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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15

stands looking toward the south. Sud-
denly there is stir of apprehension and
faint sound is borne across the water
"a ghostly sound like Winter wind
makes in chimney-so far and sus-
tanned. The palm fronds whisper ner-
vously, and far out on the CLASSY, yell
low surface of the bay white cap
breaks like white puff of smoke.
Sun Grows Red.
The sun is growing angry and red and
1t is becoming strangely dark A Wom-
an standing in doorway calls shrilly
for children who do not appear. She
runs frantically from house to house
seeking them. 1t is strangely silent now
save for the woman screaming the
names of her children. A soft rushing
sound like a distant mountain torrent
comes nearer and nearer. An angry
puff OF sultry air kicks up spiral dust
devils that dance up and down the
street.
Then with a rush and scream like
thousands of express trains rushing
through metal tunnels the hurricane
strikes.
Great strips of iron roofing are ripped
off and hurled through the air. f1apping
and screaming like banshees. Giant
palm trees roll along the beach like
broom straws. The stout stone walls
of the hotel groan and complain and the
crash of clay thing smashing against
walls is like shrapnel barrage.
The woman looking for her children
is trapped in the streets: a wall gives
way and blocks her progress, the wind
selzes her and she disappears skyward
in cloud of rubble and dust.
Sea BUSHES Into Towp
One seems to hear the surf breaking.
but the sea is too far away. A bucket
of salt water dashes through the window
with incredible force. The wind has
pushed the sea into the town. The
people near the water front must be
drowning.
Slowly the noise grows lighter and
one dares open the door. The hotel Is
high on the hill, yet the streets run with
salt water. Long brown rollers sweep
over large area Of what less than half
hour before was city. The fisher
boats are smashed and tossed high in
the center of the town. Women and
men dig frantically In fallen ruins Sob
bing with effort and fear Black women
crouch in the mud over broken bodies of
children. The roof has been blown
from the church and the pews are
tumbled and overturned.
An old woman lights pink candle
before a wooden saint, who holds out
his hand in benediction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
RED CROSS NAMES NEW
NATIONAL MEDICAL HEAD
DR.. William De Kleine of Salem,
Greg, to Fill Post Recently Va
Gated by DR.. Redden.

The post of national medical officer
for the American Red Cross, vacated
by the recent resignation. due to i'll
health, of DR.. William r. Redden, has
been filled by the appointment of DR..
William De Kleine of Salem, Greg,
noted director of child health demon
STATIONS. This announcement was
made here today by national headquar-
tiers OF the American Red Cross which
said Dr. De Kleine will report for duty
on November /. Medical and health
work in disaster relief will be under his
charge
He first entered Red Cross service
during relief work following the Mis-
slssippi River flood, when he was di-
rector of the child health demonstra-
tlon at Fargo. Ill. After graduating
from Hope College, at Holland, Mich,
he did postgraduate work at North
western University, Chicago, and later
did extensive work in public health at
the University of Michigan. He has
also studied at Harvard and the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology. DR..
De Kleine will maintain close relation
ship between the Red Cross and various
associated agencies in his new duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
GIRL SUSPECT HELD
AT TER LIQUOR RAID
Miss Beatrice La Rogue Also
Wanted on Reckless
Driving Charge.

When police last night raided the
apartment of Miss Beatrice la ROGUE,
81. Apartment 403. 1881 S street, they
found that she was wanted by sixth
precinct police for two serious traffic
violations, It was revealed today.
Miss la ROGUE was arrested by men,
bers of Sergt. o. ]. Letterman's liquor
squad who say they found 2 gallons
of alleged gin and 8 pints of alleged
bonded red liquor The raid was made
on warrant that was issued as re-
suit of sale, police say.
For Reckless Driving.
Following her arrest the police learned
that warrants charging Miss la ROGUE
with reckless driving and operating
without permit, as the result of an
automobile accident that occurred sew
eral weeks ago. They had been unable
to find her, it was said. The case will
be tried next Tuesday.
Two men who were found in the
woman's apartment were questioned,
but not taken into custody. Miss La
ROGUE told Sergt Letterman that she
was selling liquor in order to make
enough money to open beauty parlor,
he declared.
A raid on the dry goods store of
Alexander Matthews, 3346-48 M street,
brought to close clever bootlegging
business that has been successfully
running for the past nine years, the
police declare Matthews told them.
Secret Button.
When they entered they discovered
button and slide that had been con-
cealed beneath book that lay beside
the cash register.
The button summoned colored man,
who is supposed to have packed orders
in shoe boxes and sent them up en- a
dumb waiter from the basement. Rows
of empty shoe boxes were found on the
shelves in the store, it is claimed. In
the basement they seized six pints and
three half pints of alleged red LIQUOR
and three quarts of alleged gin. Mat
thews is said to have told the police
that this is the first time that he has
been caught in nin1 years in the Illicit
liquor trade at the same place.
The same squad also arrested Liza
Burns colored. As. 1915 Wisconsin ave.
nue., for sale and possession of one
pint. She has been arrested MANY
times. the police claim, and is now
awaiting grand jury action. Clara
Gardner. 1887 Thirtieth street. from
whom they seized 90 quarts. was ar
rested only three days ago for the same
offense, it is claimed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
BUILDING PLANNED
/. ON SHOREHAM SITE
Wardman Announces Prof.
ect-Represents Invest
ment of $4,000, 900.

