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at q public reception In E1InatlCIp pa
ton Garden. This was the 1Arst-oL
a series of functions arranged IN
honor of the young airman, who VIII
hon off tomorrow morning Tor Porto
Rico.
Escorted to the field by q naval
hand and a detachment of United
states Marines, Colonel Lindbergh
was greeted with second salute or
81 guns.
Gov. Aldo Evans delivered an adj
dress lauding the Lone Eagle" TOR
his gallant achievements and his
inspiring conduct in the face Of the
worlds plaudits.
Among the functions scheduled In
his honor were receptions by the
Masonic bodies, the Chamber Of
Commerce, and the legislature. A
special horse racing program and
a masquerade ball will wind up
Colonel Lindbergh's only full day
here.
Tomorrow the flying colonel will
fly over st. Croix and then turn
towards San Juan, Porto Rico,
where he is due to arrive in the
early afternoon.
The reception accorded Colonel
Lindbergh on his arrival after max.
ing the 1,000.miIe flight from Ven.
ezuela was unprecedented in the
history of this community. Prac-
ticaIly the entire population Of st.
Thomas. with hundreds from neigh
boring islands, We're on hand when
the young aviator was greeted and
welcomed by Government Secretary
Van Patten who conducted Colonel
Lindbergh to Governor Captain
Evans.
When the Spirit Of st. Louis APP
peared over the harbor here, it
circled the field three times before
landing. A biplane sent out to
meet the visitor and escort him to
the landing field failed to find
Colonel Lindbergh and he arrived
alone while the biplane was still
seeking him.
IT never made more interesting
flight than that over the West
Indies" said Colonel Lindbergh.
"There was always something in.
teresting to see. ! was charmed by
the cordiality of my reception here.
Allowing for. differences in popula-
ton it was the equal of any I ever
received"
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~ IntsrnatiOnal News Service

~ zshBs1hAANs sASpAAsSAa GS1tv = 80 49,
SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. L..
Hugh a (Hnghey) Jennings,
one Of baseball's most pic
.turesque figures, died At / Is
q. M, today, at his home here.
He was 81 years old.
III 3 Years
Jennings su fered an attack 81
meningitis last Saturday and his
condition rapidly became worse.
aThe eolcrtpl md neetessive man
ager who won TIRES pennants for
Detroit Sd game atsugge
against The disease after physia
clans had given up hope for his
recovery. He had been III for
three years.
End Peaceful
The end came peacefully. He
became unconscious on Sunday,
but regained consciousness later
and chatted with relatives.
Jennings is survived by his wife,
one daughter. Mrs. Thomas p. Nc
Williams: two brothers, James and
Frank Jennings. and one sister,
Mrs. Edward Walsh. All live In
Pennsylvania.
Friday viii probably be set -
the day for the funeral, with
services in st. Peters Cathedral
and interment in Scranton.
And so the famous ''E-Yah" Of
Hughey Jennings is stil1ed forever.
It resounded through the land
back In 1907 when the Detroit
Tigers started on their winning
splurge and Jennings, as their
OF great exploitation. He delivered
pennant winners at Detroit in 1907,
1908 and 1909 but was not able TO
beaten by the famous Chicago Cubs
of Chances day the first two years
and by the Pittsburgh Pirates in
1909.
Jennings remained colorful,
though not successful, manager for
IL years thereafter, being finally
SANCSSAcO Ny AAa SESAteSI &AdES LuS
only Ty Cobb. However, Hughey
had the satisfaction OF managing
a respondent host OF stars during
his days at Detroit, the list, in
addition to Cobb, including Sam
Crawford, DOME Bush, George
Moriarty. present manager OF the
club; Bob Veach, the late Bill Dono-
van, Charley O'Leary, Bobby Lowe,
Matty Mcintyre, Davy Jones, Harry
Heilmann, George Mullin, Hack"
Schmidt, Oscar Stanage and many
others.
In his days on the playing field,
Jennings attained almost as much
fame as he did as a manager. He
was the shortstop of the old Balti-
more Orioles, Of Ned Hanlon, the
club that featured John McGraw,
Wilbert Robinson, Brodie, Joe Kelley,
Dahlen, Willie Keller. McGann and
others. Subsequently, Jennings
lost" his arm and put in few
years at first base, one of them with
the Phillies and several more with
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
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Islanders ire 81 More
Guns For Lindb ergh
MRS. EVA HICKMAN

