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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
TWO YOUTHS FACE
TRIAL IN Staying
Death of Road Employe Be-
Iieved Cleared With Sec
0nd Arrest.
By a staff Correspondent, of The star.

By q stan Correspondent OF The star
SPERRYvILLE, Va, August with
two young Sperryville boys under ar
rest. authorities Of Rappahannock
County believe they have cleared up
the Staying of Edgar Jenkins, ~, a
State highway department employee.
whose body was found In a ciump Of
bushes near here last Sunday.
Humphrey Whorton, 10, was arrested
on the same afternoon and Is said to
have admitted his part in the shooting.
In a statement to Commonwealth At
torney w. M Moffett, Whorton inpli-
Gated John Atkins. 81, who was arrested
at his home yesterday. Atkins. Mr..
Moffett said, has denied any part in
the killing
any one else participated In the shoot
ing of Jenkins, and that he considered
the case closed until time to bring them
to trial.
Whorton told police he lured Jenkins
into the country and killed him be-
cause he wanted money with which to
buy motor cycle. Approximately 5000
and watch were taken from the
victim.
Atkins. under questioning today. stuck
to his tale that he had nothing to do
with the shooting, but Moffett midi
Gated he would be tried with the other
boy. Immediately after his arrest
Whorton was removed to Jail at War;
renton by the sheriff, who feared he
might be mobbed by residents Of Gull
pepper. where. jenkins made his home
Atkins Is being held In Little WASH
ington. and there was no indie ion to-
day that there might be any trouble
In that town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Marine Band
81 the Capitol, 7:30 O'Clock tonight:
Overture, Mountains Of the North"
hoctnrne. Dreams of Love-. .... Iiszt
Grand scenes from "Lucrecia Borgia, +"
80 Donizetti
Clarke
Morning
Asses Death"
sAnitfas Dance -
Dance of The Impe.@
Excerpts from Bohemian Girl" Battle
I6yi Monastery Bells" WeIy
Grand marcia, Queen Of Sheba,'
Gounod
THE Star spangied Banner"
BY the United States Navy Band, at
~ Navy Yard bandstand, 7:30 O'Clock
tonight:
Mar Spirit Of st. Louis" Woods
Overture, der Freisellntz'' Won Weber
&yioDhone solo, Fantasia on Irish
and Scotch Air" ........... Stohbe
Grand scenes from the opera Sam
son and Deiilah" ...... Saint -saens
Vocal soioe. ,.s......+........f5 Selected
Finale from symphony in r Minor"
Tsehaik0Wsky
Excerpts from The Fortune Teller"
Herbert
Ballet advertisement from Henry
VIII" .................. gaint-Sasns
Gathering of the Clans
"A Scottikh IdgI"
dance Of the Gipsy Girl
zig and Finale
FsHs dc Hungarian. No A. List
at Staf 1i}sngied Bgnner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
ARMY RETIREMENT
RULING effective
Capt. Jervey Receives First Dis
charge From Service Under
New Act Of Congress.

The first retirement OF a disabled
war veteran under the emergency off,
GERS retirement act passed by the last
Congress over President CooIidge's veto
took place today when Prank T. Hines.
director OF the Veterans Bureau,
handed a retirement certificate TO Capt.
Frank j. Jervey. 1920 Twenty-eighth
street, an ordnance engineer In the
War Department.
Capt. Jervey lost a leg while fighting
with the 4th Infantry. Sd Division, near
Les Franquettes farm. on July %, 1918.
He was wounded five times. but ofiicial
records show that he refused to leave
his company until he was carried away
unconscious, He was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross and the italian
Medito di Guerra for his heroism.
The new law under which Capt Jer-
vcy was retired Ia known rs the Tyson
Fitzgerald act and provides for the
retirement of 3.25O OF the more seri-
otiSly wounded civilian officers ON the
same basis as disabled offlcers of the
Regular Army are retired. II Ii ex-
pected that the retirements will proceed
rapidly now that the machinery has
been set UP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
FATAL BOOM CRASH
HELD ACCIDENTAL
Coroner's Jury Hears Evi.
dence on Arlington Bridge
Accident.

