davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1933-08-26
POT0MAC'S FLOOD
POSSIBILITIES FADE
Two-Foot Drop Recorded at
Sycamore IsIand-Fair To-
night Is Forecast.

With receding waters and promise
of fair weather, possibilities of flood
here were fast fading today
Officials of the river and food di-
vision of the Weather Bureau said the
Potomac River at Sycamore Island,
near Glen Echo. had fallen 2 feet in
the past "a hours The reading on the
gauge there at am was 78 feet. At
Key Bridge the reading this morning
was 3.3 feet, as compared to "A feet
yesterday.
r. H. Weightman, weather forecaster at
the Weather Bureau, said the outlook
is for fair tonight and tomorrow" He
said there is no rain in sight in the
Potomac River basin for several days
at least"
In the vicinity of Key Bridge, OBJ
servers said. there is scarcely any per-
cep.ible current, compared to that Of
the past few days.
In the Capital and its environs,
efforts were being made to remove
traces of the storms destruction along
the waterways. Sunken craft were
being raised, row boats laden with
water. were being bailed out and owners
of small craft in general looked for
ward to the week end let-up to start
repairs on their damaged craft.
No change from the fair weather is
in the offing until late Monday night
or Tuesday, when showers are probable.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
brothers; third, Tom Sawyer, Ellingtc

brothers; third, Tom Sawyer, Ellington
farm.
Kalf-bred 3-year -olds - Shumaker,
Peach brothers; second, Prize, E. L.
Redmon; third, the Gentleman, Miss
Mary Keogh.
Thoroughbred 2-year r-olds-Woodfel-
low, Benton stables; second, Dunclif
DR.. L. M. Allen; third. Sir Coma, M. W.
Carter
Thoroughbred 3-year -olds-Loro, Mrs
John H. Whitney; second, Bremo, Ben
ton stables; third, Miss Coquette, DR.
L. M. Allen.
Ponies under saddle-Queen of Sheba
Stanley Green, jr.; second. Demitasse
w. H. Lipscomb; third, Cherry Bird
Miss Patricia Benoit.
Saddle class-Easter morning, Peach
brothers; second, Sundi, George H. Cal
vert, jr.; third, Flying Eb. R. D. Nc
Grath.
Half-bred hunters-The Gentleman
Miss Keogh; second, Two Leggings, Mrs
John H. Whitney; third, Red Ben, F
Woodson Hancock, jr.
Lightweight green hunters-Pillsbury.
Meander farm; second, Crystal Dawn,
Allen M Hirsch; third, Miss Coquette,
Dr. L. NJ. Allen.
Middle and heavyweight green hunt
ers-Florismart, NJ w. Carter; second
Flying Eb, R. D. McGrath; third,
Waverly, Mrs. r. C. Winmill.
Ponies over jumps-Queen of Sheba,
Mr.. Green; second. Frosty, Anthony and
George Rives; third, Mercury, Misses
Charlotte and Kitty Smith.
Touch-and-go sweepstakes - Quick
Silver, Miss Julia Whiting; second, Gin
Cuidado, Mrs. r. C. Winmill; third
Chatterplay, E. M. Woolf.
Hunter Glasses.
Lightweight thoroughbred hunters
Cathode Ray, Miss Elizabeth Nesbit;
second Miss Coquette, DR.. Allen; third
Grey knight. Mrs. Whitney.
Middle and heavy weight hunters
Red Tape Dr. Allen; second, Bon
Diable, Mrs Whitney; third, Sacrifice,
Benton Stables.
Corinthian-Grey Knight, Mrs. Whit
ney; Red Tape, DR.. Allen: Chatterplay
Mr.. Woolf; Sportman, Miss Nesbitt.
Hunt teams-Whitney team; second
Benton Stables team.
Saddle horse championship
Lightning. Vernon G. Owen; Reserve
Misbehaviour, George H. Calvert, jr.
Lightweight hunter championship
Grey Knight, Mrs. Whitney; Reserve
Two Leggings, Mrs Whitney.
Heavyweight hunter championship
Red Tape, DR.. Allen: Reserve, Bon Di-
able. Mrs Whitney.
Grand championship-Red Tape.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
Officers Memory
OF Numbers Holds
Capital Motorist
Helping Youths Start Car,
He Recalls 1t Was
Listed as Stolen.

