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Evening star., 1924-11-12
5000 Bootleggers Plying Trade
In Washington, Says Prosecutor

of sufficient evidence and about
500 have been dismissed by dis
agreeing juries.
Many of this number, Mr.. Hart
stated, are repeaters, who have
come up for second or third Of
fenses.
The estimate that there are
5000 bootleggers active today in
Washington, an average of one
person out of every 80 engaged
in unlawful pursuits, is surprising.
said Mr.. Hart, but the fact that
so many have been brought be-
fore the courts Is sufficient evil
dence to. him that the number will,
in time, be greatly diminished if
not totally wiped out. Mr.. Hart
pointed out that for the first Of
Tense fines were generally i'm
posed. which had little effect in
breaking up the trade.
Now, however, Mr.. Hart states
that not only are Jail terms be-
ing given for second offenses, but
in many cases in first offenses as
we'll. Not more than ESQ people
now engaged in the liquor traffic
have escaped being brought into
court, and, according to Mr.. Hart,
their day Of reckoning will soon
come.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
BUSL|NE REVIEWS
0CENTFARE PLEA
W. R. T. Says More Equip
ment'Is Needed, and Pay
Raise Is Planned.

For the fourth time within a year
the Washington Rapid Transit Com
pany today applied to the Public
Utilities Commission for a straight
l0-cent fare on it's bus lines.
After one of the previous hearings
the commission. May l. increased the
cash ride, or tokens at three for 25
cents.
The company tells the commission
in the petition filed today by Attorney
Conrad III. Syme that it's experience
from January to November of this
year demonstrates the impossibility
of its compliance with the require
ments of the public utilities law
under its present rate of fare"
The company sets forth that for
the ten months ended November /
earnings from all sources totaled
$3.50, ,443.24. Operating expenses for
the same period were $271,373.66.
s9.o69.5s. In explaining it's condition,
however, the company goes on:
Shows Actual LOSS.
THE service life of IA of it's buses
expired within the last 10 months
Upon these busses, depreciation for
corresponding period of the previ-
Gus year amounted to s1IOO2. .65.
which amount would ordinarily have
been charged to operating expenses,
Therefore, this apparent profit of So
o69.5S would be changed under nor
NAL conditions to an actual operat-
ing loss for the period of s1,932.sS
upon the same equipment, had it's
life not expired"
Mr. Syme states that by May, 1925.
the service life of all of the com
pany's busses will have expired max
ing it necessary during the coming
year to replace the present equip
ment with new busses at a cost of
$4,000 each, or total outlay of $685.
900.
When it is considered" he con-
tinues, that these busses run IS
hours day with frequent stops. it
will be seen that an estimated service
life of three years is approximately
correct. The annual depreciation of
the new equipment would be s96, ,O0s.r
Mr.. Syme further states that it will
be necessary for the company to
build OF otherwise obtain garage
space for the new equipment. The
company also told the commission it
intends to increase the pay. of it's
bus drivers if higher fare is
granted.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
NEW PLANET FOUND
CLOSE TO WORLD
Celestial Body Was Within 20
Million Miles of Earth on
September 26.
sr tho Assoc;,,ad press

Sy the Associated Press.
BERKELEY, Calf, November 12.-
Premier calculations just completed,
under the direction of Prof. A. o.
Leuschner of the astronomical de-
partment of the University of Cali
fornia and his assistants, reveal that
the fast-moving object discovered
October % last. by Prof. Baade at
Bergedorf, Germany, is another
planet, moving in a highly eccentric
ellipse at a high inclination to the
ecliptic, close to the earth and near
it's perihelion, said an announcement
by Prof. Leuschner today.
!. The calcuia tions. the announcement
said. were attended by great difficult
ties. due to the discovery of errors in
earlier observations.
while the inclination of about 26
degrees is exceeded by that of the
planet Albert" said Prof, Leuschner's s
statement, with inclination of about
33 degrees. and while the eccentricity
of about fifty-five one-hundredths is
equaled by two other planets, there
is no other planet now known which
has both such high inclination and
eccentricity
Twenty Million Miles Away.
AT it's closest approach to the
earth about a month before discovery,
near Perihelion on September IS the
new planets distance was about
20,000,000 miles. or approximately
twice the distance of the famous
planets Eros and Albert at their
closest possible approach. The new
planet is receding from both the earth
and the sun.
THE mean daily motion of the
now planet is about 7.S5 seconds of
arc. The length of the semi maj jor
axis of the ellipSe is two and three
fourths astronomical units The
orbit intersects the elliptic at a point
243 degrees east of the vernal equinox
and the perihelion (point of the orbit
farther east in the orbit.
Planet Photographed.
"The investigation was made pos
sible chiefly by the accurate obser-
vation secured at the Lick Observa-
tory since October 80 by Assistant
Astronomer H. NJ. Jeffers and Astron-
omer H. NJ. Tucker and an observa ton
of October % by DR.. v. Biesbroeck
at the Yerkes Observatory, although
University of Chicago and one by T..
G. Bower at the United States Naval
Observatory at Washington, d. c.,
also were utilized"
The planet Prof. Lauschner has been
photographed by H. B. Kaster, a
graduate student of astronomy.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
S50O, 600 OFFICE BUILDING
to BIZ BUILT ON F STREET
Structure Seven Stories High Will
Replace Former Home of Y. w.
c. A. at No. 1888.

