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possible until cooling streams Of water
had quenched the flames.
Ten Of the banks employees died, u
well 80 weaver, Norton and Davenport
Thirty were injured. While the sal
vaging Of life and property went on thu
law threw police Gordon around the
building ana started an investigation.
Bank 0ficiAl Describes Scene.
the manager Of the transient depart
Ifefit said he had been talking TO q
clerk. He heard the explosion and
on my frst impulse, I threw
myself finder q desk. Ley there sev-
efal seconds In q dare, unable to realize
what had happened. Ali could think
Of was o bomb. tried to crawl under
table when q man bumped into me
Tanks exploded and the room filled
with pungent mixture Of smoke and
lame. I saw one man with flaming
Another man stepped out Of Q cage
carrying the body Of girl. His own
face was covered with blood. The
screams were if1describable.
walkers story.
Suffering injuries IN the head and
back, Henry Wacker, one of the two
blirnp survivors, delivered this story
from o hospital bed:
when we first rose the blimp rolled
and tossed In an unaccountable way
The balance was wrong At our first
landing, In Grant Park, We dropped al
our ballast--le0 pounds Of sand and 40
gallons Of water.
when we were up $50 feet the port
engines began to misbehave. The star
board motor was splitting hot castor oil
you see, the air and gas are mixed
IN the crankcase Of the rotary by ad-
justments. noticed Buck weaver
feeding gasoline and air. yelled
What In he'll are you doing?'
II reached over and shot open the
valve, but 1t was too late. She back
fired and the next moment flames
leaped over the motor ana licked the
bag.
Il turned TO Davenport. His chute
was under him and seemed tangled In
some fashion. He was unable to get Il
apart. He tore at 1t ffanticafly with his
fingers.
Il reached Norton. Norton knew what
he must do, but he was making sure
Of his plates. grabbed him and yelled,
Get 0ver--Quicki'
"On my last glance into the ship I
saw Davenport still bending over tryina
to release himself In some fashion. he
worked hard, but knew he'd never
get loose.
1T was getting hot as hell
I'm not sure whether could see
Weaver
II Jumped. My parachute didn't open
for minutes, 1t seemed. Actually it
must have opened within q hundred
feet, and just as 10 did nap open and
was Jerked back, saw flames burst
from the edge Of the sail.
Il pulled myself up by the rope and
grabbed one Of the burning places with
my right hand, crumpling out the fire.
With my left hand I put out the other
Are
Just as I sank back TO the support
OF the shroud line, n burning figure,
with parachute nothing but q trailing
cinder, flashed by and streaked down.
figured that 1t was poor Weaver. /
think he was covered with burning oil,
He was the only one saw fall.
When the burning blimp shot by me
the engines were still full on.
"As ! settled above the building tops.
! saw the bag fall and watched It crash
through the banks skylight.
II came down close to the edge of a
building. There were some men stand.
ing on a fire escape within reach OF
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What Is the Caterpillar Club?
Any his jumping disabled arc1
with parachute becomes member Of the Caterpillar Club

