Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER. Cloudy tonight; tomorrow unsettled and oooler, probably showers. Temperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today—] at 4:30 p.m. yesterday. b a.m. today. \ Highest, 80, Lowest, 52, at élofing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 22 ¢ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Lntered as post otfice No. 28,859. Was! nd-class hington, matter DIC. WAS . FRENCHTOHAND REPLY 70 BERLI - TOHERRICK TODAY Belgian Ministers Reject Unanimously Proposals to Open Negotiations. i { | | REPORT BRITISH EAGER TO RE-ENTER PARLEY Paris, However, Believes London's | Change of Heart Is Not Yet Great Enough. By tie Associated Press PARIS, May The Franco-Belgian reply to the German reparations pro- posal will be handed to Myron T. Merrick, the American ambassador, at the same time s to the German embassy and the allied diplomats in Taris. early this afternoon. The note will be given out for pub- lication here late tonight. Belglans Reject Preposals. By the Associated Fress, BRUSSELS, May i.—The Belgian council of ministers today examined officially the German reparations pro- | als and unanimously decided they | were unacceptable. BRITISH MAXE BID. s | | | i ! French Fail to Warm Up to Change | of Heart. ARIS, Ma —Indications an apparent feeling in London that Great Britain would llse to re-ente the reparations negotiations alongside ance and the other allies are re ceived with great interest in French oflicial and politiecal circles. The gen- eral opinion, however, is that the ume is not ripe for resumption of joint negotiations unless the British gov- errment s experienced a great change of heart and is ready to ap- prove the Franco-Belglan occupation of the Ruhr. 1t is held, furthermore, that the re- Ply to Germany's latest repar: s proposal does not neeessarily call for -2 metion by he “alties, involves a strictly negativ to a proposition chs 1 agreement alread reply involved discus B Wil ehe atlies. it then would net b oy proper, but necessary tiat il the allieg be consulted, it is said. Tuvolve Great Difieuities were thousht useful to Sriten Bovernmmont at it i3 reguracd in offcial cir here as invoiving great difcui- inee the Britisn cabinet, £o far as known, still remaing opposed or at best benevolently neut to- ward the occupation of the Ruhr. Marquis Curzon's reference to situation in a speech in London y terday’ is interpreted in some circle as indicating an early change of at-, titude by the British government to-; ward the application of pressure on Germany. This would be heartily | welcomed here, as the convict as strong as ever In French « circles that only by energetic and vigorous measures can the allies ever bring Germany to terms. tua the | In his speech before the league yesterday Secretary deciared: “We shall only from the difficult and anxious ation - by concerted action. 1¢ thel sermans are confronted with the ad- ! viee, decisions and actions of all the | principal powers concerned the | chances for success will be greatly incre d."” JOWA DIRT FARMER ON RESERVE BOARD President Names E. H. Cun-| ningham—~Pennsylvanian | for Loan Board. Primrose Curzon | emerge | situ- Edward H. was appointed Harding to be the “dirt farmer” | member of the Federal Reserve! Board. | At the same time, the White House | announced the appointment of Ed-| ward E. Jones of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Farm Loan board. | Mr. Cunningham, who succeeds! Milo Campbell of Michigan, who died | suddenly here two months ago, owns | and operates a large farm in lowa. | He is secretary of the lowa Farm| Fureau Federation, an organization with 2 membership of more than| | 20,000 farmers. He has been very | ive in the work of the American | Farm Burcau Federation, and has| donc much toward Increasing its ac- | tivites and its effectiveness He ‘served six years in the Iowa| leglslature, and for two termy was | speaker of the house of that state. | Cunningham today 1 of Towa, President ! a Besldes the farm iIn his own state, | Mr. Cunningham is Interested exten- sively in farming in several other | states Mr. Jones fs fifty-one years of age | and senate of the state of Pennsyl- | nad senate of the state of Pennsyl- vania for many years: he succeeds on the Farm Loan Poard Willlam S, Bmith, whose term expired a month | ago. | He has had broad business expe- | rience, and is at present serving in | the capacity of treasurer of the Fed- | eral Land Bank at Baltimore, Md, He | is a trustee of Pennsylvanla State College, which fs the agricultural college of that state. RIOT IN VIENNA STREETS. By the Associated Pres: VIENNA. May 5.