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Evening star., 1933-12-06
Repeal Returns Peoria Title
Of american Alcohol Capital
Millions Spent, Thousands Put Back to
Work in Industry Which VIII Giue
Government S1OO, ,OOO, 900 Yearly.

ky. SIS to $50. and gins, $40 to s25 a
case of "a bottles.
The cost of production less the tax
is about 80 cents a gallon for whisky
Skilled labor and highly trained tech
nical workers in distilling have come
into great demand. Distilleries are
rounding up veteran superintendents
and chemists, many of them men who
have not worked at their trades since
1919
Blending Speeded.
Processes of distilling have been lit
tie changed from prewar days. despite
the march of mechanical progress. But
in the blending process. many new
formulas have been devised to make
for quick time in providing palatable
liquor
Deep studies are being made to per-
feet new aging processes which would
circumvent the four-year natural"
methods. Gin production has been
given speed by improved gin domes in
blending and the use Of elaborate for
mulas providing for various berries and
herbs.
In branding bottling and preparing
cased spirits for shipments, however,
there have been many mechanical i'm
provements. Elaborate conveyor sys-
TENS, multiple bottle filling and wash
ing machines, automatic label and
stamp devices. machinery for packing,
cartoning and freight car loading are
some of the improvements.
With the return Of legal whisky has
come many lieutenant" industries.
Three paper box factories have begun
negotiating for sites.
Cattle Fattened
Feeding yards for fattening cattle
on grain mash. a by-product of dis
tilling, have been prepared. Since 1919
Peoria has become the largest live
stock truck market in the United States
and the market is expected to grow
| further. To prevent river pollution,
81 100000 sanitary district plant has
been constructed.
Distillers estimate that 10000 bushels
of corn day will be turned into
whisky Only small amounts of rye
will be used, bourbon having replaced
that brand of liquor almost completely
in the public taste.
The Internal Revenue Department
here has been expanded to include an
entire floor of the Federal building, and
added forces of deputy collectors and
gaugerS have been assigned to handle
the voluminous and detailed work OF
revenue collection.
Here are some of the amounts being
spent by the distilleries themselves and
allied industries in remodeling and con-
struction: $4,000000 by Hiram Walker
& Sons, Inc; $l,500,000 by Century
Distillery; $3,000,000 by Distillers and
Brewers Corporation: $500 900 by
PennM Maryland Distillery; $4,000, 900 by
American Alcohol Corporation, and
$2,500,000 by the Commercial Solvents
Corporations.
Evening star., 1933-12-06

