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WEATHER. (U. S, Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow, probably local thundershower: warm tonight. Temperatures: Highest, 94 at 4 p.m. sterday; lowest, 74, at 5 toda! “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes Full report on page 7. | Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 22 0. 29,623. e s Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. & BRITAIN PLEDGES T0 SECURE FRENCH FRONTIER ON RHINE Guarantees Borders as Laid Down by Versailles Treaty in Note to Paris. ENTIRE ARMED FORCE WILL BACK PROMISE Violation of Belgian or French Lines Will Be Considered as Cause for War. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 8.—The Havas News Agency correspondent at Geneva savs he is authorized to announce that in the note which foreign Secretary Aus ten Chamberlain of Great day delivered Foreign Briand Great xecurity of the Rhine frontier. as laid down in the Versailles neace treal and will consider as a cause for war o Minister - | any violation of the territorial clauses regarding the Rhineland. Great Britain offers to place at the disposal of France and Belgium, in order to guarantee the security of the Rhine frontier in case of attack, the entire British military, naval and air forces. The guarantee does not ex- tend to Germany's eastern frontiers, between Poland and Czechoslovakia. ACCORD IS COMPLETE. France and Britain Agree on Reply to Germany on Security. GENEVA, June 8 (#).—British For- eign Secretary Chamberlain and French Foreign Minister Briand an- nounced today that a complete accord has been reached by Britain and France on all points of the reply to Germany's proposal for a western European security pact. Mr. Chamberlain today delivered to M. Briand the British government's Teply to the last French note. PUBLISH DEFAULT FACTS. British and French Give Out Data on Disarming Probe. LONDON, June 8 (#).—The long de- laved report of the interallied milttary control commission regarding Ger- many’s disarmament defaults was made public today in London and Paris simultaneously. It sets forth the commission’s find- ings upon which the interallied note to Germany last week was based. o LT 100 DIE AS MEXICAN RIVER FLOODS RAGE Hamlets Wiped Out in Isthmus Region When Tehuantepes and Perros Overflow. Br the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, June $.—Special dispatches from Vera Cruz report that more than 100 persons have been drowned and several hamlets destroyed in the isthmus region, caused by the overflowing of the Tehuantepec and Perros Rivers. E Heavy damage was caused over an extensive zone in Oaxaca and Vera Cruz states. The waters swept away whole families, their live stock and other possessions. Large trees were uprooted. adobe houses leveled and crops ruined. “'San Blas, a suburb of the City of Tehuantepec, is reported almost de- stroyed. Special dispatches from Juchitan, near the Gulf of Tehuantepec, state that the waters are 6 feet above nor- mal and still rising. Raflway traffic has been cut off, with bridges and tracks washed away FIFTEEN ENTOMBED BY MINE EXPLOSION Trapped 425 Feet Below Surface in West Kentucky Coal Co. Pit. the Associated Press. STURGIS, Ky, June 8.—Fifteen men were entombed in an explosion which occurred in the depths of mine No. 9 of the West Kentucky Coal Co. here today. Nearly 200 men were at work at the time and about 185 es- caped through other exits, officials of the company announced. A United States mine rescue car he extent of the damage had not heen determined at noon. Ventilation is good, however, and the upper workings of the mine were not dam- aged, mine officials said. A rescue crew began to descend into the mine. The shaft is 425 feet deep. The explosion is belleved to have oc- curred in entry No. 1. The_fifteen miners therein probably were 1,500 to 2,000 feet back from the shaft when the blast occurred. Fight years ago an explosion in the company’s mine No. 7 took a toll of 62 dead. No disaster has visited any of the workings since that time, it was said. The body of Levi M. McCauley, pa- lent at Elizabeth’s Hospital, who was drowned in the river Saturday afternoon while seeking relief from he heat, was recovered yesterday morning. The body of Vernon Kidwell, 18 rears old, 118 Fairfax street, Alexan- Aria, Va., who was drowned when his ranoe capsized near Arlington Beach, Va., Saturday afternoon, was recov- ered this morning neay where the drowning occurred. Both bodies were taken to the Q0T BU A certificate of accidental th was given in each case. Rela- Britain to-| Britain guarantees the | summoned from Evansville, Ind.