Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1927 — Page 3

life Story Os Captain Charles A. Lindbergh new 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 (OUR \GF

During tho winter of 1925-2 ti Charles A. Lindbergh, flying night after night through rain, snow and sleet, twice saved his life hy dropping In parneltinps front his disabled planes, making descents which stand among the most remarkable adventures In aviation. On one occasion his plane circled five limes dose to his parachute, once coming within 1100 yards of it. thron • ening each time to collide as it paralleled his descent. On another occasion he canto down first through snow and then through rain, to alight across a barbed wit * fence while the wind pulled away at his parachute threatening Injury. Hut Lindbergh was not as much as scratched. That winter probably stands next to the Spring of 1927 when Lindbergh flow to Paris, as the most thrilling ot his life. It was on the night of September, lti, 1925 that Lindbergh took off from Utmbert Field, St. Lbuis, with the night mail for Chicago. Twenty miles beyond Peroria, 111., he encontered darkness and a blanket of fog began to cover the ground. Hy the time Marseilles, 111., was passed this fog blanket from an altitude of 000 feet entirely obscured the earth. He attempted to fly under it, but could not, and a flare which he dropped hoping to dotermine a safe landing place by its light failed to work. He proceeded on to the Maywood flying field, the air-mail station for Chicago, but the fog was so thick he could not locate it. He then set out to pick up, if he could, the beacons of the Transcontinental air rout, but this also was impossible. At last his fuel ran low. He had enough left for seven minutes flying. There was nothing left for him to do hut to abandon the plane in the parachute although he could not see the ground. "At 5,000 feet the engine sputtered and died," Lindbergh wrote in his official report of what was to him merely an incident in the life of a flier. “ I stepped up on the cowling and out over the right side of the cockpit, pulling the rip cord after about a 100foot fall. 1 was falling head downward when the risers jerked me into an upright position and the chute opened. This time I saved the rip cord. “I pulled the'flashlight from my belt and was playing in down toward the top of the fog when I heard the plane’s engine pick up. When I jumped it had practically stopped dead and 1 had neglected to cut the switches. Apparently the ship nosed down and additional supply of gasoline- drained to the carburetor. Soon she came into sight about a quarter of a mile away headed in the general direction of my parachute. “1 put the flashlight in a pocket of my flying suit preparatory to slipping the parachute out of the way. if necessary. The plane was making a left spiral of about a mile diameter and passed approximately 300 yards away from my ’chute, leaving me on the outside of the circle. *T was undecided as to whether the plane or I was descending the more rapidly and gblided my ’chute from the spiral path of the ship as rapidly as I could. “The ship passed completely out of Bight, but reappeared again in a few seconds, its rate of descent being about ttie same as that of the parachute. “I counted five spirals, each one a little further away than the last, before reaching the top of the fog bank. When settled into the fog 1 knew that the ground was within 1,000 feet and reaching for the flashlight, but found it to he missing. I could see neither earth nor stars and had no idea what kind of territory was below 1 crossed my leggs to keep from straddling a branch or wire, guarded my face with my hands and waited. “Presently I saw the outline of the ground and a moment later was down in a cornfield.” Lindbergh was unhurt. He found the wreckage of his plane two miles away. Lindbergh’s next and his last drop from a plane by parachute was on the night of November 3, 1925 Near Peoria, 111., he encountered snow and although he decended to an altitude of only 200 feet, could not see ground. He circled and explored, looking for a spot where the weather might be favorable for a landing, for more than an hour. But shortage of fuel forced a crisis. Os this Lindbergh wrote: “When about 10 minutes gas remained in the pressure tanks and still

