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Evening star., 1935-10-29
HUNDREDS FACE
DEATH IN FLOOD
Marooned in TreetopS of
Honduras-70 Bodies
Are Recovered.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, october
29-The bodies of 10 persons drowned
in the present floods we're recovered
at Corocito today. leading officials to
believe Honduras is suffering the worst
disaster in the nations history.
The rupture of communications pre-
vented a general estimate Of the total
loss of life, but it is known from Off
cial reports that hundreds Of persons
are marooned In hills and treetopS and
in danger of death unless rescued
soon.
Most of the rivers throughout the
country were over their banks as a
result of torrential rains which fol-
lowed the recent hurricane
S6,000,OO0 Damage.
The United Fruit Co. and other fruit
growing Arms were estimated by au-
thorities to have suffered about Sc, 6,000,-
900 damage. basing that figure on in
complete reports.
An official dispatch from the Trux-
lilo zone this morning said the Aguan
River, which had gone down for a
time, was up over its banks again,
had flooded all the banana plantations
along its shores and had drowned
many laborers.
Several hundred inhabitants Of the
vicinity of Ell Higuerito, in the Cortes
zone, were taking refuge in treetops,
as waters swirled below. Prospects of
rescuing them were reported slight.
Official reports also stated several
hundred were seriously endangered
near Rio Bijao.
Area Becomes Lagoon.
An airplane which flew low over
the flooded area in the La Lima sector,
headquarters of the United Fruit Co.,
where many Americans live, brought
word the area between La Lima and
Ominita was transformed into a great
lagoon. Many families were clinging
to roofs of houses or to treetops.
Most of the families in that section
had evacuated before the floods came,
but some persons were believed dead.
There was no report whether any
Americans were missing
Employees of the United Fruit Co.
were using boats in attempts to save
flood victims near Progreso, in North
western Honduras.
Mountains Block Roads.
A dispatch from the Governor Of
Comayagua Province stated two
mountains had sunk, one of them COM
pletely blocking the main highway to
the north.
The town of Puerto Cortes was 6
feet under water.
The secretary to the presidency. Jose
Maria Albir, in a radio address said
President Tiburcio Carias was rushing
necessary relief measures. He said an
airplane had dropped packages Of
foodstuffs in the northern zone.
First reports from the western
region received today from the city
Of Gracias said telephone and tele-
graph lines had been destroyed and
cattle drowned, but mentioned no
casualties.
Evening star., 1935-10-29
new YORK WIDOW
KILLED IN 7-ST0RY
|. PLUNGE AT HOTEL
Young Society Woman, in
Mourning, Leaves Note
to Parents.
STOPPED HERE ON WAY
TO FLORIDA BY MOTOR
Body Crashes Through Skylight
of Netherlands Near
Colored Cook.

