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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
On
HILL, He
SAYS
Capitol AfIoat With Rum and
Legislators ''Liquored Up,"
Declares Herrick.
By VIM. r HUTCHINSON,
international news service.

In a parting shot at the Con-
gress which tlust him into the
public eye, Lonely Manuel Her
rick, the !"former Congressional
aerial daredevil" today issued a
scathing denunciation of liquor
law violations among members OF
the House.
Saw Them "LiquOred Up
Lonely Manuel" blaming his de-
feat on the big interests" charged
many Of his colleagues had openly
violated the Volstead act during
the sessions of Congress just ended.
He declared he was damn glad"
to get away from the Capitol and
would carry his fight direct to the
people by my two airplanes.'"
Il saw so much drinking around
Congress without looking for it
that it made me sick" Herrick de-
clared. i've seen congressman
bring liquor into the Capitol and
W oSSA gill AAHOOLCu dP 4A LAAO
House cloakrooms. There were
caches everywhere and members
would go in those caches and
come out wiping their mouths. I've
smelt liquor on all sides of me.
Heard Foul Talk.
why there was more foul talk
in those cloakrooms than in any
saloon before prohibition. 1t was
all a game-those fellers voting
dry and drinking wet-just to fool
the people"
when you say Joke to me, I
visualize Congress. I'm damned
glad to get away and after two
years of it, feel like a person out
of jail"
The trouble with Congress, Her
rick said, was due to "having so
many corporation lawyers as mem
bers."
The country lawyers got a.
proneness to listen to advice from
the great corporation lawyers and
between them they run things"
Herrick added. 1.-The farmers. la
borers and small business men were
represented by only one man in the
Sixty-seventh Congress, who, of
course, could accomplish nothing
against the entire remainder"
Their Only Hope.
who was that one MANI" he
was asked.
1T was me-" Manuel modestly
replied. 1.-THE few good things this
Congress done in comparison to
what it didn't do is infinitesmal.
My own best work was done for
soldiers, getting them hospitaliza-
ton, compensation and pensions. /
think / fixed up more soldiers than
any other man in the last Con-
gress."
Herrick declared he was mo lame
duck" explaining he was only an
ex Congressman.
"I wouldn't accept a Presidential
appointment on a gold platter, not
even If they throwed the gold plat
ter in" he continued.
What do you intend to do next?"
Herrick was asked.
"They's a lot of lies, libels, and
SANDERS been printed about me max
ing the country believe Pm a flirt.
a steady masher, and a libertine.' -
Manuel replied. Those who did
this, I'll make laugh out of the
other side of their mouth.
To Tell Country Truth.
IT got two airplanes, and for the
next two years I'm going to tell the
country the truth and let them
Judge. In this last Congress they
gagged nae because they was afraid
what ! would say about the big in.
terests.'
And then the parting shot.
my enemies" the aerial dare.
devil haid, my enemies say I'm q
Continued On Page 2. Column Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
INDIANA HAS ADOPTED
SOLDIERS BONUS BILL

INDIANAPOLIS, March 6.-A
soldiers bonus bill was passed by
the Indiana Senate yesterday 81 to
10. AS it already had been passed
by the House, 1t now goes to the
governor.
The measure provides for a
bonus of $40 for each month of
service for veterans of the world
war and of the Spahish-American
war. The minimum which a veteran
may, may receive sssH' is $40 9 ID the max
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
SEINE RIVER is RISING
AND PARIS FEARS FLOOD

PARIS, March 6.-The Seine river
was still rising today, menacing
Paris with flood. The municipal
authorities said they did not believe
it would be as bad as 1910, when a
large section of the city was
inundated.
Precautions are being taken, and
large stocks Of disinfectants have
been provided to prevent epidemics
after the flood goes down.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
Goods Shipped
Into Occupied Area Are
Held Up. SAYS Hoover

General confusion, resulting from
occupation of the Ruhr valley by
the French, is believed by Secretary
Of Commerce Hoover to be chiefly
responsible for interference with
American shipments of goods in and
out of the occupied area.
Secretary Hoover, in making this
statement today, said that many
complaints have been filed with the
State Department and the Depart
ment of Commerce, against ship
ments being held up. He added,
however. that the French export
tax, repudiated by the Germans
has bearing on the interference
with commerce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
NAMES HOODED
SLAYERST To
JURY
Mayor Dade, Of Mer Rouge, Is
First Witness Called in
Probe of Mob Killings.
BY b. v. STURDIVANT,
international News Service.

