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LOSS PUT AT $4,000, 900.
Houses in Ruins; Wind Blows 100 Miles
an Hour for Six Hours.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. September
IA tPD.-One vessel was on the rocks
today, shipping was disrupted, houses
were in ruins and other buildings were
without roofs as the result of tropical
hurricane.
1t was estimated that the damage iii
San Juan and vicinity would run As
high as $2,000,000. Transportation and
communications were disrupted. The
loss of life and injuries were undeter-
mined.
The hurricane reached its greatest
intensity at 2:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon. For six hours the wind was cal
culated by the Weather Bureau to have
blown at an average of 100 miles en-
hour. with occasional squalls at $50
miles an hour.
Ancmometer Blown Away.
The thermometer at the bureau reg
istered 1872 miles an hour before being
carried away by the force of the wind
Shipping losses were believed to be
heavy. The freighter Helen pulled its
anchor and drifted on the rocks at the
entrance of the harbor. Two sailing ves-
sells appeared from the shore to be sink
ing.
The city was plunged in darkness and
transportation halted Communication
with other parts of the island was cut
off and it was thought that days would
be required before it was restored.
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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Aero ; Minded Californians
Pack Stands, but Few
Care for Races.
ACROBATlCS HOLD EYES
OF CROWD IN FAR WEST
Elaborate Loud Speaker System
Puts Show Spirit Into Ex-
position Events.
BY FREDERICK r. NEELY,

MINES FIELD, Los Angeles, Calf,
September 14.-In this land OF ham
burger sandwiches, bare-legged women
and sunshine, the people love aviation.
Attendance records for all previous
aeronautical meets have apparently
been broken at this date, with the
largest crowd on hand yesterday after
noon. presumably to see Col. Charles A
Lindbergh in the role of an Army Air
Corps pursuit pilot, leading an element
"a three-plane flight of single seaters)
about the sky in formation loops, dives
and other thrilling maneuvers.
While the crowds were gathering yes
terday afternoon and as Washington
was lighting its lights, newsboys went
hawking through the stands Non
stop flyers in crash-all about the ac-
cident to famous flyers, right here on
the front page"
Races Mean Little.
out in front of the grandstand, at
tention centered on acrobaticS and
stunts. A couple of commercial races
were staged, but nobody knew what
they were for. what they were about,
who was winning, who won, or why
they ever were staged. The 1929 ma
tional airplane stunt contest, as the
air races have been dubbed by some
who in the old days used to see thrill
ing competitions of this nature, Is
producing the desired result-people.
People overran the four big grand
stands, they clung on the fences, they
fought for bleacher seats, they were
wild to see airplanes. Those who have
the destiny of aviation in their hands,
or think they have, at any rate, are
gratified at the attendance. But. one
cannot get blase California out on a
half promise. There must be some in
ducement. And the producers OF this
affair, with true show blood" running
in their veins, have hit upon the myste-
rious 1.-THE same lit" that makes
song popular or accounts for the prom
inence Of other things.
In brief, this is how they did It: They
aot away from the idea that an air.
plane contest-cali it race if you want
had to be spread out over several coun-
ties to be worth while. So they erected
a 10-mile triangular course with all
Continued on Page 8, Column a.
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IL Known Dead
In S. Dakota
andNebraska.
SCHOOLS RAZED;
PUPILS INJURED
Electrical Storms
and High Wind i'll
1, Northeast Area.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 14.-Two
tornadoes, wiping out lives and
smashing buildings and homes,
j had left portions of Nebraska and
South Dakota virtually in ruins
today. =.
Eleven persons were known to
be dead. The town of Davis,
s. Oak. a community of $50 peo-
nile. was a mass of wreckage,
More than 100 were injured, many
seriously, from twisterS that cut
two separate strips of destruction
late yesterday.
Both storms Travelled northeast,
crippling communications, SO that
only meager reports had come
from many outlying sections early
today.
Four Schools Crunble.
Four country schools filled with puplls
crunbIed In the path OF the Nebraska
Ftorn,. which began near Bancroft ana
nort;nued into iowa, taking five lives.
a suecial train of doctors from Sioux
CITY. Iowa, left to care for more than
so injured.
More than 90 houses and the Chicago,
Minneapolis 81 Omaha Railroad depot
in Dakota CsEy, Nebr.. were wrecked OF
blown away. Injured persons filled a
hospital, hotel and two homes In
Walthill. Nebr
The baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Kunzie was carried half mile
from their farm near Winnebago. Nebr.,
and was found dead in haystack.
Village Swept Away.
six were killed in the storm which
began near AYankton, S. OAK, and con-
tinued beyond Davis. 10 miles northeast
of Yankton. Many farm buildings and
hundreds Of head Of live stock were de-
stroyed in the mile-wide swath Of the
storm. which ended prolonged heat
wave. A score we're injured in the WI
lags of Davis, which was almost totally
swept away.
Among the known dead are:
Andrew Larson. schoolboy, at WaltniiI,
Nebr.
Mary Irnla Belt, schoolgirl, at Walt
hill. Nebr.
Phyllis Stuart. school teacher, near
Winnebago. Eebr.
Helen Graham, school teacher, near
Homer, Nebr,
Son of Ralph Norris at winnebago,
Nebr.
An unidentified farmer at Bancroft,
Nebr.
Three-month- daughter of r.
Eunzie, farmer, near Winnebago, Nebr.
James Foley, Sc, of Yankton.
Oscar Haugen, 36, farmer.
Mildred Sylliaasen, IL.
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Prince of Wales
Drives Golf Ball
From Pyramid Top