| M STATE FAIR GROUNDS, June §.—America's suc- cess in fusing national unity from its melting pot of diverse racial elements points the way for fraternity and co- operation among peoples on a world- wide scale, President Coolidze de- clared today in an address at the Norse-American centennial. *“If fraternity and co-operation,” he said, “are possible on the scale of this | continent among people so widely di- verse, why not on the scale of the world? I feel it is possible of realiza- {tion. T am convinced that our na- tional story might somewhat help to guide mankind toward such a goal.” The President told his audience that in the midst of “loyalties that are all beyond possibility of question” it was “difficult to choose among the many national and racial groups that have |sought out America for their home land their country | “We are thankful for all of them, jand vet more thankful that periment of their common citizenship |has been so magnificently justified in its results,” he said. “If one were seeking proof of a basic brotherhood among all races of men, if one wer: PLANS CONLETED FOR SURVETPTOEND POLLUTON OF RVER U. S. and District Health Of- ficials Seek Means to Make Potomac Safe. Plans for the survey of the Potomac River to determine what steps, if any, may be taken to reduce the pollu- tion of the river near Washing- ton, so that the people of the city may use the river for outdoor bath- ing, have practically been completed by the United States Public Health Service, which will conduct the sur- vey with the co-operation of the health officer of the District, Dr. Willlam C. Fowler. - Assistant Sanitary Engineer A. F. Allen, who is now at Corpus Christi, Tex., has been ordered here to take part In the survey. He will have charge of the work under the direc- tion of Surg. George W. McCoy, director_of the hyglenic_laboratory. When Dr. Allen reaches Washington the survey will be undertaken ac- tively, and will proceed probably until September. He has had much ex- perience In the study of river pollu- tion and the problem which it pre- sents. Surg. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming of the Public Health Service said today that he had been more impressed than ever, since the present hot weather descended upon Washington, of the need of providing outdoor bathing facilities for the people of the District. He pointed out that many persons are using the river and creeks about Washington, not withstanding danger from drowning and from disease due to pollution of the water. Congress Action Expected. The “survey should show conclu- sively what may be done to mini- mize the pollution of the river so the people of the District may enjoy the use of the great river that flows by thelr doors. It may show that additional sewers and interceptors are needed, and if so these should be provided by Congress when it meets next vear. Congress doubtless will tackle the District bathing problem in earnest, and it should have full information regarding the Potomac River at hand when it undertakes to make provision for public bathing beaches here. The survey will show, too, whether some parts of the river are today free enough from pollution to be rea- sonably safe for bathing purposes. Engineer Commissioner Bell today suggested that the Brightwood Reser- voir, on Sixteenth street, might be de- sirable for conversion into a swim- ming pool when it is abandoned by the water department in 1927. While this proposal has no bearing on the question of safeguarding bath- ers this Summer, it was mentioned by Col. Bell as a possihle development to be considered in discussing what is to be done for the future. Urges Beach at Annacostia. The Engineer Commissioner also declared he would like to see provi- sion made for bathing in connection { with the development of the Anacos- | tia Park, along the eastern end of the | “Sficiats at the District Building sald today that they are leaving to the office of public buildings and grounds for consideration the ques- tion of what should be recommended to Congress in the next budget for bathing beach facilities to take the place of the Tidal Basin beach, which was closed this Summer by the action of Congress in declining to provide the funds for its operation. The Commissioners, however, are keenly interested in the discussion of Washington's bathing needs, which have been emphasized by the number of