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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-30

: 1--WE asked for aid from ST. Louis residents and
the response has been % great We 10 not need out.
side help" Mayer Victor ]. Miller said today after
his appeal for funds to residents here had been
broadcast. "The regular Army from jefferson Bar
racks here is scheduled this afternoon relieve some
of our policemen and national guardsmen who have
been on duty since yesterday afternoon, but our
local Red Cross and other relief agencies have met
the emergency relief situation nobly."
According to Lieut.. F. H. Burr, acting commander
600 men of the Sixth Infantry of the United States
regular Army will be called on duty today to assist
in guarding the stricken area
1900 TELEPHONES MADE USELESS
In addition to the Regular Army men, the 13sth In
fantry of the National Guard Battery Of the National
Guard, the naval reserve and the entire metropolitan
police force are assisting in the guard duty.
Telephone communication broken by the storm N !
six-me today still uneatablished. AT least
1000 telephones made useless by the tornado.
Public school buildings were apparently particular
two girls bodies found in the ruins Of Central High
School this morning loss of life reported in the
schools although school property damage estimated
cit appears to have been miracle that our pupils in
the storm escaped declared Ben Weidle president
of the board of education, who with John j. Maddox
superintendent Of instructions; r. NJ. Milligan commits.
sioner of school buildings, and H. W. McNamee,
& made tour Of the deva'ated district
eighteen reported injured At Central High School
and Yeatman intermediate school, although il
reported pupils suffered minor cuts caused by the
falling Of glass from broken windows.
MONEY THE IMMEDIATE NEED
THE acknowledged great national agencyhe American
hsd with S s r. s
Mayor Miller said in his appeal am asking for the sake Of
single effectiveness that all aid be concentrated in this
organization.
Dollars are the necessary and immediate need
Subscriptions be made through any bank mailed to
Fred Gilman acting treasurer Of the American Red Cross St.
Louis Chapter care the Mercantile Trust Company.
LET every citizen respond in the Of those unfortunate
ST. Louans who have given shoulder to shoulder with you
many other worthy causes
Fully six square miles of buildings and streets deva
stated by the tornado
While workers being reinforced today National
units being posted about prevent ootng and
riots.
The storm reaching st. Louis about o'clock In the after
noon gained in intensity tore through Manchester and
Taylor Avenues.
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Widening out, it spread
northward, to Prairie Avenue,
then east to Glasgow.
The tornado travelled at the
rate of about. go miles an hour.
Accompanied by a terrific rain.
storm, it tore through resi-.
dences and factory buildings,
uprooted trees, tore out tele-
phone wires and topped over
street lamps.
All night the bodies of the
dead and injured were being
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taken to various hospitals and
morgues.
AS body after body was
being recovered from the debris
Of buildings, workers predicted
that the total of deaths might
reach or exceed 100.
A veritable wilderness of
crumpled-up buildings, fac
tories, dwelling-places, and
apartment houses confronted
relief workers, hs they ploughed
(TURN OVER
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By International Newa SERVICE

10y @AWsSAHNNsSA6A NtWH service
ST. LOUIS, NO., Sept. 3d.
Following is the list Of dead in
the ST. Louis tornado area:
ANDERSON, ALVA, killed
working on roof Of Polar Wave
plant.
AUDRE, JULIUS. killed ON
roof Of Polar Wave plant.
BARKER. WILLIAM.
BRUENING, RALPH.
BARRY, JOSEPH. killed when
automobile turned over.
BLANCET, REBA.
BLANCET, infant boy.
COSTELLO, sex unknown.
CRAWFORD, CORNELIUS,
killed at National Ammonia Com.
pany.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-09-30
Youth Gets Life Term
When Caught With
Pint Of Gin
BY international News Service

BY International News Service
LANSING, Mich, Sept. &c.
Fred Palm, 90, was to start a
sentence OF life imprisonment
today because he possessed
pint of gin.
Circuit Judge Leland w Carr.
who passed sentence on Palm,
had no alternative under the new
criminal code, which provides
mandatory life sentence on the
fourth conviction for felony.
Palm previously had been con.
victed on felony charges.
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DONNELLY. MARY.
DONOVAN. MOTIIE.

