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2 o LIBERALS ADVANCE TOWARD MANAGUA Force of 1,500 at Matagalpa. Stimson Visits Leading Nicaraguans. By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Following upon the recent tive offensive, the Liberals pentrating all their forces with the announced intention of proceeding to Managua as soon as possible. Mean- while the Conservatives are continuing to wipe out the Liberals still entrapped in the vicinity of Boaco A Liberal army of more than furned up suddenly the of Matagalpa ‘and last night ported to have advance de Las Remates, approxin he distance from Mat April Conserva in Large Force Crosses Mountains, arajon, who headed the Lib- eral army at the Chinandega b fed 500 ngh ments, for a distance of ough dense bush and acros mountains. At San Jose de Las Re- mates he was joined by three other Liberal generals with more than 1,000 men. Reports from deserte say the Liberals havi rifles and 2mmunition, ahine guns at present It also was learned today that Gen Moncada, the chief Liberal mander, is strong] intr & Mercedes, 12 miles w with 700 n, expecting a thve atta The Liberal Mena and Sandoval, are near Stimson Visits Granada. Travel between Managua and Mata- galpa is considered dangerous t@ robbing Liberal bands and th sibility of major fighting at Henry L. Stimson, for ecretar of War, who came to Nicaragua as the personal representative of Presi- dent Coolidge to investigate the situ- ation, visited Granada this afternoon té receive suggestions from influen- tial Nicaraguans there. They had sent a delegation inviting him, and g&ve & banquet in his honor. He was accompanied by Charles C. Eberhardt, the American Minister, and Mrs. Stim- son. The party returned to Managua tonight. FORCED TO DEPART, EXPELLED MEXICAN PRELATES INSIST (Continued from First Page.) quantit but lack Conservs to fight for their rights by peaceful means first and with arms in an extremit “That statement constitutes rebel- | lion against the government and. you will be deported from the country,’ Archbishop Ruiz declared the minister Téplied. Assail Present Government. ."The present government of Mexico 18 not a legal government,” Archbishop ‘Mora then said, according to his col- leagues. “The world knows how it came into power and history will tell of its fall.” “We were taken in charge by an army officer,” Archbishop Ruiz con- tinued. “He and another officer were dg{"l“ to accompany us to the bor- Archbishop Ruiz declared the Catholic Church * still functions in Mexico. “Our priests are there,” he said. “They remain in hiding during the day and at night they steal out and héar confessions and administer sacra- ments. There is also a head of the church there. The bishop of Guada- is the senior bishop and he is in charge. If anything happens to him the next in line will take charge. There are eight bishops left in the ceuntry.” GOVERNMENT DEFENDS ACTION. 8ays Prelates Were Given Choice of Trial or Leaving. MEXICO CITY, April 23 (#).—The government today in a statement as- setted that Archbishop Mora Del Rio of ‘Mexico City and the other leading prelates of the Catholic Church chose to Jeave the country rather than face a court trial here. The archbishops and bishops, the government declares, copfronted with “grave charges” based upbn “incontrovertible proofs,” werc told they could choose trial or depar- tupe and selected the latter. The statement reads: “After an interview with the prin- cipal prelates of the Mexican episco- pate, these gentlemen, facing grave charges against them based upon in- controvertible proofs and facing the alfernatives of being subject to the courts or leaving the country, chose | the latter, doubtless being consciou of the responsibilities they had in- curred | | Charges Not Specified. ‘This statement, which is all the gov- | rament has said concerning the mat er, does not specify the rature of the charges, but in a previous & ent | issued from the President’s office with the approval of President Calle 'was asserted that the Mexican C; lic episcopate had fomented reb against the government, had direc the attack on the Guadalajara train | searly in the week and that the leaders | of the train outrage included Catholic | priests. Large forces of federal soldlers pursuing various rebel groups in the state of Jalisco, where the attack on the train took place and where the rebellious movement seems most pr nounced. Operations against rebels and bandits are continuing al%o in Guanajuato and other central states Government statements, Whic stitute the only information ava here, because of the strict censorship. have said nothing about the results of the pursuit of the band which attack ed the Guadalejara train and } tered about a hundred persons—th moldier guards and passengers. Only Statement Is Published. Both morning newspapers, El versal and elsior, printed no today about the departure of the ates, except the offic state that they had been of facing trial on lea¥ing the countr They editorials deploring the wacre, expressing horrc tion over “such a against civilization