Evening Star Newspaper, September 23, 1926, Page 2

L) - SUCCOR IN MIAM IS CARRIED ON FAST I’:qmmandeered Autos Rush About With Supplies—First Story Tells Heroism. By ghe Associnted Pross MIAMI, Fla fivé days of practical isolatio gat into intermit communication with the world vesterday through an ciated wire. Over vire went funds Septembe n Press leased ypeal for firgt time in those long hours when the storm Jashed the southeastern Flori that another Leen removed from a wrecked left Jousands with after are food and s at wother headqua isolute In mers rary Carpe other for ¢ ham npo Rumors va Flying. death, de terror have been days Wild reports fly w ifer another Wild of rumor: o mimost inc tdal wave is B e i s i et A T T IMEDICINES SENT BY AIR TO MIAMI Red Cross and Army Chiefs Quick to Answer Emer- gency Call. PWINg an emers v telephonic in behalf pidemic-threat lorida., Chairman John Barton Payne of the Ame Red Cross and Maj. Gen. John L. chief of staff of the Army, started on its way to Miami today a special Army airplane loaded with serum, splints and other medical supplies urgently needed in that ruined city Red tape of military procedure was thrown to the winds as the respective chiefs of the Nation's great relief and military organizations were routed from thelr beds in deference to the frantic cry for ¢ from Dr. Willlam R medical ad viser of the Red Cross, in charge of the society's medical service in th® disaster field As a resuit ek this Field, Ind in which of typhoid v bandages, syrin, mometers, splints neede surgical plies The plane, took off from 5:30 hoen Army plane were battened 50,000 units ine and hundreds of s, clinical ther- and other sorely instruments and there morning polis, an at piloted hy Capt. Cook, scheduled miake brief stops at Atlanta_and Pensacola be- “t Miami at about 6 evening. Licut. Paul 16 have gone the last minute in order the room for more suppli fing to word received here by Red Cross Payne was awak officials when Wil is fore arriving o'clock s Moore was withdrew to 1 ed by Red m Four- due! Pestilence has or there! 1d newspapers ere authorities take stamp out the hroken out he ‘become hysteric hesieged whil drastic measures reports One report h News tower w of 20 degrees. the to d it that the Daily s leaning at ngle That now celebrated edifice, however, suffered only slight damage and stands sentinel over Miami's devastated har it bor the brunt of the storm All night Saturday a small group of newspaper men in the tower worked feverishly at telephones warning Miamians of | the approaching hurr The build- ing was plunged into darkness before the telephones failed. Then the storm raged in full fury The dredge Savanuah, anchored in the harbor, played a searchlight on the hundreds of hoats which floundered in the seas and finally were driven on the beach. Silently the newspaper men kept their vigil in the tower and watched the disaster. Before them un- folded one of the greatest stories i Florida's history, and they were pow- erless to give the news to the world, With the lull in the storm the streets quickly filled with people. They thought the storm was over and merely laughed at the newspaper men who undertook to warn them. There were men, women and children, clad in bathing suits, skirting the beach to gt a view of the damage to docks and craft. Then Storm Returned. Suddenly out of the southeast the storm veered back with increasing fury. Tt came with a deafening roar and with it a big wave rushed upon Miami. Many of the sight-seers sought shelter 100 late. People || chairman of the pter of the society 3 am. that proceed, zation The Re ch Secre the telephone, ort, Indianapolis sphoned at Iy to uthori- artment ored of War Davis on and, failing in that succeeded in waking up Gen. Hines, The latter immediately wired the nece 0y instructions to Gen Auitman at Fort Benjamin Harrison, where the flying tield is locatet te ATy Previous Supply Sent. The consignment of vaccine was in addition to 100 pounds of the units i vesterday from Jackson- il and 20,000 units ship- ped by special train at the instance of Surg. Gen. Cumming of the Pub- lic Health Service. Arrangements also are being made for the shipment of tetanus serum in response to a request from medical officers in the Moorehaven distri At least one case ready has appeared at Fort Lauder- dale, and 22 wells have been found infected with typhoid bacilli, Dr. Red- den has informed national headquar- ters of the Red Cross. The disease is threatening Miami and other dev- astated sections, he indicated. Ty- phoid vaccine already in Florida is believed to have lost its potency, the Red Cross was advised Relief authorities continued today with renewed vigor the drive for funds being conducted by Red Cross chap- ters ail over the country, following announcement today by Judge Payne that at least $4,000,000 or $5,000,000 would be required to carry out relief plans. The fund topped the million mark yesterday. of typhoid