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Evening star., 1924-06-09

may make it possible to increase the
in the future tempers the disappoint-
ment among supporters OF the ad-
ministration here, for the politically
minded are fearful that this particu-
lar veto will cost the Republican par
ty some thousands of votes in the
November election.
In both houses the Republicans
have a paper majority and party
leaders assembled in Cleveland are
afraid the Republicans will be held
to a greater responsibility than the
Democrats when the campaign gets
underway. The expectation, of course,
of the Coolidge campaign managers
is that the voters Will make a dis
tinction between the Republican Con-
gress and the Republican President
to the great advantage OF the lat
ter, and that the criticism OF Con-
gress will not touch the Presidential
nominee.
AS a matter of fact the most de-
pressed crowd at the Capital during
the past few months have been the
members of the Senate and House,
who are to come up for reelection this
autumn. The Congress has managed
to make itself unprecedently unpop-
ular. The embittered farmer did not
receive at the hands of Congress the
big things promised-the Ford oher
for muscle-shoals and the McNary-
Haugen bill for example.
The Republican leaders apparently
have found that the Ku klux Khan
is such a big issue that the only
thing to do about. it is to do nothing
about it, That is considered the per-
feet political strategy, II a question is
too important or too hot to let it
alone. Then you won't burn your
fingers.
So the assembling G. o. P. chief
tains, who would like TO have some
thing to say about running their
party convention, decided today to ig-
more the Klan. in spite of the fact
that a number of things are hap
difficult for them to keep their hands
off. Among them the following:
Fiery Cross Greets G. o. p.
side Park here of a flaming cross
eight feet high. with it's bright, glar-
ing message was read by some as q
greeting to the Republicans.
The vigorous declaration Of r. B.
Creager of Texas, himself a member
Of the national committee. and as
volutle crusader as any man in
party councils. that he will carry the
fight on the floor if the resolu tions
committee tries to duck his plank
and allow a racial and religious
prejudice to become a part of our
political life: and. finally, the arrival
here today of President Charles F..
Thwing of Western Reserve Univer-
sity, who comes with the support of
a distinguished group of non-partisan
Americans. demanding that the Re-
publican party go before the country
with a plank as unmistakable as this,
even though 1t does not use the exact
wording:
This party pledges itself and its
candidates to stand inflexibly for gov
ernment by due process of law and
against all groups, open or secret,
which attempt to take the law into
their own hands. II it's candidates
are elected this party gives assurance
that no act Of theirs will render, aid
or comfort to any organization based
on prejudice or discrimination against
or creed.
Among those who. signed this plea
are President Hopkins of Dartmouth,
and President Faunce of Brown Uni
versity.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
LAW AGAINST Beer
UPHELD BY COURT
Willis Campbell Act Prohibiting
Sale or Importation Held
Constitutional.
BREWERS SPONSORED SUIT
Differed From Case Won by DR..
Lambert of New York.

