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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-11
Huge Sums Received by
Local Persons Who Over
paid to Government.
BIG RECIPIENTS NAMED
includes Inccme, Corpora
ton and Inheritance Levies.
BY Roscoe B. Fleming
Times STAT Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL
Thousands Of Indiana citizens
and corporations received re-
funds in taxes amounting to
millions Of dollars from the
treasury during the year 1925,
it was shown here by examina-
tion Of the treasury's refund
files.
Samuel Fox and Sons, La Porte,
were the largest recipients, receiving
$175,669 from the treasury. The
Acme Evans Company of Indianapo-
lis received $100,316, the Hercules
Gas Engine Company Of Evansville,
SAT ,603; Kingan & Co., Indianapolis,
1889; Haskell & Barker Car Com
pany of Michigan City, SIS $50; Hol-
comb & Hoke Manufacturing Com
pany of Indianapolis, $72,347, and
the r. H. Hassler Company of In
dianapolis, SCI, ,667 In two different
sums; Ross Gear and Tool Company,
Lafayette, $51,957.
Refunds of income taxes, corpora
ton taxes and inheritance taxes are
included, but there is no listing Of
these individually in the eleven huge
volumes. containing a total of $500
pages, in which the treasury made
them public.
Indianapolis List
Following are the largest refunds
of interets to. Indianapolis, the ad-
dress being in that city unless other
wise idicated:
East Chicago and Indiana Harbor
Water, Company, 113 Monument Cir
Gle, $3,57S; Indiana Refrigerating
Company, 232 S. Pennsylvania ST.,
$1,S64; Marion Paper Company, Ma
rion, $1O,S34.
n Allison Company, successor of
Allison Eingine Company, $29,S6S;
Hubbard steel Foundry Company,
East Chicago, Stills; L. S. Ayres
& Co.. $3,261; Bingham Hewitt
School Company, $13,474; Indianapo-
lis Street Railway Company, 1863;
Indiana Panel and Veneer Company,
New Albany, s10,69S; Indiana Ma
tional Life Insurance Company
$2.953; Indianapolis Castings Com
pany. $3.50; A. v. Brown, 1907 N.
New Jersey ST., 1914; E. Fl. Evans,
S445 N. Pennsylvania ST., $1,24S; H.
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MEXICAN STAND CITED
Maintains Right 1t Can Pass Its
Own Laws.
RN United Preaa

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 11.-Mex-
icos first reaction to the American
State Departments note of objec-
ton to the new Mexican alien land
and petroleum laws is that Mexico.
as a sovereign State, can pass its
own laws.
II these laws offend foreigners
with property rights in Mexico the
Mexican courts are open to do jus
tice to their complaints.
Foreign Secretary Aaron Saenz
has made that clear in statements
bearing on the American note.
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BLAZEs NOT REPORTED

Milton Wareing, arson division of
the State fire marshal's office, said
that Investigations would be made
when they were called to his depart
ment's attention but said no fire yet
had been reported.
He pointed out that all of the
fires which occurred in the mine
trouble area might have been ac-
cidental, but that conclusions Of in
cendiarism had been drawn because
trouble is in the air.
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Take silk Shirts and Fur
Coats, but Overlook
$1,000.

BIZ United Press
KOKoMO. Ind. Jan. 11.-Police
admitted today they were without
clew in their search for the robbers
who trucked away $2,5OO worth Of
merchandise from the Boston depart
ment store here early Sunday.
The loot included silk shirts, ties.
fur coats and overcoats. Only choice
articles were taken.
The two safes were blown, but
only $40 was taken. The yeggs
overlooked $1,000.
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TWENTY TOWNS GONE
New Reports Say 700 Die In Mexi-
can Floods.

