The Bee from Danville, Virginia • 3

1 toERTEMBER 19 1928 THREE BYRD IS SEEKS SEAT IN CONGRESS STUDY the ifth dls men had entered the store Thoughts Now being des and the street car company which was Announcing ma book have you back from a camping two To Meet Tonight my Broadcasting Knees HOTEL BURTON Diirng Room that VVAVAAWAWMVASYA'WWV1 Get see He cried out to the police would have to break down This was done with an police cut the bonds and auto blow you noticed the way lipstick £ehlnd hex by tonight every town been com the to have two des air that whirls and the mass the same force LOADINGSHIP wm SUPPLIES day the been only town were "So Mildred's keeper is he?" "Yes she carries her Answers It eh?" Why one went on our port bum and pre this have they her tell man per oth own (Continued from page one) complexities of the presidency begins usually about and lasts until the October the hurricane struck 13 weather bureau Everywhere refugees of the school house were sighting floating debris fearful It bore bodies of relatives or friends The population the ma jority of which are negroes were oc cupying two buildings roofs and tree Taylor Vaughan of Galax who seeks election from trict on the republican platform ratio and fluctuates between high and low Most offices and homes have barometers and there are fre quent dally consultations and when a low ebb Is reached Indicative of dropped atmospheric pressure and conductive to perturbations there results a general call of alarm Cyclonic perturbations usually form In the Martinique and sweep and up north across btraits olten dian border but with no ban National (Continued rrom page one) Meanwhile the United States army had cooperated to the extent of send ing 1000 army cots from the fourth corps area headquarters at ort Mc Pherson Ga and seven disaster re lief workers were moving into the West Palm Beach area from the Washington offices of the Red Cross The United States Public Health Ser vice had authorized a representative to cooperate from Jacksonville and planned to expedite delivery of anti toxins Typhoid and other serums were badly needed particularly in the Okeechobee section where sanitary conditions were extremely serious entered the Stonelelgh garage where tion was reported to have been great they found Walter Dunn a negro car iy damaged a new swing given by perturbations Caribbean across Haiti the lorida continue to the Cana In a decreased form intensity The Cu Observatory records snow that cyclones tractive factors The with great velocity of water dragged by of wind In the 1926 cyclone In Cuba the damage was equally distri buted between the 116 mile wind and the veritable sheets of water that drove with destructive force un dermining buildings and uprooting trees can Since has the Breakfast 7 a to 9:30 a Lunch 12 Noon to 2:00 Dinner 6 to 8 :30 in of Lake Okee Moe Nearly 3 Inches of Rain Here River Rise Expected towns came people who a day since Probably every police filled with Plans Altered Somewhat Because of Delay of Ves sel Caused by Storm NOROLK Va Sept With changes necessary because of delay Commander Richard Byrd was a busy man today with the many final details of his expedition into the known regions of the South Pole The Eleanor Bolling bringing tons of supplies for the expedition from New York was to take on addi tional supplies at the Hampton Roads naval base and sail as early as pos sible for New' Zealand The vessel rode out of the tropical hurricane oft Thimble Shoals last night reaching the harbor more than 40 hours over due Ciommahder Byrd decided to load all four of the aeroplanes which the expedition will use in the Antarctic on the Whaler A Larsen The planes were crated and aboard a barge alongside the big whaler Commander Byrd had expected to unload a number of portable houses aboard the Eleanor Bolling and place planes aboard the vessel but this plan was cancelled because of the de lay He hoped to complete detwrls and be ready to return to New York by tomorrow Ohio congregationallsts troyed rom police in a dozen reports of hundreds of had had one scant meal the Morm station In the Island Is the homeless It was expected that roa dcould be passable to excent Utuado which has pletely cut off since the hurricane NO REWARD MOTORIST: Officer officer! Come quick I've Just run over a movie actor! HOLLYWOOD COP: Sorry old chap Sunday and you collect your bounty until tomorrow Life HEREDITY father is the store owner a hypodermic to him to sleep completely It was before Chambers came himself "Hello old been?" got trip" "Roughing bet able dynamo we had no hot water neat electric ugnts ice or radio for almost hours" Life the Some Methodist ministers have been shore brought here by Pahokee merchant sister here Mrs Ray ran as fallows': IN THE DARK MALE VOICE: Hannah is man still down there? REPLY: Yeh still as a monument papa Life MODERN CAMPING man where DANVILLE NOT DAMAGED BY HEAVY GALE rom Pahokee's may or he learned that the town's death wooden bridge 'were pouring refugees ust was 75 mostly negroes The may from Belle Glade Chosen and South or told Moe he found one negro cab Bay He found a lorida Power and in a floating coffin for a man his Light truck with 12 autos In tow wife and nine children stammered woman all flustered "I ought have known it by the Pathfinder Today's queer quotation: "He lias been in politics tor thirty years Is too modest to do himself justice nn I Jury ails to Agree in Case of Baltimore Doctor 'K Appears Well Pleased With Receptions Accord ed Him in East ood Riots in Porto Rico Are On the Increase OLLOWING VP "Doctor" said the woman to nelgbor aj the table "can you me who that horrible looking is over were? "Why yes I brother" "Oh pardon" HOOVER TURNS attention With the Lake Okee wrecked with the stock floating In cnobee dykes gone ne round tne ms murky waters trict generally nooueu over inis TRANSPARENT MAN DOCTOR: You had better be rayed PATIENT: There's no need my wife always able to right through me Answers ZANESVILLE Ohio Sept (INS) Charles Dobbins 57 this city escaped convict from the Mounds ville Va penitentiary was held here today following his capture by a police squad last night At the time of Dobbins' escape on June 2g last he was serving a seven year term washer cleaning the roadster They backed the negro Into the rum bel seat of the Lincoln and forcing hl mdown Into the small space press ed the seat down on him Then they started a breakneck race tor Rich mond Dunn cramped and uncomfortable began shouting for help on the way down and fearing lest his cries at tract attention the bandits stopped and took him into the front seat of the car and then released him neai Richmond Dunn who had been made to take off his rubber wash boots walked several miles In his stocking feet to a Richmond police station and told more or less Inco herently hia story It was chiefly through the negro that the Danville police were notified and the two ban dits caught in the car opposite the American National Bank at 7 o'clock yesterday morning It was Patrolman Ira Harris and Jesse Hatcher who gave to police headquarters the tip which brought about capture But for their prompt action the quarry would have escap ed for had the police arrived at the corner of Main and Union a minute later the thieves would have passed by The officers saw the car coming from North Danville and being on the alert turned to a convenient telephone and posted headquarters Just in time Officer Talley said that the arrest ing officers did not display their guns when stopping the two men and that the capture was effected without any difficulty While being questioned yesterday the two men said they took 16 from the cash register of the store Brodk said they took 65 also Champers watch and the automatic he neve had a chance to use Council to Take inal Action on Govt Change Having served the public for years we now find that there is a de mand for a 50e lunch We do not in any way expect to let down in any department in offering a lunch at such a low price on will find that our new 50e Inneh will have the same quality food and the same courteous service as our more expensive meals Relief workers sent In from Miami I reported that 150 bodies had counted south of Pahokee and 11 had been moved into the due to poor facilities Many left on dvkes to await trucks Apparently serious conditions ob Is Buried Today I In Green Hill 250 Known Dead in la In offering you this New 50e Lunch wo believe that the office man or woman who does not go home to luneh transients rural visi tors as well as the housewife will find it a treat indeed Beginning Thursday September 20th we will institute a new item in our menu We will serve every week day a By ARTHUR POWELL HAVANA Sept The West Indian hurricane that struck the Caribbean with terror came al most with mathematical exacti tude The cyclone and hurricane season in the antllles September 15 first week In Even before on September observers trained men at the Cuban National observatory and learned Jesuit athers at Selen observatory