drownings that have occurred in the past week, including several boys, who were seeking relief in the river from the heat. The Brightwood reservoir, near the entrance to Rock Creek Park, is to be discontinued for the storage of city water as soon as the new conduit and | reservoirs are completed. Some Changes Necessary. There already has been discussion of the advisability of converting the reservolr into an athletic stadium, but Col. Bell today put forth the idea of looking to this reservoir as a possible bathing poo! development. The reser- voir would probably have to be al- tered as to depth and slope for bathing purposes should it be decided to use it in that way. ‘The Commissioners at their board meeting tomorrow probably will pass upon the recommendation of Mrs. Rhodes that sprinklis lvp-nhtlmfi ch 'Melting Potin U. S. Is Example For Fused World, Coolidge Says Experience of This Nation Proof of | Brotherhood of Races, President De- clares at Norse-American Centennial. the ex-| WASHINGTON, D. to challenge the riddle of Babel in support of aspirations for a unity ca- |pable of assuring peace to the na- tions, in such an inquiry I suppose no better testimony could be taken than the experience of this country. “Out of the confusion of tongues, the conflict of traditions, the varia- tions of historical setting, the vast differences in talents and tastes there has been evolved a spiritual union accompanied by a range of capacity and genius which marks this nation for a pre-eminent destiny. The Ameri- can people have commanded the re- spect of the world. “It {8 not so many years since visit- ors from other quarters of the world were wont to contemplate our con- course of races, origins and interests, and shake their heads omniously. They feared that from such a melting pot of diverse elements we could never draw the tested, tempered metal that is the only substance for national character. E-ven among ourselves were many who listened with serious con- cern to such forebodings. They were | not quite sure whether we had created a nation with the soul of a nation. They wondered if perhaps we had Column 2) | (Continued on Page Caillaux Will Use $100,000,000 Loan To Support Franc By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 8.—Finance Minister Cafllaux is ready to throw the en- tire $100,000,000 Morgan loan “and other resources” into the fight against speculation in the falling franc if necessary, says a semi-of- cial note from the finance minis- try today. The ministry considers that abso- lute secrecy as to when, where and how it will act is essential to suc- cess, the note adds, and nothing will be said regarding whether the exchange operations will commence today, tomorrow or next week, or whether they have already been started. CHEERING CROWDS BREET COOLIDGE Thousands Line St. Paul Sta- tion When President Arrives. Has Busy Program. By the Associated Pres ST. PAUL, Minn., June 8.—Political differences were forgotten today as the people of Minnesota and the Northwest joined in honoring Presi- dent Coolidge, their guest for the day. Coming into the territory which was a battleground in the last polit- ical campaign, on a non-political mis- sfon, to pay tribute to the Norwegian immigrant, the Executive was given a welcome that did not know the bounds of race or party. Thousands of cheering men, women and children lining the Union Sta- tlon concourse and streets nearby greeted the President and Mrs. Cool- idge on their arrival last night. Thou- sands of others awaited an oppor- tunity to get a glimpse of them today, Norse-American centennial celebration at the State fair grounds, or to see them at close range at a public re- caption tonight at the State Capitol. Guests of Kelloggs. While here the President and Mrs. Coolidge are guests at the home of Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg. They will leave for Washington shortly be- fore midnight tonight on a special train which is due to arrive at the Capital Wednesday morning. On arrival last night after a 30- hour train ride from Washington Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge went to the Kellogg home, but not until the President clasped the grimy hands of J. W. Murphy, engineer, and W. Lang, fire- man, of the engine which pulled the trajn into St. Paul, with the remark: ““That was a fine ride.” Soldiers from Fort Snelling aided !police in their efforts to handle the {crowd which surged toward the Presi- dent as he made his way through the station. Even after he had found