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Nogales international., 1928-09-07

Cincinnati, Ohio.
To the Secretary of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
John B. Swift, President, and
j. G. Taylor, Secretary of The
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.LEEWARD ISLANDS
DEATH TOLL. RISES
44Reported Dead and so In
jured-Property Losses
Run High.

b the Associated Press.
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands. Septem-
Der 18.-The hurricane death list in
the Leeward Islands mounted last night
as reports trickled in from the small
bits of land devastated by the storm.
Nevis Island reported Is dead and ST.
Kits six, In addition to the rs dead
and SO injured earlier reported from
Montserrat.
Antigua suffered no loss of life. so
far as known, although the country
districts are still isolated. Many large
buildings, including schools, the hos
pital and Government buildings. were
seriously damaged, while hundreds of
small homes of the poor were reduced
to matchwoOd. This island rushed
medical stores, food and clothing to
Montserrat, where conditions were re-
ported as very bad.
Dominica was another island to re-
port no loss of life, although commune
cations were not yet restored with the
country districts. It's sea front was
heavily damaged. On st. Kits the
property damage at Basse Terre alone
was estimated at 100000.
The sea did more damage on St.
Thomas than the wind. The water
front with the newly constructed break
water was destroyed. The navy yard
suffered heavily. Many barges sank
and warehouses containing precious
supplies were laid in ruins.
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STORM is SWEEPING
NORTH; GEORGIA AND
CAR0LINAS ARE HIT

Continued from First Page.)
Brunswick News that a 55-mile wind
had carried away electric light wires
and left the place in darkness. At the
time the barometer was reported at
1920 and still falling.
Savannah reported early today that
rain had been falling steadily since 8
O'Clock the preceding morning.
A report from the Savannah News
last night said the city had felt the
force of 40 to SO mile gale, which
| uprooted trees and broke some plate
glass windows. The rainfall up to 8
O'Clock last night was recorded at 2.52
inches. The barometer at $50 pm.
was $3.50, drop of 10 points in an
hour and half.
All shipping remained inside the
harbor. Heavy seas were running.
The Atlanta Weather Bureau said at 8
am, central standard time, that the
center of the storm apparently was
central this morning along the coast
between Savannah, Ga, and Charles
ton, S. C.
Wires to Charleston, S. c., were re-
ported interrupted.
The advisory storm warning issued b.
the Washington Weather Bureau last
night said the storm was between
Cedar Keys and Jacksonville, Fla, but
nearer Jacksonville, and recurring
toward the norht and northeast. The
bureau predicted that the storms CEN
ter within IL hours would likely pass
near Savannah.
This warning said:
Intensity of storm considerably less
than when it reached the southeast
| Florida coast
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SMITH ASKS AID
FOR STORM VICTIMS
Issues Appeal to People of New
York-Wires Governor of
Porto Rico.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GOV. SMITHS TRAIN. EN- ROUTE
TO OMAHA. September l8.-From his
presidential campaign train as it crossed
Indiana into Illinois last evening. Alfred
E. Smith, as Governor of New York, ap-
pealed to the people of his State to rem
der aid to the hurricane stricken resi-
dents of Porto Rico and Florida. He
made his appeal in formal statement,
and at the same time dispatched tele-
grams of sympathy to the Governors of
Porto Rico and Florida and inquired
what specific assistance was needed.
The New York executives statement
said that "a great calamity has befall-
en- the people of Porto Rico and also
Of our sister State of Florida. New York
State has always been ready to allie
viate distress and misfortune.
II am issuing this appeal to the peo-
pie of the State of New York to carry
this noble tradition and to give every
assistance possible to the Red Cross and
other agencies engaged in relief work in
those stricken areas"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-18
GALE " ~ IN AIR
FORCES PLANE DOWN
Mail Pilot Lands in South Caro-.
lima After Rising 1000 Feet
to Avoid Storm.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANDERSON, S. c., September 49,
Running into terrific windstorm high
In the air, Dick Merrill, northbound mail
pilot on the Atlanta-to-R Richmond air
mail route. landed safely here shortly
after II O'Clock last night, after he had
made two efforts to negotiate the storm
which he encountered in the vicinity of
Williamson. few miles beyond here
Merrill said he expected to continue his
fight as soon as the weather cleared.
but that If he we're delayed too long,
the mail would be dispatched by train
The flyer was unable to say whether he
would make another effort last night to
reach Spartanburg, S. c., or would wait
until daylight
Merrill reported that the storm appar-
entity was a considerable distance above
the earth. He said he rose 1000 feet in
an effort to get above it. but was un-
successful. The disturbance was de-
scribed by the flyer as about the worst
weather" he had ever encountered.
