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The Washington times., 1927-06-03
Indy Hoped To Get
Some Press Notices
OF His Hon

NEW YORK, June Char
lie was curious.
When Capt. Charles A. Lind
bergh prepared to hop off from
New York to Paris he won
dered if the newspapers would
notice his modest effort. So
he left orders for q clipping
bureau to dig up any items the
newspapers might print.
Today, with two carloads Of
newspapers already piled up
with an obligation Of more than
$1,000 for clipping service, Mrs.
Evangeline L. Lindbergh, mother
of the TRANSATLANTIC hero, or
dered them stopped.
The order was transmitted
through Henry Woodhouse,
president of the Aerial League
Of America.
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Smallpox In D. C. Jail
Holds Hammer
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
District Attorney Ralph Given. try.
ing to persuade Given to reduce
DIR. Hammers bond to $4,000. as
was done in the case Of Mrs.
Apolonio. Given refused.
The elder Hammer and the at.
torney had not learned Of the out.
break Of smallpox until they visited
the court.
Given's belief tina DR.. Hammer
can throw light or the alleged
Mystery Man" in the case is said
to be the reason for refusing to re.
duce the Doctors bond.
His Name Guarded
Because Of the high position TIE
Mystery Man" occupies in the
community. his name is peine
guarded with greatest secrecy.
1t is said, however, that this
man was frequently consulted Ly
DR.. Hammer and by Mrs. Apolonio
in the period since March 3 in
which they were having Apolonio
trailed by a private detective.
The Mystery Man" Is the one
mentioned by detectives the day
after the arrest Of Mrs. Apolonio and
DR.. Hammer. He was referred to
then, however, as a man high in q
local fraternal organization. The
name furnished police today does
not show his f., .ernal connections.
Love Seen as Motive
Police are now working on the
theory that this mans interest IN
Mrs. Apolonio was responsible fol
his part in the alleged plot. They
are working on the theory that Mrs.
Apolonio's love for the Mystery
Man" led her to do his bidding, and
that DR.. Hammer was suhservient to
Mrs. Apolonio-that DR.. Hammer
was her ''slave man"
All day Tuesday, when Mrs. Apol.
onio was in a cell at the House of
Detention, according to Mrs. Nina
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Van Wrinkle, head Of the police.
women, she was undecided whether
to accept the offer of Apolonio to
get her a lawyer and procure her
release on bond.
Police now have been informed
that only after Mrs. Apolonio re-
ceived word from the Mystery
Man" did she consent to accept her
husbands offer.
An apology for DIR. Hammer was
voiced last night by his father, who
lives in Riverdale, Md. The father.
speaking OF his son. said:
Dee has not been himself since
the war. He was drafted out of q
warm office in Boston to freezing
weather in Fort Slocum. Exposure
there almost killed him, and even
while he was recuperating he was
forced to suffer all kinds Of ifldigni.
ties-to cook and to wait on hun.
dreds of men.
AT times he was badly fright.
ened over nothing; sometimes he
acts like he's dopeda he's irritable,
and he can easily be persuaded to
do almost anything. He has even
been persuaded against his better
Judgment 20 Duy q big automobile
and a house when he well knew
he could afford neither"
Confident of Innocence
The father, however, expressed
the fullest confidence in his sons
innocence. DR.. Hammers mother
also believes her son innocent, the
father said.
Mrs. Hammer would not be my
wife and his mother IL she, too, did
not believe just as I do about this
case. You may say most certainly
that our boy was taken advantage
OF as no man has ever been taken
advantage of.
Our SON is the victim of the worst
trame-up ever put over. saw him
Tor just a few moments yesterday,
ana he told me he is innocent OF
conspiring to commit murder"
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Times staff Photo

dent of the association, to convey to
the flyer the congratulations and
thanks Of the Officers Reserve Corps.
The committee is composed Of
Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla
homa, personal representative of
General Hoffman and himself a
colonel in the reserve corps; Col.
John Callan O'Laughlin and Col.
Orwell Johnson. secretary Of the as
ISOLATION.
The Vincent B. Costello Post,
American Legion, will meet Tuesday
night in the District Building to
make plans for its participation in
the reception to Capt. Charles A.
Lindbergh.
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Times staff Photo

