Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Fair today and tomorrow; moder- ate temperature. Temperature for twenty-two hours ended at 10 p.m. last night: Highest, 74.6; lowest, 63.6. Full report on page 5. No. 944.—No. 28853. PRESIDENT DENIES BANKERS IMPELLED - WORLD COURT VIEW Only Exchange of Opinions at His Own Request, He Tells Editors. LAUDS CODE OF ETHICS IN REMINISCENT MOOD Says Profession Can Do Much| Toward Furthering Pub- lic Confidence. Harding last night, in the annual banquet of Society of Newspaper Willard Hotel, de- emphasis that his advocacy of this nation's adherence 1o the International Court of Justice Tas not been at the Instance of in- ternational bankers. It has been said recently that the «xccutive has been imposed upon by the influence znd the cunning and acsign of international bankers,” the President said, “but there isn't a word truth in it. and I want to tell this vou because it will enlarge your and enable you to comment a little more satisfac- President addressing the American Editors at the nied with much o vision etimes * torily” Responded When Summoned. Tn amplifying this reference to the international bankers, the President went on to sa¥, “I have been Presi- dent s nething more than two years. T have vet to be asked for an audience or to he requested for an interview by a single international banker in America or elsewhere. And the only exchanges of opinions between inter- national bankers and the President of the United States have been at the re- quest of the President, and it is fair 1o say that in the instances when they have been summoned they have said with just the same patriotic in- terest and devotion that you would say, ‘Mr. President, we are at your service in any way that you wish to command it iovernment Not Astray. In making this known, the Presi- dent explained that he thought it was only falr to tell the publishers and editors of the true situation, that they may “with seeming sincerity and great emphasis say that the gov- ernment i3 not being led astray at the behest or design of the bankers; there isn't a grain of truth to justify the statement™ The President expressed the firm hellef that the editors of the news- vapers of America can go a long way toward oreating a greater feel- ing of confidence in the security of the republic and in establishing a wider knowledge in the Constitution. World Situation. In this connection the executive, with much serfousness, referred to what he called the serious situation throughout the world, but declared that the American republic was standing firm and, as he termed it, *“anchored safely and well.” “We cannot revise civilization. but we can make it better, and in this re- spect the newspapers can be of sub- atantial assistance,” he said. In making this appeal to the edi- the President recalled that the “onstitution of the United States afforded the freedom of expression and stated that in his opinion the time has come when the press of America can repay this debt. He sald it was essential that the newspapers do everything within their power to aid in making this government more tors, Entered as second-class matte post office Washington, D. C. President Points To Dead Senator As Noble Citizen President Harding received the news of the sudden death of Sena- tor Nelson of Minnesota while at- tendthg the dinner la: t night of the American Soclety of Newspa- Der Edjtors and immediately is- sued a statement saying that the Minnesota senator was “a stalwart American and performed a most useful public service, With a rec- ord of great work accomplished. “Senator Nelson was an inspir- ing example of American oppor- tunity,” the President's statement, Wwritten in his own hand at the dinner table, said. “He came to us in poverty from Norway, ac- quired a competence. served in the war for the Union and had a long and honored career in the Senate. I held him in very high regard and deeply regret his passing.” GERMANS QUTLNE PEACE OFFENSE Hughes Plan, Thirty-Billion Marks Payment, Guarantee by Industry, Are Factors. (By Cable to The Star and Copyright, 1 BERLIN, April 28.