Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1927, Page 4

4 ¥ WOMAN, 81, VIGTIM OF TRAFFIC MISHAP Miss E. M. Wilson Severely Hurt by Street Car—Five Others in Accidents. Miss ald, of 1211 Fifth sireel was knocked | down and rendered unconscious by a | strect car last evening as she at-| tempted to cross Pennsylvania avenue at Eighth street. She was taken to} Providence Hospital by a passing mo- | nd treated by Dr. Donahy for a all and | in charge | sman of H. i of shock. The str of Motorman Cherrydale, V Conductor Simpson of 2121 H street. | A street 150 knocked down and injured %k Shortleeves, 78 year: old, of 616 Twenty-second street as 1 was crossing the s on Pennsyly nia avenue at Seventeenth street. F rergency Hos- | were pro- | the it nounced ot se ! Policeman i | C. Virginia Warren pe when the car she was driving Wisconsin _avenue skidded T fifth street and ¢ S embankment Inio a_tree erbocker Athletic Field ve ernoon. Althouzh the c wrecked Mrs. \Warren slight injuries to her [ hand. She was given first aid at Georgetown | niversity Hospital. Jumes But . r, colored. 9 vears old of 3012 Elev. . h street. was knocked down yester ix ' afternoon while cross- ing the streei near his home by an automobile driven by Robert E. La-| mond, 1609 Nineteenth streot. His right arm was severely injured and he was_given surgical aid at Imer- gency Hospital. Child Injured in Crash. Two-year-old Muriel Reilly of 735 | North _Capitol street was injured | when the car in which she was riding with her father. William J. Rellly. | was fn eollisfon yesterda: afternoon | nt the intersection of New Jersey and Massachusetts avenues with an 2utomobile driven by Roy D. Edelin of 807 Third street southeast. She was treated by Dr. C. J. Murphy for a laceration of the face. Eight-year-old Peter Knobois of 1804 Seventh street was knocked down and slightly injured by a motor cycle rid- den by Benjamin Ford, colored, of 907 Bell place northeast, vesterday after- noon, on T street between Seventh and Eighth streets. The boy was given first aid at Emergency Hospital. o- HUGE UNDERGROUND BREWERY FOUND IN HEART OF DETROIT (Continued from First Page.) ived only e and right trapdoor was discovered. This led to a large room, extending nearly a quar- ter of a block, where an elaborate Deer-making plant had -been instalied. Other passageways led from this main room, one a. trucking tunnel tu a garage building ocross an alley. In. dications were that the rum had been trucked to the garage, where automo- biles awaited to transport it. Simi- larly, in all directions led halls, each to some adjunct to tke plant, includ- ing a refrigerating room, bottling room, etc. One large storeroom, where several hundred barrels of beer were stacked e:xtended to the basement of Orchestra Hall, home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Agents found that buildings in the entire block, with the exception of two small store rooms, were used nsl store rooms by operators of the plant. To Subpoena Owners. | Owners of the property are ,to be subpoenaed for questioning in con- nection with the raid. No one was arrested, and there was no indication as to who owned or operated the plant. In the opinion of Vacarelli, opera- tors of the brewery supplied more than half of the blind pigs of Detroit with beer. The plant, he said, was easily capable of producing 300 bar- rels of beer daily. The Selden Chop House, the night eiub believed to be headquarters for the plant, was raided by Vacarelli and his men three weeks ago. They then seized a large quantity of liquor and arrested four men. Cases against the men arrested. Max Rosengarten, Sam Kirt, Edward Stewart and “Red” Humphrey, now are pending in’ Fed- eral Court. ‘The giant brewery was not detected at the time of the first raid, Vacarelll admitted. The four men under arrest are being questioned today and police are attempting to round up others whose names were obtained in the raid on the night club. Culminates Long Probe. The raid, according to Vacarelli, | eulminated investigations extending | over a period of two months by pro- hibition enforcement officers in this district. Of the 32 possible exits from the piant, most of them led into the street floos and basements of buildings in the | iock. o ORME FUNERAL RITES | WILL BE TOMORROW w Burial to Be in Oak Hill After Ceremonies at Christ Church at 11 O'Clock. ? uneral services for the ate Wil | am B. Orme, who died vesterday at is residence in IKew Gartens, wil be eld at 11 o'clock tymorrow mworning t Christ Church. Intsvment will be Oak Hill Cemerery Rev. J. Pinknzy