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Evening star., 1929-05-19

in Congress about that provision. Sen
ator Jones says, however, that such pro-
visions for the Interpretation of bill
have been made in one or two previous
inStances-in both the merchant marine
and interstate commerce acts recently
passed.
1T has not the force Of real legis-
lative provision" he said, but it makes
clear the purpose of Congress in pass
Ing the law"
The intent of Congress is the thing
that is expressed legislatively in every
statute, and the courts in constituting
the law seek to get the intent of Con-
gresS. 1t may be new in form, but it Is
not new in spirit.
"The act does not deal with posses
sion of liquor by any one" the Senator
continued. "A person may possess a
gallon of liquor or any amount and not
be subject to this act at all. Possess
sion of liquor is not mentioned in the
law, and no penalty is prescribed by dhe
law for possession. It deals only with
the manufacture, the sale, tranSporta-
ton. the importation end the exporta-
ton of liquor for beverage purposes.
"As Senator Reed OF Pennsylvania
said in discussing the bill on the floor
of the Senate. when people get in
trouble for violating the Volstead law
they come running to us and to men,
bers of the House Of Representatives to
get them out of 1t. They have a dread
cf a prison sentence, but have a con-
tempt for mere court order to pay
money fine. Any fine permitted by the
VolStead act is so small in comparison
with the profits of this business that 1t
is mere license fee. But to stay in
the penitentiary or in Jail for five years
"a tenth of ones life-cannot be
treated as license fee by any means"
Senator Jones is convinced that the
law is not whim or an impulse. 1t
was the outgroWth Of study and con-
Evening star., 1929-05-19

the national prohibition act. Those
penalties are enough to take care of the
ordinary violations. The real reason
for the measure was to provide an addi-
tlonal penalty, or a larger penalty.
against those who are convicted of en-
gaging In the violation of the law for
commercial purposes.
I'VE all know that bootleggers have
organized and are being organized to
make great sums of money out Of viola
tions of the prohibition law. I saw in
the paper a while ago reference to q
case that illustrates the class of VIOLA
tions that we are seeking to meet. A
public official in Chicago had organized
a $5,000,0 900 company apparently to en-
gage in systematic violation of the
liquor laws for a spaciflc purpose Of
making money. A penalty of $500 and
probably a few months in jail would
have no deterrent effect upon anybody
desiring to do anything like that. 1t is
an exceptional individual who does not
want to see real criminals. arch-con-
spiratorS and constant violators pun
ished.
Cali this talk about putting the mis-
guided youth with hip flask or the
poor man who sells a pint of liquor to
feed his starving wife and children in
jail for five years is absurd. But, of
course, the natural thing for those who
oppose the law to do is to seek to make
it ridiculous in every way possible. And
people, without thinking or without
finding out any better, accept such
statements. They get a false impress
sion.
1T seems to me a very severe criti-
cism of our judges to say that they
would, If they had the power to do so,
impose such a severe penalty upon a
man for some small offenSe. If judge
should lose his sense of proportion and
do so, am sure that his decision would
be reversed in higher court upon
appeal
From my observation, if there is any
criticism to be made Of the judges In
| imposing punishment for violations of
the prohibition law, 1t is that they have
been too lenient rather than too severe
| in enforcing the law. In fact, know
OF one judge who for a while openly
stated that he considered the law a
farce and fixed cn.y 81 as a fine for
violation. He has been forced by pop
ular sentiment to change his attitude.
In the administration Of all our
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meant without some attempt at ex-
planation. So the lawmakers tackled on
to the bill something new in legisla-
ton. provision stating: 1T is the in
tent of Congress that the court in i'm
posing sentence hereunder should dis
crimipate between the casual or slight
violations and habitual sales Of intoxi-
eating liquor or attempts to CONNER
cialize violations of the law"
There was a great deal Of discussion
Evening star., 1929-05-19
Good Sports!
SC A MERICANS prid