!. The Adams Building. 1888 F street,
Former home of the Young Women's
christian Association, is to be torn
down and seven STORY Office building
with stores on the ground floor is
10 be erected in it's place. 1t is un-
derstood, that the new building will
represent an investment of 100000.
The owner of the building is Albert
.. Hsgar, trustee for the Adams
building Trust The new structure
will face So feet on F street and go
back ia feet. The exact number of
rooms the building will contain has
not been determined. There will be
several stores on the ground floor.
q. The, architects are Coolidge, Shep-
seY,s Bullfnch Abbott q Boston,
Mass. Boyle & Robertson of
Washington are the builders. Work
has already commenced and it is ex-
pected that the structure will be
completed in August.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
CIDER DEATH TOLL
IS RAISED TO TEN
Other Sixteen Victims at
Bedford EIkS' Home Re-
ported Improving.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va. November 12.-
James X. Collins, New York City
Lodge /. B. P. o. E.. died today, bring
ing the total number of victims of
poisoned cider served at the Elks'
National Home at Bedford Monday
to 10.
The other 16 aged Elks made i'll by
the cider and now confined to the
hospital at the home were reported
today as Showing signs of improve
ment." Daniel Crowley of Summer
Vile, Mass, was said to be the most
seriously ill.
The death last night of w. H
Hutchinson of Cory, Pa, brought to
nine the number of fatalities which
resulted from the members of the
home drinking, the cider from a
barrel which fad been used previ-
ously to hold a plant-spraying prepa-
ration containing arsenic. One of the
victims died almost instantly, and the
seven others succumbed Monday
night. Three attendants at the home
made ill by the cider. have COM
pletely recovered, but the advanced
years of the aged Elks made them
more susceptible TO tne eueCtS OF the
poison. Several of those i'll were able
at one time yesterday to walk about
the home, but they were later forced
to return to the sick ward for fur.
ther treatment.
Supt. Mosby and county and State
authorities are convinced there wa.
no criminal intent in putting the
cider in the barrel, and DR.. Thoma.
b. West, Bedford County coroner
said no inquest was likely. Com
monwealths Attorney Edward C
Burke said he was making a thor
ough inquiry into the affair, but
there seemed no likelihood that
legal action would be taken
Arrangements for the funerals OF
the victims were being completed to-
day. The bodies of all except Alvin
Spalding of Loveland, Colo, will be sent
to their homes for interment, it has
been decided. Spalding, on account of
the long distance to his home, will be
buried in Berford.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
ORDER TUGS TO TAKE
WASHINGTON TO DOOM
Navy Proceeds With Plans for De.
struction Of Dreadnaught
Under Treaty.

Five naval tugs were ordered to-
day to proceed to Philadelphia No
vember Is for the purpose of towing
the hull of the uncompleted battle
ship Washington to point off the
Virginia Capes, where it is to be
destroyed in gunfire and mining tests.
This program is opposed in a suit
pending in the District of Columbia
Supreme Court, where an injunction
restraining the department Is being
sought by William B. Shearer of
New York.
Official statistics on the Washing
ton up to the date when work on
her was stopped as a result of the
Washington arms conference agree
ment, show a total cost to the Gov
ernment for the ship of $16,6O0,000,
which had been reduced by sale of
surplus material and other income to
date of $15,24O,000. The Bureau of
Construction and Repair estimated
the Washington was 75.9 per cent
completed-not SIS per cent, as has
been reported-when work was stop
ped in August, 1922.
Evening star., 1924-11-12

