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Evening star., 1923-03-13
''P00r Fiisltes'' of Potomac Reuel
In Rum as 500 Gallons FlOlU

destroyed and thrown into the river
had been stored previously in the
warehouse of the Treasury Depart
ment, on Pennsylvania avenue. the
liquor represented some OF the evil
dence and supply seized in raids dur
ing the past three years and in Which
cases convictions were made
Left Trail OF Rum.
The 500 gallons were piled high IN
large truck about II o'clock and
were brought up TO the street level by
a small freight elevator. Several TN
containers began to leak as they
were piled up on top of one another
making quite an alcoholic atmosphere
The truck as II made it's way up
Pennsylvania avenue left a tral OF
corn, gin and numerous other KINDS
Of alcoholic beverages. No one. how
ever, was seen trying to scoop any
of il up for word had gone around
that most OF the consignment was
unfit TO drink.
The liquor was mostly corn and
gin. although there were several
kegs OF red wine Included. also
were cases of rye. scotch, mash, beer
and. in few instances, some rare
old vintageS.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
PLAN FOR SHAD BAKE.

Plans are already under way for the
annual shad bake OF the Washington
Board of Trade which will probably
be held at Chesapeake Beach during
the latter part of May: President Ed
ward F. Colladay has announced the
1928 shad- bake committee which will
be in charge of the affair.
The personnel of the committee fol-
lows: l.. Pierce Boteler, chairman.
Harry Allmon, r. Brooke Amiss, jr /:
John T Bardroff. Edwin c: Branden-
burg, Thomas Bradley. Joseph A.
Burkart. Thomas r; Burr. John r.
Casper, Herman r. Carl, Arthur Carr,
John NJ. Cherry. William Cla baugh,
Warren Cochran, Edward F. Colladay.
Richard l.. Conner, L. Lee Combs, w.
Porter Cox, Charles F. Crane. J.
Harry Cunningham. Samuel NJ. Dar-
raEh, Clarence r. Donohue. George NJ.
Fisher, George B. FarQuhar. r. X.
Ferguson, DR.. Frank f. Gibson, Muir
ray L. Gifford, Edwin c Graham,
Walter H. Klopfer, Ernest j. Lee
snitzer, George Fl. Macdonald, Luther
w: Lfnkins. James B. Locraft. John
r. Meany. George Miller. Charles w.
Norris. Edward J. Murphy, Charles
n. Pardoe. Charles w. Pimper, Sam
uel J. Prescott, George Pitt. L. L
Reeves. DR.. Joseph Rogers. Carl J.
-Quenteli, Odel1 s.; Smith. Frank r.
sStrunk,> Waiter Thompson, Max
waften, Charles j.. Waters, r. n
wane. Francis r. waller Fred J.
Whtt0 ---..-
Evening star., 1923-03-13
PUBLIC UTILITIES HIT.
Suffer Heavy Damage as Storm
Sweeps Michigan.

DETROIT, Mich. March 13.-Public
utilities companies were the heaviest
losers in Michigan through the storm
that ewept over the state Sunday
night and Monday. according to re-
ports reaching here over crippled
wires today In some districts small
buildings were damaged. but there
apparently was no loss Of life.
Grand Rapids wire companies re.
ported damage in western Michigan
would amount to nearly $1,0o0.000
The storm in the central part Of the
state was severe also and Saginaw
estimates damage At 100000.
Detroit escaped the brunt Of thu
hurricane.
Two Fishernen Believed Lost.
ELIZABETH CITY. N c., March
1s.-James L. Tviford. forty, and
barney c. Burrus. twenty-eight, Hyde
county fishermen, are believed tc
have been lost during the seventy.
mile gale that swept Pamlico sound
on March S. according to word re.
cceived here today from the sound
A sunken boat believed to be their,
was found. but there was no trace
OF the bodies.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
FOUR HELD AS HOSTAGES.
Face Firing Squad If More Soldiers
Are Shot.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associa ted Press
ESSEN. March IS. The German
population of the Recklinghausen dis
trict has been warned by Gen.
Laignelot. commanding the district.
1t was announced today, that in the
event any further French troops are
assassinated or ambushed the burgo
hostage. together with four other
town officials. will be shot at once as
measure OF retaliation.
Two French officials were assassi-
mated at Buer, in the Recklinghausen
district. Saturday night
This warning accompanied a gen
eral announcement that the French
military authorities. because OF the
sabotage in various parts Of the
Ruhr. would take the severest meas
ures to stop these attacks.
Quiet Prevails in Buer.
Quiet now prevails in Buer after
the assassination Of the two French
officials and the subsequent shoot
ings during which seven Germans
German newspaper reports that tie
German officials have evidence that
the French victims were shot by
French chasseurs are denied by the
French authorities. The French say
they have in their possession a re
volver Of the type carried by the Ger
man security police, found near the
scene of the shooting. They contend
that their reports tend to show the
two Germans who were shot while
trying to escape from arrest in Buer
were the assassins of the French of1l
cials.
Railroad Sections Dynamited.
Two sections of railroad in the
Essen region are reported to have
| been blown up by dynamite over
night One of these was near Hugel.
which is the Krupp passenger station.
close by the Krupp villa at Hugel.
| The other stretch was along the main
line of the railroad between Essen
and Dusseldorf, near Werden. This
part of the line is being operated by
French civilian railroad men.
Various acts OF sabotage are being
reported daily, and in many recent
cases the work of destruction along
| the railroad and at the bridges was
accomplished by means of dynamite
or other high explosives. 1t is an
nounced in this connection that. owinE
] to the increased use Of explosives for
such acts, the French are considering
holding burgomasters and other town
officials as hostages. and are even
planning to compel these officials to
ride on the locomotives in the danger
zone,
Evening star., 1923-03-13
14OD c. MOTHERS
NOW NEED PENSION
Survey in D. c. by Council of
Social Agencies Reveals
Urgent Cases.
$50 DEPENDENTS NOTED
Organization Opposes Method OF
Raising Of Welfare Funds on
So-Called Percentage Basis.

