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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-15
Comdr. Heck, Geodetic Sur
yey Official, and Staff
Trace TembIors to Source.
Disastrous Quake in China
Noted Here Months Before
Details Become Known.

By the Associated Press.
Within a few hours after delicate
sefsmograph needles at score OF sta
tons over the Western Hemisphere
began signaling an earthquake May
"a. the Coast and Geodetic Survey
+, announced from Washington that the
shock was a serious one, and located
its incidence somewhere in the kansu
region of China. Two long months
after that announcement the actual
news began to trickle in from that
isolated section of China, reporting
that 100. 900 lives had been lost in the
disaster.
It has now become a matter OF
every day routine for Comdr. n. n.
Heck. the surveys chief of seismologl-
cal study, and his staff to locate with
precision the spot affected by earth
ouakes. even when the disturbance,
as in this case, is 10000 miles away
from their quiet chart room, sepa.
rated by oceans, mountain ranges ana
continents. Only the occasional emer-
rence 10 public note of a disaster of
great size makes the performance at
all unusual for them for earth tenn
blors are occurring every day.
Register Disturbances Day by Day.
Fortunately, Comdr. Heck observes
most Of the continual quakes shaking
the earths surface occur in spots
where the damage they cause is OF
little human moment. Day by day the
seismographs register disturbances
somewhere. but when the charts and
the calculations are finished the spot
of occurrence is demonstrated most
often to be in the deeper parts or the
ocean, and most frequently in the va
cant stretch of ocean between Siberia |
and Alaska.
1t is only when the earth's crust !
twists somewhere on land that con- |
firmations sometimes as CHASTITY as |
that on Kansu Province. can follow !
the predictions.
Complete organization now OF the |
osservatories and workers behind the |
survey work, Comdr Heck points out, |
makes the results of scientifically al |
locating every earthquake possible. !
In the case of the Kansu quake 20 |
seismographs on the American CONT |
nents and in the Pacific area at Homo. |
lulu. Samoa, and other scattered points
REGISTERED the disturbance. The code |
ly to Washington. giving the exact |
time as shown, on the individual |
chronometers at each point. and de- |
scribing the character of shocks trans |
mtted 1t Is with these data that the |
work begins. .
Shock Waves in Series.
An earthquake anywhere sends out |
from it's shock center. the observers /
now know, three and sometimes four /
series of differing waves, and the job |
of locating the point disturbed is
tackled by the known character and I
speed of the waves. The first wave.
in a curved line through the
center of the globe as a speed of 5
miles per second. and another, going
also through the interior. has rate
Of about 212 miles per second; the
third. vibrating around the arc of the +
surface of the globe. moves mored
slowly. at about | Is miles per second
s'nd The fourth. occurring in case of
the violent shock, comes to the in.
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employees chosen for political reasons.
Mr.. Waicott declared, and with Kan
sas retired Unto the jungle of po-
litical appointments" there are now
only nine States with civil service
commissions.
Robert Catherwood, vice president
of the National Civil Service Reform
League of Chicago, also said that
politics had nullified civil service post
office appointments
1.-THE net result is Mr.. Gather
wood said, "that among the four great
powers of the world. we have by far
the most expensive and inefficient post
al service of all'.
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injured. Siighter shocks were stiil
continuing in the region, the advices
said
Dispatches from Yalta said that
thousands OF panic-stricken excursion
lists are crowding the railways, steam.
ers and motor cars in order to escape
from Crimea. and telegraph wires are
being worked intensively with mes
sages. A prominent Moscow engineer
named Andrievski, with his son, was
reported to have persisted in the
quake.
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strument by completely circling the
earth.
Many Trem0rs Never Announced.
Most of the earth, tremors never
are announced" Comdr. Heck de.
clared 1T wouldn't be worth while,
for the quake is shown to be in one
of the ocean depths where IL can
never he reported. Once in a while a
steamer traverses a spot when the dis
turbance is going on at the bottom.
and gets a sudden dropping shock.
that leads its officers to believe they
have struck something. The tidal
wave generated usually dissipates it.
self without attracting attention. But
the calculations are Just as reliable
as to these ocean quakes as they are
To the land "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-15
SEISMOGRAPH NEEDLE NOTES
MOST DISTANT EARTH SHOCKS

strument by completely circling the
earth
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COL UMBIA FLIGHT PLAN.
Levine's Monoplane Scheduled for
Trip to Far East.