ST THOMAS. Virgin Islands, Feb 1.-Col. Charles A.
ndberoh was officially welcomed the Virgin Islands today
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oil QUIZ BAREs
QUEER DELL
MISS D0DD

a. strange story Of high finance,
fl which the directors Of Sinclair
Crude oil Company signed a $780,
10000 guarantee Cor the Cont
mental Trading Company without
ever having heard Of the latter
concern, was told the Senate Public
Lands Committee today BY A. L.
Carlson, q Sinclair director at the
new seapot Dome investigation.
Carlson said the board Of direc-
tors of the Sinclair Company had
never heard OF the Continental but
signed the guarantee because Harry
+. Sinclair and Robert w Stewart
had approved il. This testimony
definitely linked Sinclair and Stew
art to Continental.
The purpose of the Senate's in
vestigatIon is to learn what be
came Of 4 So, 0SO, 900 liberty bond
fund once held by the Continental.
walsh Questions
Senator Walsh Cd of Montana
conducted the examination of wit.
nasses. He referred first to the
deal BY which the Sinclair Crude
on Company and the Prairie Oil and
Gas Company contracted to buy
$3.50 1888 barrels OF oil from the
Continental Company at SI.T5 q
barrel while the Continental WAS
hnving IT at $50 from "a. u.
Hunaphreys, of Texas. The Sinclair
r.on1pany guaranteed the Con-
finerfars contract with Humphreys.
when YOU signed the guarantee
FIR the Sinclair Crude Oil Company
nbligafing that company as a
p,naramtor OF the Continental Com
nany for $50, 900 900, what did YOU
know about the company" asked
Walsh.
Nothing"
s'If / came into your Office ana
asked you to guarantee a &JQ,O0O,-
COO contract for me. would you do
it?, asked Walsh.
aThat contract was guaranteed
~ klle chairman of the boards and
the principal stockholders of our
company and IL was satisfactory to
them" was Carlson's reply.
taTo whom do you refer?"
1sMr. Sinclair and Mr.. Stewart
Aligned for the directors"
sAnd that's why you signed?"
ssYes SIR"
OIL Not Delivered
In May, 1923. the Sinclair Crude
OH Company bought the contincn-
4al.s contract for 100000. Carlson
said. Only 100000 barrels OF the
zs3sS, sss barrels contracted for had
been delivered.
.aThen the Continental was en-
titled to $3.000,0o0 profit on the
balance of the oil your company
had contracted to buy from it?',
asked Walsh.
Eyes. sir"
"And you bought that contract
for $400, O00?"
Yes, sir"
THAT'S good bit like changing
double eagles for dollars?"
"A good deal like 1t" admitted
Carlson. He was then excused.
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Defense To ASK
Oil TRIAL END
Times STAR Photo

! Defensa counsel WIN move o. dis
miss the criminal contempt charges
against Harry r. Sinclair, william
J. Burns and their associates as
soon as motions TO strike out parts
OF the Government's evidence are
completed, Martin w Littleton,
counsel for Sinclair, said today.
If the motion is overruled. E. G..
Brandenburg. counsel for Sheldon
Clark, will move separately to dis
miss the charges against his client.
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BY InternatIOnal News service

BY international News Service
BOSTON, Feb. Hope of
finding Miss Frances st. John
Smith, missing college fresh
man working as a governess
or nursemaid in this vicinity
faded today.
Was e School ct Time
Smith College records disclosed
that the missing heiress was not
recorded IS bsent on the week
Of last NOvefnber she VS. thought
to have been seen BY Miss Lucy
j. Gurnee hunting Il position IN
Greater Boston.
No Record Girl
Miss Ida M. d. LiddelI,. proprietor
OF Back Bay employment agency.
declared that neither her records OK
recollection disclosed any such per-
son as described by Miss .Guriaee.
She denied she had sent the young
woman companion of Miss Gurnee
a girl answering the description Of
Miss Smith and recounting events
OF the freshman's life that tally
with that of the missing New York
heiress-to the home of q, wealthy
resident of Greater Boston to act
as governess for his two children.
On the other hand. Miss Gurnee
was positive" that the girl she
talked with here was Miss Smith.
that the latter was preparing q
flight from college. 4
Miss Gurnee told the police that
she had. answered an advertisement
Continued on Page 2. Column b
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Will Tell
SECRETS
Of LIFE
~ 1nternational News Service

