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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-04

The major league campaign is
hut 8 week away, yet Manager
Harris Is not certain Of his
lineup for that first contest
agafnst the Red SOx. Muddy
R11el may BE- unable to play that
az. if he ii ready at all any
more. The Grln leader makes
I 70 secret his worry over Rnel's
ennditien, admitting that the
! ssobby little baclxstOp may have
! .nnnl1a4 The end of the lane
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-04

since replacing Reeves at
&c sOnviIleY Hayes has been
rs bat 10 times. He has scored
4 rllr On 3 hits. TOtaling IL
bases, and has driven In . run.
This e sWafting at nm average
II .A73. Unless BIuego comes to
life. Re may find himself Ousted
BY Hayes, who has the pep and
dash o. three ordinary lads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-04

Capt. John II. Brooke, United
States Infantry, : gOlf rookie
clicked of an nee the other
day on the 102.yard No. 3, b
course, 1t Rock Greek. II the
foursOlne were A. B. Hitler, III.
NJ. Seyden and 3. 3. Howell.
Captain Brooke used inashle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-04

Only once, though, haa Grigsby
been recommended for the Car {
negie medal. Back On 1918, he
pulled q boy from 3 naudhOle.
having jumped ila the water
fully CLOTHED.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-04

The Rock Creek course has been
made about so yards longer by NOV
ing hack some Of the tees.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
STREETS HARD
HIT BY RAIN

Reports IL trees blown down, Of
washouts Ia the roadway and holes
In sidewalks made to police head
quarters. kept the telephone opera
tors there busy from midnight Sat
urday until almost noon today
Forty.seven trees fell during the
rainstorm and 81 serious washouts
on streets were reported. a bridge
&c Forty third and Gait Street North
east caved In and traffic was blocked.
N eight blocks beyond the school
on Conduit Road Northwest, four
wash0ufs occurred.
Street surfaces were washed away
BIT 1S places in northeast and south
east, hole being created at
Seventh and Florida Avenue North
east which Ii 4 feet deep, police
reported Another dangerous WASH
out occurred ak Pennsylvania and
Minnesota Avenues Southeast.
Another dangerous hole was made
at Seventh and Quackenb0s Streets
Northwest, while less serious wash
outs occurred On Sixteenth Street,
100 yards north of Military Road,
and on LonRfeII0w Street, at Con
cord Avenue Northwest.
Two trees were blown down In
the 1000 block Ok Fifth ST. M. W;
one 1T Vermont Avenue and III
Street Northwest; at Fourteenth
and Wallach Streets Northwest;
four IN the 1900 block Of III st. n.
Il; one al Fourteenth and q Streets
at Tenth and Massa.
chuaetts Avenue Northeast: in front
of 1I9 Al ST. II. r.: at "a Al ST..
~. E. $50 Twelfth st. II. e.; in an
alley behind 1927 Calvert st. N. WI
at GIeshcro Road and Badens Place
Southeast. and In front Of 2I0I
Second ST. s. e.
Other trees were reported down
at 2101 Second ST. N. E.; at Kal.
mia Road and Morningside Drive
Northwest, and III the alley behind
1905 Fern st. ~. w.
Many other trees which fell IN
tho parks were reported by the
park police to their headquarters
AMI scores Or others fell on private
property.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13

r,.Iow Al derriok-trtack finally an
c c6.u to 3 heavier truck on firm
siand bv means of d tow line and
Vested l the car from Its perch.
Rnth the Po River and the nj
13iver between dericksburg ana
shIand were mad torrents, but III
bounds along the highway
Rappahannoclk Swollen
The Rappahannock. badly swol-
lar was pouring among and over
Il thousands OF tiny islands. and
ives understood TO have been
, = railroad officials resp0n.
siI,le for the long railroad bridge
across 1t.
Agriculture through this whole
area has been damaged heavily.
every level field and pasture Is
standing in water, while the low
lands are flooded out of sight.
cattle. horses and sheep have
climbed 10 the high points.
Every field, of corn, of the
thousands Of acres to be seen from
the highway, has been laid fiat, an
though 4 giant hand had dstrolSed
the earth from north to south.
Numbers of rural homes are
flooded. while the entire route Ii
fairly lined with automobiles. dead
with wet wires.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
FREE, He D|DN' I
KNOW It

