Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-27
Law Requiring s125 Deposit In
Anticipation of VOlstead Law Is
Fought Throughout Land.
(By Isaac Gregg)

/ partme1t has exceeded its authority
in the matter, as provision is made
in the Volstead act for the proper
punishment of all violations.
Senator Glass of Virginia took up
the question with the Treasury De-
partment and he was told that the
revised ruling is much mode liberal
than the original order which called
for a bond of 81 900 Now the order
calls fr a bond of $500, onc-fourth
of which must be in cash, which may
be used as fine for any violations.
The Treasury Department saves
that 65 per cent of the druggists
throughout the country have been It.
lieved of the obligationist of furnish
ing a bond because their reports
show they do not sell more than twen-
ty gallons of whiskey per annurl.
| Heretofore any druggist selling liquor
was forced to give bond.
A wholesale druggist Of Norfolk,
Va, writing to Senator Glass about
the requirements for a cash bond to
sell liquor says:
"In the eyes of the Treasury De-
partment the favorite seems to be the
bootlegger, who appears TO have lit
tie trouble in securing all goods he
can use in his unlawful traffic. while
legitimate manufacturers and dealers
cannot withdraw enough for ordinary
requirements. We are required 20
keep records that are not necessary
and make reports which are not read
and are surrounded by general line
of red tape that is disgusting to 1
/ busy druggist"
Secretary of State Hughes warn
ing against the growing tendency re-
Gently manifested in some quarters
to permit the American Navy to fail
below the relative strength provided
for in the Washington Arms Confer
ence agreements. was read with deep
est interest by officials here today.
In giving his hearty approval to the
celebration of Navy Day the Secre-
tary declared it to be essential that
the Navy should be maintained at
the relative strength already deter
mined upon.
"That in my judgment, is the way
to peace and security" he asserted.
The fact that Frances naval
strength will be increased relatively
by approximately one hundred per
cent the moment the Naval treaty
goes into effect has gone q consider
able distance in alleviating the in
Jury to French amour propre. This
is especially true when it is consid-
cred that because of existing econOm-
ic conditions, the French governmen.
probably would not have been pre-
pared to enter upon any extensive
building programme for some yeara
to come.
Secretary of State Hughes doesn't
smoke and to that extent may he
considered as out of luck.
The friends of the Secretary who
are devotees Of tobacco have rare
treat in store for them. for Mr..
Hughes has Just received one thous-
and of the choicest perfectOs produc-
ed in Havana.
The cigars are the gift of Antonio
G. Mora ard E. n. Robaina, Director
in Chief and American Representative
respectively, Of Ell MundO, a leading
Havana daily newspaper The
present was delivered to Mr.. Hughes
after the Cuban newspaper had paid
the Secretary visit few days ago.
The box. which is three feet long,
is made of selected woods which are
, native to Cuba, and is in itself a work
of art. Among its contents are SAM
pies. in assorted sizes. of the finest
work of the Cuban tobacco industry.
In his letter acknowledging receipt
of the gift, Mr. Hughes expressed
regret that after 80 years as a smok
er. he had left off the use of tobacco
some five years ago. but said he wa
certain his friends would derive
pleasure from the contents of the
box.
Attorney General Daugherty's a.
sertion in the course of a politicaI
speech at Canton, Ohio, that in OBJ
tanning a Federal injunction agains'
the striking shopmen he saved the
country from the grip or war" rails
, es several important questions con
d. cerning his own and President Hard
ing's actions in conection with thu
strike.
. If civil war threatened the country
when Attorney General Daugherty
GOT the Injunction why didn't he oi
President Harding inform Congress
and the people at the time President
Harding addressed Congress on the
subject of the strike on August Is
1o22-iust twelve davs before Mr.
Daugherty obtained his injunctiv'
/ writ.
Either Mr.. Harding and NJ"
{ Darcherty then knew of this menace
, of civil war or any other sort Of wa
! it. If Mr.. Daugherty was aware q
e this plot and plan to overthrow thf
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