:
GAS long as there's a drop
gasoline in my plane I'll keep
ON going, anyway, I had good
weather reports and wanted to
finish the Highland my huS-
band was here"
GETS A LAUGH
AS to a good luck token, Amelia
had a laugh and an emphatic:
"The only good luck token
I depend on is a good mechanic
I had an excellent one in
Mexico"
Following pictures and inter-
views, she was whisked before the
neWSreel cameras, logged once
more by the Surging crowd. She
squinted in the glare of the
flares. Her hair was matted and !
her face almost ashen. A micro
phone was pushed in front of her.
She leaned forward, strained,
talked, summoned the famous Ear
hart smile and once more laughed |
Historically as the crowd cheered.
Then suddenly she dropped her
head back on her husbands Shout
der and closed her eyes.
"Repeat!"-and Amelia rallied
and went through it again. Then
off for home amid wild cheers of
"Atta-girl, Amelia!" It was the
greatest welcome ever accorded a
flier at the airport.
Putnam ANNOYED
Putnam, who fused for hours
around the field as the world
awaited word of his daring flier.
wife, talking to officials and news.
papermen and making painStaking
plans only to have them upset
within Split-second by the crowd,
termed the mob scene "the most
disgraceful" he had ever witnessed.
He said:
Mexico City is four times as |
civilized as Newark"