Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1922, Page 5

" INDMRS BAGEET INOCENT AT TRAL Acquitted of Making False Affidavit at Alexandria Hearing. Speclal DApateh to The Star., - ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 7.—Mrs. Mary L. Baggett, whose name has been prominently mentioned in con- nection with housing persons seek- ing divorce in Alexadria, was acquit- ted of the charge of making an al- leged false afidavit as to the resi- dence of Mrs. Isabel Wright of River- dale, Md.,, by Civil and Police Jus- tice F. G. Duvall in the police court Yesterday afternoon. The decision was given shortly be- fore 4 o'clock. The complainant against Mrs. Wright was her former husband, Thomas J. Wright of Wash- ington. "The court In acquitting Mrs. Baggett declared that it believed the prosccution had totally failed to make out even a prima facle case. Mrs. Wright obtained her divorce in Alex- andria. Judge's Decinton. lThe decision of Justice Duvall fbl- ow. “The matter before this court as I see it is not the question of Mrs. Baggett's alleged activities in di Yorce matters in the city of Alex- andria, as hus been shown by the investigating _committee or by tae public press. The question before this court i> the question of the common- Wwealth against Mrs. Mary L. Baggett, Thomas J. Wright prosecuting wit- and it is my purpose to consider ng but the case which is betore . and I believe that the common- Wealth or the prosecution in this case has totally failed to make out ev a prima facie or reasohable case against Mrs. Baggetf. I take it that my duty, in the event that a prima cie or reasonable case is made out is to send it on to the grand jury in felony matters of this kind. “Mr. Wright's statement today, be- fore me, is different from the state- ment he made to me at the time that 1 issued the warrant against Mrs. Baggett. in this particular, that I didn’t know that at the time Mrs. ‘Wright was supposed to have ac- quired her residence in the city of Alexandria or was acquiring the same, Mr. Wright was in jail and not in a position where he could know 4he facts which he stated to me. His Statement here today shows that he could not have actually known where Mrs. Wright was llving and could not have known that she did not dur- ing those five months acquire a resi- dence and domicile in the state of Virginia and the city of Alexandria at Mrs. Bargget's house. His stat ment is that after the time when he released from jail, he occasion- ally saw Mrs. Wright at 329 C street northwest, and that he usually saw the child’ there. That might mean that she was a resident and was domiciled at 329 C street or it might mean that the child may have been left there by her. I understand that this place was a children's aid society and the child may have been there ‘while her mother was elsewhere, ac- quiring this residence, and the mother may have been there to see her child. Not All for Gramted. “T cannot be asked in this case, by the commoanwealth, to take ever: thing for granted, and I don't In tend to do so either. I want to do what is right in this matter; I want to do what is honest; I want to do what is fair, but I don’t belleve that even a prima facie case has been made out. “This statement refers back to two opposing statements which have been made and nothing more. It is oath against oath. There must be two wit- nesses to testify to the falsity of a statement, or one witness with strong corropobative circumstances. 1 con- cede that it is not my provinee to pass upon the guilt or innocence of the accused. in this case, but it is within my province and power to seriously inconvenience and subject to disgrace in the community, as well as put to great expense, Persons ap- pearing in my court by sending them on to the grand jury. I don’t think that there has been a prima facie case made out in this case agd, therefore, 1 dismiss it.” Judge Robinson Moncure of.the corporation court will take the stand this afternoon in the investi- gation by a committee of the bar association relative to the alleged divorce evil here. The examination of witnesses was resumed this morn- ing by the committee and a number of persons were placed on the by Attorney Frank Stuart to t! the alleged political activity of Judge Moncure in behalf of Howard W. Smith for the office of common- wealth's attorney. When the hear- ing was opened Chairman Howard W. Smith announced that it was the purpose of the commpittee, as far as possible, to conclude the hearing of testimony today. Among those who testified at the morning session were . B. Lanham, Mayor J. M. Duncan, W. S. Snow, R. F. Downham, John RBarton