New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1929, Page 8

R JONES LAW INTEN = 1S MABEL SEES 7 Parpose Is Not to “Harass” She Tells W.C. 1. U. ‘Washington, May 2 (P—Long es- Atablished precedent and a belief that _“enforcement by harassment is never Justified’ "are held out 1 Mabel Walker Willebrandt, assistant attot- ney general in charge of prohibition prosecutions, as reasons for her let- fer directing district attorneys o use “a wise dis tion of the Jones law. Her explanation of the which nas aroused widespread coni- ment, was given to Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost, legislative superintendent of the Nationa, Wol Semperance union, ‘today by “The Union Signal,” its of- figial weekly organ. Mabel's Explanation ¥sThe letter on the application of the new Jones amendment follov:d the precedent of the department long established in the administration of the white traffic 7 she fays. “Its purpose is to point out to ¥nited States attorneys the in- portance of a careful study of the Gvidence pricer to instituting action, and the exer in fitting that evidence into the par- cular scction of the law, violation af which it will hest prove in court. ¥or. although the age man and foman may be ware of the fact. @very lawyer knows that the pros:- sutor must weigh evidence ard ehoose (make an clection of reme- Jies is the legal term that applies) under what section of the law he will Plead the case. * “particularly must every United States attorney do this with prohibi- tion violations. Almost every viola- #on reported by prohibition agents a legal infriagement of no less gmn five sections of law, to wit (A) some of the internal revenue statutes existing prior 1o prohibition; (B) the possession; (C) nuisance: (D) wansportation; (k) sale. (1) or manufacturing sections of the na #onal prohibition act; the tariff act, {H) the customs act, and frequ; (&) the prohibition law of the ¢ ty or state. To proceed under pos- session or some of the sections, misdemeanor complaint may be filed immediately. To choose other wections, the case must be presented t& the grand jury. Aimed At Commercial Cases “United Staf Attorneys’ offices have in the past used blanks charg- ing sale just as a misdemeanor. They can no longer do that. If the evi- dence is inconsequential in character %0 that proof of more than illegal possession is doubtful, it is mani- festly unfair to a defendant toat- tempt 1o prove a felony. Enforce- ment by harassment is never justi- ficd. Moreover, Congree has revealed the intznt of the new amendment to reach commercial cases and when commercialism can be shown by the evidence, it is plain Congress intend- ed the prosecutor to press for the higher penalties of the Jones law, ,with the power of deportation of jundesirable aliens engaged in such violations to follow. . “Evaluating evidence before trial , ‘has been always a prosecutor's duty; but it becomes of greater importance nd is published slave retion” in applica- lettor, | ise of a wise discretion |§ Volstead act shows that congress in- tends those offenses which violate the constitution itself to be felonies and leaves other Volstead violations as misdemeanors, A United States attorney must proceed under the law according to the intent of congress. ’uml to do that he must exercise a | wise discretion in choosing his steps {of procedure.” LUNCH GART OR " FILLING STATION \Franklin Square Residents to Express Which They Wish The ordinance committee of the common council will meet at this evening at City Hall to hear ex- pressions of preference between & lunch cart and a gasoline station to occupy the Standard Oil Co. lot at - corner of Franklin Square and Pearl strect. The committee is only empowered to hold the hearing and report back to the council. At 8 o'clock the board of police commissioners will be heard relative to tha proposed houlevard traffic West Main, South Main, . Hart and Myrtle streets. A report will be received from Puilding Inspector A. N. Rutherford, ccond Deputy Chief M. T. Souney o7 the fire department, and Assistant Corporation Counsel M. H. Camp| rlative to an ordinance regulating the operation of dry cleaning and dyeing plants in the city, this matter | Laving been referred to them by the former ordinance committee. It is intended to hold a hearing at a later date. to present the proposed regula- tions to the cleaning and dyeing operators for their criticism, before |the proposed ordinance is sent to the ccuncil for action. Action will be taken tonight, 1t is expectcd, on a resolution to amend | the building ordinance, Section 208, Article 4, to allow two stores on the ground floor of tenement houses, in- stead of only one as at present. |Graf Zeppelin Makes | Round Trip to Vienna | Vienna, May 2—(®—The G i ppelin flew over Vienna at 9:15 . m., four hours and five minutes after leaving Friedrichshafen, Ger- many. The airship is on a short Aus- : trian cruise, | Friedrichschafen, Germany, May 2.—(M—The Graf Zeppelin, giant German dirigible, took off at 5:10 a. m. on a trip which was to make it over Vienna and back Among the dirigible gers were Schurff, Austrian mi: of trade snd traffic, and Count Schwerin Von Krosigk, representa- tives of the Wurtemburg government and various federal ministries and | Katchira. Dr. Hugo Eckener mand. was in com- STRIKES OUT 13 New Haven, May 2 (UP) — The pitching of Frank Nekola of Holy Cross, who struck out 13 Elis and, altowed only one hit, featured the Worcester college's 1 to 0 baseball victory over Yale here yesterday. Lawrence scored the only tally when linehan, Yale catcher, dropped the ball. no dandruff Children usually come home from school with & case of dandruff that may lead to baldness. ‘They get it from contact with others; promiscu- ©ous use of combs, brushes and wash | protect the Japanese naval attache, Captain| | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, HIROHITO GREETS ¢/ TORNADOES LASH ENGLISH NOBLEWAN Members of Oldest Reigning Houses in World Meet Tokyo. May 2 —The head of the oldest reigning house in the world today extended a welcome to the vion of the second oldest such as Japan has not known in a decade. nperor Hirohito met Prince enry, Duke of Gloucester, son of ing George of Great Britain at the ay station as he arrived on a on to hestow the Order of the r on the Japanese