se- clusion at the Kellogg residence hun- dreds of curfous folk lingered in an ad- jolnipg street. A chant, started by a group of youngsters, “We Want Cool- idge,” grew in volume, but failed to bring the President to the door for a speech. The crowd let out a wild cheer, however, when Mrs. Coolidge ?ppel.red at a window to wave a greet- ng. Has Busy Program. ‘The President's program today called for a morning of inactivity at the Kellogg home, followed by his at- tendance at a luncheon in Minneapolis, tendered by the directors of the centen- nial. Next in order was Mr. Cool- idge’s appearance at the fair grounds, midway between Minneapolis and St. Paul, for his centennial speech, with the late afternoon reserved for rest, p‘repmlory to the State house recep- tion. Before leaving for Minneapolis Pres- ident Coolidge received at the Kellogg home Minister Bryn of Norway, a del- egation of Norwegians here for the celebration and a group of men and w‘ox‘nen who arranged for the centen- nial. The weather, in striking contrast to the oppressive heat which prevailed here the last several days, was raw. The sky was overcast and a stiff, cool breeze made topcoats desirable. Kaiser Studies Ancients. BERLIN, June § UP.—The Kreus Zeitung, which still is considered the semi-official Hohenzollern organ, re- ports that the former Kaiser has fflul;:ld an llg.dsuonuol scientists to investigate the relations existing between the anclent Greek and Oriental culture. to hear the President’s address at the | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C, 45U ARMY OVES ONCANTONASYANG PREPARES T0 FIHT Battle Breaks Out Between Defending Troops and Honanese Force. ENTIRE NATION SEETHES WITH PATRIOTIC FERVOR Foreigners Urged to Recognize De- mand of Chinese for Restora- tion of Rights. By the Associated Press. Fighting started between Yunnan ese troops, controlling Canton, China and the followers of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, quartered in the Island of Honan, when six small gunboats fired | on the electric light station. The | casualties were reported to be light. | Refugees were crowding steamers to | Hongkong. i The troops of Gen. Yang Hsimin | advanced to meet Gen. Hsu Chuns- | chi’s Cantonese army, approaching | from Skelung. The State Department at Washing- ton received a delayed dispatch under date of June § stating that the muni- cipal bullding was wrecked during rioting in the Britlsh concession at | Chinkiang. The arrival of the United States torpedo boat destroyer Paul Jones at Chinkiang synchronized with an abatement in rioting there. The situation was reported quiet, although | students were sald to be working up a strike at Kiuklang. H Restrictions have been imposed by the authorities against the removal of | foodstuffs from the foreign settlement at Shanghai. The strike situation was unchanged but services had been sys- tematized by the settlement author- itles, who were confident they could maintain them indefinitely. Confer- ences of the foreign authorities with ;i!legateu from Peking were proceed- ng. Translation of a circular distributed at Shanghal indicated that a faction of the Chinese was strongly opposed to Communism. That faction, while volcing indignation at the recent shooting of Chinese in conmection with the strike disturbances, assert- ed that Communists were responsible. Investigation by the Shanghal mis- sion board disclosed no attacks onl foreigners in the interfor, although student bodies agitated the holding of dembnstrations in Hang Chow, Ningpo, Nanking, Soochow, Hankow and other centers. ‘WHOLE NATIO) SEETHING. Unrest Is Reported Increasing in Peking and Interior. By Radio {0 The Star and Chicago Daily News. TOKIO, June 8.—From Canton to| Peking and from the far interior prov- ince of Szechuan to the mouth of Yangtze River on the Pacific Ocean, China is seething and sporadically ex- ploding. Reports from Canton show that real war has broken out between the Yun nanese and Cantonese. The foreign concession, Shameen, is isolated, the bridge and gates being closed, while (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) COLLEGE MURDER POINTS TO STUDENT Professor Attacked on Eve of Examinations at Loui- siana University. By the Associated Press. BATON ROUGE, La., June 8.