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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
PETITION AGAINST VOLSTEAD
ACT DISMISSED IN BOSTON

BOSTON, Monday.-Circuit Judge
George w. Anderson today formally
dismissed the petition of George G,
Dempsey, a wholesale liquor dealer, for
an injunction to restrain federal Off
Gals from enforcing the Volstead act.
The Court acted without hearing argu-
ments and with the consent of counsel
for Dempsey, who agreed that this
course was the most expedient for
bringing the case to the Supreme Court
directly.
The Dempsey petition contends that
the Volstead act is unconstitutional on
the ground that it has not been ratified
by three-fourths OF the States. This
should have been done, the petition
charges. under the terms of Section 2
of the Eighteenth Amendment, which
gave the power of adopting an enforce
ment measure for the amendment con-
currently to Congress and the several
States.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
ARREST THREE IN RAID ON
STILL IN BR00ME STREET

In a raid on an electrical shop in the
basement of No. 1876 Broome street.
Detectives la vattaglia, whalen and
Cohen yesterday seized a one hundred
gallon still. modern in every respect.
ard a quantity of liquors.
Those arrested were Charles Rubin,
of No. ee5 South Second street, Brook
lyn- and his two sons, Nathan and
Morris. All were charged with violat-
ing the federal liquor law, while Nathan
was also charged with having stolen
goods in his possession. Near the still
were six barrels filled with mash and
a large number OF demijohns and glass
containers. some filled with liquor. A
packing case found in the basement
was filled with wollens and another
with surgical appliances and supplies
the whole valued at $4,000.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
SUIT OVER LIQUOR
IN VAULT RUSHED
AS FRIDAY NEARS
Federal Attorneys Say MI.
Street Ought to Take Stuff
Out of Storage.

Francis G. Caffey, United States Attor-
ney. and his assistant, Earl B. Barnes.
contended yesterday before Judge Knox.
in the Federal Court, that the application
of William CT. Street, director in the Kan
sas City Southern Railway. who lives at
the Racquet and Tennis Club, for tenn
porary injunction to prevent revenue off,
Gals from Selling his choice COLLECTION OIL
wines and liquors at the Lincoln Safe De-
post Company, No. 60 East Forty-second
street, was premature. They said that
Mr.. Street could avoid trouble for every
one concerned by removing his stock OF
beverages to his club or to government
bonded warehouse.
The government attorneys argued that
as the eighteenth amendment would not
be effective until January l6 the court was
without jurisdiction and revenue agents
were without power to seize liquors until
the constitutional amendment became OPP
erative.
Attorneys for Mr.. Street said that fed
eral prohibition was intended only 10 put
stop to the manufacture and sale OF IN
toxicants for beverage purposes, ana
insisted that he had a common law right
to store liquor 1t was contended that the
action had been begun by Mr.. Street to
overcome the prima facie presumption in
the yolstead act that possession of the
LIQUOR was for Illegal purposes.
SAMUEL Hoff, counsel for the safe de-
post company. called Judge Knox atten-
ton to the fact that If the injunction were
granted, the safe deposit company would
be liable for prosecution under the Pro-
hibiton law for maintaining a public nui-
sance.
Replying to question by Judge Knox,
Mr. Caffey intimated that citizens having
private stocks in their homes after the
constitutional amendment goes into effect
would be unable to get permits TO trans
port these beverages from ane address to
another after that time. He cited nu-
merous decisions to show that the possess
sion of intoxicants for private consump-
ion is not fundamental right granted to
a citizen under the constitution.
In the hope Of deciding the motion before
Friday. when the am6ndm mt becomes
operative, Judge Knox at the close of the
argument directed the lawyers to file
briefs to-day.
William u. Edwards, Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue. received the following tele-
gram yesterday, signed by the Prohibition
Commissioner
after January Is persons who occupy
rooms, hotels, apartment houses, boarding
houses, clubs, not transently but as resi-
dences, may possess liquor in rooms or
lockers over which they have complete
and exclusive control and which are used
exclusively for storage purposes. Such
liquor is to be used for personal comsump-
ton of owner and family and bona fide
guests when entertained. This applies
only to liquor held and possessed when
National Prohibition act. becomes effec-
tive. Good faith is required. Liquor can
only be consumed in such private dwell
ings, not in club dining rooms, &c"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
COUNTS KENTUCKY WHISKEY
IN SEARCH OF "BIG LEAKS

