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New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Protest Made Over Sale
OF Ship Board Barges
Brokers Allege Their Bids
Were not Considered for
Two of % Craft

Smith & Terry, Inc, shipping brok-
ers, II Broadway, entered protest
yesterday against The sale by the
United States Shipping Board Of -,vcn-
ty-eight barges, valued at $685. 900
each, to the Southern Transportation
Company for s62,60O each liz. s...c
took place ut Washington Saturday.
The protest. according to Edwin
Smith, president of the corporation, is
based on the ground that bids were
asked for any or all Of the ships and
that the Smith e. Terry bid for two of
them was not considered.
"These ships" said Mr.. Smith, "are
the same ones which were sold about
six weeks ago to a Baltimore banker
for s54,350 each. That sale, however,
caused so much criticism that the
board called it off.
"On January we received notice
from Washington that they would be
sold again on the 17th, and we for
warded our bid for two of the barges
at s62, 500 each. On the 10Th we
learned that the board had changed its
mind and would auction the feet the
next day to the highest bidder. I at
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Policeman Takes Stand
I'm Trial of Companion
Says Patrolrnan Grouse Was
Leader in Robbery of
Fur Store,

Patrolman Herman Grouse, who was
put on trial as a burglar yesterday in
the Brooklyn Supreme Court, started in
surprise on seeing Patrolman Peter
Rueger, who is under Indictment in
connection with the same burglary,
take the witness stand against him.
The patrolmen, formerly attached to
the Atlantic Avenue police station,
Brooklyn, are accused of helping three
other men who are under arrest, bind
and gag the watchman of fur store
at us Herkimer Street Brooklyn, and
steal $4,000 worth Of furs.
Rueger testified yesterday that
Grouse was the moving spirit in the
fur burglary and had talked it over
with him twenty times" at night when
they patrolled adjoining posts. "He
said if we crashed the place we could
pick up a good piece Of money" said
Rucger.
The details Of the burglary were
related by Rueger with the utmost
coolness. He said that he acted as
lockout and got $500 as his share Of
the proceeds of the sale The furs
were sold for $4,000, he said, and he
thought he ought to get $500.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Worth
10 Millions
Seized Here
Continued from page l

State Director of Prohibition. Mr..
Quigley also attended the conference.
which was held in the Custom House.
they discussed with amazemcnt the
type OF men applying for the 150 posi-
tions as prohibition agents for this di-
vision, which includes New York Citv.
Long Island, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut. The positions pay $1,000 a
year and temporarily a bonus Of S24O
year. When the agents are sent
away from the town in which thew live
they are allowed $5 a day for ex-
penses.
1t wasn't very long ago that the ash
wagon drivers of Newark struck for
@to oay and the officials were alarmed d
about the class of applicants for Jobs
paying $145 month. There have Been been
!oo applicants so far and rs per cent
OF those we're former service men
many, OF whom had held commissions
IN the army or navy. There were
many graduates Of colleges and alto
gether the 750 we're q we'll clad. i'm.
presslve looking crowd. Forty men
mad been selected last night and with
IN the next two or three DAYS the full
force Of 100 will have been appointed
A number Of the applicants were men
experienced as detectives.
BEFORE Mr.. Shevlin left his office last
night he issued warning that saloon
keepers, in addition to all the other
things they have been told about, must
take down signs about their establish
ments which advertise LIQUOR or heor
This means the book goat. Mr.. Shev-
lin said:
If we find that saloons continue te
display liquor signs and that the pro.
prietors are making no effort to tea,
them down, these saloon men will be
placed under arrest"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
Court
Permits Test
OF "Dry'' Law
Highest Tribunal Will Pass
on Constitutionality of
Eighteenth Amendment
on Rhode Island Plea
Volstead Act Included
State Charges Its Police
Powers and 5th Amend
menf Have Been Violated