— With members of the student body under close surveillance, police today renewed their search for the slayer of Prof. Oscar B. Turner, instructor in agronomy at Louisiana State Univer- sity. Prof. Turner was found dying in the agronomy bullding yesterday, with numerous gashes on the head, face and throat, evidently inflicted with a heavy fire ax, which was lying nearby. The official theory was that the crime was committed by a student who might possibly have been dis- covered by Prof. Turner rifling a desk from which certain examination pa- pers which were to have been used by the agronomy class today. were missing. Return of the examination papers under circumstances almost as mys- terlous as those surrounding the crime inclined authorities to the belief that the slayer was one of the student body. The victims watch and pocketbook were undisturbed. Restored in Midst of Crowd. The missing papers were restored to Prof. Turner’s desk after the dying man was found by R. G. Markham,| senior agriculture student, who has been serving as an assistant to the agronomy teacher, at a time when the agronomy hall was thronged with detectives and crowds of curious per- sons. Students in Prof. Turner's class were to be given thorough question- ing before the coroner’s jury, which adjourned last night until today after failing to make an recommendations. KILLS NINE OF FAMILY. German Clears Out Home With Hatchet, Then Hangs Self. BERLIN, June 8 (#).—Apparently rendered insane by domestic squab- bles a resident of a village near Co- burg, vesterday ran amuck, Kkilling with & hatchet his wife, mother, brother-in-law, sister-inlaw and the latter’s five children. Then he hanged himself. AR S irn ] Boston Archeologist Dies. ROME, June 8 (#).—Charles Dens- more Curtis, formerly of Boston, for 16 years professor of archeology in the American A in Rome, died here today of pneumonia. Several leading scientific men as-|* sembled at Doorn for this purpose, the.paper. says,. | . | toward the middle of the week he ¢ Foening Star. MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1925—THIRTY PAGES. as fast as the papers are printed. Circulation, 89,833 Circulation, 104,160 You've BEEN WORKIN' OVERTIME CHARLIE, AND sray ( INDEFINITELY ECAS 7 e o7 DRy 2 VD5 Bposrn o SHOWERS T0 MARK HEAT WAVE BREAK Low Pressure Area Looming to Rout High Tempera- tures in Day or Two. - First signs of the long-awaited break in the record heat spell which Washington has experienced during the past week are expected this afternoon or tonight with the arrival of cooling thundershowers, Forecast- er Mitchell announced today. The showers will be of local origin and will not of themselves bring any decided temperature drop, but in the offing, according to Mr. Mitchell's weather maps, looms a country-wide low-pressure area” that should in a day or two definitely chase away the abnormally high temperatures recently prevailing. The mercury today probably will reach the 90-degree mark, but to- ward nightfall the atmosphere should cool off somewhat, and the landscape will feel the welcome caress of mod- erate shifting wind: The now famous “Bermuda high”, which Forecaster Mitchell accused of being the chief conspirator in the unseasonable heat wave, is rapidly dis- sipating in the face of invading from the north and west, and a sharp break in the heat wave already has been felt in New England, New Jer- sey, Delaware, southern New TYork and southeastern Pennsylvania. After today's showers the tempera- ture will remain nearly statfonary for a while, the forecaster believes, but looks for the arrival of cooler more normal northwest. There will be no sudden drop in temperature, Mr. Mitchell advises. A cloudy or partly cloudy sky will aid in screening Washington from the siz- zling sun in the near future. Yesterday's heat is blamed. indi- rectly, for four deaths here during the day. Three others were overcome. Mrs. Bertha Louise Ryan, 48 years old, of 919 South Carolina avenue southeast, died suddenly at her home yesterday afternoon from heart fafl- ure superinduced by the heat, accord- ing to Dr. John R. Dull. Mrs. Marie Elizabeth Meyer, 60 vears old, Walker road near Alabama avenue southeast, died suddenly early in the morning, her death being refer- red to the coroner because there had been no physician in attendance. Po- lice believe the heat was a factor in her demise. Vernon Bernard, colored, 66 years old, of 1118 Fifteenth street, was found dead in bed early yesterday morning. Intense heat is thought to have been a contributing cause. John Downing, colored, 27 years old, of 100 South Capitol street, was taken suddenly ill early yesterday morning and dled before Dr. Larkin reached his home in response to a call sent to Casualty Hospital. It i{s thought the heat also