which time he shall not have claimed
residence or voted elsewhere, and dur
ing the three years Immediately pre-
ceding his appointment he shall have
paid taxes on real estate owned by him
in the District Of Columbia.
10. Said Alcohol Beverage Control
Board to establish and operate NUM-
cipal stores for the sale to licensees at
wholesale prices, and to all others at
retail prices.
II. Alcoholic beverages for con-
sumption on the premises to be sold
for cash only by licensed hotels, restau-
rants, clubs. dining cars and boats.
IL. Sales to persons under 81 years
OF age to be prohibited, with dismissal
from public office Of anyone violating
same, or revocation of license of any
licensee violating same, ignorance to
be no defense or excuse.
l3. Sales to other persons under
disability. such as lunatics, habitual
drunkards, ETC., also to be prohibited,
with dismissal from public office of any
one violating same, or revocation of
license of any licensee violating same.
either with knowledge or after reason
able notice.
IA. Municipal store prices and excise
taxes to be kept down sufficiently to
discourage Illicit traffic.
Is. Sufficiently heavy penalties to be
prescribed for any and all violations to
discourage violators.
16. Unlimited purchases at municipal
stores to be made between am. and
9 pm, with the exception of Sundays
and holidays.
II. Licensees to be permitted to sell
alcoholic beverages for consumption on
the premises between noon and mid
night on all days except Sundays.
18. Reasonable license fees on a grad
uated scale, to be charged according to
the size, type and estimated patronage
of the licensed places.
Evening star., 1933-12-06
CANNON ATTENDS
COURT HEARING
Attorney for Bishop Asks Su.
preme Justices to Declare
Act Invalid.
B. the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
Bishop James Cannon, jr.. accom-
panied his counsel to the United States
Supreme Court yesterday while the lat
ter urged the court to declare invalid
the corrupt practices act under which
the churchman has been indicted.
The bishop and his secretary, Ada L.
Burroughs. are charged with failure to
report a SOS 300 contribution received
from E. G. Jameson of New York, for
use of the anti-Smith Democratic Or
paign. Bishop Cannon was chairman
of the organization opposing Alfred E.
Smith, and his secretary acted as treas
urer.
Court Reversed.
The District Supreme Court quashed
the indictment as defective, but the Dis
trict Court of Appeals reversed the low
er court, sustained the indictment, and
held the corrupt practices act valid.
Instead of returning to the District
Supreme Court for trial, Bishop Cannon
obtained a review from the United
States Supreme Court on both the con-
stitutionality of the act and the validity
Of the indictment.
Robert H. MCNEIL, counsel for the
bishop. challenged the authority of Con-
gress to regulate presidential elections.
He contended the States alone had au
thority to name presidential and vice
presidential electors and that any at
tempt by Congress to provide for pub
licity of contributions for use in presi-
dental campaigns was an encroachment
on States rights.
Cannon'S Letter Read.
Mcneil said the indictment charged
Jameson made contributions for the
Cannon Committee but had failed to
charge that Bishop Cannon or his sec
retary had received such contributions.
Solicitor General Biggs fatty chal-
fenged that suggestion, reading a COM
munication from Bishop Cannon to
Jameson suggesting how the money
should be divided among committees
working for the defeat of Smith.
Biggs also contended that unless the
Federal Government had jurisdiction
over presidential campaigns there was
no power anywhere to protect the elec-
tion of President and Vice President
from the corrupting influence of the
improper use of money.
Evening star., 1933-12-06
UTAH REMAINS DRY
I DESPITE REPEAL
Cheers at Convention Greet
Action by Bee Hive
State.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, December O.
Utah today had added the thirty sixth
ratification to the twenty-first amend
ment, thus Terminating Federal prohi-
bition.
The action of the Bee Hive State
founded by Mormon pioneers who
preached abstinence from alcohol. came
at 1881 pm, mountain standard time
yesterday, in an air Of expectancy that
seemed to- penetrate to the House
chamber of the Utah Capitol from the
Is States where 1t loosed the fow oi
legal Liquor.
Ironically, Utahs act in making pro-
hibition repeal effective had no effect
upon the legal alcoholic content Of her
own beverages. The State still Is dry
To add to the solemn formality OF
the occasion, Sam B. Thurman, re-
peal leader in the recent campaign In
this State and last on the list Of 81
delegates to the convention. paused be-
fore announcing his vote to point out
that 1t was the final act in a long
series which would render imperative
the prohibition amendment.
Cheer Interrupts.
A cheer that arose from delegates
and guests disrupted for a minute the
proceedings Of the convention and II
was not until 1892 pm. that Ray l.
Olson, president of the convention. had
restored order to announce that Utah'i
ratification had been made effective
nh
ceased to be q part Of the Federal Con-
stitution.
The vote came at the close Of the
reading of long report Of the Resolu-
tions Committee, which incorporated
the history of repeal from the submis-
sion by Congress down to the election
and calling of the Utah convention. 1t
was read by Franklin Ritter. chairman
of the committee. who had earlier made
an address in which he condemned the
eighteenth amendment as having been
pressed upon the Nation without vote
Of the people.
As soon as the vote was announced,
A. S. Brown. one of the delegates, de-
livered a greeting to President Roosevelt
conveying the love and confidence" OF
President TeIegraphed.
Notification of the conventions action
was telegraphed by Secretary Of State
yelling direct to President Roosevelt
and the State Department in Washing
ton over a direct wire set up in the
Capitol for the purpose.
Utah had planned an evening ratify-
ing session in order. President Olson ex-
planned. to take advantage of proffered
broadcasting facilities. The program
was altered. he said, in view Of "a
great many appeals to expedite our
business. 1t was pointed out that the
President was prepared to issue procla-
nation and that business concerns in
many Eastern States had made plans
involving large sums of money. all hing
ing upon Utahs repeal vote"
Evening star., 1933-12-06
COTTONSEED INDUSTRY
GETS 48-HOUR WEEK
Shorter Days Will Result in so Per
Cent Empl ,yment
Increase.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Recovery Administrator johnson yes
terday announced a modification of the
Unemployment agreement for the cot
tonseed crushing industry to provide a
48-hour maximum work week and to
change wage rates.
johnson said the modification was
approved on recommendation of the
National Compliance Board for the In
dustry 1t substituted wages and hours
provisions Of the industry's pending
code for the corresponding provisions
of the unemployment agreement
Minimum wages under the modified
agreement will be 20 cents an hour
East of the Mississippi, but including
Illinois and excluding California and
Arizona. and Is cents in Arizona and
California.
The 48-hour week, it is estimated,
will increase normal employment in
the industry about so per cent" John
son said.
Evening star., 1933-12-06

