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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-09
STREAM OF LAVA
WIPES OUT TOWN
10000 Homeless, 3 Dead.
Cats and Birds Lured to
Death by Fire.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CATANIA, Sicily, November g.
Mascali, once the home of 10000 per-
sons, today was mass of lava and
shooting flames. Three persons, whose
escape was cut off, perished in the
molten stream rolling down the slopes
of Mount Etna.
The onrush of the three principal
lava streams which had threatened the
region between Mascali and the sea,
however, seemed to have diminished in
intensity.
The disaster so stunned the simple
folk of the countryside that gendarmes
and firemen sent to the scene from
Catania sometimes found it necessary
to use force to drive them to places OF
safety.
The three casualties were a father
son and grandson named Pistorio
They had returned to their home tc
save household goods and as they SLEPT
the lava surrounded the dwelling. Eel
low townSmen were forced to watch
death overtake the three from beyont
the lake Of lava. being helpless to rescue
them.
Spectacle Facinates Many.
The spectacle of relentlessly fiowin1
lava seemed to exercise terrible fasci.
nation on men and beasts. A number
of cats were lured into Mascali by the
fiery sight and destroyed by the molter
mass. Birds which lowered over tho
river of lava we're caught by the fumes
and f1uttered down into the fire like
dead leaves.
Two poor peasant women tearfully
begged the authorities for permission to
disinter the body of one of their rela-
tives so as to bury it in a safer place.
The advance of the lava made it neces-
sary that the request be refused.
A monument to the war dead, which
was to have been unveiled on Sunday
was hastily dedicated just before the
lava reached it. Fascists performed the
rite by calling the names on the roll
of the dead while the crowd answered
present" as each name was called.
Several companies of engineer troops
were trying today to lay mines in order
CONTINUED on Page Q, Column 2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-09
WEATHER.

90. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Fair and continued cold, with lowest
temperature about "a degrees: probably
light frost; tomorrow partly cloudy.
Temperatures: Highest, 60, at pm.
yesterday; lowest, 80, at 7:15 am. today.
Full report on page Q.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Collars and Cuffs of Rich Furs

Exquisite butter MOLE fitch burnt mole butter beige and
eomn trim off smay on kha kaa boadcoh twill bloom
and twill broadclot The shown collars and
cuffs Sizes II to 20 and Sc a. Six of the styles illustrated
Second Arh
Evening star., 1928-03-04

Hand picked! There is something magic about the word
And indeed there's something magic about the deed you will
when the uncrns good taste and style knowledge
displayed dress this ultra seecton Had
YOURSELF been the choose could not be better satisfied
You will find only the and best sesthosc sponsored by
the leading courieres They have overlooked not1ng-fron
the fabric itself the smallest detail of the trimming And Of
fer you nowne dessessuperb values! The six styles
skeched representative of the entire lot Make selection
Evening star., 1928-05-13

posed of the following officers: Coils.
John l.. De Witt and Rogers s. Fitch
Lieut. Coils. Brainerd Taylor and Rich
ard C. Moore and Majs. Earnest j.
Dawley, william r. Blair, Adna n.
Chaffee, Thompson Lawrence and Levin
II. Campbell.
Lieut.. Col. Rex H. Rhoades, chief of
the Dental Corps. will be relieved OF his
duties In the Office of the Surgeon Gen.
eral of the Army on June %, 1928, and
will proceed to Fort Mcpherson. Ca,
for duty. He will be relieved by Lieut..
Col Julien r. Bernheim, now on duty
at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, who VIII
report for duty In washington on June
Is. Mai. John II. Jouett will be re-
lieved of his duties in the Office Of the
chief of Air Corps on August II, and
will proceed to Fort Crockett, Tex, for
his new assignment. Maj. James A.
Gillespie, now on duty as military at
tache TO Venezuela and Colombia, has
been assigned to duty in the office OF
chief of Field Artillery, this city. Maj.
Leland s. Hobbs now on duty as a
student at the Infantry School, has been
ordered to duty in the. ONCE Of the
chief of Infantry.
An examination for appointment as
first lieutenant in the Medical Corps OF
{ the Regular Army will be held within
| the continental limits of the United
States from July 0 to 13 at the various
stations. At the present time there is
shortage among the commissioned
personnel Of the Medical Corps of 46
officers. It is expected that of the 46
Army internes who will complete their
year Of interneship training at the va
rious Army hospitals throughout the
J country on August l about 25 will
Evening star., 1928-05-13
WED TWO WEEKS, LEPER
is TAKEN FROM BRIDE
Boston Officials Say Cure May BE
Possib1e-Victim Did Not
Know of Ailment. ~
Correspondence Of The star.

