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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-03-01
ALCOHOL CONSPIRACY
Cleveland Federal Grand Jury Investi-
eating Syndicate Said to Have Done
$40. 900 Business in Conuaband

Federal grand jury investigation of a
gigantic alcohol conspiracy is now being
conducted in Cleveland. Evidence has
been given which indicates that rum
ring, with nationwide ranihcations and
controlled by four Philadelphia million
aires, made and sold $l40,0O0,000 of grain
alcohol a year to wholesale distributing
syndicates.
According to Cleveland dispatch of
February rs, witnesses in this rum con-
spiracy case are inundated by rumors of
carefully prepared reign of terror in
fourteen cities in which the rum ring
operated. The first victims OF the con-
spiracy, it is declared, were two St. Paul
policemen, who were assassinated Febru-
airy q.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-03-01
WOULD DEPORT SICILIANS
Move to Deport Undesirable Aliens
as Step to Reducing Crime; Judge
Mckinley Talks Pointedly

of stopping crime and violence in that
city.
Superior Judge Mckinney is not in sym-
pathy with this plan. He is quoted in tho
Chicago Daily News as designating it only
another device invented to Shift the real
responsibility for the results of a part
nership between politics and crime"
The News quotes him as saying: at
is as utterly ridiculous as it is insincerc
to say the conditions which have made
Chicago the crime capital of the country
may be made the basis of an indictment
against any one foreign-born group of
citizens"
Judge Mckinley was formerly chief
justice of the criminal court and his opin-
ion deserves careful consideration. He is
further quoted by the News:
It is begging the question to say
that Sicilians, such as the so-caied
Genna gangsters, are responsible for
corrupt conditions surrounding the
enforcement of law and order. JUS
tice is throttled and crime created,
not by any desperate gang of crimi-
mails, but because politics is at the
throat of law enforcement every
where.
Chicago cannot be deceived much
longer as to the cause of crime on
huge scale. 1t is official omission of
duty, where it is not complete con-
nivance with the criminal elements
through the processes of politics
bipartisan politics, which operates to
perperuate combinations of spoils-
men in Office. Recently | was shown
an enlarged photograph of the BAN
quot rendered to officers of Cook
County by these same Sicilans now
being suggested as subjects for de-
portation, at which the leading law
enforcement officers sat within a
chair or two of one of the Gennas
at the speakers table.
Judge Mckinley pointed out that Isl
cilians have ben a minority in all the
badland feuds of the few years past since
beer-running and bootlegging began to
make millionaires out of the Terry Drug
gans, Frank Lakes, Dion O'Banions and
Gonna brothers and to transform COM
mon hoodlums, such as Frank McErlane,
Danny McFall, 'Polack Joe Soltis and
a host of others into powerful allies for
politicians
Whether Italians constitute a majority
of the gunner and bootleggers of Chi
cago The American Issue is not pre-
pared to say, but it does agree with Judge
Mckinley that the chief cause for in
creasing crime in that big city is the alli-
ance Of politicians and criminals. News
papers reported that at the funeral of at
least two of the most notorious gunner.
who had made fabulous fortunes in beer
running, were numerous politicians, in-
Guiding members of the Legislature and
well-known officers from the city hall
and courthouse, and the reports added
that there were many magnificent floral
pieces, carrying the cards of some promi-
nent public officials, who did not care FOG
the public to see them at the funerals.
1t is furthermore stated that these gum
men during their careers OF crime had
had access TO the inner Offices of NUM-
her of tho rror,tna,,f c,,h1t~ ~fl,g.311e
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-03-01
VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION
ACT AS WORKING FORFEITURE
OF LEASE

