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Evening star., 1922-03-20
CoL Mutt Bares Huge Netiuork
OfZiquor Runners in Florida
Systematized Method of Landing and Shipping Run,
Can,ouaaeed as Fruit in Refrigerator Cars
Backed by Leading Bankers, Disclosed.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI. Fla. March :O.-Federal
prohibition agents. acting under
direction OF Col. l.. G. Mutt OF the
internal revenue department.. had
made eleven liquor raids i'm the
city Of Miami UP to noon today. and
mt Nuts hendunrters 1t was
stated the officers expected to
make thirty-One more raids before
night. The raliins parties started
their work this morning.
MIAMI. Fla. March 20.-Most
brazen operation by bootleGgers
along the Florida coast, especially at
Miami, with the assistance of some
Miami bankers. who hold the money
for deals in liquors. is found by the
prohibition agents working here un-
derder the direction of Col. L. c. Mutt.
chief of the narcotic division of the
internal revenue department. accord
ing to his report to Federal Prohibi-
ton Commissioner Roy A. Haynes at
Washington. made public here today
by Col. Mutt. Col. Nuts report to
Commissioner Haynes. in full, is as
follows:
TT did not take long. after one
days investigation of conditions in
Florida, especially in Miami. to de-
termine that a solution of the snug
Cling problem lay in cleaning up the
shore situation. particularly IN GER
tain sections of Florida.
Il found that conveying liquor from
nearby foreign shores was minor
transaction compared with the pro-
gram of bringing it ashore and ship
ping to northern points. Terminate
the existing facilities for shipping.
smash the shore-line market. was the
solution as our trained men saw it..
and with that end in view we went
systema ticafly to work.
We were startled by the revelations.
We found a sort of cooperate plan
among operators. Our investigators
were directed to operators with the
same franknesS that stranger re-
ceives directions from corner police
man. Operators discussed transactions
like bankers Indeed, several of them
gave bankers as references, and in two
instances. after negotiations were
closed. had leading bankers hold the
purchase price in trust and sign con-
tracts to that effect.
Brazen Propositions.
III SuDSldHce the opeFdloiS III dAeAiy
proposed: We will contract for all
the liquor you want-Scotch, Irish or
champagne. We will go and fetch it
in twenty-four hours and deliver it
wherever you say-at your hotel. at
the courthouse or at the post Office.
We will deliver it at the railway sta
ton. If you wish it shipped. and will
attend to placing it in cars and will
buy the necessary grapefruit or to-
matoes to cover it up That is all that
is necessary; just pile it into refrigera-
tor cars, with a camoufiage of fruit or
vegetables, and, with the cars sealed.
the shipment will go wherever you
wish
More than a dozen of our investisa-
tors, on the first days operation. re-
ported propositions of the above char
acter, and in two instances negotia-
Evening star., 1922-03-20
DEAD DOCTOR TO BE HONOR GUEST
AND PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT DINNER

mate friends OF DIR. PEBBLES, has an
nounced thg receipt of a message
from the dead doctor. through a me-
dium selected as its bearer, that he
will be present in spirit at the party
as guest of honor.
Preparations for the dinner have
not only been renewed. but a larger
attendance than at first arranged for
is assured. A chair will be set for
the spirit guest, and the program
calls for him to make the principal
address of the evening.
Those who are arranging the din
ner have not the slightest doubt OF
the naturalization of the honor
guest, nor have they any doubt that
words of good cheer and comfort will
come from him. even II the message
is again conveyed through a spirit
fidence Is based upon a second nies-
sage from DR.. PEBBLES. sent through
a bearer whose spirit had material
ICED before his.
This second message was sent to
Mrs. Susie Macfarland Page, in whose
passed away. and who was a close
friend.
Susie took me by the hand when it
reached to God and God was there
She walked with me every step to
the brink OF the river Jordan, and
side. saw there is no DEATH" is one
of the cheering and reassuring pass
ages to the spiritualists from this
second message.
Welded to his belief in spiritual
ism, DIR. PEBBLES at the time of his
death felt he already had bridged
in spirit the gap that lies beyond the
grave, and regarded death without
fear or concern as merely release
to q higher and happier sphere of
life. The longer Life Club, which
celebrates his birthday. has on
its rolls many prominent men and
women who are one in; their faith in q
corelated and very human spirit
(Cepy.ight la22A
Evening star., 1922-03-20
SECRETARY WEEKS
WARS ON ARMY CUT
Proposal to Reduce Strength
to $4,000 Brings Flat
Oppositi0n From Him.

