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NET LOOP LEADERS
GAIN MORE GROUND

Standards. Capital and Argyle teams,
standing first, second and third In an
interesting race In the Suburban Tennis
League, yesterday kept the pace when
each scored a 10 sweep over its op-
ponent. Standards drubbed Wesley
Heights, Capital disposed of Woodbridge
and Argyle scored over Lakeview.
Despite the one-sided scores brisk
battling was not lacking in any of the
contests.
Argyle hopes to check Standards this
morning when the teams meet on the
Argyle courts in postponed match
starting at 10 o'clock
Summaries OF yesterdays matches:
Standards. :; Wesley Heights. a.
SinsIes--Baum Isl defeated Wilkinson.
SO. 6--4' Judd Isl defeated Nichols, SO
aeiss Sstf Eamnste ana and wikinson
81. 6-4; Cragoe and Judd 49, defeated
HaSSaTa an s H aefssted johnson anS rarn
ham. 81, SIS: Cross and Stevens IS de-
teased vsSrnnar; az and B2rnnart "a js,s,.d
Hopkins and Stone, 81, IS.
Capital. !; Woodbridge, 0.
Singies--Burweil (Cl defeated Grant, SIS,
Al, Thomas CO. defeated l.. Lavine, So.
o--&.
Deubles-Kip Callan and Bowsn &C.. de-
feated Grant and KrausS. e.. i-6; 81.
and c. Lavine, 6-S SO, Anderson and
Atwood &C. defeated Clayton and Sher-
wood. 6-3. 81; Brown aid Hall &C. de
feated Lowe and Medley, 6--t. 6-s; MeCui-
lough and GiniS CO. won by default.
ArEyie, I, Lakeyiew. Q.
Singles--Dudley (Al. defeated Murphy
81, 6-3; SpottSwood tA1 defeated T.
May, Ga, rs
Observation-Disclosures and Dowd (A,l de-
feated Murphy and p. May. SIS, 81: Bur
letSh and Anderson tA,l defeated Thogns
aud Semia. SO. ILL.,, Bates and Seilews
GA defeated Brent and RyerSon, S., 6-S
Argyle won fourth and NTH matches by
default.
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ROCK CREEK NETMEN
GAIN TOP IN LEAGUE

Rock Greek racketers yesterday
gained the lead by a single match in
the Public Parks Tennis Association
flag race when they scored over the
Monument team, to 8.
Potomac, 1927 league champion. got
a good grip on third place by disposing
OF Montrose. 5 to 3.
Featuring the Rock Greek Monument
encounter was the battle In which
leopold Coronel, clever Filipino net
man, subdued Larry Phillips at SIS,
SIS, 6-3
Stout competition marked much of
the Potomac Montrose engagement.
Summaries of yesterdays matches:
ROCK CREEK. S; MONUMENT. D.
staabls. IS. sLs: Love M1 defeated
Yeomans. Ga. So: Garnett (M.l defeated
simon. 81. SIS; Shore tR CO defeated
Dsssit..phillips and STAN r. c.. de-
feated Coronel and Staubly, S.. Us;
S sS o Ard Honey e de Y.osn s'e snS
Shore tR. c. defeated Garnett and New
POTOMAC, 5: MoNTRoSE. :.
Sinsles--oNeil CP.l defeated King. S..
SIS; Trigs fP.l defeated ,. Mitchell. in-s.
al. ga: Hoffman tM1 defeated Pollard
"a, s.; Rathseber P) defeated Jones.
neusi-e-o'Neii and wallenstein tpN de-
e-s: Buchanan and Hoffman tM) d.
f.sted Pcilssd and Mnneurs s. 81:
and Hancock. al. SIS.
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CAVALRY P0L0lSTS
SCORE OVER WHITES

