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AN INFANT BORN TO FAME LINDBERGH BABY IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST FIGURES. "The Living Image of His Father," the Kidnaped Child Is Described as Unusually Robust for His Age. (By the Associated NEW YORK, March 2.-Charles Augustus Lindbergh. jr., is only 20 months old, but he's world-famous person. His birth was one of the biggest news stories of 1930. and his first photograph was one of the most prized pictures in the history of jour- nalistic photography. And he's the "living image" of his famous father. He came as a birthday gift to his mother, Mrs. Anne Lindbergh, for she was 24 that day, June 22, 1930. His father was 28, and he's just past 30 now. News of his arrival was "let out" an hour after the birth by his grandfather, the late Senator Dwight W. Morrow, who told friend But don't tell anyone. COULDN'T KEEP THE SECRET. But the secret was one that could not be kept long, for many friends had been aware of the preparations made at the Morrow home in Englewood A short time after the birth the news was announced from the home to the Associated Press and flashed to the far corners of the earth. Within an hour messages came from everywhere and every class of people. Strangers came in long processions in the gate. An hour after the news broke song sung in the baby's honor was heard on the radio From the City of Mexico, where the country most noted youth wooed Miss Anne Morrow. came telegrams from President Ortiz Rubio and countless others. France "adopted" the child in transport of felicitation. In New Jersey little children picked daisies and carried them to the guards for THE GIFTS POURED IN. Gifts poured in. from baby carriages to fuzzy dogs, and the nursery be- came crammed with an assortment of toys that would delight any child's heart. Mothers throughout the nation read all about it with avidity. It was important news when a dispatch from Washington told that the child's first book was to be "The Painted Pig, by his grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Morrow At birth, the child-robust and promising seven and onehalf pounds. He is now strong and golden-haired. Blue eyes peer out from a chubby face, and his locks have a way of curling and rumpling like his father's He had begun to toddle about and lisp. THE MOTHER NAMES HIM. There was some discussion among the family as to what he should be called. but of course his mother was the final arbiter and Charles Augustus Lindbergh, jr., he became Before he was very old his father yielded to the eager requests of newspaper men and taking photographs of him with his own camera, distributed them to newspapers. They got front-page position everywhere. The lad never has taken ride in an airplane. Before he was 4 weeks old it was reported ne would fly with his parents the home of his grandfather at North Haven, Me. but it was postponed, and later physicians vetoed the plan. Even if cotton were stuffed into his ears. they said, the roar of the engines might impair his hearing for life. GUARDED AT MORROW HOME So. for the first few months of his life he stayed the Morrow home, guarded like the precious youngster he is, and only left there to take several trips by train to Maine When his parents flew to the orient last year he was taken to North Haven for long visit to escape the infantile paralysis epidemic which was sweeping New York and vicinity Cranks, it was disclosed, had sent several letters threatening danger to the baby and for time special watchmen were hired to guard him For several months he has been a pupil at the private kindergarten of his aunt, Elizabeth Morrow, at Englewood He described as an exceptionally bright child. Bank Closes at Newark. Mo JEFFERSON CITY, March 2.-(A. P.) -The state finance department was notified today of the closing of the Farmers' Bank of Newark at Newark. No reason was given. The bank's last statement showed loans totaling $84,965 resources of $105,812. and deposits, $76,294