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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
HUMP THREATENS.
STEADY RIVER RISE.
AbnormaIIy Swollen Flow of
Cumberland Is Taken
as { ire Sign
BY the Associated Press.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 30
Lights from Nshville's flood beleaguered
homes and factories played tonight upon
as strange a sight as river may afford.
The Cumberland was humping
its abnormally swollen flow rolling UP
in midstream a great bump of water,
believed sure sign that the stage of
nearly 81 feet would continue for hours
to flood streets, residences and industrial
sections.
The river began its rise last week
following the rains that caused disas-
trous floods In East Tennessee. Today,
it had passed the third crest forecast
and still was rising slowly to a point
II feet above flood stage. The police
and real estate firms had made avail
able their facilities to the hundreds
whose homes were temporarily unin-
habitable, but factories and other COM
mercial institutions had no relief from
the water which has covered valuable
machinery and stocks of goods, and
has deposited heavy layers Of mud
throughout the city's river section.
Traffic Not Impeded.
Sections of railway and trolley track
age were flooded but no serious incon-
venience to traffic had resulted.
The Government Weather Bureau.
baffied by unprecedented conditions, was
unable to forecast the probable effect
of rains which fell here and along the
Cumberland Valley yesterday, but found
some consolation in today's clear skies.
Forecasters were inclined to believe the
tomorrow.
Other sections of the South, previ-
ously flood stricken, were busy repairing
the damage today.
Damage to private property alone in
| five Alabama towns amounted to
j $4,395, 421, the State Tax Commission
| said in a report to Gov. Bibb Graves.
| The towns were Eliza, Geneva, Brewton,
Flomaton and River Falls.
Graves Awaits Reports.
The governor is awaiting reports from
State highway engineers on the dam
age to roads and bridges and from other
sources on the damage to farm lands
and equipment and to the public school
system before leaving tomorrow for
| Washington where he has conference
with President Hoover on possible Fed
| eral aid for the flood sufferers. He will
be accompanied by DR.. Bradford Knapp
president of Alabama Polytechnic Insti-
| tute.
Southern Kentucky is rapidly recover
| ing from the effects of the flood of the
| Cumberland River and other streams
The refugee camp maintained at Bar
bourville will be broken up tomorrow
| the work of sanitation of flooded houses
| having been almost completed.
Railroads are rushing repairs on
branch lines to coal centers and full
service will be resumed next week, II
| was announced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
FIRM IN RECEIVERSHIP.

WILMINGTON, Del, March 80 GP).-
Federal Judge H. NJ Morris today APP
pointed J. Robert Holconlb of Whining
ton receiver in the case of Michael j.
sEanrahan against Gilmers, Inc, q suit
IN equity.
!. According to the bill of complaint,
OF other stockholders and himself. The
company, Incorporated under the laws
of Delaware, operates chain stores in q
number of Southeastern States.
Assets Of the company were listed In
the bill as more than $4,000, 900 and
Liabilities as something over So. 000, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
Boy, IL, Accused of Joy-Riding, Arrested
After Crash and Sent to Receiving Home

Twelve-year-old William Austin
Crawford of Richmond, Va, alleged by
police to have gone for a joy-ride in an
automobile me found parked IN the goo
east, was arrested last night when he
crashed into another machine standing
at the curb In front of 10 Third street
southeast
Because of his age, the boy was sent
to the receiving home, SIG Potomac ave-
nue. southeast. after being booked ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

the fifth precinct for investigation
Meanwhile police are searching for an
older sister who he said was in the city.
Late yesterday George NJ Bradley of
1886 e street southeast reported his car
stolen. Within few minutes the police
station was notified that there was q
collision on Third street southeast.
boy. The car struck belonged to g. NJ
King In front Of whose lpouse it was
parked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
MAI. EDGERTON RELIEVED.
Lieut.. Col. Tyler to Succeed Fed
eral Power Officer.