Phillip, R. J. Thomas, S. Pullman, Rev. Dr. E. V. Regester, Aubray Shuman and Justice of the Peace Frank W. Troth of Fairfax count SCHOLARSHIP TO WRITER OF BEST ESSAY ON ROADS National Contest for High School1 Students on How Good High- ways Are Developed. Opening of a national essay contest for high school students on the sub- ject “How Good Roads Are Developed in My Community” was announced today by the highway and highway transport education committee. A four-year university scholarship will be awarded the winner. The object of the contest is to en- courage the study of shighway eco- nomics in the schools. The essays must not exceed 700 words in length and must be in the hands of a high school teacher or principal not later than May 1. All pupils in public and private high schools are eligible to compete. . Complete rules for the contest—a bibliography, suggestions and other information—may be had upon appli- cation to the Highway and Highway Transport Education Committee, Wil- lard building., Washington, D. C. ——te e SCHOOL DECLARED SAFE. Thomson School Again Open to Public Gatherings. After a thorough inspection of the Thomson School auditorium yesterday afternoon, District officials announced that the school could be opened to pub- lic gatherings and community center activities. The officials said they dis- covered no fire hazards and believed the : !BOARD ! | '.l‘wo. New Members Are Chosen. Delegates Are Picked. Two new members were elected to the Board of Trade on recommendation of the membership committee yesterday at the meeting of the board of directors in The Star building. ‘fhe new mem- bers are S. Dallas Tucker and Karl F. Jorss. President Thomas Bradley, who pre- slded, was authorized to appoint a gen- eral councilor and ten delegajes to the tenth annual meeting of the United States Chamber of Commerce, which meets in Washington on May 17, 18 and 19. It was announced that the next monthly meeting of the board will be held at the Willard Hotel March 21, at 8 o'clock. POLICE SEIZURE UPHELD BY COURT Ruling in Case of Charies T. Swan, Charged With Race . Betting. The police do not need a search warrant to seize betting parapher- nalia when they enter premises armed with a warrant for the arrest of an individual, Justice Siddons held in the District Supreme Court yester- day ] The decision was handed down in the case of Charles T. Swan, who sought to have returned to him cer- tain effects taken by the police when they served a warrant on him In April, 1920, charging him with betting the sum of 52 on a horse race. While the warrant of arrest charg- ed Swan with betting, the grand jury indicted him on a charge of setting up a gaming table. Memorandum by Court. Justice Siddons in his memorandum said in part: “The offense charged in the war- rant of arrest constituted a violation of section 869 of the code of law and a misdemeanor, while the offense charged in the indictments mentioned constituted a violation of section 867 which offense i{s of the grade of fel ony. It should be added that no search warrant was issued. “The question raised by the pend- ing petition is in substance that the papers and documents seized were unlawfully seized, and that under the authority of numerous decisions of federal courts, including the Supreme Court, they cannot be used as evi- dence against the accused.” Quotes Federal Judge. Justice Siddons take the following quotation from a decision by Federal Judge Lacombe: “From time immemorial an officer making a lawful arrest on a criminal charge has taken into his possession the instruments of the crime and such other articles as may reasonably be of use as evidence in the trial. A blood-stained knife or garment, a half-emptied phial of poison, a mask of disguise, counterfeit coins, plates for printing counterfeit notes, gam bling devices, stolen property and many other articles are thus seized every day on the person or on the premises of the alleged criminal, and no oné disputes the propriety of such seizure.” Justice Stddon: In concluding, Justice Siddens said: “Upon consideration, the court is of the opinion that the documents in i question were lawfully seized or taken at the time of the arrest of the defendant, under a valid warrant of arrest, and that no search warrant was requisite under such circum- stances to secure possession of the documents, and though the charge laid in the ihdlctment is not the same as the one set forth in the warrant, yet, nevertheless, the evi- dence would be admissible and rele- vant at the trial and that, therefore, the prayers of the defendant's peti tion must be and are hereby denied.” COMBAT LAWLESSNESS BEFORE COMMITTEE