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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14

wrote Secretary Baker. ito terminate
its association with the Army with
out expressing to you. and through
you to the officers and men Of the
Marine Corps. the deep sentiment of
the War Department and Of the Army
toward it. The whole history Of the
brigade in France Is one of c6nspicu-
Gus service; when it was finally in
corporated into the I'd Division OF
the American Army it had early an
opportunity to give an heroic demon
stration OF the uncomfortable tenac-
ity and daunt1ess courage of Ameri-
can soldiers. From then on in sue
cessive, almost continuous battles. the
marine brigade and the division of
which it was a part fought sternly
and successfully Until victory was
obtained for the allied armies.
Throughout this long contest the
marines. both by their valor and their
tragic losses. heroically sustained
and added an imperishable chapter to
the history of Americas participa-
ton in the world war.
On behalf of the Army I congratu-
late the Navy Department. the major
general commanding the marines,
those who have been instrumental in
the formation and training of this
splendid organization and the officers
and men of the organization ITSELF"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
SAY WHISKY is STILL
SOLD IN BALTIMORE
Letters to Revenue Office Name
Places and Even Where
Bottle Is Kept.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, August 14.-Letters
of complaint to the internal revenue
office say saloons here are not closed
down tight. There is increasing talk
Of places where whisky may be Sc
cured by old customers.
A woman complains that her hus-
band IL able to get liquor at three
places, and she even tells where a
certain saloonkeeper keeps the bot
tie. That violations have not been
more closely looked up by internal
venue agents Is due chiefly to the
great amount Of new work imposed
on the department by the war reve-
nue. act.
During July only SIT gallons of
whisky were withdrawn from the
bonded warehouses in the Maryland
district for export, so there is re-
naming in bond 5,605,O00 gallons of
whisky and STA gallons of gin. But
during the month the alcohol business
was big. this district being one of
the largest for the production Of al
cohol from molasses. The quantity Of
alcohol exported in July was $1,000
gallons, while the amount on which
tax was paid was $4,000 gallons, the
tax being $500 a gallon. In addition,
$4,000 gallons were withdrawn for
scientific and industrial purposes
without payment Of tax. The
amount of alcohol remaining in bond
on August l in the Maryland district
was 1,419,421 gallons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
COURT PLAN
is RADICALLY CHANGED
Return Of Trial Record of Acquit-
ted Persons Not Permitted
Under New Policy.

BY direction Of the President,
radical change has been made by the
War Department in the existing pro-
cedure in court-martial cases. Under
the new policy, the record of trial
will never be returned to any mill
tary tribunal for reconsideration in any
case where the accused was acquit-
ted nor for the purpose Of having
the severity OF the original sentence
increased unless that sentence is less
than the mandatory sentence fixed by
law for the offense of which the ac-
cused was convicted. Under existing
procedure, cases Of acquittal fire.
quently were returned by reviewing
authorities for reconsideration. and
many cases Of conviction were re-
turned for reconsideration Of the SEN
tence on the ground that the sentence
was too light for the offense commit
ted,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
AT STEEL
PLANT FOLLOWS RIOTS
Illinois Reserve Militia Ready for
Action if Strike Disturbance
Is Renewed Today.
By the Associated Press.


PEORIA, I'LL. August 14.-Fighting
yesterday between striking employees
and deputy sheriffs resulted in the
injury of five persons at the Keystone
steel and wire plant in South Bar
tonville. following an attempt by
striking to prevent strikebreakers
from going to work. Illinois re-
serve militia units were ready today
to march to the wire plant and pre-
serve order in the steel mills.
Several shots were fired during the
night. but early today there was no
sign of further rioting. Several ex-
plosions, believed to be dynamite
blasts. shook the works of the plant
early today. but the extent of the
damage was not known. That the
blasts were inside of the guarded
works of the Keystone mills was ad-
mitted by officials of the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
RED CROSS TRAIN AT WARSAW
Three Cars of Sweaters Among 46
Carrying Relief Supplies.

Three carloads of sweaters knitted
by members of the American Red
Cross were included in a trainload Of
Red Cross relief supplies. consisting
of forty-six cars, which has just ar
rived at Warsaw. This was the
eighth trainload of supplies to be
sent for the relief of inhabitants of
Polish territory east of the River
Bug, where the population was said to
be in great need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
Marines Line Streets.

The streets of the city were full of
marines yesterday afternoon and last
evening. all of them dressed in new
uniforms, which the government will
allow them to retain. Many of the
men found old friends among the pa
tients at Walter Reed and Naval hos
pitfalls who had served in the 4th
Brigade in France. But with the eX-
ception of those who have close
friends or relatives in the city most
of the discharged men will be gone
within another twenty-four hours.
Tribute to the performance of the
marines in France as a new and
heroic demonstration of the uncon-
querable tenacity and dauntless cour-
age of the American soldier" is paid
by Secretary Baker in a letter to
Acting Secretary Roosevelt of the
Navy Department. The letter was &C.
casioned by the restoration of the
marine brigade to the Navy Depart
ment after its service overseas I'M
der Gen. Pershing.
Secretary Bakers Praise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
Reply From Navy Heads.

