St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 11, 1924

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~ COMIC PA ___MONDA | NOVEMBER i, 19%. ) wewspapers COMBINED! _ ee TO RENT A FARM? sag Form Want Ad Offers printed in the QUE POST-DISPATCH during October. «MORE than in ALL the other 8t. Louis ) posT-DISPATCH “WANTS” SELL FARMS y FONTAINE FOX -- 31. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH The Only Evening Paper in St Louis With the Associated Press News Service ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1924—44 PAGES. PRICE 2 CENT. Mickey (Himsene) gol 77 NO- _ ED BABY ) DECEIVE HER MER HUSBAND ‘of Mrs. Lydia Locke arks, Divorced Wife of ‘I: saire, Revealed in r, gt in New York. a od re 4 ‘ TENDED CHILD WAS OR IN ST. LOUIS i id From Kansas City Hitution and Brought ; Birth Certificate ———— ated Press. YORK, Nov. 11.—A _ 6- i boy—a waif from Kan- ity, Mo.—was the chief actor s domestic drama, revealed be- = Supreme Court Justice Gave- syesterday, that had as its main the deception of a wealthy husband. mnfronted by evidence gathercd Kenaas City. St. Louis and Han- Mrs. Lydia Locke Marks ac- sd she had obtained the baby * false pretenses and brought sin an attempt to persuade band she recently divorced ithe child was hers and that he the ‘father. Child Ordered Returned. former husband. Arthur on Marks, millionaire organ ‘automobile tire manufacturer, responsible for yesterday's action, Which ended with an for the return of the child to Vilows Sanitarium in Kansas _ The boy was given into the y of E. P. Howarth, superin- of the sanitarium, upon writ of habeas corpus Mrs. shad been compelled to pro- infant in court. ) it was developed at the , Was divorced by Mrs. [in September, 1923, when, it rstood, he settled on her ) in cash and placed $100,- & fund to be held in trust . They were married in De- , 1917. Mrs. Marks, the Lydia Locke, concert sing- viously had been married @ Reginald Talbot of En- nd Orville Harrold, grand Inger. ick A. Scofield, attorney arks, infermed Justice Gave- t Mrs. Marks often had husband, after she had divorce proceedings, Mm was soon to become a She. appeared in New on Oct. 14 with a child and and communicated with her husband and asked him to ledge the boy as his own, orney said. Traced by Detectives. according to Scofield, i private detectives who i that Mre. Marks, represent- rselfas Mrs. Ira Johnson of , Mo., went to the Kansas home on Oct. 7 last, and pre- letters supposed to have Writtén by reputable citizens nibal which represented her the owner of a $50,000 farm ‘an income of $2300 a month. ld told the court that Mrs. # took the baby, then a few old, to the St. Louis home of » Mrs. Jane Schmitt, 3732 Grand boulevard, and to er up her deception induced Melson Potter of 3454 South boulevard to make out a certificate. Dr. Potter has i, Scofield said, that he was wed by false representation to out the certificate showing "4 Was born Sept. 22 last. Going to Europe. ther Mrs. Marks nor her hus- Was in court during the ha- corpus hearing yesterday, and Was told she had engaged © On the steamship France to mt Saturday. ember, 1922, Marks and **, while living in Westches- mty, New York, sought to Carewe, 14-months-old Who had won the Governor's the Asbury Park baby pa- > The child was turned over but irregularities in the cn LF 10 ole te . developed and it * was TH Ec AN Way from them by the So- E MEASLES J Mee the Prevention of Cruelty ee ee | Certificate Filed Here for Berowed by Mrs. Marks. certificate filed here in Department on Oct. 14 to the birth of Arthur m™ Marks Jr., on Oct. 7, 1924, ™., son of Arthur Hudson ™ years old, manufacturer, Locke Marks, 49 years worded as an opera singer. e chi! Was born, so the certifi- med, at 3732 South Grand {the home of Mrs. sister, Mrs. John Schmitt), Physicidn attending at the das Dr. N. Potter. The mee Address of the parents is 110 East Eichtieth street, City. The registration om Page 2, Column 7. HELD UP IN AUTO AND ROBBED OF JEWELRY te ee oe — ee MRS. W. ARTHUR STICKNEY. MRS. HARDING IS HOVERING BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH Little Hope Is Held for Recovery; Condition Unchanged Today. By the Associated Press. MARION, QO., .Nov. 11.—Mrs. Warren G. Harding was reported as hovering between life and death today by her physician Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, whvu reported her condi- tion as unchanged from yesterday. Little hope was held for her re- covery. Dr. Sawyer's daily bulletin on his patient’s condition follows: “Mrs. Harding had a poor night. She feels weak and exhausted this morning. Her general condition is not so good.” A brief bulletin issued by Dr. Sawyer last night said: “Mrs. Harding had a fairly com- fortable day. She has maintained the gain which was present this morning, but her condition remains about the same.”’ Mrs. Harding’s old fighting spir- it, according to Dr. Sawyer, has fled. She is suffering from an old kidney trouble with complications of many years duration. While mistress of the White House, Mrs. Harding, with her hus- band, inaugurated the custom of visiting the tomb of the Unknown Soldier on each Armistice Day and she had been looking forward to celebrating the signing of the Ar- mistice again today, her friends sald. ASSISTANT NAVY SECRETARY By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. .11.—Pres- ident Coolidge today appointed Theodore Douglas Robinson of New York Assistant Secretary of the Navy. In doing so the President fulfilled the last recommendation to him by Senator Lodge of Massa- chusetts, who died Sunday night. Robinson will come to Washing- ton immediately to take up the du- ties Of his office. Today he notified Secretary of State Hamilton of New York of his resignation as a mem- ber of the New York State Senate. COOLIDGE TAKES A BRISK WALK Surprises Bundlied-Up Washington by Going Without Overcoat. Special to the Post-Dispatch. WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.—After office hours yesterday, President Coolidge took a brisk walk through the downtown business district, surprising those who had not chancel to meet him on walks last winter by appearing without an overcoat. The late afternoon was raw and most of Washington was bundled up. Last winter Mr. Coolidge strode forth on snappy mornings without a heavy coat and in drizzles with- out a raincoat. He keeps warm by walking rapidly. FHlave You Contracted Motoritis ? The symptoms are easily da- tected. There is a persist- away somewhere—-away from crowds and out into the open. Unsatisfied, this desire makes for depression. The only known cure is to own a car. \ 4 5 ( 4 ( ent and strong desire™to get The cost {s not great-—for a ood used car frequently Alls every need and supplies every comfort. ¢ Investigation is easy—the a ae a a a a a a a a a a ee a ee a _ The Post-Dispatch St. Louls” Ong Big Automobile Director The Perfect Market-Place BROKER'S WIFE LOSES $19,000 IN GEMS IN HOLDUP Mrs. W. Arthur Stickney Stopped by Two Negroes on Ladue Road While Driving Home. ROBBERS BLOCK PATH WITH AUTO Recogriized and Called by Name by One of High- waymen, She Says — Threatened by Other. | As Mrs. W. ‘Arthur* Stickney, wife of a broker, was driving to- wards her home on the St. Louis Country Club grounds at 7 o'clock last night, two negroes turned a Ford car squarely in her path on Ladue road, a short distance west of Price road, and when she stopped, robbed her of jewelry val- ued at $15,000 and $85 in cash. Ladue road in that section is a secluded drive bordering the Coun- try Club grounds on the _ north. Mrs. Stickney had to apply the brakes of her car vigorously to avoid collision with the machiné turned broadside in the road before her. Instantly the negroes ran forward, flourishing revolvers, and gave her a curt order to raise her hands. As she complied they ap- proached cautiously, and, seeing she was alone, allowed her to drop her hands. Ill From Fright. The account of the robbery was given to a Post-Dispatch reporter today by Stickney, who said his wife was too ill from fright to be interviewed. He told of the af- fair as she had described it to him. One of the robbers got in the car beside Mrs. Stickney and took two rings, a diamond brace- let and a pearl necklace, which she wore, and took the money from her purse. One of the rings was set with a large diamond ina circle of smaller ones, and the other was a diamond solitaire. The negro in the car, who was the larger of the two, looked close- ly at Mrs. Stickney. “Aren't you Mrs. Stickney of the County Club?” he asked. She assented and he said he knew her and had seen her often in Clayton. She did not rec- ognize him. He told his compan- ion not to hurt her—‘“No rough stuff; just get the rocks” (dla- monds). However, the other man was not content without a threat. “One word out of you,” he said to Mrs. Stickney, shaking his fist, “and you are dead.”’ With an order to Mrs. Stickney to continue driving west on Ladue road, as fast as she could, the rob- bers removed their car and depart- ed toward the east, in the direction of Clayton and St. Louis. Mrs. Stickney drove a few hundred feet west into the club grounds and to her home, which is northea&t of the clubhouse. Mrs. Stickney formerly was Mrs. Mary Louise Burke .of Georgia. Stickney is connected with the brokerage firm of A. G. Edwards & Sons. They were married in Louisville, Ky., last summer. MAN BARRED AS AIR MAIL San Francisco Auto Dealer Had Been “Stamped” With $718.08. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11.— After he had been decorated with $718.08 worth of air mail stamps in anticipation of an-air mail trip to New York, Chester N. Weaver, Sen Francisco automobile dealer, was “barred from the mails’ today by a ruling from Paul Henderson, Second Assistant Postmaster-Gcen- eral. PLAGUE REPORTS “UNFOUNDED” Illinois Investigators Find Only Simple Pneumonia, By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, UL, Nov. 11.— Reports of pneumonic plague in the towns of Dewmaine and Hurst, in Southern Illinois, are ‘“un- founded,” Dr. J. J. McShane, su- perintendent of the State division of communicable diseases, an- nounced today, on the return here of department invetsigators. Every reported case of plague, when traced down, was found to be simply pneumonia, he said. John D. Jr. to Play “Squash.” By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—John D. Rockefeller Jr. will make his debut as a tournament squash tennis play- er tomorrow, when he will play H. V. Miller of the Columbia Univerei- ty Club in a Metropolitan Class C match. Rockefeller will represent the Whitehall Club. He isa devoted | follower of the game and played an exhibition match on the opening of the Whitehall courts. ‘ 10,000 CRIPPLED MEN MARCH THROUGH PARIS TO ASK HELP OF HERRIOT Throngs in Place de la Concorde Salute Blind Soldiers Marching Hand in Hand to the Chamber of Deputies. By the Associated Press. PARIS, Nov. 11.—War’s human wreckage, typified by thousands of brtxiee xe poilus, brought home this armistice day France. The derelicts of the great strug- gle made the day their own as they marched in sad, quiet processions in many of the cities of the repub- lic to present to the _ authorities their humble p#@titions for better treatment. After the brilliant ceremony over the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, where President Doumergue paid rever- ence to the war dead and reviewed the picked troops these war wound- ed and blind veterans, a column of 10,000, walked‘ down the Champs Elysees to the Place de la Con- corde, crossed the river to the Chamber of Deputies and stopped to the people of gation presented their appeal for higher pensions to Premier Her- riot. As the pitiful procession went down the broad avenue away from the great arch, reversing the line of march of vigorous, chattering itroops that had gone to the review ia few hours earlier, men_in the si- lent crowds that packed the ter- races of the Champs Elysees un- covered, women made the sign of the cross and uniformed soldiers saluted. There was no disorder the petitioning veterans. among Determ- at the Foreign Office where a dele- | ined as they are to obtain proper support for the crippled and maimed, their leaders had issued strict orders that there must be no demonstration hostile to the Government and no banners dis- played except those _ identifying the various units. Large reserves of police and mounted Republican guards had been stationed along the _ side streets amd secreted in the build- ings, as it had been feared there would be clashes between the po- lice and the communists and roy- alist sections of the former service men who trailed the wounded vet- erans. But there were no partisan manifestations and the parade of armless men, legless men, on crutches or in rolling chairs, the contingents of the blind, walking hand in hand and the “broken faced”’ brigade, passed almost like a religious pilgrimage. The Veterans’ Committee, com- posed of typical battle victims, &x- plained to Premier Herriot the in- sufficiency of the pensions of many classes of cripples. Some of the men, the Premier was told, were not receiving enough even to buy foo. M. Herriot, after détailing the pension increases the Government proposed in the pending budget, promised the veterans he would do “the impossible,”’ to have the coun- try provide adequately for all. Aft- er the Premier’s statement, the vet- erans, many of whom were faint with fatigue, disbanded. CFREMONIES HERE ON ANNIVERSARY OF ARMISTICE DAY Schools and Public Build- ings Are Closed in Honor of Signing of Pact That Ended War. Today, the sixth anniversary of the armistice that ended the World War on Nov. 11, 1918, is being observed generally as a hol- iday. Public and parochial schools, municipal offices, courts, banks and stock exchanges are _ closed. Downtown stores remain open. The Gold Star Court of Honor, in Kingshighway Memorial boule- vard, north of Easton avenue, was the scene this afternoon of the principal ceremonies