The flyer was two hours behind sched-
ule when he landed.
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CHARLESTON ISOLATED.
5O-Mile Wind Kicks Up Tremendous
Sea i'm Harbor.

CHARLOTTE. N. c.. September IS
Pl.-The South Carolina Coast from
Charleston to the Georgia border today
was cut off from communication by
wire as result of heavy storm that
swept up the South Atlantic Coast
last night.
The last word received from Charles
ton was shortly after o'clock this
morning when a report was received
here that the wind was blowing so
miles and hour and kicking up a ire
mendous sea. The Coast Guard at
charleston was prepared to go to the
assistance OF vessels at sea and several
ships had taken refuge in the Cooper
and Ashley Rivers
Telephone and telegraph companies
this morning reported ali wires out to
charleston, Beaufort, Georgetown and
Paris Island.
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FLORIDA HURRICANE
KILLS SO; PROPERTY
LOSSES MOUNTING
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
night indicated that the waters of the
lake had been raised high above nor
NAL level by the storm.
Injured persons at Belleglade num-
bered at least 30, Dixon and Meeker
told officials at Lake Worth. The town
has a normal population of 500. They
said that waters of the lake had flowed
into the town.
Accompanied by DR.. j. Tierson and
nurses, Dixon and Meeker left Lake
Worth last night for Belleglade to care
for the injured. Another rescue party
was prepared to 60 to the scene If
needed.
From Pahokee, on the eastern shore
of Lake Okeechobee, some distance
north of Belleglade, came reports that
some persons had drowned when waters
from the lake overf1oWed the settlement
Fifty persons were reported injured.
This information was brought to
Miami by James u. Grant. At least 10
bodies of persons who lost their lives
in the flood had been recovered. Mr.
Grant said the countryside for miles
on either side was inundated from the
waters of the lake.
He reported that among those known
to have died at Pahokee was Mrs
Andrew Smith, who was torn from her
husbands grasp as they attempted to
make their way from their flooded home
to a place of safety.
Mr.. Grant said that the water in
Pelican Bay, pushed away from the
town during the first half OF the storm,
was swept back in increased volume
when the second phase of the gale hit,
blowing off the lake from the southeast
He said he witnessed the first phase
OF the storm from the Park View Hotel
a frame building. When the second
phase of the storm struck, Grant said,
this hotel was destroyed. He and l9
companions, all, with one exception,
women and children, sought shelter In
a house. which broke from its founda-
ton and floated in the flood waters OF
Pelican River He said that water In
the room came up to his chest. bed
was supported on chairs and the women
placed on the bed. while a hole was cut
in the ceiling and small children were
passed through to save them.
Grant said that the schoolhouse was
being used to house at least 500 refugees
and injured A physician reached the
town before he left, Grant said.
Canal Point, three and half miles
north of Pahokee was isolated, the
Canal Point highway being under water.
Grant said that in company with his
son, Vincent. and Seth Perkins. also OF
Miami. lie drove through to Miami. In
some places the water came over the
running board Of their automobile.
He urged immediate relief measures
and said the residents were badly in
need of assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-18
SAN JUAN WAS OLD
IN PILGRIMS TIME
Governors Palace Built ESQ
Years Before White House
Was Started.

Hurricane-sWept San Juan, Porto Rico
was settlement half a century be-
fore st. Augustine. Fla, the Oldest town
in the United States, came into being
A full century before the Pilgrims land
ed at Plymouth Rock it began to take
on the semblance of city.
More than two and half centuries
before the United States began to build
the White House in Washington, Spain
started the construction of the Casa
Blanca, the governors palace" says
the National Geographic Society, In de-
scribing the city.
Ponce de Icons Port.
ut was from the city of San Juan
that the adventurous Ponce de Leon
set sail, like another Jason in search
of the Golden Fleece. for the fulfillment
of his charming, if boyish, dream of
finding the Fountain of Youth, which
we all recall, resulted in the discovery
of the southernmost United States, Flo
rida."
