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ROVER 10 DISCUSS ' LAW ENFORGEMENT U. S. Attorney to Make New Year Address in Central Y. M. C. A. Lobby. “The Outlook for Law Enforcement and Observance in 1930” will be dis- cussed by Leo A. Rover, United States attorney for the Distriet of Columbia, in a New Year day address tomorrow rnoon at 2:30 o'clock in the lobby of the Central Young Men's Christian Association, 1736 G street. ‘The address, dealing with a topic of vital current interest, will be a high light of an all-day program arranged for the annual “Y” New Year “open house.” Attorney’s Theme Outlined. ‘Mr. Rover’s talk will be given in the public lobby of the association before an audience of members and friends of the Y. M. C. A. in the National Capital. It is understood the United States at- torney will discuss the part that citi- zens and groups of citizens may play in securing better law enforcement in \Washington. Huston Thompson, former member of the Federal Trade Commission and president of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association, will introduce the “'p:‘k"' The general public, including men as weil as men, is invited by the association to hear the address and attend the varied festivities which will precede and follow it. Committee of Hostesses Named. _Mr. Thompson end Leonard W. De Gast, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A, will lead a group of “Y” offi- Pinned Under Horse Which Drops Dead, Cavalryman Dies By the Associated Press. EL PASO, Tex., December 31. —Injuries received Saturday when a horse he was riding dropped dead caused the death today of Paul Ferdinand, 21, of Chicago, a member of the 7th Cavalry, at Fort Bliss. Ferdi- nand was pinned to the ground by the body of the horse and was not discovered until Sunday. Veterinarians said the horse died of heart disease. 20 BOATS BLOCKADE RUM SMUGGLERS Coast Guard Fleet Patrols Coast From Long Island to New Jersey. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 31.—A fleet of rhore than 20 Coast Guard patrol boats and destroyers,'4iih the cutter Champlain, today was maintaining a blockade of the shore from Montauk Point, Long Island, to New Jersey to prevent rum running. Although three foreign ships, sup- poscdly loaded with liquor, were re- ported off Montauk Point, Coast Guard officers said there was no chance of cials in receiving the guests and direct- ing them on a tour of the various de- ! partments of the association. A com- | mittee of hostesses, headed by Mrs. ‘Leonard W. De Gast, will assist in re- | ceiving and in serving refreshments. The program of entertainment, com- posed of events staged by each of the departments, will begin at 9 o'clock in {the morning and continue into the night. There will be wrestling, swim- ming, volley ball, basket ball and gym- nastic exhibitions, a demonstration of simultaneous play at chess and check- ers, instrumental and vocal concerts, movies, dancing and other features, PRTTIOSTR W Tien Honesty Seen Among Horsemen. i . NEW YORK, December 31 (#).—E. J. “Tranter, who for 27 years has auctioned Tace s, is convinced that horses ‘Wheedle away what is mean in a man and bring out all that is good. He has had only two bad checks from horse- men, and they were for small amounts. [} SPECIAL NOTICE. FURSUANT TO SECTION 1, ARTICLE 8, of By-Laws, notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Capital Traction Company for the election & Board of Directors fof the ensuing Jear and the transaction of such other busi- h and Etreets of . may be brought before the meets . Wasniacion B ‘f‘l on Thursday, January’s, 1930, at 10:45 3 °‘°- pols, c;'k‘.!:lx"'n open from 11 o'clock A.M. - ¥ i. D. CRAMPTON, Secretary. GIVEN THAT THI stockholders of the IOTICE R S : held at the office 1111 U st. : | morning, in which any liquor ship geiting through the blockade. They pointed out that sev- eral small craft have been seized within the past few days. While Coast Guard patrols searched the waters in vain for 50 miles off the Long Island Coast for a “mother ship” reported two days ago to be transferring liquor to two small aux- iliary craft, three motor boats, one a Tum runner, were seized yesterday off the New Jersey Coast. Fire on Rum Runner. Patrol boat No. 128 fired several shots