CAIRO, Egypt, September IA
The Prince OF Wales today drove
golf ball from the top of the Great
Pyramid of Egypt, than which there
is no bigger tee in the world. He
Snacked a fine drive straight into
the wind. The ball travelled without
a hook or slice. but it came to earth,
where, nobody knew.
Other members of the princes
party tried their luck, but his clout
was the best.
Having thus achieved the chief
purpose of his laborious ascent of
the Pyramid, the prince registered
the proper amount of astoniShment
when he was informed that the tee
he had used contained 100000 tons
of stone and required the efforts of
100000 men for 20 years to build 1t.
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TEACHER is HEROINE.
Plays Piano as Storm Hits, Saving Many
Children.

DAKOTA CITY. Nebr., September Ia
CP-A survey of the tornado-swept
areas Of northeastern Nebraska and
southeastern South Dakota revealed a
death toll of IL, scores injured, some
of whom are expected to die, and prop
erty damage estimated at more than
81 ,000, 900.
One tornado started about Z miles
southeast of Pender. Nebr., and left 8
dead and destruction for so miles north
ward to Dakota City. The South Da-
kota twister, which also killed 5 per-
sons, swept through Walshtown Town.
ship, Is miles northeast of Yankton. and
continued northeastward. nearly wlping
out the town of Davis, S. OAK, where
2 were killed and so injured.
Special Train Sent.
Ruins were being searched today by
volunteer workers, who also buried dead
live stock and arranged to care for the
destitute. Late last night the Burling-
ton Railroad dispatched a special train
to Walthill, Nebr, with doctors and
nurses aboard
Walthill. a little Indian town. and
one of the hardest hit by the tornado.
today was taxed to the utmost in caring
for its injured, which included many
school children. The hospital was fiied
to overfiowing, and the Fuller Hotel and
two nearby residences were pressed into
service as emergency hospitals.
Twenty-six children were IN the La
mere School, miles from WalthiH.
wnen the twister struck and crushed it
like so much mstchwood. None Of them
escaped without injuries, and Mary
IrTna Belt, g. was crushed to death.
Several others may die.
Had it not been for the heroic efforts
of the teacher. Miss Phyllis Stewart,
and Eugene o. Keyser, 81, farmer,
whose sons attend the school. the num-
Der of dead, it is believed, would have
been larger.
Teacher Plays Piano.
Together they organized the 26 chill
dren into a compact group. Miss Stew
. art instructed the children to join
hands and drop to the floor. This they
did and she sat down to the piano and
played a popular tune. AS she struck
the first notes the tornado struck the
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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JAPANESE ASSENT
TO NAVAL PACT PLAN
Agree in Principal, London Is In
formed, Concerning Anglo
French Accord.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. September l4.-The Brit
ish government was informed today
that Japan agrees to the principle Of
the proposed Anglo-French naval agree
ment. The Japanese reply is under
stood to be on the way to London
The foreign office again today inti-
mated that II there is not general
agreement among the FIVE powers inter-
ested in the accord. 1t is hoped that
there will at least be some construc-
tive suggestion which will serve as
basis for forwarding the prcjsct of
naval disarmament.
Besides Japan, the accord was SUBJ
mitted to the United States and italy.
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Porto Rico Hit.
Blast Sweeps
On to Haiti.
SHIPPINCLOSSES
BELIEVED HEAVY
Toll of Life i'm West
Indies Unknown.
San Juan Dark.
By the Associated Press.

