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Evening star., 1928-03-19
Man Keeps Friend
Alive as Cave-in
Buries Them Both


LONDON, March 19-The story
of "the bravest deed of the year"
was told at the annual meeting Of
the Royal Humane Society. when a
gold medal was awarded TO Ernest
T. johnson Of Manchester
Johnson and David Inglis were
working In trench at Manchester.
It was Is feet deep and the subsoil
was quicksands. Without warning
the trench collapsed, burying Inglis
and partially burying johnson.
Instead Of trying to save himself,
johnson remained where he was and
kept constantly scraping the crum-
bling earth away from Inglis' head
so he could breathe and az the same
time carrying the weight Of earth
that was pressing on his own body
to prevent further collapse. Both
were rescued after eight hours ef-
fort.
Evening star., 1928-03-19
DEATH TOLL IN DAM
BREAK SET AT 449
Tractors Still Comb Silt for More
Bodies-Much of Debris
Will Be Burned.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. March i9.--The total
loss Of life In the st. Francis Dam dis
aster was computed today at 449 per-
sons-272 known dead and lit missing
and believed TO have perished
While the search for the dead con-
tinued. with an army OF more than 100
motor tractors being used to tear
through the big piles OF debris. authori-
ties In the stricken zone decided to con-
fine their efforts only to reclaimable
land. Debris on the unreclaimable area
occupied by the old bed of the Santa
Clara River will be burned
The huge fires will serve as funeral
pyres for an unknown number OF the
dead. Authorities said 1t would be i'm
possible TO put a large enough force at
work to recover the bodies on the UNI
reciaimable land within a reasonable
length OF time and that with the avail
able organization the process would re-
quire so much time that the purpose Of
seeking them will be defeated
The States inquiry into the cause OF
the dam break was 10 open today Many
funerals. both public and private. also
were arranged for the victims
Evening star., 1928-03-19
SIX BODIES IN HULL
Of S4 ARE VIEWED
BY INQUIRY BOARD
All Men Died in Their Bunks,
Probers Report-Lieut.
Fitch Identified.
NO WRITTEN MESSAGE
DISCOVERED IN CRAFT
Submarine Placed in Dry Dock
After Being Towed In From Sea.
Telephone Taken Into Hulk.

BOSTON, March 19.-The bodies of
the six members Of the crew of the
Submarine S-4 who were imprisoned in
the torpedo compartment when the YES
fei was sunk By the Coast Guard de-
se-oyer Paulding December II were
fiewed by naval board Of investigation
Shis afternoon after the submarine had
been placed in the dry dock at the
gaavT ward. In the first three-Quarfers
C. an hour Of its examination the board
yound no message Or other written rec
ord OF board the craft.
The board entered the submarine
shortly after / O'Clock and three-Qua--
hers Of an hour later, one OF its MEM
be-s stationed at a telephone inside the
resse! sent up word Of its progress
He said the position ot the SIX bodies
indicated that all the men had olec IN
TIER b,1rks and that later their bodies
had been washed out. The body OF
Lieut.. Graham Newell Fitch was lying
under q work bench On the starcoaTd
side, 5usf abat1 Of the torpedo tubes. It
vzs identified by his Naval Academy
ring and Naval Academy sweater.
Three bodies we're at the foot OF
ladder and two IN the after part OF
the torpedo room under b1nks. AL the
bodies we're covered with mud
No Shoes on Bodies.
There were no shoes on any Of the
bodies.
Al the torpedo tube doors were
closed. indicating that the r1en had
made I'd attempt 10 escape through
them. The torpedo-roon door into the
batter room vas tightly closed and
sdorge6" down and further wedgeo
0own with Lead maui and large
pznchoar.
The port ho,e IN this door evidently
had leaked. as it had been covered oTer
WITH rubber. held n place By wooden
blocks.
Taere was evidence that the Enen
had used the gas masks n the room-
The listening gear. through which
ssae rescue vessels nad pumped air 70
the rner. had BEEN shipped and the
ssesnoscopes, which had been removed.
were found On tie bench underneath
which Lieut.. Fi.cti's body aay.
SEEK STORY or DISASTER
Evening star., 1928-03-19
ENGLISH WOMAN FLYER
REACHES AUSTRALIA
Completes Longest Flight Ever Un-
deftaken by One Of Her Sex.
Left Croydon October ID.