tone, say ad be 1 and good will had arrived in Mexico and that a real brotherhood had been tablished, but that instead there was civil war and outlawry among the people. They refer to long yeurs of disturbances which Mexico has en dured, now brought to a climax with the dreadful massacre of innocent passengers and the burning and kill ing of bables and children rain ind an Refugees Live on Chicken By the Associated Pross NEW MADRID, Flood-bound inhabl lave customed themselves to living in the upper stories of their homes and eat Mo, " {majority of the people ob Debate Prohibition [ | i Lower: HEELER AND DARROW DEBATE DRY LAW, WHILE CROWD HISSES FORMER tured that “personal liberty,” which he charged was invaded by the eigh- teenth amendment, could be restored nly by nullification—disobedience cf the law and officlal negligence. He cited legal instances of this pro- cedure voiding laws. He charged that law-makers and those attempting to enforce the law were drinking, that more than a million citizens had be- come users of intoxicants ‘“because of prohibition” and that 66 per cent of the Nation's population is opposed to it. Says Majority Is Dry. ‘Wheeler said prohibition was a suc- cess, and is the will and wish of the majority. Describing the use of in- toxicants as ‘“entrenched sin,” he claimed for the Federal and State en- forcing measures a policy of patience while awaiting eradication of this “sin.” He said that most wet propa- ganda was conceived and fostered by “liquor intere.:s” and that the Na- tion was still preponderantly “dry.” He said prohibition was based on sound governmental principles, *“The inherent right of the people to better their condition” and not “fanaticism,” as charged by Darrow. Of repeal and nullification, Wheeler said: “If so (that the constitutional amendment was effected by a minor- ity), a wet majority can extract it (the elghteenth amendment) from the Constitution. It has alwayts been the right of the people to change their constitution by legal methods, but to attempt to nullify or defy it is an- archy.” The chief point of differences re- veaied by the debaters, aside from their methods of exposition, seemed to be their ideas of the effect of intoxi- cants upon man. Wheeler painted lcohol as a monster, habit-forming, fiendish and insidious, that drove men to’ brutalities and economic disasters and corrupted morals generally. Describes Life as Drab. Darrow drinking couldn't see the harm in “in moderation” and ex- pressed no concern for those who drank otherwise. Life, he said, was pretty much a drab affair, what with man caught between an unknown past and undefined future, going to | his routine tasks in the morning and | returning at night to contemplate noth- | ing in particular, and so if a citizen wished to take a stimulant to cheer him up a bit he saw no harm in that. In fact, he said, he was sure a great deal of good resulted. Wheeler sald he nowhere found any proof of harm being dons by prohibi- but on the contrary found deal of good. “Public drunken- ness Is rare, drink-caused crime has been greatly reduced, drink-caused poverty no longer drains millions in charity, alcoholism and alcoholic in- sanity are far below the license-year drink no longer publicly W but has become fur- accidents are fewer, t tempts th al s that once bought delirium ens, crime and poverty, now pur. e homes, autos, travel, insurance, | education, wholesome entertainment, bonds and stocks, with seif-respect and ct sted that the prohibition enforced. * * ¢ As a the law is enforced in The overwhelming ¢ the-law, |1aw ce m | m of of th t ates | even in’ New Yor! ible | | Do You Buy I first-class supply, in this ci it does not guard against i pasteurized Cream. Butt < for such v mg r to as Cream and if possible has it The Departmient of Ag when Butter is made Milk containing disease ger losis, these germs remain al for a number of months. | | Such butter is dangerou | those whose resistance is re Nobody knows how muc caused by infected butter. THE SUNDAY STAR, AMERICAN LOVERS KILLED IN FRANCE Meredith and Fiancee Found Shot in Auto—Murder and Suicide Suspected. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 23.—Julian Francis | Meredith, vocal student of Buffalo, N. Y., was found dying, and Marion Roberts, Chicago pianist to whom he was engaged, was found dead at dawn today in an automobile parked at the roadside near the Chateau de la Barre, 15 miles southwest of Paris. The day was the anniversary of their engagement and Miss Roberts had come to France to spend it with her fiance. When found, her body, with three bullets in the head, was already cold, while Meredith, who had a bullet wound in his temple, was breathing faintly. She was sitting at the wheel of the autcmobile, while he was at her right with a pistol clenched in his hand. Her fingers still held loosely her horn-rimmed glasses which apparently she had just re- moved when she was shot. Meredith died soon after gendarmes, called by an early workman, had ar- rived from Rambouillet. There was no evidence of violence or of a quarrel and, instead, the