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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Fair, continued cool tonight; tomor- row fair. Temperatures: Higl 2 rday; lowest, 38, at 7:10 today. report on page 5. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Bureau Forecast.) hest, 60, at 2:30 @h WITH_. SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 107,940 Entered as second class matter Washington, post_office, ECKENERABANDONS FLIGHT OF ZEPPELIN INTO MIDDLE WEST Commander of German Diri- gible Declares Weather Con- ditions Are Unfavorable. ANXIOUS TO BEGIN TRIP BACK ACROSS ATLANTIC Regrets Disappointing People, but Hopes to Make Visit on Return Journey to United States, By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J., October 26.—Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the trans- atlantic dirigible Graf Zeppelin, today abandoned his plans for a flight to the Middle West before returning to Ger- many. Cancellation of the trip was an- nounced after numerous postponements caused by unfavorable weather either at Lakehurst or along the proposed route of flight. “We are preyaring to show that re- peated Atlantic crossings can be made at short intervals, and to that end I prefer not to prolong my stay in this hospitable country for more than about two weeks at the present time. Hopes for Later Visit. “I therefore reluctantly reached the conclusion that it will be advisable not to make the Midwestern trip which we had planned and which has had to be twice postponed, the first time primarily on account of cloudy and rainy weather, unfavorable for sightsee- ing and subsequently because the strength and direction of the wind made it temporarily impracticable to remove the ship from the hangar. “I bitterly re t;h:h“u“ulm tah&w the Graf Zeppelin e people of e Midwestern &ues. which have displayed such an enthusiasm for the ship and her flight. WASHINGTON ’ D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER Boy With Murder Mania Steals Baby; Caught Hunting Ax Strips Infant and Is Pre- pared to Behead It When Trapped in Vacant Lot. By the Associated Press. ALLIANCE, Nebr., October 26.—A 12-year-old boy with a mania to “kill something,” who kidnaped a 2-month- old baby and when caught was hunting for an ax to behead the infant, present- ed a problem to county officials today. The baby was kidnaped from the au- tomobile of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Cole- rick, the parents, who had parked the car while they visited relatives. In the weeds of a nearby vacant lot the boy had concealed the child. The baby's cries attracted a neighbor’s attention. The boy was discovered by Sheriff Jones as he was searching for an ax. He told the sheriff he intended to kill the baby, but refused to give a motive other than a desire to “kill something.” Mrs. Colerick’s purse, which was missing from the car, was found near the baby, whose clothes had been re- moved. The infant suffered slightly from exposure, but was otherwise un- injured. ‘The boy, whose name was withheld, is in second grade in school, behind most children of his age. He was al- lowed to return to his home until County Attorney Romig decides what had best be done with him. The boy's parents have lived here several years. DEATHS BY CAVE-N AT NEW HOTEL SITE CAUSE DUAL PROBE Building [Inspectors Report on Shoring at Spot Where Two Men Suffocated. INQUEST BY CORONER . WILL BEGIN TOMORROW Soft Material Gave Way Under Overhanging Alley Paving, Is One View, Two theories were advanced today by the building inspector’s office as to the causes of the cave-in at the exca- vation, for the new hotel of the Cafritz Construction Co., at Fourteenth and K streets, yesterday afternoon, that re- sulted in the deaths of two men and injuries to three other workmen. Walter Thomas, colored, 39 years old, Pomfret, Md., and Joseph Waters, 50, HOOVER UNDECIDED ON SPECIAL SESSION McMullen’s Report of Farm- Aid Plan ‘Denied Here. Attitude Unknown. Herbert Hoover will amplify his views on farm relief in his St. Louis speech a week from today, but whether he will approve the suggestion for a special ses- Our visit to the interior |sion of Congress to deal with the problem of the United States is postponed, but | remained a matter of conjecture today. not_abandoned. “We shall look forward to making it Up to the present the Republican when our ship has been proven by|nominee has reached no decision on the another round trip over the Atlantic.” Dr. Eckener issued a statement say- ing he would “look forward to making proposal to call an extraordinary farm relief session at the Capitol, in the event the Western flight after our ship has|of his election, despite statements to the been proven by another round trip over | contrary by Gov. Adam McMullen of the Atlantic.” Ocean Flight Object. “The primary object of the flight of the Guy Zeppelin to America,” he Nebraska. Gov. McMullen