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Evening star., 1939-09-05
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Named Chief
Al Lorton
Chief Parole Officer
At EI Reno to
Succeed Peak

Claude o. Botkin, now chief parole
officer Of the Southwestern Re-
formatory Of the Bureau Of Prisons
at Ell Reno. Okla, today was ap-
pointed by the Commissioners SUI
perintendent Of the District Re.
formatory at Lorton, Va, to sue
ceed Col. William L. Peak, who was
killed in an automobile accident
June 16.
The appointment was made on the
recommendation of the Board of
Public Welfare and also was in
dorsed by Robert E. Bondy, the new
director of public welfare, and by
Ray L. Huff, general superintendent
Of penal institutions. Mr.. Botkin,
who is 81, will receive $4,000 a year,
less $500 for housing.
Mr.. Botkin, who serves as assist
ant superintendent at the Ell Reno
Reformatory, has been there since
1888, when it was established. At
one time he served as acting warden
at the institution.
Prior to that assignment he served
for II years with the Illinois State
Reformatory, progressing through
the ranks of guard, teacher, admin
istrative assistant to the warden and
assistant superintendent.
From 1914 to 1916 Mr.. Botkin was
farm manager at Indian Head,
Canada, and from 1918 to 1914 was
employed by the Chicago & Alton
Railway. Mr.. Botkin served with
the United States Marines from 1908
to 1912. He is a native of Atlanta,
Ill.
Paul L. Kirby. acting welfare di-
rector, said Mr.. Botkin probably
would report for duty here by Oc-
tober /.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Nine Germans Admitted
To U. S. Citizenship

Germans-with three sets of hus-
bands and wives in the group-led
the list of new citizens admitted to-
day in District Court by Justice
Jesse c. Adkins, holding naturaliza-
ton court.
Officials said that among the nine
Germans that became new-pledged
citizens were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
x. Scheerer, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm
K. Kuhner and Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Strauss.
The new citizens were distributed
among these racial groups: British,
five; Italian, five; Russian, four;
Polish, five; Greek, four; Australian,
two, and one each from Ecuador,
Norway, Lithuania, Cuba, France,
Rumania. Turkey, Sweden and Hol-
land.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Smoot Strike Ends,
200 Workers
Returning 10 Jobs
Recognition Of Union
Reported Bosis Of
Settlement Arranged

An end to the three weeks strike
of employees of the Smoot Sand g.
Gravel Co., which paralyzed building
operations in Washington, came to-
day when the 200 striking workers
returned to their JOBS.
Of1cials Of the Smoot Co. admit
ted the strike was over but offered
no further comment on what
brought about the settlement.
1t was understood on good author
ity, however, that the basis of the
settlement was recognition of the
union with which the striking work.
ers were affiliated.
It also was reported, without con-
firmation of the Smoot company,
that the sand and gravel concern
had agreed to negotiate contract
covering wages and hours and other
conditions of employment.
DR.. John R. Steelman, director Of
the Labor Departments Concilia-
ton Service, verified the report that
a settlement had been reached, but
beyond that would not comment.
The fact that the Smoot workers
had returned to work was an
nounced by John B. Coyne, presi-
dent of the building and construc-
ton trades department of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
The workers are members of Sand
and Gravel Workers Union, No.
22075. In a statement, Mr.. Coyne
said: "The men, wishing to avoid
further embarrassment to the build
ing industry, agreed to return to
work. The terms of the understand
ing cannot be made public at this
time"
The strike had held up construc-
ton on millions of dollars worth of
buildings here and has thrown up
ward Of 5000 men out of employ
ment.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
D. T.. Man S Death
In Water Attributed
To Heart Attack
A. A. Nelson Succumbs
In ; Feet of Water
At Colonial Beach

