Evening Star Newspaper, April 4, 1930, Page 42

TENNESSEE JOINS KANSAS AS DRY Repeal . and Modification Lose Slightly, but Continue to Hold Long Lead. Forty States returned ballots in the loun.h week of the Literary Digest's Nation-wide prohibition poll and reports to be published tomorrow will show that ‘Tennessee has joined with Ki expresslng preference for strict enforce- es reported from 20 additional Slltes totnled 755,857 and the count in favor of repeal of the eighteenth amend- ment and the Volstead law remained at { slightly more than 42 per cent. ‘The Digest will say that of 2,000,340 post cnrd votes tabulated 848,751 are wet and 598,252, or nearly 30 per cent, are “damp,” while 553,337 are “bone dry” and demand strict enforcement. “Medium Dry” in South. The \nst section of Dixie is lpprnmd voting “medium dry” by the Digest, whlch will show that in every southem State, except Tennessee, the combined vote for modification and repeal larger than that for enforcement. Maryland, one of the States which did not ratify the etghteenm amendment, the vote for repeal mnlldu’lbly greater than for both modification and enforcement. ‘The report from Maryland shows the vote as follows: For repeal, 10,999; for modmcitlon 5,632; (l)l' enrorcemem 4.4 The vote for repeal in the District of Columbia continues greater than for | either modification or enforcement, but less than lhe two combined. The vote is given : r repeal, 4,836; for mndlficullan 2,998; for ‘enforcement, OI the 40 States reported, 20 show a vote for repeal that is greater than for either modification or enforcement, while in the other 20 States the vote for strict enforcement shows & larger total | ¢ than for either modification or repeal. “A little flgurlnl " the Digest states editorially, “will show that the bone drys have gained a trifile more than a int in ratio value since last week, + | Carolina by Gov. Gardne; | serve & 1-to-10-year prison term. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, [ e carstina P | A WEST “FREE” AS JURY DISAGREES Prosecutor Indicates Retrial Is Unlikely as Case Ends in New York. Gets Carolma Post By the Associated Press. NEW YOFRK, April 4—A disagree- ment having ended the first trial, the district nmrney s office indicated today that it would not ask a retrial of Mae ‘West and her Do-defendlnu on charges of preunnn' an indecent play. which had watched policemen rr-enlct scenes from the play, “Pleasure Man,” written by Miss West, deliberated 10 hours, then reported to Judge Amedeo Bertini in General Sessipns Court ll-!t ld not agree. Cour attaches said the jury dendlocked wlth seven for conviction, five for acquittal. Miss West and 22 others, 1ncludlnl the manager and actors in' the com- pany, were connnued m bail. Charges against 3¢ were drop) L Tzl;e Dllly w‘;s “c):ll:;udl l\;l;vz:lihhs nfliesr niny c Mi MRS. W. THOMAS BOST West and {he enth‘e ‘were ln'esteds Of Raleigh, N. C, has been appointed director of public welfare for North 4 mMslll-grder‘acllln. is being promoted Zissociated Press Photo, | - SOUN Af CONVICTED OF SLAYING Los Angeles Sportsman Found Guil- ESTHER CAFETERIA 1810 14th St. Now Open Special Plate Lunch Choice of Meats 2 Vegetables Bread and Butter Coffce With Real Cream ty of Manslaughter. LOS ANGELES, April 4 (#).—Owen R. Bird, Los Angeles sportsman, was sonvicted of manslaughter here Wednes- day by a Superior Court jury of nine men and three women. He was charged with the_slaying of his close friend, Percival Watson, last November, after [ a quarrel at the Bird h Bird, a former Ocmdmm Conege Tasty Foods—Large Selection athlete, will be sentenced Friday Service If Desired 1810 14th St. attorneys -nnounced they would nk rl&ht establish erty held by the realty company. l ys her husband, rom whom been separated Sioce 1926, is rul owner of the property, and that as his lawful wife, she is en- titled to dower rights. Bachelor Brothers And Spinster Sister Die in Fire at Home By the Amdaud POUOHK!EPBII 4.—An overheated s . Y., April burned to death Wednesday, Coro- ner Errol B. Hufcut uld yesm- ’l'he Gills lived in the Chestnut fld:e uctlon about 30 miles west 'rhe bm!.her: were said to have been retired New York business men. BROWNING FACES SUIT NE’W YORK Anrll 4 ().