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Evening star., 1926-04-10
Turned Adrift Three Days in Big City,
Boy, II, Wins Reliance Test by Father


process from a distance and then left
for Batavia. Since then Robert ha 6
seen almost every point of interest In
the city. He went through the Al.
bright Art Gallery, the Delaware Park
Zoo, the new city pumping station, the
historical society building. and several
manufacturing and mercantile estab.
fishments. He tried to go through
the big steel plants at Lackawanna,
but they wouldn't let such a little
codGer in alone. He crossed to Can
ada via the Fort Erie ferry. and he
took a look at the city from the high
est slSyscraper.
Robert had no acquaintances in Buf.
falo to help him and was armed only
with travellers checks. a map Of the
city. and a letter from his father ask
ing persons from whom he inquired
to give him any desired information.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
FIGHTERS ISOLATE
COSTLY OIL BLAZE
Flames in 100000 barrel
Reservoirs Not Likely to
Spread Further.

by i've Associated ffess.
Los ANGELES. April 1O.-The fire
burning since Thursday morning on
the tank farm Of the Union Oil Co,
about 90 miles south of here. seemed
today to have been isolated. thus pre-
venting it from adding 10 the destruc.
tiun which already will mount into
the millions.
Blazing oil from three burning
$50 ,000-barrel reservoirs had not ad-
vanced today beyond point reached
early yesterday in flow toward a
fourth 750.000-barrei underground
storage lake. With dykes erected
around the fourth reservoir and
around a nearby pump station, those
fighting the fire expressed a belief
that the fire would not spread further.
While the successful fight was be-
ing made against the blaze at Brea,
the even more destructive fire on the
company's huge tank farm al San
Luis Obispo had about run it's course.
Six reservoirs and some II or 13
smaller surface tanks were nearly
burned out as the fire, started by
lightning Wednesday. entered on its
fourth day.
Revised estimates last night placed
the San Luis Obispo loss of 5000 600
barrels of oil at $1,000 900. but left the
damage 10 equipment still undeter-
mined.
The Brea fire. also started by light
ming. caused. if it spreads no farther,
loss of about $3.000.0 900. The reser-
voirs, small oil refinery, 10 acres
of walnut and orange trees, three eX-
pensive ranch homes and several
houses on the tank farm property
were consumed by the flames.
MAGNOLIA FIRE HALTED.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
BARRAGE SWAMPS
BUTLER AIR BILL
Vote Postponed to Monda,
as Amendments to Pro-
gram Pour In.

A barrage of amendments to the
Butler bill for a five-yeat naval avia
tion development program Yesterday
forced the vote on the bin to so over
to Monday.
With the exception OF minor com
mittee amendments, all attempts at
ma jor chang in the measure as re
ported to the House failed. and it weGt
over until Monday only beca use of the
lateness of the hour and the possible
necessity of two roll calls TO obtain a
quorum.
Attempts to alter the measure were
china Xed near the close Of the session
with an amendment by Representative
LaGuardia to provide for unified air
service under the command of William m
Mitchell former assistant chief of the
Army Air Service.
So quickly did opposition 10 this
amendment develop that 1t was ruled
out of order before the reading clerk
had finished the first sentence.
The measure, which would provide
for a SS5 000. 900 five-year program
TO provide 900 airplanes and two
dirigihles, each three times the cubic
capa city OF the wrecked Shenandoah, h,
was assailed on the floor as preclud'
ing any possibility during the five
years of obtaining unified air
service.
The contention was first made by
Representative Blanton, Democrat,
Texas, and was concurred in by
Representative Connery. Democrat
Massachusetts. who later withdrew
his opposition after Chairman Butler
of the naval affairs committee said
that it would aid, rather than defeat,
such unification.
Chairman Butler, author of the bill,
received an ovation which lasted sew
eral minutes when Represe tative
Vinson, Georgia, the ranking Demo
crat. paid him tribute as due first
credit for outlining the development
program.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
MACREADY FAILS
IN ALTITUDE TRIAL

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTON. Ohio. April 10--Lieut
Macready came down at 1850 this
morning after having run out of gas
at an altitude Of "a 900 feet. according
to the mark on his altimeter.
The entire trip down was made
without gas. He started with SO gal,
Ions. but this was not enough to en-
able him to break the worlds altitude
record.
On landing, Lieut. Macready stated
that his resignation from the Army
Air Service is to, be filed within the
next few days. 1t is stated he is to
enter the employ of the Delco Light
Co. of Dayton, a subsidiary of the
General Motors Corporation.
He was scheduled to leave for Pan.
anna. in March, but this transfer was
delayed and he is now due to leave
for that country for foreign service in
July.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Today in Congress
Senate.

