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The New York herald., 1920-01-22
HINTS AT PERIL IN SALE OF
EVEN HALF PER CENT BEER
Especial pEsp, rcH no THE uERA1.p1

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD
ALBANY n. Y, Wednesday
who sell one-half of one per cent beer do
so on their own responsibility, as far as
state liquor laws are concerned, Herbert
5. Sisson, State Excise Commissioner. said
today in announcing that no more State
excise licenses would be issued.
The State Excise law fixes no limit on
alcohol content "All persons selling liquor
containing less than one-half of one per
cent OF alcohol do so on their own respon-
sibility." Mr.. Sisson declared.
The New York herald., 1920-01-22
Braddock Undertaken Out
AZ Cases of Whiskey

PITTSBURG, Pa, Wednesday.-Fo
ty-seven cases of<whiskey. valued at
more than $1,000, were confiscated by
federal prohibition agents during
raid on Braddock undertaking estab-
lishment today. A. p. Fustinger, owner
Of the undertaking concern, was told
to appear before United States Com
missioner tomorrow and explain why
the liquor was stored in his place.
The government officers said tonight
that the whiskey was Withdrawn from
a warehouse here.
The New York herald., 1920-01-22
DRY AGENTS OPEN CRUSADE
TO REMOVE LIQUOR SIGNS

PITTSBURG, Wednesday.-Federal pro-
hibiton agents opened campaign today
to rid Western Pennsylvania OF all signs
and bilboards which carry liquor an
nouncements and advertisements.
The government officers announced that
all such advertisements must be removed
Immediately from the twenty-five counties
of Western Pennsylvania which form the
region under Jurisdiction of federal au-
thorities.
Failure TO do away with the signs will
constitute violation of the national pro-
hibition law, they said.
The New York herald., 1920-01-22
WOULD REWRITE ALL
STREET CAR FRANCHISES

- ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Wednesday
John II, Delaney. New York State Tran
sit Commissioner, in discussing New York
city's street railway situation here tonight
declared that solution or existing diff
The New York herald., 1920-01-22
First Arrest Under New Dry Law.

The first arrest in Brooklyn under the
eighteenth amendment was made yester-
day. It was for failure to remove from
the windows of what had been a saloon
signs for the sale of liquor and beer. The
men arrested we're stephen Steenworth.
OF No. 33l Court street, and his bartender,
Frederick Wade. They were taken into
custody while engaged in removing stock
from the place. United States Commits
sioner Hennessey held them in $500 bail
each for examination on January q.
The New York herald., 1920-01-22
Negro Soldiers Shoot Mexican.

COLUMBUS, n. NJ. Wednesday.-F'our
negro soldieds, members of the Twenty
fourth Infantry stationed here. shot a
boy twenty miles south of Column
bus last. night, according to statement
by military authorities tonight. The men
are said to have been deserters
The New York herald., 1920-01-22
Mime. schumann-Heink Improves,

SAN DIEGO, CaL. Wednesday,
Ernestine Schumann-H Heink. VINO has been
seriously ill at her home at Grcssmont,
near here, with pneumonia, was feported
improved today.
The New York herald., 1920-01-22
Police Here TO Cooperate.

Furthermore. we have been assured
that the federal forces are to have tn,
cooperation of the municipal police force
in this city. In the office of the Corpora.
ton Counsel "A conference will be helc
neNt Tuesday to arrange ways and means
20 make such cooperation as effective as
possible. ! expect to attend. with Colone
Daniel l.. Porter, and I understand thai
Richard Enright. Police Commissioner
Mr. Burr. the Corporation Counsel, and
others are to be present"
Nj Shevlins attention was directed tc
the statement that brandy is used in con.
siderable quantities by many physicians
az . heart stimulant in cases Of influenza
He was asked whether in the event of a
serious renewal in this city OF the influ-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
PHONE BOOK PUZZLES /:
BY PAGE ARRANGEMENT
No DiHerence Shown Between
Washington and Out of Town
in Typography. r.

