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Highest Tribunal Holds Dry
Law Not Operative Beyond
Three Mile imit, But No
Ship, Foreign or Domestic,
Can Have Liquor Aboard
Within.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Tire
ruling of Attorney General Daugh
erty against the serving of liquor on
American ships on the high seas was
overturned today by iho supreme
court which held at the same time,
however, that the ban prohibiting
both American and foreign ships
from bringing liquor stocks into
American ports under bond was legal
and enforceable.
The court held that the prohibition
amendment could not legally be ap
plied to prevent American ships from
selling beverages when they arc out
side American territorial waters. To
that extent the decision reversed a
decision in the case by Federal Judge
Hand at New York.
Within the three-mile limit, how
over, tho court found that an entirely
different situation obtained. Sus
taining tho position of Judgo Hand
on that point, the decision declared
it lllegul Cor American or foreign
'shipB to bring Into American ports or
Winers jiquur suuiuu in uunu lur mw
use oC passengers on outgoing
voyages. -
Tho decision, regarded by tho fede
ral government as one of tho most
important, yet handed down in re
gard to tho prohibition enforcement,
was read by Judge Van Deventer.
Justices Mclieynolds and Sutherland
dissented.
Justice Sutherland delivered a dis
senting opinion explaining that he
agreed that American ships cannot
have aboard intoxicating liquors in
American territorial waters,- but be
lieved the prohibition should not
apply to foreign ships.
WASHINGTON', April 30. The
treasury will begin Immediately to
redraft its prohibition regulations in
sofar as they were overturned by to
day's supreme court decision. Sec
retary Mellon said H was not the In
tention to apply at once provisions
of tho enforcement act as interpreted
by the court hut to proceed with the
promulgation of regulations and the
fixing of a date on which they will
liecnmn effective. '
Mr. Mollun said that obviously the
now interpretation of the act could
not ho applied to foreign ships now
lonroule to tho United States. It
would be unjust,' ho added, to ex
poct foreign owned lines to immedi
ately adjust their service to meet the
now application of the law.
WASHINGTON, April 30. Pres
ent regulations of the shipping
lionrd prohibiting tho sorvlng of al
coholic beverages on Its Bhips any
whero at sea will be continue in
force, Chairman Lnskor announced
today, desplto tho decision of the
RUprcme court, until President Hard
ing recalls his instructions to the
hoard regarding the carriage and
service of liquors or until "tho hoard,
after review, reaches a different de
cision." Studebaker Pays Dividend
SOUTH BEND, Intl.. April 30. The
Studebaker corporation today declared
he rogular quarterly dividend of one
Jud three-quarters percent on com
and three-quarters per cent on pre
ferred stock and 2 per cent on com
mon stock, payable June 1 to stock
holders of record Mny 10.
ARMY UN SOW
I, REI
WASHINGTON. April 30. For
estatlon of mountain areas in Haw
all hitherto impracticable, has been
successfully begun by the sowing of
Beed by army aviators.
A report received today by the war
department from Major Ocneral
Charles P. Siimmernll, commanding
Iho Hawaiian uVnnrtuiout, said, the
Babe Ruth's Counsel
Asks Prosecution of
Breach Promise Gang
NEW YORK, April 30. Hy
man Bushel, counsel for Babe
liuth, today laid before Acting
District Attorney Pecora charges
of conspiracy and a request for
the indictment of Doroles Dixon
and others involved in the
girl's $50,000 suit against the
home run king, which her at
torneys withdrew last week.
Bushel declined to say what
Mr. Pierce's attitude was to
ward his request.
Miss Dixon began action
against the baseball player last
fall, alleging he was the father
of her unborn child. Ruth de
nied he even know the girl.
When the suit was withdrawn.
Bushel said ho had in his pos
session a confession by Miss
Dixon involving a blackmail
conspiracy.
Portland Police Notify I. W. W
That Law Enforcement Is
Not Wobbly Right Dry Di
rector Welcomes I. W. W.
Action Strike Situation Is
Unchanged.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 30. De
velopments in the 1. W. W. strike
situation In Oregon today Included
reports from the lower Columbia
river district that practically every
camp had closed, either as the re
sult of the walkout or to avoid trouble
and assertions by the police in Port
land that no further action by I. W.