The supreme court of Pennsylvania, /
Burke v. Bryant, 12o Att. 821, in uphold
ng the provision of the Volstead act de
:laring that the violation of the act O.
eased premises by the lessee or occu
pant should, at the option of the lessor
work forfeiture of the lease, said, in it
opinion:
The owners ola building and land
in Wilkes-Barre leased the premises
to Bryant and Bell "for the purpose
of garage and storage" for term of
ten years. The lease provides "the
premises shall not be used for any
purposes contrary, to this agreement,
and in case of violating this agree
ment the lessons may, at their option,
declare the term of this lease at an
end" The lessees sublet the prem
Uses, as they were privileged to do, to
Harry Bloom. The clauses govern
ing sub1etting give to the lessons or
their assignees the same rights and
power against subtenants as against
original lessees. The lessor-owners
assigned the lease, with all its terms
and conditions, to Berry and Cohen,
who subsequently assigned to the
present use plaintiffs.
AS the result of a police raid on
May %, 1923, large still, with the
necessary equipment for distillation of
medicated alcohol, was discovered
thereon in full operation, and was
conhscated. The plaintiffs, on learn
ing of this use of the property, pro-
ceeded to regain possession by con-
fession of judgment in ejectment
against the original lessees by virtue
of a warrant of attorney contained in
the lease, declaring forfeiture, in
their affidavit of default, because of
violation of the terms of the lease and
because of the provisions of the Vol
stead act. Bloom denied any connec-
ton with the still, charging another,
who had the privilege OF occupying
lOl SIOl lIlllC q SllldIl OOdl uCu OlI
portion of the building, as respon-
sible. The court below, on petition,
opened the judgment thus entered,
and, at the trial subsequently held,
the jury found the premises were used
for purposes contrary to the lease and
the law, with Blooms knowledge and
connivance. Judgment was entered
on the verdict.
This appeal raises some very in
Testing and important questions,
which we must consider: First,
whether the doing of things which
constitute a violation of the Vol
stead act may, under Section q of
Title of that act, work, at the les
sor's option, forfeiture of the lease,
and, if SO, whether the impairment of
the obligation of contract or the
taking of property without due proc
ess of law would result; second,
whether, if such acts could validity
work forfeiture, conviction follow
ing criminal prosecution is a neces-
sary prerequisite to a forfeiture;
third, whether, if possible without a
conviction, a single violation will
authorize forfeiture; fourth, whether
the right to terminate the lease for
forfeiture is exclusively in the original
Evening star., 1926-11-16
DIPLOMATIC PUZZLE
Is SOLVED IN BERLIN
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, November 16.-Berlin's
diplomatic set is signing with relief
over the settlement of a delicate mat
ter of international etiquette, which
has had the capital by the ears for
some weeks.
Frau Karl Won Schubert. wife of the
German undersecretary of foreign af-
fairs, has been designated by com
mon agreement to introduce Lady
Lindsay, wife of the new British Am
bassador, to the ladies of the diplo-
matte colony. lady Lindsay was for
merly Miss Elizabeth Hoyt, daughter
of Colgate Hoyt Of New York;
This appointment on the one hand
obviates offending Nine. Krestinsky,
wife of the Russian Ambassador and
doyenne by reason of the years of her
husbands service here. On the other
hand, it prevents embarrassment to
the wives of diplomats from countries
which have not vet recognized the
Russian Soviet regime.
For reasons of diplomatic prestige
Nine. Krestinsky could not yield the
doyenneship. as suggested. to Nine.
De Margarie of France, whose hus-
band ranks next after the Russian
pie lenipotentiary.
Evening star., 1926-11-16
CITIZENSHIP DRIVE
DAMPENED BY RAIN
CanvasSers Work in Down.
pour-ResuIts of Two Days
to Be TabuIated Tonight.

Rain came as q serious setback to-
day to the organized citizenship cam
paign OF the Federation of Citizens
| Associations. Although the canvassers
continued their work in the down
pour, the results Of their efforts were
not equal to those Of yesterday when
the first days activities in the down.
| town area are known to have yielded
hundreds Of new members.
Jesse G. Suter, heading the member
| ship drive, was unable to furnish an
accurate estimate of the number OF
new converts to organized citizenship
that yesterday produced, due to the
failure of those in charge of the cam
paigns in the various neighborhoods
| to report to headquarters. The down
| town canvassefs will meet at s o'clock
| tonight at Jackson place to tabulate
| their returns OF the first two days.
| and these reports Mr.. Suter believes
will furnish a gauge as to the results
Of the citywide campaign.
Stores and Banks Pledge Aid.
Application blanks have been dis
tributed among the employees of every
! business and mercantile establish
ment in the downtown section. as
! well as the banks. The store man
ayers and hank officials have pledged
their cooperation in urging their en-
ployes to sign up.
The drive in the Mid City Citizens
Association sector has been given an
added impetus due to the offer Of
J. Howard Huntington, campaign
leader. to reward the member Of his
team turning in the largest number
Of new members with a ton Of coal.
Gen. John J. Pershing has the dis
tinction Of being the first of the nota-
bles to sign up for membership In a
citizens association since the opening
of the drive. He will be affiliated with
the West End Citizens Association.
A large map of the city. outlining
the territorial boundaries Of the va
rious citizens associations, prepared
by w. !. Swanton. has been placed in
! drive headquarters for Information of
the campaign workers. AS some OF
the territories overlap. MIR. Swanton
Is anxious that the canvasserS consult
the map.
Mr.. Suter issued another appeal to.
day to prospective members to Join
| without delay.
ut is the plain duty of the individual
citizen to take intelligent and active
! interest in the affairs Of his neighbor.
| hood. the community and the Nation
| he said There is no sidestepping
| this responsibility, Tor II is porn IN us
and travels with us to the grave.
| George can't do 1t, for our civic duty
| is our own job, which no one can do
| for us.
Lacking the vote or any form of
| representative government, there Is no
means of civic expression or co-opera-
! tive action open to the individual cit
izen of the District save through mem
hership in these associations. When
the duty is so plain and the oppor-
tunity so real. there rests the gravest
responsibility upon those who fail to
participate.
Why hesitate? Join a citizens as
ISOLATION today"
Evening star., 1926-11-16
WORLD PEACE AIM
OF JEWISH WOMEN
Delegates to Council Conven-
ton Applaud Recital OF
Nations Progress.

