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Evening star., 1923-03-31
FOUR ARMY PLANES
7 EXPECTED TUESDAY
Get Away to a Beautiful Start
This Morning at Miami,
Fla.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, March 31.-Taking
the air at 7:45 o'clock this morning,
the four remaining United States
Army planes, under command Of
Capt. Thomas G. Lanphier. began
their northward fight. which is ex-
pected to end their 5,36o-mile test
flight at Boiling Field, Washington,
Tuesday.
The planes will push through to
Savannah today and the fliers will
spend Easter Sunday there. except
Lieut.. r. K. Stoner, who left yester-
day for Fort Bragg, N. c.. to meet
Mrs. Stoner. The four planes this
morning got off to a beautiful start.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
s. ARE CONVICTED
(, Of DRY LAW PLOT
Gary, Ind, Officials and Citi-
zens Found Guilty by Fed
eraI Court Jury.
SEVEN ACCUSED ARE FREE
Deliberations Began Yesterday at
$50, After Trial of Thir-
teen Days.
Hy the Associated Press.


INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 31.-
Fifty-five of sixty-two residents of
Gary and Lake county, Ind. tried on
charge of conspiracy to violate the
Tolstead act, were found guilty by a
Jury IN United States district court
here today.
Among the most prominent defend
knts found guilty were Roswell o.
johnson, mayor of Gary; william H.
Olds, sheriff of Lake county; Villa m
M. Dunn. judge of the Gary city court,
snd Haz Lucas. a Gary attorney:
Dwight NJ. Kinder. prosecuting attor-
hey of Lake county: Lewis E. Barnes.
Ssrmer sheriff Of Lake county; Clyde
Hunter, former prosecutor Of Lake
county; John Bennett, treasurer of
the republican city committee Gary,
and Charles l.. Clemens. justice of
fhe peace.
Seventy-five persons living in Gary
6nd Lake county were indicted by
q federal grand jury last December
on a charge of conspiracy to violate
the Nolstead act. OF this number
tive pleaded guilty before trial. the
Indictment of Stanley kosowski was
Tolle pressed and seven other de-
Jendants have not beer arrested.
Defendants who stood trial and
were found not guilty are: Charles
1Aaugherty deputy sheriff at Gary;
Clem Hentges. deputy sheriff at
Gary; Fred Rose, marshal of Hobart
George. Flick and William Bussie,
both of Gary. and Lawrence Treager.
night marshal at Hobart.
The trial of the siXty-two defend
ents was held before Judge Ferdi--
1land a: Geiger of Milwaukee. and
placed in the hands of the jury Fri
uay evening at $50 O'Clock. Judge
teiger heard the trial in place of
Judge A. B. Anderson, against whom
rhere was a protest that the might
l." preJudfced as a result of having
tried previous cases involving Gary
and Lake county men and women.
Judge Geiger announced that sem
tence would tie pronounced April 20.
Judge Defines Conspiracy.
Judge Geiger, in instructing the
jurors, gave a lengthy definition of
the crime of conspiring to violate the
prohibition law, with which the de-
PENDANTS are charged. and said that
the one cardinal fact for them to
establish was whether such a con-
| spiracy had existed.
United States District Attorney
Homer Elliott. in closing for the
prosecution, said that evidence had
been submitted to prove that boot
leggers, lawyers. the police force of
Gary, and city and county officials all
worked together to the common end
of obstructing enforcement of the
prohibition laws
\The defense attorneys. in their ar
Euments, declared the government had
rallied to make q case, asserting that
not one word of evidence had been
introduced to show that q conspiracy
had existed. The whole foundation
Of the governments case had been
based on the perjured testimony Of
TWO of the prosecution'S witnesses,
Daniel Melloy and Phillip Ckman.
they declared
More than 200 witnesses testified
in the trial, which began March 10.
and a mass of evidence was intro
uueed on both sides.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
Chemical Explosion
Causes Boiling Field
Fire and Injury of 4

