Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1924, Page 26

% THE EVENING STAR, WASHING’.[‘ON, D. SEARCH FOR BODIES .- OF 9 STORM VICTIMS Sembers of Speedboat Party and Would-Be Rescuers Believed Drowned. TRAGEDY OFF FIRE ISLAND Terrific dde Raged Yesterday. Seas Pound Boats. By.the Associated Press TABYLON, N, Y., January, 4.—As the Atlantic off Fire Island continued to subside today from the storm which raged all of yesterday, coast guards- men cruised about, lovking for the Dodles of nine men, Who are believed 1o have gone down last night. Five | of the nine were of a rescue party and the other four were shipwrecked men the rescuers had braved the.storm to save. The rescuers went out last night to search for the \Electra, a speedboat, which had left Rockaway Wednesday in command of C. C. Eccleston of Bay Shore. Eccleston had John Virginier and a man named Willlams as com- panions, The Blectra struck on a | shoal of the Fire Island bar. about a mile off shore, on Wednesday night, as the storm came up. Stalled Engine Halts Boat. The trio tried to get off the shoal before the s pounded the boat to Dleces. but the secs incapacitated the ignition system and stalled the gine. They kept afloat all of Wednesday night by bailing the boat, but yeste day fell exhausted. In the meantir Mrs. Eccleston's fears for her band's safety caused the searching rty of ninc men, haaded by Arnold fayne ot Babylon, to launch the Sid a powerboat, and challenge the storm They found ston-and his com- panions unconscious in the Electra with the seas breaking over them They got the trio aboard the Sid and then started to the rescue of a fish- ing smack the ighted in dis- tress a mile away. By dangerous and dexterous work, four men were taken off the smack. Big Wave Sweeps Deck. I The Sfd started back lon, | But within a few into some unaccountable trouble and was stalled a moment. A big wave can over the deck and swept nine men overboard. The five survivors threw rescrvens toward them, but they 1 short and. all the unfortunates ppeared In - the trough of the mountainous seas. Of the nne who were tossed over- board off the Sid two were from the fishing smack, two fromr the Electra and five from ‘the rescue party. Tho: known to have been on hoard were Mayne, Arthur Nolan, Tke Cl | James' Weltman, Virginier and Wil- | Tiams. ! Coast guardsmen braved the high- running seas all night searching for | the bodies, but they saw only life pre- | servers, gloves and jackets floating in ' the water. en- ITALY SHOWS DEFICIT. ROME, January A. ccording *o the final figures of the 1922-23 budget issued by the audit office, the revenus amounted to 18,803.000,000 lire and expenditures, 21.832,000.000, the de- ficit being 3,028,000.000. The main sources of revenue exceeded the esti- mates. Opp;)rtunities-4Saturda‘y_--a_t Hahn's Declares Alcohels Unfit for Hair Tonic Brought Into U..S. By the Assoclated Press. MONTREAL, January 4.—Arthur Rote, one of & trio arrested on suspicion of conepiring o roby pay-roll messengers, testified as an alibi that the automobile in which he and his companions were apprehended was used to “run” aicohol into ) the United is generally used for hair tonic’ he sald, “but when it is not good erougl for that. it is sent to. the ited - States."” MANAGER FOR McADOO. NEW YORK, January 4.—Robert M. Wooley, former Interstate- Com. merce Commissioner, has been ap- pointed eastern manager of the cani- paign of Willlam G. McAdoo for the demogratic presidential nomination, it was announced. Mr. Wooley at one. time .was' director of ‘the mint. He directed the publicity in the first and _second campaigns of . former President Wilson and that of liberty loan drives. U. S. CRUISER AT GENOA. GENOA, Italy, January 4.—The United States cruiser Pittsburgh ar- rived here yesterda: The cruise wi ted by the civil and military authorities, as well as by the person- nel of the American consulate. The American colony has planned numerous soclal functions ashore for the cfficers and men. The vessel will leave Monday for Leghorn. ADVERTISEMENT. \BEWARE THE COUGH OR COLD | “THAT HANGS ON | Chronic coughs and perststent colds lead to serious lung trouble. You can stop them now with Creomulston, an emulsified creo- sote that is pleasant to take. | Creomulsion is & new medical dis- with twofold action; it and heals the inflamed a kills the germ. darugs, creosote is recognized by the medical fra- termty as the greatest healing agency for the treatment of | chronic coughs and colds and other forms of throat and lung -roubles. 