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Evening star., 1927-04-13
SURVIVORS SEARCH WRECKAGE
Telephone Lines Broken, Doctors and
Nurses Rushed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 13.-
Survivors of the tornado that last
night all but wiped out the town of
Rock Springs today attacked piles of
wreckage in search of those unac-
counted for.
Relief headquarters was established
at Uvalde, 70 miles south of Rock
Springs and the nearest main line
railroad point. An advance headquar.
ters was established at Camp Wood,
terminus of a branch railroad, 20
miles to the south.
Flooded highways leading from
Uvalde delayed arrival of scores of
volunteers, while a detachment of
Cavalry from Fort Scott and rescue
parties from other nearby towns con.
verged on Rock Springs.
Dead and Injured Removed.
Plans We're under way to remove
the injured and dead to Uvalde as
soon as transportation could be Sc.
cured, as there We're no suitable build
ings at Rock Springs.
a. severe electrical storm followed
the tornado. hampering rescue work
and adding TO the suffering of the in.
jured.
Scores Of volunteer rescue workers
were en- route to the devastated area
this morning to operate under the
supervision of American National Red
Cross representatives A detachment
Of cavalry started from Fort Clark
last night and was expected to arrive
today to take over police duties. Fort
Clark is SO miles from Rock Springs.
A Red Cross special train, with
nurses and doctors. was made up here
under orders of the Middle Western
Red Cross headquarters at st. Louis.
Telephone Lines Severed.
All telephone lines to Rocksprings
were severed when the Tornado struck
about $3.50 o'clock last night. A line
man succeeded in tapping a wire
about mile from town and sent the
first call for aid. First reports said that
majority Of the 500 residents were
dead or missing. Survivors then
estimated the dead at more than 1875.
The telephone lineman soon erected
temporary station and Gladys
Lowery, the towns telephone opera
Evening star., 1927-04-13

damage to Oklahoma, where series
of tornadoes yesterday claimed at
least five lives and injured a score of
persons.
The most severe of four distinct
tornadoes ripped through section 10
miles in length in eastern Oklahoma
and after killing two men and a
woman in Haskell and LeF'lore coun-
ties 1t jumped into Arkansas, where
it took two more lives at Fort Smith.
Scores OF wrecked buildings mark
ed it's path across the Oklahoma-Ar-
kansas border.
Three tornadoes were reported in
Caddo County in northern Oklahoma.
Several buildings were destroyed, but
no one was known TO have been
killed.
Streams Overflow Banks.
Heavy rains accompanied the
storms, to send the North Canadian
Cottonwood and Grand rivers out OF
their banks. The streams had only
started to recede after cloudbursts last
week that caused heavy flood damage
and in which a score of persons
drowned.
Flood warnings broadcast at Tulsa
caused farmers to fee from the Arkan
sas River Valley.
Guthrie was divided into an east
and west section by the Cottonwood
River There were signs Of the river
receding, as a threatened rise in the
Cirnarron River, into which it pours.
failed to materialize. Hundreds of
persons had abandoned their homes.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
0. N. MACPHERSON
DIES At AGE OF 75
Was Legal Adviser in Indian
Bureau and Once Widely
Known Singer.

Orlando NJ. Macpherson, rs years
old. legal adviser in the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Department of the In
ferior, for many years, and prior to
his retirement in 1926 head of the
competency commission of the bureau,
died in Garfield Memorial Hospital
yesterday after a short illness.
AS head of the competency commits.
sion Mr.. Macpherson had to make
decisions as to the eligibility of in.
dividual Indians to become citizens of
the United States.
Was Well Known Singer.
Mr.. Macpherson was a deacon and
trustee of the First Congregational
Church for many years, and once was
widely known here as a singer, hav.
ing belonged TO the old Bischoff Choir,
which was well known to Washing.
tonians of past generations.
Born in Mount Sterling, Ill.,, he re-
ceived his education in Iowa Univer-
sity, first obtaining his ABB. degree
there and later receiving bachelor OF
law and master of law degrees at the
same institution. His forebears were
among the early settlers of Illinois.
Following his graduation in law he
practiced the profession in Iowa for
7EfCl al SEiISs anu came 10 w dSHinR.
ton as post office inspector in 1887.
He served in that position until leav.
ing to become q legal adviser in the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Leaves Large Family.
He is survived by his widow, who
was Miss Rachel NJ Perry of Mount
Sterling; two daughters, Mrs. Grace
NJ. Landis of Chattanooga and Miss
Maud Esther MACPHERSON, a teacher
in Western High School, and two
grandsons, Edward NJ. and James B
Landis
Funeral services will he conducted
in his late home, 1916 Hobart street
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Rev
Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of the
&1rst Congregational Church. viii of
hciate. Interment will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
Mountain Turned Tornado From Town,
Man Says Who Watched 1t Hit 3 Times

