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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
Brigadier General,
I'm Poverty. Takes
Job as Dishwasher
British Officer of Brilliant
Career Found i'm
Quebec.

BY the Associated Press.
QUEBEC. August 22-The Chronicle
Telegraph says that Brig. Gen Charles
Henry Cough. d. S. O., D. c. NJ. SO
years old, who has a distinguished rec
ORD in the British and Australian armies.
is working as diShwasher in a local
hotel.
Unable to find suitable employment
in Quebec. although, the paper says. he
had held responsible positions in New
York with department stores, he was re-
duced to almost destitute circumstances
ana forced to accept the lob at the
hotel.
Gen. Cough. a native of Faversham
Kent, England, enlisted in the British
Army in 1883 as drummer boy of Il
years. the paper says. He saw service
in many of the far-fiung possessions
Of the British Empire and during the
Northwest Expedition of lo0s-l2 was
awarded the Distinguished Conduct
Medal.
Resigning from the British Army in
1918. he enlisted in the Australian forces
and served in Egypt Gallipoli and
France. rising to the rank of brigadier
general and gaining the Distinguished
Service Order
Invalioed back to Australia in 1919,
he was retired from the service and
went to the United States. working in
New York for a time in department
stores He came to Quebec, the paper
says, some time ago for purely private
reasons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
VIRGINIA RELIEVES
NEW vOTERSOF TAX
Poll Levy Not Required of
Those Not Yet Assessed,
Attorney General Rules.

An opinion of far-reaching inpor-
tance in the forthcoming presidential
election letting down the bars to q
host of new voters in Virginia, has been
handed down by Attorney General
Saunders OF Virginia.
The opinion, made public here to-
day by Hugh Reid. Arlington County's
delegate In the State Legislature. makes
it possible for persons who viii have
lived in the State only a year prior
to November z to cast their votes with
out payment of any poll taxes.
Delegate Reid estimated that at least
1000 persons In Arlington County viii
be affected by the ruling, to say nothing
of scattering population throughout
the entire State. principally in cities
like Richmond, Norfolk. Portsmouth.
etc.
The new ruling was prompted by the
recent change In the State constitution
reducing the length of residence as a
prerequisite Of voting from two years
to one year. This reduction is deemed
10 have lifted automatically the poll-tax
requirements, since persons who have
moved into Virginia since January l.
1927. cannot be assessed for poll taxes
prior 10 the coming election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
Allisators Trail
Canal Swimmer;
May Meet Sharks
Author on Way to Balboa
Saved From Beasts by
Army Sharpshooter.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PANAMA, August 22.-Two encoun-
ters with alligators, in neither case serl-
ous have marked the progress OF Rich
ard Halliburton, American author, at
tempting a 5O-mile swim through the
Panama Canal from the Atlantic to the
Pacific.
No more alligators are expected DUR
ing the rest of the journey as Halli-
burton has passed the infested waters,
but 1t is possible that after being locked
through into the Pacific from the Mira
flores locks he will meet sharks during
the swim on the way to Balboa.
Halliburton is accompanied by an
Army sharpshooter as guard. Inc
first time the sharpshooter was caiieo
into action was on Monday Wnen an
alligator was driven off by SHOTS nreo
nv him. The second was yesterday
when an alligator accompanied HALL
burton into the Gaillard cut, the saurlan
trailing about IS feet in the rear. After
a few shots the alligator disappeared
and 1t was not known whether ne nao
been killed or simply scared on.
Despite the advice of physicians VINO
examined his sunburned shoulders, Hal
liburton is continuing the swim, but Is
wearing a shirt for the first time since
the swim began. He does not expect
to complete the trip before Friday,
swimming during the day and resting at
night. He started on August IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
MRS. BOOTH FACES
FINE AS SMUGGLER
Penalty May Be $lS,000-Joseph
Widener Pays $2,147 for Gus
toms Violation.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 22-~Mrs. Ralph
II. Booth, wife Of the Michigan news
paper publisher. with whom she was
questioned by customs agents concern
ing ailegedly undeclared articles brought
back on the Leviathan, issued state
ment today saying that her husband
should be entirely exonerated and that
the fault Is entirely mine"
When the Booths landed yesterday
customs agents said that goods valued
at SO 900 were not listed on their decla-
ration Should this appraisal be upheld
the Booths might have TO pay $lB,o0U
in duty and fine 10 obtain possession oil
the articles.
II was learned that Joseph K WIDE"
ner, Philadelphia society man, recently
paid duties and fines totaling $2,l47.o0
for failure to declare watch purchased
In Europe when he returned on the
Majestic. July 81 The domestic value
Of the watch was fixed by customs au-
thorities at half that amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
MELLON RESUMES
DUTIES AFTER TRIP
Secretary Says Reference to
Butler Statement Was mot
Made Consciously"