The Willis-Campbell law prohibit
ing the sale or importation OF intox-
icating malt liquor for medicinal
purposes today was declared valid
and constitutional by the Supreme
Court.
Tho law. known as the Willis
Campbell beer act, was attacked in
appeals brought by the James Ever
ards Brewerfes, New York, and by
Edward and William Burke, brewers
of Guinness stout. 1t was contended
that the national prohibition amend
ment limited the power Of Congress
to legislation dealing with the use of
intoxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses and that the states. alone had
authority under their police powers
to regulate the use Of liquors for
medicinal purposes.
Lambert Case Recalled.
The cases differed from that brought
by DR.. Samuel w. Lambert. a New
York physician. who won before Fed
eral Judge Knox, in his contention
that physicians could not be re-
stricted in the quantity Of intoxicat-
ing liquor they could prescribe for
medicinal purposes. He Joined in
the assertion that the eighteenth
amendment was restricted to the use
OF intoxicating liquors for beverage
purposes.
The government combatted the
breweries' case with the contention
that beer had no medicinal value. The
federal government and twenty five
states urged the court to interpret
the prohibition amendment as leaving
Congress discretion to determine
what constituted n legitimate use Of
intoxicating liquors.
Difference of Opinion.
Declaring the purpose Of the eight
eenth amendment was to prevent the
traffic in intoxicating liquor for bev-
crage use. Justice Sanford in handing
down the opinion said that in deter
mining the power OF Congress to pro-
hibit the use of malt liquor for me-
dicinal purposes it was necessary to
consider whether the Willis Camp
bell law was aimed to carry out the
purpose Of the prohibition amend
ment. There was considerable diff
ference of opinion, he said, as to the
medicinal value of beer and other
malt liquor. That question should be
left open and debatable. he said. but
there was no doubt that there was
available recognized medicine COM
monty available which could be used
as substitutes for malt liquor;
the use for medicinal purpose" Jus
tice Sanford said, is not adopted to
accomplish the end OF making pro-
hibition effective. The use of liquor
for medicinal purposes can be made
to open the doors for the use OF such
liquor for beverage purposes"
Enforcement Work Hampered.
Such use of malt liquor for medici-
nal purposes the court said. hamper
ed and obstructed the enforcement OF
prohibition. and could not be said to
be an arbitrary exercise OF legisla-
tive discretion.
1t is clear that Congress in enforc-
ing prohibition may adopt any law
full means to make it effective, it was
held, and the only question presented
was whether in prohibiting ply
sicians from prescribing malt liquors
for medicinal purposes, it had exceed
ed it's legislative authority. The court
answered that question in the mega
tive.
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he signed a pile of last-minute legis-
lation which Congress jammed
through before adjournment to
The disputed question as to whether
the President might have ten days
after adjournment of Congress TO sign
the bill would have no bearing what
ever upon this bill. 1t was agreed by
all officials who had studied the sit
uation today. The measure nrst had
to carry the two signatures OF the
Speaker of the House and the Presi-
dent OF the Senate before it could
even be presented to the President OF
the United States. And the document
arrived at the Capitol. it was said
officially this morning. too late to be
signed by either of the presiding off,
GERS of the two branches of Congress
bills in open session OF Congress
only, under the law, 1t was explained.
and could not therefore affix their
sigT atures Ave minutes after adjourn
ment.
The official status Of the bill today
was said to be "oR the desk of the
Speaker of the House" He cannot
sign it until the next session OF Con-
gress, which meets the first Monday
in December.
AS the measure specifies that the
money is appropriated for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1925" il was
thought likely that not only the final
details Of enactment would be accom-
haps, some member of Congress might
offer a resolution specifying that the
mea sure be effective from July J..
1924. making the salaries and appro-
priations for other purposes retro
active.
1t was at first thought the bill had
become law. Today, however. when
the truth came out. there was no sub
ject which stirred up more furore
among sovethmehaif nm mi, depar5men.s dannrsd nv
both Director Lord OF the bureau
of the budget, and Chairman Bailey
of the personnel reclassification
board.
Field services in this city which will
be affected by the strange mistake
are scattered throughout many de-
partments and establishments. No
official list of them was available to-
day. Specified in the bill itself, how
ever, are several items, which are
known to be in the District OF Co
lumbia.
Many Local Items.
These local items include even .
sum of s29.42o for the White House.
as follows: For repairs, fuel and
SO forth. $11.o40; for Improvement and
care of public grounds of the Execu.
tive Mansion. $3.50: for lighting ana
and for salaries, White House police.
$15,26o.
Other District Of Columbia items
are as follows: For salaries OF en-
pIoyes. public buildings and grounds,
$500; for improvement and care of
public grounds. $s9,22o: for lighting
public grounds, $3.50; for the Anacos-
tia River and flats. s24, ,46o: for in
creasing water supply, $25, 100; for
the Washington aaueduct payable
from revenues of the water depart
ment, $22,210; for salaries, Supreme
| Court. $3.50: for probation system,
Supreme Court. s2.22o;- for pay OF
bailiffs, etc, Supreme Court, $500;
for salaries Of employees, courthouse,
js7.S3s; for salaries and expenses. the
Court of Appeals, $3.50; and for SAL
aries of employees. Court of Appeals
building, $3.50.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
URGES POLICE LOYALTY.
Association President Regards De-
lay Of Higher Pay Temporary.

