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1 Daily Frost Tonight Weather for Minneapolis and Vicinity Fair and continued cool tonight, with Tuesday, fair. Vol. 8, No. 64 Fnll UmmI Wire Report of International hews Berrlc MINNEAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1925 Complete larUta unit Attsntlo Illuat rmlvtl Hrrrtre Price Two Cents in Minneapolis EDITION tza i a flu I Cf" OTSTIW mm fkmm mm bmmd mm WmJm mmm WNsMII Jfib Jl pWPWWWWW jItW A UMU iiKiniiniiiinl Jin T-A mm I i tu0 in i I ETETH PRISONER AIDS FAT COP That clubhouse raid Sunday night cam sear ruining one patrol wagon. When 16 men and two policemen were inside another portly policeman sought to enter.

He was unsuccessful till one of the prisoners grabbed him, sat him on his lap, and slammed the door. ir REAL TRAFFIC RUSH Chicago and Fremont car. Crowded. Woman shopper. Fighting to get In.

Rushing for seat. Conductor busy. Woman drops transfer on top of fare box. It slipe inside. Conductor still under doctor's care After brainstorm.

ir ir -MAYOR'S WIFE OPENS HOME Mac Jinierna. nine, injure 1 St. Paul Dealer Buys Plant's First Ford xv-XJS- i rxAMt, ...1 l. NEW JERSEY PROSECUTOR IN RUM NET Morristown, N. May 4.

Prosecutor James II. Rolitlio of Morris county and 13 other men were indicted by tlie grand jury this afternoon in connection with alleged liquor law violations in the county. The others named in the indictments besides ISolitho Include his former assistant prosecutor, an assistant county detective, seven constables attached to the sheriff's office as a special prohibition enforcement agent, and the sheriffs brother. 1 A OC I til Ul A as v. vrs Tho first Ford automobile turned out at the new Twin ('Him plant was completed and run off on its own power today with V.

K. Nystrom, superintendent" of the plant, nt the whorl. A. Ilen- TV0 BARGES ONLOAD HERE; OPEN NAVIGATION OH THE MISSISSIPPI I Though campaigns means floods of I candidates seeking audiences, and house meetings for them mean extra I work for the housewife, it was the mayor's wife, Mrs. George E.

Leach, who opened her home for them today, for a women's ward meeting tomorrow i night at 3400 W. Calhoun boulevard. ir WORK CALL, AT 2:30 A.M. Collinwood, Ohio Someone blew the whistle at the New York Central shops here for five minutes, bringing out hundreds of men for k. iCv IhVlN I Aney discovered kVifcVifl the shops were SY dark and that it was oniy a.m.

Now they are looking for the joker. TAXPAYER DEMANDS RIDE A patrolman who attempted to walk a drunk he arrested in southeast Minneapolis last night to the Third precinct station learned a new twist to citizens' rights. The drunk refused to walk. "Call the wagon," lie demanded. paid taxes in Minneapolis for 10 years, and I've paid for a ride in the wagon.

You gotta ride me in, not walk me." ir ir 'CHEAPEST' SWINDLER The latest and "cheapest" swindler reported in Minneapolis uses newspaper death notices. To each address he sends a cheap fountain pen, with the ileceased's name engraved on it, with a $5 or $10 charge "as per your order." In mast cases the widow believes her husband really ordered It, and pays. it ir it POORHOLSE FOR SALE I fl 1 Mass. This town wants to sell its poorhouse, preferring to board any paupers hereafter in their own or other homes. The almshouse here a generation ago was a nationally-known favorite among hobos, of whom it has entertained more than 1,000.

ir it PROBATE JUDGE WANTED corrollton, Ohio Resignation or a probate judge revealed that the job here pays less than, the courthouse janitor, $1,500 a year. The retiring said anyone was welcome to his place. the governor is looking for someone to accept the job. ir it THIS SCOT KNOWS 'EM No, mon, they're not Hi'landers they're flappers-r-rs. Thus one slightly intoxicated owl-car rider enlightened his slightly more intoxicated and sleepy companion who insisted he was back in the land of heather when he sighted a row of four sets of dimple-less kness across the car.