observations of friends, letters found in the couple's pockets and all but one circumstance indicated that the automobile ride was a sort of sentimental journey of great happiness. This one ecircum- stance was that Meredith had bought a new automatic pistol, which he was not in the habit of carrying and had a box of cartridges. Called Murder and Sulcide. was one of murder and suiclde, but could find no trace of a motive. Friends of Meredith said that some- times he was moody, but that he was in high spirits when his flance ar- rived to visit him, Miss Roberts, whose home was in Chicago, was known to Meredith's friends here as a concert player, while for three years he had been training his voice with Mme. Vergnolet, who foresaw a fine musical future for him. A letter from Miss Roberts to Mere- dith, which was found in his pocket, indicated the most happy relations be tween the two. It was dated April 4, and said in par “I congratulate you on having found such a splendid position for the com- mencement of your career and I look forward with happiness to a brilliant future for vou. I am most thankful to spend this Eastertide with you and to celebrate our own anniversary on the twenty-third."” Letter From Sister. In Miss Roberts' handbag was a letter trom her sister Grace, giving home-town news, while previously she had received a cablegram from her mother, saying that all was well at home. These, as well as other in- dications, showed no clouds on their love, family or professional horizons, and if trogedy were in either of their minds it made no previous appear- ance. Meredith only recently had bought a small coupe in which he drove to Thursday to meet Miss Rob- who arrived on the steamship Degrasse. He drove his flancee to Paris and they were together all yesterday. After lunch at the house where he lived, they started on the ride which ended i their deaths. They stopped at a little hotel at Cerenay la Ville. The hotel keeper said they ate little and thgse who served them remarked that they acted much as all lovers. The couple left the hotel at 10:30 o'clock last night, asking the road to Paris. They were found at sun- rise, a mile beyond. Miss Roberts was dead and Meredith, unconsclous, was dying. Valuables Were Untouched. In Meredith's pocket, apparently eliminating the possibility of robbery, was 6,400 francs and a jeweler’s tox, within which was a diamond ring, valued at 20,000 francs, which pr sumably was intended to sign’ their betrothal. Doctors were agreed that the three bullet wounds in Miss Roberts’ head had been caused by a pistol held ciosely. The bullet that killed Mere- dith was fired into his right temple and came out of his left temple. There were three cartridges still left in the pistol. Although the police took it for granted that Meredith had shot his flancee and then killed himself, one of the bullets struck Miss Roberts from the left, while Meredith was seated at her right. This bullet, the doctors agree, entered her left cheelk, while the other two bullets struék her from the right. Police said it appeared Impossible to determine whether Meredith had shot himsell immediately after he was certain Miss Roberts was dead, for he was alive when police arrived some hours after Miss Roberts died, but may have lingered, unconscious, all iast night. The couple had made much of this, their celebration,” and if death was premeditated, it appears not unlikely that Meredith—or both, it it was a death pact—police said, waited until after midnight, so that they might die on their anniversary day. 16 REPORTED DROWNED. Coastwise Schooner Sinks Off Mexico, Dispatch Says. MEXICO CITY, April 23 (®).—Si teen persons, passengers and crew, arc geported to have been drowned ‘W the coastwise schooner Condor sanic today near Frontera, Tabasco, in a gale. The reports were recefved from Ex- sior and have not been confirmed »m other sources. Some women and i ildren were said to be among those drowned. Safe Butter? he Milk Law of the District of Columbia insures a ty, of Milk and Cream, but nfected Butter made of un- We advise householders when buy- which is made of pasteurized so marked on the container. riculture has positive proofs of raw cream from infected ms, like typhoid or tubercu- ive and virulent in the butter s for children, invalids and all duced by lack of proper care. h disease has in the past been Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Telephone Main 992 Who have paid for the @ ing chicken for breakfast, iunch u:xd[ clnr 3 ¢ 1022 11th Street N.W. bove builetin (legal notice), Police quickly decided that the case | WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 24 SETS NEW RECORD FOR SEAPLANES Lieut. Callaway, Flying at Hampton Roads, Averages 147.263 Miles an Hour. Flying the same Vought “Corsair” ne that established sord here : w. Cal- ay of the N ation, Ana- stia, vesterday broke the world seaplane record for planes carrying 500 kilograms (1102.31 pounds), when he flew for an average speed of 147 miles per hour ove 100-kilometer course at Hampton Roads, Va The new record was announced by Porter