marking Ar- mistice day. The annual American Legion parade was held last Sun- day. As in past years, at the Court of Honor, the rows of trees, 503 trees in all, dedicated to fallen warriors were decorated with floral wreaths and fragw In addi- tion, a flag and flagpole presented to the City of St. Louis by Mr. and Mrs. John Dwight Filley in mem- ory of their son, Lieut. John Dwight Filley Jr., who was killed in action, was dedicated. Flag to Be Perpetual. The flagpole, which is 50 feet high and imbedded in granite, is at the Easton entrance to the court. The flag is endowed in perpetuity to be raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset each day. A bronze tab- let at its base bears the name of the one to whom it is dedicated. Iieut. Filley was a grandson of former Mayor Oliver D. Filley of St. Louis, and for that reason four former Mayors of St. Louis—Ed- ward A. Noonan, David R. Francis, Rolla Wells and Frederick H. Kreismann-—were invited to attend the dedicatory ceremonies. The Rev. Edward S. Travers, who was chaplain at West Point and a friend of Lieut. Filley, presented the flag and pole and Mayor Kiel accepted in behalf of the city. A disabled veteran, George Har- row, opened the ceremonies’ with a bugle call and closed with “Taps.” A color guard from Jefferson Bar- racks raised the flag while the Soldan High School Band plaeyd “The Star Spangled Banner.” At 2 p. m. a Scott Field airship and an airplane piloted by Capt. Wassall flew over the memorial trees and dropped flowers. French Society to Celebrate. The French Mutual Ald Society will celebrate Armistice day witha benquet and dance at the Mar~ quette Hotel this evening. Speak- ers will be Marc Sequin, French consul; Eugene Felix, president of the society; Maurice Faure, prest- dent of the French Society, and Dr. Alexander DeMenil. The \Four-Minute Men's Club, | “Continued om Page 2, Column 7. ing. : . e * , COOLIDGE ASKS IF HE WOULD HAVE T0 GO TO AN INAUGURAL BALL By the Associated Prese. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. RESIDENT COOLIDGE is P x0 inclined to hold an in- augural ball, although it was said today at the White House he had not given con- sideration yet to plans for in- auguration. White House officials said the President had made inquiry as to owhethér he himself would have to attend an in- augural ball if one were held and therein showed his disin- clination for such a function. In keeping with the pledge of his administration for econ- omy, Coolidge plans an inex- pensive inauguration, without frills. White House spokesmen said he favors an unostenta- tious affair, fashioned along the lines of President Harding’s in- augural. The President will leave here Wednesday, Dec. 3, for Chi- cago, where he will attend the National Livestock Show. His departure will be late in the afternoon. The plans will ena- ble the President to be here for the opening of Congress Mon- day, Dec. 1. It is believed probable that he will attend the Army-Navy football game in | Baltimore, Nov. 29. MUCH COLDER AND FAIR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW gp ~2 BI gd >> PPP. PP Highest yesterday, 68, at 3:30 p m.; lowest, 45, at 5 a. m. Official forecast | for St. Louis and vicinity: Rain ia early afternoon, clearing in iate afternoon; fair tonight and Wed-. nesday; mach cotter, but lowcst temperature will be above freezinz. Missouri: Gen- erally fair tonight and Wednesday; much colder. Illinois: Unsettied and colder to- night; probably showers in east and south por- ltion; Wednesday fair and colder. Sun rises tomor- row at 6:41; sets today at 4:60. Stage of the Mississippi River at St. Louis, 5 feet, at 7 a. m.; fall .1. Missouri at St. Charles 10.6 feet. fall .1 Snowfall Blocks Wyoming Roads. Special to the Post-Dispatch. ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Nov. 11. After 24 hours of intermittent snowfall, leaving mountain roaés almost impassable due to huge drifts, the skies cleared this morn- ——— THE COAL MAN 1S READY TO KICK A GOAL ~ 7 .