4oS IAlC ASoCCidIcQ
NEW YORK, September IA. -
The tropical islands of the West
Indies were raked today by a dev-
astating hurricane that caused
steadily increasing destruction to
property ashore, damage to ships
at sea and death of an unde-
termined number of people.
Reports from the zone of de-
struction were incomplete, but
they were enough to show that
the storm was of unusual fury, q
whirling blast that would leave a
wide wake of desolation.
Porto Rico, largest OF the bodies
of land in the storms path, was
apparently the victim of the full
fury of the tempest. The winds,
veering madly in the usual style
of these storms as the air currents
rush toward the moving VORTEX,
reached 134 miles an hour. Then
the wind gauge at San Juan broke,
but the wind increased and some
estimates placed its greatest rate
as around $50 miles an hour.
Few Withstand Blast.
Few structures can withstand pres
sure of that degree and 80 per cent
of the houses around San Juan gave
way. Hospitals and other substantial
buildings were unroofed, trees were up
rooted and coffee. banana and coconut
plantations were destroyed.
An appeal for help was sent. to the
Associated Press by Thomas e. Benner.
chancellor of the University OF Porto
Rico. AT
Before the blow reached Porto Rico IL
struck the Virgin Islands, another out
lying possession of the United States. 1t
also caused much damage in Martini
ique and in the twin island republics Of
Haiti and Santo Domingo. Dispatches
to the French Gable Co. Office here
from Cape Haitien, the northernmost
tip of the island, said that the hur-
cicane was rapidly approaching that point
and that 1t had passed over La Romano,
a Dominican town Oh the south coast
of the island All telephonic commune
cation across the island had been in
terlupted, a condition which prevailed
in other places which had experienced
the fury of the elements.
Cable Service Hampered.
Interrupted cable communications
with Porto Rico prevented the New
York & Porto Rico Line Offices from
receiving direct advices, up to noon,
on the damage caused by yesterdays
big blow.
1t was thought, however. that the
San Lorenzo, one of the lines ships
which was scheduled to leave San Juan
for New York yesterday, was still in
port.
The Bull Line. operating a direct
service to Porto Rico, had several ves-
sells in the vicinity Of the storm, and
only one had been accounted for early
today. This was the Edith, freighter,
which left New York on September l..
She was driven ashore yesterday at San
Juan. Word of the accident was re-
ceived today in a garbled message.
An antenna on the Radio Corporation
Of Americas sending station at San
Juan was blown down yesterday, inter-
ruptlng the dispatch of messages from
that city to New York. Communication
from here to Jan Juan, however, was
not affected.
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81 900 Spent For Successful Wooing
In Airplane Called Good Investment

for Bitter's wife. her aunt. during a
fatal illness. After the aunts death
she returned home.
Hearing that rivals for the girls
hand were pressing their suit, Bitter
took a plane east September 3. He
said the plane was forced down near
Chappell. Nebr., and stopped on the
edge of hundred-foot precipice. Ar
riving in La Crosse, the plane landed
in q hay field.
Bitter said he persuaded Miss Law
renee to accept MIN while en- route
back vest by airplans.
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Miss Matsudaira Receives Wedding Gifts
From Her Prince In Age-Old Ceremonies

They included classical style kimono,
cypress wood fan, freshly caught
sea Dream and cask of sake or rice
wine.
In return Viscount Matsudaira sent
an ancient sword and also sea Dream
and sake to the prince.
Setsuko Matsudaira was adopted by
Viscount Matsudaira to comply with
court regulations, according to which
no imperial prince may wed the daugii-
ter of conlrnoner. Her father, Tsunec
Matsudairs. Ia not Of noble rank. :.
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BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. September IA
Herman A. Bitter, 3s. wealthy superin-
tendent of plumbing company here,
today said that he had spent 81 900
on an airplane trip TO La Crosse, Ind,
to WOO Blanche Lawrence, 90, and
bring her home and marry her. He
said he thought 1t a good investment.
although he narrowly escaped death
once on tleY trip.
Miss LaRrsnce came here from her
hcns IN L&Cyosss last April to care
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By the Associated Press.