declared yesterday afternoon that he had conferred here *has been to give a demonstration that |recently with Hoover, and that the modern T airshi) “mmmu;‘dmh Atlantic and on other oceanic passages with safety and reli~ can be operated | nominee said he favored a special ses- sion of Congress for consideration of problems of agriculture. A statement issued subsequently at was ::“ to | Hoover’s headquarters denied that a de- of that \ unbgmuna of in the dm‘ f the task to complete the roun p o Graf Zeppelin between Europe and the c of Hoover's attitude toward the proposal was given. had been reached. No expression Hoover will discuss farm relief and its relations to inland waterways at the Coliseum in St. Louis the evening of November 2 en route to his Cali~ fornia _home to vote. He will leave next Thursday, stopping briefly at Cum- berland, Md. Louisville, Ky., for United States, and I hope to be able 1';0 it Ly vislt the Midwest upon, the next Mght| [t talks, © At Gumberland he will lin tizens of Chicago our | be escorted from the train to the town ;l:-nrifit ":r:eh:mfia of appreciation of | square, where he will respond to the He will their deep interest in the success of the | FEUIRE 0% (i 51603t Louisville and drive to the Jefferson County court- house for a brief speech. ‘Two Republican leaders, Senator Smoot of Utah and Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana, issued statements yesterday attacking Gov. Smith’s claim of using “language to make clear his meaning” in the Boston address and in preceding campaign utterances. Charges Smith With Straddling. Senator Smoot, chairman of the Sen- ate finance committee, declared that “from his acceptance speech down through the long series of speeches he has made on the stump, Gov. Smith has managed to straddle every important is- sue, speaking one way in the East, and another way in the West, one way in the North and another in the South. “The result has been confusing, and the American people today do not know and can not figure out where he stands on the tariff, on immigration, on farm relief and the equalization fee, or on the other outstanding issues,” the Senator said. “No man even ran for President for the United States whose speeches so demonstrated his unfitness for the posi- tion, as have the speeches of Gov. Smith,” Senator Smoot declared. Representative Wood, chairman of the Republican national congressional committee, reviewed Gov. Smith’s cam- paign utterances and said: “And now in his latest utterance he attacks a straw man; he misrepresents his opponent’s position on water pow- er sites, while still failing to disclose how far he would go in public own- ership and operation of hydroelectric plants and other industries. “The old shell game at the county fair is recalled; the question is to de- termine which shell the pea is under.” McMULLEN REPEATS REPORT. Graf Zeppelin. Weather Continues Unfavorable. Continued unfavorable weather re- ports and an 18-mile cross-hangar wind at the field ““mldm; l?lr' Eckener to can- ul’r‘l:’:i'em ’s commander is anxious to_start return trip to Germany before the weather becomes more se- e Qe R e vacan piaces ted to L ::! o e list for t.‘!x:ox:n;;: . <y n flfl’& this country will make the re- turn trip. When he left Germany, Dr. Eckener only expected to st United States 14 days, whicl of time expires Monday afternoon. List of Extra Passengers. six extra passengers five of them Ammgmm, who are making the return trip are: Mrs. Clara Adams of Tannersville, Pa., wife of George L. Adams, retired magnate. u%?:hrzrd J. Burke of Big Bear Lake Calif., brother-in-law of Cornelius Van- ilt, who is flying here from the :‘l”:?ific Coast to be in time for the take- ©fF; nald M. Castro of Columbus, Ohio, rtime fiyer. W eeph D, Jessel, vice president of Ullman Jessel Co., New York dress house. mgd:n M. Marko 0{( ]the Mark Storage Co. of Brooklyn. “i%f:fi ‘Miller, British wartime fiyer and director of Almedia Accumulations, Ltd,, of London. Meals for Trip. he five daily meals planned for the ¢ ;gers on the Midwest trip fol- ow. Breakfast—Orange juice, corn flakes, scrambled eggs, dbro%lled Virginia ham, or tea and roll. cog%e 10 a.m.—Consomme and small wiches. urigmmwn (noon)—Long Island duck- ling, fresh vegetables, chiffonade salad, fruit tart and coffee. At 4 p.m—Ice cream, French pastry and coffee or tea. Dinner (at 6 o'clock)—Brioche of ecdviar, cold turkey, tongue en aspic, potato salad and assorted cheeses. FIRE ROUTS 200 GUESTS. Flames Cause $300,000 Loss Store Adjoining Hotel, SYRACUSE, N. Y., October 26 (£).