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but the Bogie piled on toward the
record.
The Robert E. Lees record was made
in q thrilling race with the packet
Natchez, which the Lee won about
hours ahead of its rival. The captain
of the Lee had arranged for refueling
at several points from fast boats which
were dashed alongside the Lee as the
coal was transferred. The Natchez, in
the absence Of such arrangements, had
to tow coal barges upstream.
History records the race between the
Robert =. Lee and the Natchez as a
race between the "monarchs of the
Mississippi" at that time. Both were
large and superb passenger boats and
there had been much rivalry between
them. Each boat had q large follow
ing Of hackers and feeling grew so
high that it was considered a race
would be necessary.
Then, on June 80, 1870, while the
two boats were lying near one another
at New Orleans, the Lee suddenly drew
in her hawser and backed out q few
minutes before the starting time of the
Natchez. Everybody knew what Is
meant and the Natchez, accepting the
challenge, also threw of her hawSer
and backed out.
Freight, passengers and everything
was left behind and the race which
had been the talk of rivernen for
months was on. News of the race
spread like wildfire and great crowds
lined the river banks at towns all
along the line. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
NINE ARE SELECTED
FOR SHOOK PANEL
Four Women Tentatively
Chosen-Queries Hinge on
Drugs and Insanity.
BY the Associated Press.


COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 25.-Ex-
haustive questioning of prospective
jurors was resumed today as attorneys
moved slowly toward impanelling the
IL persons who will decide the fate
OF DR.. James H. Shook, former Ohio
State University professor for the ham,
mer murder of Theora Hix, 25, his
coed mistress
The eight tentative jurors was seated
when both the State and defense &C
cepted Elliott P. Rexford, IS, q chemi-
cal analysist. John F. Seidel, defense
counsel. asking Rexford If the presence
in court of the parents Of Miss Hix
would affect his decision, and when the
talesman answered in the negative the
question was extended to include ell
the jurors.
Woman Is Excused.
A woman who said she was opposed
to capital punishment was excused
by Prosecutor John j. Chester. Four
women now tentatively seated on the
jury said they had no objection to
the death penalty.
Louis C. Davis, painting contractor,
was seated tentatively as the ninth
juror.
Insanity and self defense appeared
today as the most probable defense
pleas of DR.. Shook, in the questioning
of prospective jurors.
Each venireman was questioned con-
corning his understanding Of insanity
by defense counsel, who also sought to
learn the attitude Of talismen toward
Justification for homicide where life
was endangered. especially in the case
Of struggle between man and a
woman.
Faces Signed Confession.
All the jurymen said testimony that
Shook and the girl used narcotics would
not influence them. Shook, veteri-
marian. admitted during the investiga.
ton of the Staying, that the girl had
asked him for narcotics.
The former professor faces his signed
confession that he killed the girl on an
automobile ride six weeks ago, after
she had threatened the lives Of his wife
and child. and reached into handbag
where she sometimes carried pistol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

By the Associated Press.
SANTA FE, July 25.-Indian ruins
that ere old before Coronado and his
band made their way Into the
Southwest have been photographed
from the air with an ultra-modern
aerial camera by Col Charles A. Lind
bergh.
Col. Lindbergn brought the Aims here
Yesterday and they were developed In
the laboratory of the American Schooi
of Research.
With the announcement OF the pic
lures was revealed the latest innovation
of modern science In the study OF an
tiuuity. Lindberghs pictures, destined
for the Carnegie Institute, ana pnoto-
graphs taken from another plane Tor
the American School Of Research We're
pronounced by Or. E. L. Hewett OF the
board of research, the first successIul
application of aerial photography 10
archaeological purposes.
Photographs of entire districts from
the air, taking only a few hours, re.
vealed all the information which could
be eAined by weeks or months OF travei
over the same districts on horseback or
on foot, DR.. Hewett said.
Traces Of Ruins Revealed.
In addition, the aerial photographs
reveal traces Of ruins which might
easily be passed over by o trained ar
cheologist on the ground.
Students of the University OF New
Mexico, under the guidance OF DR.. Hew-
EFT, have uncovered three-story stone
tower, with underground passages and
q huge kiva, an Underground ceremo-
NAL chamber, said to be the largest
ever discovered in this State, at Chetro
KetI, on the Navajo Indian Reserya-
ton, In Chaco Canyon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Unidentified Donor
Sends $l2O to Star
For Officers Widow
Funds Turned Over to
Police Officials to Be
Administered.

