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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04
SAY 1T WITH PAD
LOCKS" is THE LATEST
DRY" SLOGAN

Washington, April l5.-"lhe
paddock provision" OF the Vol
stead law is being used in
crcasingly in prohibition CT.
foreement, according TO Prohi
bitten Commissioner Haynes.
who said today that abon, 50.
hotels, cafes and eabarets, in
GLIDING many OF national prom
inencc. had been closed by such
exercise of law during tho last
few months.
Tho paddock provision said
Commissioner Haynes, - has
been invoked quite universally
in the East and Middle West,
also along the Pacific Coast,
but only recently has such
action been taken i'll the South
crn States
Under the paddock provision,
any room, house, building,
vehicle or boat where illegal
liquor transactions are discover
cd may be closed for one year
as 4 public nuisance or sold to
pay fines and costs. Originally
the provision was enforced
somewhat laxly, and only
rooms OF structure were
closed. but Commissioner
Haynes said the policy W.
now for more strict interpreta
ton, allowing complete closing
OF entire buildings declared
under the ban.-Alton GID
Times.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04

OF the treasury charging collection OF
the alleged graft have been placed in
copy form in the hands OF republican
members of the House.
Admission that the affidavits have
been filed was obtained at the office
of Commissioner Blair and of Prohibi-
ton Commissioner Haynes, but details
were not given.
Among the charges included in the
afidavits are:
/. Edward NJ. Solomon, Chicago,
is one of group of wealthy liquor
dealers who charge they paid Sl2,oO0
to department OF justice agents, and
later, failing to receive favors prom
ised, pla ed the affidavits in possession
OF the treasury officials.
2. One of the two agents, IT is
charged, has long been associated with
William J. Burns, chief of the bureau
of investigation, and was prominently
identified with a sensational murder
case several years ago.
3. This agent is alleged to have told
Solomon he could secure the latter S
appointment as federal prohibition
director for Illinois for $4,000.
4. The same agent is alleged to
have received from Charles w. John
son, Philadelphia liquor dealer, be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 on the al
legation that he could secure consign-
mcnt of a large quantity OF whisky
from one warehouse to another in
Pittsburg.
Whisky was not moved.
The alleged department of justice
officials are said to be what is known
as blue ticket men, operating direct
" under Burns and not on the regular
government payroll. The name u
Thomas B. Fielder, associated win
Attorney General Daughcrty in pro-
curing the release OF Charles W..
Morse from the Atlanta prison, ap-
pears in one of the affidavits as at
torncy for one OF the reputed agents.
Department of justice agents at
Washington are endeavoring to locate
CASTOR B. Means, formerly employed
as a special agent under William J.
Burns. director OF the bureau of in
ves.igation, in connection with the in
We stigation.
Admission is made by Augustus T..
seymour, acting attorney general, that
the charges which are being investi-
gated by the treasury department, are
also unde, investigation by the depart
ment of justice. Mr. Seymour says
that according to newspaper articles
certain persons desiring immunity
from punishment profess to have paid
money to Means and others to obtain
protection. Means was one of the
agents of Captain Boy-Ed, head of the
German detective force in this country
before the war.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04
DRY ENFORCEMENT
PROGRESS PLEASES
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
Interesting Figures Quoted by Com
missioner Haynes

