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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
HIT ON HEAD I'M TRAIN.
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
Woman Says Suit Case Fell on Her
From Rack-Three Others
Ask Indemnities.

Because a suit case falling from a car
rack struck her on the head while she
was passenger travelling from Rich
mono TO Washington September 10 las,
LaVinia Holmes. Gil Twenty first street
has filed suit in the District Supreme
Court to recover $4,000 damages from
the Richmond, Fredericksburg a. Po-
tomac Railroad Co. She claims to have
suffered serious injury She is repre-
Sented by Attorneys Wilton j. lambert
Rudolph H. Yeatman and George ID
Horning. jr.
Through the same attorneys. Lille b
Grant, 2l0 E street northeast. has filed
suit to recover $4,000 damages from
the Capital Traction Co. She says she
was struck by car OF the company
June at Ninth street and Pennsylvania
avenue and sustained severe injuries.
Dora Madeoy. 9i5 street. has sued
the Havenner Baking Co. for $4,000
damages for alleged personal injuries.
She informs the court that truck of
the company struck and injured her
May 5 last when she was crossing the
street at Ninth and G. streets. She
is represented by Attorney Leo E.
Simonton.
Ira S. Holmes, East Riverdale, Md.
has fled suit to recover $4,000 dam
ages from the Penn Oil Co and its
agent. Lloyd l.. Jenkins, for alleged as
sault. Holmes says he was beaten by
Jenkins February Is at the company's
filling station at Rhode Island ave-
nue. and Eastern avenue northeast. He
has been required to expend $500 In
doctors bills. he asserts Attorneys
John d. Watkins and s. Robert Young
appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
HURRICANE RAKES
SOUTH OF HAITI
200 Reported Dead, ST.
000,000 Lost in Property
After Tropical Storm.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, August 10.
News of the disastrous hurricane
which struck this southern peninsula
OF Haiti three days ago and is believed
to have cost many lives, reached Port
Au Prince today.
In some estimates the number of
killed was placed at 200 and property
damage at about $1,000 900. Small
boats were sunk or hurled to the beach.
crops were destroyed and all commune
cation disrupted
From fragmentary reports here 1t is
believed the damage was confined to
a relatively small area.
The naval tug Woodcock returned
today srom the peninsula after having
distributed food and medical supplies
Officers reported that in the Miragoane
area a lake was formed 20 feet deeu
and four miles in length. At Aouir
dock was lifted bodily and carried 900
yards inland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
MAIL ROBBERS KILL
ONE, WOUND TWO
Man Is Slain as He Tries to
Pull Stranded Fugitives'
Car From Ditch.

PARRY SOUND. Ontario. August 10
GA large posse of provincial police
was beating through the bush tonight
on manhunt for two robbers whose
participation in the hold-up of a mail
car and theft of an automobile today
resulted in the killing of a farmer and
| the wounding of two other men.
The man charged with the shooting
was in Jail, captured by one of the men
he wounded although the latter was
armed with nothing but a monkey
wrench.
AS a transcontinental train of the
Canadian Pacific was passing through
Romford, 80 miles from here, before
dawn, two armed men entered the mail
car and backed the three clerks, such
men being unarmed in Canada, against
the wall. One robber kept the clerks
covered as the other went through the
mail sacks and rffied them.
Take Tourists Car.
AT Parry Sound the robbers dropped
off the train, joined confederate, and
drove away In car belonging To E
Lyman, United States tourist. which
| they appropriated The theft of the
automobile was witnessed by Walter
and Houghton Laird, brothers in-law OF
Lyman, who notified police and then set
out In pursuit In another car with Ly-
man and Harold Roland.
At Waubamick the pursuers came on
the Lyman car stuck in ditch and un-
occupied. They drove past. turned and
came back BY that time one man was
seated In the car and Thomas Jackson
a farmer reused by the robbers to hau
them out of the ditch. was preparing
with his son to hitch a team of horses
to the stranded automobile.
Want any help" Walter Laird asked
the man In the other car.
NO" the man replied. II guess well
be alright"
Farmer Killed by Shot.
The cars we're close together then
and Walter Laird pointed a monkey
wrench, held as though 1t was a re.
volver, at the man at the wheel of the
stolen car. The man begged: Don't
shoot" and then as he pretended to
comply with the order TO get out of the
car. opened fire with his pistol.
Jackson, the farmer, fell with a bull
let through the neck, dying almost i'm
mediately. Lyman and the Lairds
sprang toward the armed man and he
shot Walter Laird through the chest
and Houghton Laird through the hand
Then Walter Laird, though seriously
wounded. swung his monkey wrench al
the mans head and he crumpled In the
road, The other wo occupants of the
stolen car fed into the bush.
Brought to the jail here the prisoner
gave his name as John Burowski and
said he was carpenter and had been
given a lift on the road by two men
whom he didn't know He did not ex.
plain his possession OF 81 ,725 In cur
rency. believed to be part OF the mai
car loot.
A preliminary check on the mail
cargo revealed that the bandits had left
the car without taking any mail sacks
and that In their hurry they had missed
most Of the sacks which contained large
money shipments.
Many registered letters were rified
and postal authorities said IL would be
several days before an accurate esti.
mate OF the loss could be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
COMDR. LEIGHTON QUITS NAVY
TO JOIN WRIGHT FACTORY STAFF
Chief of AeronauticS Plans
Bureau Was Expert on
Air-Cooled Engine.
Had Played Large Part in
Development of WhirI-
wind Type.