MAzATTAN, Mexico, Jan. IL
Latest reports reaching here indi-
cate that a total Of twenty villages
have been swept away by recent
floods in the state of Nayarit, caused
by overflowing of the Santiago and
San Pedro Rivers.
Some reports now place the dead
as high as 700, while 1000 are esti-
mated to be homeless. Suffering is
reported intense and the need for
aid urgent.
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CHOICY YEGGS GET
$500 AT KOKOMO
Bananas

Bv United Press
ATLANTA. Ca, Jan. IL
ITS bananas. said John
Stroube, 100 years old today.
Eat 'em and lots OF 'em and
you'll live long enough to grow
old. Have banana?"
ITO what do you attribute
your fathers longevity" a
daughter was asked.
Bananas" interrupted
Stroupe. Eat one"
Father hears and eats as
good as anyone" said the
daughter. Better eat 8. banana"
Big birthday party today
all the folks and a bunch Of
bananas.
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LEADING SHARES ToPPLE
Sharp Break in Market Sends Stocks
Tumbling.
BN Unfted Preaa

BU UUTEEU IFtS5
NEW YORK, Jan. IA sharp
break in the market this afternoon
sent stocks tumbling, which included
U. s. Steel, American Can, General
Electric and Hudson Motors. 1t was
purely a technical reaction, as there
was nothing in the outside news to
account for the break.
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DRIVER DRAWS FINES
S25 Assessed ON Each Of Three
Charges-Left His Automobile.

Harvey Wainscott, SIT S. Tibbs
Ave, charged by deputy sheriffs
with driving fifty-two miles an hour.
today was fined $25 each on speed.
ing. failure to have license and Ger.
tiflcate Of title charges. Charge of
reckless driving was continued and
that of resisting an officer dis
charged.
Deputies said Wainscott left his
car when they gave chase. He was
arrested when he claimed the auto,
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IRISH FAIR FOR CAREER
Political and Economic Events of
Ireland Is Reason.

BH NgA Ssr1icc
DUBLIN, Jan. 11.-"Dublin's fair
city where the girls are so pretty"
is. taking on new spirit of enter
prise. The change is being wrought
by the Irish girl.
A few years ago the Irish girl of
the middle classes was almost early
victorian in her devotion to home.
Now she is seeking career. Politi-
cal and economic events in Ireland
during the past decade are given as
the cause of the colleen's evolution.
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WALLAcE'S SON DIES
High Tribute To Bo Paid BY Craw.
fordsyiIIe.

BU Times Special
CRAWEORDSvILLE, Ind, Jan.
11.-Crawfordsville planned high
tribute today to be paid 10 Henry
Lane Wallace, rs. only son OF the
late Gen. Lew Wallace, author. who
died Saturday in New York City The
body will be brought here and viii
be buried beside that of the father.
Mr. Wallace died suddenly at the
home Of his son, Lewis Wallace at
New York. lie had gone there 70
witness the presentation of motion
pictues, Bnn,tIur adnpted from
his ftthers famous book
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ILLINOIS CALLS
CORN SESSION
Farmers to Meet With Gov
ernor Friday.

BU United Press
KANKAKEE. ILL.,, Jan. 11.-Gov-
ernor Small today called confer
ence Of Illinois farmers to meet in
Chicago this Friday for a discussion
of the surplus corn problem.
The Governor said Illinois will be
represented at the general corn con-
ference in Des Moines late this
month.
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SCHOOL FOR INSPECTORS
Fire Prevention Chief Laments Bad
Spelling OF Men.

Horace Carey. fire prevention
bureau chief, today considered a
school OF spelling and English for
department inspectors
Carey, an Earlham College gradu-
ate, said inspectors do not use cor
rect spelling in reports. Consider
able difficulty was experienced with
the word incendiary.
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TIRE MEN PLAN RELIEF
May Pool Resources TO Break Down
Bfitsih Monopoly.

