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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
MILL TOWN BLAST
WRECKS BUILDING
Explosion in Store Near Nc.
Keesport, Pa, Laid to
Leaking Gas.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, March ls.-One
building was destroyed and several
others damaged early today when a
terrific explosion occurred in the busi-
ness district of Clarion, a mill town
near McKeesport. Occupants of houses
in the district escaped, and police re-
ported that no one was killed or
injured.
The ruins of the building next door
to the Clarion Bank caught fire, but
the flames were extinguished quickly
Windows in wide area were shattered
Bomb Blamed by Police. 3.
When nearbysresidents reported tina,
shortly before the explosion an auto
mobile carrying half a dozen men
paused before the bank, police ex-
pressed the belief that the blast was
caused by a dynamite bomb, thrown in
all effort to wreck the bank
A check-up disclosed that Steve
Billy'S grocery store building, a two
story frame. was wrecked and that six
other buildings. including the JaSkol
department store across the street, were
damaged. The total damage was esti-
mated at between 5000 and $4,000
After an investigation today, police
said they had established definitely that
the explosion was caused by gas leak
in the Billy store. T..
Harry Jaskol, owner of the depart
ment store, said that the blast was ter
rife. Members of his family were
thrown from their beds, but were
uninjured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
DEBT SETTLEMENT
OPTIMISM GROWS
Preliminary Work of Formu.
lating Base for Payments
Nears Completion.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 18.-Optimism as to
the outcome of the reparations confer
ence prevailed today as the committee
of experts entered the sixth week of
their labors.
The preliminary work of formulating
base for payments or transfers and
the projected international reparations
bank appeared nearly complete.
Thee scheme to divide the payments
into two parts, one variable and the
other stable, was said today to involve
sacrifices to both sides, but to offer ad-
vantages which could not be ignored
1t was said few details of the interna-
tional bank remained to be worked
out; among these was the problem of
directorate personnel.
A special effort is to be made to take
action Of some sort this week. inasmuch
as adjournment from March % to April
over the Easter holidays is likely.
than had seemed possible week ago Is
AlOW AOkGNdoes <AAtAohbAi q WIN
promise on figures is yet to be obtained
1t is thought possible that solution will
be found before Easter. The apparent
dragging out of negotiations has caused
the impression among the public here
that little has been accomplished, but
once these figures have been agreed
upon the end may come with surprising
rapidity.
The plan for the international bank
has been somewhat handicapped by ex
travagant talk about the functions to be
confided to 1t.
It's first and foremost mission would
be trusteeship for reparations. Every
thing else would be subsidiary. The best
authorities here maintain that there is
no idea among the experts of making
this bank into super-bank to corner
the gold supply of the world or to ex-
ercise any other predominant role in
world banking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
BOATS, FREED BY ICE,
CRASH DOWN DANUBE
Five Sunk as 80 Vessels Batter
Piers and Bridges in Wild
Voyages.

BY the Associated Press.
BELGRADE. March 18.-Five ships
and barges lay at the bottom Of the
Danube here today. after an experience
yesterday which frightened many of
the oldest river-front residents in Bel
grade.
Thirty-two huge barges and other
ships, suddenly released by the Spring
thaw from their ice-bound mooring,
crashed pellmell down the river, col
liding with other boats and catapulting
themselves against stone piers and
bridges with such force that five OF
them sank.
The crews jumped to safety on huge
blocks Of floating ice. passenger
steamer between Belgrade and Zemlin,
caught suddenly in the grip OF the
great flow, was carried helplessly down
the river and crashed into a concrete
bridge 1t sank within few minutes,
all passengers, however, being saved.
Tugs risked collision in the center of
the stream to save some of the boats.
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i. s. COURT ENTRY
PROTOCOL 0. K D
Text for American Adhesion
Is Unanimously Approved
by Jurists.

GENEVA, March 18.-The text oil
a protocol for the adhesion Of the
United States to the World Court was
unanimously approved in final reading
at this afternoons session of the jur-
lists commission and will be transmitted
to the United States Immediately.
The protocol will be communicated
to the Council of the League of Ma
tions, Sir Cecil Hurst of Great Britain
being designated to make a covering
report at the June session in Madrid.
The Council will forward the protocol
to all countries signatory of the court
statutes for their ratification.
The stipulation that the League o1
Nations would notify some person to be
designated by the United States of the
Councils intention to request an ad-
visory opinion was changed. presumably
to avoid any idea that the United States
has permanent representative with the
League. Under the present arrange
ment the League is authorized to notify
the United States through diplomatic
channels.
Article Nv Remodeled.
The first part OF the new article ~
which deals with the American reser-
vation on advisory opinions, has beer
remodeled SO that 1t is about the same
as the original phraseology used BY
Elihu Root, who presented the project.
Arnold RaeStad, Norwegian jurist
presented memorandum calling at
tention to the great importance which
the smaller countries attach to advisory
opinions. II the acceptance of a spe.
cial protocol for American adhesion
had the effect of crippling this valued
attribute of the court, it would be un.
desirable, he said. He was convinced
however, that the United States hac
no intention of crippling it. but merely
wanted the right to safeguard it's inter
ests in connection with political dis.
putes and certainly would not inter.
fere when the council submitted ques.
tions touching the internal organiza.
ton of the League.
Appeals Court Suggested.
A resolution that the World Court bt
created a court of appeals for cases
not settled by special arbitral tribunals
was submitted by NJ Roundstein, tn,
Polish delegate, and will be forwarded
to the Council for consideration. Inas.
much as arbitration sometimes fail
even when special machinery for 1t /!
created, the Polish idea is that coun
! tries should be permitted to recognize
the special competence of the Worlt
| Court as court of final appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
AlligatOrs Swarm
Ship When Liquor
Raider Opens Crate
Coast Guard Officer Who
Suspected Vessel From
Florida Has Awakening
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILDWOOD. N. j., March 18.-War-
rant Officer Frederick w. Swimme;
commander of Coast Guard patrol boat
No. 1873, was waiting at Cold Spring
Harbor for Capt. Josh Shivers today
when Capt. Shivers, just up from
Florida, laid his fishing boat, the Maui
titus, alongside the pier Warrant Off,
Ger Swimme had heard reports that
Capt. Shivers hadn't had a very pros
porous season at Long Key and sus-
pected that he might be carrying little
liquor to even things up.
Warrant Officer Swimme poked about
the Nautilus pretty thoroughly, and
was somewhat vexed on coming on deck
to see big packing case being hoisted
oversize.
Hey" called Warrant Officer Swim
me, what you got there?"
"Alligators," replied Harry Countess
mate of the Nautilus, with testiness
which Warrant Officer Swimme re-
garded as suspicious.
"Alligators," repeated Warrant Officer
Continued on Page 4, Column H.
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a S|GHTSEERS DIE
ASPLANE CRASHES
Motors Fail, Craft Dives Into
Freight Car Loaded
With Sand.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
| NEWARK, N. j., March 1S.-Fourteen
sightseers were killed yesterday in the
worst airplane wreck there ever has
been in the United States. The pilot,
the only person aboard to escape death,
was injured severely.
A huge Ford all-metal tri-motored
monoplane, operated by the Colonial
Airways, crashed into freight car
loaded with sand while attempting a
forced landing mile from the Newark
! Airport after its motors had stopped.
Lou Foote. the pilot, and belmont
Parsons, a friend, riding in the cockpit
/ beside him, were hurled so feet from
the plane by the impact. Parsons was
injured fatally He died today in a
| Newark hospital.
Those in the cabin were flung into a
heap in the forward end of the fusel-
age. Many were impaled on pieces of
torn metal All were dead when found.
Witnesses said the plane appeared to
be in trouble from the time it took off
from the airport with its load of pas
sengers for trip over New York City.
Only zoo Feet in Air.
| 1t rose sluggishly. Persons who saw
the ship just before the crash said the
propellors were turning over slowly as
though the motors were dead. The
iv.In ,of, g., al~1
| the ground.
! Foote apparently was attempting to
bring the ship down on a clear space
between two railroad lines, but the
| plane, buffeted by high, gusty wind
! lost altitude too rapidly to clear
string OF cars on siding Of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey.
Betrothed Couple Perish.
The victims included an engaged
couple, Miss Gertrude Steever of Bloom
field N. j., and Reginald Woodward, a
law student who lived in Brooklyn The
girls brother also was killed, as were
two brothers, Andrew and Stephen
Hagmasi of Stamford, Conn.
The dead:
Bauer, Joseph Stamford, Conn.
Boole, Anton West New York. N. ].
Hagmasi. Andrew, Stamford, Conn
Hagmasi, Stephen, brother of Andrew.
Helmstetter, Raymond Irvington, N. j.
| Henderson, Thomas, Weehawken, N. j.
Hentschel. Walter, jr. Jersey City.
! JanuZZi, Patrick. Jersey City,
! Margarreten, William, Perth Amboy,
N. j.
Steever Gertrude, Bloomfield, N. j.
Steever, w. Clifton, brother of Miss
! Steever
Woodward, Reginald, of Brooklyn,
| fiance of Miss Steever
Ziser, William, Irvington, N J.
Parsons belmont, 25, of Brooklyn.
Rivals Worlds Worst Crash.
| The crash has been rivaled in the
number of victims only by one other
accident in the history of heavier than
air operation. That was the wreck OF
the Dornier-Wal plane at Rio Janeiro
/ last December, in which IA persons were
killed while on their way to welcome
Santos Dumont, the famous aviator.
A motor cycle policeman and railroad
employees saw the plane struggling to
stay in the air, swoop down as though
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
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WALKER MAY NAME
.OLVANY SUCCESSOR
Tammany Hall Leaders Admit
Mayors Power on Eve
of Campaign.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 18.-Mayor
James ]. Walker appeared yesterday
as the probable Moses to lead Tammany
Hall out of the wilderness into which
it was plunged by the resignation of
George w. Olvany.
District clubhouses were filled with
planners for the promotion of individ-
ual district leaders to the head Of the
Hall, and there was scarcely leader
who was not willing to enter the lists
for the highest office. But back OF
these embryonic ambitions was recog-
nized the fact that the immediate fate
of Tammany's power rests completely
with the outcome of the imminent
mayoralty campaign and that Walker
despite criticism that he has accom-
plished more play than work, has ir
the last fortnight emerged as the most
logical and utile prospect to succeed
himself. When the showdown comes
1t is expected that Walker will demand
a leader to his liking and get it.
It seemed that this situation might
entail a short-lived clash between the
mayor and the various groups of dis
trict leaders and possibly an under
cover battle with former Gov. Alfred
E. Smith or his proxies. The comment
of leaders yesterday was that inter-
ference from the former governor would
weld the fealty of the district heads to
the mayor more quickly than any
maneuver MIR. Walker himself could
devise.
Foley Is Dominant Figure.
The one other dominant figure cal
culated to exercise decisive influence
upon the selection of the next boss of
Tammany was Surrogate James A.
Foley.
OF all the persons suggested to sue
ceed Mr.. Olyany, Judge Foley is the
only one who would meet with virtually
unanimous approval. according to the
comment of district leaders. There ap-
peared no doubt he could have the lead
ership of the Hall by nod of his head
There were few, however, who believed
that he would accept it. He refused 1t
upon the death of his father-i -in-law,
Charles P. Murphy. which led to the
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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MOTHER QUITS ILL
SON TO RUSH TO GIRL
Charters Plane From New York to
Florida-Finds Daughter
Only Slightly Sick.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, March 18.--Mrs. II. L.
Underhill Binghamton, N. Y, who left
the bedside of a small son in New York
City to fly by plane to Tampa. because
she feared small daughter here was
seriously i'll, arrived early today to find
nothing more serious than a sore throat,
Ruth Underhill, 6. was taken to
Clearwater a month ago to recuperate
from an attack Of influenza. Her
brother was in a Binghamton hospital
with the same malady. Yesterday Ruth's
father, vice president Of the Peoples
Trust Co. of Binghamton, with Ruth,
telephoned his wife that the girls
throat was swollen and that he was
taking her to children's hospital in
Tampa.
Becoming frightened, Mrs. Underhill
chartered plane. piloted by Harold E.
Mcmahon. and left Curtiss Field at 2:30
pm. for the 1,800-mile flight. She ar
rived in Jacksonville and telephoned
that her plane reached there at II pm.
and was assured that Ruth was IN n0
danger,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
FENDER SCRATCH LEADS
TO CAPTURE OF BANDIT
Suspect Admits Helping Loot Mail
Truck at Chicago, Naming
Confederates.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March ia fender
scratch hardly worth noticing has
trapped one of the three men who
robbed mail truck of II pouches OF
mail Friday night. James Horton of
Waukegan. who was arrested, confessed
and named his confederates.
There was approximately $1,000 in
cash in the II pouches. The robbers
used a rented automobile for their es-
cape. In returning the machine to the
garage it Scraped against another car,
and Horton, who had rented it under
an assumed name, offered to pay the
small cost for repairs.
Policeman Edward Schwimmel, who
happened to be in the garage, insisted
that Horton give more complete
identification than he had supplied
when renting the car. and it was thus
that Horizons real name and address
were learned. Later, when Schwimmel
heard of the robbery, his suspicious
were aroused and he notified Federal
officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
Youth, 19, unable to Live Proudly
But Getting Kick From Life, Kills Self

