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rHE INDIA! SUNDAY STAR. KM mm BE 11 IH. Willi HEbull jUiII fill i 11 LE BOURGET FIELD, Paris, France, May 21. (Associated Press) From New York to Paris by air is accomplished. The greatest feat in the history of aviation ended on Le Bourget flying field at 10:21 o'clock tonight (3:21 p.

m. Indianapolis time), when Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh, lone American aviator, taxied to earth in the flare of red beacons and huge searchlights. The youthful Lindbergh, who piloted a "blind" plane with a periscope, navigated his way across the Atlantic with a precision a navigator of great ocean vessels might envy.

He landed in the midst of a mighty crowd that gave him the tremendous welcome his achievement deserved. "Well, here we are," was what he had to say to the cheering crowd. "I am very happy." Then a vast flood I THE MAN WHO DID IT. over the field and surged around the plane. Hundreds tried to get the boy on their shoulders.

ILL WASHINGTON AGLOW WITH JOY IS AIRMHn WINS (International Photo.) Today He Got There. Honor His Mother. Air Dreadnaught Wanted. Rich Men Ford Might Help. By Arthur Brisbane iiiiiiir Hj i 1 High in the air they carried him to the administration building on LeBourget field, where Myron T.

Herrick, as ambassador of the airman's own country, and high officials of France, together with French and American notables with tears in their eyes, stammered their congratulations. Terribly drawn and tired, Lindbergh yet had the grit to smile and wave his arms in acknowledgment of the tributes of the crowd. They bore him into the building, where an unofficial reception committee awaited, "but the people wanted more of him and cheered wildly until Ambassador Herrick brought his helmet to the window and exhibited a great bunch of flowers that had been presented to the flier. The reception was as short a decently could be, and within ft few minutes after the landing, Lindbergh, in the ambassador's car, was threading his way toward Paris and a bit of sleep. Before he started he had a thorough massage for his tired and cramped arms and legs, and some coffee to brace him until he could get to bed.

The huge crowd as not satisfied with ft mere sight of their heroj they almost swamped the plane, and began tearing strips of canvaa and wood from the frame. The police soon put a stop to this, how ever, and with the departure of Lindbergh's machine for Paris, some thing like order was restored. 1 -v i Illllil1 mmw 11 ft li Youth's Lone-Hand Victory Over Atlantic Stirs Staid Capital as Few Feats Have Done in Past. CONGRATULATIONS SENT Note of Sorrow. for Missing French Fliers Runs Through Messages.

WASHINGTON'. May 21. UF) Lindbergh's history-making flight to France today thrilled Washington out of its traditional stolidity. The thought of this young airman, winging his way alone through the darkness of the night over deserted ocean waters and depending for his life on his own skill and courage, aroused the interest and touched the Imagination of the capital as few things have done in the past. There had been the army's world-circling flight, the hop of the N'C-4 across the Atlantic, the trans-Atlantic voyage of the Los Angeles and other feats of aviation which had brought admiration and praise from Washington, but the adventuresome, solitary attempt of Lindbergh forced the young flier's petaonality into, the picture and made hla flight a test wherein a young sportsman staked everything In the face of the forebodings of experts.

That appealed to the popular fancy. Everybody in Washington "pulled" CONTINUED OX PAGE THIRTEEN. WEATHER FORECAST. Jim Crow H. L.

Stlmsea, the President's f-flrlai abserver, Is ea the way bark from Mc a a a a a with an eyeful. Forecast for Indian lor Sunday and Monday: Mostly cloudy Sunday and Monday, with probably local showers and thunderstorms; continued warm. Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for Sunday and Monday: Mostly cloudy Sunday and Monday; probably, local thunderstorms; continued warm. Special Fruit Spray Forces s-MostIy cloudy Sunday and Monday; probably local thunderstorms; continued warm; moderate southerly winds. SUGGESTIONS ON SPRAYING.

(Supplied by the Indiana Horticul tural Society In co-operation with the Purdue agricultural experiment sta tion) There is generally a severe infection of peach leaf curl Ir orchards that received no dormant spray or where the dormant application was made late. Vhose trees thst have suf fered should receive an application of sodium nitrate or. sulphate of ammonia Inn and 1 )uld be thoroughly cultivated. of spectators broke hearts of the common people of Frafcce, The very recklessness of his endeavor, 43 It appeared, appealed to the quick emotional Imagination of Frenchmen, and they were quick to respond with, everything their own hearts could give. All ties of nationalism were forgotten by the Le Bourget throng.

They saw in Lindbergh only a man who had brilliantly gambled with death, and won. There was regret, of course, for Nungesser and Coll, and regret, too, that the daring Frenchmen had not been the first. But there was no bit terncss in their greeting of the Amerl can winner. COMMON PEOPLK FIRST, it was the common people of Franc who first hailed the Intrepid Lindbergh as he emerged from what only yester day morning he had called hla death chamber." Shortly after 10:10, the roar of his motor, for Whictt they had been waiting for hours, cam out of the clear night sky to the ear of the multitude. Police lines wer swept aside as thousands surged over the field to welcome the man who had won their hearts and had earned Im mortal fame.

