Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1926, Page 1

W Fair, slightly morrow showers, night. Temperature—Highest, pam. yesterday: lowest, 6 today. Full report on pa EATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) warmer tonight; slightly cooler at to- ST, at 2:45 at 6 a.m. Re 9. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 @h ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION q Star. service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Sunda; ‘s Circulation, 101,326 s_Circulation, 108,685 No. 30,106. post_office, Entered as second class matter Washington, D. C. CHINESE BRIGANDS ROB AND KIDNAP 3 U. . MISSIONARIES Two Women and a Man Car- ried Off by Band in Hunan Province. SEVEN OTHERS ESCAPE: | SOLDIER GUARDS FLEE | Sun Reported in Control of Nan- chang—Troops Break Into Orgy of Slaying. P China, tracked a e the By the A< ated Press HANKOV Randi party of m proceeding to their sta rhowfu, Hunan provine and carried off three The Americans R Weil, Reform Lydla Koebe, F and Karl 1. Reck, Sevelt other escaped are now Tavo. They a . Bunnemelr, Miss both Americans ul" the Miss Fchweitzer v sion; ) Messimer, and e 1a Mr. Hil all of the Reformed Church. had paid $153 for the armed soldiers of the but when the the soldiers fied. 41 Yiieel large wer hen robled Octoter vesterda sionay ns at and Miss Mission: An are d 2l nigelical Amiski eman, services of 30 Changteh appeared Rules Nanch suard, Sun ng. thentic September Fang 2rams sou in Nanchan gay that Sun of five ea of Kiang 1s and ruler < the Can control of | his sol- | laging, | | | Chuan ern prov . who is completely in that irdering and running I casualties into the thisands Ae supplementary messa Methodist Mission in N t volunteers he sent to for the wounded Chinese. “oreigners known be in Nan chang are John S. Littell, ¥ rd | N Rev. Liovd Crealghill. wife | 1 1 of the Amne an chure Rev. W. 1. Johnson and Mrs and Dr. W. E. Libby of the | st Missinn ! pital of Kiangsi un Chuan | Northern | has hee from the. hang asks rssist in | to hang is th » and th at who ais an aily of t Wu " wre against n-f some weeks. The. Can- | were reported early in their | rthern invasion to have penetrated | the extreme north of Klangsi| and to have conquered Nan Recont veports had heen turne and vilahle inforniation indicate soldiers are of provin i the | latest the | engag sluughter and | ngs. | an | the | A Ameri rested ailings be Chunking on the | view of the situa- | the likelihood of | landing of Gen. | | com- ! 1. which fron fankow the trans. | e 11 pressed troops iers 1o JOHNSONS FKOM ILLINOIS, Wa 8 i3 NEW ). Rev loknson, rvican YORK he sram, da Metho in Shanghai, | Nan naries in word ASKS EXTRADITION IN HALLMILLS CASE New Jersey Governor Seeks Detective Accused as Ac- cessory After Murder. ! Merton i Martin s free a hearing 1 rt Frida ¢ extradition an of the mu the indictm jer of Mrs Frances S brothers, He i vens. | th ivere | e ater. | apson plans ml nst three men after the | ributed to former State | nder pald him his private in- | denied b S essor! i a| ner on Governor's Isiand made an affidavit for the prosecution vhich Benator Simpson Eays 8 “'too sensational to publish.” | counsel. jaetivity | statue of Gen EAGER ST. LOUIS AS 6-TO-2 VICTORY TIES SERIES National League Eil':mipiicr)ns Homeward Bound to Face Wild Ovation After Im- pressive Triumph Over Yankees. BY BRIAN BELL. NEW YORK, October 4 (#).—Two #ood base ball teams.were speeding to the West today, all even, to give St Louls its share of the world serfes and to appease the hunger of fan who have waited 38 ve for a chance to acclaim 4 championship team. smorrow starts all over afternoon the series again at Sportsmen’s Park. The Cardinals have a home coming demonstration in prospect. The Yankees expect nothing but a hard fight. After the Yankees took the opening game, 2 to 1. the Cardi nals came back with a 640-2 victory vesterday. In the box tomorrow start either Heinhart. a hander. or Haines, who inning in the series opener Miller Huggins had able choices to Hoy rs, but a world serie Ruether, experienced e carries & punch at bat. St. Louis Fans Wild. The players expect to find a crowd at St. Louis who will make up in er thusiasm what it Jacks in numbe: The limited capacity of the park w not permit the breaking of the record made in yesterday's game at the will left n Hornshy ¥ ed aturd. wed young in veteran, und hander, who clev pite his WASHI AWAITS CARDS BANDITS INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGE INBUSCH SLAYING Silverblatt, Marino, McCahe and Proctor Accused in First Degree. | Yankee Stadium, when 63,000 custo- mers pald to see the athletes work, | making an attendance for the two opening games of 125,258 . The first two games of the series were much alike, domination of | pitchers being the prevailing note. |On Saturday Pennock held the Cardi- I nals to three safeties, two in the first and one fn the ninth. Grover Cleve- land Alexander vesterday allowed the Yankees four hit Three hits were made from the de- livery of the 39-vearold star in the second inning and one to start the third. From that point, the game was over so far as the Yankees were concerned. Alexander retired the last 21 New York batsmen in order, strik- ing out the side in the fourth inning His strikeouts totaled 10, Only Combs was able o escape the third strike, Ben Paschal. who went up | for Severeld, needed only three pitehes to end his stay in the bats- | man’s box | Alex Has Plenty of Stuff. Alexander had all the stuff a world series pitcher needs, plus brains. He put the ball just over the corners, inside and outside, high and lo* The hitting American League cham- d few good halls offered them. who started for the Yan- an Iin-and-out performer. | was Shawkey went to his rescue in the (Continued on Page 3. Column 4.) |ONLY SEVERAL EALLED TO GIVE TESTIMONY Three of Prisoners Declared to Have Confessed to Police After Arrest. Murder in charged in an indicement today by the grand jury Lee Silverblatt, alias Nicholas Lee Eagles; Samuel Marino, John ¥. Mc- Cabe and John Proctor, in connection with the death of Policeman Leo W. K. Busch last Tuesday. Policeman Busch died from wounds received in a gun battle with the four alleged auto bandits and hi-jackers early on the morning of September 26 ang the indictment was returned within less than a week of the date the ofifbr succumbed. the first degree was returned against COOLIDGE PRAISE OF MILLER READ Letter Lauding Him for “Effi- cient Services” Pro- duced at Trial. The Associated Prese NEW YORK, Octoher 4.-Thomas W. Miller, former alien property custodlan, whom the Government arges accepted $30.000 of a $441,000 wihe paid for release of $7,000.000 of By b | impounded American Metal Co. shares. | Thoma President Coolidge for s revealed con lauded hy it wa today at the Daugherty-Milic: spiracy trial A letter slgned by P and dated rch, 19 the jury by William sdent Coolidge was read to Rand, Miller's The letter esgressed the thanks for “all vou've done” and for ‘“efficient services.” The letter was a reply to Miller's latter of resignation The President’s letter said in part “1 wish to express to you on leav ing the public service my thanks for all you have done in the way of helping me. You were very active n the conduct of the campaign of 1920, and. while vour public duties were such as to make vour activities less in 1924, 1 know that I had your ial support I want to con heing chosen to President’s “tulate you upon sume the duties of the head of an international vet- erans n. You will certainly find there an opportunity both for satsfying your own desire for public and for promoting the gen 1l welfare of the world. You must take with you into this field my thanks for all the efficient service vou have rendered in the past and my best wishes for the futu 2 Reporter Takes Stand. rry N, Price, a reporter for the ington Post, was - Max teuer, counsel for M Diugherty. former Attorney ral. Price testified that on April 19, 19; the date on which the contended Daugherty was conferring in New York with Richard Merton, German metal magnate, wio paid the ¢ H | $441,000 bribe, Daugherty was In the Harding who had rk to dedicate a Venezuelan part come - of President to N ¥a jot and warrior. his testimony did not account for (e time Daugherty spent in New York, or show that he not gee but was offered. Steuer said, 10 show that Daugherty did not travel from Columbus to New York, at Gov ernment expense simply to keep an appeintment with Merton. did not imit, in any way, gherty did meet Merton, King or Miller while in New Daugherty Secretary Testifles. nk Gibbs, Who W stenog- Harding when Harding wa: a Senator, but who was private s retary to Dau ty when the latte was Attorney testified that ~handled all mail and interdepart intended for Daugherty ainis for sei received for Daugherty in « testified. Gibbs_said he heurd of the American Metal Co, and had no knowledge of such a being