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Evening star., 1927-04-26
ASKS TOCUT LEVEE:
NEAR NEW ORLEANS
Louisiana Governor Urges
Plan to Save city-Presl-
dent Indicates Refusal.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A telegraphic request from Gov.
Simpson of Louisiana for permission
TO cut the Mississippi River leyee be-
low New Orleans in order to save that
city from inundation was received
today by Secretary Davis of the War
Department and referred to the dis
trict engineer at Vicksburg for. recon-
mendations,
The governor asked the cooperation
of the Mississippi River Commission
to aid New Orleans. The commission
was in session yesterday al Nicksburg
ami tiae request viii be referred to tho
commission by the district engineer.
Maj. Gen. Jadwin, chief Of Army I'm.
gineers, is in Memphis in connection
with the flood work and also will be
consulted.
Refusal Indicated Here.
s 1t was indicated at the White House
that the Federal Government is not
considering opening Of the levees.
The President, In discussing the
matter after the cabinet meeting, felt
very sure that the Federal Govern.
ment has no legal authority to open
the IeNeeS, nor would IL care TO as
surae the responsibility of the damage
that would follow such openings.
In the meantime, the judge adVo-
cate general Of the Army began a
study of the legal questions involved
and the Army Engineers took UP the
engineering aspects.
The telegram to the district en-
gineer at Vicksburg urged that an I'M
mediate report be sent to the War
Department upon which action could
be based.
Gov. Simpsons message requested
that a break be created in the levees
near the site of the old Poydras Gre
vase on Poydras plantation, in st.
Bernards Parish, in Louisiana.
Recommended by Commission.
The governor also disclosed that the
Mississippi River Commission yester-
day had recommended that such q
break be created in the levees at ii
point TO be selected by the governor
himself. He said that after consuIta.
tiol1 with his technical advisers, he
had concurred in the commissions
views and believed that conditions re-
quired immediate action to afford re.
lief for New Orleans.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
PROPOSAL STRONGLY OPPOSED
Resentment Of Residents of Area
Voiced at Conference.

NEW ORLEANS, April 26 (P).-
The proposal of Gov. Simpson to cut
the levee south Of New Orleans to
protect the city from the coming
crest of the Mississippi flood waters
brought vigorous protests today from
residents of extreme southern portions
of the State and from residents OF
northern delta districts.
Residents of the upper delta, con.
yerging upon Natchez, appeared be
fore the Association of Commerce
there and requested that Senator Pat
Harrison be asked to protest against
the proposed action. A break in the
levee below New Orleans, they said
would not save the delta regions from
the flood waters and If the leveeS
should be cut anywhere, they urged
the break should be at Morgansea, II
Pointe Coupee Parish, about 20 miles
north Of Baton Rouge.
A break in the levees in the neigh
borhood of Poydras, the scene of tht
1922 break, would inundate some 81
miles Of farming and trapping lands
| east of the river below New Orleans
Evening star., 1927-04-26
.JARD|NE APPROVES
PLAN FOR BUILDING
Gives o. K. to Administration
Structure Which viii Join
Two Marble Wings.

Plans for the Department of Agri-
cultures new $2,0O0,0 900 administra-
tion building to connect the two
present white marble wings have
been approved by Secretary Of Agri-
culture Jardine, it was learned today.
Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon is
expected TO give his final approval
shortly, and work on this project,
for which $4,000 900 already is avail
able, will then be pushed forward TO
completion.
The new building will be two
stories higher than the present wings,
and will have a frieze running along
the front to make 1t harmonic with
the other structures.
The original idea of having a dome
placed on top of the central part Of
this building was abandoned and the
more economical and efficient plan
adopted. Under the dome plan there
would have been much waster space,
which now can be used for offices.
Along the frieze will be placed some
kind of an inscription, not yet decided
upon, to carry out the idea of the
Department of Agriculture service
III LilC pCODlGs pE AiLG itllICdUCG Oh
agriculture itself.
Planned by Original Architects.
The plans adopted by Secretary
Jardine We're developed by Rankin &
Kellogg of Philadelphia. who were the
architects for the original plan under
which the two wings were con.
structed. Secretary Mellon, it is
understood, has informally approyed
the proposal, and soon will affix his
signature to the necessary papers.
May Start Construction.
This development in the administra-
tion building program may result in
construction starting on the Agricul-
ture Building about the same time or
prior 10 that on the Internal Revenue
Bureau Building, which is to be To-
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Evening star., 1927-04-26
Failure to Match Blood in so Tests
May Point Way to New Classification