TOXIC, September 14.-Formal cere--
monies in connection with the betrothal
OF Prince Chichibu, heir apparent, TO
Setsuko Matsudaira, daughter OF the
former Japanese Ambassador to Wash
ington, were begun here today with an
exchange Of gifts. in accordance with
age-old customs. The formal marriage
will be celebrated on September 28.
The princes gifts were tf1nveyed to
the residence of SetsukosS adopted
1akheT. Viscount Morto Anatsudalra.
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COMEDIAN ARRESTED.
W. C. Fields Charged With Cruelty
to Canaries.

NEW YORK. September IL R.-W.
G. Fields, the comedian, was out on
bail today on a charge of cruelty to
animals in connection with mis- use of
canaries in a current Broadway show.
He was arrested last night
The arrest was made on complaint
of two agents Of the Humane Society
bf New York. Fields in his act re-
moves a canary from the false beard
of another comedian. The agents as
fert that the birds, when released, bumr
their heads against scenery and thai
Nhia haas caused fax of them to dsA
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PROBE ITALIA FATE.

Commission Appointed to Investi-
gate Disaster.
ROME. September IA CP.-A COM
mission has been named with Admiral
Cagni as head TO make formal inquiry
into the loss of the dirigible Italia and
the efforts to rescue missing members OF
her crew.
The dirigible was unit of the italian
air fleet when Gen. Umberto Mobile took
her into the Arctic on his polar expe-
dition Because of this fact the gov
ernment inquiry will 60 into full details
of the handling Of the airship.
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HoRNsBY AND McGRAW DENY.
Both Say They Do Not Know Jockey
in Race Inquiry.

in Race Inquiry.
BOSTON, September IA (F9.-Rogers
Hornsby, manager of the Boston
Braves, and John McGraw, manager of
the New York Giants, both denied today
that they knew c. E. Allen, Chicago
jockey, whose name was linked with
theirs in a race track investigation by
the Illinois Turf Association.
When shown a dispatch from Chicago
concerning the investigation. the out
come of a telephone companv's attempt
(Continned on Page 9 Column 6l
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BY THOMAS E. BENNER,

BY THOMAS l.. BENNER,
Chancellor of the University of Porto Rico
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Septem-
ber 14-It is impossible as yet to
appraise fully the damage caused by
yesterdays hurricane. All communi-
cations are paralyzed. The entire is
land has suffered terribly.
have personally seen the damage
within 7-mile radius of San Juan.
In this area hospitals are unroofed
and at least 80 per cent of the
families are without shelter. Famine
and disease threaten them.
The water supply of San Juan
and the surrounding towns has been
interrupted.
Building material stocks in the is
land are insufficient to replace per
cent of the roofs that have been de-
stroyed
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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HURRICANE AND TWISTERS
KILL MANY IN ANTILLES,
NEW ENGLAND AND WEST
Many Dead, Disease
Threatens, San Juan
Educator Reports

Ths Associated Press. today. received
Benner,- chancellor of the University of
Porto Rico. 1t is an eyewitness ac-
count of the damage in San Juan and
cane, which hit the island yesterday.
and it indicates the need of relief ior
sufferers from the storm.
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Fair tonight; tomorrow increasing
cloudiness; probably showers tomorrow
night; rot much change in temperature.
Temperature Highest, 80, at 2:30
pm. yesterday; lowest, 81. at Z am. to-
day. Full report on page IL.
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(Continued on Page 2, Column
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
Life's Niceties Hints on Etiquette

1. What Is the hour for formal ballsr
 2. For serving supper? 3. Is it always d sit-down sup per?
 The Answers l. From 10:30 to II p. m. ?. From to 2 a. m. ,. Yes. <. -
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
Menus for tie Family
BY SISTER MARY

