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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12
HOOVER BOOM
IS On VERGE
Of LAUNCHING
Senator Waterman Revives
Campaign to Draft
Coolidge
DEMs. ARE QUIET
Commerce Secretary's Re-
ply to BOrah's Cues
tiOnhaire Awaited

WASHINGTON Feb. IL R-The
effect of the direct primary on the
political seasons has had ample dem
onstration among the republicans
during the week preceding Lincoln
day.
Caught in q spring re-awakenlng
that runs far ahead OF the calendar,
the party finds its candidates, its IS
sues and its most serious family
uuarrelS thrown into the open four
full months before the national con-
yention. The week has seen the
Hoover boom brought to the verge
of a public announcement; the Low
den movement taking definite form
in Illinois; the entry of Watson in
Indiana into the list of active can
didates; a further effort by Senator
Borah to put the aspirants on record
on prohibition -four days OF senate
debate on the third-term issue; and
finally a revival of the campaign to
draft. Coolidge" sponsored this time
by Senator Waterman of Colorado.
Among the democrats there has
been little outward fuss but much
quiet agitation beneath the surface.
In the old days, before the early
primary made definite pledges OBJ
ligatory on those who want to cap
ture the early political worm, jack
son day for the democrats and Lin
coin day for the republicans were
days of preparation. Now they find
the rival candidates in the heat OF
the battle.
Many republican politicians are ex-
pecting momentarily a public ac-
knowledgement by Secretary Hoover
that he is a candidate. Despite the
candidacy of Senator Willis, the COM
naerce secretary has been invited by
a group of Ohio republicans to get
into the primary in that state in an
effort to take at least a part OF tie
delegation to Kansas City. Today the
leader of that group, Thad Brown o.
Columbus, came to Washington and
talked long and persuasively with the
Hoover managers. He also saw Mr..
Hoover himself.
If the secretary fulfills the ex.-
pectations of some of his closest
friends end decides to enter Ohio it
is probable that he will SO announce
in the very near future. Such an
announcement naturally would be ac-
companied by a statement touching
campaign issues.
The argument made to Mr.. Hoover
has been that he has everything to
gain and nothing to lose by gong into
Ohio Senator Willis says he wants
no 'favorite SON. support, bu; viii
ask for a state delegation that Knows
no second choice, and will be found
still voting for him on the last bal
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12
NEW TRIAL MOTION
DELAYS SENTENCE
.KIDNAPER, SLAYER
Hickman Will Learn Fate
Next Tuesday; Will Face
Other Case

LOS ANGELES, Feb IL P-Fol-
lowing delay in the sentencing OF
William Edward Hickman, convicted
murderer OF Marian Parker, today,
District Attorney Keyes announced
that the Fox" and Welby Hunt, his
16 year old pal" will have to stand
trial tor the murder OF c. Ivy Toms
Rose Hill druggist who was shot
down Christmas eve, 1926.
The announcement came as a sur
prise, it was generally believed that
the second charge against Hickman
would be dropped, since jury found
him sane in the Parker murder trial
Hickman, together with Hunt must
appear before Superior Judge Hardy
next Wednesday morning for trial
A short delay is expected by the
prosecution.
Hickman will be sentenced for the
murder OF the school girl Tuesday
next, by Judge Trabucco.
During the course OF the brieI
proceedings today, when Hicxman'>
attorneys made a motion ror q new
trial, he stood in court With a sneel
On his lips as the judge asked "Havt
you any reason why judgment SAoulC
not be pronounced at this time?"
The youthful murderer today de
clared from his cell that he "fel
pretty good" and that he was anxious
to take the stand against his formel
Ipal, Welby Hunt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12
WILLIS OUTLINES
PLATFORM IN RACE
FOR PRESIDENCY
Ohioan Adduces Ten PIanks
Covering Issues in Com
ing Campaign

UTICA, N. Y, Feb. IL tP)-In his
first prepared address since announc..
ing his candidacy for the republican
presidential nomination, Senator
Frank B. Willis, OF Ohio, tonight
outlined a platform of ten 'planks"
at a republican party banquet here.
Facing primary fight with Sec
retary Hoover in his own state the
Ohio senator made no reference to
other candidates and confined himself
to his platform, which called for the
following:
Maintenance of IAN old fashioned,
William Mckinley republican pro-
tective tariff.
Continuation of the present pro.
gram OF tax reduction and debt
retirement
Solution of the flood control, as
a national problem, within the next
two years.
Continued on Page Eightl
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12