The society depicted the Island of
Porto Rico as rectangular in shape, with
an area third less than that of Con-
necticut. length of 100 miles, an
average width of 80 miles and 100 miles
VI NOoSe AAAC. ~ ildo pOPuldtlOAi Va
100000.
Transportation Varied.
Transportation methods here differ
widely from those in the States" the
description continued. THE automo-
bile and the motor truck carry most of
the passengers and freight. The only
railroad of any consequence skirts the
northern, western and southern shores
from San Juan to Guayama, but its
traffic is limited mainly to goods ship
ped in bulk. In the interior, the OK cart
finds some of the byroads passable, but
the pack pony must be relied on beyond
the main highways.
Travelling around the rim Of the
island, or crossing in divers places from
north to south, and through the center
from east to west, one finds Old World
ways and nineteenth century travel
strangely associated with New World
customs and twentieth century trans
portation.
"Creaking OK carts and Anticipated
victorias vie with noisy motor cycles,
ever present 'fiivvers,' luxurious motor
cars and numbering trucks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-18
WEST INDIAN HURRICANE SOURCE
TRACED NEAR. AFRICAN COAST
Devastating Twisters, Starting as Warm
Air Eddies, Gather Force From Tenn
perature and Pressure Changes.

The birthplaces Of West Indian
hurricanes. such as that which has
just devastated Porto Rico, other islands
and Florida, and how and where they
blow, the the subjects of bulletin
from the National Geographic Society.
Most of the so-called West Indian
hurricanes come into existence over
the warm seas, somewhere between the
West Indies and the coast of Africa
says the bulletin.
"They are probably gentle little
eddies of air at first, but gather
momentum owing to differences in
temperature and air pressure. until they
become gigantic Whirls sucking air to-
ward their central worthless like gar
gantuan vacuum cleaners
THE observer in the path of a hurri-
cane can hardly believe that these
destructive winds are swirls. He sees
the effects of and feels straight blast
of air moving at great speed. overturn-
ing ships, trees and buildings II he
watches long enough he will see this
destructive blast almost completely
reverse its direction.
Center Is Slow.
'These winds are created by the
pumping force of the central swirl,
and while the center itself may be
moving across country at the leisurely
rate of eight or ten miles an hour, the
winds rushing inward from all di-
rections to disappear up the spout
reach terrific speed. The usual maxi
mum speed is 100 miles an hour. The
fact that the hurricane at San Juan
blew at rate of 1872 and perhaps $50
miles an hour stamps this storm as of
extraordinary violence.
1.-THE routes followed by West Indian
hurricanes in general are similar, but
the storms differ much in their detailed
paths. They are born in the region of
the trade winds. All of them first move
westward, as the trade winds move,
and most of them later turn northward.
Many hurricanes make their turn
northward we'll east of Porto Rico. A
good many others strike south of that
island as well as southwark of Haiti
and Cuba. But there have been all too
frequent occasions when the storms
have driven straight across Porto Rico
or its island neighbors.
In Summer and Fall.
Since hurricanes are formed by the
interaction of heat and atmospheric
pressure, the Summer months and those
of early Autumn, when the cumulative
effects Of the Summer sun are still to
be felt, are naturally the periods of
greatest hurricane occurrence Porto
Rico has not experienced a hurricane
in June during the past 40 years, as
shown by a study by the United States
Weather Bureau. Only one or two
have occurred in July. In August,
September, and October. however. the
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SAYS SOVIET BODY
RATIFIES PEACE PACT
Moscow Paper Cites Resolution by
Central Executive
Committee.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, September 18.-Tass, So
Wet news agency, says that a resolution
of the presidium of central executive
committee, August 20, amounted to
ratification by Russia Of the Kellogg
BRAND pact renouncing war. The news
paper Izvestia points out that the reso-
luton was passed the same day that
the Soviet government decided to join
in the treaty.
The resolution was passed by the
presidium in the interval between two
sessions of the central executive COM
mittee and according to the constitution
such resolution is an act substituting
for the decision of the committee itself
Regarding international treaties con-
cluded by Russia as we'll as acts of ad-
hesion, resolution of the presidium is
an act OF ratification.
