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The Washington times., 1930-11-11
LIBERIA ENJOYS
DINNER GUESTS

A testimonial banquet was
given last night in honor Of
Charles E. Mitchell, recently ap-
pointed American minister and
consul general to the Republic OF
Liberia, and DR.. Charles S. John
son, member Of the international
commission sent to investigate
enforced slavery conditions in Lii
IBERIA, by q group Of nearly 100
citizens at the Whitelaw Hotel.
Messages Of greeting from
President Herbert Hoover, and
Henry L. Stimson. Secretary Of
State, were read by Major Camp
bell c. johnson. Among other
kilograms were greetings from
william H. Lewis, former Assist
ant United States Attorney Cen
eral; James Weldon Johnson and
Walter White, of the National AS
sociation for the Advancement Of
Colored People, and DR.. Walter
H. Brooks, pastor Of Nineteenth
Street Baptist Church.
Mr.. Mitchell, a Washingtonian,
is expected to. leave soon for Ii
IBERIA. DR.. Johnson, professor
at Fisk University, was the only
American on the commission that
recently investigated slavery in
Liberia,
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
JURORS CHOSEN
IN ROCKVILLE

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. II.
Grand and petit jurors for the
November term were selected yes
terday in Circuit Court here.
Montgomery county is to be
congratulated on its freedom
from serious crimes since the
June term Of court. the judge
told the jurors. It is to be fuf.
ther commended, he added, on
it's lack Of gamblers, despite its
proximity to a large city.
Donald A. DeLaShmutt will be
the foreman Of the new grand
jury. Other members are Robert
S. Moxley, Walter T. Allnutt, How
ard C. Robertson, Thomas e.
Hampton, Charles E. Snouffer.
William P. Jones, Walter M. But
ler, C. Clyde Harris, William g.
Brown, Walter L. Bryan, Robert
C. Myers, Frank Councilman,
william Klausman, John v.
Nicholson, Charles a. Boyer. Ray
m0nd KING, WlInam Il. Morgan,
Benjamin o. woodward, Clayton
Rabbit, Frank j. Welsh, Harry
j. King, and Zadoc M. Cooke,
The members Of the petit jury
include Matthew j. Trimhle, 81
mer E. Stup, Alexander Lowry,
Harry r. Bissett, Edward Fl. Carr,
William H. Hoskinson, Joseph. w.
Woodfield. George Mills, Charles
r. johnson, Charles e. Gland,
Maurice j. Stabler, william O.
Hamilton, Norman M. GaSsaway,
Elbert K. Ruble, Karl w. Corby,
George F. Bonifant, Leland l..
Fisher. Carson w. Pope, George
Laurence Jones, Walter B. Wal.
Itch, Walter B. Buxton, Thomas
C. Owens, and Morgan J. 30
| teller.
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
Auto Death Hearing
For Shea Set Dec. 9 9

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. II.
The case of william j. Shea, of
Washington, indicted for man
slaughter in connection with the
death Of Maurice Mickey" Kelh-
her in an auto accident at -Four
Mile Run September z, was today
set for hearing in Corporation
Court December 9, by Judge VIII
liam P. VOLS.
The trial Of Earl r. GARRISON, of
Washington, indicted for man
slaughter in connection with the
same accident, will be held after
ward, no date having been set.
Robert C. Bradford, also !, Of
washington, indicted for feIor-
iously shooting Policeman John
l.. Stewart, Septemberi4. when the
officer went to arrest him. will be
tried in the same court November
"a.
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
D. G.. Hero?s Mother Puts
Wreath on "Unkn01Un"