By the Assoclates Ptess
PORT DARWIN, Australia, March
la,~~Ihe longest flight ever undertaken
by woman Was completed here today
Mrs. Keith Miller and Capt. W. NJ
Lancaster. flying two~seater light
plane, the Red Hose, arrived here from
Croydon, England, a flight of 10000
miles The couple started from Eng
land October IL and carried their lug
gage In two sliitcases.
In route, they met with several mis-
maps, the worst Of which was at Mum
D,k, Eanka Island. Dutch East Indies
January 10, when the plane crashed
Mrs. Milierg nose Was broken and Capt
I1ancaster's lip cut and IL was doubtful
70 time whether they could complete
the flight.
The plane wa& repaired. however, and
tfley covered the succeeding stages with
3ut incident.
The flyers intend ~ continue 10 Gyd-
tfy, New South Wales
Evening star., 1928-03-19

October 10. I returned only recently.
spent altogether II weeks in Russia.
My conclusions are deliberately ar
rived at, but it would be unfair to me
and to the Soviet regime to assume
that anybody could prepare a sound
and complete analysis of the most tre-
mendous experiment ever conducted
with people after so brief survey.
But from what I saw and heard and
sensed. have been definite and Ger
tain enough in my conclusions to agree
to write series of articles outlining my
study for the North American Newspa-
per Alliance. This is the first ai.icle
in the series.
feel the Soviet form Of government
Continued on Page 5, Column q
Evening star., 1928-03-19
WIFE SAVESACENT
FROM CONv|CTS
Shoots Prisoner After Attack
in Auto Caravan on Way
to Penitentiary.

By the Associated Press.
DEL RIO. Tex, March i9.-Enec-
tive Use Of six-shooter has enabled
Mrs. r. S. Cloud to rescue her husband
for the second time this Winter after
he had been overpowered by convicts
ne was escorting 10 the State peni-
tentiary.
How Mrs. Cloud, wife of q State
penitentiary agent, probably saved her
husbands life Friday, was revealed
when they arrived here yesterday en-
route TO the prison at Huntsville with
20 OF Il prisoners they were trans
porting.
Mrs. Cloud was driving one Of the
machines used 10 carry the prisoners
when the four men in her husbands
car attacked him. The prisoners an
parently had planned the attack and
waited until the cars reached the arid
country near Maria. when they seized
Clouds pistol and attempted to shoot
him. Finding ne had removed the
cartridges the men beat him with the
weapon and when he produced knife
they took it from him
Leaps TO Assistance.
Her attention attracted by the shouts
OF her husband, Mrs. Cloud Ieaped from
ner machine. Spraining her ankle. As
she approached Clouds car she opened
IRE with pistol on two of the men
VINO started TO run, She wounded one
and ne surrendered as did two others.
One escaped.
The IA men In the lead machine. a
specially constructed truck, and the
8 IN Mrs. Clouds car, made no effort to
escape.
As there we're no guards with the
caravan except the driver of the truck
and the Clouds. they were unable 10
start an immediate hunt for the pris-
orer who escaped. Finding her kug-
band only slightly injured, Mrs. Cloud
returned To her car and they continued
the trip.
Saved His Life Before.
Mrs. Cloud vas first credited I'll,
saving her husbands life about two
months ago, when they were transport
ing three prisoners from a taii 10 the
T,eriteniiary at Huntsville On this oc-
caSion the prisoners also selected the
srarsely settled district near Maria 10
attack the Clouds.
Cloud was overpowered, chained 10 a
tree and was being beaten by the men
when Mrs. Cloud entered the fray and
routed the trio, although the three es-
capped across the border into Mexico
lFaEy were later captured.
Evening star., 1928-03-19
RUSSIAN URGES PEACE MOVE.
L}tyiaen seeks Support for Total
UlszFnaa meut.

GENEVA. March ~ Maxim
I4ss1rof, head u the G3Yiet delegation
At tte prepafaDry committee on dis
armament, MADE fireet appeal 10 the
American delegation for support VI The
Russian proposals for immediate total
Disarmament tfJczy.
ElIQding 10 tbs Dfogobals u Secretary
81 State KGilogg for the oQtlaWry vi
var The Russian delegate declared that
1f1n2plete disarmament WIS no more
cjff+c1it " oD1ajn and was mare pFsc-
tlcaI than effog1E 10 prohibit war,
Evening star., 1928-03-19

JEGUP, OF, March 10 H1.~~.The
hortiaf>otuad Kansas City Special was
aefatied here today as d result, officials
said, u Southern Railway switch
i1eil4g turned and iocked ~ ~ ", send
tige train oa3t9 spur track. ho pas
Sepzefs Were l1Qrf. bal Fireman Ayet4Es
@aS killed afad Frank III FaT, engj~
neers Bss @caloed aDd mail clerk
slightly hurt. The track Ets cleared In
d 1sH LSolIs.
Evening star., 1928-03-19
EASTER FLOWERS BAN
ASKED IN [ ABOR WAR
Leader Would Have Chui ches Dis
pense With Blooms as Result
Of Strike.