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 - The Su-
preme Court to-day decided to pass on
the validity of both the Federal prohi-
bltion amendment, which became oper-
ative last Saturday, and the act of Con-
gress prescribing the maner of its en-
forcement
The courts decision will be rendered
on proceedings which are to be insti-
tuted by the State Of Rhode Island,
which was given permission to-day to
bring an original suit.
The permission was granted by Chief
Justice White, without comment or
without fixing any time for hearing
arguments in the case.
Violates Fifth Amendment
Motions to bring the suit we're filed
by Attorney General Rice of Rhode
Island in response to a resolution
adopted by the state legislature author
lzing him to take steps to test the va
lidity not only of the amendment but
also of the enforcement act.
In briefs filed in support of the mo-
ton Rhode Island authorities uues-
toned the validity of the ratification
OF the amendment and alleged that the
amendment was an interference with
the state police powers and violation
of the Fifth Constitutional Amendment.
They also allege that the amendment
was "usurpatory, unconstitutional and
void"
Rhode Island was one of the states
that refused to ratify the amendment
After the granting of the motion,
Soilcltor General King announced that
ne would prepare at once and file with
the court motion asking for the dis
mlssal of the case for lack of juris-
diction. Under the courts rules this
motion can be argued, SO that it is pos
slble for the court to expedite the en-
tire proce edings by passing upon the
merits of the case in deciding this mo-
tion
Ohio Referendum Fought
The State Of Ohio to-day asked the
Supreme Court to expedite considera-
ton of appeals brought by George S.
Hawke, an attorney of Cincinnati, to
determine the validity of the Ohio con-
stltutlonal referendum amendment.
The question was involved in two
proceedings Instituted to enjoin state
oihcials from submitting the Federal
prohibition and suffrage amendments
to referendum vote last November on
the ground that the referendum amend
ment was invalid. The trial court held
that the state amendment was consti-
tutional and it was upheld by the State
Supreme Court.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
that the District Attorney. as an Office,

that the District Attorney, as an officer
OF the court. desired to submit"
Mr.. Tas!ey. after hastily reading the
opinion OF, Justice Weeks in the court
room, jumped to his feet and said that
when Mr.. Almirall declared that the
traction inquiry might lead into "the
municipal offices of the city and also
the othccs Of the District Attorney" he
already had been sworn in as foreman
OF the grand jury. Mr.. Tallcy paused
for r breath, and Justice Weeks cut in
81 told you. Mr.. Tallcy, when you
rose to speak that you might make any
motions that you desired to. do not
want to have you make speech"
Il do not make speeches in court
your honor" said Mr.. Talley.
Il used the word speech advisedly,' y
returned Justice Weeks.
Mr.. Talley declared in the statement
he gave out later that the evidence re-
ferred to as withheld in Justice
Weeks's opinion concerned the CASTOR
b. Means case, in which Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John T. Dooling acted
as special prosecutor
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
"Anti-Dry'' association
asks Court for Hearing
Seeks to Interucne as Friend
When Rhode Island Test

g X
The Association Opposed to National
Prohibitions announced in a statement
issued last night that it would ask
leave to take part in the argument in
the so-called Rhode Island case before
the United States Supreme Court The
statement said:
"Since constitutional prohibition be-
came national issue the greatest vic
tory won by tie anti-proh bitionists
was at the election last November,
when prohibition was an issue in seven
states and was repudiated in six. That
was the first time the voters of this
country had an opportunity to express
their opinion of the principle involved
in constitutional prohibition Next 20
the victory at the polls in November,
the greatest prohibition victory
came yesterday, when the United States
Supreme Court decided to hear all Of
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20
League Viii Fight
TO Keep Congress Dry
Anti-Saloon Leader Says the
First Objective Will Be the
Defeat of Senator Wads,cortt


First Objective viii Be the
Defeat Of Senator Wads,corth
Keeping the nation dry by means of
"dry" Congress is the future purpose
of the AntiSaloon League.
Such is the announcement of William
n. Anderson, state superintendent of
that body, as made in an address be-
fore. meeting of Protestant ministers
IN the auditorium of the Metropolitan
Lite Insurance Building yesterday. Mr..
Anderson took pains to DENY that the
"drys' would carry out the threatened
crusade against coffee and tea drinkers.
The first object Of the leagues at
tack, according to Mr.. Anderson, will
be to defeat Senator James w. Wads-
worth. He said that the league would
break with the Republican party if nee
ossary in order to prevent the return
CT Senator Wadsworth to Congress.
The real prohibition fight is just
starting" warned Mr.. Anderson. "The
quip Of the humorous weekly last
winter after ratification that The pro-
hlbltlonlsts have merely won admission
to free fight was true The liquor
traffic will get no salvation from the
courts. 1t cannot accept the amend
ment or invalidate it in any way. 1t
cannot pass any state notification law
which will stand.
"But there is way in which the
liquor interests can defeat prohibition
and they know it. 1t is this: They
can repeal or mutilate the Federal pro-
hibition enforcement law to such cx-
tent as to bring about notification un-
der the guise and in the form of law,
without having to submit it to the
states for ratification, and 90 it by q
bare majority vote of Congress.
"The prohibition amendment will be
imperative in states like New York
without a Federal enforcement law,
because there is no hope Of state en-
forcement law in formerly wet state
like New York if the Congress, repre-
senting also the dry states, does not
act. ii Congress can pass a law defn-
ing as Intoxicating for enforcement
purposes anything with more than one
half of l per cent of alcohol another
Congress can change the percentage.
"Of course the Supreme Court would
declare invalid even an act Of Congress
which obviously nullified instead of
enforced the amendment, but the Su-
prone Court probably would not upset
an act of Congress which put the limit
within debatable ground. A wet Con-
gress could, and undoubtedly would,
pass a law which would make it ros-
sible to bring back the saloons, re-
establish the whole liquor system and
make enforcement impossible by re-
curing chemical analysis in con-
nection with the trial with respect to
every alleged illegal sale"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

