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Evening star., 1928-10-22
1,5OOBR|DGE BEAMS
REJECTED BY D. c.
Material for Highway Span
Work Found to Be
Defective.

Fifteen hundred steel I-beams, in
tended for use as supports for the new
roadway being placed on Highway
Bridge, have been found defective and
have been rejected by the District
Bridge Department.
The beams were returned to the
Baltimore factory which sold them to
the Farris Engineering Co., contractor
for the bridge work. and have been re-
placed with approved beams.
Work with the new beams was START
ed today. They are being placed under
the center span of the bridge.
1900 Found Imperfect.
The defects were found in the "clip
angles" of the beams-the small steel
plates riveted to the end of the beams
through which are driven the rivets
that hold the beams to the sides of the
bridge. The defect was first discovered
by A. j. Cain, an inspector in the
bridge department. Cain noticed that
when a bolt was being withdrawn from
beam to make way for a rivet, a crack
dpDCdICO lIlE SINC VI bllC IlAp
A rigid inspection of the remaining
beams by the Bureau of Standards dis
closed 1900 imperfect beams, and they
were rejected
The wait for the beams will not
necessarily delay the completion of the
bridge work, Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Herbert c. Whitehurst, in
charge, stated. The contract calls for
completion of the bridge by November
81, and by doubling up" their force
the contractor will be able to get
through on time. Any delay after this
date will cost the contractor $50 day
in liquidated damages, besides the cost
of all inspection service, now borne by
the District. Capt. WhitehurSt stated
that the bridge would surely be ready
byNDecember l at the latest.
Precautions Taken.
As an extra precaution, Whitehurst
has ordered that every I-beam shall be
additionally supported by riveting a 10
inch shelf beam" to the framework OF
the bridge Immediately below. This
beam will be enough to support the l.
beams even should clip angles give way
The additional work will be done at the
expense of the contractor.
The great Importance of strong work
under the asphalt foundation, White
hurst said, is that the bridge has the
heaviest traffic load in Washington. A
survey by the Virginia State Highway
Commission showed that the bridge
carries an average load of 90 vehicles
per minute, 26 per cent of which are
heavy trucks. Any weakness in the SUBJ
structure will be shown up by an irregu-
larity in the asphalt surfacing, which
viii be quickly pounded into a large
hole by the wheels of the heavy trucks.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
WELCOMED AT CHICAGO.
DIR. Eckener and Crew Draw Acclaim
on Their Visit.

DIR. Eckener and Crew Draw Acclaim
on Their Visit.
BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, october 22.-Dr. Hugo
Eckener, with dreams of future airships
that would make the Graf Zeppelin a
midget of the skies, was Chicago's guest
today.
The commander of the transatlantic
dirigible Graf Zeppelin, with Lady
Drummond Hay, a passenger on the
Atlantic flight, and members of his
crew. arrived last night by train to be
greeted by cheers of Gut He'll" and a
pageantry of tribute that bespoke the
acclaim of 1.-The sixth German CITY,"
Long hours of vigil on his fight and
the strain of Americas welcome, how
ever, had not lessened DR.. Eckener's
ardor for dirigible travel.
Predicts Huge Ships.
Transoceanic airships carrying $50 or
800 passengers were among his pre-
dictions. They would be like the Graf
Zeppelin, he said, but much larger
They would cross the oceans twice as
fast as the fastest liners and would fly
on regular schedules.
To a crowd in the huge stadium of
Soldier Field, where he was officially
welcomed, DR.. Eckener promised Chi
cago glimpse of the Graf Zeppelin
during its westward continental flight.
The giant ship is to fly over Chicago
Friday after it leaves Scott Field, Belle
Vile, Ill.
Ceremonies in Stadium.
The martial music of two nations
greeted the commander and his party
as they arrived in Chicago. They were
ushered to the stadium in a procession
marching to fife and drum music of
the victory song" of Prussia Chicago
ans of German descent presented a
pageant depicting mans conquest of the
air. German singing societies provided
music. There was a program at the
German theater.
Today DR.. Eckener was to tour down.
town Chicago and confer with Mayor
Thompson and the City Council. Fol-
lowing banquet to be attended by
5000 persons, the commander and his
party will leave for New York tonight.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
ALL -ENGLISH HOCKEY
SQUAD HERE TOMORROW
Women Will Be Received by Brit
ish Ambassador and Will Be
Luncheon Guests.

