Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1926, Page 24

i RUM DEATHS E | TOZ NNEW YORK Dispute Over Poisonous De- _naturants in Alcohol Grows | More Vigorous. By ths Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 29 5 alcoholic d today. while a stream of cases continued 1o pour into the city’s hospitals, Meanwhile, dry law advocates have rallled to the defense of the Govern- ment in putting poisonous denatur- ants in alcohol in an attempt to pre- vent diversion of industrial alcohol for beverage uses. Tn Washington As; Andrews, while not the use of wood alcohol as a de ant has announced that the Govern- ment has ordered an inventory of all denatured alcohol preparatory to lssu- ance of a new formula for industrial plants, which will denature alcohol along more distasteful, but less poison- ous lines. Fourteen addit! ing from alcoholic mitted to Bellev pita bringing to 137 the total ¢ ed in hospitals in Manhattan and thi Bronx, Dr. Norris asserted that thus far in 3926 468 persons had died in Manhat- tan alone from poisonous liquor. The New th toll Indian Says Wife Spent $21,000 for Rides in Taxicabs By the Assocliated Press. CHICAGO, December 29— Ernest H. Kelly, a Cherokee In- dian, in seeking a divorce here vesterday said nearly $21,000 was spent on taxicab rides by his wife, also an Indian. Kelly, superintendent of the Cubs’ base ball park, charges de- sertion. Mrs. Kelly didn't want the divorce. When they became of age, Mrs. Kelly sald, each received $10,500 from the Government in payment for land. In a year it was gone, a;d his wife spent most of x dvised Mrs. Kelly to eparate maintenance he would deny the divorce de LORD HONORS SMITH. Birkenhead, Self-Made Peer, Tells Fact on Crest. LONDON, December 29 (#) .—The Earl of Birkenhead, who used to be . B th, lawyer and son of ioned officer in the + 1s proud of his old fam- Birkenhead is what Ameri- | P cans would call a made lord. Lords must have crests and Latin mottoes, so Birkenhead took “Faber fortunae.” which means “Smith v own fortur THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1926. AIR FIRM WILL ADD MILLIONS TO CAPITAL Colonial Line Preparing to Bid on Operation of Two Lines Now Government Owned. By the Assoclated Press, Stockholders of the Colol port, Inc., holders of ths tract on the meeting he crease the prefe pany from $330.000 the number of sh common stock from 6, mall con-| to in- stock of the com to $2,000,000 and of no-par value 00, | ernment for operation of two from New York to Chicago, which are to be turned over to private operation overnment of the company, announced yesterc have been completed ation on July 1, 19 enger and express by alrplane from New York to N treal and from New York to Chicago. | Crossing Accident Fatal. HENDERSON, N. C., December 29 (#).—T. 1. Harris, 73, died at a local vesterday from injuries re his automobile was struck board passenger train at a here. He was alone in the The British empire covers an area of nearly 14,000,000 square miles. albot O. Freeman, treasurer < | under [y ‘HEALER’S’ FATHER TAKEN Accused of Exhibiting Minor in Rochester Without Permit. SSTER, N. Y., December 29 le George, father of Abram 1l-year-old Indian boy, who is to be a “healer,” was arrested here last night for exhibiting a minor without a permit from the mayor. George posted $25 bail for appearance today in City Court. The warrant was issued on informa- tion given by Whitcomb Allen, super- Intendent of the Children’s Shelter, | following complaints that exhibitions iven recently by the “healer” in this city were fraudulent. | INVENTORY ORDERED. Treasury Delays Its Formula for| Denaturing Alcohol. Prior to putting for denatu into effect the new | ng alcohol, adopt- | go, the Treasury | ers for inventory of all alcohol in the country denatured | hich contains a | aid to smell and t. e like crank inings to dis- | courage the bev industrial alcohol beca noxious flavor, will go into effect Jan- uary 1. PREDICTS PROHIBITION WILL DOMINATE POLITICS Bpeaker at Science Conference Be- lieves It Will Be Principal Issue in 1928 Campaign. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, December 29.—James K. | Pollock, jr., of the University of Mich- Igan predicted today at a meeting of the American Political Sclence Asso- ciation that prohibition might become the dominating issue of the 1928 elec- tion. “It certainly has not disappeared as a political problem and it may affect at least the outcome of the 1928 elec- Dinner Dance Dec. 31st, 1926 9:30 P.M, to 2 AM. Special Music—Dinner De Luxe Hotel Gordon 916 16th St. N.W. 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