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Show , wiMiwim Hilly afcwm'flwiiuiiii mi Mean to Protect Uniform. Tho war dep.vi.v-'t It, i -ti-rmlned to pursuo to tin ". I 'I Us !gal resources re-sources tho effort .' rcoii' t!" slur cast upon tho uniform ol tho Am?rl-can Am?rl-can oclt"' r by the dco uon of tho local ttuu.H'r'ito iit riiu .'l-u'-R. N. Y., that Sergt. Hlgplns am! the roldlcrs who accompanied him when they wero refused admission to a public skating rink In that town had uo enso warranting warrant-ing tho Imposition of n penalty upon tho proprietors of tho place. Acting Secretary Oliver vroto a letter to tho attorney general asking his help In tho prosecution of (his case. Tlio lot-ter lot-ter states In detail tho provisions of tbo bill of rights of tho utato of Now York prohibiting dlecrlnilnntlon against any person by keepers of places of entertainment, nnd tho attorney attor-ney general Is requested to glvo an opinion upon tho point vi 'tier or not, tho local magistrate having declared that tho koepors of the rink wero uot subject to penal punishment, they still can bo reached by a suit for roc tary damages. In ca30 of an al . : tlvo answer the-department of Justice Is requested to authorize tho proper attorney for the United States to np-pear np-pear for the soldiers In tho prosecution prosecu-tion of tho case. |