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EVENING EDITION VOL. XXXI KODEBTO, STAKIBLAUS COPKTY, OALIPOSKU. WEDHSSBAY, SEPTBMBBB 3,1930 SIXTEEN H0.2UL Haiti Is Struck By Terrific Hurricane BAM 10 SAVE i Donald Downs Sneenmbi To Gangrene In Sierra Cabin; i Mother At Bedside MAY USE DIRIGIBLE West Indies Town In Center TO HEMOVB BODY Tropical Of Severe DJEturbance DETAILS ARUACKING Slona Strikes With Tremendous Force; Extent Of -Damage Unknown BCUJETDT 1L4VANA. Sjpt 1---T--El Vals. a Spanish languaee newspaper, at M.

to-day reported receiving uutbentio inforniatiou that Santo Domlnr.o City devastated by a hurricane which struck there to-day. SAN 3VAX, foria Klco. Sept S. Tropical Bsdlo To tinted Press)--An I hurricane, causing wide-spread da mace, struck the Island of Haiti late today, according to advices received here. The wind, blowinc over Santo Domlnco, capital uf the Dominican Republic, was reported as having reached a velocity of 160 miles an hour at 3:15 P.

M. (E. S. All moans of overland communication with the storm-swept Country were pat out of cosinils- sion. De'alls of damage and casualties wroucht' by the hurricane were lacking In early reports.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Sept. 3. (JP)--The Kadio Corporation of America announced this evening that advices to them, the last received from Santo Domingo, said the wind there had reached a velocity of 160 miles par-hour. BEPORTED DECREASING HAVANA.

Sept. S. bulletin issued by the National Observatory at 1:40 P. S. to-day ESid that the hurricane in the West Indies was decreasing in velocity and was still about SCO miles south of Cuba.

BAKO3IETBR DKOPPDfG NEW ORLEANS. Sept 3. OP A tropical hurricane Domingo M- to-day, E. Sadio Stttion-here The diEpaich said the wind, had reached a velocity of miles -per Santo Bomingu and that the barsmctcr.Trap drbpptag rapidly at San Juaii, it'was expected to strike later." The wind was blowing to a northwesterly direction. COMMUNICATION CUT NEW YORK, Sept 3.

(IP)--AH American cables shortly after 4 P. M. that communications between New York and Santo Domingo had been interrupted. Yonth Grilled In Swo-Day Court Hearing; Blamed For Three Fires Injured Companion Expected To Be Brought Out At Same Time BBIXETIN FRESNO, Sept S--11B--Tho body uC DoiutU OuHiii, yaath. was in lUk homeward vmy to-day, reports from Independence said.

Advices from there said the body was being taken by pack train to Independence, and that MRS. V. M. Downs, mother of the dead youth, was accompanying It. FRESNO.

Sept 3. (tPt-- Donald Downs, vouthlul victim of a rock slide, died of his injuries Monday midnight In Baxter cabin, above the tlmberllns in Sequoia National Park, near where he and three other youths were injured more than a week ago. His mother was at his bedside. Death was reported to have resulted from gangrene of the remnant of his left arm, amputated above the elbow by Dr. Morton W.

Frsser, park physician, after it had been crushed bv a huge boulder. Dr. W. L. Adams, Fresno bone specialist, had flown to Independence yesterday and was on the trail to the improvised' hospital where Downs and Ed Jordan.

Dlnuba, lay when wcrd reached him that Downs had dlad. Dr. Auns continued on his way, to Rive bis services on behalf of Jordan, who Is suffering from several brotten bones. Arrangements.were reported under way to remove Downs' body and take Jordan to a hospital in a dirigible. Albright At Scene Hcrace 11.

Albright, director of national park service, was In Independence vesterday. His plans called for use either of a Goodyear blimp from Los Angeles or an army blimp from March Field. Jordan's mother. Mrs. Louise Risley, left her Diniiba home yesterday to go to her.son..She was reported being taken back through Ihe mountains from tional Park headquarters' at Ash Mountain'by pack is expected to.arrive.at the cabin today.

