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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
BUMSTED RELEASE
IS EXPECTED. SOON
American, Held by Mexican
Bandits, May Be Freed
in Short Time.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOclateo Press.
Efforts of the American Government
to secure the release of e. j. Bumsted
of Los Angeles, manager of the Hum
boldt Mine in Narayit state, Mexico,
who was kidnapped and is being held by
Mexican bandits for ransom, were out
lined yesterday by the State Depart
ment. which said present information
was that Bumsted will be shortly res
cued or released"
Ambassador Morrow at Mexico Citv
and ConSulS Blocker at MaZatlan and
Lowry at Gadalajara have been actively
engaged, the department declared, in en-
deavoring to effect Bumsted's release.
The department said that notwith-
standing requests from certain Ameri-
cans seeking the withholding by the
Mexican authorities of military opera
lions against the captorS until negoti-
ationS were completed for Bumsted's
release, the American officials had con-
tinued to insist that the Mexican gov
eminent aid in securing his freedom.
1t was reported to the departments by
its consuls in Mexico that Bumsted was
held for ransom under a threat and. if
soldiers attempted a rescue, the bandits
would kill him. The American consul
at Mazatlan has requested the military
authorities to act with caution, and
Consul Lowry has been cooperating
with the captured Americans fiscal
agent. who also happens to be the
British vice consul at Guadaiajara.&
Having in mind the fate of Rosen-
thai, who was killed by bandits when
Mexican soldiers attempted to rescue
him." the departments statement said.
"the department has felt it necessary to
conduct this negotiation so as not -
have repetition of that incident"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
LOUIS R. PEAK
DIES SUDDENLY
Expires at Home After Heart At
tack-Funeral Set
for Monday.

Louis r. Peak, 63 years old. secretary
of the Corcoran Fire Insurance Co,
with which he had been associated for
nearly so years, died of heat attack
at his residence, 1852 Wyoming avenue
yesterday.
Mr. Peak was director of the Column
bia and Real Estate Title Co, and of
the Suburban Title and Investment Cor
poration. He was prominent in the
Knights of Columbus being a fourth
1egree member of the Washington Coun-
Gil K. c. He also was member of the
Alhambra.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Francis Bohanan Peak; two daughters,
Mrs. Joseph j. CROWLEY of Chevy Chase.
Md, and Mrs. Louis j. Murray. of Grand
Rapids, Mich; son, Louis F.. Peak; a
brother, John r. Peak, and a sister,
Mrs. Ruth Harvey.
Funeral services will be conducted in
ST. Pauls Catholic Church, Fifteenth
and v streets Monday morning at $50
o'clock. Interment will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
TRIBUTE TO BRETT
MEMORY NEXT WEEK
Monument Over Generals Grave at
Arlington to Be Unveiled by
Military Order.


Honor to the memory of Gen. Lloyd
M. Brett will be paid at services SUM-
day, September 90. marking the I'M
yelling at Arlington of a monument
over his grave.
Father Victor o. Anderson of st.
Agnes Episcopal Church, As @ street,
who conducted Gen. Brett's funeral
service, will ofhciate at the memorial
service.
The monument. given by the 8Oth
Division Memorial Association, will be
unveiled in the presence of delegations
from the Veterans of Foreign Wars. the
Military Order of the World War, the
Society of Santiago de Cuba, the So
iourners, the Military Order of Foreign
Wars and other organizations, includ-
ing the men who served under him in
the 169th Infantry Brigade, seth Divi-
sion, overseas during the war.
The unveiling will be done by Capt.
Reuel w. Ulton, secretary of the Pitts
burgh Chamber of Commerce.
The monument is a granite shaft S
feet tall and by feet at the base.
Gen. Brett was commander in chief
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in 1924
and 1925. He was for long time head
of the Both Division Memorial Associ-
alton. commander at one time of the
Military Order of the World War and
vice president of the Society of Santi-
ago de Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, September Is
Especially Members of both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties in this
city heard addresses by Washington
speakers in support of their nominees
here last night. The Flying Squad
ron" of the Victory Smith-Robinson
Veterans Club of Washington, accom-
panied by the fife and drum corps of
the Costello Post of the American Le-
gion, held an open-air meeting at King
and st. Asaph streets, at which Norman
Landreauy of Washington. S. B. Bond
of New York. A. D. McCurley and Rich
ard Seelye Jones of Washington, were
the speakers. The Hoover-Curtis Club
of this city gathered in the George Ma
son Hotel to listen to speeches by A. B.
johnson and Mrs. Chitterdon of the
national headquarters at Washington.
Mrs Eva Fairfax Crupper. Sc years
old, of 100 North Columbus street. died
yesterday afternoon at her latc resi-
dence. Mrs. Crupper, the widow of
Winter P. Crupper. is survived by two
sons, Frank Crupper of Washington and
Raymond Crupper of this city;
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Beahm of Lorton,
Va. and sister, Mrs. Harold Knight
of New Alexandria.
An automobile, operated by j. M.
Small of Ohio, collided with two Wash
ington automobiles yesterday. One was
operated by Joe Zinberg of HOO Eighth
street northwest. and the other a taxi
cab driven by K. L. Shelton of 1902
Sixteenth street
A car driven by Charles Quartermouse,
city painter. was struck by machine
driven by H. M. Bowling of 1884 Tenth
street northwest. Washington.
Mrs. John w. Travers. who has
served four years as president of the
Alexandria Fire Department Auxiliary.
has been removed to the Alexandria
Hospital by her physician. Mrs. Travers
was taken Ill while marching with the
auxiliary in the firemen's parade at
Washington on Labor day and has not
been well since.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
FORD-STOUT PLANE
. ARRIVES IN CAPITAL
Graft Flown by Lindbergh and
Miss Earhart to Be Here
Two Weeks.