W. in closing alleged bootleg estab
lishments would bo permitted. A
local hotel was placarded yesterday
as a wet establishment.
Reports from other parts of - the
state iiidicati.il little change in the
situatluu from Saturday and opera
tions wero being conducted in most
logging centers.
1 A report from Astoria today said
two alleged organizers of the I. W.'W.
ihad been arrested there by Depuly
I a..tte flu...... Ilnnunn nn,l 1 1, ,1 f rnn-
sldeniblo confidential information
hn.1 l,inn nhtninprl fi-nm them. Work
In tho majority of camps near Astoria
was confined today to repairs nnd
overhauling. Officials expected re
sumption of logging work soon. .
Portland police announced that
they would bo glad tQ have anyone
furnish Information of. violation of
tho liquor laws, but that It was Ille
gal for tho I. W. W. to take It upon
themselves to enforce tho "decree"
of tho strike committee that bootleg
and gambling places must close dur
ing the strike. George L. Cleaver,
state prohibition commissioner, in a
D..t..n.n..t Imlnv ofilrl lift wntllri lm-
ceed vigorously against any violators
of the liquor law, on lniormauon iur
nished by tho I. W. W. or other or
ganization. In spite of police warnings, I. W.
W., leaders today declared they were
going to contlnuo their campaign
against suspected bootlegging estab
lishments. Portland, In tho meantime, was the
driest It had been In tho history of
prohibition, according to newspaper
reports.
No OuiiiKo In Washington.
SEATTLE, April 30. The I. W. W
(Continued on pae eight)
PORES! SEFDS
new venture revealed possibilities of
great national value. It was first
suggested by the department of agri
culture nnd was so successfully per
formed by the aviators that it Is
probable similar experiments will be
mado in this country.
Tree seeds were sown over an area
of right square miles by four aviators
flying two airplanes.
POLICE HALT
I. W. W. ANTI
WET DRIVE
PRESTATION SOLVED
National League
sfesi-w v v I . 1 H. - V
a group or ortirers ana regional dirociors or xno National League of V union voiors, in convonuon at Des
Moines, la. Left to right Mrs. Chas. H. Dietrich, sixth regionui director, Hustings, NYb.; Mrs. It. U Do Nnr
niundie, first regional director, Boston, Mass.; Mrs. Maudo Wood Park, Washington, D. C, president; Miss
Katherine Ludington, New York City, treasurer; Miss Hello Sherwln, Cleveland. Ohio, first vice-president.
OF
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Eminent Author Passes Away"
in Evanston, Illinois . After
Operation at Age of 66
Great Apostle of American
Outdoors.
CHICAGO April 30. Emerson
Hough, author, died In a hospital in
Evanston today.
Mr. Hough was 66 years old and
was. taken to the. hospital last Thurs
day, suffering from an intestinal ob
struction. An operation was per
formed, j Heart and, respiratory com
plications caused death.
Mr. Hough, who was a devotee and
disciple of out -door life had written
many western stories, his most re
cent book "The covered Wagon,"
having Just recently been reproduced
in motion pictures.
In the winter of 1895. donning
skiis, he traveled over Yellowstone
national park and his activity after
this trip was credited with instigat
ing tho act of congress protecting
buffalo herds.
Mr. Hough explored many of the
wildest and most out-of-the-way cor
ners of the country and In his earlier
years, gathered much of the material
for his later books of travel, adven
ture and romanc). Many of his
novels were of tho historical romance
type, involving tho building of the
west with Its pioneer difficulties, gold
land and Indians.
The author was born In Newton,
Iowa, Juno 28, 1857. He was gradu
ated from the University of Iowa in
1880. He is survived by his widow.
Among his moro known
stories wore "Fifty-Four Forty or
Fight." published In' 1909, and the
"Mississippi Hubble," In 1902. There
were many others, most of them hav
ing to do with tho west or tho out
doors, among them "The hnw of the
Law," "The Way of the West,"
"Heart's ncslre." "Tho Story of the
Outlaw," and "Tho Young Alaskans
In the Far North."