SILVER TONGTED MOTORIST Kansas City. "I was driving in the loop. I joined a line of cars. When I tried to turn out of it again a traffic cop herded me back in line. They took me to headquarters; I found out it was a line of traffic violators being herded to court." This was J.

W. Strecker's excuse so good that the judge remitted his fine. ir ALTO JURY CONVICTS Seattle In the first tryout of the Pln to try traffic cases before Juries made up of Auto club members, Frank W. Carpenter was found guilty of drunken driving nd sentenced to seven days in jald and $50 fine. "But for his advanced age we would make It stronger," said the jury.

ir it FREAK OF LIGHTNING Logan, Ohio. Lightning struck a tree 50 feet from the O. G. John-on home, followed a root tinder, ground Into the cellar, and there the root literally exploded from the heat. As a result every window in i he house was broken.

ir ir ir ANGRY BURN'S HIS AUTO Clarksburg, W. Va. When Roy Lewis' auto turned over In a ditch it made him mad. When a crowd gathered he grew madder. He offered the car to the highest bidder and no one bid.

That was too much. He burned the wreck. TIRED OF READING BIBLE Fort Wayne, Ind. Richard lames Swart hout, held by police as a runaway boy, said he had left his home in Olean because his parents forced him to read the Bible every day. ir ir ir WORE VEST UNDER SHIRT riy mouth, Ind.

Judge R. R. Carr fears his wife has the laugh on him for life now. Ho missed his vest and accused her of giving It away to a tramp. Undressing that night he found that dressing in haste, he had danncd the vest under his shirt.

lb MAYORS RIDE IN FIRST FORD OUT OF PLANT Civic Leaders of Twin Cities on Hand as Operations Begin The first assembled car to bo turned out of the new $10,000,000 Twin Cities plant of the Ford Motor company was run off the assembly lino at 8 a.m. today, marking tho official start of operations at the plant. Immediately after other cars were run down the assembly line, given the last finishing touches by skilled workmen, and started on their way to Twin Cities distributing firms. It was estimated that 30 cars had been run off the lino by noon, and that the total would reach 100 f.or tho day. Mayors In First Flivver Five hundred cars will be assembled dally when capacity production is reached within several weeks, S.

A. Btellwagen, northwest manager of the Ford Motor company announced. Mayors Leach ot Minneapolis, and Nelson of St. Paul, were passengers In the first car run off the assembly lino. The Initial "flivver" was driven by V.

E. Nystrom, superintendent of assembly, with A. W. Bcndlck, superintendent of manufacturing, beside him In the front seat. The car was presented to tho Williams Motor company of St.

Taul following the ceremony. Civic leaders Present Many civic leaders as well as city officials of Minneapolis and St. Paul were on hand when the plant swung into operation. Tho crowd cheered as the first car assembled at the plant started down the line on its maiden trip. 1'roductio-i ot 44G cars a day will continue at the Minneapolis assembly plant of the company until operations at the new plant get well under way, Mr.

Bteflwageri so hi 4 Seven hundred skilled workers were employed at the new plant today and a like number In the Minneapolis unit, It is expected that the number of skilled workers at the new plant will be Increased to 1,500 by June 1. VOTERS GIVEN LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER If on aren't registered already or you have moved from your district since the last election, you'd heller get busy at once if you Intend to vole at the city primary II. This is the last day for resist ml ion or not i Heat Ion of limine in address. The registration bureau at the court house is rereiving the registrations. I'mler the permanent registration law, any person who registered at Hie last election and has not moved since that time is eligililo to vole without further registration.

WALQUIST FOREMAN OF NEW GRAND JURY Twenty-two membcra of the new Hennepin county grand Jury were sworn In today by District Judge K. A. Montgomery and began hearing evidence In criminal cases. John Wal-quist, former alderman, was named as foreman. Assignment of criminal cases for the week was also disposed of, the case of Dr.

A. H. Doty, 1428 Washington avenue 8., who faces three charges of I Illegal operation caws, being set for! Thursday. Judge Montgomery warned attorney that "business in federal court" will i be no excuse for absence or delay In his court, unless they are actually conducting trials at the time and hour. TAX PUBLICITY IS UPHELD IN COURT Washington, May 4.

