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Evening star., 1924-05-10
Jailed for Letter Theft.

Justice Bailey, in Criminal Division
2. yesterday sentenced Charley Odell a
former employe of the Post Office
Department. to serve two years in
the penitentary for stealing a letter
from the mails. The accused is said
to have taken a letter addressed to
J. A. MacLane, 1016 18th street, Wash
ington, D. c.
Terms of one year each at OccoQuan
were imposed on John Facinda, white,
and Joseph Body, colored, for lar
ceny, and on John H. Hayden for
non-Support.
Evening star., 1924-05-10
Mrs. J. T. Broome Dies.

Word has been received here of the
death in st. Marys City. Md. on
Wednesday of Mrs. J. T. Broome, a
member of an old Maryland family
and prominent worker among pa
triotic organizations. Mrs. Broome's
grandfa ather was one of the early
governors OF Maryland. Until her
recent i'll health she actively par
ticipated in work for many patriotic
bodies
Evening star., 1924-05-10
Paving Jobs Approved.

Five repaving jobs were given ap-
proval by the District Commissioners
at the board meeting yesterday in
adopting the recommendation Of Engi-
neer Commissioner Bell for the resur-
facing of these streets with sheet as
phalt
The following blocks will be re-
paved by MCGUIRE & Rolf. Inc:
r street, from 18th to 18th street; :;
18th street, from II to K streets;
18th street. from l. to Massachusetts,
avenue; 18th street, from Massachu-
setts avenue to p and Dupont Cir
Gle from New Hampshire avenue to
Connecticut avenue.
Evening star., 1924-05-10
A Little Is Too Much

The received from the public Washington
"WhI Think Advertising" Week enghtenng
high efforts
adhere strictly
edtoog value
selling special
o iemi toom omuch
ward diecteda
nteignly
effectively public Neither the
OF
those the public who have nied exaggeion
Washington fighting
in lin
chconfn elves to rvati md
Better Business Bureau
Of Washington
Evening star., 1924-11-28
FLOATING BASES
AID NEW DRY FLEET
"Mother Ships" in Wettest
Spots on Coast Help Greatly
in War on Rum Runners.

Section floating bases" have been
furtled into the United States Coast
Guard war on rum smuggling as the
latest and most effective two edged
sword"
A whole system Of these seagoing
headquarters for the sleek new speed
boats and personnel of Uncle Sans
rum cha sing armada has already
been established and is in action
against the enemy all up and down
the Atlantic seaboard.
This was learned today when de-
tails of the sensational departure
from former methods of prosecuting
the war" revealed a picture of bat
tie not unlike that waged by the
submarines and their mother ships
during the World War
Moored at the wettest spots along
the Atlantic Coast line, as the places
of worst violation of law, these "sec~
tion floating bases" not only are car
rying complete supplies for the boats
which operate therefrom, but are
equipped as the homes of the entire
personnel fighting the rum fleets and
smugglers in the vicinity, without
touching shore.
tten. Allison on Job.
one of the first ships to be so COM
1nissioned in the Coast Guard Service.
and known now to be in action off
one of the most famous seashore re-
sorts of New Jersey. is the former
Gen. Allison. an Army supply ship,
which formerly piled the Potomac
River between Washington and mill
AIRY reservations down river. She
has been rechristened the Pickering,
following the practice adopted of re-
naming all of these floating bases or
''mother ships after the oldest and
most noted cutters of the Coast Guard
Service.
Hampered on Shore.
one of the principal reasons for
establishment of these floating for
tiflcations," equipped to fight like
submarines clustered about their
armed mother" was learned today
to be the illicit and cooperative
Evening star., 1924-11-28
KORETz IS FACING
NEW INDICTMENT
Man Held in Nova Scotia for
$4,000, 900 Fraud Meets
Additional Charges.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 2S.-Another
indictment charging confidence game
and larceny by bailee against Leo
Koretz, under arrest in Halifax, N. S.,
was expected to be returned today.
He already is under State and Fed
eral indictments charging confidence
game and use of the mails to defraud.
Reports received today were to the
effect that Koretz, who took more
than 100000 from his relatives,
friends and others. had planned a
$1,000,000 promotion in Nova Scotia.
This report said his $4,000 estate,
Pinehurst, was intended as the nu-
cleus of a great sportsmen's club,
from which he hoped to realize 81 =
100000.
The additional indictments sought
at least two true bills were report
ed voted today by the grand jury of
which Koretz's brother Ferdinand Is
a member-are intended to aid States
Attorney Grove in demanding at
least 100000 bail in an attempt to
prevent KoretZ from obtaining lib
erty on bond.
Evening star., 1924-11-28

