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Evening star., 1923-10-14
MUST ENFORCE DRY ACT
WHETHER GOD OR BAD,
SAYS JUSTICE ALLEN

Declaring that there is a wide
spread lack of respect, not only for
the prohibition law, but for all laws.
Justice Florence L. Allen strongly
urged Christian men and women of
the United States to enter politics
and help to correct existing condi-
tions.
Disrespect for the law, Justice
Allen said, was due to two things:
the determination on the part :. of
many persons, not to obey laws which
they do not like. and the technical
and inefficient court procedure in this
country. Only by concerted action of
the law-abiding citizens of the eoun-
try could these conditions be rene-
died, she said.
the editorial staff of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. In 1914 she was admitted to
the Ohio bar and practiced actively until
1919, when she was appointed assistant
county prosecutor for Cayahoga county,
Ohio. A year later she was elected
Judge of the court of common pleas
She was the first woman to preside as
Judge in a first degree murder case in
this country. Last year she was elected
an~ associate justice of the state su-
premef court
Nothing is more evident" she said,
than that the law must be enforced.
1t must be enforced, whether or not
the law is in: itself good or evil. A good
law must be enforced in order that it's
moral purpose may be executed. A bad
law. must be enforced In order that it's
defects may become apparent and it
can be changed. Nothing is more dan
geroUS than to call for evasion of a
law on the ground that tits not a good
law. Nothing is more dangerous than
to attempt to induce courts by judicial
legislation not to enforce law on the
ground that the law Is unWise.n
Evening star., 1923-10-14

ers and Parent-Teacher Associations.
the Federation of Foreign Missions and
the Legion Auxiliary.
Reports Wet Campaign.
Mrs. Peabody said that it was re-
ported huge sums of money were be-
modification of the Volstead act by
foreign as well as American liquor
interests.
"But we will put a woman voter
against every one of their dollars:
she declared, adding that the organi-
cations now affiliated have 100000
women members, most of them or
voting age.
Miss Anna Gordon. nationay presi-
dent of the w. C. II. u, and president
also of the International organization,
told the conference that three words
expressed the attitude of the United
States to the saloon-'No parking
here" She said that the prohibition
movement would be extended until
prohibition covers the earth as the
water does the ocean.
Miss Gordon caused laugh when
she said that she had been observing
Fred B. Smith, the dynamic" chair
man of the conference, and had
reached the conclusion that America
was to he congratulated that there
are Smiths-and Smiths" Referring
to the Governor of New York, she
said his first name was alcohol"
- Calls Argument Insidious.
DR.. Ernest Charrington of Wester-
vile, Ohio. general secretary, of the
Anti-Saloon League. said that the
church had started prohibition, and
that If it could not, with the running
start now obtained. finish the race
and bring about enforcement. there
ha oh IN
accomplish any great spiritual re-
form. He said that the most in
sidious Of all the arguments used
against prohibition today was that 1t
does not represent the real sentiment
of the American people, but that 1T
in some underhand way had been
put over" on the people.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth, he pointed out. The constitu-
tfonal amendment had been ratified
by forty-six Of the forty -eight states
and 20 per cent of the population in
United States had been dry by state
laws prior TO the adoption of the con-
stitutional amendment.
DR.. Robert L. Lewis, general secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. of Cleveland.
Ohio, said that what was needed was
in every community, county, state and
the nation to bring about enforce,
ment of the prohibition law. He said
that he hoped the conference commit
tee on plans for the future would
bring forward a definite program
looking to such action.
The conference. at the suggestion
Of Chairman Smith. sent a message of
congratulation to Porter Fl. Dale. who
has recently been nominated on the
republican ticket for the Senate to
succeed the late Senator Dillingham;.
Mr. Dale was the dry" candidate.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