—Germany prepared to talk peace. but she will not lay down her arms while talk on this subject is in progress. Sup- ported by the signature of German industry in guarantee of cxecution of the obligations she is ready te as- sume, Germany will next week launch her big peace offensive on a wide front, covering the entire stretch be- tween Paris, Washington and London, To Paris she will hold out prin- cipally the offer of Franco-German industrial co-operation, coupled with a promise of cash payments on the basig of her late Paris proposals— 30,000,000,000 gold marks, to be di- vided -among an initial payment of 20,000,000,000 and two successive 5,000,000,000 payments, the money to be raised by a series of international loans, but the final sum to be left to the determination of a committee of international experts. Hughes Proposal Imvolved. At this point Germany's line will connect with Washington in that it will dovetail with the Hughes pro- posal for a solution of this aspect of the reparation problem. ‘While, however, the total that Germany will thus hold out as the limit of her paying capacity repre- sents a reparations bill of 30,000,000, 000 gold marks, it is assumed in well informed circles here that, as Gustave Stresemann put it in last pub- lic declaration, Germany will not wrangle about “a billion more or less,” for in indicating 30,000.000,000 marks as her limit, Germany may be assumed to have left herself a hand- some margin for bargaining—assum- ing that her negotiation move will actually lead to this. By thus combining Foreign Minis- ter Von Bosenberg’s original offer of acceptance of the Hughes plan with response to Marquis Curzon's recom- mendation that she take the initlative in moving toward active negotiations, Germany hopes to obtain London's support of her move by provoking British pressure on France, with the idea of inducing the latter to sit down together with Germany and all the allies at the conference table. To strengthen the political Impres- sion made by this proposed peace of- fensive, a meeting of all the presi- dents of the German states was today summoned for Monday, when ew York Tribuse, the government will lay the German e is stable, that it may stand out a&s a |offer before them for their approval. good example to the older nations| With all the state governments, the of the world. foremost reichstag parties and the “We used to have in the state of | guarantee of German industry behind Ohio two very famous papers in one | him, Chancellor Cuno hopes to break of the larger cities of the state,” s2id the President. “One was very hly reputed for being alert about he news. Tt was rather sensational n character, and the other was not- d for its sturdiness and its depend- bility for news, and its abllity to omment thereon, and whenever there ppeared in the one paper an ex- raordinary item of news that the ommunity far from the city would © shocked about, or feel like ac- epting with a grain of salt, there as this comment invariably, ‘We'll ait untll we see the “Banner” and ben we will know." “That is the highest tribute that an be uttered about a publication where in the world I would ather have the community hold my ublication to be a dependable ource of information than to pro- iaim it the most enterprising publi- :tion that was ever gotten up. The iniet objecticn to inaccuracy is that t leads to falte impressions, unin- <ntional, no doubt, and it gives a ont to the popular mind sometimes hat ought never to be given. There s not a reason in the world why he essential news of public life hould not be as accurate as though t was a matter of written official ecord. “T don't know how many news- apermen are going to be President, ut if ever any of you succeed me ou are going to have one thing that ill try yvour patience beyond all ort of expression, and that is to ave a man in some branch of the ublic service call upon you and iaybe talk to you about a bit of pa- ronage; maybe about.something that ught to be done in his locality and hen appear in the evening papers of through Premier Poincare’s front by both a frontal and a flank attack— the flank attack being that part of the German offer designed to impress the committee Des Forges by holding out to it a prospect of fruitful Franco-German industrial co-opera- tion, with the idea of breaking down whatever inclination Premier Poin- care may still have to accept nothing but unconditional surrender from Germany. —_— BAR INDORSES UNDERWOOD. MOBILE, Ala, April 28—The Ala- bama State Bar Association at its tlosing session today indorsed United States Senator Oscar W. Underwood for President of the United States. The vote on the indorsement was unanimous, WASHINGTGN, D. C., KNUTE NELSON DIES IN BERTH ON TRAIN; - OLDEST IN SENATE Expires in Pullman Near Bal- timore—Left Capital Last Evening for Home. HEART DISEASE CAUSE OF DEATH, SAYS DOCTOR| !Body Taken From Train at Har-| risburg, to Be Sent ‘West Today. | | By the Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., April 28— United States Senator Knute Nelson died on a Pennsylvania train at 8:15 o'clock tonight, while on his way to Chicago, en route to his home in