Supreme Court sustains war-time prohibition act
Washington reports a unanimous Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the wartime prohibition act. Justice Brandeis said demobilization could end the dry period by presidential proclamation. Beer and Volstead acts face separate future rulings. The decision dampens hopes for a wet Christmas and outlines how the president may terminate the act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Brandies
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company
Louisville
Dryfoos, Blum and Company
New York
Elihu Root
Congress
Dry Decision Awful Wallop For New York
The U S Supreme Court ruled wartime prohibition constitutional sending a blow to wets leaders and liquor buyers. A W Slaight of the Association Opposed to National Prohibition declined comment while noting focus on defeating the 18th amendment. Assistant D A Matthews warned of faster trials for about 300 offenders and fewer new arrests. In Kentucky distillers faced export duties and stockpiles as a Jan 16 deadline loomed for export removal.
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New York
John Barleycorn
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
A. W. Slaight
Matthews
Daniel L. Porter
United States
Free Mexican Broker In Jail Since Friday
MEZICALA Lower Calif Dec 15 Theodore J Hindin a Los Angeles diamond broker held at Tijuana was ordered released after a hearing before Mexican officials according to advices received by Gov Cantu no evidence supported suspicions of wrongdoing Hindin had been jailed since last Friday
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Theodore J. Hindln
Los Angeles
Tijuana
Lower California
Gov. Cantu
Hindin
Annul More Coal Rules Monday as Miners Get Busy
Washington reports show 80 percent of striking miners have returned to work as coal rules are relaxed. Director General Hines allows bunker coal to supply foreign owned ships in American harbors when needed for coastwise vessels. Senate probe of the settlement proposal pauses as the committee weighs whether to demand documents from Dr. Harry Garfield and other officials. Attorney General Palmer heads west to press the fight against high coal prices and living costs, with stops in Chicago Little Rock and Oklahoma City.
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Railroad Administration
Hines
Frollinghuysen
Harry A. Garfield
Palmer
R. R Norris
The
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Middle West
Chicago
Little Rock
Oklahoma City
Investigation of leaks targets Supreme Court decisions
Washington officials announced late Monday that an investigation is under way into reports of leaks on Supreme Court decisions. Speculators allegedly tried to profit from stock market moves based on the leaked information.
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LIAKS
Washington
Department of Fation
Supreme Court
Germans Consent To Pay for Ships But Plead Poverty
Paris dispatch reports Germany’s note to the peace conference says it is ready to make reparations for damages from ship destruction but cannot meet the demands of the November protocol. Berlin argues that payment would cripple its economy and threaten its ability to fulfill other treaty obligations. German experts will submit detailed alternative proposals showing a feasible reparations method.
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Paris
Paul Dutasta
Germany
The
Hague
Four Jurors Accepted in O Connell Murder Trial
Four jurors have been accepted in the trial of Timothy O Connell a wealthy Brown county farmer charged with murder. The case moved to Is jackingville on change of venue from his home county for the killing of Elwood Lent near Versailles in September 1917. Attorneys failed to secure a continuance arguing the jury list was improperly drawn. Self defense likely if the case proceeds. The state plans to seek the death penalty based on venire questions.
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Jacksoville
Timothy O'Coonell
O'Connell
Brown County
Elwood Lent
Versailles
Veniremen
Williams Disgusted With Senate Tactics
Hickory Miss Dec 16 Senator John Sharp Williams declared he would not seek re election to the Senate in a public letter. He said he was disgusted with the political situation especially the handling of international affairs and would rather be a dace and bay at the moon than spend one more day in the Senate after his term ends.
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Hickory
Miss
John Sharp Wiliams
Senate
Tam
United States Senate
Waste and Frauds in War Funds Debate in House
Twelve roll calls over two days led to adoption of a rule to consider the war department expenditure report. Democrats denounced the inquiry as veiled fraud hints while Republicans charged obstruction to hide war department waste. The committee accused officials of large waste and urged reopening unexpired contracts for impartial review.
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Washington
War Department
Meat Prices Tumble In Chicago Monday
Chicago December 16 retail meat prices fell across several items as wholesalers cite pork wholesale cuts and oversupply from exports reductions. Sliced ham dropped to 41 cents per pound, bacon to 48 cents, pork chops to 38, pork roast to 35, and lard to 30, while beef prices remained largely unchanged.
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Chicago
Brandeis Op Upholds War Time Dry Act
Justice Brandis upholds a war time prohibition act as constitutional within federal power, noting fifth amendment limits align with fourteenth on state measures. The ruling discusses seven months and nine days to dispose of liquors in bonded warehouses and permits export and non beverage sales thereafter.