Continued from First Page.)
some amendment of the Volstead act.
But never to please the lawless
element now demanding modification.
''he added.
There are more credulous people
In America, If not actual fools. than
anywhere else in the world" said
Senator Glass. THE saloon was
abolished by the influence of the
women before the women had vote.
How can any one expect that 1T will
be restoredA when the women have the
vote? Yet imen talk about the modi-
fication or rApeal of prohibition.
Senator GLASS said that while he
was Secretary of the Treasury. he
recommended that the prohibition
unit be thken from under the
Treasury Department and placed in
the Department of Justice, where 1t
belongs.
IF. 1900 men-the number now in
the prohibition unit-cannot enforce
the law, then the Congress should ap-
propriate enough money to have
$1,000 men, and if they are not
enough, then 10000" sais Senator
afford to spend the money to enforce
the law, even IN these times, than to
permit disobedience to the Gonstttu-
ton"
For Transferring Unit.
= Senator Glass said that the pro-
hibition unit should be transferred
to the Department of Justice without
delay.
The democratic senator declared
that both the republican and demo
cratic parties should put its leaders
on record on the question OF enforce :
ment of the prohibition law. He said
there would be some fun if demo-
cratic leaders sought to put the party
in position of advocating repeal or
modification of the prohlhi -I3n law.
Justice Florence Allen of the su-
preme court of Ohio was given an
ovation when she appeared on the
platform to address the conference.
y delegate from Ohio demanded
three cheers on the part of the Ohio
delegation, and the entire assembly
gave them with a will. Justice AL
lens subject was The Courts and
Law Enforcement"
Col. Raymond Robbins of Chicago
was scheduled to speak on The So
cial Perils of Lawlessness." He was
unable to reach Washington in time
TO keep the engagement, however,
and Mrs. Robbins was heard in his
place.
BlSnOp freeman Oh the washington
diocese paid tribute to Rabbi Wise,
with whom, he said. he had fought
many battles for the right in New
York in the past.
"A touch of patriotism makes the
whole world KIM" said Bishop Free
man. He said that he had just come
from q gathering of high Army and
Navy officers and that he told them
the first line of defense OF the nation
is not a strong Navy nor any military
organization.
THE first lipe of defense" he said,
t'is the citizerfs of a nation, the men
and women who stand unqualifiedly
for the ideals of the republic. There
is no security without them"
The benediction was pronounced by
Bishop Freeman.
The conference is to continue
throughout today and tomorrow.
President Coolidge, it was announced.
will receive, the delegates at 1890
o'clock Monday, necessitating the
meeting of the conference ats am.
for the transaction of business, in
"a
Evening star., 1923-10-14

Federal Council of Churches. said
that Immediately after adoption of
nationwide prohibition there had
been a sharp drop In arrests for
drunkenness and deaths from aIco-
holism.
But" he said. land this is the out
ment. since 1920 there has been .
constant and significant increase. The
former high level-before prohibit
tion-has not been reached. but the
trend Is Enthusiastically toward It,"
DR.. Johnson began his statement
justifying itself?"
ITO answer this question" he said
we must determine the extent of IL.
licit traffic in liquors and the actual
changes in social conditions that have
occurred in consequence of the eight
eenth amendment"
What Trnfic Involves.
us the liquor traffic sufficiently
curtailed to warrant the statement
that prohibition is a success? The ex-
listing illegal traffic involves Cd the
withdrawal of liquors that were al
ready in bond before the Volstead
act was passed: CD the smuggling of
liquor into the country; (3) the IL
within the United States
The withdrawals of liquor from
pond, which during the early days
or the prohibition regime reached a
hgure out of all proportion to possible
legitimate uses. have been reduced
10 a point where il may almost be
said that the matter is under control.
This is apparently due to two causes
the increased efficiency of the en-
iorcement unit in this respect, and
the progressive reduction OF stocks
which by increasing the price has
automatically limited the sale
That smuggling is going on in
large amounts Is commonly recog-
nized. SThe importation of distilled
liquors Into territories contiguous to
the United States has in some cases
taken a spectacular rise since the
passage of the Volstead act-as, for
instance. in the Bahama Islands Tn
fortunately. while we have secured
the figures on liquor imports and ex-
ports for Canada. the Dominion
statistician has not thus far furnished
Evening star., 1923-10-14
RABBI WISE DECLARES
: DRY AMENDMENT WILL
STAY IN CONSTITUTION