Members of the All-English field
hockey squad will be in Washington as
the guests of the Washington Field
Hockey Club tomorrow instead of Wed
nesday, as was reported through errors
to the newspapers.
The Englishwomen will be received
at noon by the British Ambassador. Sir
ESme Howard, after which they will be
entertained at luncheon at the Wom-
ems University Club by the local
players.
President Coolidge will be unable to
receive them, owing to the pressure of
official business.
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
mot Thursday as previously anounced)
the British team will play an An-Bal-
tlmore eleven at the Baltimore Sta
dium. Tickets for this game may be
obtained in Baltimore or through
Mrs. ". H. Russell at George Washing
ton University.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
TAVENNER Is FREED
OF THREAT CHARGES
Former Legislator Promises to Re-
main Away From Estranged
Wife.

A charge Of threats against Clyde
Tavenner. former member of Congress
from Illinois, was nole pressed in
Police Court today when he promised
to keep away from n S estranged wife,
Mrs. Isabel Tavenner who had him
arrested on warrant lturday When
the wife said his prom.Ge was satisfac-
tory, Assistant United States Attorney
Joseph Bruce requested the nolle PROSE-.
The couple appeared at Bruce's Office
this morning for preliminary hearing.
Tavenner denied having threatened his
wife who has been separated frim him
since September 13.
Following his arrest Saturday when
policemen broke down the door of his
residence at 1901 Belmont road, Tav-
enner claimed his wife took a moving
van to the house and removed some
furniture. Previously, he said, he had
refused to give her their household
goods.
Tavenner obtained his liberty after
posting bond of $500.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
JACK DUNN FALLS
DEAD FROM HORSE
Owner of Baltimore Base Ball
Club SucCumbS at Field
Trials for Dogs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, October 22--Jack
Dunn, owner and manager of the Balt1-
more Orioles, seven times pennant WIN
ner in the International League. died
suddenly today while riding at the dog
trials of the Maryland Field Trial Asso-
citation, near Towson, a Baltimore
suburb
Dunn'S death was believed to have
been caused by a heart attack. Others
attending the trials said he had ex-
hibited intense excitement just after
one of his dogs, Bell the Devil. had
come to a beautiful point. A moment
later, they reported his head sagged
forward, and he Slumped from his
horses back.
First to reach the base ball manager
was one of his dog handlers. DR.. Roy
Ston Green of Towson. who was sum-
moned pronounced Dunn dead when he
reached the field, and several OF those
who saw him fall from the horse ex-
pressed the belief that he was dead be-
fore reaching the ground.
Jack Dunn was an outstanding ngllre
in minor league base ball for number
of wears. His first experience was as
PLAYER with Binghampton, in New York
State, and after an apprenticeship In
the minors he made his way to the
major leagues as pitcher, playing with
the New York and Brooklyn National
League clubs.
Dunn had been in Baltimore as a
player in 1901, under the managershlp
of John McGraw. He came here as
manager in 1907, succeeding Hughie
Jennings, who accepted an offer to pilot
the Detroit Tigers. He bought the club
in 1910 and since that time had been
president owner and manager, and had
established his record of taking seven
consecutive pennants in the league.
Tt was Dunn who introduced Babe"
Ruth to league base ball. Brother Paul,
head of the st. Mary's Industrial School
here, called Dunn's attention to the boy,
who had played for the school. and the
Oriole manager took an interest in Ruth
and gave him a berth on the Baltimore
team. From here Ruth went to Boston.
where his major league experience
began.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
Zeppelin Return
Trip Tickets on
Sale in New York
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 22.-The first
booking Office in America for passen-
ger travel by dirigible was opened to-
day when Thomas Cook & Son, In
ternational Travel Bureau, an
nounced that by appointment of the
Goodyear-Zeppelin Co. of Akron,
Ohio, it had taken over passenger
arrangements for the return trans
atlantic flight of the German Graf
Zeppelin.
What the fare would be or just
how many paying passengers could be
accommodated has not yet been de-
termined, but it was intimated that
approximately 100 applications are
on file and that from these about II
persons will be selected. each of
whom will pay in the neighborhood
of $4,000.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
ZEPPELIN HANGARS :.
f. AT AIRPORT FOUGHT.
Proposal Declared Menace to
Stalker Bill for Field
Here.