paid. “Senatc 19 ‘laim Goff was the last s in the Attornev ¢ al ' Gibbs said, exi it Daugherty paid no attention to uch matters When newspapers printed -ging graft in the payment the American Metal Co. claims, | Gibbs said instructions were given the | department that all claims for more n §10,000 were to be signed by the sident The trial wa resumed today ¥ (Continued on Page 2, Column 8 {has ever known. d enemy property r never | United States Maf. Peyton Gordon, following the attorney, fmmediately {gun battle near Grant Circle in learly Sunday morning hours, prom ised speedy-action in getting the four accused men, who had been charged with murder, before the grand jur Following the death of Policeman Busch, the men were formally charged with the crime and on the following day were ordered held for the action of the grand jury by a coroner's jury. Eight Counts In Indictment. The indictment returned today is in elght counts. In the first count it is alieged that Silverblatt, allas Eagles. held the pistol which inflicted | fatal wound on the policeman. |the second count the weapon {placed in the hands of Marino. The | third count accuses McCabe as the {one Rolding the fatal pistol, while the { fourth count places the weapon in the hands of Proctor. The fifth cc |alleges that efther of the four ac. {cused—the exact one to the grand {jurors unknown —inflicted one mc wound on Busch. By the sixth count 11t is alleged that all the accused held I pistols and all shot. inflict one mortal wound The seventh count resembles the h ailegation cxcept that it is ed that some one inflicted three | fatal wounds on Busch. By the eighth count it is charged that all fired and all inflicted three mortal wounds. Witnesses who s were: Headquarter ward Kelly, Ralph C. brother of John: Edward { newspaper man: Policeman Enoch S Bradshaw, Capt. Fred M. Cornwell Dr. Ralph J. Benoit, Precinct Detec- tive Dennis J. Murphy and Roscoe L. Oatley, through whose residence near Grant eircle one of the bandits ran. Go to Question Proctor. Immediately after leaving the grand 1 jury witness room Detective Kelly, ac- | companied by Headquarters Detec- tives Sweeny and Waldron, left by automobile 10 question John Proctor, who is ™ the Franklin Square Hospi- tal, suffering from hullet wounds re. ceived in the battle, and is understood 8 to be on the road to recovery. To opinion among members of the Senate | (o' the detectives have not discussed of the last sesston of the Indiana Gen. Tth b - Gen- | pe case with him. owing to report eral Assembly as to the possibility of | 1€ € WAL NG SRR K e obtaining a special session. formal or | ' '(sonfestions purported to have heen informal, to appoint a probe com:|yaga by Silverblatt, Marino and Me- "":“‘“! . Cabe were understood to have been WAL the same time attorneys directed | givan to the jury by Detective Kelly. their attention to determining specific | Broctor's testimony was to the effect Sl '({f‘m;;g’d" A senato session | that immediately after a gun battle ) L ¥ attempts to |, the Sunday morning in question. dig to the bottom of the publisher's | jinn ® wounded, came to his house | assertions. e sted | e be ta t dams has not yet made his charges | 19, reduested that he e taken to specific, although it is understood that | BAMOre. < a mass of documentary evi- | SHVErD dence. | he declared he saw COUNSEL ARGUING EDITOR SEEKS AID I INDIANA INURY Charges Klan Grafts in State and Says Reed’s Commit- tee May Act. is ! By the Associated Prese INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Octoher 4. While political Indiana wondered where the lightning of wholesale charges of political fraud and corrup tion, dating back to 1924, would strike, H. Adams, veteran Vincennes | publisher, who has conducted the cri sade almost single-handed to date, pre pared today to go to Chicago to seek | backing in his effort to obtain an in- ation of conditions in Indiana the United States Senate. Undeterred by the frank skepticism which in some quarters grected his hroadside of charges of corruption, harter and sale of offices, graft, fraudu lent indictment of public officials as parts of a gigantic “frame-up” and domination of offi hy the unseen hand of D. €. Stephenson, former nd dragon of the Ku Klux Klan Adams and the followers attracted to his expose undertook numerous moves looking toward investigation by an off cially constituted body of the evidence he has gathered. gave testimony to Detec Proctor J. Duffy, Probe Move Under