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Evening star., 1928-11-13
FOUR SLAIN IN DAY
IN CHICAGO HOLD-UPS
Bandits Kill Druggist and Gus
tomer-Two Robbers Shot
to Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 13-In deaths,
the forces of order on the one hand
and disorder on the other stood even
today over a 24-hour period: Two for
each.
Louis Kovitz's revolver, purchased
after one experience with robbers a
month ago, accounted for a hold-up
man last night in the cigar store
where Kovitz clerks. He killed the rob-
ber after the hammer of the latter's
weapon had fallen harmlessly on
defective cartridge.
Kovitz told police the man was the
same who held him up fortnight
ago. The robber was identified as Nor
riS L. Smith, who served a sentence
for robbery in 1924.
The first bandit death came earlier
in the day when Patrolman Michael
Weilgarecki fatally wounded Lloyd Nor
row, 18, fleeing after robbing a filling
station.
Bandit victims were Charles Emmert,
killed in his drugstore by robber. and
Matt Luck, shot dead in drugstore
where he was a customer.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
RESCUED

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 13.--Appar-
emily most of those identified by the
French tanker Myriam as having been
picked up from the Vestris' lifeboats
were members of the crew. The garbled
condition of some of the messages
coming through from the rescue fleet
probably accounts for confusion in the
list of names.
Only few names had been received
early this afternoon.
Among those identified from the pas
senger list as having been saved were
the following:
Harry Fay, Pittsburgh, pugilist
Herman Hipp, Chicago, representa-
tive of Swift & Co.
Raymond Garcia, New York.
william M. Fields, New York.
A. c. Patterson (no address given).
C. S. Slaughter of Chicago. (Mrs.
Slaughter also was a passenger, but
since another woman was identified
in the Myriam'S message and the name
Slaughter" came without the Mrs" 1T
was assumed it was Mr.. Slaughter that
was saved.)
G. Prestwich, fourth engineer.
Capt. w. j. Carey.
A. M. Jones (no address given).
The Radio Marine Corporation re-
ceived word shortly after noon that
Paul Dana, its South American repre-
sentative, was among those rescued and
was safe on board the American
Shipper.
william w. Davies, New York cor
respondent of La Nacion of Buenos
Aires, was taken aboard the American
Shipper.
A list of the % survivors taken aboard
the German Lloyd liner Berlin follows:
Passengers:
O. Abbadini, Carlos Quiros, r. Mack,
H. Schulz and Cark Schmidt. Schmidt
was picked up swimming. The others
taken from boats.
Chief Engineer Adams, Trimmer
Atkins, Steward Boyd, BoatswainS Mate
Bannister, Steward Duncan, Sailor
Engineer Forsyth, Trimmer Citizens,
Stewards Hudson and Harris, Boat
swain's Mate Myrick, Steward Knill,
Cooks Coleridge, LicoriSh and Moore.
The message also said there was one
stewardess, name ungiven, and one
sleeping person"
Rescued by Wyoming.
The battleship Wyoming reported to
the Navy Department today that She
had picked up eight survivors.
The message gave the names of the
survivors as follows:
Mrs. Fernand, Mrs. Inouge, Mrs. Bar
rier. Mrs. Batten and Mrs. Oelrich, pas
sengers, and John Morris, Gerald Bur
ton and Joseph BoXill, colored members
of the crew.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
PRESIDENT SPURS
NAVY BILL BACKERS
ReStatement of Policy Also
Follows His ArmiStice Day
Reference to Cruisers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Coolidge's ArmiStice day
assertion that world standards of de-
fense require us to have more cruisers" 4"
has served to strengthen the deter
mination of administration leaders ia
the Senate to obtain passage of che
$274 100000 naval construction bill at
the coming short session of Congress.
It has been followed, too, by re-
statement of policy by the Navy De-
partment This was formulated by the
general board of the Navy, and. bear
ing Secretary Wilbur's approval, was
made public today. Revisions were
noted in many details which Mr.. Will
bur said had been made for the pur-
pose of eliminating obsolete projects
and expanding the aviation branch CT
the service.
The naval construction bill is ready
for consideration by the Senate 1t
has been passed by the House and ap-
proved by the Senate naval committee
and now occupies a place on the Sen
ate'S calendar of business. It calls
for construction of Is cruisers of TO-
600 tons each, the largest that can be
built under the terms of the WASH
ington Arms Treaty, and for the build
ing of one aircraft carrier of 1890 tons,
approximately half the size of the Lex
ington or Saratoga.
16 Would Cost $274,OOO,OOO.
Under the terms of the measure the
cruisers would be laid down at the rate
of five each in the fiscal years of 1929,
1880 and 1881. The construction of the
aircraft carrier would be begun before
June 80, 1880. Exclusive of aircraft
equipment, it is estimated that the
16 vessels will cost approximately
$274, 900, 900.
Originally a much larger building
program was recommended by Secre-
tary Wilbur, but his proposals were
whitfield down to the proportions of
the present measure by the House.
The revision of naval policy is the
first since the Washington Arms Con-
ference. It sets forth that "the funda-
mental naval policy of the United
States is that its Navy should be MAIN
tanned in sufficient strength to support
United States policies and commerce,
and to guard its continental and over
seas possessions"
After pointing out that building and
maintenance policy must conform with
arms limitation treaties, the general
board in its statement said that it was
purposed ito build and maintain an
efficient, well balanced fleet in all
classes of fighting ships, in accordance
with the capital ship ratios; and to
preserve these ratios by building re-
placement ships and by dispoSing of old
ships in accordance with continuing
to make superiority of arm
ament in their class an end in view of
the designs of all fighting ships, and to
provide for great radius of action in
all classes of fighting ships"
Small Cruisers Eliminated.
In view of Americas comparative
lack Of fueling bases, which makes
small cruisers, with their necessarily
narrow radius of activity, of little value,
a point stressed by President Coolidge,
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1928-11-13
ENJOYS AID HOOVER.
IN PLANNING TRIP
Fletcher En- Route West to
Help Frame itinerary for
Goodwin Tour.
BY REX COLLIER,
stan correspondent Of The Star.


