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The Washington times., 1927-04-26
DEATH TOLL MFLOOD Is 200;
NEW ORLEANS in PERIL

Helena to date is dry and protecting
several thousand refugees, but is sur.
rounded by water.
Cold, half-starved and half.naked
refugees, marooned on house tops
and in branches of trees in the flood
area are being rescued by boats to-
day and taken to Leland, Miss. Some
are only semi-conscious from their
exposure.
Arkansas City was evacuated to-
day after a night of horror. Cut off
from the outer world, without lights
or drinking water for "a hours, the
city was in the grasp of swirling
pools of water, IA feet deep, today.
Its citizens stayed until the last mo-
ment and then left in boats and
RATS,
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
Tall Cedars Will Give
Card Party and Danes

A card party and dance will be
given by the Tall Cedars OF
Lebanon at wardman Park Hotel
tomorrow night, starting at .
o'clock.
Proceeds will be used to send uni.
formed members of Capitol Forest
No. 104 to the annual convention
of the order at Harrisburg, Pa.
Nav 12 fo %
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

which accentuated the paleneAs
caused by sea sickness.
She wore an enormous diamond
upon her right hand.
"Our honeymoon will be ino
terrupted because I have to select
costumes in Paris for my new pic
ture Raphael" she said.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
Will Report to Pope
On Welfare Activity

Prof. Edmund "A. Walsh. vice
president of Georgetown University
and president Of the Catholic Near
East Welfare Association, will leave
Washington soon for Europe.
He will report to Pope Plus on
the activities of the association,
and visit the Near East to take
charge OF certain phases Of the as
sociation's program.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
Hoover To See Camps

Hoover To See Camps
V1CKSBURG, Miss, April &c.
Having whipped into shape in a
single day the greatest peace time
relief organization in United States
history, Secretary of Commerce
Hoover arrived today in the heart
Of the Mississippi flood region.
His first purpose was a first hand
survey of conditions in the Red
Cross refugee camps which are
caring for upwards of 100, 900 home.
less in Louisiana and Mississippi.
The great question is what will
happen to the levees in the lower
river with the arrival of the crest,
Hoover said.
With the crest Of the raging
flood a little below Helena, Ark,
at noon today, Hoover looked south
ward with apprehensive eyes. The
situation there grows more rnenac.
ing hourly, with New Orleans, the
thirteenth city of the Nation, i'm.
perilled by the ever-rising channels.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
Relief Agencies at Odds

Relief Agencies at Odds
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 26.---As
fires and danger of epidemics added
to the horrors of the Mississippi
river floods, reports were received
here today of a serious disagree
ment between relief agencies in the
Mississippi delta.
The Mississippi national guard
has ordered the forcible evacuation
Of five Mississippi towns to save
the lives Of residents unwilling to
leave their homes.
Red Cross workers, according to
reports received here. rebuked the
national guard for this order, de
claring it was against their ethics
to force people from their homes
under any circumstances.
They will die like rats unless
they leave" guard officials de.
clared.
Secretary Hoover, It was expect.
ed, will settle the question and de.
eide whether the towns will be
evacuated.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
HONE VASE FINES HONE
lEQLIlQMU TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1927 EDITION
Prince Serge PoLa's
Greatest FFLoUe''
By WILLIAM P, CARNEY

CHERBOURG, France April 26The Prince is the great
est love of life and looking forward to greatest
happiness of my life"
Such the greeting Of Pola Neg famous beautiful
Polish film star, her arrival from New York upon the
liner Aqultana She referring to Prince Serge Mdvan
TO whom she is engaged and whom she will be married
at her chateau near Paris early in May.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
Helena An Island Of Fear

MEMPHIS, April 2s.-Helena,
Ark, held its breath TODAY IS the
levess showed signs Of weakeuing.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26
Griffith Sees Gray as
Ordinary Man
BY DAVID WARK GRIFFITH
Famous Motion Picture Director


