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Evening star., 1937-12-11
GRID TRAIN CHANGES
Will Leave at 2:45, Not at sos
as First Scheduled.

Football fans travelling by Baltimore
& Ohio to Chicago to witness the
Washington Redskins play the Chicago
Bears tomorrow. are, instructed the
train will leave at 2:45 o'clock today
instead Of sos, Is planned originally.
Evening star., 1937-12-11
Had Some Close Calls.

RELL has had his share of under
water experiences. One day last
summer, when more than 100 feet
below the surface off Ketchikan,
Alaska (about TOO miles north of
Seattle), his air hose and life line
fouled and for four hours he stood
in the darkness, fearful that the next
minute would mean his end.
Il was plenty worried" he recalls,
but all the worrying you can do
doesn't get you out of hole like
that. You are absolutely helpless and
the only thing to do is to keep still,
relax and hope.
"A regular shift Is about two hours.
That isn't 80 long when you are work
Evening star., 1937-12-11
Wants Whizzer White.

Wants Whizzer White.
college graduate an offer and
he'd like to get-(you guessed it)-
Byron (Whizzer) White, the great kick
ing, passing and running quarterback
of the University of Colorado.
Rooney got the idea of triple threat
man to bolster his luckless Pirates
after watching Sammy Baugh and the
Washington Redskins massacre the
New York Giants, 40 to IA.
THE Giants couldn't figure what
was coming next" he said. When
they were set to block out Sammy's
passes. Sammy would run with the
ball and when they piled in to stop his
running he passed"
Evening star., 1937-12-11
PITTSBURGH PROS
co $4,000 IN RED
Promoter Rooney Declares
He Has Only Started on
Gridiron Venture.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HITTsBURGH, Dec. 11.-Art
Rooney lost s21 900 on his
/ Pittsburgh. Professional Pirates
this season, but he says he's
only beginning.
Consistently follower of the horses
and occasionally q fight promoter,
Rooney has directed the Pirates for
the last five seasons and finished up
with a deficit four times.
But he believes there's gold in pro-
fessional football and he's going to
prospect for it.
The solution to his losses-on the
books and the fields an honest to
goodness" triple threat star, Rooney
figures.
Evening star., 1937-12-11
Still Have the Cash.

THE next year Hadley was traded to
Washington for Catcher Luke
Sewell, who promptly was sold to
Chicago, and Campbell was sent to
Cleveland for Johnny Burnett, Bob
Welland and more cash to boot.
In addition to the Newsom sale in
1888, the Browns decided Strange
wasn't going to make good in st. Louis
and bartered him off to washington
Tor Lyn Larry. Then Oscar Melillo
another player who came from the
minors to be Brownie star, went to
Boston and Julius (Moose) Softer,
and another pocketful of money were
recorded on the credit side of the St
Louis ledger.
In 1896, Burnett was traded off In
Cincinnati for Sunny Jim Bottomley.
who did considerable first basinp and
managed the Browns through the
latter part of the past season.
The big deal last winter sent Solters,
Larry and Andrews to Cleveland 10,
Vosmik, Billy Knickerbocker and Oral
Hildebrand. Now Vosmik is gone
but remaining from a trading turn.
over of more than 20 players are Mills.
West, Knickerbocker, Hildebrand
NeWsom and Kress. Then Melillo, re.
leased by the Red Sox, has been signed
as Brown coach. And so far as tbs
records show, the Browns still havs
the cash.
Evening star., 1937-12-11
1t Started in 1882.