Appeals to the National Councl OF
Jewish Women to renew its efforts IN
"a stupendous campaign Tor wofio
peace" and to exercise the ballot 70
bring about 1.-The right kind OF CIVIC
conscience" today aroused to hign en-
thusiasm the 400 delegates attend
ing the eleventh triennial convention
here.
Reporting on the activities OF the
committee on peace and arbitration. OF
which she is chairman, Mrs. arthur
Rrin of Minneapolis drew applause
from the delegates in the washington
Hotel when she urged the nationai
council to help bring near the ldea
of warless world"
"Since we last assembled In tr1en-
NAL. world events which are nothing
short of epochal have happened" Mrs.
Rrin declared. 1.-THE Congress OF the
United States has voted to adhere to
the World Court; Germany, only eight
months ago an enemy state. has been
admitted to the League Of Nations:
the Locarno pact. which binds Ger
many, France and Belgium to submit
their disputes to arbitration. has been
registered with the League Of Nations;
the disarmament commission Of the
League is at work, and there Is hope
that France may reduce the period
Of conscription of her men from 18
to 12 months and their officers by
$1,000"
Evening star., 1926-11-16
The Forgetters.

Men accomplished in forgetting are
encountered everywhere. and they
keep me fuming, fretting. as 1 reno
my piebald hair. II they'd show re-
morse or sorrow when confessing tney
forgot, IL some sackcloth they would
borrow, would not become 90 not.
But they do not care wiener Tor the
througle they may cause. they aomlt
their misdemeanor, laughter gurgnng
from their Jaws. Workmen give. tneir
earnest pledges that they'll come ana
and wedges, but they do not make
them good SO I sit with aunts ana
nieces in a house that has no heat.
while the pelting storm increases
handing out the snow and sleet. BY
an empty stove we're freezing with
our ears and noses blue. and the
ladies all are sneezing, showing symp'
toms OF the fu There are druggists
bringing bottle, there are nurses at
the door, and the learned physician
throttles deadly ailments by the score.
When I'm feeling somewhat better
to those workmen l proceed. asking
why in donnerwetter they had 1aiiea
me in nv need. "Whooping cough
and mumps and measles scourged my
household, sirs." said. "tust because
YOU wicked weasels let your promises
go dead. once so cheerily I twittered,
once I warbled as / toiled, but my
life you have embittered, ana my my
hank roll you have spoiled. we
forgot" they said, benignly: furtner
answer they disdained; just as tnougn
It largely. finely. answered all tninss
and explained. Little cared tney LOT
the anguish they had caused oy n uo,
duct lax, for the stricken aunts VINO
Jsrpuish. porous plasters on their
hacks. NV misfortune never grleves
them. from repentance they are free;
thew forgot. and that relieves them
iio''' WALT MASON.
tCcpyrjght. 1920
Evening star., 1926-11-16

rach and violin solos by Daniel IBTees-
kin. ~:
Tomorrow morning business ses-
sions will be resumed at the Avash
ington Hotel, the chief matter due
for discussion being the report OF the
committee on resolutions.
Evening star., 1926-11-16

shown no signs of life in this program,
had taken up the work during the last
year.
Mrs. Siegmund Herzog OF Cleveland
Ohio, chairman of the committee on
civic and communal affairs, spoke of
achievements in getting the women
to vote and to play an active role in
National and civic affairs. She told
the delegates they could stimulate
''the right kind of civic conscience
through cooperation with such bodies
as the League of Women Voters and
the General Federation of Women S
Clubs.
Other reports were submitted by
Mrs. Daniel II. Myers of Albany, n.
Y, on resolutions; Miss Hannah
Hirshberg Of San Antonio, Tex, on
revision Of bylaws; Mrs. Isaac Hal
perm of ST. Louis. on religious educa
ton and council religious schools: Mrs
Edwin Zugsmith of Pittsburgh, on re-
ligion.
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Asher of New York
spoke on judaism: Its Discipline and
It's Poetry" at this mornings session
and Mrs. M. G. Sloss of San Francisco
Evening star., 1926-11-16

