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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
BIistering Temperatures Con-
tinue to Bake Nation for
Seventh Day.
as DIE IN ILLINOIS;
INDIANA CASUALTIES Fl
Iowa Crops "Irreparably Dam
aged" Say Experts-Cattle Lost
in Middle West.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Much of the Nation was moving
feebly today against the seventh con-
secutive day of oven-like temperatures.
From the Rockies to the Atlantic
Seaboard, and from a short distance
below the Canadian border to the Gulf.
the heat bore down with merciless i'm
partially. There was scant hope of
relief before Tuesday.
Upwards of 200 have died during the
current wave. Cattle were reported
dying in the fields of Iowa. Illinois and
other Middle Western States. which are
bearing the brunt of the soaring tenn
peratures. In Iowa the crops were suf-
fering what agricultural experts termed
an "irreparable damage"
As Die in Illinois.
At least as persons died yesterday
in Illinois, where the thermometer hov-
cred around the century mark. In
Chicago alone 80 deaths we're at
tributed to the heat. In other Mid
die Western States the death list
mounted.
Temporary relief came to some sec
tions of the Northern States-the Da-
kotas, Minnesota and Northern Michi-
gan-in driZzling rain, but no general
showers served to alleviate the bis
tering heat. Millions throughout the
Nation sought relief at beaches, where
many we're drowned.
Continuance Predicted.
Continued warm weather for Illinois,
Iowa, Missouri Indiana, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and other Central States
were predicted. There were possibili-
ties of local thunderstorms in Northern
Wisconsin, Western Minnesota and
Central Iowa.
There was one death in Iowa The
temperature ranged from 97la In
Creston to l02 in Sioux City-the latter
establishing a June record.
There was a drowning in Nebraska
where the years record was equaled
Lincoln had l0l degrees.
Temperatures in Kansas and Okla
homa ran around 100, with Altus, Okla,
having 1903. There we're four deaths in
st. Louis and one in Kansas City.
Indiana Toll 81.
Mercury rode at Zoe or more through
out Indiana. Thirteen died from the
heat over the week end, and eight were
drowned. Unoficially Evansville had
ITO.
st. Paul, at midnight, had a tenn
peratuIe Of SO degrees. with FIVE deaths
In Ohio there were four deaths
due to heat and two due to drowning
The maximum in Detroit was SO de-
grees last evening. but it had been
around IS most of the afternoon.
In Kentucky two were drowned and
two died from heat prostration in Louis
vile, when the thermometer registered
1913 degrees.
A breeze kept the weather moderate
yesterday in the Northeast States. New
York City had a maximum of 80 de-
grees, and there was but one heat death
in the city.
South of Richmond, Va, it was gen.
orally hot, with Birmingham and Ma
cons 104 degrees being the hottest ever
for June. New Orleans and Richmond
had maximum Of So.
There was low humidity over all of
Maryland, with Cumberland having a
high of SO and Baltimore 90. There
were three drownings in Baltimore
Pennsylvania was also hot and sultry
The Pacific Coast enjoyed fair and
mild weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
TWO ARE INJURED
IN MINER STRIKE
One Is Shot and Another
dubbed in 0hio-Both
Are Jailed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, June 49,
One man was shot and wounded and
another was dubbed with gun butt
In a disturbance at Bradley mine No. /,
at Smithfeld, near here, today in con-
nection with the Eastern Ohio coal
mine strike.
Injured Men Jailed.
The injured men, Stanley Karnich,
80, and Gabo Kado, 29, were placed in
the Smithfield Jail. Karnish received
a minor wound from gunshot, alleged
by strikers to have been fired by mine
guards, and Kado was struck over the
head
Deputy sheriffs said the disturbance
followed refusal of about 100 pickets to
dispense when ordered away from the
properties by the mine guards. The
Bradley mine had been operating full
time despite the attempt to force a
strike.
At Dillonvale Mine No. l of the M.
A. Hanna Coal Co. another report Of
stoning of miners by alleged strikers
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
GOTHAM GIRDS FOR WAR
TO RID CITY OF GANGS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June Robustness and
industrial leaders were called to Police
Commissioner Mulrooney's office today
for another conference to rid the city
OF racketeers
The police head has promised he will
not be content with merely driving the
them to jail.
It was understood that agents from
the Department of Justice and assistant
district attorneys from every county in
M York City were to attend the ses-
sionS.
Mayor Walker first launched the
drive against gangsters when internal
revenue agents announced they would
start q campaign against bootleggers
and racketeers who had not tiled in
come tax returnA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
RAIN OUTLOOK HOLDS
3 SEA FLYERS BACK
Boardman and Polando Expected
to Start for Constantinople
Tomorrow,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 29.-Three trans
atlantic planes, ready to hop of for
various parts Of the Eastern Hemis-
phere were held back at Roosevelt
Field today by reports of North At
lantic transforms.
Russell Boardman and John Polando
of Boston expect to start their Con-
stantinople flight tomorrow. Pangborn
and Herndon may take off today on a
nd-the-world flight. Alexander
Magyar and George Endrez, Hungarian
flyers, have not decided when to start
their Budapest trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
Policeman Gives
Blood Saving Boy;
Returns to Beat
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCldtcu EIcSS.
PITTSBURGH, June 29.-Pa-
trolman Walter Fletcher, %,
left his beat last night TO submit
to a blood TRANSMISSION to save the
son of a dead buddy-and then
went back on patrol until dawn.
Physicians said the TRANSMISSION
would save the life of Edward
Rahe, S, son Of Motor Cycle Off,
Ger A. E. Rahe, who was killed
a year ago. The boys legs had
been crushed by an elevator.
A call was broadcast over the
police radio system when physi-
clans decided a TRANSMISSION was
necessary. Within Is minutes,
IL officers we're at the hospital,
volunteering to give their blood.
Fletcher was chosen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
MAN CARRIED OVER NIAGARA
BELIEVED GANGLAND VICTIM
Unknown Occupant of Disabled Boat Waves Farewell to
Helpless Watchers Shore.