COURT HOUSE, Bastrop, La,
March 6.-Mayor Robert l.. Dade
of Mer Rouge was the first witness
called before the grand jury here
this morning in it's investigation
into black hood crimes of More
house parish.
Mayor Dade at the open hearing
confessed being a member Of the
Ku Klux Khan at one time, but
he saw how things were going"
He told of taking part in a series
of raids with the hooded bands
and named several of the masked
men who were implicated in
''hoId up" near Mer Rouge.
Attorney General A. v. Coco with
his assistant, George 8. Guion, and
District Attorney David 1. Garrett
are presenting the States case
against black-hooded atrocities. Coco
stated today that he will ask between
forty and fifty indictments, includ-
ing seven or eight charging MUIR
der.
KIansInen on the Jury.
Whether any indictments at all
will be returned is problematical
to many small groups of men who
daily stand around the courthouse
discussing the case in low tones.
Every move of Sheriff Fred Car
penter, an alleged klansman, is
watched closely to see who shall be
the first arrested If Coco is sue
cessful in his fight for true bills.
With six alleged klansmen, the
jury foreman included, among the
twelve jurors, and with three others
listed as rabid anti-klansmen, few
are bold enough to forecast the out
come OF this prolonged investiga-
ton.
Everyone in this section has ac-
copied the fact that information
charges will be filed immediate ly
after the grand ury adjourns un.
less large number of bills are
secured.
Declares Khan is Growing.
Capt. J. K. Skipwith. exalted
cyclops Of the Morehouse khan,
seems no more worried than i've.
fore. After watching the Jurors
drawn and listening to Judge Pred
M. Odom's sensational charge
against the khan, he spent the re-
Knainder of the day laughing and
talking with friends on the streets,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
BOARD To
PROPOSE
CURB ON
EVIL
Narcotics Control Bureau Re-
ports Manufacturers Are
Cooperating in Movement
by ROBERT s. THORNBURGH.
international News Service.

BY ROBERT s. THORNBURGH.
international News Service.
Preliminary Investigations OF
the Federal Narcotics Control
Board into the volume of the
Iiabit-forlning drugs legitimately
used in the United States, indi-
Gates that most of the dope sold
illegally is smuggled into The
country, FL. A. Hayward, secretary
of the board, announced today.
Manufacturers Cooperate.
Reports are being received from
the handful of manufacturers in
the United States which produce the
long list of narcotics from cocoa
leaves and opium, in order to de-
termine restrictions to be placed
upon importation.
Officials of the board said today
that the manufacturers are CO.
operating with the Government and
that within a few weeks all reports
will be available. A decision as to
the narcotic importation will then
be made.
A number of applications for inn
portation of opium have been held
up by the narcotic board pending
further investigation.
Under the law only opium and
cocoa leaves-raw materials from
which narcotics are produced-may
be imported to the United States.
Opium is imported principally
from Turkey, Asia Minor and
Greece. A considerable amount
comes Voa London. The cocoa
leaves are imported from Java and
Peru. These leaves are used in
the manufacture of many popular
soft drinks, after de-cocoanizing
process.
No Drugs in Soft Drinks.
at should be explained that the
Sc" drinks contain no trace of
habit forming drug" Hayward
pointed out. THE soft drink is a
bi-produce of the cocoa leaf after
extraction of the drug"
Some time is required in getting
information from the drug manu-
facturers, it was stated, since it is
necessary for the producers to
make a close check of all persons
to whom narcotics are sold to de-
termine whether or not they are
legitimate users.
In case the final reports disclose
most of the illigitimately consumed
dope is smuggled into this country,
recommendations looking to the
curbing of this evil will probably
be made by the narcotics board,
which is a part Of the customs serv-
ice. Actual war against the
smugglers would be conducted by
the narcotic division of the prohi-
bition unit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
EATS 10 EGGS AND 2 PIES
BEFORE REGULAR MEAL