A huge tri-motored Ford-Stout mono
plane which has been flown by many
of the most famous pilots of the day,
among them Col Charles Lindbergh
and Miss Amelia Earhart, today began
a two-weekS' sightseeing service at
Hoover Field. The ship was flown here
yesterday afternoon from Teterboro
airport, Hasbrouck Heights, N. j., by
and commercial flyer.
The plane has seats for Ia passengers,
dn addition to the pilot and mechanic,
and is equipped for night flying, having
cabin lights and powerful landing lights
mounted in the leading edge of the
wings. The plane is of the type to be
used by Comdr. Richard E. Byrd in his
proposed Antarctic expedition.
Carried Cuban President.
4 The machine was flown by Lindbergh
during his visit to Cuba and among his
noted passengers was the President of
Cuba Miss Earhart few in the plane
from New York to Boston for her Off
scial reception following her flight to
Europe several months ago.
Browne is known as one of the most
able pilots of this type of transport
a large part of the United States in all
kinds of weather and has carried thou
sands of passengers without accident or
forced landing. He was an Army avia-
ton instructor during the World War
and has been engaged in air mail and
commercial flying since the war. He
formerly was Texas cowpuncher and
bears startling physical resemblance
4 to Walter Johnson, former Washington
base ball star.
Equipped With Three Engines.
: Brownies plane has a wing spread of
IA feet and a length of 65 feet. Fully
I loaded it weighs 10000 pounds. 1t is
equipped with three Wright Whirlwind
engines and can fly with full load
indefinitely on two motors or can reach
a landing field and land on single
motor.
For the information of the passengers
a large altimeter and an air speed in
dicator have been installed in the for
ward part of the cabin, showing con-
SANITY the height and speed of the
plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
SOLID FOR HOOVER.
WOMEN'S MESSAGE
Anti-Smith Democrats at Mount
Rainier Hear Address by Mrs.
Nicholson of Chevy Chase.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Md, September
15.-Anti-Smith Democrats, at meet
ing in Blue Bird Hall here last night
were told by Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson
of Chevy Chase that the National
Woman's Democratic Law Enforcement
League, of which she is president,
stands solid for Herbert Hoover for
the presidency.
I'VE believe that Tammany is a
cancer, which must be cut out" she
said Gov. Richie was scored as hav-
ing turned his back on the cause of
prohibition after having been elected
in 1919 on an enforcement platform.
The women of the State blush with
shame, she said, at the conduct of
public officials who represent Maryland
Mrs. William A. Du Puy of Wash
ington addressed rally of Repub-
licans and Hoover Democrats at Ball
ston. Va, last night, denouncing Tam
many and liquor,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
FRENCH COMPOSER WINS
SYNAGOGUE MUSIC PRIZE
Ermend Bonnal's Liturgical Poem
Is Selected From o6
Manuscripts.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, September Is
Ermend Bonnal, French composer, was
awarded first prize here yesterday in
the international competition held by
the Society for the Advancement of
Synagogue Music. The prize was $500
The jury that made the award ex.
amined 96 manuscripts submitted BY
composers from all parts of the world.
The assignment to the candidates was
the setting Of the liturgical poem, "Adon
Olam," for cantor sole, choir and organ
or orchestra. Bonnals score win BE
heard for the first time at the Eve Of
Atonement services at the Temple,
Emanuel, San Francisco.
Bonnal. whose home is in Bayonne,
france. is director of the French Ma
tional School of Music and a member of
the jury of examinations at the Con-
servatoire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
go INDICTMENTS LIKELY.
Fairfax Grand Jury to Begin
Heavy Schedule of Work Monday.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, September 15.-Sixty
indictments have been prepared by the
office of the commemorative attorney
for presentation to the grand jury
when Circuit Court opens Monday A
large number of civil suits also are to
be filed. The grand jury summoned
by Sheriff Kirby includes D. w. Buckley,
Roy S. Kincheloe. Harry L. Marshall.
w. Parker Richardson, l.. A. Popkins,
Harry S. Birch, Claude w. Oliver, Irwin
Payne, H. E. G. Besley, B. B. Iden,
Henry D. Hirst. Albert C. jackson,
Mark Turner. Jether Dove.
The civil jury includes C. M. johnson,
H. S. Birch. Irving l.. Kenyon, j. r.
Oliver, Charles l.. Rosamund, j. B.
Pyles, o. l.. Detwiler. j. w. McAtee and
c. c. Pierpoint. The criminal Jury
which will try c. L. Seeley. indicted
for murder. includes j. M. Patterson,
jr.; j. w. Gaines. c. c. Kephart. H. l..
Gaines, w. c. Hinton, r. j. Haines,
George Pauly. Albert Jackson, j. H.
Craig. B. F. Dean, j. Lee Dale, Jesse
B. Mason. Frank j. Coffee, j. T. Harvey,
w. T. Carrico, A. w. Leonard and c. T.
Patton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
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PATIENT RELEASED.