"a MER1CANS pri d e
- themselves on being
good sports,' says Senator
Jones. "This is the time
to show it. The will of the
majority has been express
ed in no uncertain way. It
should be obeyed and OBJ
served until it is changed
in the way prescribed by
our fundamental law"
The Senator points out
that the new law is not
aimed at the hip-hask youth.
It does not deal with the
possession of liquor by any
one, but has to do with the
illegal manufacture, sale
and transportation" and is
aimed at the big boot
leggers.
Evening star., 1929-05-19

criminal laws we are forced to depend
upon the humanity, wisdom and justice
Of our judges. They are in the main
merciful and sympathetic, as we'll as
Just and learned. Most of them would
permit the law to be violated rather
than impose what they believe to be an
unjust punishment or some person who
was inveigled inro law violation"
But Congress was not content to
let the judges imply what the law
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tor believes, to abide by it so long m
1t remains on the statute books.
Senator Jones continued: "AS Sena.
tor Borah put it, 1.-THE question Of en-
forcing prohibition while it stands, OF
massing and crystallizing and organiz-
ing the moral sentiment of the country
ana the legal forces of the country to
maintain our Constitution, presents
question infinitely more important to
me than the question of LIQUOR or no
liquor
Americans pride themselves on being
good sports. This is the time to show
it. The will of the majority has been
expressed in no uncertain way. It
should be obeyed and observed until it
Is changed in the way prescribed by our
fundamental law"
(Copyright, 1921
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viction, not alone on his own part but
especially on the part Of the Govern
nlent officials who have borne the bur-
den of enforcing the law
1t Is an outgrowth of what seemed to
them to be necessary provisions If pro-
hibition enforcement was to become a
reality. Regardless of the sentiment of
any individual for or against prohibi-
ton or on the wisdom or the folly of
the law, it Is clearly his duty, the Sena-
Evening star., 1929-05-19
BY NELL RAY CLARKE.

~ ROHIBIT1ON enforcement has
- got it's second wind. Enforce
ment officers have taken another
4 hitch in their belts and are
The Washington times., 1929-06-19
Izaak Walton League to
Hold Session Tonight

Senator Harry 3. HaweB VIII De
the guest of the local chapter Of the
Izaak Walton League at its monthly
meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Raleigh Hotel.
The president of the chapter, DR..
NJ. Darcy Magee, is anxious to
have a large representation OF
members and urges every one who
possibly can to attend, as final ar.
rangements for the cotton-thread
outing. to be held on Sunday. will
be made. He also extends cordial
invita- ton to local anglers to attend
this meeting and see just what the
local organization is doing to pro-
vide good fishing by conservation
methods.
Additional features Of the meeting
will be moving pictures of fish
and fish life shown by one Of the
chapters members. A buffet sup
per also is scheduled.
The Washington times., 1929-06-19
POISON I AXE 5
THIRD VICTIM

CHICAGO, June 10 Q.N.sJ.---
Three-year-old Lorraine MarkowslSi
died today, the third victim of a
mysterious poison that L. threaten
ing to claim the lives Of q family
of seven.
Fifteen physicians, including sew.
eral specialists, were studying the
case as Lorraine succumbed. The
other dead were Chested Kwaitkow.
ski. z, and his sister, Agnes, g.
These two were children OF Mrs.
Irving Markowski by former mar.
raige.
Two other children and Markow
ski and his wife are fighting for
their lives in the County and
Psychopathic hospitals.
Doctors who examined the stom.
ach contents of the dead and living
said the poison appeared to have a
metallic base and may have been
caused by canned foods. 1t was
said 1t also may have. been due to
ingredients of paint. which Markow.
ski used in his occupation.
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Markowski
was able to give police a coherent
explanation, and II was said they
either were subnormal mentally or
were suffering from effects of the
mysterious poison.
The Washington times., 1929-06-19
FLORIDA Kill s
RAGING BILL

TALLAHASSEE. Fla, June 10
u.N.s.).--After a lengthy debate,
the house Of representatives last
night killed the bill to legalize pari'
nutuel system Of wagering on horse
races in Florida. The vote was 80
to 33.
Efforts to reconsider the vote
failed, it was the second time during
the extraordinary session Of the as
sembly that the measure was de-
feated, the senate last Thursday
having killed the bill by q vote Of
IT to IL.
The measure proposed . States
wide referendum to be followed by
referendum by counties. The action
Of the house settles the racing
question in so far as the present
session is concerned.
The Washington times., 1929-06-19
Is Your
Stomach
A "Gasser"? !?