had a bearing on his death. Thomas Kines, 20 years old, of 429 First street southeast was overcome vesterday afternoon while playing base ball on a lot at Thirty-fifth and U streets. He was treated at George- town Unlyersity Hospital by Dr. Greenlaw, who reported he was not dangerously affected. : Mary Bradley, 42 years old, of 1362 E street southeast, was affected by the heat last night while in front of 1236 C street northeast. She was taken home. ‘Percy Washington, colored, 39 years old, suffered an attack of heat prostra- tion yesterday afterncon while in custody of the police. The sick man, residing at 909 Florida avenue, was treated at Gallinger Hospital. Although the Sunday lull in busi- ness and governmental activity made possible a reduction of 9,000,000 gal- lons in water consumed yesterday, as compared with the maximum figure of Friday, the amount used vesterday was 10,000,000 more than the record of Sunday a week ago. On Friday the city used 79,000,000 gallons. On Saturday, when a drop always occurs, the consumption went down to 74,942,000, and yesterday the quantity drawn off by the people was 70,198,000. This was some relief to the Water Department pumps, which have been working at a heavy strain, but it did not relieve them to the extent that they are usually helped by the week end let up in water use, | The consumption on Sunday, May 30, | was only 60,171,000, or temperatures from the “BERMUDA HIGH” ROUTED. Cool Weather for New York Seen With Air Blockade Broken. NEW YORK, June 8 (#).—The complete rout of the “Bermuda high" pressure area, which brought a week of record heat to New York, was Hor e W\Gsfrmw‘;‘f’ Miners Disarmed In Gold Stampede To Canada Fields By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, Wash., June 8.—De- termined that the gold stampede in the Cassiar district, in Northern British Columbfa, £::all be unmarred by disorders which usually attend gold rushes, Commissioner Rodd is collecting all sidearms carried by miners who enter the area, a dis- patch to the Post-Intelligencer says. The prospectors are allowed to keep rifies to shoot game, but are being warned that other weapons are taboo. Dodd has already col- lected half a barrel of weapons, the dispatch reported. Heavy snow has made definite estimates of the richness of the re- ported strike impossible, the dis- patch said. g s NINE ARE KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK C. & 0. Freight Turns Over on Track Crew—15 Others Are Injured. By the Associated Press. PERU, Ind., June 8.—Eight negro track-layers and one traniman were killed today when a westbound Chesapeake and Ohio freight train overturned while rounding a curve near Converse, Ind., 15 miles south of here. The negroes were buried beneath the wreck of the engine tender and 15 coal cars. Recovery of their bodies ‘was expected to take several hours. Railroad officials said that possibly the number of trackmen killed might reach 11. Fifteen injured workmen were sent to hospitals. The track-layers had stepped aside to permit the train to pass, and were caught as the cars overturned. RIOTS IN BULGARIA. Seven Reported Killed in Street Fights in Sofia. BERLIN, June 8 (®.—The Sofia correspondent of the Montag Morgen reports that street fights have taken place in the Bulgarfan capital, result- ing in the death of seven persons, in- cluding a member of Parliament, and the wounding of hundreds. The home of a Peasant party leader was dyna- mited. GREEKS RETAKE ISLAND. Bandit Leaders of Uprising on Samoa Captured. LONDON, June 8 (#).—Advices re- ceived today in Greek circles in Lon. don said the bandit leaders of the uprising on the Island of Samoa, off the Asia Minor coast, have been cap- tured by Greek forces. Ttalian Airman on Long Flight. ADELAIDE, Australia, June 8 (). —Comdr. de Pinedo, the Italian air- man, who has flown from Rome, ar- rived here otday. He intends to con- tinue to Melbourne, rest there a few weeks and then fly to Japan. Scientists Chew Toughest Beef To Fix Its Status for Table Use Out at Uncle Sam’s Bureau of Standards a group of learned men have been engaged of late in monotonously chewing pieces of beef and then inelegantly extract- ing the mangled remains *from their mouths for minute examina- tion. ‘The beef admittedly is not tender. It is the very toughest meat of its kind that can be bought. The harder it is to chew, the better these serious-faced scientists, seem to like it. Yet not a bit is swal- lowed. ‘When one of the chewers finds a plece which nearly floors him, he is delighted. 