~ international News Service
Los ANGELES, Feb. /. The
mother Of William Edward
hickman was ready today TO
take the witness stand and ten
the inmost secrets Of her heart
and mind to save her son from
the gallows.
Mrs. Eva M Hickman, de-
scribed by her former neighbora
a high trung, distracted
mot who had to Be cOm-
To an AZ snsas asylum
because she attempted 60 end
her life and threatened To kill
her five children, viii be the
first witness actually to take
the stand in defense Of the COM
fessed kidnape slayer OF
Marian Parker.
70 Reveal Lies Story
This was learned definitely
today when Jerome Walsh, chief
defense counsel, announced he
planned to place Mrs. Hickman
ii the witness box at today's ses-
sion Of the trial to reveal the
story 81 her life.
Meanwhile, the Kidnapping -mur-
der case marked time as Hickman
and his confessed bandit confeder-
ate, Welby Hunt, 16-year-old
TURN OVER
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Times Automotive
Section Today

The rnid-week Automo-
tive Section of today's
Washington Times con-
tains eight pages of au-
tomobile news, features
and advertisements.
The Eighth Annual Au-
tomobile Show is now in
progress at the Washing
ton Auditorium, day and
night.
Read The Times Auto
motive Section--then visit
the show and see all the
newest models and fea-
lures.
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Coolidge to Speak at
Jackson Statue dwelling

President Coolidge today accepted
an invitation extended by the Ten
nessee congressional delegation, to
speak at the unwilling of me.
mortal to Andrew Jackson in Statu-
airy Hall at the Capitol, on April is.
The statue was donated by Ten
nesseans.
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j. s. FL|ER WILL
GET TROPHY

Lieut.. James e. Dyer, U. S. N,
will be presented by President
Coolidge at the White House on DE.
cember Is, with the Herbert Schiff
Memorial Trophy for the fiscal
year 1928 for attaining record
of 1,251.15 hours in the air with
out accident to plane or personnel.
Lieutenant Dyer now on duty
with Training Squadron No. at
the naval air station, San Diego,
Calf, will fly across the continent
to receive the award according to
orders issued by the Navy Depart
ment yesterday.
Dyer is the fourth winner of this
trophy which is awarded annually
to the naval aviator accommodating
the greatest number of flying hours
without accident and his record is
1856 hours longer than the time
flown by Lieut.. Arthur Gavin who
won the trophy in 1927.
1t is the greatest number flown
by any one yet receiving the
trophy which henceforth will be
awarded to the squadron or unit
making the best record for safety.
the commanding officer of the or.
ganization to receive the trophy, in.
stead the individual.
The Washington times., 1928-10-23
HEADS
n. Y. DRIVE FOR
GOV. SMITH
By LAWRENCE SULLIVAN
International News Service

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Clarence
barrow came to New York TO-DAY
to launch a drive to swing the
SOC, 900 La Toilette votes in the
Empire State to Alfred 4. Smith.
The famous criminal lawyer. who
has been campaigning for the Demo
cratic presidential nominee for two
months throughout the Middle west,
will address a meeting in Mecca
Temple tonight, sponsored by the
Progressive League for Alfred r..
Smith, of which Frank p. Walsh.
adviser In the la Toilette presi-
Dental campaign four years ago, IS
head.
Noted Committee
A committee of literary celebrities.
civic leaders and stage folk. includ'
ing Anita. Loos, Edna st. vincent
MiiIay. George Jean Nathan. Ida
AZ. Tarben, Augustus Thomas and
Arthur Garfield Hayes, are sponsors
Of the rally. John Dewey, professor
Of philosophy in Columbia Univer-
sity: Alfred Knopf, the publisher,
and Deems Taylor. famous operate
composer, win be with Hayes on
the stage. according to plans an
nounced by the Democratic National
Committee.
Rumblings of an approaching war.
fare between the Republican and
Democratic national committees over
the failure of the New York city
election board to provide adequate
equipment for the heavily increased /
metropolitan registration, We're heard
today in both headquarters as am
other "a hours passed without de-
cisive action by the election commits.
sioners.
situation Is Serious
with an increased registration of
approximately 500, 900 in the great
New York area over 1924, precinct
managers IN many districts face the
prospect OF long lines of people un-
able to cast their ballots unless ad.
ditionaI equipment is Immediately
provided.
So serious has the situation be-
come with the increasing pressure
OF the Republican campaign mama
gers for action, that Chairman Ras.
kob of the Democratic national com.
mittee today issued an analysis of
the situation prepared by John G..
SAKE, former chairman of the power
full law committee of Tammany Hall.
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COUNTRY BOARD.