—Violent rioting occurred in the vicinity of Favoriten Bquare throughout last night. The trouble started when the police at- tempted to protect a meeting of re- tionaries. The officers, charged by ‘workmen armed with clubs, stones end knives, used their swords to pro- tect themselves. Thirty-eight police- men and more than forty civillans gvere hurt. many of them seriously. ! pointed b: v Wealth Is Near $700,000,000 Started 20 Years Capital--Replaces Rockefeller as Croe sus of Age—Has $159,000,000 Cash. Iy the Associnted Pross. SW YORK, May 5.—"The Street" generally agreed today that Henry Tord is the richest man in the world, following publication yvesterday of the Ford Motor Com- ny's statement of financial cond tion as of Febru ary 28, 1923, show: ing assets of $536, 351,939. Actual cash on hand was $159,605 The figures were revealed in a state- ment _filed with the Massachusetts commissioner o € -ations in Bostor Twenty yvears azo the Ford Mo tor Compan: tallished $100,000, HENRY FORD. capital stock of W factory CUBANS PROTEST ROYCOTT ON SUGAR |Will Cause Serious Injury, Planters Say, Blaming Move on Tariff. By the Associated I HAVANA, May A commission ap- the Cuban Association of anters @nd Cane Growers to condit has ad- Sugar 1" report on crop N dressed the following manifesto to the | people of the United States: e producers, more than to any one else, that the price of sugar should not be artificial, high to bring hout restriction of consumption time it be or so as But at denied a will ary remunerative the sum not that it producers to for their product. is obtain Price Under Production. American -d uba 5,966,250 tons of raw sugar (or 51.10 per cent of 1) at an average vears of 2.21% cents per Pound. net inciuding duty—that is, at price which did not cover the cost of production. “Compared with such had been led the present prices as excessive. as a matter of fact, the average price obtained by the Cuban producers this year has not yet reached 41: cents per pound. It must, however, be taken into account that by rea- 1 of the ought which has pre- ailed this yeor's Cuban crop will be more than half the estimates 1 the most re- bl. sugar statisti ns, and that the reduction in the output means a considerable loss to us. Tarift Raixes Prices 2 Cents s a result of a tarift duty which increases the price to the consumer about 2 cents for cach pound of granulated sugar. a campaign against sugar has been started, which in effect is directed against Cuban sugar, as at this time of the year practically all the sugar avail- able for the American market must come from Cuba, and should this campaign. which some persons think ought to take the form of a boycott, suceced in forcing down the present price of sugar, it will bring about very serious injury to Cuba. The world Sugar production this year is about 500,000 tons below that of the year 1513-14, and since there s been a considerable increase in consumption it can readily be seen that it is necessary to stimulate pro- duction in order to prevent a short- age of sugar, with its corresponding high prices. Any campaign therefore which unduly lowers the price would be prejudicial to the consumer, whose interest it is to have an abundant supply in order not to be compelled low prices, to consider consumers ! to deprive himself of sugar or to pay too much for it. It should not be lost sight of, therefore, that the best remedy for high sugar prices lies in the increase of production. Increane World Wide, “It is to be noted that the present | increase in the price of sugar Is tworld wide and that sugar is not the only article that has developed an T (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) U.3. TOEND YEAR 350,000,000 AHEAD | Director Lord Says Present Estimates Show Surplus for Twelve Months. Prediction that the Treasury will finish the current calendar.year with a surplus of $60,000.000 was made to- day by Director Lord of the budget on the basis of latest estimates of in- ternal revenue and customs receipts, The director placed customs revenue at $540,000,000 for the year ending June 30, and internal revenue receipts at $2,515,000,000. There is no Indica- tion that there will be a falling off in the remaining months of 1923. At the same time Gen. Lord said he did not intend to allow the lid of federal expenditures to be pried loose as a result of the better outlook. A comparison of the total estimated expenditures of the operating de- partment of the gocernment for 1923 with the actual' expenditure for 1923 shows a reduction of more than $200,- 000,000, but the budget director hopes to make the saving even greater. is to the interest of the Cuban| for the But, million tons below | Ago With $100,000 floor srace of .28 acre and an ayer- age number of emploves of 311. The | first year 1.700 cars were bullt. Last April 7 it ‘was reported the company