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9 OSCA _ INNEW YORK AT 7 First Jewish Cabinet Mem;; ber Came to U. S. an Im- migrant From Germany. By the Associated Press NEW YORK May Oscar S, rvaus, former diplomat. cabiret mem. philanthropist and financier, died home, at 1010 Fifth avenue, this = at the age of He had in il henlth for some time, suf m ation of disease Comiog t itry as a Jew- ish o imn. Siraus entered his publi hen in 1887 he vas appointed 3 or to Turkey by Presid v Uis life thence: th devoted to public service. 1805 he became the first member heer R STRAUS DIES| Statesman Dies. RARRIS & tie Hebrew race to enter the net. He then s appointed Secretary Commerce by President Roosevelt, tn which eapacity he had supervision immigrants, Honored by Five Presidents. included honor both in publ Pre majfor fliliat 1912 he | ted Trog candidate | ernor of New : ! Hiis domestic political duties were arfed for 18 years by attendance at Ihe Hague, whoro he served six | hree-year terms, beginning in um.vl . nomin n or public duties included semibership on the advisory board of commisston for relief in Belglum, | which Herbert Hoover was chair- | man le also was a founder of the Na- | ional Civie Pederation and the author { «f a number of books on economics. Bezan Career as Lawyer. Mr. Straus began his career as a awyer in 1873, but forsook this in S31 to join @ pottery and glassware importing house under the firm name of L. Straus & Son This corporation later became in 1erested in department stores and Mr. Straus became an important factor in this field before he retired in 1907. He zave generously to many chari- fies. Afr. Straus returned two weeks ago from Florida, where he had spent the Winter for his health. His end wa entirely peaceful and his wife son were with him when he died. “He was an old man,” relatives «aid, “and his life just came to an end.” It was said that funeral services could probably be held Wednesday afterncon from Temple Beth-el at 4 flast Seventy-Sixth street. Had Success in Turkey. As American minister to the Ot- | toman empire he was instrumental in reopening 50 schauls and protect- ing more than 5700 missions from ‘m. He brought about a better | \inderstanding and more friendly re- \tions between the United States and Turkey and promoted the estab- lishment of commerce between the wo countries. As Secretary of Commerce and |abor Mr. Straus. once an im- inigrant himself, had charge of all iminigration to this country. One of {he first things the new Secretary Jid upon entering his office was to order an investigation of the accomo- Jations for steerage passengers on ocean steamers i In a crists in the Turkish empire | in 1909, Mr. Straus was persuaded by President Taft to again take up the duties of representing the United States in that country, this time as \mbassador. The next year Mr. Straus was successful in obtaining from the Turkish government a de- cision whereby all forelgn religious, ~ducational and benevolent institu- \lons were permitted to hold landed More than 300 American ions were affected by this nd Mr. Straus was appointed by Gov. Whitman in 191 as a member of the firat division of the Public Service Commission of New York State. Born in Otterberg. Rhenish Ba- varta. Germany, December 23, 1850, Mr. Straus was the son of Lazarus Straus, an agriculturist, who fled from his fatherland in 1852 because of the part he had taken in a revo- Intion in 184%. Settling in Philadel- phia for & short time, Lazarus Straus ook his family to Talbotten, Ga. where most of the boyhood of Oscar Straus was spent and where he stu- died in Collingeworth _Institute. later his father moved to New York City and Oscar Straus continued his sindies at Columbia College. After practicing law in New York City for time, Mr. Straus and his two brothers engaged large depart- | ment _store enterprises in New York #nd Brook Author of Several Books. Mr. Straus was a student of eco nomics, wrote several books on that subject and was the author of text books in American _ universities. among his works are “The Origin of the Republican Form of (Government in the United States,” “Roger Wil liams, the Ploneer of Religious Lib- United States Doctrine of Citizenship” The Reform of Diplomatic Serv- »d to the Near East aguin in 1024 on a journey of conciliation, when, at the request of the Federated (‘ouncil of Churches of Christ in America, he used his good Jfices to bring harmony into the re- iations between the five Christiun s in the Holy Land. Mr. Straus was a strong advocate of the League of Nations, expressing his convictions on a number of public occasions. The approach of old age did not af- tect his activities, and November 25 of last year, one month before his sev- enty-fitth birthday anniversary, he be came chairman of the New York com- mittee of the Sesquicentennial Lxposi- tion at Philadelphia Straus retu Mrs. Pickett Wins Sale Appeal. Mre. Sallie V. H. Pickett won her ase in the District Court of Appeals today, when Chief Justice Martin af- firmed the action of the District Su- preme Court, which gave her a decres against Mand H. Gates and Eugenia v for specif] formance of 4 contract to convey certain real es. iate to her and setting aside a convey- ence from Mrs. Gates to Mrs. Gordy. BOSTON STOCK MARKET. BOSTON, May 8.