Evening star., 1923-06-07
NEW YORK.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 7.-An informal
opinion given Richard r. Enrlgh1'
commissioner of police, by George r
Nicholson, corporation counsel holus
that the police have no legal opli-
cation to enforce the federal prom
bition law. in the absence or state
enforcement act.
AT the conference today at the cor
poratton counsel's offices, which Com
missioner Eurieht and representa-
tives of the several state district at
1orneys' offices attended, Commis-
sioner Enright promised the fullest
cooperation within his power, as be-
fore the passage of the. Mullan-Gage
act.
The corporation counsel, however.
disagreed as to the legal obligation
OF the police and he instructed the
police commissioner that he and his
men were not under any legal duty
TO enforce the VolStead act or the
eighteenth amendment TO the con :
stitution. He said there was moral
duty to report any violations winch
might happen to come to their at
tention, but that it would nos be
their duty to look for dny.
The Earl of Northesk waited in
detected solitude today at the Ritz
Carlton for the time to arrive When
he is to leave for Buffalo to join his
fiancee, JesSica Brown, and HE across
the line into Canada for the cere-
v.
New York. How long the earl will
wait is not certain. He said 1t would
be only few days
1t was reported today that plans
of the couple call for their marriage
the latter part of the week. with a
six-month tour to the United States
and Canada following.
Great satisfaction was expressed
today in virtually every branch of the
building industry over a contract be
oil h,,iI n
dustries and local No. 50 of the
Housesmith's International Union, in
which there is a clause prohibiting
the 'snowballing OF wages; .ira
such a clause has ever been lncorpo-
rated into labor union contract
Coming at an unsettled time in the
building industry, it is Looked upon
Many builders regard the presents
bricklayers' strike as a result OF
''snowballing." The members OF the
allied building metal industries, SAID
TO include one hundred manufac-
turers. signed the contract last night
granting the houSesmiths an increase
of 81 a day until December 81, 1928
The first indictment returned In the
police bootlegging graft inquiry is
that against Detective Robert NC :
Allister, the police athlete, VINO Is
charged with perjury. The 1ndlct-
merIt was voted by grand jury last
up to Judge Koenig in general ses-
Sions today.
McAIlister participated in a raid on
the cellar of Charles +. Zittel. pub
Usher of Zit's Weekly. at 400 Central
Park west, and testified later before
Magistrate Corrigan that he had
entered the storage room by turning
the knob. other testimony was TO
the effect that the door was broken
down.
Gov. Smith arrived in New York
today to make is first public appear
ance since wiping the Mullan Gage
prohibition enforcement law from the
statute books of the state. With his
entire staff, he Will attend the
jubilees exposition at Grand Central
Palace.
The appearance of the governor
is expected to be somewhat in the
nature of an ovation, as 1t became
known today that vets intended to
show their appreciation of his action
Tammany Hall and las allied clubs
Were also making preparations to
demonstrate to the governor the pop
ularity of his decision. Friends of
his in olive street are planning a
taxi fleet are planning taxi fleet
parade in the governors honor
Mayor Hylan, Commissioner Wha-
len and the exposition staff will
meet the governor and his party at
the Lexington entrance to the palace
tion. The police band and glee club
will be on hand.
A climax will probably be reached
late today in the official investiga-
tions of the brokerage failures here
when S. W. Silkworth. president of
the Consolidated Stock Exchange, ap-
pears al the district attorneys office
for examination. Meantime five curb
brokers, associated in business deal
ings with the recently closed house
of. Jones & Baker, are under investi-
cation. The curb market committee
is at work, and the bucket brigade"
of five assistant district attorneys
are reported to be hot on the trail
OF irregularities.
Mr.. Silkworth's examination by the
district attorney is expected to bring
out all the facts concerning the consoli-
dated exchanges emergency fund of
S102, 900 for tottering brokerage houses.
The board of directors of the Anti
Saloon League of New York, have an
nounced that, contrary to expectation,
the league will not propose, have intro
duced, or waste any effort in supporting
at the next legislative session any state
enforcement measure or measures to
take the place of those just repealed.
They have requested other agencies and
friends of dry enforcement to refrain
from introducing or approving any such
measure, if introduced.