Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1937, Page 4

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If you feel slug- @ish, headachy, dizzy or bilious, due ‘to constipation, you may be quite sure your breath is telling others. /Get & package of E-Z tablets today. At all good drug stores, only 35c. A LA FONTAINE SUED FOR SECOND TIME Virginian Asks $50,000 and Interest for Alleged Gam- ing Losses. By a Staff Correspondent of The Btar. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Janu- ary 20.—James A. (Jimmy) La Fon- taine, reputed owner of the Bladens- burg road gambling house near the District line, was sued for the second time in two months here yesterday, ‘when a former South Washington, Va., grocery store owner asked $50,000 for alleged gambling losses. The plaintiff, Ellis Leyy, 32, of 922 South Eads street, South Washington, “| said in his declaration the money was lost “at gaming tables maintained and "| operated by defendants” from Novem- ber, 1929, to December, 1935. Named as co-dependant in the action was Jimmy's son, James A. La Fontaine, jr. Introduced through Attorneys A. Gwynn Bowie of Upper Marlboro and Franklyn Yasmer of Washington, the suit also asks interest accruing since December, 1935, although the amount of that sum is not stated in the declaration. According to the statement, Levy's $50,000 was spent on “games of chance, known as ‘craps’ games.” The action is set for the April term of Circuit Court. The two La Fontaines were sued for nearly $6,000 by Henry Welling of Washington last November. Yasmer said today he had asked that an attachment be served against La Fontaine’s account in .a Prince Georges bank. Sheriff J. Guy Bel} had not issued the attachment this morning. Flood (Continued From First Page.) W. P. A. workmen and volunteers fell back before the swollen stream. Rivers in Southern Illinois rose steadily. Many persons in the danger zones packed their belongings and fled to higher ground. The City Council of Mount Carmel, Ill, appealed for shelter for refugees. More than 100 homes were evacuated in the Wabash River Valley. Highways at Shawnee- town were under water to a depth of 21, feet. ‘Thirty-five persons found shelter in | without gas and heat, endangering the lives of many persons affiicted with influenza. At flood stage along its entire 9§0- mile length, the Ohio was expected | to reach a 60-foot crest at Ashland, Ky., and Porthmouth, Ohio, late today or early Thursday. Pittsburgh Damage Slight. Anxiety in Pittsburgh subsided when the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers receded after reaching a 28.1-foot crest. Damage to property along the downtown river front was slight. A hundred families near Huntington, W. Va., and 230 persons near Parkers- burg moved from lowland homes. Hundreds of lowland residents either left or prepared to leave for higher ground in Western Tennessee. The Mississippi River spproached ficod. stage at Memphis. ‘While some parts of the Middle Weat fought flood waters, others and the Far West suffered from snowstorms and subzero weather. Two persons died in North Dakota’s cold wave. At Bemidji, Minn., the thermometer regis- tered 43 degrees below zero yesterday. TRIBUTARIES RAMPAGING. Gets More Rain. Rampaging tributaries and a promise watershed created a dangerous and unpredictable situation today along the big stream. The muddy waters crept above the 34-foot stage on the Memphis gauge last night while feeder streams rose menacingly in the Arkansas-Missouri flood sector, inundating thousands of acres and routing lowland dwellers. No immediate concern was felt, for the far-flung levee system was built but Meteorologist W. F. McDonald at New Orleans viewed the situa- tion pessimistically. “With waters well over flood f in the Ohio Basin,” he said, “the | prospect is distinctly unfavorable be- ‘cnuu it is on such a preliminary | | situation that bad floods of late Spring develop" ‘Workmen battled to save levees in Northeast Arkansas and Southeast | Missouri, where the St. Prancis and Black Rivers broke through to inun- date 50,000 acres. Mississippi River | backwater spread over lowlands in | West Tennessee. |, At Nashville, Tenn. the Cumber- | land was more than 6 Teet above flood | stage, driving many families from front buildings. OHIO'S CREST ALARMING. Stage at Cincinmati. CINCINNATI, January 20 (#).