Minnesota. Death was due to heart disease. The train crew | said as the train was passing through Timo- mium, Md., eleven miles from Balti- more, the senator f| had an attack of angina pectoris and died in a few KNUTE NELSON. minutes. WIth the senator at the time of his death were his niece, Mrs. Edith Trus- cott. of Jennings Lodge, Ore.; George of Minnesota, and Walker W. Belford deputy Insurance commissioner. Dr. E. M. Ewers of New York at- tended the senator. The train on which the senator died left Washington at 6:30 p.m Senator Nelson, who was eighty years old, ocupled a lower berth The body was removed to an un- dertaker's establishment here and immediately prepared for its removal to St. Paul. The present plan is to have it taken west on the train leaving here at 1:03 Sunday after- noon. Mr. Wells remained here and will accompany the Dbody west. Mrs. Truscott and Mr. Belford proceeded to Chicago. IN SENATE 28 YEARS. At Eighty Was Oldest Member in Higher Branch of Congress. The death last nignt of Knute Nel- son, senior senator from Minnesota, aboard a train enroute to Chicago. removed from the Senate its oldest member and one of those with the longest service record. He was elghty vears old and had served twenty-eight years. Senator Nelson, although ill last winter with influenza, was active during the last session of Congress and today when he left Washington for his home he appeared in excel- lent health, although the death of his wife a year ago had greatly de- pressed him. Those who wers closest to him said he never fully recovered from that blow. Senator Nelson was a civil war veteran, and worked hard, especially during the war, in pushing legisla- tlon dealing with ‘Americanization. The esplonage act was one of the bills he fought for. He was chair- man of the judiciary committee, and a member of the commerce commit- tee. He reported the Dyer anti- 1ynching bill, which failed of passage and the child labor” constitutional amendment. Under the rules of seniority, Sen- ator Dillingham, republican, of Ver- mont, would succeed to the chairman- ship of the judiciary committee. Senater Nelson's would have expired in 1925. Called Grand Old Ma: Great strength—physical and men- tal—was the first thing that im- pressed one in meeting Knute Nelson, long affectionately referred to as the “Grand Old Man” of Minnesota. His physique was stocky and muscular, his head larger than that of the average man, his features cast in a strong mould. His whole personality was suggestive of unaffectedness, breadth of mind and decisiveness. Nelson had a peculiar aptitude for statecratt, evidenced by the fact that, besides being a member of the United States Senate for more than twenty years, he was for six years in the House' of Representatives, and he (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) present term Washington Clocks Will Keep Old-F ashioned ‘Washington will stick to old-fash- ioned standard time this summer. A few busineess establishments here, however, will operate on some system of daylight saving. The gov- ernment departments will continue to work on the present schedule. One of the establishments to adopt a daylight saving scheme is the American Nature Association, with headquarters at 1214 16th street. Starting Tuesday morning the sixty employes will begin work at 8 o'clock instead of 9 and will be dismissed at 3:30. P. S. Risdale, managing editor of Time This Year light saving schedule. The resulting confusion brought an ' edict from President Harding that Washington, as far as the government depsrt- ments were concerned, was through with daylight saving. Adopt New Time. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 23.— Philadelphia will go on daylight sav- ings tomorrow, not officially, but by common consent. City council today adopted a resolution recognizing standard time officially, but advising and requesting citizens generally to jhat day or the morning papers of [ the Nature Magazine, is an grdent|Observe daylight time. he next day as having told you in- umerable things about how to run e government and how you must do you are going to get on, when ued on Page 4, Column 6. supporter of the daylight saving sys. tem. -“This plan makes for better health and better work,” hée sald. About thia time last'year the city went to work under an informal day- Chicago Changes Clock. CHICAGO, April ' 28.—Chicago re- sumes daylight saving time at 2 a.m. tomorfow. . At that hour clock hands will_be moved ahead one hour, from Washington | SUNDAY MORN i | | i i | ! 22 SENTENCES END !Mayor R. 0. Johnson Gets i Year and Half in Prison | and $2,000 Fine. o Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS. April 28.