National
At Philadelphia: II. H. E.
Hoston 13 15 4
Philadelphia 3 11 :!
Hatterles: Marquard and Oowdy;
Head, lletta and Ilonllne, Wilson.
At Cincinnati: R. II. E.
Chicago 4 9 1
Cincinnati 6 9 1
Batteries: Cheeves, Fussel and
O'Farrell; Klxey and Hargrave.
At New York: It. II. E.
Brooklyn 3 8 2
Now York 4 10 1
Batteries: Heuthor and Deberry;
McQuillan and Gaston. ,
American
At Chicago: It. H. E.
St. Louis . 7 10 0
Chicago ..." - 3 10 2
Batteries: Shocker and Severeid;
Faher, CvengroB and Schalk.
At Detroit:
Cleveland ....
R. H. E.
4 8 1
(Continued on page eight)
DEATH
CLOSES
CAREER
MERSON iH
BASEBALL SCORES
of Women Voters Meet at Des Moines
Socialists Demand
Resignation Chief
Justice W. H. Taft
CHICAGO, April 30. The national
executive committee of the socialist
party announced today, that it had
adopted a resolution. urging the
resignation or impeachment of Wil
liam Howard Taft, chief justice of
the United States, because of his con
tinued acceptance of n $10,000 annu
ity from the late Andrew Carnegie.
"Paid William Howard Taft has
continued to accept said annuity
'WILLIAM 1-1 . TR19T '
VMOfO COFVitl&MT ItOB n HARM EMM
since his appointment to tho supreme
court of the United States," said the
resolution "and tho ncccptnnco of
this annuity, coming indirectly from
tho steel trust, tho most powerful and
predatory corporation in tho United
States, is not only unethical but a
menace to tho integrity of our courts
and detrimental to tho best interests
of tho American people
Tho resolution concluded with n
demand that "congress tnko Hteps to
secure his resignation or impeach
ment." ST. JOSEPH, Mich.. April 30.
Pl-epanilinns for resumption of the
state's investigation of tho House of
David colony went forward today,
with the attention of Its directors
drawn to reports that n mnn resem
bling "King" Ilcnjnmin l'urnell miss
ing cult leader, i under arrest in
Marysvillc, Ohio, and that two women
died violent deaths in tho cult's home.
The grand Jury reconvenes to
morrow and today officers wore
searching for new witnesses. More
than fifty warrants hnvo been Issued
by Judge Dlngeman of Detroit, sitting
as the grand Jury.
MAKYSVirXK, Ohio, April 30.
Michigan authorities are expected
hero today to attempt identification
of a nian believed by Sheriff Charles
Collier to be "King" Benjamin Pur
nell, much sought lender of the
House of David, n rellKtous cult at
Benton Harbor, Mich., now tho sub
ject of an Investigation by the state
of MlrhlKiin. Arrested yesterday by
the sheriff after be had communi
cated with Sheriff w. Ii. Smith or
Kent county, Michigan, the man last
night r fused to make known his
name. When asked If he was l'ur
nell, he answered that ho was "Just
a man."
He ndmlltefl, the sheriff said, that
he had been a tnembmer of the
House of David, but insisted he wan
"not tho nian they want."
KING BENJAMIN
PACES CHARGE
KILLING WOMEN
SAM IS
NOW AFTER THE
U. S. PiNETRUST
Atty. Genl. Daugherty Springs
Another Surprise by Filing
Injunction Againsjcfjne As
sociation Similar to That in
Sugar Case.
WASHINGTON, April , 30. In
junction proceedings asking that tho
federal courts put nn end to certain
operations of tho Western Pine
Manufacturers' association, compris
ing fifty corporations, wero filed by
the federal government In St. raul,
Minn., today at the direction of At
torney General Daugherty. The pe
tition charges that the association is
a "combination nnd conspiracy in rev
stralnt of inter-stato trade and com
merce In lumber" operating by
means of n basic price list arrange
ment which "never purported to re
flect the nctual market." Tho re
sult, It is declnVed, Is to eliminate
competition nnd form n fictitious
price level.