Any his life jumping disabled
with parachute becomes member Of the Caterpillar Club
and
November H. 1922 Ohio
Maurice Hutton aviation editor the Herald
Government parachute shortly
chief Of the McCook Field Section
thought TO be the nrs
Caterpillar" parachute manan
and lines from the finest the owy
and flies from death
The htted-and
Caterpillar
who made caterpillar Although
avaos
before the Armsce there doubt Caterpa
baioonists
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taut in the wind. Many saw weaver's
clothes and parachute consumed while
he fell. Hugging the lifeline, he sank
like o depth bomb.
When Hell Rained.
The edge of Boettner's Sail ignited,
too, but It was an infant flame that did
not interfere with Notation. The pilot
and Wackef had Jumped fafthest from
the gondola, and thus cleared the
devastating path of the wreck.
The other three remained perilously
close, 80 close tllat their line Of flight
was never more than 30 feet from the
caterwauline blifip.
pafachtitists was the roof Of the IL
hnois Trust q savings Bank Building,
jackson Boulevard.
On the bank floor, the ONCE force
was f1fiisl1ing the days work. In d few
minutes employees were to leave the
building for home.
The skylight suddenly burst open to
naked heaven. The Wingfoot Express
entered. with farltiess, tincAnny aim,
red.1ot engine, trailed BY the collaps.
Ing envelope. hurled down the central
well Of the building into the crowded
bank lobby where $50 people worked.
My Godi It's raining helll"
Viewers Body Falls In Bank.
At the instant of impact the fuel
tanks released sheets OF gasoline that
drenched the room. Several hundred
gallons of Illuminating fluid spattered
about. The roof caught fire.
the wrecked gondola, engine parts and
bank furniture few like bursting
shrapnel. In q series Of deafeninG
detonations, white-hot charges Of gaso.
line stfeaked through the room. II
ives the inside Of cannon's mouth.
Some lives were extinguished imme-
diately. Several bodies were dashed to
the floor. A few reeled and ran, with
clothes burned and bodies scorched
wire. cage which surrounded the ro-
tunda.
Men and women with flaming clothes
fought at doors. On the second floor
they ran about screaming. Several
jumped through windows to the street.
In q few seconds the lobby was de-
serted, save for the dead and the dying.
and some beneath wreckaee. Feeble
gr0afis mingled with the loud hiss Of
flames. The room filled with simmer
Just as the series Of detonations
rocked the bank building the Wingfoots
occupants were landing.
Through the skylight ripped open by
the engines and fuel tanks Viewers
body hurled itself TO the bank floor. In
the panden1oniurn it fell tinn0ticed
B0ettner Safe.
Most Of the way down Davenport had
been hanging to the burning fuselage.
Before the impact his body broke away,
struck the bank roof with leaden
thud and, boring through the rafters
and plaster, hung suspended at the
armpits, with his legs swinging free.
Unable TO steer his sail, Norton was
dashed against q window In the West
ern Union Building, shattering the
glass. The impact sent him free again.
He alighted on La Sale street, both Of
his legs crumbling as he landed. His
injury was fatal.
Wacker hit the pavement OF La Sale
street on hard descent. Disabled BY
injuries, he was sent TO the hospital.
Boettner alighted on O roof with the
least injury. burnt arm.
While the streets filled, fire engines,
amhuIances and police reserves rushed
from all sections of the city. The
blistering heat made rescue work Inn
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Cleveland Couple Die in Crash.

CRAWFoRDSVrLLE, Ind, August
20 LP).--Mr. and Mrs. Joseph o. Moore
of Cleveland, Ohio, were killed today
when their automobile was hit by a
Pennsylvania Railroad train at a
crossing near here. Moore was IS
years Did and bis wife IS. Besides
their Cleveland home they maintained
residences In Lackawanna and Buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
DUNCAN SISTERS SUED

LOS ANGELES, August % A9.--
Rosetta ana Vivian Duncan, who dance
and act on the stage and screen. have
failed either to move or pay rent, II
was charged by the Bradbury Estate
Co. In d suit fled here today.
The plaintiff asks Judgment for 500
rent for July and August and surrender
of the Santa Monica Canyon cottage
which the sisters have been occupying
stating formal request to vacate WA
unheeded.
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on In income tax THUS far In the fiscal
year, as compared TO last fiscal year
this amounts to only about $1,000 600
The situation as to customs receipts Is
the one which Is attracting the most
attention.
Thus far in the fiscal year. that H.
since July 1, the customs receipts have
cropped to the extent of about $40
100000.
From the administration viewpoint
this decline Is temporary, II Is well
known there was a disposition on the
part OF some importers to rush in goods
on which shey thought the rates Of
duty would be raised, in advance Of
enactment of the new tariff law. The
inevitable effect OF such action is cur
tatlment Of such imports for a time
and the effect is felt in q reduction In
customs receipts In the early part Of
this fiscal year.
Higher Level Expected.
The natural thing to expect is that
the months of July and August will be
the worst from the standpoint of Gus
toms receipts and that this Fall and
Winter will see them swinging back to
higher level.
The Democratic contention through
the campaign VIII De tnat the higher
rates Of the new tariff law have had an
adverse effect on Americas trade with
the rest of the world and have tended
TO restrict importations and hence to
cut revenues.
The view of some at least OF the high
Government officials Is that the country
has seen the worst of the ebb Of the
business tide and that this Fall and
Winter will see an improvement which
viii be reflected In increased Govern
fnert revenue.
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HURT IN AUTO MIsHAP
Harry Goody Of Berwyn, Md.
Treated at Casualty Hospital.

Harry 0oody, "a years old, of Berwyn,
Md, was treated ct Casualty Hospital
late yesterday for lacerations to the
face and head, sustained in an automo.
bile accident on the Metzrock road,
near Berwyn. His condition was re.
ported as undetermined.
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MEXICAN COMPLAINS
OF AMERICAN TARIFFS
Exports Declared TO Have Eallsn
on Heavily in Recent Months,
Threatening Trade Balance.

