The Daily Banner, Greencastle, Putnam County, 18 June 1927 — Page 1
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VOLUME THIRTY-FIVE
MRS. HAWKINS NAMED HEAD OF P. E. 0. SOCIETY
|||( ;il|.;.ST SI ATI: HONONS GIVKN >IR-. JKSSir. MOONi: II VNV.
KINS at D1CKNELL.
INDIAXAPOLIS, Juia- IS (LI’)— Tiie stale board of dial it ie- '»a - believed to be icady to -ubmit an early itjiurt to Gov. Ed Jaekson and the Michigan City Prison Board of tur--Ices on its investigation of 1>. C. Stephen -oi.'s charge- that prison officials mi-treated h'in and denied him
ordinary privileges.
John A Brown, secietary of the . board of charities returned to his of-
A DELEGATE flee today after a three-day confer- BKPOKTEl)
cnee at Bluffton with W. II. Eiehorn, another member of th« board, regarding certain features of the inquest. Brown made no statement, but it was understood that Eiehorn, a prominent jurist and attorney, assisted
Mi Eugene Hawkins wa elected him in drafting pails if'the report .;atc president ol the 1 . h. O. Si ter- having to do with technical |ioint- oi
1,00,1 which has been in convention l uw .
,Ri( knell, Indiana, tor the past two The report must be made by June a) - at the annual election hrfld Fri- ;jo. The prison trustees on July I will
day. M i
THE DAILY BANNER
tiREENCASTLE, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, ly.'T.
PKOBE NEPOin I.XPEC I KD
AUTHORITIES AFTER NIGHT PROWLER HERE
SHE \KEN
THNKE lot \l, WOMEN BADLY FK'GHTENED in M \l NAI D-
EK D( N'NG MGH I .
\S YOI NG MVN
M,. Hawkins "ill Have Supervision (H incite ( hap'ers In State.
Has Been Treasurer.
Prowler 'Lnlc Two \ isits At t'erlain
Nesidcucc \iid Awoke Entire Neighborhood Second Time.
A nigb! prowler was sought by tiv police Saturday following his attempt to break into a certain home in the residential district Friday night. The
mauiauder was described as a young
Hawkins has. been state. consider Stephenson’s application for luokin, ' r ma " who wore a “slicker”
mi , ur r of the society for the past • ivc years and to be elected state ident is one of the highest honor t».towed ii| ,<J n “ member. .Mi.- Hawaii. ha- been quite active in the P. K. o. chapters in Indiana and the orj;,iii/,ation ha- a meniber.-hip of 10,1,10 ji, the United States and Canada. U tin liicknell eonvontion, Mi s Dade jihcaier wa.- elected a delegate to th uu! me convention which will be
iclj in Tulsa, Okla., next fall. CITY SCHOOL HEAD AS YET NOT ELECTED
l»0-da\ s parole.
WHEAT POOL ASSOCIATION MEETS HERE
IS “LINUY” POPl LAN? From 7:00 a. m. until 1:10 p. 'Friday the telephone at t .e Daily Banner cffice was kep, ‘.'oi 1\ Greeneastle peojde iho wanti'i n keep posted on tile Ni • Y. it to Ft. Louis flight of Col.it'liotl \. Lj".|hergh, America's lab u,d youii^c-!
hero of the air.
Bulletin posted e *he ilfiee windows told scores of ‘.I -tn: i - in-t where “l.indy’ was ■ aeh siieceedin/ hour. At II in., It Bunner learned that the \ \\ t , o I':ri.- (Ii< r 'was following '.bo iciruinr air nu.il route. He was due over the Wright flying field at Dayto . Ohio, at noon and a bulletin wa po ted stating that Lindbergh and his escort would pa over Putnam county, between Greencastle and the National Itoad -hortly
after 1 p. m.