Replying on behalf of Secretary
Daniels and the officers and men of
the Marine Corps, Acting Secretary
Roosevelt said that the Spirit of CO.
operation that existed between the
Army and Navy never was better
demonstrated than in the participa-
ton of the marines in the battles in
France as part of the Army and I'M
der command of Gen. Pershing. Mr..
Roosevelt characterized the I'd Di-
vision, composed of marines and reg
ulars. as "one- of the greatest fight
ing organizations the world has ever
KNOWN" and expressed qualification
that the pride of the Navy in the
performance of the marines should
be shared by the War Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14

Cigars are regularly exported from
the Philippines to forty countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
WOULD VOID RIGHTS OF WAY.
Secretary Lane Recommends Bill
FORGETTING Certain Railroad Grants

Secretary Lane has recommended to
Congress enactment Of a bill to for
felt rights of way heretofore granted
to railroad companies through Indian
reservations, lands and allotments in
all cases where the grantees have
failed to construct the road or utilize
land granted for station grounds for
a period of five years. The Secretary
also recommends that he be empow-
cred to decide all questions Of fact
arising under the proposed law after
due notice and hearing to parties in
interest, his findings to be final.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
Expert Rate Men Help.

Through the United States Ra ilroad
Administration special arrangements
were made for selling tickets to the
ex-service men, who came from every
section of the country. Twenty ex
pert rate men were sent to Quantico
several days ago and by the time the
men were discharged half of them
already had arranged for their trans
portation home at the reduced rates
available for discharged service men.
Several trainloads of men, through
the cooperation of the marine OFF,
GERS and the railroad administration.
were brought to Washington from
Quantico and purchased their tickets
home here. ten windows being set
aside for their exclusive use. Ticket
sellers and rate experts were brought
here from Baltimore and Philadelphia
to expedite the departure of the vet
Grams to the homes from which some
of them have been absent for two
Years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
Yesterdays Rioting.

Rioting in the vicinity of the plant
was started yesterday, when the
strikers attempted to prevent i'm
ported strikebreakers from going to
work. Quiet was restored after a VOL
ley of shots had been exchanged, caus-
ing the injury of two strikers. Trouble
started afresh. however, when a truck
load of strikebreakers was taken to
the plant under protection of deputy
sheriffs. The strikers had piled OBJ
structions before the gates, causing
the truck to come to a halt and a mob
of nearly a thousand men and women
rushed forward with stones and
clubs. The crowd finally was driven
off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14

uses gas, the inexpensive and convenient
fuel; and provides, for the mere effort pf
lighting burner, boiler of CLEAN HOT
WATER in comparatively short time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
Will Plan Armenian Relief.

Investigation of conditions in Ar
menia with a view to undertaking
some plan of relief, and not a sur
vey in connection with any possible
American mandatory over that ter
ritory, is the mission Of Maj. Gen.
Hartford. chief of STAFF of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces, in his forth
coming visit to Armenia and Trans
caucasia. That statement was made
today by officials here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
Secretary Bakers Praise.

ct cannot permit this heroic force"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
Dates Back Two Months.

The trouble dates back two months,
when the employees struck for higher
wages and a closed shop. The COM
pany granted an increase in pay, but
declined to recognize the union. The
plant has been closed for several
weeks
Among the injured are Reuben Som
mers. SON Of the plant chemist. and his
cousin. Alvin Sommers, son of the as
sistant general superintendent. The
injured Waterman, Frank Rudolph,
was accused by the strikers of being
a strikebreaker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
REST OF MARINES
DISCHARGED TODAY
Fourth Brigade Men Leaving
for Homes in Widely Sep
arated Sections.
Mr.. BAKERS HIGH PRAISE

Discharge of practically all of the
marines who served in the 4th Bril-
sade, I'd Division, and who paraded in
Washington on Tuesday. will be con-
cluded today at Quantico, more than
half of the 5000 men having been
mustered out yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
U. S. CLERKS LAID OFF.
Senator Smith Calls Attention to
Report as to Charleston, S, C.

Senator Smith. democrat. South
Carolina, yesterday called the Sem
ate's attention to reports that perma-
nent civil service employees of the
Charleston, s. c., navy yard were be-
ing laid off for alleged lack of funds.
while temporary workmen were being
employed. Mr.. Smith said he would
introduce a resolution calling for in
formation from the Navy Department.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29
NATION SURPRISED
BY SUDDEN END OF
FIGHT ON SALOON
Sheppard Amendment Ratified
Little More Than Year
After Submission.
War Is Given Credit for Fastening
Adoption of Prohibition-Cam-
paign Carried on for
Years.