BV Unfted Press
NEW YORK. Jan. 11.--Breaking
down Of the British rubber monopoly
is the hope and plan Of the nation b
leading tire manufacturers whose
representatives gathered here today.
Pooling resources to establish and
maintain rubber plantations in SUI
matra and the Philippines is one Of
the projects.
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LANGLEY LOSES FIGHT
Supreme Court Denies Review of
Congressman's Case.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Rep-
resentative John w. Langley, Ken
Ntucky, Republican. today was denied
by the United States Supreme Court,
review of his conviction and two
year prison sentence at Atlanta for
alleged conspiracy to violate the
Volstead act
Langley was convicted after
having been elected to serve his
tenth consecutive term as rep.
resentative of the tenth con-
agressionas district and win have to
Nerve his term.
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HEARING ON
DR.. KING is
UNDER WAY
Health Board Secretary Or
dered Not to Change
Minutes.
DR.. KEENE LAMBAsTS
Governor and Others Come
in for Denunciation.

A resolution directing Dr.
William f. King, board secre-
tary to make no erasures, all
terations or notations on the
boards minutes, adopted unan-
imousIy, was the only action
taken at the State board Of
health trial of DR.. King this
morning on charges Of neglect
of du5y.
Dr. King termed the resolution a
back handed slap" declaring he
never had done such thing. The
hearing continued this afternoon.
May Change Minds
Two other resolutions adopted also
indicated the board may be recon
sidering It's determination to oust
King. One directed King to com
pile a. list of every board employe
and date their employment was con-
firmed by the board.
The other ordered that the secre-
tary be required to obtain the board s
approval before hiring or firing any
employe.
II did not mention King by name,
but DIR. T. Victor Keene speaking to
King said, Its directed at you, to
prevent you from hiring or firing at
Will"
Jackson Lambasted
For nearly an hour Keene, leader
Of the and-King faction, lambasted
Governor Jackson and his methods:
George v. Coffin, Marion County
Republican chairman; d. c. Stephen
son, now serving a life sentence in
prison for murder, and DIR. King,
whom he charged with various ac-
tons not contained in the formal
neglect allegations.
Meeting Delayed
The meeting, scheduled Tor 10 a.
M. was delayed a half hour because
DR.. James A. Turner OF Nashville,
board member, ditched his autoro.
bile near Southport and arrived late.
Fred G. Cause. Kings attorney.
formally protested the proceedings.
questioning the boards Jurisdiction
to try one of it's number. He de-
clared King courts a tribunal pre-
scribed by law, but not by this
board" He denied all allegations OF
neglect against DR.. King.
DR.. Keene then presented a reso-
luton Informing the public that
recent diagnoses of tuberculosis ba-
cilli made in the State laboratory are
incorrect" and explained that Nor
man Beatty, Governor Jackson's
son-in-law. made them.
Cause protested that the resolution
was beside the issue, but he was
overruled.
Jackson forced King to employ
Beatty, Keene said.
Keene said Beatty was hired when
freshman in medical school and
that his employment never was con-
firmed by the board. King showed
minutes confirming an increase iE
Beattys salary.
Political Issue"
IT'S a political ISSUE" Keene de-
clared, whether Governor Ed Jack
son and his political friend. George
V. Coffin. shall control the destinies
of this board"
Keene said Daily Il. Mccoy. State
purchasing agent, has beseeched him
to help make changes in board per-
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GET $1,000 IN GEMS

Bandits Stage Hold-Up Ner Fifth
Ave-, New York. :.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-Two dia-
mond brokers were robbed Of unset
diamonds valued at 100000 in a
hallway less than $50 feet from Fifth
Ave. here today.
Two men forced Albert L. Goudvos
and Emanuel Veerman Of Amster-
dam, Holland, an international gem
dealer, into darkened passage and
beat them with the butt ends of
their revolvers.
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RESTAURANT HELD UP

Bandits Lock Proprietors Up in
Phone Booth.
BIZ United Press
PENDLETON, Ind. Jan. H.
Locking the two proprietors in a
telephone booth, two youthful ban
dts early today looted the Smith &
Kulp restaurant.
The youths took a small sum OF
money from the cash register and
a large supply of cigarets and candy.
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Home Edition