J. Burns and Walter White Heard by Bar Association’s Committee. ‘William J. Burns, director of the bureau of investigation of the De- partment of Justice, and Walter ‘White, representing colored organiza- tions supporting anti-lynching laws, w. forcement committee of the American Bar Assoclation, meeting in the offices of Wade H. Ellis, a Washington at- torney. The committee is considering methods of combating the present wave of lawlessness that §s sweeping the country. It was appointed at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association in Cincinnati last year and is to report to the next conven- tion in San Francisco this August. The committee has before it a mass} of written testimony dealing with| lawlessness in various parts of the country, and was pregented with ad- iditional testimony today by Director Burns and Mr W nito Tt is the belief of the body, accord- | {ing to Mr. Eillis, that tne apparcati present disrespect for the law is due to the impressions held by the man of humble means that the courts do not give him a square deal. The com- mittee proposes to recommend the es- tablishment of legal aid societies, which will furnish counsel free in such cases in order that nobody shall be denied the right of opportunity to lay cases fully before the courts, Reginald H. Smith of Boston, rep- resentative of the Legal Aid Soclety of the United States, addressed the committee at its meeting yesterday afternoon. Violations of the prohibi- tion law were also discussed by Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the Anti-Saloon League of America. f laws can be broken along one line, he said, “they can along another. The committee hopes to hold meet- ings in other cities in comnection with its investigation, but definite plans have not been formulated. SUITOR KILLS GIRL. Youth of 20 Shoots Miss Jenkins at Buckeystown, Md. A message was received by the local police from the Marylgnd authorities yesterday requesting aid in the search for Harvey Gartrell, twenty years old, wanted to answer for tiae shooting to death of Miss Arta Iris Jenkins, seven- teen ears old, at Buckeystown, Fred- erick county, Md., Sunday morning. Maj. Sullivan directed members of the force to give hearty co-operation in the in- vestigation. % Following the shooting of the girl, who had rejected Gartrell as a suitor, the young man shot himself, but infiicted Dbuilding to be absolutely safe for public only » scalp wound. He was disarmed gatherings. . It was poimted out that the audito- rium has a raised platform and not a | stage, neither is there any scenery or other flamniable materials on the platform. Municipal Architect Harris and Deputy Fire Marshal Ochslapper made an inspection of the school IWI- torium. . A. J. Driscoll announced today that activities at the Thomson Community Center will be resumed tonight. BEGINS NEW DUTIES. Jasper N. Baker, former divfsion] chief in the office of the controller of| the Post Office Department, today en- tered upon his new dutles as head of the division of supplies and equip- ment of the bureau of internal reve- nue. o Dan C. Vaughan, who has for sev- eral years held the post, was trans- ferred to the prohibition enforcement department of the bureau. by George W. Hess, grandfather of the slain girl. Gartrell went from the Hess aome In his automobile, which he abandoned, and took to the woods. No trace of him has since been found. 4 LAW SCHOOL MEETING. History of National .University Outlined by Dean. g History of the National Law School was outlined by Dean Charles F. Ca- rusi at a meeting yesterday afternoon of the board of trustees of the Na- tional University Law School. Dean Carusl said that the law school {s one of the oldest in the United States and has enjoyed an unusual standing among members of the legal profes- sion in Washington. " In the fifty-year history of the law school, Dean Carusi declared, appro: imately 3,500 students have been grad- uated. OF TRADE ELECTS.! appeared today before the law en-} (Continued from First Page.) tered, can be found the purveyor of illfcit spirits, % 4 In Alley Near:Hospital Sibley Hospital overlooks an alley in_which bootleggers are thriving. The government printing omice overlooks another alley where the bootlegger mingles with the dope peddier or conductet the two branches of illicit business himself. One may walk into an express oflice ostensibly to recelve a batch of goods awaiting him and emerge with a neatly done-up -package in which reposes the alleged liquor. One may go into a soft drink es- tablishment to quaft some cooling beverage, ostensibly, and emerge also with a beverage which is now illegal