al- For two hours the storm raged. Waves pounded against the tower. Now and then a craft scurrying be. fore the waves hit its walls, veered off and went back into the sea, never to_rise again. There was the Nancy Lee and the Black Gold, the Jacksonville and the Rosy Ann. Suddenly the Nancy Lee was spinning like a top and then she was gone with the captain and crew. The former Kaiser's yacht, Nohab, its crew refusing to get off during the lull, broke in two and disappeared. Agaln there came a lull in the storm. Again the sirens of ambulances screamed along the streets. One rushed down Biscayne boulevard at :u‘u'upeedm;nly ;o hit & hole. There a crash, a shattering of glass an ;h: (::ad and injured were \hrowg nto the sea water that covy "-'l‘;“- overed the awn came at last to find a pros- trate and isolated city. R. 1. Mitchell of the Associated Press und Reese Amis of the Miami News volunteered to £ for help. “Go, boys, God knows we need it,” was the message pounding in their gars s the JJeft the tower. Then urs of waiting. Mitchell bours Of walting. Mitchell and Amis A truck with a West Palm Beacl slgn on it came nmmwrnml hl’\‘l]l') Miami. It brought food. Then came the soldiers and the sailors—and the embulances with the injured from the outlylng districts and trucks with the first of the dead FERDINAND OPERATED ON, Condition Not Deemed Bar to Queen Marie’s American Visit. Rumania, September 23 Perdinand has undergo an opsration for varicose veine st country residence here. Physleians an. nounce his general condition s satis- factory. His illness is not beleved 10 be :wrlmw enough to warrant a ¢l nge n the plans of Quecn Marte, who will © for the United States early B ity ates early next . St & : bl 1y ;Trm-n\ us gt 1. Pihe: 00: clalming malden * 09 114 106 110 o 114 108 e 118 *Charlotta’ The Code tRal Par tSux 500 and 70 yard Souvenir 110 110 110 SHIRD RACY year-olds wid Palceste ~F laiming: 3 Ko B Do *Di Prime 108 105 e . 116 FOURTY RACE Bigtiway ourse bul Fath i 100 104 101 108 The Cuntrary 100 irlong RACE $1.300; claiming Lady ¥ Ondia net d Bey —Purse. $1.300 i miiles S St 1uviorator *Star Bright atiful 95 103 cluim 104 . 108 108 116 | The amount already raised, while gratifying, “will not be even approxi- mately adequate” for the relief needs indicated by reports from those on the scene, Judge Payne stated. “Conservative estimates,” he said, “inform us that as many as 50,000 people are homeless. Thousands of homes have been demolished, many beyond repair. Our medical advisor, after a_rapid .survey of the disaster area along the eastern coast alone, and including no estimates from the terribly stricken Moore Haven and Clewiston areas of the gulf coast, in- forms us that there are at least 4.000 injured. many of these very serfously. In Miami, he stated, 1,200 persons are in the regular hospitals and 150 in emergency hospitals. Five hundred of these sufferers have major frac- tures and many more have lesser frac- tures. This type of injury will re- quire expert care and extended hos- pitalization, if the patients are not to come forth crippled for life. In two othgr east coast communities the in- jured are estimated at 1,000 Emphasize Urgent Need. “Chapters of the Red Cro: bers of Cham- Commerce and responsible citizens, as well as our own trained relief workers, urge us to make it clear to the people that the outstand- ing need to care for those stricken beyond their own and local community help is money. Food, water, clothing and medical supplies are now avail- able in quantities suffictent for imme- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTONX, Area with heavy black border lines is land already owned by Government; solid black, sites already occupied Government buildings; shaded that_on which buildings are to erected under appropriations al- ready made in $30,000,000 progran: squares marked with X, those held in reserve for expansion of Government Idings; those with cross-hatching. be acquired connection with plans already authorized for e tension and straightening of B street a banker of Jacksonville, has to Miami and is handling the Knights of Columbus supplies in con- on with the Red Cross The spirit of the postal service in this emergency 18 embodied in a tele- m received by Acting Postmaster i John H. Bartlett from Maud Wingfield, the woman postmuster at Ritta, a small fourth-elass post office in Palm Beich County, Fla., destroyed by the hurrican Ritta post office, contents and ev- erything pertaining thereto demolish ed by storm, except postmaster,” the telegram reads. Pl send com plete paraphernalla necessary to open and run office again. Am fixing small house to take care of mail. Could not do anything without postage stamps and need cancellation stamps and pad and pouch lock keys partic- ularly.” Postmaster Pittman, at Miami, tele- graphed that postal forces are doing everything possible to help, and that a speclal service has been installed to aid in locating