Leopold Won Ferri, who claims to be
an Austrian count was released yes
serday afternoon from st. Elizabeth's
Hospital on a writ of habeas corpus
when jury before Justice Stafford de-
clared him to be of sound mind. Won
Ferri has been detained for more than
four years and has made previous
attempts to be released.
A distant relative, Mrs. Louise
Bender of Philadelphia, told the jury
she was willing to provide a home for
him. The physicians from the hospital
declared he was still insane, suffering
from an organic disease of the brain.
!. The petitioner was represented by At
tc.aey Charles N. Joyce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
Luray Fugitive Captured.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, Va, September 15.-Harri-
son Buracker, wanted on charge Of
robbing the George H. Judd cottage at
Skyland, this county, and known as
Sheriff E. L. Lucas most elusive
prisoner" was captured Thursday night
by the sheriff and three deputies at his
home on the suburbs of Luray, after the
officers broke two locks and Subdued
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
What Do You Heart" Is Theme.

At the services of Lincoln Congre-
gational Temple tomorrow morning at
the Lincoln Theater, Rev. r. w. Brooks
will speak from the subject What Do
You Hear?" At $50 pm. the Chris
tian Endeavor Society will hold fell
lowship meeting with New Bethel Bap-
fist Church. Ninth and s streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
COLLEGE DONATIONS
ARE TO BE REFUNDED
Mary Baldwin $500, 900 Not Raised
in 5-Year Period, Is Finding of
Virginia Presbyterians.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

STAUNTON, Va, September 15.-The
Presbyterian Synod of Virginia, in ses-
sion this week in Richmond. advised"
the board of Mary Baldwin College,
Staunton, ito offer to return local sub
scriptions" made at the time it appeared
a new college plant would be erected on
the Lee Highway, mile from Staunton,
where a tract of 200 acres was pur-
chased
Rev. DR.. A. M. Fraser, president of
Mary Baldwin College and pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, said the
synod has not been able to raise the
necessary 100000 within the five-year
period, which expires this month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
So CANDY JOBBERS SUED.
U. S. Charges Antitrust Law Vio-
lations in Three States,

