Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1929, Page 2

2 % CROWDS LET UP N TAX PAYHENTS Lines Dwindle as Deadiine| Set for Midnight Tonight Approaches. With midnight tonight the deadline | for filing income tax returns, there was &n unexpected let-up this morning in the crowds at 1422 Pennsylvania avenue, the office of the deputy collector of in- ternal revenue. The smallest crowd that has filed into the local Federal tax office in two weeks was on hand. Whether this was due to the fact that the big rush under way for the past 15 days had cleared away the congestion or whether the rain was holding off many persons who expected to come later in the day, offi- clals could not decide. They were sur- prised, however, at the dwindling crowds, as usually there are more people appearing on the last day, March 15, | than any other day of the vear. The office will be open until midnight tonight to take care of late comers. Revenue agents were stationed at Jarge number of banks, trust companies | and department stores also assisting the | public to make out their returns. The agents not only assist the taxpayer, but also administer the oath, without charge. Yesterday Busy. Yesterday proved to be a busy day, both for the office of Deputy Collector R. L. Nagle, and for the agents scatter- ed throughout town. There was no let- up in the crowds that poured through the office. The biggest rush came be- tween 2 and 5 o'clock’yesterday, when lines formed outside the office, and along the sidewalk. No estimate is available as to the amount being paid through the local office, according to officials. as it is com- ing in-so rapidly that there has not been time for casting totals up to the last minute. Reports at the Treasury today still indicated that the flood of taxes would wipe out the Federal deficit which had been threatened at the end of this fiscal year, June 30. The Treasury's daily statement showed a8 | i i | Mr. Coolidge in shown standing airectly ‘THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON., D. €., FRIDAY, N i The student body of the Clarke School for the Deaf at Northampton, Mass., eagerly watched the lips.of Mrs. Calvin | Coolidge to read her words March 13 as she presented to the trustees a certificate giving assurance of the completion of ; the $2,000,000 Coolidge endowment fund for the school. 1 Photo shows Mrs. Coolidge presenting the certificate to Miss Caroline A. Yale, seated, 80-year-old principal em in back of Mrs. Coolidge. | Associated Press Photo, | ! BY HECTOR MacDONALD. (Written exclusively for The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance.) 'BRIDGE BORES PRINCE OF WALES. BUT HE LIKES TO PLAY DICE Heir Apparent to British Throne Likes to Spend Active " Rancher on Qwn ™ Vacation” as Real Home™in Alberta. ‘Two small incidents which illustrate | characteristics of the Prince of Wales | | marked a recent auction of surplus | Chicago Shamrocks Bred By Non-Irish From German Seed By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, March 15—Chi- cago's shamrocks this year come from Cicero, IIl, and they are grown from seed obtained in Germany. As though that were not & sad enough commentary on an Irish institution, the owner of the largest greenhouse devoted to growing shamrocks for Chicago’s St. Patrick's day is Joseph Ko- hout, who does not claim to be Irish. JACK HART FLEES ] JAL THIRD TIME Notorious Maryland Peniten- tiary Prisoner Again Eludes Guards. By the Associated Press. i BALTIMORE, March 15. — Jack | Hart, frequent disturber of the Mar; land Penitentiary, where he was ser’ ing a life sentence in connection with | a hold-up and murder, was missing to- | day for the third time since his sen- | tence in 1922, Hart escaped from his cell during the night, but whether he had scaled | the penitentiary wall was uncertain, after George Balley, whom Hart had freed from his cell, was found hiding | in a ventilator in the prison roof. Their | escape was discovered when the break- | fast bell was rung this morning. Bailey said they climbed to the roof by a rope, but the rope broke and he | did not know what became of Hart. In his previous breaks Hart was once’ found hiding 1Inside the prison walls and the other time was recaptured sev- eral months later in Chicago. STATE TROOPS RUSH T0 AID OF VICTIMS MAROONED BY FLOODS ____(Continued From First Page) of yesterday apparently had passed early today with a steady recession of the| rivers and mountain streams. Despite the Weather Bureau's fore- cast of rain for today, indications were that most of