The right of newspapers to publish income tax re-turns was upheld today in a decision rendered by Judge Hatfield in the district court ot appeals. Today's decision was given in the case of Corham Hubbard of Boston, who, when publication of income taxes was first started, applied for an injunction to prevent the treasury from giving newspapers access to tho treasury records. ALDERMEN DISCUSS FORD BRIDGE BONDS Tho council ways and means committee today met to consider the bond issue for the Ford city bridge. It Is probable that the committee's recommendation will go to tho council Friday. RISK COMPANY OFFICER HURT; BUNDLE SENT FROM ST.

PAUL E. II. Chapman, Stcnog-ranher Escape Death as Blast Causes Panic Police Hunt Sender of (he Missile and Roy Who Delivered It E. II. Chapman, of claims for the United Stato3 Fidelity Guaranty company in the old Daily News building, Fourth avenue S.

and Sixth street, escaped alive but painfully burned today from the explosion of a mysterious infernal machine loaded with nitroglycerine sent him by messenger boy from St. Taul. It shattered windows, threw the oflice a panic and brought out every man at police headquarters. He wiu) rushed to Asbury hospital. A Mcnogrnpher, Allsa Mabel Ie, 3l KnJcenth avenue.

standing beside him, was alo burned. A moment be-fore the hnd been shaking the pack-uge; It went when Mr. Chapman Miook it; if ho had tried to open It, police believe, he might have been killed. Sawed-olT Hevolver The machine consisted of a Vilg revolver, Mowed off short, with most of )t' parts removed, Including the carl-riilun iliuniiirr. Where the chamber hnd lieim but tin of nitroglycerin wh I'nder the hammer siul iigaitiM (be bottle was a detonating cap.

A thin copper wire, attached to the trigger, extended partly out through the wrapping to lie pulled In unwriipphig the package. The gun was wiupped In paper and cardbiuud box, which was in a wooden box, iaprr-wrapper. A nie. enger boy brought the package shortly I ir fore noon. Mrs.

K. Smith, chief clerk, sent him In to Mr, Chapman and left the room. Miss l.ee as I here. Itnlh Knocked Down "This looks funny," Mr. Chapman Mild.

"Might bo a bomb. I'll take a chance though." Ho shook the pack, Hue gently. Mill Lee tiled shaking It. Chapman tried It again and tririllr explosion knocked them both down, hurling Tilts of paper, wood ar.d glit'S tlirougtj the room and shattering windows. Police lenrneil the bomb wis sent from the central Ht.

J'atil Western I'nloii omvr, Kourth and itoberts streets. Iielcctlve William Meehau was iir lied lo Ht. I'aul to find tho boy who had delivered It, and lenrn what was known of the person sending the package, Apparently Urn sender hnd Intended that the explosion would burst the gun, showering plec.s of steel like a hiir.st of thropni'I and killing Mr. Chapman. I'lillce explosive experts mi el powder would have done this, while nitroglycerin makes simply a sharp, terrific blow like, a hammer but without the pushing forced of powder which Is more like compressed air by comparison.

Iv-icupe Is I'Miliinule If Mi. Chapman had opened the package, they believe, so that the protecting layers of coveting were removed, ho would have been fortunato to escape with lij.t llfu as bits of glass, flying free, would have penetrated both eyes and face. Mr. Chapman lives at 4375 Wood-dale uvenue. 2 xmm hit BY AUTOS ON WAY TO WORK Two women were run down by automobile rn route to work at 8 a.m.

today. Julia Jelluin, 52 years old, ill 18 Columbus avenue, Is iineoiiHi loiis at (ieneral hospital with it po-isihle skull fracture. She -was hit at Plymouth and Washington avenues N. by the car of Joe I lion, 151.1 Knox avenue N. Mi Anna Larson, Thirty-fourth avenue was rut anil bruised at avenue and Thirty-fourth street hy the car of Frank A.

