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VOLSTEAD LAWS , ANNUL OTHERS Supreme Court Passe* on Important Question?Lower Body Upheld Washington, June 2.?Various internal revenue laws enacted prior to adoption of the 18th amendment r.nd designed to cover illicit distilling have been superceded and annulled by the amendment and the Volstead act, the supreme court held today. The court sustained the United States dstrict court in Oregon in onaahine an indictment under the old statutes against Boze Yuginovich and Cousin Boze Yuginvovch on the ground that no offense had been charged under the Volstead act. Miss Annette Adams, assistant attorney general, who appeared for the government in arguing the case before the supreme court, said the effect of the decision would be to abate prosecution in a number of cases in which indictments were aimii&rly baaed and possibly cause the remittance of fines imposed in cases already decided contrary to today's ruling. On the other hand, Wayne B. Wheeler, counsel for the Airtri-Saloon League of America, took the stand tonight that the decision WId serve as farther support for - the dry forces. In the course of its ?pfewn, the count agreed with the tower tribunal in holding that "con* gress manifested' an intention to tax liquor illegally as well as legally produced." f ^"The decision of the court sustaining the prohibitive tax features of the Volstead act and the revenue laws is a hard blow at the illegal dealers," Mr. Wheeler's statement sasd.. "Over $25,000,000 were involved in this decision and a still larger amount involved in possible assessments for the next year. If these sections of the law are properly used, they will put out of business all financially responsible illicit Jkjrwr dealers." ' Boze and Cousin Boze were indicted for violations of sections of * the revised statutes. The first count charged them with "unlawfully engaging in carrying on the business ?f dstillers. The second as having r failed to keep "conspicuously" over their place of business a sign exhibiting in plain letters those words "registered distillery," the third having failed to give the required bond and the fourth with having "unlawfully fermented a certain mash." U . -? Washington, June 2.?The Vol-] etotd bill, designed to prevent the | fuse of medical beer was agreed up-| on today by the house judiciary committee which will report it to the hocse, probably tomorrow with a request for its immediate passage. Prohibition leaders declared there were votes enough to put it through before the bureau of inter-j nal revenue could make effective proposed regulations by whdeh beer could be prescribed for the ailing! under a ruling of former Attorney r> l n. l urcircrtu xdiuitr. Although the measure as a whole would make the prohibition enforcement act more drastic, representa- ( tives of the drug and flavoring exIHX1 . ^EaJB?agJ5?3aES/3?EEfSI5SEJ5E[5EE liiiis J GREEN VI! I Manufacturers of f I Monuments, also and all other ceme ble and granite, fencing, etc. I Plant Elquipped Mach: t r SEEK INFORMATION OF CHINA'S COTTON INDUSTRY More trustworthy information a to cotton production and consump ;iou in China is expected to be madi available as a result of a recent con ference between Mr. Chunjen C Chen and officials of the Bureau o Markets and Crop Estimates, Unitei States Department of Agriculture Mr. Chen, since his graduation fron Cornell University, has spent mucl of his time during the past two o three years in and about the Depart ment of Agriculture and at souther experiment stations in an intensiv stud# of cotton breeding, marketing and allied subjects under the pat ronage of the Chinese Cotton Mil Owners Association. On Mr. Chen's return to China ii June he will undertake for the asso ciat'on to develop the cotton indus try of that country on a scientifi basis. Among his plans he now hope to have the association undertak cotton statistical work along th same lines as that now carried on b; the United States Department o Agriculture. At present no trustworthy statis tics of cotton are obtainable fror China, so this project is expected t prove of great value to this country especially since Mr. Chen also nope to be able to produce American Up land long stapes in China. It is nov estimated that China produces annu ally about 3,000,000 bales of shor staple cotton, practicably all of whicl is consumed locally, such long stapli as is consumed being imported in th< form of combed yarns. In growing long staple cotton, hov ever, it is possible that China ma: become a competitor of the Unite< States in the world market, provide* enough were produced for export Accurate cotton statistics would kee] %r? iVifl /?Annfi*tr but 111 VA?*v? VVWit v? J as to the amount of cotton beinj grown and the size of China's ex ports and imports which' would en able American dealers to handl< their product more intelligently?U S. Dept. Weekly News Letter. Ivory from tusks of female ele phants is the most valuable of al ivories. tracts trades won tfielr fight agains a section requiring the medicatinj or denaturing of alcohol, prior t< its withdrawal from warehouses an< distilleries for manufacturing pur poses. . .1 Chairman Volstead, by directioi of the committee, introduced late to day a redraft of his bill, slightl; modified in some particulars. Thi section prohibiting importation an< manufacture of liqudr until th stocks held under government super vsion have been materially re duced, or exhausted, was retained. The redrafted measure, whil placing certain restrictions aroun< the use of wines in medicines, di< not include the original provision which would have outlawed wine a a medicine along with beer. It pro vides, however, for the limitatioi of alcohol withdrawals for medicine and gives the commissioner authori ty, if he finds that any preparatioi is being used as a beveraget to re quire a change of formula so that a would be rendered actually unfit fo drinking. LLE, S. C. gfgCBg- l^JLi . T?!T? "ligh Class Artistic , Markers, Coping terv work in mar Dealers in iron [ With Modern Inery. 