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Jury Launches—| | U.S. Crime Drive ‘Special Panel Sworn in N.Y, Sifts Case of Lepke, Fugitive Racketeer NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UP.), The Federal Government formally opened its greatest crime war to- day with the Swearing in of a Special grand jury which will act on 500,000 pages of evidence gath- jered by G-men during the past two years. First case considered in the | Star chamber session was that of. the fugitive Louis “Lepke” Buchal- ter, $1,000,000 industrial racketeer: and suspected narcotics “king.” The swarthy gang chief is accused of trying to kill all possible wit- nesses against; him—tfive already are dead—and his case was con: sidered most urgent, se In tracking down Lepke, the: Government has made it clear that it will ask the indict- ment of all who have harbored or otherwise aided him in his flight, even physicians who might treat him for the kidney end rheumatic silments from which he suffers. The city’s board of estimate to- day raised the price on Lepke’s head from $5,000 to $25,000. A $5,000 reward also has been ‘ of- fered by the Federal-Government, The board also offered ‘a $5,000 coward for the arrest of the slay. ers o: ore Penn, wi Ts ‘ently Was mistaken by the hii for anfassociate of Lepke..