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Evening star., 1927-08-20
SLIPPING KEYSTONE
PUZZLES OFFICIALS
Acting Controller General
Refuses Museum Services
of Outside Engineers.

Slipping of keystone in the New
National Museum Building has stirred
up a whole nest Of perplexing prob
lens for the Smithsonian Institution.
There appears to be sharp difference
Of opinion as to the seriousness of the
architectural defect, and officials In
charge are in quandary as to what
to do next. They are stumped by a
decision Of the acting controller gen
eral, Lurtin r. CHM. made public to-
day, which denies them the right to
call in engineers outside the Govern
ment service.
The office of the supervising archi
tect of the Treasury, charged with re-
sponsibility for all Federal buildings
which has been watching the slipping
of the keystone for years, recently
rendered a supplemental report. ~
which cit is suggested that the condi
ton may be serious one," the con
troller general was told.
Seriousness Is Doubted.
But certain officials of the Smith
sonian Institution, the superintendent
of the building concerned and others
do not agree with the report OF the
supervising architect.
They express the option. according
to the request Of the secretary OF the
Smithsonian to the Controller Gen
eral. that 1.-The condition is not SO
serious as the supervising architect
hclds."
In his reply denying the use Of Fed.
eral funds for the opinion of two ex'
perienced engineers outside the Gov
ernment SERVICE" Acting Controller
General CHM said. THE engaging of
experts not in the Government serv.
ice to express opinion as to what
should or should not be done in the
matter Of preserving or protecting
Government buildings is not author
lied in the absence of specific leglsla'
tive authority therefor"
When the defect was first discovered,
in 1921, the supervising architect
warned that the movement OF the
stone should be watched, and the
movement measured.
Point Has Been Watched.
"This has been DONE" said the let.
ter to the controller general. land
while the movement apparently has
lessened, the supervising architect has
made a further report, In which 1t Is
suggested that the condition may be
a serious one, and that movement Of
the piers may be in progress without
further keystone displacement"
Should the defect be serious enough
to warrant immediate action, officials
at the Smithsonian said there were
available appropriations which could
be used in doing some repair or recon
struction work. but they were In the
dark, according to their own opinion,
as to whether such work was neces-
sary. What they wanted was addi-
tional expert advice, and this had been
denied by the acting controller
general.
The extent of the movement was
described by persons at the Smith
sonian familiar with it, as being very
small, a fraction Of an inch. But
opinions appear to differ sharply as to
the importance of that movement of
fraction of an inch.
The displacement occurred in key
stone of what is known as an interior
arch on the east side of the rotunda.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
CONFESSION BARES
SHIP PLANS THEFT
Former Naval Base EmpIoye
Gives Up Papers After
Threat to U. S.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, August 20
Theft of cruiser plans from the naval
base at Newport News. Va, and their
sale to a foreign power IL the Navy
Department refused to pay for their
return was revealed today.
Sven Dan Berg, "a years old, a
Danish craftsman. formerly employed
at the Newport News base. was held
under $4,000 bail, having confessed
the theft, and the drawings were safe
in the custody of officials OF the De-
partment Of Justice. Berg will be
given a hearing August 81.
The Dane made his confession to
Assistant Federal District Attorney
Claude Lanciano late yesterday. after
he had been called to the Federal
Building on the pretext Of scrutiny
of his naturalization papers. There
he was confronted by Government
investigators and Hans Christian
Rethamer, also a former craftsman
at Newport News, whom officials had
arrested as a ruse.
COnfesses to Theft.
After questioning Berg broke down,
confessed that he had stolen the plans
for the tonnage and outside construc'
ton Of cruisers Nos. &c and 81, and
that he had written letter to the Bu-
reau of Naval Construction at Wash
ington demanding that the Govern
ment buy the plans and threatening,
a. %n cell fhnn1 fn "a foreign
power. He signed the letter III. X.
Dobbs."
Theft Of the plans was discovered
at Newport News about July i, but IN
the meantime Berg. RETAINER and a
number of others had been trans
ferred to local office.
Berg said that after stealing the
plans he mailed them in package OF
clothing to Philadelphia. Il took them
from the post office to my room about
Julv 26." he said. II hid them yes
terdav in Fairmont Park, for l was
afraid some one would be looking 1or
them. l realized later / could not sell
them to a foreign government 1t was
foolish trick
Hidden Plans Recovered.
Mr.. Lanciano and seVeral represent
atiyes of the Department of Justice
took the prisoner and motored to the
Municipal Art Museum in the PARK
where Berg told the chauffeur to stop
He led the party behind the museum
to a pile of rock where ne had hiooeIl
the plans. They were wrapped IN
the cover Of a magazine. Here they
are he said. Take them"
At his preliminary hearing Berg
was represented by Maurice Hoagland,
counsel for the Danish consulate, who
argued that $50, 900 bail was excessive.
Lanciano, in requesting heavy bond
pointed out that Berg had been IN
possession Of the plans for more than
a month in which there was ample
time to. make copies or to communi-
cate with others who might be IN
volved in their disappearance.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
AUTO STARTS BIG FIRE.
Short Circuit Causes Blaze Doing
100000 Damage.