bullt more than 6,000,000 cars since its organization. Surplus, $359,777.595. February 28, the statement the profit and loss surplus was $350,777,508. Wall street estimated et profits approxtmated $119,000,000, equivalent to more than $630 u share on the 172,485 shares of $100 par value ¢i pital stock outstanding, which Henry Ford and hix son, Edsel. own outright. Wall streel further cstimated that the Ford fortune totals something between $600,000,000 and $750,000.000. |~ Ford 'is sald "to replace as the world's Rockefeller leader, the Rockefeller fortune being 000 000 by the oil depleted to $30 man’s various gitts, estimated, in round numbers, at $1,000,000,000 Andrew Carnesie alth once taled an estimated $200,000,000; Marshall Field estate climbed to § 00 and the John Jacob Astor tate was $70.000,000. SCHDOL ANNEX ST WON B CITZEHS Fine Arts Commission Pre- fers Rear Grounds for West- ern High Addition. | L how! John . wealth s to- the,i es- Victory seemed within sight today for those who have urged that the i addition to Western High School be placed in the rear instead of in front | of the existing structure. The Fine Arts Commiss after carefully considering the ques reached the conclusion vesterday that the building should occupy the rear ground and that more land should be acquired later to replace the play- ground which now exists in back of | the school. Officials of the District Engineer Departinent, it was indicated today, will follow the view Commission and loc that It should front an the sirect Basix of Objections. One of the main objections raised by the home Western to placing front was that 1t would attractive green campus Sets off the old building District officials fecl that this front space should not remain idle und an eXisting playground taken up by the new building. It is understood they further believe it will he difficult to get additional adjoining land for a new playground. Conslders National Problems. During its two-day _se pleted vesterday, the Fir mission pussed 6n a number of lo and “national problems, including plians for a new show greenhouse the Botanic Gardens. design for world war memorial of the Tank Corps in Arlington cemetery. treat- ment of Gallinger Hospital ground and a new standard proportion for the American flag Plans for the provosed new green- house, submitted by Director George W. Héss of the Botanic Gardens, were approved. The greenhouse will be {erected at the head of the James creek | cunal area, facing south on B street. | “The commissioners did not an- nounce a decision on the design for the memorial which the Tank Corps | proposes erecting in Arlington cem- etery. Lieut. Col. Oliver S. Eskridge | of Camp Meade, M., appeared befoce | the commission in the interests of the memorial. D. C. Heads Submit Hospltal Plans. The District Commissioners. through A. L. Harris, municipal architect, sub- mitted designs for the treatment of the Gallinger Hospital grounds, par- ticularly the guestion of location of proposed new buildings. The com- mission decided that before any fur- ! ther building be done a detailed study should be made of the entire scheme ! of buildings, In co-operation with hospital authorities, having in mind the best arrungement possible as to serviceability and the care of patients, The commission tested a number of American flags submitted by the De- partment of Commerce and the War Department and decided upon a ratio of 1.67 to 1, instead of the present | 1.90 to 1, as the most artistic propor- tion for 'the flag. Flags were tested on the new flagpole near the Arling- | ton Amphitheater. While at the amphitheater the com- mission inepected the bronze cases | which contain tributes to the un- known goldier. The cases were made In accordance with the plans and specifications submitted by Thomas Hastings, architeci. Other important | articles commemorative of the world | war will be placed in this room, among them certificates of valor fs- sued by the War Department to sel- diers of the world war who cannot be found. Visits Freer Gallery of Art. The commission , visited the Freer Gallery of Art, all additions to the collection to w! 1ust oe approrved by it. The commission expressed high appreciation of the arrangement and presentation of the collection . as made by the curator, John Lodge. The members believe that this gallery | makes a distinet advance in the art | of this country. especially in the mat- ter of establishing and maintaining standards, it was stated. A design by Berthold Nebel of Pitts- burgh, for a medal to be awarded by ! the United States bureau of mines for | proficiency in first aid service, was approved. Director Mather and Assistant Di- rector Cammerer of the national park service presented for discussion and advice plans