The crash of the 1l0-foct steel boom
Of derrick on one of the piers of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge yesterday
afternoon, when one man was killed and
four others injured. was held to be an
accident by the coroner's jury early this
afternoon.
The inquest was held in the death of
Roy beavers, 81 years old. whose adj
dress was gwen as r. F. d. 5, Alex
aIf6ria.
Harry Shavers, so years old, Of 2035
II street. who was the MOST seriously
injured of these struck by the boom,
spent a restful night at Emergency
Hospital and was reported much I'M
proved. He suffered severe laceratioris
Of the scalp and possible fracture OF
the skull Three other injured men
were carried to their homes after treat
ment at the hospital last night.
Seven witnesses including Govern
nent inspectors, testified that the acct
dent could not have been foreseen or
any steps taken 10 avoid 1t.
Andrew r. McMecn, GIT Eighteenth
street, the engineer IN charge on the
section OF the construction work where
the accident happened, gave his version
OF the affair to the jury. He said the
derrick was used TO maintain strain
on sheet piling while 1t was being nam
mered up by mechanical hammer.
without warning the boom of the
derrick buckled IN the middle, one Cd
shot up in the air. slackenfrlg the cables,
and the steel shaft swung TO the left
and crashed to the ground,
About 90 w0rknlen were IN a depTes-
sion beside the machine. When they
heard the crash of steel and saw the
boom falling toward them they scram-
bled out Of the hole. beavers and the
four injured men we're caught by the
end OF the boom just as they reached
The top Of the efnbankment McMeen
said they would have been safe If they
had remained where they were.
No explanation of what caused the
steel to buckle could be given other
thar the vibration caused by the ham,
nieF on the plate.
Hans Hedmen, 1919 Third street
southeast, engineer In charge OF the
derrick, testified that the boom had
been used In lifting far greater weights
than thoSe IL was called on to move
Yesterday. He estimated the strain in
pulling the street pilings as about or 4
tons. The same boom, he said, had
been handling lotion stones daily.
Yesterday was the first day, however
that d boom 10 feet long had been
used In removing the sheet pilings.
Previously steel shafts 10 to 85 feet
long had been employed.
beavers is survived by hts wife. Mrs.
Ethel beavers, and four children, rang
ing In ages from to 10 years Mrs
beavers said last night that her hus-
band had been without work for some
time and his death would come as a
severe financial blow to the family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
BAVAR|AN RAIL WAY
INQUIRY IS URGED
so Die in Seven Major Acct
dents in Seven Weeks.
Dawes Plan Blamed.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August Faced with sew
en- major accidents within seven weeks
on the Bavartan Railways system, The
odor Won Guerard. minister of COM
municatiorS, has asked representatives
Of all the parliamentary parties to meet
him and DR. Julius Dorpnueller, chief
OF the Federal Railways Adininistra-
ton, and investigate the causes. The
accidents have caused the deaths OF so
persons and the injury of SO others.
No Americans we're in the lists.
Newspapers have been attacking the
Bavaxian Railways Administration,
which hitherto has enjoyed certain
degree Of autonomy. The critics say
that the recurrent accidents are shak-
ing the faith Of foreign visitors In the
efficiency Of the entire German rail-
mad system The railroads OF this
country have hitherto been regarded
as among the safest IN the world.
The BaFarian railways argue that re-
cent naturalization measures imposed
by the Dawes plan have been largely
responsible. They assert that the staffs
of the roads are oEerworked and that
they are forced to use inferior rolling
stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
SAYS NAT|ONAL|STS.
WILL REPAYL0ANS
Sun 70, Chinese Official in
U. S., to Raise Rebuilding
Funds for Country.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August Stun Fo,
Chinese minister OF reconstruction. to-
lay said the new Nationalist government
would assume full responsibility for the
long list OF public and private loans
now in default and attempt to reach
satisfactory adjustments.
Sun 70. son of DIR. Sun Yat-Sen.
founder of the Nationalist party and
first President of China. is here TO raise
funds for the building Of railroads in
his country and to finance other i'm
portant economic projects. He comes
from three month visit in Europe
where he has been explaining to bankers
the new governments scheme for re-
construction.
Seeks Japan Farley.
He predicted serious trouble in the
three northern provinces unless Japan
ceases any program she may have for
annexing them" He said, however. that
the Nationalist government would vel
come chance to negotiate settlement
of Manchuria problems with Japan and
was sure that China would agree to ANY
reasonable Interpretation" of Japan'S
special position.
Would that mean that Manchuria
would be allowed to stand as Japan's
sphere of infiuence?" he was asked
1T might amount to that he said,
although we do not intend to counte-
nance any more partitioning Of China
in the old sense We would undertake to
guarantee japanese interests against
interference. but Japan would not be
allowed to maintain troops in Man
churia or concern herself with civil
government"
Seeks Stable Regime.
The greatest problem of China. nc.;t
to that of reconstruction, he believes, is
to decide on a permanent form OF gov
eminent. Nominally, he said, China
vas still republic as 1t had been since
his father led the successful revolt
against the Emperor In 1911. but there
was considerable readjustment and
tirely successful.
He believes there must be a funda-
mental change In the activities Of Chris
ton missionaries, especially as 1t refers
to foreign schools.
China enjoys absolute freedom of
worship" he said; I'VE do not care what
faith or denomination opens a church.
But schools have been placed in a spe-
cial category by Marking. Education is
one of the chief problems and the con-
troll of education must stay with the
Chinese government. I'm afraid the old
freedom. accorded missionaries III the
matter Of conducting schools must be
withdrawn"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
THIEVES KILL FURRiER.
Man Shot as He Jumps From Bed
When Awakened.