Although the new telephone books,
recently published and now being dis
tributed, have a number Of excellent
new features. to which the company
has called the public.s attention. sub
scribers and other users are comment
ing unfav0rably on the fact that the
tops Of the pages for subscribers out
side of Washington are in nowise
different from those containing the
Washington subscribers.
Moreover. they point out, the out
of-town subscribers list begins al
most in the middle OF the book and
the city, who happens to open the
book anywhere beyond page 21s. 10
easily confused.
He strikes an alphabetical hist, the
first page Of which 10 Abeled Asher
Washington. looks until he finds his
desired letter, and then further for the
desired name Of his in-town friend or
business acquaintance. He doesn't ind
him, and unless he notices that the
numbers OF adjacent Similar names are
labeled Alexandria" Clarendon"
'Gaithersoury" he Is apt to decide that
OF course the desired name and num-
Der are in the first part Of the book.
Having the names OF the out-of-town
people grouped alphabetically Is an ex-
cellent innovation, but could this inno-
walton have been worked out Just little
further, and either the pages from 21S
to 245 made different color or prozni-
nently labeled a. suburban, 1t would
have been an advantage, telephone users
today pointed out. At least one man
who was looking to see II his name and
number were correct in the new issue
was this morning about to can up the
telephone company and tell them he
had been omitted, when the key to the
APPARENT error was made main to him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
ORDER FOR HOLIDAYS.
President Makes Announcement for
q. s. Employees.

Text of the order authorizing. the
government departments and Offices
of the District government to close
at ! o'clock on the days preceding
Christmas and New Year day was an
nounced today from the White House.
The order follows:
TT is hereby ordered that on De-
cember. "a and on December 81. 1920.
four hours. exclusive of time for
luncheon. shall constitute DAVIS
work for all clerks and other en-
ployes. including per diem employees.
of the federal government and the
government OF the District Of Column
bia in the said District Of Columbia.
Provided. however. that this or.
der shall not apply to any bureau or
ohice OF the federal government or
the District Of Columbia, or to any
of the clerks or per diem employees
Lhsre that may, for special public rea-
SONS. be excepted Ntherefrom by the
head Of the department having SUPER
vision or control of said bureau or
ONCE, OF where the same would be in
consistent with the provisions Of the
existing law.
tsigned) WOODROW WILSON. =,
White House"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
DRAFT DODGERS GO
UNPUBLISHED, CLAIM
War Department Not Acting
Against Thousands, House
Committee Is Told.

Charges that the War Department
il taking no action looking to the
prosecution of draft evaders and de-
serters were filed with the House
Judiciary committee today by repre-
sentatives Of service mems organi1a-
tions. The committee is considering
a bin to extend the statute OF iimita-
ton from three to six years for prose-
cution of violators OF the seiective
William q. Murdoch. department adj
jutant of the American Legion for
Pennsylvania, and Il. II. Raege of
the legion's legislative committee de-
clared that the War Department mas
done nothing but promise prosecu-
tons OF more than 10000 DRAFT
evaders and deserters under military
regulations. They also charged that
ing little progress in dealing with
another 10000 men who they claim
ed had violated the service act out
were punishable under criminal
statutes rather than military laws:
Mr.. Murdock submitted a letter
mer Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder
in which he said that the War De
partment had records of 48S.O0S 9e'
serters falling under military regula'
lions. OF these, the letter SAID. le3:-
1888 had been dealt with under mill
tary regulations prior to February
%. 1919. There remained, however
1891 individual cases of which the
War Department had made no dis
position prior to last September i
according to the letter.
Chairman Volstead Of the commit
tee said he believed the War Depart
ment should be called upon for in
formation concerning its dispo@t ior
Of these cases. The committee, how
ever. left the matter in the chairman!
hands, and he said later he expected
to write to Secretary Baker for the
information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
NEGRO ASSAIlANT TAKEN.

Attacked by q negro at her home yes-
teryiay afternoon, Mis- Isabelle DAN
felis, SIT 8th street, was choked into
unconsciousneD. Her husband. Nicho.
~ DAneeiis. who returned to the house
during the attack, also was attacked
BY the intruder, who struck him With .
blunt instrument. cutting his head.
DAngelis cried for help and the negro
ran from the house and sought refuge
from q crowd Of pedestrians On the root
Of . nearby house, where he was found
BY the police. Under arrest he became
- belligerent that the police were forced
to club him The negro. with Mr.. and
MHA. DAn8elis, then were taken to
Emergency Hospital for treatment
Tho negro when arrested gave the
name Of James II. Bates. GOT + street.
He will be aszaiGped in Police Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16