sympathy accorded the bootleggers
and smugglers ashore by much of the
wet" population. This sympathy
not only operates for the law-break-
ers. it was learned, but against the
Government men who were on the
job to break up the smuggling busi-
ness.
So antagonistic did the sentiment in
some of the wettest communities be-
come, it was learned today, that the
Coast Guard men had difficulty in
keeping their operations secret from
their enemy Men ashore communi-
Gated knowledge of the Government
boats to their friends, the smugglers
and bootleggers, and thereby aided
and abetted the enemy"
Not only that. The Coast Guard
Evening star., 1924-11-28
NOTED LAWYER KILLED.

WILMINGTON. Del, November 2S.-
John G. Gray. 81 years old, of this
city. one Of the States most promi-
nent corporation lawyers, was killed
last night at Bridgeville when his
automobile was struck by a. freight
train.
Mr. Gray was active in Democratic
politics and was chairman of the last
Democratic State convention.
Evening star., 1924-11-28

men, who were breaking up the
source of much exhiaration, pleas
ure and handsome profit on the part
Of bootleggers, big hotel owners and
their customers, became SO unpopular
that they were threatened. cajoled
wheedled and interfered with until
their morale and efficiency were i'm
haired.
Evening star., 1924-11-28

Not special sale coats, but regular coats in a
real sale Fine woolen overcoats, grouped at two
clearance prices $7 and $24 and they are coats that
actually sold at S20 S25 $50 and S35; and they have
their original prices on the sleeves Box coats half
and full belters ulsterettes and conservative STYLES
ARE here galore in tan, brown, black, oxford gray
etc, in plain colors and mixtures Sizes 33 to 49, and
every coat the biggest value in Washington.
Evening star., 1924-11-28

A sale of boys 2-pants a1l-wool suits
that is wonderful. Up-to-date pat
terms, in wanted colors, tailored to
fit and guaranteed for service, and
every suit with two pairs of lined
pants, specially priced at $6o5, in|
sizes 8 to IL.
Evening star., 1924-11-28

From handle top to
stub tip they have the 4
look of a Christmas q
gift. Special v
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05
Unexplained Statistics Misleading

The ASerican Issue has previously referred to sta
tiscs emanating from the Cook County Hospital which
show increase in alcoholic in that institution
We have explained that this increase IS accounted for
not by actual increase in alcoholism but by the clos
ing of the brdewe hospital alcoholic ward and other
Recently the alcoholism statistics OF the Cook
County Hospital have again been given wide publicity
by the Chicago Journal. story and editorial in
the Journal based article by Dr. Gerty published
in the American Journal of Public Health for July abb
souey ignore the real explanation for the increase and
blame it on prohibition. This is good example of bad
wet propaganda. When article onits important
planatory facts to make against prohibition it
becomes propaganda and is longer journalism. In
the future the Issue will more fully expose how
statistics based the records of the Cook County Hos
pital have been and being used against prohibition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05
Smuggling in Northern Europe

In series of special articles to the Chicago Daily
News Mr.. George r. Witte tells CT bootlegging oper-
atoms il northern Europe. The Baltic Sea-" he says,
is the play ground of those who try defeat the
uation of the liquor traffic Liquor smuggling is on
the increase particularly in Norway Sweden and Fin
land according to Mr White. This is interesting in
connection with the claims of American vets that beer
and wine would prevent smuggling "a; bootegging.
And in connection with the Chicago Tribunes oft re-
peated praises of government control such is in eff
feet in parts of Canada In Norway beverages under
II per in alcoholic permitted. But the
drinkers not satisfied and stronger liquors are
struggled in. Sweden is under form of government
control known the Bratt system yet, according to
Witte, THE newspapers contain, almost daily, dis
patches from the smaller cities the coast saying that
thousands of quarts of struggled spirits-mosty raw
alcohol-have been seized by the police. The prohibit
ton law OF Finland permits beverages containing as
much per alcohol. This is approximately the
percentage recommended by the Association Opposed
Prohibition as for bookkeeping in this coun-
try. But Mr. Witte says that in Finland the prohibit
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05
Every Place VIII be Closed