A young New York society matron,
widowed only three months, plum
meted seven stories to her death to-
day from the window of her room at
the Washington Hotel.
She was Mrs. Rosamond Hodges. 38,
Of l040 Park avenue, New York City.
Her husband, John K. Hodges, died
in July, according to Mrs. Hodges
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Batch
elder of Boston and New York, who
occupied room adjoining their
daughters.
The slim widows body, clad in
mourning black, hurtled from her
window, crashed through glass and
wire skylight and hit the tile floor
of the hotel kitchen. Apparently she
was killed instantly.
Crash Wakens Parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Batchelder were awak-
ened by the crash OF glass seven
stories below. they told police. They
looked out of their window. saw the
gaping hole in the skylight and rushed
to their daughters room where they
! found a note saying:
MY death was inevitable. For
give me"
The Batchelders were motoring with
their daughter to Florida. They had
been advised by physicians to take
Mrs. Hodges on trip as means OF
relieving her distresses over her hus-
bands death. She had been deeply
depressed for some time, they told
| police.
The party arrived about S pm
yesterday and registered at the hotel
it was said there. They had In
tended to leave for the South today
Mrs Hodges took one room and the
elder couple another. with a COM
municating door. This door was oper
when Mrs. Hodges fell to her death
this morning, police said.
Body Strikes Near Cook.
Shortly after s am, George Bush
colored cook in the Washington Hote
kitchen, heard glass crash from th
skylight above him and turned Il
see the young widows body on tn,
tile floor. She had struck on he
head.
Two young daughters, Rosamont
and Marian, survive Mrs. Hodges
The Hodges are listed in the New
York Social Register and the Batchel
ders in the Boston Social Register
Mr.. Hodges was a graduate of Har
ward University in the class Of 1914
Besides their Park avenue address
they had a residence at Cedarhurst
Long Island. Both were members o
several fashionable clubs and hunts
Mrs. Hodges body was taken t
the District morgue pending arrange
ment by the Batchelders to have
returned to New York for burial.
Body Fully Clothed.
Mrs. Hodges was fully clothed. lead
ing police to believe she might hav
planned to go walking before rail
started this morning. She wore ear
rings, a pearl necklace and severa
jeweled rings, as well as her thil
white-gold wedding ring.
DR.. o. Christensen, Emergency Hos
pital ambulance physician, pro
nounced Mrs. Hodges dead of frac
tured skull and other injuries.
Mrs. Hodges elder daughter, Rosa
mond, was notified in New York b.
telephone.
Mrs. Hodges, her parents said, re
Gently had been under treatment a
sanitarium.
Evening star., 1935-10-29
Cadet Flyer Killed.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, october 2S
R).-Flying Cadet Rhoe H. Harris of
Cleburne, Tex, was killed and Lieut..
Walter S. Lee, instructor. native of
Modoc, Ind, was injured in a plane
crash near Randolph Field here to-
day. Details of the crash were lack
ing and Randolph Field officers
started an Investigation.
Evening star., 1935-10-29
JAPAN WILL JOIN
IN NAVAL FARLEY
Admiral 0sami Nagano Will Be
Chief Delegate to Confer
ence in London.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, October 29-The Japanese
government decided today to accept
Great Britain's invitation to the Lon
don Naval Conference beginning De-
cember 2.
The chief japanese delegate will be
Admiral Osami Nagano, member OF
the Supreme War Council. Matsuzo
Nagai, former Ambassador to Berlin,
will be associate delegate.
Evening star., 1935-10-29
Surgeon Gets Year
For Leaving Towel
In Body of Patient
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LENINGRAD. October %
Surgeon VarShavchik today was
sentenced to a year at hard labor
for leaving a towel 60 centimeters
(about 2 feet in length in the
body Of a man he had operated
on.
The man died a month later.
Evening star., 1935-10-29
SPANS Cabinet Falls.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSS.
MADRID, October 90 Premier
Joaquin Chaparieta announced the
resignation of his entire cabinet today
as the result Of an investigation into q
gambling scandal.
Evening star., 1935-10-29
Dern Sees Hongkong.

HONGKONG. October 29 R.-
George H. Dern. the United States
Secretary Of War. and his party pre-
pared to leave for Canton tonight,
after . day Of shopping and sight
seeding.
Evening star., 1935-10-29

Capitol with force Of 100 employees
Capitol Building plant and other
Star Say
the to NAL Washington safer
Safety pledge heads the office namely David
Rouzer assistant architect and
Evening star., 1935-10-29
WEATHER.

70. g. Weather Bureau ForecastJ
Partly cloudy. slightly colder tonight;
tomorrow fair, slowly rising temperature;
moderate south and southwest winds.
Temperatures-Highe IA, at 2:15 pm.
yesterday; lowest, 60, at 1915 am. today.
Full report on page A-10.
Evening star., 1935-10-29

(See DESPERADO, Page Sd
Evening star., 1935-10-29
Beset With Delays.

(See DOLE, Page So
Evening star., 1935-08-18

rustling the branch
es. Children played
in green fields, and
friendly neighbors
visited from house
TO house. Ii was a
tranquil. happy
place. For a few
short months after
their marriage, it
ha d been t h e ir
home.
Then Mack had
come out of the
distant hills with a
bag of rock Clipped
from an out-CTOp-
ping ledge. and she
had left her happi-
ness to follow him
back to the hills.
Desperately she
had tried to forget
- to gather what
TeCOH OHlpenSe ) ne
could from the fact
that six years of
monotonous, tor
m e nted living
hadn [ been able to
break their love.
But when the heat
S shut down and
every living thing
skunk away to hide,
when even the air
was motionless and
dead, her memory
crept back to those
glorious months.
Five miles down
grade and three
miles up. Steam was
spouting from the
radiator when they
paused again. Be
fore them the bar
rem valley stretched
for miles, but now
the afternoon sun
drew glints of light
from the distant
steel of the railroad
and the shacks of
the town were wa
verlng specks.
he woman S
eyes slid sideways
in her weat her
Evening star., 1935-08-18
bv CHARLES G.. LEAVITT
August Is, 1885