per cent on its Maryland property.
thought the people OF the District
should pay this additional fourth of a
cent for the car riders Of Maryland.
Il do. il that is the way it works
out" Mr.. Ham replied. Continuing,
the witness pointed out that man
who rides only along F street pays
much more than the cost of his sery-
ice in order that the company may
bring people in from Mount Rainier,
Somerset and similar distant points.
Mr.. Ham declared it is q question
Of whether this burden Of the Mary.
land lines is to be carried by the
people of the District or by the
company until the present abnormal
conditions have changed, or whether
service on these lines is to be cur
tailed.
II these Maryland lines are allowed
to deteriorate or have their operation
curtailed, the witness continued, the
District will suffer. He pointed out
that the company is now seeking to
have part Of the Bladensburg road
intimated that other curtailments
may follow unless the company gets
additional revenue.
Mr.. Clayton asked Mr.. Ham why
the company, with a previous knowl-
edge Of the improbable operation Of
fngton Interurban Company on Bla-
densburg road as recently as 1916.
Mr.. Ham replied that the company
felt confident in 1916 that this road
would develop. The company. he
said. could not forsee this countrys
tons which have followed the war.
Mr.. Ham admitted that il the COM
pany were presented with the propo-
sition today instead Of 1916 it would
not have taken over this branch.
Wants Old Rates Restored.
At the opening Of the hearing,
George A Ward, representing the
Columbia Heights Citizens Associa-
tion. made the following motion:
fore the Public Utilities Commission
Of the District Of Columbia, on the
application of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company, for an tn
crease in the rate Of fare
Comes nov. George A. Ward. rep
Citizens Association and moves said
honorable commission. that the Cap
ital Traction Company, party to ti6e
aforesaid proceeding. be directed to
show cause, II any it can. why IT shall
not be required to comply with the
provisions Of It's charter and charge
cents for single fare and sell six
tickets for Is cents"
After a brief conference. the COM
mission announced that the motion
was denied. Mr.. Ward noted an ex-
oeptlon.
In connection with the rate OF fare
In Maryland. Commissioner Hendffck
asked Mr.. Ham how the rate per
mile on street, cars compares with
the mileage rate on steam roads oper-
ating in the same territory. -
Mr. Ham said he understood the
rate ON the steam roads Is now about
sc cents per mile. At first he said no
mileage estimate had been worked
out for electric cars Later he stated
that under the zone system In effect
on the electric lines In Maryland the
rata per mile would - about ~ oenta
Col Kutz then asked the witness
Why the street car rate should not
be Increased in Maryland.
Mr.. Ham replied that the electric
lines in Maryland have been treated
fairly in the way Of increases az COM
pared with the steam roads
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16


point When Germany has given the
effective guarantee Of her intention to
fulfill her International obligations, then
let her come here and; speak for her
SELL
China Takes Her Place.
China has taken rank among the
principal powers directing the Affairs Of
the world through its entry into the
council oftthe league Of nations in sue
eession to Greece. The election of
China had been discounted largely. since
the assembly previously had adopted
the recommendation Of the committee
on organization that another elective
member be allotted to Asia =
It was doubtful up to the last moment.
however, whether the members who for
the last few days had been advocating
Siav Or Scandinavian representation
would not succeed with their argument
that the Asiatic races could not expect
two places on the council while two inn
portant European countries were not
represented at all.
The majority of the delegates. how
ever. held to their implied promise. but
the success Of China was due largely
10 the personal strength Dr. welHneton
koo OF the Chinese delegation has ac-
CURED in the assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
FIRST G. u. DEBATE HELD
Shlesinger Awarded Individual
Honors; Second Contest Tonight

Georgetown Law School debaters
VIII compete tonight In the tryout
for the second prize debate to be held
next month. Bernard e. Shlesinger Of
this city having been awarded honors
in the nrst contest announced last
night.
Ar. shiesanger was singled out as
the best individual debater. although
the team of which he was a member
lost the debate. The judges awarded
the verdict in favor Of the affirmative
side on the question of prohibiting
Japanese immigration into the United
States.
The debaters for the Affirmative
were: George Renehan. '22. Maryland:
Ralph L. Neary. '22. South Dakota.
and Edward L. Marthilhohni, '22.
Texas, alternate. UNFOLDING the
negative. in addition to Mr.. ShIe.
singer. 81, were: Edward J. Daley,
'2l, Massachusetts,, and Joseph p.
Hurley, 20, Massachusetts. alternate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
SAY BALES Of JUNK
BALLOTS
Senate Probers to Be Asked
to Bring Six Tons Here for
Examination.