—The final step toward breaking up an alleged liquor ring which had as its leaders a number of officials of Gary and Lake county, Tud. was taken in United | States district court here today with the sentencing of fifty-two men and | women to jail and prison. They were | convicted by a jury March 31, fol- jlowing a trigl at which government wtinesses testified that protection was given liquor law violators by political lgaders in return for assist- ance at the polls. Stories of grafting from liquor dealers also were told The sentences ranged from one day to a year and a half. Fines as high as $2.000 also were assessed. Only three of the fifty-five persons who were found guilty were success- ful in their motions for new trials. Following the denial of the motions by Judge Ferdinand Geiger of Mil- waukee, Wis., twenty-two defendants announced they would take an appeal. Persons sentenced were notified that they would have 120 days in which to make arrangements for serving their prison terms. Sentence of Gary's Mayor. Roswell O. Johnson, mayor of Gary, received the stiffest sentence—a vear and six months at the federal prison at Atlanta. Ga. and a fine of $2.000. Sentences of a vear and a day were given to Lewis Barnes, sheriff of Lake county and now chair- man of the Gary board of public works: Willlam M. Dunn, judge of the ry city court until after his con- viction, and Blaz A. Luecas, Gary at- torney. The men also were fined $1.000. The three defendants who were successful in their efforts for new trials are Willlam H. Olds, sherift of Lake county; Fred Seabright, for- merly a deputy prosecuting zttorney, and Charles L. Clemens, Gary justice of the peace. Verdicts of guilty in these cases were ordered vacated by Judge Geiger. Among those who an- nounced that they would take ap- peals are Mayor Johrson, Barnes, Lu- cas, Clyde M. Hunter, former prose- cuting attorney; Nathan Potts, de tective sergeant, and Dwight M. Kin der, prosecuting attorney. Five women, included in the list of those sentenced, received terms ranging from thirty days to three months and a fine of $300. One de- fendant, Mike Drakulich, who pleaded guilty, was discharged. Many of the persons tried are foreigners. Expeet No New Trials. Homer Elliott, United States dis- trict’ attorney, said that Olds, Sea- bright and Clemens probably would not be tried again. In former in- stances in -the local federal court when a new trial was granted the government has taken the attitude that the expense incident to bring- ing the witnesses to Indianapolis again and the other expenses of a trial are too high to be paid for one or a few convictions. d Prior to announcing. the sentences Judge Geiger gave each defendant an opportunity to speak. Few took advantage of the opportunity, those who did so speaking briefly. While most of them took thelr sentences calmly, a few broke into sobs. —— PAINTING OF BERNHARDT IN DEATH SUPPRESSED PARIS, April 28.—Copies of a draw ing by a Persian artist depicting Sarah Bernhardt as she lay on her death bed almost buried in the mass of floral offerings, has been ordered sequestrated by the courts pending trial of & suit filed today by Maurice Bernhardt against the publisher of the picture, Le Caplain. 5 Maurice, contends that as the son of the tragedienne, he alone has the right to authorize publication of such a picture. GARY'S LIQUOR RING W. Wells, jr., insurance commissioner | formerly | SCENERY SOVIETISTS. | TOPAY' STAR |) (; ABLE TOMEET PART ONE—40 Pages. | General News—Local, National, Foreign. | | Parent.Teacher Activities—Page 13. Army and Navy News—Page 21. | Radio News and Gossip—Page 25. et (U7 IN REVENDE Schy 26. o Financues NewsBaues 29 ana 0. | Decision of Controller Gen- eral Reduces I Cl:‘:!lfied Advertisements—Pages 32 to " PART TW0—20 Pages. come $364,000. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. D. A. R. Activities—Page 16. Spanish War Veterans—Page 16. National Guard News—Page 17. News of New Books—Page 1 Community Centers—Page 18. Veterans of the Great War—Page 18. Aviation Activities—Page 18. Arts and Artists—Page 19. 1 Boy Scout News—Page 19. Serial, “Jil-Bett"—Page 19. Girls and Their Affairs—Page 1°. PART THREE—12 Pages. Am&umlnl-—Yhtlun and the Photo- pihy. | The Didtrict government will col- |lect ample money this year to meet its 60 per cent of appropriatiors, de- ,svite the decision of the controller ygeneral of the United States yester- ;day. reducing the city's annual in- come approximately $364,000, District | ofcials believe. ! The controller general ruled, un- {der a new clause in the current ap- propriation act, the District must sive Uncle Sam credit for 40 per cent of ten classes of revenue here- tofore deposited to the account of the Distriot. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—P. Fraternities—Pages 10 and 12. Boys and Girls’ Page—Page 11. PART FOUR—4 Pages. i Pink Sports Section. l PART FIVE—S8 Page: Magazine Section—Features and Fiction. ROTOGRAVURE—S Pages. iwor!a Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—1 Pages. Mutt and Jeff; Reg'lar Fellers; Betty; | Mr.and Mrs. JAPAN RECOGNITION SEEN BY SOVIET Prepared for Decision. 1t is undfrstood that when Dantel J. Donovan, auditor, fixed $1.30 a $100 |of assegsed value ag the tax rate necessary to enable the city to meet its obligations he made allowance for the adverse decision by the Treasury yesterday. To what extent the decision will increase the burden of the local tax- payer for the new vear, beginning July 1, cannot be forecast until the May collections of real estate taxes are made. The brief but far-reaching clause in the current law which cost the District $364,000 vesterday, provides: “ % * * that after June 30, P22, any revenue derived from any activity or source whatever, including motor DBy the Associated Press vehicle licenses, not otherwise herein MOSCO' pril 28.—The soviet for- | disposed of, which activity or source eign office announces that Japan, |of revefiue is appropriated for both through her representative at Vladi- | the United States and the District of vostok. has proposed partial renewal |of Columbia shall be divided between of relations with Russia, somewhat|the two in the samesproportion that along the lines of the Russo-British |each has contributed thereto, trade agreement, which Moscow con- siders tantamount to de facto recog- iiion: Mr. Donovan found at the beginning It is announced that the Russian|of the fiscal year that there were government now is considering the |thirteen such Items of revenue being proposals, which include the station- | credited wholly to the District which ing of Japanese commercial agents at might be affected by the provision Moscow, Viadivostok, Chita and the|of Congress. They are: Miscellaneous principal Siberian commercial cen-|reimbursable taxes, Police Court ters, and of soviet commerical agents | fines, Juvenile Court fines, elevator at Yokohama. Nagasaki and other|operating permits, steam engineers centers, but not at Tokio, licenses. insurance licenses, motor Adolp Joffe, representing soviet|vehicle permits, plumbers' licenses, government, has been in the far east|market rents, motor vehicle tags, for several months carrying on ne-|dog taxes, business licenses and In. gotiations first at Peking and later |surance taxes. at Tokio. The controller general decided that Mark End of Strugsie. only three of the thirteen could be It the two governments agree to|retained wholly by the city, namely, Thirteen Sources Affected. these proposals and a preliminary|d08 taxes, business licenses and in- | treaty is drafted it would, .according|Surance taxes. All money collected to the Moscow viewpoint, mark the|from the other ten must' be divided end of. the struggle in the far east|60-40. and the alleged intervention .carried| The decision of Controller General on by Japan. the first step in liquida- [McCarl covered forty pages, and ex- of which was seen when the!Plained in detail Wis reasons for [ Japanese forces evacuatéd Viadi-|holding that ten of the disputed items g of revenue must be divided with the The foreign office statement says{federal government, 60-40. the government on March 30 and April| AS to Police Court fines, the de- 24 received official proposals from the | cision said, in part: Japanese government about the par-| ‘“‘Whether at any time after the tial renewal of Russo-Japanese relations | 8ct of June 11, 187, and prior to the preliminary to conclusion of a deflnite (8t of 1922 it was proper for the convention. . | District of Columbia to receive credit The commercial agents would have [ for the whole of the revenues from the Tight to protect the interests of | the Police Court.is not a matter here their citizens, to issue passports, and | for determination, the matter for generally, have conmsular privileges, |consideration being the application including the diplomatic right of com- | of such revenues on and after July munication by code and courier. The (1, 1922. g agents would pledge -themselves to| . “The activity or source from which refrain from engaging in propaganda. | these revenues are derived, namely, The privilege of ordering the recall |the Police Court, is an activity or of agents for breaking