Fire which broke out shortly before
noon today at Boiling Field, Ana
costa, Il. c., virtually destroyed the
army air service Photographic head
quarters, one of the repair hangers. d
privately-owned airplane and s25o,009
worth of government airplane accesso-
ries, besides threatening for a while to
explode great quantities Of gasoline and
chemicals stored nearby. High winds
abetted the flames and hampered ef
forts Of army and municipal fire au
thorities to extinguish the blaze.
-Four enlisted men at the post wert
given hospital treatment following
the fire. They are: Private Souraen
Hanessin. who received burns on the
palms of both hands; Private Gates.
overcome by smoke: Private Smithers.
spark burns about the eyes, and Pri-
yate Whttby, burns about the eyes.
Explosion OF Chemicals
The fire originated in the frame
building known as Photo Section No.
3, from an explosion OF celluiotd films.
which were ignited by an overheated
stove. Immediately after the explosion
chemicals and other infiammable mate
rials caught fire and great tongues OF
flame leaped to the adjoining steel
hangar, which became white hot IN
parts. crumpling up from the intense
heat.
In the latter structure were stored
valuable records in boxes which i'm
mediately caught fire. The wooden
floor which was soaked with oil, and
a high wind. aided the spread of the
flames and the entire personnel of the
field turned out, rescuing three of
four planes from the burning hangar.
A plane belonging to Maj. George i.
A. Reinburg. In the process of as
sembly, and about sixty Liberty
motors were destroyed. Before the
arrival of apparatus from Washing
ton both structures were virtually
destroyed
The blaze from the fire was dis
covered about 1890 o'clock and
few minutes later the post siren was
sounded. Maj. Reinburg and his
staff were at the north end or the
field. making the usual Saturday
morning inspection and he imme-
which volumes of smoke were pour
ing Due to the high wind and the
small fire fighting equipment at tho
field, Maj. Reinburg decided not to
make very, strenuous EFFORT TO put
out the fire, but concentrated all the
apparatus to the east of the steel
hangar, where three tanks, holding
10000 gallons of gasoline and the
dope" house. wherein is prepared spe-
cial fluids. highly infiammable. for ap-
plication to the aeropiane wing fab
ric, are stored.
structure White Hot.
The flames were so intense that por-
ttons of the field structure We're rem
dered white hot and three-fourths OF
the hangar was reduced to twisted
mass of steel.
Practically all Of the valuable photo
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will offer the comforts Of a clubhouse
and general supply store. Also there
will be kitchens, showers and toilet
facilities included in the building.
The camp site itself has undergone
considerable Improvement since last
fall. The grounds have been care
fully graded and the piping system
extended and improved. The socalled
camp streets have been extended and
hundreds of young trees, principally
elms, oaks and Japanese cherries,
have been planted to add to the seen
ic beauty and ornamentation of the
camp grounds.
So great has been the growth in
popularity of automobile touring and
outdoor camping that Col. Sheriff.
has found 1t necessary to increase the
size of the camp site and to make
Improvements each year since its
inauguration three summers ago. At
his request, Congress at its last ses-
sion appropriated $4,000 for i'm
provements.
The camp was first thrown open to
the public during the summer Of 1920
and during the next year 1854 cars
were parked there and more than
$500 individuals used the camp. Last
year, according to the figures fur
nished by the Office of the public
buildings and grounds. 6.977 cars
were parked there and 20.294 per-
sons patroniZed the camp. The aver
age length, of stay was three days.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
Pope Denies Step
To Intervene in
Ruhr Situation

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. March 31.-The Vatican
today issued a categorical denial
that Pope Plus had taken any
steps to intervene in the Ruhr
situation. because such a rumor
is destitute of any truth
The Giornale D'Italia says its
reports from other sources had
already convinced 1t that no such
action had been taken. 1t recalls
in this connection the feeling
reused in France by the Pope's
allusion to a hedge of bayonets"
during the Genoa confidence. 1t
observes that Pope Benedict XIV
issued an appeal for a cessation of
hostilities in 1917. but submits
that the conditions are radically
changed now, the present struggle
being mainly an economic and
political one, in which the pontiff
cannot well interfere.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
DENIES MORSE REQUEST
TO PREVENT TRIAL
Justice Stafford Turns Down Ap-
plication for Prohibition
Writ

The District Court of Appeals this
Charles w. Morse, New York ship
builder. his three sons and Rupert
NJ Much, president of the United
States Transport Company, for a writ
OF prohibition to prevent Justice Staf-
ford of the District Supreme Court
from proceeding with the trial next
VAesday of the conspiracy charge
growing out of war contracts.
The action of the court followed
the filing of an opposition to the ap-
plication by United States District
Attorney Gordon on behalf of the
government.
In it's opinion the court holds that
the District Supreme Court has COM
plete jurisdiction of the case and the
questions of law raised on the ap
pMcation can be reviewed in the
event OF a conviction. :
Evening star., 1923-03-31
MORE LINES SEIZED.
10000 Tons of Coke and Coal TAX
en- by Troops.