— Loss of about $300,000 resulted here early today when fire swept the Mc- Crory 5 and.10 cent store, causing in- juries to one fireman and driving 250 ?uu of an adjoining hotel to the treet. Smoke filtered into the hotel and about 200 guests, scantly clad, fled to the street. They reentered upon being assured there was no danger. FROST DUE HERE TONIGHT The first frost of the Autumn may descend upon low places in the suburbs tonight, it was predicted today at the ‘Weather Bureau. The forecast of fair and continued cool, it was explained, means that the temperature may go down to 34 or 35. It reached a minimum of 38 last night. in greeting of the Marylanders. Reiterates Nominee Told Him of Plan to Help Farmers. LINCOLN, Nebr., October 25 ().—Ad=~ vised last night that a statement from Herbert Hoover’s headquarters declared no conclusion had been reached regard- ing an extra session of Congress to con- sider farm relief legislation, Gov. Adam McMullen reiterated that the Repub- lican presidential nominee had told him 2e was contemplating calling such a ses- sion, if elected. The Nebraska governor repeated he would not follow Senator George W. Norris into the Democratic camp. He colored, 2221 Second street, were suffo- cated to death under tons of falling earth in the southwest corner of the THEY MUST BE GIV. excavation, A fourth workman was slightly injured during rescue work. A coroher’s inquest tomorrow morn- ing at 11 o'clock will hear reports from building inspectors in trying to fix re- sponsibility for the deaths of the two men. Meanwhile, Inspector of Build- ings John W. Oehmann was pressing a rigid investigation today. Shoring Work Studied. After examining early reports of in- spectors, Col. Oehmann declared he be- lieved the cave-in may have been caused by insufficient shoring or brac- ing against the 27-foot side wall or by cutting under the shoring. Although three other slight cave-ins are said to have occurred at the site since con- struction started, Col. Oehmann has received a report on only one, which occurred October 15. This report indi- cated a hair-line crack along the building wall on the Fourteenth street side of the excavation opposite the point where yesterday’s accident oc- curred. There was also a crevice in the wall of the excavation. Both the earth and building walls were ordered re- inforced. H. D. Dollins of the building in- spector’s office today submitted a re- port of his inspection ‘which declared that in his opinion the cave-in was caused by soft material under the level of the alley, parallel to the excava- tion, flowing into the excavation. This left the material above with no under- lying support and allowed the bank to drop from above. His report, in part, 1is as follows: “The bank of earth on the west side of its site and adjacent to a parallel alley fell into the excavation, which was_approximately 27 feet deep. The bank of earth consisted of a clay sand and rotton rock composition, capped by an alley pavement, Preparing for Concrete Work. “At the lower two feet of this bank there was a soft layer of wet sand and clay. At this level excavation had been made in readiness to receive the con- crete footings. Before the footings could be placed the soft material flowed out of its location and into the foot~ ing excavation, leaving the superim- posed bank unsupported on its under- side. This allowed the material above to drop into the excavation. “Along the west side of the site and on the opposite side of the parallel alley there is a five-story building known as No. 1402 K street northwest. This building is adjacent to the alley along which the cave-in occurred. There is no evidence that this building was affected by the movement of the earth on the opposite side of the alley. “This building is owned by Mr. M. F. Mangan and is occupied on the second and third floors by the Temple School and on the fourth and fifth floors by offices, the first floor being vacant, Support Being Strengthened. “At other locations of the building excavation the bank seems to have given away. There is one old building adjacent to the southeast portion of the excava- tion which is overhanging the solid ground. Shoring has been placed at this point. Some support should be placed under the projecting corner. Shores are now being placed to support the banks where the fall occurred. “This was my first visit to the site «and I did not see what shoring had been placed to sustain the banks around the excavation.” Col. Ochmann was waiting for an additional report today from Alvin L. Aubinoe, the inspector who is regularly on the excavation job, but who is not connected with the District office. He is paid by the building owner, his appointment having been approved by Col. Oehmann in accordance with Dis- trict regulations. Alley Closed to Traffic. Previous reports by Aubinoe, it was said, have indicated that nothing was wrong in the work being done. Col. Oehmann said he had ordered the alley closed to traffic as a precaution. The fact that the construction foreman, John W. Jenkins, was injured in the aceident, he pointed out, would indicate that he knew of no reason to suspect a cave-in. ‘Two inspectors from the District of- fices are regularly in touch at the