LONDON, September Is (R.-The
flight of the Transatlantic monoplane
Columbia to the Far East will be
started at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Capt w. G. Hinchcliffe yester.
day told the newspaper men after a
talk with Charles A. Levine, owner
Of the plane.
Conditions being favorable. Capt.
Hinchcliffe added. the Columbia might
even hop of from Cranwell tomorrow
morning.
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SCARED TOURISTS FLEE
FROM EARTHQUAKE ZONE
Thousands, Panic Stricken on
Black Sea Coast, Crowding All
Transportation Craft.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MOSCOW,s Russia, September Is.
Thousands of panic-stricken tour
lists along the Black Sea coast yester-
day were crowding all means Of trans
portation in order to escape from the
territory which has been shaken by
earthquakes in the past few days,
causing death and injury in many
districts.
Late reports from Yalta say that f3
persons have been killed there and 35S
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WALCOTT SEES HALT
IN CIVIL SERVICE
Progress Blocked by Politicians
and System Ignored in
States, He Says.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, n. Y, September to
Civil service progress in the United
States has halted. in the opinion of
Earle A. Walcott, president Of the
San Francisco Civil Service Commits
sion, one of the speakers before the
assembly of civil service commissions.
in convention here.
Nearly dozen cities having more
than 900 inhah;tants have their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-15
Cherchez la Femme.

From the Boston Transcript.
Adam blamed his downfall on an
apple, so they teach. but when today
he goes astray. he's apt to blame
neach
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Boobies of London who direct
traffic have adopted white slickers
with white bands on the sleeves for
wear during fogs so that their signals
NAV he seen
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Making wooden cabinets Is a hobby
of one former Assistant Attorney Gen.
erd, of the United States.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05

) the present Dempsey institu-
ton which are noticeable, but
not so impressive as the item
tabulated above which we take
as a very good indication of
seriousness of purpose on the
part of Mr.. Dempsey.
With the exception of Martin
Burke, the New Orleans punch
ing bag, none of the Atlantic
City sparring partners are pres
ent at Saratoga-not even Bill
Tate who, next to Jerry Lu-
vadis has been popularity be-
lieved to be Dempsey's very
shadow. Of Dempsey's intimate
staff, only the Greek and the
Frenchman, Gus Wilson are
back.
Flynn has replaced both Gene
Normile and Capt Mabbutt and
seems to be doing both mems
work with efficiency. Flynn,
white-haired more-than-middle-
aged soul, is a kindly person
but a determined one and he
will take Dempsey's success or
failure on July 21st as almost a
personal one.
In Jacks present domestic
troubles, Flynn has been more
than a father, and a brother
couldn't have more understand
ing of another's feelings than
has Gus Wilson understood"
Dempsey's mind in the last four
days.
AS for Jerry the Greek, the
silent, statuette satellite who
can best be compared to a
faithful Newfoundland dog in
his relationship to Dempsey
he is idolotry personified. His
unlocking eyes see every move
and gesture of Dempsey's. At
Philadelphia last September
Jerry the Greek could have cut
his own heart out and handed it
on a warriors shield to Demp-
sey.
But the sparring partners are
better and bigger and are giving
Dempsey more trouble than the
ones at Atlantic City. Outside
of Sunday when Jack laid them
in a row on the canvas like
corpses, the sparring material
has been lighting into Jack and
making him realize he was in
training for a fight.
1t was one of the best indica-
lions of preparedness we saw
at Saratoga Springs, but we
want to see Dempsey with bet
ter wind, a more accurate aim
and better defense against
serpent-like '1efts" before he
meets Sharkey-and certainly
before he meets Tunney.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
UPSETS At NET
TOURNEY

After the pair of unexpected set.
backs in the District tennis cham
pionship tournament at Wardman
Park, play will be resumed TODAY
with the survivors ready to with
stand more assaults against their
possibility of annexing the most
highly priced tennis laurels of this
city.
With defeats hanging over the
heads of Tom Mangan and Bob Con
sidine, who were beaten by the
stroking of Robert Elliott and Henry
Love, respectively, the field narrows
down to the semi-final round in
which several prominent PLAYERS are
scheduled to meet today.
Mangan, who recently added the
Virginia State title to his court
achievements, bowed to Robert III.
lott in yesterdays matches, 13-11
Ga, while Bob Considine, selected
as the best bet in the event, lost in
straight sets to Henry Love, Ga
and 10-S.
The results and today's pairings
follow:
Fourth Round-Burwell defeated uitz
1t, St, I'll; Coronel defeated Yates
6-1. 6--1. 'eS'
Fifth Round-Love defeated Rro,ur
S., s-S; Charest defeated FowIar
81, ga; BurwelI defeated Corors,
So, Ga; Elliott defeated Manran
1911. Cd; Baum defeated Gore 49,
50; King defeated Sickler, "a Gs'
S-4; D. Mitchell defeated STAN 81
6-1, 10-S.
Quarter Finals--Love defeated c,or,,-
dine, 6-s. 1O-s; King defeated %.
Mitchell, 4--6, 6-4, I'll
Doubles
First Round-stsm and Newly DE-
feated Birch and Il. Yeomans. s.
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1heBiGFiVe