Excessive gas IN stomach and bowels
doesn't necessarily mean that your food
fs at fault or that you have chronic
dyspepsia. In most cases II results from
gastric ueurasthenia-a purely nervous
condition which dlsturbs the functional
activity Of the stomach. Taking medi-
cine to digest the food artifically ~ .
waste Of time. What you need - a
remedy to correct the nervous trouble
and prevent the formation Of abnormal
gas.
Go to your druggist, and ask for 0
package OF BaalmRnn's Gas Tablets,
which are prepared especially tor this
aiiment. See how quickly they will re-
iieve pent~up gas and all its distressing
symptoms. among which are pain about
the heart. palpitation. anxiety, shortness
Of breath. drowsiness after eating, heart
burn and peculiar gnawing feeling in
the stomach.
Genuine Baalmann's Gas Tablets can
PrIeA 81
The Washington times., 1929-06-19
2-Year Sentence Given
I'm Virginia Sugar Theft

FRONT ROYAL, Va, June a.
In the case Of the Commonwealth
against Lawrence Hall, charged
with being one Of the parties of 3
conspiracy to break into and enter
the factory of the Old Virginia
Packing Company and stealing
500 pounds Of sugar, the jury
found Hall guilty as charged and
fixed his sentence as two years in
the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1929-06-19
III. w. SpiIIrnan Weds
Ella ". Pine I'm Wa

MARTINsBURG, w. Va, June 10.
Henry william spillman and Miss Ella
". Pine, both well known local
young people, were married this
week at the home of the bride by
the Rev. c. K. Ray, Of Trinity NJ.
e. Church, South. Immediately
after the ceremony the couple left
by motor Atlantic City. They
will reside in this city.
The Washington times., 1929-06-19
ENGINEERS TO LUNCH

The last monthly luncheon of the
local chapter of tie Society OF
American Military Engineers for
this season will be held tomorrow
at 1890 p. m. in the Army and
Navy Club. Major Edmund l.
Daley, vice president of the post
will speak.
The Washington times., 1929-06-19
DanviIle Gets $4,OOO,OOO
y Offer for Utility Plant

DANvILLE, Va. June 19.--Mayoy
Harry wooding has received q let
ter from p. Mink & Co., Inc. Cf
New York. public utilities opera.
tors, offering the city Tentatively
$4,000 900 for its water. gas and
electric works.
The Washington times., 1929-06-19

Read the ~F0r Rent" columns for q
solution to your rental probiemS--ne1t
to last page.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

But where?" he inquired. 'Were they in the
psp&s?"
mo, they have never been published" re-
piled. They we're shown me privately by a
member Of the American legation, to whom they
were brought by friend Of the Chinese pho
tographef who took them surreptitiouSly early
in August, 1928. They were remarkable photos
and very tragic The bandits had ruthleSSy
wrecked the collins in at least IS tombS and
stolen loot estimated at more than $15 ,OOO. 0O0"
The photographs are 50 grueSome at least
two or three of them, that hesitated to 60 into
details. But he begged me to 60 on, and told
him how the body of the fav0rite cOncubine of
Emperor Chen Lung. great-great-gTeat-grand-
father OF this boy, had been ghoulishly exposed
In its coffin and how for nearly . century and
a half since this forgotten lady's death It had
remained in q state Of almost perfect preseTva-
ton. Even the silk robes showed no signs OF
decay / even told Pu vi how the Dowager En-
press body had been thrown caIlously to the
ground and how the body could be plainly
seen In the picture I promised him that ]
would try to arrange for him TO see Q set Of the
seven photographs If he wished, and he eagerly
urged me to try to do this for him.
The ex-Emperor had no harsh criticisms to
make Of the Nationalist Government on any
political score, but his eyes did fash when he
referred TO this and one or two other things
which he feels are unnecessary ruthlessneSs and
vandalism. It is commonly believed IN Picking
that the robbery of the Manchu tOmbs could
not have taken place without sub rosa official
connivance The walls of the mausoleum were
so thick that it took score or more hooters Is
days to blast their way into the interior, where
the treasured jewels of tabled value were buried.
Pu vi recalls almost nothing of those dis
turbing days in 1912 when the Republicans
seized the power of the Manchu rulers and
established a so-called democratic form Of gov
eminent
I'm afraid remember almost nothing" he
replied with a smile. You see, I was not quite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
PrOuide Traps for Stray Cats.

