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The Washington times., 1921-05-22
.DRYS' URGING :.
STR|CTERLAW
Drastic Legislation to Replace
Present Tame" Enforcement
Is Their Hope.
By DAVID M. CHURCH.
international News Service.

Sahara will be q glistening lake
compared to the United States, if
che plans of the prohibitionists meet
with the approval Of Congress.
The "dry" forces, unsatisfied with
the effects of the Volstead law, are
mapping out vigorous campaign to
be conducted in the present Congress
IN an effort to stop up the leaks in
the dry law dixie.
=, CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Prohibitionists are certain that the
present Congress Is just as "dry" as
was tho last and they are hopeful
that their campaign will meet with
success. although they realize that
with elections two years distant, pres
sure cannot be as easily applied to
this Congress as to the last
The first step In the campaign to
put tho lid on intoxicants has been
taken by Congressman Volstead in
introducing q bill to prevent tho use
of beer and wine as medicines. Only
the future can determine the fortunes
of this bill, but the "drys" are watch
ing its course with great eagerness.
to determine the sentiment OF the
present Congress.
which will be presented to Congress.
are set forth as follows:
.s1-Congress shall cut off importa-
Non Of liquors for AT least five years.
aThe further manufacture of
whiskey shall be prohibited until the
present stock Is down to q very small
reserve basis.
aThe present stock Of liquors
shall be concentrated by giving the
commissioner power to move liquors
when such action will conduce the
enforcement of the prohibition law.
+The total prohibitive tax shall be
assessed against offenders for each
offense.
@Only alcohol. not liquors Or
wines, shall be allowed to be used rs
q base for 'smedicfnes."
6Alcohol to be used for legitimate
purposes, such as the manufacture of
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
CONGRESS URGED To
SING ANTHEM DAILY
Cong. AppIeby Files Bill to Have
"Star-Spangled Banner"
Sung at Opening.

Congressman T. Frank Appleby, Of
the Third New Jersey district, intro
duced a resolution in the House yes
terday amending rule "a of the rules
OF the House of Representatives and
providing for the use Of THE Star
Spangled Banner" in the daily cere-
mony and order Of business
In a statement given to the press
Congressman Appleby, in comment
ing on his resolution, said: patriot
ism is the essence of our daily en-
deavor. There are no days when ono
should be more patriotic than other
days. Music is one of the most pow
erful influences that can be brought
to bear upon the making of good
citizen. good citizen is, Of neces-
sity, a patriotic citizen. The precept
and example of the Congress lifting
its voice in song at the opening Of
it's daily sessions to the stirring
strains of that wonderful anthem,
THE Star-Spangled Banner" will stir
the patriotic impulses and be a daily
to every American.
For a long time I have felt that
the time was now ripe for official rec
ognition of music as one of the domi-
nant factors in our national life and
believe that the singing of national
athem by Congress at the opening of
its sessions is the first and proper step
in this direction
"On April IA last, President Hard
ing, in a letter to the National Bu-
reau for the Advancement of Music,
New York city, said: 4 am in favor
OF placing the government squarely
behind the nationwide effort to bring
music into it's own and to establish a
definite and permanent place for 1t in
our national activities.'"
In connecting this statement of the
President with his own thought, Mr.
Appleby further said: "Music is as
much a national need as law or lit
erature. Only within the last five
years, as a direct and probably the
most beneficial result of the war, have
should be held by the most progress
sive nations. In every war music Is
one of the FIRST weapons to be taken
up by the people.
"Of all the national airs The Star
Spangled Banner breathes the purest
patriotism. Those of European coun-
tries are based upon a sentimental
loyalty long outgrown by this agra
rtan and practical age. "The Mar
seillaise' is a stirring call to arms
and upholds only the worst-the pas
sionate military-side OF a nations
character. The Star-Spangled Ban
ner,' while IL is animated. patriotic,
defiant, neither cringes nor boasts; II
is as national in its spirit as II is
adequate in the expression of that
spirit. and I believe that the commit
tee on rules to which my resolution
has been referred will report the
same favorably.-
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
SPEEDS /
TARIFF PLAN
Committee Indorses longworth
Proposal to Make Bill Opera
tive Upon Introduction.