by the Associated pfess
CHICAGO. March i0,~~"please omit
flowers" has become, for the nonce.
slogan Of organized labor John Fitz~
patrick, president of the Chicago Labor
Federation. pronunced II at a union
meeting yesterday.
There has been difference OF opinion
at one OF the large nurseries. resulting
In a strike of the Gardeners aud Florists
Union. AS result Fitzpatrick asked
union workers 10 demand that money
they contribute IN churches be not used
10 buy Easter tif "ers He requested also
that churches dispense with flowers for
Easter.
Evening star., 1928-03-19
ADIRONDACK SECTION
SHAKEN BY QUAKE
Saranac Lake and Plattsburg Feel
Tremor-Houses Are Rocked
Violently.


ALBANY. N, Y. March l9.--ReSi.
dents OF northeastern New York co.
day were recoeGating details OF the earth
shocks which yesterday ioissd points as
widely separated as Malone. PiattS-
bury and Lake George.
The tremoss were felt In Saransc
Lake shortlS after 10 o'clock Sunday
morning; Malone. 1870: Lake Placid.
lo.as, PlattShurg. lo40. and lake
George and WarrenShurg. 1osas, They
we're reported also rs having been felt
on the Canadian side og the 81.
Lawrence River.
The trcmcr lasted several seconds IN
most cf the towns. but Malone reported
the disturbance continued Tor half a
minute, IL shcok dishes from shelves
and rocked houses 50 Violently at sew
eral points that residents Ned into the
streets
The disturbance was described aS the
moss severe felt In the northeastern
Adirondack section IN several years
Biologists. at the time OF previous
tEemors, credited the QuAkes 10 land
slips underneath the mountains The
las repogted disturbance occurred Feb
Tuary -.
RRAWlAEy. Calf. March 10 tPN-.
An 18th shock which ratified dishes
was elt here here az s 80 oelock tbs
naartltag. No damage was reported
Evening star., 1928-03-19
BIZ THEODORE DRESSER.

It is known that I am an incorrigible
individualist, therefore opposed to COM
nlunisrn. yet the Soviet government
wanted me to visit Russia as an inves-
tigator: and accepted the invitation
after my terms had been agreed upon.
These terms were:
/. I should be free to choose my
itinerary and make my inquiry as it
suited me.
:. ! should be provided with a sec
retary-interpreter wherever I went.
3. I would not be considered rude to
my government host If my study of
Russia resulted in unfavorable conclu-
sions.
4. I was under no Obligation to pub
nsh any report of a4y trip. favorable
or untavorable. = did not feel 50 in
clined.
These ~-..Iis were graciously accepted
by c>~~e. and I sailed from New York
Evening star., 1928-03-19
Urges Use of Wartime Ships to Train
Students in Practical Navigation

The Shipping Board. under his pro-
posal. would be authorized To transfer
the vessels 10 ANY State, county. munsc-
ipality or we'll recognized educational
institution" The graduates of the pro-
POSED training schools would be given
service ratings for the merchant marine
by the Shipping Board, he said,
Wood also proposed that In order 70
determine method OF equaliaing the
difference of ship construction costs be-
tween American and foreign shlnards
the Shipping BOARD should conduct an
investigation Of the labor and materials
costs Ia foreign shipyaFds.
Evening star., 1928-03-19

by the Associated Press.
A proposal that the idle Govern"
ment wartime ships be turned over
10 high schools and colleges for voca-
tional training In seamanship was made
today by Representative Wood. Repue~
iican. Indiana, In a statement present.
ed 10 the House merchant marine COM
mittee
Declaring that he would incorporate
the plan as an amendment 10 his ship
ping bill noW under consideration be-
fore the c01& sittee, he said he could
not "concelMs of A better form Of sal-
wage Of these old hulks."
Evening star., 1928-03-19
WRITER SEES RUSSIA ON WAY
POWER IN WORLD ECONOMICS
Soviet Form of Government
Is Likely to Endure,
Dresser Says.
Leaders Out to Eliminate
ldIeness-Ban Individual
Wealth.

Note: This is the first of ten articles
by Mr.. Dresser. famous novelist and au-
thor OF An American Tragedy" in
which he sets forth what appear 10
him the good and bad features Of Soviet
rule IN Russia. He returned recently
after II weeks of observation in that
country. The Star presents this series
III the conviction that there is deep pub
lie interest IN the Russian situation,
without in any way identifying itself
with the opinions expressed by the
Evening star., 1928-03-19
DELAYS HOP FROM SHIP.
Mildred Johnson Still Aboard
When Liner Docks.