— The mighty Ohlo eased away from flood heights along its upper reaches today, but elsewhere continued to- ward its crest with prospects of a pro- longed “siege” in the lower valley. Flood Expert W. C. Devereaux stood Pat on his prediction of a 60-foot crest at Cincinnati, despite the imminence of light rains from the west and south. The river topped 59 feet shortly before dawn and was rising two-tenths of a foot every three hours. At Pittsburgh, the stream dropped slowly from a 28.1-foot crest, just 8.1 feet above flood stage, while the “hump” was due at Parkersburg, W. Va., overnight and at Point Pleasant, W. Va, and Ashland, Ky., later, to- day. Respective stages of 39, 49, and 60 feet were forecast. Portsmouth, steel and shoe center, watched the river rise about one- tenth of a foot hourly toward an ex- pected 60 feeet—the top of the city’s $1,000,000 flood wall. The wall was surmounted with two feet of sandbags, and reinforced in places by others. Kentucky recorded one flood death. Leo Stevens, a Scott County farmer, drowned as he was being towed to safety after his car plunged from a bridge. His body was not recovered. At Gallipolis, Ohio, Army Engineers expected a crest of between 55 and 56 feet—not enough, they declared, to enter the business district, although water backed up 100 or more feet along one street. Cattlettsburg, Ky., & few miles downe. [ %4 a suburban Cincinnati church, Scores | of homes on riverside streets were | | townships probably would be inunda’- Mississippi Watershed in Tennessee MEMPHIS, Tenn., January 20 (®).— | of more rain over the Mississippl| to withstand stages of 45 to 50 feet, | their homes and threatening water- | Lower Valley Menaced With 59-Foot | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Meet the Governors State Executives Amazingly Alike in Appearance, Background and Deeds. BY WILLIAM A. BELL, JR. T THE risk of tripping over loops of gold braid, getting snagged in the shins with spurs and being kicked in the teeth by “Queenie,” the official Demo- cratic donkey, your correspondent went Governor hunting yesterday amidst the pre-inaugural human jungles of Washington's hotels. “What Governors have you got to- day?” was the question asked of ho- tel clerks in & tone implying that State executives were & commodity. Well, they had plenty. In the May- flower, for instance, there was about one Governor to every 6 square feet of floor space, not counting wives, daughters, secretaries, military aides, etc., etc. After sixty and a half telephone calls and trips to various hotels by every known method of intracity transportation except roller skates, the Governor hunter rounded up quarry for an even half dozen interviews. Making allowances for the limitations of his research, he is now ready to report to you on some aspects of the “average” United States Governor. The Average Governor. He is a Democrat. He is about middle aged, usually on the north side. He smokes cigarettes, popular Ameri- can brands. He has most of his original hair and teeth, the former ranging from gray-tinged black to snow white, the latter occasionally spaced with gold. He has a well-fed look about the face and waist. He wears a diamond ring on thes third finger of his left hand and a pendant or fraternal symbol of some sort on his watch chain. His clothes are con- servative. He is married and has children. He thinks his State is the most beautiful, the most progressive and the noblest in the land. He is & lawyer. In fact, the executives of American States are, all in all, representative of the people over whom they rule. Government is their business, and they look and behave like the familiar American business man. Here are word portraits of some sample Governors from this place and that throughout the Nation: Hugh White, Governor of 2,010,000 Mississippians—Heavy black eyebrows, black hair (all of it) powdered with gray at the temples, apple cheeked, 6 feet tall, 200 pounds; says that un- der the New Deal and Gov. White business in Mississippl is “better than ever”; State's financial condition “best in history”; A. A. A. has been “won- derful” benefit to cotton farmers; W. P. A. “wonderful,” too; plants for seven new industries under construc- tion; no indications of a slump dur- ing next four years. Other superla- tives accordingly. A Governor in Pajamas, Richard W. Leche, Governor of 2,100,000 Louisianans—The heir to Huey Long's domain is a very differ- ent sort of a fellow from Huey, but, as Huey was wont to do, he greeted his visitor in pajamas. Perhaps, however, that was because he had & cold. His pajamas were of a more conservative shade than the usual nightwear from Senator Long’'s wardrobe, but his dressing gown looked as if it were made from