Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1937, Page 3

" LEGION'S MEETING 10 OPEN TONIGHT Parade Will Precede Start of District Group’s Convention. Inaugurated by a parade of 8 divisions and 20 musical units, the nineteenth annual convention of the District Department of the American Legion will hold the opening session of its three-day meeting at 8:30 o’clock tonight in the Mayflower Hotel. The parade, in which more than 8,000 Legionnaires are to march, will assemble at John Marshall place at 7:15, move by the reviewing stand in Parragut Square and disband at the Mayflower where its members will pro- ceed directly into the hall for the eonvention's first session. Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director of highways, will deliver the address of welcome and Dept. Comdr. Horace W. Lineberg of the Legion will reply, Award of prizes for marching units 1n the parade will be presented directly following Lineburg's address. Cups and other prizes for Legion posts who hve made outstanding ac- complishments during the year wili be awarded by Paul H. McHahan, chairman of the Trophies and Awards Committee. 5 The principal speaker of the eve- ning, J. Fred Johnson, national vice commander of the Legion, will talk following the presentation of the inter-Legion awards. A number of State department commanders also will be introduced. Reports of the Credentiais and Rules Committees and the roll call and official seating of delegates will con- clude tonight's session. The session tomorrow night will begin at 7:15, when nomination of “officers for next year wili be made. Election of officers will be held at the session Saturday which begins at 6:15 pm. and a reception and ball in honor of the newly elected officers will be held after the business session. | The route of the parade is trom John Marshall place up Pennsylvania ' THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, e e D. C, THURSDAY, 3 Nineteen persons are known to have died last night when two Staten Island, N. Y., homes collapsed, apparently weakened by torrential rains. Folice and firemen are shown digging in the ruins early today for more bodies. - Lo e E avenue to Thirteenth street, north to New York avenue, west to Fourteenth street, north to K street, west to Connecticut avenue and up to the hotel. The reviewing stand will be located at Farragut Square. 19 Dead (Continued From First Page) | son were killed, fractured ribs and in- | ternal injuries. Patrolman William McGun, 36, head injuries. James Mitchell, , fractured ribs and possible skull fracture Staten Island, the scene of the disaster, lies five miles from the Bat- tery, the lower tip of Manhattan, in Lower New York Harbor. It is 14 miles long and nearly 7 miles wide at its widest place, with 160.000 resi- dents, many of them commuters who work in Manhattan. The tragedy oc- curred directly across the Kill Van Kull, a narrow strip of water, from Bayonne. | Dwellings Compreieiy Demolished. The three buildings. erected nearly | half a century ago, were hit by a foam- ing torrent rushing down a steep hill- | side from a storm center. They were leveled as if struck by a tornado or an explosion. Not a board stood intact. Neighbors said the houses collapsed without warning. One minute there | was only the steady din of rain pour- | ing from black skies. Then came a terrific roar as the first two structures | crashed. i Thousands of residents rushed to the scene, creating such chaos that police fought to hold them back. Two priests stood with the rescue workers—Rev. Edward Gobin of St. Peter's Church | and Rev. Edward Jordan of Sacred | Heart Church. They administered last rites to victims brought from the death trap. | Rescue squads, comprising 350 po- | lice and firemen, worked feverishly with picks and shovels throughout the night. A searchlight, brought from Manhattan, glared on the wreckage. Tragic Scenes. Relatives of the dead or dying struggled to get through police lines as bodies were brought out. Some slipped under the ropes blocking off the disaster scene and clawed at the | Jjumbled tons of smashed brick and rain-soaked timbers. | The bodies were taken to the tiny | Innes of Richmond County and by ’ than usual. one of the investigations, while others were conducted by the Fire Depart- ment, by District Attorney Frank Borough President Joseph Palma. Stalen Island comprises the Borough of Richmond, one of five boroughs that make up New York City. Other Buildings Vacated. Frightened occupants of two similar buildings in the same dead- end block where the disaster occurred vacated their belongings today. The basements of their dwellings were flooded and in danger of undermining from water still running down the | hillside