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Evening star., 1935-09-05

led Q rescue expedition, said the dead
would number between 400 and 500.
All apparently based their estimate
on bodies seen strewn about. hung
In trees or half buried under
wreckage. In addition, they had the
horrible word pictures from survivors
who told Of seeing many swept to sea
on the tidal wave.
Rosters to Tell Story.
Accurate determination Of the dead
In the three veterans camps will de-
pend on an accounting Of the 676 men
on the rosters. Many Of them were
reported to have been or leaves Of
absence when the storm struck.
The Coast Guard cutter 244 today
radioed that all injured persons from
both upper and lower Matecumbe
Keys are being ferried to Snake Greek
for transportation by ambulance to
Miami and that relief workers are
gathering the bodies of the dead.
Only q dozen veterans were found
alive in camp No. 5, where 1876 were
on the roster. OF 243 enrolled at
camp No. 3, 23 were reported on
furlough and 1873 were accounted for.
The fate of the remaining 81 was
not known.
A private yacht brought 50 injured
to Miami for disqualification. Among
them was Top Sergt. p. Pug Of Camp
3. He and 10 others chung to a
water tank car all through the night
Monday.
Many Pray First Time In Years.
Men who have known all the
rough edges Of life." said Sergt. Pugh,
who hadn't thought of God In years,
Evening star., 1935-09-05

cept to communication lines. Wind
velocity at noon was 36 miles an hour.
Despite torn up railroads and
washed away bridges, Red Cross and
Coast Guard workers hurried their
relief task on the stricken Florida
Keys. 1.-THE next problem is to find
and remove the bodies" Coast Guard
Comdr. H. c. Perkins said.
State Department Of Health officials
said that the work Of caring for sur
viyors Of the hurricane on the Upper
and Lower Matecunbe Keys wai
pretty well in hand"
The bodies in the morgue here
were of men, except for those Of one
woman and two small girls.
So devastating was the storm thai
today, more than 80 hours after II
struck, no definite estimate Of the
dead. missing and injured could be
made.
Guesses Vary Widely.
DR.. Leonard K. Thompson, Rec
Cross relief chairman In the keys
hurricane area, reported to Washing.
ton that he believed the toll Of dead
would be less than 200. DR.. Joe
Stewart, who made an aerial survey
of the stricken places. placed the total
as not In excess Of 800.
Capt. p. r. Branking. master of the
Yacht Byronic, which made q rescue
voyage to the keys, declared the deat
would be at least 500. He was sup.
ported in that estimate by Capt. J
Pugh, who served with him on the
yacht, and other members Of the crew
Jack Combs, q Miami undertaken whc
Evening star., 1935-09-05

damage to peanut and pecan crops
was reported In some localities. Re-
ports Of widespread damage to the
cotton crop In South Georgia. already
hurt by excessive rains, were received.
Weather Bureaus at Thomasville
and Quitman reported wind velocity
at between IS and IS miles an hour,
and many fallen trees, The Weather
Bureau at Jacksonville, in q $50 am.
advisory, said the disturbance was
central this morning over Southeast
Georgia, but was diminished in in
tensity.
viii Cause Gales.
The storm, Government meteorolo-
gists said, is moving In q northeast
direction with increased rapidity. 1T
will cause southeast gales on the
coast from Savannah northward and
shifting gales near the center"
Meterologist Gordon e. Dunn said
the storm at $50 am. (E. s. To was
between Macon and Savannah. Ga.
BY nightfall, he said, Florida will
cease to feel any effects Of 1t. He
added that he expected the storm to
cross the coastline In the vicinity Of
the Virginia Capes.
Boatmen along the Atlantic Coast
between Savannah, Ga, and Beau
fort, S. c., hurried their crafts to
sheltered harbors and dashed them
fast Many people, warned by the
high winds sweeping ahead Of the
storm, boarded Up their homes.
A southeast storm With heavy rains
battered Charleston, S. c., today as
the city felt the effects of the coming
storm. There was little damage ex-
Evening star., 1935-09-05