Failure to match so prospective
donors for TRANSMISSION with the
blood Of Mrs. TheIma Bowling. 10
years old. Of 1884 Potomac avenue
southeast, patient at Emergency Hos
pital, today led to speculation at the
hospital as to whether there existed
another classification of blood tn adj
dition to the four general classes now
known to medical science or whether
the patients blood was subdivision
OF one Of the four known classes.
Since last Wednesday, when Mrs.
Bowling enteNsd the hospital. with
anernia coniR Rlicating her Illness.
efforts to obtain blood for transmission,
among professional donors and friends
of the natissat. have been without
9h@HAN4s IL 81 !.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
GETS DEATH PENALTY.

JEFFERSON, Ohio, April 26 CF}.--
Floyd Hewitt, 16, was found guilty by
a Jury in Common Pleas Court here
today of the first degree murder of
Frederick Brown, jr., of Conneaut.
The jury did not recommend mercy,
and the sentence carries death in the
electric chair.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

President Coolidge was requested to-
day by the Forum magazine to say
definitely whether he viii be a candi-
date to succeed himself as President
The request, embodied in letter
from Henry Goddard Leach, editor Of
the Forum, was received by Edward
r. Clark, personal secretary to Presi-
dent Ceeliages Mr., Clark said after.
Evening star., 1927-04-26
President Is Requested to Reveal
Whether He Will Run Again IN 1923

ward that he had not decided what
disposition would be made of the let
ter, and was undetermined whether
he would present it to the President,
The letter was presented by Edward
G. Asweil, secretary to Mr. Leach,
and was prepared by John Carter,
New York journalist. The magazine
is devoted to "a discussion Of public
matsePss = - ,..s.-.ss s. e
Evening star., 1927-04-26

DIR. Lester Newman, pathologist at
the hospital, who has supervised sue.
cessfully thousands of blood trans.
fusions, today stated that he never be-
fore had found such difficulty in
matching blood specimens for a trans.
fusion. The only way to account for
1t, he said, was either that there is
a fifth general class of blood in addi.
tion to the generally known classes or
that there Is some subdivision of one
OF the classes thus far unexplored.
Meanwhile, a search for a donor
whose blood will match that of the
patient. whose condition is not critical.
according to physicians. is continuing
daily to add to the list of unsuccessful
offers for TRANSMISSION.
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Evening star., 1927-04-26
s. HAS HEAVIEST CASUALTIES
sombardment by Cantonese Fort Ap.
narentIy Deliberate.

SHANGHAI, April 26 tP).-The
heaviest casualties yet suffered by a
United States warship in Chinese wa
ers were inflicted when Cantonese
batteries bombarded the U. s. s. PEN
ruin, an auxiliary vessel, on the
gangtze River yesterday. Several DIT
he Penguin's men were injured, one
Il them seriously,
The bombardment, apparently dalib-
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Evening star., 1927-04-26
DAVIS LED 1914 CLASS.
Was Outstanding i'm Laying North
Sea Mine Barrage.

was UutStdHuiHS HI Laying NoFtu
Sea Mine Barrage.
Comdr, Noel Davis, who had been
working on his plans for the New
York-Paris flight, which was to have
been an effort to win the $25,O00 prize
offered by Raymond Orteig of New
York, was graduate of the Naval
Academy, having been No. ] In the
class of 1914 He was regimental
commander of the midshipman at An
napolis.
From the beginning Of his naval
career he showed remarkable aptitude
for general naval duties, especially In
ordnance and gunnery. He had on
many occasions been singled out for
scentinaea o, paae 2, eelamn "a
Evening star., 1927-04-26
Declaration Not Needed.

Gov Smith doesn't have to declare
his candidacy. Pro-Smith Democrats
and pro-Smith newspapers are shout
ing it from the housetops. Even
those party leaders who assert en-
phatically that the governor is not
candidate for any office are perfectly
willing to discuss the political
strength which the governor has in
New York, New England and other
parts of the country. No one denies
that the governor is a receptive can
didate; that If the honor Of the nomi-
nation came to him he would have it,
not even the governor himself.
The New York governor is in dam
ger of suffering from the kindly efforts
Of some of his admirers. Some Of
them have advanced the idea that
Gov. Smith is willing and waiting to
make an announcement of his views
on national prohibition. They have
dragged up previous statements made
by the governor on prohibition and
enforcement of the prohibition laws,
particularly the latter. Their idea is
| that the governor can lessen opposi-
tion to him In the South and the West
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column ~
Evening star., 1927-04-26
SMITH IS CALLED
LOGICAL NOMINEE
Joint Withdrawal With Nc
Adoo Like Suicide, Say
New York Democrats.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
staff Correspondent of Tho Star.