Urging that the members of the
police force give their best service
to the city. and to prove their un-
selfishness in considering the protec-
tion of the lives and property of the
citizens of the District before them
selves. Milton D. Smith. president Of
the Policemen's Association. issued
the following statement in regard to
the failure of Congress to appropriate
funds to carry out the city police
mems pay increases:
TT Is rather q blow to awake and
find that instead of the increase you
had figured on. you will. in reality.
get decrease. But it is only tenn
porary, because Congress intended
that the police and firemen Of Wash
ington should get, an increase, and
Just as soon as the next session con-
venes I am sure that Congress will
take care o. the money part, and, OF
course. 1t will be retroactive, and
all will receive their back pay in a
lump-sum."
Evening star., 1924-06-09
MRS. ROBERT T. LINCOLN
BREAKS LEG IN FALL
Local Woman, Daughter-in-Law OF
Abraham Lincoln, Ill at
Summer Home.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the AssoCINteu
MANCHESTER, VT, June s:-Mrs.
Mary Lincoln. wife of Robert T. Lin
coin. only surviving son OF Presloent
Abraham Lincoln, is i'll at her summer
estate here, suffering from a COM
pound fracture of her leg, 1t became
known yesterday.
News of the injury, which resulted
from a fall in her home shortly at
ter the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
coin from their home IN Washington.
D. c., a few weeks ago, has been with
held The attending physician said
that Mrs. Lincoln was resting com
fortably and that her condition was
improving satisfactorily.
Mrs. Lincoln is seventy-eight years
old. 1t was said that the services OF
New York specialist and special
nurses had been obtained.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
MCLEAN $1,000 AHEAD.
Leads Democratic Race for North
Carolina Governorship.
Rr the Associated Press

RALEIGH, n. c., June 3.-Angus
w. Mclean Of Lunberton, former
chairman of the War Finance Corpora
tion and former assistant secretary
Of the Treasury, was leading Josiah
W. Bailey of Raleigh, former col
lector of internal revenue, by more
than 81 900 votes early today for the
Democratic namination for Governor
Of North Carolina. Belated returns from
isolated precincts. which trickled in
late last night and early today, in
creased Mr.. McLean's lead and with
seventy-nine counties reporting, Mr..
Bailey was leading in only sixteen of
them. The vote early today with
1.o1S precincts reported out of 1,719
stood as follows: Mclean. 107.423;
Bailey, s6,1Sa -.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
PUBLIC CONVENIENCE
STATIONS WILL CLOSE
Deficiency Bill Fails to Provide
Funds to Defray Expense
of Operation.

Three Of the municipal public con
venience stations have to close their
doors until July / because of failure
to get enough money in the deficiency
bill to complete the fiscal year.
The stations at 9Th street and New
York avenue and at 18th and II
streets northeast closed Saturday anu
the one at 131- street and Pennsyi-
day
They will reopen on July /. when
the new District appropria ton act
becomes operative.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
Auto Mounts Walk,
Hits Carriage, But
Child Escapes UnElurt

Bette Jane Austin. eight months
old. narrowly escaped death yester-
day when an automobile mounted
the sidewalk and crashed into her
baby carriage in front OF 342o War
der street.
The carriage was demolished anA
the infant thrown to the street.
She suffered no serious injury.
James s. Anderson, 655 Morton
street, was operating the car at the
time of the accident. The Austlns
reside at 614k Park road.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
Crystal Sets md Equipment.

