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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
WARD Staying
INQUIRY
BEGUN
Millionaire Smiles As Cour1
Takes Up His Shooting
of Clarence Peters.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June 25.
One hundred talesmen, many OF
them social and business leaders OF
Westchester county, assembled here
today as the State launched Its in.
vestigation into the killing OF Clar'
ence Peters, former sailor, by Walter
S. Ward. son of the millionaire
baker.
An extraordinary grand jury of
twenty.three men will be drawn
from the 100 talesmen. 1t is ex.
pected the jury would be completed
this afternoon.
Peters was killed on May 10, 1922
One month later Ward was indicted
on charge Of first degree murder.
Ward admitted the Staying, saying
Peters and a gang Of blackmailers
had threatened him,
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HARDING Says
PROHIBITION
IS To STAY
G. o. P. to Spurp/Wet Plank,
He Declares, Urging Aid of
States for Law.
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Of the Federal Government as: Su-
nervising international commerce,
importation and expectation of liq-
uors, collection of Federal revenue
and prevention of smuggling. But the
business Of local enforcement, he in
sisted, belongs to the State and To-
cal authorities, and should be exc
cuted by them in the same sincerity
and good faith that all other laws
are enforced.
Sees Public Support.
1.-THE national policy ought to be
supported by public opinion and the
administrative machinery of the
whole country" he continued. 1.-THE
country and the nation will not per-
NIT the law Of the land to become n
byword."
Tire issue Is fast becoming recoS.
nized," he went on, mot as an issue
between vets and drys, not a Ques.
ton between those who believe in
prohibition and those who do not;
who drink and those who do not; 1t
is fast being raised above all that, to
recognition of an issue of whether
the laws Of this country can and
will be enforced.
$50 far as the Federal Govern
ment Is concerned, and l am very
sure also so far as concerns the
very great majority of State gov
ernments, it will be enforced. 4
gratifying, indeed, amazing progress
has been made in the last few years
toward better enforcement"
The President had nothing but
scorn and criticism for those of
ficials who, charged with enforce
ment of the law. violate it them
selves with impunity.
Il do not see how any either
who cherishes the protection Of the
law in organized &ociety may fee
himself secure when he IL an ex
ample Of contempt for law" he
said. Clearly here is a call fol
awakened conscience.
ours must be a. law-abidIns re
public, and reverence and obedience
must spring from the Influential
and the leaders among mon, as wei
AS obedience from the humber citi
zen, else our temple will collapse .
Scores Extremists.
The principal difficulty in the
whole prohibition situation, thu
President declared, is the handfu
Of fanatical extremists on both
sides Of tho question. He blamed
hem for the continuance of pro
Fibtion In politics.
1.-The question il kept in poll
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A resourceful hostess in the
tropics, finding the ice supply
reduced to the lowest COM
mon denominator," proceeded
to let the piece go into each
glass for the fraction of a
minute-hshed it out and
passed it along until every
glass had received a CHEEKY
tinkle and the slightest OF
coolings.. Think of the long
tall glasses in your home filled
nearly to the brim with spark
ling American Ice before the
refreshing. drinks are poured
in. And think how temper
cooling it is to know that the
ice supply can't run out
American has made and stored
ice all winter to protect you in
summer.
Amd remember that pure, clean
AmerieaM Ice costs only a fyGctio" OF
a cent a pound.
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R|S|NGMERCURY
RESULTS IN 5
n. !. DEATHS
Return. of Heat Wave and High
Humidity Causing Many
Prostrations.
R.AAMDAA.APHoTo

NEW YORK, June 25.-Five per
sons were dead and dozens pros
trated as the heat wave returned tc
the New York territory today. A
high humidity made the temperature
of 83 at 10 o'clock seem several de
grees higher.
One man dropped dead after drink
ing a glass of ice water: another
hanged himself; one man was killed
when he rolled off a roof where he
was sleeping; two men who went
swimming to cool off were drowned
The thermometer was climbing al
the rate of three degrees an hour.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
Dry Agents Puzzled
Over Foreign Liquor
Labeled AS Medicine
BY international News Service.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Dry
forces faced a new problem today
as five wet foreign liners, their
stocks of whiskey, wine, gin, and
beer under homeland seals, locked
here. Four of the five listed the
vast stores of liquor aboard as lad
ditional medicinal supplies"
The White Star liner Cedric, the
Cunarder Caronia, the Conteverdi,
OF the Lloyd-Sabaudo line, and the
French liner Providence, carried
over 10000 gallons of wine, $1,000
bottles Of beer, 400 gallons of wills.
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DRY AGENT HERTZIG
RETURNING WITH BRIDE