to transport or to purchase. Sold in Barber Shops. A person may go into a barber shop for hirsute attention and come out with one package more in his| 2rms than he entered with. Literally scores of ways and means of evading arrest during the conduct of the illicit business have been evolved by the bootlegger. " Price List of Assorted Polsons. Strongly suggestive of the profit in peddling poisonous concoctlons is the price list. Throughout the city, at boot- leggers headquarters, drinks are be- ing sold at prices ranging from 26 to 60 cents for Corn.whisky and from 75 to $1.26 for rye. By the quart rye whisky is re- tailing at from $12 to $20, while corn whisky is being sold from 36 to tg per quart, and gin for from $4 t $10_per quart. Case lots vary in price from $100 to $150 for whisky and gin. At the stills in the mountains of Virginia around Roanoke the corn whisky ranges in gprice at from $2.60 to $3.50 per galloh, while at places within a short haul of the still the liquor jumps from these flgures to $4.75 to $6 per gallon. This I8 the price paid for large lots for trans- portation into Washington, much of which is again _distributed further north and east. Philadelphia Once Center. For a time Philadelphia was a center for corr whisky which was manufac- tured from cheap denatured alchol that had been through a chemical preparation of charcoal, lime and other ingredients. The price there was in the neighborhood of $5 per gallon. ‘The liquor comes in all sorts of con- tainers. There are fruit jars and gallon jugs and metal canisters for corn whisky. KElaborately decorated and arranged bottles are used for “imported stuff.” Old bottles which once contained whisky of another type are used time and time again for the poisonous products of today. Diverse Types of Bootlegger: The types of bootleggers of WaNu- ington are as numerous as their places of business. They range from the man with a large ulster and nappy hat—the ideal clubman or 'man-about-town"—to the ragged nondescript of the dens and alleys. They all have their status in boot- legdom, just as society outlines its niches for more fortunate individuals. The fraternity of bootleggers is one of many classes, therefore. There are whisky dealers and whisky run- ners. The dealers arrange the finer points of the transactions. They outline the methods to be pursued in the purchase, collection and distribu- tion of the illicit products. They are the men behind the wheel, figurative- 1y, while their runners are literally in that status in their speedy rum- running automoblles. The runners, or drivers, occupy the most dangerous status in the fraternity. Theirs is the big risk. They take the liquor from the still or the distribution point over the dark roads .at night, running at breakneck pace to beat the dawn and daylight and to reach their rendez- vous without discovery. Run in Fleets. Sometimes they run in fleets. A pilot car—small and speedy, without cargo—runs ahead of three or four big bootleg touring cars, loaded to the brim with illicit products, and scents the road ahead for danger or for forces of the law. In case it dis- covers something not wholesome for the runners, it switches back and scurries to its convoy, turning them off into a dark side road until the danger is past, when it resumes its duty. In Virginia the formation of two cars became so well known in rum- running that officers of the law es- pecially watched for it. In this for- mation a dummy automobile without liquor would take its position on the ‘road at the right and in the rear of the car running the whisky, with powerful full headlights lighting its path_ahead. The whisky car would run-“dark” and forward to the left of its cohort. When this method was in the-helght of its success the police stationed to watch for the approach of the liguor car would not know that the first was ahead of the sec- ond until it had swept by. When they held up' the second nothing was found within it, and it shot ahead again to meet its partner and con- tinue on the journey. The third and lowest group in the bootleg soclal scale are the peddiers or “put-off men.” Generally in re- daced circumstances—and very often addicts of. drugs—they take up_the work_ of retalling the liquor. They obtain their supply from the em- ployer and make their returns to him, minus their commission. It s this type that the public comes into most frequent ocontact with. But naturally, In thelr set even, there are distinctions ranging from tke higher-up solicitor or salesmon of liquor among the wealthier patrons to the street-corner purveyor. Dumpkeeper Springs An intermediate class also has grown up In