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Evening star., 1927-11-08
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| Special Dispatch to The star
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Novembel
S.-Tales Of heroism. Of tragedy and
Of general human contrarlness are
beginning to trickle into TINS CITY IRON
the food-Swept area of Vermont, New
Hampshire and Connecticut.
One OF the outstanding stories IN
voIves the courageous but vain effort
of "A minister to rescue a couple. IRE
couple, as vet unidentified. were
trapped in their auto west of sprung
field when the Westtield River went
surGing over the highway. Their car
was swept along until it came to a
billboard, where it lodged The couple
climbed to the top of The car and as
the water rose clambered up on the
side of the billboard.
Missed by Few Feet.
Their plight was discovered and po'
lice came with a rope to aid in their
rescue. The officers found. however
that none Of their number could swim.
A minister. Rev. Walcott Colt Treat. a
member of the Episcopalian clergy
who was attracted to the scene, offered
TO swim through the. raging water
with The rope. He tried and found
that the rope was feet short
Turning back for more rope. he
reached land only to find thai Just
after he turned the billboard had
fallen and had been swept away. The
girls body was recovered.
An elderly couple driving in buggy
over Northampton Meadows was
caught in the rush of water of ihe
raging Connecticut River and swept
away. The horse, however, still
hitched to the wagon, made its way
safely 10 shore and climbed out on
high ground, dragging the buggy
behind it.
When the Beckett Reservoir dam
broke. sending a wall of water 20 feet
high swirling through the town, one
woman. caught in store, lost her
life. The owner of the dam. who
stood on guard and saw the start of
The collapse, raced ahead of the water
i'm his auto and aroused all in the
village. He waited until the last 10
warn his own family and when his
auto stalled going up steep grade
he leaped from the car with his family
and escaped by Il margin of few
wards as the torrent swept his car
away
Al tho Eastern States Exhibit ion
grounds. more than 100 racing horses
were trapped in the lake that engulfed
the grounds. With the perversitv of
horses in such circumstances. they
fought off their rescuers and only
affer strenuous and heroic measures
were anv Of them saved. A dozer or
more. obstinate and fighting to the
end. were abandoned to the rising
waters.
$4,000. 900 Loss Seen.
IIampden County was particularly
hard hit. Huge stocks Of textiles
rugs. paper. chemicals and foodstuffs
have been ruined and conservative
estimates place the loss at 100000
The loss 10 buildings in Springfield
has been estimated at 81 900, 900. with
the damage to highways. railroad
tracks. trolley tracks and bridges inn
possible to estimate.
Newborn infants and children. de-
pendent on railroads for supply of
fresh milk. are suffering. The specters
OF hunger and disease. with their ally
Evening star., 1927-11-08
GETS 15-YEAR TERM.
Albert Cutler, Convicted of House.
breaking, Is Old Offender,

Chief Justice Mccoy in Criminal
Division l today sentenced Albert Cut
Ter, colored. to serve Is years in the
penitentiary on q charge of house.
breaking and larceny.
The court told Cutler that if he
were in New York he would get n life
sentence, as he has been sentenced
no less than seven times for house
bi 'aking and larceny. Cutters rec
ord showed total of 80 years which
he had been ordered to serve. His
latest offense was the breaking into
the home of Mack Davis, 30lS NJ
street. September 3. from which he
took a quantity of personal effects.
Assistant United States Attorney w
III. Collins represented the Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE
FROM CONTACT MAN
Mrs. Henry Mason Day Institutes
Separation Proceedings
in Paris.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, November S.-Mrs. Henry
Mason Day has instituted divorce
proceedings against her husband, II
was learned at the Palace of Justice
yesterday. 1t is expected that she will
be granted a decree within the next
few days.
Henry Mason Day is vice president
of the Sinclair Exploration Co., and
his activities in connection with the
Fall-Sinclair conspiracy case are now
under investigation in Washington.
lie is alleged to have been contact
man" between Harry F. Sinclair and
Burns detectives, accused of shadow.
ing jurors in the trial.
Mrs. Day, who was Elizabeth de
Selding. is we'll known as a mezzo-
soprano. having sung in both New
York and Europe. Early in the World
War she became a member Of Lord
kitcheners recruiting staff. Later
she became chairman of the Franco.
American music committee for the
wounded.
The couple have spent much Of their
time in Europe since their marriage
in New York in 1910. Mrs. Days pres
ent residence is given in the social
register as Paris.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
PRESIDENT PLANS
ADDRESS TO CLUB
Will Speak at Founders Day
Celebration by Philadelphia
Union League.