The Senate committee investigating
the Ford-Newberry- election In
Michigan will be asked this after
animation six tons OF waste paper
and Junk in which, it is alleged, the
ballots cast in Saginaw are to be
found. Failing this. the request will
be made that the committee send
representatives to Detroit to examine
the waste paper. which IS In bales
and sealed.
request, say that the ballots cast IN
Saginaw were sold to q junk dealer.
Their contention is that the number
of votes cast for Henry Ford was Iar
in excess of the number given In the
official records and that II the bal
lots alleged to have been sold are
found they will show this The vote
in Saginaw for Ford was given as
4,314, and 1852 for Newbery.
Representatives Of Henry Ford heard
that the. ballots had been sold to
Harry and Sam Lenick. junk dealers.
They Immediately purchased the en-
tire stock of the junk dealers-six
tons in all-and carried the stun In
bales to Detroit and there sealed It
UP. 1t has never been examined, but
witnesses will be produced this after
noon to prove to the committee thar
the ballots were sold to-, the junk
dealer and are to be found in the mass
OF waste paper now held in Detroit.
Among the witnesses expected to ap-
pear are Joha Walhier. a janitor. who
Is alleged TO have sold the ballots to
the junk dealers; George Hopkins, the
truck man. said to have hauled the
ballots; Abe Lenick. yard man at the
Junk leaders, and Arthur Gewn. who
baled the junk. se
The committee will be asked to look
into other charges of destroyed bal
counties, and witnesses are here to
tell of these ballots.
The meeting of the COMMITTEES was
delayed until this afternoon in order
to give James O.. Murfn and Stuart
Ha;neiy. attorneys for Senator New
berry timA TO reach Washington.
1nAif train was delayed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
HOME RULE BILL
AGAIN TO COME UP
Temperance of Amended
Irish Measure in Commons
May Open Up Issue.
By the Aa.se,aesa Pruo.


LONDON, December 1S. Amend
ments to the Irish home rule bill made
in the house Of lords during the last
two weeks were ready for considera-
ton by the house Of commons when II
met today. After the bill had been
sent to the upper house OF paSitameat
and that body was found bAut on max
ing material alterations IN the meas
amendments made by the lords would
be stricken out by the commons, put
there appeared to be sentiment IN
some quarters infaver OF going as tAr
as possible to meet any oo1ections
which developed during the debate OF
the bill by the house OF lords
There seemed to be a possibility that
the temperance Of the home rule Dill
might be made an occasion Tor ae-
bate on the Irish situation generally.
serted that acquiescence by pariia-
ment should be secured oetore tne
government puts into operation such
q serious measure rs declaring mar
tial law over q large section or Ire.
land.
Black and Tans Witharawn.
withdrawal Of BLACK and tan" units
from Cork has been compie;eu,, uut The the
military commission investigating tne
origin Of the fires in that city Sa'ur
day night and Sunday has not as yet
made public Its CONCLUSIONS; .,
Mai Gen. Sir Edward Strickland rs
head of the commission. ana ~ has
fhe work of arriving at a Veroict nas
been more difficult than was Al hts'
piscussiou Of q truce in lreland:
pending a settlement OF oimcuI..os
there. is declared to be IN p.Ss 30
hut there is no indication that the ne
eot,ations have reached dennite
stage. The British labor party Ne Ne
heen called into conference lor Dc
cember %, at which time 1t 10 pian.
ned to start q national Campaign "
bring about peace in lreianu.
CsNen Maxner KILLED.
CORK. December ls.CCanon NAG
ner. parish priest OF Du nHax Nv =
policeman, according to meager DC
tails of the tragedy reacnlnk
while taking q walk. Canon MAsSeI
came upon a bicyclist ana po.o Th>
Ger engaged in an aItercasou ,,,reaf-
policeman, it is alleged, was tnfese
en;n0 the bicyclist, in whose oehan
the canon interviewed. a.,.t
DITRIIN. December 16.-An omcial
report today from Dublin CaStie On
the shooting yesterday OF canon 1ns
ner. parish priest OF nu. ana the
son of a farmer named Crawary Were
shot BY a cadet. who Is under atfess
The cadet 10 reported to be insane ing
official statement adds.
A London dispatch OF Wedneseay
telling of the killing Of Canon Mag
ner said that two civilians had been
killed at the same time.
NEW YORK December le--Ea NOM
de valera, president OF the irish re-
public" is Sin hiding IN TINS coun-
mt nav consider returning TO
Great Britain IL granted safe con-
duct by Premier Lloyd George. Harry
Boland, presidential secretary. an
nounced here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16

