Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1924, Page 4

BOOTLEG FIGURES TOPIC OF COMMENT u. S Attorney Hart’s State- ment Brings Challenge and an Explanation. Estimating hootleggers in the Dis- trict for a newspaper and estimating their number for a temperance or- sanization are two distinet and sepa- yate propositions. Recently there appeared in interview with Assistant United Attorney David A. Hart, In rt was quoted as saying estimate there in the Na- nal Capital. This figure was given by Mr. Hart after a calculation made from examination of the dockets of those tried for prohibition violations the past four years, during whieh time the assistant attorney has heen officially engaged as prosecutor Some time later Mr. Hart received a letter from Wayne B Wheeler, gen- eral counsel of the League of Amorica, asking him 1f his <tatement appearing in the newspa- vers was accurate. Whereupon Mr. Hart wrote Mr. Wheeler a letter de- vying that he ever made such a state- ment and referred to the printed tatement as “merely a newspaper arn.” Wheeler Axks Correction. Today The Star received a com- srunication from Mr. Wheeler refer- ying to Mr. Hart's letter and asking 1hat a correction be made of its for- mer story, asking for such publica- 1ion > of fair play.” Th ation was tmmediately 1aken to Mr. t, who admitted -writ- ing to Mr. Wheeler and denying The Stars story. “I fe't that 1 had to do 1his,” Mr. Hart stated, *because it might st the district attorney’s office’ in a Your story was correct, however, T told you the day after it was pub- iished. 1 still say that 1 estimate that there are 5.000 hootleggers in Washing- ton, and really T believe more than that 1 couldn't say that to Mr. Wheeler, for 3t niight reflect discredit upon my of- fice Maj. Peyton Gordon, United States wttorney, when informed of the matter, stated: “T cnanot see whether Mr. Hart said that there were 5,000 bootleggers or 200 murders in Washington that it would reflect upon this office in any way. Our business is to prosecute the s brought in, and that is our only duty. T knew nothing of the affair ex- <ept that Mr. Hart had written a letter 1o Mr. Wheeler denying the newspaper article.” he Star were ‘ext of Communication. W communication Star is as follows npunished bootleggers, released the courts, have been repeatedly ted. swelling the apparent total prohibition violators.” said Wayne Wheelor, LL. D., general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League of America, commenting on the statement mis- ikenly credited to Assistant United ates District Attorney David A lart that there were 5,000 bootleg- rs operating in the District of Columbia. Mr. Hart in a 1is statement * the undersigned. rsation eeler's to b a letter to me says: * * was not made In a casual con- information was sought m me to the number of cases ch, in my opinion, had actually 10 into the Police Court since the .tional prohibition act went into and 1 estimated there were 10,000 in all. T further esti- that about 8,000 of these cases esented either pleas of gullty or nvictions and the balance possibly missals or acquittals.’ Charges Figures Too High. Washington never had 3,000 boot- In the five years of National cording to Mr. Hart, out 10000 cases of vio. of the prohibition law. Thi ot mean even 2,000 bootleggers for many bootleggers were sted repeatedly, some of them as ¥ as a dozen times. A small pen- it a light fine turned them loose | continue their lawlessness, be again, pay another fine and ontinue what will become an chain if jail sentences are not rosed 11 more astounding the fact many were allowed to forfeit 1 collateral and then escape trial. ston will have too many boot- <0 long as any are here, but slander on the Nation's Capital harge 7,000 of its residents with luwless act o ——= WEATHER MAN SEES MORE COLD FOR D. C. *Few More Shivers” in Store, With Slightly Higher Temperature Tomorrow. zger. 1t is There are still a few more shivers in store for Washingtonians, accord- ing to the United States Weather Bu- reau, which predicted continued cold +—with ~ the thermometer hovering around 22 degrees tonight. Tomor- Tow is to be slightly warmer, how- ever, according to the report. There will be no falling weather hefore Thursday, according to the prediction, but immediately after that date conditions are due to become unsettled With signs of a disturbance in the makings in the southwestern part of the United States, a storm will start probably from the northern Pacific Ktates and travel eastward, resulting in the disturbance expected here. Although not ineclined to express an opinion, the weather man sald that from the general conditions of things it appears that the Eastern section of the country will suffer another cold svave, following the unsettled condi- tions Thursday. Temperatures well below normal #ro now in existénce in nearly all of the eastern sgection of the country and normal- temperatures and clear weather in other sections, with the exception of rain in the Pacifio States. There has been no rain east of the Rocky Meuntains within the last 24 hour: 15 HURT ON LEVIATHAN DURING STORMY TRIP Big Liner Reaches Po& 24 Hours Overdue—Port Holes Smashed Br the Associnted Press. NEW YORK, December 2.—Fifteen yersons were injured in a storm which buffeted the steamship Levia- than throughout most of her passage across the Atlantic, it.was learned today when tha big liner arrived from Southamption, 24 hours overdue. The Leviathan, largest vessel in the United States merchant marine, suf- fered severely under the storm's lash. ings, reaching port with meny of her port holes smashed and with con- siderable damage to her lower decks. <apt. Herbert Hartley reported that he had kept the bridge throughout the emtire trip with the exception of one might. It was the worst passage of bis career, he said. Anti-Saloon | |La Follette Gets His Hour in Sun As Senate Opens| Smiles and Glad Hands of Colleagues Greet Ousted One. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. | There is no telling where he may | stand at the end of this short session of the Senate. but certainly at the opening, “Fighting Bob” La Follette is the real hero. No man ever seemed | so thoroughly to enjoy being thrown out of his party, lock, stock and bar- jel. The cat that ate the canary, the tiger that made off with the lady in- side. both rolled into one, could not approach the smile that wreaths the rugged features of the stormy petrel, | from Wisconsin. At the opening ses- sion of the Senate he greeted his “ex- with as much gusto as he ends and his most recent running mate, the Hon. Burton K. Wheeler, still a Democrat, of Mon- tana seorge, o'd fellow, bless vour old sou:: give me both your hand: That was La Follette's {the Hon. Georze H. Mose from New Hampshire, as the Hon. George formed in line to greet lhe= | erstwhile candidate of the Progressive | party for President. Mr. Moses was one of the most enthusfastic of the “throw ‘em out” bloc in the Republican conference. But that made no_difter- ence. He had helped to give Fighting Bob another hour in the sun. So George and Bob stood there in the Sen- ate chamber with their arms on each other's shoulders and beamed and beamed and beamed. It was that way all down the line. Standing at his desk, which is on the front row, center aisle, of the Senate —quite a prominent locality, as it were—La Follette greeted his friends and foes alike, grinning from ear to ear. He wore the smile that wouldn't come off. It was “Hello, Jim!" to]| Watson of Indiana; “Hello, Mac!” to Medill McCormick of Illinois; “Hello, | Pat!” to Harrison of Mississippi; *Hello, Charlie!” to Curtis of Kansas, with an additional: “So glad to hear you have been made leader of my former associates, Charli There were many Rooseveltian “dee-light- eds” interspersed with the rest of the | Breetings. 1t was Bob's day. His friend, Mr. Coolidge, in the White House, has got to wait until March 4. nator La Follette's associates in party adversity —the _honorables Brookhart of Towa, Ladd and Frazier of North Dakota—did not appear near 80 happy as the leader of their set But then they have not been in the Sen-| ate so long and haven't so many int!- | mate friends. All the Senators made | it plain to La Follette that they were | chastising him not through any per- | sonal dislike, but merely as a matter | of party dtscipline. Bob thanked them {all kindly. Bob has been in the Sen- | ate 20 years and apparently can stay | there just as long as he wants, call | him by whatever name you will. Just | at the moment he seems to be in ex- | cellent health and spirits. . CRUSADER 1S SLAIN, POLICE LACK CLUE| Officer’s Murder May Bring Probe of Schenectady Law Enforcement. how are you: here and NRIR R NBNRIR N R R e R e T B B R R T T 3 R R A R R R S i R R R B M R TR R P IR MR R R o R 0% | By the Associated Press. "HENECTADY, N. Y., December A grand jury investigation of nditions in this city and law en- forcement under direction of a “Gen. Butler” appeared probable today as the result of the mysterious murder | of acting Police Capt. Albert L. You- mans, vice crusader. His slayers are = large and there appears to be no clue. | Chief of Police James W. Rynex land Detective Sergt. Diamente Rag- [gucci nave denled obstructing Capt. | | Youmans In his efforts to close the Iresort section, as stated by the cap- tain in a letter filed in October with Mayor Campbell. | Mayor Campbell has instructed Commissfoner of Public Safety Ram- sey to demand the resignation of Chief Rynex and Sergt. Raggucci The mayor has indicated he will seek outside ald to reorganize the police. Chief Rynex declared Mayor Camp- bell recently had told him to forget the charges brought against him. Search has been made without suc- cess for sealed packets sald to have | been left in Capt. Youman's locker and containing reports of his inves- tigations. District Attorney Blessing has an- nounced he will seek a special ses- sion of the grand jury to consider conditions in Schenectady. STORM BRINGS CALLS FOR COAST GUARD AID Two Ships in Distress and Two Derelicts Take Cutters Far Out to Sea. Cold and windy weather, descend- ing according to schedule about De- cember 1, has caused considerable distress among ships at sea, with two vessels reported in trouble ‘and two derelicts off the Atlantic_coast. The little United States Coast Guard cutter Magcoutin is scouting 22 miles off Norfolk for the water-logged wreck of the schooner Hengletta Simmons, which, according to radio dispatches recelved here today, had lost her deckloads in a storm. Her crew was rescued by a passing steam- ship. About 370 miles east of Cape Henry a little cutter, the Carribassett, was reported to be fighting a_westerly gale in an effort to reach the schoo- ner Blue Bird, which had lost its rud- der and was drifting helplessly at sea. The Carribassett last night, ace cording. to dispatches today, ~had struck such a gale that she herselt at that time was hove to about 30 miles distant from the Blue Bird. Two dangerous derelicts were be- ing sought by the cutter Modoc, which left Wilmington at 1:30 o’clock this morning looking for the We- myss, and by the cutter Gresham, which was reported to be battling a gale about 500 miles off Cape Hat- teras. The derelict she sought was unknown in name to the authorities. Muffs Once Used by Men. Gentlemen of style wore muffs in she seventeenth century and they were considered the symbol of fash- ‘onable estate. Muff manufacturers save pointed.this out in refuting the sccasional reports that the muff was zoing out of style. They say it comes snd goes in cycles and that in an- ather year or two they will be as popular as they were a decade ago, I THE _EVENING CODLOGET0 $PEAD CHNSTIAS HERE Hopes His Father Can Be at ‘White House, Denying Vermont Report. President Coolidge suthorized the announcement today that he has no intention of visiting his home at Plymouth, Vi, during the Winter monthe. The statement was made in gon- nection with reports current in Ver- mont that he would spend the holi- days there with his father. Mr. Cool- idge hopes, om the other hand. to have his father spend the Christmas season at the White House VERMONT EXPECTED VISIT. Roads Being Kept Open for Cool- idge Car, Is Rumor. Dy the Assoc “PLYMOUTH, Vt., December Ply- mouth, birthplace of Calvin Coolidge, is preparing to welcome the President home for Christmas. Although the report that the presidential party will pay a mid-Winter visit to this Green Mountain hamlet remained today without confirmation from Washing- ton or from Col. John C. Coolidge, the President's father, plans are under way to keep the roads open for the Christmas season, and to provide im- proved tel>graph communication for a “Winter White House” at the Cool- idge farmhouse here. The news that the President might brave the cold £nfl snow of a Vermont Winter to ‘spend Christmas with his father first became known when the telephone company undertook last ! week improvements which had been planned for next Spring. The com SRERNRN RN IN NN ER RN LTRSS o s cluded, beautifully designed Priced at Attractive Smoking Sta; in mahogany finish. H small drawer = Q Large Smokin sz humidor. =" hogany finish. Three styles Polychrome-! cjlwa,ys Smoking Stands For “Him” Ma- signs, with attrac- tive metal fittings Art Metal Smoker Smoking Stand, with separate ash STAR. WASHINGTON, pany admit that this was in antic!- pation of a presidential visit at Christmas. The improvements in- clude the installation of additional toll lines between Rutland and White River Junction via Mount Holly, Ply- mouth and Ludiow. May Keep Roads Open. | Next came the announcement that the State highway department was planning to keep open the road be- tween Plymouth and Ludlow, the lat- ter being the nearest railroad point to the Coolidge home. This stretch of 13 miles is one of the most heavily drifted roads in the State in the Winter season and for long periods is closed to automobile traffic. Col. John Coolidge has made no definite answer to the many requests made to him for information as to the President's Christmas plans. A smile or a shrug of the shoulders has been his usual reply. His refusal to deny the report has been taken by the neighbors as confirmation BUTLER MAY RETURN FROM PHILADELPHIA | Belief Here President Will Not | Allow Further Service of Ma- rine to City. 1t is not though likely that Presi- dent Coolldge will act favorably upon the request of Mayor Kendrick of | Philadelphia for an extension of leave | for Brig. Gen. Butler, United States Marine Corps, whose term as director | of public safety of that city expires on January 1. Although the President is known to have glven little consideration to the matter, he .is represented as having expressed himself as doubt- | ing the' advistabllity of assignin { United Stat:s military officers to such civil dutles as are now being per- formed by Gen. Butler. only In the | cases of emergency. The President will reach a decision in this matter | within_the next fow days. 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Solid Mahogany, Sewing Cabinet Martha Washington with concealed hinges and octagon A real value. Specially priced $18.75° A substantially built and artic- tic End Table with Book An ideal and prac- D. C., TUESDAY, BALL PLAYER TRIED ONKILLING CHARGE Case of Lawrence Burdette Starts at Rockville—Mr. Griffith Was Victim. ch to The Star. VILLE, Md., Lawrence Burdette, prominent as a semi-pro_ball player, went on trial in Circu‘t Court here this morning for murder, in connection with the death on March 30 last, of,Clarence M. Griffith, whom, it {8 charged, was pushed over a high embankment near Boyds, by Burdette, during a. quar- rel. John A. Garret, States attorney, in his opening statement this morning declared Burdette, his father and Grifith were returning from a cider party near Buck Lodge, when the defendant and the victim engaged in a controversy over the nature of an animal treed by a dog. Griffith was assisted to his home by the older Burdette, after his injury, it was stated, and when his condition became grave, was declared to have ald the blame on Lawrence Burdette. Thomas L. Dawson and F. Barnard Walsh of Rockville, are appearing for the defense. Their case was to be outlined this afternoon. : BANDITS KILL EIGHT. i Raid Home of German Factory December Director. EERLIN, December 2.— robbers who last nigi the home of & cement factory director at Siegen, Westphalia. seeking the iy roll, shot and killed eight occu- pants of the house and seriously vounded the director. Before fleeing the robbhers set fire to the building ENERNESN 3 * ABAR RS e BT O s BRI Epacaee K3 "’ %% R R R R R R R R R R R R R band of | attacked | BRI R R e RN S Com DECEMBER 2, —- 1924. BAND CONCERTS. At U. S. Marine Barracks to- morrow at 8:15 pm., by the U. 8. Marine Band Orchestra. Willlam H. Santelmann, leader; Taylor Branson, second leader. March, “To the Camp,” Blankenburg “Il Guarany.” Gomez Reverie, “Adoration,” Borowsky Grand _scenes from “Robert the Devil” Meyerbeer Waltz, “Vienna Beauties,” Ziehrer Ballet music, “Prince Ador,” Ruebner (a) “Dance of the Demons,” allegro energico. (b) “Dance of the Gipsies,” tempo di mazurka. (c) “Pas de Deux,” grazioso. (d) “Ballabile Rhapsody, “Slav Marines’ hymn, Montezuma.” “The Star Spangled Banner.” At Eastern High School by the United States Army Band, W. J. Stannard, director, to- morrow, at 8 p.m. March,’ “Coronation,” Eilenberg Overture, “Le Lac des Fees” (The Fairy Lake) ....Auber Excerpts from “Prince of Pilsen” Duet for flute and olarinet, “Dreamy Moments,” Ehrich (By Master Sergt. A. Lultkie- witz, flute, and L. Arnold, clarinet). Waltz, Finale from balle suite, “The Queen of Sheb; Goungd tasia, “Carmen” Bizet vernor Woodfins,” Hall Spangled Banner.” Ovarture, polka valse vivace. nic,” Friedman ‘The Halls of Grand fs March, “The Star Macaws, a species of parrot native | to South America, can break with their beaks nuts which resist attacks with a hammer. SEEK FIREPRODFING OF INSTITUTIONS Commissioners Ask Draft of Bill to Eliminate Risks to Children and Invalids. The District Commissioners today directed Corporation Counsel Stephens to draft a bill to provide for the fire- proofing of orphan asylums, hospitals and similar institutions whers in- valids or children are housed. In bringing the question to the at- tention of the Commissioners, Fire Chief Watson recommended that buildings used for such purposes that are not strictly fireproof be replaced within five years. ‘The Commissioners did not pass on the merits of this specific recom- mendation, but told the corporation counsel to prepare a bill giving con- sideration to the general question raised by the fire chief, namely, of making all such institutions safe against fire risk. a5 It is the belief of the Commission- ers that action by Congress is neces- sary on this subject, When the cor- poration counsel has drafted the the city heads will then pass on its merits. The recommendations of the fire chief also covered the question of fire escapes on Institutions and recom- mended that after a certain length of time no more frame structures be used by institutions. bill, | NOMINATIONS SENT TOSENATEFORD.K. 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