The country has hardly awakened
yet to the realization of the fact that
it has voted itself dry. The ratitica-
ton of the Sheppard amendment to
the federal Constitution, prohibiting
the manufacture or sale of intOXicat-
ing liquors, came so suddenly, after
more than half a century of battle,
when the cause of the ProhibitiOnists
many times seemed almost hopeless,
that even the leaders of the dry move
ment have difficulty in realizing that,
so far as can be fOreseen now, their
fight has been won.
There has been nothing In the his
tory of the prohibition movement to
indicate that victory for the cause
would come with such swiftness, once
congress had been induced to submit
the proposed amendment to a vote of
the states. Because Of the difficulty
with which changes in the federal
Constitution are secured it was not an
ticipated that ratification could be Sc
cured by the necessary thirty-six
states within less than two or three
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29
NOT THE EXPECTED CAROLEI
Youngster Merely Mistook Da'
Voice of Domestic Animal for th9
Music Looked For.

She had placed a lighted candle
the window because the inStruf'
said to do just that thing. A isA
candle on Christmas eve would l0a
the carOlers that music was deS'
and they would stop to sing N7
all quite simple. SO the candle Oli
ever so brightly while the memO9S
the family were busily engaged ID
speeding Christmas presents ana "
ing for the community singers
Finally the iittle boy began 70
on his toy piano and there was col1
cradle noise in the house. Above
din, however, there came a SOulal
out of doors.
Listen, mother" one of the chI'I
Insisted, snake baby be QuleL y
you hear the Christmas carOS
Suddenly all was silent-thaf :
was silent with the exception
neighbours cat. Apparently 1t |a' y
ing something III German. AT au'
the little boy went on playing Ds
and the carolers never did app''D
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29

Only a minimum of unemployment
is expected, as the cumulative sever
ity of restrictive measures adopted
since the war began already has
caused many distillers and brewers to
seek other uses for their plants.
Meanwhile a distillers' committee
announced that in % states the con-
situations require referendum vote to
ratify a constitutional amendment
They named these states as follows:
South Dakota. Oregon, Nebraska. Mon
tana. Oklahoma. Maine. Maryland.
Michigan, Arkansas, Colorado. Arizona,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29

ratification of this article the manu-
facture, sale or transportation of in
toxicating liquors within, the impor-
tation thereof into, or the expectation
thereof from the United States and
all territory subject to the jurisdiction
thereof for beverage purposes is here
by prohibited.
Section 2-The congress and the
several states have concurrent pow
er to enforce this article by appropri-
ate legislation.
Section 3-This article shall be in
operative unless it shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the Con-
stitution by the legislatures of the sew
eral states as provided in the Consti-
tuition within seven years from the
date of the submission hereof to the
states by the congress.
CHAMP CLARK,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
THOMAS r. MARSHALL,
Vice President of the United States
and President of the Senate.
l certify that this joint resolution
originated in the senate.
JAMES NJ. BAKER, Secretary.
This resolution was adopted by the
senate on August 1, 1917, by a vote of
65 to 20, and by the house of repre-
sentatives on December II by vote
of 282 to 12S. House amendments were
adopted by the senate December IS.
Mississippi First to Ratify.
Mississippi was the first state to
ratify the amendment, both senate and
house acting on January s, 1918. Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and South Carolina
took similar action during the same
month and North Dakota soon fol-
lowed, but in most states action was
delayed until this year, when the vari-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29

New Mexico. California, Ohio. Nevada,
Washington. North Dakota, Mississip-
pi, Missouri, Kansas. Louisiana and
Utah.
In California court action has been
taken to restrain the governor from
certifying the action of the legisla-
ture to Washington.
Every resource of the distillers.
with resources of approximately ST.
o00.000.0O0. it is said, win be employed
in the supreme effort TO save their
businesses meeting CT the distil-
lers' committee will be held at New
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29

