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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17
RUPERT HUGHES
UPSETS OLD
TRADITIONS
Tells Historical Society
Washington Was Pro-
fame and Irreligious.'
BY Universal Service.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-"Georg
Washington was q distiller of whiskey
a great card player and a champion
cursor. He never prayed, and con-
sistently avoided participating in com
munion.-
This amazing picture Of the father
of his country, painted by Rupert
Hughes, distinguished novelist, play
wright and soldier, threw a meeting Of
the District Of Columbia Society of the
Sons Of the Revolution into an uproar
and brought down upon him an ava
lanche Of criticism, it has been re-
vealed.
The meeting, attended by q distin-
guished audience of $50, all but ad-
jnurned in disorder when Major
Hughes finished speaking. Albion n.
Paris, past president Of the society,
leaped TO his feet and rebuked the
speaker for @the sspersions cast upon
the morality of the principal founding
father."
oAASAo ~ oS-NCs
Major Hughes, probably the calmest
person in the room, replied that while
ne had mentioned Washington's fond
ness of dancing, card playing, profan-
ity, and even for strong drink he
did not consider any of these traits
immoral. He offered his apology to
Mr.. Paris If his remarks had Of
Tended, and Mr.. Paris declined some
what emphatically to accept il.
His proffer of an apology, however,
did not carry a retraction Of his state
nent with it, Major Hughes made it
plain TO Universal Service in a later
interview.
~Yes sir, George Washington was all
those things / called him. / stand by
my guns. / stand on historical rec
ords," he declared, with a vigorous
snap Of his jaws.
GEORGE LIKED DANCING.
The author prefaced his remarks
before the society by saying school
children should be taught Historical
truths" and that he had been unable
TO find them in the many textbooks he
had scanned.
While Washington is regarded as
Aspotless saint Of schoolbook tradi-
ton" he was in fact a "profane, ir-
religious and pleasure loving man."
declared Hughes.
Referring 10 Washington's love Of
dancing. Major Hughes said the rec
ords show be once danced for more
than three hours without stopping
with the wife of his principal general
As to the picture Of Washington
kDeeling in prayer at Valley Force,
research proves that the revolutionary
hero never prayed, the speaker said.
ILLUSIONS SHATTERED.
incidentally, most of the suffering
at Valley Forge was caused by the
war profiteers rather than the ravages
Of ice and snow. according to the
speaker.
Among the distinguished persons
who listened to the majors unique de
1ineation Of the first president were
Senator Fess of Ohio, Representative
r. Walton Moore Of Virginia, Briga
der General George Richards, U. $
M. c.; Representative Hamilton Fish
of New York, Rear Admiral Albert
Gleaves, and Rear Admiral Hilary p.
Jones.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17
EPiTAPH ASKS VOTES
FOR w. J. BRYAN

MEXICO, No, Jan 16. - "Kind
friends I've left behind, cast your
votes for William Jennings Bran
Is there such an epitsph on a tomb
stone in Audrian County, Mo-? Mr..
Bryan has found a newspaper clip
ping among the papers Of the great
oomlnoner that indicates there is, and
has written 10 i. NJ. Gamble, post
master in Audrian County, for infor-
nation.
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TRAITORS
IN LIVING GRAVE

PARIS, Jan. 16.-Even more DESC
late and sad than the enforced exile
Of Alexander Selkirk on Juan Fernan-
dez is the fate Of % humans Of whom
the world cares little and thinks less
in their lonely term on Devils Isl
and'-thc island Of traitors, as It is
known in France.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-17
HONEST AUTO DRIVER
FINES HIMSELF S.

AKRON, Ohio. Jan. 16.-Akron
has one dyed-in-the-wood honest
motorist. The police pension fund is
% richer because of that fact.
Charles Essclburn drove past q
"afety stop in a moment of abstrsc
ton. When he realized what had hap.
Dcned he arraigned himself before him
SELF, pleaded guilty to a charge Of
violating a traffic ordinance and fined
imself IS. 81
The next mail brought a SIS check
and a letter to Frank Boss, secrc-
tary of the Police Pension Fund. Both
bore Esselburn's signature.
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GROWERS JINGLE GOLD
/ FROM PRODUCE CROPS