Tho attack on tho pino association
by moans of injunction proceedings is
in line with the legal policy pursued
by tho attorney general In tho sugar
case in Now York. Tho court In St.
Paul was asked, as in tho sugar pro
ceedings to enjoin porpotually tho as
sociation, its niomhor corporations
and lis officers, directors and agents,
Individually nnd coloctlvely, from
"furthor engaging in, carrying out,
or maintaining the said combination
or conspiracy or any other of like
clinrac.ter nnd offoct."
Eighty-six individuals nro named
as defendants in tho enso, whifh was
submitted after long nnd enreful in
vestigation by tho department of Jus
tice. Tho petition states that mnny of
tho defendant manufacturers nro in
corporated under tho laws of Minne
sota nnd maintain tholr principal of
fices within thnt slalo, although a
largo amount of tho lumber manu
factured by thorn Is shipped in the
course of Inter-stato trado nnd com-
morco from tho states of Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho nnd Montana, In
which it Is produced, Into the Min
nesota district and thorn sold to
wholesalers and retailers, who in turn
sell It to consumers within this dis
trict or again ship it Into tho neigh
boring states of Iowa nnd Wisconsin
for sale to dealers or consumers.
Tho petition charges specifically
that tho defendant association has
for many years prepared, copyrighted,
published and sold "basic price
lists," which are uniformly adopted
and used by tho defendant manufac
turers.
"Tho primary purposo of said ba
sic Ilhts," is allegod, "has boon and
still Is to fix lumber values for a
tho many grades of lumber produced
and sold nnd they also prescriho ex
tra working chnrgng and extra
charges for speclnl sizes and lengths
on nil Items furnished which do not
conform slrlctly to tho standard
grades nnd specifications adopted by
the defendants. '
DEHf.IN Tho Ruhr mine wncrs
closed nil eoko ovens yesterday except
those delivering direct to Oerman coti
Burners.
Pathologist Wins
Complete Victory
In Spraying Suit
YAKIMA, Wash., April 30.
Decision to have tho J. B.
Schwaegler orchard sprayed by
county workors under tho dl-
rection of W. L. Close, district
horticulturist, was mnilo today
whon Schwneglur withdrew in
opon court his potltlon for nn
injunction to prevont CIobo
from doing tho work.
Neighboring growers testified
that thoy considered tho Sell-
waegler orchard so infestod
with pests ns to bo a nionace to
their successful orcharding. Tho 41
case, tho first of its kind tost-
tug tho authority of tho district
horticulturist, was a comploto
victory for that official.
Young Mother in Paducah,
Kentucky Killed When Bomb
Is Exploded at Front Door
jnsjane Jealousy DpcJared
Motive Two ': Middle Aged
Women Arrested.
PADUKAII, Ky., April 30. Mrs.
RoBetta Daugherty Wurron, 34, was
instantly ktllod early today in a dy
namite explosion which wracked hor
homo hero. Her three children,
Christine 8, Allno 10, nnd Eugone
15, escaped Injury.
An arrest is expected.
A woman 'Is bolJeved by the po
lice to have planted the explosive.
Authorities attribute insane jealousy
as the causo of the blast.
The charge was placed at the cor
ner of the front door directly under
tho bed in which Mrs. Warron slopt.
Tho three children, who wero asleep
in an adjoining room, escaped (loath.
Mrs. Warren's husband was at work.
With Mrs. Warren perished hor un
born child.
The blast shattered windows In
houses In a block's radius.
Mrs. Henrietta Wognor, nllns
Thomas, and Mrs. Emma Skllllan,
both mlddlcagod women, woro ar
rested ,later.
Tho women nro chargod with wil
ful murder and conspiring to bring
shout tho ileal h of Mrs. Warron.
COLLEGE JANITOR
COLUMBIA, Mo., April 30. (By
tho Associated Press) Police offic
ials hero woro trying today to find
out tho names, of members of tho mob
which early yesterday stormed the
Jail here, removed James Scott, a
negro, and hnnged him to n railroad
bridge. A grand Jury Investigation
has been promised by Uuby M. Hu
len, prosecuting attorney of Boone
county.