PALO ALTO, Calf, November 13.-
President-elect Herbert Hoover and his
aides pored over maps and examined an
influx of diplomatic messages yesterday
in preparation for history-making voy-
age that will carry him more than 1000
miles below the Equator and into nearly
every South and Central American cap
ital.
Half dozen formal invitations al
ready have been received from heads of
Latin American republics, and indica-
tions are that official requests are COM
ing from every nation in the continent
to the south. 1t is believed Mr.. Hoover
will accept almost all of them, for he
intends his journey to be an all-em-
bracing gesture of American good will
Fletcher to Join Party.
The itinerary cannot be completed
until time has been afforded all of the
countries to make their formal bids for
a visit by the President-elect. There
are numerous diplomatic problems to be
worked out, too, and these must be
handled by representatives of the State
Department.
Henry P. Fletcher, Ambassador to
Italy and former envoy to Latin Amer
lea, is en- route here, with other State
Department officials, to take charge of
diplomatic arrangements.
Mr.. Fletcher will accompany Mr.
Hoover as the personal representative
OF President Coolidge. Two State De-
partment interpreters also will be taken.
for no one In the Hoover party speaks
Spanish.
Col. William j. Donovan, Assistant
Attorney General, was due at Mr.. Hoov-
er's home today to pay his respects to
the next Chief Executive before he sails
Monday from San Pedro aboard the
batteleship Maryland.
The Hoover party will consist of
about 80 members, all men, for there
are no accommodations for women on
the big dreadnaught. Mrs. Hoover will
remain here until time to reioin her
husband in Florida some 60 days hence.
Fifteen in Official Party.
There will be approximately Is mem
berS of the official staff, including the
Presldent-elect and his son Allan, his
assistant, George Akerson; Ambassador
tarial corps. The press contingent will
be limited to about Is CORRESPONDENTS.
and in addition there will be S news
cameramen. Great pressure is being
exercised on Mr.. Hoover to permit rep
resentatives of large number of news
papers, magazines and syndicates to
make the trip, but because of lack of
cabin space only the correspondents
who came here from Washington with
Mr.. Hoover are sure of accommoda-
tionS.
I'VE are giving first choice to news
papers that had foresight enough to
send representatives with us across the
country" one of Hoover's aides ex-
planned today. THE others must take
what is left, If there is anything left.
We would like to take them in. but
there just isn't room.''
Mr.. Hoover and Allan will occupv the
admirals suite on the ship. The news
paper men will have the junior Officers
quarters. Cabins now are being put into
condition and the whole ship is being
made spic and span in dry dock at San
Francisco.
The Hoover party will leave Palo Alto
by special train for San Pedro next
Continued on Page 2. Column s.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
Dirigible Los Angeles Ordered to
Prepare to Aid Search, Leav-
ing This Afternoon.
FIRST LIFEBOATS NOT SIGHTED
UNTIL EARLY MORNING HOURS
Merchant Craft to Bring Most of Pas
sengers and Grew to New York.
Others to Norfolk.