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York market. The acreage Of carrots,
be said. is large.
Turnips were bringing an average of
20 cents a bishel in the field during
the past week, Mr.. Hunter said.
Much of the truck now being
shipped out is going in mixed cars.
Fifteen mixed cars, he said, were
moved Friday, an unusually large
eumber.
, During the next few weeks, Mr..
Hunter predicts, the movements will
steadily increase and the quality Of
Texas vegetables will assure an up
ward trend Of the market.
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NEW POETRY FORMS
COMING, SAYS MOVES

PRINCETON, Jan. 10. - 'Poet-
~ will develop along the line of new
Noyes, the English poet, predicted
here at a reading Of his poems.
.Formlessness," he added, may be
obtained BY eating potatoes"
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a literary task that will stand as one
Of the most tremendous OF all time.
1t is in q state Of good preservation,
the paper being sound and the ink
impression apparently undimmed by
time.
Greek, Yiddish and Arabic char
acters supplement the derivations
given in the manuscript, showing the
ready knowledge possessed by the
photographer who made the first COM
prehensive dictionary Of the English
language, and classical illusions as
well as authorities are freely made
and quoted, even in this early com
pilation.
ESSAY ON WORD.
An interesting point in connection
with Webster's method in creating
his famous lexicon is revealed upon
examination Of the manuscript. In
defining the word "betray" he first
wrote a five-page essay on the word,
giving its complete etymology and
uses as an English verb. Then he
crossed out all Of it and wrote a short
definition form. His love Of words,
lutlT DI4bluE anu LntdnAusog At4 MN
to perform a vast amount Of labor
never revealed in the finished work.
In 1924 Noah Webster went TO Eng
land to finish his dictionary. Four
years later the first edition Of $500
copies was published in America.
About 1000 volumes were printed in
England.
GREATEST LEXICOGRAPHER.
This original edition contained the
etymology, pronunciation, meaning and
Of about 1900 words. II
was not until 1904 that the second
edition, containing extensive additions,
came out.
Noah Webster established himself as
the greatest Of photographers. The
work contained in his dictionary was
largely original, and came TO be the
accepted dictionary form. His amer
lean Dictionary Of the English Lam.
guage" laid the groundwork for all
the modern lexicons.
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Here is a good-looking Karpen living
room suite-a davenport arm chair and rocker
The good lines, beautiful finish and handsome
jacquard velour upholstery please the eye. And
the nice "give-y" springs add comfort. It's the
sort of suite you long to see
in your own living room. SOAK
And when unexpected %LuO
guests drop in for the week.
end, your handsome daven- Less 1920 for Cash
port unfolds into a COM
Portable bed, with coil springs! No mattress is
needed. A pull-and the bed is ready to be
made up. Very reasonably priced on ''Friend-
ly Terms"
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demonstrates that q very active CAM
paign was waged against illicit re-
sorts blind pigs both in the city and
country. AS in the past 1t has been
proved that the tenants OF such re-
sorts use every effort to continue do
ing business at the place where they
have been already established. New
ertheless we succeeded in having
several closed up, but many still re!
main open in spite of the many raids
made on them. Special mention must
be made of certain so-called clubs
where the owners defy the law and
which up to the present we have
found impossible to close up definitely.
I'm this part of the province, name
ly, near the United States frontier,
we have carefully kept the bootleg
gers under the review during the
past year, and as q result the illegal
traffic in liquor by the case has al
most entirely disappeared. With the
exception of some goods coming from
ocean boats, there is nothing to re-
port
we are able to hinder to a great ex-
tent the activities of the bootleggers
as well as of blind pigs or Illicit re-
sorts, 1t does not appear possible to
completely suppress them"
During the last year there were
1,104 persons sent to jail for viola
ton Of the liquor laws, 472 fined and
only % Investigations or seizures of
stills. or the latter, 6 cases were won.
| lost, ] withdrawn, pending in
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when Montreal was half the size 1t
Is today.
Effth-Licenses as a tavern, hotel
and restaurant combined are granted
by the commission to establishments
in small towns or villages.
Closed on Sundays.
The stores of the commission are
open from 8 o'clock in the morning
TO o'clock in the evening, except on
Saturday, when they close at
o'clock In the afternoon. They are
also closed on Sunday. No beer or
wine can be sold In a hotel, restau.
rant or tavern before am. or after
10 pm. A special license is neces-
sary to serve wine or. beer at a
banquet.
At the end of the first year of
operation total of ,o01 licenses had
been granted to restaurants, hotels
and taverns. This number increased
to 2,169 the second year: 1899 the
third year, and 2.546 at the end of
the last fiscal year, which closed in
April.
During the first year of the law
there We're Ga stores operated by the
government for the sale of wines and
spirits. They were increased to 70 the
second year: Sc the third year and