* - - |Coolidge having found : Governor-General PRESIDENT PAYS NATION'S TRIBUTE 10 THE WAR DEAD Places Wreath on Tomb of Unknown Soldier While His Wife Lays Rose on Shrine for Mothers. WILSON SERVICE HELD IN CATHEDRAL Numerous Patriotic Exer- cises Conducted in Wash- ington; Red Cross Opens Annual Roll Call. Ly the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—Presi- dent Coolidge led the nation in ob- servance of Armistice day by pay- ing tribute at the tomb of the Un- known Soldier in Arlington Nation- al Cemetery. As the President entered the cemetery, artillery boomed forth with a salute of 21 guns, and as the presidential party came abreast of the Amphitheater, drummers and buglers of the Fort Myer band gave the customary honors of four ruffles and four flourishes. President Coolidge and his party, led by his military and naval aids, came slowly up the walk and stopped several paces in front of the. tomb. There Lieutenant-Col- onel Clarence O. Sherrill, military aid, handed the President a wreath. The three ‘service detachments, consisting of one from the army, one from the navy and another from the. marine corps, came _ to present arms. After placing the wreath, the President stoqd with uncovered head for a moment and then turned away. Before the party left Mrs. Coolidge stepped up to the tomb and laid upon it a single white rose, a tribute of the mother- hood of the nation, After leaving the cemetery, Pres- ident Coolidge visited the grave of Representative Augustus Peabody Gardner, a son-in-law of the late Senator Lodge, who died in the military service in 1918. Flowers to be placed on the grave were sent to the President by a woman in the crowd gatherad around the Unknown Soldier’s tomb. Numerous patriotic exercises simifar to those in other cities were arranged by various organi- zations and foreign groups in the capital, and the day also marked the opening of the annual roll call of the American Red Cross. The Unknown Soldier's tomb was the shrine for many pilgrimages. Services in memory of Woodrow Wilson in the National Cathedral, where he is buried, were arranged by the cOmmittee which, prior to his death, took charge of the Ar- mistice day pilgrimages to his home in 8 atreet. None of the Government depart- ments closed for the day, President that he lacked authority to declare a holi- day in the absence of action by Congress. Cenotaph to Canadian Dead Un- veiled by Gen. Byng. By the Associated Presa» MONTREAL, Nov. 11.—Unveil- ing of the cenotaph in Dommion Square to the World War dead by Byng, former commander of the Canadian corps in France, featured the armistice anniversary here. The ceremony took place just before 11 o'clock, end immediately thereafter the city’s activities halted for two min- utes. ANCIENT BUSTS. UNEARTHED African Marbles Also Found in Baia Excavations. By the Associated Press NAPLES, Nov. 11.—Two beauti- ful busts of Bacchus and Cupid, and a statue representing a Vestal Virgin, have been found in the ex- cavations at Baia. Large water pipes containing in- scriptions to the epoch of the Em- peror Septimus Severus, and Afri- can marbles of red alabaster, with bas reliefs of Graeco-Roman arts, also have been found. New York Has “Dry” Hiccoughs. Special to the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, Nov. 11.—New York is hiccoughing. There are 36 severe cases in Queens, 11 in hospitals. There are several hos- pital cases in Manhattan. Physi- cians and druggists report numer- ous calis for hiccough relief. Some doctors say hiccoughing is a symp- tom of influenza, others that it often precedes sleeping sickness, of which there is said to be a few mild cases. The reported cases are sald to be of the “dry” variety, and far more stubborn than the “wet” hic. ; ; 4 U. 5. GUURT CONGRESSMAN ON TRIAL ON DRY ACT CHARGE - i JOHN PHILIP BOLL. WHAT TO DO WITH ZA-3. FURROWS. BROWS OF NAVY Whether to Make Her Honolulu or London Mail Ship or .Send Her to Pole Undecided. By the Associated Prere. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—What to do with the dirigible ZR-3 was a question Ms today furrowed the brows of thé navy. Occupying a dual identity of strictly commer- cial ship under a strictly military jurisdiction, the great alr cruiser is a perplexing problem to those in charge. Suggestions for.her future ac- Polar expedition to operation as a mail ship from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Admiral Moffett, the navy air chief, today appointed a special board to consider future operation of the ZR-3 in the light of her capabilities as shown on fer trans- atlantic flight and of her theo- retic’ performance when inflated with helium. Dr. Hugo Eckener, head of the Zeppelin company, called at the department today to say farewell to Secretary Wilbur and was invited into conference on the subject of the cruiser’s use. He was of the opinion that extensive experiments should be made with the helium inflation before any de- cision was reachéd, since the American gas had a materially lower lifting ratio than the hydro- gen used by the Zeppelin company. One of the plans put forward in the Bureau of Aeronautics is a pro- posal that the ZR-3 be placed on g regular New York to London mail route. Secretary Wilbur signed an or- der yesterday formally accepting the ZR-3, which is now being in- flated with helium. PASSENGERS MAKE HOSPITAL OF LITTLE RIVER STEAMER ee ee ee Broken Leg and Two Bad Appen- dices Worry Skipper—Then Stork Arrives. By the Associated Press NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11.