ETrHE TIMES is paying 81 for
u each recipe submitted by a :
reader and printed in the paper.
See the Woman's Page today
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Forecast

G NOW tonight; fair Tues
- day; cold wave; lowest
temperature tonight about 10;
strong northwesterly winds.
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IT'S a political ISSUE" Keene de-
clared, whether Governor Ed Jack
son and his political friend. George
V. Coffin, shall control the destinies
of this board"
Keene said Daily Il. Mccoy. State
purchasing agent, has beseeched him
to help make changes in board per-
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RENT HOU SEs-FURNISHEIA


Bo oH,5 Rooms BATH AMI n. $40
furnished Allegheny ave. Col. 7662-W
1907 RIGGS PLACES ROOMS. BATHS:
kitchen on first floor mo linen or dishesl :
JOHN T. KNOTT als st.
NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE-BEAUTIFULL
rooms h.-w.h in perfect condition. Owner
Obliged 10 go abroad and would make er-
tremely reasonable terms with desirable
tenant.
1925 New York Ave. Main RI so
: ROOMS AND BATH.
which il now rented to desirable tenant: the
remaining Ii rooms and . finished rooms in
basement for your Use at $3.50. Available
a,,a DoSNELLY & PLANT Inc s,s
3l23 l4th ST NV Columbia S3s.
AN EXCELLENT HOME. BEAUTIFULLY
furnished. in Cleveland Park: rms, 3
baths. includns piano. oriental rugs. dra-
lot .75v?Oo; shade and fruit trees: owner
leaving for Europe. Rent only $50 mo.
Verv nicely arranged home. Chevy Chase
y. G.. completely furnished: s rms. . baths
front. rear pcrches. coal in cellar included.
M"KEEvER L Goss.
14l5 ST. REALTORS. Main 475?.
THE TUISSAND."
A grntlemans country estate on Marlboro
pike. $40 mile from District line s-rm.
house bath -lec,. steam heat: ~ acres
ground shade aud fruit trees: beautifully
furnished with rare antique furniture.
Rent Only 500 Month.
Mex EENER & GOS>.
Realtors 1852
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nl5 New York Ave. NV.
ND-ATTRACTTVE e-ROOM AND
bath bungalow: h-w.h.. cleo: in good re-
pair; porches. close TO car line
CHAS. ID. SAGER.
Main 30. a24 l4th st. NV
BROOKLAND-KEARN ST
? and b.. furnace. electricity: $50 80.
LAWRENCE ST.
r. and D.. INV h.. electricity: SOS so.
SILVER SPRING. MD. NEAR D. e. LINE.
Or and b. bungalow: garage: $50
1880 Olaf ST. NV
10 r. and b.. INV h. electricity: 500.
COI,ORED.
r. and b. furnace. electricity; 2-car
garage: suitable for . families: Flagier
pl. NV: SO
LEO F. JUDGE.
635 St Main 81 &C.
$500
Six rooms. INV h. electric lights. oak
floors throughout: 2 big porches. built-in
garage laundry trays and servants toilet in
basement. On North Capital St near Rhode
Island ave. House nearly new.
$500
SIX rooms with every modern improve
ment: newly papered and painted with large
lot and garage on rear of lot. Alley and
street paved. On W st. near North Capitol
CYRUS SIMMONS.
1414 St. NV.
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SCI. THIS TODAY.

In Wsshington's hest residential section
Conn, ave. near Woodley I'd. delightful home
OF 10 rooms. , maths servants rooms
entirely modern: newly decorated: garage; ;
Sl65 mo.
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FOR SALE-ACREAGE.

Rare Acreage Opportunity.
Tract of about $50 acres of beautifully
situated rol ling ground. close to some of
Washingtons finest northwest suburbs
reached by excellent roads and readily ac-
cessible by bus. is available for practically
30 90 less than the average market price
This Is an exceptional speculative oppor.
tunity promising maximum returns with no
risk Address Box 397-K Star Office or
caIl Rethaedg las
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FOR RENT-OFFICE SPACE.
FOR RENT-DESK SPACE.