Continued From First Page)
his first major accident in the wreck
at Cherry Hill this morning, today gave
an account Of the wreck from a chair
in the Mary Washington Hospital
where he is being treated for injuries
He, with Hall. the brakeman. and Win
free, the engineer, we're riding in the
engine cab of the southbound freight
train.
His story follows:
I'VE were about so yards from the
deep cut when from the flare of our
headlight I saw dirt start falling. We
were running about 40 miles an hour
and we applied our emergency brakes,
but We knew the distance was too short
to stop. Our next thought was to get
OFF of the train. Hall and Winfree
started back over the coal car. but were
thrown backwards into the engine and
then thrown clear. I was thrown out.
but I don't know how When 1 last
saw the slide the dirt was about 6 feet
deep.
About $50 yards down the track ]
saw the lights of the fast approaching
passenger train. I knew they were
going to hit. There was nothing I
could do so I started running.
There was terrible smash Steel
and smoke and steam rent the air. We
made our way to a station masters
house and phoned for help and then
went back to the scene. All of the
passengers were out of the cars and
running around
Riding in Caboose.
Besides the three of us there were
two others on the train. the conductor
named Gill and English, the flagman.
They were riding in the rear caboose
which failed to overturn.
Our train had left Potomac Yards
headed for Fredericksburg, where we
were to let off few cars The acci-
dent occurred about $40 am.
Il received an injury to the knee
and possibly Others I haven't been
examined. The engineer appears to be
the worst hurt. He has several broken
ribs and other hurts. The brakeman
does not appear to be badly injured"
Evening star., 1933-12-06
TWO WOMEN MISSING

Police today were searching for two
young women who were reported miss
ing from their homes for several DAYS.
Mrs. Eleanor Granninger, 10, of TIC
Madison street has been missing since
Monday, Cecil Granninger, her hus-
band, told police.
Virginia Payne, II, of 1881 Four
teenth street has been missing from
her home since Sunday, her relatives
reported
Evening star., 1933-12-06
Auxiliary Plans Party.

