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Al DIE AS BLAZING
TRAIN SPEEDS ON
Engineer of Egyptian Ex-
press Unaware of Tragedy.
Passengers in Panic.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, April So.-Forty one
persons were counted dead today. with
scores injured. because hot box set
q train af1re.
AS the Alexandra Express
rolled along yesterday afternoon, laden
with a holiday crowd of pleasure seek
ers, hot box developed on one Of the
third-class coaches and set the coach
afire.
The trains motion pulled the flames
down the length of the coach and then
one by one into the trailing coaches.
Passengers were panic-stricken. Some
burned to death. Others, preferring TO
jump from the speeding train, lost their
lives as they hurled themselves from
coach windows to the right Of way.
Frantic efforts were made TO signal
the engineer, who Speeded up his train,
unaware Of the tragedy being enacted
behind him. Not until he passed Benha,
where a signalman saw the flames and
tagged him down, did he know what
had happened.
He stopped the train and the flames
devoured the remainder of the three
cheap coaches. charring the bodies Of
those inside beyond recognition and
leaving only the undercarriages uncon-
sumed.
Railway officials said it would be i'm
possible accurately 10 estimate the
casualties until thorough search had
been made along the right OF way for
other bodies or persons 50 badly injured
in their jumps from the coaches that
they had been unable TO seek as
sistance.
The engineer was arrested pending
an official inquiry at Benha. 1t was the
worst train accident Of Egyptian his
tory
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BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at Stanley Hall at
$50 o'clock; John S. M Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program:
March. "A La Guiana. Granados
Patriotic overture, America For
ever .IODanl
Trio for cello, flute and violin,
"Nocturne" Doppler
Messrs. Saylor. Prezioso and
Darby
Melange, "Viennese Folk Songs"
Komzak
Fox-trot novelty, Jack in the Box"
Confrey
Valsetto, THAT Fascinating Waltz"
Lincke
Finale. "Amina" .Lincke
THE Star Spangled Banner"
This will conclude the series of
orchestral concerts for the season
The outdoor military band concerts will
be resumed about the middle of May.
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IS SET AT DINNER
FOR KING AT WHITE HOUSE
Greeting Royal Visitors In Red Room,
President Walks With Monarch and Mrs.
Hoover With Queen to Join Guests.