missing people. The mail service will be normal within three days, he saig. Post Office In- spectors Allen and Rickly, at Miami, wired similar information More Inspectors Sent. Seven additional been rushed to the Florida from Atlanta. Inspector in charge, Atlanta, Ga., is en route. Inspector Sanford is giving attention to central Florida points in the vicinity of Moore Haven. “Account of wires down,' a tele- gram to the chief inspector from the Atlanta office reads, “no information yet from Pensacola section.” From Inspector Allen, at Miaml, comes the report that the Floronada post office is badly damaged, but loss of mail was slight. The postmaster is making necessary repairs. Boca Raton is practically undamaged. Telegraphic communication between Washington and Miami is being rapid- ly restored, according to announce. ment from local offices of the two large telegraph companies. The West- ern Union Telegraph Co. has the mes- sage channels working from New York to Miami City and cable connection with Miaml Beach via Key West. From Atlanta, Ga., five channels are working to Miami City. Night letters and press statements were sent from West Palm Beach last night, which indicates a slowing up of the more urgent traffic. Two hundred repair men under the personal direction of Vice President Titley of the Western Union were in Florida when the storm broke and the number has since been increased to over five hundred, it is stated. The Postal Telegraph Co. re-estab. lished contact with Mi®mi yesterday when its linemen succeeded in getting a wire through to that city. ~Auto- matic telegraph machines and com- mercial service into and out of Miami was at once begun. The company's cable between Miami and Havana, Cuba, also has been put in service. Graphie Stories Continue. Graphle accounts of the hurricane inspectors have t Coast diate needs.” More than $10,000 has been ceived by the District chapter of the Red Cros half of which was contributed today by Sec retary of the Treasury Mellon in the forfh of his personal check for $5,000. To this total must be added more than $2,000 sent in to The Star. Sums aggregating $297 were received by the cashier of The Star this morn- ing. Gen. George re- of Columbia Barnett, chairman of the local chapter of the Red Cross, announced today t Washington 1s expected to donate $50,000 to the Florida relief fufd As the funds were coming in, they also were going forth on their missions of merey. One call for help, sent here from Warrington, Florida, a small town near Pensacola, resulted in the dlspatch last night of §1,000. Further information as to the situation was requested, since this was the first word received in Washington of that town's distre Barnett called on the citizens of Washington to support the bene fit river excursion Sunday afternoon on the steamer Charles Macalester, which is expected to swell the Floridi fund by about $1,500. Theaters continue to co-operate in |the drive by permitting Red Cross | girls to collect offerings from their patrons, and one burlesque amuse- {ment house, the Gayety, arranged | to turn the gross proceeds of its Fri day matinee into the Red Cross cof- fers. Ira Lamotte, the manager, said this money will include the share due the company playing at the house this week, through the courtesy of Molly Williams and her revue Aid Offers Numerous. Other offers of aid ceived almost hour | headquarters. One came from Thomas A. Hewson, of this city, chief com- | missariat of the Byrd Arctic expedi- | tion, who volunteered his services in | marshaling food supplies for the re. lief workers. A committee of the Knights of Co- lumbus in the District, headed by J. Leo Koib, State secretary, has estab- lished @ rellef headquarters at 918 Tenth street, from where supplies will be sent to Florida. Mr. Kolb sald today that clothing canned goods and other articles ar needed and will be received at the headquarters for shipment to the stricken cities. He announced that §: 00 had been sent to Miami from New Haven, were being re. at Red Cross Apprentice allowance clatmed Weather cloar. track fast Horses listed according 1o Post position [} Conn., as well as a rellef trajn bear- ing nurses end doctors. Leonard continue to reach relatives here from survivors. An interesting eye-witness description of the storm at Miami was given' by Mrs. Minnle Reese Richardson, in a letter to her daug! ter, Miss Coralye Richardson of 1 New Hampshire avenue. She wrote, in part: “I tried to put on a few clothes, but before I could finish there was such a crash of falling timber that I jerked up my bag, threw my dress over my arm, pulled a cape around me and rushed for the door. I got it open, and by the time I was out- side, the hurricane was Increasing. 1 was swept into the street, and was being blown along, when a man in filling station opposite ran out to me and carrfed me to the filling sts tion. Both knees were hurt, and I am very sore all over from force of nd and fall, but so thankful I am “Friday night, at 11, when 1 went to sleep, there was no indication of disaster, despite the storm warnings. 