Here is another simple and effective remedy for boot
iegitis with which communities still afflicted
The recipe given by c w Vursell Chief field officer
in Illinois for the federal government. Speaking of
raids made at East Winona Mr. Vursell said
Each place raded will be closed by injunction for
one year. The bootleggers,> who nave been holding
high carnival go. We propose to keep after them
until business will find It Improbable to rent their
property for such purposes. Injunctions will be de-
manded in every instance violations proven.
The number of available for the work of afhxing
federal padocks to bootleg joints is severely limited.
But the Illinois Prohibition Act gives local officials the
power close awless liquor premises by state inunc
ton Close the lawless liquor joins where the noon
shine mosquito pests breed and there will be few
booueggers left These few be swatted by one
with jal and the bad booze epidemic will be
under control in any community that this system
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05
Don't Fail to Register if Registration is
Required in Your City

In Chicago and a number of other cities which have
adopted the City Election Act voters must be registered
to entte them vote election day. Under the law
new general registration be made in every year
in which congressional election The two gem
eral registration days this year in cities under the City
Election Act will be October 4 and October IA. Ac-
cordingy only persons who become registered as
voters Saturday, October 4, Tuesday Octo-
Der H. will be entitled vote election day. All cit
liens who election day will have resided in the state
year. in the county 90 days, and in the precinct 80
days may register OF the general reg
israton days Under the law registration places will be
open from eight o'clock the morning until nine o'clock
at night.
The cities that have adopted the City Election Act
are as follows: Chicago, East ST. Louis, Springfield,
Galesburg, Danville, Cairo, Rockford, Bloomington,
Freepor. and Peoria
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05
Strong Drink
springfield JournaD

Those who contend that the legal sale of light
wines and beer will dispose of the booteggng fra
ternity and end the scandal of violation of the No-
stead Act referred respectfully the situation
in France where absinthe is prohibited. The gov
ernment is in continual fight with the bootleggers,
runners and smuggers who fout the prohibitory
statutes by every possible device, tie latest being
dynamite drink consisting of absnthe and hasheesh.
The conditions in this country would not be
remedied in the slightest by modification of the
laws to permit the manufacture and sale of light
alcoholic beverages. The demand for the hot stuff
would be just great the profits in its sale as
large and the bootegging OF it as general
Editorial note: See also other articles in this Issue
showing how smuggling is NOT stopped in Norway
Sweden and Finland by increased alcoholic conten
md how drunkenness is NOT decreased by beer il
Germany.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05
effort Saves Some Lives"

"There have been twenty Eight fewer deaths due
to automobiles in Cook county to date this year
than in the same period of last year. The saving
of twenty-eight human lives is 81 mething though
it is not much compared to the sacrifice of 400 de-
stroyed The saving is the result of aroused public
opinion, the operation OF safety councils, the appl-
cation of law, and the education of drivers and pc
destrians 1t has been recorded in spite of greater
number of automobiles streets and high
ways. It is the outcome of immense amount of
trouble, thought, and effort. And the lives saved
are worth all that and more. The saving in the
face Ct increased traffic proves tna accidents and
killings can be reduced by concerted human effort.
That in turn proves that the effort is justified and
must be continued and extended Continuation of
such I ratio of improvement would make streets
fairly safe in another years"
The above editorial published in the Chicago
Tribune August rs. The arguments used to
justify law enforcement to prevent automobile killings
could be used in support of prohibition enforcement.
Relative speeding the Tribune says that enforcement
efforts must be continued and extended and it looks
forward years for improvement. Why not continue
and extend prohibition enforcement efforts and give
the law tenyear trial instead of condepning with
out fair chance to make good? 1t is hard to under
stand why the Tribune be perfectly reasonable
about saving lives through enforcement of speed laws
but reverses its logic when it prohibition. Or
is it easy TO understand?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05
German Beer Fails to Cut Crime

