Maj. O’Connor said that such cracks
are likely to develop until there is a
complete settlement of the earth, and
that men are constantly on the watch
to repair them quickly.
As the new conduit is built in sec
tions, it was necessary to drain only
part of it. At the time the crack was
discovered the reservoirs were filled,
and there was no danger of a lack of
water supply at any time. When the
repair was made it was necessary only
to fill up the section which had been
cut out. as the pressure remained in
the other sections. At any rate, the
old conduit, which is now in course of
repair, could have been used if the
break had been more serious.
DRY AGENTS BLOW UP
2 MARYLAND STILLS
Four Men Arrested Near Park Hall
and Distilleries Dy
namited.
Two huge stills, believed by offi
cials here to furnish supplies for
Washington’s bootleg trade, were con
fiscated and destroyed in southern
Maryland yesterday by Federal pro
hibition agents. Four men were ar
rested.
A party of agents, led by Deputy
Prohibition Administrator Robert L.
Livingston, descended on the stills,
near Park Hall, Md., not far apart.
One of them was a thousand-gallon
affair, while the other had a capacity
of about 800 gallons. At one there
were 18,000 gallons of mash, a 45-
horsepower steam boiler, seven bags
of sugar, three bags of corn meal, and
50 cases of liquor. All the equipment
was destroyed by dynamite and fire.
The men arrested were David Clark.
, white, and three colored men—Law
rence Clayton, Henry Summerville
and David Summerville. They were
taken to Baltimore today to be ar
raigned before United States Commis
sioner Supplee.