such pledge | source of revenue appropriated for or for other cause would be recog- |both by the United States and the nized. District of Columbia, and as such ap- The forefgn office announces that|pears within the intent of the pro- the government postponed : consid- | vision in question. * ¢ e eration of the Japanese proposals be-| Of the ten classes of revenues cause M. Joffe, who is in Tokio, pre- | which the controller holds must be viously was denied the right to com- | credited 40 per cent to the federal municate with Moscow in code, but|government, Police Court fines hit now that this right is recognized, the | the District -hardest. These fines for government is considering acceptance | the last fiscal year:amounted to near- upon ‘receipt of M. Joffe’s recommen- | 1y ; $400,000,: 40 ‘per’ cent of which dations. o «nust . now be given to Uncle Sam. tion, “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star’s carrier covers every block and the ‘regdiar. edition 1s to Washis as the papers are printed. FIVE CENTS. 2 DROWNED IN FLOOD 'AFTER RAIN STORM; SCORES ARE RESCUED Automobiles Swept Away, Street Cars Marooned in Eastern Section of City. 'WOMAN IS CARRIED OFF BY RUSH OF TORRENT AT CAPITOL HEIGHTS Man Loses Life When Automobile Is Inundated in Twelve Feet of Water In Anacostia. Flood waters resulting from last night's downpour swept with terrific force through the lowlands of the outlying sections of the District, drowning a man and a woman, inundated hundreds of acres of property and did damage which probably will run into thousands of dollars. The rushing waters swept automobiles and their occupants from the public highways, marooned passengers in street cars atop the roof until firemen and police could rescue them and played general havoc to all property in its path. The dead are Vivian H. Tibbs, colored, a chauffeur, of 326 D street southeast, drowned at Sheridan road near Nichols avenue southeast (Anacostia), and Mrs. William Carter, colored. of 4428 i Douglas street northeast, drowned on the Kenilworth avenue road near the Benning stock yards. WHERE FLOOD CENTERED. The flood centered its force in the low lying portions oi Ana- costia and that area lying between the old Benning racetrack on the west and Capitol Heights on the east. Hundreds of houses in these sections were surrounded by water, and in many cases it was reported as ranging from four to six feet in depth. A num- ber of bridges also were partly washed away. Sewers in all parts of the city were taxed to-cazry off the water from the streets, flooded to the curb in some instances Emer- gency crews sent out from the sewer department reported ninc sewers choked. Numerous reports of flooded cellers were madc to the water department. The automobile which Tibbs Was| escaped from the stalled bus by jump- driving was overturned when the|ing through the window and swim- crest of the flood met it on Sheridan |™IN& o an isle of safety abou! twenty feet away. road near the Nichols avenue culvert | < Y Autes Float By. of Stickfoot creek. At the same time | the flood waters were at When the waters rose over the body of an | automobile operated by John Cope, | tNeIF heighth, three machines parked also colored, who rescued three col- | lca’ the “Little Sunshine Meat ored girls in Tibbs’ car, by halt swim- | Market” in Capltol Heights were seen ming, half wading with them to a |l fl0at Dass the store. They were nearhy house. which itself was under | [0UNd later about two blocks distant. Seeerallfect otowaten | Tracks of the Columbia division of e aem b Cope to leap from | e Washington Rallway and Electric his overturning taxi cab to land on | (OMPANY running to Chesapeake the top of Cope's machine just as the |3 UCtION gWwere torn from their tles flood reached a twelve-foot mark. Tibbs leaped from Cope’'s machine into | the water, and was not seen there- after. On,Miller's garage, just below the corner of Sheridan road and Nichols avenue. a highwater mark of | for about a quarter of a mile be- | tween 46th and streets, and in | some places the roadbed was washed {away. As a result a number of cars, | including two Baltimore and Annapo- ilis electric line trains bound for the fifteen feet was in evidence. | Monumental city, were left stranded, James Brawner of 4304 Douglas | furrounded by a lake of water. Some street northeast was driving Mrs. | ©f the passengers left the trains and Carter home at the time of the wash- | Waded through the mud and water, As his closed sedan started its| Knee deep in spots. The majority of | them, however, obviously preferred ters of the creek, which flows through 1 to remain