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NAND CEMETERY ELARDS Rurious Interfere With Work . of Removing Bodies of : 66 Dead Here. Throngs of curious spec Wwarting desires of local Chinese for privacy in the operations attendant | upen the exhumation and removal of the remains of 66 of their fellow | eoyntrymen from Congressional Ceme- | tay for a last journey back to their mative soil, brought protests to the Police Department yvesterday from| Charlie Soo, “mayor of Chinatown, and resulted today in a police guard | being detailed at the cemetery Viewing the preparation of the re malns in accordance with Chinese eustom as a duty Involving reverence and respect, tha local Chinese had to have ropes stretched across the road near the scene of the work and to have a watchman sta tloped with the party to warn away spectators. This, evidently, was mot sufficient, and Mr. Soo visited police headquarters lat vesterday afternoon to protest { SEGRAVE FACES GRAVE HAZARD of the grav his effort to miles an of these that the ageable afte an hour is cluding art The Evenin ca quickly the. BY MAJ. The risks r Besides, Judged by There is a in my attemp hour miles-per-hour Note—Today Maj hour hazards Segrave describes how attempting high-speed rec constant factor. e the fight for them would probably lose much of its thrill and fascination. high speed drivers better and more important things to think of than the risks cf the game. ordinary motor racing is decidedly risky Segrave tells ‘e risks that confront » aitain a speed of 200 The most fearful is the prospect will become unman- or a speed of 180 mileg eached. In the con- icle of the series, in g Star tomerrow, Maj much more be traveling car will tian his mind could respond (o @& suddenly confronted danger H. 0. D! un by r: are a If that were not so standards, how- ed element of risk 200 miles an dec € exceec After the car passes the 180-| mark, both of us are have unknown. Police Put on Guard. | the Aocordingly, Capt. Willlam Sanford of the fifth precinct was notified and made arrangements today to have a Police detail stationed at the ceme. tery today at 11 o'clock and this aft ermoon at 5 o'clock, when the lust of the large wooden boxes, which inclose the smaller bo: of metal containing | entists have proved that hat the remains, will be removed |point all serts of factors erop up The procedure is reaching lts final |which are unsuspected at lower h‘h‘um Last Tuesday morning, when |speeds. rers at the cemetery delivered | “Yawing” Worst Danger. the first of tHe remains into the| iuins ™V eayhang custody of the Chinese party at the| cemetery, the first large removal of |known as Chinese bodles from Washington in|car goes the more 10 years had started. As the news| became public, however, and Wash- Ington realized that here was being enacted part of a general organized movement throughout the country, ereby the remains of 1000 Chinese In the United States during the last 10 years will be borune back to Canton for their final rest, curiosity and in tepest brought such throngs of Occi s tg the cemetery that the workers ~suffered annoyance and chagrin. These rites were regarded a8 bordering on the religious by the Chinese and were distinctly desired to be absolutely private. ‘‘he result was an appeal to the police. ‘Today, when a photographer at- tempted to take a picture from the public road in the cemetery while in his automobile passing the scene, he met with a furious reception. The gray-bearded watchman ran to the of the barricade and motioned the automobile away. One Hurls Plank. e Chinese looked up from their and started in a concerted rush far\the automobile. One grabbed up a nk and hurled it through the air the machine, which just eluy the missile. The photographer hadi clivked his camera just too soon to, full action of the scene, and feit Jt was not conducive to con- tinued health for him to remain ough for a second “shot.” uking a plunge into the We shall have pased outside realms of ordinary motor We Shall be exploring an unknown country hitherto explered only 3 scientists from the realm of theory. of 130 wmiles an hour on land, by The worst of these is technically “yawing.” The faster the it loses its direc- tional stabil E onger answ fetious and a little-understood “fourth- dimensional” force comes into play which makes tne car unmanageable. Just what this force is, just how it acts, whether in some unfathomed manner it is related to the curious behavior of gyroscopes, no man Knows. It is known, however. that if. at 200 miles an hour, for some reason or other, the car deviates from the straight by so little an angle as 10 Qegrees it will ceass going forward and spin 'round and ‘round on its own axle. g After a deviation of 10 degrees the pressure tending to deflect the nose increases as the cube, while there is a minus pressure—or if you prefer it a suction—which helps it by deflecting the tail