Flat opposition to House appropria-
tions committee proposals to cut tha
Army strength to 115.000 enlisted men
was expressed today by Secretary
Weeks on his return to the War De-
partment from a three-week visit to
Florida for rest and recuperation.
The department had recommended
to Congress. Mr.. Weeks said. an Army
Of $50 900 men. including 1000 Phil
ippine Scouts. Secretary Weeks said
he was convinced that it would be un-
wise and unsafe to go below that
authorized strength, although fire.
uuently, as at present, the Army was
Unable to keep with the colors the full
number of men it had authority 10
enlist.
100000 Now In Service.
There are now in the service about
14o. 900 men all told, according to Mr..
Weeks, who added it was not unusual
for the Army to be S or 10 per cent
below its authorized strength, due to
the difficulties of recruiting:
Mr.. Weeks also took sharp issue
with the committees proposal to
limit the size Of the garrisons In
Hawaii and the Canal Zone by con-
eressional action through Limitation
Of pay appropriations. The War Sec
retary said he would not accept
strength Of those present garrisons,
Evening star., 1922-03-20
PRINCE AND PRINCESS
TAKEN IN BERLIN RAID
By the Associa ted Press,

By the Associated Press.
RERLIN, March 20.-The police to-
day raided restaurant in the Rus
sian quarter and took into custody
eighty persons, among whom were
included a Russian prince and prin-
cess, q baron formerly a high oh1cer
in the imperial regime and a num-
Der Of officers of the bolshevik army
The prince and princess. according
to the police reports. were playing
balalaikas, claiming they had to work
in this manner because they had los,
their. fortune in Russia. Only a few
Of the prisoners had proper identi1ca-
ton papers, and they will be deported
to Russia. No names were given in
the police announcement.
Evening star., 1922-03-20

tions were closed. with the aid of
bankers, all of which will be revealed
shortly in court procedure.
"Our investigators discovered that
many of the operators owned their
own smuggling ships, would make
night voyages to a point near Nassau,
Bimini or Gunkey, meet a schooner
laden with liquor. make purchases at
the average price of SIS per case. re-
turn the next night and receive double
make snug profit on the fruit and
vegetables for packing. They would
explain that by diIuting the conslgn-
ment could be doubled and even
trebled i'll quantity and sold up norlh
for at least Sl00 a case--in all. a tempt
ing proposition.
"All of this our investigators more
than verified and continued for more
than week to carry on negotiations
for big and little shipments without
the slightest trouble Our men saw
the smuggling vessels go north, saw
them return. well laden with liquor
and. in one instance, witnessed a
flying boat used for the purpose. They
had no trouble in having prominent
banks act as trustees for purchase
funds, even after explaining that 1t
was a liquor deal.
Win Liquor in Rames.
$50 brazenly was the law violated
in the city of Miami that in several
instances the. principal prizes OF
punchboards operated in prominent
cigar stands were bottles Of liquor.
Our investigators not only made Win
nings of Gordon gin, Johnny walker
Scotch and Bushnell rye. but carried
away the punchboards as souvenirs.
Concentration of warehouse liquor.
to be released to bona fide concerns.
properly certified. for medicinal pur-
poses only. coupled with other re-
strictive methods. is bringing about
real enforcement. to an extreme that
is amazing even antagonists. who are
compelled to admit that the eight
eenth amendment is reality and
not a Joke"
Evening star., 1922-03-20
LEADERS CONFER
| WITH MR.. HARDING
Treaty Passage Declared
Sure-0pponents Renew
Attack in Senate.

