Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1924, Page 19

" SOUTH DAKOTA DEATH ‘TOLL IN STORM AT 20 Damage Estimated in Excess of $1,000,000, as Reports Come In. WIDE AREA IS AFFECTED Storm Saturday Worst in State’s . History. By the Associated Press. SIOUX FALLS, S. D, June With twenty reported dead and dam- age estimated at more than a million ., South Dakota set to wgqrk to establish communication with the area swepi by storms Sat- urday Washington Springs is believed to Bave suffered most from the tornado, which left hard a store in the bus- thess district and made the streets there impassable Hundreds of head of stock were Eilled and crops damaged. storm 17— in the tory The sterm broke late Saturday and eontinued throughout most of the night over parts of the state, sweep- ing from the southeastern section northwestward across the prairies and spending itself on the reaches of the range country west of the Mis- souri River. Family Wiped Out. . Hail, lihtning, rain and gales were the storm king's handmaids. The known death toll included two at Salem and one each at Canton, Miller, Pierre, Faulkton, Highmore and Ea- kle Butte. Unconfirmed reports told of an entire family of eight killed in s demolition of a home near Bijou in Brulle County. Casualties o were reported at White Lake and | y miles west of Washing- a series of tornadoes lev eled every barn. From west of the Missouri River told of thousands of sheep d, buildings laid low réat crops battered by 1, wind n. tchell cut off from wire & nication, but overland reports suid that many business blocks suf- fered The area which was the scene of the post extensive damage was in the south cen on of the state, where nine counties accounted for four known d and from which ca e ur reports of Repe to have communication restored in the state east of the Missouri River teday STUDENTS OF TEN STATES JOINING IN CONFERENCE Annual Sauthern Gathering Take Up World Problems for Ten Days. to By the Associated Press. C. June 17.— m ten southern annual southern . held under the Young Men's Chris- got under way here It will last through June 26. al and international prob- lems, as well as the problems of the American college, will be discussed by students and speakers during the ten- speakers will be Francis York; L. S. Cottrell, Robert P. Wilder, New Bishop Theodore Bratton of ppi; Howard Hubbell, Nash- Ter G. wilson and J. J. McConnell of Atlanta; J. M. Culbreth . of Missouri; Dr. G. Sherwood Eddy of the international committee of "the Y. M. C. A.; Dr. Allyn K. Foster of the board of education of the north- érn Baptist convention; Dr. A. W. Taylor, social welfare ‘secretary of the Disciples of Christ; Dr. W. W. Alexander, secretary of the_inter- tacial commission; Dr. W. D. Weath- erford, president of the Southern Y. M. C. A College; !.IIBr.'J. A. Ellis, 2aleigh, N. C.; Dr. Henry Ry of Christian education of the Soutpern Presbyterian Churc Pr. C. E.®Brown, Vanderbilt Univer- sity. THERMOMETER HITS 106. Téxas and Oklahoma Still Gripped by Heat Wave. S, Tex. June 17.—High oA s heain prevailed in Tex- as yesterday, the maximum being 106 degrees registered at Abilene. The temperature reached a maximum of 102 degrees in Dallas for the fourth consecutive day, with no im- mediate relief in_ sight. The heat wave in Oklahoma, which for the past few days has sent tem- peratures rocketing over the 100 mark, subsided somewhat BELLEVUE FARMS Restaurant i 1332-34-36 G Street “Products from Farm to You STUDEBAKER Just Drive It; That’s All S LIST YOUR RENTED AND iVACANT REAL ESTATE WITH J. LEO KOLB 923 N. Y. Ave. 1237 Wis. Ave. . M 5027 “Say it with Flowers” e ——— NOTABLE WEDDINGS —quite as a_matter of course, usually mean a demand on Shaffer’s floral service. FLOWERS —of choicest variety ar- ranged with an effec- tiveness that invariably | invites the admiration of * every wedding guest. {Bouquets To Order. SHAFFER’S 900 14th St Noted Portrait Of Ben Franklin Sells for $7,000 PHILADELPHIA, June 17.—A miniature of Benjamin Franklin, painted by Duplesis at the com- mand of Louis XVI of France, brought $7,000 yesterday at an auction sale of the collection of Portraits and othter relics of the late Ellen Duan Davis. A. S. N. Rosenbach was the purchaser. “Tanglewood Tales,” a Hawthorne manuscript, brought $7,500. A hu- morous letter written by Franklin to Richard Bache refusing him the hand of his daughter Sally un- til_he show himself capable of making a suitable living, was bought by Gabriel Wells of New York for $350. Mr. Wells also purchased a grandfather's clock for $4.500, and the shoebuckles of §aily Franklin, for which he paid —_ TWO0 EX-CONVICTSTNOTED AS WRITERS, AGAIN HELD R. S. Perry Charged With Forgery. V. D. Pascal Admits $872 Larceny. By the Associated Press. EINGHAMTON, N. Y, June 17.— Ray S. Perry, who has contributed articles on prison life to various magazines and newspapers under the §e1 name of iKane O'Dire. avas ar: ested here yesterday on a warrant charging forgery. Perry has been sought by the police of several cities for months, but despite the regular appearance of his articles in a num- ber of publications, he avoided cap- ture. His prison record is sald to in- | clude terms in_Elmira, Auburn and Leavenworth, It was while serving n_eight-year sentence in Leaven- vorth that he gained attention as a writer. Writer Held for Larceny. ained 'his free- he Elmira Reformatory by showing marked talent writer of short stories, is in the hands once more. He was held strate’s court here yester- 00 bail for the grand jury. r pleading guilty to larceny of $872 worth of merchandise from a New York department store through misrepresentation. (AL L2111 LT LI L AL PP Lo DURANT “Just a Real Good Car” LLLLLLILE L L1 LLLLLLE L L1 AT 1L 1221 TP, ' Loveliness A Clear 666 is a Prescription for Colds, Grippe, Dengue Fever, Constipation, Bilious Head- aches and Malarial Fever. NEW TAX COMMISSION ON DUTY IN VIRGINIA R. Lee Moore, Auditor, Made Chair- man of Board Taking Up Work Under New Law. created by the last general assembly, began to function yesterday. It is composed of C. Lee Moore, auditor; Rosewell Page, second auditor, and John M. Purcell, the state treasurer. Mr. Moore was named as chairman, Mr. Page. secretary, and J. Vaughan Gayy was continued as executiv sec. refary. All the duties of the old state tax board were transferred by the bers can be convened in five minutes. The new board will elect all the state examiners of record. WEDDING KEPT SECRET. Cincinnati Girl Is Bride of Gen. Bullard’s Aide. was made today of the marriage in Chicago, last December 23, of Miss Anne Madeline Penn of Cincinnati, explained the marriage had been kept secret that she might complete hér college work without interference. She has just been graduated from the University of Chicago. Capt. Warren recently was aide de camp to Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, at Havana, Cuba. He now is sta- tioned at Governor’s Island here. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs Charles A. Warren of Berkeley, Calif. Speeial Dispatch to The Star. paning n OND, Va., June 17.—The new state tax commission, which was legislative act to the commission. Two meetings are to be held each month, and if there be occasion to consider matters at once the mem- . NEW YORK, June 17.—After six months of secrecy, announcement For Wednesday Luncheons serve my special Raisin Bread To lawn teas, porch luncheons, picnics and all light summer repasts Raisin Bread brings a dainty, refreshe ing goodness that is particularly tempting. 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