ALL goes back to the two big
deals OF 1882, Kress, who had come
up from Tulsa to play shortstop for
several seasons, was shipped to Chi
cago for Irving (Bump) Hadley and
Bruce Campbell. About the same time
Goose Goslin and Pitcher Walter
stewart went to Washington. and the
Browns received Sam West, Carl Rev.
nolds, Lloyd Brown and $40, 900 to boot
west still Is playing for the Browns
although they've turned down several
good offers for him. He is regarded as
one Of the best outfelders in the Amer
lean League. The original St. Louis
outlay was whatever it may have rost
to buy Kress, Schultz and Stewart
from the miors and get Goslin in an
earlier deal
In 1888 Reynolds was traded In
Boston for Ivy Paul Andrews and
Smead Jolley Then Jolley, along with
wallace Hebert and Jim Levey, both
OF whom had come from the minors
went to Hollywood in exchange for
Alan Strange. theoretically a very ex-
penslve piece of minor league ivory.
Rick Ferrell star catcher, who had
been signed as a free agent a few
years before, was traded TO Boston
the same season. The Browns re-
celved Catcher Marvin Shea and
sum OF cash which was not specified
but must have been stable
Evening star., 1937-01-26
"Worst Is Yet to Come" Say
Officials i'm Stricken Zones.
Cities Evacuated.
MANY THOUSANDS MAROONED:
WIDE WAR WACED ON DISEASE
''People Dying Like Flies in Indiana
Town." Legislator Tells Governor.
Homeless Total Hits $4,000.
Full Page of Flood Pictures, A-7J


Press
Fearstrcken tens of thousands covered behind weak
eng evees or fled to higher levels today the monstrous
yellow tide of the Ohio River sweed to recordbreang
flood heights on its sweep to the Mississippi.
Eddying in muddy, sow-rising torrents the waters
spread of more than million acres taking
toll of at least Ill known dead driving $4,000 from their
homes and leaving many thousands marooned Whole
towns and villages showed only rooftops
'Worst Is Yet to Come" Officials Warn
Property damage was estimated at than S3ooo oOo
600 in the entire and at than $4,000 900 in Gin
cinnati alone On every sde from city officials and Army
Engineers, came the warning:
"The worst is yet to come''
Wholesale evacuations of food-seged towns in Ten
nessee Western Kentucky Southeastern Missouri Arkansas
and Mississippi gnaled the greatest mass food exodus In
history.
From Pittsburgh in the North, where anxious crowds
watched the flood reentessy spread the edge OF the
business district the crest of the deuge
sweeping into the Mississippi River beyond Cairo, Ill.,
panorama of watery desolation extended mile on mile
homeless in 1927 authorities awaited The Of the great sys-
:ons s ~ % m
Lieut. co gaSe R ' 'as s
Rssbo sf pesed ood Stages along the
feet n n tie sss
s Ssq Townsend of Indiana
from the Ohio
River @
people Indiana do not realize what going on IN the
JeferScnvlle
"People dying like flies"
"JeferSonvlle is gone"
President Roosevelt anxiousy watching the OF the
tidal sweep through eleven States sent out the crisp command to
legislators debating s790O00O0O relief request:
"Step it!"
President Appeals for Fund for Sufferers.
sSe 4as s1a s
in the emergency.
7o Vs5a
ons to H relief fund national
At midday Hopkins reported to the
improved , ~. A.,
virtually isolated city citizens down the military
rule arbitrarily declared by Gov A. B. Chandler.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
"SlJPER Fl OOD" THREATENS IN VALLEY
AS RAGING OHIO SMELLS MISSISSIPPI
Army Unit Sent
From, Ft. BeIUOir
To Flood Area
4 Officers and 100
Enlisted Men to
Entrain.