Republican party leaders respons-
ible for the direction of the coming
congressional campaign. accompanied
by Chairman John T. Adams of the
republican national committee, con-
ferred with President Harding today
and discussed the relation of the
treaties growing out of the Washing
ton conference to the coming cleo
tions.
The treaties. now before the Senate,
are regarded in administration circles
as the major achievement of the first
year Of President Harding's admins
tration. and it is said to be the inten-
| tion of the party to put them forward
as an issue in the November elections
Those comforting with the President
today besides Chairman Adams were
Senator Lodge. republican Senate leader
and a member of the American delega-
ton which negotiated the treaties: Sem
ator Curtis of Kansas, assistant repub-
iican Senate leader, and Senator Nc
Cor7nick of Illinois. chairman of the
republican senatorial campaign COM
mittee.
The REPUBLICAN leaders. it was ind-
Gated. are planning to base some of
their campaign arguments on the treat
. les as they relate to world peace. set
tlement of the Pacific question and a
reduction i'll military expenditures.
The senators told President Hard
j ing they believe the treaties were
! safely on their way to ratification.
(, After the conference the opinion
was expressed by those participating
; that the four-power treaty and the
! reservation reported by the foreign
relations committee would be adopt
ed. The whole treaty situation, it
was said. was talked over and the
situation was declared to be satis-
| factory.
Charge Cnwritten Agreement.
Charges of an unwritten agreement
between the United States and Great
Britain to act together in any case
| arising under the four-power Pacific
! treaty brought on another storm of
! debate today in the Senate.
! Senator Borah, republican. Idaho,
/! started the fireworks by reading a
| statement. said to have been made by
! Paul D. Cravath, the New York law
! yer. saying he had '"been told by
! every member of the American dele
CATION" that an understanding for fu-
| ture cooperation between the two
, governments in any emergency in the
; Pacific had been reached at the arms
conference.
The assertion promptly was denied
by both Senators Lodge, republican,
! Massachusetts, and Underwood, demo-
-TTe.t;1,Vo-3 ~, . T,oI,1r,O .
Evening star., 1922-03-20
ACCUSED OFFICER QUITS.
Staunton. Va, Dry Agent Had Been
Mentioned in Disclosures.

William Grubert. attached to the
Staunton. Va, prohibition enforce
ment Office. whose name has been
mentioned in connection with dis
closures regarding the operation of
an illicit still there. has submitted
his resignation. Commissioner Haynes
announced today.
Action by prohibition headquarters
upon the disclosures will depend upon
recommendations to be made by Fed
eral Prohibition Director Fulwiler OF
Virginia. Mr.. Haynes added.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
72 POLICE AUTOMOBILES.
N. Y. Launches Further Effort tt
Check Crime Wave,

NEW YORK. March 2o.-A feet of
seventy-two motor cars, each carrying
half a dozen policemen. was launched
by the police department today in q
further effort to check tho crime wave.
The feet will be in service day and
night.
One Of the cars VIII be attached to
each Of the seventy.tHo precincta. All
suspicioua appearing persona viii be
taken into custody. At night each car
Is to be equipped with . searchliIht,
Evening star., 1922-03-20
ALL rhine TROOPS
HOME BY JULY |,
ORDER Of WEEKS
Operation Of Two Army
Transports Bringing Men
Back to Be Continued.
MERELY A CONTINUATION
OF ANNOUNCED POLICY
Approximately 1000 Remaining to
Embark by End of This
Fiscal Year.

Orders directing the return to the
United States by July / Of all Amer
ican troops now on the Rhine were
issued today by Secretary Weeks.
The order includes the return by the
end Of the fiscal year Of the entire
force of approximately 1000 men ex-
cepted from the previous order OF
several weeks ago, under which the
homeward movement of the majority
Of the American Rhine contingent Is
now in progress.
Secretary Weeks did not go into de-
tail as to how the functions exercised
by Gen. Allen in the Rhineland com
mission and those OF the American
ferred to the allied commanders. He
confined his announcement to the
statement that all Of the troops would
be back in the United States by
July l.
Service Continued.
Secretary Weeks said that the
operation of two Army transports.
now being employed in the return of
the troops. had been ordered con-
tinued up to July 1. by which date all
of the force would have been with
drawn from the Rhine.
The action of the War Department
was merely continuation of the
policy previously announced for with
drawing the American forces from the
Rhine territory as early as possible.
Mr. Weeks said. 1t was indicated
that the status Of Army legislation in
Congress in no way Influenced the de-
partment's decision. and also that the
controversy over payment by Ger
many for the maintenance of the
Rhineland troops was not involved.
Formal Statement.
In his formal statement announcing
the orders, Secretary Weeks said:
Some months ago the President
directed that the troops in Europe at
least IN excess of 1000 officers and
men. should be returned to the United
States by the regular transport serv-
ice which was then and is now in op-
Grafton. He has now directed that
this service be continued until all of
the. troops have been brought to the
United States, which would mean that
before the end of the fiscal year the
entire force will have been returned.
Additional transports will not be op-
Grated to complete this movement"
Evening star., 1922-03-20
RATS CAUSE BIG DAMAGE.

