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NEXTSUNDAYSCHRONtCIiB TfV Vf f1 fW QBWMWPJwWWwm fciSw wrthstsrirgva 7fVi JKlWft kCX lfFAriTN HPMDr Olt wnX8MtWfKMtt 1 tcrr yt tNulNkWS fiF Rg pat of UKigffi Wtfwiwhr Sd5 A pCN NgL 17 0l FRA pAILY 5 cents SUNDAY io5mjS BBP GOVERNOR HITS DRY LAl MSIISECieGalHQmiknKilledbK Federal Officer to toiftl 111 i i ij iniV iuW i iii vj AH riapLMifltone ft I KK STS PCII ITi RF IQ iin if vr wt imminent FrrnnT in veteran manner i rrriin i in LI1 1 1 1 I IU III njiiiun ur ntua HugeuaiitiUes Vencied Un aercpnipromIse Wardell In Enw Says Washington PROSECUTION Companies Permitted to 0p tionbut Nof Deliver Pass title Is Charge Collector of Internal Revenue Jui tui 8WrtU yesterday seised I400 uto oi oboic California wines longing ths Central CUlfonU viiuyara Cempmr TH Front trMt etli It thi tortroom A7tnki Miow mat tOOCt gU Iom wlnt at SO Voatromtir ttMti tn teiut Vain la atliriaUd at aboot cteoet TPardtlra action fellowa th eoTerr ofha aAuaa of form of con iliUonal alTa uaod th California MTIna Aaaoclatlon and etjhar liquor coacarnar lrharobjr tha aalo and llrr or win la mad aubjaca to tha littln of th wartlm prohibition I ruin Agreement Reqmred Vendee to Hold Trtle Th wording of tt conditional aal to th attact that If wtr tlm prohibition la not aiiapandod th vanda ahall hold th win aubjact to th demand of th rtndof It not con rt4 that th vendor mut damand tha raturn of th wlnaa If war tlaa prohrtltton urH6fHnd Th hinot al waa4raw if Attornar peodora Ball I Wardill tatad tnat Ooniinlaalenar ef Intarnal Ravenna Daniel a Bopar bad approyad thrplan Ward yaatardarWlra4 to Itopaf that tha win merchant Vara dlapoa Ins of their intlr stock under th conditional 1 plan and that he hajauapendad th Tight to naa It Th Central California Win Com panraaeordlng to TVarflell bought from th California Win AaaoehvUon wore than 20100 gallon of win Under ti conditional aal plan making affl divlt that he win waa for aacra mental or medicinal naa and not for borerag fca Optioned Wine Sold For Ue as Beverage Other wine waa bought for export The wine Wardell sutaa waa than eold for beverage uie No export label were attached to anr of the wjn lead yaatardar nor had anjr export bond or declaration been tilled with the euatoma offlclala according to Wardell Fire man who war engaged In handling the win for the Central California Wine Company will In farmed agalnal br the United Statee lUtrlot Attorney and indicted by the Federal Orand Jury Wardell aald They areM Coneullch William Cohan I Daniel Ed Qatea and rrank Coata They face flnea of tttOO for each offenaa If the charge naing aaeramental wlnea for bay artge pnrpoaea la sustained TtopeT Approved Sale flan Saya Wardell Warden stated yaatardar that Attorney Theodora Ball had submitted him th conditional aale plan of continuing the win business and that Ji forwarded It to Commlsalenar Ioper who approved it Wardell added that the reason the plan was approved waa to permit California wine compaat having axtanalv stocks on hnd to dlspos of them before January 17 when oonatltu tlonal prohibition become effectlra it waa aald at th Collector office that th fact that trafflo In win waa continuing tdaaplta Jth act of Con arena prohibiting It Wat not mad pufbilobecauee It would give rla to promlacuoua retail sailing of wlnaa Dispatches from Washngtoa last night Quoted Internal i ravenne au thorlti there aa ay tag that win producers distributing the win and auch conditional aaJa clausta would be iiubjected to all the penalties the law They quoted these authorl tie aa aaylng that the approval of Falls yictim Apoplexy Stroke Inspector of Hulls and Boilers Stricken in Bank Death Is Expected Captain James Guthrie inspector of hulls and boiler for the port of San Francisco for the last twenty yean Is In a critical condition at 8L Francis Hotpltal from a etroko of apoplexy Captain Quthrla was stricken at oclock yeaterday afternoon whll in tha Bank of Italy at Clay and Montgomery streets He was rUahed to the en th campaign to rid the Nation Colllna who has been attend of radicals a broader aapeet While jr him or the laat year for high Aeeletant Attorney General Oarvans I blood presiure waa called force continued Ita ralda Includlnjg ml Dr Colllna aald that the patient search for A Marten aalf jwai suffering a severe attack of apo etyled envoy of the Russian aovietipiexy and ordered him removed to tbohoapltal Dr Colllna said that