Maj. Glen E. Edgerton, Corps of En-
chief engineer of the Federal Power
Commission, in the Interior Department
Building, and ordered to West Point,
N. Y. for duty as assistant professor of
civil and military engineering at the
Military Academy, effective about Au-
gust "a.
He will be succeeded by Lieut.. Col.
Max C. Tyler, Corps of Engineers, for
merly in charge of the District water
supply system and of construction work
at the Muscle Shoals power project, and
now completing tour of engineering
duty in the Philippines. He will assume
his new duties at the Interior as soon
as he arrives here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

Navy, Commerce and Post once De-
partments.
Each of these departments and the
District Government will have a repre-
sentative at the hearings to assist the
commission in developing information
as to the size, best location and proper
equipment of an airport in keeping
with Washingtors position as the
National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

Public Parks, surveyors are continuously
placing these marks, as the work of the
plotting of the entire park system Of
the District proceeds. These marks
are considered invaluable for city
planning purposes. There are now some
200 of these surveyors marks in vari-
Gus parts of Washington in the vicinity
of the parks, along Massachusetts, ave-
nue., Connecticut avenue. Columbia
road, First street. Rhode Island avenue
and out Sixteenth street.
Surveyors are represented as having
wholesome respect for the triangula-
ton marks and for bench marks. as
other elevation marks above sea level
are called. When one is carelessly re-
moved in the laying of a new sidewalk
or the placing of new street, it is ex-
planned, the Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks is put to a great
amount of additional trouble. To as
certain the exact spot where the mark
was necessitates an amount of exact
and difficult measuring, so that another
mark can be placed in the exact spot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
DUNN NAMED RADIO AIDE
TO ARMY SIGNAL CHIEF
Function to Assist Training of
Amateurs in United
States.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DR.. Lawrence j. Dunn Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, was appointed yesterday as chief
amateur radio aide to the chief signal
officer Of the Army. His function will
be to assist in the organization and
training Of the transmitting radio
amateurs of the United States.
Under a plan of affiliation between
the amateurs and the Army Signal
Corps, with the cooperation of the
American Radio Relay League, is or
ganizing the amateurs for national or
community emergency service. DR..
Dunn, until recently, was director of
the Hudson division of the American
Radio Relay League and is one of the
foremost amateurs of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
Gen. Parker Sent to Chicago.

Mai. Gen. Frank Parker of the War
Department general staff has been
ordered to Chicago to assume command
of the 9Th Corps Area on the departure
of Maj. Gen. Paul B. Malone, now hold
ing that command, who has been grant,
ed leave of absence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

Sister M. Cecilia, 95, who entered the
Community Of the Sisters of Mercy,
Atlanta, 70 years ago, died recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
LINEN KING WINS
FOR FIELD PLAYERS
Crasher, Also Field Horse,
Runs Second, With
RunaneIf Third.
BOWIE RACE TRACK, Md, April IL.

BOWIE RACE TRACK, Md, April IL.
Muddy track conditions. which
threatened to mar the running of the
Bowie kindergarten Stakes, first juve-
nile feature Of the Eastern racing sea-
son, were improved somewhat today, al
though the going was not considered
fast.
The Bowie kindergarten, a race of 4
furlongs, drew a field of IL juveniles
and at an early hour two Of them
Swatter and Uptown Lad, had been
withdrawn. Swatter had been looked
upon as the logical choice to win the
race.
This left Portsur, So r.. Peace
Boy, Play Ball, Ro- atina, Will Apple,
Kai-Lo. Charioteer and Sacred o. Moth
ing to contest for the stake.
The other feature on the program
was the White Marsh, q sprint of 4
furlongs for 3-year-olds.
Field Players Cash.
Field horses, Linen King and Crasher.
ran one. two in the first of the card, q
sprint Of furlongs for 4-year-old and
upward. Runanelf was third.
The verdict was a close one. Linen
King slipping through on the inside
and just lasting to win over Crasher. q
contender all the way.
When the field broke, RunaneIf took
command and held it until the last
eighth Of mile, where Linen King and
Crasher closed fast and fought it out
to the wire. Runanelf outlasted Mar
gate for third money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
VERMONT SPECIAL
INSPECTED HERE
Gov. Weeks on Train Bear
ing Civic Leaders and
State Products.

