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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
3
A wave of opinion and legal debate swirls as demobilization prospects loom. Liquor interests urge a return to light wine and beer sales, arguing the Wartime Prohibition Act lapses after armistice and may be nullified by a presidential proclamation. Restaurateurs and brewers push for relaxed rules while preparing for possible enforcement challenges.
Secretary John J. Galvin of the Liquor Dealers Association says some saloon keepers plan to reopen 2.75 per cent beer in defiance of pending legislation. A federal injunction suits the Independent Brewers to stop sales while the Supreme Court weighs whether 2.75 per cent beer is intoxicating and subject to prohibition law.
Debates on the Steele amendment and related votes continue as lawmakers consider prohibitions on shipments from one state to another. A late reversal changed the outcome of the amendment, with the final tally 9 to 7 against it after reconsideration motions.
Mrs. James Madison Bass, in charge of New York War Camp Community Service social efforts for uniformed men, was guest of honor at a Hotel Commodore luncheon. Speakers included Major Warren D. Bigelow and Edward Embree. The report cites 935 khaki and blue dances won, 12 607 attendees, 170 hostesses, 300 chaperons, 50 floor men, 3 000 dance partners, and 144 595 men entertained in private homes. Pershing House fed 13 828 convalescents, 21 870 were hosted at parties, and over 4 000 wounded men were entertained in private homes. Dances to continue as troops return from combat.
Portraits by Joseph Cummings Chase of Flushing Long Island will be shown next week in Washington under War Department arrangement. Chase painted Sergeant York Sergeant Adams and Sergeant Wines and supervised the collection before public display. He was commissioned to paint American generals officers and enlisted men in France near war’s end traveling with the Army of Occupation into Germany.
Reports from the Army Recruiting Service indicate strong interest in enlistment. The second 50,000 man contingent would be formed in record time as four days into the campaign surpassed all peace-time records. Tuesday acceptances reached 59. with Monday at 659, the highest to date.
Theodore I Shonts of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company is described by Dr. J. Bentley Squier Jr. as having spent a restful day with improved but serious condition after an illness and recent surgery at his home on Park Avenue. A separate note reports a baby born at sea on the troopship Santa Teresa carrying 1,015 passengers including war brides and returning soldiers.
Continued from Page 1 column three Senator Hitchcock said the Republican majority could not bring the measure to passage while Senator Lodge offered no forecast but reaffirmed support for the plan.
Senator Borah led a long Senate debate over the League of Nations covenant and Ireland hearing, urging rejection of a 400000 man army and arguing disarmament would be limited by nations. He pressed that Ireland, Korea, and other nationalities deserve audience at Paris though the council could only advise.
Dr Epitacio Pessoa, president elect of Brazil, arrived in New York with Mme Pessoa and was hosted at City Hall with a reception by Mayor Hylan. Officials including Rodman Wanamaker and Elbert Gary praised growing U S Brazil ties and trade potential amid formal greetings and a Waldorf dinner.
The text notes Brazil shifting from a monarchy to a republican government modeled after the United States. It describes the new Brazilian system with legislative, executive, and judicial branches and highlights Brazil as an example of the republic form, with thanks to officials.
The Aero Club of America sends heartiest greetings to NC seaplane division crews led by Lieut. Commander A. C. Read after their ocean crossing. Five plant squadrons plan to join the tribute as the Zeppelin returns to Hoboken and the fleet forms to escort the aviators home.
Two West Hammond officers were badly beaten by arrestees. Appeals seek Cook County deputies until July 1 to help quell crowds in Hammond Gary and East Chicago as saloons are stormed by factory workers celebrating the move toward prohibition.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee recommended confirming Frank L. Polk as Under Secretary of State Hugh Gibson as Minister to Poland and Boaz W. Long as Minister to Cuba. Opposition emerged to William J Gonzales of South Carolina as the first Ambassador to Peru, with action deferred. The panel also postponed Norman Hapgood as Minister to Denmark and Benton McMillan as Minister to Guatemala.
Tom Aldo Gamba of Italy was awarded $25,000 by the Governmental Commission for a model for the Maximo Gomez monument. Huertas Cabarrocas and Gutson Borglum won second and third prizes. The monument’s cost is estimated at $200,000.
Herbert L. Satterlee calls a post noon meeting at the Chamber of Commerce Building 65 Liberty Street to form a permanent navy club. A committee of about one hundred may be formed with a subcommittee on plans and scope if the general plan is endorsed.
At the nineteenth annual Labour Party meeting in Southport officials debate using industrial action to press political aims. The triple alliance miners and transport workers seek conscription abolition troop withdrawal and objector release while a July London conference may set a new strike backed policy.
Perishables unloaded at Pier 28 were reloaded and shipped elsewhere while many items remain on the docks deteriorating. Four truckloads reached Washington Market with guards. army and Navy trucks continued to move supplies with armed guards. Strikers threaten anyone moving fruit or vegetables though help to hospitals and charities is allowed with proof of intended use. Police protection questioned as union seeks state governors to press for settlement.
Washington June 25 Republican War Investigating Committee members questioned the Council of National Defense methods for War Department contracts during the first eight months of the war. Grosvenor Clarkson testified that contracts often involved men on the Council, but other members approved them, calling it a necessary measure to utilize top talent and save millions.
Sir Charles Mascard and C. C. Devin created an animated lobby discussion at the St Regis that drew passersby including Vincent Astor. Haan denied any anti Allies claim and noted Sir Charles had often dined there. Mascard, a London contractor and Gosport Aircraft partner, knighthood holder, lives at the Ritz Carlton.
The Winnipeg general strike ends tomorrow at 11 A.M. after a forty day stoppage. H A Robson, former Kings Bench judge, named commissioner to inquire into the strike’s cause and justification. Edmonton Victoria and Calgary strikes also called off with workers returning tomorrow.
Magistrate Geismar in Coney Inland Court rebuked officers for arresting Mrs. Anna Goldman for wearing a bathing suit beneath a skirt and for allowing a search that exposed the outfit. Her husband William and Nicholas Christy faced disorderly conduct charges as the case unfolded.
The Magistrate dismissed Mrs. Goldman’s charge for violating the park ordinance. He found three others guilty of disorderly conduct but suspended their sentences.
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