LOUISVILLE, KY, Monday. - Elwood
Hamilton, collector of internal revenue for
Kentucky, ordered today an immediate IN
ventory of all whiskey in bond in the III
distillery warehouses in the state.
Revenue officers believe the inventory
will show that large quantities of liquor
have been pur,oined from the custody of
the government and sold in violation of
wartime prohibition. Collector Hamilton
is quoted as having said he had been
suspicious for some time that there we're
many big leaks"
Three hundred and thirty-four store
keeper gaugers, at the direction OF Collec-
tor Hamilton, began invcntorying the
liquor, the total OF which in December was
more than $4,000, 900 gallons.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
COURT
WILL NOT HEAR
APPEAL OF VETS


not be consumed, however. in the dining
room or in any portion of the building ex-
cept the rooms of the owner. The same
allowances and restrictions apply to mem
bers OF club whose bona-fide private
dwelling is within the club.
Persons possessing legally acquired
liquor in their private dwelling for the
use of themselves, their families and
bona-fide guests are not required to re-
port such liquors.
Owners desiring to dispose of intoxicat-
ing liquors which are held in storage
warehouses should apply to the Collector
of Internal Revenue or the Federal Prohi-
bition Director Of the district and State
in which the warehouses are located for
permits to sell for non-beverage purposes.
Such permits must be obtained on or be-
fore January 81
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
DR.. COPELAND WANTS ACTION
TO STOP SPREAD OF MEASLES

Or. Royal S. Copeland, Health Commits
sioner, yesterday requested Or. William
Health Department, to make study OF
the prevalence OF measles in the city. In
a letter to DR.. Park. the Health Commits
sioner said that statistics furnished him
by DIR. S. Dana Hubbard, Of the Bureau of
Health Education. revealed that nothing
had been done in the last thirty-five years
to cope with the disease.
The Health Commissioner said that more
than three hundred cases of measles are
being reported to the Health Department
every day, and he felt Il Is time something
was done TO prevent the spread OF the
disease.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
FLEXIBLE FARE URGED BY NIXON
TOSOLVE TRANSIT PROBLEM HERE

should not control their transportation
utilities The people OF such municipal
ties choose their representatives. who
should be capable OF efficient administra-
ton of the vast business interests COM
mitted TO their care by the voters. Joint
responsibility usually ends in a deadlock
1t is the province and the duty of the
Legislature to determine whether it shall
provide a commission whose rulings may
prevail over a policy of non-action in
emergency on the part OF the municipal
authorities, and thus secure readjustments
in the peoples interests; and in such
cases, where there is conflict of opinion
1t does not necessarily follow that the
commission is right.
1T is>the firm conviction of the com
mission that halfway measures simply
temporize. II Public Service Commits
sions are to continue, they must at least
have power TO take steps to avoid de-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
200 Women Hear Mr.. Mills Lecture

More than two hundred women yester-
day attended the first of new series of
party lectures given at the Republican
club. in West Fortieth Street, at which Og-
den l.. Mills. formerly state Senator. was
the speaker. Mrs. Arthur t. Livermore.
chairman of the Executive Committee Of
the Women's Republican State Committee.
presided and announced that at the end Of
the series school would be conducted fol-
lowed by quizz.
Mr.. Mills suggested that the women
study how to contribute materially to the
party platform.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
lContinued from Page One.)

smaller lines has been met by the city
authorities by the operation of jitney
buses, and that it is not the purpose of
the Public Service Commission to take
steps to stop the operation of bus lines
where required, but within its powers to
regulate service so that the law will be
observed and the public protected. The
report says there may be certain routes
where bus lines would be OF advantage.
hut as a general principle the great
problem in the city is to lessen congestion
az the streets rather than to increase il.
Municipal Control.
Discussing the subject of municipal
control of transportation lines, the report
says
..There is no conviction on the part of
this commission that municipalities
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
whiskey Prescriptions Legal.