in the opposite direction, and which also increases as the cube. Nothing is known to aerodynamical science that can prevent this. This startling fact has been dis- covered by the scientists. discovered something even more dis- concerting. a gentle little nose—a mere 20 miles strailght and bring about these con- ditions. Hazard Is One of Many. Hlephants tusks, which bave seld for as m:m as 91,225 a hundred- ‘weight, now command only 3515 a hundredweigiit. The soda fouptain ever to ap- pear in’Concepcion, Chile, has been installed recently in the lobby of a when you get That is why any ordinary motor racing. Of course, it is by into a spin. turn over. Exceptional! . Imported Milan ) Hats 5145 ™ 7 A Most Unusual Offering An important fashion achievement—hats of genuine Ttalian Milan, combined with belting and ornamented with a smart ;pin—never beflore at $14.75. V.78 WD, Noses & Sons Established 1861 F Street and Eleventh ’ @ = Announcement Sworzyn’s have sold out their yard goods departments to The Hecht Co. In keeping with their policy of enlarging their women’s and misses’ apparel section, Sworzyn’s have sold their entire stocks of yard goods and domestics to The Hecht Co. $25,000 worth of Silks, Cot- tons, Woolens, Linens and Domestics to be Sold next Mondayat Savingsof Y& to 3. This advantageous purchase will be on sale Monday on our first floor, as well as our Basement Store. A page in Sunday’s Star will give all the splendid values. Be sure to see it. The Hecr Co-F SrREET Washington’s Most Beautiful Department Store acing, and | They have In the case of this car, puft of wind across its breath of a breeze of per hour—will be sufficient to Qeflect the car 10 degrees from the This “fourth dimensional” peril is only one of the hazards that arise e into the higher speeds. 1 said thet my experl- ment will be mere interesting than no means certain what would happen to the car if it got It would not mecessarily ! pens, ance of only one and a quarte between | the sand | the under side of the | turned No man has vet attained the speed | armor § 1t sei- | the car to slide on t obvious. that more than seven minutes at 200 miles an hour. long { this in their | @ cetain extent water-cooled and it | wil' not be necessary to maintain this colossal speed for more than a minute and a half all told. car up to this speed an aver least two miles. that we can manage comfortably with less than a straight run of 10 miles That is why | came to America, since America spaces of flat sand of that length England we bursting or IN AUTO SPEED RECORD TRIAL Monster Car May Become Unmanageable After 180 Miles an Hour Pace Is " Reached, Scientists Show. One thing Is certain—T could not get qut of such a spin until it had slowed down cousiderably Other possible 1 already have tires cannot mentioned the possibly last Whether they will remains to be seen favor st that There is The sands are to Plenty of Space Needed. Plenty of space 1s needed to get the it possible, I want at [ don't think it. That alone can provide open n an get only a maximum ght run on sand of five miles at ndine Sands (Wales). Another danger is that of a tire puncturing. If this hap will be a theoret.cal clear inches of the car and this emergency, nose has been made of thin as a skid for there the bottom To meet and slightly s, to act plat In the event of a tread flinging, the | wheels are incased in vanadium steel | cupolas, which should afford some pro i | | Reed, resuming his statement, the Bur we were telling about vesterda controlled and his assi in Minneapolis and mentioned Mr. Robert Bingham as the big factor of the movement."” tection to the car and myselt. But in matters like this one has to trust a certain extent to luck, and it is no use meeting imaginary dificulties half way (Covyright. 19! REED ATTACKS FEES OF SAPIRO IN FORD LIBEL SUIT (Continued from st Page.) { room doors were opened crowds filled ’lhe corridors, hoping for a chance to Bget a seat Many were turned away®yesterday with a promise to be admitted if they arrived ea vy enough this morning saild Senator “that ciation, which was by Mr. Sapiro At vartous times other cities he “We will show you," v Tobacco As solutely tants. Gallagher, Sapiro’s attorney, inter rupted the Senator and quoted to the Jjudge, law regarding an opening state- ment, declaring the defense v as not dangers are more ;'onflntru himself to a statement of act,. Reed had been telling of the activi- ties of Bingham, George C. Jewett and others in the organization of the as- sociation. Gallagher quoted a ruling of the Su- preme Court of Michigan. Judge Ray- mond said he had had this opinion in mind when he warned the attorneys at the opening of the trial as te their statements. However, he said, because of the great number of libels charged, he had given them some leeway. Both sides had violated the rule of opening statement, he said, and he be- lieved he had shown nd