Rabbi Wise in his address last
night declared that the prohibition
amendment was in the Constitution
TO stay. He urged a national move
ment to make it more completely
effective. He said:
5..'Tis = is fire, prevention week. l
take II that the citizenship confer
ence aims to stamp out the dew
astating fires Of lawlessness which
have been kindled by those who
yainly hope to repeal the eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution Of these
United States.
Demands Open Fight.
The enemies of the eighteenth
amendment have neither the courage
TO undertake to repeal or the decency
To- acQllesce In enforcement. Let the
foes Of those legal processes, which
make possible the enforcement OF
the eighteenth amendment. come out
into the, open and honestly and
eanth amendment will never be re-
pealed. 1t Is not completely en-
forced today. The violators of 1t
are growing fewer and fewer in
number and within a decade the
eighteenth amendment will meet
and statute of these United States
within certain limits.
'I challenge the sincerity and even
fitness of the solicitor general of the
order made by one Of the chief law
officers of the United States, the
solicitor general, who at one and the
same time pleads for lawlessness and
by '1nsinuendo" protests against pro-
hibition as interference with personal
habits.
"Mr James Beck's personal opinions
and individual tastes are of little IL
any consequep pee. But Isquestion the
fitress of the Solicitor General of the
Evening star., 1923-10-14
GIANT STILL TAKEN
AT ELDR|DGE, MD.
Dry Agents Seize Plant Gov
ering Halt Acre-Five
Arrested in Raid.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October 13.--Alleged
Illicit distilling operations at plant
covering a half acre We're discovered
yesterday near Elkridge. The dis
covery was made by prohibition
- agents from the office of Edmund
, Budnitz. Maryland prohibition direc-
tor
The outfit was hidden in woods
on a farm on the Montgomery road.
Five men tried to escape, according
to the agents, but were captured.
They were taken to central police
station, where they gave their names
ssas Herman NJ. Taylor, William Il.
Thomas. Herbert Jones, Alphonso
: NIofca and James Ruffin, the last a
negro.
William p. Flinchum, who led the
raiders, said they found two stills,
one of 1,s00-gallon capacity and the
other SO. gallons. The smaller still
was the older, according to Flinchum,
probably used in earlier experiments
Liquors Heavy.
The rest of the equipment and ma
terials consisted of 1SS gallons or
+ distillate,r $4,000 gallons OF masn, a
500-gallon doubler. % 1,oOo-gation
mash boxes and D of 500 gallons
capacity. a hand pump, 4o-horse-
power boiler. ton of coal, 500 pounds
of corn meal and 25 cases of empty
half gallon jars. A truck. on which
some of the alleged liquor was said
to have been found, was also seized:
The agents were guided to the
place by the noise of escaping steam
from the big boiler which Flinchum
said could be heard six blocks away.
The boiler made so much noise that
the agents seized the stills before the
operators were aware of their ap-
proach.
In addition to Flinchum, those in
the raiding party were Agents r. r.
Beall, John NJ. Barton, l.. Frank Ely
and Robert d. Ford.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

us with the figures for production of
liquors over a period of years, and 1t
has been impossible to secure them
from any other source. Only full pro-
figures would give a clue to Illicit
Importation of liquor from Canada
into the United States
"The proportion, however. of liquor
smuggling seems to have been over
estimated in press reports and in
popular opinion. 1t is probably safe
to take as an outside figure, for the
smuggling trade the estimate made
by the secretary of the United States
Brewers Association, namely. that
the smuggling of liqours at the pres
ent time will not account for more
consumption of the United States
prior to the passage of the Volstead
act.
illicit manufacture of liquor, no
one knows the extent Of One i'm
portant fact is often forgotten, name
ly, that the production of beer, which
during pre-prohibition days amounted
liquors consumed, is down to COM
paratively low figure. Those who are
working hardest for the return of
beer admit that not more than one
hfth of the former amount is now
produced.
The traffic in 'hootch' and in wines
is in some sections of the country
very large. 1t is useless to minimize
It's significance. We are informed by
social workers in certain urban Sec
tions where the foreign population is
large that a marked Improvement in
the standards of living of the people
has been found to be due to the profits
of wholesale bootlegging. The in
creased drinking seems to be more
marked among the~young and unmar-
ind IL ,.te Il hnr bpn dc
than among the middle-aged and older
men and women. There are strong
indications that the industrial popu-
lation Is drinking less than formerly
and there Is also reason to believe
that even where conditions are ex-
ceptionaIly bad, family life has i'm
proved under the prohibition regime.
I'VE have apparently demonstrated
that Prohibition can be made effective.
but we are now demonstrating that,
in some sections of the country at
least. nulliflcation is by no means a
remote possibility"
Declaring that women enfranchSed
by the nineteenth amendment to the
Constitution now propose to come to
the rescue of the eighteenth amendment
and see to 1t that the prohibition law
is enforced properly, Mrs. Henry w.
Peabody of Massachusetts, representing
the National Committee of One Hun
dred, at the afternoon session of the
conference in the Raleigh Hotel said
that the organizations affiliated in that
committee would put forth their best
efforts to sustain the law
The great womens organizations of
the country, Mrs. Peabody said, affili-
ated in the Committee of One Hundred,
are back of prohibition and the en-
forcement of law Among those or
ganiZations she mentioned the Fedora
tion OF Women's Clubs. the w. C. T. l.,
the Y. w. c. A. the Congress of Moth
Evening star., 1923-10-14