HAVANA, Feb. IL Colonel
Charles A. Lindbcrgh, having
demonstrated to series of dis
tinguished passengers the won
dcrs of the air, returned to earth
today to speak again on the thing
nearest to his heart-aviation
Nowhere, he told 600 business
men and diplomats who gathered
at a luncheon at the Casino club
here given in his honor by the
American Chamber OF Commerce
is there greater need of air lines
than in the West Indies, and
Central America, where travel is
ordinarily so difficult.
The wOrld-famOus aviator, who
is soon to turn the Spirit of
st. Louis toward the city which
it was named, gave delight to a
scOre of persons when he flew
a commercial plane for three
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12
INDICATIONS ARE HOOVER WILL
ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY SHORTLY Y

Recently he received an endorse
nacnt from the republican state
central committee, by a 10 to 1
vote, but few days later
group of Ohio republicans met
in Columbus to urge the COM
nerce secretary to mix in the
April primaries with Willis, who
announced he was prepared to
fight.
AS chairman of the Ohio Hoo
YER president committee, Thad
III. Brown, former secretary of
state in Ohio, came to Washing
ton today. After conferences with
Mr.. Hoover, Walter F. Brown, Of
Toledo, who is assistant secretary
of commerce, Representative Bur-
ton of Cleveland, who has de-
cIared for Hoover, and others he
returned to tonight to Columbus,
Continued on Page Eight)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12
COL. LINDBERCH DELIGHTS CUBANS
BY PLOTTING THEM ON AIR TRIP

hours today. Cuban officials, a
party of young Cuban girls and
the wives of several prominent
Americans we're his delighted pas
sengerS.
In urging the luncheon guests
to spend more time on the study
of aviation as a commercial aid,
Colonel Lindbergh said "air lines
and aviation will play an impOr-
tant part in the development of
the United States, but an even
greater part in the countries to
the south where more difficult
transportation problems are en-
cOuntered."
Opening of regular air lines
over parts of the route he has
covered since leaving Washington,
for Mexico City, would play an
important part, he said, in the
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL (AP)
Conferences between Secretary
Hoover and some of his support
ers in Ohio have brought increas-
ing indications that he will an
nOunce shortly he is at least
receptive candidate for the re-
publican presidential nomination.
If the commerce department
head intends to enter the race
and is willing to make fight for
a part of the Ohio delegation to
the Kansas City convention, nc
must disclose his hand within
two weeks. Under the Ohio law
a candidates personal consent
must be given by February "a il
delegates pledged to him are to
be in the field in the April
primaries.
Senator Willis, of Ohio, is an
aVOwed candidate for president.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-12
Republican Presidential Candidates in Reuiew
Perfect Weeks Weather
Rounded Out By Gentle
Rain Friday, Saturday

* Perfect weather prevailed in
y Douglas all last week until Friday
X night, when heavy rain broke
X the spell of clear, dry weather
& which had lasted unbroken for
y several weeks.
* The sring around the moon"
y which some ten nights ago caus-
* ed alarm among local Wiseacres
* failed to function, and dire re-
y. suits predicted did not material
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

