Evening Star Newspaper, January 18, 1924, Page 23

WET ISLE OWNERS PREPARE FOR RUSH Bimini, Once _CIosedlBecause Wet Hordes Stayed Home, Under Way Again. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. MIAMA BEACH, Fla., January 18.— '1!\«3 i\ the sad story of a group| Of promotors and capitalists who thought that prohibition was going to také effect in the United States. They were not moralists, these men of money, but they had faith in the Constitution and the federal gov- ernment.’ They also had faith in the | enduring thirst: of the American people. 1t was their idea, therefore, that & tropical oasls situated not far off the Amertean coast, with the British | flag fiving proudly above it, would Le about the best paying investment thiat any person could make with a Quick and wet turnover in mind. lience there came into being the nqus Isle of Bimini. It didn't ex- ! actly come into being, for Bimini has been there a long time, a strand! of coral some five miles long and | E 0 yvards wide. With towe ganut palms all over it, a little gem of an island, sug- sting the romance of the South! 4s and nestling just along the oulerl irts of the Indigo gulf stream. t th eworld has been passing Bi- mint by, Then along came the enth amendment and the re- s bit of merrie old 5 ¥i to American shores, this infant isle of the Ba-!| hama group. i Eimini became the storehouse of | hundreds of thousands of gallons of American whiskfes shipped out of thia country just before the Volctead acts put o Stop to the wholesale trangportation of all and every ort, of spirituous liquors. Bimini became | became a resort. Songs were written about it. Poems were written to it. A magnificent steel and concrete hotel was built. They called it the Bimini Rod and Gun Club The club had a very fine bar and in one of the grand salons there were odd tables with green cloths on them and numbers and everything. o John” Kelley came down from yrk and sailed for Bimini in a e to keep a watchful eye on cen tabl o a funny little ball that spun around on a big wheel with red and black num- bers on it and an “0” and a “00." “Why Go to Biminif? Asked. ‘or two years the promoters of iub_ strug for existence and ed for the enforcement of the q act. Last winter they tem- v guve up the ship and the ot open. The reason was 1t liquor was pouring into Florida & nearly every mile of the 1,200 miles of sea and gulf _coast that ark the outline of this peninsula te. So every tourist asked: “Why %0 (o Biminl when bootieg is so cheap This winter preparations are being to start the club- again at , and_perhaps once more the that have been written about Three Timely Atfractions in Hirsh Footwear for Women! Two Popular Styles in Hirsh Pumps REDUCED! Styles of Today,in All Sizes, All Leath- Veteran, 94, Who Helped Name Seymour in 1868, To Attend 1924 Parley By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 18.—John R. Voorhis, ninety-four years old, grand sachem -of Tammany Hall, the only man now living who was present at the last democratic na- tional convention in New York, in 1868, when Horatio Seymour was nominated, will be present when the 1924 convention meets June 24 in Madison Square Garden. Mr. Voorhis is president of the city board of election commis- sioners. —_— the isle may have a meaning all their own The promoters are golng ahead with their plans on the promise of the authorities that Florida is going to be made dry. There is consider- able activity down here and has been ever since the season started. Some dining car walters and Pullman car porters have been sent to jail for having contraband goods in their possession. Also there have been raids on several automobiles resulting in the capture in one evening of tome seventy-five bags of Scotch. The liqour comes in bags down here. The bootleggers don't handle wooden cases like they do around New York. It is all carried in gunny sacks. Main Sources Untouched. But the authorities have not as yet |reached the main sources of supply, | however, for genuine glns can be cre_at from $20 to $35 a tch sells from $40 upward. There has virtually been no change in the Florida prices dur- ing the past four vears. Apparently they have become stabilized and standardiz had flow of Florida liquor, however, has not been alone in deter- ring traffic to Biminl. The port au- horities here have made it difficult requiring every yacht or aunch going to the Britlsh isle to take out clearance papers and report to the customhouse for search on return even if the round trip has been made between suns. Bimini is only about fifty miles off the coast and the speed boats make the trip in a couple of hours. 