years at the least. Anti-prohibition
leaders felt that they had won a vic
tory when they placed a provision in
the Sheppard resolution providing that
it would be imperative if not ratified
by the legislatures of three-fourthS OF
the states within seven years.
The Sheppard prohibition amend
ment, which has just been ratified by
more than three-fourths of the states
of the Union, the number required to
make it effective, becomes the eight
zenith amendment to the Constitution.
The resolution providing for its sub
mission to the state legislatures, intro
duced by Senator Morris Sheppard of
Texas, was finally adopted by congress
December Is, 1917. On January Is,
1919, less than thirteen months after
the adoption of the resolution by con-
gress, ratification of the amendment
by the states was accomplished. No
other proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution has been adopted with such
speed, with the exception of that
which provided for the abolition of
slavery. Action on the seventeen other
amendments that have been adopted
has required from nine to fOrty-three
months.
The war is given the credit for has
tening the adoption of prohibition in
this country. The economic aspect of
the question was emphasized by the
war emergency, and the handwriting
on the wall was seen when congress
passed a law providing for nation
wide prohibition as war measure, to
become effective July 1. 1919, and to
continue until the armies of the Unit
ed States have been demobilized. If
this law goes into effect, as contem-
plated, the country will go dry July 1,
although the constitutional amend
ment viii not become effective until
one year after its ratification by the
required number of state legislatures.
Text of Amendment.
The text of the resolution embody-
ing the amendment which has now
been adopted is as follows:
JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTR
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES.
Resolved by the senate and house of
representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled,
two-thirdS OF each house concurring
therein, that the following amend
ment to the Constitution be. and here
by is, proposed TO the states 10 be-
come valid as a part of the Constitu-
ton when ratified by the legislatures
of the several states as provided by
the Constitution:
Section AFTER one year from the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29
Before Congress 90 Years.


Bills providing for nationwide prohi-
bitiOn by legislation and resolutions
proposing constitutional amendments
for the same purpose have been before
congress almost continually for more
than 40 years. Senator H. w. Blair of
New Hampshire proposed the first
amendment in 1876 This provided only
for the prohibition of the manufacture
and sale of spirituous distilled liquors
for beverage purposes. He introduced
a similar measure nine times, chang
ing it in 1886 to include all alcoholic
liquors.
Congressman Hobson of Alabama in
troduced the famous "Hobson resolu-
ton" in the house December 10, 1913.
The resolution came to a vote Deem
Der %, 1914, but received only 1877
votes, while 25S were necessary for its
adoption.
There is probability that antiprohi-
bition forces will attempt to secure an
annulment of the ratification vote in
several states and will attack the le-
gality of the action of congress. In
San Francisco a court order has been
secured restraining Governor Stephens
temporarily from signing the ratitica-
ton of the amendment. 1t has been
stated that similar action may be taken
in other states, including Arkansas,
Colorado, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
t., f+haca
states, it is declared, all action taken
by the state legislatures may be sub
mitted to the people under a referen-
dunn.
Attorneys for the liquor interests
claim that there are many points on
which the amendment may be attacked
in the courts and plans have been
made. it is declared, for action along
these lines.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29
SHIP COST IS CUT DOWN
Charles Piez Tells Senate Construc-
ton Reduced From 1924 a Ton
to 1912

Washington. Jan. 24.-Decrease in
the cost of ship construction at Hog
Island from 1924 a ton for the first
ship to an estimate Of 1912 a ton on
vessels numbered from % to so. was
reported to the senate commerce com
mittee by Charles Piez, vice president
of the Emergency Fleet corporation
Hog Islands first ship cost S2,427, 900,
and Mr.. Piez said the average cost of
the first II would be 81, 1874 900.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29

York on January % to adopt a definite
program.
1t is pointed out, however, that the
federal constitution itself does not
contemplate any state action on
amendments except by the legislature,
and action by the legislature, even in
states with referendum laws, has here
tofore been deemed final.
Senator SHEPPARD said he was not
disturbed over the projected fight of
the liquor interests and declared no
loopholes to invalidate the law would
be found.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29
MUST PROVIDE NEW REVENUE
in Liquor Will Have to Be
Obtained Elsewhere.

New problems of government are
raised by prospective stoppage of the
traffic in liquor. The hundreds of
millions of dollars derived from in
ternal reveaue will have to be OBJ
tanned from other sources. Laws for
enforcement of the amendment also
viii have to be passed by congress.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29
Stock Dividends Not Taxable.

New York. Jan. 24.-United States
Judge julius NJ Mayer decided III !
f"st c:tse that stocs dividends are no,
uhirct 10 federal income tax unde-
he income tax law of 1916.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29
The inferior Male

"HelIo, Dubwaite. Wnal al'
doing slipping out your back s'n,
Just beating a strategic Fv.u.
gave a friendly huckster al .I' + +
door the high sign to keep Mn + .
waite engaged until put a lev o,' I.
between myself and home''-ODD
ham Age-Herald.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29
BRITISH MINERS WIN STRIKE
One riundred and Fifty thousand Coal
Dicgers Returned to Work
Today.

London Jan. 24.-The coal miners
have won their short but serious strike
One hundred and fifty thousand strik-
ers resumed work today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29

Large scandals often grow
small talk.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29

Borrowed trouble is always 'D'
burdenSome.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29

Gus state legislatures convened. Then
the states took action on the amend
ment in rapid succession. Following
North Dakota the states acted in the
following order until Nebraska, the
thirty-sixth to act, completed the rati-