BALTIMORE, Md, September IS Lp>.
An injunction suit against SO candy
jobbers of Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
ginia who are members of the Con-
fectionerS' Club of Baltimore, was filed
in Federal Court here yesterday by the
Federal Government and charges the
confectioners with a combination in
violation of the Sherman antitrust act.
The bill alleges that the firms asso-
ciated with the confectioners' club
'.9H3,3t candy in large quantities and
sold at prices so reduced as to tend to
force other dealers out of competition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-15
MRS. ROSS AT LUNCHEON.
Ex-Governor Of Wyoming Stops al

Ex-Governor of Wyoming Stops at
Lynchburg on Tour.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LYNCHBURG, Va, September 15.-
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, former Gov
ernor of Wyoming campaigning for the
Democratic national ticket, is here to-
day en- route from Petersburg to
Roanoke.
She was entertained at luncheon at
tho Virgirion Hotel ord will b 9 rs:;,:-cs
of Mrs. Robert c. Watts. member Of
the Democratic national committee.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
SWEDISH SHIPPING
 HAVING bIG BOON
During 1928 Tonnage Will &
 Greatly Increased

Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. R- Sweden's mercantile tonnage will be increased considerably during 1928.
 Not less than 150 thousand tons of new ships are expected to be ready next year to fly the blue and yellow cross flag on the ocean. In Hamburg. thes new motor liner "kungsholm" will be completed as a sister ship of the famous Grips holm" and a valuable addition to the fleet of the Swedish American Line.
 In Denmark three ships are being built for Swedish companies. and the Swedish shipbuilding industry also is busy building ships for Swedish or foreign orders. The big shipyard in Malmo, the Kockkum. Is building two tankers of 13.000 tons each. the biggest in their kind in the world. Both ships are chartered for 10 years by an American oil company. In the famous Goeta shipyard at Gothenburg one tank motor ship of 5000 tons, one tanker of 11,o0O and two tankers of 13,000 tons are be- ing built. Four of these ships al- ready are chartered by the Anglo Saxon Oil company.
 The Eriksberg wharf in Gothen- burg has soon ready for launching one motor ship of 5000 and one of 5000 tons and in Oscarsham two motor ships of 5000 tons are being built.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
ACCEPTANCE BANK
 RAISES DIVIDEND
Company lncreas6 Annual Rate
 From q to &

New York, Jan. { M - The In. ternational Acceptance BanA. Inc. increased the annual common divi- dend rate from tt to ts . share by declaring 8 regular quarterly divi- dend of tl.50 or at the rate Of 1s per cent per annum on paid in capital. The bank reported total re. sources on December 31 of $780, 5s1,s7l. an increase of 23.6 per cent in one year and acceptances out standing of $l7.ll7.52s. an increase of 3s.6 per cent.
 The Q. R. 3. Music company de- clared . quarterly dividend of 50 cents on common against previous quarterly dividends of tb cents ana also . preferred dividend of s-4 per cent. The name Of tho company was changed to Q. R. s. company.
 The Hartman National bank de. clared an extra dividend of per cent :n addition to the regular semi-annual dividend of per cent yesterday and the Hartman Securi- ties corporation declared a dividend of 10 per cent. payable to stock holders of the bank who have a beneficial interest in the corpora tion. Tho extra dividend has been paid semi-annually since 1921.
 The Brazilian Traction. Light ana Power company declared | quarter. ly dividend of l 3-l per cent on ordinary stock against previous quarterlies of l-3 per cent. Stock holders approved splitting present $1oo par shares into four no par shares and the offering of new stock to stockholders at S1o0 a share in the ratio of one new for each five held.
 The National Liberty Insurance Company declared an extra dividend of 20 per cent and the regular semi annual dividend of 10 per cent. the Baltimore American Fire Insurance Company an extra dividend of 6 per cent and the regular semi annual of 6 per cent and the Peoples National Fire Insurance Company an extra dividend of per cent and the reg ular semi-annual dividend of per
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
English Work Horses
 Increase in Decade

Torauay,. England, Jan. 6 Rp-The day of the horse as 8 transport agent may be over in America, but in Eng. land he's still factor. Professor C.. H. Woodbridge, president of the Ma tional Veterinary Medical associa- tion. declared here.
 Although toere has been decline in the number of horses Professor Woodbridge said. there were more horses working in London last year than there were in 1913. Professor Woodbridge cited the fact that horses were used extensively in the Army maneuvers on Salisbury plain. where the mechanical army was op- posed to the cavalry.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06

