The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-08
WHEELER RAPS
OFFICIALS WHO
RANK AS VETS
Says Refusal to Enforce Dry
Laws in Same Class With
BootIegger and Criminal
ADDRESSES METHoDIsTs
Senator Ladd Discusses Poor
Financial Situation of U. S.
Farmer-To Name Pastors

Governors and other officials
who refuse to enforce the Vol
stead law are in the same class
with other bootleggers.
This statement, made yesterday
before the Baltimore Methodist
conference by Wayne B. Wheeler,
general counsel of the Anti-Saloon
League, was applauded vigorously
by the assembly in Hamline Meth
|odist Church.
rs CRIMINAL, TOO.
DR.. Wheeler said, In part:
"The man who dynarnites the
Eighteenth amendment to crafty
his thirst is Just as much a
criminal IS the man who dynamites
factory because the culprit does
not approve of our property laws.
Men who buy liquor from. boot
logger are violating Section 0 of
the national prohibition act, and
should be punished. The rum
smuggler on ships of foreign
registry is nothing less than a
pirate shooting holes into our Con-
stitution from beyond the three
mile limit.
Maryland is one of the two
States in which there is no en-
forcement law. The only way that
law can be enforced in Maryland
lis to obtain an enforceable law
and honest officials to enforce it..
THE church spent millions to
bring victory in the first two
stages OF the fight. It will not
waver in finishing the task. Pub
lie conscience must be aroused and
modified until the liquor law
contempt as the burglar and the
counterfeiter.
SENATOR LADD SPEAKS.
Declaring that one of every twelve
persons in New York city dies a
pauper, Senator E. F.. Ladd of
North Dakota urged the conference
to work for a solution of this
grave economic problem.
Farm mortgages, In the last de-
cade have increased % per cent
he said. Assets OF banks reporting
through / the Treasury have in
creased 100 per cent. What is the.
church doing to remove this in
equality? There win not be "a
solution until the church takes the
lead in these matters
Three hundred boys from Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia and
Pennsylvania met yesterday morn.
ing in annual conference and elect
ed the following officers: Ernest p
Hammaker, of Libertytown, Md.
president: Allen Amos, of Baltimore,
vice president; Joel Deuterman of
Arlington, Va, secretary. Senator
Ladd addressed the boys, after
which they heard Bishop A. w.
Leonard charge new ministers. III
the afternoon the youngsters went
sightseeing.
MRS. MCDOWELL HOSTESS.
Mrs. William f. Mcdowell, wife
of Bishop Mcdowell, of Washington,
was hostess to wives of visiting
ministers following a meeting of
the Ministers Wives Association.
Last night the anniversary celebra-
ton of the board of homes and hos
pitfalls took place, with DR.. N. Fl.
Davis. secretary, delivering the prin-
cipal address.
This morning at II O'Clock in
Hamline Church Bishop Leonard,
the presiding officer. will preach
the conference sermon. Other ac-
tivities will be an ordination service
at 2:30 o'clock at Metropolitan Me
mortal Church, F'our-and-a- Half and
c streets, and sermon tonight at 5 |
o'clock in Hamline Church by
Bishop w. r. Oldham, Of Buenos
Aires. South America.
Bishop Leonard tomorrow after |
noon will announce the appoint. |
ment of ministers.