beaten face as she glanced at her husband.
You going to punch that board in the
restaurant this time?"
MIN" he was non RImmtta.
An unexpected. shrill note of evaporation
Uept into the womans voice. Mack! How
can you? We grub for a month for few
measly grains of gold - and you have to blow
part of it in on punch board. That fat
blonde waitress ought to -
Her voice died away as she realized the
utility OF her effort. Two could argue - but
Mack never would He released the brake, and
the car rolled down the grade toward the
town.
They bought his gold at the pool hail. Less
than twenty-five dollars for month of back
breaking toll. 1t would have to suffice tenn
porarily, for somewhere in that hill was the
vein for which they searched
He returned to the car where it stood at
the curb with its engine running
How much?" his wife demanded.
"Twenty-one eighty y-five"
Il told you it wouldn't run over twenty
five dollars It's a bad gamble, Mack. Let's
toss it up But there was no hope in her
voice.
Mack Crawled into the car Sure as you're
born, Mary, there's gold in there Well try it
one more month"
Mary swung to face him, an eager light in
her eyes. You mean that? Just one more
month - if we don't hit it,"
Yeah" Mack's answer was guiltily slow
Fellow was tellin' me about a claim on the
far side of the mountain. Sounds good. If we
don't get this one to show in month we II
give it a try over there"
The light died in Marys eyes. She turned
her head, so that Mack might not see her face
The other side of the mountain!" Never -
never would she move further into that world
Of hot. gray sage
She spoke in muited whisper. Mack.
III go back for one more month, but when
that's up, I'm leaving. II you want to 60 on
over to the other side. you II have to 60 alone.
can't stand much more"
Macks face expressed amazement. "Why
Evening star., 1935-08-18

LARING sun beat down on a world
where nothing moved. Even the
battered car which had raised a
law trail of dust as it struggled up
Evening star., 1935-08-18

out of the canyon had paused at the top of the
climb. and hung there as though imprisoned
by the waves of heat.
In the car a woman removed her faded
sunbonnet and waved it slowly to stir faint
breath of air. The man at her side spit into
the brush, and lizard scuttled frantically
to safer hiding place.
Mack, said the woman in a fiat, weary
voice, this country's got us whipped. Let's
pull out
Colds thirty-five dollars an ounce
Gold {. the word roared in the womans
head like the rolling echo of blast For six
sitting years it had been gold - the hope and
the prayer and the gamble for gold that
had tied them to the desert. Mack was a
gambler playing game where stakes were
high A game where their youth their happi-
ness and their very lives were the chips.
The woman closed her eyes and saw an
emerald valley dotted with white bungalows.
A river wandered idly between willowgrow
banks. Soft winds whispered in the trees
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
Over 800 Signers Ask High
way Commission To
Build Road

Petitions carrying over 300 sign.
ers, most of whom are residents OF
east Sheridan county were present
ed to the commissioners Monday,
asking that the board petition the
state highway commission to desig.
nate as a secondary highway a road
at a point east of Reserve and ex.
tending eastward for a distance of
approximately is miles to connect
with North Dakota highway so.
Over 25 farmers of that section
who are interested in the new pro.
posed route met with the board OF
county commissioners Monday and
presented their petitions. The board
drew up a resolution, which was
signed by commissioners Olson,
Tango and Hunter and forwarded to
Helena. The resolution stated that
the board endorsed the project and
recommended that such construction
be started as soon as possible, or as
soon as funds, If any, were available.
The matter of constructing this
highway was brought before the
State highway commission last year
1t was then learned that funds fol-
designated secondary highways had
been exhausted. Action on the mat
ter is expected Immediately.
The resolution accompanying the
petitions drawn up by residents Of
the Reserve, Dagmar and COalridge
communities, pointed out that the
"Culbertson-Plentywood highway Is
now complete and that the North Da
kota state highway number so has
been constructed and is complete
from North Dakota number IS wes1
to Grenora, and that there Is but
distance Of five and One-half miles
yet to be built to the Montana line
but which has been surveyed an6
contract let for its construction thif
| spring. That there Is no connecting
highway between the present Cul
bertson-Plentywood highway and the
road to be finished by North Dakota
to the Montana line and by reason
| of such fact the residents and citi
zens of the community lying east Of
the Observation-Disclosures highway
are seriously Inconvenience and
have no good passable or ~traversable
road over which they can reach either
of the highways"
The. resolution further pointed out
that there has been for many years
in the community east Of Reserve,
an almost total crop failure owing to
drouth and grasshOppers, and many
families in that vicinity are suffer.
ing dire privation and want due to
such failure and the inability of the
workers in such families to secure
employment"
The resolution also stated that the
proposed secondary highway is the
shortest distance between the Cul
acknowledgement highway and the
North Dakota highway number so OF
any other highways in North Dakota
The route Of this road goes through
a thickly settled community, the
ground slightly rolling, with plenty
Of gravel at different points, so the
cost of production would be at a
minimum.
"The road is located almost in the
center Of Sheridan county and will
serve the greatest number of PEOPLE
was the concluding statement n the
resolution presented to the board OF
county commissioners.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
Special Services At Local
Churches For Lent Season

