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the marooned residents ana prevent
loss Of life.
Scores Of persons are reported
still trapped in the Elba courthouse,
the county Jail, the Mays Building
and the school house. Approxi.
lnateIy 800 children are narOOned
In the school building.
Encouraging reports that the
flood had reached its peak and had
started to recede we're offset by q
late report last night that another
heavy rain had fallen over the
stricken area.
More than threescore persons were
rescued from Windham and the
Big Creek settlement, near Elba.
Acts of heroism were reported at
Windham, where marooned men
saw their wives and children taken
in boats. and then refused to enter
themselves, telling the guardsmen
to rush on to Elba. where other
women and children were in dire
distress.
Two additional companies of ma
tional guardsnnen, freshly equipped,
arrived at Troy late yesterday from
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TRIAL BOARD
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ing his beat" when he heard sew.
eral shots fired in an alley on one
edge Of the lot. A moment later
three men emerged from the alley
and started running across the lot.
Stop Allen yelled.
The trio ignored the poIlceman's
demand. So Allen fired on them.
He brought one of the men down.
Another stumbled only to be pulled
to his feet and hustled away by the
only member Of the trio thought
to have escaped unscathed.
The man dropped by Alien was
James Frazer. colored, 10. Of the
2l00 block Ward Pl. n. w. He
was arrested and taken to Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment for a
wounded right leg. He later was
removed to GalliRger Hospital.
Frazier told police he knew moth
ing about who fired the first fusil'
lade of shots.
He said he was walking alone
through the alley when bullets be.
gan to whistle by him. He be
came frightened, he said. and ran
until winged" by the officer.
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Hotel Where Many Took Refuge
COIlnpses Before DriDing Flood

Brewton, Ala, was reported sub
merged, with. hundreds of persons
seeking safety on their housetops.
Triangle Of Death
The high water apparently was
cutting 4 gigantic swath through
south Alabama in the form Of a tri-
angle, 1875 miles deep and $50 miles
wide at the base. Montgomery sat
at the apex, while Dothan formed
the eastern terminus Of the base and
Mobile, with to 10 feet of water in
the lower sections, was at the west
ern end.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
4 Boys Win Airplane Ride
For Times Subscriptions

It pays to get out and hustle and
bring in subscriptions to the Wash
ington Times as four boys out in
Petworth have learned. In fact the
six subscriptions that the boys man.
aged to get gives them a free ride
at the. Babcock Flying School at
College Park, Md.
Robert wallace, Richard Stelzer.
William Wallace and Albert Scheir-
nemon, all of Petworth, will fly to
morrow aftSrnoon in a brand-new
ship piloted by Bob Strange, chief
pilot for the Babcock Flying School.
In addition to trip over Wash.
ington and nearby Maryland the
boys will be on hand to witness the
triple parachute jump from a big
tri-motored plane.
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RETREAT
UNCOVERS
T0RRE0N
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homes to make impossible long draw.
out guerilla warfare.