Lieut.. Condr. Bruce G. Leighton.
chief of the Plans Division of the Bu-
reau of Aeronautics, who is credited
with having contributed more to the
development of the air-cooled radial
engines as now used in the Navy and
commercial work than any other person,
has rendered his resignation from the
service, effective October /.
1t is understood he will ACCEPT a
high position with the Wright Aero
nautical Corporation of Paterson, N. j.,
manufacturers of the Whirlwind en-
CINE, IN the development Of which
Comdr. Leighton had leading role.
AS chief of the engine section of the
Bureau of Aeronautics, in 1921. Comdr.
Leighton, recognizing the air-cooled
radial engine principle as worked out
with three cylinders by Charles l.. Law
renee, now head of the Wright concern.
encouraged the development of that
principle and contributed much tech
meal knowledge.
Worked Out J--l'S.
Comdr. Leighton's work brought about
the il. nine-cylinder air-cooled radial
engine, which, with notifications, now
is known commercially as the Whirl-
wind. This engine was adopted In
the Navy at time when ater-cooled
engines were performing satisfactorily
and in fighting for the adoption of the
air-cooled principle. Comdr. Leighton
encountered much opposition.
When the Lindbergh. Chamberlin
Byrd and Maitland flights convinced
the world of the efficiency of this type
power plant, even though 1t had been
serving the Nays needs for a long
period prior to those great ocean flights,
Comdr. Leighton. together with Comdr
E. E. Wilson, who succeeded the former
as chief of the engine section and car
rled on the development, were given
citations by the Secretary of the Navy.
When awarded the Collier Trophy for
1927 for the invention of the Whirl-
wind engine, Mr.. Lawrence paid great
tribute to the share played by Comdr
Leighton
On Accident Board
Comdr. Leighton is member OF the
Stanley Board appointed by the Secre-
tary Of the Navy to inquire into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
Is SUSPECTS TAKEN
IN SUIT CASE THEFTS
One Man Said to Have Ad-
mitted Taking II Grips
From Tourists Cars.