The death of Allan A. Nelson, a.
We ir-old mecnanic, of 1925 B street
Sc, in feet OF water yesterday
afternoon at Colonial Beach, Va.
was attributed to heart attack by
an examining physician and mem
bers of his family. Mr.. Nelson was
connected with the Lee D. Butler
Air-Conditioning Co.
Wife Rushes to Aid.
His wife, Mrs. Harriet Nelson, said
that she saw him go under suddenly
in the shallow water. She rushed to
the spot, fully clothed, but only
after a number of swimmers Joined
in the search was Mr.. Nelson found
Forty-five minutes of artificial respi-
ration failed to revive the victim,
and an examining physician ex-
pressed the opinion that Mr.. Nelson
had suffered heart attack.
Surviving besides his wife are his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Nelson,
and two brothers, Maurice and Ed
win C.. Nelson. The funeral is to
be held in Cedar Hill Cemetery at
time to be announced later.
Another Body Recovered.
The body of Paul J. Vasquez, in
terror decorator, who drowned Sum
day S miles off Holland Point, Nd,
was recovered yesterday.
Friends had marked the place
where Mr.. Vasquez went down, but
were unable to find the body. Yes
terday morning Andrew and Theo-
dore j. Vasquez, brothers Of the
drowned man, went out with Capt.
John Manifold to search. They
dragged with spinners and finally
located the body, which they pulled
up and took to Capt. Manifold S
wharf.
Mr.. Vasquez was swimming to
the boat after regaining his fishing
tackle, which had fallen overheard,
when he was seized with a cramp,
the coroner said.
The funeral at 2 pm. tomorrow
will be taken care of by Joseph F.
Birch Sons, funeral directors. Burial
will be in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Bond Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Army Band Auditorium, Capt.
Thomas F.. Darcy, leader; Karl
Hubner, assistant leader.
Program.
March, From the West" Woods
Overture, THE Magic Flute" Mozart
Characteristic, Woodland
Whispers" CZibulka
Humoresque, "Piccolo Pic Slater
Excerpt from the suite, -Four
Ways" "Westwards" Coates
March, "The Sd D. G.'s" Brophy
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band this evening at o'clock
in the Soldiers Home Bandstand,
John S. M. Zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March. "Stars and Stripes For
ever" ----John Philip Sousa
patriotic overture, Grand
American" Victor Herbert
Entr'acte-
God Bless America" Berlin
America the Beautiful" Ward
Melange, "Reminiscences of the
Boys in Blue" Robinson
Patriotic patrols
THE American" Meacham
"The Blue and the Gray -Dalbey
Waltz suite, "Over the Waves"
cSobre las SolasO -Rosas
Finale, "All America" Taylor
Qn honor of Labor Day.
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Marine
Band, this evening at $50 o'clock
at United States Army Medical
Center at Walter Reed Hospital.
Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; Will
liam F. Santlemann, second leader.
Program.
March, "Joyce's list Regiment"
Boyer
Overture, Beatrice and Benedict"
Berlio1
Chanson Negre, La Bananier,"
Gottschalk
Cornet solo, La Mandohnata,"
Bellstedt
Musician Edward Masters.
Rhapsody from the Deep South,
Cypress Silhouettes" Bennett
Excerpts from Blossom Time"
Romberg
Trombone solo, Thoughts of
Love" Pryor
Musician Robert Isele.
Finale, Fourth Symphony"
Tschaikowsky
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-09-05

District and nearby. All lights were
of in Marlboro from 8 pm. yester-
day to 2 am. today. Telephone and
electric lines were down In many
Of the rural sections.
A trolley wire at Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Woodley road NV. fell
twice during the night, holding up
street car and automobile traffic.
Capital Transit trouble-sh shooters
were kept busy also in other Sec
tions of the city.
G. c. c. enrollees at nearby camps
were called in to aid in repair work,
particularly in flooded Rock Greek
Park.
Virginia Suffers Less.
Slight damage in the basement of
Memorial Continental Hall of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton was reported.
Nearby Virginia also felt the ef-
fects of the storm, though damage
was not as extensive as in the Dis
trict and Maryland. Alexandria was
in darkness for several minutes and
telephone service was crippled.
Several road washouts were re-
ported in Arlington. Cellars also
were flooded in several sections
there.
Even fire trucks, answering emer-
gency calls, had difficulty moving
through the downpour. One hook
and ladder truck stalled on Massa-
chusetts avenue near Sixteenth
street NV. when the motor was
drowned out.
Several Cars Trapped.
One of the severest traffic tieups
occurred at Thirteenth street and
Delaf1eld place NV, where water
rose rapidly to a height of S or 6
feet. Seven passenger cars and a
large trailer truck were caught in
the flooded intersection. A number
of nearby residents aided police in
rescuing the trapped occupants of
the cars.
Two youths, returning from a
Maryland beach, donned bathing
suits when their car stalled in flood
waters at Thirteenth and Crittenden
streets NV. They swan to higher
ground and rushed to other inter-
sections to warn motorists of the
danger zone.
Air travel was halted by the
storm. One transport plane took
off just before the cloudburst, but
quickly turned about for a landing.
Planes coming into Washington were
warned by radio to avoid the airport
while the storm was in progress.
Lightning Hits Home.
A bolt of lightning struck the
parsonage of st. Rose Church at
Choppers, near Gaithersburg, Nd,
during the storm and burned Mrs.
Porter Mussers and her two small
children, according to reports to
Montgomery County (Mdo police
today.
Mrs. Mussers was in the kitchen
with the children and her mother
in-law, Mrs. Mary Mussers, when
the bolt struck a tree close to the
rear door and apparently glanced
off 10 the chimney. Mrs. Porter
Mussers said the lightning burned
her back and knocked off her shoes.
The two children standing beside
her also felt the effect of the bolt.
Mrs. Mary Mussers was stunned
by the lightning, but did not lose
consciousness, she said. All were
treated by a private physician. Mr..
Mussers was not at home at the time.
Fair Weather Ahead.
The Weather Bureau stated that
the rainfall during the two-hour
storm was greater than the normal
precipitation for the entire month
Of September in washington. Prior
to the deluge the rainfall for the
Evening star., 1939-09-05

