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Evening star., 1928-03-31
GUARDS AT CRISFIELD
TO PREVENT LOOTING
Fire Loss May Be 81 0,0C0-Res-
cuers Seek Three Missing Persons,
With One Known Dead.
By the Associated Press

By the ANSDctJtEI Press.
CRISFIELD. Md, March 3f.--With
National Guardsmen called out to pre-
vent possible looting in the wake Of
fire which completely wiped out the
business district Of six blocks and
spread later 10 partially destroy more
than so homes. inhabitants Of this
city are attempting to check their
losses. estimated at between Sf,000000
and 81 500. 900.
One man was crushed to death when
he was trapped under falling wall.
and rescue workers dug through the
tangled wreckage In the belief that
three other persons, reported missing
had met the same fate.
Starting Thursday night IN theater.
the fire leveled every building within
siX-block area. and apparatus from six
adjoining cities had been summoned
before the flames were brought under
control early today
Three buildings were dynamited when
a sudden change in the wind threat
ened to spread the blaze 10 other quar-
ters. and as the fire licked its path
over the stricken area there remained
desolate scene Of crumbled walls.
twisted steel and general mass OF
Wreckage.
Twenty-three business houses toppIed
before the conflagration. and the scores
Of families made homeless by the fire
we're cared for by welfare agencies and
neighbOrs.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
RADIO SAVES SNOWBOUND CITY,
CUT OFF FROM REST OF NATION
Amateur Operator, Seeking Something to
Do, Places Lima, Ohio, in Com
munication With Outside.

ccpted and Immediately the Chicago
Associated Press bureau began sending
by radio It's news report to It's member
papers in Lima. They in return sent to
Chicago via the same route additional
news about George RemuS. whose pro-
spective release had barely been sent
out before Lima was cut off, over the
radio Lima sent word that 1t would re-
uuire at least "a hours to rc-establish
ordinary communication.
Harris, using the radio code system,
broadcast to Lima news from all over
the world When he was given story
from Venice. Italy about new air
plane speed record he casually re-
marked that he had been talking" with
Venice n few weeks ago,
Harris then revealed that he had
communicated with each of the six con-
tinentS during his aerial adventures and
soon would receive certificate showing
he was a six-continent expert.
He said he had been talking" with
Detroit this morning. chewing the
rag" with an amateur operator there,
and after signing OFF he decided he
would send out his co" for anything
that might turn up. and Lima did
The station operated by Harris is or
250-watt power on tune plate, tune
grid circuit 1t carries 1900 volts
through chemical rectiticr, an un-
usally powerful station. He said he had
been an amateur for about 20 years.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
PROGRAM OF MUSIC
TESTS CHILDREN
Club Federation Sponsors Ef.
fort to Develop PoSSibiIi-
ties for Home Groups.

program Of music by children rep
resenting the possibilities of develop
ment of music in the home" was given
last night in the auditorium Of the New
National Museum by members of five of
the Ia home groups" that are associ-
ated with the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Music Clubs
Features of the evening were the
presentation of silver loving cup to
the groups by Isaac Cans and the ac-
eeptance by Miss Esther Linkins presi-
dent Of the federation. This cup will
be competed for by home groups in next
years concert.
Sees Prospect Of National Center.
In making the presentation Mr. Cans
expressed the conviction that Washing
ton is fast becoming the national center
of music. He also spoke of the organi
zation of the American Federation of
Music Clubs with a small nucleus in
even the largest cities only quarter OF
a century ago. and how at the present
time there are hundreds of thousands
of members throughout the country.
Miss Linkins, who accepted the cup,
also spoke favorably of Washington's
marked progress in musical interests
with the past few years Mrs.
Il ffGDIDlObhf iACdd VI LLAG
group department, l. Id OF the II groups
in Washington. the largest number OF
such groups anywhere In the country
organized at the present time
These family groups presented their
selections In an admirably short and
well worked out Urogram. In every case
the mother of the family acted In the
capacity of accompanist.
Groups Participating.
The opening group was Mrs Amelia
OlmStead and her two sons, who played
the violin and cello: Mrs. Merle Cow
sill In the next group accompanied her
two small daughters in two violin and
piano numbers: Mrs Westbrook at the
piano with her daughter as vioiinist
and her son as cellist. gave the next
group; Illness on the part OF her smaller
son, made a rearrangement necessary
for the Fuchs Group. and Mrs, w r..
Fuchs accompanied her Older son Bar
rett. who has a rich baritone voice, In
three solos. THE Trumpeter." Pale
Moon" and The een-Eyed Dragon" {.
Mrs Clara M Bernheimer at the piano
accompanied her two daughters in violin
and cello selections.
Evening star., 1928-03-31