there were 90 operating at the close of
the last fiscal year. Seventy one Of
these stores are located i'm the district
of Montreal, and 10 of them in the
district of Quebec.
The following short table gives the
gross receipts from the sale of all
liquors by the commission during the
first four years of it's operation. These
figures tell an interesting story which
will be explained immediately:
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spirits reached ~ per cent, or 67,942
gallons. The sale of wine, however.
rose to 722,022 gallons. an increase OF
90,1S7 gallons, or Ian per cent.
The commission comments on this
fact by declaring. ut has been as
serted in some quarters that our con-
troll of liquor had encouraged greater
consumption of spirits. We have
always maintained the contrary and
the great bulk of our population
shares our opinion that the Quebec
system of control would be advan-
tageous to public health, during the
transition period, by gradually edu-
eating the consumer to forsake the
strong spirits in favor Of wine, of
which the alcoholic content is seven
or eight times less than that of spirits.
We think the figures confirm
beyond question that the opinion
of those who favor the present system
in the interest of temperance is both
reasonable and corroborated by well
established facts and not on mere
supposition."
There has been little change of the
figures on the consumption of beer.
They, remain about the same.
Bootlegging Still Flourislles.
Limitations of space do not permit
an exhaustive description of the pc.
lice organization which enforces the
law. The local police of the munich
palities, however, cooperate with the
provincial police and the special po-
lice force of the liquor commission in
enforcing the act. Strict penalties
are provided for those who violate
the law, and 1t may be said that the
problem of law violations has been
by no means solved. The question
of bootlegging, for instance, Is still a
troublous one, though 1t is not con-
sidered on a par with the problem in
so-called dry territories.
It Is interesting to note these facts
in the words of the commissions:
THE number of complaints laid In
1924 reached a total of 1898, where
as last year they amounted to 1906.
"In giving consideration to the In
creased number of complaints 1t must
not be concluded that Illegal traffic In
alcoholic liquors has developed in like
measure. 1t may simply mean that,
owing to the awakening of public
opinion, violations of the law are be-
ing more generally reported to us.
Thus it frequently happens that sew
eral complaints against the same indi
vidual are received from different
sources.
AN excess of 679 completed inves-
LEGATIONS during the course of 1924-25
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in the habits of a people is necessarily
slow and requires the use of means
which are not oppressive, so as not
to encourage reaction, which would
systematically battle for more ac.s
ceptable system in protest against
arbitrary means.
Main Points Of the Plan.
The commission then set about al,
ministering the Quebec plan " the
main points Of which follow:
First--Spirits, such as whisky, gin,
brandy, rum, ETC., can be sold from
liquor stores, established and main
tanned by the liquor commission.
There are also on sale at these stores
wines of all qualities and classified
tons. A customer can buy only one
bottle of spirits at a time, but as
much wine as he chooses. There is
nothing in the law to prevent his
returning to the store and buying an
other bottle of spirits, and in cities
such as Montreal, where there are
many stores, he may go from one to
the Other and buy a bottle at each
place. The clerks in the stores, how.
ever, are supposed to be on the look
out for these rept aterS and a clerk
has the absolute power of refusing TO
sell, if he believes the law is being
violated even in its spirit. One fea
ture of the law. In this respect. is
that the commission cannot open
store in any community where pro-
hibition has been adopted by vote
of the electors About three-fourths
of the. communities in the province
are dry, They comprise about half
the population.
Second-Wine and beer may be
sold by the glass in restaurants and
hotelS-with meals-to the patrons of
such establishments. Such places
must be licensed by permits, and per-
mits are granted only after inspec-
ton to determine their fitness. Some
establishments, for instance, may not
lay claim to being hotels unless an
inspector for the commission has
found they fill the other requirements
to warrant the name. The licenses
vary in cost. There is a charge of
$500 for license TO sell during meals
in hotel or restaurant, if in city:
$3.50 in a town and $10e elsewhere In
the dining room of a boat, permission
to sell costs $500 and in a dining car,
500: In the dining room of a club.
$500 II the club is in city, and 5000
elsewhere
Third-Beer may he sold by the
bottle in stores which sell groceries
The license to sell beer in a store
for home consumption only--varies
with the rent paid for such an estab-
lishmen. the fees running from
maximum of $500 to $500 in a city,
and to $3.50 in town.
Fourth-Beer may be sold by the
glass in "taverrs" holding licenses
from the comm sion. These tavern
licenses also are fixed on a sliding
scale, according to the rent, from
$500 up to $500. There are now
about 800 taverns in Montreal, to re-
place the 600 saloons which flourished
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Wines Shown Preference.