Tho ncirro, a Janitor of the Unlver
ally of Missouri, was accused of at
tempting to attack n fourteen year
old Kill, tho daughter of Dr. H. V.
Almstedt, head of tho German do
partmcnt at tho university. Reports
thnt university students took nn ac-
tlvo part In tho lynching wero denied
by wlncssos nnd by Dr. Isadore Locb.
acting president of tho university.
JEftLOUSYIS
10TIVF OF
bomb cen
SEAMS OF SHIP OPEN UP. SEVEN
SAILORS DROWN. VINEYARD SOUND
NEW BBDFOP.D, Muss. April 30.
The sinking of 'tho steamer Senconnet
nt tho western cntrnnco to Vineyard
Sound yesterday with a loss of seven
lives was caused by tho opening of
her seams. In tho opinion of Captain
Daniel Miller, Jr., who with 22 other
survivors was landed hero today.
WA
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In Reply to Concentration of
20,000 Turkish Troops in
Syria, France Sends' Genl.
Weygand and 46,000 Men
United State Oil Conces
sion Troubles.
PARIS, April 30. As a precaution
against what is regarded as tho threat
ening gesture of the Turks In concen
trating twenty thousand troops along
the northern border In Syria, tho
French government has decided to
reinforce its own military strength in
the mandated torritory by two divi
sions. This will place 46,000 men at
the disposal of General Weygand, who
sails late this weok for Beirut to take
over the duties of French hltfi com
missioner In Syria and commander of
tho army in tho east.
The reinforcement of the 20,000
French troops already in Syria was
decided upon, it is undorstood at con
ferences between " Premier Polncaro
and General Polio, French high com
mlsBlonor at Constantinople and head
of the French delegation at the Lau
sanne conference.
LONDON, April 30 The convention
under which Rear Admiral Colby M.
Chester, retired, and his associates
are granted, 'development concessions ...
In Anatolia tins boon signed at Angora,
tho, Turkish nationalist capital, snya
an Exchango Tologrnph dispatch to
day. Announcomont of ratification by tho
Turkish nationalist assembly of the
Chester railway and mining conven
tion was made at Angora on April 10.
Intense Interest was aroused by tho
announcement that an American en
terprise had been successful in obtain
ing rights of such magnitude. Oppo
sition to anything In the grant that
might conflict with- the rights of the
nationals of other countries which had
made commercial or development
agreements with the Turks has been
strongly in cvidonce since, . notably
from French and British quarters and
tho subject has been discussed at tho
Lausanne Near Fast peace confer
ence. LAUSANNB, April 30. (By Associ
ated Press). An official protost
against "Russia being arbitrarily kept
out of tho conference," was sent to
tho Near Enst penco conference today
by M. Vorovsky, tho sovlot representa
tive here. Ho doclnrod such a decis
ion was in direct violation of the torms
of the invitntlon sont to Russia Cy
Groat Britain, France and Italy pre
ceding the first Lnusanno conforonco ,
on November 14, 1922.
M. VorovBky In his protost Bnys
Russia cannot accept the ultimatum
of tho conference that she must sign
tho convention fixing the BtntiiB of
the Turkish straits before being ad
mitted to tho conforonco.
Russia must ontor tho conforonco,
"on full torms of equality," tho Bovlnt
represontatlvo insists.
TOKIO, April 30. (By Associntod
Press). Toklo hns proposed to Mos
cow tho exchange of commercial
agents botween Japan and Russia,
Vice Foreign Minister Tannko an
nounced today.
Officials In tho foreign offlcq nro
divided on tho question of resuming
full relations with Russia; It there
fore is difficult to find out,what la
happening.
The Japanese press expresses tho
opinion thnt If negotiations botwoon
ox-Mayor Goto of Toklo and A. A.
Joffe, envoy plonipotontlnry of tho
sovlot government, succeed, tho Knlo
government mny rotlro. ' '
VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass., April
30. Whllo tho lighthouso tender
Anemone was taking from tho Vlne
yard Sound lightship today the 23
survivors of tho steamer Seaconnet,
which sank in the sound yesterday,
tho const guard cutter Acusbnot was
cruising ndjneent waters searching
for seven missing men.
AS