and Mrs. George H. Moses, Senator and
Mrs. William E. Borah, Senator and
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Henry w. Temple, Rep
resentative and Mrs. J. Charles Lin
Jhicum, the UnderSecretary of State
and Mrs. William r. Castle, jr.; Mrs.
Henry P. Fletcher, Rear Admiral Henry
" Butler, Maj. Gen Albert j. Bowley,
Mr.. David E. Kaufman Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Southgate, Mr.. Stanley K.
Hornbeck, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond B.
Stevens. Lieut.. Col Charles H. Patter-
son, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, jr.; Capt.
and Mrs. Charles Russell Train and
Col. Campbell B. Hodges.
The long table at which this unusual
ceremony took place had about it the
airy atmosphere of Spring. The gold
service which has graced state din
rers with only Slight interruption since
the days Of Dolly Madison. was aug
nented by quantities of pink tulips,
roses, bridal wreath and other white
and pink Spring flowers. The tall gold
stands bore California fruits, rich in
coloring, the great clusters of grapes
hanging over the brims and nearly
reaching the linen cloth on the table
An unusual touch quite personal to the
First Lady of the Land was the long
lace piece upon which the gold plateau
Oh the service rested.
Guests Wear Rich Gowns.
Mrs. Hoover's custom of serving only
American food to visitors from abroad
was followed. Included in the elaborate
menu was rare species of fish, cold
lobster, cunningly devised baskets of
beetS, stacked with cucumbers, smoth-
cred chicken breast. endive in Spring
salad, fruits, ices and candy
Adding greatly to the brilliancy Of
this scene were the rich gowns worn
by the woman guests, Princess Svasti
being in a black gown Of gauze-like
material, and Mrs Stimson a modish
evening gown of ivory color taffetas.
while Mrs. Hurley was in a gown of
pale cream color velvet
Mrs. Gam, official hostess for her
brother, the Vice President, was in a
gown OF silver lace with lines of Jade
green showing through it, and she wore
a necklace and earrings of jade. Mrs.
Hughes, wife of the Chief Justice, wore
Powered taffeta. Mrs. William Borah,
whose husband Is chairman Of the
Foreign Relations Committee OF the
Senate. wore white chiffon, and Mrs
Claude A. Swanson, whose husband,
Senator Swanson. is on the same COM
mittee. wore pale blue taffeta.
AuulGlOHdl SueoGS CdIuc III IOI bitc
musicale. Miss billing, who had previ-
ously played at the White House. Civ
ing a short program. A more elaborate
musicale would have been given but
for the fact that the President and
Mrs. Hoover joined in the wish to save
the King of all possible strain on ac-
count of his physical condition.
For this progam, the President and
Mrs. Hoover and their majeSties sat in
the front line, upon rich upholstered
chairs of a former administration
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MITCHELL ANNOUNCES
JUSTICE EMPLOYEES
PAY RAISES HALTED
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salary. But this was knocked out, in
dicating Congress itsslf did not care
to say there should be no increases III
salary and leaving it to the discretion
of the executive of each department to
make administrative promotions, as has
been done regularly in the past, to the
limit of funds available.
Secretary Wilbur is the first cabi-
net officer to adopt the general rule Of
helping the Government out by saving
the relatively few dollars that are
available through new employees COM
ing in at lower rates of pay than those
who quit the service were receiving and
thereby cutting off the hopes of veteran
workers, who have considered they
were promised such increases under the
Redistribution act.
In making his announcement less
than "a hours after that Of Secretary
Wilbur, Attorney General Mitchell
said:
1T Is true that there has not been
the reduction in retail price levels that
has occurred in commodity prices.
Nevertheless, buying power has in
creased as result of the drop of IL
per cent in retail prices.
In view OF this, together with cur
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'StDbllIueO FTOIIl rlESI HdBe-J
Circuit Court and on equity cases, and
the proceeds from the sales of a prop
erty for taxes, for which the county
commissioners had previously settled
with the State for the State taxes in
volved. / personally made an examina-
ton of this latter account. and possess
details which may be of interest to
Judge Robert B. Peter of the Circuit
Court, who is rather concerned about
the situation as affecting the funds Of
the court and the county"
The visit of an auditor. which pre-
coded the death by ssphyxiation Of
Ray, was also described in the report
It said:
"On April Is. 1881, Howard B.
Matthews, assistant State auditor,
completed an examination of the ac-
count of Preston B. Ray, for the year
ending September 80, 1880. He re-
quested an opportunity to examine the
records in respect to fees for recording
tax sales, and promised to see Ray on
the morning of April IT, The death of
Ray occurred on the night of April IS"
Third County Shortage.
The deficit in the Office of the clerk