The onetime famous Shoreham Hotel,
built in 1889 by Levi P. Morton. then
vice president of the United States,
which was closed two years ego when 1t
went on the auction block. Is to o.
RACED in the near future to be replaced
by large modern 12-story Office build
ing, Harry W2rdman, owner, announced
today.
Plans have been drawn and financing
arrangements made for the new de-
velopment and work is expected to be
started within few days. It is an
nounced the new project will represent
an investment of approximately A.
100000.
The new structure. to be known as
the Shoreham Building. will be OF
modern architectural style, with the
two upper stories set back from the
main building line. in conformity with
coming regulations, running to the
maximum height of 100 feet. The
street and 125 feet on Fifteenth str 1et.
1t has been designed for the Wardman
Construction Co. by NJ. Mesrobian of
the Wardman Office. 1t is to be A.
nanced through the Office of Swartzell,
Rheem & Hensey.
There will be shops on the Fifteenth
and III street. sides. on the first floor,
and the upper floors will be arranged
for offices in flexible units.
The new building Is to be of REIN
forced concrete construction, with
facades of limestone and brick. Pilasters
will feature the facades of the building
in spaces between windows.
The Shoreham Hotel, which has
housed manu- q fantOiIc rorcOf1 aud pOt1n-
mission. stands on the site OF the former
home of Samuel Harrison Smith of the
National Intelligencer, and its neigh
bors once were the houses of Gen. Will
liam T. Sherman of Atlanta to the
Sea" fame. at 817 Fifteenth street. and
of James G.. Blaine, at 821 Fifteenth.
Woodrow Wilson had O. suite there
until he moved to the more noted resi-
dence at 1000 Pennsylvania avenue, and
Vice President Thomas Riley Marshall
lived there for two years. Gen. John
j. Pershing stopped there at periods be-
fore and after the World War and
during the Wilson administration the
hotel maintained White House table,
where cabinet members often gathered.
Special delegations from foreign coun-
tries often stopped at the Shoreham.
including those sent here for the arms
conference.
The hotel was named for Shoreham,
VT, the birthplace of its builder and
first owner, Mr. Morton. j. Maury Dove
purchased and remodeled the property
in 1912 and in 1925 it was abandoned
as hotel and sold at auction to Harry
Wardman. Since then it has been
stripped of its furnishings and boarded
up. awaiting destruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
TURKISH PREMIER lAUDS
KELLOGG PEACE POLICY
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The position of Turkey regarding the
Kellogg BRAND peace treaty was mace
clear in speech by Prime Minister
Ismet Pasha at Malatia. made public
last night by the embassy here. 'hA
The prime minister declared that the
work OF the eminent Secretary of state
corresponds exactly to the peace policy
If the Turkish republic" =.
Turkey has accepted the United
treaty.
THE prime minister" said the en-
oassy's statement. particularly en-
pnasized the fact that Mr. Kellogg's
note concerning the pact. and not ex-
Guiding wars of legitimate defense. con-
cords exactly with Turkeys views. He
ADDED that people should not seek to
Welgn. the treaty exactly as a means of
preserving peace in international rela-
lions, put that the essential meaning of
tne fact is that 1t will present new dim
cuites 10 any nations attempting 70
violate the peace.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
REPEATS DENIAL
OF POLICE PROBE
KerIin, Efficiency Chief, Con-
fers With Maj. Hesse
at Headquarters.

