Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1931, Page 18

B2 # FLOODS MENACING LARGE SOUTH AREA Highway, Rail and Air Traffic Hampered—Streams Still Rising. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., December 19.—Flood | conditions drove residents from their homes and hampered highway and rail- | road traffic in scattered sections of the | South today and fog-laden skies dis- | rupted eirplane schedules and gave! threat of additional rains tomorrow. Farmerville, in Northern Louisiana, was virtually cut off by high water in all directions. With the flood cortinu- | ing to rise rapidly, especially in the| Ludre River, indications were that both | rail and highway traffic would be im- passable tonight. Reports from a number of other sec- tions of Northeast Louisiana said water | was rising rapidly. but most of the| highways were still open and railway | traffic being maintain Highway Under Water. The Monroe-Farmerville road in Lou- | Isiana was reported to be four feet under | water. Last night 25 employes of tho] State Highway Department, worked m; save State highway No. 11, between | Farmerville and Bernice. The road was | reported to be more than three feet| under water. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, A Visible Reason for Mailing Early Batesville, in Northern Mississippi, | became a haven for flood refugees as water through three breaks in a levee on the Tallahatchie River near there!| | yesterday and Curtis. Several TS flooded lowlands at Mimms hundred colored Southern Ps Miss, left their homes waters crept into that vicinity. ville prepared to take care of ilies expected from Crowder, Stone and Asa, Miss. all in the path of the flow. In Southern Arkansas threats of a serious flood faded as small streams | Teceded and the Ouachita River carried off the flood waters. At Monroe, La., how- | ever. the Ouachita was reported rising. | Bernice, Ala., was isolated from high- way anfl railroad communication for | some time by a flood in Cornie Bayou | late vesterday plentation we in Mississippi River § r the Mississippi at Memphis ed no major 3 Tivel's levees are built to with higner water than is at preser catcd Reports from North dicated this area wou damage. onsiderable damage was done to highways and bridges in Mississippi. | Rain was predicted tonight and prob- | ably Sunday morning in Louisiana and | Mississippt. Arkansas was expected to | get rain tonight, but clearing weather was predicted for that State Sunday. MOVE FOR WHEAT Senate Agriculture Group In-| dorses Bill for Donation of 40 Million Bushels. A Senate committee yesterday started | & move to take down the bars which | separate the needy from the Farm Board's mountainous store of wheat. With the approval of Chairman Stone of the board, the Agriculture Commit- tee indorsed a measure to give 40,000.000 bushels of wheat to charity. The board, despite sales of millions of bushels to foreign governments, still has about 189,000,000 bushels which it acquired during costly stabilization oper- ations Chairman McNary of the committee said the measures would be pressed for Senate action tomorrow in time for a Christmas gift. Senators Capper. Republican, Kan- sas, and Wheeler, Democrat. Montana, sponsored the wheat donation. They drafted the 40.000.000-bushel bill. to- gether with Senator Thomas, Democrat, Oklahoma Despite its indorsement by Chairman Stone, there is some speculation on the attitude of the administration toward the measure. President Hoover has opposed any direct appropriation from the Federal Treasury for feeding or clothing on the principle that it would amount to a dole. The measure would have the wheat charged to the credit of the Farm Board's $500,000.000 revolving fund and does not involve any Government ap- propriation. Senator Norris, Republican, of Ne- braska, insisted the wheat be made available for striking miners in Ken- tucky who are outside the realm of | Red Cross relief. The subcommittee stipulated that the wheat be given to the Red Cross or any other charitable organization desig- nated by President Hoover. CANADIAN RAIL HEAD ATTEND LABOR PARLEY Confer on 10 Per Cent Wage Slash With Officials of Running Trades Behind Closed Doors. By the Associated Press. MONTREAL. Quebec, December 19. | —Railway officials and chairmen of | the running trades today opened nego- tiations to determine whether the em- | ployes would accept a 10 per cent cut in their pay checks. No decision was reached at the closed meeting, but it was announced conferences would be continued later A board of conciliation recommended a 10 per cent wage cut in the em- ployes' salaries, effective as from No- vember 15, although it made the de- cision public about two weeks after that date. The_railways reduced the men’s pay from November 15, but the union rep- Tesentatives claimed the board's recom- mendation was not retroactive and the cut should not have been made until the day the report was handed out. The Dominion Department of Justice ruled the board's decision was not | retroactive, and it is this point which the union representatives and railway officials seek to settle. The Depart- ment of Justice ruling is not binding. DETROIT BANKS MERGE Guardian National Bank of Com- merce to Have $150,000,000. DETROIT, December 19 (#).