Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1930, Page 23

PURCHASERS HELD REAL DRY PROBLEM Doran Says Buyers of “Sucker Whisky” Hinder ‘Enforcement. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, La, May 20.—Peo- ple paying “$10 for 15 cents’ worth of sucker whisky” constitute the real prob- lem of prohibition enforcement, de- clared Dr. J. M. Doran, United States prohibition commissioner, here yester- day to attend a convention of Louisiana Ppharmacists. “I wish we could have had a con- vention of America’s liquor connoisseurs with us when we recently raided a big liquor plant in Brooklyn,” he said. “That was the best Vlaull evidence of the great American swindle anybody could ask. “It proved conclusively that what T've been telling America all along— nw Dootleggers and liquor operators riding around the country in mbnpbuut limousines because the country has plenty of people willing to '8 lot 15 cents’ worth of sucker In the Brooklyn plant, he said, they !o..nd everything needed to fake corn whisky into looking like imported stuff. “Anywhere in America, the little fel- Jow who had his distillery and pro- duced a drink out of corn sugar alco- hol, got his supplies from this Brook- lyn’ house,” the commissioner said. “When he had finished his product, he bottled it in those special bottles, cork- ed it with aged corks all properly burned with the right mark, labeled it with salt water stained labels, packed it in salt watér stained burlap and #old it to the country club crowd with from that ough P gellelt Pplece of Amenc-n fiction for BLACK BACK HOME, ENDING WORLD TOUR Baltimore Publsiher Flies Over Three Continents—Congratulated in Message From Admiral Byrd. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, May 20.—Van Lear Black’s world wandering airplane, the Maryland Free State brought the Bal- timore publisher home yesterday after the latest of his flights, which have taken him over three continents. Mr. Black arrived at Logan Field n, the final hop on hls cisco. He was greeted by Gov. Rlbch.le and Mayor Breening in an informal re- ception at the fleld. where more than 1,000 people had gathered, and then es- corted him to the Memorial plaza, where a formal welcome was extended. ‘There 8 telegram of congratulations from Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd was read. ‘The Maryland Free State was es- corted over Baltimore by planes of the of Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Kansas City, Mo.; Dayton, Ohio and Washington. ndorfler _and Scholte wereq graved certificates bestowing the which they are to hold in perpetuity. SUGGEST “PABLO SIDAR” AS NAME FOR AIR FIELD — oy Mexican Army Air Corps Presents Memorial Asking Honor to Mem- ory of Noted Aviator. Span! issued today provides that army officers must present creden- thll showing that they are native born Mexicans. The credentials furthermore will serve quickly and definitely to establish their identity in case of necessity. ‘The ashes of Col. Sidar are expected to reach Mexico City today FRENCH TOWN MOURNS DEATH OF MRS. WHITNEY Fornier Philadelphia Woman Help- ed Rebuild Village Near Ver- dun After Armistice. By the Associated Press. ST+REMY-LA-CALONNE, France.— *This yillage, near Verdun, wiped out in the war, is in mourning for the recent death of the woman whose inspiration caused it to be rebuilt. After the armistice Mrs. Thomas B. jey came and heiped to re-estab- mes. Under her leadership the e was modernized with a pub- h house, a laundry, a school snd tic field. Whitney, Prench by birth, lived elphia ‘after her marriage, but 'iyeun had lived at Menton, on ra. During the war she was nursing and rellef work French Alpine troops. She with the Legion of | SRR INSTITUTE APPROVED House Passes Bill Authorizing $750,000 to Study Disease. ‘The Senate bill to authorize $750,000 for creation of & Natonal Institute of Health, to be devoted to the study of the diseases of man, was passed yes- Prred-g‘by the House and unt to the ‘The measure, indorsed by many indi- ~vidual sclentists and scientific organi- zations, was designed to enlarge the Government’s research into diseases, to enable it to accept donations to further this work and to bring about co-opera- tion among scientific institutions. COOLIDGE REPUDIATES TEXT OF INSCRIPTION FOR MOUNTAIN Criticism of Tabloid History by News- paper Man Reveals Editing by Gutzon Borglum, Chosen to Perform Sculpture. By the Auoellud Press. NEW YORK, May 20.