"There he Is!" The cry went Up aa the rays of "the searchlights gleameil upon the monoplane gracefully descending from the darkness whicli had enveloped all and through whlct only the sound of the motor gav warning of his approach. At this Instant" the crowds began their raca across the field. Smoothly the airplane glided down upon the lighted ground. Even btfoia It had come to a pause a hundred hands caught hold or the wings, and scores of feet were trampling upon one another In an effort to reach th side of the fuselage, within which tut a young man who all alone had su reeded In flying from New York to Paris without a stop. The wheels had scarcely ceased to roll, the proiieller had barety come to a when Lindbergh, weary-eyed but miillng, got up from the seat where he had so Ions sat, and In tOJiTIMEU OX PAGR ELEVBJf.

III ST. LOUIS IT Whistles, Cathedral Chimes Open Celebration in City Whose Name Lindbergh's Plane Bears. BACKERS OFFER PRAISE "You Have Done What Could Not Be Done" One Cables Flier. ST. LOUIS, May 21.

(Associated Tress) Blowing of factory and locomotive whistles inaugurated a tu-multuous celebration here late today on successful completion of Capt. Charles Lindbergh's nonstop flight from New York to Paris in his plane, Spirit of St. Louis. "Curt. Lindbergh's achievement la perfectly marvelous snd fully Justifies our confidence in him," said Uarry E.

Knight, one of the chief backers of the flight. "There Is nothing more we can say. He Is the whole show." Harold M. Blxby, president of the Chamber of Commerce and another backer of the flight, cabled his congratulations to Lindbergh. "You have done what couldn't be done." he wired.

"Ail St. Louis is talking Lindbergh and nothing else. Your magnificent courage snd keen Judgment have been splendidly rewarded. Heartiest congratulations. Will see you in New York." CHIMES ARE SOUNDED.

The bells of Christ Church Cathedral, which are rung on civic occasions of high importance, were among the first to sound the note of success for the St. Louis who was here last week on his hop, skip and Jump from the Pacific coast to the continent of Europe. The noise-making was reminiscent of the celebration here last af all when i the Cardinals won the city's first base ball pennant In thirty-eight years, All day the name of Lindbergh had been on the lips of St. Louisans at work and at leisure. The newspapers CONTINUED OX PAGE LINDBERGH MAY TRY HOP ACROSS PACIFIC ST.

LOUIS. Mo May 21. (i-Capt. Charles Lindbergh's next long flight probably will be from the United States to Australia or the Philippines, MaJ. Albert.

Bond Lambart. a backer of the New York-to-Parls flight of the Spirit of St. Louis, said here tonight. "Lindbergh told, us before he left for New York that he wanted to make a flight across the Pacific, to either Australia or the Philippines," said Lambert. "He'll use an entirely new plane for this attempt.

The ship will be assembled here in St. Louis as soon as he returns from Europe. "We don't know when the flight will take place, but the same group that backed this flight will back the Pacific hop. "The distance from San Francisco to the rhilelpines Is 4.S0O miles, and Lindbergh expressed confidence he could make the hop without stopping." LINDBERGH FEATURES Full page of pictures, Page 12. Other pictures, Page 13.

News stories on epochal flight, Pages 2, 3, 4, 9, 13 and 48. NEWS OF FL EH PAR1SGIVESGREAIEST0F1TS WELCOMES 10 AMERICAN FUER CAN you imagine a more gloriwus triumph for a boy of 23? With French and British airmen escorting him, young Lindbergh Hew over the channel, on, above the beautiful French farms and thatched cottages, to the Paris air landing, and to a permanent place in the list of brave men. Caesar drove through Rome's streets dragging behind his chariot the captured but uncon-quered Verclngetorlx. King, of the Gaula. His triumph of force and brutality was a poor performance compared with yesterday! triumph in the air.

Alone, with two hours of sleep in the preceding sixty hours, driving a sall monoplane with only one engine, Lindbergh crossed the ocean in thirty-three hours from New York to Paris, landing aev-eral hours ahead of his schedule, an honor to his country, an inspiration to the whole world of youth and courage. Pray that It may not occur to the daring youth to fly back again. If -the plan occurred to him. he would carry it out, not In bravado, but simply because he is; without fear and enjoys excite ment. Regard for his mother doubtless would help to hold him back.

Yesterday the Detroit high school, In which she teaches chemistry, was closed, and she! had the whole day to think of her son, and enjoy her success. The world congratulates her, and this nation thanks her for giving so fine a boy to her country. A little while aso she watched him through her kitchen window nlowinsr his father's land. Xow he has finished a superhuman niece of ulowing through the CONTINUED OX PAGK IOIB. Moving to a New Home? If you are don't forget to ar- range to have The Star delivered regularly to your new city address.

Call MAin 4000 and the carrier boy will deliver The Star without missing copy. 1 1 i MOTHER UTTER: Mrs. Lindbergh Sheds Tears of JayAdmits Confi-' dence Wavered. DKTROIT, May 21. (Associated rres) Through tears of Joy, Mrs.

Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh, spartan mother of an intrepid son, tonight expressed her relief that her boy, Capt. Charles Lindbergh, had arrived safely at the end of his daring flight from New York to Paris. Mrs. Lindbergh plainly showed she had been under great strain, but her nerves did not give way. "That's all that matters." she said through tears that for the moment she could no restrain, when told he had brought his big plane snfrly to earth at Le Bourget flying field, I'rancp.

Determined to have no share In the publicity that came to the youthful argonaut of the air and to say nothing that would disturb or distract him while he prepared for his great adventure, Mrs. Lindbergh had observed a. rigid sllenre since he hopped from the Pacific to the At- CONTIM ED OX PAGE THREE. 1 'Tw ilfllpill'1 if mm if i- 4 CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.

'7 Ml Mr BUS II, SHE PURRED ALONG FINE" Lindbergh Reidy to Make Another Hop, He Says Likes Paris and Intends to Take a Little Vacation Before Sailing for America. PARIS, May 21. (Associated Press) Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh, the young American aviator who hopped off from New York yesterday morning all alone in his monoplane, arrived in Paris tonight, safe and sound, as every one hoped he would.

The sandy-haired son of the middle West dropped down out of the darkness at Le Bourget flying fleld, a few miles from Paris, at 10:21 o'clock tonight (3:21 p. m. Indianapolis time), only thirty-three and one-half hours after leaving Long Island the first man in history to go from Xew York to Paris without changing his seat. To the voung American It was seemingly merely the achievement of an ambition. "It wasn't such a bad trip," he said later at the American embassy, "I ran into some snow and ice in the early part; the rest wasn't so bad." "The biggest trouble was staying awake.

1 went to sleep several' times, but was lucky enough to wake myself right away. I was afraid of the sandman all of the time." Computing the distance as 3,800 miles his speed averaged around 113 miles an hour. To Paris, to France, to America, to the world, his I nding tonight made him the greatest of heroes mankind has produced since the air became a means of travel. 25,000 SlRROtXD PLANK. A crowd of at least 25,000 surrounded his plane, the Spirit of St.

Louis, when it came to earth after Its epochal voyage from the new world to the old. The airman was lifted from the seat, where for two days and a night he sat fixed, guiding his plane' over land and sea, and for forty minutes he was hardly able to talk or 1o anything else, except let himself be carried along by a mass of men made delirious with Joy at his achievement Never has nn aviator of any nation, even King or ruler, had a greater or more spontaneous welcome from the WOULD DO done In a liner and decidedly after a rest and a holiday in Taris. TAKING A VACATION. "This is my first trip to Europe and, although I have made it quickly, 1 don't intend to hurry my holiday in the same ratio. "Aa to my impressions, what can I jsay? It was Just flying and 1 knew my bus would carry me and the bus seemed to know my confidence in it and went on purring fine.

I had no trouble at all locating land, in fact, 1 hit Ireland pretty nmir where 1 had planned. of course, is partly luck, as every navigator will tell you. "Once over Ireland, it was nothing to cross over the channel, but when I hit Cherbourg, 1 was somewhat nettled. However, I took a chance and. helped by daylight which accompanied me until I was about twenty minutes from Faris, I had no great difficulty in keeping on the right course.

"Then 1 wm picked up by an Immense which, 1 take, was C'ONTIM ED OX PAGE THIRTEEN. BV C. F. BERTKI.LI, nlvf rl Service Stan Correspondent. TARIS.

May 22. In a statement to Universal Service this morning, Capt. Charles Lindbergh said: "The trip was no picnic. "Though the weather reports were optimistic concerning the Atlantic crossing, 1 met fine weather over New- fvindland, bat nasty, foggy, sleety weather for about one thousand miles, he worst of which was last night. "I flew at different heights, ranging from 101) to 10,000 feet, but couldn't avoid the sleet and Ice for clouds often too high or too low.

"Tired? AVell, not very, although, of rouse, I couldn't sleep much. Once found myself dozing, and had to keep myself awake. "All the same, both myself and my plane could have gone on a much longer trip. Indeed, I don't hesitate In say that perionilly, I wouldn mind doing mother 3.000 miles right away, but that doesn't mean that I will fly back to America, That trip will be I lilted State Weather Burrs Special Report far The ladiajiapolit Star. ALMANAC OF THE DAY.

sun rlvs Sun sets 1:119 WEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY. Relative Humidity. a. m. 71 pet I Noon 51 pet I 1 p.

m. 74 pet Precipitation. Amount during twenty-four hours ending at 7 p. in Total amount since Jan. 1.

1927... 19.85 Accumulated departure from normal lnc Jan. 1 (excess) 4.33 Temperatures. 7 a. nv.Dry fi Wet S7 Wet 71 p.

71 Wet (t .8 For th Same Date Latt Year. 7 a. 5IMasfmum 7' p. 74 I ii 1 1 i.