Handicapped by the absence of play
ers who we're attending the Junior ma
tional polo title play in Philsdelnhia
War Whites fell an easy victim 10 Third
Cavalry malletmen of Fort Mver in a
i2-to-i match yesterday on Potomac
Park oval. The Cavalrymen took the
lead In the first chukker and were al
WAYS ahead
Cant. Louis Gibnev. with Ave goals
was the ace of the victors' ATTACK with
other members of his team scoring at
least twice each. Gen. Parker counted
Whites only goal
Playing for CavaIrvmen besides Can't.
Gibney were Capt. D"vine. Capt wof-
ford and Lieut. Noble. Mai Milling.
Mei. Woodward and Mai. Dawley we're
other Whites performers.
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MISS RYAN WINS TWICE
IN GERMAN NET EVENT

DUSSELDORF, Germany, July 81
~ Elizabeth Ryan. former Cali.
fornian, won two matches In the Inter-
national Tennis Tournament here todfy
In the womens single she defeated
Frau Friedieben, 6~~2, ga. In the
mixed doubles, she and Ronald Boyd
OF the Argentine, advanced at the ex-
pense of Mrs Partridge OF England,
and Christian Boussus Of France. O. 8,
6 "a.
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DORVAL RESULTS

FRS. race: .. mile; purse $500; claim M
4asans ia wo e. ss second sss ans ISIS
$40; saratoEa MAZE. ITO tFtshmsn, third.
$50. Time, l;iS, Runolsthe. Philiip's
First. Long Point, Needle Gun and Michel
second race: 81 farlonss: Poin,s Claire
purse; purse, $500: allowances; Tor 2-yesr
sss7 ssis s ssS ss Blush 81 ABOUT @
Little second se and i $50 British %
eap a pars ses $4,000 FOR s and
T ass ss Iss s ri maGSl Tsa
$3.50 and $40: Nellie Wood, lo7 Moore, !,
third. $40. Time; ,:iSSss. ,. Candy I'D I'D
c cC and Heienita also ran,
ing: for s-yesr-olds and ep-M Ma n liS
$3.50; Jimsw brown, los -, Jones'. third.
sess static Rlshts and TOpss KISS aso rs
purse 5000 added aosanes sec Swear oss
sissC and H'es 100 Asn sarni Say WG los
Mannl. second. s72o and s., so; Mint Grass,
JOG III; Little third. $500; Time. l:s4ss
Horse Guard. sun Glover, Bisot' Polls and
sl sissS race. IL NJ purse. $500: elstm-
ms for Ssn sna psS
Kins soiomons sss'i los sHs Fisher, Soc:
ond, sis3o and fi3,ss; Hotty Tcity. TOT
ehs ssis' A s.rd ls o.n Tnf bao ss H Rsp
land Chief, Daisy Belle and opperman also
seventh race: II. miles; purse. $500
clsiming: for a.year-olds and up-pixie
SMITH , lS q Msn 70. s. $40 and
SOM. third. So Time. 1855, Zeod. Lady Es.
sinston ard inlaid also ran.
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COUNTRYMEN ANNEX
BEAVER DAM MATCH

Arthur Keefer's country team of
Beaver Dam Club golfers yesterday re-
versed the verdict of a week ago.
trouncing a team of city" golfers of
the club, led by Needham c. Turnage
Keefer's team won by points TO 6,
the one point margin reversing the
verdict Of the previous Saturday. when
Turnages team won to 7.
Keefer and Carpenter, the last of the
country aggregation, brought in three
points to clinch the victory.
A summary of the match follows;
Maier and white, Country. j point; Bag.
sott and Morris, City, points.
Hotel and Dawkins, Country, points;
Ely and Herman. City. point.
Preston and Beavers, Country, ! point;
Mccarthy and ByTne. City, points.
King and James, Country. points; Keelei
and Proctor, City, l point.
Keefer and Carpenter. Country, points
Turnage and Lawrence, City, 0.
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Is Outstanding amateur Golf Player Of the District This Season
CRAFTSMAN IS VICTOR
OVER TORO, FAvORITE
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press
CHICAGO, July 2l.-Gaffsman, the
Canada mud runner from the Seagram
stables, won the $4,000 Marquette
Handicap at Lincoln Fields today, beat
ing Toro. the heavy favorite, by a
length.
Chicago, with Earl Pool up was third,
a length back of the Mclean entry.
l.. Pichon was up on the winner.
The race was run over a track heavy
with mud and with rain threatening
throughout the afternoon.
Toro, who trailed the field until the
stretch, finished with burst Of speed
that carried him by Chicago, but was
not enough to pass Craftsman, whose
time for the mile and sixteenth was
1:50 3-5.
The race carried net value OF
$l4,160 to the owner of the winner
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COLUMBIA C0URTMEN
WIN LEAGUE MATCH