at a swift rum runner in Newark Bay, near Perth Amboy, but the small craft sped away to an inlet, where Coast Guardsmen said the crew was seen jettisoning its cargo. When the Coast Guard boat reached the spot the | th motor boat had been beached and Ius crew had fled, some liquor was found aboard, the exact amount not being disclosed by Coast Guardsmen. ‘Two other boats were taken into cus- tody in New Jersey waters because, Coast Guardsmen said, they were run- ning without lights. INQUIRY CONTINUES. Findings in Black Duck Case Will Not Be Made Public. By the Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, R. I, December 31. —Coast Guard and State officials today continued the investigation of an en- counter between a Coast Guard boat and the Black Duck, a liquor-laden craft, in Narragansett Bay early Sunday rum smug- d | glers were killed and a fourth wounded. ly come before said meeting. open from 8 to 9 p.m. JESSE H. : President. _* OFFICE OF THE FIREMEN'S INSURANCE Company of Washington and Georgetow: 7th_street and Louisian: ' —The ance Fols #01°0e. In a secret Coast Guard inquiry, be- gun at New London, Conn., members of the crew were questioned. Capt. L. T. Chalker, chief of staff, announced that findings would not be made public and that Comdr. C. H. Dench would represent the Coast Guard in Rhode Island State or Federal in- 7%5- | vestigation. In Providence United States Attorney Polls | Henry M. Boss said that Charles Trav- South Jan 16th, 1930, i Tacetine e tor the ‘eiection ot and transaction of company busi- ATLANTIC BUILDING CO.. INC., N M. Pi Jr., President. fi ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- rs of the Seventh Street Savings Bank, for the election of directors and such other iness as may properly come before the meeting. will be held in the 8t 3 oclock pm. barking house on Tuesday, January 14, NEW_MASONIC TEMPLE BUILDING A M1 DA’ A Ol 3 All branches and departments of the Most ‘Worshipful Acacia Grand Lodge, F. A. A. M., with the Grand Chapter, Order of the East- ern Star, and their respective gdopted ri are receiving the general public and their many friends, between the hours of 2 and 4 m. 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DRY ENFORCEMENT AGENTS TO RECEIVE LOWMAN’S SUPPORT (Continued From First Page.) the present personnel, “from top to bou- tom,” nothing could be done. running wide open in the jurisdiction of “district attorney after district at- torney,” and charged that a “scandal” exists in the administration of the alcohol permit system. The last two assertions have gone unchallenged. Meanwhile Senator Borah reviewed the situation with President Hoover at a lengthy luncheon conference, but what was sald was not revealed, although the Senator made it clear that his Pposition had not been changed. One view of the letter to the Presi- dent was that it contained evidence of liquor law violations which had come to Borah's attention. In this connec- tion it was recalled that when Senator Howell, Republican, Nebraska, maae charges of non-enforcement of the prohibition statutes in the District {of Columbia and asserted that the re- sponsibility lay with Mr. Hoover, ne F | ested by the White House evidence suj charges, with the promise m?i?gwo;lll; be thoroughly investigated. Expect Jones Statement. A statement is expected later this week from Senator Jones, Republican, Washington, the author of the Jones law ' providing heavy maximum penal- ties for prohibition violations. He called | yesterday at the offices of the Hoover Law Enforcement Commission and after a two-hour conference said he | would make a statement within a few days. Meanwhile, members of the House h | pitched into' the fray, providing com- ment from that branch of Congress, heretofore noticeably lacking. Previ- ously the discussion had been confined almost entirely to “dry” members of the Senate and representatives of sev- eral Government enforcement agencies. Representative Cochran, Democrat, |of Missouri, iscued a statement adv acting a “dignified effort” by “wet mem bers of Congress to bring about a modi- fication of the liquor laws that would and beer “not intoxicating in fact.” Such a move, he said, would help in pluses. of Wisconsin, said the “recent whines parable to rats leaving a sinking