were casting anxious eyes toward the skies searching for the frag mentary feather edged clouds that Indicate hurricanes As it happened Cuba was spared the horror that visited other islands In the Carib bean and felt only the back lash of the storm The months of September and October are always somewhat ner vous days in the Caribbean parti cularly when the barometer gets er Two Hel din Stove Theft Taken Back Turning to Conference The thieves next walked down the street with their four suitcases and cane fields as inundated at canal point which down he described as a Moe found Pahokee "gone" Only one building besides the school house escaped and this was so full of white population that It was Im possible to accommodate another refugee Nearby stood the only oth er building left In an unfinished con crete block with no windows or doors In which negroes were packed like sardines Moe found his home floating upon another lot and wading waist deep he attempted to rescue his effects but found them Immersed In muck slime and black water He found his store gone and Wilder's pharmacy (Continued from page one) where their bodies were fouu'i and no attempt was made to Inform the authorities San Juan police found evidence of the prevalence of the chief and des pair in a sudden wave of suicides witnm twenty tour nours lour sons killed themselves and four ers attempted to take their Ilves Without adequate supplies or ef ficient help physicians the small Interior towns have been working 24 hours a day to care for the Injur ed Many places have no hospital facilities In others the hospitals have been mostly wrecked Thirty to fifty per cent of the nor mal hospital facilities of the Island were esZmated by Galbreath director of the Presbyterian Hospital In San Juan to have been destroy ed Sheets of zinc roofing flying In the gale caused many of the Injur ies Mr Gabreath said seven In jured persons were brought to his hospital from Juncos 35 miles dis tant after finding hospitals In towns they passed through wiped out and other Institutions in San Juan al ready filled Twenty four cases of penumonla were received from the densely popu lated San Jukn slu mdlstrlct of Puerta De Tierra he said Cots have been borrowed from the army so that patients might be cared for In the corridors and besements of the hos pital are only beginning to get the aftermath of the hurricane Mr Galbreath concluded The Ryder Memorial hospital at Numa'ao a Congregational Instltu However addition to our menu oE this Now aOe Lunch will in no way effect our regular Rivals which the public has herc to fore so much enjoyed We continue to serve our seventy five cent lunch Hurricane Struck Carribean With Mathematical Exactitude Season Causes High Pitch of Nervousness 0 Bv HAL LEYSHON MIAMI la Sept The tint eye witness account of the sit uation at Pahokee which Is on the southeastern chobee was Orinsteln a told to his Schneider It Moe left his Pahokee store via Saturday night before the struck arriving here early Sunday but becoming uneasy returned to his store arriving at Pahokee at 6:45 Sunday morning At the fork In the Connors highway leading to Pahokee the steel bridge to the lower lake region was found replaced by a wood en structure The funeral of Mrs Willie was held this morning at ten from her home 721 Grove street by Rev A Carter pastor of the ond Baptist church of which the de ceased was a member Interment W3f made later In Green Hill cemetery The pall bearers were Hud gins Tavlor Swain Wyatt Jr A Meyers os ter Adams and A Soyars The flower bearers were Clark Price Cox IZ Martin II Stevenson Greerx' MARTINSVILLE Va Sept 19 Members of the town council of Mar 1 tlnsvllle at an adjourned meeting at the municipal building Tuesday eve ning decided to take final action on whether an attempt will be made at the next term of circuit court: to change the present form of govern ment from that of a town to a city of the second class rating A report was read before the meet ing drawn up by the citizens com mittee appointed at last week's meet ing who held their first meeting Monday afternoon Ths committee's report as read before the council at this time requested that additional facts and figures be obtained in or der to have some basis to work from The town auditor A Gravely who was present at the citizens commit tee meeting Monday presented a set of figures in which he showed how the town would stand with the change from the present form of town government to that of a second class city rating The committee