1 was awakened by a pecullar roar- ing, which I can't describe. It grew and grew, this horrible, whistling, roaring, rumbling sound, and an oc casional crash. The rain poured into my bedroom, everywhere. 1 didn't get up, thinking I was as safo there us anywhere, nor was I in the least afraid. “About 9 a.m., while In the filling station, the hurricane came roaring again, Nothing could explain the awful scene. We couldn’t see acrouns the street. Iron poles, telephor poles, parts of roofs and siden houses, posts, clothes, awnings, sorts of timber, everything came along with that awful roaring, hiss ing, whistling sound. Sometim 1t sounded like distant cannons, then when there was a partial lull. can screaming of children, sobbing of women and clanging of ambulances.” The following contributions for Florida relief were received at locul Red Cross headquarters since yester day Amelia 1. Lehnert Ora A. Smith..... Mrs. 8. 8. Forest C Castella.......o.... Dr. and Mrs. C. Diedel Miss (. 8. Webber C. M. McAllister Chas. M. Jones M. H. Brown John Lynch of $10.00 10.00 2.00 10.00 15.00 1.00 80 10.00 5.00 2.00 10.00 26.37 Cash collected Palace Theater C. B. Garnett L. O. Webster Anonymous w. F. Hil . Palace Theater cash collection ~ all | and the “squaring up” of the Mall wl'nst of the present Botanic Garden site. No. 1 is site which for many has been allocated to the new ing the Department of Justice; No. 2, site similarly set aside for De- partment of Labor Building. It has now been proposed by the Commis- sfon of Fine Arts and considered by | the Public Buildings Commi Ince the new $10,000,000 ¢ department Bullding in this D. C. THURSDAY. | sioy MAP SHOWING HOW U. S. PLANS TO CLEAN (foot frontage along Fifteenth street, 0 as to get some Government build: ing erected there as soon as possible, in close relationship with the White House, linking up the Executive and Administeative branches of the Go: the Municipal Gov- ernment occupied by D trict of Columbla officials; No. 4, sites allocated for District Buflding expan- No. 5. site of the new Archives reserve for extension of Post Office De- partment Building; No. 7, site held in SEPTEMBER UP PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE “1d TIVHSYVIN NHOM reserve for extension of Post Offie De- partment Bullding, which would mean the closing up of that short stretch of Eleventh street, south of Pennsyl- vania avenue 0. 8, site of the new Internal Revenue Building: N 9, proposed site for the new Department of F‘rm merce Building, which is now occupled by the retail and wholesale markets; No. 10, new avenue from Union Station to Pennsylvanin avenue. The act under which the land between Union Station and the Capitol was acquired provides for a new the same width as Pennsylvania av nue, from Union Station to Monument. sion and the have changed this plan so as (o swing |the new avenue southwestward from New Jersey avenue to conmect with | Pennsylvania avenue at Third street, thus giving a more symmetrieal ar’ rangement of streets fronting the Capitol on the west. Keith's and Palace cash col lections . Cash collection theater . Cash, Keith's Theate Cash, Pulace The Cash Willlam D. M. W. Castle . Neff - W. Mellon Herr vlor Papson James . Ament Gertrude 1. Mary J. Sherrell Winfleld F. Works Anonymous e m rleton Wadsworth. . 5 Harverstraw. . A, i J. M. Duncan s ovnenn Katherine H. Duncan Emory Willlams Reisinger A Friend at Walter Re William Ritchie Mrs. James E. Benedict Anonymous . ... o Mrs. W. B. Rogers John P. Hansen Eugene Arnst Bdward T. Anonymous ...... Charies J. Brand . Anonymous Anonymous . Calvin B. Philips C. O. Schudt . Mrs. Milton Whitney . Mrs. Richard Worthington . Ma. Gen. Charles M. K Bessie W. Rearden Mary E. Symonds . Mrs. Henry W. Fitch. Charlotte Berger Anonymous Ben B. Cain . J. F. Skogland Anonymous . . F. L. Smith ... Mra. Arthur T. Woods . Mrs. Ellen N. Warder ... Mr. and Mrs. Harold N. Mar: Anonymous ST Frank C. er ... Estelle Wood Meese . Mrs. Joseph Spano . Mrs. Mildred L. Davis AMrs. Paul E. Johnson inerva 8. Danforth ear) Steely . Mary B. Ad: Julius Garfir A. 8. Kenny Elizabeth M. F Anonymous ........ Lurana C. Van Doren Anonymous ... Mrs. Charles B. Jullan C. Hamm: Ruth McGowan . Miss L. F. Symonds 5 Dr. Wilbur H. Brandenburg. . Maude Joyner Sekmerva Lettie Pickett Hannah J. Shepherd Willtlam W. Dodge - Alice T. Hercus . Wills B. Hammond . Mrs, Mary F. Crane ..... Contributions received by The § follow: Ao Acknowledged $1,771.50 V. A. Ermerins. .00 Herbert A. Gl .00 A friend Anthony C M. E. M. C. F. Logan. Adell Milliner: William J John W. ¢ 2d 00 1.00 f 10.00 10.00 | 00 | 2.00 3.00 10.00 | 10.00 1.00 0.00 100.00 10.00 4.00 1.00 10.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 .00 5.00 5.00 10.00 ar itchett Dulean . ck 00 .00 .00 00 15.00 10.00 50.00 ‘Polkinhorn S 3.00 Miss Rita Eppley Dr. A. J. Harris. Anonymous ... Alpheus E. Rlddle. Margaret N. Link Cash ... : William P. Meteal Mrs, Charles H. Conner. Nina Shelton. 