marked the third shortage in the past
decade occurring In the accounts of
Montgomery County officials who died
in Office, The Star learned today from
Controller Gordy. The first shortage
was detected by State auditors follow
ing the death of Clinton Allnutt, regis
ter OF wills, and amounted to $780,
This amount was made good by Mr.
Allnutt's family.
The second shortage was in the ac-
count of the late Perrie Waters, who
succeeded Mr.. Allnutt as register of
wills and died last November, short
time after his reelection for another
term. The shortage in his account was
set at 81, 400 by State auditors, and was
recovered by the bonding company,
Mr.. Gordy declared.
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rent business conditions, and the I'M
employment situation, 1 don't think
Government employees should expect to
have their salaries raised"
Whether the economy plans of Mitchell
and Wilbur will be followed by all other
cabinet officers could not be ascertained
At the Treasury it was noted that
hundreds of salaries already had
been raised In recent months, and
that further increases probably would
be made through a fund composed of
moneys saved by departmental economy
during each fiscal year. sometimes ag-
gregating 81 ,000,0 900 for each IL months.
At the Commerce Department, also,
it was said tina. when the pay rolls of
Government employees there we're re-
resulted.
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fCOnIlnueQ from FlISI FdBeD
in some way. Thus violent storms have
a tendency to occur in the Eastern
United States when sunspots are
numerous.
Gorton said rainfall records kept for
many years at Boston, Charleston and
Rome indicate there may be long RAIN
fall cycles of 70 to go years. California
records seem to reveaf long cycles OF so
years and shorter ones OF 2 and 3, and
6 and % to 20 years.
The gradual drying-up of such deserts
as those OF the North Africa, Peru,
Mongolia, Tibet, Mexico and New Mex
leo, he said, probably represents the
downward slide Of long rainfall cycles
lasting several hundred years. Terraced
levels and remains of ancient civiliza-
tons indicate that rain once was
abundant in those regions.
The shape of the earth can be deter
mined more accurately than ever before,
Mai. william Bowie, of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey. told the Geophysical
Union. because the national survey Sys-
TENS of Mexico and Canada have been
connected with that of the United
States. Extension of a single system
over all North America will make posi-
BILE earth measurements Of great pre-
cisions, he said.
Infinite Time Studied.
Explorations of the world OF the in
ffnttely little, where time is measured in
millionths of seconds, held the atten-
ton of the American Physical Society,
meeting today at the Bureau of Stand
ards.
H. D. Koenig and A. E. Elicit of the
State University of Iowa reported on a
technique for measuring the time re-
CURED for an atom to absorb radiant
energy and then re-radiate it. This
momentuous event, on which the light
and heat of the earth depends. requires
q little less than millionth OF sec
ond.
Frank O. Huntington of the Univer-
sity of California reported experiments
showing the electro-optical shutter used
in some physical experiments operates
in approximately flve-billionths OF a
second.
H 3. Maris Of the Naval Research
Laboratory gave an explanation of the
annual variation in the intensity of
magnetic storms which reach their
maximum at the Spring and Autumnal
equinoxes and their minimum at the
Summer and Winter solstices. This is
due. he said, to the change of the
earths position with respect to the
sun, from which 1t receives the bonn
bardment of charged particles respon-
sible for the magnetic phenomena.
A blue light on the far edge of the
visible spectrum, with wave length
Of about four millionths of a millimeter
which is obtained by bombarding
gases with cathode rays, was described
by Will M. Cohn Of the University
OF Berlin.
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shown nothing like the local interest
and initiative which characterizes the
residents OF Our cities. Something like
half of their expenses are met from
London. One result as compared with
cities in this country, is the backward
ness of their educational systems"
Yet this sort of system Is seriously
proposed for establishment in the
United States. Indeed, it already has
been established in part since the Fed
eral Government now grants subsidies
TO the States in the sum of 5000, 900 600
year, retaining measure Of control
over the expenditures.
Whatever horn of the dilemma is &C
cepted by Congress ultimately, whether
IL increases the subsidies under the
present plan Of coordinate control
over expenditures. or whether 1t merely
increases subsidies and withdraws con-
troll, the Federal taxpayer is in the
way of being mulcted.
(Copyright, 1881, by the North American
Newspaper Allianee0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-30
BLIZZARD HERO TAKEN
AROUND FESTIVE BOARD
Peggy. Ann and Herbert Hoover,
Sd, More Interested in Confec-
tions Than Seating of Guests.

