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EPUBLICAN JL JO. .12j AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL I1IIRTIETH YEAE 16 PAGES PHOENIX, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1919 16 PAGES VOL. XXX., NO. 6$ WORLD'S BIGGEST AIRSHIP STARTS PIONEER FLIGHT FROM SCOTLAND TO U. S. THE SQUEALER PROHIBITION LEADERS IN CONGRESS TAKE STEPS TO PUT BAN ON SALE OF BEER nnTXTT' A HIT ZONA English Dirigible R-34, with Crew of 23, to Set Sail Early This Morning Commander Expects to Negotiate Distance in 60 or 70 Hours LONDON, Tuesday, June 2. The air ministry received a wire less message at about, 6 o'clock this morning from the R-34 which was then off Rathlin Island, off the north coast of Ireland, about three miles northwest of Fairhead, The message said: "At 5:30 o'clock a. rrw British time, the R-34 bearing west and going well.. Scott." n TRAINS CRAS AIRBRAKES FAIL TO IRK mm .EAST FORTUNE, Scotland. Wed nesday. July 2 The dirigible R-34 started on its voyage to America at 1:48 this morning. The air ministry announces that the R-34 left the ground at 1:49 Greenwich mean time rm her trans-Atlantic flight. Prior to (he start of the trans-Atlantie flight, l-.ieuts.nant Commander Za.'hary Lans ilowne of the United States navy, on hoard at the invitation of the British admiralty, said: "There is no doubt whatever in mind, :r, I believe, in the minds of any of the rcw, that we will get over without lifficulty." Commander Lansdowne is a firm believer in the practicability of the lighter than air machine, and has de voted all his time during the war to studying this branch of navigation. "It was very good of the admiralty. he continued, "to extend an Invitation : our navy department, that an Amer ican be included in the crew for this pioneer flight. "As I understand it, we will not at tempt any speed trial. We will cross as quickly as possible, avoiding ad verse winds, but at the same time not overlooking any opportunity for obser vations likely to be of aid in the future to navigators and airship pilots cross ing the Atlantic" The giant British dirigible R-34 ia the first lighter than air machine to attempt a trans-Atlantic flight. The airship, the largest of its kind in the world, measures 634 feet from nose to stern and carries three boats below the gas bag. She has a gas capacity of 12.000.000 cubic feet and is commanded by Major G. H. Scott, of the Royal Air Force. The craft is equipped with a wireless system as powerful as that of the great ocean liners. Among the crew of 23 men is Lien tenant Commander Zachary Lansdown, staff commander of the American naval air forces in France, who is making the voyage as representative of the United States navy. It has been estimated that the R-34 will cross the Atlantic in 60 to 70 hours if favorable weather conditions prevail-No attempt will be made to establish a time record for the crossing, the com fort of the dirigible's crew being given first consideration. With favorable weather the R-34 is expected to parallel the route of the northern steamship lanes, but should adverse weather conditions be encoua tered, she possibly will take the south em course, passing over or near the Azores. The landing will be made at Roose velt new, Mlneola, New York. Under 1 present plans the giant airshln win only make a shot stay before starting on her return voyage because of the ract mat tnere Is no hangar at Roose veit field or elsewhere acapable of nousmg ine machine. The R-34 recently made a 58-hour trip into me .Baltic, during hich she covereo. approximately 2,000 miles. WASHINGTON. July 1.-Nrvi . thorities here received late tonight a message from the British air ministry saying that the R-34 probablv would start sometime tonight, but received the first news of the commencement of ner ingnt irom Associated Press dis- paicnes. 0 CLOUDBURST DOES BIG DAMAGE IN N. M. Republican A. P. Leased Wire DUNKIRK, N. Y July 1. Engineer Clifford, of the New York Centrals Westerner Express tried, according to his statement, to avert the rear-end collission with train No. 41, which caused the death of 12 persons, the serious injury of 19 others and slight cuts and bruises to as many more here early today. The air brake failed to work, the engineer declared. Witnesses said that the siren was Btill screeching for the hand brakes when the Westerner, going 60 miles an hour, plowed into the rear coach of No. 41. Clifford stuck' to his post to the end. He was dying when his body was taken from the wreck. "The brakes would not hold; they would not work," he gasped just be fore he died. A revised list of the dead and in jured compiled by the police and cor oner this afternoon follows: The dead: Frank L. Clifford, engineer of the Westerner, Buffalo. Mrs. Fred H. Cartan, Toronto, On tario. Gertrude Cartan, her 14-year-old daughter. Charles Schiller, dressed in soldier's uniform, address not known. Mrs. Edmunds Quinones and two daughters, 10 and 3 years old, of Niagara