DIR. Royal s. Copeland. Health Commits
sioner, yesterday requested ole Salthe,
Acting Director OF the Bureau of Food
and Drugs, to investigate complaints that
physicians would not prescribe whiskey
and other liquors for medicinal use and
that one large retail drug concern was
afraid to keep II In STOCK. DR. Copeland
said there was no legal reason why
physicians should not give prescriptions
for alcoholic liquors after making tho
proper examination or patients and that
when prescriptions were presented the
druggists should fill them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
PAYSON RESIGNS POST AS
,UNT WASHINGTON PASTOR

!. meeting OF the Presbytery OF New
held all day yesterday in the Uni
yersity Place Church. at Tenth street. the
Rev. DIR. George S. Payson announced
no had resigned as pastor of the Mount
washington Presbyterian Church. Broad
way and Dyckman street, to take effect
April l.
The church presented to DR.. Payson
for life the parsonage recently built for
mrn along with a pension OF 81 500 a year.
memorial minute on the death Of the
Rev. Or. Daniel Hoffman Martin was
read by the Rev. DIR. Anthony II. Evans,
pastor OF West Park Presbyterian Church.
Many ciergymen arose and added to the
tribute of DR.. Evans to DIT. Martin.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13

The physicians wife and her brother are
said to be the only surviving members Of
the family.
Dr. Freudenberg is thirty-seven years
old Five years ago, virtually penniless,
he came to this quiet village of l,200 His
wife is thirty-one years old. She says she
will stand by her husband. They nave a
baby daughter.
The District Attorney has affidavits
from Mrs. Grace Briehl. the nurse who
car ed for Mrs. Duties on her death bed,
and from patients in st. Mary's Hospital
at Fond du Lac, where Mrs. Duties died.
These patients are said to have overheard
conversations between DR.. Freudenberg
and members of the hospital staff regard
ing his mother-in-laws condition.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
Danish Butter Shipments Received

While Europe is crying for fats. Danish
butter is being shipped into the New York
market for the first time in five years
dealers here reported yesterday. The first
shipment Of $4,000 pounds arrived from
Copenhagen two weeks ago and it has
been followed by another shipment OF 49,
lso pounds, with more on the way. First
wholesale price was seventy-six cents a
mound but il Is now sixty-four and one
half and sixty-fiye cents q pound.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13

struction. so that such bonds may be freed
from the debt limit"
Referring to the expenses of the COM
mission the report states that 1t had 20
employees on its pavrolls at the end OF 1919
and that its bulgetary requests, as sub
mitted to the Legislature, call for an APP
preparation Of s720777, exclusive Of funds
requested for grade crossing elimination.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1920-01-13
Woman Slayer Gets 2o-Year Term.

tspBCTn DISPATCH 10 THE HERALD
MINEOLA- l.. l., Monday.--Mrs. Marie
warren. who on November 10 last killed
Mrs. Clara Branch in the latter's home
~ valley Stream asd took sis5 from her
pleaded guilty today in the Supreme Court
10 murder IN the second degree. Justice
stephen T. Calaghan Immediately som
fenced her 10 NOT less than twenty years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17