the development of the bootleg profession. It is that of dumpkeeper. The description of 18 technically known as a “dum the vicinity of Jackson City, Va should suffice. A “dump"” is a harvest flold for whisky. For instance, a bootleg runner brings his cargo safely from the mountains of Vir- ! ginia to the “dump.” There he gets I his whisky out of the machine and Into the shack of the dumpmaster. The latter becomes custodian for the runner or the runner's employer. Thus, .a_perilous_trip into the city with a whisky-laden car is avolded. As withdrawals are desired, the boot- logger revisits the dump for small lots of a few cases at a time. 1f any is selzed during the tour to retailers | he may lose this small quantity, but the maln store is safe. Neat and Clean Shack. This Virginia dump is a shack, but it 1s neat and clean. Walls are cal- cimined nicely and a warm and com- fortable fire glows in the back kitchen stove. If a resident of the nelgh- borhood feels the need for a drink of the stuff which is being kept here, he drops in and takes it. If one is out of “coal oil,” he sends his can to the dump and has it filled up with corn whisky. But these occupations are enly side-lines to the “dump- master.”” He 18 really a warehouse custodian. The Upper-Crust Bootlegger. The automobilist—or society boot- legger—is an example of one of the most advanced classes of illicit liquor handlers. He doesn’t deal in small lots. His patrons are such as to af- ford cases at a time. He may bring around a sample or two for inspec- tion, but it's not fn this way that] i he carries on his business. The fact that he brings the product to the purchaser In his own automobile— rather than have the patron seek him —avidences the strides made in boot- lcgging since the days of street-cor- ner whispers and furtive moves. He has a neat little suit case in| which he carries his samples into the buildings he visits. As far as ap- pearances g0, he might be a typewriter salesman. His samples, however, are wonderful examples of the art of falsification. The bottles are done up to all outward appearances in | genuine fashion. Include with that a quiet “got it from an embassy” an-| nouncement and his sale is easy. | His Jamaica rum is the prize pack- It is ncatly dressed up in a oes form of straw casing. It| has one of those straw paper caps | done up with red ribbon and sealed | in strictly proper fashion. The prepa. ration breathes tropical purity and delicacy. It costa $12 for the quart! sample. Everything is fine until an | analysis is made of the contents. i “Positive” for Wood Alcohol. Now, Jamaica rum, which costs $12 per quart, should at least be 100 proof. This, analysis discloses. is 78. It should have the essentials of Fnatural color. This has artificlal col- oring added, accordir.g to the chem- ist's analy But beyond all this, the test registered “positive for wood al- cohol.” which shows how much re- liability may be placed in a perfectly appearing sample. Haig & Haig Scotch whisky turns out to be another travesty upon the intelligence of prospective purchasers. It has its straw casing, smelling al-| most of the heather of Scotland. Its cost is $15. Scotch whisky, as fm- bibers will verify, generally runs! Not what tailored as if t! all sold for more! We've Gone “Over the Top” with These Tweed “Toppers” $25 them—but the customers’ opinion is what counts. ‘We know, of course, they are in an unusual grade of weave for $25 Top Coats. That they are trimmed and we think of hey were to be more—much - g - A5 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1922. Poisonous Liquor Is Sold By Hundreds of Gallons from 85 to 90 prodf. This concoction, analysis disglosed, was not even sat- lsfled with 100 proof, it ran to 106. There was no artificial coloring, how- ever, although the test for wopd al- «ohol was positive. But the crowning glory of the “fake” was its contents —deodorized—of a liquid element used for the promotion of hirsute growth. In that beautiful smoky bot- tle, reposed the ofl of bay, the essen- tlal of bay rum. The chemist analyz- ing this preparation stated that the scent of bay rum did not become evi- dent until after the chemical test for wood alcohol. (A chemist bolls the preparation with red-hot copper for the steam which aids in the detection of formaldehyde or wood alcohol. After that steam went away, the chemist said, the laboratory was per- meated by the pleasant scent of the ! barber's standby.) $15 Quart Sample. And this unnamable concoction is only $15 per qgart sample, and pos- sibly a bit che: in case lots. For the "creation of pink elephants and violet centipedes as large as a horse, this liquid unmentionable is sclen- tifically recommended. Another of the soclety bootleggers’ samples had the temerity to mas- auerade under the title of vermouth. It was supposed to have originated in Italy. Neatly stamped, It 1s wrap- ped in blue Itallan tissue paper, much llke that which comes with spaghettl. It had an extra long cork and a tin- foil cap similar to those which can be purchased at a place to be men- tioned later. Pussled the Chemist. 