Correspondence Of The star. wv
BOSTON.-Marriedt two weeks, Henry;
Monteiro. 20, of 115 Longwood avenuk
Roxbury, was taken from his bride, pro-.
claimed victim Of leprosy and starte9.
by health officials on the first lap Of ~
tourney which will condemn him 10 thRs
United States Government Hospital ~
Carviiie, La. ~
This is the second case OF leprdsy
discovered in Boston recently, DEPUTY
Health Commissioner Frederick j. Bak<
ley asserted. DR.. Bailey discovefen
Monteiro's case while he was making
investigations in the SECTION.
Monteiro had no inkling OF his all
ment and was at home late at night
when police and health oficers ap-
peared -
There was a fearful parting as Mon.
teiro was led away from his bride and
sent to the detention hospital. South
ampton street, preparatory to being
sent to Carville together with the other
leprosy victim found by DR.. Bailey a
few days ago.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Army and NavyNews

Of service and who possess certain fun
damental information regarding the tac-
tics and technique Of the special arms
and the solution Of tactical problems.
The student officers In general are Sc
lected from field officers and the senior
1000 captains. although chiefs OF
branches are authorized to recommend
10 per cent of their quotas from among
the other captains These policies will
be modified SO that officers detailed to
attend the one-year course of instruc-
ton will be selected as far as practica-
BILE from field officers who. by reason
of age, might not have an opportunity
to attend the tWo-year course
For the one-year course rs students
will allotted to the combatant branches
and students to the non-combatant
branches. The combatant branch ap-
portionment will be as follows: Infan-
try, 80: Cavalry, IL: Field Artillery, IL;
Coast Artillery. To-; Engineers, 5; All
Corps, S, and Signal Corps 2. For the
two-year course 100 will be allotted tC
the combatant branches, as follows
Infantry. Al; Cavalry, 13; Field Artil-
lery. Is; Coast Artillery. 15 Engineers
Z; Air Corps, g. and Signal Corps, 2.
As a result of the tryouts held al
Ouantico, Va. for the selection of mem
bers of the team to represent the United
States In the international free rifle
matches this year. the following were
selected as members Of the team: Firs
Lieuts. Paul M. Martin, I'd Cavalry. ant
Evening star., 1928-05-13

Sidney r. Kinds, 35th Infantry; Cum
merry Sergt. Morris Fisher and Corpl. p.
E. Woods, both United States Marine
Corps: Lawrence Nuesslein and M. W..
Dinwiddie. civilians, both from Wash
ington, d. c.. and w. L. Bruce, civilian,
Cheyenne, Wyo. Corpl. Woods Is the
only member of the team that has not
been member of an international team
before, Lieuts. Martin and Kinds we're
members of the international team in
1924. Sergt. Fisher in 1921 1-22-24-25-27.
Messrs. Nuesslein and Bruce In 1927
and Dinwiddie in 1924. The team Is
scheduled to sail from New York for
Holland on June %. The matches,
which are events of the Olympic games.
will be shot probably at Ockenburg,
which Is near The Hague. Accompany
ing the team will be the following
Col Douglas G McDougal, Marine
Corps. team captain; Comdr. Carl T,
Smith, u. S. M. c., coaches; Capt. Mark
M. Screen, o. D., u. S. A., adjutant
and quartermaster, and Gunnery Sergt.
Emil Blade. Marine Corps, assistant
coach and armorer.
A committee of officers, headed by
Col. Charles s. Lincoln, on duty in the
War Department General Staf. has
been appointed by the Secretary OF War
for the purpose of making recommends
tions for the development of mechan-
lied force within the Regular Army
and to study questions of defense
against such forces. Instructions to
This committee will provide for the or
ganization of the forces within the ex-
listing strength of the Army without
recourse to new legislation. The mem
bership of the committee will be CON-
Evening star., 1928-05-13