WILL SHARE FULLY EQUIPPED Law
Office in Colorado Bldg with attorney. Ad-
dress Box 133-M Star Office. 90
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RENT Observation-Disclosures.
EOR COL ORED.

1921 Church ST nw-6 r. & b.: 3rd A..
h.-w.h.: cleo. and bas: separate meters: Just
papered and painted: S65: heat included
1921 Church st. n.w.-3 r. and D.: LIST
floor cleo and gas: Just decorated: owner
will furnish coal and tenant to care for heat
ing plant: rent. $40.
$50 26th st. NV r. b. nat: LIST n:
rent reduced to $40 mo
trobe heat: owner will make necessary re-
pairs: rent low.
425 18th It sn-6 r. and b.: hot air heat ::
gas light: cellar. rent reduced.
IA Hobart nj n.w.--6 r. and H.: cleo:
furnace heat. reasonable.
4O19 RcnninF I'd. u.e.-6 r. and H.: Eas
light: lstrohe heat. rent. S35.
\. T.. RNON CO.. INC.
l423 F St Main $500
3tls IAN St Col. 1877.
'I-ntnwp Ofice Omen Until n 10 Pm
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

MASS. AVE. EXTENDED; FREE OF N
cum brance: bungalows: rooms. tile bath:
hardwood floors. electric light and range
reilar se es s lay.torE attic space for
for second-trust notes or small investtaent
property. r. TOT'TEN BOOTH. Msin 656s.
Adams 2344.
TWO PROPERTIES NEAR N. CAPITOL
and H. one near 18th and c. all first com
Dlercial. for small apartment or modern resi-
dence. 227 Colo. Bldg. Main 400. 81
APARTMENT HOUSE, MT. PLEASANT:
one original trust. FINN. broker. Colorado
Bldg
IF YOU HAVE HOUSE OR APARTMENT
get action. Send your statement. RIEM Err
REALTY Co. Metropolitan Bank Bldg. NJ
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
(Continued)

SWartzell, Rheem < HcnSey Co.,
Agents.
~ 5th St NV Phone Main 3TS.
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SALE-FARMS.

AN OLD VIRGINIA OMESTEAD: MIGHTY
oaks loom maiestically in foreground rear
view from piazza overlooks old-fashioned
IeeshurC Va
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

l0S NORTHUMBERLAND-T ROOMS.
kitchen and bath: frst-class condition: 800.
yearly lease.
UNION REALTY CORPN..
40. All Evans Bldg Main S4l6.
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WANTED-APART
YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE DESIRE APT,
of two rooms. kit. and bath: rent not to ex-
coed $40 mo. Address Box 121-M Star
BY EX-sERVICE MAN WITH WIFE AND
three children. three or four rooms kitchen
cite; NV, section. Columbia Heights or
able; references exchanged. Address Box
115-M. Star ONCE.
FURNISHED APARTMENT FOR ABOUT
ences: state price. Address Box I37-M. Star
ONCE.
able rent: give full particulars Address
BOY AM Star Office 2O'
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PIG o ST. NV,
Modern house of rooms and bath. large
ward. suitable for resIdenCe or rooming
house: Convenient to department: sos.
Near 10Th and Florida ave nr-New
modern homes OF rooms tile bath built
IN refrigeration, hardwood floors: large yard
$3.50
Near Central Hish Schools rooms and
bath. front and rear porches. lear garage:
newly decorated. b W h. and electricity: 500.
WALTER A. BROWN 1908 h ST. NV.
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TODAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