4 THis preparation brought several gray hairs to the head of the analyz- ing chemist. Every time the poor fel- low poured a testing fluid into the little glass test tube the mixture would turn black. It didn't matter what the original color was. If he could get a white or red or vellow ready for the test Ingredient, the final testing fluild would turn the mixture to the pure color of ebony. There was not sufficlent alcohol In it to test. It was heavier than water, when al- cohol makes water lighter. It would not burn—would not even give forth a slight bluish flame betokening the presence of alcohol, although ver- mouth should have a 25 per cent amount of alcohol. That liquid then had practically none. It had a lot of sugar and spices, and probably could have been made up for less than half a dollar. Its price was $12, and it is a typical example of the most recent methods of bootleg swindling. In Shadow of the Capltol. In conclusion, there is presented a slght within almost the very shadow of the Caplitol. It is the typical boot- legger's accessory shop and supply base for faked products. Along gen- eral lines it operates “within the law” with the greatest aid possible to “fak- ing" bootleggers outside the law. It Is the auxiliary force of the or- ganized bootlegging clique here. Its operation facilitates the work of these caterers to illicit liquor drink- ers. It supplies the bootlegger with almost everything he needs except the liquid itself—which he takes care of. Supplies . Even Bottles. If the faking bootlegger needs whisky bottles of a certain imported sort, he can get them from this sup- ply dealer. If he wants tin-foll caps for the tops of bottles—as, obviously, the concocter of that vermouth did— he may get them there. Even the straw casing for the bottles—im- ported stuff, sir—may also be ac- cumulated at the supply headquar- ters. The shop proprietor, how- ever, conducts a legitimate Jjunk business after taking care of these faking bootleggers. Plcturg the ordinary corner junk shop lot, specialising in_empty ‘bot- tles. Imagine rows and rows of bot- tles, some In barrels, some in cases —all empty, milk bottles, extract bot- tles, vinegar bottles, soft drink bot- tles, and, above all, whisky bottles. Fake Labels for Sale. The bottles for the most part are arranged according to thelr utility. There are many hundreds of milk bottles sold legitimately to milk firms here. There are hundreds of “Haig & Haig” and “Gordon Gin" empties 80ld_to bootleggers. Labels for fake bottles of whisky may be had at a nominal fee. A large number of “Monogram Whisky" and “Donnie Boy Whisky” labels are In stock. Even the Monogram “re- served stock” black label, with its white letters embossed, are on sale. As for the straw casing, there is all one wants. Then there are the tin foll tops to give a genuine look'to the Whisky bottles. They are on a sawed-off troom handle and can be taken off singly or in groups of any desired number, Red caps can be gotten if desired. Rendy to Serve Publie. There you are. Bottles, caps, whisky labels and straw ready for the manufacturing bootlegger to put up his product with and serve to the public. Ostensibly the occupant of the junk shop is carrying on a legitimate busi- noss. He doesn't have to know what the Halg & Halg or Gordon Gin bot- tles are wanted for. He may possibly have a hunch why the caps and labels are being asked for, but—he is a business man with an article to sell and he sells it. i And that Is one reason why liquor which is supposed to be high-grade can arrive at its destination neatly encased in its straw and wrappings— almost always faked liquor; one rea- son why poison products are masking under the veil of contraptions betok- ening what once was at least a gen- uine product. SR The Burmese woman is very religious and superstitious. —_— RY KAUFMAN INCORPORATED 1316 1324 7% ST.N.W. _— ALL-WOOL POLO CLOTH, 40 INCHES LONG, FULL SILK PAISLEY LINED SportCoat*15 A stylish tan polo cloth coat, in the wanted man- nish effect, with belt, Paisley lined. All sizes, 16 to 42, at only $15. 