ship. He added that the “drys” were “af tempting to open up an avenue of es: Later he declared that saloons were | S| permit the manufacture of light wines solving the problem of agricultural sur- Representative Schaffer, Republican, and wails of the ‘dry’ leaders are com- POISONING OF 16 TRAGED T0 TURKEY Police Investigate When Ar- senic Is Found in Food Served Christmas. | __(Continued From First Page) covering from the effects of repeated small doses of the poison eaten in muffins and biscuits over a period of several weeks. Family Has Recovered. Her husband and the children also were made violently ill by the arsenic- laden bread, but all have fully recov- ered. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Walton and Dr. and Mrs. Lamar Harris, all of Cherry- dale, Va,, are the others who narrowly escaped tragic fate during a Yule dinner at which slices of the poisoned fruit cake were served. Government chemists who analyzed the cake later said it contained approximately five grams of arsenic, or enough to kill a score of persons. It was Dr. Walton who brought the cake to the attention of a Federal food inspector, precipitating’ an emergency investigation that eventually resulted in the rounding up of all nine of the cakey, including one which had been purchased by a house-to-house sales- woman and mailed to relatives in Que- bec, Canada. The story of the intensive effort made to learn the identity of the strange peddler and trace the whereabouts of the ninth cake in Canada before its recipients could partake of it possesses all the elements of a detective thriller. Before the search had reached a suc- cessful conclusion the Canadian lega- tion here had been brought into the hunt and Canadian government inspec- tors had been sent onto the trail of the elusive cake, Ailment Recurs Again. As pieced together from official re- ports and from statements today by Inspector Larrick and Dr. Walton, the story really begins some weeks ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Parker and their children were seized with ‘‘stomach complaint.” The ailment disappeared temporarily, only to recur again and again, and always just after a meal. Believing the water from their well might be responsible, the Parkers had their water analyzed by the Fairfax County health authorities, who found ere was a slight contamination. The well was cleaned out and the water again analyzed and found to be pure. But the Parkers still suffered sporadic attacks of “stomach complaint.” Mrs. Parker had recovered sufficiently from one of these attacks before Christ- mas to undertake the baking of some fruit cakes for friends and other cus- tomers, who knew of her marked pro- ficiency along that line. She baked nine of them in all—some round and some oblong and all as luscious-looking as any Mrs. Parker ever had proudly ex- hibited at Christmas time. They were rich with all kinds of nuts, chopped fruits, currants—and arsenic. In the meantime Mrs. Parker had Joaned some flour to a neighboring fam- | ily, and the neighbors were taken ill the | next day. Still no one connected the flour with the peculiar succession of ail- ments, Sold to Saleswoman. Most of Mrs. Parker's cakes went to acquaintances in Falls Church, Cherry- dale and other nearby places. One went to Dr. and Mrs. Harris in Cherrydale. Another went to a saleswoman who came to the Parker home selling flavor- ing extracts. Mrs. Parker had never seen the woman before, but recalled she had said she intended to mail it to rela- tives in Canada. On the Friday evening before Christ- mas Dr. and Mrs, Harris invited Dr. and Mrs. Walton to dinner, and for dessert the fruit cake was served in small slices. Half an hour after the meal all four became violently ill. Dr. Walton recog- nized the symptoms almost at once as poisoning from some such drug as ar- senic. He administered antidotes to his friends and himself, and when he had recovered sufficiently began an inquiry. Suspicion centered on the fruit cake. ‘When Mrs. Harris remarked that she I had _gotten the cake from Mrs. Parker, ! at Falls Church, Dr. Walton gave a start. He recalled he had been sum- moned to the Parker home on one occa- slon to treat them for what appeared to be a stomach indisposition, and that he recommended having the well