Believed to have been implicated in
the theft Of a score of suit cases from
tourist automobiles during the past
seven months, three white men, Eve
colored men and seven colored women
were taken into custody by police Of the
Fourth precinct yesterday and held for
investigation.
Samuel Stewart. %, 81 Seventh
street southwest, was arrested in front
of the National Museum Yesterday by
Policeman Robert Barrett while he was
removing a suit case from car, &C.
cording to the officer Stewart. police
say. confessed stealing II suit cases
from tourists since January. The IA
others under arrest were taken into
custody on the strength of informa-
ton given by Stewart. Barrett said.
20 Grips Recovered.
Stewart is said to have told police
he was assisted in several theftS by
Edward Matthews, So, lila Sixth
street southwest, and Everett Holt, AZ,
353 L street southwest, both OF whom
are being held
Twenty suit cases in all were recov-
cred by Officer Barrett. most of these
being found at 1908 Third street south
west, where Rachel Chase. colored.
was arrested.
Stewart told police he would spot a
car with an out-of-town license and
follow it until the driver parked, many
OF them in front OF the Museum. When
the occupants had gone inside, Stewart
said, he removed the suit cases and
sold them with their contents for 81
each. Several Of the women under ar
rest. according to Barrett. have ad-
mitted they bought suit cases from
Stewart for this price.
Loot at Station.
Police expect to file formal charges
against several of the prisoners tomor-
row. Some. it is believed, will be re-
leased to appear as witnesses,
The suit cases. containing several
hundreds of dollars worth of clothing.
are at the Fourth precinct. Many OF
the out-oftown owners have been To-
Gated and notified to call for their
property at Government expense.
With yesterdays arrests police be-
lieve they have put an end to a long
series OF suit case thefts, causing
numerous complaints from tourists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
GEORGIA FARMERS PREPARED.
Swamps May Take Care Of Floods
Rushing to Ocean.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga, August lS.-Farmers
along the lower course of the Altamaha
which is receiving the foods OF the
Oconee and Ocmulgee prepared against
unusually high stages. The vast swamps
OF the Altamaha, it was believed. would
take care Of the major portion OF the
water
In North Carolina. the Cape Fear,
Roanoke and Neuse Rivers were swelling
with the foods from the mountains and
high stages here forecast by the Weather
Bureau.
The South Carolina Highway Depart
nent reported II roads and bridges
impossible. In Georgia, the highway
situation was improving except in the
south portion.
Augusta was saved from inundation
hy the great food dyke, constructed at
the time Of high water in 1908. Planta-
tons along the Savanpah River between
Augusta and the sea celt the food crest
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
SENT TO HOSPITAL
AFTER TWO ARRESTS
Popolas Held for Observation Fol.
lowing Alleged Threats
to Witnesses.

Chris E. Popolas, 38 years old, of
1900 Shepherd street, after being ar
rested Friday night on charges OF as
sault and threats and released under
$500 bond in each case, was rearrested
yesterday afternoon under an attach
ment signed by Judge Robert z. Mat
tingly, after Popolas is alleged to have
made threats against Mrs. Bertha
Shield and her son. Corbin Shield, jr.,
of the Mount Vernon Apartments, 904
New York avenue
The attachment was issued when
Mrs. Shield complained to Policeman
j. E. Kane of the first precinct that
Popolas with whom she had an argu-
ment Friday, had threatened to kill
both her and her son If they appeared
against him in court yesterday morn
ing. Policeman Kane notified Albert
Stearns, assistant prosecuting attorney,
in the Office of Ralph Given, assistant
district attorney, who presented the
evidence to Judge Mattingly.
The case which was to have come
up yesterday morning was postponed
until Thursday. Meanwhile Popelas
has been taken to Gallinger Hospital
Tor observation.
Popolas' first arrest came after he
had engaged In a fight with Corbin
Shield, IT., who defended his mother in
an argument with Popolas In front OF
the Mount Vernon Apartments Friday
Shield said that Popolas insulted his
| mother and that when he went to her
assistance the man struck him with
| the butt end of a dog leash.
| After that, witnesses told police
| Shield. despite the fact that he was
| carrying a broken arm In sling
knocked Popolas down and took the
| leash away from him, afterward beat
ing him until he jumped into a cat
| and fed.
| Popolas claimed after his arrest Fri.
day that he and Mrs. Shield had beer
| friends for years and that ne had gont
| there to talk to her and that he wa:
attacked by Shield before he got Out
of his car. He used the leash in self
defense. he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
PLAN PEACE MOTIF
FOR PACT SIGNING
French Officials Will Bar Con-
troverSies at Execution of
Treaty to RenounCe War.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, August l8.--Ceremonies and
conversations attending the signature
Of the Kellogg pact for remuneration of
war are going to be exclusively of a
nature appropriate to a peace festival,
1t was learned in official circles today.
Everything of controversial nature is
to be banned.
French officials made this plain in
diSpoSing of persistent rumors that
Aristide BRAND. secretary Of foreign
affairs, would talk with Mr.. Kellogg
about war debts They made it plain
that the subject will not be mentioned.
In the same way it was emphasized
that II Gustav Stresemann. foreign
minister of Germany. desires to discuss
an early evacuation of the Rhineland.
he will have to wait until the League
OF Nations meeting next month.
Final arrangements for the signing
ceremonies will not be completed until
after the cabinet meets next Thursday.
President Doumergue may give a state
reception in honor of the visiting states
men at the Summer white house Both
Premier Poincare and Foreign Minister
BRAND wish to sponsor similar affairs
According to present plans the actual
signing ceremony WI be simple, but as
impressive as 1t can be made, Details
are being kept secret until Secretary
Kellogg can approve them.
1t is understood that Secretary KEEL
logg will give dinner the evening be-
fore the signing takes place.
All powers invited to sign have ac-
cepted except italy and Poland The
signatories follow
United States, Mr.. Kellogg, France,
NJ, BRAND: England and India. Lord
Cushendun; Germany, Herr Strese-
mann; Japan Count Ushida; Belgium,
Paul Hymans; Australia Senator Mack
Ian: Canada, Mackenzie King; South
Africa, d. S. Smith; New Zealand. Sir
c. v. Parr, Ireland Patrick McGil-
ligan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19