Francis Hertzig, partner of James
Leroy Asher, phantom agent" of
the prohibition forces, is scheduled
to return to Washington late today,
following his honeymoon.
Agent Hertzig's associates in the
prohibition unit learned today chat
during his assignment to Phila-
delphia he slipped away from the
office on June IL and married a
young woman residing in a suburb
of that city.
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key, and an assortment Of 400 bot
ties Of liquors.

key, and an assortment Of 400 bot
ties Of liquors.
The French liner Paris, which
locked Saturday. had the greatest
amount on board-1O,O0 gallons OF
various liquors. This was listed
as beverage supply" and was ad
mittedly for consumption by pas
sengers on the return trip.
Customs officials, prohibition
agents. and the surgeon general s
force, will seize at least part of this
supply today. it was announced
The same action as taken against
the Berengaria and the Baltic
raided by dry agents Saturday, will
be followed.
But in the case Of the other
ships, listing, their sealed supply as
additional medicinal stores" the
prohibition officers were admittedly
puzzled. No action was to be taken
it was stated, until instructions
were received from Washington.
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u. S. Has Right to Force
Liquor Seals, Baldwin
Informs Parliament

LONDON, June 25.-"The British
government does not see any
grounds for protest against the
breaking Of British customs seals
upon liquor taken into American
ports on English ships" Premier
Stanley Baldwin announced in the
House of Commons this afternoon.
"The acts were legal within
United States territorial waters
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To.
LOSE FIRE
CHIEF
CIaton c. Donaldson Resigns
After Fifteen Years
Service.

CLARENDON, Va, June 25.-
Claton c. Donaldson. chief of the
Cherrydale fire department for the
past five years and an active mem
Der for fifteen years, has resigned.
In resigning, Mr.. Donaldson says
that his duties in the District gov
eminent In Washington are 80
arduous that he finds he cannot give
sufficient time to the fire depart
ment.
Mr.. Donaldson was prominent in
the building Of the new firehouse
and in obtaining the six pieces of
motor apparatus, including the
only pumping engine owned by any
fire department in Arlington
county.
A special meeting will be held on
Thursday night at the engine house
at o'clock to I'LL the vacancy.
The REGULAR monthly meeting of
Arlington Chapter, u. D. c.. will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:S0
o'clock at the home OF Mrs. ]. c.
Anderson.
The semi-monthly meeting Of the
Clarendon Citizens Association will
be held tonight in the community
hall at 8 o'clock. President c. R.
Taylor urges q large attendance,
stating that there are a number OF
important questions to come before
the meeting.
Election Of officers for the year
will take place tonight at the reg
ular meeting OF Clarendon Rebekah
Lodge No. % in the Clarendon
community hall.
The Ballston Citizens Association
will hold their regular monthly
meeting tomorrow night in the fire
mems Hall at o'clock.
Arlington Chapter No. SO, o. e
S., will give a subscription 500 party
tonight at the home of Mrs. CT
Fields on Ballston road near Doug
lass Station.
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MEDICINAL
RUM RULE
FIXED
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that the law of the home country
of the ship should apply. but trou.
Bile arose when DIR. E. X. Sprague,
chief health officer at New York.
and other authorities could not OBJ
tain official copies Of the foreign
laws.
The problem was solved in one
case at New York when the captain
Of q iquor-carrying vessel was re-
Quired to make affidavit of his un-
derstandiug of the laws of his own
country. This procedure was ap'
proved today by the Treasury De-
partment and has now beer made
applicable to all ports
With this difficulty eliminated.
Treasury officials today said they
could see no reason why the liquor
seizures should not continue in an
orderly manner.
that the foreign ships from which
nQuor has been removed in Amer
loan ports will not be seized, al
though the Government has this
31Hthority under the Volstead act,
was made this afternoon by Prohi-
hilton Commissioner Roy A. Haynes,
who has just returned from New
York.
In explanation Of this decision,
Haynes gave two reasons. as fol-
lows:
First, the question involved con-
corning the liquors is whether they
may, as claimed by the foreign
vessels, be used for medicinal pur-
poses, and they are brought into
our waters with an avowed pur-
pose to test the question legally,
and for this purpose the presence
OF the subject matter Of dispute
only, to wit, the liquors, IS required.
Second, because of the delicacy
involved, it being the purpose OF
the Department to proceed in as
unobtrusive a manner as Is con-
sistent with a proper enforcement
Of the law and thus avoid COM
plicauons that might possibly be
Of q serious nature"
In commenting today on the
London announcement that Great
Britain would not protest the break
ing of customs seals by the United
States, State Department officials
pointed to a recent decision of the
British high court OF justice (cor-
responding to the United States
Supreme Court on an analogous
situation, which, they said, "setS a
precedent that Is highly interesting,
and which, coming at this time, Is
very illuminating"
Decision in the case in question
was handed down by the lord high
Justice on June and had to do
with the illegal entry Of spirits into
q. British port. Under British law,
spirits may be imported only when
duly packed in containers in speci-
fled size and construction.
British customs officials detected
q German steamer in the port OF
New Castle with spirits slowed
away In the coal bunkers and not
packed in conformity with British
law. The German owner was hailed
into court, the encouragement
asking that the ship Should be
condemned in the sum Of $780,"
The defense warned the court
that what was decided here today
America might decide tomorrow,
but the lord high justice in penaliz-
ing the ship owner the maximum
sum of $500, declared that violation
of the British sovereignty was
clear"
"Great Britain has furnished
America with a most important
precedent in this the first case Of
its kind to be tried in a British
court a high State Department
Official declared.
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Berengaria Cleaned Out.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Twelve
United States Government agents
boarded the Cunard liner Berenga ria
this afternoon and removed thirty
one gallons of spirits and 3,03s
bottles of ale and stout that had
been brought in under official Brit
ish customs seals.
Five other foreign ships with
liquor supplies on board are locked
here and two others are expected to
arrive by midnight. 1t is under
stood that the American customs
authorities will seize and remove
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Mai. Bells First Job.