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, March 3l.--A CO" mes
sage broadcast by nm amateur radio
operator seeking adventure in the ali
Yesterday came to the rescue of snow
bound city and saved Lima. Ohio, from
virtual accommodation with the rest
Of the Nation.
In the jargon of the radio world a
CO" message is a general inquiry for
something to do, so when r. j. Harris
a Chicago amateur operator. broadcast
his co" from his own station, 9CEF.
Yesterday he heard request to stand
bv" coming from station SEQ at Lima.
Harris did and moment later ne
was told that Lima was Snowbonnd
after Thursday nights storm and that
the Lima News had appealed to the
radio for communication with the rest
of the country. The Lima radio OPP
orator asked Harris If he would take
a message from the Lima News Tor
the Associated Press, Chicago. Harris
readily consented and relayed the mes
sage over the air from Lima to the
Associated Press at Chicago by tele-
phone,
He conveyed the first word that Lima
was snowbound and cut off from all
communication by radio-and
volunteered to keep in communication
with the snowbound city If he could be
of any assistance. His offer was ac-
Evening star., 1928-03-31
SMITH IS IN TOUCH
WITH MANY STATES
Correspondence Establishing
Himself as Candidate
Is Revealed.
BY the Associnted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. T., March 3l-Behind
the wall of silence which Gov. Smith
has built around his reputed aspirations
for the Democratic presidential NOM
mation there has been carried on an
extensive correspondence definitely
establishing him as participant in the
proceedings at Houston next June, 1t
was revealed at the Capitol last night.
Election officials in a large number
Of States have requested and received
the governors approval in one form or
another for the use of his name on
presidential primary ballots. but in
only a few cases have the facts been
known publicly. The latest public an
nouncement came yesterday with word
from Pierre. S. OAK. that the Secre-
tary of State there had received a
formal declaration from the New York
governor that he would enter the South
Dakota primaries.
Correspondence Extensive.
So extensive has the governors corre-
spondence on this subject become, II
became known last night. that one OF
his close friends and advisers has vol
unteered to attend to it, and has taken
charge of the actual writing of accept
anceS and investigation or requests
leaving to the governor only the sign
ing of his name.
Considerable work even on this score
had been done by the governor. One
State. the identity of which was not
made known. but which was assumed
to be in the Midwest or Far West, re-
quired that a candidate for the nomi-
nation file personal declarations with
every county clerk in the State In
this case there were more than two
score counties. 1t was said. and TO each
Of them the governor forwarded a
declaration of his intention.
Convention Decision.
With the question of his candidacy
virtually definitely settled there still re-
mains before the governor the problem
of whether to attend the Democratic
national convention The first and
only official announcement of his de-
cision. he made clear yesterday. would
be given out in Albany. but the decision
itself will not be made until probably
early in June.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
TWO CRACK TRAINS
IN CRASH; 63 HURT
-Four D. C. Persons Injured as
Flyers Collide Near
Lima, Ohio.