Malcolm Kerlin, acting chief of the
United States Bureau of Efficiency. to-
day treasured Mai. Edwin B. Hesse, SUI
perintendent of police. that the bureau
had not undertaken an investigation OF
the Police Department.
Kerlin called on Maj. Hesse at his Of
fee in the District Building shortly pc
fore noon and conferred with him for
about five minutes. After the confer
ence Kerlin told newspaper men that
his visit was not for the purpose OF IN
vestigating anything, but merely 10 set
Mai. HeSSe at rest over recent an
nouncement by Representative Gibson
of Vermont, chairman of the District
subcommittee of the House, that the
bureau had been making secret IN
yestigation of the Police Department.
Bureau Not Interested.
ct told Mai. Hesse," Kerlin declared,
Sthat the bureau is not interesting it.
self in the affairs of the Police De-
partment or cunning for any one con-
riected with it." ,-.
Kerlin last Monday. In statement
To The Star, denied the reports from
MFR. Gibson's home in Battleboro. VI,
that the Efficiency Bureau had been
making an undercover investigation OF
the Police Department for the Gibson
committee and pointed out that an
Investigation at this time is not con-
templated. Mr.. Gibson, however, had
since telegraphed the bureau for re-
port by October l concerning the gam
bling situation in washington.
Report on Gambling.
A preliminary report on the result OF
the bureaus probe of the gambling
situation was given to the Gibson COM
nittee shortly after the adjournment
of the last session of Congress. This
report listed the addresses of 20 alleged
gambling houses which bureau investi-
gators had uncovered. This list was
turned over to Maj. Hesse. Later all
of these places were raided, but, MAI.
Hesse, said, number of them fe-
opened.
Senator Capper of Kansas. chairman
of the Senate District committee, COM
nenting here today on police conditions
said that he had complete confidence
IN the ability of Maj. Hesse and Com
missioner Dougherty to handle the sit
nation. He added that the number OF
cases before the police trial board re-
Gently justified the authorities In CIV
ing close attention to police admins
tration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15


said all local means would be ex-
hauste0 before outside aid was asked.
1t was thought, however, that If the
damage to other points was as great as
that to San Juan the local relief agen-
cies would be inadequate.
Firemen and workmen were pressed
into service to clear the streets OF oe-
bris. The governor called upon Col.
George II. Helms of the 65th Infantry.
as wen as the adjutant general OF the
National Guard, requesting their as
sistance for restoring and maintaining
order in cooperation with the police.
Army Post Damaged.
The officers houses and troops guar
ters of the 65th Infantry were oaoiy
damaged. two sections of quarters being
demolished But there were no personal
Injuries or loss of lives among the SOL
diers. rs
Chancellor Benner said that all ex-
rent two buildings of the University OF
Porto Rico were damaged, orooaoly De,
vond repair. One of the unchanged
buildings was the new dormltory 1or
Girls He placed the loss at S3OO.CoO,
and asserted the institution would PROB
ABLY have to close for time at ieaSl.
The university is at Rio Pledras, seven
miles south of San Juan.
at the governors palace OF an tne
pictures of former governors ana rresi-
dents of the United States, the Oniy one
In suffer damage was that OF Theodore
roosevelt, It was torn from the wall by
fine gale and the glass and frame
smashed.
probably the greatest suffering among
tl1e ,1,asses will be due to the deSJruc-
ton of bananas and other minor crops
MI which they live. Little OF these
crops was believed to be left standing.
Coffee May Be Big Loss.
The coffee crop of which little had
been gathered and which had been
estimated to be worth S15,00O,OOO was
the cause of serious concern. II the
storm struck the coffee centers on the
south side of the island. the loss VIII
be heavy among group OF small
farmers little prepared to stand 1t. !.
The unmarketed citrus crop OF
oranges and grapefruit was believed
to have been destroyed with groves
badly damaged as well.
The damage to goods in the ware.
houses of San Juan, which is the cnier
distributing center, could not be esti-
mated, but it will be heavy.
The weather Bureau SAID IndC poCii
In intensity and duration the storm
was the worst that ever hit San Juan
and much worse than that recorded at
Miami in 1926.
At Ponce, in the south central sec
ton of Porto Rico. St. Luke's Hospital
was destroyed by the hurricane,
cablegram to missionary headquarters
of the Episcopal Church in New York
stated Miss Ellen T. Hicks, the hos
pital superintendent, added that all
were saved. ST. Luke's was built In
1896. being the first modern hospital on
the island and was valued at Sl25000.
Word was received from Havana last
aIgnt that the steamship Orcoma,
which sailed for Havana from Bermuda
on Wednesday with Sir Austen Cham
berlain, British foreign secretary. and
family aboard. had not been heard
from at Havana. Officers of the line
thought that the vessels course might
have been altered to avoid the hurri-
rane area
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT. II TODAY,
CELEBRATES AT SUMMER HOME
Happy as He Is Greeted by
Murray Bay, Quebec,
Villagers.
Surrounded by II GrandchiI-
dren and Other Members
of Family.
BY JOHN T. SUTER,
Associated Press STAFF writer.