will hold devotional services at
Plentywood Sunday at 8 a. m, Out
look at IL a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Mid-week services will be held at
the Congregational church during
Lent, Rev. Earle A. Clifford has an
nounced. The services will be held
every Tuesday evening at 1880 p. m.
A young peoples Lenten class will be
held Sunday evening at 5 p. N.
Church school will be at 10 a. IN.
Sunday, and church services at II.
Special meetings are being held at
the Evangelical church and will con-
tinue until March 10. Rev. G. II.
Moritz of Bowbells, N. D., is the
speaker. The meetings are held each
evening at 1880 p. m, states Rev. E.
j. Bot, pastor OF the local Evangel
ical church.
Services will be conducted by Rev.
o. M. Simundson OF the Lutheran
church here Sunday at IL a. m, An
telope at 2 p. m, and Reserve at 4
p. m.
Rev. Simundson announced today
that Rev. z. C. Tollefson of Tacoma,
Wash, will be here during the week
OF March "a, at which time special
services will be hold throughout the
week.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
Special Mid Week Services
Will Be Held During
40-Day Period

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday
the day OF meditation which ushers
in the lenten season, for which Plen
tywood churches have prepared spec
ial services.
In these next 40 days the churches
attention is focused on the Passion
OF the Saviour, the history of Christ's
suffering and the death which fur
nishes the basis for its spiritual ap-
peal.
Lent calls upon the people to lift
themselves out Of petty lives and sor-
did surroundings into the higher
realm Of Gods eternal purpose and
surprising love.
The Lenten call is not confined to
those of the church. Even as
Christ's substitutionary atonemeni
was made for all men, the church's
message of the Crucified Is extended
to everyone.
Special devotions will be held at
st. Joseph's church Wednesdays and
Fridays at 1880 throughout the Len
ten season, with Rev. FIR. Pratchner
in charge. Sunday FIR. Prachtner
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
Mass Meeting Is Called In
Effort To Salvage Civic Club

citizens interested in the counmun-
ity's welfare. and will start with a
dinner in the st. Joseph's church
parlors at $50 Tuesday evening.
One thing seemed certain-that
there would be plenty of oratory as
those interested In civic affairs gave
expression to their opinions. What
might come of the meeting was much
O in doubt but leaders hoped that
from the session would come some
practical proposal for an organiza-
ton, the responsibilities of which
would be assumed by a sufficient
number to make it really of com
m~unityEwide scope.
1t was fully admitted that the city
would suffer seriously without a civ
ic organization OF any kind, but new
ertheless, that was one of the single
issues with which citizens were
~squarely confronted, and which they
would be called upon to decide.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
NOODLE Is CALLED OF
NEW FEDERAL POSITION
Ousted North Dakota Governor Gets
Official Appointment
Tuesday