—A new banking house with combined resources of more than $150,000,000 was created in Detroit today with the consolidation of the Guardian Detroit Bank and the National Bank of Commerce. Bott banks belong to the Guardian Detroit Union group. The new bank is to be known as the Guardian National Bank of Commerce. It will have capital of $10,000.000; sur- plus of $5,000,000; undivided profits of $1,500,000, and reserves exceeding $6,000,000. e consolidation will be stockholders Decem! it to have the details by Jenuary 1. d uipon 20, and pleted in upper photo prompted Postmaster Will ans con v st to mail on id be to avoid al d “HIGHER-UPS” WORK ! TO NAME KI DNAPERS | Kansas City Criminal Leaders Seek to Identify Donnelly Abductors. ups” in criminal circles of Kan- sas City. reported instrumental in ef- fecting the release of Mrs. Nell Quinlan Donnelly, millionaire garment maru- facturer, from her kjdnapers yesterday, now are believed to be endeavoring to identify her abductors in order to clear themselves. Mrs. Donnelly was un- harmed | The Kansas City Star says that. as a result of their efforts, the names of the kidnapers “may be in possession of Chief of Police Lewis M. Siegfried to- night,” The chief previously has said he be- lieved the kicnaping was the work of outsiders, who had not counted on the case attracting the attention of such of the garment company execu- former Senator James A, Reed Reed remained at the Donrelly home during Mrs. Donnelly’s absence and de- clared he would spend the rest of his life in convicting the kidnapers if they injured their prisoner Searching for the Kansas City, Kan: cottage in which Mrs. Donneily held Wednesday night, Thursday and Thursday night, while her abductors inly sought to collect $75.000 ransom, officers visited two places on the city’s | outskirts today without result. | Mrs. Donnelly continued to rest at her home today, but tomorrow is ex- pected to accompany Chief Siegfried in | an automobile in an effort to retrace the route taken by the kidnapers of her and | her colored chauffeur. CORNELL TO BUILD DORMITORY FOR MEN Plan of Completing Group and Aid- ing in Relief of Unem- ployed Announced. By the Associated Press ITHACA. N. Y., December 19.—Plans for immediate construction at Cornell University of a new men's dormitory as a help toward unemployment and as a step toward completing the dormi- tory group planned by the late George | C. Boldt. chairman of the board of trustees, was announced today by the university. I The building, to be known as Men- nen Hall, was made possible by the gift of $100,000 from Willlam G. Men- nen of Newark, N. J, and Mrs. Elma Mennen Williams of Detroit, Mich. In 1921 they pledged the $100,000, interest | on which was to be used for general university purposes, but with the pro- vision that the fund eventually was to be used for construction of a unit in the projected dormitory group. VETERANS GET YULE GIFT Congress Sends $200,000,000 Bonus Resolution to Hoover. ¥ the Associated Press. World War veterans got a $200,000,- 000 Christmas appropriation from Con- gress yesterd: in the first legislation ent to President Hoover at this ses- sion. The House resolution appropriating | this amount for loans by the Veterans' Bureau on the soldier bonus certifi- cates went through the Senate quickly. The resolution also carried an item of $3,925,000 for adjusted service and de- pendent pa 8- year -old tree Sheared and § l .25 Well Shaped fl.lrru. each $1.50 rubs, 2 and 3 year bushes r 1. ol 4 for 4 for L4 for Flowering S Spirea Anthony_Waterer, Red, 4 fo Bridal-Wreath Spirea 4 fo Syringa Mock Orange Bush Honeysuckle, Pink. Forsythia, y Bloomer, cllow ... .. 4 for Boge of Sharon, Double Fink, White s GARDENS | Arket, N. T Add T5c for Packing snd o) ai NEW MARKET PERENNIAL 55 Randolph Roid, New Lower picture shows post %«g n M. Mooney and presents Post Office. Even greeting not later than today, man heavily laden” with mail Star Staff Photo. all Cr at the ma Heads Club ELECTED BY PUBLIC SPEAK- ING GROUP. HERBERT G. PILLEN, | Secretary to Herbert Robert Bulkley of Ohlo, has been elected president of the Thirteen Club, which is composed of | a group of men interested in advancing | themselves along lines of public speak- ing and parliamentary procedure. The club derives its name from the 13 tenets | of Benjamin Franklin's famous Junto Club. | Other officers chosen at Thursday night's meeting were Ralph Houser, vice president; Albert E. Brault, secretary; Clyde E. Kellogg, treasurer; Dewey Zirken, parllamentarian, and Dr. Carl J. Mess, marshal. The board of direc- tors includes Frank E. Johnson, Charles Prettyman, Dr. Charles Matz and W. Richard Harvey. | oSN ablished ¥ 13 carat and 6 points La- dies’ Solitaixe 18-kt. white gold. 