The Vermont Special, a 13-car train
housing Gov. and Mrs. John E. Weeks
Of the Green Mountain State and q
party OF 100 business and civic leaders
and an exhibition Of native products
ranging from clothespins to the maple
strip Calvin Coolidge helped make
famous, attracted visitors to Union Sta
ton this morning.
While Washingtonians filed through
the train and viewed displays arranged
by various Vermont State departments
and manufacturers, members of the
party, headed by Harry c. Whitehill of
Waterbury, saw the sights of the Capt.
tai. The party is making To-day trip
through Fl States in the interest of the
State
Attractive exhibits showing the
States natural resources, wealth in
dairy products, marble, apples. maple
sugar, fish and game are set up in four
cars on the train. while the party is
housed in nine cars.
With Gov. and Mrs. Weeks in their
car were Gen. and Mrs. Herbert T
johnson of Montpelier, of the COVER
nor's staff: John L. Southwick of Bur-
lington. editor of the Burlington Daily
Free Press; Harold p. French, chairman
of the exhibit committee of the train
and Mrs. French, and Mr.. Whitehill
who is a collector Of customs for the
second Vermont district.
The party will travel as far South
as Augusta and Atlanta. Ca: West to
Oklahoma City, Okla; North to Des
Moines, Iowa, and Chicago and through
Toronto and Montreal before returning
to Montpelier, vt.
At 1890 o'clock today the group.
headed by Gov. and Mrs. Weeks, paid
their respects to President Hoover. and
at 2 o'clock left for Richmond. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
SEAPLANE CARRIER
TO SEEK FLYERS
Australian Albatross Has Five
Machines Aboard in South.
ern Cross Hunt.

~ the Associated Press.
SYDNEY, New South Wales, April
1.-THE Australian seaplane carrier
Albatross, with I'VE planes aboard, was
ordered today to participate in the
search for Capt. Charles Kinesford-
Smith and his three companions OF
the missing Southern Cross.
The Albatross was expected to leave
f0k Wyndham almost Immediately, but
ID great Is the distance around the
eastern and northern coast Of Austria
Ia that 1t could hardly arrive inside OF
q week.
Grave fears are now expressed for
the safety Of the rescue plane manned
By Lieut.. Keith Anderson and Robert
Hitchcock. The two flyers started from
here Sunday In Westland Widgeon
rnonoplane and have not been heard
from since they left Newcastle waters
northern territory, about 400 miles from
Wyndham.
Directors of the search for the
Southern Cross flyers have now decided
to send airplanes In pairs to cooperate
with land parties also searching for the
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
HOUSE CITES LONG
ON BRIDE CHARGES
Senate Expected to Set
Trial of Governor at
Early Date.

BATON ROUGE, La, April II Cp.
The House Of Representatives of
the Louisiana Legislature today
voted impeachment on charges of
bribery against Gov. Huey p. Long.
The vote was So to 40.
BY the Associated Press.
BATON ROUGE, La, April 1.-THE
House committee was asked today BY
managers Of the impeachment case
against Gov Huey p. Long to vote on
charges Of attempted bribery of two
legislators and misuse of State funds
while the Senate set itself in order 10
make plans for the trial.
These specific charges were:
That Gov. Long attempted TO bride
Representative Felix Delaune of St
Charles Parish by offering him a job
with the highway commission at a sal
airy Of $3.50 month and expenses.
That Gov. Long attempted to bribe
Representative Adolph Gueymard OF
Iberville Parish by offering him a job
with the highway commission and by
Offering to fix him up" on leans al
banks.
Under the misuse-of funds count
Gov. Long was said in the testimony to
have purchased new automobile about
the time he failed to account for $500
Of $4,000 put UP by the State board OF
liquidation for entertaining a confer.
ence Of governors.
The Senate was ready to receive al
noon its rules for conducting the Inn
parchment trial adopted yesterday BY
its special committee, but yet unan.
nounced.
The Senate is expected 10 set an early
date for the trial.
The one count formally before the
high trial court Until today accuses the
governor with threatening to intimidate
Publisher c. p. Manship Of Baton Rouge
and others who opposed his proposed
tax on refined OIL
Additional testimony placed before
the House carried the proceedings oil
inquiry through count No. of the
nineteen charges, that of removing
school officials Of the State for purely
political purposes" and using said pow
ers for the purpose Of intimidating
teachers and pupils"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
HOWARD SUTHERLAND
WILL CONTINUE POST

BY the Associated Press.
Howard Sutherland will continue as
alien property custodian under the
Hoover administration.
In common with other presidential
appointees, Mr.. Sutherland submitted
his resignation at the close of the
Coolidge administration. Today he
conferred with Mr.. Hoover for the first
time since the latter's inauguration and
afterward said the President told him
he wanted him to continue at his post.
Mr.. Sutherland was appointed In De-
cember Of 1925, succeeding Fred c.
Hicks, who died suddenly. Hicks had
succeeded Thomas Miller, under whose
administration scandals developed in
the alien property custodian's office and
who recently was paroled after serving
In the Atlanta penitentiaEVA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
FARM-OWNED BODY
URGED AS AID PLAN
Selling Of Stock to 1000, 900
Growers Proposed to
Finance Company.

