New Britain herald., 1926-04-22
Fireworks Feature Liquor Hearing At Washington Din- widdie, Drawing Fat Salary, Says He Gave Up Good Job As Clerk.
Fat Murphy, Ex-Bartend- CT, Also Gets Vitriolic Tongue-Lashing From Wet Representative on Committee.

Washington. April 22 P-To the accoh' pahlment Of a machine-eun 'usiIade of questioning tbe case of the drys drew to its close "a "ay before lhe senate prohibition committee. u
 once more, Senator Reed of Mic souri, cross- -examiner-jn-chief oe dry witnesses, played the Star roIe Tn as coIorful session as the com hllttee has experienced since if he gan US hearings three weeks ago.
 Fanatics and Fools.
 Objectng at first 10 the divisio, or time as between vets and drvs then rebuking as fanatics ana lools,' those spectators vho laughed when he declared he was on neither side of the fence regarding Iouor 'he Mlssourian wound up a perfect morning by putting dry witnesses through so scathing a cross-exan,i- nation that Senator Harreld, repub- lcah' Oklahoma, accused his col. iN"6 uc VI bully- -ragElng.'
 scatiling Examination.
 II was while the stand was oc- cupled by E. (. Dinwiidie. widely known as q temperance lectur,l anu N ashington representative of several prohibition organizations that Senator Reed gave free rein i'd ms talents as q cross examiner. < httle later he gave another and al- most as good demonstration when the witness stand was occupied by J. Pat Murphy, q former barkeeper. called to testify for the drys.
 DinWiddle, in addition 10 declar- ing against any modification of the NoIStead act and pronouncing pro hloition success when properly en- forced, asserted that the vets had turned out to be "welchers." when there had been every reason to bv- lieve that they would be, insteaa. good sports"
 Gets $500 Per Month.
 When he had concluded his state ment Reed asked many questions about the organizations he had rep resented, and as part of tla pounding cross-eXumination devul- oped that Dinwiddie has given up "a good job" as a clerk and stenog- rapher 10 go into temperance worE. and now was receiving salary ot $500 d month
 Murphy, who gave his home as Ep, Ky" and said he tended bar iu a mining district in pre- -prohibitioa days, testified that the whiskey traffic had no regard for human life or morals"
 The Old Days"
 In the old days in preparation for pay days in the mines,' he sail, "thc bartendcrS had to oil up their guns and cut off the pickhaudles in preparation for the trouble Io come'
 Blind tigers ran in full force dur ing the legally wet days he said. "and major crime was frequent in Kentucky West Virginia coal fields.
 Mayor oC Chicago
 The mayor of Chicago, a former bartender from Kentucky, a tent- pcrance crusader in the national capital, and Senator Reed also, fur nishcd part of one of the most cu- crossing chapters of testimony.
 His fighting blood aroused bg criticisms of the ChicaEo police. in cmdtng recent testimony given tlf. committee by United States Alto hey Olson Mayor Dover testih, that the police force and not tho federal authorities had closed ta' hrcwerics in Chicago, and added that Nr. Olson himself had not been ken about enforcing the law until ap- rc3lod to by the mayors office rp do so.
 I'll, drys concluded their dirprf testimony during the session and tt adjournment time Mayor Iev,r who said h. spoke neither for i''-s vets or the drys. was in tho midst of his statement about conditions in Chicago, He will resume his ies'i- mony at the next currittee sessien tomorrow morning,
 Disagreement at Start
 Disagreement arosI in tho commit tee over inc time to be given tHa drys 10 conclude the case. Whie witnesses for both the vets and drys waited. committee membt began their session with a prolong' l wrauEling match.
 Senator Reed, democrat, Missour'. thc one wei on the committee ss he understood that the commit decided yesterday 10 limit each s' 10 three hours, but Chairman H reld Insisted that was not the agr, mcnt. The vets had au1nunt they were through. Senator Hafr said. and the committee decided allow the drys an hour and l5 nj utcs to conclude and then to gi each side an additional three hon