Crystal Sets md Equipment.
Crystal sets and equipment received
since Saturday night follow:
Previously acknowledged - Fifty
two crystal sets. sixteen pairs cf
headphones. antenna wire, crystals
and other equipment for installation.
F. NJ. Adams, Seminary Hill. Alex
andria, Va-Signal Corps crystal set
converted into a one-tube set and
batteries.
E. l.. PETER, Colorado building-One
crystal set.
Anonymous-One crystal set.
TCtal-Fifty-five sets, sixteen pairs
of headphones, antenna wire. bat
teries, crystals and other equipment
for Installation.
Evening star., 1924-06-09
Counsel's Illness Delays Trial.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June g.
Trial OF Clarence o. Barring, indicted
on charges made by his wife, Mrs.
Sarah Barring, that he had attempted
to poison her. was indefinitely post
poned today because Of the illness of
Charles E. Long, counsel for Barring.
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Award $7e0, ,252 Contract.

wall. Pa, veterans tuberculosis
hospital. at a cost Of s760,252, was
awarded today by the Veterans Bu-
reau to w. T. Trimble & Sons of
Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1924-06-09

1t matters little what 1t is that you
want-whether a situation or a ser
vant--a want ad in The Star will reach
the person who will fill your want.
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Radio Fund Receipts

Cash contributions to The Stars
radio shut-in fund" received since
Go oh fonou.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-09
BY EcoNoMIcUs.