sawed almost in half was found and
the authorities concluded rum runner
enemies had cut the oar so that it
would break when bent against the
swift current.
The man went over while firemen
and police stood helpless. They arrived
Just too late to reach him before he
was swept into the fierce pull Of the
current Just above the falls.
White the crowd looked on. the man
rose as the boat neared the brink,
waved his arunas and disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
PERU GARRISON SEIZED
Troops Sent to Central Town to
Put Down Rebels.

LIMA, Peru, June 20 CP).-Govern-
ment troops were en- route to Cuzco in
Central Peru, today to put down a re-
volt of two regiments CT infantry de-
manding changes in the electoral law
and protesting, the return of former
President Luis M. Sanchez Cerro.
The military junta admitted in COM
munique that the 18th and 18th Infan-
try Regiments had rebelled Saturday
night and taken possession of the Cuzco
garrison. Police and civil guards and
other army attachments were said to
have remained loyal.
A regiment of infantry was dispatched
to Mollendo the nearest port, and the
garrison at Arequipa was ordered to CO.
operate in quelling the rebellion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
STEAMSHIP ATTIRE
OFF NORTH CAROLINA
Freighter Radios She Is Heading
for Southport Under
Own Steam.

WILMINGTON, N. c., June 20 tP.-
The steamer Georgian, bound from
Hamburg, Germany, to Savannah, Ga.
wirelessed today she was aflre of Cape
Fear bar, but was proceeding to South.
port, N. c., under her own steam and
would arrive there this afternoon.
The Georgian Is a 3,500-ton ship,
owned by the Strawn Line of Savannah.
She carries a crew of between 35 and
so men. Information as to her cargo
was not available here, but well in
formed shipping circles said she was
probably loaded with fertilizer materials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
Post and Gatty Depart, With
Weather in Some Parts
Tmeatening-Expected at
Destination by II Pm.
PAIR ANTICIPATING
FAST NONSTOP JUMP
Testing Of Plane Occupies All
Night and Day as Aviators Make
Ready for Most Hazardous Part
of Trip-Nome Prepares to Hail
Their Return to North America.