Fear that the Stalker airport bill, pro-
viding for establishment of model
airport on the Gravelly Point site, will
be imperilled if the proposal that Zeppe-
lin hangers be constructed there, is
pressed, was expressed today by Allen
M. Smythe, chairman of the airport
committee of the District branch Of the
National Aeronautic Association.
"Any suggestion that the hangers be
built by the District on the Gravelly
Point site would jeopardize the $3.50
payment clause in the Stalker bill,
which is to be voted upon by the House
on the first District day during the
coming session." Mr.. Smythe said 'This
clause was kept in the bill when it was
shown that the proposed airport was
to be a model airport and an integral
part of the boulevard and park system
planned by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission"
Fav0rs M0Oring Mast.
Mr.. Smythe declared that in his
opinion Gravelly Point is not suited to
the construction of huge dirigible
hangar, but voiced the opinion that a
dirigible mooring mast should be
erected there so that dirigibles may tie
up temporarily to take on or discharge
passengers and mail.
IF Gravelly Point is developed as an
airport and the site is extended down
the river for 5000 feet it will contain
416 acres" Mr. Smythe said. THE
river and low land surrounding this
site will give an area sufficient for
airships to maneuver and approach a
mooring mast.
This proposed airport, however
should be only a terminal and the
airships should be housed in nearby
Virginia or Maryland. The cost of the
dirigible hangers should not be forced
upon the District but they should be
constructed by the private companies
operating the lines.
Could Discharge Passengers.
Passengers, mail and freight could
be loaded and unloaded at the municipal
airport, and mooring mast should be
provided for this purpose. Storage, re-
pairing and imitation of the diriglbles,
however, should be done by the private
operators at their own field.
THE municipal airport would be
operated jointly by the Federal and
District governments and should have
facilities for serving local flying schools,
aircraft factories and repair depots and
air transport and passenger lines in
much the same manner as the Union
Station, of which the Government paid
half the cost, serves the railroads"
Evening star., 1928-10-22

Continued From First Page)
that he did not purchase the type
writer until nearly week after the
shooting took place.
Robertson was given a preliminary
hearing on May in Rockville and was
indicted by sepcial grand jury on
August 9 last. His attorney, Stedmon
Prescott, asked for a change of venue
because he did not believe Robertson
could get an impartial trial at Rock
vile.
The case is being heard by Circuit
Judges Urner and John S. Newman.
The staff of prosecuting attorneys in
cludes State Attorney Robert B. Peter,
jr; former States Attorney Joseph c..
Cissel and States Attorney William M
Storm of Frederick County. Besides
Prescott, Robertson is represented by
Alfredt M. Bouie, Maryland secretary of
State; David c. Winebrenner and II.
Dorsey Etchison The State has sum-
moned 80 witnesses and the defense 35.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
TANK STUDY SHEDS LIGHT
ON AMUNDSEN'S DEATH
Indicates Plane Remained in Air
Until Last Wireless Signal
Was Received.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
OSLO. Norway, October 22-Miltary
experts have examined the petrol tank
believed to have been part of the
Latham plane in which Capt. Roald
Amundsen and his companions perished
in an attempt to rescue survivors of
the dirigible Italia. The experts say
the tank, which was recently found off
Haitian, seemed to indicate that the
plane had remained in the air after
its departure from Tromsoe until the
last wireless signal was received from
1t, and had then crashed into the sea-
The tank appears to have broken off
in the same manner as a float which
was recovered at the same time.
An inscription, almost illegible, on
the tank was not regarded as message
from the crew, but merely the factory
registration mark
Evening star., 1928-10-22
MAN ACCUSED IN SLAYlNG
HELD BY ATLANTA POLICE
South Bend Detective Said to Have
Been Hired to Get Woman
Out of Town.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. October o.
Harvey L. Smith. South Bend private
detective, wanted in connection With
the murder of Mrs. Genevieve StultZ,
Mishawaka. Ind, beauty shop operator.
was arrested in Atlanta, Ga, this
morning. He is being brought to South
Bend in charge of John B. Keuspert.
extradition.
Mrs. Stultz disappeared March "a
Her body was found last week in a
Shallow grave near Elkhart.
Smith, with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Reyher. who are in jail, is charged with
murder in connection with her death.
Mrs Reyher said she had hired Smith
Ito get Mrs. Stultz out Of town"
Evening star., 1928-10-22
WILL FLY ON ZEPPELIN.

