Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1928, Page 4

DRY ENFORCEMENT | EFFORTS REVEALED Cceran Exvlains Operations of U. S. Forces to Combat Liquor Schemes. as given to the House approy commitice by Commissioner caled today with p of a bill to pro- Treasury Depart- tion tions for the im runners th A, the widespread border cities for the wiping out ot as by lone raid: e pictures of Feds E heer amend s an explanation expended r blems be- tors of the dry laws resented by the ate code under which * <aid the commis- efer 10 have s re alcohnl. then sp then complete and failinz to sccure of that for the invariably resort to raw ma- nat o much ! still - whisky market ! her large the making alcohal ed aleohol adequate e planis for zood crade of we find now com suzar—glurose ” 4 that such distilieries are a cost of from $20.000 -to 1, the enforcemer cram detect these ne to pera- ilicit The nafgative of Coast Guard actifics by Rear Admiral Frederick C ndant. who said that ex- 3 operations over wi necessitated by the abs» off the New York coast areas now & of rum row Lose Ships in Fog. ix this.” he continued r the North Atlantic Ocean. and find a vessel we will say, we khow is laden with liquor more han 200 miles off shore. One of our pa- trols will stick by her in the fog during the night Then th rum ship mav sud- put out her lights. turn in a di © “opposite direction. and maybe iose her. explained the isolation of Michigan as a district of itself, saying that a “peculiasiy difficult problem cen- ng in Detroit” warranted such a step. “We were compelled to take special m-asures o eombat the shipping out ©of Detroit in a fanlike eondition or formation ” he-gdded “of this quantity of liguor that, ®as being import~d from | and in addition we had a do e moonshining :\r‘d eondition in Detroit that we feldt required specail | kandling " The prohibition commissioner expressed atment that mere than 65 per he agents had been disqualified ervice examinations. taking such “mental” tests | $1.063.337.060 BILL | | FOR DEPARTMENTS | IS SENT TO HOUSE ; | Coolidge represents ments 3.161 sy 37916 squa Southern F belong the Sout a at $63) 187.500. of 31745240 509,000 a0t constrie- y and contains of - 209,603 a tota archiu ing SO AN Hugh 4 yraviays s Yirme bk 0! Nk estete U ) fenininge v vosien Fise w fied for Jerter dy ot L bt i [ o gty and his of $10606 eac FIRE PROOF BUILDING (.HA"NG I‘I" HING, SHIPPING Y WANYLD LOADS TO AND FROM PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK RICHMONG) rfi?p%"nm stMn FURNITURE IN: CALL NORTH 334225143 [ of other d THE EVENING cal cateh he con ! \ hug I g are h HUGE BASS CATCH SEIZED IN VIRGINIA Men Held Under $1.000 Pond on Charge of Illegal | Fishing. Ed. W. Deeters, hopart of Biscated ¢ GEQRG!A PROM!ISED TO HOOVER UNLESS COOLIDGE DRAFTED (Continued from First Page.) i Thiree on four vea a Democ that the e clection, with 1o field. will car i the New Yo he Republ Bediby colorsdinen s on the he main be momentu eomen with i bass i Noabsco Creck, sted vsterds arden Ed W I W00 ba pounas. were contiseated as evic on gave their Brown I Dent. Woodbr Ien of A o Occoquan neld vond by Judzes Shepard and Brown is alicged to own both the and boats Also were conth The which is to have be | discovered liam G 2 taken S1.000 Picrce th be 1§ nets who insist that if Sm and the Republican nai tion will stage a real cam) . well financed. and one stro yewspaper should come out for th publ.can nonunee for President Smith. the improbable might Hois the poss.ble, and the State go as s . H ooy Smitn. There are many “ifs” attacl e shi of State when | {0 this propositior ¢ i The consensus of Democrats in a po- to know is that if Smith be the ¢ nonmiaee. he will carry u though by & very mat nowever, n ated Lo rac- yesterday o br bits catehing the year except by nd line It is alko | a bass for s State, or prol reducyd i 4 | bass were | heries this | kinds of threats are being made e drys and ar atholies to de- at Smith first for the nomination and ihen for ine election Pastors ot churches and educators of promi are declaring they will take the stump ith and will support the Re- icker, if it be necess: to | prevent the New Yorker carrying the State. The W C. T U. is already ci culaiing petitions here demanding that the Georgia G ation to the Democratic ional convention be composed only of ‘bone-dry” men and women. The petitions also demand that the Georgia delegation be pledged to vote in the national convention for dry candi he Anti-Saloon Leapue also is expect- cd to be active in this matter mber of thes to the Burcau of F mor and pho phe | Officials of the burcau said that k catch would have laid millions of cgg their next spawni The District of Colun bass law iting sale for sale of any of these g that the sipments probably aed for Balumore or Philad brough! a nlso has or me fish, 8o