Olson, 4 1 y-tlrst avenue S. In the previous instalment CITY TO SEE KING OF SKIES ATNORSEFETE Navy Department to Send 'Los Angeles' Here for Centennial The naval dirigible "Los Angeles," Leviathan ot the air, will soar over Minneapolis during the Norse-American Centennial celebration Juno 6-9, it was definitely stated today by Curtis D. Wilbur, secretary ot the navy, in a telegram to Karl DeLalttre, president of the Minneapolis Civic Commerce association. Because of a lack of helium, with which naval dirigibles are Inflated, it will be impossible to send the dirigible "Shenandoah'' to the Twin Cities along with the "Los Angeles," Secretary Wilbur's message added. Secretary Wilbur declared that he will immediately map an Itinerary for the prospective flight of the "Los Angeles" to the Twin Cities.

Inclement weather alone can prevent the appearance of the dirigible here, Secretary Wilbur said. Due Over Porto Rieo Lakehurst, N. May 4. The diri ible Los Angeles was expected to arrive over Torto Rico at noon today, about 16 hours after its departure from here, according to a radio message received from the airship today by naval station officials. "According to reports, the Los Angeles has had good wind the entire distance and the swiftness of her flight has exceeded out highest hopes," said acting Commandant Joseph M.

Deen. Ship Crosses Gulf Stream At last night the Los Angeles was 206 miles off Cape Hatteras. "The ship cast off," said Captain Steele, "carrying 40 men, gasoline sufficient for four engines at cruising speed of 42 miles and just sufficient ballast for safety." Crossing the gulf stream was attended by the customary patches of clouds, causing the airship to "rise and fall In a leisurely fashion," the commander reported. Is Angeles Rearing Goal Washington, Way 4. The huge navy dirigible Los Angeles Is within a few hundred miles of l'oito Rico and Is flying smoothly, the navy department announced shortly after noon today.

The information came in an intercepted dispatch from the Los Angeles to the naval air station at Lakehurst, N. J. YEGGS FAIL TO OPEN SAFE; SIX RAIDS NET $600 Theater Burglars Scared Three Stores, Cafe, Home Entered Burglaries totalling about. $fi00 were reported to the police today from six sources. The Lagoon theater was entered through the front door and a drill applied to the safe, but the burglars were frightened away before tapping it for the (1,000 which it held.

Mrs. Anna Waltens, 1811 First avenue 8., reported loss from her home in the absence of the family of $338 worth of Jewelry, clothing and money. Mrs. Lyle Thompson, 749 Eighth avenue 8., reported her store had been broken into and $131 cash taken. James Fisher, 1011 Third avenue said his store was robbed of $173.

Julius Hchultz, 325 Marquette avenue, said his cafe till had been robbed of $48 after the back door was pried open. Mrs. X. 1900 Washington avenue 8., reported musical burglars had stolen tho $85 phonograph In her store. ATTACKED BY DOG Tal is, May 4.

I'hyslcians today said Harriet Neal, divorced wife of Virgil Neal, New York manufacturer, was resting comfortably at the hotel Ritz following an attack by a dog while Fox hunting In the Chontllly forest near Paris. Suppose tomorrow you were to meet with a Travel or Traffic Accident, would you be protected? Investigate Star Insurance at 75 cents a year. Atlantic 6580 in the throes of 4f I 1 1 ill fi f4 ilicli, manager in charge of iiinntt-faclurlng, Mayor Nelson of St. I'linl and Mayor Leiirh of Minneapolis were In the seals. The Dully Star photographer ('aught V.

S. Williams, St. I'aul automo Ambulance With tar Victim Overturned Ymikers, May 4. Hubert Hume, Is In a hospital here ulivo but bnltcrril. He ran his atltumnhlle Into a by-diunt and broke one leg.

Tim ambulance which started Willi him to the hospital was hit by Juhn Henderson's -iir and overturned. HuriM finished tlin trip In another car while they fished Henderson out of a plute glass window where his nil' v.s a muss of wreckage. CORONER FINDS THREE DRINKERS ASPHYXIATED Dead Men Found Sitting Upright at Table-Two Held Leaking gas, pparciil ly Hoiking while Its victims were drunk, asphyxiated the three men found dead yesterday In a. house 2200 Twenty-fourth avenue 8., according to a post-mortem examination today by Coroner (illlicit This wan the coroner's belief. Fvl-deni of poisoning, ho raid, wus much Nliiiiigi-r than of liquor poisoning, even though lie could llnd no Jets actually open.