Thomas H. Noodle, Democratic
governor of North Dakota for one
month, announced that he had re
ceived a summons to Washington for
consideration of a federal appoint
ment.
Information received is to the ef
feet that there are several appoint
ments available, he indicated, but re
fused to disclose the nature Of the
positions until comforting with Wash
ington leaders.
Mr. and Mrs. Noodle have been
staying in Virginia, Mimi, at the
home of Mrs. Noodles brother, Rob
ert Mclean, since the North Dakota
supreme court ruled that he was dis
qualified on points of residence from
continuing as governor of North Da
kota.
The appointment Ct Mr.. Noodle as
federal housing administrator OF
North Dakota, was announced by
James Moffett, national admins
traitor, Tuesday at Washington.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
TROPHY TO BE GIVEN
AS PRIZE
School With Best Attendance Will
Get Prize; To Be On Display
At County Meet

A trophy will be awarded to the
rural school in Sheridan county hav.
ing the highest percent of attendance
for the remaining three months OF
school, county superintendent Olai
Aasheim announces.
In order to keep the trophy the
school must maintain the highest av.
erage of attendance in the county
and failing to do this, the trophy
will go to the school having the high.
est percent of attendance for the
year of 1935-1936.
Amy school may keep the trophy
as many years as it is able to main
tain the highest attendance record
1t will be on display at the county
meet and will be awarded at the enc
of the school year, states the county
superintendent.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
Carter Phelps Acquitted,
Then Nabbed Again

Carter Phelps, former Montana
postmaster and seed loan inspector,
was acquitted Of a charge OF grand
larceny by a jury after three hours
OF deliberation and rearrested i'm
mediately by officers and Is being
held for Minneapolis authorities at
Glasgow, on a charge of Issuing a
bad check.
A habeas corpus action has been
instituted but the charge for the IS
suing of a fraudulent check has been
filed In justice Of the peace court at
Glasgow and Phelps bond has been
set at $1,000 pending receipt Of ex-
tradition papers from Minnesota, Of
ficials said.
Phelps was accused of fraud, NJ
thorities said, In obtaining $205, a
summers savings, from Calvin P.
Griffin of Missoula, who earned the
money while working as a carpenter
helper at Fort Peck.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
INSPECTOR HERE ON
POSTOFFICE SITES

Earl A. WohlfrOm, postal inspector
from Spokane, spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Plentywood this week
investigating proposals for leases for
the Plentywood postoffice when the
present lease expires July l.
MI. Wohlfrom made 1T plain that
ne vas only seeking information and
was not in a position to give any In
dication at to what action the P. 0.
department might take in selecting
a location.
Several different locations have
been submitted including the county
library building, owned by the coun-
ty, the Legion hall building, and the
present location adjoining the Ing
watson store.
The inspector was also looking into
the question OF real estate values and
other influences which might effect
consideration of the erection Of a
new federal building In Plentywo0d.
He said the department, in select
ing lease quarters for the ~postoffice
would take into consideration the
cost OF the lease, the age and condi-
ton of the building, and the desir-
ability from the standpoint Of accom-
odatiOn to patrons.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
Group of Farmers Attend
Meeting Here Monday

A group of Sheridan county farm
ers attended a presentation Of the
state and federal program on land
use development by Horace Bolster
Of Montana State College at the
court house Monday afternoon.
A lively discussion followed the
graphic lecture presented by Mr..
Bolster as to how this program might
be applied to Sheridan county and
questions were asked to clear up
doubtful points.
The taking of sub-marginal areas
out of production is one phase which
has possibilities as well as the or
sanization of grazing associations to
better use the grazing areas of the
county, were points brought out at
the meeting.
A committee consisting of Andrew
LELAND, Outlook; Edward Spoklie,
Westby; Ole Wang, John Davis,
Plentywood; and Thos. Aslakson,
Redstone, was appointed by those
present to further investigate and
develop a land use program for the
county.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1935-03-07
Commercial Club Founders
on Rocks; Unable To
Keep President

Whether or not Plentywood will
continue to have a Commercial club
will be determined at a citizens
a meeting next Tuesday night.
That the organization, which for
many years has been IN important
factor in community development,
was possibly slated for discard was
evidenced at a meeting of the new
directors Tuesday noon, when the
third IA to have been asked to
take the presidency declined.
DIR. j. &C. Storkan, elected president
at the first meeting Of the new board
of directors had declined because Of
having already served one term In
the office. Vernon Hoven, county
attorney, was then asked to take the
office. Franc Murray, who was
president in 1888, was chosen. He
resigned at the Tuesday meeting.
1t was then that the ''blow up"
came, and DR.. Storkan proposed the
mass meeting to decide whether the
town wants a Commercial club or
not"
The meeting will be open to all