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g % HOOVER TO CONFER WITH NEW YORKERS Patronage in Empire State Will Be Discussed To- morrow Night. President Hoover has asked several of the party leaders of New York to be his guests at dinner at the White House tomorrow night, after which they will confer to work out a definite program of patronage. Not only does the President expect to work out a plan at this meeting by which patronage may be disposed of without any friction within the party, but he also is hopeful of bringing about complete harmony within the ranks of party leadership in the Empire State. The so-caled triumvirate delegated by him several weeks ago to handie the patronage problem, as well as one or two of the upstate leaders, will be in this conference. The triumvirate is composed of H.| Edmund Machold, Republican State | chairman; Charles D. Hilles, Republi- can national committeeman, and William H. Hill, who was Mr. Hoover's personal campaign manager in the pre-conven- tion campaizn in New York. Representatives Snell, chairman of | the rules committee of the House, and | Parker, who was identified with the | party leadership in up-State New York, have been invited to attend, but it is thought doubtful if Mr. Snell can be | present. Ogden Mills, Undersecretary| of Treasury, no doubt would have been asked had he not been in California. Bacon Confers With President. Representative Bacon of New York conferred with the President today re- garding patronage. He was especially interested in the appointment of a judge in the eastern district of New York. President Hoover has taken under ad- visement an invitation he received to- day to attend a bonference of 21 lead- ing industries of the Nation which will meet in Chicago some time next Fall. The invitation was extended to the President in person by representatives of organizations that will participate in this conference and it was explained that the conference will be a discussion of the general economic situation, par- ticularly as it affects agriculture, busi- ness, transportation and manufacuring. Frederic C. Woodward, acting president of the University of Chicago, headed the group and acted as spokesman. Florida Flood Control Urged.* ‘The President was urged by Senator Fletcher and Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida, who called at the White House today, to use his in- fiuence with Congress in bringing about the enactment of legislation appropriat- ing $10,000.000 for flood control work in the Lake Okeechobee district of Florida and for purposes of developing navigation in that area. The President was familiar with this subject as a re- sult of his recent visit in Florida, and, according to his callers, he appeared to :m;mm; to give what assistance he President Hoover today entered upon his third week as Chief yExecufiVe wel?h the same energy that has marked his activities since March 4. He was at his desk before 9 “o'clock, apparently re- freshed by his day of rest yesterday. He had mapped out for himself today more than a dozen business engage. :\;rnku, as well as a quantity of routine With Mrs. Hoover, the President yes- terday attended religious services nt":e Quaker Meeting House at Thirteenth and Irving streets. As has been the case each Sunday since his inaugura- tion, the little church was packed and large crowds were gathered outside to greet the President and his wife. In ge lfflmo'gn.du;; guidmt and Mrs. loover motoret e parks an Maryland. o s 4 Rer. A. J. Barton Visits Hoover. President Hoover _conferred today with Rev. Arthur J. Barton of Atlanta, 31“ pr!ulg;:‘tn ?; :‘L\e N;!lonll Confer- ice of ns Supporting the Eighteenth Amendment, regarding the scope of the investigations to be made into the law enforcement throughout l.hae coug.wy, v, Barton, who is recognized as one of the leading “drys,” said afterward | that the President discussed the subject fully and frankly and that he was leaving the White House thoroughly satisfied with what the President had told him. He stated he assured Mr. Hoover that he would have the whole- hearted support of the dry forces of the entire country. He said that he was glad the Presi- dent has launched his program for the enforcement of all laws as well as observance of laws and expressed the belief that he should have the support of not only the so-called dry forces but of all good Americans. DISTRICT RED CROSS SENDS AID TO REFUGEES| Clothes for sufferers and refugees in the Alabama flood area were