The Washington Post
May 30, 1930
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q ressive Flora! zm PE Mod prices. Open ev “ea -HAD- PLAYED NEAR DRAIN ao, the original W THREE BOYS DROWN, ~TMPPED WN * Bodies hesttieiil by Police in Baltimore; Fourth Still Missing. Baltimore, May 29 (AP.).—+The bodies of three. of four boys sought by police for the last five days were found in the harbor, a short distance from the outlet of a storm sewer into ‘which they were believed to have been washed in a storm Sat- urday. The first body _recovered was that of Wilbert Alban, 15, the oldest of the four. It was Tecovered by & po- lice boat. As a tilg churned into the stream to take aboard the body, the second one rose to the surface. It was ideh- tified by Elmer Moore as that of his son, Donald, 12. The third body was recovered from under a pier.’ It was identified as that of Francis Wilden, 9. John Kelly, 14, still was missing. The search had extended into Pennsylvania and to Washington. The sewer was searched ard the har- flats about the outlet dragged in vain. Belief that the boys had beén swept away arose with the report that they had been playing at the mouth of the drain shortly before a ‘heavy storm broke Saturday afternoon. The playmates had obtained candles and expressed the intention of exploring the séwer a short time before, police were told, despite a warning by resi- dents of the vicinity. Capper Files Candidacy: Has No Opponents Yet Ms Topeka;Kans., May 29 (A.P.).—Sen- ator Arthur Capper, Republican, to- day filed a declaration of his can- didacy for renomination at the August primary. The Kansas. senior senator, now serving his second term; thus far is without an opponent in either of the major parties. DIED. BET ngointe Thursday, May 29, 1930, at residence, Ww pero wast. oats erv- Hills ass.. on Saturday, t 12 o'clock (noon). mn TE Wednesday, May 28, 1930, tS a. at the Portner Apartments, SOHN LE EWIS COOMBS. eral services. at the S funeral home, ay m. Interment at Columbia Gar- a. DAVIS—On Thursday, May 29. 1930. at » a. at George Washington Hos ital, CORA B. DAVIS. of 944 New Yor venue nogthwest, in her sixty- fif Remai a Fresting at the Nevius funeral home. $24 New York avenue north- . West. Notice of funeral later. DODGE-—-On Wednesday. May ‘28, 1930, at beloved hus Hospital, Mane SS 2 L., hasband of Alice Dodge, of 255% University place Sebel dieet neral services at the S. H. Hines Co. funeral home, zeer Paurteenth. aie: pops wers, on Saturday. May hg Interment mm Cedar Bill beme- KEN ass wee reoted. May 28, 1930, son 3 att late Hele en R. late ADB ns oy 916 | Tee sent at St. Jetin's Cemetery, Forest Glen, weet Wg ae on Wednesday. 930, at her reaineuce, 228° te May 28, ineteenth EVERETT mains resting at Alm p senor a parlors. 1623 Connecticut ave- ue. Funeral from St. Thomas’ Cath- Slic see R Saturday. May aL, at ba ter Bey (private) at Ar- fasten: POF, otk y Cemetery. MARQUART Suddenly, on Thursday, May 29. 1930, in Walter Reed General Hos- M MIN a beloved wife of the ay. wife of Col. Joseph C. Keay, United States Army, we rt Hayes, Columbus, Ohio; William G. Campbe!l. of Huntington, Ind., second district, Lions International, at Frederick, Md., attended by 400 Lions ‘and their guests from Virginia, tise trict of Columbia, Delaware and hills ‘above water and had released | $12,000 in relief funds. Shick Gardner, a farmer of Bossier Parish, told art land ey Capital delegates to the convention ‘were C. H. Hillegeist, John A. Koony, the Red Cross that near. Plain Dealing at least fifteen families | were in dire need of food and would face starvation unless immediate rations were sent. As the full foree of the flood ap- proached the Alexandria zone night guards patrolled the levees on the lookout for sand boils with a foot or more of