Thirty days sounded much too
ominous to Mike Jordan, of the
400 block of Sixteenth st. 8. E.,
In Police Court today, despite the
fact that Judge Isaac r. E1itz had
suspended the sentence.
Jordan was charged with intoxi-
cation by Park Policeman III. A..
Bickford. who said he had found
him asleep on the sidewalk at
Fifteenth and d Streets Southeast
Saluting Judge Hitz with first one
hand and then the other. Jordan
said he worked every day, but
sometimes made these mis-
takes
Well, IL you think you can let
liquor alone, well give you 80
days and suspend the sentence, /"
Judge Hitz proposed.
mo. sir" Mike protested, salut.
ing, II wish you would let me 80.
work every day."
Court officers tried to explain
that he could 50 free under the
suspended sentence, but the 30 days
was too much and finally the court
compromised with q sentence OF
SIS or is days.
Mikes address will be the City
Jail for the next is days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13

to ali traffic. 1t was finally opened,
however, but State officer was
kept at that point to supervise
traffic and watch the progress Of
the water.
Considerable damage was caused
in Arlington county by the down
pour. All streams were swollen to
flood proportions. Concrete forms
for the new bridge over spout Run
near Lyon Village were carried
away and i culvert at Arlington
Avenue, through which busses have
been routed to Falls Church and
Fairfax, Va, collapsed. blocking that
portion Of the Lee Highway.
Roads PatrOlIed
Several lad washOuts were re-
ported along the road between
RossIyn ana Lyon Village Traffic
was slowed up and men were kept
on the road yesterday and last
night to warn motorists of the
dangerous points on the highway.
Threee small bridges were washed
out In the District The tempo
rary bridge on RiggS Road about
half . mills from the Soldiers Home,
was washed out and the road dclosed
to traffic. Small bridges on Gault
Street between Forty-third and
Forty fourth Streets Northeast, and
On Southern Avenue Southeast. were
carried away early in the day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
| lines To south
NASHE D 0UT

or ali the carriers entering Wash
ington the Richmond. fredericksburg
and Potomac railway was the hard.
est hit by the two-day storm and
Its trains still are running eight
hours behind schedule today.
It's tracks are washed out in three
places between Alexandria and Dos.
well. Va. Trains are being routed
over the Southern Railway to
Orange and via the Chesapeake and
Ohio from that point 70 boswell
where n. II. and r. trains are
switched back to their own right
OF way.
Eight Hours Late
Trains are running from five To
eight hours late, the train Clerk 81
Union Station said. Service On the
Southern. G.. and o. and the north
is normal. The r. r. and p. Is the
only road affected.
Suburban service on the Capital
Traction, washington Railway and
Electric and Washing tom Virginia
companies bus and trolley lines is
normal today. their respective dis
patclers reported
Traffic ii using the Bladensburg
Road again and busses for Laurel
were routed over II, the Waahiile.
ton Railway and Electric dfspat her
said. All other service IN 2. +.
and III regular order he said.
Busses Pick Up
The washington Virginia Mary
land bus lines reported no delay 1T
any time because OF the storm and
high water.
Service to LuraY and Winches.
ter has been normal all night, off.
Gals OF the Washington.Luray and
Washing tOn.yV inchester bus lines
said. The roads are terrible near
Aide and Middisburg. their drivers
reported. The buses are maintain
ing schedule. however. they added.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
DC. GUARDSNEN
START CAMP

Nearly 700 washington National
Guardsmen At Camp Albert c.
Richie. Cascade. Nd, began their
annual training today on the rain.
soaked fields OF Maryland.
Arriving yesterday In the rain.
the guardsn1en found plenty to do
to get the camp In shape for their
two weeks stay. Most OF the after
noon was spent repairing the tents.
The camp will afford plenty Of
work, but also excellent recreation.
The large lake. on which pontoon
drills will be held, will also be used
for boating and swimming. There
Is a good baseball diamond.
Each tent IL fitted to house q
squad, there being cots for a cor
poral and seven men. They are
lighted by electricity and the floors
are OF wood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
ST ORM HAL 5
BAY FERRIES