unfairness In | his rulings. | Cites California Activitles. “Mr. Sapiro in an address at Min- neapolis sald that never had one of his assoclations falled,” said Senator Reed, continuing: “We will show that several associations in California and other parts of the the country failed. | “Mr. Sapito repeatedly said he was | organizing these co-operatives for the [ good of the farmer and not money In the Idaho potato case he received | $7.500 for services performed, not by | himself, but by a young attorney his_office. | “We will show you that in 1915 a. | piro had organized the California to mato organization that lasted only a that a young man, Mark Bryan put in by Sapiro and I less than months it was in straits. | Then the Vegetable Growers' Asso iation was organized and took over the tomato growers, their Habilities |as well as their assets. Sapiro asked | | for his services In these assocfations | $5,000. Then the union later went | iness. the California ind | piro drew the avti | cles of incorporation for them. While | the firm was under this name Sapiro | and his drew $50,000 in | ne sociates 'he name was later changed to the | California Prune and Apricot Association. Sapiro and his frien i ving large salaries. ¢ got $25,000 a yvear, the head of t fleld department got $12,000 and a stenographer who had been drawing $65 a month, got $6,000.” Objection By Gallagher. Gallagher objected to detailing matters as salaries and organization | detalls as having nothing to do with the case Judge Raymond warned the ju they were to keep in mind the state ments were merely a prediction anc influenced prematurely. He or Reed to avoid alled far as possible. | tisfaction among the members arose,” said the Senator 3 sisted in raising salaries. | ager was increased from $110 to $500 a month “High pressure sales forces were | sent out to sign contracts with the | owers. Intimidation was used, | Sapiro's brother, Milton S , being a member of the sales forc Gallagher insisted that the activities | The ould not be bl apiro, 1 appointed them. Reed | showing that & | c for his org: tions were not true, that the men { chose were not efficient. Judge Raymond said he be bothered any more on arguments to the permissibility of raised in the opening statements. The Senator continued, only to he Interrupted again by Gallagher, that | the inner workings of association had ciations although he uld not | points | | by going to | co-ope | whether | the nothing to do with Sapiro. Reed said the connection was that Sapiro was instrumental in starting a move to oust Judge Welsh of San Jose openly from the board of directors, when he attempted an investigation. Welsh had to go to court, Reed said, to gain reinstatement. . Constant clashes continued between Reed and Gallagher, who feared, he said, the jury might be unduly affect- ed by the statements of the defense attorney. Although there seemed little in the long perusal to interest the crowded courtroom, no one left. The frequent interruptions seemed to worrk the Se; who was anxious to leave this »on for Washing ton, where he the Senate Investigation committee hough Sapiro represented that ny fee would be accepiabl 0,000 later for from the Colorado potato & said Mr. Reed $6.000 on fruit growers he “From w<ked $ exchan existence and fina houses being and and got $5,0 very in | f the Dark Tobacco med by Mr. Sapiro, fe were received by the ¢ “In 1923.24-25 the growers had not received full payments for products although growers on open markets ed cash \lmost & They asked tha nitted to sell on the and_that Sapiro be advise Injunction Is Cited got out prevent the tobaceo to t v judzment 2 pound on al n the open market om 175,000,000 100,000,000 poun an Salary £95.000 ¢ of the association, were $140,000 the market tobaceo at I “Sapiro 30,000,000 pounds of i 10 cents a pound. ived from the Dark ociation 2,850 received $8.000 a year, etary about $9,000 n Maine he received $17,000 fo nizing a co-operative. A potatc ative in Minnesota organized by Mr. Sapico sold a quantity of pota toes for 1315 ¢ a pound when they should 20 cents.” The Senator was hurrying to com his statement and jumping from sther. Interrupted by snapped my nt clear in half > yourr objecti Following the conclusion Ga) s opening plea for the plaint vesterday, Senator Reed defined the issue of which he said was to deter truth of the state ments 1 Mr. Sapiro and should receive Ford and the d by the $1,000,000 at times with an air of mockery, the Senator traced activities of through co operative marketing associations fol- lowing his boyhood in San Francisco and subsequent education. He would shc how the Chicago att had gne from State to State lobbying his bills into Leg validating thereby contracts ociations In caustic terms his FRANC JEWELRY CO, 627 7th ST. N.W. Extra Specials for Saturday Seth Thomas Clock and Candlesticks 8-day mantel cleck, ma- hogany finished, 17-in. base. 