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PRESIDENT FAVORS
DRY AID BY STATES
Not to Hesitate Over “Modi
fication” in improving
Law Enforcement.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
If anybody thinks President Hoover
b going to hesitate over the word
“modification” in bringing about a more
satisfactory situation with r * s P*ft to
the Volstead act, he is doomed to dia-
incident haa brought
out more clearly than ji £
that the mention of the word modifl
cation” creates nervous alarm m tne
camp of the dry!, even though it may
carry with it an implication of strength
ening the prohibition of intoxicating
liquors for sale or distribution.
So much atmosphere been built
up around the word "modification a
meaning an increase in alcoholic con
tent that the drys look uncomfortablj
on any movement which takes "niodi
fleation" as its slogan. The letter from
George W. Wickersham. chairman ot
the President s law enforcement com
mission. would have created no furore
if it had not been for the sensitiveness
of drys on the question together with ,
the corresponding emphasis the wets
have placed on the weakness of the
present structure and the need for some
change in existing laws.
Sought U. S. Court Relief.
What Mr. Wickersham proposed was
something which President Hoover
•would instantly approve if the States
were to come forward with a proposal
to do their share of law enforcement.
Any suggestion which would place on
the y States the burden of police work
meets with favor here, but it would
only be acceptable if all the States ac
cepted the responsibility. It ta as
sumed that in suggest mg modiflcat lcn
of the Volstead act to permit the SU-tes
to do the greater share of detection
and prosecution of violations. Mr
Wickersham had in mind that th
Federal courts would be relieved of
much of the existing congestion. If.
however, the States did not fulfill their
promises and the State , ® ws . were t^ n I
effective, the belief prevails here that
the remedy would lie ln , a
enactment by Congress of the original
Volstead law or its equivalent.
Bv no stretch of the imagination do
disinterested persons here believe that
Mr. Wickersham meant to hint at a
change in the law which would de
velop the possibility of permittmg light
nines and beer-the synonym ior
• modification” in the minds of most
••wets.” The Interpretation put, on Mr.
Wickersham's act in responsible quar
ters is that he wished to focus the at
tention of the governors on the obliga
tion of the States to aid enforcement
and U he could in some way persuade
States which have no enforcement act
to assume their share of the burden it
would be something which the drys
thus far have not been able to xccom
plish. And the President would stand
bv such a step. . . ,
Judging by the sentiment In the wet
States where enforcement acts have
Sen discarded, it is not likely that for
the present they would accept the
■Wickersham plan any more than the
implied obligation conveyed in.the term
“concurrent jurisdiction, so the Wick
ersham letter becomes an academic ar
sument and will not affect the attitude
of the national administration, either
toward him or the work he is to do on
the Enforcement Commission.
Wei States Want Trade.
The wets are. nevertheless, hopeful
that the recommendations of the com
mission will reveal such weataMS In
the present system of prohibition en
forcement that public opinion will per
mit a re-examination of the whole
Pr what the wet. States want is a trade
whereby local option can be set up once •
more, allowing dry States to stay dry.
How this coud be accomplished in tne |
face of the explicit language of the ,
eighteenth amendment is difficult to
see. unless the courts and Congress at- r
tempted through some loophole to get |
around the issue—and loopholes are not
usually discovered unless public opinion
almost demands them.
The battle is still with public opinion i
and thafs why the Wickersham letter i
finds both sides tense and eager to reap
any advantage possible from the am
biguous phrasing of the communication
and at the same time adamant about,
yielding one inch of their respective
position*.
(Copyright, 1929.)
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Schneider and the other members of
his family are assured the best medical
and hospital care. No matter how high
the fees, they are absorbed by the
Health and Hospital Service Bureau,
said to be the first organization of its
kind.
The best part of the plan in Baby
Schneider's case, so far, is that no
bills accompanied him.
LARGE PISTOL BUYING
IS SURPRISE IN BRAZIL
Carrying Concealed Weapons Is
Forbidden in South Ameri
can Nation.