for the treatment of the buildings_and landscape of the floor of the Yosemite Park. This park must provide for & minimum of 100 000 visitors each year, and the space avallable for accommodations being limited, the character and disposition | of the bulldings, 80 as to disturb the scenery as little as possible, was taken up. Col. H. R. Casey, chief of the engi- neering division, office of the quarter- master general, War Department, sub- mitted construction plans for the American cemeteries in Brookwood, {England, and at the Somme, or “Bony,” 'and Thiaucourt in France. The commission recommended changes with a view to simplifying the designs \and bringing the treatment of the foreign cemeteries into line with the military cemeteries in this country, where the three elements are the small, uniform headstone, the green) grass and the large trees overhead. he Fine Arts he new struc school association of in the now building destroy Which ion. com- ! Arts Com- | i | | vise ! ton that will make it safe for pedes- 0 KEEPD.C. GOMMITTEE POST Senator, Eligible for Higher Place, to Remain in Pres- ent Position. All doubt as to whether Senator L. Heisler Ball of Delaware will remain rman of the Senate District com- ttee during the next Congress ap- parently was dissipated today when Senator Ball said he prefers to con- tinue as trict chairman. He s entitied, under the seniority rule, making committee assignments, to bacome chalrman of the committee on civil service, which will be va- cated when Senator Sterling of South Dakota becomes chairman of the committeo on post offices and post m | roads. cnator Ball said today that he was interested in the development of the National Capital. and that there were many things which Congress would do for the District. One of the matters relating to Washington which Senator Ball, as chairman of the District committee, | Wil tackle next fall is traffic regu- Jation, Wants New Trafc Code. “I hope that we will be able to de- traffic regulations for Washing- trians and drivers on the streets of the capital,” sald Senator Ball “Washington should be a model in this respect for the entire country. “It is possible that the committee, in investigating the trafiic question under the resolution adopted by the Senate shortly before the last Con- gress adjourned, will have to visit other cities. It is our plan to go very thoroughly into the matter. rhere is entirely too much reck- lessness on the part of operators of automobil in Washington—and some of the worst offenders are the cperators of government-owned cars. The rule giving the right o¢ way to the person on the right #and' at street intersections should be vigor- | ously enforced. I law should be very specific in regar belicve that the d | to this matter, and that violations of the right of ‘way regulation should be penalized heavily.” Surplus to Get Action. One of the first measures which Senator Ball's committee is expected to take up at the next session Is a bill to make effective the findings of | the Jjoint congressional committee which last session investigated the surplus revenues of the District. The committe found that there are nearly $4.500,000 of surplus revenues of the District, paid into the Treasury of the United States, which should be used for the District. The Senate District committee, and also the House committee, reported favorably on bills to permit the use of this money for the District at the last session, but the legislative jam prevented action on it. Senator Ball said today that when a new bill Is introduced and referred to his com- mittee, it will be given early consid- eration. Other District matters in which Senator Ball is greatly interested, and which will be dealt with in a legis- lative way, are the problems of the public schools and the street rafiways. PLAY FOR GOLF TROPHY. J. H. Clapp and Reeve Lewis Meet at Chevy Chase Club. J. H. Clapp and Reeve Lewis are playing this afternoon at the Chevy Chase Club for the historic French high commission trophy. Clapp this morning defeated I. T. Mann, former club champion, while Lewls won from Richard S. Whaley. Clapp conceded Lewis two strokes in the final match this afternoon. tn | he hoped | ning Star. tion is delivi = “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- ered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Net Circulition, 94,482 HINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1923—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. 