being packed for immediate shipment today by the District Chapter of the American Red Cross. Responding to appeals from national headquarters, the chapter drew from its emergency equipment and made a quantity of women's dresses and men’s shirts available for imme- diate use. Red Cross headquarters at 821 Six- teenth street announced that a request | had been received from the Children’s Hospital for two second-hand type- writers for the use of children learning | to use their fingers after infantile| paralysis. It was said headquarters | would be glad to communicate with any person or firm that would make the typewriters available. Volunteers in sewing and the mak- ing of surgical dressing are needed, it was announced. Sewing is done Mon- days and Fridays and surgical dressings | are made Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at headquarters. e AIR RECORD SOUGHT. Two Leave England for Australia, ‘With 12-Day Hop as Goal. LYMPNE, Kent, England, March 18 | ().—In an attempt to set a new record | for an England-to-Australia flight, two Australisn airmen left the aerodrome | here at 7:15 am. in a 400-horsepower | single-engine biplane for the East. The aviators were Flight Lieut. J. Moir and Flying Officer H. Owen. The two men hope to Teach their destination, 13,000 miles away, in 12 days, breaking Bert Hinkler's record, which figured out 15!, days. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Ma- rine Barracks. Program: March, “Tell It to the Marines” Branson Overture, “Tannhauser” ...Wagner “Victor Herbert's Favorite: ..Sanford Cornet solo, “Sweet Mystery of Life,” from “Naughty Marietta” .. Herbert Musician John P, Whi Suite, “The Children’s Corner’ Debussy “Serenade for the Doll.” he Little Shepherd.” Colliwogg's Cake Walk.” “Carnival in Paris”... Marines' hymn, “The ....Svendsen Halls cf Monte- guma.” “The Etar Spangled Banner.” ¢ TROOPS GUARDING FLOOD-HIT TOWNS Military Rule Is Established at Elba and Geneva, in Stricken Alabama. ____(Continued From First Page.) _ Bonifay and Chipley in need of cloth- ing to prevent suffering. The floods in Georgia centered at Newton, which had been deserted by its 400 residents for the second time in two weeks. Water covered the entire village. Montezuma, situated near Newton on the Flint River, saw its business section inundated by a river stage of more than 27 feet, Main highways through Georgia were blocked by the flood waters. The Dixie highway, main road from the North to Florida, was impassable near Albany, which was isolated by the floods. ‘The Mississippi River at Memphis to- day continued its steady rise, ap- parently headed for a stage of 40 feet here, or 5 feet above flood level. No alarm is felt, however. Cairo Stage Passes 50 Feet. Cairo stage today had passed 50.5 feet. A falling stage on the Ohio from Pittsburgh to Pahucah was the basis of | A crest prediction of 51 to 52 feet there by Thursday. Rain was reported in the upper Ohio Valley, however. Hickman, Ky., perennial flood vistim, foday continued its business with water over part of its business section. The higher residential section was not reach- | ed by the flood. This was the only| town along the Mississippi seriously | affected. FEAR FOR TWO BRIDGES. Martanna, Fia, May Suffer It Spans Are Swept Away. MARIANNA, Fla, March 18 ()— Pears were expressed here last night | that part of the span of the Victory Bridge, at Chattahoochee, near here,{ would be swept aside by the roaring | waters of the Chattahoochee River within the next 24 hours. River men also felt that the Louisville & Nashville Rallroad bridge over the same stream would be swept aside. Both the Chattahoochee and Chocta- watchee Rivers were rising rapidly. Marianna, situated on high hills mid- way between the two rivers, is believed safe, but is facing a shortage of flour and sugar and should the bridges be | maged or destroyed an acute situa- | tion could result. No reports of death had been re- ceived, but many farmers and thelr | families in the flat, low country now covered by water were unaccounted for. Refugees generally were being cared for at Chipley and Bonifay. Plans were laid here for distributing food and clothing to the other towns. The city has an ample supply of canned goods, meats and other staples, except flour and sugar. No traffic can go north or west| Pensacola, which distributes much of the food supplies and other commod- ities to this section, is cut off. Red Cross workers at Chipley and Bonifay were reported to have started their relief work. A relief office has been opened here at the city hall and all churches sent out committees to assemble clothing End food for distribution by the Red ross, n.opmA CONDITIONS IN DOUBT. | | | | Wrecked Communication Lines Block Knowledge of Damage. BONIFAY, Fla, March 18 () .