bama and Georgia and the western part of Florida.
 HAS THE EXPERIENCE
 Although comparatively a young man, Mir Parker has had twelve years ex- perience iu the many phases of the automobile business and that he has out saying The rapid growth of his company is shown by the amount of territory that il now embraces on the Chandler and Cleveland cars.
 With the acquisition of the E R. Par ker Motor Company to the automobile field and Birmingham and Alabama the industry in the state as a whole is given a member which should prove valuable in that it is an organization with new ideas and unique merchandising policy which has gained for it success wherever it has become established.
 The growth and development of thia organization has been such that it is now successfully covering the entire states of Georgia and Alabama and the western part of Florida The fact that it's president and general manager is not unknown in Birmingh is because of his twelve years experience in auto mobile distributing in this city and else where, does much to assure his friends in Birmingham and motorists in general that the addition to Birminshams autot mobile row will be a valuable one.
 PARKER IS ONLY 37
 In the Parker organization. with one exception the oldest member is Mir Parker himself, young man of $1 years, and yet throughout the organiza- tion is real ability brought about by ex- perience in the automobile field of which every member is the possessor.
 This organization was the first in the entire south to adopt and put :n.o -.ic-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17
By GEORGE BIGGERs.

One of the largest deals in the his- tory of Birmingham's automobile row was made last week when the E. R. Parker Motor Company boughs out the Burns Brothers, state distributors for the Chandler and Cleveland cars, lock, stock and barrel" The trans action was completed on last Thursday virtually, but announcement was not aAade until Saturday. The amount of honey changing hands was not made public, but that it ran into the thous- ands goes without saying.
 The Burns Brothers made an enviable success with the Chandler and Cleve- land cars during their two years eff forts in Birmingham, and at the same time they made many friends. That their friends hate to see them leave the automobile field in this city goes without saying. And that the auto mobile industry welcomes such an or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17
NeU Organization Now Has Agency for Chandler And
 CLeUeLund Cars In Alabama
Negotiations for Purchase of Entire Automobile Business Are Opened and Completed in Less Than Week Burns Brothers Dispose of Entire Stock and Equipment-Parker to Stay in Same Build
 ing 4O7 South Twenty-first Street

ganization as the E. R. Parker Motor Company to this city is very apparent
 CAME QUITE SPEEDILY
 The deal that changes the Chandler and Cleveland distributor in the state of Alabama was worked out in very short order. The first thing that any one along Motor Row knew of the Burns Brothers contempla ting dispos- ing of their interests was last Monday, when E. R. Parker, head of the firm bearing his name, arrived in Birmng- ham. along with several men of his own organization and representatives of the Chandler and Cleveland fac tories.
 It was on Monday that MT. Parker and the two Burns boys met and dis cussed the first phases of the then contemplated deal Several proposi- tions were passed back and forth and finally an arrangement satisfactory to all parties concerned was made Moth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17
IEzlsR Ea AUTOMOTIVE SECTION @SZal @G#I!zal

sonal appeal to the prospective car buyer and conducts direct by letter and follow up letter campaigns which assist In the elimination of the sales resistance and the direct hand in hand assistance of every salesman and wholesale repre- sentative.
 There is no motorist throughout the territory the Parker Motor Company has occupied who does not know of the or ganzation because the policy of the com
 as been, first, to sell it's em- Iioves on the idea that theirs is t~ task to make the organization the lead
 A l.s kinu in the entire south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17
BIGGERs, Automotive Editor =

cessful operation sales promotion dt partment. For the merchandising of it's two cars. Chandler and Cleveland, that merchandising augmented in every par ticular with effective direct by mail let ter eampaigns, intensified advertising and erection of statewide organization of dealers and branches, live-wire and
 aggressive throughout
 l The sales promotion department is headed by w. L. Les Rawlings, for
 mer sporting editor of The Atlanta Con 1 lsttution The Parker Motor Company publishes it's own magazine, writes it's
 own advertising copy with a direct per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17

ing was left then, but the necessary de- tails in completing the transaction and these were finished up late in the week E. R. Parker, a dynamic young man
 fha E, R. Parker Mo- tor Company, which has taken over
 ..-c4s business, building,
 and practically the entire personnel MT. Parker's organization llas snown rapid growth since it's in- ception in Atlanta until at the present time it covers the entire states of Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17