—Former Presi- dent Calvin coolM,ge. disinclination to be criticlzed for the act of another, brought out the fact that his 500-word history of the United States had been altered by Gutzon Borglum, sculptor, who is to cut the history into the gran- ite of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota. Borglum, who is chairman of the committee on publicity and design of the mountain memorial, as well as its uulpwr and enli.neer himself invited te the tabloid his- wry 'he rst. chlnm of which is to be carved beneath the granite portrait of George Washington. Some time wh.t was said to be the text of thi m as Mr. Coolidge wrote it was le public. There was no comment at the ume emm bk rglum or by Coolidge. own whether Mr. coolldge wu the.n aware of the changes and withheld public remarks pending dis- cussion of the matter with Borglum, of whether he had not been notified Iebterpollieiy. "3 fope, "bos 'Fatner letter—pol y, it rather sharply, for all that.” lum took no immediate action, the Corbin letter presumably not hav- ing come to his attention, but Mr. ool idge wrote e Corbin “hat the text as crit- icized in the Times was not his, umaanmuethzmnmup statemy t"t?u: Timi W“l':lnfla'.m: en e es, chlnmhehmmdelnmuxtln detail, Excerpts Show llnlu ‘These excerpts from the history show what Mr. Coolidge wrote and how, Mr. Borglum edited it. Coolidge text: “The Declaration of are responsible for the match- mm of thousands of flowers, trees bles. They pollen Ute. and did not read the published text. taking it for granted that it was as he wiute &t ppened, which brought the whole affair into the open. John Corbin, veteran: news and author of a study of Washingion, wrote a letter to the New York Times. on which he was formerly an editorial writer, Several Coolidge’s text. “Knowing nothing of changes,” Corbin told the Amu;ny wdnmy. oo Independence—the eternal right to seek happiness through self-government and the divine duty to defend that right But recently something Corbin Challenges Coolidge. Borglum_revision: our Lord 1776 the peoj e dhciazed the the eternal r\lht ln mkpl;- lneu—u& ’Me d the d.lvlne duty to de- d that rkht at any sacrifice.” Coolidge tex charter of perpetuu union of free peo- ple of sovereign States establishing a government of limited powers under an dent numnt. 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Dotted Marquisette Curtains, white with pas- tel colored dots $3.75 e ————— S, carry the to phnl, thul heptnl .- e Kenneth Doris Hilda Hollywood, Ml > —Associated Press Photo. rhn of m films and be married soon ! all citizens in their enjoyment of liberty, equality and justice under the law.” Borglum’s revision: “In 1787 as- sembled in convention they made a charter of perpetual union of free peo- ple of sovereign States establishing a government of limited powers—under an independent President, Congress and Court charged to provide security for all citizens in their enjoyment of liberty, equ;my and justice.” ed to unveil the lnscflpuon on the fourth of July. What action, if any, Mr. Coolidge intends to take to and | have the history cut into the mountain as he wrote it, remains unknown. IN LINCOLN PARK, Walks Will Get Attention in Near Future, Grant As- sures Citizens. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, director of public buildings and public , has notified the Llnooln Park ’ that he will order the walks repaired in the near future. The association has been com- ghl.ulns of the condition of these walks for more than a year. The promise of Col. Grant to act without undue delay was made in a letter read to the u.-odn‘fion at lu and streets -our.hent !utnht byl?cunp— bell, chairman committee pnrn and phnrvun ‘The association ndopved a_resclution its pleasure '.hi;t Col. Gnm present position in Washington instead of ac- cepting the position of city manager of Cincinnati, Ohio. ‘The association voted to ask the traf- fice authorities to make Eleventh street east a one-way southbound street and Thirteenth street, which bounds the park in the same way on the east, a one-way northbound street, and to re- quire all traffic to go around the park in the same direction as the street cars. Harry C. 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FILIPINOS GIVE UP Spendence wi AUTONOMY - HOPE, 55252 Hold Hurley Letter to Bing- ham Settles Status Under Hoover. Br WALTER ROBB. (By Radio to The Star and the Chicago Dally News. Copyright. 1930 MANILA, Philippine Islands, May. 20. —Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley's letter to Senator Hiram Bingbam, Re- publican, Conmecticut, regarding the status of the Philippines is. accepted here as the administration’s voice uul as settling the question dent Hoover's incumbency. sidered the miost significant American llcnv.zn since the enactment of the is- . 1t will probably effect a new alignment of parties and a readjustment of the Filipinos’ point of view. Secretary Hurley's firmness and the absence of promises in his declaration are & contrast to President Harding's uwn- - | statement nine years ago. The Secre- tary’s definiteness, with the admission that _the United States is interested in the Philippines on its own account as well as the islands’, contrasts even with Coolidge’s statement when he was President. The letter's denial that the United | w; States is pledged either legally or moral- ly ever to concede independence gives the Filipino public a first insight into the lmzude of Repub! as unding a note of conservatism in Amerlun Oriental policy. Filij oa lwepun the statement as an aul ‘Washington's sundpol.nt uk that t.he independence | tian missions now working for the Philip- pine cause in Washington return home. A Special inic act by Congress in 1916. | | BOAT CAPTAINS AGREE TO PUT OFF CONTEST Ohio River Race to Be Held June 28—Betsy Ann Goes to Dry Dock. By the Associated Press. 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