By the Associated Press.
KHABAROVSK,s June 29.-
More than six hours after the
American flyers, Wiley Post and
Harold Gatty, took off from
here on their 2,409-mile, non
stop flight to Nome, Alaska,
there was no sign of their re-
turning. The weather was
good.
The round-the-world airmen
departed at S pm. a am.
Eastern standard time).
By the Associated Press:
KHABAROVSK, Siberia, June 20.
On the last long hop of their
aerial dash around the world,
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty left
here at S pm, Shanghai time
"A am. Eastern standard time)
today, hoping to reach Nome,
Alaska, 2,100 miles distant, with
out stop.
With favorable weather and
continuance of their average
speed of 140 miles an hour, Post
and Gatty should arrive at the
Alaskan city about IL pm. today,
Eastern standard time.
Behind them lay about e,250
miles Of land and sea, over which
they had flown in 4 days IL hours
and "a minutes. Ahead of them
was approximately $3.50 miles, in
Guiding the hazardous trip across
the Straits of Tartary. the Sea of
Okhotsk, the Kamchatka PENN
sula and the Boring Sea, which
stood between them and Nome.
Is Longest Hop.
The longest hop made by Post and
Gatty up to the time they reached
khabarovsk was 2,190 miles, from Har-
Dor Grace, Newfoundland, to Chester
England. After reaching Nome they
will have a 1,900-mile hop to Edmon-
ton. Alberta. and a 2,000-mile hop to
New York.
If the last three hops are made nom
stop, with only brief stops for sleep and
fefueling, the world flyers might reach
their final destination Wednesday night,
few hours less than nine days after
their start.
Two Delays Costly.
Far ahead of their Today schedule
when they encountered their first trou-
BILE at BlagoveshchenSk, the stop i'm
mediately preceding the Khabarovsk
landing, Post and Gatty had experienced
two costly delays when they left here
Their monoplane Winnie Mae stuck
in a mud hole at BlagoveshchenSk and
1t took 141a hours to get it out ard
ready to start. Here they spent 261.
precious hours overhauling their plane,
resting and waiting for advantageous
weather Their take-off here marked
the beginning of their seventh cay.
Reports Are Varied.
Weather reports along their loute
varied The Kamchatka peninsula area
was reported to be both clear and
stormy. The Boring Sea was reported
clear, but japanese advices said a
storm was forming in the Japan Sea
and moving in a general direction to-
ward their path.
Post and Gatty believed weather con-
ditions were satisfactory, however, and
left suddenly, expecting a smooth flight
straight to Nome after working the
better part OF night and day on their
plane.
Both Russians and foreigners joined
Continued on Page 2, Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
Young Victims Trapped by Fire
While Sleeping.

JONQUIERES, Quebec, June 20 up.
Eight children were burned to death
today when the home Of Xavier Potvin,
a farmer, caught fire. The youngsters,
ranging in age from l to IL, were
trapped in their sleeping quarters in the
part rs ., snf thn hut
back by smoke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, June a.
Add to ganglands list Of one-way rides
a trip over Niagara Falls. Rum run
ners are believed to have sent sus-
night.
The unidentified man, thought to
have been a smuggler himself, rode to
his death over the falls in q disabled
boat, and at first 1t was taken for
granted that 1t was an accident. Then
a piece of an oar which had been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
SHIPS CRASH IN HARBOR

100 Passengers Taken From Chip
pewa by Fireboat.
NEW YORK, June 20 (R.-The
steamer Mandalay, bound for Atlantic
Highlands, N. j., with 500 passengers,
collided this afternoon with the steamer
Chippewa, bearing 100 passengers for
Bedloe's Island.
The Chippewa was struck amidshipS
and a fireboat took OF her passengers,
after which the Chippewa proceeded to
her pier. Both steamers had just left
the Battery when the collision occurred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29

coolest" Mason, 90, Dies.
CONCORD, N. c., June 20. LP.-Dr.
Louis A. Bike, SO years old, believed to
be the oldest Mason in North Carolina,
died here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29

Radio Programs on Page CA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29

Fair and continued warm tonight and
tomorrow.
emperatures-Highest, SO, at pm.
Yesterday; lowest, 10. at am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-29
EIGHT DIE IN FLAMES

Continued on Page 2, Column So
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
MANY Trout Are Distributed

During the past week several hum
dred brook trout were planted in diff
ferent streams of Garrett county by
Mr.. A. M. Powell, who is superin-
tendent of the Bear Creek Hatchery,
assisted by Wardens Elmer Haulen-
beck and Richard S. Browning and a
number of local anglers.
The trout were all about ten inches
in length and were propagated and
grown in the hatchery on Bear Creek
near Kaese's Mill, few miles east of
Accident. The streams are being
stocked in preparation for the fishing
season, which opens in April.
The public has been requested and
warned by the wardens not to dis
turb or catch any trout before the
season opens on April 1. On and after
that date, one warden stated, one may
catch trout, not in excess of ten per
day, none of which can be less than
seven inches in length. There is a
fine of $25 for any violation of the
fish law.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
SHORT RUN AND HIGHLAND
SCHOOLS WIN ATTENDANCE
Tie For First Among One-teach-
er Schools With 100 Percent

