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Evening star., 1925-06-02
Ne,o Auto-Airplane
Expected to Make
Record II, Britain,
Hybrid Machine Has
Wheels for PO,Uer and
q Rudder.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June "A new racing
apparatus with which it is hoped to
make world records on land is a minia-
ture automobile-airp The front
part is that of a motor car with two
wheels on the ground, while the rear
is designed along the lines of Il flying
machine.
This hybrid affair has Q powerful
engine in front and gets it's driving
power through the wheels. The body
tapers in stream-like form, which ends
in a vertical rudder much like that of
an airplane and with several curved
horizontal surfaces, like the elevators
Of a heavier-than-air craft
Standing, the apparatus rests upon
its two front wheels with tail droop-
ing behind supported by one rear
wheel. When it begins to move rapid
ly the air pressure under the rear ele-
vators causes the tail to lift itself off
the ground and sail through the air.
The chauffeur steers by a combina.
ton of gears on wheels and the rud.
der arrangement on the tail.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
$8,0OO,OO0 FIND is MADE.
Unsuspected Assets of Defunct Ha-
vana Bank Discovered.

HAVANA, June 2 CP).-Considerable
surprise has been caused by the dis
covery in the vaults of the national
treasury of a package containing ap-
proXimately SS,000,000 in bonds and
cash. The contents of the package
are said to belong to the National
Bank of Cuba, now defunct, and sever
al other banking institutions which
are in process of liquidation.
1t is said the cash and bonds are
not recorded on any of the books of
the institutions to which they are be-
lieved to belong and that the find will
slow up the checking process in con-
neCtion with the liquidation proceed
ingS.
Sixteen ounces of gold are sufficient
to gild a wire that would encircle
the earth.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
CANADA LOAN ADVANCED

OTTAWA, Ont, June GP.-The
Canadian government will borrow
$164 ,40S, ,633.33 during this year to meet
five maturing liabilities totaling that
sum, Hon. j. A. Robb, acting minister
of finance, stated this afternoon when
the House of Commons was consider
ing a resolution providing for the re-
funding.
The resolution passed and a bill
based on it was given first reading.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01
ROOSEVELT ON ENFORCEMENT

1--WE officers duty the law and we
enforced it.
I'VE have thus hope enforcement
1t happens that
who wish to violate the law for their
OF
applicable
to New York More of
community call civilized
impossible
American civilization of republican all
public the official who
The
School Times Rooets
of saloons while he in YorlC
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01
HUGE INCREASE IN DRINK
BILL OF GREAT BRITAIN

London, April 1.-Great Britain
is getting wetter and wetter, ac-
cording to figures complied by the
United Kingdom Alliance, the big
prohibitioniSt organization. In a
report just issued the Alliance as
serts that during 1924. 81 shillings
were spent on beer for every 20
shillings spent on milk, and that
the total beer bill of the country
was 9198,0OO,0O0, against an ex-
penditure for milk of G76,00000O.
The Alliance also figures the total
spent on all intoxicants in 1924
amounted to G316,0OO,0O0, as COM
pared with &307,00Q000 in 1923.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01
ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWERIES
ARE RECAPITALIZED
Chicago Tribune)

ST. Louis, Mo-, April 22.-Anheuser-
Busch, Inc, brewing company formed
fifty years ago by two ST. Louis families,
with a capitalization of $240,000, will be
reincorporated for $18000,000 on June 9,
when the original Missouri charter ex-
pires, it was announced today.
August Busch, president, said this sew
enty-6ve fold increase would bring the
capitalization 10 parity vita the actual
worth of the properties.
The original holdings have been re-
tanned by the immediate Anheuser and
Busch families, now in the second and
third generations, and the increase in the
value of the stock, President Busch said,
represents the reinvestment Of large earn
ings in the business.
Anheuser- Busch, in addition to making
near beer, puts out soft drinks and fruit
juices of various kinds. One part of the
large plant is devoted to the manufacture
of glucose; another department manufac-
lures automobile and wagon bodies, and
an extensive automobile paint shop is op-
Grated. The company also has immense
real estate holdings which include corner
sites in large number of cities all over
the country.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

Thirty-six Gary, Indiana, former Off
cials, present officials, policemen and
bootleggers were ordered to the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth and the
county jail in indianapolis to begin serv-
ing their respective terms ranging from
one month to eighteen months.
They were convicted and sentenced in
March, 1922, for conspiracy to violate the
national prohibition laws. Their impris-
onment follows long, costly and futile
fight carried to the Supreme Court in an
effort to escape punishment
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01
Same Old Wet Arguments