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A fine perco- lator set (9-cup size), complete with cord and plug, sugar and creamer, and tray. and absolutely guaranteed. manufacturer to open new accounts for us. quantity is limited. Highly finished Really a gift from the The d called a meeting of ywers and | t he finally obtained | | one place and § Wwere making with the farmers as tojalist occupation of the city, but that handling ef their crops. Forty States, |the Shantungese defenders would en- said the Semator, passed such meas- in excesses before retiring. ures, and despite Sapiro’s representa- Shantungese, whose reputation tion to the contrary the work was[is probably the worst of all the purely selfish. V?!:Clfiloolr‘:l‘lel. are already charged “Sapire pletured himself wit ting and crimes against come to lead the farmers from the | WS, In Nanking. wilderness of bankruptcy into a prom- A Kuomintang (Cantonese) commu- ised land of prosperity, professing to nique today reiterates the claim to the want no money fq capture of Pengpu, northwest of INg cooperatives. ans ns, % oranis | Nanking, by the Nationalist sevbnth it army. It says there were heavy losses ;};‘:&ofl-aocmmn alone he received o b::h sides, the northerners suffer- 1 d ng the most. This is not confirmed bacen furthering his work among to-| from any other source and is denied | o growers of North Carollna. 52-| by the Shantangece S piro declared he had the backing of 3 e Nationalist victories, War Finance Corporation, headed | fir i med, include, bes Tugene Meyer, jr., and he could | Lishui ol et all the money there he wished. k reltably con the capture of | h Y a defeat of the Shantungese | | in the on, betwe uhu | He organized the Burley Tohaoco ' and b o, et PR owers' Association in Kentucky | Wukiang, Ishing and Hvang. The | with the aid of Robert Bingham and | Shantungese, who held th | others, most of whom owned ware- | places, retired toward (ha houses. Immediately after the asso- | the railway, withont fi 159 ware fa National Cost of more n of Wu UST as embassies have their attaches, the best dinners in the capital have theirs. ‘The de luxe sealed pint package of The Velvet Kind ice cream is the at- tache of the perfect meal. Attach yourself to one on the way home. SouthernDairies | ting a rapia directi Shantungese reinforcemen nation accept money Ing hurried to Wu; vices, we will show he collected, | Heavy fighting in addition to the $142,000 for form- | ported. ing the cotton association in Alabama | everal thousand Sh and then $8,000 for representing it in ed the Yan . aodi $90.000 In | across the river 000 in another. elgn stims hat ‘The Senator described the contracts, xl’x‘alfxxn‘n.::!«’;“.‘,:.-”fi,‘..»: sen which he termed mumlbmdlng signed | river recently to meet the So by Sapiro's assoctatlons with the | thrus S > ce. furmers, in which they were not per. | ot from Anhwi Province mitted to sell their products on the open market. They had nothing to say either as to when they were to be sold or where, and got their money it the pleasure of Sapiro’s managers iro’s alle Y h and Change receivership proceedings, in Manchurians in Changchow. himself Province a conference Tso-Lin Chang Tsung-Chang Tsinanfu, Shantung which he returned : in Peking Manchuri | with the te Chang were n made said then the on evic nterest crops, k w. and the mone. en his crops w often held up a long e, « and then dumped on the held to aidl tion committee reg: sylvania p CANTONESE LAUNCH OFFENSIVE AGAINST NANKING AND PORT tinued from First Page.) rers are in great personal dan- | The Chinese population itself is much more agitated and thousands of Chinkiang heir greatest fear i3 not a Nation- ' Think what a bank like the FEDERAL-AMERICAN Can do for a worthy man APPLES SACRIFICED Fine Virginia Stayman Winesaps and Black Twigs at Storage, 4% & D sts. s.w.. at 3¢ to $1.00 ver bushel basket. t the storage. 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I want to thank you for the accommodation, for it surely put me on my feet and in addition I acquired the habit of sav- ing, and at the present time have a savings account in your bank of over four hundred dollars. “The habit of saving a little each pay day was brought about by meeting my payments on the loan promptly, this brought me to the bank each pay day and I found that I could deposit a little in ad- dition to the payment on the loan. each pay day to make a payment on the loan I am sure that I would never have started a savings account. “I sure appreciate the treatment accorded me by the em- ployes of the bank and it has been a pleasure to do business there. Wishing you every success I am, If I had not gone to the bank “Very respectfully,” MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision United States Treasury Wnshindton “Character and Earning Power Are the Basis of Credit” | |

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