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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
By Consolidated Press.

By Consolidated Press.
NEW YORK, August IA - Station
WRNY of New York will begin Thurs
day the first regular daily broadcasting
of moving images by television ever at
tempted. Other broadcasts have been
made intermittently for the last few
months by stations throughout the
country, experimentally, but not for
the benefit of the fans, who are now ex-
pected to hook up their receiving outfits
and get their pictures on the air. just
as they rugged up their hay-wire radio
sets IS or 20 years ago.
Hugo Gernsback. who first used the
word "television" in 1909 and who Is
president of station WRNY. says "tele-
vision is here" but that it Will assume
a vastly different form and be greatly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
RUM REPORTED IN HOTEL.
Newspaper Man Tells of Buying Quart
at Greenwood Lake.

AZ A<1aNa
By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August IA dispatch
to the New York Evening Post from
Greenwood Lake. N. Y, today quoted
the Rev. John Roach Straton as saying
that liquor interests" seeking to en-
barrass him in his controversy with
Gov. Smith may have been back Of
the reported sale of liquor in hotel
recently acquired by the minister.
"The liquor interests may have put
the proprietor of the hotel up to this
because of my discussion with Gov.
Smith" the pastor of Calvary Baptist
Church was quoted as saying.
IF this is so, it Is clever conspiracy"
Christian Assembly Headquarters.
DR.. Straton, who acknowledged that
the possibility of conspiracy was some
what remote, had been informed by a
reporter that the latter had bought a
quart of whisky over the hotel bar. The
property passed to DR.. Straton six
weeks ago and is to be used for the
Greenwood Lake Christian Assembly
headquarters.
Although he did not indicate what
action he might take against the pro-
prietor of the hotel, the minister blamed
delay in getting action on the repeal OF
The Mullan Gage act, the States en-
forcement law. Gov Smith signed the
repeater several years ago.
What can you expect IN state
where there is no enforcement law?'
the dispatch quoted DR.. Straton.
Sees Disaster In Revocation.
| Gov. Smith has weakened the hand
| Of officers Of the law in the State. This
situation is an illustration OF tnt
| disaster which has overtaken us or
account of the revocation Of the en-
toFcenent law"
| DR.. Straton. said the newspaper
added that he had been In the bar o.
the hotel, but thought it was onl,
dispensing soft drinks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
SMITH DEMANDS
DEBATE IN Church
Governor Notifies Straton.
Report Liquor Sale in
Pastors Hotel.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ALBANY, N. Y, August IA. - Gov.
Smith today notified Rev John Roach
Straton that their proposed debate on
his public career must take place in
Calvary Baptist Church in New York
City or not at all.
In letter to the clergyman who has
expressed an unwillingness to meet
Smith in his own church, the governor
said he had no intention of conducting
political debate with him. 1t was
from his pulpit that DR.. Straton re-
Gently declared Smith was the "deNdli-
est foe Of the forces of moral progress
in America" this charge leading the
governor to demand the opportunity to
reply.
The text of Gov Smiths latest letter
to DR.. Straton follows:
Dear DR.. Straton:
Il have your letter of August 9, COW
ering three pages. in answer to my
simple request that be permitted TO
come to your church and there have
you repeat in my presence the state
ments you made about me with such
proof as you care to adduce, and give
me an opportunity to answer you be-
fore your own Pensioners and in the
place where you made the statements.
Your reply shows that you nisun-
derstand the situation. I have no in
tention of conducting a political debate
with you. I wrote you not in the
capacity of candidate or personally.
but as the Governor of the State OF
New York. whom you have traduced.
The answer TO my request to ap-
pear in your church before your par
ishoners under the conditions l men
toned is yes or no. Unless and until
hear from YOU in the affirmative the
matter is closed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
DAILY RADIO MOVING PICTURES
WILL COON THE AIR THURSDAY
Station WRNY Will Begin First Regular
Television Broadcasting Into the
Homes Ever Attempted.

increased in effectiveness within the
next few years. His office, on one OF
the upper floors of New York sky
scraper, is decorated with pictures Sug-
gesting an H. G.. Wells conception OF
scientific millennium, which reinforce
the impression that almost anything
may happen as Mr.. Gernsback talks OF
the future.
This is really television, which means
instantaneous sight at distance, he
said, "and not telephotography, which
means the broadcasting of photograph
or other still picture. Our brief tele-
vision broadcasting session will come IN
between our regular sound numbers, as
with the present apparatus you cannot
broadcast sight and sound simultane-
ously Then we will make quite ex-
tended broadcaSts after midnight.
ANY person wishing to receive can
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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SEES CROATIAN DISSENT.
Vienna Forecasts Move to NuIlify Rati-
fication of Pact.