Robert Palo Alto, and Donald the other two vounBJnembers Injured a week ago yesterday of the siSc-man crew that the John Muir 'Traik--are-in Fresno, recuperating" th'elr- less serious hurts. Cheerful To last Downs'was wan and'drawn but 'sttir''smiling cheerfully a dozen hours'before be died. -That was-the-description him given, here by Jack. Schneider, Fresno' aviator -whose, plane'came to grief shortly after he had landed medical supplies by parachute near Monday. Schneider' 'had Forest Ranger Floyd SheUabarger-as a.guide-in his two-place when the motor failed and Schneider crashed the craft into some 'shrub-like trees, the only, vegetation- in that high altitude.

"We were only a mile or BO from Baxter, cabin where the boys were," Schneider said. "When we reached it said Downs "and Jordan wanted-to see the we in. "Downs looked very bad. His face was drswn" and-colorless, yet Pending a further order of the court, a 15-year-old Ceres boy, charged with three counts of arson, will remain in control of his parents. Juvenile Court Judge W.

Fulkerth decided to-day. Tills action was taken following a twchday juvenile court hearing in which tha youth was severely questioned by District Attorney, R. Fowler on Hires fires which occurred In Ceres on August 18- One of the fires was in a hay- slack and two were In buildings owned by S. C. Kail, according to Deputy Sheriff F.

E. Lockrldge, who worked on the case. The fires were controlled before great damage had been done. The 9 boy has been held in the detention for several days. TACHT ON BOCKS i Me, Sept.

3. C7P-- The Yacht Corsair, 52,500.000 floating palace launched for J. P. Morgan, only a few months ago, remained aground on a rocky point 'off Minot Island In Gilkey's Harbor to-day despite the efforts of two toga and her own engines to mother, appeared in a cheerful mood. Jordan also seemed quite cheerful.

His appearance Traa much better than Downs'." Downs died of gangrene at midnight, twelve hours after Schneider him. High Class Hand Work Such as men's silk shirts, ladies' fancy garments. Hatn tabi? nar.d-madc scarfs, or any other fancy articles not mentioned nere. We wash and iron them all by hand. Also we carefully inspect all garments and all r.ece^sary repairs are made by expert This is what is known as Complete Finish Department.

Phone 93 --and Our Driver Win Gladly Can MODESTO STEAM LAUNDRY Seven Places-In Livestock, Six In Horticulture Taken By Stanislaus Seven places In livestock competition and six In horticultural and agricultural sweepstaltes have been won at. the California State Fair and Western' States Exposition at Sacramento by Stanislaus County entrants. E. Freeman, Modesto dairyman, won one first, two seconds and three thirds in the livestock entries. Stanisahu County was awarded a trophy cup and $100 first place in the melons division of trie sweepstakes competition.

The following is a tabulation of winnings: Livestock Awards Bulls. 2 years and under 3 years: G. D. Carter of Turlock, second: senior yearling bull: Freeman and A. Standenmaier of Modesto, third; cows, 4 years and under years: Freeman, second.

Cows. 3 years and 4 years; Freeman, third: senior vearlinB cows: Freeman, third; junior yearlinz cows: Freeman, first, and omeial- STANISLAUS. Tg. 2, OcL 5) Expects Heir Tba 0 Xagalta of Japan, shown below in htr zrvMt. tefkt portrait, effecting tift birth of toys! heir, eceonUac to reports from Tokyo.

If the, child is a son, be will first in line of sttCffSrtloa the, ihnme. I When Question Mark Reached Goal Here it the firacii ttipiane QueoUon Mark hut after it landed at Curtiw Airport to eompiete the flxat i Paris-to-Xew York raa-rtop fligbt to Wsteiy. Picture transmitted by triephoto from yevr York to EA. Service's Pacific Bureau at San Jtrancutco and rtrsfaed to The- IMwto ifavm Dieudonoe chlej La the forward cockpit, and Maurice Brmte, co-pllot, behind him- the plane a membejr of the official reception ccunlitee. Will Be Used For Advance Payments; Control Board Branches Opened An application for 310.000.000 loan with which the California raisin pool pay raisin growers the, net 2-cetit per pound advance on their fruit this seasbri, was prepared at San Francisco to-day for mailing to the federal farm board at Washington, C.