'Ford Now World’s Richest Man; ONE SWALLOWE % i) DOESN'T MAKE' Quake Destroys Town in Turkey; North Chile Hit By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, The town of Sould Se Tokat. in the Vilavet of Sivas, Asia Minor, has been destroped b fire and earthquake. The advices from the interior do not give the ties, but state there were victims of the disaster. May | | SANTIAGO, Chile, Northern Chile was rthquake o'clock last night. telegrams received here. . No casualties are reported, but the inhabitants of Coplaro. La Serena and Vallenar were alarmed by the shock. which is described in some dispatches as equalling that of last November in Intensity. Com- munication with some points I8 in- terrupted. A dispatch from Carrizal ports that following the shock. the ocean receded bevond the low tide “mark. HERRICK CONVICTED May 5.— shaken by a at about 6 according to 1 re- Former House Found Guilty of Disorder- ly Conduct. Former Representative Manuel Her- rick of Oklahoma, charged with dis- orderly conduct by making himself objectionable to a young woman on the public streets. was convicted in Police Court by Judge John P. Mc- | Mahon today. Sentence was deferred one week to enable counsel for Mr. Herrick to pre- pare a bill of exceptions, a legal step necessary to take the case on appeal to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Mr. Herrick was charged with at- itempting to stop Miss Ethel Chrane, iwho at one time worked in his office when he was a_member of Congress, May 2 at New York avenue and 1ith | street northwest. Tt was shown In evidence that Mr. | Herrick crowded her to the building line, preverting her from passing. This evidence was given by Miss |Chrane and a witness, who reported Ithe matter to Crossing Policeman W. | H. Estes. When the officer attempted to make the arrest. the evidence showed, Mr. Herrick used loud and profane lan- guage and resisted arrest and threat- ened to tear the hadge off of the of- ficer and to have him removed from the police force. Mr. Herrick testified that he Is connected with a local detective | agency; that he was about his busi- Iness the night of the alleged disor- { derly conduct; that seelnk Miss Chrane, i and attempted to give her some ad- vice for her own good; that she re- =ented his stopping her and told him that if he did not let her pass that she would have to call for aid from a policeman. She was then permitted to_go her way, he sald. Mr. Herrick sat next to his counsel and from time to time prompted him with matters on which to ask ques- tions. The courtroom was crowded, with standing room at a premium. Miss Chrane is _emploved in one of the government departments and_resides at the Colonial Hotel. She was ac companied to court by a host of her man and woman friends from the de- partment where she is employed. CARMEN DEMAND RAISE. MONTREAL, May 5.—Carmen em- ployed on the Grand Trunk railway system will demand a return of the working conditions and the rates of pay in force in 1921, representing an increase over the existing scale of about 20 per cent, Joseph Corbett, a delegate to the recent conference of carmen at London, Ontario, an- nounces. “All OQut”—and in a Jiffy Out co mes the Base Ball Final of the 5:30 Edition ©he Foeninig Star You can read all the details of the game—inning by inning—on your way home. For Sale by Newsboys and Newsdealers throughout the city ON GHARGE OF GIRL Member | whom he knew well, he spoke to her/ PRESIDENT'S STAND Unwillingness to Make a “Campaign” Does Not Mean He Has Dropped Proposal. According to the view at the White | House there is no occasion for mis {understanding the President's posi- [ tion with respect to American adher- ence to the protocol establishing the i{Permanent Court of International Jus- tice. But such misund tanding ap- parently having arisen, it is the desire of Mr. Harding that it should be so jcleared up that in the future there [ will be no doubt in the public mind as to where he stands. A White House spokesman duy afternoon outlined the President's position substantially as follows: In submitting to the Senate a pro- posal tnai the United States adhere to the protocol. with certain reserva tions intended to safeguard this coun- of nations, the President made mem- bership in the court a definite poli of his administration. In his subsequent speech at the As- | soclated Press luncheon in New York he elaborated his arguments in favor { of court membership, showing that { both himself and the republican party | were unequivocally pledged to the | theory upon which the court is found- {ed; declared belief that his own good faith and that of the party was in- | voived, but asserted that he did not mount issue or superior in impor- cern. President Has Not Wenkened. More recently White House spokesman szid that the President did not intend to “campaign” for the court issue between now and the re- convening of Congress, and it wa made known that he was not seeking indorsement of the court by organiza- tions, such as the Federation of Wom- Clubs. This was made the