NANx.
Capt Frank Baldwin, who returned
to the United States from duty as sup
ply officer of the Yangtze Patrol, mas
assumed duty In the Bureau OF Supplies
and Accounts, Navy Department. Fol-
lowing the report OF the 1923 selection
board it Is probable that the promotion
situation in the Supply Corps OF the
Navy will warrant the promotion OF
about four officers of that corps to the
rank of commander.
Capt. Joseph O. Richardson, recently
In command of Destroyer Division 81,
has reported for duty In the Bureau oi
Navigation. In June he will relleVe
Capt. Thomas r. Kurtz as detail ofticer.
the latter In turn relieving Capt. Orin
G. Murfin as assistant chief OF the
bureau. Lieut.. Comdr. Donald G. God
win. who has been on duty at the
Naval Training Station. Newport, r. l.,
will be assigned to duty In the Navy
Department in the Training Division Of
the Bureau Of Navigation. AS a result
of the retirement of Lieut.. CQndr. Ben
jamin F. Tilley. ir., on April 80, 1898.
on account of physical disability, Lieut..
Harrison Avery became due for promo
ton on May /.
Comdr. Greer A. Duncan will be de-
tached from duty in the Bureau OF
Yards and Docks on July /, and will be
assigned to duty at Port au Prince as
engineer -in-chief of the Republic Of
Haiti as the relief of Capt. Frederick H.
Cooke. Comdr. Duncans duties In the
Navy Department will be taken over by
Comdr. Gaylord H. Church, who has
been on duty as public works officer Of
the 18th Naval District In the Canal
Zone On the completion OF his course
of instruction at the Naval War Col
lege. about June /, Comdr. Ralph M.
Warfield will proceed to Balboa, Canal
Zone, where he will relieve Condr
Church. Orders will be issued to Lieut..
Comdr. Carl A. Trexel rs the relief OF
Lieut.. Comdr. w. H. Osgood to take
| over the duties as inspector OF naval
petroleum and oil shale reserves in
Wyoming. Colorado and Utah. On the
completion of his course of instruction
at Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute. on
June IL, Lieut.. Ounior gradc) Richard
p. Carlson will come to the Navy De-
partment for temporary duty in the
Bureau of Yards and Docks for approx
mately three months. Lieuts. junior
gradel William l.. Richards and Walter
| T. Eckberg, who are also undergoing Q
course at the Rensselaer, institution will
be assigned TO temporary duty In the
Bureau Of Yards and Docks for approxi-
mately three months, after which Lieut..
Richards will be assigned TO duty at
Quantico. Va. and Lieut.. Eckberg to
! the Navy Yard at Boston.
In anticipation Of the enactment Of
the clause in the naval appropriation
bill authorizing an additional midship-
man at the Naval Academy for each
Senator, Representative and Delegate
| In Congress, a special general cxamina-
| ton will be held June 13 for candidates
nominated under the provisions OF the
act. Nominations must reach the Btu
rcau Of Navigation, Navy Department,
not later than May IS. Though the
| law docs not require these nominations
| be made until March 4, 1929. the OPP
portunity OF making the nominations at
this time is offered to members OF Con-
gress who may not wish to hold the
vacancy over until next year.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
ARMY.

The recent decision of the War De-
partinent to inaugurate two-year
course of instruction at the Command
and General Staff School at Fort Leay-
eriworth, Kans., next September for f20
student officers. and at the same time
10 continue the present course Of one
year for the i928-g school year for 30
students. has made necessary change
In the existing policies governing the
selection of students for that school.
The present policy prcscribes available
ity for attendance at the schools by ali
officers of combatant branches less than
so years OF age with satisfactory records
Evening star., 1928-05-13

accept commissions as first iieutenanfs
in that corps, In which event the short-..
age in that corps will be reduced ap-
proximately by half.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
The INN of TIN e
Hawk and Raven
BY
George Barr
NtcCutcheon