States declared war and was sent
to the Officers Training Camp
at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Ordered to report to Canada
for aerial training in July, 1917,
Lieutenant Seibold was married
to a Chicago girl shortly before
he entrained. She gave him a
ring with her initials and his en-
graved inside, which he wore con-
stantly and which identified him
in death.
He made his first solo In 10
days, and later was sent to Tallia-
ferro Field, Tex. He had his first
brush with death In November,
1917, when he crashed in a ship
with a defective motor and was
injured. He was back In the air
by Christmas.
In January, 1918, he was land.
ed safely in England. After ferry
ing planes across the English
Channel he was finally assigned
to the 14Sth Squadron, and in
July, 1918, was at the front,
assigned scouting and observation
work, and securing honorable
mention by the British Air Corps,
to which he was attached.
"TOo Thrilling"
On August 81, 1918, five days
before his death, he wrote:
"Since / last wrote you I
have been wounded, crashed,
in the hospital and out again
well. I have three Hun planes
to my credit and had some
narrow escapes that might i'm.
terest you.
"They were even q little too
thrilling for me. III have to
tell y0u about them later"
He was never to tell Of those
adventures. Five days later he
was shot down. The ring marked
tx. B. to G. v. S., July, 1917.
was removed from his hand. His
body was never again identified
Repeated efforts made by the
Graves Registration Bureau tt
find his body were without avail
Today his mother placed 6
wreath on the Unknown Soldiers
Tomb in Arlington National
Cemetery.
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Continued From P0ge 15)
ring from the hand Of the fallen
aviator. Thus he was identified
as the pilot.
His death came as he had ex'
pected. In q letter to his par
ents, written from the front, he
said:
'Tf Fritz ever gets me he'll
know that he has been In q
scrap all right. None Of as
has any inherent desire to
main or kill, but It's his life
or ours"
Lieutenant Seibold had been
over the lines on q hazardous
ground straftng expedition.
Returning, with one plane &C
companying him, he flew high tc
hunt enemy observation planes
His companion flew at a 1000
foot altitude, while Lieutenant
Seibold climbed to 5000 feet
with, the intention Of sand
wiching" any enemy plane that
appeared.
Was Shot Down
Suddenly a squadron Of 2s
German planes dove upon him
He was shot down.
Following his death, his flight
commander, Lieut.. Walter B
Knox, son of the late Senator
Knox, of Pennsylvania, wrote tc
the parents:
eve all admired and re-
spected George. He was always
ready and eager to do his duty.
Fear was o stranger to him."
Lieutenant Seibold's ancestors
on both sides were soldiers in the
Revolutionary and civil wars. Hi
grandfather, the late Gen. Ed
ward Washburn Whitaker, was
awarded the Congressional Media
of Honor for distinguished servict
in the civil war.
Was Tech Grad
I, A graduate of Technical High
School here, Lieutenant Seibolc
entered the first Reserve Officers
Training Camp at Plattsburg, N
Y, in 1916.
He was 23 when the Unitee
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
INFCARTHE BANS
PLEA T0PuRGE
V|RG|N|AN.
Arlington Circuit Court Rule
Refuses to Allow Attorney
to File Until He Pays Wife

ARLINGTON Va.s Nov. IL.
Judks walter IT. Mccarthy, Of
the, Arlington circuit Court. yes
terSday entered an order In the
clerks office here denying vii
liam g. Cloth, Commonwealth at
torfley for Arlington county, per-
mission to enter q. petition ask
ing that he be .purged OF q
charge Of contempt in connee-
ton with the nonp payment OF all
mony. TO his wife, Marjorie
Schneider Cloth.
ACCORDING to. q decree granted
in July, 1927, Mr.. Cloth was or
dered to pay to his wife 500 per
week and according to evidence
presented, Mr.. Cloth stopped
making these payments prior 70
May az, 1928, and according 70
Mrs. Cloth Is now approximately
$500 in arrears.
A recent mandate handed down
by the Supreme Court Of Appeals
of virginia ordered Cloth TO make
all of the back payments with
interests at the legal rate or be
adjudged in contempt OF courG.
M. Cloth, through his attorney,
:Tohn S. Barbour, attempted 70
file a petition in the circuit court
Of Arlington county asking that
he be purged Of contempt On
.Judpe Mccarthy upheld the on-
sections raised by the attorneys
for Mrs. Cloth, Leslie G. Carney
heing chief attorney, and ruied
that no petition could be tiled
hy Mr.. Cloth until he had tlrst
ns1rced himself Of contempt ny
paying all the back alimony Win
Exceptions were taken to the
opinion of the court BY Mr;
Cloths attorney, who indicated
that he would again, take the
case to the Supreme Court OF
Appeals.
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
BUZZARD RIDES TRAINS

ATLANTA, Ca, Nov. 11.-Lula,
Ca, claims the only train-riding
buzzard in the world. The bird,
The Washington times., 1930-11-11

UNKNOWN SOLDIER ARRIVES
SYMBOLIZING Americas losses in the World War;
which brought to an end by the signing of the
armstice at II IL years ago today the body of
the Unknown American Soldier brought to Wash
ington in 1921 and entombed in Arlington Cemetery
The solemn arrival at Washington Navy Yard was in
marked contrast to the uproarous demonstrations here
in New York. and elsewhere when of peace arrived
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
Conquest to Head
SeSQuicenteHlniGL