bas! for assertions that the President had weakened on the court, that he had ylelded to opponents among repub- lican leaders and did not intend to press the matter farther before the people. Yesterday's statement was intend- ed to make clear the difference be- tween dropping the proposal for court membership _and refraining a With the reconvening of (ongress elght months away, the President he- lieves it would be ‘unseemly for him | #nd beneath the dignity of his office to enter upon a speaking campaign {intended to influence action of the {Senate which cannot be taken before I next December, but that will not | Frevent him, upon suitable occasions, from reaffirming his belief in court i membership and the further elucida I position.” In other words. while ot making a “campaign,” he will un- doubtedly find suitable occasion to let the people know that he changed his mind. He stands today just where he stood when he sent {the proposal to the Senate. The issue and the arguments are before the people, and he belfeves the peo- ple will reach an intelligent and right conclusion without him in any way impairing the dignity of his cfiice by making it a personal mater. Cannot Remain Inolated. An interesting feature of yesterday's White House statement was the asser- tion that in the opinion of President Harding there never will be a President of the United States who when he leaves office will believe that this country can remain aloof from other nations of the world. The problems that arise almost each day relative to international intercourse would readily convince any President after he had been in office any length of time that close contact ‘and association with the other countrifes cannot be escaped, the President was represented as be- lieving. The views of the executive were further explained to the extent that this country has naturally assumed an obligation, If jt is to maintain commercial, moral and .educational importance, and it is ridiculous to Lelleve the United States can re- main frolated. At the same time it was pointed out that the mistake should not be made that the President is in any wise advocating or suggesting this country’s entrance Into the league of | nations, and he has no_intention of carrying on an organized propaganda for the so-called petty campaign in support of his advocacy of the world court. CAPTIVE NOT BANK TELLER. l VANCOUVER, B. C., May 5.—After several hours of uncertainty, police an- nounced here last night that a man ar- rested on an American charge was not Bdwin F. Morse, wanted for the em- besslement of $78,166 from the Interna. _tional Trust Company of Denver, Col. ON WORLD COURT yester- | try from entaglement with the league | regard court membership as a para- | tance to questions of domestic con- | from ! making a campaizn in support of it. | tion of arguments in support of his'| has not | in this grcat age, with all the peo- | rles of the world In close conti.ct, | Pay Roll Bandit Slain; 2 Hold-Ups Are Successful By tho Associated i W YORK, May G5.—Pay roll bandits worked briskly in New York today, attacking three bearers of large sums of money and escaping with two of the pay rolls. One bandit was shot dead by po- licemen who pursued him and his companion after they had snatched $4,700 from two messengers and fled. A_hold-up of Miss Rose Cohen of Brooklyn, cashier for the Gem Art Company, in the hallway of the company’s building on Canal street, was’ frustrated this noon when the girl, who held on to the $500 payroll, screamed. A _lone thug, giving the name of Harry Cohen, fled to the roof, where he was captured by a patrolman. He was armed with a gas Dipe. An hour later, three auto bandits held up Miss' Louise Garbarini near Gramercy Park, and fled with $1,311 which she had just drawn from a bank TRADE BAN WEAPON USED BY MARINES IN FIGHT ON CITY $25,000 Monthly Business { Taken From Fredericksburg for lll-Treating Private. s | | From a Staft Correspondent. QUANTICO, Va., May 5.—"The ma- I rines never quit because their out- posts are driven in." With this characteristic defl, Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, commandant of the base here, today sounded the slogan with which the entire Marine Corps will surge back into battle to “win justice for the man in uniform. Marines Lose Tilt. Temporarily repulsed yesterday in their effort to have Deputy Sergt. Reuben H. McGhee dismissed from the Fredericksburg police force on | charges that he brutally assaulted a Quantico private whom he had ar- rested for alleged drunkenness, the marines today were rapidly consoli- dating their position and preparing to lay siege to Fredericksburg with i the long-range gun of a “merciless quarantine.” In the meantime Gen. Butler is awaiting further word from his