NEW YORK, April 26.--"It would
be like asking perfectly healthy
man to commit suicide "
In word this is the attitude Of
leading New York Democrats toward
the proposal of Meredith Nicholson,
Hoozier author.politician that Gov
Alfred r. Smith OF New York join
with William Gibbs McAdoo in a
declaration withdrawing themselves
absolutely from consideration Cor the
Democratic nfesian4fiuI nomination
next year
These Kew York Democrats and
they are the leaders Of the party in
the Empire State--take no more stock
in recent suggestion that d group
of influential Democrats, representing
various parts of the country. should
make a request to Gov. Smith and To
Mr.. McAdoo to take themselves ont
Of the 1928 picture.
The name of Senator Glass OF
Virginia was connected with this lat.
Ter plan, although the Virginia Senator
has denied emphatically that he had
any purpose to join with group to
ask the two old Madison Square
Garden antagonists to eliminate
themselves.
Called Logical Candidate.
Gov. Smith, the New Workers say,
is the logical candidate of the Demo
cratic party for President next year,
and the only Democrat who can hope
TO be elected. They see him riding far
ahead of any other presidential possi.
bility in the party today, They visual
ize him as carrying New York, New
Jersey, Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, not to mention a long
list of other States.
They believe that he has effectually
laid the religious issue, which threat
ened to grow out of his membership
in the Catholic Church. Indeed. they
see the governor gaining strength be-
cause of his championship of re-
ligious tolerance in the United States.
They see tolerance" as one Of the
important campaign slogans next
year.
Gov. Smith and his chief political
| lieutenants continue to deny en-
| phatically that he is a candidate for
| the presidential nomination.
| THE governor is not candidate
| for any office" was the greeting Of
| one cf the governors closest advisers
and one Of the most important party
| leaders in the State. The governor
| himself has repeatedly said that he
has not authorized "the expenditure of
nickel to get delegates for him to
| the next Democratic national conyen-
| ton. The governor reiterated the re-
/ mark,
Evening star., 1927-04-26

u y NbdtNEI bWfeaH FuTecast.3
Showers this afternoon or tonight.
tomorrow fair, with slowly rising tenn.
perature
Temperatures-Hig So, at noon
today: lowest. 46, at 3 am. today.
Fun report on page 9.
Evening star., 1927-04-26

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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
DICKINSON COUNTY
BALL TEAM ORGANIZED

The Dickinson County Baseball
League was organized at Clinch-
co on Sunday June 26, composed
of the following teams: Caney,
Clinchco, Clintwood, and Haysi.
The playing season began on
June rs and will end en- October
End, twelve games being sched-
uled.
The officers elected We're: Sec
Treasurer, F. C. Raines; Board
of directors: Caney, Caleb Sdth-
erland; Clinchco, Carl Patton;
Clintwood E. j. SUIT h er Ian d;
Haysi, P. L. Sutherland. The
selection of a president was post
poned until July End, when the
Board of Directors have their
first meeting at Clintwood.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
LOOK THEM OVER.

The enrolment in Emory and
Henry College from llickenson is
considerably larger than last year.
Stella Artrip, Mrs, Chas. Bentley,
Orville Branham, Della Carly, A.
A. Countiss. Mrs. A.A. Countiss,
Frank Kelly, Jessie Kelly, NV.
Remines, Harold Remines, Clyde
Remines, Samantha Remines, Clyde
Reedy, Enoch M. Rose, Auta Rat
lift, leila Kerr, Make Speer, A. E.
Stanley, Everett Stanley, Agnes
Sutherland, Virgil Skeen, H.B. Til
Ter, Mrs. H.B. Tiller, D.G.Tiller,
Rebecca Tiller, Hattie Tiller, Nell
Tiller, Ethel Tiller, Mollie Tiller,
Georgia Walker, Wilma Walker,
Alice Hillman, Dorothy Hillman.
Earnest Yates, and w. L. Counts.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
NEWS FROM DICKINSON
CO. STUDENTS AT R. s. TIC

