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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27
SHIRE v. cANDE, 22z Mass. 81.
HOLMAREN V. UNITED STATES,

SHIRE v. CANDE, z2z Mass 81.
HOLMAREN v. UNITED STATES,
III u. S., seq. .....
1.-The validity of said Section 1914
has been recognized in numerous de-
cisions. MCINTOSH Y. BULLARD,
o5 Ark, ri, ESQ. LEVIN v. UNITED
STATES, IS c. c. A., 476 $50; 12s
Fed, s26. ROBERTS v. BROWN,
10 Tex. Civil Appeals, zoo. HARRIS
v. SUPERIOR COURT, 81 Cal App,
IS. So far as we are aware there are
no adjudications to the contrary. Ref
crence has been made to said Section
1914 in numerous decisions of United
States District Courts by way of die
tum as conferring jurisdiction upon
state magistrates. IN RE. JESSIE'S
HEIRS, ESQ Fed, 70. UNITED
STATES v. RYKOWSKI, 267 Fed,
800. Elk PARTE HARWELL, 267
Fed. oo7. UNITED STATES v.
BORKOWSKI, 268 Fed, 408. Elk
PARTE SWIFT, 276 Fed, ST.
"In principle the case is somewhat
analogous to legislation by Congress
enabling state courts in their ordinary
jurisdiction as established by state
laws to take cognizance of civil actions
arising under federal laws. KEEGAN
v. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF
RAILROADS, 243 Mass, e6, SO.
"The respondent plainly comes
within the description of state mags-
trates authorized to act by said Sec
ton 1914.
THE imperative result of all these
10 +N ha A q
magistrate of this Commonwealth such
as the respondent while not compul-
sorily required. may nevertheless at
his option act as a committing magis-
trate under said Section 1914"
Many authorities are cited in support
of this conclusion
This decision, unqucstionably sound,
and backed by long line of judicial
precedent both state and federal,
places at the disposal of United States
federal enforcement officials all state
courts willing to cooperate in the en-
forcement of the federal law by issuing
warrants for the arrest of any violator
of the National Prohibition Act. This
means that in sparsely settled districts,
or where United States court commits
sioners are unfriendly to the enforce
ment of the prohibition law, or for any
other Legitimate reason, the federal Of
ficers may secure warrants of arrest
from state courts who are thus willing
to cooperate, and greatly facilitate the
enforcement of the law
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27

Wrightstown, N. ], Mayor
Queers Wet Plans for Big Military
Business

The New York Herald of July Is says
that Mayor J. H. Croshaw, farmer
mayor of the tiny borough of Wrights-
town, N. j., put to flight an army of
bootleggers and their touts, who for
week had been concentrating their forces
in Wrightstown preparatory to reaping
harvest on the opening of the reserve
officers training camp and the citizens
military training camp. These gangs of
bootleggers, says the Herald, who boast
of pull which leaves them free to defy
federal and state enforcement agencies
in big cities and along the seaboard, fed
from Wrightstown in such great haste
that they reported to have destroyed
some of their cached stores of hooch
when the mayor went into action. The
story continues:
Booze huskies were apparently pre-
pared to take their chances with state.
police sent to the scene of action by Cow
ernor Silzer and with military police in
side the camp, but their nerve failed
them when Mayor Croshaw announced
that he was ready to swear in fifty
young farmers as deputy police, arm
them with shotguns and lead them in a
quick and snappy housekeeping cam
paign.' Most of the farmers and
village men of Wrightstown are hunters.
Last night it is said that many of them
were busy polishing up shotguns that
had been standing in the closet since the
close of the rabbit and duck season last
winter.
"Word of what the mayor planned,
with further rumors that the farmers
were also preparing supply of tar and
feathers, apparently proved too much for
the bootlegging gangs whose stock in
trade generally includes such persuaders
as pistols and blackjacks. A gat is one
thing the booze providers decided, but
straight shooting farmer behind shot
gun is something entirely different.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27
FOREIGN SHIP LINES obey
U. S. DRY LAWS BETTER
Comparatively Few Foreign YES
sells Now Bringing Sealed
Grog Into u. S. Ports
NO, MEANS NO IN u. S.
American Customs Officials Be-
lieve End of Such Violation
u. S. Law Is in Sight