A recent statement from the office
OF the Federal Prohibition Commits
sioner contains statistics showing the
PROGRESS being made in the enforce
ment fight This statement. which
follows. also particularly points out
the good effect OF Furnishing inAuep-
tial citizens who had previously been
considered immune;
The progress in the way of the
states assuming their share OF the re-
sponsbiity under the concurrent sec
tion of the Eighteenth Amendment is
most gratifying. When State govern
ments write in relieving the federal
authorities, through governors, prose
cutting attorneys, sheritfs, state con-
stabulary and other local agencies, OF
the minor details OF enforcement, leay
ing federal agents free to take care of
the larger violations. such as the
smuggling problem, conspiracy cases,
countcrfeiting, illegal Withdrawals and
wholesale drug violations, great strides
along enforcement lines are certain.
Furthermore. successful paddock pro-
cccdings. which arc being more gen
orally instituted in all sections of the
country. together with convictions OF
higher-ups, arc having salutary eff
feet and moulding public atmosphere
in most helpful fashion.
Speaking OF liquor convictions, 81
400 were secured in Federal courts
alone mot including convictions under
State codes) during the past year. OF
these, over 10000 entered pleas OF
guilty" while verdict OF guilty"
was rendered in over 1000 cases.
During the same period. nearly 800
breweries were reported for violations
and over 100 brewery permits were
revoked
Other interesting significant figures
are given by Commissioner Haynes as
follows:
During the past year less than 3,-
100000 proof gallons of spirits other
than alcohol were withdrawn for med
ical use, nearly 100000 proof gallons
less than the previous year.
During the past year, there were APP
proximately 100000 gallons of spirits
seized and destroyed, and nearly 800
900 gallons seized and not destroyed.
Gallons of malt liquor seized and de-
stroyed, 3,392.174.17--scized and not
destroyed. 4So, 703.0s gallons. There
were 4,5o3 automobiles seized, with a
total value OF $l.709, 1875. There
were 40 boats and launches seized,
with total value OF 5000, S6o3S.
There were 60,0l9 arrests.
There was an increase Of approx
mately 100 per cent in the number of
convictions secured for violations OF
the Harrison Narcotic Act as COM
pared with the previous year.
From figures obtained from the U,
S. Census Bureau, the states which
were wet before national prohibition
showed decline in the death rate
from alcoholism of 80 per cent from
the 1917 figure. The states which were
dry before national prohibition did not
show this remarkable decline, but
when the figure for the first dry year
in these states Is compared with the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04

as tho result OF the recent activity by
the states attorney.
-Four druggists. who had been sup
piled with permits to sell intoxicants
upon prescription. arc now in danger
OF losing them. as steps have been
taken by the states attorney to have
such permits cancelled. Two other
pharmacists, caught in the raids, did
not possess such permits.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04
THREE CHICAGOANS HELD
TO FEDERAL GRAND Jury

John A. Cervenka, president OF a
brewing company who recently was in
stalled as city treasurer Of Chicago;
John L. Hoerber, Jr., also a brewer
and Barney Grogan, politician and for
mer saloonkeeper, have been indicted
by the federal grand jury at Chicago
on charges of violating the prohibition
laws.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04

All liquor bills before the Legislature
in Wisconsin went down to defeat in
the Senate when on April 20 that body
killed by decisive vote three attempts
to repeal or change the Severson pro.
hibition enforcement statute.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04

There is no principle in the effort to
destroy the dry law. Greed and APP
petite arc keeping the notification
fires burning.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04

OF Cleveland, is about to build new
town hall from liquor fines collected
during the past year.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04
JUDGE, DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT, CHICAGO,
SAYS CITY GREATLY BENEFITED BY DRY LAW
Judge Gemm Declares Life More Men
Crime Cut in Two, Ditto Juvenile Delinquency,
Poorhousc Living Helps

Judge William n Gemmil of
the Union Signal and Juvenile delinquency
which Chicago maveouy by prohibition
Judge Gcmmi
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-05-04

While Il is generally believed that
the lessons of the recent raid will not
be lost upon those with predilee-
tion for violating the statutes in this
direction, yet the state attorney will
investigate all reports OF future viola
tons and will proceed with equal
energy should there be a repeti-
ton.
1t might be noted in the connection
that the money derived from fines
goes to the county treasury and is
utilized in payment of the salary of
the states attorney and his assistants
and the expenses of his Office. The
remainder goes to the county super
intendent of schools and will be APP
piled to the dstributive school fund
1t is expected that the latter fund will
be enriched several thousand dollars
Evening star., 1923-08-26
FACULTY INCREASED.
Eleven Teachers Added at George
town Dental.