DORSEY, MRS. CATHERINE,
killed when wall Of her home
caved in.
DOYLE, ROSE,
DUNN. EDWARD A.
FISCHER, MRS. BELLE.
FISCHER, HENRY.
HARGRAVES, MRS.
HARRISON, MRS.
HENRY, JAMES.
IRWIN, MILE.
JONES, WILLIAM.
KIDNEY, ALICE.
MATHEWS, Bridget.
MATSON, MRS. ALICE.
MTCHALSKE, AVA, Central
High student.
MILLER, -.
NUNNALLY, MARY.
0LEARY, JAMES.
OWLSLEY, WILLIAM.
PARKMAN. ABE.
POTEE, MRS. MARY.
FROST, MRS. NICHOLAS.
REICHMANN, HULDA.
RUSSELL. VINCENT.
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GIRL KILLER
ESCAPES
POSSE
pictures on Pages Q and 81

pictures on Pages Q and 81
LJRAY, Va, Sept. So.-Be-
heved to have been aided by
his kinsfolk of the mountains,
Tom Short, 38, object of a
search which, for three days,
has extended throughout this
section of the State, eluded a
posse Of heavily armed pur-
suers which, last night, sur
rounded the cabin home of
the fugitive's brother, Abner
Short, atop Rouad Top Noun
tain, six miles from here, and
made his way towards the,
West Virginia or North Caro-
lima border.
Faces Murder Charge
Short is charged with the MUIR
der last Tuesday night Of 49,
year-old Essie Buracker, his for
1ner sweetheart, who repulsed his
advances because of his habitual
drunkenness. He is alleged to
have shot and killed the girl with
. shotgun, discharging the weapon
through i window Of the Bur-
acker home shortly after dark
ness fell. The girls mother, Mrs.
Sam Buracker, was slightly
wounded.
Doubt Suicide Theory
Yesterday afternoon, while a
large crowd of mountain residents
gathered at the Little Adventist
church near Stanley, Va, to nav
final homage to the young victim
of the attack, three separate
posses, made up for the most part
OF experienced woodsmen, formed
Gordon around Round Top Noun.
tain. believing Short to be in hid
ing there.
Today. Sheriff u. i. Lucas and
Continued on Page ?, Column ~
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Beach Is Found Here,
Scores Tell Police

Publication Of photographs of Willis Beach, New Jersey
poultry farmer wanted in that State connection with the
murder OF Dr. William Lilendah together with reports
Beach came to this city, has resulted in deuge telephone
calls to police headquarters that the suspect had been found
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81. LOUIS CALLS
OUT 800 TROOPS
By JAMES r. CONNOR, JR.



ST LOUIS No. Sept 3OWith IS known dead from yeser-
days tornado at least 700 injured private homes hospitals
and damage amounting than the spirit
of ST. Louis and its people today all handaps relief
brought citizens and arranged for
the those ones and homes were lost
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from the Central High School
were among the dead and two
white men have not been identi-
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fled. The negro sections were
hard hit also. eighteen negro dead
being reported.
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New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
COBB COMPLETES TEAM
Arrival of Georgia Peach" at Camp Of Athletics Fills Out Player
 Roster.

Philadelphia, March Hp>-Tho arrival Of Ty Cobb at the philadel. phla Athletics training camp in Fort Myers, Fla, today completed Man ager Mack's roster.
 large crowd of natives was pre- pared last night to welcome the Georgia Peach" to Fort Myers, but Cobb did not get in until after mid night and most of the reception committee had retired. The former Detroit manager said he was in fine condition and would don an Athletic uniform today for the first time. Morning and afternoon practice was Manager Macll's program today in preparation for the exhibition game with the New York Giant at Sara SOta tomorrow
 With preliminary work of the hatterymon completed. Manager Me lnnis has outlined three days of stiff workouts at Bradenton, Fla, for the Phllios. His squad Is nearly complete. a number of inholders and outfclders having arrived last night. The first exhibition game is sched- ulcd with the Washington Senators at Bradenton on Thursday. Only few Of the fieldcrs have had any practice 10 speak of. but McInnis said he was depending on his pitch CTS to turn back the Senators.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
HARTFORD IS GIVEN
 AMATEUR TOURNEY
Title Bouts to Be Fought March
 1S at Foot Guard Hall