Treasury Department officials on July
IL expressed the view that the foreign
shipping lines had practically abandoned
their practice of bringing liquor into the
territorial waters of the United States
under the guise of ships stores in de-
fiance OF American prohibition and Gus.
toms laws.
S. p. Gilbert, Jr., acting Secretary of
the Treasury said that within the last
few days there had been marked de-
crease in the amount of liquor brought
In by the foreign companies contrary to
American laws and he expressed the
opinion that complete end of the
practice was to be expected shortly.
With the decision of the administration
to seek forfeiture of the seized liquor
under the terms of the customs laws it
was anticipated that the opinions of
few courts declaring the alleged contra
band forfeited would put an end to the
importation practice. 1t is intimated
that the courts might not declare the
oontraband liquor forfeited unless some
one were convicted of violating the law.
This might compel the administration to
arrest the captains or officers of foreign
ships on which the contraband is found.
1t is pointed out that the tariff act is
upecifc in providing penalties for any
one found bringing merchandise into the
United States contrary to law and al
though the Department of Justice may
not prosecute any individuals it was
stated by administration lawyers that
the courts might construe the law other
wise. Mr.. Gilbert said that while his
department was advised that the penalty
provisions need not be imposed to obtain
forfeiture OF the contraband liquor,
It was possible that the courts may take
another view The section of the tariff
law under which the Justice Depart
ment viii proceed is 500 (b) which reads
as follows:
If any person fradulently or
knowingly imports or brings into
the United States, or assists in so
doing, any merchandise, contrary
to law, or receives, conceals, buys,
sells or in any manner facilitates
the transportation, concealment or
sale of such merchandise after i'm
J portation, knowing the same to
have been imported or brought into
the United States contrary to law,
such merchandise shall be forfeited
and the offender. shall be fined in 1
any sum not exceeding $4,000 nor
less than $50, or be imprisoned for
any time not exceeding two years.
or both. Whenever, on trial of
violation of this section, the de-
fendant is shown to have had pos.
session of such goods, possession
shall be deemed evidence sufficient
to authorize conviction, unless the
defendant shall explain the posses
sion to the satisfaction Of the jury.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27

satisfied, is evidenced by the fact
that there are in France over a
million and half family stills in
addition to the large commercial
plants. This arises from the fact
that each French family is permit
ted by law to distill for its own use
ten litres Of hard liquor per annum.
1t would be too much to expect of
human nature that distillation stop
at ten litres when the absolute i'm.
possibility of enforcement of ade-
quate supervision of so huge a num-
Der of home stills is taken into ae.
count.
Summing up his observations and
them with an experience
which has covered a large part of the
United States, Mr.. Brand reaches the
conclusion.
Upon an American who has never been
a teetotaler but always opposed to the
saloon and what it has stood for, Euro
pean observations force the conclusion
that ignoring social degradation, crime
increased disease, insanity and mortal
ity, and looking only at the economic
waste avoided. that the United States
by sticking to prohibition even though
II may not be thoroughly enforced, will
the nations OF the world in
the sharp economic competition Of the
next twenty-five years.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27

William Smith of Kansas City, Mo-,
had pint of whisky when arrested.
He told Judge George H. West in po-
lice court that someone threw the
bottle and contents at him and he
caught it. why didn't you muff it?'
Judge West asked. II didn't know
what it was so | caught it," Smith
answered. well, you caught $500
and thirty days in jail" the judge re-
piled.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27

A STATE COURT HAS JURISDIC.
> TON TO ISSUE A WARRANT
FOR THE ARREST OF ONE
CHARGED WITH KEEPING
AND EXPOSING FOR SALE
1 INTOXICATING LIQUORS IN
, VIOLATION OF THE FED
ERAL LAW
The Supreme Court of Massachu-
sets, in the case of GOULIS v.
STONE, on June p, 1923, held that
Stone, Justice of the Peace in the
city of Cambridge, had properly ex-
ercised jurisdiction in issuing war
rant for the arrest of the defendant for
the violation of the National Prohibi-
ton Act by the unlawful possession of
intoxicating liquor, crime under the
laws of the United States but not
under the laws of Massachusetts.
Upon the arrest of the defendant,
Goulis, motion was interposed upon
his behalf to dismiss the complaint
The motion was denied and after hear
ing the respondent, Justice Stone,
found that there was probable cause
to believe that the defendant Goulis,
then before him, had violated the law
of the United States, as charged in the
complaint, and held the defendant on
bail for his appearance before the
United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts,.
The defendant, Goulis, sought a
stay of the proceedings to test the
validity of the acts of the respondent
justice, who was ready to transfer the
defendant to the jurisdiction of the
United States District Court.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27