The application framed -by Secretary William A. Boekel of the California Grape Control Board and A. Sutherland of Fresno, attorney for the raisin pooL Branches Opened Six branch 'off ices of the control board, the central organization: of 'the- srape" Industry plan. were 1 xdl -and Experts Locate Two Notebooks Frozen To Back Of Arctic Explorer DISCOVERY OF DIARY OF SPECIAL INTEREST Precious Papers Wrapped In Undershirt As Death Overtook Balloonist By Tho Associated Frew (Copyright. 1930.

and all reserved in North and Soui.ii America and iu Japan, by The Associated Press.) TROMSOE, Norway. Sept 3. (JB-Salomon August Andree. pioneer polar air explorer, was found today to have died guarding to the last the story of his attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon thirty-three years ago. protecting with his body even in death two notebooks containing his records.

Examination of his body by experts in the hospital dav showed that In addition to his two diaries and his navigation log two notebooks were wrapped up in an undershirt and frozen to his bade- Andree, having 1 placed these precious papers at his back, apparently lay down upon them when he realized death was near and shielded them with hla body as he slowly froze to death. These note books constituted the "interesting discovery" an-: earlier by the experts. find of -special In- iade on the back part The books seemed to bo In good condition. In his effort to preserve them for those who mlRht one day find his body, Andree had stripped off his own undershirt and made them secure. As bis body was found headless, it Is apparent that his precaution was not an- Idle one, especially as bears made frequent marauding expeditions through the camp.

BODIES TROMSOE. Norway, Sept. 3. --The discovery of a' new diary kept by the Andree expedition lost In the Arctic thirty-three years wo, more voluminous fl. the previously discovered record of the polar tixpiorers, was announced today by one of the Swedish experts here to view, the relics of their "The -bodies of Asdree and NHa Str'ridberg have 'been ment" anaed." WA.

organic approximately 5720,000 icn grapes vines. Oiilariol The- offices. are' iatehed -to dls- seminate bf a' general nature to growers and to collect -'information the USE of the cleaVlng hb'vse 'committee which Is'- the first joint. control of. fresh grape shipments to Eastern markets.

Checks To Growers Yesterday the control board mailed checks to growers representing the first 52-psr-ton payments on raisin variety 'grapes' which Uie. board is purchasing on the "vines for use in making byproducts and to relieve the bo sent to 16,500 growers of table and black juice grapes to-morrow, notifying -them that the control Is, ready to purchase worth of such grapes for processing Into by-products by Fruit Industries, the by-products co-operative, and further to relieve the fresh grape surplus. Prices Nbt'Named The -TSiH foilsTM- a method similar to that employed raisin variety grapes, of which tha board 'is birying 1 375,000 tons on the vines for prices ranging down- ard from $9. per ion. Although the fresh varieties vrHl bring considerably higher prices, no.

Indication, of the figures to ba offered -was given at the -board's headquarters to-day. Meanwhile the San Joaquin Valley plants of Fruit Industries, Ino. were b'eiog. made ready to start processing part of the raisin variety grapes this week. Arrangements were '-being made to send picking' crews into the field under the direction of rVclt Industries.

Inc. The by-products organization is designating the particular varieties and quantities it wishes, and. the selections are being made as close to the plants as possible, to save freight charges. Paris Press Bitter Against Hearst For Expulsion Comment PARIS, Sept expulsion from 'France of WiJIIam Randolph Hearst. American" eiiitor, snared 'headlines with the flight to New York of Coste and Bellonte la the Paris newspapers to-day.

The- press -was generally -bitter toward the statement Hearst made In London after he arrived there from France. Hearst had said that "if beinff a competent journalist and a loyal American can make a man persona non grata, in France, I think I can endure the situation without loss of sleep." said that "Hearst would like to be spiritual but he eimply can not- Ke does not yet" understand the disgrace of his conduct" "If an Hearst's gestures of the past were insufficient to explain his expulsion, the impudence of his London declarations justify it," Figaro said. the' statement" anaed." parts -wera partly- but their ioiind cap and -a. pair ot boots there were 'two" both 'covr hay. Ohn' Quite Voluminous "One contained'only a few pages, but' the second was-quite voluminous.