plain MANILA envelope addressed
City Editor. Rush was delivered at
The Star today. 1t contained six $40
bills and the following letter:
THE Evening Star,
Washington, d. c.
Gentlemen:
Patrolman Harry J. Nc
Donald is to be buried today. He died
defending the property and persons of
the citizens of this city What Is going
to be done for the widow and the chill
dren of two, five and six year? I wish
to enclose $3.50 advanced out of my
salary for one year at the rate of $40
per month. The Evening Star is al
ways In the lead in humanitarian ef-
forts of this kind. I am confident
that you will do what you can toward
promoting any plans to make the dark
path a little brighter for Mrs. Nc
Donald. Lets say 1t with green backs
yours Sincerely,
"Appreciative Citizen"
The money received today, together
with a check which reached The Star
yesterday for the Mcdonald family, will
be turned over to H. NJ. Luckett, chief
clerg of the Police Department, for ad-
ministration. Elwood Street, director OF
the Community Chest told The Star to-
day that should there be requests for
aid for the Mcdonald family. the re-
quest would Immediately be followed by
an investigation. The well filled Com
munity Chest 1t was emphasized, should
assure against any hardship or suffer-
ing on the part of needy families in
Washington.
Contributions TO the Mcdonald
family will augment the pension Of 500
month to be received by Mrs. Nc
Donald from the police and firemenS
relief fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
500 CAMERAMEN COVER WORLD
FOR STARS NEWS-REEL SERVICE
Trained Men Face Many Perils Recording
Events That Require Daredevil
Nerve and Experience.

fastest available method, there to be
developed and put In news reel FORM
whereupon the reels are sent to Wash
ington to be shown In the leading
theaters of the District OF Columbia,
Maryland and Virginia.
The photographers in this service be-
long 10 the staff of Universal Films, the
greatest newS-gathering organization in
the world, with background experience
of II years In news reel work. with a
vast field force and a score OF skilled
editors.
To Begin August I.
This new service, just arranged for
The Star, will begin August l and will
be known as The Evening Star Uni
Versal Newspaper News Reel. From that
date on the newsreels will be made up
twice week l04 times year, and will
be shown on all the screens of the lead
ing theaters.
Never before has such a service been
attempted by any newspaper in WASH
ington. This service not only will give
the readers of The Star the real action
OF all events of interest and Importance
on the screens Of the theater, but news
photographs OF the happenings in the
news columns of the paper, for still
photographs of the leading figures in
such action as well as snapshots of the
action itself will be shown along with
the latest reports In these columns.
The Star will announce the names of
reel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