1t is a mistake to think that liquor is coming into the United States from Bimini. That little port is too well watched. The transfers from mother ships to speed launches are made in the shelter of more southerly keys of the Bahamas. But Bimini is going to make an- other effort in its own particular way to profit from prohibition and Wil- liam Jennings Bryan himself never pulled for enforcement any harder than are the promoters of the project fifty miles away from the Star Spangled Banner. JAPANESE PEER DIES. Ren Nakashoji Was Noted Legal Expert in Nation. BY the Assoclated Press, TOKIO, January 18—Ren Naka- shoji, fifty-eight, member of the house of peers and one of the noted legal experts of Jupan, died yester- day. Nakashoji was minister of agricul- ture and commerce in 1912 and 1913 and in 1916 and 1918. He served as “hief councilor’ of the department of justice in 1901 and 1902, He was a director of the Seoul-Fusan rallway in 1903 and 1904 and was a director of the police bureau of the home of- Hee. , including Sued Patent, Satin, Ta and black lcathers. Wtntonsiy — Special for Boys 60 Pairs, Sizes 9 to 6. Tan, gun metal la Shoes—broad and English fasts—solid leather, 3195 Pr. Misses’ and Children’ Tau, gun metal and paten* leather, welt stitched shoes. 5t08 .. $1.95 8t to 11 11Y; to 2 Boys’ High Shoes All styles and all leathers. 9 to 13%; 1to 5% - 2 Ever growing in favor with the women—here shown in all their stylish beauty of patent and dull Colonial tongue and leathers. buckle. Special Southern Tie This new and popular style comes in a variet: cluding patent and tan leathers. Buy it at Hirsh's tomorrow at the low Price Of .....uwevsivsens Specials for the Children Boys’ Stormfighters ‘Made of tan leather. A soft and very strong grade. Two full soles, pegged and sewed. Two buckles at top, bellows tongue. Solid leather construction. Sizes 9 to 13%4, 1 to 6. $2.95 K026-/028 SEVENTH ST.NW. “Upper Seventh Street in Location—City-wide in Trade” 8% to 11 THE EVENING GRAPE JUICE FRAUD SUSPECT ARRESTED “Russell T. Scott,” Former Rich Promoter, Taken in Dingy Hotel. B the Ascociated Press, CHICAGO, January 18.—Arrested in a dingy hotel, a man claiming to be Russell T. Scott, former head of the | Russell T. Scott Company, Limited, of Toronto, Canada, a $10,000,000 finan- {clal service company, s being held on charges of obtuining money under false pretenses by substituting ono kind of grape juice on orders for an- | other. | Less than a year ago, according to . his story, Scott was worth more than 182,000,000 and had engineered the |financing of the $30,000,000, bridge be- i{ween Detroit and’ Windsor, Canada. {When his company failed for $2,000,- j000 he puid it and turned the bridge contract over to the United States Steel Corporation. he said. In four years he expanded the company from Ia single office with two salesmen to an international concern with eighty branch offices, he told detectives. After his company failed he was sued for $50.000 and a judgment of $10,000 awarded against him, accord- ing o his story. Fleeing from Canada, he essayed the role of an uctor. Later las a salesman for the Wheeler Grape iCompany of Hammondsport, N, Y., he is alleged to have bought cheaper grape juice and substituted it for the .more expensive kind which his cus- tomers ordered. Officials In_Toronto ! and of the Wheeler Grape Company | {Were notified of his detention. ‘LABOR IN CANAL ZONE SEEN UNFAIRLY TREATED| Samuel Gompers, Back From Pan-| ama, Also Says Air Defenses Are Inadequate. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK. January 15.—Samuel | Gompers, president of the American | Federation of Labor, returned today on | the steamship Panama, convinced that | union labor in the Canal Zone was be- ing treated unfairly by the government, and that sone military defenses could be improved. “The air servic there seems to be our weak point,” sald. “The land defense looks formi able enough. I think we should strength- en our alr defense in the zon by the addition of considerable 1 Gen. Mason M. Patrick, i { i i he Lampert of Wisconsin and Representu- tive Thompson of Ohio also returned on | the Panama. WOULD MODIFY DRY LAW. Majority for Proposal in Vote Tak- en at Yale. NEW HAVEN, Conn., January 18.— A ballot on prohibition giving op- portunity to express preference one of three questions prepared the Yale News and tabulated todal showed a plurality for modificatior of the elghteenth amendment The vote taken from the faculties, the undergraduates and _gradut schools showed a total of 98 modification, 585 for enforcement and 526 for repeal. y of leathers, in- Sizes 9 to 13%3, 1 to 6 $1.95 Pr. Patent lace high shoes with tops of gray, field mouse or champagne®? English and nature shape lasts. Rubber heels. 2% to8 .. 1% to 2 S5to8 aa&:m:@mEEEEEE:—EQZIEEEEEEmEE:E'EEI"E—:IEEEE:IE—:——:EEEEEEE MINDANAO FANATICS -SCATTER AFTER SLAYINGS Constabulary Commander Esti- mates 300 to 500 in Band That Killed Twenty-Four. By the Associated Press. MANILA. January 18.