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Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-04
AUXILIARY TO MEET

The American Legion Auxiliary y will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Emily Weybrecht, at 2:3O o'clcok.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-04

Russia once purchased 10000 cats from Poland to destroy rats.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-05-04

Weekly Gateway-$S per year.
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POLA NEGRI COLL.APSES.
Requires Aid Of Nurse on Seeing Pie.
ture Of Valentines Bier.

KANSAS City. August IS (F).-
Pola Negri. fiancee Of Rudolph Nalen-
tino. collapsed in her drawing room
on the Golden state Limited shortly
after ii left Topeka. Kan. early last
night. when she was confronted with
a newspaper picture showing the dead
actors body reposing on its bier.
1t was the first time the Polish ar-
treSS. who left Hollywood Wednesday
to speed across the country for Wall
entino'S funeral. has given away to-
her grief. Miss Florence Helm. her
secretary. declared.
At Topeka the train was boarded by
a group of newspaper men and
photographers. They were all at the
door when n porter came along with
newspapers. Miss Necri ordered the
porter tn bring them in. saving there
might he some later arrangements for
Valentines funeral. She picked m
one and on turning q page saw the
picture.
The actress gave low cry, and col
lapSed on q berth. Sobbng.
\ nurse administered reStoratives,
but the sobbing continued for nearly
Is minutes.
After the incident. Miss NeCri 70
fused TO see any one. Previously She
bad said that she and Valentino were
to have been married i'm the Spring.
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NAVY MOURNS LOSS
OF RODGERS; BURIAL
TOBE IN ARL INGTON
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Continued from First Page)
Of assistant chief of the Bureau Of
Naval Aeronautics. A little still his
mother had given him enabled him tC
provide drinking water for everybody
aboard.
Comdr. Rodgers was born in Wash.
ington January Is, 1881. though the
family home was in Havre de Grace
Md, where the first Of the family
esta blished itself before the War of
1912. He entered the Naval Academy
at Annapolis at the age Of l6, being
graduated soon after the Spanish
American War and having sea duty
on various ships.
While serving on the battleship
Pennsylvania as lieutenant he made
his first trip into the air as the tail
Of kite" as ne phra sed IT. Samuel
+. Perkins was demonstrating the
possibility Of sending a man up from
the ground with giant kites support
ing MIN. Rodgers acquitted himself
splendidly Perkins said fater the
splendidly Perkins said after the
demonstra ton.
In 1911 Rodgers became a pupil of
the Wright brothers in Dayton. He
was the second naval officer to be-
come an aviator and the oldest flyer
in point of service in the Navy at
the time of his death.
He served the United States below
water as we'll as in the air. AS he was
on North Sea submarine duty i'm war
time. Recently he was relieved Of his
duties in the Bureau Of Aeronautics
and given command of an expert
mental long distance scouting squad
ron with bas Sc at San Diego.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
RED CROSS GIVES RELIEF
Workers Sent to Scene. and Local
Chapters Also Active.