Disregarding the real issue of enforce
ment the vets complained that the Eight
eenth Amendment was slipped over, that
the soldiers were against it, that drys vote
dry but drink wet, that taxes will be in
creased, that prohibition can never be en-
forced, ETC., etc. Among the vets who
ragged against the dry law were Represen-
tatives Green, Miller, Reilly, Weber,
Weisbrod and Sheadrick Turner.
The enforcement cause was earnestly
defended by dry representatives who re-
sented the charges made by the oppon-
ents of enforcement not only against the
bill but against its supporters. Represen-
tative Sparks referred to former Presi-
dent Harding's appeal for loyalty to the
Constitution and the laws of the land
Representative Waller expressed his re-
sentiment over the charge that the drys
drink different than they vote and declared
that there is a great moral principle in
volved in the question of enforcement.
He alluded to automobile accidents caused
by lawless bootleggers, and asserted that
it is little less than treason to say that the
law can not be enforced.
Defends Soldier Voters
A stirring defense of the soldiers of
the World War was given by Representa-
tive Wilson in answering the charge that
prohibition was slipped over in their alb
sence. Figures and facts showing the his
tory of the adoption of prohibition were
presented by Mr. Wilson who concluded
his appeal for enforcement with a quota
tion from Warren S. Stone, president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
eers, warning against intoxicants, and a
vivid picture of legislators responsible
ties to future generations.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01
Chance Pass Measure the House Will Follow
Expected Adoption of Similar Bill by Senate
FICATION OF PROHIBITION CLEAR PURPOSE OF VETS
IN MOST BITTER ATTACK ON DRY LAWS
Dry Representatives Aroused by Vicious Assaults of Liquor
Make Stirring Defense O

With only one vote short of the re-
quired constitutional majority of II the
prohibition commissioner bill introduced
in the House failed to pass on Tuesday,
April %.
Four Representatives favorable to this
legislation were absent
Representative Tice who introduced the
commissioner bill endeavored to postpone
further consideration of the bill when it
was apparent that the absentees would
make it impossible to secure the neces-
sary number to pass the bill O'Grady,
the wet floor leader, moved to lay the
motion for postponement on the table and
was sustained in rising vote of 70 to
table and Oh against tabling the motion
by Tice.
The Speaker then announced the roll
call on the passage of the bill resulted in
70 for and 62 against the adoption of the
prohibition commissioner bill. With II
required to pass legislation the bill was
accordingly lost by one vote.
Favorable Senate Action Expected
Favorable action is expected on the
Senate bill which is identical with the
House bill which failed to pass Tuesday.
This bill introduced in the upper House
by Senator Barber is on third reading III
the Senate and will be voted on in the
near future. In due course, if passed as
it is hoped, the Senate commissioner bill
will reach the House for disposition. Dry
leaders are hopeful that those prevented
by sickness or other reasons from voting
on the House bill will be present when the
Senate bill reaches a final vote in the
House.
Vets Make Bitter Attack
When House Bill 264, the prohibition
commissioner bill, was called up for a
final vote on third reading Representative
Tice briefly explained the purposes of this
legislation. He declared that it would
greatly increase the effectiveness of en-
forcement and that since fines and pen
altes would certainly exceed costs of op-
Grafton the commissioners department
would place no extra burdens on the tax
payers. Mr.. Tice emphasized the fact
that this was an enforcement measure to
support prohibition laws already adopted.
Led by Representative O'Grady of Chi
cago, their floor leader, the vets then
launched the most bitter attack against
prohibition that has yet been made on the
floor of the House in the history of wet
and dry battles. A torrent of invective
was heaped on prohibition laws and also
upon the Anti-Saloon League and en-
EoEcement officials.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

The United Kingdom Alliance of Great
Britain figures that the total spent on
all intoxicants in Grest Britain in 1924
amounted to $1,580,0O0,00O as compared
with $1,5350O0.O0O in 1928.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

NEWS AND COMMENT OF INTER-
EST TO DRY LAW OBSERVERS

II men drink beer for the alcohol in it.
why the feverish desire of the brewers
to increase the alcoholic contents?-Na-
tional edition, American Issue.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

On April 10 new liquor law went into
effect in Saskatchewan which provides
for the sale of Intoxicating beverages in
stores controlled by the provincial gov
ernment
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

Two Chicago de luxe bootleggers who
didn't believe it could be done have been
sent to prison for six-month terms. Brush
aside political interference and the gov
erment has no more difficulty with these
big birds than il has. with the little fell
lows who are scofing at the Constitution.
Rock Island Argus-U Union.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