—Following is a list of today's highest, lowest and closing prices for the most active stocks dealt in here: ) % Amoskear Arizona Com Bigelow Hartford fingham Mines Hoston & Mo. aln & Hecla vovper Range Fast But t Steamship . FEdison Elec . Gillete {vland Creek ixle Royale M i ssomacns 2 o Ea o R & s & et Fd we5an s D wonio Ban1na - mOEC BT W g T North Butte Pacifio Mille Shattuek .. Switt & Co switt Internat Tnited Fruit new United Shoe M el Shoe M ptd Apey, Wateh - > S8aa S oroSns BFS SR - ¥ Wewoith EWING. OSCAR S. STRAUS. SAFE-BLOWERS GET 5000 EVELR Investment Building Office Robbed by Experts Ap- parently in Daylight. From 315,000 to $20,000 in jewelry and $11 in cash were stolen from the establishment of James C. Lynn, 315 Investment Building, by yeggmen who blasted the safe, it was discov- ered this morning when the place was opened for husiness. The safe-blowers, who apparently were professionals, muffled the sound of the explosion twith pieces of an expensive rug that had been cut from the tioor The blast not only from the safe, but niture. Police believe was committed yesterd fices in the building. which is at Fif- teenth and K streets, generally are deserted on Sunday, and daylight also would have allowed the veggs to en- ter the place without attracting atten. tion and faellitated their operations. tore the door o wrecked fur- the robbery as the of- Lift Operators Near. The explosion went unnoticed by elevator operators, who are on duty 24 hours a day, just a few doors from Lynn’s office. 5 The thieves left behind a pinchbar, sledgehammer and a blacksmith's punch that had been used to damage the spindle of the safe as well as the wire used in applying the nitro- glycerin. The place of business was closed Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. At 8 o'clock that night, however, an employe was there to put away arti cles of jewelry, and the safe, not a ¢ large one, was intact at that Girl Discovers Robbery. Miss Dorothy Walther, secretary to the jeweler, first to appear there this morning, found the lock had been forced off the door by a jimmy. She notified her employer, and police were summoned. Detective Sandberg, who went to the scene with Inspector Pratt, exam- ined the safe for fingerprints, but the safe crackers, believed profes- sionals, apparently wore gloves, and the examination proved futile. Mr. Lynn said his stock was cov- ered by insurance. Numerous arti cles of silverware in the room had not been disturbed. THOMPSON EVADES PRISON BY DEATH Contractor, Convicted With Forbes, Dies as Petition for Probation Pends. By the Assocfited Press. ST. LOUIS, May Thompson, wealthy contractor, con victed with Col. Charles R rbes of conspiracy to defraud the Government through the Veterans’ Bureau, died here toduy at an early hour of heart trouble. Mr. Thompson, who was about 60 vears old, had been ill for many months. Recently, after all appeals from his sentence had been denied by the courts, he was examined by phy- siclans of the Veterans' Bureau. who pronounced him in no condition to be- gin serving his sentence at Leaven: worth. Col. Forbes is now in the penitenti- ary. 3.~John Petition Still Pending. CHICAGO, May 3 (.—A petition for probation for John W. Thompson, wealthy St. Louis contractor, who died today, has been pending in Federal District Court here since an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States recently failed. The next step in the process was due next Monday, J. Elliott Byrne, assist- ant United States district attorney, having instructions from Federal Judge Carpenter to file a brief then. Sentenced to Two Years. Col. Charles R. Forbes, former head of the United States Veterans' Bu- reau, convicted with Thompson, Te- cently began serving his sentence in the Federal penitentiary at Leaven- worth, Kan. They were sentenced to serve two years each and fined $10,000 each. They were charged with con- spivacy to defraud the Government through the letting of hospital con- tracts. The Government recently started ac- tion against the surety company which made bond for Col. Thompson to collect the $10,000 fine. That