"The first house hit by the twister
was that Of John Ross. two and one
half miles from McCurtain. Mrs.
Ross ran from the house carrying a
baby. She was hit in the face by q
plank and died within a short time.
The baby was severely injured.
Mrs. Lucy Elliot, mother of Mrs.
Ross, was lying on a bed when the
house was swept away. The bed was
blown from under her, leaving her un-
injured. A man named Dozier was
killed while walking along the road" 4"
Blackford said that w. II. Whorton,
living near McCurtain, tried to shield
his wife's head with his hands when
the tornado struck their home. A
sharp rock nearly severed his thumb,
but Mrs, Whorton was uninjured.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
Tornado Victims

Following is a revised list Of the
identified dead:
J. 7. Crowder and wife.
Emory Willis and his mother.
Mrs. William Phelts.
David Mckinney.
A Mrs. Ferris and her son.
Mrs. Olga Pennington and her
daughter, Nola Mae.
II. B. Griffith and daughter. Mona.
Gus Henderson. wife, son. Raymond
and two other children.
H. Dollahite, editor Of Edwards
County Leader, and daughter. Matte.
Charles Baker.
Mrs. p. T. Wittenburg and son
Peter.
Burnett Babbt.
Two children of Joe Billings.
Mrs. Walter Adams and son.
Rev. NJ. Spiers Of the Rocksprings
Methodist Church, wife and two chill
dren.
A child of the Renfro family.
Charles McMain.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
FLOOD All DFUNDs PROVIDED.
Red Cross Makes Appropriation to
Care for Refugees.

Ked cross Makes Appropriation 10
Care for Refugees.
By the Associated Press.
Funds for relief work among flood
sufferers in Mississippi were appro-
priated today by the Red Cross, which
also announced that it had requested
the Governor of Mississippi to issue a
proclamation for additional money to
take care of those in need.
In report to national headquarters
here, T. r. Buchanan, assistant di-
rector of disaster relief, in charge Of
relief operations. said that $50
families, approximately 1900 persons,
were affected and that backwater
from the river covered all of the ter
ritory between the Yazoo and Mis-
sissippi. A break at Burke's Land
ing, he reported was anticipated.
The Red Cross is rushing additional
tents to the vicinity of Vicksburg, and
Is maintaining a refugee camp near
Artonish, where a levee broke last
week. Plans are being made to feed
more than 800 families. beginning
next week. and additional workers
are being dispatched to the flood area.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
BOY, 3, IS KILLED
BY ELECTRIC CAR
Five Other Children and Four
Adults Injured in Traffic
Accidents.

Three-yeaT-old James Besoner. son
1888 II street northeast, was crushed
TO death by the forward truck of
car of the Club Special of the
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis
electric line while playing in the
street near his home about o'0V
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Witnesses told police of the ninth
precinct that the train, on its way
from the Bowie races, was proceed
ing slowly west on II street, when the
child ran in front of 1t, appearing
there SO suddenly that Motorman
Raymond Mickum. of S26 Madlsoh
street was unable to stop the train
to avoid the accident. The train was
stonned almost instantly, it was re-
ported but the child's body was
wedged so tightly underneath that IL
was necessary to jack up the car TO
free it, firemen of the rescue squad
being called. Life was pronounced eX-
tinct at Casualty Hospital.
The mother. whose attention was
attracted TO the scene by the large
crowd gathered about the train, went
10 lealn what had happened, and be-
came hysterical when told Of the
trag gtdy.
Motorman AIickum and Conductor
Frank Kinstendorff, the latter resid'
ing at Academy Junction, Md, were
paroled in custody of the railway COM
pany to appear at an inquest at the
morgue today.
A few minutes before the killing of
the Besoner child two children, Joseph
Lizzi, years old, and Rosie Lizzl,
his 4-year old sister, residing at 1869
Florida avenue northeast, were IN
jured by an automobile while crossing
the street in front of their home on
their way to store to purchase candy.
They were struck by the automo-
bile OF Arthur Smith, colored, 4445
Deane avenue northeast, according to
the police, and Smith was detained
by the police to await the outcome of
a severe injury, probable fracture of
the skull. sustained by the little girl.
The injured children were taken TO
Casualty Hospital.
Ruth Wade, colored, years old,
S6 Myrtle street northeast, was Sc
verely injured early last night as a
result Of being knocked down on the
street near her home by the automo-
bile Of William Cox. 46 I street north
east. She was severely shocked and
her legs and arms lacerated. The
child was treated at Sibley Hospital,
where her condition was reported un-
determined,
Mrs. Agnes Schweitzer and her in
fant daughter Of Clifton Terrace were
shocked and bruised yesterday after
noon when the automobile Mrs.
Schweitzer was driving collided with
a motor truck driven by Ellsworth E.
Brooks, 2614 I street, at Pennsylvania
avenue and Nineteenth street. They
were treated at Emergency Hospital
Others injured in traffic accidents
yesterday included Alice Crawford,
colored, years old, 557 Hobart street:
Harry L. Chisholm, % years. 1892
Prospect avenue; Frederick Rounds,
q years old. 210 East Capitol street,
and Adam Howell, 65 years old, 1886
Bellevue terrace.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
FINAL SERVICES TODAY.
Mrs. H. T. Waesche Committed tc
Grave in Beallsville, Md.