POMERY, Ohio, August 20 (P).--
Fire starting from a short circuit
in an automobile parked in the liv.
cry stable of John Pradie destroyed
13 business establishments, two resi-
dences and the Office of County Prose
cutor E. H. People, before being
brought under control early today.
Damage to the buildings was esti-
mated at 100000
One man Louis Stevens, a volun.
teer fire fighter, was Acut about the
face and arms by flying glass.
Evening star., 1927-08-20

Officers Of the Army have been OFF,
cially cautioned against the employ
ment as house servants Of aliens who
were not regularly admitted to this
country under the immigration laws.
That action followed the receipt by
the Secretary of War of a letter
from the Secretary of Labor saying
that certain aliens "who are Illegally
in the country" are employed as
house servants in the families of
Army officers.
Aliens of the Oriental races are
much sought after for service Of that
Evening star., 1927-08-20
TWO MEN, BEATEN
AND BURNED, DIE
Bandits Drag Them From
Auto, Lock Them Up and
Set Fire to House.
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. August 20.-Draeged
from their automobile by bandits, beat
en- and locked in a house, which was
set af1re early today. two men died
before they could give a coherent
story of their attack.
John C. Harrahy died soon after
he was taken to a hospital, while
his companion, Chester PuGh, sue
cumbed several hours later.
The district coroner said he believed
the attacks were due to bootleg feud,
while the police had theory the
clothing of the men was saturated
with oil.
1.-The Kid! The Kid" cried Harra-
hy before he died, caused police to
hold for investigation Michael uNidl
Julian, former pugilist, and Edward
(Moses) Gaff. Both denied any
knowledge of the murders.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Army Officers Urged Not to Employ
Alien Servants Who Enter y. S. Illegally

character. he said. but "as you know,
Orientals, especially of the working
class. are denied legal admission under
the immigration act of 1924. so that
. only those who have been regularly
admitted under previous laws are
legally resident in the United states:
The Secretary added that 1T would
he most gratifying to this department
If Army officers would assist In law
enforcement by inquiring into the
immigration status of aliens before
giving them employment"
Evening star., 1927-08-20
SACCO PETITION
IS BARRED HERE
Supreme Court Refuses to
Accept Pleas Until Papers
Are in Proper Form.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Counsel for Sacco and Vanzetti were
unable to file a petition for review of
their conviction for murder in the
Supreme Court today because the
papers presented were held to be not
in satisfactory form, no records OF the
case being presented.
Michael A. Musmanno, acting Tor
the condemned men, was at the Office
of the clerk of the court when 1t
opened this morning at 9 o'clock. 1t
quickly developed during his talk with
a representative of the clerks office
that his papers were not in proper
form.
Leaves Two Petitions.
He left with the clerk the papers he
had brought with him, which included
two petitions, one to bring up for
review the case as developed before
the Supreme Court of Massachusetts
and the other for a review of the
action Of the Superior Court. He also
left at the clerks office filing fees
for the two cases and promised that
the records in both would be here
early next week. The cases cannot
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column u
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Ship Fire Costs Seven Lives.

NOGALES, Ariz.. August 20 (P).--
Dispatches from Mazatlan, Sinaloa.
Mexico, today, told of the burning of
the wooden freighter Chapultepec near
Manzanillo Bay Monday with the loss
of seven lives. Twelve other seamen
were seriously injured fighting the
fire. The fire started in the cook 8
galley of the 500-ton freighter.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Jinks' Resignation
From Irish National
Party Is Accepted
By the Associated Press.