matter also is pending. MISSING HEAD FO Special Dispateh to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, missing head of Moore, whose body was found on a Potomac River island near Harpers Ferry De- cember 9, 1924, was discovered yester- day near where the body lay. It is believed to have been placed there by pereons interested in throwing the police off the scent of Moore's sup- posed murderers. Harry Cummins, a Harpers Ferry taxi driver, i8 out on $10,000 bail in connection With the case and the po- lice are still searching for Charles Chewning, who disappeared simulta- neously with Moore. The find of the lead was reported by Timothy Green alt, & Wuck garduer, UND. THE KEVENI VOTE LOOMS TODAY - ON BUILDINGS BILL Il’.)onference With Opponents Believed to Have Met Objections. of the $165,000,000 public buildings bill by the Senate before ad journmant this afternoon appeared likely, following a conference today between those in charge of the meas- ure and Senators who have beei op- posing it in its present foru. age NG STAR, It was learned that an understand- ing was reached at the meeting this mornfug under which certain amend- ments will be offered on the floor, meeting, in part. the objections that prevented action on the bill during the last two weeks. The understanding rveached today was that language would be written into the bill providing in substunce that in deciding on clties in which emergency needs for public buildings exist, consideration would be given to population, area and post office re ceipts. Among those who attended the con- fere were Senator Fernald of Maine, chairman of the public huild ings committee; Senutor Lenroot of Wisconsin, who had strongly support- ed the bilf as reported enators Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia: Har- rison, Democrat, of Mississippi and McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee. Some Changes Favored. It was Senator Harrison who sug gested in the Nenate Saturday that some provision should be made in the w. bill giving constderation to populution, arca and wealth of the States in ap- portioning the lump sums authorized by the bill. Another amendment which considerable favor on the floor is that offered Ly Senator Swanson, which would prevent the ‘reasury Depart ment from entering into contracts un- til money has been made available by Congress for the buildings. The aim of this amendment is to give Con- gress, through the appropriations commilttee, some check on the deel- sions of executive department in lo- cating bulldings. This public bulldings bill, which al- | ready has passed the House, is unique | in form In that it departs fron the old method of specifying the cities which are to receive buildings by | authorizing lump appropriations to be | used for bufldings and in those sec-! tions where the Treasury and Post Office Departments believe the emerg- ency is greatest. Central Authority Opposed. During the past few weeks, how ever, Senator Harrison has raised vigorous objection to action in the Senate on the ground that the bill gives too much authority to the Sec- retary of the Treasury to decide when and where bulldings shall be located. Speeches in opposition to this feature of the bill also have been made by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, minor- ity leader, and Senator Mayfield, Dem- ocrat of Texas. The conterence held this morning resulted from this op- position and was held in an effort to prevent this fmportant legislation fail- ing of action. Repeatedly since the bill was taken | up Senator Fernald, Senator Smoot, chairman of the finance committee, and Senator Lenroot have called at tention to the urgent necessity of get- ting started on the accumulated need for public buildings, both in Wash- ington and throughout the country, | resulting from the fact that Congress ! has not passed a comprehensive build ing program since 1913. Senator Iernald has told his colleagues that the maln reason for ascertaining a | lump &um was to place the erection of publo buildings on the basis of efficiency and economy, pointing out that it would have been impossible at this time to take care of all the in dividual projects that would have to be considered under the old method of specifying bulldings in the bill. The $165,000,000 authorized in the bill is divided into three parts as fol- ows: To relieve the serious shortage in housing facilities for the dbpartments in Washington, $50,000,000; to com- plete projects remaining from the last program_authorized in 1913, $15,000, 000. and to take care of the most urgent needs that have developed since 1913 throughout the country, $100,000,000. SCIENTISTS MEASURE | BLOOD FLOW’S SPEED Radium Is Injected