— ‘Wrecked communication lines left the full extent of the ravages of floods over a wide area of Northwest Florida in doubt as the racing crests of Alabama's swollen rivers poured through Florida on their brief route to the Gulf of Mexico. Caryville, lumber town on the banks | of the Choctawhatchee River 10 miles | west of here, was deserted, all inhab- | itants having been evacuated to this| place and Chipley or to refugee camps | on_high ground. Spectators and relief workers return- ing from the banks of the river reported that Caryville was a wreck. Basin, Kenney, general manager of the Brown | Florida Lumber Co., which virtually owns the town, said damage at Cary- ville was conservatively estimated at half a million dollars. ‘The Choctawhatchee River reached a crest of nearly 29 feet, 9 feet higher than any previous crest recorded. Houses were torn from their founda- tions and sent floating down the river toward Choctawhatchee Bay, 60 miles to the south. Great piles of lumber | were whirled away, cluttering the river with debris. Twenty-five persons, white and col- | ored. were taken from the roof of a! dwelling near Caryville. Little was known here of damage to the section west of the Choctawhatchee | River to Pensacola. PLANES CHECK SUFFERING. 14 Additional Craft Join in Relief Work in Flooded Area. MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 18 (#). Army airmen flying _into flooded South Alabama from Maxwell Field here literally have dropped tons of food and clothing to marooned thousands awaiting rescue from house tops and knolls in the inundated area. During the four days the backwaters of Alabama's two watersheds have Jashed over the countryside around Elba, Geneva, Brewton, Castleberry and other river towns, the aviators have dis- tributed 2,385 loaves of bread, 37 cases of crackers, 27 cases of milk, 33 cases| of sausage, 480 pounds of frankfurters | and many other- supplies, including canned meats, matches, clothing and blankets, Ten additional airplanes from Nor- folk, Va., and four from Fort Bragg, N. C., have arrived to ald in the task of supplying needs of refugees. WRECKAGE FILLS ELBA. Muddy Masses in Streets Show Fury of Raging Water. ELBA, Ala, March 18 (#).—Muddy | masses of wreckage, portraying the blasted hopes, wrecked homes ruined ambitions of several thousand irhabitants of this little capital of Cof- fee County, stood as & grim monument | today to the fury of the floods that swept this section. As the flood waters receded the full | import of the damage they had caused | became visible for the first time. Havoc {was on every hand. The town was| wracked almost completely, and no property owner escaped sharing in the loss. Relief Workers Flounder in Mud. | Relief workers were floundering knee | deep in ooze and slime as they made | their ways through the'scattered ma of wreckage and debris that once was a town. Streets were littered with carcasses of live stock. Great trees| were uprooted. Automobiles had been | hurled into buildings by the water’s; fury. Conditions in the business section | were worse. Merchandise in stores had been scattered and buried under inches of slime. Piles of brick marked the places where stores once had.stood. Native Son to Help. A native son of Elba, Thomas K. Windham, now an Atlanta home build- er, announced plans to rebuild his home town as soon as the flood waters subside. Mr. Windham stated that the rellef | from Village Creek. MANY IMPERILED IN Upper: This photograph, taken by members of the 4th Photo Section of the United States Army Al | Field, shows a general view of Elba, Ala., where families were marooned on housetops by rising waters. The Eiba Consoli- | dated School housed 350 children on the second floor as well as scores of families. Rescue workers, handicapped by lack of facilities, succeeded in saving many of the marooned and in carrying food and water to others. Lower: District in Jefferson County, Ala, where 5000 persons were driven from their homes by flood waters | (Picture by telephoto from Atlanta). of Mohawk River, near Schenectad: Prisoners Driven To Second Floor Of Jail by Flood By the Associated Press. TROY, Ala, March 18.