—Fran Brownin, g, through rmther Wednudly filed uun against her husblnd Edward e Bcowning e Wary e Edoro Realty Co. to Mrs. Brownln ces her hlve her dower in 24 parcels of prop- MEETING CRITICIZES TOKIO ACCEPTANCE Naval Demonstration Is Held in Tokio Park, With 2,000 Taking Part. By the Assoclated Pre TOKIO, Ap ~Under the nuplca of the fam “Black Dragon Society” and other anomlmlc organizations an open-air demonstration against the Japanese cabinet’s acceptance of the London naval formula was held Shiba Park yesterday. Although today was a mnational holi- day, being the anniversary of the death of Japan’s legendary first Emperor, Jimmu Tenno, and fine Spring weather Drev-lled the ntlcndlnce of about 2,000 was relatively small. ‘The meeting puwad resolutions vigor- ously criticizing the government's de- cision. Retired admirals and generals comprised the majority of the speakers. Navalist mutterings against the cab- inet's acceptance continucd to be re- ported in the vernacular press. —_— Tondon taxi drivers are protesting that their passengers insist on too high speed. in Bishop James O'Shes, D. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1930. CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES ARE SAFE IN KANCHOW |3 State Department IMakes Public Two Telegrams Received From Group Reported in Danger. By the Associated Press. The National Catholic Welfare Con- ference has informed the State De] ment that members of the American Catholic Mission at Kanchow, China, who last week were reported in danger from Chinese brigands, are safe. The State ment made public two telegrams from the missionaries. e first was recelved March 29 from head of the Kanchow mission It said: “Red armies have withdrawn to_Father McLaughlin's place (knowr u !lnfen ). Bisters arrived at Kanchow Curtis whe thers Erbe and ere- ‘not_known. Very probably in bouts vicinity of Father Young's.” Another telegram from Sister Pauline | robl Mich., who is sister superior at Kanchw t0ld In more detail Strabel of Saginaw, of the escape. sald: “Eight sisters o{ charity at Kanchow Kanchow. Their col"rl\gm::t{l noldme at Tawoll was rtly damaged. Fathers Erbe and Curtis, who w:ge at Tawol, were robbed. Both of these priests and l“ t.he sisters are Jow safe at Kan- ent that it takes up five times its weightin water. Compare it also for softness. Fort Howard is « Water Crepe Tissue. Chil- dren prefer it . . . It’s guaranteed! “White a3 Suew +« - Soft a3 Dowa™ Tomorrow will be a great day for fresh vegetables and fruits in all our stores Every Day the Unexcelled Quality Quoted Daily at the Most Reasonable Prices Season’s Best Is Offered in Our Stores po while modification has gone down al- most a point, and repeal has lost a fraction of a point.” Drys Criticize Poll. Bvery shade of opinion is represented in criticisms that have bombarded the Digest since mcepmn of the poll, the Digest states. “This year the bitterest of the accusations seem to come chiefly from our dry friends, who ought to know better—and some of them posi- uvely do know better. “However, we are also being assailed by earnest wets, who accuse us of ‘gplitting the wet vote’ and of further discriminating against them by throw- ing out ballow marked in more than one squa. e, objections are passed off v e fMce and Warehouse 4(hS tree NE. The Prices runll in Washington cleaning and preparation starts, and shortly thereafter almost every wanted fresh vegetable and fruit is on display and ready for your choos- ing in our store (Sanitary or Piggly Wiggly) nearest your home. As production increases with the season, the opening time is pushed forward to 2 AM,, and when local growers begin their deliveries to us, the street is filled with trucks waiting to unload as early as 4 A.M. To serve you with the freshest and the best is our job; and to do it effi- ciently is absolutely essential in order that you may purchase most econom- ically. Tomorrow (come in the forenoon for best assortment) will be a great day for those who want the best and freshest and the fullest choice of all the good things which grow. At 4 o'clock each morning our warehouse men begin unloading from freight cars a vast quantity of fresh products that have come to us direct from the fields of the Sunny South. A total of twelve to fifteen carloads are placed on our warehouse floor each morning, preparatory to assembling each store’s needs for the day. Even before most of Wash- ington is awake, one hundred men have worked and reworked this vast tonnage to conform to individual store orders, and at 5:30 AM. the loading of the delivery trucks begins. At 6 AM. the first truck leaves to be- gin the distribution to our retail ‘ and other ieoria Getthesetwo Loutchol ne stores. Usually more than three hun- R ‘ e — dred and fifty of our stores are sup- %If.;fi&“.fx'f‘li’?%;ifiifiif'é?&fli"’ - ; EATIiN S0AF O et Ew oMK plied each morning before 8 A.M. = As quickly as deliveries are re- ceived in each store the unpacking, em crats, Republicans! To all such’ slllyB stoflu our sole reply is a osh!® STUDENTS HEAR TALK ON MODERN HOLLAND Dr. Joseph Jitta Lectures at George- town School of Foreign Service. SOAP for 25° and get a full size 10’ package of STEEL WOOL FREE' Don’l miss Ihll nle. 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