Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 130, Decatur, Adams County, 2 June 1927 — Page 5

life Story Os Captain Charles A. Lindbergh [EVV YORK-TO-PARIS flyer is no SUPERMAN, BUT JUST A NORMAL AMERICAN YOUTH WHO HAS THREE OUTSTANDING CHARACTERISTICS, NAMELY, COMPLETE MASTERY OF HIMSELF, DIRECTION IN LIFE AND GREAT COURAGE.

, By M. D. Tracy United Press Stuff Correspondent) I (Copyright 1927 by the U. P.) Self-reliance, one of the characteritics of Charles A. Unbergli, which übled him to fly alone from New brk to Paris, and become an inter■tional hero, was developed in him lily In lifeWhen lie was a month old his moth- . took him back to the Lindbergh diu,. at Little Falls, Minn., from De o)t, Michigan, where he was. born, ehr’uary 4, 1902. There the lindbergh family lived on farm on the west bank of Little rails. It was a farm of remarkable leaiity. The house was a comfortable m, -story, white structure with spa.jous basement located on sloping [round, surrounded with trees and roods on the river nearby. Charlie was his father's only son, ml they became close friends. As soon , g Charlie was old enough, his father tegan taking him on excursions imo he neat l>y woods. The boy learned to lotlee the trees and flowers, and purIcularly the animal life of the vicinty By the time he was five years old, lie amazing sense of direction which reinforeed only by a compass, enabled iim to fly a course across the Atlantic is straight as that of a homing pigeon »as developed. lie and his father were on one of their excursions into the woods a mile or more away from the Lindbergh tome. The father wished to go farther tad look over some land, but fearing lie boy would tire, left him on the rail. "You stay here for a few minutes,” the older Lindbergh told him. “I’m going on a bit and will come buck iretty soon and get you here.” But when the father returned t boy was gone. The elder Lindbergh searched through the woods, but coni I find no trace of his son. Frightened and picturing all sorts of ijisfortunes befalling the boy. Lindbergh hurried home, intending to enlist the aid of neighbors and begin a vide search. But 5-year-old Charlie greeted him at the gate. 'How did you get here?" the father asked. "When we were walking you toiu

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i me that the sun always goes down in the west and we were walking straight i at the sun," Charles explained. “I got < - tired of waiting, so 1 just walked ' i straight away from the sun and 1 camo < r right home here." i That same year Lindbergh was ei- < i ected to Congress and the family moved to Washington in 1907. where for a i • decade a pal L of each year was sp ,r.t i i Tlie Lindbeighs lived near the White t • House and young Chailie came in < , contact with that famous gang of I Washington youngsters headed by ’ i Quentin Roosevelt, whose father was < then President. ' ■ He played much on tile White House 1 • grounds and is said to have had a pa' t 1 - in some cf tile happenings which made ; tlie White House a lively place. | When Quentin Roosevelt rode his once familiar pony into the Whi'e , House and browbeat an attendant in ( i to giving it a ride on an elevator, a'l r incident which the President never > tired of recalling—Charles Lindbergh i is said to have been one of tlie gang 1 . that was egging Quentin on. F. C. Henry, a Washington druggid, , 1 ecalled that Charlie was one of the i many small boys of the neighborhood I who, with Quentin Roosevelt, bought ■ their sundaes at the drug store. Qutni tin developed at one time the habit of charging the sundaes to the White t House account, something which again > amused the President, but of which he I i to have disapproved as a bad • habit for a boy of few years. ; Chai lie Lindbergh also is credited ■ in Washington witli having part, along ‘ with Quentin Roosevelt, and a number ' ■ of others, in cutting the light wires i and plunging the White House into ; darkness on one famous occasion. During most of the time Lindbergh • lived in Washington, airplanes still i were considered a novelty. Tlie Wright I Brothers were carrying on their exI periments, as was Curtiss, but planes i ! were used chiefly to thrill crowds, and ■ flying was a highly hazardous occupa- - tion. But even then Lindbergh was Ini terested in "flying machines.” as was ■ Quentin Roosevelt, who was destined to die in the war, shot down in a , ■ battle with a German plane. During thes years the boy’s parents, ; probably with much wisdom, permilt-

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cd the hid to go his way about ns bls own desires dictated. He was not repressed. There were few “don't*" iu Lindbergh household. J Scientists mid psychologists put great weight upon that phase of his training. They say that It developed In him the self-reliance which he first showed when, at five years of age, he 1 walked away from the sun and so* J found his way back home. It also, they , say, made stronger In him the courage f and tlie determination which ho had 1 inherited. r In school lie was quiet, unassuming < and modest. It is recorded that he c cared little for English composition l or such subjects, but was much Inter- u ested in sciences, and in matliemat- t les he was always among the leaders s of his class. His teacher, Miss Elizabeth E. Mar- ” shall, while he went to school in Wash- I ingtpn, decribed him as a quiet, un- ■ assuming lad, yet distinctly "inilivi- I dual." Even as a youth Charlie Lind- I bergh was never one of tlie herd, those I who knew him then recall. I To his Washington schoolmates he I was "Cheese” Lindbergh, so called I because his name was so much like I limberger cheese. I - o - s Big Musical Show » In Fort Wayne Sunday I The welcome announcement has I been made of the coming to the Shrine I Auditorium, Foit Wayne, on Sunday 11 matinee and night, of the new Seventh - Edition of Whites Scandals, this marking the first time the latest ser-j les has been seen in Fort Wayne. It is said to be not only the largest edition of all the scandals to date, but is said also to carry the most expensive cast of principals, including Sammy Howard, well-known comedian, and brother of Eugene and Willy Howard; Lillian Norwood, 'from the Passing Show; Sonia de Calvi. Prinia donna; Helen Claire McAllister. Norma Shutt, Gercgie Carson and a host of others as well as the original Albertina Rasch Ballet, ami the famous George White Beauty Chorus. It has been said that no revue on tour boasts of such a dancing chorus, and since, according to report, each member has been selected not only for her youth and beauty but her dancing skill, it is easy to understand why such high praise has been heaped upon the feminine contingent of the newest Scandals. No expense has seemingly been spared to make the new Scandals a copiplete and beautiful Production. , Itx HARD’(XML L Excellent quality, very low I summer prices. Leave us your I order now before advance in I price. i| CARROLL COAL & COKE CO. I ~ Il

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Routh Bend—Chief of Police James , J. Hatt hex received a teu-day leave of absence to visit the annual convention of the International Association of Police Chiefs at Ontario, Canada.

Oreensbtirgh—Charles Hanson, blind organist of Indianapolis, has dedicated the new organ of the Methodist church here. He also dedicated the old one thirty years ago.