east; second. to sell the public an auto mobile owner particularly, on the same idea and the after demonstratIng the type of firm. allow that responsibility to assist in marketing Chandler and Cleveland cars.
 OWN SERVICE SYSTEM
 The Parker Motor Company has also done more along constructive and effec- tive service lines than the majority in that it has worked out it's own service systems, tested them thoroughly and tEen put them into effect with every
 (Continued on Page seyen)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17
Hudson Alone Can Use
 the Super-Six Motor

from the thought of the driver. For we do not desire forgetfuiness of the Super Six motor.
 Yet what. difference if the driver does not know why the Super-Six principle develops 1920 greater power, so long as he knows his Hudson meets every task with the ease of abundant power? What mat ter if he does not know 1t adds 809o to efficiency, so long as every comparison in acceleration speed or hill-climbing- proclaims the clear-cut supremacy of Hudson?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17

anna and Georgia and the western part ,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-12

ton that possibly $4,000. 900. 900
could be recovered from John y.
Ryan and others connected with The
aircraft board for money spent in
building railroad TO develop
large stand Of spruce in Washington
Tor aircraft lumber, Mr. Lea said:
At the time the construction OF
thls road was determined upon. no
material was more pressingly need
ca at the front than airplane lum-
Der. The attmpt OF Mr. Ryan 10
provide IL in adequate quantities was
commendable. There is no more
reason why we should recover that
money from Ryan than there is for
suing John Pershing for the pow
der fired at the enemy by the Amer
lean soldiers at Chateau Thierry."
Of the Frear-Magee effort 10 dis
credit American airplane lumber
production by comparison with Ca
madam. Mr.. Lea showed that in one
year the United produced $4,000
600 feet; in 10 months. Canada pro-
duced %, 500, 900 feet. Under Ca
madam specifications, contrasted with
American, their lumber represented
only 80 percent of useable material
under American Specifications.
OF the majority reports reference
TO American-maAe planes as flying
collins Mr.. Lea said that emerica
lost 290 planes in combat "Of these.
So We're American made" he declar-
ed. "Of these, eight went down in
flames (from incendiary bullets).
Members OF this committee have
made many speeches about flaming
collins In fact, the route Of this
committee across the continent
could be trailed by flaming speeches.
II the World war, 100000 men
uerished. One hundred thousand
sons Of America are sleeping an
France where they died heroically
for their country. After the inves-
tigation Of this war. this committee
finds the principal topic for discus
sion to be eight flaming coffins'
Further. the report declares
that 1000 of these American-built
planes were scrapped in France. Six
hundred and twelve were returned
to America from France. This, ac-
cording to the report, General Per-
shing performed a more wonderful
miracle than that Of the loaves and
fishes. Out of 213 machines. he
burned up 1000 and returned 6l2
TO Amer "a.
ITO try to divert the facts to
serve personal animus of partisan
ends is an offense against our coun-
try. The great purpose for
which America spent her money was
victory. That she attained with un-
expected promptness and with bril-
liant. unquestioned victory" con-
Cluded Mr.. Lea
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-12
SAYS HE INFLUENCED
TUMULTY TO SECURE
CONTRACT FOR FRIEND

NEWARK, y. J.. March IL
That he had used his influence with
Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to
Pres't Wilson and others. TO get
building contracts at Camp Merritt.
y. j.. for William II. Fissel, New
York contractor. was the assertion
OF James r. Nugent. former demo-
cratic leader in New Jersey. testify
ing Thursday in the court OF chan
Gerry where he is suing the contrac-
tor for an accounting.
Nugent testified that he called
several times on Sec'y Tumulty and
was introduced by him 70 several
persons on an army board with
which he had 10 deal" He grad
ually got the firm of Fissel and COM
pany in "a position where it was
recognized" he told the court.
Nugent alleged that Fissel made
S146, Geo on the Camp Merritt con-
tract and that according 20 the
"gentlemen'S agreement" between
them the profits were 20 have been
on a fifty fifty" basis.