Falls. Charles R. Peck, Buffalo. unaries M. Tyldesley, an engineer m the army aviation corps, stationed at Dayton, Ohio; home at Watertown, N. Y. D. U. Hurst, Williamson, W. Va. Fred H. Stoltz, Lackawanna, fire man of the Westerner, who died in the hospital tonight. One unidentified man. An investigation by railroad and federal officials is said to have de veloped the fact that the air controll ing the brakes on the Westerner was cut off between the engine tender and the first car of the train, although it was tested in the Buffalo yards an nour before the accident. The finding: of a body, aonarentrv that of a tramp, wedged in the wreck age, back of the tender, is the basis for a theory that a man stealing a ride on the blind end of the baggage car accidentally or deliberately turned the cock, rendering the air brake useless throughout the length of the train. it is certain, railroad and local of. ficials agree, that the proper signals were set against the Westerner and that No. 41s flagman did all in his power to warn the approaching train. xne rear coach of No. 41 was thrown from the track and shattered and three cars ahead of it were derailed and damaged. But it was the West erner that suffered most. The bag gage car back of the tender was com pletely demolished. The second car, a steel day coach, swung sideways and the sides were crushed together by the Brmuins aeons ana Dy the explosion of the boilers of the Westerner's en gine. Most or the fatalities occurred in this car. o- President Loses Popularity Says Italian Journal DOUGLAS, Arizona, July 1 A ciouarjiirst, accompanied by wind, which rose to the proportions of a hur ricane, and violent electrical display, f id considerable damage here late fnJ day. The only fatalities were at Camp j-iarry j. juneg, wnere two horses and a aog were muea by lisrhtninr. A number of small buildings in the city were unroofed and many trees .iprooiea. wnue cellars and store base ments were nooded. NEWS EPITOME FOREIGN World's largest dirigible starts first Trans-Atlantic flight by lighter tnan-atr crart. DOMESTIC Congress passes big appropriation diiis ana tnen adjourns tor one week. Prohibition leaders in congress ope fight ts prohibit sale of two an three-quarters per cent beer. Explosion of giant naval dirigible results in injuries to 60. Cause being investigated. Twelve killed when New York Cen tral trains crash, due to failure of brakes to work. Many Michigan cities threatened by rorest Tires, brakes to work. LOCAL Indians to parade in Phoenix th morning preparatory to opening of Indian fair. Recorder's office does record busi ness for June Fifty-tight carloads of cantaloupes are shipped from this valley in past 24 hours. Churches of Phoenix discontinue Sunday evening service for sum mer, substituting union service at the Y. M. C. A. stadium. Streams of state to be restocked with millions of fish- f BlG VIOLATE Afc , -lrxr ' j 1 NXAt yiowATe EXPLOSION OF NAVAL DIRIGIBLE RESULTS I INJURIES 10 60 House Judiciary Committee to Meet Monday and Draw -Bill for Enforce ment of War Time "Dry ness" Will Also Define Meaning of "Intoxicating Liquor" HERBERT QUITS AS HEAD Of CORPORATION First Step in His Retirement to Private Life Succeed ed by Barnes Other Changes Made in Board of Directors LLOYD GEORGE MUST - BATTLE REVOLT OF GOtERlEHTTORIES Republican A. P. Leased Wire ROME, July 1. Critical comment en President Wilson's sojourn in Europe is made today in the Tribuna, in dis cussing his return to the United States. "Seven months ago an immense halo of popularity surrounded President Wilson," the Tribuna editorial says. fcurope awaited him as the Messiah in a new era of history, while now he leaves amidst almost general indif ference, appearing at an intruder our continental history, our European civilization and our sacred idea a. "It has been a psychological drama, as President Wilson believes, perhaps sincerely, that he incarnated not only the aspirations of America, but also tne aspirations of Europe. Instead President Wilson, despite his pure in tentions, failed of his obiect. Ha re turns to America leaving behind him a cnaos ot disorder, passion and dis illusion, since he could not conclude peace according to his principles, but oy a compromise brought about by the overpearing attitude of the strong to- wara ine weak." o GUARD AGAINST DEMONSTRATION Ntw YORK, July L Police guards were piacea m an public places, in cludinar churches, city administration buildings, for the purpose of protect ing: citizens "who have spoken against socialism and anarchy," by order of Police Commissioner Enright. The guards will be continued until July 7, ISO explanation of the order was of fered. There have been repeated ru mors, that anarchists were planning a demonstration- July 4. o NEED MORE OFFICERS DENVER, July 1. Discussion at to day's session of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen convention centered e round the report of the committee on grand lodge rules and regulations, in which a proposal was made to increase the number of vice presidents from seven to nine. No action was taken. WOULD EXTRADITE THAW NEW TORK, July L Papers exe cuted by Governor Smith asking for the extradition of Harry K. Thaw, from Pennsylvania were mailed today by District Attorney Swann to Gover nor W. C. Sproul of Pennsylvania. Thaw is under indictment here charged with an attack on Frederick Gump at the Hotel McAlpine several years ago. NEW YORK, July 1. Resignation of Herbert Hoover as chairman of the board ot directors of the food admin istration grain corporation and reor ganization of the corporation under the name "United States Grain Corpora tion," was announced at the annual meeting of stockholders here today. Mr. Hoover's place as chairman will be filled by Julius Barnes, wheat di rector, who is also president of the cor poration. It was stated Mr. Hoover would con tinue as a director, but that his resig nation of the chairmanship marked the first step toward his retirement from public life. Mr. Hoover is expected to return to the United States in about two months, upon completion of the European relief work and the fruition of the European harvest. Other changes In the personnel of the corporation were announced as fol lows: frank G. Crowell of Kansas City, resigned as first vice-president and was succeeded by Edwin P. Shattuck of New York. Gates W. McGarrah of New York resigned as treasurer and was succeeded by Edward M. Flesh of at. Louis, who has been directing the corporation's London office. R. A. Lewin, second vice-president, in charge of the San Francisco office, resigned and was succeeded by W. A. Starr. Watson S. Moore of Duluth was elected a second vice-president and will con tinue in New York as a director. A. W. Frick of Duluth formerly assistant secretary, was elected secretary. It was announced that the corpora tion's capital for handling the 1919 wheat crop would be $500,000,000. Mr. Barnes reported to the stock holders that during the 21 months of its existence the corporation had dis bursed $3,500,000,000 and collected an equal amount, selling for overseas shipment commodities valued at $1, 800,090,000 at an operating expense of $3,2a0,000. or one-sixth of 1 per cent. The stockholders authorized the car rying forward as earned surplus of the equivalent of 6 per cent on capital of $10,191,666. supplied by the I'nited states and earnings of one-half of 1 per cent net on $1,800,000,000 worth of commodities handled. A total fund re turned by mills as refund of excess profits over regulated amounts of the 1917-1918 crop year, amounting to $4, 571.651, also was carried into earned surplus, making a total carried forward to net surplus of $23,763,320. LONDON, June 30. One of the urg ent matters which Premier Lloyd George has to deal with, now that he has returned to England, is the revolt of some 200 Tory members of the coali tion against what they suspect to be the government's intentions in the field of nationalizing industries. They fear that nationalization of the coal in dustry will be followed by the adoption of similar measures with railroads and other concerns, and are especially agi tating the transport bill, which gives Sir Eric Geddes, minister without port folio, extensive powers over transport of all kinds, including the port of London. These dissenting members of the house of commons held a meeting today to lay their views before Andrew Bonar Law, government leader of the house, who in reply gave an opinion that the question of nationalization was not in volved in the transport bilL He added the premier and himself had never discussed nationalization and that he, himself, would rega.d na tionalization as a great evil. He con cluded he felt a great objection to run ning the railways as a government department According to the Daily Mail Premier Lloyd George has egreed to exclued the docks and harbors from the scope of the traiisport bill. A pledge has been given by the government, according to the newspapers, that at present there is no intention of nationalizing the rail ways and as a result of the concessions it is said that opposition to the bill will be withdrawn. o RAGIIG FOREST FIRE THREATENS Republican A. P. Leased Wire BALTIMORE. July l.-i-The big navy dirigible C-8, commanded by Lieuten ant X. J. Learned, with a crew of six men and two passengers bound from Cane May, N. J, to Washington, ex ploded with terrific force just after landing at Camp Holabird, near this city at 12:30 p. m. today to adjust rudder trouble. The explosion shook the cantonment and the eastern section of the city like an earthquake. The great balloon in stantly became a mass of flames, Shooting flames and bits of blazing fragments scattered over a crowd of nearly 200 persons who had gathered to see the monster flyer and many were blown partly across the field. Seventy-five persons, mostly women and children, were burned or other wise injured. None of the officers or the crew of the C-8 was hurt. According to the commander, the ex plosion is believed to have been caused by rapid expansion caused by heat. ) Some of the persons were blown 20 or 30 feet by the concussion. Houses a mile away were shaken. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pank, half a mile from the scene, was badly damaged. Mrs. Pank was se verely injured. Relief was organized immediately from the Camp Holabird hospital and 60 persons went there to have their wounds dressed. Samuelde Luca, a Young Men's Christian association officer, who was standing on the railing of the car when the big bag burst, was flung several feet out of the range of the fire, badly burned about the hands and legs. Joseph Stacks, 14 years old, and Jo seph Kndek, 13, who were burned about the face and body, figured in one of the freakish effects which the balloon produced. They were driving near the balloon in a little cart behind a pony. The explosion blew them out of their . cart and threw them some distance. A naval court of inquiry will be con vened, it was announced at the navy department tonight to determine, if possible the cause of the 'explosion which wrecked the huge naval dirigible Four Aurirorcriation Bills today. . i a . ifliivu muittia CAprSSeQ Lllfl Are rassea Alter stormy Session Will Consider Liquor Enforcement Bill Upon Reconvening CONGRESS ENDS WORK-ADJOURNS FOB ONE WEEK WASHINGTON, July 1. Congress and the department of justice moved today to stop the sale of two and three-quarters per cent beer under the war time prohibition act Prohibition leaders of the house, after a series of conferences, obtained a call for a meeting Monday of the Judiciary committee which is expected to agree promptly on an independent bill for enforcement of the war time law, defining intoxicating liquor as containing more than one-half of one per cent alcohol, and to recommend passage of such a bill by the bouse at the earliest possible moment. At the same time the department of justice made it plain Its agents would enforce the act, according to- its interpretation that anything containing more than one-half of one per cent alcohol cannot legally be made or sold. Decisions of Judge Rose at Balti more in the brewers' and two and three-quarter per cent beer cases and of federal Judge Sawtelle at San Fran cisco against the brewers and such beer threw the entire legal status ot low alcoholic beer into uncertainty. Either the Baltimore, the San Francisco or one of the many other cases expected to arise soon will be appealed to the su preme court of the United Statee. How ever, action by congress within a few weeks at the most, is expected to render a decision by the supreme court uncon ditionally so far as stopping- the sale and manufacture is concerned. Attorney General Palmer mare It clear today that while his department wonld proceed in an orderly manner without wholesale arrests or spectacular raids, offenders against the prohibition law could expect nothing else than "early and vigorous" prosecution. Pending the settlement of test cases it may be that evidence in numerous similar cases will be gathered without arrests being made, but if the government wins In the end will be passed. belief that the explosion must have been the result of 4.he careless use of a lighted match or cigarette or cigar by a spectator who approached too near the big dydrogen -filled bag. o PROPERTY LIFE 10 II ICR. TREATIES' APPROVAL SOUGHT BY PREMIER Republican A. P. Leased Wire PARIS, July 1. Premier Clemen ceau, in introducing the treaties with Great Britain and the United States in the chamber of deputies yesterday, said, according to the Journal Official today: "I have the honor to introduce in my name and in the name of M. Pichon (the foreign minister) and M. Leygues (the minister of marine), a bill to ap prove treaties concluded at Versailles th9 28th of June between France and the United States and between France and Great Britain concerning aid to be given France in case of non-justi fied German aggression." The premier was interrupted by the socialist Jean Bon, who, shouting, de clared that the bill, according to the constitution, should be a message from the president. M. Bon was called to order by M. Deschanel of the chamber and- the Lpremier .proceeded with, his jsjpeech. SAULT STK MARIE. Mich, July 1. A dozen upper Michigan towns tonight are threatened with destruction by forest fires that have been raging ironghout the territory west of here all day. Trout Lake, Raco, Krimlev, Seney, Wellers, Strongs, Ozark, Gil christ Johnsonberg and Duck are re- J ported to be fighting the flames whirh are bring driven before a high wind. Residents of Trout Liike this after noon sent out an appeal for special trains to rescue them. The message was the last word received from that village and .said (he flames were within a mile of the town on two sides. At Raco the flames were menacing the village on all sides and roaring along through the surrounding country practically unchecked. The railroaii telegrapher there reported the people fleeing the village which he said was certain to be destroyed- Trainmen reporting here from the fire-swept district were unable tonight to give a detailed account of conditions. The whole region, they say, ia swept by smoke and at no time were they able to see more than 100 yards ahead. The fires have already destroyed mil lions of feet of lumber. There has been no rain In this section for three weeks and efforts to fight the flames are al most futile. AMERICAN CONSUL ASSAULTED NEW TORK, July 1.