It written. In pencil and contains complete-description of the -wanderings ot Andree: and his companions over: the ice. This will probably be the chief document from records the. expedition may be obtained. "The-writing is quite.easily read, although complete understanding Is: difficult because the pages are mixed ahd do.

not -follow cacn other." The boots containing the were by a jacket beneath Andree's body. Hurry! Summer Special Hearing an End. Only a Few Days left Half 75c H. I I A 942 Eleventh Street New i In Arkansas Partially Wrecked; Damage LITTLE ROCK Sept 3. OB --The state highway department was Informed by its a $500.000 steel and concrete bridge under construction over Red River at Garland City, was partly destroyed by an explosion early today.

The middle span, "the largest of several, "was wrecked, the -reports said. Preliminary estimates Indicated the -damage -would amount to 8200,000. No one was reported injured. Ho motive for the blasting could assigned by highway officials. Redding Cleric Held By Michigan Police REDDING, Sept Albert C.

Maxham. former pastor of the Pentecostal Church bore, was arrested to-day at Flint Mich, on criminal charges involving a Redding girl, according to advices received by Sheriff W. W. Snblctt The minister, who disappeared from Redding August 21, leaving behind a wife and baby, was taken into custody at the home of his sister in Flint Sublett was advisea- Maxhain -waived extradition will be returned to California for trial according to the Michigan authorities. Mussolini Death Plot Is Bared At Military Member Of Slovenes Gronp Charged With Terroristic Activities Beveals Plan To Assassinate Italian Premier 'About This Time 1 rpKISSTE, Italy, Sept 3.

(IB--A plot to; assassinate Premier Bentto ilussoliut was special military tribunal to-dsyliy oc'e of a group of Slovenes en trial- for. terroristic activities, officials announced. A memorial presented to the' Judges by one of the defendants whose -name was said an. attempt against the illfo of the fascist premier was organized to be put into effect "about thls'tlme," authorities said. -The body, ofc one of.

venes killed ta a' a t't'l an was recofi- -bandit Kucek. Sao been charged with varliiax region. Police found Jago-Siav the The papers were concealed Inside the-lining, of the bandit's! coat and the police attached much-importance to Details.cf that-Giovanni' -Due; chief'of the Italian patrol, had a desperate hand-to-hand fight with Kueek, who is- a-'Jugo-Slav. The bandit bit oft a piece of San Francisco Glut Women Wai Quit State Organization SAN FRANCISCO, Sept California ToUd' to 'withdraw' the: state Federation leged participation of the state In politics, an. asserted violation of its by-laws, was given as the reason.

The San Francisco' organization, was eald to have-been one 'Of- the largest component organisations of federation. The vote to withdraw was "anilbunced-as bavins been virtually, unanimous. Mrs. Joseph Victor, former prcsi of the California Mrs. B.

Frank Enochs, present holder of that office, denied, proht- nitlon had caused the secession. Police Guard Placed At Aimee's Retreat LOS ANGELES. Sept S. OB-Uniformed police guards were placed to-day around the Santa Monica retreat of Aimee Semple from a nervous breakdown, to prevent the curious from annoyhig the evangelist. Mrs.

McPherson was moved from her Lamibu Beach last week to escape surf and i traffic noises, as- well as unwelcome visitors, but the latter persisted wnen the woman's new'address-became CUDAHT BIVOBCE SUIT LOS Sept 3. UV- Michael Cudahy, youthful scion ot the noted- meat packing family, was charged cruelty and combatibillty in a divorce action filed here to-day by. Muriel Evans Cudahy, former screen actress. Results In Major Leagues American League It. H.