War Secretary Dwight F. Davis has
gone to ST. Louis to enter the political
campaign in the interest of the Re-
publican presidential ticket. He will
make speeches in Missouri, Kansas and
other Midwestern States and will not
return to this city until after the elec-
tion. In his absence Assistant Secre-
tary Robbins will be in charge Of affairs
at the War Departmfa he.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
APPRA|SALS DELAY
GAS CASE HEARINGS
Comparative Exhibits Com
pIicate Rather Than Expe-
dite Proceedings.

The To-day delay in the gas valuation
case for the preparation of comparative
exhibits of inventory appraisals by en-
gineers of the company and the Public
Utilities Commission. appeared to have
complicated rather than simplified the
animated proceedings, it developed today
when public hearings were resumed.
The commission had hoped that
comparative statement of the two dif-
ferent sets of appraisals would expedite
the hearings which gave indications of
dragging on indefinitely under the pro-
cedure adopted at the outset, but when
the exhibits were presented at the OPEN
ing of today's hearing there seemed to
be considerable confusion due to the
methods of listing and classifying the
appraisals adopted by r. o. Luqueer,
the company engineer, and H. Carl Wolf,
the commission engineer The gulf be-
tween the two plans was so wide that
it was difficult for the lawyers to find
the identical items in the comparative
reports.
Grand Total Separate.
Swager Sherley, chief of the
gas company's array of legal repre-
sentatives, pointed out that Luqueer
had included physical units of the gas
plant ignored by Wolf in his statement,
and, conversely, Wolf had inventoried
items not listed by the company engi-
neer. The grand total of the adjust
ments were in a separate tabulatton,
however, which the engineer prepared
to aid the lawyers.
AS a result of the involved procedure
necessary to check the items at vari-
ance, Sherley refused to accept the
comparative exhibits as company evi-
dence, despite the efforts of Col Har-
rison Brand, jr., vice chairman of the
commission, to have him do so. The
exhibits were then accepted as Exhibit
X" so that they would not be identi-
fed as either a company or commission
exhibit and put into the record merely
for the information of all parties con-
cerned.
Prepared at Conferences.
The comparative statement consisted
of a number of double column index
pages and was prepared at series of
conferences last week between Luqueer
Wolf and B. NICK. Bachman, chief ac-
countant of the Utilities Commission,
who made a historical appraisal of the
gas company's property. The commits
sion did not hold any hearings last
week, waiting for the com, ,'letion of
this exhibit.
After discussion over the compara-
tive exhibit, Sherley proceeded with the
examination of Luqueer, who was on
the witness stand when the hearings
were halted October IL. Luqueer was
questioned particularly about items in
cluded in his reproduction cost ap-
praisal of oil drippers, tar tanks, fences
and lighting equipment on the gas COM
pany's property.
Evening star., 1928-10-22
Robbed of $40 and Killed.

CHICAGO. October % C4o).-Ted
Carlson, SO years old, was robbed and
killed last night by two men. They got
only $40, but dubbed Carlson so Sc
verely that he died shortly afterward,
Evening star., 1928-10-22
NINE E-YEAR-0LD GIRL
SAVES HER AUNT BY
GIVING FIRE ALARM

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1928-10-22
ROBERTSON TRIAL
ON MURDER CHARGE
OPENS IN FREDERICK

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1928-10-22

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Evening star., 1928-10-22

keIl0ggS Letter Read.
A letter from Secretary of State Kel-
logg and an address by Right Rev. c..
Ashton Oldham, Bishop of Albany, feat
ured the open air mass meeting in the
cause Of world peace in the open-air
amphitheater in the Cathedral Close
yesterday afternoon. Approximately
$4,000 attended.
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington. presided, and read Sec
retary Kelloggs letter. "I am sure,
the Secretary wrote, that such meet
ings as this are not only a means to
turn the thoughts of men and women
toward the ideal of peace, but also an
expression Of the aspiration of the
world. We are all determined that the
curse of war shall not again devastate
nations. The most certain insurance
against this is the training of the
thoughts of men in the way of peace.
But with the best good will, we
know that peace cannot always be
maintained unless the nations have a
method of settling disputes other than
the old method Of war, therefore 1t
Evening star., 1928-10-22