Funeral services for Mrs. H. T.
Waesche, 54 years old, who died Mon
day were conducted at her late resi-
dence, 6105 Fourth street, today Rev.
D. L. Snyder, pastor of Emory NJ. Z.
Church, South. and Rev. E. A. Lam
bert, pastor of Marvin NJ. E. Church,
South, officiated. Interment was in
Monocacy Cemeterv. Beallsville, Md.
Mrs. WaeSche was born in Virginia
but had. been a resident of this city
for the past 25 years. She was a
member Of the Henry family of Vir-
ginia and related to other prominent
families of the Old Dominion, jnclud-
ing the Lee, Peyton and Fitzhugh fam
lilies.
She Is survived by her husband, by
a daughter, Mrs. Gerald z. Keene, and
a son, Hugh Henry Waesche, of Wash
ington. Her mother, Mrs. Edward
Hugh Henry, two sisters, Mrs. Rob-
ert Jones and Mrs. Eleze Crawford,
of Gaithersburg, Md, and a brother,
Rev. John B. Henry, of Falls Church,
Va also survive her.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Hress,
MUSKOGEE, Okla, April 13.--A
mountain apparently detected a tor
nado from McCurtain, in eastern Ok
lahoma, where three persons were
killed yesterday, +. H. Blackford,
newspaper publisher Of Stigler. who
watched the whirling black cloud,
said today.
"As it approached the mountain
near McCurtain, it apparently gained
momentum, hit the mountain side,
then fell back" he said. ut made
another assault, then a third, before
it reached the crest. AS it struck,
trees and housetops shot into the air.
The mountain seemed to alter the
tornado's course and it passed short
distance from McCurtain.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
THREE AIRPLANES SENT,
INCLUDING AMBULANCE
Army Prepares to Rush Other Help
After Aerial Survey of Dew
astated Area.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 13.-
Three airplanes took off from Kelly
Field at 7:45 o'clock this morning TO
carry aid to the storm sufferers of
Rocksprings, and authorities of the
training center were prepared to send
any other help needed as soon as one
of the ships could return with in.
formation as to conditions in the dew
astated area.
One of the planes was an airplane
ambulance, flown by Master Sergt. Z.
F.. Nendell. with Maj. c. L. Beaven.
chief flight surgeon at Kelly Field, as
passenger. Sergt. Nendell was pre-.
pared to bring injured persons 20 San
Antonio and Maj. Beaven carried a
field medical kit for use in rendering
first aid.
Machines which cut weeds under
water are being used in reclaiming
Ia nd Of T@1nria~
Evening star., 1927-04-13
BOY, ID, Is EDITOR.
Fills Fathers Place on South Da-
kota Weekly.