YORK November ia compilation from radio reports
at o'clock this afternoon showed 215 known rescued of the
of the steamer Ves dead and 1913 still
Shipper had 1913 survivors aboard
the liner Berlin 81 and the wyoming g.
picked up by the wyoming
be dead, and child were re-
floating rolling and other deaths seemed prob
off the Virginia CapeS slowly
peced the of the sinking of the liner VestrS today
At almost full day and night since the 339 passengers
the fitting side the stricken vessel into life
definitely accounted for and most
of the IfeboatS had been picked up.
Woman and in Water.
by the steamer Berlin told of
and lookout kept for others who had found
the boats who had been washed from the RATS
bap Wyoming lying the raft where he had died of
their paths on the errand mercy being by
the chilled who all night long had tossed
Lfeboat after feboat sighted and morning passed
taken aboard with its shverng complement men and women
Myriam others and the battleshp Wyoming still more
More Than UnaccOunted For
But at than 100 others apparently still to be
& for and t there onG WAS fear death would claim many
Shortly Navy Department ordered the digibe
afternoon join explained that the airsp
would have been had not been undergoing
Coast Report Hopeful.
message declaring that all of the crippled steamer
rescued with the exception of aboard
today at Coast Guard headquarters from its
Norfolk Va, Office.
hfeboaS had been picked Earlier
reports fleets had accounted for six feboats and
one not been learned how small boats
launched by the VestrS
ton cutters of the disaster
made up chief of staff at the Norfolk headquarters
Evening star., 1928-11-13
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
is HIGHLY ENCOURAGING G
President Hears Conditions in
Country During Coming
Winter Are Good.

The employment situation generally
throughout the United States during the
coming Winter is highly encouraging
according to advices received by Presi-
dent Coolidge. This fact, along with
the report made to him several days
ago by Postmaster General New to the
effect that postal receipts indicated a
substantial increase, caused the Presi-
dent to feel that prosperity shows no
signs of tagging or diminishing for the
time being.
At the cabinet meeting today Secre-
tary of Labor Davis produced figures
showing that the employment situation
is better than it was at this time last
year. The Labor head informed the
cabinet session that there is good de-
mand throughout the country for labor
and the fears on the part of the Labor
Department that the coming of Winter
would find many people out of work
have, to a large extent, been removed.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
Reader-Contidence

The reader-confdence in the and editorial
columns of The Star is reflected in the advertising
columns to the profit of both the reader and the ad
vertiser.
All fraudulent and misleading advertisements are
barred from The Star. Honest advertisers refrain
from stating values.
Any complaint will be
Immediately investigated.
Evening star., 1928-11-13

of the lifeboats that had tossed so many
hours on the rough Atlantic.
The booking Office, where inquirers
were received and accommodated with
such information as was available, was
busy all night, too, answering personal
inquiries and long-distance telephone
calls from many cities.
In the lines of anxious seekers for
the latest word were numerous negroes,
whose kinsmen and acquaintance COM
priSed part of the Vestris' passenger
list for Barbados.
Most of the vessels crew were Brit
iSherS.
/ The Coast Guard reported that a
partly ipdistinct message has been
picked up, supposedly from a foreign
vessel, reporting the finding of life
boat No. IS. The message said some
wreckage also had been found.
The Radio Marine Corporation, at
$3.50 am. today, received a message
from the steamship American Shipper
saying that she had sighted red flares
at latitude 3719 north, longitude 70.3S
west. The American Shipper was then
among the vessels seeking men and
women who put off in lifeboats from
the steamship Vestris at latitude 81 .35
north, longitude BLOB west, and this
was the first ship to report finding sur
viVorS.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
Chicago Rackets
Total l68, Study
OF City Reveals
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, November 13-There
are 1853 rackets-organized criminal
attacks on business-listed in re-
port of the Employers Association
of Chicago prepared for States at
torney-elect John A. Swanson.
Of the total outlaw schemes to
destroy legitimate businesses, 70 are
active, the report states. 1t mentions
101 business bombs,". exclusive of
other kinds, that have been thrown
this year.
Judge Swanson in his campaign
pledged himself to rid Cook County
and Chicago of racketeering acti-
vities. The Employers Association
has estimated that the cost of crime
to Chicago-not including bootleg
ging-has been $100,000,000 an
nually. or $35 year for each man.
woman and child.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
STATION BROADCASTS
CORN-HUSKING EVENT
Thirteen Compete for Champion
ship of United States in Meet
on Indiana Farm.
By the Assoclated press,