WINSTEAD, Conn.,, March $50.
seph Gangi, after gulping down one
egg after another until he had swal-
lowed nineteen in a local store, Of
fered to wager SO that he could
swallow two dozen more eggs.
There being no takers, Gangi ate
two Eskimo pies and then visited
restaurant next door and ordered a
regular meal. He was able to be
about a. usual
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
GOV. TOWNER WILL SAIL
FOR PORTO RICO MARCH 81

Congressman Horace M. Towner
Rep) of Iowa announced today he
will sail on March 81, to assume
his new duties as governor of Porto
Rico
Towner was apapointed by Presi.
dent Harding to succeed E, Mont
Reilly. He has not yet resigned
from Congress
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
PostpOnes Generalization.


PARIS, March 6.-That France
fears serious trouble in the Rahr
was indicated today when the cab
met considered the advisability of
postponing rehabilitation of the
1921 military class. Disarmament of
this class of reservist troops would
automatically take place in April.
The cabinet, howerev, believes that
rehabilitation should be postponed
until the Ruhr emergency disap-
pears.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
Dope Smuggling On Big Scale Barred
New Cabinet Officer
Takes Vacation
After z Days

Postmaster General Harry S.
New, who was sworn into Office
yesterday, will start on his first
vacation tonight.
At the Postoffice Department
press room it was stated that
the Postmaster General would
leave Washington tonight for
Indianapolis, where he will visit
friends.
He is likely to be gone until
Monday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
Finds ''Dope" Source
Is Civilized Nations,
British Expert Says

Herewith is the first of tsOo Lon-
don stories on the narcotic menace,
rOhich IS beginning to receive some
attention abroad, folloaOiag recent
exposures in this country of the
drug traffic.
By F. A. WRAY,
Cosmopolitan News Service.
LONDON, March 6.-Where does
the supply of "dope" come from?
What is the source of the flood OF
drugs which is sweeping with such
debauching force into the United
States, England and other coun-
tries?
These questions were authorira-
lively answered today by Basil
Mathews, noted publicist. In a
pamphlet on the World Dope
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
INVENTOR OF LIE
DETECTOR IS
ARRESTED
Or. Marston, Accused of illegal
Use of Mails, Gives
$4,000 Bond.

DIR. William Molten Marston,
professor at the American Uni
versity and inventor of the sphyg-
momanometer, or lie detector, to-
day is at liberty under $4,000
bond following his arrest by Dep
uty Marshals Weaver and Clark
son.
DR.. Marston was taken into
custody at his home, 1924 Penn
sylvania avenue, on warrant
charging him with using the mails
to defraud. He was Immediately
taken before United States Com
missioner Macdonald, who set
March 16 as the date for a hear
ing. He was then released on
bond.
Indicted i'm Boston.
Marston was indicted in Boston
last November for using the mails
to defraud. The indictment charges
that he, as treasurer and stock
holder of the United Goods, Inc,
misrepresented the financial condi-
ton Of the company in letters which
he is alleged to have written to
Messrs. c. Bahnsen & Co. and A. D.
Julliard & Co., both of New York
city.
1t is also charged that this COM
pany obtained goods of great value
from these companies through the
alleged misrepresentation in these
letters, declaring in these communi-
cations that the company intended
to pay for them and was financially
able to do so.
Prof. Marston became known
throughout the United States re-
Gently when he constructed a ma
chine which he declared could detect
lies and used it in the case of Will
liam Frye, who was convicted of
killing DIR. John Brown.
Efforts to have the results of
Prof. Marston's experiment pro-
duced in the courts were unsuc-
cessful.
Based on Blood Pressure.
This instrument, technically known
as the syhygmomanomete was dis
covered at award College. and it
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
THE WEATHER.:

Snow or rain this after
noon and probably tonight;
Wednesday fair; not much
change in temperature; low
est temperature tonight
slightly below freezing;
fresh to strong northeast
and east shifting to north
west winds, .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
Britain Keeps Railways.