The House Ways and Means Com
mittee reported favorably yesterday
the Longworth resolution, under
which, as an emergency. a tariff bill,
or any part of it, could be made ef-
fective as law on the day following
its presentation by the Ways and
Means Committee to the House and
before its consideration by either
House or Senate.
EXPECT OPPOSITION.
1t is expected this legislation
can be jammed through the House,
but 1t will meet with strong op-
position In the Senate
There was q difference Of opinion
In the Ways and Means Committee
over the wisdom of the Longworth
legislation. Congressman Young Of
North Dakota opposed 1t vigorously
on the ground II would plunge busi-
ness into a maze of uncertainty
that could end only in disaster. and
because 1t was legislation BY COM
mittee and not BY Congress as pro-
Vded under the United States sys-
tenn of government.
In submitting the favorable re-
port on the resolution Longworth
says:
The effect Of this resolution win
be to empower the Ways and Means
Committee in it's discretion to in
corporate in the tariff bill now under
preparation a clause giving imme-
diate effect to the rates of duty and
other provisions contained therein
SEE REVENUE LOSES.
mo doubt the coming tariff bill
will contain many rates of duty sub
stantially higher than those in the
existing law, and obviously II no
such precaution as this be taken SO
soon as the increases are made public
upon the report of tho bill to the
House, a great flood of imporations
will come in dHring the period OF dis
cussion of the measure, thereby
causing large revenue losses to the
government and serious damage to
American industry.
This has been the invariable rule
during the period that former tariff
bills have been under discussion in
the House and Senate Even assum
Ing that this interim period In the
case OF the coming tariff bill will not
exceed the average. that Is to say,
five months-between the dates of
it's reporting to the House and OF
it's final enactment into law. the lozs
of revenue resulting from the arti-
hcially stimulated imports under the
rates of existing law will inevitably
run up into tho hundreds Of millions
of dollars at a time when the govern
ment is in need OF revenue as never
before and the resulting damage to
A ~ nd trfA v<{ll hA
able.
similar legislation IL in force in
many countries and has been for
many years. notably in France, Italy.
Great Britain. Canada and Australia
II Is strongly recommended by the
tarin commission and a report was
submitted by the commission to the
ways and means committee on April
16, 1917"
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
QUITS WALL STREET
JOB FOR FOOTLICHTS

NEW YORK. May 21.-After
= career of twenty years In wal
street Hartwig Baruch. elder
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
DISABLED CHARGE
|. CRUEL TREATMENT
Veterans at Naval Hospital Ac.
cuse Major and Attaches at
Public Hearing.

BOSTON, May 21.-Charges Of
cruel and abusive treatment and al
legged bulldog" tactics by Major A
f. Brides, District Supervisor of the
United States Public Health Servica
and by attaches at the Chelsea Naval
Hospital were brought by sick and
wounded veterans at a public hear
ing in the State House Auditorium
today.
DR.. Brides was present and heard
the charges of the men In his care
The veterans charged that abuse
was heaped upon them. that their
food was Of inferior quality, and
'that they were compelled to perform
work Injurious because Of their con-
dition of health.
The men objected to their removal
from Pinewood Rest, Arlington, and
the Chandler convalescent home in
Brookline to the Naval Hospital.
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
C. O.P." "ECONOMY"
|. HELD CAM0UFLAGE
Huge Appropriations Covered Up
To Make Pretense, Byrnes
Charges.

Republican Congresses have author
lied expenditures for the Government
during the fiscal year ending June 80
Of approximately $6, ,000, 900, 900. assert
ed Representative Byrnes, South Caro-
lima, yesterday during a speech in the
House on the 500. .00o.o 900 deficiency ap-
preparation bill.
Republican Leader MondeIl issued a
statement June s last that the total
Of appropriations for the year was
$4.373.ss5.27s.
Secretary Mellon. of the Treasury,
states that his estimate OF the actual
expenditures from the Treasury for this
year, exclusive OF expenditures for the
Postoffice Department were $4,000, ,0o0,-
900. The expenditures for the Post
Office Department were $500. 000, 900.
With the 500. 100000 in the present
deficiency bill, total of $5,70o.oo0. 900
is reached.
In addition to this amount Of the
deficiency bill. which will come out
Of the Treasury" said Mr.. Byrnes,
''the Shipping Board was authorized by
Congress to pay it's expenses out of the
proceeds of sales of ships, materials and
other Government property. This avail
able sum was about S225, 900. The
difference between the amount esti-
mated as appropriated for the year by
the Republican leader and the actual
expenditures is about $1,000, ,0oo,0 900.
The explanation il that Congress.
In order to make a pretense Of econ
omy, refused in many instances tp
make a direct appropriation and ap-
propriated balances and In other ways
provided for disbursement of funds
which do not show on the tables Of
appropriation"
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
KRAMER ATTACKS
ECONOMY POLICY
"Dry" Chief Charges Congress
Has Wasted Millions to Save
Few Thousands.