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Ten men were awarded silver life medals of honor for heroic rescues of drowning persons by Secretary Mel- lon yesterday. Five recipients of the honor were Navy men, one a lieuten- ant of police in New York city. The awards were: Hubert J. Callahan, police, New York city, lieutenant of for rescuing two women from drowning off Ash- bury Park. N. J., September 3, 1921 Robert Sealby, Marine City, Mich., for rescuing a boy from drowning in the St. Clair river, August 9. 1921. Charles W. Kabisius, Ocean Park, for resculng a man from dréwning 1 E. J. Applegate. Norfolk, Va.. for rescuing a man from drowning in Hampton roade. Va. June 24, 1421 Chief Mechanic's Mate Jesse E. Mel- ton, U. 8. N, for rescuing two ship- ‘mates from drowning off Damurtis, P. I, May 13, 1921. James McNulty. ship's cook, U. 8. N. for rescuing a shipmate from drown- ing fn Mare Island stralte, Calif, July Chief Mochanic's Mate B. H. Trivett. 1. 8. N. for rescuing a ehipmate from rowning at kjsbon, Portugal, Jul 24, 1921. “ & ¥ James R. Brodkead. seaman, U. S. N.. for assisting in the rescue of a shipmate from drownirg in the York river, at Yorktown, Va., May 22, 1921. Leonard B. Watson. mechanie, 17. 8. N., for assisting in the rescne of a shipmate from drowning in the York river, at Yorktown, Va.. May 22, 1921. ‘l" Bollvar roads, Tex, December FIVE AWARDED MEDALS. Mine Accident Heroes Honored by Safety Association. Medals of honor were awarded five mine accident heroes at the annual meoting of the board of directors of the Joseph Holmes Safety Assoclation, held yesterday at the Interior Depart- ment. H. Foster Bain, director of the hu- reau of mines, was elected president of the association; Charles D. Walcott of the Smithsonian Institution was elected first vice president, and Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, second vice president. George S. Rice and James Lord were elected members of the board of di- rectors. . ata ! able—furnished in Globe St to a superior degree. Calif.. for the attempted rescue of a man from drowning off that city Au- gust 31, 1921, ! Elmer F. Henke. Galveston, Tex., ble Service Some idea of the variety and convenience of steel interior sections—all in iy ey ined from the few shown 1n jllustration below, and il i | There are many exclusive and distinctive features of construction that account for Globe Safes being considered the beter. One of these (patented) covers the fire-resisting prop- erties which Globe Safes are known to possess The tests for the various necessary safe qualifications to which the Globe Safe has been subjected were most severe, and thorough- 1y established the Globe’s claim to superiority. -5 F LIVING STANDARD ATTACKS CHARGED Speaker Accuses “Captains ! of Industry” at Session of D. C.-Md. Labor. Special Dis; ‘h to The Star, BALTIMORE, March 7. — Charging that the “captains of industry” were en- | deavoring to lower the living standard of the workmen, and accusing the merchants’ and manufacturing associa- tions, chambers of commerce and Rotary . clubs of spreading propaganda deroga- tory to organized labor, Francis J. Drum, president of the Maryland State id District of Columbia Federation of | Labor, delivered his report before the elghteenth annual convention of the federation here yesterday afternoon. Ridlculing the aseertions of men of industry that prosperity was just around e corner, Mr. Drum declared that if a laborer lgoked around the corner he saw 1o prosperity, only darkness. With a dollar worth about 20 cents and food ent higher than it was in 1914, he said he was unable to see any reason for jubtlation over prosperity. more than a 1iv- e nd yet that is all . he Is getting. He wants to save some- thing for the days when he will be un- able to work, and it i3 only when he is glven something more than a com- e living wage that he is able to omething aside.” Drum also attacked the state. police force, and expressed the hope that the bill now in the legislature legalizing the force would be defeated. He declared the state police force of Maryland was only a connecting link between the constabularies of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, and that the force was to be used to quell strikes and disorders, To Miss Gertrude McNally of Wash- ington, one of the vice presidents of the federation, fell the honor of being the first delezate to address the con- vention. The convention will remain in session until Friday. —_—— TRANSFER CAPT. PERRILL. , Capt. Harlan P. Perrill has been de- tached from duty with the naval exam- ining board, Navy Department, and de- tailed to duty in the office of the chief co-ordinator. ~<neral supply, bureau of budget, this city. 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