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Evening star., 1932-09-27

port of loss of life or injured yet avail
able. Wind velocity OF l20 miles reg
istered at San Juan.
"The city and suburbs look very SIM
liar to morning after hurricane of Sep
tember 13, 1928. with majority public
and private buildings and homes prac-
tically destroyed or seriously damaged.
Chapters Disaster Committee already
working. Will submit report as soon as
possible
The message was signed by Pablo
Berga, Red Cross chairman at Puerto
Rico.
Berga and Capt A. R. Silva, man.
ager of the San Juan Chapter, cabled
yesterday they knew the storm was on
its way and we-e making preparations
for it.
Radio Station Damaged.
Judge Berga OF the District Court of
Puerto Rico was one of Red Cross
Disaster Relief Advisory Committee ap-
pointed in 1928 to guide relief policies
during the reconstruction period.
Silva, graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania, was manager Of the San
Juan Chapter at the time Of the 1928
disaster.
The Red Cross today notified George
Smith, supply officer who spent six
months in Puerto Rico in hurricane re-
lief in 1928. to be ready to leave tonight
If necessary for Puerto Rico.
The only supplies he could carry with
him would be biologicals to inoculate
disaster victims against disease.
In 1928, 10000 people in Puerto Rico
were inoculated against typhoid.
Lieut.. Isaiah Olch. Navy district COM
nino or 70.
ported to the Navy at sos am. EAST
ern standard time) that the Navy radio
station at San Juan had been damaged
Apparently, however, the damage was
partially repaired later because the Red
Cross report was received at $50 am
Oichs message said:
Damage to the radio station San
Juan: Building severely damaged. Nc
personnel casualties. Radio station al
Cayey, main antenna down, power build
ing damaged, transmitters operating on
local power. st. Thomas reports slight
local damage"
At 2:2o am. Lieut.. Olch had sent the
following message:
Severe hurricane northeastern aret
Puerto Rico; apparently heavy dam
age. All communications stopped. Navy
radio operating with emergency ap'
| pdIdGuS.
With no reports from ships in th'
area or from land stations, the Weathe
Bureau said the center of the storm
this morning probably was somcwher
in the strip of water that separate
Puerto Rico and the Island of Haiti. I
is apparently Of very small diameter
they said, though none the less intens
because of its size. The barometer a
San Juan read 2985 inches this morn
ing, after having dropped to 1884 a
am, during the passage Of the storm
The Weather Bureau issued the fol
lowing storm warning:
Advisory 10 am: Tropical disturb
ance continues to move slightly mort
Of west at about IL miles per hour. 1t
center passed short distance south Q
San Juan 1 am, with lowest baromete
reading 1884 inches and estimated win
120 miles an hour. Its center will likel
pass over eastern or northeastern par
Island of Haiti this afternoon. Cautiol
advised vessels in path
Evening star., 1932-09-27
HOMER. BORN IN, SMYRNA,
TURKS SAY DATA PROVES
Documents Discovered to Support
Contention About Ancient Greek
Poet, They Assert.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LSTANBUL. Turkey, September 27.-
The official newspaper Milliett said to-
dav the Turks had discovered docu-
ments in Smyrna proving that Homer,
the ancient Greek poet, was born In
the Halkapinar district of that city.
No details of the find were announced.
The controversy over the birthplace
of Homer, or even whether Homer ever
actually lived at all, is as ancient al
most as the poems themselves.
Many cities are on record as claiming
to be the places of his birth. SMYRNA
and Chios have had most support from
scholars heretofore, however.
The date of the poets birth has been
variously fixed at from 6S5 B. c. to
1859 B. c.
Many scholars have contended that
the tradition of the blind old poet Is
fiction and the poems were merely the
edited songs of many ancient Greek
Ministries.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Curtis APPLAUDS
H00vERREMED|ES
More Achieved Than in Any
Other Trade Crisis,
He Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARKERSBURG, w. Va, September
27.-Opening the Republican national
campaign in West Virginia, Vice Presi-
dent Curtis last night said President
Hoover had done 10 times as much to
relieve economic distress as had been
accomplished by any President IN the
Nations history while facing peace
time distress.
Curtis departed from a prepared
speech in which he had laid heavy
stress on tariffs.
Citing relief measures sponsored by
the President, he said he was thank
full, even ardent Republican that I am,
that the Democrats put patriotism
above politics and supported these
dent. In times of stress no political
party has monopoly on patriotism.
Faces Overflow Audience.
Faced by an overflow audience with
many standing along the walls end In
the corridors of the Parkersburg High
School Building he said he had
planned to discuss the tariff at length
but would mention it only briefly to
make it unnecessary for them to stand
unduly long
He emphasized his approval CT the
plOltCIlEe GdIlll dllQ Siioill1AOiiSo CAAe
Smoot- Hawley tariff act, conceding
some rate inequities in it. as protesting
American workmen. farmers and manu-
facturers from the lower standards OF
living of other countries"
The Democratic party he charged
with changing its tariff stand every
four years, sometimes against the tariff,
he said, then for competitive tariff,
then for a competitive tariff for reve-
nue. only. The latter type of tariff. he
said, would benefit no one.
Exports have increased under Re
publican tariffs, he said, and imports
have decreased Referring to Ameri-
cans who go abroad to manufacture
their products, he said they should pay
the highest possible duty on goods
Stating that the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation had done much
to relieve economic conditions, he said
that Of 5000 loans made to banks 10
per cent went to banks in towns OF
5000 or less population. "You don't
find the big banks there" he said, and
added loans made to railroads were TO
keep them out Of the hands OF receivers
Cites Roosevelt Silence.
Turning to immigration. he charged
that GOV. Franklin -. ftOoSeVtit, LIZ
Democratic nominee for President, lis
silent on immigration" while the Re-
publican candidates are against cheap
foreign labor which he said drives out
American labor.
He referred to "Roosevelt's speech in
which he favored letting foreign nations
pay their debts to this country by sell
Ing their produce here and said I
want them to pay and in gold. l am
opposed and so is the Republican party.
to the cancelling of these war debts
and want them to pay and pay IN
cash" -,
Curtis urged support for the Republi..
can State ticket as well as the national
candidates and praised United States
Senator Henry D. Hatfield and T. G.
Townsend, Republican nominee 1or
Governor.
Curtis continued his campaign
through West Virginia today by attend
ing a rally at Point Pleasant, and dedi-
cation of lock insthe Kanawha River
at Market. He will address a meeting
in Charleston before returning to the
West.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
!AHNCKE CHARGES
PLAY UPON UNREST
Democrats Only Hope Seen
in CapitaIizing Depression
Against Hoover.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FARMINGTON, Mo, September 27-
Ernest Lee Jahncke, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy. said in an address at a Re-
publican rally last night that Demo-
cratic campaign orators are "basing
their campaign on the nope of exploit
ing dissatisfaction and unrest"
"The more candid Of the Democrats
admit their lone hope of electing a
President rests on disturbed economic
conditions" Jahncke said. They have
made every effort to capitalize depres-
sion psychology and have unscrupu-
lously attacked the President.
In contrast, President Hoover has
waged a long and terrible battle against
depression. We now are achieving VIC
tories on every front
Mr. Hoover has not played politics
with the American people, nor does he
play to the gallery or the front page.
His accomplishments have not been
spectacular, but they have been con-
structive and effective.
I'VE must pay tribute to his states
manlike and non-partisan utterances as
in sharp contrast to the political full
limitations of the Democratic candidate
Il have every hope Missouri Will ado
its sweeping Endorsement when Herbert
Hoover is reelected President OF the
United States next November g."
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Tropical Storm Holds No Immediate
Threat for Florida.

Reports to the Weather Bureau here
indicated this morning that the storm
which struck Puerto Rico last night
would pass along the north coast of
Santo Domingo and Haiti scme time to-
day. The east coast Of Florida Is IN
no immediate danger from the tropical
disturbance, according to the bureau.
The disturbance, the bureau said, was
continuing to move slightly north OF
west at a speed of at least IL miles an
hour" At this rate it would require
several days to reach Florida If 1t did
not change It's course or blow itself
out"
The center Of the hurricane. the
bureau said, passed short distance
south of San Juan, Puerto Rican
capital, at am. The lowest barometer
reading in that city was 1894 inches
with an estimated maximum wind
velocity OF 120 miles an hour.
Red Cross Reports.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross chapter in
Puerto Rico reported to the Navy De-
partment that severe damage was
wrought there.
The message said:
Center Of hurricane Of great inten'
sity and long duration passed over
Puerto Rico last night, doing great
damage to property and crops. No re-
Evening star., 1932-09-27
BELIEVES FLYERS IN KURILES.
Capt. Wolfgang Won Gronau Hops
From Hongkong to Manila.

MANILA. September 27 R.-Capt.
Wolfgang Won Gronau, German round
world flyer. today expressed the be-
lief the Japanese good will flyers had
been forced down on one Of the isolated
Kurile or Aleutian Islands, which lie
between Japan proper and Alaska.
The German aviator landed here to-
day after completing in 6l2 hours the
first direct flight from Hongkong to
Manila. The distance is $50 miles. On
his fight from Alaska to the Orient he
passed over both the Kurile and Aleu-
tian chains.
There are spots along the North Pa
cific route" he pointed out, where 1t
may take several weeks to establish
communication"
He said the North Pacific appeared
to be impracticable as possible future
aviation route between North America
and Asia, because "the weather changes
every IS minutes. Also, there is SO
much fog However. we are much In
terested in the possibilities Of regular
route between the American West coast
and Europe via the Arctic"
The flyer said he contemplated leav-
ing Thursday for Borneo, expecting to
return to Germany the last Of October
Evening star., 1932-09-27
REPORTS MESSAGE
| OF MISSING FLYERS
Tacoma, WASH, Radio Ama-
teur Gets Signals Telling of
Contact With Japanese.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash, September 81
Radio messages of mysterious origin, re-
ported by an amateur radio operator,
today told of hearing from the missing
japanese goodwill flyers late Sunday
afternoon, some "a hours after they
should have landed at Nome, Alaska.
The calls came presumably from a
vessel In the Pacific. William G. Cum
ston, Tacoma amateur, said he first
heard the messages late yesterday aft
ernoon and more family late last night.
All, he said, were garbled in trans
mission.
Text Of First Message.
He said the first and plainest mes
sage read:
Japanese airmen heard from this
ship at 4:05 pm. September rs. Loca-
ton of airmen not given"
Gunston reported receiving the call
letters "HKF" on 511a meters, the call
coming to all stations.
International radio call lStlngS 90
not give "HKF" and If It was a ship
at sea, marine radio operators sug..
.gested Gunston lost out on letter OF
the call, as all have four letters. The
amateur said he was able TO distinguish
only the first four letters Of the calling
ship. They were "GEOM."
Coast Guard on Alert.
The Coast Guard notified Its Bering
Sea patrol to be on the alert for the
messages. The cutter Northland. In
Alaskan waters, reported 1t had heard
no such call.
The japanese plane took of from
Samushiro, Japan, at 5:35 am. Satur-
day (3:35 pm, Friday, Eastern stand
ard time) and was last definitely heard
from about five hours later. approxi-
mately 75O miles northeast OF Toxic
DOUBT CLUE IN MESSAGES.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
SCORES REPORTED
DEAD IN HURRICANE
Puerto Rico Swept by 120,-
Mile Wind-ReIief Commit.
tee Summoned.
Continued From First Page.)

Domingo and the Virgin Islands. 1t
was followed by wave Of influenza.
On September 3, 1880, the ancient
City of Santo Domingo was devastated
by what was described as the worst OF
all the hurricanes that ever have swept
the Caribbean. More than 1000 were
killed and 5000 injured. The property
loss was estimated at $20,000,000
The wind blew continuously for more
than "a hours at rate estimated at
18O miles an hour. leveling everything
before it. The city was isolated on
the land side by floods and ships were
unable to enter the harbor because OF
the swift current in the channel.
Father Jose Carlos MillaS, director OF
the National Observatory at Havana,
said last night the disturbance over st.
Croix and the Virgin Islands was
headed northwest at speed OF IL miles
an hour, but probably would increase its
speed as it moved along.
Observations at Antigua, OF the north
ern group of the lesser Antilles, he said,
showed winds of gale force when the
storm passed there early yesterday,
blowing 40 to 10 miles an hour.
v1pcVN USJ.ANDS DAMAGED.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
FORMER PITCHER DIES
Henry ]. Gruber, Formerly Will
Cleveland Indians, Is Stricken.

NEW HEVEN, Conn, September 81
R.-Henry j. Gruber. 50, former
pitcher with the Cleveland Indians in
the National League, died Of a heart
attack yesterday while crossing a down.
town street.
Gruber, was born in Hamden, Conn.
in 1863. After leaving the CLEVELAND
team, he played for time with the
New Haven team in the Eastern League
For several years he was employed b!
the Winchester Repeating Arms Co
here,
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Hero of Ladysmith Dies.

Hon. Lieut.. Henry A. Wilson, who
earned fame and the nickname Of Bal
ger as riding instructor. to the New
Zealand Artillery during the World War,
has died at Wellington, New Zealand.
He served in the Boer War and was
wounded at the sieze OF Ladysmith.
where his conspicuous bravery won him
the D. C. M. He also took part IN the
relief of Mafeking.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
sANTo DOMINGO PANIC STRICKEN
People Fear Coming of Storm; City
Still Feels Effect of 1880 Hurricane.

SANTO DOMINGO, Republic of Do
mingo, September 81 (P.-Residents of
fearing that the hurricane which caused
heavy loss of life and property damage
in Puerto Rico would strike here next.
This morning there was only slight
rain and the barometer was normal,
but the wind blew persistently from the
direction of Puerto Rico.
Santo Domingo has not yet recovered
fully from the disastrous hurricane OF
September, 1880. when nearly 5000
persons lost their lives.
HEADED TOWARD HAITI.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Former Soldier Made Bishop.

Abbe Patrick Flynn, who served as a
private in the French army during the
entire World War and was at Arras.
Vimy Ridge, Ypres and Verdun, has just
been appointed French bishop. He is
of Irish blood, but was born in France.
For the last eight years he was cure Of
the Madeline in Paris.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
japanese Officials and Flight Promoters
Scout Value.

TOXIC, September 81 lP-Govern-
ment Aviation Bureau officials and the
fight promoters expressed doubt today
that mysterious radio messages reported
by a Tacoma, Wash, operator could
produce clues indicating the where
abouts of the missing japanese good
will flyers.
Japanese aviation experts were still
of the opinion that the three japanese
flyers were lost in the Kurile Islands
Saturday after taking of from Samu-
shiro Beach for Nome, Alaska. The
search is being concentrated in the
middle of the KurileS.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
VIRGIN ISLANDS DAMAGED.
Storm Loss There, However, Is Slight
in 80-Mile Wind.

ST. THOMAS. Virgin Islands, Sep
tember 81 (P.-Trees were uprooted,
buildings were damaged and the elec-
trio light and telephone services were
disorganized during the night by a
hurricane which swept this island be-
fore reaching up to Puerto Rico, where
lis heaviest blow was delivered.
Property damage was not extensive,
but a large number of houses were
made temporarily uninhabitable. There
was no loss of life SO far as could be
determined Immediately.
A number of small craft were driven
aground in the harbor and it was be-
lieved that a few boats from the island
had been caught at sea and that pos
sibly some of the men were drowned.
The lowest barometer reading was
29.5 and the wind rose no higher than
80 miles an hour. There was no report
this morning from smaller neighboring
islands.
Evening star., 1932-09-27

Leviathan's Passage Stormy.
CHERBOURG, France, September 27
P-The United States liner Leviathan
arrived late today after stormy pas
sage from New York.
Evening star., 1932-09-27

London's metropolitan water boart
has cut expenses 5000 900 this year.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
EX-CITY ENGINEER DIES

1881 Was Navy Air officer in War.
BALTIMORE, September 81 P).-
Charles F. Goob. chief engineer of
Baltimore from 1927 to 1881. died last
night at the Church Home and Inf1rmary
after heart attack. He was 40 years
old.
During the World War he directed
| naval aviation along the Atlantic Coast
and in 1918 took charge of aviation
engines.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
FLEE CHINESE BANDITS
Six Americans Resting After 15O-
Mile rip Through Marshes.

Mile rip Through Marshes.
CHEFOO. China. September 81 up.
Six Americans were resting here to-
day after a l5O-mile trip afoot through
ouapmires in escaping from Chinese
bandits who attacked their mission
quarters at Laichowfu.
They are: Rev. and Mrs. Ivan Larson,
their two children, and Dr. Jeannette
Beall all of Kansas City, Mo-, and Miss
Aida Grayson, Rutherfordton. N. c.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Studies Nature in Hermitage
BY JAMES WALDO FAwCErT.
THEO6OR HOLM, FAMED N,

\ 7 is sole companion dog, q world
famous naturalist for IL years
has been in retreat in the back
woods near Clinton, Md, and
Evening star., 1932-09-27
NEW MEXICO HOST
TO GOV. ROOSEVELT
AND PARTY TODAY

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1932-04-17

allotment rights would be transferable
and would be based on acreage, yields
and sales. The allotment power would
be left to the apartments Of Agricul-
ture and Commerce or a commission
named by both.
The Chicago meeting was called by
two Montana farm leaders. W. l.. Stock
ton Of Clarkson, dirt farmer-economist,
and M. L. Wilson of the Agricultural
College at Bozeman.
Another participant was Chester C.
Davis of the Maizswood Corporation
These three were in the bloc that first
proposed the fee plan of the McNary-
Haugen bill.
Under the plan. farmer with poor
crop could sell his excess rights to a
neighbor with a bumper crop.
Il was thought likely the American
Farm Bureau Federation and the Ma
tional Grange would have observers at
the allotment plan meeting. The Farm
Bureau has sponsored the fee; the
Grange, the export debenture.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
SERVICE WILL HONOR
DR.. COOPER'S MEMORY
Friends and Associates of Y
Leader to Join in Eulogies
at Meeting Today.

The memory of the late DR.. William
Knowles Cooper. for 81 years general
secretary of the Washington Young
Mems Christian Associa tion, will be
honored at an impressive service this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock in the assembly
hall of the Central Y. NJ. c. A, 1885 G
street.
Friends and associates of the long
prominent civic and church leader will
join in eulogizing him and his work.
Three past presidents of the Y NJ. C. A.
under whom DR.. Cooper served will tell
of his early days here, his influence in
the community and his personality
They are DR.. George Otis Smith, Hugh
A. Thrift and Huston Thompson. An
expression of appreciation on behalf of
the association brotherhood will be
voiced by John E. Manley. general Sec
retary of the Pittsburgh Y M c. A.
There will be an appropriate musical
Evening star., 1932-04-17

The witness said once when he had
an operation and had tainted he had
sensation similar to that felt after he
confronted Kahahawai with the pistol,
Massie said he was unable to recall just
what was the first thing he remembered
after the lapse
On direct testimony MaSsie had said
little about what occurred on the ride
with Kahahawai from the Judiciary
Building. where he was taken into the
car, until the arrival at the Fortescue
home.
Answering a prosecution question,
MaSSie said the native made no objec-
ton as they rode along. Again Kelley
went over what happened at the For
tescue home, and again Masse said he
did not recall what happened after
Kahahawai said, Yes. we done it."
Here MaSSie's answers were not posi-
tive. He was sure of little. Il think
So" or Il don't recall" were almost in
variably his answers.
Massie still was under croSs-examina
tion when court adjourned until Mon
cav
Evening star., 1932-04-17

program. with Fred East as soloist and
Mrs. Page NICK. Etchison as accom-
panist. A special memorial folder
outlining Dr. Cooper's career and con-
tanning resolutions Of eulogy adopted
by the board of the Y w. c. A. will be
given those attending the service
DR.. Arthur C. Christie. president Of
by the board of managers of the Y. NJ.
C. A. will be given those attending the
service.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
TWO CONCERTS PLANNED
Schools Spring Music Festival
Bicentennial Event.

Two concerts in commemoration OF
the Bicentennial of the birth CT George
Washington will be presented this year
as the Spring music festival of the
grade schools of the city. They will be
held in the Central High School audi
torium on the evenings of April "a
and 30.
The program is being directed by DR.
Edwin N. c. Barnes, assisted by Mrs.
Lillian Brousseau, Mrs. Mary Garrett
Lewis, Mrs Laura Fairchild Ward and
Miss Elsie Roche.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
Free-Trade Price.

The essential principal is paying pro-
ducers a free-trade price; plus tariff
duty, for the part Of their crop con-
sumed in the United States; and this
price. without the tariff duty, for the
part exported.
The working basis is the allotments
to producers Of marketing rights for
domestic needs.
Under the plan worked out for wheat.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
RINGERS PROTESTED BY AMATEUR
SITTERS AT HAWAII MURDER TRIAL
Assa Practice of Hiring obless Keep Their Places in
Line Until Court Opens.

Superior Judge Charles S, Davis ad-
mits only about IS spectators. That
number was in the line at o'clock
yesterday afternoon awaiting today's
court session. Those whom the ANA
tours regard as "softies" hire unem-
rloyed persons to go to the court
house and sit up all night, then give
the places to their employers.
The employers of ringers APPEAR
maddcningly fresh to the amateurs who
have been sitting up all night swat
ting mosquitoes.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
ALLOTMENT URGED
IN NEW CROP PLAN
Applicable to All Agricultural
Commodities, Proponents
Declare.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 16-From the
wheat fields of the Northwest, cradle of
the equalization fee, has come impetus
for another method of crop surplus con-
troll
This is the domestic allotment plan.
It's applicable, proponents say, to all
agricultural commodities.
The sentiment for this plan will be
nodded April 10, in Chicago by a dozen
agriculturalists and farm economists
into pr posed legislation for Congress
attention.
Evening star., 1932-04-17

What is claimed to be a record in the
Old World for commercial aircraft was
made by huge plane which few l.100
miles from Bushire, Persia, to Karachi,
India. in a day.
Evening star., 1932-04-17
OIL FIRM FILES CHARTER
Standard Oil of Kansas Lists Capt.
tai of $s,ooo,O 900 in Delaware.

DOVER, Del. April is Op).-A charter
was fled at the State Department today
for the Standard Oil Co. of Kansas. to
deal in petroleum, oil and gas. The
authorized capital is $4,000 The
incorporators we're Charles B. Wright
man Of Wichita, Kans: Arthur II.
Bunker and Joseph E. Pogue of New
York