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
co.
w ms HONOR IN
IN 1927

BISBEE,. Jan. 13 R-Sweepstake
honors in the 1926 safety conta&
waged among the four metal mining
branches of the Phelps Dodge corp
toration went to the Noctezunla Cop
per company, OF Nacozari, Mexico,
according to an announcement made
here today by the labor department
OF the corporation.
Accompanying the honor is the
James Douglas trophy, awarded each
year to the winner of the contest
to reduce the number OF mine acci-
dents. There are also departmental
awards to the various mining divisions
attaining safety contest honors during
the year.
The Mcrenci branch, Of Clifton,
Arizona, won first place for the year
in recording the lowest number OF
accidents for the surface mining and
smelling division. The Old Dominion
branch, of Globe, won leading honors
in the contest for the mechanical
and shops division, and the Copper
Queen branch, of Bisbee and Douglas,
won first place for miscellaneous sur
face departments.
The total number OF mine accidents
for the past year was 263, as COM
pared with 499 for 1926, 1,394 for
1925 and 1885 for 1924.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
SWEEPING CUT
IN POSTAL RATE.
is INDIC AT Ed

WASHINGTON Jan 13 up = A
sweeping reduction of, postal rates
which would decrease the annual
revenue of the postoffice department.
by about $4,000, ,000.is proposed under
bill introduced today by Chairman
Griest of the house postoffice commit
tee The measure was indicated by
its author to have the administration
approval.
The bill called for a downward re-
vision of all the rates adopted in 1925
and included the following changes:
First class mail, post card rates from
2 cents to cent and establishment OF
business reply cards and envelopes al
cents in addition to the regular rates
Second class rate for mailing single
newspapers and magazines by Other
than publishers from two cents for eacE
two ounces to one cent and reduction
of the zone rates on advertising por-
tions of newspapers and magazines
when mailed by publishers.
Third class, bulk pound rates OF L
cents on ordinary matter of this class
and cents on books, catalogues, seeds
and plants.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14

geSted a movement to make him the
party's vice presidential candidate.
Meanwhile, reports of political ac-
tivity filtered in from various points
among them one from Victoria, down
in southwest Texas that plans were
under way to send a delegation Of 1000
members of the "Al Smith, -For-Presi-
dent Club" as marching delegation
From Fort Worth came telegram
from Cato Sells, once commissioner OF
Indian affairs and years ago power
in the democratic party in Iowa, COM
plimenting Mr.. Jones for bringing the
convention here. Texas is proud OF
you," said the message.
At Austin, the capital, similar
spirit prevailed Lieutenant Governor
Barry Miller, who became acting gov
ernor in the absence of Governor
Moody, appeared elated even though
convicts in Texas prison camps, hear
ing of Mr. Moody's absence, had flood
ed the executive desk with petitions
for clennency
Women's circles in Houston caught
the political spirit. Mrs. j. E. Hodges,
president of the Harris county women'S
democratic club, said there was state
wide opposition to ''wet" sentiment.
Mrs. j. o. Ross, democratic delegate at
large to the democratic national con-
vention, said she would not support
any ''wet" candidate.
'The women of Texas" she said,
"are not yet revleaing their plans for
this year. But whatever we do, rest
assured it will be something of sur
prise to the men,"