5 A friend. inea e Jessle I°. McPherson.. Cash . e Marshall Hicks. M. C. 8. 2 A A S Mrs. H. | D. Buss : A gold star mother. Muxwell 10.00 5.00 Moore. Grand total to date.. \GEN. KONDYLIS RETIRING AS PREMIER-DICTATOR Dissolves His Own Party to Refute Charges of Self-Interest in Political Aims. I Byt Awsoctted LONDON, September y | Reuter dispateh from Athens si the | premierdictator, Gen. George Kon- | dylls has dissolved his own political warty and will retire from politics | Hiis ‘action was taken to stop com- plaints from political leaders that he | was working in his own interests Gen. Kondylis overthrew the Pan galos government August by a coup d'etat Gen. Kondylis advises his friends to { foin other-political parties. His gov- ! ernment, he announces, will continue to function ax a service cabinet, and will hold primary elections under the proportional representation system. — e Healthy children are rens A usually partial to green and yellow garments, while | they dislike blaclk. By the Associated Preas Miami—Known dead 100 ima- ted dead 110 to 830. Injured 3,500 or more. Property darage in Miami wea, ncluding Miami, Migmi iseach, Little River, Hialeah, Cocornut Grove, Biscayne Park, Leon City, Coral Gables, Buena Vista, Fulford, Hallen- dale, Ojus and Miami Shores in excess of $60,000,000 The known dead listed for Mfami is that of the American Red Cross. The estimate of 110 deaths is that of a Miami undertaker, while that of 850 was made by F. R. Collins, head of the Missing Persons Bureau. Miami Beach—Known dead No estimates of additional deaths or injuries. Damage estimated included In_ Miami area. Moore Haven—Known Estimated dead 150 to 300 300 to 500. Property $16,000,000. 2 Coral Gables—Known dead 3. N estimates of additional deaths or in- juries. Property damage in excess of | $1.500,000 included in Miami area. Miami Shores, Little River and Hialeah—Known deaths 42. No esti- mates of additional deaths or in- jurles. Property loss included in Miami area. Hollywood—Known deaths 40. Esti- mated deaths 40 to 110. Injured 250 or more. Iistimated property damage $15.000,000 up, Dania—Known deaths estimates of number property loss. Fort = Lauderdale—Known dead 110. Tnjured damage No or 14. injured deaths RECAPITULATION OF DEAD, INJURED AND LOSSES IN SOUTHERN HURRICANE | 13. No estimates of additional deaths. Injured 300 or more. Progresso—In Fort areas: Deaths, injuries undetormined. Homestead—Known deaths, 10; no :stimates of additional deaths: esti- mated property damage in excess of $2,000,000. Fort Myers—Known deaths, 12; no estimates of additional deaths or in- jurfes: property damage, $1.000,000. Lakeport—Known deaths, 6 no others killed; no estimates of in- juries or property loss Clewiston, Everglades and washed >ft ships at sea—Known deaths, 8; no property damage estimates. Southern Alabama—Known deaths, property damage unestimated. Bahama Islands—Known deaths, 17: no estimates injured or property damage. Pensacola—No deaths; mates of injuries: property estimated $£3,000,000. Mobile—No deaths; of injuries; property mated $500,000. Petersburg TLauderdale and damage 13 no es damage no estimates damage esti- and__Tampa—No $35,000 to $50,- Seminole Indians Estimated deaths, 100; no estimate of number Injured or exact figures for deaths; tribe lives in the Everglades Damage to citrus fruit crop alone estimated at from $3,000,000 to $10,- 000,000. Totals—Known mated death property damage, $107,000,000 or more. deaths, 400; esti- 570 to 1.150; estimated $100.000,000 to EARLY ACQUISITION OF LAND SOUTH OF AVENUE IS SOUGHT _(Continued from™First Page.) Ellipse the White House and admin- istrative departmental buildings Serjous problems connected with zoning questions are beiug studied in the conference of architects. It fs a cardinal principle that no buflding in this area shall be aliowed to tower over, dominate or detract in any way from the impressiveness of the Treas- ury. Secretary Hoover has wanted a towering office structure to house all of the now widely-scattered units of his department with the single excep- tion of the Bureau of Standards. Tt was pointed out at the conference that whether he takes in all the sclen- tific bureaus winder one roof, as he de- sires, her certain of these scientif reaus are, scattered about the city recommended Dy the Fine Arts Commission, sufficient room can be provided on the land between Pennsylvania avenue and B street, Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. Definite decision on the location of the Commerce Building will not be reached until after a more careful ar- chitectural study of the several sites proposed and not before the full Pub- lic Bufldings Comimssion has an op- portunity to pass upon it. Only one of the four congressional members of the commission attended the meeting this week. It has been stated that President Coolidge himself will take a prominent part in_the final determination of where the Commerce Building is to be placed. COURT CONFERENCE . 