There are 5000 bootleggers in
the National Capital.
This estimate of those actually
engaged in the sale of intoxicants
prohibited by law, whether dis
tributed in case or half-pint lots,
was made today by Assistant
United States Attorney David A.
Hart, who for the past three years
has been in control of the Police
Court end of enforcing the prohi-
bition law.
Mr.. Hart based his estimate in
round figures, but after careful
consideration. Accurate figures
are virtually impossible, as it
would take months of going back
into old files, some of which are
now most disfigured with age, to
obtain an accurate check, he said.
It is also estimated by Mr.. Hart
that at least 10000 charges of
bootlegging have been brought
into court during the past five
years of prohibition enforcement.
OF these 5000 have either plead
guilty or have been found guilty
by the courts. Less than 1900
have been nolle pressed for lack
Evening star., 1924-11-12
Coolidge May Get
One of AIaban,a's
Electoral Votes
BY the Assoc lated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, November
12.-Possibility that one of Ala
bama's electoral votes may be cast
for President Coolidge is claimed
by some Republican leaders as
result OF situation that de-
veloped at the election.
q. e. Bates, one of the Democra-
tic nominees for presidential
elector, died after his name had
been printed on the ballot. Demo-
Gratis were advised at the last
minute to vote for A. A. Shelly,
but few wrote his name in on the
ballot. AS result. A. A. Bingham,
Republican, ran about 10000 votes
ahead of Shelly, as most of the
Democratic votes were cast for
Bates.
AS a result. it is stated COM
mission headed by the governor
may be called on to pass on the
case.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
BROOKHART'S LEAD
OVER STECK NOW $40
Error Found in Count That Re.
stores SO Votes to Democrat
in Iowa Race.
BY the Associa ted Press

BY the Associated Press
DES MONIES, Iowa. November II.
Senator Smith w. Brookhart's Off
cial majority over Daniel F.. Steck
Democratic candidate for the United
States Senate. went to $40, a new
low mark, this morning, when the
election board of Shelby County, dis
covered an error which wiped out a
loss of SO votes previously recorded
for Steck. Official returns are still
awaited from 81 counties.
With the probability of completion
of the official canvass late TODAY. in
tense interest was manifest in the
outcome of the race.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
CORES SELECTION
|SEXPECTED SOON
President Seeks to Stop
Rumors of Many Changes
in Cabinet.

Inc vacancy caused by the death of
Hehry Z. Wallace Secretary of Agricul-
ture' VIII be filled by President Coolidge
i within few days. and according to
those close to the President he will ap-
point Howard M. Gore, now acting Sec
retary of Agriculture.
Appointment of Mr. Gore to take this
caoinet post until he assumes the office
OF Governor of West Virginia March
4, TO which he was elected November 4
would be looked upon by officials and
| poiluclans as very happy solution of
,he problem, and at the same time
would be a fitting compliment to the
popular west Vfrginian, who left his
campaign for governor to others the
moment Secretary Wallace died. and
mas handled the affairs of that busv
! department ever since.
rms probable appointment and the
announcement made at the White House
yesterday afternoon that Secretary of
Labor Davis desires - retire from the
caplhet March were the two princinaI
topics OF gossip among the many callers
al tne white House today. The selec-
49, rIoil vi MT Gore to succeed Secretary
"diiace appears to meet with the an
proval of all concerned. As to Saora-
.ary DAVIS, it is the opinion of many
tnat president Coolidge will not have y
great amount of difficulty persuading
MIN to change his mind and remain ;n
,ne administration that begins life
March 4. Aie
.Meaid Qaiet Runor. So
one of the Presidents intimate
associates feels certain that the an
nouhcement by the White House that
secretary Davis is the only cabinet
member who has made known his in
tehtlon TO retire, was an indirect at
tempt on the part of Mr.. Coolidge
10 put at rest the widespread gossip.
SINCE the election, regarding cabinet
designations and changes, and if nos
S1ble, to check somewhat the cabinet
speculation epidemic which has as
sumed Such prominence within the
past week. 1t is the opinion of yir
tually every one in the Presidept,s
confidence that he has no other
changes in the cabinet in mind. They
contend that he has given very little
II any thought to the reorganization
OF his cabinet. He has plenty of
time for that. it is pointed out. and
besides, the President finds it's neces-
sary t give every moment possible
at this time to the Governments
business.
Much interest is centered in the
Presidents appointment of Theodore
Douglas Robinson of New York as
Assistant Secretary of the Navy TO
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation early in October of Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt in order that the
latter might conduct his campaign
for Governor of New York. In MAX
ing this appointment of Mr. Robin
son, President Coolidge fulfilled the
last request made by the late Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge.
Carries Roosevelt Tradition.
Another interesting feature Incl
dent to this appointment is that Pres
ident Coolidge has carried out what
has become Il Roosevelt tradition in
the Navy Department. The office of
Assistant Secretary of the Navy has
been held by Theodore Roosevelt
Continued on Page 2 Column -
Evening star., 1924-11-12
ERSTWHILE OFFICE BOY
NAMED TO HEAD MERGER
Ernest Sturn Becomes Chairman
of Board for Insurance
Companies.
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, November IAN Of
flee boy 80 years ago, Ernest Sturn
today is the new chairman of the
board of directors of the American
Eagle, the Continental and the Fidel-
ity-Phenix Insurance Companies. Mr..
Sturn went into the employ of the
Continental company in 1892, and
rose to- the position Of vice president
and secretary of the allied companies
before assuming his present Office.
AS chairman of the board of direc-
tors, he succeeds the late Henry
Evans, who also started as an ONCE
boy.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
Original Papers
Ut X. L. Stevenson
Bring High Prices
by the Associated Press.