HE foreign trade monopoly, which
was introduced in Russia by the
decree of April %, 1918, implies the
concentration Of all foreign trade oper-
ations in the hands of the State By
the decree aforementioned concern
ing the naturalization of foreign
trade, every transaction between the
U. S. S. R. and foreign countries
is made thru specially authorized gov
eminent organizations. Any other
commercial dealings with foreign
countries are prohibited.
The State organization for the con-
duct of foreign trade was finally set
up in June, 1920, with the institution
of the Peoples Commissariat for
Foreign Trade. At that period the
monopoly of foreign trade bore a
strictly centralized character, no other
State, cooperative, or private organ
ization, except for the Foreign Trade
Commissariat, being allowed to enter
into foreign commercial relations.
The New Economic Policy.
With the development of the new
economic policy reconstruction of
the Foreign Trade Commissariat be-
came necessary.
By decree dated August 8, 1921,
the Foreign Trade Commissariat was
authorized to direct all operations in
providing raw material for the differ
ent government institutions as well as
its own independent provision of ex-
portable goods.
In April, 1922, further reorganiza-
ton took place, including the founda-
ton, under control of the Commits
sariat, the State Export and Import
Department (the Gostorg).
On March 13, 1922, by decision Of
the All-Russian Central Executive Com
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right to conduct Independent COM
mercial operations abroad
They were compelled to inform the
Foreign Trade Commissariat of every
proposed business transaction, and the
latter had the right of veto if neces-
sary.
The rights of these organizations
which were admitted to participation
in foreign trade were more precisely
fixed by a series of degrees published
on April IL, 1923. The first Of these
DEGREES lays down that the Trade De-
legation of the U. S. S. R. must be
considered the fundamental COM
mercial organs of the U. S. S. R.
abroad. The industrial State enter
prises which have the right of con-
Quoting foreign trade operations can
only buy and sell goods which they
themselves produce or which their
own industry is in need of. In some
special cases, connected with the
necessity of buying foreign currency,
some exceptions may be made as re-
CARDS the sale abroad of goods pur-
chased in the U. s. S. R.
Licenses.
The second decree Of April IL, 1923,
deals with the general principles and
machinery for the State regulation of
foreign trade, and particularly with
the fixing Of the quantity which may be
exported or imported in the case of
articles subject to such restorations,
and with the issue of certificates and
licenses for such operations.
Foreign Trade Facilities.
The quantities which can be ex-
ported or imported are fixed by the
Council of Labor and Defense on rec
concentrations from the Commissariat
for Foreign Trade and State Economic
Planning Commission. The Foreign
Trade Commissariat and its local rep
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resetatives allot the proportion of
these quantities to the different State
enterprises and other organizations.
The right to import and export goods
must be proved by means of "a GER
tifcates, and (2) licenses. The latter
give permission to conclude separate
transactions. Usually the issue of GER
tiflcates and licenses is in the hands
only of the Foreign Trade Commits
sariat and its local organs, in some
cases after preliminary approval of
special export bureau.
The holders of licenses must present
them to the representatives of the For
eign Trade Commissariat abroad
(Torgpred), but, if they have more
profitable propositions made to them
directly by private foreign firms than
those made by the Torgpred, they
have the right to make use of such
private offers, but under only strict
control of the organs of the Foreign
Trade Commissariat. In such a case
the Torgpred concerned must let the
holders Of the license know its decision
not later than after two days in the
goods quoted on the exchange, and in
five days for other goods.
Finally, in accordance with the
third of the aforementioned DEGREES,
foreigners are permitted to start bus
mess negotiations, to open offices,
agencies, and-so forth, in the way pre-
scribed by the regulations of the
Chief Concessions Committee and with
the approval of the Foreign Trade
Commissariat.
Government institutions, State en-
terprises, cooperative associations, as
well as private companies and per-
sons, are only allowed to sign such
contracts with such representatives Of
foreign firms who hold the above-men-
toned rights.
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mittee, some state enterprises were
given the right to conduct foreign
trade Independently on condition that
their contracts would be presented
for approval to the Foreign Trade
Commisariat or its Foreign Trade
representatives. To secure closer CO.
operation between the Foreign Trade
Commissariat and the different insti-
tutions, representative of the Su-
preme Economic Council were added
to the staff of the principal trade dele
cation. In addition, the Central Union
of Cooperative Associations (Cen-
trosoyus) received the right to con
clude, under the control of the Foreign
Trade Commissariat, independent CON
tracts with foreign cooperative asso-
Citations, and to have its own repres-
entatives abroad.
Finally, by order Of the Central Elk
ecutive Committee on March 13, 1928,
the foundation of mixed companies
was decided upon, with the Foreign
Trade Commissariat or other similar
BODY taxing part IN export trade and
Of controlling special branches of ex-
port; they are at the same time per-
mitted to build their own apparatus
for this purpose.
Special Bodies.
With the further development and
differentiation of the separate
branches of foreign trade, number
Of special institutions for the sale of
different classes of export, with the
Foreign Trade Commissariat as part
ners, have been organized, such, for
instance, as the Estallotorg, Nepht-
export, Inotorg, and number of ex-
porting companies.
Increasing activity made a further
Reorganization necessary. By a decree
OF October 16, 1922, the more impor-
tant State enterprise received the
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multitudinous cheers OF a vast con-
course of people.
The records of past years reveal the
foul and deadly spirit Of lawlessness
practiced upon the Negro. Between
1S91-1901, there were 1,460 lynchings;
in the next decade (1901-1911)-7S2
lynchings; and for the next ten years
ending with 1921,-the total, was GOT.
These figures do not include the rec
ord of the victims Of race riots.
The annual average number of
lynchings during the whole period Of
Sc years for which statistics are avail
able was "a, as compared with IS in
1920 and .63 in 1921.
Eight of the IS persons lynched in
1920 were burned alive, one was fog
ged to death, two were drowned, Is
were shot, and 81 were hanged. The
manner Of death in cases is not
known.
A typical example Of a lynching
ceremony" took place near Hubbard,
Texas, in September, 1921. A mob,
which included women and children,
burned a Negro alive. While the vic
tim was slowly roasting various mem
bers of the mob amused themselves
and entertained the rest by jabbing
sticks into his mouth, nose and eyes.
Immediate Causes of the Migration.
Such are some of the most impor-
tant economic and social causes Of
the Negro migration. This brings us
now to a discussion of some of the
immediate causes:
During the World War and during
the years Immediately following the
war, there was great demand for Ia
Dor in the North. AS is well known,
the industrial centers Of the North
were formerly supplied thousands Of
skilled, semi-skiled and unskilled i'm
migrants. The World War and then
the restrictive immigration laws prac-
tically shut off this supply. The man
ufacturers of the North began to look
for new reservoir Of cheap labor
And they found it in the South among
the discontinued Negroes.
A study of occupational statistics
shows that the male Negroes who
have recently been migrating North
ward in such large numbers have most
OF them become Industrial laborers,
They have found employment in mills,
factories, and stockyards rather than
in hotels, restaurants, Office buildings,
and domestic Kitchens. This is an