VIENNA. August IL (p1.--The Cro-
attain Peasant party Of JugoSlavia is ex-
pected TO declare ratification of the
familiar with affairs in the faction-torn
triune kingdom.
II is stated that the JugoSlavian con-
Stitution provides that two-thirdS of
the National Assembly must be present
when treaty is ratified. although
simple majority vote SutficeS to carry IL.
This would have required the presence
of 2l0 Deputies at Belgrade when the
vote was taken last night instead Of the
1873 who voted on the measure.
IF Italy Is satisfied with this ratifl-
cation vote, let the Italians take the
risk" said a local spokesman for the
peasants, THE Creations have not YET
spoken"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

Firemen of Engine Company No. Is,
Tenth and q streets southwest, are
gnashing their teeth and looking for
the unknown carburetor workman who
left piece of cloth in the feed line of
the carburetor of their engine and
blasted their hopes of winning the an
nuai speed championship today
The stage was all set for the COM
panys momentous dash this morning
when the speed-contest committee ar
rived with their stop watches for the
test. Pvt. E. c. Gasque. driver, toed the
chalk mark ready for the big gong to
strike, Pvt. r. r. Updegrove stood ready
to throw the crank Sergt James A,
Franklin fixed himself for the leap to
the drivers seat.
The gong rang out the signal Is"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Man Who Left Cloth in Carburetor
Sank Hopes of No. Is Engine Go.

and the men flashed to their posts, Pvt
updegrove took hold of the crank and
began spinning Not q snort resulted
Pvt Gasque pulled the primer. but not
even a wheeze was heard.
After several minutes of fruitleSs
trying. the disgusted crew descended
peered into the carburetor He diScov-
cred the trouble there, :. A piece of cloth
about inches square was stuck in
the opening TO the carburetor feed line,
Battalion Chief Wolter investigated
and found that the cloth apparently
had come or stick being used as d
mop by some one cleaning the car
buretor
Hereafter. under orders issued by
Chief Wolter, carburetorS are to be
cleaned with brushes only
hut that doesn't help the peace of
mind OF Company No, H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Taxi Driver Killed
As He Rams Auto
For Fight Revenge

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August l4--Frank
NJ Parr, taxicah driver, died today
of a broken neck when he rammed
his car into another automobile in
retaliation for beating he had re-
ceived earlier.
Parr had engaged in an argument
with Christopher r, Murphy and
came out the loser in an exchange of
blows Police intervened and sent
Parr north in his car and Murphy
south.
Parr turned about and chased
Murphy several blocks, finally crash
ing the machine and sending it into
an excavation. Parr collapsed at the
feet of a patrolman, who had pur-
sued him The sudden jar broke his
neck. police believe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
FIVE BADLY BURNED
IN BLAST ON YACHT
Craft Wrecked in Portland, Me,
Harbor-OnIy One Aboard
Escapes Injury.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me, August l4.-F1ve
men were seriously burned today when
an explosion wrecked the yacht Marilyn
in the harbor here Only one member
Of the party of six escaped injury The
yacht was badly damaged above the
water line. The injured are:
DR.. f. w Webber, PaWtucket, f. l.,
charterer Of the yacht; Walter McInnes
Of Boston. yacht designer; James Sulii-
van of Boston, Hugh Riley, engineer
and A. Oxer, cook.
Alexander Carleson Of Boston escaped
injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
Replica of Mona Lisa Reported
Found in Spain Held for Experts

Mona Lisa, is probably the most famous
female portrait in the World The ac~
cepted original is In the Louvre, PARIS
The picture disappeared from the
Louvre in August. 1911. IL was recov-
cred In Florence in December. 1913
vincenzo Peruaia. an italian, was tried
for its theft and received a nominal sen"
tence
The picture was painted by da Vinci
over period Of four years, from 1908"
lana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
DU POINT GIVES $50, 900.

Contribution TO Smith Campaign
Announced by Raskob.
NEW YORK. August Ia tA9.~-Pierre
S. du Pont of Wilmington. Del, who is
on leave Of absence. as chairman OF the
board of the General Motors Corpora
ton and who recently declared his
support Of the candidacy Of Gov.
smith. has contributed $4,000 To the
Democratic campaign fund
This was announced today by John
J Raskob chairman OF the nanonai
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14

Gormer Policeman Says Patient
Was KILLED In Insane Ward.