RIO JANEIRO (A*). —Recent, reports
from Washington that Brazil bought
more firearms in the United States
than any other country in the early
weeks of the year has caused surprise
here. Carrying revolvers or other con
cealed weapons in this country is for
bidden, but in many sections the law is
not enforced.
In Pernambuco there is strict en
forcement and the state police seize
arms carried illegally. - There was a
dumping at sea of such confiscated re
volvers to the number of 7,288 by the
Pernambuco police recently. The seiz
ures covered a period of several
months.
Hew Cattle Imported.
RIO DE JANEIRO Finding that
the Indian variety of humped cattle
cannot compete for the European mar
ket With La Plata beef, the Italian min
istry on agriculture has been import
ing pure blood stock. Herefords, Short
horns, Polled-Angus and Devons have
come from England and Normans from
France.
Cold Kills Hunting.
BUDAPEST (/P).—Hunting In Hungary
is ct low ebb as a direct result of ths
unprecedented cold and storms of last
Winter. Birds, deer and other game
perished in the preserves or, driven out
by cold and hunger, fell easy prey to
peasants in the villages, yet Count
Stephen Bethlen, prime minister, bagged
375 birds on one Spring shooting ex
cursion.
Mayor Vetoes Fund
Sought to Press
Suit Against Him
By the Associated Pres*.
MILWAUKEE, July 20.—Mayor
Daniel Hoan has vetoed a resolu
tion calling for the appropriation
of $3,500 to be used In bringing
suit against him for $20,000.
The $20,000 represented profits
in the sale of Army and Navy
food supplies following the World
War. The city claims the money
on the ground that the city em
ployes were used to operate the
market at which the goods were
sc Id.
The resolution is expected to
be passed over the mayor’s veto.
WORLD EDUCATORS
PLAN FOR SESSIONS
Conference at Geneva Ex
pected to Be Attended
by 5 000 Leaders.
| BY PROF. CHARLES H. WILLIAMS,
Secretary World Federation of Education
Associations.
GENEVA. Switzerland. July 20 i/P). —
Preparations for the third biennial con
ference of the World Federation of Edu
cation Associations, to be held here this
week, have reached the final stage.
Applications for registration still are
being accepted. The program, however,
and all local arrangements virtually are
completed. The accommodations bu
reau is deep in its task of mobilizing
all Geneva to care for 5.000 or more
educators, of whom approximately 1,000
are teachers of the United States.
Thomas to Call Meeting.
Thursday President A. O. Thomas.
State commissioner of education for
Maine, will call to order the first of
10 days of meetings.
The program contains names of m*n
and women of international renown and
service, among them Dr. Thomas D.
Wood of Columbia University, Dr. 1.1
Nitobe. Japanese Senator: Dr. Alfred
Zlmmern. one of Europe’s leading edu
cators and director of the educational
work of the League of Nations: Dr. Gil
bert Murray, vice chancellor of Oxford
University, and Lady MacKenzie. dis
tinguished for educational work in Scot
land.
Festivals Planned.
There also will be festivals and ex
positions. the opportunity to zee the
workings of the League of Nations, the
sightseeing offered by Geneva and its
scenic environs, sports and social events.
The health section plans a program
in wheih the best health procedures of
public schools will be shown by pre
senting methods employed in each of
the many lands from which delegates
come.
A basis of discussion for the inter
i national federation of home and school
section will be a survey of the parent
teacher movement in 30 countries, pre
pared and presented by Mile. Mane
Butts of the international bureau of;
education.
Esperanto to Be Used.
Thus on through the sections. Each !
is adapting to its own specific interests !
the common interests in a harmonious !
world.
In order that these delegates from 60 j
nations may get to knew each other 1
and establish the contacts that are the |
main value of the gathering, badges
will be worn indicating the language
each person speaks—blue for English,
red for French, yellow for German,
green for Esperanto, etc.
Incidentally, for the first time in the
history of educational conferences, at l
least one meeting will be conducted
i wholly in this latter international i
I tongue.