Washington was cleaning up to-
day after one of the worst torrential
rain and lightning storms in the
history of the city.
Flood damage to homes, public
buildings and streets was expected
to run above 100000.
The District area was deluged un-
der 4.04 inches of rain within two
hours. breaking all Weather Bureau
records for rainfall in September in
this section.
The cloudburst began at 6:35 pm.
yesterday after low-hanging black
clouds had darkened the city prac-
tically to midnight blacknesS.
Within few minutes police head
quarters and fire board switchboards
were flooded with calls from frantic
residents in low-lying sections and
motorists stalled in water, which
rose in many cases to the tops Of
cars.
Traffic Rerouted.
Public utilities emergency crews
were called out Immediately. Extra
police details were dispatched to
flooded street areas to reroute traf-
fic on higher ground. Other police
men donned hip boots to wade out
and rescue autoists caught in the
rapidly rising water
Easements at the Carlton and
Shoreham Hotels were flooded, with
major damage reported at the Carl
ton, where f1remen pumped water
from the engine room until dawn.
Hotel officials said thousands Of
dollars damage to the stoker mo-
tors resulted from the flood. Water
spouted from overtaxed sewers in
the streets and poured into the
hotel basement through windows,
walls and lower-down elevator
shafts
Guests at the Carlton were with
out hot water as a result of the
engine room washout, but engineers
said the heating system was ex-
pected to be back in working order
before noon. More than so f1remen
and hotel employees worked feverish-
ly all night to rid the subterranean
floors of the rising water.
Bridge Disabled.
At the Shoreham officials said
most of the damage was confined
to basement corridor in the east
wing of the building, flooded with
water pouring from the shed on
that side of the hotel grounds.
The temporary bridge over Rock
Creek at K street was washed from
its foundations by the racing waters
which overflowed the creek banks in
many spots. All traffic from George
town had to be rerouted this morn
ing via M street, jamming roadways
in the neighborhood for hours, while
workers were repairing the tenn
porary span.
Though lightning bolts flashed
from the black clouds repeatedly
during the two-hour downpour, no
casualties were reported and no fire
damage of any consequence re-
suited.
Motorists returning from Labor
Day outings at the coast were kept
from the city by heavily flooded
roadways in nearby Maryland.
Many of the main arteries were still
under water this morning but they
were passable.
Creek Rises 20 Feet.
Sergt. r. B. Jenkins of Park Po-
lice estimated that Rock Greek rose
20 feet at several points. The park
way was flooded and q taxicab over
turned in the swirling waters near
Waterside drive. The driver escaped
unhurt.
Benches and chairs from picnic
grounds lining Rock Creek were
found in guard rails near the
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Dr.. l. r. Smith Appointed

DR.. Lee T. Smith, chemist in the
research laboratories of the Bureau
Of Dairy Industry, has been appoint
ed to head the carbohydrate and de-
rived products division of the East
ern research laboratory Of the Bu-
reau Of Agricultural Chemistry and
Engineering, 1t was announced yes
terday.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
Brothers Suspected
Of Store HoIdup