&, Georgetown University IS taking
active steps to meet the steady
growth of it's, dental school and to
extend. the scope of its courses during
the forthcoming scholastic year, II
was announced.
While the dental school is the
smallest unit of the university. Presi-
dent John b. Creeden. S. j., said the
thoroughness of it's training was evi-
dent by the fact that out Of the
twenty-five graduates last June VINO
took dental examinations in the Dis
trict of Columbia and nine states not
singe failure was recorded.
Eleven new faculty members have
been appointed, all practicing dentists
OF Washington with one exception.
At a recent meeting of the currt-
culum committee announcement was
made OF their appointment as fol-
ical School, to be instructor in bac-
teriology; DIR. Vernon Lohr, associate
professor of crown and bridge work;
DR.. Hugh Meloy. associate professor
of operative dentistry; DR.. Sterling v.
Mead, professor of radiology and oral
diagnosis: DR.. Michael Mullaney of
Providence, Il. L., associate professor
of radiology; DIR. +. l.. Arendes, lee
turer in dental histology; DR.. j. L..
b. Murray. instructor in dental in
firmary; DR. Fl. p. Cobey. special
clinician. operative dentistry; DR.. T.
Rice. special clinician. crown and
bridge work; DR.. Allan Scott Wolfe.
special clinician, oral surgery. and
DIR. A. B. Crane, special clinician,
oral surgery.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
LAWYERS T0ENTER
CLASSIFYING FIGHT
FedaraI Bar Association SeS-
sion Called to Discuss a
''Arbitrary" Policies.

a meeting of the Federal Bar As
sociation has been called for Wednes-
day evening next in the Interior De-
partment auditorium for the purpose
of discussing the work of the per-
sonneI classification board, charged
by some lawyers in the federal service
with acting in an arbitrary" fashion,
mot in harmony with the letter or
spirit of the classification act.
The tentative classi ification of some
lawyers made by the board is alleged
to have failed to. place in the pro
, fessional class some lawyers in the
government service engaged in purely
legal work.
Not only the lawyers affected, but
other government employees have been
invited to the meeting, and lively
discussion with spirited criticism of
some of the work of the board is
promised.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
MISS BUXMAN DIES.
Was Formerly Prominent Music
Teacher Here.

Miss Bertha NJ BuXman. daughter
of Bertha :. and the late John q.
Buxman, died at her residence, 80
BRYANT street northwest, yesterday
morning. after a long illness.
Miss Buxman was a lifetime resi-
dent of this city. Taking up the mu-
sical profession. she became one OF
the prominent teachers in this city.
In her later years much OF Miss BuN-
mans time was devoted to charitable
work She was an active member Of
fhe Humane Society. the Animal Res
cue League, the Humane Anti-Eivi-
section League andl Anti-Nivisection
Educational League.
She is survived by her mother and
"a sister. Miss Anna B. Buzman. Fu-
neral services are to be held at her
late residence Tuesday at > pm. In
terment will be in Rock Creek ceme-
tery.
Evening star., 1923-08-26
CLUB THANKS CHAMBER.
Trophy Given for Swimming Event
in September.

The thanks of the Washington
Canoe club were given to the Wash
ington Chamber Of Commerce for a
trophy cup donated 10y the latter to
be awarded the first District Of
Columbia man who finishes in the
three-milc swim TO be held here
September j.
A letter TO Isaac Cans. resideut
of the chamber. from Reginald
Rutherford. president of the Canoe
Club, containing the message OF
thanks. also said: The interest of
the chamber and yourself in the pro-
motion of athletic contests is very
much appreciated, not only by the
Washington Canoe Club. but by all
persons in the District of Columbia
who are interested in any form of
athletic activity"
Evening star., 1923-08-26
WASHINGTON AUGUST 1es-PART


The greatest of all our Aug
ust Furniture Sales is growing
to a close. Each day shortens
the time during which you can
take advantage of furniture
prices which are sure down to
the lowest possible level.
Keep in mind the fact that you
can take advantage OF these val
ues by paying a moderate amount.
down at time Of purchase and ar
ranging convenient credit terms
for the balance.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
Passing of the Farms.