site. ‘They are Percival Grant and Civil En- gineer A. J. Sculler. They were at the excavation before the accident oc- curred, but have numerous other jobs to watch in the wide area assigned to them. Col. Oehmann, who said he “had no said_Senator Norris’ open declaration for Gov. Al Smith would have much ef- fect and would be beneficial to the Democrats because the Senator had the apprehensions over a possible cave-in,” as that side represented an ordinary cut, is trying to determine what work was done yesterday by the steam shovel used in the hole. Reports conflict, he (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) To Wed Here Aft The saying, “if at fifst you don’t suc- ceed * * ** worked to perfection at 3 am. today when a runaway couple from Fredericksburg, Va., were pro- nounced man and wife, John Thomas Jett, jr., and Miss Edith M. Stone had made a previous attempt to get married in an elopement to Washington on August 15. Just as the Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson, pastor of the Bethany Baptist Church, was about to marry them, however, he received a Sunday is expected to be somewhat warmer, with an increasing cloudiness, ‘but -no <vadn -i< -looked -for. telephone message from police head- quarters warning him that the girl was <inder age and -that .her parents were - (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) Elopers Succeed on Second Attempt er Girl Comes of Age seeking her. The girl explained that she was a month short of the legal 18 years, and the ceremony could not be performed. Her father took her home. The couple bided their time, however, and after a hurried trip from Fred- ericksburg rang Rev. Stevenson’s door- bell at 3 am. today. They presented the same license they had had at the first attempt, and since the girl is now legally of age, the marriage was per- LOUDOUN COUNTY NOW 1S UNCERTAI Smith’s. Chances Best, but Backers Have Had to Work for Margin. Note—-This is the fifth of a series of artictes on the political situation in neardy Maryland and Virginia. BY DONALD A. CRAIG, Staft: Correspondent of the Star. LEESBURG, Va., October 26.—For the first time:in many years, probably since the Civil War, the Democrats of Lou- doun Cotinty, Va., are finding it neces- sary to conduct an organized campaign in behalf of a Democratic nominee for the presidency. Regular Democratic leaders of this county told The Star correspondent that two months ago, soon after the nonifnation of Gev. Smith, it looked as if & majority of the voters of the coun- ty would cast their ballots against Smith. Today they believe they have “saved Loudon for the Democratic party” by the unprecedented campaign work they have done in recent weeks, and work which they are still keeping up, lest they lose the advantage they appear to have gained. Smith Margin Drops. To a detached observer who has inter- viewed officlal representatives of the regular Democratic organization, the anti-Smith Democratic organization, the Republican organization and many of the rank and file of all parties and fac- tions, it looks as if Loudoun County would give Smith a majority November 6 which may be anywhere between 300 and 800, and probably will be nearer the smaller number. “This is the first time,” said a pro- Smith Democrat, “that we have had to open Democratic campaign headquarters in this county.” Now, with the political battle waxing hotter every day, the following organiza- tions are at work: The Loudoun County Democratic Committee, a special com- mittee, organized under the auspices of the former, especially for this campaign and known as a campaign committee; the Anti-Smith Democratic Club of Loudoun County and the Loudoun County Republican Committee. Anti-Smith Group Busy. Curiously enough, it is the Anti-Smith Democratic Club that is doing the most work against Smith and in favor of Hoover. The old-line Republican or- ganization, which has always been very weak in this county, is holding meetings and arranging for speakers of national repute, such as Secretary of Agriculture Jardine, to speak in the county in Hoo- ver's behalf. But the house-to-house campaign work in behalf of Hoover is being done by the anti-Smith Democrats. Be- " (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) BOY BANDIT IS BURIED AS PAL FACES COURT Lad, 13, Enters Plea of Not Guilty to Killing Chum, Said to Have “Squealed.” *By the Assoclated Press. NASHUA, N. H,, October 26.—While funeral services were being held today for Adam Goodvitch, 13-year-old mem- ber of a burglary trio, who was shot and killed Tuesday night, Frank Rokas, also 13, was being arraigned on a charge of murder in Juvenile Court. Rokas, police say, confessed that he shot Goodvitch for “squealing.” Today the boy, through counsel, entered a plea of not guilty. He was held for the January term of Criminal Court and taken back to the State Industrial School at Manchester, where he will be_confined. John Misking, 10, third member of the youthful trio, was held on a charge of breaking and entering and his case was continued until next Wednesday. e LA LINCOLN RELATIVE DEAD. Mrs. Sarah Barker Often Recalled His Visits to Hanks’ Home. AURORA, IlI, October 26 (#).