VIENNA. Va, December Especially
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Vienna
Volunteer Fire Department will hold a
party Friday night in the engine house
for the benefit Of the Fire Department.
An entertainment entitled Hits and
Bits" will be given in the auditorium
OF the Vienna Public School Wednesday
night. December 13 for the benefit of
the department There will be dancing
after the entertainment
Evening star., 1933-12-06
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PEORIA, ILL.,, December 6.-As the
alcohol capital of America" Peoria
has come back with bang.
Smoke puffs upward from factories
idle for Id years, 1000 workmen ham,
mer and saw and dig to complete sl6,-
100000 of construction, coal miners
tunnel in mines about the countryside
to provide an extra 1000 tons of fuel
daily to revived industry. .--.
Already thousands of gallons of
whisky have begun to pour daily into
bottles and barrels in the distilleries,
shiny with new paint. that sprawl for
2 miles along the Illinois River.
Business leaders and officials Of the
Chamber of Commerce have looked
upon the new business, unemployment.
rising real estate values, and declared
Peoria-a city of 100000 population
about 125 miles southwest of Chicago
to be the new boom town" of America.
Regarding the question of Peoria s
ability to supply goodly portion of
the Nations liquor demands, leaders
in the distilling industry said the pro-
duction capacity soon would be ade-
quate.
250,000 Gallons Daily.
Upon completion of distilling plants
already under way, the full-time pro-
duction will be 250,0O0 tax gallons of
whisky daily The reproduction rate
in the days of the Great Western Dis
tillery, once the worlds largest, but now
razed, was 100000 gallons a day
To be sure, only puny supply OF
matured domestic whisky is on hand,
but blended stocks (bootleggers might
call it ''cut" whisky estimated at 525,-
600 gallons, have been turned out in
temporary quarters, deserted factory
sites hurriedly leased and equipped.
Fifteen thousand gallons of imported
whisky have arrived from Canada,
principally bottled goods. In blended
liquor, $50 barrels are being produced
daily, with prospects of steady in
crease until completion of major plants
February l.
Another form of hard liquor, gin,
has started to flow with a force that
indicates there never will be short
age Production has been stepped up
to 5000 cases daily, with 10000 cases
always on hand. Foundries and cop
per works have been swamped with
orders for gin domes or heads" the
most important equipment in manu-
featuring the water-colored liquor.
SIO0,0000,00O Tax.
Into the tax Golfers of the Nation
when production reaches its top will
flow about 100000. 900 year in taxes
from Peoria distilleries, it was esti-
mated. The yearly toll before prohi-
bition, when the tax was 81 gallon
compared with $110 at present was
$72, 100000.
AS to price. whisky blends will retail
from $50 to $40 a case; imported whis-
Evening star., 1933-12-06
Jury Acquits Its "Client."

FORT SMITH. Ark. R-Municipal
Judge James A. Gollagher admitted to-
day he was bit puzzled concerning the
verdict of a jury in his court here which
tried man charged with drunkenness.
The verdict read: I'VE, the Jury, find
our client not guilty"
Evening star., 1933-12-06
IOWA 18TH TO RATIFY
BAN ON CHILD LABOR
House Reverses Previous Action
on AmeEdment-Senate
Had Given O. K.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, December g.
Iowa yesterday became the sixteenth
State to ratify the proposed child labor
amendment to the Federal Constitution.
By vote of 81 to AZ the House gave
its approval to the amendment. re-
versing its action of the regular session
several months ago in indefinitely post
poning action on the proposal
The Senate previously approved the
amendment.
Evening star., 1933-12-06
Gold Mines Reopen.

LISBON @.-Gold mines in the Va
longo district which have not been
worked since the Roman occupation are
to be exploited by an Anglo-Dutch
syndicate. which hopes to get profitable
yields from the low-grade ore by means
Of a new process
Evening star., 1933-12-06