Captain Guthrie condition was aerl ooa nd hi reoovery doubtful ills wife anO otber mlera 4 hl tar ly VaracalledjitromiiiWlr horn la Ban Anselraa Entering tne aervlc of the Chlted 8Uts Bteambbat Inspector ttearly twenty JyeaW ago asSasalstant In spec tor Cafi tain duthrU1 was appointed to the poaitlon he1 now holds after the death of CapUIn Boles Before enterlnr th airvic as an Inspector Captain uuthrl was la command of reeeels of th PaciQo Coast Steamship Company i ii i All Governmental Agencies Working Togetherin Drive von Radicals SOVIET ENVOY IS SOUGHT Warrant Issued for Arrest of Ludwig Martens for De portation Trial WASHINGTON January Com plete oor erdlhatlon of all govern mental ageaclea together with an awakened Congr tonight had glv 11 Measure to Bar Use of Mail to Radical Press Meets Setback in Senate ROOSEVELT VIEW CTED Republicans Fight Sterling Provision as Giving Arbitrary Sfvvay to Official Six year old boy wjho vMaJledJjy ah automobile yetterday jnoniing KhlUoniWvlim kl 5 1 TTTt government there were evidences of new nativity In ail other depart ments of the Government Cbngreesrecelved a bill Introduced by Renresentatlve Johnson Repub llcanr Washington which would maka vry Oovernmentemploye an agent fofjferretlng out undeelrablea Ech clerk would be given th duty rvpvruns mur iBionneuon con oernlng alien activities to th partttent of Justice and the Immi gratloa authorites BiHYouId Trap AH DangeroiuReds He Saya Repreaentatlv Johnson said th bill would have th double purpose of ridding Government department of persons described a trouble oreeurs aa well aa providing a greater network for th trapping of all dangerous parsons Th Treasury aooret aerrlce with Its wide ramification waa enlisted In running down persona for whom th tmmlaration authorltlei hav is sued warranta Customs officials also have been ordered to report any information they may gather In th work of inspecting import whll th army and navy Intelligence aery lc will ro optrat both in the fath ering of evidence and searching out of radicals Baker Order Vacating Of Ellig Island Ground i Cefsdsilonr Ropr xtndd only to a conditional sal not accompanied by delivery of th wine and that pU a ssi Faaisa CMaau Secretary Baker ordered he yaca Hon of all buildings and olher facll itle need by th army atJEllls lalanfl in order to majf room forth hun i dreds of aliens whfl5fs held thre pending deportation proceedings Th Department of Justice has had to deal with a aerlous problem in the detention of the radical arrested sine last Friday as Ell I Island already was overcrowded and an epidemic of mtaalea was reported to have broken out among those being held there During tb day the Department of Justlc announced that a warrant had tn Orderedfor the arrest and deportation of Russian Bovlst Ambas eadorT Martenev Tonighti Nuortsva scrtary to th ambatsador made public a letter to AttorneyJeneral Palmer in which he told Palmer any lnforma Uon th Department of Juatlea de sired to transmit to Martins would commuslcated to him Two annans arrested In rnt raid oaNewTork reda war deported today on th American steam shlpjatongolle which aalled for Ham burg Thy wr George Bchwari walder and Braest Brail AlbertHit muller Isaac Saorr attorney for many aliens taken In recent ralda asserted tbnlght he has tt information that another deportation ark will sail within a few daya NEW TORK January 7 Hearings In the ases of mora than alleged reds held at Bills sland onde portatton i proceeding bagan today bafor th Immigration inspector nMMJantt inMe Constitutional prohibition will be come effective at lli A on January 17 according to an official telegram received yeaterday from the office bf the commissioner of Inter nal Revenue by Justus Wardell local collector There he been some doubt aa to whether January II or 17 would the date of the tightening of the ltd on the use of liquor After January It It will hot be legal to tak private Ijquor to cafe or hotels making the evening of January the last chance for a public celebration unless con stltutlonal prohibition la declared Illegal napresentatlvei of the leading hotels cafes and restaurants met here yesterdaV and decldsd toi invlt jh people of San Francisco and sur rounding towns to participate in a programme with a touch of the car nlvalaplrltrfn th evening of Thursday January It Thay alao decided to stop muslo and dancing at 1110 oclock on the evening of th lftb so that there