—Nine prisoners who stayed in the Cof- fee County Jail at Elba from Thursday to Saturday without food were locked up in Pike County Jail here today. Water rose to the second floor of the Coffee County Jail and Sheriff O. F. Lightner remained with his prisoners until they were taken out yesterday. He said there was no disorder and no attempts made to break for liberty, building homes damaged or destroyed by flood waters will be left to the in- habitants of the town. Mr. Windham said he planned to send his entire construction force to Elba to render emergency service in getting houses which have been swept from foundations back to original posi- tion and in bracing them up for tem- porary use when the refugees return. REFUGEE DESCRIBES DAMAG! Own Town and Milli- Ruined by Water. ATMORE, Ala, March 18 (®).—A refugee from River Falls, Ala, who passed through here yesterday, said that the town practically is ruined as a re- It of the flood, and that there was nothing left of the town of Milligan in Northwest Florida. Conditions at_Pollard, Ala., between Flomation and Brewton, are bad. The town still is under water and calls for help were issued. The water was 4 feet deep on the highway just outside of Pollard and the town can be reached only by boats. PENSACOLA IS RELIEF BASE, Alabaman gan, Seaplanes Carry Food Into Flood Areas us Const Guard Alds Task. PENSACOLA, Fla, March 18 (%) work of the Government and Red Cross will deal primarily with food and sani- tary supplies and that the task of re- Pensacola, isolated as far as rallronds and highways go, is & Southern relief base for the flood-stricken area of 4 ir Corps, Maxwell Spring rains caused rivers to flood lowlands in many sections of New York. Upper picture shows flood waters Below is aerial view of flooded district near Scotia. Northwest Florida and Southeast Ala- bama. Thirty-five seaplanes from the naval training base here yesterday flew over Brewton, Flomation, Geneva and Elba, carrying food and 'clothing, and four Coast Guard patrol boats, with pro- visions, put out for the Choctawhatchee River area. Local Red Cross units were prepar- ing to send typhold serum into the stricken area to wage a battle against outbreak of the disease, and the Salva- tion Army left with truckloads of sup- plies in an effort to reach the inhabi- tants of Milligan, who fled their flood- swept homes. The Frisco Railroad announced that its first train since Thursday would be sent out tomorrow as far as Atmore, Ala, but the Louisville & Nashville service still was suspended. The Frisco train will carry supplies to be sent by truck to Brewton and Flo- mation. GRAVES RADIOS APPEAL. £250,000 Urgently Needed, Alabama Governor Says Over WABC. NEW YORK, March 18 (#).—An ap- peal from Gov. Bibb Graves of Ala- bama for immediate funds to aid the flood sufferers in that State was broad- cast from WABC over its nation-wide | hook-up of 42 stations last night by the Columbia Broadcasting System. A message from Gov. Graves was read. It said: are in dire distress; $250,000 minimum amount_urgently needed for immediate relief. Those who desire to share in the saving of these imperiled lives may <end & contribution to Gov. Bibb Graves at the State Capitol, Montgomery, Ala. ALABAMA RAINS HEAVY. Montgomery Has Received One- third of Normal Fall for Year. MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 18 (). Rainfall here since February 26 has totaled 20,60 Inches, approximately a| {hird of the normal precipitation for & year, P. H. Smith of the United States Weather Bureau said today. Since Tuesday, the day on which rains began to send South Alabama rivers near or above flood stage, the rainfall here totals 8.9 inches, ifteen thousand Alabama sufferers | Floods Scour R Bottoms of Georgia, Washing Out Stills By the Associated Press. MACON, Ga. March 18 — Boilers and barrels, riding the receding waters of South Geor- gla floods, today told, the story of & huge prohibition clean-up in which neither Federal nor State officers participated. Literally hundreds of riverside stills, which because of their in- accessibility had been compara- tively safe from internal rev- enue men, were swept away by the high waters. “Three times as many Federal officers as there are on duty here could not have done the work so well,” one officer said in comment- ing on the flood's clean sweep of the {llicit liquor industry. I0WA RIVERS SPREAD SUFFERING OVER STATE ! Scores Driven From Homes as High Water Floods Power Plant and Blocks Roads. DES MOINES, Towa, March 18 (#).