rumor that Penstey. when allowed tho companioushtp of . kttten. aso skinned 1t alive" !.
 Attorney John F. Daly. counsel for Pomeroy. told the court that the suit was brought to "spike he' and declared that animals have been Pomeroy's only friends since incar- ceration.
 Niw Blackwell admitted ahe could not recall where she first heard tho kitten story and that she had never written t6 prison officials to deter mine the truth or falsity Of the statement.
 She contends that her writing was privileged in the nature of fair com ment and criticism of Pomeroy's record.
 Miss Blackwell has long been prominent as leader in womens movements.
 She was graduated from Boston University in 1881. For many years she was identified with the Womans Journal published ill this city, or which her mother was editor ana later with the Woman Citizen into which the earlier publication was merged.
 Miss Blackwell t3 Honorary presi- dent of the Massachusetts League of Women Voters. She did not att nd the Pomer0y trial but became con- versant with the proceedings through newspaper reports and com- mon discussion, she testified.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06

day that the recent resignation of Amos L. BeAty n chairman of the Texas Corporation resulted from . disagreement with other interests in the company over the plans for the acquisition of the CalifotAis Petro- leum Corporation. Thus psport was not confirmed. The direttors of the Texas Corporation have not chosen Mr. Beaty's successor. A
 The Texas Corporation and the California Petroleum Corporation some two years ago carried on nego- tiations looking to a merger. but were unable to agree on terms. The present discussions. 1t is understood. contemplate the outright purchase of the California Petroleum Corpora ton by the Texas Corporation.
 The Texas Corporation ~,as out standing $1S1, 1,060.0OO of $25 par capital stock The stock closed on the Stock Exchange yesterday at 54. The California Petroleum Corpora ton has outstanding $49.505.175 of $c5 par capital stock. the price Of which at the close on the Stock Ex- change yesterday was 24k a share. The Texas Corporation has author ized about $6S.0O0.O00 of unissued stock. which would be ample, it is believed, for the acquisition of Cali fornia Petroleum. A consolidation of the two companies would create a unit with par value capital of more than $:3O,0O0.00).
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
FAMOUS 'ufEg
 SUES FROM CELL
Jesse Pondoy Dais He's
 Clud to Animals

Boston. Jan. 6 A-Jesse Pomeroy. world famous Infer" who walked through the gates of the state prison at Charlestown 8 IT year old boy. nearly 51 years ago. is the plaintiff in a $5.000 action here in which he seeks to prove untrue, charges that he has been cruel to animals while in confinement.
 Pomeroy is conducting his case from his cell with the aid of two attorneys who are representing him before the Suffolk superior civil court.
 The defendant Is Alice. Stone Blackwell of Dorchester who as the first witness in the case told the court that ''she felt it public duty" to write a letter to a Boston news paper in 1925 in opposition to par don for Pomeroy.
 The letter described Pomeroy's crime as much worse than that of Leopold and Loeb and repeated/a a
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06
Relief From Stabbing Pains Of Rheumatism

A remarkable discovesy has come from Frsncc and the results sro almost q amssing as tho benefits which Radium gives to cancer sufferers and Aspirin gives to headache sufferers. The nsw discovery is . formula for tho relief of even stubborn eases of rheumatism.
 Rheumatism, in avery case, is due to internal causes, which gives o6 poisous and gro carried in the blood to the joints aud muscles. The new treatment known in America as Dr.. Beaupre's Treatment for Rhcumatism, coutsins ingredients that are intended to ncutralise those poisons, thus giving quick relief from pains in the joints, muscles or nerves. If you suier from rheumatic pains-if your joints or muscles rasp and torture you, try Dr. Beaupre's Treatment today. At all druggists.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-06

cent.
 The Mutual Investment Company announced an extra distribution of one-half of l per cent on Gas \ certificates of the Mutual Investment Trust, putting these certificates on . 6M per cent bash. Earnings for 1927 wers ll.5 per cent on the face value of outstanding certificates After regular and extra distrtbu- tions, the trust reported a surplus of { per cent or t0 cents a share.
 The Square Deal Investment Cor poration' of Newark voted . 5 per cent stock and | per cent cash dividend.
 The Irving Savings Bank declared . quarterly dividend at the rate of 4h per cent. per annum which will be credited to dspositors as January l and be payable after January IT, Money deposited up to January 1s will draw interest from January l. The disbursement was the banks l73rd consecutive dividend.
 The Orpheum Circuit Inc, will defer dividend action on common stock until after merger with the Keith -Albee interests. In future dividends will be declared quarterly instead of monthly.