Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-10
WASHINGTON
DAY BY DAY
tFor The Gazetfc1

Washington, March 10.-Word
reached the Washington police last
night that two young naval lieuten-
ants, travelling on the boat from Nor
felix to Washington, were carrying
in their baggage four cases of choice
whiskies for brother officers in Wash
ington. The police Immediately not!-
fed Frd G. Rose, chief Of the Wash
ington prohibition agents, VINO got
United States Commissioner Isaac K.
HIT out of bed and asked for search
warrant.
What information have you to
show that the naval officers are carry
ing liquor?" asked Commissioner
Hit.
"We have word from man in Nor
folk that they are carrying it." said
Rose.
II will issue no search warrant or
any such information as that, an
swered Hit, who yawned and went
back to bed.
When the naval officers arrived,
they were not molested, but went their
wavs with several heavy pieces OF
baggage, which might or might not
have contained whisky.
Rum smuggling operating along the
Florida coast are being trailed by
seven navy sab-chasers. Official an
nouncement of this made made at the
Treasury Department today. These
sub-chasers. which are under the su-
pervision Of the Coast Guard Service,
have on board q number Of prohibition
agents VINO are cooperating with the
Coast Guard officials in running down
vinlators Of the Volstead law.
For some time past. Roya! A.
HAYNES. prohibition commissioner. and
the force of agents directly under him,
have been at work upon rlan TO max"
n cleanup around the Florida coast
and to discover and wine out SNUG
elers' "nests" that are said to be the
chief cause for the large amour: OF
LIQUOR being brought into this country
from Cuba and other wet places the
South. 1t was stated today that IN
this work of stampin" out the snug
Cling game along the Florida coast the
Cuban government will not be called
upon to render any assistance to the
United States.
Fear Of the November elections on
the part of the Republican leaders VIII
cause the House hv q vast majority.
probably on March 90. to pass the
l In
where It is now predicted the bill will
be held mp indefinitely. if it is not
postponed alto~ether. The majority
to he given the bonus bi|l in the House
will probably be something like 8 o. 9
to I. with as few as GO of the l35
members of the body voting against
the measure. No opportunity viii be
given to amend it in any particular,
according to the present plan. and It
will be forced through under sus-
pension of the rules that will shut off
debate unless there is unanlnoEs cor
sent TO extend the time past the 20
minutes to each side allotted under the
existing House rules. There is no
question but that 4 good many mem
bcrs Of the House would like to vote
against the measure, bat dare not do
50 for the reason that they fear they
can not be renominatcd and reelected
if the political force of the American
Legion is lined up against them.
Soft coal consumers have been adj
vised by DR.. George Otis Smith, d.
rector of the United States Geological
Survey, to begin storing coal, IN view
of the probability of a very low output
from the mines in the next thirty or
sixty days. and to provide against the
contingency of coal strike Apri! ].
Dr.. Smiths warning followed an oth-
cial statement by the railroads show
ing large reduction in the coal trat-
fic movement. Reports to Govern
mens agencies also showed that indus
tries generally are under-stocked 10
meet any emergency which might de-
ve!op, either out of a partial or COM
plete shutdown of the soft coal mines.
"The larger the tonnage of coal IN
storage on April / the more certain
the continuous operation OF all !ndus-
try DR.. Smith says.
Coal can be bought now in buy
er's market. II is not too late, even
with more than week in March gone:
to store coal against the needs OF
April and May. The consumer car 40
much to keep the market buyers
market He should realize that what
has hurt the country, both coal miner
and coal user, in the late years. has
hnnn the orgy Of high prices for coal
and consequent initiation OF mine lab1r
and Of mine capacity. That kind al
prosperity hurts everyone