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. led
win P. Conquest. Richmond engi-
neer and contractor, has been deS-
ignated manager Of the York
town sesquicentennial celebration,
and win be in charge Of prepara-
tions for the big event. it has
been announced here.
General plans for the celebra-
ton, the largest of its kind since
the Jamestown Exposition in 1907,
have been perfected by the con-
gressional and the Virginia York
town commissions, working to-
gether, and measures to accom-
modate the great crowds and to
arrange the elaborate program
now are well under way.
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
Smiled Meal Leads
To Thief's CUpture

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. ii.
Sheriff Dillafd and his depu-
ties have arrested Noll McNew,
80. of Poor Valley, Southwest
Virginia, who, it is alleged,
broke into the grocery store OF
D. r. Henderson, Of Allison's
Gap, near Saltville, Va, taking
bewteen 800 and 400 pounds
of sugar and a quantity OF
meal. A hole in one OF the
sacks spilled the meal, making
the trail by which he was fol-
lowed, led to McNew'S capture.
McNew is being held in the
Marion Jail.
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
Baltimore Man Dies
On Return From Hunt

BALTIMORE, Nov. 11.-Lewis
H. Steffe. So, a confectioner, died
Of heart disease yesterday at the
home Of James Dulling in Bruce
vile. shortly, after he had re
turned from a mornings shoot in
the Trappe district Of Talbot
county. Steffe had. gone to Tai.
bot county Sunday night and
had apparently enjoyed his usual
health while hunting.
The Washington times., 1930-11-11

Ussa CARE :. % sesaonleal prices
Siflsd altsmsbEs 1sR sals eelAmnA
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
CHftOn Forge, VG.,
To Get NeLr Plant

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 11.-The
Clifton Forge (Va.) Chamber OF
Commerce has announced that a
textile manufacturing plant now
located in New York probably
would remove to Clifton Forge. :,
The plant, the announcement
said, would employ approximately
200 women. workers and would
have an annual payroll Of from
$4,000 to 100000. 1t added
that the major problem in con-
nection with bringing the plant
to Clifton Forge was the labor
supply and q survey to settle this
issue would be conducted.
Used caxs as ee0aomleAl prices
ere advertised today % the elas-
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
PUP KILLS WOLF

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 11.-A
female German police pup and q
young wolf were placed in a pen
together. but, despite somewhat
distant family ties said to exist
between dog and wolf, the pair
refused { be sociable. A fight
20, the death ensued. and the
pup was triumphant.
The Washington times., 1930-11-11

tanned and owned by Gold Tate,
meets all trains, alightS on top Of
a car, sticks with it until it goes
a mile or two out Of town, then
flies back home.
The Washington times., 1930-11-11
SHORTAGE SETTLED

RICHM Va, Nov. II.
Eppa s. Cox, treasurer Of Fau-
quier county. has settled q short
age, IL has been stated by c. Lee
Moore, State auditor ot public
accounts, Of e26. 6.l5A.63.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
THEN AND NOW
lane Adams Shows How Condi-
tons Have Changed Under
Prohibition

Miss Jane Adams, of Hull House fame.
Chicago, devotes chapter in her new
book on THE Second Twenty Years at
Hull House to "a Decade Of Prohibition"
The present agitation against prohibit
ton is depicted by Miss Adams as a
typical period in movements Of social ad-
vance. The outlaWing of slavery, narcotics
and gambling are cases in point, she
writes Describing the growth of police
corruption and bribery in connection with
the drug traffic, she tells how report OF
vice conditions in Chicago brought about
an improvement through public action
eff such a situation could be changed
through an aroused public opinion, Ger
tianly the present one in connection with
the illicit sale of liquor can also be
changed" writes Miss Addams. ITO give
it up now, or seriously to modify the
Eighteenth Amendment would be to OBJ
tain not even a negative result and would
mean we could never be clear as to the
real effect of national prohibition"
Miss Addams recalls wildly the pic
lures of some of Chicago's social problems
when saloons were licensed. Then the
worst effect was seen in the public dance
halls of the city to which it was estimated
$4,000 people, most of them boys under II
and girls under Is, went on Saturday
night.
Liquor was sold in go out Of 328 dance
halls of the city, and except in rare in
stances, return checks were given to facil-
itate the use of the neighboring saloons.
In the halls where liquor was sold, by
midnight, practically all the boys showed
signs Of intoXication.
Under prohibition" Miss Adams con-
tinues, 1.-The large commercial dance halls
of Chicago have become well chaperoned,
writ cto oTI 0P Yot oY,fn Nv
the dance hall managers themselves
Every boy and man who pays an en-
trance fee is examined by an officer for
flask. If one is found, it is taken away
from him and in his presence, the con-
tents are poured down the sewer AT one
of the large dance halls few months
ago in one evening out Of $500 persons
examined, only three were found carrying
TASKS. Such regulation, of course, would
not have been imposed unless the entire
liquor business had been made illegal.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
LITTLE HOPE FOR VETS
BEING HELPED BY FARMERS
But a Small Fraction of Grain Crops
Used in the Manufacture of
Intoxicants
WHAT UNCLE SAM SAYS
Gives the Figures to Prove the
Claims of Vets are Without Basis
in Fact That Resumption of
Such Manufacture Would
Benefit Farmers