at this meeting ask for further information which was not available at that time but since then according to Mr report at the council meet ing last night he had obtained and would be presented at the next meet ing of the citizens committee fur definite action This meeting will be probably called lor Wednesday eve ning by Howard acting chair man when they will have more data on the subject from the town auditor town attorney and the county clerk A special meeting of the town coun ell is set for riday evening when they expect to take fine! action on the movement that has been under way In some manner for nearly two years to tne community yesterday Cars were relatively scarce considering the fact that there are over 4000 in Dan ville Many of the owners who park ed them downtown or before their homes during the last storm had the expense of being towed In owing to the driving rain dampening the igni tion systems and yesterday they chose cc taro vo vneir own chines George Moore Lewis LesteS Scarce 'W Chaney Nashjj Mike Carillo McDowell Caldwell Soyars Hall Mr Green Mrs Pryor Mrs oster Mrs Moser Mrs talned In lorida only on the eastern I Lewis and Mrs Jarnlgan Miss Ola snore or Lake WKeecnooee ana in i the Palm Beach area Central lorida escaped harm of serious nature when the disturbance turned Monday somewhere east of Tampa and struck toward Jackson ville Minor damage was reported there together with Interrupted com munication lines conditions which obtained up the Atlantic coast as far north ns the Carolinas Western lorida escaped unscathed and Clew iston and Moorehaven on the west ern side of Lake Okeechobee appar ently escaped with only minor dam age A snerlnl mectlncr of the Worker's Council of Mt Vernon Sunday School Masons met last night at their hall a mm I (Continued from page one) administered to him he managed al though tied to work his way to the telephone It was one of the new desk sets and he knocked the re ceiver off and called for the police saying that he was tied up In his store after being robbed Brodie and others hastened to the place and peering through the letter slot In the door saw Chambers tied lying on a counter that they the door axe The Chambers told his story of robbery The two during the afternoon apd had sin gled out a large purchase They said they would be back for the goods later They returned at eight and seeing a customer In the store waited until nine when they found Chambers by himself Entering the store one of the two bandits covered Chambers with a gun The oher went to the show windows and leis urely drew down the shades as though about to close the store They lock ed the door Then Chambers was made to collect the material which was placed In four suitcases two of these taken from the store stock Chambers was then tied with his hands behind him and chloroform was administered to him He sud denly felt faint and numb Brodie thinks the bandits may have given put ten to Cabins loating Coffins 0 WASHINGTON Sept Well satisfied with the receiptions accord ed him In the industrial east Her bert Hoover today turned his atten tlon to a stuy of recent developg: ments In Texas jp An engagement with Creagers national committeeman for thafe state was at the he 3 of his li i as the republican presidential no mlnee returned to his desk at hujL personal headquarteis There were few other appoint ments however for the strain of two days of vigorous campaigning through the Industrial towns of northern Ne Jersey had made itself felt During that 'time the candidate was whirled through more than a score of townsg and delivered one prepared speed another extemporaneous one ant spoke briefly at almost half a dozeiL Pd ttorsinn OLiier uiiira in Hvwiwn Jersey City Trenton and elsewhere Thousands of persons saw him a he passed through territory which obviously Is to be a battleground ot the campaign or the most they applauded him out there wer Times during the tours through wark and Jersey City when he pass ed through silent streets and beneath banners flaunting the names of democratic opponents A Mrs Willie Austin Of Danville People or Hurricane und John Barton Payne chairman of the American Red Croes has sent to all American chapters another ur gent telegram asking that the ap 1 peal for financial aid for hurricane sufferers be renewed and setting Dan ville an allotment of JlOQp his first appeal the hurricane swept the lorida coast and has tenslfled the demand made on organization for relief The Danville chapter la headed by Mrs Herbert Martin