There are about so prisoners in the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavcnworth for yio-
lations of the national prohibition law ac-
cording to recent report from that city.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

II Ontario is to become the dumping
ground for the alcoholics of this country
who has more cause to worry than the
people of Ontario?-National edition,
American Issue.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

According to wet argument, the only
way to reduce crime is to make men
drunk.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

On April IS Charles w. Vursell led 80
federal agents in a raid on "a booze joints
in the city of Springfield. This enforce
ment drive was made in cooperation with
Dad Rompel, central district superintend-
ent of the Anti-Saloon League
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01


A report from London on April 20
states that Sir Broderck Hartwell en-
gagged in expectation of intoxicants from
England to America had sustained serious
losses in connection with his enterprise.
The London Star, referring to the heavy
losses sustained by Hartwell and about
800 who joined him in supplying the funds
to purchase whisky, says:
precious little sympathy need be
wasted on him and his supporters" 1t
adds, This whisky running affair is a
sneaking, furtive affront to friendly ma
tion which is trying out notable expert
ment. We hope this blow will put an end
to it."
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-29
SUICIDES JUMP
IN DULL YEARS,
SURVEY SHOWS
Men Are Prone to End Lives
During Periods of Bust
ness Depression.

New York.-Why do men kill them
selves In increasing numt ers during
times Of business depressions, while
women have other reasons and other
occasions for self-destruction7
II is that men are sentimental about
their failure as family providers or
that they cannot endure Idleness7 The
wonan's task when unemployment
comes for her husband is only the
more complex and absorbing In order
to make ends meet. -...
No Definite Clue.
There is no definite clue to these
questions In the cold statistics which
show only the fact that the suicide
rate among white males rose sharply
following each period Of business de-
preston between the years 1910 and
1923 and dropped as responstyely
when conditions eased- The CORE
spondence showed what the statist-
clans call a Tag Of about three
months. indicating that the depres-
sions and the revivals preceded the
rise and fall In the suicide death rate
for males regularly by this period
The findings are contained In e
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-29
Clean Community Pays
Dividends to Citizens

City cleaning is given the aspect Of
a national enterprise by the civic de-
velopment department Of the Chamber
Of Commerce Of the United States.
which reports that 1925 will see new
records established in this field Of civic
activity. Chambers Of commerce all
over the country as taking the iniatiye
in community houseclea ming.
For their guidance and the guidance
Of cities embarking upon anti-litter
campaigns the department has issued.
In response 10 many requests for sug-
gestions, resume of the methods sue
cessfully followed in many of the larg-
CT cities where annual cleaning has be-
come an established community prac-
tice-
Millions are being expended annually
for the Identification of American
cities. il says in a foreword- and then
with careless and thoughtless abandon.
people scatter litter where they Will
and streets and parks bear mute testi-
mony TO their negligence
Cleaning up a city and keeping il
clean the department holds. IS not
merely an esthetic undertaking. but
sound business. Ample dividends are
paid In the form OF stable property
values, Improved health conditions and
decreased fire losses
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-29
Suburbs Group Rapidly

Thousands of people continue TO
move into the cities each year from
the farms, and thousands. after resid-
ing in the city for a few years, come
TO the conclusion that life there isn't
worth living and move out TO the sub
urbs. Thus the cities continue TO grow;
but the suburbs are growing faster in
proportion Now that people are dis
covering that cities are not particular
ly good places in which TO live, in
dustry seems 10 be discovering that
cities may not always be particularly
good places in which TO establish In
dusuial projects.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-29
Three Million Crooks in
u. S. Investigator Says

Atlantic City. n. J-Three million
swindlers are operating in the United
States, getting 100000 every year
and only one out of every forty-four
Is caught and convicted. according TO
Maj. Morgan h Harris Of New York
city, head of the legal department Of
the bureau for Investigation Of finan-
cIal frauds. in an address before the
Lions club here.
The percentage is all In favor Of
the crooks" said Major Harris. >s'Only
one in ten persons has the courage
to admit he has been defrauded and
to make a demand upon the swim
der for restitution. and yet swindlers.
such as fake stock brokers, put aside
from one-tenth to onethird OF the
money they get to refund to persons
who demand an adjustment
More worthless stocks than ever
are being peddled today. Swindlers
take at least $4,000 out of Atlantic
City alone each year"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-29

study by the statistical bureau Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company.
While the new study is based on the
suicides of Massachusetts only. there
Is nothing to Indicate that the e1te-
rience of the Bay state does not hold
for the country at large
The suicide curve for males shows
q marked response between January
and December. 1914. TO the Stacking
In business conditions" the report
states The recovery Of business in
1915 and 1916 was accompanied by a
definite drop in the suicide death rate
for males. Below-normal rates pre-
vailed throughout most of 1916. A
temporary rise occurred early in 1917.
followed by a gradual and then q
sharp fall in suicide rate among men
Number Increase in 1e2o-21.
with the advent Of the 1920-21 de-
preston, male suicide rates rose again
and reached an above-normal peaA1n
1921 With the Improvement Of busi-
ness and employment conditions In
1922 and 1923, the suicide rate among
men again diminished"
The economic factor Of suicide
seems unacceptable from the experience
of men, while that OF women shows
no such correspondence
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-29