I could not see the faintest outline of any object on the ground, 1 decided to leave the ship rather than attempt to land blindly. I turned hack southwest toward less populated country and stalled climbing in an attempt to get over the clouds before jumping. The main tank went dry at 7:51 and the reserve at 8:lit p. M. The altimeter then registered approximately 14,000 feet, yet the lop of the clouds appall enth was several thousand feet higher. , "1 rolled the stabilizer, cut the switches, pulled the ship up into a stall and was about to go over the light side of the cockpit when the right wing began to drop. In this position the plane would gather speed and spiral to the right, possibly striking my parachute'after its first turn. I returned to the controls and after righting the plane dove over the left side of the cockpit while the airspeed registered about 70 miles per hour and the altimeter 13,000 feet. 1 pulled the rip cord immediately after clearing the stabilizer. 1 had left the ship headed first and was falling in that position when the risers whipped me around into an uptight position and the ’chute opened. The last I saw or heard of the plane was as it disappeared into the clouds just after my ’chute opened. I placed the rip cord in my pocked and took out my flashlight. “It was snowing and very cold. For the first minute or so the parachhte descended smoothly, then commenced an excessive oscilation which continued for about five minutes and which I was unable to dlieck. “The first indication that I was n?ar ground was a gradual darkening of the space below. The snow had turned tr tain and although my chute was thoroughly soaked, its oscillation had greatly decreased, l directed the beam of the 500-foot spootlight downward but the ground appeared so suddenly that I landed directly on top of a barbared wire fence without seeing it. The fence helped to break my fall and the barbs did not penetrate my limfvy flying suit. The 'chute was blown over the fence and was held open for some time by the gusts of wind before collapsing." Lindbergh folded his parachute and started in search of his plane. He was unable to find it until the next day. When he located it from another plane within a quarter of a mile of the place where he landed. None of these experiences seemed to daunt Lindbergh. He said little regard ing them. They gained slight attention, compared to their dramatic qualities. He would come in front a night of fighting the winter storms, burst into the cottage where he and his companion fliers lived and turn himse'l to reading on scientific subjects, to practical jokes or a demand for food. He was a hearty eater. A small steak and two or even more eggs formed his favorite breakfast. Louis de Haatre, who runs the lunch place near Lambert Field, St. Louis, considered him one of his best customers, particularly for “hot dogs.” “1 just can't Imagine ‘Slim’ Lindbergh being any different after all this fame,” mused de Haatre recently, “but I suppose it is bound to change him some.” All School Trustees Not Opposed To Short Skirts Warsaw, Ind. June 13—(UP) —Who will measure the skirts? That rather innocently appearing question probably caused the Kosciusko County board of education to fall do take action cn a resolution requiring all teachers to wear skirts not shorter than six inches below the knee proposed by Milo Strombeck. trustee of Tippecanoe township. Strombeck, a resident of North Webster, has placed the regulation in effect in his bailiwick, along with requirements that women teachers must not use lip sticks nor attend public dances and that both men and women instructors must refrain from use of tobacco and liquor. When one trustee expressed opposition to “street sweepers” his term for long dresses and others said their teachers are showing proper modesty in dress and conduct, the hoard agreed to allow each trustee to enforce his own regulations. Miss Dessolee Chester is spending a few days here with friends, before going to Ann Arbor Michigan where she will enter summer school at the University of Michigan.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1927.

Huge Crowd Welcomes Col. Lindbergh At Washington

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Washington’s reception to Charles A. Lindbergh, lone eagle of the Atlantic, was one of the greatest in history. Pieluns suggest the huge numbers that turned not to honor him. Left, part of the crowd as Lindbergh passed Ihe Raleigh Hotel. Bight. President Coolidge leading Mrs. Coolidgc, Mrs. Lindbergh and Lindbergh to scene of ceremonies at Monument (irounds. ' (International Newsreel).

Front Pants Presser To Millionaire In Fifteen Years, Hoosier’s Record Bloomington, Ind., June 13 —(INS) — From a pants presser while making his way through Indiana University to a millionaire relator is the saga of Frank Kimball, it was disclosed when Kimball, returned for commencement of the school here. Kimball amassed his fortune in only 15 years, having been graduated in 1912. He was one of the best football players ever developed at 1. U. and was a campus favorita Most sucCesful in Kimball was one of file few persons who did not suffer financially from the depression there. Three Sentenced For Violating Dyer Auto Act South Bend, Ind., June 13 —(UP) — Floyd Overby, Chicago automobile dealer and his two confederates, Frank Corman.v and Fred Albertson of Warsaw, Ind., convicted last week on charges of violating the Wyer Federal Auto Theft Act, will leave today for Leavenworth federal penitentiary. judge T. W. Slick sentenced the trio late yesterday in U. S. district court here. Overby must serve a total of eight years, Cormany was given two years and Albertson was sentenced for 18 months. Federal operatives recovered 11 stolen cars in Warsaw which were sni 1 to nave been sold there by Cormany and Albertson, who charged that they bought the cars from Overby in Chicago. ,o Cattle Bring High Price At Van Wert Thirty head of pure bred Guernsey cattle were sold at the sale of Van Wert, Ohio Wednesday. The average price paid for the cattle was $165. M. A Stubs, of Decatur, paid the highest price, S3BO for a three-year-old cow. A large crowd attended the sale and the bidding was spirited. The sale was conducted by Col. Roy Johnson, of this city, Coll. Robert Schafer, of Van Wert, and Mrs. Ramseyer, of Smith vine. Ohio, who had charge of the pedigrees. Clarence Lugibill of BlulTton, Ohio King Simonizer, with lfi years experience* is now working in this city Simonizing cars, having already Simonized cars for the following people: J.B. Stults C. E. Baughman B. R. Farr Boy Mumma Paul Edwards J. H. Carmody Charles Hite J. R- Horton E. J.Fricke Herb Butler Alton Hower Harl Hollingsworth Satisfies Customers.

