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JUDICIARY DECLARED NATION'S SAFEGUARD Judge Clarence N. Goodwin Ad- dllillfil Faghington Study on Liw #nforcement. REFERST0 DRY ACT CASES Courts Oyerburdened Since Pro- hifition, He Asserts. “In a lecture on the subject of “The Judliclary” today before the Washing- ton Study, at 1734 N street, Judge Clarence N. Goodwin of Chicago said that the permanence of our demo- cratic institutions will depend on the successful operation of our judiciary rather than that of the other depart- ments of the government, and in sup- port of this he quoted Adams Smith as having sald in a lecture before the students of Glasgow Uuniversi “‘the object of justice is the security trom injury and it is the foundation of civil govern “The United s t courts prior to the w V' ker said, “handled _the before them prompt isfaction. > rohibition laws, however, the dockets ave been crowded -with innumerable cases, which have destroyed the ef- ficiency of these courts. “Obviously this &iteation is due to the failure of public opinion to give to the Volstead act that measure of support to which the laws of our | country are justly cntitle The s i cess of these enactments cannot be brought about merely by drastio pro- vislons, for the very word ‘drastic’ brings to mind the code of D: the | severity and drastio char: T of | which resulted in. its complete non- anforcement. “Many contend th Statutes will become stronger until it i mous. Others bition laws proh of wines and beers, in any degree intoxica and when the states are given the right to make & just discrimination of what is and what {s not intoxicating, they will have behind them the unanimous and effective support of the public. On this question I express no opinion, I meroly quote the words of a great President, applied to a different situ- ation: theory that confronts us.’ ™ Retiring Board ‘Reformed. etiring board, sitting in has been reorganized, with wing members: D. Rockenbach, Cols. €. Collins and Lieut. Col. H. L. G Medical Corps: Col. C. H. Bridges, adjutant general's depart- ment; Col. R. H. Rolfe, Quartermaster Corps, and Col. Ralph McCoy, Infan- try, with Maj. William L. Patterson, bureau of insular affairs, Maj. H. P. Makel and Ci christ, berman, Medical Corps, have been de- toiled as medical examiners for the board. ‘It is a condition and not a S THE EVENING Celebration Over Naturalization Ends in Auto Crash and $145 Fine Chivosso Emanuele Comes to Grief While Relaxing From Culinary Labors—Tried to Park in Space Already Occupied, Court Hears. *Twas almost 3 o'clock in the morn- Ing—and Chivoseso Emanuele, dis- tingulshed omelette tosser of a fa- mous down-town restaurant, had just become a free and unfettered Amer- fcan citizen. So, like many another good citizen of these sovereign states, he had celebrated with true American spirit. No canary ever chirped louder than Chivosso as he Igaped into his walt- ing automobilt and started for the very heart of his country’s capital— there to tell the whole world that he now an Americano. But Chiv- to learn that American re somewhat more potent fan. All went well until the latest prod- uect of the melting pot reached the District building and saw what he thought must be room enough for dozen to p: tralght CLAIMS BIG BUSINESS BACKS DRY LEAGUE Open Letter Sent Congress Urginé Probe of Anti-Saloon Body Funds. The Anti-Saloon League was charged today with being a repre- sentatfve of big business instead of the Christian churches in an open letter sent to members of Congress by the joint legislative committee for modifying the Volstead act. The committee charged that the league had “broadcast” that It con- trolled Congress and urged Congress where the money for ame from. It quoted from a letter signed by S. S. Kresge, chairman of the manufacture and business committee of the league, with the remark that it showed the league to represent “big business for Ifish purposes only—to help them make more money, as Kresge phrases it, by keeping the liquor bloodsucker off decent_trad. to investigate the league Eener: pec Iy lease. rental, two and three With table d'hote service. Dinner, $1.25. Luncheon, 6. Club breakfast. Also service ® la carte. Ausic during dinger. 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He had been to talk it over with the judge. And his honor had ‘learned that not only did Chivosso drive his car while drunk, but also without having first attended to the little matter of obtaining a driver's permit. Over great pots of boilink soup and Dbig pans of scrambled eggs, Chivos- 80 still admits he is "Americano,” but the next time he wants to get full of American spirits he will not be 8o verbose about it. sel of the league, was charged in the letter with trying to block “every movement to expose the eorrupting influences in prohibition enforce- ment.” Border Patrol Planned. ALBANY, N. Y., March 6.—Armed prohibition agents will be stationed on the Montreal-New York highway to stop rumrunners from Canada as | soon as the highways are open to trafiick, It was sald toduy by Mare Buckland, federal prohibition director in this district. — . The triumph of right is the easiest thing in the world to preach if you are on the winning side. Alligator Grained Brown Leather. 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The spokesman for the committee _WASHINGTON, . D. C,, THURSDAY. was Briscoe Goodheart, department commander of the local G. A. R., who was accompanied by O. H. Oldroyd, mssistant adjutant general; E. D. Godfrey, assistant gene D par nt col T Clem, U. 8. A., retired, and Jokn Mid- dleton, A committes from Hackensack, N. J. headed by Benator Edge of that stage, also asked the President to at- tend memorial servic on that day at Camp Merritt, N. J.,, where a mon- ument to serve as a memorial to that war camp and to those soldiers who ‘were trained there for service in the world war will be dedicated. The President - explained that inasmuc as he had been called upon to func- tion in the same capacity at Arling- ton cemetery on that day he would be forced to decline. —made of your own material at $5.00. 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