Columbia racketers defeated Com
mercial netmen, to /. in Bankers
League tennis match. The engagement
was more briskly contested than the
score would indicate The match be-
tween Bowling. Columbia. and Harris,
Commercial, was easily the feature. the
former winning after real battling at
Cd, rs.
Summaries:
Singies-Yeatman tCoIumbial defeated
Chaser. SIS. 6-4; whipple (ColunnbtaI. de-
feated Duehay. 6-2. 81; Bowling tColum-
bia1 defeated Harris, g., rs.
Doubles-Yeatman and Bowling tColun-
bial defeated CHASER and Harris. 50. S.:
Duehay and Sheckels Commercially defeated
Whipple and Adams. so, SIS.
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ROCK CREEK NET TEAM
PLAYS ARGYLES TODAY

Rock Greek racketers of the Public
Parks Tennis Association will meet
Argyle Iietmen OF Suburban League
next Sunday morning starting at 10
o'clock In an exhibition match on
Argyle courts There will be Ave singles
and four doubles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

. HERWOOD FOREST. July al
Three of the four semi-finalists in
the third annual Sherwood Forest
- invitation golf tournament are
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WITTY, the coypo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

Il Tommy Armour seeking 10 annex
every golf championship that John
Farrell held last year 10 prove to him
self and the world that he Is the g0lfing
equal Of the man who dethroned him
as national open champion a month
ago?
xt seems tina. the Congressional star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

Team StandinI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

Bannockburn players are completing
today the final round in the 72-hole
competition for the Tom Moore cup.
The tourney started early in July, and
is handicap affair at 70 holes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
NATIONWIDE FETE
PROPOSED IN 1882
George Washington CeIebra-
ton Commission Is
Pushing Plans.

Although the plans of the George
Washington Bicentennial Commission
are still in a formative stage. indications
thus far are that the national commits
sion favorS nationwide community OBJ
servances of the great anniversary. with
character in the Capital City
Officers of the national commission
arc out Of the city, but 1t was said here
by persons familiar with its work that
the commission at present is receiving
suggestions from all quarters as to how
the bicentennial should be celebrated
The plan thus far worked out is TO have
State commissions arrange community
events and to cooperate with the ma
tional commission in planning the OBJ
Rervance.
Some insight into the aims of the ma
ttonal commission was given by Senator
FeSs OF Ohio. vice chairman, in an a6-
dress delivered here on WaShington'S
birthday, i'll which he said
The plan Of the commission is to
stimulate nationwide interest by q
series Of obServsnces. beginning in 1929
and continuing through 1890 and 1881.
and reaching a climax in 1882. The
character OF the 1882 event is to be out
lined later. II Is hoped there VIII De
general cooperation with each locality
putting on some form of celebration,
each State conducting a State celebra-
ticn. and the nation celebrating the
event here in the Capital
The event lends itself to a variety
Of demonstrations. The commission
desires il 10 be of great historic and
civic value. It is 10 be an occasion
Of spiritual uplift"
The District Commissioners early this
year took steps TO have Washington as
3 community cooperate with the ma
tional commission. They appointed a
local commission with former District
Commissioner Rudolph at its head
Congress, at the last session. took two
definite steps in connection with the
bicentennial year. One was TO approve
the building of the memorial highway
along the Potomac to link the shrine of
George washington TO the Capital. and
the other was to authorize the commits
sion TO proceed with the collection and
publication Of the writings of George
Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
100000 AFFECTED
BY FLOOD OF 1928
Mississippi Valley Demand
for Red Cross Relief Has
Been Widespread.