Htomni It contents have been sent to the university for analysis to make sure of the verdict. The three were William K. Muher, at whose house tho thieo apparently were drinking; James ('iistlu and Kd-ward Savage, 2140 Twenty-eighth avenue 8. -cooper, cook and laborer, fusil'', the laborer, was the only one mar-lied. When a neighbor, walking In, found the dead men Htill sitting upright on a couch mid at a table, police came and found another man, Joseph Mar.

ron, ZX. Twenty-fourth avenue lying in the back yard, unable to speak. He and the neighbor, Movie Wollmnn, 2200 Rlxth street 8., were held for Investigation. KLUXER ATTACKS MURDER CHARGE Attorney for Trio Seeks to Have Indictment Clauses Wined Out Indianapolis, May4. A motion to strike out certain parts of two sections of the Indictment returned Jointly against iJavid ('.

Stephenson, former Ku Klux Klan dragon, Karl Klchck nnd Karl Gentry charging them with the murder of Miss Madge Oberholtzer wa made by Kph Inman, counsel for the accused, In criminal court here today. The three men were he center of attraction for the cuparity court crowd, liberally sprinkled with women. Judge James A. Collins ant the hearing on tho motion for 9 o'clock Saturday morning. 14.

CONDUCTORS START LONG SESSION HERE 700 Delegates, Thousands of Visitors in City, for Convention The thirty-eighth triennial national convention of the Order of Railway Conductor of America swung into session at 10 a.m. today at Eagles hall, 119 Fourth street S.E., with more than 700 officials delegates in attendance. Several thousand visitors are here also for the convention. Calling of the role, examination of credentials, organization, and the appointment of permanent committees occupied tho morning session. Auxiliary Also la Sestipi Scmiultaneously tho session of the Ladies auxilitry to the Order of Railway Conductors got underway at the Curtis hotel with Mrs.

J. H. Moore of Toledo, grand president, presiding. Railroad conductors from all parts of the United States and Canada were seated in the convention hall when L. E.

Hheppard of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, grand president of the Order of Railway C'ondouctors, opened the convention. The meeting will conclude late this month. A public reception for dolegutes and visitors is scheduled for 8:13 p.m. today at tho Paluee theater. An address of welcome to Minnesota will be delivered by Governor Christlunson, and greetings in behalf of tho city will bo extended by Mayor Leach.

Other speakers will include Mr Sheppard, Mrs. Moore and others. Arrangements for tlio convention have been completed without a "hitch," Mr. Sheppard stated today. He announced that tho entire personnel of the general office of the order at Cedar Rapids has been moved to Minneapolis for the meeting.

At least two, and probably three veek, will be required (Continued on pflirt fUc) GRAIN GRADING ACT INVALID North Dakota Law Knocked Out by U.S. Supreme Court Washington, May 4. The North Dakota grain grading act was declared invalid today by the supreme court of the Vnlted States in a suit brought by the Farmers Grain company of Emden, against Attorney General George K. Shafer, of that state. Enforcement of the Jaw was prevented temporarily by the federal district court in North was held to be in violation of the commerce clause of the federal constitution and the United States grain standards law.

The law provides for state Inspection of grain, regulation of state elevator companies, and licensing of State authorities pressed for an early decision as to the legality of the law. FROST FORECAST TONIGHT; COOLER That warmer weather promised for today did not materialize and what is more the forecast is now: "Fair and continued cool tonight, with frost; Tuesday fair." A strong wind kept yesterday' fair weather from being quite comfortable out of doors except for hikers and protected motorists. Clouds quickly overwhelmed the sun at dawn today and the wind continued to chill. No frost damage ot Importance has been reported. bile ik'nler luimiiiiK a check in payment for the first car lo 1 ml Lhulslrom, cashier at the plant.

The men in the picture, left to light, are: Mayor Leach, Mr. lien-(lick, Mayor Nelson, Mr. Nystrom, Mr. Williams, ami Mr. Lliulslriim.