Hartford has been selected as the spot for holding the state amateur boxing championships.
 The city was designated at a meeting of the boxing committee of the Connecticut A. A. |. held at New Haven.
 Edward r. Hurley Of this city was authorized to make complete arrangements for conducting these championships in Hartford under the auspices of the Connecticut A. \. T..
 The date will be March IS and the place, Foot Guard hall.
 The state amateur champion ships in every class will be decided on that occasion. the following be- ing the weights in the several di- visions: 1o5, 1l2. 11s. 126, 135. 147 l6o. l75 and heavyweight.
 Hartford was selected as the city for this championship tourney be- cause. it was the opinion Of the committee. after a survey, that :he game is in a more tlourishing and generally better condition here than in any city in Connecticut.
 This annual championship tour nament follows the lines of the championship tournaments held by state associations in New York, Massachusetts and other eastern states.
 The rules and regulations ob. served in this tournament will be the same as those laid down for tho National A. A. L. tournament to be held in Boston April 25-2G when the various state titleholders from all over the country will com pete for national honors.
 It is planned by the Connecticut association to hold district cham pionships in the several sections of the state in order that the entry list for the state championships here may be kept to logical size and also in order that the boxers competing for state titles may be boys of real calibre.
 The indications is that there will be more than 100 entries.
 William J. Kennedy Of Port Ches- ter, president of the Connecticut A. X. L., presided at the meeting Sunday. The members of the box ing committee are:
 Thomas J. Tracy, New Haven. chairman; Edward r. Hurley. Frank J. Murphy, Hartford; Ralph DeMarco. Derby; D. J. DeBclli, Danhury. William Ashworth. Mill ford; A. s. Lynch. New Haven.
 Entry blanks for the State A. A. r. title meet can be had from Ed ward Hurley, 15 Frederick street, Hartford, Conn:
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
LOCAL TEAM LOSES
New Britain Y. N. C. \. Swimmers
 1n Match With Waterbury Mcr-
men,.

The Waterbury Y NJ. c. A. swim ming team defeated the New Britain team Saturday in Waterbury by d margin Of three points. New Britain managed to score four first places, one second and four thirds, while Waterbury scored two nrsts and four seconds in addition to winning the relay. The final score vas Waterbury 30 and New Britain 27.
 In the diving contests, NJ. Conlin of New Britain was first. Thomp- son of Waterbury second and Heinz mann, New Britain, third. Hollaway Of Waterbury won the 4o yard free style in q 1-5 seconds with Ber- quist Of New Britain second and Urban of New Britain third Nor a!"s won the loo yard free style in 1 minute and 10 seconds. Archam- E@u.t Of WatcrHury was second. In the 40 yard back stroke, Hollaway, Waterbury was first. his time being 32 l-o seconds. Tracy of Waterbury was second and Berqust of New Britain, third.
 Peter Rakowski of New Britain won the 60 yard breast stroke in 5i S-10 seconds. Morales took the 440 yard free style in : minutes, II seconds. Couch of Waterbury was second and Eakowski of New Britain third. Waterbury won the relay in l minute and 32 seconds.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
Trinity VI. r.. vs. Center.

The tail-cnl Center Congregation al church came within an acc of winning it's first league game Of the year but went down to its eighth consecutive loss when George Heinz man scored a perfect field goal from the center of the floor in the last minute 10 play. The game was fairly slow but made up in closoness what it lacked in speed Paul Braddon gave tho Mcthodists q running start with three early field goals and three fouls, but the Center church gradually cut this down, Clark bringing the count to 10-S and Der ricl, dropping in his third field goal 10 tic the score. A foul by Brown put the cellar champions ahead by 11-10 at iutcrmission.
 About five minutes Of the second period went by without g score be- fore Hcinzmau took Q pop from mid court The ball mt in and the MctNoiisfs led again. Brown even cd things with shot after he had been hacked He sent his team Hb9ai NIth q f''l3 EOlI ana brad ley made il lf-12. Hradlon was foul"i and made q point following q fe" minutes later with a field goal. Both sides struggled vainly to break tho 1G-15 count. and if was not un- iii tho Inst minute of play that Heinzrum took his second long shot and again was successful. winning the game for the Mothodists by IT, lG.
 Hoinzman stood out by reason of his timely shots. He and Rraddon made all the winners, points. Brad don shining in the first half. Der. rick was high scorer for the Cen tor church while How and Brad ley threw up fine defense. Neither team was strong on the olfense, -T elTTt1 Tn
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
DARTMOUTH STILL
 IN TITLE RUNNING
Green Completes Schedule With
 Victory Over Cornell

New York, March 7.-iP)--- Dart mouth, with schedule for the sea- son complete and resting In sec- ond place. still could look forward today 10 a possible championship in the eastern Intercollegiate bas- kctball league.
 Dartmouth closed the season with victory over Cornell Saturday but the Win was not enough to push the Green ahead of Princeton. which holds first place in the standing by a few percentage points with six victories in eight games. The Tigers however, must play Columbia We'd neSday and Pennsylvania Saturday to complete the schedule.
 A victory and loss In the two games will bring about a tie with Dartmouth for top honors, each with ( wins and three losses, Princeton must win both contests to clinch the title.
 Penn, with five victories in nine games, faced a tie with Cornell for third place if the IthaCans close the campaign Saturday by taking the measure of Yale. Columbia, now tied with Cornclll in fourth place, has won four matches while losing five and can further complicate the schedule by defeating Princeton Wednesday. Yale has won only one game in nine starts.
 Simmon. Yale center, leads the in dividual scorers with 70 points. De- veau of Cornell is second with G5 and Picken of Dartmouth, third with GO.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
TITLE OF CHURCH
 LEAGUE SETTLED
South Church Wins From Blue
 Army Quintet by Forfeit
intcr-ChurCh Standing