Adams, president of the Na- tional Aeronautic Association, who stated the new speed mark would be forwarded to the Federation Aero nautique Internationale at Paris, for confirmatlon and recognition as a new world record. The Corsair's observation seapl a world seaplane performance in the of the Navy’s flight test section here and a test and racing pilot of note, not only brought the third new world’s aireraft record to this coun try in a_period of 10 days, but dem- onstrated to naval aeronautical offi- clals that this newest development in observation seaplanes is superior to any similar type in the wor he plane is fitted with the Pratt Whitney _air-cooled 400-horsepow Wasp engine, also a recent develop- ment. Flew Trangular Course. Licut. Callaway took off from the naval air station at Hampton Roads at 230 o'clock yesterday afternoon and flew the inclosed triangular course of 100 kilometers minutes 17 seconds. Carl I secre- tary of tile cantest committee of the National Aeronautic Association, acted as official observer. Mr. Schory flew from Washington to the Virginia base yesterday morning with Lieut. . G. Tomlinson, photographic offi- cer of the naval air station. | " Lieut. Callaway’s performance with |the Corsair increased America's world _aircratt 11 to 14, although two of that number rightfully belong to Italy, as they were made by Maj. Mario de Ber- nardi, flying an Itailian plane, but the records were established in this country, the _regulations credited them to the United States. These particular regulations have been pro- tested by the National Aeronautic As- sociation, and action is forecast at an early date. France Held Former Record. The previous record, which broken yesterday, was made St. Raphael, France, on May 13, 1926, by Lieut. Demongeot, when he flew 100 kilometers at a speed of 126.309 miles an_hour, Lieut. Callaway was born_on March 10, 1895, at Bismarck, N. Dak. He attended college at Bozeman, Mont., and began his aviation career in California in 1910. He enlisted in the Navy the day after war was de- clared and became a naval aviator in 1917. After service during the war he was on inactive duty for a year and a half, 19191920, and upon re- entering naval aviation he was at- tached to the aircraft squadrons on the West Coast. | was t LOS ANGELES ON WAY TO FLORIDA TONIGHT Commander of Dirigible Expects to| Reach Pensacola Harbor in 26 Hours. By the Associated Pre LAKEHURST, N. J., April 23.— Leaving tonight for a training flight of urfannounced destination, the dirigi- bl. Los Angeles an hour later wire- lessed the naval air station that it would proceed to Pensacola, Fla. The flight was expected to be of 26 hours’ duration, and officers planned to moor to the mast ship Patoka in Pensacola Harbor upon arrival. Rear Admiral W. A. Moffett, chief of the Naval Bureau of Aeronautics, and was flown in several local training aboard as passengers. The crew con- sisted of Lieut. Comdr. Charles Ros- endahl in command and 39 officers and men. The flight was the first long-dis- tance trip undertaken since the cruise of the Los Angeles last Summer to Detroit. The ship received a thor- ough overhaulinz during the Winter and was flown in only several local trips this Spring. UNUSUAL GATHERINGS WILL MEET AT SHRINE More Than 100 Children Will Re- ceive Communion Next Sunday for First Time. The crypt of the National Shfine of the Immaoculate Conception will be the scene of three exceptional gath- erings within the next two weeks. The first will be the meeting of the high court officers of the Catholic For esters of America, Tuesday. They are coming here to confer with the Shrine authoritles with a view to co- operating in the construction of the edifice. Sunday. May 1, more than 100 chil- dren of St. Anthony’s Church, Brook- land, will recelve first holy commun- fon in the Shrine, the first time since the Shrine was started that such an event has been held there. | Between 200 and 300 pilgrims from | Detroit are expected to visit the \‘Shr!nv Sunday, May 8. They will be { in Washington for week, during which time they will stay at the Car- melite Retreat House, Their program includes also a visit to the Franciscan | Monastery. hands of Lieut. Callaway, a member | record holdings from | FLYER AND RECORD-BREAKING PLANE | 1 | | | Vought | Kitograms (1,102 Hampton Roads, V. Tnset, Lieut. DU PONT HEIRESS WED IN ELOPEMENT Married to Telephone Clerk | as Culmination of Childhood Romance. W. Callaw: By the Associat WILMI —Miss Franc Mr. and Mrs. Fairville, P telephone cle delphia, eloped to day and were married. The bride, who is an heiress, tele- graphed the news of her marriage to her parents soon after the ceremony. The message said the couple prob- {ably would be in Baltimore tonight, | but did not say who performed the ceremony. It had been announced some time ago that the would take place in May, although no date had been set. 1 Romance of Childhood. The elopement was the culmina- {tion _of a childhood romance. Miss Du Pont lived on the large estate of her parents at airville, Pa., and cross the road in a small home young