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OME EDITION DECATUR HERALD THE WEATHER- Cloudy, Warmer 47TH YEAR 10 Pages Decatur, Illinois, A A I May 21, 1927 THREE com LINDBERGH MAKES RECORD FLIGHT IN HOURS WORLD HAS NEW HERO IN "LUCKY LINDBERGH," LONE CONQUEROR OF ATLANTIC Lad Who Escaped Accident Four Times Braves Jinx of New York-Paris Flight Which Has Already Claimed Many Lives; All Admire Courage i NEW YORK, May 2 I The woild has a new hero and one thai suits everybody. If Capfc. Charles A. Lindbergh back from Paris nlive he will face perils of adoration, But It li The "Kid" New York Ills liic-K. hli spectacular aclVNit from the Piidflu coast, lila i i ftt i I i of death, Mi iiordonullly hnvo nil But ll'ii Lindbergh i li-im niul nix tot os)0 Inch lull.

lle-'s J5 viini old I sklti li fnlr, hii PJP a i i blue ami hli hnlr (oiisflrd dii-Htmil. lie's I bit i lie's more thiin little i i Wht-n, iitmbto to doiljo ditnplliiK-tilti personages bonds In thu middle i ft box- 'khtor itniolc i a i ships nml a a i iwiillows about of liln tonnuo. Hit Whiskers Won't Big Worry Ho to itnnd In tlio editor circle lull i I Ihn pays i i i a i to anyone- olsu tunv bo saying. When Im lum to npi-nk, ho nays liln i as ho can. Hit voice la from It In fuel, nil ilto.

Down't Either Smoke or Drink A InrKO a of has boon Wt to i i to lilni, Jlut THE WEATHER FOIIWAJIT KOH I I I lniil.r night Suniln.v i pmhnhlj' local nurt I i i i i 73 75 BO S3 64 4:38 7:15 LOCAL WEATHER ft. ni Noon 7 p. l-OWl'St "tin rid when he i-itnio to a a a ho went to the rnovloi nnd stood In i for his ticket, a i i i i Lindbergh doesn't smoke nr i Itls vlco Is i In the face of providence. And he doesn't sensitive natures by pi-otunding to bo a highbrow, Ko Isn't. Ho doesn't read much of a i except technical woiks.

lie jirofora to talk shop-- i Is for i mechanics. i LliHlbergn was a i i for the weather to chiingo ho was nurs- a plan to hop off to seat i a crowd i i tho backers of tho i i and lilt mechanical assist- until proiiiMit. Tho youth really i ho could pot away with It. the delay i ho grew Honicwhat morose. Ho scemod to bo i sonic deep thousht to his bottom.

a It a ho novor revealed It. Lindbergh" would abandon It forced to converse and return lo moll over It In sad pleasure at the fli.il opportunity. JSvery fact ho had to supply about lihi provloiiu i and a begin- i was i a pried from him. Fond of "Ma" A a ho's only 25 years old and very fond of his mother, who was nl tho moment of his toko off a i Detroit schoolhouse she Is a teacher, Lindbergh's a now dead, was a i a Congressman. But he was born In i on February 4, 11)02, and has a a been i In spirit i his mother, Mrs, Kvan- Lindbergh, lie wont to i schools there, and Inter In tho state of Washing- Ion and California, Eventually he otitorocl tho University of Wisconsin and bognn to work hit way through course in muchanlcal engineering.

A and ft half ho thus, but tho nlftht of an i iiuross tho campus was too much for him. Alt Her 'Mother, I'm (folng to be an aviator," a Lindbergh, WHS all right i mother. She was worried more a growing too fast about his ability to take care of himself. From a i school at Lincoln, Lindbergh to Hrook Field and Kelly field nnd a i i army pilot. Then ho emu-rod the Air Mall Service, His comes from a commission as i commrindor of the J10 th ob- survallon squadron of the 'Missouri Nntlonn! Cfimrd.