EhEAEisHAVEH, Germany, March
10 lAg,~Miss Mildred johnson OF Phila~
delphta, who had planned 10 take off
from the steamship Columbus when the
liner Was several hundred miles out ta
sea, arrived aboard the Columbus today,
having been forced ~ postpone tile
venture,
Heavy seas and opposition IN her isse
of n Jiinkfrs airpiane by Lufthapgo
we're given as tie reason for postp0niug
the venture, Miss Johnson plans 10 fiy
fkou kTEassn t0 ksglikh
Evening star., 1928-03-19
WEATHER.

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair tonight and tomorrow; slowly
rising temperature tomorrow; lowest
tonight about 80 degrees.
emperature-Highest. 40. at 4 pm.
yesterday: lowest, 80. at $50 am. today.
Full report on page 9.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-01
Junior League Holds
First Rehearsal for
Valentine Cabaret

HTYFFE first rehearsal for the
i cabaret Of the Junior Leagues
St. Valentine Ball was held yes
terday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. Harold Walker. Mrs.
William d. Thomas, former Miss
Helen Marye, is chairman Of
the entertainment committee this
year, having stepped into the
shoes Of Mrs. Edward Curtis
Nancy HOyt) and Mrs. Benjamin
r. HOlcOmbe Margaret Fahne-
stock Stokesl, who were associ-
ated with former successes OF
the Junior League.
**
The Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Davis will entertain at dinner on
February IL for the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Dawes.
Miss Bessie TyrrelI, daughter OF
Sir William Tyrrell, British under
secretary for foreign affairs. has
arrived in Washington and Is the
guest of the Minister OF Poland
and Nine. Ciechanowska.
"
Princess Margaret Boncompagni,
who is at Rhe Ambassador IN
New York, will sail tomorrow on
the Rotterdam for Mediterranean
cruise.
+
Robert SilVercruys, counselor OF
the Belgian Embassy, will sail
from New York on Friday on
board the LApland for q two
months stay abroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-01
Chief of Staff and
Mrs. SunlnleraH Are
Luncheon Guests Today

81 , Z X 3
HNAJoR GENERAL AND MRS.
w CHARLES P. sUMMERALL
were the honor guests at luncheon
today Of Mrs. James w. McAndrew,
who entertained at the Mayflower.
Other guests were Ma. Gen.
William G. Rivers, the newly APP
pointed General OF the Army; Mrs.
William L. Conner. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Harry p. HUE, Brigadier
General and Mrs. Briant III. Wells,
Brigadier General and Mrs. Camp
bell King, Brigadier General and
Mrs. George S. Simonds, Colonel
and Mrs. Walter r. Bates, Colonel
and Mrs. James u. Taylor, Colonel
and Mrs. r. w. Coleman, Colonel
and Mrs. John L. Dewitt Captain
and Mrs. John r. Eide, Colonel
Lorenzo ID. Gasser, u 8. A., Colonel
and Mrs. George Perkins, Colonel
and Mrs. John ). Fulmer. Com
mander and Mrs. Charles Hatch,
Major and Mrs. Charles G. Cressen,
Mrs. Tyree Rivers, Mrs Charles G.
Sweitzer, Capt. Joseph Dalton, y.
s. A., Charles Kay Dean. Mrs.
Elbridge J. Moore and her
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Sayre-
Emanuel. of New York.
u
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robin
son will entertain at dinner tonight
in honor OF the Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Wilbur.
Mrs. Robinson win be at home
on Wednesday afternoon, February
8, from 4 to $40 o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-01
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN THE CAPITAL
President Coolidge VIII
Greet Delegates To
Patriotic Conference


TNEIE four hundred delegates to
! the Women's Patriotic Con.
ference on National Defense.
which IL meeting at Memorial
Continental Hall. will be received
by President Coolidge at the
White House tomorrow at 1890
o'clock.
Al number Of social events have
been arranged for the visiting
women, prominent among them
being i tea to be given in the
Chinese room Of the MayfIower
on Friday afternoon BY Mrs.
Robert WaIbridge. national presi-
dent Of the American Legion
Auxiliary. Delegates from the
"a organizations participating In
the conference will be guests.
Mrs. WaIbridge and Mrs. Al. j.
Brosseau, president general OF
the Daughters OF the American
Revolution, viii be honor guests
at national banquet to be
given by the Eight and Forty. a
society Of the auxiliary, Friday
night in the Willard Hotel.
An event of interest, especially
arranged for the delegates is the
showing Of Charles Colfax Longs
perturbation, ''The Enchanted
city: From Dawn to Dusk
pictorial story OF the city OF
Washington to be given In Me-
mortal Continental Hall. tomor.
row evening at Sis o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-01
PRESIDENTA
DIN N Err
:. GUEST
Entertained by Postmas-
ter and Mrs. New; Other
Important Dinners