out gueflHa WaIAatss
NOG ALEs sonora, Mexico,
March l6 n.N.S).--The northerly
advance on the federal garrison
holding the Einaloa port Of Mazat-
law began early today, according to
4 communication received from
Gen. Ramon Iturbe, chief Of rebel
operations in the state Of Sinaloa,
by rebel headquarters here
Rebel leaders today were puzzled
over the latest reported move q
Plutarco Elias Gales. generalissimo
OF the federal armies, who, accord
ing to q government radiOgram in.
tercepted by the rebels at Guaymass
Sonora, has returned from Casa
Grande, Zacatecas. to Mexico CITY.
Gales had returned to the ma
tionaI capital without troops bur
with only his personal escort. &C"
cording to the intercepted message.
No reason for the move was given.
The War Department today be-
gan shipment to Mexico OF a second
large order of Enfield rifles ana
munitions to aid the Portes Gil gov.
eminent in auppressing the revoIu.
ton.
Ambassador Teller asked for air.
plane bombs and other surplus
munitions besides, but It was not
learned II Secretary Of War Good
acceded to the request.
The Mexican governments how
ever. has placed large orders with
private concerns for tear gas bombs.
1t was learned.
Mexican federal troops have been
sent in pursuit OF the bandits who
on March kidnapped Henry Han
son, American manager Of the San
Nichols Mining Company, at Vocas
DurangoI, according to dispatch
to the state Department today from
Ambassador Morrow.
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fares there. At other points streams
were overlooking immense tassela'
tons of lowland.
Across the State line in Missis-
sippi. Merrill and Lucedale, z miles
apart. were inundated, and the resi-
dents were abandoning their homes.
There are several thousand persons
in the two towns. Other large areas
in Mississippi were reported under
water.
Florida Also Hit
Northwest Florida also was hard
hit. The townspeople of Carry
willie were reported to have left
their homes, and gone to Bombay
for safety before predicted crest
of 80 feet in the Choctawhatchee
River.
Red Cross units We're mobilizing
to enter the stricken area in the
Southeast, particularly Alabama,
where more than 10000 are already
homeless, and thousands more race
the same circumstances as streams
throughout, the Southeast section OF
the State continued to rise at an
alarming rate.
Sauadrons OF airplanes from Pen.
sacola F'la.) naval base, and Max
well Field. Montgomery, will take
off again today and drop food to
the starving thousands huddled on
roofs and high buildings in the
Alabama flood sector.
Carrying a weeks emergency
ration for 900 persons, two Coast
Guard boats left the Santa Rosa
Coast Guard station at Pensacola,
Fla, today for the flood area in
Alabama, the American Red Cross
was advised today. The boats will
proceed up the Pea and ChoctaW-
hatchee Rivers.
Red Cross national headquarters
here today directed all chapters in
Alabama, Georgia and northern
Florida to issue an appeal for funds
for flood relief.
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SAYS THAW IS
KEEN RAIDER
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Here is the 1929 Harry K. Thaw,
according to his confidential man
Weighs about 214 pounds-is In
the pink of condition although he
is more than so years old"
Eccentric speech due to severing
Of nerve in neck during suicide
attempt years ago."
Thinks like q flash.
zone of the keenest traders in
wall Street .
''Not particularly interested In
women-likes them occasionally In
q convivial party"
Called PhiIanthropist
Spends large sums for private
philanthropies.
Drinks only champagne when
INDUCING.
Doesn't like companions Of either
sex to become intoxicated.
Spends literally on party. Care
full in general expenditures.
The cause Of Thaw's pronounced
incoherent speech has been IN
revealed through the years Of merci-
less spotlight which has beaten upon
him.
"When Thaw attempted to COM
NIT suicide in Pennsylvania during
his incarceration. he cut an artery
in his neck" said Dannenberg.
This artery controlled the, vocal
nerves and ever since Thaw has had
his speech affected. As a matter of
fact. his brain is as keen as q
razor. His thoughts are always
ahead Of his words. Even when he
is typewriting. he can hardly work
the keys fast enough to keep up
with his brain. y
Thaw receives an enormous
quantity OF fan mail" with many
women among his correspondents,
Dannenberg revealed. Most of the
letters, however, ask for financial
assistance.
ThaW Answers Them
For a greater portion OF each
day, Thaw answers the deserving
cases personally on his typewriter"
said Dannenberg. "He distributes
considerable money in helping poor
people, aiding parents to educate
their children and to assist the
helpless and invalided.' q
AS trader in Wall Street. Thaw
makes an average of $25, 200 a year,
Dannenberg estimated. He had a
particularly good year in l92S-i929
and cleaned up on Warner Brothers
among other things.
"Thaw figures 1t out himself and
makes it a rule never to give 4
tip even to his best friend" said
Danhenberg. But he'll ask YOU If
you know anything, and when YOU
tell him, he'll say that's okay' or
that's no good And, funny thing,
he's practically always right"
Thaw receives $4,000 a wear
from the trust fund provided by his
aged mother. When she dies Harrv
K. will inherit the vast estate. He
keeps residence in Pittsburgh, win.
chester. Va, and New York city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Nine D. C. Groups PolIed
For Utilities Vacancy

Six citizens associations and three
other local organizations have been
polled in the city.wide campaign 10
select a successor to Col. Harrison
Brand on the Public Utilities Com.
mission, Tench r. Marye, chairman
Of the poll committee. announced q.
day.
Polls have been taken Of the
Friendship. Mt. Pleasant. Takoma
Cd. c., Brightwood, Manor Parlr
and Garfield associations; the Retail
Grocers' Protective Association. ina
Mira Mccoy Andrew Day Nursery.
and the District Sunshine and Com.
munity Society,".
The poll is to end on April 4.
when the committee win turn over
to President Hoover the names OF
the five leaders and ask him TO
appoint one OF them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Phila. JaiIs BooHegger,
"a, But Lets 3
Escape

