Evening star., 1932-11-19
JONES SUCCUMbS
TO HEART DISEASE
Veteran Senator's Health
Broken by Strenuous but
Unsuccessful Campaign.
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prohibition enforcement legislation that
gave him rank with former Represent
ative Andrew j. Volstead, father of the
national prohibition law.
1t was in the last session of the Sew
entieth Congress that Senator Jones
became author of law which dras-
tically increased the penalties for pro-
hibition violations. The act provided
penalty of five years imprisonment
or fine Of $4,000, or both, for first
violations of the dry statute.
Enactment of the measure gained
for the Senator widespread publicity
that virtually obscured his previous
legislative accomplishments, which had
included the passage of the merchant
marine acts of 1920 and 1923.
Senator Jones was an ardent adxo-
cate of prohibition, and in his cam
paigns he received the Endorsement of
the Anti-Saloon League. Besides the
increased penalty measure, he had
sponsored 'bone-dry" law for Alaska
and, before the adoption of the eight
eenth amendment, an act barring
liquor advertising in dry States.
Previous Legislation.
The two merchant marine acts were
designed to build up private-owned
American shipping and encourage mer-
chant marine operations in this coun-
try, so that the Governments activities
in shipping would be discontinued.
Another piece of important legislation,
of which he was sponsor. was the
Mississippi flood control act of 1928.
During the World War Senator Jones
fmt Of
diers and sailors Among them were
the increase of travel pay allowance
for discharged service men from to 5
cents a mile; the requirement that the
Government furnish uniforms and
other equipment to officers at cost; the
granting of rank to Army nurses and
the recognition of the patriotic services
of Draft Board members.
An advocate of the entrance Of the
United States into the World Court.
Senator Jones by his stand on that issue
gave evidence of his belief in fidelity to
party principles.
After it had been discussed two or
three years" he once said, finally in
dorsed specifically in the party platform
and the party returned to power, feel
a Republican should be for it or leave
the party. l do not think the World
Court will guarantee world peace, but 1
feel it is step in the right direction" :"
Native of Illinois.
Senator Jones had long career In
Congress, serving in the House from
1899 to 1909 and after that in the SEN
ate for several terms. He was con-
sidered an expert on merchant marine,
reclamation, water power, Alaska and
control of rivers and harbors. He was
chairman of the important Appropri-
ationS and Commerce Committees and
held ranking positions on the District
Of Columbia and Irrigation and Recla-
nation Committees.
Born at Bethany, Ill, October 9, 1853,
Senator Jones was the son of Wesley
and Phoebe Mckay Jones. He was
graduated at Southern Illinois College
in 1886 and the same year admitted to
the bar On october l3, 1886, he mar
ried Minda Nelson of Enfield, Ill. They
had a son and a daughter.
Three years after their marriage Mr.
and Mrs Jones moved to the then Ter
ritory of Washington and located at
North Yakima. In 1917 they took up
their residence at Seattle For 26 years
the Senator taught Sunday school at
the First Methodist Church in Yakima.
His principal sport and recreation was
golf