0. K.”S RESERVATION; (Continued from First Page.) asking for advisory opinions from the court, provided requests for the same needed unanimity in the council. He hoped the United States would understand the report as reflecting the spirit of good will and good faith which animated the delegates. i APPROVAL NOT BINDING. ations Must Decide Geneva Acceptances. ‘The effect of the Geneva conference on American membership in the World Court remains problematical, The delegates had no authority to bind thelr governments, who still must act individual in accepting or rejecting the American reservations. Furthermore, the exact form of the conditional acceptance proposed at Geneva must be examined in Wash- ington before it is decided whether the conference plan would change the conditions of Ame N membership as laid down by the Senate. If any actual change in the reserva- tions is insisted upon abroad, the prospects of American acquiescence are slender. President Coolidge has indicated he would not feel justified in asking the Senate to vote such a change, and Senate leaders doubt whether a change could command the necessary majority if put to a vote. In the present stage of the negotia tions. and while replies to the Ameri- can overtures are awaited from the individual natlons, officials here are indulging in no predictions. | various on THREAT OF TYPHOID IN HURRICANE AREA:; MORE DEAD FOUND (Continued from First Page.) killed in the BRahamas, 7 Iying 150 miles off the celved here last night. islands and keys also have been swept clear. Damage Estimates High. Meager reports from outlying sec tions and Everglades settlements have gradually swelled the injured liet, which they stood at 6,000. The total of homeless went beyond 50,000, with trucks, special trains and automobiles pressed into service to move great numbers of refugees to nearby cities for shelter and care. Although varying estimates have been made of the amount of property and crop damage, the American Auto- mobile Assocfation has placed the total damage in the threa States visited by the hurricane at between $150,000,000 and $200,000,000. Estimates of the total damage in Greater Miami area, which includes six adjoining towns and villages, varied widely, but reports from dif- ferent quarters ranged from $100,000,- 000 upward. Hollywood, with a death list of almost 100, and Moorehaven, where water of Lake Okeechohee took a known toll of more than 100 lives, to- day appeared the worst hit of the score or more communities in the path of the gale. None Dead in Pensacola. It is believed many dead will be found in the ruins of Progresso, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale. Reports from Pensacola show no loss of life, although property dam- age is saild to have gone well over the $3,000,000 mark. Mobile and other gulf coast cities also suffered in pro- portion to the waning force of the storm as it passed inland. ‘With the gradual restoration of ave- nues of communication, graphic storles of heroism, terror and condi- tions of suffering and destruction have come into Miami from the area laid waste. Newspaper men who surveyed, the Lake Okeechobee section, where flood waters crashed through dykes and deluged the city of Moore Haven, re- port seeing bodies floating about in flooded sections. Rescue partles are working night and day in an effort to recover the dead. The harbor and bay section of Mi- ami was completely wrecked by the inrushing waters of the gulf stream. More than 30 yachts, pleasure boats, fishing craft and several large threg and four masted schooners were sunk or cast up on the beach. Relief Fund Growing. At Miaml Beach many famous ho- tels and apartment houses were dam- aged. The Nautalls, Flamingo, Flori- dan, Fleetwood and Wofford, all pop- ular with Winter visitors, were prac- tically wrecked. Two persons were killed when the roof of the Wofford collapsed. Listed among the palatial Miami and Miam| Beach residences damaged were those of Harvey S. Firestone, rubber manufacturer; Carl G. Fisher, builder of the Indianapolis Speedway; the late James E. Deering, farm im- plement manufacturer; James M. Cox, publisher of the Miami_ News and former Governor of Ohio; Villa Serena former home of William Jennings Bryan: Geerge E. Merrick, developer of "Coi ables, and Glenn Curtiss, on Bimini, coast was re- Other small were said to Twin scores of 71, made vesterday by Albert R. MacKenzie of Columbia and George J. Voigt of Bannockburn, were still low this afternocon as the Golf Club Fall golf tournament drew near its close. None of the entrants who played this morning was below 80, and only one or two of those sched- uled to start this afternoon were be lieved to have a chance toshreak the 71 made yesterday by MacKenzie and Voigt. Early scores today follow: Paul P. Sceintorf, Bannockbhurn. 