Suliscribers and frh ,ds o f the Ban ner were kept inform, d of the progress of the Hying squadron a- il p.t ed over Niehmond, Sliarpsville, Green
field and Indiaiiapoli
With the word tho "l.indy" ua--ighted at the Hucrie. .api:al .;t 1:0“ p. m. many Giemteu-:!.. people le' 1 . the Bannef olfie, m I their home and went a mile or u south of the city limits to watch for the famous
aviator.
About 1:'Jo p. m t . plane- eanu 1
MISS BRADFORD MARRILS PROF. A. W. CRANDALL
CFKKMONY TOOK PLACE IN t ONG N KG A TIO V A L CTIL NC H IN "ONCHESTEN MASS Will RESIDE IN THIS CITY.
THE STATE HIGH" AI
ST. LOUISANS FETE FAMOUS FLYING SON
Mis., Bradford Has Jiten Registrar of DtPaim University. Prof, trandal! Teaches Historv Here.
HI G1 < ELEIIN VflON I ON LIND
IIENGII SI \RTS 'N OLD
HOME TO" N.
“Lind> • \ p p i; v i: s mned I P«n \riiial \ S.. Louis, Non Stop Hero Seeks Seclusion Of Friend's
Residence T« Rest,
IN I KUESTING MELI IN(. HI 1 D IN « OI NH AGRM I LTLNI. W.EN I S OKI l( E.
ENJO>
G O O D
SPEIK
Round I aide Discussion Held linnu diately Folios ing The \ddreses " heat Prices Are Of interest.
| 11,1.1 D MKKT'NG OF StHOOL BOARD FRIDAY DID NOT
M M EN I \LI/.E.
IMONM \ I ION
NEDI INED
rain coat.
About l:!!U a m. the three women occupying the house were awakened by the man trying to force open the kitchen door. When a ked what was wanted, the prowler made no reply and left after a short time. He returned in ti few minutfs and tried the front door. This time, the man barely
, c.-ruped being captured by the night j„to sight with Lindbergh s silve:police who had been summoned and colored moimplami, “The Spirit of S.. were patrolling the neighborhood. Louis” slightly lower and ahead of hi
On his -eeond appearance, about o'clock, the man -topped on some glass at ihe real of the residence am! the. noise alunued the immediate vic-
inity.
No motive, could be given for the mnii s prowling unle.-- it was berau-e he knew the women were alone in the house with no male piotcction. The police intmd to watch for the prowler as the women were thoroughly frightened and a man of this type is one cf the most contemptible erimiimls on record.
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||t !« Possible Thai The Board Ma< ID in Session Monday To Name
New Superintendent.
o --
Th. 1 . is still no new -uiierintcn I- |. he (1 ■ Mens!|e eitv -ehool . I . meet ing of the school lor Friday flight failed to e.-vtaV . iml consequently a school | I to ueceed Prof B. W. Kelly
i inthcoming.
ng to Paul Albin, secretary I 'I. th • neces-ary inl'onuai. ling one ov two applicants
* ’ tyn* n
I i.ffieiul,- did not feci ready
,. anioinlmerit. .Mr. Albin ! it was possible that Ihe ;iy eoi venc onday night but ■ . In' wa not certain of would make no definite
About thirty-five member of tue Putnam County Wheat Pool were rresent at a meeting of the Association Friday evening at 8 o’clock in tiie office of the County Agricultural
Agent.
Mr. Engle, one of tiie directors of the Slate "heat Pool and Mr. Van Hook were present and both gave instructive talks bearing on the -tat ■ organization. After the addresse- a round table discussion was held at which time the member- of tig loeal association talked owr the prices received by the members of the pool. The fact that the members of the pool received a little le-s on the
bushel the past year than the non- Brown and lillman of the members of the association received 'tale tax commission met with the was the chief ttyiic discussed. It '’utnaip board of review and variou-
- net received anJ was c ^ timated by statistics that .for taxpayers in the county commission-
escort of -X regular it my biplane . It was a picture nev. i to be forgotten by those who were fortunate enough to witness the approach and
departure ef the airships. MISS HALT0M IS BRIDE OF S. J. GEDDES
TAX HEARING IS HELD HERE
BROWN \NI> IHJ.MVN MEET
" I I II I OFM 1 BOARD OF
RIA'PU TODAY.