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Manning. lent. announced today on his n from the Capital e Cord Corporation, operators of Century Air Lines and Century- m on the Pacific Coast the Postmacter General Brown said ves- dav that mail ought to be carried he said, “and I it for that gton shortly it & detailed wat figure. We are ready to all the mail flown in davtime. think we can make money at that figure. not by carrving the mail alone but by additional business we expect to develop.” Present rates call for approximately 60 cents for 200 pounds. the base figure. in the best flying weather, and range up to $1.17 per mile for the maximum loads carried of 1,600 pounds in “dirty” fiving weather The compeny would also take over the night mail if given a reasonable time to prepare for the task, pro- ortionately low raics, Manning said. CHRISTMAS MAIL YIELDS MORE VALUABLE LIQUOR | Loser of Brandy in Loaf of Bread Has Company in Those Who Miss Wines. By the Acsociated Press PHILADELPHIA. December 19.—The man who didn't get a couple of bot tles of 1880 brandy hidden in r bread mailed from Germany because a post office clerk dropped them on the floor last Monday had some com- pany in his misery today Milton Lambert. in charge of the eign mail section, discovered a score L containing clothing and toys. a quart of charpagne 4 held rt also confiscated two boses of wine-filled candies from England Postal officials said they planned no action against the persons to whom the parcels were addressed. 19 AUTOISTS ARRESTED Policeman Conducts One-Man Cam- paign on Traffic Violators. Conducting & one-man campaign against traffic violations in the tenth precinct, Motor Cycle Policeman Ray- mond V. Sinclair. recognized as the ar- rest champion of the Police Depart- ment. took 19 motorists into custod a five-hour period last night All the arrests were made for minor violations, including parking and im- proper lights. With few exceptions, the defendants chose to forfeit the collateral they posted for their release. I Established 8 Y st > . RN Bargains Diamond Dinner Ring, 5 large Diamonds weighing 114 carats. Beautiful 375 design $500 gorgeous Ladies’ Solitaire Diamond Ring. Platinum mounting, set with large Marquise d $800 large perfect Ladi Solit Diamond Ring. Gorgeous platinum mount- ing, studded with 8550 diamonds $850 Platinum Diamond Watch and Bracelet, studded with blue-white Diamonds bargain fom = as | s e i e e e e e e e e e D. C., DECEMBER 20, 1931—PART ONE. NINE ARE ARRESTED ON LIQUOR CHARGES Raiders Find Big Supply of Rum—Three Women Among Prisoners. Nine persons, including three women, | were arrested on prohibition charges | and 120 gallons of whisky, 23 gallons | of wine and 84 bottles of beer were | seized by members of the first inspoc tion district vice squad late yesterday | and last night | Two of the men taken into custody | were arrested by Detective Sergt. Frank O. Brass, a memnber of head- quarters hold-up squad, when their suspicious actions attracted the detec- | tive's_attention while he was cruising near Florida avenue and T street north- east in search of two bandits who fig-, ured in last night's hold-ups. 90 Gallons Confiscated. The largest haul of the day was made when the squad raided the home of John L. Agnew, 29. colored, 119 E street, and confiscated 90 gallons of leged whisky. Agnew was booked at the first inspection district headquarters on | a possession charge | Mrs. Evelyn Reed, 24- and Mrs. Fannie Scalila booked for possession after the s raided their home at 1858 Mintwoo: street and reported finding 23 gallons of wine, 84 bottles of beer and 2 quarts of liquor. Brass arrested Francis O. Gillian, 22 colored, 1034 Fourth street. and John H. Simms. 31, colored. 11151, Sixth street northeast. and turned them over to the first district squad when he stopped them outside a gasoline statio at Florida avenue and T strest nort east and found five cases of alleged whisky in their car. Suspicions Aroused. The detective and Policen C iquarters chauffe cruising the city with two hold-up vic- tims in search of the bandits when Gillian and Simms espied the police car and drove hurriedly away His suspicions aroused by their ac- tions, Brass halted their car. Possescion charges were | against George Thomas, 24, colored and Louise Thomas, 18. colored. when |a search of their home. at 1248 Six- | and-a-half street, is alleged to have | disclosed a quart of whisky. { | Joseph E. Davis. 