Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1930, Page 11

WORLD RUM: RING SEEN BY H. . TAFT Giant Group Plans to Spend Millions to Break U. S. Laws, . Educator Says. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, January 18.—A charge that world-wide liquor, wine and beer inter- ests formed gigantic corrupting power” proposing :to break down the Constitution and" Taws of the United Stafes and to do it with meney,” was | made here todsy by Horace D. Taft.! rdueator and brother of Willlam Howard ‘Taft, chief justice of the United States. | “T am not a fanatic on this subject.” | he told 300 prominent citizens of Massachusetts in.an address at a lunch- eon meeting of the Law Enforcément | League. “I have never becn, except for the law, a total abstainer.’ Joining with Mr Taft in urglng | Massachusétts not ‘to repesl its Stste prohibition enforcement act was Chyrles T. Beaupre, captain of the State police patfol. He asserted that repeal would | Biseourage homest and Toyal police off- cers, would cripple State enforcement | and would efcourage the rum runner #nd the moonshiner. Benefity Aré Cifed. Attributing eeonomic, social and | moral benefits to prohibition, Mr. Taft | ridiculed .the flaim that enforcement | was a faflure; ‘He asserted that States which repealed dhieir enforcement laws | were largely sbindoning the benefits of | prohibition™ and, handicapping them- Belves-with seriotis evils. “The truth is” he said,““that every State which repeals its enforcement sct every man who, drinks, every editor who by ridicule or isrepresentation hinders enforcement ‘and promotes lawlessness is trying a desperate remedy. Every| drinker knows that 50 per cent at least | of what he spends goes for the bribery of the officlals of his country; that he ie helping to increase crime and de- moralization.” Behind the mult on prohibitipn in America, Mr. Taft'said, “were interna- tional alcoholic. heverage interests.” He quoted M. de Mun of Franee, president of the International 'League of the Adversaries of Prohibition, as saying: | “We have 100,000,000 people behind us and untold millions of dollars which we will spend in the merciless fight to ‘dmmy prohibition in the United Btates, “The sdme gentlema “as chairman of the French Wine Ex- port Commissian,’ sald in the Prench wine trade journal: ‘The lpp?flchinl electoral struggles In the United States will probably he the occasion for re- doubling the efforts of the commission and it is now awaiting the return of its !epres!nllllv! to decide its actiom in the matter.' “A Prench commission, in aceounting for the expenditure of great sums o money; claimed g sharg & the wet yle- tories in Canadg and stated that wnen- ever the fight was on in any country, there they wnuld be with their money. “The German beer men in copven- ton mnnnnced their intention t free Amg.udx isky and bee nadian whi an T men pal tremendous sums into the b i chest in Capadq gnd they and eir Fnglish brethren ure l"hr to m. consequences. of ' ieury America.” ROBERT BARKER "HEADS SOCIETY | 'l‘eunemenu— i’kt '_on\em Annual Meeting— Follaws Session. ati Robert “Bob* Barker. farmerly of Maryville, 'rmn Was ei-md president. of the Tennesses Beciety of ‘Washington af f] nnpu mgeting of the noetety 195t night at llxu.uth Oth: - Hooper, - secretary, formerly, of lluh- ville. The Navy: w Orchestra ~fur- nished musfe dancing and there was onummmm by Beatty Joe § !n- the Veterang” reau, Thom: ray of the -x— ury Department and “Spots’ ‘Har- vey of the Robert Barker. Gas Light Co. The new ent, of th ty has been in Washington'for about five years, and was elected last whz from the post of vice pmldl% of the society, | which he hgd held for the past year. He is assistant ehief of the contact division of the Veterans’ Bureau, which has brought him inte touch with thou- sands of veferans coming to the bu- reau_to have “thelr cases adjudicated. He . has been prominent also in the American Legion, having ,mpgec; sl pational conyentions as a delegate his post at u-ryvl'h, Tenn. Teacher Likes Long Skn'tl ATLANTA, Jaruaty 18 (). —Long skirts are aj rqvpgg Miss B. a.ulh Pyrtle, presi Yoe Natlopal Edu- cation Associptioh. ‘lpnnm 'z;ch- er being cnnluud g pupils Pyrtle "favors mulm;‘ being in nyu 8z a ngs 5 it dr Fin"do_the Best ob. Dot st $200.00 Paid For One Copper Cent 1. D. Martin of Richmond, Va., je the proud possessor oi 3 check for '$200.00 paid him for an old copper. cent. The Numismatic Company, Dept. 117, Fort Worth, Texas, who purchased this penny from Mr. Martin, says there are numerous old coins, bills and stamps in circulation for which they will gladly pay big cash pre- minms. 