Contributions to the cause may be made to Wayles Harrison treasurer of the fund or to Walter Waddlll chairman of the re lief committee Mr telegram received yes terday Is as follows: "Latest reports Porto Rico and Vir gin Islands Indicate Increasing de mand upon Red Cross for emergency relief and rehabilitation with grow ing prospect further needs lorida and other southeastern states Presi dent Coolidge accordingly today by proclamation called for generous con tributions to Red Cress West Indies hurricane relief fund to care for all areas affected Information too in 1 complete to enable us to state total amount needed but clearly evident Red Cross faces serious responsibility and your present effort should be at least comparable your efforts at time of lorida campaign of 1926 There for suggest goal your chapter $1000 "JOHN BARTON PAYNE be held this evening after prayer meeting to prepare for the Danville Standard Training School which will be held at Mt Vernon Sept 23 28 67 DEATHS IN MONTH ROANOKE Sent Sixty seven deaths were reported here In August says a statement Issued by the Health Department of these 53 were wh te and 14 coiorea ne number of births was 131 Conta ffimiR dlsnnspA 911 inCTCaSC The high gale which lashed and buffeted Danville most of yesterday and all last night was blowing Itself out today and the weather man pre dicted a gradual clearing While last night was one of the wildest In Danville's experience of re cent years It did no material damage A tree was blown down on Holbrook avenue wire companies had the usual troubles Incidental to breaking limbs and the streets last night were carpeted with green leaves torn from the trees the rustle from which throughout the night gave a venge ful note to the storm The psychological effect of the storm was noteworthy Houses qulv ered under the onslaught of the tempest and many people their minds still shocked by the story of death and desolation In the hurricane area slept uneasily mindful of the report current yesterday that this section of I the country was due to be hit by the! hurricane Not since the day of the Lindbergh flight to Paris had the newspaper of fice telephones been so busy Start ing at eleven o'clock there was a steady Increase In the deluge of calls by anxious mothers asking if the re port were true and what the "latest" was from the storm A storm warn ing for the Virginia coast had by some means been translated into a warning for Danville in particular with the actual hour at which the destructive forces of nature would hurl themselves against this com munity By four o'clock the reported hurricane had been exaggerated to a tornado It a Bee caller asked the police are clearing the streets of all vehicles and people and that tourists are being notified they must not leave Some of the schools closed about half an hour earlier than usual The home going children told not to dally on the streets reached home some i of them In a frightened frame of mind and a new deluge of calls from mothers hearing the for the first time telephoned for such facts as were available Enquirers were told there was no indication that the hurricane would strike Dan vllle but that there would be high num axiu LUUWUUCa Tain The Immediate prospect of storm is renewed high water the Ta river was up a few feet this morn ing and was a bilious looking stream Sam Smith pump house engineer and veteran river man said he doubted If the water would approach the proportions of the recent storm However he said that the storm clouds were streaking towards the Danville watershed and that Smith river in the uplands probably would be heard from within twenty four hours The amount of rain which has fallen within the past twenty four hours was given by Watkins local weather observer as 276 Inches at 8 a today The city power plant barometer a tested Instrument used for comparison with the vacuum pressure of the turbines registered 294 about the same figure recorded at Palm Beach One of lhe effects of th storm was to boost the receipts of preaching against Smith Dan found to be an indipensable adjunct any efforl Burton Mrs ox Good News or Nervous Women 1M 0 Delicately poisod women who suffer from high nerve strain and nervous pains such as periodic pains head tv he neuralgic and rheumatic paln especla ly appreciate ard profit by thj use of Capudne It soothes the nerte and quickly stops the pain Being liquid Capudine acts almos much quicker than table and powders Contains no is nerfectlv safe Sold by I druggists In 30c and 60c