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Washington
Brandis
United States
America
Refused To Swallow Lighted Cigaret On Detzer Order
Private Marcello Gonzales testified at Governor's Island court martial that Captain Karl W. Detzer ordered him to swallow a lit cigarette. Gonzales said he disobeyed and flicked the butt to the floor of the guard house. Detzer faces brutal ity charges linked to prisoner treatment in LeMans HQ.
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New York
Marcello Gonzales
San Antonio
Texas
Governor's Island
Detzer
LeMans
308Th Military
Sportsman Out After Villa, Caught Himself
Gaston De Prida a young sportsman known in New York and New Orleans left for Mexico to kill or capture Francisco Villa and win a $50,000 reward. He was executed by Villa before completing the mission, according to Juarez dispatches via San Antonio. Sources in Mexican papers are considered reliable though unverified.
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Gaston de Prida
New York
New Orleans
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Villa
Ciudad Juarez
Nebraska Supreme Court voids nuisance building assessment
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the $300 assessment on owners of nuisance buildings closed by injunction under the anti liquor act is unconstitutional and inoperative. The court held the assessment must be treated as a tax or penalty, which violates the state constitution.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
State Supreme Court
Four Murderers Escape From Chester Insane Hospital
On December 16 four prisoners, three convicted for murder, escaped from the Chester state hospital for insane criminals late Monday. They entered via doors unlocked with improvised keys after pulverised tobacco was thrown into Night Keeper Clymore’s eyes.
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Chester
Chester State Hospital
Clymore
Peoria Miners Return to Work After Meetings
Peoria miners resumed operations Monday morning with near full force as unions voted to return to work. All mine trains filled as workers departed for regular shifts and normal production is expected today.
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Peoria
Prortia
Minera
Ila
Legion Members Go Direct to Congress on War Veterans Bills
Washington, Dec 16. National and state officers of the American Legion open a three day conference to push direct to Congress for veterans legislation. They plan to advocate the Sweet bill extending War Risk Insurance benefits, aiming to explain veterans needs to senators and request action. Franklin Dolier national commander states the trip’s purpose is to outline required changes to the war risk law for the disabled soldier.
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Washington
American Legion
Congress
House
Legion
Senate
Franklin Dolier
Chomeley-Jones
War Risk Bureau
Glass
Financial Interests Backing Treaty in Borah Speech
Senator Borah of Idaho charged powerful financial interests including J. P. Morgan & Co. are pressing for the Germain peace treaty through Senate action. He said these groups seek to influence the presidential election by preventing public consideration of the treaty and the League of Nations through aggressive propaganda.
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Washington
Tec
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Congress
J. P. Morgan & Co
League of Nations
Government: Non-Partisan League negotiated with I W W in 1917
The government contends in federal court Kansas City that the Non-Partisan League negotiated with the I W W in 1917 as the latter allegedly sought control of food and fuel production in Kansas and Oklahoma during the trial of 32 alleged I W W members.
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ICITY
League
Oklahoma
I W. W
Federal District Court
Kansas City
Saa
No Ransom Paid Villa For Favor
Washington reports Frederick Hugo, the American seized during Villa's Muzquiz raid, has been released and returned to Muzquiz with no ransom paid. officials also hint that another American, Philips, may have been freed. Hugo’s release followed representations to Carranza officials and comes amid unclear details of the abduction and its impact on US-Carranza relations.
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Washington
State Department
Frederick Hugo
Muzquiz
Texas
Piedras Negras
Mexico
Philips
Department
Mexico City
Piedras Nedrag
Carranza
Ferest
United States
Federal Sugar Control Upheld By House Committee
Washington Dec 16 Complete government control of prices and distribution of sugar is necessary to protect families from profiteers members of Congress told the House agriculture committee George A Zabriskie president of the sugar equalization board urged that the board be given price and distribution powers these powers are not in the pending McNary bill The House interstate commerce committee planned to consider a bill to embargo can oil exports and to address sugar supply and Cuban crop purchases noted that sky high prices were threatened and that importing Cuba would inflate supply Representative Dallinger said nearly 1 25 billion pounds of sugar had been exported in the first ten months of the year
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Flouse Agriculture Committee
Gallivan
Massy
Internal Revenue
Bureau
Washington
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
George A. Zabriskie
Sugiur Equalization Board
Zabriskie
Senate
House
Interstate Commierce
Dallinger
Massachusetts
Campaign on High Prices in Chicago Officials to discuss plan
Chicago December 16 four hundred people from municipalities civic organizations price committees and merchants attend a meeting called by Attorney General Palmer and Governor Frank C Bowden to combat the high cost of living.
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Palmer
Frank C. Bowden
Varius
Ecmvic
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