Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 7, 1922, Page 9

yj 4 a F) of the THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1922. U.S. JUDICIAL MACHINERY NOT ABLE TO COPE WITH HASS OF PROSECUTIONS DAUGHERTY ° WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. — beste” gudliciat organtzatio: the augmented sulteg from “the ev Dlezity of government ed by Attorney General Daugherty in bff annaul report, mace public here today, on the operations of the de- partment of justice. Noting tha; 6¢,- 722 criminal cases were begun in the Test fiecal year, the report declared the point was being used in this work is tnevitabie.” Adoption of some method by which the government could retain attor- heys who have special knowledge of government matters in addition 10 legal training was one of the several suggestions advanced by Mr. Daugh. erty. The recently enacted legisia- tion providing additional judges should help the situation, he said, but Probably will not entirely remedy tt. “The failure of local selt-govern- ment ‘n pa.’ta of ‘the country, “the Teport sald. “: the iniststence of the cittz-is of those communitie that the federal government perform that fiction in which ‘the ldcal gov. ermment has failed, and frequently in matters where there is concurren' Jurisdiction between the staté and! federal “gevernment it is difficult to establish @ policy as to the extent to which the federal government should take jurisdiction. This is pectiarly true of offenses arising under *he fed- etal reserve act, the narcotic act, tho Volstead act, and the postal frauds act. There has been an effort on the part of this division during this fiscal year to have the United States attorneys ané¢ the etate prosecuting attorneys meet from time to time for tho nurpose of co-operation, Evidence of the benefits of these meetings is overwhelming. The existing procedure for the re moval of ‘a defendant to the juristic tion whe > celme was committed is unduly cu rsome and unjustified delay and injustice. U such ‘procedure the trial is frequently delayed from one to two years.” Announcement was made-in the re port of the “desire of the department to retarn .or to recommend. for re turn” all property se'zed uncer the trading with the enemy act in eases where the owners come wishin the “enabling eection (paragraph 9)" of the act. @ “The question {n almost all of these casez,” Mr. Daughery reported, “ts either of title or of, citizenship. For instance, the Allen Property: Custo- dian has se!zed and now holds the property of estates, which are quite complicated. by reason of the rights of United “States citizens, alleged to linve been acquired subsequent ot the the question be- war, Oftentimes comes one of the val fan as signmen: or tt n of title prior to the wu connec: tlon, it is ex fticult at times to disitneu! netween the pre- war ownership of .h aimant and >a simpie claim of indebtedness and it ds then necessary to have the ques ‘tion submittes fo the courts. > “qt has alsb-been necessary to send Yepresentatives of th: rtment to Burope to secure from those familiar with cer case Ths evi ence was materia! in the cons dera tion and trial of thesé cases ant in the dtermination of cerfa’n claims #o that a fair and, impartial bvoring would be given to cit’zens and clainy @nts. In fact, :t was usually at the Srequest of litigants and claimants ‘Ahat shese representatives were sent ‘abroad, and while such investigations ‘and the taking of such evidence serv- @4 to accomodate claimants, {t like- ‘wise protected the xovernment in the administration of the sruste created over these pror s. cted that the fu- y number of interpre- tations > courts of the provis- fons of section 9 and of the question @s to whether the litigant is a proper party. claimant under this section. ‘The questions of law arlwing are many, and while in general, {t may Ye said that the provisions of sec- tion 9 do not conflict, 1 must be Fecognized that there exist some ex- Geedingly close questions as tb which provisions of section 9 control in certain cases, The greater ma- jority of the precedents established by the courts during the past year havo been favorable to the govern- ment.” The report made no comment on the railroad injunction case and mere- ie jegal situation arising out ment of the prohibition approachet | “where @ revamping of the machinery | A new] statutes outside the continental! limits to “meet | of the Unfed States. work which “has re-| rereasing com-|‘®® constitution and Title Two cf the was stiggest.