water analyzed. Could there be some connection? Dr. Walton lost no time in taking the fruit cake to the laboratories of the food, drug and insecticide administra- tion, under Dr. P. B. Dunbar. Federal officials, aroused by the grave poten- tialities of the case, dispensed with red tape and analytical routine. They took a plece of the cake and fed it to tty, a black-and-white fox terrier, who seems to thrive on experimentation. His reaction convinced the experts the cake was poisoned. Rush to Maker’s Home. ‘While samples of the cake were given to chemists and microscopists for analy- sis, Inspector Larrick hurried to the home of Mrs. Parker. It was the Sat- urday before Christmas, and there was no time to lose if tragedy was to be averted. Mrs. Parker, ill herself and scarcely able to believe the inspec- tor’s story, was able to give the names and addresses of all who had received cakes, with the exception of that of the unknown saleswoman, Using telephone and automobile, Lar- rick succeeded in locating all of the cakes except the one that had gone to Canada. He did not take the word of those who said they would destroy the cakes, but went in person and collected them all. He also confiscated the sack of flour, which he suspected as being the cause of the trouble. ‘Then he concentrated on the one cake still missing. It was a matter of life and death, he felt. He picked up pai of the train by perusing “Help Wante columns of The Star and locating an advertisement inserted by a flavoring extract firm seeking local sales agents. In the meantime he learned from an- other Falls Church woman that the saleswoman was a former resident of the town and had a brother living there. The brother was located there and al though he was unable to get in touch with his sister, he gave Inspector Lar- rick the name of relatives in Quebec to whom she might have mailed the cake. These people were communicated with at once by long distance telephone and, sure enough, the cake was there, its gayly-decorated Christmas wrappings yet untouched. Larrick enlisted the aid of Merchant Mahoney, commercial secretary of the Canadian legation, who at once tele- phoned Dominion food officials to get the cake. They did, and it was re- ceived back here the day after Christ- mas, bearing a poison warning stamp of the Canadian government. Flour Is Checked. Fearful that the flour might have been contaminated before Mrs, Parker received it, Larrick investigated at the CHURCH_ ANNOUNCEMENT. CATHOLIC. Department of Agriculture experts testing ome of the arsenic-laden cakes Bernard Parker, residing near Falls Church, who unwittingly In the group (left to right) are: George P. Larrick, inspec- tor; Miss A. E. Mix, chemist; W. T. McClosky, pharmacologist, and J. B. Wilson, traced to Mrs. J. used poisoned flo chemist. —Star Staff Photo. mill, warehouse and store through which the flour had passed. Convinced the contamination occur- red in the home, the inspector ques- tioned members of the family closely and learned that a bag of arsenic pcw- der, for spraying beans, had been pur- chased about two years ago. Mr, Park- er was sure the poison long since had been disposed of. Larrick learned the poison has been in a small yellow sack, and he searched the trash and garbage about the place and found a dozen such sacks. One, however, found in the basement, had a white powder on its es. Analysis of the powder showed it was calcium arsenate, the same as found in the cakes. The generally accepted theory now is that one of the younger children of the Parkers found the bag of white powder and, mistaking it for flour, emptied it into the flour sack in the pantry. All the youngsters are under 7 and they were unable to recall having played with the sack. Dr. Walton, breathing sighs of relief over the narrow escape of his wife and himself and their friends, is now treat- ing Mrs. Parker for the specific poison- ing established by the Federal probe and she is responding favorably, he said today. And everybody is happy, including even “Spotty,” the Government's canine “test tube,” whose prompt re- action to the poison played a large part.| in the effectiveness of Uncle Sam's unprecedented cake hunt. CARDINAL CONSECRATED. Verdier of Paris Formally Installed as Archbishop. VATICAN CITY, December 31 (#).