Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 278, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1928 — Page 3

MARCH 17,1928

MOVE BACK TO VALLEY FARMS TORNBYFLOQDS Start Work of Again Building Fruitful Land; Search for Bodies Goes On. United Press LOS ANGELES. March 17.—Residents of the once beautiful Sana Clara River Valley today began the work of turning the valley once more into a fruitful land while the work of burying bodies of the dead in the St. Francis dam disaster continued. Farmers were returning to their property, and in some cases new structures were forming on the foundations from which houses were washed when 12,000,000,000 gallons of water came rushing down the While conflicting reports were made as to the number dead, it was almost a certainty that the human toll would be about 300 lives and possibly more. About 200 bodies have been identified and about seventy-five remain unidentified. Hold Inquest Early As the huge army of workmen continued clearing debris and tangled wreckage it was believed more )x)dies would be uncovered. An inquest into the flood will be held Tuesday when an attempt will be made to officially place the blame for the catastrophe. Col. Charles T. Leeds, former United States Department of Interior engineer, Friday headed a committee of engineers employed by Los Angeles to examine the wrecked clam. The matter of relief caused much controversy between Los Angeles) city officials and the Red Cross, it was reported. The Red Cross favored a national appeal for flood aid, while city officials stated that Los Angeles would fake care of the post-flood needs without outside aid, it was said. C. J. McTeaguc, chairman of the flood relief committee at Santa Paula issued the first official statement on the amount of damage done to that town. Santa Paula Hardest Hit "The city of Santa Paula is hardest hit and the burden has fallen on the working people of the city, who can least afford to bear it,” his statement read. ‘Our survey shows 135 homes have been totally destroyed; 87 badly dmaged; 51 partly damaged. The damage to the homes in the city is in round numbers $500,000, not including damage to farming property streets, or public utilities within the city limits. "The number of persons affected in the afflicted area approximately is 796. Probably 75 per cent of damage to homes in the entire area is within the city of Santa Paula; although, of course, there is a large property damage to fanning lands, highways, utilities and railroads.” POPE HONORS BISHOP Rank of Roman Count Is Given to City Prelate. Pope Pius Xi has appointed Bishop Joseph Chartrand of Indianapolis assistant to the pontifical throne with the rank of Roman count, according to word received here from the apostolic delegation at Washington. The honor was bestowed "for his great apostolic and constructive labors in promoting devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and fostering' Catholic higher education,” according to the announcement. Through the bishop's efforts the Cathedral high school was built at a cost of more than $1,000,000. HELLO, DUSSELDORF Extend Phone Service From Here to Four German Towns. Four important German cities are to be added to the list of European cities Indianapolis and other American telephone patrons may talk to by telephone Monday. The cities are Bremen, Cologne, Dusseldorf, and Mannheim. The rates will be the same as to Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfort-on-Main. The rate from Indiana is $55.50 for the first three minutes and $18.50 for each additional minute. URGES CHURCH HARMON Wichita, Kan., Manufacturer Addresses City Baptist. Urging pursuit of the original purpose of the church in bringing the world to an understanding of God, W. C. Coleman, Wichita, Kan., president of the Northern Baptist Convention, addressed Indianapolis Baptists Friday night at the First Baptist Church. Coleman, a prominent Wichita manufacturer, urged that harmony in the church be preserved. BELLDOR FINAL TODAY Miss Stifel, Miss Hatfield Enter Last Round of Tourney. Pi/ United Press BELLE AIR, Fla., March 17.—Miss Fritizi Stifel of Wheeling, W. Va., and Miss Frances Hadfield, Milwaukee, will meet in the final round of the annual Belleair women’s golf tournament today. Miss Stifel defeated Miss Helen Payson of Portland, Maine, 2 up, while Miss Hadfield defeated Miss Bernice Wall, Oshkosh, Wis„ 5 and 3. Present Sunday Program The Orloff Quintet will present the Sunday afternoon music program at the John Herron Art Institute at 3 p. m. Sunday. The ‘Quintet Opus I,” by Ernst V. Dohanyi, will be the featured number of the program. Missing Ship, Crew Safe #4/ United Press BOSTON, March 17.—Coast guard officials received a dispatch from th* patrol boat Banham at 9:30 a. in. Saying that the fishing schooner Morning Star had been located and that the crew was safe.

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CHAPTER XXX WHEN the first few arrived, I attempted to get them to hold the rest of the crowd back, away from the plane, but apparently no one could understand, or would have been able to conform to my request if he bad. I cut the switch to keep the propeller from killing someone, and attempted to organize an impromptu guard for the plane. The impossibility of any immediate organization became apparent and when parts of the ship began to crack from the pressure of the multitude I decided to climb out of the cockpit in order to draw the crowd away. Speaking was impossible; no words could lie heard in the uproar and nobody apparently cared to hear any. I started to climb out of the cockpit, but as soon as one foot appeared through the door I was dragged the rest of the way without assistance on my part. For nearly half an hour I was unable to touch the ground, during which time I wds ardently carried around in what seemed to be a very small area, and in every position it is possible to be in. Every one had the best of intentions but no one seemed to know just what they were. The French military fliers very resourcefully took the situation in hand. A number of them mingled with the crowd; then at a given signal, they placed my helmet on an American correspondent and cried “Here is Lindbergh.” That helmet on an American was sufficient evidence. The correspondent immediately became the center of attraction, and while he was being taken protestingly to the reception committee via a rather devious route, I managed to get inside one of the hangars. Meanwhile a second group of soldiers and police had sUrrounded the plane and soon placed it out cf danger in another hangar. The French ability to handle an unusual situation with speed and capability was remarkably demonstrated that night at Le Bourget. Ambassador Herrick extended me an invitation to remain at his embassy while I was in Paris, which J gladly accepted. But grateful as I was at the time, it did not take me long to realize that a kind providence had placed me in Ambassador Herrick’s hands. The ensuing days found me in situations that I had cetainly never exDected to be in and in which 1 relied on Ambassador Herrick's sympathetic aid. These situations were brought about by the whole-hearted welcome to me—an American--that touched me beyond any point that any words can express. I left France with a debt of gratitude which, though I cannot repay it, I shall always remember. If the French people had been acclaiming their own gallant airme, Nungesser and Coli, who were lost only after fearlessly departing in the face of conditions insurmountably greater than those that confronted me, their enthusiastic

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HINDU WEDDING SET FOR TODAY Ritual for Nancy Miller to Be Early Evening. Pet United Press LONDON, March 17.—A slender, calm-faced American girl tonight will be a participant in the lavish pagenatry of a Hindu noble wredding when Miss Nancy Miller of Seatttle, Wash., becomes the bride of the former Maharajah of Indore. Early evening has been set for the wedding, the Bombay correspondent of the Daily Mail said today, and already great preparations are being undergone for the celebration at the Barwaha Palace, just outside of Indore. The ritual of the ceremony already has started, and even selection of the marriage time came under the provinces of the ritual for the Hindu astrologers had to se-

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$250 JEWELRY STOLEN Thief Forces Window to Enter Doctor’s Residence. An early-evening burglar entered the home of Dr. A. S. Neely, 38 N. De Quincy St., by forcing a rear window Friday and stole $250 worth of jewelry. Dr. Neely told police that he believed that the burglar was frightened away, as the entire house was not ransacked.

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