Way. Six State Senators who reviewed the evidence in Adams’ possession over the week end and pronounced it as meriting “legislative investigation proceeded with plans to sound out at the coroner’s inquest. iption of the shooting as it. Governor Not Advised. Gov. Ed Jackson, from whom some lawyers sav, a call for an official spe- {cial session ‘would have to come, said in Cleveland last night that the charges had not been brought to his attention The campaign against corruption was inaugurated by the white-haired editor last week after an investigation sonducted by him acting as chairman of the executive committee of the In |diana Republican Editorial Associa tion in conjunction with a group of publishers of Indiana daily news: papers. all of them constituting a self appointed committee of the associ- ation. The central figure in what Adams | denominated as an unscrupulous and | powerful combination of political forces, is Stephenson, now serving a life sentence in the Indiana State prison for the murder of Madge Ober- holtzer. The former grand dragon's conviction on this charge last vear followed one of the swiftest and most colorful rises to power that the State Court Hears Plea of Public Util- ities Body in Traction Case. The District Court of Appeals this afternoon began the hearing of argu- ments of counsel on the appeal of the Public Utilities Commission from the decision of Justice Hoehling of the District Supreme Court in the valua- tion case of the property of the Capi- tal Traction Co. The argument S opened by Francis H. Stephens, poration counsel, who claimed that the lower court erred in allowing an |item of 0,000, representing the franchise, mood will and other in- tangible values involved, in the pur- chase of the old Rock Creek Railway. The argument will be continued to- e . 5 morrow by Attorney G. Thomas Dun- 1923, Stephenson rose to virtual con-| o and George E. Hamilton for the trol of the Republican party in the | company in defense of the valuation | State. The completeness of his sway, | 57§53 500,000 given the company. by ohe was vest " demon- | e gecision of Justice Hoehling. ~Mr. Tt was just before. during nad | Stephens will close the case insi immediately after this 60-day session | MIE that, the vatuation of $17.500.000 {that the publisher says most of the | {1, o"true value of the Peoverty of the B eh he s ot Sroceeden i (i | traction company. A decision is not direction, Adams says many of the |€XPected until December. facts at his command have been placed in the hands of the senatorial campaign funds investigating com. | mittee headed by Senator J (Continued on Page 3, Column 2, Reed Committee May Act. " abscure position in the Klux Klan late in m an of the Ku DISCREDITED, BUT WINS. 4 e PARIS. October (). —Maurice mn Wedding Parties Insanity may be a good defense for murder, but it will mean only another arrest for wedding parties with tin cans on automobiles, if Maj. E. B Hesse's policemen follow his orders 10 the letter of the word. For lo! today’s bulletin to Washing ton policemen has the following lttle wta for the “force™: “Attention of members of the force is invited to the regulations prohibit ing unnecessary noises, and it is di rected that these regulations be rigld iy enforced. “Tin-Canned™ Autos, With Tooting Horns, Ruled Off Streets! family of bankers, whose previous election to the Chamber of Deputies was invalidated because of charges of the excessive use of money in his campaign, has again heen returned by a heavy majority in a by-election in Hautes-Alpes department. He received 10,540 votes, against 3,684 for the Socialist Inghels, his nearest opponent. . 2,000 QUIT DOCK WORK. LONDON, October 4 (#).—The work of loading and unloading vessels at the Tilbury docks was suspended to- day by the sudden strike of 2,000 men. The strikers' grievance is an alleged new regulation by the Port of London authority that union delegates will not be allowed to entei the docks. “This applies to the practice of members of wedding parties attach- ing tin cans to automobiles and rac- ing through the city dragging such tin cans and insanely sounding their automobile horns.” And now it's up to the policem: to decide just when an automobile hern nsanely sounded.” Frank S. Hight, manager of the | Willard Hotel, recently complained to the Commissioners concerning the noige of wedding parties in the down town district. the | the | v | nt | VALUATION APPEAL| de Rothschild, member of the famouu‘ GTON, D. C. MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1926—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. CROWN PRINCE ENGAGED. FLOODS MAROON - MANY N3 STATES Italy's Heir and Duke of Guise’s Daughter Betrothed. PARIS 1 (@) The day < it 1S repor Prince Humbert of Ita ter of the Duke of Gaise are ed. Octel Crown a d engax fKansas. Oklahoma and Illi- nois Rivers Still Rising. Levee Breaks. The Duke of uise has d of the flouse of Orl pretender to the the death of the | 1mans earlier this ve He unmarried daugh Princess ", wha is 23, and Fring FIVEDAY WEEK SET ASAF. OF L COAL Greater Production Predicted by Green—Labor to Enter Life Insurance Field. heen s and, rench Duke | By the Associated Prese, | CHICAGO. October | Midwestern we new world “Venices” (oday as motor- { bonts splashed through water-covered treets to rescue flood-hound residents m treetops and roofs of houses, riy of strean cers in Kan Oklahoma and | nois were rampaging at flood { under the impetus of unceasing rain | fall, and thousands of persons were | forced to seek shelter as the swirling { waters inundated lowlands. The flood situation at Beardstown. UL, became menaecing again when the {angry waters of the lilinois River { plowed two large holes in a levee and { poured into city streets in_the lower | portions of the town. The levee. | which had withstood the onslaught of the swollen stream’ for two weeks. | gave way last night, and volunteers were unsuccessful in efforts to repair the damag swift currents forced them back River 4 A dozen towns, turned int and - crest seore By the A DF mitted to next major fatrd Pross . Mich., October the five.day week the forward step for “the highest-paid workers in the world.” executive officers of the American tion of Labor turned today. in ning of the federa tion's forty-sixth annual convention, to a multitude of problems centered on the welfare of American labor. Eleventh-hour agreements between sroups widely separated several vexatious questions opened ir prospect for the two week assem blage, bringing forth the prediction of prominent ders that the entire time probably would be devoted to deliberations upon construetive poli cies bearing directly upon the im mediate program of the organization Foreboding divisions of in the preliminary gath weel on the question of relations with the Mexican Federation of 1 were br 1 informal ment by representatives of a ma of the convention ing strength to accept without debate the recomien } ations of the executive council on Mexican relations for the com 20117 b Com Mark. the of sexsions The river stage at Beardstown to was 23 feet, within two feet o he high mark set in the devastating | While scores of homes ooded and considerable the gas, light, power na water stations were in no imme. ate dange: City officlals said no | outside assistance would be asked un- less the situation hecame more acute Large supplies of disinfectants and chemicals to combat disease are available at emergency stations. { " The main breach in the levee, which I{s 12 blocks from the husiness area | was 30 feet, and was being constantly | widened by the invading waters, om | tnous under a heavy downfall of rain ast night. ) A 24.foot river stage was looked for by Wednesday, with the belief | expressed that this would cause in | undation of three-fourths of the city | A higher stage would place virtually | the entire community under water The flood area in the Kansas-Okla homa district was 60 to 100 miles wide and more than 200 miles long. The rain was abating early today, but re ports from the Oklahoma-Kansas bor- der indlcated streams were rising Slowly. with the crest due to reach Oklahoma today. Chief damage was to crops buildings, as many farmers heeded Saturda warning and moved their families and live stock out of the danger zone. Seores of villagers, however, were caught unawares and sought safety | in trees and on the roofs of dwellings Many twere homeless fn Arkans while 1,500 refugees OKla.. were q churches, schools and private homes Two deaths were recorded in the lat ter city. Series Trains Delayed. PITTSBURGH, October 4 (P) —Six special world series trains, carrying Plavers. newspaper men and others. were delayed for almost an hour early today because of an aceident to the Keystone Express of the Penn- sylvi near Johnstown late last night. in which 16 and two postal clerks received siight scratches and cuts. THREE LIVES LOST. Nears High | th i flood of 19 had been damage done, Five-Day