ruler. The emperor grasped the hand of the British prince and chatted with him for a moment after he had de- scended from the coach to the sta- tion platform. Then he watched smilingly as Crown Prince Chichibu left with the visit in a brilliant procession to the Kasumigascki pal- which is to be his temporary residence, At the entrance the Princess Chi- chibu. acting as the cmpire's hostess on behalf of the empress, Who ex- pects soon to become a mother for the thirg time, greeted the royal it. The princess wore a smart opean afternoon frock. he duke rode in a six-horse open carriage, with red and gold decor- ations, from the station to the pal- ace. Prince Chichibu, who had met him at Yokohama. where he = de- arked from H. M. S. Suffolk, was ed alongside of him. Both wore full dress uniforms, the British prince that of the Tenth Hussars and Prince Chichibu that of the Third Regiment. As they were driven up the street both smiled and saluted in acknowledgment of the applause from the multitudes. The emperor returned to his own palace in a motor car unostenta- tiously a few minutes after the prince’s colorful procession started. H K vail m G S Manufacturers Alarmed At Freight Rate Jump May 2 (®—The Manu- sociation of Connecticut today prepared for information of its members a review of the eastern class rate before the interstate commerce commission which is held to be of greater importance to ship- pers of Connecticut than appears on the surface, Callouses and Burning Soles Dr. Scholl’s Zino- pads for Callouses end pain in one minute! Theystop the friction and pressure of shoes and are soothing and healing. Re- moving callouses with harsh liquids or plasters is unsafe —often ‘causing acid burn. Zino-pads are thin, protective. At all drug, shos and dept. stores=35c box. Dz Scholl Zino s Y Mo—n-“E“fl ase children will often find that your loose dandruff has dis- little scalps are clean, sweet rates has been proposed, and the a: sociation says: “On the surface this appears no more or less than a gen- eral advance in freight rates. In the eastern rate case it is proposed to in- crease both east and west bound rates . . . It is proposed to increase |the present number of classes, name- ly six. to about 23 class scale of rates.” Boys Enjoy Fishing In Stanley Quarter Pond Boys under 16 years of age had their first opportunity of the season to fish in Stanley Quarter park pond yesterday, and a large number of lines were cast into the water to lure the elusive Johnny Roach and {bull-heads. The pond was stocked {through the work of Mayor Paones- sa and fishing was first permitted last year. Neighbors at first object- ed to the mayor's plan, but have since found that the practice has not resulted in annoyances. Licensecs are issued at the office of the park commission, subject to revocation it all rules of the park department are not observed. Hoffman Verdict Upheld By the Supreme Court Hartford, May 2 (M—Supreme court decisions handed down yester- day sustain G. F. Heublein, Inc., in its case against the Hartford Board of street commissioners; clear Clar- ence and Edward F. Laubin of this city of responsibility in the auta. mobile accident on Blue Hills gv- enue on May 20, 1928, as the result of whieh Paul R. Schmeiske's - testate died, and find no error in the superior court jury verdict tor Israel Hoffman, New Britain thea- ter owner. Mount Lassen volcano, in Califor- nia. is the only one that has erupted in this country during this century. ARKANSAS AGAI Second Twister in Month Hurls Death and Ruin Little Rock, Ark., May 2 (»—The isecond series of tornadoes in Ar- kansas in less than a month today Itook a toll of at least six dead and probably 50 injured, with property damage running high. Striking a few hours apart in both cast and west parts of the state late yesterday and last night, the torna- does 8o completely demoralized communication systems that full re- ports of the number of dead and in- jured was not obtainable early to- day. The six known dead were at Brinkley and Wheatley, a few miles apart, in northeast Arkansas. Three of them were white persons, Mrs. Dave Edwards and two daughters. and three unidentified negrocs. More than 20 were injured in that section, some seriously. Reports from Dagmar, southwest of Brinkley, were that 20 persons were injured there. Fort Smith and vicinity had a dozen injured. The number of dead was expected to be increased by a thorough survey of the section around Wheatley. The first tornado struck at Fort |8mith in mid-afternoon. Iive were |injured in the city and seven hurt at Sand Prairie, a small town near |there. Considerable property dam- {age was caused. The Brinkley and Wheatley storm hit at 6:30 o'clock. A staff correspondent of the As- sociated Press who was on the Rock Island special train from Little Rock, reported that the path of .the tornado was clearly visible from the . MAY 2, 1929, ; railroad tracks southwest of Brink- ley. Cutting a path about 200 yards wide, it levelled telephone poles and trees, he said. It apparently hit first south of Devalls Bluff, in the vicinity of Dagmar, moved northeast | Embassy in Berlin' Refutes Reports toward Brinkley, passing through the outskirts of that town, then east to Wheatley where it turned directly { north. Many of the injured were from the section north of Wheatley. Texas Swept By Gales Dallas, Texas, May 2 ()—Texas weather moderated today after dis- turbances in almost every section of the atate. Northern points were whipped by a 68 mile gale yesterday and a series of minor tornadoes swept about the Arkansas line. Snow, hail, sleet, and rain fell generally in the Panhandle. Beveral negro farm hands were reported injured in Smith county by a tornado. Btreet car service in Dallas was in- terrupted when the metal roof of a downtown automobile parking sta- tion was hurtled through the air to smash down power and telephone lines. Windows were blown in, signs, papers and sand filled the air, and small sheds were razed. Borger reported a half hour of snow and intermittent showers. Amarillo was hit by gusts of sleet, slight rains and a bitter north wind. Reports said Athens, Henderson, Malakoff and Frankston were hit by tornadoes. Communication lines were severed and reports of damage were not available. 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