BY International News Service.
LONDON, March 6.--Great Britain
will retain control of the railways in
the British zone of military occupa-
ton on the Rhine, Ronald Mac
Neill announced in the House of
Commons this afternoon in behalf
of the foreign office. He said that
the question of French transporta-
ton through the British zone had
not yet been settled definitely.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
BOchum Refuses to Pay.

InternAt1Onal News Service.
BOCHUM, March 6.-The munic-
ipal authorities today informed the
French they would not pay the
36,O00,O0O marks fine imposed in
retaliation for refusal to obey
French orders. The people are in
an angry mood and trouble is
feared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
N|EDIAT ION
IN RUHR
URGED
British Laborite Leader Pre-
sents Motion in House OF
Commons.
By International News servIee.

LONDON, March g. Formal
motion for mediation in the Ruhr
was made in the House Of Com
mons this afternoon by Ramsay
Macdonald, Laborite chief and
leader of the opposition on the
floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
German Envoy Dies,

BERLIN, March CDR. Wilhelm
Mayer Won Kaufbeuren, German
ambassador to France, died in a
Munich hospital today following an
operation upon the stomach.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-06
Two More Towns Seized.

BERLIN, March 6.-French troops
today advanced northeast of the
Mayence bridgehead, occupying the
towns of Kronberg and Ramscheid,
said a dispatch from Wurzberg.
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WASHINGTON DECLARED
BEACON FOR MASONRY