A picture of rural mail carriers oh
the horse and buggy mail routes in
teresting farmers and their wives in
buying stock IN corporation sponsored
by the United States Government is
visualized by Charles Z. HUFF Of salina,
Kans., president of the National Farm
ers' Union.
Mr.. Hun has submitted to President
Hoover a memorandum outlining estab-
lishment Of q sterilization corpora
ton" under the proposed Federal Farm
Board, designed to bring a million
farmers into direct contact with the
actual business Of marketing their
products.
The memorandum. which has been
the basis for conferences between Mr..
HUH and the Secretary Of Agriculture
and other Government offlcials, sug-
gests departure from anything con-
sidered In that connection.
Has Visited White House.
It was presented. he said, after call
at the White House, because the con-
CCRbIOA Vi q NOA POA 0OACAA
embodied In committee prints in Con-
sress is that Of q governmental agency
tricked out as q farmers company to
engage In more or less spasmodic at
ternpts to manipulate prices under. the
direction Of the Farm Board and at
the risk Of the Treasury.
Such q conception gives no hope OF
constructive plishment In the way
Of more stable prices or larger net re-
turns to the grower from the given
price" he said. "It gives no promise
Of practical or permanent improvements
in trade practices or conditions, and 1t
would place any cooperative grain
marketing organization that accepted a
loan from the Farm Board In virtually
the position held by o bankrupt con-
Germ to its receivers, the cooperative
becoming In effect the ward of the
board"
HUFF expressed concern lest Congress
accept the so-called McNary bill with
only the equalization fee stricken out,
and without readjusting the stabilize
ton corporation machinery. without
regard for the merits or dement's Of
the fee principle. it Is his opinion that
the machinery set UP In the bill Presi-
dent Coolidge vetoed would be in
adequate with its essential feature dis
allowed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
WET REPRESENTATIVE DEMANDS
LOSSES ON DISTILLERY STOCK
L.C. Dyer, Missouri Opponent
of Dry Bills, Asks Curb Ex-
change for Remuneration.
Foreign Liquor Stock Sales
Status Is Explained in
New York.
~ the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April fla Missouri
Representative who sold Hiram Walker,
Inc, stock, on learning the company
was distillery, has demanded that the
Curb Exchange reimburse him for his
losses.
L. 6. Dyer, Republican Representative
and -prohibitionist, in letter to
the exchange ofilcials, contended 1t had
no right to list the stocks Of companies
whose product is contraband in this
country. While curb ofiicials admitted
receipt of the letter they declined to
make 1t public, and expressed consider
able surprise over the Congressman's
demand.
william A. Lockwood, counsel for the
exchange governors, said, although the
question had never been raised before,
so far as he knew, he had no doubt the
exchange was privileged to permit deal
ings in such stocks.
"1f the sale Of foreign liquor stocks
is illegal" he said, "the Curb Exchange
would, Of course, be the first to take
action. but so far as I know there is
nothing in the Volstead act or any other
law which prohibits Americans from
investing In foreign stocks--liquor or
otherwise"
Mr.. Dyer Is the ranking Republican
member Of the House judiciary com.
mittee, and has consistently voted
against all prohibition bills. In WASH
ington he declined to discuss the
matter.
Hundreds OF thousands Of shares Of
Hiram Walker have been sold on the
curb. Hiram Walrer, Inc, q Canadian
corporation, ma De rye whisky ct
Walkerville, Ontario, across the Detroit
River from Detroit. Its stock has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
GRlFFMEN RETURN
IN FINE CONDITION;
PLAY GIANTS TODAY
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From Fist Page.)
1927 Both Bluege and Myer have
played remarkably we'll In the Spring
exhibitions. Team play has been so de-
veloped in this quartet that now it
seems the best inner Gordon the Ma
tionais have had In more than decade.
Three brilliant fly chasers constitute
the outfield. Leon Goslin, San West
and Red Barnes already are hailed as
the best defensive garden trio in the
American League.
Heading the pitching staff is Sam
Jones, many years a major league
pitcher. but still so effective that he
probably will be Manager Johnson's
choice to open the season against the
Athletics here next Tuesday. With
Jones are the tried veterans Irving
Hadley, Garland Braxton and Fred
Marberry. Braxton and Marberry have
been especially impressive in Spring
workouts. while Hadley has done well,
despite a minor physical ailment that
soon may be remedied and make him
much more effective In the pitchers
box. The club has in Adolph Liska q
most promising recruit. With his odd
underhand delivery, the $4,000 pur-
chase from Minneapolis is expected to
battle many opposing batsmen. Lloyd
Brown and Bob Burke. young Left
handlers with the club last season, but
then little used, apparently are greatly
improved and may see much service
this year. And there is Paul Hopkins,
too, who may prove handy hurler to
have around.
Generally the Nationals seem to have
a good pitching staff, staff that should
win a goodly number of games. And
in Ruel and Benny Tate. FOLLOWERS from
last years backstopping department,
and Roy Spencer. a newcomer to WASH
ington, but with much major league ex-
perience, the club is we'll fortified be-
hind the bat There's nothing weak
looking about the Washington club In
its battery corps.
Reserve Is Strong.
The Washington reserve is held the
strongest the club has had in many
seasons. Charley Gooch, draftee from
Little Rock: Joe Cronin, who performed
regularly at short for several months
last year, and Stewart are available for
emergency use in the infield while the
outf1eld second-stringers are the capable
Rice and Spencer Harris. the last men,
toned a hard hitter who has ben up
to the big league before. In all likeli-
hood. Harris will be seen In right field
in the two games the Nationals have
here with the Giants for Barnes, regular
occupant of the BERTH and Rice now
are nursing minor injuries.
The club ought to have hitting
strength. Heading its attack Is Goslin,
who last year was champion batsman
Of the American League. This powerful
hitter's main supporting cast includes
West, Myer, Barnes and Judge. players
who banged their way into the 800
class last season.
Bluege and Ruel were we'll up among
the good hitters in 1928, while this
Spring Hayes shows signs of becoming
a strong performer at bat Tate, the
catcher, and several pitchers are good
swatters, while there is considerable
attacking strength In the reserve, ac-
cording to past performances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
VETERANS TO DISCUSS
PLANS FOR REUNION
Eightieth Division Association
Members Here Will Meet To-
morrow Night.