—Religious fanatics at Sirigao, Island of Min- danao, who have killed twenty-four members of the Philippine constabu- lary since December 27, are eluding arrest by scattering among the vil- lages and cocoanut groves of the dis- trict, according to advices recelved here, The constabulary commander®now auartered with troops at Sirigao, es- timates that the fanatics number be- tween 300 and 500. He also confirmed previous advices to the effect that the STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 24 . . = trouble was caused by destruction by the constabulary of a “bacred” bath- ing tank, where the fanatics were for the purpose of being e waters. hes which followed the destruction of the tank more tban glghty of the fanatics have been kille . S DRI DRY RAIDERS HISSED. Four Arrested and Liquor Seized in White Light Cabaret. NEW YORK, January 18.—Police headquarters prohibition squad early today descended on a number of cabarets In the white light and Har- lem districts, seized & quantity of liquor and arrested four men. The ralders were booed and hissed by disapproving patrons. JANUARY 18, 1924. . spiritual head of the congregation, |Samuel Schulman of Temple Beth -l CHURCH’S 100 YEARS LAUDED BY COOLIDGE Rabbi Simon Will Speak at Cin- cinnati Congregation's An- niversary Celebration. By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, Ohlo, January 18.— President Coolldge has sent congratu- lations to ‘Bene Isracl Congregation of Cincinnatl, the oldest Jewish con- gregation west of the Atlantic sea- board, on its 100th anniversary. In a letter to Rabbl David Phlilipson, the President states: “I wish you would communicate to the members of your congregation my congratulations on this really no- table anniversary and my good wishes for the continuing prosperity and spiritual service of the temple and congregation. _To these long-estab- lished agencies of American senti- ment and patriotism our country Is deeply Indebted, and we must all unite in maintaining and expanding their usefulness.” The centennial celebration will be opened tonight in the Rockdale Ave- nue TmnEIL Among the speakers will be Dr. Charles F. Thwing of Cleveland, president emeritus of Western Reserve University and president of the Intercollegiate Peace Assoclation, and Rabbl Abram Simon of Washington, D. C., president of the Central Conference of American Rabbls. Services also will ‘be held to- morrow morning, New York, will be the princi speaker. Israel Zangwill will m the chief address at a congregatior. dinner Saturday evening. R BORDEN I8 CHANCELLOR. KINGSTON, ONT., January 18— Robert Laird Borden, former premi:: of Canada, has been chosen by t council as chancellor of Queen's Un versity to succeed K. W. Beatt president of the Canadlan Paci rallway, who resigned last spring. e FARM AID BILL BACKED. Passage of the Morris-Sinclair L which would create a farmers a consumers’ fingneing corporation, v urged today by representatives organized labor before the Hou at which Rabbi hagricultural committee. e B e e — EEEEEEE::EEEEEE::EEEEBE—E( i January Sale of New Silk Dresses Most striking models _and effective colorings— most pronounced featuring styles—in smart silks—plain tions. Misses’ and Women’s Sizes $18 and $20 Values 37 Second Floor the new season’s and in clever combina- | Small-Wear Made of t0 36.......: Perfoct quality; full fashioned; colors. Worth $23.00........ices and the bright Pink and blue—solid colors; cut Extrs sizes, 58c. Regular sizes Some ‘bright colors. for Saturday —Street Floor— " Rengo Belt Corsets heavy coutil, with elastic top; sizes 24 Pure Sllk Hose Star Brassieres grade of Dobly Cloth; sife fastentags with Heavy of ~ hy s Satine Bloomers With £ ruffle and double stitched knee. m{-‘mmw Wool Hose Perfect quality; dark heather mixtures. Flannelette Bloomers Outing Flannel Gowns Neat patterns; cut long and full; well made. Specials $1.98 all the desirable $149 Flesh and extrs sizes. large and full 19c hagen and Tan. January Sale Children’s Coats = Chinchillas, Bolivias, Velours and < Fancy Sports Cloth—some plain, and others with big fur collars. Warmly lined—designed in belted types that are fashionable. $7.50 to $10 values 35.00 Third Floor Boys’ Wool Suits Button-on, Middy and Balkan styles—in Peggy Cloth and Linene—Navy, Green, Copen- Sizes 3 to 8 years. of and other New Spring Hats —An initial display of the new season’s favored styles. They are Actual $3.98 Values $1.79 Straw, Satin and Braid—trimmed with high-colored flowers, feathers and ribbon. Hats for both Misses and Matrons. Third Floor $2.50 to Broken Lots of Trimmed Hats —left from the present season—Velvet, Felt, Beavers, etc. —for women and children. Hats Worth !m. Floor T19c Bloomers and Striped Flannelette A Stellar Event—Offering lush and Fur-Fabric Coat Representing $20, 525 and $30 Garments for Siberian Fur Fabrics Crushed Plush Plain Seal Plush NEW SPRING HIGH-GRADE DRESSES e Saanarte, Tatcta. A1 Crepes, Jacquards— the newest colors too.... ‘ de e collars Be On Hand Early 3139 Most of them have real fur i: fl fl fl! | fl| .@ [fl fl | fll fl fl @ fl | and cuffs. for Best Choice 37 51 tons, Canton new styles, ) Bergain Basement, Y 1