2f2I3f2fSEI2ISIS!f3I3EISISfSIBEfSiSf2JSf3f3f5JSI2i . ?? -v: I FREIGHT CHARGES (\ GIVEN ATTENTION a J Washington, June 2.?While raili i road executives were pressing bee I fore congress today their plea for - {relief from financial embarassments, !. [ President Harding took direct acfjtion to satisfy himself that a rei, vsion of feright rates, particularly i. J on necessities, would be a part of (i | the general railway readjustment h Walking unannounced into the r j office of the interstate commerce ;-! commission, the president inquired n J of the commissioners what they e j were doing toward the relief of g shippers who had found some of the present rates unreasonably burdenII some. He was assuired that the whole j subject was under investigation and n j that the commission hoped soon to ?-. ciTect broad revision through the !-1 voluntary action of the roads. The - '* ' -< ? ' -> J L_ c nauiing cnarges ior iruix prouuctc 8 over Western roads were made a e specific example by Mr. Harding in e pressing his inquires. The coramisy sion officials replied that the fruit f schedules already were receiving informal consideration. / r Although " it was indicated that a the question of rates prompted the o president's call on thj? commission, it was assumed that during the half s hour'a conference mention also was ! mmmmmmm????.?rnmm? : Biarannranrettniiinja | N01I ; i ......LUN I [I Twelve i h all kind we , i| curing thes. . [j a very low J jj months her ! l} in prices. I 1 - 11 Twelver tj prices aske jj unsatisfactc [j time and a i i!] may bm'd : h going to bi; i i " H t 11 Long ago thoi r a? l_ : . i jfj uy paying icm ' (j it as easy to | [ I house you do i 5 a ic 3 r I | | j I (| We have sev 3 I Irm/lo flAAViriri I [ . B.111WO, """"* '6 I [ | grade of red ? I I ] sell on today'{ I j! der. If you ar III Bu I ji A. H. JACK, I iaremEIEfiUilfilJBJ made of the road's proposal that the government discharge at once its debt to them growing out of federal control. This proposal was renewed before the senate interstate commerce committee during the day by Samuel Rea, president of the Pennsylvania lines, who argued that such action would be no more than iri^ keeping with the word of the government given at the time the roads were taken over. The suggestion is known to have received careful consideration by the president and his advisers, and was the suibject of a conference yesterday between Mr. Harding Chairman Cumraings of the interstate commerce committee and Dr. Jen Davis of the railroad administration. In visiting the interstate commerce commission today Mt. Harding technically was dealing with a part of the government entirely cutsade tne executive branch, and he assured the commissioners that iie flJKl come simpiy in tne interest of cooperation and general welfare. Sance he had official right to communieate with congress regarding rates, he explained he felt that he might enjoy the same privilege in regard to the commission set up as the agent of congress in the making of rateB. . raraizrajziiimaraigjarami visum 1BER AND BUII months ago lumb re at peak prices. e materials. Todc level. It is lower ice. Building rrial nonths ago labor d were as high ; >ry. Today labor dollar procures a < fnr nnf*- Half fb<> ft VA WA?k-?ir lild sometime? THENm jthtlful people learned The ability to secur< own your own horn not own. Every man OWN HIS i 1.1 1 1 11 ... erai tnousana aonars ceiHng, siding, etc. vS cedar shingles. We t 5 market. The loss is e looking for an oppo ilders IS CAM \ n ivianagei. MimrajEriUzizjzriran f / WOMAN IS SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR MURDER Bridgeport, Conn., June 2.?Mrs. Ethel Hutchins Nott, on trial here charged with the murder of her husband, George B. Nott, today pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. Judge Wm. M. Maltbie sentenc" Piumbii and Heati REASONABLE PRICES Ralph BiafziMiagnnfiuaflia ETO Bl 4 .DING MATEP ler and building , There was diff ly lumber has g< than it will likel; terials have likev was hard to pro* as the service re has caught the dollar's worth of cost of a year aj / ' NAT NftW nvi iiutv that there was nothii ; money on liberal ter le as to pay the monl of a family should OWN HOME * worth of lumber oi 7e have several thous >ought at the high pri ours; the profit is for rhinitv to build at a 1 iupply Off imianiiiuiuanugiiiuanuiui ed her to life imprisonment. Mrs. Nott changed her plea after counsel for the state introduced let. ters alleged to have been written by her to Elwood L. Wade, who was recently hanged for murdering Nftt The letters were said to have been written. while Mrs. Nott and Wade were in jail awaiting trial. 1 - ".VJ.-VV -i . 'V1.iig 111 ^5 PHOHE "j' cud a . JI Calvert Building ft ; Vienna Street | Turner j JILD | materials of j ij" | iculty in se- ; ij? j >ne back to j f 1 y be twelve jfc\ J rise declined cure and the - ? \ ndered was jfc. ;| snirit of the 5 > . work. You !j | go. You are jj * < lg to be gained jI ms today make jg :hly rental for a S ' ? |i : f all grades and ij :and of the best {s ees but we will. 5 5 the home buil- ?j 5 ??a i OW pill^C, oCC I I Co. 1 ice at Ice Plant j|j I Mziaizranrajana^^ \