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Thaw, slayer of Stan- ford White, adjudged legally sane and abtdin_ his release from the Pennsyl- vania Hospital for Mental and Nerv- ous Diseases, was awaited today by those interested in the cese. Mr, Coyne was refused admittance to the hospital yesterday to see Thaw, and orders were {ssued that no one was to be permitted to see the pa- tient without permission from his mother, Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, or her attorriey, former Judge James Gay Gordon. This permission, it was stated, was not likely to be glven, for both Mrs. Thaw and Mr. Gordon announced that any move to obtain Thaw's freedom would be strenuously opposed. Mr. Coyne asserted that he had been Thaw’s attorney for elght years and that he had been.authorized to press for his release from the asylum. He is expected to file & petition in about two weeks with Judge J. Willis Ma tin, who committed Thaw to the ho ital, for & hearing before u jury. Dr. llwood R. Kirby, Thaw's personal physician, sald his’ patient was “per- fectly sane and normal.” and that his appearance beforc a jury would be the best test of his mental condition. The doctor sald he had examined Thaw a week ago. DIXMUDE WRECKAGE FOUND BY BALLOON Located Off Sicily; /Says Report. Dispatch Tells of Finding Two Viotims’ Bodies. By the Associated Press. MARSEILLES, January 4—A wire- less message has been intercepted reporting that searchers, by means of a captive balloon sent from Tou- lon, have located the position of the French dirigible Dixmude, which met destruction, th presumably all hands on board, the latter part of December. The wreck, according to this message, lles in sbout twenty or thirty fathoms, within a circle of half w mile radius, whose center is three miles south of Cape San Marcox. Slei A Bizerta dispatch reports the find- Outward Bound! 310 to $15 Shippers F ception—so great OR the last few days our stores have resembled a brilliant New § has Year's re- been the response from Washington’s smartest women to this wonderiul sale. Thousands of our newest, most tempting $10 to $15 shoe creations for every sort of wear in- cluded. Pleasc come early to avoid crowds. Cor. 7th&K 1318 G St. 414 9th St. Our 9th St. and Pa. Ave. Stores Open Saturday Nights * Another great sale Women’s Low Shoes —began today and continues tomorrow! 0., FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1924 the coast be- lleved to be victims of the Dixmude ing of two bodles off disaster, BANKER SAYS CUSTOMS SEIZURE IS ADJUSTED U. 8. ‘Agents Declare Jewels, Re- turned at $100,000, Were ‘Worth $350,000. . By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, January 4.—Simon W. Strauss, investment banker, who was reported to have made a return $100,000 to customs on jewelry brought into the country in Novem- ber, has authorized a statement de- claring that there was u misunder- jstanefllms ;bto'::t the purchase of the jewels an, at the er ¢ stad. e matter had been Government agente were sald to have selzed some of the jewels, which of BERMUDA WEST INDIES CARIBBEAN MEDITERRANEAN Around the World—South Sea Island—Cruises. CALIFORNIA—ALL WATER VIA PANAMA CANAL OBER’S STEAMSHIP AND TOURS No. 1 Woodward Bullding Phone Main 1080 is famous. X X X X X X x x X X X X X i X X § 3ot <« % X x. x et x Rarely . have we seen such crowds! Rarely have you seen suth values! Includes twenty of our newest $5.95 to $8.50 fashions—many in all sizes, others incom- plete lines. Goring pumps, one and two strap pumps, plain toe and wing ti sports oxfords—in gray, black or log cabin suede, black satin, patent, and black or tan calf. Also brilliant evening slippers, in rose, blue, black or brown vglvet—all $445. At all our stores except G St. After-Christmas Hosiery Sale! SHORT lines of