The bootlegger's assurance is a lie;
the label is a lie; the content favored
and disguised. is poison; the man who
buys is a law-breaker-tha does not
seem to worry him. He is also fool
that may worry him more. 1t is
impossible to respect either his char
acter or his intelligence.-Chicago
Evening Post.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27

Some high-minded New Workers.
plan to exercise their full rights under
the latest prohibition law decision of
the Supreme Court by establishing a
line of excursion bum boats along the
Atlantic coast. 1t must be terrible
to have New Workers. thirst-Chi-
Gao Daily News.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27
HAVE PATIENCE
Berton Braley

Moonshine is plenty, no doubt;
Yes, you can get it, that's true.
Just seek bootlegger out,
He'll sell his poison to you.
Still, booze is passing away,
Though there is many a leak;
Rum wasn't built in day,
Rum can't be smashed in week.
Hooch has held man in its thrall,
Age after age, it appears;
We can't get rid of it all
Just in couple of years
There's bound to be some delay
Getting the dryness we seek.
Rum wasn't built in day,
Rum can't be smashed in a week.
The Los Angeles Express says a
bootleg liquors are graveyard or in
sane asylm drinks.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27

1t would seem that If men were
determined to violate law, they would
do it for something more valuable
than poison booze.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-07-27

This is Rev. DIR. George w. Young
of Louisville, Ky, field speaker for
the AntiSaloon League and World
League Against Alcoholism. DR..
Young, who is 70 years old, is the
Oldest person, in point of years, in
League work, and, next to Dr. Howard
H. RUSSELL the Oldest person in point
of service. DR.. Young has had SO APP
pointments from Methodist bishops,
Evening star., 1923-03-16
PRESIDENT SEEKS OPEN SEA
IN QUEST OF BIC-TYPE FISHING
kr the Associated Pess.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, March 16.-Presdent
Harding today has gone fishing In
the ocean.
Using the Cocolobo Cay Club. stu
ateJ on a little island about twenty
FIVE miles down the coast, as a head
quarters, the Presidents fishing party
put out to sea early today in the
hope of reaching some amber jacks
kingf1sh, barracuda or other Of the
big deep sea fish that come up on
the reefs to feed.
Weather conditions out beyond the
keys. which separate the ocean from
Biscayne bay, were reported to be
not the best, however. for fishing.
Early yesterday it appeared as
though the weather would be almost
perfect. but stiff northwest wind
came up and blowing against the
gulf stream all day knocked up come
nasty waves. The strength of the
wind increased last night but fell
back about daybreak today, and also
changed direction 50 that fishermen
said 1t would be possible for the Presi-
dent to get some fishing, although not
under the most favorable conditions.
Expected Back This Afternoon.
The fishing party. which is being en-
tertained by Carl G. Fisher and James
Az Allison, both formerly Of Indianapo-
lis but now Of Miami, is expected back
10 Miami Beach during the afternoon.
Evening star., 1923-03-16

The President houseboat, the Pioneer
left early today for Palm Beach, where
the President and his party will board
II saturday to resume the cruise north
ward to St. Augustine.
The presidential party arrived at the
island late yesterday. after a round of
golf earlier In the day on the Flamingo
course. while Mrs. Harding spent her
nrst night ashore in more than q week
with her hostess. Mrs. Edward b. Nc
Lean, In a cottage near the Flamingo
Cut off from the main line by Bis
cayne bay. with radio the only means
OF communication. the President is en-
)oying more seclusion than at any time
since his vacation began.
Mrs. Harding, after seeing the Pres
ldent OF on his fishing trip, went
win Mrs; Mclean to the cottage men
toned, where she spent the afternoon
and night. The Pioneer, on which
the cruise from Ormond to Miami was
made, was loaded with gasoline and
OIL yesterday, preparatory to leaving
today for Palm Beach.
May Go to Palm Beach by Train.
The President and Mrs. Harding,
with members of their party, accord
ing to present plans, will 60 to Palm
Beach by train and motor tomorrow,
and begin the northward cruise from
that place. probably Sunday after
noon, with. stops to be made at Vero
Ormond and other places for golf.
The President. 1t Is learned, plans
to spend about a week at ST. Angus
tine, and then go to Augusta, Ga,
for stay or four or five days.
Evening star., 1923-03-16
TWO D. c. STATUES
MAY YbEEXCHANGED
Gen. Washington Memorial
Likely to Occupy Place
in Lafayette Park.

Transfer Of the Gen. Washington
equestrian statue, now being taken
down from its pedestal in Washington
Circle for repairs, to the position in
Lafayette Park now occupied by the
equestrian statue of Gen. Andrew
Jackson. and the transfer of the lat
ter to Washington Circle, Is being
considered by the office of public
buildings and grounds.
The latter is satisfied that the
change will meet with almost unani-
nous approval in the District, and
that when Congress is asked to pro-
money 1t will do so readily. One Of
fetal of the public buildings and
grounds Office who is prepared per-
sonally to draw the plans for the
proposed shift, today stated his belief
that before the spring of 1924 the
change will have been completed
President Favors Change.
1t is known that President Harding
favors the change, and there is not
the slightest doubt but when the
proper time arrives he personally will
suggest to Congress to enact the nee
essary legislation. He has been
known to remark on more than one
occasion since his occupancy Of the
White House that the view from the
front windows of the White House
was. in his estimation, the most beau
tiful one in the National Capital One
glorfously bright morning late last
summer the executive and two very
high officials of tie government were
standing looking out of a north WIN
pause In the conversation the Presi-
dent is reported to have said. There
Is the finest view in Washington"
The fact that the Mills statue of
jackson has for many years been the
orunt of criticism and abuse by yis-
ftors and even old-time residents,
principally because of its so-caIled
hobby-horse" effect, was called IN
mis- attention. He was asked If he did
not think the view he admired SO
greatly could not be improved by the
removal of the Jackson statue and
the erection in the center of the park
OF a more pleasing work of art.
When the suggestion was made to
replace the Jackson statue with the
greatly admired Washington statue,
winch IS 80 Httie known by the citi-
zens OF the city and is seen by only
few of the visitors because of its
rather remote location, the Presi-
dent is said to have agreed most en-
Enthusiastically. He was familiar with
the washington statue. More than
once he had paused to view it.
Same Sculptor Made Statues.
The office of public buildings and
grounds was very shortly afterward
acquainted, with this little conversa.
tion in the window of the eastroom
and thus was born the seed of an
idea that may develop into an actual
fact within the next twelve months
Strangely enough both of these ar,
works were created by the same mar
Clark Mills. one Of the most dis.
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Evening star., 1923-03-16
SNOW BLANKET IN WEST.
Blizzard Predicted for Lower Lake
Region Fails to Materialize.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 16.-The blizzard
predicted for the lower lake region
had not materialized early today, al
though temperatures were reduced
sharply from those of yesterday
Blown by a strong gale snow fell
in sheets in Chicago early today,
but by dawn had given way to sun
shine.
Much of the western plains states
today lay under SHOWS of from five
inches to a foot and a half, but snow
falls has ceased Farther south
strong winds marked the eastward
progress of another storm which
swept up from New Mexico. Swirl
ing into tornado, that storm an
parently took its heaviest toll in
northern Mississippi.
Wire Service Stricken.
With wire communication in the
stricken area entirely eliminated lit
tie was known early today of the
effects other than the death of four
persons at Lambert, Miss, and all
most total destruction of the town
of Savage, Miss. injuries to a score
or more. and damage to property in
a half dozen towns and farming set
Elements, reports of which were re-
ceived last night before communica-
tion was lost
The storm In the middle portion of
the Mississippi valley left Kansas,
CONTINUED on Page II, Column s \
Evening star., 1923-03-16
Action of Department of JUS
tice on Political Prison.
ers' Case Near.
PEPPER AND BORAH PUSH
ACTIVITIES FOR RELEASE
Work of Pennsylvania Senator In
spired by Sense Of
American Duty