the objections against the Eighteenth
Amendment raised by the SOVEREIGN
State of Rhode Island. e's Il
NOW that our highest court has de-
cided to hear the Rhode Island case on
MS MS merits the Association Opposed to
intervene, as "a friend of the court
file brief and ask permission to hake
oral argument therefrom. The associa-
tion does not believe that it will be
stopped from taking such action by a
possible motion by the government to
dismiss the Rhode Island case. The
principle involved in constitutional
prohibition has so much to do with the
very endurance of republican .institu-
tions that it is not conceivable that
the United States Supreme Court, on
any motion to dismiss the Rhode Isl.
and suit, will make ruling that will
preclude the fullest and broadest dis.
cussion of the entire question:"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

boats, because if the sale had generally
been known and proper time allowed
the barges would have brought at least
$4,000 each"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-20

treated, and are confident that the
Shipping Board, in it's anxiety to get
rid of the feet, lost sight of it's re-
Qulrements, as we'll as the value of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-04
MARYLANDS c. Q.P.
MAJ0R|T|ES GROW
Harding Ahead by So 600,
While Weller Beats Senator
Smith by 10000.

BALTIMORE, November 4 (by the
Associated Press).-Besides rolling up
a majority Of more than $4,000 for
Harding and Coolidge, Maryland
changed radically the personnel OF its
delegation in Congress.
Ovington E. Weller, republican. dis
placed John Walter Smith. democrat.
In the Senate by a majority approx
mating, $4,000. OF the five members
of the House known to be elected
four are republicans Alfred A.
Blakeney defeating Carville D. Ben
son, democratic incumbent, in the
second district: John Philip Hill won
over. Representative Coady in the
third and Representatives Mudd and
Zihlman were reelected; l. Alan
Goldsborough, democrat, was elected
in the first district over w. N. An
drews. republican incumbent.
. On the face Of the unofiicial returns
J. ChSrles Linthicum appears to have
been reelected from the fourth dis
trict by a plurality of 545. His re-
publican opponent, W. o. Atwood. dis.
puted the count, however. and 1t may
require the official canvass to settle
the question.
Virtually complete returns from
the state gave: Cox, 173,12S; Harding.
s24201: Debs, 404
Senate: Smith (dem.), 1929; Wei
Ter trep), 1886.
Only 81 precincts of the S21 are
missing and these are widely scat
tered.
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ALEXANDRIA FOR cox;
COUNTY FOR HARDING

ALEXANDRIA. Va. November f.
Cox carried this city by reduced DEM
ocratic majority Representative Moore
ran ahead of Cox on the ticket. Airing
ton county went republican for the first
time in recent years, giving Harding
majority of ISL. Representative
Moore also ran ahead of the demo-
cratic ticket in that. country. Re-
turns from the eighth congress
sionaf district Of Virginia show that
Representative r. Walton Moore was
reelected to Congress from this district.
over DR.. F. M Brooks.
In Alexandria city 2,772 votes were
polled. and 1913 thrown out on the presi-
Dental election, because they were i'm
properly scratched. The total vote in
the city follows: Cox. LAY; Harding.
s22; Watkins. IL: Debs. %: Christensen,
6; Moore, democratic, for Congress,
1929; Brooks, republican, LOIS; Glass,
democratic, for Senate, 2,096; Pollard.
2S5.
Report Of Votes By Wards.
The vote by wards in the city fol-
lows. First-Cox, ego; Harding, 21S;
watkins, i: Debs, 4; Christensen. l;
Moore. 1858: Brooks. eos; Glass, 46s;
second-Cox. 2s5: Harding. $50;
Debs. 5: Moore. 356: Brooks. 16S;
Glass. 456; Pollard. IS.
. Third-Cox. 467; Harding. PCS; Wat
kins. z: Debs, 6; Christensen, 3;
Moore, so; Brooks. s25; Glass. 64S;
Fourth~cox. s45: Harding, s5s;
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D. c. COAL SUPPLY
SITUATION CLEARS
e. w. Parker Of Philadelphia
Optimistic Regarding
Shortage Relief.