Into Left Arm and Its Emanations Meas- ured at Right. won By the Associated Pre: ATLANTIC CITY, May 3 first time the rate of the flow of blood in the body has been accurately meas- ured, the method being an ingenious use of radium injected into the body at one point and its emanations regis- tered at another. This important sci entific advance was reported here this morning before the American Society of Clinical Investigation by Dr. Her- raann Blumgart and Dr. Somna Welss of the Thorndyke Memorial Labora- tory, Boston City Hospital. The device will be invaluable in giving doctors an accurate conception of the condition of the circulation, es- pecially in heart disease, say physi- clans, who praised the work. Tt will make it posaible, without taking sam- ples of blood from the body or dis- turbing the patient in any way, to determine the efficacy of the treat- ment, they say. In desoribing the new method, Dr. Blumgart said that an injection of the active deposit of radium was made in the left arm and the emanations de- tected by an electroscope upon arrival in the right arm, after a transit through tho heart and lungs. The average speed of the normal person was found to range from 15 to 22 sec- onds, whereas in disease it has been recorded as slow as from 45 to 60 seconds. WALLACE PORTRAIT WINS APPROVAL OF WIDOW Mrs. Coolidge accompanied Mrs. Henry C. Wallace and Miss Ruth Wal- lace to the Department of Agriculture this morning to see the portrait of the late Becretary, Mr. Henry C. Wallace, which has just been hung in the pri- vate office of the Secretary of Agri- culture, Mr. Jardine. Mrs. Wallace, widow of the late Becretary, and Miss Wallace are guests at the White House until Fri- day, going from Union Station to the mansion in one of the President’s cars immediately on their arrival here Sat- urday. The portrait, sald by those who knew Secretary Wallace personally, to be an excellent one, is the work of ‘Wilbur A. Reaser of Yonkers, N. Y. The funeral of Secretary Wallace took place in the east room of the White Flouse, after which the bodv was sent tv e Muines for, burial, e il WASHINGTO MAY 3, 1926. A river of lava pouring down slopes of Mauna Loa. This iy the Kona flow, which went into the sea at Hoop- ulos Landing. Photo by 11th Photo Section. U Copyrighted Ly War D epartment. Sup by Wide Wo: WITNESS SAYS WAN 1S SUPERSTITIOUS Former Employer Cites Fear of Cat’s-Eye Pin by Accused Student. The superstitions of the Orient ¥ were woven into testimony before ustice Hoehling in Criminal Division of District Supreme Court, where /lang Sun Wan is being tried the third time for the murder of Ben Sen Wu, one of the three Chiness slain at the Fducational Mission here seven years ago. Hugh A. O'Donnell, ness manager of the and a former employer of the defend- ant, sald Wan worked for him for about three months in 1918. One day, however, Mr. O'Donnell appeared wearing a cat's eye scarf pin. Wan, the witness said, threw his hands be- tore his eyes and cried out that a cat's eye was sure to bring ill luck to its weaftr and all persons associated with him. The Chinese resigned immedi- ately, Mr. O'Donnell sald. The witness was called to testify to the good character of the defendant and his tale of Wan's superstition was one of the few interesting features of otherwise drab proceedings. Story Causes Commotion. The courtroom was crowded, wom- en, as usual, making up its larger part. The cat's-eye story brought amazed comments, forcing the bailiff assistant busi- New York Times {to rap for order. The trial opened this morning with a resumption of the cross-examination of Wan, who was on the stand all day Frrid The prosecution soughf to prove that the defendant made mis- atements as to the time he took & t the imurders are supposed to been committed. Wan, however, insisted that when the detectives safd he had admitted boarding a train at 8:15 p.m. for New York, they were referring to a state- ment in which he intended to say that he had taken the train for Baltimore. Wan contended that the detectives simply took it for granted that he meant New York. A hot fight between counsel for the defense_and the prosecution ensued when Wilton J. Lambert, chief of de- fense counsel, sought to introduce photographs showing Wan to have been a weak, overstudious young man on the verge of a breakdown at the time of the murders. The pictures were admitted, but the fight had an in- teresting sequel a mintue later. Prosecutor Is Questioned. Mr. Lambert startled courtroom habitues when he ordered George D. Horning, jr., assistant United States ttorney and first assistant prosecut- ing attorney in the present trial, to take the stand as a witness for the defenge. _Mr. Horning