William F. Tear. 26. Of Riggs road
northeast, is awaiting grand jury ac-
tion en- an auto theft charge due to
the politeness and memory of police
man in Cadiz. Ohio.
Tear, with two other Washington
youths, was riding in an automobile at
Cadiz when it broke down. The oblig-
ing officer helped them push it. then
started to help them repair it, so
thev could continue on their way
He lifted up the hood, quickly recog-
nized the motor number as that of a
car listed as stolen, and took the trio
into custody Washington police were
notified, and Detective Sergts. Jake
Wolfe and Hugh Roby went to The
Ohio city for them. The car had been
reported stolen last Sunday from VIII
liam Dodson, 644l5 Orleans place
northeast. 1t was restored
Tear was arraigned today before
Judge Ralph Given and held for the
grand jury under bond of $1,000. The
two arrested with him-Charles A.
Cole. 10, of the 400 block Massachu-
cetts avenue, and Tears brother Ralph,
23-were released.
Detectives said the older Tear had
been released from Atlanta Peniten-
tiapt only last year after serving three
years for transporting a stolen auto
mobile from Louisiana to Texas.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
KENDALL TO AID SETTLE
IN BIG BALLOON RACE
Native of Baltimore Assigned by
Navy, Replacing Bushnell,
Akron Disaster Victim.

The Navy Department today an
nounced the assignment of Lieut.
Charles Kendall. serving at the Nava
Air Station. Lakehurst. N. j., as aide
to Lieut.. Corndr. T. G. w. Settle in the
international balloon race at Chicago
September IA
A native of Baltimore. where he was
born July IT, 1904. Lieut.. Kendall was
appointed to the Naval Academy from
Wisconsin in 1924. Four years later he
was commissioned an ensign and as
signed to duty aboard the battleshir
Mississippi and there he qualified as an
aircraft spotter. He was detailed to
Lakehurst in 1881 and has qualified as
a naval aviator in lighter -than-air His
home is at 2421 North Calvert street
Baltimore
Settles assistant in previous balloon
races was the late Lieut.. Wilfred Bush
nell. who was lost in the Akron dis
aster.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
UNLIMITED STREET
FUND IS ADVISED
Hazen Says $4,000 Figure
Practically Kills All Con-
demnati0n Cases.

District Surveyor Melvin c. Hazen in
his annual report to the Commission
ers yesterday recommended that the
appropriation for opening streets be
unlimited, as in previous years.
For the present fiscal year Congress
set the appropriation at SIS, 900. Hazen
said this practically kills all condem-
nation cases." and "is unfair to prop
erty owners who were led to believe
the streets would be opened. and were
public spirited enough to keep improve
ments out Of line OF the streets
affected"
Five Jobs Emphasized.
He said that as soon as the appro-
priation bill passed a number of i'm
portant cases already filed in condem-
nation court were dismissed on account
of lack of funds. If the Commissioners
fail to secure an unlimited appropria-
tion for street opening, he said. they
should obtain funds for the following
five important opening jobs:
Extension of Maryland avenue; wild
ening of Foxhall road especially be-
tween Conduit and Reservoir roads
widening of Kenilworth avenue; widen
ing of Thirteenth street south of Spring
road, and widening and extension of
Prospect avenue in Georgetown.
He suggested that the Commissioners
be given the right to condemn excess
property and the right to sell the excess
so condemned, perhaps at profit
During the past year, he said, there
were 80 condemnation cases pending
in court, Of which eight were filed
since the beginning of the fiscal year
Total damages, plus court costs for
those settled amounted to 1922, ,032 80,
and the total assessed as benefits
amounted to s121, ,723.73, the difference
or $500, ,30866, is the net cost Of the
condemnation cases to the District.
The surveyor said his Office was not
IN entire accord with tia alag DWELL
Evening star., 1933-08-26