Speaking before 10000 persons at
the dedicatory services incident to
laying the corner stone of the Ma
andria today. the Rt. Rev. James E.
Freeman, Protestant Episcopal Bish-
op of Washington, said in part:
"The glory Of Masonry consists in
the character of the men who, in
times past and in the present gener-
alton, have constituted Its constit-
uency. That it has drawn to its
standards the greatest figures in our
country's history and that 1t still
persistently appeals to the strongest
and noblest of our men Is an evil
dence of its inherent worth. Our
lineage is one of which we may be
justly proud. and among the great
names we have inscribed upon our
rolls none is greater than that of the
Incompatible patriot and President,
George Washington. One might al
most say. In the language Of holy
writ, as he surveys this scene today
and recalls the history and tradi-.
tons of this countryside. the place
whereon thou standest is holy
ground" Here within our vision
master spirit of his age. Within the
confines of these Virginia hills were
Witnessed not only the acts Of, the
private citizen and country gentfe-
man as he pursued the noiseless
tenor of his way. but here. too. were
Witnessed those high resolves of 10y
atty to state and country and those
noble deeds Of service that will for
ever enshrine his name in the an
nails of the nation as It's first and
foremost citizen.
Ideals of Masonry.
1--WE are met here today. not so
much to think Of Washington the
patriot. the soldier, the commander
in chief and ultimately the President
Of the republic. as Of Washington the
high cxemplar of those splendid ideals
for which this ancient order stands.
All too frequently in our words Of
praise of the great characters that
adorn the page of our nations his
tory. We extol their virtues and fail
to emulate those enduring qualities
that lent to them greatness and dis
tinction. More and more we are
realizing today that, IL our nation
OF prestige and power among the ma
ttons of the world, 1t must stand
sQuarely and without evasion or mod
ifcation for those great principles
for which the fathers of the nation
stood during those pregnant and tre-
nnendously important days that
marked the genesis and evolution of
our form and system of government
1T Is easy to trace in these early
days the influences that helped to
shape the destiny of the republic, and
among these influences one that we
believe had a far-reaching effect was
that Tor which Freemasonry has ever
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stood. Inwronght in the very life of
our body, directing and determining
its whole course, the handspring OF
It's action In the supreme expression
of its character are the two basic
principles set forth in the words IA
miliar to every Mason-namely. the
fatherhood of God and the brother
hood of man.
These formulae underlie and Sc
cure the whole fabric Of our frater-
nifty. The one cannot exist without
the other, for. in the language of an
his brother whom he hath seen. how
can he love God, whom he hath not
seenT
Obligation of Members
However men may differ in their
creedS and forms or religious express
sion and devotion. here in Masonry
no man lis found acceptable who de-
nies the experimenting care and pro-
lection of Almighty God. and no man
is reckoned worthy of our fellow ship
who is unwilling to assume his just
and fair obligations to his brother
weighty obligations that which con-
stitutes the basis of our civilization.
Religion on the one hand. which
guarantees to us reasonable recog-
milton of the sanctities of life in all
its relations, and our bounden social
obligation on the other that compels
us to observe with fidelity our re-
sponsibilities to the social order of
which we are part. Shall we not
today as we recall the greatness Of
who in himself exemplified these two
great principles of life, reafirm our
faith in them and re dedicate our
selves. our lives. our fortunes and
our sacred honor. that through us
these basic and weighty principles
shall find a larger expression in this
present critical age than they have
ever had before? ~
Duty of Americans.
are regarding. perhaps with selfish in
difference. the great and serious crisis
through which We are now passing.
With a sense Of security, not justified
by the facts, they are seeming to as
sumo that neither trust In God nor per-
sonal responsibility for ones fellows Is
an obligation resting upon every citizen
dividualism that discloses itself now
and again in our corporate life that Is
so selflshly insular that 1t constitutes a
menace to those ideals and institutions
to which we as people are committed.
FreQuently-too frequently-we have
discovered in our body corporate the
spirit of antagonism to American in
stitutions and the well conceived in
struments we have devised for the pro-
lection of American rights and Amer
ican interests. There are those among
US who, in their overweening desire to
see US promote what they call an inter-
national spirit, would have US forget
the purposes for which we were born.
We of America are by no means
recreant to our world obligations this
we have repeatedly disclosed in our at
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falling devotion of those who would
give their lives, if need be, in de-
fense of the principles for which
Washington and the fathers of the
republic stood
mo building Is too sacred, when
undefended. to resist the assaults
of those who with saerilegious hands
would pull down and destroy even
the fair temple of liberty. No ma
tion in human history-let us ayow
stood for the broad principles of
human brotherhood than our own
land Of America. Unprecedented as
our growth has been, unknown as
are our resources, unmeasured as IS
our wealth, we still cultivate and
maintain the sensitive heart and the
responsive and ready hand. This Is at
once our glory and our pride. Surely
not at this time are We to relax our
efforts or restrain our enthusiasm
in Fastening the day when man to
man the world Ger shall brothers
be for a that
Our unique and peculiar contribu-
tion as a fraternity to the order and
peace of the world Will be secured
only in so far as we exemplify those
fundamental principles for which we
stand. Our methods are not charac-
terized by force. nor do we extend our
influences by any intrusive form of
propag ganda. We do not proselyte, nor
do we seek to interfere with the
privileges and prerogatives of others.
We use no means or measures that
are repellent or offensive TO any
group or class within our body cor
porate. Within the hallowed precincts
of our lodgerooms, where the spirit
of a true brotherhood prevails. we
observe with respect and reverence
our ancient forms and usages. but,
however secretly we may observe our
ceremonial, we stand before men in
the open light of day, unabashed and
unashamed. with charity for all and
malice toward none to witness to
those great ideals for principles which
our fraternity affirms and for which II
unfaiiingly stands
We will have no part with those
who would create cleavages or di-
visions or provoke strife and bitter
ness between any group or groups
within our body corporate. We are
loyal, without qualification or eva
sion of any kind, to American prin-
ciples and American ideals. We resist
with every influence at our command
those who would make a travesty Of
our laws or a mockery of our ins.i-
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be permitted to do 80 in accordance
with those judgments and practices that
have grown out of our experience as a
people.
Our fraternity is universal in it's
character. Our fellowship is as broad
and comprehensive as humanity it.
self, but universal as our fellowship
Is. we still cherish those national
marks or characteristics that give a
touch of uniqueness to our order and
that distin nguish 1t from jurisdictions
in other parts Of the world. Funda-
mentally our fraternity stands in this
country for American traditions and
American ideals. Repeatedly in times