Secretary Mellon was back at his
desk in the Treasury Department today
after a vacation in Europe.
The Secretary declared he had not
met any foreign officials abroad, but he
said that the only thing he has found
time to read was the address of Her.
bert Hoover at West Branch. Iowa.
Mr.. Mellon termed this address "a
very appropriate speech"
The Treasury Secretary informed the
newspaper men that the statement at
tributed to him in New York concern
ing the pronouncement of DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler. president of Columbia
University. on prohibition was not con-
sciously given by him.
Informed that there is an amount
of sentiment in Pennsylvania for Gov.
Smith. and asked If he believed Penn
sylvania would go Republican this
year, Mr. Mellon replied
THAT is very much like the question
of whether It's going to rain. 1t al
ways has
MFR Mellon said he did not see how
the illness of William S. Ware. Phila-
deiphia political leader, will affect po-
litical conditions In Pennsylvania, ex-
planning that an organization does not
fail to function that quickly.
MIR. Mellon said he hoped to be able
to go to Pittsburgh his home. i'll
few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
BAD BOY" MAYOR GILLIS FINED
Sl14O AND SENTENCED TO $50 DAYS
Found Guilty of Illegally
Opening Gas Station in
Residence Area.
Says He Had Right to Issue
Permit to Se|f-AppeaIs
Sentence.
Ry the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press
NEwBURYPORT. Mass. August O.
Andrew j. Bossy) Gillis. the bad boy
mayor of this city. who defied the au-
thorities by opening gasoline station
In an exclusive section of the city. was
found guilty on four charges at pro-
ceedings before Judge Nathaniel N.
Jones today. He was sentenced to pay
fines totaling ST. LAO and to serve $40
days in Jail. He appealed and was re-
leased without bail
The mayor was found guilty ON every
count of the four charges. On charge
OF illegally keeping gasoline he was
sentenced on four counts. receiving 80
days on each count and fine of s400.
Three counts on another charge OF IL
legally keeping gasoline resulted In a
$500 fine and 30 days In jail He was
found guilty on four counts of illegally
selling gasoline and fined S400 and SEN
fenced to serve 100 days in jail, Final
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
LOVE RIVAL POSSIBLE
SLAYER OF HUMMER
Father of Murdered Alexandria
Policeman Tells of Highly
Jealous.Natured Man,

Special Dispatch TO The star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August "a
Alphehs p. Hummer, father of Police
Sergt. b. Hummer. vino was murdered
last Saturday. told the police today OF
a man who might harbor jealousy
against his son. and the mans activi-
ties on the night of the Staying win be
checked over. Mr.. Hummer told De-
tective Scrgt. Sims the man IN ques-
tion was of highly jealous disposition
and that Sergt. Hummer had been IN
company with the mans sweetheart
several nights prior to the staying, He
said his son and the young woman had
been fast friends until nearly q year
ago
Carl Crockett, 20~year-old Alexandria
foot ball star, was questioned by Nor
ton and Campbell for 80 minutes yes
terday and is still being held, Graham
White, colored. also Is detained
City Manager Morton yesterday an
nounced that the City Council had ap-
proved his offer of $500 reward for
any information that viii lead to the
arrest and conviction OF the murderer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22