'"' -hHspNf lTeSS.
NEW YORK. November 1.-THE
original manuscript of kid
Mapped, by Robert Louis Steven
son. brought $4,000 at an auction
sale of the William Harris Arnold
collection here yesterday. 1t is be-
lieVed to be the highest price ever
pald for Stevenson manuscript.
Dr. A. S. w. Rosenbach outbid
MISS Belle de Acosta Greene. Ii
brarian of the ]. Pierpont Morgan
Library, in acquiring it.
The single page manuscript of
Stevenson's Requiem" brought
$1,000, while his notebook for
travels With a Donkey" brought
$1,000.
The total amount paid for the
collection, which included rare
hrst editions of Tennyson and
George Washington's personal
copy of the History of the United
States" was s14S,723.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
LEOPOLD AND LOEB
GET TEACHING JOBS
Two Boy Murderers Added to
Prison Faculty at
Joliet.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 12.-Nathan
F. Leopold, jr.. and Richard Loeb.
serving life sentences in the Joliet
Penitentiary for the kidnaping-mur-
der of Robert Franks, will be mem
bers of the faculty of the prison.
Warden Whitman announces.
Leopold is teaching night classes in
English, devoting two hours a night
in instruction in reading. writing and
spelling. Next week Loeb will take
charge of an arithmetic class. The
duties will be in addition to their
jobs in the prison shops.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
MRS. HARDING SHOWS
GAIN IN STRENGTH
Slight Improvement Reported Fol-
lowing Better Nights Rest
for Patient.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MARION, Ohio, November 12.-Mrs
Warren G. Harding. critically i'll. at
the White Oaks Farm home of Dr
Carl w. Sawyer, near here. was
somewhat stronger this morning
having slept five hours last night. ac-
cording to a bulletin given out this
morning by DR.. Sawyer.
Complications and other conditions
which have been present are nm
changed" DR.. Sawyer said.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
ASK AID OF DAWES.