— Cardinal Verdier yesterday was conse- crated as archbishop of Paris by Pope Pfus XI in the Systine Chapel. It was the last and one of the most impressive ceremonies of 1929 i nthe Vatican state. Many Frenchmen witnessed the three hours and a half of* ceremony, during which the Pontiff administered the tra- ditional “laying of hands.” After the communion, the cardinal, clothed in the robes of his new office, gave his first| blessing as a bishop and was then in- stalled on a throne opposite to that oc- cupled by the Pope. At the conclusion of the ceremony the Pope imparted his apostolic benediction and was then car- ried back to his apartment on the “Sedia Gestatoria.” CITY EDITOR ADVANCED. A. E. M. Bergener Now Managing Editor of Cleveland News. CLEVELAND, December 31 ().—The Cleveland News today announced ap- pointment of A. E. M. Bergener, city editor for the last 12 years, as manag- ing editor to succeed T. A. Robertson, who has resigned after heading the edi- torial department since 1913. Bergener began his newspaper career in Chlu&o. where he served as city editor of the Herald and later the Examiner. He becomes managing editor here tomor- Tow. . Postal savings in Japan now exceed $1,000,000,000. SENATOR JONES ASKS TEST OF CULPABILITY UNDER VOLSTEAD ACT, (Continued From First Page.) person shall, on or after the date when the eighteenth amendment of the Con- stitution of the United States goes into effect, manufacture, sell, order, trans- port, import, export, deliver, furnish or possess any intoxicating liquor except as authorized in this act, and all of the provisions of this act shall be liberaliy constructed to the end that the use ol intoxicating liquor as a beverage be ! prevented.” ‘There is no mention in the prohibi- tive part of sertion 3 of purchase of liquor. Senato« Sheppard believes, however, that the purchaser of liquor is prohibited and can be punished un- der the hnllllgot section 6. In this Senator Brookhart of Iowa concurs, holding that one section of the law has Jjust as much force as another. Senator Sheppard, however, has offered his bill for the &:lrpose of settling the matter beyond dispute. The Department of Justice annonuc- ed yesterday that the case of George Norris of New York, who was a pur- chaser of liquor, would be reopened. Norris purchased liquor on order. He was charged with conspiracy to trgns- port liquor. While he was a purchaser, S0 far the Government has not sought to punish him directly for the pur- chase, but rather for conspiracy to transport. Whether in reopening the case a effort will be made to punish for pur- chase remains to be seen. Should Prosecute Perchaser. Senator Jones said today he believed the Government should institute prose- cution in a plain case of pi of liquor without any other question in- volved to dete: he force of sec- tion 6 of the Volstead act, and possibly its constitutionality. He added that he had no doubt the question of oonsmu-. tionality would be raised. A judge of Kentucky not long ago in- structed a grand jury to indict pur- chasers of liquor as violators of the aw. With the drives now instituted for more drastic enforcement of prohibi- tion, the opinion is growing stronger that purchasers of liquor will be at- tacked in court as violators of the law. Senator Sheppard, in any event, will ress for the enactment of his bill in law, and it is understood that hearings on the bill will be held by the judiciary committee of the Senate or a subcom- mittee thereof as soon as the tariff bill has passed the Senate. ‘The proposed hearings before the ju- diciary committee, once they are under- taken, may cover a wide field in the matter of prohibition enforcement. This is particularly apt to be true unless the President’'s Law Enforcement Commis- sion should open up the hearings which it 1s now conductiny Ariplane Passenger Fare Reduced. DETROIT, December 31 (#).