HOT SPRINGS, S. Oak, April l.
Tom Wyant, IA, is q real editor His
Hermosa Westerner is no school paper
nor neighborhood product of minia.
ture press. 1t is a country weekly in
the Black Hills, with eight pages of
news and advertising.
When Toms father left Hermosa to
manage a Deadwood newspaper, he
left the lad TO run the home town
weekly. His mother helps him gather
news but Tom does all the rest.
Astronomers at the Mont Blanc OBJ
servatory in the Alps get food supplies
by airplane.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
SPANISH Is DECLINING
IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Writer Says Americans Have Done
More in 30 Years Than
Others Did in 800.
RY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, April 11.-Decline of the
Spanish tongue in the Philippine Is
lands is the fault of Spaniards them.
selves, Don Luis de Oteyza, Spanish
writer and journalist, declared after
extensive travel over the islands.
English is now so woven into the
warp and woof of Filipino life that
only a miracle can destroy it," said
de Oteyza, deploring the decreasing
use of his tongue among a people so
long under the Spanish regime.
e decline of the language which
brought the F'ilipinos virtually ali
the Occidental culture they had before
Americans came on the scene, to say
nothing of the tongue in which their
religion was communicated to them.
is due to the fact, he said, that the
Spanish failed TO do in 800 years
what the Americans have done in less
than 30"
Aside from English, Spanish and
Chinese, there are nearly so native
dialects spoken in the Philippines.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
.$17,41O,ODO OUTLAY
IN c. & P. PROGRAM
Replacement and Extension
Plans Discussed at Con-
ference OF Officials.

A S17,410,000 replacement and ex-
tension program to be undertaken in
Washington during the next five
years by the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. was discussed yester-
day at a conference between Walter
S. Clifford, president of the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co, and Of
ficials of the local company
Mr.. Clifford and Arthur w. Page,
vice president Of the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co, visited Wash
ington yesterday in the course Of a
trip over the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac territory. They were the guests
Of Albert +. Berry, president, at a
luncheon in the Metropolitan Club,
and later at the base ball game.
Five-Year Program.
The five-year program calls for ex-
penditure of $3G75, ,000 during the re-
mainder Of this year, S4,155 900 in
1928, S4,S83, 600 in 1929, $2,473 900 in
1880 and $2,224,000 in 1881.
1t will cover the replacement Of out
worn equipment and the construction
of new buildings and exchanges to
handle the growth of Washington and
its suburbs. Construction of a large
addition to the present central build
ing Of the company is included in this
years program.
Guests At Luncheon.
At the Metropolitan Club luncheon
Commissioners John w. Childress and
Harrison Brand and Peoples Counsel
Ralph b. Fleharty Of the Public Utili-
ties Commission and District Commits
sioners Proctor l.. Dougherty and
Sidney f. Taliaferro We're guests.
Mr.. Clifford and Mr.. Page are con-
tinui fg their trip today through Vir-
ginI where they will visit the tele.
pho re plants at Richmond, Norfolk
| and Roanoke.
Evening star., 1927-04-13

Despite slowing down in auto pro.
duction, most Michigan factories are
bringing in large amounts Of raw ma.
terials against the time when produc.
ton will increase.
Evening star., 1927-04-13
AUTO|ST WOUNDED,
BY POLICE IN CHASE
Car, Which Officers Say Con-
tanned Liquor, Hits House
in Southeast.

Cornered by the police and suffering
from a bullet wound in the head
William Frank Dement,, % years old,
1854 Spring road. lost control of his
high-powered machine early this
morning, permitting it to crash up a
steep embankment and obliterate the
brick support of the porch of 565ia
Fifteenth street southeast. Austin
Jarboe, 80 years, 30S Twelfth street,
whom police allege had been operat
ing n smoke screen for Dement, dur
ing whirlwind pursuit of the liquor
squad which started near Bradbury
Heights, was only slightly injured.
Dement,, under the care of two spe-
cial nurses, was reported in a critical
condition at Casualty Hospital today.
DIR. j. Rozier Biggs, who is attending
him, has taken X-rays. He reports
the bullet entered Dement'S brain and
has scattered. but he will not operate
pending the developing of the X-ray
pictures.
Alleged Whisky Fund.
Both Dement, and Jarboe are charged
on the book at the fifth precinct sta
tion with illegal possession, transport
ing and use of a smoke screen. One
hundred quarts or alleged corn whisky
was contiscated in the automobile,
which was only slightly damaged out
side of a number of bullet punctureS,
police say.
Sergt. George Little and his squad
reported to Maj. Edwin HesSe today
that they had heard rumors that De-
ment and Jarboe We're coming
through" last night. and were awaiting
them. They said they picked them up
near the District line at Bradbury
Heights, when the chase began.
Policemen George Deyoe and w.
A. Schotter the former riding in the
liquor squad automobile and the latter
following on a motor cycle, are credit
ed with the shooting at the Dement,
car. The officers claim they shot at
the tires of the car and advance the
theory that one of the bullets richo-
chetted either from the fender or the
road, hitting Dement,. Sergt. Little
and Policeman ". II. Schultz both
deny firing.
Officers Are Cleared.
Having preliminary report of the
shooting today Inspector Charles
Evans said that the officers would not
be reprimanded for the shooting.
Evans declared that both of the men
had been taken into custody of police
before on liquor charges.
The shooting and the following crash
of the Dement, automobile into the
18th street house aroused sleeping
residents in the vicinity who thought
q young war" was in progress, it
was said today.
1t is estimated that repair of the
porch will cost about 5000. Bricks
were scattered for many feet.
Poor Smoke Screen Blamed.
Police said today that Jarboe, who
was caught by the police when he at.
tempted to escape after the crash of
their automobile, blamed the capture
of Dement, and himself on the poor
quality of fluid used in the smoke
screen. He is alleged to have told
police that they were using crank
case oil instead Of the more effective
fluid or mustard usually
used.
Police say that Dement, and Jarboe
obtained their cargo of alleged LIQUOR
in Southern Maryland and were tip
ped off" at Waldorf that the liquor
squad was waiting for them. This
is said to have caused them to aban
don the natural route and detour
aroun Marlboro.
Evening star., 1927-04-13