What's the matter with beer? Prohibition haters in
America declared that beer is the solution for ntem-
perance Long and loudly they wall about dry laws
and declare that beer is only salvation Nowhere
is the cry for beer longer louder than in the ed
torial columns of the Chicago Tribune. But in the
columns August 10 discovered this item.
Berlin Has SO Per Cent Crime Increase in Year
Berlin, Aug. 8-The amazing increase in crime
in Berlin is shown in official statistics for the last
year. The German police department dealt with
100000 cases during this period about one-half of
which theft cases. About 10000 persons were
arrested, of whom than 10000 for
drunkenness. About 11,000 persons were held for
trial
More than thousand arrested for drunkenness in
beer drinking Berln More than cne-third of the
rests were for drunkenncss Evidently something the
matter with becr-or with the beer argument
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05
Graft Among Officials

The following paragraphs from the Chicago Evening
American OF Thursday, October % 1924 indicates that
graft in connection with liquor did not start with pro-
hbition.
When two ends of half century were linked to-
gether today by removing the contents of the
nerstone of the Rush Medical College it was found
that human nature changes very lttle-even~if the
liquor laws incorporated into the Constitution.
copy of the Chicago Inter Ocean of November
90 1875 carried front account of the indict-
ment of federal official charging him with Con
nving the removal OF thousands OF gallons of
whisky upon the agreement to receive one-hfth of
the government tax due"
"A gauger," the account runs, was receive
other fifth of the tax and the rest to be re-
turned to the distillery."
100 Distilleres Involved
A facsimile of one of the mutated
stamps was reproduced and list of more than 100
dstieries involved in the fraud accompanied the
story.
And that when the population lowered close to
the 100000 marki
The TACT is that the liquor traffic always fer
tile fell for grafters. The only way to get rid of q-
graft is get rid of the liquor traffic. be it legal
illegal Liquor graft started by prohibition
but there is chance for booze corruption to be ended
by prohibition Under license laws the chief grafters
protected by their permits to manufacture and
SELL Under prohibition those chiefly responsible for
corruption be prosecuted instead of protected by
the law. Although there is corruption and bribery
going in connection with the illegal liquor traffic
there very few graters among public officials now
compared with the old days when the booze interests
controlled the government
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-09-05

ton law is being violated hagrantly in the big cities.
Beer and wine not only fail to stop smuggling but,
according Mr. Wife drunkenness is the increase
in all the above-naned countries.
Thus the experience of other nations which permit
from fourteen per alcohol proves that such
provisions in the law do prevent the evils of the
liquor traffic. Absolute prohibition honestly enforced
is the only remedy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-29
SCORES JAILED,
NO TRIALS
County Holds IFS While
Courts Drone Along

or the 20 prisoners held IN The
King county Sail Saturday. only %
arc guilty More than Ig5 are De-.
Eally innocent. awaiting trial
81 Tho no 10 AFRO adcurrd o. muir
der, Some af the prisoners have
been held Tor months without trial.
ds-pIte "a constitutional provision
guaranteeing ali citizens "a speedy
trial"
While defense attorneys blame the
King county prosecutors office FOR
Tho delay, The prosecutor and his
aides in turn blame attorneys. Both
defense and prosecuting attorneys
blanc Tho bench Tor not speeding
up tho trial of cases The bench ln
turn h'hmea attorneys Tor delaying
trials by tcehBIcallurr.
u was asserted ny the progccu.
tors office Saturday that the pres.
snt superior court calendar leaves
bat five men IN tho county San
without hail and with no attempt
made 20 SCI % trial date. other pris.
onrrb, IN lao case. arm accused o.
offences under city OF federal laws.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-29
WOMAN FIGHTS
Carlyon'S Election in Thurs
ton TO Be Contested