~ the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, August 23.--The Of,
feet Of the new American tariff on
Mexican exports was said today b
Guilebalda Elias, chief Of the customs
service, to have become steadily more
burdensome.
During the past few months, he said,
Mexicos exports had fallen or enor..
mously. He believed this would lead
to n serious condition for Mexico's
commercial balance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
GIRL MURDER VICTIM
IDENTIFIED AFTER
II YEARS SEARCH

Continued From First paee.)
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- OVERNMENT aircraft used Al
available space at the PROVING
Y grounds near Akron, Ohio
~ Hence a well known rubber
rn,,n,an,nu Was fnrcfd "a SAAk
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stepued out ofbis e Soores ar, on,onlsne
and slid down curve In space.)
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14
Union
(Near LncOln)

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gere entertained
on Sunday William G. Pettyjohn ano
daughter, Mrs. Delema Jefferson from
Reynolds Church, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Bethards of Lincoln.
Mrs Statler of Baltimore is visiting
her sister, Mrs. John Conoway
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald re-
Gently entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Riley
jefferson of Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walls had as
their guests few days last week MISS MISS
Delema Walls and girl friend of Will
MIR. and Mrs. Clarence Messick and
family visited her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs William Sullivan of Pennington on
Sunday.
Elwood Kenton has accepted a po-
sition as truck driver for Mr.. Marsh oI
Elwood Kenton and children visited
his parents at Pennington Sunday eve
ming.
new Chevrolet coach.
Oliver Tibbett and family of Chester
town, visited his parents here on Sun
Preston Kenton motored to Camden,
N. J., on Sunday.
Those on the sick list are Mr.. War
zecha and ]. S. Pritchard. Their con-
dition is about the same.
Mr.. Thompson of Pennsylvania visit
ed Gus Swanson on Monday.
We wish to announce that Union
has her portion of the minister's salary
all paid up and we take great pleasure
in thanking everyone who helped IN
any way.
Please don't forget to come out tc
church next Sunday afternoon. Sunday
school at o'clock; preaching at three
This will be the last preaching Sunday
until after conference, which meets or
March 26. Let's try to be there ano
make our minister feel. that we appre-
ciate him, and we are hoping he will
be returned to us for another year.
The ladies of the church will sell
eats at Mrs. John Green's sale or
Thursday, March 20. Let's all go ano
buy something to eat, so that we car
help the good cause along.
The Ladies Aid of Shawnee Church
will give a baked chicken also CHECKER
salad supper in the church ON Thurs,
day evening, March 20, beginlSng at
o'clock. Everybody invited. The price il
so cents. There will also be home made
ice cream and cake for sale.
A good book is a good friend, par
ticularlV a bank book.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14
Redden

The Ladies Aid was entertained at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. }. FTlt-
chett last Thursday evening, ana was
well attended. After the usual Dusl-
ness meeting, a very social evening
was spent by all present, with boun-
tifuI supply of delicious nome MADE
candy, which was enjoyed ny al. Inc
next meeting will be entertained at tnS
home of Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Jester. All
are invited. - liz f
John Pettyjohn, was Id in SAND HIll
NJ E. Church, last Sunday AFTERNOON az
. o'clock. with ReVs. Hungertord ana
Carr officiating. There was estlInlaLtgIo
to be friends enough to fill the niue
church four times, who gathered at the
church to pay their last respects. rms
was one of the largest funerals ever
held in Sand Hill Church The horaI
tributes were beautiIul. MuslS was i, n"t af
Georgetown and others. Mrs. PettyJohn
was of a lovly Christian character ana
beloved by all who knew her. her, ,u,.
Mrs. oliver Jester and little oaugh-
ter Pearl have returned home after
eaa,,5i,o, a few days as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Donovan in Whining
w Wesley Workman who has been
spending some time with Mr.. ana Mrs,
William j. button mas ISIUi"SN ~ ~
iiGHtlI Rainb Cbaffins of Philadelphia is cir
cling among friends and ela relatives IN
this community at this writing .,.oa
SanueI Donovan and children visited
his wife. olive, who is receiving treat
ment in the State Hospital, on Satur-
Mr.. and Mrs. Lot Donovan OF Milford
were entertained to supper SUNDAY eve
ming by Mr.. and Mrs. Wllilam d Oue-
ton. A.. .,,o
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry warren
of near Lincoln City. ,s.,.-
Harvey Penuel and family were Mon
day evening guests OF Mr.; ana MIS-
Sunday school next Sunday morning
at 10 O'Clock. . -.o.o
c,1,,dav CHESTS of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Banning % Of near Ellendale Mrs Ban
ming being quite i'll. - ,o,,.0
Chicken thieves visited the hen mousse
of Samuel Donovan Saturday mght;
Mrs. Ralph chafins and d0S, two chi GhildEen TI
and Mrs Earle Worthington Of Mil
ford.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14
Sugar Hill
(Near Williamsvillel