Motion Picture Cameras Will
Click as Treaty Is
Signed.
BY thd Associated Press,

BY thd Associated Press.
PARIS. August 22.-Elaborate prepa-
rations for the signing Of the kellogg
enunciation of war treaty in Paris on
Monday are being made by the French
government.
The government is sending a special
train to Havre to bring the parties of
Secretary kellogg and Premier Mac
kenzie King of Canada to the French
capital, where they viii be received
tremendously at the railway station
by Foreign Minister BRAND and other
prominent officials,
Ceremonious Welcome.
George A. Gordon, first secretary OF
the embassy, vice Admiral Guy H. Bur-
rage, commander of the European
squadron, and Lester Maynard, Ameri-
can consul at Hayre, will receive Sec
retary Kellogg at the port, while Am
bassador Herrick and other members OF
the embassy staff will welcome him at
the Paris station.
Under the present plan. the secretary
of state will sail for home from South
ampton aboard the Berengaria ON Sep
tember 8 instead of earlier, as had first
been announced.
Premier Poincare's part In the cere-
monies connected with the signing will
be quite subordinated to that OF For
eign Minister BRAND. The premier, how
ever. will be present at the signing sit
ting with the other members OF the cab
met and members of the diplomatic
corps simply as an invited spectator.
He will also be guest at the Kellogg
dinner In the American embassy on
Sunday evening, where he naturally will
have precedence over all other guests.
VIII Take Movies.
Becd de Fouquieres, master of cere-
monies of the foreign Office. has de-
creed that the signers of the treaty
must wear civilian clothes, no uniforms
being permitted. Those plenipotentiaries
who are entitled TO wear high-collared
gold d-ttimmed uniforms will have to
dress to correspond to the plain CIVILIAN
attire of BRAND and Kellogg.
Motion picture machines and regular
press cameras will be in operation dur
ing the signature of the treaty so that
each country may have a record OF the
signing OF the historic document.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
QUEST Of HASSELL
BALKED BY STORM
Gales. Sweeping Davis
Straits, Retard Search for
Lost Airmen.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. August 22.--Storms were
sweeping Davis Straits early today.
baking efforts to trace the missing
Rockford to- -Stockhold flyers. Bert Has
sell and Parker Cramer
The reports that came from the
north we're uniformly discouraging, The
United States Coast Guard cutter
Marion failed to find any trace of the
plane
The Rawson- Field Museum expedi-
ton, under the direction of Comdr
Donald Macmillan. also had been un-
successful In efforts TO learn the fate
Of the plane.
The Hudson Bay Co, will broadcast
an appeal TO trappers, to aid the search
Wireless operators at Madison Wis
abandoned their vigil last night.
DR.. Charles Sceleth. Chicago radio
amateur. provided the only ray of hope
He said that on Monday night he had
received over and over again the letter
"R," which was the code letter of Has
sell and Cramer,
Mrs. Hassell refused to abandon hope
for her husbands safety,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
GIRL FALLS TO DEATH
FROM BURNING HOUSE
Mother Injured, Father Burned,
Brother and Sister Are
Overcome.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. August %.
Hanging by her tinger tips to third
story window ledge of burning apart
ment house here, early today. Majorie
Hyde, l8. released her grip. when flames
licked over her hands. and fell to her
death.
A quilt held by spectators standing
on the pavement below failed to break
the girls fall.
Mrs. r. r. Hyde the mother, leaped
from the third floor and was danger
ously injured. r. 7. Sails Jumped from
a second-Story window, He suffered a
fractured hip.
r. r.. Hyde, father of the dead girl
was seriously burned. and Dick. 10, and
Ada Hyde. Is, we're overcome by smoke
and are In a serious condition.
About SIS occupants of the building,
which had no fire escapes, were forced
to the street In scanty attire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
CARTER WELL IN LEAD
IN WYOMING PRIMARY
State Auditor Ahead in g. o. p.
Race for Congress Kimball
Probable Democratic Choice.

Race for Congress Kimball
Probable Democratic Choice.
BY the Associated Press
CHEYENNE, Wyo., August 22.-Early
returns from outstate in yesterdays
primary election had placed Vincent
Carter, State auditor, well in the lead
for the Republican congressional nomi-
nation today.
With 246 of the States $50 precincts
reported Garter had 1888 votes; Perry
W. jenkins. president of the State Sem
ate, 2,717, and r.. G. Diefenderfer,
Sheridan attorney, 1907.
w S. Kimball of Casper had COM
Portable margin over Jack Scott OF
Casper and Bert Waddell OF Moorcrott
for the Democratic congressional nomi-
nation The 246 precincts gave Kim
ball. .462: Scott, 972; Waddeli, 355.
Tile congressional races we're the only
major contests Of the election, which
brought out only light vote. Push
of farm work kept many farmers from
the polls
Selection of United States senatorial
i nominees was a mere formality, there
being no contest IN either party. Sena-
tor John 3. Kendrick. Democrat, VIII
/ be opposed In November by Representa-
! tive Charles E. Winter. Republican, who
I agpires To the upper house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
NOMINEE is J0VlAL
AFTER WHITE CLASH
Weather Uncertain. With Rain
Falling-Storm Would Drive
Event Indoors, With l44,000
Forced to Miss Program-Lead-
ers Sure of Victory.
Smith Acceptance
Speech on Radio
at 6:35 Tonight