Week Stressed. utive council's report of business at the was ‘The five-day week of 40 hours was defined as a cardinal point in the deration’s “policy of constructive by President William the final pre-convention the executive council And | Green, atter ithering of yesterday. Although it was a mere coincidence that the announcement came in the dity in which Henry Ford last week declared the five-day week the op. erative wage base for thousands of workers in the motor industry, Mr Green alluded to the Ford program as a sign of the times. The automobile industry was mentioned as one now ready for the shorter schedule. Other fields ripe for the step, in the view of Mr. Green, are the building trades, mining industry and needle crafts. No Reduc “The five-day week seems inevitable in American labor,” Mr. Green said, “for the simple reason that it {s eco- nomically sound and profitable. It is profitable for the worker and for the emplover, and has heen tremendously successful in the numerous crafts in which it is already partially effective “We have constantly maintained !that hours must be reduced in direct R o 2 | proportion to iner tivity Railroad Foreman Drowns Trying | (Continued on Page 5. Column 2.) n in Wages. to JEALOUS KILLING SAD END T0 JOKE Former D. C. Newspaper Man Slain in New York—Wife and Ex-Friend Quizzed. joke playved hy « hus band and wife at the espense of the forme: worker in the city r of the <hington Post several months had a tragic sequel in York City last night when th pand, Joseph Ruffner. 25 year-oll reader, fell mortally wounded a rain of bullets fired. police . by the victim of the joke rald Dwyer, 30-vear-old repocter The grim turn of affairs is said to have been the outcome of a friend <hip which had sprung up between Mrs, Ruffner and Dwyer as a result to have culminated from a quarrel in the hallway of the Ruff ners’ apartment house at 208 West Ninety-seventh street Ruffner died early today the Kuickerbocker Hospital, New York, from five bullet wounds in the chest back and side. Dwvyer, captured hortly after the shooting, is held the 100th Street slice Station on a charge of homicide. Joke Vividly Recalled. A practi s e 'm W copy under in the two men while they Al paper joke Friends of lo the employed on the vividly | were | recalied today on ‘tly, to the shooting. Many of Ruffner's colleagues in the city voom ‘in on’ the joke, which consisted s. Ruffner call Dwyer on represent herself woman seching \ > and he strange ngly heen Dwyer taok the by-play and expressed pleasure at h: afforded the opportunity of meeting { Mrs. Ruffner. it is related. The Ruff | ners later left the city and took their residence in New York, where Ruffner obtained employment on the Bronx Home News, community organ Dwyer York 5 Daily Eagle, and is newed his acquain Ruffner, to the husband's displeasiye According to the story told by r and Mrs. Ruffne who were taken to the station for questioning the two men had not s h othe since 1t August. Dwy arrived in New York last month quarrel two men 1 Washington Dywer's alleged attentions to Ruffner was resumed when Dw r telephoned the Ruffner apart ment at 10 o'clock last ht that was on his way to visit there 1 ned n work In New the Brooklyn i to have re nce with Mrs also ot over Mr Argument in Lobby. When he reached tl e telephoned from tl Ruffner-went down to meet him. An argument ensued, according to Raiph Dortch. clevator operator in the {apartment house, who was on duty at the time, “You Ruffner Dwyer. apavtment lobhy and home," at 1 are breaking up my is said to have shouted Other heated words follow Dorteh said. and Ruffner hit Dwyer on the jaw. knocking him down. Ruff- ner then assisted Dwyer to his feet land the two men went outside. The | shots followed immediately. is alleged to have shot at close with an automati lapsed, Dwyer ran down seventh street toward Amsterdam ave. nue. pursued by employes of the apartment house and passe N Amsterdam avenue (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) Save Bridge. i NSAS CITY, October 4 (#). KA The | death toll in the flood which swept out | Boy Ctushgd to Dea of southern Kansas into nkmxmma{ vesterday, sending thousands of low 4 residents from their home: | reached three today when it became known that Oscar Brooks, a railroad foreman, was drowned while attempting to save a Rock Island bridge over the Elm Fork of the Red | River near Mangum, Okla lof 13 Bryant street northeas his Two deaths, one from drowning and | life