Morgan lived with his father and mother. As children they played together, making mud pies and en- gaged in such other games as most children play. Their friendship con- tinued as they grew older, and they rode and drove together, attended dances and other social functions. Friends sald it was not unusual to see Miss Du Pont take Morgan, to the railroad station in her car. He commuted daily to Philadelphia, where he worked in the office of the Bell Telephone Co. Despite the dif- ference in their financial status, it was said Miss Du Pont’s parents did not oppose the match, although they had suggested a wedding later this Spring. They could not be reached for comment tonight. According to friends here the con- templated elopement was known to a few persons and two automobiles filled with friends accompanied the couple to Belair. It the bride intends to return to her home tomorrow or Monday and that Morgan will return to work inu the telephone office. Follows Others’ Examples. Miss Frances Du Pont is not the first of the Du Pont heiresses to marry a young man In stances. A few vears ago Alicia Du Press. Del., April 23 (). s du Pont, daughter of Philip F. du Pont of and Richard Morgan, a k employed in Phila- ir, Md., late to- | Du Pont, mar; the son of a Norwalk, carrier. Young Glendenning was a Rhodes scholar, who met Miss Du Pont while working in a powder plant here during the World War. The wedding took place in London, her foster father giving the bride in mar- riage. After returning to the United States Mrs. Glendenning brought suit in the Connecticut courts and was awarded | custody of their child. Later she ob- tained a divorce in Reno, Nev. | Friends of the Du Ponts recalled to- night that Miss Mary du Pont, daugh- | ter of Irenee du Pont, formerly presi- | dent of the Du Pont Co., is working | as a nurse in Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, and that another daughter, Natalie, is employed in a broker's of- fice here as a filing clerk. COLD PUTS MACDONALD UNDER HOSPITAL CARE | By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, April 23.—Former Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDonald | of Great Britain is a patient in Jeffer- son Hospital here, suffering from a | cold that is yielding to treatment. The British statesman was admitted to the hospital this afternoon and was | reported by his physiclans to be comfortable. Mr. MacDonald was taken to the hospital on the advice of Dr. Solomon Solis-Cohen, a mnoted diagnostician, Who said the former premier would be more cemfortable there than in a hotel. He is suffering from a sore throat, id the physician, and his condition is not serious. He is expected to Jeave the hospital after a few days vest it the cold continues to yield. Mr. MacDonald was on his way from Washington to New York y terday when he stopped in Philadel- phia for a brief sight-seeing trip, ied Harold Glendenning, Conn., letter | {Judge Hitt Plans to Curb “Repeating” Drinkers or Put Every One in Jail Hitt, presiding over of Judge Isaac R. the District of Columbia branch Police Court, yesterday | campaign against “repeaters” by ‘im- posing sentences of 300 and 210" days in jail on two men who in the past | have been more or less regular visi- | tors at the court, charged with being intoxicated. When one J. M. Burke and one Michael McFarland, and a third party who “is doing well,” were before Judge Hitt on charges of intoxication Tuesday, the court lald down a sen- nce,of 80 days and & fine of $100. ¢ on failure to pay the fine, an add tional 180 days in jail for Mr. Burke Turning to Mr. McFariand, the court imposed 30 days and $50 and the promise of 60 more days if the fine went unpald. The third pa re- ceived a similar sentence. Then Judse Hitt suspended the execution of all three sentences. Judge Hitt had his doubts about the efiectiveness of | launched a | that move on ‘re | peaters.” He didn’t have to wait long | for action, as Mr. Burke and Mr. Mc- | Farland appeared before him whea court opened. With_little ceremony, Judge Hitt gave Mr. Burke a sentenc of 30 days and a fine of $100 or K0 days if the fine is not paid. That totaled 90 days. Then he brought forth the suspended sentence of Tueeday which totaled 210 days in the event the $100 fine was not at- tended to. Mr. Burke's total there- fore was 300 days. Should he man- age to pay the fines, this would be reduced to 30 da As to Mr. McFarland, the court gave him 30 days and a fine of $100 with an additional 90 days if the fine The possibility of 120 days growing out of yesterday's sen- tence together with 90 from the s pended sentence brought Mr. McKar land's total to 210. Judge Hitt now believes that once news of this action is. properly dis- seminated the “repeaters” will either stop coming or all wili-be In jail, | wedding | | was said that | moderate _circum- | Pont, the foster daughter of Alfred I.