sizes adv Photo 'hows Director Mortimer Stewart nistiuciH mi ninpton fnmous showgirl how to pose for television projector! i ne of principal features of Radio air atL MadiMB Square Garden (laurnMlooal Ntwirtol) Hop to Rome Is Halted by A Bad Motor (Continued from page one) light Commander Sabelll began an earnest discussion with mechanics at the side of the Roma as she stood on the beach It was given out that the Roma had dumped her almost entire sup ply of 1110 gallons of gasoline from her tanks the supply dumped be ing approximately 1100 gallons After his discussion with the me Sea off chanlcal experts Commander Sabelll ordered a supply or 1 100 gallons more gasoline This was to fill the tanks and In addition to the 200 gallons carried In reserve cans: Announcement was made that the Roma would make another try as soon as the necessary repairs were made She was hauled up on the beach away from the reach of the incoming tide Later Williams explained the motor had begun to backfire when the Roma was miles out to sea Six hun dred gallons were Immediately dump ed as was the food aboard Pilot Williams said when the back firing Began he realized the Roma would have to land at once He cir cled two Islands Pine Island anc Cow Point hut was unable In a quick glance to dlover a spot large enough for a landing Examination disclosed the back firing had blown oft a piece of the air Intake on the carburetor This was replaced whll" he new supply of gasoline was awaited Although no definite announce ment was made the crew indicated another hopoff would take place be fore tomorrow i' Storm Victims ilthy Black rom Muck Water helping the refugees to safety Men women and children were filthy black from the muck waters of the glades Moe made canal point In his car with great difficulty and work ed his way three miles southward to Pahokee He described big sugar tops vllle being no exception Whether will be made to secure the adoption of resolutions bearing on the presidency at the Lynchburg Conference Is not known Those who are giving thought to this are also bearing in mind the statement Issued some months ago emanating from Bishop Collins Den ny which was accepted as meaning that he believed that the church should occupy Itself about spiritual things and not to Inject politics Into them The rule of democracy how ever has always governed the Vir ginia Conference and while the pre siding officer may be thought by some to be opposed to any flat declaration on the national presidency the right of free speech on tne floor stiu vails and may be availed of In i Instance since many ministers already bestrayed how keenly fee! about It Workers Council 3 Lunch The corporation kourt resumed last Monday was continued today with the further trial of civil actions set for hearing today None of these scheduled Involved large sum of mo ney The jury which heard the dif ferences of opinion between Dr Samuel Wiltchouse of Baltimore and Nathan Newman over professional fees of $300 was unable to agree and the jury was discharged Dr Whitehouse a consultant of Baltimore did not come here in peri son but his depositions made in Bal tlmore were admitted He claimed that the defendant owed him $300 for professional services Mr Newman's version was quite dlf 1 frent It was his understanding that after consulting and being exa mined by Dr Whitehouse his Inclu sive fee was $50 He further testi fied that the surgeon who actually operated nhim for goitre In Balti more was paid $1000 and that while Dr hitchouse was In the operating room at the time this did not Incur i any iiiihiiuiul aia uinuj Euclid Chapter Names Officers or Next Year Euclid Chapter No 15 Royal Arch I and elected officers for tne coming year The following were named A rlx high priest Clark king Reid scribe I Cobb treasurer Smith secretary: Harper captain of the host Yoder principal sojourner Link royal arch captain red Van Wagenen grand mastwv third veil Warren grandmaster second veil Thomas Carter grandmaster first veil: I Cobb tiler Cam mack chanlaln Penn and I Ruffin stewards The Miller Shuglov ashioned of strong featherweight rubber Shuglov is snugly form fitting over shoe and ankle Keeps the foot warm and are easy to keep clean Colors in nude and brown combination and all brown Prices $350 to $500 Galoshes and rainboots in black awn and Brown at $275 per pair Galoshes for children in all sizes Prices $225 and $250 Thompson Co Highest Quality Only id A 7 17 2 A A fl I wm i 7" flbrl T7 BfiMlK EK WK Jf i I TOOS i yvBfl'iW I i 1 Um i I.