|"2ticna: probfbition act became effec- | } } | American and foreign registry, carry. | stores have swarmed along our’ sea |e'en registered vessels seized 10 were |which now are pending. “Since the 18th amendment of tive,” tt sald. “rum-runn'ng vessels ¢ ing Mquer from forelgn ports to our boards, smuggling liquors into the | United Staces in violation“of our, | laws. . “Eighteen vessels-‘of foreign regis-'| try and 11 of American registry with their cargoes of liquors have been selzed. No American-owned can transport beverage liquors. For. eign registere® vesses! can not trans- ls port beverage liquors within Amert- | can territorial waters. Of the 18 for- found transporting anf smuggling l- quors within the threemile limit of | our shores. The remaining ight for- | egin vessels seized were hoveNns off | our shores beyond the three-mile Umit | but within the four-league sone of our shore line and unlsding their cargoes to other boats to be brough' ashore in violation of our statutes known as the hovering ‘The hovering stat’ Rev. Stat vessel | Che Casper Daily Critunc TONIGHT IS THE LAST BIG NIGHT OF THE TRIBUNE'S PURE FOOD, HEALTH & HOUSEHOLD SHOW AT THE ARKEON SEE THE WONDERFUL FX XHIBITS OF PURE FOOD—-GET YOUR QUOTA OF SAMPLES, ALSO A VERY VERSATILE DISPLAY OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND NECESSITIES DANCE TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT . THE ADMISSION IS ONLY 25 CENTS AND ALL THE NET PROCEEDS GO TO THE WOMAN’S DEPARTMENTAL CLUB FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES Everybody Be There for the Best Time You Ever Had DON’T FORGET THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MERCHANDISE TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREE AT THE TRIBUNE BOOTH 7 and others) provi bound to our port merchandise within four leagues of our shores, because, international lav does not recognize our hovering acts as valid outs‘de the threemile limit. except as they may be applicable to our own nationals.” The a*torney general then called at- tention to the litigation over seizure on which the courts have ruled, or hat no ves hall unioad Only general reference also was made to litigation patients seized by the alien property custodian, such as the Bosch megneto and chemical foundation sutte. “A mumber of sults” have been filed, the report sald, to Setermine title to these patents and decide the ownership of the funds which have accumulated from use of patent rights, Post-war espionage by unnamed foreign governmen‘s was hinted at in the report submitted by the depart- ment's bureau of investigation. “The attention of the bureau has been directed.” Director W. J, Burns reported,” to Investigations of sev- eral indivicuals who have posed az representatives of foreigti govern- ments, resulting in the apprehension fof the persons under investigation.” Attorney General Daugherty rec ommended Igisiation “making it a ¢rime to kill an officer of the Unite? States” while executing process: He called attension’ that while it ts now deemei a crime to assault or woun? &n officer engaged in such duty there is no lew dealing with his k'Hing Need waa citjed also of a statut making it a crime “for a single indi vidual to defraud or attempt to de treud the Unite® States in any man- ner and for any purpose.” Mr. Dauherty sald work was bo- i lS Pure Food and Good Taste GO HAND IN HAND While visiting the Pure Food Show and thinking of good taste, please implant it in your mind that to insure that your Christ- mast gifts are in perfect good taste you should this season make your selections at The Kimball Drug Stores “Christmas Gifts that are Different.” ing) pushed'on the war ‘contraet in- vestigation of the department and & that action was being taken, a8 war- ranted, -with the completion of the ff audit of each ‘project, , who became a grandmother at the age of 33 years. performing. Tiaiace sree ‘Bony shares: mug. Stoveree Hee Codcore @ See the difference Every person visiting our booth at the show tonight will receive a free bottle of our pure food fruit beverages, a made in Casper product The Casper Bottling Works 127 W. Second St. Phone 136 _ We invite you to see _ ~ Our Exhibit at the Pure Food Show between the right and wrong way of burning gas. NEW YORK OIL CO. | BOOTH 27 ‘Let Advo Jell Solve Your Dessert Problems “IT WHIPS” PAGE NINE } a BOOTH 1 Don’t Fail to See DEMONSTRATION OF THE LORAIN OVEN HEAT REGULATOR IN OUR BOOTH AT THE PURE FOOD SHOW MENU RECTEER FETE Z Baked Star Ham Potatoes Creamed Onions Baked Squash Apple Sauce me To the lady guessing nearest to the cubic feet of gas to cook this Lorain meal we will give a Pyrex Casserole. Register your guess at our booth, ' ‘ THE HUMPHREY RADIANTFIRE WILL ALSO BE DEMONSTRATED is ye Casper Gas Appliance Co, Inc. 115-119 EAST FIRST ST. PHONE 1500 These two high grade food products be- ing served at the Pure Food Show. Advo Gold Medal Coffee, blended, roast- ed and packed. McCord Brady Co. Casper, Wyoming BOOTH 4 E. P. BRENNAN Complete Display LAWSON ODORLESS HEATERS Lawson Copper Coil Water Heaters The Most Popular Gas Appliance On the Market BOOTH 15 See Our Display at Food Show Views of Casper and vicinity, also oil field pictures. Art Work. We Specialize in Portraits BELL’S STUDIO ROOM 4-6 SMITH BUILDING PHONE 1303 BOOTH 12 All Ladies Visiting the Show ‘Tonight Will Receive a Pin Cushion Free From ' — Stewart & Co. “If Its Painting See Us” if if : M4 ¥ 2 & i " | BOOTH 21 u a ATTHEPUREFOOD |. SHOW mie you are interested in labor. saving for ; yourself and family, be sure to visit our : booth and see the display of Electrical i Supplies. The Electrical Supply & | Construction Co. 142 East Midwest Ave. BOOTH 10 THE NATRONA POWER COMPANY Announces A display of worth-while Christmas gifts in their booth at the 4 Tribune Pure Food and Health Show December 4, 5, 6 and 7