"ELI, KNOWN LO< \l. GIRL .11 NE BR'DE SAT I RD M NOON.
"TEE 1.1 v i:
BROOKIA N
Mr, and 'Irs. Geddcs l.ea\o Immedi atel> \(lcr t errluv. ; I «• " v<l ding Trip In The East.
the past three years tin
price received by the members of the ut'lay. association was several cents higher than the price received for the same
’period of time by the non-members, plained various laws regarding tuxa-
Saturduy noon, ,M ss Mabel Hultom, daughter of Mrs. Alice M llultom became the bride of Samuel J. Geedes. The wedemg was held at the home of the bride s molhei on -outh Bloomington -trect and only immediate member- of the family
Mr. Brown, who is chairman of the ' vt ‘ re pre-ent. The Ibv. B. II. Ilium:, state tax board, and Mr. Tillman ex- pastor of the Christian Church of
ficiated.
er’s room at the court house on Sat-
|Brazil Youth
Hailed As Hero
The past year wa- the only year tion to those present. They stated that
the taxpayers could do nothing this year in the way of lowering their as-
that the non-members received a better price and it wa decided that
this was partly responsible on account sts-ments but that they could a-k loi of the p r e v ai I i n g conditions. » rc-uppraisement for IPJs. Mr. Brown The price last vear received bv (he •'■aid that both Putnam and Montgominembers was just a few cents lower ery Counties made a sharp reduction in
_ than the price received by the non- tuxes lilsl > l ' ar a " tl thc - vt ' ul ' Move IREVEN V F \ I* (HD BUT s M ES members and the average over tiv He advocate, better bus,:.- p.-actu, Il' BY BROTH FR FROM three vear period even discounting m adm.nistratmn to car,' ll " " a "MS LRU F tht slight L «a- betweln fifteen tion-wkle problem of t«a
^ and eighteen cents higher than th" ^ 011 '
BltAZIL, |nd„ June Is I I P)— price received by the non memhei-
I- 1 . ar-old Thomas Callendar of oi the association.
I va a hero today praised During the business meeting one I n ,, cue () | id,- baby brother man wished to withdraw from the li'uiii .I, wning. pool but it was found fliat once a
lioy jumped into flooded t roy member, a person was alway ■etk Friday night and saved the member unle-,- it was voted kky who had been thrown into •the lease him by th. caiiie
when an automobile driven by izatioti.
Following the o lemony, Mr. and Mrs. Geedes left on a honeymoon trip to Niagra I and \Vn In .
ton, D. (_'. They vvill make their to- archway of oink ro os, with parasol
' WOUCHESTER. Mu.- .. June 18 One of the prettic-t wedilings 0 f the season was -olemnized at four oeloek (hi- afternoon in the South Con-' gregatiomil cliurch, South Braintree, Mas.-., when Mis? Marion Alberta Bradford, daughter of Mr Elizabeth Bradford of South Braintree bccam : the bride of Andrew Wallace Crandall son of Mi and Mrs. K. 1). Crandall of Farber, Mo., the ceremony was perfoinicd liy Rev. Carlton Fcenor, pa--tor of the church. Miss Bradford has been for sever il yea is regi-trar at DePauw Univcrity, Gic e.ica-tle. Mr. Crandall iia been teaching at the University, an.l is to be a-'istant profe or of hi. lory . in ing the next school year. Mi-- Ilradford’s oridi' maids were Mi Helen MacDonald of South Riaint. c and Miss Katharine Ilillileli of Eynn. Mi Frames McDonald of South Bruintce and Mi.-.- Lena Hunt Smitl of Springfield. M Olive Sniitli of East Weymouth was the maid "f honor Ru--ill Whi'e of Braintec vVas lie t man. Bertha Gould, a cousin of th bride was flower girl. The ushers were William Cogswell. Chrisholm, Walter II. nne-.-ey, Uu--. ll Gould and Haloid Wagner. Th bride was given in marriage bv In r uncle, Joiin W Porter of Hollirook Mi.-- Gi :ice James of Brockton wa the orguni.-l, and Mis- I.oui. e Porte of Holbrook -ang. Th" bride wore wnite satin, trimmed with lact and carried vthiti ro e and lilies oi the valley? - i n"* maid u! honor woie green organdie and rairied pink ro es. The bride- maid' wore orclvd oigundie ami carried maigu.ritie ; and lavendar -weet peas. All Ih bti lal party wore hats with trimming of velvat, and flowers to match the du-.-es. Mi.-- Bradford gave pearls to her attendants. Cufflinks were presented to the bc.-t nian and the ush-