THE night life Of the cities, usually associated
i with noisy parties and bright, lights also
involves huge, unseen and usually unthought-
Of population Of stray cats. In fact. so numer-
Gus is the stTey-cat population Of the cities of
the country that the Department of Agriculture.
through the Biological Survey, is spreading in
formation ON means Of trapping these predatory
and unwaFsted animals.
Figures fer one city alone show more than a
million vagr&nt cats put to death in four years
by the humane society. These animals, NANCY
lean and hungry, are q decided menace to
birds, rabbits, squirrels and other small forms
of wild Afe: They are spreaders of disease
through their scavenger habits in their search
for food
Neglected or deserted by owners, they skulk
around at night unseen, but, because of their
nocturnal vocal. prOclvities, not unheard.
The best way of trapping the cats. and the
most humane is by means of a box trap with
a door held up by o wire which is attached to
a false floor which springs the trap when the
weight of the cat is pressed on the floor.
The survey Is issuing a booklet on the sub
ject of cat traps, giving information on how
to construct and bait them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

Born to fabulous iOeGlth, carefully
seqwesteTcd through childhood to fit him
for q SooeyeigR's lot, an Emperor in his
teens and n0sO another Napoleon eHduT-
ing vtrtudI solitude at the age most
American boys are Just emerging from
coIIege-sach is the fate of .Chtna's ers:-
while bog Emperor, the youth tuho fed
the Forbidden City Dhen the neU gop-
eTnHseRt soas set up in Picking Jiue years
ago. Here is an intimate picture OF "Mr.
Pu vi" told ia Seattle By DR.. Vernon
Mckenzie. dean OF the School OF Journal
ism, University OF Washington, recently
returned from q trip to the Orient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22
Sets Marx for Publications.

THE Office Of Information of the Department
of Agriculture is one of the busiest eStab-
ishments In the Government service, judging
from the quantity of publications issued during
the past year. The officials estimate that dur
ing the past year IS .000 600 copies of various
publications were issued, the greater part of
which were free bulletins of various sorts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

periodicals. bat it is always read, read, read and
never See."
Pu vi is q well educated young man,
thoroughly abreast of Political science, govern
ment and sociology and we'll versed in history
and literature, particularly OF his own country.
For many years he had an American, tutor. He
reads English fairly WELL but for some years
has had no opportunity to practice speaking it.
He dresses in western clothing and looks very
much like any well bred Chinese student at
Harvard or Columbia, such as the famed Well
ington Koo or Dr. C. T. Wang, minister for for
eign affairs In the present Chinese government.
Like so many Chinese who prefer to talk
through an interpreter, he understands good
deal, more probably than he would admit, of
the English language. It Is favorite trick
OF wellington KEGS for instance to make use
Of an interpreter for part of an interview and
then. with a twinkle Of the eye break into
excellent Oxford English Pu Yrs English is
nothing to compare with Koo's. but several
times during otn talk he caught the drift of my
question before it was translated and started
to answer it.
AN interview through the medium of an in
terpreter is frequently unsatisfactory The
intimate mental contact so essential is diff
cult, sometimes impossible, to establish But
there is one infallble method to employ which
will usually "leosen up" the one interviewed
American reporters know 1t well and employ it
frequently. It is to trade infOrmation-have
something to tell that the victim" wishes very
much to know. It happened that had stum-
bled on something which Pu vi was very eager
to talk about and about which he had not the
fullest information.
When he was talking about the Dowager En-
press, told him that just the previous day
had seen some remarkable pictures Of the rifling
Of the Manchu mausoleums-a mystery, by the
>ay, which has not yet been cleared up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-22

only TgOenty-Four Years old, the Last of
the Manchus, VirtuaHy Prisoner in
7Ientsin Concession, Looks Ont SmtIingly
on the W0rId That Cheated Him of a
Monarch s C10zvn
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
A. N. E. ziea church: Mrs. Rosa