The increase in the sales during the
second year over the first year was
due to greater business. The people
We're beginning TO patronize the stores
more and more and consequently a
larger volume Of liquor was being
bought. But in 1924 the table shows
a slight decrease which became much
larger when the balance sheet was
drawn at the end of the last fiscal
year. The decrease was due to a grad.
ual diminution in the sale of strong
liquors--whisky, gin. rum, etc.-and
growing preference for wines. The
commission explained that while the
gross revenue from sales dropped, the
volume of business increased.
The sales of wines and spirits in
1924 amounted to 1.407,S3O gallons,
and this was increased by 32.245 gal.
Ions during the last fiscal year. Ana.
lying these figures the commission de-
clared that This increase is attributed
solely to the growing consumption of
the lighter grades of liquor At the
same time, AS the tendency towards a
greater consumption of wine is accen-
tuated, we also have to record a de-
crease in the consumption of spirits"
In 1924-25 the decrease in the sale of
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the detail of Maj. Charles l.. Hall,
formerly OF the press relations Diff.
sion. War Department, as chief Of the
intelligence division of the Enginder
Bureau; the transfer of Mai. Gorfon
K. Young, resident member of the
rivers and harbors board. to the Cen
erai STAFF College, at Fort Leaven-
worth. kans., and the assignment Of
Maj. Daniel /. Sultan, formerly at the
Army War College. Washington Bar
racks, to the Office vacated by Mai.
Young In Gen. Jadwin's office =.
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court and 10 where Investigations were
completed but no cases made.
Claimed Crime Is Reduced.

Has the Quebec law reduced crime?
According to the commission it has.
Statistics cited by the commission
show that the Province of Quebec
which contains more than 1916 per
cent Of the entire population Of
Canada, in 1922 contributed 1885 per
cent of the criminality of the coun-
try, in 1928 It's per cent, and in
1924 16 per cent. This decrease, 1t is
asserted, still continues.
A table giving monthly arrests for
drunkenness in Montreal, city of
more than 100000 in population,
shows the following: 1919, SIS: 1920,
634; 1921, $50; 1922, 363; 1923, 313; 1924
327 and 1925, $40. In 1921, 1t will be re.
membered, the present Law went into
effect. AS far as arrests for drunk
enness is concerned, these figures
really indicate little. A man may lie
drunk, very drunk, but so long as he
creates no disturbance, and simply
confines himself to wobbling along, he
is not molested. When he becomes
boisterous and bursts into song or
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tries to steal policeman's badge, he
is picked UP. Even In these cases. he
is often allowed to recupera5e at the
station house, then sent home with
no charge against him or without
appearing in court.
According to the views of the com.
mission, the law is a success. And It
Is perfectly true to state that this
view is held by the majority Of resi-.
dents here. Perhaps the greatest
proof Is that 1t is no longer talked
about. 1t is being taken for granted
The people--most of them--are salts
fed. They've even quit writing letters
to the editor about 1t. Could there be
stronger evidence?
Tomorrow-Quebec liquor law fails
70 It'll II Ii. L.
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Engineer Officers Here Shifted.

Recent changes in the office of Mai
Gen. Edgar Jadwin. chief of Engi-
neers, War Department. include the
transfer of Maj. John c. II. Lee, chief
Of the intelligence division, to Vicks-
burg. Miss, for river and harbor work,
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Tomorrow-Quebec liquor law fails
to curtail amount of drinking.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
COL. STIRLING KERR
AGAIN COMMANDER
Elected for His Fourth Con-
secutive Term by Mill
tary Service Legion.

Col. Stirling Kerr was elected Tor
tho fourth consecutive time com
mander OF the Military Service
Legion. at it's twentieth annual din
nor at the Ebbitt Hotel Saturday
night. at which he also presided as
toastma ster.
The election was he'd at a brlef
business meeting preceding the uin =
rer. Others reelected also mciudeo
capt. Arthur e Hays, vice COM
mander. Lieut. Clarence A. Green,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Rev. Dr'
John {. Palmer, chaplain.
The following new members were
elected: Capt. Robert s. Regar, Third
Assistant Postmaster General; Harry
r. Hutton of the city post ofnce, ana
Mai. John G.. Donovan, Z. ;. A, re-
tired
Guests of Honor.
The guests Of honor We're Maj: Gen
John A. Lejeune, Maj. Gen. Anton
Stephan, Brig. Gen. Llyod NJ. Brett
and Lieut.. Ruffner, aide to Gen. Le-
jerne Mai. Gen. Amos A. Fries. sent
his regrets from Chicago and an ad-
dress. which was to have been de-
ljvered by him, was read by the pre-
siding officer.
Gen. Lejeune spoke on general
conditions i'll the Army and Navy
after the close of the Civil war, ana
Gen. Stephan made an eloquent plea
for adequate quarters for the Ma
ttonal Guard of the District, urging
earnest support of the bill now be-
fore the Senate and the House pro-
vidinS such quarters in the PENSION
Ruildtng.
Gen. Brett save stirring descrlp-
tion of Indian uprisings in the west
during the early active service OF
Generals Miles and Custer, when the
United States Army was limited TO
a total of $4,000 men.
Legion Members Present.
The following members of the
Legion were present: Col. NJ. A. Win
ter. Lieut.. Col. Peyton G.. hewitt,
cant. Elwood P. Morey, Maj. Eugene
Edwards, Capt. l.. NJ. Turner. Lieut..
Edward NJ. Shirley, Capt. Sournln,
Capt Frank NJ. Roller. Capt. William
Mellach. Capt. Klotz, Capt George &.
Dennison, Maj. John z. Brooks, Maj.
Romulus Foster, Capt. Morris j. Hole,
col. J. Miller Kenyon, Capt. Andrew
Parker. Lieut.. Marshall T. Smith,
Lieut.. George A. Howe, Lieut.. II. A.
Brown, Lieut.. William Clark, Lieut..
Clarence Green, Lieut.. S. Herbert
Geisv. Lieut.. Edward H. Grove, Lieut.
William II. Groverman. Lieut.. George
r Hedges. Lieut.. Harry Hutton,
Lieut. Andrews Lofstrand, Maj. Dono-
van. Capt Regar, Lieut.. Hutton,
Cant. Charles T. Jesse and Maj. w. T.
Galliher.
The Military Service Legion of the
District of Columbia is a distinctive
organization whose sole aim is the
advancement of the interests of the
National Guard Of the District, and
for the maintenance of the spirit of
coodfellowship among the members
and former members of the Guard,
All Of whom are eligible to member
ship.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
REPUTED CHARLEY ROSS
WILL TEST HIS IDENTITY
~ the Associated Press.

FN inc AeeUcldtch rlcea'
DENVER, y. c.. April 26.-Julius
Coleman Dellinger of this place. who
believes he is the long-lost Charlie
Ross, expects to go to Philadelphia
this week to meet with members of
the Ross family, he told the AssocI-
eted Press today.
Dellinger said that an automobile
would be sent here this week to carry
him to Philadelphia, but said that he
was not at liberty to disclose the
names Of those summoning him there.
He said he would go from Philadel-
rhia TO ew York and expressed con-
fidence that he would be able to es-
tahlsh his identity as Ross.
II can only say that the man, who
is 10 carry me to Philadelphia is now
in Greensboro, and l expect to leave
during the week. The wife OF this
man is related 10 Ross"
Mr. Dellinger said that he was work
ing on many ends of the case and be
lieved he was near proving" his
claim