ou, MORE interested III NoHIec-
tions Than Seating of Guests.
Early arrivals for the State dinner
at the White House last night gave the
event strong domestic atmosphere.
Bryan Untiedt, hero of the Colorado
blizzard, was escorted all round the fes-
tive board by Mrs. Stark McMullin,
also White House gue3t. He stood
awe struck with the wonderful picture.
Other members of the Presidents
household had in charge the Presidents
grandchildren. lithescme Peggy Ann
and Herbert Hoover, Sd, who were far
more interested in the flowers and the
CONNECTIONS on the banquet board than
where the royal guests were to be
seated. They fairly Rugged their es-
cort5 as they walked about and asked
questions Baby Joan was not in evil
dence and Peggy Ann had to be lifted
up to get the full effect CT the table
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-30
BOY HERO WATCHES
HOOVER "CABINET"
PLAY VOLLEY BALL

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-30
so ARCTIC DEPOTS
TO STUDY WEATHER
FOR MANY NATIONS

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BLINDED BY RAW
FUEL, WOMAN PILOT
LANDS PLANE SAFELY

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RAY SHORT $12,865
IN STATE ACCOUNT,
INQUIRY REVEALS

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Teeth and Throat Tested.

The King had brief preliminary
examination of his eyes in New York,
and late yesterday visited Washington
dentists for a scrutiny of his teeth and
throat to see If infection there might
be a factor in his eye ailments. The
dentists promised to have their report
In DR.. Winners hands today.
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Results Of System.
The sum OF it all is that excessive
taxation. resulting from this method
against which Mr. Gilbert rails, is far
more responsible for unemployment in
Germany and for difficulties in meeting
reparation payments than any other
one cause.
That method is not peculiar TO Ger
many. Albert W. Atwood, economist
writing on the extension Of the Fed
eral subsidy system in the United
States in a recent magazine article
called attention to the fact that there
is much complaint In both France and
Germany that these countries are far
too highly centralized" He added:
Certainly initiative in the English
cities has been dulled by the immense
financial grants and corresponding
control from the government in Lon
don This situation is unknown to
most Americans and can be referred
TO but briefly. Owing to the lack of
tax resources, which. in turn, is due
TO the peculiar land system. British
cities have increasingly sought and OBJ
tanned grants In aid from the central
government. AS result they have
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-07-09
News Items From
WabassO Village

Wabasso, July 7-Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund Schwahn attended the Lad
/ les Aid which was held at the Louis
Fixsen home last Thursday Afternoon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kuk and fam
! lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Rapp left
Friday for a visit with relatives at
Scotland, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Remi Coolsaet of De-
triot, Mich. who had spent the past
ten days with. relatives at Grand
Forks, N. D. visited with Miss Ber-
tina Schottenbauer Thursday.
| Mrs. Alphonse Martinka and chill
dren of New Ulm are spending the
week at the home of Mrs. Mary Cob
lirsch of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thomas and
son James were Redwood Falls call
ers Thursday.
! Mrs. Hjalmar Larson and daughter
Margaret of Cottonwood were Wa
basso callers Friday afternoon. They
were accompanied by Mr.. Larson who
spent the Fourth and Sunday with
home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Johnson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Johnson
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul LAM
PIKE of Vesta and Mr.. and Mrs. Christ
Paulson and brothers enjoyed pic
mic at the Nels Christensen home
Saturday, July 4.
Mrs. Violet Franta and children
and Mrs. Anna McPhee left Friday
for Castle Garden for a visit at the
Roy McPhee home and also expect
to spend a few days at Duluth be-
fore returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank LANCE and
family of Bookings, S. D. and May
me Hughs of Saltwater spent a few
hours at the John Hammerschmidt
home while enroute home from a trip
to Cicero, Ill. and Saltwater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Neuenburg and
daughter Anna of Morton left We'd
nesday morning for a visit with re-
latives at Milbank and Watertown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bohemian and
son Darrell spent Sunday with Mrs.
Boheman's sister at Esterline, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Olson and
son Frederick of New Ulm spent
Thursday and Friday as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Franta.
Mrs. Flora Bluem of Minneapolis
spent the weekend at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George SHINING in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Kratzke and
family of Waterbury and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Zimmerman and family
of Wanda spent Thursday evening at
the L. H. Kratzke home.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Bloedow and
son of Wanda were Wabasso callers
Thursday evening.
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News Items From
Wanda Community

Wanda, July 7-Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Otto and daughters Ethel and Eve
Ign and Henry Laube motored to
Mankato, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Patterson of St.
Paul spent Sunday at the Albert
Spalding home.
Clayton Rudolph of Renville spent
few days last week at the John c.
Jenniges home.
Albert Waldemar and Ida Spalding
were callers at Lamberton, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Schlumpberg-
er and son Leroy of Monroe, S. D.
arrived here Saturday for a visit at
the F. x. Schlumpberger home.
Lowell Klein of Tracy was a guest
at the A. Spalding home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Jenniges
drove to Renville Thursday to visit
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Schlumpberger
of Minneapolis spent the weekend at
the F. K. Schlumpberger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Pearson and
sons, Roger and Dale and Henry Jen-
niges of Minneapolis, arrived here
Saturday for a few days visit at the
Nick Jenniges home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bierl and daugh-
ter Joan were guests at the Paul
Borte home, Saturday.
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Social Happenings in
Clements Vicinity