Ry she Associated Press
LIMA, Ohio. March 81 SiNty-thre'
persons were injured as the result OF
crash of two crack flyers on the Penn
sylyanla Railroad, four miles west o
here last night
The 6S injured passengers were rid
:ne on the Liberty and Broadway Lini'
ited trains both of them cast houn6
and running about thirty minutes
apart.
Included in the injured are the fol.
lowing persons from WaShmeton
Sewell Key. Mr.. and Mrs j. j, Drur!
and F. J. Hall.
Cieorce Bowie. an aviator Of Quantlco
Va. also is listed as injured.
Wires Down in Storm.
Shortly after O'Clock. the Broadway
Limited. which was behind Scheoule
pulled up along side signal tower tt
await orders. A general sleet storm
over northern Ohio had struck Lima
nlavinS havoc With telephone aho
ievelline telegraph wires until means oi
communication had been lost.
Punning 80 minutes behind the
Y,nadwav Limited. the Liberty was
sneedinc along at 40 miles an hour
irving 10 make up time 1t had lost
because Of the storm, Apparently the
train crew was unaware That ths
BROADWAY had been stopped for orders
The Liberty crashed into the rear
end Of the first train, teleScoping .
club car. a mail car and parlor car
and derailne some of its own coacheS'
Engineer May Lose Arm.
Twenty of the more seriously injured
vre~e removed to hospitals here While
the musicians gave medical attention
- the others III the coaches. Henry
StrasSer of Fort Wayne. engineer on
t1,e 7 liberty was probably the most
severely injured. He may lose an arm,
THE track was cleared quickly ana
.l,e two trains were consolidated LOT
the remainder of the run from Chlcaeo
"a washington and New YORK Inc
broadway left Chicago at l2:40 PM
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph Drury OF TINS
citv who are reported TO nave sllilele1
minor injuries in the railroad WIech
near Lima. Ohio. were on thelr way
home from a visit 10 CaIhornla. Nli
Drury is in the real estate oepartIaec,l' cI
OF the Merchants Bank q Iluse 80, ~,
a telegram received this morning from
nFr Drlrv stated that they we're only
slightly injured and would oe aoie u
return to washington soon. .
SeweIl Kew. an assistant attorney III
+,e tax division of the Department OF
,Tnstjce IS also in the list OF those
slightly in iured. 1t was stated at Cop
lev Courts, 1914 Seventeenth street
where he resides. that he had been ex-
nected to return home here today. MI.
kew was formerly assistant superntend-
erf of Federal prisons.
George BOYLE. whose name Is Llciuoeo
n, the list of injured. is master teen
I1icaI sergeant in the aviation branch
0f the Marine Corps at Quantico. Va
He was on his way back to Quantlco
from a visit 70 his two children IN Cnl-
csgo His wife died few years ago.
SeTgt Boyle recently returned from duty
In China.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
OHIO SLEET STORM
LEAVES HUGE LOSS
Trail of Ruin Reported as
Cities Restore Broken Lines
of Communication.
nx tho AssocInted prcss.

ny tho Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. March 3l.-An army
of men In sleet- -burdened northwestern
Ohio carried on today in an effort tc
connect nearly score Of cities with the
outside world.
A maze of broken poles, tangled wires
and shattered trees lay over an area
between Sandusky. Toledo and Lima
More than 10000 telephone and tel"-
graph poles were believed to have
snapped under the weight Of wires
coated with ice.
throughout the district transporta-
ton today was either tied up or serl-
ously impeded.
Property damage seemed certain to
mount into the hundreds of thousands
of dollars.
Many Towns Isolated.
Findlay. Vanwert. Bowling Green
FoStoria and numerous SmalIer lo"hS
continued isolated
AS news of the isolated places became
available. only one death was reported
that of Kenneth Phillips. "a, of PerryS-
burg, who died from exposure after ne
had been pinned beneath his automo-
pile. wrecked on an icy pavement.
Findlay seemingly was among the
worst sufferers from the storm. Fac
tories. schools and business houses tnere
we're forced to suspend when power lines
and other wires went down. The Streets
were a mass of broken poles and trees
Orchards Hard Hit.
NorwaIk schools also were closed
Property damage at Titiin and adjoin-
ing territory was estimated at $500 900
Lima, although at the southern edge
of the storm area. reported damage OF
approximately $50000, mostly to tele-
phone and telegraph companies.
Interurban service throughout the
area was at a virtual standstill. Hun
dreds of automobiles were abandoned
on roads throughout the storm area.
Orchardists declared their losses would
be heavy as a result of broken trees.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Newspaper Man
Braves Storm TO
Get News Report
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FINDLAY. Ohio, March 81
Undaunted by suspension of wire
service which threatened the Find
lay Morning Republican with being
unable to publish this morning for
lack of news service. Frank Storer.
telegraph editor of the newspaper.
braved the worst sleet storm In years
and reached Toledo after hazard
Gus trip To secure copy Of the AS
sociated Press news report.
Storer on reaching here, i'm
mediately went to the Office of the
Toledo Times and related to Wilbur
White. the managing editor. the pre-
dicament of the Findlay newspaper.
Mr. White supplied Storer with
copies of the news report. With this
bundle of news under his arm
Storer left for the return journey
home. determined that the Findlay
Republican would publish as usual
today.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va March 81 (Spe-
CiaD Robert A. Tucker Of 705 Prince
street sustained several dissertations of
the scalp and hands last night when a
machine he was driving was struck by
an automobile operated by DR.. T. w.
Pumphrey of Madison County, Va. at
King and Washington streets. Tucker
was treated at Alexandria Hospital and
later removed to his home.
Claude Butler, l8-year-old colored
youth. was fined so in Police Court
by Judge William S. Snow for violating
he prohibition law Butler was ar
osted yesterday by PatrOlmen Marvin
MCMenamin and Drumheller while
carrying three half-gallon jars of al
legged corn liquor
Hanna Triplctt, %. colored. was fined
$90.50 on liuuor charges following a
raid on Ais South Pitt street by Police
Sergt Edgar Sims and Pvts. Clarence
McClary Ernest Suthard and Ronald
Mullen. Charges against Charles Goode.
%. colCred who was also taken in the
raid, we're dismissed. Presley Ayers.
% years old. of Hughesville, Md. for
feited $25 collateral by his failure to
answer a charge of assault filed against
him by J. F. Morris. Edward Bell, COL
ored. was fined $5 for a traffic law vio-
lation
Work on the S5000oOO temple of the
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial Association being erected on
Shooters Hill will be resumed next
month.
Headquarters of the citizens COM
mittee. which will attempt to raise
$4,000 for the purchase and restnra-
tion of the old City Hotel and Gadsby's
Tavern will be established in the old
tavern Monday by Robert S. Jones.
chairman. The two buildings will be-
used rs a home and World War
memorial by Alexandria Post, No. "a.
American Legion.
Funeral services for Ernest Hammer
Th0mpkins, 44-year-old Southern Rail-
way conductor, who died Thursday at
the Alexandria Hospital. were held
today in the Temple Baptist Church
by the Rev Ryland T. Dodge. pastor.
The body was inferred at Arlington.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
100000 ACRES FLOODED.