While the Mississippi Valley flood of
this year has lacked the dramatic and
spectacular features such as marked
the 1927 rise. yet 10000 persons have
been affected and one-half as many
counties have been inundated. Robert
E. Bondy, manager of the Eastern ares
Of the American Red Cross, reported
yesterday upon returning from an in
spection trip into the valley
With very little attention from the
public, the Red Cross organization has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

been performing widespread relief work
In the flooded areas. It has had % dis
aster relief workers, nurses, etc, in Ar
kansas, Missouri and Louisiana, where
tributaries to the Mississippi have been
In flood since May, Mr.. Bondy said, and
where heavy losses in crops have been
suffered by the farmers.
Escape Loss of Life.
There has been no loss OF life, on
account of the slow rising of the water,
thus enabling all to reach safety. The
Red Cross has also had % disaster relief
workers from its national staff at points
in Illinois, Indiana. Kentucky and West
Virginia, where the Big Sandy Licking
and other rivers have been in flood.
1.-The economic losses of these fam
lilies who have been driven from their
homes by the rising waters this year
have been tremendous" Mr.. Bondy
stated. Red Cross relief has been given
in the rs counties affected 1t generally
consisted of furnishing feed for stock
during the planting of forage crops and
corn, where the latter could be planted,
with food furnished to families in some
counties during the planting. Truck
gardening was encouraged. and special
packets of seeds made up from list
furnished the Red Cross by the De-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
BIRTH-C0NTR0L DIVIDES
GERMAN PUBLIC OPINION
Margaret Sanger's Lecture Tour
Starts Movement to Spread
Information.
Correspondents Of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
Following 8 recent lecture
tour by Mrs. Margaret Sanger, the
American birth control advocate. plans
have been made for the establishment
Of Germany's first bureaus for the dis
semination OF this kind of information
among the poor.
The group in charge of the work in
cludes several physicians. city officials
and influential social workers.
In view of the strict laws in Germany
against birth control. the new move
nent is undertaken with the co-opera-
ton Of legal advisers The announce
ment that further steps were planned
10 extend the movement throughout
the nation aroused a storm of oppoSi-
ton
The movement in Germany in gen.
eraI has the support OF the medical
profession and the bitter opposition of
religious groups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05
RITES FOR AIR OFFICER.
Lieut.. J. A. Smith to Be Buried at
Arlington Tomorrow.

Funeral services will be held at the
Arlington National Cemetery tomor-
row morning for First Lieut.. Junius A.
Smith, Army Air Corps. who died at
Fort Sam Houston. Texas, last Tuesday.
Lieut.. Smith was born at Hoboken,
N. j., April 10, 1890, and was appointed
first lieutenant, aviation section, Sig
nal officers Reserve Corps. November
8, 1917. and first lieutenant, Air Corps.
Regular Army. July !. 1920. He leaves
a widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Jefferson Smith
and one child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-05

At a recent meeting of world shippers
held in London. a movement was start
ed to substitute the words right" and
left" for their national equivalents for
port" ana 'starboard" in maritime
Variance
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partment Of Agriculture, were dis
Meeting of Workers.

partmsnt OF Agriculture, were as
tributed.
Meeting of Workers.
Red Cross workers, who had sur
veyed these rs counties, met in st. Louis
and Jonesboro, Ark, for conference,
and there they told me that in some OF
the counties the situation is such as to
leave the people with difficult future
prospects. Crop failures now have con-
fronted them for the past four or five
years. Merchants are hard pressed and
credit conditions are not good, and in
some cases the larger planters fear they
will have to abandon their plantations
1T is hoped that employment .condi-
lions will improve by Fall, thus enabling
the farmers to carry on through the
Winter months without outside assist
ance. Road and levee work and tim
Der work are expected to supplant the
cotton picking and corn chopping which
now affords employment to some"
The Washington times., 1928-01-02