4. ". E. zien church: Mrs. Rosa L. Weller.
 Newinston Congregational church: Miss Marvis Welch.
 Swedish Congregational church of Plainville: Miss Esther Nilsson.
 Memorial Baptist church: Mrs. William H. Barsch.
 First Baptist church: Mrs. James c. Henderson, Mrs. P. s. Goodwin. Mrs. George Nightengale. Mrs. Charles Lauxhton, Mrs. c. A. Ludwig son. Miss Margaret Henerson.
 Rev. William Ross of the First Baptist church conducted . brief period of worship. following which tho entire assembly divided itself into three simultaneous conferences on three phases of religious educa- ton. Group I met in conference on Recruiting For Christian Leader ship" under the direction of Rev Theodore A. Greene. Group 1T met under the leadership of Rev. Theo.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

dore (. Dunn and considered Prob. lens of Young People in New Brit ain." The third conference was held in the auditorium of the church un- der the leadership of Dean Carl R. stolx of the Hartford School of Re- lisious Education. and considered problems of teaching under the gen. eral heading, ''The Teacher and the Every Day Life of the Pupil"
 Announcement was also made at the rally that the first session of the Community Leadership Training school for the year 1s2s-s0 will be on Monday evening. October g and the school will continue for siz Monday evenings. The courses to be offered will be announced later.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
advised City Engineer Philip

advised City Engineer Philip A. Merriam.
 The common council. last We'd nesday night. adopted q resolution to provide for such an inquiry. but did not designate a committee for this purpose or authorize the board of compensation and assessment to review its previous action. The en- gineer. apprehensive of lengthy and costly delay. appealed to the corporation counsel for direction and made it known that the job ia we'll under way and nearing comple. tion.
 Judge Kirkham has cited provi- sions of the city charter which re- strain the council from halting op- erations under such resolution al was adopted last week. If those de. siring a re-hearing wish to carry their petition further. injunction proceedin s must be resorted to, il has been pointed out.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21

Egan received many gifts. She vii, become the bride of Andrew Quig- ley of Hartford tomorrow morning at , o'clock at St. Joseph's church.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
CANNOT STOP CHANGES ON BELVIDERE STREET
Operations Ordered by Common Council Will Continue. Corpora
 tiOQ Counsel Rules

Work having been started on re- construction of Roxbury road and replacement of walks and curbs, the common councils order for inquiry into the advisability of . re-hearing on assessment of damages and bene- fits cannot halt operations. Corpor- ation Counsel John H. kirkham has
New Britain herald., 1929-05-21
MISS EGAN sHOWERED

A miscellaneous shower was ten dered Miss Helen Egan at the home of her sister, Mrs. k. c. Rudolph of Aych street last evening. Miss
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-09
ROME FLIERS
ARE BELIEVED
NEAR SPAIN
Silence of Atlantic Hides
Progress of Plane on
Ocean Hop.
NO WORD BY SHIPS
Williams and Yancey Are
Expected at italian
Goal Wednesday.

By LHttcd Press
NEW YORK, July 9.-Silence as
heavy as the fog banks into which
the Pathfinder scared from Old
Orchard beach Monday morning
continued to cloak today the planes
whereabouts or progress.
Given good fortune, the daring
f1iers, Roger O. Williams and Lewis
A. Yancey, determined to reach
Rome, we're nearing the coast OF
Spain this afternoon.
The f1iers expected to reach the
Rome capital Wednesday.
Absence of news of their journey
did not necessarily arouse alarm, for
the plane was without radio equip
ment.
Moreover, even with big passenger
vessels and tramp freighters dotting
the course the Pathfinder intended
to follow. it was recalled by aviation
men that sighting a plane across
the ocean is only matter of
chance, especially as ocean aviators
usually fly high.
At the end of more than fifteen
hours in the air. no radio-equipped
vessel had reported sighting the
Pathfinder or hearing its motors.
The silver-w winged craft had a
coast stretch of fog to penetrate
when it set off Monday morning
from Old Orchard, estimated at
400 miles or more, but with decent
flying weather beyond.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-09
Miss Ellis Began Here

The dramatic career of Mary Ellis
really began at the Murat theater
in Indianapolis, because she jumped
from the Metropolitan grand opera
state in New York to this city.
She had decided that she wanted
to become q dramatic star and she
Joined the Stuart Walker Company
at the Murat during his next to last
season at that theater.
She will be remembered for her
brilliant work in the Walker pro-
duction of School for Scandal. y
Miss Ellis received her first dra-
matte instruction under George
Somnes and Stuart Walker.
After leaving here, she became the
star of Pose Marie" and Tas\ the
prima donna of the New York COM
pany during its long Broadway run.
She has been co-starred with
Basil Sydney in Meet the Prince
and a modern dress version Of
Shakespeare's The Tanning Of the
Shrew.' Her latest New York ap-
pearance was in revival Of Becky
Sharp"
Those Who knew her here state
that this is her third marriage.