Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1923, Page 2

HLL DEFES 1.8 WITH 2.PC1. WIE Representative Challenges Arrest After Government .- Test of Grape Juice. #pecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMOR! Md., September Representative John Philtp Hill dletermined to obtain an official rul- Ing on what constitutes intoxicating fruit juice, even if he has to be ar- rested to 50, he declared this morning interviewed at his home here. 1 am going through to a showdow Mr. Hill, “and to that sending a letter to Roy prohibition commissione: emanding a ruling from the Attorney General of the United States as to what con- stitutes intoxicating fruit juice. T am going to force government officials to decide whether my making and pos sessing the of the Vo ad law 1 ceive of being asked to ohey a law which has two standards of alcoholic content, one for the city man and an- other for the farmer; one for the malt man, which {2 beer, and one for the fruit-juice maker. One thing is certain, if we are to obey the law we must know beyond a shadow of a doubt what the law is. I am sending a letter to Mr. Haynes today demand- ing that he ask the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain an offic ruling from the Attorney General The letter which Mr. Hill this morning is as follows is do when to carry this thing declared end 1 am A. Haynes, & is in violation cannot con- fruit juic mailed Text of the Letter. 55 .. erday, at my home, two of ‘your chemists, with the use of an ebulliometer, tested the fruit juic the ingredients of which 1 assembled September 7. in accordance with notice to vou. Their tests *showed that the fruit juic from Anne Arun- dle county grapes, sugar and water, had In nineteen days developed an alcoholic content of 118 per cent, while the same grapes, without sugar, had developed in the same time an alcoholic content of 3.27 cent, there being, however. no prohibition contained either in the Volstead act or in your regulations against use of sugar in making home-made fruit juices. At the sume time the keg of fruit juice pur and from which the moved, showed an of 12.64 per cent N “All_the above fruit juices. in cordance with your ruling, enti 1y legal, it being the purpose of the Volstead act to exempt the plain bung alcoholic was re- content ac farmer from its operation as to such | juices. “According to your ruling, 12 per cent fruit juice is legal, whereas one- half of 1 per cent of hop juice, or beer, is illegal. I suggest that you propose to the conference of governors which is soon to be held on the subject of prohibition the qu on of whether Jaw enforcement will not be greatly facilitated if the Volstead act is so modified as to give to the plal chanic the privileges enjoyed b plain farmer. Doubtful of Interpretation. “I am, however, doubtful of the le- gality of vour_ interpretation of sec- tion 29 of the Volst act. 1 cannot me- the conceive that Congress intended that; there should be more than one defini- tion of ‘intoxicating.’ I therefore ask that You request the Secretary of the ury to obtain from the Attorney n opinion as to the meaning 2 . of the Volsf in order that you may ha opinion of the highest authorit submit to the impending congress of governors on this subject. “I am sending a copy of this letter to the governors of the several states, together with copy of your letter to me of September and my reply thereto. Government res Mr. Hill declared that he was mak- ing his grape juice from a formula gent out by the United States De- partment of Agricult being Farm- ers’ Bulletin No. 1055, entitled “Un- fermented Grape Make it in the Home.” he had 50,000 copies of this publica- tion in his office, which he intended to send to the governors and state enforcement officers throughout the country C. OF C. TO DISCUSS TWO D. C. ISSUES Bonds and Water Pressure on Pro- gram for Meeting Oc- tober 16. Discussion of the issue for the District of Columbia and receipt of a report on the installation of a high pressure water system for fire fighting in the business section are subjects on the program of the | Washington Chamber of Commerce at its regular fall meeting to be held at the New Willard Hotel October 16, it was announced today. High officers of the United States Marine Corps and the Army will be the guests of honor during the eve- ning. Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, commanding the marine base at Quantico, V nd his staff_also will he there, will be Maj. Gen. Charles 'H. Muir, 3d Corps Area of the Army, and the following members of his staff: Col. Frank §. Fugene R. Hou general, and Maj adjutant general. The regular meeting of the board of directors of the chamber, it also was announced, will be held October 4 at 8 p.m., at the chamber's rooms in the Homer building, 13th and G streets eholder. adjutant John N. Smith, jr., Graduate Eyes Examined McCormick Medical College Glasses Fitted Dr. CLAUDE S. SEMONES Eyesight Specialist 409410 McLachlen Bldg., 10th and G Bts. N.W. Phone Main 721 Gaining Great Popularity Throughout Washington REXOLINE MOTOR OILS { Deserve the Success They Are Obtaining Here SHERWOOD BROTHERS, Inc. | Phone Lincoln 7558 sed by me, Juice and How tol Mr. Hill said { commanding the | Cocheu, chief of staff; Maj. { 40 TO 100 DROWNED WHEN TRAIN PLUNGES INTG FLOODED CREEK | ____(Continued from First Page.) i from the cloudburst recéde to the| point where, coaches now completely submerged can be entered. It is un- derstood that the first bodies re- moved were to be taken to Glen | Cross, a small station east of the| scene of the wreck across the Platte | river. It is probable that several bodles were washed downstream and ! will never be recovered. A relief j train which returned to Casper dur- jing the night brought back some thirty survivors, most of them from rear Pullmans of the train, which escaped the washout. Many of these people, minus their clothes, were still in a car at the station here this morn- ing. Among those belleved to have II‘I'MNhn'(I in the wreck were Train Conductor Guy Goof of Cheyenne, Ed Shangler, engineer of Greybull, and Olie Malon, fireman, of Casper. The bridge gave way, according to best reports, before the engine was far out on the structure. The bag- gage coach followed, apparently slid- iing Into the torremt on top of the| {locomotive and breaking wide open as it lunged to the far side of the creek. The smoking car, in which the great- est loss of life is belleved to have occurred, was completely submerged and swung around parallel to the stream. This coach helped to save the lives of some in the chair car, one end of which was lifted out of the witer by resting on. the smoker. Only one Pullman went into the flood and four traveling men in the smoking compartment, along with the porter, are reported to have been sealed in| a death trap as the long coach came | to rest on the bank of the creek with | one end in the water. This consti- | tuted the only loss of life in the Pull- mans, it is believed, the two rear Pullmans remaining on the track RESCUE AWAITS DERRICK. By the Associated Press. DENVER, September 28.—No bodies can be recovered from the Burlington jwreck near Casper, Wyo., until a der- rick can 1ift the wrecked cars from the flood waters of Cole creek, according to a special dispatch recetved by the Den- ver Post from Casper. A special train that left Casper at 7:30 o'clock this morning returned later for a derrick. The crew reported that the waters still were rising, while rain and snow were falling alternately. The water is so high that members of the wrecking crew dared not enter the stream, and a derrick must be used to lift the cars. SHERIDAN, WYO., FLOODED. Dy the Associated Press. SHERIDAN, Wyo., September 28.— Swollen by terrific rains, the waters of Big Goose and Little Goose creeks left their banks early this morning and dashed over wide sections of Sheridan. Scores of residents in the river bottom sections began packing itheir belongings preparatory to mov- {ing to places of safety. The water is stunding one to three feet in various sections of town. 41 CARS BLOWN AWAY. By the Associated Press KIMBALL, Neb., Forty-one empty freight cars were blown off the tracks of the Union| Pacific railroad near Pine Bluff, Wyo., about thirty miles west of here, by a high wind yesterday afternoon, ac- cording to meager telephone message reaching here. The windstorm seemed to have lim- lited its destruction to the railway as {the town of Pine Bluff is sald to have aped damage and none of the train crew on the freight was injured KILLS WIFE AND SELF. Buffalo Pair, Married Last Novem- ber, Die Instantly. eptember 28— H By the Associated Press. BUFFALO, N. Y, Harry Haskin: fort. ight years old, shot and killed his wife Matilda, |forty-five vears old, while she was sleep in their home today. He then sent a bullet through his own brain. Both died almost instantly. No mo- tive was known for Haskins' act. Mrs. Haskins had been married five imes and she was Haskins' second They were married last No- September 28 MACON JURY STILL OUT. By the Associated Fress. ’ | MACON, Ga., September 28.—The i jury which on Wednesday afternoon took under <consideration the fate of Dr. C. A. Yarbrough, charged with riot in connection with the flogging {outrages in Macon, had had the case forty hours when they resumed their deliberations at the courthouse here at 9:30 o'clock this morning. At no time since the deliberations started has there been any indication of how they stood, although various reports were heard throughout the city. proposed bond i footwear is “correct” money well spent, for values at these prices. —also shown in “Step-out’ thisnew Richmodel —and you may feel well assured that VETERANS BUREA | e s v NOLS COT 2105 5 1 Reduction Since March 1 Takes 336 Out of Central Office, Says Hines. The personnel of the Veterans Bu- reau has been reduced by 2,025 o ployes since March 1 announced today that 336 employes the central office and 1,689 feld age: had been released in the last months, and that had beén brought down to 28182 The