(.SCOUTS TO MEET WALES j
AT SUMMER JAMBOREE;
Prince Will Fly to Birkenhead
From London to Greet
50,000 Youths.
I
BIRKENHEAD, England OP).—Fifty ;
thousand Boy Scouts from all parts of 1
the world will meet the Prince of Wales}
here August l when he flies from Lon
don to participate in their international
jamboree.
The Jamboree is scheduled to open
July 31 In celebration of the twenty
first anniversary of the birth of scout
ing.
The prince will spend the night in |
camp with the Scouts and the next day:
will witness a grand rally from the dais 1
in front of the grand stand in Arrowc
Park. |
In this international rally he will be i
greeted by boys from half a hundred
countries. At a given signal the boys
will raise the "Scouts’ howl” and dash j
in camp formation toward the dais. At j
another signal they will come to a i
standstill in a semi-circle round the
prince and listen to what he ha* to say.
After which*the prince will fly back
to London and 50.000 boys will gloat,
over the prospect of saying to their pals
when they reach home again:
“What? The Prince of Wales? Sure,
I know him.”
STOCK MARKET ADVICE
IS FACTOR IN PRICES
Influence Can be Measured Accu
rately; Articles Help Sell
Firm’a Stock.
NEW YORK </P).— lnvestment pub- !
lications, brokerage house letters and \
services designed to inform the public
aa to bargains often have an influence
on prices that can be measured ac
curately.
In one recent Instance a publication i
contained an analysis of real estate!
stocks. The writer placed one concern j
of relatively small size at the top of his j
list. Within a few days this company
had added the names of more than 500
stockholders to its books and the price
of the securities had moved forward
vigorously.
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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C., JULY 21. 1929-PART 1.
BOARD APPOINTS
PRIMARY OFFICIALS
Loudoun County Electoral
Group Names Judges
and Clerks.
Special Di-patch to Th* Star.
LEESBURG, Va., July 20—The elec
toral board of Loudoun County has ap
pointed the following judges and clerks
for the Democratic primary election to
be held August 8, when a candidate will
be nominated for governor.
Leesburg district—D. C. Hourlhane,
Theodore Reid, W. C. T. Rogers, judges;
E. E. Garrett, Jr., W. E. Norris, clerks.
Lucketts—J. E. Heater, M. B. Costello,
J. F. Arnold, judges.
Broad Run district—Gum Spring. C.
A. Whaley. L. C. Lowry. J. G. Carson,
judgos; Farmwell, E. L. Norman. W. J.
Hay, R. w. Hutchison. Judges: Waxpool.
W. M. Crosen, Ben Hurst., George
Horseman, judges: Lenah. R. L. Oulick, :
-D. Hutchson. J. S. Oulick, Judges; Oil
ford. W. B. Hummer, L. C. Smith. J. T.
Blincoe, Judges.
Mount Gilead district—Hamilton. !
George Vandevanter. Howard Rogers,
William Francis. Judges; Purcellville. ;
W. D. Grubb. Clarence Davis. B. F.
Longacre. Judges: Joseph Lodge, Harvey 1
Ball, clerks: Phllomont, E. B. Milhol- !
land. J. W. Griffith, Jr., Wade H. Haws; I
Lincoln. J. H. Taylor, J. P. Hatcher, ;
W. L. Thompson: Mount Gilead. George ,
Bailey. Philip Vanslekler, Coyt Wil
son: Slleott Springs—W. L. Simpson, !
Shirley Payne, Ralph Nichols: Hughes- 1
ville, J. M. Cole, Robert Tiffany. H. L.
Titus; Snlckersvllle, Volney Osborn,
W. L. Humphrey. jr„ J. T. Allder.
Jefferson district—Round Hill. J. H. I
Purcell, J. A. Lynch. L. O. Hammeriy;
Irene, Robert McCray, C. O. Grubb, (
Howard Welsh: Hillsboro. C. P. Cope- 1
land. T. J. Longerbeam. L. C. James: I
Waterford, Edgar Peacock. L. O. Brown,
Ernest James.