Senate.
The Steck. .Brookhart debate con-
tinued in the Senate, with Senator
Blease of South Carolina contend
ing that the issue of States rights
is, involved. In that the laws of
Iowa relating to the election
should be adhered to.
The civil service committee con-
sidered the bill to put prohibition
agents under civil service, but did
not reach a conclusion.
The Joint committee on the
leasing of Muscle Shoals met to
60 over bids that have been sub
mitted.
Further testimony was taken by
a joint committee on revision Of
postal rates.
The commerce committee met to
consider a seamen's bill.
House.
House in recess today.
Joint subcommittee of interstate
and ways and means committees
continues hearing on Mills bill on
alien property.
Foreign affairs committee con-
ducts hearing on miscellaneous
measures.
Committee on agriculture contin-
ues hearing on relief measures.
Indian affairs committee contin-
ues hearing on Frear charges
against Commissioner Burke.
Public lands committee contin-
ues hearing on national parks.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Tour of Guard Favored.

The House foreign affairs committee
reported resolution yesterday to au-
thorize three National Guard organi-
cations to visit France. England and
Belgium next month. The units are
the Light Infantry Blues of Rich.
mond, Va; the first and second COM
panies of the Governor Footguard
of Connecticut and the Putnam Pha-
lanX of Hartford, Conn.
Consent of Congress Is needed be-
fore military organizations as such
can go abroad.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
boy, IS, MUST DIE
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Leader of "Cake-eaterS'
Gang to Pay for Killing in
Spite of His Youth.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 10.--Sentence Of
death in the electric chair will be i'm
posed upon Herbert Koerber, 1S-year-
old leader of youthful hold-up gang.
Hnown as the "Cake- eaters"
a jury In the Queens County Court
deliberated AZ minutes last night be-
fore returning a verdict of first degree
murder against koerber for the slay-
ing of Angelo Mahairis, Jamaica
restaurant owner. three weeks ago.
Drink, bad compa MONS and nights
in Harlem negro cabarets, after the
looSening Of home ties after the death
of his mother, were the features OF
the youths career, as outliS during
the trial. Counsel for the dtense ap-
pealed in vain to the jury for leniency
because Of the defendants youthful
ness and early environment.
They were just n bunch of kids
gone wrong, taking joy-rides. drink
ing booze. singing and raising the
deuce generally" ths defense lawyers
said, describing koerber and his gang.
Eoerber pleaded that he was drunk
when he entered Mahairis' restaurant
on the night Of the staying.
! of koerber, testified for her grandson.
"Iie never drank before his mother :
death" she said. After ne lost her,
he used To stay out at night. and !
didn't know where he was. His
mother was janitress of the house
where we lived after his father de
serted the family 10 years ago"
Four other youths, who were in
dicted with koerber. will go to trial
shortly. None of them is more than
20 years old. koerber will he sen
fenced Monday.
A shooting occurred early today in
hall on the upper East Side as the
elimination Of benefit affair to raise
a defense fund for KOerber. The bene.
fit was conducted by the Smilers' So
cial Club. Two youths were arrested
for having pistols without permits
One had bullet wound in one arm.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Who. Will VOlunteer?-

In each Washington block live fam.
ilies who were represented in the arm.
cd forces OF the World War. Within
those homes the veterans-or their
memories--are forever endeared.
10 commemorate the service Of all
from this city in the sreat conflict a
commission created BY Congress Is
planning to erect in Potomac Park a
beautiful white marble temple at a
cost Of 100000.
The commission wants responsible
persons to canvass each city block for
subscriptions to the memorial. Will
some one in your family Group do this,
in honor Of the one whose service is to
be immortalized in stoneP If SO, gil
out the form below.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
SUBURBS WOULD
ADVISE WITH D. c.
Maryland Body May Work
in Liaison on Mutual
Problems.