The claim is being made by wet propa-
gandists, and will be heard frequently from
wet orators in congress this winter, that
the greatest help TO the farmers would
come from permitting the manufacture OF
liquor. as such manufacture would take
care of the surplus crops of the agricul-
turists. The farmer is To be petted and
sympathized with by the brewers and liq-
uor interests, in the hope they will aid in
pulling chestnuts out of the fire for the
brewers and distillers.
Has prohibition been harmful to the
farm producers? Let Uncle Sam answer,
as he does through the federal prohibit
ton bureau of the department OF justice.
According to the department, of a total
wheat and oat crop produced in the United
States in 1914, when brewing and diStil-
ling were at their height, less than l per
cent was used by the brewers and distil-
lers. Actual figures show that out OF the
production OF TOO, 100000 bushels OF wheat
and 10000 oats, only about 100000
bushels were used in the production OF al
coholic beverages. This is only mere
fraction OF l per cent.
AS TO CORN
Corn Is used both in the brewing of beer
and in the making of distilled spirits. For
the years 1915 and 1916, out of total crop
TAT 1896 bushels were used by brewerieS-
slightly more than l per cent of the ma
tional production.
The average amount of ryes used in the
manufacture OF distilled spirits for the
three years 1914-1916 was 1858 ,033 BUSH
els as against an average total production
in the country for those years of 48000,-
600 bushels, or about 7la per cent Of the
total production of rye, went into the pro-
duction of liquors.
OF course, barley and malt showed the
greatest everage. In the years 1915 and
1916 distillers and brewers used 80 per
cent of the annual malt crop.
When legitimate distilling and brewing
ceased in 1920, the lands used in the pro-
duction of barley naturally had to be di-
verified to other grain crops. When it is
taken into consideration that only Slight
percentage of the total grain crop went
into the production OF liquors. any dis
turbances caused by the passage of the
national prohibition act cannot be reason
ably assigned as one OF the outstanding
causes of the farmers condition in the
present day.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
VETS ARE BUSY
Introduce Several New Measures
the First Day of the Meeting
Of Congress

In the present short session of congress,
which ends March 4, number Of wet
measures are pending which were intro
duced last winter and spring, but this fact
did not deter number of wet bills being
introduced the very first day of the short
session which convened last week.
One of these bills proposes national
referendum on prohibition. Another is for
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
Yet another would legalize per cent
beer. Another would authorize physicians
to prescribe malt liquors for medicinal
purposes. and still another would legalize
the manufacture OF liquor for use in
homes and places of abode"
VETS seem thirstier than ever, although
common sense should tell them there is
no more chance of any of these bills be-
coming law than there is for Metho-
dist bishop or Presbyterian moderator
to become the pope.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
NINETY GALLONS PER AUTO

Were one automobile containing ninety
gallons of liquor captured by officers what
a yell would go up from the liquor camp
about the failure of prohibition law and
newspapers would carry stories on their
front pages as we'll as editorially arguing
about the country being overrun with
runl-runners And yet in 1914-SiXteen
years ago, the amount of beverage liquor
of all kinds consumed in the United
States. according to government figures,
eoualled ninety gallons for every one of
the 26O00,00O automobiles on the streets
and highways of the country in 1880. And
when one considers that the people paid
two billion dollars for the liquor con-
sumed in 1914 it is easily understood what
a toll liquor exacted from the legitimate
business of the nation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
LABOR AND BEER
Several Forces Moving to Have
Congress Legalize Beer BY
This Winter