Four Slur Mud Ho Ims shnil to times to save neck, and UH only "four star" inomber 1 club, the owinlaatlon of pilots who arc alive because they Jumped. ho was army cadet, his plan" collided i that of another atmlnnt at 2,500 feet. Mndborgh to suloty, when he ho tdbT01 1h long a a at.St. Louis a ho was testing to come out of a tall Lindbergh leaped Of "scptembcr. 1D26, fog shut out the whllo he carrying the mall.

Ho was 5,000 feet up and (Continued on pugtc Hying Kid" at Journey's End Capt. Lindbergh, intrepid American aviator, arrived in Paris late Saturday evening after a flight. GRUMBLING DIKE STILL HOLDING Only 200 of Louisiana Parish Heed Warning--Others Wait for Break Unllrrt PI-W-I.) NEW ORLEANS, May 21 --Only 200 of tho flood-endangered inhabitants of Point Coupeo pariah had moved out of their homoa Saturday. Most of them were women and children. Tho dike at McCrae on the Aloha- falaya river which cnRlneors admit Is doomed, still held noon and farmers who live almost under tho lea of II.

refused to leave. nod Cross hoaelminrlora in Baton otiKfi said It mis probable most of tho 0.000 Inhabitants of the parish would wait for a break before leaving. Comrades, Rivals All Say "We Are For Flying Kid" rfly ViiUori Prtii) HACKENSACK, May 21 floyd Bennett, 111 In a hospital from I i received when thu 1'okkor monoplane America In which Com- inundor Itlchurd Byrd will casny a non-stop flls'ht to Paris, has expressed confidence In Capt. Charles Lindbergh. "I've never soon that boy, but feel ho will do It," said the warrant officer.

"I'm with him nil the way," IVtm NEW TOHK, Mny 21--The fearlessness a In Lindbergh's will enable him to accomplish what would a a impossible to the more calculating- pilot," Henry IWoodhouso, i of the Aerlii! League of America, said, Report English Planes on Last Lap of Flight Vnttttt Proa.) NEW YORK, May 21--Tho Kadlo Corporation of America announced at T-20 p. m. Saturday that tin British Mnrronl station In England advised It that Rt that hour a squadron of British airplanes was i with Captain Lindbergh over the English Channel and eipecled to bo In Paris In about two and one-half hours here was no confirmation of this irt from tho London office or er United Press points of contact either side of the English channel 12:26 P. Eastern dnyllght time. same report hnd been current nnclnl circles both In New York Washington during the late TI repo othc on up savl Th In final and to morning Conquers Atlantic CAPT.

CHARLES LINDBERGH RESCUE CREW FROM STRICKEN FREIGHTER Vntlatl SAN 'FKANC1KCO, May 21 -The crew 25 of the frolRhtor, Indiana which went nshoro on the northern California i a storm Wadnosdny i i were bolnp rescued Friday night by const suatdsmen. Irish Gather to View Lindbergh (Rv Unltett rrttt.) 'CORK, Ireland, Mny of flsherfolk, count guards and peasants gathered on tho shores of eoun lies Cork, Kerry, Clare and Galwny In dawn (training their ieawnrd hoping to got a glimpse of Captain Charles Lindbergh when lie should pnni over on epoch i from New York Furls. Despite announcements from thorltlos that tho aviator WM not cx- pcctcd until after midday, crowds lined the and hilltops to be eer tain of seeing the blrdnmn, "Lindy" Has Good Weather in Ireland United Prtiu.l QUEENSTUWN, Ireland, Mny II -n sunshine along the Irish const nn alted dipt. Charles Llnd bergh Sntuiday 1C ho succeeded In crossing the A Low lying clouds Indicated possible showers, but i i i i was excellent nnd them win no trnco of predicted toft. SlronK i i I for the filer--were i STAGE DEMONSTRATION (fly Vniteil Preii) WASHINUTON, May ill--More than 100 men and women belonging to the Hands of China committee, said to be eompoiicr of labor elements of PhlT ndelplila, Baltimore nnd 'Washington demonstrated before tho British embassy here Saturday currying banners nnd prolontlriK agnlnst "British Imperlnllsm" they declared was i i tho world Into another war.