been taken to handle a great crowd
Of men and women, but they were
not needed.
In addition to newspaper reporters
and photographers there were only
a score or two of civilians, but they
made UP in enthusiasm what they
lacked In numbers.
Crowds Cheer Him
Ltndbergh's baggage, including a
hat box and a package, was placed
in the American Embassy Rolls
Royce and at 1920 the car departed
tor Paris bearing Lindbergh, Her.
rick and Captain White, Of the
embassy staff. Mahoney followed
in another car.
Lindbergh remained secluded IN
the embassy during the morning,
but he went to luncheon in the
Bois De Bologne headquarters of
the international League of
Aviators and again it was demon.
strated that the French have nor
had enough of this young hero for
hundreds lined the Bots to cheer
him.
DR.. Edmund L. eros, founder Of
the Lafayette Escadrille, presented
Lindbergh with a medal makinr
him the only honorary member Of
the escadrille.
When you arrived, I heard n
French woman say, I think It is
the spirit OF our son coming hack
to u.s." said DIR. eros. "You zen
resent the incarnate spirit OF ali
the fliers who died during the war.
Had you been old enough we know
that you would have been one of
the first to offer your life II neces-
sary in France"
This means more to me than
anything have received in En-.
rope. replied Lindbergh, who an.
peared greatly moved by the honor
paid him. Few things could mean
more than this to me-"
II am leaving tomorrow" said
Lindbergh, "but it would be weeks
or even months before I left if the
choice were left to me. win taks
the first opportunity to return to
President Harmon, OF the Ieapue
gave Mndbergh one Of the IeerI,a's
idge.
At the international IAaxv. -.
Aviators luncheon on behalf OF the
league Lindbergh presented the
Japanese aviator Abe. through the
Japanese embassy, with a tron1v
for his flight from Tokyo to Paris.
he also presented the leavue'S
medal to Capt. Pelletier D'Oigy for
his long flight to the East, the most
notable French aviation achieve.
ment in 1926.
During the luncheon President
clifford Harmon announced that
William Randolph Hearst has ~.
cepted the presidency OF the Amer.
lean division OF the league.
Lindbergh asked Captain White.
naval attache at the American
embassy, to make further efforts ia
secure the return of his flyinr
helmet which he lost last week
while flying over Paris.
The Washington times., 1927-06-03
LEE HAMMER

line Of march from the Navy Yard
to the Washington Monument, by
way of Pennsylvania Avenue, is
especially desired.
Organization Of q committee rep
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resenting the Reserve Officers Asso.
citation. of which Lindbergh is a
member, was announced today.
This committee has been instructed
by Brig. Gen. Roy Hoffman, presi-
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Only Embassy Party
And Mechanics Greet
"Lindy" at LIE Bourget
PARIS, June s.-Capt. Charles A.
Lindbergh, Americas hero of the
The Washington times., 1927-06-03

Shoes Of aluminium with, wooden
scles are now being used by work.
-men in German chemical .factoriaa.
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rested brief time after his
the aerodrome This the flying field where
Lndbergh upon
the Embassy Commander Weiss
in of the
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
REVIVAL MEETING
COMES TO CLOSE
Large Congregations Hears Last
Sermon Of Meeting.
SEVEN UNITE WITH CHURCH
Meeting Said to Have Been One of
Most Successful Ever Held in
Washington.

The revival meeting conducted at
the Methodist church in this city
came to a close Sunday night after a
week of services conducted twice
each day.
The meeting is said TO have been
one of the most successful held here
by the Methodists in years. Seven
accessions were made to the church.
The Rev. Jess Hamilton, pastor of
The Gurdon Methodist church, did
the preaching and the song services
were conducted by Rev. l.. T. Rogers
of this place. The Washington quar-
let added much to the services by
several rendiiions during the meet
ing.
The church was crowded to its ca
pacity nearly every night by people
of all denominations in this section
and the talks by Mr.. Hamilton were
praised by all who heard him. II
is thought his work in Washington
will have lasting effect.
The meeting was closed a week
earlier than mary people expected
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
-Four Pairs Ringneck
PhedSdnts Sent Here
By Game Warden

Four pairs of ringneck pheasants
were received Wednesday by F. Y.
Trimble from the state hatchery at
Rogers, and will be liberated near
Washington this week in an effort
Ia get start of the birds here.
Two pairs will be turned loose on
the W. b. Nelson farm, and the two
pairs belonging to J. r.. Page will
probably be liberated at the Stroud
farm.
There is no open season on these
birds and all hunters are requested
to refrain from killing them should
iney happen up on them. The birds
received this week are little larger
than quail and are said to be about
a month old. They grow to about
the size of prairie chickens and re-
seInble the quail. Several pairs have
been turneu loose in the county, and
Mhin a few years they should be
as quail provided
6unfsss and others do not molesi
them. They are protected by a state
law.
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
PrOhi Director Says
Memphidns Consume
Gallons of HOOch