lnterlocking and pooling of the civic
interests of Montgomery County. Md.
and the District of Columbia will be
sought at the meeting of the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation. TO
be held at the Bethesda School Mon
day night, when an effort will be made
to have that body make overtures to
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions of the District of Columbia for
an interchange of membership This.
it was declared, is another move in
the development of the metropolitan
district of Washington, and from an
improvement standpoint to consider
the two communities as a whole.
The matter came up last night at
the meeting of the Battery Park Citi-
zens' Association. when it was sug-
Eested that since their interests We're
| mutual each body should be represent
ed in the other. and a formal resolu-
ton was passed directing the dele
gates of this body to present the ques-
tion to the Montgomery County FEEDER.
alton Monday night
Integral Part Of Capital.
I've feel that residents of Battery
Park. Edgemoor, Bethesda. Leland.
West Chevy Chase and other com
| munities adjoining Washington are
really an integral part of the National
Capital" said the resolution. land as
such we feel that We are entitled 10
representation on the civic organiza.
| ton most representative of Washing
| ton. which is the Federation of Citi.
Zens' Associations.
Our aims for Identification of the
Nationa! Capital are in accord with
n tt1,c of
tion and for this reason We feel that
closer cooperation would be obtained
by giving our citizens a voice in its
affairs. In the interest of co-opera
ton We suggest that the Montgomery
County Federation offer the Washing
ton Federation an interchange of rep
resentation, so that our plans may be
worked out in still greater harmony"
Interchange Of Views.
Mai. r. s. Lawrence. president of
the Battery Park organization, said
that the idea was to have each of the
bodies send delegates to the other not
necessarily with the power of voting,
but as observers with the privilege of
interchanging views.
The Battery Park Association last
night listened to a report from Maj
Lawrence on the present status of the
belt line fight, and he informed the
body that it was the belief that the
project had been successfully baked
He said the members of the associa-
tion had expressed themselves freely
as being jubilant over the outcome of
the fight, and gave the full credit for
the result to the Montgomery County
Civic Federation.
The association voted to install
street lights in the area s soon as
they can be erected and also decided
to take an active part in the Mont
gomery County cleanup" campaign
next week.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
MAGNOLIA FIRE HALTED.
Flames From $1,000. Barrel Tank
Brought Under Control.

LULING, Tex. April 10 R.-
Flames from the 55 900. barrel oil tank
on the Magnolia Petroleum Co. tank
farm here, fired by lightning yester.
day, were well under control today
after high winds which yesterday
threatened TO spread the fire to others
of the 40 tanks in the field had sub
sided.
labored until late last night fighting
the fire. Holes were shot in the tank
and crude oil was pumped from the
bottom of the reservoir until there
was little likelihood of that remain.
ing boiling over and endangering
other parts of the field
Evening star., 1926-04-10
CITY HEADS TO STUDY
SCHOOL FIRE HAZARDS
Promise to Consider Recommends
tiens of Marshal for Correcting
Alleged Conditions.

The District Commissioners pTOm!S-
ed today to give serious consideration
to the recommendations of the FIRE
marshal for correcting alleged fire
hazards in the public schools.
Before taking any action on the
recommendations. however, the com
missioners will await a report from
the Board of Education. which voted
at its last meeting to request the Dis
trict authorities for detailed eNplaua-
tions of the fire perils existing in The
schools referred to by the fire marshal.
The intent of the commissioners t"
study the fire marshals report care
fully was given III a letter To II. {.
Phillips. corresponding secretary Of the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
ton in reply to resolutions adopted at
its recent meeting urging the elimina
ton of the fire hazards in the Central
High school Auditorium. The associa-
ton also requested that all public
schools he equipped with fire escapes.
Evening star., 1926-04-10

BY the Associated Press
BUFFALO, n. April 10-Eleven-
.year.old Robert Shaw Harvey Of Ba.
tavia left for home last night after
spending three days alone in great
city. And his dad. DR.. Homer A. Har-
vey, is proud of him.
Bob's visit, unlike most boys trips
alone to big cities. was fathers idea
of a self-reliant test. The boy passed
the test 100 per cent. He saw nearly
everything in Buffalo worth seeing
where they would let a little boy In,
and he is happy. Say. can l get
room here?" asked a small boy at the
desk of the Y. M. c. A. Tuesday
afternoon.
The astonished clerk could not
oblice. but he took him next door to
the mems hotel. where. lodGin. was OBJ
tanned. DR.. Harvey watched this
Evening star., 1926-04-10
COMMITTEE STILL HOPES
FOR BID BY HENRY FORD
This Is Last Day for Submitting
Offers to Congress for
Muscle Shoals.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
This was the last day for submission
of bids to the joint congressional
Muscle Shoals committee for its con.
sideration in making recommenda.
tions to the Senate and House for
lease of the properties to private
operators for the production of
nitrateS and power.
Eight bids are expected to make up
the total the committee will consider
although others may be submitted
later under plan by which they will
be submitted to Congress without
recommendation. This arrangement
will make 1t possible for Henry Ford
to submit the bid he is understood to
have prepared If he decided to do so.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
.STECK-bROOKHART
VOTE DUE MONDAY
Date Finally Set After Week
of Floor Debate on Com
mittee Report.


