Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-01-27
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
(From our Special Co@resDondent.)

Washington, Jan. 27.-Restrictions
on the sale of denatured alcohol for
use in automobile radiators is the
latest plan of Prohibition Commits
sioner Haynes. Legal advisers of
the commissioner are working on a
new regulation to be issued by the
Treasury Department which would
make it necessary not molly for every
garage and automobile supply house
which sells alcohol, but every user of
alcohol, even for radiator purposes,
to have permit to sell or purchase,
as the case may be.
Under the proposed restrictions, if
an automobile owner sought tb buy
a quart or more of alcohol tb pre-
vent his radiator from freeziag, he
would have to appear at the Eoffice
of the nearest prohibition agent and
make formal application for b per-
nit to buy the alcohol required.
There are two reasons for the
contemplated action of the Prohibi-
tion Commissioner. One is the large
number of deaths occurring from
wood alcohol poisoning and second is
the desire to stop up leaks by which
grain alcohol is getting into the
hands of the bootleggers.
The American State Department
has received claims amounting to
1924 ,231 ,465 filed by citizens of this
country against the German govern
ment growing out of the World War
Included in the amount mentioned
above are claims for loss of life, per-
sonal injuries, vessels sunk in sub
marine warfare, insurance paid and
premiums paid on war risk insurance
The amount specified includes all
claims thus far filed, but in a num-
Der of instances the accompanying
proof has not been forthcoming and
in no case has the Secretary of
State acted upon tn evalidity of these
claims.
According to statistics obtained
from the Alien Property Custodian
there is at present under his super
vision German property seized dur
ing the war amounting to s500,000,-
600. About S3O0.000,000 of the total
that was originally seized has been
returned to the lawful owners.
The United States government,
too. has a claim of approximately
$500. 100000 expended in maintain.
ing the Army of Occupation in Ger,
man territory since the signing of
the Arnlistice. Germany, of. course,
will have to make reparation to the
United States for this outlay on the
part Of our government, <el-aS': i
President Harding. it is stated on
the highest authority today, will de-
cline the invitation for this govern
ment to participate in the economic
and financial conference scheduled to
open at Genoa, Italy, on March 6.
Ever since the receipt of the formal
invitation. the President, Secretary
of State Hughes and other. high ad,
ministration officials have been
giving very careful consideration to
the matter. The fact that up to
the present time no assurances Shave
come from the European govern.
ments invited to take part in the
Genoa conference as to the subjects
that will be brought up for consider
alton and that no agenda has been
nlaced in the hands of the American
State Department have influenced
the President in arriving at the con-
clusion understood 30 have been
reached by him.
Attorney General Daugherty an
nounced today that he has ordered
suits brought a~ainst certain. pro-
ducers of aircraft for tho recoverr
of large sums of money shown by
government auditors to have been
overpaid bv the government on cost
plus contracts during tn war He
stated TODAY that these government
accountants have reported to him
over payments to the Davtnn- Wright
Company. in the ssum of s2.554 .383
and to- the Wright-Martin Aircraft
Corporation Of s4,7ns.055 In the
case of the DAYTON Wright Company.
which is within the jurisdiction Of
the federal courts of Ohio, James n.
Linton. of Columbus. has been des-
icnated as special attorney to con-
duct the litigation.
The Attorney General added that
the work of Investigating the war
fraud cases generally would con-
time as fast as t he magnitude of the
undertaking would permit. He re
heated the announcement previously
made that while the innocent need
feel no alarm. tho government will
exhaust every civil and criminal
remedy to reach the guilty.
Issac Gregg.