OF woodland In four tracts, established
In 1914. The maintenance cost Of the
forest has been s4,405 and the returns
from lumber and fuel wood sold has
been S3,518; it will show net annual
profit. Plymouth appropriated 5000
last year. bought $50 acres and planted
1900 young trees.
Thus 42 towns now have their town
forests. There are 105 others with
committees appointed. and large per
cent OF these towns will take favorable
action this year. 1t might fairly be
said that the town forest idea has been
sold TO Massachusetts, and eventually
every town with idle forest land within
its boundaries will have its town forest
1t Is possible for about 800 of the 355
cities and towns in Massachusetts TO
have forests, and with each OF these
planting few thousand trees annually
the result will be far-reaching.
The creation OF a town forest from
the legal standpoint is simply matter
of routine. There are a few states
that have specific laws pertaining to
town forests, and these outline the
method TO be followed Where no such
laws have been enacted the general
laws applying TO municipalities will
probably be found adequate TO enable
the city or town TO acquire a forest
The states that have special legislation
regarding municipal forests are Massa-
chusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire,
New Jersey. New York, Ohio. Pennsyl-
vania, and Vermont
There are thousands of towns In
which many acres Of land are lying
idle, producing little or nothing for the
owners and only q few cents per acre
in taxes. In it's present condition II Is
more Of liability TO the town than an
asset. The average owner OF such land
either cannot afford TO reforesr II or
is unwilling 10 put his money into such
a longtime investment But the town.
a corporation. can afford to wait for
the crop TO mature By putting this
land 10 work now the town will even
tually reap a handsome profit
The booklet points out that the
town forest stands at the threshold OF
the American home. II is the property
Of the people, maintained for the reo-
pie and operated for their common
benefit. II Is theirs, within their
reach, to use, TO enjoy and to protect !
Il pays its own way. yielding a reg
ularly maturing crop OF timber on ,
which. for local consumption no rail- I
Dad collects the freight 1t stands as /
, constant lesson In forest protection 1
md respect, for common rights which I
nay be neither wasted nor abused
Without conflict. healthful recreation
md pleasure may here so hand in
,and with common dollar profit. 1t Is
vital aid in the education OF school
,oys and girls. 1t naturally becomes
sanctuary for the birds and wild life
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-29
Coming LegisIafion

Legislation TO control the use. height
and area of buildings in various dis
tricts IN their communities. and in con-
sequence coming laws. have been en-
acted or are being considered by nesr-
~ every state in the Union
The legislatures OF 81 states meet
during 1925. In most OF them coming
legislation IS receiving more than pass
ing attention due TO the widespread in
terest in the subject shown by the pub
lie AT large
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-29
(onrnunitu
y BUILDING
Zoning Idea Spreads
in American Cities


Zonlng has been adopted by 80 cit
les in the United States, separating
their territory into areas, for exclusive
use as business, residence. industrial
and unrestricted zones, the United
States Department of Commerce re-
ports.
In 1924 the most marked progress
was made By the coming idea, 81 muni-
cipaIities adopting the system
In adopting coming ordinances" the
departments statement says, these
cities, towns and villages have sought
to protect home owners and other land
owners In the reasonable use Of their
property. Coming seeks 50 to regulate
the use to which buildings may be
put, the area Of the lot which they
may cover, and their height In differ
ent sections Of the ci.y that the land
in each district may be used for the
purpose to which it Is best suited"
New Jersey still leads in the number
Of zoned municipalities. having Y,
New YORK has IS. California IS, Hi
noIs 50, Massachusetts q, Ohio 81.
Wisconsin Il. Michigan 9. Indiana 5,
Kansas. Missouri, Pennsylvania. Rhode
Island and Virginia, i each; Florida,
Minnesota, Oklahoma and Washington,
2 each, and Alabama, Arkansas, Colo
rado. Connecticut, Delaware, District
Of Columbia, Georgia. Iowa, Maryland.
Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Oregon. South Carolina
Tessessee and Utah, 1 each