barometer glass" dropped 10 points
in about Is minutes.
Then realized we were right in the
middle Of it with waves 10 to 80 feet
high seeming to burst upward about us
all at the same time" recounted DR..
Campbell.
In a moment one of them got US
and the yacht was knocked down with
the masts in the water and large por-
tions of the sail ripped away. She
righted herself again, however. and the
battle with the elements began anew.
Glass was everywhere underfoot and
those in the party were cut on the
hands and feet to add to the hurt of
bruises they already had received in
the terrific battering.
THE only way We could get out on
the deck to make sail and otherwise
operate in the storm was stark naked,
for the winds would have ripped the
clothes from our backs. The men
had to hang on for dear life after We
had made lines fast about them with
their bodies whipped out in a hori-
zontal position like sheets by the force
of the wild gale.
Some time Wednesday night, I be-
lieve it was, we got into shoal water
A big swell dropped us down on the
beach with a terrific blow. Every
thing broke loose inside the boat
Both masts, the bowsprit, the rudder
and the matches were torn loose,
at one time.
Bill Sheehan was washed over
board but he grabbed a log line and
worked his way back to the boat. 1
don't know to this day how Bill ever
made it in that rough. lashing sea.
Pumped Water Steadily.
getting matches closed and cutting the
rigging free, tearing off doors and other
parts of the vessel to replace matches
which had been wrecked We nailed
doors and bulkhead pieces over matches
that had been torn away.
I'VE were pumping water all the time,
keeping at it day and night.
I'VE put out an anchor and the cable
parted We put out another and that
also parted. Then We tore out bunk
| frame and lashed drum to it. We
swung this overheard for a drag
This served to steady ship and we
worked our way further off shore The
wind died somewhat Thursday morn
| ing, the sun coming out We made
mast out of staysail boom and rigged
sheet onto it for sail. We thought
sheet lashed to the emergency mast
would attract attention of any vessels
that might pass
I'VE shot flares and fired our guns
and blew our siren. When we sighted
vessels we did everything we could tc
attract attention. but all boats were SC
far off-shore our efforts proved of nc
avail and our plight was not SEEN
I'VE were being driven up the coast
all the time and Thursday afternoon
we sighted big gray vessel nearer al
hand but she did not see us. BY night
conditions had improved and Friday
morning when day came I get another
chance at the sun, trying to determine
our position. I didn't have much luck
though.
Sighted by the Tracy.
And then it was that big break
| came for the first officer of the Tracy
had sighted us and she came bearing
down on our little craft
I'VE were so overjoyed we could have
kissed Capt. Meyers. The captain asked
us if we wanted to be taken aboard
and if he should attempt to tow the
yacht. I said that she could shift for
herself but that we should be glad to
go aboard Later we might ask the
Coast Guard to try to locate our boat. u
| Chief Officer August Lehmberg of the
Evening star., 1933-08-26

restored, Cordeman was on almost con-
tinuous duty
In all he handled more than 100 tele-
grams for the Postal Telegraph and
Western Union. More than half of
these came through from Norfolk
Wednesday afternoon and night and
the others throughout yesterday from
Salisbury. These latter were sent by
Ed Thompson. operator OF W3CQS
there.
Reports Inundation.
Thompson reported the inundation
of Ocean City, 25 miles away, and the
flood which swept Salisbury. carrying
one man to his death and marooning
thousands of residents of the surround
ing vicinity. While Thompson reported
for his section. another radio amateur
at Laurel, Del, was in communication
with Baltimore station.
Cordeman, a supervisor for the
American Telegraph & Telephone Co..
is on a 412-day week, and operated
W3CQS during his off time. He is d
member of the American Radio Relay
League. and president of the Washing
ton Radio Club.
AS for Mr.. Cordeman," a member
OF his family said, you can't get him
away from that set when news is break
ingi"
Evening star., 1933-08-26