Company B. 5th Engineers, composed
of four officers and LOG enlisted men,
today was ordered from Its post at
Fort Belvoir, Va, into the flooded Ohio
River valley for emergency duty.
The company probably will be sent
to the vicinity Of Louisville, KY, to
handle the operation of boats and sup
plies, the War Department announced
Commanded by Capt. Robert K.
McDonough, Corps Of Engineers, the
company was to make the trip by spe-
cial train directly from the Virginia
post. The men will not be armed, but
will be equipped for field service.
The special train is expected to go
to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind, and
from there the company will be sent
to its flood duty post under orders of
the commanding general, 5th Corps
Area.
Other officers of the company are
First Lieuts. Kenneth D. Nichols and
John j. Davis and Second Lieut.. Ralph
D. King, all of the Corps Of Engineers.
The enlisted men were specially Sc
lected from the various companies Of
the regiment and most of them are
skilled craftsmen, such as boatmen,
mechanics and carpenters.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
A IN BOAT DROWN
|NPADUCAH STREET
Rescue Barge Loaded With
Refugees Capsizes-City's
Death Toll 20.
By the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSoclateo freeSs
PADUCAH. Ky, January &C.
Refugees poured out Of this flood
stricken city of $4,000 on the Ohio
River today. leaving behind at least
20 dead and a threat Of fire from
gasoline filmed waters.
Red Cross officials announced IA
persons drowned with the capsizing
of a rescue barge coursing the city's
streets. Names of the victims were
not available Survivors swan TO
nearby buildings.
Previously six lives were lost. Fred
Duncan, T. v. A. lineman, was elec-
trocuted. George Pace, an aged man,
died of pneumonia. Four unidentified
Negroes drowned in the surging waters.
A 20,0o0-gallon tank of gasoline
toppled from its mooring in the city's
southern supply district last night
and spread coating Of the fluid over
the waters. Hospitals were crowded
to capacity.
1--WE have ample food and clothing"
said Charles Waggener, chairman Of
the Mayfleld Red Cross unit. "but are
desperately in need Of coal to heat
the school houses and churches filled
with refugees.
I'VE have barely one more days sup
ply"
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Secretary Perkins said today the
General Motors Corp. had failed
in its public duty" in refusing to
accept her invitation to attend
strike peace conference.
Es the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has called three
conferences of labor and business
leaders for late today to discuss labor
legislation.
White House officials in announcing
the meetings said they were not Tor
the purpose Of trying to settle the
automobile strike.
Asked if the President had formu-
lated a program to place before the
conferees, the Presidents aides said
the discussions would be preliminary
to preparation Of legislation.
To the first conference at pm.
the President invited Secretary Per-
kins. John L. Lewis, chairman of the
Committee on Industrial Organiza-
ton; Sidney Hillman. president OF the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, and
x1OWdAo, fACoAASAs ~ SA-~
International Typographical Union
and c. I. O. secretary.
This conference was scheduled to
last 20 minutes.
Next to meet with the President
we're Miss Perkins. Harper Sibley,
president of the Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States; George
Meade, chairman Of Secretary Roper's
Business Advisory Council, and Rob-
ert Fleming, president Of Riggs Ma
fional Bank and treasurer OF the
Chamber Of Commerce.
This meeting was scheduled to last
only 10 minutes.
The last conference of the day was
to include Secretary Perkins, William
Green, president Of the American
Federation of Labor, and Charlton
Ogburn, A. F. L. counsel.
FIVE INJURED IN CLASH.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Dead in Flood
III Known Casualties
as Waters Engulf
Communities.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
The Nation counted Ill known
dead today as the worst general flood
in its history spread tentacles into II
States.
Thirteen known dead. Identified
dead include:
East Liverpool-Harry Burgess, 81.
Cincinnati-Harry Vaske. Al.
Rayenna-Robert chatham, IL.
Columbus - Jennie Tomlin, "a;
Daniel Bush, II.
Kentucky.
Known dead, A. The identified
dead included:
Madisonville-F. M. Monroe, Carl
Curry Chester Coffman, Alonzo
Utley.
Scott County-Leo Stevens, So.
Louisville-Henry Arnold, "a, ex-
posure; John Schmidt, IS, exhaus-
ton; Mrs. j. L. Reed, 70; Mrs. Eliza
beth Gathof, "a, and son Sylvester, 40.
Slaughters-National Guard Sergt.
Tom Brown.
Henderson, County-Roland Glib
son, 65.
Frankfort-Thomas Willard, go.
Indiana.
Six known dead. Identified dead
include:
Iardington-Infant Cook.
Iawrenceburg-George Corte, 81;
1See DEAI page l.s0
Evening star., 1937-01-26
TWO SONS RESCUE
MOTHER IN FLAMES