PHILADELPHIA, March 16.--
Philadelphia's oldest bootlegger
has been arrested.
Toothless and so feeble that he
could not rise from his tireside
rocker to repeI them, Michael
Mcguire. 81. submitted to capture
when police broke into his room.
After they had helped the
doddering old fellow to nice
comfortable seat in the patrol
wagon the raiders went back and
searched the. place. They found
some mash and = quantity of
liquor.
Three men escaped by rear
door. Police believe the men
hastily. dismantled a still and car
~ried it off with them.
Maguire's house, the officers
said. had been used as a manu-.
featuring place for liquor that
was extensively sold among the
elite residents of Rittenhouse
Square.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Chain Stores Is Topic
For VOteIess Women

Chain stores will be discussed by
Alvin Dodd, Of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce, and DR..
George L. Knapp at the Voteless Dis.
trtct Of Columbia League Of Women
Voters dinner next Saturday. night,
March %, at the Y. w. C. A.
The dinner Is held under the aus.
pices Of the committee on living
costs, of which Mrs. Edward Keat-
Ing is chairman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Hoover Will Make First
Address to Press Men

On the occasion of the annual
banquet of the Associated Press to
be held in New York, April q.
President Hoover, it was announced
yesterday, will deliver his first pub
lie address as Chief Executive.
While the announcement did not
indicate the subject OF the Presi.
dents address, it is believed he
will discuss presidential relations
with the press, with special ref.
erence 70 his action in virtually
abolishing the White House "spokes.
man."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Community Chest Fund
Raised for Cumberland

CUMBERLAND, Nd, March 16.
The campaign for the annual com.
munity chest ended last night with
S5s,SO subscribed, or $4,000 in ex-
cess Of the budget. This takes
care Of all local charities for the
year.
The various industries subscribed
si6,4f5. the Kelly Springfield tire
plant leading with Ss.s75. The
women's division, headed by Mrs.
tsuiaa ,. 2enaoraon, raised e1o,Boo.
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The swiftness Of the swirIing tor.
rents of water in the Elba area
have hampered the rescue work.
Several boats have capsized during
the rescue work.. but: the guards
men were in each INSTANCE able to
swim to safety.
There has been no attempt to
estimate the loss in property. It
win run into the millions. Every
effort now is bent upon saving the
inhabitants and ascertaining the
condition of other flood-ravaged
towns in South Alabama.
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RUM CAR DRIVER
HALTED BY
GUNF|RE
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OonLlnueo from FIRST EdSO
had not arranged bond several
hours after his capture.
Ct. r.. Newton, an Eleventh pre-
clnct motorcycle policeman, and -.
e. Starr. . motorcycle policeman
of the park police, gave chase when
Goodwin, driving west on Benning
Road, passed them at Kenilworth
Avenue Northeast.
The chase had hardly started
when Newton was forced from the
road by the liquor car. A slight
bruise on his right foot was his
only injury, although he was rid.
ing at rs miles an hour.
Newton Strengthened the handle
bars Of his motorcycle with diff
Guilty after the accident and re-
sumed the chase. The two police
men followed Goodwin at an aver
age speed OF e5 miles an hour un-
til their quarry came to grief on
Benning Road between Twentieth
and TWenty.first SITS. N. r..
Hits Coal Truck
Goodwin's car was rocking 50
precariously at that spot that It
sideswiped . huge truck Of 4 coal
company. The liquor machine was
badly damaged while the truck was
only slightly damaged.
Undeterred by the accident Good.
win jumped from the wreckage and
ran. The two policemen dropped
their motorcycles and chased the
man through vacant lots and alleys
for about q half mile before catch
ing him after firing several shots.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
20 900 Acres Inundated, Many
Flee Homes In Tennessee District