\ “CHICK” EVANS TH E FAM OU S “Chick” Evans Says: 1 believe that every champion golfer owes it to the game which he loves to publish a description of his methods of play, and the results of his research in golf, the greatest of games. Such a work should fall upon the amateurs, for it is they who have the interests of the game nearest their hearts. “Amateur” means lover. Therefore I am putting on record in my new golf feature all that 1 have learned in exhaustive and almost endless research into every detail of golf. I believe no college professor prying into the secrets of nature, no astronomer searching out the secrets of the heavens has done more painstaking research work than I have done on golf. 1 have been rewarded not only by championships but by the thrill and pleasure I get from the game and I want to pass this information on to all golfers. The essence of my style of game is SIMPLICI I'Y. Simplification of grip, stance, swing, and ease and comfort in every shot are the theories upon w hich my whole game is based. In employing this system I have found that by simplifications 1 can play the game without exhausting my strength and w ithout being obliged to devote a greater amount of time than I can spare for the practice which is so essential to the rather intricate method of play employed by many of the great professionals. In my new golf feature I am making very liberal use of illustrations for they tell better than' words the meaning I wish to convey. I want to par the compliment to my artist of saying I believe he draws the best technical golf illustrations I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. I shall embody in my new feature—GOLF SIMPLIFIED material which I think every golfer can readily understand and apply to his game. Certain it is that I shall not leave him “with confusion worse confounded,” as is so often the case w ith much of the current golf literature. I realize the vast majority of the golfers are men and women engaged in other pursuits, and. like myself, golf with them is a pleasure which gives the greatest zesl when it is well done but at the same time it is a sport to which they cannot devote more than a limited amount of time. I write my articles with the hope they will shorten the distance to a good game. Read these interesting articles on goll by the f amous ‘Chick” Evans, in the DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT STARTING TODAY •riTir7rirnrirfifirffii^'nHrfß!i»aii^MasM^asiMßag:;^4aiaagsai»areeaigfiaiaflaiHflMgmn»a

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Boston To Build New Municipal Auditorium ; For Convention Purposes « noston. June 13 -(INS)—A munlil- * pal auditorium to lip erected at a coat of $5,1100,000 Is proposed for llostop. Mayor Malcolm Nichols is among the staunchest of the supporters 4n the movement to obtain the auditorium which Is recognized as Boston's most needed municipal improvement. With the reient completion of~a group of hotels that compared fuvorably with those found in tile leading cities of (lie world Boston bids fair to become a convent inn city. The only stumbling block for those who desiro to have conventions tome here is the difficulty In finding seating capacity for tin l many delegates to large conventions. Ttie auditorium plan Is favored by the Chamber of Commerce and practically all of the civic und fraternal organizations of the city and with municipal support seems inevitable. Wood Pecker Drills Hole In Auto Radiator Login. Ind., June •• (INS) —Piercing the radiator, the bill of a wood pecker damaged the car of H. N. Ferguson. of Clinton, while lie was visiting here. Ferguson was forced to have his radiator repaired, the hole made by the woodpecker allowing all the water to run out. The bird, just completing a fight with another “redhead”, flew into the front of the moving car with such force that Ferguson was compelled to pull its body from its lodgment. See the new Dodge Cabriolet on display. It Get the Habit—Trade at Home, It Pays