-ReDorts that three shots had been fired June 22 at Lenjamin F. Chase, United States con sul at San Jose, Costa Rica, by gov ernment policemen, were brought here today by passengers on the steamship Tivis, from Port Limon. One of the passengers said Consul Chase told him of the incident. One of the bullets was said to have passed through Mr. Chase's clothing. WASHINGTON, July 1 Congress adjourned at midnight until Tuesday, July 8, after enacting all appropriation bills needed by government agencies for the new fiscal year. Success crowned the efforts of re publican leaders to complete the neces sary appropriation measures, but only after hours of delay which at times almost threatened to block their plans. The final bill, the army measure, carrying $775,000,000; the sundry civil bill, carrying $605,000,000; the District of Columbia's annual budget of $15,000,- 000, and a deficiency measure of $25, COO.000 were all completed tonight and tomorrow will be sent to the White House. President Wilson will be un able to approve the bills until he re turns, but by a special arrangement tho funds will be made available fo: immediate use, it is antic t ited. With enactment of the final bins to i'igl:t, including measures passed at the last session of congress, more . than $5,000,000,000 has been appropriated for federal needs during the new year which began today. Congress also has cancelled more than $15,000,000 of war appropriations previously authorized. The recess of congress was accom plished after many delays today witfi controversies centered upon sundry civil and army measures: The recess gives congress a rest over Fourth of July holiday, and when it returns it is expected that President Wilson will submit the treaty negotiated with Ger many. To Take Up Beer Question Legislation for more strict enforce ment of war-time prohibition also is to be taken up immediately upon re convening. The vote in the house in favor of the recess was 133 to 89, while only half a dozen senators were in . their Be&ta when the session ended in the upper branch. The army hill as adopted represents decrease of $114,000,000 from the amount carried in the senate bill, ani provides for maintenance of an average army of 325,000 men during the fiscal j year which began today. The confer ence report was approved in the senate without a record vole, and Senator Smith, democrat, of Georgia, criticized the reduction in the army and the amendment inserted stopping con struction work on Camps Bennings, Georgia, and Bragg, North Carolina. The house, in accepting the confer ence report on the sundry civil bill, approved the senate increase of appro priations for the United States em ployment service from $200,000, the house total, to $400,000, which was voted by the senate. Mr. Mondell, in a statement inserted In the Congressional Record just be fore adjournment, declared: Big Sum Saved "There had been a saving of approx' imately $800,000,000 in the six great supply bills which were passed in the special session of the Sixty-sixth con gress as compared with the amounts carried by the same bills which failed In the closing hours o fthe Sixty-fifth congress, and a saving of $450,000,000 cn the railroad deficiency bill as com pared with the estimate of the railroad Chicago Grants Wage Increase To City Firemen CHICAGO, July ' 1. Strike of city employes was greatly reduced today when approximately half the firemen voted to accept the $300 a year increase granted by the city council last night, and 800 city hall clerical workers returned to their desks. Engineers, including those of the fire department, still hold out for higher pay. , The street department remained tied up when five thousand work ers who struck a week ago, re fused to accept the council's in crease of fifty cents a day instead of $1 demanded. GET I0RIT1 OH VILLI'S WHEREABOUTS First Arrests at K. C- KANSAS CITY, July L Two bar tenders were arrested here late today o norders of Francis M. Wilson, United States attorney, charged with selling beer. They were arraigned before United States Commissioner Harry L. Arnold and entered pleas of guilty. Bonds were fixed at $500. These ar rests are believed to be the first o'f the kind in the United States, said District Attorney Wilson. The federal attorney said he had received no word from Attorney Gen eral Palmer, and was proceeding on his own initiative under the law which