GIL Wy AASopo.
By the Associated Press.
ESSEN, March 31.-The govern
ment-owned coal mines at Emsche-
lippe, in the Gelsenkirchen district.
were occupied today by French en-
gineers, escorted by a detachment Of
troops with tanks. This is the ninth
mine in the Ruhr taken over by the
French and Belgians. Thirty thou
sand tons Of coke and great piles of
coal were seized.
The French engineers found that
the Germans, in expectation of the
occupation. had taken away parts of
the machinery. The German mine
director was ordered to have these
returned He disclaimed any knowl-
edge of the disappearance, insisting
they must have been taken by the
workmen. He was arrested.
Several thousand miners employed
at this plant went on strike immedi-
ately the troops appeared.
The French say that yesterday was
red letter day In the Franco Bel
gian coal and coke operations in the
Ruhr, as more than 1000 tons of coke
and 5000 tons Of coal were sent out
of the Ruhr by rail and water.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
McAdoo O. ks
Wilson's Choice
Along With OWn
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER. Col. March 31.-Wil-
liam G. McAdoo, former Secretary
of the Treasury, and Woodrow
Wilson, former President of the
United States. came nearer ac-
cord on the Colorado United
States senatorship today when
McAdoo telegraphcd Gov. Sweet
that both Huston Thompson.
federal trade commissioner, in
dorsed by the ex-President, and
Morrison Shafroth. indorsed by
McAdoo are admirably quail
fled" for the place.
Mr.. MCAdoo wired the governor
that Shafroth had telegraphed
him that Thompson also was a
candidate and asked McAdoo to
indorse Thompson also.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
DANCES 1,460 MINUTES.

PARIS. March 31.-Cesar Leone has
bettered the record for '1ong dis
tance" dancing made recently by a
Marseilles dancing master. Leone,
who is an amateur dancer, his regu-
lar profession being tailoring. danced
for "a hours, 20 minutes, starting at
four woman partners who relieved
one another at intervals. The record
beaten was "a hours, minutes. s
seconds
Evening star., 1923-03-31
TWENTY RUM SHIPS
OFF MONTAUK POINT
Fleet Believed Associated With
Two-Stack Steamer From
Glasgow.
:, the Associated Press.

BOSTON. March 31.-A rum row Of
twenty vessels. riding or running with
out lights between Nantucket and Mon
7aul Point s-as reported to coast guard
Vessels today.
The fleet W; S believed by officials here
10 be associated with the two-stack
sAsamer Avon. own, a freighter from
q asgow, while, brought a cargo of
whisky and wihe for the American
trade. The Ayonhwn has been anchored
sG Block Islandsssor several days.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
SH|F TING LAWYERS
P[EASES OYSTER
Believes Transfer of Assist
ant District Attorneys Will
Speed Liquor Prosecutions.