In order to enforce fully the obliga-
tons of Russia toward the pact, the
ratification of the powers which signed
1t in Paris Is now necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-18
WEST PALM BEACH AID
CALL is PICKED UP
Brooklyn Amateur Hears ORR"
Message Sent Out From
Station 4-AYB.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 1S.-The
Landmap's SO S, apparently coming
from West Palm Beach, the heart Of
the Florida . hurricane district, was
picked up today by Eric H. Palmer.
jr., operator of amateur radio station
PATTI in Brooklyn.
The sending station gave its designa-
ton as 4-AYB and after a series of
QRR's, the call for assistance of land
stations, concluded with the message.
This is West Palm Beach"
Palmer said he tried to get the sta
ton back. but apparently he did not
have enough power to raise it. Shortly
it came back on the air of its own
accord. however, and repeated its call
for assistance.
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PASSENGERS TELL
OF SAN JUAN LOSS
Steamer Reaches New York,
Setting Out in Height
of Storm.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 1S-Eye-wit-
ness accounts of the hurricane at San
Juan were brought here today by the
captain and passengers on board the
Porto Rico Line steamer San Lorenzo,
The San Lorenzo was tied up to her
pier in San Juan last Thursday and
Friday. when the tropical storm struck
that West Indian city in all its fury.
"One could not see anything because
of the density of the rain and the mist"
said Capt. Fred w. Folker. II knew that
the air was filled with flying objects,
for We could hear them crash. The rain
came so fiercely that it was ike hail,
and as in all hurricanes 1t came down
in regular waterfalls.
Passengers Held Up.
eve had taken on most of our cargo
but sailed without 100 OF our passengers,
as they were to have come from other
island cities and plantations and the
roads to San Juan were virtually blocked
with debris. or rendered impossible by
pools of water. All service by wheels,
trains, automobiles and street cars had
stopped"
The storm broke Thursday at am.
at San Juan, the captain said He was
prepared for the blow" for at Santo
Domingo City. his port of call before
San Juan, he had been warned. On
tying up at the pier i'll San Juan, the
captain used IL hawSers forward and
ii more aft. In the strain of the wind
| only one of the hawsers broke.
The storm grew in intensity until q
reached its climax between IL noon an
pm. Thursday. when the winds ami
the rain began to subside. The SaJ
Lorenzo was scheduled to sail thai
afternoon, but delayed her departur,
until Friday.
MY barometer went down." the can
tain said. from 29:6O at 1890 am. to
1885 at BIS pm. which was the lowest
have even seen it."
Worst in History.
The storm was the worst in the is
lands history. the passengers said.
They estimated the coffee, orange,
grapefruit and coconut trees and their
fruit were 90 to 95 per cent destroyed
Mrs. Cora NJ. Ives of New York, who
was in the Miami hurricane two years
ago, said the Florida storm was a
Spring zephyr" compared with this
one. Her dinner the day after the
storm was half slice of bread, cup
of tea and an egg.
L. Sanchez-Morales, Porto Rican on
his way to attend Holy Cross College
at Worcester. Mass, said an uprooted
palm tree fell on his house and pre-
vented the roof from blowing away.
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WEST INDIES ISLE
SETS TOLL AT 500
GuadeIoupe Town Devastat-
ed-28 Drowned in
Tidal Wave.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 18.-The fury OF
the tropical hurricane which swept the
West Indies on Thursday is estimated
by the governor of Guadeloupe, French
West Indies to have taken toll of 300
lives there. In a report to the minister
of colonies he said 235 bodies had al
ready been recovered.
1t was feared that when the full toll
became known however, it would mount
beyond the 800 mark. The governor
when he sent his estimate, had just ar
rived at Pointe Pirte, the chief town
of Guadeloupe. He reported that GO
were dead in Pointe A Pitre, which
contains nearly one-fifth of the total
population of 100000 of the island, and
that the town had been devastated and
the suburbs completely wiped out
When the wreckage Is cleared away, the
deaths may be found to be greater than
estimated by the governor on his first
survey.
Communications Cut.
Many villages also have not yet been
reached by courier and all other COM
munications have been silent. It was
believed today that these villages suf-
fered greatly from the hurricane with
the rest of the island.
A tidal wave struck Bourg, leveling It.
heavyweight persons were trapped
there and perished
The island dependencies were also
hard hit On the island of Marie
Galante. which has population of 20
600, almost all houses collapsed, with a
resulting toll of human lives. The island
of Desirable reported similar damages
and suffering among its 1000 popula-
ton, with two dead.