copynsht 1928 os Metropolitan Newspaper serv,c~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-03

ton. It has coal, potash, nearly all the sulphur product
Of the entire country, asphalt, natural gas. Everybody
knows it has cattle. It is going to have manufactures.
The people make every state what it is-with
varying aid from nature. The people OF Texas are I'M
surpassed in any community for energy and unfsiling
optimism. It is a pleasure to see in the hotel Hobbies
the tall. lean, bronzed planters and ranchers who have
travelled their hundreds Of miles without leaving the
state. Europe remembers the ~big-boned boys Of the
Texas regiments in 1918. Altogether. a state worth
visiting. The delegates will have time to see many new
sights, to hear much besides politics"
Texas is accustomed to words Of praise and admira-
ton, for this is in many respects an extraordinary
state. There is nothing else quite like Texas, anywhere
in the world. II Texans show great pride in their state.
it is mixed with the proper humility. Texans do not
boast Of themselves-that is, well behaved Texans don't
but no man can live in Texas long without being con-
scious Of the vast opportunities that await the develop
ment on every hand, and without sensing to some ex-
tent the marvellous fuure Texas is destined to enjoy.
During the past 25 years the principal cities Of the
state have made remarkable progress. And yet, every
Texan feels that the development Of this state has
hardly begun. That this is no idle conviction is evil
denced by the natural resources OF Texas and her vast
area. Texas could support 100000 people as easily
as she now supports about 100000.
AS no other state Of the American union EQUALS
Texas in size and diversity Of products, it may be safe
~ predicted that no other state will develop more rap
idly in the future and along more different lines.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-03
Democracy United

For the first time since 1916 the democrats will
present q solid front in the presidential campaign.
The Houston convention resulted in the nomination 81
a candidate and the adoption Of a platform without
repeating the folly Of 1924, placing at the head Of the
ticket > man whose achievements IS governor Of the
Empire state won for him the recognition that is his
due.
While the platform II not entirely satisfactory %
some Southern voters, it represents a compromise o.
the views Of both elements on the prohibition issue.
The clear-cut declaration for law enforcement is sat
isfaetory to the great majority Of those who believe
prohibition is the paramount issue, and the record Of
Governor Smith il in itself sufficient guarantee that
the Eighteenth amendment will be enforced under his
administration. The fact that it does not coincide with
his personal views will in no way detract from his de-
termination to enforce the fundamental law Of the
land.
The platform, adopted without a fight on the floor
Of the convention, bears witness to the new spirit IF
the party-a spirit that will promote party harmony
and restore to democracy the leadership lost through
factionalism and the refusal Of factional leaders 20
compose their differences upon broad principles which
recognize no sectionalism.
The democratic program for farm relief as outlined
in the party platform and By convention speakers, will
appeal to the agricultural interests Of the entire coun-
try. Refusal to accept the equalization fee as a party
policy proves the wisdom Of party leaders who refused
70 depart from the fundamental precepts Of democracy
and grant to any industry a special subsidy. Tariff
equalization and promotion, through federal aid. Of
marketing eo-operatives is the solution Of the agricul-
tural problem offered by the Smith and Robinson plat
form, and this is the logical solution. The democratic
slogan Of mo special privileges" applies to agriculture
as well as other industries, and it il the objective Of
the party 70 restore agriculture. through equalization
Of the tariff and organization, to the position il for
merly occupied as he elading industry Of the nation.
Alfred Smiths record as governor Of New York IS
such that IL has won for him the confidence Of the ma
tion. He has proved his ability as a leader and execu-
tive, and the application Of the same principle and en-
ergy to the affairs Of the nation is greatly needed.
Well informed national leaders are almost unani-
NOUS IN predicting the race this yea= will be close, and
II the democrats continue as they have begun, pre-
senting q solid front to the republicans and making
use Of those issues which are ready at hand, November
will probably witness the greatest democratic victory
since the first election Of Cleveland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-03
The World and All.
COMMUNITY HISTORY
BY Charles r. DriseoIl

