Hi: I ran across the Webster's Biographical Dictionary at our local FHC. I putting the Hyne, Hinds & Hines below. Regards Nan 71532.734@compuserve.com =============================== From Webster's Biographical Dictionary published by Merriam-Webster, Springfield, MA 1961 "Hyne, Charles John Cutliffe Write 1865-1944 English traveler and fiction writer. Best known as creator of fictional character Captain Kettle, as in Adventures of Capt. Kettle (1898), Captain Kettle on the Warpath ((1916), etc. "Hinds, Asher Crosby, 1863-1919 American parliamentarian; author of Hinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States (5 vols, 1907-1908). "Hines, Frank Thomas 1879-1960 American army officer and government administrator, b Salt Lake City. Brigadier General (Jan 7, 1920). Chief of embarkatation service (1918-19), and responsible for building organization transporting over over 2,000,000 soldiers to Europe & bringing then home again. Director, U.S. Veterans Bureau (1923-30); administrator of veterans affairs (1930-45); ambassador to Panama (1945-48). "Hines, John Leonard 1868 - American army officer; brigadier general, (Nov 30, 1918); major general (Mar 5, 1921). Served in Philippines (1900-91; 1903-05; 1911-12; 1930-32) and in France (1917-21). Chief of staff, United States Army (1924). Commander of Philippines department (1930). Retired (1032). "Hines, Walker Downer 1870-1934 American lawyer and railroad administrator; United States director general of railroads (1919-20). Practiced law in New York City (from 1921). Author of History of War History of American Railroads.