Striking Miners Suffer
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 3,--At least
two persons were known to have
died in the Pittsburgh district a. q
result OF the seasons record cold
wave here. The Thermometer was
sent down more than IS degrees to
/ above zero today.
Miners living in ,uni0n,ES&de' bar
racks were reported ~ eSrlouS
plights.
The Washington times., 1928-01-02
FOX PLANS
TAKE NEW
TURN
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Continued from First Page)
6ense plans were said TO have been
outlined.
Three private investigators, whose
identity was not disclosed, entered
the cell conference.
"Wait" They Say
Neither Walsh nor Ryan would
divu1ge what took place inside the
steel cage.
wait untiI tomorrow" they adj
vised newspapermen as they emerged
from the mysterious meeting.
Meanwhile. the district attorneys
office pushed its investigation of
the strange circumstances surround
ing the death of Abner Driskell, 60,
well-to-do Alhanbra dry goods mer-
chant, whose body was found last
May under the high span of the
Arroyo Seco Bridge, near Pasadena.
DriskelI was the grandfather of
Welby Hunt, -16, confessed accom-
plice Of Hickman in the holdup on
Christmas Eve. 1926, Of the Rose
Hill Pharmacy, which was climaxed
by the fatal shooting of c. Ivy
Thons, Los Angeles druggist.
Suicide Notes Found
Five suicide" notes. found
stuffed in an envelope in one of
DriskeIHs pockets, led Pasadena
police to record the aged man S
death as due to self destruction.
That the grand jury which con-
Venes tomorrow to investigate the
murder of Thorns also would delve
into the mystery of DriskeIl's death
was indicated when the district
attorneys office announced Mrs.
Carrie NJ. Driskell, his 42-year-old
widow, will be called as witness.
Mrs. Driskell is a step-grand-
mother of Hunt, who, together with
Hickman. lived for time In the
Driskell home at Alhambra.
Mrs. Driske1 entered into the IN
%estfgation of the Marian Parker
kidnapping and murder case when
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she admitted she and Hunt had
sought to rent a double apartment
in the Bellevue Arms here. IT was
in apartment 3i5 Of the Bellevue
Arms thar Hickman. according To
his confession, held the Parker girl
captive and put her to death,
When. after Hickman had deliv-
cred the nnutilated body Of his little
victim 70 her Mortified father for
81. 500 ransom, the missing members
were found strewn along a park
roadway. police reported they had
been neatly bundled in newspapers
bound with strips torn from a
woman's apron.
From the outset Of their investi-
CATION, police have sought "heav
lily rouged" woman who was re-
ported to have waited in an auto
mobile when the Fox" sent the
first of his dire warnings TO the
Parker girls father from a Western
Union telegraph office in Alhambra-
Detectives renewed their search
Tor possible woman accOmplice IN
the fatal KIDNAPPING when a report
reached the district attorneys office
that couple living at the Bellevue
Arms had heard a wOman's voice in
hickman s. apartment on the night
| the Parker girl is believed TO have
! been murdered.
| For Gods sake. Eddie, let's get
| out of here quick" someone inside
! had said in excited tones and an
| unmistakable woman~ voice
/ Reported TO he on the ver.s ~
nervous collapse, Mrs. DrisleII
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faced another grilling today as the
district attorneys office prepared to
question her further regarding the
"suicide notes." each of which Is
said to have been written in distinc-
lively different handwriting.
TIE notes, addressed to Carrie
and Welby," and signed ROB, !"
We're penned in a rambling style of
DriskeII's business cards and on the
back of bank deposit slips. One
Of the notes, admonishing "Welby'
to be a good boy" was signed
gang gang" an endearing term,
it was explained, used by Hunt in
addressing his grandfather.
II have tried hard to do right
ard make you happy, but now our
money and credit is gone, and !
must go to--the Lord bless you and
care for you is my prayer-into his
hand l commend nay soul-and
feel all is WELL" read one OF the
missiVeS.
Sell the home If you can and
pay the balance and live it all up"
Withdrew Money
On the day that he disappeared
from his home to be found dead a
few hours later, DTiskell, police
were informed, had Withdrawn a
large sum of money from the Los
Angeles bank where Hunt and 1iCk-
r1an were at that time employed
as messengers.
A scriptural warning, sent by
Mrs. Driskell to Hunt in the county
Jail. admonishing him TO keep silent
also is q subject for investigation.
The district attorneys office has
announced Mrs. Driskell will be
asked why she marked A passage
In the bible which she sent TO
Hunt.
The Washington times., 1928-01-02
New Year Play Night
On Columbia Heights