The official program for the
notification tonight of Gov. Smith
fellows i'm Eastern standard time:
s:oo-BugIers sound Assembly
as governor starts march 10
stand.
s:Ie-Chairman Raskob calls 10
order.
s:is Invocation, Canon !onn
\. Rooney. All Saints Episoo-
pal Cathedral, Albany.
s:Is-Address of welcome, Mayor
John Boyd Thatcher OF Al
bany.
SEQ Notification speech. SEN
ator Key Pittman of Nevada
s:ss - Acceptance speech, Gov.
Smith.
500 - Benediction, Right Rev.
Joseph A. De Laney, Cstne-
dral of the Immaculate Con-
cepticn. Albany.
The Smith speech will De
broadcast by Station WRC-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
Wife of Candidate Goes to
Her Birthplace in Waterloo
for Homecoming.
WEST BRANCH SPEECH
APPROVED BY THRONG
Will Meet Editors and Politicians
of Agricultural Communities
Today.

BRUCEMORE, CEDAR RAPIDS.
Iowa. August % lP.-Through
continuous ovation from persons
lining Cedar Rapids streets, Herbert
Hoover today passed to the estate
of Mrs. George B. Douglas at Bruce
more, where he will live during his
stay here.
By the Associated Press.
WEST BRANCH. Iowa. August "a
Bidding good-by to his old home town,
Herbert Hoover renewed today the
grind of the campaign as Republican
presidential candidate after day and
a night amid the environments of his
boyhood
Cedar Rapids, 80 miles to the north
westward. was his next objective.
Awaiting him there were party and
farm leaders as well as newspaper
editors with whom he had engagements
for a general discussion of agricultural
relief. Two intensive days had been
arranged for the nominee at that city
and as a result the hour of his depar-
ture Thursday has been set forward,
DELAYING his arrival at Washington until
late Friday night,
Mrs. Hoover to Be Fcted.
While at Cedar Rapids, the nominee
yin STAY at the estate Of George b.
Douglas, OH the edge OF the town, out
will have his headquarters at the RooSe-
velt Hotel, where his conferences WIZ
be held. Mrs. Hoover will remain with
him until early afternoon, when she
will 60 TO her own birthplace at
Waterloo, nearby, for her own home
coming celebration.
En- route TO Cedar Rapids Hoover was
To stop over at Iowa City TO view the
old State Capitol and to talk farm re-
lief with Walter A. Jessup. president OF
the State University of Iowa. Upon his
arrival at Cedar Rapids he was to go to
the Douglas estate, BrucerIlove, and
there review a parade Of the boys and
girls of the town. The remainder OF
,he days schedule called for luncheon
and conference with the editors Of agri-
cultural journals, meetings with the
editors of daily and weekly newspapers
and with Iowa farmers representatives
and a conference with delegation OF
the Service League, headed by Hantord
Continued on Page S. Column ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
August Nears Record for Rainfall
With 9 Days Yet to Break l9O6-Mark

should Washington have even a
moderately heavy shower during the
next nine days 1t Is almost certain that
the record OF 1875 will be relegated To
third place, Should there be but i,67
inches of rain before the close of this
menth the records Of all time will have
been broken,
The files of The Star for August
1905. show that the month vas similar
In many respects 10 this month";
aeorching hot weather alternated with
heavy rains throughout the month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22

with nine days yet 10 SO. this month
Is approaching rainfall record for all
time In this city. according to records
at the Weather Bureau,
Last nights rainfall. totailng lie
inches. brought the total for the month
To date To 1870 inches The greatest
rainfall for any month In history In
this city occurred August, 1905. with q
totel ot 1896 inches, The second iarg-
est single months rainfall was IN Aus
gust 1879, when the total was laoS
inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
JAPAN DELAYS PACT.

TOXIC, August 22 Cp. Premier
Tanaka told the cabinet today that the
Japanese government. In accordance
with the wishes of the United States.
had decided to leave the question OF
renewing the Japanese American ar
bitration treaty which expires August
%, untouched nntil the opening of
Congress
The reason given was that the con"
cluslon of revision treaties requires the
approval of the American Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
TALlAFERR0 PLANS TRIP.

Commissioner Sidney F. Taliaferro
will leave Washington tonight on a
months vacation trip that will take him
10 London and Glasgow,
The Commissioner will sail from
New York tomorrow morning aboard
the Shipping Board liner American
Merchant. and will return the latter
part OF September. In Glasgow he will
Join Mrs. Taliaferro. who will return
TO the United States with him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
b. the Associated Press.