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 26.-Mem-
phis' daily consumption of bootleg
liquor was estimated today by Alvin
j. Howe, federal prohibition direc-
Tor, at 10000 gallons. The supply
here exceeds that Of any other city
with which he is acquainted. said
The director who has Just returned
from trip through western Ten
ncSsee and Kentucky into Louisville
and Cincinnati. at is safe esti-
mate to say that 10000 gallons of
bootleg liquor are sold in Memphis
every day" Mr.. Howe said. "One
bootlegger here boasts that he does
business of 1000 gallons day.
There is no way that we can get to-
him. We can raid his men, but
there is nothing we can do to him
directly. He is only one of the OPP
orators. Others swell the total.
Memphis has more bootleg liquor
than any town | know Of"
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
WORK is TO
BEGIN SOON
ON H|GliWAY4
Blackwood Says Road
Will Be Graded and
Light Graveled
This Year.

Dwight II. Blackwood, state high
thewS, member of the commission
from this district, were guests Mon
day night at banquet given at the
Hotel Barlow in Hope, which was
attended by more than 100 good
roads enthusiasts from over Hemp
stead county.
That highway number four from
Washington north will be put into
first-claSs shape was assured by the
road man. Mr.. Blackwood stated
the road will be graded and light
layer of gravel placed on il this
year, with work to begin at an early
date and at an approximate cost of
100000, and next year possibly more
than this amount will be expended
for gravel.
This part of highway number four
has been in bad condition for some
time, and people from Washington
10 Nashville have been asking that
the road be built up this summer,
but for some unknown reason work
has been delayed, and the definite
announcement by the commissioner
of proposed work was received with
great satisfaction. At first it was
said the road would be graded this
year and graveled next, but this
brought a protest, and a concession
was granted whereby the worst
places would be graveled soon after
grading is completed.
Ii is thought by good roads people
of the county that work soon will
commence on this section and that it
will be in passable condition this
winter. Gravel for the entire stretch
. will be placed early in 1928, accord
| ing TO Mr.. Blackwood.
The banquet a; Hope was attended
by a number of Washington people.
The program included addresses by
the county judge and several others.
Mr.. Blackwood outlined the pro-
gram to the gathering with apparent
satisfaction to all concerned.
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
MAUNEY'S EFFORTS REWARDED AS BRITISH
AMERICAN DIAMOND CO. BEGINS WORK :

can be seen large bass and Dream
playing about. These are the only
pets seen at the Mauney place.
But back to Mr.. Wagner at the
Arkansas company mine. When
asked about the first stone found
there. Mr.. Wagner tells the follow
ing story:
HuddlestOn Is Discoverer.
1T was in the summer" he said.
John tHuddleston) owned this
land, and one day while sitting
under little pine tree in the shade
resting while his children were
working-John had Just had an at
tack of typhoid fever-he saw a
stone. II was different from any he
had ever seen, SO he picked it up
and took it home. He told Sarah,
his wife, that he believed he had
found diamond, but Sarah laughed.
Upon looking, she too noted it was
different from any rock she had
ever seen. In day or so John sad
died his mule to take the stone TO
town. The mule was one of these
kind that was hard to mount, and
after several attempts. John led the
mule up to stump. He looked down
and there was another rock like the
one he had in his pocket. He took
II along, too. He went to town and
Mr.. PinniX sent it away 10 Shifts, at
Little Rock. Mr.. Stiff was sure il
was a genuine diamond. but TO make
sure, he sent il ON to New York, and
soon word came confirming John
Huddleston's long belief-that there
really were diamonds in Pike
county.
Mr.. Stiff came here. A company
was organized. John sold his hold
ings for S41. .00Q-maybe more than
that. Ne began operating"
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29

Did you find many stones?" he
was asked.
Every hour of the day we found
them, folks" Mr.. Wagner replied,
and again waving his hand toward
the old crater. they're in there
now, too.
Big Plant Failure.
we got along fine till they bought
that big outfit there" he said, point
ing TO a quarter of a million dollar
plant. at was too big and wasn't
practical. Our little plants paid. and
little plants Just like Mr.. Mauney is
building, would pay again"
Then when do YOU expect your
company to start operations?" he
was asked.
Folks, ! don't know. The last
day we ran, the tenth Of March two
years ago, thought we would be
running again by the next week.
haven't the slightest idea what
they're going TO do. Wish | did
know"
Mr.. Wagner followed us to the
gate. He gave us some crystals ht
had picked up, and told us TO com,
again. Then he walked up 10 about
the rim of the crater and as We
walked down 10 rocky road he was
standing looking into the mouth OF
the richest spot on the North Ameri.
can continent.
But the future development OF
Americas only diamond mines is VI
to the untiring efforts of w. i
Mauney, who has spent his time and
money and is now preparing to rear
his reward, which every expert in
the world says is there.
Arkansas diamonds, found only al
the old crater near Murfreesboro
are said to be more valuable thar
those found in South Africa.
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
Sox Is Sox, But
The Blue ms Ain t
For Uncle Jimmy