the long flight seemed foregone. DR.. A.
C. Leggat. fight surgeon at the field,
said he expects jackson to lose about
20 pounds and O'Brine about 10. The
latter weighed 1887 at the examination
before taking OF. while jackson tipped
the scales at 1874.
In note asking about the sound Of
the motor, Jackson said he couldn't tell
how it sounded. I'VE sleep by it, eat by
it, wake up by it, and oh, do everything
by it and around it and behind it.
When We get through up here. we will
need motor at home to sleep by"
Congratulations Flood Field.
The congratulatory messages poured
in at the field at such q rate two
stenographers were assigned to weed it
out, as all of it couldn't be taken aloft.
The flyers demanded newspapers. how
ever, when the refueling plane failed to
carry them along on one trip.
The flight has cost more than $40, 900,
it was estimated yesterday. including
more than 2,400 gallons of gasoline and
ITO gallons Of oil. The mileage mark
was around 1900. to say nothing of
the more than 100000 propeller
revolutions.
Good flying weather has been the
Robins part since being aloft. one
shower of about minutes duration
being the only unfavorable period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
FIGHT ON ARMY CUT
IN CONGRESS SEEN
Troublesome Path Is Before
Commission to Weld
Pruning Knife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Plenty of trouble faces President
Hoover's Army commission charged
with cutting military expenditures.
Already the pruning knife has been
directed at some of the many garrison
posts scattered throughout the Western
states. These States in most instances
are represented in Congress by some
veteran administration leaders.
IF the commissions AK falls In this
direction. a storm of protest is in pros
meet in Congress, but Senator Bingham,
Republican, of Connecticut. one OF lne
most active preparedness men IN Con
eress. has declared this should oe one
of the ways for greater economy IL lhere
must be greater economy.
Wants Larger Groups.
He insists that the lessons OF the
World War show that training UNITS
should be in larger groups and thinks
three main division points Tor the
Army, In the East. in the South ana IN
the Far West, are enough: many vi
the 10 or so garrison posts scattereo
over the country, he says, are reiicS VI
Indian warfare days.
Opposition to any extensive pairing
down already has been voiced by Cnar-
man Reed Of the Senate military COM
mittee. who fears a corresponding re-
auction in efficiency. AS World war
veteran, he speaks for consloefaole
number of the service men ana MS po-
sition as an administration leader IN
Congress gives added weight 10 MS
stand.
Army May Be Divided.
Then. too. there is the prospect OF
shsrn division within the Army itse1.
Inevitably. 1t is felt. the commanders
az various units will move to protect
their forces If they are threatened pc
fore the commission. and their views
undoubtedly will be reflected on Cap
itol Hill. ....,.,o.
The survey of the Army's actiVlnes
viii be launched soon and completed IN
time for transmittal of its findings 10
the regular session of Congress IN De-
Secretary Good declared yesterday 1t
was planned to make the results ap-
nlicable to the War Department appro-
priations for the next fiscal year: He
did not disclose whether he had de-
termined the personnel Of the commits
sion, which will be announced SHORTY.
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Continued From First Page.)
in the case the court reached a decision
that Philips was liable to the United
States for 81 1871 .447, with interest from
June 3, 1927. which makes the total to
date in excess OF $l,500,o00.
Other Payments Ordered.
The Judgment against the other de-
PENDANTS is that Frank T. Sullivan,
lumber merchant of Buffalo. N. Y, shall
pay sea-, 610.75; the executors of the
estate of George M. Chambers Of New
ark, NJ j., $26.O8894: Lottie Eitzen,
executrix of Gus Eitzcn: Charles
Philips, jr., a brother of the principal
defendant, and Mitchell A. Touart Of
Pensacola, Fla. s164.194.25; Roland
Perry and Lee v. L. Herroll Of Wash
ington, D. c., S68,719.55.
Judgment is also awarded against the
Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland for
100000; being the full penalty Of the
bonds given by the company to insure
the faithful performance by Philips of
his contract with the Government to
dispose of the lumber.
Appeals Are Noted.
All the defendants noted appeals to
the Court of Appeals from the final
decree of the court, and the bonding
company announced its intention to
post q bond of 100000 required by the
court as . supersedeas to prevent the
judgment being put into effect before
the appellate court hears the case. The
penalty of supersedeas bonds by the
other principal defendants was fixed
by the court at sl,700000 for John L.
Philips and 100000 for Frank T.
Sullivan. Bonds in smaller amounts
were fixed for the other defendants.
William S. Ward and Marcus Bor-
chardt, special assistants to the Attor-
ney General, represented the Govern
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
BOMBS ROCK LOOP
AREA IN CHICAGO
Thousands Endangered by
Terrific Blasts as Win
doWs Crash.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, July 25-The Loop, bill
lion dollar heart of Chicago business,
was rocked shortly before last midnight
by O bomb explosion.
No one among the thousands of per-
sons who were In the south end Of the
Loop at the time was hurt, circum-
stance which police regarded as nearly
miraculous, for glass rained from up
per-story windows for many minutes.
The bomb had been placed in an
alley entrance of the Davis Co. depart
ment store, less than IS feet from jack
son boulevard, swarming with home
ward bound motorists, and about mid
way between two Loop arteries, Wabash
avenue and State street.
Thought 1t Contained Food.
Philip Iwanski, garbage collector,
came upon the bomb, so neatly packed
that he believed 1t to be a bundle some
one had dropped. He picked 1t up and
one end Of 1t was warm. He thought
1t contained sandwiches and put 1t
carefully back where he found 1t and
walked away. A moment later, he told
police, he decided to retrieve the pack
age, before some one else did"
AS he turned the bomb exploded.
Windows In the Davis store, the Lyt-
ton, Kimball and Steiger Buildings, the
D. S. Finchley establishment, the d. S.
Komiss a. Co. store and other shops on
State, Wabash. Jackson and Van Blu
81 Fiftann min
utes after the explosion glass continued
to fall to the street. Parts Of the street
were roped off for the safety Of the
thousands attracted to the scene.
Buildings as Sounding Board.
Towering walls of the store buildings
became a sounding board, which sent
the blast echoing for more than mile.
1t was at an hour when night trafiic
was at its peak and the streets were
choked with motor cars, busses, street
cars and pedestrians.
Only q few minutes later . bomb
exploded on Twenty-second street be-
tween Michigan and Wabash avenues.
Windows in the Equitable Trust Co.
Building, on Michigan avenue, were
broken and 20 operators in the Calumet
exchange of the Illinois Bell Telephone
Co. were momentarily panic-stricken
when the explosion shattered windows
in their building.
Damage from the Loop explosion was
estimated by firemen at $4,000. Loss
from the Twenty-second street blast
was only a few hundred dollars.
The motive for either bombing was
not apparent to police. Davis Co. on
Gals said they knew OF no trouble of
any kind which might have prompted
an attack against their store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25