—aAl- though his little steamer El Rito, which plies between Port Eads, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, has accommodations for only 10 passengers, Capt. John Conway de- clares that, for a wad of oakum and a link of anchor chain he'd add a couple of nurses and a doc- tor to the crew and equip the craft with-an operating room. It is ali because of a trip the boat made Saturday, the story of which be- came known today. The steamer left Port Eads for this city. At the outset a man and a woman boarded her. The man had a broken leg, was suffering intensely and was coming to New Orleans for medical attention. At Buras, a young woman suffering from acute appendicitis joined the passenger list. She was bound to a New Orleans hospital. At Bur- wood another girl, also a victim of appendicitis, came aboard. The skipper was “up against it,” and, although he didn’t know it, the worst was yet to come. The climax was reached at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon when Mrs. Frank Buras, who had boarded the boat at Port Eads, became the mother of a son. The captain sur- rendered the craft to his mate, re- tired to his stateroom and turned In to his bunk. The strain was too much, ‘ ~s ~~ ie “o- eo tivities have ranged from a North |. EXCLUDES HOMENADEBEVERAGE FROM VOLSTEAD ACT Jurist at Congressman Hill’s Trial Rules ‘One-Half of 1 Per Cent’ Clause Does Not Bar Cider or Wine. TWO VERSIONS OF ‘NONINTOXICATING’ By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Nov. 11.—In the trial of Congressman John Philip Hill, in Federal Court here today ‘for alleged violations of the Vo!- stead act, Judge Morris A. Soper ruled that the “one-half of 1 per cent” clause in the Volstead law does not apply to beverages made in the home for home consump- tion. Judge Soper said: “Congress seems to have used the word ‘nonintoxicating’ differ- ently in one section than it did in another. ‘To my mind, Congress plainly intended that persons man- ufacturing cider and wine exclu- sively for use in their homes should be in a class by themselves or oth- erwise there is no apparent need for this section (section 29). Cites Opinion of Senator. “The only reasonable explana- tion for Congress signaling out home-made cider and wine-makers is that Congress did not intend to punish men for such manufacture unless the beverage is intoxicating in fact. “This opinion se@ms to be borne out by an opinion expressed in the United States Senate in September, 1919, when the Volstead Act was being debated, by the chairman of the committee in charge of the ‘bill. He expressed the opinion when this section was added to the bill by amendment that cider and fruit juices, made exclusively for use in the home, must be intoxi- cating in fact.” Alcoholic Content of 11 Per Cent. The ruling was the result of a lengthy argument yesterday by counsel for Hill and United States District Attorney Woodcock. The Government chemists test!- fied that Hill's home-made wine had an alcoholic content as high as ll per cent. i Hill’s defense was baged on the alleged ambiguity of Section 29, of the Volistead act, which permits the manufacture of home-made fruit juices and cider, provided they are “nonintoxicating,” but forbids their sale to anyone except those who have a permit to make vinegar from the cider. Hill Testifies for Himeecif. Hill, himself, was the first wit- ness for the defense. He said in response to questions of his attor- neys, that he had had correspond- ence with Prohibition Commis- sioner Haynes concerning wine and cider, but District Attorney Wood- cock objected to the introduction of the correspondence as evidence and was sustained by the court. The court also sustained Wood- cock's objection to Hill's offering as evidence his notification sent to the Collector of Internal Revenue that he intended to engage in the home manufacture of wine and cider. | | To end the examination, Wood- cock said the Government would admit that Hill had made the wine and cider exclusively for use in his own home. Hill then described how he had made the grape juice and said he had followed instructions of the Department of Agriculture. He had drank it, he sald, while it was still in process of fermen- tation. It had no effect upon him, but it would have nauseated him before it became intoxicating be- cause of its sweetness, he said. saying the product of Hill's ment was wine. & $ 4 “2 w ee ae adie, + . 7s i SOS. 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