More than 140 mothers in the Dis
trict of Columbia are in need of
mothers pensions, according TO a
survey presented TO the Council of
Social Agencies at a meeting held
Yesterday afternoon at the Raleigh
Hotel.
These mothers have $50 children
dependent upon them, Mrs. Walter S.
Cnord, chairman OF the family COM
mittee of the council, declared. in her
report. The report was not complete,
and 1t is felt that the number of
mothers in need is larger than the
survey showed.
An advisory council Of business
men, to Cooperate with the Council
Of Social Agencies. is in process of
formation under the leadership of
Corcoran Thorn, 1t was reported.
Disnpproves Fund Raising Method.
The council disapproved the raising
Of money for welfare work in the
District on the so-called percent
ed, will be separately considered by
the member agencies of the coun-
Gil, and action reported back to the
council at the next meeting. Sending
out or tickets for AFFAIRS, and ask
ing the persons who receive them TO
send check. or return the tickets
was held "open to question"
Ernest p. Bicknell. vice chairman OF
the American Red Cross. spoke in
favor of Capitalization of funds In
charity work in a great city, and de-
clared that he believed that Wash
ington would ultimately have some
form of the ''community chest"
Instance Is Cited.
The sentiment of the members pres
ent was much against the raising OF
charity funds by the percentage
basis. One member told of one WON.
an who offered to raise the funds for
an institution on the fifty-fifty basis
that is, the woman wanted half OF
all the money she might raise.
Mrs. Whitman Cross chairman OF
the children's committee. reported
that two subcommittee had beer
formed in her committee. one on the
day nursery and another to consider
The children's homes.
The Gentlewomen's League was
elected as member Of the Council
OF Social Agencies
%ewbold Noyes, vice president OF
The council presided in the absence
OF Miss Mary Gwynn. president.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
HAYNES PHYS new
DRY WAR WEAPON