The diminishing area Of farm land
in the District has often been com.
mented on. Within the memory Of
young citizens pastoral sections have
become parts of the city. and what
were cornfields and meadows a few
years ago are now neighborhoods
criss-crossed by paved streets close
built with houses or lined with busy
shops. Where men not yet grown
gray hunted quail and rabbit or went
on rustic travels, electric street lamps
burn and traction cars roll. Crowds
OF children in shoes and stockings,
little girls in pretty frocks and boys
in neat store clothes pass from home
to school and from home to moving
picture houses. These children in
their everyday dress are arrayed as
the boys and girls Of that neighbor-
hood were only dressed on Sunday
few years back. The boy with bare
feet and brisr-scratched legs and the
little girl with bare feet. calico dress
and sunbonnet have greatly changed.
The old road bordered by a rail fence,
lines of sassafras and locust trees and
hedges OF pokeberry bushes and elder
berries. has been widened, made
straight and is now an avenue or
boulevard. The farm wagon and It's
slow going team which once stirred
the dust there has passed on. and the
speeder, stepping on the gas. has ap.
peared. The once familiar fields and
woods have vanished. The topography
of number of sections has been made
over by steam shovels that have ut
away hills and by trains of dump cars
that have filled deep ravines and gen.
tie valleys. The process is continuing,
and the time is not far off when there
will not be a rural scene in the Dis
trict. In the annual report Of the Dis.
trict surveyor it is said that $50 new
subdivisions of farm land were made
by the surveyors Office during the
year, an increase of fifty-five over the
preceding year.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
The Playground Report.

There are a number of strong points
in the annual report of the supervisor
of Fairgrounds. Nearly everybody
knows that play is an instinct in chill
dren, that a child does not thrive
without play, and that if not allowed
to live a natural childhood generally
1t does not develop into a normal and
useful man or woman. The play
ground supervisor puts the thought
this way: There is no factor more
potent in determining the character
of the future citizen than play. The
leisure problem is a distinct social
problem comparable in importance to
public education.
The greatest lessons in life are
learned in organized play; obedience,
cooperation. teamwork. respect for
the rights of others and all desirable
qualities in the coming citizen" The
report shows that playground facili-
ties are small; that populous areas of
the city are without them: that most
children cannot afford to pay carfare
" 81 ~ oASS0iiI pa q ouluS' dlu tIid L
the number of visits to the play
grounds by children totaled 5000 900
last year. During the summer there
was a daily average of 10000 children
in public Fairgrounds.
The playground department is in
need Of new grounds. permanent
grounds, increased appropriations for
maintenance and more directors and
assistant directors of play. We shall
come to all this in time. In the evolu-
tion of the playground there have
been encouragement and delay. But
the playground idea has arrived
and is taking deeper hold on chill
dren and adults. There are certain
recommendations in the report which
the supervisor supports with facts and
reasons, and among them are some
recommendations which will be in
dorsed offhand by everybody who has
given a thought to the recreational
system of the city.
1t is asked that additional provision
be made for outdoor and inside swim
ming pools; that more federal reserva-
tions be made available for organized
play; that shelter houses be built on
all grounds now in operation, and that
Fairgrounds be lighted and kept open
during the early hours Of the evening.
Evening star., 1923-09-26

action by the commission. For ex-
ample. the price of wheat oh aimed by
the farmer during the war was 1925.
guaranteed by the government Today
the Kansas farmer is receiving so to
80 cents for his wheat, but the freight
rate on his product to the Chicago
market is approximately double what
1t was at the time he was receiving a
minimum of 1926.
The statement issued by the Secre-
tary following the cabinet meeting ad-
n1its the government has a very def
mite responsibility not only to the
wheat farmers, but to farmers In gen.
eral, to come to their assistance at
this time. The war administration, .
the statement points out, was in part
responsible for the present wide spread
between what the farmer obtains for
his products and the prices he must
pay for supplies he must purchase.
The war administration controlled
prices of agricultural products; it
caused large extension In cultivated
s-Ne So6C oAAh AiSh CucCu lOAuCkkOiy
creating surplus which is now bur-
dehing the farmers: 1t caused a de-
creased per capita consumption of
wheat and meat; 1t caused large ad-
vances in freight rates; it brought
about large increases in the wages Of
labor, and encouraged the cost plus
system in industries other than agri-
culture, thereby adding to imitation Of
costs.
These policies" the statement said,
had no little part in bringing about
the distorted relationship between
prices for agricultural products and
prices for other things. which is at
the root of our troubles"
The Secretary put his finger on the
sore spot--the wide difference in the
prices which the farmer pays today
for his needs and the prices which he
gets for his products. The democrats
insist that the trouble is largely to be
attributed to the high tariff rates
enacted by the republican Congress-.
The republicans. however, apparently
are intent upon laying the blame upon
the Wilson war administration" and
it's policies.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
No Reaction in Germany.

