Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1930, Page 5

- of communities law observance, FEDERAL COURTS DRAW FIREOF WETS Proposed Elimination of Jury Trials for Minor Viola- tions Fought. Federal police courts—the name that has been given to the courts in which petty prohibition offenses may be tried —have drawn the first fire in the pro- hibition econtroversy. Chairman Wickersham of the Na- tional Law Enforcement Commission has recognized the oppositiop by an- swering attacks that ve been made on the leged unconstitutionality of the proposal. The theory back of the plan is to avoid congestion in the courts and jury trials with all the delays necessary to bring about impaneling of juries. Jury Trial Not Denied. ‘The argument in defense is that while every man can insist upon a trial by jury, as guaranteed by Consti- tution, he can also plead fllflty before a Federal commissioner if he likes and save the Government time and money. The chief point of attack on the new plan, however. is that the United States commissioner, after ing & prisoner who had not pleaded guilty, would pass on his findings to a Fed- eral judge for conviction or acquittal. The defendant would have the right to demand a jury trial, but at the same time the district attorney could submit the case to the grand jury and ask for an indictment carrying a severe penalty. This prolongation of the pro- cess would, it is expected by those who defend the plan, tend to weed out quickly those who are not guilty and would bring serious offenders to bar and enable the courts to concentrate on the latter class. Efficiency Issue Clouded. The prohibition side has been on the defensive recently on many points, and the wets in Congress are not likely to lose the opportunity to charge the drys with seeking to limit the opportunities of trial by jury. The question of ad- ministrative " efficiency is likely to be lost in the shuffie of a controversy over trial by jury. Another phase of the recommendation | for a Federal Police Court is the likeli- hood that minor offenses will have to be extensively prosecuted. This will re- quire a Jarger machinery for the detec- tion of law violation than the Federal Government has heretofore possessed. The experience of citles with Traffic Courts especially set up to handle vio- lations of motor laws has indicated that many persons prefer not to get in the court. In this instance, however, the cities have more policemen engaged in traffic work than in watching for viola- tions of any other single group of | jig ordinances. The setting up of Federal Police Courts, it is conceded, would ha: very important on the attitude provided, however, the Federal Govern- ment adds to its police force or per- suades the local authorities to handle the arrests. Efforts undoubtedly will be made in Congress to make the proposed changes apply to all Federal laws. This is the favorite form of attack, and when the National Commission on Law Enforce- ment was appointed the administration asserted that its province was the entire field of criminal law, D. L. THE WEATHER District of Columbla—Snow tonight and probably. tomorrow m ; con- tinued cold; lowest temperature about 26 degrees; gentle shifting winds, be- coming moderate west or northwest. Maryland—Snow tonight and prob- ably tomorrow morning; not quite so cold tonight; colder tomorrow in west portion; moderate shifting winds, be- coming west_or northwest. Virg on snow in the Interfor tonight and probably tomarrow morning; not quite s0 cold in the extreme squth portion tonight; moderate shifting winds, be- coming morthwest tomorrow. West Virginia—Snow tonight and probably tomorrow morning; colder in the west portion tonight and in north- east portion tomorrow. Record for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 32; 8 pm., 31; 12 midnight, 28; 4 a.m., 26; 8 am., 24; noon, 27. Barometer—4 pm., 30.08; 8 pm., 30.15; 12 midnight, 30.25; 4 a.m,, 30.33; 8 am., 30.41; noon, 30.42. Highest temperature, 35, occurred at " noon yesterday. Lowest temperature, 24, occurred at 7:30 a.m, today. Tem{entura same date last year— Highest, 40; lowest, 33. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 4:20 a.m. and p.m.; high tide, 10:07 am. and 1 pm Tomorrow—Low tide, § 5:37 pm.; high tide, 11 a. pm. 4 The Sun’ and Moon. ‘Today—Sun rose 7:28 a. m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 7:24 a.m.; sun sets 5:13 p.m. Moon rises 8:42 p.m.; sets 9:41 a.m. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. ‘Weather in Various Cities. Stations. e AwpIaEak, H Abilene. _Te: Alpany, N. Y. Atlanta, Bugssssssa SesasssansaNas 83, 258cesREsEeny 2yshess, S35 BEEASESS! ¥ Raleigh,' N. Salt Lake City. 30.28 San Antonfo. @ 30.06 { Ean Diego, Calif 29.96 Francisco. 29.94 Mo. ' 30.28 BAETBREIRLNIAL5LLIVILR IS S lear Ll Preioudy (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) Stations. ‘Temperature. Weather. don. . 44 Cloudy 48 EBartcloudy 36 Part cloudy 84 Part cloudy 5 t cloudy (Noon, Greel Ume, today.) Horts (Fayai), Azores.... 56 ~ Cloudy Hamilton, (OETEHS cMrvations.) amilton, Bermut Hanue art clouds Clear Part cloudy ‘The Transylvania ball, which Prince of Wales recently attended in '} Glasgow,, Scotland, realized $7.850 for ‘the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. 1 cohol. cohol was the medium “which has satis- kind for centuries.” denatured alcohol, he declared, included bichloride of mercury. %’Mb}um administrator of New sional where “prohibition agents sell the speak- easies the }xnder the h’:lq qlutions today, one calling for investi- gation of the New York City prohibi- tion administrator and the other for a congressional committee of seven to be sent to New York to inquire into condi- tions for themselves. bition agents, some of violation of the law they are empioyed to_enforce. served industry in peace and veterans gallons . | etics used in denatured alcohol in Ger- ) And 1,364,000 gallons of alcohol was Man Shoots Wife, Then Dies of Grief, Court Is Informed By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, January 17. —When Municipal Judge Thomas Afnbrose called the ease of John McManus, 64, accused of assault- ing his 29-year-old bride with in- tent to commit murder, an attor- ney, Arthur C. Webb, arose. “Your honor.” said Webb, “my client is not here. He became lef stricken after the shooting and died.” Judge Ambrose dismissed the case. DRYS IN CONGRESS ACCEPT CHALLENGE HURLED BY BLAINE| (Continued Prom First Page.) tion to the wet bloc at its meeting Monday to appoint a subcommittee to consider all measures to repeal the prohibition laws, as it was impossible to get the regular House committee to give consideration to any bills propos- ]mg a change in the present prohibition aw. “The greatest drawback,” he said, “to the modification movement so far has been the impossibility of airing the true conditions properly and the lack of a uniform plan. “The strength of the organized minorities who put over prohibition lay in their united support of plan. The same tactics must now be employed to undo the harm that was done. Says Dry Ranks Are Broken. “The ranks of the prohibiticnists are broken. They cannot longer agree among themselves about their future program. They blame everything but the unsoundness of the law itself for its failure. “The fanatics, in their frenzied des- peration call for trial without jury, the repeal of the fourth amendment so as to permit them to raid every man's home without warrant, cause or reason. They demand the nullification of the whole Constitution to enforce this one section of the Constitution, if it really be a legitimate section at all. “It is not merely methods that are at fault, it is the nature and extent of the law itself.” Prohibition Called Disease. Aftér the House session began, Rep- resentative Sirovich, Democrat, New York, said on the floor that the United States was suffering from a disease at first “sporadic, then epidemic and final- 1y pandemic—prohibition.” Symptons of the “disease,” said Siro- vich, who is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, were collusion and corruption which had resulted, he cha in “governmental polsoning of tizens by poisoned denatured al- Enumerating the three kinds of al- cohol as medicinal, beverage and indus- trial, the New Yorker said beverage. al- fled the pleasures of m Poison used by the Government in carbolic acid, sulphuric acid and Asks New York Inquiry. Sirovich an investigation of City and also to send a congres- investigating committee there, 10”1l 1l ey a5¢ piedged. to en- orce. Sirovich said he would introduce res- es. He assailed New York Cjty's’ prohi- whom, he charged, sell the speakeasies liquor in The New Yorker recalled a recent h by Representative La Guardia; mbuun wet of New York, in which the latter had sald_there as 32,000 in New York, “I beliews speakeasies Sirovich said, “that there are 100,000 Urges