Associated Press STAFF Writer.
This is a big day for a jolly big man
up at Murray Bay, Quebec.
1t is the birthday of William Howard
Taft. who has kept CHEEKY DISPOSE
ton through four years at the White
House. other years in exacting admin
istrative duties shifted to him by the
American Government, and more years
as Chief Justice of the United States.
He is II years old today. Most of
the American residents at Ponte-au-Pic.
where his Summer home is located, are
congratulating him and the Canadians
living at the settlement three miles
away are joining in.
Annual Celebration.
The observance of the birthday of this
distinguished American has taken on
the Importance of an annual celebra-
ton to which the former President of
the United States. looks forward with
genuine pleasure. On that day he can
lower the bars erected by the precedent
surrounding his high office and mingle
unreStralned in the society Of his friends.
1t is like old times at his Summer home.
where all are free to come and go as
they please, and where Mr.. Taft can
meet people with his always cordial
greeting; friendly slap on the back for
the men. wholesome smile for ALL
The porch at his Summer home is the
point OF greatest attraction in the vii
lage. and there his friends love to
gather, to exchange "reminiscences and
share in the happiness which radiates
from him, whether his infectious laugh
ter is aroused by one of their anecdotes
or by memories surrounding some in
cident in his eventful life.
Many Birthday Cakes.
The birthday always demonstrates the
great affection in which the Chief JUS
,tice is held by his Murray Bay friends.
They have had prepared birthday cakes
in great profusion. large and small, and
arranged to shower upon him flowers
and other tokens of remembrance.
Members of his immediate family-Mrs.
Taft, his daughter Helen and her hus-
band. his two sons, Robert and Charles,
and their wives, and his II grandchil-
dren-were there to make the day
memorable.
The Summer home of the Chief JUS
tice, described by him as better than
a tent" consisting of 10 rooms and 8
baths, having grown with the family,
had been prepared for the occasion,
with the porch and yard ready to take
care OF the overflow. Arrangements had
been made to serve dinner at 80 in
the afternoon to all who could be seated
in his study. Mrs. Taft's room, the liv-
ing room and the dining rooms used by
the family and the children ho,nti
full supply of Holsters and other table
delicacies had been ordered, and Mrs.
Taft and the children had for DAYS been
all details essential to the sue
cess not only of the dinner but of the
entire celebration.
Improved in Health.
Freed of many of his court duties
during the Summer vacation, the Chief
Justice, improved in health has en-
joyed his stay at Murray Bay this year
more than in recent former years. Not
only has it brought MIN into contact
with neighbors with whom he could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
PHYSICIANS HEARING ,ss
Tl-isa
CONTINUED By COURT

At the request of Assistant United
States Attorney Joseph Bruce, the pre-
Iiminary hearing of DR.. James William
Hart. charged with having performed
an illegal operation. was continued IN
Police Court today until September 30.
DR.. Hart was arrested at his Office.
2156 F street. yesterday afternoon on
warrant charging him with operating
on Miss Bernice Carter. II years old Of
Spottsylvania. Va. on August %. The
doctor is said to have admitted treat
ing the girl. but denies performing the
operation. He is at liberty on bond Of
$1,000.
Richard o. Seay. II years old, 22l
Fifteenth street northeast, was arrested
on September 3 on charge of having
aided and abetted in the alleged OPERA
ton. His preliminary hearing was also
continued end he was released under
bond of $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15