AMERICAN FLYER DROPS OUT OF CLOUDS TO CRIES OF CHEERING THOUSANDS AT PARIS AIR FIELD Lone Flyer Who Defied Hazards of Wind, Weather and Water Makes Record Breaking Journey iWthout Trouble --Finished Ahead of Schedule (By. United Pren) LE BOURGET FIELD, May 2rCaplaiii Oharlts Llndkrch, the flying mail man, arrived Saturday by air from New York. He was the first man ever to fly from New York to Paris and as the wheels of Lindbergh's monoplane touched the gromd the dream of aimen that the North American and Eeropeen continents shcridbe linked in non-stop In airplane flight was realized. Sinee 7:51 Eastern daylight time Friday, Lindbergh had btM enroute on the great elrole alone in the eabin of hie maeMio, few sandwiches, hot ohooolate and two boWesof water to entail Me strength. There wee the premise of fame and fortune to nrge him en- ward, As the monoplane taxied to to a stop, Paris prepared to welcome the hero of the greatest sporing event of the year.

Lindbergh arrived at 5:21 p. m. Eastern daylight time, after houra in the air on the flight of approximately 3,600 miles by way of the New England coast, Nova Scotia and New Foundland. St. Louisans Gave Lindbergh $25,000 For Plane and Equipment After Eastern Capitalists Turned Him Down Capt.

Charles Lindbergh's was financed by a group of SI Louis business men who raised 125,000 nnd told tho young aviator to do UK He plenued with It. Previous to this offer Lindbergh md tried lo Internal eastern onplliil- In a fllBht from New to Pa.1 la In a Biillancu plane, but without success. One of Lindbergh's backers Is Harry Hall Knight, president of the St. Louis Flying club. i leave from the St.

Louis National guard which he joined because of It.s aviation possibilities. Lindbergh chose tor his i a nynn plane, made tho Ryan A i Linos, whoso president, B. F. Mahoncy, only 25 years old. It Is a monoplane motored with a Wright i i horse power mutor.

Llndbeigh' spent several weeks on the Pacific coast working over his ship which was named "Spirit of St. Louis." With full load, tho plane has cruising spocd of approximately 105 mites per hour and a maximum speed of 123 miles pev hour, It carrier 426 gallons of gnsollne and 28 gallons of ell, estimated to sufficient for a 4500-mile 'flight, On his 2600-mile I rip from Ban Diego, to New York, Lindbergh jsed less than 250 gallons of gaso- Ine and the average connumptlon ts computed at about 10 per hour. Its body of metal and wings of wood, tho Spirit of St. Louis hns a Bross weight of 4760 pounds, the full load of Kasollne and oil weighing 2,745 pounds. Its cabin holds only one man, sitting' In a wicker chair with the "stick" between legs and with little opportunity to rnovo about It carries no radio, but Is equlppet with a pneumatic raft for In case of a forced descent at BOB.

The plane In only with -wheels and while It could bo safely landed on the water, could not take off again The cockpit ts Inclosed In glass and Lindbergh (lies by compass us Ing a periscope to sec over the Iron of his plane, which he did. rarely on his cross-continent He Is guldei by the instruments on tho elaborate board before him. Other Instrument on the board comnassew In chide gauge, oil guuge, tachometer, altometer, turn and bank Indicator, speed an drift Indicator, speed and clock BID DEFIANCE TO SEA DEMONS "Lindy" Made Daring Flight As He Left North American Continent dill Vnilcil Prtsn.) 1 ST. JOHNS, New Foundland, May 21--Captain Charles Lindbergh took 1 his departure from the American continent, en route to the open sea and Paris, a spectacular manner that thrilled the hundreds of persons who saw him pass over St. Johns at 8:45 p.

Atlantic coast daylight saving time Friday evening. As he passed through the narrow gap of St. Johns, which is only 200 feet wide with towering hills on both sides, his plane was 100 feet lower than the summit of Signal Hill, and. it seemed as if the daring airman, instead of rising above to safety, fiad purposely chosen to dive through the narrow gap in the most sensational manner. Hour after hour with tho drone ot i powerful motor ever In his ears; no ne to talk to; Illtlo to eat; a.

vlrtu- illy sleepless night behind i l.lnilbergh left safety behind him and braved whatever danger a moonlit night might bring him. When ho reached St. Johns, Llml- jfirgh had travelled mill's from take-off at Roosevelt Field, Lont! Island sound, the A a i off Mae- tho reaches of Novn Scotia had fled by him No one know what was ahead. Fame as seldom before fell to a 29-year-old If successful; death tuclt as no doubt overtaken two French on the lame route westward If n. failure.