United States volunteering opinions
as to the desirability of a constitu-
tional amendment and by so much
giving countenance and comfort to a
certain group of lawbreakers.
Whether the eighteenth amend
ment can be enforced is a question
never asked by those who wish its
enforcement, but by those who desire
its non-enforcement. How, not
whether, the law is to be enforced, de-
may be intrusted to enforce the law.
dietary. l believe that the President
may be entrusted to enforce the law,
and yet this Is not the Presidents
task singly and alone. 1t is the busi-
ness of all the people of these United
States TO cooperate in the enforce
ment of law and not to connive at or
tolerate violation.
"There is more than liquor. there is
more even than the eighteenth amend
ment at stake in the battle which is
now before us. The eighteenth amend
ment unenforced trumpets the failure
of democracy. A nation cannot exist
half law and half lawless. Modifi-
cation is nullification. the surrender
of the lawful to the lawless few"
Evening star., 1923-10-14
Warming That Liquor Deaths
GrO,u Giuen at Session Here
Citizenship Conference Receives Report
From Fact-Finding Committee---More
Drunkenness Arrests Also Indicated.

A solemn warning that arrests for
drunkenness and deaths from alcohol
ism are increasing in this country,
Notwithstanding the efforts to en-
force prohibition. was contained in a
report of the fact-finding committee
of the citizenship conference, made
to the conference by Rev. F. Ernest
Johnson, chairman Of the committee,
at yesterday afternoons session of
the conference in the Raleigh Hotel.
DR.. Johnson. who is the secretary
of the research department of the
Evening star., 1923-10-14
RATES FOR TOURISTS.

OMAHA, October 13. The Union
Pacific system announced it's inten-
tion of making effective in 1924 the
1923 reduced tourists round trip rates
to various western summer resorts,
which are about 10 per cent above
the regular one way fares.
Evening star., 1923-10-14

New English
straight lin e;
p ! q ! d back;
button . through
or Hy front. a..
inch I e n 9Th.
B | a c x, blue,
tan, plaids.
Evening star., 1923-10-14
CITIZENSHIP SPEAKERS
ASSAIL HILL AND BECK

Continued from First Page.)
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
LARGE LIST 0N ALAMEDA
MANY PERSONS ON WAY TO
 NORTHuAND

SEATTLE, May 5.-The steamship Alameda sailed this morning with 336 passengers, including the following for Seward: A. Johnson, Jack Foran, Hazel Brandon, Mrs. D. McGinnis, William Scaire and wife, Mrs. E. Ger ney, R. E. Murphy and wife, Fred Schich and wife, Mrs. E. H. Smith, Mrs. Phil Reed, w. l.. Keyser, l.. Dow, Master Schess, J. F. Keller, H. w. Miller, J. H. Lee, Mrs. c. Musser, Mrs. B. H. Rhodes, Miss Thelma Els worth, H. c. Palmer, James Orr, H
 P. Odessey and wife, Thomas A. Tin dall, w. O.. Manchester Mrs. F. Boy CT, Henry WagOner, B. B. MoZee, wife
 Bonnie and Jennie Mozee, R. s. Day
 Mrs. R. s. Day, Earl Friend, A. M. Treat, w. S. Lowen, L. A. Dauphiny o. B. Twedt, E. G. Wetzler, Mrs. U. H. Donnie, William Kelby, A. M. Mellick, A. E. Ellis, J. Anderson, c. Delhany, F. Alexander G. Bales, R. H. Dodson, J. Carmody, T. Henry, B. Mason. c. Riswold, w. Davis, J. But Ter, J. H. Strom, J. D. Perry, Alex Zeaholm, R. J. Wallace, Peter Nelson, A. Enis, Mrs C. Bounton, Louise Rus sell, Carl Foozberg, A. Bible, and s steerage.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
NAVY PLANS ID FLY. ID NORTH POlE:
 IN D|R|G|BLE
POLE ONLY 1900 MILES NORTH II OF NOME AND NORWAY AN
 EQUAL DISTANCE

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The non stop flight of the monoplane T-2 from New York to San Diego, lent new in terest today to the navy's plan fol flying to the North Pole and around the world. Rear Admiral William A Moffett announced tonight that tenta tive plans for a dirigible dash to the North Pole had been agreed upon.
 Moffat would establish dirigible bases at Nome, the northern part ol Greenland and Spitzbergen island which is midway between the North Pole and northern Norway.
 The Pole is only 1500 miles north oi Nome, and to reach it at sixty miles an hour, the speed which the dirigible FRI will maintain, would require but 24 hours. In another A hours the ZR-1 could land at a habitable port in Norway.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
DANGEROUS PLAYTH|NCs
 FOR SEWARD CHILDREN