prayed that night. heard them NUT
tering prayers as they held to the
car and tracks. with debris pelting
their bodies"
He told how the hurricane, with .
sudden, swift puff, blew up the rails
at either end Of the tank car. At
the same time. he said, the tidal wave
rolled In, covered the car, and tum-
bled men who were not clinging to
1t back into the mangroves where
many were battered to death.
The men en- the car continued to
cling to it.
Then the wind stopped and the
stars came out, but 1t was just q
lull. It lasted about 40 minutes
Then 1t really started blowing"
viii Always Remember Car.
Pugh said he and the others who
were saved would always remember
good old tank car No. $780,"
Impaired communications still left
the casualty toll in doubt at Rock
Harbor. o temporary camp for the
veterans on Plantation Key, where by
means of shouts across the water res
cue workers heard that rs were dead.
Camp No. on Upper Matecumbe
was demolished.
Storm area appears as If broom
had swept 40-mile swath through
keys" william Fokey. who new over
the area, reported by radio to his
home base. Several small craft
blown ashore. Flying low, saw wom-
an sitting on wreckage Of home on
isolated key with one child near her" ="
Pilot Roy Keller saw 20 miles Of
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Hurricane
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has been re-established with many
marooned points, If then.
Words cannot describe the hor-
fible disaster" Mooty said in q tele-
gram to the Governor. Every one
rs far south as Carabee colony has
been moved out Injured first. Now
moving, dead. so so far. Rebuilding
bridges to cross Snake Creek"
Snake Creek cuts of the Mate
cumbe Keys. where the death toll is
expected to have been heaviest.
Governor OF to See Damage.
Gov. Sholtz left by automobile to
tour the devastated area.
The hurricane, dwindling in its de-
structive powers, scared north through
Georgia as Florida rescue corps quick
ly moved into the region Of horror
and desolation.
Leonard K. Thomson, in charge of
local Red Cross relief, said, that's q
matter for the Government to de-
cide," when asked today concerning
persistent reports that bodies Of
storm victims would be cremated in
the keys.
The noon morgue count here dis
closed 81 bodies have been brought to
Miami from the keys. This would
leave many bodies still in the Mate
cumbe region. With decomposition
advancing rapidly and transportation
Of bodies hindering to some extent
relief for the living, disposal by FIRE
appeared an imperative need to some
relief workers.
Few Are Identified.
Miami morgues hold the bodies Of
3 women. 2 small girls. / small boy
and 81 men. Not more than 10 are
even tentatively identified.
Most of the men we're apparently
vetegans. Their fingerprints are go
ing to Washington for comparison
with Army fingerprint files. Bodies
uncovered in the key area are also
being fingerprinted.
The Red Cross today announced re-
ceipt of a radio message, signed Lieu
tenant Ballard" reporting an airplane
fell during a survey flight over Lower
Matecumbe Key, but that four men
aboard apparently were safe.
Representative J. Hardin Peterson,
at Lakeland, telegraphed Federal Re-
lief Administrator Harry L. Hopkins
for an investigation into reported
deaths among war veterans In F. T..
r. A. works camps on Upper and
Lower Matecumbe Keys.
Other Agencies Ask Inquiry.
A similar request went to President
Roosevelt last night from the Miami
Chamber of Commerce and the Coral
Gables post of the American Legion.
They wanted Weather Bureau activi-
ties included.
Il want to find out why they didn't
evacuate those islands," Peterson said.
'They had plenty Of notice and I
want to fix the responsibility. I will
follow the matter vigorously"
Replying, Walter j. Bennett, senior
meteorologist, in charge Of the bu-
reau at Jacksonville, said today: I'VE
did the best we could with available
reports and personnel" The local
bureau directs the Governments re-
Gently inaugurated hurricane report
ing system.
The storm curled into Georgia with
drenching rains and stiff winds, but
damage In town was most confined
10 fallen trees and signs. Extensive
Evening star., 1935-09-05
track Of the Florida East Coast Raj
road torn up,

track Of the Florida East Coast Rail-
road torn up.
John Purvis, lighthouse keeper at
Alligator Light, said the storm seemed
TO center over Matecumbe and
Tsvernier for more than s hours,
with the wind at q maximum velocity
Of las miles an hour.
A station master ut Isla Morada
said he counted $50 bodies, but relief
odlcials believed he included veterans
dead on Plantation and Matecumbe
Keys.
w. M. Pepper, jr.. editor Of tie
Gainesville, Fla, Sun. who was ir
Cedar Key at the height of the storm
there, said the automobile in which
he sat was like q rocking chair. He
described q tide that swelled over
Main street and blew itself "intc
| spray like an atomizer."
Debris Shoots Through Air.
Roofs blew on and debris shot
through the streets like bullets as
he sat In the car and watched.
-Four fishermen who were out In
boats when the storm struck Cedar
Key were missing. Docks were de-
molished and fishing boats were
smashed.
c. Howard Rowton, adjutant Of the
State Department Of the American
Legion, today announced at Palatka
receipt of 500 from the Michigan
department of the Legion for storm
relief. He also received q telegram
from the New York department. ex-
pressing willingness to contribute
relief funds IL needed.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
DIXIE MAY SPEED
NEW LEGISLATION
Safety.at.Sea Movement to
Learn of Facts From
Inspectors.