NEW YORK. August tP).--Awak
ened by two men entering the bedroom
of his lower East Side apartment early
today. Louis Meyerson. 40. a furrier
jumped out of bed and was shot and
killed.
His wife, Mrs. Rebecca Meyers0n
told the police that the men, after
shooting her husband. searched his
clothing as though seeking money and
then fed through a kitchen window BY
means of which they had entered the
first floor apartment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
HOOVER PURsuEs TROUT.
Candidate Changes Fishing Place in
Quest Of Better Luck.

Quest Of Better Luck.
SHASTA SPRINGS, Calf, August /
GP.-The lure of the mountain trout
brought Herbert Hoover TO the Mount
Shasta region. where he hoped TO have
better luck today than smiled upon
him yesterday in the klamath River
section to the northward. There he
made a good catch, but the rainhowS
were too small to furnish real sport
After failing to find any sizeable fish
around the Brown Camp region. the
Republican presidential candidate de-
csded suddenly to investigate personally
reports that there WIS good fishing N
the Pit and McCloud Rivers near the
base Of the gigantic Shasta Mountain
which dominates the plains here for
scores Of miles.
Camp was broken suddenly at
Browns Hoover and his party of more
than 20 setting forth for Shasta
Springs Immediately after dinner. Two
and q half hours later the 70-IniIe run
by automobile had been completed,
most of it ever the Pacific Highway,
which winds around the hills ana
across the valleys, through Yreka
Weed and Shasta City
The nominee retired soon after his
arrival here. as he wanted to be up and
away soon after the dawn for fishing
places recommended to him by anglers
of this section. He had with him his
1arcrite rod. broken near the end. but
tested in many streams and pools and
preferred to new ones.
The Commerce Secretary felt some
effect from the more than 2o-miie ride
he had yesterday on horseback In get
ting TO Beaver Greek and returning 70
the place where he and his two COM
pani0ns were obliged 10 abandon their
automobile and follow the l1untsmau
and Indian trails along the hillside
through pine and other trees 10 fishing
holes After trying the waters here dur
ing the day. the presidential nominee
and his party viii take an evening
train for San Francisco, arriving early
tomorrow morning. and continuing TO
Paio Alto By motor.
Upon arriving home Hoover win give
ms acceptance address its final re-
vision and then viii turn his attention
to pressing matters connected with his
campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
SMITH AND PEEK
MEET TOMORROW
Governor Invites Farm Lead
er to Breakfast in
New York.