Clements, July Mrs. Lester
Becker was Redwood Falls visitor
Thursday.
| Mrs. C. D. Jensen and son, Alvin
motored to Springfield Tuesday.
Mrs. o. H. Radatz consulted a
dentist at Springfield Tuesday.
Mrs. J. P. Kagel spent Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Gilbert Jacobsen
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Matke and son
Harold of Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. B
H. Wohlford and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Albrecht were guests al
the O. H. Radatz home Wednesday
evening. The occasion was Mrs. Ra-
datz's birthday.
Mrs. Bert Bloedow and Mrs. H
Klabunde were Springfield visitors
Wednesday.
The Clements baseball club and
a caravan of rooters motored to Evan
to play ball Sunday but the Evan nine
failed to appear.
| F. F. Prokosch accompanied Frank
Schluck and C. C. Brusch of Morgan
to the Black Hills in South Dakota
They intended to spend the Fourth at
the Roundup at Belle Fouche.
Alois Kuelbs has taken a vacation
from his duties as service attendant
at the Standard Oil station and O. H.
Radatz is taking his place.
! Mr.. and Mrs Charles Picker, Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Becker and Mrs. F
A. Macho motored to Spencer Mon.
hday afternoon to view the ruins caus-
ed by fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustave Backer and
daughter Dolores, were Springfield
callers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Bierl of Lucan
visited at the Charles Berberick
home Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Becker OF
Morgan accompanied Mrs. Anna
Becker and sons, Clifford and Harold
to Wabasso where they celebrated
Reginald Becker's birthday. Regin.
aid is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Becker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Albrecht and
daughter Erna motored to New Uln
Saturday to meet Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.
Wegner. Mrs. Wegner returned with
them and will spend few days at
the Albrecht and o. H. Radatz homes
Mr.. and Mrs. William Volk ano
family accompanied Albert Klabunde
to Lake Ella Saturday to spend the
day fishing.
A number of the young folks at
tended the dance at Wanda Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. R. Schmid anG
family of Springfield spent Sunday al
! the Gustave Backer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dittbennel
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bloom Of
Morgan spent Sunday with Mr.. ane
Mrs. Alfred Klause.
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Shutdown Mothers Club
Held Annual Picnic

Shutdown, July THE Mothers
Club held their annual picnic at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Jacoby
Sunday. A large crowd attended and
esjoyed the event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Meyer and
son accompanied by the formers
father, w. C. Meyer motored to Twin
Valley Thursday where they were
guests of relatives. They returned
home Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Jensen entertained re-
latives from Horican, Wis. several
days this week.
William Tonak and his mother,
Mrs. Mary Tonak, motored to New
Ulm Sunday to attend the celebration
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Otto and daugh-
ter of Minneapolis were weekend
visitors at the latter's parental home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Meyer of Flax
ton, N. D., former residents of Sun
down, are visiting relatives and
friends here.
James Peterson who lived in Sun
uOWu SSNCId1 years dSO, pe&SoCu away
at an old folks home in Minneapolis.
He had been an inmate of this home
for five years. Rev. w. M. Holtan,
pastor of the Shutdown Lutheran
church officiated and burial was
made in the local cemetery. He is
survived by five children, Charles of
Minneapolis, George of Billings.
Mont, Walter of Indianapolis, Arthur
of Golden Valley, N. D. and Mrs.
George May of Goldstone, Mont. All
were present at the funeral except
George and Arthur who unable to at
tend.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Show and
daughter returned to their home in
Minneapolis Tuesday, after weeks
visit with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. N. Show.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Jensen of Ask
ov, MINI. were guests of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. N. Show
from Sunday until Tuesday. Lillian
Jorgensen who accompanied them
here remained for a longer visit.
Armin Jahr who attends the Uni
versity of Minnesota summer session
spent the Fourth Of July with his
family at the Mrs. Carrie Jensen
home.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Anderson and
family and Mr.. Rasmussen of Mar
shall were visitors at the Henry Cob
lirsch home last Thursday evening.
Matt Schueller and daughters
spent Saturday and Sunday with re-
latives at Sleepy Eye.
Mrs. Julia Floeter accompanied by
Mrs. F. j. Neubauer, Mrs. Nels Ter