DUBLIN, Irish Free State, Au-
gust 2O.-Capt. William Redmond,
parliamentary leader for the Ma
tional League party, has accepted
the resignation from the party OF
Deputy John Jinks. whose Austen
ton from voting in the Dali
Eireann permitted a one.vote defeat
of the motion Of non-confidence In
the Cosgrave government.
Capt. Redmond's letter sharply
censures the Sligo deputy for leav-
ing the chamber before the vote
without single word Of warn.
ing" either to Redmond or to the
party whip. ...-Na Z. ..-...a..saas.aA..sa..~-.
Evening star., 1927-08-20

ROANOKE. Va. August 20 P).-
DIR. e. w. Walker, physician. and
Charles Guntner, l.. & N. and Southern
ticket agent. both of Appalachia, were
drowned yesterday in Powell River,
near Rose Hill, when the boat from
which they were fishing capsized.
Their bodies were yecoyersd. : ssa
Evening star., 1927-08-20
BROWNS WITH 2 GIRLS.
Pennsylvania and Daughters in
Truck Crash Into Creek.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. August 20 P).
A father and two daughters were
drowned today when their automobile
truck left the road and dropped into
a creek The victims, Michael An
ton, and the girls. Virginia, 13, and
Sylvia, Q, were pinned under the ma
chine in the water and were drowned.
They had started out to hunt berries.
Anton leaves a widow and four other
children.
1t was believed that Anton drove
the truck off the road in a dense fog.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
CHINESE SQUADRON
ATTACKS WOOSUNG
WithdraWs After Exchanging
Shots With River Forts
North of Shanghai.

SHANGHAI, August 20.-Five war.
ships believed to be the northern
Tsingtao squadron. appeared off Woo
sung, at the entrance to the Hwangpu
River. north of Shanghai. at o'clock
this morning, and one of them. steam
ing toward shore, fired few shots at
the Woosung forts and railway sta
ton. The shells did no damage. The
Woosung forts replied without scoring
any hits. After a time the attacking
squadron withdrew.
Evening star., 1927-08-20
HAWAIIAN WATERS SEARCHED
No Trace Found of Missing Planes
High Seas Reported.

HONOLULU, August 90 R).-Mer.
camille ships and naval seaplanes early
Continued on Page 3. Column 81
Evening star., 1927-08-20
Tanker Gives Up After Long
/ Search at Spot Where Two of
Crew Reported Signals.
FRANTIC SOS CALLS LAST
HEARD FROM CAPT. ERWIN
Dallas Spirit Feared to Have Crashed
Sea Still Combed for Miss Doran
and Golden Eagle.

y
HONOLULU, August 20-The Signal Corps at Luke
Field today intercepted two said to be from an
unidentified vessel saying that the missing plane Golden
Eagle found The partly undeepher-
able The Signal Corps has idea whether the messages
authentic.
Evening star., 1927-08-20


SAN FRANCISCO, August 20A radogran received by the
Telegraph o today from the West Sequana
Pacific said that vessel had given the search OF the
place had been reported flares shortly after
midnight and proceeding westward The vessel said no trace
anything had been The West Sequana 51O miles out
at 647
The West seouana reported at 20 this morning that at mid
night two members of her had sighted flare miles OFT
its starboard bow, which lasted half minute.
The vessel from San Francisco to Shanghai halted
its course for six hours the vicinity which approx
atey 20 miles of the great circle route to Honolulu wch
the Dole ers intended to until dabreak when began
to circle the position of the reported flare
Continues Circle Position.
message at 67 o'clock said that the West Sequana would
continue its crcne for hour and ten if it found nothing
Evening star., 1927-08-20
WEATHER.
~. 9. Weather Bureau Forecast.

Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. possi-
bIv occasional light showers; not much
change in temperature.
Temperatures-High f9. at 3:4o
nm. Yesterday: lowest GO, at am.
today. Full report on page 4.
Evening star., 1927-11-06
Ready Tomorrow Our Great November Sale of
Curtains Portieres, Cushions Drapery Fabrics etc.