BY the Associated Press.
FOWLER. Ind, November 13.-Out
on the William StraSburger farm today
the corn-husking championship of the
United States was being settled by 13
expert huskers from seven Midwestern
States.
The event was regarded as sufficiently
significant, at least to farmers, for
broadcast and station WIS of Chicago
had installed equipment to make
possible 'play-by-play" or "ear-by-
ear" account Of the contest, which was
to start at 1880 am.
Among the contestants was Elmer
Williams, runner-up in this years Illi-
nois State championship and holder of
the world record of 358 bushels. estab-
llshed in 1925. States represented be-
sides Illinois were Indiana, Kansas,
Minnesota, Iowa. Nebraska and Mis-
souri,.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
BODIES OF EIGHT SOUGHT.
Fishermen Lost When Hunting ScOw
OFF Virginia Coast.

NORFOLK, Va, November 13 (P.-
Search is under way again this morn
ing for the bodies of eight men drowned
yesterday when they ventured to sea,
with high northeast winds blowing, in
an effcrt to retrieve small fishing
ScoW.
Capt Lee Hartman, veteran deep sea
fisherman, and seven members of his
crew were lost off Hog Island Bar
in Accomac County, when the heavy
sea swamped and sank the motor boat
in which they were searching for the
Scow
Besides Capt Hartman, those drown
er we're Engineer Leroy Bundick, Cleve-
land Bailey, William Taylor, John Wat
son, Alonzo Sneed, Robert Badger and
Edward Hunter
The captain and his crew set out
early yesterday to fish six miles off
Hog Island. On reaching their traps
they found the sea too rough for fish
ing. While returning they lost a small
scow they had in tow.
Other fishermen in the vicinity made
an effort to rescue the men, and Coast
GuardSmen from the nearby Hog Is
land and Palmers Beach Stations as
sisted, but nothing was found except
the boat used by Capt. Hartman and
his men, adrift with bow up.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
FEDERAL PRISONER
MURDERS CELLMATE
Slayer Enraged by Four Year Sem
tence Imposed for Threat
ening Doctor.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, November 13.-Enraged
by four-year Federal prison term i'm
posed upon him, James T. Nevins, 80. a
prisoner at County Jail, killed his cell
mate with an iron pipe early today. ac-
cording to his confession to police.
Donald Prentiss, said to be district
manager Of the Detroit territory of
large automobile manufacturing corpo-
ration, was the victim. He died without
regaining consciousness.
NevinS confessed he intended to use
the iron pipe on Federal Judge Paul
Jones, who sentenced him, but did not
get chance to do so when brought
into court yesterday.
Nevins originally was sentenced to
two years for threatening a doctor at
the Cleveland Marine Hospital, where
he was patient. While serving this
sentence he wrote the physician a let
ter, again threatening him when my
time is up" In September Nevins was
rearrested.
Prentiss was under a one-year sen.
tence at Atlanta for statutory offense.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
Eight More Die
in Sinkings of
Other Craft.
SIX ARE SAVED
BY GUARDSMEN
Schooner and Motor
Boat Go Down Off
Virginia.
BY the Associated Press.

NORFOLK, Va. November 13.-
After a thrilling battle with heavy
surf, Coast GuardSmen early to-
day succeeded in taking six men
off the steam trawler Ruth Mil
dred of Gloucester, Mass, which
had been driven ashore 6 miles
South of Virginia Beach.
The vessel, whose master was
Capt. M. Shaderburg, was report
ed to be leaking badly and it was
feared it would be a total loss.
The rescued men were being cared
for at the Middle Island Coast
Guard Station.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
TENSE NIGHT WAITING NEWS.
First Hopeful Word Comes at $3.50
O'Clock This Morning.