LONG ISLAND CITY, N. Y, April 26.-Go in here boys
Here go Step right inside The greatest show earth
60 on, go on go on Don't miss this If you don't like
it. money returned at the box offce Boys step right in
This way this way Buy your tickets buy your tickets
Inside they go. The side show first the side show.
The Washington times., 1927-04-26

Plane Drops Serum
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April &c.
The flood situation along the Mis-.
sissippi River. south of Helena and
along the Arkansas south of Pine
Evening star., 1927-08-13

many. arrants on is mind, he'd left
is ambrel behind.
Seems Sammy'd ben chasin' all
over the village 70 is 'pa-black-
smith shop, mill, post office, Boober's S
meat market, Tubb's harness shop
fact all the places where is gran pad
said he was goin'. All out o. breath
Sammy was.
Wanted to leave the ambrel there
Sammy did. First off Bangs wouldn't
listen to it. Said he couldn't afford
to take chances carin' for vallooble
property. Then all of a sudden that
look of his come into his eyes. 'Al
right, Sammy-leave it" seeze, real
cordial.
After Sammy went out, Bangs
eXpla ined how'd he remembered Bije'd
said he was goin' to bring Sary in to
do some shoppin' in a day or so. They
alus come there to Bangs, course.
and Bangs thought he'd appreciate to
see Bijes face when the ambrel was
produced. an explained, right front O.
Sary. Professed, Bangs did, to believe
twas a leadin' o. Providence for him
to give Sary the chance for once, to
know that folks knew that Bijah Per
kins could make a mistake. 'Mebbe
it'll make Bile a mite easier to live
with seize. An I'm hopin' it will.
Aunt Hitty patted the bald spot,
ringed with grizzled curls. Then she
turned to picking up the baked
potatoes
"Mebbe," she sighed as she bal.
anced the last on the fragrant pile
"mebbe"
The End.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-08-13
REQUISITION REFUSED
FOR PRISONER HERE
Chief Justice Mccoy Declines to
Honor New Jersey Papers
for Won Fake.

Chief Justice Mccoy, acting as Gov
ernor of the District of Columbia, yes
terday declined to honor a reQuisition
of Gov. A. Harry Moore of New Jer-
sey for the return to that State of DR..
Philip Won Fake. who is charged with
false pretenses in connection with the
obtaining of $4,000 from Rosa Muller
May 81 last, reputedly to promote a
death ray" machine.
Attorney Frank E. Elder, represent
ing the accused, notified the court that
the District Commissioners had Or
dered Won Fake held for examination
into his mental condition. Until that
question is disposed Of, the court in.
timated, he would not hear the appli.
cation for the transfer of the prisoner
to New Jersey. Amerigo Sacco ap-
peared as the agent Of the State to
take the man back.
Won Fake recently pinned cruc-
fix to his naked breast by means of
q safety pin which pierced the skin.
Attorney Elder told the court that two
alienists have examined the man and
three laymen make affidavit that he is
insane.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
Sister Seeks Probate of Will.

Personal property valued at $36, 900
was left by Horace M. Abbot. who
died at Hampton, Va, July 22.sac-
cording to the petition of his sister,
Mary G. Martin. for the probate of
Aae VIII She Is the only heir.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
NURSE KILLED SELF,
CORONER DECIDES
Verdict of Suicide in Case of Miss
Van Dessel, Who Was
Found Dead.

Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt today is
sued a certificate of suicide in the
death of Miss Elsa Van Dessel, 28year.
old gia1uate nurse, whose body was
found in the nurses quarters at Co
lumbia Hospital yesterday afternoon.
DR.. hewitt said he was satisfied the
woman took her own life with poison,
but to determine the exact cause of
death he had an autopsy performed
last night. Contents of the stomach
were being analyzed today in the Dis
trict health laboratories.
Miss Dessel left note addressed to
John f. Clarke, q Department of JUS
tice employe, in which she asked for
giveness and stated she was going to
end it all" The body was found after
Clarke had made repeated telephone
calls to her room without getting an
answer.
The body was removed to Hysong' s
undertaking establishment.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
RUM SHIP SUSPECT
TELLS OF BATTLE
Man Held for Smuggling
Charges Companion
Planned Slaughter.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August 49,
Horace Alderman and Robert E.
Weech, alleged rum-runners captured
in sea fight with Coast Guardsmeu
off Fort Lauderdale Sunday, today
were held incommunicado in the
county Jail here.
The two prisoners arrived in chains
last night from Fort Lauderdale
aboard a Coast Guard patrol boat, con-
voyed by another vessel to prevent
any possible liberation by friends of
the pair, who were reported to have
planned a break for them from the
Broward County Jail before their
transfer.
Weech on his arrival narrated a
sensa tional tale of the battle near the
Bahamas, which cost the lives of two
Coast Guardsmen and Government
secret service operative, ~ho guards-
men charge, were slain by Alderman,
after the alleged rum-running craft he
was operating had been overtaken by
CG-249.
Weech related story reminiscent
of freebooters and pirates on the high
seas in telling of the affair.
while we were in the cabin of our
boat, Alderman told me If he got a
chance he was going to capture the
patrol boat, send them all (the guards.
mem to h and then burn his own
boat to destroy any evidence" Weech
declared. II asked him what he was
going to do with the men after he had
taken the boat and he said, Make
them walk the plank l don't know
where Alderman got the two guns.
The first thing / knew he began
shooting and after several men had
dropped he ordered me to cut the gas
line on our boat and set it afire.''
Preliminary hearings for both will
be given at an early date, 1t was n.
nounced
Evening star., 1927-08-13
THE EVENING STORY

"Well. now, I'd particklerly noticed
that 'Bijah did not hev is ambrel with
i'm when he come in before. An I'd
wondered at it considerable Told
Bile so, but 1t didn't do any good.
Said he remembered distinctly of set.
tin it down to dreen. Said 1t must
be round there sommers. Peeked back
o. the door, an the cracker barrel, an
the boxes of herrin' an raisins, that
was stacked up there. Then he hens
an haws, an asks who's bein the
store since he was there. Bangs don't
tell i'm. Fact is there hadn't nobody
be'in in.
"Sure you amt left it nowhere?'
says Bangs, reel mild.
"Bijah fairly snorted. Course I'm
sure" sezze. You know 'Bijah never
makes mistakes. an never forgits.'
II know-poor Sary! murmured
Aunt Hitty. peering benevolently
though judiciously into the oven.
Uncle Hosy shifted anticipatively and
went on.
well. Bile he puffed round quite
a spell longer, bewailin' the fact that
Hewittsville was goin' to the dogs, an
you couldn't set down anythin' a min.
ute without havin' it snapped. BY
that time Il begun to rain again, hard.
'Bijah he's a heap of chores to do, ye
know, Hitty, an RELY needed to be
putin along towards home. So nat
rally I offered i'm my ambrel. He
closed with the offer prompt"
"Of all the"
'Wait. Hitty--there's a snapper to
this story. Course I was reck' min on
its holdin' up soon, SOS I could git
home all right without tan in
plenty O. time. not havin' so fur to
go, an not havin' ben pestered ez
much ez 'Bijah. an SO not havin' so
many chores to do.
"Well, it didn't pear to hold up
much, an I was still settin', when the
door flies open ag'in, an in pops little
Sammy Perkins. 'Bijah's son Cy's boy.
He he'd two ambrels-on't he'd ben
holdin' over is head. an one buttoned
up.
"'Ain't Gramp here?' he pipes, all
out O. breath. an settin' down the
buttoned.up ambrel careful. Then
Bangs an me saw twas 'Bijah's!
''Seems BLEED he'd dinner at Cy's,
an twas rainin' when he come but
when he went it'd let up; an with so
Evening star., 1927-08-13
BRITISH MINING CONCERN
GETS OPTION IN PANAMA
Corporation Announces Acquisition
of 100000 Acres and More
Than II Claims.