Major Bells first official act was
to approve a contract, let to the
M. B. Casey Company, for installa-
ton OF the heating system In the
municipal lodging house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25
Tennis Tourney Delayed.

WIMBLEDON. Eng, June as
Rain delayed the opening a OF
International tennis tournment here
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j. s. OFFICIALS
PLEASED WITH
LEv|ATHAN
Return to Capital After Record
Making Cruise, Optimistic
Over Great Ship.
By HARRY WARD.
International News Service.

Returning to the Capital today
from the history-making trial trip
of the reconditioned liner Levia-
than Government officials and
members OF Congress Joined in the
praises Of the vessel which has
shattered all speed records for mer-
chant ships and given notice to the
world that "the United States in
tends to take its proper place on
the seven seas"
'sThe trial trip OF the Leviathan
aisnalizes the taking of q definite
step OF great importance which I
have insisted for some years the
Government would be Obliged to
take said Senator Duncan y.
Fletcher, Democrat, of Florida, who
was on the trip, land that is gov
eminent ownership and operation
OF needed merchant ships In the
overseas trade. Senator Fletcher,
who Is former chairman of the
Senate Commerce COMMITTEES, said
the trial trip gave notice to the
world that the United States lis
determined to take its proper place
on the seas.
No Turning Back.
'It was a declaration Of indie.
pendencei in overseas transporta-
ton and there should be no turn
ing back now.
"In thus asserting our independ-
ence we do not need to hinder pri'
waite enterprise, but on the other
hand, help and encourage 1t. We
must not yield to the foreign pro-
paganda that is steadily going for
ward to prevent the United States
from taking it's proper place on
"AIl that is necessary is the VIII
the ocean.
viii to Do Necessary.
to do, faithful management and
determination to make this policy
as announced by President Hard
ing and the Shipping Board q Il
nancial and economic success.
LAS a caution rather than q
criticism I may say by way OF
Illustration you cannot enforce the
prohibition law by employing boot
leggers and you cannot make gov
eminent operation Of ships sue;
cess If the program is conducted
by men who believe it must 1an
and wish it might"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-25

Prices realized on Swift and Company
sales Of carcass beef in Washington. D. c.
for week ending Saturday. June %, 1923,
on shipments sold out, ranged from
1000 cents to 1900 cents per pound and
averaged 1906 cents per pound.-Advt.
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ell the liquor except that which
may be left for medicinal purposes.
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The regular monthly meeting of
Arlington Chapter, U. D. c., will
be held tomorrow afternoon at ESQ
o'clock at the home OF Mrs. ]. c.
Anderson.
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Arlington Chapter No. SO, o. E
S., will give a subscription 500 party
tonight at the home of Mrs. CT
Fields on Ballston road near Doug
lass Station.
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Election of officers for the year
will take place tonight et the reg
ular meeting OF Clarendon Rebekah
Lodge No. % in the Clarendon
community hall.
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The Ballston Citizens Association
will hold their regular monthly
meeting tomorrow night in the fire
mems Hall at 8 o'clock.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-06-15
DON EDUARDO VILLAR