— | Rivers throughout Iowa were still at | high points today—the most serious flood conditions existing along the Cedar River in the Eastern part of the State. At Vinton, the city water and electric power plants were put out of commis- sion and scores of families living in lowlands were forced from their homes. Railrond tracks west of Vinton were washed out, and highways were im- | passable. Similar conditions were reported at Keokuk, Waterloo and Des Moines. | Man With ‘Baby’ Robs Movie. CHICAGO, March 18 (#).—A father- ly young robber, carrying a bundle that appeared to be & baby wrapped in pink blankets, stepped up to & movie theater cashier's window last night and while |bystanders thought he was buying tickets for the family he pointed a_gun at the woman cashler and took $125. 4 4 ALABAMA AND NEW YORK FLOODS ARPLANE CARRIERS CALLED BLUNDERS La Guardia Describes Sara- toga and Lexington as $90,000,000 Waste. By Cable to The Star. PANAMA CITY, Panama, March 18. —Representative Fiorello H. La Guardia, Republican, of New York, just prior to his departure for home yesterday on the steamer Cristobal with his bride and the other members of the congressional party, which has been visiting here | since Wednesday, criticized vehemently iwo phases of United States Army and Navy activities. EAKERHOPS OFF ON TEXAS FLIGHT Army Captain Hopes to Reach Brownsville From Pan- ama by Dusk. By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 18.— Capt. Ira C. Eaker, who is speeding to Brownsville, Tex., from Panama on & Northward bound dawn-to-dusk at- tempt, arrived at Managua at 8:22 a.m. and hopped off 10 mnutes iater for Guatemala City. The captain, who gave up a South- ward- bound dawn-to-dusk attempt on { his arrival here Saturday, said that he | was confident of reaching Brownsville before nightfall. The American fiyer, who left Panama first stop at David, Panama, at 6:11 and required only 11 minutes to refuel, hopping off for Managua at 6:22. NEW SHIP IS TESTED. Reliability of Speedy Craft Is Object of Flight. COLON, Panama, March 18 (®).— Capt. Ira C. Faker, pilot of the record- breaking plane, “The Question Mark,” took off from France Field at 4 am., Eastern standard time, on a dawn-to- dusk fiight to Brownsville, Tex. On the trip South Capt. Eaker en- countered head winds and was finally forced to acknowledge failure when he climbed 13,000 feet without surmount- ing a thick cloud formation. He at- tempted to fly around the mass, but was unsuccessful. Finally flying to a height of 15,000 he reached fair visibility and was able to continue, but had been so much delayed it was impossible to keep his schedule. “This fast new Army plane is on trial,” he said. “The idea is to see if one-day communication with the Canal Zone is possible for express dispatch for military purposes.” WORKERS CREMATED. Five Lose Lives When Trapped by Molten Metal. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, March 18 (#).—Five workmen, including a fore- burned to death today through the ac- cidental collapse of a huge crucible of | molten steel. | A ton of red-hot liquid metal poured |over the victims, of whose bodies | scarcely a vestige remained when help | arrived. |of Colonial Airways, said he was at a “total loss” to explain the disaster. Plane Had Made Several Trips. The plane, which had & carrying Mr. La Guardia branded the aircraft | carriers Lexington and Saratoga as “a! $90,000,000 blunder,” and declared ths[} the Army was using obsolete aircraft in defense of the Panama Canal. He as- serted that the Navy aircraft here was superior to the Army's equipment, al- though the Army’s air personnel was of the highest quali He said: Calls Army Motors Obsolete. “Although both have had equal op- portunities, the naval Canal Zone air- craft equipment, especially motors, is far ahead of the Army’s, and as soon as I get back to Washington I am going to find out why. The motors which zare being used in Army planes here were obsolete years ago.” Speaking of the part played by the aircraft carriers Saratoga and Lexington in the recent Panama maneuvers, La Guardia said: “The two big carriers showed their peculiar vulnerability in the maneuvers. Location of either ship by the enemy would put not only the ship out of commission, but would mean the de- struction of its large personnel, all its planes and its purpose. The Lexington and Saratoga should be decommissioned because of their inefficiency and not 2. cause of their excegsive cost of oper: tion, although that is as good