NORFOLK, Va, November 13 CR.-
All hut a comparatively few of the 339
passengers and crew of the steamship
Vestris today apparently were safe on
board the vessels of the rescue fleet.
Five lifeboats and one raft were
known to have been picked up by the
steamship American Shipper and the oil
tanker Myriam and these reported by
radio that only one boat and one raft
had yet to be found
The lifeboats had a capacity Of 81
passengers each, making a total of 285
that had been rescued In addition to
those on the raft, the capacity of which
was unknown.
Spent Narrowing Night.
The survivors had spent the night
tossing about on the stormy Atlantic
while the rescue ships sought for them
in vain. 1t was not until $3.50 that the
first trace of the survivors red flares
shot skyWard from the lifeboats was
seen and half hour later the first of
| the boats was found.
Ashore, it was a night of suspense and
hope. Until well after midnight the
rescue vessels, poking into the gloom
with their long white fingers of light
| reported only failure. With the excep-
tion of some little wreckage. there was
Continued on Page 4. Column l.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
PASTORS OPPOSE RACING
FUND FOR ORPHANAGES
Kentucky Methodists Unanimously
Against Accepting Money Raised
at Charity Event.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE, November l3.-Louis-
vile ministers of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South, in regular weekly
conference here, voted unanimous ItIH mn op-
denomination accept any of the money
raised Yesterday at Col. e. R. Bradley's
one-dav charity race meeting at his
Idle Hour Farm, near Lexington.
Proceeds of the six-race card, featur-
ing the "Orphanage" Stake for silver
CUP and $4,000 added, were to be divid-
ed among 70 orphanages of the State
Col Bradley bore all expenses of the
meeting, which attracted approximately
5000 Visitors from all sections of the
country. Total receipts of the meeting
were not announced.
Evening star., 1928-11-13
THREE LOST ON SCHOONER.
Ship Sank $50 Miles OFF Cape Hatteras,
Baltimore Hears.

Baltimore Hears
BALTIMORE, November 13 (P.-
Capt w. w. Covert of New York, master
of the j. w. Hook, and two negro
sailors, were reported missing yesterday
by Baltimore agents for the vessel who
received word of the sinking of the ship
$50 miles southwest of Cape Hatteras.
George Elliott, mate, also of New York,
two negro sailors and negro cook were
reported rescued by the Clyde Line ship
Huron in a wireless from the Huron.
The radio message offered no explana-
ton of the fate of the three missing
men. The j. w. Hook, wooden four
masted schooner, left Georgetown, S. c.,
on November with a cargo of lumber
for Baltimore. 1t was expected to dock
Thursday or Friday
Evening star., 1928-11-13
Reports Account for 2Os.

Reports Account for 2O3.
NEW YORK, November 13 R.-
Wireless reports from rescue vessels at
the scene of the sinking Of the liner
Vestris off the Virginia CapeS received
up to 10:45 this morning accounted Tor
203 of the 339 passengers and crew.
The North German Lloyd line was in
formed that its steamer, the Berlin,
had picked up 81 survivors. The Ber-
lin will dock here tomorrow.
The American Shipper of the Amer
lean Merchant line got 80 members OF
the crew and 33 passengers.
The French tanker Myriam was re-
ported to have SO aboard.
The United States battleship Wyom-
ing picked up eight from the water
among the Wreckage of the Inflated
liner. This left 136 to be accounted for.
Will Continue Search.
The steamer American Shipper said
in a later message that it would con-
tinue the search until dark before
proceeding.
The American Shipper is a freighter
of 4013 tons. and is under the COM
mand of Capt Schuyler Cummings.
She was built at Hog Island, Pa, in
1921. She is in a combined freight and
passenger carrying service between New
York and London. She was inbound
from London when she left her course
to answer the o S of the Vestris.
Officials of the Lamport-Holt Line
asserted at 1920 o'clock this morning
that they were still without official
adviceS that the Vestris had sunk.
They were hoping she was af1oat and
salvagable
1t would have been impossible for
imperfect cargo stowage to sink the
vessel, they said The Vestris was
carrying 5000 tons of merchandise, in
cluding fruit, automobiles, cotton and
machinery.
Some LifebOats Not Used.
officials of the Lamport 81 Holt Line
the owners, in New York expressed the
opinion that probably not more than
five or six lifeboats had been launched
from the sinking vessel She was re-
ported to have had list of 80 degrees
when abandoned, which probably would
have made impossible the launching OF
the lifeboats on one side.
The VeStriS carried five of hel
sixteen lifeboats on each side, the rest
astern with the motor boat, and the
officials believe it was those five along
one side which were launched, probably
carrying the major portion OF the pas
sengers and crew. The rest mlgh'
have been forced to take to the raft i
the ship sank before they could cleal
another boat
The Offices of the line, at "a Broad
way. were filed today with friends anc
relatives of Vestris passengers all eager
10 learn the latest news as TO the 1ate
Evening star., 1928-11-13

Radio Programs-Page q
Evening star., 1928-11-13
WEATHER

~. S Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Fair and slightly colder with lowest
temperature about 80 degrees tonight;
tomorrow fair with rising temperature.
Temperatures: Highest, SO, at noon
today; lowest. 40, at 4:30 am. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star., 1928-11-13

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-11

The principal implement and ma
chinery exhibit at the recent CONNER
rlal Fair of the West at Nantes, France
was that OF American products.