an inundaton of 10000 acres at a
depth Of from to feet, reports
here Eaid.
Hundreds Of residents were re.
ported leaving their homes In the
Delta east Of Mariana, Ark, a.
the lowlands became submerged.
The stage of the Mississippi here
this morning was SO feet, and fear
was expressed by observers that
continued high water will weaken
the Mississippi Ievees which are
being patroiied by engineers look.
ing for crumbling spots.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 16
su.N.S.l.-Hundreds Of families are
homeless, many others are fleeing
to higher ground, and thousands Of
acres are inundated today az a re.
suit Of high water in the low.
lands Of the Mississippi basin.
Flood waters have reached a
dangerous. depth between Dyers-
burg, Tenn, and Heloise Ferry, ac-
cording to reports received here.
The break in the Blytheyille, Ark,
Ieyee will be repaired by Sunday.
i was said. The break has caused
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KEoKUK, Iowa, March Is Q.N.S),
The MISSISSIPPI River was ii feet
above flood stage here today. Z
A party of three men, two women
and 4 child six months old, ma
rooned In q cabin boat on the rivers
edge, were rescued by police this
morning. They were carried through
ice and water to higher ground.
The group at first refused to leave
the boat and, demanded, their res.
cuers produce warrants. 1t was
some time before they could be
made to realize their danger.
BOSTON, March 16 U.N.s).-
Heavy rains turned to q drizzle,
there was slight drop in tenn
perature and threats of immediate
flood conditions in New England
lessened today.
Chief rivers and their tributaries
were carrying off the excess water
slowly to the sea.
Dynamite blasts shook Shelburne
Falls e. thu ice Jam at thu power
aaz sn the pssrfisld river wal
Ssfaa "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Nv ANGUS a. AGREE

ENTERPRISE, Ala, March 16. Il.
N. S.l-When the first streak Of a
dismal dawn pierced the fog.laden
Elba flood area today, several score
of small motorboats operated by Ala
bama National Guardsmen, advanced
again upon the ravaged town in an
attempt to rescue more than half OF
its 1000 population still clinging to
housetops and trees.
According to officers at the ma
tional guard base on the edge Of the
flood sector. nearly half Of the resi-.
dents OF Elba have been taken 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Wife Gains Victory in
Marital Difficulties

NEW YORK, March Is H.N.S.l.
Mrs. Crater F. woodward today was
reported to have gained a smashing
victory in her marital warfare with
her husband. who kidnapped his
two children in Paris. Woodward,
it is said, paid his wife $1.65O,Q0
and gave her custody OF Ruth, ),
and Crater, jr., 3.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Flower Show Winner
Named for Mrs. Hoover

NEW YORK, March 16 U.N,S.l-
The sixteenth international flower
show here proved to be somewhat of
a triumph for Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
A blush lavender sweet pea named
for the First Lady won a silver
medal as the horticultural exhibition
came to a close last night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-03-16
Loss of Communication Leaves
Fate of Thousands Yelled In Doubt

Thousands Of others were ma
rccned in South Alabama towns.
Brewton, Ala, was inundated by 10
feet Of water. At Flomation, Ala,
the currents in the streets were al
the Garns depth. The last report
from castleesrry, Just south 81
EvSSS' a. ~ l sS'sssE
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Meanwhile the fate OF the several
thousand inhabitants of Geneva, 40
miles south of the confluence Of the
Pea and ChoctawhArchee Rivers,
Was sealed TO -ths outside world.
There has bean no communication
With the stricken city n q hours.
IA s.u'sl {. s. Sc. - w.
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Montgomery TO assist in the rescue
work. They were accompanied by
Regular Army officers who were to
maintain radio communication with
observation planes. The pilots were
to spot out" victims In most i'm.
mediate danger and thus direct the
boats Of the guardsmen.
National Guard Lieut.. John Kel.
soc, in charge Of rescue detach.
ment, reported to Governor Btbb
Graves here that he was IN q posi-.
ton to overlook the stricken town
Of Elba. He said he could see per-
sons clinging to treetops and sit.
ting on houses. He said his squad
had picked off, Is marooned
women and children.
Infant Rescued
Among those rescued from q
building In Windham was an infant
girl whose parents were not identi.
fled. DR.. McKinnon, Of Troy, who
insisted on accompanying the
guardsmen when they left Troy, ad.
ministered to the new baby In the
boat as it proceeded over the swirl.
ing flood waters to higher ground,
He said it suffered only from ex.
posture.
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CLEARING HOUSE REPORT

NEW YORK, March IS a.N.s.D.-
Clearing House statement. Ex-
ehAnges. S2,1sol000. 900; balances.
:sss so e! go tsS.ss s =. EsSsrvS hAakS
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Sixteen days left 20 file your
Personal Tax Return. Persons re-
siding temporarily In the District
% Columbia, should inquire at R0aa
100 District Building, e. % thtiP
eAxAhs sAAAaa - aSol8 RooSItao
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Grand Ballroom
OF Waldorf to End
Career Tonight
Rugs and Carpets on
Which Royalty Trod to
Go on Auction Block.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-An auctioneers
hammer was poised today to toll the
knell of the Waldorf Astoria and knock
down to the highest bidder rugs and
carpets upon which royalty trod in the
heyday of the famous hotel
The grand ballroom, whose walls have
looked down on many of the worlds
most famous men and most celebrated
beauties, will be alight for the last time
tonight. when 500 guests gather to give
farewell toast at the final dinner
The Waldorf Astoria closes today, its
Furnishings to be sold and the building
torn down to make way for skyscraper
aff1ce building The last room guests
have been given until tomorrow noon
to check out.
Bellboys assumed the role of guides
to show hundreds of visitors the rooms
Continued on Page 3, Column -
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j. S. WORKER QUITS
MILL STRIKE ZONE
Wood Awaits Collapse of
Communism Before Resum-
ing Mediation Efforts"
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTE, N. c., May l.-Charles
G. Wood, Department of Labor con-
ciliator, was en- route to his home in
Boston today to await what he termed
the collapse of Communism in North
Carolina before resuming mediation ef-
forts in strike-torn textile centers.
Mr.. Wood, sent into the Carolinas by
the Government to attempt the settle-
ment of labor disputes, abandoned the
task yesterday, temporarily at least.
Before leaving his headquarters here
last night. he issued statement in
which he declared that "the Com
munistic effort to promote strikes in
the South is about over" but that he
deemed it advisable to let the workers
discover their own mistakes"
The Communist movement does not
fit the South any more than it does any
other locality he said Its leaders
talk about helping the workers and
promise much in the way of wages,
better conditions and hours of labor.
but these promises are never fulfilled.
There is not one case In our records
to show strike won by Communists. '
Future Trouble Foreseen.
Mr. Woods statement in full follows
Pending the collapse of the COM
munistic strikes, / am going home to
plant my garden. l shall stop OFF at
Washington. BY the time get back,
there will probably not be any of this
sort of strike to interfere with our pro-
gram to help deserving workers negoti-
ate grievances with their respective en-
ployers.
Aside from some possible sporadic
outburst. the CommuniStic effort to pro-
mote strikes in the South is about over.
The Communists have contacts which
they designate as nuclei in certain mills
and In localities where mills are sit
uated, but they are rather widely scat
tered.
Certain of these nuclei are made up
of persons, who possess a considerable
measure OF influence with mill workers.
Where this condition obtains, they VIII
be troublesome, from time to time, in
the communities where such mills are
located.
mo fair-minded person should hold
any of these misled mill workers re-
sponsible for their activities in striking
or conducting strike. They, in COM
mon, with workers elsewhere, have been
incensed by grievances Swayed by
plausible promises OF Communist lead
ers, it is not unusual that these work.
ers select this method as means to
enforce their demands.
Wanted to Express Themselves.
They felt the need of expressing
themselves concertedly, and, in this
time of need, the Communistic leader
ship appeared to hold out the greatest
promise for success. 1t Is quite natural
for human beings to make mistakes, but
it is very difficult to convince them
they are mistaken.
1T is much better to let them dis
cover their own mistakes and then they
| are less likely to repeat them.
II do not think that a temporary
flyer in Communism will permanently
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
BY W. w. CHAPLIN.
Associated Press Stad Writer.

ABOVE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY,
May / (P).--This story was telephoned
to the Associated Press today by re-
porter high above land in the first pub
lie demonstration of Western Electric
invention. which enables an aviator to
chat from the clouds with any earth
bound telephone subscriber.
Taking off in the flying telephone
booth from Hadley Field, N. j., and
linked by wireless with the land lines of
the commercial telephone system. the
reporter gave his number and presently
heard the Associated Press switchboard
operator In New YORK City answer.
Gimme the eity sk." be said, ty-