This was backed up by another pro-
vision that liquor could not legally be
consumed anywhere except in a private
home or ''other place to which the
public is not generally invited"
There is no doubt" said Harry N.
Stull, who led the minority fight, that
these provisions bring us to the parting
OF the ways. When politicians started
to put the idea of repeal before the
country, they all said that what they
wanted was the return of liquor but not
the saloon. But, now that we find the
eighteenth amendment repealed, We
find that all that they meant was
that they didn't want a place with
swinging doors and brass rail. They
are still in favor of a place to which
a man can go apd buy whisky by the
drink. which is all that the saloon was.
Call it tavern if you will, or restau-
rant, or a club. it has all of the evils
that a saloon had. and will leave us
Just where we were before the people
of the country voted for national pro-
hibition The friends of liquor should
be very careful to see that this should
not happen because if it does, you may
be sure that we will have the old abuses
back again, and We will once more be
on our way to prohibitory legislation"
Mr. Quinn: Nobody until tonight
has suggested that a restaurant is a
saloon. If you vote to prevent man
being able to buy a single drink OF
liquor and you make him buy bottle
to take home you are putting weapons
into the hands of the rabid drys who
brought prohibition upon us in the first
place. William Green of the Federation
nf t<.r xrYt1n 1vr ch nv
the workingman. said that the boot
logger is hoping that the liquor laws
will forbid a man to buy single drink
and make him buy bottle with 10
drinks"
"Blow to Respectability."
Mr.. George E. Sullivan: IF we vote
to allow a man to buy a whole bottle.
but 1ot drink, then the only man who
will frequent a speakeasy is the sot.
who will insist on sitting and drinking
for hours, and then all you have to do
is to follow his tracks into his speak
easy and close it up. If We vote for
sales by the drink it will be a blow
Grafton from which we can never re-
cover"
Mr.. w. j. Neale: "On the contrary,
If you prevent the legal sale of liquor
by the drink you invite the speakeasy
to continue business. There is a speak
easy within 100 feet of this school and
all of our high schools are within easy
reach of others. We haven't been able
to get rid of them. and how would you
get rid of others?"
Mr.. Sullivan: IF one of them came
into my neighborhood I could get rid
of it."
Mr.. William NICK. Clayton: 81
Evening star., 1933-12-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. :, OFFICE OF
on g. G G1 he
claims against PARK Savings Bank" WASH
sented to John F. Moran. Rec Receiver. ' with 1t D the
legal proof thereof within three months from
''is 0N'e OF 'hes may 3 F. 0f f dt5aIaSTss ocoNNoR
Comptroller Of the Currency
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
the election of four, directors will be held
pm at the ONCE Of the association. 733
18th st. NV. WaShington; D. G.
description to be sold for storage charges
ON on Thurs6ay HI rs6ay.o Dec 7th at 10 am in
or Of q vng room s Suites s
room suites. dining suites secretary. dress
ers, tables. chairs. beds. linens. dishes books
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TS. REPENPABLE En- P15gdn sEgyIGE Eg SINCE lsae
VsoS 5t 81 nsAN5EaR e 5Eeatuf s5SS 9
store-docr delivery without, extra, charge 70
Ofhces, washington. Baltimore. Philadelphia
and New York.
WHEN YOU NEED AN ELECTRICIAN CALL
Phones Wisconsin 4s21. Columbia 24OO.
WANT TO HAUL FULL OR PART LOAD TO
stEh M 81 I'VE R0iais sDfs1c se TIFF
7 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
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I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
myself H. L. swART. 1743 F st. NV I.
ELECTRIC. w1RING--S1 90 SPECIAL FOR
sms ~ Tspar raeh 01 esf irons for only
WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS
JAMES ;L1si2 Y. PAIGE 1Sis srd St. NV. nv wash:
NOTICE-THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Grand United Order Of Odd Fellows Of the
December %. 1893 at o'clock pm: for
year and for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come before the
JOSEPH MANNING. President.
sAMEL M LEE WsTsN yiss PTSsiasnt; taaertSins
BRIDGE pART1Es' hM1 banauefs, Uiaa Weddings s and
neenhgs, nee i0c up per day each; new chairs
fHnE s6as 0s co rent as g sof oh
st. W. Metropolitan 1874
TRUCK GOING TO PHILA- SOON WANT
Hoqtb lSoa for 655a Paa or intermediate points ca
wAETEDI-To BUY, SECONDHAND FORD
or GneyEoiet McsE eGV tTHek from owner VAN NESS
OhAN1E GhOYE, lutn 11th on q st. S.W.
20. ORANGES, roc; NEARLY GALLON AND
half Juice; tree ripened. natural flavor.
ORANGE GROVE. 10th & 11th on G ST. sw
tFarmers' Market.
WEATHER STRIPPING,
Caulkins stops dirt. drafts. leaks Terms
TURBERVILLE. III llth st Sc Ii 1862
ROOF WORK
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practical roofers Call US for estim ma r.
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Evening star., 1933-12-06
Federation WANTS
D. C. SALE BY DRINK,
ALSO CONTROL BOARD

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1933-12-06
QUEER TRAIN CRASH
KILLS 2, INJURIES 7
NEAR CHERRY HILL

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1933-12-06

DEPENDABLE SERVICE SINCE 1896
The DAVIDSON TRANSFER & STORAGE
CO.. 2515 9th st ne. DECATUR $500, will
continue to give store-door pickup and
store-docr delivery without extra charge to
and from all points listed in their tariff
Offices, Washington Baltimore Philadelphia
and New York
Evening star., 1933-12-06

WHEN YOU NEED AN ELECTRICIAN CALL
the Electric Shop on Wheels. Inc complete
shop on wheels will be sent to your door.
The Washington times., 1933-12-11
GASOLINE CODE,
CIVIC TOPIC

Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton will discuss the gasoline
dealers code, at their meeting to-
night in the Bethesda School.
A committee headed by w. I.
Cleveland of KenSington, was ap-
pointed to investigate with a view
to obtaining a modification of the
code, to permit county dealers to
compete with the Washington
dealers.
Provisions of the code prohibit
distributors from absorbing a part
of the gas tax, as they have in
the past. Cleveland said:
"Since the Attorney General
has said that a graded tax is
unconstitutional, the only saliva
tiOn of our county gas dealers
lies in perSuading the NRA Of
ficials to permit gas distributors
to absorb the tax as they have
in the past"
The Washington times., 1933-12-11
DOctOr-MayOr
Combination
Causes Woe

Hillery T. Willis, Hyattsville.
is q combination mayeS and
doctor. Sometimes the two
professions" conflict.
This was shown to be true
last week when q meeting Of
the town council and citizens
was held to discuss the issuance
of liquor licenses in the COM
munity.
The session had progressed
only half way when Mayor
Willis was called to the phone.
He returned to the meeting and
informed the council and some
$50 persons in the audience
that he had to answer an
emergency maternity call.
A few weeks ago the mayor
doctor was forced to leave q
council meeting to attend an
injured child.
The Washington times., 1933-12-11
SUSPECT.
GETS job BACK

PRINCESS ANNE. Md, Dec.
11.-Irving Adkins, one Of the
four men arrested by State mill
tia for reported participation in
the lynching of George Armwood
and subsequently released here at
hearing on a writ of ha oeas
corpus, is back on the job at
Princess Anne as town policeman.
Adkins, a 200-pounder, has
helped keep the peace here on
Saturday nights for several years.
Adkins denied he participated
in the lynclling.
The Washington times., 1933-12-11
MILLER To FACE
WIFE s CHARGE

Charged with assault upon his
wife, Stewart Miller, 45-year-old
former special policeman Of Cot
tage City, Md, will be arraigned in
Hyattsville Police Court WedneS-
day.
The wife, Mrs. Mary Stewart,
swore to the assault warrant
against her husband Saturday.
Stewart was recently the vic
tim of an attack by three Wash.
ington men. one Of whom was
reported to be a District police
man. Two of the men were
found guilty of beating the Spe'
cial policeman and fined. Bond
was set at $500 by Judge John
A. Downing.