Thousands Ok WaHhinRtonians
ana Baltimoreans week.ending ct
points on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland were marocned Tor more
than day st the ferry aIip AZ
claiborne because the shippers ok
the ferries refused to take their
BEATS into the teeth of northeast
gale blowing over Chesapeake nay.
The last ferry to leave Claiborne
for Annapolis left Il o'clock sun.
day morning. shortly after the
boat left with 100 cars aboard and
several hundred persons. the storm
reached ! degree 0f intensity that
stopped navigation Service was
suspended until $40 a n, today.
IN tho meantime. the vacations
lists had driven into Claiborne and
jamrned roads leading - the ferry.
Aa the day drew 70 an end, hun.
dreds of the motorists began look
Ing Tor places to spend the night.
Many were forced To driVe miles
back into the country before they
could find accommodate
There are few telephones IN the
town and nearly everyone tried to
telephone at the same time.
Both ferries LETT Claiborne early
today and were making m possible
speed IN order to set the stranded
motorists on their respective ways.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
50 NARROWED IN
SWAMP CARS
TRAPPED

Trapped in the middle 81 Matta.
woman Swamp when the bridge
was carried out BY flood waters
Yesterday. more than SO motorists
spent yesterday afternoon and last
ntght In vain efforts to set through
the mud to washington.
The stream that flows through
the swamp Ii ordinarily about eight
feet wide. Following the down.
pour yesterday and saturday the
waters overfIowed the banks *
tending Tor more than 100 feet. III
some places the swamp was under
10 feet 81 water.
Nine Get Through
All told RI machines were trapped
ii the swamp, nine having made
the crossing and reached here with
out incident. Mr.. ana Mrs. Win
tam Hilton. III the 1900 block
Eighth st. n. wv. were two 81 the
few motorists who were successful
ii passing through. They came
here with Mrs. Michael Esteps 81
waldorf, Nd. who several days
ago was stricken with paralysis
The unfortunate motorists had
All been trapped IN waldorf. ma,
Saturday night when Two bridges
on the state road were washed
away. Men and women. according
to Ernest Duckett. & farmer. who
reached here last night, were wad-
ing knee deep III the water III Al
effort to get their cars out of the
mire.
When 4 rescue crane went into
the mud, fender deep. the nlarOoned
people prepared 10 spend the night
ii their trapped cars.
Crops Damaged
Conditions were about As rad on
the Colonial Beach road. Reports
from that section stated that more
than 100 automobiles were stranded
about five miles north Of the resort.
Damage to crops III southern
Maryland and nearby Virginia will
run into thousands of dollars. farm.
ers iii the flooded areas gaid last
night. Hundreds OF acres Of corn
and tobacco, principal crops 81
southern Maryland, have been
ruined hy the Hood.
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+
and washington, barred internit-
tently BY bridges that had washed
away or by wide stretches 81 water
that oblfterated the road. was COM
pletely cut or lit Milford, Va. about
rs miles north Of Richmond.
There, an ordinarily placid streani.
let was swollen to river property ms
and whirIed sfonlder-deep across the
highway bridge. Passage here was
impossible, and the few automobiles
which managed to fight tlirOngh
from washington to this point mad
to nut back into Fredericksburg.
fredericksburg itself. was crowded
with stranded tourists, and with
messengers from two trains which
ton or on to Richmond.
Hunting Creek Torrent
AT 4 O'Clock yesterday morning,
Little Hunting Creek, on the south
outskirts Of Alexandra, was almost
unrecognixable. The great valley
which II drains from the west had
emptied its catch OF rain into this
arm 81 the Potomac, ana ii went
out Of bounds to cover the highway
for 500 yards. The water was swift
and logs and small trees were
washed onto the road 1T this point.
BY daylight, autoists had discovered
a detour several miles above &C Put.
mans Store.
The next hazard was at Occoquan,
where small concrete span was
cut away as IL BY knife. Road
men and volunteers with lanterns
waved traffic into q detour here.
From there the driving was com.
paratiyely safe. except for trees
blown across the road, to Aqua
Greek, about ~ miles north Of
fredericksburg. This tiny creek,
not far from the n0toriounIy treacl1.
ercus ClippaWan1sic Swamp, had
come out of fits banks and was
about quarter Of mile wide,
covering the highway for that dis
lance. Numbers Of automobiles
wero stalled here until willing
motorists towed or pushed them 70
high ground.
ChippaWamsic swamp was 4
shallow lake In it's scrub forest,
and at several places the water
had cut tunnels under the concrete
roadbed, but for the most part the
road appeared TO % holding.
Bridge washed Ont
Fourteen miles north Of Freder.
Iclssburg, at little creek which
did its damage and quickly sub.
sided, large concrete bridge
tabout 5O-foot SPAN was washed
out The concrete floor az the
bridge had dropped Ut the south
end Is II on j hinge. putting the
road four feet below its usual
level. Into this trap Hudson
sedan had plunged In the farkness,
badly injuring two coiOred 0ccui
pants and demolishing the car
by daylight road officials had
innprovised q plank runway over
the break. but IL III temporary and
highly dangerous. NotwithstAndin
II was crossed BY scores Of cars.
Seven miles north Of Fredericks
burg 3 small stream called Potomac
Run had risen quickly to width
OF 500 feet. 1T coursed through Z
forest to cross the road and lrOT
over an embanlment on the east
like q Niagara. Here an unskilled
driver bad allowed his big closed
automobile to be washed off this
road, so that the rear of the car
hung suspended over the embank.
ment. Al few inches more ami il
must have toppled backwards &c
disappear into the muddy waters
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
Boat With Five
Missing in
Gale
BY International News Service