director also announced t he would hold a conference in m- Director Hines in nts six the bureau’s roll hat No- vember with chief nurses of the bu- reauw’s hospitals, and that a school neuropsychiatric specialists would opened In_Hospitai No. 81, in Bronx, N. Y. An Inspection tour of Veterans reau institutions in the west will for be the ' Bu- be made next month by Director Hines. will visit the Tacoma and Seat “nl hospitals October 9, and la W reau in California, and look over p. posed sites for a tuberculosis hospl in the southern part of that tle, | ter inspect institutions of the bu- ro- tal state. Mr. Hines will address the American Fedération of Labor convention Portland, Ore, October 10 and American Legion convention at Francisco, October 16 or 17 U. S. FLYERS CAPTURE at the San WORLD SEAPLANE RACE (Continued from First Page.) robable sites to about s These include New York (Lo sland Sound section), Cleveland, L troit, or Chicago (great lakes), ng De- San Diego or San Francisco (on the Pa- cific), and Pensacola, section). Fhysical equipment for the planes also will be a factor determining the final selection. Florida, (& ulf handling in Steps will be taken at once, officials said, to determine the most suita location for the 1924 race. Lieuts. David Rittenhouse Rutledge Irvin are the possessors ble and of envious records in the alr service. Both men had recently been tral in- ing at the naval alr station in Ana- costla. Lieut. Rittenhouse was born in Paul, Minn., June 16. 1894, and tendéd the University of Minn He left school in 1917, and enlisted in the Ambulance Corps. tinguished himself at serving with the 21st French army Leaving France for States in September, 191 in the aviation service woody Institute, Minnesota. He la became pilot of a spotting plane, long _range battle p: Pacific fleet. Lieut. ported at the naval costia on June 21, 19: He flew in the Pulitzer race Detroit, and has the distinction having 1,400 hours flying time to credit. Lieut. Irvine was born in Brookl N. Y. He enlisted in the Naval [ serve Corps in April, 1917, was co missioned an_ensign on August 1918, und qualified as a fiver. He ceived further training Roads, Va. He was one of the pil who made an endurance flight twenty hours and ten minutes in S5L seaplane in 1919 Norton He later Har Division of the Uni Rittenhouse. t. at- ta. went to France 18 dis- the front while the ted he enlisted at the Dun- ter in actice with the re- | tation at Ana- in of his 13 re- Hampton ots of the He is the holder of the world alti- tude record for carrying weight w a single motor plane. On April 1 this vear, while flying at Day Ohio, he carried 11,000 kilograms ith of on, to an altitude of 11,300 feet in a Navy DP2 torpedo plane. He had stationed at the naval air stati Anacostia, since May, 1922, CAR EVANGELIST DEAD. MODESTO, Ca®i. Sept R. Hermiston, known in t a the chapel car evangelist.” died h last night after a brief illness. H miston recentl ducting s of meetings Funcral_Flowers_Delivercd SPECIAL For Saturday DAHLIAS —regularly $1.50 dozen. Special tomorrow only— 50¢ doz. CASH & CARRY FLOWER SHOP No Phone Orders, Charges or Deliveries 807 14th St. N.W. been on, ere er- returned after con- in > Men in g your in fashion and your these are exceptional —of tan Norwegian calfskin, $9 —of black Norwegian calfskin, $9 light tan pigskin at $10 ICHS Proper Footwear F Street at Tenth Exclusive Distributor “Nettleton” Shoes in D. C. FIRST RACE—Purse, $1,800; two-year-olds; five and ome S Ebb Tide Fi 1*Bnow Maiden... 82 *B: TRal Parr and W. Steckton entry. SECOND RACE—Purse, $1,300; for two-year-olds and up; sk furlong: Maiamast - 181 Jackson . ! *Mabel K, 100 108 r *Glentilt Reprisal . T *Wollnder *May Blossom . 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King John Royal Duck Gray Gables | Pastoral ‘Swain . tBastille ... tPastime stable entry. *Apprentice allowance claimed. ‘Woather cle: track fi Newcorn & The Custom- 116 Bellsolar . 1us * 13 * D 102 113 tAdvocate 103 108 In A Customer Asked-- fHow it was possible for other tailors to ad- vertise lower price This is Our Answer | Some tailors are ad- vertising lower prices merely for the purpose of ind?ucing customers to come linto their store. | Newcorn & Green have never had resource to such methods. fEvery garment is cut, fitted and tailored to | your individual measure- | ment—we carry no stock patterns. {INewcorn & Green's 20 years’ reputation as Merchant Tailors stands in back of every gare ment we deliver. FIVE WORDS START U.5. WAR MACHINE Col. Gulick Tells Reserve Of- ficers’ Association of Mob- ilization Plans. A five-word order by the War De- partment is all that’is necessary to start an immediate mobilization of military forces in the event of an- other national emergency. This was brought out during a dis- cussion of various phases of the mobilization plans of the War De- | partment by Col. J. W. Gulick of | the general staff of the United States Army in a lecture before the mem- | bers of the District of Columbia de- | partment of the Reserve