82; Filiott Spicer, Argyle, $2; Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, Congressional, 33 Frank Thysen, Congressional, 86; R. A. Manning, South America, 68; Paul Keyser, Washington. 88 John:.H. Zavel, Columbia, 82; G. A. Rankin, Bannockburn, 93. The leading pair led John C. Shorey of Argyle by 3 shots and the rest of the field by several shots, as nearly entrants from most of the clubs about Washington played in the medal round. The qualifying round will be concluded today, with two match-play rounds scheduled for tomorrow and semi-final and final rounds carded for Saturday. MacKenzie started his round with a freak shot, holing a niblick pitch on the first hole for a deuce on this par 4 affair, only to take a 6 on the long second hole, where he misjudged a pitch. Another 6 crept into his card at the fourteenth, where he took 3 putts, and at the home ereen he had a li-footer left for a 70. The ball hit the cup, but refused to stay down. Voigt had a trio of 3-putt greens, but holed 3 birdles with good putts. He also came to the last green with a short putt for a 70, but missed. The scores of 71 were regarded as likely to lead today's field. Yesterda. res follow: 71—Al bert R. MacKenzie, Columbia; George J. Voigt, Bannockburn. 74—John C. Shorey. Argyio 76—Middleton Beaman, Bannoekburn 78—James E. Johnston. Banuockburn 79—D, L. Thomson, Manor. Banngckburn. Columbi R Garrett, Bannockburn: G. H. Liswellyn, Bau- nockburn. 82—H. G. Pitt, Manor: L. 5. Pfeutz, Ban- nockburn. 83—I. E. Shoemaker, Columbia: M. E Forrest Thom Miller. Congressional, Bi—E. J. G Manor: gon. Argviel K Cashman, Washington: James North, Kirkside: Lynn Haines, Ban- OGN ¢ poters, B Kb b 0 eters, annockbura: H . Rhodes, Congressional. 2 86-—M. H. Robb. Bannockburn: E. H. Eugene Pa ano. Washington § J.T. Money. Argyle Bannockburn: C Baunockburn: H. € D. E. McVann, Col Antrobus. Congressional’ J. an Dusen, yle. W Griffin, Argy B8 T Harris, Pone Spring: lumbla. 89—P. B. Hoover. Indlan Hudwon, Indian Sprivg: P. ¢ bring. Brooke: Bolling e rooks. ng Road 1—J, Tndian Spring; P. L. nox.” Indthn : Alton Haines, F. King. Columbia; S, 12—S . Gibson, Bannockburn 83—H. A. Coombs, Congressional: John Thacker, ,Bannockburn. W. S. Warner, Washington. B5—Martin McInerney. Bannockburn: E. E. Haneon, Bannockburn: G. H. Stoddard, Beaver Dam: J. H. Byrnes Beaver Da Ben L. Fuller. Washington: Walter P. Skin ker. Bannockburn. 08—L.. V. Leigh. Bannockburn 97—F. 0. Roth, Banpockburn ¥, Moise, Bannockburn: Lee Moffatt, Bann burn. 08—L. V. Leigh, Bannockburn. H—R. D. Stockman, Banockburn Leakin. Bannockburn Columbi; 100—, P. M K. F. Kellerman, sr., on, Banngekburn tica, N Bannockburn: € Priy. Bannockburn that the general ed approximately $1,000,000. TWELVE-FOOT TIDAL WAVE. Huge Surge of Water Toward Pensa- cola Hit by 100-Mile Gale. A report to the Weather Bureau here today from its observer at Pens- acola said that during the height of the hurricane there the wind attained a velocity of 120 miles an hour, and that this veloclty at one time was sustained for 10 minutes. Frequently during the day and night of the blow maximum velocities of 100 miles an hour were reached. No loss of life was reported, but a local yacht with three aboard was reported missing. 12-Foot Tidal Wave. Many bridges and all docks were sald to be wrecked or seriously dam- aged. The steamship Cardonian and many smaller vessels were ashore o aground, and most of the small boats were sunk. Public utilities except the gas plant were out of commission. Préperty damage was placed at from $1,000,000 up. Considerable part of ft being superficial. The mavy yard and Corry Field were severely damaged, practically all airplanes being wrecked the airglane manufacturer. The fund at Miami alone had reached almost $100,500 today, while reportsi from the North indicated Natives of Papua gre said to be very superstituous andgfonstantly in fear of the mil docto Peace | The Fine Arts Commis- | City Planning group | MACKENZIE TIES. VOIGT IN TOURNEY Qualifying Round at Ban- nockburn to End Today. Shorey 3 Shots Behind. qualifying round of the Bannockburn | 1 BARTONINTERVIEW - HELD SIGNIFIGANT |President’s Answers to Per- ! sonal Queries May Strength- en Public Opinion. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Considerable political significance is to the fact that I'resi leparted from prece Bruce Barton, ) distribute through a sketch of his here as the s regarded yresentations of ty and sive than has ever humi side of Mr. as is known herve, the was not pr wged. | M. the President at White so impressed with snality and his in teresting of seif-revelation that he so wnid obtained permis sion to publish his notes. Wilson and Harding Precedents. Althouzh t 1ch been Co interview provoked N AMong newspaps in Washington, and some com this probably meant the ymous “officlal spokes the beginning of a new part of the White House to publicity, the con that Mr. Coolidge was well supported by acts of his predec: granting exclusive interviews tdent Wil ave two exclusive nterviews to iel (i. Blythe of the aturday Evening Post, and President Harding did ltkewise. Mr. Wilson also gave an interview on public affairs to Louis Seibold of the New York World, which won for Mr. Seibold & Pulitzer prize It was noted that Mr. Coolldge did not give expression to any views on 3 1t affairs, but merely answered a ons about his personality. Early in his administration he gave the same privilege to French Strother of World's Work. This, however, so far as is k i, fs the first time any President™ias given an exclusive interview to a news association, and there were com ments on every side here today on the enterprise of Mr. Barton in hav Ing been the first to ohtain the right to quote President Coolidge directly May Aid Politically. So far as the political phases of the incident are concerned, it was in terpreted as having this importance For several months the political lead- ers friendly to the President have been convinced that Mr. Coolidgs alone could strengthen the opportu- nity of the Republican party to re- n control of both houses of Con- gress this Autumn. Throughout the Summer at Paul Smiths the Presli- dent’s callers gave out a serles of interviews emphasizing the prosperity of the country, but critics have been saying that while the Coolidge ad- ministration was strong, the Presi- | dent’s personality was not well enough known and was not as big an asset as it should be. The impression that Mr. Coolidge was a cold and detached individual. who maintained a secretiveness and silence that kept him from homan con tacts, 1s refuted by Mr, Barton's in- terview, which reveals the President as possessed of the same human characteristics and instincts as his fellow cltizens. The President is, of course, a man of a few words, but he is, on the other hand, by no means uncommuni- cative. When he is being visited by public men and his views on public questions are sought, he is naturally on his guard, for it is true that every hint or intimation of a President’s viewpoint is oconsidered significant when repeated. Mr. Coolidge does not object to revealing the personal side of the Presidency, and in the Barton interview he has justified the statements of o many of his friends who have insisted that the true Calvin Coolidge is a man of likeable pem sonality. mente (Covyrizht. 1926.) U. S. SEEKS TO TRACE $20000 IN BONDS | FROM KING TO MILLER the same serial numbers as 14 of the bonds issued by Miss Mullen to Car roll, were deposited to Miller's ac- count in that bank. ord sald he did not know who de- posited the bonds to Miller's account. When asked by Buckner if he had his memory refreshed by Miller in the last 18 months, Ford replied that he had not. Buckner at this time handed the, jury transportation vouchers and res quests for transportation vouchers and Pullman accomodations from Philadelphia to Wilmington the day of these transactions. Four More Deposited. Four more of the $1,000 denomina tion honds were traced to the brok age firm of Prentice, Slepack & Co. New York, where they were received and ordered sold February S, 1924 This testimony was adduced through Henry J. Merkle, a clerk for the brok erage firm, Merkle said he did not see Miller, but that his accounts showed it Miller who deposited the honds Railrcad transportation voucher: again were handed the jury to show that Miller requested transportation from Washington to New York, on that date, Osborne Halste firm of Prentic Miller's account was 8, 1923, and closed November 12, Tells of $10,000 Bond. A $10,000 Liberty verbal and documentary terday to a brokerage & ler constitutes the first dence directly touching defendants. Mr. Buckner evidence today showing that Daugh erty as Attorney General received $150,000 and Miller as custodian $30. 000 for approving the eclaim Howard I ns, Broker vesterday that he patd M hehalf of the Government $ Liberty bonds, in the pre: King. Employes of the fir the numbers of the bonds. John Bally O'Rourke testified that five months later his brokerage firm sold Miller a $10,000 Liberty bond numbered the same as one of the bonds delivered to Merton by Sachs. Defense attorneys objected that Lib- erty bonds were In common circulation and that the number did not prove any connection between Merton and Miller through King. Federal Judge Jullan W. Mack overruled the ob- jection. The defense has attacked the Government's clalm that a_speed rec- ord of three days was made by Mer- ton’s claim. Defense witnesses have - glven evidence of claims being paid the day when filed or ‘the day after when A. Mitchell Palmer was cus- todian. d, a member of the & Slepack, testifled pened February 1923, bond traced in vidence ves int of Mf nk in eyl her of the ould offer sald he ifted gave So great was the hurricane in parts of the Leeward Islands t ago that the people have not ed from the éffects.