the rivers would be below flood stage by noon. With the exception of flooded farm lands in Rutherford and Transylvania Countles, this section escaped serious damage from the steady 24-hour rain- fall that sent the French Broad River and other streams over their banks yesterday. No reports of highway slides were received by the State Highway Depart- ment. The principal damage was to roads, sidewalks and storm sewers here. The dam at Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, N. C., which was threatened by floods last year, was reported to be in | no danger. RCH 15, 1929. ators McNary, Re SPEAKERS epublican, of Oregon and Smith, Demo- ho will speak tomorrow night at 10 o'clock through Station WMAL and the Columbia cha will lead their parties in the Senate’s co extra session of Congress. Their appea night will mark the third of the national Broadcasting Co. and arranged by The PACK TRAIN TO AID | SNOWBOUND PARTY, 25 in Tavern West of Laramie, Wyo., Without Means of Com- munication With Outside. y By the Assoclated Pre LARAMIE, Wyo., March 15.—A horse pack traln was being assembled here | today to carry medical supplies and pro- visions to Summit Tavern, 10 miles west of Laramie, where 25 persons are snowbound. Frank King, manager of the inn, which is at the peak of Sherman Hill, some 8,000 feet above sea level, and| Jack Daniels, who lives nearby, arrived here last night on snowshoes after struggling through a deep snow that fell during a three-day storm. They said the party had enough food to last several days, but needed medical sup- plies immediately. An elderly man was in a serious con- dition from exposure, King said. The remainder of the party was suffering from frozen hands, feet or ears. King estimated that it would take distance n on the farm problem. The Senators nsideration of the farm issue during the ance before the microphone tomorrow radio forums;-sponsored by the Columbia Star. FARM RELIEF VIEWS TO BE BROADCAST BY TWO MORE SENATORS _(Contintted From First Page.) ator McNary has been a member of the Senate for 12 years and prior to his entry into the Senate he served for several years as associate justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon. : Senator Smith has been no less a | student of farm conditions in the coun- | try than has Senator McNary. He is | particularly familiar with the problem {of the farmer in the cotton growing States of the South. In 1905 he was one of the principal figures in the or- ganization of the Southern Cotton Asso- | ciation in New Orleans and was made ficld agent and general organizer of that | movement. In 1908 he was nominated | for the Senate, and since 1909 has been a member of the upper house of Con- gress. ¢ | The Senator from South Carolina may be expected to voice the position of "the Democrats, particularly those from the South, upon the question of farm relfef. He wjll be able to say how | far the Democrats propose to go along | with President Hoover in the effort for farm legislation and farm aid gener- ally at the coming special session of C. M. SITHDIES; ACTIVE IN MASONRY Retired Refrigeration Expert in Failing Health Sev= eral Months. Curtis Melton Smith, 69 years retired refrigeration engineer of Bureau of Standards, engaged in e ijce manufacturing business here for many years, died at his home, 4348 El- licott street, Chevy Chase, today. He had been in poor heaith for several months, but did not become seriously 11l until several days ago. A native-of Chatham Port, Mass., Mr. Smith came to this city when 21 years old and engaged in the ice manufactur- ing business. His uncle, the late David Smith, built what was reputedly the second ice manufacturing plant erected in the United States, in Georgetown, after having built the first one in Cali- fornia. Mr. Smith was retired from his posi- tion at the Bureau of Standards about 18 months ago and quit the ice manu- facturing business about 12 years ago. He played an heroic part in an ex- plosion which occurred at-the Bureau of Standards in 1923. The force of the explosion threw him through the door of the building, injuring him. In spite of his injuries, howejer, he crawled back iInto the building to cut off a flow of ammonia fumes to save his compan- ions. He was highly commended for his actions at the time by President Hoover, then Secretary of Commerce: Mr. Smith had Jong bfen active in the Masonic fraternity. He was master of the William R. Singleton Lodge of Masons in 1908, was a Knight Templar and a member of the Mystic Shrine. He is survived by a son, Rufus Smith, and a daughter, Miss Patia Smith, both of this city, and by two grandchildren, Funeral services will be held in El- brook Methodist Church Sunday after- noon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in the church cemetery. PROPERTY SUIT DROPPED. Had Sought to - Restrain Transfer of Residence. Setting out that attorneys in the tase had reached an agreement whereby the d would be retransferred ners, an order signed | Five by Justice Jennin s Bailey today in Dis- trict Supreme Court dismissed the suit | brought by five persons o ming proper in the 1300 block of C s.-eet northeast, to restrain James T. McMahon from that on March 13 income: taxes paid to | Al i Bl +he Government totaled $7,513,639, an | Increase of $315.940 over the amount?y *sceived on March 13 of last year. Mis- eellaneous internal revenue taxes also g |stock at his ranch. H..R. H. was in | EDMONTON. Alberta, March 15— |the crowd surrounding the sales ring | Alberta is wondering, a bit uneasily, If | whon word was. brought that Cieorge | it will see soon again a slim figure in | fane had driven up. | somewhat nonedescript clothing and a | A few Irish-American societies have obtained genuine ould sod shamrock, but Cicero plans to supply the bulk of the March 17 580 INCHES OF RAI from here to the tavern. The road is| Congress, which has been called pri- covered by snow 4 and 5 feet deep on |MArily to deal with the farm problem A ek |and tariff revision. Senator Smith is_ The party Includes 10 passengers of | a0 @ble and persuasive talker. DAY. | Mr. Lane was one #howed an increase, aggregating $3.221.- €57 on March 13, while they. totaled §1.337,000 on the same day last year. The total of the incame taxes paid the Government this month has amounted to $45214,847, as’ against $42,130.225 for the same number of days of last March. ; Decrease Shown. Internal revenue taxes collected this month, however, were less than the amount collected for the same period last year. Including March 13, these taxes this year totaled $21,500,887, while last vear they aggregated $22,588,000. The first quarter’s payments of in- come taxes last year total $597,137,752 with a total return for the calendar year of $2.160.417,231, but taxes this year, Secretary Mellon says, are ex- ceeding the estimates set. by the tax experts. - Thus far, for the first nine months 1 the fiscal year, ordinary receipts have been $423,807,100 less than expenditures. The receipts have totaled $2,276,361,756, while the expenditures have aggregated $2,700,168,856. . ‘With more than $500,000,000 in Treas- ury certificates falling due tomorrow, the Treasury is issuing an additional of- fering today, for which subscriptions are closed, of certificates totaling $475,- 999,500, which with the receipt of the first quarter's income tax, is expected to meet all Government expenditures until next June, when the second quar- terly - installment of income taxes falls due. MANNAKEE RITES HELD. \ Former Montgomery County School « Chief Is Buried. Funeral services for William E. Man- nakee, native of Montgomery County, Md., and former county school commis- sloner, who died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D. S. Pool, 3613 New Hampshire avenue, were held yes- terday afternoon at the residence. Burial was in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. He was descended from the early settlers of Maryland and "was prom- jnently identified with the activities of Montgomery County, where he was edu- cated and conducted a general mer- chandise and milling business at Burnt Mills, Md. He was active in the politics of the county and issued sta- tistical reports on crops for the farmers of the district. . Pallbearers at the funeral were former associates and relatives, including Wil- liam McCeney, T. Lamar Jackson, Wil- liam Tucker, David Pool, Theodore Jones and Richard Wheat. A son and another daughter, Chester Mannakee and Mrs. Theodore Jones, survive him. MURDER WITNESS SAYS COMPANION KILLED INFORMERS (Continued From First Page.) his wife to whom a daughter was born. The dead men were Clarence Harvey and Edward Smith, both of 224 V street, They were accompanied by Jesse Ken- dall, colored, also an informer, who es- caped unhurt. Harvey, shot through theK heart, ran a block before collapsing. He was found face downward with a gun clutched in his hand. Three of the five | shells in the revolver were exploded. Police think these exploded shells may hold the a>swer to the reason for the shooting. They say Willlam Bradley, who has a flesh wound in one shoulder, tells a story of having been shot by Harvey an hour earlier when he saw Harvey and Smith coming from a house | in the first block of M street southwest, where they had tried but failed to pur- e liquor. He asked Harvey what as doing in the house, he declared, ~ and the informer pulled a gun and fired a shot at the ground near his feet. As he ran Harvey fired again, this time the bullet striking the fleeing man in the shoulder. Raid Led to Shooting, Belief. A few minutes later fourth precinct police arrested Warren P. Hawkins and Edward G. Ashton, both colored, as they are alleged to have been delivering 24 quarts of corn whisky at the M street address. ‘The two men were arraigned in Police Court yesterday under the Jones law and held for the grand jury. While Harvey and Smith failed to procure evidence against the place, it is pointed out. the impression made by their presence there was that they were the cause of the raid. This. together with the animosity developed by their success in obtaining evidence against lottery operators in the SBouthwest sec- tion of the city was the underlying cause of the murder, police believe, - —— Fire in Japan Rakes 1,200 Houses. LONDON, March 15 (). —Fire involv- ing 1.200 houses and public buildings in 1s pan, was reported in an E change Telegraph dispatch from Toklo today. Troops and firemen, hampered by of water resulting from . drought, fought the flames all night | And we’ll devil-may-care slouch hat digging post holes on the “E-P” Ranch—the Prince of Wales. For there are many who are con- vinced that even with the King restored to health the Prince of Wales will deem it wise to take over some of his father’s burdens of state, and that this will in- terfere ‘with ‘those - informal Canadian visits. . § Meanwhile, still hoping to welcome back its friend the prince, Alberta is re- caliing with warmth in its heart de- lightfully democratic little incidents of former visits by this young' man who some day will be King. Why Ranch Was Bought. If one were to ask Prof. W, G. Car- Iyle, manager of the “E-P,” why the ranch was bought, he undoubtedly would answer that the prince desires to improve the strain of live stock in West- ern Canada by bringing to the 5,000- acre property some of the best of the British-bred. ‘Then, too, the Prince of Wales, with all his appreciation of his duties and his complete willingness to perform them, loves nothing better .than to escape occasionally to this retreat in a “horse country.” There is still another reason—the princ strong interest in the United States To find a more secluded spot than the “E-P” Ranch, nestling below the Rocky Mountains in the foothills of the High- wood country, would be difficult. It is 65 miles southwest of Calgary, many miles from the railroad; even automo- biles have to ford the shallow Pekisko River. Prince Gives Plenie. The prince his first year at the ranch, said to Prof. Carlyle: “I would like a picnic for the neigh- “All of them?” inquired the manager dubiously. “All that will come,” the prince re- plied. —~“Well, that means the lot. are we going to feed them? bring enough grub in.” “Let them bring their own grub. supply the crackers and cheese and beer and coffee.” So the invitations were sent to all the ranchers roundabout, and friends But how We can’t | in Pincher Creek and High River and Calgary. It was to be a basket picnic. Every one went. Hundreds. ‘The prince wore an old polo outfit and an old gray coat. The coat bore evidence of an unsuccessful attempt to get through & barbed-wire fence. A huge rent in the back had been stitched together. It looked like & man's work- manship. Visits Older Folk and Children, women, the prince paid comparatively little attention, no more than the courtesy of a host required. But he was constantly with older folk and children. One elderly woman ap- proached the prince and remarked: “My home in the old country is near the old Queen’s place at Balmoral.” ‘Then followed an animated conver- sation about the Scottish district both knew so well. It lasted so long that H. R. H. took his companion to an automobile and had her sit in it while the talk went on. When the prince speaks to any one he gives his undeviating attention to that person. He looks straight into the There is complete interest, pringe was talking with the | lieutenant -governor of ' Alberta. the Hon. Dr. Egbert, one of his preferred | golfing partners’ in the West, when | Prof. Carlyle came up with a rancher {and the laiter's son, a hoy of 14. | Shows Horse to Boy. | The prince beckoned