Rescued by her two sons after her
clothing became ignited by fire be-
lieved to have started from q cigarette,
Mrs. Hannah Warren, IS, Of 1907
Twelfth street, was in q serious con-
dition in Emergency Hospital today
with body burns.
Kermit Warren. ~, found his
mother "too frightened to scream"
and standing in the living room with
her dress in flames when he left his
bed room last night to investigate the
source of smoke.
Aided by his brother Joseph, 81,
Kermit ripped away his mothers
clothing and took her to the hospital.
Both sons also required treatment for
hand burns.
Mrs. Warren had been resting on
. sofa when her sons retired. Hot
ashes from q cigarette some one was
smoking are believed to have been
dropped on the sofa and set her dress
aflre. She does not smoke.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
TEAR GAS SUBDUES
SHOOTING SUSPECT
Man Driven From Home by
Fumes After Motorist
Reports Shots at Car.

Tear gas was used by police to cap
ture a 64-year-old retired Navy yard
machinist early today after he
alarmed residents Of the Southeast
section, officers reported, by firing q
shotgun at a parked motorist and
then locked himself in his home.
The prisoner-Paul s. Colin, 1118
K street southeast-was charged with
assault with q dangerous weapon and
committed to Gallinger Hospital for
mental observation.
The shooting was reported to police
by Edward O'Connor, 40, of 713
Princeton place, q street car motor
man, who said Colin fired at his au-
tomobile q few minutes after he had
Let Mrs. Clara Simonds. IS. Of 1116
K street out of the car.
O'Connor said he had called for
Mrs. Simonds at q party after he I'm
ished work and had driven her home.
As she was about to enter her house
and O'Connor was preparing to pull
away, Colin, police were told, ap-
peared in the doorway of his home
with the shotgun.
Fires Twice at Car.
Without warning, Colin, according
to the report made to police, fired
twice at O'Connor's machine. The
charges struck low in the rear of the
sedan.
Frightened, Mrs. Simonds ran down
the street, and O'Connor stepped on
the accelerator. At the corner, he
picked the woman up and, together,
they went to the fifth precinct.
When police arrived at Collins
home, they said, they could see him
standing in the front room with the
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Police and Pickets in Fight at G. NJ. c.
Plant.