Short Run and Highland schools,
with 100 percent, led all other one
teacher schools of the county in at
tendance for the month of February,
according to John L. Fitzwater, at
tendance officer.
Strawberry Hill, with 97.6 percent,
led the two-teacher schools; Crellin
led the Graded schools with 97.2 per
cent, and Grantsville, with 94.4, led
the high schools of the county.
The average attendance was as fol-
lows: one-teacher schools, 90; two
teacher schools, GIT; graded schools,
92.4; and high schools, 92.6. Only ten
of the 83 one-teacher schools were be-
low the standard of SO percent set by
the State Department of Education.
Four of the two-teacher schools were
below their standard of 80 percent;
three of the graded schools were be-
low their standard of 92 percent, and
five high schools were below the STAN
dard of "a percent.
Oakland was fourth among the
graded schools and sixth among the
high schools.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
Meeting OF Pomona Grange
Is Held At Sunnyside

Garrett county pomona grange met
last Thursday at the Sunnyside
Grange hall. The regular session was
held in the morning at 1920 and the
afternoon was given over to the lee
turer's hour in which o. T. eraser
was in charge.
The following program was given:
Wickersham report by Rev. W. B.
Brock, of Oakland; music selection by
Sunnyside Grange; poultry skit by
Roy burst and Lloyd Bowers, high
school boys, members of the Pleasant
Valley Grange; the Smith Lever Act
and extension service program, by
Miss Elsie Benthien; the Smith
Hughes Act, o. T. eraser; reading by
Mrs. Lee Shaffer; reading, "The
Wants of Man," by George D.
Sprague; musical selection by Sunny
side Grange.
Thirty-five grangers from Shady
Dell, Sunnyside and Pleasant Valley
attended. The next Pomona grange
will be held June 4 at 1880 p. M, at
Shady Dell Grange hall.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
Trade Name of Garrett County
Syrup Producers To Be Changed

The trade name of the Maple Pro-
ducts Association of Garrett county,
"Crest O. the Highlands" is being
changed to "Crest O. Of the Allegha-
Mes" according to County Agent Car
ter.
An official protest of the name used
last year by the producers was made
by the Cary Maple Sugar Company
of Vermont through the United STAGES
Patent Office, and following a confer
ence in Washington with patent office
heads and members of the Maryland
Forestry Extension Service, it was de-
cided to change the trade mark name,
the Vermonters protesting that the
local association had infringed upon
the trade mark when they adopted the
name, as the word Highland" also
appears on the label used by the New
Englanders.
Arrangements have been made with
the printer for gummed labels bear
ing the newly adopted trade name and
they will be ready the first of the
week, Mr.. Carter said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
Carnival OF KITTY" TO
BE GIVEN AT Hi SCHOOL
To Be Presented Friday Night
Other High School News

"The Arrival of Kitty will be pre-
scented on the Oakland High School
stage by the o. H. S. Dramatic Club,
on Thursday afternoon and Friday
evening.
The scene of the play is in the
Halyeon House, a hotel in secluded
spot of the Catskill Mountains.
The cast of characters includes
Ting whose part is successfully played
by Joseph WEIGH. Furnishing large
part of the comedy David Walters
plays the part of Sam, the Negro
porter, and brings from the audience
laugh after laugh. The part of Kit
I ty is played by Olive Gnegy. Other
members of the cast of no less impor-
lance are Helen Giessman and Anna
Belle Stemple.
A record crowd is expected. The
play is scheduled to start at 8:15
Friday night. A matinee perform
ance is promised dior this afternoon.
On Tuesday night our first and Sec
ond teams journeyed to Friendsville
where we played the first and second
Accident Independent teams. The
second team of o. H. S. lost III
while our first team won 24-14. w.
Speicher was the only o. H. S. player
to score in the first game while King
and R. Speicher scored nine points
for Accident.
In the second game Maronie of o.
H. S. and J. Speicher, of Accident,
were high scorers with four field
goals each.
Flashing the best brand of basket
ball of the season Oakland High
school basketball team defeated o. H.
S. alumni in the auditorium last Fri
day evening % to 10, thus evening the
series.
The High boys started early and
ran up a lead of nine points before
the alumni registered. They led at
half time ~ to 7. The alumni won
from the high school quint on Febru-
airy 81 by the score IS to IA, after an
extra-period battle.
1t is expected that the third and de-
Gliding game of the series will be
played next week.
school.
The Home Economics class has pur-
chased a first-aid cabinet for the
school.
School Reporter,
BETTY HARDESTY.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
War Veteran to Talk on Laws
Benefiting Ex-Service Men