100000 pounds too much. Butter Is
not involved in the McNary-Eaugeo
farm relief bill.
Out here, too, the question of the
proposed ST. Lawrence waterway, con-
Meeting the Great Lakes with the
Atlantic, Is an issue of real Importance.
The Republicans are taking care to ex-
plain that Mr.. Hoover has been a
champion Of that route, while Gov.
Smith, as Governor of New York, has
been inclined to favor the Erie Canal
project. Gov. Smith, in his address in
the West, told voters he was of an open
mind and believed that the whole mat
ter should be studied by the engineers.
Church Not Issue.
The religious issue has until now bean
kept pretty much in the background
ii Minnesota. The campaign has been
~2Gs1 CT -GS-eS involving the farm,
'.25sc11rs. p:oc-..r-o:., 1l.s La--.< eCc-
~ g 80 G.11-ass ee..fe-Ao =. Ne
aoc!-s Mc..ay c.g:-. Se:2to- ca-1V2J
=. Arkansas, Democrat h-cIg:r Up re
suoiec- G: -e.-g.cLs intolerance, say..g
'EcoVe- k.ows tie o..y !:ops @. e.ec-
to-: 20: 80: 81. Is az accea. 20 religious
prejudice" Ee clGic!ec also that the
Republican campaign organization was
responsible for stirring up the religious
issue in the Southern States.
Prof. Gisle Bothne, head of the
Scandinavian department at the Uni
versity of Minnesota. introduced Sem
ator Caraway and called attention to
the fact that he himself is a Lutheran.
He said that religion has no place in
American politics and that many
Professionals would vote for Gov. Smith,
Just to emphasize the separation of
church and State" Probably 20 per
cent of the population of Minnesota is
Catholic, it is said, and the rest is
Protestant. Many of the German
Americans are Catholics, though some
Of them are LutheranS.
While Minnesota has its wet spots,
among them st. Paul and Minneapolis,
the majority sentiment of the State Is
believed to be dry. In 1918 an attempt
was made to put through dry amend
ment to the State constitution While
the proposal received vote $4,000 in
excess OF the vote against 1t, 1t failed
because 1t did not receive a majority
OF all ballots cast. Since then the wom-
en- have been given the vote, and the
opinion here is that If the prohibition
question went to vote it would be sup
ported by more than half the voters.
Many OBJECTIONS.
The shift Of Republicans to the Demo-
cratic ticket and of Democrats to the
Republican ticket is found here as it
Is found in other States this year. John
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Lind. former Democratic governor OF
the state. has come out strongly against
Gov. Smith. How much this will affect
the Scandinavian vote remains to be
SEEN
The Democrats are better organized
than they have been for years and are
working industriously Their allies are
the "all party Smith clubs, found in
nearly all parts of the State. Former
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota,
heading the Smith Independent League,
has his headquarters in Minneapolis.
He kicked up stir with his charges
that Mr.. Hoover had oil interests in
Colombia and Mexico, and still sticks
to the charges, although he was repri-
nanded in statement given out by
Chairman Ra5kob of the Democratic
rational committee N[r. IEanSbrou"',
WIS L Republican Senator from North
-eAat2 : score OF Tcara ego. Us pres
e.-- ee2.:. lament Of ta9 q. .. ?. E.cv-
ser. IS 2:1y IS rs 80 c9.ce o. -
is pat Ct t:ae co4aJcy =. -3.e 70 n'o-.:
aga-c.sr tee e.ect.on os C:ac.es Ev..c.5
ESug:ss.
O:ae 5!a::.g, al ::a.as apparently agree
o.. ::e:e. Eat IS TIE reelection O.:
Gov. Christensen, Republican.
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ant Congregational Church. Miss
Christine NJ. Heir.r, director Nursery
School. Washington Child Research
Center. will speak Of "Dicipline and
Control"
Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps will
continue its run1mage sale tomorrow,
Friday and Saturday at Twenty-sev-
enth and P streets.
The WAYS and means committe of
Federal Chapter, No. 38, o. E. S., will
give a card party Friday, pm, at
Chestnut Farms Auditorium.
Ladies' Auxiliary, No. 256, knights of
st. John, will give card party Friday,
3 pm, at the home of Mrs. Minogul,
1920 Ninth street.
Tie Grs;..tyy0oa ca z-.s' !a-s1,,>: ton
~ -.o-- -. a>>--Lc@ .--:.ett5--..;; 49, &c
c-c:. G. e---He--: E----J -. = 5--G-.--
Wco6 G1-.l. Georgia 1ve...e zee: 49,
ts-Y -o1c.
re z1..p3..s Gus ~ rest :o--
.L.:.c:.ec:: Co..::.o:-cW, = 81 20, a. TIE
W2sgto --oCs.. E.5a:.- K, aa :. WI
De furnished ~ delegation. az E2g=-s-
town Niwanians.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given by the Harrison Bible
class of Congress Street M. P. Church,
1888 Thirty-first street, Friday, pm,
in the lecture room of the church. All
welcome.
The Loyal knights of the Round
Table will meet at the University Club
for luncheon Friday, 1890 pm. Group
4, Monroe H. Stockett, monitor, will
have charge of program. Debate: RE
solved, That I should be elected, AL
Hoover VS.. Herb Smith" Miss Florence
Cockerille, will give piano selections.
The Housekeepers' Alliance will meet
Friday, pm, at 100 l. street. Mrs.
Mary Harris Hoar will speak. Lessen
in cake making.
One of the 500 clubs established in
st. AloySiuS' parish will give Halo
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wsen dance October %. N Not-e Dane
Auditorium. North Capitol and K
streets. Proceeds for st. Aloyst1s'
Church fund.
The annual grand visitation of the
William K. Singleton Lodge, No. 80, of
the Masonic Order, will be held tc nor
row instead of today, as originally an
nounced in The Sunday Star.
The Washington Highlands Citizens
ton of officers.
Federal Chapter, No. 80, o. E. S.,
will hold 500 and bridge party Fri
day. pm, at Chestnut Farms Audi
toriun Twenty-siXth street and Penn
.y.Y2ci2 avooue
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Drives :W:Y WlTH &c.