—Reduc- tions in passenger fares on airplanes operating between Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago were announced last night by the Stout Air Lines. The new rates, which became effective January 2, were said to be but slightly in excess of rail- road fare plus Pullman charges. Beautiful new Ford bodies on display at our % jured in the fighvag. to | Thompson to showrooms Anacostia Motor Co. 1808 Nichols Ave. S.E. Lincoln 2077 Arlington Motor Co. Rosslyn, Va. Clarendon 1774 Donohoe Motor Co. 215 Pa. Ave SE. Lincoln 0302 Handley Motor Co. 3730 Ga. Ave. N.W, Adams 6060 Hendrick Motor Co. ‘akoma JPark, Md. Shepherd 3000 Nolan Motor Co. 1109 18th St. N.W. Decatur 0216 Northeast Motor Co. 920 Bladensburg Rd. N.E. Atlantic 0200 Northwest Motor O 6720 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Wisconsin 393¢ Parkway Motor Co. 1065 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. West 0161 Steuart Motor Co. 6th and K Sts. N.W, National 3000 ABER 31, 1929. GUARDSMIEN HELD FOR LIQUOR THEFT Seven Charged With Taking| Seized Contraband From | Rum Runner. By the Associated Press. NEW LONDON, Conn., December 31. —Seven Coast Guardsmen were under arrest and several others were on re- port today, with an inquiry being made into the theft of liquor by Guardsmen from the Flor-del-Mar, a rum runner, seized Saturday night with 4,000 cases aboard. The investigation into thy theft was ordered by Capt. L. T. Chulker, chief of staff, after a rooming-house brawl, in which a sailor attached to the sub- marine base and a Guardsman were beaten. The seven Guardsmen were ar- rested by Coast Guard officials. They | face court-martial. Thefts Were Easy. ‘The Flor-del-Mar was unloaded Sun- day night, having been towed to the port here earlier in the day. Many cases of liquor had been broken on the boat because of an explosion and thefts | were easy. To prevent further thefts, extra guards, with sidearms, were placed on the State pier last night. Lights played throughout the night on the rum ships seized by Coast Guardsmen over the week end. Capt. Chalker also ordered all patrol boats and destroyers searched and sald that a few cases of liquor ad been found on one of the destroy- ers. Four persons, including two material witnesses, were arrested by New London police as a result of the rooming-house brawl early yesterday morning. George Rupert of the submarine base and Jack Easely, a Guardsman, were severely in- Woman Is Arrested. arry Stone of the submarine base, arihsted as the assailant, faces charges of aggravated assault and battery. Mrs. Ruth Cummings, operator of the room- ing house, was arrested on a charge of keeping a disorderly place, while Harry Terry, a Guardsman, and Ervin Graff of the submarine base were held as wit- nesses. Guardsmen questioned in connection with the assault, police said, admitted that liquor which they had been drink- ing at a party yesterday morning had been stolen from the Flor-del-Mar. The party, according to the police, was at- tended by several members of the Coast Guard basket ball team. The Guardsmen who have been placed on report were found intoxi- cated on the State pler Sunday night and yesterday morning. POLICEMAN MUST FACE CHRISTMAS ROW CHARGE Policeman 8. Preston Smith of the first precinct was cited yesterday to ap- pear before the trial board on charges of conduct prejudicial to the reputation of the force, growing out of an alleged fight with George B. Thompson of Wil- lard Courts Apartments on Christmas eve. According to the complaint made by ‘Thom) at police headquarters, he and Smith, who was accompanied by a ‘woman, were riding gown an elevator at the Willard Courts when Smith took exception to a remark by one of Thomp- son’s friends. A fight followed, during which Smith struck him on the head and threw him down a flight of steps in front of the aj asserts. the eighth precinct and put him under arrest, but after Thomp- son :Yologued to Smith's companion %:\?.po ‘Igem-n did not make the arrest, said. Smith denles that he struck Thomp- son, and says that all he did was to give him a push near the top of the steps because he did not like the remark made by Thompson’s companion. More than 3,000,000 tons of potatoes were raised in England last ccason. Will Rogers Says: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif, .De- cember 31.