HAMPTON BAYS. N. Y. August |
LAo).--Gov. Smith has invited George
N. Peek. a farm leader from the corn
belt, to have breakfast tomorrow with
him In New York and to discuss the
agricultural situation.
The Democratic presidential nominee
announced his engagement with Peek
Just before he departed by motor for
New York from Canoe Place Inn, his
vacation headquarters since Saturday.
Peek, who Is Republican and was
a supporter of Frank o. Lowden dur
ing his re-eonvention campaign, has
been in New York comforting with the
Democratic executive campaign COM
mittee. He has expressed his dissatis-
faction over the farm plank in the Re-
publican platform and over Herbert
Hoover's candidacy.
Champions Equalization.
Peek lives IN Moline, ILL.,, and is
chairman of the committee Of %, which
has been active for several years in an
unsuccessful effort to obtain Federal
LEGISLATION along the lines of the vetoed
McNary- Haugen bill
His conference with Gov. Smith
comes as the Democratic nominee is
shaping UP In his mind his acceptance
speech. which will be delivered at
Albany three weeks from tonight and
IN which the governor intends TO dis
cllss campaign issues, including farm
relief.
Several weeks ago in telegram to
w II. Settle, president of the Indiana
Farm Bureau Federation, Smith prom
ised. If elected, to. seek the advice of
experts during the Winter so that he
might have all ready for presentation
to Congress after his inauguration a
comprehensive plan of farm relief.
Mr.. Peek conferred here for hours
with the Democratic committee, and,
according to John J. Raskob. national
chairman. gave them an entirely new
conception of the equalization fee prin-
clple.
Awaits Smith Speech.
The farm leader refused TO commit
himself as to support of the Democratic
nominee for President, saying he first
WlSneu 10 see what (IoN. Ctflbn Ilau 10
say on the subject in his formal speech
Of acceptance. He reiterated. however
that he was entirely satisfied with the
Democratic farm plank and the COVER
nor's utterances ON farm relief so far.
Mr.. Raskob said that there seemed
to be a widespread idea, particularly IN
the East, that the equalization fee was
a scheme for price fixing In opposition
to the free exercise Of the law of supply
and demand MIR Peek has made 1t
plain to us that that is not the plan of
the farmer at ALL" he continued. THE
plan is designed merely for the ham
ding and control Of farm products to
obtain orderly marketing"
The Democratic chairman said he
had not had time TO study fully the
equalization fee principle, but that any
solution Of the farm question the Demo-
Gratis decided upon would be based upon
fundamentals, and not political expe-
diency
Mr.. Peek said there was real revolt
In the IL north central States against
Hoover and the Republican party. IF
the Democratic party meets the issue
lsquarely,' he said. 1.-THE Republicans
face a breaking of the party lines such
as they have never seen"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
G. p. o. WORKER DEAD.
Richard Arm. 81, Was Taken I'll
While on Vacation.

Richard Arm, 81 years old printer
at the Government Printing once, died
yesterday afternoon at his home, $50
Morton street northeast. after brief
illness He was taken i'll while on his
vacation at North Beach, Md.
Mr.. Arm was member Of the Column
bia Typographical Union, No. 10f. and
had been employed at the printing
office for almost 20 years. Surviving
him is his widow. Mrs Marie Arm.
Funeral services are to be held tomor-
row afternoon at O'Clock at the
Nevius funeral parlors. 924 New York
avenue. Burial win be In Glenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
SALOONS TO BE CLOSED.
Next Sunday, Election Day In Pan
anna, Will Be Dry.

PANAMA, August GFl.--AH saloons
i'm Panama will be closed from noon
Saturday until noon Sunday to pre-
vent disorder during the presidential
election on Sunday.
The government sent out orders to
all provincial and district executives
that there will be relentless prosecution
Of all attempts at fraud. The minis
ter of Justice In circular ordered the
arrest of all disturbers Of the peace
without distinction or consideration"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
MOSES NOW SEES
CHANCE IN SOUTH
6. O. P. Leader Plans Sharp
Drive for Hoover in Dixie,
Following Letters.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August Senator
George NJ. Moses, vice chairman of the
Eastern advisory committee on the
Hoover campaign. now believes an in
tensive drive should be made to secure
electoral votes for Herbert Hoover in
the solid South.
Senator Moses said his change OF
mind had been brought about by let
tiers he had received from the South
criticizing his recent statement that it
would be useless for the Republicans
to make drive for electoral votes
there.
My CORE spondents told me-" he said,
'that am crazy if think Hoover will
not get the electoral votes of the South.
am IN . highly chastened mood as a
result Of these letters"
Discounts Peek Visit.
The bulk of his letters urging Repuh-
iican action came from North Caro-
lima. Florida and Georgia, he said. Sem
ator Moses said he was not so sanguine
about Georgia. but that the reaction III
the other two Southern States was
significant.
The Senator discounted the visit to
Democratic headquarters here of George
N. Peek. farm leader of Moline. Ill
The farmers demonstration at Kan
sas City was such flop that even the
leaders have had to admit they had ex-
aggerated the situation" he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
ACTOR DIES IN COFFIN.
Victor Kassai Expires in Casket
Used as Bed Tor Years.