Modification of Act. Sirovich urged modification of the Volstead act to permit the sale of light wines and beer, but emphasized that “as long as we have the prohibition law it should be rigidly enforced in every part of the country.” “This may be a statute,” he sald, “but it is not a natural law. I do not believe the drinking of beer or wine is a violation of the law.” ‘The New Yorker said that he had never drunk alcoholic liquors and that his father had not. Referring to the estimate of Bishop Cannon, the Methodist dry leader, that $400,000,000 would be necessary to en- force prohibition, Sirovich sald he would rather use that fund to pension every old father and mother who had of war, ‘This statement was applauded by members in both sides of the chamber. The New Yorker said the dry law could never be enforced by legislation, but if prohibition was brought about it would be through education. He estimated that 40,000,000 gallons of industrial alcohol of the 100,000,000 manufactured anrually was used for bootleg purposes. Representative Ramseyer, Republic- an, Towa, said he understood that 90,- 000,000 gallons were consumed for in- lustrial purposes. Urges Use of Emetics. Birovich urged that Congress act to require the use of emetics in denatured alcohol rather than “poisons.” The em- many, France and England, he ex- Pmned. make it impossible to retain industrial alcohol used as a beverage, but they are not, he emphasized, poisonous. “All the men of this House,” he de- clared, “dry and wet, can vote to elim- inate poisons.” Sirovich asserted that of 500,000 gallons of liquor confiscated in New York City “over 99 per cent” was found by Goverrment chemists to contain poison. Asked by Representative Democrat, of Tennessee, to figures on alcohol consumption, New Yorker said that in 1907 there were 77,000,000 gallons manufactured for industrial purposes and 97,000,000 for beverage purposes. In 1928, he said, the amount of in- dustrial alcohol was 169,000,000 galions The Offices of A. ance Co., at 710 14th St. NW,, will be closed for business all day Saturday— Owing to the death of Mr. A. H. Baker, President. guests of the District of Columbia Wom- Mansions to celebrate the tenth anni- prohibition law. clared the Senator, mistakes and temporary failures, course; nothing human is ever a com- plete success; but it has proved its worth in the reduction of the use of | alcohol, and I Jook to the next 10 years | to bring about the reduction of that other 25 per cent of liquor consumption by at least three-fourths.” of half dozen speakers who addressed the temperance gathering presided over by Mrs. N. M. Pollock, president of the prominent members of national and lo- cal prohibition ranks, as well as official society, among them, Assistant Secre- who urged the women of the country and the men as well to work unceas- ingly in the “battle line” for the en- forcement of prohibition. 5 said Secretary Lowman. was a time when the W. C. T. U. wis more needed than it is today. Opposi- tion is active, but we are not discour- aged tem tion.’ ‘try to realize that upon their shoulders each of whom declared that the great- ance of law and order.” all those not sincerely dedicated to the and reiterated his belief that much has been accomplished du: years of the amendment, in public opinion. sponded briefly to toasts were the two women from Japan, Gauntlett and Mille. Uti Hayashi, rep- resenting 8,000 prohibitionists of their country, who are on their way to the London naval parley to present a peti- tion signed by 180,000 women for peace. Mrs. Gauntlett, the spokesman cof the two, declared that tion, has worle tive director of the W. C. T. sented the Japanese guests. Federal Administrator for .Special Prohibition | PO° Agents_Andrew McC:i Mina Van Winkle also responded to toasts. spersed among_the speeches, including vocal solos by Floyd Ruby Smith Stahl. Mr. Willlams was accompanied by his wife at the piano and Mrs. Stahl by Mrs. Chester Adair. ner Mrs. Pollock, with the officers of the District of Columbia Union and honor guests, received informally. Mrs. H. E. Rogers, corresponding sec- retary; Mrs. Charles P, Granfield, sistant corresponding secretary; Mrs. George Goss, treasurer; Mrs. Frank M. Mann, Mrs. Charles Montgomery, re- cording Peters, Mrs. Yost, Mrs. Van Winkle and Mrs. Gauntlett and Miss Hayashi and the speakers and their wives. Quebec Fire Causes THE _EVENING BROOKHART SEES DRINK ON DECLINE W. C. T. U..Told