President Coolidge is devoting all
his spare time now TO the prepare ton
of the speech he is to deliver in Phila
delphia November II. at the exercises
incident to the Founders day celebrl.
ton by the Union League Club OF
that city.
The President made few engage
ments today in order to have as much
time to himself as possible. He held
his bi-Weekly conference with Gen.
Lord. director of the budget. and later
held his hiweekly cabinet meeting
and newspaper conference.
Hoover Sees President.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover has
laid before the President the Com.
merce Departments program for de-
veloping aids to commercial avia ton
The President always has manifested
considera BILE interest in the develop
ment of civil aeronautics and has ex-
pressed himself as desiring the Gov
ernment to assist in encoura ging com
mercial aviation.
Just what Mr.. HooVer's program is
has not been revealed. but it is under
stood that it will form the basis for
recommendation to be made by he
President in his annual message to
Congress.
Devices Under Consideration.
It Is known that the Commerce De
partment has under consideration nu-
merous devices to pave the way for
safer air transportation by private in
terests, corresponding to the safe
guards which have been set up by
the Government for mariners. 1t is
known that among the devices whcn
the Department Of Commerce wants
to install are beacon lights of An inn
proved order to make night flying and
landing safer. The department also
is interested in the promotion of land
ing fields as close together as possible.
to he provided for out of funds co,
operatively furnished by the cities and
the Federal Government.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

to ''pay one. two or more billions Of
dollars to solve the flood situation. 3"
I'VE. spent $4,000. 900, 900 on the
World War, we have spent billions on
peace time activities Of the Govern.
ment.' he said. "and we should not
be begrudging in spending of money
on this problem" He gave assurance
that "the flood control would get a
cordial reception in the Senate"
South Is Grateful.
Coming from the fioodstricken
areas. the people of the South feel
qualification at the attitude of the
President and Secretary of Commerce
Hoover in aiding the flood sufferers
Senator Harrison declared. When
HoOver's name was mentioned, there
was loud applause. Senator Harrison
also lauded the work of the Red Cross.
1T is an engineering problem and
should be solved by them" Harrison
added. He said that when the Federal
Government assumes the responsible.
ity. the Army and Government engi.
neers will do their work we'll"
Flood control will be driven through
Congress and placed as the first law
before the President" he added.
1T is national problem and If
Congress does not pass a law making
the national Government responsible
for flood control. 1t will bring a
message Of sadness to the South"
Senator Harrison concluded.
Held Urgent Need.
While the devastation and huge eco.
nomic losses We're reviewed at yester.
days hearing. the witnesses empha.
sized necessity for the National Gov.
ernment to assume the work of con.
trolling the turbulent waters Of the
Mississippi River system. Two COVER.
nors-Small of Illinois and Sorlie OF
North Dakota-former Gov Parker of
Louisiana, ex-senator Percy, Mavor
Thompson and Mayor O'keefe OF New
Orleans AN advocated that the Fed
eral Government take full responsi.
oility to curb the rivers high waters
and that Congress Immediately enact
legislation toward such a step.
Mayor Thompson proved to be the
chief f1gure in the first days hearing.
Heading more than 1000 delegates to
the House committees opening ses.
sion, he was cheered vociferously by
his supporters whenever he spoke or
his name was mentioned and, as
finale, group of sailor musicians i'm
the party Immediately struck up
tune in the committee room upon the
hearings adjournment
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Find Oil in Moselle Region.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
METZ. Lorraine.-Oil in apparent.
ly paying quantities. has been struck
in the Moselle Department. rich in
deposits of coal. salt and various
minerals Borings have been made
so far over an area of square
miles near Landroff Daronville at
the southern edge of the Lorraine
coal field. They give indications of
wide and deep layer of petroleum
which 1t is proposed to exploit in
dustrially at once.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Big Bits Flood Control Program
~~~-.-~~ Would Guard British Cotton Plant

levee are being built by Army Engi-
neers to protect 1t against next years
high water.
At yesterdays hearing of the House
food control committee, Oscar John
son of Memphis, Tenn, its operator.
described the 81 100000 loss to the
plantation by the inunda ton. lie told
reporters later that British interests
controlled 65 per cent of the firms
capital
Evening star., 1927-11-08

Continued from First Page)
area embracing the towns OF Rich
mond and Williston and their envirCns.