NEW YORK. Aug. IA small
motorboat containing three men and
two women today was reported
missing off the Jersey coast after
the roaring midsummer gale which
dashed the seaboard from Chesa-
peake Bay to Sandy Hook.
The party left Island Beach, near
Toms River, shortly before the
storm broke, about midnight Satur-
day. Nothing has been heard of
the craft, though marine men at
Island Beach expressed confidence
tkatt the party found shelter some
where along shore.
The storm, striking inland In
places but sl1irting New York, left
one dead, and coast guardsmen re.
porting approximately 100 rescues.
George Hopman, Jersey City fire.
man, was killed by q blown-down
electric wire as he WAS stepping
into d cab In front of his home.
The gale was the tail end Of the
tropical hurricane which swept
Florida earlier in the week. Along
the Maryland coast the wind at
tanned velocity of 10 miles an
hour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13

The party was returning from i
church picnic at st. Mays Catho-
lie Church, Bryahtown. Nd.
The party had ! narrow escape
from disaster ana ii was only due
to the presence III mind 81 GU
MILAN, 81 the 1900 block Trinidad
Ave-, NJ r., driver 81 4 special bus
chartered for the outing that .
serious accident was Averfed
Reaching TOwnahend MILAN had
started to cross the bridge, but De-
tecting that the piers were bit
wobbly. backed to high ground tell
Ing his passengers that his engine
was low and he feared HE could
not make the crossing. few
minutes after leaving the point the
bridge was washed away.
Party Stranded
An effort To return toward Bryan
town WAS blocked when another
bridge was washed away and the
party left stranded 1T garage -
the town, together with the occu-
nauts 81 36 other machines.
Members 81 the party declared
that they spent Z most miserable
ana moist night despite the efforts
a. reaidents 81 TownShend I'd make
them more comfortable.
Another start WAS made yester.
day morning over dirt road ana
tho motorists reached = point near
II. III, Nd, when another bridge
was carried away and they were
again stranded.
Gross on Ladders
Lieut.. &. j.. SatterfieId com.
handing Engine Co. rs, had lad
ders placed across the stream and
members of the party were aa-
sisted across to another bus which
broueht them to this city. They
reached Townshend st o'clock
Saturday night and were rescued
at 9:4S n. ia. yesterday.
Women In the party were en-.
thnsiastic IN their praise Of the
driver Of the bus, declaring that
but FOR HIS presence Of mind they
Tnighk have lost their lives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
How Auto Should Be
Started iii Wet Weather