Tracy sighted the Bluejacket and was
in charge of the rescuing party. A life
boat was swung over the side OF the
collier, which makes the New York
Hampton Roads run.
The Tracy sailors were marvellous
in taking us off" DR.. Campbell said.
They never touched our vessel nor
theirs with the life boat
Capt. Meyers said it did his heart
good to see the gameness of little Mary
Campbell. who climbed over the side
of his ship from the lifeboat more like
a little squirrel than anything else.
DR.. Campbell suffered a broken rib
on his left side in addition to severe
cut on his right foot, not to mentien
innumerable minor cuts and bruises.
The rest of the party was pretty well
bunged up" to hear them express it.
.'Tough-looking pair Of hands for a
surgeon" DR.. Campbell remarked as he
held them cut for reporters to see.
Both Mrs. Campbell and Mary are
veteran sailors. Mary sustained a seri-
GUS cash over her right eye, the result
for q time while the storm was at its
worst.
Schooner Picked Up.
Mrs Campbell was bruised from head
to foot while others had marks and
bruises to show the severe buffeting to
which they were subjected in their life
and death battle with the elements for
four days.
DR.. and Mrs Campbell had been on
Summer cruise for several months and
after picking up Brooks and his son
at Oyster Bay, N. Y, they sailed for a
voyage down the Eastern coast. DR..
Campbell, an "old sea dog" as he re-
marked. was skipper of the 50-foot
schooner.
The yacht was recovered by Coast
Guardsmen, who towed it to Cape May,
according to information received here
today by Dr. Campbell. Bill Sheehan
will go there to see the extent of dam
age and to take charge of the craft.
DR. and Mrs. Campbell and their
daughter will go to Washington tonight.
The Washington doctor said today he
did not think the total damage to the
schooner would be more than $4,000
or $4,000.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
FOUR COLORED MEN
ARE SOUGHT BY POLICE
Seek Quartet Which Held Up Rich
ard johnson and Seized $40
Early Today.

Four colored men were sought by
police today in connection with the hold
up of Richard Johnson. coIored, 700
block of Fairmont street, who said the
robbers took $40 from him early this
morning.
The men. johnson said, accosted him
as he was leaving a house in the 1900
block of ninth street. Two of them
pulled pistols and took his wallet.
Police also are investigating the theft
of Is cases of cigarettes, valued at $500,
from the White Transportation Co. An
official OF the company tod police cigar
cites had been stolen on number OF
occasions.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
WASHINGTONIANS HURT
IN INDIANA CAR CRASH
Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Perce and
Daughter Among Seven Victims
of Head-on Collision.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WARSAW, Ind, August 26.-Seven
persons were injured, several seriously
in a head-on automobile collision on
United States Highway 30, west of here
this morning. All are in the Warsaw
Emergency Hospital.
The injured are:
Antonio Vizona, Newark, N. j., frac-
ture of left leg and other injuries.
Mrs. Vizona, painful bruises anc
lacerations.
Josephine Vizona, age 3, leg injuries
Tony Voltaggio, 81, Newark, injuries
about head and chest.
Mrs. NJ NJ Perce of Cottage City
Md, painfully cut and bruised.
Mr.. Perce and Anna Vizona, age Z
escaped with minor cuts and bruises.
The Perces we're en- route to the Gen.
tury of Progress Exposition in Chicago
and the other tourists were driving
Ef1oN ltd
Evening star., 1933-08-26
DRUNKENNESS REVOKES
326 DRIVERS PERMITS
Total During Fiscal Year Reaches
9CO, With Liquor Carrying
Responsible for 16O.