E. Boston 2 PWIadelr.lsia It! til'--11 1 Gzstnn, Smith snd Hsvir.s; Grove, Qainn ani Cocfc- rar.c. B. E. B.

Washlcglon J.C10COOC06--7 9 1 Xctr Tork ...051 CIO 30'--10 13 1 Battcrits: EurSc and Spcn- ccr; Wells. JtcEroy anil Dlclcr, to-dayj National League Saf In Siiriken. Gambling Vessel Is Found Empty ONG, KEAGH, Sept. I. OT--A subterranean Vrobberr? was brought "to -'light hulk-1 Safardsjr, Tetnlncd tt(i'.

divers "Id retrievB. safe it door of th safe was found open 'by the Officials.of the ploying divers made jio comment, indicating that the mystery oi who got the 550.000 oriow It Vanished was Police Search For Persons- Who Wrecked Interior Of Mar-" shall Gore Home From" meager clues, the police tor day attempted, to locate 'the person or persons- who -wrecked tho interior of the home of Marshal Gore, 432 Rosslawn Avenut, early last night-" -'-'A -checkup 'that, nothing wat'- stolen, maliciocs mischief -being the 'only apparent -motive for the entry. note, scrawled in a crude hand and -signed' "Roy and Dors," as found on top of the radio. It -contained -an ''-unprintable greeting, and then said: "I am It is thought two persons entered the home, and taat they were familiar with" tha habits of the family. fintry was made by.

obtaining the front door key from under tho door mat, -where it is sometimes kent A chandelier in the from room was torn down, carpets were pulled up and the radio -was turned full force. Bureau and dresser drawers were pulled out and their Jittered about Corners of the. back screen door were off. The police said the evident. intention of 'the intruders was to do as much damage as possible.

Drought Held Severe In Many Sections WASHINGTON, Sept- Severe drought conditions continue in many sections -of the country. the wealb'er bureau reported today. with large areas that received temporary relief in. recent weeks again becoming dry. The fitter' include Oklahoma.

much of Texas, about three-fourths of Iowa, practically ell of Missouri. southern Indiana and southern -Illinois, Kentucky, parts of Ohio and the middle Atlantic states. Left'. Home Yesterday 'Employer' Not Mistreated, Shs Says SACRAMEHTO. Sept Gene Kovlck was located to- at -Hotel hi LodtShe came there from' Fresno last night with- Gibson, employed' by the state highway equipment department.

Kovicit said -she could; not teiiliEJthim' wh'sre she "IJaylrig'. uodTnptifylng Eafe'trip. the.isaa she was' worktagfor.WBBisupppse'd'.torbe'ari ex-convict, the girl expressed sur-; said' sho belleyed autlio'rities must 'b'e tte. did 'not believe'iGlt. sen" had a record.

She said lii" no -way! "mistreated appeared 'to be wronswith him c'r his employment 'the: Believes IB Gibbons' Hiss Gibson was to check; over high- war. equipment, arid would -be there until they are' to go to Sacramento and- reooii to the which: Gibson employed. said -aitiiough s'oe waa-riot certain she espected to' be 'to the same', office 1n which. Gibson will be New OuBjeil AK Germany, "Legs" be expelled from Germany, as a "troublesome the. authorities 'announced A -Diamond, off the Vienna express at the border after he was expelled from Monday, held until American' thoritieo announced they did not desire to extradite him.

Seven Believed Dea'd In Airplane Crash Spain, Sept" S. (TO-Seven person's wera believed to have burned to death when a hydroplane crashed near here to-day. The plane plnnged to the ground and -it was believed the pilot had lost his- course due to -the clouds. The ciew of the plane included Polot Jaime Planas, Francisco Cano, Manuel Auvarede, Luis Azcaratc, Juan -Navarre, Manuel Trubia and Jose Sanchez. Pioneer Auto Man Takes Fourth Mate NEW YORK.

Sept. 3 VVinton, 70 years oU, pioneer automobile 'manufacturer of Cleveland, was en a honeymoon with, his fourth wife to-day. Ho was married in Marable Collegiate Church to Mrs. Mary EL Avery, 47, a concert singer of Cievt land. r.rsl K.