Nati0nal-"The Last Warning"
comedy mystery play, at $40 pm.
keith's-Pat Rooney Marion Bent,
vaudeville, at 2:15 and SIS pm.
Earle-"The Test" vaudeville, con-
tinuous from 1870 to II pm.
Metropolitan--"The volga Boat
man." at 11:05 am, los. 3:05, 5, 7:05
and 9:15 pm.
PalaCe-"The Crown Of Lies" at
II 80 am. 1:10, 2:55, 4:4S, $50. $40
and 1905 pm.
RialtO-"The Night Cry" at 1t:40
am. lao, 3:45. $40. 7:4S and 9:45 pm.
Columbia-"P at 1l:20 Am.
Los. $50, 4:40, $50, sos and 9:'S pm,
TivOli-"Kiki." at 2:15, 4. 5A5. 1895
and $50 pm.
Ambassador Beverly of Grau-
stark" at sos, 7:55 and 9:4b pm.
Central-"The Phantom Express.
at 1890. >, $50. 5, $50, S and $40 pm.
Strand Brown of Harvard at
11:25 am, 1855, 2:c5. 3:55. o:25, S:SS,
s:25 and 9:5o pm.
Lincoln (coloredl-"The Runaway,
continuous from to II pm.
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been obtained. and many States have
passed laws almost identical with the
Volstead act. the claim Of the Federal
Government Is that the States have
not cooperated. Possibly this is due
to lack of State funds. This is a
question which the Federal author1-
ties have tried to meet by appointing
State officers on the Federal pay roll.
The next step. therefore, which may
be proposed is a method whereby
Federal funds will become available
to the States for enforcement OF the
law by local officers. who will be sub
iect to State administration with
certain measure of Federal super,
vision, very much as the Federal aid
problem has been worked out with
respect to good roads.
The tendency now Is to let the
Executive order be more or less in
operative until some plan removing
congressional objection can be found.
But the purpose of securing better
local enforcement is unchanged.
(CODyriCht 1921
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NEW LIQUOR ED|CT
CONSIDERED DEAD
Jealousy of Political Rights
Regarded Main Cause of
Congressional Attack.
By Consolidated Press.

Although there is no indication as
yet that President Coolidge will with
draw the executive order which he is
sued recently whereby State and city
officials may become prohibition en-
forcement officers on the Federal pay
roll, the edict may be considered as
good as dead for all practical purposes.
Just as Assistant Secretary Andrews
found politics an obstacle to his plan
for the appointment of regional direc.
tors who would not be confined to
State lines, so has he encountered Sc
we're opposition in attempting to add
local officials to his enforcement ma
chinery. i.
And when politics becomes a serious
factor the administration feels it ex
pedient to recognize the dangers there
of. preferring to keep In the good
graces of Congress because of the need
of support for legislation affecting
other phases of prohibition, particu-
larly appropriations.
Political Reasons Uppermost.
Mr.. Andrews found in the first in
stance that Senators did not want re-
gional directors appointed who would
have the power of appointing local Off
cials in States other than their own.
The power to appoint might thus be
taken out of the hands Of members of
Congress This also has been discov-
cred to be the principal objection to
the Presidents latest executive order.
The merits of the wet and dry ques-
ton have little to do with the problem
of that which has arisen
Nor is the legality of the order
serious phase of the matter. for in ad-
dition to the opinion of the Attorney
General to the effect that the order
is constitutional. there are numerous
cases in which State officers actually
have served the Federal Government.
The truth is that the legality is seized
upon as method of debating the
whole issue because it would not be
SO easy to argue the matter of politi-
cal control. Members of Congress do
not care to admit publicly that they
oppose any executive order for politi-
cal reasons.
The incident has its important as
poets, however. entirely apart from
the political equation. II means that
prohibition enforcement has tempo
rarily received setback. This is be-
cause the advocates of rigid enforce
ment. including the Anti-Saloon
League, have seen from the start that
until the cooperation of the local Of
ficers throughout the country could be
won there might not be efficient ad.
ministration of the Volstead act.
The theory behind the campaign for
the eighteenth amendment originally
was to secure concurrent jurisdic-
ton" While theoretically this has