Avery Marks. managing editor Of the
Washington Times, was elected to the
presidency Of the National Press Club
without opp0sitioff yesterday, and will
succeed Mark L. Goodwin. correspondent
for the Dallas, Tex, News and other
papers. The election was by ballot. the
polls being open all day yesterday.
Other officers elected were: Leonard
Ormerod. The Evening Star, vice presi-
dent: Earl Hamilton Smith. the Wash
ington Post. secretary; Robert B. Arm
strong. Los Angeles Times, treasurer,
and Homer Joseph Dodge Of the fed
secretary.
Five members we're elected to the
board Of governors Of the club from a
list Of thirteen nominees. The success
full candidates were William A. Du Puy,
Carter Field. Mark L. Goodwin, Fred
eric j. Haskin and Jay G. Hayden. The
annual meeting Of the club will be held
the evening Of January s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
DISCUSS PARCEL POST.
International Extension Taken Up
at Conference Here. -,

The executive committee on inter-
national parcel post. composed OF rep
resentatfves OF chambers OF commerce
throughout the United States and or
ganixations engaged in export trade,
met this afternoon with Otto Praeger.
second assistant postmaster general
Extension and operation Of the in
ternational parcel post system was to
be considered at the conference
Wrapping Of parcels for the foreign
field and other mattsfs relatfng to the
dispatch and handling Of parcels was
also to be discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
BARS CONFESSIONS
in ARNSTE|N TRIAL
BowIes, yesterday, Sullivan
Statements Excluded as
Evidence.

Confessions. alleged to have been
made by Norman 8. Bowles. David w.
Sullivan and w. w. yesterday. three
of the defendants in the Arnstein trial
accused of conspiracy, were offered
as evidence yesterday and this morn
ing by the government.
Justice Gould conducted a hearing.
with the jury retired. to determine
the admissibility Of the confessions
as evidence. The defendants main
tanned that they were given, under
q promise OF immunity from punish
ment. to the defendants. while the
prosecution endeavored to show that
no promises or threats had been held
out in obtaining them.
The testimony was excluded by
Justice Gould because some hope OF
immunity has been held out.
In reply to evidence given by AS
sistant District Attorney John T.
the statements were made. who said
that he had made no promises of
immunity, r. Morris Wampler. counsel
for the accused, and Norman 8.
Bowles took the. stand this morning
and gave a decidedly different story.
mr. W 6tupAcE- LOtu nO~ IkLc HiccliH8
had taken place in the offices Of Rob-
ert H. MCNEIL OF this city. after Judge
lockwood of New York, acting in be-
half Of the surety companies. had
given a guarantee of immunity. Rock
wood said, according to Wampler. II
can get a statement in advance from
a Judge in New York assuring immu-
nifty" Dooling. he said. maintained
that no Judge would entertain such a
proposition, but said that If they
would tell all they knew he would go
before a court and make a recommen-
dat ton Of elem ency.
wnmpler said. II asked him, DO
you mean you will get them off from
punishment and he replied. I will
recommend that they will get no
"time."'" He continued, saying that
Bowles had later asked him il immu-
nifty was certain. and he had replied
that Dooling had given every assur-
ance Of recommendation for favor for
the defendants.
Further testimony of this witness
showed that Sol Meyers, attorney for
the American and National surety
companies. had promised the backing
Of those companies, saying that
."they were the greatest power in the
world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-16
COLLEGE auIs 10 RUN STORE

Ssnior Glass eari1 OF the depaFtment
Of arts and sciences ct George Wash
ingtoR University believe IT. 10 moro
than sippins tea, sixtinT On thester
boxes OF dancing. Girls In this class
have decided 70 20 iisto stbe. second
hand eueinese Tho class needs $500
and for = memorial for the university
So they have aeeidod u raise the
money By holding . fvmmAge sale
during the Christmas holtdaya
the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity House
or at Hsner Hall, 20z3 g street north.
west. is in charge OF ayrangements.