HaeBa Sale h Home More for the Lng
nso of dDM Mhh ~ decorative
showing
h are irregular
Read nev these
hundreds dsI other not
The Washington times., 1927-10-13
CLUB EMPEOYE
DIES IN FALL

Injuries sustained in a fall from
the third floor of the Racquet Club,
1885 Sixteenth St. N. W.. last night,
resulted in the death early today
In Emergency Hospital of Raymond
Rafferty,. 21. for four years secre.
tary to G. E. Wood, manager of
the club.
An investigation launched last
night by the homicide squad Of the
Detective Bureau, failed to reveal
enyone who saw him fall and Raj.
ferty died without ever having re-
gained consciousness, so that the
manner in which he fell from the
window may never be learned,
despite the fact that the Third Pre-
tinct police reported that he jumped
from the window,
His employer stated today that RAT
fertY who did not live at the club,
announced about o'clock last night
that he was suffering from a sick
headache and had decided to so to
one of the rooms to rest.
1t was but 4 few minutes after he
went upstairs that bellboy went
out in the alley in the rear of the
club and found Rafferty, lying there.
He was rushed to the hospital and
found to be suffering from a skull
fracture and other injuries.
Dr. ]. Ramsey hewitt stated to-
day that he will reserve his decision
m the matter until the police have
completed their investigation. Raf-
ferty lived with his parents at 11O9
c st. N. E.
The Washington times., 1927-10-13
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LOCAL

Mr.. La Bega's merry-go round wa
kept busy yesterday afternoon, and q
gain last night. 4he pleasure seeke :
took advantage of tie reduced prices a.
enjoyed themselves we'll.
The Combined Brass Bands gave a con.
cert of popular airs in the Bancstand las
night, This attraction added with tn
carousel made the wharf a lively place
last night.
Rudolph Valentino in THE Eagle" wi
be shown on the silver screen in Il
Christiansted Theatre to night. Renee
Der this is a picture everybody should ST
as Valentino the idol of the screen q
other movie stars will be there to ente
tain you.
The 5. $. Haiti sailed from New
York Friday 18th inst. having 68 tons O..
cargo Tor St. Croix.
Passengers by 5. 5. Mary July 16ch
, 1927-07-18

cts for the eleCtlCH OF a memFef 10 serve
on the EGCcatioral Board OF Review.
IL voting tickets were handed IN.
End Member for Christiansted Country
District (Jackson) was elected with 8
votes.
4th Appointed Member (Robt. w.
Skeoch) received 4 votes and lst Mem
Der for Christiansted Country District
(Alexander) l vote.
The Chairman remarked: That con
cludes the various elections,
A recess Of 10 minutes was given.
1st Appointed Member [Stakemann
left the meeting during the recess.
After recess the Council reassembled
and the Secretary, at the request OF the
Chairman, read the following cOmmu-
nications received since the last meeting
of the Council:
/. Letter from Government Of June
Is, 1927, forwarding draft of an ordin.
ance designed to require the physical
examination of persons entering st,
C.oix for the purpose or seeking labor
or employment, With the request that
the same be paced on the order Of the
day for the next meeting of the Coun-
Gil.
2. Letter from Government of June
Is. 1927, forwarding draft of an ordin
ance designed to provide for the issuance
Of water from the Creque Dam for irri.
cation purposes, and requesting that
same be placed on the order of the day
for the next meeting of the Council.
3. Letter from Government Of 20
June, 1927, reading:
20 June, 1927.
The Honorable,
The Chairman of the Colonial Council,
Municipality of Saint CroiX,
st. Ccoix, Virgin Islands.
Sir
have the honor to inform you
that the Budget for the Municipality of
Saint Croix for the fiscal year from July
/, 1927 to June 80, 1928, which was pass
ed by the Colonial Council on May 20,
1927. was, under date of June IL, 1927,
sanctioned and approved in whole by His
Excellency, the Governor of the Virgin
Islands, with the following remarks:
"A. Police and Prison Department,
Item 8 (e), one Clerk, Frederiksted,
Francs 5000 90. No greater salary
than Francs 2,700. 90 will be paid for
this position, unless III a subsequent
general readjustment of salaries a
higher salary is authorized and ap
proved.
B. Public Works Department, Item
As (h), Technical Assistant a Francs
49, OO.O 90 from September /, 1927 to
June 80, 1928. The employee appoint
Oh RI thiC n~0sitiOn will he required to
, 1927-07-18