Mr.. Charles F. Sargent, regional
director of the War Veterans Bureau,
will discuss the world war veterans
laws at a meeting in the City hall on
Monday, March 16, at 1880 o'clock,
according to A. G. Hesen, command
er of the local legion post.
All world war veterans are urged to
be present. Following the regular
legion meeting a luncheon will be
served at the Manhattan hotel for all
ex-service men, and a charge Of SO
cents will be made. Mr.. Sargent will
again speak and other entertainment
will be provided
Major George Parker, ex-service
marine, will also be present at both
meetings. At the regular legion
meeting he will assist in forming a
rifle team. All legionaires and other
ex-service men are eligible to attend
both the legion meeting and the lunch
con.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
Winchester School Band Will
Bring Solo Artists Here

That the Handley High School band
of Winchester, Va, would bring AT
boys here for the concert in the Mary
land Theatre on April II, was an
nounced by Prof. McIlwee, director, in
a letter to R. R. Gilbert, director of
the Gilbert thrown Boys Band of Oak
land, received day or two ago.
The band will carry a drum and
bugle corps, male quartet of high
school students, a xylophone player,
a cornet soloist and baritone so1oist.
At meeting of the auxiliary of the
local band on Tuesday committee
was appointed to make arrangements
for accommodations for the visitors
overnight. The committee includes
Mrs. James Treacy, Mrs. Ralph Web
err, Mrs. Harry Stemple and Mrs. Wal
ter Imam. Walter w. Dawson and
F. E. Rathbun addressed the parents
and local band members at the re-
cent meeting.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
Allegany High Defeats Garrett
County Champs

Kitzmiller High school basketball
team, winner of the championship for
Garrett county, was defeated by AL
legany High school, Allegany county
champion, at Westernport last Satur-
day night, 81 to 81.
Allegany High school entered the
fray a big favorite over the Garrett
county team but were forced to extend
themselves to win. In 1927 Allegany
defeated Oakland 1915 in the P. A. L.
tournament for the State champion
ship. The following year A. H. s.
humbled Oakland 63-17, and last year
Allegany swamped Friendsville High
40 to 10. This is the first year that
a close score has been maintained.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
Dates for Graduation Are An.
nOunced

Dates for graduation exercises for
the various high schools of Garrett
County were announced last evening
by F. E. Rathbun, County Superinten-
dent of Schools. They are as follows:
Friendsville High School, Wednes-
day, June II.
Grantsville High School, Wednes-
day, June II.
Accident High School, Thursday,
June 10. -.
Oakland High School, Thursday,
June 10.
Kitzmiller High School, Thursday,
June 18.
The names of the speakers to APP
pear at these graduation exercises and
present the diplomas have not been
announced, and no definite programs
completed for the exercises, Mr.. Rath-
bun said.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
Snowfall Reaches Nine Inches

Snowfall in Garrett county which
began last Friday afternoon has
reached a depth on level ground of
nine inches, according to the govern
'ment station at Weber's, one mile
south of Oakland.
Shifting winds, however, have piled
the snow to depth of several feet in
places and have all but blocked the
highways. Snow has continued to
fall every day for six days, with no
sign of a let-up. The temperature
during the past week lowered around
20 degrees above zero.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-03-12
Evangelistic Services to Start at
St. PauPs M. E. Church

Evangelistic services begin March
~ and continue until Easter, at St
PauPs Methodist Episcopal church.
There will be preaching every even
ing except Saturday beginning at
7:30. The pastor, J. W. Dawson, will
be his own evangelist. Vital themes
will be discussed.
The public is cordially invited to all
these services.
On Wednesday evening, March 49,
the pastor wishes a general church
prayer and preparatory service. All
church members are urged to be at
this service.