NEW YORK, March 18.-Unable to
live proudly, although he got kick out
of life, as he explained Allan McLane
Mowry, l9 years old and member Of a
prominent family, committed suicide
yesterday.
His explanation for his act was found
in note addressed to his sister, Mrs.
Hamilton Adler, in whose apartment he
was found with bullet wound in his
head and pistol beside him.
This Is NietZsche's philosophy" the
note read in part, When 1t is no longer
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possible to live proudly, one can at least
die with a semblance of pride"
Mowry was found by Mrs. Adler and
guests when they returned to the apart
ment after having been away.
Inclosed with the note was a receipt
for burial plot in Greenwich, Conn.
God Almighty cannot imagine how
I hate and loathe doing this" his letter
continued, because / do get kick out
of life
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400 LOOK ON AS CHICAGO
OFFICER BATTLES BANDIT
Robber Slain in Duel at Busy
Street Corner as Nine Shots
Are Exchanged.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March l8-Four hundred
persons looked on last night at Police
man George Schert and an unidenti-
fled rcbber shot it out at busy North
Clark street intersection. Nine shots
had been fired before the bandit fell
dead
The man had been caught after rob-
bing a restaurant and the officer was
attempting to disarm him when the
shooting started.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
THREE BYRD AIDES
IN ANTARCTIC LOST
No Word Received From Gould,
Geologist; Balchen and June
for Three Days.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 18-No word has
been received for three days from Larry
Gould, geologist, and his two compan-
ions, Bernt Balchen and Harold June,
aviation pilots and members of the
Byrd Antarctic expedition, who have
been engaged in an aerial geological trip
to the Rockefeller Mountains, according
to a radio message from the South Pole
expedition, copyrighted by the New
York Times and st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Commander Richard E. Byrd is pre-
pairing to fly in search of his comrades
as soon as favorable weather obtains
the message stated.
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Burden of Caring for Crippled Wife
Is 3Years Leads Man to Try to End It All