Prohibition Commissioner John F.
Kramer last night made an attack
Upon the economy policy of Congress
He charged that Consress has wasted
million Of dollars of Taxpayers money
in an effort to save a few thousand.
Mr.. Kramer said refusal to provide
enough money to run the Prohibition
Unit through the rest Of the fiscal year,
has crippled the enforcement organ
ization for an indefinite period" and
nullined much of the work done by
Government dry" agents during the
past year.
Commissioner Kramer last night
cited as one of the most serious con-
sequences thus far, tho blocking OF
Government prosecutions in thou
sands of liquor law cases pending IN
Federal Courts throughout the
United States. Thousands OF caseS,
he said, will be contfnued from time
to time, and eventually dropped. be-
cause OF Ahe disappearance of "drv"
agents, who are chief Government
witnesses.
The 5000 cases involving Volstead
law violations now pending. Kramer
said. represent the best part of a
years effort by the Government dry"
law machine. The harm done the
cause OF enforcement OF the dry"
laws Is irreparable, he declared. Tn.
effect Of the compulsory cuts In the
field forces will be felt far into the
next fiscal year, he believed, even
after the new appropriations become
available
"A bigger task will confront the
Government in curbing whiskey law
vioIators when July 1 rolls around"
said Kramer.
illicit distilling will gain greater
and smuggling upon . larg-
er scale il probable"
Commissioner Kramer stated 1iquo-
win increase everywhere
except possibly in the few States
having separate dry codes.
The Washington times., 1921-05-22

toilet commodities. shall be denatured
at the place Of original manufacture.
THE employees Of the enforcement
organization shall be placed under
civil service.
8If the prohibition enforcement
department Is transferred to the De-
partment of Justice, careful distinc-
ton shall be made between those parts
of the law which involve criminal in
vestigations and prosecution and such
sections as provide for the prohibitive
tax, the power to establish chemical
standards, etc. which features shall
be left to the control of tho Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue.
Omitted States commissioners
shall be given power to try misde-
meanor offenses against the prohibi-
tion law.
II these laws fail to check the en-
terprise of thirsty and resourceful
Americana, then the "drys" have .
few more up their sleeves. They are
in earnest about this prohibition busi-
ness, even IL the thirsty are not
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
us. .MENACED
BY EDGE BILL
---CONG. KING
---CONG. KING
New Foreign Trade Plan Would
Add Huge Burden to People,
Is Claim.

Declaring that the inevitable re-
suit Of the extensive financing Of
Europe by American capital win be
the reduction Of American wages
and injury to American manufac-
lures. Congressman Edward ]. King.
Illinois. member Of the House
Banking and Currency Committee.
yesterday gave notice Of opposition
to extension Of activities under the
Edge law to promote foreign COM
mercs.
SEES AMERICAN INVASION.
'-rhis financing Of foreign trade
might better be described as . move
ment to aid foreign manufacturers
to invade American markets." said
King.
Think Of the anomalous situation
prevailing in Congress today. On the
one hand we are about to pass . pro-
tective tariff with an anti-dumping
clause keeping out foreign goods and
protecting our home market On the
other hand we are urged to do the
antithesis by building up machinery
whereby Edge corporations can facil-
itate the importation of foreign manu-
factures by issuing longtime deben-
lures based on q heterogeneous con-
glomoration Of dangerous and repu-
diabie foreign securities"
Continuing his argument against
extension In Europe of American
trade through efforts to finance Eu-
ropean buyers, King said:
"Since 1914 the balance of trade in
our favor has been nineteen and one
half billions of dollars. which means
that foreign countrtes, largely in Eu-
rope, owe US that amount for goods
purchased. or . total of nearly 5000
for every man. woman and child In the
United States
MUST BE PAID IN LABOR.
Eventually that money must be re-
paid. 1t cannot be paid In gold, as
Europe has comparatively none to
send US, and all the gold In the world
would not sufnce to pay a fraction of
the enormous debt II cannot be paid
in raw products because Europe has
no raw products which we desire 1t
must be paid in labor transformed in
to manufactured articles. Labor is
all Europe has to sell US, hence our
only method Of collecting this debt
In for us to buy nearly twenty billions
Of dollars worth of manufactured
articles from Europe
ut is proposed to do this BY large
corporations selling to the American
people $40. .00o. 900 of unguaranteed de-
bentures based upon the stocks,
honda, and notss of foreign enter
prises. To do this every person in the
United States must carry = burden of
5000 each in addition to the load now
upon their backs, and every time an
American citizen puts dollar into
these debentures he deprives the
American laborer, manufacturer. and
capitalist of the benefit thereof"
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
Special
$47.5O