into the Kill Van Kull. Building experts said that because of the peculiar layout of the little “Death Valley,” it was necessary to sink building foundations much deeper For that reason, cellars in the vicinity are dug 16 feet or more deep. Deep as they are, the basements be- gan to fill rapidly last evening after hours of intermittent showers and heavy downfalls, and in addition, water backed up from the storm sewer system, overflowed and came racing down on the three tenement structures on New street. Patrolman McBreen, in his heroic rescue attempt, had mounted a ladder and had taken the child, Virginia Bud- nick, into his arms when there was a terrifying roar. Boards splintered out- ward, as though smashed by some giant fist. The house buckled and fell in upon itself, engulfing McBreen and the child in a nightmare swirl of bricks, debris and broken timbers. Tells of Death of Hero. A vivid eye-witness description of | the police officer's gallant rescue at- tempt came from 10-year-old Gladys Peterson, who lost her mother Mary and her sister Louise in the disaster. Mrs. Mamie Coral, 26, being lifted from the debris. was rushed to hospital, suffering internal injuries. She Mother, in Hospital, Hears Wails Unaware Husband Died Hero By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, August 12—From :he bed where Mrs. Alice McBreen lay with her 7-day-old son in Staten Island Hospital today, she could hear the wails of those in- jured in the building collapse that cost 18 lives Nurses didn't tell her that her husband, Patrolman Joseph Mc- Breen, had died in the wreckage, a hero, while trying to rescue a child. 4 OUT FISHING DROWN KENOVA, W. Va, August 12 (#).— A fishing party ended in tragedy on the Ohio River late last night when four persons drowned after their boat collided with another in the Ohio River. Searching parties sought the bodies of the victims police said were Mrs. Harrison Johnson, 35, her two chil- dren, Harold, 12, and Betty, 10, all of Kenova, and her sister, Sarah Lucy, 16, Laurel Creek, Ky. SEE US BEFORE YOU CLOSE ANY DEAL On a New DE SOTO PLYMOUTH NO PRICE INCREASE At The MID-CITY AUTO CO. Washington's Oldest De Soto and Plymouth Dealer 1711 14th St. N.W. “I saw the policeman on the ladder, and then I saw him fall and every- | thing fell on top of him. The lml:l of the first structure, than‘ the second girl was in his arms. I covered my | building lunged forward with a grind- eyes. I couldn’t scream. I was too|ing roar and swept more victims to terrified. | house was gone. There were just bricks and things all piled up on top.” The first contingent of firemen had no sooner arrived, after the col Then I looked again. The | their death—either by being crushed, | | suffocation or drowning in the deep waters of the cellar. | It sheared off from the adjacent | building as though cut by a knife. ADVANCING AUGUST 12. 1937. Where 19 Died When Staten Island Homes, Weakened by Rain, Collapsed Rescuers removing one of the victims. s A3 POLICE WILL PROBE REPORTER’S INJURY Three Are Released on Bail After Clash in Seattle News- paper Strike. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, August 12.—Police plan- ned an investigation today into the slugging of Paul O'Neil, Seattls ‘Times reporter injured while report- ing street fighting at the Seattle Star, where an American Newspaper Guild strike is in progress. ‘The Times said it was conducting its own investigation. O'Neil suffered a brain concussion. The fighting broke out yesterday when men police said were members of the Teamsters' Union escorted Star mechanical employes through the guild picket line. Three men were arrested, and four, including O'Neil, were injured in the fighting. Guild men have been on strike against the Star since July 3 and are involved in a dispute with the teamsters over the union status of certain Star employes. Booked at police headquarters wers Tom Swift, 32, teamster; George Wil- liams, 46, teamster, and Jack Heise, 25, striking guild cameraman, who was injured in the clash. All were charged with fighting and released on $25 bail. Public Construction Grows. Started to aid the unemployed, pube —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. |1lic construction is becoming a perma~ 'GERMANS INSPECT { AUSTRO-CZECH LINE | Reich's Neighbors Are Fearful | That Berlin May Plan to | March Through Austria. By Radio to The Btar. | VIENNA, Austria, August 12.