Evening star

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By the Associated Press.

SANTO DOMINGO. Dominican Re

i public. February 6.—C01. Charles A.

j Lindbergh, now nearing the end of his

good will flight to the Pan American

conference at Havana, took off for

Port-Au-Prince. Haiti, at 11 a.m., local

time.

I The route to Port-Au-Prince, 160

miles by airplane ffom here, led en

tirely across land, unless Lindbergh in

his flight should venture across the In

i land waters of Lake Enriqulllo and Lake

Saumatre. The path of the lone eagle

i was over a country teeming with bird

i life, wild duck, flamingo, herons .and

j other shore birds.

The route passed over mountains and

deep forests where voodoo ism was

brought from Africa and practiced for

i many years. It led over a land where

negro slaves by their own efforts freed

themselves and set up a republic, of

which Port-Au-Prince is the capital.

Haiti is the second country to be

visited by Col. Lindbergn in his good

will tour where American Marines are

present. In Nicaragua he found them

engaged In an active campaign against

the rebel Gen. Sandino In Haiti they

are engaged in maintaining order until

the new republic is considered capable

of exercising in full Its rights of aov-

I eretgnty.

Col. Lindbergh was kept busy until

i late last night. He was the guest ol

honor at a brilliant ball held at the

presidential palace, which was decorated

I with flowers and lights. All the diplo

matic body, members of the Govern

ment and prominent society figures at

tended.

CITY WILL HONOR

COSTES AND LEBRIX

Fiench Flyers, Due Here* Tomorrow

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1928). Washington, D.C., 1928-02-06. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1928-02-06/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1928-02-06.