ahall be no violation of the contltutlonal prohibition amendment which goes Into affoct after midnight of thai day ji Death Drink Dealers Held in 50000 Bail NEW TORlt January Flv mora of the twenty turee men in dieted yeaterday In connection with ktha manufacture and distribution of wood alcohol whiky whiph spread death and lllnesij In Connecticut at Christmas time wsr arraigned in Federal court today charged with conspiracy Ho defeat the wartime prohibition law Coalio dAmbroala Sslratore Esposlto Adolph Panarelll and Lulg a Puca wr held In 150000 ball each Carmin IJcenilal was held In 110000 All pleaded Apt auilty Paul Naesetta ad Frank Sorlcelll war 4 rsted tonight charged with being implicated in th aal of whiyayr I1 caud stvaral deatfts in Hartford Conn tsecltl br IasMtrir te TheOhrealele WASHINatpW January 7 Th Sterling sedition bill designed to catch i radical agitators who advocate the overthrow of the Government encountered an unexpected setback today whan Senator Lodre the Republican leader Joined forces with th group of Senators fighting the measura on the ground that It eon far too much arbitrary power upon the Potmastr 0nraL Senator Ixtdge charged that tie Administration acting under powers UnlUtt jeontalnd la th 8trllag bill had thratnd the su presslon of loyal land jrepuUMe nawaper durUg th because Ibty had criticised the conduct of thwaroy in uovrnv prv ments Rooerelt Article Cited In Oppoaink Measure To support his statement he submitted an article wrlttin by Theodore Roovelt Just befor his death accusing the Administration of using Its war power a a club to atlfle legitimate criticism of th oonduct of the war The Sterling bill gives the Post master General broad authority to close tjie mails to any publication containing matter which he deem seditious Under the terms of the measures he coufd hold that a publication waa advocating th overthrow of th Government and euspend Its mailing privileges without a hearing It would then beeom unlawful fori any on to attempt to dlstrlbue such a publication declared non mallabla Give Power to Destroy Business of Newspaper The fet of such a decision by th Postmaster General would be to put a publication out of business Senator Borah of Idah Vigorously condemned this faturiOf th bill and offered an amendment giving a publisher th right to aooeal to tha Federal courts and holding th Post mjtr anrals order In auapenslon pending tb decision of th courts aicauonsar that some ucn amend ment will be added to tbebill Ufidtr th terms of the bill aald Senator Borah a decision of the Postmaster General may result In th utter destruction of a publishers propsrty and he cannot even gat a bearing You ara creating peacetime ceneorship and making the Poatmaster Oenaral thacensor Senator Gronna of North nW protested against granting such arbi trary poer upon any official hold lng a political office such a th Postniaater 3eneral Senator Sterling oi ooum uaaoia wno naa charge of tb Iblll insisted that the power bad to givn to som on and th Postmaster General seemed to th logical seUctlon senator MeCormlck of Illinois mlndd tb Sanat that th Poatma ter General had exercised his dU cretlonary power during the war In th ca of th Metropolitan Maga In and after doing that publica tlon a grave InJuaUc had reversed bis judgment called upon Sen ator Sterling acquaint himself thoroughly with th UetropollUns SBBBBBBaasSaBBBBBBBwIiiBBBViBSLaaBl HImfilalasaL dBHHtasasH tatsBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBt aW SBSBTsSSslsaBrV BaaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBasI MsaaL jAvfJaasasasasK faBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBWStaBBBBBBBfl VsbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbKHSssbbbbbbb VBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHBBBBBBBBal BpvSJJasasaaBPFIoB ilHOBaBBBBBBBBwiLllZIsBBBBBBBH aBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB ItHmmm I iBBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBSBUasHalBSaSnaBr ataBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBaBas mmmmmm mSSmSSSSSSSm LEGISLATURE IS URGED TO ANNUL Gerald Cfonih Ms Struck by Machine While Returning Home From Sciiooi Gerald Crohln six year old son of Jeremiah Cronin of 161 Parle atreet was struck and killed by an automo bile driven by William Lee a trunk maker Of 71 Maynard street yesterday Theaccldent happened on Mlsslontretbetween Richland and Highland avenues The boy