s. the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 26.-A woman
and four men were injured today
when police and pickets clashed at
one entrance to the Cadillac Motor
Car Co. plant here. Union leaders
said police swung their clubs on the
pickets surrounding the plant.
Six automobiles got through the
picket lines into the plant. Police
said they carried executives of the
company.
The five persons, suffering head
injuries, were taken by union workers
in private cars to receive medical at
tention.
Attempt to Rush Line.
Fighting broke out between police
and pickets about am. when an
automobile containing two men at
tempted to pass through a line Of
pickets at a gate leading to the
executives garage.
A group Of men, aided by few
women attempted to overturn the
car. but police charged the group with
clubs.
While the picket line was in dis
order three more automobiles went
through the gate. Two had gone in
before the violence started. Each car
was occupied by several men, appar-
emily foremen and officials.
More than 100 patrolmen were held
in readiness nearby, and two truck
loads of horses from the police mount
ed division were parked at the admin
tstratlon buildings entrance.
A strike has been in progress at the
plant, General Motors unit.
Picket lines, assembling about am,
marched for q time in a closed circle
as loud speaker on a motor truck
nearby urged them to LET nobody in. )"
1See STRIKE PAGE A-6l
Evening star., 1937-01-26
DANGER OF FIRE
.J0|NS LOUISVILLE
PEST|LENCETH THREAT.
od-Stricken City Awaits
Arrival of Army Regulars
to Speed Relief.
FLAMES DESTROY PLANT
OF VARNlSH COMPANY
Known Death Toll Set at Five,
With Property Damage Reach.
ing Millions"
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
LOUISVILLE, KY. January 26.-
The danger Of fire joined the threat
Of pestilence and shortage of water
to plague flood-stricken Louisville to-
day.
While the city waited for United
States Regulars to arrive and assume
the task Of bringing order out Of
disaster chaos, blaze this morning
burned the big plant of the Louisville
Varnish Co.
Two colored men, badly burned, were
brought by rescue boats to a relief
station at Broadway and Eighteenth
street from the varnish plant and the
boatmen reported two colored men
had drowned in trying to escape the
fire that followed dozen explosions.
It was feared for time that flaming
oil would spread the fire through the
flooded district. But after blazing
spectacularly, the fire died down. The
amount Of damage could not be cs-
timated at once.
Volunteer relief workers and rep
resentatives Of all other agencies en-
gagged in rescue work welcome coming
of the Federal troops to enforce mill
tary rule at the request Of State and
civil authorities.
Police, firemen, National Guardsmen
and special police were practically
worn out by long hours and hard
work. Relief stations were operating,
however, to do what they could for
the towns approximately 100000
homeless.
Scattered Cases Of Disease.
There already were scattered cases
of typhoid. scarlet fever and measles.
Relief agencies said the number Of sick
was undoubtedly much greater than
officially reported.
As to the property loss, 1t was SIM
ply referred to as millions" by Mayor
Neville Miller and members of his
Emergency Committee.
The total known deaths in Louis
vile were five, and the States total
was AZ, including an estimated IL con-
victs shot or drowned in rioting at
the State Reformatory at Frankfort.
All during the night there were
frantic reports to police stations of
looting in flooded residential sections.
A typical one would be, Men seen
looting at Blank street near Blank"
But police headquarters and City Hall
had no record of any application of
Mayor Miller's orders to shoot to kill
all looters."
SIS Crest Expected.
The flood stage, normally 2s feet,
stood at $50 feet at 10 am. Central
standard time). The rise was slow,
with q crest Of SIS expected by to-
night or Wednesday. The previous
all-time high was 46.7 in 1884.
Civil authorities frightened regula-
tions today under the martial law
proclaimed yesterday by Gov. A. B.
Chandler. Persons on the streets had
to have passes.
Refugees were still being sent out
of town by the hundreds and many
other hundreds were getting away as
best they could. The highway south
east to Danville and on to Nashville
was open. The Mayor began Sunday
urging every one who could to leave
the town and even then described
conditions as horrible"
Bodies of animals floated about, Or
- @---=--1Y . - 49, AZ
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Star Will Receive Funds for
Red Cross Flood Relief

The District Of Columbia hos been osoned quoto Of $4,000
toronoy 240o0 for flood relief by the Aeon Red Cross
The Evening Stor will roisng the required amount by
receiving and acknowledging in its columns the contributions of
Woshnetonons Moke checks poyobe District Chapter American
Red Cross for flood relief Bring mo them to the eosier The
Evening Sto.
The sto has made of $3.50 this fund to stort
the ball rolling.
Those who desire submit their contributions directly the
Red Cross may send deliver cash checks the
District Chapter, American Red Cross, 1870 street.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Ey TIE Associated Press.

Z! tie Associated Press.
Speaker Bankhead told reporters he
would hold the House in session to-
day until it had passed a s79o. .000. 900
relief-defciency appropriation bill on
which the administration Is counting
for flood relief funds.
He said an agreement to limit de-
bate would be sought and that every
effort" would be made to obtain pas
sage before nightfall.
"The administration Is anxious to
get the bill through" he said.
Party lines were disregarded by a
group of Representatives in mapping
q campaign designed to increase
Evening star., 1937-01-26
House Held in Session to Speed
500, 900, 900 Deficiency Bill
Party Lines Disregarded as Bloc Maps
Move to Boost A Appropriation
to 81 .499. 100000.