We hsve several very
fine Couch Hanmocks Of
the style shown above.
including the England
er." The average price
has been $W. Frames
are all-steel that fold
compactly; h an d 8 o m 9
canopy tops Of heavy
duck-plain or patterns
in 'colors; strong helical
side springs; full spring
seat with loose cushion
and pillows; soft uphol-
stored back. Price in
cludes full equipment.
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
WOULD BAR FILMS
AND SUNDAY BALL
Or. P. L. BowIby Favors Strict
est Blue Law Enforcement
To Fight Propaganda.

WINoNA LAKE, Ind. May 21.-
'Close up the ball parks and shut the
doors OF movies and theaters" on Sun
day to combat the "million-dollar
propaganda for a wide-open Sabbath" !"
This Is the advice contained in the re-
port of DR.. p. L. Bowlby, of New
York. read today before the general
assembly Of the Presbyterian Church
in session here.
Removal of these counter attrac-
tons" will assist to woo and win
back a multitude of young people who
have lost the way to the church." DR..
Bowlby asserted In advocating impo-
sition of stringent blue Sunday"
regulations.
The million-doIlar propaganda is
backed. he asserted. by amusement
enterprises who seek to make Sunday
''the big money getting" day.
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
KILLS GIRL BEAUTY
ANDENDS OWNL|FE
Gotham Crowds See Tragic Cli-
max to Spaniard's Love for
Soldiers Wife.

NEW YORK. May 21.-Mad with
jealousy and revenge, Ambrose Re-
tureta- a young Spaniard. today shot
and killed Mrs. Laura Lux, a beau
tiful nineteen-year-old Spanish girl,
In a crowded street at Herald Square
and then shot himself.
He died an hour afterward In the
hospital
The police first said that the
woman was Returets's wife, but
later It was found that she was the
wife Of an American soldier. The
Spaniard was in love with her and
had tried vainly to get her to leave
her husband.
They had quarreled on Monday
night and Retureta drew n knife.
The girl had Retureta arrested and
the Spaniard had Just got out of
Jail a short time before the fatal
attack was made. The shooting
caused q panic among hundreds of
pedestriAnA
The Washington times., 1921-05-22

part in "Three Wise Fools next
season, and, II 10 said. he has
practically made up his mind to
return to the footlights after
two decades of money-making In
the Street.
"The stage IL my old love-"
said Mr.. Baruch, admitting he
had heard the call after all these
years. Twelve OF tho happiest
years of my life were spent be-
hind the footlights, and my love
for II has not diminished ono
iota during all the twenty years
i have been away"
Mr.. Baruch, who was known
on the stage as Nathaniel Hart
wig, was at the top of the theat-
rical profession whom he quit In
1900. When Olga Nethersole pro-
duced Carmen" he was the
original Don Jose.
The Washington times., 1921-05-22
Use A Charge Account
---and---
Name Your OzUn Terms

make credit helpful that the things
attractive and comfortable be easily afforded Young couples
those married will find that them
leges Everything house marked figures and charged
these prces-wihou interest
The Washington times., 1921-05-22

brother of Ber-
n ard Baruch,
noted hnancier.
10 planning to
return to the
Q I q g o. T h .
wealthy stock
b r o k Q r. who,
with Olga Meth
ersole, y o q r o
ago created the
world = famous
"Sixty = Second
Kiss" in "Car-
men," has been
invited by John
Golden to take
Nh lAadi In n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23

rs the police see 1t. The robbery mo
i've mas been discarded as improb.
aoie In the extreme. The finding OF
money on tho. body as we'll as other
circumstances which the police have
discovered. has led them To scout III.
'"ca OF robbery. The police bcliev,
'nat some one went into the shack
ot Minson with rage In his or her
ncarl mat was uncontrollablc and
'hat. after knocking Minson down
'his person proceeded to beat him on
TIC mead time after time with tho
axe until tho lust for revenge had
been satisfied.
chief OF Police C. a. Sherry ycs;cr-
"aS announced that he has in hand
re 800 offered as n reward by local
.oaEc OF the j. .. L. y. NJ for the
capture OF the murderer OF John 4.
unison. aged night watchman of the
tredeSar sand wharf, who was muir
"sred January .. This makes the sum
81 sSoo complete as reward for the
arrest and conviction of the slayer.
f.horts are still being made 10 induce
Governor Davis TO supplement tho
present sum with abou, $500, as to
oTihs tho total to $500
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23
MRS. M'VEIGH REELECTED
HEAD OF U. d. C. CHAPTER
Mcmbrrshlp Increases Under Her
Leadership Is Fer Cent In
Single leur