was returning from St Johns school and according to Lee dashed from th sidewalk directly In front of his machine Th boys act was so unexpected that I had no tlm to apply the brakes he told the police The boy was taken to St Loks hofpltal by Lee died on th operating table shortly after from the effect of a basal fracture of the skull and Internal Injuries Lee was arrested on a charg of manslaughter Tbl accident marks the sixteenth death of schoolchlidren during th laat year from street cars and auto mobiles Coroner Leland said yesterday Only the day before Harry Pirc Jr a slx year old deaf mute was killed by aMcAlliter street Car Coroner Leland said he would ask ths Board ef Education to caution children of th dangers In crossing itreeta Berlin AgainHplids Up Treaty Signing apejetat CaM Tb CkrOaiel CeprDeht tSW by tbeChleato Tribune Co PARI3 January 7it was reported this afternoon that the Verssllles treaty would not put Into effect befor January 11 The reason given Ratification Bill Was Passed Under Lash of Party Says Executive PPIfsTS TO REFERENDUM Several States Held to Have Ratified Without Regard to Will of People iLBANT Tf January versal of tb action oi th 1111 LegislatureLegislature In ratifying th prohibition amendmentto tha United States Con stltuUon was urged by Governor Al red Smith In his annual message to the 1 0 Legislature at Its Initial aaaslon today I Ths Governor said ther was grav dOiibt as to th powr of aumbr of state Leglsutures utai nava rati Ifled1 the eighteenth amendment to do so In view of tha reterendnra pro visions In their respeetlv constltu TOa7r said In th message It 1 my undratndlng that thli itl4tittitbTpaasiuion by refetendtim In several of th states Adoption Considered StOl Open Question Pending aotfon and the ultimat declalon thereon th question a to whether the eighteenth arandT ment has been legally adopted may considered an open question not only In fact hot In Jaw If then the question Is pending several of th Statts suficlent In number ofv themselves or Joined with th Biaie oi new i number ratifying amendment below the necessary three fourth it would seem to be the duty of the state of New Tork hot only to Its own citlxsns but for dries to the cltltens of other States to stats what Its true opln on Is Force added to this suggestion because of the circumstances surrounding the passage of th resolution by th LegUUtur of this Stat Th members of that Legl lature war not elected in view of any proposed amendment to th United States to the Constitution that question had not been passed npon by tb people th Stat In their election Ratification Forced By Party Caucuses The resolution passed the Legla lature by a very narrow margin The question Is not a party one but In order to enforc ita passage it was mad subject of a party caucus and member of th Legis lature who personal views and la some Instances th well known view of their local constituent I were opposed to such action were i aurrra der their own convictions and vote for the resolution In view of all tb circumstances recommend that the Leg islatura rescind its prior ratification of the said amendment and submit the question to th qualified lector of th Stat at thgnral election In th year 1IJ0 Arnted Forces Raid Sinn Fein Offices DUBLIN January 7 Sinn Fain headquarters In this city was raided DenKcrals Await Jackson Day Twio Dmners for Sp Of tartys Fate Jcffcrsoniahs Reduced to Speculating on What Wilson and Bryan Will Say ANIH By abthcb seaks mmrniG falavlLjanedWlre to The CkMnlele WASmNQTON January 7 Aftr rubbing elbow all dav with th Bemocratla leader assembling from all parts of this country for th mt lng of the National Committ yott got th da that th fata of ths Party tt Jeff eraon not th fst of nation la going to ahaped by the doings at ths Jackson day twin dinner tomorrow night tne President orenarlna an Important mosaaa to th oartr chiefs at th dinners and William Jen nings Bryan chduledt speak hU MlJ party poiKies uspns among th PemocraU haa become fairly cpprslv AU business such Fullerton CU Man hot Armw flfflraii Amcrranl n7 yssiwvsf iniMwiswsarnr pAnelll Clue jssis ACCIDENTFIRST RERMITft stilt Mm aaJaBBsSjaBajBi mm J1 Fonovvsf i Close on Sfory vms Killina of Tvvo Other icans in iOil fteio WASHlNOTdH JannaryiT OabVliill Portsr aa American clUsan In i2l mploy Of Pna Ux Company wr hut 111 i sun i uiinir st ijasxicauxiSwfK ral army ofcr TMrsAmBttj vmper 2iaceoraingX SdVlcaSfr