Several thousand automobiles
baked today when owners stepped
on the starter.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton recommends that motorists rel
frain from grinding the starter II
the motor win not start Immediately.
but suggest instead the following
procedure:
Wipe the porcelain on al spark
suIated wires. Wipe the water from
the coils and from around the casing
81 the distributor. Make sure the
water Ii sponged from around the
plugs where they are screwed into
the block Of the engine.
Towing may be tried as 4 last
resort.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
SPANISH FIRES COSTLY

SOFIA. Spain, Aug. 13.--Heavy
damage has been caused by fires
which have been raging in the
Santa Ana forests since Thursday.
Al large amount of timber has been
destroyed. but no casualties are
reported. The extreme heat IL
blamed for the fires.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13

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expected that they will be rel
tomorrow morning.
The two worst wasIlouts reported
were between the District and Wal
d0rf, Nd, where the bridge over
the Mattawoman swamp was torn
out By the flood waters. and be-
tween Frederick and Rich
mord Va.
An other roads while still slow
are passable with the exception or
the dirt or secondary roads eff the
main arteries Of travel in Mary.
land and Virginia.
Ferries In Use
Although the waldorf road il
etii1 blocked to automobile traffic
It the Mattawoman swamp. traffic
Il being maintained to that point
from washington and from Wal.
doff. Arrangements have been
naads To ferry travellers over the
Mattawoman creek, which II stiII
badly swollen from the torrential
rains
The American Automobile Associ-
atoms check.up and report on
roads ii surrounding territory
ah0wed the following:
washington waldorf: automO.
blIes cannot pass. Passenger
traffic miaintained By bus q far
S BIattowoman creek. Arrange.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
FIJI ANE KILLS FOUR

BERLIN. Aug. is Three men
ana one woman were killed and
several others injured today when
Al exhibition fller named Gesper
lost control 81 his airplane ana
crashed into crowd 81 spectators
at the Aachen Flying Field.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
Rai1, Plays Havoc on
Road to Richmond
BY CLOYD BYARs, Y

The Richmond w ashnpton Highway, MAN dt5Iy u duU
mobile travel between North and South was ous Of
washed n dozen places by the Storm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13

Marooned for more than IL hours IoWnshend Md when
bridge AZ that point washed 19 members Cf the
Sodality Union Sc this city rescued yesterday morning
~ No Is Engine Company Of Washington.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
SCORES Or COUNTRY WORKERS
RUSH REPAIRS To AID TRAFFIC

Practically the entire road force Of the State Highway
Commissions of Maryland and Virginia at work the
roads which were rendered impossible yesterday by the
heavy downpour While many roads still blocked it IS
&
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
RUL ERS REACH Bill B AOI

BILBAO, Aug 1a King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria arrived here
today from Santander aboard the
battleship Principe Alfonso.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-13
ApxKRVlskmENTI

Prices realized on swift ComponY
sales 81 carcass beef Ia WaahinEfon, De-
for week ending Saturday, August IL.
1923. on ahipments sold out RANGED from
1880 cents a. 1g.00 rants per pound
an6 averaged s2.ll cents par pounf,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30

Of coaches, who, for an utter lack of a
sense Of humor. are a very serious band
Of men, associating college foot ball
with a life-ahd-death struggle.
Roper has also added color to the
game by enlivening his coaching with
many individual characteristics. This
prize story told about this fiery coach
deals with his early days. when he had
charge of the University of Missouri.
team. With his heart set on winning
the big game of the year from Kansas.
Bills team went through the earl,
games undefeated After highly sue
cessful trip through Iowa. Roper learned
: that the town of Columbia planned
beftting celebration for its returning
&. warriors.
Afraid that his players might suffer
from swelled heads, Bill Roper took the
varsity squad off the train several miles
poutside of town and made them hike It
back to college. missing the celebration
and thinking of anything but how good
: they were when they reached the dormi-
tories. However. the plan was not with
out merit, for Missouri went out and de-
feated the University Of Kansas that
season for the first time in years. Roper
knew how to get results