After devoting seven days o& de-
bate To the question, the Senate will
vote at 5 o'clock Monday to decide
whether Senator Brookhart, Repub-
iican insurgent, of Iowa shall he un :
seated M favor of Daniel +. Steck,
his Democratic opponent in the 1924
election.
Taking cogniZance of rumors that
President Coolidge's influence was
being eXerted in favor of Steck, the
White House meanwhile has added
an authoritative denial to those al
ready made by Senator Butler of
Massachusetts. chairman of the Re-
publican national committee. and
Senator Curtis Of Kansas. the Re-
publican floor leader The Pres-
dents position, as set forth at the
White House, is that he has no ac-
thority In such matters. the Senate
being the sole judge of its member
ship under the Constitution.
The debate Tor and against APP
proval of the recommend ltion Of the
elections committee that Senator
Brookhart be unseated and that
StcCk be declared winner of the cleo
don has given no indication of "A
letup since it began Monday, and
the agreement setting a time for the
vote was not reached until ate yes
terdaN. Leaders on both sizes Rave
conceded that, from present indicd-
tions. the result viii he close.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
DEVICES SAVE $4,000, 900.
Turnstiles and Multiple Doors on
Gotham Subway Effective.

NEW YORK, April 10 CR.-By
hurrying through turnstiles and slip.
ping in unison into subway cars a
second ahead OF doors that close by
a multiple unit control system, New
Workers have saved the Interborough
Rapid Transit Co. $4,0OO,OOO a wear
officials said today.
The turnstiles which replaced ticket
choppers and which hurry person
through whether or no saved $1,000.
900, and the multiple door control
$4,000, 900.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Princess Victoria Better.

LONDON. April 10 R).-Princess
Victoria, sister of King George. has
so far recovered from an attack of
Influenza pneumonia that her physi-
clans have announced they do not
consider it necessary to issue fur
ther bulletins on her condition.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Church Is Looted;
Robbers Fail to
Find Corner Stone
pccial Dispatch to The Star.

SpcriaI Dlspaith % The Star.
GRANTSVILLE, Md. April 10.
Fritz Lutheran Church, few
miles north of here, was robbed
last night of its altar cross, altar
linens and carpets, all practically
new.
The robbers also tried to get at
the corner stone with its contents.
but got at the wrong corner of the
church. which was damaged con-
siderably. \ reward has been Of
fered for the culprits.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
rs Measles Cases Reported Today,

The total number of measles cases
for the year approached the 5000
mark today when rs new cases were
reported to the District Health De-
partment. According to the depart
ment's record 2.740 cases have been
reported since the beginning Of the
epidemic. 4
Evening star., 1926-04-10
DRASTIC DRY LAW
OF 1857 TO Be USED
Measure Exceeds VolStead
Act-ProvideS for Seizure
of Land OF Moonshiner.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 10.-A 69year.
cid revenue law. more rigorous tha!
the Nolstead act. has been resurrect'
ed by district prohibition authorities
for future onsaughts against the
moonshine industry in the Illinois
Indiana Wisconsin area.
Under the old law. passed in 1>''
property upon which Illicit distlllInE
has been done and all the equipment
FOR the illegal manufacture can be
declared forfeited to the Govern
ment. 1t even provides that mnd
over which the moonShine is con-
veyed may be taken. provided he
landowner ConniVed in the TRANSFER.
Revival of the lorg forgotten
statute will be tested in the prose-
Cution of II pending wildcat DIS
tillery cases. Prohibition AdminlStra :
tor +. c. Yellowley has informed
Chicago agents.
Exceeds Nolstead Act
If Mr.. EellowieY's plans mate
rialize, lard and paraphernalia used
for booze making Will soon go under
the auction hammer of United
States marshal Under the NolStead
law the auctions have been con
fined to the sales of confiSCated auto
mobiles and booze making machinery
available for legitimate industry.
PadlOckinG for a year has been the
extent of the Noistead law in ham
ding real estate used in the Illegal
manufacture and sale Of liquor.
The revived law. dug up by f, H..
Lloyd, legal adviser to Mr. Yellowley,
is credited with crushing the moon
shine industry which flourished in the
reconstruction days following the
Civil War.
Section 1921 of the United States
Revenue Act of 1857 is the statute
cited by Mr.. Lloyd. 1t provides fines
of from $1,000 to 900 and prison
sentences of from six months to two
years for ,perating Il wildcat still:
Text of Old Statute.
The law reads in part as follows:
And all distilled spirits of wines
and personal property found in the
distillery of any building. room, yard
or inclosure connected herewith. and
used with or constituting part of the
premises and all the right, title and
interest of such person in the lot or
tract of land on which such distillery
is situated. and all right, title and in
tereSt therein of any person who has
suffered or permitted the business of
distilier to be there carried on. or has
connived at the same; all personal
property owned by or in possession of
any person, any building, yard or in
closure or any part thereof TO be used
for purposes of ingress or egress TO or
from any distillery shall be
forfeited to the United States
Evening star., 1926-04-10
FIGHT SUSPENSION
OF CONSENT DECREE.
Farm Organizations Ask Per-
NIT to Intervene in Suit of
U. S. Against Packers.