'his ‘, a phase TWO CENTS. AMUNDSEN RELIEF SHIP SPEEDS NORTH Ingertre, With Two Planes Aboard, Rushing to Search for Amundsen. By the Associated Press. ABOARD §. S. INGERTRE 8 (By Wireless).—At 9:30 this morning the Ingertre, carrying the Norwegian government’'s Amundsen relief expe- dition, was proceeding toward Spitz- | bergen at her maximum speed of 103 | knots per hour. The seaplanes F-18 and F-22 were slung across the deek, ready for in- stant service whenever needed. They will be used in searching for the missing explorers who started for the j newsdealers | campaign |tions in Washington, LEWD LITERATURE ON STANDS AGAIN; POLIGE RENEW WAR District Attorney Promises Relentless Prosecution of All Violators. TWO MAGAZINES HELD; ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED | Evans Orders City Swept Clean of All Salacious “Art” and Publications. Through with the role of lone cen. sor in the face of information that, here have renewed thew of obscene literature and lewd . District Attorney Peyton &or-* don today requested the Police De., partment to inaugurate an immediate against salacious publica with the prom- swift and relentless justice meted out to all persons sale, that would be |found violating the laws governing im- modest magazines, Within an hour after Maj. Gordon's letter had been received by acting Superintendent of Police Evans, every precinct commander in the city had been ordered to have the newsstands in their districts investigated, samples of questionable publications seized and the copies sent to the District attor ney for examination to determine whether they would fall under the Dis trict Code prohibiting the sale or pos- session of at are offen- sive to public decen Two Magazines Scanned. Before noon two magazines had been sent to Maj. Gordon's office and orders were issued to Capt. Brown of the first precinct to obtain the latest edition of a third. Inspector Evans felt confident that the District attor- ney would order warrants issued for the arrests of the newsdealers in each case, declaring there was no doubt in his mind and in the minds of the policemen who seized them that the publications are well bevond the bor der line of common decency. At the same time Inspector Evans said every paliceman in the National Capital has been. instructed that ‘Washington must be absolutely swept clean of the score or more of maga- zines which are considered immodest and an actual menace to the weifare of public morals. He expects the Ust North Pole from Spitzbergen in two |Of Seized copies to grow rapidly with- fiylng boats May 21. The Ingertre spent two hours this morping_taking on supplies at Ber- gen, a Norwegian harbor 190 miles northwest of Oslo. The airmen who are to pilot the seaplanes in search of Amundsen are quiet, virile Norsemen, whose constant thought is the hope of rescuing| Amundsen—although they admit that to find him now would be a tre- mendous plece of luck. Lieut. Lutzow Holm, leader of the aviators, told the Associated Press that his intention was to reconnoiter along the edge of the Arctic ice pack to the northeast of Danes Island. Lieut. Holm's assumption is that if Amundsen is returning afoot from the pole toward his original base he will naturally make for the nearest land, which would be the so-called North' east Land, or Spitzbergen Archipelago. MINES BUREAU MAY JOIN STANDARDS Officials Consider Uniting Two Departments as Economy Move. As a further step in wiping out duplications and overlapping of Gov- ernment activities, officlals have in mind a consolidation of the Bureau of Mines with the Bureau of Standards when the Bureau of Mines transfer from the Interfor Department to the Department of Commerce becomes ef- fective July 1. This consolidation, it was une - stood today, will be one of ine lu:’_::‘ points to be considered by the com- mittee of prominent mining experts, which is to be appointed by Secretary Hoover within a few days. The com mittee, which is to be composed of representatives of most of the mining organizations in the country, will make a complete survey of the Bu- reau of Mines, its work and activities, and submit a report to Mr. Hoover at_the conclusion of its deliberations. The Department of Coynmerce build- ing at Nineteenth street and Pennsyl- vania avenue is now Povercrowded and many bureaus of the department are scattered in rented quarters throughout the city. Although the statements issued last week by Secre- tary Work of the Interior Department said the Bureau of Mines