Mrs. Kate Grey of Fenwicks Is
land, and Pete Quillen of near Beth
any Beach, were married last Tues
day by the Rev. o. T. Baynard. Gu
pid seems to be on the job all the
time.
A surprise birthday party was Civ
en- Mrs. Louise LeKites last Friday
night. Although it was a stormy
night, there was quite a crowd gath
cred at her home and brought many
useful and pretty gifts. Everyone
spent a very pleasant evening and
enjoyed the refreshments. The party
broke up at a late hour and every
one is looking forward to the next
party. It is liable to be held at any
time now.
Mary Grise and Name Derrick
son had quilting parties last week.
The services at the Sound M. e.
Church on Sunday were as follows:
Sunday school 9:45 a. n., and prea-
ching and blessed sacrament at II a.
M, conducted by the pastor, Rev. A.
L. Baynard.
Anna Keene had as weekend
guests: Althea Pepper and Charlotte
DerricksOn.
Mrs. Sadie Welden and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Derrickson called on Mr..
and Mrs. Lem Keene and family on
Sunday afternoon.
Arthur Mcbride of Philadelphia is
spending some time here with Mr..
and Mrs. E. J. Adkins.
Rufus Hastings was badly bruised
last week by falling off wood saw
while riding through the woods. He
is feeling slightly better at this
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvel Pepper. AL
bert Pepper and Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Derrickson spent Sunday evening
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14
Marvel's Lane

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers
spent Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Bunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Capper and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marvel spent
Sunday evening with Mr.. and Mrs
John Marvel.
Mrs. Leta Marvel and daughter
Elsie spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Nickols, near Millsboro
Miss Frances and Cornelta Mar
vel spent Monday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Rogers.
Allie Baker has purchased a new
Ford.
Mrs. Mary Baker and two chill
dren, Dorothy and Doris, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Givings.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marvel and
children spent Saturday evening
with Mary Stoeckel.
Joseph Stoeckel of Philadelphia Is
spending some time with his father
George Stoeckel.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Roberts and
children have returned from Florl-
da after spending three weeks with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carson
Among those on the sick list are
George Stoeckel and Mrs. Florence
Dodd.
Mrs. John Hazard and two chill
dren have returned home after spen-
ding several weeks with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank StOeckel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers
spent Tuesday evening with MIS-
Maggie Stoeckel.
Miss Elsie Marvel and Miss Emma
Davidson spent Sunday evening Will
Misses Viola and Margaret Marvel:
Services Sunday at Bethesds
Church: Sunday school 10 a. m
Glass II a. m.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14

A good book is a good friend, par
ticularly bank book
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14
EASY! QUICK! GLYCERIN
MIX FOR CONSTIPATION

Simple glycerin, buckthorn bark
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Most medicines act on only lower
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upper and lower bowel, removing
poisons you never thought were IN
your system. Just ONE spoonful re-
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headache. Let Adlerika give stom--
ach and bowels a REAL cleaning and
see how good you feel! Red Star
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Sharp & Fleming.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14
Georgetown

Mr.. Millard Morgan and FRIEND
Miss Elsie Calhoun, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Morgan.
Miss Pauline Calhoun spent last
week with Miss Flora Mitchell, OF
Georgetown.
Leroy and Mabel Mitchell are still
on the sick list, suffering from pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Thomas Pritchett and Mr.. Earl
Golden were Georgetown visitors
Sunday night.
Mr.. ROLAND Rogers was home
with his parent, Mrs. otte Rogers
last week.
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14