34. of 487 Pennsyl- | vania avenue, and Wilson Jefferson, 23 (col-red, 800 P street, were arrested on similar charges when stopped on down {town streets by members of fach was carryving two pints of w ce report PHILIPPINE POST CHANGE PREDICTED | War Department Officials Expect Davis to Resign and Roose- ar-old nurse, also filed po velt Succeed. By the Associated Press gnation of Dwight F. Davis and intment of Theod csevelt ernor General of the Philippines dicted last night by War De- t officials of absence. had a | Philippizie affairs yesterd dent Hoover and Secretary Hurley at the White House. He declined to discuss recurring reports of his im- pending resignation beyond saying he did not submit his resignatic The Governor General was considering resigning, however, be- cause of the poor health of Mrs. Davis who is now in Paris and who was unable to join him in the Philippines because of the climate. While he declined to discuss the independence question. he was under- tood to share Secretary Hurley's view that economic reforms must precede | autonomy for the islands: Gov. Roosevelt Sails for U. S. ! SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. 19 P1—Gov. Theodore Re is wav to tac United to spend Christmas without Faving ind ttitude toward ports that be appointed governor general of Philippines. | The Governor, who is scheduled to arrive at New York Monday, said fore sailing that he expected to return to Porto Rico in January While in the United States, be said. he intended to go to Washington to work for is- | land legislation. R A0 i Super-efficient new Supcr-Heterodyne _circ Shock-proof, _rubber chassis to dampen vibratio; Continuous ~ band-pass tone-control. Hand operated. Scientifically impregnated densers. former. 1817 Adams M:x :a. ¢ 18t (t':ol. Rd) ¥ | mate of the Hebrew Home for the Aged, | husband | the TERMS TO SUIT Look Into the Back! RCA-Victor kit mounted variable con- For lifetime perform- nce. oise _eliminating power trans- Ten-Point Synchromous Tone System Open Evenings 107-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIES IN SLEEP AT HEBREW HOME Mrs. Devon Came to America | From Russia in 1880 After Hard Life. Conquered Paralysis at 90| and Enjoyed Health Until Death. Mrs. Cyril Devon, 107-year-old in- died yesterday. Death claimed the centenarian as she | slept. At 90 che recovered from a | state of semi-paralysis to become one of the most active inmates of the in- | stitution. | Born in Odessa, Russia, in 1824, Mrs. | Devon's life was marked by old-world | tragedies and new-world hope. Ma ried young, her sufferings under the Czarist regime began when her young was forced into conscript | service in the Russian army. She re- mained in Russia, however, until after her husband’s death, which followed | 25 years of army service, Stages Remarkable Recovery. In 1880, after 56 years of life under government of Russia, the widow came o the United States, Here she adopted several children. In 1900 she visited Russia only to return to Wash- ington where she had lived continu- ously ever since. | Mrs. Devon entered the Hebrew | Home for the Aged in 1914, when the ! institution was 1°cated at 415 M street inder the supervision of its founde Bernard Danzansky. When first s moved to the home the elderiy woman was in a semi-paralyzed condition, but at the age of 90 she evidenced & re- markable recuperation | Her overy and longevity she at- buled to regularity in living habits. e retired nightly at 7:30 o'clock and 100 MORE SUMMONED IN CONSPIRACY TRIAL, Prosecution Avoids Placing Eight Former Chicago Officials Twice in “Jeopardy.” MRS. CYRIL DEV arose at 6 o'clock each morning. Ex- cept for attacks of indigestion, one of which actually caused her death, ill- ness wais virtually unknown to Mrs. | Devon in her later years. Gave Income to Chest. A stanch supporter of the Com- munity Chest, Mrs. Devon addressed a campalgn audience of 1,000 persons during the Chest’s drive in 1928. Prac- tically every penny of her slender in- come was contributed to the Chest Possessed of a calm disposition her- self, the venerable woman would toler- ate no quarrels among her fellow resi- dents of the home without making an effort to halt them. “Stop your quarreling,” she would ad- monish them, “life s too short—and besides you have one foot in the grave already!” She is survived by two grandchildren Benjamin Bortnick and Mrs. Esther Bonderaf, both of Washington. Funeral services for Mrs. Devon will be held at the Hebrew Home, at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Burial will be in the cemetery of the Fifth and I street Synagogue. By the Associated Pre CHICAGO, December 19 —The State d to take no chances on escape ts on a plea of double trial of the eight former v district officials charged with 7 to misspend $5.000.000 pub- e Monday. An- 500 testified been_in recess since affirmed the right to demand trial by jury nal Court judges are hear- wit- iate defense agrees to non- prosecution begin its case re a jury, Assistant State's rney John E. Northup said today believe if the case were to stop " Northup :aid, “it would have to i al under the law the further prosecu- a jury. W= cannot double jeopardy which I the defendants "Gl FURN whom th_indict- ¢ Tuesday. office to- questioned. | | TWO KILLED, 60 HURT, | AS TRAINS CRASH IN FOG Accident Dagenham, England; Steamer Damaged Regular $9.50 Occasional Chairs $590 Beautifully up- holstered chairs of newest design and finish. A wonder- ful gift! Occurs at in s the As LONDON. December 0! were kiiled an Collision on Channel. 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