CHICAGO, March e0.-Rats cause a
property damage estimated at $1,000
600 a year in Chicago. according 10 fig
ures made public by Health Com
missioner Bundeson. He declared that
there were 100000 rats in the city
and that each one caused approximately
So damage each year.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; some
what colder; lowest temperature near
freezing.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest, 81. at
pm. today; lowest So, at am. today!
Full report on page 7.
Evening star., 1922-03-20
Member of the Associated Press

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the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to It or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the LEGAL news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1922-03-20

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.
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Courier came to the office in the
Boordman building at II o'clock, and
when Harwood went to luncheon at
the door had not been opened. Miss
Farrell, returning from her midday
repast, pointed to the closed door
lifted her brows, and held UP her fore
finger to express surprise and eau
ton. Miss Farrell's precedence was
astonishing; Of women she held the
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came back and the door closed again.
This second interview was short. but
it seemed to leave Bassett in medi-
tative frame of mind. Wishing to
discuss some points in he ilial bal
ance Of the receivers accountant, fIar-
wood entered and found Bassett with
his hat on. slowly pacing the door.
ITO BE Continued
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lghtest opinion. Dan had learned; her
concern was with the affairs of men.
Harwood, intent upon the compilation
of report of the paper.mill receiver
ship, was nevertheless mindful or the
unwonted length of the conference.
When he returned from luncheon.
Bassett had gone, but he reappeared
at o'clock, and a little later Arwill
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to be. You talk to me as though I
were only 9 years old. You ought to
SEQ that I'm very unhappy. I'm the
oldest girl at Miss Waring's-locl1ed
up there with a lot of little pigeons
that COO every time you look at them.
They treat me as though I were their
grandmother"
why don't you say all these things
to your father?" asked HARDWOOD, try
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ing to laugh. ''I dare say hen do
anything you like. But please cheer
up; those people over there will think
we're having a terrible quarrel"
The fact that they were drawing
the glances of Miss Bosworth's party
pleased her; she had been perfectly
conscious of it all the time.
"Well, they won't think you're
making love takne, Mr.. HARDWOOD;
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there's that to consolve you" And
she added icily, settling back in her
chair as her father approached, Il
hope you understand that I'm not
even leading you on!'
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CHAPTER XVI

Bassett and AtwiIl held a conference
the next day and the interview was
one of length. The manager OF the
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, 1922-04-05
COAL Meeting
Is UNCERTAIN
Continued from Page One,

Continued from Page One)
mittee, forty strong, r arriving in
response to a call issued by Thomas
Kennedy. president of the COMMITTEES,
They, with Mr.. Lewh viii discuss
emergencies which hRve arisen since
the strike was called Saturday, 1t was
announced at Union headquarters.
n of the chief problems confronting
tho committee it was said. was the
acceptance OF alleged offers of sew,
eral small independent companies to
comply with the miners nineteen de
mands IL TIE men would return 10
work Committeeman yesterday ex
pressed doubt that such offers could
be, because the negotiation of separ
ate contracts-a policy heretofore dis
approved by the International organi
zation. they said
Mr.. Lewis also said tho COMMITTEES
in devising plans for enforcing the
strike in semi-unionizeda district.
where. according to unverified report,
received yesterday. production ha:
becams effective.
Philip Murray, vice president OF
the mine workers international. sale
hI. AAcNiS WOuiu liJcCL NibOT lnuO lnt
wage negotiations here. probably as
Stunning command of tho miners Of
fensive-
In accordance with an agreement
reached last night, operators were ex
pected today to order superintendent
of certain anthracite mines to CONF
to New York for instructions as tc
employment Of union men for main
tenance of property while the strike
is or.
This action WINS taken, Mr.. Murray
said, in response to charges that the
mine officials were -discharging un
ion employees left in the mines a;
pump men. engineers. firemen ant
stock men. to replace them with non
union salaried foremen- OPERATOR
contend that violation of such pro
visions of the maintenance agree
ments were due to failure of superin
tendents TO understand ordera-
, 1922-04-05
NO OFFICIAL WORD
RECEIVED IN u. s.