ers
Following the ceremony a reception was held in the church vestry, which was dccoialed vvitii palms, fi nis, lose.- uiul other garden flower. . T ■ e wedding party received in i n
INDIANAPOLIS. June 18 The state highway commission's traffic bulletin issued today showing road conditions for the coming week show new bridges in u .-e on Kd. 41 between Schneider and Belshaw removal of bridge nin-around on Rd. ;tj just west of the inti r.-eetion of Rd. J!l and removal of a detour -outh of Y/aterloo on Rd. J7 closed a few day.-.for
surface 'wealing.
Attention was called by John D. Williams, diiectoi', that maintenance forces are surface treating Rd. J7 for j miles north of Waterloo and vvill < \ert every effore to have it
completed and open to traffic attending dedication of the new hotel at WASHINGTON, June 18 (L'P) Pokagon State Park on Sumlnv, Charles Lindbergh, aviator hero, will which event i.- to be attended by be subject next year to consideiubl"
income taxes, according to unofficial
estimates made here today.
On the $25,000 Orteig prize for crossing t| lt . Atlantic, l.indy mu.-t pay 81. P>5, of which $055 is normal tax
and $510 surtax.
Sonic action may be taken, however, to exempt him from taxes on this
ensibly. prize, and a special ic-t of the law
may he made, it is al-o rumored congressional friends of the flyer may a.-k congre-s to exempt him from sueli
payment.
l.indy must pay income tax on the $1,000 flight prize awarded him by the Bulovaiwateh company; on an in come of between $50,000 and f 100.000 for newspaper syndicate articles; o.i approximately sino.ooo from the -a! of his book, and on any income from
lectures.
Lindbergh, it i- understood, i- planning to make al>out 100 lectures and vvill receive at least $1,000 a l.'rtui'e.
Governor Ed. Jackson and other state official- In the meantime a good detotir pr. vails. Attention wa fuithcr directed in the bulletin to loose gravel on Rd. for 8 miles noith of Albion preparatory to -urtac" treating, but -anie is not in a condition to greatly inconvenience
traffic providing one drives RADIO TEAM APPEARS AT
OPERA HOUSE EriKD \N|> (.1 KNN (;i\ I VI \ II NEE PERFORM \N< E ON S V I-
I RD V V VITERNOON.
ITT REPEAT VGVIN TONIGHT
lure home in Brooklyn, N.
The bride is a graduate ot the Greeneastle high ehool ami Indiana
before. State Normal. Shi also attended
DePauw Univer-ity and is one of the popular member- . the younger
of this city.
The groom for t • pa.-t five year* has been an instructor in the St.
Icmy at Jhlla-
“l.ullaby Roys" I rum Station " KVV tre Glad Of The Opportunity To Vi-jt In Greeneastle. Ford and Glenn, “the Lullaby Boy from Station WI.W at Cincinnati appeared in a musical skit at the Opera House theater this afternoon. They' will repeat their performance again tonight and a record crowd is expected due to their popularity ..ver tin
radio.
These two artists, vvli,, were formally connected with Station " LS, it Chicago, have received over two thoil--and letter- from radio fans in this city and community and were quite pleased to have the opportunity to ctine to Greeneastle on their vau ii-
viilu tour.