IRoss, rector of ‘hrist Church, will officiate ut the services, and will be. nssisted by Rev. Jumes H. W. Blake, rector| gmeritus. Mr. Orme was for many §ears a vestryman of tie church, and &lways took an actiy» interest in the | parish. | “The honorary palibearers will be Ord | Preston, Robert D. Weav.r, Lawren T send, George M. Whitwell, James zicflhenny, A. B. Te Cragin, Dr. Georze P. Villiam King, 8. Kearney corge A. King and Dr. eale, i i Charles DuBose, Radford, Robert S. s ¢ TOM E. KING, 79, DIES. an Who Served Government 51 Years Survived by Widow. Tom E. King, 79 years old, clerk in e Burcau of Internal Revenue and %mployed in the Government service for 51 years, until retired in 1920, died <t his residence, 1210 Massachusetts avenye, yesterday after a short {ll- ness. He had been a resident of this clty for 67 years. Funeral services and interment will be at Harpers Ferry, W, Va., tomor- row afternoon. Mr. King is survived by his widow, Mrs, Lillle E. King, and two nieces, Mrs. W. M. Banks of Utah and Mrs, John B. Lewis of Upperville, Va. has taken a group nsurance and disability policy on the Jive:. of its faculty and staff of in- structors. . S otts Wilson, 81 vears; | By the As a {hr _htest spots in the fight to win the | principles yet Flood Zone Farmer Gets Red Cross to Bring Cider Siphon By the Associated Press. SMUGGLERS NOTCH, Vt., Neo- more than 4,000 feet above the Winooski River flood line, appealed for assistance to relief workers driving through from Burlington. “Hey,” he called, after signaling a Red Cross car to stop. “I'm in a fix, I've got a barrel of cider here and I've lost my siphon and can’t the cider out. What'll I do?" The relief worker promised to see what he could do and on his re- turn trip brought a length of fine rubber pipe intended for use on a windshield wiper, which proved somewhat slow, but quite efficient. VICTORY FOR DRYS SEEN IN DETROIT Anti-Saloon League Oificial Says Defeat of Wet Shows Voters Loyal ’ vember 10.—A farmer living here,— | | i | | COLUMBUS, Ohio. November 10,— Detroit's of John C. Lodge to W. S ith, wet incumbent, d.; .z . Scott per’atendent of Leagu» of America, as “one of the city to the Constitution and con- sti’ sfonal -overr.ment that has re- cently come. “This election indicates that our democratic goverrment can prevail against those who would destroy or- derly government,” McBride said. “It is encouraging to see hat even many who might not fight prohibition are loyal and patriotie enough to lend th~r efforts on behalf of constitutional government and a ~‘nst nullification.” Importance of Contest. McBride's statement said: The most important contest of T: ursdav’ . election as it relates to constitutional government and the eighteenth amendment was the De- troit mayoralty election. Mayor Smith made his appeal to the bootleggers, promising them a wide- open town if they could re-elect him. He said there were now 16,000 blind tigers in the city and called upon them to deliver at least 10 votes each ‘v him. His administration has a record of a wide-open city. His opponent, Mr. Lodge, made a unique campaign. Being drafted. in the primary, he made no campaign for himself, but merely stated if the people of Detroit wanted him as their mayor he would serve. He has a good record back of him Question Clearly Defined. “This election brings clearly before the people of a big city the question as to whether or not constitutions] government can prevail. »The defeat ot Mayor Smith, particu- larly in view of the fact that, belng the incumbent mayor, he posseases the advantage of city patronage, i one of the brightest epots in the fight to win the big city to constitution: government that has recently com ——— LIFE INSURANCE MA FOUND DEAD IN KITCHEN Coroner Gives Accident’ Certificate in Case of William W. THY EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO HURLEY'S SHIPPING PLAN STIRS PUBLIC Extraordinary Interest Aroused in Upbuilding of Merchant Marine. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Details_of the plan submitted by Edward N. Hurley for a half-biliion- dollar loan fund for the upbullding of an American merchant m have provoked extraordinary interest. The plan, which to a large extent is a compromise between Government control and Government ownership of shipping, is not merely a casual pro- posal. Coming from a former chalrman of the Shipping Board under a Demo- cratic administration, the scheme is regarded as hardly likely to be side- tracked as part of the pavtisan poli- tics of the hour. Hurley talked over the whole thing with President Cool- idge several weeks ago and the Presl- dent encouraged him to develop his plan and submit it to the Shipping Boar As a Democratic member of the World War Debt Funding Com- mission, Hur came into frequent contact with the President and it wa natural for him to take up informally at the White House the general pri) ciples of Government ald to shipping. 50 that when the matter was laid b fore the Shipping Board and ulti- mately before Congress it would h. the benefit of non-partisan consid tion. Hope for Aciion Seen s now is ex Publication of the d 4 public opinion on pected to ¢ the subject, merchant marine problem will really ta acted upon at the coming session of Congress. Fundamentally the feature of the plan, which ditfers from auny othér which has been suggested, is the idea of lending money to private ship op erators at % per cent for the con struction Sf new vessels. The prin- cipal difficulty in bullding up an American merchant marine has beep the high cost of tonnage, which Amer- ican companies have be bl meet in view of ‘he hi; expense under American- other words, if American ship own ers were to buy the present owned by the Government, the inter- est on the money invested to buy the ships at the Government's mpiices would constitute such a heavy charge that the financial interests have nol been willing to advance the funds Also the cost of replacing old ships would vequire huge sums of * which again wouid have (o rowed at high interest chal cause of the general impression thai American ship companies cannot ¢om- pete in operating expenses with [or- elgn lines. 4 The Hurley plan (s designed to equalize these disadvantages of opera- tion by cutting down the cost of borrowing the money. Also it the Government is willing to muke loans at 2% per cent, the impression wil. be that the Government is standing back of the transactions with the shipping companies and this mora’ support will tend to give the ship owners confidence In developing lines of trade, Would Oppose Rails Eatering, The theory that the ralroads should be permitted to engage In coastwise shipping and in transoceanic business will be opposed by’ various interests but the plan for lending $500,000.000 to responsible institutions which would build up the American mer- chant - marine> may ultimitely - be uccepted by Congress, with certgin restrictions” such as pow_are placed on the railroads. Indeed the umount of money that the ship companies may earn, o that all sums above 2 certain percentage would be recap tured, as is now the case with the Sisson. William Waller Sisson, 68 years old, in the employ of the Prudential Life Insurance Co,, was found dead on the kitchen floor of his home, at 825 Fifth street northeast, about noon today by M. D. Grimsley, a neighbor, whose at- tention was attracted by the odor of gas. He broke down the kitchen door and found his neighbor's dead body on_the floor near a water heater, a coffee pot still gripped in his hand. Members of the Fire Department rescue squad and Dr. Lawrence Mur. phy of Casualty Hospital responded to emergency calls and worked on the body a half hour in a futile attempt at resuscitation. Coroner Neviti gave a certificate of accidental death. The coroner concluded that Sisson,: who was alone in his home, his wife being on a visit to relatives in Atlanta, Ga., was taken sick while preparing break- fast and fell to the floor, accidentally opening the gas burner. J. T. ENGLISH DIES. Conducted Shop on Sixth Street 12 Years—Was 47. Joseph T. English, 47 yearsold, who had conducted a barber shop at 218 Sixth street for 12 years, died at his residence, 427 Fourth street, yesterday after a long ilines Funeral services will be conducted at Oldhams, Va., Saturday. Mr. English is survived by his widow, Mrs. Edna G. English; a daughter, Miss Gladys Loulse English; two brothers and three sisters, . King Henry VI, murdered May 22, 1471, 1. *he Tower of London, is com- memorated there on that date each railroads, may be vestricted. as such a proposal is likely to come from the radical members of Congress. Goyv- ernment control of expenditures of the ocean carriers may he developed in somewhat the same way as (he Interstate Commerce Commissign now supervises the expensos of railroads The Shipping Board may thus he. come analogous to the Interstate Com: merce Commission hoth in functions and powers with the possibility that coastwise shipping may he placed under the complete jurisdiction of the Shipping Board, whose duty it might be to fix rates as hetween American ports. The whole plan undoubtedly will undergo much | revision before Coi gress gives it approval, but it is ap- parent already from the way the pro- posals were launched that thers is a serious helief on the part of a num- ber of important business interests, as well as administration - officials. that the Hurley plan may offer a basis for compromise between those who wish to encourage private opera- tion of an American merchant marine without Government ownership and those who believe in a certain measuie of Government regulation' and control, such as mow is exercised over (he railroags, (Coovright. 1927.) . Pleads Guilty to Thievery. Anna_Koslakas pleaded guilty In Judge Hitt's Police Court today to four charges of larceny in connection with the stealing of quantities of merchandise from three department stores. The case was referred to the probation officer for investigation. S/ The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs is nine years old and represents more than 50,000 women. at IN THE UNSURPASSED SETTING of THE PALM COURT Commencing Saturday, November 12 A la Carte Service 71010 P. M. No Couer Charge =P SAfternoon @ea cDances will commence Saturday, November 19 Daily Except Sunday from 4:30 to 6:15 P. M. Music by SIDNEY and his Mayflower Orchestras with the hope that the |’ Ative of Sinclair. D. (o CLARK, SINCLAIR AIDE, NABBED FOR REFUSAL OF TESTIMONY (Continued from First Page.) not satisfled with this explana- tlon, however. Meanwhile Clark, vice president of the Sinclair Refining Co., was waiting In an anteroom outside the office of United States Attorney Payton Gordon. He remained there practically all the morning with the expectation of appearing before the grand jury in response to an imme- diate call. ‘William J. Burns, founder of the de~ tective agency, also is to be hailed before the grand jury for the second time during the course of its proceed- ings. He was waiting somewhere around the courthouse within call. Refusal of Clark to testify yester- day placed him, at the discretion of the United States attorney, open to the same procedure that was followed In the case of Day. Both Day and Clark, the Government believes, re- zelved reports from the detectives and acted as “contact men" between them and Sinclair. After his refusal to testify yester- lay Clark declined to state the reason. Burkinshaw was making anxious in- quiries around the courthouse . early today as to the whereab Jeffries, one of Sinclair's New representatives, who has been pected daily a forthwith warrant earlie weelc. Just at the moment Mr. Jef- triey walked into the cocvidor “I am _here to go before the grand Jury and am prepared to answer to the best of my abiity any question they see fit to put to me,"” Jeiiries told newspaper men. e uphasized “to the best of my abilicy Jeffries has boen idontified ox chief cl of the Sinclalr Conrolidited Ofl Co. He let it be snown todiy, how- ever, that he wax “employed Ly Mr. Sinciai not by the ¢ ldated sompuny, The Sincloi *oprasentative refuged flatly to say in what rapacity he is employed by ine oil magnate, Jefgries was walting (o o bafore the grand jury. ‘where he will be asked by . Government atiorneys io toll| whether he was the man who em- pioyed the Burns ugents, and to ex- plain what connection, it any, Sin- {elair had with their =npioyment. The mation to the efiect that th tual employer of the Burns outfit' wis Jo¥ries ) Clark Ready to Testify. . the Chicago representa- was in rendiness to make his second appeaiunce before the grand jury after his refusal of vesterday 10 answer any question e wis late, howvever. In cominz to the courthouse, hut Lept in touch with| the Urmited States atiorney's oifice through his own attorue “ilifam J. Burns and his sen. Saer man W. Ducns, avmed with reports of their agency, were nmong ihe early arrivals, While waiting for the clder Burns to appeur, Shernan Burns had a lively controversy with Burkinshaw, the young attorney who is defending the Government's case. The controversy, which attracted considerable atiention in tie corridor, was over the methods which Burk shaw proposed to employ in seeki to have Buins' men ident'fied by the 2 jurors. “Do you mean to tell me that yon | are not go.ng to mix up other men with the Burns detectives when vou take them into the grand jury room for Identification” voung Burns de Government ha 1 am zoing 0 a 'plied with equal | emphasis. “The Government is run- ning this case and not the Burns agency.” Burne kept insisting thut it was not fair to his men to go in u group before the grand jury, Burkinshaw ended the controversy by saying in some heat that “the Government is soing to handle this case as It wants to and not as the Burns detectives want 1t handled.” When the young assistant attorney told . Maj. Gordon about the inci- dent the latter replied vigorously in the same fashion. Burns Brings Records. Young Burns was carrying an arm- ful of portfolios and records. To newspaper men he said. “The Burns men always tell the grand jury eyerything.” Tapping his bundle of vecords, he added that if there was any uncer- tainty about matters he had the office records to explain to the grand jury. Clark arrived at the United Sta attorney's office at 11 o'clock, accom panied by his attorn Morgan Heach, former Assistant Attorney General, and George Schein, an attorney of Chicago, but acting in the capicity of a personal friend. C. G. Ruddy, manager of the Burns Detective Agency in Philudelphia, but who was designated us chief i tre operatives here while they were shadowing the Fall-Sincl jury. called Clark to one side “hev talked for a few minute: Young Burns paced the corvido with his records from the New York office and shortly after 11 o'clock war nd alled before the grand iur first witness of the day. On his mevi- ous appearance, it is Burns agreed to lay before the grand jurors every paper in the files of the New York office bearing on the case. His father, Willlam J. Burns, founder of the agency, was in the city but 4id not appear at the courthouse with his son. Burns, sr. previously had declared thut all the records of the tion with 1 his jovial made the Clark's st ol (vie; lieve he did or wouid wronz” in ihia case. “Why did'nt he tell that to the g j " asked one correspordent, i Sinelair oll official's refusal yesterday when called. “Well,"” replied Schein, with a smile, “when o man has a lawyer he's.got to follow his advice,” “Did you ever hear of the famous utterance by Justice Willlam Hitz in the Sinciair contempt case when Mar- Un W. Littleton declared ‘I advised Mr. Sinclair ot to answer the ques o anything nd 3 to the to testify asked tha correspondent, and | aiting a reply he quoted z as having sald on that oceasion: o n is in jail today be. he foilowed the advice of his attorne; 18 many a man is in ry today because he fol- lowed the advice of his physician,” “Well, that's right.” laughed Schein, and he moved on down the corridor. Detectives ¥ . A lively description of a “pep” meet- ing held by the Burns men at the May fower Hotel after midnight of Octo! 22 was given for the firit time vester- day b Maj. Gordon. It was at the Mayflower that Harry I, Sinclair mads {8 headq ters, . Charles G, Rtuddy, who was direet. ing the shadowing of the jurors, pre- sided an ! *“whooped it up for Burns," |according to Gordon, in an address to | his 15 operati 3 os. Tt was stated that on this occasion Ruddy gave hi agents final instructions as to their precise duties, including the close shadowin: of relutives of two jurors, John P. Kern and Edward J. Kidwell, jr. Afi- davits charging Kidwell with talky tiveness plaved a part in the declari- tion of a mistrial. Ruddy and seven of the Burns men were witnesges before fhe grard fury yesterday and the remaining opev- atives will be given a chance today to |- tell all they know about the case. Maj. Gordon revealed yesterday that he and Burkinshaw are particularly interested in the source of the $1,800 which was brought here from the Burns agency in Baltimore. This money included three consignments. on October 24, 2! and 28. Reports seized by the Government show that Ruddy came here from Philadelphia on October 18, the night before the jury trailers zot busy. He passed through Baltimore and then went back after midnight, following a conference here. In Baltimore he telephoned to Sherman W. Burns in the New York office Ruddy is to be recalied. In fact, he has already uppeured four times before the grand jury. and the other operatives are to he lined up, one by one, before the 12 jurors for idanti- fication. Denies Kuowledge of Case. aj. Gordon explained that no sus- picion Is attached to Charles F. Burr, the real estate salesman. who was trailed for days by A, J. Sullivan, S-79, who sought to make a contract witn him through a man helieved to be named Gordon Simmons, once employ- ed by the real estate firm of which Burr now works. Burr stated before going into the grand jury room that he knew nothing about the oil case, was unaware that he was being trailed and could not understand why detectives wanted to ge: in touch with him. Sullivan spent a good deal of time and money on Simmons, part of it going on meals, :%:o:dlng to the District attorney