re plan- phia publican P filing for the and The time limit fo ¢ expired ve vear prima none George. The Cohen fgction had deter- mined that th tes should be chosen by utive commit- tee, pparently with the backing, came | ration that the e picked by a ¢ there you are. will_determine + is to be followed cidentally, the delegates picked to go w0 the national convention will elect | the Democratic national committeeman | to serve for the next tour years. Th has no lttle mterest for both Ma Coben and Clark Howell Reed Mizht Be Favorable. Hoover Is Choice. To get back for a moment to th Republican support in Georgia for Mr Hoover, the Fulton County convention, which 1s the Atlanta county, held in the courthouse Saturday, designated Presidgnt Coolidge as first choice and Mr. Hoover as second choice for b~ Republican presidential _nomination. This is more \lgnm(anl than perhaps {appears on the surface. Atlanta is the home of Ben Davis, the Republican national committceman and pubiisher of one of the largest negro newspapers in the country. Davis acted a5 temporary chairman of the | What candidate do the wtion, The resolution went | crats wish, i Senator G {hrough, of course, with his assent. It nominated? First. anc was offered by J. T. Rose, collector of erner, for example Repre internal revenue and an outstanding dell Hull of Tennessee white Republican in this State. Fulton @ ary from the Horth or West, County has 12 delegates to the district | Donahey of Ohio, perhaps. There is a | cntion. which selects the district movement on here to sUr up sentiment dei-gate to the national convention. | for Senator “Jim” Reed of Missourd nd they structed to support the headed by former Senator Thomas W, | action of county convention in- Hardwick of Georgia Reed would have dorstng Prosident Coolidge and Mr. more support in this State than Smith Hoover As the « counties hay although he 15 & wel, but he is a total of «f ga'es 1o the district con- Protestant or Reeds opposition vention. 1t 29 ars quite clear that the to the late President Wilson, however, district delegace will be instructed for i sUll strongly resented In some d then for Hoover quarters As Fulton County goes in this mat- I the Georgla delegation bolt the ter of Republican delegates, o in all | Democratic natonal convention vrobzbility will go the St National | £mith s the presidential nominee? i Committeeman Davis has much influ- | aniwer $s probably no, much as the ence in the organization. He will have | Smith nomination will be dislked. At} the si all probubility, s to the | present tie fight is Lo prevent the non ] | l"ln atur- | In- and day which cour corgia Demo- prge canne her South- Malive Barring ll.| four dr dl(d his influ- dnation of Smith Atler the nomina- ence w In & number | Uon has been made, the situation will be considerably different ‘The sugges- ton 15 thrown out in some quart how 1. that the Republica Illluhl in some way tnstigate and help main- tain the candidacy of a dry independent | Democrat for the presidential office and | thus split the Demoeratic vote and | bring about u victory tor the Republi- cans. Mr. Hoover or President Coolidg s sald would b no little stren; amony the white voters of Georg business I Georgh id busin growling bigger here all the tme sympathetic o either of thiem But Republican victory n Georgla | would be nothing short of w political | upheavel. In lant presidential clection Davis, ocrat recelved 123,200 vole Itepublican 30300 and La Follette © 12.69) | 20 Cox. Democrat, recetved 107,162 to 473720 tor Marding, Republican e votes do wot really Tepgesent the | yence i voung stiength between | publican and Demorratic party orgla, however The Democr they destred. could roll up & much | vote “The prediction is made that 3f Hmith be the nomine ot Democrats Wil remantn | e polls on clection day wl thousand will vote the teket it the Itepubli- wlves do not ook to see here agninst Smith, 1f he be acratie stundard bearer, SO for aomiracke be paramount tricts May Aid Candidacy In South. break tn Mr. Hoover in Georgla ve the effect of starting a band gon movement for the Becretary in ather Southern States, where the Re- pubiica de th {to the ground w get the dirations of who s the Papublican nomin President I ds true that Mepublican polities in e Bouth are strange and sometmes neomprelen But the Moo aorn ty well under way Grorygia denied emphiati- that any Hoover money, or towden money made 1t wnce from outside the Btate Hooy spporters insist that o Hoover money vill e sent ot the State, bhut that rhat tunds are needed for the mer nechanics of holding conventions, ete, ! e supplied by Republicans i the ate Stself This 4 far different from whaat has happ past pre-con- venton cumpaliens but the fexr of the Jeed shush fund committee e milar commit that 1 pointed by the Benat Bias cloved the puree string uid The W be It the Do Coolidie i laryer husever thotnanids, wity 1ol Perhaps Jeepbl caris Wtory e 1) ar b or 1 than w drum. it L vate expeitence of Lowden clegates i Missourt in e e either oty no untor g 1920 has iy or Dyemociathe ;;II:’ 5."