them to join his | group. “I wanted my boy to meet you, {prince,” the rancher announced. And soon off went the prince and the lad | to see some horses. turned the father asked the boy what they had been talking about. “First, about school,” the youngster answered. “But that wasn't much The prince wanted to know about our horses and whether I did much riding. And he showed me Will Somer: Will Somers is a thoroughbred stal- | lion owned by King George and lent to {the prince to start a new strain in | Western Canada. | “When the British Stanley Baldwin, prime minister, visited Calgary in | 192 George, his youngest brother, drove in from. the “E-P” ranch to greet him at the official reception. Travels as Private Citizen, The prince, in a friendly little ad- dress, said Le had come “as a private | citizen of Alberta” to join with the rest |in welcoming the prime minister, Then he smiling!ly mentioned that he had often been asked if his ranch paid its way. / “Since coming here,” he went on, “T | have learned there are two kinds of | properties—the ‘ranch’ which pays its own way, and the ‘rawnch’ supported from home. 1 shall not say which mine is." The fact is, however, that H. R. H. and Prof. Carlyle aim to make it de somelhing better than pay expenses. i To the younger men, to the younger | When they l'el-‘ the Prince of Wales and Prince | |of his oldest Alberta friends. He had | {got up from a sick bed to pay his re- spects. The prince ran at once to his {riend’s car and insisted that Mr, Lane stay seated. Thev had a long chat, the tall and grizzled rancher and the fair- haired, sun-burnt heir to the British | throne. Attends Lodge Meeting. The other incident was this. At one stage in the sale Prof. Carlyle desired to ask the prince about something con- nected with it. He could not find him, At last the prince was discovered, the center of a score of children, seated on the ground and competing with them in drawing animals in the sand. ‘The prince’s consideration is well known. The last time he was in Al- berta his published schedule included a train trip from Calgary to High River, thence by motor to the ranch. High River decided to have its branch of the Canadian Legion at the station and it was hoped his royal highness would inspect the war veterans. The prince, not knowing this, drove from Calgary to the ranch. He learned of the disappointment the change had caused and at once sent word to High River that if convenlent to the war veterans he would go to High River :’odmspect them the next day, which he 1d. He surprised the Masonic Lodge of the same little town one evening when, unannounced, he attended a meeting. Arriving on his way from Calgary to the “E-P" Ranch, he mentioned to his party that he had an engagement that evening. Some of them walked with him to the lodge room. Digs Post Holes, Too, “Here's where I get rid of you,” the rince announced, none of the others ing Masons. The members of the lodge had a flutter of excitement when they learned that his royal - highness the Prince of Wales was seeking admittance, The prince's extraordinary vitality and physical energy are daily displayed on the ranch. “He comes here for a rest,” Prof. Carlyle said, “and he tires out every one trying to keep up with him.” Whenever he goes to bed he is first up. “What to do todav?” he asks Carlyle. It may be haying, or a ride up the Highwood River, or tree planting—any- thing suggested s acceptable if there is | exercise in it. . _Nothing pleases the prince more than pitching hay by the hour. He can tire | all but the hardest ranchmen. He has | dug holes for scores of trees planted | since he got the ranch. He has taken his turn at digging post holes for the miles of fence. Shovels Gravel Into Wagon. A story Prof. Carlyle gets a great kick from concerns an experience with a newspaper man from the United States. There is really, only one rule the prince wants observed on his visits to Alberta. Reporters and photogra- phers must not come without invitation. The newspaper man in question felt | he could avoid the restrictions, and he | had driven from High River. Prof, Carlyle tells what happened. “On this day his royal highness was up early, as usual, ahead of me, and I am an’ early riser,”. he explained. “When I appeared he sald, ‘Well, what | do I do today? | *'There’s no work,’ I told him, | had better rige’"” “'No,’ he answered, something different. T'll ride later “Then I mentioned that I was t | ing to get the road graveled. If he wanted to shovel gravel from the creck he could.” | ““The very thing.’ he decided. So he | called Prince George and they put on | Jong rubber boots and old clothes and ! ot into the creek. All morning they loaded the wagon with gravel. b Reporter Is Outwitted. hey were hard at it when this newspaper chap came walking along | He spoke to the two gravel shovelers and | then walked over to me. I explained | that he could not interview the prince | and escorted him back to the car. When T got back to the creck both the princes | were smiling broadly. [ ‘You “‘What happened?' ” T asked. “They explained that the reporter had | {come over sud asked if the prince was | around, “‘le’s around somewhere, if you can only find him,' the Prince of Wales' | answered. ‘He ‘was right Lere a minute ago.’ And with that he began to shovel gravel harder than ever, The newspaper man didn’t know how close to a story he was, George Webster was mayor of Cal- gary four years in ‘the fime since-the Prince of Wales began going to Canada, and he has been a favored golfing part- ner of the British heir apparent. Puls Callers at Ease. ‘The prince once told him that the next time Webster was in England he was to be sure to let the prince know. So while on a holiday in London the { Cal mayor telephoned Sir Glodfrey Thomas that he would like to see hfs royal highness, Webster then called on the Canndign high commissioner, the Hon.” Peter Larkin, who advised him that etiquetie required him to leave when the prince stood up. The prince aecclved the Canadiaw 4 {RED CROSS PREPARES | missioner’s injunction, got up to leave. | the E-P Ranch was to learn to handle Ibut he will shoot craps until nearly trade. FOR FLOOD RELIEF Vice Chairman Fieser Wires Ala- bama Governor Three Field Work- ers Have Been Sent There. By the Assoclated Press. The Red Cross mobilized its forces today to extend aid to the flooded sec- tlons of southeastern Alabama. James L. Fieser, vice chairman of the Red Cross, wired Gov. Graves of Ala- bama, offering the relief organization's aid and advised him that three field workers had been ordered to Coffee County, where. the floods are centered. He said also that all Red Cross chapters in: the vicinity have been authorized | }cl;-grnphlc:ny to-extend emergency re- ef. i | | The Coast Guard was also consulted to ascertain what rescue facilities might be available nearby. The workers ordered to the flood soene were Charles McFarland, Selma, Ala.; H. B. Willh- son, West Palm Beach, Fla., and Helen Dunn, Red Cross nursing field repre- sentative from Lake Charles, La. ‘The nearest Red Cross chapters, which were specifically instructed as to emer- gency aid are at Luverne and Troy, Ala, it & Airway Concession Rejected, TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, March 15 (®).—The Honduran Congress today unanimously rejected a bill for a con- cession to Pan-American airways after the company’s representative here had asked the government to withdraw it in view of strong opposition expressed in Honduras, —— with his usual charming graciousness. After half an hour's chat his roy: highness suddenly arose, and Mayor Webster, recalling the Canadian com- The prince asked him to be seated. This occurred several times, each time the prince going to get some souvenir of his travels to show his friend. At last the Calgary mayor confessed why he so often got ready to leave. “Mr. Larkin told me that when you stood it was my sign to get out,” he mentioned. “Not today,” the prince laughed. “That rule only works when I want. Today you're going to stay with me for lunch, if you can.” He Acts a la Will Rogers. . One of the first things the Prince of Wales set about doing when he went to & rope. Guy Weadick. whose ranch is near the prince’s, has been his instruc- tor in cowboy rope twirling. The prince has been a willing, patient student. On his fi visit to Alberta a stam- pede was arranged for the prince at Saskatoon. The civic authorities erect- ed a sort of dals for him. This the prince never once used. Instead, he stood at the rail, One of the riders had & mean horse. When the program ended the prince asked if he might ride this animal. He tode it to the turn of the race track with the whole troup following, then swung around and let his mount out for all it had. Whoops With Cowboys. One hundred cowboys, cowgirls and Indians flashed along behind him, all iing and whoopeeing with infinite , and none enjoyed it more than his royal highr The princ 00 impatlent for bridge, dawn and then be up for the earliest tasks of the day. These completed, he is likely to drive the 65 miles to Cal- gary, play two rounds of golf, attend a dinner and wind up at a dance, ‘That was his record one day that I recall. Let me conclude these rambling ref- erences 1o his royal highness and his Canadian ranch ~ with ~ another little story. In front of the unpretentious ranch cottage, with its wide varanda, extends an inclosure of smoothly cut grass. One evening the prince and his party with & few friends were sitting on the steps, “When T Marry—" “You know,” the prince remarked, “I love this place.” He' looked around to the low foot- hills that mark his land, and farther across to the peaks of the Rockles. “But it cannot compare with your other places in the Old Country,” some one commented. “Ah, but they are not mine as this place i, the prince replied. “This 1s my own home. And when I marry 1 hope to bring my wife here for our honeymoon.” | by muskrats. Washouts Block Trains. ALBANY, Ga., March 15 (#).—Rain- | fall here for the 24-hour period ending at 7 oclock this morning was 580 inches. Low places were flooded, in- cluding streets, aileys and yards. Rain | was still falling at 8 o’clock. Smail streams had become raging torrents. Highways were reported washed out in many places in Southwest Georgia. Train service on the Central of Georgia between this city and Blakely and be- | tween Blakely and Dothan, Ala., was suspended because of washouts. SANDBAGS USED O Water Seeps Through Holes Made by Muskrats. BURLINGTON, Iowa, March 15 (#). —Water seeping through holes made by muskrats in a Mississippt River levee a quarter of a mile north of here on the Iliinois side led last night to reports | that the Jevee had broken. Because of | the danger of a break inhabitants of Gulfport, a village of 100 persons, have moved to higher grounds. Crews of men had been working.late last night reinforcing the levee with sandbags, FLOOD MENACE SHIFTS. N LEVEE. Mississippi River Threatens to Break Through Levee. CHICAGO, March 15 (#).—The flood menace had shifted today from its northern tributaries to the Mississippi River itself. Most of the lesser streams were get- ting back to normal after a three days’ rampage, but reports of water seeping through levees and & threatened break had spread consternation among some of those living near the Mississippi. Many communities in Nebraska, Wis- consin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois were still suffering today the effects of mi Spring freshets of the last few days, but unless rains set in the tributaries were not expecled to cause much fur- ther trouble, Break Threatened. ‘The Misslssippl, on the other hand, was threatening to break through a| levee on the Illinois side, north of Bur- | lington, Iowa. Inhabitants of Gulfport, | & village of 100, have moved to higher ground while large crews attempted to re-enforce the levee. Water was drib- bling through holes, apparently made ‘The Little Minnesota left its banks yesterday and forced persons living near Browns Valley, in Western Minnesota, to vacate their homes. Large Acreage Flooded. Conditions had improved last night at Mason City, Iowa, where more than 100 basements were flooded and where sev- eral families had been forced to move. Several hundred acres of land were flooded near Burlington when a levee on the Skunk River broke. Several cottages were swept off their founda- tions and rural schools were suspended. While Eastern Nebraska and South Dakota were suffering floods, the west- ern section of those States experienced one of the season's worst blizzards. Rapid City, 8. Dal reported traffic paralyzed by the sno: SOUTH ONTARIO RIVERS AND CREEKS ON RAMPAGE One Life Lost Damage Caused in Certain Localities, By the Associated Press. 3 TORONTO, March 15.-—Rivers and | creeks in Southern Ontario are again on their annual rampage, overflowing theilr banks and flooding the low-lying districts, Although the present condi-i tions have not yet raised any undue | alarm, one life has been lost in the rushing waters and considerable damage has_been caused in certain localities. Clties and towns along the Grand River have apparently suffered. serious damage in this year's break-up, and re ports from Galt indicate that the ag- gregate loss there will run into many thousand dollars. ‘T'he Brantford Fire Department was called out three tunes yesterday to res- | cue familles marooned in Holmedale, a | north-end suburb. At Paris the Grand | River reached the highest level for the past 17 years. and Considerable TOWN IS THREATENED. Red Cr Gets Report of Danger at Marianna, Ark. ST. LOUIS, March 15 (?).—The mid- western district headquarters of the American Red Cross was advised today by its local chapter at Marianna, Lee County, Ark., that 200 familles in’ that city may be affected by a flood situa- tion developing there, ‘The report sald the St. Francls River wes in flood and that backwaters from He did not say “If T get married,” but “when I get married.” (Copyright, 1920, by North American News saper Alliance.) | PRESIDEN an interstate bus, four members of the | University of Wyoming basket ball team, and motorists who abandoned their cars in drifts. Eight other mem- bers of the university team were brought here from the tavern Tuesday by truck. The party 1s without means of: com- muhication with the outside. DENT HOOVER APPOINTS NEWTON THIRD SECRETARY (Continued From First Page.) contact man with official callers and the Congress and the press. Mr. Richey will take charge of the more personal work of the President and will have charge of the administrative work at the ‘White House itself. In line with his determination to ef- fect & practical reorganization of the Government, President Hoover already has done some reorganizing so far as the activities of the White House are concerned. He has placed the White House police force, which numbers about 50 uniformed men, under the im- mediate supervision of Richard Jervis, chief of the White House Secret Serv- ice. For the last six years the White House police have been under the sup- ervision of the military aid to the President. Prior to that time the sup- ervision was divided between the officer in charge of public bulldings and grounds and the Metropolitan Police of Washington. For a number of years it has been felt that police at the White House should be under the White House Se- cret Service beause the latter are di- rected by act of Congress to assume the responsibility to protect the life of the President and his family. For some unknown reason this shift was never made. DANGER BELIEVED PAST. SCHENECTADY, N. of March 15 (#)—Danger from high water in the | Mohawk River was believed to be past today as the water began receding, dropping seven feet in some places. In the northwestern part of Schenec- tady the water entered the lower por- tions of several houses forcing the occupants to move to the upper floo: OPEN S Mis: an, Children’s HIGH & LOW Washington will hear the discussion through WMAL. \MRS. J. P. WILLIAMSON IS DEAD AT AGE OF 85 to Illness Suffered Since Christmas. Mrs. Julia Price Williamson, 85 years old, widow of Rear Admiral Thom Wil- | liamson, U. 8. N., died at her residence; | 2100 Massachusetts avenue, today. She | had been seriously ill since Christmas. | She had been spending the Winters in | this city, but lived during the remain- | der of each year at her country home | near Haymarket, Va. She is survived by four daughters, Miss Lulie Willlamson, who is secretary- treasurer of the Washington Club here; Mrs. Herbert Wilson of Orange, N. J.; Miss Anne Walke Willlamson and Mrs. Carvel Hall, both of Haymarket, V: Pawtucket, R. Admiral Williamson died in 1908. Funeral services will be conducted in St. John's Episcopal Church, Sixteentit and H streets, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Arling- ton Cemetery. Widow of Rear Admiral Succumbs | and a son, Rev. Thom Willlamson of | conveying a residence at 1337 C street northeast, to Tilden Hughes, jr, and his wife, Ida, both colored. The original suit also petitioned the court to enjoin Hughes and his wife from occupying the premies, and to nul- Il}iy the deed conveying the property to them. Attorney Henry Gilligan, who ap- peared for the plaintifls, said that Mr. McMahon and respondents’ counsel had agreed to reassign the property to the original owner from whom McMahon had procured it. NOON SERVICES END. Dr. Merton 8. Rice Speaks at First Congregational Church, Christianity is the religion of salva- tion and historically, it has saved, does save, and will save our souls, Dr. Mér- ion S. Rce, pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist Church of Detroit, said in his concluding noon-day Lenten service at the First Congregational Church today. Dr. Rice stressed the necessity of ad- hering to the teachings and principles of Christ, and of placing impHcit faith and confidence in the ability of the Saviour- to help us. Rev. Bernard Braskamp. pastor. of Gunton Temple Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth and Newton streefs, presided and offered the invocation. By the Associated Press. 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