—Mrs. Sarah Barker, whose father, Jefferson Hanks, was a nephew of Abraham Lin- coln's mother, is dead here. Mrs. Barker often recalled the visits formed. Rev. Stevenson said the couple did not confide in him where they were going to live of Lincoln to the Hapks home when she was a small girl, ad how neighbor- hood children would come over to the Hanks home to hear Lincoln stories, 4 CREDIT FOR PL BANDITS PLUNDER TOWN. Guns, Ammunition and Clothing Stolen From Texas Stores. LOCKHART, Tex., October 26 (#).— Three armed men piundered the busi- ness section of Fentress, 10 miles west of here, before daybreak today, after having tied up the night watchmen. Five stores were looted of thousands of dollars’ worth of guns, ammunition, clothing and other merchandise. The robbers failed in an attempt to open the safe at the Fentress Bank, but carried away the strong box from the post office. FARE RASEFGHT 10 BE RENEVED Capital Traction Serves No- tice of Action Unless Pend- ing Merger Pact Is Ratified. 'The Capital Traction Co. has formal- ly served notice on the Public Utilities Commission that its application for a higher fare will be renewed after ad- journment of the coming session of Congress unless the pending merger agreement is ratified, it was made known today. In a letter to the commission, John H. Hanna, president of the company, pointed out that while it would not ap- peal from the order dismissing the original application for a 10-cent fare, the company insists that it is “legally and equitably” entitled to an increase and that the rate of fare should be uniform. Accepts Dismissal Order. Hanna's letter is intended as an acceptance of the commission’s dis- missal order. It follows: “Your order, No. 729, dated October 24, 1928, dismissing the application of this company for an increased fare without passing upon or determining any of the issues involved and without prejudice to this wmtmny‘s right to renew its application'at any time sub- sequent to March 5, 1929, has been re- ceived. “In order that the public of the Dis- trict of Columbia may benefit by the im- proved service and greater economy of operation which would follow a merger of the transportation agencies of the city, the Capital Traction Co. is ex- tremely desirous that the unification agreement, to which it and the Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co. are par- ties and which has been approved by you, shall be made effective through suitable legislation by Congress. Reserves Right to Try Again. “Sharing the bellef, expressed in your order, that further consideration at this time of any increase in street car fares might interfere with favorable action by Congress on merger legislation, the Cap- ital Traction Co., reserving its right to renew after March 5, 1929, its applica- tion for an increased fare, will accept the situation created by your order and take no appeal therefrom. “In reaching this decision, the com- i)nny in no way alters its position that t is legally and equitably entitled to an increased rate of fare and that the same rate should apply to the lines of the Washington lway & Electric Co. as on its own.” The commission, in disposing of the fare case Wednesday, agreed that the record of testimony taken at the public hearings on the Capital Traction Co.’s application can be used in connection with a new petition for a fare increase. MEXICAN REBEL CHIEF AND 15 OF GANG SLAIN Federal Troops Overtake Band After Ranch Is Fired, Due to Ransom Refusal, By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, October 26.—Rober- to Lopez, insurgent chieftain, and 15 of his followers were stated in a dis- patch today from Aquascalientes to have been slain after they had looted and set fire to La Punta Ranch. The insurgents attacked the ranch and demanded (10,000 pesos from the owners. When the owners refused the most valuable fighting bulls, imported from Spain for breeding purposes, were killed and the ranch buildings fired. 3 erd:;nl !‘toops nn;ved later and over- 0ol e insurgents near the ranch, killing 16 of them, Frost Hits Buffalo. BUFFALO, N. Y., October 26 (#).—A killing frost and snow flurries, first of the Fall, visited Western New York this morning. The temperature was 30 de- grees above zero, 26, 1928—FIFTY-SIX PAGES. * (®) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. TY OF NERV. ROBERTSIN TYPG TESTHI AT TRAL Witnesses Say They Sold Him Machine Two Days After Mills’ Slaying. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. FREDERICK, Md., October 26.