cause of accidents in Naval Aviation
which board has just rendered its
report
Comdr. Leighton is pilot of many
years experience and he numbers among
his flying accomplishments the distinc-
ton Of being the first airman to pilot
a seaplane into a port of Greenland
He was aviation officer of the light
cruiser division scouting fleet at the
time Of the Army world flight and was
attached to the u, S. S. Richmond,
which escorted the flyers from Eng
land to Boston via Iceland and Green
land. ..
He made fight from the u S. S.
Raleigh, which also assisted IN the
escort from point far at sea into
the port of AngmaSalik, Greenland to
inquire into landing conditions for the
world flyers. Comdr. Leighton also flew
many hours searching for the missing
Italian airman. Antonio Locatelli and
his two companions.
Regret Leaving.
Before being assigned to head the
plans division of the bureau Comdr
Leighton served as aviation aide TO
Edward p. Warner Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy for Aeronautics Comdr
Leighton is regarded in the Bureau of
Aeronautics as one of the most eff
Gent officerS in naval aviation. and
general regret over his leaving the serv~
Ice is heard from every quarter
The loss" of Comdr Leighton fol-
lows closely on the heels of the de-
parture from the bureau of Capt. Emory
S. Land, assistant chief. who has be-
come vice president and treasurer of
the Guggenheim Fund Tor the Pro-
motion of AeronauticS, Inc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
POLICE CALLED TO "ST0P
MURDER" FIND HOAX
Man Sent to Gallinger as Result
of Alleged Effort to "Get
Even" With Friend.

Alleged efforts Of Bruce Trevathan,
20, 423 Sixth street southwest. to enlist
police support in plan to get even"
with friend last night resulted In his
being taken TO Gallinger Hospital for
mental observation.
Trevathan called the fourth precinct
about O'Clock and asked that police
man be sent 10 Sixth and r streets
southwest, adding that the oficer had
better hurry as a murder was being
committed
-Four officers were rushed TO the scene
in patrol wagon. When they arrived
Trevathan stepped forward with a
smile and said that man who had
insuited him In house nearby was
selling whisky and ought TO be arrested.
Yes" the officers answered but
where Is the murder taking placer"
Trevathan was arrested when he ex-
planned that the murder was his. own
invention and that he mentioned the
matter only 10 make sure the officers
would not loiter on the way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
FORBES ACCUSER
DIES IN MIDWEST
E. H, Mortimer Was Leading Wit.
ness in Veterans Bureau
Fraud Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, August ls.-Elias H.
Mortimer. one Of the leading prosecu-
ton witnesses in the trial and con-
viction of Col. Charles Forbes, former
director Of the United States Veterans
Bureau, died at his home Friday.
Mortimer had been i'll for nearly a
year. He was member of family Of
Minneapolis pioneers.
Forbes was convicted of conspiracy
TO defraud the Government in connec-
ton with Veterans Bureau contracts.
Mortimer was special agent for the
Department of Justice during the in
vestigation of the charges against
Forbes.
Mortimer told of an alleged conspir-
acy involving Forbes and other officials
of the bureau as we'll as various coE-
tractors who bid on construction prof.
ects for Government hospitals.
Forbes was released from the Federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth last Fall
after serving Is months.
Following his testimony in Washini-
ton, Mortimer was arrested on bad
check charges in New York. but was
discharged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
Church Groups Seek to Prevent Altoona
Auto Races, Postponed Until Today