YTNEIE President and Mrs. Cool
idge dined last night with the
Postmaster General and Mrs. New.
Given st aemlock Hedge, the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. New at
Edgemoor, Md, this was the
smallest Of the series of Cabinet
dinners to date, as there were but
IL in the company including the
hosts. The guests asked to meet
the President were group from
Indiana, home of Postmaster Cen
eraI and Mrs New, including Mr..
and Mrs. Marcus Sonntag, of
Evansville; Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Leeds, of Richmond. and Mr., and
Mrs. Meredith Nicholson, OF In
dianapolis, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Blair, OF Detroit, Mich. Mr..
Nicholson is welI-known mem
Der OF the Indiana school of novel
lists.
THE japanese Ambassador and
u Nine. Matsudaira entertained
At dinner last evening at the em-s
bassy in honor Of the Secretary
of State and. Mrs. Kellogg. Other
guests were the Spanish Ambas-
sador and Nine. Padilla, Senator
and Mrs. Lawrence Phipps, Of
Colorado; Senator and Mrs. Hiram
Bingham, Of Connecticut; the
Siames0 minister, Lieut.. Cen.
Phya Viiitavongs: the Minister
of the Netherlands and Mime. Van
Royen, Representative Stephen e.
Porter. Representative and Mrs.
James M. Beck, the Assistant
Secretary OF State and Mrs. Will
bur Carr. the Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy for Aeronautics Ed
ward p. Warner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles J. Bell, Miles. ClaudeI,
daughters of the French Ambas-
sador and Nine. Clandel; the
Counselor of the japanese En-
bassy and Nine. Sawada and Miss
Setsu Matsudaira, daughter of
the hosts.
FOLLOWING the dinner which
= the Italian Ambassador and
Donna Antonietta de MARITIME gave
last evening at the Embassy in
compliment to Signor and Sig
nora Arturo Toscanini. a few
guests came in for music, song
recital being given by Donna
Ortensio Piercy di Mignano.
Among the guests at dinner were
members OF the Washington com
rnittee for the Philharmonic So
ciety, of which Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon liz chairman, and several
visitors from New York. who
came on for the Philharmonic Or
chestra's concert yesterday, for
which signor Toscanini was the
guest conductor.
The company included the
Speaker and Mrs. LongWorth, the
Czechoslovak minister. Mr.. tler-
Iinger: the Undersecretary OF the
Treasury. Ogden Il. Mills; Mrs.
Robert Low Bacon, Mrs. Otto IL.
Kahn and Clarence Mackay, or
New York; Mr.. and mrs. Irwin
T.aughlin. Slgnorina Toscanini. Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller,
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Capt.
and Mrs. John i'll. Gibbons, Mr..
and Mrs. Ira Bennett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Ellis. Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Miss Laura Harlan,
Count Siciliani. italian consul gem
eral in Philadelphia; Count Mar
chetti, General Villa and Luciano
Mascia, of the embassy staff.
4
TyHE Greek Minister and Nine.
l. simopoulos entertained at
dinner last evening, when their
guests were the Secretary OF the
Treasury, Mr.. Mellon: Senator and
Mrs. David A. Reed, Associate
Justice and Mrs. f. r. Sanford.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-02-01
Ball This Epening
At Spanish Embassy
Widelv Anticipated

NNHE Spanish Ambassador ana
Il Nine. Padilla will entertain
at a dance at the embassy this
evening for their daughters. Mile.
Rosa, Padilla and Mile. Maria
PadilIa, in compliment to Miss
Mary Hammond and Miss Mill
cent Hammond, daughters OF the
American Ambassador to Spain
and Mrs. Ogden Hammond, who
arrived this afternoon to be
guests at the Spanish Embassy
for a few days. "A small COM
pany of young people representa-
tive of official and resident
society have been invited to the
dance.
Earlier in the evening the
Misses Hammond and the Niles.
Padilla will be guests at dinner
or former Representative and
Mrs. Thomas w. Phillips. jr., who
will entertain for their daughter,
Miss Janet Phillips. There will
be sixteen In the group.
Col. Thomas H. Birch, former
American Minister to Portugal.
and Mrs, Birch will also arrive
today to be guests at the Spanish
Embassy