Three hundred and twenty-six opera
tors permits were revoked because theil
owners were guilty of driving while
drunk during the last fiscal year, ac-
cording to the annual report of the
board of revocations and restorations OF
operators permits, made yesterday to
the Commissioners.
Nine hundred permits, IN all, were re-
voked or suspended.
Violating the prohibition act by
carrying liquor in automobiles was re-
SponSible for 160 revoCations. Thirty
six permits were taken away because
their owners left the scenes of col
lisions; 19 were involved in traffic IA
talities in the District, in other States
speeding offenses accounted for 38 and
reckless driving for 1876.
Evening star., 1933-08-26

w YIRES down, floods rising. rail-
n roads and highways out, de-
wv structive waves sweeping the
Yet the anxious silence
which blots out whole storm areas is
broken by a tiny buzzing-the dot. dash,
dot of the amateur radio operators
code
It's a code which spells long hours
in an emergency-long hours without
pay, bringing only an enthusiasts COM
pensation for Job well done.
In quiet living room at 4401 Leland
street, Chevy Chase, Md. Roy c. Corde-
man left his key Thursday afternoon
after % hours of almost constant COM
munication with Norfolk and Sails
bury, Md.
Stays Close to Set.
Messages Of reinsurance. newspaper
reporters stories and a few announce
ments of tragic import flowed through
W3ZD here from W3CQS at Salisbury
and another amateur station at Nor
folk
From noon Wednesday, when the
storm was pouring its fury on the COM
munities adjacent to the Virginia Capes,
until 4:30 pm. yesterday, after Sails
bury announced the wires had been
Evening star., 1933-08-26
OFFICIALS ORDER
HALT0NPAYMENTS
TOCATALANOF FIRM
Commissioners Act as Bride
Recommends Cancellation
of Contract.
SCHOOL CONTRACTORS
TIME LIMIT EXPIRES
Fail to Answer Demand Regarding
Wage Scale as Second Ex-
tension Runs Out.

The District Commissioners today Or
dered all payments to the Catalano
Construction Co. on the Phelps Voca-
tional School held up following a rec
Ommendation from Corporation Coun-
sci w. w. Bride that the contract be
Cancelled
This firm has been in difficulties
over paying its Wcrkmen less than the
prevailing scales of wages for their
of short payments were filed by two
carpenters on June 49, and many have
been made since.
Time Given to Make Good.
At a public hearing in July on the
question the underpayments were ad-
mitted by the concern and they were
given two extensions of time in which
to make them good. The second ex-
tension expired yesterday. and the
Commissioners have received no word
from the construction firm that the
money has been paid
Instead. on Thursday Dominic Cata-
lano. head of the firm. called on As
sistant Corporation Counsel William H.
Wahly and asked to be allowed to pay
bricklayerS different scale than that
previously agreed upon.
More Time Not Asked.
Mr.. Wahly said today that when
Catalano and his, lawyer, William F.
Kelley, left him Thursday they gave
him the impression they were going to
ask for more time. No such request,
however was filed.
The school building is more than 80
per cent complete. If the Commission
ers accept Mr.. Brides advice, it will
become necessary to call on the bond
ing company which underwrote the
contract, to finish the construction.
After Mr. Bride had conferred with
the Commissioners, the latter said there
would be no action taken or state
ment made as to cancellation OF the
contract until after Monday. Mr..
Bride was directed to confer with Mr..
Kelly and Albert L. Stern, attorney
for group of bricklayers, who claimed
they had been underpaid for their
work.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
CAPT. JOSEPH O. FISHER
DIES IN NEW ENGLAND

Capt Joseph O. Fisher, U. S. NJ, re-
War in the Bureau of Steam Engineer
ing, Navy Department. died yesterday at
Lewiston. Me-, the Navy Department
was advised. Funeral services will be
held at Lewiston early next week He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Edna
Rowell Fisher
A native of Lewiston, where he was
born March 81, 1882. Capt. Fisher was
appointed to the Naval Academy in
1898. After his war service here, he
was named fleet engineer officer and
aide on the staff of the commander in
chief. Atlantic Fleet. He served at the
Naval Academy later and was retired in
August, 1928, after go years service.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
SUICIDES WATCH SOUGHT