legal Strategis 2 Byrd, a Rich- | mond Tawyver, he marines have tained to iead them. “We are going to exhaust every { legal means in our power to get jus- I tice for Private C. O. Seagroves. | Gen Butler asserted. ~ “He was as- |2auited 'by a Fredericksburg police- man after he had been placed under Arrest. The poiiceman mays he only slapped’ him in the face. A marine officer declares the policeman struck him a blow with his fist. The police- man had no legal right to do either. Will Continue Fight. “Our outposts have been driven in, but the marines never quit because | their advance guard was torced back. | T have in my pocket $2.451. We are ready to siend every cent of that jand still more. Even the marine de- | tachment at Norfolk has wired me that every man there has contrib- uted toward our marine defense fund. | We intend to show that a member of |our big family has just as many rights as the members of any ci- vilian family.” Quantico was a buzz of excitement | this morning following announcement Jast night that the corporation court of Fredericksburg has _sustained Deputy Sergt. McGhee and retained him as an officer of the law. Some of the marines were for forming a punitive expedition forthwith, placing their foot ball stars at the front as shock troops and storming the citadel of Spottsylvania county lay. Once inside they planned to capture several policemen, giving them a genuine old-fashioned spank- ing in public and then retiring behind the trenches of the Rappahanock river. Gen. Butler and his officers, how- ever, have a plan that they expect to strike much more deeply. On every road leading Into Fredericks- hurg just at the city lmits, there | stand two marine sentries. The town i is “out of bounds.” quarantined; no | member of the corps may pass in or | out without a special pass signed by the commandant. Few have those papers and as a result business in Fredericksburg is beginning to feel the loss of the marines' trade, and everybody knows a marine is a good spender. Lose $25,000 Month. Further than this, the Quantico base itself does a business of $25,000 a month In Fredericksburg. Already | re | | | i | i i | i | The banks of Alexandria are seeking now keep in the Fredericksburg in- stitution. An Alexandria creamery is after the tremendous business now enjoyed by a firm In the seat of Spottsylvania_county. And the pea- nut and soda water emporiums of Fredericksburg are beginning to sweat. To cap the climax, the Marine Corps is _erecting homes for its officers directly within the Quantico reserva- {tlon. At present many of the officers rent homes in Fredericksburg, and a general exodus undoubtedly would have a serious effect upon the busi- ness of that place. There is not an officer or a man who does not stand squarely be- hind Private Seagroves. “He is one of our son: Butler declared, | Gen. “and we are going to protect him like a son.” Story Gets a Laugh. The testimony of Deputy Sergeant McGhee that he had only “slapped” | Seagroves, “spanked” him, as he | would “one of my own sons.” drew from the Devil Dogs here a loud and | hearty laugh. “And we are going to back every other marine who is unjustly treat. ed,” was the unanimous declaration of officers and men. In refusing to sustain a petition of Private Seagroves yesterday, seeking the dismissal of McGhee, Judge John T. Goolrick emphatically’ denled from the bench that Fredericksburg had been anything but hospitable to the marines from Quantico. He declared the case had received “too much un- just_and_unjustifiable publicity.” In closing. he extended to the marines a hearty invitation back to the city, with his personal promise that ta:irs would be “a real old Virginia wel- come."” The trial yesterday was merely for the purpose of seeing McGhee's dis- missal from the police force. The marines may yet institute criminal proceedings against the officer and civil proceedings against the town of Fredericksburg. The next step, how- ever, awaits further word from the marines’ lawyer, Col. Byrd. ! F without de- | Alexandria is bidding for that trade. | the funds the Quantico marine base | 1.5, WILL ENFORCE DRY LAW DESPITE NEW YORK REPEAL Federal Agencies to Be Massed to Replace State Aid Withdrawn by Act. TWO CENTS. FIGHT CENTERS AROUND GOVERNOR’S SIGNATURE Haynes Regrets “Backward” Step, But Plans to Go It Alone. | Wets Hail Victory. New York's blow at the enfor ment of prohibition will throw a heavy burden on the federal forces in that state, which will be called upon to “buckle up their belts and g« to it” Action yesterday by the siate legislature in repealing the state en forcement code, the first state in the Tnion to take such a step. means, cording to Federal Prohibition Com- missioner Haynes, “that the federal organization in New