the fabric of a nightmare. Gov. Leche is youngish and has s “built” that could be that of a candi- date for all-America tackle if he had cared to watch his diet. He smokes one cigarette from the butt of an- other. His black eyebrows form a “W” on his forehead. Referring to the fact that the national and State administrations have been on good terms since the death of Long, Gov. Leche sald: “¥Y’know, Federal funds were withheld from Louisiana during the ‘insurrection,’ but now we've been anointed and blessed, it's an era of stream, watched the tide enter its business area and Mayor Hugh M. Chatfleld authorized emergency meas- ures to assure aid to flood sufferers. Gas was shut off along a score or more inundated Cincinnati streets and homes were without heat, endangering numerous influenza victims. Vanceburg, Ky., an Ohio River town between Portsmouth and Maysville, was isolated and followed Gallipolis and Ripley, Ohio, in closing its schools. HIGHWAY UNDER WATER. Thousands of Acres Flooded by White River. HAZLETON, Ind., January 20 (®).— A seven-foot wall of water poured over | United States Highway 41 and in- undated thousands of acres in South- ern Knox County early today after flood waters of White River tore through the Plass Ditch Levee a half mile north of Decker. A second break in the levee near a || large new bridge over White River | loosed additional flood waters. It las‘ believed farmers had been prepared | for the expected breaks. A small army || of workmen fought to save other levees guarding thousands of acres of rica farmlands in Southwestern Indiana. | Hurling bales of straw and sandbags into ever-widening cracks, W. P. A. workmen and volunteers moved back | streams of mud, and cloudy weather, which prevented evaporation, were blamed by Denson for the overflows. HUNDREDS FLEE HOMES., EVANSVILLE, Ind,, January 20 (). —Churning flood waters of the Ohio, Wabash and White Rivers climbed steadily yesterday, routing hundreds of families from lowland homes and causing Southern Indiana to sandbag its levees against a threatened repe- tition of 1913's disastrous overflows. The Red Cross and Government agencies joined in evacuating lowland residents, scores of whom had to be | rescued in boats. Two hundred fami- | lies were moved to safety in Vander- burgh County alone. WEDNESDAY, political harmony and we're really goin’ places.” Clyde Tingley, Governor of 450,000 New Mexicans—Has a volce loud enough to call the cattle in from the ranges without raising it. Black hair, combed pompadour style. Slings one leg over chair arm and sits on lJumbar region of spine. Sharp nose, heavy eyebrows. Is serving second term as Governor. For 20 years was mayor of Albuquerque, which, with Santa Fe, is the only city most of us remember from our study of the geography of New Mexico. Believes the “New Deal has near got our State out of the de- pression” and that the W. P. A. “has advanced our State 20 years by build- ing over 200 rural school houses.” Wishes “some of this rain you're hav- ing here in Washington would fall on New Mexico—water, that’s our hig problem.” Gov. Nice of Maryland. Harry Whinna Nice, Governor of 1,650,000 Marylanders—Familiar to most Washingtonians. White hair, black eyebrows. Round face and round tummy. Republican, which makes him feel, during the current Democratic flesta, “like < rose be- tween two thorns.” Appeared for in- terview in formal morning wear— frock coat, striped trousers, black and white tie, etc. Wears heavy Masonic emblem on watch chain. Declared “politics adjourned,” pro tem, with “everybody endeavoring to give the President every assistance so that his inauguration and administration can be a success, although that does not include the surrender of the right to criticize, providing the criticism is fair and constructive.” ‘Walter A. Huxman, Governor of 1,900,000 Kansans—Born and raised on a wheat farm and still runs a farm, although a lawyer by training. College bred. Succeeded Gov. Alf Landon, Republican presidential can- didate, last week. Refused to wear ik hat at own inauguration, but will wear one for President's. Has white hair and winning blue hair and winning blue eyes. Slight of 8light of STEAMSHIPS. WEST "INDIES & CARIBBEAN GUEST CRUISES every week with te Great White Fleet. UNIT] Pier 3 Nonh Bl"r. New York. or your MEDITERRANEAN and Ill !I"pe— Luxe unlce en lnaaun exnnu liners via the smooth South ITALIAN LINE, 054 Mh v, New w _York. *CAPUDINE relieves HEADACHE quicker because it’s liquid... 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