and travel books, of which his wife was
fond, and then prepared her for bed.
Twice a month he had a holiday.
Those were the times for scrubbing the
floor and doing the hundred odd things
necessary to keep the place clean and
honey.
Last night McDwire cut his wife's
throat with a razor, then he used the
weapon on himself.
"He did it," Mabel McDwire told po-
lice. But it was a kindness. He want
ed me out of my suffering. He has al
ways been SO devoted, so very good to
me-"
Mrs. McDwire will recover. Her hus-
band probably will not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18
Plane in Newark
Crash Christened
By Mrs. Coolidge

NEWARK, N. j.. March 18.-
The ill-starred Colonial Always
transport plane, which crashed
yesterday, causing IA deaths. was
the same one which was chris
tened by Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, in
Washington, last November, as
proxy for another ship that in
augurated regular air service to
the West Indies.
A tri-motored Fokker, named
Christopher Columbus, was sched-
uled to be christened by the First
Lady, but it was damaged day
before, and officials of the new
line hastily chartered the Ford
plane from Colonial Always. The
name Christopher Columbus was
painted on its side before the
flight to Washington and re-
moved on its return to Newark.
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Bank Statements

Washington clearing house, $5,425,'
4l853.
Treasury balance. $13,619.29609.
New York clearing house exchange
$3.50 10000
New York clearing house balance
$234, 4,000, 900. - . ~~.
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ,
CHICAGO, March 1--we who have
health, homes and happiness-what do
we know of such tragedy as has come to
the Edwin McDwireS?
McDwire. "a years Old is an elevated
train guard. Fifteen years he has been
married, and during Is of those years
his wife. Mabel, has been crippled by
rheumatism.
Each day before leaving for work
McDwire has bathed and dressed his
wife. prepared their breakfast. fixed
something for her lunch, and in the
evening got the dinner. tidied the
small nat, read aloud the newspapers
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Crew of Six Die in Shipwreck.