= teo :.o.:.e..1s o: Conversation. 20
'.ay caCse1 C.:.= .oss ~ E=S-o=:C :. ESy.-..
-535 EeprCo-.. sC:eeC northeast, CO = case
o. !e2t..e: samples walked ac $500. he re-
ported to the police.
Ryan said that he placed the case on
the running board of an automobile
parked at New York avenue and Twelfth
street. While he engaged in converse
ton with an acquaintance, the owner
of the car drove away, Inadvertently
taking the case with him.
William Waldocker. 1410 Chaplin
street. reported that his billfold, con-
tanning $50 was taken from his pocket
while he attended downtown theater
last night.
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Continued from First Page)
Bull Moose ticket In 1912. But Roose-
welt is catalogued as Republican, not
a Democrat. Even In 1916, the State
went for Hughes against Wilson, though
by only few hundred votes.
Democrats Faded.
After the World War, the Democratic
party Grop2cd almost out o. sight i'll
this stats. IIarG-as carried The GC2ra
- 377, coo voScs 2cc four years ago L..e
Democrats pc.-ec o. CO c.) WoLes =:
tie s.cee-cc-.o-ec p-ec..e.r-a. race
a Fc-e55e 12k ceS-,y :<c, 900 "o1es -
Eat co.5esJ E. eyes, SO, 2.es.Se.s
Coc.-cSe :o-ec Up IS 900 .eae oVe. tie
Combined vote o. DAVIS arc "a Eo.-
.este. 4 yea: ago what was let o: tie
Democratic organization IN this State
should be the State chairman. It was
quite evident that the remainder Of the
Democratic organization, located prin-
cipally In st. Paul. a wet center. was
going to support an AL Smith delegation
TO the Houston convention. It did.
Had the Republicans nominated
Frank Q. Lowden of Illinois, or Vice
President Dawes, instead of Mr.
Hoover, there would have been no tal,s
about the possibility of Smiths carrv-
ing Minnesota. Either of those gentle.
men would have been acceptable to the
farm leaders and, generally speaking
to all the Republican business men IF
the State. There is no doubt about II
however, that the present administra-
ton, including Mr.. Hoover, formerly a
part OF 1t. was unpopular among MANY
OF the Minnesota farmers. And 1t is
to those farmers that the Democrats
are now making their plea for support
Of Gov. Smith.
Mr.. Hoover. it was explained to me-
here. is also the heir of a certain amount
OF the old hostility to the Wilson ad-
minlstration during and immediately
toilowng the war. During the war /.
was quite popular In these parts to bait
the COMMUNICATIONS and even the
SwedeS, who were thought to sympa
thize with the Germans. There is
great number of both Swedes and Ger
mans In Minnesota and they are IN
clined to remember the DAYS when they
were subjected to all kinds of annoy-
anceS.
Resented Charges.
one OF these annoyanceS, it is said,
was prying into their homes to see If
the food regulations, laid down by Mr.
Hoover, were being obeyed. The Ger
man-Americans and the Swedes AMI
NorwegianS enlisted in large numbers
to fight for the United States against
Germany and helped to oversubscrlbe
the Liberty Loan quotas. They resented
bitterly being suspected Of disloyalty IN
any way to the country of their adop-
ton. And it was this feeling of re-
sentiment, due to these petty annoy
ances as well as their dislike of PreSi-
dent Wilson because he permitted the
country to enter the World War, which
sent thousands of German-American
voters in Minnesota, who had in the
past voted the Democratic ticket, over
to the Republican side. 1t is this feel
ing of resentment, because of old scores.
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Recommended as Director.