Officers’ As- | sociation of the United States at its annual meeting in the Interior De- partment auditorium, last night. What the five words were was not | made public, Col. Gulick explained | that mobilization would not only in- | volve the quick procuring of men, But execution of intricate details of Tocation, He explained that there were three classes of plans, the master plan, called the War Department plan; the corps area plan, and_the unit plan, which would | be carried out in a future and coms plete mobilization. | No Jumbling of Untralned. Col. Gulick said that there would be no vast jumbling of untrained men | in large camps, as in the last war, where the men had to walit for equip- ment and supplies before beginning | actual work, but explained that the | new plans would call for the mobil- |1zatlon of each unit, from divisions to companies, in their local areas and t the same time the unit would have Green Offer supply _and Best Tailored Clothing Values Washington! And Have Been Doing So .?ince 1903— A Period of 20 Years FALL SUITINGS and Winter OVERCOATINGS |" hlllumill I L Measure Others $35.00— $40.00 With 20 years of experi- ence in buying woolens, our Mr. Green knows every market. In fact, all our woolens are purchased at the lowest possible cost from the mills direct, with the middleman’s profits eliminated. D | f1It is therefore impaossi- ble for others to offer their clothes cheaper un- less quality sand work- manship is sacrificed. i There's a reason why thousands of men order their clothes at NEW- CORN & GREEN year in and out. A Group of Custom Made Ready-to-Wear OVERCOATS | That Far Outclasses the Usual Pulled from the Pile Kind At Actual Savings of 10.00 to 15.00 We Will Be Glad to Hold Your Purchase Until Wanted Newcorn & Gree 1002 F Street NW: nA\‘ equipment and supplies to start train- ing immediately. ~Col. Gulick said that no man would be called to serve unless his equipment or training :?“ipment was immediately ready for m. Mobilization of industrial are also included in the plaus. The association 2uthorized its ex- ecutive committee to recommend to the national body of the organization a plan whereby reserve officers in- jured while on duty should be car- Tied on the pay roll of the War De- partment until they were sufficiently recovered to return to their duties in civil life. For Retroactive Meanures. The accident causing the loss of life of ome officer and injury to several others at Camp Meade this year was cited as an example where the men's was_discontinued and all they re- ceived wae medical attention. It was urged that measures taken to com- nsate officers during their period of disability should be retroactive in re- spect to those injured at Camp Meade forces Col. Leroy W. Herron was re-elected president of the association. Other offi- cers elected were Col. Joseph H. Bryan, vice president; Maj. R. E. B. McKenny, re-elected and treasurer; Capt. W. B. cavalry; Col. I Weil, Quartermaster Corps and ord- nance; Col. W. C. Clephane, judge ad- o general's department, and Capt. W. A, King, Signal Corps, were elected as'the executive committ GOVERNOR PARLEY HERE OETOBERZ2 The governors' conferencé With President Coolidge ow the enforce- ment of prohibition, immigration and other subjects. probably will be held October 20 or 22 in Washington. The governors' conference meets this year in West Baden, Ind, Octo- ber 17, 18 and 19. The expectation is that the governors will come here immediately after that conferenc breaks up. October 20 falls on Satu day, and it may be that the confer- ences with the President will not be gin, therefore, until Monday, Octo- ber 22. President Coolidge has been made an honorary member of the Washing- ton Riding and Hunt Club. Rear Ad- miral Grayson, U. 8. N., president of the club, and Melvin Hazen, seoretary treasurer, called at the White Hou: today and invited the President to make use of the club. Other visitors of the President to- day were Gen. Lord, director of t . 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Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock the delegation will ap pear before the Tariff Commission They will urge an fncrease of the present duty on wheat and will tell the commission that on_the higher grades of wheat the price at Mir neapolis and Duluth has recently been as great as 28 cents over Winnipeg and that conditions during the ne two months may change to such a extent as to result in large import tions of wheat from Canada if 1} present duty of 30 cents is not i crea M. Yourg of. erday intro- | UNDERWOOD Factory Rebuilt TYPEWRITERS $3.00 Down, $5.00 Monthly General Typewriter Co. 616 14th Btreet ~ 1423 F Streot N.W. Milton R. Ney 8th and Pa. Ave. N.W. P A at Is a Hat —But— Our Hats Are Different! Velvets, velours and felts in new shapes and autumn colors—ask to see our “Bobby” Hat—ask to see our “Chappie” Hat. Beautiful Styles Fall Plaid COATS Satin de Chine Lining Sizes 16 to 44 = 51498 Other Coats Up to $300 A convenient charge account casily and quickly arranged.