Griffs, but so frequent were the
circuit clouts and the triples and
two-baggers that the scorers lost
all track of the totals. They are
just human folks. those scorers, but
the Yankee sluggers were anything
but human.
Thurston was hammered early in
the first game and Johnson showed
up in the fifth frame, He. too, got
a fine lacing, proving himself to be
anything but relief hurled. That
flrst defeat shattered the Griffs
winning streak.
The second exhibition was awful
to contemplate from a Washington
angle. The Yankees simply killed
Crowder, Marberry and Burke, one
after the other. In one inning, the
sixth, they made nine runs on four
hits and five passes. They took
young Bob Burke and tore him limb
from limb.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
Alexandria High
RegainS a Star

Alexandria High School basket
ball, football, track and baseball
star, will return to that institution
this fall instead of enrolling at
Wenoah On. j. Military Academy, as
was reported. 1t had been an
nounced that he would leave the
Maroon and White fold, but he later
decided to return.
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Here They Are!
FIRST GAME
Totals IS 9241sI Totals 381827 9

Washington $3.50 l 0 o 0 0 o.
New York. .......1 0 0 o 0 4 ria
Runs Combs ca. Morehart (2),
Ruth (2). Gehrig, Lazzeri. Dugan t2l,
Collins, Rice. Error--Morehart. Two
base hits-Dugan (2), Meusel Gos!in.
Morehart Three base hit-Combs. Home
runs-Collins, Gehrig. Sacrifice hit
Combs. Stolen base-Combs. Double
plays-Lazzeri to Morehart to Gehrig:
Tate to Reeves. Left on bases-Wash-
ington, 10; New York. s. Hits-off
Thurston. 10 in innings; off John
son, in innings. Struck out-By
johnson. z: by Pipgras. 3. Bases on
balls-off Thurston, 3 off PipEras. 3.
Losing Decentralization Balk-Thurs-
ton. Ump ires-Geisel, Nallin and Di-
neen. Time-2!O7
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Busmen Set Dates
For Baseball Tits

L. c. Major, manager of the A. B.
and w. team, has listed a game with
the Richmond Independents for Sun
day, at 3 p. m, in Dreadnaught
Park.
Games have also been arranged
with the Quantico Marines for July
II. st. Mary's Celtics for the Alex
andria championship July "a Phila-
delphia Independents. of Philadelphia,
Pa, July 81 and the Richmond In.
dependents August Z, the last named
at Richmond.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
WINS SEABOARD
GOLF TITLE

SOUTHERN PINES, N. c., July
5.-R. T. Etheridge, of Norfolk, Va,
is the first golf champion of the
Seaboard Railway lines by virtue of
his provinces over the links here in
the three-day Seaboard champion
ship tournament.
To gain the title Etheridge
vanquished i'm the finals S. w.
Taylor. who played from the
same club, the Lafayette, of Nor
folk. The margin was but a
single hole, gained through the
runner-up's misplay ON the last
and decisive hole.
1t was decided that the Seaboard
tournament would be made a semi
annual event at Southern Pines.
The railroad men are coming back
here in early autumn for another
crack at the crown, 400 strong,
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SEND BACK WINNER

The San Francisco Missions have
returned Dick Dumovich, left-handed
pitcher, to the Kansas City club of
the American Association. He had
record of seven wins and three
defeats, but his earned run average
ran particularly high. Dumovich.
was obtained on option early in thu
sea SON
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
THIRD
NET TITLE