| rsair” seaplane, which yesterday broke the world seaplane altitude record for pl: 1 pounds) when it flew for an average spe>d of 147.263 miles an hour over a 100-kilometer course at the pilot. He is from the Naval Air Station lanes carrying 500 at Anacostia. Hole in One Made By Work as Novice In Kilauea Crater Secretary of the Interior Work made a hole in one in Hawaii, vesterday, even though préviously he had never swung a golf club in his life. Swinging at a ball teed up on the edge of the crater of Kilauea Volcano, Mr. Work drove the rub- ber pellet far down into the seeth- ing depths of the lava caldron that bubbles in the pit of the crater. The news of his feat came to Washington yesterday via naval radio. The Interior Secretary is in Tawaii in connection with meet- ings of a pan Pacific conference. OF CAPITAL STUDIED BY PARK COMMISSION n_First Page.) (Continued fre ments into well-laid-out lines by fore- | sighted persons. For months, William D, Hudson, | traffic expert, has been studying the raflroad traffic into and out of the District and the adjacent metropolitan areas, including (he terminals, and preparing data on the location of terminal facilities to meet the ex- pected growth, and fit them in with the highways, boulevards and other urban developments which usually fol- low city growth. But the idea of the study is to gather a mass of data which will efdable the city planners 0 to lay out the city to prevent mis- takes which in later years will prove nothing but eyesores and great blots on the Nation’s Capital map. The result was a report which was pre- sented to the commission yesterday by Mr. Hudson. “The purpose of this investigation,” sald Mr. Hudson's report, is to de- termine the best manner in which future, railrond _development may be 2 linated with the plang now being formulated for shaping the physical growth of the District. The recom- mendations contained in the report |are in the nature of forecasts of what is likely to take place in local rail- road territory, rather than detailed statements of face® that must hap- pen if the rallroads @re to continue to operate. The cssontial thing s that the findings set out should be sufficiently comprehensive and exact form a reliable guide to those re laying out the future broad arterial _highways, now and wider streets, boulevards and parks, to the end that free and unobstrycted rail- road transportation may be likewise provided. Increased Efficiency Sought. “It is far from the intention to subordinate to any degree railroad transportation agencies to the other elements of the District plan, and it will be found that there is no recom- mendation in the report but that has for its purpose increased operating efficiency. “Naturally no plan, whether it be for a city, industry or rallvoad, is complete unless it also suggests cor- rective measures. for existing faults; and to this extent the analysis of railroad operating condi- tions may be considered critical, but it is believed constructively so. “Any report prepared by this office and all other plans affecting the physical aspect of the District should be submitted to each railroad, in order that they may be in a posi- tion to suggest amendments that will bring into closer harmony their own plans and those of the commission. “Broadly speaking, the principal factors that will determine raiiroad policies In the District and vicinity are, the continued and increasing productivity of the Southern States, the increasing consuming power of the North Atlantic B States, and the expansion of Wash- ington itself. Tonnage Flows Northeast. “The great flow of tonnage is to the Northeast from the South and Southwest. It consists of vast quan- tities of raw materials and food prod- ucts. The return tonnage to the South is of smaller quantity but higher in value, consisting of manu- factured _articles, imported goods, meats and seasonable produce. Prod- uce in ever-increasing quantities ar- rives from the South. It carries a high freight rate and when its han- dling is properly systematized it is a profitable movement for the rail- road. As long as the Northern and Eastern States mairtain a manufac- turing supremacy and become more and more densely populated, and the Southern and Southwestern States are able to furnish unlimited quanti- ties of raw materials and food prod- ucts, the flow of railroad traffic through the Washington gateway will grow. In other words, as long as the North and Seuth each produce that which is essential to the other, the railroads operating through this gateway are assured tonnage. “The growth of Washington and the District, while a minor factor in the railroad problpm at the present time, presents potential complications that may be of utmost seriousness later on. KEven now the restrictive influence of local conditions is felt on roalroad operations at their peak loads. During the war congestion here was keenly felt. Beneofits Are Outlined. “Washington is a city of destiny and the District as a whole must share in its ever-increasing prosperi- ty and importance, ‘means higher and ever higher operty values, more streets and hways, park: boulevards and cougitry clubs, each offering an added oPstruction to and higher cost to railfad construction. If the rallroads dmtemplate any radical change in -thgir