NEW YORK. August IA (As.--Charges
sn4t a patient virtually was beaten to
reath IN the psychopathic ward Of the
pf1gs County Hospital IN Brooklyn are
saoSrQ investigated by the police.
THE patient. Joseph Brown, So years
- was alleged by Michael J. Hegarty,
: farrner policeman 10 have been beaten
80 u,aced III . siraitlacket by two
Seriies He died TWO days later
assgafty's story vas saio 70 have been
SSeyYo5orated IN part by q negro, truck
80 80 gho Ike Hegarty formerly was
refient IN the ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
JUGOSLAWA4TALY
PACT IS RATIFIED
AS CROAT|ANS RIOT
Nettuno Accord Passes Par
lament by Margin of
One Vote.
SUCCESSOR OF RADlTCH
IS NAMED AT ZAGREB
Anti-Serbian Crowd Kills Man
Displaying Belgrade
Newspapers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, August IA.
Two important incidents marked the
past days events in Jugoslavia.
Bloodshed followed the choosing of a
successor to Stefan Raditch, noted
Croat leader, and Parliment ratifies the
Nettuno convention, which in the past
has been the occasion of violent anti
Italian demonstrations.
Croatian Deputies we're absent when
the Skupstina (parliament), ratified
the Nettuno pact.
Meeting in zagreb with their Demo-
cratic allies, the Croats decided that
Raditch would be continued as the
president of the party despite his death,
with Dr. Vladko Matcfek as his active
proxy.
Rioters Kill Man.
Anti-Serbian demonstrations marked
the election Of DR.. Matchek. A hostile
mob wrecked kiosks where Belgrade
newspapers were sold A Russian was
killed because he displayed Belgrade
newspapers.
Demonstrations Planned.
The newspaper Pravda says a move
ment is afoot to hold great anti-govern-
ment demonstrations in Zagreb and else
where.
The controversial Nettuno treaty gives
Italians the right to own land in Jugo-
Slavia within 80 miles Of the Adriatic
coast.
None of the Croat Deputies was pres
ent when the government brought the
bill forward for ratification. Serbian
Agrarians actively opposed the bill and
noisily interrupted speakers. They
withdrew from the chamber before the
vote was taken and the only recorded
votes we're those Of the 158 government
supporters This gave the bill the ma
/ lority of one out of the whole member
ship Of the Skupstina.
The treaty was concluded three years
| ago. but was not ratified, due to opposi-
| ton from the Croatian portion of the
! kingdom.
Croatia Being Watched.
| Serbian press and Jugoslavian off,
| cialS alike turned their eyes today
toward Croatia looking for signs of
| reaction to the ratification.
| 1t is acknowledged that the govern
ment action in forcing the ratification
will serve the agitators for home rule
in Croatia as good plank. Whether
the Croat cause will be strengthened by
the governments unpopular action viii
depend upon Matchek.
Government politicians say the rati-
fication will be good thing for it viii
rob Italy of any excuse to interfere In
Jugoslavia's present internal crisis.
They argue. too, that If the local
storm blows over and the government
becomes satisfied that new general cleo
tionS are not needed, the ratification
will enable the cabinet to take up the
threads OF interrupted loan negotiations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
PLAN ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

Poles Reported Preparing for Mi
lan~to- New York Hop.
MILAN, Italy. August Ia Rp.~~The
newspaper Ambrosiano says that
flight from Milan to New York In a
Caproni plane piloted by Polish civil
ian aviator now working for the War
saw-Leopoli line is planned for the near
future The project Is financed by Pol
ish Americans.
The paper adds that after the failure
Of Majs, Idzikowski and kubala to NY
from Paris to New York the hackers of
the Milan New York venture decided
Caproni plane was better equipped
for the distance They considered
Fokker plane too light and that the
motor presented too few guarantees of
security for transatlantic attempts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
FIRE SPEED TESTS
NEAR END TODAY
Engine Company No. 5 Makes
Nearest Approach to Pres
ent Record.