an ex- cuse &s any. Criticizes Navy. “The Navy knew their operation cost before the ships were commissioned and the Navy knows their inefficiency was revealed in the recent maneuvers, but won't acknowledge the fact. The Navy's report of the maneuvers was not a frank statement of what happened. costly example of the Navy, not recog- nizing aviation as a new defensive and offensive weapon of war. This blun- der has cost the United States more than $90,000,000, and I have the figures to_prove it.” La Guardia insisted that the maneu- vers did not reveal any necessity for ad- ditional cruisers, but instead for more air defenses, adding that the carrier provided in the cruiser bill—namely, of 10,000 to 13,000 tons—was the type that he favored. While the others in the congressional party of 3 Senators and 16 Rep- resentatives followed the prescribed itinerary La Guardia bolted the party and browsed around in Panama and the Canal Zone, observing conditions and expressing his opinions for the local daily Panama American. La Guardia declined to discuss the possibility of his ‘running for mayor of New York, but his demeanor indi- cated that he was seriously consider- ing such action. All the Representa- tives departed yesterday afternoon ex- cept Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Demo- crat, of Montana, who is to fly to Nicaragua unC ‘Tuesday (Copy 14 KILLED AS PLANE CRASHES INTO CAR ON RAILROAD TRACKS (Continued From First Page) to land, then crash against the car. They summoned aid and hurried to the scene. Foote and Parsons were found where they had been hurled through the roof of the car. Foote had suffered several fractures of the skull and internal in- juries and is in a critical condition today. He asked his rescuers for a cigarette and wished to know if he was in New York. He soon became un- consclous. Parsons suffered a broken leg and | was severely cut and bruised, but also \was conscious when picked up. The ipodies of the dead were found massed jand tangled in the wreckage of the ! cabin, | Last Flight for Day. The accident happened at 5:08 p.m. at a desolate spot on the Jersey Meadows between Newark and Eliza- bethport, about a mile from the airport, only a few minutes after the ship had started on what was to have been the last flight for the day. Yoote came to Newark four days ago to join the Colonial Alrway flyers. He had been employed at the Ford air- plane factory in Detroit, building and flying ships of the type of the wrecked plane. He learned to fly during the war and had 2,500 hours flying time in his record. He had 200 flying hours on Ford ships. Dudley Rowland, operating manager The Saratoga and Lexington are a! capacity of 14 passengers and 2 pilots, was one of a fleet operated by Colonial in daily flights over New York Harbor and Manhattan. It made several trips | vesterday before the crash. The owners !announced it had been found in per- | fect condition before the fatal flight. | The plane was handled safely Sat- {urday in a_freak wind and rain storm by Capt. Edwin Weatherdon, with a full load of passengers. Yesterday. was the first time six of the | { victims had flown. | Mayor Jerome T. Congleton called a | conference this morning in an effort to bring together governmental and other agencies which will investigate . the | disaster. A group of officials went to | the scene of the accident for-an inspee~ | tion before joining Mayor Congleton at. | the City Hall. Among those the mayor invited to confer with him were Gen. John | O'Ryan, president of Colonial Airway: Inc., owners of the ill-fated machine; Dudley Rowland, operations manager of the firm; Inspector Boggs of the aero- | nautical division of the Department of | Commerce: Reid Chambers of the {Umh-d States Aviation Underwriters, i Edwin Weatherdon, chief Colonial pilot here, and Lieut. Richard Aldworth, manager of the airport. OPERATORS ISSUE STATEMENT. i Tanks Had Four Hours' Gas and Motors In Good Shape, Say Officials. NEW YORK, March 18 (4) Airways, which operated the plane that crashed at Newark yesterday, issued this | statement _today: | “Edward Weatherdon, regular pilot of the plane, who inspected it before it was enough gas in the tanks for four hours of flying. “The Ford Co. states these tri-motor ships can carry a load.of 2,500 pounds and climb to 5,000 feet with two motors. The load vesterday was 14 passengers, At approximately 150 pounds each, mak- ing a total of 2,100 pounds and the pilot | . “The normal life of the motors is 11,500 hours, and up to yesterday the { motors had run 251 hours, OTHER CRASHES RECALLED. NEW YORK, March 18 (#).