Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1928, Page 25

RUM JURY GUARD ECAOES OL TRAL Judge in New York Recalls| “National Scandal” in Making Order. the Aceacinted Pross. NEW YORK. Janu ary ng Capt. 0 hers for conspiracy to land contraband liquor today felt the effects | Washington ofl jury scan- ¢ were held under constant re. While Judge Morris made it plain he felt no doudt of the said he had “in mind t roportions in Washington” and l rs and Gov- h development od to take two court the jurors ard protested Judge ted them to visit inder guard. to see ing locked in ho- when not in under ry except in | a jurs or special circum- Willis is alleged to be the owner steamship Trader, seized last 5.983 1.016 bags of 1t aboard. The Trader had at- tem Counsel for Capt the vessel had been compelled by an accident to make for &n Am: port. DAN MOODY INSISTS HE IS NOT IN RACE Texas Governor Says He Has No tion of Seeking Vice President’s Post. 26.—Dan ‘Texas. “not a d: nt, have not been and have no intention of becom- ing one.” His declaration followed reports of a row in the Houston Democratic execu- tive committee over the indorsement of an “Al Smith-Dan Moody” ticket fo: President and Vice President. Gov. Moody has been silent until today con- cerning recurring reports of booming him for Vice President, although he had ry 26.—~The Fed- Browne Willis THE_EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. THURSDAY. JANUARY 26. | Abe Martin Sa)'s:n s integrity. he | andal of na- | We haint only promised a late. cold Spring. but 1t looks like we're gom' ' run into th' word “gesture” ever’ time we pick up a newspaper addest commentary on our courts it that banks now refuse t' pay rewards fer bandits on th' hoof. (Cony | 1 1998 ) | ' COMMISSIONERS URGE STRICT VAGRANCY LAW Favorable Report Sent to Senator | Capper—Present Statutes Held Insufficient. A favorable report on tne bill now pending in Congress to create a more | stringent vagrancy law in the District | | was sent to Chairman Capper of the | { Senate District committee vesterday by | the District Commissioners. | “The major and superintendent of | police has informed the Commission- | ers,” the repo! id. “that the legisl: tion proposed by this bill is necessary in order properly to safeguard the public from depredations of persons {of the character described in the bill as vagrants. “Existing laws on the subject are | insufficient to accomplish what is de- sired. There are known criminals who follow large gatherings and prey upon the residents of the city and upon visitors who are spectators of such gatherings. The descriptions of such | vagrants as contained in the act have been carefully prepared by the corpora- tion counsel of the District of Co- lumbia. “The Commissioners urgently recom- | mend the passage of the bill.” | reiterated an emphatic stand for Demo- | cratic adherence to prohibition. Three members of the Houston com- mittee adopted the resolution after the two other members who objected to pas- sage of the resolution had withdrawn. George E. Woods, who withdrew from the meeting, said that action on such a resolution was unwise. occurring in the city that will entertain the Democratic national eon on. James L. Bailey, sponsor of the resolution, said it was in- tended to “show that this section is no Jonger a Ku Klux Klan stronghold.” fin’v said he was a “stanch prohibi- n: SUES HOTEL GUEST. Employe Woman Hit Her in Eye. Margaret T. White, 819 Sixth an employe of the Mayflower | sterday filed suit in the District Court to recover $10,000 dam- | ages from Mrs. James W. 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