—Two employes of the R. P. Andrews Co. of Washington, testified this afternoon that Samuel T. Robertson, who is being tried here for the murder of Edward L. Mills, purchased the typewriter al- leged to have been used in writing the note pinned to Mills’ body by the slayer two days after the murder was com- mitted. The typewriter was taken from Rob- crtson’s home by Montgomery police after Robertson had been arrested in connection with the murder. The State has produced - experts - testified that the murder note on the typewriter taken from Robertson’s home. Date of Sale Fixed. The first witness ealled by the defense this afterncon was L. E. Dodge of Mount Rainier, an emg_{oye of the R. P. Andrews Co. He testified that he sold the typewriter to Robertson on July 9, two days after Mills had been mur- dered. Dodge testified that this was the only typewriter sale he made for the company and that he did not know whether the machine had ever been out of the store before this sale or not. ‘The next defense witness was Oliver P. Merriam, manager of the store. He produced official records which stated that the typewriter was sold to a man known as Samuel T. Robertson, on July 9, 1927, for $65. The State, during the early days of the trial, produced several experts who testified that the typewriter taken from Robertson’s home was the one used by Mills’ slayer in typing the note which was found pinned to the latter’s body. Rob- ertson, however, has contended since he was arrested that he did not purchase the machine until after the date of the murder. A pistol expert for the defense today used the same photographs which State experts said proved that a bullet from the defendant’s gun killed Mills, in an effort to prove the direct opposite—that the fatal bullet could not have been fired from the pistol in question. This contradictory testimony was given by William A. Jones, a New York firearms expert. Pointing out two tiny scratches on the photograph of the fatal bullet which do not appear on photographs of the bullet fired through the same gun for test purposes, he de- clared that the revolver taken from Robertson was not the one used to kill Mills. Flaws Are Discussed. The two scratches, according to the expert, were made by minute flaws in the barrel of the fatal weapon. These flaws, he sald, would necessarily leave Vtheir imprint on every bullet fired through the barrel of that particular istol. 5 Mr. Jones also charged that the State experts had not played fair in making the photographs introduced in evidence. After examining the shells placed in evidence by the State yesterday, Mr. Jones declared that they could not both have been fired in the same breech mechanism. The State had attempted to show that the markings on the shells found beside Mills’ body after the shoot- ing were the same as those left on shells fired in Robertson’s revolver for test purposes. The State had introduced two pistols in evidence, one of which they say was used to kill Mills, who was shot death on his dairy farm at Hunting Hill jon the morning of July 7, 1927. The other, they say, entered into the crime at a later date, when its barrel was re- moved and the barrel of the fatal i weapon attached in its place. Both of these pistols were taken from Robert- son, but he contends that the alleged fatal weapon was taken by him from another man during a scuffle subsequent to _the homicide. With court _adjourned for the noon (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) | 1 With Announcer 1 By the Associated Press. SCHENECTADY, N. Y., October 26.— The United States talked with Australia for more than half an hour today and early rising radio fans listened to the conversation. Through the medium of two short wave broadcasting stations, W-2XAF, an experimental station of the General Electric Co., and 2ME, operated by the Amalgamated Wireless Australasia, Ltd., conversation was maintained over 10,000 miles of space between this city and Sydney on the other side of the world. N Tai]king Pictures Win Faint Praise Of British Critics| 1 By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 26.—Londoners saw their first complete talking mo- tion picture last night and today newspaper reviewers either damned it with faint praise or scored it un- mercifully. The picture was “The Terror” and much of the adverse criticism was directed at the drama itself. ‘The general verdict, however, was that talking motion pictures, judged by this sample, were insufferably slow, tedious and unreal. QUARANTINE PUPILS 10 BAR DIPHTHERIA Health Officials Find 61 Germ Carriers in Four Public Schools. The District Health Department to- day removed 61 carriers of diphtheria germs from four public schools in the northeast section of Washington and placed them under quarantine in an effort to prevent a threatened out- break. Three deaths from diphtheria and the discovery of 16 positive cases among pupils of the four schools caused the Health Department to adopt the drastic measure to preclude a spread of the