prohibits the sale of "beer, wine or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquor." Less than one-half of Kansas City's saloons were open today and practi cally all that were open sold only "nearbeer" or light wines, it was said. None of the city breweries operated. To Resume Manufacture SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. Prac tically all breweries throughout Cali fornia will resume the manufacture and sale of beer of not more than 2.75 per cent alcohol content tomorrow, ac cording to a statement issued here tonight by the attorney for the Cali fornia State Brewers' association, at the conclusion of a meeting attended by representatives of the brewing in terests throughout the state. The California Brewers Protective association was advised by its attorney tonight to resume at once the manu facture of beer containing' not more than 2 3-4 per cent of alcohol. The attorney declared in the event of interference by Justice Ward ell, in ternal revenue collector for this dis trict, application for a restraining or der against Wardell, dismissed "with out prejudice" by Judge William Saw telle in the federal district court here today, would be reinstated. Judge Sawtelle ruled that a court of equity could not enjoin a prosecuting officer. EL PASO, Tex, July L Definite In formation of the recent movements of Francisco Villa and some of the revo lutionary leaders operating under him was brought tor the international boun dary today by a highly credible author ity. Villa, this man said, was at San Lorenzo, about 75 miles southeast of Casas Grandes. With Villa, this man said, there were about 250 men. Ramon Vega, a Villa leader, was at Galeana, about 25 miles southeast of Casas Grandes, this man declared, and Martin Lopez, a tliird revolutionary chieftain, was at El Valle, ahout midway between the two places named. Lopez had about 60 men, he said, and Vega a few only. All the men were ragged, footsore and worn, said the man who arrived to day. Villa's personal escort had a fair quantity of ammunition but the others of his followers had little or none. As an instance of the hardships which the Villa men had encountered. this man told of seeing one Villa soldier whose trousers had been worn or torn off above the knee by contact with the rough brush of the country the band had traversed. o BRAVES WIN VICTORY administration, or a total reduction of ?1.250,000,000." Mr. Mondell said the principal savin.? ether than the reduction in the railroad fund request were $343,000,000 In the army appropriation bill, $211,000,000 in the naval bill, and $247,000,00 in the sundry crvu appropriation bill. As "Wet" at Ocean ATLANTIC CITY, July L Despite the war prohibition law, Atlantic City today was as "wet" as the ocean that breaks upon its sands. Virtually every saloon in the resort was open "as usual" and dispensing liquid refreshments of all kinds. Mayor Harry Bacharach tonight re iterated his statement that his posi tion and that of other local officials was defined yesterday when Licenses were granted to 121 retailers and a dozen wholesale dealers. "We are giving no guarantee to the holders that they will be able to sell," the mayor said. "The granting of the licenses merely means that Atlantic City is not going to take action until requested to do so by the United States." BALTIMORE, July 1. Liquor men here are rejoicing tonight over a de cision in the United States district court by Judge Rose in accordance with the ruling of the United States district of New York, handing down an opinion which literally gives brew ers in the local district a right to make beer and wines of per cent. The opinion was in the case of the Standard Brewing company, the offi cials of which were indicted for man ufacturing beer of one-half of one per cent. Judge Rose sustained the demurrer, but in doing so informed the defend ants that they would be still conduct ing their business at their own risk by J manufacturing beer. Illinois "Bone" Dry CHICAGO. July 1. Illinois was made entirely dry and reduced to near-bcer, the one-half of one per I cent variety, today by State's Attorney - General Brundage s interpretation of the new state "Bearch and seizure" law. The latter, Mr. Brundage said, was in full effect and defined non-intoxicating liquor at not more than one half of one per cent of alcoholic con tent. More than half of Chicago's 6.000 saloons remained open today but the Bundage opinloon was regarded as a severe blow. But one violation of war time prohibition was reported. The city collector's office refused to issue liquor licenses unless the cor poration counsel issued a favorable opinion. As a result of today's developments, liquor interests were submitting to prohibition and saloons that remained open were selling soft drinks. William G. Legner, head of the Brewers' association, said the brewers still stood by their decision announced yesterday to make nothing mora than one-half, of one per cent alnolicjbeezv