Breakfast-Baked Winter pears, cereal cooked with dates, cream, crisp broiled bacon, toast, milk, cof- ice.
 Luncheon-Fruit cocktail, brown d rice. brown bread and jelly sand wiches, milk. tea.
 Dinner-Roast spareribs potatoes baked with meat, apple sauce, creamed turnips, bran rolls, pineap- pie cream, milk, coffee.
 Odds and ends of fresh or can ned fruits can be used to advan- tage in fruit cocktails at the be- ginning Of a meal as in the lunch- con menu. The principle of combin- ing two tart fruits and one mild one is worth fol!owing-it possi- ble. Or marinatc the fruits in tart orange juice or lemon juice. A cocktail should always be tart 10 whet the appetite.
 Brow,lcd Rice
 One sweet green pepper. one onion. 1 tablespoons butter, l cup ''il "do oilCu il''t 4doI tdif lo- matoes. l cup water l teaspoon salt, 1-4 teaspoon cloves, 1-2 tea spoon cinnamon, 1-2 teaspoon pep per.
 Remove seeds and pith from pepper anI mincc flesh very fine. Peel and mince onion. Melt but ter in large shallow sauce pan or spider Add prepared onion and pepper and rice well washed and dried. Stir until thoroughly mixed and each grain of rice coated with tutter. Cook until mixture is T golden brown. Rub tomatoes through coarse sieve 10 remove !sads- Add water. sifted tomato. salt. cloves, cinnamon and pepper to rico mixture. Cook slowly and uncovered until mixture is thick. Serve very hot on a deep platter or shallow vegetable dish. Tart to- matoes will be improved by the addition of one or two teaspoons sugar.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
shadow the Weasel Goes Hunting

Shadow the Weasel Goes Hunting Who doth upon himself depend
 Is independent to the end.
 Shadow the Weasel
 Shadow the Weasel, slim. trim. all ill white save for the tip Of his tail, which was inky black. uneurled. yawned. stretched, yawned again, then poked his head outside 10 look around. "I'm hungry" said Shadow 10 himself. Pm hungry, and the thing to do when one is hungry is to get something to eat. Nothing would suit me better than to catch 8 good. plump wood mouse. The other day I ran across the tracks of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse I wasn't hungry then, so ] didn't bother 10 follow him up. I'll just run over there now and see what is doing. He gave me the slip a long time ago, but this time he won't get away So easily. know enough about White foot 10 know that where I find his tracks ! am pretty likely 70 find his home, for he doesn't travel far from It.
 Sha dow gave his white coat q shake and bounded out of his hid ing place. Had you been there you would have had hard work 10 follow him with your eyes He was so white and the ground was so white that the only way you could keep him i'll sight was Q watch that black tip of tail. He didn't travel in straight line. He twisted and turned. avoiding trees. slipping under bush es. Investigating every little hole in the snow. sniffing al openings in old stuInps. running back and forth. al- ways with his keen little eyes glow ing fiereely and hi. wonderful lit fle nose testing every little scent that fine Merry Little Freezes t-ousht to him. He seemed to be
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

running aimlessly, but he wasn't. Presently he was over by the very log on which Whitefoot the Wood Mouse had been sitting when Black Pussy the Cat caught him d few days before. Of course. there was no scent remaining there of Whjtefoot, hut it was near there that Shadow had some time before found tracks of Whitefoot. So now he began 10 explore that section. What Shadow does he does thoroughly. Thess wasn't hiding place of any dcscrip- tion. that he didn't find and poke his inouisitive little nose into. And so it was that in the course of time he did find Whitefoot's old home. The mouse smell was still there. You should have seen how these eyes of Shadows gloHed as he poked his head inside. The mouse smell was there, but it was old. Shadows llt- knew that it Was days since White foot had been in there.
 Hugh" exclaimed Shadow. Now wonder what has happened 10 Whitefoot Somebody else must have caught hirl. He wouldn't leave home like this without a mighty good reason, and am the only good reason I can think of. No one else would be likely to find this homo and no one else could get into it if he did find it. If Whitefoot hasn't come back 1t probably means that he was caught while away from home. We'll there's no use fussing about II. It's waste of time 10 look for him anywhere LOW. Let me See. believe I'll go look for Striped Chipmunk. He's living somewhere up along the old stonewall. He ought to be asleep now and probably is. If can find his house I'll get him withou. the least difficulty"