disease. None of the carriers shows any sign of sickness, but it was pointed out by Dr. William C. Fowler, District Health officer, that they are capable of trans- mitting diphtherfa germs and under the law they are required to be quarantined in their homes and the houses placarded with diphtheria cards. The four schools in which the dis- ease appears to be confined are the Blair, on I street between Sixth and Seventh streets; the Hayes, at Fifth and K streets: the Webb, on Maryland avenue near Fourteenth street, and the Kingsman, at Fourteenth and E streets. Six positive cases were found among pupils of the Webb School, 3 among pupils of the Blair, 5 among pupils of the Kingsman and 2 among pupils of the Hayes! The 3 children who died attended the Blair, Kingsman and Webb Schools. The carriers were discovered as a result of cultures taken by Health De- partment physicians as a result of an investigation ordered by Health Officer Fowler, following the 3 deaths. Twenty- five of the carriers were removed from the Blair School, 21 from the Hayes, 11 g,om the Kingsman and 4 from the Wel Dr. Fowler said a detailed inspection is being made of conditions in the four schools and that physicians had been assigned to watch closely developments among the 61 carriers taken out of the schools. Cultures already have been taken of all pupils attending the Blair and Hayes Schools and this procedure will be followed in the other two schools. ‘BURSTING’ GOLD DEPOSIT IS FOUND IN RHODESIA From 100 Ounces Extracted Quarter of a Ton of Quartz, Report Says. By the Associated Press. BULAWAYO, Southern Rhodesia, DRIVER IS CLEARED INFIRE GAR DEATH: SPEED CURB URGED Miss Cecilia King Killed Acci- dentally, Jury Holds After Inquest. SUGGESTS REGULATIONS COVERING ALL VEHICLES Companion of Dead Girl Reported to Be Still in Critical Condition, In exonerating William Jaeger, driver of the automobile of Battalion Chief Andrew H. Wolter, for the death of Miss Cecilia D. King, 23 years old, 1357 Good Hope road southeast, a coroner’s jury today recommended that the District Commissioners draft regu- lations governing the speed of fire ap- paratus, police cars, ambulances and other emergency apparatus. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. The recommendation was that: “We recommend to the District Com- missioners the following: “In order to safeguard the lives of the public in these congested times, we earnestly recommend a_drastic revision of the traffic rules and regulations or additions thereto, so as to make amen- able thereunder the operation of not only the vehicles of the Fire Depart- ment, but also of the Police Depart- ment, hospitals and emergency vehicles of the street railways and other com- panies, giving them a speed limit and regulating their operation in general.” Miss King died Wednesday as a re- sult of injuries received on Tuesday, when she and Mrs. Margaret A. Con- nick, 24 years old, 1357 Good Hope road southeast, were struck by the chief’s car as it swung to the left of a street car from which they had just alighted at the entrance of the Potomac Electric Power Co., Fourteenth and C streets. Mrs. Connick is still in a erit- ical condition in Emergency Hospital. Deliberation Brief. ‘The testimony before the coroner’s jury has taken the greater part of two days, but the verdict and recommenda- tion were made after but a few minutes of deliberation by the jury. Jaeger was the last witness to take the stand. Visibly unnerved, he almost Dlr“zdrfd wxith the jury while telling them of the circumst Foll A ances surrounding the He said he left the fire e e house on Twelfth street benllsxclntgh}!el Tescue squad, but passed it en route and was leading when they - reached Pennsyle vania avenue and Fourteenth street. At that point he came to almost a com- gl:te stop because of a motorist who d stalled in the middle of the street. After passing this car he proceeded down Fourteenth street and was but 150 feet behind the street cat before he observed that the passage to the right of the car was blocked. At that time, he said, he was traveling at be- tween 30 and 35 miles an hour, but slowed down to pass the street car, because he knew he could not pass it at that rate of speed due to the in- stability of the balloon tires with which the machine is equipped. He did not see either of the young ront of s machinEy be el S s e, . lowing the crash he reported “ of service” and then wentmback :r‘:dt moved his machine. Due to this last act, he declared, all of the witnesses stated he had traveled 150 feet before he could bring his machine to a stop. October 26.—The Bulawayo Chronicle says one of the richest discoveries of gold ever made in the midlands has been reported from Beacon Hill near Gobo, the claim being made that the extraordinary quantity of 100 ounces of gold had been extracted from a quar- ter of a ton of quartz. The mining commissioner at Gwelo was quoted as telling the Chronicle representative that he had examined a rlece of quartz and found it “abso- utely bursting” with gold. FLYERS RE;CH GOAL. Portuguese Aviators Win Prizes for Mozambique Flight. LISBON, Portugal, October 26 (#).