csrred by th 8ut Department today from lth ltMHi rvMi laVhIJJi voqaui immeaiaisir dared to report further infer and ltthj clrcumtahcs war io urg tn local authoritle in ta Tamploo district if arrest sad wll York tb reduc th prMumaWr wUh hlmlf as the can ng th htnth 4ditMeklaj vindication Ion a plat form of unconditional ratification or will open th way for tb acceptance of reervatlona by th Demo crats Will Bryan pav th way lor hi own candidacy for this Democratic nomination and com out for a com prbrolss on treaty reservations with view to immediate ratification and tb xclualon of th lssu from th campaign PRBsiDBirra letter short Non of tb Democrats here can answer the questions tonight Ths Presidents letter will delivered tomorrow to Chairman Cummlnga of ths National Committee who will read it at th dinner aa a prelud to th speech making of th vi lng has been advised that It will tak 1 than ten mlnutss to read Bryan has prepared Ml ad dress bat reserve the right to depart therefrom after hearing th communication from th Preeldsnt All th leaders arxpetlng a dla play of professional fireworks at th gathering for the reason that a Weak between Wilson and Bryan apparently haa been developing for som tlm on th question of th peace treaty The Prealdent has been unyielding In demanding th cept ance of th league of nations covenant without essential modifications and haa been threatening teu pocket the treaty If modified to ths extent of the Ldg reservation and to seek renomlnatlen on the issues of bfjthscleagus Bryan has been urging thaDerao crsts to accept reservatlona Indlcat ihg that he would go far In yielding to the Republicans whoara staadlng pat on the Lodge reatrvatlona His utterances have demonstrated that today by police and aoldlera Th thoroughly dlaapprov tb altitude raldera also entered the office of th of th President In standing out for aa convohUoi rrngmntalUsr a tHraoaiww uviWwi ovrhadnrf eUAinr Amiripaas kiud ta taoiTantytosM irict by if exicans afnea April i 1 KratMtthmfrmMoy AmericanVoll comoanUa rlJl Tatrday the Consul at Tampiir raportsa in murar of ntofmm and Bar Bawlea oil mn employed 1 in th Tamplco fields Th St 1 Department Immediately latruet41 th embaasyatiUexlco City to urgi th Uaxlcan Oovrnmnf to takol prompt sups to ttrtngi ths guilty justlc and slmUar actios by th partmnt In th caa of Porter wa expected when itha Coneui had Ported additional Information Tb Moxlcanjv authorities flrstyo ported that Porter had bn mei dentally shot by a eompanioa inv party returnlnar from adanc JiT vestlgaUon by this PnA Mi affCl clals and by th AmeHcnCoa1iV2 aaia 1 nav aeveiopea mat a was shot by an army officer Portr noma wss in uiiertsn cai FULLERTON January T-Portar reported by Waahtng dispatch to 1it bn killed byJ Usxlcan federal army jefflosr Tuxpan Jef Fullerton three ytvmM ago to go to Mtxlco Hba4t woraT overshadow br the lmoindlng nthnd thi jttkrktfriiinM4 mg around th htl oorridora doing4 nothing hut epcltlng on what Wjl soa aadBryaarare golna4 ta say1 THIRD TEBst QVBSTIOM Will the Prldent announc can didacy for a third ternVi rnouie all ambition to succeed himself or lav th question up In thtalr pending future developments Will th Prsldnt reiterate his de mand for ths unqualiflod ratillcaUon cf tb peac treaty with Ita league of nation covenant and tore th lsu Into th Presidential campaign In th local oil flIdawher ease befor proceeding tarthtr with I thlt Berlin hai again delayed a 1 accompanied by I pllc conducted th th hlll I vahiih iim varvn Irish parliament and tboMot th new Ireland Assurance Society Large crowds watched the raids Ai Sinn Fein headquarters fifty soldier -E WHM iimmin jFilIlElVl N0 mxm ToBePnbKshed Complete in th unconditional Indorsement of th covenant land that he does not pr celv any Justification for thPr ident seeking athlrd term Unless thereforieltherWUson or Bryan yields grbundtoth ether thy have reached he partlngot thtwaya a parting hlchmadyloBaabHt In th Democratla party wiSoithT iwriiidiTsuaTliturriillk just oneman in mind Bryaald a vtran Dmocratle adr rtalghC and Bryan is preparing hi spoeh with jot onemaalnjtaihdwiisoiaj vwusms raae a vsaaa aa IS aa AyX ftutoBBO Wejvrgtyei good demoBstra feijlM pcrmancaccr turn tat i of value BQeanJ yil ij CadilJachcrelibouUi tHatBAicoVre3 uwnuJoior so i JI ru cw fc b4fKf IHTl YV VKJI ajt wV jrwgan vH ys mmmMAiMmmm a VAS irrrjL Ml 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