routinggof eliminating | | taken to make cer traffic through this gateway, it would seem that immediate steps should be ain that their plans can be carried out at reasonable cost There cam be no substitute for the Washington gateway for the reason that it is on the shortest line between the source and destination of a great tonnage movement. Other lines of communication will develop, as, for example, the Shenandoah Valley, but it will be by reason of an increasing consuming power of districts directly contributary, such as the Great Lakes and central territory. The existing routes are further established by topo- graphical conditions. The combined focusing in this territory of the Southern, Atlantic Coast Line and Sea- board Air Line rafiroads and their ibutaries fix this forever as the main channel of The proxim- ity of such impol Iz, Baltimore, Philadelphia and York is influential in Keeping coast- ward the traffic flow. Coastwise ship- ping is a mitigating influence, but it effect is to further encourage industr. and the reaction is reflected as stimulus to railroad movement. Passenger Traffic Increasing. “So far as passenger traffic is con- cerned, there can be no altérnative route of any importance. Travel is bound to increase. There may be ‘off years,’ but the general trend up- ward. The Washington route is a fa- vorite one from East to West and a more and more popular one to the Pa- cifice Coast via New Orleans and the Southwestern lines. “Assuming that the faregoing hy- pothesis is correct and that the stat of the District is fixed as a gateway through which shall forever move con- stantly increasing flow of freight and passenger traific, the problem resolves itself into a determination, first, of how best to manipuiate the traffic through this city with the least incon- venience and delay, and, secondl where and to what extent terminal cilities shall be provided to take care of a rapidly increasing population, with its attendant commercial and in- dustrial interests.” Mr. Hudson stressed the importance of the District of Columbia as the cen- ter of the entire territory east of the Allegheny Mountains. He pointed out that the flow of freight cars through the Potomac yards and the District increased from 300,000 per year in 1907 to 800,000 in 1926, and it is continuing. Plans have been made for doubling the capacity of that yard transfer point, he said. Huge Gain in Car Movement. He also pointed out to the commi sion that the passenger car and en-| gine movement through the Washing- ton Terminal Increased from 500,000 cars and engines in 1908 to 900,000 in 1926. He told the city planners that the local 80 well designed that any could be easily handled there, with but a few minor additions. The plan Wwill present recommendations for the facilities needed for main line freight and passenger traffic thrcugh the terminals. Senator Smoot of Utah at the luncheon discussed the public build- ings program for the structures in the so-called Government triangle South of Pennsylvania avenue, and said that the planning of the Capital was one of the leading activities of the Government. The city should be developed into the greatest and most beautiful of the world, he said. Representative Cramton of Michi- gan pointed out that there was an increasing sentiment throughout the country, which was being reflected in Congress, that the District should be developed into the most beautirul Capital city. He pointed out that both the legislative and executive branches had made mistakes in connection with the District’s development in the past, but that all parties should get to- gether now and attempt to avoid any mistakes being made in the future which would detract from the Cap- ital's development. He said the zon- ing authority over the city should be increased. Theodore W. Noyes, editor of The Evening Star, told of the great inter- est of the newspapers in the plans for the development of the city, and said that they were appreciative of the op- portunity to present the plans to the public. Dougherty Expresses Interest. Commissioner Dougherty told how interested the Commissioners were in the development plans and the work of the Park and Planning Commis sion, particularly its investigativ work, which is developing a great reservoir of information which would be invaluable to the Commissioners in work in connection with the city’s improvement. Frederic A. Delano, a member of terminal station had been | increase | FEAR LARGE DEATH TOLL IN PLANT FIRE | Estimates Run as High as 100 Killed in Detroit Blaze—28 Dying. By the Associated Press, DETROIT, April —~With twa | known dead and the death of some 2% {others in two hospitals expected, the | black and smoldering ruins of a new | five-story bullding of the Briggs Man ufacturing Co. tonight held the solu tion of wh.ther others me* deats in fire, kindled by a series of explos sions, which destroyed the structure early today. James Gillan, who died shortly aft.