ST. JOHNS Newfoundland March l8
tP.-The six members of the crew of
the schooner Russell Lake lost their
lives when the vessel was wrecked last
night near Burgeo on the Southwest
Coast. The schooner was owned by
Clyde Lake minister of fisheries in the
Newfoundland government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18

President to Deliver Address at
Arlington Memorial Day.
President Hoover will deliver the
principal Grafton at the Memorial day
exercises at Arlington National Gene
terry May 80.
This was announced at the White
House today following call made by
q small delegation representing the
Grand Army of the Republic. In this
group were S. G. Mawson, department
commander for the District of Colum-
bia; Mai. Gen, John c. Glen, U. S. A.,
retired; Col. John T. Ryan and F. j,
Young.
The Memorial day exercises will be
held under auspices of the Grand Army
of the Republic. with the assistance OF
the Spanish War Veterans and the
American Legion.
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"Flu" Kills 1000 at Scutari.

TTRANA, Albania March 18 P).--
Reports of 1000 deaths at Scutari from
q mysterious form of influenza accom-
panied by symptoms of cholera, ap.
parently similar to what is known in the
United States as intestinal influenza
are causing alarm here. ~..---
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Federal Armies Are Con-
verging on City From Four
Directions-Battle Fought
at San Pedro.
INSURGENTS REPORT 200
KILLED; CLAIM VICTORY
Four Are Known Dead as Govern
ment Planes Make Raid on In
surrecto Stronghold-Attack by
Loyal Troops in Sonora Antici-
rated-Defense Steps Taken.

MEXICO CITY, March 18 Cp.
The government announces
that the rebels are panic
stricken and have evacuated
Torreon in full flight.
JUAREZ, Mexico, March 18
Determination Of Mexico
City reports that federal con-
tingents operating in the rear
of the army of Gen. Jose Con-
zalo Escobar had cut the rail
line by which the rebel forces
at Torreon kept in contact with
Juarez was received at revolu-
tionary headquarters here to-
day.
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BY the Associated Press.
Stiff rebel opposition and heavy
fighting were in prospect today as
powerful federal armies converged
from four directions on the insur-
gent stronghold of Torreon.
Gen. Gales, federal commander
in chief, notified the government
that he was moving to attack Tor
reon in force and expected to oc-
cupy the city by Tuesday night.
Gen. EScobar, inSurgent leader,
was showing no disposition to re-
treat, however, and instead re-
ported victory in the first Skir-
niSh with the advancing federals.
Taking the initiative. the rebels at
tackled two federal columns at San
Pedro on Sunday and claimed to have
inflicted heavy casualties and taken
numerous prisoners. Several thousand
men took part in the engagement in
which more than 200 men were re-
ported killed. The rebels claimed the
capture of 1900 federals.
Federal Planes Raid Torreon.
Saturday and Sunday in Torreon
were marked by federal air raids which
left four known dead and many wound
ed in their wake. The first aerial
combat in the history of Mexican
revolutions followed the raids. an in
surgent plane taking the air against
the invaders. but finally being driven
off. One federal flyer was brought
down by rebel guns
Insurgent troop movements indicated
that the long-expected battle probably
would not be in Torreon itself, but In
the suburb of Gomez Palacio, three
miles out, which provides an even
better natural defense than Torreon.
Retreat by Rail Blocked.
A decisive clash was expected by
the government as a federal detach-
ment reported the destruction of an
important bridge on the railroad from
Torreon north to Chihuahua, cutting
off the only avenue of escape by rail
for the rebels should they meet defeat.
Troop activity in Northern Sonora
indicated that the rebels are taking
precautions against an anticipated
federal attack from Baja California,
which is loyal to the government.
RATTLE AT GAN pEnRn
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Constance Bennett Seriously Ill.

PARIS, March l8 R).-Constance
Bennett, American actress and wife of
Philip M. Plant, was reported in a
serious condition today after an emer-
gency operation. Miss Bennett is a
daughter of Richard Bennett the actor