Recently ! said something about museums for small
communities. l ventured the observation that America
is becoming history conscious, and that Americans are
beginning to realize the rich value Of this continents
past. l emphasized the fact that small communities
can do a great service to themselves and to the coun-
try as a whole BY establishing modest museums in
which the color Of their life may be preserved.
New England is perhaps more conscious Of the value
OF its past than most parts Of the United States, al
though in some sections Of the south and in California
there are hi~story-minded communities.
In certain New England towns it has long been the
custom for large financial institutions to assist in
preservation Of local history BY issuing booklets from
time to time containing priceless sidelights on local
history.
One Of the most attractive Of these booklets lies
before me. 1t is Some Famous Privateers Of New Eng
land" written by Ralph NJ. Eastman and privately
printed for the State Street Company. of Boston.
This is a brochure Of 5 pages, handsomely illustrated
with rare engravings and wood cuts, printed on heavy
paper and handsomely bound in heavy paper covers.
| am Informed that the company that issued this
booklet makes a practice Of issuing something equally
important each year. ! have picked up in secondhand
book stores somewhat similar publications issued BIZ a
company in Providence from year to year.
Now, ! submit that the publication Of such histori-
cal brochures AZ a regular Institutional program is not
only an important service to the cities concerned, but
that 1t Is, in all likelihood, appreciated by those COM
munities.
Here's a suggestion to bankers in other Aemricaa
cities. Your town and your state have rich historical
matter that never has been presented attractivelv in
books There Is much local tradition that Is going %
de out like the grass in autumn unless somebody PIE
serves il in printed form.
L you should adopt the policy Of presenting your
best customers annually with a little historical bro
ehure that would have dignity and authenticity. dont
you think such q program might help to build your in
sttution up M something more than a mere interest
getting establishment, in the minds Of generations Of
local folk? ] think 1t might work out we'll.
OF course. any such program requires the services
& some local person who is history-minded and who
can write well. But that's not an insuperable obstacle
70 the performance Of the sort Of service / have men
toned.
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Kellygrar1ns
By FRED c KELLY

believe most often applies Is this;
Many men think 80 highly OF them
selves that il never occurs 10 them
that anybody else could possibly fAii
to place a similar estimate on them
Some years ago j had occasion 20
sublet a little flat I had been occupy
ing. Naturally, I wished 20 have rea-
sonable assurance that my tenant
would pay his rent and that he would
not pass quietly out Of sight some
day before sun-up, taking. maybe, 2
vanload or my furniture along with
him. So I asked for references. One
man breezily mentioned q list OF
prominent bankers, captains or in
dustry, capitalists, high-born social
lions, and foremost citizens, which
made me heartily ashamed Of my I'm
p~ertinence for EVEN asking him such
a question. But after he had gone,
| called up a number Of his refer
ences, and without exception, AL told
me substantially that they would not
trust him around the corner.
He doubtless thought that ! would
be 20 dazzled with his heightened ref
erences that ! would not bother 70
call them, or else he was under the
impression. because these men had
always treated him politely, that they
held him in high esteem.
The safe plan, when an unknown
man gives references, is 20 tax Moth
ing for granted, 60 and look the ref
erences in the eye if possible, and
hear what they have 70 say.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-03
ARE WOMEN MORE HONEST
THAN MEN?

A woman Is perhaps more likely
to be honest than a man, partly be-
cause the man who becomes a bit
flighty and wants more money than
he needs usually desires the money 20
spend on some omar This rarely
works the other way. However, wom-
en- have a much greater desire for
costly clothes and finery than men.
Most shop-lifters are ~ But,
all conditions being equal. if you
are hiring a b~ookkeeper whom you
do not know, IL is safer TO hire a
woman than q man.
In trying TO get a line on a mans
past, TO estimate his future conduct.
one is handicapped by the fact that
people usually dislike to speak iii OF
a man when IL may prevent his OBJ
tanning work. You get a list Of q
mans former employers and other
references. and ask them If they
know anything detrimental to his
character. They hesitate about put
ing down on paper anything which
will injure his future chances, and
are quite likely to minimize his
shortcomings.
On the other hand. IL Il surprising
how often a man will give as refer
ence persons who cannot conscien-
tiously say anything good about him.
There are probably two or three ex-
plantations Of this. The one which !