ce. be- | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1927. COMMITTEE HEAR FLOOD REMEDIES Diversion of Missouri River Surplus Water to Canada Proposed. By the Associated Press. The horrors of floods along the Tlli- nois River and upper Mississippi were pletured today to the House flood con- trol committee by a long string of wit- nesses, who offered various remedies, ne of them diversion of surplus waters of the Missouri River to Hud- son Bay. That proposal, involving impound- ing of the Missouri's head waters, |and directing it by way of a channel |to Devil's Lake, N. Dak., thence to the Cheyenne River and to the north- ward-flowing Red River in Minnesota to Hudson Bay, was offered by Gov |A. G. Sorlie of 'North Dakota. e headed a Dakota delegation that imparted its views after Charles La- throp Pack, president of the Ameri- can Tree Association, gave denud- ing of forests as an importani cause of the Mississippi's floods. Reforesting a Help. ‘No onme clalms forested hillsides nd headeaters will prevent floods, will help control them,” he ‘ovest cover acts I a W idle unproductiv Maine, Massa- had 1,900,000 acres of land, whiie setts and Vermont headwaters near Stan- i claring similar control at major sources of the Mississippi would eliminate floods. His views were supported by his delegation The Tlinois River situation brought before ¢he committee J. P. Kerr of Versailles. Tll.. president of the drainage and levee district of that State, who advised raising the levees 3 feet and changing the viver's chan- nel to direct ity current. He said that nearly half a million acres in the Illi- nois Valley were subject to floods. Reservoirs Proposed. Construction of reservoirs at the neadwaters of the Mississippl River tributaries as an important step in controlling floods, was proposed yves terday to the committee by three mem hers of the Oklahoma congressional delegation. v After advantages of the reservoir svstem had bheen outlined, Ssnator- elect Thomas Democrat. Oklahoma told the committee that he planned to introduce at thie next Congfess a bill proposing creation of a Kederal emergency fund for the relief of di aster sufferers. The fund would carry a $10.000,000 apropriation and provide vellef for sufferers from earthquakes. flocds and storms. While Thomas proposed that the cost of the reservoirs be borne jolutly by the national and State govern- ments, two Oklahoma Representatives Howard and Swank, both I declared the Federal Government should bear the entire expense. Both .Representatives voiced the view that If the Nution can 'spend $800,000,000 for the Army and Navy, it can spend a similir amount for flood control. \PRESIDENT IS TOLD OF FLOOD SITUATION {Nermout... Governor Wires . Mr. Coolidge, Stressing Plight of Flood Victims was By the Associated Precs. President Coolidge has received w telegram from Gov. Weeks of Ver. mont regarding the fload «ituation The text of the telegram as made pub lic today at the White House is ns follows: “The recent flood has so completely disrupted our lines of communicatich that T have been nnable to reach vou earlier. 1 appreciate under the cii- cumstances your action in placing at the disposal of our stricken commun tles the services of the Army and the Red Cross, which agencies huve ren dered much-needed help to those in distress. Our loss has been so.great that we shali need all the assistance the Government and the Red Cross can give,"” It was recalled at the White Hou: that Mr, Coolidge, upon learning of the flood. immediately instructed Army to render every possible assf ance and c¢alled upon the Red Cross to do everything it could. These meas- ures are considered by the President to meet the situation at present. School Pupils Quarantined. ° . CHICAGO, November 10 (®).—A new case of infantile paralysis in Evanston, a suburb, yesterday 1 sulted in the quarantine of 35 pup Is in the third grade of Larimer School. Five cases have been reported in Fvanston this season. One proved fatal Our Depositors —have learned that the service we offer is not limited to the routine care ence may be helpful. of accounts. We are prepared to give reliable counsel in financial problems in which our knowledge and ¢xperi- We invite you to discuss your bank- enient facilities and ing requirements with our officers with a view of becoming a customer of this bank, where good service, con- sound banking make an ideal place for your account. CONSULT OUR TRUST .DEPARTMENT ABOUT YOUR WILL Lincoln National Bank 7th & D Sts. 17th & H Sts. GOVERNOR SOUNDS VERMONT'S PLEA FOR FLOOD RELIEF ___(Continued trom First Pag worthless, but that it will