Two moves to legahze the manufacture
of beer are brewing in organized labor
circles. The one is sponsored by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and is for 275
per cent beer It was Matched at the re-
cent meeting of the federation at Boston.
The second comes from representatives of
affiliated organizations, and is known as
the National Labor Legislative Commit
tee for Modification of the Volstead act.
It will, of course, merge with the Associa-
ton Against the Prohibition Amendment.
Now comes Senator Bingham, of Con-
necticut, who says he will demand a show
down at the coming congress this winter
by sponsoring a measure to permit the
manufacture of per cent beer.
Think of the waste of time by congress
on these plans and schemes, all of them
backed by the brewers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
EMBASSY WILL BE DRY

Joshua Clark, Jr., United States am
bassador to Mexico to succeed Dwight
Morrow, followed the action of Charles
G.. Dawes, ambassador to England, in
ruling that no liquor will be served at the
embassy. In his first statement issued
after taking charge, Mr. Clark said:
whether alcoholic beverages shall be
served at the American embassy and le-
CATION is a question determined by the
various chiefs of the missions concerned
Some have determined the question in
one way, and some in another have de-
cided not to serve alcoholic beverages in
the embassy at Mexico city during my
arm in this position"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
CHALLENGE TO THE VETS

years ago month the Eighteenth Amendment went
That amendment submitted and ratified in the regular
constitutional By tods each branch
the amendment the the egisla
theeourth of the ratified the proposal required
by the constitution In fact it given majority vote in both
branches of foysx of the orty-eigh legislatures.
The action of submission ratification held valid by the
supreme of United legally and in
conformity with the counys constitution and laws No citizen
dry legal for opposing the laws
executed for its enforcement
Enrenchd behind these the drys of the United
States while going in circles demanding the repeal
modification notification of both the amendment and the enforce
law and vyng and abusing the d because they demand
good citizens of all laws
HERE'S A CHALLENGE
challenge Individuals organizations
papers year join with dys demanding strict observance
prohibition law, all efforts
peal modification notification Dys CHALLENGES earnestly
and Loyalty aid local. officials in the strict
ocemen of the dry laws and sincerely and zeaousy with the
presenting solid of the constitution and the
dry law.
Drys challenge the thus jointly support with drys the
hbion amendment the dry law for year with the zeal
and energy that they oppose these and it, the end
year. enforcement
cleaner and better every then dy will give
sderation for plans involving a change.
Are good sports the of accepting the challenge
they disloya which
characerzes them?
Will like American citizens, continue
emes of the government and its laws?
Do vets accept the challenge?
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
CRIME IS MOUNTING
And Jai1s are Rapidly Filling in
Nova Scotia Under Govern
ment Control

Now Nova Scotia, one of the Canadian
provinces, is having its troubles with gov
eminent control Mrs. II. P. Newcomb,
provincial president of the w. c. T. u, in
a recent address, declared that "the liq-
uor commission of Nova Scotia is nothing
more or less than a rumaucracy that
makes the power of former character
look feeble by contrast"
Mrs Newcomb declared that the dis
quoting roll of crime is steadily mount
ing in the province. She attributed five
major crimes in the province within the
last thirty days directly to government
control of liquor. She further said that
five jailS in several counties of the prov
ince arc being enlarged to take care of
the increasing number of prisoners. Her
reports.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
ONE YEARS WORK

The annual report of Assistant At
torney General Youngquist in charge
of prohibition cases for the justice
department at Washington shows
that for the year ended July last,
the total of 52,437 cases were dis
posed of. There were pleas of guilty
in 1877 per cent of these cases and
cases dismissed aggregated 1877 per
cent. OF the jury trials, 70 per cent
resulted in convictions. jail and
prison sentences were imposed in
27,700 cases.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01
CHURCH" TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY DIES

The Rev. Dr. James T. Empringham, at
one time head of the notorious wet organ
ization masquerading as the Church
Temperance Society" is no longer a clergy
man of the Episcopal church. He was UNI
frocked by Bishop William T. Manning of
New York.
1.-THE action" said the Ne1o York Times,
November II, 1880, took place :. after
Bishop Manning had frowned upon his
methods of conducting prohibition
propaganda and his MANAGEMENT of the
Health Education Society Clinic"
The Church Temperance Society was as
false a thing as the vets have organized.
The character Of its leadership is under
stood by the fact that not only has DR..
Empringham been removed from the min
istry of his church but has also been in
difficulties with New York state authori-
ties because of the character of his Health
Education Society
And yet this was the sort of thing on
which the vets have based much OF their
assumptions.
The recent election is cauSino an emf
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-12-01

The recent election is causing an cpl
demic of rash among the vets.