Decided Improvement in the anthra-
cite coal situation in the District Of
Columbia may be expected within a
reasonably short time, e. w. Parker.
director OF the anthracite coal bureau
in Philadelphia, told E. H De Groot OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
over the long-distance telephone today.
Mr.. Parker told Mr.. Do Groot he had
mailed letter to him last night, an
swering the three questions asked by
Mr.. De Groot, at the insistence Of the
District coal committee, concerning
the present anthracite shortage here.
Mr.. Parker did not answer any of
the questions specifically over the tele-
phone, but said the matters were all
taken up in his letter, which was ex-
pected to reach the commission today.
He told Mr.. De Groot that anthra-
cite operators in Pennsylvania, where
coal for the District comes from. have
held to the policy Of delivering coal
on the long hauls hrst, believing that
the short haul business. in which class
comes. can be handled at their con-
orders for the northwest have beer
withdrawn, Mr.. Parker said. i'm.
mediate shipments Of coal to Wash.
ington might be expected.
The District coal committee feari
that when large shipments of an.
thracite begin to come to Washington
cold weather will already have set ii
and that before consumers, require.
ments can be faled many familie.
viii have to go through hardships ant
privation. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-04
BROUGHT
TOD. C.F0R TRIAL
Alleged "Master Mind" in
Bond Case Does Not Object
to Early Hearing.

Jules, alias Nicky Arnstein. the al
legged master mind" in the 100000
bond robbery in New York. was
brought to Washington last night by
Deputy United States Marshal Demp-
sey Of New York: in response to .
writ of habeas corpus ISSUED earlier
in the week by Justice Gould OF the
District Supreme Court for his ar
raignment on an indictment charging
him with conspiracy to bring stolen
securities into the District OF Co
lumbia Arnstein is in custody Of the
federal authorities in New York on q
commitment for contempt OF court in
refusing to answer certain questions
in bankruptcy proceedings.
Wants Early Trial.
Nattily attired and smoking q cigar
cite, Arnstein stood quietly by while
his attorney. Eugene MCGEE OF New
Arnstein had been clamoring for q
trial in New York Of the charges
against him there in connection with
the alleged robberies and would make
no objection to setting an early date
for his trial here on the conspiracy
Indictment. Arnstein showed no Ill
prison. He is prepared, according to
his counsel. to give bail for his ap-
pearance, II required. or to come here
for trial without bail.
United States Attorney L.askey, who
went to New York with the writ Tor
Arnstein. conferred by ong,d1s ta1i
Gould as to the matter OF holding the
arraignment OF the prisoner. He will
be arraigned tomorrow and until there
remain in the custody of the New
York authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-04
RIFLE WORK ON HILLTOP.
Army o0esr to Organize Branch of
Association at Gsoreetovu.

Steps are being taken at George
town University to organise . branch
of the National Rifles Association,
under the Reserve Onlcers' Training
Corps unit. Maj. william H. Hob
son, Army ofhcer detailed Hy the
War Department at Georgetown, 10
making the arrangements.
In view OF the increasing demand
OF the Georgetown unit. Maj. Hob
son will have q non-commissioned Of
ficer to assist him In giving military
instruction and In the work on the
rife range. He has drawn up plans
for An r. o. +. G. council to be
elected by the cadets, one from each
class. This body Will act In an adj
visory capacity and 10 expected 70 do
much in the way OF making the
course interesting 70 the students.
Maj. Hobson hopes to have George
town placdd on the War Department.
''dfstinguished colleges" list this year.
Some OF the men In the unit have
made records in national rife matches.
e. d. Murphy having qualif1ed for
the Camp Perry shoot.
To encourage military prepared
ness at Georgetown. the Washing
ton Chamber OF Commerce an
nounced yesterday that II will offer
four medals to the students with the
best military records. The chamber
took this action after an fnveetiga
ton IF the work being done on the
hilltop"
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egree to q revision and rearaftin6 of
tie whole business.