Into this uncertainty Lindbergh rode at a speed of more thnn 100 miles an hour. As the gasoline In his plane 'diminished he was able to fly fttslcr, ever toward the goal continent away. It was the shorl route across tho ocean, so far us between land was concerned, But In chooslni? the great circle Lindbergh signed away much of his chance to aid from his fellow man. In tho North Atlantic there are few to sight him In case the hum of the plane should cease the wing's crumple and Lindbergh fall victim lo the waves. At St.

JohnH Lindbergh dl reclly 'over, the city. He was flying so low that people on the streets saw the of his'plane and touUl distinguish Its silver gray color. Hc- came from a westerly direction Indl em S) Crowd Watches Flight Progress The crowd gathered in front of The Herald early i morning broke into cheers when the flash was posted that the "Flying Kid" had been sighted over the coast of Ireland. Since the flight started The Herald has kept a map in front window, showing by arrows the flight of the plane, There has been crowd in front of the map studying the course almost continuously. Plane Sighted lv Prtti, 1 QUKENSTOWN, Ireland, Mny 21 -An airplane believed by llio commander of the County Kerry Civic Kuiirds to I)nvc been Unit of Lindbergh, was sighted over Smor- vlch harbor north ot Dingle nl p.

m. summer lime, or p. Kiulci-n daylight saving lime Saturday. In mcusugn re-porting Ihe night- ng o'f the airplane, the Kerry Oiantsnmn said the plane was i the direction of Cork. In Air 30 Hours rrtm Cuptaln Charles Llndberxh hnd nccn en rou to from New Torlt to 10 nnd minutes at 1:30 Euatern daylight saving time.

The airman hnd been expected to make the trip In S6 hours although no definite nulemont' to Lind bergh's expectations wcrt made by him before leaving Roosevelt Field, LOUK lit 7:51 in. Eastern i snvlnif lime Friday. Strong Winds Aid Lindbergh i rrtgn.1 JtlONNKS, rrnnce, May 21-- along the Brlllany coast ported, a strong wind from West lo Kast, which was helpful to Captain Charles ClilM) CIIVDHKn BY CAK United May Martin Uaptlit, 2, died here Balnrday from Injiirlci received Manuel (taptlit, the uncle, backed machine over the child, nol knowlns he playing bcncalh the car. Mother Takes It Calmly, Teaches Classes; Smiles "Ma" Will Not Talk of Hero Son Winging Eastward Toward Fame, Death illy United I'iCitii I UlSTIiOJT, Mny SI--A illicit-lied mother methodically bunted Friday to a few of children the mysteries connected with mixing acid and wlillo her son on the most husardous trip known to aviation. The dark determined Jawed mother stoically walked Into tho Technical High ichool Friday morning and loulc charge el lor chemistry A few before she received a telegram from hor only Captain Charles Lindbergh, Jusl turning IS years, which cryptic family style salt "Oooit bye III! I get In Paris," BIIUM Htriclf But QMMI BUM With thiil Kvangellne Lodgt Lindbergh lellled down, entirely unruffled and begun methodically ti buoy hct'selg for day, clam with and under-lulk II assembled, Bui the refused to become Involved, Che maliv lalni-d even limn usual the aloofness she practiced with'the chll dren, When the Intervening tnomenti ot one dim moving oul and unothei moved In, the mother puttered aboslt with the dusted the -desk and straightened up, "W.U," "That's Just "Well" commented "Thai 1 JUKI fine.

Ol course thing Is all right, Its bound to be," She lunched quietly and alone, refining company. A girl student her In the hallway anerwlth great reeling asked her point blank expected," "Of I'm not," Uw Hleady reply. "Why should 1 be." MewUnff EumPapm "I'm sorry." Mrs. Lindbergh, "but I have a butch of elimination papers that must be corrected for th? rWSPAPER!.