also discussed various phases OF the
Jewish faith.
tenheirner of Louisville, chairman OF
the committee on survey. will present
her report on the survey that has been
made of the council and its sections.
Assistant Secretary of Labor William
w. Husband, speaker at last nights
session. discussed the present tmmi'
grafton situation.
Senator BOrah to Speak.
Senator William E. Borah Of Idaho,
chairman of the foreign relations
committee, Is to be the principal
speaker at the Banquet to be given
tonight at o'clock in the Willard
Hotel under the auspices of the Wash
ington section.
Mrs Alexander Wolf, vice presi.
dent of the National Council and
chairman of the Washington Trien-
NAL Board, will preside. The affair
promises to be one Of the most i'm
portant during the flve-day conven-
ton. The subject Of Senator Borah' 8
address was not announced. but II
was believed the Foreign Relations
chairman would discuss the inter
Evening star., 1926-11-16
Gas Spoiled Sleep,
Made Her Dizzv

For years | suffered from gas on
the stomach, hloating and constipa
tion. Used to get headaches and
dizzy spells. The first dose of Ad-
lerika gave me relief. Now. | rest
well and the gas is gone. Mrs.
Blanche Brinkley.
Unlike most medicines. Adlerika
acts upon BOTH upper and lower
bowels, giving the intestines a
REAL cleansing and bringing out
old poisonous matter you never
thought was in your system. Even
II bowels move daily. you will be
surprised how much more old mat
ter Adlerika brings out which may
have been causing all your trouble.
In slight disorders, like occasional
constipation. GAS bloating. indi-
gestion or sick headache. ONE
spoonful always brings relief.
Adlerika is compound of the
best saline intestinal cleanser with
glycerine. buckthorn. cascara and
other gas-expelling and detergent
elements. 1t Is excellent for Intes-
tinal Stasis, a disease due to mod
ern ways of living and which Is
Evening star., 1926-11-16

often the true cause Of sour stom.
ach, gas bloating. nervous dyspep-
sia and restless sleep.
Doctors Praise Adlerika
DIR. II. L. Shoub. New York:
"Adlerika, in addition to it's intes.
tinal cleansing. checks the growth
of intestinal bacteria"
DR.. A. c. Curl: II prescribe Ad-
lerika with highly satisfactory re-
suits"
DR.. J. Weaver: "Ir my so years
practice. I have found nothing to
excel Adlerika''
J. E. Puckett: After using Ad-
lerika, l feel better than for 20
years. Awful impurities were elm
mated from my system"
DR.. r. NJ. p. (name withheld by
requesO: II use Adlerika in all
bowel cases. Some require only
one dose
No matter what you have tried
for your stomach and bowels. Ad-
lerika will surprise you. At lead
ing druggists.--In Washington at
Peoples Drug Stores.-Advertise-
ment.
Evening star., 1926-11-16
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Evening star., 1926-11-16
Figuring the Worlds End.

For while at least. says the Popu
lar Science Magazine. we don't have
to worry about the worlds coming to
an end. After doing a bit of simple
figuring with bewildering rows of
ciphers. Prof. F. r. MOulton Of the
University of Chicago now assures us
that our earth still has some 99S $685.
900 100000 years to go on whirling
around the sun
Evening star., 1926-11-16

national situation and emphasize the
part women generally can play in the
movement for world peace.
Other speakers on tonight's pro-
gram are Mrs. Adolf Kahn Of Wash
ington; Mrs. William d. Sp0rborg. ma
tional president, and Mrs. John Dick
inson Sherman, president Of the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Leonard B. Schloss OF wash
ington will say the blessing and there
viii be vocal solos by Nathan Bach
Evening star., 1926-11-16
Renewed Activity for Place.