SASKATOON. Saskatchewan, March
81 H1 Between 10000 and 10000
acres of farm land are under water.
at least 20 families homeless and val
liable seed grain has been destroyed
by floods In the Pike Lake area, which
reached their height Thursday night.
A huge barrier OF tee nearly 40 feet
high and extending back more than
10 miles, caused the river 10 overflow
There has been no report of human
life loss
Evening star., 1928-03-31
African Game Charmed by Auto Motors
Then Mercilessly Slain, Lecturer Says

Most ~ the big game hunters IN
South Africa charm animals by keep,
ing Tie motors In their automobiles runs
ming and then shoot the animals while
they are standing la awe listening
declared George S Oetlle, director Of
the South African Government Bureau,
IN an illustrated address al ii luncheon
Of the City Club Forum yesterday.
Such Is tile usual method employed
by modern hunters IN South Africa Ia
spite ~ any stories ~ the contrary
they may tell later, Mr. Oettle said, and
Chased such methods as mere slaughi-
ei' rather than sp0flkmanship. MI
Evening star., 1928-03-31

have caused past wars, but due 10 edu-
cation. rapid communication and trans
nortatiCn, thereby cngenderlng more
tolerant spirit. "it is quite probable that
wars springng from intolerance "ill
soon be thing of the past.
Sees VIII for Peace.
"More and more does one sense q
will for peace by the peoples of civilized
nations" he said. "and in nations where
the people rule war based on intoler-
ance has become extinct. However
lust here one must remember that to-
day many nations are ruled by dlc-
tatOrs."
Admiral Magrudcr was not 50 cpti-
mistic regarding the elimination OF
competition as a cause OF war. tie
pointed 10 competition for foreign
markets, for raw materials. for eXpan-
sion due to overpopulatiOn. for colonial
empires and the ''insensate and IRA
tional competition In armaments."
Il believe that further limitations oi
armaments Is one Of the most practical
next steps that NAV be taken in seek
ing a formula whereby war may be
avoided" he said. This is not be-
cause limitation, per Sc may end war
Were limitation carried to an extreme
with their merchant marine and on
land with plough shares beaten into
weapons, commercial aircraft and the
products of industrial chemical tac-
tories.
Viewed as Deterrent.
Limitation is a deterrent in that
there can be no sudden fatal attack by
one nation upon another thereby. there
will be no initial grave wounds made in
nations pride. It would give time.
before an irrevocabe conflict was start
ed. for the exercise of sober judgment
and reason"
However. he favored a Navy substan-
tial enough to maintain the security of
the Nation.
we naval officers" he concluded.
| know that there may come a time TO
kill For that reason we urge such a
Navy as compared TO other naval pow
ers, that will mean security 10 the Ma
ton. Disarmament cannot take place
until mankind fears God and keeps hts
commandments. That is the millen-
MUM
Evening star., 1928-03-31

Oettle, who is on lecture tour Of the
United States. showed lantern slides
aud motion pictures Of various points
of interest IN South Africa pictures of
natives, diamond mines, etc
The City Club viii hold It's annual
aIl-fo0ls day celebration IN the main
dining room of the club tonight at
10 80 O'Clock, II was announced by
II j Odenthai. executive secretary of
the club Rev Homer j Councillor,
assistant pastor NJ Calvary Baptist
Church. will speak al The Forum lunch
con next Friday afternoon at la 80
o'clock. II was announced.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
GOLDEN RULE DRIVING CRUSADE
GETS BACKING OF MANY GROUPS

cards TO The Star. For any one of
them might any day find himself in
the position of the unfortunate father
OF the picture. The circumstances
under which the child is injured are
such as are frequently encountered by
every motorist on the streets of Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
Mexico Receives IL Planes.