know. she is not able to leave her
mother, Mrs. Goodhue, who Is very III,
so i'll that wouldn't be surprised to get
a report at any time that she passed
away.
Wishes Writers Pleasant Summer.
'I want to express to you my appre-
citation for your coming In. AS SAID
at the outset, I was more anxious TO
greet you personally than I was pro-
fessionally. I sometimes wish that all
the newspaper men 1 come in contact
with were as well trained In matters
I might be interested In as the news
paper men in Washington. still think
am sufficient of public character so
chat I do not like to give an exclusive
interview to one newspaper. When /
have anything to give out like to give
it out to the entire press.
II like to help the newspaper men at
all times, but when l left Washington
1 thought / would avoid giving news
paper interviews, and have held to
that rule. 1t Is sometimes dif11cult to
be courteous to newspaper men out in
the country that come to me. When I
am courteous to them and talk with
them at all, they want to print every
thing I say. If haven't anything to
say they take some other method of
getting a story. So I wish they were
all as we'll trained as the newspaper
men in Washington.
II hope you are having a pleasant
Summer here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
BELASCO, IT, SCOTS
AT RETIRING RUMOR
Playwright on Birthday De-
cIareS He Feels like
| Am a."
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. : ~
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July as
David BelaSco, dean of Broadway thea
trical producers, feels like youngster
of FL today-his seventy-fifth birthday
anniversary.
Although the thermometer in back
stage corridor of the Apollo Theater,
where his new play, IT'S Wise Child"
Is being 'ried out registered IS degrees,
Mr.. Belasco wore a black suit with o
vest.
"Seventy-five degrees!" he exclaimed.
That is nothing at all feel like am
81. ] can run and jump and box. Just
feel that arm"
The subject of his retirement brought
a vigorous outburst from the man who
says he Is rs, but who is granted only
70 by Who's Who
Il shah retire when am carried feet
first out of the theater expect to be
working hard and producing plays when
those who say I should retire have
passed away.
Began Career Early.
"Why, I've been on and off the stage
ever since / was years old. My first
appearance was with my mother in q
mother ndinfant part
Mr.. Belasco finds four hours sleep out
of "a SUFFICIENT. He has no specific for
longevity. He has done just what suit
ed him all his life and his only trouble
is headache, which comes If he sleeps
too much.
During the coming theatrical season,
which he expects to be a good one, Mr..
Belasco plans to revisit Virginia City,
New, where, in his youth, he acted as
amanuensis to Dion Boucicault, the
playwright. From Boucicault and 9TH
ere he learned the craft of authorship.
which fashioned about 100 of the nearly
400 plays that he has directed or pro-
6uced.
To this all-round craftsman Of the
theater-actor, manager. scenic de-
signer and playwright-the problem OF
supplying what the public wants is
simple one.
Public Wants Anything"
1.-The public wants almost. anything"
he said. and the seasons type is likely
to be set by one play which touches one
OF the old categories in a new way.
THE success of show depends on .
perhaps something novel in presenta-
ton and production. We have heard 50
often that the public is tired of this or
that-of crime plays, of sex plays or OF
love plays-but every time some one
comes along with a new expression OF
the old plot, interest Immediately re-
wives"
Following his custom, there will be no
special celebration of his birthday. After
the evening performance he will be
given a dinner by the company and
few close friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Gest, his son-in-law and daughter. will
be present. The cast has prepared a
birthday cake with IS candles for the
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
WRITES 150th PLAY.
Works on Program for Next s Years.
Still Rises at Early Hour.

NEW YORK. July Is (P'.-Today Is
David BelascoS SeVenty-hfth birthday
anniversary.
His biographies name the year Of his
birth as 1859-but his age was one thing
the producer never paid any attention
to. A few weeks ago, at the insistence
of old friends who said he was in his
7Os, Belasco asked his sister. She
said he would be rs July Is.
But David Belasco always comes down
TO work on his birthday anniversary and
Announces: To-day I'm FL"
Tries Out 4oOth Play.
And today finds him at Atlantic City
trying out a new play for Broadway
the 400th play, or Whereabouts, that he
has directed, and the 15Oth play he has
written or helped TO write.
He has his production schedule laid
out for eight years to come, with 81
plays listed for presentation. He saws
he will still be producing plays when ne
is 1O0
After almost so years as a director
and producer in New York-years pre-
coded by an apprenticeship TO the
theater in his native city of San Fran
cisco-David Belasco still spends from
is to Is hours a day at work. :,
He rises at 7:30 or 8 in his hotel
suite. and while he is in his bath he
dictates to Jamie, his valet, his program
for the day, including references to ORA
matte situations in pending plays that
he has been bordering during the night.
In his office at 10 am, he meets MS
staff to outline the days activities. II
he Is rehearsing a play, he starts at
IL and continues until late afternoon.
II he Is writing or planning the pro-
duction of one, he goes to his studio in
the thearer, where he sets screens about
him to represent scenery, pins on them
notes indicating changes he wants to
make, and proceeds to act out the play
by himself.
He works. generally, in silk pajamas
and lounging robe.
At half past 4 comes his rest hour
and he relaXes on his divan. In the
evening he dimes at his hotel, and goes
to his room to work almost always until
midnight, and often until o'clock in
the morning.
He finds recreation in turning from
one play to the manuscript of another.
Sometimes he goes to prize fight or
ball game But he doesn't know a SIM
gle card game and he never takes
holiday.
He does not smoke and he takes one
drink year-a glass of champagne on
his birthday.
His favorite among all the plays he
has written or staged Is Hearts OF
Oak" which he wrote in 1880, but he
regards "Deburau,' THE Merchant OF
Venice" with David Warfield as Shy
lock; and Nina" all done within the
last decade, as his outstanding contri-
buttons to the art of the theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
BRITISH GET REPLY
ON SOVIET QUESTION
Moscow Intimates Envoy Will Be
Sent to London Next Week
for Conference.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 25.-The British
government received today through the
Norwegian government reply to the
British proposals for the resumption
Of full diplomatic relations between
Moscow and London.
The Soviet reply intimates that the
Moscow authorities propose to send
M. Bovgalevsky, Russian ambassador
In Paris. to London early next week
to study with British foreign ofiice
ofiicials the bast means for the resump-
ton Of relations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-25
Nail Ship Grounds Of Colombia.

PANAMA, July IS R.-The mail
steamer Venezuela went aground on
salmedina bank, OF the coast Of Colon
bia, at $50 o'clock this morning. The
ship Is stranded 10 miles from Car
tagena. The Venezuela was en- route
from San Francisco to New York by
way OF Cartagena Puerto, with 1873
passengers and q crew of LAO.
The flrst message from Capt. Peter
Hansen asked for assistance. His
second message stated the weather was
fine. The Shipping Board steamer
west Tvis win arrive at the scene this
morning.
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U. s. OFFICERS REACH HARDIN.

PEIPING, July IS (R.-A news
agency dispatch from Hardin said that
the special interest of America in the
Sino-Russian situation was indicated
by the arrival there of Capt. Halsey
Powell, naval attache; Lieut.. Charles
Campbell Brown, naval aide, and Maj.
John Magruder, military attache from
the American legation at Peiping. 1t
was stated that Capt. Powell vas plan
ming to proceed to the frontier to study
conditions.
According to advices from Kalgan, Chi
rese had arrived there with report
that Russians at Urga, Mongolia, had
seized 70 automobiles owned by Chinese
on the ground of non-payment OF local
taxes. The cars were used for motor
line crossing the Monaghan desert In
the country which Roy Chapman An
drews has explored.