Ell jueves ultimo EMBARGO en- c,
vapor San Lorenzo" ell senor don
Eduardo villar, persona distinguida
de nuestra sociedad, para ingresar er
ell sanatario de Stanford, conhecti-
cut, reconocido como ell mejor para
el tratamiento de las afecciones men
tales.
Acompanan al senior villar, Ell DR..
Mario Julia, conocido especialista Ell
estas Intermediates, quien pernanece.
ra un mes al lado del enfer1no. AIDE.
mas lie acompa1a un enfermero espe
cial.
Deseamos ell proneo restablecimien-
to del sehor Villar.
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Frente anueStrOS grandes males

este desarrouandose, para con clio evil
tar que Sc le enrede la soga..
Ell sistema irrac1onal de AGREGADO
. MEDIANERo, que trae consigo la di
seminaci6n de tantos habitantes por la
isla, es otro de los males, el mas di-
ficil de remediar.
Sc dice que en- estos dias Sc ha he
cho un gran talado de mangle en- los
terrenos del pueblo de Puerto Rico, en-
Ell sitio conocido por la laguna de Pido-
res, al Este de la Laguna de San Jose
En- la jurisdiction de Dorado, en- terre-
nos que Sc supone sean del Pueblo de
Puerto Rico. Sc ha hecho un tumbo de
arboles la oficina, Division de Terre-
nos P1bhcos, debe hacer una investiga-
ci6n de este case.
El Sr. don Arturo NJ. Davila, de La
jas, en- un articulo titulado: "NUES-
mRos BOsQUEs Sc VAN, dice que
no es buen puertorriqueho, no anna de
veras su pals, e1 hombre que trata de
arrebatr su terra las riquezas natu-
lales que las generaciones antiguas res
retaron.
En- Ell peri6dico LA Correspondence
&c Puerto Rico" de fecha 81 de mayo
del aho en- curse, leimos un articuIo
de Luis Dalta, donde trata de la saliva
je destruction de nuestra riqueza TO
restal.
seg1n hemos podido observar, no So
mos los tnicos que hemos tenido Ell
perca amiento conciente de Ia aproxi-
maci6n de grandes calamidades y que
con algtln exceso va empiezan a ago
viarnos. Podemos asegurar, que, como
ci6ndose ell peligro en- comienzo ahora,
Sc evitara su complete desarrolo en- ell
porvenir, legislando sabiamente para
QUE de un modo practice atendamos me
jor nuestros bosques Y teTrenos p1-
hlfcos, que en- la actualidad estan des-
provistos de arboles.
Han pasado siete amos despues que
MIR Louis s. Murphy, Examinador de
las Forestas, public6 su Boletin No.
354. Desde esa fecha hasta los actuales
momentos, no hemos tenido noticias que
la legislature haya hecho algo efciente
respecto 10 que 6l ALI en- su obra
nos indica; tengamos un POGO mas de
cuidado en- estos asuntos no permita-
nos que otros 7 amos transcurran sin
hacer algo 0 todo 10 possible para bene-
fcio del Pals.
Luis RAMIREZ MATTEL.
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NoTICIA LOCAL DE LOS MARINos

Ell Superintendent del Servicio de
Faros, Mr.. <. P. Dillon, nos informa
para conocimiento de los marinos, de
cue la luz de Ia boya localizada en-
Punto Figuras, puerto de Arroyo, Sc
"a cambiada ell Is de JUNO del corrien-
te, por una luz refejos blancos, tres
segundos de duracion cada refejo, y
doce segundos de eclipse. La intensidad
luminica de la luz d eesta boya es de
800 candle-power'
Esta boya Sc encuentra en- la siguien-
te rosicion:
Latitud: 17o-57'-25" N.
Longitud: 66-02 '-O7'' w.
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(De nuestros corgesponsales en- E. VI