Dy the ASSOtldteu ffess.
PANAMA, August 13.-The Panama
Corporation, Ltd, British mining
concern, announced today the acquisi-
ton of an option on extensive mining
properties. involving 10000 hectares
tabout 100000 acres) and more than
Il mining claims. These claims in
clude the old Spanish mine of Espiritu
Santo, reputed to have been the pre-
mier producer of Colonial days.
All the claims were owned by the
Darien Gold Mining Co., which was
forced to suspend operations in 1915
on account of the war. Engineers are
already on the property, ready to
begin operations on a large scale as
soon as the negotiations are concluded.
The Panama Corporation is the
same concern whose acquisition Of
mining properties in Veraguas Prov.
ince in 1926 provoked criticism from
Senator Borah and others against the
acquisition of properties by non.Amer-
lean concerns in proximity to the
Canal Zone.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
OUTING FOR EMPLOYEES.
Tea Company Benefit Association
Announces Program.

Employees of the Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Co. and their families are
to attend an outing under the au
spices of the Atlantic &. Pacific Man
ayers Benefit Association at Chapel
Point, Nd. tomorrow. Games, ath-
letic events and swimming are sched-
uled. The trip is to be made in auto
mobiles and busses, leaving the Peace
Monument in the morning at $3.50
o'clock.
J. G. Ownes, president of the At
lantic & Pacific Managers Benefit AS
sociation, is general chairman of the
committee in charge of arrangements.
Other members of the committee are
B. Fl. Greenstreet, F. d. Hospital, c.
NJ. McNulty, r. B. Turner and r. w.
MOSnr
Evening star., 1927-08-13
FIRE DESTROYS TRUCKS.
Three Autos Burn in $4,000 Ia.
koma Park Blaze.

Three motor trucks were destroyed
and two others damaged when fire
broke out in the garage Of the CO.
lumbia Brick and Coal Co.. 337 Cedar
street, Takoma Park, Md. shortly
after last midnight. The fire had gained
headway before discov-
cred and firemen found it necessary
to batter down the door to gain ac-
cess to the burning building.
Origin Of the fire was not deter
mined. Damage to the building and
contents was estimated at $4,000.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
WOMEN'S UNION OUTING.
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
Society Holds Picnic.

Three thousand members and
friends of the Women's Union of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
are holding their annual outing today
at Chesapeake Beach.
The arrangements committee is
composed of Clara Downs, chairman;
Elizabeth Beidler, Minnie Boyer,
Margaret Boose, Rose Brennan, Alice
Bradley, May Bergevin, Carrie CoXen,
Lula Campbell. Barbara Craige, Anna
Dawson. Mayme Davis, Ruth Danser,
Julia Edwards, Katherine Foley, May
Hall, Anna Hobert, Gussie Holman,
Dorothy Kirby. Anna Lochte, Ger
trude NJ. McNally, Mignon Miller,
May Morgan, Mary Moore, Maude
Miller. Jeanette Oakes. Nicie Per
rell, Lula Quade, Marie Smith, Min
ME Stevens, Pearl Steeley, Daisy
Stauffer. Katherine Sherier, Belle A.
Trouland, Mary Willard and Leo
Williams.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
Asks $4,000 for Injuries.