U.S. REOPENS TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL SUIT Reindictment of Principals on Conspiracy Charges Asked Washington, May lie mdiiiinenl of the principles In the naval oil scandal was asked today of the speclul grund Jury called to Investigate alleged i oiiHplrncy In the leasing of the Teapot Dome und Kills Hills rexerves. Hiibery and conspiracy iuillcemeiits ngalnst ex-Hocrctnry of the Interior Albert H. Kalll, HiiiTy K. Mlnclnir, Kd-wind L.

lloheny, and Kdward L. Ho-heny, recently were quashed on technical grounds when Justice McCoy of district supreme court, held that Oliver K. I'agan, an assistant attorney general, llegully was present the grand Jiu-y room during the taking of testimony. The bribery charges hove been nut la.ved by the statute limitations, and the government nil counsel, Allen I'om-en lie ami Owen .1. lloberl sought only Indictments for rnnrpirin y.

The grand Jury Is not to report until early In June. doubTe-deck bus permit is asked Trolley Company Files Request With Slate Commission i'lans for a street car company line of double decked in Minneapolis, flist announced In the li.illy Htar lo.it Friday, were confirmed today by formal application to the slate railroad and win cliou.se commission for a pormlt to operate. T. Jtillnn Mc'llll, vice-president of the street car company's Twin City Motor Hus company, said that nfter granting permission It may be several months before service Is started. The lino would run from Lyndalc avenue 8.

and Fifty-fourth street, at the city limits, down Lyndalc, ncrbss Nicollet and on Nicollet through the loop to tho Great Northern station. Jt Is proposed to start with 10 busses, costing more than $15,000 each, FIND BODY OF LAKE TRAGEDY VICTIM Detroit, May 4 With the re covery of the body of Captain Wlllium O. Ktackford, master of the rand sucker Kelly Island, overturned two miles off 1'olnt l'eleo Saturday afternoon, fishermen nnd life savers have redoubled their efforts to find the bodies of the remaining right victims. Nine men of a crew of 18 were lost. Farmer Satisfied With Roads; He Uses a Plane Mandun, JJ.

May 4. "From now on tho roads will always be good for me," said J. H. Hagmlllcr, farmer, hero today as he cranked UP his new airplane purchased at N. and started for Self-ridge to get the mall.

Minneapolis Is Rc-cstab- lished as Head of River Transportation Minneapolis today was re-established as the head of navigation on tho Mississippi river when two largo barges carrying a carload of farm machinery and ammunition pnwod through the locks U'id tfuveiiiineM high dam and docked at the foot of Washington avenue, Minneapolis, at noon. OflTceni and directors of tho Mlnne apolis Real Estate board, city officials, and others interested in the development of river transportation, welcomed the barges. The barges were pushed upstream by the tugboat Two Cargoes I'nloailed A cargo of farm machinery from Moline, to the Deere Webber Co. was unloaded from one of the barges. The other contained worth of ammunition consigned to the Hull Hardware company by an Alton, ammunition works.

With tho arrival of the barges, negotiations wero under way for shipping a consignment of Korrl automobiles assembled In the Twin CitifH to Winona on the return trip of tho river boats. The Ford Motor company is consider ing the shipment with a view of determining whut savings in freight can be effected by sending cars down on the river Instead of by mil. Pass New Ford I'lant The barges passed the completed $10,000,000 Twin Cities plant of the Kord Motor company under tho direction of J. H. Mrodle, general malinger of the Uiver Transit company, who is negotiating with H.

A. Stellwagcn, northwest manager of tho Kord company, for arranging a shipment of Kord cars to Winona via the river this month. FltOFlTLFIl SLNTI Nd J) London, May 4. Arthur Fried, director general of the huge Ankur lU-eiy, was convicted of profiteering, heavily fined and sentenced to eight months Imprisonment, according to a Vienna dispatch today to tho Times. MEET GUS He's on the back page today.

With his little pal, GUSSIE, he is the solid ivory champion, the king of the inspired idiots. TURN OVER CHICKIE her first CRUSH today is brought face to face with the practical aftermath of lovethe household drudgery CHICKIE went to her first grown-up dancing party BEGIN THIS FASCINATING STORY OF A GIRL'S HEART and sacrifice of family life. LIFE TODAY.