WASHINGTON. April 5.-By The
Associated Pressl-Beyond press re-
ports of Great Britain's preparation
to begin the payment of interest upon
her five billion dollar war debt to
this country. the treasury is as yet
without Information on tho subject.
Great Britain. officials said today.
has been reported as laying aside 49,
oo0.o o pounds sterling in her budget
for this year to meet interest pay
ments to this country, In October
tho first semi-annual interest pay
ment win fall due after the expira-
ton OF he t~hreeSyear period during
which by mutual understanding. in-
terest on the debt was deferred.
On April Is the deferred interest
due from Great Britain. officials said,
viii mount to approximately $685.
ooo. 900. but this sum. 1t has been un-
derstood. would DO the subject of
funding negotiations along with the
principal of tho debt when the new
debt commission begins working out
a general liquidation scheme.
, 1922-04-05
HOMICIDE NOT
To TAKE STAND

CONTINUED from PaEn One)
seized me by the wrists and threw
ono arm around me. It was a total
surprise to me. Nothing ike that
ever occurred before and I was dumb
founded by his action. As he held
me. he made improper proposals to
me I struggled violently to free my
self from his grasp.
ut was while I was thus strug-
Cling that Mr.. Day opened tho door
and walked in. He Immediately went
upstairs. 1t seems to me that SOW
eral minutes must have passed before
L heard him coming down the stairs
again. I remember very distinctly
that he was standing on tho landing
with n pistol in his hands. When I
first saw him I was terrified. I re-
membered distinctly hat I screamed
several times.
After that I remember nothing
more Weakened by the struggle to
free myself from Beck's grasp, 1 felt
myself fainting. The whole room
swan before my eyes and passed
away. The next thing I remember is
indistinct- 1t Is that someone was
undressing me and telling me to be
quiet-that I needed rest.
What happened after I saw Mr..
Day on the landing there. I am I'M
able to tell. I just remember that
everything seemed to dim before my
eyes and faded out"
, 1922-04-05
COLORADO SCHOOL OF
MINES STUDENTS HERE
TO STUDY OIL WORK

y party OF 10 members comprising
Prof. w. X. Hardy and IS members
Of the petroleum engineering class of
the Colorado School of Mines Of Col
den, Colo. is making Casper its head
quarters during n weeks visit for
the purpose of acquainting the class
with the practical side of the prob.
lens Of the oil game
The prospective biologists and pc
troleum experts spent Monday in the
Salt Creek field. where ever depart.
ment Of the oil activity was fully ex-
planned. Tours of the giant gas plant
were made o the purpose of ac.
quainting the class with the practical
working out of problems of this
kind.
Others fields in this vicinity will
be visited n every feature of drill.
ing. production. pumping, gas exploi.
tation and other field problems will
be fully explained.
Thought the courtesy Of the Mid.
west Refining company the visitors
are receiving every opportunity to Sc
cure the inside details. The company
is providing transportation and ex.
perts from its staff to assist Professor
Hardy in making the visit of h class
success.
After the field survey Is completed
the classe will spend several days in,
speeding the operations and processes
in use at the local refinery. Tho ma,
jor n of h profession which the
embryo engineers are following is
contained in the secrets which enable
commercial manufacture of petroleum
products. All these will be unfolded
for h benefit of the visitors.
The class represents the first years
enrolment, the petroleum engineer
ing department having been added &c
the mines Curriculum last fan. PROBES
o Hardy the dean of h group is a
practical man who has had years OF
experience in every department of the
oil game