BUDAPEST, Hungary. August tAa-
Victor KaSsai. HungaryS oldest and
most widely known actor, was found
dead YESTERDAY In CONN made rs
himself. kaSsai slept IN the e0thn for
many years fearing his death WAS APP
nruachlng,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01

Continued from First Pagel
peared In several Broadway shows, max
ing her biggest success in Sally" The
beauty and haunting undertones Of her
voice brought her fame and she became
hostess of a night club bearing her
name, where she has been drawing
them I'm since. She also Is filing the
tragic role of Julie in the Ziegfeld nIu-
steal production of Show Boat"
All Of the 139 defendants are charged
with conspiracy TO violate the prohibit
ton laws and maintaining public nut
sances. The maximum sentences, II
they are found guilty. are two years
In prison and $1,000 IN fines.
DR. James M. Doran. prohibition COM
missioner who has received a complete
report Of the operations OF his agents,
which resulted In about 20 indictments
with more than i40 defendants. In New
York City, today declared his agents
had spent not more than 50 1000 all
told and he considered this q mod
crate" expenditure for the results ac~
compished
The agents. whose number. the COM
missioner declined 10 disclose, were some
special agents and some regular agents,
DR.. Doran said. working under the New
York administrator. Maj. Maurice
Campbell. This squad. however, never
appeared al the regular ONCE Of the ad"
ministrator and worked under cover
against the night club life OF the metrop-
OILS.
Says $500 Covers All
Commenting upon reports from New
York that fabulous sums had been ex-
pended iayishly by the agents who de-
yeloped the cases. DIR. D0ran said he
had . detailed account before him here
Of every cent expended and he c0nsid-
cred IL good job well done. 1t cost
money. Of course. the commissioner ex-
planned. To make the cases IN the FASH
ionable night life center. where the
cover charges and the cost OF food and
buys" OF alleged liquor wese high.
The figure OF $1,000, DR.. Dorian said,
covered everything. including travelling
expenses. subsistence and all inciden~
tails for the agents from January /,
when the probe was started up to date.
The prosecution nov rests In the hands
81 the DepartmA Of Justice and The
district attorney with the agents ready
10 testify. n =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
ls DIE IN COLLISION.
40 Injured When Passenger Train Hits
Freight In Bavaria.

AUGSBURG. Germany, August ! ~.
Sixteen persons were killed and more
than 40 injured yesterday in the col
lisiCn of a passenger train with a
standing freight near Dinke6cherbel.
Bavaria. The passenger train crashed
head on into a freight. telescoping the
locomotive and three cars. A defective
switch Is believed TO have caused the
accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
u. S. HOLDS OLYMPIC
LEAD DESPITE LOSS
IN SPRINT EVENTS
Continued from First Psge.)

United State representative. was fifth.
Carr stayed right with Droegemueller
by duplicating his feat of clearing IL
feet ga inches In the pole vault, adding
another fracture to the old record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-01
DRY AGENTS SPENT
s65,0O0 TO DRY UP
GOTHAM NIGHT CLUBS

Continued from First page)
Seward daily gateway., 1928-06-20
CENTRAL MEXICO SHAKEN DAY AND
 MIGHT BY QUAKE
SOUTH, AND GULF OF MEXICO EARTHQUAKES DEVAsTATEs:
 MANY LIVES LOST

MEXICO CITY, June 20, P-Al of Central, South Mexico, from thu Cnlf of Mexico to the Gulf of Tehu anteLe" was shaken by series ut earthquakes, which lasted all night Tie shocks continued in the State of Caxaca but no definite news of loss ci life had been reported up to a late tour.
 Dispatches from Oaxaca said i: was feared that several victims had fcer buried in the ruins of their homes there. In Mexico City, Puebla. Vera Cruz and other towns there was general panic. People rushed from their homes into the streets and p)azas, falling upon their knees in payer.
 In many places, they have fled to the country, camping in the open aud refusing to return to their houses.
 Later reports from Mexico City state that enormous damage had been done there. where large proportion Of the buildings have been damaged, with number totally destroyed, with one person known killed by tue shocks so severe as to disturb the seismograph in London, England.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-06-20
PRICES TUMBLE STOCK EXCHANGE
 B|C BEAR MOVE
DISAPPOINTMENT IN FINANCIAL DISTRICTS MOVEMENTS AT
 G. Q. P. CONVENTION

NEW YORK, June 20. P)-The Stock Exchange got rid of the Cool idge economy complex and the bottom fell out of the market. Tn the biggest day in the history of the Exchange, prices were smashed down from mere fractions to a high as 23 1-2 points while the turnover reached 5,109, 400 shares. It was the first time trading ever went beyond 5,OOO,O0O shares in one day.
 Disappointment in the financial dis tricts with the turn of politics taken at Kansas City, determined opposi- tion of the Federal Reserve to a high quantity of brokerage loans and a continued tightness of money were factors behind the big crash
 It was the largest bear movement since March 1926 and millions of dol lars in trading values went by the board. A few of the large net losses were Radio Corporation 23 1-2, Hud- son Motors 4 12, Houston Oil IA, General Motors IA; Wright Aero plane and Du Pont 12.