There are about fifteen students
from Dickinson County at the
5tatate Teachers College at East
Radford this year. This is hardly
half the number that were here
from Dickinson last year.
On the 24th the students from
Dickinson met in the gymnasium
for the purpose of organizing a
county club. Mr.. Silas Strouth
was elected chairman, and the
following officers were elected:
President, Miss Stella Powers;
Vice-Prisicent, Mrs. Grace Colly;
Secretary. Miss Celia Beverly;
Treasurer, Miss Gladys Beverly;
Reporter, E. H. Anderson.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
WHITE CITY HOME BURNED
J. w. KERR LOSES HOME IN

}. w. kEKK LOSES HUME I'm
FLORIDA
Fourth in Series of Disastrous Fire
Occurs ON Wednesday Morning
Another White City home was
destroyed by fire last Wednesday
Morning when the two story resi-
dence of J. w. Kerr was burned
to the ground with all it's contents.
This was the fourth large house
to be burned in White City during
the past three months. In none of
the cases has it been learned how
the fire originated.
All the members of the Kerr
family were away and the house,
a frame structure was a blazing
furnace, when neighbors discovered
the fire. Nothing was saved from
the building but a Ford truck was
removed from the garage to safety
after a part of the body had been
burned.
Mr.. Kerr left home at o'clock
to go to his grove and his daughter
departed at 1880 for Fort Pierce.
The fire broke out about three
hours later.
Only $4,000 insurance was car
ried On the building and contents,
which was less than the value of
the furnishings, according to Mr..
Kerr. He has asked the insurance
companies to make thorough in
vestigation of the circumstances
surrounding the fire.
Only a week before the two story
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Meyers was burned to the ground
at $50 o'clock in the morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers narrowly es,
Gaping with their lives. On May
2 the home of w. ]. Robinson at
White City was burned down with
most of it's contents. This was
also an early morning fire and it's
origin is unknown. A few weeks
before the Kelly residence was de-
stroyed and how this fire started
is also mystery.
- St. Lucie County Times.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
PRATER LOCALS.

Mrs. Margaret Presley, wife of
George Presley and daughter of
w. G. Raines, died last Friday morn
ing at the Hurley Hospital immed-
iatly after undergoing an operation
for female trouble. She leaves three
small children, the youngest being
only eight months old. She was re-
moved to her fathers and laid to
rest in the family cemetery. Rev.
VIM. Sutherland conducted the bur-
ial services.
Geo. Raines and family were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.C.Raines
about ten days going home last Sun
day evening.
Paul Raines and family, of Clint
wood and Bert Raines and wife and
Bert's father, of Haysi, were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Raines last Sunday.
1t is reported that truck went
on rampage and run over an en-
bankment near j. H. Raines' last
Sunday night on the old Prater
road. 1t is thought the truck had
taken on too much home brew.
The mail truck broke down last
Tuesday making the mail about
hours late.
Mr.. w. C. Owens had the misfor-
tune to lose about $35 or $40 from
his cash drawer one day last week.
Prater road is nearing completion
The War Fork bridge work is prog
ressing fine and will soon be COM
pleted.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30

gear is an irreversible design,
increasing driving comfort and
safety in the new Ford, which
is built along spec der IN d
more powerful lines.
Transverse type springs are
used described by the report
as similar to those in use on
expensive foreign cars" No in
dication is given as to the over
length and height of the cars,
nor the real clearance Of t h e
chassis.
Standard equipment is stated
to include five wire wheels,
speedometer, windshield cleaner
gasoline and oil guages, and am
meter.
N. w. Aver, and Son, advertis-
ling agent, issued the following
statement. Following publication
of the story in behalf of Edsel
Ford
II have just had brought to
my attention a statement is
sued by a news bureau purport-
ing to give the details of designs
and equipment of the new model
Ford automobile. Any sta t e.
ment of this sort at this time
is unauthorized and apt to be
misleading. No statement as to
the details of new cars has
been made by the Ford Motor
Company and none can be &C
tuhl facts, the specifications
for the new models are not yet COM
plete, and it would be impossible
for any one, even in the Ford org
anization, to discuss them with ac-
curacy and with authority"
Roanoke Times.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
TRAkhEL LOCALS