Following transfer yesterday OF
Frank j. Kelly and Thomas Lodge,
assistant district attorneys. from Po-
lice Court back TO the District Su-
preme Court. Commissioner oyster
expressed qualification today at the
selection of David Hart and Charles
Baker to handle Police Court prose
cutions.
The Commissioner expressed the be-
lief that a spirit of co-operat tion
would exist between the police and
cntors at Police Court.
Reports current are that the
changes are 4 result of an alleged
lack Of cooperation at the Police
Court and resulting friction between
the assistant district attorneys and
the vice squad of the police depart
ment.
In Spirit of Harmony.
The transfer of Mr.. Kelly and Mr..
Lodge was made in a spirit of har-
mony only, and is in no wise a ref1ec-
tion against nor a criticism of these
young men, declared United States At
torney Gordon today. Maj. Gordon
said information had reached him
that members of the vice squad and
a1r. X ely did not hit it off, together
ana that some friction existed. With
OUT entering into an inquiry as to
who was to blame in the matter, Mai
Gordon decided in the interest of
harmony TO make a change in the
personnel of his assistants assigned
to duty in Police Court
No Changes, He Says.
Maj. Gordon insisted there had been
no charges against Kelly or Lodge
and no criticism of their conduct OF
the cases assigned to them. The diff
ferences between Mr.. Kelly and GER
tain members of the vice squad an
peared to grow out Of lack of cour-
tesy and not from any refusal to CO.
operate. the prosecutor stated.
Il have been considering for some
time" said Maj. Gordon, returning
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
David A. Hart to the Police Court. to
clean up the handbook cases for
which prosecutions he was specially
appointed, but have been obliged to
keep him in the Office because of press
of business.
When 1 learned Of this friction 7
decided this was time to make tba
change. Assistant United States At
torney Charles S. Baker is merely re-
Stunning the general work in the Po
lice Court which he dropped fourteen
months ago.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
PRESIDENT TO TAKE
UP SUGAR SITUATION
c. H. Huston Expects to See
Mr.. Harding on That
Subject Today.
By the Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March 81
The sugar price situation seemed
likely to engage the attention of
President Harding during 4 portion
OF this last day spent in St Angus
tine.
&. II. Huston, who until about two
weeks ago was assistant secretary of
commerce and who is here en- route
to Miami. expects to see the Presi-
dent today. Because of MS official po-
sition during the period when sugar
prices made their most rapid ad-
vance. Mr.. Huston is intimately ac-
quainted with the Situate with re-
spect to production and stocks of the
commodity. This information he was
prepared to place in the Presidents
hands.
Little Excuse for Advance.
Mr.. Huston, from his study Of the
matter, is Of the opinion that little
or no excuse for the advance in prices
may be found in the state of produc-
tion or stocks. and he said today that
speculation in the buying aud selling
of the mmodity alone was respon-
sible. He predicted that prices would
not remain long at the present high
level. explaining that the immediate
effect Of the advanced prices was TO
curtail consumption, and that soon
the market would be overstocked.
In addition to the probability of see
ing Mr.. Huston. President Harding's
program for the day included final
round of golf over the St. Augustine
links and the exchange of farewells
with a number of friends. With Mrs
Harding and other members OF the
vacation party. he will leave early
this evening by special train for
Augusta. Ga, where the party will
remain most of the week, according
to present Indications.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
z0N|NG MAY GUARD
BEAUTY OF CAPITOL.
Would Lower Avenue Build
ing Line and Bar Sur
rounding Business.

Two important proposals to protect
me appearance of the United States
Capitol building arc being considered
py the zoning commission, it became
known today. They are:
That the height limit of buildings
on Pennsylvania avenue from 9Th TO
10Th streets be reduced from 10 feet
to 85 feet.
Ihat the designation Of all property
surrounding the Capitol building and
grounds be changed from first COM
mercial TO residential.
Both propositions will be taken I'D
at public hearing in the boardroom
or the District building at 10 o'clock
on the morning of April 13, and pres,
ent indications are that it will be one
or the liveliest sessions held by the
commission since the various zones
were established two years ago.
In majority of cases contemplated
changes are originated by properly
owners. but in this case the hearing
itself.
Suggestion OF Change.
are being considered partly at the
suggestion Of an expert English city
planner. who visits WASHINGTON oc-
casionally. and who has evidenced an
interest in the development of the
American capital city.
BuiIdings on Pennsylvania avenue
already are restricted to eighty-fiye
asct, from Peace Monument to 9Th
street, and the proposal of the COM
mission would make the height limit
uniform all the way to the Treasury.
However there are a number Of
buildings on the Avenue west Of 9Th
street that now are built to a height
OF 10 feet and over: While this pre-
uniform eighty-f1ve foot sky line, If the
change should be made now 1t would
apply to all Avenue property that has
not yet been built beyond eighty-flve
feet.
Proposed Residential Area.
The area surrounding the Capitol.
which the commission suggests might
be made residential, includes the fol-
lowing locations:
North side of B street northwest
from Arthur place to 1st street.
Northwest corner of 1st and B
streets.
West side Of 1st street between
Pennsylvania avenue and B street.
West side of 1st street southwest
between Maryland avenue and 3
street
Southwest corner of 1st and B
streets southwest.
Frontage on the south side of B
street southwest between Delaware
avenue and 1St street.
Frontage on the south side OF 8
street southeast, between South Capt.
tol street and New Jersey avenue.
Frontage on the south side of B
street southeast, between 1st and Cd
streets.
Northeast and southeast corners of
Pennsylvania avenue and Cd street
southeast.
Another proposed change to be con-
Sidered at the same hearing and
which is likely to produce a spirited
discussion Is the following:
To change from first commercial to
residential the east side of Columbia
road between Belmont road and the
alley opposite Biltmore street.
The fact that the commission itself
initiates a proposed change does not
mean that the members are COM
mitted to 1t. 1t means merely that
they wish to submit the question to
puhIic discussion.
Evening star., 1923-03-31
CoNGER DENIES CHARGE.
Did Not Advise Capt. Randle to
Obtain Divorce, Says Colonel.