reach far into the millions is con~aded. Farmers in Verwont were Gescribed by Thomas Bradle, direztor of the extension bureau of the Vermont Agricultural College, 3« “‘too crushed to carry on.” [He estimated 15,000 cows had been lo<t, Leside great quan- tities of other K, and in some cases, every Hu'lding on the farm. Gov. Spaulding of New Hampshire put the damage to State Lighways and bridges as $2,700,090 with no at- tempt to estimate loss to railroads and private pronerty owners. Vermont raflroads have pressed their econstruction efforts, but there was little mileage today that could be operated with safety. Stories were told of station agents on the Central Vermont who labored to dig their posts out of many feet of siit, but the most optimistic estimates were that parts of that line would not be in operation for three months. M. K. Reckord, in charge for the Red Cross of work in Massachusetts, reported that some sections of Spring- field would’ probably not be dry for a week and that refugees were not being allowed to return to their homes without approval of health authorities. 2,400 Are Homeless. He estimated the number of home- less there to. be between 2,400 and 4,000. At Chicopee, 600 persons were affected and there were three cases of scarlet fever. A similar number were. homeless at Northampton and many buildings were damaged and live stock lost. The situation in Connecticut is clear- ing, although the main highway from Middletown to Hartford is still im- passable. The river has receded half a dozen feet und i3 still going down. At Manchester, N. H., polic2 rounded up 200 unemplored men. who were recruited to the Boston & Maine labor gangs, working to restore the right of way through New Hampshire and Vermont. Farther north in the same State, 500 Dartmouth College student volun- teers took a day off from studies to heip clear away flood debris at Hart- ford, Vt. In western Massachusetts, Lieut. Gov. Frank C. Allen, completing a tour of the storm area, said the Stnia expected to spend $300,000 in highway reconstruction and other works there. AIR MAIL STARTED Fiyer Opens Service to Flood Areas in Vermont. CONCORD, N. H.. November 10 (#), —Carrying 400 pounds of first-class mail. Robert 8. Fogg, civilian aviator, took off from the airport this moin- ing for Montpelier and Burlington, Vt His take-off marked the opening of daily air mail service to fiooded areas in Vermont, which will con: tinue. ag lonz as the need exists, W. H. White Left Estate to Wife. ‘Willlam Henry White, 1uwyer and banker, and former osxistunt corpo- ration counael, toft his rytive cstate to his wife,; 13 C. White. by the terms of ms will The estate in cludes $15.000 i cash in addition ta renl estate and nther securities held Jointly with hi~ wife. choice Beautifully en - graved rings with Hand -made mounting ‘of 18- ki White Gall— clear color, pere. fact diamond. $100 kt. ¢ solutel: large. or You Mey Clza YA N/, The Big Featute Line _— |e———|o|—————[o{c——— {0/ ———[ 0] This line excmplifies famous. A Shce for A Fit for The line embraces all o] 612 13th Street IAMONDS of Supremé Qualtly, . Hand-made White Gold Mounting «— sin- gle stone ring: btnulldfllllv olor, = dlamond, A Deppsit Wil Rea BOY SCOUTS’ WORK " IN FLODD PRAISED Youths 8aved Lives, Guarded Prop- - erty and Built Dikes, M rector Claims. By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD. Mass. November 10.~Fourteen hundred Boy Scouts who turned out for flood relief work in western Massachusetts, saved lives. guarded property and helped bufld dikes against the flood waters, Frank N. Robinson, of the Boy Scouts of America, revealed yesterday “The services of the Scouts have been enormous.” Robinson said. in de scribing them to the Associated Press “The Scouts have rescued flood trapped people. saved cattle and pr erty and acted as guards until the militia came. “They have served gs traffic offi messengers and Red Cross ai have collected thousands of for refugees. “'Some: worked 48 hours at a stretch with their Jeaders, who have also rendered veoman service. “They have performed a great ser- vieo in locating separated familics and in heiping to build dikes aguinst the flood waters." PLAN OF NEW RAILWAY GIVEN TO COMMISSION Norfolk and Western Exzplains $10,000,000 Project to Federal Control Group Here. ers. and rments Plans of the Norfolk & Westei . Railroad to construct a new line through the Guyandot Valley in We-t rginia were explained to the loter- state Commerce Commlssion yester- day by W. P. \Vilisce, chief engine« of the company. 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