Mercer district—Unison. H. L. Keen.
J. T. Miley, G. W. Iden: Middleburg.
J. H. Mullen, James Skinner. J. W
Mitchell: Mountsvllie. D. Forbes. W.
L. Furr. Roy Trail: Aldte. J. W. Bodmer.
John Orehan, John dl Zerega: Blakeley
Grove. W. G. Fletcher, W. O. Fleming,
O w. Costello.
Lovettsvtlle district—Lovettsvllle. M.
Purcell, Hugh Rodeffer, C. F. Shoe
maker; Boltngton. J. R. Reed. W. M.
Everhart, G. H. Vlrst: Taylorstown. J.
W. Arnold. Carroll Spring. G. M. Bou
der: Waters. Roy Grubb, E. L. Davis, J.
W Clatterbuck.
The commissioners of the election are
i D G. Hourihane. B. F. Longacre. Dor
! man Hutchison. Edgar Peacock, W. G.
Fletcher.
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old. Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Magnusson,
pioneer settlers here, are starting their
seventy-first year of married life. Mr/j
Magnusson still does the chores, and
both are in good health.
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entranceway of a radio store at sls F street. —Star Staff Photo.
EMIR GIVEN REBUKE 1
BY SON, NOW A RED
Ftther, Devotee of Ex-Czar, lle
oeives Vitrolic Letter From
Soviet Convert.
MOSCOW </P).—' The newspaper Iz
vestia. a government organ, has pub
lished an open letter from Shakhmurad.
a student at the Moscow Workers’ Uni
versity. to his father, the former Emir
of Buchara and an ardent devotee of
the ex-Czar
The ex-King, from his exile In Af
ghanistan. recently Issued a proclama
tion against the Soviet government
which, Soviet papers say. provoked a
raid of Basmach bands on Soviet ter
ritory near Garm..-
The letter of Shakhmurad. who left
his father when he was 9 years old.
begins: ”1 am writing you this first
and last letter in my life.” After dew
tailing the revolutionary events which
led to his father's fall, Shakhmurad
says in part:
"Six years I have lived in Moscow.
i I have been educated In the Workers' ;
I faculty and living with comrades. I
consider that I never had a father and
I propose that you forget me as a son.
| “You, a hare driven from his hole,
sim to attack the Soviet at Tadjikls
tann so you may enter Buchara under
the bony hand of imperialism and the
traitorous government of Bachal Sakao.
“You want to remove the Soviet
power in order to create a new Emir of
Buchara. the difference being that you
formerly robbed the people, sharing the
pilage with Russian absolutism, and at
present you intend doing the same with
that hungry plunderer, England.”
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on Question Soon.
I Special Dispatch to The Star.
; FREDERICK, Md„ July 20— Unable
: to agree aa to their rights under the i
, farm relief measure as recently enacted
by Congress, a committee representing
farmers and grain dealers of three coun
i roll, was appointed at a meeting In this
: city to confer with the Federal Farm
1 ties, Montgomery, Frederick and Car-
Board In Washington at the earliest
; possible time to determine the extent of
co-operative organisation under the
! new legislation.
! The committee Is composed of James
i H. Oambrill, Frederick; Clyde Thomas,
Dalthersburg, and C. M. Horst, Lynwood,
Carroll County, representing the grain
dealers, and M. Frank Holter, Middle
town; Jo6iah W. Jones, Montgomery
County, and State Senator B. Smith
Snader. Carroll County, representing the
farmers.
List Those In Attendance.
The meeting was attended by the
following:
Grain dealers—James H. Oambrill. Jr., i
Frederick; C. M. Horst. Lynwood: Frank
Harbaugh, Middleburg; Clyde Thomas,
Gaithersburg; Lloyd Jones, Dickerson;
3. L. Thomas and P. T. Koon, Frederick,
and Vernon W. Nlcodemus, Montrovia.