A community party" will be held
tomorrow night at the Columbia
Heights Community Center. Elev-
enth and Harvard Streets North
west, featured by New Year Play
Night" An informal meeting of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton will preccde the festivities.
The program will be presented In
nine scenes. opening with singing
led by William r. SchmuCker. Alvin
w. Miller. principal of Central High
School, will conduct an oldtime
spelling match. Tomorrow Traf-
fic Tangles" will he presented by
William p. Richards and Fred n,
Cornwall "A "TahIoid Trial will
be presented by a cast Of seven.
The Washington times., 1928-01-02

Autc repair shops ran be ccnyeMI@mnSN
InrnLsH through the ''WhoS VINE 80
nouncenaanta to-day.
The Washington times., 1928-01-02
international Newsrsel Photos

A California inventor has com
bined a towel rack and holder for
clotheslines, which are carried on
spring controlled reels inside an
enlarged portion OF a tube that
forms the rack.
The Washington times., 1928-01-02

crypt Of the Capitol tomorrow morn
ing. while other chapters in the
nation are celebrating tho one hun
dred and thirty-fifth anniversary Of
her birth.
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Striking Miners Suffer
by international

Ledoux, Mr.. Zero" fed 5000 men
for cents each.
The Washington times., 1928-01-02
K|DNAP INC LAID
To witch"
Nv international News Service

ny AutSFhaUofuHA Vow
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1.-The BE-
lief that Florence Ellison, 14-yeaF-
old daughter OF Deputy Sheriff
Charles Ellison, was kidnapped by
the enigmatic witch woman, to-
day plunged police in . frantic
search for the girl who has been
missing since Saturday.
The girl disappeared enrouts to
the home Of her mother, Mrs. Cova
Steiner. She was last seen aboard
a street car talking with an elderly
woman. .
Recent reports to the police said
children were being terrorized by
an old woman whom they described
"a looking like witch"
The Washington times., 1928-01-02
LUCRETTA MOTT RITES

The District Of Columbia branch
Of the National Woman's Party will
place = wreath at the base Of the
Lucretia Mott monument in the
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MERCURY down
To II ABOVE

tContinued from First Page.)
under q heavy blanket of snow
that preceded the severe drop in
temperature. Train service through
out this section is demorahzed.
Highway traffic in many sections
has come to q complete standstili.
The coolest official temperature
recorded here was below zero
early Sunday morning. The highest
Yesterday was Z above. This
morning the mercury was lowering
just below the zero line.
The coolest place in the United
States yesterday was Williston, N.
D., where "a below was reported.
Quincy, ILL.,, reported 10 below.
Slight moderation has begun in the
Northwest, but it will be "a to 4S
hours before the relief Is felt here,
according to the Weather Bureau.
The Washington times., 1928-01-02
by International News Service
East Is Ice-bound

East Is Ice-bound
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Ths cold
wave which Is sweeping the coun'
try still held the East in its grip
today. The temperature here early
today was at 10 degrees above zero,
only degrees above the record,
and upstate the mercury lowered
around zero.
No immediate relief was promised.
The official forecast u flair and
continued cold"
Upstate residents experienced the
coolest weather of the winter. At
Oneonta the mercury dropped 40
degrees in "a hours. Saranac Lake
was virtually snow-bound by bliz-
Yard.
Hundreds of automobiles were
abandoned in Erie. Pa, with traffic
paralyzed by the worst storm in the
city's history.
No deaths from the cold were re-
ported in New York city. Urban