Two men described as looking like
brothers held up Harry Dosik, pro-
prietor of delicatessen store at
5605 Georgia avenue NV. last night
and robbed him of an amount which
he estimated as between $120 and
$3.50.
A third man waited in car and
drove the bandits away, Mr.. Dosik
reported.
A burglary at the restaurant of
Nick Coris, 1928 Eighteenth street
NV, resulted in the theft of II
cases of beer. The safe was opened,
but there was no, money In it, Mr..
Coris told police.
Evening star., 1939-09-05

streams mouth after the water had
receded. Timbers from sewer con-
struction below Calvert street
washed below the tunnel under
Massachusetts, avenue.
The iron gate at the Rock Greek
parkway entrance to the Zoo was
washed open by the flood and a
high water mark was evident on a
fence about 4 feet above the road
way.
Trees fell across several roads in
the Rock Creek network. All Park
policemen were called out for extra
duty. Some flood damage was re-
ported on Mount Vernon Boulevard,
but the waters there quickly receded
from the highway level.
Woman Is Rescued.
Private homes in every section of
the city were affected by the deluge,
particularly those in the vicinity
of Thirteenth street and Delafield
place NV; Fourth and Elm streets
NV. the $500 block of Ontario road
NV, 5000 block of Sixteenth street
NV, Kenilworth avenue and Dean
street NE, North Capitol and o
streets. Seventh and Hamilton
streets NV, Twenty-second and P
streets NV. and the 1900 block of
Cathedral avenue NV.
Ralph Chaplin, superintendent Of
the pumping station for the District
Sewer Department, at Second and
N streets Sc, said today all rou-
tine work had been dropped to care
for numerous flood complaints
which still were coming in at noon
Describing last nights storm as
"the worst in many a year." as far
as his department is concerned, Mr..
Chapin said more than 200 COM
plants had been turned in by mid
night. Fifty-two men, manning
seven pumps, were on duty for Mr.,
ChapinS division in sections hardest
hit by the flood.
D. w. HOltOn, superintendent of
the Water Department, said his
men were aiding in the pumping
work. Officials reported that as
far as could be learned no extensive
damage was done to the city's sew
.rage system, though it was taxed
beyond the limit by the excess
water.
ManhOle Covers Hurled,
One or two mains burst, and
manhole covers were tossed in the
air by extreme pressure of the sewer
flow.
OF the scores of rescues probably
the most dramatic was that of Mrs.
Rose Brofy, 68, who was trapped
by water rising into the second floor
bedroom of her home in the 1900
block of Canal road.
Mrs. Broffy, alone in the house.
had fed upstairs when the water
quickly cut off all means of escape
on the lower floor. She had climbed
on a box in the bedroom and was
screaming for help when Policeman
Clifton w. Disney of the seventh
precinct, cruising nearby In q scout
car, heard her cries.
Removing his uniform, the officer
plunged into the swollen waters of
the c. & o. Canal to swim with q
lifeline to the flooded house on the
opposite side. He secured the line
about Mrs. Broffy's waist and fel-
low officers pulled her across the
canal.
Damage Nearby.
She was given f1rst-aid treatment
for exposure and provided lodging
for the night at the Woman's Bu-
reau.
Considerable damage was reported
in nearby Maryland. Landslides
made travel treacherous on several
highways today A number Of slides
were reported along Columbia Pike.
Electric power failed both In the
Evening star., 1939-09-05
10000 Horsemen in Rites

Ten thousand horsemen followed
to the grave a chief of the Basuto
race, Nathaniel Lerotholi, when he
was buried near Massiens, South
Africa.
Evening star., 1939-09-05
4 Die in Holiday
Traffic in D. T..
And Vicinity
Child Is Crushed
By 2-Ton Truck;
Several Injured
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, Is.
Motorists injured, 6.
Motorists arrested, 80.
Pedestrians injured, S.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulations, 2.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-24
ROBERT LANCHOLZ,
II. TAKES HONORS
AT HORSESHOES
DEFEATS TOM WHITTET
AS BROTHER DID
THREE YEARS AGO