Police have been asked to aid in q
search for the watch of Frank Stone,
taxi driver, who committed suicide Mon
day after he had shot and killed Mrs.
Airline Smith, his first wife. Mrs. Eliza
beth Stone, 400 block Sixteenth street
southeast, widow of Stone, reported her
husband had the watch, valued at $35.
shooting. 1t was not found on the
body aftecEaud
Evening star., 1933-08-26
HUNT PAIR FRIGHTENED
AWAY IN ENTERING STORE
Arlington Police Search for Two
Who Abandoned Car in
Cherrydale.

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
CHERRYDALE, Va. August 26.-
Arlington County police today were
searching for two men who early to-
day attempted to break into the At
lantic 81 Pacific Tea Co. store here
but who were frightened away by q
man who lives across the street.
In their haste to escape. according
to police, they abandoned an auto
mobile in the rear of the store, pre-
ferring to take their chances on foot
An investigation is being made to de-
teruiue whethsg the cAr, was Golens.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
Accepts Numbers
Bets From Blind,
Prisoner Admits

Accused of accepting numbers
game bets from residents of a
home for blind, Oscar j. Turner,
colored. 33, pleaded guilty in
Police Court yesterday and Judge
Ralph Given sentenced him to
serve 80 days in Jail.
Turner's arrest followed investi-
CATION of complaints received by
Lieut.. N. o. Holmes that he made
frequent visits to the home.
Evening star., 1933-08-26
FALLS OUT OF WINDOW

Timothy Flaherty. So. was seriously
injured last night when he fell from
a third-story window of his home at
156 @ street southwest Police said he
was raising the window when the acci-
dent occurred.
Flaherty was treated by the rescue
SQUAD and taken to Gallinger Hospital
where physician said he suffered pos.
siAe iuterpal injuries, -.,-l.---...-Ss
Evening star., 1933-08-26
Crash Kills German Flyers.

WILDBERG, BRANDENBERG, Ger
many, August 26 (P.-Reinhold Poss,
a well-known German aviator, and a
companion were killed today when
their plane crashed into a church
steeple while they were participating
in a three-day air race around Ger
many,
Evening star., 1933-08-26

ing bill introduced. in the last Con-
gress, and recommended instead an ap-
preparation for a survey of the num-
ber of alley dwellings and alley in
habitants, and study of the best
method Of relieving the conditions
found. c.
Evening star., 1933-08-26

Results of all classes on the second
day we're as follows:
Half-bred 2-year- -olds-Doody, Peach
lhrotheEss second, DnEothy n. Beach
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-29
County Court House
 Was Under Threats
tContinued from Page 1)

Meanwhile, the Photographer Union reported, Jewish shops ir the towns of Oleiwitz. Whinden- burg and Beuthen closed yesterday were reopcned this morning, ir obedience to orders from Berlin Nazi headquarters held that local ized boycott campaigns would in- jure rather than help the cause, and that action must be postponed until the general campaign begins Saturday.
 The Berlin Nazi headquarters in- formed the United Press that the general boycott will be conducted strictly within lines laid down by Berlin leaders, and that any viola tions by local leaders would be severely punished" Frankfurt Am Main, Dr Krebs, an- nounced several changes in the personnel of musical and artistic the producer of tho municipal opera, Dr Turneau, the director of the orchestra, Wilhelm Steinberg, museum, Professor Swarzenski.
 Official confirmation was given that tho headquarters of the Rus- sian trade delegation in Hamburg were searched on suspicion that communists were in hiding on the premises. Officials declared that the trade commissions offices were not regarded as Russian territory.
 Close supervision over press dis- patches leaving Germany was ex- ercised today. the authorities oper-