-"’- ' bfl'? "_‘. ::J—«" o L4812 7 ¥l Alk-L4 )il d 1o know that the original Ol St Mavks patrons will he g we have enguged the services of Irving Bocrnstein's Orchestra Living Boesmsten, Divecting 1011 Connecticut Av Main 145K Maove Thaw a Cafe St Mavks Possesses an Atmaspherve of Congeniality Havd 1o Define ’ Luncheon Dinner Sevvive fram 0 1”008 uoan Jutia d hote " with Tt oo by o dune nw u bt wnd Al 0 Tanie s Move {the | teaders nations of delegates thing to gain and nothing to lose by an open avowal of candidacy and a direct STAR, WASHINGTO \‘. D@ TU I"SD‘\Y FEBRUARY 7. 1923. ]omo REPUBLICANS APPEAL TO HOOVER TO OPPOSE WILLIS (Continued from First son of Chief Justice Ta pposed by the Progr as prominent in yesterda im who were prominent in wves” organization - Arthur i instance, idate for governor. Herbert Mills, a Dayton he Hoover resolution, wdopted without W “Believing that Herbert dueation, experience and pre-eminently — qualifi adeney of the United mtional convention id in his nomination. ined, respectfully we a1V opposition. reques! Page.) ft, in the Pro L being the Progressive c lawyer, which I Hoo! 4 eharacter the and | e body of Ohio Republicans | re an_opportunity to vote for del tes and alternates to the Republican who if elected will | under 1 for tates the t Secr {oover 1o permit us to nominate ¢ s for delegates and his behalt »f Ohic The Hoov vesterday ident that Mr he Ohio primary ollow the T r Republic: seemed would | CAS for Hoover Vield Block Uninst alternate in accordance with the law governing primary elections.” ns at the m perfectly Hoover's entrance into immediately recelpt of this address, N IN OHIO. Attempt ted Delegates. BY DAVID LAWRENCE, Deciston by the er the Secretary of fidate for the presidency ne primary elections of it party comes as determined effort of in som tes Lo delegtions and the cholee strueted” to prevent Hoover at the nhitional ¢ In other words. the H dacy is either based on ment o1 it is not The Hoov teel that if they hold thel back and relv on convention. they utmancuvered by will that th appeal o the people find Hoover forces to ¢ ommerce as a ca least Republi- in the at a conscquence o e other of mvention wover public or ir e me the leaders at themselves all sorts of combi- or here is Hoover Challenged. ‘The Ohio primary contes! point. The effort” made delegation from Hoover developed into boom Willis of Ohio a tegular Republic Mr Willis and_challenged to enter the State. A FROSNER’ s a e to keep for Mr I Very Spec GROUP! tal who was 1912, | meeting. | pitiiEes here wera A number of men in it with rea wis fol- con- unin- Herbs cand senti- the | e in the was distinetly Senator favorite son h committee indorse Hoover committee r132s e Bl it in- | vited Mr. Hoover to have his name on_the Ohlo ballot. “The rest of the country will watch | the Ohlo fight, as it will ihe primaries in the other States of the Union, to see fust what the Hoover candidacy has Lack of It Many of the antl-Hoover leaders are saying there Is “plenty of nolse and publicity back of the Hoover movement. but not many delegates Under the cireumstances the Hoover managers are compelled to accept the and carry the fight to the or, rather, to the rank and file of the Republican primaries. though ! there is ample evidence that In some tates a number of Democrats will be [ able to enroll in the Republican pri- maries and cast their presidential pref- [erence ballots for the Secretary of Commierce. prople., Personnel Guarded. Although there h; been tione in which the vote in the primarie: was completely disregarded by the del themselves r the conven- | tlon had taken a few preliminary bal- lots. the managers of eandidates are these days a liitle more ¢ nnel of dels try to get “last-ditch gt will not” be swayed bv the persuasive tics of other campalgn managers, In the case of Herbert Hoover, who s not supposed 1o have' the backing of or- ganization politicians, the vote of the primaries will be significant and may have the effect of swinging some of the orgs ation men o his side. A definite announcement from Mr. Hoover himself on the question 15 expected shortly Mr. Hoover doesn’t like the game of politics. but. on the other hand. he has always been straghtforward about likes” and dislikes. He believes the | presideney should 1ot be sought by an individual. but that there should not be any false modesty about expressing one’s own readiness or even eagerness to serve the Nation. It is not expected that he will go out on speech-making tours. bu* he will not assume the atti- tude thai he is not a candidate when he really i and will let the people know