water in sight. Six Drown In Flood, Up in Caddo and Bossier Parishes the water was receding from its wide inundation while in Red River and Natchitoches Parishes it was cresting, leaving its toll of six dead and wide property damage ior | | Va., Levee and highway workers in this | vicinity were quickening their emer- gency ing to protect rich farm lands against overflow from backwater. With a stage today of 38.2 feet, 2.3 feet above flood stage, Alexandria and a forecast for a stage of 39.1 to 39.7 feet barring heavy rains by June 1 to 3, the emergency work- ers who have been preparing for the | flood for the past ten days counted on_ the main levees standing the strain. Many Highways Closed. Highways north from Shreveport, were opened up today, but all direct | routes south t6 Alexandria were still cut off by water. At least 200 feet of the west bank of the river opposite Millers Bluff near Plain Dealing, tn Bossier Parish, has | caved under the flood strain. Little sickness has been reported from the refugee camps due to the use | of typhoid serum by public health | authorities, but several cases of mala- | | in Red River | ria were discovered in the marooned village of East Point, Parish. New Yorker Sentenced In Bogus" Visa Plot New York, May 29 (A.P.).~-Morris Baskin, of Brooklyn, alleged leader uf a ring which used fradulent visas to bring Polish immigrants into the United States, was found guilty of conspiracy to violate the immigration laws today, and was sentenced to two years in the Atlanta Prison and fined $5.000. The passports were obtained from Harry H. Hall, former United States Consul in Warsaw, who has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge. registered at | levee building and sandbag- | clubs Fdward Brawne and Randolph » £. Myers while guests at the affair. dm» cluded Mr. and, Mrs. W. Spender Brenizer, Mrs. E. W. Brawne, Heler @& Koons, Dr. and Mrs Gi. W»Leadbetter, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Brown, Mary Mé> Grath, David Barry. Mr. and Mrs. Rt McKeever and R. M. McKeever. ‘ Richard F. Simmons, of Frederick, was elected district governor of ‘the Lions at yesterday's session and Wis mington, Del., was selected for thé 1931 convention. Bernard B. Gouch, Baltimore, retirimg district gove ernor, presided at yesterday's meeting at which Ben.A, Ruffin, Richmond was the principal speaker. ans Clubs’ Reports Filed. yer were made from various the following members: Reports by | Charles F. Seeger, Thurmont; J. Warg Kerrigan, Emmitsburg: John C. Burke; ' | | Baltimore; Charles Foltz, Hagerstown} W. R. Stevens, Wilmington: Dr. J. a. |Hanen, Silver Spring: George F. Han, back. North Baltimore; A. R. Cobb; Newark: D. D. Lamond, Takoma Park |}and Dr, Leadbetter, Washington. o) R. R. Taylor was the winner of ‘golf tournament in the.afternoon wifS sightseeing tours occupying the time of some of the delegates and most,af the guests. A dinner last night closed | the convention. The following committees were ; ape | pointed: Credentials—J. Ward Kerrigan, Em- | mitsburg; Alex D. Crabb, Newark: & |D.° Hodson, Baltimore; John M. Mili- | | ler, Hagerstown; P. D. Ewing, —— | mont. Other Committees Named. ...:- Nominating—John C. Burke, Balti- | more; Victor M. Birely, Thurmont; Joseph A. Foltz, Hagerstown: Charles 's. Hillegeist, Washington; James P. Rollins, Wilmington. District officers association—Dr. ¥ J. Hanan, Silver Spring; A. Frank Miller, Frederick; Clinton Giese, Baj- timore: George Wilhide, Emmitsburg. Blind work -—Charles F. Seeger, | Prederick; P. H. Mussellman, Newark, Del; William R,. Stevens, Wilmingten; W. A. Shannon, Takoma Park; A,’ Hs Lawson, Washington; Joseph T. Moly Baltimore; Jonn C. Burke, Baltimores, - J. Ward Kerrigan, Emmitsbufg; Thomas H. 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