8o that yvou will know the value of old coins and stamps and what to watch for in your change, the Numismatic Campany will send for only 4¢ 10 any regder of this paper whe 5 large illustrated. cg sle- scribing some of these wanted articles apd the big profits to be made. Better write them tod jor this large folder sa you. « post yourseli and know just what to look for. Remember that Mr. Martin's knowing the value of his penny meant a difference oi $199.99 to him. Without knowing it< value that penny might still be in citeulagioy, nassing through the hands of dpm\md‘ until someone HORACE D. TAFT. COL 0SCAR A. McGEE DEAD AFTER SHORT ILLNESS|Z; Veteran of nmppm- Campaign Had Received Promotion in ‘World War Service. Col. Oscar A. McGee, U. 8. Cavalry, who had been on duty with organized reserves at Huntington, W. Va, for several = months, died Rochester, Min where he had gone for medieal trestment, ‘War Departient advices. Born in Stearns County, Minnesota, | November 3, 1876, he served in the ranks in the Philippine ‘nsurrection and was commissioned first lleutenant, $6th U. 8. Infantry, in July 1899. He was cited for gallantry in actlon against | insurgents in Luzon. During the World War he served in the nationgl Army, first as a major and | s ‘lleutenant colonel, Field Ar-f N ery, - He reached the grade of upl in. the regular service in Oc- | 1929. His widow, Mrs. Laura A. Mccee mrvlves ‘Stenogs Startle Londcn 10] January 18 (®).—The fur ropts, stockings, cosmetics and SNappy remarks {h‘mnognpneru who ave come with American delgn- ion to the naval parley are atanung Lapdop. ir] reparter writes in the Evening Standard that English girls re less smart and well groamed, but !bev still have their cnmplexluns, every Q.tm:m typist sh2 saw was magde up hou; for the nu'e Anonm- 1nur- one. hoped by PR Engllnd the Pflx:;p of Wales is out of | Mother’s Experience shows what can be done with children ARSH corregtive measures are dnm Recessary with & child! ern parents ueogmzn &hw Thlt lthe reason 89 many agree an this gentler mhuns of putting a child in order en bad breath, coated tongue, md.fd"i biliousness or upsets of a ¢l igestive tract. .Z’a'.c the first sign of hd bmth ar_feverishness, & swn!ul of California Fig S; p does the work! Somet several doses are pecessary: AL a.yl you can depend on its use clear the harmlessly and in a hurry; to give the child CALIFQRN FIG SYRUP ,FRUJTY LAXATIVE 1C FOR CHILDREN THE RIC AND TO . Judging from 9 uld‘ worn-oyt this , without get- af heat. ‘the muhfl m Il lighten your % aters, Immediate like Mr. Martig, who knows old coing, recognized its value. It pavs (6 be posted. Send dc now mr “the ‘illusirated cain falder. Yo have nothing to lnu, every- thing to gain. EN[ Friday at | according to | because it's real_economy fo in- stall & modern hot water plant. ‘325 C’ongu[ez‘ei//zsfd(led Radiator ,c 300 feet o without any cash ment—pay the &ill thrgg yeary. SUNDAY 'TWO GERMAN OFFICERS TAKE U, S. ARMY TRAINING| Capt. Warlimont Serves Tour of Duty in Texas and Capt. Speidel Studies Air Weapons. Capt. Walter Warlimont, @th Prussian Actillery Regiment, Germany Army, | now on an official visit to this counttv. | has been authorized by the Secretary of | War ta serye 8 tour of duty with the 2nd Feld ‘Artiliery Brigage, and Di- | vision, U. 8. Avmy, with station at Fort Sam_ Houston, Tex,, from February 1 to Mareh 15, Capt. Warlimont Jjs regularly attached to the testing and procurement depart- ment of the Ordnance Bureau of the German Army. He and Capt. Helm Speidel, 13th Infantry Regiment, Ger- man_Army, were specially detailed by | the. German Gevernment, with the ap- | prowal of the American ‘War Depart- ment, to spend several months in this | | country and receive instruction in our Army service schools. They arrived here last May and were | officially received by the Secretary of | War and Gen. Summerall, ‘chief of staff | of the Army. §ince then’Capt. 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