Mrs. Newton McreiGh will continue
through tins year as president OF
Stoncwall jackson Chapter, United
Daughters Of the confedcracy. having
been reelected at the recent annual
meeting The other officers chosen
were Mrs. Walter Allen. first vice
presidents Mrs. Thomas winn. second
vice president: Mrs. G.. wingo. third
vice presidents: Mrs. Charles w. Sell
den. recording secretary: Mrs l.. \.
Conrad. treasurer: Miss Nellie Bar.o-
min. registrar: Mrs. Maury Massey.
custodian Of flags; Mrs. j. S. IIof-
tcckcr. publicity. and Mrs. McGhcc.
historian.
owing TO the work OF Miss Barra
min. IN. membership OF the chapter
las Increased 6S per cent in the Year.
and che chapter has contributed
$4,000 toward the $4,000 cund being
raised by Mrs. Norman V. Ran,loiuh
as an endowment for the permanent,
employment OF :, custodian FOR the
Lee MauSolcum ut Lexington. This
Sht came from Mrs. Charles Scnfr
OF New York. sister Of Mrs. Nc
Weigh.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23

or. steve Minson. who lives at 6ls
South Belvidcre Street. He then wen,
10 his shanty on Oregon Hin.
On the day OF the murder he lcf;
his daughters home about 2-o.cioc,;
IN the afternoon and went immcdi
a'eiH 10 his shanty. arriving there
according to MIR. Seay, his employcr
~ $50 o'clock. His employer icf,
him al o'clock. Before he left the
aged Waterman. Mr.. Scny said that
he paid him his weekly wages Of SO
When his employer last saw him the
murdered man was sitting in his ac-
customed chair near the fire. About
8 O'Clock John Archer. the negro.
visited the shanty and says that lie
badc Minscn good night. At that time
lie was eating an apple. The coro-
ner says that the condition OF the
body reveals that the murder must
hay. occurred around 20 O'Clock al
night. This leaves hours that are
not accounted for between the
time tho negro says he saw MIR. Min
son and tho time the coroner says the
crime was committed.
Police SIN at Sen.
Who il was that afterwards enter
cd The shanty and did the old man
20 death is what the police have been
working now two weeks to asccr-
tain. Police say that they have not
Yet solved the mystery. They have
made progress and are well on their
way in establishing the motive. bu,
they have not been able To pick any
one Of n number of pcrsopS ,ybo
might have done the crime for the
motive the police have in mind. Just
what the police have learned cannot
De revealed. though they have made
discoveries regarding the life and
habits OF Minson. which have pat
Them on the right track
!; can he said with certainty that
revenge is the motive for the crime.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23
decision 1t was stated by members

After looking into the situation and
nearing expressions from tho CITY
Attorney ana the Director OF Public
WORKS, tile committee determined to
meet In special session next Fri
gay night at o'clock TO consider
fully the proposition
Members OF the committee present
were Chairman Grundy. Alderman
Melton and Councilmcn Scutop
Phillips. Umlauf. Roden and Jones.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23
Movements arc Ordinary.

Nj. Minson, after leaving hoal. on
Friday afternoon. Went 70 = barber
Shop about o'clock and WAS shaved.
Afterwards he went 10 see his broth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23
COUNClLMEN IMPRESSED
WITH BELT LINE PROPOSAL
Also View Site for Rcrou,Inr tnrx
ON Floyd and Grove
Avenues.

Seven members OF the Counci,
committee on Finance viewed tho
property adjacent. to the felt Line
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23

Yesterday afternoon. and expressed
favorable comment on the PROPOSE
'oh-'hat OF improving Ii and c
a'reets. parallel with the railroad
tracks, and the rerouting Of tho
street car tracks along Floyd and
Grove Avenues. While the city may
eventually have TO secure the pron-
crtS Tor the purpose OF making Inn
nrorcments. 1t liz certain the commit :
tee VIII consider the matter from
every angle before making II final
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-23
Permits.

PERMITS were issued by Ruildinr.
Inspector John T.. Rutlcr ycs,ari,,S
20 the Life Insurance Company or
Virginia. 10 make repairs to tho com
pahs nuildtnS at Tenth and CanitoI
streets. to cost S60..S0 and To Mary
j.. Barkslalc. Ia mako r.n.,ir. -
store ut III East Broad street, to