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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
SMITH HIT AS WET
BY MRS. SHAVER
Stamped Self as CharIatan
and Faker, National Chair
mans Wife Says.
,y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Charging that Gov. Smith, Demo-
cratic presidential nominee. had stamp
ed himself as a charlatan and faker."
Mrs. Glenn l.. Shaver, wife of the Demo-
cratic national chairman. in a state
ment today declared. we Democratic
women will not support the dripping
wet ticket and joke platform named by
the Tammany delegates at the recent
convention at Houston"
Mrs. Shaver. who is chairman OF the
West division of the National Womans
Democratic Law Enforcement League,
asked How many times has Tam
many supported the party nominee IN
the past i6 years?" and answered 1t oy
saying. Not once"
Regardless of what Democratic
leaders from top to bottom may 90, we
dry Democratic women will not sup
port the dripping wet ticket and the
joke platform named by the Tammany
delegates to the recent convention at
Houston" she said.
Says Cannot Fool Women.
And, furthermore, we do not believe
more than a few OF the millions of the
Democratic women in this country can
be fooled as all of the Democratic lead
ers appear TO have been fooled by 1t.
The idea of men like Josephus Daniels
Dan Moody, Joe Robinson, Carter
Glass and Jed Adams saying I am a
Democrat shall support the party
nominee
How many times has Tammany
supported the party nominee In the
past is years? Not once. Yet they
have fooled these heretofore able Dem
ocratic leaders into saying, I am a
Democrat win vote for Tammany,
whisky and trick platform.
I'VE say a man who will shut his
eyes like an ostrich to the things which
the Democratic party has always stood
for Is a booze -o-crat,' not Democrat
Should Have Declined Nomination.
"The Democratic nominee has al
ways said in his public utterances that
the party should make the platform
and candidate should stand on 1t,
He has always said that his one out
standing issue Is whisky and booze
the return of the legalized liquor traf-
fic. which means the return Of the IL
censed saloon. Every politician knows
1t, and when the party adopted dry
platform. If the nominee had been either
honest or sincere In his public utter
arices he could have done nothing out
decline the nomination. He did not
and therefore stamped himself IS a
charlatan and faker who is attempt
ing to prove that Lincoln was wrong
and that you can fool all the people
all the time.
Those heretofore great leaders OF
Democracy who are hitching their po-
litical wagons to such star as this
will find their wagons demolished be-
fore the women of the Nation get
through answering their I am Demo-
crat assertions at the polls,
This attempt to bring back legal
ICED whisky and booze viii arouse the
women of the Nation such as nothing
else possibly could and there will be
more than one political funeral cele-
brated before the cold weather sets In
pext November"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
BODIES ARE SOUGHT
AFTER CLOUDBURST
One Person Known to Have
Been Drowned in Penn
syIvania Flood.
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
McKEESPORT. Pa, July 6.-State
troopers and volunteer rescue workers
searching the debris-strewn districts of
Long Run and Jacks Run, near here.
for several persons reported missing
after Wednesdays cloudburSt today
had found no bodies. Thus far only
one person is known to have been
drowned. and the reScuerS expressed the
belief that those reported missing es-
capped from the district
The troopers and volunteers went
into action when it was reported that
a dozen motorists and campers. known
to have been in the stricken district.
were missing. An all-night hunt, how
ever. failed to disclose any bodies The
search was continued today
The three hard-hit Sections-Long.
Jacks and Becks Run regionS-were
slowly returning to normal Forces of
laborers were busy removing debris. and
shovel men were attacking seas OF mud
deposited when the small streams were
transformed into raging rivers by the
cioudburSt. Many automobiles. caught
In the floods were destroyed or dam
aged, and the PROPERTY loss was heavy.
Highways in the districts were blocked,
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SUICIDE THEORY URGED.