Snow added TO the difficulties of re-
lief by making the roads more treach-
erous for relief trains. To add to the
general apprehension, Lake Champlain
today began to show the affect upon
il Of the enormous volume of water
which 1t has absorbed from the hun
dreds Of streams for which it acts as
a catch basin. The lake was above
it's usual Spring flood level and still
rising.
Disease Is Fought.
Bolton and Waterbury, Winooski
Valley towns. planned eXtraordinary
precautions TO prevent the spread OF
disease and conserve food.
AT Waterbury, Il detachment of the
Third Cavalry took charge and draS-
tic order was issued making all meals
i'm the town church compulsory. No
eating i'm private homes is allowed.
Food is issued only to those having
official tickets.
Steel cables were stretched across
the Winooslyi and Little rivers to send
food and clothing to the needy in the
outlying districts.
At Bolton, where % persons We're
believed to have lost their lives, in
Guiding "a workers in q road camp. the
first relief party to break through car
ried large supply of embalming finid,
nut found that only seven bodies had
been discovered. They reported a fair
amount OF food left i'm the town from
quantity floated down the river from
Waterbury, on a raft made OF lashed
coff1ns.
States and railroads face the task OF
restoring mile upon mile of shattered
or undermined highways and road
beds, bridges that have been swept
away by the hundreds, steel trestles
that have been twisted as IL made Of
cardboard.
Losses i'm Millions.
Nal. Gen. Preston Brown, who made
first hand survey of the devastated
territory, asserted the losses would
run into unestisflable millions.
Damage at Rutland was estima ted
by Gen. Brown at $5,000,000. Mont.
pelier appraised its cost at 5000, 900.
An Indication Of the extent TO which
railroads were affected was the state
ment Of New York Central officials.
that repairs 10 the right,Of-way of the
Boston Il Albany ana Rntland rail.
roads would reach $750,00O.
EMERGENCY AID PLANNED.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
EMERGENCY AID PLANNED.
Vermont Studies Private Loan For
Flood Relief.

MONTPELIER. VT, November s
R,-Gov. John r. Weeks today sum.
moned heads Of all State departments
to meet with him in the temporary
executive Offices here and take the first
steps toward Statewide rehabilitation
from the food disaster. The first act
OF the governor was the appointment
OF Fred A. Rowland Of Montpelier,
president Of the National Life Insur.
ance of Vermont, as emergency
finance commissioner for the State.
The calling Of an extraordinary ses-
sion Of the Vermont Legislature was
said to be imminent, according to un-
Official word from the governors con.
ference.
last night the opinion was that
Evening star., 1927-11-08
RED CROSS HELPS
$500 HOMELESS
Special Workers Assigned to
Observation-Disclosures
Speed Supplies.

Washington continued today to take
an active hand in relieving conditions
arising from the New England floods,
While the ira gedy was brought more
wildly home to some Of it's residents
William p. Jackson, 1915 Kenyon
street, former clergyman. brol her
nf Lieut.. Gov. s. Eiollister jackson of
Vermont, who lost his life learned to-
day that his brother was buried y,>S.
t9fday afternoon in Baire. The only
members 1f the family able to attend
the funeral Wele the widow and col
II. Nelson jackson OF Burlins~on
newspaper publisher end banker. Mr.
Jackson had planned to attend the
funeral.
$500 Homeless Cared for.
While the Interstate Commerce
Commission laid down a special order
renewing common carriers from all of
the routing restrictions APPLYING to
their operations. due TO the flood. an
American Red Cross summary com
piled here showed that nearly $500
homeless are heing cared for.
senator Porter II. Dale TODAY 20.
CeiVed this message from Gov. John
weeks al Vermont: Loss of life not
as heaNN as reported. Property dam.
3Ge 10 railroads. State hiubvats
tafms ana individuals is tremen,}o,,s
Worst conditions are in Winooski
" hlte River and Lamoille Valleys
kellef now operating under direction
nt ked Cross and immediate needs ,re
being taken care of"
nallroaos serving New England or
connecting with New England all.
roads VIII he allowed. under the Inter
stdte commerce Commission order. to
forward traffic through that territory
ny any routes open.
Workers Assigned.
The Red Cross assigned sneoio,
workers to areas as follows:
Colin Herrle to Franklin and Chit.
tenden Counties, Vt: William Harris
10 ashlngton County, VT; Charles
Carr TO Rutland County. Vt; Miss
Myrtle Flanders to Bennington Conn.
~, VI. and Mrs. S. p. Weeden to
Windsor County, Vt.
Ascertaining that 4.62O homeless
are being cared for in Vermont and
,3-o IN Massachusetts, the Red Cross
found them distributed in this fashion.
Rutland County. VT. has the largest
number Of refugees. with ], 200. while
400 are at Proctor. 200 at East Wal.
Engford. and 600 in isolated districts
of the county. OF the Massachusetts
homeless, 1920 are being cared for.
at Springfield. 200 at Pittsfield. $50 at
North Adams. $50 at Beckett and 200
at Northampton.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
WILL FEATURE FETE
BY OLD-T|ME GARB
Southeast Citizens Propose
Unique Setting for CON-
munity Celebration.

Residents of Southeast Washington
will he urged to search their a,tics in
quest of oldfashioned clothing ~ wear
at the Southeast community celehra.
tion to no held in commcmorafiop ~
the 10 years Of community center oner.
alton in the District in Hina Iuntnr
High School. Friday evening. Noycm.
ber -.
Plans for the celebration were ont
lined at a special committee uleotin,,
in the Iline Junior High school laSt
night, presided over hv Mrs NJ W
Davis. secretary Of the Southeast Com.
munity Center.
Among the organizations represent.
cd at the meeting were: Tho Lincoln
Park Citizens Association. the South
east Citizens. Association. Improved
Order of Red Men. the Degree ~ 70.
cahontas and the Parent-Toacher As
<ociations of the Lenox. Van Ness
Cranch-Tyler. WallachTowers Schools
and the Hine Junior High School.
Parade Special Feature.
A parade. which will take place in
the Hine School, will be in charge Of
Mrs. Martha Dunham Gordon.
Another special feature will he
dance under the direction of Mrs
John II. Nirnstein. assisted hv Mrs
Joseph Mudd, Mrs. J. r. Towers and
Mrs. NJ, Deakins. Mrs. NJ !. Moran
will he in charge of business arrange
mcnts for the dance.
Contests of children will be in charge
of Mrs. Gordon, and Mrs. Helen W.
Weller will direct a vaudeville per.
formance to be given in the school
auditorium.
Additional attractions will be ex-
hibits by the Southeast Business
Mems Association, in charge OF
Charles Fl. Jenkins, chairman; ex.
hibits by the Child Hygiene Service.
the Southeast Public Library, the In.
structive Visiting Nurses Society,
Friendship House and the Associated
Charities.
Reception Planned.
Representatives of the Lincoln Park
Citizens Association and the South.
east Citizens Association will compose
reception committee. tlrs. Annie
Robey will assist Mrs Gordon in the
general arrangements for the parade
and Mrs. +. I. Roys will have charge
of the dressing rooms
Another meeting of the committee
ARA angling for the celebration will be
held in the Hine School next Monday
night. At this meeting. Mrs. Davis
saws. 1t is hoped to have in attendance
all orga nizations not previously rep.
resented, as we'll as those who had
delegates at last nights meeting.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Ry the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Mayor big Bill" Thompson of Chi.
cago probably doesn't known that his
proposed flood control program would
protect huge British-controlled cot
ton plant
The 100 .000.acre tract. one OF the
largest cotton properties in the South.
was right behind the worst levee break
OF last Springs flood, at Mounds
Landing. Miss. Three miles Of new
Evening star., 1927-11-08

Gov. weeks favored the private under
writing OF loan sufficient to carry
emergency work through until the
transportation conditions should be
improved. Some Of the department
heads. however. expressed the opinion
today that the Statewide situation
was too serious to be handled in this
way.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

NORFOLK, Va. November s L4O. -
Mrs. Eva Holiowell. who was arrested
last Summer in Richmond on charge
OF sending poisoned candy through
the mails. was exonerated late yester-
day afternoon when the grand jury in
Federal District Court here returned
the bill IN her eaSs ~ "s>et true" WA,
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Rum in Cradle Of Drys.
Correspondence OF The star.

kEYSVILLE, Va.--Civic pride in
the little town has been dashed with
discovery In the historic old Ash Camp
Baptist Church, where the "nrst tenn.
perance" society in America was
founded In 1872, has been the head.
quarters OF neishborhood bootleggers
many months. Corn whiskey was
found In the church Il. III.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Flying Base in Flood Area.

CONCORD. y. H.. November 3 Up.
An emergency United tSatos Army
hying b. WIS ordered ests blished
in Burlington. VT, today by Maj Gen
Preston Brown Of the 1st Corps Area
y ~ charge of AoAk rAiie& 1pt,fxs
Evening star., 1927-11-08
Deep Mud Flats
May Hide Bodies
OF Flood Victims

BY the Associated Press
LITTLE RIVER. VT. November
s.-The mud spread across the flats
here by the flood was measured to-
day and found To he II feet deep.