—The airplane accident which cast 14 lives at Newark, N. J, recalled the crash of an airplane into the harbor at Rio Janeiro November 4 last, when 14 were killed. The plane, which was flying out to greet the veteran Brazilian aviator, Al- berto Santos Dumont, went into a tail- spin_and plunged into the waters of the harbor. Thirteen persons were car- ried to their deaths in the plane, while the fourteenth was flung out of the machine and died after he had been picked up by a launch The death of another person re- sulted indirectly from the crash when a diver who was attempting to recover bodies died when his airlines fouled while he was under the water. On January 12, a large Fokker Army transport plane crashed at Royalton, near Harrisburg, Pa. resulting in the .loss of eight lives, In September of 1927, a sightseeing plane crashed at Handley Field, N. J.. killing seven persons. The plane had taken off in a “bargain day” flight and crashed near Dunellen, resulting in the deaths of the pilot, H. Y. Chandler, | and six others. Other airplane crashes in which five ‘nr more persois were killed included: 1 April 11, 1926, five killed in crash of two planes at Folkestone, England. ! July 3, 1926—Five, including two Chi- :vr;wufl killed at Rossaupt, Czecho- | slovakia. | August 2, 1926—Five spectators killed, | seven injured. as plane plunged to earta ! at Heydenheim, Germany. October 3, 1926--Seven lost lives as plane crashed on shore of English Channel. July 28, 1927—Five killed when plane exploded following crash at Bremen, Germany. September 24, 1927—Six dead in crash of Lufthansa plane near Schleiz, Germany. | November 29, 1927—Six Frenchmen killed in Morocco. | October 17, 1027—W. W. Winburn |and four others lost lives in San An- tonlo, Tex., crash. March 5, 1928—Five dead in crash of homemade plane at San Diego, Calif. May 5, 1928—Seven killed in crash at Toklo, Japan September 5, 1928—Seven killed in mail plane crash at Pocatello, Idaho. November 15, 1928--Six killed, one injured, at San Antonlo, Tex., when wing snapped off plane, December 2, 1928—Five burned to death in crash 3t Spur, Tex. { P ot g at 4 o'clock this morning made his| man of an iron foundry in Ostrau were | Colonial | started on its fatal trip, reported there | O TRESENA TOSTAY N POST German Foreign Office Denie:{ He Will Resign After Rep- ‘ arations Parley. Z By the Associated Press. ; BERLIN, March 18—Official and nouncement was made today by the! foreign office that Dr. Gustav Streses mann has no intention of resigning as German foreign minister after cond’ clusion of the reparations conference in Paris. i I ‘ Minister] POWER HELD WEAKENING. Observer Believes Tiring of Duties. BY DR. GUSTAV STOLPER. | By Radio to The Star. BERLIN, March Foreign 18.—The forelgn press in the last few days has been publishing reports prophesying the coming resignation of Foreign Minfster Stresemann. It has not yet come sto that, ; Dr. Stresemann actu office. Personal and pa! combine to make him so. far from satisfactory pletely recovered from last year's severe ilin While he resumed his duties after a few months' rest. his ability to work was reduced and his. joy in com- bat was lamed. Although he enjoys life's good things, he has taken the greatest care of himself. He has drurk no alcohol and has attended almost™no social affairs, although this last is_especially difficult for the foreign minister, and above all in Berlin. S Political “Health” Wanes. But Dr. Stresemann’s political health is also weakened. He stood on the pin- nacle of his triumphs when he received the Nobel Peace Prize following Lo- carno in 1926, and made his great peace speech at Oslo. At that time the world still believed in the spirit of Locarno. Since then, one disappoint= ment has followed another, and noth- ing of what Germany had promised herself as a result of Locarno has come to_pass. The whole world at that time re- garded the evacuation of the Rhine- land as a matter of course, but today, almost. four years later, it is not even being discussed. No foreign political event has hap- pened in the last three years. Rela- | tions with Poland have not improved, {the tariff war continues, the question of union with Austria is farther from solution than ever, and in the question of racial minorities, in which Germany is .most interested because millions of Germans were handed over to enemy states against their