The National Grange Of the Patrons
of Husbandry, the National Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
Of America and the American Farm
Congress, claiming combined mem
bership Of 500 900 farmers or others
interested i'm agriculture scattered all
over the United States. today applied
to the District Supreme Court Tor
leave To intervene i'll the ease Of the
United States against the packing
concerns. The petitioners seek tu
have vacated the suspension of the
consent decree Of February 2T. 1920.
by which the packing concerns agreed
with the Department Of Justice g."
divorce the meat industry from un-
allied businesses.
Attacked by Gamers.
The consent decree was attacked
by the California Canneries. which
had a contract with Armour & CO..
one of the packers, to take half IFS
output. Justice BAILEY SUSPENDED Nm"
operation Of the injunction granted
under this agreement until the Go
ernnent should prove itS right iu
have such an injunction. Tn" l'r-
paTtm"ut Of Justice appealed from ih'
order of suspension. hut the app'.f
wa. dismissed by The appellate
tribunal.
The petitioners explain ,Aar tAys
have deferred asking to intervene b.
cause they expected the toa.t ~ Au-
peals would reverse the order oi SL~-
pension They ask that the consent
decree he restored. especially with TO-
gard 10 that portion relating &" live
stock and live stock market features
The consent decree. the petitioner
sav, is a contract made with the ti"t-
ernment and sclemnlzed hy an urd''
of, court and should he enforced e--
pecially where made with the repre-
sentatiVeS of an essential lntH'iIE
dealing with food and where tn" .n''
ject mat tier is strongly imp~es ed with
a public interest.
Entitled TO Free Market.
Through Attorneys Melville w. Eor-
ders and Ellis. Harrison. Ferguson ~
Gary. the petitioners claim that tn"
producers of live stock are entitled Z"
q free. open and competitive and TN
controlled market for their pTudHct,
which they DO not have without the
protection Of the consent decree. The
petitioners say they relied upon the
promise Of good faith made bE coun-
sci for the packers that tn" terms oL
the consent decree would he ObSel Ell.
Live stock producers of tine country
have become separately poor, the
court is told. by reason IF the d"lnl-
nant control Of the live stock marErl
bv the packers. coupled with the ia!A-
ing prices following the war.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
MOTHER WINS CHILD.
Tiny Actress, Muriel Dana, Given
TO Parents Custody.

LOS ANGELES. Calf, April 10
P).-Muriel Frances Dana, child mo-
ton picture actress, was awarded to
her mother yesterday when a suit
brought by her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Hall, was dismissed.
The court fight for the small actress
followed her kidnapping a month ago
by her mother, Mrs. Koyis d. Gibson.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
CANAOA'S FAILURE
IN PROHIBITION LAID
BEFORE INQUIRERS

Continued from First PaGeD
Evening star., 1926-04-10
BOWIE ENTRIES

FOR MONDAY.
FIRST RACE-s1.2 600; maidens; 2-year-
old fllies: ! furlOngs.
Evening star., 1926-04-10

as compared with 1924. according to
REPORTS of the Royal Canadian Mount
ed Police
Evening star., 1926-04-10

Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear: track fast.
Evening star., 1926-04-10

I'll. l.. Whitney entry.
/ Raj ParI. and r. W. Carter entry.
Evening star., 1926-04-10

women antedates prohibition" Sena-
tor Walsh added that he deplored
drinking then as he does now
Mr. Sullivan declared he seldom saw
girls drinking i'm the open before pro
hibition. and Senator Walsh admitted
this was 80 rare then that my daugh.
ter called my attention to It,"