by Senator Eighteenth Amendment Has Proved Success. The first 10 years of prohibition have reduced the use of alcohcl as a beverage by 75 per cent; the eighteenth amend- ment is a success, not a faflure, Senator Smith Brookhart of Iowa and other notable speakers told 300 members and an’s Christian Temperance Union last night at the banquet held at Meridian versary of the passage of the Federal “Prohibition has been victorious,” de- “not without 1(.; of Senator Brookhart was one of a group D. C. W. C. T. U, and attended by tary of the Treasury Seymour Lowman, Still on Fighting Line. “We are still on the fighting line,” “There never and with united effort will bring rance and sobriety to the na- Calling upon the women of the coun- rests the heaviest responsibility in mak- ing the prohibition law effective, Mrs. Arthur Robinson, wife of Senator Rob- inson of Indiana, declared that “it can be enforced. The answer is getting the right men in the right places—men who believe in the law. And it is your job and my job to vote for the right men | taffe and keep up the standards that will win the fight.” “When we consider that it took over 100 years to arrive at a moral con- science against the liquor traffic,” con- tinued Mrs. Robinson, “we cannot but wr«md of the results of one short Storms of applause greeted Repre- sentative Grant -E. Mouser, jr., of Ohio and Edward Beers of Pennsylvania, est victory this country got out of the World War was the eighteenth amend- ment. Representative Mouser brought forth another burst of enthusiasm upon his declaration that “the Lower House of Congress will support Herbert Hoover to the limit in any measure he en- deavors to put through in the further- Removals From Office. Senator John Robsion of Kentucky voiced the sentiments of preceding speakers in regard to the key to en: forcement—the removal from office of! law they were expected to enforce— ring the first 10 ration of the eighteenth th in enforcement and Among the other speakers who re- Mrs. Edward ‘American _prohibi- while only a 10-year-old child, roved an example for the whole to follow.” Mrs. Lenna H. Yost, national legisla- U., pre- ipbell and Mrs. A brief musical program was inter- Williams and Mrs. At _the reception preceding the din- In the line with Mrs. Pollock were Dr. Lauretta Kress, first vice president; as- secretary; Mrs. Willlam J. assistant_ recording secretary; $60,000 Loss. QUEBEC, January 17 (#).—After burning for more than three hours, a fire, which destroyed the Seifert Build- ing here and damaged the roof of an-| other structure, was brought under con- trol. The damage was estimated at $60,000. This showed, he said, that prohibition | had not reduced the quantity of alcohol | produced. Sirovich said that if honest prohibi- | ||| tion agents could be obtained, alcohol free of poisons could be sold to indus- trial concerns and they could poison it to sult their purposes. He declared that European countries used poisons in in- dustrial alcohol that did not cause per- manent blindness, such as the denatured or wood alcohol used by this Govern- ment. Asked by Representative Treadway, [ Republican, Massachusetts, if thes: | poisons cotld be abstracted, Sirovich | || said that only a part of them could | and that some would remain even after | chemists had placed the alcohol through | an_extracting process. The New Yorker demonstrated his speech by passing around a bottle of the poison used in foreign countries to place in industrial alcohol to prevent its use for beverage purposes. At the conclusion of his remarks he was applauded by members on both sides of the chamber. H. Baker Insur- —organized, owned and directed exclu- sively by its feminine members—yester- day formally opened ths pretentious house it plans to make a mecca for prcminent women. bands and friends of the membershi was headed by Lady Isabella Howar wife of the British Ambassador. is chairman of the board of governors. when they were not allowed the privi- leges of clubs to which their husbands belonged, They began to work on an all-woman’s social and sports center last May. Ambassador of Great Britain, the guests who were representative of | clety in Washington. by other members of the governin board, including Mrs. William E. Bora! Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. Edith Mae Cummings of Detroit, Mrs. Henry and Mrs, Virginia White Speel. chairs, many colors, and in the center has an | interesting old table of mahogany, oc- with the lounge at the northwest cor- ner and is furnished in cuaint cld and has a rare old desk of mahogany similar to a secretary. Two long tables which tea, coffee, ices, sandwiches and cakes were served during the tea hours. and has a 16-foot fireplace, the walls and ceiling of heavy oal rail in front of the fireplace of the same wood with wrought-iron supports. ‘The “bar” used by the Montgomery Country Club, the former occupants, is still in place, but the lockers behind are empty and bare, fortable divan, upholstered in bright red leather, is one of the many inviting spots about the club shelf are several rare old pieces of pewter. which ma; eards, has a large map of the world as it was in 1835. u:finp‘.n: and from the center of the ceiling hangs a pewter with a glass globe. floor is strictly modernistic, the tables and chairs having been made to order of maple wood and onyx. of onyx. with dainty point desprit. in & tall vase added color to the gen- eral effect planned to have tennis courts, swim- ming pools and other such sports for their familles and guests who are not | limited to their own sex. be maintained an excellent stable for members a the club club house following. for the childrtn of members. t facllities for archery. mania, are paying little heed to the rigors of Winter. An oil well nas been ablaze since last May and shows no signs of burning out. in a radius of three miles all around, so that King Frost holds no sway. STAR., WASHINGTON, WOMAN'S COUNTRY CLUB IS OPENED 1,500 Guests Pass Along Re-:J ceiving Line, Headed by Lady Isabella Howard. The National Woman’s Country Club | About 1,500 guests, including hus- She ‘The club grew out of a desire of a group of women to find a place to play golf on Saturday and Sunday, Now there are 500 members, all of | whose names are well known in their | own States and many of whom are| nationally known. The club is situated about 10 miles from the center of Washington on Bradley boulevard. Lady Howard Receives. Lady Isabella Howard, wife of the , recelved | official. diplomatic and_residential so- | She was assisted | 8 | h, Price Wright, Mrs. Frank W. Mondeil The room is furnished with comfortable covered with gay chintz in | tagonal in shape and with many com- partments. Hanging on the south wall | is a rare old Thomas Dayton clock, :%:,pdmg perfect time, and made of light | , With quaint old-fashioned face. | ‘The ladles’ dressing room connects | chairs and dressing tables of the early French period, with hangings of rose eta. On the southwest corner of the lounge is a card room, turnished | in early American Colonial furniture were laid in_the dining room from “Bar” in Place, But Empty. ‘The famous old grille is situated at the southeast corner of the bullding and the broad A deep and com- d on the mantel The eighteenth century room, be used for luncheons or The hangings are deli- candlestick Another card room on the second ‘The small replace is white with a wide band ‘The windows are curtained Yellow roses In addition to the golf course it is he use of the members and those of There will there will be hunts from th hunt breakfasts in the ‘The swimming ls will be for older members and In addi- there will be a croquet court and 0il Well Fire Warms Many. People in the vicinity of Moreni, Ru- ‘The neat is felt A Sp Finest import< ed and domes- tic fabrics, il cluding Camel Hai lamas, Mel- Chin- seys, models — all shad. D. C, FRIDAY. JANUARY 17. 1930. HOME OF NATIONAL WOMAN’S CLUB Above: The club house on the site of the old Montgomery County Club. in Montgomery County, Md. Below: Mrs, Charles E. Hughes (left), chairman of the club, and Mrs. James J. Davis, photographed at the formal opening yesterday. —Star Staff Photos. informed and responsible persons. re- vealed a pronounced drift of militant dry opinion toward the conversion of Federal commissioners into m: trates, | with the abolition of jury trial. On | March 2, 1929, this correspondent | wrote: “A fairly tenable forecast may be | made that the Jones law, and more stringent legislation inevitably follow- ing, will sink the prohibition battle deep |into the substructure of American law administration. There are suggestions that it may be necessary to abolish jury trials in liquor cases. Indications ‘that the drys will answer the problem of increasing difficulty in getting con- victions are noted in a half dozen drives toward alteration of the jury system during the