Through chapters in Cambria and
Indiana Counties, the American Ma
,ional Red Cross today is extending
emergency relief TO families of miners
killed In the Clymer. Pa. explosion
late Thursday.
4. r. Buchanan. assistant director
of disaster relief. was ordered to the
scene from Dover. y. j., to CONSOLE
date relief operations. Miss Sara A.
Hall field representative for the
State, also was ordered to proceed I'M
mediately to Clymer. Miss Hall as.
sisted In relief after the BenwOud
mine disaster three years ago.
Three nurses and the disaster com
mittee of the Cambria County Chap
ter were on the ground today. accord
ing to report from, T. l.. Reynolds,
chapter chairman. and were reported
to have the situation we'll in hand.
The Indiana County group Is repre-
senled by the Rev. DIR. John Crosby,
chairman. and Mrs. Crosby also
launched in relief work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
LAST BODIES TAKEN
OUT OF MINE RUINS.
Families Prepare to Bury a.
Men StoicaI|y Identified by
Women in Tool Shed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLYMER, Pa. August 2S.-Clymer
mine surrendered the last of it's dead
early today when the bodies of three
of the A victims of Thursdays ex-
plosion were recovered from the
wrecked workings. They were re-
moved to the temporary morgue. a
tool shed a mile from the mine
mouth. Here they were identified
and prepared for burial.
The $500 residents of this little
mining town. set high among central
Pennsylvania mountains, mourned
today as they prepared TO bury the Al
victims Each family will bury its
own dead, all of the services being
set for either tomorrow or Monday.
Identification OF the bodies in the
tool she's morgue was made amid
scenes poignantly sad. There was
little hysterical lamentation as
family after family learned it had
been bereaved only a pail of dull
grief. For the most part. women re-
strained their grief stoicaliy.... After
a night of anxious waiting they were
prepared for the worst; besides, the
hazards and griefs of coal mining
are known only too well here. OF the
IS men working in the mine when
the blast occurred only II escaped.
Ten of these made their way to
safety from the deadly gas that
filled the workings. Four others were
severely injured, but are expected to
recover.
Meanwhile, state and Federal au-
thori:ies pushed on with their invesi-
cations into the cause of the blast
which made IL children fatherless.
There were indications that no report
from either of these two sources
would be forthcoming for a week or
more Some observers expressed the
belief that the immediate cause never
would be known because of the
wrecked condition of the workings.
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statement made by Comdr. Rodgers
given to the American public through
the newspapers.
Comdr Rodgers made no effort To
defend himself from attacks launched
by the Mitchell forces for the failure
of the PN-9, No. ], to complete its mis-
sion. and he bore the responsibility for
the unsuccessful completion, although
It Is known that the fault was not
his.
On his return to Washington he
told a representative of The Star that
an error in the radio bearings sent
out by the station ship AroOstok
caused him to miss that ship. which,
had it been located. could have given
him fuel and the mission would have
been completed. Acting on the infOr-
nation given by the ArOOstok. he
struck out in that direction with de-
pleted fuel supply until the last drop
Of gasoline was burned and landing
was made on the Pacific.
Never Pressed Claim.
Primarily because the captain of the
Aroostok was a classmate of the avia-
tor. and also because. Comdr. Rodgers
had discussed the details of the flight
with him more than any one else. the
Pacific flyer did not press his claim
that the fault rested with that ship.
The AroostOk's radio force, in fact,
had practced more than any other
station ship, and of all the vessels in
line, Comdr. Rodgers had more con-
fidence in that one to give him aid
than any other.
The public at large, however. re-
fused to criticize him. but instead
kept upperrnost in mind the harrow
ing adventures alone in the Pacific
and hailed him as hero with as much
fervor and enthusia SIN as though he
had completed the fight without a
stop.
Admiral Eberle, chief of naval OPP
erations and Acting Secretary of the
Navy. paid the following tribute to
COmdr. Rodgers:
II feel his loss very keenly as an
officer and as a friend. l have known
John Rodgers since he was mid
shipman. and he has been an officer
and a gentleman Of sterling qualities
| know Of no one who was more be-
loved by officers and men with whom
he served. He was an excellent sea-
man and an excellent officer in every
respect. / feel that no one has done
more for the development of naval
aviation and for aviation navigation
| on the seas than John Rodgers. The
Navy will feel his loss very keenly."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
RODGERS PACIFIC
ARTICLE H|SLAST
Recount of Famed Sea Ad.
venture Appears in Septem-
Der Legion Monthly.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA August IS
Probably the last article written by
Comdr. John Rodgers appears in the
September issue Of the American lie.
gion Monthly 1t Is entitled Via
count Of the thrilling adventure that
climaxed his Hawaiian flight. 1t
follows:
by observation OF the sun and
stars we found exactly our position
on the Pacific Ocean after the sea-
plane PN-9 was compelled on Septem-
Der !. 1925. to alight. l,S40 miles by
air from San Francisco and $50 miles
from the Hawaiian Islands.
From San Francisco to the Ha-
waiian Islands is 2.1O0 miles. the
greatest distance over the seas with
out intervening land. The ambition
of our naval avia ,ors has always been
to make this hop. because If a flyer
can make that he can fly anywhere
on earth.
Within a few hundred miles of our
goal we had to come down. Floating
on the surface of the ocean we rugged
an antenna and received radio mes
sageS. butt we could not send because
our sending set required power from
the engine, and we could not run the
engine.
We stripped the cloth from the
lower wings and rugged 1t as sd lis on
the spars like the sails of a square.
rugged ship, and, because Of the direc.
ton of the prevailing winds. headed
for the Island of kaui. the most
western OF the Hawaiian group. $50
miles away. 1t looks us nine days
to reach our objective. Gia mt sharks
followed us for days and great sea
birds lowered over us. We were short
of food. but could not eat what we
had because we had little drinking
water. We depended for our supply
on a still which converted salt water
into fresh water. Lacking gasoline
for fue, 10 run the still. we used