Local veterans of the Eightieth d.
vision Veterans Association will meet
with representatives from the associa-
tons headquarters in the Office of Col.
Ashby williams, in the Rust Building,
1901 Fifteenth street, tomorrow night
at 8 o'clock. to make arrangements for
the next reunion of the association, to
be held in this city. under a recent
decision of the organizations executive
committee.
The resident secretary, George }.
Killer, will arrive here tomorrow with
other headquarters representatives to
meet with the local members of. the
association. Belief is expressed by the
officials of the association that the sue
cess Of the reunion can be measured
largely by the interest displayed by local
members at the meeting tomorrow night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra at Stanley Hall, at $50
O'Clock this evening.
March, THE Favorite Regiment" Ertl.
Overture, der Wildschutze" (The
Porcher) ............... -. .LortZing
Entr'Acte (a) "Serenata". =. .Cajain
(b) Celtic Dance. ...... Billiard
Grand Selection, Aida. ...... Verdi.
Fox Trot, Down the Highway Of
Waltz Song, THE Song Is Ended.
= Berlin.
Finale, "She Said II Said. Russell.
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Marine Band
Orchestra, auditorium, Marine Bar
racks, 8 pm. tomorrow. Taylor Bran
son. leader Arthur s. Witcomb, second
leader, conducting.
March, Captain Stannerd,"
Harry s. Morris.
Overture. Martha. .......... Flotow.
(a) "Traum der Sennerin'.> .Labitzki.
(b) whispering Flowers. Won Blon.
Grand Scenes from Faust. .Gounod.
Suite d'Orchestre, La Fete de Sevilla,"
Tavar.
March, Characteristic "Poseidon,
Jessel.
Marines Hymn, The Halls of Monte
yuma"
1.-THE Star spangled Baner."