WIMBLEDON, England, July S.
America fell heir to it's third VIM
bledon title today wne the great
California pair of Helen Wills, the
singles champion, and Elizabeth
Ryan rushed through Mrs. Peacock
and Miss f. L. Heine to a straight
set victory in the final round. The
scores were 6-3. e..
The victory of the Wills-Ryan team
in the women's doubles climaxed a
championship in which Americans
have dominated everything except
the mems singles. in which their
super-star, Bill Tilden, failed to make
the grade to the final round. The
inimitable Helen took over two of
the championships in singles and
doubles while yesterday Tilden re-
trieved much of his reputation by
playing dazzling tennis in teaming
with Francis T, Hunter TO win the
mems doubles.
Miss Ryan, who today cOIlabO-
rated in winning her ninth Brit
ish doubles championship, faced
the possibility of holding two
titles before the close of the
meeting. In company with
Hunter, she will play a semifinaI
match in the mixed doubles to.
day.
In brief. America had better than
an even chance of achieving a ratio
of four out of five in English cham
pionships.
The very serene Miss Wills was
most effective with her steadi-
ness but it wa her sister Californian
who carried the pace to the South
Africans. Miss Ryan PLAYED ire
proachable tennis throughout the
match. her brilliance stalking the
Americans to lead in games of
81 in the second set.
The entire exhibition. however.
was squandered on a small gallery.
the weather being abominable.
Helen'S sound service was the
big factor i'm the Americans win
ming the opening game. but Mrs.
Peacock replied in kind in the
second and then the South
Africans. with a dazzling series
of cross court smashes. carried
| the next two games and went
TITO IBdu OI O-ls
1t was their one big moment of
the match. for the Americans, who
had started rather nervously, soon
settled down to their game and
playing every shot with care and
circmspection. quickly reeled off
five straight games for the set.
Then Miss Ryan took charge as
| the second set began and it wasn't
long until the Americans were
within four points of the match.
| Their opponents. showing great agil-
| ity in court covering. took the sew
enth game but Miss Ryan's unmer-
ciful service blazed its way through
| the eighth to the set and match.
Miss Ryan and Hunter fol-
| lowed their victory in the first
set by winning the second, Ga,
to take the match and advance
to meet the GOdfrees in the final
round of the mixed doubles. The
Americans would have won as
they pleased had it not been for
the brilliant play of Miss Heine.
the 17-year-Old, making a most
gallant stand against the SUI.
perior ability Of her opponents.
She practically played Miss Ryan
and Hunter single handed. her part.
liner being weak with his returns
The Washington times., 1927-07-05

Washington ......0 0 0 o 0 o.
New York. .......4 20 x-21
Runs-Gehrig go. Morehart 90. Ruth
90, Grabowski 49,, Lazzeri (S), MeuseI
t2), Vera, Dugan, burst, Combs, Rice
Combs (2). Gehrig, Lazzeri (2),
Reeves. Three-base hits-Ruth. Meu-
sell Grabowski. Home runs-Gehrig,
Rice Vera, Lazzeri. Sacrifice hits
Moore, Stewart, Rice. Double play
Stewart to Judge. Left on bases
Washington, 10; New York. .. Hits
off Crowder, in inning: off Mar
berry. 10 in and two-thirds innings:
off Burke, in and one-third innings.
Struck out--By Marberry, l; by Burke,
l; by Moore, 8. Bases on balls--off
Crowder. 2; off Marberry. 6; off Burke,
2. off Moore, l. Hit by pitched ball
BY Marberry (Gehrig). Balk-Moore.
-Crowder. Umpires-Nallin, Dineen
and Geisel Time-2:25.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
.HADLEY TAKES FLING
At LEADERS BEFORE
CLUB GOES WEST
By Louis "A. DOugher

NEW YORK, July 5.-Wel boys great streak while it
lasted It went for ten straight ball five from the Boston
the American League the New York Yankees But
rible sentence melted to the Gr Wool wool
truly terrible
Today Bump Hadey going murderers
the Yankee stadium. He early this morning walk
out to Grants tomb and back ate large breakfast
into conference with Thurston Cower Burke He
wanted know how it felt face those awful suggers in the
Yanke
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
PLAY TRI-CITY MATCH

Belle Haven Country Club win
play Opequan Country Club, OF
Martinsburg, w. Va, in a tri-
State Golf Association match SAT-
urday at Hagerstown, Nd. Belle
Haven leads the association stand.
ing
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
JOIN EE2EMEN's TEAM

Louis Latham and Jimmy Bradley,
outfielders of the st. Mary's Celtics.
have signed with the Columbia En-
CINE Company for the remainder Of
the season,
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
from the back court and almost use.