Perhap- in all the realm of art .- not to he found another team i.k" hol'd and Glenn. The one i- tall, the otlisr -holt hence “Rig” Ford and ■‘Little' Glenn, who for originality purkliug humor and clever singing have no equal on the air. Their friends are numbered by the ten- of thousands, a good many of them rg’it here in this locality, and include kiddies who would not think cf going to bed without their “Lullaby Time.” -- v*. II as the older foil, who enjoy their fumy dialogues and phasing duets They have a simple formula: “Be yourself,” and they uie ju-t themselve-. They have that human underlanding that i- the pu-svvord to the
late
to
organ
Veterans Bureau To Close July 2
|*»tcr
moiii.r, Mrs. James Callendar, of era-lied into a wreck'. 1 pi'k in ii.unding a curve on the Not-
I ..it of lit azil.
Caliendar ami her five children J 1 1 n • buck from a visit willi I Kentucky, hurrying In I 1 . I i ■ had ov "rtakcu tiv m. | When the automobile struck the ^'’k ami ,-wung around, tiie baby wa •D"n from the seat into the creek, pkiuugli it was dark, and a heavy 'in wa falling, Thomas suvv hi.f' ,! ker hurled into the water, jumpili" -Ireain after him and age’
I "l In- out.
'k'' haliy was brought to Brazil
Uiaied for exposute.Mrs. Callen- . .. . , u, , Thomas and the other three eonvei.-ioii of I mte I Mali
r ' lien -uffered niinur injuries in the
tuieat and are recovering.
In his diseu-.-ion, the tax cummis
sion elmirman gave a few examples John s militairy of the variation of taxes in different lield, " iseonsili. counties over Indiana in regards to
the eo.-t per capita of education. The i cost per capita for a common school ,. c . education ranges from x27 to $1 It). For a high school education the cos' varie- from 8 10 to $405 per capita. in PJ03, according to Mr. Brown, the American people paid in for local mid .-late taxes a t otal of $1)00,000, 000. In 1013, the total wa- $ 1.500,000, 000 and in 1025, local and .-late taxes for the fort) -eight states, amounted to
$5,100,000,000.
Mr. Tillman, to show the assessed
(II'FH E M\KKS VRRANGI'.MEN 1 > v .,| ua ij on 0 f Putnam county and the
tiling from the light- and trimmed with wild roses of crepe paper. Mu.-’c \»a - furtii heil by a piano, v iolin and
cello.
The couple vvill spend next week in New llanip-hire, will go to the seashore for a month, and "ill pass the nixt month as guc-L.- of the groom'
parents in Farber, Mo. The) will re- ‘hearts of all people. Hen. • their ire-
EDITORS PAY RESPECTS TO MR. C00LIDGE
lAVri HI NDKED MEMBERS EDIT (INI AI VSJHX'IATION
VISIT PRESIDENT.
TO TAKE l ARE OI
AH’LH AHONS.
Vccurding to an aiinouiiceineiit from the office of the Regional Man of the United S ate VtleranHureau, from the hraneb office ''’C|g cd in Indianapolis, midnight, July -. 11)27, is the ia-tdate for reinstatement
amount of taxes ]Kiid hud compiled some figures which lie read to the in-
terested audience a- follows:
Yalua'ion in 11*18 Valuation in ll*lt* Valuation in 11*20
T'axe- paid in Taxes paid in Taxes paid in
P.t 18 11*11* 11)2*1
$ 18,281,275 $ 15,330,710 8 30,511,05*2 $ 013,703.5)0 $ 7t*EO08.l8 $ 5* 10,173.32
'' WIKI \GE Lit ENSES t IU'ehi'.-on. Reelsv illc, to
I' I'airi-li, Brazil.
' 'Bii Gunter, Tijiton, to Jo-eph-
'* ''uli iiat, Tipton.
“""tel J Geddes, Deunes, teacher, 'lubel Irene Haltom, lirceiieustle.