BY the Associated Press.
Grounding of the liner Dixie on
storm beaten French Reef lent new
energy today to the congressional
drive for safety-at-sea legislation.
Some Congress members remaining
after the session said privately they
believed the Dixie mishap-although
without present indication of negli-
rence or lack Of discipline-would
again focus attention on safety legis-
lation.
The disasters to the Moro Castle
and Mohawk of the New Jersey coast
last Winter brought heavy pressure
for such legislation.
Steamboat inspectors already have
been sent to the scene and the re-
suits of their findings will be avail
able to the next Congress.
Three safety -at-sea bills were passed
IN the final days Of the last session
and two others await Senate action
having already passed the House.
One of the bills passed increased
liability of ship owners for loss of life
or property at sea, while others reg
ulated loading.
Remaining before the Senate was
q bill designed to assure greater ef-
ficiency and discipline on the part Of
crews.
The second bill awaiting Senate ac-
ton would among other things set UP
special boards for investigation OF
marine casualties and would provide
penalties for attempts to coerce wit.
nesses.
The Dixie may be the first major
case coming under the scope Of the
new liability legislation which allows
recovery from a ship owner up to $5t
ton Of the registered capacity o.
the vessel. The old law allowed re-
covery based on the owners Interest
in the vessel and her freight. II
event the vessel became a total loss
or nearly SO, such as the Morre
Castle liability WAS negligible.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
RIDERS ENDANGERED
Constable's Pistol Falls From

Holster as He Takes Ride.
LINCOLN, Nebr. CP.-Constable
Adam W. Oldfleld tried a new trick.
He paid q dime for q '1oop-a-plane"
ride at the State fair. While he was
upside down at the top Of the loop, his
pistol slipped from Its holster and
discharged when 1t hit the ground.
Fortunately no riders were In the
line of.h-e.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
JAMES GILL, So, DIES
FROM HEART ATTACK
Interior Department Employt
Was Returning From Trip
to Canada.

By the Associated Press.
DANBURY, Conn, September s.
James r. Gill. SO, connected with tbs
General Land once Bureau Of the
Interior Department at Washington
died today from q heart attack. HI
was returning from . trip to Canada
and New England.
He is survived by his widow. whit
was accompanying him on the trip.
Mr.. Gill was an assistant director o
the National Park Service of tn.
Interior Department and resided witt
his wife, Katherine z. Gill, at 6ll
Oneida place.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
CAR SHOOTS WOMAN

Trolley Hits Cartridge Dropped
on Track.
PHILADELPHIA LP.-Mrs. Edna
Holdmann was shot In the hip Is q
street car passed her.
Police found an empty cartridge on
the street car track. The theory ID
that the cartridge was dropped on
the track and discharged when q
wheel passed over 1t.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
u. 5. Urged TO Aid
MotorIess Flying
BIG MEADOWS. va. oct. 15.

BIG MEADOWS, Va, Oct. Is.
Support of Federal authorities to
keep this country abreast of for
eign powers in motorless flying
was urged here by Lieut.. Joseph
w. Koch, U. S. A, as the Soaring
Society of Americas third Big
Meadows meet closed.
Lieutenant Koch contraSted the
Big Meadows affair with meets in
Germany where great strides are
being taken due to government
promotion, and those held by the
United States Navy, in which pi
lots are being taught the art of
the motorleSs craft.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
MILK STRIKERS
SEEK TRUCE

CHICAGO, Oct. is GN.S)
Striking dairymen Of the Chicago
milk shed will meet today to con-
Solidate their forces and draw
up an acceptable program for
negotiating with distributors.
Leaders of the milk blockade
movement indicated they are
ready to accept temporary
truce while a permanent market.
ing agreement is being negotiated.
At a meeting at Elgin, strike
leaders today were to receive re-
ports on a referendum on
whether the striking dairymen
wish to hold out for their orig
inal demand of a flat price of
$3.50 per hundred weight, or to
accept a temporary lower price
during the truce.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15