Damages of 100000 are asked in a
suit filed by John w. Brown. a
laborer. against Richard w. Bowling
and Bruce e. Clark. trading as
Bowling & Clark. builders, at 1910
Nineteenth street. for alleged per-
sonal injuries. While employed by
the defendants October 81 last on
a job at 2515 Thirtieth street, the
plaintiff says he fell through a sub
flooring and was injured. He is
represented by Attorneys Hawken &
Hayell.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
EX-BANK CASHIER
HELDAS EMBEzlER
Former Neighbor Identifies
/ Fugitive Reported to Have
: Committed Suicide.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fress,
CLEVELAND, August 13.--Destiny,
guiding a Nebraska tourist to Cleve-
land filing station, has rolled away the
three-year- mystery of the where
sbouts of Jack NJ. Patterson, former
bank cashier and village treasurer of
Union, Nebr.
Patterson disappeared under circum-
stances indicating suicide, and his
wife in Union believed him dead.
Shortly afterward, however, embez.
element charges were laid against him.
and it is to answer to these charges
that Patterson today is held for Of
ficers from Lincoln, Nebr.
Recognized by Old Neighbor.
An "old Nebraska neighbor," driv-
ing through from the West, recognized
Patterson as he filled the tourists
gasoline tank at the filling station
where he had been working under the
name of Frank Smith. Patterson de-
MED the embeZzlement charges.
II was going back after l saved
enough money to pay my debts" Pat
terson told police as he awaited the
arrival of Nebraska authorities, but
the money came pretty SLOW" He said
he was up to his neck" in about $l0.-
600 of personal debts. but was not
guilty of the alleged embezzlement.
Patterson disappeared in Chicago,
July Il. 1924 when he failed to return
to the home of relatives, whom he was
visiting, and was believed drowned
when his automobile was found on the
beach, with his clothing. and claim
check for bathing suit inside.
Insurance Payment Contested.
His wife attempted to collect S42,500
in life insurance, but litigation is still
pending in the courts, because of her
inability to prove his death. When
notified last night in Plattsmouth.
Nebr., that her husband lived she said
she was unable to place any faith in
the truth of the claim.
Patterson told police that he &C.
tually planned suicide on the night of
his disappearance. but was unable 20
get up enough nerve. He bought
suit in Chicago. went to Toledo and
later came to Cleveland. where he re-
manned in exile as gasoline filling
station attendant, until discovered yes
terday.
Evening star., 1927-08-13

Harold Reeds golf game was coming
along fine until headquarters detec-
tives interrupted it this morning with
an annoying suggestion that Harold
accompany them to the station house
on a matter of urgent business.
Harold who is Is years old and col
ored. together with his full set of golf
sticks, is held for investigation in
connection with a safe robbery in Il
grocery store at 3517 Twelfth street
northeast on July II and the theft Of
SIT from the Shade Shop on Connect
cut avenue about the same time.
The safe was carried to Martnsburg
w. Va, where it was h zen open and
emptied. Lewis Water. md Frederick
Evening star., 1927-08-13
Police Spoil Golf Game by Arresting
Boy Player as Robbery Accomplice

Russell, colored youths, were arrested
and are alleged to have confessed both
robberies and a few others besides,
naming Harold as an accomplice.
For several mornings Detectives
Sweeney. Waldron and Darnall have
been conducting fruitless searches for
Reed. looking for him everywhere but
on the golf links. Finally learning OF
his golf proclivities, the officers wan.
dered to the links this morning and
found Harold performing in splendid
shape.
The prisoner is said to have ad-
mltted riding in stolen automobiles.
but denied he was implicated In the
two distressing affairs mentioned by
the nOlirP
Evening star., 1927-08-13
$25, 900 Damages Claimed.

David Milloff, years old by his
father, Israel Milloff. yesterday filed
suit in the District Supreme Court to
recover $4,000 damages from Morris
Segal and Israel Segal, trading as
M. Segal & Son, for alleged per-
sonal injuries. The boy was struck
on Rhode Island avenue, between
Ninth and Tenth streets, July % last,
it is alleged, by an automobile of the
defendants and suffered permanent
injury. He is represented by At
torneys Newmyer & King.
The red-shouldered hawk is an eff
fectiVe snake eater
Evening star., 1927-08-13
GET DIVORCE DEGREES.
Justice Mccoy Grants Buchanan
and Gardiner Pleas.