Relief workers expressed the he
lief that many bodies might he bur
led so deep in this silt. now hard
enough TO walk on. that they would
never he recovered.
Evening star., 1927-11-08

Use of the term Australasia is OBJ
jected to by New Zealanders on the
grounds that New leland is neither
part of Asia nor Australia. but IL
a self.governing dominion.
Evening star., 1927-11-08
WATSON PROMISES
FLOOD PROGRAM
FROM CONGRESS

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Evening star., 1927-11-08
VERMONT VILLAGE.
CUT OFF BY FLOOD,
FACES STARVATION

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Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
SeIbyvine

Miss Katherine Birch was the
weekend guest Of Mr.. Robert Will
liams, of Salisbury.
Mrs. Martha Long and family have
returned home from an extended
visit, with her parents of Middle
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Pepper, have
a new nine pound baby boy, born
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Morris and
family, have returned home, from a
weeks vacation at Bethany Beach.
Mr.. Donald McCabe, of Elizabeth
City, N. J., is the guest of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Nc
Cabe.
Miss Frances Derrickson is the
weekend guest of Miss Katherine
Gray, of Rehoboth, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. McCabe and
family, are taking a motor trip up
through Reading, Pa.
Mr.. Walter Dukes and wife, of
Philadelphia, were the weekend
guNsts of Mrs. .Augie Brasure.
Mrs. Fred Murray has returned
home, from a visit, with her husband,
Mr.. Fred Murray, of Pittsburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Davis, enter
tanned as their weekend guests, Mr..
and Mrs. William R. Mitchell and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. William Buckmas-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. John Welsh, and
Wilbur johnson, all of Wilmington,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Davis, of Days
boro and Miss Hilda Evans on their
house boat, at Bethany Beach.
The Community was saddened by
he sudden death of Mr.. w. T. Hud-
ION, at his home, on Wednesday eve
ling. His wife and daughter have
he sympathy of all their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Petry, have re-
urned home from and extended trip
Vest.
Captain Harry Law and family, are
he guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
|. Law, at their cottage in Bethany
leach.
Mrs. Elsie Kimble, of Philadelphia,
) the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Villains.
Mrs. E. V. Baker was the guest of
Irs. Roger Addy at a bridge lunch
on, on Wednesday afternoon, at
ethany Beach.
Miss Lillian Colona, had as her
uest on Sunday, Miss Ef1e Richard
IN, of Belle Haven, Va.
Miss Elizabeth Donovan has re-
lrned from her vacation, spent at
and Smyrna.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26

Poor men and poor umbrellas gen.
orally get left.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
Milford Neck

Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Morgan, of Min
neapolis, Minnesota, are visiting Mr..
Morgans brother, Mr.. Samuel Nor
gan and family, of Milford.
DR.. Herman Abbott and family,
accompanied by Mrs. Poole, all of
Philadelphia, have been recent
guests at the home Of Mr.. Frank Alb
bott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Elliott, Of
Milford were the guests of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B.
Lindale over Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Mae Leising, of PhiIa-
delphia, has returned to her home
after spending some time with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Rust.
Among those that attended the
services at Camden Camp, on Sunday
were, Mr.. and Mrs. David Blizzard,
Mrs. Charles Davis and son, Ray4
mond and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Lin
dale.
Mrs. Floyd Short was the guest Of
Miss Mary French, Friday evening.
One way to put money into circu-
alton is to take it to the race track.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-26
FELTON,

Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Truitt, enter
tanned as their guests on Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Williams and
daughter, of Wilmington and Mrs.
Williams, of Philadelphia.
We are glad to see Rev. Ralph
Richards with us again. He re-
turned home last week from the
hospital, where he underwent an
operation for gall stones, and is get
ting along fine.
The stork has visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Minner recent
ly and left them the happy parents
of fine baby boy.
Mrs. Harold VOshell is entertain
ing her brother from Dover.
Mrs. Emma Vincent returned home
on Sunday from the Hospital at Will
mington, where she under went an
operation. She is getting along as
well as can be expected.
Our canning factory started can
ming tomatoes last week. The report
is that there will be a large crop
this year and the growers are hop
ing for good prices.
Mrs. George Kitchens returned
home Saturday, after spending some
time with friends at Wilmington and
Chester.