At this time of the year last sea- sons growth of grasses and light brush is in an exceedingly dry state and is therefore menace. Quite re- gently Seward was twice threatened with flames of destructive propor- lions. Scarcely had the second blaze been quenched when another was mo- ticed to spring up. The third occasion was from children playing in the dry grass and amusing themselves with matches, one of which on being ig- nited set fire to the grass and but for the timely presence of fire department members, the flames would have quickly spread to number of dwell- ings. Parents should forbid their children from playing with matches or burinng glasses.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
BALLA|NE ROUNDING UP FEW CORNERS W
 BIZ DEAL
OBJECTIONS RAISED BY BUREAU OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN sATis-
 FAcTORILY ADJUSTED

SEATTLE, May 5.-Frank L. Bal laine, widely known in Alaska as one of the owners of the Seward townsite and identified with the interests of that thriving community, writing from New York to a friend in Seattle today said: "A few corners remain to be rounded up and the pulp mill deal will be completed"
 The deal cOmprehends the installa-
 ion of pulp mill and paper making plant at Seward and the installation of gigantic hydro-electric plant on Kenai lake to supply the necessary power, involving an expenditure of be- tween S6,OOO,OOO and sS,OOO,OOO The funds for the purpose have been ar ranged for and all is in readiness to start work
 This deal was practically completed some months ago, but the United States bureau of fisheries, at the last moment, interposed objections to the installation of the power plant on Ke- mai river, taking the position that the dams contemplated would prevent or at least interfere with salmon from Cook Inlet waters entering Kenai lake
 MT. Ballaine has been engaged on this deal for the past three years, and at last has seen it completed. The erection of such plant will add from 3OO to 700 population to Seward, it is estimated.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
FINED FIFTY MILLION
 MARKS BLOWING SIREN

ESSEN, May 5.-Director Jeager of the Heinrichschutte Iron Works was convicted by court martial today of being responsible for blowing of sirens when French troops came to requisi- fined fifty million marks with impris- onment until paid.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
COMPERS AND FOSTER
 ARE ABOUT TO SPLIT

CHICAGO, May 5.-"Boring from within, the methods of the communist party and William z. Fosters trades union educational league, control the Chicago Federation of Labor to such an extent that Gompers is about to wipe that organization from the slate of organized labor bodies in America it was announced here today.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05

Capt. J. P. Hubrick, of big game fame, recently returned from Roches- ter, N. Y., where he has spent the winter in the Eastman Kodak fac tory. Capt. Hubrick brought back with him one of the latest color pho- tography cameras, and also permis- sion from the government to visit the seal islands and take pictures of seal ing operations, a privilege never be- fore granted to a civilian.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
FRANCE MAKES XIX ABOUT LIQUOR
 DECISION

PARIS, May 5.-Premier Poincare today forwarder to Ambassador Jus serand at Washington, strong pro- test against the American Supreme Courts decision prohibiting liquor on foreign vessels entering the United States.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
HARDING WILL BECOME LUMBERJACK FOR
 DAY MIDNIGHT
RATIONAL LUMBERMENsS AsSO- CLAYTON EXTENDS INVITA-
 TON TO VISIT CAMPS

WASHINGTON, May 3.--i'reaident Harding will become lumberjack for day and night in logging camp i'll Washington on his trip to Alaska, if he accepts the invitation extended by the National Lumber Manufacturing Association to spend day in one of it's large logging camps.
 It is planned to show the President logging operations from the tree to the finished product.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
HARDING MAY RETURN HOME: BY WAY OF
 PANAMA
CHIEF OBJECTS OF TRIP NOT TO MAKE SPEECHES BUT TO
 STUDY ALASKA

WASHINGTON, May 5.-President Harding has under consideration among other plans for his western trip, a proposal advanced by Secre- tary Denby that he return from Alas ka on a naval vessel by way of the Panama Canal and Porto Rico.
 In discussing with visitors his west ern trip he has always made it plain speeches to be made in the west but to study conditions in Alaska with a view to remedying them
Seward daily gateway., 1923-05-05
TAXES MUST BE PAID

Cutis R. Morford, school tax col lector, advises those who are delin- auent in making their payments that hut little more time remains before direct action will be taken to enforce collection. He is willing, however, to allow those delinquent until next Tuesday in which to make payment, after which time he will take the course prescribed by law.