CONTINUED from First Pagep
ne found as a result of his cross
country observations, that the nation
is accepting prohibition with a better
grace
speaking, there are only two really
bad spots left on the enforcem en-
rnap-New York and New Jersey. Lo-
cal conditions. not easily remediable
are responsible for that. Pennsylvania
used to be a tough proposition, bu,
with the inauguration Of a governor
determined to stamp out bootlegging
the Keystone stateeis destined to be
come banner prohibition common
wealth"
why are you concentrating on
state legislatures?" the writer quer-
led
Concentration OF Effort.
second section OF the eighteenth
amendment provides that the Con-
gress and the several states shall
have concurrent power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation
Today only two states. Massachusetts
and Rhode Island, are without Ioca
enforcement codes. But even in
states which have domestic prohibi-
tion laws. have found 1t useful to
urge Legislators to be unremitting in
seeing that they are enforced. Al
ways use the law observance ar
gument. There's nothing hectoring IN
asking an American citizen to re.
member his loyalty to the statute.
Under which he lives and thrives."
Mr.. Haynes Is persuaded that Law
most issues, II not the paramount Is
sue, around which the 1924 presiden.
tial and congressional campaigns will
be wased. He appears to be confident
hibition enforcement-enfor Of
the existing statute-will win the
day. The commissioner has had the
experience Of nearly all observers Ill
finds the bigger urban communities
inclined to be wet, but notes thai
communities and rural districts arr
overwhelmingly and incorrigibly dry
They may be depended on Mr.. Haynes
thinks, to vote that way in 1924.
Spirit of Co-Operation.
The prohibition units primary ain
in 1928" he said, sis to inculcate a
sturdy Iaw-observance and law-en.
forcement spirit in municipal, count,
and state officials throughout tn.
country. It is the plain intent OF
the eighteenth amendment that there
should be that sort of cooperation
between them and the federal su.
thorities. II the reactions expert
ence are any criterion local author.
tiles are going to have public opin.
ION behind them in an ever-increas
ing degree. The things men tell ms
when I'm among them point to that
The letters that reach me long after
J get back to Washington reaffirm 1t.
Commissioner Haynes from time Il
time receives striking proofs from
abroad that Americas experiment II
prohibition is attracting world-wid,
attention. II it succeeds there I,
little doubt Uncle Sans example II
clambering onto the water wagor
will prove contagious. Australia II
watching US with special interest
Many European countries have thsil
eyes riveted in our direction. DrinI
is. In most foreign countries. the on,
principal branch in which the worlt
war failed to produce drastic re
trenchment. Great Britain has stop
ped spending in host of directions
but drank up $1,000. 100000 in 1922
Europe will probably never go dry
as we did. on moral grounds. bu
economic necessity is expected t,
compel her to do SO sooner or later.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
WALES AGAIN THROWN
WHILE RIDING IN RACE
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
TETBURY, March 13.-The Prince
Of Wales had another fall from his
horse while riding in the Beaufort
point-to-point races near here, but is
reported to have escaped injury.
Wales was slightly injured while
out with the Bennington hunt near
Malmesbury last October, sprained
his ankle In fall from his horse on
a slippery road on November 8, was
again thrown. but uninjured. early in
December, and last month was limp
ing about due to an accident while
fox hunting.
On each occasion his lucky star ap-
parentiy saved him from what might
easily have been grave injury. Unde-
he persists in competing in races and
riding to hounds.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
Who said Poor fishes?

Who said Poor fishes?
Whether it was in consideration OF
the short life the finned Inhabitants
OF the Potomac are accustomed to
during Lent or just scheme of the
local fish dealers to raise their prices.
500 gallons of the finest and worst
liquors were destroyed by the pro-
hibition agents today in the muddy
waters OF the Potomac river. just a
stones throw or, as in the case today.
a bottles throw. from the Lincoln
Memorial
Sebrinx Is CeIebrant.
Frank A. Sebring. clerk of the Po-
lice Court off1ciated at the obsequies,
and Prohibition Agents Charles Will
iiams. Ralph Ruby. George Fowler, jr..
and several colored laborers of the
prohibition office acted as both homo
rary and active >pallbearers. A crowd
of curious sympathizers made up the
mourners.
The order for the destruction Of
the liquor was signed last week by
Judge John p. Mcmahon. Police Court
magistrate. All the liquon that was
Evening star., 1923-03-13
HUGE COKEPL
SEIZED BY FRENCH
Engineers Begin Task Of
exacting Coal Reparations
From IndustriaIs.
BUER OFFICIALS HELD
French Threaten to Shoot Burro-
master if More Soldiers Are
Ambushed.
BUER OFFICIALS HELD
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ESSEN, March Is.-The civil mis-
sion OF engineers headed by NJ. Coste,
French inspector general of mines.
which came into the Ruhr to exact
coal reparations from the industrial-
lists, has begun realization of it's
plans. A party Of engineers, escorted
by a battalion OF French infantry
seized today the state coke plant
near Westerhold with 1000 tons of
coke on hand.
Fifty Polish and German workers
in the employ Of the French imme-
diately began loading freight cars
with the coke under protection of
the soldiers.
The French announced that they
expected within a few days to send
at least one train load OF coke daily
TO France.
Strikers Return to Work.
About 1000 men are employed at
this plant. They went on strike when
the engineers arrived. but later re-
turned to work One OF the national
list leaders urged the men to 60 on
strike Indefinitely.
Another detachment of engineers,
also escorted by infantry. Inspected
the Thyssen works at Duisburg today.
Tho nationalist leaders In this case
also urged the several thousa nd
miners at the plant to strike.
The miners finally agreed, but they
demanded two months wages In ad :
vance, which the directors Of the
plant refused TO give them. After the
departure OF the engineers the men
returned to work
The inspection of the Thyssen plant
by NJ. Coste's engineers was to deter
mine the output Of the works and
learn the details OF their operation.
Evening star., 1923-03-13