that he I ready to serve if they i him. An announcement along thes: Ines may be looked for within a few i conven- | egates and they to of m ns t (Conveight 1928 ) MRS W A HIGGINé DIES. Mrs, W, A. Higgins, 88 years tor many years a resident of city and an active member of the Temple Baptist Church. died at her home. in the Alabama Apartments. unday. She came to this city from inesville, Tex. She is survived by daughter. Miss Cora Higgins of this city, and a son in Gainesville Funeral services were conducted at old, this his | LINDBERGH VIEWS ANCIENT FORTRESS NEAR CAPE HAITIEN (Continued from First Page.) miles further on 1 saw the ruins of a smaller fort. From the citadel T set a course for | Port_au Prince, fiylng over St. Marc en_route. | Much of the country 1 traversed 1s very broken and mountainous. They | say here that an old mariner. asked to described this fsland, crumpled up a sheet of paper. put it on a table, and said, “There it is." It is not a bad way to show its topography. 1 <aw many thatched native houses both in Santo Domingo and in Haiti. perched high on the steep mountain slopes with cultivated patches around them. In the plains and valleys and near the towns 1 saw a number of modern illas The countryside was more thickly settled after I reached Haiti. Here, clsewhere in this part of the world I observed many people walking along the highways. anparently going to and | from the market | I flew at an average altitude of 3000 feet. except. of course, where I circled down over places en route The air was smooth throughout. There were | broken elouds and good visibility | Cireles Over Bay. landine here 1 circled ov I'the bay and over the city abont 300 | 100 feet above the business district. where the peop'e gathered in the cen ter of the streets 1 landed at 2 o flown wi = 270 mil and a half rithe 1K iy Mexicn Cub Furare o New Vork Corved o Before lock fiying time “The distance three e Fnited St Conteal and <o he Hitish Tomimnio Tames Company v % rivhte 1 LINDY LANDS ON TIME. Arrival Until Hour. PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haltl, February { 7 ®).—With boundless enthusiasm, Haiti continued en fete today for the “Great | Silver Eagle” which dropped on a | peaceful mission from the tropical skies at the appointed hour. Col. Charles { A. 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Your Physician Knows Same formul Delici dauntless {uled for its arrival | distance courage and unflinchinz faith." The pea celalmed Lindbergh as “Gros Chel.” Ninety per cent of them illiterate, they coild not comprehend his transatlantic flight, by led the boyish American amon tnem smiling, and to him their natural hospitality A halt an hour before the time the ched- {the Spirit of Great Silve 3000 feet aboy of the mountains Realizing that he was ahead of time Lindbergh disappeared He flew old bandit: i § saw a in the haze which rose brated windvard pasiage off shore he caw the hattle:: ming and Utah It n d 2 o'clock Lindbergh had set 10 davs before nis arrival Suddenly the plane darted out of the clonds and sped lixe a silver lance straight for the -t Bowen Field Tt was exactly 2 o'clock when he landed DROPS MESSAGE OF REG appear. the 3.000-foot Lindbergh Unable to Stop ot Santiagn, Where 1.000 Wait SANTO DOMINGO. Domin! public, February 7 /" Charles A. Lindbergh top sterday at the itiago de lo of his adm. him en Port-au-Prince. me ge to the Halti, er erowd mit topping at 5z “Highly appre ceived. wonld like t being so much of intere “LINDBERGH ™ R. B. COLE RECOVERS FROM AMNESIA ATTAC Erought Home by Eon Prom Rich Where He Suffered Loss of Memory. mond, Cote ¢ 45 R0 Va ed whers ) reenllef- and hae ';? er SERVICES HELD FOR POPE. versary c’ Death Pius IX Is Observ d. Our constant endeavor A LITTLE BETTER FOOD A little nicer crowd A little more comfort The “little mores” that make the big difference LIBERTY LIMITED Less than 19 hours to Chicago—No 2xtro fare Leaves Washington Arrives Chicago . 3:10P. M. 9:00 A. M. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD In This Clearance Sale Two Lots of Vests tremendously reduced Street Veste—in fancy Flannel, ete. W ere S10 and $12 Choice Dress Vest —White Pique. just a lintle soiled from handling Were $8 1o S10 Choice N 8 2 2 2R >‘ Final Clearance OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF Josesh May of England, Stein-Bloch, I -whauf, Langrock WINTER OVERCOAT 526 Were $40, $45 and $3¢ ) ;yykxxxxxxxyyyyyyyyyyyxyyyyyxyy 536 00 and Si 46 Were $75 to S100 (N to AL overconts new this season. T this collection ave Rlue Ultilities and Faney Pattevos. The material and tailoving of each garment conforms o our wsual high standards NO C O D0 O APPROVALS Altervations at Co West UNCORPORATED Were 835, § S, L] MV WE R Sids 8% 14th & O Streots N WL AANAI AR A S AAIAASAAA AR AAARARARAARAARAARAN AAAAAAAARAAAAAAANANAANANRS \