~ his admittance to the receiving hos | pital, and Harry Mason, who died this afternoon, were the known dead. Botl were negroes. Estimates of the number ran as high as 100, although | Carter, head of the service depart ment, announced late today that a check of the employment records ac counted for all the 200 men employ d the burned building. More than 500 are employed in all depart ments of the plant, an automobile body firm, occupying several bulld. | ings. | | _ Early reports of CI of dead 2w Estimates of Dead Vary. arles T. Earl, a | deputy coroner, who visited the scene | of the tragedy, were that from 50 to 1100 men were killed. Firemen slaced |the number at 20, but Thomas J. O'Grady. deputy superintendent of police, refused to set a figure. He said it probably would be several days before search could be made for any bodies that may remain in the ruins. The total number of injured wa estimated unofficially at 100 or more. This number ineluded scores not se- riously imjured, who received first aid treatment at the two hospitals and the company's office and returned to their homes. One fireman was tempora come. Early reports that | men stationed on the roof of the | building had fallen to their d-ath in the interior proved to be uniounded A number, however, narrowiy es. caped being crushed under falling walls and the. roof. The fire originated. on the third floor of the building after the first blast in the painting department. Workers in other parts of the build- | ing filed out calmly when fire | alarm sounded. over- two fire- a Women Workers Rescued. Several workers on the third floor including three wothen, were rescue by a squad led by Edward Stenc foreman. John French, president of the com pany, estimated the loss at $3,000,000 Prosecutor _Robert M. Toms of Wayne County announced late today that his office would Investigate im- mediately with a view to determining if any criminal responsibility existed. The cause of the explosions had not been determined. French said the blasts might have been caused by the breaking of an incandescent light bulb. The materials used in the paint department, he explained, #%e highly inflammable and all new wori: men are instructed td_exercise ex- traordinary caution. He said the building was equipped. with a sprink ler system but that it apparently was sabled by the explosion | the commission, said there was a great | necessity of taking a firm control of the height of buildings in the city, and pointed out that even in New York tail buildings are found not to be de sirable from an artistic standpoint. Maj. Carey H. Brown, engineer, and Charles W. Eliot, 24, city planner of the commission, detalled some of the studies néw being made for the purpose of obtaining aceurate data on | which plans for the city’s development would be based accurately. The commission spent part of ) terday in going over a report showing the location and centers of apart- ments, row houses, detached and semi- detached houses, which report later will form the basis of a possible re- zoning of the city in some places for the various types of buildings. The city planners are later to confer with the Zoning Commission with this end in view, it was announced, when it will be sought to determine just whers buildings of the various types may be built in the future. Opposes Selling City Property, The commission decided to recom- mend to the District of Columbia Come missioners that they not sell or dis- pose of the Industrial Home School property on Wisconsin avenue, or that portion of the former grounds of the United States Naval Observa- tory lying north of Massachusetts ave- nut, the latter consisting of about 1414 acres. The Naval Observaory prop- erty was obtained by the District through the transfer to the Federal Government of District property south of Massachusetts avenue and adjacent to the present naval grounds. It will be pointed out to the Commis- sioners that it would be very un- economical for . the government to sell this ground now, at a time when it is buying lands at high prices. The Commissioners have bean authorized by Congress to dispose of. it, but it is_the desire of the Planning Com- mission that it be kept for inclusion mn_the park system. It is also recommend that the Com- missioners make a strong effort next session to have Congress ' provide $50,000 next year for the purchase of small triangle parks throughout the city. There are about 50 which should be acquired now, but the Commission- ers were given only $5,000 for this pur- pose in the current supply bill. Here tofore they had $25,000 a year. It was. pointed out that a $50,000 appro- priation for three or four years would permit the purchase of all the tri angles which it would be desirable to acquire for park purposes. . Almost half the farms in Sweden use electric power, whereas only 3 per cent of American farms are elec. CUT OUT ALONG THIS LI OFFERS TO tor @he Zuening Sela. 15¢ —postpaid to any poin States or its possession: trified. ! I Coupon I | ITS READERS “Answers to Questions” By Frederic J. Haskin —the Question Book by the Diree- of the Largest Information Bureau in the world. Five Answers chapters. 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