Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1930, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1930. DSTILERY SHP BURNED ON RIER Noted Packet of Earlier Day on Mississippi Floats in Flames to Grave. ST. LOUIS, September ‘15—The charred hull the stern-wheeler Tlinois lay et the bottom of i River supposedly ts who sought to s of the old craft burned b cover prohibitionists were he boat, it disap- k at Alton, Til., early was sent floating down ing mass of flames. Horse Thief Mounts Wrong Animal and Lands in Hospital By the Associated Press DETROIT, September 15— This town is no place for horse thieves. Roland Beruchman found that out when he tried to ride away on Hal Hal is horse No. 13 of the Detroit Mounted. His regular rider, Officer Percy Rose. parked Hal in an alley while he went into a restaurant Priday Along came Beruchman and climbed into the saddle. He took a short ride, mostly up and down, and Officer Rose found him lying on the pavement with Hal stand- ing over him. At receiving hos- pital physicians said Beruchman probably would recover. It was the first case of at- tempted horse stealing recorded here in many & day. KIDNAPED MAN FREED AFTER PAYING RANSOM first floating distillery the attention of Fed- s here, and they suspect of alcohol here- daily capacily ranged from 600 to 1,000 galions. Vessel With Honorable Career. a long and honor- conservation boat ed with large tanks, for- e fish came to agents found anchor ch was filled with other with dis- 1. The agents the atten- August, when it w two harges, one of w whisky mash and tl tilling X returne warran vanished was reach cated & dock at only & Owners Take Warning. Sunda contain had lo tigating 9 pm., Sa hours late from its moor out into the t. Louis papers, t Federal agents ft and were inves- ies, Teached Alton at night. Less than six vessel was cut loose apparently towed Opinion was cur- today that the boat was ter its owners learned hs the craft had cense op- marin, and s and prohi y o ascertain who the Illi- stern-wheeler, on which | ; used to make junk trips entertain their frien #111 ablaze Alton police apprehend- | § ho said he was Milo Phil- St. Lot Phillips _disclaimed dge of the fireand said he was returning up the river in a motor boat from a drinking party on Maple Island when arrested. JAPAN WELCOMES STATISTICS GROUP Prince Opens Nineteenth Institute, Seeking Uniform Standards for Compiling Data. By the Associated Pr TOKIO, September 15—With Prince Chichibu, heir presumptive to the Jap one, presiding as honorary pa. nt scholars from a score of , Asiatic and European coun- tries_assembled re today to discuss zestfully of all subjects to the or- statistics. 1t was the nineteenth annual session of the International Institute of Sta- tistics and was opened by Prince Chi- chibu's address of welcome. T founded in 1883, seeks the of uniform standards for on and tabulation of infor- mation in the principal countries of the world. ‘Three delegates represent the United States. They are Dr. Walter F. Wil- cox of Co University, Halleck A. Butts, Ame commercial attache in Tokio, and Warren M. Persons, New York bus 2 and one-time lec- turer at Ha University. Y American Ambassador to Present Credentials in Few Days. YOKOHAMA, ved here from San y on the liner President He was met by Charge D’Affaires Naville of the American embassy and others and motored immediately to Tokio. 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