More than q score Of fire companies
dashed out of their houses yesterday
afternoon and today in an effort to
wrest the lead in the annual Fire De-
partment speed tests from Engine
Company No % and Truck Company
No. IA, whose performances yesterday
morning remain unchallenged
Less than 10 engine and truck COM
panies were left untested when the Off
cial committee adjourned its tour for
lunch at noon today. A number Of
these companies are claiming ability to
lower the mark of 2-5 seconds estab-
lished by Engine Company % yester-
day morning. or that of 7 lis seconds
hung up in the truck class by Truck
Company No. IA.
Interest Keen.
With large silver cups donated by
The Evening Star and the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association at stake,
TO say nothing of the speed champion
ship of the District, the entire depart
iilCt1C IL hG9SA w Il tAAksAi RANSAA SNS NNsN
final tests neared an end this afternoon
or tomorrow morning.
The closest approach to the mark OF
Engine Company % at Twenty-tirst
and @ streets. was made by Engine
Company No. 5, M street near Wiscon-
sin avenue. and Engine Company No
81. Lanier place near Adams Mill road
yesterday, whose big apparatus roareo
out of quarters in As seconds each
Fireboat Beats Mark.
The departments veteran fireboat
the Firefighter, shaved fifth of sec
ond off it's previous record for getting
away from the dock in spectacular
showing this morning before Battalion
Chief Thomas F. O'Connor, w. w
Dean. fire prevention engineer OF the
War Department, and representative
of The Star, comprising the contest
committee. The big boat churned over
39-foot course from a dead start In
2l4-5 seconds. This beat the time
made by several fire companies this
year
Lieut. S. E. Colvin was in command
Pilot r. d. Ross was at the helm and
other members of the crew included
Engineer r. w. Reed, Assistant Engi-
neer r. B. Balderson and Fireman T.
w Stone
Other morning results;
Engine Company No. 4. Virginia ave-
nue.. between -Four -anda-Half and SiXtf
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
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SUED ON INCOME TAX.
Wealthy Oil Operator Is Named by
State of Massachusetts,.

State of Massachusetts,.
BOSTON, August IA t4) Edgar B.
Davis, wealthy OIL operator and philan-
thropist of Brockton. Mass and Luling,
Tex, has been made defendant In suit
brought by the State Of Massachusetts
To recover several hundred thousand
dollars in income taxes and interest as
sessed against him In 1926.
Although the law prohibits the State
commissioner of corporations and taxa
ton from disclosing the amount IN
yolyed, 1t was reported today, when the
suit became known, that the tax with
interest amounted to Approximately
100000 The suit also would determine
whether Mr.. Davis is liable TO payment
on 1927 income, in which case an addi~
tional $3.50 900 would be involved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SALAMANCA, Spain. August IA
What is claimed to be replica or
Leonardo da Vinci's Gi0conda has been
discovered here. The picture bears
what is said to be- the signature OF the
famous painter II has been deposited
tor safekeeping and win be examined by
experts,
Gioe0nda. which Is better known as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
HOOVER CONTINUES
POLICY Of SILENCE
ON DAILY EVENTS
Holds to Program of Com
menting Only Through Pre-
pared Statements.
ALSO LIMIT
HIS OWN SPEECHES
to Return Here August
"a to Take Charge of
Campaign.
BY JAMES l.. WEST.
Associated Press stan Writer.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Calf. Au-
gust l4--Silence still is the rule of
Herbert Hoover i'll his campaign for the
Presidency.
The Republican candidate himself
has dissipated any thought that with
the delivery of his acceptance address
he would speak more or less freely on
the recurring political incidents of the
day. His utterances for publication will
be confined to his public addresses and
such written statements as he may
issue
While Hoover occasionally has con-
ferences with the correspondents, he
has laid down rule against quoting
what he has to say He appreciates
the difficulties thus presented to the
news writer's. but insists upon adhering
to his official policy.
Would Limit Speeches.
This is one particular in which his
campaign has differed from most of
those that have gone before. He would
make it different in another respect:
That of sharply limiting the number
of speeches to be made before election
day. However. most Of his advisers
believe he will be unable to realize this
desire because Of the great pressure that
will be brought to bear upon him by
party leaders.
Before getting back to Washington
on the afternoon Of August "a, Hoover
will make two fixed speeches, one at
Los Angeles Friday and the other at his
West Branch, Iowa, birthplace. on Au-
gust 81. and then he will remain silent
until perhaps on Labor day.
After that time his plans are incom-
plete. and no definite place has been
selected for his address then.
The Republican nominee cannot con-
duct a front-porch campaign, as VIII
ION and Harding undertook, for the rea-
son that there is not the space around
his washington home to accommodate
any appreciable crowd So the bulk of
his speechmaking viii have to be Oh the
road.
Finishing ParieyS.
Conferences with Hiram S. Corbett,
national committeeman, and other Re-
publican leaders of Arizona, about con-
cluded his discussion here with party
leaders on the matter Of organization
and strategy in his campaign He viii
receive courtesy, calls from Republican
governors and Senators as his train
moves eastward, but MS next general
conference will be deferred until week
from tomorrow, when he will meet with
leaders in the corn belt at Cedar
Rapids.
The nominee will get as much rest
as possible during the next three days
preparatory to the seven-day journey
back to the Atlantic seaboard. which is
to be started Thursday night.
Upon his arrival at Washington he
will receive latest reports on condi-
tions, and will assume personal charge
of direction of the nationwide cam
paign machinery he has had set up
This organization finally was COM
pleted at a meeting in San Francisco
Yesterday of national committeeman
from the Pacific Coast and Rocky
Mountain States. Chairman Hubert
Work now is en- route back East via his
home in Colorado to hold further con-
ferences with Eastern and Middle West
ern leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
GETS 100 DAYS IN JAIL.