smilingly obliged. The defense counsel then sought to prove by examination that the prosecutor had indicated during the verbal clash over the pictures that the prosecutlon was withholding some “physical evidence” in a safe in_the office of United States Attorney Pey- ton_Gordon. Mr. Lambert tried particularly to prove that the prosecution had done away with the watches the murdered men were supposed to have worn. He did succeed, however, in making Mr. Horning admit that a pair of spec- tacles found in the mission after the murder had disappeared completely. It was intimated that these glasses might have been worn by the mur- derer. Mr. Horning explained that the spectacles had been turned over to the late Inspector Grant, chief of the Detective Bureau. After his death, the witness declared, the glasses dis- appeared. P Pbe court recessed for lunch after hearing a large number of men and women, who came here from the Ohio Northern University,\ where Wan was a student, to testify as to his character. knew Wan at the university, de- scribed him as ‘“one of the most noble-hearted boys I ever saw. have NEWTON NOT TO RUN. Representative Cleveland A. New- ton, Republican, Missouri, has an- nounced that he will not be a candi- date for re-election when his term ex- pires next March. - Mr. Newton, who has represented the tenth Missouri district in the House for eight years, said he would resume law practice in St. Louis. Dr.:y in Congress. SENATE PROGRAM.” Federal Judge English of Illinols filed his answer in the Senate to the impeachment charges brought against him by the House. The date for the trial will be fixed later. The Senate resumed considera- tlon of the public buildings bill, with a vote in prospect. The commerce committe held a ‘meeting on Shipping Board mat- ters. The Indlan affairs committee took up the Bratton bill relating to oil and gas royalties. The judiciary committee held its weekly executive meeting to pass on current business, ALUMINUM TRADE BUSSES USED IN STRIKE. Aid Curtailed Street Car Service in Akron—No Disorder Reported. AKRON, Ohio, May 3 (®).—Every available bus here was pressed into service by the Northern Ohio Power Co. today to supplement the 50 per cent street car service maintained despite the strike of unton car men, which began Saturday night. Nonunlon men operated the cars, and although strikers had pickets at car barns there was no disorder. \ INQUIRY RESUMED Attorneys Fight on Admis- sibility of Firm’s Letters ' as Evidence. By the Associated Press PITTSBURGH, May 3.—The Fed eral Trade Commission investigation of the Aluminum Co. of America, adjourned on February 19, last, was resumed here today before Maj. W. W. Sheppard, the examiner, with the submission of additional documentary n for New York about th® time ! evidence. The hearing resolved itself into a series of objections by counsel for the company. Time and agair, George B. Gordon, one of the company’s at- torneys, halted Richard P. Whitely, commission counsel, with objections to placing certain company letters in the record. In each instance the examiner admitted the evidence, with the understanding that, later on it would be connected up with charges of monopolistic practices against the company. DESPOND—ENT MO'I:HVER KILLS TWO AND SELF Mrs. Eva McKill, who | By the Aseociated Press. ~ CHICAGO, May 3.—Mrs. Emily J Karlen, 55, shot and killed her daugh- ter. Dorothy, 36, and her son, Alfred, 23, as they slept, early today. She then took her own life. The shooting occurred shortly after the . husband had left to help a neighbor do some digging, the police said. Mrs. Karlen® suffered from heart disease and had been despondent over her condition, Mr. Carlin said. Dox; A. Jenkins Hox;ored. Don A. Jenkins of Minneapolis was installed as supreme chief justice of the Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity at the closing session here Saturday night. In The Sunday Star his name appeared as John A. Jenkins. Between the Lincoln Memorial to both the dead and the living who in the armed forces of the great Woi the classic structure will serve a dual Of exquisite beauty, dignity and not only for their country but for favored. Your contribution to the $200,000 for $1, $10, $100 who means the most to you. (Signed) Charles A. Baker, | Gist Blair, { Edward F. Colladay. i John Joy Edson, - rs. William Corcoran Eustis, Poole, treasurer, the sum of I will pay my subscription May 1, 1926, $. Aug. 1, 1926, §. . smone cmmes Signed..... Mail Address.... Please Make Checks Payable to John Poole, Federal-American National Bank Names will be placed either in the marble d the sacred crypt of the corner stone. We appeal to every Washingtonian to contribute to this memorial; to those for whom some one near and dear served, and to those not so e———————————————— e WASHINGTON, D. C,....... District of Columbia Memorial Commission/: I hereby subscribe and promise to pay to the order of Joha I inclose check in full payment of above subscription. 10 WAR MEMORIAL High Officials and Plain Citi- zens Unite in Aiding Cam- paign for Temple. + which the A dorfc temple memorial lumbia World War o widespread inte: project to Distri for t of « veterans has aroused in the National Capital is demonstrated in the di versity of subscriptions being received daily by John Poole, treasurer of Memoriul Commission. Statesmen, soldlers, educators, church dignitaries and Jjust plain patriotic citizens are joining and doing “their bit” in bringing t a successful culmination the can patgn for §200.000 with which to erect the impressive and serviceable temple in Potomac Park Some of Subscribers. Aniong the more recent contributors to the cause. for example, are Repre sentative Ogden L. Mills of New York, himself a World War veteran; Dean G. C. F. Bratenahl of the Washington Cathedral; Brig. Gen. Charles W. Hobbs, U. 8. A, retired who was wounded in the Civil and Spanish Wars: Superintendent of Schools Frank W. Ballou, David J. Hil and Alexander Britton. Mr. Mills, as a member of the New York State s resigned in 1917 to enlist in the United States Army and served with the rank of captain until the ciose of the wa D. C. Employes Sharing. Employes of the District Building are showing continued interest in the drive, and_an additional donation of $66.33 has been received by Treasurer Poole from this municipal source, Woman subscribers are materially aiding in furthering the campaign. Recent feminine contributors include Elizabeth May Cammack, Catherine Rothrock, Miss Rosa Eberly and the Missess McPhersan. Al checks for the memorial should be. made payable to John Poole, treasurer, D. C. Memorfal Commis sion, ederal-American National Bank. BRITISH-MEXICAN ACCORD (#).—The MEXICO CITY, May 3 newspapers hene assert semi-official information that the Mexican government and the British legation have reached a mutually sat- isfactory agreement regarding the new petroleum law. “This is taken to mean that the Brit ish will accept the petroleum regula- tions. Shrine for Holy Memories Reflecting Pool and Tidal Basin, in Potomac Park, there is to be erected soon a beautiful memorial temple represented the District of Columbia rid War. ‘As both a memorial and a place where military concerts may be held, purpose. Greek simplicity, the temple will be built of white marble. By it the names of those who made the sacrifice, you, will be preserved to posterity. ome above or sealed within cost of the memorial, whether it be or $1,000, or any intermediate sum, should not be a burden, but a personal tribute to the one, out of all the 26,000 names to be enshrined, FRANK B. NOYES, Chairmgn, District of Columbia Memorial Commission. MEMBERS OF MEMORIAL COMMISSIO Tsaac Gans, John M. Gleissner, E. Lester Jones, Edward B. McLear, J. R. McDonald, Frank B. Noyes, G. Logan Payne, Julius 1. Peyser, Anton Stephan. SR Ayl 1926 ..) Dollars. B P T T T L | journaly, MANY SUBSCRIBING hands | upon appar- | FORDTOCONDUCT LATIN OVER SO Journalists Impressed by De- troit as Auto Mart and Beauty Spot. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. DETROIT, May 8.—In accordance with Central and South America' growing interest in the possibilities of motor transport, the Latin American s who are here for a four- 1y visit today resumed their study of the processes of automotive manu fucture which have made Detroft a household word in their home lands. But even the city's gigantic auto. mobile plants failed to compete for the interest of the beauty-loving Latins with the charm of suburban Detroit. Sunday gave them fleeting, but none the less pressive, glimpses of many phases of the city's life and left them ratisfled that the stories they had heard of the capital of motordom had not been exaggerated On Saturday and today they learned something of the magnitude of its i fes, but found also, as many were ard to remark, that the clty’s ma al prosperity not left ob- livious to the duty of cultivating the beauty of its natural setting. Ford to Conduct Party. This morning's program included its to the Dodge Brothers, Cadillac Rickenbacker factorfes. This )n_the visitors are to see the Fordson pl )f the Ford Motor The " guid. er on this will -be h . to to see and meet the ting the visiting editors have found t ting feature of the heir guests is the cara- utomobiles in which they ride. s consists of 24 new sedans, repre. ting each of the 15 different types manufictured in Detroft. The cars are supplled in each instance by the factory ach trip the caravan is escorted squadron of motor cycle police. h permission to disregard the i speed Tts progress through { the city furnishes frequent thrills not jonly for the passengers but also for | the passer-by. At one point in the ity this morning the glistening fleet of brand-new motors, with horns and police whistles blowing, threaded the traffic for meveral blocks at a speed in excess of 50 miles an hour. Visit to G was spent largely on a visit neral Motors. The editors’ ex fon of General Motors Building | elicited a varfety of exclamations of wonder at the vastness and magnifi clence of that castie of commerce. Out to the proving ground they went next, and there new marvels met their eyes—marvels that empha- sized the complexity and the efficiency of the motor car industry and demon- strated the infinite varfety of its de tail They saw the finished automobile subjected to the most gruelling tests of speed and pull, lambasted by ruts and bumps and hills and sudden changes of acceleration and of gear. brutal application of brakes and neral Motors. tan e and merit well the benedictions of the experts presiding at the operation. Will Visit Pittsburgh. A definite idea of engineering feats of the motor makers has been achieved by the I Americans n after their third day in Detroit, da ked with sights of unceasing change and arving interest, cer tering, and properly so, on the magic of the motor industry. Tomorrow, which will ay of the editors’ visit here devoted to the Chrysler, Hudson Packard, Hupp and Continental Motors plants. After the automotive industry fol Jow visits to the steel mills, Westing- | house and the Heinz plants at Pitts- be the last the Black Horse Troop of Culver per- form. IMINORITY OPPOSES RAIL MERGER PLAN | Detroit and Ironton’s Application “Tail Wagging Dog" Proposition, Stockholders Say. | | By the Associated Prese. The proposal to merge the Detroit and Tronton and the Detroit, Toledo and Tronton Raflroad, controlled by Henry Ford, was characterized by minority stockholders of the latter road in a brief filed with the Inter- state Commerce Commission today as a “tail-wagging-the-dog” proposition. “The shallowness of the pretense.” the brief asserted, “is shown by the form of the application, under which an eminently properous road, owning approximately 460 miles of railroad. is to be delivered over, lock, and barrel, to an 11-mile railroad hav- ing at the present time a capital stock of only $1,000,000 and owning none of tho necessary equipment for operation.” The Detroit and Ironton's applica- tion to merge was further described as an “attempted carrying into prac- tice of the oft-proclaimed statement of the majority stockholders that in the conduct of .American railroads the first requirement was to get rid of “unproductive stockholders." Were it not for the ‘earnestness of the highly reputable counsel who has presented the applicant’s case,” the brief concluded, “so bold an at- tempt to conflscate property rights of citizens and so arrogant an attempt to exercise the power of eminent do- main by an individuel would not be worthy of serious discussion.” BOULDER DAM PLAN OPPOSED BY MADDEN Appropriations Committee Head Says Government Has No Business in Venture. By the Associated Press. Chairman Madden of the llouse appropriations commitee today an- nounced his opposition to proposed government construction of the $125, 000,000 Boulder Canyon Dam profect on the Colorado River. He announced that he would soon address the House urging that the project be privately financed so that it might be paid for out of its power resources, water being furnished for reclamation free. In making the announcement, Chairman Madden declared that the Government's experience in the Muscle Shoals project convinced him that it had no business in such under- takings and that if it attempted to !huila the Boulder Canyon Dam, that project would never pay for jtself. ’ al enches of the wheel, and saw it sur- | hurgh, with a stop en route to watch | stock | CARLSTROM HEADS ' CHICAGO INQUIRY State Attorney General to Conduct Grand Jury Hear- Ings of Gang Murders. By the Asociaisd Press. CHICAGO, May 8.—Direction the special grand jury investigatinz the Chicago gang and beer wurfare wrich has counted 93 slayings in two and a haif years, has been uridertaken by Attorney General Oscar Cai strom st the request of State's Attor ney Crowe, “The inquiry will embrace all the conditions and circumstances whicl led to these crimes and will be suft ciently broad to get at the root of the responsibility,” said the attorne: general after a conference with M Crow ir. Crowe and I will work in_co-operation.” The first witnesses before the gran: jury, scheduled to be impaneled to lay, will be Coroner Oscar \Wolff anc Harry Bugene Kelly, president of the Unlon League Club. The la for a special Y v elal prose influence. Coron T of the tate's attorney, and has er cized the latter's handling of the in vestigation of the slaying of Williar €. McSwiggin. an attorney, and two maintained that he s of the crime until several hours its commission. A third { be s in which the Mcswiggin party wa |trapped by machine gun gang He is to bo questioned thoroughly ated. concerning lawlessness village. * Civil authorities cor tinued their raids into gangland in search of clews to the slavers of M Swiggin, James Doherty, beer runner, and Thomas Duffy, ward politiclan Reports were current that three men sought for questioning in the case were making overtures through friends to surrender to Federal au thorities. The three are Willian O'Donnell and his brotk vors of the Doherty-O'Donnell running band, and one of their lites, James “Fur” Sammons. least one of the O'Donnells was be lieved to have been in the automebils in which McSwiggin and his compan ions were slain nearly a week ago Friends said the three were convinced they wera marked for death by ths |same bhand of machine guns No trace has been found of A { Brown, Cicero crime leader, known & Tony “Scarface” Caponi, named b the police as the principal in the death plot. Raids in Cicero, howeve vielded a huge cache of alcohol in place owned by Caponi. Another &woop by police on a Cicero hotel re. sulted in the seizure of three loaded rifles and the arrest of three men and a young woman. , cbtained u statemenf from an unnamed witness that Caponi was seen with & machine gun tk night of the slaying. In an earlier rald on premises of which he is the reputed owner a large assortment of {weapons and ammunition was seized EXPORTS OF DISTRICT DROPPED DURING 1925 | oot | | New York Heads States With Gain | of $79.000.000—Virginia Declines $1.500,000. 1 Police will be | A siight decline in exports of mer chandise from the District of Columbia in 1925 i< ehown in statistics made public today by the Commerce De ! partment. Shipments out of the Dis trict in 1924 aggregated { value, against $525.639 in 19 { The hold and personal effects ! in 1925 to $169,106. Paper and pri matter eame second with valuatior of §96. while apples, the on other commodity recorded. were shi) ped abroad t* the amount of §17,330 New York displaced Texas in th race for leadership in the foreign ex port fleld year. her shipments jumping nearly $79.000,000 in value to $810,416,054, while the Southwesterr State gained $21.500,000 to reach a total of $758,663,052. Exports from Virginia were §148,745,613, a drop of 1 Maryland exports were + $1,600,000. | §84,500.85 14, DRIVING DRUNK, HELD. A decided increase in the number of * driving automobiles while intoxicated is shown in police reports for the week end, 14 such arrests having been made during the 43 hours ended at 8 o'clock this morning. Arrests for drunkenness during the two-day period totaled 160 and there wera 63 arrests for sale, possessior and transportation of intoxicants Seizures included 742 quarts of whisky. 300 gallons of wine, small - of beer and three automo PIMLICO ENTRIES TOMORROW FIRST RACE—The Baltimore Steeple chass. pur 00" 4-year-olds and up maidens: 2 mfles (81 +Red Hawh....1 Sand Bock..1ll148 fon migh . 113 | Broom L1983 Gold Rock +—5 pounde claimed for rider 2710 "pounda claimed for rider SECOND_RACE—The Gun Powder purse we. $1.300; 2-yearolds: 4's furlongs Burton II. Beauval Castea 8 Gum Drop e 0 Rim 15 § Capricom 0¥ Houston Lady_lnver . The Heathen Tamiwmi Trail THIRD RACE {up: purse. $1 o 11 11 11 11 Tlaiming, 3-yearolds asd 00: 1 mile and 70 vards 1 Eye Lash i Star “Brght Trus Boy + 4 Kickapoo Modo ... FOURTH RACE—Claming, handicap year-olds and up: purse, $1.300; m three-sixteenths (3). o .110 A-—Feysun )ppfilmm{ + 1’113_ Pixola X ’ 2 PHX:F. .;\4“ el(rl!y entry. FIFTH RACE«The Jenninga 3.year-olds and up; $6.000 added: 6 fu: | longs (15). S o ade. 061 on Direr e don. Ducks & Br.'il. £ Prorence Night's Noah 324 Lieutenant 1I. 1stlewood 1 What'll_I_Do. &ingle Foor 5 Polly McWiggles Afche Militaire 103 Storm Elng .... Glister -1 SIXTH RAC purse, $1.30 o 1 0: 1 year-olds and ap: claisy ol o P SN, tathl Crosby. 107 Highwayman 1 Lady Bountifal. 98 Dreamof Wil 3¢ Contract 445 51 s . ga Gray ‘Gavies 1111113 7 Cisudtud Zeod 1l106 VENTH RACE—8.vearolds aad_up l"l’:lznln""wpflm‘ $1.500: 1 mile and 0 yards + A—Billy Wann 16° TA—Tsl Tairs .8 1 Dor.ges i ¢ Claricle §Martingale .1 utier_Cup Lo Fred Dubner + Whits Marga Sea Fairy [i05 1 French lady amuel ‘Loals entry. [ eniice allowauce oiatmed. Wealher, clear, wack, lass.