would re- (Continued on Page 2, Column 6. tough a plece of beef might be- come, and yet be beef. In addition to the actual masti- cating tests the bureau experts are measuring the tensile and torsional strains of beef fibers with special instruments. The teeth tests, in fact, are supplementary to and cod- roborative of the more technical | cide. {and he in the next 48 hours, and promised that his men would give Maj. Gordon the fullest co-operation in his fight for clean literature here. Gordon Aroused. Maj. Gordon is thoroughly aroused and declared that this time no mercy would be shown violators of the law. When prosecutions were ordered in several cases a month ago the deal- ers pleaded for time to put their own houses in order, pointing out that they were at a loss to distinguish between lawful and unlawful publications un less the District attorney would give them some basis upon which to de They urged him to examine their publications with the promise that those banned would be removed from sale. The prosecutor ordered the war- rants held up and agreed to assume the role of censor for a limited length of time. He ordered 26 magazines barred for sale in Washington within two weeks and for a time the dealers faithfully carried out their promise. The time limit set by Maj. Gordon expired last Monday, however, and since then it has been learned that many dealers have taken advantage of newer editions which have not been censored to renew their sales 1t is physically impossible for Maj. Gordon to continue spending his time reading magazines. he said. The dis- tributors and dealers both know by this time what class of literature and art comes within the reach of the law, is through with mediation From now on the fight for cleanliness in literature in the Nation's Capital is to be pushed so vigorously that it will soon be highly unprofitable for any dealer to even consider handling pub- lications even near the border line of decency. All Under Scrutiny. Accordingly, he wrote a letter to Maj. Sullivan, superintendent of police, pointing out that the time for action has arrived. Maj. Gordon assured the Police Department that when he cen- |sored a number of magazines he did Inot intend to give a clean bill of health {to all others, and asked that the po- lice officers be instructed to examine all magazines offered for sale, regard- less of whether they were on his black list or not, and bring copies of those appearing questionable to his office Inspector Evans, who is acting in the place of Supt. Sullivan the latter’s absence, did not even wait to send out an order to that ef- fect In writing. He had all precinct commanders called to the telephone, read the District attorney's letter to them and issued a strict injunction that it should be carried out without delay. This osder was in turn trans- ferred to all members of the force then on duty as they made their regu- lar calls to the station houses. In ad- dition, it is to be reread at each roll call for several days. Results from this action were al- most instantaneous. Members of the force must have had some magazines under their scrutiny even before the order was read, for within two hours several copies of two publications were on their way to Maj. Gordon’s office. When the contents of a third were re- ported to Inspector Evans he ordered that one be seized by a special police man and taken to the prosecutor for examination with the others. Appeals to Distributors. Not only will the campaign apply to proprietors of newsstands but to the central points of distribution as well. Maj. Gordon has been promised the fullest co-operxtion of artists and in findings. It Is reported that some very stubborn specimens of beef have been obtained withcut much diffi- culty it here in Washington. ‘The ient of Agriculture, in ing the experiments, ex- plained that tender meat and tough meat often have the same appear- ance, even to competent judges and that economic problems are volved in the results derived from in the tests. also has re- civic bodies in his fight. He already has authority from a number of na- tionally known sculptors and artists to summon them as witnesses to testify as to the distinction between real art and lewdness parading under the guise of art when the cases come up_for trial. The campaign in Washington has attracted the attention of the country and many cities are preparing to fol- lowing the lead of the National Capital in the battle for decent lité The iull in the fight during t) jtwo _weeks has only been