—This is our last day ¢* grace, tomorrow we are obliged to read the usual New Year prosperity applesauce, by our same prominent men, who arc always rich enough to see a great year coming up. And to show you they don’t know any more about it than Clara Bow, last year they had their usual hokum predic- tions and in October we lest half as much as it cost to P\lt on the war, and yet not a one of these predicted it. So just for a change, let’s let every man do his own predicting ac- cording to his own conviction and viewpoint. The r haven't many rights as it is, so let’s at least let 'em predict, especially as that’s all they are going to get. We know that the new year will look fairly rosy to Mr. Rockefeller, Schwab, Owen D. Young, Charlie Mitchell, Otto Kahn, Amon G. Carter, Dwight Morrow, Knu Rockne, Andy Mellon, Bishop Carl- non and Tex Guinan, but how is it going to look to just old plain Joe Doakes? Yours, ‘WILL. GEN. BUTLER SPEAKS FOR LATIN AMERICA By the Assoclated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., December 31— Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler of the Marine Corps in a speech before the post of the American Legion at Middle- town, a suburb, sai dit was the “duty” of the United States to protect Latin American countries. \ “I belleve,” Gen. Butler said, “that God made us the most influential Na- tion in tthe world for a purpose. and that it is our duty to k<ep our neighbor~ ing nations from murdering one another, “When the Marines get a job they go and do it. We are not diplomats. Soldiering makes a man direct in his methods and sometimes abrupt.” The general asserted he felt disin- clined to get “stewed up” over the pres- ence of Marines in Nicaraugua, Haiti and other pl: for fear of being “called in to do sole more explaining.” He was called on reéently by the Navy Depart- ment to explain remarks he is supposed to have made at Pittsburgh. Gun Shoots Off lhn‘l‘Am. ERLAND, Md., December 31| CUMB] (Special) —Benjamin Edwards, 22, of Slanesville near Romney, W. Va., sub- mitted to the amputation of his left arm at Memorial Hospital here at the hands of Dr. Edwin B. Claybrook. Ed- wards was riding in a wagon when a shotgun which had been placed in the bed accidentally discharged. His arm was badly iacerated by the heavy charge and he lost much blood. Safe Storage Since 1901 * HITS BOOK SECTION OF NEW TARIF L) |Carnegie Librarian Foresces Customs Clerks Unfitted to Censor Imported Literature. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, Decemb:r 31.—Charging that it would sot up customs clerks, whom he described as “culturally un- cquipped for the task,” as censors of imported literature. Ralph Dunn of Pittsburgh, Pa., yesterday criticized the | book section of the new tariff law be- fore the American Library Association, meeting here. Mr. Dunn, who is head of the Car- negie Library at Pittsburgh, said the new bill would make “mere hip-slap- nars, devoted to the tabloids and con- fession magazines for literary relaxa- tion,” the arbiters as to what of the fine things of literature might come I\mdcr the eyes of American connois- seurs, Section of Law Quoted. nder section 305 of ‘the new tariff bill,” he said, “authority would be vested in these clerks to debar from entry into the United States any book which in their infinite wisdom they might classify as undesirable on the ground either of its moral or political tenor. “Fortunately *Senator Cutting has in- troduced an smendment to the tariff bill. striking out the word ‘books’ and leaving only ‘pictures,’ and we will agree that in some cases the {llustrators seem to have exceeded the bounds of pro- priety. Labels Smoot’s 40 Books. “But to offset this Senator Smoot has made a collection of 40 books, which we will refer to as ‘Smoot’s Smut,’ and at this very moment is passing them around among his colleagues. “The A. I A. takes a sane view of the matter. We proj to encourage neither immorality nor revolution and for that reason are supporting the Cut- ting amendment.” The increased financial return from the writing of children’s books has led to great improvement in their quality, the meeting was told by Miss Effie Power, director of children's work of the Public Library of Cleveland. AUTO D OUR RATES ARE MODERATE ON Furniture STORAGE When you consider the high class B furniture storage service we offer, you will appreciate our nominal charges, Modern fireproof warehouse, private in- dividual locked rooms. For Rates Just Phone Phone METROPOLITAN 1843 United States Storage Co. 418-420 Tenth Street N.W. 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