the whole business.
U. 8. Ce-ODefatiOn First Ain.
Now. in considering this league Dues
Ion It Is we'll to bear In mind ursf,
that the President-elect has an -fdea
Europe is less interested In the pres
ent league than La Americas co-oper-
ation in some kind Of Q world or
ganixation, and that Just - Woodrow
Wilson may have Influenced the
formation of the kind Of league he
American President has the moral
power to put through hts particular
Just what the league of nations will
look like when the Negotiations be-
tween the next administration and
the European powers arc concluded
II diflcult to say, Some "irreconcil-
ablesf' will be Rtoded II they can
eliminate article x. which Mr.. Wilson
called the heart Of the covenant"
With that article gone and other
articles substituted, they may be
ready to cali It "a new association"
or 'the Harding league" and push
for ratificat.on.-T The ono thing GER
tain thus far II thHs Pfesident-elect
Harding considers himself commit
ted to some kind Of q league or as
isolation of nations. Beyond that no
one can go, except to say that 1t Is
pretty well assured and understood
in Marion that Elihu Root viii not
be the dominant figure in the next
administration which public opinion
around the world has been SO ready
to predict that he would b.
Copyright, 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-04
PRESIDENT MAINTAINS
SILENCE on ELECTION
Makes No Comment and Sends Nc
Message to Either Cox or
Harding.

President Wilson has made no CON-
ment upon the outcome OF Tuesdays
election. according to officials Of the
White House who see him daily. Nor
has - sent messages to either Presi-
dent.elect Harding or Gov. Cox. SO
far as these 0md1ls were able to
learn ut noon today.
Health u Una1eetea.
Tho Presidents health apparently
has. been unaffected by the result Of
the election. According 70 Admiral
Gary =. Grayson. hts personal physi-
clan. his Spirits and health are
good" He slept veil last night and
election night. and he has since fol-
lowed his usual daily routine. tnclud-
iAE Ms afternoon automobile ride
through Rock Creek Park aud his
morning sun bath" on the south
portico.
Oficial and diplomatic Washington
already is specu1atfng rs to the
Presidents probable course with re-
gard to the treaty Of Versailles, which
has been tucked away In the White
House since the Senate's refusal to
ratify Il for . eecond time last Feb
.ruary.
Just what step. IL any, the President
will now take In this matter is a SUBJ
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Watkins. 4: Debs, 8; Christensen, 3;
Moore. s25; Brooks, BIS; Glass. 62e;

Watkins, 4; Debs, 8; Christensen, 3;
Moore. s25; Brooks. SIS; Glass. 62s:
Pollard. SO.
On the constitutional amendment
the vote for roads and schools car
ried. The vote was: For 1peasure. 1,7e5.
and against. 800. On this measure the
voters. and in some instances the
judges. got badly mixed. and in sew
eral wards as high as 200 votes were
thrown out as improperly marked.
By wards the vote for roads and
schools follows: First, 424 flor and 50
against; second, 357 for and 65
against; third. $50 for and 81 against;
fourth. 431 for and Sc against.
The vote in Arlington county fol-
lows: Cox. s35: Harding. sse: Moore,
1853; Brooks, TAO: Glass, 1921: Pol
lard, 230. Represen tative Moore car
ried the county by 72S.
In Fairfax county he carried by
1 200 majority, while Cox carried that
county by 600 majority. In the entire
district Mr.. Moore ran 1000 ahead Of
Cox.
Vote in Jefferson district, Airing
ton county: Cox. 1lo; Harding. 1873:
Debs. 1; watkins, q; Christensen. !;
Moore. 2o:. Brooks. 1as: Glass. 10:
In Fairfax county the bond issue for
good roads carried BY . suestanttea
majority.
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Find Rare Penny
|. Which Says mind
Your Business"

DOVER, MAss.s November -
A Eranklfn peaAy, the Arst cop
Der eotn - be authorized ~
= Congress, has been f0and On the
hemesteaa Of one Of the AfDt
settlers here. It was struck In
1857, ana n one Of . few that
were coined.
The penny took its name 1roA
DeA1antn FFAnkAn because 81
the tnclasion In it, design Of
he Aonely aADonitio0 A1GlD4
your busiAeaaSS after . Sugyeo.
ton by HIN that coins sh0ala
serve purposes ether than these
Of legal tender. 80.
On ono side thirteen circles
appear Hnked together, . small
circle in the middle with the
words sUnited StAteso axound IL,
and In the center 1--WE are one.n
On the other side II q dial with
the Aoura Indicated, q meridian
sun above 1t, On one stde Of
which II the word sFugi0," and
on the other the date "17S7.n
Below the DIAL appears the
Franklin phrase. "Mind your
husiness.o