History came near repeating it
self Tuesday morning when Rob-
ert Langholz of Wanda won the
county horseshoe tournament in
playoff match with Tom Whittet
OF Redwood Falls.
Robert, II, is the younger broth
Ell of Rudolph Langholz who
three years ago when ne was II
also defeated MI. Whittet, now
7G for the county championship.
Both boys are socs of Rev. and
Mrs. William j. Langholz.
Preliminary contests were held
az Wanda, Morgan, Sanborn and
Redwood Falls and the two high
men in each competed at the fair.
Each played other entrants one
game of Is points and when the
seven matches were over, Whittet
and Langholz had each lost one
game. They were, the Oldest and
youngest players.
In the playoff Robert scored
Sthree doubles and three singles
while Mr.. Whittet had one double
and five singles, the score being
81 to 10.
Langholz row goes to the state
fair tournament.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-24

error and after Pankonin popped
out, Wagner walked and w. En-
gesWick singled to count two
runs. Pipgras hit into a double
kill which cured a bad setup.
Anderson's double was the main
event of the second, but coming
as it did before two walks, the
damage was nil. Elston was less
fortunate in the third, however,
when Wagner lifted one over the
outfield for four bases. zS
The homer had a happy effect
on Elston's twirling for he issued
passes sparingly from that point
and, given coed support, was able
to stop the Lambs with four hits
for two runs in the last six stan
zaS. In the fourth his record
was three strikeouts. In the fifth
Wagner walked but was caught
at second and Bruce Frank went
well off the diamond to spear a
fly while on his back for the third
out.
After Anderson's single in the
sixth Lamberton had men on first
and second but R. EngesWick' S
long fly was caught and Nelson
famed, ending chances for a rum.
In the seventh Pankonin doubled
and came home on a squeeze play
and in the eighth Anderson poled
homer and R. EngesWick a tri-
pie, the former giving the fifth
tally. But in the ninth with the
tables rudely turned, Pankonin
and w. Engeswick rolled easy
ones to first and Wagner whitfield.
Fairfax was never powerful eX-
cept in the ninth. Pipgras fan
ned two in the first and second,
another in the third and two more
in the fourth, this time after Seesy
had singled and Bregel reached
first on the pitchers own error.
In the fifth and sixth he had adj
ditional strikeouts although Brun-
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-24
WANDA FALLS 81
in FINALS; VESTA,
WABASS0 EARLIER
RASMUSSEN ALLOWS II
HITS, PITCHING THREE
GAMES IN TWO DAYS

LRan's well established softball
supremacy is still more firmly en-
trenched following the eight-team
Redwood county tournament held
as a Diamond Jubilee feature at
Memorial Field Sunday and Mon
day. 1t is Lucan'S third triumph
in four years.
Ironman Rasmussen, Lucan
hurler, pitched all three of the
tourney games for his mates and
allowed but II hits in the en-
counters, six to Wabasso in the
first round, seven to Vesta in the
semi-finals and four to Wanda in
the finals. sSf8
Redwood's entry, Company L.
lost its opening round game to
Vesta 4 to after gaining to
lead in the opening stanZa. YES
ta'S first two runs came in the
fourth after Discher issued pair
of passes. When the Soldiers
countered with one in their share
of the fourth, Vesta was still run
behind but three hits in the sew
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-24
DITCH CONTRACTS
TENTATIVELY LET

A write of certiorari question
ing the authority of the Redwood
county board of commissioners in
ordering the extension, deepening
and widening of county ditch log
delayed awarding of contracts for
ditch work Thursday, but the
matter was settled out of court
Friday evening and tentative
awards made.
The writ petition was brought
by Is objecting landholders in
the section affected by the drain
age canal.
The 1. S. Ofstie company OF
Menomonie, Wisconsin, was
awarded the contract for dredging
operations, having submitted a
low bid of $4,000 and Megarry
Brothers of st. Cloud received
the thing job with the low bid of
$87 ,432.
Both awards are subject to the
approval of PWA at Omaha.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-24
Armstrong, Johnson in Duel
Of Words, Balls, Cards, Clubs

Just which one called the 9TH
er's bluff is uncertain, but E. A.
johnson and Joe Armstrong are
bitterly engaged in a decathalon
sporting event to determine for
all time the athletic supremacy
of one or the other.
1t all started when the two
young men made challenging
statements as to the invincible
brands of golfing, bowling, tennis,
billiards, pool, bridge, ping pong
and cribbage they played.
So tournament in all of the
debated activities was suggested.
Eight of the events have been
completed and the score at pre-
sent is tied with four victories
apiece.
Johnson, handy with cards, had
little difficulty in disposing of his
opponent in a strenuous game of
cribbage but Armstrong came
back strong to sweep the bowling
contests, winning both regular
game and one of five-back. Ed
who claims to have spent most of
the waking hours of his youth in
pool rooms, took two out of three