According to Deems Taylor,
Sigmund Romberg'S idea of COM
posing new dance melody is to
go off into a corner and write a
one step, and that is what Rom
berg has done for his Studio Party
broadcast tonight on WRC at 10
p. m. This new melody is called
In the Corner"
The Studio Party turns to oper-
eta and musical comedy for this
program which will include the
Serenade from Romberg's THE
Student Prince" with ensemble
and orchestra, and Boys in Gray"
from MY Maryland
A gay parade of music and hu-
NOR with Deane Janis, songstresS;
Walter O'Keefe, Ted Husing and
Glen Gray's Casa Iona OrcheS-
ira will be heard during the Cara
van broadcast on WJSV tonight
at y p. m.
Miss Janis will feature what
a Wonderful World" Pee Wee
Hunt will offer Double Trouble"
and Kenny Sargent will be heard
singing Il Wished on the Moon" :"
The Casa Iona lads will play
King Porter Stomp and "Dusky
Stevedore."
Frank Crumit will step from his
role of master of ceremonies Of
the Log Cabin Revue tomorrow
night on Station WRC at 10 p. m.
to sing again one Of the songs
which brought him fame years
ago, THE Gay Caballero." Con-
rad Thibault. star of the program,
will sing 1T Never Dawned on
Me-" 20, What a Wonderful
World" and several other tunes.
The orchestra, directed by Harry
Salter, will play a medley from
Two For Tonight" and music
from TOP Hat"
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
POLAR FLIER
HERE TODAY

William S. Mccormick, the
only person to fly an autogiro
over the South Polar regions, will
come to Washington today to
address aviation enthusiasts un-
der auspices of the Boys Club
Of washington. He will fly here
in an autogiro, which is a rep
lica Of the craft originally pres
ented the Byrd expedition by the
pep Boys" auto accessory firm
with a branch here.
Although only 20 years Of age
when he was singled out to ac-
company the second Byrd Ant
arctic expedition, Mccormick was
one of the first to fly an auto
giro, receiving the first autogiro
transport license granted by the
Department of Commerce in May,
1881. He started to fly at the
age Of 16, while still in junior
high school, and, at 10, in addi-
ton to his autogiro license, also
had a transport pilots license.
His listeners will be treated to
a first-hand illustrated account of
the Byrd expedition. For the first
time in history, an autogiro was
selected for polar exploration be-
cause Of its low landing speed. its
ability to make nearly vertical de-
scents and its low speed in flight,
as we'll as its ability, when flying
into a wind of slight velocity, &C
tually to hover in one spot.
Another point in McCormick's
graphic presentation Of the rigors
and experiences undergone at the
bottom Of the world that is eager
ly anticipated is the story of how
Admiral Byrd, together with Nc
Cormick in the Pep Boys Snow
man, flew to the rescue Of Pilot
William c. Bowlin and Wireless
Operator Clay Bailey, stranded
when their plane was forced down
miles from camp after losing their
bearings.
Maurice L. Strauss, president Of
the Pep Boys. whose interest in
aviation and the expedition led to
the presentation Of the original
Pep Boys Snowman to the Byrd
expedition, is also the sponsor Of
the present tour of the second
Snowman flown by Mccormick.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
TOMORROW
FEATURES
WRC-Current Probe

WRC-Current Problems,
12-12:3O p. M; 4-4:15. Al
Pearce and Gang, $500 p.
m. Town Hall Tonight, $40
p. m. Slaughter's Orch,
Wardman Park Hotel, 1908
1890 p. m.
WMAL-TimeS Radio
News, 9-9:15 a. m. Current
Problems, 1O:O5-1O:30 a. M;
1O:45-nOOn; "a p. M; 4:3O-5
p. m. Board of Trade-In-
terview, with Col. C. L. Scott
and Melven Hazen, 10:15-
1880 p. m.
WJSV-CavaIcade of
America-Franch0t Tone, g.
$3.50 p. m. On the Air with
Lud Gluskin, 10-1O:30 p. m.
Moon Dial, 11-11:30 p. m.
VOLS a m Lacy-"LOOk-
ing EN- Over" 7:45-8:15 p.
m. Ray Beck and Frank
Young, 9:30-9:45 p. m. Box
ing Bouts from LenOx Sport
Club, 1O-11 p. m. Amateur
Night in Harlem, 11-1l:55
d, m.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
Florists Postpone
State Convention

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Oct.
.15.-The annual convention OF
Florists Telegraph Delivery Asso-
citation, West Virginia unit, sched-
uled for the last week in Octo-
ber here, has been postponed be-
cause of illness Of r. Lyle Criswell,
local florist and member, and will
be held here intead in June, it is
announced by CriSWell.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
NEW MELODY
BY R0MBERG
AIRED TONIGHT
ToDAY's FEATURES