will at Versailles, despite Herr Stresemann’s great and statesmanlike speech. Other Plans Foolish. Nevertheless, it would be foolish to charge Dr. Stresemann with all these failures, for the policies carried on by | him are the only policies Germany can have in her particular situation. Even if the policies suggested by overwise counselors could be realized, they would |lead to destruction—no matter whether | closer relation with Russia against | Western Europe, an alliance with Italy against France, an alliance with France !against Italy or England, or whatever {other fantastic plans of the dilettantes may Have been suggested. Dr. Stgesemagn's failures in-the last | month e recorded more in domestic | than in foreign political matters. His | own party, which he founded and made strong, refuses follow,_his leadership. There has long béan a gilf between him and the Peqple’s party, but has only now hecome visible ta, outsiders. Swings to Left.Wing. ., Altheugh &’ formep /Nationalis§, 'Dr. Stresemann® became the apostle of. in- | ternational peace ideas and he Swang toward :the Democratitc left, whereas | the bulk of his party remained nation- | alistic:and reagtionary. As long &s the | leader retained his complete physical | strength he regularly overcame O?pfll- | tion, but this no longer is possible for | the sick Stresemann. _His party listens to | him with respect and applauds his ora- | tory, but rejects his advice and wishes. | This is probably what depresses ‘him | most and makes him consider resignire. | It is hard to imagine Germany's pub- | lic life and, still more, European poli- cies without this man. for there is mo- body in sight capable of filling his pluce. ! (Copyrizht, 1929.) y S TAMMANY HALL LOOKS T0 WALKER TO NAME * OLVANY’S SUCCESSOR (Continued From First Page).. is tired of cal reasons His health is He never com- | elevation of Mr. Olvany nearly- five years ago. Nearly a dozen names were beirg mentioned as possibilities, and the ad- | herents of several district leaders, nota- {bly John F. Curry of the fifth Assem- bly district, and Edward J. Ahearn of the fourth, were stirring in-their bebalf. Outstanding among the more promi- nent Tammany figures mentioned were former Justice Jeremiah T. Mahoney [n[ the Supreme Court and John F. Gil- {christ. The reaction against them was | all but unanimous on the part of dis- trict leaders because of their close af- filiation with former Gov. Smith. The names of both Mahoney and Gilchrist were advanced within a few hours after Mr. Olvany’s resignation became known Friday evening. It was generally accepted that the suggestions came from pro-Smith sources. The sentiment against any attempt upon the part of the Smith-Prokauer-Moskowitz influence in Tammany Hall to assume charge of the new leadership has rap- idly intensified. It iS expected that the former gov- ernor will undertake to make his voice heard in the selection of a new leader and that he undoubtedly will exert some influence, but the fact that he is out of office and has no patronage to offer and that he has just led Tam- many to defeat in a campaien for the greatest goal the Wigwam ever sought to achieve are said to have-left him without appreciable power to overcome a deep-rooted animosity which has grown toward him in the rank and file of Tammany in the last several years. There is every indication that many committes members are waiting for an opportunity to overthrow any candi- date who bears the stamp of the Smith approval. The suggestion that the resignation of Mr. Olvany might precipitate a fight between the adherents of ex-Gov. Smith and Mayor Wa for whom the for- mer governor is said to harbor small polit afiection, was not reearded in a serious light. Aside from the general belief that Mr. Smith cannot now exert the power to elect his selection, it was poiuted out that both he and Mayor Walker are far too astute and “regular” Tammany politicians to inject a serious disruption within the Hall at so crit- ical a juncture as the eve of a mayoral- ity election. Busses to Be Detoured. Announcement is made by the Wash ington Rapid Transit Co. that, begin- ning Tuesday. March 19, all busses now being operated by way of Columbia road between Thirteenth and Sixteenth streets will be temporarily detoured by way of Irving street between Thirteenth | and Sixteenth streets, because of sewer construction work being done on Colum- bia road between Fourteenth and Fif- teenth streets. This change will be in effect about a month.