SEVENTH RACE
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
Review Work During Past Year
 of Visiting Nurse Association

over those given care in 1a26: s54s 1 more visits were made over those made in 1925. and 3515 over those made in 1925.
 l The free service to patients in- { creased % per cent over that given { in 1926 while service 10 paying pa tisnts increased only per cent. The nursing service among insurance policy holders also increased 1S pc. cent over that given in 1925. We'll Baby Conference The attendance of the three We'll Baby Conferences increased 1907 over the attendance in 1925. and sos over that in 1926. And yet. with all os these very marked increase in patients. visits and Conference at- tendance. the nursing staff has only been enlarged by three graduate registered nurses over 1925 and by ] 1-2 over 192o:
 We have no comparative figures 10 show the development Of the hourly service since its inaugura- ton last year. but l believe it Is safe 10 say that 1t has been patron- tzed to an increasing extent. but that the growth has been less mark d than on the general service.
 Likewise, the delivery service expensive. and difficult 10 admin ster, shows q small increase in the number ot cases attended, 1oc in {,o the whole year this service has been generalizad 70 the extent that each nurse serves q ID day and night period in rotation.
 The three Dodge coupes which have been used in the district for the greater part of the year have added much to the increase In ser- vice to the community and to the assistance Of the nurse. new dis trict, Stanley Quarter. was formed to take advantage of the third car made available. and the section well justified the separation from dis tricts previously covered by nurses using trolley and buses. A relief driver uses the cars at any time that they are not in use by the regular driver. so that at no time Is the as- sociation without at least two cars in the field.
 With the addition of a tenth staff nurse in November. a new dis trict, called Walnut Hill, was sep arated from District 6. and 1t too has justified its existence. in point of new patients served and in the general development of its prevent. i've program.
 Praise for Welfare Agencies
 "An attempt has been made. to Use the Community Social Service Exchange to the advantage of fam- flies In which social problems have required attention. In so doing the nurse calls the Social Service Ex- change and asks if the Blank family living at No. Blank Blank street is known to any other agency. If the reply is received. let us say. that the family was known to the Salvation Army at Christmas, 1926, and to the Department of Public Welfare in April, 1926, the nurse calls or visits
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
Increasing Demand for Service and Aid Shown in Reports Submitted at Annual Meeting.

Success in serving the community during the past fiscal year was re- ! ported by officials os the Visiting Nurse Association at the annual
 meeting yesterday. The association
 work has increased appreciably
 over tho las, two years. as shown
 by the report Of the director, Rachel
 c. Colby.
 Mrs. Stanley Goss In reporting for
 the nurses' committee emphasized
 the splendid assistance which has been given to the Association through the volunteer Motor Corps
 organized by Mrs. George T. Kim hall and in continuous service dur. | ing the pas, week. The committee recommended the sending of dele gates to the hiennia! meeting Of the
 National Organization for Public this year. Mrs. Harry Bates or her alternate was chosen to represent the board of directors and Rachel (. Colby and Sara keevers 10 rep
 resen. the nursing body
 Mrs. William E. Parker report ing for the infant welfare committee for the month Of April showed
 total attendance Of los babies al II conferences The Center street con- ference still leading with an average attendance of 24: 725 babies were carried forward into the month of May.
 The director reported a total Of l42l patients under care during the month of April with 2ol3 visits made; 4l9 of the patients under care were admitted as new Following the adjournment Of the
 regular meeting the board recon ,ened for the annual meeting of the Association and listened to the re- ports of the year from the follow ing committee chairmen Mrs. Stanley T. Goes-Chairman n
 Of Nurses Committee: Mrs. Gardner
 c. Weld. Chairman Of Publicity Committee: Mrs. Valentine B. Cham berlain, Chairman Of Supply Com-
 mittee.
 The report Of Rachel C. Colby, director, in part follows:
 T am glad 10 present to you what appears to be a satisfactory report
 of the growth and accomplishments of your organization for the fiscal year of 1927.
 Tn examining some Of the figures
 for the past three years have found that the patients cared for this year
 have increased by 12S7 over the number given care in 1925 and by | SIS over those cared for in 1925:
 24ol more new patierts have re-
 ceived attention over the new pa-
 tients cared for In 1925, and q: