Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1925, Page 13

SHERTF PUTS ALL BLAME ON WARDEN Denies Knowledge of Spe- cial Favors Granted to Rich Young Beer Runners. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, September 30.—Peter M. Hoffman took the witness stand late vesterday and pleaded that the im- mensity of the job of being sheriff of Cook County (Chicago) had kept him from knowing that Terrence Druggan and Frank Lake, rich young beer runners, had pald thousands of dollars to numerous county jail officials for unusual privileges and releases before expiraion of their one-year sentences for contempt of Federal Court. Hoffman, with Wesley Weatbrook, former warden of the jail, and a half dozen other former officlals are respondents in a contempt of court hearing before Federal Judge James H. Wlilkerson for Interfering with execution of sentences. Druggan and Lake operated one of their breweries after he had ordered it padlocked. Faith in Westbrook. The sheriff repeated many times that until the present hearing brought testimony that Westbrook had ac- cepted thousands of dollars in bribes from Druggan and Lake he had {m- plicit faith in the man who for 28 vears was known as “the honest cop.” Judge Wilkerson asked Hoffman if the law did not make him solely re- sponsible for the conduct of the official, and the sheriff, visibly dis- concerted by the interrogation, ex- claimed: “God help the sheriff’s office if there is such a law. I have not been aware of it." “Why there are 4,000,000 people in Cook County,” the sheriff started to explain, but was cut off by a ruling from the bench. Ignorant of Bribery. Sheriff Hoffman testified that he learned only during the hearing that Druggan had been out of jail 80 or 90 days to a dentist, had been at his apartment in an exclusive residential section many nights, and of the al- legations of bribery amounting to ap- proximately $20.000. The sheriff testified that his office had 567 employes, and that of neces- sity many duties were delegated, and that 70 men were employed at the county jail. He denied that any transfers from cells to hospital wards or other favors, excepting passes to friends and per- mission to visit a dentist, had been granted Druggan or Lake at his in- stance, ‘Westbrook, the sheriff reiterated, was solely responsible by virtue of his trusted office as warden. Has Charged Frame-Up. Westbrook previously testified that he never accepted bribes, and char- acterized the charges against him as part of a political “frame-up.” B. J. Bowman, president 8f the Stand- ard Beverage Co., of which Druggan was identified by Bowman as general sales manager, testified that Druggan had not carried on brewery business during his jail sentence, excepting to sign a contract for some motor trucks. Bowman testifled that once he gave Druggan in jail $10.000, which repre- Commuters Form League to Save Railway Service Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, September $0.—In an effort to save train transportation between Baltimore and points on the steam raliroads a commuters’ league has been formed and pledged to work to ‘induce former commuters to abandon their automobiles and use the trains. The association consists of residents of Baltimore County living between these stations on the Northern Cen- tral Rallway branch of the Pennsyl- vania. According to Willlam Pinkney | Whyte, a director of the assoclation, the movement already Is partially successful. “Parking conditions in citles are making the use of privately-owned automobiles more and more inex- pedient,” sald Mr. Whyte. WINTER BIBLE SCHOOLS PROGRAM IS DISCUSSED 2,000 Children Enrolled in Wash- ington With Average Attend- ance of 80 Per Cent. Plans for carrying on the Winter Bible 8chool work through the rest of the year, after having completed the most successful Summer season in the history of the organization, were discussed at the opening Fall meeting of the Washington Bible School Association, held yesterday in the Mills Building. Nineteen new first- year schools were added with those of second-year standing this Summer. Two thousand children were enroll- ed in 20 schools throughout the city this Summer, with an average attend- ance of over 80 per cent. The schools are in session five days a week, three hours a day for five weeks and are supported by the churches in which they are held. This is the fourteenth year of exist- ence for the organization and it now has schools in 38 different States. Rev. Dr. George F. Dudley, presi- dent of the assoclation, and rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, pre- sided over the meeting. See Us for Chevy Chase and Cleveland Park Properties C. Bushman Smith, 1703 Connecticut Ave. THIS Is Head- quarters for Parts Inc. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO [WALES IMPRESSED BY SOUTH AMERICA Great Commercial Land, Not Squalid Place Many , Believe It to Be. ! WARD PRICE. 8pectal Dispue to The Star and North American Newspaper Alllance, BUENOS AIRES, September 30.— The prosperity of South America and the enormous commercial future of these countries helow the equator have made an indelible impression on the Prince of Wales and all members of his party. Through the Anglo Saxon habit of making easy generalizations about matters outside our immediate view most_stay-at-homes in England and North America have one image in thelr minds which serves for all Latin American countries. It is largely based on Mexico, which is not South America at all, and con- sists of a background of sunshine, dust, prickly pears and adobe houses, with a population of sallow, indolent and murderously inclined people, per- manently divided into revolutionaries and counter revolutionaries. Latitude Factor. We all realize that in England and the United States commercial energy and industrial initiative are largely a question of latitude. What we forget is that latitude counts for as much one side of the equator as the other, and that a modern spirit of enterprise and industry is as likely to be found at the southern end of the American continent as in the northern half of it. In every sense of the word these nations ot the Argentine, Chile and Uruguay ehich the Prince of Wales visited are white man’s countries, in- habited by people of European blood, in which a Latin stock has been en- ergized by a noticeable admixture of northern strains. And since they escaped from the dead hand of Spain and achieved eco- nomic independence only a century ago their progress has been stimu- lated not only by the example, but by the powerful cooperation of older clvilizations. They stand today in the world’'s front rank as regards the whole equipment of modern life and are totally without many of the heavy handicaps which are crushing some of the leading countries of Europe back- ward down the path of progress up which they have climbed. Overpopulation does not trouble them; thuy can absorb many millions of new settlers and grow stronger for their coming. Their newborn indue- tries labor under no great burden of taxation. Here in the Argentine are no unemployment and no income tax. The country has a healthy, hard- working, well fed population of 8,000, 000, n a territory one-third as large as Australia, stretching from the tropics to the Antarctic, great areas of which, full of possibilities for the production of wealth, are still await- ing development. It {8 not by her own efforts alone that the Argentine has reached her present privileged commercial posi- tion. Two billion five hundred million of British money has been invested in supplying this country with the ma- chinery of modern civilization. The American investment s also enor- mous. The English language is so common in the streets of Buenos Alres as to sound almost like a second na- tive tongue. British and American names of places and familles are everywhere. There can be scarcely a We Lead—Others Follow Let D. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1925. single family of the upper classes in the Argentine that is without British or_American blood or connectione. Until the great war came the pre- eminence of the British above all other foreign influences in the Argen- tine was undisputed, and by every tle of material interest that country was as closely connected with Great Bri- tain as by sentiment and origin she was with Spain. But the last few years have seen a marked alteration in this position. During the war Bri- tain could export but little to the Ar- gentine and she grew accustomed both to buying in other markets and to supplying some of her own wants. High costs of production since the war have kept British manufacturers from recapturing the ground they lost, and the result is that whereas England used to sell the Argentine twice as much as the United States, the latter has already caught up and looks like supplanting Britain as the Argentine’s principal provider. Trade Opportunities. England still takes from the Argen- tine twice as much of her products as any other nation, but it can continue to do that only if it maintains its ex- ports. Americans have secured the business of supplying Argentina with agricultural machinery. That and the motor car trade are now a practical monopoly of the United States. Bel- Franc Jewelry Co., 627 7th St.