Hon. E. j. Sutherland was bns-
mess visitor in Trammel Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Sutherland
spent last Saturday night with
"Chief" and Mrs. G. G. Phillips.
Mrs. Lucy Keith Phillips, of Knox
vile, Tenn. is visiting friends and
relatives here.
Mrs. Monroe Freeman and family
who have been visiting in N. C.
have returned home.
Miss Cora Bell Pickett of Coretta,
w. Va, is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poe Erwin spent the
week end at the home of Mr.. Geo.
Bailey.
Master Thomas Mullins, who has
been visiting his Grand Parents al
Clintwood, has returned home.
Miss Make Siicox went to Nc.
Clure last Saturday evening to wit
ness the screen act "Love'em ano
Leave'em." While there she was the
guest of Miss Beulah Riddle.
Traffic was blocked for as hour
yesterday when the steering gear Of
a truck, driven by Mansel Phillips
became locked and he was obliged
to remain cross-wise Main Street a
the corner Of the Power House.
The "Law" was very busy las
Saturday night trying to watcl
bootlegers and chicken thieves.
Mr.. Cameron Silcox has purchas
ed Durant automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Bailey an,
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Keith motored t,
Scott and Russell Counties last Sat
urday with the intention of fishing
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. White an
nounce the arrival of a baby boy
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
LONGS FORK ITEMS.

Miss Gertrude Collins a n d
Grace Nowling spent the week
end visiting Gertrude's relatives
at Elk Horn City. They reported
a good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Collins ac-
companied by their daughter, Ha-
eel motored to Mcclure Sunday.
Miss Edith Nowling spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with par
ents.
Mr.. Cullin Collins is now sta
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
LOCAL ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. T. Sutherland
and Jerry Chase have returned
home after a weeks visit to Virg-
mia Beach, Norfolk, and Washing
ton.
Mrs. Collins and Catherine Clark
of Clinchco was in town Wednes-
day. Catherine Clark will accept
position as Clerk of School Board
July LIST.
Mr.. Jack Carter has been very i'll
but is improving nicely.
Miss Agnes Sutherland and Stel-
la Artrip who are attending summer
school at Emory and Henry College
spent the weekend in town.
Mrs. Harry Clark, of Clinchco,
was in town this week having some
dental work DONE
Mr.. Harry Baxter is in town this
week.
Mrs. Stanford Colley of Elkhorn
City was in town last week.
Mr.. Phillips, who represents the
Roanoke Times, was in town We'd
nesday.
Mr.. Gordon Smith and little dau-
ghter Genoa Kathleen of Meadow
View are visiting relatives here.
There is quite large crowd at
teding Court here this week.
A Year Old And Still Year A
head.
There were several wrecks and
accidents around in our neighbor-
hood last Sunday.
The Editor accompanied by Mr..
c. j. Mullins had very enjoyable
"trip to Coeburn and Norton last
Monday.
For your real estate wants, see
Mr. F. F. Flethcher with the Clint
wood Real Estate Co. He can solve
YOUR problems.
Mrs. C. C. Bausell of Honaker,
Va. was in town last Tuesday and
paid pur office a pleasant call.
We notice several of the Candid
ates in town this week shaking the
hands of the voters.
1t pays to advertise and it also
pays to patronize the advertisers of
this paper
There is no use sending your job
work out of town when we can sup
lply your every need. Give us trail
order and let US convince you.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
THE STRAW VOTE.
FOR CLERK:

I FOR CLERK:
Alva Smith, R 214
Lee Stanley, D 1876
FOR TREASURER:
Eivens Tiller, R 208
j. M. Rasnick, D 139
FOR COM. ATTORNEY:
w. B. Phipp, R 176
j. C. Smith, Ind. R Ill
D. M. Crabtree, D 70
FOR SHERIFF:
G. F. Kiser, R 220
j. H. Anderson, D 125
FOR COMMISSIONER:
w. H. Mccoy, R 205
Emory Reedy, D 107
i. H. Rasnick, Ind. Is
N. Floyd Duty, Ind 5
FOR PRESIDENT:
Calvin Coolidge, r 222
All Smith, D SO
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
NOTE OF THANKS.

The members of the family
of the late DR.. E. L. Phipps
take this opportunity of ex-
pressing their heartfelt thanks
for the many kindnesses and
thoughtfulness extended to
them by their many friends
during their recent bereave-
ment.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
st. Lucie County Times.

Mr.. Farmer, what would help
you most is a tip from the real
estate subdividers. Why not call
your farms estates and dude ran
ches with fancy names and watch
the wealthy buy you out at fancy
prices?
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-06-30
CLINCHCO VS. HAYSI

Clinchco, Va, June 81;
Clinchco shut Haysi out here
today. Henry pitched a no hit
game, only one man got to first.
He was hit by a pitched ball.
Clinchco made five runs off of
Sutherland, mostly on errors.