COLUMBUS. KY. July 26.-
The most aged sufferer and the
most particular one in this little
town which is being swallowed
up by the Mississippi river is
"Uncle Jimmy" Bates.
Uncle Jimmy's household
goods were washed oct gy the
inundatiOn this spring. His
house and lands followed. The
Red Cross ministered TO him but
when the relief workers pre-
sented him with several pairs of
blue woOlen socks he rebelled.
81 amt no Yankee" Uncle
Jimmy Numbered out. Never
wore blue and never will. You
might as well keep those
things"
They had to get gray socks
for Uncle Jimmy.
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
HOrdtiO Man Buys
ShrOud and Stone
Then Ends His Life

H0RATIO. July %. 49, Funeral
services for J. b. Cox, aged 90, who
committed suicide yesterday after
buying his shroud and picking out
the monument for his grave, were
held this afternoon.
Mr.. Cox, who has been suffering
for many months from cancer. left
his home yesterday morning. Soon
afterward members of the family Of
William Cox, his son, with whom he
lived, found note saying he was
going away to take poison. Search
was instituted. He was not found,
however, until about y o'clock last
night in a wood thicket about half
mile from town. He still was living
but died within half an hour.
In his bedroom was found a
shroud and a note requesting that
his body be buried beside that of his
wife, who died about three months
ago. The note also described the
monument he wished placed at his
grave.
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
Ozdn Is Visited By Fire Early
Monday; 5 Houses Are Lost
Anyway, the
Filipinos Wear
A Few Beads

CHICAGO, July 25.-HithertO
we have looked upon the fair
denizens of the Philippine and
Hawaiian islands as carefree,
healthy, well rounded young
persons. not overly burdened
with clothing, or at best, attired
in a garland of flowers. But
SenOrita Emilia s. Craven, a de-
mure native of the Island of
Luzon, in the Philippines, took
one look at the girl bathers
along the Chicago beaches and
found herself blushing furiOusly
and deeply embarrassed.
"Why-why, they the copying
the IgOrrOtes," she said in
amaZement.
why, IgOrrOtes dress, even
for cold weather, in a string of
beads and they consider roast
dog a delicacy. But, of course,
your lovely girls do not eat
roast dOg?"
SenOrita Craven said that
when the American soldiers in
vaded the Philippines, petit
coats and long skirts went out
in hurry.
But your girls on the
beaches" she gasped, they are
copying the IgOrrOtes."
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
BLAZE THREATENS
OTHER STRUCTURES
Good Work On Part of Volunteers
Is Seen
STARTS IN BARROW BUILDING
Robins and Crane Stock Completely
DestrOyed-Citty and Crane
Are Heavy Losers.
;TARTS IN BARROW BUILDING

Fire, discovered in the rear of the
building formerly occupied by the
Barrow drug store at OZan, about
80 O'Clock Monday morning, com
pletely destroyed the building along
with four other structures to the
rear.
The Barrow building was occu-
pied by Robins and Crane and the
stock of goods valued at approx
mately $4,000, was lost. The stock
was partially insured. Mrs. Robins
also lost building which was occu-
pied by Crane and City. This build
ing was valued at $4,000, and the
stock, which was valued at about
$4,000, was practically all saved by
volunteer workmen. Crane and
City lost a building valued at $1,000.
Three buildings belonging to John
II. Barrow were lost in the fire. There
mas been no announcement as TO
whether the buildings will be re-
built.
The fire is said to have been dis
covered by a negro preacher, who
gave the alarm, but the blaze had
gained such headway that none of
the Robins and Crane stock could
be removed. The buildings faced
the Missouri Pacific railroad track,
and so near the station that ii was
feared for a time the station would
20. Volunteer fire fighters, il is
said, held the fire TO the five build
ings with difficulty, as no fire
fighting equipment is owned by the
town and the only way to fight the
fire was from water carried in
buckets.
This fire practically cleaned out
the frame buildings in the business
part of town, and it is thought if the
buildings are ever replaced they will
be of brick. Mr.. Barrow, who owned
most Of them, has not announced his
intentions regarding rebuilding.
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29