—The | | clandestine visit of two important | | members of the German secret serv- | | ice, Col. Nikolai and Maj. Tschunke, | to the Austro-Czechoslovakia frontier puzzles many diplomats in Vienna. The two high officers, accompanied by | other German officers who, disguised as tourists, arrived at Vienna August 7, were recognized here. ‘They motored to Bruck. where the Austro - Hungarian - Czech frontiers meet, inspected carefully the territory opposite the Slovak capital of Brati- slava and then, motoring along the Austro-Czechoslovak frontier, inspect- ed positions near Gaensersdorf, Hohe- nau and Retz. They spent the night in | Linz and after another excursion to| the Czech frontier unobtrusively re- turned to Passau, Germany. | Countries which have to fear Ger- | many believe that the officers studied | the possibility of & German violation of Austrian territory to evade the forti- | fication lines of Czechoslovakia which | aarns s / Y 7 nent and dominant factor in Gere end just opposite Retz in Lower Aus- | Mmany. tria Bratislava at the corner of Czecho- slovakia is believed to be the most vul- nerable, as pincers working from there and from German Silesia may cut the Crechoslovakia Republic in two in case of & swift German attack. (Copyright, 1937.) LOW OPERATING COST . . . 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HEALTH DEPARTMENT, as a guardian of public health regularly and incessantly makes certain inspections and analyses to insure safety and at the same time high quality in the city’s milk supply. Beaview Morgue as the rescuers | sought possible further victims ‘Throughout the early morning as searchers probed the ruins, lightning flared and rain slashed down inces- santly. Shivering hundreds, soaked to the skin, stayed, however, and many were still there at daybreak. While the hunt went on four sepa- rate investigations were launched to determine responsibility for the catastrcphe. Deeply shocked by the tragedy, Po- lice Commissioner Valentine headed THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT not only insures safety and quality, but it attaches a numerical grade or rating to each brand of milk, thus definitely denoting the rela- tive excellence of each brand according to this standard. PIANO PRICES .. . but we can offer you worthwhile reductions on over 50 new and used J instruments during our— : spec.al Close-out Has Enjoyed The BIG MID-SUMMER HIGHEST GENERAL RATING ENDS SATURDAY 1 PM. of any D. C. Dairy—Not for August Sale of i on N u SALE o/ne m(l))nli ::onp, l:n or FIBESIDE 11 Tropical Worsted Suits, 13.75 The Last T Consecutive Months PIXT"BE s ;éZEg 5.73& g) 3397 s(él)‘ tsfi’n(,;? (Sale Ends Salurday) %/ ////////////////////////////////////// ' HERES WHAT THE D. C. HEALTH Purchases made before the rise 12 Tan Linen SUits s 10.75 in cost of metal. The savings now passed on to our customers, SIZES: Reg. (4) 36, 37; short (2) 37, 39; long (2) 39, (2) 40, Were $18 & $20 Thompson’s Pasteurized Milk Bromwell’s NI Were $25 Special Ensemble Antique Brass Fireplace BSet consisting of pair of andirons, HEALTH and per- fire set and birch elec- 3 sonal cleanliness of employes, equip- ment, arrangement, construction, and meth- ods in use in Thomp- son’s Dairy Plant. " FOOD VALUE of Milk as determined by butter fat and total solids contents of Thompson’s Milk. f, HEALTH eare, " condition and eleanliness of cows on dairy farms producing Thempeon’s Milk. 12 Cascade Cloth Suits - 11.75 SIZES: Reg. 36, (2) 37, (2) 38, (2) 46; short 37, 39; long 38, 39; stout 44, w"u o 2 CLEANLINESS ar- " rangement, con- struction, ::;.chad;'.‘m- ye an condition ::0 dairy farm build- ings where Thompsow’s SAFETY, cleanlin Milk is produced. 5' wholesomeness and keeping quality of Milk as determined by the number ond character of bacteria found in the Milk. 32 Fancy Sports Coats - . . 15 Spirited patterns in Shetlands and flannels. Practically all sizes. Every one a real value! Baby grands! New con- soles, low-boys'and spin- ettes! Small apartment uprights! Ampicos! The largest and most complete selection of pianos in the Behning, Musette,” A. B. city offered at'reductions Chase and many others at of from 159, to 40%! In- prices from $4950 to cluded are such fine $1,150. makes as Mason & Ham- 2 lin, Chickering, Steinway (used), Story & Clark, i Cable & Sons, Stieff, Kim- ball, Marshall & Wendall This 8-Piece Ensemble Black and Brass Fireplace Set. (Choice of ball or urn design) consisting of pair of andirons, 3-fold screen, fire set and birch elec- 59.95 tric log. SPECIAL Also Many Other Bargains in Fireplace Furnishings During This Sale. OPEN SATURDAYS No C. 0. D. —————— e 08 RO OTHER TROPICAL WORSTEDS AND REGULAR WEIGHT SUITS ess 25% _ Sidney West, nc. 14« G EUGENE C. GOTT, President Considering these 5 important factors the Health Department has given Thompson’s Dairy first place for 7 consecutive months . . . meaning that the Health Depart- ment reports say “THOMPSON’S PASTEURIZED MILK IS SUPERIOR.” OMPSONS DAIRY DECATUR 1400 i AN Terms to Suit—as low as $5 Monthly