Continued from First Page.)
that while standing on the Police Court
steps some weeks previous to the raid
Schenck admitted to him that ''beer
parties" were held in the apartment
and that he frequently went there.
Gravely said that Schenck requested
him Ito let me know when you are
going to raid the place so / won't be
there"
An element of comedy was injected
into the proceedings when Gravely testi-
fed that Schenck knew he was suspi-
cious of the apartment because the de-
tective's wife had telephoned the place
whe she found card in her husband 5
pocket bearing the address and the
name Catherine Joyce
Schenck, taking the stand in his own
behalf. denied knowledge of any liquor
in the apartment, and said he had been
invited to take a nap in the apartment
by Mrs. Bevan's husband. He met Mr..
Bevans, he said, when he came to
Bevan's home after taking Mrs. Bevans
to Clarendon, Va, that morning to see
her little daughter.
Charges Are Dismissed.
Lieut. Bowers and Sergt Hood were
alleged to have failed to arrest Police
man j. Fl. Turner of the Thirteenth
precinct on August IL. when they found
him in an intoxicated condition in an
automobile at Third and Quackenbos
street The board dismissed the charges
without hearing the defense. upon mo-
ton of Bertrand Emerson, jr., attorney
for the two men.
Policeman Fey was charged with be-
ing intoxicated while on duty and with
failing to constantly patrol his beat
on September 8. Several witnesses teS-
titled that they saw him at the time
he was supposed to be drunk and that
he was sober and did not smell of LIQUOR
Bailey was alleged to have entered
the apartment of Frank Coleman,
colored professor, of Al Quincy place.
about 2 o'clock in the morning of
July ID. The colored man also said
the officer searched his house without
justification.
Coleman. taking the stand, demanded
that Bailey apologize to him before his
colored citizens association. He testi-
fled that Bailey already had apologized
TO him in private, but Bailey denied
this. The board held no apology was
due, since Bailey had testified that he
entered the apartment in answer to
call that woman was being murdered
in the neighborhood
One other case was partly heard at
the session yesterday and then con-
tinued until next Thursday 1t was that
of Policeman c. B. Vaughan, charged
with conduct prejudicial to the good
order of the department.
John Edward Singleton, jr.. a private
investigator, told the board that he fol-
lowed Vaughan and a party of friends
to Atlantic City. where Vaughan regis
tered at hotel with a woman other
than his wife. Singleton admitted
however, that Vaughan entered a room
occupied by another man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
BY JOHN TUCKER BATTLE.

NEW YORK, September 15.-The
hurricane now raging northward
through the West Indies is similar in
violence and velocity to the storm which
swept the southern part of Haiti in
September, 1926.
I was at st. Louis Du Sud, Haiti,
when the first warning of that hurri-
cane was relayed by telegraph from
Port au Prince. The report merely
said a hurricane of considerable violence
was travelling toward Haiti and was ex-
pected to strike within few hours.
The report spread with incredible
rapidity among the natives, and roads
leading into the mountains were crowd
ed with peasants Fastening to their
homes in the hills. The town crier
strobe about Importantly, ringing din
ner bell and reading in Creole proc
lamation of warning.
Black Haiti Awakes.
Black Haiti awoke from it's lethargy
and gathered in the streets to con-
template a brassy, cloudless sky, while
old men and women became the center
of apprehensive groups as they related
stories of hurricanes of the past.
Tales we're told that erased the smiles
from the faces of the very young and
deepened the lines in older faces. In
the market place the vendors OF altar
candles did a thriving business, while
sly voodoo priests sold charms against
death.
Far up and down the trails the word
is passed "a hurricane Is coming" AL
eyes turn fearfully toward the sky
"a hurricane is coming" rusty rosaries
are resurrected and told alternately
with voodoo charms. The white GOD
is powerful but the voodoo Lois" are
more familiar When hurricane Is
coming it is better to be friends with
both gods.
There is not cloud in the sky-the
mountains to the rear stand like purple
ghosts, strangely vague and indistinct
on such bright day.
Church Bell Tolls Warning.
Little boats on the bay are being
sculled shoreward with frantic haste
| their brown sails limp about the mast
like beggars' rags. The bell in the church
tower groans monotonous warning In
curious quick time.
The people stand in the streets in
apathetic groups-there Is no place tC
go--nothing to do, but wait. Sea birds
come inland and circle, uttering fright
ened, mournful cries, cattle grouped
in ravineS speak their fear in hoarSe
lowing A thin line OF devotees wind:
into the church, bearing candles tC
kneel before the saints and humble
their beads in supplication. A group Of
holder spirits in the town have strength
ened their courage with affia and rum.
small drum starts throbbing II
dance rhythm and is quickly silenced b,
a gendarme. Every one who is OUTSIDE