PARIS, July 6 tH1.-Capt. Lowenstein,
mystery man of European finance. to-
day proved TO be a more mysterious fig-
ure in death.
Four theories regarding his plunge
from his private airplane while cross
ing the North Sea were advanced Acci-
dent crime. suicide or hoax.
There was a growing belief that tie
death was not accidental. The theoi.
of a crime, while not impossible, waa
considered more and more improbable.
A hoax seemed most unlikely.
In many financial circles throughout
the world the theory OF suicide was
strongly urged. 1t was pointed out that
during the last month many OF the
stocks In which the Belgian magnate
was interested had suffered severe re-
verses.
In Paris. London, Brussels and Berlin
stock exchanges reacted quickly when
the death OF the financier became
known In Paris every security In
which he was known TO have been In
terested dropped sharply. few wild
reports that the announcement OF the
death was merely spectacular trick
under the cover Of which Lowenstein
Continued on Page 2, Column 3D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 6.-The discovery
of what are believed to be mummif1ed
remains Of stone-age man is described
in a dispatch to today's New York
Times. from Harold McCracken, head of
an expedition of the American Museum
of Natural History to the Aleutian
Islands. off the Alaskan coast
Four mummified bodies. three adults
and one infant. were found on the sum-
NIT of an almost inaccessible island
along with their clothing domestic
articles. hunting weapons and other
paraphernalia that went with the burial
of the early barbarian
Hints of Mongolia.
The burial tomb bore evidence of
Mongolian influence. but there was
nothing To indicate contact with anci-
ent or modern civilizations
The vault was made of well shaped
and mortiSed drift logs held together
by bone pegs and had been wedged in
rock crevice on an almost unScalable
peak The lining of the vault was of
cured otter skins. The vault itself was
divided into two parts. in one of which
was the body Of man evidently of high
rank and in the other the bodies of the
other two adults and the child.
The body of the ancient ice king
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
Aviator Had Been Marooned
Since He Brought Mobile
Back to Ship.
FIVE OF ITALIA'S CREW
MAY BE SAVED SHORTLY
Hope for Others Who Disappeared
With Dirigible Growing Slim
at Kings Bay.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. July 6.--The chief of
the Swedish rescue mission telegraphed
from Spitzbergen today that Lieut.,
Einar-Paal Lundborg, Swedish airman.
had been rescued from the ice near
Foyn Island. Lieut. Lundborg was
marooned when his plane overturned
in an attempt to take off survivors Of
the Italia disaster.
The Swedish war department re-
ceived a message from the base ship
Quest that the rescue was effected BY
the Swedish flyer Shyberg.
Others Not Mentioned.
No mention was made of the five
members of the Italia crew who were
stranded on the ice with Lundborg
After taking off Gen. Umberto Mobile
from the ice foe on June %, Lundborg
returned to pick up the other five men
who had been stranded since the Italia
crash on May IS. He intended to take
OFT Natalie Ceccione. motor chief of the
dirigible. whose leg was broken. AS he
landed on the ice the plane overturned
and the skis were smashed Unable
to take off, Lundborg joined those who
were awaiting rescue on the ice.
Wife Gets Message
Details of Lieut. Lundbrogs rescue
were lacking but confirmation came to
Stockholm directly from the lieutenants,
who sent a message to his wife saying
that he had been saved by his comrade,
Lieut.. Shyberg.
It is believed probable in Stockholm
that operations to rescue the other men
on the ice foe have been resumed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
More Than One-Fourth of West Pointers
Detailed to Air Corps at Own Request

applied and all were accepted except
3, The graduating class this year num-
bered 26i. and the percentage OF the class
which will take up flying training Is
col.
In 1922 there were iS2 graduates, and
of this number 10 went into the Air
Corps. in la3S the class numbered s6i,
of which 81 took up flight training; in
1924 there were 400 graduates and 81
went TO the training centerss In ls2S
there were 2AS graduates and ~ en~
tered aviation. In 1925 there were 500
graduates and 10 elected to fy, while
last year there were 80 out of a class
of a0S who went into the Air Corps,
Among the second ieutenan,S assign
ed 10 flight training this wear Is Harry
f. Wilson, famous foot ball player OF
The Armys team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06

Seventy-six newly commissioned Sec
ond lieutenants, representing more than
fourth of the June graduating class
of the United States Military Academy
at West Point have been detailed to the
Air CORPS at their own request for flying
training. with the object OF their be-
coming Regular Army airplane pilots.
The number is the largest yet recorded
TO 20 from West Point direct to the Air
Corps training eenters at Brooks Field,
san Antonio Tex. and March Field,
Riverside. Calf,
The 76 detailed for training does not
represent the number In the class that
elected to follow military aviation as
their careers, One hundred and seventy
i've graduates took the physical exami-
nation for entrance to the Air Corps,
but only lo8 passed OF this number. 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
ALBANIAN RULERS
LIFE THREATENED
Police Uncover Plot to Shoot Pres
ident-Also Discover
Bomb.

BY the Associated Press,
TIRANA. Albania. July 6.-With a
new and daring plot against his life
unearthed, President Ahmed Zogu re-
fused To venture out of the presidential
palace today and the guard about the
building was doubled.
A number of Bulgarian suspects and
Mai. Ismail Shanin. alleged to represent
former Premier Hassan Pristina. whose
government was ousted by Zogu, were
under arrest, A number OF high officials
were under surveillance.
The would-be assassins. police said
intended to shoot the President from
ambush as he travelled from Tirana to
Korit2a by automobile. Their design
was learned and the trip abandoned
Shortly afterward large time bomb
was found at Ahmed Zogu's villa at
Durazzo. which he intended to visit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
Norfolk Man Found Poisoned.

RALEIGH, N. c., july o tAp.~~J, M
Iassiter OF Norfolk, Va lay seriously Ill
in a Raleigh hospital today after being
picked up on street here. He had
been poisoned. police reported, very
little information has been procured
this morning as 10 the mans ceiiiac~
tions. He appeared to be about 26 yeats
old and wore good clothes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
ESCAPED SLAYER FAILS
TO RETURN ON PROMISE
oHave Gone 70 See NY Cifl,' He
Says III Note 20
Officers.

Fy tnf Easut3alf3 FEtEh
UNION CITY. Tenn, July "a
vnl3th under death sentence for murder
VINO escaped from the Union City JAN
last night, leaving behind note 10
inform officers that Il have gone 10
see my girl. Be back In the morning,
failed 10 keep his promise early today.
Johnnie Vaughn, 20, convicted Of the
murder Of q rival IN love, sawed his way
out Of the jail early last night, rve other
prisoners escaping with him. An all
nighi search by party OF 40 men undef
sheriff j r. Mccain resulted IN the
capture Of only two of the fugitiyes.
Iexle Vaughn. S7-year -old brother of
Jnannie. was held today Oh charge Of
conspiracy IN aiding the escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
.LOWENSTE|N DEATH
MYSTERY DEEPENS
Insurance Recently Placed
Reported to Have included
Suicide Risk.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 6.-Newspapers today
stated that several insurance policies
had been placed in London recently to
cover the event of Alfred Lowenstein' S
death.
The estimates of the total amount
ran all the way from 100000 to
$500 600 Il was stated that some OF
these policies specifically included sui
eide among the risks covered. Tnere
was no information as TO who placed
the policies. but in some quarters 1t was
believed that persons holding stock IN
companies with which the Belgian
financier was identified had placed
them to cover possible losses In event
of his death.
Those newspapers which regarded ms
death as suicide sought for motlVe
in vain. The Daily Express said tnat
although Lowenstein had met financial
reverses in recent months he was still,
at the time of his death. worth between
price Of his shares.
London Exchange Rallies.
The reassuring statements which have
been issued concerning Capt. Lowen-
stems financial interests were followed
TODAY by a stronger note on the stock
exchange. After the swift collapse OF
several stocks in which he was inter-
ested. a better tendency was noticeable
at last nights close and it was gen.
erally believed that there would be no
further material setbacks of such shares,
apart from moderate fluctuations Incl
dental to the arrangement OF his affairs.
International holdings were quoted
today at $50 against yesterdays l40,
and hydros were quoted at 38l2
against 80
Despite yesterdays falls. 1t is ex-
pected that the settlement next week
viii pass off without trouble. as the
authorities are exercising their previous
policy of restricting carry-over facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
DUEL CHALLENGE ISSUED.
Cuban Senator and Newspaper Man
May Meet With Rapiers.

HAVANA, July H) Senator Mo-
desto Maidiqpe has challenged Or. Ar.
turo Don. newspaper man, to duel
with rapiers. The senator Is believed
to have taken offense at recent news"
paper articles attributed t0 DR. Don.
This will he the second duel 10 be
fought in camaguey province In a
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
DARING LANDING IN WATER.
Rescue of Lundborg May Be Followed
BY That Of Others.

BERLIN. July 6 CPl.-How the
Swedish aviator. Lieut.. Lundborg, ma
rooned with the Mobile survivors on an
ice foe near Foyn Island. was rescued,
Is told briefly in dispatch to the Lokal
AnZeiger from Virgo Bay
With great daring two Swedish planes
Nos, 255 and est, penetrated through
the fog to the Mobile encampment and
dropped provisions The pilot of 255,
believed to be Lieut.. Shyberg, observing
open water. decided to risk landing.
He succeeded in this and took Lund-
borg aboard, and rejoined the other
plane.
AS the weather is improving, there
is hope that the remainder of the group
may be saved within a short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06

IJ1Biit pal y ids \
night, to which ex-
pert divers were
especially welcome
But all c0mers 10
the bathing beach
had wine If they
wished 1t.
The affair start
ed when a batEler
diving into the
Rhine discovered a
cache OF eXcellen.
cllampagnes on the
river bottom, lie
broadcast his dis
coyery and the en-
tire crowd Of bath =
FRS fiahed for cham :
payne until the last
bottle was brought
Then they held a
ing marty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
ICE BREAKER PUSHES IN.
Search for Amundsen Pressed by Rus
sian Vessel.

sian Vessel.
MOSCOW, July (A1.-Now that the
Russian airman Babushkin has returned
after an absence of five days In the
Arctic wastes. the Ice breaker Maligin
has resumed its search for Capt. Road
Amundsen, Lieut.. Guilbaud and their
companions In the region OF South Hope
Island.
1t is reported TO be forcing It's way
through the Ice field toward Charles
Land at speed of 10 miles an hour.
The position of the Maligin at 8 o'clock
last night was latitude 76 north, longti-
tude 80 east,
Babushkin is preparing for another
flight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06

DOVER, England, july lPi.-The
tug Lady Brassey, carrying Pilot Drew
and the mechanic of Capt. Alfred Low
enstein's private airplane, left Dover
harbor today to make thorough search
for Lowensteins body in the vicinity
where it was believed yesterdays trag-
edy took place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
Bathers Find Cache of Champagne
At Coblentz Headquarters of A. E. F.

been lowered into the river by a saloon
keeper who was under investigation Tor
alleged irregularities In the conduct oil
his business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
MORE FOOD is DROPPED.
Five OF Italia's Crew Able to Await
Rescue Parties.

Rescue Parties.
KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, July {
LPl.-Five marooned members of the
crew of the Italia today had enough
provisions 10 withstand the rigors In
the Arctic until rescuted from theii
perilous position on the ice.
Swedish flyers have dropped provi-
sions. medical supplies and new bat.
teries for the marooned mems radio
In the meantime there seemed little
likelihood that the Russian ice breaker
KraaSs!n would be able to effect then
rescue soon.
Halted by Broken Propeller.
After battering its way through the
pack ice, the vessel was halted so miles
from the castaways with a damaged
propeller While this was being re-
paired the ship drifted with the heavy
and almost impenetrable ice
That the five marooned members OF
the dirigible crew and Gen. Umbertc
Mobile would be the only ones to come
out of the fatal trip to the North Pole
alive seemed virtually certainty today
Since May IS, when the balloon part
of the airship drifted eastward and ap-
parently caught fire, nothing has been
heard of the six men aboard 1t. Gen,
Mobile said that II the balloon itself
had caught fire there was no hope that
any aboard would escape death.
The provisions of these six men must
be running low by now. If they have
survived. and their plight would be
desperate.
Hope for Others Slim.
Hope that three other members OF
the crew who started for land from
the Mobile group would be found was
exceedingly slim today when reports be-
gan TO come In from parties which had
started out to look for them. Students
OF the Alpine Club reported that they
had carefully explored the whole north
ern coast of North East Land to q
point seven miles from Cape Leigh
Smith without finding any trace OF
them. Swedish and Norwegian air
planes explored Outger Reps Island
north OF North East Land and an Is
land Immediately TO the south of 1t and
found no. one on either
Another Swedish airplane searched
along the eastern and southern coasts
Of North East Land without finding any
trace of Roaid Amundsen and the five
men missing with him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
Greek Parliament Dissolved.

ATHENS. July tA'1 ~-- decree was
published today dissolying Parliament
and fixing the neW elections for August
10. The new Parliament viii meet ON
September II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
BRAZIL ACCLA|MS
ROME FLYERS FOR
/ NEW AERO RECORD
Exceed Chamberlin'S Long,
Distance Mark by More
Than 500 Miles.
EFFORT TO REACH RIO
. BLOCKED BY HEAVY FOG
Take Of After First Landing, but
Are Forced Down-Motor Today
to Port Natal.

BY the Associated Press.
PERNAMBUCo. Brazil. July 6.--Capt.
Arturo Ferrarin and Maj. Carlo P.
pelprete. italian aviators, arrived at
Port Natal by automobile from Touros
this morning.
SET NEW FLIGHT RECORD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06

By The hab0cIattd FFebs.
COBLEETZ, Germany, July 6.~~The
historic castle Of Ehrenbreitgtein. Amer
lean headquarters during the occupa-
ton. was the scene OF a free cham
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
JAPAN RECALLS TROOPS.
1000 Reservists Ordered Away

f,Oou aesefVlStS Orucreu away
From Tsingtao. China.
TOXIC, July P.--Instructions
have been dispatched by the Japanese
authorities 10 the military transport
corps at Tsingtao. China, to prepare six
government transports for the return OF
approximately 1000 reserviSts In the
near future,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06

10 the surface Then they held a
ft-e and Jolly drinking party.
Inquiry showed that The bottles had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-06
WEATHER.

tU s. Weather Bureau Forecast,l
Fair tonight and tomorrow: little
change in temperature.
observation-disclosures, S3 at 2:30
pm yesterday: lowest, 81. at 4:30 am.
today Full report on page 9.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-06
Industrial Conditions
 Satisfactory In July

Industrial employment conditions throughout Connecticut during July were generally satisfactory, according to the industrial employment report for that month just issued by Director General Francis l. Jones of the em- ployment service of the labor depart ment.
 'The metal-working industry oper- ated at high level and shortage of highly skilled specialists in this line was reported in several cities" the re port states. Departmental overtime obtained in many plants. There wai a seasonal slackening in the hat indus. try in few cities, but forces employ. ed were not curtailed.
 "The brass, rolling mills. and ma. chinery plants worked overtime in cer- tain centers Improvement in the tex tile industry was spotty, some mills operating on curtailed schedules while others worked overtime. Unskilled la- Dor is fairly we'll employed on road re- pair and construction programs that are under way in various sections of the state. Increased activity in build ing was noted in some sections, while other reports indicated a slackening. The local supply of farm help is suf- ficient for the demand in all commuui- ties"
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-06

bers how to trim sheep for showing. After the business meeting a dog roast was enjoyed. The next meeting will be held at the home of Norman Amidon.
 The annual meeting of the Social Library Association was held Tuesday afternoon at the Library. 1t was vot- ed to retain the following officers {: Mrs. Desia Averill, presidnt; Miss Emma Allen, president; Mrs. Clara Sharpe. secretary and treasur- CT. Willis Coyell, George Hicks and Burt Whitehouse, executive commit tee.
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-06
West Clocester

F. II. Merry is home for the holi day.
 Cyrus Place called on friends in Cherry Valley Sunday afternoon.
 Mir. and Mrs. Willard Place enter tained callers from pascosg and Che. paehet Sunday evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. Willard Place attend. ed the wedding of Miss Rose Besau- teIs at Putnam Monday morning.
 Mrs. Cyrus Place, Mfr. and Mrs, Willard Place were guests of Mir. and Mrs. William B. Swan of Providence Sunday.
 Mrs. Fred Moran and daughter spent six weeks with relatives in Tar rifville. Conn.
 Edmond Montie also attended the wedding of his son Conrad Montie and Miss Rosa Besauteis of Putnam Monday morning.
 Mrs. Rose Leblam of Esmond, R. l.. were guests week with Mir. and Mrs. Frank Bfodie. also Mrs. Fannie Bar ton of Brooklyn. CoAn., recently.
 Mir. and Mrs. Everett Cutler and family attended the wedding of Mrs. Cutters brother, Conrad Monsie and Miss Rose Besautels in Putnam Mon day morning. Mir. Mentie was form eriy from this place. esn e.
 George Cheney met with an ae- cident recently. The team which he was driving ran in wasp nest, and ran away, running over both of his
Putnam patriot., 1928-09-06
RELIEF FROM CURSE
 OF CONSTIPATION

A Battle Creek physician says Constipation is responsible for more misery than any other cause"
 But immediate relief has been found. A tablet called Rexall Order Hes has been discovered. This tab let attracts water from the system into the lazy, dry, evacuating bowel called the colon. The water loosens the dry food waste and causes a gen tie, thorough. natural movement with. out forming habit or ever increas- Ing the dose.
 Stop suffering from constipation. Chew a Rexall orderlie at night. Next day bright. Get 24 for 25c today at Caroll's Rexall Drug Store.