wood from the wings Of the plane. a
slow process. When our water was
| completely exhausted. however. there
came a heavy rain squat, which re
vived us.
I'VE heard by radio the reports OF
the searching vessels and the news OF
the Shena ndoah disa ster. We heard
a news message say that Fl fellow
avia tOrS believed our pla ne lost, but
we were relieved TO hear the search
ing ships ordered to maintain their
stations.
THE wind forced us to pass the
beautiful Island of Oahu, where we
could plainly see Honolulu. and pro
ceeded on our course TO kaui. 10C
miles distant. AS soon as we entered
the channel between Oahu and Kaui
at a point about IS miles off the shores
| of kaui. we were sighted by sub
marine which had been watching fol
us there for eight days. She gave III
| food md landed us at awilewile."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
C0UNTY'S NEWCOMERS
GIVEN VOTING POINTS
Democratic Candidates Address
Montgomery Gathering at
Manor Club, Norbeck.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August 2S.--
New residents of Montgomery County
were given pointers on county affairs
and the political lineup for the Fall
campaign at a meeting at the Manor
Club, Norbeck. last night. held under
auspices of the Democratic organiZa.
ton.
Candidates were present. and the
newcomers. chiefly from the Bethesda
and Wheaton districts, who had been
asked to attend because of having de-
clared their intentions of becoming
voters were invited to affiliate with
the Democratic party.r Speakers in
Guided States Attorney Joseph c. Cis-
sci. Mayor Ben Davis of Takoma Park.
DR.. Eugene Jones, Maj. E. Brooks
Lee, Preston b. Ray. Robert Peter.
jr.; Berry E. Clark and DIR. George
L. Edmonds.
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boy" so, UNSPANKED,
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
BY HIS STEPFATHER
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now" he said. I've been able to
forgive lot"
What makes me mad is that when
found that the bonds were missing
he accused my second wife. whom I
married two years ago, OF stealing
them. She's stone deaf, hut she
don't need to steal. She's got her
own handbook. and always give her
all the money she wants. Ellen. get
your handbook to show the gentle
man"
Mrs. Pollard didn't hear. He
stamped his foot three times on the
floor vigorously. She came to him.
He threw his arms about her and
shouting in her ear:
ELLEN. get your handbook"
Mrs. Pollard at once started up the
stairs. Imagine accusing that poor
old critter Of stealing said Mr.. Pol
lard, gestic,llati ting angrily She don't
have to. I give her all the money
she wants. All last night she sat up
with me here In this room watching
for the boy to come home SO that the
police could get him.
Mr.. Pollard posed obligingly and
fearlesSly with his beloved but latter
ed Bible in his arms while a battery
of cameras were turned upon him.
THE boy told police that his step
father still has the securities.
Examining the Pollard home. De
tectives Weber and Talley reported
having learned that the boy" had
been in the habit of arranging mat
tiers about his room to prevent visits
OF intruders. He spread newspapers
on the floor about the door. and fas.
tened string to his door and bed in
order that he would be awakened II
the door of his room were opened
The defendant said he had recently
resigned q position in the Treasury
Department and gone into the lunch
room business at ITO Ninth street. II
is probable that the case will he settled
in Police Court Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
WHAT TO Do NEXT,
TRUDY'S PROBLEM
After Gala Welcome, Offers
TotaIing ST. 600, 900 May
Help Her Decide.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 28.-New
York's harried finest" today had
turned from guarding the now quiet
bier of Rudolph Valentino to protect
ing Gertrude Ederle Of Channe]-swim'
ming fame from the outbursts of her
admirers.
The butchers daughter. who was
first of her sex to swim from France
to England. today wants to know
what else there is to do or say"
Vaudeville. swimming and motion
picture offers that aggregate nearly
81 900, 600 may help her to decide what
to do next, but early today she felt
that she had said enough about the
wonderful time" she had in accept
ing an unroarious welcome that lasted
through most Of the night.
Even Pigeons Welcome "Trudy."
Even the pigeons at the Public Ii
hrary Joined in welcoming our Trudy'
back to her own home town. When
her car, escorted by police, moving
through crowds that were held back
by more policemen, reached Forty'sec
ond street at Fifth avenue, the birds
swooped down, circled overhead and
flew back to their perches on the big
stone building.
An escort Of ~ mounted and motor
cycle police and patroimen started the
march uptown from the Battery with
her when she landed from the Beren
garia, and others attempted to keef
order in the surging thronGs that
yelled, threw ticker tape and fought
for a glimpse of today's idol.
oreM officers were added. 100 at
clip. when the crowd became uncon-
trollable at City Hall. where she was
officially welcomed by Mayor Walker
When she started to leave the build
ing with a scroll presented by the
mayor, a mass of 10, 900 persons push
ed forward, and she was saved from
being trampled by a patrolman, VINO
picked her up and Ian back into the
building with her. Two other officers
rushed Mayor Walker back to safety
Offered S90O.OOO in Contracts.
Dudley Field Malone. one of the
welcoming committee, revealed that
Miss Ederle had been offered con
tracts TO more than 5000, 900, the two
largest being for 100000 each.
In her own uptown pelghborhood
she found more crowds. flags, bunt
ing, streamers with blaZoned wei
comes and flowers at the apartmen t
of her parents.
In the evening police escorted her
to a dinner given by city officials al
the Roosevelt Hotel, and thence to
the "Follies," where a Broadway
crowd, estimated as high as $4,000
gathered to watch her exit from the
theater. Four calls were made for
police reserves to hancle this crowd
but 1t fell back only upon. an appeal
from Mayor Walker.
Trudy All Tired Out.
'Trudy is tired" he said. She
wants to go home ana so do L.
They danced before going home
however, and 1t was not until early
morning that she arrived with her
father and mother, all still under po'
lice protection. again at their apart
ment, where nearly 200 persons were
still waiting to see her.
The Ederle family plans 10 retreat
to their Summer home at Highlands
N. j., next Tuesday.
MISS EDERI.E IS PLEASED.
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GOVERNMENT MAY CHANGE
Spanish Shift Reported Imminent
by Rumors Across Border.