reported to have been injured and es-
Inmates Of loss caused by property
damage over a wide area close to the
million dollar mark stood today as
the toll OF the violent wind storm
which swept Kentucky Sunday night
and early Monday.
Death rode the gale at widely sepe-
rated points.
Reports reaching Louisville over
partially paralyzed wires told Of the
Logan county homo was demolished.
The victims tentatively were identi-
fled as Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Stahl
and their young son.
Three Killed in Farm House.
Three persons, William Hall, thirty
eight. his four-year-old daughter,
| Catherine. and the infant son Of Mr..
and Mrs Logan Griffith, were killed
when the wind lifted the Hall farm
house, in Madison county, carried 1t
Atty yards and splintered it around
| its thirteen occupants. Two persons
| were injured seriously at this place.
Two women. Mrs. l. C. Dossy,
thirty-one. and Mrs. Margaret Cox,
nifty one: were killed in Edmonson
county. Mrs. Dossy's husband probably
The roof was blown from the high
school at South Portsmouth, KY,
falling in the schoolyard and killing
Dennis Boggs. nine. Five school chill
dren were injured, two seriously.
Wire Service Cut OF.
| Property damage resulted from
| damaged buildings. shattered display
| windows and leveled smokestAcks in
| towns and in rural districts from
| razed dwellings and farm buildings
| felled trees and live stock killed by
| falling timbers.
| Telephone and telegraph service
| over wide area in western Ken
! lucky was paralyzed by PROSTATE ed
| lines, and Owensboro and Paducah
were cut of from Louisville until
| late Monday. A
Federal HILL" near Bardstown
where Stephen Collins Foster wrote
1 My Old Kentucky Home" was partly
| unroofed and otherwise damaged.
| Reports of unusual accidents and
| narrow escapes followed close on
those Of death and destruction.
Wind Rolls Auto Into Stream.
| automobile party escaped with
| drenched clothing after they were
| thrown into swollen stream when
| wind overturned their machine. A
| house in Nelson county was reported
| to have been lifted from its flooring
| and carried by the wind to a point
nearly a quarter of a mile away
| leaving the occupants protected only
4 by their night clothes against the
4 accompanying rain.
ryrauv nAHAcr YHr Arya
Evening star., 1923-03-13

Germans Begin
Effort to Reach
i. Private Funds
by GEORGE MITE.


b Wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
Ne~A Copyright. 1923.
BERLIN, March 13.-The Ger
man government has begun its ef-
fort to reach the hidden gold and
dollar treasures of the common
people. with its issue of s per
cent. non-taxable treasury bonds
in dollar denominations 1t was
confident that it would get at least
$20,OO0,00O or $30,0o0.000 worth Of
gilt-edged securities which until
now have been 30 securely hidden
as to escape the income tax col
lector.
Subscription books for the new
loan will remain open for twelve
days. In it's Newspaper advertise
ments the Reich0bAnk emphasizes
the point that dollars. English
pounds. Japanese yen and almost
every other kind Of foreign money
will be accepted, but that German
marks will not be taken. This
stipulation shows that the gov
ernment is after the foreign
money.
The s5o.ooo,ooo whioh the gov
ernment is trying to raise will be
used to stabilize the German
paper mark.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
HEALY Is EXECUTED.

BY the Associated Press
CORK, March 13.-William Healy
was executed here this morning by
the Free State authorities. He was ar
rested while in the possession of
arms during the recent attack on
house in Blarney street, when an at
tempt was made to burn the home
Of Mrs. Powell, sister of the late
Michael Collins.
James Tarle. Patrick Hogan and
John Creerve were also executed for
possession OF arms. They were arrest
ed in County Wexford.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
POISON RICE TOLL, 22.

By the Associated Press.
death list at twenty-five among the
ports today from Hangchow, capital
Of the province Of Chekiang. placed the
death list at twenty two among the
scores poisoned at . supper there last
Saturday OF the First Provincial Nor
nal School. The recovery Of fifteen
others was held doubtful.
Analysis revealed that poisoned rice
had heen served, but whether by ~acci-
dent or design was not disclosed.
Five cooks were imprisoned pending
the outcome, OF an inquiry. Medical
aid was sent from Shanghai. Earlier
DISPATCHES said that $50 persons, tn
cludinE students ana teachers, had
been stricken with illnesA
Evening star., 1923-03-13
HEAVY DAMAGE IN OHIO.
Wind Blows Child to Death Under
Street Car.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 13.-Scores
OF Ohio's communities today. were re-
covering from the high wind storm
Of yesterday which took a toll of two
lives and did property damage esti-
mated at thousands Of dollars. Many
persons were injured, a few seriously.
At Steubenville James Baker, four
years old. was swept from the side
walk into the street and under the
wheels Of a passing street car. He
was decapitated. Ira Matthewson,
the other victim. was killed at Mas
sillon.
Communication and power trans
mission lines were crippled and
buildings unroofed in practically all
sections of the state. Trees and poles
were blown down. Interurban cars in
many instances were delayed for
hours.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
ARCHITECT FOR LIBRARY.
Edward L. Tilton Of New York te
Plan Mt. Pleasant Branch.