York will to assume a little more responsibil ity, and in the largest measure pos- sible provide federal agencics make up the loss of whatever co operation may have been provided L the state forces.” First State to Repeal. Wets and drys in Washington, rep- resenting the nationally organized forces for and against the prohibition amendment were agreed that tie votes in the New York legls'atur: constituted a victory for the wets They differed as to the significance of the victory. Provided Gov. Smith signs the bill repealing the state code, at the pub- lic hearing to be held at some future time, New York will become the third state in the Unlon without a prohibi- tion_enforcement code. The others are Massachusetts and Maryland. Strenuous efforts will be made by the government and the drys on the one hand, and by the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment and allled organizations on the other to influence Gov. Smith at the hear- ing. The most brilllant counsel on both sides will be arraved to contest the consummation of New York's wet step. { { Wets Are Encouraged. The Assoclation Against the Pro- Libition Amendment, through Capt. W. H. Stayton, founder and executive |head, issued a formal - statement characterizing the New York action as “a glorious victory for the ad- | vocates of personal liberty.” The ac- | tlon, Capt. Stayton said, “will greatly encourage them to renewed cnergy for the repeal of the Volstead act. which has now been rendered prac- tically impotent in New York.” Action of the New York legisiature is merely a forerunner of similar {in other states. according to iStayton. He said the change of timent which made possible the New York action was due to “the complete breakdown of enforcement and tha growing knowledge by people that | the prohibition laws have introduced | greater evils than they have ban- |ished.” | Denounced by Wheeler. “The failure of the state of New York to support enforcement, through |its police regulations.” Capt. Stayton |sald, “testifies to the sentiments of j the people regarding Volsteadism, and | foreshadows the day when it will {give place to liberal. common-sense |legislation which will be enforceabls because the power of local police regulations and the will of the people [ will be behingd it.” i Wayne B. Wheeler, | Anti-Saloon League, in a formal | statement “denounced” the action of |the New York legislation. ew York is in a class by itself.” said Mr. Wheeler. “and furnishes no cri- terfon for law-abiding states on the question of prohibition,” adding that the action was “the only legislative consolation prize the wets have won this yea Tp to U. S. Ofcers. Provided Gov. Smith signs the peal bill, many anomolous situations will arise in the state, according to | officials here. All state officials have sworn to up- hold the Constitution of the Tnited States, it was pointed out, but with the withdrawal of the state code. there will be no way effectually to force such state officials to co-op- erate witn reaeral officers In enforce- ment of the national prohibition act The federal officers practically will have to “go 1t alone.” No overt op- position to the enforcement of the law could be offered, it was sald, but under no statute could a state officer be brought before the courts on a charge of failing to enforce the na- tional act. Federal enforcement officers lack | the power also to deputize assistants | under penalty of law, it was ex- ! plained. They may obtain ‘“em- ployes” of the government to assist them In enforcement of the prohi- bition act, but they exercise no such power as Is endowed upon some officers of the law who can in emer- gencies deputize a whole community. if need be, and hail into court ali who refuse. Pending Cases to Be Tried. The vast amount of liquor cases In New York courts under the state | code will stand for prosecution, even though Gov. Smith signs the repeal bill, it was explained. So that the state may have to continue action under a law Wwhich is repealed. No cases will be thrown out of court on account of a repeal. The federal courts, however, prom- 1se to be heavily jammed In case the state code is repealed, as all liquor cases would then pile up in the United States courts, presenting another troublesome phase of the situation. Suggestions that smuggling would be greatly increased both from the coast, and through Canada were met with statements from government of- ficlals that federal forces would be massed to prevent such an increase. The government drive through coast guard vessels against activities -of the rum fleet will be coninued, it was safd. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes, explaining _conditions in Massachu- (Continued on Page %, Column ¥.) unsel for the re- | 1 i i | | | i