4.t tlbNS!l!p or the Inter- Church basketball league was vir tuaIly settled Saturday night when the Blue Army could not put team of cligibles On the floor at the |. NJ. (. A., and tho South Congrcga- t!oual church took the game by for felt, The South church team has only one game left, and that with the tail-euders, while the Sr. Mat theW's Lutherans still have q stiff test before them in the First Luth- arans, giving the present leaders an excellent chance of taking the title and the absolute certainty of being at least tied for the lead
 IT. order 10 satisfy the large num- Der Of rooterS an exhibition game Was played between the South church and a pioked-up group which went under the Blue Army colors. The church won an easy 40-25 vic- tory in a fast game, taking the lead at the outset and never being head ed. At the very beginning. Bell popped in a goal and kept his work up, making four of the first five baskets scored. Every player in the winners lineup made at least one basket in this half. while Parker and Barta held the Bluebrds 10 g pair of field goals. the score at half tune being 23-3.
 Early in the second half the Blue tirds rallied, Joe Jasper getting away several times ant Fcllman scoring a pair Of two-pointers. When their lead had been cut 10 eight points, however, the South church applied the brakes to it's opponents and drew away again to a safe mar gin.
 Bell was high scorer for the win rcrs, while Mercy did some accurate work from the foul-line. Vessels played a nice al-around game, and Barta and Parker held their men down and broke into the scoring on their own account. Jasper was the whole works for the Blue army. Both teams were excellent on free tries. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
OFFER DEMPSEY BOUTS
Tex Rickard To Give Former Champion Opportunity To Fight Way Back To Top.

New York, March ' P}-The New I ork Times says today that Tex Rickard has offered Jack Dempsey two matches for the coming sum mer # the former heavyweight champion desires to fight his way back to return match with Gene Tunnoy, his conqucror last fall.
 The promoter telesraphed Demp- scy Saturday, explaining 10 him in detail the present heavyweight situ- ation and offering him matches with the winners of the coming fights between Pauline Ezcudun and Tom Hecney. and Jack Sharkcy and Jimmy Maloney. The Spanish heavyweight meets Heeney March % and Rickard plans 10 match the two Boston battlers this week.
 Dempsey has not informed Rick ard as yet of his intention to re- turn to the ring.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
GUARDS HAVE CLOSE CALL
 M WzN FROM MlDDLETOWIN
Both Teams Appear to Be Off Form in the First Half "Butsy" Sturm's Work in Second Frame Pulls Game Out of the Fire for Home Club-Victory Eliminates Middletown From State Title Competi- ton-Burritts Beat Meriden Falcons.

Personal fouls-Sloman 2, Ruben stein, Restelli Sturm ?. Kiduff 2, Guerra, McCabe 2, Hoist, Waterman 3, Carlson 4. Free tries-Sloman 4, Kubenstein 2, Sturm 6, kildunf, Tor rant I, Guerra !, McCabe Hoist f. Score at half tine-Natonal Guards 12, Middletown A. Referee, Dick Dillon; timers. Cranley; scorer, Crean.
 Preliminary Game
 The Burritts made short work Of the Meridon Falcons in the pre- liminary game taking the contest by 2 3f 10 25 score. The Burritts made thei. best scores in the second half. In the first frame, the visiting team played the locals on even terms and the home dub barely managed 10 pull out with a lead Of l4 to l3 at half time
 The second frame saw the Bur ritts all get into the scoring column with Peters leading the team with four field goals. The home club flashed nifty passing game and played rings around the opposition.
 Peters, Darrow and Gcnnette were the high points for New Britain while kocin. center for the visitors was easily the star Of that team. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
HARGRAFES 4 H0LD0UT
star Catcher of Cincinnati R"Is Doesn't Sc" Any Hope of Reaching twrgamTEt
A~TCrplT Tt.