CHICAGO, November 12.-Charles
G. Dawes, Vice President-elect, the
first director of the National budget,
has been suggested for a financial or
budget adviser to the Chicago school
board, which has made plans for a
$170,000,000 10-year building pro-
gram Gen. Dawes, it is pointed out,
would have time before the inaugu-
ration in March to help the school
finances on a strong basis.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
PROOF IN HILL CASE
|SPUT UP T0U. S.
Dry Law Charge Against
Representative Goes to
Jury Today.
BY the Associa ted Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, November ~
Charging the jury in the trial OF
Representative John Philip Hill, ir
the United States district court, fol
alleged violation of the Volstead act
by making wine and cider. Judge
Morris A. Soper directed the jurymer
to ignore the definitions of intoxica
ton as expounded by DIR. Harvey w
Wiley, pure food expert, and DR.
Howard A. Kelly of Baltimore
These witnesses testified yesterday
that cider with 2.7o per cent alcohol
and wine with 11.64 per cent alcoho
are intoxicating. He also told the
jury to find Col. Hill not guilty or
the fifth and sixth counts of the in.
dictment, which charge him with
maintaining common nuisance al
his home, No. 3 West Franklin street
Charges Not Supported.
The testimony, the judge said. did
not bear out these charges. and he,
therefore, dismissed them.
The standard of intoxcation which
the jury should have in mind, Judge
Soper said, is that produced by a bev-
erage which contains enough alcohol
to intoxicate a normal man when drunk
in such quantities as a man is able
to drink.
Intoxication, the judge added, is
what the layman knows as being
drunk.
When Judge Soper had completed
his charge. District Attorney Wood
cock asked him to instruct the jury
that the burden of proof rested on
Col. Hill to prove that his fruit juices
were not intoxicating in fact, and
that it was not incumbent upon the
Government to prove that they were
intoxicating.
This, woodcock argued, is provided
for in section 33 of the national pro-
hibition act.
Judge Soper. however, declined to
take Mr.. Woodcock's construction OF
the law and refused so to charge the
jury.
Judge Sopers charge to the jury
preceded the argument in the case
which was opened by Arthur w
Machen for the defense
Mr.. Machen told the jury it was
not John Philip Hill who was on
trial, but the last vestige of Ameri-
can liberty" Woodcock objected
and Judge Soper told Machen he
could not make an anti-prohibition
speech in court.
The case is to go to the jury this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1924-11-12
Representative Parker Weds.

BOSTON, November 12-Representa-
tive James Southworth Parker of the
twenty ninth New York district was
married today to Mrs. Amy Glidden
richards of Boston, at the home of
the bride here,
Evening star., 1924-11-12
.WEAI'HER.'

Cloudy and signify warmer tonight
tomorrow fair ,and colder, moderate
south shifting to northwest winds
Temperature for "a hours ending at
pm: Highest, So, occurred at noon
today; lowest, 81, occurred at am.
today.
Evening star., 1924-11-12

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02
Cross Word PuzzIers
Taken From Cafe
By Police

NEW YORK, Dec. Hoping
that q place Of detention-a
four4letter word beginning with
q "-is the one place where
he can work & crossword puzzle
without hindrance, Welx Nathan
elected to go to that place after
spending three hours, but little
I money atl d restaurant table in
an effort to. solve The intricacies
OF, his daily mental exercise.
The proprietor Of the restau-
rant, Boiling Denharn, objected
to Nathan on the ground that he
and three friends had pre-empted
one of the best tables from
1890 until $780, and that, aside
from enjoying their intellectual
treat" they treated very spar
ingly.
All the end Of three hours,
the proprietor said one Of the
puzzlers unearthed q bottle Of
liquor, as If to inspire his col
leagues to- prolonged efforts.
Denham then called q police
man. Nathan refused to be in
terrupted, and he was arrested
and fined $6 or 4 day in jail in
magistrates court. He took the
Jail sentence announcing that
he was the first cross word
puzzle striker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02
HYM | N FLEES
ASEL0PERS
PURSUE
Baked in Four Attempts at
Wedding, Pair Intend TO
Try Again

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. D. OBJ
stacles Cupid places. in the paths
OF those he would unite were very
much in evidence to Joseph Saul
and Sarah Iacoby. whose valiant
efforts to marry were frustrated at
every turn
Saul, who is a boarder in Sarah's
home, suggested that they go to
Elkton on Thanksgiving Day and
be- married. Sarah consented, and
on their arrival in the Maryland
town found that, as it was a holi-
day, the courthouse was closed.
Anyhow the town clerk refused to
issue a license to them because they
were only 10 years old.
Sarah wanted me to tell him
we were twenty-five years old" said
Saul last night, ''but / thought it
was better to tell the truth. The
clerk old us he would not give us
a license. AS he left his home our
jitney driver told us that he knew
a squire in Chestertown who would
marry us. and we told him to drive
us there as Sarah had to be home
at a certain hour.
when we arrived at the sources
home his wife told us he was hunt
ing wild turkeys, and directed us to
the home of another justice, who
we later found was hunting with
the first squire. The jitney driver
informed us there was one more
squire in town and we went to his
house. His wife told us he was
out haunting with. the other two. So
we decided to come back to Phila.
delphia."
Both Saul and the girl are deter.
mined to try it again, they say. and
Sarah's parents were amused at
the recital Of their difficulties.