— Four Portuguese military aviators, who left Lisbon on September 5 in two Vickers planes on a flight from Lisbon to the Portuguese colony of Mozam- bique, arrived at their destination at Laubenco Marques today. The aviators made the entire trip successfully and suffered no accidents en route. In the course of their flight they covered territory where aircraft are unknown among the natives and their sudden appearance in the sky caused great excitement. ‘The airmen won various large prizes offered by newspapers for the first Portuguese to fly from Lisbon to the Portuguese colonies in South Africa. RIOTS ARE MINIMIZED. None Injured in Budapest, Says| Hungarian Legation. ‘The Hungarian legation today made public a telegram from the Budapest minister of foreign affairs declaring no one was injured in recent anti- Semitic demonstrations in Budapest and that the one man injured in Debreczen, Martin Reiner, supposed to be American-born, had made no report of his mistreatment. Reiner, the telegram said, does not consider himself an American citizen, hnvlng‘llved here since infancy. Police have had full control at all demonstra- tions, the minister said. Lectures at universities were temporarily suspended. Americans Have Half-Hour Radio Chat n Far-Off Australia The voices of the Australian speakers came through so clearly that WGY, the General Electric Co.'s regular broad- casting station, put them on the air from 6:30 to 7 a.m. W-2XAF operated on 31.4 meters and 2ME used a wave length of 28.5 meters. Martin P. Rice, manager of broad- casting for the General Electric, opened the demonstration, talking with C. M. :‘r‘x‘ei siren was blowing continuously, he Preceding Jaeger to the stan J:ames M. Clifton of Riverdale, Mgt ‘]":j Was standing on the sidewaik at the time the fire chief’s car was ap- proaching, he testified, and ob- served the doors of the street car open while the speeding automobile was ap- proaching. “He remarked excitedly to a companion: “He is going to open the door.” He, too testified that the siren on the fire apparatus was blowing dur- ing the entire time. Practically the same testimony was given by Charles L. Osborn, an employe of Hill & Tibbits, at the corner of Fourteenth street and Ohio avenue. Feared Collapse of Building. The second day of the inquest into the death of Miss King got :llnder way this morning with approximately 20 witnesses yet to be heard. As was the case yesterday, there were S0 many witnesses and spectators that Coroner J. Ramsey Nevitt had to issue orders that only persons for whom there were chairs be admitted to the room where the inquest is being held. There have been so many persons desiring en- trance that Dr. Nevitt feared the build- ing, an old frame affair on the water front, might collapse. The building, he explained, was so unsafe even as long as two years ago, that the inquest into the "death of Detective Arthur B. Scrivener was hel in the boardroom of the District Build- ing. There were almost as many persons attempting to attend the in- quest into the death of Miss King as there were at the Scrivener hearing. A sum of $6,000 has been appropriated for the repair of the building, but the work has not yet been started. Motorman Testifies. Testifying today at the inquest, Jo- seph H. Henage, 440 Warner street, the motorman of the car from which Miss King and Mrs. Connick alighted, stated he heard the sirens of the engines that preceded the chief’s car, but did not hear the approach of the latter. He looked in the mirror with which he can see traffic approaching from the rear, he said, and the only automobiles he saw were those afterward shown to have blocked the passage of the fire car to the right of the street car. When questioned as to the speed of the fire department car he said that it appeared to him to have been going at least 60 miles an hour. He admitted un- der cross-examination, however, that he did not drive an automobile and had no recollection of ever having traveled 60 miles an hour in any kind of a vehicle. There is no regulation requiring the doors of street cars to be kept closed during the passage of fire apparatus, he declared, but he has always made it a practice to keep them closed. Im- mediately following the crash he again closed the door and did not permit the exit of any more passengers until after t}:el;rrlval of assistance for the injured girls. In an attempt to prove that he had been especially careful, he stated that Farmer, the announcer at Sidney. Radio Pro(rlml:—l’nxe: 46 &4 he stopped at B street when he heard the engines approaching from that di- rection and waved them across. He (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) & -