LONDON. August IS L4o,.-The cor
respondent of the Daily Mail at Hen
dave, in France near the Spanish
frontier, says he learns from reliable
Spanish sources that change in the
Spanish government is expected al
any moment.
He gives as the reason Tor TINS me
ponina zion. as governors of the vari-
ms provinces, Of members OF the Pa
triotic Union. of which the Spanish
premier, Gen. Primo dc Rivera, is
leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
Rodgers Was Picturesque Navy Figure
And Pioneer in New Field of Aviation

He was opposed TO Voluminous ad-
vance publicity about his plans te
make a second attempt at A nonstop
flight to Hawaii from the California
coast with the new experimental
squadron of long distance scouting
planes. recently placed under his com.
mand. He expressed the conviction
that continued hammering away al
the idea before he was ready to hop
off would create a certain compulsion
in the public mind for him to accom-
plsh the feat.
In a conversation shortly before hi )
death he said that the new expert
mental air squadron should f1y over
stretches Of water. as land flights did
not accomplish their mission. The
pilots, he remarked, by flying over
the land always knew where they
WERE" but il would require some real
navigation to scout long distances
over the sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
MISS EDERLE Is PLEASED.
Declares She thinks It's just Great
That u. S. Woman Was Second.

NEW YORK, August % R).-Ger.
trude Ederle, first woman to swim the
English Channel. thinks it's lust
great" that another American WON.
an has accomplished the feat.
Although in seclusion today i'm her
Amsterdam avenue home, with a
police guard outside to prevent the
crowds which still gathered from dis.
turbing her after the exertions of her
welcome yesterday. Miss Ederle sent
out a message to newspaper men
when police sergeant carried in a
message from them telling of Mrs.
Corson's victory.
Il think it's just great" the mes.
sage read. II tender my heartiest
congratulations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
CANTON ARMY CAPTURES
I. YANGTZE VALLEY TOWN
Gen. Wu's Northern Forces Said
to Be Retreating Before Ad-
vancing Nationalist.