James A. Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
H. Howell. Mr.. and Mrs w, J. r
White, Charles Blades, Mrs. clay I,SnSt 61IS
man, Mrs. w. B. Blades, Paul .. west.
DR.. and Mrs. John w. James, Mr.: ana
Mrs. Lynford Outten, Mrs; E. j.
Small, Mrs Margaret G. Chandler, Mr.;
and Mrs. Dorsey Brinsfield, Mr.. ana
Mrs F. ]. Bennett. Each guest answer
ed to the roll call by relating some hu-
morous personal experience which had
happened during his or her stay IN
Miami. After an evening OF much
merriment delicious refreshments were
Seryad
Milford chronicle., 1930-03-14

with Rufus Hastings and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe DerricksOn of
Wilmington spent the weekend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
Girl Reserves Will Give
Operetta This Week

THE delightful fairy operetta, Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs," by
Jessie L. Gaynor, will be presented by
the Girl Reserves of Washington as
their fourth annual Spring production
Friday night and Saturday afternoon Of
this week in Barker Hall of the Young
Women's Christian Association Build
ing, Seventeenth and X streets north
west, under the joint direction Of Lucy
Street, music director, and Alice Sig
worth Morse, drama director, respec-
lively, of the Y. w. c. A.
There will be three acts and an
entr acte in the piece, for which spe-
cial settings have been provided by
committees of Girl Reserves under the
supervision of Mabel r. Cook, director
of Girl Reserves of this city. Costumes
are being made by committee Of young
artists among the girls.
Leading roles in Snow White" viii
be played by Catherine Schofleld, Mary
Middleton, Virginia Sellers, Helen Mid
dleton, Betty Goodyear, Ellen Siemon,
Margaret Dean, Dorothy Seaton, Elsie
Barber. Beatrice Mullen. Mary Lesta
Wakeman, Gertrude Kluge, Mary Phil
lips, Gertrude Weitzel, Norma Hoage,
Dorothy Cissel. Beverly Jennings, Susan
Hall, Tania Gnoochef and Martha
Fisher
Chorus and dance groups VIII be
presented by large groups of Girl Re-
serves of the senior and junior high
schools and the graded schools in the
CITY, assisted by Reserves from George
Mason High School, Potomac, Va, and
from Takoma-Silver Spring High School,
Maryland. There will be 80 girls In the
cast.
The Friday evening performance be-
gins at 8:15 o'clock and the Saturday
matinee at $50 o'clock. The matinee is
offered especially for children and young
people, who annually entertain theater
parties for this event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
NJ u S
BY HELEN FETTER.

and more interest among citizens
and sojournerS in Washington Is
shown by the long waiting list
with requests for tickets to each
of these events, received long be-
fore each program is to be given.
MARY HOWE, Washington COM
poser, has come to the fore
in several events recently. She
participated couple of weeks ago
with Anne Hull in an unusually
fine two-piano recital. She Is the
writer of "MistS," a new work
given first-time performance in
the first of three concerts pre-
Sented by the Barrere Little Sym
phony program at the Guild The
alter, New York City, March %.
And in addition Mrs. Howe who
is known here in private life as
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe) has Just
been announced as winner of the
$100 prize offered for the best
composition written and submit
ted to the committee of the
League of American Pen Women
this year The judges were Wal
ter Kramer, editor of Musical
America; Henry Cowell, modern
iStic composer, and Percy Lee
Anterior, composer and special
assistant in the music division of
the Library of Congress. The win
ming composition was a string
quartet, entitled "Habana."
The next award, first honorable
mention, in this contest, which
was Nation wide, also was won by
a local composer, Dorothy Radde
Emery, formerly of Pittsburgh,
but now a member of the Wash
ington Composers Club. Her work
was suite Of four songs written
for soprano, piano, violin and vio-
loncello. Mrs. Emery Tin private
life Mrs. Alden H. Emery of Sill
yer Spring, Md is presenting
some of her new works at the
Composers Club concert at the
Congressional Country Club to-
day.
Second honorable mention goes
to Phyllis Fergus MRS. Thatcher
Hoyt of Chicago, who also is very
WC11 hAIOWAA pAAN ROPuAnL al w ooAA
ington, where she has appeared
on a number of women compos-
ers' programs within the past few
years.
All the scores were sent to the
judges anonymously, with only
numbers to correspond to those
on envelopes containing the COM
posers' names and addresses. Mrs.
Watson, chairman of the national
contest, will direct the concert at
which these works will be per-
formed here, April "a. She also
is chairman of the Washington
Composers Club.
The week known as Easter week
certainly looks as though it would
be replete with music, beginning
as it does with the Pan-American
concert, including three grand
operas by the Metropolitan forces
and this women composers pro-
gram, which is to be held at the
home of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock.