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Evening star., 1932-09-30
HEROIC RESCUE MADE OF THREE
OF CREW AS 81 ARE DROWNED
Daring Sailors Risk Lives to Save Dying
Men From Rocky Aleut;an
Island.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, September 30.-Pieces of
the battered hulk Of the freighter Ne
vada pounded today on a rocky Aleu-
tian Island where "a members of her
crew were drowned by stormy seas.
Only three men survived-saved by
their own strength and daring and
the heroism OF lifeboat crews from two
rescue ships.
They were taken off Amtignak Island
late yesterday by the President Madi-
son, in a serious condition from ex-
posure and lack of food. They had
remained on the island without shelter
and only dried flour to eat, for two
sleepless days after seeing their captain
and shipmates leap into a gale-lashed
sea and never appear again.
The three are: James Thorsen, a
cadet of Portland, Greg; Fritz Dewall,
able bodied seaman, no address. and
Lucena N. Decanay, ordinary seaman,
Manila, P. I.
Men in Weakened Condition.
They were so weak when taken aboard
the President Madison they could tell
messed when their Japan-bound freight
er piled on the rocks and then began
to break to pieces. OF the officers and
crew of 81, they were the only ones
to reach shore, fighting their way sue
cessfully through breakers which a day
later kept.a small boat of the Japanese
freighter Oregon Maru from reaching
the uninhabited island to take them of.
After resting and eating as the Presi-
dent Madison resumed her course for
Victoria, British Columbia, the trio re-
vived. A radio message received early
today reported "all we'll now" One OF
them suffered q cut on the head while
landing in the surf from the Nevada.
The message contained no further de-
tails of the wreck of the Nevada in the
ships graveyard of the North Pacific
wednesday morning.
. Before their eyes. they said, their
Evening star., 1932-09-30
VETERANS TO RE-ENACT
GIRL FROM ARMENTIERES'

The Girl From Armentieres" depict
ing the French city On Armistice night,
1918, will be the theme Of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars celebration to be held
in the Washington Auditorium Novem-
ber IL.
This years jubilee is under the chair
manship of Joseph B. Gardella, junior
vice commander. while Brig. Gen. Pei
ham D. Glasstord, police superintendent,
will serve in an advisory capacity. The
funds raised from the celebration will
be used for relief of disabled and un-
employed veterans.
Last year. Paris on Armistice Night
November II, 1918" was successfully
-e-enacted.
Evening star., 1932-09-30

ulars said as he poked his breakfast
victuals listlessly. Il don't know how
We will face the gang. I guess we've
been trying to hard"
Determined to Fight.
Underneath this feeling, however.
was the deadhest kind Of determination
to fight 1t out with the Yankees to the
last, to prove to the world and the
folks at home that one team can make
base ball history and win world cham
pionship after losing the first two
games To man the Bruins feel that
they will have all the advantage at
Wrigley Field, both in physical factors
and the inspiration Of their faithful.
This is a tight spot" said Grimm
seriously. "Put we've been in tight
spots before. We won the National
There's no quit in this ball club
Grimm has named Charley Root,
veteran right-hander, to pitch Satur-
day in the first of three games sched-
uled in Chicago. He believes the
Yankees will have great deal of
trouble hitting the side-arm curver
there.
'Left-hand hitters have a terrible
time there because the ball comes up
to them straight out OF the left-center
bleachers"
1t was pointed out that the five lead
ing clouters of the National League this
season, all left-hand batters. have aver
aged 60 points lower in their hitting
against Cub right-handers in Chicago
than they did against pitchers else
where And the Yankee attack boasts
five left-handers, Earle Combs, Joe
Sewell. Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth and
Bill Dickey.
Koenig May Not Play.
Grimm said Mark Koenig. old Yankee
shortstop now with the Cubs, who ag-
gravated his injured wrist in the open
ing game and was replaced yesterday by
Bill Jurges. probably was out for the
series. but Mark insisted otherwise.
I'll be all right" he said. Il could
play today if we had game on"
In a tanning bee Grimm paid high
tribute to Vernon Gomez. young left
handler, who downed the Bruins yester..
day, and Charley Ruf1ng, winner OF
the first game.
"Ruffine," he said, showed me the
greatest fast ball I ever saw. Gomez
looked better than even Lefty Grove OF
the Athletics did against us in the 1929
series"
Evening star., 1932-09-30

captain. T. W. Johansen of Portland,
Greg, and the first officer, E. T. Wendt
elso of Portland. leaped overheard into
the foaming surf to disappear.
Heroism of rescued and rescuers was
told in a laconic message from Capt.
r. J. Healy of the President Madison,
hero of previous less tragic rescue in
Aleutian waters. He radioed:
I'VE have taken aboard the three
survivors of the freighter Nevada. Rest
were drowned in the surf. The rescue
work by our officers and crew was mag
nificent"
During rescue attempts in gale and
high seas. small boat Of the oregon
Maru was lost and several men injured.
Food was thrown over the side Of the
japanese freighter in hope 1t would
float to shore where the trio was ma
rooned.
One of those aboard the ship was a
passenger, Portius D. Berry, 26, of
Seattle, who was making trip to the
Orient for his health.
Cause Of Disaster Not Given.
The cause of the disaster to the ship,
owned by the States Steamship Co. of
Portland, had not been revealed in
radio messages, as its radio messages
went silent after its first SOS late Tues
day night. After 16-hour search, the
Oregon Maru found the Nevada piled on
the rocks Of the island. where it had
either been driven by the gale, or de-
liberately rammed aground to give the
crew a chance to reach shore when the
ship was in a sinking condition.
The Madison, 800 miles away, turned
off her course to come to the scene and
Msrn Was led to the wTsck by the Oregon
In February 1929, Capt. Healy made
similar heroic rescue when master
of the Montauk. In Unimak Strait, In
the Aleutians, he took 80 men off the
disabled Alloway and towed the help
less craft into Dutch Harbor.
The Nevada, 410-foot freighter OF
5,645 gross tons, left Portland Septem-
Der 16 for tie Orient.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
DAMAGE MAY BE 50 MILLION.

Gov. James r. Beverley Of Puerto
Rico in telegram to the War Depart
ment today estimated property losses on
the island from the hurricane at be-
tween $30,000,0 900 and $4,000 900.
As his report was made public. two
more experts of the Red Cross, M. K.
Reckord and Wade Downey, were in
structed to leave for Puerto Rico for
hurricane relief work.
Reckord, who is to act as liaison ofh-
Ger between the Red Cross and the
Citizens Committee, was in charge OF
that work also during the 1928 disaster
Downey is an accountant.
They will join George Smith, Red
Cross official, already on the scene.
The Red Cross will also send 5000
barrels of flour, made from Farm Board
wheat voted by Congress. on the New
York and Puerto Rico Steamship Co.'S
S. S. Ponce tomorrow noon. The Puerto
Rico Line ship has offered to carry the
flour free.
Capt. Antonio Silva, manager OF the
Puerto Rico Chapter at San Juan.
cabled today. Some of the -four. Will
be distributed direct to homes and the
remainder will be baked into bread"
other reports indicated flour was need
ed because stocks in warehouses which
had been unroofed were water-soaked.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
BAND CONCERT.

By the United States Army Band,
Thomas F. Darcy, second leader. con-
ducting, this evening at the east Capt.
tol steps at 7:30 o'clock.
March, "The Capivator" Williams
'Militsry Overture" ..... .Mendelssohn
Solo for cornet, Columbia Concert
Polka" Robinson
John j. Kahler, soloist.
Fox trot medley, featuring Girl
Trouble" and Singing Song to
the Stars"
Gavotte. "Colinette". ........ Beaumont
Suite, Don Quixote". ...... .Safranek
A Spanish village, Sancho Panza,
Dulcinea, Don Quixote.
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-09-30
HEADS SCHOOL GROUP
Mrs. MacRea Donald Named by
Cheverly Woman's Club.
,ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHEVERLY, Md, September So
Mrs. MacRae Donald has been appoint
ed chairman of the School Committee
of the Cheverly Woman's Club, her as.
sociates being Mrs. w. L. Atwater and
Mrs. j. Fogel. Mrs. w. P. Forbes has
been named Flower Fund chairman.
Mrs. C. M. Hogeland and Mrs. Henry
Naylor will have charge Of chicken
din, er to be served by the club October
6 in re school auditorium. Mrs. Rob-
ert "a. Mccullough will entertain the
club October 10.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
CONDUIT ROAD GROUP
PLANS FOR Halloween
Citizens Will Enter Float in Pa
rade and Take Part in City
Wide Celebration.

The Conduit Road Citizens Associa-
tion will participate in the city-wide
celebration Of Halloween and enter a
float in the parade, it was decided at
its meeting last night in the Commu-
nifty Church, Cathedral avenue and
Conduit road.
The group voted down a resolution
which asked a change in the zoning
regulation prohibiting the building OF
garages less than so feet back from the
building line
The association voted to request Lieut.
Col U. S. Grant, Sd. to construct mu-
nicipal tennis court in the vicinity of
Community Church. Lucian Jordan
presided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
EDGE COMES HERE
TO REPORT ON PACT
Ambassador Expects Early
Trade Agreement to Be
Made With France.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Ambassador Walter E. Edge. who
rushed to Washington almost imme-
diately after his arrival in New York
from Paris, Was closeted for the best part
Of the morning with Assistant Secretary
Of State James Grafton Rogers and
later saw Secretary Henry L. Stimson,
discussing with both men, the Ambas-
sador said, the various problems Of the
new Franco-American commercial
treaty.
He is anxious to expedite the treaty
and has come to Washington to discuss
personally it's difficulties with President
Hoover and other members of the ad-
ministration. There are still certain
difficulties which render the conclusion
of the new agreement somewhat doubt
full, but the Ambassador hopes that
with the good will which seems to ami
mate the leaders of both countries at
the present moment, this commercial
treaty might be concluded at a reason
ably early date, possibly before the
presidential elections.
Discusses Far East.
The Ambassador is said to have dis
cussed with the State Department Of
ficials the question which at the pres
ent time seems more important even
than the commercial treaty; that Is,
Frances attitude regarding the Far
Eastern conflict. Mr.. Edge seems to
have brought with him the impression
that the French who are extremely
anxious to preserve the sanctity Of
treaties, will endeavor to support any
action the League Of Nations may deem
necessary to take after the presenta-
ton of the Lytton report. But whether
France will be willing to 60 any further
appears to be doubtful.
The French point of view is reported
to be that it desires to let public opin-
ion digest the report which will be
published in Geneva on Sunday morn
ing. If public opinion is willing to
force an issue, the various countries will
undoubtedly instruct their delegates at
the coming special session of the
France will undoubtedly support the
other countries.
Will Follow Majority.
But France is primarily interested in
her own affairs-mainly in her relations
with Germany-and is not likely to
take an attitude il c..cc-C? csition to Japan
even to safeguard the principle of the
sanctity of the treaties, in which she is
SO greatly interested, unless all nations
act jointly.
In other words. France. while anxious
to save the prestige Of the League and
preserve all treaties intact, will in the
end follow the trend Of thought of the
majority Of the nations represented al
the League in the Sino-Japanese con-
| troversy.
Evening star., 1932-09-30

thur B. Willard of Marlboro, Mass;
Miss Florence willard Scott of Win
chester. N H.: Stephen F. Willard Of
WCllaston Mass. and John c. Willard
OF WethersfielG Conn
Among those named as honorary
members were the late Chauncey
Dcpew, Luther Burbank, Ebert Hub
lad. Ambassador Joseph Willard, Hen
r. Kellogg Willard, Henry Augustus
Willard, Archibald NJ. Willard and
F:crc.s Willard.
Living honorary members are Elhu
Root, Mrs Kermit Roosevelt, and Miss
Clara Endicott Sears.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
MRS. ware DEFEATS
MISS MACKENZIE
Wins Womens National Cham
pionship Golf Semi-Finals.
5 and 4.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEABODY, Mass. September 80
Mrs. Glenna Co,ett Ware of Philadel-
phia qualified for her seventh women's
national championship golf final since
1922 today by overwhelming Ada Mac
Kenzie of Toronto. a former Canadian
titlist, and 4, on the Salem Country
Club course.
virginia Van VIE Of Chicago gained
the title round by defeating Charlotte
Glutting of Short Hills, N. j., 4 and 3.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
STORM TOLL 212,
AND 1900 INJURED
PAS, 900 HomeIess,S Says Gov.
BeverIey-Damage May
Be so Millions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. September
30.-The official estimate Of the cas-
ualties in last Tuesdays hurricane was
placed today by Gov. James r. Beverley
at 2l2 dead and 300 injured.
About 245. 900 were left homeless, he
said. The estimate was based on addi-
tional information from the stricken
areas with many of which communl-
cation has been impossible since the
storm.
Half the homeless were only tenn
porarily so, he said but the rest had
nothing at all with which to begin over
again.
The Banco Territorial Y Agricola de
Puerto Rico, one of the Oldest financial
institutions of the island. closed its
doors this afternoon with the explana-
ton that exceptional demands as re-
suit of the hurricane made the step
necessary.
Relief Given Sufferers.
Meanwhile. civil. military and Red
Cross off1cials did their utmost to pro-
vide storm sufferers with food, shelter
and medical supplies.
The 65th United States Infantry,
garrisoned here, delivered 5000 tins OF
milk and other supplies to the Red
Cross for distribution to storm sufferers.
The regiment also furnished equipment
for medical units.
United States District Judge Ira K.
Wells. chairman of the Price Control
Committee appointed by Gov. James r
Beverley, announced to merchants
through the Chamber OF Commerce
that the approval of his committee
must be obtained before there is any
increase in the price of any essential
, commodity.
Judge Wells said the Federal grand
jury would meet today to begin an in
zinc roofing which before the storm
sold at 81 a hundredweight and since
has been boosted to s12.
Bakers will be asked by the commit
tee to reduce bread from IL to 6 cents
pound. Gasoline companies have
been asked to lower their price cents
from the prevailing Is cents.
Water Service Interrupted.
Failure of the main power plant has
| interrupted the water service. for there
is no power to pump the water supply
! from the reservoir Neither is there
power to run the bakeries, the coffee
, roasters. the ice plants. Trolley cars,
, Of course, are out of operation. There
is net a gasoline service station where
| tire can be filled with air or a tank
with fuel except by hand.
Lights are out and the supply OF
| candles is largely exhausted. Batteries
| for flashlights also are wearing out.
In a city of $4,000 population the
| lack of water is keenly felt, and only
few in San Juan have had facilities
| for bathing since Monday.
The Espicopal rector. working as hard
as anybody else at the job of recon-
struction, remarked this morning that
he had cleaned his teeth with a soft
drink, shaved with mineral water
bathed in cologne, and considered him
self lucky.
Virgin Islands Receives Aid.
ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands, Sep
| tember 80 R.-Gov. Pearson has re-
ceived $4,000 from the Red Cross, and
| 81, 600 was subscribed locally to assist
peasant farmers whose crops and homes
were damaged or destroyed by the
hurricane early this week.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
Hoover.Curtis Speakers Named.

Mrs. Rita Collyer of New York and
Dean Charles H. Houston of Howard
University will Gpeak at the meeting of
the Hoover-Curtls forum at the White
law Hotel Sunday night. Special music
will be included.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
Snow Falls in Ontario.

PETERBORO. Ontario, September 80
(P,-The Earliest snow on record fell IN
this district yesterday, carpeting the
countryside.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
D. A. R. DENOUNCED
FOR PLANNING TRIP
ON FRENCH VESSEL
Continued From First Page.)

plain was designated out Of respect to
France because the mission had to do
with the dedication of tablet in Paris
which bears the names of the 1873
Frenchmen who died in the battle of
yorktown fighting with the American
troops.
Evening star., 1932-09-30

Nine-tenths Of the farms in the Meth
erlands comprise SO acres or less.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
RULERS BACK IN LONDON

King and Queen to Spend Short
Stay at Buckingham Palace.
LONDON. September 80 P).-King
George and Queen Mary returned to
London today from Balmoral. Scotland,
for a short stay at Buckingham Palace
before proceeding to their residence at
Sandringham.
Both looked well after their holiday
in the highlands.
Evening star., 1932-09-30

Nearly 1900 tourists from the United
States arrived in the United Kingdom
in July.
Evening star., 1932-09-30
SAD HOME COMING
IS FACED BY CUBS,
BUT STILL HOPEFUL

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1932-09-30

ulars said as he poked his breakfast
victuals listlessly. Il don't know how
We will face the gang. I guess we've
been trying tp hard
The Washington times., 1932-02-06
ORDERED.
To CHANGE BILL

Following criticism that the
measure was "entirely too broad"
the Senate District Committee has
directed the office of Corporation
Counsel Bride to amend the bill,
sponsored by Senator King CD,
Utah, empowering the Board Of
Commissioners to make all neceS-
sary municipal regulations and
ordinances without resort to Con-
gress on routine affairs.
Senator Bankhead Cd, Ala
bama; George Sullivan, vice preSi-
dent of the Federation of Citi-
zens Association; William NICK.
Clayton, speaking for the Bright
wood Citizens Association, and
Evan H. Tucker, spokesman for
the Northeast Washington Citi-
zens Association, were among the
critics at a committee hearing
late yesterday.
Earlier in the. day members Of
the House District Committee had
told Mr.. Bride the bill could not
pass the House in its present.
form.
The Washington times., 1932-02-06
THEFT
NETS S180 DAYS

Convicted of stealing an over
coat and a pair of shoes, Robert
Campbell, colored, 10, today was
sentenced to 180 days in jail by
Police Court Judge John P. Nc
Mahon.
Henry Franklyn, a painter, 419
Third st. N. W., said the coat and
shoes were stolen from a Colum-
bia Road apartment house, where
he was working January 26.
Campbell said another boy had
given them to him in payment of
a debt.
The Washington times., 1932-02-06
RUM CAR CRASH
BRINGS ARREST

Several liquor charges were
placed against a man last night
following an accident in a chase
by an off-duty policeman.
The rum car was in collision
with an auto of Frank Wells, of
301 R st. N. W., at Fourteenth
and F. Streets Northwest. The
rum-runner did not stop and was
pursued by Sergt. R. o. Saunders,
who was off duty. Saunders lost
the rum car when it turned on a
smoke screen.
A short while later, Pvt. G. L.
Saunders discovered the car in
a downtown alley. 1t contained
1923 quarts of liquor and Saunders
arrested Latimer Mathews, col
ored, 20, of 1914 Florida Ave. N.
w., as the operator.
The Washington times., 1932-02-06
EVELYN DAVIS
SCORES HIT
By FRANK L. BAER

Six dance studies alternating
with six piano numbers linked
themselves into an interesting con-
cert last night at Wardman Park
Theater, presented as benefit for
the Washington zonta Club. The
artists were Evelyn Davis and
Frances Gutelius.
Miss Davis, rapidly becoming as
swell an actress as she is q dancer,
mined her way through a skill
fully arranged cycle, moving from
Morning Song" a Schubert lyric,
into a dynamic Pagan study, In
cantation," a striking and memo
rable motif, embodying Justin Ellie
rhythmS and the interpretative
magic of a thoroughly fine artistic.
Then. in contrast came Anna
teur," three brief satires admirably
done; these in turn succeeded by
Sorrow" 1.-TWO Negro Studies"
Cto Gershwin music) and East
Indian Nautch," the last an effec-
tive and stylized excerpt from the
Orient.
+ Unfortunately for Miss Gutelius,
the piano used was not in good
form-pedal trouble. But she
proved an excellent technician,
particularly in her "Scarlatti
Sonata" and ''DebuSSy's Ballade."
"Appassionata Sonata" (Beetho-
ven); two Chopin numbers; Ca
priccio" (Brahms), and Liszt's
Rhapsody No. 6" completed her
program. One wished, however,
that her numbers might have
matched the Davis dances in mod
ernity; even her DebuSsy choice
was poorly made.
Miss Davis was accompanied by
Eula Alexander and Nation Boyce.
The Washington times., 1932-02-06
COAST To FORM
GARNER CLUB

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 CU.SO.
Enthusiastic support today was re-
ported in the San Francisco Bay
district for Speaker Garner for
President as district organization
of local club here went forward.
r, John O'Rourke. prominent
Democrat and president of the
club, announced that a Statewide
conference would be held in the
near future to determine what the
Garner supporters would do to-
ward electing delegates to the
Democratic national convention
at the May presidential primary.
O'Rourke said:
"It will be the purpose to
quicken a public interest in
Speaker Garner as the Demo-
cratic nominee for President.
We know that there is q marked
trend toward him. We shall en-
deavOr to show that trend in
San Francisco and by cO-Opera-
ton with other communities
aid in presenting to Speaker
Garner a genuine call from the
people to him to become the
party'S nominee"
The Washington times., 1932-02-06
COURTS To GET
RAIL DISPUTE

A redraft of the Swanson bill
throwing into the courts the dis
pute between the Mt. Vernon,
Alexandria and Washington Rail-
way and the Treasury Depart
ment and District Government,
was under way today by direc-
ton of the Senate District Com.
mittee which considered the bill
late yesterday.
Senator Warren R. Austin (R0
Vermont, Corporation Counsel
Bride and representatives of the
Treasury Department will re.
draft the bill, though the under.
standing is that the District shall
be absolved of any financial re-
sponsibility for damages, if they
exist, accruing to the railway
company because the Government
has taken its property at Twelfth
and the Avenue.
This was required for the trl.
angle building program and Mr..
Bride and his assistant, Mr.. Rob
erts, told the committee the Dis
trict had nothing to do with the
condemnation issue.
The Washington times., 1932-02-06
KILLING HOLDS
VIRGINIA MAN

CULPEPER, Va, Feb. 6.-Clain.
ing to have killed one man and
wounded another when they at
tackled him at his home, Ellis Dob
son, 35, of Nether's Mill, 20 miles
from here, gave himself up last
night to Sheriff John Hall, of
Madison.
The dead man is Brook Jenkins,
80; his wounded companion, Athey
Sisk, 25. Both live at Nether's
Mill.
The shooting occurred at 9
o'clock last night, Dobson told the
sheriff, when the two men came
to his home and started trouble.
He went to the sheriff's home in
Madison directly after the shoot
ing and gave himself up.