WRC-Serenade, wayne
Kings Orch, 8:30.9 p. m.
Sigmund ROmberg, 10-1O:30
p. m.
WMAL-N. T. G. and His
Girls, $3.50 p. m. Helen
Hayes, 9:3O-10 p. m.
WJSV-Wilbur C. Hall,
Romance and History Of
Virginia." 6:35-6:5O p. m.
Lawrence Tibbett, 5000 p.
m. Warnings PennSylvanianS,
9:30-1O:30 p. m.
WOL-One Time OppOrtu-
mites, $500 p. m. Five Star
Final, 8:15-S:3O p. m. Cotton
Club Review, 9:3O-1O'15 p. m.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
Plant to Employ 200

HAGERSTOWN, Md. Oct. Is.
was made here to-
day that the Security plant of the
North American Portland Cemen:
Company would resume operations
at once. giving employment to 200
furloughed workers. The plant
has been closed for three months.
dent
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
Cordozo Society Elects

Henson Chase, a senior, has
been elected president of the
Honor Society at Cordozo High
School. Other officers elected in
clude Ellen Mattingly, vice presi-
The Washington times., 1935-10-15

Beechwood Creosote In Just the
form you need it and, in addition,
there are six other medicinal ele-
mentS that aid nature to heal in
famed, irritated membranes and
throw off germs.
Your own druggist guarantees
Creomulsion by refunding your
money If you are not relieved after
taking dependable CreomulSion as
directed. Beware of the cough from
common colds that hang on. Always
keep Creomulsion in your home
ready for instant use.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
DOCTORS GIVE CIRCUMCISION
FOR DANGEROUS COUGHS

Thousands Of doctors use Creo-
hnlllSion for colds and coughs in
kheir own families as well as in
kheir practice knowing how danger
ouS It would be to let them hang on.
Creomulsion with creosote and six
other important medicinal elements,
ouickly and effectively relieves
coughs and colds that otherwise
1nicht lead to serious trouble.
Creomulsion is powerful in the
kreatment Of colds and coughs, yet
Il g absolutely harmless and is
nleasant and easy to take. Contains
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
OIympians Win

The Olympians opened their
season yesterday with a smashing
20 to o victory over the Century
Club eleven at Rock Creek Park.
The Washington times., 1935-10-15
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HenLAh
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THE FIRST MONUMENT TO A
PATIENT

Monuments to medical men have
been erected in various parts of the
world, but n was dedicated in May,
1885, at Danville, KY, to a patient,
who was the first woman in history
$50 far as is known) who had a large
tumor removed from her abdomen.
This operation was performed by
Doctor Ephraim Mcdowell, upon Jane
Crawford in Danville, KY, on Christ
mas day, 1909.
Doctor Mcdowell was born in vir-
ginia in 1771. He went to Kentucky
to practice medicine. He rode for
great distances on horseback, minis
tering to the needs Of his widely
scattered patients.
Mrs. Crawford suffered all the dis
comforts and misery Of a huge growth
in her pelvis tina twas undermining
her health, and making her life one
long drawn out agony. She appealed
for help to DR.. Mcdowell. After much
elaboration and prayer this brave
man decided to take a step which
was desperate and revolutionary. He
told Mrs. Crawford that he would re-
move the growth though he had no
precedent. There was no text book
to describe the operation, and no
hospital In which she could be careu
for, and no anasthetic to bring for
getfulness during the operation. This
man was a pioneer, a trail blazer
who did not know the meaning of
fear. The woman was, If anything,
more courageous than he; for she it
was who must risk her life, endure
the agony Of the knife cutting through
tender flesh, with n oblessed anes
thetic to deaden the pain. She de-
clared herself willing to undergo it
all for the hope of relief.
She lived ony sixty miles from Dan
willie and rode In on horseback to I'M
dergo the operation which made her,
as well as DIR. Mcdowell. famous. She
was AZ years old at the time, and
lived for 81 years thereafter, dying
at the age OF rs.
The patient and doctor fought and
won that day, one of the worlds most
important battles for humanity, med
icine and surgery. lille WDr. mellow
ell operated a mob milled around the
house, yelling their ~imprecations and
declaring chat il the woman died
they would kill the doctor.
Mrs. Crawford had to be strapped
to the table to assist in keeping her
still. After asking God to help him,
the doctor performed the operation in
half an hour, taking out a % and a
half pound tumor. we sewed her up
and in rs days she had perfectly re-
covered.
Women have ever been as heroic
as men. Mrs. Crawford's brave sub
mission to the knife, at the time she