today. one from fright, were reported near | Frederick, dashing across the street Bactlesville vesterday. Several were |y “Morning as the gong of the Gage <till missing today. and officials were | Gpool. at Second and Elm streets, attempting to make a check. o |sounded a last-minute warning, was The Walnut River, in Kansas, a8d | crushed beneath the wheels of an :hzefefl)kfi“:’;{l oundary lines be-|automobile and fatally injored. w 3 'he driver of the car, Francis Gassa- streams which have tied up traffic and | 1575 Columbia road, is being held for ‘l‘:“‘,"‘“:;::"agt";‘;‘g;:fJ“’;‘:::::ed‘;:" the action of the coroner’s jury, which Sgthern Kansas and Okiahoma. s | " Kol Inother, S Cart Gross the result of a week of heavy rainfall. | urih. afflicted with heart trouble, is in a serious condition from shock. Frederick, with another boy, had just alighted from the automoblile of Charles I"I‘.oauh of 32 Bryant street { His desire not to be late to school cost 6-vearold Frederick Grosskurth Radio Programs—Page 22.' th by Auto, Hurrying to School on Last Belll | and was waiting at the curb, in | cordance with Mr. R h's instruc | tions, when the gong ranz. sions of a teacher's and of possible penalties ths tardiness flashed through Frederick's mind, urging him to delay no longer. Although a flow of traffic had not sub sided, the boy was seen to rush behind Mr, Roach’s machine and head direct Iy into Gassaway's oncoming car The colored youth stopped his auto- mobile almost within its own lensth, and the hov jumped to his feet. appar ently not seriously injured. He <oon ‘ollapsed. however. and lapsed i j unconsciousness while being placed i Gassaway's car to be taken to the hospital. He died shortly after reach ing Freedmen's Hospital Frederick was one of five children, the oldest 14, and the joungest 5. reproaches t go with at! ieved to have led | Dwyer | PAYNE PROPOSES RED CROSS CENSURE FLORIDA OFFICIALS Wants Definite Action Against State’s Officers and Special Interests. ORGANIZATION STARTS ITS ANNUAL MEETING President Coolidge Will Address Gathering at Session Tonight in Honorary Post. Decla strongly nivanc 1 W 1 unt yne. b ates mor convention to against the activities of *« special intere Flori mize the hurr Judge Pa dress of vue fucts of [ sents 1w i throughon said copies | had T :\\ldw.[ o vead it {For the morning. he | wished to use his whe lelegates why e 1 of take s in welee the onven than thie [ Explains Po BT it 1 sald whiat {ment want iisaster in o Flocid sreater than the have us hel on in ¥ i human one 1zht Just Lo And thers et T s of Sidle hies I ome we serions I reney [the po {area “The | what nian 1o il stricken fiad wher shont telephone 4 rend Martin had it * Line Mazor of ¢ him for of i the N he, wonld let hini know e Wi 1 to the s i jealous of his which w numhe ad all onder ram i yors clties passed back self and 1 | men reading wernor s per men in M mbinsed tatement |t ady Flovida Flise me to Speak Now." t o to protect appose that the desire of friess cness.’ | tance tha | tin | Cross and « out is 1 | ean when ne omive up |2 Ao ds o Florida W have L3000,000 pow Wh {the future rests with I fort should he made 10 « campaig We | the faction have done our ut | In the address e Payr had L th £ain the | sorvice is empl disaster to the peapl shows the Hnperat | tainir peace-time s to meet depends on ization al i ad |in ve whe sar of heizian 1 ized by e and on the hat co-time 0,000 by our ribute t ctive workers.” | Iv-recury need of o and 1 confident! reqliz the great | forded to membe stren Hocow rtunities af Roll Call Ar Armistice da the 1 on ed | urge lust the nization need he | for winted out hich ended | mestie disaster Red Cross participated Appropriations 781 from the treasury, above tn which the | ization’s own | ptions William Fort who did corsid {call came elected cha Almost overn 5 ting 100060 un of 0,000 of which wiry [ | Green was made vetary | tee chairmen incl Lieut {J. Davis of Pennsyivan resolutior committee; Mrs. € A\, MeKin lock, Chicage and Rev, A E Kus, r ®anization. Pre: night. public of Indianapolis work when the Florida, was the conventior iwceeded in met help fe nan of he Thomas Commit iles and dent Speaks T v. James E. Freeman, the ton, made sioner deleg; Right ¥ | Rishop Wishin | cation. and ¢ Jiin F ! Washington <ident viee president of Commeree of the I'nited States and Vicomte Ronahes de Rouga of the Teague of Red Cross Societios aleo “&(Continued on Page %, Column 8) med i e o fwir ham be