Reviewing the activities of her COM
mittee in stimulating interest in world
peace, Mrs. Brin pointed out that 40
local chapters that heretofore had
Evening star., 1926-11-16

A man isn't necessarily bast full be-
cause he declines to meet his obliga-
tions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
COny Math Club
Has Initiation
At Assembly

The 1926 members of the Cony
Math club We're given very thorough
initiation by the older members in a
special assembly at the school build :
ing Friday noon Robert Leadbetter.
president of the Student Council pre-
sided at the meeting The Math club
was organized by Frederick Kennis-
ton. former math teacher at Cony
and its primary object is to promote
nterest in mathematics. To gain
admission to the club a student must
have high scholastic standing in
mathematics.
Some of the costumes worn by the
initiates for the occasion were very
grotesque and caused much merri-
ment on the part of al those who saw
them. Following the initiation at the
high school the members were taken
to Market Square, where an I'M
promptu initiation was held.
The following students were admit
ted to membership in the club yester-
day: Students entering this year,
Walter Soule, Enid Sawyer, Hollis
Leland, Angie Pingree, Elizabeth Pin
gree, Pauline Bragdon. Marguerite
Smythe. Katherine Farr, Louise
Tracy, Gertrude Murphy, Marion
Smith, Carolyn Macleod, Jean Bailey,
Mildred Brown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Continue Program
On March of Events
At Study Club Session

A very enjoyable meeting of the
Augusta Study club was held on
Friday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Dennis Donovan, Davenport
street There was an especially fine
attendance and the meeting was Vi
particular interest. 1t opened with
the reading of the club collect which
was followed by various timely ar
ticles presented in connection with
the March of Events" program of
the club. The membership are di-
vided into groups as follows, church
es, schools, science, Cong IS and the
State Legislature, and literature.
PAS each member is called she re-
spends with some article which
comes under the scope of her classi-
fication. The chairman of each group
called on the members in order
Dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
County Real Estate
Transfers on File
Registry of Deeds

The following deeds conveying
real estate have recently been
received and recorded at the Kenne-
bee County Registry of Deeds:
Augusta-John w. Garfield and
Mabelle NJ. Garfield of Augusta to
Miner r. Stackpole, Ruth b. Stack
pole and Laura f. Batchelder, part of
a parcel of land with buildings at the
corner of Cony and Pearl street;
Hope Hayes Brady and Mural S.
Haynes to Henry l.. Norton, land on
Capitol street.
Clinton-Abel Cole to p. W.
Jacquinth of Center MontvilIe, land
on Morrison avenue.
mingdale-Eunice l.. Cressey to
Everett r. Cressey, land on Sheldon
street.
Gardiner-Florence F. McCausland
to Eva NJ. Stoloff, land and buildings
on Dresden avenue.
Litchtield-Russel II. Parker and
Linwood p. Parker of Auburn to
Adolphe Bernier of Lewiston. land
ON the shore of the Trout Brook;
Estelle II. Littlefield of Farmingdale
to Ellen Brown and Nellie Nj. Turner,
land on the shore of Pleasant Pond.
Manchester-Fannie Pelton to Ida
Z. Wall, land on the Winthrop road.
Mount Nernon-Harry A. Robinson
to Gertrude Robinson, land and
buildings on the Mount Vernon Vii
lage- Seaveys Corner road.
Oakland-Edwin b. Austin to
Melissa Hubbard, land and buildings
on the Hussey road.
Vassalboro-Nellie Mariner to Ger
trude p. Gordon of Searsport, land
and buildings at the lower end of
Weber Pond
Waterville-John LaPlante, Jr., of
Augusta to Matilda ]. Emery of
Dresden, land and buildings on Gold
street. Matilda j. Emery of Dresden
to Willis B. Donnell of Brunswick
land and buildings on Gold street;
Rachael Joseph to Abraham Joseph.
land and buildings at No. 2, Ticonic
Row; Eli Clukey TO Harry Clukey,
land on Sawyer ami Nelson streets;
Jennie NJ. Merrill to Edgar c..
Mathews, land.
West Gardiner-John A. Spear of
West Gardiner to Rose A. Blanchard
of Gardiner, land and buildings on
Cobbosseecontee river.
Windsor-Joseph II. WeIlman of
Chelsea to JOHN w. Lane of Augusta,
land on the Swamp road.
Winslow-N. p. Dodge and Laura
w. Dodge of Omaha, Neb, to John
Quinion. land.
Winthrop-Jom NJ. Penney to
Alfred c. Eastman and Gertrude 4.
Eastman, land on the shore Of Lake
Cobbosse
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-23
Decorator at State
House Badly Hurt
In Fall, Thursday

George Smith of Gornam is a pa
tient at the Augusta General Hospi-
tai as the result of a bad fall Thurs
day at the State House, where Mr..
Smith was working as a, member of
the crew Of painters employed by the
Logan company of Portland, redecor-
ating the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives.
Mr.. Smith was on the staging some
twenty or thirty feet from the floor,
when in some manner he slipped or
mis-stepped and fell to the floor be-
meath. At the hospital, an X-ray ex-
animation disclosed that the work
man had suffered fracture of two
ribs. The attending physicians are
hopeful that the mans injuries will
not prove of an internal nature, more
serious.