The oldest text book on the eye in
existence dates back to the early
eleventh century and was written in
Bagdad.
Evening star., 1927-04-13

The average woman worker in Brit
ish industry is 62 inches tall and
weighs about 109 pounds.
Evening star., 1927-04-13

ed out with a view to running relief
train as close as possible to the torn
town.
Evening star., 1927-04-13

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1927-04-13

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla, April Is
R).--F1oods today threatened more
Evening star., 1927-04-13

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
CATHOLIC.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23
BIT TER A /
FALSE
BOOKS

In the eleventh.hour windup Of
business, the 36th Continental
Congress Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution today voted TO
ask Congress for an appropria-
ton to preserve the monuments.
cenotaphs, and tablets in Congress
sional Cemetery marking the graves
OF statesmen of Colonial times,
The resolution was introduced by
members Of the District Chapter
and was unanimously adopted.
Other business transacted during
the forenoon included the decision
Of the national society to reduce
the per capita fee for the publica.
ton Of the organizations Ameri-
canization Manual from 20 to 10
cents for this year.
The manual is distributed to immi.
grants on Ellis Island. The pro-
posal of a resolution, adopted after
a protrace1 debate, Mrs. Alfred j..
Brosseau, president general, leaving
the chair to speak on the subject.
In quick order the delegates
adopted resolution denouncing
what is termed cheap, false and
sentimental literature tending to
destroy the traditions Of virtue at
tributed to George Washington.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for the annual banquet to be
given at 7:30 o'clock this evening
at the Willard in honor OF the presi-
dent-genera1 and national officers OF
the society.
The Washington times., 1927-04-23
z BANDITS,
BEATEN,
SEIZED

Two colored bandits created a
miniature reign of terror" last
night when they held UP a small
grocery store at 1101 New Jersey
Ave. N. W.. but when they at
tempted to repeat at 1920 North
Capital st. they were captured after
a pitched battle in which milk bot.
ties, cleavers and a gun played a
prominent part.
After leaving the first store, while
the police searched for them in al.
leys two blocks away, the two
walked into the store Of Joseph Cap
pelli at the North Capital address.
One asked for a bottle Of pop, and
as Theodore, 16-year-old son of the
proprietor. turned away he was hit
on the head with the bottle. His
father rushed in. His mother
screamed and an armed bandit
started through the house after her.
She barricaded herself in a second
story room and yelled murder"
The bottle welding bandit was
overpowered by the elder Capeili,
who broke case of milk bost.es
over his head and went to work
with cleayer, when the milk Sup.
ply ran out.
In the meantime, the bandit with
the gun became frightened, dashed
downstairs and dove bodily through
a glass window and escaped, firing
his pistol as lie ran. He was ar
rested short time later at his
home by raiding party headed by
Lieut.. James McQuade and Sergt
N. o. Holmes. He was booked as
Walter Holt, %, OF 319 r st. n. w.
The other finally foug.t the elder
Capelli off and made his way into
the alley.
AS he fled well-directed butch
er's cleaver struck him on the head.
but he continued running. as the
blood streamed down his face.
He was taken, after q chase, Civ
ing his name as Howard Wash.
ington, 25, 26 Fenton Pl. N. e. He
was treated at Sibley Hospital.
Both bandits are badly cut, as are
Mfr. C4pelli and his son. The
CapeM store is q total wreck
Before their trip to the Capelli
store the two, now held, visiteI the
store of Mrs. Anna Rosen, 46, at
the New Jersey Avenue address.
held her and her two CONS up at
the point of a gun, marched them
out into the street and left with $42.