women’s $1.25 and $1.65 silk and silk-and-fiber stockin - duced ‘for immediate clearance. $ All per- fect. All colors included, but not 'in all sizes. Wonderful values at . Cor. 7th & K. 414 9th St. 1914-16 Pa. Ave. 233 Pa. Ave. S.E. historical interest. incipiency. rected, and Pecples Drug Stores The Sunday St will begin next Sunday featuring a new and interesting ‘Service to Motorists There are innumerable guide books and route maps which give the autoist more or less direct and authentic road pilotage. There are things to be seen along the way—often of great It is of these points and places of interest that The Star will publish short descriptions—in connection with a comprehensive road map. Each Sunday a different one will be printed—designed in size and shape for handily pasting in a scrap book that can be conveniently carried in the car—so that when you are cruising along you can keep posted—not alone upon what's to be seen on the way—but correctly informed concerning for what the, place For example— Here’s the description of what’s to be seen on the sight of the “Battle of Bull Run”: »* * X »* »* * »* »* * * »* * * X » » * * * * * * X »* * % % MOTOR TRIPS TO NEARBY HISTORIC POINTS C,:n'rmvn.m It is_about twenty-five miles from Washington by road to the eastern edge of the battlefield of the first Bull Run, or “first battle of Manassas.” That is the distance to the old redstone bridge which spans the historic creek or “run” called Bull Run, which rises in the Bull Run mountains, which_are an eastern outpost of the Blue Ridge. Along this stream above and below the bridge began the fighting on Sunday morning, July 21, 1861, which developed that battle which the northern troops generally called the bat- tle of Bull Run and the southern troops the battle of Manassas, principal because that is the town in the region. This is only another of the many int motorists which are contained in the Spec The Sunday Star—a section that is practically edited—to be of The pike. after crossing the bridge, passes west, with land rising gradually to a ridge on each side of it. This was fight- ing ground. Two or three old houses, the names of whose own- ers stand out in civil-war_an- nals, can be seen. A mile from the bridge is & cross-road, where the Washington-Warrenton road crosses one leading from Ma- nassas to Sudley Spring. This road junction Is ‘one of the land- marks in American history. In the southeast angle of these roads and on a wide “level” be- yond the crest of the slope is the Henry house. This land was the Henry farm, and the land on which the main collision between into help to those who motor. The “Historic Pointers” —will begin next Sunday—and continue until the entife sur- rounding country has been covered. Commence your scrap book with the first “Pointer”—and keep it up-to-date. HE only way to be sure of enjoying all the special features of ‘The Star—Evening and Sund.y-—igu to direct the Star carrier to serve you daily at your home. Tissues a week—60c a month Phone Main 5000—Circulation Dept. the Union and Confederate forces took place. the place thirte August, 186 called the s - nassas or the second battle of a mile_w at the Henry farm, near another cross-roads called Groveton, and fallen comrade in the teri o Uivst and second battles of Bull Run. eresting features for jal Motor Section of were reported of a value of $350,000. Mr. Strauss, in bis stateirent, said that when the matter was brought to his attentlon it was promptly ad- Jused. STOP THAT COLD!! Damp, cold weather, exposure, going from a warm room into the biting winds—all combine to keep us with that disagreeable head cold. If this cold is allowed to run on and on,’it gets into the throat and chest and becomes dangerous. RADIUM COMPOUND —used at least twice each day will kill a head cold in its Buy a 50c tube of it today, use it as di- STOP THAT COLD O’Donnell’s Drug Stores YOO OO OO ORI OOORER LANGLEY also fighting ground in Dbattle, which took months later. i and came to be econd battle of M It wa second The bloodiest ground was about -roads ond battle of the cros the Dogan farm andmarks and in memory of are to be found fought over in led NN NN NN OO