,lnK * J Job, Jr., to Irene Patrick. i ‘ ,,J '" . , „
i piopeny tttkftJ
I "'ni I , , \ \\ VI. I'ROPUS \LS WASHINGTON, June 18 (UP)— Anii'i ieun propokula for limitation “ONiliary naval ships to be ple.sCilt I " the Geneva Tri-Power confer
ermnent l.ife In-urmu' 1
The Regional office lias made a: , rungcinems to take cure of applica Lions received after the regular otfice hours. The office vvill be optn foi ilikurancc purposes between '!' 1 boui of seven ami nine o cl >ck eat* ^cvenjng beginning Monda,, Jun ■ J.. a" I will remain open Saturday afternoonun'il all applica.io: for reinstatement
lo i of nisiiranec have bed
SEX US XttKPTED
wu.- received Sheriff Ed
THE "KATHEIi
"ere completed ti*iuy.
Uusettleii tonig'ht and Sunday with probably local Hewers and thumlei
a to no-.
Notice of the ucci ptanue ot < hiude Scott Sear.-’ a- a patient in the State
lio.-pital at Madison Saturday morning Ly
Hiteljorge.
Mr. Sears was brought to the county jail la -t Sunday afternoon after his father had filed a complaint a-gain-t him wanting the local authoritie- to keep hi- sen under survillance ns the result of hi- peculiar actionIn all probabilitv he will be taken to Madi.-on Tuesday a all of hi 0 affair.- have to he settled before he can
leave the city.
RAPID CITY. S. I*. June 18 (UP) —Two hundred member of the National Editorial A-sociation rolled into Rapid City early today aboard a special train and in automobile- to -tug" u Buffalo steak Barbecue near the State game Lodge and to meet Pie-ident Coolidge The part) came direct from Omaha where the editoi have been in <oii-
vention.
The townspeople were out eimiusse
t.i meet them and the American Flugwhich ha I lin' d Main street when Mr. Coolridge arriv’d Wednesday, again decorated the buildings. Automobile took the editor- up in the hills to
Galena near the State Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge are to hold
a reception for them thi- afternoon
at the summer White House. Both the President and the fitst
lady now are comfortably settled in their new surroundings. Mrs. Coolidge already liu- had an opportunity to
turn to Gre lien-tic, Sept. I., where they will make their home at TO'.* Eitn
street.
Th. brine i»a graduated from Thayer Academy, South Braintree, Mass., and from Ho.-ton Univer-ity. She taught language for two years in the Keene, X. Y. high school, before going to Indiana, where -he ha been registrar at DePauw University for several years. Mr. Crandall i- a graduate of * ntial College. Mi- ouri, and has an X M. degree from the University of Chicago. II" ha |>a.-.-ed his oral examinations fur a Ph. D. degree which he hope- to receive next February fiom the Univcrsi*'. of Pcnn.-ylvtttiu. PI \EM IFF LOSES IN ENOCH ARDEN CA>>‘ John J. Baker, Clay City’. "Enoch Arneri," who relumed from South Africa after a long period of your to find hi wife married to another, lest his fir-l tilt in Ids action lo r - cover property sold by his former wife to (Tny City people, in the Clay Circuit Cuuit today. Judge T. W. Hutchison held that the plaintiff did not -iiovT probability of recovery and refused to appoint a receiver for the
menduu- -uccc-s. XVhilc Ford i- the more outstanding (in height) of the two. GIi’mi is the more prominent (abdominally). Th • younger of the two singer.- wn- hom in Pontiac. Illinois, while it i- recorded in the birth record- that the child weighed Di pound the doetoi thought he was going to be twins. “ Little Glenn fulfilled that curly promise, too. because today lie certainly look like he Weighed plenty at biith. In addition to hi- aecompli-h mcilt- u- singer, he piny the pip. organ, tiie piano, the cornet and th violin.
Machines Collide On National Road
MRS. X XNEV, OF KMGHTSX II.I.E. SLIGHT LT INJI RED IN
THE CRASH.