Germany's decision to abandon
passive resistance in the Ruhr has
apparently not caused any bad re-
action. In the occupied regions the
announcement of change Of policy
was received with feeling almost Of
Indifference. There were no uprisings
or demonstrat ations. In other parts Of
Germany the news was taken calmly.
Now it Is expected that the reichstag
will ratify the Berlin decision. The
Bremiers of the federated states have
already given their assent. This con-
currence is expressed in terms which
Indicate desire to save the face" Of
the central government. for it is stated
in official communique that the step
must be taken I'm accordance with
the dignity and honor of the nation. :"
In the Ruhr too, some Of the news
papers declare that abandonment of
passive resistance was doubtless ac-
companied by mental reservations" ,
II is evidently a bitter pill, but it
must be swallowed. Passive resistance
in the Ruhr has been a failure. 1t
has, to be sure, temporarily blocked
the French move for the collection Of
reparations, but it has cost Germany
enormously. 1t has drained the fed
eral resources in the payment of
maintenance funds to the idle workers
Of the Ruhr. 1t has checked industries
virtually to a standstill. 1t has weak
t,a ~F - TT
contributed to the further dilution of
the currency and decentralization of
the national financial system. 1t has
not led to a breach between the allied
powers, which undoubtedly was hoped.
Nothing has been gained and much
has been lost by the obstinate policy
of Germany in the Ruhr. A great risk
was run. Ever since the French went
into the Ruhr there has been danger
Of a break in the German federation,
on the part of Bavaria particularly.
Had the Cuno policy been continued
for a little longer Germany would
have been on the point OF disruption.
Now will come some measure of set
element. For abandonment OF passive
resistance practically means yielding
TO the French demand for an adjust
ment on the reparations account.
France may remain technically in
control in the Ruhr, leaving only a
show Of force, while the question of
payment is discussed. But it is evil
dent from the dispatches from Paris
that promises from Berlin have lost
their value. There must be guaran-
tees. France will take no more
chances. To allow the matter to go
hack to the state Of mere discussion
will be a defeat for the French policy
as well as for that of Germany. And
Poincare, backed by an adequate sup
port at Paris, cannot possibly afford
to allow the occupation to result in
merely the re-establishment of the
status quo without actual performance
by Germany in fulfillment of the repa
rations obligations.
Evening star., 1923-09-26
Farmer Relief Pronosals

President Coolidge has before him
definite recommendations from the
Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.. Wallace,
regarding relief measures for the
American farmer. Outstanding among
them are proposed reduction in
freight rates on agricultural products
''of at least 25 per cent especially
on export products. and the establish
ment of a government agricultural
export commission or corporation with
broad powers.
The Secretary of Agriculture. in a
two-hour session of the cabinet, gave
a resume of conditions, both domestic
and foreign, with particular reference
to the wheat situation. He announced
that he had little faith in the efficacy
Of arbitrary government price-fxing
of the wheat crop, as has been pro-
posed by several members Of Congress
from the northwest. Such a course,
he said, might afford temporary re-
lief, but unless production OF wheat
were controlled it would only make
conditions worse.
1t is interesting to note that the
Secretary of Agriculture did not, at
this time, advocate q special session
of Congress to enact legislation to aid
the farmer. One of his proposals, a
reduction in freight rates on agricul.
tural commodities, requires no legis-
lation. 1t can be handled by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, and, In
fact, it is known that the commission
has already been requested by the ad-
ninistration to give this matter ite
close attention. The other proposal,
calling for an export commission or
corporation, would necessarily have
to have the approval of Congress. The
War FinanrS Corporation already has
been given additional powers to aid
in the export u agricultural products,
but apparently Mr.. Wallace is Of the
opinion that these powers shoald be
considerably broadened, or that a new
agency should be provided,
The railroads, naturally, will not
look with favor upon the proposal to
cut their earnings on the transporta-
tion Of agricultural products. But If
the burden of transportation charges
ia greater than 1t should be--and that
such is the case has been declared
rnany times by men who have studied
the subject-thefe should be prompt