Final DEGREES of absolute divorce
were signed yesterday by Chief
Justice Mccoy in the suits of Henry
NJ. Buchanan against Esteile b. Bu-
chanan and of Adelia S. Gardiner
against Robert i. Gardiner.
The Buchanans We're married De-
cember 10, 1898. and the husband
charged that his wife deserted him
i'm May, 1923. He was represented
by Attorney William II. Holloway.
Mrs. Gardiner was married Febru-
ary z, 1921. The decree fixes her ali
mony at SIS a month. She is repre-
sented by Attorneys Easby.Smith,
Pine & Hill.
Evening star., 1927-08-13
FIRE CHIEFS TO MEET
IN PHILADELPHIA NEXT
Convention in Oregon Urges Pro-
lection for Mount Yer
non Estata.
By the Associated Press.

by inc Associated fTeS9.
PORTLAND, Greg, August 13.-
Philadelphia was chosen yesterday for
the 1928 convention Of the Interna.
tional Association of Fire Chiefs, and
Ross b. Davis. fire chief of that city,
was elected president.
John NJ Evans. New Orleans fire
chief, was chosen vice president.
James j. Mulcahy of Yonkers, n. Y.
was reelected recording secretary,
and Peter b. Carter of Collingwood.
n. j., treasurer.
The convention adopted two reso-
lutionS, one recomme nding establish
ment of fire company at Mount Yer
non. Va. site of the historical Wash
ington mansion. and the other dealing
with the associations plan of erecting
memorial building.
The convention was thrown into ar
uproar when resolution condemning
the use of shingles as roofing mate
rial was adopted. Shouts of steam
roller" from delegates opposing the
resolution greeted announcement thai
it had been approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-13
BALTIMORE FIRMS USE
MORE POWER IN 1926
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 13.-Use of
electric and gas power by industries
of Baltimore is again growing, ac-
cording to figures compiled by the
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light q
Power Co. Final figures for the year
are expected to show decided gains as
compared with the total for 1925.
Increase in the use of electricity
during November, 1926, was 5.45 pei
cent, as compared with November OF
the year preceding. Gain in the use
of gas for November last was Sc per
cent, this being the first time in four
months that an advance was shown
as compared with the corresponding
period of the year preceding.
Gains for the first IL months Of 1925
were III per cent in the number
cubic feet of gas used and I'LL per
cent in the kilowatt hours Of cleo
tricity consumed. as compared with
the first IL months of 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-13

NEW YORK, January IS R).-The
present rate of ingot production of
the United States Steel Corporation is
above SIS per cent of capacity, an
increase of more than 3 per cent since
the end of last week. Two weeks ago
1t was rs per cent. The average for
the entire industry Is placed at about
761a per cent. Active operations, it
is said, have been neceSsitated by the
steady flow of specifications against
contracts and placing of much bust
ness virtually for prompt delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-13
WILL SPEND HUGE SUM.

NEW YORK. January 13 R).--
More than $4,000. 900 will be spent by
the st. Louis-San Francisco Railway
in 1927 on roadway. new equipment
and structures, of which $S,299,Ooo
will go for construction Of $50 miles
of new railroad from Aberdeen. Miss
southwark to Kinbrough, Ala. where
the Frisco connectsAwith the recently
purchased Muscle Shoals. birmingham
and Pensacola Railroad, it is stated by
]. M. Kurn, president. 1t is planned
to rush the work, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-13
PLAN TAX BOOSTS.
Big Business and Earned Incomes
May Bear Brunt in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N. c., January ID R).
Big business and earned incomes are
slated to bear the brunt OF the In
creased cost of running the State Of
North Carolina if revenue bills intro
duced In both branches of the Gen
eral Assembly become law.
Scheduled appropriations running
around two million dollars annually
in excess OF the last biennium are ex-
pected to be met by heavy increases
in inheritance, license and franchise
taxes, smaller increases in income tax
levies and the States accrued sur
plus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-13
ORDERS FREIGHT CARS.

NEW YORK, January 10 R.-The
Mobile and Ohio has ordered 600
gondola, hopper and fiat cars from
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Co., subsidiary of United States
Steel. The Northwestern Refrigera-
tor Co. has awarded 1920 refrigera-
tor cars to American Car and Foun-
dry.