Farmers’ group—M. Frank Holter,
Middletown: John T*. Kelly, Walkers
ville; Walter Burall. New Market; Ed
gar L. Thomas, Adamstown; W. B.
Wenner, Brunswick; Amon Burgee, near
Frederick: J. W. Jones, Montgomery
County, and Senator R. Smith Snader,
Carroll County.
The meeting was addressed by Dr. F.
B. Bomberger of the extension service
of the University of Maryland, who out
lined briefly information he was able to
obtain toward taking steps to form a co
operative organization under the provi
sions of the farm relief act. He said
that while hundreds of inquiries have
been received In Washington In refer
ence to the measure he was of the opin
ion that no action could be taken for
the handling of this year's wheat crop
on a co-operative plan.
Discusses Marketing System.
He said that a .committee was ap
pointed at a meeting of State farm or
ganisations in Baltimore recently to
Sunlight League
Skirt Jingle Says
“Everything Shows”
Dean Inge of St. Paul's;
Cathedral Recites, Praises
Custom, Deplores Cranks
By tha Associated Preaa.
LONDON, July Sft.—The value of
sunlight on the human frame has been
proclaimed by Dean Inge of St. Paul a
i Cathedral with the following bit .of
verse, which he recited at the opening
meeting of the Sunlight League: .
“Half an inch shorter, half an inch
shorter.
Same skirts for mother and daughter.
When the wind blows,
everything shows—
Both what should and what didn’t
oughter."
He praised the woman’s revolt from
the extensive covering they indulged in
| 40 or 50 years ago. saying that the
, movement of the Sunlight League was
! carrying on further the salutary effects
! of milady’s discard of heavy clothes.
“However, we have to beware of ad- i
mitting cranks and freaks,’’ he said.
| "There is a certain sect on the conti- ]
j nent and particularly in Oermany;
i which believes in walking about nude.
In Germany it is possible to see bands
{of young enthusiasts of both sexes
: going about without clothes. There is
i nothing objectionable in that. But
clothes are a matter of convention, and
it is necessary to hold at arms’ length
certain unwholesome people.’’
consider the problem of co-operative
marketing in Maryland. He said this
group would meet July 25.
The meeting of representatives of
grain dealers and farmers of the three
counties was held here Thursday eve
ning for the purpose of reviving the plan
for merging all private grain elevators in
this section and diverting them to the
use of farmers of the three counties. In
the absence of any definite information
i as to their rights under the farm relief
! act no action was taken other than the
! appointment of the committee.
Grain dealers expressed themselves in
! sympathy-with the movement to eom
' bine all private elevators under the su
j perviskm of a farmers’ co-operative or- .
ganlzation, but cautioned the farmers
! not hurry the transaction. They ad- j
; vised hat farmers get definite in
! formation from the Federal Farm Boa r d
I as to the extent of financial aid the
Government would be willing to ad
vance -for the consummation of the
Western Maryland project. •
ESCOBAR'S FAMILY
LIVES IN ARIZONA
i
Wife tad Two Soni of Beaten Rebel
Leader Find Haven With Her
Brother.
BUPMIIOR. Aria. (A»>.—ln this little
mining camp the famiiv of Jose Gonza
les. Insurrectionist military leader of
Mexico recently, has found sanctuary
with Mrs. Escoaar’s brother.
Senora Ernestina Escalante de Esco
bar and sons, Aramdo. 20, and Jo*e
Jr., la. are living quietly in the Mexi
can quarter in the residence of Antonio
Escalante. The senora fled from Mex
ico in March, carrying SIOO,OOO across
the border for her husband.
Apparently unworried as to the gen
eral’s safety, the femily believes he is
at present in Vancouver, British Co
lumbia.
Jose, Jr., last talked to his father in
Nogales, Sonora, where the rebel re
fused to cross the line into the United
States and safety. The family has
been advised that the general took a
boat at Guaymas. Sonora, after the
revolt’s collapse and fled to Canada.
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