H. E. NftTC Tork ,.,039 063200-- 11 2 Bcston MH) COS 090-- 3 1 Batteries: HUchcJI, Hsvlnc and Hogan; and Spohrcr. Second Gaap-- K. 1L York 7 12 I Boston OI02SOCS---12 14 Patteries: talker, sn-1 'SellioltJ.

Ccnniagham, FraakJioase acd Cronln. Chicago OZZOiH-- 6 IS 1 Plttsburrrh ...141 006 Batteries: Ttacho'jt, Elakr. Ehcalr and Hartnett; Spencer, Sweionic ard Hemslay, Bool- MODESTO GARAGE YOU WRECK 'EM CosteAnd Bellonte Will Fly To Dallas Trass-Atlantic Airmen To Collect $25,000 Prize Offered By Capitalist LINDY LAUDS FLIGHT President EecGption "or Eecord On Monday NEW TORK, BifL 3. OP)-. France's D'Artagnsa of the air, Dieudonne- Coste.

charted tha course at his scarlet to-day to- irard necr conquests of tils air. WhlJe the 'salvos of a city's greeting boomed about him the French aviator prepared to. oat out to-morrow wiui hu comrade and co-pilot, Maurlca Belloate, on a 10-hour nonstop flight to Dallas, Texas, to When that flight Itt donei he an- nouceed, -his brave red biplane trill be flown back to France orer tha North Atlantic by Paul Codes, who' has Forthos to Coste'n B'Artagnan In 'flights throughout the other half of the xvorld. Plane Made Btsdy Fears that souvenir hunters hsA ripped so.manv pieces from the fu- aelagre of the last night at Cur- Usi Field that it could not off for Dallas without, extensive pairs were" dispelled this afternoon when mechanics' reported 'that they vrere making rapid makteg It ready for the flight Tirlf-; way across the United Coste and. a rested from -their triumphant flight' without a' stop from Earls to Kew York, will rat out at 8 o'clock (S, S.

tp-mbrrpw reaching. there Before their way 'back, or after 'thej- they, will 'drop In' ton'to pay their, respects io President Itlotons Welcome To-day: Hew Tork: welcomed the two filers 'with "a rocketing: greettas a In many 'Coste himself sounded Its sblenia- eat and brought: a' lunchebix'- throng to its feet in-throaty cheers when hs said at the Advertising Club: "Hie deJEouEtraUon' of- por flight 'JieartsL-THe'joy'hi'our'faces reflects 'directioii-thfw "jfears "in thirty-tliree wentyHnfaaa." 7 minutes. 4:54 JL day pulleaitnelr'J his- -V- 'toriq. of Le-Bcurgetctha Pari- where; Jirst set hoiirs; ilOaUr: ithay. 'i waggled its wings5in'sgriee8iiff oyen the velt Field, Esgle tdo1c road '-fo.

France. Then, they' flew; th'cr at Curtisa'Field, (ES.T.)-last'-nigisti^beWna and Master the Cached twice aroimd field in: the deepening duslc, thfln banked sharply, and slid into a threfe-polat landing. raoment on end an. epic later. it; was announced 1 in their plane.to-morrow-momicg.

523,000 pot of gpldj-that-h'aa. for three: end the great circle rainbtrK' Te3taa- City and the of prhn iflrtbat'cff ered by Colonel -William "Eairterwood for the ftast Paris-PaDss-fllgit) with-a stop permitied at New Tork City. 10,000 'Sleia as; high 10,000 of whoci-had" for field, grouped along the guarding fences as the clouds 'which had erupted and rain.bnt.two nours cleared 'away and naif 'disc the inoon showedi'its falnt'buillna in the sky. Jui Qaesticn. Mark came out of the east and darted to earth, they surged against gusrd ropes and-the fences, testing tho strength and the'temper of hnn- (See FRENCH, Page 2.

Col 6) BIG NEWS Look for Oar 'Ad On Page 5 FREE GIFTS shuKicrs Thursday mornfep--and -titer bargain eaterea. Bead this Imporistni Be SHTB Toa're ia tfio Kl-hi Store H.S.COEY SHOE GO, 912 Eye Street.