Onlcials OF the Speedway said they
were unwilling to disappoint large
crowd OF spectators gathered for the
event. and that the race would be RIM
tomorrow
Threats that arrests would be made
II the cars crossed the starting line on
Sunday came to race officials from per.
sons opposed TO Sunday sports. Attempts
we're made TO loce te the county Judge
and enlist his aid lii stopping the event
but he was out Of town.
The largest crowd ever gathered fol
the race WAS In the city today, race
officials said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
RIVERS IN SOUTH
HIGH, LOSS LIGHT
James and Congaree at Flood
CreSt-Richmond and Co.
lumbia Escape Inundation.
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. August ia
Swollen rivers at food crest we're rush
ing by two Southern cities, Richmond
and Columbia: s. C. tonight, but little
serious damage was anticipated from
foundations
The James River flooded lowlandS in
the vicinity of Richmond, but precau-
tionsry measures prevented serious over
flows in the city proper. The southwest
era section Of the State, which received
the b-lnt of last week ends storm. had
virtually recovered and all its streams
were reported below dangerous food
stages.
At Columbia the Congaree River with
a flood crest of 3S.5 feet, its second high
est on record, inundated marshes and
lowlands about the city. causing loss to
live stock and farm crops. In the city
the damage was confined to flooding OF
Easements of mills along the river front,
and one of the three units of the munich
pal water works was put out Of COM
mission
ChappeIls. S. c., a small town on the
Saluda River, was cut from communica-
ton by food waters and the Southern
Railway was forced to convey its pas
sencers bound for the North by boat
from Augusta, ia, to Bath, S. c" Z
miles. TO make train connections.
Cheraw on the great Peedee River re-
ported 800 mules and cattle drowned IN
q community pasture.
In North Carolina the situation was
materially improved. Fears Of the break
ing of the Lake Lure Dam were diSSi-
pated when dam officials announced that
the impounded water had been lowered
feet today by use Of food gates. Resi-
dents of the valley, who few TO higher
ground, expected to return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
GUIDES MUST OBTAIN
LICENSE FROM POLICE
win Bear Special Badge Under
Penalty Of 800 Fine Under
New Regulation.

Tae day Of the unlicensed sight
seeing or tourist guides has passed In
Washington From now on they will
come under the eye OF the superin-
tendent Of licenses and the police.
The District Commissioners yester-
day adopted a police regulation pro-
viding that all such guides must turn
In their unofficial badges for special
official badge costing 81
1t will be his testinspnisl that he Il
licensed guide responsible for his
conduct 10 the police, with whom he
has filed also his name ana address
A fine of 500 will be imposed for vio-
lation OF the new code.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
C0L0RED ELkS TO MEET

Members of Morning Star Ledge, No
40, |, q, +, o. Elks, eolored. viii leave
by special train next Sunday for the an
nual convention Of the order In Chicago
J, Finley Wilson, president OF the
order, Is candidate to succeed himself
Thomas r. Harper Ii chairman Of a
committee in charge of arrangements
Tor The trip Other members Of the
committee are William u. Harris. vice
chairman, John T. RhineS, John Law
son, Samuel +, Jones and Thomas T.
Green.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19

Continued from First Page
frankly disturbed at the result OF the
tests. They quote French newspapers
as being surprised at Official British
candor in making this confession of
defeat"
These papers point out that France
leads the world IN air strength and that
including reserves she has more mill
tary planes than all other powers put
together They say, too, that Germany
dominates commercial aviation. which
would be the source of many bombing
airpianes in case Of war.
Fear Other Nations.
Notice is also taken In these critical
columns Of the wide extent of the COM
mercial services operated by the Ger
man concern 4LufthanSa" That con-
Germ owns 40 sirplanes and operates
several score passenger : freight Serv-
ices which link up the whole of central
Europe from the Baltic to the Mediter-
ranean.
The newspapers contrast this with
the English commercial aviation equip
ment. saying that IT is limited to 20
commercial air liners operating over
only half a dozen routes.
The only solaee which the British
new Royal Air Force two-seater ma
chine This is credited with doing 100
miles an hour. which is much faster
than the speediest single-seater OF a
year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
RAIDERS TAKE MAN, II.

John Samuel Harley, colored, II, was
arrested last night by police Of the
eleventh precinct. who said they found
an old fashioned bar in the basement
OF his home, 1900 Wade street SOUTH
east Harley was charged with sale
and Illegal possession of intoxicating
liquor.
The raid was made by Lieut.. Sidney
j. Marks, accompanied by r. s. Man
ming, r. r. Miles and b. H. Allen. A
small quantity Of liquor was found