last year.” The National Economic League, with former Attorney General Wickersham & member of its national council, dis- closed the imminence of the jury issue in prohibition enforcement before the publication of' the Durant book. The national council sent a questionnaire t0 1,000 members of the league scattered throughout the United States, asking for expressions of opinion on various de- tails of law enforcement. The proposal to allow fewer than 12 jurymen to ren- der a verdict in criminal cases received EARLY AGITATION FOR CH;&NGE IN LIQUOR TRIAL PLAN RECALLED Sentiment for Abolishing Juries in Minor there is no evidence that the suggestion of the Commission for the abolition of jury trial for casual offenders in liquor cases was in any way an inspired proposal, the issue now arises as the cuimination of previous agitation going back nearly two years, have been made that the prohibition fight finally would center on the jury | system. quick encounter, with no holds_barred, and Article IIT of the Federal Consti- tution takes the spotlight, it appears | as the center of a climatic issue, rather than as a surprise move. lines been so quickly drawn in & public controversy as in the present division of Eastern opinion, wets and drys wheel- ing into action and with press and in- dividual opinion adhering closely to previous prohibition. awarded his prize of $25,000 for the | ecial Group of Our FINEST $4950 Overcoats. . . .now. .. .$24.75 $659 Overcoats. . ..now. ...$32.50 $7590 Overcoats. . . .now. . . .$37.50 and s0 on up to our $165 O'Coats now $82.50 a majority of three to one. Other mem- bers of the national council are William Allen White, John Hays Hammond, President Angell of Yale University, President Lowell of Harvard, David Starr Jordan, Edward A. Filene and President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University. (Copyright, 1030.) TWO DIE IN WRECK. WALLACE, Idaho, January 17 (®).— | The engineer and brakeman were killed and a fireman was injured in the de- railment of a Northern Pacific freight train near Lookout, east of here, yes- terday. both of Missoula. e Cases Shown in Durant Contest and Economic League Questionnaire. best enforcement plan late in 1928, he compiled the entries in a book called “Law Observance.” These essays, many f them by public officials and other BY LEMUEL F. PARTON. Bpecial Correspondent of The Star. NEW YORK, January 17.—While President’s Law Enforcement and predictions frequently ‘Today, as wets and drys clash in a Rarely have alignments with regard to‘ When W. C. 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Aldridge declared that his brother had escaped from Leavenworth Peni- tentiary and also from the Massachu- setts State Prison and Deer Island Penitentiary and had asserted that he would die rather than be taken back to prison. Mrs, Alice McDonald, widow of the slain officer, fainted late yesterday afternoon on the witness stand when shown the bullet which is supposed to have cuased the death of her husband. She was quickly restored and concluded her testimony. She said that her hus- band from his death bed had told her 6 look into the front seat of his auto- mobile for a bullet and she identified :L‘:r bullet as the one she discovered e. Arguments were being made this after- noon by Assistant United States Attor- ney Walter M. Shea for the prosecution and Attorney James Reilly for the de- fense. A ve t was expected late in the day. FIRST 1930 AWARD MADE FOR HIT-AND-RUN ARREST Operator of Taxi Gets $100 Check From A. A. A. for Aid Given Police. The first award in 1930 for apprehen- sion of a hit-and-run driver was made today by the District of Calumbia Divi~ sion of the American Automoble Asso- clation to Wallace F. Reid, 614 I street, when the A. A. A..check for $100 was presented by George E. Keneipp, man- ager of the local A. A. A. Club. Reid, who operates a taxi, was at John Marshall place and Pennsylvania avenue on the evening of September 18, 1929, when he saw an automobile, which he states was being driven about 35 miles an hour, knock down and run over William Halpin, Soldiers' Hume, and then speed away. Getting in his cab Reid followed the hit-and-run driver, finally corn him on New Jersey avenue between B and C streets, where the driver abandoned his car “Feom the" descsiptionfurn 'rom the t ished Reid, Policeman saphen F. Go([l:s’, sixth precinct, arrested James E. 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