OLYMPIA. Nov. .9.-P. II. Car.
lyon's election 90 tho state senate
from Thurston county on a ''sticksr''
ticket viii be contested by his op.
poneni, Mrs. Ella NJ. Russell OF
Tenlno, Il vas announced here to-
day by her attorney Thomas NJ.
Vance.
Carlyon has been known as the
political boss Of Southwest Wash.
ingtou and the state senate. and
dictator % the state road program.
In the republican primaries Mrs.
Russell's supporters charged that
Carlyon had no visible means Of
support but that he always seemed
20 have money 70 spend on his cam.
paigns. He lost 10 Mrs. Russell In
tho primaries. But no then ran and
won on "sticker" ticket. In spite
Of state republican party opposition
% the practice.
In the last state senate Carlyon
dominated tho road program. Sew.
eral republican candidates for gov.
emor in the last primaries charged
that Carlyon was trying 10 run tho
state. Carlyon opposed Dan Ian
don as chairman % the senate ap-
preparation committee. but Land9h
won and cut sl.500,000 from state
appropriation estimates.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-29
BROWN ABSENT
Mrs. LandeS Was Again
Acting Mayor Friday

Seattle went without a mayor an
Friday. and war mono the worse,
seemingly AZ his offices Henry
pahlhy. secretary 90 Mayor Brown.
said be dld not know where the
mayor wa 40 his hosno Il was
announced that tho mayor len
Thanksgiving day Tor Die ranch AZ
Ephrata, and probably would not be
home until late Saturday.
The matter came TO public atten.
ton only late Friday afternoon.
when Mrs Henry Landsa. council
PRECEDENT refused TO preside az n spc.
cial SeEsion because fhe 'had reason
to believe that tho mayor was out
Of tho city" and that aho WA acting
mayor" tho sho had received no !n.
formation from the mayors office
When acting mayor Mrs. Gandea Is
disqualified 10 flt us council prcsl.
DEBT, sho announced
Robert Hcsksth presided, and an
ordinance recodifying the present
license regulations was introduced.
70 BE- passed AZ Mondays session.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-29
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SCOUTS
STARTS ON PAGE L

parture OF several hundred delegates
for their various homes along tho
coast. With religious services IN tho
morning at ST. James cathedral and
the First Methodist Episcopal church.
tho final events VIII begin. Al .
O'Clock at the Methodist church Sey.
mour Archbold, Victoria representa-
tive, viii talk on THE Relation Of
the Cub Pack 10 tho Troop" ~ this
time also will be introduced tho ques.
ton Of new organization for boys
below regulation Scout age. Canada
inaugurated the idea some time ago.
but II Is still comparatively unknown
in the States. Victoria and Aberdeen
boys will have charge OF the discuss
sion.
Committees will make their re.
ports, there viii be general sum.
mary OF events and the fifth annual
convention Of Northwest patrol lead.
ers will have become BOY Scout his.
tory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-29
SLATE CONNER
FOR CHIEF
Seattle Scion Probably to
Be Senate President
HAS LARGE BACKING
East Side Gets Most OF New
Legislative HonOrS

Win thr east si8r ~ che state
grabbing 90 most ~ tae beanrs Boz
tthe state legislature. % determined rf-
p IoIt Oh name M H. conner senator
from KING county, president pgo ten
ut thc senate. Is believed ty political
Nrplsftrs 90 have succeeded
CounEr "a veteran senator. iz non
oommittal over hts chances. hut a..
mlis De would consider it high
honor and mark gf appreciation for
DTS services Az legislator
With Lon Johnson as lieutenant
governor, eastern Washington has
obtained "a majority az tEr Important
r1mmIttrr glairmanships ln che COM
ing SESSION
OLAF Olson of spokane has been
selected 8s chairman of the h0ust APP
lropriations committee, Julius g.
uuhbe.l ~ Whitman is 90 be chair
man of Ihg powerful roads and
bridges committee.
About The only western man 90
Eain recognition besides Conner o.
nan Landon. who d slated Tor chair.
manship % the appropriations CON
mttcc
Senator 70. v. Morihlnd % Yakl-
ma has been boosted for the position
~ president pro TEN, Morthland is
chairman ~ the judiciary committee
~ the senate and western republicans
feel he has been siyru sufficient rec,
usnition.
The president pro tenn, o. the
senate presidcs IN that body during
tho absence from the sessions of tho
lieutenant governor, II Is largely an
honorary office.