Died at 11.2O p. m. last night, 4
inst, at her residence, No. 1873 s
Street in this town, Christianstedt
KEIZIA WILLIAMS, mother to Miss q
Percy.
The funeral will take place at half-pa
four today.
, 1927-07-18
3ROCEE DINGS
OF THE
ON COUNCIL
70 S T. z ok
Continued from SATURDAYS Avjs)

Item IL.
Election of four men to serve on the
Electoral Board.
ID voting tickets were handed in.
For Christiansted Town was elected LIST
Member for Christiansted Town (Canega-
tai with 8 votes.
For Freder ksted Town was elected End
Member for Frederiksted Town Brow
with 8 votes.
End Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Fleming) and Ord Member for
said District (Andersen) received Z votes,
respectively, 4th Appointed Member
(Robt. w. Skeoch) and End Member for
Christiansted Country District (Jack8on)
6 votes, respectively, End Appointed
Member Coulter 5 votes, 4th Member
for C~hrlstiansted Country District (Jes-
SEM 2 votes and 1st Member for Chris
tiansted Country District alexander l
vote.
AS there were only two members elect
ed and the others not having received alb
solute majority votes a new free election
had to take place for two members, one
for Christiansted Country District and
one for Frederiksted Country District.
IA voting tickets were handed IN.
For Christiansted Country District was
elected End Member for Christiansted
Country District Jackson) with IL votes.
For Frederiksted Country District was
elected Ord Member for Frederiksted
Country District (Andersen)with 8 votes.
2nd Member for Frederiksted Country
District (Flemina) received 5 votes and
4th Appointed Member (Robt. WSkeoch)
3 votes.
Item IL.
Election of one member to serve on
the Public Village Commission. vice
Mr.. Axel Hoffman,, deceased.
Is voting tickets were handed IN, / was
invalid.
4th Member for Christiansted Country
District (Jessen) was elected with 10
votes.
3rd Appointed Member (Abramson)
and Mr.. II. Hansen received l vote res
pectiyely.
The Chairman remarked: One item
was omitted from the order of day, and
that is the election of a member to serve
on the Educational Board of Review, if
Government and the Council give consent
that matter can be taken up now.
A vote was taken as to whether this
lite n should be entered on the order OF
the day with the result that IA members
for; non against.
Government gave consent and accord
ingly the item was entered on the
, 1927-07-18

G. Item 48, in aid Of Public Libra
ries, Francs 8,035.O0. No part Of t
sum shall be used for additional {
plcyees or for increasing salaries =
out the prior approval OF the 7
ernor."
Respectfully,
G. P. SHAMER, :
De8patcbjng Secretary.
a. Letter from Government of II
June, 1927, reading:
27 June, 1927.
The Honorable,
The Chairman Of the Colonial Council
Municipality of Saint Croix,
Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
SIR
In accordance with the pro
sioDs Of Paragraph Sc Of the Colon
Law, the following dates are here
fixed for the Colonial Council for I.
Municipality of Saint Crcix TO assemb.,
for ordinary meetings during the comm
year:
, 1927-07-18

Passengers by 5. 5. Mary July 16Ch
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-15

servie, to the Honorable George B..
Terrell, Commissioner or Agriculture,
Austin for his sympathetic interest
in our problems Of financing the mar
ket news work and to the Honorable
w. NJ. Jardine, Secretary Of Agricul-
ture, Washington for his kindly at
titude 20 the service In Texas, and
to the Officers in Charge OF Radio,
Fort Sam Houston, Fort Brown, Fort
Mcintosh, Texas, for their cooper
alton with the work and generous
contributions Of personnel and equip
ment in speeding the market new
service TO shipping points, and 10 the
press OF South Texas for its prompt
and wide spread distribution Of the
market news information made avail
able through the cooperative crop
and market news agency.
BE III FURTHER RESOLVED,
That a copy OF this resolution be pre-
scented TO the gentlemen listed and
a copy be filed with j. Austen Hunt
er, Market News Specialist in charge
Of the service in commentator and
appreciation Of his personal efforts
in behalf OF the advancement Of our
section.