Edward L. Tilton, well, known
architect Of New York. was selected
by the District Commissioners today
to design the new Mount Pleasant
branch of the Public Library. The
new appropriation act carried $25, 900
to buy land for the building and
authorized the Commissioners ID, &c
cept mot .less than. 100000 from the
Carnegie CORPORATION. of New. Y6rk
Mr.. Tiltor also designed tne nav
southeast branch OF thA Public
Library. !.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
PARTY PAYS RESPECTS
PRESIDENT OF PANAMA

COLON, March 13.-The United States
delegation to the pan-American confer
ence at Santiago. Chile, which arrived
here yesterday, will call on President
Porras to-day.
The delegates. who left New York on
March S, met each day aboard the
Santa Teresa to consider the subjects
on the conference agenda.
Henry P. Fletcher. chairman of the
delegation. said he was well plea ased
with these preliminary meetings.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
HUSBAND ASKS DETAILS.
Says Wife's Charges Too General
to Be Answered.

Claiming that his wifes charges
are too sweeping, Granville C. Brad
ford. real estate operator. today ask
ed the District Supreme Court
70 require Mrs. Betty Birch Brad
ford to be more specific. He wishes
TO know the when. why and where.
of the allegations made In her bill
of complaint. Bradford declares he
cannot tell whether his Wits petit
;ion is based on cruelty, drunkenness
or desertion. The husband also OBJ
wife's petition which he characterisss
as immaterial and asks the court to
strike them from the record He -
represented by Attorney r. 3. More
houHe.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
TO GET PERMITS BACK.

Here is a ray of hope for the scores
of automobile owners whose permits
TO drive have been revoked by the
commissioners within. the last year
for violations of the regulations.
Commissioner Oyster announced to-
day that he is considering recon-
mending to his colleagues that A
number of revoked permits be re-
stored in the near future.
The commissioner indicated that
most of the permits restored would
be ones that have been withheld for
six months or more and that the most
deserving cases would be given first
consideration for clemency.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
ANn.SALOON LEAGUE
MUST FILE EXPENSES
New York Court Rules Organiza.
tion Is Political and Comes
Under Elections Law.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBANY, y. Y, March 1.-THE
Anti-Saloon League Of New York must
file statements Of expenditures in
connection with political campaigns
according to a decision handed down
today by Supreme Court Justice Ellis
J. Staley.
The order was granted upon the
application Of a group OF residents of
Troy. who contended that the Anti
saloon League was a political organi-
zation and should be compelled to
comply with the provisions of the
elections law. which require that
statements Of campaign expenditures
be filed with the secretary Of state.
Anderson In Silent.
NEW YORK, March 13-William H
Anderson, state superintendent Of the
Ant-Saloon League. today declined to
comment on the decision Of Supreme
Court Justice Staley at Albany that
the Anti-Saloon League must file
statements Of expenditures in connec-
tion with political campaigns
Evening star., 1923-03-13

the communists and aiming ultimate
ly at overthrow of the crown as wei
as of the free state.
Evening star., 1923-03-13
STORM DEAD, 40;
DAMAGE MILLIONS
IN MIDDLE WEST

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ARREST OF IRISH
NIPS HUGE'P PLOT

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O'RYAN'S FIRST AIM
TO HELP VETERANS

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tions as discovered by the InVesti-
gators would be given to the pubic
in order that the American people
may know what is being done by
the Veterans Bureau. both favor
able and unfavorable."
The limitations of appropriations.
available for the investigators. $4,000.
II was said by Gen. Organ. would
necessarily place a limit on the size
of the personnel of his force. With
the assistance. however, of part of
the Veterans Bureau outfit. the task.
he thought could be thoroughly ac-
complished.
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Airplane Poultry

See here, said the angry customer,
when | order poultry from you again
/ don't want You to send me any OF
those airplane chickens
What kind do you mean, sir2
The sort that are all wings and no
meat.