Plantations Wrecked.
Plantations were wrecked. Buildings
and factories were destroyed end un-
rooted. Rum distilleries we're severely
damaged as well as homes.
Apparently Martinique did not suffer
as heavily as Guadeloupe. The governor
of that colony reported three men
drowned when tidal wave swamped a
score of small boats. A few houses were
wrecked and crops and highways suf-
fered.
Great Britain's possessions in the
West Indies also we're hit by the gale
the Leeward Islands reporting a death
toll of A.
Montserrat reported IS dead and so
injured. Medical stores, food and cloth
ing were being sent there from Antigua,
which reported no loss of life.
On st. Kits (St. Christophers) six
persons persisted. At Basse Terre on
that island the property damage was
estimated at 100000.
Thirteen dead were reported from
Nevis. The sea front at Dominica was
heavily damaged, but there was no loss
of life.
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GEN. DRUM WILL HEAD
PORTO RICAN RELIEF
Ordered to Take Charge of Work
for Army in Aid of Hurri.
cane Sufferers.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September l8-Brig.
Gen. Hugh A. Drum. commander of the
1st Division, was ordered to Porto Rico
today to take charge of the hurricane
relief work for the Army. He will sail
tomorrow on the u. S. S. Bridge.
The Bridge is being loaded at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard with Red Cross
food. and shelter supplies. Three Red
Cross workers and two doctors will sail
on the Bridge. In addition, two Red
Cross workers are TO leave Thursday
on the Porto Rico Line steamer San
Lorenzo for San Juan.
Gen. Drums staff will include Col
Edward A. Greger, corps area judge
advocate; First Lieut.. Robert B. Hutch
ms. aide, an Engineer officer, a chauf-
eeur and stenographer.
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island has repeatedly suffered in vary
ing degree from these destructive
storms.
1.-THE latest West Indian hurricane
like most of these mid-season storms,
apparently originated east of the
easternmost islands of the West Indies.
1t struck about midway of the Lesser
Antilles, causing damage in the French
island of Martinique, and probably In
the neighboring British island of DOM
mica and the French Guadeloupe. 1t
was then reported in the Virgin Islands,
dependencies of the United States.
Only a few hours later its full force
struck San Juan, at the eastern tip of
Porto Rico"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-18
MIAMI AIDS CITIES
DAMAGED BY STORM
Mayor Sewell Emphasizes That Nc
Loss Has Been Suffered in
Vicinity.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 18.-Mayor
E. G. Sewell of Miami announced to-
day by telegram to j. P. Yober. the
citys publicity director, who is staying
here. that Miami is doing everything
humanity possible for the hurricane suf-
ferers In its sister cities.
Mayor Sewell said he wished to en-
phasize that absolutely no damage had
been done in or about Miami Those
who own Winter homes in the district,
he said. need have no fear of returning
to them, as in the history of the
Weather Bureau no storm of any in
tensity has ever occurred in the v1cin-
ity between November and August, Sep
TENDER and october being the tropical
storm months.
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Robinson to Leave
Florida; Appeals
For Red Cross Aid
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, Sep
TENDER 18-After inspection of the
destruction wrought in this section
by the hurricane and the issuance of
an appeal to the American Red Cross
to take relief steps. Senator Joe Rob-
lnson arranged last night to leave
here in time to fulfill his speaking
engagement in Atlanta. Ga. tonight.
The Democratic vice presidential
nominee expects to continue his cam
paign tour without interruption. 1t
was said by members of his party
that Mr. Robinson had Cancelled his
engagement at Miami last night be-
cause Of a desire to render any as
sistance possible to the hurricane
sufferers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-18
FORT MYERS ESCAPES.
Florida Town Radios Hurrican1
Passed to North.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, September
18 R).-The City Of Fort Myers, Fla,
and Lee County we're unchanged By
the storm, radio message from the
Pensacola naval base, intercepted by
the post station at Maxwell Field here
last night at 1927 O'Clock, said.
The message read: city Of Fl.
Myers and Lee County unchanged by
storm. Were on extreme fringe and
got as high as so miles an hour wind
early this morning. No windows broken
Nc, other damage. No injuries. City
cut off account of wire trouble in
Tampa this morning. Bumper fruit
crop damaged less than one-half of
one-half per cent. Shifting this after
noon. Weather never reached hurri-
cane stage.