~ The ASSoclRted Ffess
ALBANY. n. Y. August "a
light but steady rain, which began
early today and was continuing long
after noon. sent thousands OF visitors
indoors to speculate gloonlily over
weather prospects ..round dusk for
the notification Of Gov. Smith.
The forecaster had predicteo
cloudy weather for the early evening,
but an absence Of wind in the early
afternoon made II appear that the
steady drizzie would keep up at least
for several horrs more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
FULL OPENING OF CHAIN
BRIDGE URGED MONDAY
Whitehurst Says Work will BE Ad"
vanced Enough Then to Permit
All-Day Traffic.

Removal of all restrictions Monday
on the use OF Chain Bridge, which was
opened 10 traffie recently on part
time schedule, was recommended to the
Commissioners today by Capt. II, c..
Whitehurst. assistant engineer COM
missioner In charge OF the bridge I'M
Droyement work. The commissioners
are expected to approve the recon-
mendation
Capt Whitehurst said the work on
the bridge and the new abutment ON
the Virginia side OF the Potomac will
have advanced to such stage by Mon
day that II will not be necessary To
close the span to tratfic at any time,
Although The bridge roadway IL to he
redecked IN October Capt. Whitehurst
advised the Commissioners that ar
rangements will be made to have this
done while traffic Is crossing,
Capt Whitehnrst also reported that
considerable progress had been made
In the work Of improving the floor OF
Highway Bridge and that by Monday
the downstream side would be ready
for a new asphalt surface.
-avs-~.ao-s~->.-e~ s~va-s-ev-~r-zsr
"a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
FAILS TO LOCATE HAssELL.
Coast Guard Cutter Finds No Trace css css
Missing Plane.

The Coast Guard cutter Marion re-
ported TO headquarters last night that
she had been unable to find any trace
Of the missing plane, the Greater Rock
ford, after a days search in the region
in which II was last reported
The cutters commander said he had
cruised the area from which the last
signal was received from Bert Hassell
and Parker Cramer and had gone 90
miles farther along the planes pro-
iected course. He reported also that
the cutter had listened for signals from
the plane all day IN addition To calling
THE Greater Rockford at two-hour III
tervais
The southern coast of Baffln Land
will be searched today. the message
added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
Consulate Bomb bed,

BRUSSELS, August ~ tA, A bomb
exploded last night In the Italian
consulate at Iiege slightly wonnding
the concierge The consul was absent
at the time, The damage 10 the eonsu-
late was small.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
400 Held in Latvian Strike.

RIGA. Latvia, August "a tA1,--Four
hundred persons were arrested today
on the opening OF So-called general
strike in protest against police closing
of Communist union headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
U. S. SCHOOL TO OPEN.

Institution at Tallss.
AEGORA, Turkey, August % (P1.--
The Turkish government has given per-
mission for reopening the American
Foreign Mission Board School at Tallas
The school was closed during the
World War Reopening was approved
after months Of negotiating. the decision
being viewed as testifying 10 the Turk
ish republics appreciative attitude to-
ward American educators. as well AZ 10
the ability Of Ambassador Grew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22
Smith cAcceptance Speech
in $50 Star

The full text of Gov. Smiths speech accepting
the Democratic nomination for the Presidency will
be published today in the final 5:3o edition of The
Star, which will leave the presses about 6;30 PM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22

" he was fined $40 ON two counts Of
changing the grade of a street.
The mayors defense was that he
thought he had been right in issuing a
permit to himself and establishing the
station.
The case viii be taken to the Superior
Court In the meantime the City
Council will meet next Monday evening
to pass on the mayors application for a
permit to sell gasoline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-22

VEN | HEN.
&c 9 weather Bureau Foreeastl
Fair. continued cool tonight: tomor-
row fair; slowly rising temperature:
gentle north winds
Temperature-Highes 81, at $50
pm yesterday; lowest, 81. at 4 am.
today Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1928-03-06

The secret of such speed is simply this:
Soldon brings less water into the room with
the mix. Nearly all this water is consumed in
chemical combination during setting of the
material after being applied, and becomes part
of the permanent wall So little is left to be
evaporated from the surface that it disappears
quickly in 48 hours normally ). in days
under most unusual atmospheric conditions.
This gives dry surface for carpenters and