By the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March So
Col. Arthur L. Conger, commander Of
the Goth Infantry, Fort Sam Houston,
today made a deposition in the 100000
damage suit brought against him by
Capt. Edwin H. Randle and Mrs Randle
for alleged defamation of character.
Col. Conger emphatically denied that
he, spoke i'll of Mrs. Randle's character
as had been charged in the petition
filed by the Randles.
He denies prosecuting Randle, but ad-
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Evening star., 1923-03-31
CHILD LABOR CURB REJECTED,

MONTPELIER. VT, March 31.-The
state senate has rejected a bill to pro-
vide a forty -eight-hour week for chill
dren under sixteen years of age en-
ployed in railroading, manufacturing.
hotels, billiard rooms, bowling alleys
or in delivering messages. The bill
previously had passed the house
Evening star., 1923-03-31
Visits School for Deaf.

The President postponed his morn
ing round of golf today TO visit the
Florida State School for the Deaf and
to make brief talk to the faculty
and more than 800 boy and girl stu
dents of the school.
II am not going to make an ad-
dress this morning as l am not max
the President told the children who
were assembled in front of the
schools administration building. II
have just stopped to say good morn
ing called on you when l was
here two years ago and as have
very pleasant memories Of that visit
to YOU l wanted to greet you again.
"As I told you on the former occa-
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Evening star., 1923-03-31
Oyster Made Complaint.

While Maj Gordon would not dis
cuss the contents of the communica-
ton, it is known that Commissioner
James F. Oyster, in charge of the DO
lice department, complained to him of
what the Commissioner called a lack
Of cooperation on the part of Mr..
Kelly with the members of the vice
squad. This led, it is stated, to the
Evening star., 1923-03-31
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; continued
cold tonight and tomorrow morning, fol-
lowed by rising temperature during to-
morrow. Temperature for twenty -four
hours ended at pm. today: Highest, 50,
at 2:3o pm. yesterday; lowest, 81 at z
am. today. Full report on page 19.
Evening star., 1923-03-31

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The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
DEMANDS AID
 FOR VETERANS
Congress Should Do Some thing Providing for Ad-
 justed Compensation.

ROCHESTER,. N. :, Feb. PA de- mand that Congress take some action on the bill proving for adjusted compensation to veterans of the World War was made by Alvin Ows- ley, national commander Of the Amer ican Legion, in a recent address to members Of the RJtary Club and Le- zion post of Rochester. Congress, he said, should pass phat bill or reject it, and net let it hang fire any longer
 "The American Legion stands squarely behind the French in col lecting repara foas from the Ger mans" Commander Owslcy said, ad. ding.
 Ask President Harding why he ord cred the American troops home from the Rhine. Was it in' protest of ehe French move in.o the Ruhr dis tr,ct? Those troops were let there to preserve world peace Why were they wlihdrawn?'
 Commar1er Owsloy's stand on the Ruhr Valley question is based on a recent resolution adorised by the Le- gfon's national executive committee, which charges that the Germans have wrecked their financial system to avoid payment of rebaiations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-02-24
STATE SENATOR
 OF WASHINGTON
 HELPING ALASKA
Introduces Memorial for Ap- pllcatlon of Federal High
 way Act to Alaska.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 24.-State Sen ntor W. W. Corners, of Seattle, has introduced in the State Senate memorial asking Congress to extend the benefits of the Federal Highway Act to Alaska.
 State Senator Conner said a criti- cal situation has arisen in Alaska IS 10 the road building program and he was anxious to have the legisla- lures of Washington, California and Montana formally ask Congress for assistance.
 There is no reason why the Fed eral Highway Act should not have been extended to Alaska years ago for the people there pay taxes to the Federal Government pricely on the same basis as the people in the var icus states
 The memorial points out that the Government has completed a rail- road in Alaska at cost of over $50, 0,000,000 which cannot serve the purpose of development unless de- pendable feeders in the nature of wagon roads are provided