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, March 81 Cfl.
Twelve Bristol military airplanes.
bought in England for the Mexican
Army were unloaded yesterday and will
be shipped to Mexico City. They prob
ably will be used in the State Of Jalisco
AGAINST the insurgents there.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
CREW OF 8 DRIFTING
ON TUG IN ICE FIELD
Planes Will Attempt to Drop Pro
visions to Disabled Craft
Today.

~ the Associated Press
PORT DOVER. Ontario. March 81 --
Held fast IN the grip of the ice field
the disabled tug Jean r.. with eight
men aboard, Was drifting toward the
American shore OF Lake Erie today
under the lash Of a fierce gale.
The tug. in addition 10 her crew of
SIX men. has Capt. Jack Matthews and
Leslie Murphy OF the fishing craft
AltaWandr0n aboard. The jean r..
was caught IN the ice while attempting
10 break "A way through 10 the other
boat, which was caught IN the Ice a
week ago Friday
Renewed efforts 10 bring off the
men and save the two boats h 10 be
made today and II the weather clears
a plane from Camp Borden plans 10
ny over the Jean r. and drop pro-
visions The department Of national
defense at Ottawa also announced
an airplane would be sent 10 aid In
the relief of the men.
The two craft were believed 10 be
within 20 miles ot Ashtabula, on the
Ohio shore
More than 3,400 miles Of good high
Evening star., 1928-03-31
WINS SPEAKING CONTEST
J. r. Fitzpatrick Takes NOonan
Prize at X. of C. Gchool.

First prize of S25 in gold In tns
Noonan public speaking contest, neld
last night at the knights OF COLUMBUS
Tvening School vas wen By Jonn r.
Fitzpatrick. Second prize. $l5 III 1oIo,
verlt To George A. Walker and ByrnsS
Bentley won the third prize OF sly
Il. gold. Others in the contest incfuoeo
John j. OLeGry and Patrick Geragil,y.
A GRADY and Rosa Downing. Wash
s7gf0r attorney, were the Judges.
Thomas J. FITZGERALD. professor OF
tortg and real property, was chairman.
The prizes. donated to the scnool py
John J Eoonan, were presented oy
Possa Downing All the contestants
were members Of the second year Ia"
class.
Evening star., 1928-03-31

lie Y q II University,
pointed to arma =
mcnts as the kind
OF in t er national
competition most
susceptible to caus-
ing grave differ :
tnccs.
He divided causes
Of war into :uo
classes. intolerance
a n d competition
the first spiritual
and the sc o n d
material. The in
tolerance of rivalry.
of freedom of re-
llgion. Of resent
ment against a
growing and pros
noroltc poipIDuT
Evening star., 1928-03-31
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Evening star., 1928-03-31
MEXICO CLOSES SCHOOL.
Catholic Girls Institution in Cor
doba Shut Down.

MEXICO CITY, March 81 UP). ).-Spe-
cial dispatches from Cordoba in the
state of Vera Cruz, say that the govern
ment has closed there the Catholic
Girls School of Santa Maria About
100 students we're sent to their homes.
No reason for the action was given in
the dispatches but 1t is assumed here
that the closing was due to alleged vio-
lations of the religious laws.
Evening star., 1928-03-31
MAGRvDER ASSA|LS
ARMS COMPETITION
Wars Springing From IntOI-
erance viii Pass, Ad-
miraI Asserts.

By tho Associated Press.
MIDDLETOWN Conn, March 81
Rear Admiral Thomas p. Magruder
U. s. NJ, speaking last night to the IN,
tcrcollegiate parley on war at WeS-
Evening star., 1928-03-31

In taking a picture of a toad gobbline
up a worm 1t was necessary to use ,
camera taking 1900 pictures a second
Evening star., 1928-03-31

To discuss a comprehensive auto
highway construction plan for Poland,
q congress will soon be held IN WARSAW. :.