Perry creek, brought the story of
his intended operations. Mr.. Mauney
has worked increasingly for years in
order to have his property de-
veloped, and has worked in face OF
one of the strongest oppositions in
the world-the diamond trust, il is
said-and as q reward for his labOrS,
within two miles of his home men
are laboring in daily in the hot sun
on the edge of the crater, formed
centuries ago by volcano, prepar-
ing for the early operation of the
mine which Mr.. Mauney is confident
holds some of the worlds finest
gems,
The Mauney Home.
The Mauncy property, it is said,
was owned by Mr.. Mauney's uncle,
one of the early settlers of Pike
county. He has made his home in
the house built by them many years
ago from logs of the forest hewn
with axes and hand tools. II is pui
together with wooden pegs. The
house from the outside presents an
ordinary appearance, but once in
side the visitor finds place OF
lrustic beauty with unique furniture
II has every modern convenience
with most Of the furniture hant
made from native wood by expert
workmen. In the yard is an artesiM
well where water flows with con
siderable force from a depth of 16l
feet, and colder than any well water
in Pike county. No ice is used il
the Mauney home except for iceC
tea, he says. A long-handled native
gourd serves as dipper. Down tn,
little slope of the well-kept lawr
and within five feet Of the water o
the creek, Mr.. Mauney has an arti
ficial pond. fed by the well. In thi'
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29

FOLKS, there are diamonds here"
said Lee Wagner with a wave
of his hand in the direction of the
crater where the only diamonds on
the North American continent are
found.
This writer last Sunday stood on
the richest ground in North America
the diamond mines of Pike county,
near Murfreesboro - and looked
about at huge mining plant which
cost in the neighborhood of a quar-
ter of million dollars and which
has not turned wheel in over two
years. Its sole keeper, Mr.. Wagner,
stays on the site and talks to the
curious visitors who, by the way, do
not come often. He has been there
20 years, he says, and can tell real
diamond the minute he sees it.
This visit was to the Arkansas
Diamond company's mine. II is
owned by Arkansas people. and
when work of mining this property
is 10 be resumed is not known, es-
pecially TO Lee Wagner, a minor
stockholder and native of the com
muniiy.
Begin Operations Soon.
But Just north of this old mine is
the new plant of the British-Ameri-
can Diamond company where work
is now under way building ma
chinery with which to begin mining
operations at an early date. The
power behind this mine is w. J.
Mauney, who owned nine acres and
formed the British-American COM
pany and who expects to be running
full blast within the near future and
expects to be marketing stones soon
after beginning operations.
A visit to the home Of Mr.. Mauney
which Is situated on the bank oi
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
COMMISSIONER ASSURES ROAD IMPROVEMENT
EDITORIAL.
Why the Discrimination?

Telegraph Washington being Disseminated against
Electric company organization fur
nishing electric lights and power in the city.
charge Of Telegraph
gave the power light company
power and lights charge
for a levied We protested but we
investigation find
doing the state requires only deposit
that the upon
possibly charge
Washington
people the state really
etter than n a
We think in this town who paid dollar
entitled rebate We think Washington
of discrimi
Washington telegraph., 1927-07-29
Miss MiddIebrOOkS
Is Elected Queen of
Watermelon Festival

Miss Bonnie Middlebrooks of Pat
mos was elected queen of the Water.
melon Festival to be held in Hope
August 9, at a meeting of the maids
of honor held at the chamber OF
commerce rooms in Hope Wednes.
day. Miss Middlcbrooks was one OF
the maids of honor at the Water.
melon Festival last year and this
year beat her closest opponent, Miss
Mozelle Dollar, by narrow margin
for the honor of representing Bod.
cav township at the festival.
Last year, Miss Laurine Lewis ol
Hope was elected queen.
The maids of honor this year
exclusive of the queen are Miss
Sarah Louise Gentry, McCaskill
Miss Winnie City, Ozan; Miss Verns
Porterfield, Hope route /; Miss Ma.
rie Odell, Fulton; Miss Vera Walker
Fulton; Miss Pansy Wimberly, Hope
Miss Lola Mae Bruce, Bleyins: Mis,
Orel Elizabeth Smell, Emmett; Miss
Edna Delaney, Columbus; Miss
Faye Lee Roberts, Emmett; Miss
Mabel Easterline, Emmett; Miss
Faye Virginia Jones, Hope.
The queen and maids of honor
were rendered a luncheon, after the
election. and went at once to the
dresSmakerS to be fitted for their
costumes for the pageant. Moving
pictures and seperatc photos were
made of the girls.
The festival this year is said to
promise 10 be the best since the in
auguration of the project, which is
sponsored by the Hope Chamber OF
Commerce and other institutions of
that city.
Many floats are being prepared
for the parade.