aboard, and at midnight Sherift farm into Eastern branch, he | Were observed making themselves succeeded in crawling through the|comfortable, prepared to spend the window of the front door. \'lln!yi"lxht on the coaches. trying to rescue his companion a new | All Trafie Dead. rush of water. completely covered the | The tearing up of these tracks re- top of the machine, and he barely |Sulted in a complete tie-up of ali escaped with his life. 1 ;r:im:l o:: lh: L;oll;;nbll; lin: t:?m 15th e , - nd H streets to the District line, and Wi Sutie Wk WOrSt: | picone of wersnn. iy of thew That section lying between Benning | pyrgenea with baskets containing on the west and Capitol Helghts on | i Sunday dinners, were seen the east probably suffered more geriously from the flood than any territory within the District. For{finmclal circumstances, however, about two miles in length and 2 preq taxicabs, a long processien of quarter of a mile in width this terri- | whion proceeded to and fro almost out. plunge down into the turbulent wa- trudging wearily along the road to- ward their homes. Others, in better tory was Inundated, hundreds of homes marooned and scores of them damaged seriously by the flood wa- ters, which weakened the foundations and made living in them dangerous. With terrific force the water de- scended from the hillg in the vicinity of this lowland, carrying away in- substantial frame dwellings, wreck- ing bridges, tearing up raflroad tracks and sweeping automobiles in its path as it would a dereliot boat. The most extensive damage was done in the vicinity of 50th street and Grant road. Here a great volume of water which rushed down a near- by run lifted Clinton’s barber shop from its foundation and carried it two . blocks down stream to 48th street and dashed It against a bridge at this point, practically demolishing it. The bridge near which the barber shop stood was loosened from its foundatiof and made unsafe. Porch Carried Downstream. A concrete bridge across the run at 57th and Dix streets was virtually separated from either side of the road and several of its supporting plllars washed away. The porch on a house nearby also was carried downstream and some parts of its foundation torn from under It A large frame tool house, two chicken’ houses and a portable steel garage in the yard of a house at 4419 Hayes street, occupied by Mrs. Edgar Seabolt, were carried away by the water. The chicken houses and the tool houses were left on a virtual island about 300 yards from the house. The garage could not be found within a quarter of a mile of the place. Near 61st and Dix streets, a motor bus ran into a lake of water about five feet deep and was stalled, maroonipg the passengers for sev- eral hours until the water receded sufficiently to allow them to leave the utility in safety. One of the passengers, a boy, fearing a paréntial reprimand for arriving home late, | incessantly from about | until after midnight. | The inundated territory lies at the foot of numerous hills that dot the land from Benning to Capital Heights. Apparently little damage was done to the houses and bungalow colonies on the adjacent highland. An accurate estimate of the prop- erty damage in this territory was not forthcoming last night, but it is be- lieved the figure will probably run into the thousands. Except in a-few isolated sections, this entire area is a colored settlement and many of th homes damaged by water are of a few years' standing. Water Six Feet Deep. Although the water In this area was estimated as being six feet deep in some places when the storm was at its height, it quickly receded short- after the final downpour, passing 10 o'clock off through the run which passes through this territory and empties into the eastern branch of the Poto- mac near the Benning power plant. The water that did not flow into this run formd lakes around the several hundred houses nearby, marooning the ocoupants. Marooned in Car. Between thirty and forty men and women en route to their homes in Deanwood and nearby were marooned in a District line street car where the waters overflowed the banks of the nearby creek and roadways, swept across the car tracks and in a short space of time rose to the level of the windows. The car was stalled at the end of the old Benning race track, near Chesapeake Junction. The passengers frantically climbed out of windows to the top of the car. Firemen and policemen rushed to the scene and stretched ladders from the marshes to the top of the car. At the same time several hundred persons gathered around the scene. giving (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) it B