Cjn.una'i v roh : E7 Eugene Iras .g, r5. ag catcher of tte 9a.toa' IHa rE.o to Cirom@rt
 .rlr H.rarena aiG hr camp 9 -.t '.z u'ema5t.a ~Iich uad ea t.eu r"ra aHslnr thr winter .ul tr drive ' back 'o St. Paul. IT., .a'.I '..t from r..a indications ae aln aat s.o amy hope of coming 10 an agreement "fih the Cincinnati club
 Word rfral"nd from Orlanto traiu,ns ramp, was that strenuous efforts were being put forth 10 oh- tain another catcher 10 take the place Of Harsaros in the event he fails 10 sign. A deal that would bring "Cahhy" Hartnctt of the Cubs 7s well as a class A catcher to the Reds was said 10 be pending.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07

The New Britain Y, N c. A has l,etball team won the state lasho ot. ball title Saturday night at the Npw Britain "T" gymnasium when ir aa- faated the last Of is opponents s, Greenwich, by tho score 0. &a to =. The New Britain quintet was slow in starting but it came through aith a whirlwind finish that literally swept the opposition o,i it's feet and gave New Britain the game and the title.
 For the first time in 1U years. tHc New Britain '. N. C. 4. has won the coveted title and with the yjc- tory Saturday night the present team made record Of consecutive records that brands 1t as inc best basketball quintet ever 10 have rep resented the local association on the court. The New Britain club won all Of Its tournament games without tasting defeat
 It went through the first round, eliminating New London in two straight games and then beat Middletown the same way. In the finals, it defeated Greenwich twice, showing clear superiority in every department. Ausonia, Now London, Stamford, Middletown, Waterbury, Wes,port and Greenwich all fell by the waysido in the proliminaries, semi-hnas and finals, New Britain coming through with q clean slate. Tho locals to date won 12 and lost one game.
 New Britain will now represent Connecticut in the national cAam- pionships to be held in Buffalo. x. Y, March q and April l and .,
 The Game
 New Britain started the scoring In 'hc game when Mickey" Luke threw in q double counter. A min- ute later Mickey hcayed one in from the free throw line, Donal- son Of Greenwich caced foul when Saxe hooked him. Peck few min- rtes later raised the score 10 two for Greenwich when Nybore tOulcd him. A minute later Mickey Luke scor- 'I diIDlItl ubbRIh NDhHif4 iHlstlLS the score for New Britain to to two for Greenwich.
 Clifford Of Greenwich counted two for his team with a pretty one handed heave. Mickey" tailed again from the floor but Donaldson of Greenwich scored two double counters bringing the scores to New Britain 13 and Greenwich 8. To- wards the end of the first half Greenwich tied the score and final F passed New Britain the score at half time being Greenwich 1G and New Britain II.
 Starting the second half the Now Britain team started to snap tho ball speedily around the Greenwich defense. It took the lead and was never again headed, Greenwich put q gallant fight but the New Britain teams physical condition told in the end and the locals captured the game and the title by the score Of 36 10 27.
 New Britain scored five out Of nine trys from the free throw line and Greenwich three out of 15. Tho summary,
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
STEAL LAP ON EIrL.n

Madison Square Garl.a New York, March 7.-LEq - I7 mm which started shortly after 2 o'clarE this morning. the teams of I...- man and pctri. Eciio and Enrozfo. Horder and McBeath H.aae and Nanncck, Gocecus and Npr0..rrar- gen. and McNamara and Ceorgctti stole a Tsp ou ir. i...I
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
riIlitt VI. L.
Center COn~rogat. 1nal

Personal fouls - Feuglcr 2, T.. Hcwo't 2, Hraddon, A. HcWctt, Hcinzman 2-S; Brown Clark |, Howe, Bradley ?. Dohrenwcnd-S. Technical foul-Clark. Froc tries Gross, D. Hcw"tt 2, Braddon !. Hrinzman--a; Brown 3, Derrick 2. Clark ,. Bradley---1i. Referee Nixon.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
south Congregational.
Blue Army.

Personal fouIs-Moray 2, Vessels. Bar'a 3, Parker 9, May 2-1o; Swanson 2, Sandstron Feldman 2. Johnston &-8. Free trjcs-Bcll ., Mercy {, Borta-S; Swanson, Sand strom 2, Jasper 5, Fcldman 2-~1o.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
 
NEW BRITAIN "" TEAM
 CAPTURES STATE TITLE

Hardware City Quintet to Represent Connecticut in Ma tional WhirlNind Finish Eliminates Greenwich Team-Nsitors Lead at End of First Half-Local Club Undefeated in Tournament Play First Championship in 10 Years
New Britain herald., 1927-03-07
Greenwich

Ecfere. Whgples; Scorer. l'ras-u and Smith, Timer, &aurrom. Tour 10 minute quarters.