Two machines collided Friday utteruoon about I o’clock on th ■ National Ivghvfuy near I’leu-anl Garden? X Ford sedan owned by Jerome Bogle of Brazil and « Chrysli r road.-ter
property claimed by Baker. The <iu-! owned by A. Colapietro of San Fim ciaiou wa- merely technical, however ci.-eo, Culifomia were the vars innnd has no hearing on the real is-ucs voiced. of the case, which ha not been set Mr. Bogle was driving west and Mr down for hearing—Brazil Times. i Culapietre eu-t when the aocident oc-
curred. The Chrysler -u-tained a bent
NOTICE
There will be a special call meeting
catch lip with her knitting. The Pros!- of The Women of Mooseheart Legion dent seems happy after having been in Moose Hall Sunday A. M. at lo o-
fishing three time* in the past two
clock. All officers and members urg-
days-
ed to be pre.-.eut. Special work.
bumper, while the front wheel, axle, spindle, fender and window glasse. of tiie Ford were damaged. Mi . Yuncy of Knightaville w iio wu rid ing in the Bogle machine rcr ived
minor injuries in the era h
ST. LUUIS. \| 0 . t June |{j. (UP) A home town tribute was given <'u!. Charles Lindbergh today. After receiving the tribute- of F ancc, Belgium, England and then th" nutalde ovations from Washing t.'ii and X 1 v York, the youthful Atlar.'.ic liver was buck hero today fro n where he started on the record mak ing flight to Paris. Ami 8t. Louis, keyed by the brief hours it had to cheer Lindbergh la t night, wa picpured to welcome hom its adopted -on in the greatest eelebiation the city ever lias ion. A pa. - uu. through cheering throng.- and ill the honors a greatful city can give will be offered to Lindbergh and hi “Spirit of St. Eoiii.s" Monoplane In a driving rain storm Lindbergh came home from his world triumph late Ye'terduy. As thousand- of per -or- waited at the Eamheit flying Field, along* the streets and atop buildings, the great silvery grai Monoplane—named alter St. I.oui suddenly -hot out of themurky -kie-. St i.oui.-.s own heto completed hiround trip and St. I.oui? rejoiced. Siren- reri the air. The .-eicam.- "f thoit.-ainl.- of people mingled wil whittle . motor siren? and th" whir ring plane.- overhead. Xml "l.indy” responded. II vvooped low to gleet a little cruft i; th • Mi- i .ppi River He circled over th. city, dippit g and diving in a boyiglee at being borne. Tie a he flew t" the Lambert flying I'ieU fiuni wbeie he -turted on his Pari-iau fligiitcireled once or twice then duck" down to a feathci lik" I iiiding in tie -pot that had been maikeil for him
to land.
His mither wu- theie to greet Id n a- wa -eelclary of XX'ui Davi- and -i vcral other notable.-. I.indbeigh crawled from tin- -in;d cabin of hi plane, a smudge of gieusi across on cheek. gritdi"d and a- cepted back to his ovx n home town It wa- hot th • "Slim" Ijiuibcrg yiuthful air mail pilot, that icUiiii'"! to a city's cheer- lu.-t night. Th triumph- hud taken their toll There ivcic dai k circle- undei hi rye* and Id • y outhful face na lined. He -eeni' d tellibly weal) anu aax'o i • to get to the seclusion of the hom" of Huny Knight, one of (In pi in. ip al backers of the flight. "I am glad to be hom. he -aid *o tiie few piupl allowed do ' to th oilier part of the """e'' that mad. the famou- fligl.t -The fainou- "Spirit of St I .on i - '' Monoplane. He eagerly eized the arm of may . r X ietoi J. Millei and v\u- taken to tb motor cur whole hi- mother Mr E ’urgeline Lindbergh wu- awaiting to greet him. They were whi.-ked avv.iy to Knight’s home. I'o ay and lolilorrovv St. I.oui wil! lionize the young air heio in a public fete that is . xpocted to outdo any tiling St. Louis ever ha.s done before, even including that spontaneous oul bur-1 for the Wuild Champion St. Louis National League baseball team
lust fall.
After that Lindbergh a ill be fre* to a -unit hi private ideally of a yoimgflyer who knovv* his business-
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