President Roosevelt's deficiency re-
lief-deficiency appropriation to ST.
499, 100000.
Farmer-Laborites, Progressives, a
few Democrats and some Republicans.
including Representative William
Lemke. Fargo N. Dak., Union party
presidential candidate in the last
campaign, attended a meeting with
that end in view.
The proposed s7,900.000 relief fund
was intended originally to care for
work relief until July /. but Presi-
dent Roosevelt gave out word it
should be used for flood sufferers un-
(See CONGRESS. Page A-5l
Evening star., 1937-01-26
RAIN OR SNOW DUE
WITHIN "a HOURS
Falling Gauges in Potomac Dis.
sipate ANY Fears Of
Flood Here.

More rain or possibly snow will move
in on the Capital during the next a.
hours, according to the Weather BuS
reau.
The official forecast called for
cloudy and colder" this afternoon,
probably rain or snow tonight or
Wednesday"
The minimum temperature overnight
Is expected to be about 80 degrees.
Despite the prediction Of more pre-
cipitation, falling gauges in the Po-
tomac River Basin today dissipated
any fears Of . food here.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

!. hlldk1-CIdu EuBIIleeIS IuSIIeu CO1I@
/ struction of pontoon bridges to speed
the evacuation Of more than two-thirds
Of the city's population.
Gov. Chandler warned the Federal
Government that State and local au-
thorities could not combat peStilence,
panic and hunger in the wake Of the
city's worst flood.
Two thousand Kentucky National
Guardsmen were on emergency duty
throughout the stricken area.
Lieut.. A. Burton of the United States
Air Corps. after a boat inspection Of
Louisville's West End, reported 1000
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Kentucky Judge Dies.

GLASGOW, KY, January 26 ;R.-
Kentucky mourned today the death
of Chief Justice Basil Richardson of
the State Court of Appeals. He died
here yesterday at II.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
FOREIGNERS 0USTED
Portugal Clamps Ban After Lisbon
Bombings.

LISBON, January 26 R.-Portugal
began today to expel numerous
foreigners as the aftermath of last
weeks series Of Lisbon bombings.
Of1cial blamed the bombings on inter-
national reverberations Of the war in
adjacent Spain.
Evening star., 1937-01-26
RED CROSS FUND
NEARING $5|)0,0())
Appeal for Flood Relief Is
Meeting With Quick Ma.
tionaI Response.
List of contributors on Page A-3.

Contributions to the Red Cross
food-relief fund neared the $500, 900
mark today. as each hour brought new
reports of growing disaster in the
devastated Ohio and Mississippi
basins.
At 10 am. national headquarters
reported q check-up showed $375,-
900 in contributions already tabu-
lated. This did not take into account
the untabulated checks and those
pouring in with every mail.
Red Cross officials said they were
highly pleased with the response to
their appeal for $5,000,000 to aid the
food victims, and had high hopes
the money would be received in time
to enable them to render every as
sistance to the flood sufferers.
Quick Response Here.
The District Red Cross reported
more than $4,000 received yesterday.
The stacks Of checks on hand this
morning had not yet been tabulated.
Contributions through The Star also
were piling up rapidly. At II am.
q total Of $4,388.1O had been tabulated
and was ready for transfer to Red
Cross officials. This figure included
$so1.75 received yesterday morning.
More cash and checks were coming in
rapidly, indicating the Districts quota
Of $48,0 900 will be promptly subscribed.
Mrs. Roger j. Whiteford, chairman
of the Chevy Chase, Md, division Of
the Red Cross, announced flood relief
contributions from residents Of that
area will be accepted by her. Mrs.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

(See SHOOTING, Page Asp
Evening star., 1937-01-26
Quick Response Here.

(See FUND, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-01-26

(See MISSISSIPPI, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1937-01-26

(See LOUISVILLE, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-01-26

(see STRIKE, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1937-01-26
WEATHER.

Cloudy and colder, probably rain or
snow tonight and tomorrow; lowest tenn
perature tonight about 80 degrees. Tenn
peratures-Highest, 60. at 3 pm. yester-
day; lowest, AZ, at 1880 am. today. Full
report on Page Az.
Evening star., 1937-01-26

Yesterdays Circulation, 146,S98
(Some returns not yet receiyed.)
Evening star., 1937-01-26

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