—Franc Jewelry Co., e e R A us take this opportunity to express o gium holds the Argentine market for ! oonstructional iron and stsel; Italy has taken away from Lancashire the ex- port of the cheaper kinds of cotton plece-goods, and is well ahead in the new artifical silk trade with the Ar- gentine. Britain's traditional position, how- ever, is too strong to be swamped all at once. All the milllons of money which, in more prosperous days, Eng- land invested in the Argentine have delved deep channels between the two countries along which trade still runs by force of habit. But a great effort both to cheapen production and to re- 8ain the attachment of Argentine con- sumers will be necessary to preserve British trade with that country, on which England depends beyond com- parison with any other for her sup- plies of meat. As one moves about this greatest city south of the Equator, with nearly 2,000,000 inhabitants, and sees its long, crowded streets, lined with shops stocked more richly than those of any but the largest European and Amer- ican cities; its miles of docks, busy with trade from all over the world; the palatial houses of its wealthy men; the ‘streams of big motor cars that make traffic as congested as in New York—and remembers that all this prosperity is based upon the exploita- tion of only about one-half of the Ar- gentine's total resources, one realizes that here, more than anywhere else in evidence of appreciation of the honest, straightforward business a realization of the great values that are to be obtained here at all times. ment offers the most wonderful values. To enable all to get the full benefit of these values—you are invited to take advantage of the most liberal credit terms possible to be made. Buy Now For Christmas—Pay Next Year /8\:78)\i/8) 78\’ i78\ /8378 i@\ 74 Buy anything you want and have it charged. WAV OUR GIFT TO PEOPLE WHO PRACTICE THRIFT \| [7 / 1 or more .00 Anniversary Coupon Good as Cash at The Franc Jewelry Co. During the Entire Month of October, 1925 This coupon when properly signed and presented at the time of purchase will entitle the holder to a special allowance of $1.90 or more thanks and heartfelt most generous patronage which has been accorded us since this store has opened. e $1.00 on Any Purchase of $10.00 to $20.00 $2.00 on Any Purchase of $21.00 to $40.00 $3.00 on Any Purchase of $41.00 to $60.00 $4.00 on Any Purchase of $61.00 to $80.00 $5.00 on Any Purchase of $81.00 to $100.00 the world, Is a country where world trade is worthy of attention and culti- vation. (Copyright, 1025, by North American News- paper Alliance.) PROTEST MOROCCAN WAR. French Communists Prepare for One-day Strike. PARIS, S eptember 30 (#).—The Communist party of France has de cided to call a 24-hour general strike as a protest against the Moroccan war. The date of the strike was not announced, “in order not to give the police time to prepare repressive measures.” It is known that the French police have at least one operative as a member of every executive committee of the Communist part. This Week's Special PEACH ICE CREAM At Your Drugxist Always Ask for WADREX Itis this store and Every depart- A diamond of lustrous beauty, set in an attractive eye-com- manding solid white gold 18-kt mounting. The Anniversary price is This beautiful diamond ring, in a becoming 18-kt. solid white gold modern style mounting. Anniversary Sale price Pay Only 50c a Week sented a return of Federal bail. That brought ‘the amount definitely accounted for as in the possession of Lake and Druggan while they were in_jail to $31.000. The sheriff learned Druggan was out. then Druggan was returned and Lake got out. “And while T was investigating Lake's release, I found out Druggan was out again,” testiied the sheriff. Frank Horace Fox, chauffeur for Druggan and former jail guard, tes- tified that he had driven Druggan away from the jail about 15 times in Druggan’s motor car. Each time, said Fox, he would drive Druggan to the exclusive apartment where Druggan and the young woman with whom he lived were known as the “Edward Mul- vihills.” ROLLER SKATERS WARNED Xeep Out of Streets and Don’t “Hitch on,” Police Advise. Spring and Fall are the seasons for roller skating and Inspector Charles A. Evans, acting superintendent of police, recalling accidents in past years, has directed members of the police force to make every effort to protect skaters. “Warn children against playing games and roller skating in the streets,” the inspector’s bulletin reads. “A number of accidents, several of them fatal, have resulted from this extremely dangerous practice. “Stop children from climbing, hang- ing and jumping on vehicles in mo- tion,” the message continues, “and also roller skaters catching hold of vehicles.” S — Smyrna, Turkey, finally is to have a telephone system, and pians include a service for 2,000 subscribers. —FOR— —STEAM —HOT WATER —HOT AIR Plants Stoves and Ranges Stove Department Second Floor Rear Franc Jewelry Company Name $50 Just Pay 75¢c a Week Jewelers 627 Seventh Street N.W. ‘Washington, D. C. 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