The cases of the so-called political
prisoners" now about fifty in num-
Der. it is believed. will receive early
consideration by the Department OF
Justice Influential members of the
administration have been making in
dependent Investigations of these
cases, and the results of these inves-
LEGATIONS Lave been transmitted to
the Department of Justice, upon
whose recommendation only the Pres
ident acts in such matters.
Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania and
Senator Borah of Idaho have given
attention to those cases. Senator Pep
per las gone thoroughly into the
Chicago cases, where members OF the
/. W. w. were tried and convicted
and are now in Jail for conspiracy to
cause characterization in the Army
and Navy and to obstruct recruiting
He has submitted a memorandum to
the Department of Justice on each OF
the individual cases. this memoran-
dun being based on a searching re-
view of evidence.
investigation Duty.
The Pennsylvania senator was in
duced to take up this inquiry as the
result of an appeal made to him some
months ago to sign a petition praying
for general jail delivery of the war
prisoners. Senator Pepper declined to
sign this petition, but to those who
had solicited him to do so he said in
substance that If the question OF hu-
man liberty was put up TO him. he
could not, as an American lawyer.
apart from his official position as a
United States senator. evade the duty
of making an inquiry. Those who
were interested In the release of the
prisoners took him at his word ard be-
gan to feed the cases in to him.
Senator Pepper has examined VOL
umes of the testimony of the trial In
the Chicago l. w. w. cases, and has
reached the very definite conclusion.
which he transmitted in a memoran-
dun to the Department of Justice. that
the men should be released. There
were twenty-eight cases. and in each
of these Senator Pepper came TO the
conclusion that executive clemency
should be granted.
1t would not appear that the views
of Senator Pepper and the Depart
ment of Justice are widely at vari-
ance. except in one respect. as to the
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Evening star., 1923-03-16
U. S. Dark Spot Upside Do,on,
Primitive Russ Tribe Thinks

from the fly and learned to walk up
side down.
They thought I arrived by way OF
hole in the ground, the ladder TO
which Is kept by the Car of Mos
cow" Dr.. Colder asserted
These people still make fire with
flint and steel and use stone ham
mers and shepherds pipes. Justice Is
administered through trial by ordeal.
The men, who are of remarkable ply
Sique. go about armed to the teeth,
for they are feudists. The families
live in stone huts in the practically
valfeyless mountains.
Wear Scanty Clothes.
Although the people are Moslems.
the women are not veiled and because
OF the present shortage of cotton
cloth their only clothing consists of
simple sheepskin coats.
They nearly overwhelmed me with
hospitality" DR.. Colder said. ZAP
pointing as my special guard a one
eyed bandit who had thirty-five
notches in his war club. He would
not let me out of his sight"
AS a result of DIR. Goider's visit into
this unfreQuented region. the Ameri-
can Relief Administration has sent
rations for 10000 children to the
mountain villages, where starvationis
general. william Driscoll has gone
to Daghestan to take charge of the
operations. -
Evening star., 1923-03-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 16. "A tribe so
primitive that 1t believes Americans
live on the bottom Of the world and
are. therefore, in darkness, has been
found in the mountain villages OF the
Daghestan by DR.. F. A. Colder OF the
Hoover Foundation.
These people, DR.. Colder said, upon
his return here, think that Americans
do their plowing while walking up
side down, with oxen to whose horns
candles are tied. Believing that the
world is table-shaped, with them
selves on its top. they feel that the
Americans are, indeed, unfortunate.
because they are compelled to live in
eternal night
From World Below.
DR.. Colder said that in many of the
villages delegations greeted him as a
man from the world below. Some
were anxious to know how Americans
managed to get about. One old gray
beard, sorely perplexed by what SEEM
ed an unsolvable riddle. finally came
to the conclusion that inasmuch as
Americans are wonderful people.
they have undoubtedly taken lesson