El movimiento pclitico nacionaI en-
ire los partidos de esta Repdblica, es-
ia manifestandose va con algun incre-
mento, con motive de las proximas
eiecciones para Pres;dente. Sc nota va
bastante exitaci6n entire los elementos
directories, y la prensa hace Srecuen-
temente refejar en- Gus princinales CO.
lrEnas, con notable intensidad. Ell in
teres y la importancia de aquellas cleo
clones.
FL Partido Republican,, que ocupa
hoy el poder, con e. Hon. Harding a
la cabeza, esta occp&ndo, procurando
ccupar posiciones que parecen necesa-
rias a los fines de nna nueva victoria.
El Partido Democratic Sc apresta tam
bi6n ocupar aquellas posiciones V
puede asegurarse desde ahoIa que Ia
lEcha va a ser bastante renida.
Hasta ahora, NADIA ha puesto en- du-
para un segundo termino. Y ell mismo
Sc ap1esta a afronta' la campaha para
vclver ocupar Ell alto siti2l de la Ma
cion. Sus actitudes politicas desde Ell
puesto de Presidente han siGo muy pers
ricaces, buscando siempre ajustarlas a
Convenienoias y oportunidades que po-
drian muy bien responder una REAC
GION entire Ell pueblo elector, va que
sc venla notando el aminoramiento de
la Influenza del Primer Magistrate
Ge la Repubhca en- los afectos popula-
res. Tenia ell mote, FL, de ser un medic.
ere; un Instruments de personalidades
directoTas de los asuntos p1blicos f.
nancieros casi siempre combatidos por
el Pueblo, un ente cue no dirigia, sino
que era dirigido; un individuo, en- fin,
que habia venido llenar un sitio poI
para las conveniencias de otros. Pc
ia de que sea Harding ell candidate
70 ESQ no ha resultado verdad, en- todo
IL Quizas en- parte. Harding Sc mueve
como una entidad que tiene autoridad
IMPORT NTE AgAMRTEA DE- IA
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CORTE DE DISTRITO LIE SAN
JUAN, PUERTO RICO
SEGUNDo DIsTRITO
AVISO SOBRE LECTURA DE
CALENDARIO

Sc avisa al pubI3co, especlalmente
los sres. Abogados, que esta Corte
de Distrito ha fijado ell dia 20 de Ju-
MO en- curse, las s de la mahana.
para la primera unica lectura del
calendario civil contencioso, debiendo
pedirse, en- ese dia, Ell sehalamiento
para juicio de los cssos que Sc inte-
rese.
San Juan, P. R., a 1S de JUNO de
1928.
Luis vERGNE ORTIZ,
Secretacio Corte dc Distrito
Segundo Distrito. Advt
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IMPORTANTLY AsAMBLEA DE LA
"'AsoCIACIoN, FoNDo DE AHoRRO
Y PREsTMo DE LOS EMPLEADos
DEL GoBIERNO INSULAR DE
PUERTO RICO"

En- la session ordinaria que celebr6
esta Junta de Directories Ell dia 10. del
actual, Sc acordo convocar a todos los
niiembros de la Association para la
AsambIea General que tendra efecto
.el sabado, 16 del actual, las dos de
la tarde, en- la Escuela BALDORIOTY
DE CASTRO, de esta ciudai, para dis
cut3r tomar acuerdo sobre La fnnda-
ci6n de una Cooperative de Construc-
cion de Casas para beneficio de los
asociados, asi como para la vez to-
1nar acuerdo sobre otros asuntos de su-
ma importancia references a Ia Asocia-
ci6n.
4 todos los socios Sc lie remite un
folleto que contiene los asuntos que
van ser sometidos la consideration
de ia Asamblea, a fin de que estando
enterados de clio antes de concurrir a
esta. puedan estar en- mejores condicio-
mes de cooperar con sus atinadas reco-
mendaciones que los acuerdos que Sc
tomen resulten favorables los miem
bros de la Association.
La Junta de Directories ha solicitaGo
del Honolab Gobernador de Puerto
Rico que los miembras de la Aso-
Csacion que no residen en- San Juan, les
sea concedida la mafiana del sdbado,
is del corriente para que puedan tras-
ladarse esta ciudad asistir la
Asamblea.
Dada la gran importancia e interes
que revisten los asuntos tratar en-
dicha reunion, Sc espera y encarece la
asistencia de todos los empleados
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DUELO sANGRIENTO EN- CoMERIo
En- ell barrio Palomas, de Comerio,
Juan Rodriguez Rios sostuvo una rifa
con Primitive CARA, Hesutando el
primero herido con una macana y el
segundo de bala en- el music derecho
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Luis RAMIREZ MATTEL.

Bayamon, P. r.