NEW YORK. October II LP).-CharIes
e. Mitchell, president of the National
City Bank, has been recommended as
a Glass A director of the New York
Federal Reserve Bank, to succeed Jack
son E. Reynolds, president of the First
National Bank, whose term expires De-
cember 81. William H. Woodin. presi-
dent OF the American Can and Foundry
Co, has been recommended as a Glass
director to succeed himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

C2ve1 Club Hall, TIC thirteenth street
Inc brctnernooo VIII meet, O'clock
N VeStry rooms OF tne Elgntn street
Ienlpie. EnterGalnefs; Samuel Aor,
man, violinist; wesley EDDY; songs, and
Tho ,x,-;+orr,rof+ C1,,, will, ,,eat o
o'clock, at Central High School Com
munity Center. Visitors welcome.
Dahlgren Terrace Citizens Associa-
ton will meet. 8 o'clock, at Social
will snast 09e ---0-
Aetna Life Insurance Co. will have
q dinner meeting, $50 o'clock, at Ham,
;'~p@-Aoi4 Ci--rt1-, NO. Is .. Z. s..
v scr e < S-2c2~ at NJ~t. t&5t Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

National Retail Credit Association
Will hold dinner meeting, $50 O'Clock,
at Raleigh Hotel. Louis Rothschild
will speak. Subject: Cash Drawer
Value of Clean Business"
Brightwood Chapter, No. AZ, o. E. S.,
mill rriH,n nrA ,nrkrr n1n OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

A card party will be given by the
Sodality of Holy Name Church, $3.50
o'clock, at Holy Name Hall, 916 Eleventh
street northeast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

The Writerscraft Club will meet, 8
o'clock, at Central High School Com
munity Center. Visitors welcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17
SMITH OPENS FIGHT
ON ECONOMY ISSUE
Charges Republicans With
Misrepresentation in Fig
lNeS fer Last 7 Years.

fccnk.aeaa from Frsa ..s2c-1
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Washington Society of Engineers
will meet, 815 o'clock, in assembly hall
of the Cosmos Club. DR.. Harrison E
Howe will speak. Buffet supper will
be served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

Dahlgren Terrace Citizens ASsocia-
ton will meet, 8 o'clock, at Social
Oyster Club. DR.. George c. Havenner
will speak.
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TIDE OF MINNESOTA
SENTIMENT SWINGS
TO HOOvER'S CAUSE

Continued from First Page.)
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Mrs. Ada Bryne will be in charge of
the card party Of the Woman's Benefit
Association tomorrow, 80 pm, at the
clubhouse, 1850 Massachusetts, avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

Child guidance course for all mothers
and fathers scheduled for second meet
ing tomorrow, 1 a m. at Mount Pleas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

Gave. Club Hall, TIC Thirteenth street.
The Brotherhood will meet, s o'clock
in vestry rooms of the Eighth Street
Temple. Entertainers: Samuel Kor-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

Aetna Life Insurance Co. will have
2 dinner me2ting, $50 O'Clock, at Ham
i!tor Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

One of the 500 clubs established in
St. Aloysius' parish will give a Halo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

The Housekeepers' Alliance will meet
Friday, 2 pm, at 100 L street Mrs.
Mary Harris Hoar will speak. Lessen
in cake making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

Bull Moose ticket In 1912. But RooSe-
welt is catalogued as Republican, not
a Democrat. Even in 1915, the State
went for Hughes against Wilson, though
by only few hundred votes.
Evening star., 1928-03-04

Zulu tribesen dance to the baton Of their chief The
chief looks bit of character in his European garb but
he knows the STEP The dance staged Durham,
South Africa, for visiting English cricket team.
FriUor
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Is. Years Ago Today

Labor leaders say that the biggest
light ever staged in New Britain
between corporation and labor
union was started today by the
molders against the American Hard
ware corporation, but there was
little about the streets or factories
to bear this out. The wheels in the
shops were humming and there was
no appreciable increase in the num-
Der OF Workmen on the streets. The
strikers plan to devote the week to
urging the others to leave their
jobs, and then they will invoke the
boycott. The men look for three
months of struggle and have a fund
OF s1,o0o,o0o to draw upon, they
say The factory officials do not
appear disturbed by these threats of
the Workmen.
New Britain manufacturers will
not exhibit at the st. Louis exposi-
ton. They wanted to have dis
tinctively New Britain exhibit, but
this would be contrary to the rules
unless a separate building were put
up, SO the expense has caused the
abandonment of the plan. They
may, however, join with other CUT
lery manufacturers in the state in a
joint exhibit.
DR.. G. w. Lee and wife have gone
to Vermont for stay Of two weeks.