BV the AsSOC1dteu fress.
HONGKONG. August 2S--Canton
reports say that nationalist forces
have captured Tungchen, a small city
so miles north OF Changsha. approx
mately 375 miles north of HongkonR.
The advancing army Is moving up
the YangtZe Valley towards Ilseining,
it's next objective. about so miles
north Of it's present base.
The ultimate objective in the cam.
paign is Wuchang. distance of
about $50 miles north. Gen. Chang
kai.Shek, Canton leader OF the ma
tionalist forces, is reported moving
from Changsha to n new base at
Schow, which is contiguous to the
region in which his field forces are
advancing. The Northern forces I'M
der the direction of officers associated
with Gen. WI PeiFu. is reported
retreating before the Nationalist or
Canton forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
DENIES BRAZILIAN SPLIT.
Mexican Minister Declares Am
bassador Will Not Quit Post

MEXICO CITY, August % P). =
Foreign Minister Saenz today denied
reports in circulation that the Next
can Ambe ssador to Brazil was leaving
his post because of the criticism Of
Mexico's religious policy by the news
papers of Rio De Janeiro.
Senior Saenz said that neither the
Amba ssador nor any member Of the
embassy was quitting BraZil. lie
added that the relations between Mex
leo and Brazil were cordial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Comdr. John Rodgers was pic
turesque figure in the naval service.
Broad.shouldered, more than feet
In height. with clear ewes and light
hair. he was one Of the most demo
cratic of officers. His outstanding
characteristic. perhaps, was his calm
sometimes stoical. demeanor.
His perseverance in the new same
Of naval aviation became proVerbial'
He was one of it's pioneers. and he
instilled into the younger officers OF
that branch of the service his hopes
of achievement with the new sea
weapon.
In addition to inheritins love FOR
the sea from his father Rear Admiral
John A. Rodgers, now retired. the
comma nder exhibited an extraordinary
attachment to his parents. who often
came from their MARYLAND home 10
visit him in Washington.
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REBELS CAPTURE CITY.

SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal
vador. August % LP).-Advices from
Tegucigalpa, Honduras. report that
revolutionary troops have captured
the city of Marcala. where Gen. Fer
rera has discontinued deserters from
the government ranks lie also has
seized a large amount of government
ammunition. which had been imported
at Amapala. There is no telegra phic
commune alton with Nicaragua.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
VALENTINO BURIAL
| WILL Be DELAYED
,ServiceS to Be Conducted
J Monday. Prior to Arrival of
Brother From Italy.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. August 2S-R Rudolph
Valentines body is To remain unf
buried for at least AZ hours after f,i4
neral services are held for him Mons
day at st. Malachi's Catholic Church.
$. George I'llman. his manaG ger. has
obtained an extension OF time from
the Health Department. 40 that Val.
entlRo's brother. Alberto Guglielmi.
may view the body after his arrival
on the llomeric. Wednesday,. and de.
eide where II shall he buried.
Interment probably will he I'm Italy,
where the great lover was horn,
or Hollywood, capital of filmdom,
urged by American friends as appro.
pirate because 1t was the birthplace
Of his fame.
Upper Broadway. scene Of ncar-
riots earlier in the week. whom the
body was on public view. was conn
paratively quiet today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
HEIFETZ RECOVERING:
USES ASSUMED NAME
Famous Violinist Called Self
"John Smith" to Avoid Pub
licity in illness.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 2S.-Jascha
HeifetZ. famous violinist, is apparent
~ recovering from appendicitis in a
hospital under a name assumed to
avoid any of the publicity that at.
tended the illness and death Of Ru-
dolph Valentino.
Heifetz was taken to Mount Sinai
Hospital during the height of disorders
in front Of an undertaker's establish
ment on upper Broadway. where the
film stars body awaits burial. and the
musician was listed as John Smith
on the hospital books.
Although not entirely out of danger
the musicians condition is reported us
Satisfactory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
HURRICANE SINKS BOAT.
Eight Aboard Believed Drowned.
Woman's Body Recovered.

NEW YORK. August % P.--
Eight persons were believed drowned
when the towbOat Patton sank in the
Mississippi River near Convent. La.
during Wednesday nights hurricane.
Capt. W. A. Bisso. head of the RiSso
Coal & Towboat Co. announced today.
Among those believed drowned were
H. Bond and +. Grungler. engineers:
Capt. George Theis and his wife, and
four negro members of the crew. The
wOmans body was recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-28
DENIES RIFT WITH BRAZIL.
Mexican Minister Says Envoy Will
Not Leave Post in Rio.

MEXICO CITY. August % R.--
Foreign Minister SaenZ today denied
reports in circulation that the Mex
lean Ambassador to Brazil was leaV
ing his post because OF the criticism
of Mexico's religious policy by the
newspapers Of Rio Janeiro.
Senior Saenz said that neither the
ambassador nor any member OF the
embassy was quitting Brazil. he
added that the relations Between Mex
leo and Brazil .ere cordial.