NUN the OdCA COURT anu dlLQOSL use
less at the net.
Miss Heine's play won the first
game of the second set, after which
the Americans great severity of
stroke blazed winning path through
the next three games. But the child,
stars gameness and court strategy
soon found expression again, and it
was her stroking that carried the
issue to 81, then to 4--5, and only
submitting to defeat in the tenth
game after twice carrying it to deuce
on the strength of her individual
efforts.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
TODEYS SRQRTORIAL
BY kfrk Miller

Visitors within the gates of
Jack Dempsey's training camp
at White Sulphur Springs, New
York who happened also to have
dropped in on Dempsey at At
lantic City last September,
can't help notice the quiet dig
nifty of this years preparation
for a battle of the century as
compared to the ballyhoo put
on at the seashore resort late
last summer. This atmosphere
about Dempsey's quarters was
noticeable long before the man
Dempsey's spirits were sobered
by the hand of murder and
suicide.
While Jack himself has been
the lifting, frievlous Jack that
observers cross-catalogued be-
fore the Willard, Carpenter and
Firpo fights, the conduct of his
camp under the sophisticated
hand of Leo P. Flynn has been
in such contrast to the circus
and side show conducted by
Capt Charles Mabbutt at the
Atlantic City dog track, that
visitors leave Saratoga with the
impression Dempsey has put
himself to a serious task which
he is determined to accomplish.
The very mien of the camp
personnel, the plain simplicity
OF their life up there in the
hills and the almost hatred with
which curiosity hounds are
handled when they come with
money in hand to watch the
former champion train are first
indications of a new training
regime. And that is what he
is doing this year-training.
In Atlantic City he was "per-
forming" for what cash Gus
toners could be lured from the
boardwalk and piers. Sunday
and yesterday a total of 5000
people each with crisp green
dollar in his hand, was turned
away because Dempsey wanted
to train in private.
Had anyone turned away
$4,000 in revenues at Atlantic
City the local trade bodies would
probably l. We started an in
vestigation. At White Sulphur
Springs they will wait for their
money until the Sharkey fight
and in the meantime let Demp-
sey train under the conditions
he and Leo Flynn believe will
be most conducive to fitness for
the business soon to be at
hand.
There are other things about
The Washington times., 1927-07-05

81: T. Benton and Elliott, won by
default; Poe and Hitz defeated Caffee
and Classic. 80, Sc; Studler and
Hedekin defeated Dodge and Simon,
ct, 6--3; Abrams and Taylor defeated
Byrne and Seidel, Us. 6--4. French and
Shore defeated Dawson and Polk, SIS.
ga: Trigg and Ratbgerber defeated
Stewart ard Hubbard. 81, 6--2, 6-4:
Mangan and Doyle defeated Dowd and
BurwelI. 6-S, 6--3.
Second Round-Benton and Elliott de-
feated STAN and Newly. Ga. 6--3:
O'NeiIl and Fowler defeated Buchanan
and ]. Mitchell. 6--1, GO.
Pairings Today
SinRles--2:30 o'clock, Elliott VS.. Baum
3. Charest VS.. Burwell
Doubtless o'clock. Poe and Hitx VS..
Mangan and Doyle. Charest and Con-
sidine VS.. Callan and partner, Judd
and Holt VS.. Leomans and shepard ;
5 o'clock Studler and Hedekin vs..
Abrams and Taylor French and shore
We. Trigg and -Rathgerber.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
TODAS1
STANDINGS
Yesterdays RESULT

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Pittsburgh, rs: st. Louis. "a.
New York, 40; Brooklyn, "a.
Boston. SIS; Philadelphia, "A.
Chicago, rs; Cincinnati. 1-S.
GAMES TO-DAY
Boston at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
lOnly games scheduled.)
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
CUBS CHALLENGE

The Cubs desire games with strong
insect or midget teams. Challenger
should call Manager Gordon at Lin.
coin 1907.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
TAR'S ODDS
CD Up

NEW YORK, July 5.-Having in
dulged in a fishing trip while Demp-
sey was laboring TO coerce his body
into at least a semblance of its
former condition, Jack Sharkey to.
day was to institute intensive rain
ing for his fight with the ex.cham-
pion on July u. The bashful Bos-
touese was scheduled to work out
in the skating rink at Madison
Square Garden, it being his conten-
tion that city training sites were to
be preferred over the rural retreats.
Sharkey's quarters at the Garden
can be transformed into closed on
semi-open hall almost at will.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05

IF you ask me-" said Thurston,
"I'll say / got bad deal"
IT haven't much to say" said
Crowder, TT came suddenly to me
and really can't say how it hit
me. 1t was pretty tough. I'll say
that"
BOY. there may be worse things
than facing the Yanks when they
are ugly" said Marberry. but tell
me what it is"
1T thought was a pitcher until
yesterday" said Burke. now I
know better. Let's not talk about
It."