SIUU ALSO imposed ON Eliphaley
Andrews for Drunken Driving,
Eliphaley Andrews of Alexandria, Va.
son Of Mrs, Minnigerode Andrews,
was given straight sentence OF 40
days in jail and fined $500 for driving
while intoxicated by Judge John p
Mcmahon In Trafflc Court today. The
court recommended that Andrews be-
given hospital treatment.
Robert Brown. colored. No. 8 Navlor
court, said TO be the driver OF am auto
mobile which knocked down and injured
Mrs, Carmelia CoSimino. "a years old,
T22 Sixth street, was charged with leav-
mg after colliding reckless driving and
operating without q permit The case
was continued TO August 20, pending
the outcome Of Mrs coSimino's injuries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-14
MAN, MISSED BY BULLET,
FACES ASSAULT CHARGE

Who Wound Woman, He Is Re-
garded One of Gang.
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 14,-Because a
bullet aimed at him hit woman,
Thomas Wassell a self-styled boot
logger, is to be charged with felonious
assault.
Five gangsters yesterday chased Was
sell into basement iii the Bronx. One
of their shots hit Mrs. Sally Graham,
81, of the Bronx as she was wheeling
a baby coach.
Although Wassell fired no gun, his re-
fllsai to aid In the hunt for the gang
sters caused District Attorney Nc
Geehan of the Bronx To announce to-
day that he would charge Wassell with
acting In concert with the gangsters,
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Declines Further Comment.

In announcing to newspaper corre~
spondents that he was sending CON-
gratulations TO his partys nominee, the
President made no further comment
upon the text of the speech. 1t was OBJ
viouS that he was content with what he
had said In the message,
The President failed to give any in
dication of his intentions regarding the
time he will formally accept Secretary
Hoover's resignation from the cabinet,
The President let 1t be known today
that the report OF the Mississippi Flood
Board dealing with differences in en-
gineering policies regarding the flood
control work to be done on the Mis-
sissippi River, which was received by
him Saturday, indicates that these diff
ferences have been virtually ironed out.
The President. following an explana-
Continued on Page 2. Column S.
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COOLIDGE PRAISES
HOOvER'SSPEECH
Message Comes as Surprise,
as Observers Expected
No Comment.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

CEDAR ISLAND LODGE, BRULE
RIVER, Wis, August l4.-President
Coolidge today sent telegram to Her
bert Hoover in Palo Alto, congratulate
ing him upon his speech accepting the
Republican presidential nomination and
upon the reception it has been given.
and in which he described the speech as
ranking very high in political discussion.
This message was brief one and evi-
IDENTIFY came as surprise to associates
of the President here. who yesterday
stated with considerable assurance that
they did not think the President would
send congratulatory message to the
nominee.
The telegram. which was dictated this
morning soon after his arrival at the
executive office. follows:
Your speech of acceptance ranks
very high in political discussion. I con-
gratulate you upon 1t and upon the
reception which has been given to it
by the country.
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Radio Program-Page 50
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10. 8. weather Bureau Forecastl
Fair, continued cool tonight; tomor-
row increasing cloudineSs. followed by
showers.
Temperature Highest, 80, at $50
pm yesterday: lowest, ST. at am. to-
day. Full report on page ..